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â ˜An epic new history . . . a work of epic scholarship, breathtaking range, and piercing originalityâ ™ Daily Expressâ ˜An astonishing achievement of narrative history . . . I think the word is magisterial .â ™ Spectatorâ ˜Excellent, thorough, detailed and combatively argued.â ™ Sunday Times______________________________________Sing As We Go is an astonishingly ambitious overview of the political, social and cultural history of the country from 1919 to 1939.It explores and explains the politics of the period, and puts such moments of national turmoil as the General Strike of 1926 and the Abdication Crisis of 1936 under the microscope. It offers pen portraits of the era s most significant figures. It traces the changing face of Britain as cars made their first mass appearance, the suburbs sprawled, and radio and cinema became the means of mass entertainment. And it probes the deep divisions that split the nation: between the haves and have-nots, between warring ideological factions, and between those who promoted accommodation with fascism in Europe and those who bitterly opposed it.__________________________________________ Magisterial . . . an extraordinary achievement.â ™ Literary Reviewâ ˜A masterful portrayal of political, social and cultural upheaval between the wars.â ™ Daily Mail

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Another laugh-out-loud picture book from the award-winning author of You Must Bring a Hat, I Don #39;t Know What to Call My Cat and Be More Bernard.I have to start at school today. You #39;ll have such fun! my parents say. I know they think I #39;ll be okay, But what if things don #39;t go my way? Starting at a new school can be scary business. From rhinos at the gate to bears who won #39;t share, there are all SORTS of things that could go wrong. Luckily, Grandma is on hand to point out that there #39;s no need to fright, as things could just as easily . . . go right!Simon Philip #39;s latest picture book is a riotously funny but ultimately reassuring look at one child #39;s far-fetched imaginings about the first day of school, brought to life by Ged Adamson #39;s (Shark Dog) bold and fabulously expressive illustrations.

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The English language has evolved throughout its history, and usually for good reasons. However, in recent years, egged on by social media and the ubiquity and velocity of the internet, it has been subject to some grave assaults. There appear no longer to be any rules, in an era when, thanks to the web (another word to have changed its meaning) everyone can be a published author, completely unedited and unregulated. This often has dire consequences for the English tongue.Simon Heffer s A to Z runs though a whole litany of common confusions ( flaunt and flout , imply and infer , uninterested and disinterested ), unidiomatic English ( fed up of , focus around , the use of impacted in such construction as the loss impacted him badly ), and lazy expressions (these days every extended activity is an -athon , every scandal is a Something-gate ). It bemoans some truly awful neologisms, infotainment and funwashing among them. And it registers the horror of those of us who do not believe that you can answer the question How are you? with the words I m good .Trenchant and sprinkled with dry wit, Scarcely English is both a chamber of horrors of bad and lazy English and a plea for accuracy, clear thinking and elegance.

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The English language has evolved throughout its history, and usually for good reasons. However, in recent years, egged on by social media and the ubiquity and velocity of the internet, it has been subject to some grave assaults. There appear no longer to be any rules, in an era when, thanks to the web (another word to have changed its meaning) everyone can be a published author, completely unedited and unregulated. This often has dire consequences for the English tongue.Simon Heffer s A to Z runs though a whole litany of common confusions ( flaunt and flout , imply and infer , uninterested and disinterested ), unidiomatic English ( fed up of , focus around , the use of impacted in such construction as the loss impacted him badly ), and lazy expressions (these days every extended activity is an -athon , every scandal is a Something-gate ). It bemoans some truly awful neologisms, infotainment and funwashing among them. And it registers the horror of those of us who do not believe that you can answer the question How are you? with the words I m good .Trenchant and sprinkled with dry wit, Scarcely English is both a chamber of horrors of bad and lazy English and a plea for accuracy, clear thinking and elegance.

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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds. With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button.With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things – no need for maths, no need for map reading, no need for memorisation – are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness? Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored and disseminated knowledge. Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, he looks at a whole range of knowledge diffusion – from the cuneiform writings of Babylon to the machine-made genius of artificial intelligence, by way of Gutenberg, Google and Wikipedia to the huge Victorian assemblage of the Mundaneum, the collection of everything ever known, currently stored in a damp basement in northern Belgium. Studded with strange and fascinating details, Knowing What We Know is a deep dive into learning and the human mind.Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom? Does René Descartes’ ‘Cogito, ergo sum’— I think, therefore I am’, the foundation for human knowledge widely accepted since the Enlightenment—still hold? And what will the world be like if no one in it is wise?

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Guides to eco-friendly living and how the choices we make can help sustain Earth s future.In The Things We Recycle., learn about the effects of litter, pollution and waste on our planet and the ingenuis ideas for reuse and recycling. Discover how everyday materials like glass, metals, plastic and paper can be made into new prodcuts and how we can reduce the impact of waste on the planet.The We Go Eco series is a child-friendly introduction to eco-living and understanding the world through the choices we make and the shared responsibilities we have. As well as scientific learning, Go Eco panels throughout the books make practical suggestions on what we can all do to help make a difference in our daily lives. An activist spread at the back of each book takes a look at inspiring young people from around the world who have already made a difference in a particular environmental theme.Informative, approachable text is supported by buzzing, bold artwork - perfect for children aged 5-7 or those reading at book band 6 Orange.Titles in the series: The Journeys We MakeThe Planet We ShareThe Climate We ChangeThe Energy We UseThe Crops We GrowThe Food We EatThe Cities We Live InThe Homes We BuildThe Animals We SaveThe Things We Recycle

