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From the author of The Mask of Mirrors comes a sweeping adventure set in a world where fae secretly walk amongst those who seek to persecute them. In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivalled power, exploiting the Otherworld''s most precious resources for their own gain. Estevan seeks to uncover their secrets, but he risks the exposure of his own: that he is a faerie, masquerading as a mortal. The Hungry Girl is the human whose place he took. Lost among the fae and desperate to find some purpose for her existence, she leaps at the chance to help a group of Spanish explorers in the Sea Beyond...only to be horrified at the atrocities they commit. A faerie pact has separated them - but only together can they bring down Spain''s worlds-spanning empire and save the homes they have both come to love.

Critical and reflective discussion of the challenges and possibilities of increasingly multilingual higher education. This book investigates the role and place of language in the complex process of internationalising academic knowledge and work, and offers a unique focus on the lived experiences of both teachers and students in multilingual university contexts.The authors explore how multilingual teachers and students navigate issues of identity, authenticity and belonging, centring their voices and underscoring their beliefs, struggles and innovations when navigating multilingual higher education environments.The book bridges policy, teaching practice and student experience in higher education and is grounded in empirical, cross-national research, providing a comparative insight into how multilingualism is experienced in different higher education systems. It provides fresh insights into what it means to teach and learn multilingually and envisions a more inclusive, humanised and equitable approach to multilingual higher education.

Éldekorált kiadás Blaire Monroe az egyetlen nő, akit valaha szerettem. Az egyetlen, akinek hagytam, hogy összetörje a szívem. Tíz év telt el azóta, hogy elhagyta ezt a várost egy olyan élet reményében, amelyben nem kapott szerepet a szomszéd cowboy – a fiú, akinél elmosódtak a határvonalak, akiről már azt sem tudhatta, a legjobb barátja, vagy annál sokkal több. Blair visszatért. Egy friss szakítással a háta mögött a nagyanyja csőd szélén álló eperfarmján talált menedéket, és úgy viselkedik, mintha a múlt meg sem történt volna. Blaire azonban nem az a lány, akit csak úgy el lehet felejteni. Ő olyan, mint a bozóttűz: zabolátlan, vakmerő, és mindenki megperzselődik, aki közel kerül hozzá. Túl nagy forróság. Túl sok közös élmény. Túl csekély távolság… Hamarosan visszajutunk oda, ahová – erre megesküdtünk – többé sosem kerülünk: a falhoz feszülő háttal, ajkam az övén, ahogy arra egy évtizeden át vágytam. Azzal áltatom magam, hogy képes vagyok kezelni, de egy magamfajta cowboy nem arra született, hogy alkalmi kapcsolat legyen. Vele? Nem. Még egyszer, ugyanaz? Soha.

Clumsy Mabel Green hates her dance lessons. She''d much rather be playing football! But when she watches Come Dance With Me, something mysterious happens Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongside illustrations that aid understanding.All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so it''s easy to match every child to the right book - one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with children''s reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

What is Liberal Socialism? investigates the radical tradition of liberal socialism and makes a case for its relevance in a Trumpian era.Liberalism and socialism have long been understood as mortal enemies, but both developed out of the Enlightenment and are committed to the importance of reason, freedom, and flourishing for all. In What is Liberal Socialism? Matt McManus, Florian Maiwald and Paul Crider make the case for retrieving a long-forgotten tradition of liberal socialist thought. Looking at seminal thinkers from John Stuart Mill to Chantal Mouffe and John Rawls, the book lays out the strengths and weaknesses of liberal socialism in the context of the tumultuous 21st century, arguing that it may be an overlooked source of hope, one deserving of reconsideration in an era of right wing populism.

From the Eisner-nominated creator Kyle Starks (Those Not Afraid, Lobo) and Piotr Kowalski of the hit meta-horror comedy Where Monsters Lie comes this dark revenge horror comics series that’s The Crow meets John Wick.Something terrible has happened. For forty days she was tortured by five men and left for dead—but she will get her revenge on each and every one of them. And it will be bloody. An event that takes her on a strange and violent supernatural path of payback through bizarre encounters with ex-hitmen, sadistic art enthusiasts, and literal devils.A new dark horror four issue series from the creators of Where Monsters Lie Kyle Starks (Those Not Afraid) and Piotr Kowalski (Let This One Be a Devil) that’s perfect for fans of The Crow, revenge horror, and violent, well-deserved retribution.For mature audiences. Collects Devil on my Shoulder #1–#4.

Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too. Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver—it’s not just her job. But when she begins working with Dona Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Dona Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from helping her stay alive to helping her die. A good death has much in common with a good life, after all, and incapacity, loneliness, and isolation are devastations that a compassionate friend can help ease. Dignity, community, respect, and generosity—they’re what Eufrasia offers her clients, and what their friendship offers her. One Hundred Guinea Pigs is the lifegiving, warmhearted novel about euthanasia you didn’t know you needed.

A new theory of prejudice reduction, supported by rigorous evidence, arguing that public institutions and the people within them can improve intergroup relations in conflict-ridden societiesDecades of social science research focuses on reducing prejudice, which is considered an impediment to intergroup cooperation. Reducing prejudice is notoriously challenging, however, because it is durable and because it motivates avoidance of experiences that would improve intergroup relations. In Delivering Tolerance, Chagai Weiss develops a theory of prejudice reduction through public institutions. Weiss argues that instrumental, and often unintended, minority inclusion in public institutions that provide essential services—including schools, hospitals, and police forces—can facilitate various forms of exposure to out-group service providers that reduces prejudice at scale. Overcoming the challenges of both durability and avoidance, such exposure is especially persuasive in shifting attitudes toward minorities.To test his theory, Weiss examines what is perhaps the most extreme, prominent, and intractable example of group conflict—the relationship of Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI). He finds that Israelis’ brief yet meaningful interactions with PCI doctors reduce prejudice, and that information about the rate of PCI inclusion in Israeli healthcare institutions reduces intergroup animosity. He also shows that patterns of prejudice reduction generalize beyond the Israeli case of healthcare institutions, examining other institutional domains and examples of inclusion dynamics in the United States and Germany. Reducing prejudice is discouragingly difficult, but Weiss’s account reveals how institutions and the people within them can improve intergroup relations in conflict-ridden societies.

A human perspective on the nature of friendship in the age of artificial intelligenceIs friendship with a chatbot as good as friendship with an actual person? Is there something about human friendships that eludes simulation? If so, what? And how much will the answers to questions like these change as AI develops and becomes more convincingly like us? Artificially Yours explains what friendship is and why it’s valuable—and why there is no perfect substitute for human friends. Blending insights from philosophy, psychology, and her own entertaining experiences with chatbots, Valerie Tiberius addresses a subject at the heart of our growing reliance on AI companions. She defines the ideal friendship as an enjoyable, close relationship built on shared activities between people who care about each other for their own sake. But few things in life are ever ideal, including friendship. Tiberius demonstrates how different kinds of friendships can be valuable in different ways: they can be pleasurable or useful, they can shape who we are and how we see ourselves, and the best ones are good for their own sakes. Using each of these values as her guide, Tiberius finds that relationships with chatbots do in fact exhibit some of the characteristics of friendship—but cautions that even future relationships with advanced AI are highly unlikely to be good in all the ways human friendships are. A vital contribution to our ongoing conversation about human-AI relationships, Artificially Yours weighs the ethical risks before us as we look to a future with intelligent machines and affirms the value of human connections.

Acclaimed creators tell tales of Venom from across the sinister symbiote’s history — in crisp black and white with buckets of blood!Venom co-creator David Michelinie teams with Jonas Scharf to take us to the jungle, where Venom stalks a vicious paramilitary science outfit bent on weaponizing Eddie Brock’s other! In the aftermath of MAXIMUM CARNAGE, J.M. DeMatteis and Dave Wachter confront Eddie with a painful family matter — and a dark truth! Ryan North and Creees Lee put the “Lethal” in Lethal Protector as Venom helps a kid get revenge! The legendary Erik Larsen reveals an untold skirmish between Spider-Man and Venom from the early days of their rivalry! Karla Pacheco teams up with Pere Pérez to dive back into Eddie’s secret-agent days! Tom Waltz and Brian Level pit fan-favorite former host “Flash” Thompson against the incendiary Jack O’Lantern! And more!COLLECTING: Venom: Black, White & Blood (2025) #1-4Written by David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Ryan North, Erik Larsen, Karla Pacheco, Tom Waltz & MorePenciled by Jonas Scharf, Dave Wachter, Creees Lee, Erik Larsen, Pere Pérez, Brian Level & More

