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Milk & Moon-water
A Sudden Stitch. Unfruitful Land. A Fever.In Milk & Moon-water, Milena Williamson uncovers 11 Old English metrical charms - ancient incantations spoken to ward off harm - creatively translating them into magical and medicinal spells for the modern reader.Alongside each reimagining is an original charm poem, a remixed and new telling of an old text. Covering the climate crisis, illness, ageing and fertility, this collection of charms ranges from the incantatory to the unhinged, and reengages with the ancient practice of looking to the land and the body for answers to life’s new and persisting questions.
Nobody But Me
A young child journeys toward independence in this award-winning picture book, "visual narrative of the highest level."* With richly evocative art by a two-time winner of NY Times’ Best Illustrated Books, here is a story of separation and return.After a young boy unties the knot anchoring his small boat near his mother, he slips away from her on a gentle tide, floating off on a quiet and peaceful journey through town, jungle, and city. When he floats back to the beach—was it a few hours? a few minutes?—his mother is there at the water''s edge right where he left her. Perhaps it was a dream? And yet he has returned from his solo adventure with a gift pressed into his palm, a tiny seed that when planted will grow on its own.Separation from a parent, whether for a long period or just a few minutes, can fill a child with anxiety, but at other times that same child may long to do things on their own. Using gouache, collage and watercolor, Lundberg''s stunning illustrations in Nobody But Me convey both the child’s agency and the unbreakable bond with his mother. Here is a story that will bring joy to young and old readers alike. 4-7 years."The author invite us to witness the magic of a perfect childhood [story].”***August Prize jury**Special Mention Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2025, Fiction
Moss''d In Space
Fabulously cosy adventure from bestselling author Rebecca Thorne, featuring shenanigans in space, a sentient starship and the feeling of finding home.Her starship gave her freedom. But could it also become a friend?Torian thought she was getting a bargain: a century-old alien starship, abandoned and covered in moss. It was her ticket away from a smuggling past and her overbearing ex . . . ah, ex-captain, Amelia. But the moss has a mind of its own.As the ship’s ‘organic computer,’ Moss is lonely, snarky and harbouring serious abandonment issues. And when Torian journeys onward, she encounters the immortal alien who built the craft, then just left it behind – with Moss inside. The ship he’s now accusing Torian of stealing. Charting a new course across the galaxy, Torian finds an unexpected ally in Amelia, who might help her find the safe haven she craves. Torian can pilot a starship. But can she uncover ancient secrets and connect with a computer that just wants to belong?If you love Firefly''s adventures in space, the loveable alien cast of Mass Effect and the coziness of Legends & Lattes, this is for you.* * *Praise for Rebecca Thorne:‘I absolutely loved it’– Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop‘Readers of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune will feel right at home’– Publishers Weekly‘Charming, pun-filled, gentle and deeply affirming’– Library Journal‘A fun romp through space that will keep readers engaged and eager’– School Library JournalCan''t Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024
Animal Nightlife
Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friends from south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they have wings. As adults and ''multiples'' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they are all now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning out to be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which ''singulars'' - narrow-minded, non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather. It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Human society has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystem holding together all the unlikely alliances of ''animal nightlife'' has been placed in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of every kind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraph wires as a final showdown draws ever closer.