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Guides to eco-friendly living and how the choices we make can help sustain Earth s future.In The Animals We Save, find out about the different species that roam our planet, from polar bears in the arctic to stingrays in the seas, and dessert and grassland mammals, and how each species is affected by our changing climate.The We Go Eco series is a child-friendly introduction to eco-living and understanding the world through the choices we make and the shared responsibilities we have. As well as scientific learning, Go Eco panels throughout the books make practical suggestions on what we can all do to help make a difference in our daily lives. An activist spread at the back of each book takes a look at inspiring young people from around the world who have already made a difference in a particular environmental theme.Informative, approachable text is supported by buzzing, bold artwork - perfect for children aged 5-7 or those reading at book band 9 Gold.Titles in the series: The Journeys We MakeThe Planet We ShareThe Climate We ChangeThe Energy We UseThe Crops We GrowThe Food We EatThe Cities We Live InThe Homes We BuildThe Animals We SaveThe Things We Recycle

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Guides to eco-friendly living and how the choices we make can help sustain Earth s future. In The Homes We Build we learn about types of homes, what materials they are made from, how they are built and how they are beocoming increaisngly envioronmentally friendly. The We Go Eco series is a child-friendly introduction to eco-living and understanding the world through the choices we make and the shared responsibilities we have. As well as scientific learning, Go Eco panels throughout the books make practical suggestions on what we can all do to help make a difference in our daily lives. An activist spread at the back of each book takes a look at inspiring young people from around the world who have already made a difference in a particular environmental theme. Informative, approachable text is supported by buzzing, bold artwork - perfect for children aged 5-7 or those reading at book band 6 Orange. Titles in the series: The Journeys We Make The Planet We Share The Climate We Change The Energy We Use The Crops We Grow The Food We Eat The Cities We Live In The Homes We Build The Animals We Save The Things We Recycle

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Guides to eco-friendly living and how the choices we make can help sustain Earth s future.In The Energy We Use, learn about why we need renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, or geothermal, how we use energy in the home, and what effects using fossil fuels has on our planet.The We Go Eco series is a child-friendly introduction to eco-living and understanding the world through the choices we make and the shared responsibilities we have. As well as scientific learning, Go Eco panels throughout the books make practical suggestions on what we can all do to help make a difference in our daily lives. An activist spread at the back of each book takes a look at inspiring young people from around the world who have already made a difference in a particular environmental theme.Informative, approachable text is supported by buzzing, bold artwork - perfect for children aged 5-7 or those reading at book band 6 Orange.Titles in the series: The Journeys We MakeThe Planet We ShareThe Climate We ChangeThe Energy We UseThe Crops We GrowThe Food We EatThe Cities We Live InThe Homes We BuildThe Animals We SaveThe Things We Recycle

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LP vinyl - Americká zpěvačka a skladatelka Billie Eilish vydává album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"Když jsem složila skladbu bury a friend, celé album do sebe najednou v mé hlavě zapadlo," přibližuje novou muziku Billie. Americká zpěvačka a skladatelka Billie Eilish vydává album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"Když jsem složila skladbu bury a friend, celé album do sebe najednou v mé hlavě zapadlo," přibližuje novou muziku Billie. "Okamžitě jsem věděla, o čem bude, jak bude vypadat a jak bych chtěla, aby ho posluchači chápali. Z názvu titulního singlu mě napadl motiv: bury a friend je psané z perspektivy monstra, které sídlí pod mojí postelí - co bych jako tohle stvoření dělala, co bych cítila? Já sama se přiznávám, že jsem monstrum a že jsem svým největším nepřítelem. Možná jsem i monstrem pod tvojí postelí." Billie Eilish patří mezi aktuálně nejplodnější a nejzajímavější interprety, kam jí katapultoval debut Ocean Eyes. Přední popovou linii...

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Přidejte se k oslavám, zpěvu a tanci, abyste zjistili, jak to všechno začalo. Užijte si perfektní HD obraz a čistý digitální zvuk s BLU-RAY filmem Mamma Mia! 2: Here We Go Again (2018). Je to přesně deset let, co muzikál Mamma Mia! zboural kina po celém světě. Sice to trvalo relativně dlouho, zato v pokračování Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again dostanete hned dva příběhy v jednom! S prvním příběhem se vrátíme do časů, kdy byla Donna (Meryl Streep a Lily James) čerstvou absolventkou univerzity, chtěla poznávat svět a netušila, že brzy narazí na tři civilizované mladíky a jeden necivilizovaný řecký ostrov a totálně se jí změní život. Druhý příběh se odehrává přesně deset let po událostech prvního dílu, kdy zcestovalejší a moudřejší Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) plánuje velkolepé znovuotevření rodinného hotelu na Kalokairi, na které se samozřejmě sjedou všichni „obvyklí podezřelí“, včetně trojice jejích charismatických tatínků (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth a Stellan Skarsgard). Oba příběhy se rafinovaně proplétají a propojují písničkami švédského hudebního zázraku jménem ABBA, ať už novými aranžemi kousků, které zazněly už v minulém díle, nebo hity, na něž se předtím nedostalo.Bonusy: • Vynechané písně a scény s komentářem režiséra/autora scénáře Ola Parkera (bez cz podpory) • Komentář režiséra/autora scénáře Ola Parkera a producentky Judy Craymer (bez cz podpory) • Setkání s Cher (cz titulky) • Písně k zazpívání (cz titulky) • Příběh (cz titulky) • MAMMA MIA! Znovu spolu (cz titulky) • V roli Donny (cz titulky) • Kostýmy a Dynama (cz titulky) • Děkovačka (cz titulky) • Choreografie filmu MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (cz titulky) • Zpívání před legendami (cz titulky) • Herecká setkání - Tanya potkává Tanyu / Rosie potkává Rosie (cz titulky) • Školní rok 79 (cz titulky) • Dancing Queen: Anatomie scény (cz titulky) • Herecké rozhovory - Dynama / Tátové (cz titulky)

