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A Reader's Hebrew Bible
A Reader's Hebrew Bible: Second Edition is a classic and essential tool for students of biblical Hebrew. The Reader presents the Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Leningrad Codex (minus the critical apparatus) alongside the English translation of the New International Version. Hebrew words that occur one-hundred times or less (twenty-five or less for Aramaic words) are given definitions in footnotes, allowing students to focus on reading, comprehension, parsing, and grammatical issues. Shaded Hebrew names that occur less than one-hundred times help ease reading, and parsing information in footnotes aid students in understanding meaning and English renderings. Ketiv/Qere readings are noted in the text throughout. The Italian Duo-Tone binding, ribbon marker, and easy-to-read Hebrew font make this Reader an attractive Bible for reading and study. The new features of this updated edition of the A Reader's Hebrew Bible include four-color maps and an "Index of the Bible's Use of the Bible" by award-winning author Gary Edward Schnittjer. The index is based on Schnittjer's careful work of Scripture's use of Scripture and lists all allusions tied directly to the Hebrew and Greek languages. Sigla inform the reader of the type of relationship between texts. This important addition sets A Reader's Hebrew Bible apart from other Hebrew resources, promoting careful and fruitful study of the Hebrew Bible.
A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances
What happens when the man who broke your heart reappears just before your wedding?*** To Do List1. Replace decapitated groom cake topper2. Complete twenty-page questionnaire for second-choice celebrant3. Break family curse4. Ignore ex-boyfriend / current clientRebecca, a super-smart consultant, is determined to defy the family marriage curse, which claims no woman marries their first fiancé, and prove that Matt is The One. Although the wedding planning lurches from one disaster to the next and she has to steer a major work project before the big day, Rebecca is sure she can stay on top of things. That is until Alex – the ex who dramatically broke her heart at Oxford University – reappears in the boardroom as her new client. How dare he still be as infuriatingly clever and hot as before? And since when did he start wearing shirts with collar? s Rebecca’s past and present collide, she realises her choices can’t be resolved with a trusty pros and cons list, and she’ll have to finally come to terms with the age-old question: head or heart?***Perfect for fans of:Love trianglesForced proximityWorkplace settings***Praise for Steph Vizard:'A sharp, swoonworthy, and deeply satisfying read that will keep you guessing—and turning the pages—until the very end.' - Natalie Murray'Think Richard Curtis, via Melbourne, with a dash of Oxford glamour and lens-flared young love. This is a sparkling, cinematic and satisfying modern romance, deftly written.' - Clare Fletcher
The Classical World in Bite-sized Chunks
<p><b>Explore the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history in this entry from the bestselling <i>Bite-Sized Chunks</i> series.</b><br><br><br>Perhaps more than any other period in history, the era of classical antiquity <b>shaped the Western world</b> as we know it today. From the pioneering schools of <b>Greek philosophy</b> to the far-reaching influence of the <b>Roman Empire</b>, so much of what we consider <b>fundamental to our contemporary civilization</b> can trace its roots back to Mediterranean Europe during this time.<br><br><br>Divided into <b>eight chapters</b>, each covering an aspect of the classical world – gods, heroes and monsters, rulers and government, war, art, philosophy, literature and science – this is the<b> perfect primer</b> for any reader looking for an introduction to one of the <b>most captivating periods in history</b>.<br><br><br>With dozens of <b>easy-to-digest entries</b> on the most important people, events, art and mythology of the era, accompanied by maps and illustrations, <i>The Classical World in Bite-Sized Chunks</i> gives you everything you need to know about Greek and Roman history in <b>one compelling and compact package</b>.</p>
Anything for Love
A hilarious and heartfelt rom-com for anyone who''s lost their faith in love.WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO FIND THE ONE?Sophie Smalls is happy with her life. She has a fabulous flat in London, a high-flying career in advertising, wonderful friends and a family she adores. But recently, something has been playing on her mind. Sophie is in her mid-forties and has never been in love. And when she sees on Instagram that the only man she''s ever properly fancied is engaged, a thought that was nagging at her becomes a full-blown crisis. Panicked google searches follow, but luckily the internet is full of articles on how to fall in love and where to find it. One in particular catches her eye: ''365 days of Yes'' by Alex Stewart. Sophie decides to use this article as a guide - to say yes to everything and to put herself out there at all costs . . . to do anything for love. What could go wrong?
