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Loss: The New Collection
Losing someone casts us adrift in a lonely sea of grief, one that can be hard to navigate and is frequently overwhelming. Donna's wise words help us feel less alone on even the hardest of days, and bring comfort, hope and understanding.
She also gently reminds us that love and grief are two sides of the same coin, and that great grief is born only of great love. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition of Loss brings together all of Donna Ashworth's poems for the bereaved from across her bestselling collections as well as a selection of previously unpublished poems.
Zahrada prostřená
Tahle kniha je křížencem kuchařky, krásné literatury a romantického vyznání jedné divotvorné zahradě v historickém jádru jihomoravského Mikulova. Kromě několika odrůd vinné révy, dvou fíkovníků a třiceti keřů růží v ní roste i spousta voňavých bylin a jedlého plevele. A všechny je potřeba poznat a ochutnat. Z hrnců se line vůně levandule, šeříku a damašských růží, v kastrolu probublávají závitky z vinných listů a na kamnech se suší fíky.
Z lyrické procházky polodivokou pálavskou zahradou v doprovodu svérázného domorodého průvodce, který rozumí tajemství dřeva a řeči přírody, vzešly dva tucty receptů, podle nichž zvládne uvařit každý.
The Age of Diagnosis
From autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good? The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn.
Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be 'normal'. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before they're even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.
An accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses aren't as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients.
Drawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan overturns long held assumptions and reframes how we think about illness and health.
The Cat That Walked by Himself and Other Tales
‘The wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself.'
From the heart-warming wiles of 'The Cat Who Walked by Himself' to the whimsical rhymes of 'How the Whale Got His Throat’, this Little Puffin Clothbound Classic collects the most lyrical, inventive and enchantingly funny of Kipling's animal allegories into a perfectly giftable hardback edition.
The Fishermans Gift
The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back?
The unforgettable story of a tragic love affair, a lost boy and a tiny seafaring village finding new hope as its secrets come to light.
Dorothy first came to Skerry when she was a hopeful young teacher, but she has never felt at home. Misunderstandings with the other women in the village have left her isolated from their close-knit circle. And then there is Joseph, the soft-spoken fisherman who stirred up her heart all those years ago but does everything he can to avoid her now.
But when Joseph finds a little boy washed up on Skerry’s windswept beach, barely alive, his arrival unearths the villagers’ buried secrets. As the snow cuts Skerry off from the rest of the world, Dorothy agrees to look after the child – and finds herself thrown together again with Joseph, after years of keeping their distance…
Road to Rouen
ROAD TO ROUEN: Fans of one or more of thefollowing should find something to enjoy in this set of stories: motorcycling,jazz, Belgium, wordplay, Early Music, the Dutch, aesthetics, Tallis' 40-partmotet, East Africa, ribaldry, bars, the Book of Psalms, mildly uncharitableobservation, very high speaking voices, and sausage rolls.