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LP vinyl - Hudba k filmu Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again z roku 2018. Hudba k filmu Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again z roku 2018. Sophie Sheridan připravuje znovuotevření hotelu na památku své matky Donny, která v předchozím roce zemřela. Je nešťastná, protože dva z jejích potenciálních otců, Harry a Bill, nemohou na znovuotevření dorazit. Má také problémy ve vztahu se Skyem, který je v New Yorku a místo budování vztahu upřednostňuje svou kariéru. Rok vydání : 2018 Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP 1 Honey, Honey / Money, Money, Money / Mamma Mia / Dancing Queen / Our Last Summer / Lay All Your Love On Me / Super Trouper / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! LP 2 The Name of the Game / Voulez-vous / SOS / Does Your Mother Know / Slipping Through My Fingers / The Winner Takes It All / When All Is Said and Done / Take a Chance On Me / I Have a Dream

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022â ˜Haunting and luminous â ¦ An astonishing debutâ ™ â “ Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta A powerfully moving and thought provoking read. At times sublime, strange and deeply human Adrian Tchaikovsky, bestselling author of the Children of Time seriesSiberia, 2031. After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to adapt to a new world, and do so in myriad moving and inventive ways. Among those adjusting to this new normal are an aspiring comedian, employed by a theme park designed for terminally ill children, who falls in love with a mother trying desperately to keep her son alive; a scientist who, having failed to save his own son from the plague, gets a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects â ” a pig â ” develops human speech; and a widowed painter and her teenage granddaughter who must set off on cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. A story of unshakeable hope that seamlessly crosses literary lines, How High We Go in the Dark follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humankind endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world.Wonderful and disquieting, dreamlike and all too possible. [How High We Go in the Dark] reaches far beyond our stars while its heart remains rooted to Earth, and reminds us that our wellbeing depends on the wellbeing of our world - Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

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Determined to die with dignity, Kay and her husband Cyril - both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early fifties - make a pact: to commit suicide together once they ve both turned eighty. A lot can change in thirty years, however... By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, Should We Stay or Should We Go portrays twelve parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. Do they honour their agreement? And if not, will they live to regret it? Some books become so popular that the lucky author can thereafter churn out any old cobblers, confident in the knowledge that it will be published and find an audience. Lionel Shriver never took that easy route Irish Independent

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We Go to the Park is a beautiful, lyrical meditation on going to the park to play—which extends into a reflection on life itself—from Booker Prize-longlisted author Sara Stridsberg, and the inimitable, award-winning illustrator Beatrice Alemagna!Translated from Swedish by B.J. WoodsteinA Kirkus Best YA Book of 2024One of Maria Popova’s Marginalian Favorites of 2024Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025 The park beckons us to leave our daily routines behind and enter its zone of endless possibility. In the park, the usual rules don’t apply. In the park, what matters most is the moment, and losing track of time to the timelessness of imagination, invention, observation, and chance. In the park, there are risks, of course, but also the deepest rewards, to be found in the freedom experienced through play that is both embodied and participatory. It is not the lone “I,” but the “we” that goes to the park, where chance encounters might suddenly become moments of deep connection—however fleeting—with others, nature, and ourselves. Originally published in Sweden, this first English–language edition printed in Italy on thick cream paper offers an immersive experience of transformation, longing, and transcendence to readers of all ages, while reminding adult readers in particular of the everyday miracle contained in encountering another consciousness.

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From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of scienceScience is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter. In this panoramic book, acclaimed historian of science Peter Dear uncovers the roots of such beliefs, revealing how they constitute a natural philosophy that has been developed and refined over the course of centuries⠔and how the world as we have come to know it was by no means inevitable. In a sweeping, multifaceted narrative, Dear describes some of the most breathtaking accomplishments in the advance of human knowledge, such as Isaac Newton⠙s laws of motion and gravitation, Carl Linnaeus⠙s taxonomy, Antoine Lavoisier⠙s new chemistry, Charles Darwin⠙s theory of evolution, and Albert Einstein⠙s theories of relativity. Challenging the notion that science is only about ⠜making discoveries,⠝ he shows how our world has been formed by people, institutions, and cultural assumptions, giving rise to disciplines ranging from biology and astrophysics to electromagnetism and the social sciences. Taking readers from the early eighteenth century to today, The World as We Know It reveals how our ideas about our place in the universe were bequeathed to us by individuals, cultures, and a curiosity that knows no bounds.

