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The Starmer Project - Oliver Eagleton
The Starmer Project is a forensic and revealing account of Keir Starmer’s rise to the top of British politics. Oliver Eagleton paints a fascinating picture of a human-rights barrister turned chief prosecutor and his handling of a number of cases involving the police and security services. He traces Starmer’s political alliances and his leading role in Labour’s Brexit agony. When Starmer stood for party leader, he pledged to revitalise Corbynism with a dose of lawyerly competence. The Starmer Project details how he instead purged Jeremy Corbyn and pulled Labour to the right. Helped into power by the Conservatives’ collapse in 2024, Starmer was soon as unpopular as his Tory predecessors. Embroiled in austerity and allegations of sleaze, he has further alienated the public and disappointed business interests as well. He stands accused by critics on the left and right alike of lacking principles. But although devoid of charisma, Starmer is anything but an empty political vessel. Indeed, the implications of his authoritarian politics for a country in need of renewal, not retrenchment, appear dire. This is the definitive, updated and revealing biography of the Labour Prime Minister.
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The Meaning of Life - Terry Eagleton
Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them , writes Terry Eagleton, who, in these pages, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it.So what is the meaning of life? In this witty, spirited, and stimulating inquiry, Eagleton shows how centuries of thinkers - from Shakespeare and Schopenhauer to Marx, Sartre and Beckett - have tackled the question. Refusing to settle for the bland and boring, Eagleton reveals with a mixture of humour and intellectual rigour how the question has become particularly problematic in modern times. Instead of addressing it head-on, we take refuge from the feelings of meaninglessness in our lives by filling them with a multitude of different things: from football and sex, to New Age religions and fundamentalism. Many of the readers of this book are likely to be as sceptical of the phrase the meaning of life as they are of Santa Claus , he writes. But Eagleton contends that in a world where we need to find common meanings, it is important that we set about answering the question of all questions; and, in conclusion, he suggests his own answer.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager (Updated and Revised Edition) - Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore
In today s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren t formally trained in managing projects - you re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success. This updated and revised edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world insights for effective project management and guides you through the essentials of the value, people, and project management process: Scope, Plan Engage, Track, and Adapt. Close If you re struggling to ensure multiple projects are finished with high value and on time, this book is for you. If you manage projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you. Change the way you think about project management - project manager may not be your official title, but with the right strategies, you can excel in this project economy.
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Frighten the Horses - Oliver Radclyffe
This book is as sharp as razors, but it also pulses with a passionate, desperate, human urgency for truth and liberation. I am deeply grateful to have read it Elizabeth GilbertAs the daughter of two well-to-do English parents and the wife of a handsome, successful man, Oliver Radclyffe checked off every box - marriage, children (four), a white-picket fence surrounding a stately home in Connecticut and a golden retriever named Biscuit.But beneath the shiny veneer, Oliver was desperately trying to stay afloat - his hair was falling out in clumps, he couldn t eat and his mood swings often brought him to tears. And then, on an otherwise unremarkable afternoon, Oliver Radclyffe woke up and realized the life of a trapped housewife was not for him. In fact, Oliver had spent his entire life denying the deepest, truest parts of himself. Despite the challenges he faced, leaving a marriage and reintroducing himself to his children, Oliver realized there was no way for him to go back to the beautiful lie of his previous life. Not if he wanted to survive.Frighten the Horses is a trans man s coming of age story, about a housewife who initially comes out as a lesbian and tentatively, at first, steps into the world of queerness. With growing courage and the support of his newfound community, Oliver is finally able to face the question of his gender identity and become the man he is supposed to be.
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The Psychology Project Manual - Kate Bailey, Alice Doherty, Stephanie McDonald, Emma Whitt
The most practical guide to completing your research project, where straightforward, student-centred advice is quickly found and easily applied.The Psychology Project Manual supports students through the whole of the empirical project. It is a practical guide addressing common challenges that students face when undertaking the project. Students can quickly and easily find the answer to a question they have. The authors approachable writing style also provides information that is direct and straightforward. The manual takes a student-centred approach by incorporating the student voice. In each chapter there are smart solutions, which are challenges that students encountered when conducting their project and detail how they solved or dealt with those challenges. There is also a handy hints feature, which includes advice from students about aspects of the project. In addition, Future focus boxes identify links between students research project experience and their future plans. This ties into the focus, throughout the text, on the employability skills that students develop when undertaking a project, whether they are going into further study or work in psychology, or going into a graduate job.
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The Mandrake Project: Year One - Bruce Dickinson, Tony Lee
The Mandrake Project – Year One is a gripping graphic novel from Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, blending science, mysticism, and the battle for immortality. This 184-page hardcover collects the first four issues, a rare prologue, essays, photos, and stunning art. A must-have for music and comic fans! Metal legend and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson brings his epic storytelling into the world of graphic novels with The Mandrake Project - Year One, an exclusive 184-page hardcover from Z2. This premium 9’x9” volume contains the first four issues of The Mandrake Project comic series, as well as the 8 page prologue which was previously only available in the packaging of AFTERGLOW OF RAGNAROK, the first single from Bruce Dickinson #39;s recent solo album. This volume also contains an essay, exclusive photos and art capturing the Year in the Life of The Mandrake Project comic series, album release and tour. With a stunning cover by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz, The Mandrake Project is an epic tale, exploring the generational struggle where science and mysticism have clashed for a century over control of the ultimate secret: immortality. Brought to life by Bruce Dickinson with writer Tony Lee and artists Staz Johnson, and Piotr Kowalski, The Mandrake Project - Year One is a must-have experience for fans of both music and graphic novels.
