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Can we really get over an all-consuming love? What kind of love should define our lives? â ˜This delicate requiem to musicians and their music â “ how it is born in their veins, why it bleeds from their skin â “ is larger than the small span of time it embodies, much like a symphony itself. And the utter poetry of the writing! I found myself gasping at a phrase, transported just the way the right series of notes would move meâ ™, Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author A lush, gorgeous novel that will completely immerse you in Vienna, seduce you with music and philiosophy and art, and then capture your heart , Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me Home Musical, hypnotically lyrical, rhythmic and sensory , Laura Dockrill, author of I Love You I Love You I Love Youâ ˜Joyful, sensuous and erudite, Since the World is Ending is sharply observed and gloriously intelligent. A delight.â ™ Jessica Moor, author of Keeperâ ˜With a passion for music at its core, this is a great pick for fans of Deep Cuts.â ™ Booksellers Circle MagazineMaya is living her dream in Vienna. First violinist with the prestigious Habsburg Philharmonic, her days are filled with music, her nights with wild parties and passionate, no-strings-attached sex with her colleague, star cellist Lucia Rizzo. But when Josh - the ex-love of Maya s life - unexpectedly shows up at her door, the perfect world she s built begins to unravel. Set over a blisteringly hot weekend in a city where ghosts lurk in every alleyway, Since the World is Ending explores the sacrifices we make and the risks we take when we pour life into our art. A novel about music, consequence, desire and the importance of love and art in a world on fire by a daring and uniquely compelling young novelist.

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In The Sundial Shirley Jackson, author of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, blends family politics and apocalyptic terror to create a disturbing world of sinister relations and the macabre. An amazing writer Neil GaimanMrs Halloran has inherited the great Halloran house on the death of her son, much to the disgust of her daughter-in-law, the delight of her wicked granddaughter and the confusion of the rest of the household. But when the original owner - long dead - arrives to announce the world is ending and only the house and its occupants will be saved, they find themselves in a nightmare of strange marble statues, mysterious house guests and the beautiful, unsettling Halloran sundial which seems to be at the centre of it all. Shirley Jackson s chilling tales have the power to unsettle and terrify unlike any other. She was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery was first published in The New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the greatest American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by five more: Hangsaman, The Bird s Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, widely seen as her masterpiece. Shirley Jackson died in her sleep at the age of 48. The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable ... It is a place where things are not what they seem; even on a morning that is sunny and clear there is always the threat of darkness looming, of things taking a turn for the worse A. M. Homes Shirley Jackson is unparalleled as a leader in the field of beautifully written, quiet, cumulative shudders Dorothy Parker Shirley Jackson s stories are among the most terrifying ever written Donna Tartt

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A defiant splatterpunk body horror on the Inneracy of theological doctrine, in the context of recovery, addiction, death grieving. A kind of reverent aching. A glorious descent into havok profanity.Exploring what god is to an addict, The Bible II is a gory, surreal How-Not-To-Guide for alcoholics coming to terms with their own saviour complex in absence of traditional methods of recovery.Saints, Apostles, Whales all things Holy are warped, re-examined, chewed appropriated into something more fitting for the modern climate. Pianos erupt through bodies through half remembered or halfway forgotten conversations; people become buildings their dereliction;everyone is scarred replete with teeth but everyone is worthy of Redemption it just depends how. Mixing violent, aching prose with experimental forms, the grotesque sublime play off each other in tangible ways that makes the apocalypse both personal revelatory. Owing as much to Giallo films as it does to Hardcore Punk Bands like Orchid Circle Takes The Square as well as the wildness of poets like Fran Lock, Daniel Borzutzky Joelle Taylor this unsettling mediation grows to a crescendo of hope, if you ve the temerity to reach out grab it.Exploring how culpability is dealt with in regards to making amends to the ghosts of past lives, whilst living through a mass extinction event of our own making. despite the gallows humour frank brutality moments of tenderness shine in amongst the maelstrom of words that translates Samâ ™s frenetic explosive performance style to the page. The poems bleed into each other reframing narratives held up as gospel with the context of perspective as each page turns creating new understanding.The world is ending but if you need something a little more holy to guide your soul wherever you think you are heading this might be it.

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Named A Most Anticipated Book by: LitHub * Vulture * Time * A PW 2022 Holiday Gift Pick One of: Time s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 * NPR s 2022 Books We Love Vulture s 10 Best Books of 2022 A Goodreads Readers Choice Award SemifinalistFrom acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worlds—past, present, and future. ChoiÂ’s third book features poems about historical and impending apocalypses, alongside musings on our responsibilities to each other and visions for our collective survival.Many have called our time dystopian. But The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On reminds us that apocalypse has already come in myriad ways for marginalized peoples.With lyric and tonal dexterity, these poems spin backwards and forwards in time--from Korean comfort women during World War II, to the precipice of climate crisis, to children wandering a museum in the future. These poems explore narrative distances and queer linearity, investigating on microscopic scales before soaring towards the universal. As she wrestles with the daily griefs and distances of this apocalyptic world, Choi also imagines what togetherness--between Black and Asian and other marginalized communities, between living organisms, between children of calamity and conquest--could look like. Bringing together Choi s signature speculative imagination with even greater musicality than her previous work, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On ultimately charts new paths toward hope in the aftermaths, and visions for our collective survival.Â

