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Through thirty first-person teen narratives, including new stories on social media and gender identity, readers learn about seven resiliencies everyone needs to survive and thrive. Otis deals with the real-life consequences of online aggression; Artiqua dates a boy of another race despite her familyÂ’s opposition. Charlene is raising her brothers and sisters because their mother is addicted to drugs; Craig is gay and worried about coming out. All of these teens have had more than their share of troubles. And all have the resiliency needed to face their troubles, live through them, and move forward with courage, confidence, and hope. In thirty first-person narratives, teen writers share how theyÂ’ve overcome obstacles in their lives. As teens read, they discover theyÂ’re not alone in facing lifeÂ’s difficulties. They learn about seven resiliencies everyone needs to survive and thrive in even the toughest times: insightindependencerelationshipsinitiativecreativityhumormorality In this updated edition, new stories feature topics such as social media, gender identity, and drug addiction. A “Think About It” section at the end of each story offers questions for personal reflection or discussion. Vivid, articulate, and candid, these stories will motivate readers of all ages to build the skills and strengths they need to triumph over adversity.The corresponding leaderÂ’s guide, A Leader s Guide to The Struggle to Be Strong updated edition, provides activities, exercises, and questions to invite teens to go deeper into the stories and issues of The Struggle to Be Strong. Â

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A humorous and heartfelt celebration of all the ways to be strong from New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr.With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr has long been a favorite among young readers and caregivers. His books promote an essential message of love and acceptance that is inspiring, empowering, and accessible.I am strong because... I ask for help when I need it. I take care of my body.I can get used to change. I don t give up. I Am Strong! celebrates all the different ways we show strength and resilience. Whether you re creative, caring, or not afraid to cry, this book offers the perfect affirming message for anyone who needs a reminder that they can get through anything.

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A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/ComicsWinner of the Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ ComicWinner of the The Doug Wright Award for Best Book Carroll s voice is unique and powerful and I, for one, am addicted. GUILLERMO DEL TORO Carroll s talent is immense. Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month Carroll knows when to shock on the turn of a page and when to leave her horrors lurking Independent Carroll has a mainline to the reader s psychic pressure points, the kind of fears and phobias that go all the way back to the cave. Irish TimesA contemporary gothic horror and comics classic, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stranger Things and The Haunting of Hill House.I used to dream of Dragons. . .Abby is settling into married life: making coffee, cooking for David and her stepdaughter Crystal, spending evenings curled up together in front of the TV. For a quiet woman without many friends, she s proud of the life she has built, and desperately wants to believe they will all be happy.But what really happened to Crystalâ ™s mother, the artist who no-one speaks of? What secrets does their strange house by the water harbour, and what of Abbyâ ™s old dreams and fears, of Lady Grey, the Knight and the Dragons?In their chilling return - a story of grief, ghosts, and the struggle to be true to oneself - E.M. Carroll casts another unforgettable spell.

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A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/ComicsWinner of the Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ ComicWinner of the The Doug Wright Award for Best Book Carroll s voice is unique and powerful and I, for one, am addicted. GUILLERMO DEL TORO Carroll s talent is immense. Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month Carroll knows when to shock on the turn of a page and when to leave her horrors lurking. Independent Carroll has a mainline to the reader s psychic pressure points, the kind of fears and phobias that go all the way back to the cave. Irish TimesA contemporary gothic horror and comics classic, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stranger Things and The Haunting of Hill House.I used to dream of Dragons. . .Abby is settling into married life: making coffee, cooking for David and her stepdaughter Crystal, spending evenings curled up together in front of the TV. For a quiet woman without many friends, she s proud of the life she has built, and desperately wants to believe they will all be happy.But what really happened to Crystalâ ™s mother, the artist who no-one speaks of? What secrets does their strange house by the water harbour, and what of Abbyâ ™s old dreams and fears, of Lady Grey, the Knight and the Dragons?In their chilling return - a story of grief, ghosts, and the struggle to be true to oneself - E.M. Carroll casts another unforgettable spell.

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Trying to get your message heard? Build an iconic brand?Welcome to the battlefield.The story wars are all around us. They are the struggle to be heard in a world of media noise and clamor. Today, most brand messages and mass appeals for causes are drowned out before they even reach us. But a few consistently break through the din, using the only tool that has ever moved minds and changed behavior #151;great stories.With insights from mythology, advertising history, evolutionary biology, and psychology, viral storyteller and advertising expert Jonah Sachs takes readers into a fascinating world of seemingly insurmountable challenges and enormous opportunity. You’ll discover how: #149; Social media tools are driving a return to the oral tradition, in which stories that matter rise above the fray #149; Marketers have become today’s mythmakers, providing society with explanation, meaning, and ritual #149; Memorable stories based on timeless themes build legions of eager evangelists #149; Marketers and audiences can work together to create deeper meaning and stronger partnerships in building a better world #149; Brands like Old Spice, The Story of Stuff, Nike, the Tea Party, and Occupy Wall Street created and sustained massive viral buzzWinning the Story Wars is a call to arms for business communicators to cast aside broken traditions and join a revolution to build the iconic brands of the future. It puts marketers in the role of heroes with a chance to transform not just their craft but the enterprises they represent. After all, success in the story wars doesn’t come just from telling great stories, but from learning to live them.

