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Cabin
The story of the author’s cabin build in the wilderness, packed with practical advice for aspiring builders and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world.
In 2010, journalist and author Will Jones gave up London life to move to rural Canada with his young family. His dream was to build a remote cabin in the woods that would be a silent retreat from the world. This is the story of how he created the ultimate hideaway, inspired by cabin-building practices around the world.
Throughout history, people around the world have built cabins as homes, nature-watching huts and even follies. In recent times, many have been drawn to cabin-building by a yearning to connect with nature and spend time in the wilderness. From the homes of indigenous peoples and the settlers of the New World to contemporary Nordic summer homes and artists’ retreats, the emotive lure of cabin-building shows no sign of abating. In this book, Will Jones explores the history and romance of cabin-building and delves into the architectural styles, vernacular idiosyncrasies and tools and techniques of historical and modern builders.
Weaving the personal story of his cabin build with illustrated practical know-how on everything from deciding on site and orientation, to foundations and interior design, Jones’s essential book is full of inspirational ideas. The urge to escape the city and live in nature has never been stronger. Part story, part history and part practical guide, this is the ultimate read for anyone dreaming of building a cabin of their own.
A Chronology of Film
An entirely fresh perspective on the history of cinema, using timelines to trace its development from the earliest moving images to now.
This visual timeline for film enthusiasts makes the history of cinema – from the earliest moving images to the latest blockbusters – newly accessible by organizing it chronologically.
• A large format makes it easy to trace the complex links between technological innovations, social changes and artistic interventions.
• An easy-to-read timeline identifies key films, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were produced.
• In-depth essays explore a variety of film genres and styles, break down the technical advancements of the last 150 years, and highlight pivotal figures who have shaped the development of filmmaking.
With A Chronology of Film, cinema is an open book…
Aboriginal Art
The perfect introduction to Aboriginal art for students, travellers, art lovers and collectors, now in its fourth edition.
This concise survey showcases the incredible, diverse work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists. Building on traditions that stretch back at least 50,000 years, these artists have long worked in a variety of contexts from the sacred and secret realm of ceremony to more public spheres. From isolated beginnings to post-colonialism and the present, Wally Caruana explains how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art has continually developed and responded to change; and considers the impact of urban living, the growth of local art centres that support the artists in these communities, and the recognition of women artists.
This new edition has been expanded and updated to include and reflect on important artists who have emerged in the last decade, with a focus on the burgeoning of activity in the Southern Desert region, Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands - all testament to Aboriginal art’s continued dynamism and vitality.
Say Youll Remember Me
There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes-all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there's nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong...
. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date-possibly the best in living history-Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.
Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life-and even a love-worth remembering.
Cozy Corner
Relax and unwindwith this adorable colouring book – it’s time to get cozy!
Step into a world of calm and comfort with Cozy Corner, with 45 beautiful hand-drawn pages ready for you to colour in.
Settle in to your very own cozy corner with these brand new colouring pages! This follow-up to Coco Wyo's beloved Little Corner promises a new colourful delight at every turn!
A delightful reading alcove, a heartwarming bakery, a cosy kitchen, and more awaits you within these cute and simple pages!
Cozy Cuties has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fans of all ages, and also includes:
• 45 hand-drawn pages ready for your creativity
• Large, bold designs that are easy to colour
• Convenient 8 x 8-inch size, perfect for relaxing anywhere
• Crisp, high-resolution illustrations that bring each page to life
The Ideological Brain
The human brain faces a set of dilemmas every day: how to achieve coherence from fragmented sensory inputs and how to attain connection with other people in an increasingly atomized and isolating world. Ideologies offer a shortcut, providing easy answers, scripts to follow, and a sense of shared identity. Whether our ideologies are far-right, far-left, nationalist, religious, or even progressive, they simplify our understanding and give us organizing frameworks through which to act and interact with others. But ideologies come at a cost: demanding conformity and suppressing individuality through rigid rules, repetitive rituals, and intolerance. Once ideologies grip our minds, they fundamentally transform us, making us less sensitive and adaptable.
Drawing on her groundbreaking research, Dr Leor Zmigrod uncovers the hidden mechanisms driving our beliefs and behaviours. She uses the powerful tools of neuroscience to show that our political beliefs are not transient thoughts in our minds, divorced from our bodies – ideologies actually change our neural architecture, our cells. For instance, she demonstrates how a simple card sorting game can reveal your entire approach to life. Cognitive rigidity in such tasks – struggling to adapt to new rules – mirrors the rigidity with which you cling to social and political ideologies. While some individuals are more susceptible to dogmatic thinking than others, all of us can strive to be more flexible.
