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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war, and how to make sense of the darkest times Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time Guardian A haunting elegy for a lost generation The Times Should be compulsory reading Daily MailIn 1914 when war was declared, Vera Brittain was twenty, preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the lives of her whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable.TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain s account of how she survived those agonising years; how she lost the man she loved; how she nursed the wounded and how she emerged into an altered world.A passionate record of a lost generation, it made Vera Brittain one of the best-loved writers of her time, and has lost none of its power to shock, move and enthral readers since its first publication in 1933.With an afterword from Kate Mosse OBE.

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Vera Brittain is one of the twentieth century⠙s most significant feminist and pacifist figures. Her 1933 best-selling First World War memoir, Testament of Youth, is acclaimed as one of the most important autobiographies of the last hundred years. Testament of Lost Youth is the first book to examine Vera⠙s cossetted middle-class upbringing in once-fashionable Buxton, between 1905 and 1915. She condemned her provincial young ladyhood with remorseless fervour, but were her criticisms justified, or is there a more complex, nuanced story?Drawing on Vera s own diary, letters, and a wealth of historical sources, Kathryn Ecclestone uncovers the hidden layers of Vera s privileged early life. Her book challenges traditional portrayals to shed new light on the unique social atmosphere of Edwardian Buxton, Vera s schooling and experience of university, her family, social and love life, before a harrowing journey through the First World War, where she lost her fiancé, adored brother and many friends and acquaintances.From her intellectual awakening to her battles against societal constraints, this book, filled with images of Vera and her family, presents a nuanced exploration of a remarkable woman, revealing how her early life shaped and inspired the icon the world came to know.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013Colm Toibin s The Testament of Mary is the moving story of the Virgin Mary, told by a novelist famous for writing brilliantly about the family.From the author of Brooklyn, in a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, The Testament of Mary tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son s brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure, surrounded by men who could not be trusted, living in a time of turmoil and change. As her life and her suffering begin to acquire the resonance of myth, Mary struggles to break the silence surrounding what she knows to have happened. In her effort to tell the truth in all its gnarled complexity, she slowly emerges as a figure of immense moral stature as well as a woman from history rendered now as fully human.Praise for The Testament of Mary: This is a short book, but it is as dense as a diamond. It is as tragic as a Spanish pieta, but it is completely heretical...Toibin maintains all the dignity of Mary without subscribing to the myths that have accumulated around her Edmund White, Irish Times Depicting the harrowing losses and evasions that can go on between mothers and sons...Toibin creates a reversed Pieta: he holds the mother in his arms Independent A beautiful and daring work...it takes its power from the surprise of its language, its almost shocking characterization Mary Gordon, New York Times.

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A year before 1967 s famed Summer of Love, documentary photographer William Gedney set out for San Francisco on a Guggenheim Fellowship to record ⠜aspects of our culture which I believe significant and which I hope will become, in time, part of the visual record of American history.⠝ A Time of Youth brings together eighty-seven of the more than two thousand photographs Gedney took in San Francisco s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood between October 1966 and January 1967. In these photographs Gedney documents the restless and intertwined lives of the disenchanted youth who flocked to what became the epicenter of 1960s counterculture. Gedney lived among these young people in their communal homes, where he captured the intimate and varied contours of everyday life: solitude and companionship, joyous celebration and somber quiet, cramped rooms and spacious parks, recreation and contemplation. In these images Gedney presents a portrait of a San Francisco counterculture that complicates popular depictions of late 1960s youth as carefree flower children. The book also includes facsimiles of handwritten descriptions of the scenes Gedney photographed, his thoughts on organizing the book, and other ephemera.

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The Testament of Gideon Mack is James Robertson s acclaimed novel exploring faith and belief.For Gideon Mack, faithless minister, unfaithful husband and troubled soul, the existence of God, let alone the Devil, is no more credible than that of ghosts or fairies. Until the day he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself.Mack s testament - a compelling blend of memoir, legend, history, and, quite probably, madness - recounts one man s emotional crisis, disappearance, resurrection and death. It also transports you into an utterly mesmerising exploration of the very nature of belief.

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Legend has it that hidden in the remote reaches of the Himalayan mountains lies an ancient secret. There, generations of Tibetan monks have passed down a series of exercises with mystical, age-reversing properties. Known as the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation, or the Five Rites, these once-secret exercises are now available to us all in Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Peter Kelder. Beginning with an account of his own introduction to the rites by way of Colonel Bradford, a mysterious retired British army officer who learned of the rites while journeying high up in the Himalayas, Kelder then reveals to us the five ancient Tibetan rites that can make you feel and look younger. The philosophies in the book combine with the practical yoga-like positions of the rites and lifestyle/diet advice to provide you with the ultimate guide to preserving your youth. Taking just minutes a day to perform, benefits include increased energy, weight loss, better memory, new hair growth, pain relief, better digestion, and just feeling much more youthful!

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Loneliness, sexual tension and the need for human kindness pervade these three plays by Tennessee Williams, as their characters rage against personal demons and the modern world. In Sweet Bird of Youth , a drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town with an ageing movie actress in search of the girl he loved in his youth, but with terrible, violent results. Period of Adjustment tells the story of two young newlyweds who visit the husband s old army friend on Christmas Eve after unsuccessfully consummating their marriage, and unleash forbidden passion, while in The Night of the Iguana a diverse group of people, including a disturbed ex-minister and a troubled spinster, are thrown together in an isolated Mexican hotel for one eventful night.

