year of the monkey patti smith

Following a run of New Year s concerts at San Francisco s legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger s words, Anything is possible: after all, it s the year of the monkey. For Patti Smith - inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life s gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America.Smith melds the Western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment. But as Patti Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope of a better world.Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith s signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids Selected as Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, i paper, Metro and Harper s Bazaar⠘Magical⠙ GUARDIAN A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith⠙s signature poetic flair VOGUE Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream Sunday Times A melancholy mood and poetic language distinguish Smith⠙s third memoir BBC⠘Her willingness to look closely at life⠙s closing chapters makes for a magical book WASHINGTON POST, The 10 books to read in September Following a run of New Year⠙s concerts at San Francisco⠙s legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger⠙s words, ⠜Anything is possible: after all, it⠙s the year of the monkey.⠝ For Patti Smith - inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life⠙s gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the Western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment. But as Patti Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope of a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith⠙s signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.

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The much-anticipated new book in the number 1 bestselling Monk series, a compelling and timely fable about living your best life in these complex times Published in over 46 languages, with more than five million copies sold, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari has touched people around the world. Published to coincide with the fifteenth anniversary of the very first The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book, Robin Sharma has written a powerful and moving fable that will resonate with readers now and for years to come. When the now-famous character of Julian Mantle falls ill, he sends his nephew on an international adventure to retrieve Julian s mementoes and secret letters-writings that reflect what Julian has learned over many years about living a remarkable life, a collection that may become his legacy. A moving and fascinating journey from the Bosphorus River in Turkey to a remote fishing community in India to the catacombs of Paris, The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari offers transformational lessons for happiness and true success and shows readers how to live an authentic and meaningful life.

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Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden deep in the Honduran interior. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and warn the legendary city is cursed: to enter it is a death sentence. They call it the Lost City of the Monkey God. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artefacts and an electrifying story of having found the City ⠓ but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a single-engine plane carrying a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but a lost civilization. To confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, plagues of insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. They emerged from the jungle with proof of the legend... and the curse. They had contracted a horrifying, incurable and sometimes lethal disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with history, adventure and dramatic twists of fortune, The Lost City of the Monkey God is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.

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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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LP vinyl - Vinylová reedice druhého alba The Monkees. Vinylová reedice druhého alba The Monkees. Americká rocková kapela Monkees vznikla v roce 1965 v Los Angeles. Byla sformována speciálně pro stejnojmennou televizní sérii zachycující příběh imaginární skupiny, která chce být jako Beatles. Podle členů souboru nebyli Monkees nikdy plnohodnoutnou kapelou: „Monkees byli skutečnou skupinou asi stejně, jako byl Leonard Nimoy vulkánec.” Přesto se Monkees stali jedním z nejúspěšnějších souborů hudební historie. Celosvětově prodali 75 milionů desek a nahráli řadu hitů jako Last Train To Clarksville, Pleasant Valley Sunday nebo I'm Believer. Rok vydání : 1967 (2.album) Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP1 She (Stereo Mix) [2017 Remaster] / When Love Comes Knockin #039; (At Your Door) [Stereo Mix] [2017 Remaster] / Mary, Mary (Stereo Mix) [2017 Remaster] / Hold on Girl (Stereo Mix) [2017 Remaster] / Your Auntie Grizelda (Stereo Mix) [2017 Remaster] / (I #039;m Not...

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Following the success of Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Lyn Smith visits the oral accounts preserved in the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, to reveal the sheer complexity and horror of one of human history s darkest hours. The great majority of Holocaust survivors suffered considerable physical and psychological wounds, yet even in this dark time of human history, tales of faith, love and courage can be found. As well as revealing the story of the Holocaust as directly experienced by victims, these testimonies also illustrate how, even enduring the most harsh conditions, degrading treatment and suffering massive family losses, hope, the will to survive, and the human spirit still shine through.