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Your Party - Oliver Eagleton
From Verso: The first book about Your Party sees leading figures make the case for the new party and debate the big issues it faces
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The Happiness Project - Rubin Gretchen
#1 New York Times Bestseller An enlightening, laugh-aloud read. . . . Filled with open, honest glimpses into [Rubin s] real life, woven together with constant doses of humor. Christian Science MonitorGretchen Rubin s year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation. This special 10th Anniversary edition features a Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Happiness Project Stories, a guide to creating your own happiness project, a list of dozens of free resources, and more.Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. the days are long, but the years are short, she realized. time is passing, and I m not focusing enough on the things that really matter. In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.In this lively and compelling account now updated with new material by the author Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.This updated edition includes:·     An extensive new interview with the author·     Stories of other people s life-changing happiness projects·     A resource guide to the dozens of free resources created for readers·     The Happiness Project Manifesto·     An excerpt from Gretchen Rubin s bestselling book The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles that Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People s Lives Better, Too)Â
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Marya Khan and the Disastrous Class Project (Marya Khan #5) - Saadia Faruqi
Perfect for fans of Ivy Bean and Stella Diaz, this charming chapter book series by the author of the successful Yasmin series follows a Pakistani American third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiringItâ ™s time for her classâ ™s country project, and Marya is super excited. She loves public speaking, and sheâ ™s assigned Pakistan, where her family is from. But Marya has two problems: She doesnâ ™t actually know very much about her grandparentsâ ™ country, and sheâ ™s paired with new kid Waleed, who is so shy he can barely talk, let alone present to the class. Marya figures if she can just befriend Waleed, heâ ™ll help her make the best project ever. Itâ ™s time for Operation Make a Friend! But how do you make a friend? Play sports? Make jokes? With time running out before the big presentation, Marya worries sheâ ™ll never get this Waleed kid to loosen up. But after researching a lot about friendshipâ ”and Pakistanâ ”she might be able to save this project yet! A wonderful addition to any collection, this story offers insights into Pakistani culture and the challengesâ ”and rewardsâ ”of making new friends in a new place. -School Library Journal The bookâ ™s strength lies in Faruqiâ ™s ability to recreate the ups and downs of Maryaâ ™s experiences within her family and her school community. Both the vivid character portrayals and the many grayscale illustrations will please readers of this transitional chapter book from the enjoyable Marya Khan series. -BooklistRead all of the books in the Marya Khan seriesMarya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (#1)Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden (#2)Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival (#3)Marya Khan and the Awesome Adventure Park (#4)Marya Khan and the Disastrous Class Project (#5)Marya Khan and the Abominable Ski Trip (#6)Â
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The Abundance Project - Derek Rydall
From the author of the acclaimed book Emergence comes a guide to design and create abundance in any area of life, including money, time, love, creativity, and more. “In The Abundance Project, you will find a simple and fun step-by-step way to release your fear and baggage…and begin living the life you were born for” (Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason). The Abundance Project is about having more than enough in every area of your life—more than enough money, time, love, creativity, and happiness—regardless of the circumstances you’ve been through or are currently facing. This may sound like wishful thinking, but once you understand what you’re really made of, and what the source of real abundance is, you will increase your capacity and unleash your divine inheritance. Built on universal, proven principles, The Abundance Project breaks you out of the unsustainable buying/consuming loop created by the mindset that fulfillment comes from outside ourselves. Derek Rydall teaches the laws of giving and circulation that will release the channels of abundance-creating energy in your life through his Seven Gifts that Give You Everything; he will help you identify Abundance Blindspots and Shadows that get in the way; and he walks you through the step-by-step Abundance Blueprint so you can design and master the life you’ve envisioned. The Abundance Project “challenges us to open up to a fresh worldview where we can work from our true nature: whole, abundant” (Lindsay Crouse, Oscar-nominated actress).
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The 1619 Project
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.“[A] groundbreaking compendium . . . bracing and urgent . . . This collection is an extraordinary update to an ongoing project of vital truth-telling.”—Esquire NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BooklistIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.This book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation’s founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.Featuring contributions from: Leslie Alexander • Michelle Alexander • Carol Anderson • Joshua Bennett • Reginald Dwayne Betts • Jamelle Bouie • Anthea Butler • Matthew Desmond • Rita Dove • Camille T. Dungy • Cornelius Eady • Eve L. Ewing • Nikky Finney • Vievee Francis • Yaa Gyasi • Forrest Hamer • Terrance Hayes • Kimberly Annece Henderson • Jeneen Interlandi • Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Barry Jenkins • Tyehimba Jess • Martha S. Jones • Robert Jones, Jr. • A. Van Jordan • Ibram X. Kendi • Eddie Kendricks • Yusef Komunyakaa • Kevin M. Kruse • Kiese Laymon • Trymaine Lee • Jasmine Mans • Terry McMillan • Tiya Miles • Wesley Morris • Khalil Gibran Muhammad • Lynn Nottage • ZZ Packer • Gregory Pardlo • Darryl Pinckney • Claudia Rankine • Jason Reynolds • Dorothy Roberts • Sonia Sanchez • Tim Seibles • Evie Shockley • Clint Smith • Danez Smith • Patricia Smith • Tracy K. Smith • Bryan Stevenson • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Natasha Trethewey • Linda Villarosa • Jesmyn Ward
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The Tomorrow Project - H Critchlow
The unmissable new speculative novel for fans of Station Eleven, The End We Start From and The Last of Us.When the end comes, what will you wish you had done?In 2050s London, fear grips like a vice as a deadly virus sweeps the globe. The British prime minister tells her people to remain calm. A vaccine will be available soon, and as a precautionary measure children will be whisked away to undisclosed locations, kept safe until the storm passes.Marianne, Downing Street press secretary, doesnâ ™t realise the futility until it is far, far too late. When the truth hits her, Marianne is forced to choose: stay with her family, or do whatever she can to help the doomed survive.As London falls, seven-year-old Maia is one of the last to escape the city. In an evacuation camp, she binds herself to Finn: in the absence of everything she knew, he becomes her everything.Yet as the years roll on and hope fades, Maia sees the bubble of safety is also a prison. She realises there is only one choice: to leave the camp and find what remains on the outside.An utterly compelling and unforgettable tale of humanity, resilience and the lengths we will go to for love. The Tomorrow Project is the stunning first novel from H Critchlow.Praise for The Tomorrow Project â ˜Powerful and disturbingâ ™ Harriet Tyceâ ˜Thrilling, heartbreaking, tense... I was immediately and incessantly caught up in itâ ™ James Delargyâ ˜Dark, vivid and beautifully written, The Tomorrow Project is a poignant, immersive novel about a future that spools out in terrifying clarity. It s also a novel about bravery and hope - and it will make you cryâ ™ Rachel Wolfâ ˜A fresh, original novel with characters who linger and a propulsive plot. I inhaled it in twenty-four hours. Genuinely unputdownableâ ™ Niki Mackayâ ˜Critchlow has the ability to observe humanity at its worst â ” and heart-rending best. A worthy addition to the end-times dystopian canonâ ™ Jo Furnissâ ˜A heady mix of heartache and hope, love and loss, in a world thatâ ™s splitting at the seams... I couldnâ ™t come up for air till I turned the last pageâ ™ Robert Rutherfordâ ˜A terrifying glimpse into a possible worldâ ™ Sarah Moorheadâ ˜Masterful. A beautifully written parable of hope, love and humanity, it will live with me for a very long timeâ ™ Rob Parkerâ ˜A heartbreaking, vividly imagined tale of love and survival at the end of the world... a triumph of storytellingâ ™ Clare Leslie Hall
