white is for witching helen oyeyemi

High on the cliffs near Dover, the Silver family is reeling from the loss of Lily, mother of twins Eliot and Miranda, and beloved wife of Luc. Miranda misses her with particular intensity. Their mazy, capricious house belonged to her mother’s ancestors, and to Miranda, newly attuned to spirits, newly hungry for chalk, it seems they have never left. Forcing apples to grow in winter, revealing and concealing secret floors, the house is fiercely possessive of young Miranda. Joining voices with her brother and her best friend Ore, it tells her story: haunting in every sense, White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi is a spine-tingling tribute to the power of magic, myth and memory. Miri I conjure you . . .

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Discover the number one bestselling phenomenon that is a powerful and profound mediation on grief expressed through the trials of training a goshawk.**WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR**** WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION**As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals.H is for Hawk is an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald''s struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk''s taming and her own untaming. This is a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to reconcile death with life and love.**SELECTED BY CARIAD LLOYD ON BBC TWO''S BETWEEN THE COVERS**''This beautiful book is at once heartfelt and clever in the way it mixes elegy with celebration'' Andrew Motion''It just sings. I couldn''t stop reading'' Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time''Dazzling... Deeply affecting, utterly fascinating and blazing with love and intelligence'' Financial Times

Objev podobné jako H is for Hawk - Helen Macdonald

Kakuro are language-free number puzzles that use pure logic and require just simple arithmetic to solve. This book contains 150 kakuros. It takes cue from the belt colors in martial arts: white is for novices, green for intermediates, brown for very accomplished players, and black for those consummate experts who crave a challenge.

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Pátý román Helen Oyeyemi je dosavadním vrcholem autorčiny tvorby. Obsahuje vše, co se stalo pro autorku charakteristické a co jí vyneslo zařazení na prestižní seznam nejlepších mladých prozaiků, který zveřejňuje vlivný britský časopis Granta. Práce s pohádkami, mýty, kulturními aluzemi, neustálé prostupování skutečnosti a fikce i náhlé zvraty, to vše najdeme v příběhu dívky jménem Boy. Ta vyrůstá bez matky v rodině krysaře, který na rozdíl od mytického krysaře z německé legendy lidi nepřitahuje, ale odpuzuje. I Boy od něj prchá a protlouká se Amerikou padesátých let, až nakonec skončí v náručí vdovce, jenž je otcem dívky jménem Snow. Oyeyemi na tomto trojúhelníkovém půdorysu rozehrává pro ni typickou hru, kdy nic není tím, čím se zdá být a kdy čtenáře čeká na každém rohu překvapení. Dívka jménem Boy je kniha čtivá, vtipná a bohatá nejen na četné aluze. Helen Oyeyemi Helen Oyeyemi patří navzdory svému mládí mezi nejuznávanější současné britské prozaičky. Je autorkou pěti románů, z nichž první napsala ještě na střední škole a během studií politologie v Cambridge slavila úspěch se dvěma hrami, které posléze vyšly knižně. Již od prvního románu The Icarus Girl její tvorbu charakterizuje zájem o legendy, mýty a fantastickou imaginaci. Druhý román The Opposite House (Protější dům, 2007) je silně inspirován kubánskou mytologií, následující dílo White is for Witching (Bílá je barva čarodějnic, 2009) skládá hold Edgaru Allanu Poeovi (za tento román získala autorka Cenu Somerseta Maughama). V roce 2011 vydala román Mr Fox (Pan Fox) a o tři roky později svou kriticky patrně nejúspěšnější knihu Dívka jménem Boy. Helen Oyeyemi žije v Praze.

Objev podobné jako Dívka jménem Boy - Helen Oyeyemi

Příběh anglické učitelky Harriet Leeové a její šestnáctileté dcery Perdity se zprvu zdá být zcela všední. Čtenář se však brzy ocitne uprostřed surreálného víru vyprávění, jež jej ze současného Londýna unese do (možná imaginární) země Harrietina dětství, kde její rodina peče neobyčejný perník. Nejraději ze všech jej má Harrietina přítelkyně Gretel, mysteriózní figura, jež Harriet zasahuje do života zcela nepředvídatelným způsobem a kvůli níž začne o dlouhá léta později Harrietina dcera pátrat po tajemství svého původu - a onen surreálný vír se roztočí ještě víc… Román Perník výmluvně dokládá, proč se Helen Oyeyemi řadí k nejuznávanějším britským spisovatelům současnosti: její fantaskní vyprávění se snovým nádechem čerpá inspiraci z pohádkových příběhů, staví na archetypech, odkazuje na klasickou literaturu i pop-kulturu, a to vše činí nesmírně vytříbeným jazykem a mimořádným stylem. Perník je přenádherný a omamně originální román (…) Helen Oyeyemi jím prokazuje, že je jedním z nejlepších anglofonních autorů dneška. - National Public Radio Číst věty Helen Oyeyemi je jako chytit za ocas ohromné a nezkrotné živoucí stvoření, aniž by čtenář byť jen tušil, jaké že stvoření to vlastně je. Všechno v jejím psaní je tak živé, nepředvídatelné, místy vrtošivé, místy zlověstné, velmi často bizarní, a vždy zcela kouzelné (…) Hluboce inteligentní román postavený na nespoutané imaginaci. - New York Times Píše dnes vůbec někdo srovnatelně jako Oyeyemi? (…) Není nadsazené konstatovat, že Helen Oyeyemi je génius. - Los Angeles Times Vydání knihy podpořilo Ministerstvo kultury České republiky.

