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Confidence Man
Few journalists have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few better understand the polarizing 45th president or his motivations. In this astonishing, illuminating book, Haberman reveals all about Trump the man, the president and the phenomenon.
Interviews with hundreds of sources and with Trump himself portray a complicated and often contradictory figure. Capable of kindness but relying on casual cruelty as it suits his purposes. Pugnacious. Insecure. Lonely. Vindictive. Menacing. Smarter than his critics contend and colder and more calculating than his allies believe. A man who embedded himself in popular culture for decades, laying the groundwork to galvanize support for a successful run for high office.
Chronicling Trump's entire career, from his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and potential comeback, Confidence Man is a magnificent, disturbing reckoning of the president who pushed American democracy to the brink.
Lady Susan
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.
Recently widowed, the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match - all while trying to marry off her unfortunate daughter. Told through a series of letters, Jane Austen's magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming.
'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' - Virginia Woolf
Ice and Sky
Ancient magic lurks in the shadows.
The Black Bloods’ home is more magnificent than Ena imagined, and more perilous than the life she fled.
The time has come for the Black Bloods to unite against the Guilds, but loyalties born in blood will be tested by fire. And not everyone she loves will survive the flames.
As murder and malice surround her, Ena must prove her innocence or risk a fate worse than death. Facing her enemies will test every friendship she has and risk the heart she has won.
There is no love strong enough to protect her from the path ahead…and the darkest night has yet to come.
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In the Days of Drake
In the whole history of the English people there is no period so absolutely heroic, so full of enthralling interest, as that in which the might of England made itself apparent by land and sea—the period which saw good Queen Bess mistress of English hearts and Englishmen and sovereign of the great beginnings which have come to such a magnificent fruition under Victoria.
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Eugenics and Other Evils (EN)
"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the Englishman, as he has since become, works until he can pretend that he never worked at all." ‘Eugenics and Other Evils’ (1922) is a magnificent takedown of the entire basis of eugenic thought – the idea that controlled breeding will improve the human population.
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Birds
"One need not ponder whether Birds: Poetry in the Sky is more a bird book or an art book: it fits each category. But whatever shelf it belongs on is really irrelevant - it's enough to say that the book is magnificent." - 10,000 Birds
"...This is photographic art of birds 'where they live' and where humans must watch in awe." - Wildlife Australia
The fascination birds evoke in us continues unabated. Australian artist and photographer Christian Spencer, living in the vicinity of the Brazilian rainforest since 2001, has surrendered to it as well.
"The camera is my brush," is how he describes his style. His photographs truly capture the poetry of nature, letting its beauty speak for itself - which is why he forgoes any image editing. He was the first to capture the breathtakingly fast beating of hummingbirds' wings in the sunlight, which forms a rainbow in the air.
The world of birds unfolds before his lens in all its colourful glory and elegance: in reflections on the water, between blossoms and trees, and high above the treetops.
Text in English and German.
The Crown in Vogue
Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal investiture; a jewel box of jubilees and many, many royal marriages... British Vogue has borne witness to a century of royal history. The Crown in Vogue is the magazine's 'special royal salute' to our longest serving monarch and her 'assured and unwavering' presence in the lives of a nation.
Vogue's first star photographer, Cecil Beaton, was entranced by the House of Windsor and the admiration was mutual. A younger star photographer, Antony Armstrong Jones, left Vogue to marry the Queen's sister and returned as Lord Snowdon. The Queen's cousin, Vogue's Lord Lichfield proved an insightful photographer of royal style along with many of Vogue's fashion photographers including Horst, Norman Parkinson and David Bailey.
With visual treasures from Vogue's unrivalled archive and contributions through the decades from the most perceptive of royal commentators - from Evelyn Waugh to Zadie Smith - The Crown in Vogue is the definitive, authoritative portrait of Queen Elizabeth II's magnificent reign - and of royalty in the modern age.
Paris and Her Cathedrals
For history readers, travelers, and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris.
