the 13 5 lives of captain bluebear walter moers

A delightfully illustrated cult novel, literary satire and epic adventure.''Within the first 15 pages I was carried away by the sheer craziness of it all. Some Minipirates find a baby bear with blue fur inside a walnut shell floating on the ocean towards a giant whirlpool. They rescue him and teach him about knots and waves, and that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Then, when he outgrows their ship to such an extent that he is in danger of sinking it, they abandon him on an island with a bottle of seaweed juice and a loaf of seaweed bread. Thus Bluebear comes to the end of his first life and embarks on his second. By the end of the book, he has expended exactly half of his 27 lives. Again and again, Moers confounds our expectations as the narrative twists and turns, travels backwards and forwards in time. Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres and so constantly satirises itself. Very amusing'' - Daily Telegraph

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Over two hundred years ago Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, was destroyed by a catastrophic firestorm. Optimus Yarnspinner, who witnessed this disaster, has since become Zamonia''s greatest writer and is resting on his laurels at Lindworm Castle. Spoilt by his monumental success and basking in adulation, he one day receives a disturbing message that finally reinvests his life with meaning: a cryptic missive that lures him back to Bookholm. Rebuilt on a magnificent scale, the city is once more a vibrant literary metropolis and Mecca of the book trade teeming with book fanatics of all kinds. On the track of the mysterious letter that brought him there, Yarnspinner has scarcely set foot in the city before he falls prey to its spirit of adventure. He is reunited with old friends like Inazia Anazazi the Uggly and Ahmed ben Kibitzer the Nocturnomath, but he also encounters the city''s new marvels, which include the mysterious Biblionauts, the warring Puppetists, and the city''s latest craze, the Invisible Theatre. Yarnspinner strays ever deeper into the Labyrinth of Dreaming Books, which seems to wield a strange power over Bookholm''s destinies. He is eventually drawn into an irresistible maelstrom of events far more sensational than ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The latest in the acclaimed series of art books celebrates thrilling blockbuster CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD! Marvel Studios presents the next book in their line of deluxe ART OF tie-in books - celebrating the highly anticipated release of CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD! This volume is filled with all the features you''d expect, including a stunning gallery of never-before-seen artwork and in-depth interviews with the creative team. But now, the ART OF series is better than ever, packaged in a beautiful slipcase with exclusive lithographs so you can enter a brave new world alongside Sam Wilson!

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Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, "asocial" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate with one another while still in the egg; and hunt, feed, migrate, court, mate, nest, and hatch in groups. In The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles, J. Sean Doody, Vladimir Dinets, and Gordon M. Burghardt—three of the world's leading experts on reptiles—bring together a wave of new research with a synthesis of classic studies to produce the only authoritative look at the social behaviors of the most provocative animals on the planet. The book covers turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and the enigmatic tuatara. Enhanced with dozens of images, it takes readers through a myriad of social interactions, tendencies, and intimacies ranging from fierce territorial battles to delicate paternal care and from promiscuous pairings to monogamous partnerships. This unique text• explains why reptiles have been neglected as subjects of social behavior studies;• provides numerous examples across all major reptilian groups that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Whether it''s a manipulative boss, a controlling partner, or a toxic friend or roommate, chances are you''ve encountered mind games in your relationships. The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology will help you decode gaslighting and deception by reading body language, recognising behavior patterns, and understanding the methodology of individuals who employ dark psychology -- or subtle techniques meant to manipulate and control you in harmful ways. Bringing her expertise as a military interrogator and intelligence officer, author Lena Sisco teaches you the warning signs of manipulation and offers 13 proven strategies to help you protect yourself from narcissists, liars, cheaters, and outright sociopaths. For anyone who wants to sharpen their instincts, especially those who are: Navigating a new relationship, personal or professional, and need to know who to trust; Running a business and want to avoid being manipulated into bad decisions; Trying to recover from being scammed, lied to, or emotionally manipulated; Simply looking to protect themselves from those who take advantage. You don''t have to live in fear of being deceived. Armed with the right knowledge, you can avoid toxic people, reclaim your peace of mind, and ensure that your life is filled with healthy relationships.

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The change from a red circle to a white circle on an old OS map is indicative of a station closed to passengers but very often open for freight. This was generally a temporary state of affairs being a prelude to ultimate closure of the line. In this, the eleventh in the series, we examine the railways of the pre-1974 county of Berkshire, travelling west to east with a few necessary detours north and south where relevant lines (used to) exist. The date 1974 is particularly important for this volume, as the Local Government Act 1974 which came into force on 1 April 1974 (we will not comment on the choice of this specific day), meant many closed stations and lines were ''moved'' overnight. Branch line changes to Windsor & Henley are considered together with an insight into Berkshires industrial lines. Newbury is spotlighted and, amongst others, Radley - Abingdon is discussed providing a local insight into a bygone age.