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The Salad Project - Clem Haxby
â ˜The Salad Project turns simple ingredients into the most delicious, vibrant salads â ” an absolute game-changer!â ™ ELLA MILLS, FOUNDER OF DELICIOUSLY ELLA A goldmine for everyone looking to create salads that taste incredible sustain you. GRACE BEVERLEY The ultimate salad guide written by the woman who knows salads best ... these are next level recipes that will completely change the game.â ™ CHRISTINA SOTERIOUUnlimited opportunities for more flavourful, nourishing food to fuel your every day. The Salad Project have unlocked the formula for building the perfect salad. And they know that wherever youâ ™re eating, your meals should be nutritious, delicious and faff-free.This is the inventive, curated and simple response to boring meal prep. With 30 dressing recipes alongside 55 salads, these recipes are designed to be mixed and matched, and to last you all week. These go-to meals from a qualified nutritionist and professional recipe developer are easily personalised and super versatile, without sacrificing fresh flavours.Build salads like the SP Caesar or Hot Honey Halloumi + Dill Fattoush, and prep dressings to drizzle, dip and drench such as Brown Butter + Miso or Chipotle + Lime. With chapters dedicated to Creamy, Zingy, Herby and Spicy salads, The Salad Project will ensure you re always fully dressed for whatever life throws your way.
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The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
Discover the delightfully heartwarming and life-affirming bestseller about one man s unlikely journey through love, perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineTHE INTERNATIONAL MILLION COPY BESTSELLER I couldn t put this book down. It s one of the most quirky and endearing romances I ve ever read. I laughed the whole way through SOPHIE KINSELLA Brilliant, important, good-hearted GUARDIAN Original, clever and perfectly written JILL MANSELL Superb. Endearing, charming and fascinating THE TIMES Funny, charming and heart-warming. A gem of a novel GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Adorable MARIAN KEYES________Love isn t an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman.A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don s never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner.Enter Rosie - the world s most incompatible woman - throwing Don s safe, ordered life into chaos.But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he s feeling? . . .If you loved The Rosie Project, find out what happens next in The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result!________ All three of the Rosie novels made me laugh out loud. Ultimately the story is about getting inside the mind and heart of someone a lot of people see as odd, and discovering that he isn t really that different from anybody else BILL GATES Exuberantly life-affirming SUNDAY TIMES A completely charming story that is as engaging as it is funny INDEPENDENT Compulsively readable. A poignant universal story OBSERVER Such a joy to read - I honestly can t think of many books that I ve enjoyed more. The definition of a comfort book. It made me laugh out loud more than any book before MARIE CLARE Full of quirky humour and touching tenderness. Imagine the love child of Eleanor Oliphant ad Bridget Jones and you have this book CULTUREFLY Marvellous JOHN BOYNE Charming and hilarious LUXE Hilarious, unlikely and heartbreaking EASY LIVINGJoin the thousands of readers who have fallen in love with Don and Rosie . . . Touching and funny. There was not a page I turned where I was not rooting for the characters or smiling 5* Reader Review Warm, wonderful and laugh out loud funny. Stays with you long after you have finished 5* Reader Review Wonderful, touching, funny, very romantic. Glorious 5* Reader Review Funny, poignant and original. The best romantic comedy I ve read since Bridget Jones 5* Reader Review Utterly, utterly brilliant! Captured my heart 5* Reader Review A truly wonderful, warm-hearted story. Read it, you won t regret it! 5* Reader Review If I could have given this book 6 stars, I would. Brilliant 5* Reader ReviewThe Rosie Project has sold over 1 million copies globally, The Bookseller, November 2018
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The Common Law - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The Common Law is Oliver Wendell Holmes most sustained work of jurisprudence. In it the careful reader will discern traces of his later thought as found in both his legal opinions and other writings.At the outset of The Common Law Holmes posits that he is concerned with establishing that the common law can meet the changing needs of society while preserving continuity with the past. A common law judge must be creative, both in determining the society s current needs, and in discerning how best to address these needs in a way that is continuous with past judicial decisions. In this way, the law evolves by moving out of its past, adapting to the needs of the present, and establishing a direction for the future. To Holmes way of thinking, this approach is superior to imposing order in accordance with a philosophical position or theory because the law would thereby lose the flexibility it requires in responding to the needs and demands of disputing parties as well as society as a whole.According to Holmes, the social environment--the economic, moral, and political milieu--alters over time. Therefore, in order to remain responsive to this social environment, the law must change as well. But the law is also part of this environment and impacts it. There is, then, a continual reciprocity between the law and the social arrangements in which it is contextualized. And, as with the evolution of species, there is no starting over. Rather, in most cases, a judge takes existing legal concepts and principles, as these have been memorialized in legal precedent, and adapts them, often unconsciously, to fit the requirements of a particular case and present social conditions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was nicknamed the Great Dissenter because of his many dissenting opinions. Holmes is also the author of Kent s Commentaries on the Law (1873) and The Path of the Law (1897).Tim Griffin has advanced degrees in philosophy and law, and has taught philosophy and legal theory courses at a number of universities. He is currently a seminarian pursuing ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
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The Medusa Project: The Rescue - McKenzie Sophie
The third gripping installment in bestselling children #39;s author Sophie McKenzie #39;s MEDUSA PROJECT series – back with a bold new cover look! Fourteen years ago, four babies were implanted with the Medusa gene– a gene for psychic abilities. Now teenagers, Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan have been brought together by government agents to create a secret crime-fighting force: The Medusa Project. Since their existence became known to members of the criminal underworld, they have been hidden away in a secluded training camp in Spain, where their identities are being kept secret. Life in camp is hard enough, but then things take a turn for the worse. Ed is blackmailed into using his mind-reading powers – and in doing so he threatens to endanger the whole Medusa Project . . .
