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This Watery Place


'One of the major interventions of the decade' - Sophie Lewis, author of Abolish the Family'An astonishing achievement written with the propulsiveness of a novel' - Jordy Rosenberg, author of Confessions of the Fox'A fierce and luminous revelation' - Anne Boyer, poet and author of The UndyingWhat does it feel like to experience your body cleaving into two while public discussion of reproductive healthcare centers around the viability line: the fantasized moment when a fetus could feasibly be extracted from a uterus? What happens to the psychology of parents who spend years scrolling through photographs of children crushed in war while babies sleep beside them, indistinguishable from the dead children in expression and bodily habi? mma Heaney addresses these questions, situated between the particular historical moments of her pregnancies and the transhistorical continuities of sensations, emotions, socialities, and conceptual provocations that have long accompanied gestation. She focuses on the embodied realities that are mystified in the sentimentalization of motherhood, a political process that enables the material abandonment of those who do the labor of gestation and care, as well as of children. As a result, gestation is revealed as a process against cisness, wage work, and the death cult of war.
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Winter


''A warm hug of a book... like sitting by a roaring winter fire'' JACKIE KAYWinter is the time to snuggle indoors without guilt; to curl up on the sofa with a good book or a box set, a hot drink or a wee whisky to hand.Val McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity of a crisp cold day, the vivid skies over the Firth of Forth, the crunch of frost on fallen leaves and the chance to be enveloped in big jumpers and thick socks.In Winter, she takes us on an adventure through the season, from the frosty streets of Edinburgh to the windblown Scottish coast, from Bonfire Night and Christmas to Burns Night and Up Helly Aa. She remembers winters from childhood, the thrill of whizzing over a frozen lake on skates, carving a ''neep'' (swede) for Halloween and being taken to see her first real Christmas tree in the town square, lights twinkling bravely in the dark Scottish winter night.Above all, she shows us that winter is a time of rest, retreat and creativity, for scribbling in notebooks and settling in beside the fire. This is a charming and cosy celebration of the winter season from one of Scotland best-loved writers.
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22,99 €

Violin


Afrodescendant religious music in the Caribbean and Latin America typically foregrounds drumming and centuries-old songs of praise to spirit deities. In recent years, a new form of worship, known as a violín or toque de violín, which features the violin alongside the guitar, electronic piano, and/or other instruments commonly associated with popular music, has gained popularity in Cuba. Violines can be understood as loosely defined spaces for performance that developed in a context of cultural oppression and dominance. They can be viewed as a concession to Eurocentric and secular tastes, or as a blackening/creolizing of those same practices, or both. They express religious faith in pluralistic ways, incorporating repertoire from various Black religions alongside influences from folk Catholicism, and classical, commercial, and folkloric music. Drawing from an encyclopedic knowledge of Cuban music, ethnographic work, and interviews, Robin D. Moore's groundbreaking book is the first to explore the compelling violín ceremony in detail.
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36,99 €

Secrets of the Gnomes


The charming sequel to the runaway classic GnomesIn this republication of the charming sequel to Gnomes, Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen collaborate once again to recount their long, arduous journey through the forest at the request of the gnomes. The 200 hand-illustrated pages overflow with the authors? on-the-scene sketches and firsthand observations. Poortvliet and Huygen are invited as more than mere observers though. After a meal of mushrooms and cream (which tastes as if it were made of ?everything that light, air, sun, moon, and earth could produce?), they find that they have been turned into gnomes themselves! The authors take a penetrating look at their subjects: they learn of the tender emotional life of a gnome; they see and diagram the mechanics of ingenious gnome technology; they observe how gnomes administer justice in the wild; they are told how fairy tales first began (Little Red Riding Hood was actually a gnome!); and, best of all, they are allowed to see parts of the gnomes? fabled Secret Book. Endowed with gnome characteristics such as exceptional vision and heightened senses of touch, smell, taste, and hearing?and decked in peaked gnome caps?Poortvliet and Huygen are led from Lapland across the Siberian wilderness by Nicolas, the gruff but kindly guide who teaches them the secrets of survival in the icy north. The three travel across varied modes of transportation?in a troika pulled by lemmings, on a fox?s back, and on the head of a moose. They are even carried by the abominable snowman! Lovers of gnomes will celebrate the arrival of this new volume and delight in the opportunity to know these elusive creatures better. Scores of enchanting illustrations by Poortvliet record the comings and goings of gnomes and the loving interaction with nature for which they are so famous.
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33,49 €

