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A history of the postal system that once connected the Ottoman Empire  Before the advent of steamships or the telegraph, the premier technology for long-distance communication was the horse-run relay system. Every empire had one⠔including the Ottoman Empire. In The Sublime Post, Choon Hwee Koh examines how the vast Ottoman postal system worked across three centuries by tracking the roles of eight small-scale actors⠔the Courier, the Tatar, Imperial Decrees, the Bookkeeper, the Postmaster, the Villager, Money, and the Horse. There are stories of price-gouging postmasters; of murdered couriers and their bereaved widows; of moonlighting officials transporting merchandise; of neighboring villages engaged in long-running feuds; of bookkeepers calculating the annual costs of horseshoes, halters, and hay; of Tatar couriers and British travelers sharing drunken nights at post stations; of swimming with horses across rivers; and of hiding from marauding bandits in the desert.  By weaving together chronicles, sharia court records, fiscal registers, collective petitions, appointment contracts, and imperial decrees from the Ottoman archive, this study of a large-scale communications infrastructure reveals the interdependence of an empire and its diverse imperial subjects. Koh traces this evolving interdependence between 1500 and 1840 to tell the history of the Ottoman Empire and its changing social order.

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The Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office. It tells of how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court. Their eventual victory in court vindicated their claims about the defects of the software and exposed the heavy handed attempts by the Post Office to suppress them. The book also recounts how successive senior managers, business leaders, lawyers, civil servants and Government ministers, at best failed to expose the injustice or, even worse, sought to cover it up, resulting in one of the largest miscarriages of justice in UK history. The author, Nick Wallis, is a journalist and broadcaster who has been reporting on the scandal for over ten years and who acted as script consultant on Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the ITV drama that brought the affair into the national consciousness.As the public inquiry reaches its climax, and senior figures such as Paula Vennells come to be questioned, The Great Post Office Scandal reveals the full scale of what happened and how so many of our trusted institutions allowed the saga to go on for nearly a quarter of a century, shattering the lives of thousands of innocent people.

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Slavoj Zizek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the Elvis of cultural theory , and today’s most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes—all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films The Pervert’s Guide to the Cinema and Zizek! reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers and a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles, each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding life’s work, available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged, including new introductions from Zizek himself. Simply put, they are the essential texts for understanding Zizek’s thought and thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy.The Sublime Object of Ideology: Slavoj Zizek’s first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.

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Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition. In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations. In so doing he overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics that had prevailed from antiquity until the eighteenth century, and replaced metaphysics with psychology and even physiology as the basis for the subject. Burke s theory of beauty encompasses the female form, nature, art, and poetry, and he analyses our delight in sublime effects that thrill and excite us. His revolution in method continues to have repercussions in the aesthetic theories of today, and his revolution in sensibility has paved the way for literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel through Romanticism, twentieth-century painting, and beyond. In this new edition Paul Guyer conducts the reader through Burke s Enquiry, focusing on its place in the history of aesthetics and highlighting its innovations, as well as its influence on many subsequent authors from Kant and Schiller to Ruskin and Nietzsche. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Edited by one of the Racing Post s long-standing subeditors, the ever-popular Racing Post Guide to the Jumps 2024-25 is one of the key tools for every racing enthusiast and punter to look ahead to the upcoming National Hunt season.This 208-page book is illustrated in colour throughout with dozens of exciting action images from award-winning photographers. There are exclusive interviews with ten jumps trainers, in which they discuss their horses and hopes for the season, highlighting proven performers and those who are expected to shine this season.Renowned Racing Post experts including Paul Kealy, Robbie Wilders and Richard Birch discuss the horses they ll be backing over the coming months, from those at the top level, through to handicappers and those who have yet to fulfil their potential, while ante-post aficionado Nick Watts finds the early value for the Cheltenham Festival championship contests.

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An electric new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children s book prize.Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything when her father unleashed a terrible, world-destroying magic. Desperate to escape the stain of his crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to risk discovery.That is until she receives a mysterious letter, containing four impossible words: Your father was innocent.To uncover the truth, she must pose as an apprentice for the illustrious Otherwhere Post. Here, she ll be trained in the art of scriptomancy - the dangerous magic that allows couriers to deliver letters between worlds. But there are some who would prefer the past to stay buried...A dark presence watches Maeve from the shadows, hindering her investigation at every turn. What s more, her infuriatingly handsome mentor knows she s lying about something and time is running out to win him over. It soon becomes clear that to uncover the past, Maeve may have to forfeit her future - or worse, her heart.PRAISE FOR THE OTHERWHERE POST An epic dark fantasy tale of love, justice, the delicate magic of finding connection, and the complex art of scribing Kirkus Reviews, starred review This unputdownable adventure is highly recommended for all collections and perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab s Shades of Magic series School Library Journal, starred review From its brilliant magic to the torturous slow burn romance, The Otherwhere Post mesmerizes from cover to cover Lyssa Mia Smith, author of Revelle

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Are you ready for the upcoming season? The Racing Post Guide to the Flat is the best-selling book every Flat racing enthusiast should have. In this comprehensive guide you ll find insightful content written by the Racing Post s best-known expert writers, edited by one of their long-standing editors and illustrated throughout with color photos from award-winning photographers. The 192-page book features exclusive and extended trainer interviews and specialist selections for horses to follow, plus dark horses set to shine in the months ahead, as well as Topspeed and Racing Post Ratings. This invaluable guide is a must-have for every horseracing enthusiast and sports bettor, and should be in the back pocket for the start of the season.

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Will Donald trump international law? Since Trump s Administration took office, this question has haunted almost every issue area of international law. One of our leading international lawyers-a former Legal Adviser of the US State Department, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, and Yale Law Dean-argues that President Trump has thus far enjoyed less success than many believe, because he does not own the pervasive transnational legal process that governs these issue areas. This book shows how those opposing Trump s policies during his administration s first two years have successfully triggered that process as part of a collective counter-strategy akin to Muhammad Ali s rope-a-dope. The book surveys immigration and refugee law, human rights, climate change, denuclearization, trade diplomacy, relations with North Korea, Russia and Ukraine, America s Forever War against Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, and the ongoing tragedy in Syria. Koh s tour d horizon illustrates the many techniques that players in the transnational legal process have used to blunt Trump s early initiatives. The high stakes of this struggle, and its broader implications for the future of global governance-now challenged by the rise of populist authoritarians-make this exhausting counter-strategy both worthwhile and necessary.