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An inspiring memoir of finding strength and resilience from the former England Lioness.From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott s remarkable journey has always been her resilience. But thanks to a push-through mentality the world has only ever seen the strong side of Alex. Now, she is ready to lower the shield.In her candid memoir How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies.With raw honesty, Alex shows how she s tackled life s challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world.

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A REVELATION IN SPORTS MEMOIRS. THIS IS THE JOURNEY OF A WOMAN FIGHTING TO RUN FREE. A compelling insight her towering resilience and determination. Telegraph, Best Sports Books of 2023 A story which makes us all interrogate our humanity and the world we build with our actions everyday. Trevor Noah An inspirational story of courage, of fighting the odds and of winning change not just for yourself, but for generations to come. Owen Jones Her defiance bleeds onto the page. Elle Magazine⠜For sports lovers and avid readers alike, The Race to Be Myself is as illuminating as it is enjoyable.⠝ ⠓ Gay Times An inspirational tale; what it inspires is compassion. The Guardian Reading Semenya s story, it s impossible not to come to admire her. The Telegraph Her resilience is remarkable given what she faced, and her defiance surely saved her. i News Told with candour, Semenya s story reminds readers to treat all humans with dignity and that being different does not mean being wrong. Lit HubOlympic and World Champion, Caster Semenya finally shares the story of her extraordinary life and her battle to compete on her own terms.Labelled different and banned from the sport she loved, Olympic and World Champion Caster Semenya shares the revealing and blisteringly honest story of how the world came to know her name, and place her at the centre of a debate about gender in sports which still continues today.Told with defiance and speed, The Race To Be Myself is a journey through innocence, ambition, obstacles and acceptance. From her rural beginnings running in the dust, to crushing her opponents on the track. To the falsehoods spread about her name, and the many trials she has been forced to endure publicly and privately. This is Caster s time to set the record straight and share her story of how she became a defiant champion.Caster s story is our story, and testimony to anyone forced to stop doing what they love and to fight for what they believe in.

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THE SEQUEL TO THE 10 MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, THE COURAGE TO BE DISLIKED.Embrace the psychology of courage. Find true contentment.As with The Courage To Be Disliked, we follow a conversation between a philosopher and a student. The philosopher believes the key to a life of happiness and fulfilment lies in changing the way we think. Patiently, he explains to the young man the psychology of courage , taking him through how to build stronger relationships based on self-acceptance and respect, and demonstrating the profound changes it will bring to the way we live our lives.True happiness is within your reach.

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Kniha - autor Brene Brown, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Every time we are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear perfect. In a powerful new vision Dr. Brene Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - fromrevealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.Daring Greatly is the culmination of 12 years of groundbreaking social research, across every area of our lives including home, relationships, work, and parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no guarantees.This...

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THE 10 MILLION COPY BESTSELLERStop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness.Millions have already benefited from the wisdom dispensed in The Courage to Be Disliked, its simple yet profound advice showing us how to harness our inner power to become the person we would like to be.A philosopher and a student have a discussion. Their conversation reveals a profoundly liberating way of thinking: by developing the courage to change, set healthy boundaries and resist the impulse to please others, it is possible to find genuine and lasting happiness.Your life is not something that someone gives you, but something you choose yourself, and you are the one who decides how you live.

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heStruggle to build Southend s First Wooden Pier was from the very outset miredin argument. Powerful landowners had different views as to where the piershould be built and who should pay for it.

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We live in a competitive world. You are expected to do well in school so you can get into a good university, a good job, and a good life. Good in this context means “better than.” On the other hand, creation is the ability to bring new ideas into the world – in business, philosophy, the arts, and life. In reality, the road to creation is paved with blood, sweat and tears. If you really want to offer something that is genuinely creative or innovative, you need to dare to be different! This challenging and original book blends interdisciplinary insights from technology, the arts, popular culture and more, in order to unlock the secrets to genuine innovation and creativity. For anyone wanting to move beyond merely competing, this book contains compelling insights and inspirations to help effect real change.

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Cassandra is hassled by her friends for sitting with the wrong kids at lunch. Jennifer gets harassed because she s overweight. Dwan s own family taunts her for not being black enough. Yen is teased for being Chinese; Jamel for not smoking marijuana. Yet all find the strength to face their conflicts and the courage to be themselves.In 26 first-person stories, real teens write about their lives and teenage peer pressure with searing honesty. They will inspire young readers to reflect on their own lives, work through their problems, and learn who they really are.

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Three exhilarating and inspiring essays in which the great twentieth-century political philosopher argues that there can be no freedom without politics, and no politics without freedom.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

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The international bestseller that celebrates the myriad talents that each child brings to the world. Smart is not just ticks and crosses,smart is building boats from boxes. Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,being mermaids, riding dragons... From the award-winning creators of The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella comes this joyful ode to all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are.

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Indie Book Awards 2024 Picture Book WinnerThe Dress in the Window is an affirming, uplifting tale about love, acceptance, and being true to yourself from award-winning author Robert Tregoning and illustrator Pippa Curnick, perfect for children aged 3 to 6.One day a boy is walking past a second-hand shop when he sees a dress. It s no ordinary dress - it s glittering, sparking, dazzling, and red. For the boy it s love at first sight. His mum suggests he do some odd jobs to save the necessary money, but what if someone else buys it first?

