the advanced school of collective feeling
The Advanced School of Collective Feeling
"Expand your mind and look good doing it with these new boundary-bending works of theoretical exploration by some of the field’s premier thinkers." — The Architect''s Newspaper"This jog through the history of physical culture vis-à -vis modern architecture features a series of drawings (beautifully rendered in metallic ink over black paper) and an impressive assortment of archival imagery. Taking the book over the finish line: a collection of somersaulting, weightlifting, and jeté-ing silhouettes that are bound to elicit more than a few smiles." — Architectural RecordThe Advanced School of Collective Feeling explores the advent of radical new conceptions of the body—a phenomenon known in the 1920s and ’30s as “physical cultureâ€â€”and their impact on the thinking of some of modern architecture’s most influential figures. Using archival photographs, diagrams, and plans, the book reconstructs a constellation of provocative domestic projects by Marcel Breuer, Charlotte Perriand, Richard Neutra, and others. This obscure chapter in the modern movement gestures towards a remarkable synthesis of the individual and the collective, a perspective that holds enormous potential for articulating an architecture of today.
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The Chicago School of Political Economy
The Chicago School of Economics is arguably the most successful and influential since World War II. This volume provides an interpretation of the Chicago school through constructive critique of its doctrines. It is an inquiry into the nature, role, and significance of the school and its doctrines within both the economics profession and the larger world of ideas and action. This volume offers a deeper understanding of the school, of its strengths and weaknesses, and of the tasks of any body of thought that hopes to comprise an alternative.
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RSN Stitch Bank: 200 Essential Embroidery Stitches - The Royal School of Needlework
200 essential stitches, curated by the most prestigious embroidery institution in the world: the Royal School of Needlework (RSN).Embroidery is a living art. The aim of the RSN Stitch Bank is to ensure that hand embroidery is not just kept alive, but flourishes into the future. The 200 stitches in this book are a mix of practical and purely decorative, carefully selected to provide a broad and varied basis for any embroiderer. This book aims to empower every embroiderer to create contemporary works informed and supported by centuries of experience.All 200 stitches are fully explained with written instructions, illustrations and photographs.Includes a beautiful ribbon marker to save your favorite stitch diagramsThe stitches have been divided across 7 chapters, each covering a particular usage, from shading to edging, to make them easy to apply to your own work.This sumptuous book also showcases historical pieces from the RSN’s unparalleled Collection and Archive, with stunning photography and expert insight, bringing the skills, work and experience of the past to life.The book is designed to complement the unique RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), an online resource created by the Royal School of Needlework to conserve and preserve every stitch around the globe.The Royal School of Needlework, or RSN, was founded in 1872 with a mission to preserve the art of hand embroidery. The RSN Stitch Bank is an ongoing project. More stitches are added regularly and the RSN work with partners around the world to include stitches from different traditions. The Stitch Bank currently includes more than 400 stitches, divided across 28 disciplines, from crewel embroidery to whitework.
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The Kremlin School of Negotiation - Igor Ryzov
Negotiating is something that we all do, whether at work or at home. But what if we come across someone who just won''t give in? How can we defend ourselves against manipulation? And how do we say ''no'' without compromising a deal?Legend has it that the Kremlin school of negotiation was born in Russia in the 1920s, under the rule of Joseph Stalin, and it still has its followers and advocates to this day.Using the official Kremlin method and years of business experience, Igor Ryzov guides us through the most effective techniques in negotiating terms that satisfy both parties. From knowing how to get the most information about a potential deal, to how to read your counterpart, and advice on defusing tension, this comprehensive handbook ensures a mutually acceptable resolution that leaves you walking away successful.With practical examples, and exercises to hone your negotiating skills, The Kremlin School of Negotiation will offer the tools you need to master any deal.
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Love Lucian: The Letters of Lucian Freud 1939–1954 – A Times Best Art Book of 2022 - Martin Gayford, David Dawson
A Times Best Art Book of 2022Reproductions of the young Lucian Freud’s letters alongside insightful context and commentary reveal the foundations of the artist’s personality and creative practice. The young Lucian Freud was described by his friend Stephen Spender as ‘totally alive, like something not entirely human, a leprechaun, a changeling child, or, if there is a male opposite, a witch.’ All that magnetism and brilliance is displayed in the letters assembled here. Ranging from schoolboy messages to his parents, through letters and carefully-chosen, often embellished postcards to friends, lovers and confidants, to correspondence with patrons and associates. They are peppered with wit, affection and irreverence. Alongside rarely seen photographs and Freud’s extraordinary works, each chapter charts Freud’s evolving art alongside intimate accounts of his life. We trace Freud’s early friendships with Stephen Spender, John Craxton, his wild days at art school in East Anglia, and a stint as a merchant seaman. Among the highlights are Freud’s accounts of his first trip to Paris in 1946 and encounters with Picasso, Alexander Calder and Giacometti (who, he thought, looked like Harpo Marx). Equally revealing are letters to and from his first love, Lorna Wishart and second wife, Caroline Blackwood. Among his friends and confidantes were Sonia Orwell and Ann Fleming: remarkable, hitherto unknown letters to both of whom are included. To Ann Fleming he wrote a richly-comic, six-page description of a high society fancy dress ball which took place at Biarritz in 1953. He also went to stay with Ann and her husband Ian in their house in Jamaica, Goldeneye. From there, he sent a stream of letters, plus a telegram to his colleagues at the Slade School of Fine Art (where he was supposed to be teaching): “PLEASE SEND TEN SHEETS GREY GREEN INGRES PAPERâ€. The volume ends in early 1954 with his inclusion at the age of 31, as one of the artists representing Britain at the Venice Biennale - the high point of his early career. Co-authored by David Dawson and Martin Gayford, this is the first published collection of Freud’s correspondence, many brought to light for the first time. Reproduced in facsimile alongside reproductions of Freud’s artwork, the letters are linked by a narrative that weaves them into the story of his life and relationships through his formative first three decades. Collectively, they provide a powerful insight into his early life and art.
