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The award-winning, bestselling Penguin Map of the World by Michael Middleditch Clear, colourful, and crammed with information reflecting up-to-date world wide political changes, The Penguin Map of the World is a unique concept in maps. For the first time, Michael Middleditch s revised third edition includes all the flags of the world and updated political boundaries. The perfect travelling companion, this clever guide is light and slim enough to slip easily into a pocket or small bag, yet packs in a wealth of invaluable information.For many years Michael Middleditch was chief cartographer at Geographia. He created the Mapguides especially for Penguin, and there are four award-winning and highly successful titles in the series: New York, Paris, London and the Map of the World.

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The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad s widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the WorldFor generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition - not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.About the authors:J.M. Roberts, CBE, published The Penguin History of the World in 1976 to immediate acclaim. His other major books include The Paris Commune from the Right, The Triumph of the West (which was also a successful television series), The Penguin History of Europe and The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century. He died in 2003.Odd Arne Westad, FBA, is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. He has published fifteen books on modern and contemporary international history, among them The Global Cold War, which won the Bancroft Prize, and Decisive Encounters, a standard history of the Chinese civil war. He also served as general co-editor of the Cambridge History of the Cold War.Reviews: A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements. There is nothing better of its kind Lord Jonathan Sumption, Sunday Telegraph A stupendous achievement A. J. P. Taylor A brilliant book ... the most outstanding history of the world yet written J. H. Plumb

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The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He is absolutely indestructible. . . . He changes with the styles in fiction but he never goes out of fashion. He is the really permanent citizen of the earth, for mortals, at best, are but transients. —Dorothy Scarborough This new selection of ghost stories, by Michael Newton, brings together the best of the genre. From Elizabeth Gaskell s The Old Nurse s Story through to Edith Wharton s Afterword, this collection covers all of the most terrifying tales of the genre. With a thoughtful introduction, and helpful notes, Newton places the stories contextually within the genre and elucidates the changing nature of the ghost story and how we interpret it.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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An epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global hub, this book tells the dazzling history of northern Europe s transformation by sea. Pye writes like a dream. Magnificent Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps______________This is a story of saints and spies, of anglers and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know.When the Roman Empire retreated, northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything. A thousand years later, it was the heart of global empires and the home of science, art, enlightenment and money. We owe this transformation to the tides and storms of the North Sea.Boats carried food and raw materials, but also new ideas and information. The seafarers raided, ruined and killed, but they also settled and coupled. With them they brought new tastes and technologies - books, science, clothes, paintings and machines. Drawing on an astonishing breadth of learning and packed with human stories and revelations, this is the epic drama of how we came to be who we are.______________ A closely-researched and fascinating characterisation of the richness of life and the underestimated interconnections of the peoples all around the medieval and early modern North Sea Chris Wickham, author of The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 Elegant writing and extraordinary scholarship . . . Miraculous Hugh Aldersey-Williams, author of Periodic Tales and Anatomies Bristling, wide-ranged and big-themed . . . at its most meaningful, history involves a good deal of art and storytelling. Pye s book is full of both Russell Shorto, New York Times For anyone, like this reviewer, who is tired of medieval history as a chronicle of kings and kingdoms, knights and ladies, monks and heretics, The Edge of the World provides a welcome respite Prof Patrick J Geary, Wall Street Journal

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Unrivalled for its range and intensity, the poetry of the First World War continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This title reflects the diverse experience of those who lived through the war - bringing together the words of poets, soldiers and civilians affected by the conflict.

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It was the start of my second new life, in a city that had a spin of its own - a wilder orbit inside the earth s calm blue-green whirl. New York wasn t open to the hopelessness and lost purpose that drifted around lesser places . . . Meet Bobby, Jonathan and Clare. Three friends, three lovers, three ordinary people trying to make a place for themselves in the harsh and uncompromising world of the Seventies and Eighties.And as our threesome form a new kind of relationship, a new approach to family and love, questioning so much about the world around them, so they hope to create a space, a home, in which to live.

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Sometimes - not often - a book comes along that feels like Christmas. Philip Hensher s timely, but timeless, selection of the best short stories from the past 20 years is that kind of book. His introduction is as enriching as anything that has been published this year Sunday TimesA spectacular treasury of the best British short stories published in the last twenty yearsWe are living in a particularly rich period for British short stories. Despite the relative lack of places in which they can be published, the challenge the medium represents has attracted a host of remarkable, subversive, entertaining and innovative writers. Philip Hensher, following the success of his definitive Penguin Book of British Short Stories, has scoured a vast trove of material and chosen thirty great stories for this new volume of works written between 1997 and the present day.Includes short stories by A.L. Kennedy, Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jackie Kay, Graham Swift, Jane Gardam, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman, Martin Amis, China Miéville, Peter Hobbs, Thomas Morris, David Rose, David Szalay, Irvine Welsh, Lucy Caldwell, Rose Tremain, Helen Oyeyemi, Leone Ross, Helen Simpson, Zadie Smith, Will Self, Gerard Woodward, James Kelman, Lucy Wood, Hilary Mantel, Eley Williams, Sarah Hall, Mark Haddon and Helen Dunmore.

