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This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. The Whale grew up in God s vegetable patch but was banished to sea when he became too large and crushed all His carrots; the Polar Bear was lured to the North Pole by the other animals who were jealous that she always won the annual beauty contest; the Hare has asked the moon to marry him but can never stretch his ears high enough to hear her reply; the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins . . . each story is a delight for reading alone or aloud.

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An examination of how the Jews⠔real and imagined⠔so challenged the Christian majority in medieval Europe that it became a society that was religiously and culturally antisemitic in new ways In medieval Europe, Jews were not passive victims of the Christian community, as is often assumed, but rather were startlingly assertive, forming a Jewish civilization within Latin Christian society. Both Jews and Christians considered themselves to be God⠙s chosen people. These dueling claims fueled the rise of both cultures as they became rivals for supremacy. In How the West Became Antisemitic, Ivan Marcus shows how Christian and Jewish competition in medieval Europe laid the foundation for modern antisemitism. Marcus explains that Jews accepted Christians as misguided practitioners of their ancestral customs, but regarded Christianity as idolatry. Christians, on the other hand, looked at Jews themselves⠔not Judaism⠔as despised. They directed their hatred at a real and imagined Jew: theoretically subordinate, but sometimes assertive, an implacable ⠜enemy within.⠝ In their view, Jews were permanently and physically Jewish⠔impossible to convert to Christianity. Thus Christians came to hate Jews first for religious reasons, and eventually for racial ones. Even when Jews no longer lived among them, medieval Christians could not forget their former neighbors. Modern antisemitism, based on the imagined Jew as powerful and world dominating, is a transformation of this medieval hatred. A sweeping and well-documented history of the rivalry between Jewish and Christian civilizations during the making of Europe, How the West Became Antisemitic is an ambitious new interpretation of the medieval world and its impact on modernity.

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A beautiful new edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes.The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.Where had he come from? Nobody knows.How was he made? Nobody knows.Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Gripping . . a classic. Phillip Pullman A visionary tale. Michael Morpurgo One of the greatest of modern fairy tales. Observer

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A beautiful 50th Anniversary edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes, with the stunning original wood engravings from Andrew Davidson and an introduction by Michael Morpurgo.The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.Where had he come from? Nobody knows.How was he made? Nobody knows.Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Gripping . . a classic. Phillip Pullman A visionary tale. Michael Morpurgo One of the greatest of modern fairy tales. Observer

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Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and colonialism. Pieces of each of these theories help explain key events on the path to modern riches. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in 18th-century Britain? Why did some European countries, the US, and Japan catch up in the 19th century? Why did it take until the late 20th and 21st centuries for other countries? Why have some still not caught up? Koyama and Rubin show that the past can provide a guide for how countries can escape poverty. There are certain prerequisites that all successful economies seem to have. But there is also no panacea. A societyâ ™s past and its institutions and culture play a key role in shaping how it may â “ or may not â “ develop. Also available as an audiobook.

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Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published.The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.Where had he come from? Nobody knows.How was he made? Nobody knows.Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Stunning. WRD Magazine Whether you re already a fan of this classic children s story or a new reader, this wonderful new version is a real treat. BookTrust Gripping . . a classic. Phillip Pullman A visionary tale. Michael Morpurgo One of the greatest of modern fairy tales. Observer

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This gorgeous abridged edition brings The Iron Man to a picture book audience for the very first time! A landmark publication. The Iron Man isnâ ™t scary â “ heâ ™s just very, very hungry . . .Itâ ™s not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers â “ who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth.Then Hogarth comes up with a new plan â “ it turns out that the scrap yard, with its metal bedsteads, broken down cars and old cookers is the perfect home for a hungry Iron Man.

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Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published.The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff.Where had he come from? Nobody knows.How was he made? Nobody knows.Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Stunning. WRD Magazine Whether you re already a fan of this classic children s story or a new reader, this wonderful new version is a real treat. BookTrust Gripping . . a classic. Phillip Pullman A visionary tale. Michael Morpurgo One of the greatest of modern fairy tales. Observer

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Kniha - autor Stephen Greenblatt, 356 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.