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The first detailed study of Captain Cook's search for the Unknown Southern Continent - Antarctica. Brings together accounts of his three Antarctic journeys into a single volume.

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Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material, the original Marvel Masterworks return at last, this time with the early modern adventures of Captain America! On the eve of America''s entrance into World War II, Steve Rogers was transformed from a 97-pound weakling into Captain America, but before the war''s end a tragic encounter left the Star-Spangled Avenger frozen in the North Atlantic and his sidekick Bucky dead. The world turned on for decades. When Cap was finally resuscitated, he was a man out of time tormented by the death of his partner. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby explore those themes as they bring you the rebirth of an American icon. They''ll explore Cap''s new life in the Marvel Age, reveal the origins of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull and introduce cornerstone characters and creations including Sharon Carter and the Cosmic Cube. Collecting: Tales of Suspense (1959) #59-81

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Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two). With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life—childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death—dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girlWhat you would have eaten in ancient PompeiiThe surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dyeOl’ Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from TexasHow to win a round of the Royal Game of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the work and lives of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, connecting their beginnings as Living Sculptures to their pictorial work of today. ---------- 'The Meaning of the Earth, Wolf Jahn's new book, explores the vision of our Art like no one has ever done before. Congratulations Wolf! Everyone loves this amazing and beautiful book. It is a masterpiece.' - Gilbert & George ---------- The Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the lives and work of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, placing them within the context of twentieth-century British culture. Wolf Jahn tells the story of how Gilbert & George found their identity in opposition to pervasive ideas around social conformity and religion after meeting in 1967. The artists staged an internal revolution, mining their psyches to create visionary and unwaveringly modern art. The ‘two people but one artist’ ask the questions that gnaw at us all: ‘Where do we come from?’, ‘Who are we?’ and ‘Where are we going?’ The book meditates on the artists’ role in this century, connecting their beginnings as Living Sculptures to their pictorial work of today. The Meaning of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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'Sublime ... It is a true masterpiece' DAILY TELEGRAPH, *****'Mind-blowing' GUARDIAN‘Wondrous. Gives us trees as we've never seen them before’ ISABELLA TREE, author of Wilding**A TELEGRAPH, COUNTRY LIFE, NEW YORKER and CRITIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025**The extraordinary story of the inventive and astonishing ways trees have shaped our natural world. Over hundreds of millions of years, from the prehistoric forests to those standing tall over us today, trees have evolved to sculpt the environments. They split rock, change sex, spin carbon, and manipulate bacteria, animals and even humankind to achieve their ends and shape the natural world. In The Genius of Trees, Harriet Rix takes us on a mind-expanding, globe-spanning journey into the remarkable inner lives of trees. For the first time, we see trees not as victims, but as powerful agents of change in a grand ecological narrative – as leading actors in the great drama of life on earth who have transformed our planet and offer us hope for its future. ‘Exceptional ... Changes our entire view of trees’ ROBIN LANE FOX, Financial Times Gardening Columnist'Full of wonder and revelation' SUE STUART-SMITH, author of The Well Gardened Mind'Captivating' COUNTRY LIFE'Profoundly inventive' INDEPENDENT'A magisterial tour de force ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Forget the world that came before. The author of American Vertigo serves up an incisive look at how COVID-19 reveals the dangerous fault lines of contemporary society.With medical mysteries, rising death tolls, and conspiracy theories beamed minute by minute through the vast web universe, the coronavirus pandemic has irrevocably altered societies around the world. In this sharp essay, world-renowned philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy interrogates the many meanings and metaphors we have assigned to the pandemic-and what they tell us about ourselves.Drawing on the philosophical tradition from Plato and Aristotle to Lacan and Foucault, Levy asks uncomfortable questions about reality and mythology: he rejects the idea that the virus is a warning from nature, the inevitable result of global capitalism; he questions the heroic status of doctors, asking us to think critically about the loci of authority and power; he challenges the panicked polarization that dominates online discourse. Lucid, incisive, and always original, Levy takes a bird's-eye view of the most consequential historical event of our time and proposes a way to defend human society from threats to our collective future.