I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There
Renting is a nightmare...Áine should be feeling happy with her life. She’s just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios and organic vegetable shops. They even have a garden. And yet, from the moment they move in, Áine can''t shake the sense that there''s something not quite right about the place...It''s not just the humourless estate agent and nameless landlord: it''s the chill that seeps through the draughty windows; the damp spreading from the cellar door; the way the organic fruit and veg never lasts as long as it should. And most of all, it''s the upstairs neighbours, whose very presence makes peaceful coexistence very difficult indeed.The longer Áine spends inside the flat - pretending to work from home; dissecting messages from the friends whose lives seem to have moved on without her - the less it feels like home. And as Áine fixates on the cracks in the ceiling, it becomes harder to ignore the cracks in her relationship with Elliott...Brilliantly observed and darkly funny, I Want to Go Home But I’m Already There is a ghost story set in the rental crisis. A wonderfully clear-eyed portrait of loneliness, loss and belonging, it examines what it means to feel at home.''Absorbing and eerie ... Full of wry observations about the status markers of modern life ... A hugely enjoyable portrait of the horrors of renting'' Sunday Times''A brilliant satire of London''s horrific housing market ... It got under my skin in a way that made me shiver'' Guardian''A document of hellish times and a map of our relationships with others, ourselves, and our demons – metaphorical and literal'' New Statesman''One of the best things I''ve read on the psychological horrors of private renting, and what damp, overpriced flats can do to our emotional lives. Hilarious, horrifying, truly original. I loved it'' Oisín McKenna, author of Evenings and Weekends''Róisín Lanigan has been threatening to be the next great Irish writer for ages, so I''m glad she''s finally sat down and done it'' Joel Golby
A Woman of Spirit
Heartbroken by unrequited love, courage will guide her path . . . When Molly and her best friend both fall in love with Harry Spencer, their former closeness is strained, but Molly quickly turns her mind to the Suffragette movement, finding solace and passion in helping their cause. With the outbreak of the Great War, the local community hear rumours that Molly has been delivering white feathers, a symbol of cowardice, and she is cast out by everyone she holds dear. In times of despair, can Molly hold on to hope and prove the truth that’s in her hear? rom beloved author Margaret Dickinson, A Woman of Spirit is a touching, romantic story set during the First World War. Readers LOVE Margaret Dickinson:'It brought a tear to my eyes, which in my 62 years a book has never done. And such a beautiful and happy ending' 'Couldn't stop reading''Never found a Margaret Dickinson book yet that disappointed''From the first line of the book the reader is swept away by wonderful characters''Having read Margaret Dickinson's books for over 20 years now, I can safely say she is one of my favourite authors''A real page-turner'
Zooarchaeology of Ancient Greek Sanctuaries in Southwestern Sicily
Zooarchaeology of Ancient Greek Sanctuaries in Southwestern Sicily addresses the topic of ancient Greek sacrificial practices that were performed in the western colonies of Sicily between the 7th and 3rd centuries BC. The approach is primarily centered on zooarchaeology, focusing on the analysis of faunal assemblages derived from three crucial sacred areas associated with the outstanding poleis of Selinus and Akragas. Adopting a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, the study incorporates current methods in zooarchaeology alongside taphonomic investigations to explore how animals were used for ritual purposes. By repositioning animals within their central role in ancient sacrificial practice, the results have enriched our understanding of the various ritual activities that took place in Selinus and Akragas, providing a more complete view of how religious beliefs were expressed by the ancient inhabitants of these cities. The analyses have confirmed customary patterns of animal sacrifice as reported by literary and epigraphic sources (e.g. thysia and holocaust) as well as shedding light on less frequent ritual practices followed by ancient Greek communities (e.g. foundation sacrifices). Thanks to the large quantity of remains analyzed, the results go beyond the characterization of the sacrificial practice performed in the two poleis, providing significant insights from an extra-regional perspective involving the wider ancient Greek world. The book constitutes the first synthesis on the zooarchaeology of Greek Sicily, providing a substantial amount of new data which fills a noted void in zooarchaeological research due to the still limited use of faunal assemblage analysis in defining the religious landscape of ancient Greek Sicily.
Dream Dictionary For Dummies
A fun guide to drawing meaning and purpose from your dreams Have you ever had a dream that seemed overwhelmingly important but equally obscure? Have you ever struggled to figure out exactly what your dreams mean or why you’re having them? Dream Dictionary For Dummies, 2nd Edition delivers an easy-to-read roadmap to dream interpretation designed to uncover the hidden meanings from your most vivid and frequent dreams or any dream that piques your interest. Discover the strategies, techniques, and tips you need to know to make sense of your dreams and reveal purpose and meaning that can be applied to your daily life. Inside: Discover interpretive guides for common themes and ideas encountered in dreamsFind an extensive list of symbols to help you understand what means whatExplore hands-on examples of dream interpretations to assist you in interpreting your own dreams and those of others A powerful guide to help you use your dreams to resolve difficulties and make decisions, Dream Dictionary For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains how to uncover hidden messages, explore submerged desires, wants, and needs and identify what it all symbolizes.
