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The Less Deceived - Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin s second collection, The Less Deceived was published by The Marvell Press in 1955, and now appears for the first time in Faber covers.The eye can hardly pick them out From the cold shade they shelter in, Till wind distresses tail and mane; Then one crops grass, and moves about - The other seeming to look on - And stands anonymous again. from At Grass
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The Whitsun Weddings - Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin (1922-1985) remains England s best-loved poet - a writer matchlessly capable of evoking his native land and of touching all readers from the most sophisticated intellectual to the proverbial common reader. The late John Betjeman observed that this tenderly observant poet writes clearly, rhythmically, and thoughtfully about what all of us can understand . Behind this modest description lies a poet who made greatness look, in Milton s prescription, simple, sensuous and passionate .This collection, first published in 1967, contains many of his best-loved poems, including The Whitsun Weddings, An Arundel Tomb, Days, Mr Bleaney and MCMXIV.
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Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica - Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. In 1950 Larkin moved to Belfast, and thence to Hull, while Monica remained in Leicester, becoming by turns his correspondent, lover and closest confidante, in a relationship which lasted over forty years until the poet s death in 1985.This remarkable unpublished correspondence only came to light after Monica Jones s death in 2001, and consists of nearly two thousand letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle - day by day, sometimes hour by hour - every aspect of Larkin s life and the convolutions of their relationship.
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Collected Poems - Philip Larkin
Since its publication in 1988, Philip Larkin s Collected Poems has become essential reading on any poetry bookshelf. This new edition returns to Larkin s own deliberate ordering of his poems, presenting, in their original sequence, his four published books: The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows. It also includes an appendix of poems that Larkin published in other places, from his juvenilia to his final years - some of which might have appeared in a late book, if he had lived. Preserving everything that he published in his lifetime, this new Collected Poems returns the reader to the book Larkin might have intended: it is, for the first time, Larkin s own collected poems.
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The Road Less Traveled - Philip Zelikow
This revealing historical examination looks at the pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War, when all sides—Germany, Britain, and America—believed the war could have been concluded and changed the course of history. Two years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German chancellor secretly sought President Woodrow Wilson #39;s mediation to end the war, just as British ministers and France #39;s president also concluded that the time was right. The Road Less Traveled describes how tantalizingly close these far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world. Theirs was a secret battle that is only now becoming fully understood, a story of civic courage, awful responsibility, and how some leaders rose to the occasion while others shrank from it or chased other ambitions. Peace is on the floor waiting to be picked up! pleaded the German ambassador to the United States. This book explains both the strategies and fumbles of people facing a great crossroads of history. The Road Less Traveled reveals one of the last great mysteries of the Great War: that it simply never should have lasted so long or cost so much.
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The Lost Outlaw (Jack Lark, Book 8) - Paul Fraser Collard
JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The eighth book in the exhilarating military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Angus Donald. Classic Jack Lark in a classic western... an exceptionally entertaining historical action adventure Matthew Harffy If you are looking for nonstop high-octane adventure with lots of pulsating action, this is for you. Strap on a navy Colt, mount up - and enjoy Historical Novel Society An excellent, gripping, old-fashion Western yarn, with first-class blood-and-guts action sequences - a real white-knuckle page-turner. Angus DonaldLouisiana, 1863. Jack Lark is on the long and lonely road to nowhere, the battlefield behind him. But soon his soldier skill lands him a job, and a new purpose - defending a valuable wagon train of cotton as it journeys down through Texas to Mexico. Working for another man, let alone the volatile Brannigan, isn t going to be easy. And with the Deep South s most infamous outlaws hot on their trail, Jack knows he is living on borrowed time. As they cross the border, Jack quickly discovers that the usual rules of war don t apply. He will have to fight to survive, and this time the battle might prove one he could lose.THE LOST OUTLAW: JACK LARK BOOK 8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐READERS CAN T GET ENOUGH OF JACK LARK: A gritty story of murder and betrayal, and eventually revenge Some of the most ruthless characters ever created in historical fiction The action throughout is ferocious, the battles and the gunfights, bloody, vivid and visceral Jack Lark is a hero I ll happily follow Paul Fraser Collard goes from strength to strength
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The Whitsun Weddings and Selected Poems (York Notes Advanced) English Literature Study Guide - for 2026, 2027 exams - Philip Larkin
York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today s A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.
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High Windows - Philip Larkin
Larkin s final collection of poems shows, as does all his best work, his ability to adapt contemporary speech rhythms and everyday vocabulary to subtle metrical patterns and poetic forms. Many of the poems in the collection, which includes some of his best-known pieces ( The Old Fools , This Be the Verse , The Explosion , and the title poem) show the preoccupation with death and transience that is so typical of the poet.Rather than words comes the thought of high windows:The sun-comprehending glass,And beyond it, the deep blue air, that showsNothing, and is nowhere, and is endless. from High Windows
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High Windows - Philip Larkin
Larkin s final collection of poems shows, as does all his best work, his ability to adapt contemporary speech rhythms and everyday vocabulary to subtle metrical patterns and poetic forms. Many of the poems in the collection, which includes some of his best-known pieces ( The Old Fools , This Be the Verse , The Explosion , and the title poem) show the preoccupation with death and transience that is so typical of the poet.This beautifully designed edition forms part of a series of ten titles celebrating Faber s publishing over the decades.
