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Let the Great World Spin
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWinner of the Dublin Impac International PrizeWinner of Best Foreign Novel Award Weshanhu AwardWinner of the Grinzane AwardWinner of the Prix DeauvilleWinner of the Ambassador Book AwardWinner of the Medici Book Club PrizeWinner of the Aspen Literary Prize‘A wow of a novel – rich, humane, brilliantly written and as deep as it is wide’ The Times____________________________________ New York, August 1974: a man is walking in the sky. Between the newly built Twin Towers, the man twirls through the air. Far below, the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan, a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire, a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara, a drug-addled young artist; Gloria, solid and proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie, a hooker who used to dream of a better life; and Jazzlyn, her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York. In the shadow of one reckless and beautiful act, these disparate lives will collide, and be transformed for ever. ‘A glorious, thumping tale of intersecting lives, told in a language that all but sings’ Kamila Shamsie‘One of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years ... an emotional tour de force’ New York Times ‘McCann has reinvented the city of New York in all its breathing, fighting, whining, joyous clamour’ Peter Carey, Observer
Eurovision
With a foreword from Graham Norton
This is the official 70th anniversary celebration and your ultimate backstage pass to the magic of Eurovision, the cultural phenomenon that has united millions of people across the globe. The history of the show is told through the legendary artists who have defined the contest over the past 70 years - seven decades of glitz, glamour, and unforgettable performances.
From ABBA's iconic win for Sweden in 1974 to Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra's memorable performance in 2022, Eurovision chronicles the moments that made you laugh, cry and cheer.
This is a must-have for die-hard Eurovision fans, complete with the photography and backstories behind the most memorable acts, the controversies that shook the stage, and the fashion statements through the decades.
Drawing: Antony Gormley
A comprehensive overview of Antony Gormley's drawings from 1980 to the present, with insightful texts from the artist and major contributors.
'What is drawing?' the artist asks in the prologue to Drawing: Antony Gormley. 'What does it mean to draw?' This beautifully illustrated volume presents the first comprehensive overview of Antony Gormley's drawings from 1980 to the present day, offering an intimate and enlightening window into the artist's vision.
Illustrating over 400 works, many of which have never been seen or published before, this major new publication traces Gormley's exploration of drawing as a vital form of thought and feeling. The artist's own reflections punctuate the book with deeply personal insights into his process, including ruminations on drawing's possibilities - 'the act of drawing is its own experimental field, a journey into the unarmed parts of our internal landscape' - and meditations on 'the intrinsic qualities of substances and liquids', from charcoal, mushroom ink and blood to the earth beneath our feet.
Accompanying Gormley's writings are perceptive texts by Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Iversen, Daisy Hildyard, W.J.T. Mitchell and Merlin Sheldrake. Each contributor offers a unique perspective on Gormley's work and the wider meaning of drawing as an act of exploration and transformation.
Drawing: Antony Gormley stands as both a personal and artistic journey. As Gormley himself reflects, 'Drawings have immediacy. In a good session, drawing can be like going for a rugged, physical adventure on a blustery day with changing conditions of light and rain. A day passed without drawing is a day lost.'
Survival Show
DARKNESS, DRAMA AND DEATH FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING* AUTHOR OF CLEAN AND HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN.SING FOR YOUR LIFE! Welcome to the New Alliance – a reimagined world after a war and a flood. Taryn Beck and her family don’t have much, and her younger brother needs vital medication to survive. Medication they can’t access or afford. Taryn secretly enters Network G’s reality show: Starmaker, the most watched TV show in the world. The rules are simple; young women from all over the globe compete to join an all-singing, all-dancing pop outfit, DOLLHOU5E. If you win, a life of luxury, stardom and wealth awaits . . . But there’s a catch. Eliminated contestants are literally eliminated; “volunteered” to Project Population, an initiative designed to cull the community. Sequestered in the sinister Dreamhouse, and filmed 24 hours-a-day, Taryn soon realises that reality TV is far from real. She and her fellow trainees are pitted against each other in cruel challenges. Working with gorgeous boyband mentor, Cade, Taryn covertly plots to expose this brutal regime and destroy Starmaker from the inside. Get ready for the performance of Taryn’s life.The explosive new YA novel from Juno Dawson. *Her Majesty’s Royal Coven reached TCM category number one on 26th July 2022.