Objev podobné jako Perník - Helen Oyeyemi

''A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam.'' ALI SMITH‘A writer we should be delirious to have as a contemporary.’INDEPENDENTThe new novel from the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author Helen Oyeyemi.Oyeyemi treats you to a kaleidoscopic weekend in Prague, as dazzling as it is effortlessly unique. Get lost in the story like you would an unfamiliar city and let it reward you with moments of philosophical clarity, wheelbarrow rides, raw emotion and raw onions.This novel is a holiday, an adventure, a marvel and a guide. It is a story about the lies behind the lies we tell and a city as a living thing, sustained by the lives of its inhabitants. Suffused with warmth and joy, Parasol Against the Axe is a love letter to Prague, and to the art of storytelling.

Objev podobné jako Parasol against the Axe - Helen Oyeyemi

The new novel from a literary star - brilliant and deeply relatable.''Brilliantly fun.'' OBSERVER‘One of the best writers alive today.’ STYLIST''Audacious, incisive and very funny.'' DAILY MAILKinga is a woman who is just trying to make it through the week.There’s a Kinga for every day: on Mondays, you can catch Kinga A deleting food delivery apps. By Friday, Kinga E is happy to spend the days soaking, wine-drunk, in the bath.Kingas A-G, perhaps unsurprisingly, live a varied life – between them is a professional matchmaker, a scent-crazed perfumer and a window cleaner, all with varying degrees of apathy, anger, introversion and bossiness. At least three of them are Team Toxic.It’s an arrangement that’s not without its fair share of admin, grudges and half-truths. But when Kinga A discovers a man tied up in their apartment, the Kingas have to reckon with the possibility that one of them might be planning to destroy them all.Readers loved A New New Me:''Gleeful . . . Reading this book is like being the kind of drunk where the night dissolves into a chaos of bizarre events.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book was both kaleidoscopic but so real . . . desperately need to read more of Oyeyemi’s writing!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Strange, bizarre, funny, so playful . . . There’s slapstick comedy, meandering anecdotes, and a tantalising central mystery, which the Kinga’s will work out, if they just all stop arguing for a minute.‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I LOVED the writing . . . In 7 chapters you get to know Kinga in all her sarcastic glory . . . This was my first Helen Oyeyemi and I will look out for more to read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Objev podobné jako A New New Me - Helen Oyeyemi

Helen Oyeyemi draws on myth, fairy tale and fable for this extraordinary novel exploring the female muse.

Objev podobné jako Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi

A collection of brand-new short stories written by prize-winning, bestselling writers and inspired by Kafka - published to commemorate the centenary of his death*Chosen as a 2024 highlight in the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, New Statesman, Esquire and the New European*Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the great geniuses of twentieth-century literature. What happens when some of the most original literary minds of today take an idea, a mood or a line from his work and use it to spark something new?From a future society who ask their AI servants to construct a giant tower to reach God; to a flat hunt that descends into a comically absurd bureaucratic nightmare; to a population experiencing a wave of unbearable, contagious panic attacks, these ten specially commissioned stories are by turns mind-bending, funny, unsettling and haunting. Inspired by the visionary imagination of a writer working one hundred years ago, they speak powerfully to the strangeness of being alive today.

Objev podobné jako A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories - Li Yiyun, Helen Oyeyemi, Elif Batumanová, Charlie Kaufman, Tommy Orange, Smith Ali, Naomi Al

''Kafka himself would love it'' The i''As captivating as it is thought-provoking'' Glamour''Unsettling and uneasy'' Daily Mail''Glorious'' Harper''s BazaarA collection of brand-new short stories written by major international writers and inspired by Kafka What happens when Kafka''s idionsyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the globe today? In this collection of stories, commissioned to commemorate one hundred years since his death, ten of our most celebrated international writers take ideas of Kafka''s - motifs from his stories, titles of his famous works, or unfinished fragments left behind in his Blue Octavo Notebooks - and run with them to make something new.

Objev podobné jako A Cage Went in Search of a Bird - Li Yiyun, Helen Oyeyemi, Charlie Kaufman, Tommy Orange, Smith Ali, Naomi Aldermanová, Leone Ross, Keith Ridgway, Eli

Kinga is a woman who is just trying to make it through the week.There's a Kinga for every day: on Mondays, you can catch Kinga A deleting food delivery apps. By Friday, Kinga E is happy to spend the days soaking, wine-drunk, in the bath.Kingas A-G, perhaps unsurprisingly, live a varied life - between them is a professional matchmaker, a scent-crazed perfumer and a window cleaner, all with varying degrees of apathy, anger, introversion and bossiness. At least three of them are Team Toxic.It's an arrangement that's not without its fair share of admin, grudges and half-truths. But when Kinga A discovers a man tied up in their apartment, the Kingas have to reckon with the possibility that one of them might be planning to destroy them all.