Ever Land
'A novel of huge power' ESTHER FREUD'Vivid and evocative' Juliet Stevenson'A haunting, lyrical novel that seems almost to dissolve time. Everyone should read it’ LOUISE KENNEDY'Compassionate and beautifully observed' GUY GUNARATNE'Cleverly conceived and brilliantly engaging . . . a powerful novel. Read this' PRISCILLA MORRIS'Ambitious and complex but handled with impressive ease' ROSE TREMAIN'An astonishingly compelling novel which is full of moral grace' OWEN JONES'A brave book ... It rings with truth' ELIZABETH LAIRD'Piercing, personal, necessary' COLUM MCCANNIt is the year 2000 when Dinah, a Jewish teenager from London, arrives in Israel with her family. Still reeling from the death of her beloved dad, the idea of having to start all over again daunts her. Dinah isn’t quite sure what to make of this seemingly pristine place: her new life seems soulless and suffocating.Another teenager, Safa, watches Dinah settle in. A fourteen-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed decades ago in the Six Day War, Safa is caught in a limbo which she calls the ‘In-Between’. She is unable to fully pass on without knowing what happened to her younger sister, Nur, who is still alive somewhere. After thirty-three years, the possibility of finding her sister is suddenly within reach – but Safa needs Dinah's help.Alternating between past and present, and between Safa and Dinah, Ever Land is a gripping and powerful story that sheds light on the ongoing occupation of Palestine. It is a tale of belonging and identity, of devastation and displacement and – ultimately – of the enduring universality of humanity and love.
Ring of Fire
'Churchill and Eberholst put the world back into First World War.' Dan SnowA remarkable, eyewitness-based view of the outbreak of the First World War.As war broke out in the summer of 1914, not a nation on Earth understood the magnitude of what they were about to face. To win it, whole populations had to be mobilised, and neutrality was impossible. The scale of destruction was unfathomable and no life was left unchanged.Our understanding of this complex conflict has been coloured by a blinkered approach to popular history. It has ignored the fact that Denmark actively participated in laying minefields as soon as war began; that the first British shots were fired in West Africa, by a black man; and that the first Australian casualties occurred not at Gallipoli, but in the Pacific.The authors of this radical new history have scoured the globe in search of an enormous quantity of fresh material. This is not history told by 'great men', this is a people's view of the war. Eyewitness accounts translated from more than a dozen languages break new ground to reveal an inclusive, touching and surprising tale of events we thought we knew.\
Night Stairs
Centuries of tradition are coming to an end at St Cordula''s elite convent boarding school. Deputy Head, Fiona Fox, is about to preside over a controversial move to save it from ruin. But it’s not easy to change things at a school this old.Legend has it that the ghost of fifteenth-century nun, Sister Matilda, will keep St Cordula’s safe. But only as long as the words ‘GOD FORGIVE ME’, scrawled by Matilda on a chapel staircase wall before she fell to her death, are repainted every year. The words have only been allowed to fade once, in 2002. Then, fits of vertigo – ‘the spins’ – spread through the pupils, and a second girl fell to her death on the night stairs. But only three people know the truth of what happened the night of the tragedy.Now the spins are back, and Fiona must stem the outbreak before it threatens St Cordula’s future, or worse, another girl loses her life. But when one of her pupils begins a dangerous investigation into the past, old secrets start to twist into new scandals…PRAISE FOR ERIN KELLY:‘So thrilling and unexpected that it made my head spin’ LISA JEWELL‘Gripping, twisting, furiously clever’ RUTH WARE‘Erin Kelly is supremely skilled at unusual and intelligent suspense plots’ DAILY MAIL‘Original, suspenseful, and with complex characters that spring irresistibly to life on the page’ LOUISE CANDLISH‘An incredibly atmospheric psychological thriller with a clever, elaborate plot’ GRAZIA‘Incomparable…captivating, cleverly constructed’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A completely addictive story…Erin Kelly is a genius’ JANE CASEY‘Magnificent’ MARIAN KEYES‘A gripping tale of secrets, revenge and obsession, masterfully done’ GUARDIAN‘A unique storyteller; impossible to predict, impossible to put down’ JOHN MARRS‘Propulsive… atmospheric, original’ GILLIAN McALLISTER‘A taut chamber-piece of psychological suspense’ FINANCIAL TIMES''The worlds she creates are so rich and alive'' JANE FALLON
Essentials of UK Politics and Government
The must-have textbook for A-level Politics, published to include results from the May 2026 devolved electionsThe updated sixth edition of Essentials of UK Politics and Government covers everything you need to know about UK Politics for the Pearson Edexcel specification. It will show you how politics works in the real world, and help you to think critically about the subject through examples, debates and case studies.A wealth of features helps to explain and cement your learning for the Edexcel specification, such as specification checklists, key terms from the Edexcel specification, and exam style essay and source questions in every chapter.Kathy Schindler brings this edition right up to date with every chapter being reviewed and updated including:- results from the May 2026 devolved elections;- coverage of the 2024 general election and 2025 mayoral elections;- extended material on devolution;- detailed analysis of the changing nature of Parliament and the way it fulfils its scrutiny function; and- brand new or updated case studies in every chapterA companion website provides extra material for students such as flashcards for key terms and definitions and tips for planning and organising revision. Teachers can also access further resources, bonus case studies, specification matching tables and example student answers.
