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This Land of Promise


‘Important, comprehensive, and superbly researched. All the more urgent at the present time’ BART VAN ES''A terrific, clear-eyed and balanced history that cuts through today’s toxic debates'' DAILY TELEGRAPHHow have those who arrived on Britain’s shores shaped its histor? efugees seeking to reach Britain today often face perilous journeys, impossible bureaucracy and acidic public opinion. But this hasn’t always been the way. For most of our history, Great Britain cherished its outward image as a safe haven for those displaced by religious persecution, political violence or economic crisis – an island of stability in the midst of a violent world.In This Land of Promise, migration scholar Matthew Lockwood overturns many popular modern-day misconceptions about Britain’s history of immigration. Exiles and refugees have been not only a constant presence in Britain across the centuries but also intrinsic to shaping Britain as it is today. This is a profoundly moving and illuminating history, told through the people who lived it: Frederick Douglass and the formerly enslaved men who followed in his footsteps, fleeing America on the hopes of kinder cultures. Little girls like Liesl Ornstein, who discovered they were Jewish only when Hitler took Austria, who were sent to England and told to call themselves ‘Elizabeth’. Sun Yat-sen, who found sanctuary in London – a brief abduction aside – before becoming the father of modern China. Freddie Mercury, who at every turn tried to shake Zanzibar from his bones.Almost every time, we see when we look back, Britain has not been an island refuge from the world, but an island refuge for the world. Not a country burdened by refugees, but instead transformed and strengthened by them.
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17,99 €

The CEO


The CEOs of Britain''s largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary? Michael Aldous and John Turner provide the answers by telling the story of the British CEO over the past century. From gentleman amateurs to professional managers, entrepreneurs, frauds, and fat cats, they reveal the characters who have made it to the top of the corporate ladder, how they got there, and what their rise tells us about British society. They show how the quality of their leadership influences productivity, innovation, economic development and, ultimately, Britain''s place in the world. More recently, issues have arisen regarding high CEO pay, poor performance, and a lack of professionalisation and diversity. Are there lessons from history for those who would seek to reform Britain''s flagging corporate economy?
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33,49 €

The Red Brigades


''A compelling and sobering read'' JOHN DICKIE, author of Mafia Republic''Deeply researched and powerfully written'' ROSS KING, author of Brunelleschi''s DomeThe explosive story of the terrorist group who brought Italy to a standstill in the 1970s.In March 1978, the Red Brigades kidnapped former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, murdering his bodyguards. For nearly two months, they held him hostage while a shocked world looked on, before eventually killing him and dumping his body in the middle of Rome.But who were this terrorist group? What did they want? And how did they continue to operate for almost twenty years, terrifying a nation from 1970 to 1988? In John Foot’s remarkable new book, we learn how they became the most formidable left-wing terrorist organisation in post-war Western Europe. Drawing their support from the student protest movements of the 1960s, activists and workers radicalised by the ‘hot autumn’ of 1969, the Red Brigades were inspired by terrorist groups from across the world, especially in Latin America. They recognised no rules and authority other than their own, and launched a campaign of murder, kidnap, kneecapping and intimidation that paralysed Italy’s justice system and reshaped the political landscape. For a time, they were admired as freedom fighters by the Italian left and commemorated as martyrs.Through meticulous research, Foot uncovers the true story behind the myths that have grown around the Red Brigades, highlighting the human costs of their actions, as well as their impact on Italian society. He explains how the contradictions inherent in their actions eventually led to their downfall in a series of high-profile mass trials. The Red Brigades sheds new light on the shadowy world of the brigatisti, and highlights their legacy of conspiracy, distrust and bitterness that still lingers in Italy to this day.
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33,49 €

