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From James Dashner, the author of the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, comes an edge-of-your seat adventure. The Eye of Minds is the first book in The Mortality Doctrine, a series set in a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyberterrorists, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares.To catch a hacker, you need a hacker.For Michael and the other gamers, the VirtNet can make your wildest fantasies become real. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Who wants to play by the rules anyway?But some rules were made for a reason. One gamer has been taking people hostage inside the VirtNet with horrific consequences.The government needs Michael to track down the rogue gamer, but the risk is enormous and the line between game and reality could be blurred forever . . .

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Michael completed the Path. What he found at the end turned everything heâ ™d ever known about his life completely upside down.He thought heâ ™d been helping VirtNet Security to track down the cyber-terrorist Kaine. He thought the VirtNet would be safe for gamers once more.But the truth is more terrifying than he could ever have imagined. Kaine is in fact a Tangent, a computer program that has come alive. And Kaineâ ™s master plan is to populate the earth entirely with human bodies harbouring Tangent minds.Unless Michael can stop him . . . From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series comes The Rule of Thoughts, the exciting sequel to The Eye of Minds. Fans of the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and The Hunger Games will love the new Mortality Doctrine series.

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A gripping, high-concept Sigma Force adventure from bestselling author James Rollins.When a US military satellite crashes into the remote wilds of Mongolia, a desperate search begins. The satellite contains a code-black physics project - research linked to the birth of our universe. And the last blurry image from the satellite offered a terrifying glimpse of the future.Meanwhile, a mysterious parcel arrives at the Vatican, containing a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound with human skin. DNA testing reveals that both are from Genghis Khan - the Mongol King whose undiscovered tomb is rumoured to hold the vast treasures and knowledge of a lost empire.Commander Gray Pierce and SIGMA race to uncover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity, and a weapon that holds the fate of humanity.

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What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the quest to solve intelligence - a solution supposedly to be found in the secret logic of the mind or in the deep physiology of the brain, such as in its complex neural networks. The Eye of the Master argues, to the contrary, that the inner code of AI is shaped not by the imitation of biological intelligence, but the intelligence of labour and social relations, as it is found in Babbage #39;s calculating engines of the industrial age as well as in the recent algorithms for image recognition and surveillance. The idea that AI may one day become autonomous (or sentient , as someone thought of Google #39;s LaMDA) is pure fantasy. Computer algorithms have always imitated the form of social relations and the organisation of labour in their own inner structure and their purpose remains blind automation. The Eye of the Master urges a new literacy on AI for scientists, journalists and new generations of activists, who should recognise that the mystery of AI is just the automation of labour at the highest degree, not intelligence per se.

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January 1888: Dr. John H. Watson has returned to 221b Baker Street, just weeks after a personal tragedy has left him bereaved and bereft. Feeling like a broken man, his plans and dreams lying in ruin, he slowly tries to make his way forward, with the help of Sherlock Holmes and Mrs. Hudson. Unexpectedly, he finds himself standing in the path of a madman - who suddenly and irrationally blames Watson for his apparent defeat.Meanwhile, Holmes has tried to distract his grief-stricken friend by telling stories of his past cases, including how, a decade before, he recovered a mysterious relic - The Eye of Heka - stolen from the British Museum. But Holmes s plan to show Watson this unique and ancient idol goes suddenly and terribly wrong as both are swept into a series of events, one tumbling rapidly upon another, that lead to thefts, murders, and possibly a war that might quickly escalate to draw in nations from most of the world. And always there is the madman in the shadows - waiting for his next chance to attack . . . .From The Notebooks of Dr. John H. Watson comes another story by Sherlockian David Marcum, author of over eighty traditional Holmes pastiches, including those collected in The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and A Quantity of Debt, and Sherlock Holmes - Tangled Skeins.Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the man described by the estimable Dr. Watson as the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known. The game is afoot!

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In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings - but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world. Unfolding over geological eons, Under the Eye of the Big Bird is at once an astonishing vision of the end of our species as we know it and a meditation on the qualities that, for better and worse, make us human.