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Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen s Immortal Game to Magnus Carlsen s world championship victories, and featuring a foreword by five-times World Champion Vishy Anand.This book is written by an all-star team of authors. Wesley So is the reigning Fischer Random World Champion, the 2017 US Champion and the winner of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Michael Adams has been the top British player for the last quarter of a century and was a finalist in the 2004 FIDE World Championship. Graham Burgess is the author of thirty books, a former champion of the Danish region of Funen, and holds the world record for marathon blitz chess playing. John Nunn is a three-time winner of both the World Solving Championship and the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. John Emms is an experienced chess coach and writer, who finished equal first in the 1997 British Championship and was chess columnist of the Young Telegraph.The 145 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British and American experts and illustrated with over 1,100 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your own chess-playing skills - whatever your current standard. Instructive points at the end of each game highlight the lessons to be learned.First published in 1998, a second edition of The Mammoth Book of the World s Greatest Chess Games in 2004 included an additional twelve games. Another new edition in 2010 included a further thirteen games as well as some significant revisions to the analysis and information regarding other games in earlier editions of the book, facilitated by the use of a variety of chess software. This 2021 edition, further updated and expanded, now includes 145 games.The authors have made full use of the new generation of chess analysis engines that apply neural-network based AI.

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies.Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist - or is he already here? How will he make himself known and what will become of the world when he does? - and the end of Time. Having studied theology and learnt from initiates of all the great secret societies of the world, Jonathan Black has learned that it is possible to reach an altered state of consciousness in which we can see things about the way the world works that hidden from our everyday commonsensical consciousness. This history shows that by using secret techniques, people such as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and George Washington have worked themselves into this altered state - and been able to access supernatural levels of intelligence. This book will leave you questioning every aspect of your life and spotting hidden messages in the very fabric of society and life itself. It will open your mind to a new way of living and leave you questioning everything you have been taught - and everything you ve taught your children.

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A wonderful book - an invigorating revelation ... An essential collection of prose poems from across the globe, by old masters and new, reveals the form s astonishing range Kate Kellaway, Observer A superb anthology . . . it is hard to know how it could possibly be bettered Daily TelegraphThis is the prose poem: a genre with an oxymoron for a name , one of literature s great open secrets, and the home for over 150 years of extraordinary work by many of the world s most beloved writers. This uniquely wide-ranging anthology gathers essential pieces of writing from every stage of the form s evolution, beginning with the great flowering of recent years before moving in reverse order through the international experiments of the 20th century and concluding with the prose poem s beginnings in 19th-century France.Edited with an introduction by Jeremy Noel-Tod

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Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards the young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his cameraman companion were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the British public before. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough s characteristic charm, humour and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife.

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A bold anthology ... alive with provocations and insights John Carey, Sunday Times The Boy-scouts mistook my signal, and have killed the postman. I ve had very little practice in this sort of thing, you see The British short story tradition is probably the richest, most varied and historically extensive in the world. This new anthology celebrates the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones, from the story s origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding, to the golden age of the fin de siècle and Edwardian period, ending with the First World War. Including the most famous authors as well as some magnificent, little-known stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals, these stories are by turns topical and playful, ghostly and theatrical, rumbustious and sublime.Edited with an introduction by Philip Hensher

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Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen s Immortal Game to Anand versus Kramnik 2008, and featuring a foreword by World Champion Vishy Anand.The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your own chess-playing skills - whatever your current standard. Instructive points at the end of each game highlight the lessons to be learned.First published in 1998, a second edition of The Mammoth Book of the World s Greatest Chess Games in 2004 included an additional 12 games. This edition includes a further 13 games as well as some significant revisions to the analysis and information regarding other games in earlier editions of the book, facilitated by the use of a variety of chess software.

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This anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including - for the first time in a collection of this scale - science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson.