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**Nominated for the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal** Heart-warming ... a celebration of the world around us at a time when we need it the most Creative ReviewBird loves to sing in the towering tree at the heart of the jungle. It feels like home. When the season changes she must say goodbye, but she isn t ready to let go. Award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith takes us on a lyrical and enchanting journey with Bird and her animal friends. Exploring vibrant woodlands and magical night-time skies, we fly with Bird through every page and learn the story of the tree and what will happen when it is time for Bird to go. Beautifully illustrated and lovingly told, The Song of the Tree speaks to the universal search for belonging and reminds us of the importance of community, friendship and the natural world. Exquisite ... vivid ... each page feels alive Observer Wonderful, poetic ... a beautiful telling of a universal theme Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading

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â ˜Absolute heaven.â ™ Jilly CooperA hilarious and heartfelt year following one woman and her puppy â “ from chaos and tears to healing and new beginnings. Itâ ™s a love story, but not as you know it. Raising a puppy is simple: feed them, walk them, love them. Right? Wrong.Armed with Pinterest-perfect plans and firm ideas about training, Sophia brings Dennis â “ a scruffy and defiant Parson terrier â “ into her life. But just as the puppy pads hit the floor, the rest of her world falls apart.Suddenly single and quietly unravelling, Sophia finds herself solo parenting a tiny, gleeful agent of chaos who devours foam earplugs, destroys her shoes, and has an alarming taste for spiders. Heâ ™s also the only thing keeping her afloat.As the months roll by in a haze of dodgy first dates, sleepless nights and meltdowns in the park, Sophia begins to make sense of it all: the grief of a life that didnâ ™t go to plan, the weirdness of being single in your late thirties, and the surprising ways love shows up when you least expect it.By the end of their first year together, Dennis hasnâ ™t just wrecked the furniture â ” heâ ™s quietly rebuilt her life.For anyone whoâ ™s ever been through shattering heartbreak, this is a story of quiet resilience, unpredictable joy, and the quiet wonder of a small body curled beside you when it matters most.

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THE DESIRE FOR REVENGE CAN BURN THE HEART OUT OF A MANThe son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Mungo St John is accustomed to wealth and luxury - until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester.As Mungo battles his own fate and misfortune, he must question what it takes for a man to regain his power in the world when he has nothing, and what he is willing to do to exact revenge . . .Call of the Raven is the prequel to Wilbur Smith s bestselling novel, A Falcon Flies (1980), part of the Ballantyne Series.

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Kniha - 528 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. the air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood - a manmade plague - has ended the world.But two young women have survived: Ren, a young dancer trapped where she worked, in an upmarket sex club (the cleanest dirty girls in town), and Toby, who watches and waits from her rooftop garden. Is anyone else out there? Atwood knows how to show us ourselves, but the mirror she holds up to life does more than reflect . . . The Year of the Flood isn t prophecy, but it is eerily possible Jeanette Winterson Margaret Atwood has outdone - and outsung - herself this time. The Year of the Flood is at once a solemn praise song to human hope and a dead-serious poke at our capacity for self-destruction . . . Shows Atwood at the pinnacle of her prodigious...

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Jeff Smith s New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time!Life in the Valley isnâ ™t getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the Rat Creatures and barely make it back to Lucius s tavern. It doesnâ ™t take long before Phoney is back to his old tricks.Over at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and Gran ma Ben s reaction to them is even stranger, as she reveals long-kept secrets and unexpected dangers. Thorn, Fone Bone, and Gran ma Ben might have to leave the farm forever!

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Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book. Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture CapitalismThe British far right is working to dismantle our democracy. This shocking, eye-opening first-hand account reveals who they are, how they operate and how they are normalising extreme ideologies including eugenics. In summer 2024, riots swept England in the biggest wave of far-right violence in the post-war period. But far-right activity takes many other forms as well, all of them dangerous.Journalist Harry Shukman knows the dangers all too well: he⠙d gone undercover to infiltrate these groups. For over a year, he carefully attached his hidden lapel camera and pretended to be an extremist named Chris.We follow Shukman as he hangs out in the pub with a secretive community network, canvasses with political party Britain First and attends a neo-Nazi conference. We meet a circle of Holocaust deniers, a race science organisation with a major Silicon Valley investor and right-wing think tanks supported by Conservative policymakers. What we witness is hard to believe, or stomach.Year of the Rat is a gripping and urgent exposé ⠓ nail-bitingly tense, darkly absurd and utterly chilling. Risking his safety and sanity, Shukman has removed the far right⠙s terrifyingly everyday mask. Now, we must ensure it stays off.