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Principles of the Bata Management System - Zdeněk Rybka
Born 1927 After completing compulsory education (at the Comenius Experimental Town School in Zlin), he was trained by the Bata company. He attended the company´s boarding school in Zlin, and is an alumnus of the Bata School of Work. He attended the University of Agriculture in Brno, and studied at the University of Economics in Bratislava, where he achieved the status of Candidate of Sciences. He has spent most of his professional life in the banking sector, where he progressed through various jobs until achieving the highest possible functions. In every work position he has studied contemporary methods for the management of organizations.
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Harry Potter: The Official Hogwarts Book of Cross-Stitch - Jody Revensonová, Willow Polson
Stitch your way through the halls of Hogwarts with 25 unique cross-stitch patterns that bring the creatures, characters, and magical moments from the films to life, from the house crests to a Professor McGonagall-inspired bookmark. Learn how to cross-stich on clothes and 3-D décor and bring a bit of magic to the Muggle world.Harry Potter: The Official Hogwarts Book of Cross-Stitch invites the beloved School of Witchcraft and Wizardry into your home, as you craft alongside enchanting behind-the-scenes facts and photographs from the films. STITCH BEYOND THE HOOP: Learn how to cross-stich not just in hoops, but on clothes, and even as 3-D décor—so you can bring a bit of magic to the Muggle world. PERFECT FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: With easy-to-follow templates that lead to big results, these patterns will be a treat for beginners and expert crafters alike. AN EXPANSIVE COLLECTION: With twenty-five stunning cross-stitch templates, this book is brimming with beautiful options all in one place. OFFICIALLY LICENSED: For fans looking for the most accurate patterns, this book is a must-have addition to any crafty collection. APPARATE YOURSELF BEHIND THE SCENES: This book is brimming with fascinating facts that provide a rare glimpse into the making of the films. A TRUE CELEBRATION OF HOGWARTS: Begin your own magical journal through the school, stitching up some must-have wizarding supplies and following along with patterns that capture important locations, from the castle’s iconic exterior to the door to the Chamber of Secrets.
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To the End of the World - Rupert Everett
''Quivers with honesty, A-list gossip and sardonic prose'' The Times''Everett is a deliciously gifted writer. Nothing and no one escapes his attention'' ObserverRupert Everett tells the story of how he set out to make a film of Oscar Wilde''s last days, and how that ten-year quest almost destroyed him. (And everyone else.) Travelling across Europe for the film, he weaves in extraordinary tales from his past, remembering wild times, freak encounters and lost friends. There are celebrities, of course. But we also meet glamorous but doomed Aunt Peta, who introduces Rupert (aged three) to the joys of make-up. In ''90s Paris, his great friend Lychee burns bright, and is gone. While in ''70s London, a ''weirdly tall, beyond size zero'' teenage Rupert is expelled from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Unflinchingly honest and hugely entertaining, To the End of the World offers a unique insight into the ''snakes and ladders'' of filmmaking. It is also a soulful and thought-provoking autobiography from one of our best-loved and most talented actors and writers.
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The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOK ON MODERN ECONOMICS The Wealth of Nations is an economics book like no other. First published in 1776, Adam Smith's groundbreaking theories provide a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. It assumes no prior knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on, still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics. This keepsake edition is a selected abridgement of all five books, and includes an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon, drawing out lessons for the contemporary reader, a Foreword from Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, and a Preface from Dr. Razeen Sally of the London School of Economics.
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The Last Graduate - Naomi Noviková
Sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling and Lodestar award-nominated A Deadly Education''The dark school of magic I have been waiting for'' Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale''Fantasy that delights on every level'' Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval____________Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning sequel to the ground-breaking, Sunday Times bestselling A Deadly Education.The dark school of magic has always done its best to devour its students, but now that El has reached her final year -- and somehow won herself a handful of allies along the way -- it''s suddenly developed a very particular craving . . .For her.As the savagery of the school ramps up, El is determined that she will not give in; not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. But as the spectre of graduation looms -- the deadly final ritual that leaves few students alive -- if she and her allies are to make it out, El will need to realise that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules._______________________________Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny -- yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart -- this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.A Deadly Education, Sunday Times bestseller - October 2020
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The Spirit Level - Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickettová
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett''s The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone is the most influential and talked-about book on society in the last decade - now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Australians? The answer: inequality. This groundbreaking book, based on years of research, provides hard evidence to show: How almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it isThat societies with a bigger gap between rich and poor are bad for everyone in them - including the well-off How we can find positive solutions and move towards a happier, fairer future Urgent, provocative and genuinely uplifting, The Spirit Level has been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves and our communities, and could change the way you see the world. ''A big idea, big enough to change political thinking'' - Guardian ''A remarkable new book ... the implications are profound'' - Will Hutton, Observer ''The evidence is hard to dispute'' - EconomistRichard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Professor at University College London.Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist. Her work with Richard Wilkinson on The Spirit Level was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement, and their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade by the New Statesman.
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The Living Stones - Ithell Colquhoun
'Colquhoun's unique artistic vision shines through like at no time in recent history' - Art UK 'Colquhoun's time-travelling survey of Cornwall's culture and history brings ghosts and dead landscapes to life all around you' - Stewart Lee Painter Ithell Colquhoun arrives in Cornwall in the late 1940s, searching for a studio and a refuge from bombed-out London. So begins a profound lifelong relationship with Britain's westernmost county, a land surrounded by sea and steeped in myth, where the ancient Celtic past reaches into the present. Sacred and beautiful, wild and weird, Colquhoun's Cornwall is a living landscape, where every tree, standing stone and holy well is a palimpsest of folklore - and a place where everyday reality speaks to the world beyond. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. With a new introduction by Edward Parnell, the PEN Ackerley shortlisted author of Ghostland and The Listeners Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was born in British India and brought up in the United Kingdom. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and started exhibiting her paintings in the 1930s, gaining some renown as one of the few women associated with British Surrealism. She began visiting Cornwall during the Second World War, and eventually moved there, continuing to write, paint, and pursue the study of the occult until her death. As well as The Living Stones: Cornwall, she is the author of The Crying of the Wind: Ireland and the novel Goose of Hermogenes, both forthcoming from Pushkin Press.