Spurgeon and the Gospels: The Gospels with Devotions from Charles Spurgeon (NKJV, Brown Leathersoft, Comfort Print)


“…these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31).Nothing was more important to Charles Spurgeon than the gospel. The “prince of preachers” great passion was that all would know and believe that Jesus is the Christ and find eternal life in Him. Let Spurgeon’s passion for the gospel ignite your own as you read and meditate on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in Spurgeon and the Gospels.This devotional edition of the Gospels features a brief extract from Charles Spurgeon''s sermons and collected works leading into each chapter of the four Gospels. This beautifully produced edition of the Gospels is a timeless classic that engages readers for years to come.Features include:Devotional thoughts from renowned preacher Charles Spurgeon drawn from his sermons and collected writings provide timeless insights into the GospelsSingle column, verse-by-verse typesetting on a right-hand page with room to journal your own meditationsPresentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or noteSatin ribbon markerClear and readable 9.5 Point NKJV Comfort Print
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19,99 €

Travels Through the Spanish Civil War


A revelatory journey into the Spanish Civil War''s physical and visual legacies, investigating how conflict is memorialised, and obscured, today.Fifty years after Franco''s death, and almost ninety since the Civil War began, the scars of violence still run deep in Spain. Nick Lloyd traces this legacy through a series of road trips. Travelling through Catalonia and Aragón, among the last Republican strongholds, he visits battle sites, museums, memorials and more. Speaking with historians, local guides and descendants of International Brigaders, he discovers how places and objects offer clues to a painful past. A Barcelona plaque, metres from the author''s home, commemorates the birthplace of Francesc Boix, a photographer whose short but eventful life took him from the Catalan front to the Nuremberg witness box. In Huesca, a dogged journalist builds monuments to his city''s wartime resistance, while the preserved ruins of Belchite mark the devastation of fierce street fighting. A journey across the Franco-Spanish border follows the footsteps of the anti-fascist refugees later incarcerated in French concentration camps.As debates over ''historical memory'' highlight enduring political rifts, Lloyd powerfully chronicles how war is remembered--or not--in Spain and beyond.
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24,49 €

Making Medical Progress


Answers to the question 'what is medical progress?' have always been contested, and any one response is always bound up with contextual ideas of personhood, society, and health. However, the widely held enthusiasm for medical progress escapes more general critiques of progress as a conceptual category. From the intersection of intellectual history, philosophy, and the medical humanities, Vanessa Rampton sheds light on the politics of medical progress and how they have downplayed the tensions between individual and social goods. She examines how a shared consensus about its value gives medical progress vast political and economic capital, revealing who benefits, who is left out, and who is harmed by this narrative. From ancient Greece to artificial intelligence, exploring the origins and ethics of different visions of progress offers valuable insight into how we can make them more meaningful in future. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
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Spurgeon and the Gospels: The Gospels with Devotions from Charles Spurgeon (NKJV, Black Leathersoft, Comfort Print)


“…these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31).Nothing was more important to Charles Spurgeon than the gospel. The “prince of preachers” great passion was that all would know and believe that Jesus is the Christ and find eternal life in Him. Let Spurgeon’s passion for the gospel ignite your own as you read and meditate on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in Spurgeon and the Gospels.This devotional edition of the Gospels features a brief extract from Charles Spurgeon''s sermons and collected works leading into each chapter of the four Gospels. This beautifully produced edition of the Gospels is a timeless classic that engages readers for years to come.Features include:Devotional thoughts from renowned preacher Charles Spurgeon drawn from his sermons and collected writings provide timeless insights into the GospelsSingle column, verse-by-verse typesetting on a right-hand page with room to journal your own meditationsPresentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or noteSatin ribbon markerClear and readable 9.5 Point NKJV Comfort Print  
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19,99 €