Objev podobné jako New New Me - Helen Oyeyemi

A collection of brand-new short stories written by prize-winning, bestselling writers and inspired by Kafka - published to commemorate the centenary of his death*Chosen as a 2024 highlight in the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, New Statesman, Esquire and the New European*Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the great geniuses of twentieth-century literature. What happens when some of the most original literary minds of today take an idea, a mood or a line from his work and use it to spark something new?From a future society who ask their AI servants to construct a giant tower to reach God; to a flat hunt that descends into a comically absurd bureaucratic nightmare; to a population experiencing a wave of unbearable, contagious panic attacks, these ten specially commissioned stories are by turns mind-bending, funny, unsettling and haunting. Inspired by the visionary imagination of a writer working one hundred years ago, they speak powerfully to the strangeness of being alive today.

Objev podobné jako A Cage Went in Search of a Bird - Li Yiyun, Helen Oyeyemi, Charlie Kaufman, Tommy Orange, Smith Ali, Naomi Aldermanová, Leone Ross, Keith Ridgway, Eli

A lush autobiographical story of young love, 1930s Côte d’Azur, and rising fascism in Nazi Germany — by the famed publisher of Calvino, Pasternak, and Gunter GrassIn a giddy rush, a young woman and her older lover leave 1930s Berlin for a summer vacation on the Côte d''Azur. As they drive along stunning bays, linger over sumptuous meals and steal kisses on the street, they seem marvelously in sync, each enchanted by the other. But as she observes her lover''s wandering eye and rigid world-view, the woman decides to leave in search of a cottage of her own near Saint-Tropez. There, amid the vineyards and lemon trees, she will forge startling new connections and pass an unforgettable summer of independence and freedom.Background for Love is an irresistible autobiographical novel by the great publisher Helen Wolff, who together with her husband, Kurt Wolff, Kafka’s first publisher, set up Pantheon Books in America after fleeing Nazi Germany. In the fascinating companion essay, historian Marion Detjen, the author''s great-niece, delves into Helen''s path to writing and the autobiographical context of the novel in her early life with Kurt. Helen is remembered as a great publisher, a multilingual reader who brought authors such as Italo Calvino and Georges Simenon to English-speaking readers – only now is her own reputation as a writer coming to the fore.Recently recovered from the archive and translated for the 1st time by Tristram Wolff, the author''s grandson, this is a a fast-paced, highly intense, and emotionally gripping novel of passion and self-discovery.

Objev podobné jako Background for Love - Helen Wolff, Marion Detjen

Don’t miss this poignant and heartwarming WW2 novel for fans of Rosie Clarke, Dilly Court and Rosie Archer.Scotland, 1944Fearless Seffy was hoping for a transfer to England to be near Callum, the Canadian soldier she has given her heart to. Instead she is instructed to train a new group of lumberjills. Will their unhelpful attitude finally be a match for Seffy’s determination and cheerfulness?Sensible Jean is a true believer in the wartime effort. When she meets a conscientious objector can she accept that following the rules might not always define a person?And young Missy has come all the way over from Canada to surprise her first love, Callum who is stationed as a soldier in England. But despite this grand act of love, his heart may no longer belong to her…The Women’s Timber Corps are about to have a tumultuous year…Readers LOVE The Highland Girls Report for Duty!‘I pretty much read in a frenzy. So entertaining and so enjoyable to read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Another brilliant book in this series’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review''It''s just like catching up with old friends'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review''What an absolute joy to read'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review''Time for friendship, romance and the occasional adventure… it was given such a good and satisfying ending'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader reviewPraise for The Highland Girls series:''A true saga with friendship, heartbreak and joy. More please!’ Elaine Everest''Five stars and highly recommended'' Jean Fullerton''Helen Yendall is a rising star in wartime sagas'' Betty Walker''A wartime saga full of feisty, relatable characters who you take into your heart'' Michelle Rawlins

Objev podobné jako The Highland Girls Report for Duty - Helen Yendall

Transform your home with the power of a white and neutral palette. ''A capsule of calm, this ode to pale interiors by The White Company''s founder Chrissie Rucker is testament to the power of neutrals.'' - House & Garden''The thing about white is that it goes with everything, it is a canvas for life, whoever you are and whatever your tastes. You just can''t beat it.'' - Chrissie RuckerWhether you live in a tiny city apartment, a rambling country cottage or an elegant town house, For the Love of White offers the definitive guide to creating a home with white and neutral tones. Published to mark the 25th anniversary of iconic brand, The White Company, the book explores 12 inspirational homes in varied decorating styles but unified by a passion for a white. For each location The White Company founder, Chrissie Rucker, highlights clever styling details that the reader can try out in their own home - with calming, versatile and beautiful results.Illustrated with specially commissioned photography by leading interiors photographer, Chris Everard and organized into three sections - Country, Town and Coast - the book provides both the advice and the inspiration needed to transform your home.

