the cost of conviction steven a sloman
The Cost of Conviction - Steven A. Sloman
A timely and important perspective on how people frame decisions and how relying on sacred values unwittingly leads to social polarization.When you are faced with a decision, do you consider the best outcome, or do you consider your deepest values about which actions are appropriate? The Cost of Conviction contrasts these two primary strategies for making decisions: consequentialism, the former, or prioritizing oneÂ’s sacred values, the latter. Steven Sloman argues that, while both modes of decision making are necessary tools for a good decision maker, people err by deploying sacred values more often than they should, especially when it comes to sociopolitical issues. As a result, we oversimplify, grow disgusted and angry, and act in ways that contribute to social polarization. In this book, Sloman provides a new understanding of todayÂ’s societal ills and grounds that understanding in science.The book begins by covering the philosophical and conceptual background of the two decision-making strategies, then takes a deep dive into the psychology of decision making. Drawing on historical and current examples of the use of the two strategies, the author provides a thorough overview of the psychology of decision making, including work on judgment, conscious and unconscious decision-making processes, the roles of emotion, and even an analysis of habit and addiction.With its unique emphasis on sacred values, The Cost of Conviction is an eye-opening must-read for all decision makers, especially those who wish to understand judgment, social decision making, and leadership.
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The Sense of Style - Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st centuryWhat is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style.More than ever before, the currency of our social and cultural lives is the written word, from Twitter and texting to blogs, e-readers and old-fashioned books. But most style guides fail to prepare people for the challenges of writing in the 21st century, portraying it as a minefield of grievous errors rather than a form of pleasurable mastery. They fail to deal with an inescapable fact about language: it changes over time, adapted by millions of writers and speakers to their needs. Confusing changes in the world with moral decline, every generation believes the kids today are degrading society and taking language with it. A guide for the new millennium, writes Steven Pinker, has to be different.Drawing on the latest research in linguistics and cognitive science, Steven Pinker replaces the recycled dogma of previous style guides with reason and evidence. This thinking person s guide to good writing shows why style still matters: in communicating effectively, in enhancing the spread of ideas, in earning a reader s trust and, not least, in adding beauty to the world. Eye-opening, mind-expanding and cheerful, The Sense of Style shows that good style is part of what it means to be human.
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Essentials of Economics - Dean Garratt, John Sloman
Explore the essential principles of this exciting subject and engage with real-life issues facing our world today. Essentials of Economics, 9th edition by John Sloman and Dean Garratt provides a clear, concise and engaging introduction to economics, making it the ideal textbook if you are studying on a one-semester or non-specialist course. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include analysis and insights into real global problems, such as the climate emergency, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis. It also discusses how economic thinking and government policies might be applied to address them. Key features include topical examples, news stories and case studies to explain and illustrate key economic concepts activities, questions, and useful summaries to help you check your understanding and progress Key ideas are highlighted, explained and linked throughout the text to help you see connections and start to think like an economist Up-to-date charts and tables throughout the book reflect the most recent economic data Access the free student website that accompanies this book for additional learning support, including animated explainers of key economic models, 225 extra case studies and answers to in-text questions. Also available with MyLab® Economics MyLab® is the teaching and learning platform that allows instructors to reach every student with powerful self-study material and assessments. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab Economics personalises the learning experience and improves results for each student. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Economics search for: 9781292440248 Essentials of Economics 9th Edition with MyLab Economics Package consists of: 9781292440101 Essentials of Economics 9th Edition 9781292440057 Essentials of Economics 9th Edition MyLab Economics 9781292440064 Essentials of Economics 9th Edition Pearson eText
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The Cost of Fear - Meg Stone
A violence prevention expert helps targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction around what keeps us safe and support social changePersonal safety shouldn’t mean living in fear, nor should it come at the expense of political progress.Questionable advice to avoid violence, like “don’t go shopping alone,” comes mostly from the police or other men in authority. But gender-based violence is often enacted in the most intimate spheres of our lives, not when we’re out grocery shopping. To stop this violence, we need strategies that are just as intimate.In The Cost of Fear, nationally recognized violence prevention expert Meg Stone helps readers separate fact from fiction. It’s full of practical, research-based strategies that readers can use to keep themselves and their communities safer. Increased safety comes from developing the skills to resist coercive control, especially from people we know or people in authority, not from complying with rigid rules or avoiding homeless people on the street.This deeply researched book draws timely connections between personal safety and political change—from Latina organizers in California working to stop sexual violence against night shift janitorial workers to teenage girls who call out double standards.Work to change laws and change people’s minds is essential, but without practical strategies, the change is incomplete. The Cost of Fear will show us how we can make safety choices that expand our worlds and contribute to the fight for social justice.
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The Rise of Superman - Steven Kotler
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human.Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports then ever before in history. As Thomas Pynchon once put it in Gravity s Rainbow, it is not often that Death is told so clearly to f@%* off . Over the past three decades, the bounds of the possible in action and adventure sports - from sky-diving to motocross to surfing and beyond - have been pushed farther and faster. A generation s worth of iconoclastic misfits have rewritten the rules of the feasible; not just raising the bar, but obliterating it altogether. Along the way, they have become a force pushing evolution relentlessly onward. In a thrilling narrative that draws on biology, psychology, and philosophy, Steven Kotler asks why, at the tail end of the 20th century and the early portion of the 21st, are we seeing such a multi-sport assault on reality? Did we somehow slip through a wormhole to another universe where gravity is optional and common sense obsolete? And where - if anywhere - do our actual limits lie?