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Film na Blu-ray - Přidejte se k oslavám, zpěvu a tanci... Idylický řecký ostrov, holka na vdávání, jedna potrhlá matka, tři potenciální otcové a nesmrtelná ABBA! MAMMA MIA (2008) Nastávající nevěsta Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) chce ještě před svým velkým dnem poznat svého otce. Je tu ale jeden problém...Není si vůbec jistá, kdo jím je. Po tajném nahlédnutí do starých deníčků své matky (Meryl Streep) zjišťuje, že je plodem jedné ze tří matčiných minulých lásek. S vědomím, že by to matka nikdy nepřipustila, zve na svatbu všechny tři možné otce. Přestože se Sophie ze všech sil snaží udržet jejich přítomnost v tajnosti, netrvá dlouho a tajemství je prozrazeno. Zábava začíná... MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) Hned dva příběhy v jednom! S tím prvním se vrátíme do časů, kdy byla Donna (Meryl Streep a Lily James) čerstvou absolventkou univerzity, chtěla poznávat svět a netušila, že brzy narazí na tři civilizované mladíky a jeden necivilizovaný řecký ostrov a totálně...

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Je to přesně deset let, co muzikál Mamma Mia! zboural kina po celém světě. Sice to trvalo relativně dlouho, zato v pokračování Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again dostanete hned dva příběhy v jednom. S prvním příběhem se vrátíme do časů, kdy byla Donna (Meryl Streep a Lily James) čerstvou absolventkou univerzity, chtěla poznávat svět a netušila, že brzy narazí na tři civilizované mladíky a jeden necivilizovaný řecký ostrov a totálně se jí změní život. Druhý příběh se odehrává přesně deset let po událostech prvního dílu, kdy zcestovalejší a moudřejší Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) plánuje velkolepé znovuotevření rodinného hotelu na Kalokairi, na které se samozřejmě sjedou všichni „obvyklí podezřelí“, včetně trojice jejích charismatických tatínků (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth a Stellan Skarsgard). Oba příběhy se rafinovaně proplétají a propojují písničkami švédského hudebního zázraku jménem ABBA, ať už novými aranžemi kousků, které zazněly už v minulém díle, nebo hity, na něž se předtím nedostalo.Bonusy:• Vynechané písně a scény s komentářem režiséra/autora scénáře Ola Parkera (bez cz podpory) • Komentář režiséra/autora scénáře Ola Parkera (bez cz podpory)• Komentář producentky Judy Craymer (bez cz podpory)• Písně k zazpívání (bez cz podpory)• Příběh (cz titulky) • MAMMA MIA! Znovu spolu (cz titulky)• V roli Donny (cz titulky)• Setkání s Cher (cz titulky)• Kostýmy a Dynama (cz titulky)• Děkovačka (cz titulky)

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Mum and Dad have LOTS of rules. But when we go to Grandma s house, it s a different story â ¦

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When all seems lost, can she find herself again?Wendy has always put others first. But now with her children flying the nest, she decides to rent a little house in the French Alps to try and answer the question: what next?But when she arrives, Wendy starts to regret her decision. This retreat suddenly looks so very different from the dream. As she walks the hill paths, she can t help but miss her family.With no one else to care for, Wendy is suddenly forced to confront something she s tried her best to hide: the real reason her family is falling apart. Is she strong enough to face it alone?Then, just when she thinks she s hit rock bottom, she discovers that help can come from the most unlikely places: a newfound friendship giving her the strength to start again. Wendy always thought she knew how her story would end but she s learning that this is only the beginning.An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting story about love, loss, unlikely friendships and finding strength you never knew you had. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Amanda Prowse and Matt Haig.What readers are saying about Where Do We Go From Here?: Wow!!!! Just flipping wow!!!! What an absolutely epic page-turner!!!... Absolutely smashed it!!!!!!!... Incredible... A rollercoaster ride of emotions. I was utterly glued to the pages and I could not bring myself to put it down. I was carrying my kindle around and reading it every chance that I got... I just absolutely loved... An absolutely gorgeous, emotional rollercoaster filled with everything you could ask for in a page-turner!!! Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW!!!! What can I say?!?!... An absolutely beautiful book that I fell in love with from the first chapter!!!... An absolute rollercoaster ride of emotions that willhave you smiling one chapter and crying the next so make sure you have the tissues at the ready as well as a free day, as you will not be able to put it down... I had tears streaming down my face... An absolutely gorgeous book... Fantastic page-turner!! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful... Really touched my heart... Incredible. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pulled me in from the beginning... Broke my heart... Beautiful. Goodreads reviewer I loved this book, every page of it... I just wanted to carry on reading and not reach the end. A Good Book N a Brew ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful... I couldn t put it down. I can t rate it highly enough. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful... I loved this book. Lor Bingham, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking, uplifting, and hopeful all at once. It took me on an emotional rollercoaster... Amazing. bookedandunwind Wonderful... didn t want to put it down... gutted when I d finished... loved it. Tiny Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent!... knocks you out of your shoes!... FIVE stars! Definitely recommend! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful read! This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. Courtney Hunt, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An emotional rollercoaster. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered No. 1 bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraor dinary works exploring the unravelling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel - with generations of writers impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of unforgettable characters.Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World as We Know It fea tures remarkable, all-new stories set during and after the events of The Stand - brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the clas sic bestselling novel.

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*** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER ***Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered No. 1 bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraor-dinary works exploring the unravelling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel - with generations of writers impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of unforgettable characters.Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World as We Know It fea-tures remarkable, all-new stories set during and after the events of The Stand - brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the clas-sic bestselling novel.