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A master storyteller - Sunday Times Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared - The Times No one does adventure quite like Smith - Daily Mirror He left that life behind.

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The century-old Toronto Argonauts, like the rest of the Canadian Football League, seemed to be in shambles in 1991. Then everything changed. The Argos were acquired by an unlikely trio: the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky; a universally beloved comic genius, John Candy; and an upstart sports magnate, Bruce McNall, whose apparent Midas touch masked dark secrets. They audaciously swiped from the NFL the most-hyped college athlete in years, Rocket Ismail, by signing him to the richest football contract ever, and set their sights on a league championship. Candyâ ™s friend Dan Aykroyd summoned the Blues Brothers band to fly in from Europe and perform, along with Candy, Jim Belushi, and Mariel Hemingway, at the Rocketâ ™s first game. And the season only got crazier from there...Year of the Rocket is the untold saga of one of the greatest gambles in sports history, and one of the most unforgettable seasons on any gridiron, brought to life by a veteran sportswriter who combines meticulous research with the perspective and passion of a lifelong fan.

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A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023If, like Kane, you re a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.But some places don t play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane s experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...

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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, the Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language and contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is suitable for all exam boards and for the most recent GCSEspecifications.

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**Nominated for the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal** A masterwork, every page a sumptuous feast of colour and composition - Financial Times, Summer Books of 2020 The lyrical, heart-warming new tale from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star Bird loves to sing in the towering tree at the heart of the jungle. It feels like home.When the season changes she must say goodbye, but she isn t ready to let go.As she listens to the other animals, Bird learns to sing a new song.

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An action-packed thriller featuring a mismatched band of mercenaries, from global bestseller Wilbur Smith.

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The Handmaid s Tale meets The Village in this stunning feminist debut . . .Shortlisted for the GoodReads Choice Awards 2020 for Best Debut Novel and Best Horror Novel . . . A magnificent, raw slice of folk horror, dark with threat and clenched with suspense . . . a brilliant debut to chill the brightest summer day DAILY MAIL Thrillingly brisk and bracing . . . it takes the best tropes of horror and witchcraft and gives them a refreshingly feminist twist. S.A. CHAKRABORTY, author of The City of BrassBorn on the fringes of Bethel, Immanuelle does her best to obey the Church and follow Holy Protocol. For it was in Bethel that the first Prophet pursued and killed four powerful witches, and so cleansed the land.And then a chance encounter lures her into the Darkwood that surrounds Bethel.It is a forbidden place, haunted by the spirits of the witches who bestow an extraordinary gift on Immanuelle. The diary of her dead mother . . .Fascinated by and fearful of the secrets the diary reveals, Immanuelle begins to understand why her mother once consorted with witches. And as the truth about the Prophets, the Church and their history is revealed, so Immanuelle understands what must be done. For the real threat to Bethel is its own darkness.Bethel must change. And that change will begin with her . . .And readers have been bewitched: I absolutely could not put it down ***** Hecking scary and tense, it gave me goosebumps more than once ***** Absolutely stunning read ***** A truly OUTSTANDING read! I am so glad I picked up this book *****

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A celebration of 26 of the author s favourite bothies, as she shares her memories of her favourite stone tents all over the UK in remote and wild locations. Packed with expert advice on how to make use of these free, old, empty houses , from packing lists to bothy etiquette and the best walks into these remote locations.

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From master storyteller Wilbur Smith, an escapist adventure in the timeless Courtney Series.