Basque Witch-Hunt
2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARDS WINNER: EUROPEAN HISTORYIn June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking province on the Atlantic coast called the Pays de Labourd. In four months, they executed up to 80 women and men for the crime of witchcraft, causing a wave of suspects to flee into Spain and sparking terror there. Witnesses, many of them children, described lurid tales of cannibalism, vampirism, and demonic sex. One of the judges, Pierre de Lancre, published a sensationalist account of this diabolical netherworld. With other accounts seemingly destroyed, this witch-hunt – France''s largest – has always been seen through de Lancre’s eyes. The narrative, re-told over the centuries, is that of a witch-hunt caused by a bigoted outsider. Newly discovered evidence paints a very different, still darker picture, revealing a secret history underneath de Lancre’s well-known tale. Far from an outside imposition, witchcraft was a home-grown problem. Panic had been building up over a number of years and the region was fractured by factionalism and a struggle over scarce resources. The Basque Witch-Hunt reveals that de Lancre was no outsider; he was a local partisan, married into the Basque nobility. Living at the Franco-Spanish border, the Basques were victims of geography. Geo-politics caused a local conflict which made the witch-hunt inevitable. The same forces eventually sent thousands of religious refugees from Spain to France where they, in turn, became new objects of popular fear and anger. The Basque witch-hunt is justly infamous. This book shows that almost everything historians thought they knew about it is wrong.
Wittgenstein on Belief Formation
This Element traces the development of Wittgenstein's views on belief formation throughout the different phases of his philosophy. Section 1 concentrates on the Tractarian period, where the sparse references to belief consist primarily of reactions to Russell. The logical purism of the early Wittgenstein led him to reject psychological stances such as those found in Russell's epistemological works. Section 2 explores Wittgenstein's 'middle' period, focusing on his evolving views on belief formation, influenced by his shift to viewing language as a social practice. It addresses key texts, including The Big Typescript and 'Cause and Effect', and links the psychological mechanisms of belief to Wittgenstein's later grammatical investigations in an analysis that extends to his reflections on mathematics and religion. Section 3 reconstructs the intellectual trajectory that would culminate in On Certainty, tracing the influence of Moore and Newman on the range of belief-forming processes Wittgenstein examines in his final writings.
Froggy: Autumn Antics!
Froggy is back for another series of little adventures, but this time, it's a whole lot chillier - which for Froggy just means cosy fires, playing in leaves and being his usual curious but slimy self!Winter is approaching at the pond, and Froggy is gearing up for all the fun that autumn and winter bring. Soup! Reading books in front of the fire! Snowball fights! Leaf fights! Mud fights! But he's noticed that his pond friends seem to be slowing down and getting ready to sleep through all the fun. Will he get lonely when they all go to sleep, or will he find more mischief to get int? he perfect cosy comic for Fall fun.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
A number one New York Times Bestseller
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college student who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. This exhilarating debut, at once hilarious and wildly inventive, reinvented the memoir for the twenty-first century.