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The reigning Queen of Classics Spectator Mary Beard is the best in the business Dan Snow Excellent Guardian Enthralling Sunday TimesBritain s most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?Central to this huge question are the ways in which we have depicted the human and the divine from prehistory to the present day. And across such iconic creations as Angkor Wat, the Ravenna mosaics and China s terracotta army, one ancient representation of the human body still influences (or distorts) how people in the West see not only their own culture but that of others.From idolatry to iconoclasm, Mary Beard shines her spotlight on the artists who made art, and on those who have used, viewed, or interpreted it - and asked how to look with the eye of faith.

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A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo.The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf s enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...

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Prepare to turn the Wheel of Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness.In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

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Kniha - autor Daniel C. Dennett, 476 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and other researchers, FROM BACTERIA TO BACH AND BACK will delight and entertain anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its wondrous applications. Part philosophical whodunit, part bold scientific conjecture, it is a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.

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[The] recipe book that will make all your other recipe books taste better. —The Telegraph A paean to the transformative effects of natural salts. —The ObserverUnderstanding how to use salt can make or break a dish. Salt and the Art of Seasoning will not only help you master your use of seasoning, but it will allow you to reimagine how you cook, cure, and work with salt in your kitchen—elevating your flavors to a whole new level.Includes over 100 salt-inspired recipes!Salt is extraordinary. A fundamental, ancient resource used for thousands of years around the world, it is the one essential ingredient that transforms all cooking: elevating flavors from good to great, to unforgettable. In this stunning new cookbook, chef, TV presenter, food photographer, and sustainable living expert James Strawbridge shares with you the fundamentals of this artisan ingredient: from distinctive flavor notes and profiles of different salts found around the world, to brilliantly useful techniques—such as brining, baking, charring, fermenting, and preserving.Inside, you’ll also find:The Science of TasteA Salt Sommelier’s GuideHow to measure “to taste” and season correctlySalt Craft—from curing to blocking to bakingOver 100 recipes—from drinks to desserts Salt and the Art of Seasoning will show you how to choose the right type of salt for the right type of dish, how to add it at the right time and in the right amount. James shares techniques such as using salt to pickle, cure and ferment as well as making your own flavored or smoked salts to bring out all sorts of previously hidden flavors. James has also crafted salt-inspired recipes to help you use salt in more creative, healthy and delicious ways.Recipes include:Brined chickenCornish salted sardinesEuropean-style sour picklesNative American cured fishKimchi fried rice8 essential flavoured saltsSmoked salted butterFocacciaSmoked toddyAnd more! Salt and the Art of Seasoning takes you on an unforgettable journey exploring salt’s long role in food throughout the world and human history—while teaching you how to best use this fundamental spice tonight to make your meal sing.

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The Emperor of Nihon-Ja is the tenth thrilling book in John Flanagan s Ranger s Apprentice series - over eight million sold worldwide. When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon-Ja, it isn t long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will and his companions can restore the emperor to the throne. Victory lies in the hands of an inexperienced group of fighters, and it s anybody s guess who will make the journey home to Araluen . . . Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini s Eragon series and Rick Riordan s Percy Jackson series.

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NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES CROSS ON PRIME VIDEOThe thirty-second instalment in James Patterson s globally bestselling Alex Cross series._____________________________________________Itâ ™s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.A serial killer is taking out Americaâ ™s finest legal minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife, Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing.To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals:Number one: Find Bree and John.Number two: Escape.Number three: Survive.If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.___________________________________________Readers can t get enough of The House of Cross...***** Another non-stop action thriller ***** A wonderful engrossing thriller ***** Excellent read as always ***** Keeps you on the edge of your seat ***** Long live Alex Cross ***** Can be read as a first standalone book but I promise if this is the first book you read in the series you ll be reading them all! ___________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints USA Today Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it Lee Child Alex Cross is a legend Harlan Coben Alex Cross ... only gets better and better Lisa Scottoline I wrote, Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I ve come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season s no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name. A household name, indeed Nelson DeMille [Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildAlex Cross Must Die was a Sunday TImes bestseller November 2023