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A New Yorker Book of the Year 2024A Ryan Holiday (Very) Best Book I Read in 2024 Excellent Ian Samson, TLS From plans for flying machines to philosophy - the remarkable joy of jotting things down Guardian Surprisingly revealing The Sunday TimesWe see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How did they revolutionise our lives, and why are they such powerful tools for creativity? And how can using a notebook help you change the way you think? In this wide-ranging story, Roland Allen reveals all the answers. Ranging from the bustling markets of medieval Florence to the quiet studies of our greatest thinkers, he follows a trail of dazzling ideas, revealing how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking. He tells the notebook stories of artists like Leonardo and Frida Kahlo, scientists from Isaac Newton to Marie Curie, and writers from Chaucer to Henry James. We watch Darwin developing his theory of evolution in tiny pocketbooks, see Agatha Christie plotting a hundred murders in scrappy exercise books, and learn how Bruce Chatwin unwittingly inspired the creation of the Moleskine. On the way we meet a host of cooks, kings, sailors, fishermen, musicians, engineers, politicians, adventurers and mathematicians, who all used their notebooks as a space for thinking and to shape the modern world.

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Gripping history that also informs the present Sunday Times Fascinating . . .Wilford writes engagingly with a telling eye for colourful detail The Spectator A spectacular achievement . . .I loved it Dominic Sandbrook How the CIA became an instrument of a new covert empire both in America and overseas. In 1947, the United States created the CIA to analyse foreign intelligence, but within a few years the Agency was engaged in other operations - bolstering pro-American governments, overthrowing nationalist leaders, and surveilling domestic dissent - before transforming during the Cold War. Drawing on decades of research, celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford shows how the Agency created a new Western empire, as successive US presidents used the covert powers of the Agency to hide overseas interventions from postcolonial foreigners and anti-imperial Americans alike.Even the CIA s post-9/11 global hunt for terrorists was haunted by the ghosts of empires past. Original, and gripping, The CIA tells how America adopted unaccountable power and created a new imperial order.

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The Metropolitan Police of the mid-twentieth century, in particular The Flying Squad and Obscene Publications Squad, has been described as â ˜the most routinely corrupt organisation in Londonâ ™. Larger-than-life characters such as Ken Drury and Alfred â ˜Wicked Billâ ™ Moody routinely fraternised with underworld figures, paid off witnesses and struck dodgy deals to get their man â “ regardless of whether he was innocent or guilty. And the problem went far beyond a couple of â ˜bentâ ™ coppers: in the end, fifty officers were prosecuted, while 478 took early retirement. Using Metropolitan Police files obtained under Freedom of Information, which have not been accessed since the 1970s, author Neil Root can finally tell the real story of how the Met became systemically corrupt, and how Sir Robert Mark, who became commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1972, finally cleaned it up.

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Violet Moller brings to life the ways in which knowledge reached us from antiquity to the present day in a book that is as delightful as it is readable. â “ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsIn The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller traces the journey taken by the ideas of three of the greatest scientists of antiquity â “ Euclid, Galen and Ptolemy â “ through seven cities and over a thousand years.In it, we follow them from sixth-century Alexandria to ninth-century Baghdad. From Muslim Cordoba to Catholic Toledo. From Salernoâ ™s medieval medical school to Palermo, capital of Sicilyâ ™s vibrant mix of cultures. And â “ finally â “ to Venice, where that great merchant cityâ ™s printing presses would enable Euclidâ ™s geometry, Ptolemyâ ™s system of the stars and Galenâ ™s vast body of writings on medicine to spread even more widely.In tracing these fragile strands of knowledge from century to century, from east to west and north to south, Moller also reveals the web of connections between the Islamic world and Christendom. Connections that would both preserve and transform astronomy, mathematics and medicine from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance.Vividly told and with a dazzling cast of characters, The Map of Knowledge is an evocative, nuanced and vibrant account of our common intellectual heritage. An endlessly fascinating book, rich in detail, capacious and humane in vision. â “ Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

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The Clay Machine-Gun is a novel rich in hilarious paradox. Pelevin himself has described it as the first novel in world literature which takes place in an absolute void . Controversially denied the Russian Booker Prize - the Jury President branded it as a kind of computer virus designed to destroy the cultural memory - the book became a huge cult success in Russia.The Clay Machine-Gun is a nightmarish fantasy about identity, crime and Russian history. The action cuts deliriously between present-day Moscow and 1919, the era of the Civil War, in which the narrator finds himself serving as a commissar in the division of the legendary commander Vasily Chapaev, and his formidable machine-gunner sidekick, Anna. Hailed as the greatest Russian novel of the post-Soviet era, The Clay Machine-Gun confirmed Victor Pelevin s status as one of the brightest stars in the Russian literary firmament.

