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The A-Z of the Knights Templar: Classic Histories Series
The Knights Templar were among the most famous of Christian military orders. Created after the First Crusade of 1096 and endorsed by the Catholic Church in 1129, the Order grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights were some of the best equipped, trained and disciplined fighting units of the Crusades. But when the Holy Land was lost and the Templars suffered crushing defeats, support for the Order faded and rumours about their secret initiation ceremony created mistrust. When the Order suddenly disappeared, disbanded by the Pope, it gave rise to speculation and legends which have kept the name 'Templar' alive.
From Aaron to Zion, The A-Z of the Knights Templar is an invaluable reference of the places, people, and themes of the Crusades, the Knights Templar and their legacy.
Great LGBTQ+ Speeches
Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation, with speeches from Olly Alexander, Sir Elton John, Alison Bechdel, and more.
A sister title to Great Women's Speeches (2021), and the pocket edition of Loud and Proud (2020), Great LGBTQ+ Speeches is a pioneering collection of over 40 empowering and influential speeches that chart the history of the LGBTQ+ movement.
These powerful speakers draw on all aspects of LGBTQ+ life from equal marriage to the AIDS crisis, bullying to parenthood, the first 19th century campaigns through to trans rights allyship today.
We are stronger when we stand together, and this collection from award-winning activist Tea Uglow encourages us to do just that whilst celebrating the beauty of our differences.
Pour through a pioneering collection of talks, declarations and lectures, from people whose voices have too often been marginalised and the allies that support them;
Find over 40 empowering and influential speeches that chart the history of the LGBTQ+ movement up to the present day;
Each speech is presented with a striking photographic portrait and an insightful introduction, offering essential context, fresh insights and a nuanced understanding that brings each character and their words to life.
The voices: Audre Lorde; Olly Alexander; Harvey Milk; Munroe Bergdorf; Sir Elton John; Sir Ian McKellen; George Takei; Sylvia Rivera; Bayard Rustin; Elizabeth Toledo; Alison Bechdel; Loretta E. Lynch; Hanne Gaby Odiele; Vito Russo; Tammy Baldwin; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Barak Obama; Senator Karl Heinrich Ulrichs; Robert G. Ingersoll; Theodora Ana Sprungli; Franklin "Frank" Kameny; Sally Gearhart; Harry Hay; Sue Hyde; Mary Fisher; Essex Hemphill; Simon Nkoli; Urvashi Vaid; Eric Rofes; Justice Michael Kirby; Evan Wolfson; Paul Martin; Ian Hunter; Dan Savage; Terry Miller; Rabbi Kleinbaum; Penny Wong; Arsham Parsi; Anna Grodzka; Debi Jackson; Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir; Lee Mokobe; Ban Ki-moon; Geraldine Roman; Cecilia Chung.
Never Thought Id End Up Here
From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller I Hope This Doesn't Find You, Never Thought I'd End Up Here is another hilarious and romantic romcom from Ann Liang, this time following a former model determined to get revenge on the boy who ruined her life.
Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA - it's all she's ever known. That is until her parents grow tired of her broken Mandarin and zero regard for etiquette, and send her on an intensive two-week travel program across China.
There's a competition running throughout the program where the winning duo will receive a glowing letter of recommendation to the college of their dreams. Leah is forced to partner up with her former classmate and least favourite person ever: cynical, sarcastic Cyrus, who's somehow only gotten more annoyingly handsome.
But the deeper they wander into China's provinces, the deeper Leah finds herself falling in love - with the boy she thought she despised, the home she never thought she'd call her own, and the parts of herself she thought were already lost.
From the author of This Time It's Real and I Hope This Doesn't Find You comes another swoony, enemies-to-lovers rom com
For fans of Jenny Han and Crazy Rich Asians
Perfect for BookTok, Never Thought I'd End Up Here explores the power of choosing your own path and embracing your authentic self
Kill Creatures
From the bestselling author of Wilder Girls and queen of twisty narratives, Rory Power, comes her highly anticipated new Young Adult thriller.
Last summer, Nan's three best friends disappeared into Saltcedar Canyon.
She's spent the year since grieving their loss and avoiding questions about what happened that night. Now, on the anniversary, she's ready to say goodbye, and so are the girls' families, who have reconvened to hold a memorial. But their vigil is interrupted by the shocking return of one of the missing girls alive. Everybody is overjoyed. Everybody, that is, except Nan, who was pretty sure they were dead.
After all, she's the one who killed them.