Great Literary Sisters
Sisterly relationships feature prominently in some of our best-loved classic literature. From Jane and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice to Hasina and Nazneen in Brick Lane, they have provided inspiration for novelists over the centuries. Sisters can be best friends, mother figures, rivals, heroes, sounding boards or partners in crime, depending on literary genre, era, or the demands of plot. They can bring into focus the changing roles of women in society, especially in literature that predates the twentieth century, such as Middlemarch, The Woman in White and The Old Wives’ Tale. Their bonds with younger or older siblings, like those of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in Little Women, are often complex and nuanced, and occasionally devastating. Covering childhood, adventure, affairs of the heart and mental health, this book explores the role of sisters in twenty individual entries, each one providing a synopsis and analysis of the work in question. Including writers as diverse as Charles Dickens, E.M. Forster, J.D. Salinger, Toni Morrison and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, it makes the perfect read for book-loving sisters whatever their connection.
Claimed By The Enemy
Her Enemy's Secret Son Keeping his son close. Keeping her closer! Laurel’s whirlwind affair with tycoon Xander Xenakis shattered when he accused her of theft. So she walked away, carrying her pride, the truth—and his baby. Years later, Xander discovers her secret, and time hasn’t dulled his fury. The Greek won’t be denied his son. Yet each fraught interaction with Xander is scorchingly hot. It’s just a matter of time before they both ignite! To Have & To Hate Wedded in hate… Bedded for pleasure! Ivy Amis swore she’d never return to her cruel stepfather’s castello, but she’ll endure it to secure the money her charity needs. There she's confronted by her debauched—and deliciously naked—stepbrother, Giaco Tavian. Plus the bombshell that to claim her inheritance, they must wed! The real challenge is having the full brunt of Giaco’s sinful attention. Especially when their powerful desire is unleashed… Includes 2 titles! Perfect for fans of: 💸 Billionaire 🔥 Enemies to lovers 👶 Secret baby
Blake & Mortimer - The Complete Collection Vol. 5
The two-parter Professor Sato's Three Formulae was the last Blake and Mortimer adventure written by Jacobs, and its second part would only be completed years after his death by Bob de Moor. A story set in Japan in the author's time, where the advanced technologies on display look more like foreshadowing than science-fiction. The third album in this collected edition, The Francis Blake Affair is a pure spy thriller, the sort that Jean Van Hamme does so well - a descent into Hell for Blake and an unquestionable success that ensured Blake & Mortimer would live on. Finally, the bonus material explains in detail the circumstances of how Van Hamme and Ted Benoit took over the series.
Cypress Hill: Black Sunday (Deluxe Edition)
From the weirdo mind of actor, writer, and producer Emily Hampshire (SCHITT'S CREEK, CHAPELWAITE, 12 MONKEYS), AMELIA AIERWOOD: Basic Witch follows the least-favorite daughter of L.A.'s most famous family of witches, the Aierwoods. Amelia's sisters have all followed in the footsteps of their prominent parents but everything Amelia does is just a little... off-brand. A late bloomer who has yet to find her calling, Amelia uses her powers for mostly mundane problems but even those lead to magical misfires. As her family's fame continues to rise, they have no choice but to exclude their bumbling black-sheep daughter from the next great chapter of the Aierwoods - reality TV! With the help of her adopted brother Spaghetti - who she accidentally turned into a yeti... long story - Amelia must carve her own path outside of her family's influence.
Človek a svet práce 1
Pracovná učebnica Človek a svet práce 1 pre prvý cyklus základného vzdelávania vytvorená podľa nového Štátneho vzdelávacieho programu 2023. Je plná zaujímavých aktivít, ktoré žiakov naučia, ako sa orientovať v rôznych situáciách, ako riešiť problémy, ale aj ako myslieť kreatívne.Každá kapitola je pripravená tak, aby žiaci mohli skúmať, vytvárať, spolupracovať so spolužiakmi a spolužiačkami, hľadať správne odpovede alebo sa pokúsili vykonať úlohy s ceruzkou a nožnicami.
