the strength of talent mike goldman

Discover a proven 5-step process to drive business growth through talent developmentTo achieve your company’s goals, you need all team members performing at their best. Yet only 2 percent of business leaders feel that their performance management system delivers exceptional value. Since the number one driver of profit growth is people growth, that’s a very scary statistic.A leadership team coach and consultant for over thirty-five years, Mike Goldman knows the problems with traditional methods of managing direct reports—why annual reviews don’t work, why leaders tend to invest the most in developing the wrong people, why one top performer is worth several lesser performers, and why a “good performer” who’s a bad culture fit isn’t really a good performer after all. It’s time for a change.In The Strength of Talent, Goldman introduces his Talent Density Framework, a five-step proven performance management tool honed with over 150 CEOs and leadership teams. This groundbreaking guide provides an innovative system for assessing, coaching, and developing team and individual performance. Learn how to retain and grow top talent, turn mediocre performers into all-stars, and transition someone out of the organization who’s not a strong fit. When it’s time to gauge your progress, Goldman introduces the Talent Density Indicator, a new measure to help you hold yourself and your team leaders accountable.If you want to scale your company, you first need to scale your people. Building a team of high performers means greater value for clients and stakeholders, consistent top- and bottom-line growth, a fulfilling work environment, and the ability to take on exciting new opportunities. The Strength of Talent is the ultimate guide to achieving growth and fulfillment with lower frustration and increased impact, so you can fall in love with your business all over again.

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A deep dive into the mechanics of national human rights institutions and the forces that make or break their success. In the years since World War II, the endeavor to promote human rights has gained momentum and become increasingly important within international relations. Yet these efforts often run into serious problems of enforcement. Many countries formed national human rights institutions (NHRIs) with independent mandates to support and monitor government compliance with international human rights law. Be they commissions, ombudsmen, or tribunals, these institutions vary in their power and impact. For this book, Corina Lacatus surveyed NHRIs in Europe and around the world to determine their effectiveness and explain why some succeed while others fail. The Strength of Our Commitments explores the relationship between the domestic and international support an institution receives and its ability to secure resources, credibility, and tangibly improve human rights conditions. Lacatus shows that NHRIs can be models of resilience, even in the face of opposition from political elites. Although their impact on human rights is difficult to measure, The Strength of Our Commitments shows how NHRIsâ ™ strength comes from clearly defined formal powers, strong institutional leadership, and independence from political interference.

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The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened-with what I fear is coming-I am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything-and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again. I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. Above all, though, I need to find answers before it s too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why. I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.

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The world above appears transformed, but old evil is hiding behind a new mask. In the follow-up to Hellboy and B.P.R.D., Frankenstein and young Lilja travel across the transformed world to follow a prophetic vision. Along the way, they befriend mysterious people and fight monstrous creatures, all while navigating the metamorphosized natural world above. But the path set by her vision is not clear and easy, and there will be both legendary enemies from Hellboy s history and new horrifying foes that will try to stop them. Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting return to the New World that Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. gave their lives to save. Collects Frankenstein: New World - The Sea of Forever #1-#4 with sketchbook material.

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Discover 15 of the best short walks in the Forest of Dean. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route description and lots of images, plus information on local beauty spots and tasty refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation means walks can be enjoyed by everyone.

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Join Minnie, Dennis and the rest of class 3C on an epic adventure as they go on a chaotic residential school camping trip! Class 3C are going on a camping trip!Fifteen unruly kidsOne harebrained plot to get Minnieâ ™s parents back togetherOne terrifying bansheeOne terrible TV show hostNo dinnerWhat could possibly go wrong?Join in the mayhem and embark on a school trip youâ ™ll never forget in Minnieâ ™s hilarious second boomic.

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T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poetâ “critic of modern times, the twentieth centuryâ ™s â ˜Man of Lettersâ ™ whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliotâ ™s approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This first volume covers the years 1905â “1928, a time of dramatic development for Eliot as both a poet and critic that saw the publication of Prufrock and Other Observations, The Waste Land and Journey of the Magi, and a gathering his seminal early essays under the title The Sacred Wood (1920). In his penetrating surveys of poetic form and the literary milieu of the day, he assesses the eraâ ™s ageing giants, Yeats, Swinburne, Henry James, and hails the arrival of its new generation, Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis. The volume also traces Eliotâ ™s deepening search for a meaningful response to the trauma of the Great War, and an exploration of religion that led to his confirmation in the Church of England in 1927.

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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Biden splices a heartbreaking story with an election story and a foreign affairs story. And in so doing, he offers something for everyone, no matter which strand draws you in - The New York Times Book ReviewFrom President-Elect Joe Biden, winner of the 2020 United States presidential election, Promise Me Dad is his deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country.In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered for their traditional Thanksgiving celebration. But this year felt different from previous. Joe and Jill Biden s eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. Promise me, Dad, Beau had told his father. Give me your word that no matter what happens, you re going to be all right. Joe Biden gave him his word.Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden s extraordinary life and career. Vice President Biden travelled more than a hundred thousand miles that year, across the world, dealing with crises in Ukraine, Central America and Iraq. While Beau fought for, and then lost his life, the Vice President balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country and his responsibilities to his family, while contemplating the insistent and urgent question of whether he should seek the presidency in 2016. Even in the worst times, Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long, deep bonds with his family, on his faith, and on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office, Barack Obama.Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future.

