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The Oldest Bitch Alive
‘Who is Gelsomina to remark on love? Much of life has never happened for her.’Gelsomina lives inside a house made of glass. Its cold, clear form separates her from the world beyond, and her architect owners dictate the monotonous structure of her days. She yearns for something, but she does not know what. Two creatures live inside Gelsomina, her warm flesh a vessel that contains them. They grow stronger while she begins to fade. As time passes, the lovable French bulldog and the parasites she hosts confront questions that have vexed philosophers for centuries: Who designed this life that I am living? Do they have a plan for me? Do I have free will to live my life as I pleas? bold and inventive debut examining the structures that both comfort and constrain us, The Oldest Bitch Alive offers a poignant meditation on our search for meaning.
We're Going on a Teddy Hunt
**A beautiful lift-the-flap book featuring your favourite bunnies - perfect for BEDTIME**THE BUNNIES OF HOPPITY HILL: OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!DISCOVER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESWe're going on a teddy hunt. Come on, sleepyhead!Can you find our teddiesbefore we go to bed? Join the fun as your four favourite bunnies set off on a soothing lift-the-flap bedtime adventure. With four missing teddies to find hidden under the flaps, it’s an interactive and calming treasure hunt, perfect for getting little ones ready for bed. You’ll need to look out for all the sleepy animals along the way – and help get the bunnies back in time to be tucked up with their teddies for a special bedtime story!The perfect gift for every child, full of bedtime calm and sleepy magic, from the bestselling author of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt.
Constructing Female Terrorism
News media reporting on female political violence invariably portrays the perpetrators as duped, naive and exploited, acting from personal rather than political motivations, as anomalous intruders in a masculine realm and de-feminized as monsters. By diminishing their agency, the challenge that women’s violence poses to the gendered national order is contained. Drawing on five comparative case studies spanning more than 70 years of militant campaigns against the UK and France, this book interrogates how media representations of politically violent women are shaped by gender, race, religion, class and geography. It considers how women’s political violence is framed, what influences these portrayals, and what ideological work they perform. In answering these questions, the book reveals how these representations operate as a battleground where the nation’s gendered boundaries are defined and defended, and the national order is reproduced.
Athens and Sparta
Two great cities. One fierce rivalry. Countless untold stories. Athens and Sparta were the two big players in Ancient Greece. United, they helped lead the Greeks in defeating the great Persian invasion. Divided, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the eastern Mediterranean. They were not simply rivals for power, but polar opposites in culture and ideology: Athens was the outward looking, radical democracy with a maritime empire whilst Sparta was militaristic, rigidly disciplined and brutal. Both were experiments in how to run a state, epitomising the extremes of the Greek longing to excel. This is a story of politics and war, but also of culture. In Athens, philosophers dissected the physical and moral world, writers spun forth comedy and drama, and new ideas filled the city. Athens could be vulgar and cruel, but no other state has ever allowed thousands of citizens to debate its laws freely. Sparta was innovative in other ways, with a society divided into strict class groups and an astonishing focus on military training. Both cities were paradoxes – they were at once remarkably ordered and surprisingly prone to savagery. Athens and Sparta tells a remarkable story of the drama and extremity of human behaviour. It draws on ancient sources and modern discoveries and boasts a wide-ranging cast of characters – statesmen, lawgivers, rabble-rousers, philosophers, artists, courtesans, wives and heroes. The history of these cities truly is a microcosm of the human experience, in all its wonder and horror.
Learning On Your Doorstep
A confidence-building, informative and practical guide for Early Years practitioners to taking children on outings in the local area to boost development and support the curriculum.Boost language development, self-esteem and cultural capital for children with Learning On Your Doorstep. This book is a practical guide to help you make the most of the rich variety of learning opportunities that are available to you in your local area to build on and extend the life experiences of the children in your care.From exploring a local laundrette to getting on a bus, all of the outings and experiences are low-cost or no-cost and offer great learning potential. Including case studies and real-life examples, the book takes you step-by-step through each outing and gives details on everything you need to know when taking children out and about. There are details on how to prepare, what to look out for, helpful photos, prompts on language and key vocabulary and ways to follow up and continue the learning in your setting.
