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Spring is the Only Season
'A book that filled me from first to last with a rapture as transcendent and thrilling as that which spring yearly provides ... I absolutely adored it!' STEPHEN FRY'As dynamic and ebullient as the season it celebrates ... There is no one I'd rather spring into spring with than Simon Barnes' KATE HUMBLE'An endlessly illuminating love letter to the most beguiling of the seasons' LEE SCHOFIELD, author of the award-winning Wild FellSpring is the time of renewal. As the year turns, animals and plants that have struggled through winter are filled with fresh promise and create the next generation. Months of cold and dark at last give way to light, life and hope. In Spring is the Only Season, Simon Barnes joyfully guides us through the many wonders of spring – from mythology, religion and sport to wildlife, music and poetry. He unravels the science behind the seasons and shows us all of the ways spring shapes the way we live and understand the world, as well as how our impact on the planet is beginning to destroy the natural course of the seasons. Brimming with remarkable facts and fascinating insights, this is a vivid and multi-faceted celebration of a much-loved season.
Tears from the Mother of the Sun
Esoteric legends that track history across multiple continents and planes of existence• Synthesizes ancient mythologies across time, space, and cultures to resacralize the human experience• Written as a novella interspersed with metered quatrains in the tradition of medieval Persian belles-lettres• Includes full-color paintings of key figures and motifs, including Sita, Yggdrasil, the Minotaur, Quetzalcoatl, and the Three MarysIn this globe-spanning chronicle, Pir Zia Inayat Khan, leader of the Inayatiyya, sets forth an astonishing sequence of legends revealing little-known connections between ancient cultures and spiritual lineages. Framed as a dialogue between the Iranianepic poet Firdausi and his tutelary daimon, this novella follows the tradition of medieval Persian belles-lettres in which prose passages are punctuated with metered verses. The daimon reveals to the hitherto depressed poet the inner history of the world as reflected in the missions of a succession of sages moving through Earth’s lands and ages. Readers will learn of the creation of the universe, the war of the angels and the jinns, the exile of Adam and Eve, and the deeds of Melchizedek and Enoch. They will also explore the rise of the Nephilim, the advent of ancient civilizations, the origins of the Abrahamic faiths, and the history of the Grail and Emerald Tablet. Beautiful paintings by Amruta Patil bring the legends to life. The cumulative effect of the traditions synthesized here is a resacralization of the human experience across time, space, and cultures, achieved through an unexpected marriage of myth and history.
No Way, Wash Day
An exuberant debut picture book about a little girl trying to outmaneuver her mama to avoid wash day for her hair—and all the laughs and love her antics inspire—illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Kaylani Juanita. The perfect next read for fans of Hair Love and Don’t Touch My Hair. Nina Belle loves everything about her hair. Everything . . . except wash day. Wash day is painful! Wash day is boring! She won’t do it this week . . . no way!Nina Belle has plans to get out of the weekly routine, but Mama knows her way around wash day too—and maybe even the secret to enjoying it. No Way, Wash Day is a cheeky and heartfelt look at a cultural touchstone and the time-honored tradition of trying and failing to thwart it.
Firefly Wedding, Vol. 5
Satoko dreams of marrying a noble but can’t escape the assassin who has her within his sights.Afflicted with a heart condition, Meiji-era noblewoman Satoko is determined to secure a marriage that will benefit her family before she dies. But before she can realize her goal, she’s targeted by a mysterious assassin named Shinpei. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, Satoko asks her would-be murderer to marry her. Her proposal isn’t sincere, but unfortunately for her, Shinpei loves as intensely as he kills. Can Satoko find a way to break the engagement without losing her life?Satoko and Shinpei head into town on an errand for Asagiri, the prostitute who rules Goddess Island from the shadows. As the two of them spend time alone together, Satoko begins to understand Shinpei more deeply, and her feelings for him blossom. Meanwhile, fueled by jealousy and his duty as an attendant, Kotaro makes his move and tries to forcefully pull Satoko away from Shinpei.