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A master class in achieving and sustaining excellence, even in the most challenging of timesâ ”from the host of The Learning Leader Show and author of Welcome to ManagementMillions of business professionals aspire to become effective leaders. But for hardworking, growth-oriented top performers who are always looking to improve and for rigorous thinkers who are never quite satisfied with the status quo, the true goal is the lifelong pursuit of excellence.Leadership advisor Ryan Hawk has interviewed hundreds of the most productive achievers in the world on his acclaimed podcast, The Learning Leader Show, to discover the best practices for pursuing and sustaining excellence. He found a pattern of uncommon behaviors that set these stellar individuals apart. By following their examples, you will learn how to:Commit to yourself and the processâ •and build purpose, focus, and disciplineDevelop resilience to face new challengesâ •and find inspiration for the long haulSeek guidanceâ •and lead others to new heightsMeet the momentâ •and make the most of every opportunity to excelCreate a trusted group of advisorsâ •and become a lifelong learnerPacked with specific actions to take, experiments to run, and tools to analyze what works best for you, this uncompromisingly practical guide will inspire, challenge, support, and empower you to become your very best. Put mindsets into action and turn behaviors into habits with The Pursuit of Excellence.

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Set in the Alaskan landscape that she brought to stunningly vivid life in THE SNOW CHILD (a Sunday Times bestseller 2012, Richard and Judy pick and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Eowyn Ivey s TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD is a breathtaking story of discovery set at the end of the nineteenth century, sure to appeal to fans of A PLACE CALLED WINTER.*NOMINATED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017* A clever, ambitious novel The Sunday Times Persuasive and vivid... Breathtaking GuardianWinter 1885. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester accepts the mission of a lifetime, to navigate Alaska s Wolverine River. It is a journey that promises to open up a land shrouded in mystery, but there s no telling what awaits Allen and his small band of men.Allen leaves behind his young wife, Sophie, newly pregnant with the child he had never expected to have. Sophie would have loved nothing more than to carve a path through the wilderness alongside Allen - what she does not anticipate is that their year apart will demand every ounce of courage of her that it does of her husband.

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The Basques are Europe s oldest people, their origins a mystery, their language related to no other on Earth, and even though few in population and from a remote and rugged corner of Spain and France, they have had a profound impact on the world. Whilst inward-looking, preserving their ancient language and customs, the Basques also struck out for new horizons, pioneers of whaling and cod fishing, leading the way in exploration of the Americas and Asia, were among the first capitalists and later led Southern Europe s industrial revolution. Mark Kurlansky, the author of the acclaimed Cod, blends human stories with economic, political, literary and culinary history to paint a fascinating picture of an intriguing people.

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Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this authoritative book is the eighth title in Evro’s acclaimed decade-by-decade coverage of the world’s greatest motor race. As described by the UK’s Motor Sport magazine, this multi-volume set covering every race since 1923 is “one of the modern age’s finest reference series”. Each year is exhaustively covered in magnificent photographs, a detailed and insightful commentary, and full results data.

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Spid is bored and longs for adventure. When he daydreams, one day, of faraway places, he finds himself flying back in time. But his adventure isn t quite as he expected ... Features two songs: I Dreamed of Faraway and Seven Wonders . QR codes take readers to musical versions of the songs.

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LP vinyl - Arthur (Art) Blakey, po konverzi k islámu známý též pod jménem Abdullah Ibn Buhaina byl americký jazzový bubeník a vedoucí jazzových ansámblů. Společně s Kennym Clarkem a Maxem Roachem patří k tvůrcům bebopového stylu bubnování. Arthur (Art) Blakey, po konverzi k islámu známý též pod jménem Abdullah Ibn Buhaina byl americký jazzový bubeník a vedoucí jazzových ansámblů. Společně s Kennym Clarkem a Maxem Roachem patří k tvůrcům bebopového stylu bubnování. Jako autor skladeb je znám svým vitálním pojetím bebopu, který obohacoval bluesovými a funkovými prvky. Měl (a stále má) velký vliv na mainstreamový jazz. Obsah: LP A1. The Opener A2. What Know A3. The Theme B1. 'Round About Midnight B2. The Breeze And I

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LP vinyl - Arthur (Art) Blakey, po konverzi k islámu známý též pod jménem Abdullah Ibn Buhaina byl americký jazzový bubeník a vedoucí jazzových ansámblů. Společně s Kennym Clarkem a Maxem Roachem patří k tvůrcům bebopového stylu bubnování. Arthur (Art) Blakey, po konverzi k islámu známý též pod jménem Abdullah Ibn Buhaina byl americký jazzový bubeník a vedoucí jazzových ansámblů. Společně s Kennym Clarkem a Maxem Roachem patří k tvůrcům bebopového stylu bubnování. Jako autor skladeb je znám svým vitálním pojetím bebopu, který obohacoval bluesovými a funkovými prvky. Měl (a stále má) velký vliv na mainstreamový jazz. Obsah: "High Modes" (Mobley) "Night Watch" (Mobley) "The Things I Love" (Barlow, Lew Harris) "The Summit" (Shorter) "The Theme" (Davis)