An Accidental History of Tudor England


''Brilliant, unpredictable and endlessly fascinating'' IAN MORTIMER''I love this book'' TRACY BORMAN''Gunn and Gromelski cast a brilliant light into a lost world'' SUSAN BRIGDENA unique new window onto Tudor life, told through ordinary people''s untimely deaths. How did ordinary people live in Tudor England? This unique history unearths the ways they died to find out. Uncovering thousands of coroners'' reports, An Accidental History of Tudor England explores the history of everyday life, and everyday death, in a world far from the intrigues of Hampton Court Palace, Shakespeare''s plots and the Spanish Armada. Here, farming, building and travel were dangerous. Fruit trees killed more people than guns, and sheep killed about the same number as coalmines. Men stabbed themselves playing football and women drowned in hundreds fetching water. Going to church had its dangers, especially when it came to bell-ringing, archery practice was perilous and haystacks claimed numerous victims. Restless animals roamed the roads which contained some potholes so deep men could drown, and drown they did.From bear attacks in north Oxford to a bowls-on-ice-incident on the Thames, this book uses a remarkable trove of sources and stories to put common folk back into the big picture of Tudor England, bringing the reality of their world to life as never before.
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33,49 €

Church Notes


Meditate on meaningful sermons with Church Notes, a lovely guided journal. Through writing and reflection, Church Notes helps you remember your favorite sermons and fosters a deeper understanding of the Bible’s teachings. With guided prompts and uplifting Bible verses throughout, this beautifully designed journal provides a thoughtful way to connect with the teachings and apply them to your own life. Features include:Inspirational Bible versesGuided questionsNotes section for key points and writing space for personal reflectionsStrengthen your faith and connection to God with Church Notes. Take this journal with you to church or use it at home to meditate on God’s wisdom.
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17,99 €

Stone Lands


''Superb'' Telegraph''There''s a real sense of peace and magic in this beautiful book'' Daisy Buchanan''Utterly endearing'' Dr James Canton''A fantastic book for weird walkers and megalith-obsessives alike'' Weird Walk ''I was alternately gripped and moved to tears by this brilliant, exquisite memoir. . . I can''t recommend it enough'' Harriet EvansJourneying across Britain, from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney, Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of our incredible prehistoric standing stones. It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down, as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness.A few months after discovering that her beloved husband, Stephen, had incurable cancer, Fiona Robertson began to write this book. A long-time megalith enthusiast, she found the ancient stones resonated with her more profoundly than ever as she faced the prospect of losing him. Set upright thousands of years ago, the megaliths are symbols of endurance and survival, standing in contrast to our ephemeral human lives. Infused with folklore, legend and mystery, they enchant the landscape and bring magic to our modern world. This enthralling memoir is woven delicately around great grief but is ultimately about embracing life, joy and ancient wonder - a luminous reminder of what it means to exist on this earth.Stone Lands is beautifully illustrated inside with stunning black and white line drawings by the illustrator and printmaker Philip Harris. Find out more about his work: www.philipharrisillustration.com''A reminder that the ancient stones can be sources of reassurance and solidity, even in our times of greatest upheaval and loss'' Angeline Morrison''A very, very good read ... this is one to treasure'' Blackwell''sStone Lands is ''assiduously researched, full of anecdotes and makes you look anew at these enduring landmarks'' Country Life
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33,49 €

Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands


Using novel data from eleven parliamentary democracies between 1980 and 2020, this Element asks how gender conditions the candidacy, selection, and survival of party leaders. It examines the party leadership careers of 276 leaders and focuses on three categories of variables to explain women''s experiences as party leaders: performance indicators, (s)election details, and political culture. It complements existing research on glass ceilings and glass cliffs that certain conditions should make it more likely that women run as leadership candidates and are selected as party leaders. The Element also offers an original argument that, for women, leadership is akin to being caught in quicksand. Several factors agitate the quicksand and make them sink faster. The authors show support for the glass ceiling theory and their quicksand theory. Yet, they only found mixed support for the glass-cliff theory. The Element offers unique insights into women''s experience with party leadership.
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23,49 €

Life in the FASD Lane


This book shouldn''t exist. No, seriously. It''s not because the world doesn''t need it. Somebody had to write it. I decided that somebody should be me. My name is Rossino Griffin, but please call me Rossi. I am 22 years old, and I have FASD.Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder affects at least 4% of young people in the UK. It''s linked to over 420 different conditions, from ADHD to hypermobility to epilepsy. Sure, there are all sorts of statistics and scientific studies about FASD, but what''s it actually like?Join Rossi as he guides you through his life with FASD. Through make-up, mayhem, and marbles (found, lost, and swallowed!), Rossi and his mum share their experiences and insights, and offer ways for other young people living with FASD to find their own Brilliant.
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19,49 €