Serve drinks at home in style and bring the party to your guests from one of 12 beautifully themed and stylishly stocked bar carts. What's a party without a well-stocked (not to mention super-stylish) bar? Drinks trolleys are making a comeback, with an upsurge in those of us taking pride in entertaining at home. Originally the epitome of domestic style and taste in the 50s and 60s, retro TV series like Mad Men have left people aching for the glamour of a bygone era, and something unusual for the home. Gaze upon luxurious marble and smoked glass carts that hark back to the Art Deco era and the golden age of cocktails; edgy tubular metal trolleys that scream 80s utility style; chic Scandinavian wood for pared-back parties; mid-century walnut-veneer and brass straight out of Don Draper's office and even folding 1960s aluminium tea-lady trolleys can make quite the style statement. With shelves to store bottles and glassware and a top the ideal height for mixing drinks, each style of cart or trolley lends itself to a carefully curated display of stock. Choose your craft spirits, glassware, shakers, stirrers and other cocktail kit from the wide range now on offer and create not just a practical serving station but a super-stylish addition to any interior.

A young man searches for his own path to immortality—while grappling with the looming threat of war—in this compelling novel in the A Thousand Li epic progression fantasy series. Includes a bonus short story exclusive to this print edition.Long Wu Ying’s studies at the Verdant Green Waters Sect, an exclusive school of cultivation, are at a turning point. It’s time for him to choose what secondary occupation to pursue—alchemist or blacksmith, physician or martial specialist. Yet Wu Ying struggles to decide which focus will best define and contribute to his dao, his personal path of cultivation. And what happens if he chooses wrong?But beyond the walls of Verdant Green Waters, the drums of war beat as the sect is pulled deeper into the battle for supremacy between states. The Sect Elders thrust Wu Ying and his friends into a desperate gamble to prepare for the upcoming war—a risky assignment that will put to the test everything Wu Ying has learned.As pressure builds from within and without, Wu Ying must find his place in this new martial world, or he may not survive the trials to come.

Inšpirujúce a fascinujúce príbehy týchto päťdesiatich žien. Kráčali novými cestami, zachraňovali životy, zastávali sa chudobných, chorých, opustených, zomierajúcich. Niektoré dokonca pre svoju vieru zomreli. Boli misionárky, kazateľky, spisovateľky, abolicionistky, lekárky, učiteľky, a aktivistky – skutočné líderky v každom slova zmysle. Príbehy týchto žien, sú naše príbehy. Prechádzame podobnými údoliami, zdolávame podobné vrcholy.

****THE MEMOIR WHICH KICKSTARTED ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN'S FALL FROM GRACE**** 'If books can shape history, this is one.' DAILY MAIL #1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** WINNER OF THE OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR, BEST NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AND FREEDOM TO PUBLISH AWARD AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2026 ** ** WINNER OF THE CAPITAL CRIME FINGERPRINT TRUE CRIME AWARD 2026** The UK's bestselling memoir. The book that's changing the world. An empowering true story of surviving abuse and fighting for justice. 'Make no mistake: this is a book about power, corruption, industrial-scale sex abuse and the way in which institutions sided with the perpetrator over his victims. . . . But it is also a book about how a young woman becomes a hero. . . . Important [and] courageous.' GUARDIAN The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. This is her story. In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. Nobody's Girl is the riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity. Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell's grasp at nineteen. Giuffre remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to waive anonymity and not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims. The pages of Nobody's Girl preserve her voice-and her legacy-forever. Nobody's Girl is an astonishing affirmation of Giuffre's unshakable will-first, to claw her way out of victimhood, and then to shine light on wrongdoing and fight for a safer, fairer world. Equal parts intimate and fierce, it is a remarkable narrative of fortitude in the face of depravity and despair.

Keď dieťa opustí rodnú krajinu, neberie si so sebou len kufor. Nesie si spomienky, bolesť, nádej aj túžbu nájsť svoje miesto vo svete. Cudzia krajina je autentický príbeh o dospievaní, hľadaní domova, sile odpustenia a odvahe začať odznova. Pokračovanie knihy Truhlica spomienok prináša hlboké životné príbehy, ktoré ukazujú, že aj tie najťažšie skúšky môžu človeka priviesť k sebe samému.