Objev podobné jako The White Company, For the Love of White - Chrissie Rucker, The White Company Ltd

A heart-warming contemporary romance story set in the heart of the Cotswolds countryside at Christmas Contemporary romance is becoming increasingly popular; and this novel combines the festivities of Christmas with a memorable love story Helen Hawkins joins Allison and Busby''s celebrated roster of romance authors, including Anna Jacobs, Beryl Matthews and Emma Orchard Schoolteacher Sophie Lawson has fled to the Cotswold countryside after a tragic break-up and is throwing herself into dating, a new school and organising Cranswell''s annual Christmas concert. However, the festive fun is marred by the arrival of a handsome but surly musical director, tricky pupils and concert preparations falling into disarray. Disaster strikes, but the show must go on. Will Sophie end the year on a high note?

Objev podobné jako A Concert for Christmas - Helen Hawkins

Víčko - pevně držící, na kbelíky Club o objemu 15l a 17l, barva: bílá Proč si pořídit plastové víčko Sensas White Lid for Club Bucket? Pokud používáte při rybaření plastové kbelíky Club o objemu 15 nebo 17 litrů, ochráníte obsah uvnitř. Může se jednat např. o připravenou krmnou směs, která nesmí vyschnout nebo živou nástrahu, která nemá ráda slunce. Samozřejmě, že díky víku Sensas White Lid for Club Bucket zabráníte i případnému vylití obsahu při manipulaci či transportu. S drobnou úpravou pak můžete přes zavřené víko zavést i vzduchování pro nástražní rybičky bez obav, že vyskočí či uhynou. Hlavní přednosti - Sensas White Lid for Club BucketVíko pro kbelíky Club o objemu 15 nebo 17 litrůZabrání vylití obsahuPlastové víko Sensas ochrání před sluncem i deštěmSedí jako ulité

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From the creators of B Is for Baby and L Is for Love comes M Is for Mango, an irresistible and funny first book of M words perfect for pre-schoolers learning their ABC. A go-to choice for reading aloud at storytime, gifting for a new baby and sharing with children trying new food.M is for Morning. M is for Mo. Mmmm! M is for mango! Oh look... M is for Monkeys!Mo wakes up to see Mama serving milk and moi-moi for breakfast. But what Mo really wants is a mango, and the monkeys have lots of mangoes in their tree... Set in a family home in West Africa, M Is for Mango is a playful, adventurous and big-hearted picture book with accessible, simple language, vibrant illustrations and a dash of mischief, mayhem and mess.Discover more by Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank:B is for BabyL is for LoveBaby Goes to MarketBaby, Sleepy BabyCatch That Chicken!

Objev podobné jako M Is for Mango - Atinuke

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**''Thrilling dispatches from a vanishing world'' ObserverAnimals don''t exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves.From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world.Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best-loved writing along with new pieces covering a thrilling range of subjects. There are essays here on headaches, on catching swans, on hunting mushrooms, on twentieth-century spies, on numinous experiences and high-rise buildings; on nests and wild pigs and the tribulations of farming ostriches.Vesper Flights is a book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love and loss and how we make the world around us. Moving and frank, personal and political, it confirms Helen Macdonald as one of this century''s greatest nature writers. A perfect read for anyone looking for renewed appreciation for the natural world.''Helen Macdonald is one of the best nature writers now working'' The Telegraph

Objev podobné jako Vesper Flights - Helen Macdonald

White Musk For Men je vůně pro muže, kteří ocení vůni plnou čistoty, svěžesti a přirozené elegance. Otevírá se jiskřivou kombinací šťavnatého jablka Granny Smith, svěží máty a melounu, doplněnou o lehce bylinné tóny tymiánu a citrusový nádech, který dodává kompozici energii a život. V srdci vůně se rozvíjí kořenitý akord hřebíčku s jemnou pelargónií, které přinášejí hloubku a mužnost. Základ tvoří bílé pižmo – hladké, čisté a přirozeně smyslné, zanechávající na pokožce pocit svěžesti po celý den. White Musk For Men je ideální pro každodenní nošení – decentní, přitažlivá a univerzální vůně, která dokonale podtrhne vaši osobnost.