Children's Classics: The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Easy Classics)
After Doctor Dolittle’s pet parrot teaches him how to talk to animals, creatures from all over the world start asking him for help. When he hears that there are sick monkeys in Africa, the doctor and seven of his animal friends set sail to cure them. On their journey, they meet a cruel king, a stubborn lion and ruthless pirates. Will Doctor Dolittle overcome these challenges with the aid of his animal friend? bout The Easy Classics Children's Collection Volume 2:A collection of ten of the most well-loved and timeless children’s stories. Fondly repackaged, adapted and illustrated to be enjoyed by readers 7+. Whether you are young or old, these stories are filled with adventure and fun!Readers will skip across the Swiss Alps, journey down the Mississippi River, and return to Wonderland. They’ll meet the infamous Long John Silver, discover how friendship can emerge in the unlikeliest of places, and even come face to face with a wish-granting sand fairy!
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.
Collins British Bird Identifier
Collins British Bird Identifier is a revolution in bird identification. It brings together exceptional new artwork, with a unique, practical and comprehensive guide to the 5 essential features needed to identify every species of British bird. A new approach to bird identification, detailing five unique features that will definitively identify every species of British bird. The Collins British Bird Identifier is an essential field guide for beginners, experts and photographers. Each species is ‘coded’ as common, scarce or rare with coloured dots to denote seasonality. Illustrations are arranged so that confusion species are together with only five features needed to clinch ID. The author, Paul Stancliffe, has synthesised his 50 years of note-taking to bring experienced birdwatchers a memory jogger and provides a fresh strategy for those new to birdwatching. Jeff Baker’s stunning artwork brings these birds to life, using his own extensive experience in their depiction. The definitive guide to the 5 features that identify every species of birdCovers every species of bird seen in the UKEasy to use for the beginner, a memory jogger for expertsAllows everyone to identify birds quicklyA checklist of what you should be looking forSimple code for common or rare speciesColour code from when most likely to be seenWorks as a stand alone book, or as a companion volume to your field guide
Thrills, Spills & Belly Laughs
A riotous peek into the off-beat world of one of football's most recognisable characters, Jon Parkin. The much-travelled journeyman striker played for more than 20 clubs during a career that stretched over two decades, and he has since become a co-host of the hugely popular Undr the Cosh podcast. Known as 'The Beast' due to his height and weight, this gentle giant has a mischievous and irrepressible sense of humour that has won him thousands of fans. Now, Parkin turns his focus to the world of football and celebrity in his own inimitable way. With more than 100 stand-along anecdotes, observations and the occasional rant, Parkin has created a football book for ages, destined to poke fun at The Beautiful Game, the people who run it and the world in general. With Parky, everything is on the table in a hilarious, sideways look at football and the wonderful characters he's come across so far.
Malc's Boy
Malc'sBoy charts a son'sstruggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinityand violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton, a small market town on the fringes ofthe Lake District, as the son of Malc, a prominent publican with a fearsomereputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making aname for himself in the town's hierarchical pub scene, Shaun rebels against hisfather's expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy, Shaun isforced to confront his father's past and escape the life he's been expected tolead.