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The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story - Hannah-Jones Nikole
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BooklistIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.The New York Times Magazine s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation s founding and construction-and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.Featuring contributions from: Leslie Alexander Michelle Alexander Carol Anderson Joshua Bennett Reginald Dwayne Betts Jamelle Bouie Anthea Butler Matthew Desmond Rita Dove Camille Dungy Cornelius Eady Eve L. Ewing Nikky Finney Vievee Francis Yaa Gyasi Forrest Hamer Terrance Hayes Kimberly Annece Henderson Jeneen Interlandi Honoree Fanonne Jeffers Barry Jenkins Tyehimba Jess Martha S. Jones Robert Jones, Jr. A. Van Jordan Ibram X. Kendi Eddie Kendricks Yusef Komunyakaa Kevin Kruse Kiese Laymon Trymaine Lee Jasmine Mans Terry McMillan Tiya Miles Wesley Morris Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lynn Nottage ZZ Packer Gregory Pardlo Darryl Pinckney Claudia Rankine Jason Reynolds Dorothy Roberts Sonia Sanchez Tim Seibles Evie Shockley Clint Smith Danez Smith Patricia Smith Tracy K. Smith Bryan Stevenson Nafissa Thompson-Spires Natasha Trethewey Linda Villarosa Jesmyn Ward
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The Secret Crusade - Oliver Bowden
Assassin s Creed: The Secret Crusade is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series.Niccolò Polo, father of Marco, will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life - the story of Altaïr, one of the brotherhood s most extraordinary Assassins. Altaïr embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin s Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Altaïr must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader, Robert de Sable. Altaïr s life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; and the ultimate betrayal of an old friend.Assassin s Creed: The Secret Crusade is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist.
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The Kindness Project - Sam Binnie
I absolutely lovedit - what a wise, brilliant book - so well observed on families and love and the secrets we keep. RACHAEL LUCAS, author of The State of Grace***** I wish I could buy a ticket and visit Polperran . . . A wonderfully sweet and authentic reminder of what we should treasure in life Meggy, Chocolate n Waffles***** Lived up to all my expectations and more. I could not stop reading . . . Lovely, touching, compelling Sophie, Book Drunk Sophie***** It s only right that you do yourselves a favour and treat yourself to this book . . . Touching and heartwarming Karen, Books and Me***** A novel that just felt like a literary warm hug. The world needs more kindness especially just now, and this is the perfect book Netgalley reviewer***** Reminded me of Rosamund Pilcher s novels . . . I can t recommend it enough Netgalley reviewer***** At the top of my book buying gift list for friends family . . . Loved it! Amazon reviewerStep 1. Help the lonely baker start againStep 2. Find the true calling of the village shop ownerStep 3. Call a truce on a decades-old feudStep 4. Forgive me . . . ?The locals of the Cornish village of Polperran are grieving the sudden loss of Bea Kimbrel, a cornerstone of their small community.Now her reclusive, estranged daughter Alice has turned up, keen to tie up Bea s affairs and move on. But Alice receives a strange bequest from Bea - a collection of unfinished tasks to help out those in Polperran most in need.As each little act brings her closer to understanding her mother, it also begins to offer Alice the courage to open her clamped-shut heart. Perhaps Bea s project will finally unlock the powerful secrets both women have been keeping . . . THE KINDNESS PROJECT will draw you deep into the lives of two compelling women who should never have missed their chance to say goodbye. It will break your heart - and piece it back together again . . .
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The Scent of Oranges: The stunning literary retelling of the beloved classic Oliver Twist from a brilliant Australian author. - Kathy George
A retelling of one of literature s great novels, Oliver Twist, from the point of view of Nancy, one of the most sympathetic, most maligned and most tragic of Dickens s characters. For readers of The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks. Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of Victorian London, first as one of Fagin s child pickpockets and now on the arm of violent and mercurial Bill Sikes. Nancy does what she must to get by. She s attuned to the harsh realities of life, but also knows how to find moments of beauty amid the grime, even if it is only the scent and taste of an orange - its miraculous colour and form. When she embarks on a relationship with enigmatic gentleman Mr Rufus, it awakens emotions she s never felt before, and makes a better life feel possible for the first time. But when she takes cherubic orphan Oliver Twist under her wing, something even more elusive and appealing seems to be within reach: redemption. This captivating tale of love, sacrifice, and the battle between good and evil showcases the power of compassion in a world tainted by darkness.
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Justice League: The Atom Project - Ridley John, Ryan Parrott
Expanding the world of DC’s hit Justice League Unlimited, these three heroes have one mission: control the chaos before it controls the world!In the wake of DC’s blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the superpowers of planet Earth are in chaos...and it s up to the newly re-formed Justice League to restore order to that chaos. Enter Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, together the size-changing heroes called the Atom and the core of the science team on the Justice League’s Watchtower. These brilliant minds have crafted the world s first superpower reallocation and backup system, code-named the Atom Project. But not everyone wants their powers back, and the volatile hero Captain Atom is hell-bent on preventing his missing atomic abilities from ever being found.Join Oscar-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, The Other History of the DC Universe), writer Ryan Parrott (co-creator of Rogue Sun), and The Bat-Man: First Knight artist Mike Perkins down the rabbit hole of an intense spy thriller that will bring seismic change to the DC Universe!This volume collects Justice League: The Atom Project #1-6.