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A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights.“An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole“In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.”Growing up in the mountains of Utah, Cory Richards was constantly surrounded by the outdoors. His father, a high school teacher and a ski patroller, spent years teaching Richards and his brother how to ski, climb, mountaineer, and survive in the wild. Despite a seemingly idyllic childhood, the Richards home was fraught with violence, grief, and mental illness. After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and dropping out of high school, Richards subsumed himself in the worlds of photography and climbing, seeking out the farthest reaches of the world to escape the darkness. Then, in the midst of a wildly successful career in adventure photography, a catastrophic avalanche changed everything, forcing Richards to confront the trauma of his past, evaluate his own mental health, and learn to rewrite his story.The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: He’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark, and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. But it is also the story of a tumultuous life—a stirring, lyrical memoir that captures the profound musings of an unquiet mind grappling with the meaning of success, the cost of fame and addiction, and whether it is possible to outrun your demons. With exquisite prose and disarming candor, accompanied by stunning photos from his career, Richards excavates the roots of his trauma and shares what it took for him to climb out of it.

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Brilliantly bonkers - JAMIE SMART, author of Bunny Versus Monkey and Looshkin. With fast-paced action and absurd humor [...] Super Dweeb in an exciting new series for fans of Captain Underpants or Diary of a Wimpy Kid - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL A funny, fast-paced and zany adventure, bursting with colourful cartoon-style illustrations - BOOK TRUSTThis full-colour hardback brings together the first three anarchic adventures of Super Dweeb, as told by award-winning author and illustrator Jess Bradley.Andy may be a little socially awkward, but thanks to his awesome atomic pencil - which brings doodles to life - he s far from an ordinary dweeb. Look out, evil-doers: HERE COMES SUPER DWEEB!• Discover the secret origin of the world s geekiest superhero, in the Super Dweeb and the Pencil of Destiny.• Witness his first meeting with his arch-nemesis in Super Dweeb Vs. Dr. Eraser-Butt.• And thrill as Andy battles his evil twin, in Super Dweeb Vs. the Evil Doodler!This collection also features previously unseen bonus content, including step-by-step guides to drawing the series most popular characters.This unpredictable, anarchic adventure story will have kids rolling on the floor. Featuring comic-strip-style storytelling in full-color, it s perfect for readers aged 7-9.

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YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WWII?Did you ever actually listen to somebody who was there?THE 3 BOOK OMNIBUS EDITION, in one 822-page binding, The Things Our Fathers Saw--The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation From Hometown, USA: VOLUMES 1-3 ...TOLD IN THEIR OWN WORDS...~From the award-winning author of the #39;The Things Our Fathers Saw #39; World War II eyewitness history series~ 800 PAGES, including:*Volume I: Voices of the Pacific Theater-The telephone rings on the hospital floor, and they tell you it is your mother, the phone call you have been dreading. You’ve lost part of your face to a Japanese sniper on Okinawa, and after many surgeries, the doctor has finally told you that at 19, you will never see again. The pain and shock is one thing. But now you have to tell her, from 5000 miles away.*Volume II: War in the Air--From the Great Depression to Combat-HOW DO YOU THINK YOU FEEL when you wake up in a hospital and find out you killed your own mother?JUST WHAT DO YOU DO in that moment when your plane’s been hit, and you are about to crash far from home?*Volume III: War in the Air--Combat, Captivity, and Reunion-WHAT DO YOU FILL YOUR POCKETS WITH when you’re rousted awake in the middle of a freezing German night to be death-marched across Germany?WHEN YOUR BUDDY STAGGERS AND FALLS by the side of the road, and no longer even knows who you are, do you keep moving to keep yourself alive?By the end of 2020, fewer than 400,000 of our WW II veterans will still be with us, out of the over 16 million who put on a uniform. But why is it that today, nobody seems to know these stories?Maybe our veterans did not volunteer to tell us; maybe we were too busy with our own lives to ask. For all of us to be free, a few of us must be brave, and that is the history of America . Read how a generation of young Americans saved the world.Because dying for freedom isn #39;t the worst that could happen. Being forgotten is.— “A must-read in every high school in America. It is a very poignant look back at our greatest generation; maybe it will inspire the next one.”Reviewer, Vol. I

