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The Favourites - Layne Fargo

Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating.Katarina Shaw has always known she’s destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating – and each other – to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating fans with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style and rollercoaster relationship.Until, at the Olympic Games, as the world holds its breath, a shocking incident instantly destroys their partnership.Ten years later, an unauthorised tell-all documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha. If Kat wants to own her story, she must break her silence. As Kat’s account of her dramatic rise and fall alternates with scandalous interviews from the film, The Favourites spins into a dance between passion, ambition and what it truly means to win.Sensational rumours have haunted Kat and Heath’s every step for years, but the truth may be even more outrageous than the headlines.

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Favourites - Layne Fargo

Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't.My first love was figure skating.Katarina Shaw has always known she's destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating - and each other - to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating fans with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style and rollercoaster relationship.Until, at the Olympic Games, as the world holds its breath, a shocking incident instantly destroys their partnership.Ten years later, an unauthorised tell-all documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha.If Kat wants to own her story, she must break her silence. As Kat's account of her dramatic rise and fall alternates with scandalous interviews from the film, The Favourites spins into a dance between passion, ambition and what it truly means to win.Sensational rumours have haunted Kat and Heath's every step for years, but the truth may be even more outrageous than the headlines.The first print run of The Favourites will have purple sprayed edges, while stock lasts.

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The Colour of the Sky - Layn Marlow

Poya is fascinated by all the different colours the sky can be and dreams of one day being able to reach it. His grandfather, Opi, has an idea: the kite he made with his own grandpa . . .When Poya loses his footing, his dreams are blown away with the kite. But Opi knows just what to do.A heartwarming story about family, and the power and beauty of nature, by award-winning picture book creator, Layn Marlow.

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Desperate Deadly Widows - Cate Holahan, Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Lillie Vanessa

The widows are back! Big hair and bigger lies collide in the highly anticipated follow-up to Young Rich Widows, where nothing’s more dangerous than a widow with nothing left to lose. Set in neon-drenched Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1987, just two years after a plane carrying four mafia-affiliated law-firm partners exploded over the Atlantic along with the cushy lives of their once wealthy wives. Now, Krystle fights to keep their fallen law firm afloat.Justine hustles as a lawyer-in-training. Meredith owns and operates the strip club where she once danced. And Camille orchestrates honey-pot schemes for scorned women–until one of her arrangements goes terribly wrong, and she becomes implicated in the debauched Mayor Tom’s mysterious murder in the champagne room.With everything on the line, the widows must join forces once more. But as the conspiracy unravels beyond the mayor's demise, their search for justice pits first wife against second wife and widow against widow. With the widows’ fragile bond now tested, will the women cement their friendships, or is loyalty a luxury they just can’t afford?In this thrilling expansion of the Widows universe, brimming with sloshed champagne, smeared lipstick, and lethal secrets, Desperate Deadly Widows unfolds as an edge-of-your-seat thriller where ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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They Never Learn - Layne Fargo

He wasn’t afraid of me. That was his first mistake.Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor and an even better serial killer. She’s made it her mission in life to track down predatory men on campus and kill them and she’s preparing for her biggest murder yet.Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year at college – keeping her head down and focussing on work. But when her roommate Allison is assaulted at a party Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay.When police start investigating the spate of local deaths, Scarlett starts to realise it’s only a matter of time before her secret life is exposed and everything she’s built comes crashing down with it…

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Behind Enemy Lines in France and the Far East - Maxine Harcourt-Kelly

In October 1943, Frederick Bailey, a wireless operator who had trained with the Royal Armoured Corps, was selected for Special Operation Executive’s wireless training centre at Fawley Court, Henley-on-Thames. It was the start of an incredible wartime career that saw Fred serve behind enemy lines in both the European and Far East theatres. With his training complete, and having adopted the fieldname Rétif, Sergeant Bailey became a member of one of the famous Jedburgh units, Team Citröen. The Jedburghs generally consisted of compact teams of three men, usually an officer, a radio operator and a soldier from the country the team was to be dropped into. Together with Major John Smallwood and Captain Pierre Bloch, a French Foreign Legionnaire, Bailey, as Team Citröen’s radio operator, was dropped in into the Lagarde area of the Vaucluse region in German-occupied France by an American aircrew from Algiers during the night of 11/12 August 1944. Their mission was to support the local Resistance groups in the rear of the German units trying to hold back the Allied forces sweeping through France after D-Day. As Maxine Harcourt-Kelly reveals, the fear of Bailey’s transmissions being intercepted by the Germans, as well as the constant danger ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Church, The Far Right, and The Claim to Christianity

In recent years, far-right organisations have invaded mosques across the UK with army-issued Bibles, declaring their actions a 'Christian crusade’. Others have paraded large crosses through Muslim-majority areas, and invaded 'migrant hotels,' harassing residents in their so-called crusade. Far-right appeals to ‘clean up society’, and ‘restore Christian Britain’ can be quite attractive to some Christians. However, what they may fail to appreciate is that this rhetoric may be cynically employed by those whose allegiance and values are quite contrary to Christian ones. Despite all this, the response from official church sources in the UK has been notably subdued, and resources to help churches address hate crimes or racial tensions are scarce. This book aims to fill that void. Bringing together insights from theologians, church practitioners, and leading experts, this volume examines the church's response to the rise of far-right thinking in UK society and explores how it can respond more effectively. With a foreword by David Gushee, this book offers critical and constructive perspectives for the church to confront these challenges

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Royal Favourites of Medieval England - April Taylor

All monarchs have need of those to whom they give their trust. Never was this more essential than for the kings of Medieval England. From the Norman victory of 1066 to the bloody demise of Richard III in 1485, the stings and arrows of royal life bred relentless vigilance, distrust, and paranoia. This volume covers a period of 419 years. It starts with a bloody battle and ends with a bloody battle. To understand the lives and actions of court favourites, one must also know about the monarchs they served. In this book, you will read short biographies of each monarch, followed by a few of those courtiers to whom they gave their trust, not always deserved. You will read about the vicious actions of William the Conqueror, who, despite his victory on Senlac Hill, took five years to subdue the English, but who could not have achieved his victories without trusted lieutenants like William Fitz Osbern. How Stephen’s innate indolence almost lost him England, had it not been for William of Ypres, and how Matilda’s half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, kept her hopes of finally sitting on the throne bequeathed to her by her father Henry I alive. The Plantagenet ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Women of the Far Right - Eviane Leidig

Eviane Leidig offers an in-depth look into the world of far-right women influencers, exploring the digital lives they cultivate as they seek new recruits for white nationalism.

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Pearly Pods kamarádi z farmy oranžový domeček

Oranžový domeček od Pearly Pods obsahuje postavičku spolu s ovocem a zeleninou z farmy. Součástí jsou plyšové postavičky doplněné zvířátky a plodinami, které podporují kreativní hru. Hračka je vyrobena z plastu a je vhodná pro děti od 3 let.

  • Oranžový domeček ukrývající postavičku a farmářské plodiny
  • Roztomilé plyšové postavičky doplněné zvířátky a plodinami
  • Podporuje kreativní hru a přehrávání příběhů
  • Vhodné pro děti od 3 let z bezpečného plastového materiálu

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Jiří Models Samolepky pro zvídavé děti Farma

Samolepková knížka Farma od Jiří Models obsahuje 16 barevných stran s informacemi a úkoly. Součástí jsou 2 listy samolepek a závěrečný test znalostí. Pomáhá dětem hravou formou poznávat život na farmě a rozvíjet důležité dovednosti.

  • 16 barevných stran s informacemi a úkoly
  • 2 listy samolepek pro interaktivní učení
  • závěrečný test znalostí s řešením
  • rozvíjí pozornost, logiku a jemnou motoriku

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Studo Wood Vkládačka farma 7 dílů

Dřevěná vkládačka obsahuje 7 barevných dílků se zvířátky z farmy, které děti vkládají do odpovídajících výřezů. Hračka je určena pro děti od 12 měsíců a je vyrobena ze dřeva. Rozměry balení jsou přibližně 30 × 27 cm.

  • Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a koordinaci
  • Podporuje logické myšlení a rozpoznávání tvarů
  • Vyrobeno z kvalitního dřeva, bezpečné pro děti
  • Vhodné již od 12 měsíců věku

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Far Far Land Stavebnice měkká 25 bloků

Stavebnice Far Far Land obsahuje 25 měkkých barevných bloků a 16 koleček, určená pro první jednoduché stavby dětí. Je vyrobena z příjemného a bezpečného materiálu. Vhodná pro děti od 12 měsíců.

  • Velmi příjemný měkký povrch na dotek
  • Vyrobeno z bezpečného měkkého materiálu
  • Obsahuje 25 barevných bloků a 16 koleček
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 12 měsíců

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Magnetická hra Farma

Magnetická hra Farma je vzdělávací hračka pro děti od 3 let. Obsahuje magnetické díly a 6 vzorových karet pro tvorbu obrázků. Magnetické víko funguje jako herní deska, což umožňuje hru kdekoliv.

  • Rozvíjí dětskou fantazii a kreativitu
  • Praktické magnetické víko slouží jako herní deska
  • Vhodná pro hraní doma i na cestách
  • Nevyžaduje baterie, okamžitá zábava

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Studo Wood Vkládačka Farma

Dřevěná vkládačka obsahuje desku s výřezy a 9 dílků ve tvaru farmářských zvířat a postav. Děti přiřazují tvary ke správným otvorům. Hračka je určena pro děti od 18 měsíců.

  • Podporuje logické uvažování a rozvíjí jemnou motoriku
  • Bezpečné dřevěné provedení s úchyty pro snadné manipulaci
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 18 měsíců věku
  • Obsahuje 9 různých zvířátek a postav z farmářského prostředí

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Over the Hills and Far Away - Matthew Dennison

Beatrix Potter is one of the world''s bestselling, most cherished authors, whose books have enchanted generations of children for over a hundred years. Yet how she achieved this legendary status is just one of several stories of Beatrix Potter''s remarkable and unexpected life. Inspired by the twenty-three ''tales'', Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter''s stories and uses them to explore her multi-faceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable countrywoman. They chart her transformation from a young girl with a love of animals and fairy tales into a bestselling author and canny businesswoman, so deeply unusual for the Victorian era in which she grew up. Embellished with photographs of Potter''s life and her own illustrations, this short biography will delight anyone who has been touched by Beatrix Potter''s work.

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Tooky Toy Dřevěná skládací kostky farma

Sada obsahuje 5 stohovatelných dřevěných kostek s obrázky farmy a dřevěná zvířátka (krávu, prase, koně, slepici a králíka). Hračka procvičuje jemnou motoriku a učí děti pojmenovávat zvířata. Je vyrobena z přírodních materiálů a splňuje bezpečnostní normy pro děti od 12 měsíců.

  • Hypoalergenní a zdravotně bezpečné dřevo splňující evropské normy
  • Ekologický výrobek z přírodních biologicky rozložitelných materiálů
  • Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a učí poznávat hospodářská zvířata
  • Nadčasový design vhodný pro děti od 12 měsíců

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Jiri Models Maluj vodou! Farma

Omalovánky s motivem farmy, kde stačí namočit štětec do vody a přetřít stránky, aby se objevily barvy. Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a vizuální vnímání dětí. Vhodné pro děti od 3 let.

  • Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a vizuální vnímání
  • Jednoduché použití – stačí štětec a voda
  • Bez nepořádku – nepotřebujete barvy
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let

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LEGO® 21585 Slepičí farma

LEGO Minecraft Slepičí farma je stavebnice s 233 dílky pro děti od 7 let. Umožňuje sestavit kurník ve tvaru slepice s pohyblivými křídly a výběhem pro péči o kuřátka. Sada obsahuje minifigurku a doplňky jako vejce nebo seno pro hru v Minecraft světě.

  • Kurník ve tvaru slepice s pohyblivými křídly pro interaktivní hru
  • Obsahuje minifigurku, lišku, zombie a doplňky jako vejce a seno
  • Aplikace LEGO Builder usnadňuje stavění pomocí návodu krok za krokem
  • Vhodné pro děti od 7 let s 233 dílky pro rozvoj motoriky

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Dvěděti Sada zvířátek Farma

Sada obsahuje 8 dřevěných figurek farmářských zvířat, včetně slepice, králíka a koně. Hračka rozvíjí dětskou fantazii, koordinaci a jemnou motoriku prostřednictvím kreativního hraní. Výrobek je vyroben z FSC certifikovaného dřeva, které zaručuje udržitelný původ.

  • Obsahuje 8 detailních figurek zvířat z certifikovaného FSC dřeva.
  • Podporuje kreativní hraní a rozvoj jemné motoriky u dětí.
  • Vzdělávací hračka, která učí děti o zvířatech a přírodě.
  • Ekologicky šetrný výrobek s certifikátem udržitelného lesnictví.

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Dvěděti Kostky se zvířátky farma

Sada 10 barevných kostek s okýnky zobrazuje zvířátka z farmy a přiřazená čísla. Kostky jsou vyrobeny z FSC® dřeva a kartonu, vhodné pro děti od 12 měsíců. Děti je mohou skládat na sebe, čímž procvičují jemnou motoriku a učí se základní pojmy.

  • Rozvíjí motoriku a koordinaci při stavění věže
  • Učí děti rozpoznávat barvy, tvary, čísla a zvířátka
  • Kompaktní a skladné provedení z kvalitních materiálů
  • Certifikát FSC® zaručuje udržitelný původ dřeva

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Little Dutch Hudební kolotoč Farma

Hudební kolotoč Little Dutch Farma je určen pro děti od narození. Nabízí pomalý rotační pohyb s plyšovými hračkami a hrající ukolébavku pro uspávání. Kolotoč se snadno instaluje na bočnici postýlky.

  • Snadná instalace na bočnici postýlky
  • Jemné plyšové hračky z kvalitních textilií
  • Pomalý rotační pohyb s uklidňující melodií
  • Design z kolekce Farma s roztomilými zvířátky

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Melissa & Doug dřevěné puzzle farma

Dřevěné puzzle od Melissa & Doug s motivem farmy obsahuje 8 dílků s vyobrazením různých farmářských zvířat. Hračka je určena pro děti od 2 let a pomáhá rozvíjet jemnou motoriku a logické myšlení. Rozměry puzzle jsou přibližně 25 x 20 cm.

  • Kvalitní dřevěné provedení zajišťující bezpečnost a trvanlivost
  • Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku, logické myšlení a schopnost přiřazování
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 2 let věku
  • Barevné a roztomilé motivy farmářských zvířat

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Vilac Dřevěné zvukové kostky Farma

Sada obsahuje 11 dřevěných zvukových kostek s motivem farmy. Děti při hře rozvíjejí motoriku a sluchové vnímání. Hračka je ekologicky vyráběna a certifikována značkou ADEME.

  • 11 dřevěných kostek s různými zvuky pro senzorický rozvoj
  • Podporuje rozvoj jemné motoriky a sluchového vnímání
  • Ekologicky vyráběno s certifikací ADEME, šetrné k životnímu prostředí

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Chainsmokers: So Far So Good (Coloured) - LP (0194399914311)

LP vinyl - So Far So Good je čtvrté studiové album amerického DJ a producentského dua The Chainsmokers. So Far So Good je čtvrté studiové album amerického DJ a producentského dua The Chainsmokers. Chainsmokers je americké elektronické DJ a produkční duo, které tvoří Alexander „Alex” Pall a Andrew „Drew” Taggart. Začali vydáváním remixů písní nezávislých umělců. Barva LP : Bílá Rok vydání 2022 (4.album) Seznam stop LP Riptide / High / iPad / Maradona / Solo Mission / Something Different / I Love U / If You're Serious / Channel 1 / Testing / In Too Deep / I Hope You Change Your Mind / Cyanide

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Chainsmokers: So Far So Good - CD (0194399931424)

Hudební CD - So Far So Good je čtvrté studiové album amerického DJ a producentského dua The Chainsmokers. So Far So Good je čtvrté studiové album amerického DJ a producentského dua The Chainsmokers. Chainsmokers je americké elektronické DJ a produkční duo, které tvoří Alexander „Alex” Pall a Andrew „Drew” Taggart. Začali vydáváním remixů písní nezávislých umělců. Rok vydání 2022 (4.album) Seznam stop CD Riptide / High / iPad / Maradona / Solo Mission / Something Different / I Love U / If You're Serious / Channel 1 / Testing / In Too Deep / I Hope You Change Your Mind / Cyanide

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The Everyday and Far Away - Jacqueline Jones

A heartwarming story of love, connection and an extraordinary secret from the past waiting to be uncovered

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Far Sector - N.K. Jemisinová

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. One hope.For the past six months, newly chosen Green Lantern Sojourner Jo Mullein has been protecting the City Enduring, a massive metropolis of 20 billion people. The city has maintained peace for over 500 years by stripping its citizens of their ability to feel. As a result, violent crime is virtually unheard of, and murder is nonexistent.But that s all about to change. Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-winning author N.K. Jemisin thrusts readers into a stunning sci-fi murder mystery on the other side of the universe! Collects Far Sector #1-12, the complete story.

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Far Cry: Esperanza's Tears - Mathieu Mariolle

DISCOVER A BRAND-NEW COMIC SERIES BASED ON THE HIT VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE! For Juan Cortez, guerrilla warfare is a profession. Death, a hobby. Over the years, he’s traveled from countries at war to conflict zones, putting his experience and training at the service of the highest bidder. This time, fate led him to Santa Costa, a South American country that curiously reminds him of Yara, his native land. Because here, as on the island of Antón Castillo, the recent discovery of a rare resource, a mineral called "Tantalum," has upset the economy of a small nation previously ignored. Three camps now face each other: the military junta recently established in power by Di Stefano, the bourgeois party led by the daughter of the assassinated former leader, and a revolutionary group, defender of labor and indigenous rights. It was the latter, guided by their leader Max Purillo, who called on Juan''s talents. And for him, it''s blessed bread. A nascent guerrilla, a troubled period politically, and above all: money. A lot of money. To save the country, he is asked to strike a blow by assassinating General Di Stefano. But of course, nothing will go as planned...A prequel to the events ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Traitor of Arnhem - Robert Verkaik

Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Traitor of Colditz Robert Verkaik reveals the incredible never-before-told story of the role played by the Cambridge Spies in the British defeat at Arnhem''A breath-taking review of WWII''s greatest betrayal and the moment that changed history forever.'' Sunday Post"A bombshell book." Daily Mail"Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written." Robert Kershaw"Sensational." Daily Express"Robert Verkaik''s best book yet, a testament to his investigative skills, journalistic nous for a compelling story, and impressive understanding of the spy world." Richard Kerbaj***The end of the Second World War is in sight.Following the overwhelming victory on D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin all seek to shape the global future to their own ends and win the race to Berlin.The British launch Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne operation the world has ever seen. It is a bold roll of the dice, which, if successful, will end the war in weeks. But behind the scenes, spies are working, and plans are betrayed, the operation fails and thousands of Allied soldiers die.The Traitor of Arnhem tells a never-before-told story of this iconic operation, and of the very different figures working in secret to cause the catastrophic defeat. One traitor a terrifying giant of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Beyond the Root Cellar - Sam Knapp

“Overflowing with invaluable tips and innovative strategies, this guide goes beyond the typical fast crops seen in most market gardens. . . I encourage all growers to study it and level up their farming game.”—Jean-Martin Fortier, author of The Market Gardener and The Winter Market GardenerBeyond the Root Cellar is the inspiring guide that proves that—with a little ingenuity—the savvy grower can successfully select, harvest, store, and sell vegetables throughout the off-season, providing their family and community the local food they need during winter months.Sam Knapp built Offbeet Farm, a winter storage farm in interior Alaska, from the ground up. For the last four years, his success at Offbeet Farm has been a testament to the many benefits of growing crops for wintertime sales. His methods continually prove that winter storage is an excellent way to diversify a farm’s offerings, spread the workload more evenly throughout the year, retain customers and employees during the off-season, and bolster local food systems.Beyond the Root Cellar is a compilation of insights, advice, and instruction, drawing on Sam’s experience and that of many other storage farmers Sam has met along the way. It is, Sam says, the book he wishes he had when he ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Spice Gate - Prashanth Srivatsa

Delve into this debut fantasy and journey through the Spice Gates as Amir, a young man born with the ability to travel between the eight kingdoms, unravels the power that keeps the world in balance, perfect for readers of Saara El-Arifi’s The Ending Fire Trilogy, S.A. Chakraborty’s Daevabad Trilogy and Andrea Stewart’s The Drowning Empire.''A magnificent feast of a world'' Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi''What a story! I think a lot of epic fantasy fans … will really enjoy this one'' Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book EatersHow far would you go to find home?Relics of a mysterious god, the Spice Gates connect the eight far-flung kingdoms, each separated by a distinct spice and only accessible by those born with a special mark. This is not a mark of distinction, but one of subjugation: Spice Carriers suffer the lashes of their rich masters and the jolting pain of the Gates themselves.Amir is a Spice Carrier dreaming of escape. But something is stirring in the inhospitable spaces between the kingdoms. As Amir makes his plan for freedom, he’s drawn into a plot that threatens to unravel the power keeping the gates in balance.Gods, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy - Michael Mandelbaum

A new and unique framework for understanding the history of the foreign policy of the United States.The United States is now nearly 250 years old. It arose from humble beginnings, as a strip of mostly agrarian and sparsely populated English colonies on the northeastern edge of the New World, far removed from the centers of power in Europe. Today, it is the world''s most powerful country, with its largest economy and most powerful military. How did America achieve this status?In The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy, Michael Mandelbaum offers a new framework for understanding the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States. He divides that evolution into four distinct periods, with each defined by the consistent increase in American power relative to other countries. His history of the four periods features engaging accounts of the major events and important personalities in the foreign policy of each era. Throughout, Mandelbaum highlights fundamental continuities in the goals of American foreign policy and in the way that policy was adopted and implemented. He portrays the United States, in its ascent, first as a weak power, from 1765 to 1865, then as a great power between 1865 and 1945, next as ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls - Lizzie Lane

Catch up on Lizzie Lane's gritty, historical saga series set in Bristol's Tobacco factories...As war rages, everyone has to do their bit... Bristol. 1941As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers. As well as coping with the frequent air raids, Maisie is kept on her toes with three new junior employees one of whom is particularly testing. Bridget’s heart becomes torn between family loyalty and American tobacco tycoon Lyndon O’Neill III, the man she loves. Meanwhile Phyllis Harvey has joined the WAAF, opting to serve overseas whilst trying to escape her past. Her letters home are upbeat and her friends are initially envious of descriptions of sunshine and blue sea. The truth she hides is that life on the island of Malta is fraught with extreme food shortages, daily air raids and the fear that tomorrow might never come. The future appears far less certain as the reality of war bites into The Tobacco Girls’ lives. An atmospheric historical saga following the lives and loves of those who work in Bristol’s ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The House Without Windows - Barbara Newhall Follett

''An enchanting book. These pages simply quiver with the beauty, happiness and vigour of forests, seas and mountains . . . I can safely promise joy to any reader of it. Perfection'' Eleanor Farjeon, Winner of the Carnegie Medal and The Hans Christian Andersen AwardDiscover this extraordinary lost classic of nature writing - a fable about wildness and the desire to escape - beautifully illustrated by beloved artist and The Lost Words creator Jackie Morris''Miraculous - a fearless odyssey into a dreamtime of wildness and enchantment. Gloriously illuminated by Jackie Morris''s moving art, this is a work of strange power for our own bewildered times'' Nick DrakeLittle Eepersip doesn''t want to live in a house with doors and windows and a roof, so she runs away to live in the wild - first in the Meadow, then by the Sea, and finally in the Mountain. Her heartbroken parents follow her at first, bringing her back home to ''safety'' and locking her up in the stifling square of the house. But she slips away once more, following her wild heart out of the door and far away...Barbara Newhall Follett was just thirteen years old when she published The House Without Windows ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Assault on Truth - Peter Oborne

* THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER * When Peter Oborne wrote The Rise of Political Lying, looking at the growth of political falsehood under John Major and Tony Blair, he believed things had got as bad as they could be. With the arrival of Boris Johnson at No 10 in 2019 began a new and unprecedented epidemic of deceit. In The Assault on Truth, a short and powerful polemic, Oborne shows how Boris Johnson lied again and again in order to secure victory so he could force through Brexit in the face of parliamentary opposition. Johnson and his ministers then lied repeatedly to win the general election in December 2019. The government’s woeful response to the coronavirus pandemic has generated another wave of falsehoods, misrepresentations and fabrications. Oborne has brought the book fully up to date, to the end of Johnson's time in No 10. The scale and shamelessness of the lying of the Johnson administration far exceeded the lying about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and other issues under Tony Blair. This book argues that the ruthless use of political deceit under the Johnson government was part of a wider attack on civilised values and traditional institutions across ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE SHOW WOMAN - Cowing Emma

''Gorgeously written, with twists and turns worthy of a circus trapeze'' JENNIE GODFREYTHE SHOW MUST GO ON ...1910. With the disappearance of her mother and the sudden death of her father, Lena instantly loses any security she has within the circus she has known all her life. She is advised to sell the carousel her father cared for like a child and look for a husband, or a job in a factory. Until flame-haired Violet, known to all in the fairgrounds as ''the greatest trapeze artist that ever lived'', suggests they go it alone with their own, all-female act. With her outspoken ways and her refusal to marry, Violet is as much an outcast as Lena. What do they have to lose? Recruiting new performers including bareback horse-rider Rosie, on the run from her abusive father, and Carmen whose rainbow ribbons hide the darkness in her past, the four women form an unbreakable bond.Thrust into a harsh and dangerous world that treats them with suspicion, disdain and even violence, they must forge their own path in search of freedom, security, and love.Deeply rooted in the Edwardian era, THE SHOW WOMAN is brilliantly realised and expertly interlaces strong female characters, deeply-woven ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ride of a Lifetime - Robert Iger

''One of the best business books I''ve read in years.'' BILL GATESTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR_____________________________A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney, widely recognized as one of the world’s most consequential business leaders, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era.In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger answers the question: What are the qualities of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Development of British Amphibious Operations 1882-1914 - Joseph Moretz

The projecting of military force to a distant shore has come to be seen as a uniquely British way of waging war. To be sure, many of these operations would now be classed as administrative landings with battle, if occurring at all, only following sometimes afterward. Others, of course, merit the label of opposed landings. To contemporaries of the period covered by this study, the evolutions went by the appellation of conjoint or combined operations. Less important than how they were styled remains the thought and the purpose giving rise to these ventures. In the decades before the First World War, professionals appreciated the myriad difficulties and dangers associated with amphibious operations. The laity, including statesmen, thought rather less of these matters but could recount numerous examples of their occurrence before 1914. Indeed, whatever operational failings Britain demonstrated during the World War a corpus of relevant experience was the least of these. What is now styled joint amphibious operations were difficult because they were never of a single type. Naval support to a military force standing on the defensive, raids, feints, blocking operations, riverine operations, and, yes, an opposed landing, spoke to a series of joint operations of ever-increasing complexity. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Tennis Court - Nick Pachelli

Every one of the world''s half a million tennis courts is, at its most basic, an identical blank canvas: a 78-foot by 36-foot rectangle, divided by a 3-foot-high net in its centre, and marked with eleven straight lines. But add in the elements of surface, space, wind, acoustics, crowds, shadows, humidity, and even air density, and every tennis court is unique-a work of art. And some are masterpieces.Nick Pachelli curates and profiles 200 of the world''s most beautiful, iconic, significant, alluring, and idiosyncratic tennis courts from across the globe, each breathtakingly photographed. He explores the heavyweights, including Wimbledon''s All England Lawn Tennis Club, which employs a hawk to keep stray birds from soiling the meticulous lawns. Arthur Ashe, the Grandstand, and Court 17 in Flushing, Queens, where hundreds of thousands of tennis fans gather every summer for the US Open. And there''s Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland-Garros, whose clay seems to take on a different shade-burnt orange, burnt red, burgundy, umber-every time you see it.We visit far-flung treasures, such as Waiheke Tennis Club in New Zealand, where you''ll need to take a plane, then a ferry, then a car or bus, and then walk before arriving there. Indoor marvels, including the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Mind-Gut-Immune Connection - Emeran Mayer

From one of today’s leading experts on the emerging science of the microbiome comes a ground-breaking book that offers, for the first time, evidence that the gut-microbiome plays a pivotal role in the health crises of the twenty-first century.In his acclaimed book, The Mind-Gut Connection, physician, UCLA professor, and researcher Dr. Emeran Mayer offered groundbreaking evidence of the critical role of the microbiome in neurological and cognitive health, proving once and for all the power and legitimacy of the “mind-body connection.” Now, in The Gut-Immune Connection, Dr. Mayer proposes an even more radical paradigm shift: that the gut microbiome is at the center of virtually every disease that defines our 21st-century public health crisis.Cutting-edge research continues to advance our understanding of the function and impact of the billions of organisms that live in the GI tract, and in Dr. Mayer’s own research, he has amassed evidence that the “conversation” that takes place between these microbes and our various organs and bodily systems is critical to human health. When that conversation goes awry, we suffer, often becoming seriously ill.Combining clinical experience with up-to-the-minute science, The Gut-Immune Connection offers a comprehensive look at the link between alterations to the gut microbiome and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Origin of Our Species - Chris Stringer

Chris Stringer''s bestselling The Origin of our Species tackles the big questions in the ongoing debate about the beginnings of human life on earth. Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? When did humans become ''modern'' - are traits such as art, technology, language, ritual and belief unique to us? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? Chris Stringer has been involved in much of the crucial research into the origins of humanity, and here he draws on a wealth of evidence - from fossils and archaeology to Charles Darwin''s theories and the mysteries of ancient DNA - to reveal the definitive story of where we came from, how we lived, how we got here and who we are. ''A new way of defining us and our place in history'' Sunday Times ''When it comes to human evolution Chris Stringer is as close to the horse''s mouth as it gets ... The Origin of Our Species should be the one-stop source on the subject. Read it now'' BBC Focus ''Britain''s foremost expert on human evolution ... you need ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The History of the World Quiz Book - Meredith MacArdle

Taking the history of the world as its basis might seem a mammoth task but this fascinating book does just that, breaking the whole lot down into ten enthralling chapters that cover the ages and the world, from the Bronze Age up until the end of the Second World War.With over 5,500 years to choose from, and a whole world of events, you can be sure there is no shortage of intriguing history to explore. From the first empires and civilizations, through the Ancient world of the Middle East and Africa; the Parthian Empire; the Golden Age of India; the ancient dynasties of China; the founding of Rome and the Roman republic; Peruvian cultures; The Middle Ages; the Byzantine Empire; Mayan culture; the Crusades; the rise of the Ottoman Empire; the Renaissance – this far-reaching book will test the knowledge of any history lover and provide the ultimate challenge for even the most knowledgeable historian.With questions ranging through multiple choice, truth or fiction, maps and pictures, you will find there is always something new to learn about the world.

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The Verge - Patrick Wyman

In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term.As told through the lives of ten real people-from famous figures like Christopher Columbus and wealthy banker Jakob Fugger to a ruthless small-time merchant and a one-armed mercenary captain-The Verge illustrates how their lives, and the times in which they lived, set the stage for an unprecedented globalized future.Over an intense forty-year period, the seeds for the so-called "Great Divergence" between Western Europe and the rest of the globe would be planted. From Columbus''s voyage across the Atlantic to Martin Luther''s sparking the Protestant Reformation, the foundations of our own, recognizably modern world came into being.For the past 500 years, historians, economists, and the policy-oriented have argued which of these individual developments best explains the West''s rise from backwater periphery to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Self-Fed Farm and Garden, The - Eliot Coleman

In his first all-new book in fifteen years, renowned organic grower and bestselling author Eliot Coleman presents his self-fed growing method that continuously sustains soil fertility and produces delicious, exceptionally nutritious vegetables with no need for purchased fertilizer or compost. 'A radical yet timeless understanding of what organic farming is truly about. . . This book is the culmination of a lifetime of insight, and a must-read for anyone who believes that food can be a force for change. . . a new classic for the ages.' Jean-Martin Fortier, author of The Market Gardener. The Self-Fed Farm and Garden presents the organic method as a self-sustaining system rooted in soil health care and shows readers how they can shift to a self-fed model that continually recharges the soil with organic matter, thus allowing the soil food web to provide all the nutrients crops need for healthy growth and excellent yields. Based on his long study of his library of classic farming and gardening books, Eliot Coleman re-engineered the way he managed soils and crops at Four Season Farm over the past decade so that he would never need to purchase off-farm inputs of compost or fertilizer. The self-fed approach combines ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Gut-Immune Connection - Emeran Mayer

From one of today’s leading experts on the emerging science of the microbiome comes a ground-breaking book that offers, for the first time, evidence that the gut-microbiome plays a pivotal role in the health crises of the twenty-first century.In his acclaimed book, The Mind-Gut Connection, physician, UCLA professor, and researcher Dr. Emeran Mayer offered groundbreaking evidence of the critical role of the microbiome in neurological and cognitive health, proving once and for all the power and legitimacy of the “mind-body connection.” Now, in The Gut-Immune Connection, Dr. Mayer proposes an even more radical paradigm shift: that the gut microbiome is at the center of virtually every disease that defines our 21st-century public health crisis.Cutting-edge research continues to advance our understanding of the function and impact of the billions of organisms that live in the GI tract, and in Dr. Mayer’s own research, he has amassed evidence that the “conversation” that takes place between these microbes and our various organs and bodily systems is critical to human health. When that conversation goes awry, we suffer, often becoming seriously ill.Combining clinical experience with up-to-the-minute science, The Gut-Immune Connection offers a comprehensive look at the link between alterations to the gut microbiome and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Map of the Invisible - Jon Butterworth

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR''A magnificent, compelling and insightful voyage to the frontier of knowledge from a great writer with a deep understanding.'' Brian CoxWhat is the universe really made of? How do we know? Follow the map of the invisible to find out...Over the last sixty years, scientists around the world have worked together to explore the fundamental constituents of matter, and the forces that govern their behaviour. The result, so far, is the ‘Standard Model’ of elementary particles: a theoretical map of the basic building blocks of the universe. With the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, the map as we know it was completed, but also extended into strange new territory.A Map of the Invisible is an explorer’s guide to the Standard Model and the extraordinary realms of particle physics. After shrinking us down to the size of a sub-atomic particle, pioneering physicist Jon Butterworth takes us on board his research vessel for a journey in search of atoms and quarks, electrons and neutrinos, and the forces that shape the universe. Step by step, discovery by discovery, we journey into the world of the unseen, from the atom to black holes and dark matter, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath - Green Ian

For 312 years the rotstorm has blighted the ruins of the Ferron Empire. Born of an unholy war between gods themselves, it scours the land with acid mists and deadly lightning, spawning twisted monstrosities from its nightmarish depths.On the Stormwall, the men and women of the Stormguard maintain their vigil — eyes sharp, blade sharper — defending the Undal Protectorate from the worst of the rotstorm’s corruption.But behind the stormfront, something is stirring, kindling the embers of an ancient conflict and a plan to kill a god.Will Stormguard steel be enough to meet the coming tempest?***Sergeant Floré Artollen patrols the wind-gnarled pines of Hookstone Forest for the Watch. But it wasn’t always so. She spent years on the wall with the Stormguard, face to face with the bloodshed and horror of the rotstorm.With the storm now far beyond her western horizon, here she has a new life, a home, a husband and a daughter.But when roving lights descend from night skies, bright orbs of silver fire in the night, Floré’s village is devastated, her husband mortally wounded and her daughter abducted.To get her back, Floré will have to take up her longsword and silvered dagger, don the guard’s heavy metal ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Price of Collapse - Timothy Brook

How climate change ushered in the collapse of one of history’s mighty empiresIn 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historians attribute its demise to the Manchu invasion of China, but the truth is far more profound. The Price of Collapse provides an entirely new approach to the economic and social history of China, exploring how global climate crisis spelled the end of Ming rule.The mid-seventeenth century witnessed the deadliest phase of the Little Ice Age, when temperatures and rainfall plunged and world economies buckled. Timothy Brook draws on the history of grain prices to paint a gripping portrait of the final tumultuous years of a once-great dynasty. He explores how global trade networks that increasingly moved silver into China may have affected prices and describes the daily struggle to survive amid grain shortages and famine. By the early 1640s, as the subjects of the Ming found themselves caught in a deadly combination of cold and drought that defied all attempts to stave off disaster, the Ming price regime collapsed, and with it the Ming political regime.A masterful work of scholarship, The Price of Collapse reconstructs the experience of ordinary people ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Girl Who Baptized Herself - Meggan Watterson

This riveting exploration of a buried, nearly erased, and still discounted first-century scripture reveals that the foundation of Christianity is far more radical and embracing of personal and collective change than we are often led to believe.In the middle of the first century, in Roman occupied Turkey, a seventeen-year-old girl named Thecla is sentenced to burn at the stake for refusing to marry. Thecla, who had overheard the apostle Paul share stories about Christ from her bedroom window, finds her life turned inside out. She transforms through seven spiritual stages, and by the end, Thecla inspires an entire arena of women to join in her efforts of saving herself. And when Thecla’s free, the scripture reads, “the women all cried out in a loud voice, as if from one mouth.”This is the story at the heart of The Acts of Paul and Thecla, and when Meggan Watterson, a Harvard-trained feminist theologian, first encountered it in seminary, she felt like she had finally found the most personally relevant and liberating piece of scripture. For Watterson, Thecla’s refusal to marry has everything to do with power, and how she went about reclaiming authority at a time when she wasn’t free to do ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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