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Hudební CD - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR je dlouho očekávané EP od Bring Me The Horizon. POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR je dlouho očekávané EP od Bring Me The Horizon. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop Dear Diary, / Parasite Eve / Teardrops / Obey Featuring - Yungblud / Itch For The Cure (When Will We Be Free?) / Kingslayer Featuring - Babymetal / 1x1 Featuring - Nova Twins / Ludens / One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death Featuring - Amy Lee

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This Mature-rated danmei/Boys Love novel series originally released in Chinese-and coming to the English language for the first time-is a raunchy romantic comedy about an ancient singles club!Dear Sir...Lonely, poor, and pushing forty, Wu Xingzi doesn t have much to live for. In fact, the only thing he has going for him is the perfect funeral plot he s picked out for himself... That is, until he stumbles across the Peng Society and their monthly volume of personal ads for gay men.At first, he s just looking for friendship with like-minded people, but when he finds out that it s customary for members to respond to polite letters with shockingly detailed ink drawings of their, ahem, intimate anatomy, Wu Xingzi quickly gains a new purpose in life: collecting phallic illustrations through the pigeon post!There s just one problem. His favorite two-dimensional specimen belongs to a man who s intent on thrusting himself into Wu Xingzi s life in a very real, firm, three-dimensional fashion...The Seven Seas English-language edition of this Mature-rated novel will feature uncensored text and exclusive new art.

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A new edition for HL Option 2, History of the Americas, Topic 17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition provides:- Reliable, clear and in-depth narrative from topic experts - Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates- Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions- TOK support and Historical Investigation questions to help with all aspects of the Diploma

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A staggering showcase of Post-Impressionist paintings moving beyond naturalism toward the spiritualBased on an exhibition organized by the Musée d’Orsay at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, this richly illustrated book focuses on the two bubbling decades between the mid-1880s and the mid-1900s, from the last collective exhibition of the Impressionists in 1886 to the Autumn Salon of 1905 marked by the Fauves scandal: Derain, Matisse, Vlaminck and their explosive colors.The term Post-Impressionism was coined in 1910 by the English art critic Roger Fry, who was trying to find an expression that could describe Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Gauguin’s painting as well as that of Seurat, Sérusier, Denis and Redon. This catalog shows the full span of pictorial reactions to Impressionism with masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay and insists on the richness and complexity of the Post-Impressionist constellation, seeking to highlight the intrinsic qualities of each painter’s work. Post-Impressionism: Beyond Appearances delves into the art of this fascinating and pivotal double decade, during which plastic expression gradually moved away from the representation of reality toward the expression of the psychic, emotional and spiritual worlds of the artists.

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A hilarious novelty book about a quick-thinking child and a soft-hearted beast, with funny letters and comically disgusting recipes to open. A riotous picture book party. The Guardian ReviewBeast has found a tasty dinner, and he s written to all his friends to invite them to a feast. Unfortunately, Dinner is a child who very much does not want to be eaten. As Beast s friends send their instructions for cooking Dinner, is there any way Dinner can convince Beast to change his menu? A vibrant and charming interactive book with hilarious letters to open. PRAISE FOR BEAST FEAST This contribution to the genre, with RSVPs from Sir Gutguzzler and co, is a hoot. Independent readers should also enjoy the gruesome recipes on the endsheets. The Observer Those dreading seasonal overindulgence can enjoy Emma Yarlett⠙s deliciously funny, brightly comic Beast Feast, in which a child has to persuade a monster not to eat him. New Statesman*** Lift the flaps to read the magical letters and collect the rest of the Post Bag series:UNICORN POST ⠓ A magical story about a quick-thinking little girl and a unicorn A sweet friendship tale, rosy in every sense. Kirkus Reviews SANTA POST⠓ A festive story about finding the perfect present ⠜A joyful picture book.⠝ The BooksellerDRAGON POST ⠓ A fiery story about friendship and asking for help ⠜An adorable story⠦⠝ Mail on Sunday

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Push, pull and slide the tabs to follow the Busy Post Van on its daily journey! Join the postal workers as they sort the mail, deliver the parcels and collect letters from the post box.Young children will love playing with this bright, colourful board book with wonderful illustrations by Louise Forshaw, gentle rhyming text and lots to spot and talk about! Busy Post Van has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer s Good Toy Guide.Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover. Discover more vehicles in the Busy Books series: Busy Trucks, Busy Ambulance and Busy Fire Engine.

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Navigating life as a neurodivergent, non-binary person, Alex Manley explores their dislocations from the norm as part of a relentlessly personal journey, as seen through the variety of lenses that have defined them. Post-Man delves into the ways in which Manley has always felt apart, alone, and othered, the ways in which they felt there was something wrong with them. In adulthood they came to recognize they were someone with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and possibly more, someone who existed outside the neat binary of gender that modern society imposes on us. These facets of personality have been consistent and undeniable presences in the author s life, slowly and ineluctably making their way to the surface. Post-Man takes the reader through the stultifying machismo of hockey culture, the thrilling rule-breaking of jaywalking, the improbable job of working for a men s website, the strange unpleasantness of going bald as a non-binary person, and more, each essay digging down into the meat of these experiences in search for its beating heart.

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Now in its 15th year, the Racing Post Annual is firmly established as the perfect Christmas gift for any horseracing fan.This exciting review of 2025 from the Racing Post, the nationâ ™s voice of horseracing, has 208 colour pages packed with the best stories of the racing year and is beautifully illustrated with stunning images. Racing Postâ ™s top writers look back on the best of the Flat and jumps seasons, the big names both equine and human, the moments to treasure and unusual stories of the year; plus thereâ ™s a look forward at the top prospects for 2026.With a glittering line-up, this large-format, magazine-style publication is a must for every horseracing fan.

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How well do you know your racing? You follow the form, share in the agony of defeat and the elation of success, but how much of that information do you remember? The Racing Post Quiz Book will provide hours of entertainment and challenge horse racing know-it-alls to prove themselves. Categories range from where this uniquely historic sport started right up to the modern day, taking in the best horses, most successful trainers, the heroic jockeys and many more besides. With 1,000 questions, many fiendish, some infuriating, this is the ultimate test for any racing fan.