The Fairy Wedding Colouring Book
<p><b>Celebrate a very special day with this delightful colouring book. </b><br><br>Bursting with gorgeous illustrations to colour – from fairy princesses in beautiful wedding gowns to dancing fairies and fairy bridesmaids – this book is the perfect gift for fairy fans. <br><br><i>Please note: This book is created with reuse material from The Fairy Colouring Book and The Bridesmaids Colouring Book.</i></p>
Lost Girls
A MISSING TEENAGER. A CITY FULL OF SECRETS... When the daughter of the Swedish Ambassador disappears from her prestigious London school in broad daylight, the authorities are on high alert. There are no witnesses and no ransom demand: thirteen-year-old Freya Sjöberg has vanished into thin air. With the Metropolitan Police out of their depth, specialist agent DS Madeleine Farrow is called in to handle the case. As a former pupil at Wimpole Girls, she knows the school's affluent corridors only too well. But even she can't anticipate the dark secrets held within its walls. With the clock ticking since Freya's disappearance, Madeleine must return to a place that holds painful memories to find a girl who has left no trace. For help, she calls on dogged - and occasionally maverick - young private investigator Ramona Chang. Together the unlikely pair find themselves plunged into a world of extreme wealth and dangerous secrets. The deeper they dig, the more they uncover - exposing a tangled web of conspiracy and lies that could change everything they thought they knew about the case, and each other. PRAISE FOR THE FARROW & CHANG SERIES:'Deftly riffing on actual news events, Lost Girls is another assured outing for Charlotte Philby's female odd couple ... [with] its depiction of a London ever more divided between haves and have-nots' Sunday Times'Brilliant! Effortlessly cool and clever. Cracking plot too' Jane Casey, author of The Killing Kind'A dazzling crime story' Woman's Own'Slick, stylish, glimmering with menace and introducing two unforgettable new leads' Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List
Murder Like Clockwork
An empty house that isn't empty. A victim who vanishes. An impossible crim? very Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home - in fact he seems to use the house purely as storage for his impressive collection of antiques - but that doesn't affect the care with which Audrey mops, polishes, and carefully winds each of the dozens of beautiful clocks that decorate the tall, elegant, empty London mansion. Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic. Fifteen minutes later, the police arrive... and find nothing. No body. No blood. The only thing slightly out of the ordinary is the clock in that back bedroom, which is now running four minutes slow. With no victim, the police are convinced there was no murder, but Audrey knows better. A man has been killed, and if they won't do anything about it, she - and her annoying friend Lewis - will. Whodunnit is one thing, but this detective duo must also wrestle with when - and where on earth is the body? It's not long since they solved the murder of their neighbour, so they're not rookie sleuths, and at least this time the case has no connection to their home. Does i? charming and witty locked-room mystery full of twists, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Tom Hindle, and Janice Hallett. 'A glorious read ... Fans of Richard Osman's books will enjoy - but in my view it's so much better!' ***** Reader review'An absolute treat ... Audrey and Lewis feel wonderfully real, their personalities shining through every page' ***** Reader review'Like stepping into a warm hug ... Kept me guessing and was a delight' ***** Reader review'A delicious plot and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout. Excellent' ***** Reader review
Container Conjure
“Starr Casas guides you to understand the traditions and very much draws upon the lessons she’s learned over a lifetime of Conjure, but she also makes it abundantly clear that you are a magical container yourself, and your powers of enchantment are limited only by your imagination.”—from the foreword by Cory Thomas HutchesonThe Definitive Guide to Container and Jar MagicOne of the oldest and most traditional forms of magic, container spells are used for all sorts of purposes, from love to protection to money, and are an increasingly popular style of spellcasting. Container magic is known for its simplicity, featuring ingredients and containers commonly found in the home. Containers range from the portable, such as charm bags and coffee containers, to larger containers, such as living plants and tire planters. Container Conjure teaches readers, armed with nothing more than a handful of simple ingredients and their discernment, the ins and outs of performing container magic for themselves. Starr Casas is an acknowledged authority on and master of Conjure-style container magic. In Container Conjure, Mama Starr teaches you how to load your own containers and maintain control over your spellcasting. Starr’s container magic method is not limited to jars; she also uses dolls, sachets, fruit, and other organic material as “containers,” making this form of magic accessible to practitioners at any level.
Deep Space for Young Explorers
An immersive, cutting-edge, jaw-dropping investigation into images fresh from space and the science behind them, with the astronomers of Royal Observatory GreenwichDeep Space for Young Explorers includes: - dozens of photographs taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble and other high-tech sources- a timeline of historic and groundbreaking astrophotography- a look at the fascinating future of Universe exploration- and a quiz at the end to test what''s learned! Showcasing the explosive beauty, colour and light of deep space, the book was compiled and written by an inspiring team of astronomers from the Royal Observatory, London - the historic home of British astronomy. The book also boasts expert oversight and foreword by Dr Edward Bloomer, Senior Astronomy Manager: Digital and Data at the Observatory and judge of the Astrophotography competition. Perfect, inspiring reading for explorers age 8 and up.Contents include: The Carina Nebula, Orion Nebula, Pillars of Creation, the Horsehead Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Proxima Centauri, The Jewel Box Cluster, Rho Ophiuchi, The Cat''s Eye Nebula, The Milky Way, a black hole, a galactic crash and more!Also from Wayland and Royal Observatory Greenwich: Wonders of the Night Sky / The Future of the Universe / The Wonders of Time / Wonders of the Moon
Maud Is Moving
Moving somewhere new can come with bumps on the road - until you find a friend who makes you feel right at home. "We are really leaving," said Maud. "Yes we are," said Dad, and that made it true. "It'll be fun!"The fun, Maud felt, was not true yet. Only the leaving. Maud feels excited about moving house, but also uncertain, and she worries about making friends ... until she meets Gitta. This is a thoughtful, funny and hugely enjoyable read for all children about changing schools, new beginnings, community, empathy ... and a horse that eats sausages. Fully illustrated in black line art, this gently humorous read with a sprinkle of magic and featuring a neurodivergent main character is perfect for all children aged 7-11.