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If you think art history has to be pale, male and stale - think again.Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Is it even possible to decolonise our galleries? Must Rhodes fall?From the stolen Wakandan art in Black Panther, to Emmanuel Macron s recent commitment to art restitution, and Beyoncé and Jay Z s provocative music video filmed in the Louvre, the question of decolonising our relationship with the art around us is quickly gaining traction. People are waking up to the seedy history of the world s art collections, and are starting to ask difficult questions about what the future of museums should look like.In The Whole Picture, art historian and Uncomfortable Art Tour guide Alice Procter provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about art, and fills in the blanks with the stories that have been left out of the art history canon for centuries.The book is divided into four chronological sections, named after four different kinds of art space:The PalaceThe ClassroomThe MemorialThe PlaygroundEach section tackles the fascinating and often shocking stories of five different art pieces, including the propaganda painting that the East India Company used to justify its control in India; the Maori mokomokai skulls that were traded and collected by Europeans as art objects ; and Kara Walker s controversial contemporary sculpture A Subtlety, which raised questions about appropriate interactions with art. Through these stories, Alice brings out the underlying colonial narrative lurking beneath the art industry today, and suggests different ways of seeing and thinking about art in the modern world.The Whole Picture  is a much-needed provocation to look more critically at the accepted narratives about art, and rethink and disrupt the way we interact with the museums and galleries that display it.

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The hilarious new fantasy adventure from the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Alex is a normal, everyday kid, living in a normal, everyday city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero, living in a world of magic. Unfortunately, when the two boys mysteriously swap places, each of them ends up being mistaken for the other.With zero experience of heroism, Alex is thrust into an epic quest to defeat the evil Felonius Gloam, who has stolen the Book of Lifetales and is using it to unravel the very fabric of the world of Aërth.Meanwhile, Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who s six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he s got to win ⠓ when he doesn t even know how to play.Can the two boys complete their Impossible Quests and find a way back to their own lives, or will they both discover they don t have a life to come back to . . . ? Brilliantly written and very, very funny - Ross Montgomery, author of I Am Rebel.

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A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, it is a direct connection with history. The last time the object was touched was sometimes centuries before; now, it’s starting a new life. The millions of vessels that lie under the sea tell the human history of the world. Mensun Bound is the renowned marine archaeologist who was the Director of Exploration on the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance. With journalist Mark Frary, here Bound uses the many treasures he has discovered, from Nazi eagles to cannonballs, to write a maritime history of the world from 3000 BCE. Interwoven throughout with beautiful photographs, Wonders in the Deep is a riveting story of human ambition, defeat and ingenuity.

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________________ There s no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. In The Divide, Jason Hickel brilliantly lays it out, layer upon layer, until you are left reeling with the outrage of it all. - Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics· The richest eight people control more wealth than the poorest half of the world combined.· Today, 60 per cent of the world s population lives on less than $5 a day.· Though global real GDP has nearly tripled since 1980, 1.1 billion more people are now living in poverty.For decades we have been told a story: that development is working, that poverty is a natural phenomenon and will be eradicated through aid by 2030. But just because it is a comforting tale doesn t make it true. Poor countries are poor because they are integrated into the global economic system on unequal terms, and aid only helps to hide this. Drawing on pioneering research and years of first-hand experience, The Divide tracks the evolution of global inequality - from the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present day - offering revelatory answers to some of humanity s greatest problems. It is a provocative, urgent and ultimately uplifting account of how the world works, and how it can change for the better.

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This charming urban fantasy is what you #39;d have if Terry Pratchett wrote The Good Place, following two agents of love ensnared in a plot to bring down the natural order of the world. Perfect for fans of Jodi Taylor, Garth Nix #39;s #39;Booksellers #39; series and Assistant to the Villain. #39;This is the perfect book. It #39;s joyful and funny and sad and flamboyant: everything I always went to Terry Pratchett for #39; NATASHA PULLEY Not everything is down to Fate but, when it comes to love, the right people must collide to keep the world running to plan. Immortal cupids, known as Apollo agents, spend their afterlife matching up pre-destined couples to sign off their daily quota. Love cynic, Erron Grover, and hopeless romantic, Casey Hart, are two such agents based in London. They live an afterlife of luxury until several of their assignments result in a bizarre series of deaths.Under heavy suspicion of involvement, their blossoming relationship begins to fray, but far worse, the unplanned deaths start to cause the very fabric of Fate to unravel. Faced with the collapse of civilisation, far too many geese and a few questionable soul reapers, the two men are forced to go on the run to solve the murders and save the world . . . along with their favourite jazz bar. #39;The perfect balance of fast paced and fun ... It hit me in the heart with a gold arrow! #39; ROSE BLACK, author of Til Death Do Us BardTropes: Grumpy x Sunshine M/M Friends to Romance High Stakes (Good vs Evil) Larger-Than-Life ThreatREADERS LOVE ACTS OF CUPIDITY!* * * * * #39;The writing is extremely engaging and the pace is fantastic. I read this mostly in one sitting because I didn #39;t want to put it down. I just needed to know what was going to happen next #39;* * * * * #39;I LOVED this book, this was so much fun. I was sucked in from the beginning, the storyline instantly got me #39; * * * * * #39;The blend of urban fantasy with a light-hearted mystery is perfectly executed, making this book impossible to put down. Acts of Cupidity is an absolute delight - a page-turner full of charm, humour and a dash of romance that will keep readers hooked from start to finish #39; * * * * * #39;Ahhh I loved it so much!!! One of my all-time favorites! Acts of Cupidity combines everything that my heart needs: longing, queer love, a good mystery, humour, all in a fantasy setting!! #39;* * * * * #39;WORLDBUILDING: 10/10. ROMANCE: 100000000000000000/10. MYSTERY: 10/10 #39;