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It all started with The World is Full of Married Men, the debut novel from global multi-million copy bestseller and literary superstar, Jackie Collins.Includes a brilliant introduction from Fanny Blake, talking about what this book and Jackie means to her! #39;Jackie #39;s books were like nothing else I #39;d read, showcasing a world a million miles away from my own #39; FANNY BLAKE #39;Jackie Collins’s daring, unapologetic stroke of the pen, combined with her glorious wit, has single-handedly given creative license to new generations of authors and storytellers. #39; COLLEEN HOOVER There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins. With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out. #39;A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women #39;s fiction #39; JILLY COOPER ‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON ‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL ‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN ‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN ‘Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle’ CATHERINE STEADMAN ‘Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers’ SAMANTHA TONGE ‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING ‘Jackie bought a bit of glitter, sparkle and sunshine into our humdrum existence’ VERONICA HENRY ‘Jackie wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD ‘Collins was saying that women didn’t have to centre round men, either in books or in life’ JESSIE BURTON

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The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization â “ a â ˜flatteningâ ™ of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means that suddenly knowledge pools and resources have connected all over the planet, levelling the playing field as never before, so that each of us is potentially an equal â “ and competitor â “ of the other. The rules of the game have changed forever â “ but does this â ˜death of distanceâ ™, which requires us all to run faster in order to stay in the same place, mean the world has got too small and too flat too fast for us to adjust? Friedman brilliantly demystifies the exciting, often bewildering, global scene unfolding before our eyes, one which we sense but barely yet understand. The World is Flat is the most timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and its discontents, powerfully illuminated by a world-class writer. In his new chapters: If It s Not Happening, It s Because You re Not Doing It and What Happens When We All Have Dog s Hearing? the author explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the very latest developments in global communication. The emergent popularity of blogging, pod-casting, YouTube and MySpace enable the modern world citizen to broadcast their views to a potential audience of billions, and the proliferation of Internet access to even the poorest communities gives everyone who wants to the tools to address issues of social injustice and inequality. On the other hand the technology that seems to improve communication on a global scale causes it to deteriorate on a local scale. Identifying ours as The Age of Interruption , Friedman discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation and using a phone or iPod whilst driving. In an age when we are always connected via email or mobile phone how can we hope to concentrate on one thing without interruption? As expected the author has revitalised this new edition of The World Is Flat with timely insights into the nature of our flat world.

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Dárková sada - 1× hrnek 315 ml, materiál: keramika, 1× klíčenka, 1× podtácek, oficiálně licencovaný produkt, design Stranger Things Fanouškům filmové ságy Stranger Things by ve sbírce neměla chybět dárková sada nbsp;The World is Turning Upside Down. Sada patří k oficiálně licencovaným výrobkům s motivem Stranger Things. V dárkové sadě nbsp;Stranger Things - The World is Turning Upside Down najdete hrníček, podtácek a klíčenku. Jednotlivé předměty jsou zdobeny motivem Stranger Things. nbsp; Klíčové vlastnosti dárkové sady nbsp;Stranger Things - The World is Turning Upside DownDárková sada nbsp;The World is Turning Upside Down je určena fanouškům Stranger ThingsObsahuje hrnek, klíčenku a podtácekStranger Things - The World is Turning Upside Down nbsp;patří k oficiálně licencovaným výrobkům Bohatá sada nbsp;Stranger Things - The World is Turning Upside DownHrníček ze sady nbsp;Stranger Things - The World is Turning Upside Down má objem...

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Includes a sparkling new introduction to this deliciously wicked novel from Veronica Henry, talking about what this book and Jackie means to her. ‘Jackie bought a bit of glitter, sparkle and sunshine into our humdrum existence’ VERONICA HENRY #39;Jackie Collins’s daring, unapologetic stroke of the pen, combined with her glorious wit, has single-handedly given creative license to new generations of authors and storytellers. #39; COLLEEN HOOVER There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins. With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out. #39;A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women #39;s fiction #39; JILLY COOPER ‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON ‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL ‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN ‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN #39;Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle’ CATHERINE STEADMAN ‘Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘There’s a lot a drag queen can learn from Jackie’ TOM RASMUSSEN ‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers’ SAMANTHA TONGE ‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING ‘Collins was saying that women didn’t have to centre round men, either in books or in life’ JESSIE BURTON ‘Jackie lived the Hollywood dream, but, she looked sideways at it, and then shared the dirt with her readers’ JULIET ASHTON ‘What radiates from her novels, is a sense that women are capable of great things’ ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY

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A prominent Hindi poetâ ™s compelling testament to the struggles and resilience of Indiaâ ™s marginalized communities. A voice of the marginalized and a staunch critic of the establishment, Alok Dhanwa brilliantly captures the ethos of a turbulent era in India through his poetry. Born in 1948, in Munger, Bihar, he witnessed the rise and fall of political movements and wrote against the backdrop of the Maoist and Naxalite struggles. This collection, the first book-length translation of his work into English, brings a glimpse of a volatile nation coming to grips with its own existence to new readers. Â His poetry highlights the ongoing fight for justice and identity in an ever-changing state that remains starkly relevant to the contemporary Indian polity. Dhanwaâ ™s writing is a beacon for the working class, a testament to resistance, and a reminder that the struggle for a better world is both eternal and essential. In his universe, love, rebellion, armed resistance, and the everyday coexist. With World Is Made Up Every Day, he paints a vivid portrait of rural Indiaâ ™s landscapes and humanityâ ™s capacity to defy power in all its forms. This book is not just a collection of poems; it is a call to keep the spirit of resistance alive and to live meaningfully in a world that constantly evolves but often remains unchanged. Â