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The White Queen - Philippa Gregoryová
THE FIRST IN A STUNNING SERIES, THE COUSINS #39; WAR, FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY Set amid the tumult and intrigue of The War of the Roses, Philippa Gregory tells the story of one woman #39;s ambitious ascent to royalty during the unsolved mystery around her sons #39; imprisonment in the Tower in a captivating family drama. Elizabeth Woodville is a common woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty. A woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family. A woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower. Their fate remains unknown to this day. From her uniquely qualified perspective, Philippa Gregory explores the most famous unsolved mystery, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times #39;Queen of the historical novel #39; Mail on Sunday
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The Twins - J.S. Lark
*Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Thriller of the Year Award*If you liked Blood Orange, The Perfect Couple and The House Guest you will love this! Susan and Sarah. Sisters. Best friends.Togetherâ ¦forever?Nothing could break them apart.Until they meet him. And he can only choose oneâ ¦Now Susan is back. Determined to reclaim everything Sarah has taken from her.Her home, her husbandâ ¦her life?*Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Thriller of the Year Award*Readers canâ ™t get enough of The Twins:â ˜Wow. Mind Blown. J.S. Lark is a wily wordsmith and not to be trustedâ ™ DJâ ˜My goodness, I donâ ™t even know where to start with this one!â ¦ At times shocking, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone who likes a psychological thrillerâ ™ Emmaâ ˜An original, gripping page turner and it had me guessing and shocked throughoutâ ™ Ceriâ ˜Started reading this Wednesday night and finished it by Friday morningâ ¦If you like physiological thrillers then you will love thisâ ™ Leanneâ ˜So many twists and turns that literally left me with my mouth hanging openâ ™ Randiâ ˜A fast paced twisty psychological thrillerâ ™ Jayneâ ˜Lots of twists and turns and I just had to read â ˜one more chapterâ ™ Abbiâ ˜Wonderful well written plot that had me engaged from the startâ ¦Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I hadâ ™ Billie
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The Venetian Candidate - Philip Gwynne Jones
#39;An unputdownable thriller #39; Gregory Dowling #39;It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax #39; Daily Mail #39;Gwynne Jones #39;s talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever #39; Literary Review #39;An impressive, tersely-written account linking old crimes to the political contention in the country at present... Recommended #39; The Critic _______________To tell the truth is a revolutionary act. Battered by floods and crushed by overtourism, the city of Venice faces an uncertain future. The election of a new Mayor, therefore, has never felt more important. As the candidates jostle for position and alliances are made and promises broken, Andrea Mazzon, a controversial writer and historian, emerges as a strong candidate. Nathan Sutherland, meanwhile, has more important things on his mind as he investigates the case of an elderly British academic who has disappeared while researching the fate of his grandfather during the Great War. The trail leads to a remote Common-wealth war cemetery where, under the ice and snow, Nathan makes a discovery that links the terrible events of a century ago with the electoral campaign in La Serenissima. A campaign that might ultimately set the victor on the road to the Senate - and on the road to murder. . . _______________Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones #39;I devoured all Philip #39;s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy #39; Val McDermid #39;Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid #39; Stephen Glover #39;Clever and great fun #39; The Times #39;Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself #39; L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra #39;The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading #39; Literary Review #39;Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you #39;ll love this because you #39;ll be transported there in an instant. If you #39;ve not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you #39;ll love this book #39; Amazon reviewer, 5***** #39;The lively, colourful narrative scuds along as briskly as a water taxi...you #39;ll enjoy the ride #39; Italia Magazine
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The Favoured Child - Philippa Gregoryová
Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now â “ Philippa Gregoryâ ™s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 â ¦The second novel in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy, a compulsive drama set in the eighteenth century. By Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virginâ ™s Lover.The Wideacre estate is bankrupt, the villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin.But in the Dower House two children are being raised in protected innocence. Equal claimants to the inheritance of Wideacre, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry. Only one can be the favoured child. Only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Laceyâ ™s true heir.Sweeping, passionate, unique: The Favoured Child is the second novel in Philippa Gregory s bestselling trilogy which began with Wideacre and concluded with Meridon .