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Meeting the Myriad Things - Shinshu Roberts, Shohaku Okumura
A fresh commentary on Dogen’s most famous teaching that offers a concise guide to awakening Buddha mind for the contemporary Zen practitioner.In the words of Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century Buddhist monk who introduced the Soto school of Zen to Japan, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.” Centuries later, these enigmatic words from his seminal Genjokoan (“Actualizing the Fundamental Point”) are still studied in Zen communities the world over.But what did Dogen really mean when he encouraged studying the self to forget the self? In this innovative new commentary, respected Zen teacher Shinshu Roberts takes readers on a journey to understand Japan’s great Buddhist philosopher. In contrast to prevailing Western commentaries, Robert''s applies her deep familiarity with Dogen’s work to illuminate the text as a cohesive whole—a unified story in which Dogen teaches how to develop one’s eye of practice.In addition to a full translation of Dogen’s Genjokoan, this volume includes the commentary Okikigaki-sho (“Notes of What Was Heard and Extracted”) written by two of Dogen’s direct students—the first time an English translation of this highly influential work has appeared in print.
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The McKinsey Way - Ethan Rasiel
"If more business books were as useful, concise, and just plain fun to read as THE MCKINSEY WAY, the business world would be a better place." --Julie Bick, best-selling author of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IN BUSINESS I LEARNED AT MICROSOFT. "Enlivened by witty anecdotes, THE MCKINSEY WAY contains valuable lessons on widely diverse topics such as marketing, interviewing, team-building, and brainstorming." --Paul H. Zipkin, Vice-Dean, The Fuqua School of Business It''s been called "a breeding ground for gurus." McKinsey & Company is the gold-standard consulting firm whose alumni include titans such as "In Search of Excellence" author Tom Peters, Harvey Golub of American Express, and Japan''s Kenichi Ohmae. When Fortune 100 corporations are stymied, it''s the "McKinsey-ites" whom they call for help. In THE MCKINSEY WAY, former McKinsey associate Ethan Rasiel lifts the veil to show you how the secretive McKinsey works its magic, and helps you emulate the firm''s well-honed practices in problem solving, communication, and management. He shows you how McKinsey-ites think about business problems and how they work at solving them, explaining the way McKinsey approaches every aspect of a task: How McKinsey recruits and molds its elite consultants; How to "sell without selling"; How to use facts, not fear them; Techniques to jump-start research and make brainstorming more productive; How to build and keep a team at the top its game; Powerful presentation methods, including the famous waterfall chart, rarely seen outside McKinsey; How to get ultimate "buy-in" to your findings; Survival tips for working in high-pressure organizations. Both a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most admired and secretive companies in the business world and a toolkit of problem-solving techniques without peer, THE MCKINSEY WAY is fascinating reading that empowers every business decision maker to become a better strategic player in any organization.
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The Two Roberts - Damian Barr
A BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2025 FOR THE HERALD, THE OBSERVER, THE GUARDIAN AND THE BBC''A novel that brims over with generosity and warmth'' OBSERVER*He will stay like this forever, Robert''s arm draped round him. They will be forever twenty. Scotland, 1933. Bobby MacBryde is on his way. After years grafting at Lees Boot Factory, he''s off to the Glasgow School of Art, to his future. On his first day he will meet another Robert, a quiet man with loose dark curls - and never leave his side.Together they will spend every penny and every minute devouring Glasgow - its botanical gardens, the Barras market, a whole hidden city - all the while loving each other behind closed doors. With the world on the brink of war, their unrivalled talent will take them to Paris, Rome, London. They will become stars as the bombs fall, hosting wild parties with the likes of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Elizabeth Smart. But the brightest stars burn fastest. Stunningly reimagined, The Two Roberts is a profoundly moving story of devotion and obsession, art and class. It is a love letter to MacBryde and Colquhoun, the almost-forgotten artists who tried to change the way the world sees - and paid a devastating price.
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The Man Who Was Thursday - Gilbert Keith Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton''s The Man Who Was Thursday is a thrilling novel of deception, subterfuge, double-crossing and secret identities, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Matthew Beaumont.The Central Anarchist Council is a secret society sworn to destroy the world. The council is governed by seven men, who hide their identities behind the names of the days of the week. Yet one of their number - Thursday - is not the revolutionary he claims to be, but a Scotland Yard detective named Gabriel Syme, sworn to infiltrate the organisation and bring the architects of chaos to justice. But when he discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, Syme begins to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies, unravelling the mysteries of human behaviour and belief in a thrilling contest of wits. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined ...In his introduction, Matthew Beaumont examines the book''s themes of identity and confrontation, and explores its intriguing title. This edition also contains a chronology, notes and suggested further reading.G.K. Chesterton (1874-1938) attended the Slade School of Art, where he appears to have suffered a nervous breakdown, before turning his hand to journalism. A prolific writer throughout his life, his best-known books include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1922) and the Father Brown stories. Chesterton converted to Roman Catholicism in 1922 and died in 1938. If you enjoyed The Man Who Was Thursday, you might enjoy Joseph Conrad''s The Secret Agent, also available in Penguin Classics.''The most thrilling book I have ever read''Kingsley Amis, author of Lucky Jim
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Transformations of Tradition - Junaid Quadri
Transformations of Tradition probes how the encounter with colonial modernity conditioned Islamic jurists'' conceptualizations of the shari''a. Departing from the tendency to focus on reformist-minded thinkers and politically charged issues, Junaid Quadri directs his attention towards the overlooked jurisprudential writings of Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti-i (1854-1935), Mufti of Egypt and a frequent critic of the famed reformists Muhammad ''Abduh and Rashid Rida. There, he locates a remarkable series of foundational intellectual shifts. Offering a fresh perspective on a pivotal period in the history of Islamic thought, Quadri tracks how Bakhit reworks the relationship of the shari''a to categories of understanding as fundamental as history and authority, science and technology, and religion and the secular, thereby upending the very ground upon which Islamic law had until then functioned. Through close readings of complex legal texts and mining of oft-neglected archives, this carefully researched study situates its argument in both the contested scholarly world of a quickly-changing Cairo, and the transregional school of Hanafi law as represented by jurists writing in Kazan, Lucknow, and Baghdad. Examining Islamic jurisprudential discourse in the colonial moment, Transformations of Tradition uncovers a shari''a that is neither a medieval holdover nor merely a pragmatic concession to the demands of a new world, but rather deeply entangled with the epistemological commitments of colonial modernity.