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The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Cost of Discipleship is one of the bestselling titles on the SCM Classics list and one of the classics of modern theology. Perhaps Dietrich Bonhoefferâ ™s most radical book, this reading of the Sermon on the Mount has influenced many Christians throughout the world over the last 50 years.50 years after its first publication, the book is reintroduced to readers of our time by Stephen Plant, Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and one of the leading Bonhoeffer scholars of our time.
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The Cost of Christian Living - Martyn Percy
The gospels are full of references to coins, money, taxes, costs, pricing, wages, bribery and gambling. In The Cost of Christian Living, Martyn Percy explores the different meanings and uses of money in the gospels. Looking at twelve different stories ⠓ parables, miracles and encounters, six from Holy Week and six from elsewhere in the gospels ⠓ this book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of faith and finance to help you to engage in a new way with the stories of Jesus⠙ life and death, and to reflect on your own attitudes and choices with regards to money.Includes group study material for Lent or any six-week period of study.
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The Cost of Sexism: How the Economy is Built for Men and Why We Must Reshape It (057137459X)
Kniha - autor Linda Scott, 512 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Cost of Sexism is an urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a fervently argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment. Drawing on decades of statistical evidence, original research and global on-the-ground experience, Linda Scott outlines a revolutionary, actionable plan to remove economic barriers against women, and in the process combat humankind's most pressing problems.
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The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite RunnerSnipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by fear, does not know who among his friends he can trust. And Arrow, a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul, fear and humanity. Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty.
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The Shadow of Kailash - Steven Moore
Criminals getting rich. Terrorists getting powerful. Women getting killed... and worse. World-renowned expedition leader Hiram Kane travels to India to honour the life of his murdered best friend. But Kane s world is soon plunged into turmoil when a psychotic people trafficker kidnaps Alexandria Ridley, the love of his life, and disappears into the mighty Himalayas. What begins as a risky rescue mission turns into a chilling foray into the world of weapons and drugs trading, sexual slavery and human trafficking... And culminates in a deadly race against time across the top of the world into Chinese-occupied Tibet. With dozens of lives on the line and the very future of Buddhism in jeopardy, Kane must overcome one final mental hurdle;Can he make the ultimate sacrifice?The Shadow of Kailash is book #6 in the internationally bestselling Hiram Kane action thriller series, and will appeal to fans of Clive Cussler, Nick Thacker, Ernest Dempsey and Russell Blake. Buy your copy, TODAY!????? Compelling from start to finish. â ” Mark Dawson, USA TODAY Bestselling Author????? King of the action thriller. Brilliant. â ” Adam Croft, USA TODAY Bestselling Author????? Your new favourite action-thriller author. â ” Nick Thacker, USA TODAY Bestselling Author
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The Cost of Living (0241977568)
Kniha - autor Deborah Levy, 128 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná What does it mean to be free - as an artist, a woman, a mother or daughter? And what is the price of that freedom? In this dazzling memoir, Deborah Levy confronts the essential questions of modern womanhood with humour, pragmatism, and profoundly resonant wisdom. Reflecting on the period when she wrote the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Hot Milk - when her mother was dying, her daughters were leaving home, her marriage was coming to an end - she is characteristically eloquent on the social expectations and surreal realities of daily life. And expanding far beyond these bounds, she describes a uniquely frank, wise and thrilling manifesto for female experience: embracing the exhilarating terror of freedom, seeking to understand what that freedom could mean and how it might feel.
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The Cost of Living - Deborah Levy
What does it mean to be free - as an artist, a woman, a mother or daughter? And what is the price of that freedom? In this dazzling memoir, Deborah Levy confronts the essential questions of modern womanhood with humour, pragmatism, and profoundly resonant wisdom. Reflecting on the period when she wrote the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Hot Milk - when her mother was dying, her daughters were leaving home, her marriage was coming to an end - she is characteristically eloquent on the social expectations and surreal realities of daily life. And expanding far beyond these bounds, she describes a uniquely frank, wise and thrilling manifesto for female experience: embracing the exhilarating terror of freedom, seeking to understand what that freedom could mean and how it might feel.