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The remarkable story of a couple who came together during the civil rights movement and made fighting for equality and civil and workers’ rights their purpose for more than sixty years, overcoming adversity—with the strength of their love and commitment—to bring about meaningful change. “A chronicle of lives of unwavering dedication. Now in their 80s, labor and civil rights activists Norman and Velma Hill recount more than six decades of struggles, triumphs, and frustrations in their tireless work as ‘crusaders for democracy.’... An inspiring joint memoir.” —Kirkus ReviewsWhen Velma Murphy was knocked unconscious by a brick thrown by a man from an angry white mob and was carried away by Norman Hill, it was the beginning of a six-decade-long love story and the turmoil, excitement, and struggle for civil rights and labor movements. In Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain, the Hills reflect upon their more than half a century of fighting to make America realize the best of itself.Through profound conversations between the two, Velma and Norman Hill share their earliest memories of facing racial segregation in the 1960s, working with Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, and A. Philip Randolph, crossing paths with Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael. They also reveal how they kept white supremacists like David Duke from taking office, organized workers into unions, met with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and continued to work tirelessly, fighting the good fight and successfully challenging power with truth.

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T. S. Eliot is regarded as the most important poetâ “critic of modern times, the twentieth centuryâ ™s â ˜Man of Lettersâ ™ whose reputation was forged not only on the strength of his verse, but on the enduring influence of his critical writings. The Collected Prose presents those works that Eliot allowed to reach print in the order of their final revision or printing. Publishing across four volumes, the series aims to provide an authoritative and clean-text record of Eliotâ ™s approved texts and their revisions, beginning with his formative observations, written while he was at high school, and concluding in his final major opus, To Criticize the Critic, published in the months after his death.This fourth and final volume from 1951â “1966, covers a period of concluding productivity in Eliotâ ™s writing. Although his poetry was all but complete, his theatrical and critical work flourished through a decade that included such books as Poetry and Drama (1951), The Frontiers of Criticism (1956) and On Poetry and Poets (1957).

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A groundbreaking guide to how you can transform your workplace culture, improve your workforce and boost your revenue with the support of talent intelligence software.

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Nové vydání oblíbené učebnice angličtiny pro studenty středních škol a dospělé - pracovní sešit s poslechovým CD a klíčem správných řešení Popis:Straightforward second editionUčebnice angličtiny pro střední školy a dospělé.Straightforward je nejprodávanější učebnicí nakladatelství Macmillan v České republice. Jelikož už je na trhu několik let, bylo potřeba její obsah aktualizovat tak, aby lépe vyhovoval současným studentům, výukovým metodám a výukovému prostředí. Proto nyní učebnice Straightforward vychází ve druhém vydání. První vydání zůstává i tak nadále k dispozici.Je samozřejmé, že kvality prvního vydání Straightforward jsou zachovány i v druhém. Jedná se o tyto:možnost okamžitého použití (téměř) bez přípravypřehledný formátflexibilita při používánískvělá Teacher’s Book od Jima Scriveneraoblíbenost u velmi i méně zkušených učitelůsilná návaznost na Evropský referenční rámecNovinky druhého vydáníCo je nového ve druhém vydání?moderní e-learning s možností vytváření tříd a sledování výsledků učitelemnová témata, články a cvičenínový, modernější vzhledvelký důraz na slovní zásobu a její procvičováníStraightforward Student’s BookKniha pro žáka je rozdělena do 12 lekcí.4 dvoustrany v každé lekci - jedna dvoustrana na 90 minutlekce propojeny za účelem recyklace učivamožnost soustředit se jen na klíčová cvičenísmysluplné konverzační aktivityopakování každé lekce na konci knihyStraightforward Teacher’s BookStraightforward Teacher s book napsaná Jimem Scrivenerem patří mezi nejlepší na trhu. Najdete v ní:podrobné poznámky pro učiteledalší cvičení a nápady do hodindetailní poznámky k jazykovému a kulturnímu obsahu Student’s bookpřístup k Straightforward Practice Online s možností sledovat pokrok studentů onlinemetodické tipyvložený Teacher‘s Resource Disc:ke každé lekci video z BBC nebo ITN48 kopírovatelných materiálů ke každému dílumetodická videa testy ke každé lekci (+ progress a závěrečné) s klíčem a poslechyZdarma onlineDalší online materiály zdarma pro učitele najdete na webu učebnice Straightforward http://www.macmillanstraightforward.com.výukové materiály ke staženírozřazovací testypracovní listytipy do hodinTip of the week – každý týden nový tip do výuky od Jima ScriveneraTeaching made simpleTeaching made simple – 4 praktické průvodce teorií a praxí výuky angličtiny si můžete přečíst online, nebo stáhnout a vytisknout. Straightforward has come of age and has been treated to a review, revamp and facelift. Much of the content has been updated and made more relevant. What s new? A lot of the content has been updated and made more relevant to our ever changing world. You ll find new topics, articles and exercises plus a fresh new design. You won t lose out on the old favourites though - they are still there with a facelift! We ve put a lot of emphasis on wordlists and lexical features and there is a vocabulary builder with activities from the new supporting online component. The strength of the Teacher s Book has been built on with the addition of a Teacher s Resource disc that includes six 2-3 min video clips per level from the BBC and ITN, photocopiables and new methodology videos from Jim Scrivener s Learning Teaching 3rd Edition. There is a Teacher resource website with additional reading texts and teaching support. The CEFR still plays a prominent part in the series and there is even clearer signposting and self assessment. There is a new supporting online component - no more worries about installation or CD-ROMs sitting untapped at the back of the Student s book. The content of the previous CD-ROM is now accessible through a code in the Student s Book available via the website plus a whole host of other features such as... • 130+ interactive activities per level • Interactive word lists with pronunciation, bespoke practice straight to your inbox and the option to edit and add L1 definitions • 12 video clips with interactive practice from the BBC and ITN • A markbook