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A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Editors ChoiceA New York Post Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Biography/Memoir Hilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking Might be a career-destroying book... highly enjoyable Daily Telegraph A spin doctor to the rich and corrupt spills his secrets... starts with the crack of a Jack Reacher thriller The New York TimesThe man who used to pull the strings of the global media is now pulling back the curtain: a bridge-burning, riotous confession by a top PR operative who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media.After nearly two decades in the PR business, Phil Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that s made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he s been up to for the past twenty years - and it isn t pretty.From helping win the Qatar World Cup bid, to a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator s son, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator s wife a glowing profile in Vogue at the same time the Arab Spring broke out, Elwood reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and cover for politicians, dictators and spies.But as Phil moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all - and his role in it - until he received a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Phil his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, he has decided to tell the full truth about who is the worst human._____ A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . It s going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year. Politico Phil Elwood has written a book about his Washington life that s part therapy, part cautionary tale ? and quite funny . . . What makes Elwood s story stand out from the typical Washington read is that his personal demons are so intertwined with his professional choices . . . Elwood s prose is zippy, even Sorkin-esque, and he relishes dark humor. The Washington Post If Hunter S. Thompson billed clients by the hour, it would look like All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood. The pacing and storytelling propel the book s epic sweep across the darkside of DC and global hotspots. Even the most experienced in PR will learn things they did not know, and Elwood s gripping personal story is an unexpected and wild ride. Bill McCarren, former Executive Director, National Press Club A lively, often hilarious, blood-chilling tale. Sam Kashner, Air Mail A redemption story about becoming a better human, a story Elwood tells with vulnerability, heart, and brutal honesty. James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington An exhilarating ride through the underbelly of global power structures. Ben Smith, author of Traffic and editor in chief of Semafor I raced through this book and was gripped by every page. Sophie Heawood

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A New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Editors ChoiceA New York Post Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Biography/Memoir Hilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking Might be a career-destroying book... highly enjoyable Daily Telegraph A spin doctor to the rich and corrupt spills his secrets... starts with the crack of a Jack Reacher thriller The New York TimesThe man who used to pull the strings of the global media is now pulling back the curtain: a bridge-burning, riotous confession by a top PR operative who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media.After nearly two decades in the PR business, Phil Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that s made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he s been up to for the past twenty years - and it isn t pretty.From helping win the Qatar World Cup bid, to a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator s son, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator s wife a glowing profile in Vogue at the same time the Arab Spring broke out, Elwood reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and cover for politicians, dictators and spies.But as Phil moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all - and his role in it - until he received a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Phil his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, he has decided to tell the full truth about who is the worst human._____ A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . It s going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year. Politico Phil Elwood has written a book about his Washington life that s part therapy, part cautionary tale ? and quite funny . . . What makes Elwood s story stand out from the typical Washington read is that his personal demons are so intertwined with his professional choices . . . Elwood s prose is zippy, even Sorkin-esque, and he relishes dark humor. The Washington Post If Hunter S. Thompson billed clients by the hour, it would look like All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood. The pacing and storytelling propel the book s epic sweep across the darkside of DC and global hotspots. Even the most experienced in PR will learn things they did not know, and Elwood s gripping personal story is an unexpected and wild ride. Bill McCarren, former Executive Director, National Press Club A lively, often hilarious, blood-chilling tale. Sam Kashner, Air Mail A redemption story about becoming a better human, a story Elwood tells with vulnerability, heart, and brutal honesty. James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington An exhilarating ride through the underbelly of global power structures. Ben Smith, author of Traffic and editor in chief of Semafor I raced through this book and was gripped by every page. Sophie Heawood

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Kay is a genius. I ve read him all my life and am always inspired by his work BRANDON SANDERSONA sweeping new novel of love and war that brilliantly evokes the drama and turbulence of medieval France from the internationally bestselling author of Tigana, All the Seas of the World, and A Brightness Long Ago. Thierry Villar is a well-known - even notorious - tavern poet, intimately familiar with the rogues and shadows of that world, but not at all with courts and power. He is an unlikely person, despite his quickness, to be swept into the deadly contests of ambitious royals, assassins, and invading armies.But he is indeed drawn into all these things on a savagely cold night in his beloved city of Orane. And so Thierry must use all the intelligence and charm he can muster as power struggles merge with a decades-long war to bring his country to the brink of destruction.As he does, he meets his poetic equal in an aristocratic woman and is drawn to more than one unsettling person with a connection to the world beyond this one. He also crosses paths with an extraordinary young woman driven by voices within to try to heal the ailing king - and help his forces in war. A wide and varied set of people from all walks of life take their places in the rich tapestry of this story.Both sweeping and intimate, Written on the Dark is an elegant tour de force about power and ambition playing out amid the equally intense human need for art and beauty, and memories to be left behind.⭐PRAISE FOR GUY GAVRIEL KAY S NOVELS⭐ Tragic, stirring, romantic, meticulous, comic, rueful, worldly-wise, and written in the intimate, deceptively nonchalant voice of a storyteller offering up his great gift MICHAEL CHABON Kay is a genius. I ve read him all my life and am always inspired by his work BRANDON SANDERSON A wonderful talent. He tells stories in an invented world that is so rich in historical echoes that I found myself smiling with pleasure as I heard the echoes, while engrossed in the story. Warmly recommended EDWARD RUTHERFORD History and fantasy rarely come together as gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD By making the familiar ever so slightly strange, Guy Gavriel Kay breathes new life into historical fantasy. Beautifully faceted, jewel-like scenes carry us beyond the doublets and daggers to create an emotionally charged, high-stakes world of love and hate, threat and reward DAILY MAIL An immersive reading experience; readers will taste the dust in their mouths, see the high seas from the deck of a merchant ship, feel the bustle of the city market. What results is necessary sustenance for the starving reader. A masterpiece from a master of the craft BOOKLIST Gorgeous, generous, humane and deeply aware of the intricacies of human desire and attachment, All the Seas of the World is another masterpiece from Kay JAMES BRADLEY I came away from it with spirits lifted and a smile on my face, whilst feeling a wistful sense of regret that the reading experience was over. You can t ask more from a book than that PARSEC