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By the author of The Handmaid s Tale and Alias GraceThe sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. the air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood - a man-made plague - has ended the world.But two young women have survived: Ren, a young dancer trapped where she worked, in an upmarket sex club (the cleanest dirty girls in town); and Toby, who watches and waits from her rooftop garden. Is anyone else out there?

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The world s threats are universal like the sun but Ricardo Reis takes shelter under his own shadow. Back in Lisbon after sixteen years practising medicine in Brazil, Ricardo Reis wanders the rain-sodden streets. He longs for the unattainably aristocratic Marcenda, but it is Lydia, the hotel chamber maid who makes and shares his bed. His old friend, the poet Fernando Pessoa, returns to see him, still wearing the suit he was buried in six weeks earlier. It is 1936, the clouds of Fascism are gathering ominously above them, so they talk; a wonderful, rambling discourse on art, truth, poetry, philosophy, destiny and love.

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Švýcarské hodinky Oris Artelier Year of the Horse Limited Edition 01 113 7806 4088-Set vynikají excelentním zpracováním a všechny milovníky dobré hodinařiny potěší především in-house mechanickým strojkem Oris Calibre 113 s desetidenní rezervou chodu. Tento elegantní model výborně poslouží nejen pro společenské události, ale i pro každodenní nošení. Tato limitovaná edice byla vyrobena v počtu pouhých 88 kusů pro celý svět. Je věnována čínskému roku Ohnivého Koně. Ten začíná 17. února 2026 a končí 5. února…

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Casio G-Shock GBM-2100CX-9AER Year of the Horse jsou speciální edicí vytvořenou na oslavu příchodu roku 2026, v čínském kalendáři označovaného jako rok koně. Design hodinek je inspirován mýtickým okřídleným koněm Qianlima, symbolem síly, odvahy a krásy, který podle legendy dokáže urazit až 500 kilometrů za jediný den. Dominantním prvkem hodinek je typické osmiboké pouzdro se zlatou IP úpravou povrchu speciální číselník. Číselník zdobí motiv hrdého koně v pohybu, který dodává hodinkám hloubku a výjimečnou…

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The Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in a sweeping adventure.

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A delightfully witty and mordant modern classic from Finland: the story of a journalist who befriends an injured hare and embarks into the Finnish wilderness

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The Bureau s most deadly enforcer Paul Chavasse is back in a revised and expanded edition of Jack Higgins classic spy thriller.

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Confined for years due to experiencing overpowering episodes , Ryan is suddenly thrust out into the City beyond the Institution s walls. Now, he must navigate the landscape beyond, an environment ravaged by decline, depopulation, and corruption, and the people who inhabit it.

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An illustrated chapter-book retelling of the Monkey King’​s adventures from Journey to the West—part of the Classic Starts series, which has cumulatively sold more than 8 million copies! Sun Wukong is the “Monkey King”—and he has all the power and magic to prove it! But when his mischief lands him out of favor with the heavens, he must embark on a dangerous quest to deliver Buddhist scriptures. Will Monkey be able to control his impulsive behavior and complete his journey to the West? This retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the famous and cherished Chinese story. The book also includes discussion questions.

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This Is The Amazing New Thriller From Terry Hayes. If You Thought I Am Pilgrim Was Good...

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Through the first year of the First World War, Allied strategy had relied upon a series of small-scale assaults, which in reality achieved little or no ground gained. The Battle of Loos was to be different. Kitchenerâ ™s Army was deployed in strength for the first time and an ambitious plan aimed to take ground over a 20-mile front.However, the battlefield was not the Alliesâ ™ ideal site and the battle plans did not account for the lack of ammunition and artillery. It was the attempt to overcome some of these shortcomings that would put this battle firmly in the history books, as the British deployed poison gas for the first time, hoping to confuse and overwhelm the German positions.With facts and stats that explore both sides of the conflict, as well as the innovations brought to this battle, The Battle of Loos, 1915 analyses the key strategies at play, studies the lasting legacy of this battle on the rest of the war and explores the myth of the Footballer of Loos â “ an iconic image of the First World War to this day.