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**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga DAZZLING . . . THIS IS SPACE OPERA AT ITS BEST Publishers WeeklyFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. Invasion is only the beginning . . .The Carryx - part empire, part hive - has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy. When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species. Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team. Even he doesn t suspect that his peculiar insight and skills will be the key to seeing past their captors terrifying agenda.Swept up in a conflict beyond his control and vaster than his imagination, Dafyd is poised to become humanity s champion - and its betrayer.This is where his story begins. The beginning of what could be Corey s most epic - and entertaining - series yet. Simply mind-blowing Kirkus No one builds a universe like James S. A. Corey. When it ends, all you ll want is . . . more John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author Terrifying alien overlords and a vast intergalactic war with humankind on the brink of annihilation . . The Mercy of the Gods is the start of something truly epic Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga Like The Expanse, The Mercy of Gods balances cosmic stakes with an astonishingly powerful human drama. Pitch-perfect storytelling M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts A fast-paced, intelligent book. Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time The Mercy of Gods radiates the dread and revelation of first contact, shaping new worlds and cultures that had me riveted Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars All the things you want in an alien invasion novel: overwhelming aliens, end-of-world terror, and plucky humans who never stop fighting . . . A bang-up read. I want more Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times bestselling author A powerful, provocative masterpiece that I will be thinking about for a very long time Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars

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An inventive and immersive speculative novel about a future in which humans are nearing extinction - from the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo.

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James Lovelock s bestselling The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we can Still Save Humanity is a dire warning against the unchecked growth of civilization. Despite all our efforts to retreat sustainably, we may be unable to prevent a global decline into a chaotic world ruled by brutal warlords on a devastated Earth... For thousands of years, humans have exploited the planet without counting the cost. Now Gaia, the living Earth, is fighting back. As the polar icecaps shrink and the global temperature rises, we approach the point of no return. Sustainable development, Lovelock argues, is no longer possible, and the only open to us may be a sustainable retreat . This is the one book you must read to find out what is happening, how bad it will get - and how we can survive. The most important book for decades Andrew Marr The most important book ever to be published on the environmental crisis ... Lovelock will go down in history as the scientist who changed our view of the Earth John Gray, Independent Truly terrifying ... Lovelock s arguments carry more conviction than anyone else s now writing Peter Forbes, Daily Mail James Lovelock is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory). He has written several books on the subject, including Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, The Ages of Gaia and The Vanishing Face of Gaia as well as an autobiography, Homage to Gaia. In September 2005 Prospect magazine named him as one of the world s top 100 global public intellectuals.

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An exploration of André Breton⠙s life-long commitment to the visual arts.

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BOND - JAMES BOND. He s a global literary and entertainment phenomenon. But few know there is a hidden, esoteric side to Bond and his creator, Ian Fleming - and all those secrets are revealed here. Using the celestial language of astrology, RA RISHIKAVI RAGHUDAS charts Bond s course from Fleming s interest in metaphysics and his life as a British intelligence agent, to the creation of the Bond novels and then through the entire Bond movie franchise. We learn about the origin of 007 s codename, how Fleming may have tricked the Nazis using astrology, why James Bond is the ultimate Scorpio archetype, and why he s a hero who remains relevant even as times change. We even find that the charts of all the actors who have played Bond are cosmically tied together! THE ASTROLOGY OF BOND - JAMES BOND is a treasure house of insight and delight for Bond fans everywhere. Written with style, wit and clarity, it s suitable even for those with little or no astrological knowledge. It s the definitive astro-guide to 007!

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DISCOVER THE GRIPPING AND ELECTRIFYING THRILLER IN THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIES A gripping tale of mystery and intrigue 5***** Reader Review Holds your attention and builds towards an excellent climax 5***** Reader Review Enthralling . . . you won t be disappointed 5***** Reader Review________ Every year for ten years, a young woman s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean s fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the brutal killing spree. Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut. Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more sinister, frightening explanation? McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . . ________ Praise for James Oswald: A star of Scotland s burgeoning crime fiction scene Daily Record Crime fiction s next big thing The Sunday Telegraph Literary sensation...James overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series Daily Mail Fifty Shades of Hay The Times Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers Daily Mail The new Ian Rankin Daily Record The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it s dark, violent, noirish The Herald A good read The Times An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series Guardian

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A master storyteller - Sunday Times Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared - The Times No one does adventure quite like Smith - Daily Mirror He left that life behind.