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This is a book about the irreducible core of what it is to be human in a world that changes constantly yet repeats and repeats. Kerry HardieÂ’s poetry – as the poet Claire Askew has noted – is ‘a dark and gorgeous hymn to mortalityÂ’, using images that speak to a place in us that does not depend on fashion or technology but braves that over-used word ‘archetypalÂ’. It is mostly specific to a particular Irish landscape the author knows very well yet sometimes ventures beyond, always with the awareness that fear is our constant companion, but also joy. Its title holds an echo of Beckett: ‘I must go on, I canÂ’t go on, IÂ’ll go onÂ’, and holds something of this despair, while holding to the irrational conviction of ‘being enclosed by lightÂ’.Â

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LP vinyl - Bela Fleck je americký virtuosní hráč na banjo. Vždy byla oceňována jeho inovativní a technicky precizní hra, která tento hudební nástroj přivedla z bluegrassových kořenů do jazzu, klasiky, rocku a world music. Bela Fleck je americký virtuosní hráč na banjo. Vždy byla oceňována jeho inovativní a technicky precizní hra, která tento hudební nástroj přivedla z bluegrassových kořenů do jazzu, klasiky, rocku a world music. Seznam stop Motion / The B Tune / Tradewinds Bengali / J Bhai / Rickety Karma / 1980 / Owl #039;s Misfortune / Pashto / Hidden Lake / Beast In The Garden / Conundrum / As We Speak

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Hudební CD Bela Fleck je americký virtuosní hráč na banjo. Vždy byla oceňována jeho inovativní a technicky precizní hra, která tento hudební nástroj přivedla z bluegrassových kořenů do jazzu, klasiky, rocku a world music. Bela Fleck je americký virtuosní hráč na banjo. Vždy byla oceňována jeho inovativní a technicky precizní hra, která tento hudební nástroj přivedla z bluegrassových kořenů do jazzu, klasiky, rocku a world music. Seznam stop Motion / The B Tune / Tradewinds Bengali / J Bhai / Rickety Karma / 1980 / Owl #039;s Misfortune / Pashto / Hidden Lake / Beast In The Garden / Conundrum / As We Speak

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During his campaign for President in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders stated over and over again that the future of America was dependent upon its willingness to start a political revolution. Real change never occurs from the top down - it always happens from the bottom up. That s what he said when he ran for President, and that s what he believes now more than ever. At a time of massive and growing wealth inequality, with the US moving closer and closer to an oligarchic form of society, and in the shadow of the most reactionary Presidency in the history of the Republic, Sanders is calling for an unprecedented grassroots political movement to stand up to the greed of the billionaire class and the politicians they own. And the good news is, progress is being made. In this important new book, America s most popular political figure speaks about what he s been doing to oppose the Trump agenda and strengthen the progressive movement, how America can go forward as a nation and the impact that can have on the global stage. In an era that leaves many would-be liberal and progressive voters feeling frustrated about politics, Bernie Sanders shows what he stands for, not just what he stands against. In this book, he details the core values of the progressive movement and translates them into the actions that will truly uplift the nation and the world.

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Today s headlines shout of modern plagues, social tensions, economic crises, and rampant depression. Many are asking, what day is it on God s prophetic calendar? Trusted Bible teacher and Pastor, Dr. David Jeremiah opens up the Word of God to reveal what it has to say about the days we are living in.

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Sing But Keep On Walking moves between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places â ˜on the edgeâ ™. And, like in Palestine two thousand years ago, thatâ ™s where God comes to us, in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness. Some images recur â “ like flocks of migrating birds or flowing water, like stories of people who work with their hands: sculptors, a carpenter, a baker. Real people, whose lives are celebrated. â ˜Iâ ™m writing amid political chaos and climate crisis,â ™ says Jan, â ˜with no easy answers â ¦ But we can speak truth to power, walk side by side, sing justice. We can live an alternative.â ™O God, you challenge us to pilgrimage,and you walk with us on those journeys we did not choose. Keep us singing: with joy, with courage, with hope. AmenJan Sutch Pickard is a storyteller and poet living on the Isle of Mull. She is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, and volunteered with the World Council of Churchesâ ™ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme, serving on different occasions in two West Bank villages.

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Hudební CD - Mladý německý klavírista a skladatel Carlos Cipa (ročník 1990) vytvořil velmi komorní a intimní album, ve kterém je hlasitost sólového nástroje záměrně omezená jen na zcela nezbytné minimum. Mladý německý klavírista a skladatel Carlos Cipa (ročník 1990) vytvořil velmi komorní a intimní album, ve kterém je hlasitost sólového nástroje záměrně omezená jen na zcela nezbytné minimum. Zato máme možnost slyšet všechny vedlejší „ruchy” klavírní hry, nasnímané tentokrát z extrémní blízkosti. Vlastní hudba je spíše pocitová a ve svém vyznění téměř relaxační, nejde tedy o žádné hlubokomyslné „rozkrývání duše” nebo vynalézavé formální experimenty. Nahrávka vznikla v průběhu několika málo týdnů v podstatě jako „domácí” improvizace a tento odlehčený dojem si podrželo i výsledné album. Carlos Cipa Seznam stop CD Took / Between Two Strangers / Walk So Silently / Unpredictable Patterns / Ourselves, As We Are / Face the Sea / City Waiting / Maintenance / Forgotten Me