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''MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL'' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts''I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. Cursed by truth and by blood. The shadow took to me, and we have been together since.''From the bestselling and award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K comes a powerful new novel about a young man haunted by a ghost from his past, and by the dark crimes committed in the name of the British empire.''North''s talent shines out'' Sunday Times''An irresistible haunting thrill'' Joe Hill author of Horns and Locke and Key''Remarkable . . . One of the most moving, horrifying and gut-wrenching novels of the year'' NPR''A suspenseful tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart'' Kirkus''North goes from strength to strength'' Guardian''North''s most ambitious novel to date'' Locus''A master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination'' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked GirlsNovels by Claire North:The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustTouchThe Sudden Appearance of HopeThe End of the Day84KThe GameshouseThe Pursuit of William AbbeyNotes from the Burning AgeIthaca

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A special session of the UN General Assembly was held in Abuja, the new Nigerian capital in May 1988. This volume reproduces the major papers, lines of discussion and conclusions of the conference.

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Stavebnice LEGO Marvel 76291 představuje bitevní scénu z filmu Avengers: Age of Ultron s 613 dílky. Sada obsahuje 5 minifigurek Avengers, velkou figurku Hulka, 3 vojáky Hydry, terénní vozidlo a konfigurovatelné moduly. Je určena pro děti od 10 let a podporuje kreativní hru i stavění s pomocí digitální aplikace.

• Kultovní postavy Avengers včetně Hulka a vojáků Hydry
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• Kvalitní zpracování a přesné dílky pro rozvoj jemné motoriky

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Shortlisted for Pageturner of the Year at the British Book AwardsA Waterstones Book of the MonthWinner of the 2022 Glass Bell Award'Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph' The Times 'I loved it' Jennifer Saint 'I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas 'Utterly spellbinding' Woman & Home 'Deeply moving' William Ryan 'Gripping' Independent 'One of a kind' RedSold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive.Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den... Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury.Now, she is owned by a man she despises and lives as a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, her only value the desire she can stir in others. But Amara's spirit is far from broken. Sharp, resourceful and surrounded by women whose humour and dreams she shares, Amara comes to realise that everything in this city has its price.But how much will her freedom cost?The Wolf Den is the first in a trilogy of novels reimagining the long overlooked lives of women in Pompeii's lupanar. Perfect for fans of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls and Madeline Miller's Circe. Reviews for The Wolf Den: 'This is a mesmerising, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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‘Chris Kraus reinvents the true-crime novel’ The New Yorker‘A writer whose antennae are attuned to subtle connections and strange cross-currents’ Colm Tóibín‘This is Chris Kraus’s masterpiece’ Constance DebréAn unforgettable new novel from the author of the modern classic I Love Dick — a witty, probing journey into a fractured America, culminating in the investigation of a teenage murder. On the Iron Range of northern Minnesota, at the end of the last decade, three teenagers shot and killed an older acquaintance after spending the day with him. In a cold, rundown town, the three young people were quickly arrested and imprisoned. No one knows why they did it. At the time of the murder, Catt Greene and her husband, Paul Garcia, are living nearby in a house they’d bought years earlier as a summer escape from Los Angeles. Undergoing a period of personal turmoil, moving between LA and Minnesota — between the urban art world and the rural poverty of the icy Iron Range — Catt turns away from her own life and towards the murder case, which soon becomes an obsession. In her attempt to pierce through the mystery surrounding the murder and to understand the teenagers’ lives, Catt also ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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*ELODIE HARPER''S FIRST STANDALONE NOVEL, BOUDICCA''S DAUGHTER, COMING AUGUST 2025 – PRE-ORDER NOW*Shortlisted for Pageturner of the Year at the British Book AwardsA Waterstones Book of the MonthWinner of the 2022 Glass Bell Award''Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph'' The Times ''I loved it'' Jennifer Saint ''I couldn''t put it down'' Claire Douglas ''Utterly spellbinding'' Woman & Home ''Deeply moving'' William Ryan ''Gripping'' Independent ''One of a kind'' RedSold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii''s brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den... Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father''s death plunged her family into penury. Now, she is owned by a man she despises and lives as a slave in Pompeii''s infamous brothel, her only value the desire she can stir in others.But Amara''s spirit is far from broken. Sharp, resourceful and surrounded by women whose humour and dreams she shares, Amara comes to realise that everything in this city has its price. But how much will her freedom cost?The Wolf Den is the first in a trilogy of novels reimagining the long overlooked lives of women in Pompeii''s lupanar. Perfect for fans of Pat Barker''s The Silence of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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During her lifetime Marianne Moore was that rarest of combinations, a genuine leader in the art of poetry, as well as a bona fide celebrity. She was an instantly recognisable symbol of Brooklyn, New York, appearing on the cover of Life magazine, asked by the Ford Motor Company to christen their new family sedan, and by the New York Yankees to throw the opening pitch of their baseball season. However, because of Moore’s restless, seldom-ceasing, decade-spanning revision of her own poems, creating a ‘stable’ text of her work has posed editors a challenge ever since. Moore tackled the problem herself: Complete Poems (1967) was her own selection, but she favoured the later work, including less than half of her output up to that point. ‘Omissions are not accidents,’ she wrote pointedly in that edition, but for some readers the absence of more than one hundred poems constituted a wilful neglect of her startlingly innovative, highly influential early work, and contributed to Moore’s undervaluing as a ‘modernist’ poet. Marianne Moore scholar Heather Cass White has prepared an edition of poems that, for the first time, presents the full range of Moore’s work in its published order, while honouring the complex textual ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In an effort to save the universe, she just might destroy it. THE STARS NOW UNCLAIMED is the incredible debut by a brilliant new voice in science fiction, perfect for everyone who loves READY PLAYER ONE, STAR WARS, MASS EFFECT or just a really huge battle...AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION A century ago, a mysterious pulse of energy spread across the universe. Meant to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity, it instead destroyed technology indiscriminately, leaving some worlds untouched and throwing others into total chaos. AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY The Justified, a mysterious group of super-soldiers, have spent a hundred years trying to find a way to restore order to the universe. Their greatest asset is the feared mercenary Kamali, who travels from planet to planet searching for gifted young people and bringing them to the secret world she calls home. Kamali hopes that those she rescues will be able to find a way to reverse the damage the pulse wreaked, and ensure that it never returns.THE END OF THE UNIVERSE But Kamali isn’t the only person looking for answers to unimaginable questions. And when her mission to rescue a grumpy teenaged girl named Esa goes off the rails, Kamali ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged white schoolfellows. At once intimate and expansive, unsparing in its truth-telling, The Bluest Eye shows how the past savagely defines the present. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison’s virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterised her writing.‘She revealed the sins of her nation, while profoundly elevating its canon. She suffused the telling of blackness with beauty, whilst steering us away from the perils of the white gaze. That’s why she told her stories. And why we will never, ever stop reading them’ Afua Hirsch ‘Discovering a writer like Toni Morrison is rarest of pleasures’ Washington Post‘When she arrived, with her first novel, The Bluest Eye, she immediately re-ordered the American literary landscape’ Ben Okri Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction

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You've heard the legends, now hear their truth . . .Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates - three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it.Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?

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A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick''A love letter to Japan and its literature'' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan''Ingenious... Touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking'' Guardian''An ideal tonic for anyone craving far-flung adventure'' Mail on Sunday''If you''re itching to read a new novel by David Mitchell...try this'' The Times_______________In Tokyo - one of the world''s largest megacities - a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways.But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers - from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo''s denizens, drawing them ever closer.''Masterfully weaves together seemingly disparate threads to conjure up a vivid tapestry of Tokyo; its glory, its shame, its characters, and a calico cat.'' David Peace, author of THE TOKYO TRILOGYOne of the Independent''s best debutsLonglisted for the DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, 2021

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Behind You Is the Sea is a compelling debut that fearlessly challenges stereotypes surrounding Palestinian culture.‘Intergenerational differences … are explored from both sides with keen-eyed humanity and understanding’ Marie Claire‘Funny and beautifully written’ Stylist Magazine‘A rich panoply of a community’ Crack Magazine Book of the Month‘Wonderful … A novel about ordinary people fighting for what they believe to be right’ Irish Independent‘A poignant reminder of our shared humanity … brimming with hope and empathy’ Irish TimesFunny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main families – the Baladis, the Salamehs and the Ammars – Palestinian immigrants who’ve all found a different welcome in America. Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode, as their lives intersect across divides of class, generation and religion.

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When God''s Plan Is UnclearWhat in the world is God doing? It''s easy to wonder this. We are living in an unfolding story, and it''s hard to hold on when difficult circumstances linger, or your deepest prayer hangs in the air, seemingly unanswered. Thankfully the Bible is filled with people who experienced the same thing. They had to learn to trust God''s way and timing--and their stories give us insights to live that way too.Mining often-overlooked passages of Scripture, Laurie Polich Short has unearthed 30 practical, encouraging gems of wisdom found in the faith and lives of biblical heroes to help you · see more of God''s work as it unfolds in your life· have hope in circumstances that previously felt hopeless· be more comfortable--and possibly even excited--to lean into the unknownHere is your compass to living your story well when the way forward is unclear."Why, God? What are you doing, God? Questions at the crossroads of faith and doubt can lead us to dead ends or to new vistas. Laurie''s brilliant, biblical insights will help you see the map from God''s mysterious perspective."--JOHN BURKE, New York Times bestselling author of Imagine Heaven