Izabela the Valiant


A Spectator Best Book of the YearTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world.Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I, and earned her the enmity of Catherine the Great. She lived through revolution and no less than five wars, in which her cherished homes were devastated, her possessions looted and her children scattered. Caught up in tempestuous love affairs which led her to nervous breakdown and the brink of suicide, exploited by her lovers, she remained undaunted and liberated herself through education. And, unusually for her time, she became a caring mother devoted to her children.She learned much by travelling extensively around Europe at a time of political and ideological change, and her observations, particularly on Georgian Britain, are remarkable. She gradually won the admiration of learned men and intellectual honours. She pioneered schooling for children of the poor and developed her own educational methods. Fascinated by the power of objects to kindle memories and arouse emotions, she was an avid collector of anything with a sensuous association and built two unique museums to act as teaching aids.This is a story of triumph over adversity and betrayal. It was not achieved by her looks: ‘I have never been beautiful, but I have sometimes been pretty,’ she wrote. It was achieved by force of character and resilience.
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14,99 €

German Tanks in Barbarossa 1941


A detailed, illustrated study of Germany''s Panzer forces that invaded the Soviet Union, explaining how and why they performed as they did.Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany''s huge and fateful invasion of the Soviet Union, was the culmination of nearly two years of European conquests. By the time of Barbarossa, Germany''s Panzer forces had honed their Blitzkrieg methods of fast-moving warfare, but fighting across the wide expanses of eastern Europe would present them with their greatest challenge yet. While the Germans overran the Red Army at the start of the campaign, Barbarossa would end in failure.Written by one of the world''s experts on armoured warfare, and presenting newly uncovered data on the forces involved, this book explains the doctrine, organization, and technical capabilities of the Panzer forces, with a short overview on the armour of other Axis forces including Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and Italy. The speed and shock value of the Panzer divisions was essential for the Wehrmacht to prevail over the Red Army in a brief campaign of annihilation. Packed with archive photos and superb original tank illustrations, this book explains how problems with the Panzers were a significant reason for the eventual failure of Barbarossa.
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17,99 €

Baby Name Envy


Choosing your baby’s name is a Big Life Decision, but with the expert guidance from SJ Strum, the UK’s leading baby name consultant, you’ll discover a fun and meaningful way to choose a name you and your family will cherish forever.With over 50 names lists, curated specially by SJ, and based on themes such as Vintage, Space & Stars and Nature, you’ll dive into the fascinating question ‘why did you pick that name?’ in a way no other baby names book has ever done before.Featuring a baby names style quiz to help you to identify your own naming style and lots of tips on how to resolve baby name clashes, finding inspiration and road-testing ideas, Baby Name Envy is a whole new way to discover a name that everyone will wish they had found first.
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22,99 €

Vybrané kapitoly soukromého práva II


Na úspěšnou publikaci Vybrané kapitoly soukromého práva (2018) navazuje nové zpracování dalších oblastí soukromého práva s výkladem přibližujícím právní úpravu neprávníkům, a to nejen studujícím práva na školách s neprávnickým zaměřením, ale i dalším zájemcům o podobu a vývoj soukromého práva. Šest kapitol přináší výklad o významu osobnostních práv jednotlivce a právních prostředcích na jejich ochranu, přehled práv duševního vlastnictví, soustřeďující se zejména na autorského právo a v jeho rámci mj. na problematiku ochrany autorských práv v prostředí internetu. Výklad ke smluvním typům pak obsahuje pojednání o nájemní smlouvě, licenční smlouvě a smlouvě pojistné jako smlouvách využívaných převážně mimo rámec podnikání, a výklad k přepravním smlouvám a tzv. bankovním smlouvám, využívaným naopak převážně k úpravě vztahů mezi podnikateli. Výklad se vyhýbá čistě teoretickým právním otázkám či doslovné citaci odkazující na paragrafové znění zákonné či podzákonné úpravy. Autoři naopak usilují o podchycení širších souvislostí právní úpravy, návazností či propojení norem soukromého práva s právem veřejným a poukázání na vliv judikatury na výklad i použití právních předpisů v praxi.
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25,03 €