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The Rowen - J.C. Ryan
A sleeping army stirs. A battle for power begins. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance. In 1908 Siberia, a soldier named Viktor awakens inside a silver, egg-like pod. A warrior of the long-lost Eighth Cycle civilization, he has been asleep for millennia—his commander dead, his world unrecognizable. Something has triggered his reawakening. But was it a natural catastrophe, an advanced human civilization, or something far more dangerous?A century later, the Rossler Foundation, led by Daniel Rossler, stands as humanity’s last safeguard against the misuse of ancient knowledge. But their mission is under siege. As Viktor and his reanimated army, the Re’an, rise to reclaim power using the advanced technology of their era, global tensions spiral out of control. General Hayden, seizing the moment, brands the Rosslers as the enemy and pushes the world to the brink of war. With powerful forces closing in, the Rosslers must unravel a web of deception and stop Viktor before his army takes control. Can they prevent the return of the Eighth Cycle, or is humanity on the verge of a new dark age?The Rowen is the explosive seventh installment in JC Ryan’s acclaimed Rossler Foundation Mystery series, where ancient mysteries, modern warfare and global conspiracies collide in a fight for the future of civilization. ________________________________________________________  Praise for the Rossler Foundation Mystery series:  ? ? ? ? ? Do not miss this series! One of my favorites ever!? ? ? ? ? A roller coaster ride!? ? ? ? ? Tension and intrigue starts on page one and doesn't let up. ? ? ? ? ? I think I've just found my new favorite author!? ? ? ? ? Another fabulous masterful book. JC Ryan has done it again. ? ? ? ? ? A great, great book and series!
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Psychology and the Occult - C.G. Jung
A fifteen-year-old girl who claimed regular communications with the spirits of her dead friends and relatives was the subject of the very first published work by the now legendary psychoanalyst C.G. Jung. Collected here, alongside many of his later writings on such subjects as life after death, telepathy and ghosts, it was to mark just the start of a professional and personal interest—even obsession—that was to last throughout Jung’s lifetime. Written by one of the greatest and most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century, Psychology and the Occult represents a fascinating trawl through both the dark, unknown world of the occult and the equally murky depths of the human psyche.Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious that has made him one of the most familiar names in twentieth-century thought.
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The Beast Within - Émile Zola
His haunting, impressionistic study of a man''s slow corruption by jealousy, Emile Zola''s The Beast Within (La Bete Humaine) is translated from the French with an introduction and notes by Roger Whitehouse in Penguin Classics.Roubaud is consumed by a jealous rage when he discovers a sordid secret about his young wife''s past. The only way he can rest is by forcing her to help him murder the man involved, but there is a witness - Jacques Lantier, a fellow railway employee. Jacques, meanwhile, must contend with his own terrible impulses, for every time he sees a woman he feels the overwhelming desire to kill. In the company of Roubaud''s wife, Severine, he finds peace briefly, yet his feelings for her soon bring disasterous consequences. A key work in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, The Beast Within is one of Zola''s most dark and violent works - a tense thriller of political corruption and a graphic exploration of the criminal mind.Roger Whitehouse''s vivid translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing Zola''s depiction of the railways, politics and the legal system and the influence of the studies of criminology and the Jack the Ripper murders on his novel. This edition also includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading and notes.Emile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. His principal work, Les Rougon-Macquart, is a panorama of mid-19th century French life, in a cycle of 20 novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years, including Au Bonheur des Dames (1883), The Beast Within (1890), Nana (1880), and The Drinking Den (1877).If you enjoyed The Beast Within, you might like Zola''s The Drinking Den, also available in Penguin Classics.
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The Last Graduate (1529100909)
Kniha - autor Naomi Novik, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning sequel to the ground-breaking, Sunday Times bestselling A Deadly Education. The dark school of magic has always done its best to devour its students, but now that El has reached her final year — and somehow won herself a handful of allies along the way — it's suddenly developed a very particular craving . . . For her. As the savagery of the school ramps up, El is determined that she will not give in; not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. But as the spectre of graduation looms — the deadly final ritual that leaves few students alive — if she and her allies are to make it out, El will need to realise that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules.
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History for the IB MYP 4 & 5 - Jo Thomas, Keely Rogers
The only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB)Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter.- Learn by asking questions with a statement of inquiry in each chapter. - Prepare for every aspect of assessment using support and tasks designed by experienced educators.- Understand how to extend your learning through research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities.Jo Thomas has been Head of History at the following IB schools: Munich International School, United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) and the British School of Brussels. Keely Rogers has been HOD and/or teacher of History at the following IB schools: United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), the International School of Brussels (ISB) and ACS Egham International School in Surrey, UK.Jo and Keely have written several textbooks for the IB diploma. They are also examiners and workshop leaders for the IB.