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From Larry Siedentop, acclaimed author of Democracy in Europe, Inventing the Individual is a highly original rethinking of how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written ... Siedentop has achieved something quite extraordinary. He has explained us to ourselves SpectatorThis ambitious and stimulating book describes how a moral revolution in the first centuries AD - the discovery of human freedom and its universal potential - led to a social revolution in the west. The invention of a new, equal social role, the individual, gradually displaced the claims of family, tribe and caste as the basis of social organisation. Larry Siedentop asks us to rethink the evolution of the ideas on which modern societies and government are built, and argues that the core of what is now our system of beliefs emerged much earlier than we think. The roots of liberalism - belief in individual liberty, in the fundamental moral equality of individuals, that equality should be the basis of a legal system and that only a representative form of government is fitting for such a society - all these, Siedentop argues, were pioneered by Christian thinkers of the Middle Ages, who drew on the moral revolution carried out by the early church. It was the arguments of canon lawyers, theologians and philosophers from the eleventh to the fourteenth century, rather than the Renaissance, that laid the foundation for liberal democracy.There are large parts of the world where other beliefs flourish - fundamentalist Islam, which denies the equality of women and is often ambiguous about individual rights and representative institutions; quasi-capitalist China, where a form of utilitarianism enshrines state interests even at the expense of justice and liberty. Such beliefs may foster populist forms of democracy. But they are not liberal. In the face of these challenges, Siedentop urges that understanding the origins of our own liberal ideas is more than ever an important part of knowing who we are.LARRY SIEDENTOP was appointed to the first post in intellectual history ever established in Britain, at Sussex University in the 1970 s. From there he moved to Oxford, becoming Faculty Lecturer in Political Thought and a Fellow of Keble College. His writings include a study of Tocqueville, an edition of Guizot s History of Civilization in Europe, and Democracy in Europe, which has been translated into a dozen languages. Siedentop was made CBE in 2004.PRAISE FOR THE BOOK One of the most stimulating books of political theory to have appeared in many years ... a refreshingly unorthodox account of the roots of modern liberalism in medieval Christian thinking John Gray, Literary Review A brave, brilliant and beautifully written defence of the western tradition Paul Lay, History Today An engrossing book of ideas ... illuminating, beautifully written and rigorously argued Kenan Malik, Independent A most impressive work of philosophical history Robert Skidelsky

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEARA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have been hidden in plain sight. Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - which offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping a nation s collective history, and our own.It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our most essential stories are hidden in plain view - whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth or entire neighbourhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.How the Word is Passed is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. Chosen as a book of the year by President Barack Obama, The Economist, Time, the New York Times and more, fans of Brit(ish) and Natives will be utterly captivated.What readers are saying about How the Word is Passed: How the Word Is Passed frees history, frees humanity to reckon honestly with the legacy of slavery. We need this book. Ibram X. Kendi, Number One New York Times bestselling author An extraordinary contribution to the way we understand ourselves. Julian Lucas, New York Times Book Review The detail and depth of the storytelling is vivid and visceral, making history present and real. Hope Wabuke, NPR This isn t just a work of history, it s an intimate, active exploration of how we re still constructing and distorting our history. Ron Charles, The Washington Post In re-examining neighbourhoods, holidays and quotidian sites, Smith forces us to reconsider what we think we know about American history. Time A history of slavery in this country unlike anything you ve read before. Entertainment Weekly A beautifully written, evocative, and timely meditation on the way slavery is commemorated in the United States. Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

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NEW stunning hardback edition showcasing the original E.H.Shepard art with Milne⠙s classic, timeless stories.⠜In that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.⠝E.H.Shepard⠙s original, iconic artwork has been reproduced for this 100th anniversary range so it truly pays homage to the vividness of the original art that accompanied Milne⠙s classic, favourite stories.Join Pooh, Piglet and all their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood in this collection of stories about the Bear for All Ages ⠓ in which Tigger finds out what Tigger like to eat, Piglet does a Very Grand Thing and Pooh invents a new game.This is the second classic children⠙s story collection by A.A.Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. In this highly popular volume Pooh meets the irrepressible Tigger for the first time, learns to play Poohsticks and sets a trap for a Heffalump.In this stunning 100th anniversary hardback edition of The House at Pooh Corner, A.A.Milne⠙s classic characters are once again brought to life by E.H.Shepard⠙s beautiful decorations.Milne and Shepard had a unique working relationship for their time, in that they closely collaborated on the design of the storybooks and poetry. This joint approach to laying out the words and illustrations was clearly the perfect partnership; Shepard entirely captured the charm of Pooh⠙s world, created by Milne, resulting in the gorgeous books we all know and love.The nation⠙s favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for nearly 100 years. Milne⠙s classic children⠙s stories ⠓ featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself ⠓ are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness.Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you⠙re 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.Do you own all the classic Pooh titles?Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixReturn to the Hundred Acre WoodThe Best Bear in All the WorldOnce There Was a BearTales from the ForestWinter in the WoodSome retro reviews of the original publication in the 1920s:⠜⠘The House at Pooh Corner⠙ marks the culmination of one of the outstanding book successes of this generation.⠝, Sunday Express, 21st October 1928⠜that ideal collaboration between Mr. Milne and Mr. Shepard⠝, The Daily News, 11th October 1928, about The House at Pooh Corner [The House at Pooh Corner] will delight thousands of children, yes, and grown-ups too,⠝ The Yorkshire Post, 10th September 1928

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NEW stunning paperback edition showcasing the original E.H.Shepard art with Milne⠙s classic, timeless stories.⠜In that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.⠝E.H. Shepard⠙s original, iconic artwork has been reproduced for this 100th anniversary range so it truely pays homage to the vividness of the original art that accompanied Milne⠙s classic, favourite stories.Join Pooh, Piglet and all their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood in this collection of stories about the Bear for All Ages ⠓ in which Tigger finds out what Tigger like to eat, Piglet does a Very Grand Thing and Pooh invents a new game.This is the second classic children⠙s story collection by A.A.Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. In this highly popular volume Pooh meets the irrepressible Tigger for the first time, learns to play Poohsticks and sets a trap for a Heffalump.In this stunning 100th anniversary paperback edition of The House at Pooh Corner, A.A.Milne⠙s classic characters are once again brought to life by E.H.Shepard⠙s beautiful decorations.Milne and Shepard had a unique working relationship for their time, in that they closely collaborated on the design of the storybooks and poetry. This joint approach to laying out the words and illustrations was clearly the perfect partnership; Shepard entirely captured the charm of Pooh⠙s world, created by Milne, resulting in the gorgeous books we all know and love.The nation⠙s favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for nearly 100 years. Milne⠙s classic children⠙s stories ⠓ featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself ⠓ are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness.Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you⠙re 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.Do you own all the classic Pooh titles?Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixReturn to the Hundred Acre WoodThe Best Bear in All the WorldOnce There Was a BearTales from the ForestWinter in the WoodSome retro reviews of the original publication in the 1920s:⠜⠘The House at Pooh Corner⠙ marks the culmination of one of the outstanding book successes of this generation.⠝, Sunday Express, 21st October 1928⠜that ideal collaboration between Mr. Milne and Mr. Shepard⠝, The Daily News, 11th October 1928, about The House at Pooh Corner [The House at Pooh Corner] will delight thousands of children, yes, and grown-ups too,⠝ The Yorkshire Post, 10th September 1928