Objev podobné jako Jovan White Musk For Men - EDC 88 ml

*** LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD ***''A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as I Capture the Castle, D is for Death is an instant classic. I loved it so much'' MARIAN KEYES1935. Dora''son the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in the middle of the night to escape her impending marriage. But unluckily for her, Dora''s fiance is more persistent than most and follows.As Dora alights at Paddington station, she is immediately forced to run from the loathsome Charles Silk-Butters. She ducks into the London Library to hide and it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that Dora Wildwood stumbles across her first dead body.Having been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it''s now impossible to walk away. Indeed, Dora''s certain she will prove an invaluable help to the gruff Detective Inspector Fox who swiftly arrives on the scene. For as everyone knows, it''s the woman in the room who always sees more than anyone else: and no one more so than Dora herself...D is for Death heralds the launch of a brilliant historical crime series that marries the quality of Dorothy L. Sayers with the ingenuity of Janice Hallett - and in Dora Wildwood introduces a character with the spark and gusto of Enola Holmes and the detective skill of Miss Marple.*** Readers already love Dora Wildwood! ***''Witty, beautifully plotted and full of memorable characters. I for one can''t wait to see what Dora does next. Highly recommended''''The start of a new historical mystery series with a delightful protagonist, a deftly drawn cast and a well imagined backdrop'' ''Oh my god this book! I want to inhale it. I want to live in it. I want to buy the rest of the series and read them all one after the other while feasting on peppermint creams'' ''Absolutely delicious, a mash up of so many of my favourite things, with a heroine who has gone straight to the top of my list of favourite sleuths''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *** And so do your favourite writers! ***''A charming and authentic ode to Golden Age crime fiction and to books in general. In a genre replete with world-weary cynicism, Dora Wildwood makes for an endearingly optimistic feminist sleuth'' CHRIS BROOKMYRE''A glorious, stylish story of passion, poison and peril'' LUCY DIAMOND''I absolutely loved D is for Death - mischievous and Mitford-esque and tender'' ALEX HAY''What a world, what a plot, what a cast - a masterpiece!'' VERONICA HENRY

Objev podobné jako D is for Death - Harriet F. Townson

'A delightful love story brimming with heart and sparkling humour' FIONA GIBSON When her Christmas Eve flight home to London is grounded by a snowstorm, Thea is desperate to make it back to her family. The only flight available is first thing the next morning, so she books a night's stay at the closest hotel. But there's a problem: there's only one room, and someone else has beaten her to it. Logan is tall, gorgeous and charming - and determined to get home for Christmas too. The solution? They're going to have to share . . . One thing's for sure: it's going to be a Christmas to remember.

Objev podobné jako Flying Home for Christmas - Helen Whitaker

The essential guide for gift-giving that makes our dearest feel loved and offers deep and lasting connection—from the author of the bestselling Letters to My Grandchild and creator of the “Letters to . . .” seriesRiddled with obligation, expense, and waste, gifts are often reduced in our consumeristic culture to products for purchase. We all want to give good gifts—but how?In This Is for You, artist and bestselling author Lea Redmond casts a vision for gift-giving as you’ve never seen it before. At their best, she proposes, gift-giving and receiving are an opportunity to practice relational care at every scale for the wellbeing of people and planet.“Gifts are relationships in miniature,” Redmond writes—a way to honor the spaces between us and practice the best of our humanity. Beyond the usual gift guide, This Is for You is a manifesto on open-hearted living that can enrich our relationships and awaken us to the world and its inherent abundance. With inspired ideas and stories that sparkle, Redmond empowers you to be generous in your kinkeeping, courageous in your connection, and surprised by your own capacity for creativity. Whether you’re searching for a great gift for a birthday, holiday, anniversary, wedding, or “just because,” This Is for You offers:Practical prompts for composing gift ideas your loved ones will cherishTips for surprises, wrapping, and wish lists that workCreative ideas for keeping within your budget as well as no-cost gift ideasPractical guidance on how to respond to an unwanted giftThis Is for You is delightfully illustrated with the author’s line drawings throughout.

Objev podobné jako This Is for You - Lea Redmond

Hopes & Wishes For You is a very special book for a very special little person. This delightful gift book filled with hopes and wishes to help and guide a child as they grow. The story follows a charming little rabbit on a colourful journey with a heartfelt hope or wish on each spread.

Objev podobné jako Hopes & Wishes For You - Helen Stephens

A beautiful first L book of words perfect for pre-schoolers learning their ABC, reading aloud at storytime and for gifting to new babies or parents. "The warm and colourful pictures are rich in a sense of place and busy with details to pore over." Sunday Times"Gorgeous illustrations. Perfect for young readers." Inclusive Books for Children"I hugely admire the wit and beauty and flair of everything Atinuke does." Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible CreaturesA whole family set off to sell their luscious lemons at the market in Lagos. They leave before dawn with lamps in hand and loads on heads. They have quite an adventure ahead of them … over logs, on a leaky lorry, through lightning, past lions and leopards until eventually reaching Lagos. The city is bustling and loud – there are lots of legs to get lost between! – but they can finally sell their luscious lemons. Children will love sounding out the words in this playful, adventurous and vibrantly illustrated story set in West Africa.Praise for B is for Baby:"A delightful play on the ABC book concept." Guardian "A great addition to any classroom, nursery and home." BookTrust "Who needs a whole alphabet when one letter can tell a story as entertaining as this one?" New York TimesDiscover more from Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank!B is for BabyM is for MangoBaby Goes to MarketCatch That Chicken!Baby, Sleepy Baby