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“Beauty, disgust, desire and dread mingle at the core of Smith’s painting.” –ArtforumCoinciding with the eponymous exhibition at Hauser Wirth, this catalog presents the latest body of work by the British painter Anj Smith (born 1978). Negotiating the space between the genres of portraiture, landscape and still life, Smith produces intricately rendered paintings that explore issues of gender, ecology, anxiety and eroticism. To that end, her latest series populates ecologically devastated landscapes with liminal beings and creatures. The luscious paintings invite viewers to consider the fluidity of their perceptions of the world.Anj Smith: Drifting Habitations features a conversation between psychologist Orna Guralnik—of Showtime’s Couples Therapy—and the artist, in which themes such as plurality, rewilding and repurposing are discussed, as well as a poetic intervention by author Claire-Louise Bennett, who conjures up a roiling world of her own and plays with readers’ understanding of reality, nature and self.

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Simply amazing, so brilliantly written . . . almost intolerably exciting at times, and at others, equally poignant ANTONIA FRASER A beautiful serpent of a novel, seductive and dangerous . . . consumes utterly - but the experience is all pleasure SIMON SCHAMA She writes like a painter, and thinks like a philosopher . . . a tour de force of storytelling AMANDA FOREMAN An erotic and gripping thriller . . . Theology has rarely looked so sexy INDEPEDENTAlessandra is not quite fifteen when her father, a prosperous cloth merchant, brings a young painter back with him from northern Europe to decorate the walls of their family chapel in their Florentine palazzo. Alessandra is intoxicated by the painter s abilities. As Medici Florence is threated by the hellfire of the monk Savonarola, the painter and his dazzling art exert an ever more powerful and erotic pull. Dunant has created a vivid and compellingly believable picture of Renaissance Florence . . . A magnificent novel TELEGRAPH This moving, gripping and impressive work is Dunant s most beautifully achieved novel SUNDAY TIMES [Dunant s] control, pace, and instinct are well-nigh impeccable FINANCIAL TIMES

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The book contains 20 stories as wide-ranging as Theseus and the Minotaur to Thor’s Hammer to the Journey of the Monkey King. They are split thematically into six chapters: In the Beginning, Gods and Goddesses, Journeys and Quests, Fantastic Worlds, Monsters and Mythical Creatures and Magic and Trickery. These stories are interspersed with spreads which bring together different myths in an interesting unifying theme. Featured, for example, are the many weapons used by the gods, the amazing objects collected by heroes and heroines on their quests and the different relics found in the underworld.All the myths are brought to life by Stella Caldwell’s engaging and immersive storytelling. Each myth is illustrated by an artist from the culture where the story takes place, creating a unique artistic celebration that is culturally sensitive to all featured tales. The artists included are Erin Brown, George Caltsoudas, Danica Da Silva Pereira, Sandra Eleftheriou, Tinuke Fagborun, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Teo Georgiev, Janine Gibbons, Hemad Javadzade, Kiki Kita, Vassilis Koutsogiannis, Solji Lee, Coco Apunnguaq Lynge, Renia Metallinou, Nour Nasser, Jiatong Liu, Anastasiia Panchenko, Cathrin Peterslund, Robert Sae-Heng, Katie Skelland and Nadiyah Suyatna. These artists have been nominated for, and won, a number of prestigious national and international illustration awards, including the World Illustration Award, the Bologna Children’s Bookfair Award, the Hans Christian Anderson Award and the American Indian Youth Literature Honor Award.