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
The Counting Game
Into the woods. Count to ten. Only one of us comes home again. 'Sinead Nolan is one to watch' KARIN SLAUGHTER 1995, Ireland. Panic grips the village of Drumsuin when a teenage girl goes missing in the nearby forest. Saoirse is not the first girl to disappear in those woods. And when it’s revealed she was playing the Counting Game that day – a ritual believed to ward off the forest’s evils – old superstitions send the community into turmoil. One person saw what happened to Saoirse. But 9-year-old Jack won’t tell the Gardai. Freya, an English psychotherapist with her own history of grief, is brought in to help the investigators break his silence. As the race to find Saoirse alive accelerates, can Freya make Jack talk? Why is he keeping the forest’s secrets? And who is hell bent on driving Freya out of Drumsuin before the truth is discovered? The Counting Game is a deeply haunting, atmospheric and emotional mystery, from an unmissable new voice in Irish crime fiction, perfect for fans of Tana French, Erin Kelly and Belinda Bauer
Nation of Strangers
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONDear stranger . . . Are you home? Do you feel at home? For how much longe? cross the world the number of refugees and exiles, the dispossessed and displaced, the politically homelessand the economically excluded is growing. Now, Ece Temelkuran, who has for years been a political Cassandra, warning the West about the rise of fascism,has written Nation of Strangers: a series of letters from one stranger to another. It is a book for anyone who feelsalienated by an ever-more monstrous world, and a roadmap for an uncertain future.
The Woman in the Wall
When human remains turn up behind an apartment wall, DI Henrik Jungersen knows he is hunting for a killer that has been hiding in plain sight. Jensen, who should be enjoying maternity leave, is struggling with her own challenge – legendary author Valde Brix says he is her father. But Brix has an ulterior motive: he wants Jensen to use her sleuthing skills to find the stalker who is threatening to ruin his life. When a woman connected to Brix turns up brutally murdered, Jensen and her teenage apprentice Gustav become embroiled in Henrik’s investigation. It becomes clear that the stalker won’t stop,until Brix is destroyed. With growing horror, Jensen realises that her own loved ones are in mortal danger.
After Amen
Pastor and beloved author Tyler Staton shares a personal and profound creativedevotional to draw us deeper into God's truth and beauty. 'Tyler Staton has given a rare gift.' John Mark Comer, Founder & Teacher, Practicing the Way, author of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools'An exquisite offering - lyrical, contemplative, playful and wise.' Pete Greig, Founder of 24-7 Prayer International 'Stunning exploration of poetry and prayer, both accessible and deep.' Dr Amy Orr-Ewing, Founder of Advocate Collective Are you ready to explore the remarkable reality of God's beaut? fter his shocking Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, pastor and author Tyler Staton found himself cast into awilderness of emotion. Amid the struggle, he found strength in the familiar solaces of prayer, contemplation, and Scripture, but also through an unexpected source-writing carefully crafted poetry. Even after going into remission, this practice awakened a new appreciation in Tyler for how God uses beauty to draw us powerfully to himself. After Amen contains inspiring chapters on the role of creativity and beauty in the Christian life, as well as a core of 50 entries which feature biblical reflection, heartfelt prayer, and a short original poem from Tyler. Focusing on Jesus's seven signs in the gospel of John, readers will encounter their own lives with new appreciation and inspired insight, as Tyler shows how all of life, joy and suffering, is an opportunity to be formed more completely in the image of Jesus. This exceptional book is an inspiring, provocative, and beautiful exploration of how much of our spiritual life truly happens not only with what we say during prayer, but what we live After Amen.