That Time Everything Was On Fire
'A wonderful book, with the beauty, warmth and solidarity of female friendship at its core' 'An excellent debut novel from a writer with a very perceptive take on modern womanhood' 'So good, so addictive, so relatable and so realistic!' *** Sam and Daisy have been best friends since university. Back then Daisy was a wild, Fleetwood Mac-obsessed girl descended from the Yorkshire Moors, while Sam’s youth was misspent traipsing around Liverpool on shopping trips and nights out. But as they lean against each other on a wooden bench in the tired garden of their beloved local pub, gazing out at Sam’s wedding, they have no idea that their paths are about to truly diverge for the first time. As Sam’s desire to become a mother consumes her, and Daisy’s inability to resist temptation haunts her, these best of friends will lose sight of themselves – and each other. With each misstep and unintentional betrayal the gulf widens. But can they build a bridge, or will they let it burn? *** 'An assured and clever debut' Kate Kemp, author of The Grapevine 'Warm, witty and deeply romantic' Lauren Bravo, author of Probably Nothing ‘Heart-warming, funny and so relatable’ Laura Dockrill, author of I Love You, I Love You, I Love You ‘Spending time with the characters – in their hope, uncertainty and banter – was like being amongst friends’ Gabrielle Griffiths, author of Greater Sins ‘A heartfelt kaleidoscope of female friendship’ Roxy Dunn, author of As Young as This ‘A must-read full of heart’ Stephanie Steel, author of The Train from Platform 2 ‘A touching, true-to-life story of friendship, the tensions and pressures of your thirties, and proper Northern representation’ Sarah Handyside, author of Instructions for Heartbreak ‘Sharp and observant, warm and touching’ Bonnie Burke-Patel, author of Dead as Gold ‘Warm, witty and charming, reading That Time Everything Was on Fire feels like gossiping with your best mates in a pub garden and finally feeling the sun on your skin after a long winter’ Marni Appleton, author of I Hope You’re Happy ‘A beautiful ode to the female friendships that carry us through our lives, with all their many complications’ Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick ‘A heartfelt and timely debut’ Elspeth Wilson, author of These Mortal Bodies
A Biblia Éva, Judit és Mária Magdolna szerint
A Biblia történetei évszázadokon át formálták kultúránkat, mégis a magyarázatok és újramesélések gyakran háttérbe szorították a női szereplők hangját. Ez a kötet ezen változtat. A jól ismert eseményeket most Éva, Judit, Mária Magdolna és más bibliai nők mesélik el - saját szavaikkal, saját nézőpontjukból. A könyv érzékenyen és bátor frissességgel mutatja meg, miként élhették meg ők a teremtést, a hitet, a kísértést, a veszteséget és a reményt.
A mű nemcsak hiánypótló vállalkozás, hanem kifejezetten olvasmányos is: irodalmi igényességgel, mégis közérthetően közelít az ősi szövegekhez. Új fényt vet a legismertebb történetekre, miközben emberközelivé teszi a bibliai alakokat. Azok számára is élvezetes és befogadható olvasmány, akik kevésbé jártasak a Bibliában, hiszen a személyes hangvétel, az érzelmi mélység és a modern narráció hidat képez múlt és jelen között.
Ez a könyv egyszerre újraértelmezés és felfedezés: meghívás arra, hogy a Bibliát ne csak olvassuk, hanem meghalljuk benne azokat a hangokat is, amelyek túl sokáig maradtak csendben.
LATERAL COOKING
Do you feel you that you follow recipes slavishly without understanding how they actually work? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours?
Well look no further - in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark The Flavour Thesaurus, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 'starting-point' recipes, Lateral Cooking including plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials - and then building it back up again.
So, under 'Bread', Niki guides you through flatbreads, oatcakes, buckwheat noodles, chapattis and tortillas, showing you how they are all variations on one theme. A few simple tweaks and you can make soda bread, scones or cobbler. And so on, through breads and batters, broths, stews and dals, one dish leading to another.
Lateral Cooking is as inspirational and entertaining a read as it is a practical guide. Once you have the hang of each starting point, a wealth of new flavour combinations awaits, each related in Niki's signature combination of culinary science, history, chefs' wisdom and entertaining personal anecdote.
Niki shows you that recipes you had thought were outside of your experience are reassuringly similar to things you've made a dozen times before, giving you the confidence to experiment with flavour. The variations that follow are a springboard of inspiration to the contents of your fridge and kitchen cupboards.
In these pages, you will discover to cook 'by heart' - and that's where the fun really begins.
Šumavský upír, 3. vydání
Projekt 3x 100 hororů přináší čtenářům ve třech svazcích kompletní soubor všech povídek, které na téma hrůzy, mystiky, záhrobí a nevysvětlitelných záhad Miloslav Švandrlík napsal.
Autorův vynalézavý způsob, jak čtenáře vyděsit či alespoň postrašit, a přitom ho vtipně pobavit, si konzumenti příběhů o upírech, krvelačných monstrech nebo vlkodlacích oblíbili už dávno. Důkazem je mimo jiné i umístění výběru 100 nejlepších hororů v první desítce knih, které si mládež zapsala do čtenářských deníků žáků 9. tříd základních škol.