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The Crabgrass comics adventures continue in this new graphic novel by Tauhid Bondia chronicling the friendship and unconventional family life of best friends Miles and Kevin.In this new book of Crabgrass comic adventures featuring best friends Miles and Kevin, the friends experience the highs and lows of school life and the surprising complexity of friendship. After Kevin experiences a surprise case of lice, Miles shaves his head in solidarity and accidentally winds up becoming the cool kid at school—a disorienting change from their usual family dynamic. When Thanksgiving arrives, Miles and his dad decide to take over the kitchen. What could possibly go wrong? The World is Lava is a poignant exploration of friendship, loyalty, and the sometimes bumpy road of growing up. With its blend of sharp humor, relatable characters, and colorful comic artwork, this graphic novel captures the thrills and perils of the world as experienced by two preteen boys.

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I know of no one better qualified to understand what young people are facing today - Philippa Perry There are epidemic rates of ADHD, depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide in young people. The conventional medical model wants to put a plaster on the problems with medication and CBT, but we, as parents, need to dig deeper. We need to face the fact that it is not our child s fault, but the world we are bringing them up in and that we play a key role in how they see this world. Bringing together years of work helping children and the child inside us all, acclaimed psychotherapist, Louis Weinstock, will show us how. Split into two parts, and blending mindfulness, meditation and visualisation, we are taken on a journey that starts with exploring our own fears and weaknesses, and ends joyfully in practical ways we can help build confidence, courage and authentic hope about the future in our children. The power lies within each of us to create with, and for, our children a more beautiful world right now - a world where they realise their almost infinite potential.

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The debut cookbook from Emily Roz, AKA @myriadrecipes â “ a joyful celebration of the diverse flavours and textures of delicious, delectable dumplings!Fluffy, crispy, steamy, tasty, spicy, creamy, puffy, crunchy â “ however you like them, thereâ ™s no denying that everybody loves dumplings!Thereâ ™s barely a food culture in the world that doesnâ ™t celebrate dumplings â “ and for good reason. This book is a joyful celebration of the diverse flavours and textures offered by these magical little parcels, packed full of recipes that take inspiration from across the globe, while showing you how simple they are to make at home.With chapters ranging from quick dishes using ready-made dumplings to wrappers and fillings made from scratch, this book has something for everyone. Easy to make and even easier to eat, these nourishing bundles of deliciousness â “ from cheese-filled pierogi-style dumplings, to feta, mint and spinach pockets, to speedy laksa-style dumpling noodle soup â “ can be enjoyed by anyone, any time. So, whether youâ ™re looking for a speedy lunch, tasty batches to fill the freezer or a fun way to spend an evening with friends, The World Is Your Dumpling has got you covered.

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A dazzling, heartbreaking debut collection Guardian Kennedy s voice, and her unforgiving gaze, are electric Sunday Times These stories sing, haunt and inspire laughter ... One of the best collections I ve read in years Sinead GleesonA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O BRIEN AWARD 2022The secrets people kept, the lies they told.In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories, people are effortlessly cruel to one another, and the natural world is a primitive salve. Here, women are domestically trapped by predatorial men, Irelandâ ™s folklore and politics loom large, and poverty â “ material, emotional, sexual â “ seeps through every crack.A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a ghost estate, with blood on her hands; a young woman is tormented by visions of the man murdered by her brother during the Troubles; a pregnant mother fears the worst as her husband grows illegal cannabis with the help of a vulnerable teenage girl; a woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage.Announcing a major new voice in literary fiction for the twenty-first century, these sharp shocks of stories offer flashes of beauty, and even humour, amidst the harshest of truths.

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A research-based deep dive into a growing phenomenon—companies allowing employees to work from anywhere—and how those who adopt this model can boost talent, innovation, and productivity.As the debate around remote versus in-office work rages on, leaders in a wide range of industries continue to implement radically flexible work practices, allowing most, if not all, of their employees to work from anywhere. Why? They understand that geographic flexibility offers a competitive advantage: the ability to attract and retain top talent globally.In The World Is Your Office, Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury, who has been studying this phenomenon for over a decade, takes readers inside the trailblazing companies that are going all-in on work-from-anywhere (WFA) policies. From startups and nonprofits to government agencies and large corporations, Choudhury s research shows why and how these organizations—and their employees—are benefiting.Drawing insights from this pioneering research, Choudhury also provides an extensive playbook for implementing successful WFA policies, offering leaders concrete strategies to:Use WFA as a means of hiring and retaining the best talentEffectively manage WFA teams, share knowledge, and combat isolationLeverage AI and automation to extend WFA into manufacturing and other deskless rolesDesign programs that attract talent to different regionsFilled with actionable insights and extensive case studies, The World Is Your Office empowers leaders to embrace the future of work.