Objev podobné jako The Dress in the Window - A joyful LGBTQ+ picture book about self-expression, identity and finding the courage to be yourself - Robert Tregoning

A memoir in the form of a series of sharply etched vignettes that shift astonishingly in time and mood, and range in place from Africa and the US to the streets of London. It demonstrates that no moment is isolated, and that privilege, conflict, race and gender are inherent in all our encounters, from the banal to the extreme

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Paul Lafargue spells out with unrivaled clarity the damage inflicted by the myth that endless work is morally virtuous.

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A poetic story from Laura Dockrill (Angry Cookie, The Lipstick, Grey) that shows children that there are many different ways to be strong. Is strong brave and fearless?Does it always win a fight?Does strong have a shouty voice?Is it always right?These are some of the questions that the inquisitive Bean asks their Nanna one day while in the garden. What follows is a stunning, lyrical exploration of strength and its many guises. From the power of silence to the strength of an embrace, this uplifting picture book offers an alternative to the stereotypes around strength, and encourages all children that they can be strong in their own way. The lyrical text is accompanied by Kip Alizadeh s gorgeous, evocative illustrations, which are a celebration of the natural world. Just like Today I m Strong by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey, The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, and the Big Bright Feelings series by Tom Percival, I Am Strong Just Being Me is a powerful picture book that inspires reflection.

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The 2018 Academy Award s Best Picture of the Year and New York Times-bestselling novel, The Shape of Water.From visionary storyteller Guillermo del Toro and celebrated author Daniel Kraus comes this haunting, heartbreaking love story. [A] phenomenally enrapturing and reverberating work of art in its own right...[that] vividly illuminates the minds of the characters, greatly enhancing our understanding of their temperaments and predicaments and providing more expansive and involving story lines. —BooklistIt is 1962, and Elisa Esposito—mute her whole life, orphaned as a child—is struggling with her humdrum existence as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore’s Occam Aerospace Research Center. Were it not for Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, she doesn’t know how she’d make it through the day.Then, one fateful night, she sees something she was never meant to see, the Center’s most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man, captured in the Amazon, to be studied for Cold War advancements. The creature is terrifying but also magnificent, capable of language and of understanding emotions…and Elisa can’t keep away. Using sign language, the two learn to communicate. Soon, affection turns into love, and the creature becomes Elisa’s sole reason to live.But outside forces are pressing in. Richard Strickland, the obsessed soldier who tracked the asset through the Amazon, wants nothing more than to dissect it before the Russians get a chance to steal it. Elisa has no choice but to risk everything to save her beloved. With the help of Zelda and Giles, Elisa hatches a plan to break out the creature. But Strickland is on to them. And the Russians are, indeed, coming.Developed from the ground up as a bold two-tiered release—one story interpreted by two artists in the independent mediums of literature and film—The Shape of Water is unlike anything you’ve ever read or seen.“Most movie novelizations do little more than write down what audiences see on the screen. But the novel that’s accompanying Guillermo del Toro’s new movie The Shape of Water is no mere adaptation. Co-author Daniel Kraus’ book and the film tell the same story, of a mute woman who falls in love with an imprisoned and equally mute creature, in two very different ways.” —io9Praise for The Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del ToroWinner of the 2018 Academy Award for Best PictureWinner of the 2018 Academy Award for Best DirectorWinner of the 2018 Academy Award for Music (Original Score)Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Production DesignWinner of the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Director of a Motion Picture With encouragement from critics and awards voters, discerning viewers should make Fox Searchlight’s December release the season’s classiest date movie—for perhaps the greatest of The Shape of Water’s many surprises is how extravagantly romantic it is.” —Variety A visually and emotionally ravishing fantasy that should find a welcome embrace from audiences starved for imaginative escape.” —The Hollywood ReporterAwarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 74th Annual Venice International Film Festival

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Help the United Nations to save the world!On 25 September 2015, world leaders at the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These new Goals, which universally apply to all people, are a call to take action to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring no one is left behind.For the Goals to be reached, it is not just the actions of governments and businesses that are important - you can help the UN save the world, too!Produced in support of the United Nations, 17 Ways to Save the World is an accessible guide to how you can help the UN achieve their 17 Sustainable Development Goals. As well as charting the global issues identified in the Goals, this book will demonstrate how small lifestyle changes can help in solving the world s biggest issues, empowering you to actively pursue a more sustainable future.This book is the perfect tool for kids aged 9+ looking to make a meaningful difference. Immersive artwork and sensitive text presents serious, worldwide problems in an compassionate manner, encouraging both empathy and action.