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The Venetian Masquerade - Philip Gwynne Jones
An irresistible concoction of crime and culture Daily MailA game of blackmail and betrayal is played among the backstreets and canals of Venice . . .Carnevale is in full swing, the streets and waterways of Venice are crowded with masked revellers and Nathan Sutherland s birthday is about to be ruined.A night at the opera at La Fenice is always a memorable experience - and this time it will be so for all the wrong reasons as the curtain call is interrupted by a fatal stabbing. But why is the dead man carrying one of Nathan s business cards in his wallet?The mystery of the murdered stranger takes Nathan on the trail of a lost opera by Monteverdi. But what begins as a harmless treasure hunt leads to ruthless criminals asking the highest of prices for the lost score... and then a second body is found in the sanctuary of Venice s English church.The quest for the lost manuscript will bring Nathan back to the stage of La Fenice, where a final confrontation has deadly consequences...Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones I devoured all Philip s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy Val McDermid Gwynne Jones entertaining take on his beloved Venice is as delightful as a Spritz by the Rialto - a must for all Italy lovers David Hewson An unputdownable thriller Gregory Dowling It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax Daily Mail Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid Stephen Glover Clever and great fun The Times Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading Literary Review Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you ll love this because you ll be transported there in an instant. If you ve not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you ll love this book Amazon reviewer, 5*****
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The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
A dazzling speculative novel of counterfactual history from one of America s most highly-regarded science fiction authors, Philip K. Dick s The Man in the High Castle includes an introduction by Eric Brown in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip K. Dick s acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out. In a neutral buffer zone in America that divides the world s new rival superpowers, lives the author of an underground bestseller. His book offers a new vision of reality - an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers were defeated - giving hope to the disenchanted. Does reality lie with him, or is his world just one among many others? Philip Kindred Dick (1928-82) was born in Chicago in 1928. His career as a science fiction writer comprised an early burst of short stories followed by a stream of novels, typically character studies incorporating androids, drugs, and hallucinations. His best works are generally agreed to be The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the inspiration for the movie Blade Runner. If you enjoyed The Man in the High Castle, you might like Yevgeny Zamyatin s We, also available in Penguin Classics.
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The Venetian Sanctuary - Philip Gwynne Jones
I devoured all Philip s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy Val McDermid__________________________________________Set against the backdrop of the most beautiful city on earth, this is a gripping and atmospheric crime novel perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri.Venice, June 2020. The city has returned to the Venetians during a merciful pause in the Covid pandemic, and few overseas visitors are to be seen. Yet Dominic Vicari, a British private investigator haunted by loss, has travelled across Europe to the tiny island of San Francesco del Deserto. The ancient monastery there, it is said, was founded by St Francis himself in the 13th century. Its population now consists of five Franciscan brothers and three pilgrims on retreat. Or, rather, two pilgrims and a dead man.Nathan Sutherland is called in when Vicari s broken body is found at the base of the campanile, his death seemingly nothing more than a terrible accident. But Nathan isn t so sure and sets out on an investigation that will reunite him with an old friend and an old adversary, and the discovery of a terrible secret hidden at the heart of the lagoon.__________________________________________Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones An irresistible concoction of crime and culture Daily Mail Gwynne Jones entertaining take on his beloved Venice is as delightful as a Spritz by the Rialto - a must for all Italy lovers David Hewson Clever and great fun The Times Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid Stephen Glover Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you ll love this because you ll be transported there in an instant. If you ve not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you ll love this book Reader review, 5 stars The lively, colourful narrative scuds along as briskly as a water taxi...you ll enjoy the ride Italia Magazine
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The Exegesis of Philip K Dick - Philip K. Dick
Based on thousands of pages of typed and handwritten notes, journal entries, letters, and story sketches, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick is the magnificent and imaginative final work of an author who dedicated his life to questioning the nature of reality and perception, the malleability of space and time, and the relationship between the human and the divine. Edited and introduced by Pamela Jackson and Jonathan Lethem, this will be the definitive presentation of Dick s brilliant, and epic, final work. In The Exegesis, Dick documents his eight-year attempt to fathom what he called 2-3-74 , a postmodern visionary experience of the entire universe transformed into information . In entries that sometimes ran to hundreds of pages, Dick tried to write his way into the heart of a cosmic mystery that tested his powers of imagination and invention to the limit, adding to, revising, and discarding theory after theory, mixing in dreams and visionary experiences as they occurred, and pulling it all together in three late novels known as the VALIS trilogy. In this abridgment, Jackson and Lethem serve as guides, taking the reader through the Exegesis and establishing connections with moments in Dick s life and work.