“So infectious is R. Howard Bloch’s passion for his subject that even those unable to do the traveling required will find in Paris and Her Cathedrals an inspiring guide to these time-hallowed masterpieces of medieval culture.” ?Colin Jones, author of Paris and The Great Nation
Over the years, R. Howard Bloch has become renowned for the insider tours of Paris that he gives to students abroad. Long sought after by travelers and history buffs for his near-encyclopedic knowledge of French cathedrals, the eminent French literature scholar finally shares his expertise with a wider audience.
In Paris and Her Cathedrals, six of the most sublime cathedrals in the penumbra of Paris?Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, Chartres, Sainte-Chapelle, Amiens, Reims?are illumined in magnificent detail as Bloch, taking us from the High Middle Ages to the devastating fire that set Notre-Dame ablaze in 2019, traces the evolution of each in turn. Written from the premise that “seeing is enhanced by knowing,” each chapter is organized along the lines of a walk around and then through the space of the cathedral, such that the actual or virtual visitor feels the rich sweep of the church, “the essence of these architectural wonders” (Antonia Felix).
Animating the past with lush evocations of architectural splendor?from flying buttresses and jewel-encrusted shrines to hidden burial grounds and secret chambers?Bloch then contextualizes the cathedrals within the annals of French history. Here thrilling tales of kingly intrigue?as in Saint-Chapelle, where the pious King Louis IX amassed relics, including Christ’s crown of thorns?and audacious abbots are interspersed with anecdotes about the meeting of aristocratic and everyday life, culminating in “a rich, colorful narrative that clearly but expertly explains the history and symbolism of some of the world’s most magnificent buildings” (Ross King).
To be read in preparation for an enlightened visit or merely to open a window upon the High Middle Ages in France, Paris and Her Cathedrals is a “revelation,” an “indispensable guide” (Garry Wills) to these awe-inspiring structures. Complete with the author’s own photographs, this beautifully illustrated volume vitally enhances our understanding of the history of Paris and its environs. 96 photographs and two maps
Hardy Women
A TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER
'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all'
Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women?
In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines Hardy's life through the eyes of the women who made him - mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women's lives in the nineteenth century.
Hardy Women is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented would not have been possible without the hardship and hardiness of the real ones who shaped his passions and his imagination. It is only through understanding and witnessing these hardy women that we can truly enter the heart of this great novelist and poet.
Judgement at Tokyo
From the prizewinning author of the acclaimed The Blood Telegram, a landmark, magisterial history of the postwar trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals – and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world.
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the victorious powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. To them, it was clear that Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for their crimes.
For the Allied powers, the trials were an opportunity both to render judgment on their vanquished foes and to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was no more than victors’ justice.
Gary J. Bass' Judgement at Tokyo is the product of a decade of research, a magnificent, riveting story of wartime action, dramatic courtroom battles, and the epic formative years that set the stage for the postwar era in the Asia–Pacific.
Inker and Crown
Ilbrea: A magnificent country that offers fame to those brave enough to seize their place among the Guilds—no one has worked harder to find their scrap of glory than Adrial Ayres. But being a prodigy and the Lord Scribe’s heir won’t be enough to find the secrets the Guilds would kill to hide. Adrial can’t face the dangers of hidden magic alone…
A sailor with a taste for adventure.A soldier whose heart has been claimed.A beauty they will never suspect.A map maker with secrets of their own.An inker who will change Adrial’s life forever.
The Guilds offer glory. The truth promises death. Adrial might be the only one who can save Ilbrea—if he can survive the shadows long enough to discover his true enemy.
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Ambassador 9: Red Crystal Desert
The conflict has brewed for generations, until it has become too big to handle.Cory and his association finally return to Asto on the invitation of his father-in-law, for his official induction ceremony into the Domiri clan. They are housed in a magnificent villa overlooking a valley, away from the hustle of cities or the military base.But why can't they stay with their host? Is it for security? Is it because their host fears upsetting his household?With Thayu heavily pregnant, Cory has no appetite for adventures. But something is brewing, and listening bugs, a nightly attack and invasion are all part of the deal.Wouldn't it be nice if for once Asto's elite was upfront about the nature of the problem?