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• Explains how the author became a student of Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and how he traveled the world, as well as the astral realms, undergoing a deep spiritual journey of change • Details how the author discovered LSD after the Vietnam War and even tripped while skydiving • Recounts his time as a civil rights advocate and war correspondent, and how Toltec shamanism helped prepare him to ease his wife’s long end-of-life journey During his third tour of duty in Vietnam where he served as a Green Beret, Jim Morris was wounded badly enough to be retired from the army. He came home bitter, angry that his career had been ended. After reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, he realized that many members of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters had also been combat officers. Following this spiritual “hint,” he spent the next couple of years as an acid head, even skydiving on LSD. Awakened by his LSD experiences, Morris immersed himself in the books of Carlos Castaneda as well as in Kriya yoga, Charismatic Christianity, and A Course in Miracles. From these experiences he was led to Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and began a deep spiritual journey of change.Sharing his journey from PTSD to spiritual awakening, Morris recounts his time as a civil rights advocate for the Montagnard people in Vietnam and his years as a war correspondent at the same time he was following Castaneda’s Warrior’s Way. He describes his momentous meeting with don Miguel Ruiz as well as his travels around the world and in the astral realms. Sharing how his wife developed dementia and later became paralyzed, Morris explains how it required all his Toltec training, all his military training, everything he had to share her final years in a meaningful and fulfilling way. Written from a deep understanding of Toltec techniques this book shows in a heartfelt and resonant way what a spiritual path can give you.

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Part memoir, part shoe leather investigative journalism, The New Mafia is a vital exploration of how organised crime takes hold of a society from the bottom up and spreads around the world. -Miles Johnson, author of Chasing Shadows Beautifully written, excellently researched. -Mick Van Wely An exceptional investigation into the global muscle of the Calabrian mafia. -StrongWords book of the week It s easy to think you re listening to a thriller or TV drama but this is real life... impeccably researched... [Sanne de Boer is] an unstoppable force -Bookriot The Ndrangheta mafia is one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world. Bound together by blood ties, sworn to a code of silence and steeped in religious ritual, they are the force behind a litany of violence and corruption. In The New Mafia, journalist Sanne De Boer takes us deep inside this extraordinary and ascendant criminal group.The New Mafia is an engrossing insight into a brutal criminal organisation: the Ndrangheta. Bound together by blood ties, sworn to a code of silence and steeped in religious ritual, they originated in Southern Italy but today are one of the most powerful networks in the world, and responsible for a litany of violence, drugs and corruption throughout Europe and beyond.As investigative journalist Sanne De Boer settled into her new home on the Calabrian coast, she wondered who was behind the unsettling crimes in her neighbourhood - a car set alight in the middle of the night and, soon after, two men found shot dead. Speaking to people intimately connected to the Ndrangheta and uncovering their links to the rest of the world, De Boer finds out how the group became so dominant, and how all our lives are increasingly - and shockingly - affected by the influence of organised crime.

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The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world â “ permanently.The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive.Richard Fortey introduces us to the earthâ ™s distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans arenâ ™t watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything â “ our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities â “ has its roots in geology. In Richard Forteyâ ™s hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.

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Published in 1957, Hawk in the Rain was Ted Hughes s first collection of poems. It won the New York Poetry Centre First Publication Award, for which the judges were W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and Marianne Moore, and the Somerset Maugham Award, and it was acclaimed by every reviewer from A. Alvarez to Edwin Muir. When Robin Skelton wrote, All looking for the emergence of a major poet must buy it , he was right to see in it the promise of what many now regard as the most important body of work by any poet of the twentieth century.