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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone. Daring rogue Nikolai finally joins the fold in Season 2 -- covering explosive events of both Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising -- streaming now! Enter the Grishaverse with Book Two of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times⠓bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov⠙s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner⠔hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can⠙t outrun their enemies for long. The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina⠙s magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. But as the truth of Alina s destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling⠙s deadly game of forbidden magic, and further away from her humanity. To save her country, Alina will have to choose between her power and the love she thought would always be her shelter. No victory can come without sacrifice⠔and only she can face the oncoming storm. A New York Times Bestseller This title has Common Core connections.Read all the books in the Grishaverse!The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked KingdomThe King of Scars DuologyKing of ScarsRule of Wolves The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicThe Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of MagicThe Lives of SaintsDemon in the Wood Graphic NovelPraise for the Grishaverse ⠜A master of fantasy.⠝ ⠔The Huffington Post ⠜Utterly, extremely bewitching.⠝ ⠔The Guardian ⠜This is what fantasy is for.⠝ ⠔The New York Times Book Review ⠜[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.⠝ ⠔NPR ⠜The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.⠝ ⠔Entertainment Weekly ⠜Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.⠝ ⠔USA Today ⠜There⠙s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo⠙s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.⠝ ⠔Vanity Fair ⠜Unlike anything I⠙ve ever read.⠝ ⠔Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent ⠜Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!⠝ ⠔Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

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Kniha - autor Ciara Smyth, 384 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná From the author of Not My Problem, winner of the Waterstones Prize (Older Readers) Winner of the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Junior Juries' Award Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards YA Book of the Year Seventeen-year-old Saoirse has finished with exams and is facing a long hot summer before uni. She plans to party, get drunk, watch horror movies and forget all her troubles by kissing girls. Ever since the breakupocalypse with her ex Hannah, she’s been alone and angry, dealing with the hole left in her family by her sick mother’s absence. Worse, Dad drops a bombshell: he’s remarrying at the end of the summer. Enter the scene: Ruby, who might just be the prettiest girl Saoirse’s ever seen. A romcom fan and a believer in true love, Ruby challenges cynical Saoirse to try a summer romance with the serious parts left out, just like in the movies. But what happens when the falling...

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Kniha - autor Douglas Adams, 256 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Douglas Adams, 256 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná "DOUGLAS ADAMS IS A TERRIFIC SATIRIST."--The Washington Post Book WorldFacing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability--and desperately in search of a place to eat.Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and...

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BooklistIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.The New York Times Magazine s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation s founding and construction-and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.Featuring contributions from: Leslie Alexander Michelle Alexander Carol Anderson Joshua Bennett Reginald Dwayne Betts Jamelle Bouie Anthea Butler Matthew Desmond Rita Dove Camille Dungy Cornelius Eady Eve L. Ewing Nikky Finney Vievee Francis Yaa Gyasi Forrest Hamer Terrance Hayes Kimberly Annece Henderson Jeneen Interlandi Honoree Fanonne Jeffers Barry Jenkins Tyehimba Jess Martha S. Jones Robert Jones, Jr. A. Van Jordan Ibram X. Kendi Eddie Kendricks Yusef Komunyakaa Kevin Kruse Kiese Laymon Trymaine Lee Jasmine Mans Terry McMillan Tiya Miles Wesley Morris Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lynn Nottage ZZ Packer Gregory Pardlo Darryl Pinckney Claudia Rankine Jason Reynolds Dorothy Roberts Sonia Sanchez Tim Seibles Evie Shockley Clint Smith Danez Smith Patricia Smith Tracy K. Smith Bryan Stevenson Nafissa Thompson-Spires Natasha Trethewey Linda Villarosa Jesmyn Ward

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*The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller**Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021**A Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick* A delicate, haunting story The Washington Post This is a novel for fans of Never Let Me Go . . . tender, touching and true. The Times The Sun always has ways to reach us. From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.In Klara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?Kazuo Ishiguro s book Klara and the Sun was a #1 Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 06-03-2021

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A beguiling novel of revenge, deliverance, and a powerful sisterhood of magic by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Vine Witch and The Glamourist.Sidra didn t murder her husband. Yet even a jinni can t wish away a wrongful imprisonment. Determined to prove her innocence, she returns to her adopted home-a French village renowned for its perfume witches-with her friends Elena and Yvette by her side. Here is where Sidra s true destiny awaits, but danger also lurks in the village s narrow lanes.On her trail is Jamra, another jinni, who s after more than revenge for the murder of his brother. He also seeks vengeance for the indignities inflicted on jinn by mortals over the centuries. When he learns of an ancient relic capable of unleashing chaos on the world, and that the weapon is in the hands of his murderous sister-in-law, he vows to destroy Sidra to get it.Relying on a sisterhood of magic, a mysteriously faithful dog, and a second-rate sorcerer, Sidra defends herself using the village s greatest asset: its perfume. It s as beguiling a lure as it is a formidable shield. But is it enough for Sidra to protect herself and those she loves from powers yet to be released?

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My perfect ten of a book. EMILY HENRY*The instant New York Times bestseller!*She s got his back. He s got her heart. They ve got a secret. What could possibly go wrong?Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with her bare hands. But the truth is, she s an elite bodyguard and she s just been hired to protect a superstar actor from his stalker.Jack Stapleton s a Hollywood heartthrob - captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, rising out of the waves in clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity.When Jack s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn t want his family to know about his stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah - against her will and her better judgment - finds herself pretending to be Jack s girlfriend as a cover.Protecting Jack should be easy. But protecting her own heart? That s the hardest thing she s ever done...READERS LOVE THE BODYGUARD⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like a virtual hug, totally feel-good and charming ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I just love the cinnamon roll heroes. Jack was the sweetest and I love him so much. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You can compare her to Emily Henry and Colleen Hoover! YES!! This book was that good!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OMG!!! I loved this book...I laughed out loud so often ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Engaging, heartbreaking, romantic and genuinely funny *An instant New York Times bestseller!*A USA Today bestseller!*An Amazon Editors Pick for Best Books of the Year 2022 - Romance Category!*Named one of the funniest romance novels of the year in the Washington Post!*Nominated for Goodreads Best Books of the Year 2022!*Nominated for 2022 Book of the Year at Book of the Month Club!