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Legendary music producer, Gordon Raphael has spent four decades working with musicians, performers and songwriters to create unique genre-defining sounds. His work with THE STROKES, REGINA SPEKTOR and THE LIBERTINES has made him one of the world’s most sought-after music producers. What’s his secret? This book gives an insider’s view into how music is created and recorded, sharing insights into the artistic discoveries that happen when a group of talented musicians find the right studio, the right producer and the right sound. Like sitting on the purple velvet couch at New York’s fabled Transporterraum Studio, this rock ‘n’ roll memoir gives an All Access Pass to the processes and techniques, the people and the performances. It’s the early 2000s and, for the first time, young people who’ve grown up hating their parent s rock music, have found a reason in the songs of NYC newcomers THE STROKES to drop their electronica, house and techno for guitars, Converse, leather jackets—to form their own bands.Focussing on the eight-year period from the demise of the Seattle grunge scene to the rebirth of a thrilling cultural shift in New York and London that reimagined rock n’ roll. Gordon Raphael shares his tales of musical glory and loss, creative triumphs and breakups.It’s a bumpy ride with a killer soundtrack.

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Welcome to a marvellous almanac of E. E. Cummings⠙s poetry, from the showers, puddles and birdsong of spring to the beaches and sun of summer, Halloween, November sunsets, snowfalls and little silent Christmas trees. Now published as the first-ever picture book collection of Cummings⠙s poems and imagined for contemporary readers with beloved artist Blanca Gómez⠙s sprightly and charming illustrations, when the world is puddle-wonderful bursts with joy and wonder at the world around us.

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The pleasure is twice as sweetWhen you cheat a cheat. An illustrated collection of fables from one of France s most vital writers.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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International journalist Amy Molloy spent a decade interviewing amazing people who ve survived incredible challenges - from terrorist attacks, to natural disasters, breakups, breakdowns and the everyday events that can cause our lives to freeze.As a serial survivor herself, Amy wanted to discover the secret formula that allows some people to move forward - joyfully - after difficulties, as she managed to.Amy was a child with obsessive tendencies, who became a teenager with anorexia and a 23-year-old widow. Throw in a family history of depression, a father paralysed from cancer and a tendency to have spiritual premonitions. It s a recipe for a messed up adult. Or is it?This insightful and honest book combines personal anecdotes with practical tools to help readers explore their memories, pinpoint their triggers and use their past to empower them.Don t let the worst day of your life be your greatest achievement.

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Hudební CD - 5CD s koncertními nahrávkami legendárních Slade. 5CD s koncertními nahrávkami legendárních Slade. Slade jsou bezpochyby jednou z nejvýraznějších britských rockových skupin. Svůj první hitparádový úspěch zaznamenali v květnu 1971 se skladbou Get Down And Get With It„ a od té chvíle po celá sedmdesátá léta určovali nejen hudební, ale i módní trendy. Vliv Slade na svou tvorbu přiznávají tak rozdílné soubory jako Nirvana, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Def Leppard, The Ramones, Kiss. A jak pravil Noel Gallagher ”No Slade = No Oasis". Rok vydání : 2022 (Live) Seznam stop CD1 Hear Me Calling (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / In Like a Shot from My Gun (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / Darling Be Home Soon (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / Know Who You Are (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / Keep On Rocking (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / Get Down and Get With It (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) / Born to Be Wild (Live) ( 2009 - Remaster) CD2 Rock #039;n #039; Roll Preacher (Live) / When...

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As old white men continue to dominate the national and international stages, the needs of women and minorities are constantly ignored. International politics are shaped by a ruthless competition for advantage, and the world is full of conflicts, crises and wars. Things have to change. Activist and political scientist Kristina Lunz is on a mission to do just that. In her work from New York to Bogotá, from Germany to Myanmar, she became aware of a stubborn unwillingness to think past the status quo and to embrace new, innovative voices from marginalized groups. She also saw that the tradition of feminist activism combined brilliantly with diplomacy: both require grim tenacity, boundless creativity and a solutions-oriented approach. In her attempt to reconfigure the field of foreign policy, she aims to set in motion a paradigm shift, replacing grandiose displays of military might with feminism, solidarity and climate justice. A feminist foreign policy requires the promotion of equal rights in the handling of foreign affairs and security matters worldwide, with a particular focus on marginalized and politically underrepresented groups. Ultimately, this is nothing less than an inclusive, visionary policy for the twenty-first century, one where security and prosperity, health and climate justice are possible ⠓ in other words: where peace is possible for everyone, everywhere.

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How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth s resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered in the book s three major themes: meaning, sustainability, and humanity-centeredness. Emphasize quality of life, not monetary rewards; restructure how we live to better protect the environment; and focus on all of humanity. Design for a Better World presents an eye-opening diagnosis of where we ve gone wrong and a clear prescription for making things better. Norman proposes a new way of thinking, one that recognizes our place in a complex global system where even simple behaviors affect the entire world. He identifies the economic metrics that contribute to the harmful effects of commerce and manufacturing and proposes a recalibration of what we consider important in life. His experience as both a scientist and business executive gives him the perspective to show how to make these changes while maintaining a thriving economy. Let the change begin with this book before it s too late.