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The final instalment of N.A.M. Rodger s definitive, authoritative trilogy on Britain s naval historyAt the end of the French and Napoleonic wars, British sea-power was at its apogee. But by 1840, as one contemporary commentator put it, the Admiralty was full of â ˜intellects becalmed in the smoke of Trafalgarâ ™. How the Royal Navy reformed and reinvigorated itself in the course of the nineteenth century is just one thread in this magnificent book, which refuses to accept standard assumptions and analyses.All the great actions are here, from Navarino in 1827 (won by a daringly disobedient Admiral Codrington) to Jutland, D-Day, the Battle of the Atlantic and the battles in the Pacific in 1944/45 in concert with the US Navy. The development and strategic significance of submarine and navy air forces is superbly described, as are the rapid evolution of ships (from classic Nelsonic type, to hybrid steam/sail ships, then armour-clad and the fully armoured Dreadnoughts and beyond) and weapons. The social history of officers and men â “ and sometimes women â “ always a key part of the authorâ ™s work, is not neglected.Rodger sets all this in the essential context of politics and geo-strategy. The character and importance of leading admirals â “ Beatty, Fisher, Cunningham â “ is assessed, together with the roles of other less famous but no less consequential figures. Based on a lifetimeâ ™s learning, it is the culmination of one of the most significant British historical works in recent decades.Naval specialists will find much that is new here, and will be invigorated by the originality of Rodgerâ ™s judgements; but everyone who is interested in the one of the central threads in British history will find it rewarding.

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The thirty-second instalment in James Patterson s globally bestselling Alex Cross series - the inspiration for the original series CROSS on prime video. _____________________________________________Itâ ™s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.A serial killer is taking out Americaâ ™s finest legals minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife, Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing.To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals.Number one: Find Bree and John.Number two: Escape.Number three: Survive.If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.___________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints USA Today Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it Lee Child Alex Cross is a legend Harlan Coben Alex Cross ... only gets better and better Lisa Scottoline I wrote, Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I ve come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season s no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name. A household name, indeed Nelson DeMille [Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readersMore than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed prophet of self-reliance has obscured a much more complicated figure who spent a lifetime wrestling with injustice, philosophy, art, desire, and suffering. James Marcus introduces readers to this Emerson, a writer of self-interrogating genius whose visionary flights are always grounded in Yankee shrewdness. This Emerson is a rebel. He is also a lover, a friend, a husband, and a father. Having declared his great topic to be ⠜the infinitude of the private man,⠝ he is nonetheless an intensely social being who develops Transcendentalism in the company of Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Bronson Alcott, and Theodore Parker. And although he resists political activism early on⠔hoping instead for a revolution in consciousness⠔the burning issue of slavery ultimately transforms him from cloistered metaphysician to fiery abolitionist. Drawing on telling episodes from Emerson⠙s life alongside landmark essays like ⠜Self-Reliance,⠝ ⠜Experience,⠝ and ⠜Circles,⠝ Glad to the Brink of Fear reveals how Emerson shares our preoccupations with fate and freedom, race and inequality, love and grief. It shows, too, how his desire to see the world afresh, rather than accepting the consensus view, is a lesson that never grows old.

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The thirty-second instalment in James Patterson s globally bestselling Alex Cross series - the inspiration for the original series CROSS on prime video. _____________________________________________Itâ ™s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.A serial killer is taking out Americaâ ™s finest legals minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife, Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing.To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals.Number one: Find Bree and John.Number two: Escape.Number three: Survive.If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.___________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints USA Today Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it Lee Child Alex Cross is a legend Harlan Coben Alex Cross ... only gets better and better Lisa Scottoline I wrote, Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I ve come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season s no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name. A household name, indeed Nelson DeMille [Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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An epic voyage well worth taking Telegraph There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel Financial TimesParis, 1784. Following a tragic battle in Quebec, we join William Neilson s grandson - also William - as he strives to find purpose in a changing world, amidst a backdrop of terror and conspiracy, and battles so bitter, they break even the strongest of wills. Full of colour, and with rich and detailed research, the tales of William Nielson and his family are hugely entertaining and a must for readers of swashbuckling fiction.Praise for A CHALICE ARGENT, the second William Neilson novel: Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He s brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O Brian s Aubrey-Maturin cycle Francis Spufford, winner of the Costa First novel awardWhat readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Neilson novel: A tight and bright romp of a read ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Violence has marked relations between blacks and whites in America for nearly four hundred years. In The Lineaments of Wrath, James W. Clarke draws upon behavioral science theory and primary historical evidence to examine and explain its causes and enduring consequences.Beginning with slavery and concluding with the present, Clarke describes how the combined effects of state-sanctioned mob violence and the discriminatory administration of race-blind criminal and contract labor laws terrorized and immobilized the black population in the post-emancipation South. In this fashion an agricultural system, based on debt peonage and convict labor, quickly replaced slavery and remained the back-bone of the region s economy well into the twentieth century.Quoting the actual words of victims and witnessesâ ”from former slaves to gangsta rappersâ ”Clarke documents the erosion of black confidence in American criminal justice. In so doing, he also traces the evolution, across many generations, of a black subculture of violence, in which disputes are settled personally, and without recourse to the legal system. That subculture, the author concludes, accounts for historically high rates of black-on-black violence which now threatens to destroy the black inner city from within. The Lineaments of Wrath puts America s race issues into a completely original historical perspective. Those in the fields of political science, sociology, history, psychology, public policy, race relations, and law will find Clarke s work of profound importance.