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Hodinový hoteliér
Landovského kultovní hra se odehrává ve zpustlém bytě, který dva stárnoucí muži pronajímají „na hodinu“ dvěma mladým milencům. Jejich absurdní dialogy odhalují touhu po smysluplném životě. Vtipně vystavěná hra jemně satiricky pohlíží na mezilidské vztahy, samotu i touhu po nalezení smyslu života. Úspěšné drama ze šedesátých let vychází jako 200. svazek edice D. Landovského kultovní hra se odehrává ve zpustlém bytě, který dva stárnoucí muži pronajímají „na hodinu“ dvěma mladým milencům. Jejich absurdní dialogy odhalují touhu po smysluplném životě. Vtipně vystavěná hra jemně satiricky pohlíží na mezilidské vztahy, samotu i touhu po nalezení smyslu života. Úspěšné drama ze šedesátých let vychází jako 200. svazek edice D.
The Easy Garden
Do you step into your garden and feel overwhelmed by the task at hand? Or maybe you find yourself baffled by the sheer amount of gardening information and just want to know what needs doing right now?
Fear not, Michael Griffiths is here to give you some straight-talking advice, month by month.
The Easy Garden breaks down the year into jobs for each month, with simple step-by-steps showing you what to do. From how to prune wisteria to how to install a water butt, you will find straightforward guidance on gardening techniques, how to troubleshoot problems, and handy projects. Discover how taking small, consistent steps in your garden actually makes a big difference.
No jargon, no fluff: just good advice for a beautiful outside space, the easy way.
Světlo na Lavélu
Píše se rok 1929 a svět stojí na pokraji velkých změn. Finn Evans je úspěšný bostonský bankéř s tajemstvím, které by mohlo ohrozit celý jeho pečlivě vystavěný idylický život. Isabelle Lazarová, mladá ukrajinská farmářka, ve své domovině prochází neskutečnými útrapami ve snaze vyprostit svou rodinu z železného sevření Sovětského svazu. Poté co o vlásek unikne velkému hladomoru, se sama, bez svých dětí a manžela, vylodí na dalekých březích Ameriky. Osud svede Finna a Isabelle dohromady v době, kdy hrozí, že krach na burze způsobí kolaps jeho světa. Na pozadí velké hospodářské krize a zkoušek, jež jim jejich nový život přichystal, mezi nimi roste nepopiratelný cit, který oba musejí skrývat.
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Last One Out
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller'A book to get lost in' Ann Cleeves'Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down' Marian KeyesFive years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses. One set in. One set out. Now, his mother Ro returns to the dying town of Carralon Ridge. The community is a ghost of its former self, fractured by the encroaching mining operation and years of unspoken grief. Ro is looking for answers. But in a town where everyone is leaving, the few who remain are guarding closely held secrets. In this disappearing landscape, can Ro find the truth before the dust settles forever?'I was glued to it for days' – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things'An exquisite lament for a lost son, a lost marriage and a lost town with a dark mystery at its heart' – Daily Mail'The drama grows to a spectacular crescendo that will leave you gasping’ Daily Express
Clown Town
The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from the Author of Slow Horses.
MI5's First Desk, Diana Taverner, doesn't appreciate threats.
So when those involved in a covert operation during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland threaten to expose the ugly side of state security, Taverner goes on the offensive. And when that happens, people get hurt.
Over at Slough House, the repository for failed spies, the slow horses are hard at work: belittling each other, pushing paper, and marking time. Their boss, Jackson Lamb, wants them at their desks, but the slow horses are always looking for a way back on to Spook Street.
Meanwhile, another slow horse, River Cartwright, is waiting to be passed fit for work. At a loose end, and with his grandfather - a legendary former spy - long dead, River investigates the secrets of the old man's library, and a mysteriously missing book. What stories will it hold? And who wants those stories to stay silent?
After all, spies lie, they betray, it's what they do.
Mr Beans Entertaining Escapades
A laugh-out-loud comic collection for kids aged 7-10!
Get ready for uncontrollable giggles with Mr Bean's Entertaining Escapades - a riotous collection of ten original comic strip adventures featuring the world's most loveable oddball!
From scrapyard survival, to homemade electricity and a gigantic cake . . . it's loaded with mischief, mayhem and giggles.
Packed with full-colour illustrations, visual gags and classic Mr Bean chaos, this book is perfect for young readers, reluctant readers, or anyone who loves a bit of silly fun.
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