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Anyone purchasing a greenhouse should read this book first. -Home Greenhouse Magazine Do you want homegrown tomatoes in the dead of winter? Or to grow succulents and cacti in the coldest parts of the world? All you need is a greenhouse. In The Greenhouse Gardener s Manual, Roger Marshall shares the secrets of successfully growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, and houseplants in a well-maintained greenhouse. You ll learn how to choose the right design, create a healthy environment, use the space for propagation, and maintain the greenhouse year-round. Marshall also includes a plant directory of the 70 best fruits and vegetables and the 88 best ornamental plants for growing in a greenhouse.

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Cassie must rescue her brother from the Fair Folk, who dwell in the underworld of Annwn. But the task is no simple one . . . Cassie’s older brother Byron has fallen in with the wrong crowd – it’s soon clear these boys are wild, reckless and not human at all. They are tylwyth teg – Fair Folk, who tempt humans down into the dark places of the world. And Byron is tempted. When he goes missing, Cassie and her cousin, Siân, follow his trail to an old abandoned railway tunnel which goes down and down into Annwn, the underworld. Here they find that the tylwyth teg are restless – and angry. Their leader, Gwenhidw, wants to protect Annwn from the damage humans are doing to the world. Byron is part of her plan. But Cassie won’t let her big brother be part of anyone’s plan. Can she rescue her brother before it is too late?

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Humans are increasingly becoming an indoor species. We spend 90 per cent of our life indoors. And, on average, we dedicate eight hours a day looking at screens. Our increasingly domestic lives are having huge consequences to our health. In Into the Forest, Immunologist and Forest Medicine expert, Dr Qing Li, examines the unprecedented benefits of the world s largest natural health resource: the great outdoors.Applying cutting-edge research and emerging science, Dr Li explores the inherent connection between nature and improved wellbeing. This practical guide will help you overcome some of life s most problematic health issues, including how to: · reduce blood pressure; · lower stress;· improve energy levels;· and boost the immune system. From mindful strolls in your local park to listening to the wind, from watching the sunset to walking barefoot in the grass, Dr Li reveals the life-improving advantages of spending time around trees, for a healthier and happier you.

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In most developed countries there is a palpable sense of confusion about the contemporary state of the world. Much that was taken for granted a decade or two ago is being questioned, and there is a widespread urge to try and understand how we reached our present situation, and where we are heading. In this major new book, the leading sociologist, historical anthropologist and demographer Emmanuel Todd sheds fresh light on our current predicament by reconstructing the historical dynamics of human societies from the Stone Age to the present. Eschewing the tendency to attribute special causal significance to the economy, Todd develops an anthropological account of history, focusing on the long-term dynamics of family systems and their links to religion and ideology â “ what he sees as the slow-moving, unconscious level of society, in contrast to the conscious level of the economy and politics. He also analyses the dramatic changes brought about by the spread of education. This enables him to explain the different historical trajectories of the advanced nations and the growing divergence between them, a divergence that can be observed in such phenomena as the rise of the Anglosphere in the modern period, the paradox of a Homo americanus who is both innovative and archaic, the startling electoral success of Donald Trump, the lack of realism in the will to power shown by Germany and China, the emergence of stable authoritarian democracy in Russia, the new introversion of Japan and the recent turbulent developments in Europe, including Brexit. This magisterial account of human history brings into sharp focus the massive transformations taking place in the world today and shows that these transformations have less to do with the supposedly homogenizing effects of globalization and the various reactions to it than with an ethnic diversity that is deeply rooted in the long history of human evolution.