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Josh Tierney and Agroshka s sci-fi adventure follows Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting an Earth that has been shrunk by an unknown alien artifact-the world is literally in his hands! Lucas Densen has earned his easygoing high school reputation through hard work and optimism. Life seems to be smooth sailing for this basketball-playing stargazer until an alien artifact shrinks the world, along with everything Lucas loves. What awaits him in this new realm where worlds are the size of your palm, and can he find out how to restore the Earth? Lucas Densen has earned his easygoing reputation through hard work and optimism. When not playing basketball for his high school team, the Pulsars, Lucas enjoys visiting his mother s archaeological excavations. During one visit, Lucas accidentally triggers an ancient alien artifact that suddenly transforms Earth into a small glowing orb no larger than a basketball! Transported to a mysterious realm with nothing but what s on his back and the planet in his hands, Lucas encounters a friendly alien, Lully, who offers to help. What awaits him in this new realm where worlds are the size of your palm, and can he find out how to restore Earth?

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“A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera…reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball” —Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm—the world is literally in his hands!In the aftermath of the Nurulan attack on Affin, Lucas and his friends are imprisoned aboard the same battleship commanded by Exxo’s father, Captain Divo, who has taken possession of Earth! Exxo might be Lucas’s only hope to retrieve his planet, but will she manage to stand up to her powerful father for the sake of her friends? And will Lucas even be able to unlock the power he needs to restore Earth back to size? Lucas’s space adventure reaches its nail-biting conclusion in the final volume of World Piece!

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A seriously funny book all about our brains! Award-winning author-illustrator Elise Gravel celebrates the many wonderful ways humans think in a comic-style nonfiction book for curious kids. Acclaimed creator Elise Gravel (Killer Underwear Invasion!, Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere, and many more) uses her trademark humor and punchy art to explore the fascinating human brain. Though all our brains look the same, every brain works differently. This Is My Brain! shows readers that understanding how different brains feel and learn can help us connect with others . . . and keep our own brains happy! Through humorous, engaging text and brightly colored art, readers are introduced to the fundamentals of how our brains work, how our unique neurology influences how we think and act, and how the world is a better place when we understand each other’s brains and use them collectively.BRAINS ARE COOL: Whether it’s a fascination with the way brains look or how they work, kids enjoy learning about the human body, specifically the brain! UNDERSTANDING NEURODIVERSITY: Neurodiversity is something we are hearing more and more about. Parents and teachers are realizing the importance of helping kids understand that thinking differently is normal and that it is important for each of us to embrace our own brain’s uniqueness as well as value alternative ways of thinking by others. This is an excellent resource for exploring the topic together. HUMOROUS NONFICTION: While the subject is serious, the funny text and pictures will tickle any reader #39;s funny bone. Elise Gravel’s distinctive comic-style art and unique talent for explaining complicated information in simple and hilarious ways make this science-based topic accessible to all.Perfect for: Parents, teachers, and librarians looking for books on neurodiversity Kids interested in learning about the brain Readers who enjoy science and STEM books like The Way We Work, Ultimate Bodypedia, and Super Interesting Facts for Smart Kids Fans of Elise Gravel and her funny graphic novel-style picture books

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First a legendary radio series, then a bestselling book, then a blockbuster movie, the immensely successful Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams needs no introduction.This paperback boxset collection includes all five parts of the trilogy, The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish and Mostly Harmless.A phenomenon across the galaxy, this paperback omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker s in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent s odyssey through space and time. Share and enjoy.The Hitchhiker s Guide to the GalaxyOne Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace express route. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. The Galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it s very hard to get a cup of tea.The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseWhen all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - Where shall we have dinner? The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.Life, the Universe and EverythingFollowing a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord s, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown.So Long, and Thanks for All the FishThere is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It s not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he s the only human who s been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realised how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she s forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God s Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . .Mostly HarmlessArthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There s nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all - he s encountered most of them before.

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Pierre says bonjour . George says hello . But . . . they both say achoo! when they sneeze. The world is full of all sorts of people, speaking different languages and living different kinds of lives, but deep down people are basically the same wherever they live.

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Kniha - autor Jenn Lyons, 720 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Memory of Souls is the third epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons’ Chorus of Dragons series and one of Library Journal's best SF F books of the year! THE LONGER HE LIVES THE MORE DANGEROUS HE BECOMES Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across the empire, the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies—and the end of the world—is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin needs to convince the king of the Manol vané to perform an ancient ritual which will strip the entire race of their immortality, but it’s a ritual which certain vané will do anything to prevent. Including assassinating the messengers. Worse, Kihrin must come to terms with the horrifying possibility that his connection to the king of demons, Vol Karoth, is growing steadily in strength. How can he hope to save anyone when he might turn out to be the greatest threat of them all? A...