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BRAVE HERO OR CRIMINAL MASTERMIND? TONIGHT WE FIND OUT. Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight! HARLAN COBEN Great plots, great characters, great action LEE CHILD Heaven for readers who love ruthless, full-throttle thrillers SUNDAY TIMES Undercover cop Chris Sketty became a hero when he almost died trying to stop the most brutal terror attack in UK history. With the suspects either dead or missing, the real motive remains a mystery.But someone is convinced Sketty is a liar.A criminal mastermind. A murderer. Blackmailed into revealing the truth, Sketty will share a twisting tale of betrayal, deception and murder...with a revelation so shocking that nothing will be the same again. An absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride PETER JAMES One of Britain s top thriller writers THE SUN That thud you hear is Kernick whipping the rug from under your feet again. THE TIMES Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller... gives a more powerful adrenaline rush than an EpiPen SUNDAY EXPRESS Pace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best DAILY MIRROR

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A dizzying ride through 4.6 billion years of life on Planet Earth. Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated in a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And then it exploded. This is a celebration of the origins of our planet and the life that inhabits it. With lyrical text and sumptuous illustration, this book takes readers on an extraordinary evolutionary journey; from the emergence of photosynthesising single-celled organisms to the blobby sea creatures that gradually morphed into fish and then tetrapods, reptiles, dinosaurs and finally to mammals. We tell stories of apples and snakes, of gods and monsters. But the creation story told by science is more perplexing and incredible than any we could ever make up. Written by award-winning writer, Ziggy Hanaor, and gorgeously brought to life by Cristóbal Schmal, this striking book is both emotive and educational.

Objev podobné jako Life (As We Know It) - Ziggy Hanaor

A MODERN SPIN ON PARTY OF FIVE -- A LOVE LETTER TO FAMILY, HOPE, AND FINDING STRENGTH IN UNEXPECTED PLACES Novah has too much responsibility for a fourteen-year-old. She wouldn t mind it so much if she were the eldest child, but she has two older siblings! Then the night of one of Ariana s soccer games, their parents don t make it back home. A car accident takes their lives, and the seven heartbroken kids are on their own. Since Ariana has just turned eighteen, she manages to convince a judge to give her custody over all her siblings - but then retreats. Zion begins to act out, falling in with a dangerous crowd, which once again leaves Novah as the default parent. But this time, she knows she can t do it alone. She ll have to find strength in unlikely places to forgive her sister, bring Zion back into the fold, and fight to keep her family intact.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, mechanical and intellectual landscapes. The items we value in our daily lives - a camera, phone, computer, bicycle, car, a dishwasher perhaps - all sport components that fit together with precision and operate with near perfection. We also assume that the more precise a device the better it is. And yet whilst we live lives peppered and larded with precision, we are not, when we come to think about it, entirely sure what precision is, or what it means. How and when did it begin to build the modern world? Simon Winchester seeks to answer these questions through stories of precision s pioneers. Exactly takes us back to the origins of the Industrial Age, to Britain where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John `Iron-Mad Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. Thomas Jefferson exported their discoveries to the United States as manufacturing developed in the early twentieth century, with Britain s Henry Royce developing the Rolls Royce and Henry Ford mass producing cars, Hattori s Seiko and Leica lenses, to today s cutting-edge developments from Europe, Asia and North America. As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?

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Simon Sinek s recent video on The Millennial Question went viral with over 180 million views. Find Your Why is the follow up to Start with Why, the global bestseller and the subject of the third most watched TED Talk of all time.With Start With Why, Simon Sinek inspired a movement to build a world in which the vast majority of us can feel safe while we are at work and fulfilled when we go home at night. Now, along with two of his colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, Sinek has created a guide to the most important step any business can take: finding your why.This easy-to-follow guide starts with the search for your personal why, and then expands to helping your colleagues find your organization s why. With detailed instructions on every stage in the process, the book also answer common concerns, such as: What if my why sounds like my competitor s? Can you have more than one why? And, if my work doesn t match my why, what do I do?Whether you re entry level or a CEO, whether your team is run by the founder or a recent hire, these simple steps will lead you on a path to a more fulfilling life and long-term success for you and your colleagues.

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I am gonna write poems til I die and when I have gotten outta this body I am gonna hang round in the wind and knock over everybody who got their feet on the ground. In the late 1960s, Ntozake Shange was a student at Barnard College discovering her budding talent as a writer, publishing in her school s literary journal, and finding her unique voice. By the time of her death in 2018, she had scorched blazing trails across countless pages and stages, redefining genre and form as we know them, each verse, dance, and song a love letter to Black women and girls, and the community at large. In Sing A Black Girl s Song, we meet the young Shange, learn the moments that inspired for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, travel with an eclectic family of musicians, and sit on The Couch opposite Shange s therapist. We read, in their original form, the literary rebel s politically charged verses from the Black Arts Movement era alongside her signature tender rhythm and cadence that capture the minutia and nuance of Black life.This new posthumous collection, including never-before-seen unpublished essays, plays, and poems, is a long-lasting gift from this seminal Black feminist writer, one of the fiercest and most highly celebrated artists of our time.EDITED BY IMANI PERRY

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Interspersed with Jewish jokes, this is an “entertaining perusal of life and writings of the legendary rabbi Loew of Prague” (Jonathan Magonet in European Judaism), discovering him to be a surprising precursor of modern ethics, quantum mechanics, relativity theory, transpersonal psychology, psychosomatic medicine and cybernetics, but not the creator of the fairy-tale artificial humanoid known as The Golem. First published in 2000, it remains a fresh evergreen.