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James Kelman has made use of the short form all of his writing life, calling on the different traditions where such stories are central within the culture, beginning and ending in freedom, the freedom to create. People should know that their stories count, no matter how personal, how emotional, how eccentric, how trivial, how stupid or how self-centred they may appear. Just make them, and make them your own, in spite of hostility, of negativity, of the threat of punishment: go to it. Language is with the user and you are the user. Take these stories and make them your own

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⠘A notable account of an epic human experience Max Hastings, Sunday Times⠘Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war⠙ Sir Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, 18 June 1940The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invasion the world had ever seen. It hit Europe with a force and aggression that no-one could counter. Within weeks the German armies were at the French coast and looking across at Britain. It seemed impossible that she would be able to resist invasion.Between the Nazis and glory stood an apparently fragile defence, but the men and women of Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands and the Royal Navy would not be cowed. Their heroics that summer would go down in history.In The Battle of Britain for the first time, James Holland tells this most epic of stories from a 360° perspective ⠓ when the fate of the world truly hung by a thread.

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Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins. The exploits of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , have been recounted many times in plays, films and musicals, but the origins of the character largely were forgotten for many years.The String of Pearls - the original tale of Sweeney Todd, a classic of British horror - was first published as a weekly serial in 1846-7 by Edward Lloyd, the King of the Penny Dreadfuls. One of the earliest detective stories, it became an important source for Bram Stoker s Dracula, but it was after over 150 years of obscurity that it appeared first in book form in the Wordsworth edition published in 2005. The one great mystery that has surrounded the book is who the author was - or was it possibly the work of more than one man? In his new introduction to this fully revised second edition, Dick Collins, by means of detailed research of contemporary records, has established finally the identity of the creator of this legendary figure.So here is the original story of the terrifying owner of that famous London barber-shop, and the secret recipe for Mrs Lovett s delicious pies...

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First Published in 1967. In The Landed Interest and the Supply of Food James Caird reconsidered the position of British agriculture a generation after the appearance of his High Farming pamphlet and his English Agriculture in 1850 and 1851. Much of this text was devoted to a reconsideration of the structure of landownership and farming, and the relations between landlord and tenant. This is the fifth edition.

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In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaireâ ™s heralded â ˜philosopher-kingâ ™, the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of â ˜outdatedâ ™ music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age.Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia s Frederick the Great was a tormented man, son of an abusive king who forced him to watch as his best friend (probably his lover) was beheaded. In what may have been one of history s crueler practical jokes, Frederick challenged â ˜old Bachâ ™ to a musical duel, asking him to improvise a six-part fugue based on an impossibly intricate theme (possibly devised for him by Bach s own son).Bach left the court fuming, but in a fever of composition, he used the coded, alchemical language of counterpoint to write â ˜A Musical Offeringâ ™ in response. A stirring declaration of faith, it represented â ˜as stark a rebuke of his beliefs and world view as an absolute monarch has ever received,â ™ Gaines writes. It is also one of the great works of art in the history of music.Set at the tipping point between the ancient and the modern world, the triumphant story of Bach s victory expands to take in the tumult of the eighteenth century: the legacy of the Reformation, wars and conquest, the birth of the Enlightenment. Brimming with originality and wit, â ˜Evening in the Palace of Reasonâ ™ is history of the best kind â “ intimate in scale and broad in its vision.