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A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads Masterly mapping out of a new world order – Evening Standard Revised and updated edition The New Silk Roads takes a fresh look at the relationships being formed along the length and breadth of the ancient trade routes today. The world is changing dramatically and in an age of Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the western world stand in sharp contrast to events along the Silk Roads, where ties are being strengthened and mutual cooperation established. This prescient contemporary history provides a timely reminder that we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected. Following the Silk Roads eastwards from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and the Middle East, Peter Frankopan assesses the global reverberations of continual shifts in the centre of power – all too often absent from headlines in the west. The New Silk Roads asks us to re-examine who we are and where we stand in the world, illuminating the themes on which all our lives and livelihoods depend. The Silk Roads, a major reassessment of world history, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

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Poignant, funny and highly readable. Would make a wonderful present. Sue Leonard, Examiner A real snapshot in time ...a celebration of female friendship ...fantastic - such a good read Irish Times Women s Podcast Engaging ...tender and true and spiced with wit and no little wisdom RTE Guide Heart-warming ...nostalgic ...the letters brim over with the kind of humour and honest reflection that only best friends exchange Irish Independent I highly recommend this unusual and fantastic book. It s a great trip down memory lane. Librarian Lavender Isn t it great, Cathy, being where we are (age-wise I mean)? I really enjoy being 18 cos you have a degree of independence and yet you can act the gom if you want cos we re not all growed up yet. I don t know if I agree about it being great being 18. I m kinda apprehensive, waiting for it all to come. I think 22-23 d be better. Then you d be sophisticated and knowledgeable ... It s the era of Dynasty, Murphy s Micro Quiz-M and MT-USA on the telly, Kajagoogoo, Culture Club and Chris de Burgh in the charts. And also a time of mass emigration and creeping social change. In 1983 in Carrick-on-Suir two 18-year-olds take tentative steps into the future: Cathy to become an au pair, Mary to study accountancy. For a year they exchange long gossipy letters. The letters are touching, funny, tender and gutsy. They show the girls growing pains as they make sense of their new lives, dream about finding love, and start to realise that the world is a more complex and challenging place than they had ever imagined. Most of all, Cathy and Mary s letters are filled with the eternal optimism and sense of wonderment of youth.

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The fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Witcher series that inspired the hit Netflix show finds Ciri trapped in a distant world and separated from Geralt and her destiny.After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.Translated by David French.

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Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate. The one thing you never talk about while you re in the Scholomance is what you ll do when you get out - not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates. And what s more, she didn t even have to become the monstrous dark witch she s prophesised to become to make it happen. Instead of killing enclavers, she saved them, and now the world is safe for all wizards. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world. Just kidding. Instead, someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in El s stead, and everyone she saved is at risk again with a full-scale enclave war on the horizon. And so, the first thing El needs to do after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, is to turn straight around and find a way back in.

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The fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Witcher series that inspired the hit Netflix show finds Ciri trapped in a distant world and separated from Geralt and her destiny. After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves.She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated.She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.Translated by David French.

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Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate. The one thing you never talk about while you re in the Scholomance is what you ll do when you get out - not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates.And what s more, she didn t even have to become the monstrous dark witch she s prophesised to become to make it happen. Instead of killing enclavers, she saved them, and now the world is safe for all wizards. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world.Just kidding. Instead, someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in El s stead, and everyone she saved is at risk again with a full-scale enclave war on the horizon. And so, the first thing El needs to do after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, is to turn straight around and find a way back in.

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RaMell Ross s transcendentally moving and frightening film (Guardian, New York Film Festival) now a major motion picture and shortlisted for a Golden Globe.WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020Winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction 2020Time #1 Novel of the Year 2019Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida.Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clear-sighted grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But given the time and the place, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy his future, and so Elwood arrives at The Nickel Academy, which claims to provide physical, intellectual and moral training which will equip its inmates to become honorable and honest men .In reality, the Nickel Academy is a chamber of horrors, where physical, emotional and sexual abuse is rife, where corrupt officials and tradesmen do a brisk trade in supplies intended for the school, and where any boy who resists is likely to disappear out back . Stunned to find himself in this vicious environment, Elwood tries to hold on to Dr King s ringing assertion, Throw us in jail, and we will still love you. But Elwood s fellow inmate and new friend Turner thinks Elwood is naive and worse; the world is crooked, and the only way to survive is to emulate the cruelty and cynicism of their oppressors.The tension between Elwood s idealism and Turner s skepticism leads to a decision which will have decades-long repercussions.Based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that operated for one hundred and eleven years and warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative by a great American novelist whose work is essential to understanding the current reality of the United States. If greatness is excellence sustained over time, then without question, Whitehead is one of the greatest of his generation. In fact, figuring his age, acclaim, productivity and consistency, he is one of the greatest American writers alive Time A commanding triumph Sunday Times Every chapter hits its mark New York Times

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Next to impossible to put down . . .exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying. STEPHEN KING*****The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to grow into cries for revolution. Meanwhile, life for Prosperans is perfection - and when it s not, their bodies are sent to the mysterious third island: a facility named The Nursery, to be rebooted and restart life afresh. Proctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown.He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message: The world is not the world... These simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important. Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself...***** A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster s worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling! ANDY WEIR, author of The Martian All of my sky-high expectations were smashed. The Ferryman, like the very best speculative fiction, is a transcendent meditation on the human condition, delivered through gorgeous prose, characters who steal your heart, and riveting storytelling that is guaranteed to put the rest of your life on hold until you ve turned the final page. Fiction doesn t get better than this. BLAKE CROUCH, author of Dark Matter

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The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988, which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history, sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed, excess and egotism of the eighties.Barbarians at the Gate recounts this two-month battle with breathtaking pace and flair, and transports back to the Wall Street empire before it crumbled, through the boardroom doors, into the midnight meetings, the betrayals, the deal makers and publicity flaks, into a world where - as Nabisco CEO Ross Johnson put it - a few million dollars are lost in the sands of time .Twenty years on, the world is once again recovering from a period of financial extravagance and irresponsibility. This revised edition brings the ultimate business thriller up to date for a new generation of readers.