Culpa in contrahendo
Originálne spracovaná publikácia sa zaoberá inštitútom predzmluvnej zodpovednosti, jeho historickým vývojom a následnou analýzou tohto inštitútu v Nemecku, Rakúsku, Českej republike, Poľsku, Francúzsku, pričom nie sú vynechané ani štáty riadiace sa systémom common law. Autor sa tiež venuje aktuálnemu stavu legislatívy v Slovenskej republike, poukazuje na problémy aplikačnej praxe a rozoberá aktuálne predstavený návrh nového slovenského Občianskeho zákonníka. Monografia je určená najmä právnikom a akademikom, no bude cenným prínosom pre každého, koho daná téma zaujíma.
„Zhŕňajúcu osobitnú pridanú hodnotu monografie možno vidieť v interdisciplinárnom presahu autora, ktorý prepája právnu dogmatiku s historickými, filozofickými a komparatívnymi aspektmi. Kvalitu spracovania podporuje rozsiahla práca s domácou aj zahraničnou literatúrou, judikatúrou a právnymi prameňmi.“
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Matej Mlkvý, PhD., LL.M.
„Autor prokazuje znalost pandektního práva i pozdější doktrinální diskusi, a dokáže tyto poznatky přesvědčivě interpretovat a aplikovat na současné otázky. Zvláště cenné je, že se nevyhýbá ani složitějším interpretačním problémům a ukazuje na úskalí snahy o exaktní a taxativní vymezení odpovědnosti.“
doc. JUDr. Michaela Židlická, Dr.
Coloring book
"Veveričiak Yoopy letí do vesmíru, spieva, varí či obsluhuje bager. Spoznáš ho aj ako záhradníka, šoféra, surfistu na vlnách či odvážneho hasiča.
Vdýchni každému príbehu veveričiaka Yoopyho život, a to pomocou farbičiek, fixiek alebo pasteliek."
Perimenopauza másképp
A Menopauza másképp New York Times-bestsellerlistás szerzője tabuk nélkül beszél mindarról, amit nőként tudnunk kell, hogy magabiztosan és felkészülten élhessük meg a perimenopauza gyakran félrediagnosztizált és orvosilag elhanyagolt éveit.
„Egyszerűen nem ismerek magamra!” – Nők millióinak ismerős ez az érzés. Bár a menopauzába való átmenet kiindulópontjának általában a menstruáció rendszertelenné válását és az ezzel együtt járó testi-lelki hullámvasút megindulását tekintik, a valóságban már akár 35 éves kortól, rendszeres ciklus mellett is felbukkanhatnak az első jelek: szorongás, kimerültség, ízületi fájdalom, agyi köd, alvászavarok, szexuális problémák, kiszámíthatatlan hangulatingadozások. Ez a sokféle tünet rendkívül megterhelő lehet, különösen ha az orvosok csak legyintenek rájuk, és elintézik azzal, hogy ez „csupán stressz”, vagy „csak beképzeli magának a tüneteket” – miközben valójában komoly hormonális átrendeződés zajlik a szervezetben.
A Perimenopauza másképp lapjain dr. Mary Claire Haver, a nők egészségügyi szemléletváltásának úttörője végre világos, tudományosan alátámasztott válaszokat ad. Közérthetően bemutatja, mi zajlik a szervezetben ebben az időszakban, és azt is elmagyarázza, hogyan fordíthatjuk ezt a hormonális káoszt a javunkra.
Hiánypótló, lendületes és gyakorlatias útmutatója segít, hogy
• megértsük, pontosan mi is történik a testünkben a ciklusváltozásoktól az energiaszint, a hangulat, az alvás és a szexuális egészség válozásaiig;
• felismerjük, hogy a most meghozott döntések alkotják a későbbi egészségünk alapjait;
• felkészülten és határozottan kommunikálhassunk az orvossal ellenőrzőlisták és konkrét kérdések segítségével;
• el tudjunk igazodni a legfrissebb kutatások között, különös tekintettel a hormonterápia előnyeire és lehetséges mellékhatásaira.
Akár tapasztalsz már tüneteket, akár csak szeretnél előre gondolkodni, ez a könyv feltárja a perimenopauza kevésbé ismert összefüggéseit, és visszaadja az irányítást a tested és az egészséged felett.