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?My children!? I am giving you these writings of mine describing my life as a testament that you may work harder for God than I worked for Him...?? The author, a native Altai tribesman, Father Mikhail Chevalkov, was a man of great moral courage and integrity.? He was one of the first native disciples of the Russian Orthodox missionary priest Makarii (Glukharev), glorified as a saint in 2000 AD.?? In this simple yet profound narrative, the? reader travels with Chevalkov, through his life as we learn of his conversion, his struggle for literacy,? the care shown to? his family, and his numerous encounters with pagan tribes.? Chevalkov created the written Altai language as he? translated church service? books? and? religious songs, as well as allegorical poems, parables and maxims. This memoir will enrapture the reader with its directness and beauty whilst also providing invaluable insights for students of? Christian mission, ethnography,? and geography.

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No Inhibition Age Renew Elixir of youth, 250 ml, Šampony pro ženy, Abyste dokázali udržet své vlasy zdravé, lesklé a vitální, je důležité jim věnovat správnou péči. A ta začíná pravidelným mytím vlasů. Šampon No Inhibition Age Renew Elixir of youth pomůže efektivně odstranit z vlasů i pokožky hlavy veškeré nečistoty, mastnotu i zbytky stylingových a jiných kosmetických produktů. Vám dodá pocit svěžesti a čistoty, vaše vlasy a pokožku hlavy navíc ideálním způsobem připraví na další péči a podpoří účinky obsažených aktivních látek. Vlastnosti: myje vlasy a čistí pokožku hlavy dodává lesk a objem regeneruje a vyživuje vlasy Jak používat: Naneste přiměřené množství šamponu na mokré vlasy. Napěňte a důkladně opláchněte.

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No Inhibition Age Renew Elixir of youth, 200 ml, Masky na vlasy pro ženy, Máte pocit, že vaše vlasy potřebují intenzivnější péči než tu, kterou jim jsou schopné poskytnout kondicionéry či balzámy? Maska na vlasy No Inhibition Age Renew Elixir of youth skvěle obohatí vaši pečující rutinu. Díky obsahu vysoké koncentrace vyživujících látek zaměřených na řešení konkrétních problémů navrátí vlasům vitalitu a krásu. Prostoupí hluboko do vlasových vláken, tam je posílí, intenzivně vyživí, podpoří jejich regeneraci a uhladí jejich povrch, takže zůstanou nádherně hebké na dotek, zářivě lesklé, ale i odolnější vůči poškození. Vlastnosti: regeneruje vlasy po celé jejich délce intenzivně hydratuje obnovuje strukturu vlasu dodává vlasům oslnivý lesk Jak používat: Aplikujte na vlhké, šamponem umyté vlasy. Nechte chvíli působit dle doby uvedené na obalu a poté důkladně opláchněte.

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Nacomi Next Level Power of Youth, 30 ml, Pleťová séra pro ženy, Máte pocit, že vaše pleť potřebuje něco víc, než jen péči poskytnutou krémem? Pleťové sérum Nacomi Next Level Power of Youth skvěle obohatí vaši pečující rutinu – pleť bude hýčkat a poskytne jí intenzivní péči. Díky vysoké koncentraci aktivně působících látek bude jeho účinek na pleť mnohonásobně výraznější a rychlejší než u pleťového krému. Aplikaci vám navíc usnadní jeho tekutá textura, která se velmi dobře vstřebá do pleti. Vlastnosti: pomáhá vyhladit vrásky a jemné linky zpevňuje kontury obličeje účinně hydratuje a vyživuje regeneruje kožní bariéru podporuje tvorbu kolagenu Jak používat: Přiměřené množství séra jemně vklepejte konečky prstů do čisté pleti. Aplikujte na tvář, krk i dekolt.

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Eveline Cosmetics Elixir of Youth, 18 ml, Pleťová séra pro ženy, Pleťové sérum Eveline Cosmetics Elixir of Youth představuje přípravek s vysokým obsahem účinných látek. Díky tomu poskytuje vaší pleti tu nejluxusnější péči. Vlastnosti: obnovuje pružnost pleti podporuje tvorbu kolagenu vyhlazení nevyrovnané textury pleti navrací pleti svěžest a mladistvou krásu pomáhá odstraňovat příznaky stárnutí pleti pomáhá vyhladit vrásky a jemné linky Složení: kyselina hyaluronová –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ váže na sebe velké množství vody a intenzivně hydratuje veganský produkt Jak používat: Přiměřené množství séra jemně vklepejte konečky prstů do čisté pleti. Aplikujte na tvář, krk i dekolt. Používejte každé ráno a/nebo večer.

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â ˜Tennessee Williams s mordantly funny and deeply troubled meditation on the desperate dismay of ageing and the iniquities of racial bigotry.â ™ INDEPENDENTâ ˜Itâ ™s a wonderfully weird play, starting claustrophobic, losing intensity as it introduces the localsâ ¦ then regrouping for a devastating second halfâ ¦ This unruly, unforgettable play takes its unpredictable course to something that makes you feel afresh our powerlessness against time.â ™ THE TIMES When Chance Wayne left the small town of St. Cloud, he did so with the ambition of being an actor: now, many years later, he returns as a gigolo and the companion of faded movie star Alexandra del Lago. But can Chance convince the town he did actually make it big and win over his childhood sweetheart? Or will the mistakes of his past punish him still? Sweet Bird of Youth is Tennessee Williams s 1959 Broadway hit that explores the social and political climate of 1950s America, at a time when sexual freedom was a critical issue. This edition includes an introduction by Alison Walls that explores the play s production history as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.