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The stunning bestseller by Benji Davies, winner of the inaugural Oscar s First Book Prize.Noi and his father live in a house by the sea, his father works hard as a fisherman and Noi often has only their six cats for company. So when, one day, he finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm, Noi is excited and takes it home to care for it. He tries to keep his new friend a secret, but there s only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out. Noi is eventually persuaded that the whale has to go back to the sea where it belongs. For Noi, even though he can t keep it, the arrival of the whale changes his life for the better - the perfect gift from one friend to another.Other books from the World of the Storm Whale:The Storm Whale in WinterGrandma BirdAlso by Benji Davies:Grandad s IslandOn Sudden Hill, written by Linda SarahWhen the Dragons Came, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne MooreJump on Board the Animal Train, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore

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The stunning bestseller by Benji Davies, winner of the inaugural Oscar #39;s First Book Prize, now available in board format! Noi and his father live in a house by the sea, his father works hard as a fisherman and Noi often has only their six cats for company. So when, one day, he finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm, Noi is excited and takes it home to care for it. He tries to keep his new friend a secret, but there #39;s only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out. Noi is eventually persuaded that the whale has to go back to the sea where it belongs. For Noi, even though he can #39;t keep it, the arrival of the whale changes his life for the better - the perfect gift from one friend to another.Other books from the World of the Storm Whale: The Storm Whale in WinterGrandma BirdAlso by Benji Davies: Grandad #39;s IslandOn Sudden Hill, written by Linda SarahWhen the Dragons Came, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne MooreJump on Board the Animal Train, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore

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In a series of chapters built round poems by a number of writers including himself . . . [Ted Hughes] explores, colourfully and intensively, themes such as Capturing Animals , Wind and Weather and Writing about People . The purpose throughout is to lead on, via a discussion of the poems (which he does with riveting skill) to some direct encouragement to the children to think and write for themselves. He makes the whole venture seem enjoyable, and somehow urgent . . . Times Literary Supplement

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Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book The Snail and the Whale â “ and bring the story to life!What happens when a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale? Push and pull the tabs to see them head off on an amazing journey around the world, help the snail with her big plan to save the whale after disaster strikes and he is beached in a bay, and then slide out the big tab on the last page to watch them both travel safely away â “ hooray!With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, The Snail and the Whale: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and a great gift for fans of the bestselling picture book.Also available: Room on the Broom: A Push, Pull and Slide Book

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A beautiful 10th anniversary hardback edition of this award-winning, beloved modern classic, containing a note from the author and a limited edition art print. Noi lives with his dad and six cats by the sea. With his dad working hard as a fisherman, Noi sometimes feels a bit lonely, so when, one day, he finds a little whale washed up on the beach after a storm, he takes it home to care for it. At first, Noi tries to keep his new friend a secret, but there #39;s only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out... Noi is persuaded that the whale must go back to the sea where it belongs, but their friendship will stay with him forever... This stunningly-illustrated story was awarded the inaugural Oscar #39;s Book Prize and has gone on to become a much-loved global bestseller.More from the world of The Storm Whale:The Storm Whale in Winter Grandma BirdAlso written and illustrated by Benji Davies:Grandad #39;s IslandIllustrated by Benji Davies:On Sudden Hill, written by Linda SarahJump on Board the Animal Train, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne MooreWhen the Dragons Came, written by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore

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Follow Hope the blue whale on her epic journey across the oceans, in this uplifting tale, inspired by the story of the real Hope the whale â “ one of the Natural History Museum s most loved exhibits.Told through the eyes of one little boy, this enchanting story reimagines Hope s life. As every year he looks out for Hope on her annual migration from the icy seas of the arctic, to the warm tropics. Beautifully illustrated by Laura Chamberlain, this is a stunning picture book about one of our planet s most magnificent creatures. Hope the Whale includes a fold-out, non-fiction spread at the back, with information about the real Hope the whale, as well as further facts on blue whales. Created in consultation with the Natural History Museum.

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How I long to sail! said the tiny snail.The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it s the tiny snail s big plan that saves the day.This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans â “ big and small!Also available with redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo s Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook s Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.

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How I long to sail! said the tiny snail.The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it s the tiny snail s big plan that saves the day!This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans! Also available in board book format and with striking redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo s Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook s Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.

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The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. How I long to sail! said the tiny snail.One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it s the tiny snail s big plan that saves the day.This hardback edition features the classic story plus extra content from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, making this the perfect gift.Enjoy more family favourite picture books from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo s Child and Room on the Broom.

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At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as excellent training for conversation with the world , and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This selection begins when Hughes was seventeen, and documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives (including a readership comprising both adults and children); a life pared down to essentials and yet eventful, peripatetic, at times publicly controversial.