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60 achievable adventures that celebrate the best of Britain and Britishness â “ must-do things that are on your doorstep rather than the other side of the world.If you want to ski off a cliff or swim with sharks, stop reading now. This book is about achievable adventures that celebrate the best of Britain and Britishness.The 60 mini adventures included are graded in difficulty from comically easy to mildly challenging, making them suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities. They include the most beautiful place to go for a stroll, the easiest place for a wild swim and, more importantly, the most spectacular place to have a cup of tea. Not to mention flying in a Spitfire and finding delicious food among the hedgerows.So what s on this Great British Bucket List? Well, a host of alternative UK adventures to get you out of the house. From fossil hunting on the Jurassic coast to forest bathing in Standish Woods, family-friendly music festivals to spectacular walks and lazy picnic hotspots, this essential guide is packed with must-do experiences. Discover the world of luxury eco-glamping in Devon and Suffolk. Book your tickets for the Minack, Cornwall s world famous open-air theatre. Follow in the footsteps of the Kinder Scout mass trespass in Dark Peak, or go canoeing down the Wye Valley in Wales.Besides old favourites, such as Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey, readers will find a bucket list bursting with suggestions for pleasant days out at some of the National Trust s historic houses. Whether you re luxuriating in Sissinghurst s famous gardens or moseying around Fountains Abbey, you re sure to have a uniquely British adventure.

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Joy Callaway weaves a dramatic, heartfelt story of self-discovery and a hard-won love against the stunning backdrop the Eighth Wonder of the World. --Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of Time is a RiverAt this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden in plain sight when the eye is trained on beauty.April 1913--Belle Newbold hasn t seen mountains for seven years--since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married oil and gas magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather s business acquaintance, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again--primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite, a man she s only met once before. It is a veritable arranged marriage, but she prefers it that way. Belle isn t interested in love. She only wants a simple life--a family of her own and the stability of a wealthy man s pockets. That s what Worth Delafield has promised to give her and it s worth facing the mountains again, the reminder of the past, and her poverty, to secure her future.But when the Vagabonds group is invited to tour the unfinished Grove Park Inn and Belle is unexpectedly thrust into a role researching and writing about the building of the inn--a construction the locals are calling The Eighth Wonder of the World--she quickly realizes that these mountains are no different from the ones she once called home. As Belle peels back the facade of Grove Park Inn, of Worth, of the society she s come to claim as her own, and the truth of her heart, she begins to see that perhaps her part in Grove Park s story isn t a coincidence after all. Perhaps it is only by watching a wonder rise from ordinary hands and mountain stone that she can finally find the strength to piece together the long-destroyed path toward who she was meant to be.International bestselling author Joy Callaway returns with a story of the ordinary people behind extraordinary beauty--and the question of who gets to tell their stories.Praise for What the Mountains Remember: Callaway is back with another insightful rendering of a place and time in history, bringing her trademark attention to detail, warmth, and heart to a story centered around one of the nation s most beautiful and fabled hotels, the Grove Park Inn in Asheville NC. ?--Marybeth Mayhew Whalen, author of ten novels and cofounder of The Book Tide A stunning portrayal of the building of the Grove Park Inn that reveals not only its grandeur, but also the struggles of the laborers tasked with its construction, Joy Callaway brings the famed Vagabonds to life with immaculate research and rich details in this intriguing, elegantly written historical fiction that readers are going to love! --Madeline Martin, New York Times Bestseller author of The Keeper of Hidden BooksPerfect for fans of The Only Woman in the Room and A Well-Behaved WomanStand-alone novelIncludes Discussion Questions

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The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children s Video.

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* THE UNMISSABLE SHORT STORY COLLECTION FEATURING MODESTY BLAISE * The finest escapist thrillers ever written THE TIMES Before Buffy, before Charlie s Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there was Modesty Blaise OBSERVERDiscover new Modesty Blaise stories in the final collection from legend Peter O Donnell, spanning his heroine s career from running her criminal empire, the Network, to working for British Intelligence. Including Bellman , The Dark Angels , Old Alex , The Girl With the Black Balloon and Cobra Trap , this collection reveals the untold tales of the world s most famous agent. From her youth in the criminal underworld, to fighting rebels in the jungles of central America and pitched battles on board a moving train, this collection featuring the classic duo of Modesty Blaise and her loyal lieutenant Willie Garvin is an essential part of any Modesty fan s library.

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A beautifully illustrated guide to the fairy folk of the world, with magical stories, maps revealing their locations and amazing tales of close encounters.Do you think of fairies as small, winged creatures? Well, they can be, but did you know that they can also be tinier than ants or as large as humans? Many do fly, but others, such as the goblin and the gnome, walk on the ground as we do. Magical, mysterious and sometimes mischievous, fairy folk can be found all around the globe.Beautifully illustrated maps pinpoint the locations of fairies on every continent, whilst special feature spreads take a closer look at fairy lore, fairy magic and rare sightings. From Cornish pixies and the timid forest fairies of Germany to the Good Folk fairies of Newfoundland, find out all there is to know about fairies!