Objev podobné jako Evening in the Palace of Reason - James Gaines

⠘Secrets and regrets, ambition and venality. I have seldom come across a novel so redolent of le Carré.⠙ Charles CummingLondon, mid-1970s. A sweltering July in Whitehall, and for Will Flemyng, foreign office minister, the temperature rises with each passing hour. A mysterious death exposes secret passions in government, and a political crisis draws him into a familiar world of danger and deceit.Flemyng has a past. Trained as a spy to live with secrets, he is alone again. In the course of one long weekend, friendships face destruction and all his loyalties are put to the test.His hazardous journey takes him to old battlefields and the dark places where London and Washington do their most secret business, in an era brought brilliantly to life by a writer steeped in the story of Flemyng⠙s world.From one of our best-known BBC broadcasters comes a sophisticated thriller about loyalty, survival and family rivalry deep in the Cold War, drawing on decades of experience as a political insider in Westminster and Washington. Hugely satisfying... Grips from the first page to the last. Kate Mosse⠘Addictive. The reader has to piece together a drip-feed of clues.⠙ Independent⠘A slow-burning, cerebral and gripping thriller which fuses the entwined professions of politics and espionage.⠙ Herald

Objev podobné jako The Madness of July - James Naughtie

Zen is the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind.In this liminal moment, when the grip of our old religions has loosened, a prominent Zen practitioner asks: What is religion? What is spirituality? And what is it all about? Ford begins by invoking the ideas of Aldous Huxley, welcoming what he calls a “naturalistic perennialism.” Ford believes there are currents of religion that are rooted in our biology. And as something natural, it is something that people can find within all religions, in fact, the heart birthing of all religions. Then, true to the book’s title, Ford asks and answers, “Why then, Zen?” and demonstrates how pure Zen is as simple as noticing and waking: an expression of an intimate way of life. Four noble truths, ox herding pictures, samadhi, koan, lovingkindness, and many other Zen essentials are here, in succinct and conversational prose that offers a lifeboat to anyone who feels something missing in the absence of religious life.

Objev podobné jako Zen at the End of Religion - James Ishmael Ford

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself.Invasion is only the beginning . . .The Carryx - part empire, part hive - has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy.When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species. Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team.Even he doesn t suspect that his peculiar insight and skills will be the key to seeing past their captors terrifying agenda. Swept up in a conflict beyond his control and vaster than his imagination, Dafyd is poised to become humanity s champion - and its betrayer.This is where his story begins.

Objev podobné jako The Mercy of Gods - James S. A. Corey

â œThe book every recruiter should have on their desk.⠝ (The Recruiting Times)  How do you get to the top in recruitment and stay there? What does it take to become a Limitless Recruiter? What is it in their DNA that makes them better than the rest â “ more determined, focused and successful? James Kingston set out to answer these questions, and his conclusions are laid out in these pages. â ˜The Limitless Recruiterâ ™ takes you through the entire recruitment process, step by step and in detail, culminating in a recruitment masterclass.  Whether youâ ™re just starting out, or have been in the business for years and want to up your game, this is your blueprint to becoming an elite-level consultant â “ a Limitless Recruiter.  Packed with real-life experiences, tips and tricks, and practical, honest advice, â ˜The Limitless Recruiterâ ™ is your one stop recruitment shop.  ⠜The essential guide to becoming an industry-leading recruiter.⠝ (Azmat Mohammed, Director-General of the British Institute of Recruiters). Â

Objev podobné jako The Art Of Recruitment - James Kingston

Embrace a unique journey as The Wandering Paddy shares his thoughts and experiences on the challenges we all face, on mental health, and on the invaluable life lessons he has learned along the way in this distinctive collection.The Book of Truths will inspire you to appreciate the beauty and fragility of life. It s all about living and loving with gratitude and compassion, cherishing the time we have together rather than taking it for granted.Exploring love, belonging, spirituality and hope, this powerful poetry will shine a spotlight on the importance of seeking truth in our lives and show you how to make the most of every precious moment.