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Goose of Hermogenes - Ithell Colquhoun
'An extraordinary book... Part Gothic fantasy, part emblematic progress through a dream world... It has a gripping hallucinogenic clarity' - Snoo Wilson A trancelike feminist fable by Britain's foremost surrealist painter Calcination. Putrefaction. Exaltation. Trapped on an enchanted island ruled by her uncle, a young woman must pass through the stages of alchemical transformation to escape. He wants to conquer death by magic - and she may pay the price for his ambition. Lushly visual, rife with symbols and cries from the unconscious, Colquhoun's first novel is a surreal feminist fable, and a supreme artistic vision. Includes 'Hexentanz', a lost chapter from the original manuscript. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. With a new introduction by Jennifer Higgie, author of The Other Side: A Journey Into Women, Art and the Spirit World. Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was born in British India and brought up in the United Kingdom. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and started exhibiting her paintings in the 1930s, gaining some renown as one of the few women associated with British Surrealism. She began visiting Cornwall during the Second World War, and eventually moved there, continuing to write, paint, and pursue the study of the occult until her death. As well as her novel Goose of Hermogenes, she is the author of two travelogues, The Living Stones: Cornwall and The Crying of the Wind: Ireland, both forthcoming from Pushkin Press.
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The Stepdaughter - Caroline Blackwood
Discover Caroline Blackwood''s darkly brilliant debut - a perfect rediscovered classic for fans of Shirley Jackson and Ottessa Moshfegh''A bracingly nasty book . . . Splendid, dark, often very funny'' MEGAN NOLAN, TelegraphA lavish Upper West Side apartment is the site of a familial cold war about to enter a phase of dangerous escalation.J is a lonely woman without the luxury of being alone. Her husband has fled to Paris with his latest flame, leaving J with not only their own four-year-old daughter, Sally Ann, but the sulky, cake-mix addicted, thirteen-year-old Renata, a leftover from his previous marriage. Writing letters in her head to imaginary friends, J delights in dwelling on the hapless Renata, who ''invites a kind of cruelty''. This is an invitation J fully intends to take up - and like so many stepmothers before her, she will find that wickedness, once indulged, is a difficult habit to kick. A mordant black splinter of a book, Caroline Blackwood''s first novel is a testament to her razor-sharp mastery - and mockery - of the darkest depths of human feeling.''Contained and ferocious'' TLS''Punchy . . . a clever and perfectly formed novel'' The Times''One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived'' VIRGINIA FEITO''Witty, observant, clever'' Guardian ''The perfect book for people who find Joan Didion too even-keeled, Renata Adler too fair-minded . . . In its own way, it''s a perfect novel . . . It deserves to be a cheeky summer hit'' LA REVIEW OF BOOKS''Blackwood was in fact a writer of rare distinction, the author of wit-drenched books about the wages of class, women''s inhumanity to women, bitchiness, greed, abjection, family, monsters'' NEW YORKER''Caroline Blackwood sits firmly alongside the greats like Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith. Her writing is smart, economical and as dark as night'' ARAMINTA HALL
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Starting at the End - Jeremy Gray
It’s one thing for a doctor to support in theory a terminally ill patient’s right to die with dignity, quite another to be the person asked to end their brother’s suffering. When Robert, a doctor, learns that his older brother Jim, a successful rock ’n’ roll pianist he hasn’t seen in more than 20 years, has returned to England from the USA, he and his wife Barbara go to see him. While there, Jim’s wife Scarlet confirms Robert’s suspicion that Jim is in the advanced stages of cancer. Robert, against Barbara’s strongly held views, is on the verge of signing an open letter that will call for a public conversation about assisted dying, and finds himself moving quickly from supporting the idea in theory to confronting the thought of ending a person’s life in reality. While Robert and Scarlet are drawn together, the conflicting feelings Robert and Jim have about their childhood culminate in a fierce row and Robert storms out. Jim becomes desperate for his brother to bring an end to his suffering before he loses the ability to play music, and Barbara urges Robert not to do anything that will destroy her trust in him. Robert is drawn back to visit Jim again, but will he risk sacrificing everything he’s ever worked for – his career, his marriage, even his freedom – for a brother he barely knows?
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The Crypto Trader - Glen Goodman
The real-life trades and strategies of a successful cryptocurrency trader. Glen Goodman’s goal was to retire young and wealthy, escaping the daily grind. He taught himself how to trade everything from shares to Bitcoin and made enough money to realise his dream and quit his day job while still in his 30s.In The Crypto Trader, Glen will show you exactly how he made huge profits trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and more, so that you can do it too – without risking your shirt. Glen publicly called the top of the market in December 2017 and took his profits before the crash. But there are still tons of trading opportunities out there and Glen continues to trade crypto successfully.Inside you’ll see his multi-hundred-percent gains on a raft of cryptocurrencies and learn how he builds his profits and holds onto them. Glen reveals all his trading strategies, the proven methods and rules that make him one of the most followed traders in the world on social media. (He is also frequently interviewed by the BBC, Forbes and LBC, and is a contributing expert on cryptocurrency at the London School of Economics.)It took Glen years of study and trial and error to become a consistent money maker.He learnt his trading lessons the hard way – so you don’t have to. With The Crypto Trader by your side, you’ll learn how to grab opportunities, make money – and keep it.
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London College of Music Piano Handbook 2021-2024: Grade 8 - London College of Music Examinations
Designed for those in the advanced stages of studying the piano, this is part of a progressive series of eleven handbooks, primarily intended for candidates considering taking the London College of Music examinations in piano. This handbook covers all the material needed for the grade eight exam: twelve performance pieces in a variety of musical styles (with practice notes & info about every piece), all the required technical work, details of the discussion component, and specimen sight reading and aural tests - in fact, absolutely everything you need for this grade!Â
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Inchbald: The Way In - Jacqueline Duncan
Jacqueline Duncan founded the Inchbald School of Interior Design in 1960, and the Inchbald School of Garden Design in 1972. War-time experiences as a young evacuee living in grand English country houses kindled her fascination with buildings and gardens before she met and married Michael Inchbald, a leading interior decorator. Britain had no equivalent of the Parsons School of Design in the USA, so Jacqueline Duncan became determined to establish a school in London. An important component of Inchbald courses is interior design history, which Jacqueline Duncan outlines, explaining how the profession developed out of associated trades and gift ed amateurism. Many distinguished interior designers and garden designers are Inchbald graduates. Examples of their work are included in an appendix.