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Víno - červené, suché, oblast Dalmácie, vinařství Testament winery, Chorvatsko, ročník 2018, objem 0,75 l, obsah alkoholu 14 %. Zboží určené pro osoby starší 18 let. Přepočet Rádi si pochutnáte na kvalitním červeném vínu? To si jistě zamilujete červené víno Testament winery. Tento druh vína se řadí mezi suchá hlavně díky výrazné příchuti se silnější kyselinkou. Chorvatsko je zemí, ve které byl tento produkt vyroben. V balení dostanete 0,75 l vína Testament winery. Nabízené víno Testament winery má 14 % alkoholu. Zásadní přednosti vína TESTAMENT WINERY The Dalmatian Dog - Babić 2018 0,75l Červené víno Testament winery pro zvláštní příležitosti či oslavy Podle obsahu cukru označujeme víno jako suché Víno je původem z vinařství Testament winery Alkohol ve víně se rovná 14 % Z ročníku 2018 Jeho produkcí se pyšní Chorvatsko Oblast Dalmácie

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The most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on youth crime and youth justice.Extensively updated to reflect changes in the youth justice system and contemporary debates around youth crime, this fifth edition of Youth and Crime: Includes new chapters on developmental and life course theories, and punitive justice strategies. Has been significantly expanded with new sections on the politicisation of youth crime, knife crime and gangs, child refugees, climate justice, child-on-child homicide, and localised criminal exploitation. Features increased coverage of policing strategies, including sections on policing public space and rethinking youth justice.Complete with a new two colour design, chapter outlines, summary boxes, study questions, further reading lists, useful website lists, and a glossary, this textbook expertly guides students through their studies in youth and crime.

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â ˜Youth clubs have always existed. They always will, because there will always be young people. How we care for our youth, and what we owe them, is a question for all of us.â ™In Up the Youth Club, Emma Warren maps the shifting story of youth clubs in the UK and Northern Ireland, from factory workers in Victorian Boysâ ™ and Girlsâ ™ clubs to renegade self-emancipatory spaces in the 1970s and the music-generating youth clubs of more recent decades. With a mixed lineage in church evangelism, the patronage of the upper classes, grassrootsâ ™ DIY, and erratic state funding, the youth club has had a huge, yet almost invisible, effect on music, sport, culture and society.Arguing that we cannot advocate for what we do not understand, Warren positions youth clubs as a kind of engine room â “ from the famous success stories to come out of their doors, such as The Specials or Stormzy, to the untold stories of young people finding shelter, sustenance and stimulation for over a century â “ and why their dwindling numbers, largely due to austerity and funding cuts, is of serious concern for us all.With this impassioned history, Warren invites us to pick up the torch and play an active part in protecting and re-igniting this vital part of UK society.

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Brings together scholars and practitioners to present an ethnic studies framework for studying and teaching youth literature. For decades, youth literature has been reckoning with its role in systemic racism and oppression. In this landmark edited volume, Marilisa Jiménez García and Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez assemble a cadre of well-known women of color scholars and practitioners to make a case for ethnic studies as a path for pursuing racial justice in the field. Ethnic studies, they argue, demands that we go beyond seeing race, ethnicity, culture, and diversity as questions of identity and difference. Instead, it shows us how marginalized positionalities create epistemologies that shape our understanding of age, craft, genre, and knowledge production. Multidisciplinary and intersectional in its approach, Ethnic Studies and Youth Literature analyzes US imperialism through the lens of youth literature and vice versa, shedding light on the roots of our current culture wars and curriculum battles.

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Film na DVD - Testament mládí přináší působivý příběh lásky, touhy a války, který vznikl na motivy osudů Very Brittain a jejích knižních vzpomínek na první světovou válku. Testament mládí přináší působivý příběh lásky, touhy a války, který vznikl na motivy osudů Very Brittain a jejích knižních vzpomínek na první světovou válku. Vydejte se na bolestivou cestu od mladistvých nadějí a snů až na samou hranici šílenství a zase zpátky ve filmu o lásce, marnosti války a o tom, jak i ve zlých časech najít smysl života.

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Youth dives into the lives of four teenagers in Irelandâ ™s most diverse town, Balbriggan. Angel is about to finish school and discover if Drill music and YouTube fame can deliver on their promises. Princess is battling to escape her claustrophobic surroundings and go to university and Dean is ready to come out from under his famous fatherâ ™s shadow, while Tanya, struggling with the spotlight of internet infamy, is still posting her dream life for all of her faithful followers. Isolated and disorientated by the white noise and seemingly insurmountable expectations of adolescence, our protagonists are desperate to find anything that helps them belong. Oblivious to one anotherâ ™s presence, potential and struggles, they pass each other on the street as strangers. But when their paths cross, the connections they make will change the course of their lives. Twenty-first century life â “ hyper-sexualized, social media saturated, anxiety-plagued â “ is here. Living inside its charactersâ ™ heads, and negotiating their interior landscape, this book is a love song to the possibilities of youth. Using insights gained from the young people he works with, Curranâ ™s evocative writing yields the authenticity this novel demands. With instinctive affection and admiration for his charactersâ ™ strengths and complexities, Youth is a journey through streets less travelled.

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This popular textbook gives students a practical understanding of the broad range of skills they will need during the course of their studies and throughout their youth work career. Topics covered include:- Reaching out to young people- Developing young peopleâ ²s participation- Working in different settings- Bringing young people together- Practice placementsThe new edition will be essential reading for all foundation and undergraduate students of youth work. It will also be a valuable resource for qualified health, social care and education professionals who wish to understand the intricacies of working with young people.

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OisínThis book is from Readerful s Independent Library. It is for children aged 8 to 9 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful s Independent Library or from Rise. You ll find links between the books topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

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Somewhere in Germany was hidden a manuscript that would rock Western Europe to its foundations: the testament of Martin Bormann.