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''One of the best opening lines of any novel'' Guardian''It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach''s Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.''Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...Praise for Iain Banks:''The most imaginative novelist of his generation'' The Times''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian''His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent'' Neil Gaiman''An exceptional wordsmith'' Scotsman

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Shortlisted for the Historical Association''s Young Quills Award 2018Russia, 1916. Nina Ivanovna’s world is in turmoil. Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg, to escape the past and find a future.Stefan Kolodin is a medical student – young and idealistic, he wants change for Russia and its people.Amidst the chaos of a city in revolt, their lives collide. And a stormy relationship develops . . . full of passion and politics.But soon Nina is drawn in to the glamorous, lavish lives of the Russian royal family – where she begins to fall under the spell of their mysterious monk, Grigory Rasputin. The ruby-studded dagger he carries – beautiful and deadly – could save her and Stefan from a cursed life . . . or condemn them to it.‘An outstanding writer – simply superb’ Independent

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''One of the best opening lines of any novel'' Guardian''It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach''s Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.''Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...Praise for Iain Banks:''The most imaginative novelist of his generation'' The Times''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian''His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent'' Neil Gaiman''An exceptional wordsmith'' Scotsman

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Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unloved, unseen, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes. In this way she dreams of becoming beautiful, of becoming someone – like her white schoolfellows – worthy of care and attention. Immersing us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression Ohio, Toni Morrison’s indelible debut reveals the nightmare at the heart of Pecola’s yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfilment.**AS FEATURED IN OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB**''She revealed the sins of her nation, while profoundly elevating its canon. She suffused the telling of blackness with beauty, whilst steering us away from the perils of the white gaze. That''s why she told her stories. And why we will never, ever stop reading them'' Afua Hirsch''Discovering a writer like Toni Morrison is rarest of pleasures'' Washington Post''When she arrived, with her first novel, The Bluest Eye, she immediately re-ordered the American literary landscape'' Ben OkriWinner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction

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Top tips for space travellers! Get to know the Sun and other stars in our Universe in this up-close tour of key cosmic destinations.The Space Traveller''s Guide: The Sun and Stars is a personal tour of our special star, the Sun, including its astonishing heat and light power, plus lots of other stars we can see in the night sky. Explore details of the types and lives of other stars: how they are born, and what they can turn into, from nebulae to black holes, white dwarfs to supernovae. Includes ''Traveller''s Tips'' for surviving the extremes of space, and don''t miss the real-life tour photos at the back!The Space Traveller''s Guide series is the perfect one-stop-shop for space lovers, brought to you by expert astronomy and physics author Giles Sparrow. It includes astounding facts to inspire young space-travel hopefuls, plus humorous cartoons to draw them through the pages, and presents key science learning in an accessible format for readers aged 9 and up.Contents list, The Sun and Stars: Twinkle, twinkle / The Sun / Flares and spots / The birth of a star / Young stars / Red giants / Planetary nebulae / Stars with company / Supernovae / Neutron ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Island in the Sound, the third collection by Scottish poet Niall Campbell, creates an archipelago of memories, lyrics, observations and folktales that place the small islands of his birthplace into conversation with moments from literature and history.In this collection, mirroring the islands’ precarious future, we uncover strange links to Rome falling, Lindisfarne, and the temporary heaven found in Alamut, North Iran. The waters that churn around the islands in the poems bring strange things to their shores: saints, remnants of various types of havens, crab-boxes, and figures from the working-class lives of Uist. It is a poetry collection attuned to the growing sense that something is changing around us and there never will be a going back. These islands in the sound are what’s left: shaped, crafted, riven by the strange tuneful sea they sprang from.Niall Campbell’s first collection, Moontide (2014), won both the £20,000 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and the Saltire First Book of the Year Award as well as being shortlisted for three other major prizes. First Nights: poems, a selection from Moontide with additional new poems, was published by Princeton University Press in the US in 2016. His second collection, Noctuary (2019), was shortlisted for the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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This house has been a regular presence in my life for as long as I can remember. My heart has sunk a little every time I walk in . . .Samantha Clark enjoyed a busy career as an artist before returning home to Glasgow to take care of the house that her parents had left behind. Moving from room to room, sifting through the clutter of belongings, reflecting on her mother''s long, sedated years of mental illness and her father''s retreat to the world of amateur radio and model planes, Samantha began to contemplate her inheritance.A need for creativity and a desire for solitude had sprung up from a childhood shaped by anxiety and confusion. Weaving in the works and lives of others, including celebrated painter Agnes Martin and scientist of dark matter Vera Rubin, The Clearing is a powerful account of what we must do with the things we cannot know.''Samantha Clark writes on the subtle edge of words and thought. She renders the world within and the world of ideas with electric sensitivity and acute intelligence'' Jay Griffiths