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Gnar Country - Steven Kotler
The New York Times bestselling author and human performance expert tests his knowledge and theories on his own aging body in a quest to become an expert skier at age fifty-three.Gnar: adjective, short for “gnarly,” def: any environment or situation that is high in perceived risk and high in actual risk.Country: noun, def: any defined territory, landscape or terrain, fictitious or real.Cutting-edge discoveries in embodied cognition, flow science, and network neuroscience have revolutionized how we think about peak performance aging. On paper, these discoveries should allow older athletes to progress in supposedly “impossible” activities like park skiing (think: jumps and tricks.) To see if theory worked in practice, Kotler conducted his own ass-on-the-line experiment in applied neuroscience and later-in-life skill acquisition: He tried to teach an old dog some new tricks.Recently, top pros have been performing well past a previously considered prime: World-class athletes such as Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer of all time, is winning competitions in his fifties; Tom Brady can beat players half his age. But what about the rest of us?Steven Kotler has been studying human performance for thirty years, and taught hundreds of thousands of people at all skill levels, age groups, and walks of life, how to achieve peak performance. Could his own advice work for him?Now in paperback, Gnar Country is the chronicle of his experience pushing his own aging body past preconceived limits. It’s a book about goals and grit and progression. It’s an antidote for weariness that is inspiring, practical, and, often hilarious. It is about growing old and staying rad. It’s a feverish reading experience that makes you put down the book, get out there, and move. Whether hurtling down a mountain side, running your first 10K race, or taking your career to new heights, Kotler challenges us to test ourselves, surpass our limits, and achieve our own impossible, whatever it might be. Part personal journey, part science experiment, part how-to guide, Kotler takes us on his punk rock, high-velocity joy-ride for a better life in spite—and often in defiance of—the perceived limitations of the aging human body.
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RHS The Little Book of Cut-Flower Gardening - Holly Farrell
The ideal companion for anyone starting a new cut flower patch, inspiring and guiding you to fill your home with armfuls of fresh, sustainable, and beautiful blooms all year around. Flowers brighten our homes, our lives and, when they are homegrown, they also brighten our gardens - not just for us, but also for the buzzing wildlife that loves their nectar. Growing your own flowers gives the huge satisfaction of harvesting something from a plant you have nurtured, and brings a greater connection with nature and the seasons. It also allows you to have a house full of flowers at a fraction of the cost of buying them, all with a sustainable, positive environmental impact.RHS The Little Book of Cut-Flower Gardening is the perfect introduction to growing your own blooms. Whether your cut-flower patch is a handful of pots or a gracious yard, you #39;ll find accessible information on successful and sustainable growing, to keep your plot healthy and as productive as possible. As well as introductory chapters on planning and gardening basics, there are details on how to cut your flowers and extend their vase life, and how to dry flowers for everlasting arrangements. More than just flowers, the directories break down the blooms and foliage into their different groups. There are sections on annuals from seed, such as love-in-a-mist, ammi and sweet peas; growing bulbs and tubers such as tulips and dahlias; perennials for flower and foliage, such as lady #39;s mantle, lavender, roses, apple mint and ornamental grasses; and shrubs and trees for foliage, flower, spring blossom and colourful winter stems.
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Passions of the Soul - Rowan Williams
The Eastern Christian tradition is filled with theological and spiritual riches. In Passions of the Soul, Rowan Williams opens up the great classics of Eastern Christian writing to show how it can help us to understand and cope with the ups and downs of modern life.With compelling and illuminating insight, he shows the cost of living in a culture that is theologically and philosophically undernourished, working with a diminished and trivialized picture of the human self. The Eastern tradition teaches us how to develop our self-knowledge and awareness, so that we can relate to the world without selfish illusions. Only then can we be ready for our eyes to be opened to God, and avoid destructive patterns of behaviour.Only in this way can we understand the kind of people we need to become.
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The Cautious Traveller
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Great Trans-Siberian Express comes to life in a novel of wild imagination, perfect for fans of Piranesi, Babel, The Night Circus and Jessie Burton Brooks s vivid, impressive debut is a turn-of-the-last-century steampunk fantasy set aboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR I urge everybody to pick up a copy STUART TURTON Be warned - once you step into The Cautious Traveller s Guide to the Wastelands, you ll never want to disembark SAMANTHA SHANNON Wild and wonderful . . . completely captivating JENNIFER SAINT Mysterious and clever and brilliant NATASHA PULLEYIt is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket.It is the end of the 19th Century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow.Nothing touches this abandoned wilderness except the Great Trans-Siberian Express, an impenetrable train built to carry cargo across continents but which now transports anyone who dares to cross the shadowy Wastelands.On to the platform steps a curious cast of characters: a grieving woman with a borrowed name, a famous child born on the train and a disgraced naturalist, all heading for the Great Exhibition in Moscow.But the old rules are changing, and there are whispers that the train isn t safe. As secrets begin to unravel, the passengers and crew must survive their journey through the Wastelands together - even as something uncontrollable seems to be breaking in . . .
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King of Thorns - Mark Lawrence
The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I ve walked from pawn to player and I ll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them. A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg s gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king. Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg s game plan.
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The English Fuhrer - Rory Clements
HITLER IS DEAD. A NEW THREAT IS BORN.In the gripping new 2023 spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Man in the Bunker, a retired spy must uncover a deadly plot as Britain counts the cost of war. But who is the English Führer? #39;MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER #39; - FINANCIAL TIMES________________Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces.Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying peacetime in Cambridge, settling back into teaching and family life. Until a call from senior MI5 boss Lord Templeman brings him out of retirement.A nearby village has been locked down by the military, its residents blighted by a deadly illness. No one is allowed in or out.There are rumours the Nazi machine is still operational, with links to Unit 731, a notorious Japanese biological warfare research laboratory. But how could they possibly be plotting on British soil - and why?What #39;s more, Wilde and Templeman #39;s names are discovered on a Gestapo kill list. And after a series of assassinations an unthinkable question emerges: could an Englishman be behind the plot?Thrilling, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, The English Führer cements Rory #39;s position as the #39;master of the wartime thriller #39; (FT) - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom, Mick Herron and Joseph Kanon.
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The Next Crisis - Dorling Danny
WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE TO MOST PEOPLE. AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.Every month, surveys around the world ask people to tell them what they are really thinking. The results are at times reassuring, some-times chilling and often unexpected. In The Next Crisis, leading UK geographer Danny Dorling unpacks polling data and shows that our global crises are often very different from what’s in the headlines – and that we need to take these issues very seriously.Dorling explores our main concerns about the world in order of urgency. What the cost of living shows us about inequality. How the connection between employment and immigration is used to stir up insecurity. Why we are frightened by distant wars. How corruption corrodes care. What we should really be worried about when it comes to climate change – including what the scientists get wrong about people’s fears. And finally, how the great ‘unknown unknowns’ dictate the way we think about the future and what we should be less afraid of: pandemics, asteroids, tsunamis, even each other.The Next Crisis uses the most up-to-date re-search to redraw our assumptions about where our greatest threats come from. Dorling offers a series of solutions for tackling, or at the very least coming to terms with, our uncertain future.
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The 21 Day Blast Plan - Annie Deadman
Get fit at home with Woman Homeâ ™s fitness guruHello! My name is Annie Deadman and Iâ ™m the proud creator of the 21 Day Blast Plan, a three week healthy eating and fitness programme that kicks your sweet tooth into touch, calms your gut and leaves you with less fat and firmer muscles.Just so you know Iâ ™m not some fake who went â œon a dietâ once, found it worked and decided to flog it the masses; Iâ ™ve been running Annie Deadman Training for the last 15 years. I learnt so much from all my clients about their day-to-day issues, their food intolerances, their lack of time. Men and women were struggling to keep in shape (as well as retain some modicum of self-esteem) while managing a family and work, dishing up healthy meals and trying occasionally to come up for air.Personal training is expensive and I wanted to find a way of helping people get into shape without having to join a gym. I wanted to give them access to something that could help them break habits, get results, stay motivated and was sustainable with a family and work. I also wanted to offer something more: something a bit personal, that would entertain, but most importantly, be effective.So the 21 Day Blast Plan was born â “ an online plan that anyone can sign up to for less than the cost of an annual gym membership. The Blast Plan had some fantastic coverage recently in the national press and bang!â ¦overnight a wonderful Blast community was created. And now Iâ ™m bringing the programme to you within the covers of this book so you too can experience the joy, enlightenment and results of the other Blasters.
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The Foot Soldiers - Gerald Seymour
[A] masterly novel - The Sunday Times Strong echoes of George Smiley - Financial Times A novel of real quality. Top brass - The Times Thriller of the Month*****Beware of Russians bearing gifts.Defectors are not always welcome.Is the information they bring worth the cost of protecting them for the rest of their lives? Is it even genuine? Might they be double agents? These are some of the questions facing MI6 when a Russian agent hands himself in to them in Denmark.As a team begins to assess his value, his former employers in the Kremlin develop a brutal plan to show that no defector will ever be safe.And they know where to find him. Which means there must be a mole in MI6.So it is that the cavaliers of Six find themselves being interrogated by nondescript Jonas Merrick of Five - the man called back from retirement and his beloved caravan, the man the young guns call the Eternal Flame because he never goes out. But while he may be grey, Jonas is also ruthless. As he quietly works through the suspects in London, and violent mayhem breaks out in Denmark, Jonas plans not just to unmask a traitor, but to hit back at the Russians with deadly force.First encountered in The Crocodile Hunter, Jonas Merrick is set to become one of the great figures of modern spy fiction.*****Readers love THE FOOT SOLDIERS: I was completely gripped by the plot and interdepartmental jealousies and rivalries. I couldn t put it down! ***** A book that fans of the George Smiley series will love ***** A brilliant, suspenseful and contemporary thriller . . . A wonderfully complex and unputdownable tale of defectors, traitors, internal politics . . . and assassination ***** Seymour continues to carry the flame for the espionage genre, and his sublime creation, Jonas Merrick, a 21st-century George Smiley . . . is slowly but surely becoming a classic literary creation ****
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Into the Unbeing Volume 2 - Zac Thompson, Jim Campbell, Hayden Sherman
Find yourself in its innards. From critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson and visionary artist Hayden Sherman comes part two of the S.I.N.E.W expedition s ill-fated journey into a Lovecraftian labyrinth. For centuries, The UnBeing, a seemingly malevolent corpse, has swallowed all who dare tread near its sprawling mass. Now, the last survivors of a climate science team are trapped inside with only a mysterious humanoid known as The Stranger to guide them out. This incomprehensible Stranger claims to be a 19th Century British explorer. It claims to know the way back to the surface. It claims a new world is on its way. Perhaps if you listen closely, you can hear it breathing. But what is the cost of this new world? And who will be left to live in it? Picking up directly after the events of Part One, the remaining survivors form a distrustful and desperate team. Together they must journey across impossible landscapes and contend with their own changing biology in order to find their way back home. As their journey into the Unbeing deepens, the series most disturbing questions are answered... but the answers offer little comfort. Into the Unbeing is an adventure into the sublime from the critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Cemetery Kids Don t Die, Alien: Romulus) and visionary artist Hayden Sherman (Batman: Dark Patterns, Absolute Wonder Woman).
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The Wilde Trials - Mackenzie Reed
From the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies—and enemies—are the people you’d least expect.Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competition, the Wilde Trials. In the two weeks leading up to graduation from Wilde Academy, a dozen seniors are chosen to compete in a series of seven ultimate physical and mental tests, and the winner will take home over half a million dollars—money that Chloe needs to help her sick sister.But the competition is fierce and includes her brooding ex-boyfriend, Hayes Stratford, whose brother was the only student to die during the trials a few years ago. When someone starts blackmailing Chloe during the competition, she’s forced to strike a deal with Hayes—if he helps her discover who is sabotaging her, she’ll help him solve the mystery his brother left behind.Following clues from Hayes’s brother, the unlikely allies discover that something isn’t right about the Wilde Trials. With a life-changing prize looming over her head and her buried feelings for Hayes rising to the surface, Chloe will have to decide what’s really worth fighting for, and if the cost of competing outweighs the potential consequences, even if that includes ending up like Hayes’s brother—dead.Fans of Jessica Goodman and Maureen Johnson will love this dark academia thriller with a romantic twist!“An action-packed, fast-paced adventure with characters that crackled off the page. I had so much fun on this wild ride.” —Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Mary Shelley Club“Mackenzie Reed does it again! Action-packed and filled with heart, The Wilde Trials is a thrill ride from start to finish. With a jaw-dropping mystery and unexpected twists at every turn, this cutthroat academic competition keeps its Challengers—and readers—on their toes.” —Rachel Moore, author of Us in Ruins and The Library of Shadows Atmospheric, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy, The Wilde Trials is perfect for readers who like their thrillers with a delicious side of dark academia. Full of riddles, hidden passageways, and a creepy, crumbling estate, Mackenzie Reed’s sophomore novel offers not only a high-stakes competition but also a thoughtful examination of ambition—and its sometimes deadly cost. —Olivia Worley, author of People to Follow and The Debutantes
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Better The Devil You Know - Maya Daniels
They say when in Hell, only the Devil can point the way out. Lucky meâ ”Iâ ™ve got two of them fighting over me. I died. (Rude, right?) But now the question isnâ ™t how to bring me backâ ”itâ ™s whether they should. Raphael, the ever-holy Archangel, is ready to throw away his wings to defy Heaven itself, while Eric, my Prince of Hell, would burn down the realms just to get me back. But the thing isâ ¦What if I donâ ™t come back right? The veil between life and death isnâ ™t meant to be crossed, and if they do this, thereâ ™s no telling what Iâ ™ll become. The world is already teetering on the edgeâ ”souls are vanishing, monsters are crawling out of the dark, and the jinn are playing their own twisted game. And if I return? I might be the biggest threat of all. Is one life worth the cost of all creation?Better the Devil You Know is a dark, high-stakes urban fantasy filled with impossible choices, dangerous magic, and a heroine who refuses to go down without a fight. Perfect for fans of supernatural intrigue, celestial conflict, and tension that burns slow and hot. ____________________________________Praise for The Broken Halos Series:? ? ? ? ? Thoroughly enjoyed the ride. ? ? ? ? ? Great read, fell in love with all the characters. ? ? ? ? ? Omg this ending! I love this series. ? ? ? ? ? The entire series is wonderful. ? ? ? ? ? I can t wait for the next book; it canâ ™t come fast enough.
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Lost Country Houses of North and East Yorkshire - Ian Greaves
Englandâ ™s country houses have for centuries been where the rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status. Today, England is still well endowed with these houses, although many of them are now popular visitor attractions instead of private homes, but there are also many houses which have disappeared over the years. Some have been demolished as they could no longer be sustained due to the changes in social habits, surrounding development or because of the cost of repairs or death duties; others have been lost through fire, requisitioning, decay and rot. In this book Ian Greaves examines the lost country houses of North and East Yorkshire. Some of these houses are now covered by new housing, others may have a few scanty remains in the landscape, but in this book the once vibrant life of these houses and their significance in the region is evoked once again.This fascinating picture of an important but often forgotten part of the history of North and East Yorkshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in the area or know it well.
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Lost Country Houses of South and West Yorkshire - Ian Greaves
For centuries Englandâ ™s country houses have been where rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status. Today, England is still well endowed with these houses, although many of them are now popular visitor attractions instead of private homes, but there are also many houses that have disappeared over the years. Some have been demolished as they could no longer be sustained due to the changes in social habits, surrounding development or because of the cost of repairs or death duties; others have been lost through fire, requisitioning, decay and rot. In this book Ian Greaves examines the lost country houses of South and West Yorkshire. Some of these houses are now covered by new housing, others may have a few scanty remains in the landscape, but in this book the once vibrant life of these houses and their significance in the region is evoked once again.This fascinating picture of an important but often forgotten part of the history of South and West Yorkshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in the area or know it well.
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More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up - Alexandra Potter
More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! The new Bridget Jones for our times - Celia Walden, The Telegraph The story of Nell Stevensâ ™ struggle through her imperfect, messy life doesnâ ™t just make brilliant fiction, itâ ™s turning into a cultural revolution! - Matt Cain There is no magical land you finally arrive at where everything is figured out, fixed and sorted. Life, like us, is a sum of moving parts, and if weâ ™re lucky, we get to keep f**king up, figuring it out and laughing in the face of it all.Nellâ ™s back. Her life still isnâ ™t going to plan. And sheâ ™s still asking the big questions and getting none of the answers. Like, for example:1. Why is falling in love so easy, but staying in love so hard?2. What do you do when your friendships are put to the ultimate test?3. Can we ever really live in the moment and leave the past behind?4. When everything goes tits up, do you fall apart or jump on a plane to LA with Cricket (an eighty-something widow and your BFF)?5. And when all else fails, will celebrity-scented candles, smashed avocados and Instagram filters save us?*In this hilarious, un-put-downable follow-up to the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, now the basis for the major TV series, Not Dead Yet, there are laugh-out-loud lessons to be learned, truths to be told, adventures to go on and joys to discover.But first, Nell has some more confessions . . .*#onlyjoking #sortof #LOLPraise for Alexandra Potter: Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you re 20, 40 or 80 - Heat Brilliant! Laughing out loud - Emma Gannon Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read - Red
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Once More From The Top - Emily Layden
A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel KATIE BISHOP You won t be able to put it down RUFI THORPETHIS IS MY STORY. NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIEND S STORY.Dylan Read, the legendary country pop star, has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good-girl image. But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey, who went missing the year before Dylan⠙s meteoric rise to fame.When Kelsey⠙s body is found at the bottom of a New England lake, Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill-fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades⠦⠘A beautifully written, nuanced thriller, and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom⠙ RED MAGAZINE
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Once More From The Top - Emily Layden
A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel KATIE BISHOP You won t be able to put it down RUFI THORPETHIS IS MY STORY. NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIEND S STORY.Dylan Read, the legendary country pop star, has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good-girl image. But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey, who went missing the year before Dylan⠙s meteoric rise to fame.When Kelsey⠙s body is found at the bottom of a New England lake, Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill-fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades⠦⠘A beautifully written, nuanced thriller, and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom⠙ RED MAGAZINE
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The Serpent Called Mercy - Roanne Lau
Lythlet and her only friend Desil are shackled to a life of debt and poverty that she fears they will never escape. Desperate for money, they sign up as conquessors: arena combatants who fight sun-cursed beasts in the seedy underworld of the city. Match-master Dothilos is initially enamored of Desil’s brawling reputation, but after seeing Lythlet lead the pair to triumph with her quick cunning, he takes her under his wing, scorning Desil. Ambition takes root in Lythlet’s heart as a life of fame and wealth unfolds in her imagination. But Lythlet isn’t the only one out for coin and glory, and she soon finds herself playing an entirely different game—a game of politics and deception. As the cost of her ambition grows, she will have to decide if sacrificing her honor, and only friendship, is worth the chance to shape her own fortune.
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Defeating the Dictators - Charles Dunst
Charles Dunst s deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back. - Sir Kim Darroch Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book. - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MPThe world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years. Autocracy is on the rise, and while the cost of autocracy seems evident, it nevertheless remains an attractive option to many.While leaders like Viktor Orbán disrupt democratic foundations from within, autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin do so from abroad, eroding democratic institutions and values and imperilling democracies that appear increasingly fragile. There are even those who, disillusioned with the current institutions in place, increasingly think authoritarianism can deliver them a better life than democracy has or could.They re wrong. Autocracy is not the solution - better democracy is. But we have to make the case for it. We have to combat institutional rot by learning from one another, and, at times, from our rivals. And we have to get our own houses in order. Only then can we effectively stand up for democratic values around the world and defeat the dictators.
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Defeating the Dictators - Charles Dunst
Charles Dunst s deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back. - Sir Kim Darroch Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book. - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MPThe world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years. Autocracy is on the rise, and while the cost of autocracy seems evident, it nevertheless remains an attractive option to many.While leaders like Viktor Orbán disrupt democratic foundations from within, autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin do so from abroad, eroding democratic institutions and values and imperilling democracies that appear increasingly fragile. There are even those who, disillusioned with the current institutions in place, increasingly think authoritarianism can deliver them a better life than democracy has or could.They re wrong. Autocracy is not the solution - better democracy is. But we have to make the case for it. We have to combat institutional rot by learning from one another, and, at times, from our rivals. And we have to get our own houses in order. Only then can we effectively stand up for democratic values around the world and defeat the dictators.
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The Umbrella Men - Keith Carter
The Big Short meets Succession in this blisteringly smart, darkly funny thriller about mining, money, and moral compromise. When Peter Mount, CEO of a small British mining company, places his bets on a rare-earths bonanza in Oregon, he sets off a chain of events that spans continents - and threatens to unravel his life. But while shareholders chase profit and bankers sharpen their knives, a disillusioned New Yorker and a restless Native American activist begin to fight back. Keith Carter⠙s debut novel is a gripping exposé of corporate greed, environmental peril, and the fragile moral compasses of those at the top. Unflinching, insightful, and wickedly entertaining, The Umbrella Men will change the way you look at the suits behind the scandals - and the cost of digging too deep.
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The Seven Deadly Sins Omnibus 3 (Vol. 7-9) - Nakaba Suzuki
Ride forth into the magical world of Britannia with a new 3-in-1 omnibus! The Grizzly Sin, King, is alive! Unfortunately, King not only refuses to help Meliodas, he declares Ban as his mortal enemy for having attained eternal life at the cost of the life of his sister Elaine. During a gripping confrontation between King and Ban, the fearsomely skilled Holy Knight Gila comes bearing startling disaster and devastation! This book includes Volumes 7-9 of The Seven Deadly Sins manga in a special, large size.
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The King’s Mother - Annie Garthwaite
Ruthless. Devoted. Ambitious. Triumphant. This is war as women fight it.1461. Through violent war and great sacrifice, Edward IV has won England s coveted throne. Cecily, having piloted her family s rise to power, stands beside him as the nation s first King s Mother.But competition is ferocious and Cecily has met her match: three other women, driven by ambition, necessity and fear, who will stop at nothing to put their own sons on the throne.Their conflict is desperate, the cost of failure high, and Cecily must sacrifice everything she has to secure her dynasty. For there can only be one King, and there can only be one King s Mother.Spanning England s bloodiest civil war through the 15th century and into the Tudor era, this is a story about mothers and sons; about maternal ferocity and female ambition - all it can achieve and all it can destroy.
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Blood of Orange - Antony Johnson
A wounded soldier. A Sicilian farm. A second chance⠔until war⠙s shadow returns.  Blood of Orange is a gripping novel of survival, renewal, and the cost of justice in a land haunted by war.
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How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century - Erik Olin Wright
Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity can both provide the basis for a critique of capitalism, and help to guide us towards a socialist and democratic society. In this elegant book, Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into a concise and tightly argued manifesto analyzing the varieties of anti-capitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and a unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible.
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The Beautiful Game - Alan Gibbons
Fact and fiction intertwine in this heartfelt tribute to football, honouring victims of Hillsborough and other disasters, and celebrating trailblazing black players.Football is Lennie s life, like his dad and grandad before him. But then Lennie gets involved with some fans who want to cause trouble at a game.Dad and Grandad understand only too well the cost of fan violence, official neglect and racism in football, and they take Lennie on a whistle-stop tour of the dark side of the beautiful game.Packed with facts about football disasters and controversies, this passionate and timely book charts the highs and lows of our national obsession.Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
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Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 4 - Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
ECHOES OF A SHATTERED PAST Gu Mang has emerged from the Time Mirror a changed man. With his shattered memories recovered, he sets out to distance himself once more from his erstwhile lover, Mo Xi. In turn, Mo Xi finds himself powerless against a Gu Mang who is both so familiar and yet so cruel. Regardless, if the two hope to complete their mission and return to Chonghua, they must work hand in hand to escape the demon-infested island. Meanwhile, Mo Xi’s own experience in the Time Mirror has left him more certain than ever that some secrets still linger behind Gu Mang’s treasonous defection eight years ago. He’s determined to dig up the truth at any cost—even the cost of his own life.
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Reading Champion: The Trapped Tiger - Damian Harvey
In this world tale from Korea, Tiger tries to trick a young boy into helping him escape a pit. But Tiger soon discovers the cost of breaking a promise...This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band gold.
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The Knowledge Illusion - Philip Fernbach, Steven Sloman
The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire and have stood on the moon, and yet every one of us is fundamentally ignorant, irrational and prone to making simple mistakes every day. Why? In The Knowledge Illusion, the cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach hammer another nail into the coffin of the rational individual . . . positing that not just rationality but the very idea of individual thinking is a myth. â “ Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo DeusIn this groundbreaking book, cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach show how our success as a species is down to us living in a rich community of knowledge where we are drawing on information and expertise outside our heads. And we have no idea that we are even doing it.Utilizing cutting-edge research, The Knowledge Illusion explains why we think we know more than we do, why beliefs are so hard to change and why we are so prone to making mistakes. Providing a blueprint for successful ways to work in collaboration to do amazing things, it reveals why the key to human intelligence lies in the way we think and work together.Dispel the myth of individual cognition, explore the real origin of our intelligence, and uncover the power of the collective mind with The Knowledge Illusion.
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The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is an Entrepreneur, speaker, investor, author and the host of UK s No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’ - an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers.Steven is an accomplished investor in the health and wellness space with notable investments including Huel - UK’s fastest growing e-commerce company internationally, and Zoe - the personalised nutrition programme created by the world’s top scientists. Previous investments include The Healing Company, atai Life Sciences, Alto Neuroscience and AbCellera. Steven s other investments focus on blockchain technologies, biotech, space, Web 3 and social media.Known for his innovative and disruptive approach to social media marketing, Steven co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company that works with leading brands. He has also launched his own private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns.Steven co-founded thirdweb - a software platform, backed by Shopify and Coinbase, that makes it easy to build web3 applications.
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A History of the Crusades I - Steven Runciman
The first volume of Steven Runciman s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman s A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman s trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean. Without question one of the major feats of contemporary historical writing The New York Times The historian whose magisterial works transformed our understanding of Byzantium, the medieval church and the crusades Guardian
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A History of the Crusades II - Steven Runciman
The second volume of Steven Runciman s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams... Steven Runciman s unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learning and vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life the personalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of these epochal events. In this second volume of his trilogy Runciman tells the story of the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the disastrous, bloody Second Crusade and the inexorable rise of the crusaders nemesis, Saladin. The pre-eminent historian of the Byzantine Empire and of the Crusades ... a surefooted guide who could render the past visible and familiar Daily Telegraph He tells his story plain ... always pleasurable to read Gore Vidal
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A History of the Crusades III - Steven Runciman
The third volume of Steven Runciman s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion Steven Runciman s triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy begins with the glamorous Third Crusade and ends with the ruinous collapse of the crusader states and the degeneration of their ideals, which reached its nadir in the tragic destruction of Byzantium. When historical events are written about with this sort of command, they take on not only the universality of a fairy tale but also a certain moral weight. Runciman writes both seductively and instructively about the dignity and beauty of different religious beliefs and about the difficulties of their co-existence Independent
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Fiend of the Seven Sewers - Steven Butler
Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! Book your stay now for this fabulously funny series full of mayhem, monsters and more than a little bit of magic by bestselling author Steven Butler and illustrated by Steven Lenton.Life is never dull for Frankie Banister and the weird and wonderful guests of The Nothing to See Here Hotel - the no.1 holiday destination for magicals! But when Frankie is kidnapped and dragged off to a secret cistern-city deep in the dookiest depths of the sewers, things get a whole lot weirder!What has Frankie done to offend the mysterious ‘Boss’? Is he doomed to spend the rest of his life griping in the piping? Will he ever escape the dark and disgusterous dungeons? And what exactly is the gut-gurglingly named Poodly-Pipe?One thing’s for sure, Frankie is going to have to outwit old enemies and rely on new friends if he ever wants to see his HONKHUMPTIOUS home again…PRAISE FOR THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL series: #39;This book is so good you won #39;t blunking believe it! #39; Tom Fletcher #39;Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist... #39; Cressida Cowell #39;A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold. #39; Francesca Simon‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon #39;A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny. #39; Jeremy Strong‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye Umansky‘Exuberant story and witty illustrations, this is my kind of book!’ Chris Riddell‘Giggles guaranteed’ Nick Sharratt
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Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge - Steven J. Zaloga
The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific â ˜lessons learnedâ ™ from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes to tanks in the subsequent months? Offering detailed answers to these questions, and many more, this book provides a survey of the principal tank and tank-equivalents (such as tank destroyers and Jagdpanzers) that took part in the Ardennes Campaign of December 1944â “January 1945. Beginning with a basic overview of the campaign, accompanied by an order of battle of the major armoured units, it examines the opposing forces, covering the organization of the two tank forces to explain how they were deployed. Author Steven Zaloga also scrutinises the technical balance between the opposing sides, comparing armour, mobility and firepower as well as other important factors such as reliability, crew situational awareness, and tank layout/efficiency. Full of specially commissioned and highly accurate artwork plates of the tanks themselves, as well as fascinating technical data based on cutting-edge research, this title is the definitive guide to tank warfare in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Tyranny of the Minority - Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
How has democracy become so threatened – and what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent new framework for understanding the dangerous times we live in. They draw on a wealth of examples – from the Capitol riots, to Edwardian Britain, from 1930s France to present-day Thailand – to explain why political parties turn against democracy, and how to see when this will happen. In this razor-sharp analysis, Levitsky and Ziblatt offer in particular an urgent warning about right-wing efforts to undermine the very foundations of the American political system. Multiracial democracy is something few societies have ever achieved – but even the prospect of this change can spark an authoritarian backlash whose dangerous effects will resonate long into the future. Donald Trump’s astonishing lead in the run-up to the Republican nomination, even after his indictment and imprisonment on charges of election interference, is evidence of that. With its attention on factors from election losses to demographic change and voting rights, its urgent call for a reform of our politics to balance the need for majority rule with the need for minority protections, and a citizens’ movement to put enough pressure on lawmakers to act before it’s too late, Tyranny of the Minority is a must-read for everyone keen to see more vibrant democracy – and to understand where future threats may come from.
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The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett
The new book by STEVEN BARTLETT: entrepreneur, podcaster and Dragon s Den starThis is not a book about business strategy. Strategy changes like the seasons. This is a book about something much more permanent.At the very heart of all the success and failure I ve been exposed to - both my own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews I ve conducted on my podcast - are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great. These are the fundamental laws that will ensure excellence. They are rooted in psychology and behavioral science, are based on the wisdom of tens of thousands of people I ve surveyed across every continent and age group, and of course, drawn from the conversations I ve had on my chart-topping podcast with the world s most successful people.These laws will work now or in 100 years from now. Are you ready to get started?
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The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett
The new book by STEVEN BARTLETT: entrepreneur, podcaster and Dragon s Den starThis is not a book about business strategy. Strategy changes like the seasons.This is a book about something much more permanent.At the very heart of all the success and failure I ve been exposed to - both my own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews I ve conducted on my podcast - are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great.These are the fundamental laws that will ensure excellence.They are rooted in psychology and behavioral science, are based on the wisdom of tens of thousands of people I ve surveyed across every continent and age group, and of course, drawn from the conversations I ve had on my chart-topping podcast with the world s most successful people.These laws will work now or in 100 years from now. Are you ready to get started?
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