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The Venetian Sanctuary - Philip Gwynne Jones
I devoured all Philip s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy Val McDermid An unputdownable thriller Gregory Dowling The plot is a masterwork of intrigue Daily Mail Gwynne Jones s talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever Literary ReviewWhat lies beneath?Venice, June 2020. The city has returned to the Venetians during a merciful pause in the Covid pandemic, and few overseas visitors are to be seen. Yet Dominic Vicari, a British private investigator haunted by loss, has travelled across Europe to the tiny island of San Francesco del Deserto. The ancient monastery there, it is said, was founded by St Francis himself in the 13th century. Its population now consists of five Franciscan brothers and three pilgrims on retreat. Or, rather, two pilgrims and a dead man.Nathan Sutherland is called in when Vicari s broken body is found at the base of the campanile, his death seemingly nothing more than a terrible accident. But Nathan isn t so sure and sets out on an investigation that will reunite him with an old friend and an old adversary, and the discovery of a terrible secret hidden at the heart of the lagoon. Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid Stephen Glover Clever and great fun The Times Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading Literary Review Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you ll love this because you ll be transported there in an instant. If you ve not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you ll love this book Amazon reviewer, 5***** The lively, colourful narrative scuds along as briskly as a water taxi...you ll enjoy the ride Italia Magazine
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The Venetian Candidate - Philip Gwynne Jones
#39;An unputdownable thriller #39; Gregory Dowling #39;It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax #39; Daily Mail #39;Gwynne Jones #39;s talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever #39; Literary Review _______________To tell the truth is a revolutionary act. Battered by floods and crushed by overtourism, the city of Venice faces an uncertain future. The election of a new Mayor, therefore, has never felt more important. As the candidates jostle for position and alliances are made and promises broken, Andrea Mazzon, a controversial writer and historian, emerges as a strong candidate. Nathan Sutherland, meanwhile, has more important things on his mind as he investigates the case of an elderly British academic who has disappeared whilse researching the fate of his grandfather during the Great War. The trail leads to a remote Common-wealth war cemetery where, under the ice and snow, Nathan makes a discovery that links the terrible events of a century ago with the electoral campaign in La Serenissima. A campaign that might ultimately set the victor on the road to the Senate - and on the road to murder. . . _______________Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones #39;Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid #39; Stephen Glover #39;Clever and great fun #39; The Times #39;Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself #39; L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra #39;The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading #39; Literary Review #39;Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you #39;ll love this because you #39;ll be transported there in an instant. If you #39;ve not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you #39;ll love this book #39; Amazon reviewer, 5***** #39;The lively, colourful narrative scuds along as briskly as a water taxi...you #39;ll enjoy the ride #39; Italia Magazine
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The Last Tudor - Philippa Gregoryová
THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE SPELLBINDING TUDOR NOVELS SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY Jane Grey was Queen of England for nine days. Using her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king’s half-sister Mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked Jane in the Tower. When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner’s block. There Jane turned her father’s greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdom. ‘Learn you to die’ is the advice that Jane gives in a letter to her younger sister Katherine, who has no intention of dying. She intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and find love. But her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure and infertile Queen Mary and, when Mary dies, to her sister Queen Elizabeth, who will never allow Katherine to marry and produce a potential royal heir before she does. So when Katherine’s secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the Tower. ‘Farewell, my sister,’ writes Katherine to the youngest Grey sister, Mary. A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding Elizabeth’s suspicious glare. After watching her sisters defy the queen, Mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne. But she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last Tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin Elizabeth. Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times
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The Knowledge Illusion - Philip Fernbach, Steven Sloman
The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire and have stood on the moon, and yet every one of us is fundamentally ignorant, irrational and prone to making simple mistakes every day. Why? In The Knowledge Illusion, the cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach hammer another nail into the coffin of the rational individual . . . positing that not just rationality but the very idea of individual thinking is a myth. â “ Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo DeusIn this groundbreaking book, cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach show how our success as a species is down to us living in a rich community of knowledge where we are drawing on information and expertise outside our heads. And we have no idea that we are even doing it.Utilizing cutting-edge research, The Knowledge Illusion explains why we think we know more than we do, why beliefs are so hard to change and why we are so prone to making mistakes. Providing a blueprint for successful ways to work in collaboration to do amazing things, it reveals why the key to human intelligence lies in the way we think and work together.Dispel the myth of individual cognition, explore the real origin of our intelligence, and uncover the power of the collective mind with The Knowledge Illusion.
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The White Princess - Philippa Gregoryová
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FAIRMILE SERIES, PHILIPPA GREGORY, COMES THIS COMPELLING NOVEL. Somewhere beyond the shores of England, a Pretender is mustering an army. He claims to be brother to the queen, the true heir to the throne. When Henry Tudor picked up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth Field, he knew he would have to marry the princess of the rival house – Elizabeth of York – in an effort to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. His bride was still in love with his enemy, and her mother and all the loyal House of York still dream of their missing heir making a triumphant return. Elizabeth faces a terrible dilemma: can she stand by a king whose support and courage are crumbling before her eyes? How can she choose between Tudor and York, between her new husband and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother. But is he the lost boy sent into the unknown by his mother, the White Queen, or a counterfeit prince? – a low-born enemy to Henry Tudor and his York princess wife?Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times
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The Bible Revealed - Philip Yancey, Brenda Quinn
Dive into personal spiritual growth with The Bible Revealed. Authored by the award-winning Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn, this devotional will transform your daily Scripture reading into a meaningful exploration of faith.How do you view the Bible? Is it intimidating? Do you feel it s reserved for Bible scholars and theologians? Is it hyper-spiritual? A book only for the most pious? The Bible Revealed will change your perspective. Whether you are new to the Bible or seeking a deeper connection to God, this devotional guide immerses you in the grand narrative from Genesis to Revelation, making even the most obscure verses resonate in the world today.The Bible Revealed, a 365-day devotional, offers a meticulously curated daily reading plan that seamlessly blends ancient wisdom with contemporary relevance. Crafted by the renowned Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn, this guide transforms the Bible into a relatable and engaging experience whether you are a newcomer or a seasoned Bible reader. This devotional unravels the complexities of Scripture, making every story resonate with today s challenges and opportunities. By highlighting the interconnectedness of Scripture, it offers a panoramic view that underscores the Bible s relevance to your life, here and now.Each day s entry guides you through a succinct yet profound spiritual exercise.A short, suggested Scripture reading that brings historic narratives to lifeExpert commentary that demystifies context and culture, translating them into insights that speak directly to your life todayThought-provoking questions designed to deepen your understanding and inspire introspection Discover how the courage of David and the wisdom of Solomon can illuminate your personal challenges and triumphs. Unlock a new dimension of spiritual exploration, where Scripture becomes a vibrant tapestry of wisdom and insight. The Bible Revealed is your key to understanding the teachings, characters, and historic events that form the foundation of Christianity so you can grow in your faith.