Objev podobné jako The Book of Truths - James Mooney

The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach Planet Moxor in Space Hunt.Ant, Tiger and Seven are alone in a desert on Planet Moxor. They take shelter in a cave, but have they made the right decision? Find out in The Deadly Cave. Can Max, Cat and Nok make it through the treacherous cactus forest, escape the Krools and find their friends? Find out in Grumptus Attack.Our heroes enter The Mines of Moxor in their quest to save their friend, Seven, and find the fragment of Exis. Will they succeed? In The Contest, Max has to race the Moxorian champion in a deadly contest, but who will win?The micro-friends return to Planet Exis with the four fragments. Will they be able to re-form the Core, or will Badlaw get in the way? Find out in Return to Exis.Each book comes with notes on the inside front and back covers for teachers, TAs and parents/carers, which give question prompts and points for discussion, challenge words, and additional activities that children can do.

Objev podobné jako Project X: Alien Adventures: Lime: The Mines of Moxor - James Noble

Cara is an aspiring ghost hunter, determined to show sheâ ™s more than a high school outcast by finding proof of the supernatural. Then she stumbles upon the spirit of Aiden, a popular boy who died a year ago. Yet Aiden has his own plan to help his reclusive sister Meredith recover from his death. And heâ ™s decided Caraâ ™s the girl for the job. Cara agrees to ask Meredith out in exchange for Aiden helping her prove thereâ ™s life beyond death. No dates, no ghost. Wooing the standoffish Meredith isnâ ™t going to be easy, however. With Aidenâ ™s coaching, Cara slowly wins Meredith over â “ and finds herself really falling for her in the process. But as Meredith gets happier and Aidenâ ™s mission nears completion, his ghost begins to fade. Can Cara carry on dating and deceiving Meredith â “ or will she have to give up the ghost?

Objev podobné jako The Ghost of Us - James L. Sutter

Victim or assassin - the lines are blurred...A badly beaten woman walks into A E and is promptly arrested by the Home Office on suspicion of being an illegal alien. However, she is neither illegal, nor a victim. After she escapes detention, the bodies of her attackers start to pile up.Commander Carlyle faces a race against time to find out who she really is - and to stop her from killing again. Praise for James Craig A cracking read BBC Radio 4 Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in Lovereading.com

Objev podobné jako The Taste of Blood - James Craig

An examination and discussion of the public and the hidden discourses (transcripts) of those who wield power and of those who feign deference to it. Examples are drawn from literature, history and politics to illustrate the many guises the interaction of such discourses can take.

Objev podobné jako Domination and the Arts of Resistance - James C. Scott

Can a ghost haunt a ghost?Can the dead reach out and touch the living?Can ancient evil be made manifest? These are the questions that confront investigator David Ash when he is sent to the picturesque village of Sleath in the Chiltern Hills to look into mysterious reports of mass hauntings. What he discovers is a terrified community gripped by horrors and terrorized by ghosts from the ancient village s long history. As each dark secret is unveiled and terrible, malign forces are unleashed, he will fear for his very sanity. Sleath. Where the dead will walk the streets.

Objev podobné jako The Ghosts of Sleath - James Herbert

A biography of the bookseller and entrepreneur Richard Booth, the King of Hay , known for his contribution to the success of Hay-on-Wye and its annual literary festival.

Objev podobné jako The Bookseller of Hay - James Hanning

The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi. But when the map is stolen, the Kidds have to rely on Storm s picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle â “ until she s kidnapped! To save Storm, the Kidds must locate the fabled city ... before the bad guys find it first.The race is on!

Objev podobné jako Treasure Hunters: Quest for the City of Gold - James Patterson

The reunited Jedi prepare to strike back against the ruthless Nihil in this thrilling sequel to Star Wars The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness. For over a year, Jedi Masters Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann were kept apart by the Nihil s Stormwall. After Avar makes a daring escape from inside the Occlusion Zone, the star-crossed Jedi are reunited.But while the physical distance between them has evaporated, their shared grief over their failure to protect the galaxy from the Nihil threat still remains. To rally the Jedi Order, and the Republic, Avar and Elzar cling to their belief in serving Light and Life. Working together they lead a daring mission into Nihil space to liberate the planet of Naboo, and show those trapped behind the Stormwall that the Jedi will never abandon them.Now back within close orbit of one another, the two Jedi Masters can no longer deny the bond that has always drawn them back together and made them stronger. After finally embracing their true desires and imbued with renewed purpose, Avar and Elzar devise a plan to turn the tide of the conflict with the Nihil once and for all. Accompanied by Jedi Knights Bell Zettifar, Burryaga, and Vernestra Rwoh, the Jedi will have to survive the Nameless terrors that they have thus far been powerless to stop.