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The novelisation of Youth (La Giovinezza) - an original film by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz. In a luxury spa hotel in the Swiss Alps, octogenarian friends Fred Ballinger and Mick Boyle look back on their eventful and successful lives as composer and film director, surrounded by a host of colourful and eccentric fellow guests, ranging from a South American football legend to a famous Californian actor and a reigning Miss Universe. Ballinger is there simply to enjoy his retirement, while Boyle is working with five scriptwriters on his last film, which he hopes will be his masterpiece. However, when Ballinger is invited by Buckingham Palace to conduct his most famous piece at Prince Philip s birthday celebration and accept a knighthood in return, he refuses, citing personal reasons. As for Mick Boyle, he eventually receives a visit from Brenda Morel, his signature actress, who comes all the way from California to give her opinion of this latest film in which she is to star. At the same time as these two men face these challenges in their careers, the marriage of Fred s daughter to Mick s son brings further complications.Only by reconciling with their muses and memories, as well as coming to terms with old age, can the two men move forward, but for them both the results are not what they - or we - expect.

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This textbook links theory to policy and practice and takes a comparative, international focus on current issues, making it vital reading for any student of Youth Justice. The authors draw on examples from Belgium, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and US â “ as well as the UK, and include both well founded research and their own personal practical experiences. Comprehensive learning features include: chapter objectives, case studies with questions for reflection, a glossary of key terms

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Packed with thrilling dangers and terrifying monsters Vega Jane and the End of Time is the fourth and final title in the epic, fast-paced fantasy adventures series for children of 10+ by bestselling master storyteller David Baldacci. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Tomislav Tomic.When evil comes, heroes stand to meet it. Vega Jane has tried to outrun, outsmart, and outlast her enemy, but the showdown she has dreaded is finally here. Her ragtag crew of friends and fighters must take a stand against a fully trained army, knowing the odds are impossible. But when you face injustice, the only choice is to stand and fight.Vega Jane and the End of Time (previously published in the USA as the The Stars Below) is the fourth and final instalment of Vega s search for the truth about her past, which started with Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery, Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters and Vega Jane and the Rebels Revolt now all in revised and re-illustrated editions.

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Brilliantly boredom-busting games and activities for 7+ kids from national treasure MATT LUCAS!The brand-new, boredom-busting book of GAMES from multi-award-winning actor and comedian MATT LUCAS â “ star of The Great British Bake Off and creator of Thank You, Baked Potato, an official UK download chart-topper.THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER!With laugh-out-loud artwork from Sarah Horne, illustrator of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken. Perfect for readers age 7+Packed with fun-filled games to play with groups, families or on your own, plus mind-boggling facts and stats about your favourites games and sports, this very, very, very, very, very, very, very silly book has EVERYTHING you need for hours of fun and creativity!So what are you waiting for? Come and join the fun!Also available:My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of JokesMy Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of Pranks

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The hilarious joke book from multi-award-winning actor and comedian MATT LUCAS â “ creator of Thank You, Baked Potato, an official UK download chart-topper and Amazon bestseller!With laugh-out-loud artwork from Sarah Horne, illustrator of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken. Perfect for readers age 6+THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER!If youâ ™re planning on reading this very very very very very very very silly book of jokes, there are some things youâ ™re going to need:Spare pants In case you wet yoursNeedle and thread In case you split your sidesLarge box In case you laugh your head off (youâ ™ll still want to keep it, right?)Are you ready? Come on in then â “ the jokes are waiting!Also available:My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of PranksMy Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of Games

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Perfect for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones—a boxed set featuring the first five novels!An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS “One of the best series in the history of fantasy.”—Los Angeles Times Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys. “Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times

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Discover how to reprogram your biology and thinking, and break the habit of being yourself so you can truly change your mind and life.Bestselling author, international speaker, chiropractor, and renowned researcher of epigenetics, quantum physics, neuroscience, Dr. Joe Dispenza shares that you are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life.New science is emerging that empowers all human beings to create the reality they choose.In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr. Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible and how to recondition the body and create better health.Not only will you be given the necessary knowledge to change your energy and any aspect of yourself, but you will be taught the step-by-step tools to apply what you learn in order to make measurable changes in any area of your life.Chapters Include:Foreword by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.Introduction: The Greatest Habit You Can Ever Breakis the Habit of Being YourselfPART I: The Science of YouThe Quantum YouOvercoming Your EnvironmentOvercoming Your BodyOvercoming TimeSurvival vs. CreationPART II: Your Brain and MeditationThree Brains: Thinking to Doing to BeingThe GapMeditation, Demystifying the Mystical, and Waves of Your FuturePART III: Stepping Toward Your New DestinyThe Meditative Process: Introduction and PreparationOpen the Door to Your Creative StateStep 1: InductionPrune Away the Habit of Being Yourself(Week Two)Step 2: RecognizingStep 3: Admitting and DeclaringStep 4: SurrenderingDismantle the Memory of the Old You(Week Three)Step 5: Observing and RemindingStep 6: RedirectingCreate a New Mind for Your New Future (Week Four)Step 7: Creating and RehearsingDemonstrating and Being Transparent: Living YourNew RealityDr. Joe demystifies consciousness and ancient understandings to bridge the gap between science and spirituality. Through his powerful healing workshops and lectures, thousands of people in 24 different countries have used these principles to change from the inside out. Once you break the habit of being yourself and truly change your mind, your life will never be the same! In this book, I want to share some of what I learned along the way and show you, by exploring how mind and matter are interrelated, how you can apply theseprinciples not only to your body, but to any aspect of your life. - Dr. Joe Dispenza Anyone who reads this book and applies the steps will benefit from their efforts. Its cutting-edge content is explained in a simple language that is accessible to anyone, and provides a user-friendly guide for sustained change from the inside out. - Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., Director of Research, HeartMath Research Center