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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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Winner of the 1982 Guardian Award for children s fiction, The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai.Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything. Although the book paints a picture of extreme poverty, it demonstrates the strength of the family even in the most extreme circumstances and offers a powerful picture of another culture.

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Virginia Woolf s only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five unpublished pieces. Despite Quentin Bell s comprehensive biography and numerous recent studies of her, the author s own account of her early life holds new fascination - for its unexpected detail, the strength of its emotion, and its clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. In Reminiscences Virginia Woolf focuses on the death of her mother, the greatest disaster that could happen , and its effect on her father, the demanding patriarch who took a high toll of the women in his household. She surveys some of the same ground in A Sketch of the Past , the most important memoir in this collection, which she wrote with greater detachment and supreme command of her art shortly before her death. Readers will be struck by the extent to which she drew on these early experiences for her novels, as she tells how she exorcised the obsessive presence of her mother by writing To the Lighthouse. The last three papers were composed to be read to the Memoir Club, a postwar regrouping of Bloomsbury, which exacted absolute candour of its members. Virginia Woolf s contributions were not only bold but also original and amusing. She describes George Duckworth s passionate efforts to launch the Stephen girls; gives her own version of Old Bloomsbury ; and, with wit and some malice, reflects on her connections with titled society.

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A collection of letters written through the ages from musicians of all genres, from Mozart to Elton John.For tens of thousands of years, across various civilisations, our species has been creating music. But what is behind the human fascination with music? This new volume in the Letters for the Ages series explores that question through the personal correspondence of historyâ ™s most brilliant musical talent, ranging from Hildegaard of Bingen to Amy Winehouse.Spanning from the 12th to the 21st centuries, the letters assembled in this collection combine to delve into musiciansâ ™ personal relationship with music and the creative process behind their greatest works of art. Witness your musical idols, warm-hearted and compassionate, arrogant and angry, insecure and egocentric, defeated and morose. The letters give a rare insight into the innermost thoughts of these great musicians who have created some of the most recognisable and beautiful music ever heard. But despite the mass of talent within these pages, these letters also provide the realisation that even the most extraordinary music has been created by normal people with everyday worries and preoccupations.

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The bestselling author of It s Not How Good You Are, It s How Good You Want To Be Paul Arden turns logic and common sense on its head in Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite and gives you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine.Have you ever considered the extraordinary power of making bad decisions, being unreasonable, and taking dangerous, unadvisable risks?Has it ever occurred to you that nothing is more dangerous than playing it safe, or that the straight and narrow path may lead you right off a cliff?Paul Arden has become a global business guru on the strength of such radical insights. His first book, It s Not How Good You Are, It s How Good You Want to Be, became a word of mouth classic, selling more than half a million copies. Instead of the usual boring advice, he offered daring quips, aphorisms, and paradoxes - all seeking to revise what we habitually hold as our common sense .Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite is an even more daring attack on the way we look at our work and our world. Whether you sell, manage, or buy, Arden will inspire you with his counterintuitive axioms, startling anecdotes, brilliant photographs, and offbeat quotations from artists, scientists, and philosophers.Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite will force you to rethink everything. And it will give you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine. Brilliant, bad, charming, irascible and totally off the wall, Paul Arden is an original with extraordinary drive and energy, blessed with a creative genius allied to a kind of common sense that just isn t, well, common Roger Kennedy, Saatchi Saatchi Paul Arden spent 14 years as the Executive Creative Director at Saatchi Saatchi. He was responsible for some of the UK s most successful advertising campaigns - British Airways, Silk Cut, Anchor Butter, InterCity and Fuji. In 1993 he set up the film production company Arden Sutherland-Dodd. His first book sold over half a million copies. He has a weekly column in the Independent and recently opened a photographic gallery in his hometown, Petworth.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An incredible debut full of rich atmosphere, clever world building, opposing magic, and sizzling romance, The Hurricane Wars is my newest obsession. — KERRI MANISCALCO, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Throne of the Fallen I physically could not stop reading! Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars.”  — ALI HAZELWOOD, New York Times bestselling author of The Love HypothesisThe fates of two bitter enemies with opposing magical abilities are swept together in The Hurricane Wars, the spellbinding debut in a fantasy romance trilogy set in a Southeast Asia–inspired world ravaged by storms, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and RosesThe heart is a battlefield.All Talasyn has ever known is the Hurricane Wars. Growing up an orphan in a nation under siege by the ruthless Night Emperor, she found her family among the soldiers who fight for freedom. But she is hiding a deadly secret: light magic courses through her veins, a blazing power believed to have been wiped out years ago that can cut through the Night Empire’s shadows.Prince Alaric, the emperor’s only son and heir, has been tasked with obliterating any threats to the Night Empire’s rule with the strength of his armies and mighty shadow magic. He discovers the greatest threat yet in Talasyn: a girl burning brightly on the battlefield with the magic that killed his grandfather, turned his father into a monster, and ignited the Hurricane Wars. He tries to kill her, but in a clash of light and dark, their powers merge and create a force the likes of which has never been seen.This war can only end with them. But an even greater danger is coming, and the strange magic they can create together could be the only way to overcome it. Talasyn and Alaric must decide… are they fated to join hands, or destroy each other?An exquisite fantasy brimming with unforgettable characters and sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance set in a richly drawn world, The Hurricane Wars marks the breathtaking debut of an extraordinary new writer. “The Hurricane Wars is everything I love—intricate world-building, unique magic, and a gleeful, smoldering romance. I’m obsessed.”— HANNAH WHITTEN, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf“This book made me giddy! Such a gleeful collection of my favorite tropes, all written in a fresh and engaging world, with a deep emotional center. One of my favorite books of this year!” — KATEE ROBERT, New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Olympus series