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Beauty of Colors - Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Guangdong Institute for Literature and Art
Explores the history, development and influence of the Lingnan School of painting, introducing masters of the school including Gao Jianfu, Gao Qifeng, Chen Shuren and so on. As an important part of Chinese culture, Lingnan culture plays a key role and it manifests itself most notably in art, Cantonese opera, architecture and food.
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Services Marketing: Integrating Customer Focus Across the Firm ISE - Valarie Zeithaml, Mary Jo Bitner, Dwayne Gremler
Zeithaml/Bitner/Gremler, Services Marketing introduces readers to the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. Services dominate the advanced economies of the world, and virtually all companies view services as critical to retaining their customers. • Managerial focused approach emphasizing the knowledge needed to implement service strategies for competitive advantage across industries. • New chapter on "Artificial Intelligence and Service Robotics" and the implications for service marketing. • New research references and examples in every chapter of new business models such as Airbnb and Uber along with greater emphasis on technology, digital and social marketing, Big Data, and data analytics as a service. • McGraw Hill’s Connect provides personalized reading experience with Smartbook, variety of test bank questions and Application-Based Activities supporting critical thinking and application skills development.
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The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups - Colin M. Fisher
We live in an age of unprecedented individualism. We seek individualistic solutions to our problems, but we can rarely explain failures and successes by looking at one person’s actions, or fix things entirely on our own. Our lives are shaped by groups as wide-ranging as work teams, friends and families, nationalities and religions, and our tendency toward cooperation is the foundation of human accomplishment. Nearly every scientific discovery, world-changing business, desert island musical album and legendary sports team has a great group at its core. In his revelatory book, Dr Colin Fisher, a foremost expert on group dynamics, demonstrates how to harness the amazing power of groups to achieve great things under the right conditions. Fisher skilfully weaves together the latest science with vivid storytelling. He demonstrates how to build happy groups that cooperate effectively, how to harness the motivating power of competition without getting embroiled in conflict and avoid the pitfalls of conformity. The Collective Edge is a ground-breaking book that will transform your understanding of human behaviour. Whether you want to change yourself, your team, or the world, you need to work with the invisible forces of group dynamics, rather than being unwittingly pushed around by them. By doing so you can learn to make better decisions, form happier groups that are more than the sum of their parts, and improve the quality of your interactions with others – forever changing how you live and work for the better.
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Kant and the Feeling of Life
Collects together for the first time essays devoted to a detailed historical and systematic discussion of the topic of life in Kant''s work.Kant and the Feeling of Life positions Kant''s concept of life as a guiding thread for understanding not only Kant''s approach to aesthetics and teleology but the underlying unity of the Critique of Judgment itself. The "feeling of life," which Kant describes as affecting us in various ways-as animating, enlivening, and quickening the mind-lies at the heart of Kant''s philosophical project, but it has remained understudied for a theme of such centrality. This volume brings together, for the first time, essays focused on the topic of life in Kant''s work, providing a wealth of perspectives and analyses ranging from the Critique of Judgment to Kant''s early aesthetics, his social and political philosophy, his work connected to the body and health, and his moral theory.
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Fall of the School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix – starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young and more!What rises . . . must fall.Two brothersOne Good.One Evil.In exchange for power and immortality, they watch over the Endless Woods and rule the School for Good and Evil.Yet all School Masters must face a test.Theirs is loyalty.But what happens when loyalty is corrupted? When the bonds of blood are broken?Who will survive? Who will die? And what will become of the school and its students?The journey that started a hundred years ago throttles towards its end. This final chapter in the duology that began with the RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL brings the tale of the twin School Masters to the brink of war and a shocking conclusion that will change the course of the school forever.
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For the Love of Peanuts - Elizabeth Anne Hartman, Peanuts Global Artist Collective
A gorgeous, coffee-table collection that captures the energy, excitement and, of course, the love, behind Peanuts''s first-ever partnership and public art exhibition with seven major internationally renowned artists including Nina Chanel Abney, AVAF (Assume Vivid Astro Focus), FriendsWithYou, Mr. A (Andre Saraiva), Tomokazu Matsuyama, Rob Pruitt, and Kenny Scharf.Launched in early 2018, the Peanuts Global Artist Collective--which features dozens of specially commissioned pieces by seven high-profile distinguished artists--has been an international sensation that includes major public art displays in more than seven cities around the world, as well as product and retail partnerships.The artists selected to reinterpret the work of Charles Schulz are Nina Chanel Abney, AVAF (Assume Vivid Astro Focus), FriendsWithYou, Mr. A (Andre Saraiva), Tomokazu Matsuyama, Rob Pruitt, and Kenny Scharf.This beautifully designed and illustrated tie-in book collects the original works by each artist as well as interviews and information on what inspired their unique and delightful renditions of our favourite Peanuts characters. It also includes behind-the-scenes imagery and rarely seen material from the Peanuts archive.
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The Power of Teams: How to create and lead thriving school teams - Samuel Crome
In education, resources and time are scarce, yet the demand for performance is sky high. School leaders invest money and labour into improving their schools, navigating trade offs along the way. But what if one of the biggest improvements we could make to our schools was something we already do? What if enhancing teamwork so that school teams thrive, was actually the secret ingredient to success?The Power of Teams explores evidence from across sectors, including education, to find out what high-performing teams share, and how we can adapt the most effective teamwork strategies to the unique environment of a school. The book outlines a model of teamwork factors that contribute to truly thriving teams, with theory, research, tangible actions for school teams, and a range of expert voices who contribute their experience in case studies.Effective teamwork leads to purpose, belonging, trust, learning, and, ultimately, high performance. When we better understand the nuances of how teams can thrive, we discover the real Power of Teams.