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The Red Queen - Philippa Gregoryová
THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE COUSINS #39; WAR SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORYChild-bride of Edmund Tudor, although widowed in her early teens, is determined to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant. It #39;s the only way to ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England. Through collaboration with the dowager, Queen Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry and Elizabeth #39;s daughter, thereby uniting the families and resolving the Cousins War once and for all by founding of the Tudor dynasty.Praise for Philippa Gregory: ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express ‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times
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The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
An official tie-in edition of Philip K. Dick s dazzling speculative novel to accompany the new TV series, executive produced by Ridley Scott. Philip K. Dick s acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out. In a neutral buffer zone in America that divides the world s new rival superpowers, lives the author of an underground bestseller. His book offers a new vision of reality - an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers were defeated - giving hope to the disenchanted. Does reality lie with him, or is his world just one among many others? The most brilliant science fiction mind on any planet Rolling Stone Dick s finest book, and one of the very best science fiction novels ever published Eric Brown
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His Dark Materials: The Deluxe Edition - Philip Pullman
This beautiful deluxe hardcover omnibus edition includes all three books in Philip Pullman s internationally bestselling, groundbreaking, beloved His Dark Materials trilogy. A must-have collection for all fans. Since Northern Lights was first published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this series has won the UK s top awards forchildren s literature. Without this child, we shall all die. Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...Now a major HBO/BBC TV series starring Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Dafne Keen and Lin-Manuel Miranda. A stunning deluxe omnibus edition of one of the most popular and successful children s series of all time. The perfect gift for all Philip Pullman fans eagerly awaiting the third instalment of The Book of Dust.
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The Pale Criminal - Philip Kerr
The second in the late Philip Kerr s iconic Berlin Noir trilogy, The Pale Criminal sees detective Bernie Gunther return to hunt one of the most evil killers in human history. It is 1938 and Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner, Bruno Stahlecker, another ex-police officer. But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout, Bruno is killed, and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job. A serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin - and what s worse, he s making utter fools of the police. Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich s state Security Service, with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer. But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?An unflinching, fast-paced thriller exploring the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture, The Pale Criminal will be loved by fans of Robert Harris and Frederick Forsythe. For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr s Berlin Noir novels. Sam Mendes, Guardian Blends high-powered storytelling with a rich piece of historical re-creation Independent Kerr makes his star turns - Heydrich, Himmler, et al - eerily believable The Times Powerful period flavour; a gruff, subversive hero; Kerr delivers the good Literary Review Echoes of Raymond Chandler . . . vivid and well-researched Evening Standard
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The Sea Inside - Philip Hoare
A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for â ˜Leviathanâ ™.The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it.In â ˜The Sea Insideâ ™, Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea, its islands, birds and beasts. He begins on the south coast where he grew up, a place of almost monastic escape. From there he travels to the other side of the world â “ the Azores, Sri Lanka, New Zealand â “ in search of encounters with animals and people. Navigating between human and natural history, he asks what these stories mean for us now.Along the way we meet an amazing cast; from scientists to tattooed warriors; from ravens to whales and bizarre creatures that may, or may not, be extinct. Part memoir, part fantastical travelogue, â ˜The Sea Insideâ ™ takes us on an astounding journey of discovery.
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A Girl in Winter - Philip Larkin
Lose yourself in this tale of young love by the â ˜best-loved English poet of the past 100 years. (Sunday Times)Katherine Lind is a refugee who has become a librarian in a wartime Northern town. One winter s day, she receives a telegram: and her thoughts drift back to falling in love with her pen-pal, Robin Fennel, on a glorious summer exchange. But on his return from the army, their reunion is not what they imagined ...â ˜Beautiful.â ™ Nina Stibbeâ ˜Remarkable â ¦ Diffused poetry.â ™ Simon Garfieldâ ˜Highly sensitive â ¦ Reminiscent of Virginia Woolf.â ™ Joyce Carol Oatesâ ˜Funny and profoundly sad. Andrew Motion Strange and beautiful ... Short, intense and obsessed with the tiny ballets of social interaction, they could only have been written by someone very young (the writer they most remind me of is Sally Rooney) ... Weird but brilliant ... Zingily contemporary.â ™ Sunday Times
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The Prague Orgy - Philip Roth
In quest of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, the American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament, marked by institutionalised oppression, that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the oppressed writers with whom he quickly becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and poignant adventures, an appealingly perverse kind of heroism. The Prague Orgy, consisting of entries from Zuckerman s notebooks recording his sojourn among these outcast artists, completes the trilogy and epilogue Zuckerman Bound. It provides a startling ending to Roth s intricately designed magnum opus on the unforeseen consequences of art. In 1997 Philip Roth won the Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral. In 1998 he received the National Medal of Arts at the White House, and in 2002 the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in Fiction, previously awarded to John Dos Passos, William Faulkner and Saul Bellow, among others. He has twice won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has won the PEN/Faulkner Award three times. In 2005 The Plot Against America received the Society of American Historians Prize for ‘the outstanding historical novel on an American theme for 2003-2004 . Recently Roth received PEN s two most prestigious prizes: in 2006 the PEN/Nabokov Award ‘for a body of work . . . of enduring originality and consummate craftsmanship and in 2007 the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, given to a writer whose ‘scale of achievement over a sustained career . . . places him or her in the highest rank of American literature . In 2011 Roth won the International Man Booker Prize. Roth is the only living American writer to have his work published in a comprehensive, definitive edition by the Library of America.