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The Cast is an irresistible celebration of the strength of women, finding the courage to persevere through the drama of heartbreak and joy, by the world s favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Living in New York, Kait Whittier s popular magazine column is followed by fans across the country. She loves her work and adores her grown children, treasuring the time they spend together. But after two marriages, she prefers to avoid the complications and uncertainties of love. But, after a chance meeting with television producer Zack Winter, everything changes.Inspired by the true story of her own grandmother, Kait creates the storyline for a TV series. Within weeks, Kait is plunged into a colourful, star-studded world of actors and industry pros who will bring her vision to life, from the reclusive grand dame to LAâ ™s hottest bad boy actor. And, as secrets are shared and friendships deepen, Kate even finds herself falling for someone . . .But when Kate faces an unimaginable loss, this unforgettable cast becomes more important to her than she ever believed possible.

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The book is great: moving but also properly funny. Hadley Freeman, The Guardian A memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. . .pithy, highly readable The TimesThe entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism.In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, ageing, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox s trademark sense of humour, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses. Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson s disease he s had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery.His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and get out of the lemonade business altogether. Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.

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The New York Times bestseller Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a harrowing story of a Lithuanian family who suffer unimaginable hardship and deportation during World War II, pitched perfectly for children and adults alike.That morning, my brother s life was worth a pocket watch . . .One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn t know if she ll ever see her father or her friends again. But she refuses to give up hope.Lina hopes for her family.For her country.For her future.For love - first love, with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose . . .Will hope keep Lina alive?Set in 1941, Between Shades of Gray is an extraordinary and haunting story based on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors. This superlative first novel by Ruta Sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. A hefty emotional punch New York Times Her prose is restrained and powerful, as unadorned as the landscape in which her characters struggle to survive... Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both The Washington PostBorn and raised in Michigan, Ruta Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. Ruta lives with her family in Tennessee. Between Shades of Grey is her first novel.http://www.betweenshadesofgray.com/

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Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different?In The Vital Question, Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a cogent solution to conundrums that have troubled scientists for decades. The answer, he argues, lies in energy: how all life on Earth lives off a voltage with the strength of a bolt of lightning. In unravelling these scientific enigmas, making sense of life s quirks, Lane s explanation provides a solution to life s vital questions: why are we as we are, and why are we here at all?This is ground-breaking science in an accessible form, in the tradition of Charles Darwin s The Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene, and Jared Diamond s Guns, Germs and Steel.

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Written in Paris in the early 1950s, this book created instant controversy in its analysis of modern society that had allowed itself to be hypnotized by socio-political doctrines, and to accept totalitarian terror on the strength of a hypothetical future.

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A lively and poignant exploration of life’s latter decades.In The Rest of Our Lives, memoirist Judy Goldman brings her devoted readers dispatches from the edge of life, when turning eighty can be as surprising and baffling as losing your virginity or seeing The Beatles at Shea Stadium. In this lively and poignant exploration of aging, Goldman circles to those other uncharted moments of our lives when we are at once anxious and excited about just what might happen next. Goldman’s telling and retelling of pivotal stories of her own family and friends—romances, births, late-night taxi-cab rides, falls, frailty, and even death—are altogether new in her hands.

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Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Posesfor Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels.The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. The Complete Book of Poses for Artists combines photographs and illustrations that demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses. The book guides artists through the process of drawing the human figure as it pertains to anatomy, proportions, volume, mass, gesture, movement, and expression. From there, the book reveals how these characteristics come together using light, shape, line, and form to accurately depict the human figure in a variety of everyday poses, including standing, sitting, reclining, and action. Each section features color photographs of people in several core poses (e.g., sitting, reclining, and action), as well as multiple variations of those poses. Step-by-step artist illustrations demonstrate how to render the core pose, whereas illustrations and professional tips demonstrate how to turn the core pose into a new variation. In addition, step-by-step drawing instructions and techniques demonstrate how to capture realistic poses as they differ from one person to the next across a range of human characteristics, such as age (child, teen, adult, senior citizen); body type (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph); gender; and activity (e.g., athlete, dancer, etc.). Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Posesfor Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels-and one that will be referred to over and over again.