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What Are You Feeling? - The School of Life
An illustrated guide to emotions that helps children identify and articulate how they are really feeling.
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The School at the Top of the Dale - Phinn Gervase
''[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.'' - bestselling author Alan TitchmarshNewly qualified teacher Tom Dwyer has been given his first post in Risingdale, a sleepy little village at the very top of the Yorkshire Dales. Unsure if he''ll ever fit into this close-knit community, Tom joins a motley staff at the village school. With pupils who know more about sheep than they do arithmetic, Tom has his work cut out for him. Add to that an altercation with the beautiful but stand-offish Miss Janette Fairborn and an argument with the local squire''s son, and Tom''s first term proves a baptism of fire. But Tom soon finds himself growing fond of Risingdale, and with a class of lively and demanding pupils, an end-of-term show to put on, and a jewellery thief at large, he will find himself at the centre of drama, secrets revealed, and plenty of love, laughter and new friendships. Full of colourful characters, and laugh-out-loud moments, The School at the Top of the Dale is a warm and humorous portrayal of life in a small Yorkshire village.Readers are loving TROUBLE AT THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL:''Well written and highly entertaining - exactly what I hope for from this author. '' - 5 STARS''Another good read.'' - 5 STARS''A well written story about a small community full of interesting characters.'' - 5 STARS''Another gem.'' - 5 STARS''Again, a most enjoyable story. I cannot put the book down.'' - 5 STARS
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What Are They Feeling? - The School of Life
An illustrated guide to the feelings of others, helping children to recognise and understand empathy.
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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science - Kate McKinnon
From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sisters, a ravenous worm, and a mysterious mad scientist.“Brilliant†– KATHERINE RUNDELL“This book upsets me. It frightens me. I cannot wait to read it again.†– LEMONY SNICKET, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events“An enjoyable reminder that what makes you weird may also make you a winner†– THE TIMES, Children''s Book of the WeekGertrude, Eugenia, and Dee-Dee Porch do not belong. They don’t belong in the snooty town of Antiquarium, where the only dog allowed is the bichon frise. They don’t belong with their adoptive family, where all their cousins are named Lavinia. And after getting kicked out of the last etiquette school that would take them, the girls expect to be sent away for good… until they receive a mysterious invitation.Suddenly the girls are under the tutelage of the infamous Millicent Quibb – a mad scientist with worms in her hair and oysters in her bathtub. Dangerous? Yes! More fun than they’ve ever had? Absolutely! But when the sisters are asked to save their town from an evil cabal of mad scientists, they must learn to embrace what has always made them stand out – before it’s too late!Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science is the unbelievably hilarious, madcap adventure debut from comedic superstar Kate McKinnon – an unforgettable and laugh-out-loud funny story, and a warm-hearted celebration of individuality, imagination, and eccentricity.
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The Secrets of Successful Friendships - The School of Life
The second book in The School of Life''s ''Secrets'' series, offering lessons on the emotional skills necessary to build and maintain friendships Few things promise as much potential happiness as friendship, yet the challenge of finding and maintaining meaningful connections remains one of life''s great struggles. Through The School of Life''s unique approach to psychology, philosophy and cultural history, The Secrets of Successful Friendships offers a thoughtful exploration of why friendship is both more complex and more rewarding than we typically imagine, and offers strategic for creating strong bonds with others. It examines why we get lonely, what holds us back from deeper connections, and how we might develop the emotional intelligence needed for lasting bonds. With characteristic wisdom and warmth, the book explores different varieties of friendship, from casual acquaintances to profound lifelong connections, while offering practical insights into overcoming common obstacles like shyness, envy and fear of vulnerability. By explaining friendship''s true purpose, the book gives us a chance to build new relationships of genuine depth and meaning.
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life - James Patterson
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he''s got an ace plan for the best year ever, if he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school''s oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class - 5,000 points! Running in the hallway - 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm - 50,000 points! But when Rafe''s game starts to catch up with him, he''ll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he''s finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he''s been avoiding.
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Scarecited on the First Day of School - Alliah L. Agostini
For fans of SchoolÂ’s First Day of School, this is a picture book about a young girl who is feeling mixed emotions about her first day of school.Some feelings are so big, one word just doesnÂ’t cut it. ItÂ’s the first day of school for Afua! ThereÂ’s no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, sheÂ’s scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?Scarecited on the First Day of School is a charming picture book that reminds us all that having the courage to be our authentic self is always just enough, and you can feel more than one big emotion at the same time. But if there isnÂ’t one word to describe those feelings . . . thereÂ’s beauty in making it yourself.
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Andrew Murray With Christ In The School Of Prayer - Godlipress Team
"LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY!" LUKE 11:1"Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray. He did not speak much of what was needed to preach well but spoke much of praying well. To know how to speak to God is more important than knowing how to speak to man. Not power with men, but power with God is the first thing. Jesus loves to teach us how to pray.What do you think, my beloved fellow disciples? Would it not be just what we needed, to ask the Master to give us a month-long course of special lessons on the art of prayer? As we meditate on the words He spoke on earth, let us yield to his teaching, in the fullest confidence that, with such a teacher, we shall make progress. Let us take time not only to meditate but to pray. To busy ourselves at the foot of the throne, and be trained in the work of intercession." -Andrew Murray"With Christ in the School of Prayer" offers a structured series of 31 short, concise, practical, and powerful lessons on prayer to fill the listener''s heart with a hunger for God''s presence. While holding firmly to Andrew Murray''s classic teaching and theology and retaining the elegance of his writing style, this edition has been updated to make Murray''s writing more accessible to modern readers.It includes the following updates:A Study Guide to Ensure a Deeper Study of Andrew Murray''s Original Message.Unabridged and Carefully Updated Text in Modern English.Updated Organization and Headings.An Active Table of Contents.Large Print Text.Our earnest prayer is that you find this updated edition much easier to understand and that God would bless you with more desire to seek His face in His school of prayer.