Atmospheric, fast-paced and vividly realised, Kill Creatures is a book about secrets, jealousy, violence and revenge.
Perfect for fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder and Gone Girl.
Wish You Dead
Mean Girls meets manifestation and murder... A contemporary teen thriller with a sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Heathers, Sue Wallman and Holly Jackson.
Sixteen-year-old Morgana Merrick is all about control. She's the most feared, powerful and popular girl at Avalon Academy, while her half-brother, Art, and his chilled-out group of surfer friends reign peacefully in the year above, known for their legendary beach parties.
At one such party, an ugly encounter with one of Art's friends leaves Morgana shaken. She retrieves the box under her bed filled with crystals, charm bags and her Book of Shadows, and asks the universe for justice to be served...
As frenemy after frenemy wrongs or irritates her, Morgana manifests revenge upon them - and, to her surprise, it works. She feels invincible. Until someone ends up dead.
Is the universe bending to Morgana's will? Or is someone else behind the attacks? And can she find out who it is, before anyone else meets a deadly end...?
The Unicorn Who Came to School (PB)
A sparkling picture book about one girl's unforgettable first day of school with a UNICORN!
The first day of school can be worrying.
But it's hard to feel scared when a unicorn is your new classmate!
And what do unicorns do for FUN? Start a conga dance through school? YES. Chomp up everyone's food at lunchtime? OOPS . . . YES!
Make everyone have the BEST first day ever? OBVIOUSLY!
A mischievous, funny text by award-winning author Lucy Rowland
Super fun and brilliantly bright illustrations by bestselling creator Mike Byrne, the illustrator behind The Pumpkin Who Was Afraid of the Dark, The Unicorn Who Came to Breakfast and many more
The perfect picture book to have children giggling away and calm their nerves before their first day at school
Entertaining 101
Perfect the art of entertaining with 101 modern twists on classic recipes from entertaining expert Beth Le Manach
For more than a decade, Beth Le Manach's YouTube channel, Entertaining with Beth, has been the go-to for anyone looking for creative and practical entertaining advice. Beth is an expert hostess who has figured out the solution to entertaining success, every time. Not only do her recipes look and taste great, but they also offer a practical twist or a killer tip that saves you time, money, or effort! Because let's face it, whipping up your favorite weeknight meal is one thing, but add a few guests to the mix and it becomes a whole other ball game.
Beth's first book, Entertaining 101 is the culmination of years of hosting experience, a comprehensive guide that will make entertaining a breeze for both the first-time host and the seasoned dinner party veteran. This book has the answers to all of your questions: What's an easy dinner I can serve to impress my visiting in-laws? (Frenzy-Free Chicken Pot Pie); What's a great egg dish I can make for Christmas morning? (Puffy Egg Bake); What's the easiest drink to serve at my Mother's Day brunch? (Bloody Mary Bar)-and so much more.
Beth is determined to make entertaining easier because she has seen how much joy it can add to our lives. So, she's taken it upon herself to compile the top 101 recipes she believes everyone should know how to make! It's her hope that this book will be the answer to all of your entertaining questions, a true manual for the beginner or an easier approach for the seasoned host. Welcome to Entertaining 101!
Matriarch: A Memoir (Hardback)
“You are Celestine,” she said. She squatted to push the hair off my face and pull leaves off my pajama legs. “Like my sister and my grandmother.” And there, under the pecan tree, as she did countless times, that day my mother told me stories of the mothers and daughters that went before me.
Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that.
Matriarch begins with a precocious, if unruly, little girl growing up in 1950s Galveston, the youngest of seven. She is in love with her world, with extended family on every other porch and the sounds of Motown and the lapping beach always within earshot. But as the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in, she begins to dream of a more grandiose world. Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood.
That life’s journey—through grief and tragedy, creative and romantic risks and turmoil, the nurturing of superstar offspring and of her own special gifts—is the remarkable story she shares with readers here. This is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, of loss and perseverance, and of the kind of creativity, audacity, and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world. It’s one brilliant woman’s intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America—and the wisdom that women pass on to one another, mothers to daughters, across generations.
The Fall of Hyperion
The critically acclaimed and bestselling sequel to HYPERION, from the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Terror, which is now a chilling TV show.
The mysterious Time Tombs are opening and the Shrike that has risen from them may well control the fate of all mankind. The Ousters are laying seige to the Hegemony of Man and the AIs we created have turned against us to build the Ultimate Intelligence; God. The God of Machines. His genesis could mean annihilation for man.
Something is drawing the hegemony, the Ousters, the AIs, the entire universe to the Shrike.