How to Talk to Yourself


Unlock the power of self-talk to build confidence, believe in yourself and transform your life. Have you ever felt not quite good enough? Or confident enough? Ever felt like you need to do more, be more, to fit i? ou’re not alone. In this comforting and empowering book, Ro Mitchell teaches you that your thoughts are not always worth believing. Instead, through observing your inner voice and practising self talk, you can unlock happiness. Ro explores the way in which we talk to ourselves and the power of changing your internal voice. After sharing her recovery story online, Ro discovered that her vulnerability and advice resonated with a huge number of people battling self-esteem issues with nobody to listen, to understand, or to help them in proactively making changes. Ro provides a guiding hand to offer transformative advice, guidance and exercises to inspire you to find self-acceptance, be kinder to yourself and to approach discipline and success from a new, healthier angle. From stopping social media comparison to unfriending your inner-critic, finding forgiveness to maintaining healthy habits, How to Talk to Yourself is a nurturing and interactive guide to taking control of your own self-belief.
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19,99 €

Now That I have Your Attention


An inspirational book from Nicolas Hamilton that shows you how to overcome the difficult things in life - from someone who achieved the impossible. Nicolas Hamilton has been exceeding expectations since day one. Born with Cerebral Palsy, he has endured pain, strains and endless struggles resulting from his disability. Through mental resilience and pushing himself beyond physical limits, Nicolas has now changed his life - and he believes you can too. Now That I Have Your Attention follows Nicolas's remarkable journey as he shares valuable, tough, and often surprising lessons from his life. Through his story, you'll begin to understand your own battles, and learn to push through barriers like no-one else can. Nicolas will teach you how to: · Rebel Against the Rulebook Lesson · Find What Works for You · Surrender to Your Fear to Set Yourself Free, and much more. Nicolas's message is simple and universal: with self-discipline and self-compassion you can defy the limitations imposed upon you.
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15,45 €

Carbon Credits are Crap


This book is a timely and unapologetic expose that dismantles the carbon credits system – a $2-trillion climate (so-called) “solution” that has exploited under-developed communities for decades. More than a critique, the book is a bold call for global accountability and a reimagined approach to solving climate change.  Carbon credits are a market-based way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by funding projects that remove or avoid emissions from the atmosphere. Based on personal encounters and extensive work across Africa, the author presents the raw truth about what happens when climate policies are manipulated to serve the elite while leaving the most vulnerable to bear the cost. Jaye Connolly demonstrates why the current carbon credits system is failing and, if left unchecked, enables fraud and greenwashing on a huge scale. She goes on to offer real-world solutions for how we can reform this broken system, ensuring that those who are protecting the planet benefit from the climate economy.
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17,99 €

Sana tus raices ancestrales


Una guía práctica para liberar la carga de los legados transgeneracionales y recuperar tu poder para crear la vida que deseas• Explora los principios que gobiernan tu campo energético familiar y las formas en que este campo ancestral puede apoyarte o mantenerte cautivo• Proporciona ejercicios y herramientas para ayudarte a reconocer y liberar patrones familiares negativos y sanar traumas ancestrales• Analiza la importancia de honrar a tus antepasados, comparte sugerencias sobre la creación de altares, oraciones y el ritual védico de TarpanamMuchas personas se sienten estancadas, incapaces de alcanzar sus objetivos. Los mismos problemas siguen apareciendo en el trabajo y en las relaciones por mucho que intenten hacer cambios y superar obstáculos. ¿Qué pasaría si los patrones que se repiten en tu vida y en tus relaciones no se originaran en ti? La fuente de tus desafíos podría tener sus raíces en un trauma ancestral que pide ser curado. Las experiencias y heridas de tus padres, abuelos y ancestros pueden afectarte; a veces, los temas se repiten en una familia durante varias generaciones —patrones de dificultades financieras, rivalidad entre hermanos, divorcios o, por el contrario, matrimonios largos y felices, buena salud y buen ánimo.Anuradha Dayal-Gulati, practicante de energía especializada en sanación ancestral y emocional, proporciona ejercicios y herramientas —como prácticas de diario, visualizaciones, mapas mentales y el ritual védico de Tarpanam— que pueden ayudarte a reconocer y liberar patrones familiares negativos y mejorar los positivos. Ella comparte su propio viaje de sanación y su experiencia con la terapia de constelaciones familiares, explica cómo honrar a tus antepasados y explora en profundidad el uso de esencias florales para transformar emociones y liberar traumas generacionales.Al enseñarte cómo reconocer los patrones que se manifiestan en tus experiencias diarias, Sana tus raíces ancestrales muestra cómo puedes eliminar las barreras inconscientes e invisibles que te impiden crear la vida que deseas.
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19,99 €