The Perfect Match
'Sweet and fun the whole way through!' Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil'Pacy and pitch-perfect!' Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This ChristmasAll is fair in love and rivalry... Dina is done. She's burn out after years in corporate London and now is working in her family's struggling Bangladeshi restaurant. The last thing she expects is to be roped into coaching a football team of disadvantaged amateur players - or to say yes. Maya is back. She could have had a brilliant career, but it all went...well wrong. Now she's back home, back in her childhood bedroom. Her only escape is agreeing to coach her old secondary school's team. It doesn't take long for them to bump into each other again and for as long as anyone can remember, Dina and Maya were rivals. But will the very game that tore them apart bring them back togethe? n enemies-to-lovers and angsty queer Bend it like Beckham meets Cross the Line jampacked with quirky side characters who cannot help but intervene to push their uptight managers together. Praise for The Perfect Match: 'Fans of Jaigirdar's debut sapphic adult romance will stamp and cheer like Dina and Maya's #1 fan' Lillie Vale, USA Today bestselling author of Wrapped with a Beau and The Shaadi Set-Up'This sapphic sports romance should be on everyone's radar! I truly couldn't put it down' Anam Iqbal, author of The Exes
Murder at the Colosseum
1900. Archaeologist Abigail Wilson returns to the Eternal City as a guest speaker for a festival on Classical Rome, although she also hopes the trip will be a well-earned holiday for herself and her husband, private investigator Daniel Wilson. However, the bloody history of the ancient arena seeps into the present with the violent murder of one of Abigail's colleagues and his wife at the Colosseum itself. Moving from the Forum to the Spanish Steps, Rome is suddenly the backdrop of another investigation for the Museum Detectives who clash with local authorities and a rising mafia influence in a race to uncover the truth.
Pandemic of Lunacy
"Brilliant, the corrective we need to pull the nation back from the abyss of unreason."—Dean KoontzA bestselling moral philosopher dissects and explodes the crazy—but deadly serious—ideas that have spread, bred, and metastasized throughout contemporary society. What is happening to the world? Why does it seem like everyone has gone insane? Why are so many things that seemingly everyone believed the day before yesterday suddenly held to be retrograde, hateful, or even criminal? And why are things that everyone seemed to view as lunacy the day before yesterday suddenly taught or even required? In Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy, University of Texas philosopher J. Budziszewski patiently explains the delusions that beset us. Ranging over the topics of morality and happiness, politics and government, family and sexuality, the real and the unreal, and God and religion, Budziszewski makes the case for sanity in commonsense language accessible to all. Pandemic of Lunacy will be treasured by any who are troubled or confused, any who wonder whether the world has gone crazy or whether they have, and any who feel the need for a trustworthy guide in a topsy-turvy age.
Clothes to Make You Smile
Clothes to Make You Smile is a picture book biography about Patrick Kelly, one of fashion’s most influential Black designers, joyously told by fashion expert and educator Eric Darnell Pritchard and beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Shannon Wright. Patrick Kelly was one of the most influential fashion designers of the twentieth century, but growing up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he didn’t see many boys who liked to sew. That didn’t stop him from sitting down at his grandma’s table and picking up a needle and thread. Patrick loved the way clothes could make someone feel their best, and he dreamed of creating designs full of joy and whimsy. Those dreams brought him to some of the biggest cities in the world, but when he got there, he was told that his clothes were too vibrant, too tacky, and too much! When the fashion world rejected his designs, Patrick just laughed and carried right on working. He created clothes for people like him, outsiders who didn’t grow up fitting in but weren’t afraid to stand out. He filled his designs with love, and when the world finally recognized his talent, they couldn’t help but smile.