Lady Doctors
At a time when medicine is a highly sought-after career for Indian women, it is hard to imagine what it was like for the pioneers. The story of how firmly they were bound in fetters of family, caste and society, and how fiercely they fought to escape, needs to be told. In Lady Doctors, Kavitha Rao unearths the extraordinary stories of six women from the 1860s to the 1930s, who defied the idea that they were unfit for medicine by virtue of their gender. From Anandibai Joshi, who broke caste rules by crossing an ocean, to Rukhmabai Raut, who escaped a child marriage, divorced her husband and studied to be a doctor; from Kadambini Ganguly, who took care of eightchildren while she worked, to child widow Haimabati Sen, who overcame poverty and hardship-these women had a profound and lasting impact. And in their forgotten lives lie many lessons for modern women. In truth, the compelling stories of these radical women have been erased from our textbooks and memories, because histories have mostly been written by men, about men. In an immensely readable narrative, and with impeccable research, Lady Doctors rectifies this omission.
Lonely Planet Pocket Nice & Monaco, 4th edition
Discover twice the region in half the time as Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Nice & Monaco.
This latest edition uncovers Nice & Monaco's most popular experiences and unexpected surprises from eating urchins caught fresh from the sea at the Peche Locale stand in Nice; to searching for the stairs that lead down to Crique des Pecheurs, a hidden beach at the foot of Monaco-Ville; and gazing at the ruined baths at the Musée Archéologique de Nice-Cimiez.
Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Pocket Nice & Monaco travel guide:
Our Pocket guidebook format contains the best insider knowledge for planning trips between 1 - 7 days
All-new structure and design that's easy to use so you can navigate Nice & Monaco effortlessly
Exciting 'Three Perfect Days' itineraries that are packed with unmissable attractions and activities
Eat, drink and shop like a local with extensive listings of the top restaurants, bars, markets and street vendors
Vibrant photography and maps
Explore on foot! Walking tours in every chapter introduce each area's personality and unique experiences
Get fresh takes on must-visit sights from Cours Saleya Markets, to Promenade des Anglais, and Place Garibaldi
Essential information toolkit containing tips on arriving, navigating transport confidently, local etiquette, using money, LGBTIQ+ travel advice, useful words and phrases, accessibility and responsible travel
Covers: Vieux Nice; New Town & Promenade des Anglais; Cimiez, Libération & Vernier; Le Port-Garibaldi; Monaco
Get straight to the heart of this extraordinary destination and hit the ground running with Lonely Planet's Pocket Nice & Monaco.
Lonely Planet Provence & The Côte d'Azur, 12th edition
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Provence & the Cote d'Azur.
Discover Provence & the Cote d'Azur's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from relaxing into yachting life in the Golfe de St-Tropez; to sinking into cafe culture at one of the many outdoor terraces in Aix-en-Provence; and eating your way through Saigon, a laid-back village with a generous share of top restaurants.
Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Provence & the Cote d'Azur travel guide:
Our classic guidebook format contains the most comprehensive level of information for planning multi-week trips
All-new structure and design that's easy to use so you can navigate Provence & the Cote d'Azur effortlessly
Exciting itineraries help you create your perfect adventure with suggestions for extended journeys, day trips, walking tours and activity-led excursions
Expert local recommendations on eating, drinking, nightlife, shopping, accommodation, festivals, when to go and more
Vibrant photography and maps including a pull-out map of Provence
Get fresh takes on must-visit sights from +les de Lérins, to Route Napoléon, and Gorges du Verdon
Essential information toolkit containing tips on arriving, transport, local etiquette, using money, LGBTIQ+ travel advice, useful words and phrases, accessibility and responsible travel
Connect with Provence & the Cote d'Azur culture through stories that delve deep into local life, history and traditions
Covers: Côte d'Azur & Monaco, The Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, The Vaucluse & Luberon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Create a trip that's uniquely yours and get to the heart of this extraordinary part of the world with Lonely Planet's Provence & the Cote d'Azur.