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The Authenticity Project - Clare Pooley
Don t miss Clare s new, utterly feel-good book How to Age Disgracefully - available nowTreat yourself to the warm, poignant and uplifting Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by hundreds of thousands of readers... The first book which has made me laugh in a long time A charming, funny and uplifting story Full of optimism ... I defy anyone not to pick it up and be both transported and delighted This book helped to lift my spirits Well-written, great characters , a charming tale, and packed with feel-good factor ------------Six strangers with one thing in common: their lives aren t always what they make them out to be. What would happen if they told the truth instead?Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing the truth about his life.Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood café, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she ll be inspired to write down her own story.Little do they realise that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the notebook and change their lives completely.--------------Praise for The Authenticity Project: A warm and endearing tale about truth, friendship and the power of connection Mike Gayle Original, engaging and unforgettable Sarah Morgan A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside Beth Morrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Saving Missy
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Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project - Jennifer Hamburg
After wacky third grader Hazy Bloom starts seeing visions of things that will happen one day in the future, she hopes her tomorrow power will help her get the pet she s always dreamed of in Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project, a hilarious chapter book by Jennifer Hamburg with illustrations by Jenn Harney. It s the annual Third Grade Leadership Challenge, where each third-grade class plans and hosts a fundraiser. Hazel Hazy Bloom, however, has other things on her mind—like proving to her parents she’s responsible enough to get a pet iguana. But when Hazy s tomorrow power —her ability to see visual clues about things that will happen one day in the future—mistakenly causes her to have a brilliant idea for a Pet Day fundraiser, her classmates put her in charge. Hazy s annoyed, until she realizes that if she helps the class win, her parents will finally see that she s responsible enough to get the iguana she s dreaming of. Soon, Hazy’s determined to make sure her team ends up on top—but it’s not so easy when her tomorrow visions keep throwing her plans into disarray!Praise for Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project Hazy narrates the story in her believable first-person voice. Readers who enjoyed Hazy’s shenanigans in Hazy Bloom and the Tomorrow Power (2017) will for real live have fun with this second adventure. —Kirkus Reviews
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The Woodcutter and The Snow Prince - Ian Eagleton
Follow Kai on a snowy adventure to rescue his snow prince from the cracking ice palace and break the frozen curse, changing Christmas forever! An exciting, inclusive fairy tale to warm even the coldest hearts.
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Learning the Language of Depression - The Depression Project
In order for people with depression to feel safe and understood, it s essential to overcome depression s language barrier As The Depression Project hears every single day from members of their 3,000,000+ person social media community, a â œlanguage barrierâ often exists between people with depression and those around them â ” in the sense that many words, everyday expressions and non-verbal forms of communication can take on a vastly different meaning than they otherwise would when they are coming from someone who has depression. And, as The Depression Project also continuously hears, this â œlanguage barrierâ can result in people with depression being judged and criticized; having conflict with their loved ones; feeling alone, misunderstood and unsupported; and being more at risk of attempting suicide. Consequently, in order to overcome this â œlanguage barrierâ and therefore help people with depression feel safe, understood, supported and much better as a result. This book will:Â Explain what people with depression are actually going through when they say â œI have depressionâ (it is much more than sadness); when they say â œI m fineâ (very often they are not); when they say â œI m tiredâ (â œdepression tirednessâ is very different from â œnormal tirednessâ ); when they say â œI can tâ (which is often misinterpreted as â œI won tâ , and as that person with depression just being â œlazyâ ); and when they say other commonly spoken phrases that are often misunderstood by people who have never experienced depression themselves before. Share a wide variety of suggestions to help make it easier for people with depression to put what they are going through into words. Highlight the language people with depression often use that can indicate they are feeling suicidal (which tragically, is often ignored, dismissed or not picked up on by the people around them). Look at depression s â œfacial language barrierâ , and explain what people with depression are often actually going through when they smile, avoid eye contact, have muted facial expressions, or look tired or frustrated (when a person has depression, these facial expressions and interactions can often mean something very, very different than they otherwise would). Address depression s â œtouch language barrierâ by clarifying the reasons why depression can cause someone to be much less tactile and physically intimate than they would otherwise be, and by explaining the steps that can be taken to help prevent this lack of physical intimacy from spiraling into long-term relationship problems. Learning The Language Of Depression is an ideal book for people with depression who would like some help communicating what they are going through so that they can be better understood, as well as friends and family of someone with depression who would like to better understand their loved one and effectively support them.
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Type Project Book, The - Hugh D
TYPOGRAPHIC PROJECTS TO SHARPEN YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO Whether you re a seasoned pro looking to brush up your portfolio or a novice with a laptop full of design software you haven t yet mastered, this book has you covered. In dozens of projects, the authors guide you through the nitty-gritty details of book design, magazine layout, poster production, and all manner of print projects, from start to finish. The Type Project Book is loaded with tips and insider knowledge that will help you hone your design skills, deepen your type knowledge, and nerd out on the history of graphic design. Each section is a deep dive into real-world design projects from working designers: a cookbook; a letterpress gig poster; an animated web banner; an infographic; even the humble business card is explored. Along the way, wisdom is offered, tips and time-saving tricks are shared, and the secrets of working graphic designers are revealedâ ”all with the requisite doses of wit one expects from seasoned professionals with decades of experience. THE TYPE PROJECT BOOK PROVIDES: A wide variety of typography-focused projects ranging from a single letter to a book of several hundred pages An understanding of the design principles involved in creating impactful graphic design Immersion into the wider world of type and lettering and its use for artistic expression Tips and techniques for the most efficient working practices
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The Rosie Project (978-1-05-91533-5)
Kniha - autor Graeme Simsion, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a story about love, life and lobster every Tuesday..."Marvellous". (John Boyne). "Original, clever and perfectly written". (Jill Mansell). "Adorable". (Marian Keyes). "An upbeat, quirky, impertinent gem of a read". (Chris Cleave). 'I'm not good at understanding what other people want.' 'Tell me something I don't know ...' Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman. A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling? Meet Don Tillman.Don is getting married.He just doesn't know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman.One thing he...