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Discover Mike Gayle s fantastic new novel A Song of Me and You , out now!Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she s ever done: empty her childhood home so that it can be sold.But when in the process Jess stumbles across the mysterious Alex, together they become custodians of a strange archive of letters, photographs, curios and collections known as The Museum of Ordinary People.As they begin to delve into the history of the objects in their care, Alex and Jess not only unravel heartbreaking stories that span generations and continents, but also unearth long buried secrets that lie much closer to home.Inspired by a box of mementos found abandoned in a skip following a house clearance, The Museum of Ordinary People is a thought-provoking and poignant story of memory, grief, loss and the things we leave behind.****Your favourite authors love Mike Gayle**** Accomplished and moving Lisa Jewell Mike Gayle has such a talent for delving into hearts, minds and contemporary issues Sophie Kinsella An absolute triumph and a joy to read Ruth Hogan Mike is always wise and wonderful Jenny Colgan

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When two naughty little mice discover the door to the beautiful dolls house ajar, they just have to tiptoe inside and have a look. The temptation to try the delicious looking food in the dining room proves too great however, and chaos ensues when they discover that it will not come off the plates! The Tale of Two Bad Mice is number five in Beatrix Potter s series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows:1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin3 The Tailor of Gloucester4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher8 The Tale of Tom Kitten9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies11 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr. Tod15 The Tale of Pigling Bland16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers17 The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit21 The Story of Miss Moppet22 Appley Dapply s Nursery Rhymes23 Cecily Parsley s Nursery Rhymes

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A colorful and comical tour through history from cartoonists Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley. The hilarious minds behind A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You have teamed up once again – this time to give a taste of the daily lives of the people, animals and objects who made history. Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and the first woman in space. And not forgetting the animals of history – from an Egyptian cat (worshipped as a god, of course) to an albatross flying over Rapa Nui and a dog in the trenches of the First World War. Readers can also discover the stories behind famous constructions, including the Great Wall of China and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and delve into the secret diaries of a Viking, Isaac Newton’s cat and the wooden panel that became the Mona Lisa. With over 90 entries told in the friendly, informative style of Mike Barfield and brought to life by Jess Bradley’s brilliantly funny illustrations, this book will have children learning and laughing as they go.

Objev podobné jako A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between - Mike Barfield, Jess Bradley

Glumfoot grew up in a cave, where every morning, father made a bogey broth, served with a spade. He dreamed of something sweeter⠦ Glumfoot saves the day once again in another brilliantly disgusting story about hungry bellies, bogey broth and human-eating ogres from award-winning author Mikey PleaseA new brilliantly illustrated rhyming picture book from Waterstones Prize Winner Mikey Please, author of The Cafe at the Edge of the WoodsEvery night, Glumfoot dreams of delicious meals and every night he is served the same thing: his dad⠙s bogey broth. He is overjoyed one day to discover the new café at the edge of the woods ⠓ but when one very hungry ogre decides he⠙ll eat the owner, it⠙s down to Glumfoot to save the chef, and with it, his dreams of ever having a good meal.Revisit the Cafe at the Edge of the Woods and join Rene and Glumfoot in this return to their gloriously gruesome culinary world where you re never quite sure what s on the menu ⠓ or who the customer will be⠦Perfect Halloween Picture Book ⠓ A monster-filled rhyming story for children aged 3-5 yearsRhyming text for easy read-alouds ⠓ Catchy rhymes make bedtime reading a breezeIdeal Halloween gift and keepsake ⠓ Perfect for Halloween baskets, or for pairing with Waterstones Prize winner, The Cafe at the Edge of the WoodsParent- Educator-Approved Quality ⠓ The story is aligned with EYFS guidelines to encourage imaginative play and social-emotional learning

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Packed with research and exercises that support you to build your strongest body - at home or in the gym.Is it time to lose weight, tone and sculpt, gain muscle and speed up your metabolism? This book gives you practical advice on how to do just that. It also gives you valuable insight into how nutrition and exercise can improve your health.Inside the pages of this strength training book, you ll discover:- The physiology and benefits of strength training - Workout plans for beginners, enthusiasts, and personal trainers- The hard dietary science that debunks common myths and important information to properly fuel your body- Depictions of 33 exercises: how to perfect them, common mistakes, and the benefits of eachIn this book, author Austin Current takes readers through the science of strength training, weight loss, nutrition and overall health. The book looks at why many people fear strength training, why they shouldn t, and how they can incorporate it into their daily lives. Filled with CGI artworks and science-backed information, this exercise book will help you transform your body and improve your wellbeing. This book also includes full workout plans and over 100 individual exercises. You ll learn how your muscles engage at each stage, how to do movements with correct form and how to prevent injury, and shows you different variations for home and gym. This book is also packed with nutritional information and includes dietary advice for vegans and vegetarians. DK s Science of series dives into the science of various types of exercises such as weight training, running, and yoga. Each book discusses the benefits of the specific type of workout and how you can transform your outlook about health and fitness.How The Book WorksThe first section - human physiology - introduces you to the wonder that is skeletal muscle and the mechanisms that underpin strength training s demands on the body. It will help you understand how muscles work and grow, and how the resistance work stimulates muscles to develop strength and size, alongside its positive impacts on bones and connective tissue. It also explains how the body powers muscular work and shows you how to calculate your own daily macronutrient requirements. Lastly, you re given an overview of the benefits to the brain, and the crucial role it plays in attitude and mental health.The second section - strength exercises - is devoted to a comprehensive collection of strength training exercises to perform, along with many variations offered to compliment your available training equipment, personal preferences, and level of challenge - at home or in the gym. Each exercise displays the muscles being used throughout the movement with detailed instruction on how to achieve proper form and technique; common mistakes are covered, too.The third section - preventing injury - explores common injuries related to resistance training, with explanations on how to avoid them and how to return to training if you do suffer an injury. A consistent and structured routine, including a proper warm-up, prepares the body for work, and the various mobility exercises and stretches given will help you tune in to how your body is responding to the training.The final section - how to train - outlines everything you need to know about the variables of effective strength training, such as training volume and fatigue management. Whether you want to build muscle, strength, or endurance, you ll find an easy-to-follow program to suit, as well as alternatives for those wanting to workout more often. Then programs form the base of your training and can be adjusted in the months and years to come.