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Join the snail and the whale on their adventure in this 20th anniversary edition sticker book, based on the bestselling picture book The Snail and the Whale.Packed with games, activities and over four hundred stickers, The Snail and the Whale Sticker Book is perfect for journeys, rainy days and school holidays â “ a great gift for any child.This fun activity book comes from the award-winning creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

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In every generation since the legendary whale rider , a male descendant inherits the title of chief. But now there is no male heir-there s only Kahu. She should be next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl.But Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle, she has a unique ally: the ancient whale rider himself. With a fierce determination and the power of her gifts, Kahu may be able to strengthen her tribe s ancestral connections, earn her great-grandfather s attention-and lead her community to a bold new future.Can she embrace her destiny and become the next whale rider?

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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature. Ted Hughes (1930-98) was born in Yorkshire.His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957. His last collection, Birthday Letters, was published in 1998 and won the Whitbread Book of the Year, the Forward Prize and the T. S.Eliot Prize. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and appointed to the Order of Merit in 1998.

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Lupercal was Ted Hughesâ ™s second collection, containing some of his most brilliant animal poetry. It confirmed his reputation as a major talent in British poetry. â ˜Hughes has found his own voice, created his own artistic world and has emerged as a poet of the first importance . . . What Ted Hughes has done is to take a limited, personal theme and, by an act of immensely assured poetic skill, has broadened it until it seems to touch upon nearly everything that concerns us.â ™ Al Alvarez, Observer, 27 March, 1960In language that is by now utterly distinctive, the poems both describe and deliver a kind of psychic shock. Hughesâ ™s singularity of vision provides a ready symbiosis between theme and subject â ” the brute survival instinct of â ˜Hawk Roostingâ ™ or â ˜Pikeâ ™, for instance; the rapturous attention bestowed upon â ˜An Otterâ ™ or â ˜The Bull Mosesâ ™; the pervasive legacy of human history that can be seen to saturate a Hughesian landscape.Lupercal is as vital and urgent today as it was when it was first published, its edict, implicit in every poem: to wake up, to pay attention.

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American author Herman Melville published his first novel, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, in 1851. The story of Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, and his irrational pursuit for vengeance against Moby Dick, the huge white sperm whale that wounded him on a previous journey, is told in the book by the sailor Ishmael. Moby-Dick, a work that contributed to the literature of the American Renaissance, had received mixed reviews upon publication, was a commercial flop, and was out of print when the author passed away in 1891. It wasn t until the 20th century, on the centennial of its author s birth in 1919, that it gained recognition as a Great American Novel. William Faulkner expressed regret for not having written the novel himself, while D. H. Lawrence praised it as the best book of the sea ever written and one of the oddest and most wonderful books in the world. One of the most well-known starting lines in all of literature is Call me Ishmael. Moby-Dick was started by Melville in February 1850, and it was finished a year later than he had intended, in 18 months. Melville drew on his observations as a common sailor between 1841 and 1844, especially those of whalers, as well as extensive reading in the literature on whaling.