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Secrets of the First School - T. L. Huchu
One final adventure for Ropa Moyo, orphan, mischief-maker and failed magician. Secrets of the First School is the mystery-filled finale to T. L. Huchu’s enchanting Edinburgh Nights series.‘I’ve had my arse kicked more times than I can count’Ropa Moyo is dead. Banished to the Other Place by the reanimated spirit of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville of Scotland. Turns out, being on the losing side sucks worse than being skint.Now, the Cult of Dundas intends to ascend to godhood, spreading their corrupting reach from Edinburgh to all of Scotland’s schools of magic. Ropa must find some way to escape the Other Place, save her sister, and gather allies across the country before Edinburgh falls.A royal plot, a family secret, and a stolen body. As Scotland descends into petty in-fighting, Ropa’s only inkling of hope lies in her grandmother’s final secret: Scotland’s first school of magic.An ancient magic is returning . . . and hungry for revenge.* * *Praise for the Edinburgh Nights series:‘Fast-moving and entertaining . . . Stupendously engaging’– Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series‘I am such a fan of T. L. Huchu and this series – I recommend it to everyone I meet’– Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead’– Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (York Notes Advanced) English Literature Study Guide - for 2026, 2027 exams - Frances Gray
Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you’re studying, whether it’s poetry, a play or a novel. You’ll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages and characters; learn interesting facts about the text; and discover structures, patterns and themes that you may never have known existed. In the Advanced Notes, specific sections on critical thinking, and advice on how to read critically yourself, enable you to engage with the text in new and different ways. Full glossaries, self-test questions and suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam, while internet links and references to film, TV, theatre and the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text. York Notes offer an exciting and accessible key to your text, enabling you to develop your ideas and transform your studies!
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The Collective Edge - Colin M. Fisher
The definitive guide to the surprising science of group dynamics, and the ultimate resource for building high-performing teams, communities, and organisations ‘Essential reading for creators, builders, and leaders’DANIEL H. PINK, author of Drive ‘A deep dive into the dynamics of successful teams''ADAM GRANT, author of Think Again Our lives are full of groups, and they’re not easy. Families are complex, workplaces are challenging – and yet these dynamics shape us. So how can we avoid the common pitfalls of living and working together and get the most from our groups? The solution isn’t to change individuals: it’s to think about the collective. In The Collective Edge, Colin Fisher, one of the world’s foremost experts on group dynamics, distills decades of research into practical strategies to help groups function at their highest levels. Through case studies that include billion-dollar companies, boutique design firms and great sports teams, Fisher reveals how to compete without dysfunctional conflict, why conformity pressure can sometimes be positive, and why effective group leadership often comes down to structure and organization instead of motivational speeches.The secret to getting the most from your groups is knowing how to work with the invisible forces of group dynamics instead of being unconsciously pushed around by them. Whether you’re a leader, team member, or simply want to explore a different way of thinking, The Collective Edge provides essential wisdom that will forever change the way you live and work.
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Rise of the School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix—starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others! The battle between Good and Evil begins.Two brothers.One Good.One Evil.Together they watch over the Endless Woods.Together they choose the students for the School for Good and Evil.Together they train them, teach them, prepare them for their fate.Then, something happens.Something unexpected.Something powerful.Something that will change everything and everyone.Who will survive?Who will rule the School?The journey starts here. Every step is filled with magic, surprises, and daring deeds that test courage, loyalty, and who you really are. But they only lead you to the very beginning of the adventures that are THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL.
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The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School (From the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster) - Harriet Muncaster
The first book in an exciting new series from the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster. Told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the enchanting story of Wiska Wildflower and her search for friendship at Inkcap''s Academy.ONE day until I go to my new school. Eeeek! It''s called Inkcap''s Academy and it''s in Twitching. TWITCHING! Yes, I now live on the completely opposite side of Wiskling Wood to my old school in Acornia, and more importantly, MY FRIENDS . . .Wiska Wildflower is relieved when she makes friends with Cleobelle and Primrose on her first day at Inkcap''s Academy. They love Wiska''s drawings and ask her to help them design matching outfits for a special fashion show in Spellbrooke City. But the more Wiska gets to know her new friends, the more she feels she must hide her true self and follow their rules. Can Wiska find the bravery she needs to get her creative spark back and discover true friendship?Look out for books 2 and 3 in the series publishing in 2026!
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Great Thinkers - The School of Life
The Great Thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture - drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today. We've worked hard to make the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining the history of knowledge to bring you the ideas we think have the greatest importance to our times. This 480-page book contains the canon of The School of Life, the gallery of individuals across the millennia who help to frame our intellectual project - and we have succeeded if, in the days and years ahead, you find yourself turning to our thinkers to illuminate the multiple dilemmas, joys and griefs of daily life.
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How Emotionally Mature Are You? - The School of Life
From The School of Life— a roadmap for the emotionally mature adult Most of us want to be more emotionally mature and better able to face up to life’s challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be grown-ups! With gentleness and insight, How Emotionally Mature Are You? helps us to zero in on the key markers of psychological adulthood. It prompts us to look at how we respond to rejection, frustration, anxiety, ambiguity and hope, by asking questions such as: How much do we like ourselves? Do we worry too much about the opinions of other people? What might be the best way to become a more interesting person? This questionnaire considers the childhood, the role of self-love and the perils of perfectionism – as well as the best ways to achieve self-belief and overcome impostor syndrome. In a series of accompanying essays, we are given material to reflect on – and shown how to reach the emotional age we aspire to be.Pair with the Emotional Barometer to reach a clearer understanding of our inner emotional weather.
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