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⠜Kat is a storyteller extraordinaire...Read this book with glee. It⠙s a revelation.⠝ ⠓CHARLES PACHTERSo you want to make it as a singer-songwriter? Kat Goldman has been there, almost to the very top, and now she⠙s back with sage advice and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from a lifetime of toil in the dive bars and legendary venues of the contemporary music scene.Learn what it s like to meet your first fan, date a rock star (never again!), perform in a grocery store, and rebuild your career after getting hit by a car in a bagel shop. Feel the sting of rejection and rampant sexism, and the thrill of writing a hit song and performing with your idols...Off the Charts is a whimsical, uproarious tour through a fickle business that never seems to repay what performers put into it, and one woman⠙s highly intimate account of how she made the best of almost making it. Featuring a sparkling set of original illustrations by the award-winning Nina Berkson.

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***THE BRAND NEW BOOK FROM DANIEL COYLE, COMING JANUARY 2026. PRE-ORDER FLOURISH: THE HIDDEN STRUCTURE OF A FULFILLING LIFE NOW***The Sunday Times bestselling author- Donâ ™t fall for the prodigy myth- Take off your watch- Embrace struggle- Take a nap- To learn it more deeply, teach itThe Little Book of Talent is packed full of 52 simple, practical, proven tips that will help improve any skill. Whether you want a better singing voice, a more powerful golf swing or success in the business world, The Little Book of Talentâ ™s method will help you realise your potential.

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A fourth title in the #39;A Day in the Life #39; series, this time looking at amazing and historic discoveries. Created by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the book follows the highly successful format of the previous three titles, with a mix of graphic-style factual comics, as well as Secret Diaries, Bigger Picture pages, and Even Bigger Picture double-page spreads.From the treasures found in Tutankhamun’s tomb and Roald Amundsen’s ground-breaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, the accidental discovery of penicillin and the launch of the James Webb telescope, this is a laugh-out-loud guide to the world’s most incredible and wonderful discoveries.Also available in the series: A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468 A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars 9781780557441

Objev podobné jako A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds - Mike Barfield

The true and fascinating story of Easter Island and its amazing statues KEN FOLLETTWhere did they come from? How did they get there? Why did they carve the islandâ ™s colossal iconic statues â “ and how? What happened to the civilisation they created?These are just a few of the questions about Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, that have puzzled generations.Europeans first encountered the Islanders in the early eighteenth century, bringing back astonishing tales from one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. They told fantastic stories of lost continents, cannibalism, giants and aliens. Thor Heyerdahl claimed that the island was discovered by pale-skinned sailors from South America, ignoring the rightful claims of the greatest explorers the world has ever known. Recently, the idea that Islanders cut down all the trees, causing mass starvation and social collapse, has been espoused by scientists, broadcasters and politicians. Now, in archaeologist Mike Pittsâ ™s superb investigation, Island at the Edge of the World, he provides authoritative new insights into what really happened.Using the latest scientific and archaeological research, plus a huge range of historical accounts, Pitts builds a fascinating new portrait of the Islandersâ ™ story. In particular, Pitts revives the life work of Katherine Routledge, who spent sixteen months on the island in 1914-15, surviving revolution and war, assembling a priceless but largely ignored archive of excavations and interviews - and whose legacy reveals the rapacious interference that spawned generations of false histories. Many questions still remain, but this is the most compelling and comprehensive account yet published of the extraordinary story of Easter Island.

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Tudor Bompa revolutionized Western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization in Romania in 1963. He has since gone on to become a world-renowned exercise scientist and the foremost authority on periodization and the development of biomotor abilities. In Periodization of Strength Training for Sports, Fourth Edition, Bompa partners with international strength and conditioning expert Carlo Buzzichelli to go beyond the simple application of bodybuilding or powerlifting programs to show you what training to schedule-and when-to build athletic strength and maximize performance at the right time.Periodization of Strength Training for Sports demonstrates how to use periodized workouts to peak at optimal times by manipulating strength training variables through six training phases-anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, conversion to specific strength, maintenance, and peaking. Coaches and athletes in 30 sports now have at their fingertips proven programs that take into consideration the specific phases and unique demands of their sport, along with information about the dominant energy system, limiting factors for performance, and objectives for strength training. No more guessing about preseason conditioning, in-season workloads, or rest and recovery periods-now it’s simply a matter of implementing the strategies in this book. Rather than experiment with untested training regimens, let the proven science and ready-made training schedules go to work for you. Periodization of Strength Training for Sports eliminates the guesswork and establishes a clear path to achieving the best results for peaking at the ideal time.Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.