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The Friction Project - Robert I. Sutton, Huggy Rao
â ˜If every leader took the ideas in this book seriously, the world would be a less miserable, more productive place.â ™ Adam Grant, author of Think AgainEvery organisation is plagued by destructive friction. Lengthy and convoluted emails, inefficient processes, and antiquated procedures can all be obstacles to excellence at work. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful. Often teams need to slow down, struggle and develop some bad ideas to find that rare good one. And leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao teaches readers how to become â œfriction fixers.â Sutton and Rao will help you to:identify where to avert and repair bad organisational frictionacknowledge where to maintain and inject good frictionreframe friction troubles that canâ ™t be immediately fixed, so they feel less threateningrepair failing organisationsThe Friction Project is the ultimate guide to making the right things easier and the wrong things harder. â ˜Hard to put down and easy to like, this is a business book to savour.â ™ Tim Harford, author of The Data Detective
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The Sock Project - Summer Lee
Knitting secrets for creating all shapes and sizes of socks with dots, zigzags, stripes, and a near-neon palette of happy colors from Summer Lee, Oklahoma native and proud member of the Muscogee-Creek Nation Sock projects are universally loved by knitters, but popular knitting creator Summer Lee has turned this favorite pastime topsy turvy with designs that feature the most electric colors and wow-patterns ever dreamt up.The Sock Project is a book for every crafter: beginners who want to learn, knitters who want to improve their sock skills, and anyone who wants to fill their knitting needles—and sock drawers—with jazzy colors and new designs. Build your skills month-by-month with 12 levels of sock knitting. First, start with the humble-but-mighty Basic Sock, then try more complicated patterns for lace socks, cabled socks, socks with Estonian Inlay, and socks done in stranded knitting. You’ll be able to sample 18 fresh and zippy patterns, plus new variations on favorite designs!The Sock Project is a joyful Starburst-color explosion for adventurous knitters everywhere.Includes Color Photographs
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Terry Dennett: The Crisis Project - Terry Dennett
Drawing on little-known and unpublished archive material, The Crisis Project makes available for the first time Terry Dennett s work from his ground-breaking, 37-year project to record the visual evidence for a criminal trial against those who have presided over the despoliation and destruction of our society.
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Nen and the Lonely Fisherman - Ian Eagleton
A, modern LGBT spin on a much loved classic tale, The Little Mermaid about a merman named Nen, who forms a beautiful relationship with Ernest, a lonely fisherman who tries to look after the ocean. Launched during pride month 2021.
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Project X Alien Adventures: Dark Blue Book Band, Oxford Level 16: Reign of the Practari - Andy Briggs
Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger arrive in a dimension where human evolution is going backwards! The Practari are flesh-eating, lizards-like creatures that now control everything! When Tiger is captured by the Practari, his friends have to go on a desperate rescue mission. But will they get him back before their time in this dimension is up? Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a follow-up activity.
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The Silver Empire - Oliver Volckart
The Silver Empire is the first comprehensive account of how the Holy Roman Empire created a common currency in the sixteenth century. The problems that gave rise to the widespread desire to introduce a common a currency were myriad. While trade was able to cope with-and even to benefit from-the parallel circulation of many different types of coin, it nevertheless harmed both the common people and the political authorities. The authorities in particular suffered from neighbours who used their comparatively good money as raw material to mint poor imitations. Debasing their own coinage provided an, at best, short-term solution. Over the medium and long term, it drove the members of the Empire into rounds of competitive debasements, until they realised that a common currency was the only answer that addressed the core of the problem.Oliver Volckart examines the conditions that shaped the monetary outlook of the member states of the Empire, paying particular attention to the uneven access to silver and gold. Following closely the negotiations that prepared the common currency, he is able to illuminate the interest groups that were formed, what their agendas and ulterior motives were, how alliances were forged, and how it was eventually possible to obtain majority agreement on what a common currency should look like: a silver-based currency that was introduced in 1559-66. In fact, in contrast to what historians once believed, the common currency they achieved turns out to have functioned not significantly worse than other currencies of the time: it had similar problems and similar advantages as the money issued by more centralized governments.
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The 306: Day - Oliver Emanuel
The 306: Day is the second part of Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams powerful new First World War trilogy, charting the heart-breaking journey of the 306 men executed for cowardice and desertion during the conflict and the devastating consequences for those they left behind.This part explores how the war affected women, families, and communities on the home front. Inspired by real events and first-hand accounts, The 306: Day follows the lives of three ordinary women fighting to be heard above the clamor of World War 1.
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The Shadow Project - Scott Mariani
AN ADRENALINE-FUELLED THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHORâ ˜Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punchâ ™ Andy McDermottOnly one man can foil a plot set to change the course of historyâ ¦Ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope is enjoying life at Le Val, the facility in Northern France where he trains others in the dangerous art of hostage rescue, until a chance incident forces him to take on the role of bodyguard to the Swiss billionaire Maximilian Steiner.The victim of a recent abduction attempt, Steiner believes that a neo-Nazi terror group are bent on seizing a prized document from his personal collection â “ one that could support claims that the Holocaust never happened.But what initially seemed like a straightforward VIP protection job is turned upside-down by the appearance of a mystery woman from Ben s past. Could he be right about her, or is he losing his edge?On a quest across Europe, Ben finds himself embroiled in a deadly kidnap intrigue and a sinister project that has lain dormant since 1944. The stakes are global â “ and this time Ben is also fighting to protect the people closest to himâ ¦The Ben Hope series is a must-read for fans of Dan Brown, Lee Child and Mark Dawson. Join the millions of readers who get breathless with anticipation when the countdown to a new Ben Hope thriller beginsâ ¦Whilst the Ben Hope thrillers can be read in any order, this is the fifth book in the series.