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Beginning in the 1960s, the Soviet Union was unexpectedly confronted by a dissident movement that captured the world’s imagination. Demanding that the Kremlin obey its own laws, an improbable band of Soviet citizens held unauthorized public gatherings, petitioned in support of arrested intellectuals, and circulated banned samizdat texts. Soviet authorities arrested dissidents, subjected them to bogus trials and vicious press campaigns, sentenced them to psychiatric hospitals and labor camps, sent them into exile—and transformed them into martyred heroes. Against all odds, the dissident movement undermined the Soviet system and hastened its collapse. Taking its title from a toast made at dissident gatherings, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause is a definitive history of a remarkable group of people who helped change the twentieth century.Benjamin Nathans’s vivid narrative tells the dramatic story of the men and women who became dissidents—from Nobel laureates Andrei Sakharov and Alexander Solzhenitsyn to many others who are virtually unknown today. Drawing on diaries, memoirs, personal letters, interviews, and KGB interrogation records, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause reveals how dissidents decided to use Soviet law to contain the power of the Soviet state. This strategy, as one of them put it, was “simple to the point of genius: in an unfree country, they began to conduct themselves like free people.”An extraordinary account of the Soviet dissident movement, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause shows how dissidents spearheaded the struggle to break free of the USSR’s totalitarian past, a struggle that continues in Putin’s Russia—and that illuminates other struggles between hopelessness and perseverance today.

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Connect with the Universe and Your Own Deepest Desires“Read the book and you will believe that you can change your life. Do the exercises and you will change your life.” —Dr. Elisa Robyn, PHD in psychology and author of The Way of the Well and Pirate Wisdom.Open a conversation with the world around you. We have the ability to be in open communication with the Universe, the loving energy behind all creation. But do we listen to what the Universe has to say? Do we use our own voices to speak back? Artist-photographer, popular radio host, and blogger Melisa Caprio helps us enter into deep conversation with the Universe through combining creative visualization with the power of intention.Identify the desires of your heart. Too often we are so caught up in daily life that we don’t stop and ask ourselves what we truly desire. While it is tempting to stay in our comfort zone, our heart longs for more than the mundane. It desires manifestation. Caprio is here to foster that state of mindfulness and spirituality through photography, postcard art, written messages, and affirmations from others who are living their greatest desires.Harness your own spiritual power. Creators, mystics, artists, and spiritualists will find representation and inspiration in this book. Likewise, those who have been putting their dreams on hold or who are dissatisfied with the status quo will find this book to be a visual guide to attaining the creativity they long for in their lives. Each of us possesses the power to bend the ear of the Universe and share what it is we want most.Put mind over matter and pursue your deepest desiresForm an active and poignant relationship with the UniverseReach your full potential and feel empowered to live an inspired and successful lifeIf books such as The Universe Has Your Back, Becoming Supernatural, and Mind to Matter have spoken to you, then you’ll love Melisa Caprio’s Postcards to the Universe.

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In this uniquely designed, two-sided book, readers will find themselves on both sides of the world-famous race to the South Pole. Follow the stories of polar explorers Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen as they each lead their teams on a daring and gripping adventure to Antarctica.In 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and the team of the Terra Nova embarked on an intrepid journey to Antarctica. Their mission: to explore uncharted lands, carry out important scientific work, and become the first people to reach the South Pole. There was just one problem—Scott wasn’t the only one with his sights on the Pole!Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had spent his whole life dreaming of polar adventure. After narrowly missing the chance to be the first person to the North Pole, he was determined to win the race to the South.In this two-sided story, readers will follow one team’s journey before flipping the book to see things from the other side. This novel approach to storytelling encourages young readers to look at historic events from different perspectives, and to develop empathy and critical thinking as they face both triumph and tragedy in this remarkable true story.Children’s author Alexandra Stewart expertly weaves together history, natural history, and STEM into an engaging narrative-driven tale, brought to life with beautiful artwork by illustrator Sarah Wilkins. The result is a suspenseful true story that continues to resonate today.

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In To Explain the World, pre-eminent theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg offers a rich and irreverent history of science from a unique perspective - that of a scientist. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, he shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Yet eventually, through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the backward movement of the planets and the rise and fall of tides, the modern discipline of science emerged.

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Present day: Semira doesn t know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control. Always moving on, always afraid of being caught, she longs for freedom.1891: Hen knows exactly where to call home. Her stifling mother makes sure of that. But her Aunt Kitty is opening her eyes to a whole new world. A world of animal rights, and votes for women, and riding bicycles! Trapped in a life of behaving like a lady, she longs for freedom.When Semira discovers Hen s diary, she finds the inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels including Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and A Story Like the Wind. This is her unforgettable tale of friendship, hope, and finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.

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The modern world can be stressful, but rest assured - this therapeutic guide to the practice of mindfulness will help you find stillness, calm and gratitude in every dayRooted in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the concept of mindfulness is centred around being present in the moment and fully aware of your thoughts. Whether nurtured through meditation and body scans, or by simply paying greater attention to what enters your mind as you walk, eat or wash-up, mindfulness is a practice that everyone can benefit from. Within these pages, you will find:- Fascinating facts on the history of mindfulness, from its origins in Hinduism and Buddhism to its use within the modern well-being industry- Mindfulness techniques to improve your physical and mental health- Step-by-step exercises and actionable advice on how to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life- Thought-provoking quotes to help you appreciate life s small wondersTaking the time to be fully present can change your perspective on life for good.By learning the methods, origins and evolution of this beautiful practice, you can start to live a more mindful life in a way that suits you best.