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Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Traitor of Colditz Robert Verkaik reveals the incredible never-before-told story of the role played by the Cambridge Spies in the British defeat at Arnhem A breath-taking review of WWII s greatest betrayal and the moment that changed history forever. Sunday Post A bombshell book. Daily Mail Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written. Robert Kershaw Sensational. Daily Express Robert Verkaik s best book yet, a testament to his investigative skills, journalistic nous for a compelling story, and impressive understanding of the spy world. Richard Kerbaj***The end of the Second World War is in sight.Following the overwhelming victory on D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin all seek to shape the global future to their own ends and win the race to Berlin.The British launch Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne operation the world has ever seen. It is a bold roll of the dice, which, if successful, will end the war in weeks. But behind the scenes, spies are working, and plans are betrayed, the operation fails and thousands of Allied soldiers die.The Traitor of Arnhem tells a never-before-told story of this iconic operation, and of the very different figures working in secret to cause the catastrophic defeat. One traitor a terrifying giant of a man, a supposed hero of the resistance who sent hundreds of fellow freedom fighters to torture and death, the other an aristocrat and an English gentleman, working from inside the heart of the Allied war effort in London. Both of them working for the Russians.Drawn from unseen records and shedding fresh light on the operation and the spies responsible for its failure, this is an incredible account of the battle that would go on to shape the twentieth century.*** Breathtaking. Sunday Post This history book serves as a powerful and timely reminder of how the failure to tackle Joseph Stalin s threat to the West at the end of World War 2 has forced the free world to face up to the aggression of Vladimir Putin today. Bill Browder, author of Red Notice and Freezing Order Excellent ... a remarkable answer through considerable research to the vexed question: why were the Nazis unexpectedly lying in wait? The Jewish Chronicle The strongest point of the book is the story about Josephine . We will probably never be sure who Josephine was, if it even was a person, but... Robert proves the case as far as circumstantial evidence allows one. Bob de Graaff, Holland s foremost expert on intelligence and the official historian of the Dutch intelligence services. I have not read such a convincing portrayal of the German intelligence war in Holland ... A worthwhile read. Robert Kershaw, author of It Never Snow In September

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary. The Guardian Magnificent. Some of the details are eye-popping. Irish Independent Football needs this book. A monumental piece of investigative journalism. Irish Times A must-read on how modern football works. Ian Wright Brave, forensic and utterly gripping. Tom Holland______________________________The definitive account of how capitalism and the world s elite corrupted modern footballAs the 2022 World Cup in Qatar drew to a close, there was a bitter undercurrent to Argentina s triumph. Throughout the tournament, numerous allegations of sportswashing and financial misconduct had been made against the state of Qatar, moving what had previously been a smaller conversation into the worldwide spotlight. The question had been asked, who really owns and runs football? Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game. The result is a gripping account of how football has been taken over by the world s wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs. From Neymar s £198 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi s construction empire in Manchester to failed Financial Fair Play constraints and the dawn of the European Super League, Miguel draws on exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to key stakeholders to produce an all-encompassing exposé of modern footballs highest echelons.Authoritative, riveting and eye-opening, States of Play reveals how football has become a tool for the world s elite.______________________________ The moral compass that the game needs. Andy Brassell In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game. Oliver Bullough The most important football book of its generation. Jack Pitt-Brooke This book tackles the major issue affecting football today with fearlessness and forensic scrutiny. An important investigation for our times. Laurie Whitwell A majestic book. The essential guide to how the people s game has become the plaything of the very rich and powerful. Jonathan WilsonMiguel Delaney s STATES OF PLAY was ranked in the Irish Times bestsellers list weeks of 11th 18th November 2024.

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND FIRST EVER WINNER OF THE FUTURE WORLDS PRIZE__________________ My favourite kind of grand space opera BEN AARONOVITCH An audaciously joyous debut full of heart NALINI SINGH Entertaining as all hell... it gets the vibe of being twelve years old and watching a lightsaber ignite on the big screen LOCUS MAGAZINE A sprawling space opera fantasy stuffed with familiar tropes THE GUARDIAN Every page shines with the vigour and passion of youth THE FINANCIAL TIMES__________________6066: In Emperor Thracin s brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan - a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele knows she s just another voiceless cog working the assembly lines that fuel his vast imperial war machine. Her only rebellion: studying stolen aeronautics manuals in the dead of night. But then a cloaked stranger arrives to deliver an impossible message, and her life changes in an instant.1812: Obi Amadi is done with time-travelling. Never mind the fact he doesn t know how to cure himself of the temporal sickness he caught whilst anchoring his soul to Regency London, the one that unmakes him further with every jump. Or if the prince he loves will ever love him back. Or why his father disappeared. He is done. Until he hears about the ghost of a girl in the British Museum. A girl from another time.When Obi s path tangles with Asha s and a prophecy awakens in the cold darkness of space, they must voyage through the stars, racing against time, tyranny, and the legacy of three heroes from an ancient religion who may be awakening, reincarnated in ways beyond comprehension.The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring found family of Becky Chambers, the magical London of V. E. Schwab, and the epic climate-craft of N. K. Jemisin.__________________WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: This book! OMG this book was everything I could hope for! A queer love story, a space story, a rebel story and so well written ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolute stonker of a debut... Fantastic world-building, well-rounded characters... I was hooked the whole way through ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely devoured this book! Everything I could possibly want with Star Wars / Doctor Who vibes mixed in with Pride and Prejudice ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THIS is how you write a chosen one story! Jikiemi-Pearson is going straight on my instant read list of authors ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have read quite a few debuts this year and this was easily my top of the year ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oh my god. This book was everything I wanted and more. The blend of sci fi travel, fantasy and romance was perfect ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OMG, this book was amazing... Fantastic if you like N.K. Jemisin and Doctor Who... Well worth five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully written and thought provoking sci-fi... I can t believe this was the author s first book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I adored this book! I can t wait for more ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hang on and enjoy the ride! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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In The Lives of Rain, Nathalie Handal has brought forth a work of radical displacement and uncertainty, moving continent to continent, giving voice to Palestinians of the diaspora in the utterance of one fiercely awake and compassionate, who, against warfare, occupation and brutality offers her native language, olives, wind, a herd of sheep or a burning mountain, radio music, a butterfly s gaze. It is a poetry of never arriving, of villages erased from the maps, of tattooed waistlines and kalishnikovs, a goat and a corpse cut open side by side, where every house is a prison. In a spare, chiselled language without ornament, she writes an exilic lyric, fusing Arabic, English, Spanish and French into a polyglot testament of horror and survival. Habibti, que tal? she asks of those who wander country to country, while those left behind in Jenin, Gaza City, and Bethlehem inhabit a continued past of blood/of jailed cities. Her subject is memory and forgetting, the precariousness of identity and the fragility of human community; it is the experience of suffering without knowledge of its end. Handal is a poet of deftly considered paradoxes and reversals, sensory evocations and mysteries left beautifully unresolved. Hers is a language seared by history and marked by the impress of extremity; so it is suffused with a rare species of wisdom. - From the Foreword by Carolyn Forche