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I enjoyed this so much. As a pessimistic lover of words, this was both comforting and heart-warming. I always think that learning about etymology is a way to appreciate the secret code of the world, and Susie is the perfect guide and companion and lexical cheerleader. - Stig Abel Susie Dent s way with words always makes me happy. This is my kind of book. There s positivity on every page. - Gyles BrandrethSusie Dent, bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, is on a mission to find light in the deepest, darkest corners of our language.It takes just a short browse through the dictionary to spot how it is filled with negative words. But Susie has searched far and wide to unearth happy and uplifting words and phrases that, in some cases, are long forgotten, while others have only just been discovered.Paired with beautiful illustrations, this is the perfect book to lift you out of your mubble fubbles (a slightly sad mood), make you grin like a gigglemug (someone who never stops smiling), and have you feeling forblissed (extremely happy) in no time.This joyous collection of 100 positive words and their origins will show readers young and old just how wonderful language can be - and how you can use your words to make the world a happier place.

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The Secret Ocean will take you and your child on an extraordinaryjourney. In the sparkling oceans of the world, a beautifulday is about to start. The fish are swimming and the corals arebursting with colour. A stunning gift for parent and child to share full of charming momentsto discover together.

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Alan Bennett s classic story about Queen Elizabeth IIWhat would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story.The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely (JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. She comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with much that she has to do. In short, her reading is subversive. The consequence is, of course, surprising, mildly shocking and very funny.

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Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world.An international mission calls for unflinching bravery in the bedroom . . .Caught between an opium-selling vicarâ ™s wife, an Amazonian bandit queen looking for her next husband and the Chinese Emperorâ ™s ravishing concubine, Harry Flashman is busier than ever.

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Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world.In his raunchiest romp yet, Flashman mines new depths of roguish behaviour as a secret agent extraordinaire and is thrust headfirst into the middle of the Indian Mutiny.

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A stone-cold Cold War classic Toby Litt, GuardianA high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool, working-class hero, Len Deighton s sensational debut The IPCRESS File rewrote the spy thriller and became the defining novel of 1960 s London. Changed the shape of the espionage thriller ... there is an infectious energy about this book which makes it a joy to read Daily Telegraph

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Fake Date on the Orient ExpressTHE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME?In this Summer Escapes story, when millionaire Lucas West rescues a stunning actress on board the Orient Express to Venice, he has a brilliant idea. He needs a fake girlfriend for the summer, so who better than a woman who pretends for a living? It⠙s certainly the most unusual role Tally has ever had⠔and handsome Lucas is now her favourite co-star! Soon their relationship begins to go off-script, but can they trust their emotions enough to write the next act?Tempted by Her Best Friend BillionaireA LUXURY CRUISE⠔WITH HER FRENEMY!Growing up, Blake Carlisle was Nina⠙s best friend⠔until he let both her and his grandmother down. Now his gran⠙s will has instructed them to cruise the Mediterranean together and fulfil her dying wish! It⠙s a holiday Nina desperately needs⠦but having the tech billionaire in tow is bringing up their painful pasts⠔and their undeniable attraction! Nina⠙s tempted into a ⠘holiday with benefits⠙ arrangement, but with Blake⠙s life on the other side of the world, can they ever be anything more than friends?Contains 2 titles!Perfect for fans of:🤭 Fake relationship✈️ International👫 Friends to lovers

Objev podobné jako Fake Date On The Orient Express / Tempted By Her Best Friend Billionaire - Michelle Douglas, Jessica Gilmore

We are instantly plunged back into the unique atmosphere of the world of The Incal, as we witness John Difool s search for his identity and his origins, his first meeting with Deepo, and the appearance of many of the series key characters, such as the Metabaron or Diavaloo.

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Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world.As the Light Brigade prepare to charge the Russian guns at Balaclava, Flashman assumes his characteristic battle position: sabre rattling, teeth chattering, bowels rumbling in terror and about to bolt.

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Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, economic polarisation have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world s seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet-and all its people to the social and ecological brink. In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the Billionaires Club of Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg and other modern Mughals, whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world.

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The perfect book to share with anxious little ones, and the ideal antidote to worries big and small - with gorgeous illustrations by the bestselling illustrator of THE WORLD MADE A RAINBOW.Whenever I am feeling sador life feels hard or wrong or bad, I focus for a little whileon little things that make me smile . . . What are the things that make YOU feel happy? From swinging high on playground swings to licking melty ice cream, there are lots of small things that can cheer up a grey day. This reassuring, uplifting picture book celebrates the little things that bring us joy and happiness. We all have bad days and sad days, but sometimes it s the smallest things that make us smile!

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Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world.In addition to the other famous adventures come three episodes in the career of this eminent if disreputable adventurer.Plumbing the depths of dishonour, Flashmanâ ™s upto his old tricks again. Whether embroiled in aplot to assassinate Emperor Franz-Josef, saving thePrince of Wales from scandal, or being chased by ahorde of Zulus, Harry Flashman never disappoints.

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