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*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024**SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE*⠘SUBLIME⠙ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024⠘STUNNINGLY GOOD⠙ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024⠘COMPULSIVE⠙ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024⠘BRILLIANT⠙ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. ⠘A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitik⠙INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS⠘This is the page-turner that Buckingham⠙s short, racy life deserves⠙DAILY TELEGRAPH⠘Vivid, erudite and sympathetic ⠦ The Scapegoat shows that [Hughes-Hallett⠙s] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever⠙ THE TIMES⠘Lord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography⠙ OLIVIA LAINGAs King James I⠙s favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, right-hand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenth-century royal and political life.With a novelist⠙s touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, the art of Rubens and Van Dyck, gender-fluidity, same-sex desire and appallingly rudimentary medicine. Witch hunts coexisted with Francis Bacon⠙s empiricism and public opinion was becoming a political force. Falling from grace spectacularly, Buckingham came to represent everything that was wrong with the country.From kidnappings and murder plots to men weeping in Parliament over civil liberties, The Scapegoat navigates love, war-fever and pacifism in a society on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this immersive and authoritative account, Hughes-Hallett summons an era that still resonates today.-⠘Written with such verve and invention ⠦ Fascinating book⠙ TOM SUTCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 4 s FRONT ROW The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. Hughes-Hallett combines the instincts and talents of a novelist with a historian s vivid sense of period and social change⠙ COLM TÓIBÍN⠘A flamboyant character, an epic rise and tragic fall, brought to life with intelligence, tenderness and profound scholarship⠙ ADAM ZAMOYSKI⠘Buckingham⠙s rise and fall is as old as Tiberius⠙ love for Sejanus and as contemporary as a celeb crash-and-burn. Hughes-Hallett is a matchless historian with an unfailing eye for the revealing detail⠙ SUE PRIDEAUX⠘A true Jacobean drama, except bloodier and sexier. Lucy Hughes-Hallett writes with gusto and insight⠙ PAUL THEROUX⠘Compulsively readable and elegantly written ⠦ [Lucy Hughes-Hallett] has brought Buckingham gloriously alive⠙ FINANCIAL TIMES⠘Crisp and vivid ⠦ The story is a tragic one, no less so for being told here with verve, erudition and empathy⠙ NEW STATESMAN⠘Richly multilayered ⠦ Hughes-Hallett proves herself alive to the nuances of gender and sexuality in the early seventeenth century⠦refreshingly light and contemporary, while at the same time suited to the seventeenth century⠙ TLS⠘This is an absorbing, even thrilling journey through the dark and tangled networks of Stuart England ⠦ outstanding⠙ DIANE PURKISS

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*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ⠘SUBLIME⠙ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ⠘STUNNINGLY GOOD⠙ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024 ⠘COMPULSIVE⠙ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ⠘BRILLIANT⠙ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ⠘A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitik⠙INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS ⠘This is the page-turner that Buckingham⠙s short, racy life deserves⠙DAILY TELEGRAPH ⠘Vivid, erudite and sympathetic ⠦ The Scapegoat shows that [Hughes-Hallett⠙s] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever⠙ THE TIMES ⠘Lord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography⠙ OLIVIA LAING As King James I⠙s favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, right-hand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenth-century royal and political life. With a novelist⠙s touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, the art of Rubens and Van Dyck, gender-fluidity, same-sex desire and appallingly rudimentary medicine. Witch hunts coexisted with Francis Bacon⠙s empiricism and public opinion was becoming a political force. Falling from grace spectacularly, Buckingham came to represent everything that was wrong with the country. From kidnappings and murder plots to men weeping in Parliament over civil liberties, The Scapegoat navigates love, war-fever and pacifism in a society on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this immersive and authoritative account, Hughes-Hallett summons an era that still resonates today. - ⠘Written with such verve and invention ⠦ Fascinating book⠙ TOM SUTCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 4 s FRONT ROW The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. Hughes-Hallett combines the instincts and talents of a novelist with a historian s vivid sense of period and social change⠙ COLM TÓIBÍN ⠘A flamboyant character, an epic rise and tragic fall, brought to life with intelligence, tenderness and profound scholarship⠙ ADAM ZAMOYSKI ⠘Buckingham⠙s rise and fall is as old as Tiberius⠙ love for Sejanus and as contemporary as a celeb crash-and-burn. Hughes-Hallett is a matchless historian with an unfailing eye for the revealing detail⠙ SUE PRIDEAUX ⠘A true Jacobean drama, except bloodier and sexier. Lucy Hughes-Hallett writes with gusto and insight⠙ PAUL THEROUX ⠘Compulsively readable and elegantly written ⠦ [Lucy Hughes-Hallett] has brought Buckingham gloriously alive⠙ FINANCIAL TIMES ⠘Crisp and vivid ⠦ The story is a tragic one, no less so for being told here with verve, erudition and empathy⠙ NEW STATESMAN ⠘Richly multilayered ⠦ Hughes-Hallett proves herself alive to the nuances of gender and sexuality in the early seventeenth century⠦refreshingly light and contemporary, while at the same time suited to the seventeenth century⠙ TLS ⠘This is an absorbing, even thrilling journey through the dark and tangled networks of Stuart England ⠦ outstanding⠙ DIANE PURKISS

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What has happened to the lost art of memorising poems? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language by heart ? In his introduction Ted Hughes explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. The collected 101 poems are both personal favourites and particularly well-suited to the method Hughes demonstrates. Spanning four centuries, ranging from Shakespeare and Keats through to Thomas Hardy and Seamus Heaney, By Heart offers the reader a mental gymnasium in which the memory can be exercised and trained in the most pleasurable way. Some poems will be more of a challenge than others, but all will be treasured once they have become part of the memory bank.This edition is part of a series of anthologies edited by poets such as Don Paterson and Simon Armitage and features an attractive new design to complement an anthology of classic poems.