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Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a beloved Gothic masterpiece of supernatural terror and a #booktok sensation, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition, featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature, and book collectors. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed or dark academia library, or an attention-grabbing add for your holiday reading list or Christmas wish list.Harper Muse Classics: The Gothic Chronicles Collection presents The Picture of Dorian Gray:Presents Oscar Wilde s unsettling Gothic tale of a man who sells his soul in exchange for eternal youth but who also pays for its tragic ramifications; its 1890 publication helped secure Wilde s place in literature s pantheon of great writersExplores such themes as the narcissistic worship of youth and beauty, the corrupting power of influence, the superficiality of society, and the true purpose of art and artistic expressionIs ideal for Oscar Wilde fans, lovers of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspiredWhether you re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features:Beautiful foil-accented hardcoverDistinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughoutPart of a 4-volume horror collection including Bram Stoker s Dracula, Dante s Inferno, and a volume of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known short stories When renowned artist Basil Hallward meets the wealthy Dorian Gray, he is immediately drawn to Dorian s countenance. Hallward becomes fitfully obsessed with capturing Dorian’s remarkable beauty, confessing as much to his friend Lord Henry Wotton. Wotton counters, arguing that Hallward s portrait is an unparalleled masterpiece. After his final sitting, in an impulsive fit of despair over losing his vitality to the ravages of time, Dorian pledges his soul, pleading that his portrait age and fade in exchange for Dorian s eternal youth. What follows is an unsettling descent into decadence, sensualism, murderous secrecy, and tragedy as the portrait supernaturally begins to reflect Dorian s spiritual and moral deterioration while his outward physical appearance remains unchanged. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is part of a four-volume collection that includes Bram Stoker s Dracula, Dante s Inferno, and a volume of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known short stories.

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One of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century. William Morris, in the Preface. The Nature of Gothic started life as a chapter in Ruskin s masterwork, The Stones of Venice. Ruskin came to lament the Frankenstein monsters of Victorian buildings with added Gothic which The Stones inspired; but despite his misgivings the original moral purpose of his writing had not fallen on stony ground. The Nature of Gothic, the last chapter of the second volume, had marked his progression from art critic to social critic; in it he found the true seam of his thought, and it was quickly recognised for the revolutionary writing it was. As Morris himself put it, The Nature of Gothic pointed out a new road on which the world should travel ; and in its indictment of meaningless modern labour and its celebration of medieval architecture it could be called the foundation stone of Morris s aesthetic and purpose in life. 40 years after he first read it, Morris chose Ruskin s text for one of the first books to be published at his Kelmscott Press, using his own Golden type. It is one of the summits of his career, and one of the most beautiful books ever published.Few books can so completely sum up an era. The Kelmscott Nature of Gothic encapsulates the meeting of two remarkable minds and embodies their influence in word, image and design. But more than that, Ruskin s words are increasingly relevant for our times. In this facsimile edition, the first ever made of this rare book, the reader can fully appreciate their importance and their legacy, as understood by one of the most potent visual imaginations to have worked in Britain. In this enlarged edition, essays by leading scholars, Robert Hewison (who was one of Ruskin s successors as Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University), Tony Pinkney (Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University) and Robert Brownell (lecturer, stained glass maker and author of Marriage of Inconvenience) explain the importance of this book for Ruskin, for Morris and for us today.

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Hudební CD - Druhé studiové album natočené v roce 1996 Druhé studiové album natočené v roce 1996 Cradle Of Filth ve složení : Dani Filth - Vocals Stuart Anstis - Guitars Gian Pyres - Guitars Robin Graves - Bass Damien Gregori - Keyboards Nicholas Barker - Drums Kapela, které dominuje až chorobně ječivý vokál Daniho Filtha, hrála zprvu black metal doplněný o temné klávesové party. Dnes je její styl nejčastěji definován jako extrémní heavy metal s gothickými prvky. Seznam stop CD Humana Inspired to Nightmare (Cradle of Filth) - / Heaven Torn Asunder (Cradle of Filth) - / Funeral in Carpathia (Cradle of Filth) - / A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the... (Cradle of Filth) - / Malice Through the Looking Glass (Cradle of Filth) - / Dusk and Her Embrace (Cradle of Filth) - / The Graveyard by Moonlight (Cradle of Filth) - / Beauty Slept in Sodom (Cradle of Filth) - / Haunted Shores (Cradle of Filth) -