Cuba
A concise, readable and thoroughly revised overview of Cuba written by Cubans for anyone interested in quickly understanding the island country''s turbulent history. Cuba: A Brief History covers the pre-Hispanic period, through Cuba''s struggle to maintain the revolution in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the period after Fidel Castro''s decision to step down from office, to the 2014 opening to Cuba by the Obama Administration, the retirement of Raul Castro and his replacement as president in 2018 by Miguel Diaz Canal, and finally to the reversal of Washington''s engagement with Cuba under President Trump.
Inside: Women Behind Bars
THE INCREDIBLE NEW BOOK FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF INSIDE BROADMOOR AND INSIDE WAKEFIELD PRISON'Women's prison is a very dark place. Not much light coming through the bars.'Rose West, Myra Hindley, Joanna Dennehy... Women who were locked up for their sadistic crimes. But what does the prison system really look like for wome? rom the bestselling authors of Inside Broadmoor and Inside Wakefield Prison comes the definitive book on the women's prison estate, revealing a system in crisis, beset by widespread self-harm and scarce resources. Yet it can be a place of sanctuary from the outside world, too. With a trademark blend of exclusive access, staff testimony and prisoner revelations, Inside: Women Behind Bars is a visceral, shocking and moving examination of the routine and regime behind bars - from mothers and contraband to friendship and sex - revealing women's prisons as places of rehabilitation as well as violence. From Holloway to New Hall, Bronzefield to Peterborough, Britain's prisons have housed, and still host, some of the world's most infamous female offenders, including serial killers, poisoners and paedophiles. With eye-opening stories about the most notorious prisoners in recent history, as well as insight into the daily life of the most troubled and high-risk female inmates, Inside: Women Behind Bars offers a rare and revealing glimpse into the realities behind the headlines.
Foolish Puckboy
Skate into the world of Puckboys, the hot mm gay ice hockey romance fiction series for fans of Heated Rivalry and Emily Rath. They’re as different as fire and ice. But that doesn’t mean the sparks won’t fly…Aleksander is newly divorced, recently out as pansexual, and ready to celebrate singledom. What better way than to party with the Collective, a supportive group of LGBTQ+ hockey players? When firefighter Gabe is called to a party gone awry, it’s business as usual. Until he literally collides with drunk, smoking hot NHL megastar Aleks. Gabe has zero interest in hockey, but could be tempted to tune in if every player looks like Aleks. There is no doubt about the heat between them, which is about the only thing the pair agree on. The new unlikely friends strike a deal – Gabe will help Aleks navigate casual dating, no strings attached. But when Gabe starts catching feelings, he struggles not to rush Aleks into something he’s not ready for. Hilarious and sexy, this friends with benefits romance will be the new obsession for fans of Rachel Reid. PuckboysBook 1: Egotistical PuckboyBook 2: Irresponsible PuckboyBook 3: Shameless PuckboyBook 4: Foolish PuckboyBook 5: Clueless PuckboyBook 6: Bromantic PuckboyBook 7: Forbidden PuckboyBook 8: Possessive PuckboyBook 9: Stubborn PuckboyBook 10: Charming Puckboy
Returns and Exchanges
Following her ‘dazzling’ (The Guardian) debut, The Animators, Kayla Rae Whitaker tells the sweeping story of one Southern family’s rise and fall throughout the 1980s, a tragicomic tour de force about love and marriage, parents and children, and the promise and limitations of the American Dream. Baker-Taylor’s is a family business. Fran (née Baker) and Fred Taylor run a successful chain of discount retail stores in Kentucky and they’re cautiously expanding: Ataris and Hot Wheels, new branches and new management. With four healthy children and financial stability their own parents could have only dreamed of, Fred and Fran are the American dream: rags to riches, a family dynasty built on years of hard work and long hours. Underneath the surface, however, the business is changing at a breakneck pace, and each family member is struggling to keep up. Money is transforming Fred, and the extremes to which he will go to fit in with the high society crowd are embarrassing, if not downright dangerous. Oldest son Josiah wants nothing to do with the family business, Sam is seeing things that might not really be there, and Benny and Birdie are growing up with a fraction of the parenting that their older brothers did. Meanwhile, Fran, her family’s stable core, is falling for Wendy, a cashier at Baker- Taylor’s, risking everything along the way. While trying to maintain the facade of a perfect success story, Fred and Fran discover that in matters of love and money, once it’s gone, it’s gone — no returns, no exchanges.