How to Retreat
Introduce the magic of retreating into your life, however much time you haveWhat comes into your mind when you hear the word ‘retreat’? Meditation at a mountain monastery, or a trip to far-flung places? This book offers you the wisdom and practical steps to bring the magic of retreating into your life, whether it’s for a long weekend, a day, or even an hour. Using the seasons as an optional guide, each chapter delves into a simple theme to focus your exploration, taking you through a range of enticing activities to help you find and sustain a happier version of yourself – wherever you are, and whatever your budget or schedule. From decluttering your stuff to coaching your own life, from finding your flow to learning how to say no, this accessible and beautiful collection of retreats will enable you to restore, repair and rejuvenate yourself.
A New Dawn
A new dawn brings fresh horrors as an enigmatic puppeteer pulls the strings of evil.In this gripping sixth installment of Ted Tayler''s Phoenix series, the Olympus Project faces a sinister new threat. As a rogue surgeon leaves a trail of death and drug dealers prey on the innocent, an enigmatic puppeteer orchestrates a criminal empire from the shadows.Reeling from a recent coup attempt, the Olympus Project must rebuild its foundations while confronting this malevolent force head-on.Can Olympus untangle the web of corruption and put an end to the nightmares that plague the nation, or will they succumb to the darkness that looms on the horizo? ive into the latest Phoenix Series page-turning thriller that pushes the boundaries of suspense and showcases the indomitable human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds_____________________________________________________________________________Praise for The Phoenix Thriller Series:? Justice Efficiently Delivered? Good guys do win.? I''m hooked.? Good Fast Paced Read? Vigilante justice at its finest? Action unlimited.
No, It’s Not Him & Other Stories
I’ve recently heard from The Donald who told me that save for what he wrote during his formative creative period, these stories by Jacob Dolphy were some of the greatest ever written. Simply fabulous. He said that and I know Dolphy doesn’t even support the guy. But let’s be real. If you’re into adult fiction that depicts the mystery, joy and misfortunes of ordinary people and are not afraid of something unique or strange, be it surreal or subversive, then this book is for you. If you don’t believe me, believe the authorities when the book is banned in Texas for being transgressive. You heard it here first. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Big Bear Is Coming!
A fun, join-in reading experience for families to share together at bedtime and create a new story time tradition. With adorable bears, this celebrates the power (AND fun!) of playtime with dad. A PERFECT Father's Day gift. The sun is setting in the forest, which means it’s time for four little bears to head on home and get ready for bed. But wait … what’s that growly sound? And hold on – what’s that smelly smell? Oh no, it can only mean one thing: BIG BEAR IS COMING!Anuska Allepuz, author-illustrator of Little Green Donkey, captures the fun of a bedtime game she plays with her own children. Adorable illustrations of a family of bears are paired with read-along refrains and join-in actions, encouraging readers to use all of their senses to listen, smell and watch out for what (or WHO) is coming next. A surprise ending is sure to make this a bedtime staple and have children shouting, “Again! Again!”
The Secret World of Twilight
'Beautifully observed and carefully researched' Brigit Strawbridge Howard'The real voice of the proper countryside' John Lewis-StempelEvery day, just before sunrise and straight after sunset, magic happens. Dawn and dusk – those fleeting, half-lit hours – are when the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Skies flare with colour, landscapes shift in mood and an unseen cast of creatures emerges from the shadows. Welcome to twilight. In THE SECRET WORLD OF TWILIGHT, author and smallholder Sally Coulthard invites us into this magical in-between realm, where seductive night-blooming flowers open, secretive mammals stir, giant moths reign and fantastical sea creatures ride the tide. Twilight profoundly affects human life too – but in our age of electric light and closed doors, we’ve almost forgotten how to see it. Blending natural history, folklore and memoir, Coulthard reveals twilight as a vital, liminal force: one that has inspired awe for millennia and still has the power to illuminate our daily lives.
Hello T-rex!
The perfect board book gift for little ones, with dinosaurs to find, shiny mirror on every page and a gorgeous mirror ending.Babies and toddlers will love finding the colourful prehistoric animals on every reflective page in this unique mirror board book, full of bold shapes, high contrast colours and new words to enjoy. The shiny mirror and bright colours are ideal for sensory playtime, catching the eye and keeping little ones engaged as they say hello and bye bye – then find themselves in the mirror at the end!Mirrors on every page extend the landscape – hold the book upright to create a magical mirror world to explore!Every Mirror Magic book includes a free audio download via the QR code on the back. Listen along and learn new words as the book is read out loud, then read along again to enjoy a bonus audio spotting game!Roar into the bright and beautiful world of Sharon King-Chai, the award-winning illustrator of Julia Donaldson''s Animalphabet and Counting Creatures.Also available in the Mirror Magic series:Hello Bunny!Hello Bee!Hello Train!