The Ideological Brain is essential reading in today’s polarized and polarizing world. To foster a more informed, resilient and freer society, we need to zoom into the processes happening inside each of us and learn to spot rigid thinking in ourselves and others. We need to learn to avoid black-and-white thinking and embrace ambiguity. We need to recognize our ability to resist irrational rules and authority. Regardless of your political stance, this book will challenge you to reassess your convictions – and what they are doing to your brain.
The Next Conversation
What’s the best way to handle a heated conversation?
How do I stand my ground with confidence?
Is there an effective way to work with difficult personalities?
Trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher has gained millions of followers through short, simple, practical videos teaching people how to argue less and talk more.
And now he offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your life and your relationships. His down-to-earth teachings and actionable strategies have helped countless people navigate life’s toughest situations. You will learn:
Why you should never “win” an argument
How to set boundaries and frame conversations
Why saying less is often more
How to overcome conflict with connection
Everything you want to say, and how you want to say it, can be found in The Next Conversation.
My Hero Academia Ultimate Sticker Collection
Join Izuku Midoriya, All Might, and the heroes and villains from the hit series My Hero Academia in this sticker book. Packed with more than 1,000 stickers!
Explore the corridors of U.A. High School, discover the Paranormal Liberation Front’s devious plans, check out cool character outfits, and learn about unusual Quirks. Find out what it means to be the greatest hero with this fun activity book.
Do You Ship It
When Cerys’ best friend and secret crush Jake moves to a new college, she realises she’s running out of time to take their relationship from platonic to romantic. She’ll do anything to get out of Jake’s friendzone, even if that means diving into the huge fantasy fandom he loves so much.
But when Jake introduces Cerys to his shiny new friend Max, who goes to all the conventions and loves a costume, she realises she’ll need to do a lot more to grab Jake’s attention than just read a few fanfics.
Can Cerys convince Jake they should become the new couple to ship? Or will he see straight through her cosplay?
Xtraordinary People
A necessary and educational narrative non-fiction book for children that embraces the superpowers that dyslexic thinking brings.
Xtraordinary People highlights for children aged 5-7 how their differences can help them go wherever they want to in life.
Dyslexic children have a diagnosis that tells them they’re different, and this book is a comforting reminder that their differences are to be embraced, and their dreams are no less attainable than their peers.
This educational book on dyslexia for children features:
Information that demonstrates that dyslexia is a superpower, with many exciting choices and paths available for dyslexic thinkers.
Material that empowers children to embrace their differences and helps them to understand what dyslexia is.
Content written by Kate Griggs, who is dyslexic herself and the founder of the Dyslexic Thinking movement and charity, Made By Dyslexia.
Dyslexic herself, author Kate Griggs dedicates her life to teaching the world about dyslexic thinking. This book is crafted with love and science, and helps dyslexic children feel seen, with quotes from famous names with dyslexia, such as Kiera Knightley, Princess Beatrice and Richard Branson.
Xtraordinary People shifts the narrative on dyslexia and educates people on its strengths. It's a needed hug for dyslexic children everywhere.
Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob
“All creatures grim and evil, under the tired sun, are settling down - and so must you, my horrible little one…”
It’s time to go to bed, and whether you are a phantom, a vampire, a Dark Lord or a yeti, you still must brush your teeth, put on your pyjamas, and settle down with a cosy story.
Full of warmth and humour (and slime!) this rhyming bedtime book will disgust and delight sleepy little monsters everywhere.
Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Vehicle Adventure
Peppa and her family are on their way to Cousin Chloe's birthday picnic when their car breaks down. Clank! BANG! Uh oh . . . They're determined to get to the party whether by land, water - or air! Lift the flaps to find out what vehicles they travel in and what goes wrong along the way!
Join them on their travels in this lift-the-flap adventure! The perfect Peppa book for vehicle fans.
Want more Peppa? Also available:
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Surprise Party: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Great Dinosaur Hunt: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Peppa Pig: Daddy Pig's Surprise: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Peppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Five's Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books.
As Young as This
An irresistible and achingly relatable debut novel for anyone who has ever had to let go of what they thought their life would look like and open themselves up to the dizzying possibilities of chance.
Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men Margot has loved, liked, lusted over.
Since she was seventeen, she’s pictured them like stepping stones – each one bringing her closer to finding someone to share her life with and, eventually, father the children she’s always imagined in her future.
From her first sexual encounter, to her first love, from grown-up dilemmas to spontaneous thrills, she’s soaked up every experience available to her, discovering friendship, joy and despair. Through all of this she’s refined her search until she believes she’s arrived at ‘the ending’ to her story.