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Various - 50 Best Sacred Music 3CD
CD1
1. Mass in B minor BWV 232, Missa: Gloria in excelsis (Chorus) [7:02]
2. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus [Chorus] [6:02]
3. Magnificat in G Minor, RV 610b: Magnificat anima mea [1:01]
4. Magnificat in G Minor, RV 610b: Et exsultavit [2:15]
5. Magnificat in G Minor, RV 610b: III. Et misericordia ejus (Chorus). Andante molto [3:23]
6. Te Deum in D Major, H. 146: I. Prelude. Marche en rondeau [1:35]
7. Te Deum in D Major, H. 146: II. Te Deum laudamus [1:05]
8. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part 2: "Erbarme dich mein Gott" (Counter-Tenor) [6:14]
9. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: XXV. Agnus Dei - Agnus Dei [4:47]
10. Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: "Hallelujah" (Chorus) [3:44]
11. Stabat Mater, RV 621: IV. "Quis est homo" [3:22]
12. Stabat Mater, RV 621: IX. "Amen" [0:52]
13. Coronation Anthem No. 1, "Zadok the Priest", HWV 258 [6:07]
14. Gloria in D RV589: 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo [2:25]
15. Gloria in D, RV 589: III. Laudamus te SF, DN [2:27]
16. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: Cantata for the First Day of Christmas, No. 1 Chorus "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage" [7:46]
17. Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa (Soprano, Alto) [4:43]
18. St. John Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine" [8:03]
CD2
1. Requiem in D Minor, K.626: I. Introitus - Requiem aeternam [4:28]
2. Requiem in D Minor, K.626: II. Kyrie [2:32]
3. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147: X. Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorus) [2:39]
4. Magnificat in D BWV243: Magnificat [2:59]
5. Cantata No. 140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 140: IV. Zion hört die Wächter singen (Tenor) [3:59]
6. Mass in C Minor, K. 427: Laudamus te [4:53]
7. Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Coronation": V. Benedictus [3:12]
8. Messiah, HWV56, Part 1: For unto us a child is born (Chorus) [4:17]
9. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: III. Credo, (d) Et incarnatus est (Chorus) [4:31]
10. Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: VI. Vidit suum dulcem Natum (Soprano) [3:24]
11. Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: VII. Eja Mater, fons amoris (Alto) [2:11]
12. Ave Maria, CG 89a (After J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [3:15]
13. Missa in C Minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe": III. Et incarnatus est [8:42]
14. 66 Choral-Improvisationen Op. 65: Nun danket alle Gott [3:33]
15. Orgel-Büchlein BWV599-644: O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross BWV622 [5:24]
16. Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano) [6:38]
17. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: I. Kyrie, (a) Kyrie eleison (Chorus) [9:19]
CD3
1. Messa da Requiem: VIII. Recordare [4:20]
2. Messa da Requiem: II. Dies Irae - Ingemisco [3:46]
3. Messa di Gloria, Op.posth., Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo - In terra pax - Laudamus te [4:32]
4. Messa da Requiem, Libera me: Libera me Domine - soprano/chorus [12:06]
5. Panis angelicus [4:42]
6. Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11 [4:27]
7. Psalm No. 42, 'Wie der Hirsch schreit', Op. 42: II. Meine Seele dürstet nach Gott [2:44]
8. Mass in C Major, Op. 86: I. Kyrie [5:31]
9. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia, (f) Lacrimosa (Chorus) [3:36]
10. Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major, D. 950: VI. Agnus Dei (Andante con moto - Andante) [10:38]
11. Requiem (Messe des morts): I. Introit "Requiem aeternam" (Chorus, Basse-taille) [8:02]
12. Grande messe des morts, Op. 5, H. 75, "Requiem": I. Requiem et Kyrie, (b) Kyrie [2:42]
13. Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 7, Zum Agnus Dei, "Mein Heiland, Herr und Meister!" (Mässig) [2:20]
14. Requiem, Op.48: VI. Libera me [4:37]
15. Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum [3:31]
Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year
From Allie Esiri, editor of the bestselling A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, comes this beautiful gift anthology of Shakespeare's works.
Shakespeare For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 extracts from Shakespeare's plays and poems. Each page of this unique book features an extract - which might be a famous poem, quote or scene - matched to the date it sits on - and an introductory paragraph which gives readers a new window into the work, time and life of the greatest writer in the English language.
The book also includes synopses of each play, a comprehensive timeline covering Shakespeare's life, major historical events and offering context for his works, and an index of works which gathers the extracts under the title of the work they come from.
Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is perfect for reading or sharing and brings you Shakespeare's best-known and best-loved classics alongside lesser known extracts. Esiri's entertaining and insightful thoughts on each entry will fill your year with wonder, laughter, wisdom and wit.
High
An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland.
The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages and vastly different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys.
Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence. We have read about climbers and adventurers on their way up Mount Everest, and about travellers on a spiritual quest to remote Buddhist monasteries. Here, however, the focus is on the communities of these Himalayan valleys, those who live and work in this extraordinary region.
As Erika Fatland introduces us to the people she meets along her journey, and in particular the women, she takes us on a vivid and dizzying expedition at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories. Skilfully weaving together the politics, geography, astrology, theology and ecology of this vast region, she also explores some of the most volatile human conflicts of our times. With her unique gift for listening, and for storytelling, she has become one of the most exciting travel writers of her generation.
Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
Flights of Fancy
A world-renowned, bestselling scientist explores the miracle of flight.
Do you sometimes dream you can fly like a bird? Gliding effortlessly above the treetops, soaring and swooping, playing and dodging through the third dimension. Computer games, virtual reality headsets, and some drugs can lift our imagination and fly us through fabled, magical spaces. But it's not the real thing. No wonder some of the past's greatest minds, including Leonardo da Vinci's, have yearned for flying machines and struggled to design them.
Flights of Fancy is a book about flying - all the different ways of defying gravity that have been discovered by humans over the centuries and by other animals over the millions of years, from the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but magnificent bird Argentavis magnificens, to the British Airways pilots of today. But it also means flights of digression into more general ideas and principles that take off from a discussion about actual flight.
Lucidly and elegantly written, and embracing flying machines as diverse as Leonardo's helicopter, the Wright Flyer, gannets, boobies, Stukas and the 747, Flights of Fancy will enlighten and delight readers of all ages.
Baroque 1600 - 1780
The baroque period spanned the whole of Europe from 1600 to 1780. Beginning with Italian artists who brought drama to painting through dynamic compositions and pronounced contrasts between light and dark, the baroque was later exported by countless artists to their own countries, where the new style developed in different ways. With its monumental historical paintings and magnificent portraits, catering to sovereign desires for splendor and demonstrations of both secular and religious power, the baroque rose to become the style of European court art. The latest phase of the baroque, known as rococo, began in about 1720 and was characterized by an increased sense of playfulness and intimacy. With more than 450 works, Baroque 1600-1780 presents an overview of the most important paintings of the period.
Chasing Light
Captured in vivid colour and magnificent quality, the unique moments that photographer Stefan Forster discovers in out-of-the-way places in nature take place on adventurous backcountry trips far from civilisation, with Forster lugging up to 80 pounds in camera gear and camping equipment. With enormous enthusiasm and prepared for anything, he often hikes through remote areas for weeks at a time on his search for the extraordinary. He has taken long solo kayak expeditions along Greenland's west coast, hopped from island to island in Micronesia, and slogged through the swamps of Louisiana and Texas to find the area's most beautiful cypress trees, dodging alligators all the while.
The results are unique and fascinating photos. This book presents this young photographer's most beautiful experiences to date, including everything from rare rainstorms in the world's driest desert and the Northern Lights shimmering through icebergs to spectacular shots of the Rocky Mountains. Forster was one of the first photographers to use state-of-the-art quadcopter drones, giving his pictures fresh, new perspectives.
Stefan Forster published some of these aerial shots for the first time in Above the World - Earth Through a Drone's Eye, released by teNeues in September 2016.
The Very Merry Murder Club
A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!
Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.
Sleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day, in disguise we go, investigating all the way . . . This gorgeous wintery collection brings together thirteen bestselling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. With stunning illustrations by Harry Woodgate.
Join them as part of the Very Merry Murder Club as they lead you on a snow-covered wintery journey of festive foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries!
Serena Patel was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize and was a finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology 2018. Her debut children's series Anisha Accidental Detective won the fiction category of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards, being shortlisted for a British Book Award and the Blue Peter Prize 2021 and selected for The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. Serena lives in Walsall with her family.