From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
Human belief systems and practices can be traced to ca. 10,000 BCE in the Ancient Near East, where the earliest evidence of ritual structures and objects can be found. Religious architecture, the relics of human skeletons, animal symbolism, statues, and icons all contributed to a complex network into which the spiritual essence of the divine was materially present. In this book, Nicola Laneri traces the transformation of the belief systems that shaped life in ancient Near Eastern communities, from prehistoric times until the advent of religious monotheism in the Levant during the first millennium BCE. Considering a range of evidence, from stone ceremonial enclosures, such as as Göbleki Tepe, to the construction of the first temples and icons of Mesopotamian polytheistic beliefs, to the Temple of Jerusalem, the iconic center of Israelite monotheism, Laneri offers new insights into the symbolic value embodied in the religious materiality produced in the ancient Near East.
The Mubbles: When Berry Met Terry
The Mubbles: When Berry Met Terry is the second book in a hilarious full colour graphic novel series by Liz Pichon, the globally bestselling creator of Tom Gates. ‘I laughed so much, I could barely breathe!’ – Ellie, Mubbles fan‘I read this book 5 times over, it was so good!’ – Hugo, Mubbles fanReturn to The Isle of Smile and the colourful, fun-loving Mubbles - Berry, Dash, Cheery and the gang. The Mubbles love their island, especially the mysterious Uncertain Curtain, which always delivers an unexpected surprise! What will it be toda? oday the Uncertain Curtain delivers Terry - a very cute, very naughty dog! Berry is delighted to finally have a friend to play with, but Terry soon causes a lot of chaos on the Isle of Smile. Will Terry have to leave early? Or can Berry's furry plan save the da? illed with colourful characters, boundless fun and lots of adventures this series is a guaranteed hit for kids. Featuring a QR code that will take you to a website full of extra content, including arts, crafts and many fun songs from The Mubbles world. Join our ever growing community, with over 150,000 subscribers already!Don't miss The Mubbles' other adventure, Meet the Mubbles!
Get Ahead of Being Dead
''With a prose style that holds your hand and offers inappropriate jokes when you need them, Evie King makes an excellent case for sorting your life out by sorting your death out first. A serious, funny, necessary book for those of us still this side of the daisies.'' - ALAN MOORE''And in the event that Evie is still publishing after my own death. Speaking as a dead person, can I just say, authoritatively, that Evie King was right about everything and I really wish I''d listened to her?'' - Advance quote from deceased Alan Moore''Not only practical, it''s also somehow a great meditation on death. Telling me all sorts of practical stuff in a way I can bear to read. More than bear, I loved it.'' - PHILIPPA PERRY''Exceptionally and universally useful and exactly what the world needs right now'' - LUCY EASTHOPE''I''ve never laughed so much at something so bleak and so useful'' - ALISTAIR GREENThis book gives you everything you need to prepare for your own death, from basic admin to acceptance of the concept itself. It''s a practical guide and journal that asks us to confront the questions that many of us are afraid to discuss with our loved ones: What type of funeral do I want? What do I want to happen to my possessions? How do I want to be remembered? Evie, a former stand-up comedian, also explains why death planning is so important, using her extensive expertise as a council funeral officer.The exercises at the end of each section help you prepare for every mortality eventuality. From ensuring the admin of your life can be packed down quickly and efficiently, to guaranteeing you are given the correct funeral rites, to knowing what we are doing with your Facebook page.Once completed, it is intended to be stored along with your documents and important paperwork (and/or to trigger you to prepare those important documents and gather said paperwork if you haven''t already). There is also a free text blank page after each section for your own notes. Throughout, Evie includes real-life stories to add her winning combination of light-hearted touches and serious lessons as to why this preparation is so vital.