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The grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the grounds of an old monastery in Kyoto. The monastery, too, is timeless, with barely a trace of any human presence. The wanderer is searching for a garden that has long captivated him.This novel by International Booker Prize winner László Krasznahorkai - perhaps his most serene and poetic work - describes a search for the unobtainable and the riches to be discovered along the way. Despite difficulties in finding the garden, the reader is closely introduced to the construction processes of the monastery as well as the geological and biological processes of the surrounding area, making this an unforgettable meditation on nature, life, history, and being.

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Though the Christmas story is well known, most of us have learnt it from school nativity plays and carols. On the whole, this familiar version is more concerned with light than darkness. The backwards approach taken here allows the movement to be in the opposite direction, enabling us to get under the skin of a complex narrative.

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Today, I am this and tomorrow I m that.Today, I m a tiger! Tomorrow, a bat.By Saturday, I will have been all of that. So ... who might you be? A lively story in which all the illustrations are tangrams; the well-known geometrical puzzle that is a square cut into seven pieces arranged to make various other shapes. It is also a delightful story about the imagination where the words and pictures combine to tell a deeper story about the idea of self, from the highly acclaimed creator of I See, I See. A book that s visually captivating, a valuable resource for librarians and primary school educators, and a gentle introduction to poetic language ... Perfect for fans of Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys s All the Ways to Be Smart and Yamile Saied Méndez and Kate Alizadeh s What Will You Be? Books+Publishing

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** NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE ** As gripping now as it was 50 years ago THE TIMES Masterful suspense . . . The Day of the Jackal changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished BEN MACINTYRE In a class by itself. Unputdownable SUNDAY TIMES________________One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it s too late.1963. An anonymous Englishman is hired by the Operations Chief of French terrorist organisation O.A.S. to murder the French president, General Charles de Gaulle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to reach.Only one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal.This remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre.How can you stop an assassin nobody can identify? The task falls to the best detective in France - and the price of failure is unthinkable . . .________________Readers can t stop reading The Day of the Jackal . . .***** I loved, loved, loved this book which is in a category that I don t usually read. ***** A very remarkable and memorable thriller â “ while the other novels of this sort are usually forgotten too soon this book has stuck in my head for good. ***** Still Amazing the Second Time Around - 5 Stars! ***** This book is one of the best books in its genre. Haven t found a book which can be at par with The Day of the Jackal. ***** This is, without question, the best thriller I have ever read. ________________More love for The Day of the Jackal . . . Very clever and immensely entertaining DAILY TELEGRAPH A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre ROBERT HARRIS A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time LEE CHILD Wonderful and way ahead of its time JAMES PATTERSON An extraordinary book NICK ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 4 TODAY PROGRAMME A masterpiece MARCUS SCRIVEN, MAIL ON SUNDAY I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story GUARDIAN

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This is how you do chemistry! The Second Death of Locke is a masterful epic that combines classic fantasy worldbuilding with an addictive love story. Alternately charming and hauntingly dark, this one will stay with you long after the last page Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde s Encyclopaedia of FaeriesLove. Loyalty. Sacrifice.Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier s to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation s war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret. For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of The Knight and the Moth and The Six Deaths of the Saint. Gritty, romantic, and breathlessly fierce, The Second Death of Locke will grip your heart and never let go Tasha Suri A rich exploration of the way the ties of love and friendship can be complicated, the way the sacrifices we make can be easier to accept than the sacrifices others make for us. Impressive and transporting Megan Whalen Turner, author of The Thief This book has it all: Arthurian themes of devotion and betrayal, the carnage of courtly politics and combat, every manner of unadulterated yearning. Glorious Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six A gloriously haunting story, with a searing chivalric romance that burns bright and bittersweet, The Second Death of Locke will hold your heart in its fist until the very end Georgia Summers, author of The City of Stardust Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King An epic tale that explores what it truly means to love Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy A gripping tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power to be found in the bonds we make M.H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost An astonishing tale of loyalty, sacrifice and loss, and at its centre - a sweeping romance that will melt the iciest of hearts Holly Race, author of Six Wild Crowns A heady, unputdownable epic fantasy with a heartfelt romance at its core Hadeer Elsbai, author of The Daughters of Izdihar Sweeping, epic and deliciously romantic, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect marriage of magic and swordplay Kate Dylan, author of Until We Shatter A masterfully crafted world of warring knights, fierce friendships and breathtaking romance. This story broke my heart and made it anew A. S. Webb, author of Daughter of Chaos

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Audiokniha MP3 - autor Howard Phillips Lovecraft a Bram Stoker, čte Roy McCrerey, Sam Kellett a Alex Went The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the DarkIt begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, and it is often deservedly included in various horror-story collections. The second short story was written by Bram Stoker. Indeed, THAT Stoker who wrote the epistolary novel Dracula – the very first novel that dealt with a vampire legend. The Judge’s House (written in 1914) completes the collection, and its strongest point is building the atmosphere of fear, which is underlined by excellent voices and music.

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Kniha - autor Joanne K. Rowlingová, 144 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot' and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump' complete the collection. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmaster's archive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty...

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Audiokniha: The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the Dark. It begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, and it is often deservedly included in various horror-story collections. The second short story was written by Bram Stoker. Indeed, THAT Stoker who wrote the epistolary novel Dracula – the very first novel that dealt with a vampire legend. The Judge’s House (written in 1914) completes the collection, and its strongest point is building the atmosphere of fear, which is underlined by excellent voices and music.