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Shortlisted for the BMA Book Awards and Macavity Awards 2016Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it''s fiction doesn’t mean it''s all made-up ...Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random – the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but this is not the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts?Christie''s extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. It looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, the cases that may have inspired Christie, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A VOGUE, NEW STATESMAN AND TIME MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2024AN OPRAH PICK OF THE YEAR 2024 ''Obviously, Grief Is for People is about grief, but Sloane Crosley can''t help being funny'' GABRIELLE ZEVIN''A stunning investigation into the nature of loss'' VOGUE''I am a Crosley fan and, to my mind, this is her best book: subtle, brutal and, amazingly, funny, with twists that made me catch my breath'' SUNDAY TIMESFor most of her adult life, Sloane and Russell worked together and played together as they navigated the corridors of office life, the literary world, and the dramatic cultural shifts in New York City. One day, while Russell is still alive, Sloane''s apartment is broken into. Along with her most prized possessions, the thief makes off with her sense of security, leaving a mystery in its place.When Russell dies exactly one month later, his suicide propels her on a wild quest to right the unrightable, to explore what constitutes family and possession as the city itself faces the staggering toll brought on by the pandemic.Crosley''s search for truth is frank, darkly funny, and gilded with a resounding empathy. Upending the ''grief memoir'' in this deeply moving and surprisingly suspenseful portrait of friendship, Grief Is for People is a category-defying story of the struggle to hold on to the past without being consumed by it. A modern elegy, it is a book about loss packed with verve for life, rising precisely to console and challenge our notions of mourning during these grief-stricken times.

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Fourteen stories. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...Agatha Christie is renowned for her captivating plots and creative ways of killing off ill-fated victims. And what better way to add intrigue to a story than poison? The surreptitious ways they can be administered and the characteristic symptoms they produce make these killer chemicals the ideal method of murder in a 'whodunit'. Christie perfected the use of poisons in her plots; her deft and varied use of toxic substances is one of her great strengths as a writer. But how is it that some compounds prove so fatal, and in such tiny amounts?The follow up to Kathryn Harkup's best-selling A is for Arsenic, V is for Venom is a compelling exploration of Christie's use of poisons and her extensive chemical knowledge. Featuring fourteen more poisons from the works of Agatha Christie, this book investigates the science behind the deadly substances, the history of their use in real-life murder cases, and how feasible was it to obtain, administer and detect these poisons in Christie's time and today. Combining Christie's murder mysteries, chemical science and true crime, V is for Venom is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.

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#1 New York Times bestseller with more than 11 million copies sold! When 4-year-old Colton Burpo emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven, his family doesn’t know what to believe. Heaven is For Real details what Colton saw and his family’s journey towards accepting their young son had visited the afterlife.“Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s where the angels sang to me.”Colton told his parents he left his body during an emergency surgery–and proved that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital during his operation. He talked of visiting heaven and described events that happened before he was born and how he spoke with family members he’d never met. Colton also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, even though he had not yet learned to read.With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton recounts his visit to heaven, describing: Meeting long-departed family members Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big” God is, and how much God loves us How Jesus called Todd, Colton’s father, to be a pastor The Battle of ArmageddonRetold by his father, but using Colton’s uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, “Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.”Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child.Praise for Heaven is for Real:“A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe.” —Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me

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My Wish For Christmas tells the story of why the animals remember the magic of Christmas and ends with the most precious childhood wish of all - to always remind us of the importance of Christmas.

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Be bold. Be fearless. BE YOU.M is for Melanin is an empowering alphabet book that teaches kids their ABC and celebrates black children. Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, black-positive messages, from E is for Empowerment, to L is for Lead to W is for Worthy. This joyful book, written and illustrated by Tiffany Rose, teaches children their ABC and encourages all kids to love the skin they''re in.M is for Melaninshining in every inch of your skin.Every shade, every hue.All beautiful and unique.

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Y is for Yesterday is the twenty-fifth and last in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet mystery series by Sue Grafton.The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, Y is for Yesterday begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate – and film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the investigation that follows, one boy turns in evidence for the state and two of his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace.Now, it’s 1989 and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison. Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful parents – until a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. That’s when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But he’s not the only one being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone may be leaving traces of himself for her to find . . .

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Be bold. Be fearless. BE YOU.M is for Melanin is an empowering alphabet book that teaches kids their ABC and celebrates black children. Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, black-positive messages, from E is for Empowerment, to L is for Lead to W is for Worthy. This joyful book, written and illustrated by Tiffany Rose, teaches children their ABC and encourages all kids to love the skin they''re in.M is for Melaninshining in every inch of your skin.Every shade, every hue.All beautiful and unique.