The Social Lives of Birds
'A tour-de-force survey of how birds live their lives - with all the drama, surprise, humour, sadness and amazement of any human soap-opera' - Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World'Utterly fascinating . . . Strassmann is the perfect guide to this world: an author as much fascinated by the science and research as she is motivated by the sheer joy and wonder of the birds themselves' - James Macdonald Lockhart, author of RaptorIn The Social Lives of Birds, evolutionary biologist Joan Strassmann examines what it means for birds of a feather to flock together. Some birds sleep together. Some join the foraging groups of other species. Some are only social during the breeding season, forming nesting colonies in trees, cliffs, and sandbanks. Some are altruistic, helping to rear young that are not their own. Some males perform mating dances together. Strassmann explains how flocks provide safety in numbers, roosts offer warmth and shelter, and colonies allow for protected breeding. But group behavior is not without its costs-including increased competition, infidelities, tick infestations, and more. Strassmann exposes the conflicts birds face and the many ways in which they resolve these conflicts. With stories of birds from around the world-from broad-winged hawks that migrate south together in the fall, tree swallows that roost together in the thousands, and tropical anis that nest in communes-The Social Lives of Birds explores the different kinds of bird groups and what to look for when watching them. Above all, it reveals that solitary life, it seems, is not for the birds. 'Delightful and informative' - Lee Dugatkin, author of How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
Sophie
During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has quietly risen to become the respected and much-loved face of a family in turmoil. In this inspiring biography, bestselling author Sean Smith tells the remarkable story of Sophie Rhys-Jones; a young woman with a winning smile who captured the heart of a Prince and the nation. From her fun-filled days in rural Kent and nervous beginnings at the Palace, to becoming a powerful voice on world issues and being acclaimed as a 'trailblazer' by Hillary Clinton, this is an intimate portrait of a woman who has achieved much while enduring the pressures of life as a wife, mother and Royal. Whether keeping important secrets, navigating tabloid exposés or surviving near-death experiences, Sophie has done so with dignity and strength. Inside, discover the secret of Sophie's long-lasting love for Prince Edward; her unshakeable bond with the late Queen; her friendship with the future Queen, Kate; and her frosty relationship with Princess Diana. Amid family upheavals and media obsession, it is Sophie who is saving the day.
Bookish
Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!'A delicious read' ? READER REVIEWLondon, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way. He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past. Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.
You Belong Here
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The perfect thriller to read with your toes in the sand while looking over your shoulder.” —The View Don’t miss the instant New York Times bestseller from Megan Miranda, where a mother’s secrets, campus mysteries, and long-hidden truths ignite a haunting legacy. Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were strong: Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else—until a tragedy her senior year ended with two local men dead, and her roommate on the run, never to be seen again… For the last two decades, Beckett has done her best to keep her distance. Then her daughter, Delilah, secretly applies to Wyatt College and earns a full scholarship, and Beckett can only hope that her lingering fears are unfounded. But deep down she knows that Wyatt Valley has a long memory, and that the past isn’t the only dangerous thing in town…
Too Good to Waste
Paper was a precious commodity in the eighteenth century: every sheet was made by hand. There was therefore a significant market in recycling substandard paper from paper mills and discarded proofs and sheets from printers and booksellers for secondary use, alongside a black market in which stealing and receiving stolen paper took place on a vast scale. A single piece of paper could be termed ‘waste’ and yet sold for cash three times in succession, on each occasion performing a useful function. The end user would keep the newly purchased ‘waste’ or paper wrapping in a special drawer from which it would be taken for a myriad household purposes, including cooking, needlework, decoration and hygiene. Popular satirical prints depicted explicit paper uses, while creators of flamboyant papier mâché ceilings concealed the material by gilding it. With 90 illustrations, and drawing on letters from a range of people from farmers to notable authors and members of the aristocracy, together with meticulous archival research, this book traces the extraordinary history of ingenious paper recycling in eighteenth-century England.