Prečo sa vám v niektorých obdobiach života darí takmer vo všetkom a v iných máte pocit, že napriek rovnakej snahe sa všetko deje proti vám? Ak ste si túto otázku niekedy položili, nie ste sami. Keď sa dnes obzriete na váš život späť, pravdepodobne uvidíte, že neplynul po priamke. Boli obdobia, keď veci prirodzene zapadali do seba, prichádzali vám nové príležitosti a rozhodnutia prinášali aj výsledky. A potom prišli do vášho života obdobia plné zmien, nečakaných zvratov, pochybností alebo pocitu, že napriek rovnakej snahe sa výsledky jednoducho nedostavili. Alebo nie také, aké by ste chceli. Väčšina ľudí sa snaží pochopiť jednotlivé udalosti svojho života. Kniha CYKLY vám však môže pomôcť pochopiť súvislosti a načasovanie medzi nimi. Ukazuje, že mnohé udalosti, či už svetové alebo tie, ktoré prežívame, nemusia byť náhodné. Môžu byť súčasťou väčších zákonitostí a prirodzených cyklov, ktoré ovplyvňujú nielen prírodu, ale aj ekonomiku, podnikanie, investovanie, vzťahy, spoločnosť a život každého človeka. Autor v knihe prepája poznatky z histórie, psychológie, ekonomiky, prírodných zákonitostí, dlhoročného pozorovania ľudských príbehov, či dokonca numerológie do jedného zrozumiteľného konceptu, ktorý vám môže pomôcť lepšie porozumieť obdobiu, ktoré práve teraz možno prežívate aj vy. Ukazuje, že mnohé udalosti v našom živote dávajú väčší zmysel, keď ich prestaneme vnímať oddelene a začneme ich vidieť ako súčasť väčšieho celku. Niektoré knihy vám prinášajú nové informácie. Kniha CYKLY vám však môže pomôcť pochopiť, prečo sa vám niektoré veci v živote opakujú. A ako to, že sa určité príležitosti objavujú zrovna v určitých obdobiach. Takisto vám dá nový pohľad aj na to: • Prečo niektoré vaše rozhodnutia prinášajú výsledky a iné nie, hoci ste sa snažili ešte viac. • Kvôli čomu sa niektoré životné témy vracajú do vášho života znova a znova. • Či a ako nás ovplyvňuje prostredie, odvetvie a osoby v našom okolí. • A ako to, že udalosti, ktoré vám dnes nedávajú zmysel, často začnú dávať zmysel až pri pohľade späť. Pri čítaní knihy možno zistíte, že obdobie, ktoré ste doteraz považovali za zlyhanie, bolo v skutočnosti prirodzenou súčasťou vášho vývojového cyklu. Vďaka tomu možno lepšie pochopíte niektoré svoje rozhodnutia, vzťahy alebo životné zmeny. Objavíte medzi všetkým súvislosti, ktoré ste si doteraz nevšimli a dokonca sa budete vedieť pripraviť na budúce cyklické situácie s predstihom. V knihe sa dozviete: • prečo sa život neodohráva po priamke, ale v opakujúcich sa cykloch, • kvôli čomu sa niektoré životné témy vracajú dovtedy, kým ich skutočne nepochopíme, • ako viete rozpoznať obdobie, v ktorom sa práve nachádzate, • ako fungujú osobné 9-ročné životné cykly, • ako nás ovplyvňujú svetové, ekonomické, realitné či generačné cykly, • ako sa cykly prejavujú v podnikaní, investovaní, kariére, vzťahoch aj osobnom rozvoji, • prečo rovnaké rozhodnutie môže v rôznych obdobiach priniesť odlišné výsledky, • akú úlohu zohráva správne načasovanie pri úspechu jednotlivcov, firiem aj spoločnosti. Kniha je určená pre: • ľudí, ktorí chcú lepšie porozumieť vlastnému životu a svojim rozhodnutiam, • podnikateľov, manažérov a investorov hľadajúcich širšie súvislosti, • každého, kto sa nachádza na životnej križovatke alebo v období zmien, • čitateľov zaujímajúcich sa o psychológiu, osobný rozvoj, históriu, spiritualitu a zákonitosti života, • ľudí, ktorí majú pocit, že za zdanlivým chaosom existuje určitý poriadok. CYKLY nie sú knihou o predpovedaní budúcnosti. Sú knihou, ktorá vám môže pomôcť lepšie pochopiť vlastný život. Uvidieť súvislosti medzi udalosťami, ktoré ste doteraz vnímali oddelene a pochopiť, prečo niektoré obdobia prišli práve vtedy, keď prišli. Možno si po prvýkrát uvedomíte, že nie všetko, čo ste považovali za náhodu, bolo náhodou. A možno zistíte, že mnohé obdobia, ktoré ste považovali za chybu, osobné zlyhanie alebo krok vedľa, boli v skutočnosti prirodzenou súčasťou vášho životného cyklu a že sa dajú dokonca predvídať do budúcnosti. Pretože keď pochopíte, v akej fáze svojho cyklu sa práve nachádzate, mnohé veci vo vašom živote začnú konečne dávať väčší zmysel. A zároveň možno zistíte, že správne načasovanie býva pri dôležitých rozhodnutiach rovnako dôležité ako samotná snaha.