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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone - Season 2 streaming now! Discover the origin story of the Darkling from Shadow and Bone in this beautifully illustrated, first-ever Grishaverse graphic novel.Before he led Ravka s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha - they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves . . .Discover the start of a grand and sinister destiny in this must-have graphic novel prequel to the bestselling series and international Netflix sensation Shadow and Bone from spectacular new talent Dani Pendergast and No.1 New York Times bestseller Leigh Bardugo.Read all the books in the Grishaverse!The Shadow and Bone TrilogyShadow and BoneSiege and StormRuin and RisingThe Six of Crows DuologySix of CrowsCrooked KingdomThe King of Scars DuologyKing of ScarsRule of WolvesThe AnthologiesThe Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicThe Lives of SaintsPraise for the Grishaverse: A master of fantasy. - The Huffington Post Utterly, extremely bewitching. - The Guardian The best magic universe since Harry Potter. - Bustle This is what fantasy is for. - The New York Times Book Review [A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp. - NPR The darker it gets for the good guys, the better. - Entertainment Weekly Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . Impossible to put down. - USA Today There s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo s original epic fantasy that sets it apart. - Vanity Fair Unlike anything I ve ever read. - Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery! - Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Rice, this sensuously written spellbinding classic remains the most successful vampire story since Bram Stoker s Dracula (The Times)In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. When Interview with the Vampire was published, the Washington Post said it was a thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination . . . sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable . Now, more than forty years since its release, Anne Rice s masterpiece is more beloved than ever.***The Vampire Chronicles is now a major TV show***Also in the Vampire Chronicles:The Vampire LestatThe Queen of the Damned

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Featuring the beauties of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, combined with the dark and hidden side of the Renaissance, by an acclaimed historian and expert in the period.Renowned as an age of artistic rebirth, the Renaissance is cloaked with an aura of beauty and brilliance. But behind the Mona Lisaâ ™s smile lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. Enter a world of corrupt bankers, greedy politicians, sex-crazed priests, rampant disease, and lives of extravagance and excess. Enter the world of the ugly Renaissance. Uncovering the hidden realities beneath the surface of the periodâ ™s best-known artworks, historian Alexander Lee takes the reader on a breathtaking and unexpected journey through the Italian past and shows that, far from being the product of high-minded ideals, the sublime monuments of the Renaissance were created by flawed and tormented artists who lived in an ever-expanding world of bigotry and hatred. The only question is: will you ever see the Renaissance in quite the same way again?

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Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Publisher s Weekly - Buzzfeed - Entertainment Weekly - Time - Wall Street Journal - Bustle - Elle - The Economist - Slate - The Huffington Post - The St. Louis Dispatch - Electric Literature A beautiful, unsettling novel about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her

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The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, author of The Day of the Triffids and The Kraken Wakes and dramatised on BBC Radio 4.David Strorm s father doesn t approve of Angus Morton s unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son s cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery, or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands. . . The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world and explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure. Perfect timing, astringent humour. . . one of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence Spectator Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way GuardianJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called logical fantasy . As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned), The Seeds of Time, Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.

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Johan is a cold and calculating killer with a mysterious past, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracy and serial murder open the door to a compelling, intricately woven plot in this masterwork of suspense. Everyone faces uncertainty at some point in their lives. Even a brilliant surgeon like Kenzo Tenma is no exception. But there s no way he could have known that his decision to stop chasing professional success and instead concentrate on his oath to save peoples lives would result in the birth of an abomination. The questions of good and evil now take on a terrifyingly real dimension. Years later, in Germany during the tumultuous post-reunification period, middle-aged childless couples are being killed one after another. The serial killer s identity is known. The reasons why he kills are not. Dr. Tenma sets out on a journey to find the killer s twin sister, who may hold some clues to solving the enigma of the Monster.

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The brand-new historical novel based on a true story from the bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network*Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee: Best Historical Fiction 2022*In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenkoâ ™s life revolves around her young son â “ until Hitlerâ ™s invasion of Russia changes everything. Suddenly, she and her friends must take up arms to save their country from the Fuhrerâ ™s destruction.Handed a rifle, Mila discovers a gift â “ and months of blood, sweat and tears turn the young woman into a deadly sniper: the most lethal hunter of Nazis.Yet success is bittersweet. Mila is torn from the battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America while the war still rages. There, she finds an unexpected ally in First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and an unexpected promise of a different future.But when an old enemy from Milaâ ™s past joins forces with a terrifying new foe, she finds herself in the deadliest duel of her life.The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.Praise for The Diamond Eyeâ ˜The Diamond Eye â “ combat novel, wartime love story, assassination thriller â “ sets up and pulls off a double-barrelled surprise-ending worthy of its larger-than-life inspirationâ ™ The Wall Street Journalâ ˜Milaâ ™s was an incredible life and Quinn does it justice in this fast-paced novelâ ™ The Timesâ ˜This timely and earth-shattering tale of heroism will leave you breathlessâ ™ Womanâ ™s Ownâ ˜Kate Quinnâ ™s skill is in developing characters and relationships, adding tension, suspense and smart plottingâ ™ Choiceâ ˜Equal parts historical fiction and riveting thriller, Quinnâ ™s latest novel celebrating heroic women is a highly cinematic action novelâ ™ The Washington Post

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From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel. Gretel Fernsby is a quiet woman leading a quiet life.She doesn t talk about her escape from Germany seventy years ago or the dark post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn t talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. But when a young family moves into the apartment below her, Gretel can t help but befriend their little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back painful memories.One night, she witnesses a violent argument between his parents, which threatens to disturb her hard-won peace. For the second time in her life, Gretel is given the chance to save a young boy. To do so would allay her guilt, grief and remorse, but it will also force her to reveal her true identity.Will she make a different choice this time, whatever the cost to herself?