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The Shame Archive - Oliver Harris
Here s a novel to make the great and the good quake.... Harris writes with compassion or satirical glee, depending on which his characters deserve, and this third Kane novel puts him firmly in the Mick Herron class Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph Captivating and horrifying... Oliver Harris is squarely in the territory of the greats: Greene and le Carré but also the modern masters, Mick Herron and Adam Brookes. There can be no higher accolade Manda ScottHow does a secret service confront its past, when its secrets must never be revealed?Buried deep in MI6 s digital archives is the most classified directory of all. It doesn t contain war plans or agent profiles, but shame: the misdeeds of politicians, royalty, business leaders and the service s own personnel.There are seven decades worth of images and recordings, usually acquired for the sake of assessing risk, sometimes as a guard against betrayal, often engineered by MI6 for their own purposes. They are the most sensitive two thousand terabytes of data in the Service s possession. When material from the archive begins appearing online, panic spreads through the Establishment like wildfire. At first, the security breach only manifests itself in apparently random events: a suicide, a disappearance, a breakdown. But when it s discovered that the individuals concerned were all contacted by the same anonymous person, a connection comes into focus. The archive has been leaked. The hunt is now of unprecedented urgency before the entire political and business systems are fatally weakened. That s when they call for Elliot Kane...
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The Invisible Web - Oliver Bottini
A gripping and atmospheric Black Forest Investigation featuring Detective Inspector Louise Bonì. Oliver Bottini is one of the most sophisticated crime writers of modern times Sunday TimesIn a Berlin hotel a man is beaten up, but it s more than a random assault and the attacker escapes undetected. When the trail leads to Freiburg, Chief Inspector Louise Bonì is sent to investigate. It s a complex case, a professional job. The victim is a secret service informer, the only witness knows more than she s saying, and the intelligence service is hovering in the background, refusing to cooperate. Industrial espionage appears to be at play, focused on the booming solar-energy sector. Taut writing and pacy events Sunday Times Bonì s investigation is repeatedly obstructed, and again she has to rip up the police handbook in her attempt to find out how the different threads of the web tie together. But by the time she discovers the truth, it s already too late for one of those involved . . . Bottini is a terrific storyteller Sunday Express The fifth in the Black Forest Investigations featuring Louise Bonì - by the five-time winner of the German Crime Fiction AwardTranslated from the German by Jamie Bulloch
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Project ARKA: Into the Dark Unknown - Romain Benassaya
In the year 2182, citizens of a dying Earth flee to a distant promised land in a massive colony ship, the Arka III. They do not reach their intended destination…In the not-too-distant future, the Earth has been destroyed, its orbit withering and its citizens desperate to escape to the stars. The solution? The Arka project, massive vessels bound for the distant planet of Leonis. When the passengers of Arka III awaken from their long intergalactic journey, they realize they’re not on Leonis. Not only that, their journey has taken much longer than the planned two hundred years, and has landed them in a starless, seemingly endless void. Eric Rives, the ship’s second-in-command, and his partner Jia Tang are sent on an exploratory mission to investigate the dark labyrinth that surrounds them…but what they find is beyond belief. Young French space opera novelist Romain Benassaya adapts his own 2018 novel, Pyramides, available now for the first time in English featuring lushly illustrative art by Joan Urgell. Praise for Romain Benassaya (translated from French) ...in line with the great novels of the genre such as Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, or Hyperion by Dan Simmons. - Le Tourne Page The author lets us imagine a much larger universe, which we could populate at will. A true science fiction phenomenon. - SyFantasy.fr ...damn I love this universe! It s full of mystery, full of promise too, and I can t help but see in the author a form of reincarnation of a modern Arthur C. Clarke... Lorkhan and the Bad Kind What a frantic storytelling. Twists, cliffhangers, a steady pace. Worthy of a great cinematographic series. The novel places the human at the heart of the plot. Charismatic characters quite mistreated, credible extraterrestrials, surprising genetically modified creatures. Everything is there. In supercolor! - fan review, Babelio.com
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The 1619 Project - Hannah-Jones Nikole
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States. The New York Times Magazine s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself. This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation s founding and construction-and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.
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The Barnabus Project - Eric Fan, Terry Fan, Devin Fan
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered perfect creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn #39;t want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it #39;s time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom – and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are. This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends. #39;A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect. #39; —The Financial Times #39;ingeniously imaginative #39; — School Library Journal #39;A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity. #39;— Kirkus
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The Dictionary Story - Oliver Jeffers, Winston Sam
A breathtakingly original and extra-special gift for all great lovers of books, words and storytelling. This hardback picture book is clothbound and embossed, finished with a foiled jacketed cover. A must-have for every bookshelf at home, school, library, coffee table and beyond. WINNER OF THE KPMG CHILDREN S BOOKS IRELAND AWARDâ œA boundary-pushing romp through the words of the English language.â The Observerâ œIntricate, playful picture-book collaboration, layered with whimsical dictionary definitions.â Guardianâ œAn indefinably great picture bookâ ¦Endlessly inventive and packed with hidden references, gags and more, this stunningly designed and highly giftable picture book reunites the creators of A Child of Books in the hilarious tale of a dictionary determined to tell her own story.â WaterstonesDictionary wishes she could tell a story just like the other books. So one day she decides to bring her words to life. How exciting it is, she thinks, that an adventure is finally happening on her very own pages! But what will she do when everything gets out of control, all in a jumble, and her characters collide causing the most enormous tantrum to explode. This isnâ ™t what she wanted at all! How on earth will she find sense in all this chaos? Her friend Alphabet knows exactly what to do and sings a song that brings calm and order to Dictionaryâ ™s pages once again. Discover A Child of Books, the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling picture book by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston.