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The classic study of alienation, creativity and the modern mind''Excitingly written, with a sense of revelation'' GUARDIANTHE OUTSIDER was an instant literary sensation when it was first published in 1956, thrusting its youthful author into the front rank of contemporary writers and thinkers. Wilson rationalised the psychological dislocation so characteristic of Western creative thinking into a coherent theory of alienation, and defined those affected by it as a type: the outsider. Through the works and lives of various artists, including Kafka, Camus, Hemingway, Hesse, Lawrence, Van Gogh, Shaw, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, Wilson explored the psyche of the outsider, his effect on society and society''s on him. Nothing that has happened in the decades since has made THE OUTSIDER any less relevant; it remains the seminal work on this most persistent of modern-day preoccupations.

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Discover how to re-wild your spirit and explore new ways of thinking, moving, and being in the world.The Rewilding Yearbook is a year-long journey into connecting with your place as a part of the natural world. Based on a fierce but tender conviction that the world makes a lot more sense when we bring nature back into the heart of our lives and work, The Rewilding Yearbook takes readers on a journey into unearthing the wild within and forming a deep fulfilling connection with nature – and getting to know who you truly are!Over the course of a year, learn how to:Rewild your perspective and shift your worldview from egocentric to ecocentric.Realign with cyclical rhythms, and flow with the seasons of nature, your body and your life.Reconnect with your roots cultivating kinship with yourself, others, and the more-than-human world.In The Rewilding Yearbook, the concept of the “wild self” is fully explored as the reader is guided on a “rewilding journey” offering inspiration and encouragement in exploring their own wildness. The thirteen chapters are structured around the seasons, and the 13 lunar cycles of the year. In each season, a new way to explore the wild self is uncovered, and the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''A really thrilling and totally original story of Greek mythology that I can''t recommend highly enough'' JENNIFER SAINTBefore Gods and mortals, there were The Fates . . . You''ve heard the legends: three sisters born out of Nyx''s darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn''t make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?READERS LOVE THE FATES''An absolutely stunning read!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Out of everything I have ever read, I honestly think this has been my favourite book'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''''Fresh and welcoming . . . reading this felt like how listening to a new beautiful song feels'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''I absolutely adored this book'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Exquisitely written with relatable and likable characters and beautiful world building'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Had me hooked from the first page and is one of the most unique books ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A 13-month guided pathway for healing transgenerational sexual traumaBody-based practices, ancestral connection rituals, and reflective empowerment exercises to integrate trauma, build resilience, center pleasure, and reclaim wholenessHealing from sexual trauma is deep, transformative, and life-changing work. And when we begin the journey to address not just our own traumas but those borne by our ancestors, we heal across generations—finding wholeness and reclaiming erotic wellness for ourselves while lovingly tending the harm and trauma carried in our lineages.From altars to reverence practices, resilience plans to somatic resourcing, Tending the Bones holds you in care and power. Pavini Moray, PhD invites you to reconnect to the profound wisdom of your body—and your ancestors.Part One: Build Inner Resources offers skills, practices, and resilience tools essential to healing the wounds of transgenerational sexual traumaPart Two: Heal Trauma helps you acknowledge and integrate traumatic experiences and invites you to explore what justice means to you.Part Three: Savor shows you how to connect and work with ancestral guides. It also explores principles of somatic sexuality for recovering wholeness and pleasure after sexual trauma.Guided by the 13 lunar cycles of the year, each module includes a ritual, prayer, poem, daily practice, and worksheet for reflection and healing. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In Clea Young’s arresting sophomore collection of stories, friendships fail, families stumble, and neighbours know each other’s businessDistinctly rooted in the Pacific Northwest, Young’s characters make their marks and take their missteps on the beaches, in the mountains and neighbourhoods in and around Vancouver, BC. A couple spontaneously invite their new neighbours to dinner and the night takes a menacing turn. A widow seeks solace and revenge on the mountain bike trails behind her home. And an overwhelmed single mother moves into a housing cooperative the same summer two teenage boys are on the run, wanted for murder.The women in these stories crave connection but often get in their own way of achieving it. They are stubborn, jealous, and stuck. They are misunderstood—and misunderstand—and lonely. They are also perceptive and empathetic. In prose that sparks and spits, by turns poetic and plain, Young writes assuredly of loneliness and connection, love and loss, fear and fortitude, and perhaps most evocatively of the labyrinthine inner lives of women.