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The International Bestseller A love story to the mountains in the mist, the pulsating northern lights and the red deer at dawn. And to independence â “ The Washington Post A Thoreauvian account of solitary life in the Scottish Highlands . . . delightful â “ Kirkus Reviews Ken Smithâ ™s advice for staying alive in inclement conditions could equally be applied to achieving hard-won dreams â “ Geographical Ken Smith comes across as a thoughtful, resourceful and above all humane man . . . inspiring â “ BBC Countryfile Magazine*****Could you leave behind the bustle of modern society and spend your days immersed in nature? In The Way of the Hermit, seventy-four-year-old Ken Smith recounts a life he has chosen to spend alone with the wilderness.Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands. He lives alone, with no electricity or running water. His home is a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as the lonely loch , where he lives off the land: he fishes for his supper, chops his own wood, and even brews his own tipple. He is, in the truest sense of the word, a hermit.For the first time, Ken shares the story of his life. From his working-class origins in Derbyshire, to the formative years he spent travelling in the Yukon and finally how he came to be the Hermit of Loch Treig. Looking back through decades of diary entries, Ken reflects upon the reasons he turned his back on society, the vulnerability of old age and the awe and wonder of a life lived in nature. The Way of the Hermit is a humorous, transcendent and life-affirming memoir.

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Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has become one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction - Daily MailA gangland slaying. A missing movie star. When an actor goes missing in Glasgow, the clue to his whereabouts could be in the film script itself.*****In the dead of night, a manâ ™s body is found strapped to a chair in Glasgowâ ™s Elder Park, his identity unknown. Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod thinks the violence displayed at the scene suggests a gangland feud. And, when the post-mortem uncovers a bullet engraved with a snakeâ ™s head in the manâ ™s stomach, Rhona s suspicions intensify.Elsewhere in the city, a major Hollywood movie is being filmed, but production comes to a standstill when the lead actor vanishes without a trace. As the news spreads, DS Michael McNab senses a chilling connection between the two cases â “ a brutal organized-crime storyline playing out in real life on the streets of Glasgow.With fact and fiction blurring, all Rhona and McNab know for sure is that there is a vendetta at work that must be paid in blood. Can the script of the movie lead them to the killer before its gruesome finale comes to pass?Whispers of the Dead is the latest pulse-pounding instalment in Lin Anderson s Rhona MacLeod series.*****Readers love Whispers of the Dead: I absolutely love Lin s writing style - atmospheric, descriptive, engrossing â “ Reader Review Tense, gritty and packed with twists and turns . . . A really authentic sense of the darker side of life on the streets of Glasgow â “ Reader Review I am in awe of the way in which Anderson keeps all of the plot threads in hand whilst expertly weaving in connections and tying up loose threads â “ Reader Review Glasgow and its surrounds are in the DNA of the bestselling series â “ The Sunday Post

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WINNER OF THE THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN S BOOK PRIZE 2019THE WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDTHE WINNER OF THE MICHAEL L.PRINTZ AWARDTHE WINNER OF THE PURA BELPRÉ AWARDTHE WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE-HORNBOOK AWARD I fell in love at slam poetry. This one will stay with you a long time. ⠓ Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give This was the type of book where I ll just do 50 pages turned into finishing it in 2 reads. I felt very emotional, not just because the story and the words themselves were so beautiful but because I knew it was going to make so many teens who felt like no one cares about them or listens to them feel seen. ⠓ Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling author of The Children of Blood and BoneTHE POET X ⠓ THE WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL. A stunning New York Times bestseller with a powerful and unforgettable YA voice. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi s The Children of Blood and Bone, Angie Thomas s The Hate U Give and Sarah Crossan s One.Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking.But X has secrets ⠓ her feelings for a boy in her bio class, and the notebook full of poems that she keeps under her bed. And a slam poetry club that will pull those secrets into the spotlight.Because in spite of a world that might not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to stay silent.A novel about finding your voice and standing up for what you believe in, no matter how hard it is to say. Brave, bold and beautifully written ⠓ dealing with issues of race, feminism and faith.⠜Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.⠦ Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation⠜An incredibly potent debut.⠦ Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost⠜Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.⠦ Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street A story that will slam the power of poetry and love back into your heart. ⠓ Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Chains Acevedo breathes words instead of air ⠓ Lisa Heathfield, author of award-winning Paper Butterflies⠘Powerful, finely crafted verse ⠦ Readers will yearn to finish this verse novel in a single sitting, but its echoes will remain with them much longer⠙ GuardianELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York City and her poetry is infused with Dominican bolero and her beloved city⠙s tough grit. The Poet X is her debut novel and a National Book Award winner. With over twelve years of performance experience, Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET and Mun2, as well as delivered several TED Talks. She has performed internationally and her poetry has been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post and Teen Vogue. Acevedo is a National Slam Champion, Beltway Grand Slam Champion, and the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam representative for Washington, D.C, where she lives and works.

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Bronnie s work is a gift to the world. Her revelations on living regret-free are a continued source of inspiration. They fuel me to stay focused on what truly matters most. - Marie Forleo, creator of MarieTV and author of Everything Is FigureoutableBased on the blog post that reached 8 milion readers.After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with meaning. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself working in palliative care.During the time she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie s life was transformed. Later, she wrote a blog post about the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed to her. The post, also called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying , has been read millions of times all over the world since it was first published.By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, Bronnie developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if they make conscious choices, to die with peace of mind. Bronnie s delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

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Gripping Sunday Express Action-packed New York Daily News Another monster hit by a giant of a writer The Daily Express The Lost World moves at a spanking pace. . . recommended as first-rate entertainment The Spectator_____________________The bestselling sequel to Jurassic ParkSomething has survived.Six years have passed since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park. In the years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end, the island has been indefinitely closed to the public, its park dismantled, the dinosaurs themselves destroyed.Or so it was thought.But something has survived. And when a team led by maverick scientist Ian Malcolm enters the mysterious Site B to investigate, they are determined that this, at last, will be the end of the dinosaurs..._____________________More praise for The Lost World Harrowing thrills. . . fast-paced and engaging People Fast and gripping The Washington Post A very scary read Entertainment Weekly An edge-of-the-seat tale St. Petersburg Times