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The Manhattan Project - Al Cimino
The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 announced to the world that nuclear weapons were no longer the stuff of imagination. From its inception in 1941, the Manhattan Project saw some of the West s best physicists and engineers develop the most potent armament known to man.In this book Al Cimino explains the events that led to President Roosevelt sanctioning the development of the bomb and recounts the dramatic story of how a gifted and often conflicted group of people devoted themselves to unlocking the secrets of nuclear fission.
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The Anxiety Project - Daan Heerma van Voss
The most interesting Dutch writer of his generation Herman Koch Vivid and moving. A marvellous hybrid of a book about one of the major contemporary causes of sickness and unhappiness. In it we recognise ourselves, our restlessness and insecurity George SzirtesSomething inside will not let me be . . . Daan Heerma van Voss is not just anxious. According to tests on the cortisone levels in his hair, he is seventy-four times as anxious as the average person. And that makes him hard to live with. When another relationship is broken by his crippling fears, the only way to cope is to get to the roots of his condition. But he also wants to dig deeper and tackle the big questions. Why are 264 million people worldwide suffering from anxiety, and why is this number growing every day? Is it hereditary? Is there a link with creativity? And how can you love when you re living in a constant state of fear? In his quest for answers, he takes us on a profoundly moving journey from his apartment in Amsterdam to France, Jakarta and San Francisco. Along the way we ll meet philosophers, artists, writers and other fascinating individuals from around the world. But this is also a journey through literature, the classics, the history of anxiety and the science behind it. Timely, learned and heartfelt, The Anxiety Project fuses the sharp musings of a curious mind with a raw and honest dissection of a relationship undercut by fear. It will appeal to anyone trying to remain calm on our very nervous planet.Translated from the Dutch by David Doherty
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The Psychopathy Project - Michele Fleming
How do you identify a psychopath? Thatâ ™s the question Dr Emilia Dalton, a young psychology academic, and her colleagues are trying to answer. When Emiliaâ ™s mentor and the head of the psychopathy lab at Burley Griffin University is murdered, all members of the lab are on high alert. When another member of the lab is murdered, it appears that staff at the lab are being targeted. Emilia is worried about her safety. She is supported by two of her colleagues, Harry Swinburne, and her best friend, Layla Simpson. Emilia and her colleagues suspect that Anders Karlsson, the new, ambitious head of the psychopathy lab, might have a compelling reason for the murders. Can the police find the murderer before anyone else is killed? And do the murders have anything to do with Emiliaâ ™s research? When the police fail to track down the murderer, Emilia takes matters into her own hands. The Psychopathy Project is an unforgettable love story, a whodunnit and a whydunnit. It is filled with twists and turns that will leave you reeling.
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The New Jumper - Oliver Jeffers
Introducing the Hueys â “ a fabulously quirky group of characters in a hilarious new series from internationally bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, creator of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found.The thing about the Hueys is that they are all the same. They all look the same, think the same and do the same things. Until one day, Rupert knits himself a new jumperâ ¦How will the other Hueys react?A hilarious story about individuality.
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Project X Alien Adventures: Brown Book Band, Oxford Level 10: The Giants of Ariddas - Steve Cole
Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new alien micro-friend, Nok. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. The micro-friends land on Planet Ariddas a planet of giants! Max, Cat, Ant, Tiger and Nok are captured by two massive seal-like creatures who want to make the micro-friends their pets! Locked in a cage in the Ariddians home, the micro-friends have to try and figure out a way to get free. Could their enemies, the Krools, actually help them?This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and give a follow-up activity to support children in their reading and comprehension skills.
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Project X Alien Adventures: Brown Book Band, Oxford Level 11: The Image Maker - Steve Cole
Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new alien micro-friend, Nok. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. When the micro-friends land on Planet Gakarak looking for the king and queen of Exis (Noks parents) they find the space port deserted. In fact the whole city seems deadly quiet until they get to the City Square and find it packed with blobby aliens called Bongalans. The only trouble is, theyre not real. Could a lonely robot called Sprocket have the answers? Find out if the micro-friends can get away from Sprocket before Badlaws Krools find them.This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and give a follow-up activity to support children in their reading and comprehension skills.
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The Medusa Project: The Set-Up - McKenzie Sophie
The first gripping installment in bestselling children #39;s author Sophie McKenzie #39;s MEDUSA PROJECT series – back with a bold new cover look! Fourteen years ago, scientist William Fox risked it all to achieve the impossible: he successfully implanted four babies with the Medusa gene, designed to give the recipient psychic abilities. But Fox’s experiment had some devastating consequences, so the babies were hidden away for years and the Medusa gene was heard of no more. Now the children are teenagers – and about to have their minds blown as their psychic powers kick in. Cocky, charismatic Nico thinks his emerging telekinetic abilities will bring him money, power and the girl of his dreams. He #39;s about to find out just how wrong he is. And that new friends can often turn out to be snakes in the grass . . .Praise for The Set-Up:‘BRILLIANT . . . YOU CAN’T STOP READING’ – ROBERT MUCHAMORE
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The Medusa Project: The Hostage - McKenzie Sophie
The second chapter in Sophie McKenzie #39;s bestselling series, back with a fresh new cover design! Meet Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan – four psychic teens brought together by government agents to create the secret crime-fighting force The Medusa Project. After a narrow escape from the evil clutches of Jack Linden, the gang are back and the stakes are even higher. Ketty #39;s brother Lex has stumbled into a dangerous game involving his boss and a hidden bomb. It #39;s up to Ketty to save him without letting on what she knows to the rest of the team. But can she control her psychic visions, and her feelings for Nico, without getting the team #39;s cover – and herself – blown sky high?
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The Island of the Colour-blind - Oliver Sacks
Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging â “ Sunday Times Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; and to Guam, where he investigates a puzzling paralysis endemic there for a century. Along the way, he re-encounters the beautiful, primitive island cycad trees â “ and these become the starting point for a meditation on time and evolution, disease and adaptation, and islands both real and metaphorical in The Island of the Colour-Blind.
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