The Book of ABBA
Through exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secrets to ABBA's success.
More than half a century after their songs were recorded, ABBA still make people the world over dance and sing their hearts out. After interviewing the four members for an article in 2013 - at which time the band had not been interviewed for over thirty years - Jan Gradvall was granted unique access to them for the next decade. In The Book of ABBA, the band share their thoughts and opinions more openly than ever before, while Jan reveals the context in which their sound developed - and shows how the story of ABBA is also the story of Sweden and the globalisation of pop culture.
From their chart-topping ABBA Voyage - their first album in forty years - to the two-million-ticket-selling concert-experience of the same name, it is undeniable that, in the history of pop culture and music, there has never been a group like ABBA. With remarkable intimacy, Gradvall's book brings readers closer than ever to one of the world's most notoriously private music icons.
Augmented
I was going to be a Mechsim. I was going to use my powers to make a difference.
In a near future London, where extreme weather has depleted plant life, sixteen-year-olds must surgically augment an ability to contribute to the new utopian society. Akaego moves to a prestigious academy after the late discovery of her rare ability - she can project a vocal frequency that accelerates plant growth.
As Akaego learns to use her new skill and is chosen for an internship with the mayor she begins to feel like she can change society for the better . . . and it doesn't hurt that the mayor's gorgeous son, Joon, seems to be flirting with her. But then the Freestakers, an anti-enhancement group, warn Akaego not to get Augmented.
Can she discover the truth of her ability, find the courage to rebel and keep her power out of the hands of those wishing to control it?
Order now to receive a gorgeous sprayed-edge limited edition - available while stock lasts.
Letters from Wonderland
I am a little strange, but warm like porridge and sunshine. I grow things and find treasures. I know the names of the birds and the trees. My body and my mind work differently to most. I am full of surprises. Will you join me?
Wonderland exists outside of stories.
It's in the cracks between the pavement.
In overgrown gardens, down amongst the weeds.
It's a witchy, magical, enchanted place.
It's waiting for you.
And it needs you.
Follow the trail laid out for you in this sumptuously illustrated book of letters that will lead you on a journey of discovery into the magical world all around you.
If where you live feels grey and boring, if you've ever felt different or alone, doubted yourself or wondered if you really matter, if you've found yourself feeling sad that magic isn't 'real' or longed to feel like someone special in a real story, this book is for you.
Goodbye Russia
In 1940 Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland. What happened in those final haunted years and how did he come to write his farewell masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances?
Rachmaninoff left Petrograd in the throes of the Russian Revolution in 1917. He was 44 years old, at the peak of his powers as composer-conductor-performer, moving in elite Tsarist circles and running the family estate, his refuge and solace. He had already written the music which, today, has made him one of the most popular composers of all time: the second and third Piano Concertos and two symphonies. Reeling from the trauma of a life in upheaval, he wrote almost no music and quickly had to reinvent himself as a f?ted virtuoso pianist, building up untold wealth and meeting the stars, from Walt Disney and Charlie Chaplin to his Russian contemporaries and polar opposites, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Still, the melancholy of leaving his homeland never lifted.
Using a wide range of sources, including important newly translated texts, Maddocks' immensely readable book conjures impressions of this enigmatic figure, his friends and the world he encountered. It explores his life as an emigré artist and how he clung to an Old Russia which no longer existed. That forging of past and present meets in his Symphonic Dances (1940), his last composition, written on Long Island shortly before his death in Beverly Hills, surrounded by a close-knit circle of Russian exiles.
The Secret Public
A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from the award-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author.
An electrifying look at key moments in music and entertainment history between 1955 and 1979, which helped move gay culture from the margins to the mainstream and changed the face of pop forever - from the ambiguous sexuality of stars such as Little Richard in the 1950s through to David Bowie, glam rock and Sylvester's 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)'.
The Secret Public is a searching examination of the fortitude and resilience of the gay community through the lens of popular music and culture; it reflects on the freedom found in divergence from the norm and reminds us of the need to be vigilant against those seeking to roll back the rights of marginalised groups.
Medvieďatkovo tajné prianie
Odvážne medvieďatko sa vyberie na cestu splnenia si svojho tajného priania – chce sa dostať na najvyšší vrchol hory. Odtiaľ by malo na svoj domov krásny výhľad. Podarí sa mu prekonať vyčerpávajúcu cestu a nezľakne sa tajomných očí, ktoré ho noc čo noc pozorne sledujú? Vďaka láskavosti a srdečnosti si medvieďatko detičky zamilujú. Prostredníctvom jednoduchého a láskavého rozprávania sa naučia, aké dôležité sú hodnoty a vlastnosti ako priateľstvo, odvaha a rešpekt k prírode. Táto kniha je ideálna na spoločné čítanie s rodičmi alebo ako prvé samostatné čítanie pre malých objaviteľov. Na konci knižky sa totiž nachádza slovníček na rozšírenie slovnej zásoby a vedomostí.