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The premier satirist of great British crapness is on killer form in this gag-a-minute mystery Observer A new Jonathan Coe is always a treat... Coe is a master at exploring the pains of modern life The Times---Post-university life doesnâ ™t suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with her parents, working a zero-hour contract serving Japanese food to holidaymakers at Heathrowâ ™s Terminal 5. As for her budding plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere.That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. Heâ ™s been on the path to uncover a sinister think-tank, founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, thatâ ™s been scheming to push the British government in a more extreme direction. One thatâ ™s finally poised to put their plans into action.But speaking truth to power can be dangerous - and power will stop at nothing to stay on top.As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose tenure will only last for seven weeks, Chris pursues his story to a conference being held deep in the Cotswolds, where events take a sinister turn and a murder enquiry is soon in progress. But will the solution to the mystery lie in contemporary politics, or in a literary enigma that is almost forty years old?Darting between decades and genres, THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE is a wickedly funny and razor-sharp new novel from one of Britainâ ™s most beloved novelists, showing how the key to understanding the present can often be found in the murkiest corners of the past.--- Full of energy... a madcap caper, a sideways memoir, a tricky jeu d esprit that is also a quiet defence of fiction in a post-truth age, and enormous fun to read Guardian Deeply pleasurable, and a lot of fun. You emerge from it glowing iPaper Fantastic, wickedly funny and gripping. Coe has written a beautifully crafted mystery that dovetails as a sharp, smart, state of the nation Simon McCleave I was delighted... it s clever and political - while also being very funny John Self

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*WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2024 **SHORTLISTED FOR THE McKITTERICK PRIZE AND JOHN McGAHERN PRIZE 2025**A WATERSTONES AND BA INDIE BOOK OF THE MONTH MAY 2025*â ˜A perfect book club read ... Assured and powerfulâ ™ SUNDAY TIMESâ ˜I loved this novel ... An addictive readâ ™ GILLIAN ANDERSONâ ˜Moves between rage, forgiveness and hope ... A stonkingly good novelâ ™ SARAH WINMANâ ˜A beautiful, accomplished debutâ ™ LOUISE KENNEDYItâ ™s 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley: the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her family to be with a married man in Dublin.Returning to pick up the pieces of her old life, Colette finds that nothing â “ and everything â “ has changed. When the man to whom she is still married denies her access to their children, Colette enlists the help of Izzy, a housewife and mother of two, and the women forge a friendship that will send them on a spiralling journey â “ one towards a path of self-discovery, and the other towards tragedy.A WOMAN HOME and NB. MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

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ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST S 10 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF 2024 • A witty and thought-provoking mystery that reimagines the spy story to explore the nature of relationships in a digital age: the follow-up to Jane Pek’s “thoroughly modern twist on classic detective fiction,” The Verifiers (New York Times Book Review)“Jane Pek’s writing is really fun and will keep you hooked.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling authorClaudia Lin—mystery novel superfan and, until recently, clichéd underemployed English major—has scored her dream job: co-running Veracity, a dating detective agency for chronically online New Yorkers who want to know if their prospective partners are telling the truth. Unfortunately, along the way, she and her colleagues—tech savant Squirrel, and the elegant and intimidating Becks—have uncovered a far-reaching AI conspiracy. And the corporate matchmakers may be resorting to murder to protect their secrets.  In the wake of a client’s sudden death, Claudia convinces his ex, an industry insider, to turn on his employer and feed the verifiers information about what the powerful dating platforms are really up to. But even as Claudia starts to get a feel for this new genre—just call her Lin, Claudia Lin—she’s distracted by the possibility of romance with both Becks and a very charming target. She also fears that her beloved older brother is unwittingly being drawn into the matchmakers’ deadly web. And as Becks reminds Claudia: spy tropes dictate that someone you trust will betray you.

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A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion and spectacle - with a new introduction by Donna TarttIn Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial intelligence. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Paleolithic cave art to contemporary cinema, Martel argues that true art reveals the unseen forces shaping our existence-forces that transcend politics, technology, and even culture. In contrast to artifice, which seeks to manipulate or distract, authentic art calls us back to the essence of things, opening rifts onto the sublime and the weird and reconnecting us with the radical mystery at the heart of the world.Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt, this edition also includes a new afterword by the author, reflecting on the continued relevance of art in our increasingly mediated world.

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SHORTLISTED FOR NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE The style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens . . . impressive Sunday Times A blistering debut . . . vital reading Spectator A powerful, moving, compelling, utterly enthralling debut Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 So fresh, so sharp, so wry, so alive Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days I miss it already . . . What a beautiful, hilarious blast of brilliance Donal Ryan, author of Heart, Be at Peace A cast of characters so vividly drawn it feels like you ve known them all your life Colin Walsh, author of Kala There s not a sentence I don t believe, or a character I don t feel something for . . . what a joy it is to read Michael Magee, author of Close to HomeFrom the prize-winning author of Dance Move and Sweet Home, this is an astounding novel about intimate histories, class and money - and what being a parent means.Meet Frankie, Miriam and Bronagh: three very different women from Belfast, but all mothers to eighteen-year-old boys.Gorgeous Frankie, now married to a wealthy, older man, grew up in care. Miriam has recently lost her beloved husband Kahlil in ambiguous circumstances. Bronagh, the CEO of a children s services charity, loves celebrity and prestige. When their sons are accused of sexually assaulting a friend, Misty Johnston, they ll come together to protect their children, leveraging all the powers they possess. But on her side, Misty has the formidable matriarch, Nan D, and her father, taxi-driver Boogie: an alliance not so easily dismissed.Brutal, tender and rigorously intelligent, The Benefactors is a daring, multi-voice presentation of modern-day Northern Ireland. It is also very funny.

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INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She s beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny NINA STIBBE Wherever her eye falls, it finds the exact, significant detail, and her ear for dialogue is unerring OBSERVER Monica s naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with LISSA EVANS Poppy, newly recruited cub reporter at the Downingham Post, is determined to prove to the editor that he s wrong in his belief that Women are a nuisance in the office . He certainly doesn t think she s a nuisance when it s time for the tea round - a job which never fails to fall to the only female reporter.What Poppy lacks in experience, she makes up for in spirit and ambition. She ll make the Downingham Post the best regional newspaper there is - even if she occasionally gets the names wrong in court hearings. Life for a single professional woman in the post-war years certainly has its challenges - from finding a room, when the tyrannical landlady doesn t consider Poppy to be quite respectable to changing her editor s deeply entrenched ways. This semi-autobiographical novel, recounted with Monica Dickens s wit, warmth and wry observation will charm all who read it.If you enjoyed My Turn to Make the Tea, you will love One Pair of Feet, Dickens s novel of being a wartime trainee nurse, also published in Virago Modern Classics.

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