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Meet Evie and her best friend, Dr Dino. Evie asks lots of questions. Luckily, Dr Dino is there to answer them all. Today, Evie wants to know if she can visit the stars. So, they prepare their rocket and pack their Space Adventure Bag. They set out on a journey that will take them to the Moon, the Sun, Mars and maybe even as far as a star-although, as Evie learns, that is a very long way.Includes a fold-out section at the end, packed with fascinating space facts!

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100 Go Mistakes: How to Avoid Them introduces dozens of techniques for writing idiomatic, expressive, and efficient Go code that avoids common pitfalls. By reviewing dozens of interesting, readable examples and real-world case studies, you ll explore mistakes that even experienced Go programmers make. This book is focused on pure Go code, with standards you can apply to any kind of project. As you go, you ll navigate the tricky bits of handling JSON data and HTTP services, discover best practices for Go code organization, and learn how to use slices efficiently. Your code speed and quality will enjoy a huge boost when you improve your concurrency skills, deal with error management idiomatically, and increase the quality of your tests. About the Technology Go is simple to learn, yet hard to master. Even experienced Go developers may end up introducing bugs and inefficiencies into their code. This book accelerates your understanding of Go s quirks, helping you correct mistakes and dodge pitfalls on your path to Go mastery.

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Eleanor Hamby and Dr. Sandra Hazelip, the two irresistible women who have become known on social media as the travelling grannies, deliver a book of life lessons drawn from their late-in-life friendship, and the daring and transformational adventures they ve undertaken. Together, they have traveled to twenty countries since they turned 80. Life on the road at their age has given them essential wisdom, and they have written this reflection with the goal of sharing their affirming and joyous insights with the world. Ellie and Sandy s life lessons come from the intersections of their discoveries about aging, their shared faith, and their deep friendship. The photographer and doctor duo immerse themselves in the communities they visit, always learning more about themselves and the world around them. Boldly and independently traveling without a guide or staying at resorts, the fullness of Eleanor and Sandra s lives makes for a book you can return to in the face of loss, uncertainty, and to inspire new beginnings.

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Join Mario and his friends as they battle the baddies and journey to different Super Mario Bros. worlds in this puzzle and colouring book.Super Mario fans ages 3 to 7 will let their imaginations soar with their own creative doodles and puzzles with Mario, Peach, Bowser and more in this activity book featuring 96 awesome pages! Yippee!Mario first appeared in 1981 with the arcade classic Donkey Kong, and has since gone on to star in many adventures, which has allowed him to evolve into the beloved icon he is today. He is a video game sensation, appearing across all genres â “ from action platformers to sports, kart racing and beyond.

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Step into mornings around the world with a fresh twist on a traditional song! Join four children from Mali, Europe, India, and China as they share their unique morning routines. This playful take on the classic nursery rhyme combines imagination, movement, and a celebration of cultural diversity. Includes online access to audio and video animation for a full singalong experience Encourages creative movement with its lively text

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THE UNFORGETTABLE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Popular science at its best: entertaining and thought-provoking. FINANCIAL TIMES You don t have to be a victim to your past and the way you used to think . . . A wonderful book. DR RANGAN CHATTERJEEâ ˜A radically new and engaging explanation of how and why we remember.â ™ MATTHEW WALKERâ ˜Life-changing.â ™ SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEEâ “â “â “Memory is far more than an archive of the past. This groundbreaking book by a pioneering Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Dr Charan Ranganath, reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives.Combining fascinating tales of the peculiarities of memory as well as cutting-edge science, Dr Ranganath shows the surprising ways our brains record the past and how we use that information to understand who we are in the present, and to imagine and guide our futures. Memory shapes how we experience the world, and it does that in often invisible, active and sometimes destructive ways. Dr Ranganath argues that we can use this knowledge to make better use of our flawed memories, whether in daily tasks like finding our keys or dealing with memory loss as we age. Whatâ ™s more, when we work with the brainâ ™s ability to learn and reinterpret past events, we can shed our biases, learn faster and heal after grief or trauma. This is a vital, accessible guide to understanding memoryâ ™s quirks â “ and its power.

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A Financial Times Summer Book of 2022 Longlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year AwardWho do you bring with you to work?Try as we might, we cannot leave part of ourselves under the pillow with our pyjamas when we go to work. We bring all that we are.In this collection of stories, Gabriella Braun shares insights from over twenty years of taking psychoanalysis out of the therapy room and into the sta­ff room. She shows us why a board loses the plot, nearly causes their company to collapse, and how they come through. We see the connection between a headteacher s professional and personal loss. We understand seemingly unfathomable behaviour - why a man lets his organisation push him around, a lawyer becomes paranoid, a team repeatedly creates scapegoats, and founders of a literary agency feud.At a time when we are re-thinking the workplace, ALL THAT WE ARE shows that by taking human nature seriously, we can build more humane organisations where people and their work can thrive.

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Longlisted for the 2022 CMI Management Book of the Year AwardWho do you bring with you to work?Try as we might, we cannot leave part of ourselves under the pillow with our pyjamas when we go to work. We bring all that we are.In this collection of stories, Gabriella Braun shares insights from over twenty years of taking psychoanalysis out of the therapy room and into the sta­ff room. She shows us why a board loses the plot, nearly causes their company to collapse, and how they come through. We see the connection between a headteacher s professional and personal loss. We understand seemingly unfathomable behaviour - why a man lets his organisation push him around, a lawyer becomes paranoid, a team repeatedly creates scapegoats, and founders of a literary agency feud.At a time when we are re-thinking the workplace, ALL THAT WE ARE shows that by taking human nature seriously, we can build more humane organisations where people and their work can thrive.