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This collection brings together the poems Ted Hughes wrote for children throughout his life. They are arranged by volume, beginning with those for reading aloud to the very young, progressing to the poems in Under the North Star and What is the Truth? and ending with Season Songs, which Hughes remarked was written within hearing of children. Raymond Briggs brings to the collection two hundred original drawings that capture the wit, gentleness and humanity of these poems and make this a book any reader - child and adult - will return to again and again.

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An adaptation of Ted Hughes s Tales from Ovid for the stage. Tim Supple is Artistic Director of the Young Vic. He has already adapted Grimm and Rushdie, and worked with Hughes on Spring Awakening and Blood Wedding .

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The first survey of the work of Luke Hughes Company, which has been described as embodying ‘a craft-led renaissance in British manufacturing Luke Hughes Company’s enduring and meticulously engineered furniture, an eloquent response both to the architecture it inhabits and to the true Arts and Crafts spirit, has been placed at the forefront of the ‘craft-led renaissance in British manufacturing.’ Flexible in use, commercially viable and environmentally sustainable, the work furnishes many of the world’s most distinguished buildings, from Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and most of the Oxford and Cambridge University colleges to the Keystone Academy in Beijing and one of New York City’s most vibrant synagogues. Through an introduction to the studio and 25 case studies, Furniture in Architecture explores the company’s place in the Arts and Crafts tradition and examines the philosophy and work of founder Luke Hughes. Aidan Walker sheds light on how the studio balances modern manufacturing technologies with abiding craft values, rendering the small furniture workshop a relevant and profitable proposition even when fulfilling large-scale commissions. This fascinating survey defines the elements of successful design and addresses the meaning of craft and craftsmanship in the digital age.Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Places of Worship • 2. Places of Work and Leisure • 3. Places ofLearning • Bibliography

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The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage, from the perspective of Kahu s grandfather, and Kahu s destiny to secure the tribe s future.

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A stunning undersea tale of friendship, community and discovery from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside.Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view.And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep . . .Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn t feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey s heart sing?A sparkling rhyming tale that encourages sharing and kindness, this heartwarming story of friendship is perfect for reading aloud.

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An adorable board book edition of this stunning undersea tale filled with friendship, community and discovery from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside.Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view.And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep . . .Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn t feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey s heart sing?A sparkling rhyming tale that encourages sharing and kindness, this heartwarming story of friendship is perfect for reading aloud.

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George Orwell set out to make political writing into an art , and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature â “ his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership.Inside the Whale, the eighth in the Orwell s Essays series, discusses Henry Miller s controversial Tropic of Cancer, and considers the driving power behind the great books of the 1930s. Comparing Miller with other literary giants, Orwell lambasts the notion that all literature is good, forcing the reader to think for themselves, with his final words ringing in their ears: five thousand novels are published in England every year and four thousand nine hundred of them are tripe.

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Crow was Ted Hughes s fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a structure and a persona that gave his vision a new power and coherence. A deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world combine to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force. English poetry has found a new hero and nobody will be able to read or write verse now without the black shape of Crow falling across the page. Peter Porter

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A marvelously illustrated look at the life of the whaleWhales are the majestic giants of the ocean, yet much of their world remains a mystery to us. The routes of their vast oceanic migrations are largely elusive, as are the intricacies of their behavior and social dynamics. This narrative biography takes you out beyond our shorelines and into the depths, providing an up-close exploration of the life of the whale. It covers everything from conception and childhood to family history, relationships, communication, and life challenges, and explains why studying whales helps us to monitor the health of our planetâ ™s oceans and marine ecosystems. Written by internationally acclaimed expert Asha de Vos, Whale: The Illustrated Biography blends engaging profiles of the best-known species with stunning illustrations to tell the story of these magnificent creatures in all their diversity and complexity. Features a wealth of specially commissioned illustrationsDiscusses familiar species such as the humpback whale, blue whale, killer whale, and sperm whale, as well as smaller and more elusive cousinsCovers anatomy, hunting and feeding, migration, habitats, whale song, conservation, human interactions with whales, and much moreExplains how whales play key roles in nutrient cycling, regulating prey populations, and influencing carbon sequestrationA must-have reference for whale watchers everywhere