Royal Navy Monitors of World War II


A superbly illustrated history of the Royal Navy’s World War II monitors – gunboats armed with a single, large-calibre gun turret – and their roles and battles around the world. When World War II broke out, the Royal Navy possessed a sizeable fleet of battleships and battlecruisers. However, these formed the core of the battle fleets, and were rarely free to perform an equally vital mission – the naval bombardment of targets ashore. In the first book to focus on the subject, naval expert Angus Konstam explains how the monitor, an unusual warship extensively used in World War I, found a new purpose. Although neither fast nor very well-protected, the monitors had a fearsome armament – two 15in guns, the same calibre as many of Britain’s battleships. Designed to outrange shore batteries, the monitors could supply flexible, deadly gunfire support to Allied forces ashore. The World War I-era Erebus and Terror were refitted and sent to war, while a new class, the Roberts class, joined them in 1941 and 1943. These warships saw action with the Eastern Fleet and were particularly useful in the Mediterranean, from supporting the campaign in North Africa to providing anti-aircraft defence in besieged Malta and Crete. They then joined the Allied landings from Sicily to Normandy. Illustrated with profiles, battlescenes and a cutaway of Roberts, this book also explains how naval gunfire support was conducted during the war.
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S Máriou k Jezuliatku


Vianočné príbehy na každý deň Edícia K výšinám, 31. zväzok „Svätý Ján Mária Vianney, arský kňaz, už ako chlapec pracoval so svojím starším bratom vo vinici. Brat bol silný a pracovitý a nechával svojho brata pozadu. Ján sa za to hanbil. Aby ho čosi v robote poháňalo, nosil so sebou do vinohradu sošku Panny Márie. Postavil si ju vždy na kolík pár metrov pred seba. A potom kopal a kopal a občas sa na sošku pozrel, aby sa čo najskôr k nej dostal. Potom ju zasa posunul smerom dopredu. To mu dodávalo síl, aby mohol primerane napredovať v práci. Tak isto ako malý Ján Vianney, ani my nikdy nestrácajme z dohľadu svoju Matku, zvlášť cez toto neopakovateľné Vianočné obdobie. Ona nás môže účinne sprevádzať cez nasledujúce adventné a vianočné dni tak, aby sme ich vnímali pohľadom Božej Matky, ktorá bola súčasťou týchto udalostí a veľa o tom nehovorila, no zato ich ‚uchovávala vo svojom srdci a premýšľala o nich‘.“ Nitriansky biskup Viliam Judák (*1957) po úspešných publikáciách Jezuliatko prichádza (2018), Jezuliatko opäť prichádza (2019), Jezuliatko medzi nami (2020), K Jezuliatku so svätožiarou (2022), Na ceste k Jezuliatku (2023) a S Jezuliatkom v srdci (2024) ponúka siedmu sériu pútavých vianočných príbehov a zamyslení, ktoré čitateľa pozývajú na hlboké prežívanie atmosféry Adventu a Vianoc s Máriou, Ježišovou matkou.
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11,50 €

Che and Medicine


Before Ernesto Che Guevara became ''Che,'' before he traveled Latin America, before he joined Fidel in Cuba, he was a medical school student. In 1956 he wrote to his mother before leaving to go and join the guerilla expedition to Cuba: ''My path seems to be slowly but surely diverging from that of clinical medicine, but not so far that I have lost my nostalgia for hospitals. What I told you about the professorship in physiology was a lie, but not a big one. It was a lie because I never planned to accept it, but the offer was real and there was a strong possibility that they were going to give it to me, as I had an interview and everything. Anyway, that''s all history. Saint Carlos Karl Marx has made a new recruit.'' He had started a book on the role of the doctor in Latin America, a work he fully intended to continue writing. It remained incomplete at the time of his death in Bolivia at the age of thirty-nine, just eleven years later.
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Transparency