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Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about beautiful pandas and their cubs with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 2: The Great Panda Tale follows the story of two cubs, from before birth to their first year, and helps kids to learn about how a zoo prepares for panda babies - from taking care of the panda mother to the arrival and lives of the tiny cubs - and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital non-fiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Years 3 and 4 reading skills.- Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as animals, zoos, and pandas.- Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been levelled using ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Chosen Dead is the fifth gripping installment in Matthew Hall''s twice CWA Gold Dagger nominated Coroner Jenny Cooper series, from the creator of BBC One''s Keeping Faith. An unlikely suicide or a deadly conspiracy? When Bristol Coroner Jenny Cooper investigates the fatal plunge of a man from a motorway bridge, she little suspects that it has any connection with the sudden death of a friend’s thirteen year old daughter from a deadly strain of meningitis. But as Jenny pieces together the dead man’s last days, she’s drawn into a mystery whose dark ripples stretch across continents and back through decades. In an investigation which will take her into the sinister realms of unbridled human ambition and corrupt scientific endeavour, Jenny is soon forced to risk the love and lives of those closest to her, as a deadly race to uncover the truth begins . . .The Chosen Dead is followed by the sixth novel in the Coroner Jenny Cooper series, The Burning.The Jenny Cooper novels have been adapted into a hit TV series, Coroner, made for CBC and NBC Universal starring Serinda Swan and Roger Cross.

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The Family and Individual Development represents a decade of writing from a thinker who was at the peak of his powers as perhaps the leading post-war figure in developmental psychiatry. In these pages, Winnicott chronicles the complex inner lives of human beings, from the first encounter between mother and newborn, through the ''doldrums'' of adolescence, to maturity. As Winnicott explains in his final chapter, the health of a properly functioning democratic society ''derives from the working of the ordinary good home.''

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Set in a small fishing town in southern Italy called Termoli and centred around, and narrated by, the ancient castle at the heart of the town that views the stories and lives of the towns’ inhabitants. The novel revolves around Thomas (an English fisherman), his flatmate Roderigo and a mysterious woman, Mariella. Thomas and Roderigo both fall under Mariella’s spell, but as their relationships strengthen, friendships are destroyed, falsehoods are told, and dark pasts are revealed. Emeralds Among the Sand considers the subject of love in many forms, from conditional to unrequited love and shows how love can both trap us and set us free. Francesca Fratamico takes us to the heart of an Italian town full of intriguing characters and complex stories.Â

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We see how colonizers obliterated plant time’s deep history to create a reductionist system that imposed a Latin-based naming system, drew on the imagined sex lives of European elites to explain plant sexuality, and discussed foreign plants like foreign humans.

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Astonishingly inventive, amusing and engrossing, Rumo is a captivating story from the unique imagination of Walter Moers. Rumo is a little Wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of Zamonia. Armed with Dandelion, his talking sword, he fights his way across Overworld and Netherworld, two very different worlds chock-full of adventures, dangers, and unforgettable characters: including Rala, the beautiful girl Wolperting who cultivates a hazardous relationship with death; General Ticktock, the evil commander of the Copper Killers; Ushan DeLucca, the finest and most weather-sensitive swordsman in Zamonia; Professor Abdullah Nightingale, inventor of the Chest-of-Drawers Oracle; and, worse luck, the deadly Metal Maiden.