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Utterly Dark and the Tides of Time - Philip Reeve
Bestselling, award-winning author Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines) returns with anotherspellbinding novel. As our heroine Utterly Dark slips through the magical tides of time, soyou will become enchanted as the power of Philip s story flows through you.
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The Lucifer Effect - Philip G. Zimbardo
In The Lucifer Effect, the award-winning and internationally respected psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive. He challenges our conceptions of who we think we are, what we believe we will never do - and how and why almost any of us could be initiated into the ranks of evil doers.At the same time he describes the safeguards we can put in place to prevent ourselves from corrupting - or being corrupted by - others, and what sets some people apart as heroes and heroines, able to resist powerful pressures to go along with the group, and to refuse to be team players when personal integrity is at stake.Using the first in-depth analysis of his classic Stanford Prison Experiment, and his personal experiences as an expert witness for one of the Abu Ghraib prison guards, Zimbardo s stimulating and provocative book raises fundamental questions about the nature of good and evil, and how each one of us needs to be vigilant to prevent becoming trapped in the Lucifer Effect , no matter what kind of character or morality we believe ourselves to have.The Lucifer Effect won the William James Book Award in 2008.
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The Best of the SF Masterworks - Philip K. Dick
World War Terminus devastated the Earth. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard searches for the renegade replicants he is sent to retire , while he dreams of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of natural life. The opportunity of a lifetime: kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward.But in Deckard s world things aren t that simple, and his assignment turns into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the hunter becomes the hunted . . .Voted in a Locus poll as one of the 100 pre-1990 SF Novels, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep spawned two blockbuster movies. Philip K. Dick won multiple awards for his works, examining human identity, psychology, conspiracy and paranoia, challenging the idea of objective truth in a manner that remains relevant today. A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment - Empire One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction - The Sunday Times Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction
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Alexander the Great - Freeman Philip
Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) was one of history s great generals, a man studied by Caesar and Napoleon, among hundreds of others. He was born to the king of Macedon and educated by Aristotle, whose inquiring mind Alexander appreciated. After his father, Philip II, was assassinated, the 19-year-old Alexander succeeded to the throne and swiftly consolidated power. Over the next 13 years until his death at age 32, Alexander created one of the great empires of history, covering an area as far south as Egypt and as far east as Afghanistan and India. Most of the world that he conquered had been the province of the Persian Empire. Upon his death his empire was broken up and ruled by his generals, the best known were the Ptolemies, who ruled Egypt until Cleopatra was defeated by Caesar. Alexandria, Egypt and many other Alexandrias throughout that part of the world were named in his honour. Alexander s greatest influence was not his leadership (his empire was eventually conquered by Rome), but spreading Greek culture throughout the lands east of the Mediterranean. He is the reason that gold coins from Afghanistan depicted Greek gods and heroes until as recently as several centuries ago. It is because of Alexander that St. Paul, a Jew who lived in modern-day Syria before travelling to modern-day Israel, spoke Greek, and it is because of Alexander that the earliest Christian documents, including the scriptures, were written in Greek.
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South Wales and West Wales Buses in the Early 1960s - Philip Wallis
Philip Wallis visited South and West Wales several times with his camera between 1961 and 1963 and captured on film a great variety of bus operators in that part of the country. Civic pride was strong and no less than seven municipal undertakings ran bus services in the coal-mining valleys of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, while capital city Cardiff and port town Newport each had their own large Corporation Transport Departments, with Cardiff maintaining the only Welsh trolleybus network at that time. Six British Electric Traction group companies operated in the area with fleet sizes ranging from the thirty-four vehicles of Neath Cardiff Luxury Coaches to 674 buses and coaches with Western Welsh. British Transport Commission-controlled Red White and United Welsh were significant in parts of the territory, adding variety by still running AEC, Albion, Guy and Leyland buses before sale to the BTC led to standardisation on Bristol buses. The tentacles of the mighty Crosville empire stretched down to Cardigan in far West Wales. Independent operation, using diverse new and second-hand buses, was strong across both industrial South Wales and rural West Wales.This book profiles many of the operators and illustrates their vehicles through 180 colour and monochrome images, mostly previously unpublished.