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A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera...reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball -Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm-the world is literally in his hands!Lucas Densen and his new friends have uncovered an evil scheme to shrink planets for consumption. Yet they still have no idea how to reverse the process and restore Earth. Following a fresh lead, Lucas, Lully, and the mysterious Mitton board a space cruise in search of Dr. Caws, a scientist known to be working on a possible solution. But there are hidden threats lurking on board, and the trio may face more danger than they bargained for!

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A candid, rollicking readâ ¦roars with honesty, chaos, self-awareness, literary ambition and drunken benders. â “ The Times A unique and audacious memoir, by turns affecting, funny. uncanny and unforgettable. This is a memoir like no other. It claws at me with its long, thin nails. I wince as I hear my parents inside the house fighting, but with the whinnying of the horses so loud, I can t be sure it s them or the dogs or the wolves, whose cages I ll have to clean soon. Even with the sound of the leaves in the trees, the cold grass on my back, there s the strange feeling that all the oxygen in the world is drifting in a direction away from me. Rain is coming though. It isn t here yet, but I can feel it s coming. Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He recounts an unconventional childhood spent on a ranch in Paso Robles, California, far from the glamour of Hollywood.As a child he was surrounded by the wolves, cougars and other wild animals gathered by his fearless and explosive mother, Jane Agee Brolin. Her tragic early death haunts this book, and the force of her unforgettable personality is felt throughout.He also brings to life his career in the film industry â “ from his breakout role in The Goonies to the curious set of No Country for Old Men â “ documenting his professional and personal ups and downs with unflinching honesty. He shares insights into relationships, addiction, love and fatherhood, while letting the white space in between words speak for itself.From Under the Truck is an audacious and riveting memoir from a born writer that will stay with you forever.

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Sometimes finding your place in the world is the greatest puzzle of all...Clayton Stumper is an enigma.He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt.Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution.When the esteemed crossword compiler, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle to him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for his future.Yet as Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve - and it s a secret that will change everything...

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Great Trans-Siberian Express comes to life in a novel of wild imagination, perfect for fans of Piranesi, Babel, The Night Circus and Jessie Burton Brooks s vivid, impressive debut is a turn-of-the-last-century steampunk fantasy set aboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR I urge everybody to pick up a copy STUART TURTON Be warned - once you step into The Cautious Traveller s Guide to the Wastelands, you ll never want to disembark SAMANTHA SHANNON Wild and wonderful . . . completely captivating JENNIFER SAINT Mysterious and clever and brilliant NATASHA PULLEYIt is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket.It is the end of the 19th Century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow.Nothing touches this abandoned wilderness except the Great Trans-Siberian Express, an impenetrable train built to carry cargo across continents but which now transports anyone who dares to cross the shadowy Wastelands.On to the platform steps a curious cast of characters: a grieving woman with a borrowed name, a famous child born on the train and a disgraced naturalist, all heading for the Great Exhibition in Moscow.But the old rules are changing, and there are whispers that the train isn t safe. As secrets begin to unravel, the passengers and crew must survive their journey through the Wastelands together - even as something uncontrollable seems to be breaking in . . .

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Hemingway s great novel of the Spanish Civil War The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco s rebels... A sparse, masculine, world-weary meditation on death, ideology and the savagery of war in general Sunday Telegraph One of the greatest novels which our troubled age will produce Observer **One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

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Winner of the CILIP Amnesty Honour 2017.Shortlisted for the Guardian Children s Fiction Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017.Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid and deeply moving story about a refugee boy who has spent his entire life living in a detention centre. This novel reminds us all of the importance of freedom, hope, and the power of a story to speak for anyone who s ever struggled to find a safe home. ...a special book - Morris Gleitzman, author of the acclaimed ONCE seriesBorn in a refugee camp, all Subhi knows of the world is that he s at least 19 fence diamonds high, the nice Jackets never stay long, and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his tent, bringing with it unusual treasures. And one day it brings him Jimmie.Carrying a notebook that she s unable to read and wearing a sparrow made out of bone around her neck - both talismans of her family s past and the mother she s lost - Jimmie strikes up an unlikely friendship with Subhi beyond the fence. As he reads aloud the tale of how Jimmie s family came to be, both children discover the importance of their own stories in writing their futures.

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The Light of All That Falls is the spectacular conclusion to James Islington s Licanius trilogy - a modern fantasy blockbuster packed with magic, prophecy and adventure.James Islington s bestselling debut, The Shadow of What Was Lost, began an epic tale of three heroes who embraced forbidden powers to confront a rising evil. The adventure continued in An Echo of Things to Come as armies clashed and magic collided. Now the final battle - and the fate of the world - is at hand in The Light of All That Falls, the enthralling final volume in the Licanius trilogy.