Môže jedno priateľstvo zmeniť pohľad na celý svet? Kniha Ako byť In(kluzívny)? citlivými príbehmi učí deti empatii, rešpektu a prijatiu rozmanitosti. Prostredníctvom stretnutí s rovesníkmi, ktorí sú v niečom odlišní, deti prirodzene spoznávajú, že každý človek je jedinečný a hodnotný. Príbehy dopĺňajú praktické tipy pre rodičov a učiteľov od odborníčky na inkluzívne vzdelávanie PaedDr. Sone Grofčíkovej, PhD., vďaka ktorým sa kniha stáva nielen pútavým čítaním, ale aj užitočnou pomôckou pre rodiny a školy. Kniha vznikla v spolupráci s PaedDr. Soňou Grofčíkovou, PhD., vedúcou Katedry pedagogiky PF UKF v Nitre a odborníčkou na inkluzívne vzdelávanie.

„Ne feledjük! Épp azért, mert nem látjuk, azért alakíthatjuk mi magunk a sorsunkat.” Kisimi Icsiró és Koga Fumitake szerzőpáros a többmilliós példányszámban elkelt Vállald fel bátran önmagad után új könyvében sokkal gyakorlatiasabban közelíti meg a boldogság elérésének kérdését. A korábban megismert két szereplő visszatér: a fiatalember ismét felkeresi a filozófust, mert útmutatásra van szüksége. Hogyan valósíthatóak meg a filozófustól tanult alapelvek a hétköznapi életben? Mit tehetünk konkrétan a boldogságért? Hogyan váltható az elmélet tettekre? A válasz egyszerű: a boldogság soha nem cél, hanem a jelenben folyamatosan meghozott tudatos döntés, amelyhez nélkülözhetetlen a múlt terheinek és mások elvárásainak elengedése. Csak az énközpontú szemléletünkön felülemelkedve teremthetjük meg azt az életet, amelyet valóban élni szeretnénk. A Vállald fel bátran a boldogságot iránytűként szolgálhat ahhoz, hogyan tanulhatjuk meg szeretni önmagunkat, miként vállalhatjuk fel az életünk feladatait, és főképp: hogyan lehetünk elég bátrak a szeretethez.

Perfect for readers of HOT MILK or THE GUEST, FEMALE, NUDE is propulsive, sexy, thought-provoking fiction, a beach read with a brain, tender, provocative and relatable. Sophie, a painter, is holidaying with friends in a stunning villa in Greece - her best friend Helena is shortly to be married, and this is the last time she and her friends will be together as single women. But life has treated them so differently since their university days, that Sophie is questioning everything about their friendship. Meanwhile her partner, Greg, is desperate for them to try for a baby, but she wants to devote herself to her art - and there are other, deeper forces, pulling the two of them in opposite directions. In the course of the holiday, Sophie paints a nude portrait of her friend Alessia, and becomes involved in an intense affair with Ky, who lives and works on the island. Both the painting, and the affair, will challenge everything Sophie thinks she knows, about art, about motherhood, about sex - and about how and with whom she wants to spend the rest of her life.