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The Levelling Sea - Philip Marsden
The story of Britainâ ™s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.Within the space of few years, during the 1560s and 1570s, a maritime revolution took place in England that would contribute more than anything to the transformation of the country from a small rebel state on the fringes of Europe into a world power. Until then, it was said, there was only one Englishman capable of sailing across the Atlantic. Yet within ten years an English ship with an English crew was circumnavigating the world.At the same time in Cornwall, in the Fal estuary, just a single building â “ a lime kiln â “ existed where the port of Falmouth would emerge. Yet by the end of the eighteenth century, Falmouth would be one of the busiest harbours in the world.â ˜The Levelling Seaâ ™ uses the story of Falmouthâ ™s spectacular rise and fall to explore wider questions about the sea and its place in history and imagination. Drawing on his own deep connection with Cornwall, award-winning author Philip Marsden writes unforgettably about the power of the sea and its ability to produce greed on a piratical scale, dizzying corruption, and grand and tragic aspirations.
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I Was a Rat! Or, The Scarlet Slippers - Philip Pullman
Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey, this intriguing and exciting tale of chance and misfortune by multi award-winning Philip Pullman, is perfect for readers young and old.I was a Rat! Roger insists, and insists . . . In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it s true.Staying with Bob and Joan, however, Roger learns quickly to behave more like a human child. They try to find his parents, but the orphanage, police and hospital all have nothing on their records about a lost boy in the city. What is the truth? As more and more people find out about Roger the mysterious rat-boy he faces more and more danger. But sometimes help comes from the most unexpected of places . . .
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The Human Stain - Philip Roth
The American psyche is channelled into the gripping story of one man. This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Philip Roth at his very best. It is 1998, the year America is plunged into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a president. In a small New England town a distinguished professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues allege that he is a racist. The charge is unfounded, the persecution needless, but the truth about Silk would astonish even his most virulent accuser. Coleman Silk has a secret that he has kept for fifty years. This is the conclusion to Roth’s brilliant trilogy of post-war America – a story of seismic shifts in American history and a personal search for renewal and regeneration.
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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ - Philip Pullman
If I vanished he wouldn t notice, if I died he wouldn t care. I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all. I love him, and my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him; as if he alone is real, and I m just a daydream. This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. In Pullman s hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years. The Myths series brings together some of the world s finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
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Economics: The Economist Guide - Philip Coggan
From its humble beginnings in Ancient Greece to today s mammoth global system, economics is all around us.Getting to grips with what it means is crucial to understanding how the world works: it s never been more important to know your macro from your micro and your fiscal from your monetary policy.In this invaluable guide, Philip Coggan lifts the veil with an entertaining, no-nonsense overview of the development and scope of the field, and breaks down the jargon with an all-new A-Z of key economics concepts and terms.Crisp, sophisticated and often surprising, this is the complete companion to what economics is - and why it matters.
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The Little House - Philippa Gregoryová
A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of todayâ ™s most versatile and compelling storytellers.It was easy for Elizabeth. She married the man she loved, bore him two children and made a home for him which was the envy of their friends.It was harder for Ruth. She married Elizabethâ ™s son and then found that, somehow, she could never quite measure upâ ¦Isolation, deceit and betrayal fill the gaps between the two individual women and between their different worlds. In this complex thriller, Philippa Gregory deploys all her insight into what women want and what women fear, as Ruth confronts the shifting borders of her own sanity. Laying bare the comfortable conventions of rural England, this spine-tingling novel pulses with suspense until the whiplash double-twist of the denouement.
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The Night Stalker - Philip Carlo
WITH EXCLUSIVE DEATH ROW INTERVIEWYears after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead and brought the city of Los Angeles to a standstill, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture and sadistic murder.Based on three years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez himself, Philip Carlo s US bestseller The Night Stalker reveals the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined.With an exclusive death row interview, The Night Stalker is a spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. WITH BRUTAL HONESTY, CARLO WRITES FROM THE HEART ROBERT DE NIRO
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The Pitchfork Disney - Philip Ridley
Ridley s play, with its surreal fantasies, has an edgy, alarming potency of its own, the writing unfettered by any expectations of how a play should be. - GuardianAgainst a backdrop of post-apocalyptic dreams, blood-hungry dogs and labyrinthine nightmares, Presley and his twin sister, Haley, eat chocolate and tell each other stories in order to fend off their darkest fears. Everything will be okay as long as they stay together, inside. But then, one night, Presley sees a beautiful stranger through the window â “ 18-year-old Cosmo Disney â “ and, while Haley sleeps, unbolts the front door and lets him in.First produced in 1991, The Pitchfork Disney heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice that single-handedly changed the face of British drama. Vivid and visionary, Philip Ridleyâ ™s unsettling and dreamlike play offers a prophetic exploration of fear, sexual paranoia, and living in â ˜alternative worldsâ ™. Published in Methuen Dramaâ ™s Modern Classics series, Ridleyâ ™s breakthrough work is introduced by Aleks Sierz (author of In-Yer-Face Theatre).