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: The Tale of the Three Brothers Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; The Fountain of Fair Fortune , The Warlock s Hairy Heart , The Wizard and the Hopping Pot and Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stumpâ ™ complete the collection. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasterâ ™s archive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbitty and the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and Cinderella. This edition of these much loved fairy tales from the wizarding world pairs J.K. Rowlingâ ™s original text with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle and line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic.The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of the Lumos (link to wearelumos.org), an international children s charity (registered charity number 1112575) founded in 2005 by J.K Rowling. Lumos is dedicated ending the institutionalisation of children, a harmful practice that affects the lives of up to eight million disadvantaged children around the world who live in institutions and orphanages, many placed there as a result of poverty, disability, disease, discrimination and conflict; very few are orphans. Lumos works to reunite children with their families, promote family-based care alternatives and help authorities to reform their systems and close down institutions and orphanages.

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Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping Regency romance of smugglers, adventure, mystery, and life-changing love from celebrated author KJ Charles.Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and well-used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming man in a London molly house, he falls head over heels-until everything goes wrong and he s left alone again. Then Gareth s father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the remote Romney Marsh and a family he doesn t know.The Marsh is another world, a strange, empty place notorious for its ruthless gangs of smugglers. And one of them is dangerously familiar...Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. When the new baronet-his old lover-agrees to testify against Joss s sister, Joss acts fast to stop him. Their reunion is anything but happy, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. Soon, all Joss and Gareth want is the chance to be together. But the bleak, bare Marsh holds deadly secrets. And when Gareth finds himself threatened from every side, the gentleman and the smuggler must trust one another not just with their hearts, but with their lives. This felt like KJ s very own sexy and skullduggerous take on the romcom trend, and I loved it. -USA Today bestseller Talia Hibbert for The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

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Next to impossible to put down . . .exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying. STEPHEN KING*****The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to grow into cries for revolution. Meanwhile, life for Prosperans is perfection - and when it s not, their bodies are sent to the mysterious third island: a facility named The Nursery, to be rebooted and restart life afresh. Proctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown.He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message: The world is not the world... These simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important. Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself...***** A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster s worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling! ANDY WEIR, author of The Martian All of my sky-high expectations were smashed. The Ferryman, like the very best speculative fiction, is a transcendent meditation on the human condition, delivered through gorgeous prose, characters who steal your heart, and riveting storytelling that is guaranteed to put the rest of your life on hold until you ve turned the final page. Fiction doesn t get better than this. BLAKE CROUCH, author of Dark Matter

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In The Lucifer Effect, the award-winning and internationally respected psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive. He challenges our conceptions of who we think we are, what we believe we will never do - and how and why almost any of us could be initiated into the ranks of evil doers.At the same time he describes the safeguards we can put in place to prevent ourselves from corrupting - or being corrupted by - others, and what sets some people apart as heroes and heroines, able to resist powerful pressures to go along with the group, and to refuse to be team players when personal integrity is at stake.Using the first in-depth analysis of his classic Stanford Prison Experiment, and his personal experiences as an expert witness for one of the Abu Ghraib prison guards, Zimbardo s stimulating and provocative book raises fundamental questions about the nature of good and evil, and how each one of us needs to be vigilant to prevent becoming trapped in the Lucifer Effect , no matter what kind of character or morality we believe ourselves to have.The Lucifer Effect won the William James Book Award in 2008.

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Compelling, intriguing, romanticâ ¦ deeply satisfying and emotional Santa Montefiore A sweeping story of love, loss and finding the courage to be your true self Phillipa Ashley*****When Kerensa is sent by her fatherâ ™s auction house to catalogue a neglected house overlooking the sea in Newlyn, Cornwall, itâ ™s a welcome escape. Once the home of two female artists, Harbour House is a treasure trove, but one painting in particular catches Kerensaâ ™s eye â “ a hypnotically sensual portrait of a beautiful young woman which dominates the hallway.Captivated and intrigued, Kerensa finds herself piecing together the enigma of Bathsheba Kernow, a fiercely talented young artist who left St Ives almost a hundred years before, eager to escape a society that wouldnâ ™t understand her, and her sweeping journey from the underbelly of Paris to the heady luxury of Venice, where a chance encounter would change her life for ever, drawing her into the most dangerous and forbidden of love affairs.For Kerensa, still reeling with a grief of her own and facing an uncertain future in love, Harbour House will have secrets that will change her life too, and in ways she could never have imaginedâ ¦*****â ˜A heartbreaking, addictive story told by the very best â “ a forbidden love that will break your heartâ ™ Amanda Geardâ ˜A haunting story of love lost and love found set against an intriguing mystery that will keep you turning the pages. Entrancing!â ™ Sam Blake Woven with mystery, this hauntingly evocative book is a work of art Clare Marchant Cornwall AND Venice. What a perfect blend. History and Art, Poetry and Romance, Fenwick is a mesmerizing storyteller Pernille Hughes Heartrending, captivating and compelling, from the very first page I was swept away by the story Fiona Schneider Oozes glamour and elegance. Captivating from the first page Lorna Cook Achingly beautiful, so evocative and moving. I was completely transported to Venice and Cornwall, and found myself thinking about the characters long after I d put it down Emily Kerr An utterly enthralling story of love, loss, hope and redemption. I adored it! Amanda James A dazzling and heartrending story of love and loss full of exhilarating twists and turns Linda Wilgus Rich, expansive, thoughtful and engrossing â “ I loved it Jane Johnson*****Readers give The Secrets of Harbour House five stars! This was storytelling at it s best, Liz always finds a way to make you completely entranced in her books Read it. I absolutely loved it