The Shah’s Party
In 1971, the Shah of Iran threw what was declared the Party of the Century. Before it was over, it had been written off as a disaster and helped to precipitate his downfall. The Shah’s Party colourfully captures Iran’s oil-rich boom years. In 1971, eight years before the dynasty fell, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his glamorous wife, Farah Diba, hosted one of the largest gatherings of world leaders ever, celebrating the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy. But this stranger-than-fiction event, staged in a tented city by the ancient ruins of Persepolis, came amidst a rise in leftist agitation and a turn towards political Islam. Ruhollah Khomeini, an exiled mullah, began a relentless campaign against the Shah. A skilled populist, Khomeini tapped into growing inequalities and resentments to push his theocratic vision, particularly among those who had left the countryside in search of work. The Shah’s autocratic style played poorly in a world increasingly concerned with human rights. The Persepolis party became a symbol of Iran’s regime, allowing the Shah’s critics to portray him as repressive and out of touch with the struggles of ordinary people. Khomeini’s novel religious populism and his mastery of messaging steamrollered the Shah; he left it too late to move towards democracy, losing the support of his army, his people and his allies. In 1971, trickles of dissent started to build into a revolutionary torrent that, within a decade, would end the dynasty.
The Fox Outfoxed and Other Tales
Discover the timeless wisdom of Aesop's fables in this beautiful, collectable new Little Puffin Clothbound Classic.
‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’
From the devious tale of 'The Fox Outfoxed' to the sage story of 'Town Mouse and Country Mouse’, this Little Puffin Clothbound Classic collects the best-known and most thought-provoking of Aesop's timeless fables into a perfectly giftable hardback edition.
The Soul Catchers
What if you could come back after death to watch over your loved one, installing yourself in a treasured mug, for example, or perhaps your mother's hearing aid, a diary, or even a climbing frame, to feel the clambering limbs of a beloved younger sister?
Eleven recently deceased protagonists find themselves floating in the afterlife where a nameless ghost offers them a joyous reunion with their loved ones.
But not as you would expect.
In a world where souls linger restlessly around after death, unwilling to depart, The Soul Catchers is a comforting, witty, and surprisingly sensual take on the Japanese folk belief that objects can be inhabited by human presences. Utterly charming and feelgood, Higashi's classic is an original exploration of our eternal reluctance to let go.
My Death
Deeply unnerving and utterly original - the book you will need to talk about. A writer decides to write her next book about a female author and artist unjustly forgotten by history. But what starts as an exciting research project rapidly unravels towards breakdown and horror.
The subject is to be Helen Ralston, an early twentieth-century author who has been systematically written out of history. The narrator sets about investigating her story as an artist, writer and muse to a much more famous man. Amazingly Ralston turns out to be still alive, and although elderly and frail a series of interviews begin.
But a tale about the historic erasure of female voices starts to break down into something even more sinister, bizarre and all-consuming as the narrator uncovers unnerving parallels between Ralston's story and her own...
Dům ticha
Uprostřed smrtících bažin stojí ukrytý Dům ticha. Poslední naděje pro všechny děti, u kterých procedura vyvolala schopnosti příliš strašlivé, než aby se s nimi dalo žít. Nikdo neví, co se děje za jeho zdmi, jak probíhá léčba nebo kam potom děti půjdou.
Birdie podstoupila všelicos, aby se do Domu ticha vetřela jako služebná. Právě sem totiž vedou poslední stopy její mladší sestry Magpie. Dům ale vůbec není takový, jaký čekala. Místo zubožených dětí, které podstoupily proceduru v naději, že tak zaopatří své chudé rodiny, se to tu hemží aristokratickými teenagery s podivnými schopnostmi. A Magpie nikde.
Kam se její sestra poděla? A co má za lubem přízračná Paní domu? Birdie chce přijít pravdě na kloub, ale musí si dát pozor – nebezpečí číhá na každém kroku, a jakmile vás dům jednou umlčí, zmlknete navždy...
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