Amíg a nyár véget ér
A találkozásuk nem véletlen volt, ám egyikük sem volt rá felkészülve. Léna már akkor a nyár végét várta, amikor az még el sem kezdődött.
A forró és fojtogató budapesti hétköznapok már májusban a padlóra küldték, így megváltásként érkezett számára a lehetőség, hogy a nyári időszakban külföldön taníthat angolt. Nem volt más dolga, mint megkeresni a nyelviskola kínálatából azt az európai várost, ahol a leghidegebb van. Matti viszont élete legboldogabb nyarára készült Helsinkiben. Frissen elvált férfiként megérintette a szabadság szele, élvezte, hogy a sötét fellegek tovaszálltak, és végre megérkezett a napsütés a hosszú tél után. Ám minden számítását keresztülhúzta az új tanárnő érkezése, aki nemcsak elhappolta előle a haladó kurzust, de koordinátorként még támogatni is kénytelen az óráin. Léna kitörő lelkesedéssel, Matti hűvös ellenszenvvel vág bele a közös munkába. A két angoltanár között igen hamar feszültté válik a légkör, ám a szikrázó hangulat és a heves viták egy idő után egészen másfajta szenvedéllyé alakulnak át.
Péntek Tünde romantikus regényével egy különleges finn kalandra csábítja az olvasókat. Szórakoztató köntösbe bújtatott történet újrakezdésről, kimondatlan vágyakról és arról, mit is lehet kezdeni azzal, ha a szív valami teljesen mást szeretne, mint amit az ész diktál.
Can You Solve the Murder - The Forest of Death
In this gripping interactive crime novel, YOU are the detective. At the end of every chapter, YOU decide what to do next…
A village of secrets.
You arrive at the heart of a remote forest to investigate the murder of a young woman, found dead inside an ancient stone circle. She's a rock singer, who was filming a music video. Now her bandmates are suspects, along with the eccentric locals.
No one is telling the truth.
There's just one problem: they all have water-tight alibis, and many villagers believe the singer was actually killed by the 'Stone Warden' - a figure from local folklore who haunts the forest.
Only YOU can solve the mystery.
Decide who to interview, decode the strange symbols written on the stone circle, and uncover what the villagers are hiding behind closed doors. Will your choices catch the killer - or will they be your downfall?
Data Empire
The next chapter of human history should not be written by algorithms, it should be written by us. It is only by fully understanding how data has shaped our past that we can decide what role it plays in our future.
'The new history of mankind demanded by our times... This book asks what we will do about data now that we have no choice but to do something' Jaron Lanier, author of Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Right Now
'Breathtaking in its scope and enormously fulfilling in its depth, this book is profoundly fascinating' Lewis Dartnell, author of Being Human
We live in an era when trading our information for access can feel harmless or inevitable - yet from targeted advertising to mass surveillance, data shapes the course of our lives. How did it gain the power it now holds over us?
Long before writing existed, at the dawn of civilisation in Mesopotamia, rulers pressed marks into clay to keep track of land, people and grain. To rule, they had to keep count. It is no accident, then, that the first written name in human history was neither a god nor a king, but an accountant. As ships and navigation expanded our horizons, a new age of European empires took control of more than 80 per cent of the world's surface, using colonial censuses, maps and ledgers to decide who belonged, who owed, and who could be sacrificed. Today, a handful of private brokers increasingly define what we see and what is real.
Taking readers from ancient cave markings and knotted strings to the algorithmic state, Dartmouth professor Roopika Risam reveals how data has always been the seed of power: a technology of control that has shaped civilizations and upheld empires. Provocative, humane and sweeping in scope, Data Empire challenges us to decide whether we will allow a new set of data empires to hardwire inequality into the next century, or fight for systems that work for the benefit of all.
This groundbreaking 11,000 year history argues that empire was never just about weapons or ships - it was built on collecting information on us, to rule us. Perfect for readers of Nexus and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