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING GOOD FOR HER NOVELFeatures on New York Times Best Horror Fiction of 2024 listA TIME Top 100 Book of the YearSoon to be a major motion pictureShortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Debut Novel and Horror BookIn GOOGLE PLAY s top reads of 2024A Barnes Noble Best Horror of 2024A Kobo Best Horror Audiobook of 2024Spotify Editors Pick 2024 and Spotify Breakout Authors 2024 THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART is an outstanding debut, a feminist horror novel that tackles big social issues and also delivers the gory origin story of a female serial killer. - NEW YORK TIMES I WAS ENTICED FROM THE FIRST LINE - Oyinkan Braithwaite DARKLY FUNNY - Fern Brady A DARK MODERN FAIRYTALE OF FEMALE VENGEANCE - Harriet Walker VERY CLEVER, VERY WEIRD, BRILLIANT SOCIAL COMMENTARY - Abigail BergstromThere s an ugly voice inside my head. It s not real, it hisses. None of this is. Just kill him. Taste his eyes.I want to. More than anything. So what if it s real?My Sister, the Serial Killer meets Boy Parts, this literary feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin...Ji-won s life is in disarray. Her father s affair has ripped her family to shreds, leaving her to piece their jumbled lives back together.To top it off, her mother s obnoxious new white boyfriend enters the scene bragging about his flawed knowledge of Korean Culture, causing Ji-won s hold over her emotions to become strained. As he gawks at her and her sister around their claustrophobic apartment, Ji-won becomes more and more obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs.As her fixation and rage grow, Ji-won decides that she must do the one thing that will save her family... and also curb her cravings. Violent, gruesome and wildly original - NEW YORK TIMES Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh WATERSTONES Smartly written, [this is] a fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch THE BIG ISSUE One of the most assured feminist horror novels I have ever read Bookseller Dark, uncomfortable and addictive... I was hooked from page one. What an exciting debut Bookseller If you love unhinged women and seeing them get their revenge, then you NEED to read this... A very well-written social commentary on misogyny, racism and cultural fetishisation Bookseller Deliciously weird - Reader review Full of teeth clenching tension and satisfying vengeance. This debut is not one to miss! - Reader review Gross, graphic and hilarious - Reader review

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Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80 years ago. Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector s investigation immediately comes up against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim s niece has disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye - even the identity of the victim is called into doubt. Inspector Rudge begins to wonder just how many people have contributed to this extraordinary crime and whether he will ever unravel it... In 1931, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and ten other crime writers from the newly-formed `Detection Club collaborated in publishing a unique crime novel. In a literary game of consequences, each author would write one chapter, leaving G.K. Chesterton to write a typically paradoxical prologue and Anthony Berkeley to tie up all the loose ends. In addition, each of the authors provided their own solution in a sealed envelope, all of which appeared at the end of the book, with Agatha Christie s ingenious conclusion acknowledged at the time to be `enough to make the book worth buying on its own . The authors of this novel are: G. K. Chesterton, Canon Victor Whitechurch, G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole, Henry Wade, Agatha Christie, John Rhode, Milward Kennedy, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts, Edgar Jepson, Clemence Dane and Anthony Berkeley.

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A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction!Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren t for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.In the middle of the Tokyo Bay, a man known as Shogun has escaped from Umihotaru Prison, a place feared by criminals and convicts as an inescapable iron fort, in order to save the world. He heads off to Tokyo, the city where the girl known as the Last Hope lives. But the streets of Tokyo are in turmoil after a murder in Chinatown triggers a chain reaction of terror. The time has come for the false peace created by the Friend to be exposed. What is the truth behind the historic disaster on the last day of 20th century?

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*The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale.* Gabaldon s vast and sweeping account of the war is so intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years Independent Go Tell the Bees is packed with everything readers love about the Outlander series Guardian Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder, and her attention to the unglamorous details of life in the past, like digging privies, plus authentic portraits of marriage and relationships lift her series Daily Telegraph___________Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell s tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his own tenants are split and the war is on his doorstep. It s only a matter of time before the shooting starts.Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father s identity - and thus his own. Lord John Grey also has reconciliations to make and dangers to meet . . . on his son s behalf, and his own.Meanwhile, the Southern Colonies blaze, and the Revolution creeps ever closer to Fraser s Ridge. And Claire, the physician, wonders how much of the blood to be spilt will belong to those she loves.___________Readers can t get enough of Go Tell The Bees ...***** 6/5 ... like it could be anything else.. ***** I love the characters, I love the details, I love the life Gabaldon breathes into the stories. ***** A wonderful book I m sorry to have finished. ***** Five stars. This series is captivating and tugs on your heartstrings. ***** I adore these books. I love Gabaldon s work.