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WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN S BOOK PRIZE 2025 An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book The Guardian⠘[a] gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle⠙ Daily MailWelcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.Rene s dreams have finally come true! She s opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine! But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things.Can Glumfoot s quick-thinking save the day?Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humour, mythical creatures and culinary curiosities.CREATOR AND CODIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED FILM ROBIN ROBIN, AS SHOWN ON NETFLIX I really, really love this story ⠓ Jon Klassen

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WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2021___________If you #39;ve ever wanted to know what a panda does all day long, how your heart manages to shift all that blood around your body or what makes a rainbow shine, you #39;ve come to the right book. A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You features the answers to all of these questions and many more, all told in a super-fun comic book format in three awesome sections: Human Body, Animal Kingdom and Earth and Science. A Day in the Life... is packed with facts, laughs and amazing illustrations you can dive into all day long. Meet your grumpy liver that has to do practically EVERYTHING; your trusty hands that are very, well, handy; the spiky porcupines ready to charge; lonely Mars rovers abandoned on the Red Planet; raging tornadoes ready to rip through the pages of the book and bubbly volcanoes ready to blow. All entries are told in the fun, friendly and informative style of Mike Barfield, and are brought to life by the colour-explosion of Jess Bradley #39;s awesome illustrations.

Objev podobné jako A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) - Mike Barfield

Take a colourful and comical tour through our galaxy and beyond with this fun new comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley.Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies. Find out about the historic figures who pioneered space travel, the animals who ventured to the stars so humans could follow and the ground-breaking technology that took them there.With over 90 fun-packed entries, children will laugh as they learn about the wonders of the universe. Each entry uses a colourful comic-strip style to delight and inform young readers in equal measure.Also available in the series:A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137

Objev podobné jako A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars - Mike Barfield

Take a colourful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom with this hilarious collection of non-fiction comics from award-winning author Mike Barfield and illustrator Paula Bossio.From the earliest life forms living under the ocean, to the most fearsome dinosaurs, all the way through to early mammals like the woolly mammoth, this book tells the story of what life was really like on early Earth. Discover what these animals looked like, where they lived and how they survived (or didn’t) in the most extreme conditions.Split into chapters covering the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, the book covers animals from all over the world, with each one telling its own life story. Also featured are ‘Dead Cool’ pages showing some of the stranger animals of each period, and ‘Living Legends’ pages looking at the true survivors who are still around today.This is a funny, accessible guide to the astonishing animals who once thrived in a world that looked very different to the world of today.Also available in the series:The Wild Life of Animals 9781780558196

Objev podobné jako The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals - Mike Barfield

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An inspiring and entertaining collection of unforgettable true stories about finding unexpected beauty in life’s transitions—from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Gilbert, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and many more. “The Moth taught me how to be vulnerable, how to take my time, and how to listen to someone else’s story and share in their moments of triumph, laughter, or, yes, sometimes embarrassment with an open heart.”—Mike Birbiglia, from the Foreword An international rescue mission for Paddington Bear. A family matriarch running numbers in Detroit. An epic Lucha Libre showdown in Mexico City. A beach vacation spent looking for the Kennedys. Storytellers from around the world share times they found real beauty in the moments when their lives changed forever—for better or for worse. Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of stories told live, on stage, and without notes, A Point of Beauty features voices familiar and new. This collection offers a shared message: If we look closely enough, we can find power in strengthening frayed bonds but also in having the courage to walk away from things that no longer feed our spirit. Through these storytellers’ passion and their hope, they teach us all about what’s worth holding on to: our relationships with those we love the most, our understanding of ourselves, and—of course—gathering together to tell and listen to our stories.

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This penultimate omnibus collection of the original The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire stories, collecting all the strips originally published in Look Learn from 1977 through to 1980. This book contains Oliver Frey and Mike Butterworth’s final work on the series, as they pass the baton to Ken Roscoe and Gerry Wood who will work on the remainder of the series. This volume collects for the first time thirteen classic, fast-paced, yet beautifully painted, stories featuring the Emperor Trigo, ruler of the Trigan Empire, holding the line against monsters, alien threats, and internal usurpers, with the help of his nephew Janno, and the scientist Peric.

Objev podobné jako The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire volume VI - Ken Roscoe, Mike Butterworth

A colourful and comical tour through the animal kingdom from award-winning author Mike Barfield and quirky cartoonist and illustrator Paula Bossio. Featuring key habitats, including seas, forests, deserts and grasslands, this book uncovers the little-known but amazing adaptations, bonkers behaviour and cunning natural skills of the world’s most interesting animals. Each story is told from the animal’s own perspective. Covering creatures from all over the world, readers will meet flying snakes in the rainforest, vampire squid in the ocean and meerkats in the desert. This hilarious guide, full of fascinating facts, will entrance animal lovers everywhere, and reveal the wild lives of animals like no other.Winner of the Hampshire Information Book award 2024Publishing in 2024:The Wild Life of Prehistoric Animals 9781780559322

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Cornwall s storytelling tradition stretches back a thousand years. Before TV and radio, stories were told among the flickering shadows at the fireside. They whiled away the travellersâ ™ miles, long hours in the fields, and days at sea. They gladdened brief moments of relaxation for miners and bal-maidens. Travelling storytellers wandered from village to village swapping words for supper, and a rich local dialect brought the tales to life. Classic Cornish tales such as the Mermaid of Zennor and Jan Tregeagle are wonderfully entertaining, and collectively tell us much about Cornwall, its people, and its history.Join accomplished storyteller, scholar and writer Mike O Connor as he explores the â ˜when, where, and whyâ ™ of Cornish folk tales and celebrates the rich traditions and cultural legacy of hwedhlow.