The Last Secret of Wickham Grange
When Caroline Alleyn inherits Wickham Grange, all she wants to do is sell up. There are bad memories there, linked to her childhood as the daughter of a single mother – and to all the other mothers she knew in that house. But her grandmother Frances’s will means that it can’t be sold without the consent of five elderly women, and they all refuse. None of them will tell her why she has to keep a house she doesn’t want. Instead, she is given a stark warning: don’t look for Lizzie Sixpence. Though Caroline has other worries. Someone is watching her; the house’s elderly tenants are lying to her; and an old man is hoarding mementoes of her past. Then she finds the bones. And Caroline is left with a choice: keep silent, or betray everything her grandmother stood for. Because there is one final secret to be revealed…
Bumping Into Geniuses
Step inside the rock ‘n’ roll world with this all-access pass from the music biz legend who collaborated with Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and more. In Bumping into Geniuses, Danny Goldberg chronicles his decades in the rock and roll biz—not only launching legendary acts to greater heights, but becoming friends with many of them. He tells mesmerizing stories of superstars like Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, KISS, Led Zeppelin, and others. There may be no other music genre that has evolved like rock and roll. One man behind the scenes who has been hugely influential in defining it is Danny Goldberg, who started as a journalist in the ’60s but soon pivoted to become the American publicist for Led Zeppelin. He then became the personal manager for artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Sonic Youth, the Allman Brothers Band, and Nirvana. More than a series of brilliantly painted rock-star portraits, this updated edition unpacks the last half century of the industry itself: an everchanging business that was complex and chaotic, a mixture of art and commerce, idealism and selfishness. And in the telling, Goldberg reveals how rock’s most gifted and influential musicians were able to release music which endures decades later. Originally published in 2008, the 2026 edition includes a new afterword by Goldberg with updated observations on the music business in the digital era, and rock culture in general as well as new anecdotes about several of the “geniuses” he worked with.
Make Life Happier
'I love this! Full of helpful and practical ways to bring a little more joy and happiness into your daily life' - Joe Wicks'This book feels like a friend showing you how life can be made better' - Mo Gawdat'Brilliant! A remarkably comprehensive guide to living better, feeling happier and getting more out of life' - Dr Radha ModgilThis book can't change your life, but you can. We all want the people we love to be happy - and most of us long to feel more at peace with ourselves. In this practical and encouraging guide, Dr Mark Williamson, CEO of Action for Happiness, shares 23 proven ways to make life happier for yourself, your loved ones and the wider world. Drawing on fifteen years of working closely with leading experts in wellbeing - from psychology and neuroscience to timeless human wisdom - Mark offers simple, science-backed steps to help you feel better, strengthen your relationships and create positive ripples in the world around you. Mark isn't a guru; he's a 'happiness engineer' who has road-tested these ideas in real life with thousands of people - and in his own journey from burnout to purpose. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all formula, Make Life Happier shows you how to run your own 'happiness experiments' and discover what works best for you - whether that's quieting your inner critic, building healthier habits, becoming a better listener or contributing to your community. This book is more than a guide to feeling better; it's an invitation to join a growing movement of people choosing to live differently. Because lasting happiness comes not just from caring for ourselves, but from caring for each other. Whatever your situation, you can do something - and you can start today.
Irritated
'This book is an absolute joy. Easy to read, it takes you on a journey covering all the important angles. I will be recommending it to my patients who want to better understand their allergies.' Adam Fox OBE, professor of paediatric allergy and Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Do you live with a constantly runny nose, an itchy throat and sore eyes? Maybe you have eczema or get rashes from contact with allergens? Perhaps you or your children carry emergency adrenaline because an allergic reaction could be life-threatening? If so, you're definitely not alone: between a third and half of all UK adults will experience allergies at some point during their lifetime and the numbers are rising. We are more allergic now than we have been at any other time in history. * Peanut or tree nut allergy now runs at 1 in 70 children, versus 1 in 250 in 1997* Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis went up 174 per cent in the UK between 1998 and 2018* Around 21 million people have allergies in this country, but we have fewer than 80 adult and paediatric allergy specialist doctors * Children who grow up in deprived households are more likely to have allergies, asthma and eczema and for their symptoms to be severe* More than 80 per cent of people living with allergies say that it adversely affects their mental healthIrritated looks at why allergies have become so prevalent in recent years and asks whether there is anything we can do to stop more people developing them and help those who already have allergies to cope. Journalist Rebecca Seal writes about the difference between allergies and intolerances, the role of gut health and microbes in the development of allergies, how deprivation increases the risk of allergies and can make the experience of having them much worse, and offers practical strategies for managing both allergy symptoms and the anxiety which can come with them. Allergy is a complex and under-funded area of medicine, and there are few books out there to support families and adults living with allergies. This book provides the answers and information that people with allergies need, while making the science accessible and easy to understand.
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