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The Gift of the Night - Philip Carr-Gomm
A fast and easy six-step approach for addressing insomnia and other sleep disorders. More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder. Left unaddressed, lack of sleep can lead to debilitated health, lowered resilience, and decreased performance in all aspects of life. Restoring hope to the sleepless, psychotherapist Philip Carr-Gomm reveals how we each have the ability to unlock better sleep naturally. Combining his knowledge of sleep science and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with techniques drawn from spiritual traditions and insights from the emerging field of psychedelic therapy, Carr-Gomm presents a fast and easy-to-follow six-step program to help you sleep better. He explores a multitude of approaches to sleep, as well as sleep difficulties and how to overcome them. He looks at the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy and microdosing, applying elements of the psychedelic therapy model as a way of optimising the conditions for sleep. He recommends thirteen natural ways we can drift into a deep and restorative sleep, including hypnotherapy, Yoga Nidra, sophrology, progressive muscle relaxation, and white, pink, and grey noise, and provides scripts for five of these techniques. His successful sleep clinic provides online support in the form of short videos and audio meditations as well as exercises. Helping you get a better night’s sleep, this concise and simple guide shows you how to benefit from everything the night offers to body and soul.
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The Night Stalker - Philip Carlo
Decades after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlo s classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age eleven to his nineteen death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil.
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The Fire Blossom - Sarah Lark
The bestselling author of the Sea of Freedom Trilogy returns with a sweeping family saga of two women in nineteenth-century New Zealand and their epic journey to survive in a world of their own making.It’s 1837, and immigrating to a small New Zealand fishing village is an opportunity for Ida Lange’s family to build a better future. Yet for Ida, raised in a strict, religious, tight-knit German community, so much is still forbidden to a woman. Yearning for the poor day laborer she shared books with as a child, Ida is now trapped in a dire marriage to a man of her father’s choosing.For Cat, who came of age in New Zealand under brutal conditions, life in the colonies hasn’t been easy. Through a strange turn of events, she is adopted by a native Maori tribe, and she begins to thrive. But when she challenges the traditions of her tribe, she’s banished, and left once again to rely on the only person she can trust with her future: herself.When fate brings Ida and Cat together, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit. Out of common ground grows an enduring friendship that will not be broken by the hardships of the plains, threats from the past, or the trials of family and heartache. What they’ll discover is the depth of their own strength and resilience as they get nearer to the freedom they desire and demand. And their journey is just beginning.
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The Colour of Bee Larkhamâ
How do you solve a mystery when you canâ ™t understand the clues?â ™A rich tapestryâ ¦ distinctive and compellingâ ™ Observerâ ™A stunning whodunnitâ ™ Mail on Sundayâ ˜A beautiful, original novel, at once funny and tragic and braveâ ™ Sarah PinboroughThere are three things you need to know about Jasper.1. He sees the world completely differently.2. He canâ ™t recognise faces â “ not even his own.3. He is the only witness to the murder of his neighbour, Bee Larkham.But uncovering the truth about that night will change his world foreverâ ¦An extraordinary and compelling debut which will make you see the world in a way youâ ™ve never seen it before
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Health and Well-Being Across the Life Course - Mary Larkin
Using a life course approach, the main chapters in this truly original and enlightening text focus on health and well-being during each of our life stages. A wide range of contemporary literature from disciplines such as public health, sociology, epidemiology and social policy are drawn upon to examine key health and well-being issues in these stages, and to illustrate how health effects can accumulate across the life course. Interactive activities based on the text and on extracts from primary sources are used to encourage critical reflection and debate. Mary Larkinâ ²s book will be essential reading for students on the many courses that need an understanding of health and well-being across all age groups. It will also be an invaluable resource for those in the health and social care sector as well as practitioners working in the field.
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The Housing Lark - Sam Selvon
Irreverent, spirited ... a seriously funny novel New York Review of BooksSitting in his cramped basement room in Brixton, Battersby dreams of money, women, a T-bone steak - and a place to call his own. So he and a group of friends decide to save up and buy a house together. But amid grasping landlords, the temptations of spending money and the less-than-welcoming attitude of the Mother Country, can this motley group of hustlers and schemers, Trinidadians and Jamaicans, men and women make their dreams a reality? Selvon s meticulously observed narratives of displaced Londoners lives created a template for how to write about migrant, and postmigrant, London for countless writers who have followed in his wake, including Hanif Kureishi and Zadie Smith Caryl Phillips
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Philip Guston - Philip Roth
From October 14th 2025 to March 1st 2026, the Musée National Picasso-Paris will present an exhibition dedicated to the American painter Philip Guston, bringing together a group of figurative works and drawings made by the artist responding to to Philip Roth s book Our Gang (1971). The exhibition will also show the satirical verve of Guston⠙s painting as well as a form of political commitment rooted in his discovery of Picasso⠙s Guernica, surrealism and Mexican muralism in the late 1930s.Supported by the Philip Guston Foundation and the artist s daughter Musa Meyer, who have entrusted the museum with the Nixon drawings series, as well as never-seen-before works, the exhibition will offer a precise look at Guston s work from the 1940s to the end of his life. In total, the book will feature around 150 works by Guston as well as the 73 drawings, along with Philip Roth⠙s text.
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