Mood Machine
'Passionate and rigorous... riveting' Financial Times'[a] cool-headed but powerful polemic...' Sunday Times'A thoroughly convincing argument that Spotify's success has had a disastrous effect on pop music...' The Guardian'A vital addition to the genre... arrives not a moment too soon' The TelegraphTHIS BOOK WILL CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT, AND CHOOSE TO LISTEN TO, MUSICStreaming is reshaping music for artists and listeners alike. Until now, the cultural ramifications of these seismic shifts have been underexplored.Drawing on over one hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today's highly consolidated record business.Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all.As music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed, the stakes for artists and listeners alike have never been higher. Mood Machine is an essential read for any music fan seeking a deeper understanding of how we listen now.
The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle is the twisty murder mystery readers are OBSESSED with:'The very definition of a pounding, propulsive page-turner'‘Runs at breakneck speed’‘Smart and breathless. It’s huge fun’‘An outstanding thriller’‘Totally unexpected’‘The plot unfolds cleverly and at pace’YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN MURDERED. EVERYONE THINKS YOU DID IT. High up in Mumbai’s most luxurious skyscraper, the Pinnacle, George Abercrombie wakes from a drunken stupor to find his wife, Bollywood superstar Sweety Sahota, murdered in their bedroom. He knows he will be the prime suspect. Sweety’s phone has disappeared. Her laptop has vanished. And George can't remember what happened. A devoted assistant is hiding a dangerous secret. A trusted servant disappears. A neighbour knows more than she's saying. As George scrambles to piece together the night, with 1.4 billion people wanting him dead, somewhere inside the Pinnacle, someone has a killer secret . . . CAN GEORGE FIND THE KILLER BEFORE HIS TIME RUNS OUT? HIGH RISE. HIGH STAKES. THE PINNACLE IS THE THRILLER OF THE SUMMER. ‘Dark, funny, shocking…easily his best book yet’ Janice Hallett 'A writer at the very top of his game’ Mark Billingham'A deliciously twisting plot’ Lucy Foley‘Fast-paced, funny, yet dark as hell’ Harriet Tyce ‘Delivers a truly satisfying ending’ Jane Casey
Bad Debt
A high-stakes Scottish legal thriller featuring a defence lawyer, a murder charge, and a trial where the accused knows the system too well. This time, Robbie’s not defending the accused. He is the accused. When Robbie Munro’s wife is stalked by a witness in one of her cases, Robbie steps in to deal with it. Then the stalker turns up dead. And Robbie is charged with murder. As the case builds against him, his friends rally to help. Alibis are created. Stories are adjusted. Lines are crossed. All in the name of keeping him out of prison. But Robbie knows exactly how this works. And the more his friends try to save him, the worse it starts to look. Because this time, the only people who might tell the truth…Are the ones who want him convicted. Bad Debt is Book 11 in the Robbie Munro Legal Thriller series. Perfect for readers who love John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Michael Connelly. ___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Best Defence Series:? Ingeniously plotted, witty, and full of insight into the justice system ? A likeable, flawed hero you can’t help but root for ? Easy to read, hard to stop ? Brilliant characters and twists you never see coming ? A vivid, believable slice of contemporary Scottish life ? Funny, fast-paced, and impossible to put down