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Truth is for striving at, for the sake of good collective action. With new media technologies, it seems that falsehoods can spread faster and further than ever. And with new norms of public discourse, while being caught in a lie would once end a politician’s career, today it is shrugged off, which has profound implications for democracy. Does the truth no longer matter? This optimist’s guide to truth argues that the problem of truth is an ancient one. It contends that truth is the best device we have for coordinating collective decisions and actions, and that, while the truth itself is perpetually elusive, the concept of truth as a target ideal to strive for is supremely useful. If we do not strive for truth, our decisions will be risky at best, often foolish and sometimes disastrous. This longstanding problem will not be solved with modern technology or regulations, but with measures we must all apply: mindfulness, humility, cooperation and optimism.

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From the creators of Baby Goes to Market comes a beautiful, bright first book of B words, perfect for pre-schoolers learning their ABC! Shortlisted for the BookTrust Storytime Prize and Parents'' Choice Award."A delightful play on the ABC book concept." Guardian"A great addition to any classroom, nursery and home." BookTrust"Who needs a whole alphabet when one letter can tell a story as entertaining as this one?" New York Times"I hugely admire the wit and beauty and flair of everything Atinuke does." Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible CreaturesChildren will love sounding out the words in this playful, adventurous and vibrantly illustrated story set in West Africa. Baby’s brother is getting ready to take a basket of bananas all the way to Baba’s bungalow in the next village. He will have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds and butterflies, and all the way over the bridge. What he doesn’t realize is that his cute, very curious baby sister is secretly coming along for the amazing bicycle ride, too! More from Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank!L is for LoveM is for MangoBaby Goes to MarketCatch That Chicken!Baby, Sleepy Baby

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Let’s face it – we all sense something is wrong. People have lost faith in the future; they feel left behind. The cost of homes, college tuition, and even groceries is skyrocketing. While the rich grow exponentially richer, life for the average person has become increasingly unaffordable. Bitcoin is for Everyone explores what’s wrong with our monetary system and presents a bold vision for how Bitcoin fixes it. Bitcoin is for Everyone is a must read for anyone who is trying to comprehend why the value of the US dollar is diminishing before our very eyes – and nobody brings the subject to life quite like journalist Natalie Brunell. With Natalie’s guidance, exploring Bitcoin is a compelling and inspiring journey of hope and discovery. The book looks squarely at the causes and consequences of “broken money” and introduces Bitcoin as a game-changing remedy to our most urgent challenges.

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The story of our modern age, told through this groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web.The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything, transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.In this intimate memoir, Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. Filled with his characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology – both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly shape our lives for the better.As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, Berners-Lee provides the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead – and a gripping, in-the-room account of the rise of the online world. Peppered with rich anecdotes and amusing reflections, This is For Everyone is an essential read for understanding our times and a bold manifesto for advancing humanity’s future.

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This isn't your average teaching book. With a fun, comic-book-inspired layout, Teaching Is for Superheroes! skips the information overload and gives you practical action steps for igniting enthusiasm in your K-12 classroom and achieving your professional goals. Now more than ever, teachers are in high demand—yet the threat of burnout still looms large. This book will help you keep the spark alive, engaging you in a deeper examination of education by way of entertaining superhero archetypes and tropes. What’s your teaching origin story? Your secret identity? Your powers, weaknesses, nemeses? The teachers-as-superheroes metaphor provides a rich venue through which you can thoughtfully analyze your purpose and pedagogy. This high quality, eye-catching book offers you an inspirational springboard for practical insight and application in the classroom. You’ll gain ideas for surviving your first year, navigating social media as a teacher, interacting productively with colleagues and parents, using tech in the classroom, prioritizing self-care, harnessing your teacher “superpowers,” and even dressing for teaching success. The school setting may not be as glamorous as the futurist skyscrapers, alien planets, or alternate universes we see in movies and comics, but the adventure is just as exciting—and best of all, it’s real! Gain teaching insights, tips, and advice in an entertaining, superhero-inspired formatIdentify your teaching superpowers and weaknesses, and learn to lean on others when neededExplore the “universe” of teaching to understand where you fit in and how you can leave your legacyEquip yourself with the gadgets and gizmos you need to sharpen your skills and power up your classroom Current and future K-12 educators—pick up Teaching Is for Superheroes!, put on your cape, and start saving the world, one class at a time.

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Haring as activist and egalitarian: a fresh, accessible and dynamic look at one of New York’s most exhilarating artistsLavishly illustrated with essays and reflections by cultural leaders, Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody surveys Haring’s dynamic art practice from 1978 to 1990, shining a bright light on the iconic and beloved artist known for his fluid, uniform lines, intricate compositions and repeating imagery such as the barking dog and radiant baby. Forty years after he came to prominence, Haring’s art continues to garner worldwide recognition, breaking down barriers and spreading joy, while taking on complex issues that remain crucial today, from environmentalism, capitalism and the proliferation of new technologies to religion, sexuality and race.Titled after a quote from Haring’s journals, Art Is for Everybody centers on the artist’s activism, the emphasis he placed on community and his egalitarian approach to art and life. The volume is organized chronologically and thematically, emphasizing Haring’s work made with publics in mind such as the subway drawings and murals, his collaborative practice and his unflinching belief that art is essential in making a better world.Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1958 and arrived in New York from Pittsburgh in 1978, befriending artists including Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. During the 1980s, Haring achieved international recognition and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. After being diagnosed with HIV in 1988, he focused his activism on the AIDS crisis. Less than two years later, Haring died of an AIDS-related illness.