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The first book to explore David SmithÂ’s deep engagement with the natural world as source, subject, and site for his art. Spanning the full career of the sculptor David Smith (1906–65), this study features some fifty sculptures alongside related paintings, reliefs, and works on paper to reclaim the primacy of nature within his expansive oeuvre. SmithÂ’s adventurous approach to three-dimensional form has permanently expanded the vocabulary and range of sculptural practice. The first American artist to make welded metal sculptures and incorporate industrial means in his work, SmithÂ’s enlistment of nature as material and prime setting for his art was equally innovative. As explored in the bookÂ’s introduction, reflections by the artistÂ’s daughters, and an essay by Jed Morse, SmithÂ’s creative vision is firmly rooted in landscape and the natural world. Â

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This CGP Student Book for Year 2 Maths covers all the Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics content needed for the second year of the AQA A-Level courses. For every topic, there are in-depth notes explaining all the theory, loads of worked examples and plenty of questions (with fully worked answers). There are also friendly tips along the way to help with the really complicated stuff. To keep in line with the latest specification, weâ ™ve added in questions and examples that use problem solving and modelling techniques. And if that wasnâ ™t enough, this book comes with a free Online Edition (accessed using the unique code printed inside the front cover) that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet. For complete A-Level coverage, a Year 1 AQA Student Book (9781782947196) is also available from CGP.

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Please note this title is suitable for any student studying:Exam Board: AQALevel/Subject: AS and A Level MathsFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: June 2018This Student Book provides full support for both AQA s new linear AS Level Further Maths specification, and for the first year of the full A Level course. Covering both the compulsory content (further pure) and all the optional content (mechanics, statistics and discrete maths), each chapter starts with an Orientation box, clarifying which A Level Maths topics are being built on, and what learning objectives will be covered. Each chapter section starts with a clear and concise explanation of the maths, with an emphasis on visual presentation. Abundant worked examples show how key techniques can be used and common pitfalls to avoid. Separate exercises allow students to practise first their fluency and skills, and then the new exam-style problem-solving and modelling questions. The problem-solving is supported by Strategy boxes, which provide guidance on how best to approach these questions. Answers are given in the back of the book, while full step-by-step solutions to every single question can be found online. This Student Book provides a complete course for AS Level Further Maths and is the ideal way for a student to become a mathematician.

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The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture. This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth - through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West - few outside of China understand the richness of Chinese mythology, influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.Offering much more than any competing overview of Chinese mythology, The Chinese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Chinese religions, culture and history. Tao Tao Liu introduces us to an intriguing cast of gods, goddesses, dragons and monks, including: the ancient hero, Yi the Archer, who shot suns out of the sky to save humanity from a drought; Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, to whom there are temples dedicated all over East Asia; and Madame White Snake, a water snake spirit in the guise of a mysterious widow, her story adapted into countless films and operas. This book is for anyone interested in China, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.

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The Hunting Falcon was written by Hans-Joachim Buddecke, a top German First World War ace. Though his autobiography of his experiences as a combat pilot were published in the Spring of 1918, in the last year of the war, Buddecke did not see his book in print; he was shot down over the Western Front on 10 March 1918. His father was left to write the forward.Hans Buddecke’s journey to war started in America in 1913-1914, where he was working in Indianapolis at his uncle’s car factory. A new immigrant to the United States, he was very much part of the German community of Indianapolis. Ambitious, he learned to fly at Cicero Flying Field near Chicago. He then lined up Indianapolis investors to establish a new plane manufacturing company. The deal was sealed just as war broke out in Europe in 1914.Buddecke then traveled to New York and, disguised as a man from Alsace-Lorraine, traveled to Italy on a Greek ship to bypass the British blockade. He was one of the few Germans in America who found his way home. Being a pilot, he joined the German air force and flew with his good friend, future ace Rudolf Berthold. As one of the first Eindecker pilots, he began scoring kills. His second victim was Lawrence of Arabia’s younger brother.In time, Buddecke was posted to Turkey, where he became a top ace fighting in the skies over Gallipoli. His exploits in this theatre earned him the nickname ‘El-Schahin’, the ‘Hunting Falcon’. He was the third German pilot to be awarded the Pour le Merite, the Blue Max, Germany’s highest award. The two earlier recipients were the legendary ace Max Immelmann (the source of the medal’s nickname) and Oswald Boelcke, Germany’s great combat aviation leader and ace.Returning to the Western Front from Gallipoli, Hans Buddecke was recognized as one of the top pilots of his day. He was shot down and killed, by Sopwith Camels of 3 Squadron RNAS, on 10 March 1918. By this stage, he had been credited with thirteen ‘kills’.