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Dopisy k narozeninám Teda Hughese jsou adresovány (až na dvě výjimky) Sylvii Plathové, americké básnířce, s níž ho pojilo nejen sedmileté manželství, ale také dcera Frieda a syn Nicholas. Básně vznikaly během dlouhých pětatřiceti let: ty nejstarší Hughes napsal pouhých pár měsíců po sebevraždě Sylvie Plathové v roce 1963, ty poslední těsně před svým úmrtím v říjnu 1998. Dopisy k narozeninám jsou jeho jedinou výpovědí o partnerském vztahu se Sylvií i o bolestném, emocionálně vypjatém období, během něhož Plathová vytvořila své nejsilnější básně - a zároveň se rozhodla pro dobrovolný odchod ze života. Sbírka se okamžitě po vydání stala bestsellerem, byla ověnčena všemožnými respektovanými cenami, jako např. T.S. Eliot Prize, Forward Prize for Poetry či Whitbread Poetry Prize, a mnozí kritici ji považují za vrchol autorova díla. Četbu Dopisů k narozeninám lze přirovnat k jakési ,psychické‘ dekompresní nemoci neboli nemoci potápěčů. Hughesovy básně jsou totiž natolik plné hlubokého niterného smutku a zároveň i vnitřní síly, že jen stěží popadáte dech. - Seamus Heaney I v případě, že bychom dokázali odhlédnout od biografické hodnoty sbírky… její básnický jazyk a technika i novátorská vynalézavost by jí zaručily velkou budoucnost. Hughes je jedním z největších básníků století a toto je jeho největší kniha. - Andrew Motion Vydání knihy podpořilo Ministerstvo kultury České republiky

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What does it feel like to live a lie - and betray your country? A gripping history of secret intelligenceFrom France⠙s brilliant female impersonator and secret agent to the infamous Cambridge spy ring, John Hughes-Wilson offers a nerve-shredding insight into the work ⠓ and treacheries ⠓ of the spies who shaped history. From WWII⠙s cryptography to Elizabeth I and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the hidden hand of intelligence is exposed behind every critical decision.Written by an ex-intelligence officer, The Puppet Masters lifts the veil on the role of spying and intelligence in the great events of history with thrilling clarity. Perfect for readers of Ben Macintyre. ⠘John Hughes-Wilson has a lively pen and an eye for a good anecdote⠦ an enjoyable romp through world history⠙ The Sunday Telegraph⠘A powerful book⠦ there should be a well-thumbed copy of this book on every general⠙s bedside table⠦⠙ The Spectator

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When Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun s ground-breaking anthology After Ovid (also Faber) was published in 1995, Hughes s three contributions to the collective effort were nominated by most critics as outstanding. He had shown that rare translator s gift for providing not just an accurate account of the original, but one so thoroughly imbued with his own qualities that it was as if Latin and English poet were somehow the same person. Tales from Ovid, which went on to win the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, continued the project of recreation with 24 passages, including the stories of Phaeton, Actaeon, Echo and Narcissus, Procne, Midas and Pyramus and Thisbe. In them, Hughes s supreme narrative and poetic skills combine to produce a book that stands, alongside his Crow and Gaudete, as an inspired addition to the myth-making of our time.

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A fictional account of the day a whale swam up the Thames, in which the whale makes an environmental plea to the boy who first sees him.At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and it has a message for him â “ one that only an open-minded child can deliver to the rest of the world. The whale warns that the earthâ ™s days are numbered and that humans must put right the damage they are doing, but how can Michael fulfil his promise to tell others when neither his teacher nor his classmates will believe his story? Within hours, the city and the wider world have learned of Londonâ ™s remarkable visitor, and all eyes are on the whaleâ ™s struggle against the receding tide. Michael must now join his new friend in a race against time to reach the ocean, and hold fast to his promise in the race to save the world itself.

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When Jonah decides to run away from God, he finds himself in trouble. A stormy sea leads to him being swallowed up by a whale. Will he change his ways and escape? Find out in this beautifully illustrated retelling of a classic Bible tale for the very young. Perfect for cosy bedtime reading.

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