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Danubia is the brilliant and entertaining companion to the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Germania. It was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013. For centuries much of Europe was in the hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off – through luck, guile and sheer mulishness – any number of rivals, until finally packing up in 1918. From their principal lairs along the Danube they ruled most of Central Europe and Germany and interfered everywhere – indeed the history of Europe hardly makes sense without them. Simon Winder’s extremely funny new book plunges the reader into a maelstrom of alchemy, skeletons, jewels, bear-moats, unfortunate marriages and a guinea-pig village. Danubia is full of music, piracy, religion and fighting. It is the history of a dynasty, but it is at least as much about the people they ruled, who spoke many different languages, lived in a vast range of landscapes, believed in many rival gods and often showed a marked ingratitude towards their oddball ruler in Vienna. Readers who discovered Simon Winder’s genius for telling wonderful stories of middle Europe with Germania will be delighted by the eccentric and fascinating stories of the Habsburgs and their world. Danubia was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013

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A fictionalized account of infamous author, Patricia Highsmith, caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, The Price of SaltFlung Out of Space is both a love letter to the essential lesbian novel The Price of Salt and an examination of its notorious author, Patricia Highsmith. Veteran comics creators Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell this story through Highsmith s eyes-reimagining the events that inspired her to write the story that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. Flung Out of Space opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics.A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be Strangers on a Train, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs-and a chance encounter in a department store-give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: It gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending.This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed.It s a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon and a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith s life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune.

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The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanatorium where Yozo Oba-the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age-is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, his friends and family visit him, and other patients and nurses drift in and out of his room. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a light-hearted, even clownish atmosphere: playing cards, smoking cigarettes, vying for attention, cracking jokes and trying to make each other laugh.While No Longer Human delves into the darkest corners of human consciousness, The Flowers of Buffoonery pokes fun at these same emotions: the follies and hardships of youth, of love and of self-hatred and depression. A glimpse into the lives of a group of outsiders in pre-war Japan, The Flowers of Buffoonery is a darkly humorous and fresh addition to Osamu Dazai s masterful and intoxicating oeuvre.

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A plant a day brings beauty your way. So why not make the most of your garden with 365 of the very best plant varieties - one for every day of the year!From spring blooms to winter interest and everything in between, each plant has been personally selected by expert horticulturist Phil Clayton, who draws on his nearly 20 years of RHS experience, along with his own garden favourites, to showcase a vast array of planting choices. With a range of plants as broad as Phil s knowledge is vast, A Plant for Every Day of the Year is like taking a walk with an accomplished gardener as they show you their favourite plants. Each profile comes complete with stunning photography and an at-a-glance guide to height, spread, hardiness, and other must-know information, so you too can make the most of every season in your own garden.Turn the pages of this plant book to discover: - Unique structure gives the reader a whole year of plants, day by day.- Phil Clayton s unrivalled knowledge and personal approach are apparent throughout, allowing the reader to absorb his experience and expertise.- Easy-to-follow text and clear photography present the plants in an accessible and enjoyable format. A must-have volume for existing gardeners and plant lovers who want to enjoy Phil s personal and insightful commentary on a wide range of plants, alongside individuals who don t know what plants to grow and want to seek advice from a reputable gardener such as Phil. Doubling up as the perfect gardening book for budding botanists, who are looking to achieve their garden or indoor space s fullest potential all year round, A Plant For Every Day of the Year is sure to delight.

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AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A fascinating and crucial insight into how, even as humanity moves upwards into the final frontier, we ll be influenced by the geographies of space. Marshall has done it again! Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of Being Human Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions.Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isn t science fiction. It s astropolitics.We re entering a new space race - and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth.Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation - and, possibly, conquest. We re heading up and out, and we re taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way.From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you ve ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK s most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here and where we re going, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth.This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity. Praise for THE FUTURE OF GEOGRAPHY: Very accessible and allows the author to lead the reader on a voyage of galactic discovery Robert Verkaik, The Mail on Sunday [An] engaging exploration of power politics in space Irish Independent A superb survey of planetary politics Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times [Tim s] prose is brisk in pace and refreshingly crystalline in its clarity, affording a highly readable lesson in historical geopolitics... deeply thought-provoking BBC Sky at Night Marshall is an engaging writer, good at explaining the science as well as the politics, and with an eye for a telling fact Lawrence Freedman, The New Statesman

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The Life of Herod The Great â “ like Hurston herself â “ is a masterpiece, a miracle, and a marvel. In other words, treasure for the whole world Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage*In the 1950s Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel reconsidering the life of one of the most well-known biblical figures, Herod the Great. That novel was never published in Hurston s lifetime. Now for the first time, it is brought to glorious life with commentary from scholar Deborah G. Plant.Far from his villainous portrayal in the New Testament, Hurston casts Herod as a forerunner of Christ, a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new.By bringing this complex, compelling and oft misunderstood leader into shining focus, The Life of Herod the Great invites the reader to reassess history and the world as they know it. What was in Herodâ ™s time is and will be again. Zora Neale Hurstonâ ™s never-before-published novel is a lantern of understanding that might be held up to the present or the future, and nothing short of a masterpiece.A never-before-published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great â “ not the demon the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of adventure.*Praise for Zora Neale Hurston: Zora Neale was a knockout in her life MAYA ANGELOU Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century. It is so lyrical it should be sentimental; it is so passionate it should be overwrought, but it is instead a rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive. There is no novel I love more ZADIE SMITH To the last page that fills the soul with tears, Hurston s novel delivers. To me, it is also a welcome reminder that books are democratic, subversive and life-changing THE TIMES

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy, Dickens s gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, as they become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette, the daughter of a political prisoner. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.Edited with an Introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell

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For readers of Schindler s List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas comes a heart-breaking story of the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances. I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart. In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too. So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years. Including some of Oscar Wilde s most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writer s works displays his brilliant, quick wit to its full glory. Wilde s pithy social comedies dissect the morals and idiosyncrasies of society in the 1890s and offer a view of the sexual politics of the time.