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Two exciting short stories set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett. Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons - bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. But there was a time when the demons were not so bold. A time when wards did more than hold the demons at bay. They allowed man to fight back, and to win. Messenger Arlen Bales will search anywhere, dare anything, to return this magic to the world. Abban, a merchant in the Great Bazaar of Krasia, purports to sell everything a man s heart could desire, including, perhaps, the key to Arlen s quest. The Great Bazaar and Brayan s Gold is the essential addition to one of the most exciting epic fantasy series currently being published.

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The fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Witcher series that inspired the hit Netflix show finds Ciri trapped in a distant world and separated from Geralt and her destiny.After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.Translated by David French.

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The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings.â ˜Rare and magical book.â ™ Bill Brysonâ ˜A witty, intoxicating paean to Earthâ ™s most wondrous creatures.â ™ Observerâ ˜Exquisite and timely.â ™ Maggie Oâ ™Farrell** Shortlisted for the Waterstones and Foyles Book of the Year **** Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing **In The Golden Mole, Katherine Rundell, the award-winning author of Super-Infinite and Impossible Creatures, takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the worldâ ™s strangest and most awe-inspiring animals, including pangolins, wombats, lemurs and seahorses. But each of these animals is endangered. And so, this most passionately persuasive and sharply funny book is also an urgent, inspiring clarion call: to treasure and act â “ to save natureâ ™s vanishing wonders, before it is too late.â ˜Deeply affecting, intimate and wildly funny . . . I loved it.â ™ Edmund de Waalâ ˜A wondrous ode to natureâ ™s astonishing beauty â “ and an elegy for all the life we are in the midst ofdestroying.â ™ Amia Srinivasanâ ˜An exuberant celebration of everything from bats, crows and hedgehogs to narwhals and wombats . . . Rundell is incapable of writing a dull sentence.â ™ Observerâ ˜There is a constant joy in the book . . . A sense throughout of delight and wonder, and a reminder thatthese emotions also matter â “ may even save us. This is the point.â ™ New StatesmanKatherine Rundell s book The Golden Mole was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 04-11-2023

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Uncover fascinating stories about the natural world with this nature book for kids aged 6-8.The world is filled with curious objects such as amazing rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, animals and more. The Wonders of Nature is a beautiful nature encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with pages packed with fascinating information showcasing a collection of 100 remarkable items from the natural world, from orchids to opals and lichens to lizards and so much more! Each plant, animal, and rock is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images.Find out how the prowling jaguar uses spots to avoid being spotted, why a sticky sundew means big trouble for insects, and what a radiolarian is. The Wonders of Nature takes you on a tour of our planet through commonplace-but-incredible objects made by nature itself.This nature book for children features:- 100 minerals, plants, and animals through photographs and illustrations.- Fun facts that provide key information on the natural world.- A gold foil cover and metallic gold edges, making this a giftable book for nature enthusiasts.This nature anthology combines engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text that sheds a light on the wonders of nature and wildlife. Ideal for inquisitive children aged 6-8 who love to spot things when exploring outside, this is the book for those who want to know more about the wonderful and mysterious natural world around them.More in the SeriesThe Wonders of Nature is part of the beautiful and informative Anthology series. Complete the series and nurture your child s curiosity as they explore the natural world with Nature s Treasures or let them walk with the dinosaurs who ruled the earth before them in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life.

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The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children - Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series Superb - Observer Absolutely thrilling - Louie Stowell1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her.When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on.But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined.And then, someone is murdered . . .Join May, Eric and Nuala in the first unputdownable book in a fast-paced, mysterious and adventurous new series from million-copy-bestseller, Robin Stevens.

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*DON T MISS OUT - STUNNING LIMITED FIRST EDITION WITH JIGSAW PIECE CUT-OUT AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!*THE INSTANT TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! Utterly beautiful. I adored it JOANNA CANNON Hugely uplifting and wonderful AJ PEARCE Truly heartwarming THE TIMESSometimes finding your place in the world is the greatest puzzle of all...Clayton Stumper is an enigma.He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt.Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle to him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for his future. Yet as Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve - and it s a secret that will change everything...***Readers are loving The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers! Absolutely wonderful. A beautiful story of love and friendship ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quirky and joyful. A delight to read with lovely characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A charming tale. Original and uplifting and an absolute ode to not just friendship but fellowship ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such a joyful book. A unique storyline, the characters are wonderful and it s really uplifting ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Truly, the most joyous of books! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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From the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls comes the remarkable story of Noah s fight to save his beloved family dog following the outbreak of the Second World War. September 1939. The world is on the brink of war. As his dad marches off to fight, Noah makes him a promise, to keep their beloved family dog safe. When the government advises people to have their pets put down in readiness for the chaos of war, Noah and his two best friends go on the run to save his dog and as many animals as they can... A page-turning triumph to make you laugh and cry - itâ ™s Phil Earle at his best Jacqueline Wilson A triumph The Sunday Times, Children s Book of the Week Another gritty adventure full of heart, humour and historical accuracy Daily Mail

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