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From the bestselling author of The Unadoptables: a stunning adventure about a missing friend, a gothic city, and a secret society full of wonder, invention and maybe a hint of magic . . .Find the courage to be extraordinary . . .Ema Vašková has always felt different. In a family of famous scientists, there s not much room for superstition or omens - but they seem to follow Ema wherever she goes. It doesn t help that she appears to predict events before they happen, and has a peculiar fear of shadows . . .When Ema is sent to stay with her eccentric uncle in Prague, she fears she ll lose the chance to ever fit in. But then she meets Silvie - a girl who finally sees Ema for the extraordinary person that she is. Soon the girls are meeting for secret midnight adventures, and facing Ema s fears together.But then disaster strikes. Silvie goes missing - and it s up to Ema to find her. Now she must gather the courage to hunt the city, find her friend, and uncover the secrets of the one clue Silvie left as to where she might be - inside the mysterious Midnight Guild . . .Praise for The Unadoptables: A high-speed, witty, absurd and joyful adventure - Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers and The Explorer A corker of a story - Emma Carroll, author of Letters to the Lighthouse

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The Science Delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book (published in the US as Science Set Free), Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world s most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas.The scientific worldview has become a belief system. All reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter.Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion.God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. Sheldrake examines these dogmas scientifically, and shows persuasively that science would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun. In The God Delusion Richard Dawkins used science to bash God, but here Rupert Sheldrake shows that Dawkins understanding of what science can do is old-fashioned and itself a delusion.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST HISTORY BOOKS for 2024 ‘Compelling… [Nichol has a] terrific eye for detail; an ability to blend tear-jerking letters, quotation and personal anecdotes into a rich, thought-provoking narrative’Daily Telegraph Over one million British Empire soldiers were killed during the First World War. More than a century later, over half a million still have no known grave. The scale of the fighting, the catastrophic destruction, the relentless military engagement and glutinous mud meant that many of the dead were never identified, or often, never recovered. Names were left without bodies, and bodies, or fragments of bodies, without names. To help staunch the tide of national grief in the aftermath of the conflict, an idea was born for a single #39;Unknown Warrior #39; representing all the missing, to be brought from the battlefields and buried in Westminster Abbey alongside the nation #39;s kings and queens. Using diaries, archives and interviews with the descendants of that generation and modern-day experts, Sunday Times bestselling author and former RAF Tornado navigator John Nichol draws on his own experience of combat and loss to shine light on this 100-year-old story. And in speaking to those who have lost loved ones in more modern conflicts, he examines our continuing need for a tangible resting place at which to truly grieve the fallen. His search for answers becomes a moving and personal journey, exploring the true meaning of camaraderie, service, sacrifice and remembrance.

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From the best-selling author of The Hedgerow ApothecaryLearn how to make the most of your common garden plants like the herbalists of the pastUnlock the sustainable and ethical art of the apothecarist, and explore its rich folklore and history. Discover the hidden delights in your own garden and how to use them to make delicious edible treats, herbal cures and restorative beauty products. With photographs to help you safely identify edible plants and tips on how best to prepare and preserve your finds, this is the essential guide to enjoying the home-grown riches of your garden.Enjoy the therapeutic delights of the plants to be found in your own garden with easy-to-follow recipes.- Heal dry hands with calendula balm- Encourage restful sleep with cherry moon milk- Get creative with a vivid blue ink made from cornflowers- Try a borage infusion for tired eyes- Soothe itchy skin with herbal bath tea- Bake a delicious nettle and lemon sponge cake- Freshen up with a rosemary mouthwash- Enjoy a cool glass of red clover lemonadeAnd much more!

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From sensor-fuzed munitions and autonomous weapons, to ground moving target indication radar, laser vibrometers and artificial intelligence, the weapons of warfare are undergoing a rapid transformation, with modern technologies reshaping how armies intend to fight in the twenty-first century. The Arms of the Future analyses how the emergence of novel weapons systems is shaping the risks and opportunities on the battlefield. Drawing on extensive practical observation and experimentation, the book unpacks the operational challenges new weapons pose on the battlefield and how armies might be structured to overcome them.At a time when defence spending across NATO is on the rise, and conflict with Russia raises new questions of what it means to fight a truly modern war, Watling examines not just the arms to be employed but how they can be fielded and wielded to survive and prevail in future wars.

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Mairead works all hours in a run-down West End theatre s wardrobe department, her whole existence made up of threads and needles, running errands to mend shoes, fixing broken zips and handwashing underwear. She must also do her best to avoid groping hands backstage and the terrible bullying of the show s producer.But, despite her skill and growing experience, half of Mair?ad remains in her windy, hedge-filled home in Ireland, and the life she abandoned there. In noughties London, she has the potential to be somebody completely new - why, then, does she feel so stuck? Between the bustling side streets of Soho, and the wet grass of Leitrim and Donegal, Mair?ad is caught, running from the girl she was but unable to reveal the woman she d hoped to become.Told with rare honesty and equal measures of warmth and bite, The Wardrobe Department is a story about reckoning with the past, finding the courage to change the present - and asking what comes next.

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