From transformation and perception expert Penney Peirce, a “timely and so necessary” (Mike Dooley, New York Times bestselling author) guide to everyday enlightenment by focusing on the courage to be vulnerable, authentic, and your absolute best self.There is great power in being seen for all of who you are—and for being able to see through the superficial, often-messy top layer of reality to find core truth, beautiful souls, and our expanded capacity as human beings. The fourth book in Penney Peirce’s award-winning Transformation series, with a poignant foreword by Jenny Blake, Transparency is a “well-organized, thoughtful, and carefully developed system that can help anyone who wants to walk this path toward enlightenment” (Nancy du Tertre, author of Psychic Intuition). We’re used to living in physical bodies in an opaque world, and rarely see through to what’s real. By dissolving any emotional and mental “clutter” that interferes with the soul’s clarity, we can learn to relax and discover their best self. Peirce’s vision for how life will change in a transparent reality gives all of us something to aim for.
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25,49 €

The Coming Golden Age


Now available in trade paper!Instant USA Today and Publishers Weekly BestsellerMost days peace feels elusive, and our hope feels light-years away. And it is almost impossible to set our minds on God''s coming reign. But what if the return of the King and His Kingdom is exactly what we need to find our peace and ground our hope today? His coming victorious reign is what gives us the strength we need now.In this definitive book, trusted Bible teacher and Pastor Dr. David Jeremiah unfolds the Second Coming of Christ and His millennium reign here on earth with stunning clarity while also showing how the correct interpretation of these pivotal events changes how we live here and now. The King is coming, and we have a part to play in this story that promises to set right all that is wrong and usher in a new golden age.Read with fresh eyes, how the coming reign of Christ impacts us today.
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Debts Unpaid


Power struggles between debtors and creditors about unpaid debts have animated the history of economic transformation from the emergence of capitalist relations to the recent global financial crashes. Illuminating how ordinary people fought for economic justice in Mexico from the eve of independence to the early 2000s, this study argues that conflicts over small-scale debts were a stress test for an emerging economic order that took shape against a backdrop of enormous political and social change. Drawing on nearly 1,500 debt conflicts unearthed from Mexican archives, Louise E. Walker explores rapidly changing ideas and practices about property rights, contract law, and economic information. This combination of richly detailed archival research, with big historical and theoretical interpretations, raises provocative new questions about the moral economy of the credit relationship and the shifting line between exploitation and opportunity in the world of everyday exchange.
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36,99 €

Unlearning Shame


FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNMASKING AUTISM''This book articulates a feeling that has lurked in the dark corners of so many minds and brings it into the light where it can be faced, embraced, understood, and ultimately, healed. .'' -Celeste Headlee, journalist and bestselling authorHow many times a day do you feel shame? Struggling to pay the bills; buying a top made in a sweatshop; reading the news and feeling - yet again - a powerlessness to the point of apathy?In this bold and transformative manifesto, social psychologist and author of Unmasking Autism Dr Devon Price takes an in-depth look at shame and the role it plays in our lives. Price identifies something called ''Systemic Shame'': the powerful self-message that says I am to blame for my circumstances. He explores how it traps us into fighting unwinnable battles and judging others for their failures, and how it especially affects those who are already vulnerable because they''re carrying shame from a difficult past or a complicated sense of self-esteem. By unpacking the concept of ''Systemic Shame'', this radically positive book shows that there is no such thing as becoming ''good enough'' to be deserving of love; we must claim acceptance for ourselves.Blending the latest social psychology, personal insights and empowering practical exercises, Unlearning Shame is a transformative guide to overcoming self-blame, unlocking self-worth and taking control of your future.
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The Legends of MeoShin'Ke