Remembering Women


Women do have a history of their own.All we need to do is remember it. In this illuminating new investigation, Christine Lehnen looks back at our collective memory to explore the myriad ways that women in the past have enjoyed a more egalitarian life.Due to advances in bioarchaeological methods, scientists have discovered that one out of three women in Ancient Scythia was an active warrior buried with her weapons. Far from being confined to their homes, these women rode out to hunt, travelled to distance places, or used weapons to fend off their enemies. These warriors were no exceptions to the rule, with women enjoying a significantly higher degree of equality than their Greek contemporaries.Remembering Women argues that there is a historical precedent for a fairer society. From reappraisals of well-known objects such as the earliest human bone calendars from the Stone Age to revelatory findings of innovative bioarcheological methods used on human remains from Ancient Scythia, evidence is accumulating that there were places in the past where all women were allowed to thrive. Interweaving new findings from archaeology with the stories of her mother and grandmothers, as well as her everyday experiences as a woman living today, Lehnen explores our collective memory of women and argues that it needs to change if we are to create an egalitarian society. Remembering Women follows the traces left in the material, literary, and archaeological record by our foremothers, and their heirlooms, artwork and stories, to take a fresh look at our life in the present.
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25,00 €

Great Chat


<p><b>'Has the power to change your life through conversation' -</b> <b>Roxie Nafousi</b><br><br><b>'Josh's openness, relatability, and honesty has singled him out as a voice of today, worthy of global amplification'</b><b> - Lily Collins<br><br></b>As a celebrity interviewer, Josh Smith has talked with people of every background, mood and personality, and had them open up like never before. He believes there's an art and a science to a great chat and understanding it can unlock a whole world of connection. This essential guide is filled with simple tricks and accessible tools which will help you in any kind of conversation and in any environment. <i>Great Chat</i> includes seven key lessons that will teach you:<br><br>- Why asking questions can build emotional intelligence and make you more likeable<br>- How listening twice as much as talking can change your social life and improve your relationships<br>- How to embrace difficult conversations and why they are good for you, plus so much more.<br><br>Conversation is the original self-help practice that has existed since humans first learnt to communicate and, ever since, we have used it to broaden our understanding of the world and personally grow. From starting out in a new industry, navigating digital dating, or trying to make friends later in life, our ability to communicate remains of vital importance. Whether you're a confident communicator or struggle socially, we need to relearn the art of conversation and Josh is here to show us how.</p>
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14,99 €

All His Spies


''Alford triumphs… in recreating the historical moment. By immersing himself in Cecil’s vast archive, he draws the reader deep into his working environment, capturing the closeness of his study and the chaos of the court… this is turn-of-century England as it really was – dangerous, gritty, on a knife edge'' The Times From the acclaimed author of The Watchers, the untold story of Robert Cecil - the ultimate Tudor spy-masterRobert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through an astonishingly threatening period in English history. Queen Elizabeth had no clear successor and enemies both external and internal threatened to destroy England as a Protestant state, most spectacularly with the Spanish Armada and the Gunpowder Plot.Cecil stood at the heart of the Tudor and then Stuart state, a vital figure in managing the succession from Elizabeth I to James I & VI, warding off military and religious threats and steering the decisions of two very different but equally wilful and hard-to-manage monarchs. The promising son of Queen Elizabeth’s chief minister Lord Burghley, for Cecil there was no choice but politics, and he became supremely skilled in the arts of power, making many rivals and enemies.All His Spies is a wonderfully engaging and original work of history. Many readers are familiar with the great events of this tumultuous time, but All His Spies shows how easily these dramas could have turned out very differently. Cecil’s sureness of purpose, his espionage network and good luck all conspired to keep England uninvaded and to create a new ‘British’ monarchy which has endured to the present day.
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19,99 €

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