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A fantastic first book of feelings that introduces little ones to a wide range of emotions. Why are the animals happy? What has made them feel sad? What do YOU feel excited about?We feel happy when reading our favourite book. We feel calm when we have a bath. We feel excited when we go to a party! We Feel Happy is the perfect book for starting a conversation about feelings with children. The animals are experiencing lots of different emotions, from the hippos who are excited to visit their friends to the shark who is grumpy about brushing its teeth.Includes learning hooks such as counting, first words and recognising animals, interactive speech bubbles, prompts and ideas on how to process and understand our emotions and lots of interesting things to spot on every page.______________________________________________________________________Vibrantly illustrated by the talented Katie Abey, illustrator of We Wear Pants, We Eat Bananas and We Catch the Bus and perfect for fans of You Choose and Just Imagine.We Feel Happy includes the feelings: happy, calm, worried, shy, curious, grumpy, sad, scared, sorry, excited and a guide written by early years specialist, Dr Helen Lewis, with lots of useful information for speaking to children about their emotions.

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Fortnum Mason Food Book of the Year 2020â ˜Addresses the paradox of our age: why as we become progressively wealthier, our diets become ever poorer . . . the villains of the piece are familiar and plentiful and Wilson lays them bareâ ™ The TimesA riveting exploration of the hidden forces behind what we eat, The Way We Eat Now explains how modern food has transformed our lives and our world. To re-establish eating as something that gives us both joy and health, we need to find out where we are right now, how we got here and where we re going. My Ultra-Processed journey began when someone sent me [Bee Wilson s] article in the Guardian â “ it remains the definitive work in my view and her writing continues to inspire so much of what I do Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed Peopleâ ˜As she wrestles with how and what we eat Bee Wilson is fearless, rigorous, compassionate and totally readable. Thank God we have herâ ™ Diana Henry

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Kniha - 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present just because we've overpaid for it in the past? Why is it easy to pay $4 for a soda on vacation, when we wouldn't spend more than $1 on that same soda at our local grocery store? We think of money as numbers, values, and amounts, but when it comes down to it, when we actually use our money, we engage our hearts more than our heads. Emotions play a powerful role in shaping our financial behavior, often making us our own worst enemies as we try to save, access value, and spend responsibly. In Dollars and Sense, bestselling author and behavioral economist Dan Ariely teams up with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler to challenge many of our most basic assumptions about the precarious relationship between our brains and our money. In doing so, they undermine many of personal finance's most sacred...

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Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before.Characteristically, with Schama the message is delivered through gripping, page-turning stories set in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: smallpox strikes London; cholera hits Paris; plague comes to India. Threading through the scenes of terror, suffering and hope - in hospitals and prisons, palaces and slums - are an unforgettable cast of characters: a philosopher-playwright burning up with smallpox in a country chateau; a vaccinating doctor paying house calls in Halifax; a woman doctor in south India driving her inoculator-carriage through the stricken streets as dead monkeys drop from the trees. But we are also in the labs when great, life-saving breakthroughs happen, in Paris, Hong Kong and Mumbai.At the heart of it all, an unsung hero: Waldemar Haffkine. A gun-toting Jewish student in Odesa turned microbiologist at the Pasteur Institute, hailed in England as the saviour of mankind for vaccinating millions against cholera and bubonic plague in British India while being cold-shouldered by the medical establishment of the Raj. Creator of the world s first mass production line of vaccines in Mumbai he is tragically brought down in an act of shocking injustice.Foreign Bodies crosses borders between east and west, Asia and Europe, the worlds of rich and poor, politics and science. Its thrilling story carries with it the credo of its author on the interconnectedness of humanity and nature; of the powerful and the people. Ultimately, Schama says, as we face the challenges of our times together, there are no foreigners, only familiars .

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Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before. Characteristically, with Schama the message is delivered through gripping, page-turning stories set in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: smallpox strikes London; cholera hits Paris; plague comes to India.Threading through the scenes of terror, suffering and hope – in hospitals and prisons, palaces and slums – are an unforgettable cast of characters: a philosopher-playwright burning up with smallpox in a country chateau; a vaccinating doctor paying house calls in Halifax; a woman doctor in south India driving her inoculator-carriage through the stricken streets as dead monkeys drop from the trees. But we are also in the labs when great, life-saving breakthroughs happen, in Paris, Hong Kong and Mumbai. At the heart of it all, an unsung hero: Waldemar Haffkine.A gun-toting Jewish student in Odesa turned microbiologist at the Pasteur Institute, hailed in England as ‘the saviour of mankind’ for vaccinating millions against cholera and bubonic plague in British India while being cold-shouldered by the medical establishment of the Raj. Creator of the world’s first mass production line of vaccines in Mumbai, he is tragically brought down in an act of shocking injustice. Foreign Bodies crosses borders between east and west, Asia and Europe, the worlds of rich and poor, politics and science.Its thrilling story carries with it the credo of its author on the interconnectedness of humanity and nature; of the powerful and the people. Ultimately, Schama says, as we face the challenges of our times together, ‘there are no foreigners, only familiars’.

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringOur self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Here, Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and why we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.This second edition of the Very Short Introduction on Ethics has revised and updated aspects of the original to reflect changing times and mores. It highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with a fluid and uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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