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This gentle and uplifting book inspires readers to set aside their worries and refocus on all that is good–all the way from A to Z! G is for Gratitude A moment to be thankful for all the good thingsand tiny miracles in our lives.From the air that fills our lungs to the laughter that unites us, each letter becomes a vehicle for appreciating the world. With imaginative illustrations and lyrical language, readers are encouraged to recognize the beauty all around them. Perfect for bedtime reflections, G is for Gratitude offers a meditative practice and meaningful introduction to mindfulness. An antidote for anxious times.

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Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance. Welfare states matter for people’s lives – but there is little agreement about what one is. What are these states trying to do, and why? The book discusses the institutions and methods that characterise welfare states around the world. It focuses on the aims, purposes and justifications for social welfare services in order to explain what the welfare state is for.

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This bright and bold dictionary of twenty-six thought-provoking words from A-Z is perfect for equipping girls, boys and everyone with the words they need to empower themselves!Including:Activism: trying to change something important by making your voice heardBrainpower: your ability to come up with brilliant ideasCompassion: caring about other people''s sufferingDiversity: including all kinds of different peopleEquality: when everyone is treated in the same way Feminism: fighting for equality between girls, boys and everyoneWith bright and inclusive artwork from illustrator Carolyn Suzuki, F is for Feminism is a great conversation starter, and will inspire and motivate activists of all ages.

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A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. The alliteration, rhyming and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues depicted resonate with their parents'' values of community, equality and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future.

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Winner of the first Anthony Award for Best Novel, B is for Burglar is the second in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series by Sue Grafton.Female, age thirty-two, self-employed and wiser than she used to be. For Kinsey Millhone, private investigator, only one thing stays the same. When a client sits down in the chair across the desk, she never knows what’s going to happen next . . . There was nothing about Beverly Danziger to cause Kinsey concern. She was looking for her sister. There was a will to be settled. She paid up front. And if it seemed a lot of money for a routine job, Kinsey wasn’t going to argue. She kicked herself later for the things she didn’t see – Beverly Danziger did not look as if she needed a few thousand dollars and she didn’t seem like someone longing for a family reunion. But just as Kinsey begins to suspect foul play and start asking questions, Beverly Danziger pulls her off the case and fires her . . .

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Grafton masterfully tells the story of Kinsey Millhone in A is for Alibi, the beginning of a must-read mystery series. The Alphabet series continues with another gripping investigation in B is for Burglar.My name is Kinsey Millhone. I’m a private investigator, licensed by the state of California. I’m thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind . . .When Laurence Fife was murdered, few cared. A slick divorce attorney with a reputation for ruthlessness, Fife was also rumoured to be a slippery ladies’ man. Plenty of people in the picturesque Southern California town of Santa Teresa had reason to want him dead. Including, thought the cops, his young and beautiful wife, Nikki. With motive, access and opportunity, Nikki was their number one suspect. The Jury thought so too.Eight years later and out on parole, Nikki Fife hires PI Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her husband. But the trail has gone cold and there is a chilling twist even Kinsey didn’t expect . . .

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A longtime educator explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are.Black history is under attack from powerful forces that seek to excise it from classrooms, libraries, and the popular imagination. Yet its opponents fail to understand a simple truth: the best education challenges our assumptions, helps us see larger forces at work, and gives us glimpses of alternate futures.In Black History Is for Everyone, Brian Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history, using his own experiences as a lifelong learner and classroom teacher to question everything—from the radicalism of the American Revolution to the meaning of “race” and “nation.”With warmth and immersive storytelling, Jones encourages us to delve deeper into our collective history, explores how curiosity about our world is essential—and reminds us that with stakes so high, the effort is worth it.

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N is for Noose is the fourteenth in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series by Sue Grafton.Sometimes I think about how odd it would be to catch a glimpse of the future, a quick view of events lying in store for us. Some moments we saw would make no sense at all and some, I suspect, would frighten us beyond our endurance . . . Early spring in the Sierra Nevada, bringing the usual driving sleet and snow. Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is on her way west when she detours into Nota Lake (pop. 2356) to check out a new client. And encounters a chill she can scarcely believe. Only six weeks have passed since sheriff’s detective Tom Newquist died of a heart attack. His widow is sure he was keeping secrets from her just before he died – and she hires Kinsey to find out exactly what. But all Kinsey can uncover is that Newquist led an exemplary life, so what could he possibly have to conceal? And why has the town, to the last threatening redneck, closed ranks on her? Kinsey’s on the point of giving up. Until she discovers a chilling new clue: a childish drawing of a thick length of rope – fashioned into a hangman’s noose . . .

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