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Take a magical journey through the 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck—featuring a unique spell for each card. Connecting with the 78 cards of the tarot in a meaningful way can be overwhelming, which can lead to scouring reference books and memorizing meanings rather than using the cards themselves. The Tarot Spellbook gives you a fun way to learn the cards—and a practical way to work with them beyond divination and reading. Each of the 78 spells in The Tarot Spellbook is categorized into one of eight popular spell categories: self, change, love, money, career, wellness, protection, and home. Because the lessons taught by tarot cards are those that apply to all aspects of life, from karmic soul lessons to the smaller daily events, the spells in The Tarot Spellbook cover everything you need for a variety of common life situations.Looking to manifest your desires? See the Magician card and spell.Need to find clarity? Work with the Moon card and spell to dispel illusion.Each tarot card entry includes:An outline of the card’s overall meaning2–3 journal questions to aid in introspection, reflection, and further connection to the tarot cardA spell connecting to a dominant theme of the card, helping you connect to the card on a personal level, and furthering your knowledge of witchcraftFrom candle magick, to spell jars, to ritual baths, and more, The Tarot Spellbook utilizes spellwork of all kinds to truly aid you in expanding your magickal practice on all fronts.

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Fitzgerald has solved virtually every problem that has plagued translators of Homer. Atlantic Monthly The Iliad is the story of a few days fighting in the tenth year of the legendary war between the Greeks and the Trojans, which broke out when Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, abducted the fabulously beautiful Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. After a quarrel between the Greek commander, Agamemnon, and the greatest of the Greek warriors, Achilles, the gods become more closely involved in the action. Their intervention leads to the tragic death of Hector, the Trojan leader, and to the final defeat of the Trojans. But the Iliad is much more than a series of battle scenes. It is a work of extraordinary pathos and profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life and death. Even the heroic ethic itself - with its emphasis on pride, honour, prowess in battle, and submission to the inexorable will of the gods - is not left unquestioned. 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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THE MARTAIN meets THE EXPANSE in this page turning debut science-fiction mysteryMARS, 2034A place of hope, freedom, and the dream of a better future on their new home. The year of the first human born on the red planet.MARS, 2103A place of division, suspicion and fear.The year when the truth will come about. ****This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller, who saw a better future than the one that came to pass. And Dylan Ward, a woman raised in the vast wilderness of the frontier, who will find her way back to it. It s a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.It s a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.The story of the first murder on Mars. ****PRAISE FOR THE FIRST MURDER ON MARS: A fiercely intelligent, wholly engaging thrill-ride of a novel that sucks you in like a black hole SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE Fast and sharp and very of-our-time LAUREN BEUKES, author of THE SHINING GIRLS A wild rover ride across the red planet which is somehow both exhilarating and deeply thoughtful about how societies are built, captured and liberated. It s meticulously researched, vividly imagined and moves faster than a spaceship. I bloody adored this book SAM BECKBESSINGER, co-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE Fuses inventive sci-fi, Martian secrets and the whodunnit into an ingenious, thought-provoking and heart-pounding page-turner DALE HALVORSEN, coo-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE A generation-spanning epic, this is science fiction at its best. Wilson knows that human nature will follow us anywhere - even Mars ALEX CONVERY, screenwriter of AIR 2023 ****PRAISE FOR SAM WILSON S ZODIAC: A bold storyteller with an amazing mind LAUREN BEUKES, author of The Shining Girls A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I m struggling to think of a reader who won t love this SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous. BARRY FORSHAW, author of NORDIC NOIR

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Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial.If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that s a big if ), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the cannons stopped firing, French historians began re-writing history. The Duke of Wellington was beaten, they say, and then the Prussians jumped into the boxing ring, breaking all the rules of battle. In essence, the French cannot bear the idea that Napoleon, their greatest-ever national hero, was in any way a loser. Especially not against the traditional enemy â “ les Anglais.Stephen Clarke has studied the French version of Waterloo, as told by battle veterans, novelists, historians â “ right up to today s politicians, and he has uncovered a story of pain, patriotism and sheer perversion ...