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In the dead of night, a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girls⠦Winter 1887. Matron Hetty Barlow suspects Hope is lying when she claims to be suffering from amnesia. The girl is taken in, but it isn⠙t long before her pregnancy is discovered, which could put the future of the house ⠓ a new experiment in dealing with destitute women ⠓ in jeopardy. Hetty⠙s future depends on keeping her position as matron.They named her Hope, but Emma Hyde knows she can⠙t keep up her deception forever. She⠙s hundreds of miles away from home, but her well-to-do parents will be searching for her.Amelia yearns to break away from her overbearing sister, Hetty. She meets a man who offers an escape, but her ticket to freedom means revealing Emma⠙s secrets. Will she betray a friend for a chance at a new life?Gripping, emotional and inspiring, this Victorian saga is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Dilly Court.Praise for The House of Hope A moving and passionate story of three women; two who are keeping their secrets close to their hearts and one who is willing to give her heart away in exchange for love. They all arrive at this house that promises safety and free from harm, but are they brave enough, honest enough, to tell their compelling stories and reveal the truth or forever live a lie? Val Wood I thoroughly enjoyed The House of Hope, it is well written and gives a vivid insight into the life of working class girls. Joanne brings her characters to life and I was hooked from the first page. Lyn Andrews A beautiful intertwined story of three very different women, all hiding dark secrets from the past, and the healing and hope they find in one of Britain⠙s first women⠙s refuge. The House of Hope is an emotional and uplifting tribute to the power of female friendship Judy Summers⠘I love historical books and this is one of the best ones I have read lately. I highly recommend it⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘Very moving. Well written, great characters, and the author has really managed to capture the era⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘The characters will capture your heart. I so look forward to the next in this new series⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘A heartwarming story about unfortunate girls who find themselves destitute, homeless and in need of a safe haven. Wonderful⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I definitely look forward to reading more in this series! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

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⠘A beautifully written ⠜must read⠝ for fans of David Nicholls⠙ Sue MoorcroftThey say life is made up of moments.So is a relationship.From the moment he sets his eyes on Ashley Oliver at sixth form on the cusp of the new millennium, Charlie falls in love. It isn⠙t all sunshine and roses though and it takes several years and more than one chance meeting before they begin their relationship.Will they survive everything the world has to throw at them or will the pressure of life, love, and London be too much for them?Told through moments big and small, trivial and significant, this is the moving and uplifting story of a relationship - the ups, the downs, and everything in between.An unforgettable romance, perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens, Jill Mansell and Mike Gayle.Readers are falling hard for One Hundred Moments of Us: You ll want to put aside as many moments as you can to read this...you ll love it! Nick Spalding⠘Thought-provoking yet tender, witty and warm, and with characters you⠙ll care about and be rooting for until the end.⠙ Matt Dunn⠘An ambitious novel, covering over two decades and taking in all the moments - big, small, tender, painful, intimate and brutal - that make up a complex relationship and a charming and touching story.⠙ Andy Jones⠘What a beautiful, beautiful love story. I can⠙t say enough good things about it!⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Absolutely loved this story and found it near impossible to put down!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I fell in love with the characters in this book and simply could not put the book down⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A beautiful tapestry of love, life, and everything in between⠦ both uplifting and heart-wrenching⠦A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of moments and the enduring nature of true love.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Such a lovely read⠦highly recommend.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A captivating read that can only be described as unputdownable.⠙ Reader ReviewPraise for Jon Rance:⠘A wonderful story of emotions, humour, and true love.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Couldn⠙t put this book down.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘If I could give this book 10 stars I would⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Funny, insightful, engaging and refreshing.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A thoroughly good read and one I didn⠙t want to finish!⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘The author had me enthralled in the nostalgia of the 90s, Uni and the carefree times of youth.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘If you are a fan of romantic comedy you will love this!⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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Enthralling tales of the sea, rivers and lakes from around the globe. Folklore of the seas and rivers has a resonance in cultures all over the world. Watery hopes, fears and dreams are shared by all peoples where rivers flow and waves crash. This fascinating book covers English sailor superstitions and shape-shifting pink dolphins of the Amazon, Scylla and Charybdis, the many guises of Mami Wata, the tale of the Yoruba River spirit, the water horses of the Scottish lochs, the infamous mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, and much more.Accompanied by stunning woodcut illustrations, popular authors Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham explore the deep history and enduring significance of water folklore the world over, from mermaids, selkies and sirens to ghostly ships and the fountains of youth. With this book, Folklore Thursday aims to encourage a sense of belonging across all cultures by showing how much we all have in common.

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One of the very great writers of the last century Guardian Lispector had an ability to write as though no one had ever written before Colm Tóibín He d wait for her, she knew that now. Until she learned Lóri yearns for love yet is scared of herself, and of connecting with another human. When she meets Ulisses, a Professor of Philosophy, she is forced to confront her fears. As both of them will learn, to be worthy of another person, they must first be fully themselves. The book of which Clarice Lispector said, I humanized myself , An Apprenticeship is about the ultimate unknowability of the other in a relationship, and what it means to love and be loved.Translated by Stefan ToblerEdited by Benjamin Moser with an Afterword by Sheila Heti

Objev podobné jako An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures - Clarice Lispectorová