South Korea’s bestselling illustrated guidebook, now available in English!  Discover over 50 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, meticulously researched and brought to life with stunning artwork. For fans of Floriography, Freaky Folklore, and Korean culture.Immerse yourself in the mysterious world of MeoShin'Ke, a stunningly illustrated handbook that unveils the ancient, awe-inspiring myths and creatures and monsters from Korean folklore. Each page introduces readers to over 50 mythological beings, all vividly brought to life with full-page artwork, fascinating lore, fun facts, and more. Whether you’re a mythology enthusiast, a storyteller, a game master looking to enrich your campaigns, or a fan of East Asian culture and K-pop, The Legends of MeoShin’Ke stands as the most extensive compendium of Korean monsters and myths. This beautifully illustrated encyclopedic handbook is not just a guide; it's a cross-generational bridge that brings the untold legends of Korea to life. Featured creatures include: • The gumiho, or Nine-tailed fox • The dokkaebi, or Korean goblin • The Bulgasari monster • The Imugi, a serpent-like dragon • The Cheonyeo Gwishin, a young ghost • The Sibiji-shin, aka the Twelve Animal Shin or  the 12 Zodiac signs (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig) • & more!
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Roman Infantry Helmets


This study investigates the development, manufacture, decoration and use of the Roman infantry helmet, a vital piece of personal protection equipment of both legionary and auxiliary troops. The protective headgear worn by Roman foot soldiers of the Republican period was adopted directly from the Etruscans, who had in turn adapted helmets from neighbouring European cultures within and beyond the Italian peninsula. In this study, a renowned authority explains how its form remained largely unchanged until the Late Republic, when contact and conflict with a wider variety of cultures introduced new influences. The dynamic forces at work during civil wars and transition from the Republic to the Principate at the end of the 1st century BC saw a whole range of types introduced which then evolved until new influences prompted further changes. M.C. Bishop shows how this culminated in contact with Eastern cultures leading to completely new types being introduced, which simplified manufacture and led to a variety of post-Roman helmet types. Many new finds have ensured that much has changed in the narrative of Roman helmets in recent scholarship and the time is ripe for this accessible examination of the development, manufacture and use of the Roman infantry helmet. The text is complemented by carefully chosen illustrations, many in colour, and eight plates of specially commissioned artwork.
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19,99 €

The Contested Domain


'A compelling critique of bourgeois society and women's oppression - a critique that not only advances theory, but also engages deeply with the historical and political conditions of social transformation' - Melda Yaman, Istanbul UniversityLise Vogel is a unique voice in feminist theory. This book collects her best essays, opening a window into the last half-century of US socialist feminism. A trailblazer in the 1970s, Vogel planted the seeds for contemporary Social Reproduction Theory with her 'unitary theory' of capitalist exploitation and the oppression of women. Along with others, she challenged established views within the academy and movement by insisting that Marxist theory can accommodate not only class, but also race and gender. Today, her work is more popular than ever, inspiring socialist feminists to develop inclusive liberatory ideas for the next generation. Selected from five decades of Vogel's work, including long out-of-print material, this volume is a crucial resource for readers interested in the intellectual history of Marxist feminism and twentieth-century activism.
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32,99 €

LSD - Výzkum a klinická praxe za železnou oponou, 2. vydání


Dr. Milan Hausner léčil duševně nemocné pacienty psychoterapií s využitím LSD v době, kdy byl primářem psychiatrické kliniky v Sadské u Prahy. Byl pravděpodobně jediným světovým psychiatrem, který využíval halucinogenní látky v klinické medicíně v takovém rozsahu a po takovou dobu. Na své klinice se 112 lůžky využíval při léčbě různé dávky LSD, od 50 mikrogramů až po 400 mikrogramů, a to v rámci 60 až 90 sezení spojených s psychoterapií. Ta probíhala většinou ambulantně během víkendu. Vlastní léčba trvala 6 až 12 měsíců. Na psycholýzu velmi pozitivně reagovali zejména pacienti s různorodými neurózami, fobiemi a některými psychózami. Publikace přináší detailní popis nejrůznějších poruch, jejich příčin i léčebného postupu, který doktor Hausner využíval. Součástí knihy jsou případové studie včetně vyjádření jednotlivých pacientů.
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26,45 €

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