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The very first Covert-One novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Robert Ludlum.An unknown doomsday virus has claimed the lives of four people - including the fiancée of Covert-One s Lt Col. Jon Smith. Devastated and enraged, Smith uncovers evidence that this was no accident; someone out there has the virus, and the pandemic that threatens millions of lives was planned...Not knowing who to trust or where to turn, Smith assembles a private team to fight the deadly virus. As the death toll mounts, the quest leads them to the highest levels of power and the darkest corners of the earth. And Smith and his team must hunt down a genius determined to destroy them.

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It s 1985, what will soon become known at The Year of the Spy, and fourteen-year-old Peter Bennett is convinced his mom s new boyfriend is a Russian agent. Gary isn t in the phone book, has an unidentifiable European accent, and keeps a gun in the glove box of his convertible Porsche. Peter thinks Gary only wants to get close to his mom because she works at Scientific Atlanta, a lab with big government contracts. But who is going to believe him? He s just a kid into BMX and MTV.But after another woman who works at the lab is killed, Peter recruits an unlikely pair of allies-a has-been pulp writer and muckraker named Dennis Hotchner and his drag performer buddy and heavy, Jackie Demure. Both soon become the target of an unhinged Russian hitman (is it Gary? Maybe!) with a serious Phil Collins obsession.Meanwhile, Sylvia Weaver, a young, Black FBI agent, investigates Scientific Atlanta in the wake of the employee s murder and discovers a nest of Russian spies in the Southern city too busy to hate. Little does she know her investigation is being thwarted by a seriously compromised colleague in Washington, D.C., who is in league with a lovesick, hypochondriac KGB defector who is playing both sides of the Cold War to his benefit.As Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev prepare for a historic nuclear summit in Geneva, what happens in Atlanta might change the course of the Cold War, the 20th Century, and Peter Bennett s freshman year of high school.

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The Moomin family and their friends are the delightful creation of Tove Jansson, and are full of a particular humour and magic that has enchanted generations of children and adults alike. Using the author s original characters and artwork, Moomin and the Birthday Button is part of a stunning new range of children s titles launching in the year of the Moomins 65th anniversary celebrations.In this, the first of a new series of picture books, Moomintroll wakes up full of excitement. It s his birthday! But when it appears that his friends have forgotten all about his special day, Moomintroll is very upset. Even Moominmamma finds it hard to comfort him! Then there s a knock at the door . . . Who can it be, and what will happen next?

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With a foreword by Maggie Nelson, an introduction from Frieze editor Andrew Durbin and afterword from Edmund White Unforgettable, heartbreaking New York Times Brilliant - Dazed As brutal as it is elegant - Neil Bartlett Electrifying - Colm Tóibín Dazzling - Katherine AngelAfter being diagnosed with AIDS, Hervé Guibert wrote this devastating, darkly humorous and personal novel, chronicling three months in the penultimate year of the narrator s life. In the wake of his friend Muzil s death, he goes from one quack doctor to another, from holidays to test centres, and charts the highs and lows of trying to cheat death. On publication in 1990, the novel scandalized French media, which quickly identified Muzil as Guibert s close friend Michel Foucault. The book became a bestseller, and Guibert a celebrity. The book has since attained a cult following for its tender, fragmented and beautifully written accounts of illness, friendship, sex, art and everyday life. It catapulted Guibert into notoriety and sealed his reputation as a writer of shocking precision and power.

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The Fire Hills was written between December 2021 and November 2022. Reflecting the first year of the author s move to Fairlight in East Sussex, this collection explores new landscapes armed only with a pen and unwarranted optimism.

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