Face of Another
The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has lost his face and, with it, connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. His only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such mask is more than a disguise: it is an alternate self - a self that is capable of anything. A remorseless meditation on nature, identity, and the social contract, THE FACE OF ANOTHER is an intellectual horror story of the highest order.
Nejkrásnější pohledy na Prahu
Více než 130 snímků českého fotografa Karla Dobeše zachycující Prahu z klasických, ale i překvapivých úhlů. Fotografie jsou roztříděny do osmi kapitol: Pražský hrad, Významné budovy, Noční Praha, Parky a ZOO, Vlatava, Kostely a Pražské věže. Snímky jsou doprovázeny detailními popisky a úvodními texty ke každé kapitole z pera Davida Černého v českém i anglickém jazyce.
Vstřikování plastů 3
Technologie vstřikování termoplastů se všemi svými modi?kacemi má mezi zpracovatelskými plastikářskými technologiemi zásadní a nezastupitelný význam. Princip fungování technologie vstřikování plastů je v zásadě jednoduchý. Potřebná dávka zpracovávaného materiálu ve formě polymerní taveniny se pomocí šneku či pístu vstříkne z plastikační komory vstřikovacího stroje do uzavřené dutiny vstřikovací formy. Následně v důsledku odvodu tepla tavenina ztuhne a výstřik je z tvarové dutiny formy vyjmut k případnému dalšímu zpracování.
Nejnovější práce autora se pokouší přispět ke zvýšení kvali?kace všech, kteří se účastní procesu výroby výstřiků z termoplastů. Shrnuje kompletní spektrum poznatků o vstřikování termoplastů, podrobně prezentovaných v předešlých publikacích, a klade důraz na základní témata: podmínky pro plasty vhodné ke vstřikování, charakteristické teploty polymerů, reologii polymerních tavenin, fyzikální procesy probíhající v polymerech při jejich zpracování vstřikováním, fáze vstřikovacího procesu, postup při výrobě prvních výstřiků, optimalizaci procesu vstřikování, hodnocení kvality výstřiků a řešení problémů při vstřikování termoplastů.
Největší část knihy zabírá právě naposledy zmíněné téma: řešení problémů při vstřikování termoplastů. Ve třech oddílech (výstřiky vyrobené standardním vstřikováním, strukturně lehčené výstřiky, výstřiky vyrobené technologií vícekomponentního vstřikování termoplastických elastomerů TPE) je popsáno celkem 56 vad, jejich příčiny a možnosti přístupu k odstranění vady. Ten závisí na tom, zda vadu způsobuje vstřikovaný materiál (M), technologické parametry vstřikování (T), vstřikovací stroj a jeho periferní zařízení (S, P), vstřikovací forma (F) nebo konstrukce výstřiku (V).
Během téměř padesátiletého autorova působení v oboru vstřikování plastů se mnohé změnilo, ale základní principy technologie vstřikování termoplastů platily, platí a budou platit i nadále – a proto by je každý, kdo se tomuto oboru věnuje, měl znát.
Genialita empatie
Tento praktický průvodce je určen nejen pro vysoce citlivé jedince, ale pro všechny, kteří chtějí rozvíjet empatii jako cennou dovednost. Empatie není jen silný vnitřní pocit – je to mimořádná schopnost, která může otevřít vaše srdce, posílit váš život a obohatit každodenní vztahy.
Zkušená psycholožka, koučka a autorka bestsellerů čerpá z neurovědy, psychologie a energetické medicíny, povede vás krok za krokem a naučí, jak rozvíjet svůj empatický potenciál. Zjistíte, jak pracovat se svou citovou stránkou, uklidnit nervový systém a přestat absorbovat emoce druhých. Díky tomuto průvodci najdete harmonii mezi srdcem a myslí, posílíte empatii vůči sobě samým a zbavíte se starých traumat. Naučíte se empaticky naslouchat, zdravě nastavovat hranice a chránit se před přetížením či vyhořením.
Kdekoliv se ve svém životě právě nacházíte, tato kniha vám ukáže cestu k větší spokojenosti a vnitřní vyrovnanosti.
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