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Celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman married a beautiful young writer named Aura Estrada in a romantic Mexican hacienda in the summer of 2005. The month before their second anniversary, during a long-awaited holiday, Aura broke her neck while body surfing. Francisco, blamed for Aura s death by her family and blaming himself, wanted to die, too. But instead he wrote Say Her Name, a novel chronicling his great love and unspeakable loss, tracking the stages of grief when pure love gives way to bottomless pain. Suddenly a widower, Goldman collects everything he can about his wife, hungry to keep Aura alive with every memory. From her childhood and university days in Mexico City with her fiercely devoted mother to her studies at Columbia University, through their newlywed years in New York City and travels to Mexico and Europe - and always through the prism of her gifted writings - Goldman seeks her essence and grieves her loss. Humour leavens the pain as he lives through the madness of utter grief and creates a living portrait of a love as joyous and playful as it is deep and profound. Say Her Name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to Aura - who she was and who she would have been.

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This highly anticipated sequel to The Will of the Manyone of 2023 s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novelsfollows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions. Book two of the Hierarchy quartet.OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happenedwith what I fear is comingI am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everythingand now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again. I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. Above all, though, I need to find answers before it s too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why. I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.

Objev podobné jako Strength of the Few - James Islington

The Earlâ ™s Castle is home to a magnificent dollâ ™s house, and inside lives a family of mice. Mr and Mrs Perk and their thirteen children live happily together and work hard to maintain their splendid home. But one day their beloved dollâ ™s house is taken away . . . Full of humour and warmth, this nostalgic tale by Michael Bond, the author of Paddington Bear, and is brought to life with exquisite detail by Emily Sutton.

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The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in the eighteenth century. Everyone knows about the guillotine and the grisly processions of tumbrils, but less is generally appreciated about the much greater violence in provincial France. This book examines the beliefs and assumptions about the French Revolution which have become popularised in films and novels but also accepted in standard accounts to see if they stand up to scrutiny. There is no attempt to deny the intense drama of the whole revolutionary period but rather to separate myth and reality. There are chapters on the development of the constitutional monarchy and its failure and also on the tragic period of the Terror which for many is the most characteristic period. The role of women in this period is one of huge turmoil as well as the impact of the Revolution on the French colonies and in particular Saint-Domingue in the West Indies. This book looks at the leading figure in the Haitian Revolution, Toussaint Louverture, with some myths being challenged and attempts to reach a realistic judgement as well as exploring some of the vivid, if at times horrifying, events of this key part of the history of colonialism. It includes a critical look at commonly held beliefs about the Revolution and its aftermath. It is also an account of many of the highly colourful and dramatic events and personalities for those who want to get beneath the surface of one of the most absorbing periods of history. The range of extraordinary people in the Revolution has led to many fictional accounts and we look at many of their lives, but also at the way that a period of intense belief impacted ordinary people with often tragic results. It really was â ˜the best of times and the worst of timesâ ™.

Objev podobné jako The Real Story of the French Revolution - Mike Wells

The tradition of stand and deliver is older than we might have thought ... Four hundred years after the term highwayman was first coined, Mike White uncovers the stories of Oxfordshire s rogues of the road

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The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened.Returned. And yet lost. After ten thousand years, Lion El Jonson finds himself trapped in the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus, where the dying embers of humanity are threatened on all sides by the darkness.Alone, he has no hope of prevailing against this evil. However, there are those who would aid him in this quest. Hunted to the edge of endurance, his fallen knights have long awaited the day their liege would return to redeem them.Now he must gather them to his side once more, and ride out to vanquish a traitorous son and his twisted Chaos warband. And yet in these strange times the Lion can be certain of nothing and no one except for himself. But without the Emperor, without the Imperium, without his Legion and without Caliban… who is he?

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The King of Dens Park is the authorised life story of Alan Gilzean, the legendary, world-class Dundee, Spurs and Scotland footballer. Exclusive insights provided by his family, closest friends and colleagues add to the author s own experience to reveal Gilzean, the man and the player. A reserved, charming and intelligent individual who shunned the limelight off the field, Gilzean played with a swagger as a maker and taker of goals. We discover how the native of the Perthshire town of Coupar Angus became one of the greatest performers in the history of both his clubs. Gilzean emerged a Scottish folk hero having scored the winning goal against England in front of 133,000 at Hampden Park - and was later welcomed back with open arms by the game after ending a self-imposed exile during which the uninformed conjured often defamatory myths. The elegant striker dubbed Nureyev in Boots left us on Sunday, 8 July 2018. There will never be another like him.

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