Objev podobné jako Star Wars: Temptation of the Force - Tessa Gratton

Features an exclusive interview with beloved author Judy Blume!_______________________________________To be a bookseller or librarian . . .You have to play detective.Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener.A person who creates a kind of magic by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, You ve got to read this. You re going to love it .In this love letter to the heroes of literacy, James Patterson uncovers true stories from booksellers and librarians. Prepare to enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, and find whatever you need.Meet the smart and talented people who live between the shelves - and who can t wait to help you find your next great read._________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. LEE CHILD James Patterson is The Boss. End of. IAN RANKIN The master storyteller of our times HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON One of the greatest storytellers of all time PATRICIA CORNWELL Patterson is in a class by himself GUARDIAN

Objev podobné jako The Secret Lives of Booksellers

This is James McBride s tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother, and an eloquent exploration of what family and the colour of your skin really means

Objev podobné jako The Color of Water - James McBride

From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes a deeply moving novel following the transformative journeys of two women walking entwined paths on a legendary route across Europe a generation apart. Reina Watkins lost her father when she was eight. Seventeen years later, she still carries that grief. When her budding journalism career takes an unexpected turn, it leads her to the ancient five-hundred-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain. Now she finds herself embarking on the same pilgrimage that her father made at her age, unaware of how profoundly it will change her. Back in 1997, Isabelle Vidal is a teenager on the run. Fleeing from her boarding school, she heads straight for the Way of Saint James. Sheâ ™s heard the Camino will provide. And so it does, in the form of a handsome young American and the promise of a new life. But it could all fall apart if her troubles catch up with her. One woman is coming to grips with her past; the other is grasping for her future. But as each treads the same hallowed trail, it will knot their destinies together in a most miraculous way.

Objev podobné jako Call of the Camino - Suzanne Redfearn

Step inside The Magic Cottage, another chilling classic from the Master of Horror James Herbert.A cottage was found in the heart of the forest. It was charming, maybe a little run-down, but so peaceful â “ a magical haven for creativity and love. But the cottage had an alternative side â “ the bad magic. What happened there was horrendous beyond belief . . .

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The Spear is a gripping supernatural thriller by the master of horror, James Herbert.A young Mossad agent is found dead and private detective Harry Steadman is asked to investigate. On the hunt for a sinister arms dealer, however, what he discovers is a conspiracy of unfathomable horror. Neo-nazi cultists want to unleash an ancient and demonic power. A power so terrible it threatens the world itself . . .

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And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave s classic Gothic novel, in its full and original formOutcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both...In 2009 Cave released a cut-down version of his novel but this reissue restores the full uncut text, as first published in 1989.Compelling and astonishing in its baroque richness, Nick Cave s acclaimed first novel is a fantastic journey into the twisted world of Deep Southern Gothic tragedy. This book will be adored by readers of Will Self, William Faulkner and Falnnery O Connor, as well as fans of the cult rock star everywhere.An explosion of linguistic brio and Gothic grotesquery, horrifying, funny and tragic Michel Faber, Guardian As if a Faulkner novel had been crossed with Whistle down the Wind and then narrated by a stoned blues musician ... heady Daily TelegraphNick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1990 and four years later he formed The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made 15 studio albums. In recent years he has made two albums with his other band, Grinderman. In 1999 he curated and directed the Meltdown Festival at London s South Bank Centre. He has also written the soundtrack for a number of successful films including The Assassination of Jesse James, Lawless and The Proposition. His novel And the Ass Saw the Angel was an international bestseller, Time Out s Book of the Year, and was reissued in the Penguin Essential series. His second novel The Death of Bunny Monroe was published in 2009. He lives in Brighton with his family.

Objev podobné jako And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave