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The Hand of Fatima - Ildefonso Falcones
Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose...1564, the Kingdom of Granada. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.Amidst the conflict is young Hernando , the son of an Arab woman and the Christian priest who raped her. He is despised and regularly beaten by his own step-father for his tainted heritage.Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity...
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Lord John and the Hand of Devils - Diana Gabaldon
A keepsake collection of Lord John Grey s shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan s library, Lord John and the Hand of the Devils brings these three unique novellas together for the first time.____________Lord John and the Hellfire Club marks the first appearance of Lord John outside the Outlander novels (and chronologically precedes the novel Lord John and the Private Matter). A young diplomat is killed in the street as he begs Lord John for help. Witnessing the murder, Grey vows to avenge the young man, as the trail leads to the notorious Hellfire Club and the dark caves beneath Medmenham AbbeyIn Lord John and the Succubus, Grey s assignment as liaison to a Hanoverian regiment in Germany finds him caught between two threats: the advancing French and Austrian army, and the menace of a mysterious night-hag, who spreads fear and death among the troops. Acknowledging that he is unlikely to fall victim to a succubus, Lord John is obliged to contend with the marauding night-hag before the enemy arrives. This tale with a touch of the supernatural bridges the action between Gabaldon s two full-length Lord John tales.Finally, in Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, Lord John is called to the Arsenal at Woolwich to answer a Royal Commission of Enquiry s questions regarding a cannon that exploded during the battle of Krefeld (a central action in Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade). Accusations ensue, and Lord John finds himself knee-deep in a morass of gunpowder, treason, and plot -- haunted by a dead lieutenant, and followed by a man with no face.____________Readers love Lord John and the Hand of Devils . . .***** John Grey is my spirit animal. I am such a fan of this series! ***** My eyes couldn t read fast enough!! ***** I enjoyed all three, once again became lost in the time period within seconds of starting to read....I don t know how Diana G. does it! ***** I really, really liked this trilogy of novellas that were included in this book. ***** The insight is fascinating, interesting and favourable.
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The Hand of the Hand - Laura Vazquez
The Hand of the Hand brings us to a future or an alternate universe in which earth, animal, and human intertwineâ ”where stomachs have meadows, milk pours itself over trees, and flies wash the dead. Vazquez pulls deceptively simple, bare language into puzzling formations, creating an ambient unease. By turns lyrical and absurd, The Hand of the Hand explores the mystery and strangeness of what it means to be both speech and body, tongue and dirt.
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Specter of the Past: Star Wars Legends (The Hand of Thrawn) - Timothy Zahn
Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in this first of an epic new two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet--a dead Imperial warlord.The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn--the most cunning and ruthless warlord in history--has apparently returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a long-prophesied victory. Facing incredible odds, Han and Leia begin a desperate race against time to prevent the New Republic from unraveling in the face of two inexplicable threats--one from within and one from without. Meanwhile, Luke teams up with Mara Jade, using the Force to track down a mysterious pirate ship with a crew of clones. Yet, perhaps most dangerous of all, are those who lurk in the shadows, orchestrating a dark plan that will turn the New Republic and the Empire into their playthings.
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In The Hand of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce
With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness â “ the first woman knight â “ rides again.Alannaâ ™s journey continues, now as a squire to Prince Jonathan, the heir to the throne. But Jonathan is more than just her prince. He is also her best friend. No one else knows the secret sheâ ™s been keeping for years: to them, Alanna is Alan, a boy pursuing knighthood like any other young man of his rank.When a mysterious sorcerer threatens the princeâ ™s life, Alanna must do everything she can to protect him â “ even at the risk of revealing who she really is. . .Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure, and steel, affirming this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.
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Lord John and the Hand of Devils (0099278251)
Kniha - autor Diana Gabaldon, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A collection of Lord John's shorter adventures, as 3 novellas are brought together in one volume. They are "Lord John The Hellfire Club, LJ The Succubus" and "LJ The Haunted Soldier". Sweeping 18th century drama from the "Sunday Times" top 10 author.
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Daughters of the Nile - Zahra Barri
Original, compelling, witty and historically illuminating – hilarious and essential reading. — Helen Lederer, comedian, actress and founder of Comedy Women in PrintParis, 1940. The course of Fatiha Bin-Khalid’s life is changed forever when she befriends the Muslim feminist Doria Shafik. But after returning to Egypt and dedicating years to the fight for women’s rights, she struggles to reconcile her political ideals with the realities of motherhood.Cairo, 1966. After being publicly shamed when her relationship with a bisexual boyfriend is revealed, Fatiha’s daughter is faced with an impossible decision. Should Yasminah accept a life she didn’t choose, or will she leave her home and country in pursuit of independence?Bristol, 2011. British-born Nadia is battling with an identity crisis and a severe case of herpes. Feeling unfulfilled (and after a particularly disastrous one-night stand), she moves in with her old-fashioned Aunt Yasminah and realises that she must discover her purpose in the modern world before it’s too late.Following the lives of three women from the Bin-Khalid family, Daughters of the Nile is an original and darkly funny novel that examines the enduring strength of female bonds. These women are no strangers to adversity, but they must learn from the past and relearn shame and shamelessness to radically change their futures.Everyone’s talking about Daughters of the Nile... A writer to watch. — @ElementaryMyDear_ Mesmerising. — @alicetheunique Not to be missed. — @Silvia_reviews A true gem. — @stratospherekawaiigirl
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Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe 1 - Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
The classic Gundam series now in a premium Deluxe Edition hardcover! The storied Gundam franchise s First Season that set new standards of verisimilitude for televised sci-fi animation returns in comics form at the hand of one of the initial creators! The definitive account expands on the classic narrative with the same sense of purpose that lit up the screen more than four decades ago. This new edition collects the original bestselling twelve-instalment English release into six oversized volumes. All of the many colour pages - unusually numerous for Japanese comics - have been retained... only at a larger size. The master s artwork has never looked so grand! (Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the author s own)
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The Dark is Descending - Chloe C. Penaranda
The blood that binds them, may become the weapon to end them Reeling from a shocking betrayal, the Star Maiden Astraea must now race against time to break the curse imprisoning her lover, Nyte. She will have to decide if the hand of darkness, or that of her enemy, is an alliance that could bring him back.But with the loss of daylight and the realm on the brink of ruin, Astraea and her companions must set off on their quest to retrieve the Maiden s broken key, the only weapon that can kill the wrathful gods determined to rule the mortal world.Dragons will fly and their bonds may choose friend or foe. Gods will face gods, fathers will face sons, and all will face the end of the world. Because when the blood that binds them becomes a weapon to end them, two star-crossed lovers must yield to fate or pay their greatest sacrifice yet.
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Maroc the Mighty
Originally serialised in Lion, Maroc the Mighty is a action-packed adventure story about a thirteenth century superhero! A knight fighting in The Crusades, John Maroc comes into possession of the The Hand of Zar - a magic amulet which grants its wearer superhuman strength, but only when bathed in the sun s rays. This medieval superhero strip was illustrated by Don Lawrence and published in Lion between his work on the Karl the Viking series and his beautifully-painted The Trigan Empire.
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The Left Hand of God - Paul Hoffman
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogy. Listen. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuary. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hope. Most of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the Lord Redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the One True Faith.In one of the Sanctuary s vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boy. He is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone else. He has long-forgotten his real name, but now they call him Thomas Cale. He is strange and secretive, witty and charming, violent and profoundly bloody-minded. He is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune, but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place, or die.His only hope of survival is to escape across the arid Scablands to Memphis, a city the opposite of the Sanctuary in every way: breathtakingly beautiful, infinitely Godless, and deeply corrupt. But the Redeemers want Cale back at any price... not because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does not.The Left Hand of God is a must read. It is the first instalment in a gripping trilogy by Paul Hoffman. Imagine if Phillip Pullman s His Dark Materials met Umberto Eco s Name of the Rose. Fans of epic heroic fiction will love this series.Praise for Paul Hoffman: This book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later, dazed and grinning to myself Conn Iggulden Tremendous momentum Daily Telegraph A cult classic . . . Daily Express
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Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls - Rowana Miller
In this fast-paced dark academia debut, a high school student is drawn into a secret society bent on uncovering the hidden truths of her elite Manhattan school. But as she digs deeper, she begins to suspect that the societyâ ™s mysterious leaders â “ possibly including her new girlfriend â “ may have far more sinister motives. When the first letter appears in Kay Anderson s locker, it carries one instruction: dye your hand blue. She definitely shouldn t follow it. Kay doesn t have time for secret societies: as a scholarship student at up-and-coming Manhattan prep school Davison High, she knows her job is to work hard, get into Northwestern, and ignore her wealthy classmates fun-filled Instagram stories. Besides, her first and only real friend at Davison died suddenly last year. Still, Kay s intrigued, so she stains her palms with ink to join the mysterious Blue Hand Girls, sharing an unspoken thrill with the classmates who do the same. More letters show up, assigning risky initiation tasks, and Kay realises the group is set on exposing the shady business that Davison s founders would rather keep hidden â “ things that her dead friend might have known about. But the anonymous instructions also demand the girls reveal their own secrets, bonding them all too close to abandon the society. Soon Kay doesn t know who s more dangerous: the powerful people who run her school, or the Blue Hand Girls themselves. And then there s Zola Wolfe, the beautiful redhead in Kay s Calculus class, who s never been seen with a blue hand, and who just might become her girlfriend. Yet Kay can t help but wonder, even as she kisses her on the roof of Davison High, if Zola is the most dangerous of them all. Suspenseful and intriguing, this dark academia debut will have readers gripped with its fresh take on the genre and distinctive, voice-driven narrative. This is a young adult thrill ride not to be missed. TropesDark AcademiaQueer RomanceThrillerYoung Adult
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My Bright Shining Star - Fatima Whitbread
Introduce young ones to the strength of love and kindness in this touching story about finding hope in the toughest places, authored by Olympic-medal-winner Fatima Whitbread. North Star, North Star,Are you near or are you far?Shining with a twinkling glow,Please show us which way to go.Join Little Fatima on a journey to find her forever home, even though it is not as easy as she had hoped. But through this journey, a bright shining star is always there to guide Fatima. Lots of people look after Fatima and her friends at the children s home, but Aunty Rae always makes Fatima feel special and loved. Even as the other children leave with their new parents, Aunty Rae encourages and cares for Fatima, filling her life with warmth and hope.Through the uncertainty and disappointments, Aunty Rae is a constant support. Together, Fatima and Aunty Rae look out at the bright North Star and dream of Fatima s happy future with a family waiting for her somewhere. But the brightest light in Little Fatima s life is her Aunty Rae, her bright shining star.Kindness and love can make you feel safe and strong, no matter your circumstances. All you need is one bright shining star to make you feel better, and this is the central message of this beautiful, powerful picture book. My Bright Shining Star gently demonstrates how important kindness is for children and families everywhere. Acts of kindness can make a true difference in other people s lives, and this simple message is central to Little Fatima s story – and is important for families everywhere. Written by world javelin champion, world record holder and twice Olympic medallist Fatima Whitbread, and informed by her own childhood growing up in children s homes, this heartwarming story will fill readers with hope and love. An inspiring true account of Fatima s own adoption and successful Olympic career follows the picture-book story, bringing the reality of growing up in care to life for readers in a gentle and comforting way.Paired with richly glowing, whimsical illustrations from Rhian Wright, this is a truly poignant story to be shared over and over again. My Bright Shining Star is a wonderful story of kindness to be enjoyed by all families, celebrating how love and hope shine through all darkness.
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Rainbow Magic: Fatima the Face-Painting Fairy - Daisy Meadows
Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Kirsty is so excited to visit Rachel for a weekend and even more excited to visit The Fernandos Fabulous Funfair! But Jack Frost wants a funfair all to himself and he s stolen the Funfair Fairies magic keyring to make it happen. Can Kirsty and Rachel defeat him, before the funfair is totally wrecked! These stories are magic; they turn children into readers! ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the Funfair Fairies set! Rae the Rollercoaster Fairy; Fatima the Face-Painting Fairy; Paloma the Dodgems Fairy; Bobbi the Bouncy Castle Fairy. If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
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The Last One - Fatima Daas
The daughter of Algerian immigrants, Fatima Daas is raised in a home where love and sexuality are considered taboo and signs of affection avoided. Living in the majority-Muslim Clichy-sous-Bois, she often spends hours a day commuting into the city, where she feels like a tourist observing Parisian life. She goes from unstable student to maladjusted adult, doing years of therapy. As she gains distance from her family, she grapples with her attraction to women and how it fits with her religion, which she continues to practice. When Nina comes into her life, she doesnâ ™t know exactly what she needs but feels that something crucial has been missing. Through fiction, I was able to explore everything that had made me, Daas says. Being a woman, but not what was expected of a woman. Being a north African woman, but also French, the only member of the family born in France. Being lesbian, being Muslim. It was almost a luxury for me, through fiction, to make all those identities coexist in my central character. I knew that those identities were in tension and confrontation in society, but for once, through fiction, I felt like I was liberating and reconciling them
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Diptyque The Art of Hand Care sada na ruce unisex
Diptyque The Art of Hand Care, 3x30 ml, Krémy na ruce unisex, Od teď budou vaše ruce nejen perfektně vyživené a hebké, ale i neodolatelně voňavé. Parfémovaný krém na ruce Diptyque The Art of Hand Care zajistí propojení senzorického prožitku s intenzivní péčí. Díky tomu se stane záchranou pro vaši pokožku a jeho vůně potěšením pro vaše smysly. Když ho pak zkombinujete s vůní ze stejné kolekce, podpoříte její vonnou stopu a budete se moci oddávat dokonale harmonickému olfaktorickému zážitku klidně po celý den. Vlastnosti: hydratuje a vyživuje pokožku zanechává pokožku jemnou a hebkou rychle se vstřebává nezanechává mastný film Sada obsahuje: jemné tekuté mýdlo na ruce 30 ml jemný krém na ruce 30 ml bezoplachový mycí gel na ruce 30 ml
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RITUALS The Ritual of Ayurveda A Moment Of Hand Wash 300 ml (8719134098839)
Tekuté mýdlo - pro všechny typy pleti, s přírodními složkami, přírodní, objem 300 ml Tekuté mýdlo je stálicí mezi každodenní hygienou. Velice jednoduše se dávkuje a na rozdíl od klasického mýdla je jeho používání hygieničtější. Tekuté mýdlo Rituals využijete, ať už máte jakoukoliv pokožku. Je plné kvalitních přísad ze světa přírody. Hlavní přednosti mýdla RITUALS The Ritual of Ayurveda A Moment Of Hand Wash 300 ml Tekuté mýdlo Rituals zařídí čistotu vašich rukou Je plné pouze těch nejkvalitnějších přírodních látek Hodí se pro ženy i pro muže Tekuté mýdlo Rituals s objemem 300 ml
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The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guinová
A literary masterpiece from one of the great writers of our time: Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart David Mitchell Love doesn t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love.
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The Iron Hand Of Mars - Lindsey Davisová
With the great characterisation, fast-paced plotting and wry humour that we ve come to expect from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis, this is an addictive mystery that will transport you back to Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. Readers of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will be hooked from page one... Her most ambitious to date... Davis has found a winning formula. -- Daily Telegraph Lindsey Davis doesn t merely make history come alive - she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence -- Peter Lovesey Wonderfully entertaining -- ***** Reader review Davis at her best -- ***** Reader review Very addictive and, at times, difficult to put down -- ***** Reader review My advice is BUY IT and READ IT as you will not regret it -- ***** Reader review Gripping -- ***** Reader review**************************************************************************************DEATH LIES BEYOND THE RIVER RHINE...AD 71, Germania Libera: dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious prophetess who terrorises Rome, and the ghostly spirits of slaughtered Roman legionaries.Enter Marcus Didius Falco, an Imperial agent on a special mission: to find the absconding commander of a legion whose loyalty is suspect.Easier said than done, thinks Marcus, as he makes his uneasy way down the Rhenus, trying to forget that back in sunny Rome his girlfriend Helena Justina is being hotly pursued by Titus Caesar.His mood is not improved when he discovers his only allies are a woefully inadequate bunch of recruits, their embittered centurion, a rogue dog, and its innocent young master; just the right kind of support for an agent unwillingly trying to tame the Celtic hordes...
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The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guinová
Genly Ai is an ethnologist observing the people of the planet Gethen, a world perpetually in winter. The people there are androgynous, normally neuter, but they can become male ot female at the peak of their sexual cycle. They seem to Genly Ai alien, unsophisticated and confusing. But he is drawn into the complex politics of the planet and, during a long, tortuous journey across the ice with a politician who has fallen from favour and has been outcast, he loses his professional detachment and reaches a painful understanding of the true nature of Gethenians and, in a moving and memorable sequence, even finds love...
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RITUALS The Ritual of Sakura Blossoming Hand Wash 300 ml (8719134064704)
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RITUALS The Ritual of Karma Refill Hand Wash 600 ml (8719134133462)
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RITUALS The Ritual of Karma Hand Lotion 70 ml (8719134051506)
Krém na ruce - dámský, vhodný pro normální pokožku, objem 70 ml Přeje si mít své ruce neustále hydratované? Pokud jste odpověděli ano, zamilujete si krém na ruce Rituals. Nejlépe bude vyhovovat všem s normálním typem pokožky. Krém na ruce ocení především ženské pohlaví. Klíčové přednosti krému na ruce RITUALS The Ritual of Karma Hand Lotion 70 ml Díky krému na ruce bude vaše pokožka dokonale hebká a hydratovaná Krém na ruce Rituals zvolte, pokud máte normální pokožku Určení: dámské Objem krému na ruce je 70 ml
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The Upper Hand - Abbie Marono
Having leverage -- in the form of intelligence, charm, beauty, money, status, or insider knowledge -- often gives you an advantage in an interaction. When it doesn t, or when you don t have any, people often turn to tricks and schemes that run the risk of damaging personal relationships. In The Upper Hand human behavioral scientist and sought-after speaker, advisor, and coach Dr. Abbie Marono shows you how to influence people and situations in your favour with skill and integrity -- and without the need for leverage or coercion. Based on principles of prosocial engineering, Dr. Abbie shows you how to build and maintain trust by gaining an understanding of the psychological mechanisms underpinning human decision making. She presents five key truths about the complexity of human behavior that you can count on one hand to give you the upper hand: we are our brains; we are driven to survive (by any means necessary); we want to connect and cooperate; we have a mind-body feedback loop; we want to protect our self-identity. By grasping how these truths are at play -- and learning to see how they show up differently based on cultural contexts, individual differences, and situational dynamics -- you ll be primed to tailor an informed approach to influencing outcomes when it matters most. Personal connections are key to getting what we want -- whether moving up in our careers, attracting customers, or maintaining romantic partnerships. The Upper Hand is your indispensable guide to building trust and cooperation on your way to getting what you want, whatever it may be.
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping - Richard Flanagan
FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORIn the winter of 1954, in a construction camp in the remote Tasmanian highlands, when Sonja Buloh was three years old and her father was drinking too much, her mother disappeared into a blizzard never to return.Thirty-five years later, Sonja returns to the place of her childhood to visit her drunkard father. The shadows of the past begin to intrude ever more forcefully into the present, forever changing his living death and her ordered life. Enthralling and powerful The Times Confident and poignant Guardian A rare and remarkable achievement Los Angeles Times
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Remember the Hand - Catherine Brown
WINNER, KATHERINE SINGER KOVACS PRIZE Remember the Hand studies a body of articulate manuscript books from the Christian monasteries of northern Iberia in the tenth and eleventh centuries. These exceptional, richly illuminated codices have in common an urgent sense of scribal presenceâ ”scribes name themselves, describe themselves, even paint their own portraits. While marginal notes, even biographical ones, are a common feature of medieval manuscripts, rarely do scribes make themselves so fully known. These writers address the reader directly, asking for prayers of intercession and sharing of themselves. They ask the reader to join them in not only acknowledging the labor of writing but also in theorizing it through analogy to agricultural work or textile production, tending a garden of knowledge, weaving a text out of words. By mining this corpus of articulate codices (known to a school of Iberian codicologists, but virtually unstudied outside that community), Catherine Brown recovers these scribes understanding of reading as a powerful, intimate encounter between many partiesâ ”authors and their text, scribes and their pen, patrons and their art-object, readers and the words and images before their eyesâ ”all mediated by the material object known as the book. By rendering that mediation conspicuous and reminding us of the labor that necessarily precedes that mediation, the scribes reach out to us across time with a simple but profound directive: Remember the hand. Remember the Hand is available from the publisher on an open-access basis.
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Alchemy of Nine Dimensions - Barbara Hand Clowová
A guide to connecting with the nine dimensions of consciousness• Examines how each dimension influences Earth, its levels of creative expression, and the sciences that describe each one• Provides meditations to open you to the experience of each dimension and all nine dimensions as an integrated whole• Includes new evidence for the nine dimensions from the supercomputer Blue Brain Project and recently discovered ancient technologyAs revealed by the Pleiadians via renowned author Barbara Hand Clow, Earth holds nine dimensions of consciousness that humans can currently access. Long ago, the ability to access all nine dimensions was natural for humans. As we collectively heal from ancestral trauma and enter the Age of Light, our access to the nine dimensions is reopening and our ability to learn from and consciously utilize these higher intelligences in our lives is being restored.In this illuminating guide, Barbara Hand Clow shows how the nine dimensions of consciousness are now being verified by contemporary science. She explains how the first dimension is the center of the Earth and the source of grounding ourselves, the second is between Earth’s center and the surface, the third is linear space and time experienced on Earth’s crust, the fourth is the realm of our collective mind, and the higher five celestial dimensions are where we contact the transcendent. She examines how each dimension influences Earth, the sciences that operate there, and the levels of creative expression available. Additionally, Gerry Clow has provided both written and audio meditations to open you to the experience of each dimension and all nine dimensions as an integrated whole.In this 20th anniversary edition, Clow includes updates from her continuing research, including evidence from the supercomputer Blue Brain Project, which mapped nine dimensions in the human brain. She also describes how recent discoveries of ancient technology mirror the Pleiadian dimensional system. Providing a journey through the complex ideas of both modern science and esoteric wisdom, this guide allows you to awaken to the full spectrum of multidimensional consciousness and to connect deeply to the center of our planet and the Divine Cosmos that surrounds us all.
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Let Me Take You by the Hand - Jennifer Kavanagh
In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before.On the surface, the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different places. But dig just a little and the similarities are striking and, in many cases, shocking. Taking Mayhew s book as inspiration, Jennifer Kavanagh explores the changes and continuities by collecting and mapping stories from today s London. Beggars, street entertainers, stalls selling a variety of food, clothes, second-hand goods, thieves and the sex trade are all still predominant. The rise of the gig economy has brought a multitude of drivers and cyclists, delivering and moving goods, transporting meals and people, all organized through smart phones but using the same streets as Mayhew s informants. The precarity faced by this new workforce would also be familiar to the street-sellers of Mayhew s day. In terms of resources, gone are the workhouses, almshouses, paupers lunatic asylums. Enter shelters, day centres, hostels, and food banks. Let Me Take You By The Hand is an x-ray of life on the streets today: the stories in their own words of those who work and live in our capital.
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In Search of Fatima - Ghada Karmi
Born in Jerusalem, Ghada Karmi and her family were forced out of their home in 1948. They shared the fate of the thousands of Palestinians who, in the Nakba, were dispossessed and driven from land lived on for generations. In this moving memoir, Karmi charts their journey from Jerusalem to Golders Green, in north London, and their struggle to put down roots in alien soil. A quest for identity haunts her search for security far from home. Speaking for the vast number of people displaced worldwide, her story is a powerful exploration of the psychological pain of exile.
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Love in the Palm of His Hand 01 - Rinteku
Through sign language and acting, two young men seeking their places in the world discover a connection that transcends the spoken word. To think that just what I ve always wanted to hear would come from someone I just met. Fujinaga is a university student who dreams of becoming an actor so he can do what he loves best - conveying emotion and story through physical expression. But after failing multiple auditions, his hopes are dashed and his confidence crushed. When he meets Keito, a fellow student with congenital hearing loss, Fujinaga is suddenly introduced to the world of sign language. Although clumsy at first, Fujinaga quickly picks up signing and surprises Keito with his astonishing talent of expressing emotions through action. Is it that only in a place beyond all verbal limitations can two people, both yearning to be understood, forge a bond they never expected?
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RITUALS The Ritual of Ayurveda Harmonious Hand Balm 70 ml (8719134098655)
Krém na ruce - dámský, hydratační a vyživující, vhodný pro suchou pokožku, přírodní a vegan, mezi aktivní látky patří mandlový olej a růže, květinová vůně, s přírodními oleji, s vitamíny a s přírodními složkami, objem 70 ml, řada růžová Nechte se hýčkat krémem na ruce od luxusní nizozemské značky Rituals. Krém na ruce RITUALS The Ritual of Ayurveda přináší péči a prožitek v jednom. Balení 70 ml s krásným minimalistickým designem se stane ozdobou vaší koupelny, či jej pohodlně dáte do kabelky. Výtažek z indické růže zvláčňuje pokožku a dodává jí mladistvý vzhled. Obsažený mandlový olej kůži dokonale hydratuje, díky obsahu vitamínů a proteinů také vyživuje, ochraňuje a napomáhá přirozené regeneraci. V krému na ruce RITUALS The Ritual of nbsp;Ayurveda se snoubí nbsp;vůně růže a mandlového oleje, které ve vás vyvolají pozitivní naladění. Dokonalá vůně je výsledkem spolupráce s těmi nejlepšími tvůrci parfémů. Klíčové vlastnosti krému na ruce...
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The Hand Grenade - Gordon L. Rottman
Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now found its way into law-enforcement arsenals too. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs of grenades in use and in close-up, this engaging study explores and assesses the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of the formidable military hand grenade.
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The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn
School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester s fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children s classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.
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The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn
School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester #39;s fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children #39;s classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.
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The Trembling Hand - Mathelinda Nabugodi
Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience â “ for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma DabirWordsworth, Shelley, Byron, Keats â “ the Romantic poets are titans of English literature, taught and celebrated around the world. Their work is associated with sublime passions, violent stormscapes and a questing search for the inner self. It is rarely associated with the racial politics of the transatlantic slave economy.But these literary icons lived through a period when individual and collective resistance by Black people in Britain and her overseas colonies was making it increasingly difficult â “ and increasingly costly â “ to ignore their demands for freedom. A time when popular support for the abolition movement exploded across the country â “ and was met by a vehement, reactionary campaign from the establishment. A time when white supremacist ideologies were fomented to justify the abuse and exploitation of non-white races . This cultural context is not immediately obvious in the canon of Romantic poetry. But that doesnâ ™t mean itâ ™s not there.The Trembling Hand turns an urgent critical gaze onto six major Romantic authors, examining how their lives and works were entangled with the racist realities of their era. Mathelinda Nabugodi pores over carefully preserved manuscripts, travels to the houses where these writers lived and died, examines the personal objects which survived them: a teacup, a baby rattle, a lock of hair. Amid this archive, she searches for traces of Black figures whose lives crossed paths with the great Romantics. And she grapples with the opposing forces of reverence and horror as her fascination with literary relics collides with feelings of sorrow and rage.
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Rituals Náhradní náplň do gelu na mytí rukou The Ritual of Jing (Concentrated Refill Hand Wash) 100 ml
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Rituals Balzám na ruce The Ritual of Ayurveda (Recovery Hand Balm) 70 ml
Balzám na ruce The Ritual of Ayurveda je určen pro suchou pokožku. Tento luxusní balzám pokožku rukou zjemňuje, vyživuje a zvlhčuje. Starověké ajurvédské přísady, jako je sladký mandlový olej a indická růže, jsou spojeny, aby uvolnily tělo i duši.
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A Bird in the Hand - Ann Cleevesová
Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againA Bird in the Hand is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.In Englandâ ™s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted â “ a murderer . . .Young Tom French is found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they?George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remains baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether.But as he and his fellow â ˜twitchersâ ™ flock from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumours of rare sightings, George â “ with help from his lovely wife, Molly â “ gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to do is prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.
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A Place for Us - Farheen Mirza Fatima
** The New York Times bestseller ** To be taken hostage by Fatima Mirzaâ ™s heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure... She captures your mind and heart with an urgency that defies you to stop reading. I guarantee you will be different when you close the book Sarah Jessica Parker I loved this book Anne Tyler The depth of the storytelling and the beauty of the language makes this debut something to treasure John BoyneAn Indianâ “Muslim family is preparing for their eldest daughter s wedding. But as Hadia s marriage â “ one chosen of love, not tradition â “ gathers the family back together, there is only one thing on their minds: can Amar, the estranged younger brother of the bride, be trusted to behave himself after three years away?A Place for Us tells the story of one family and all family life: of coming to terms with the choices we make, of reconciingly past and present and of how the smallest decisions can lead to the deepest betrayals.
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The Hand - Georges Simenon
Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss The Sunday Times A trio of Simenonâ ™s finest psychological novels from the 1960s, including: The Hand, Betty and The Blue RoomAmidst the fury of a relentless snowstorm, the loyalties of two friends are put to the ultimate test, with fatal consequences. In the shadows of 1960s Paris, a woman on the brink of despair is offered a chance at redemption. But as the haunting truth of her past begins to emerge, it threatens to consume her. In a secluded hotel, an adulterous affair spirals into a terrible nightmare that will transform the coupleâ ™s lives forever. This new edition brings together Georges Simenonâ ™s most gripping psychological novels from the 1960s, capturing the raw essence of human frailty and resilience during a time of profound social upheaval, and revealing the chilling brilliance of Simenonâ ™s romans durs.
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The Universe in Your Hand - Christophe Galfard
Imagine if The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe . . .The Universe in Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom and puts us in the deathly grip of distant black holes. Along the way you might come to understand, really understand, the mind-bending science that underpins modern life, from quantum mechanics to Einstein s theory of general relativity.Through brilliant storytelling and humour rather than graphs and equations, internationally renowned astrophysicist Christophe Galfard has written an instant classic that brings the astonishing beauty of the universe to life â “ and takes us deep into questions about the beginning of time and the future of humanity.
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A Bird in the Hand - Diana Henry
The beautiful new edition of Diana Henry s classic Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is OUT NOW***As featured in the Daily Telegraph s Best cookbooks to turn to in isolation Diana Henry named Best Cookery Writer at Fortnum Mason Food Drink Awards 2015Winner - James Beard Award: Best Book, Single Subject The Guild of Food Writers named Diana Henry as Cookery Journalist of the Year 2015Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting, quick, celebratory and casual. Plundering the globe, there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it, whether you need a quick supper on the table after work, something for a lazy summer barbecue or a feast to nourish family and friends. From quick Vietnamese lemon grass and chilli chicken thighs and a smoky chicken salad with roast peppers and almonds, through to a complete feast with pomegranate, barley and feta stuffed roast chicken with Georgian aubergines, there is no eating or entertaining occasion that isn t covered in this book. In A Bird in the Hand, Diana Henry oÂffers a host of new, easy and not-so-very-well-known dishes, starring the bird we all love.
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The Little Kid With the Big Green Hand - Matthew Gray Gubler
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Matthew Gray Gubler comes a heartwarming story of colors, creatures, and connection. An instant New York Times bestseller! A feel-good read reaffirming the power of empathy. —Kirkus Reviews A heartfelt ode to finding beauty in different perspectives. —Publishers Weekly Join two unlikely friends, Chuck and Lenore, as they embark on a dreamlike adventure and uncover the magic of seeing the world through each other’s eyes. Lovingly hand-drawn, and featuring a cloth cover and ribbon bookmark, it’s a book to treasure, read, and re-read.
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Set My Hand Upon The Plough - E. M. Barraud
In this recently rediscovered memoir of life in The Women s Land Army, E. M. Barraud writes with remarkable candour and honesty about her life working the land in The Second World War, and Set My Hand Upon The Plough is set to join the ranks of LGBT memoirs, revealing a different side to the Home Front.
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Jimmy the Hand - Raymond Elias Feist, Steve Stirling
The third and last novel of Feistâ ™s successful collaborative series.From the endlessly inventive mind of one of fantasyâ ™s all time greats comes a spellbinding new adventure of high magic, treachery and bloody war.This time in conjunction with master of alternative history, Steve Stirling, Feist returns to tell the full tale of one of his fansâ ™ favourite most colourful Riftwar characters, pickpocket, mountebank and confidence trickster Jimmy the Hand.
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The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The lyrical fantasy masterpiece about stories, legends and how they change the world. The Name of the Wind is an absolute must-read for any fan of fantasy fiction. This is a magnificent book Anne McCaffrey I was reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkein, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone THE TIMES I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read coming-of-age adventure.Readers adore The Name of the Wind: The quality of the writing breathes magic into even fairly ordinary scenes, and makes some of the important ones extraordinary Mark Lawrence This is why I love fantasy so much . . . The writing style is smooth, the pacing just right . . . I would easily recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy, but also to people who enjoy great stories told wonderfully well Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ For the love of God, if you haven t read this book and love these kinds of high fantasy novels, READ IT! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The story is fantastic, the writing is amazing, and if you have a heart the main character will capture it Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Patrick Rothfuss is such a talented storyteller and there was never a dull moment throughout the entire book! . . . The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece and Patrick Rothfuss is a freaking genius Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This story was, simply put, excellent . . . Rothfuss has more than earnt his reputation. I m so glad this book lived up to the hype . . . A jaw dropping five stars Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ One of the best fantasy books of all time Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A legitimately wonderful story that is written beautifully . . . This should be one of the required reading books for any fan of fantasy Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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100 Movies of the 2010s
The 2010s saw Netflix take on Hollywood, indie movies make history, and Star Wars strike back. Look back on the very best of film from 2011–2020 in this new compendium distilling the big-screen spirit of the decade. Entries featuring stills, detailed synopses, and trivia guide us across the Marvel Universe and through landmark projects such as Boyhood, Get Out, and Parasite. A must-have for any serious film fan! The movies that shaped the 2010s Cinema has likely never been written off so often. In the decade of the 2010s, it is true, much has changed – both in how we watch movies, and in how we see ourselves. Social media and the internet have shaped a new understanding of the self and the world. As streaming services multiplied our viewing options and video games offered alluring realities of their own, the big screen faced serious competition. Even before the usual delays between theatrical release and further distribution became ever shorter, movies often found themselves downgraded to mere “content”, to be clicked at on colorful screen tiles. Are all that remain to cinema its cult of celebrity, blockbusters, and computer-animated visual effects? Quite the contrary – even a cursory glance at our anthology reveals a cinema that is surprisingly diverse, dynamic, and above all alive and kicking, resulting in a decade that was anything but boring, monotonous, and doomed to extinction. And in all honesty: Would you really be satisfied watching all the films compiled here purely via streaming? The movie theater remains a place of yearning, and our book lets you feel its powerful breath. Each of the 100 most compelling movies of the decade is discussed in detail by editor Jürgen Müller and his team of authors, and illustrated with a wealth of visual material. The volume also includes biographies of actors and directors, box-office takings, background information, and a comprehensive list of Oscar® winners from 2012 to 2021. For Jürgen Müller and Philipp Bühler in their wide-ranging introduction, Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) offers the perfect metaphor for the contradictions and ambivalences of contemporary cinema. This volume is a new milestone for all cineastes and movie lovers! The editor Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied art history at the universities of Bochum, Mu¨nster, Pisa, Paris and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curated numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN’s movies by decade series. 100 Movies of the 2010s Jürgen Müller Hardcover, 19.6 x 25.5 cm, 2.77 kg, 880 pages ISBN 978-3-8365-8438-8Edition: English
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The Battle of Maldon - J. R. R. Tolkien, Peter Grybauskas
First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkienâ ™s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon.Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship.J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon â ˜the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsyâ ™. It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelmâ ™s Son, which imagines the aftermath of the great battle when two of Beorhtnothâ ™s retainers come to retrieve their dukeâ ™s body.Leading Tolkien scholar, Peter Grybauskas, presents for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkienâ ™s own prose translation of The Battle of Maldon together with the definitive treatment of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth and its accompanying essays; also included and never before published is Tolkienâ ™s bravura lecture, â ˜The Tradition of Versification in Old Englishâ ™, a wide-ranging essay on the nature of poetic tradition. Illuminated with insightful notes and commentary, he has produced a definitive critical edition of these works, and argues compellingly that, Beowulf excepted, The Battle of Maldon may well have been â ˜the Old English poem that most influenced Tolkienâ ™s fictionâ ™, most dramatically within the pages of The Lord of the Rings.
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The Children of the Anthropocene
An inspirational manifesto for change Caroline Lucas, former leader of The Green Party A remarkable and important book Steve Backshall, Naturalist, Broadcaster, and Author Astute, erudite and crystalline, Bella writes with visionary clarity and passion [...] It s a wonderful book Dara McAnulty, award-winning author of Diary of a Young Naturalist____________________________Across the planet, the futures of young people hang in the balance as they face the harsh realities of the environmental crisis. Isn t it time we made their voices heard?The Children of the Anthropocene, by conservationist and activist Bella Lack, chronicles the lives of the diverse young people on the frontlines of the environmental crisis around the world, amplifying the voices of those living at the heart of the crisis.Advocating for the protection of both people and the planet, Bella restores the beating heart to global environmental issues, from air pollution to deforestation and overconsumption, by telling the stories of those most directly affected. Transporting us from the humming bounty of Ecuador s Choco Rainforest and the graceful arcs of the Himalayan Mountains, to the windswept plains and vibrant vistas of life in Altiplano, Bella speaks to young activists from around the world including Dara McAnulty, Afroz Shah and Artemisa Xakriabá, and brings the crisis vividly to life.It s time we passed the mic and listened to different perspectives. Bella s manifestos for change will inspire and mobilize you to rediscover the wonders and wilds of nature and, ultimately, change the way you think about our planet in crisis. This is your chance to hear the urgent stories of an endangered species too often overlooked: the children of the Anthropocene. ____________________________ Extraordinarily moving, wild and engaging - the book of the moment Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and author of Climate Justice A visionary statement for the future [...] Pragmatic, positive beautifully written Ben Macdonald, Award-Winning Conservation Writer, Wildlife TV Producer and Naturalist
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