So how did she find herself here, single at thirty-four, and about to make the biggest decision of her life?
The Alienation Effect
Britain. Made in Europe.
In the 1930s, tens of thousands of central Europeans sought sanctuary from fascism in Britain. While the rainy, seemingly quaint island they discovered on arrival was a far cry from the dynamism of Weimar Berlin or Red Vienna, it was safe, and it became home. Yet the émigrés had not arrived alone: they brought with them new and radical ideas, and as they began to rebuild their lives and livelihoods, they transformed the face of Britain forever.
Drawing on an immense cast of artists and intellectuals, including celebrated figures like Erno Goldfinger, forgotten luminaries like Ruth Glass, and a host of larger-than-life visionaries and charlatans, the historian Owen Hatherley argues that in the resulting clash between European modernism and British moderation, our imaginations were fundamentally realigned and remade for the better. In casting what Bertolt Brecht called, in a new German word, a Verfremdungseffekt, an ‘alienation effect’, on Britain, the aliens made us all a little bit alien too.
Provocative, entertaining and meticulously researched, The Alienation Effect opens our eyes to the influence of the émigrés all around us – many of our most quintessentially British icons are the product of this culture clash – and entreats us to remember and renew our proud national tradition of asylum.
House of Lilies
The sweeping story of one of the great epics of Europe's history: the rise and rise of the dynasty that dominated the Middle Ages
Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rhône to the Pyrenees. They founded practices and institutions that endured until the Revolution, transformed Paris from a muddy backwater to a splendid metropole, and popularized the fleur-de-lys, the lily, as the emblem of France. Time and again, their opponents woefully misjudged who they were up against, as through guile, ruthlessness, luck and marriage the Capetians disposed of them all.
This is the story of the most powerful kingdom in Christendom. It is a tale of religious upheaval, heroism, adulterous affairs, holy wars, pogroms and persecution. From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Capetians were men and women of vision and ambition, who considered themselves chosen by God to fulfil a great destiny. They did not simply rule France: they created it.
Europe - The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present
Brendan Simms's formidable, game-changing history of Europe
In this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, but also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and (just as centrally to Simms's argument) the United States.
Stay Calm Its Just Your Brain
Get ready to let go of anxiety
When anxiety strikes, there are proven tools to help you keep calm and manage your feelings - but they only work if you're in the habit of using them. This journal shows you how to build that habit, with therapeutic exercises and guidance that make working through anxiety easier.
A 7-week plan - Each week you'll focus on a different aspect of anxiety, how it affects you, and simple ways to work through it?like noticing your anxiety triggers, practicing mindfulness, and facing your fears.
Expert advice - Find advice and reassurance from therapist Richard Gallagher, who specializes in treating anxiety disorders.
Positive change - As you record your thoughts, read encouraging affirmations, and practice each technique, you'll learn to stop anxiety before it starts.
Prepare for a more positive mindset with this hands-on anxiety journal.
New Moons
The first installment in the Healing Verses series from prolific writer and poet r.h. Sin comes New Moons, a profound collection of restorative poetry woven together to address the intricate journey of healing from trauma.
Through its beautiful narrative and empathetic voice, New Moons: Phases of Healing stands as a testament to the transformative power of words in healing the soul and rebuilding a life touched by trauma. In this collection of reflections and poetry, r.h. Sin takes readers along the journey of heartbreak that led him to a new a joyful place of resilience and self-renewal in hopes that they, too, might find themselves on the other side of hurt and renewed by the promise of new love in all its many forms.
Designed to be a beacon of light and hope, the carefully selected writings within these pages explore themes of loss, grief, recovery, and the rediscovery of strength within oneself, making it a compassionate companion for anyone navigating the challenging process of healing. Start your journey today, guided by the light of New Moons.
Apartment Building Architecture
Vertical elegance: exploring the cutting-edge world of today's apartment building design, with unique spatial ideas, innovative room concepts for inspiring living spaces.
Today, multi-family buildings have become symbols of modern living that redefine both social cohesion and urban space. Their high resident density, low resource and space requirements, as well as communally used areas make them also the most sustainable approach for new forms of residential spaces. With a variety of heights and façade designs, multi-storey buildings are shaping the appearance of cities and suburbs, turning them into veritable stages for these multifaceted architectural showpieces.
This volume presents projects that combine innovation, esthetics, sustainability, and quality of life. Each selected building, from social housing to luxury serviced apartments, emphasizes flexibility and individuality, and tells its own story. They all present visions for a vibrant and sustainable urban future through the interplay of intelligent floor plans, well thought-out spatial concepts, and convincing design solutions.
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