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From one of the most daring mountaineers of modern times, Walter Bonatti''s The Mountains of My Life is an account of years spent conquering the most intimidating peaks on Earth, translated and with a foreword by Robert Marshall in Penguin Modern Classics.The Mountains of My Life is the breathtaking collection of Walter Bonatti''s classic writings, detailing a life on the world''s toughest ascents. He describes the staggeringly basic equipment he used and the fear, joy and serenity he finds on these daring ascents, as well as the importance of finding his courage and challenging himself. Included here too is the real story behind the feuds and controversy that were sparked by the K2 ascent that changed his life. Bonatti, one of the greatest mountaineers of all time, perfectly captures here in this awe-inspiring and passionate work the adventure, tragedy and sheer magnitude of his craft. Walter Bonatti (1930-2011) was born in Bergamo, Italy. As a young man he dedicated himself to extreme alpinism, and from the age of 19 to 35, he became an expert climber. In 1954 he played a vital role in the success of the Italian expedition that achieved the first ascent of K2. After 1965 Bonatti ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''The best book on captaincy, written by an expert'' - Mike AthertonMike Brearley is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, and, in 1981, he captained the England team to the momentous Ashes series victory against Australia.In The Art of Captaincy, his study on leadership and motivation, he draws directly on his experience of man-managing a team, which included a pugnacious Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott, to explain what it takes to be a leader on and off the field. Giving an insight into both his tactical understanding of the game, as well as how to get a group of individuals playing as a team in order to get the best out of them, The Art of Captaincy is a classic handbook on how to generate, nurture and inspire success.With a foreword by former England player and BBC commentator Ed Smith, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its first publication, and an afterword by director Sam Mendes, The Art of Captaincy remains urgently relevant for cricket fans and business leaders alike. Covering the ability to use intuition, resourcefulness, clear-headedness and the importance of empathy as a means of achieving shared goals, Brearley''s seminal account of captaincy is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Discover the astonishing history of Captain Marvel with this unique tiny book celebrating the legacy of Earth’s Mightiest Hero!Carol Danvers, the super hero known to all as Captain Marvel, is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Now fans eager to learn more about her amazing adventures can follow her hero’s journey through the pages of this tiny storybook. Summarizing five decades of Captain Marvel’s comic book tales and featuring beautiful art from multiple eras, this unique collector’s item is the perfect gift for any Marvel fan! • AN EPIC SAGA IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND: Covering 50 years of Captain Marvel’s heroics, this 1.34" x 1.73" book fits in the palm of your hand. • BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSPIRING STORY: Filled with history and artwork from Captain Marvel’s most significant comic book adventures. • PERFECT AS AN ORNAMENT: The ribbon bookmark doubles as a hanger to let you use this tiny book as an ornament or decoration; the sturdy slipcase turns a delightful book into a treasured keepsake. • COMPLETE YOUR MARVEL LIBRARY: A miniscule but mighty companion to your Marvel collection, this tiny book is an exciting entry in Insight Editions’ line of tiny ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Monica Rambeau once held the name of Captain Marvel - and these are some of most iconic adventures! Before Carol Danvers took the name Captain Marvel, the mantle was held by Monica Rambeau! A police lieutenant with the remarkable power to transform into energy, Monica began as a reluctant super hero - but soon rose through the ranks to become field leader of the mighty Avengers! Now, witness Monica''s debut, her earliest encounters with Spider-Man and the Avengers, and an interdimensional team-up with Thanos'' brother Starfox! Monica clashes with Powderkeg and the Sons of the Serpent in little-seen solo tales... but what prompts her to give up the name of Captain Marvel, and evolve into the next phase of her heroic career? Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 16; Avengers (1963) 227, 279; Marvel Team-Up (1972) 142-143; Captain Marvel (1989) 1; Captain Marvel (1994) 1; Avengers Unplugged (1995) 5; material from Solo Avengers (1987) 2; Marvel Fanfare (1982) 42, 57

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Originally published in folio size complete with fine engravings, this new collection of Captain Charles Johnson's tales of rogues includes the very best of the bunch, along with decorative plates from the British Library collections.

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Edinburgh, 1736: an indignant crowd has gathered in the Grassmarket to watchthe execution of a smuggler.Opening with the start of the Porteous Riots, The Heart of Midlothian is one of Walter Scott’s most famous historical novels, featuring murder, madness and seduction.Following his brutal suppression of the spectators, John Porteous, Captain of the Guard, is charged with murder and locked up in Edinburgh’s Tolbooth prison, also known as the Heart of Midlothian. When news comes that he has been pardoned,an angry mob breaks into the jail, liberating its inmates and bringing Porteous toits own form of justice.But one prisoner who fails to take this opportunity to flee is Effie Deans, who, wrongly convicted of infanticide, has been sentenced to death. Jeanie, her older sister, sets off to London on foot to beg for her pardon from the queen.A tale of religious piety, filial devotion and legal loopholes, this edition of The Heart of Midlothian has been expertly reworked for modern audiences by David Purdie.

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The official art book for the movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the 8th title reissue of the 24-book Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga series published as a resized matching set.The 8th of the 24 Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Saga film titles being published as a complete set.Packed with exclusive content, this fully illustrated tome sheds light on how Captain America: The Winter Soldier was created, including concept art, drawings, movie stills, and storyboards. Follow the film’s complete artistic evolution, from a fine selection of concept design for characters and costumes, to behind-the-scenes processes and progressions from comic to movie.Here is everything you need to know about the making of the movie from all the key players—including co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, along with all the talented special-effects gurus, concept illustrators, visual-effects designers, and storyboard artists who worked on the set and behind the scenes to create the art of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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