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Paper Hearts
A pop princess with her career in ruins is forced into a fake PR relationship with Hollywood actor, Grayson, to save her image. Except her new fake boyfriend is less than charming, and she seeks companionship elsewhere. She ends up hiring an escort, convinced losing her virginity is the way to elicit a sexy spark into her music, which the industry desperately wants from her. Except the escort, Taio, isn't interested in rushing her first time. Instead, they build a friendship and strike up a bedroom lessons arrangement. When they are caught by the paparazzi spending time together after hours, she's forced to feed out a lie to the tabloids that Taio is her bodyguard. With a new male threat prevalent, Grayson begins to show Charlie attention (out of competitiveness), and Taio, who has been hurt before and is convinced he'll never settle down and leave escorting. Now Charlie is caught in a bizarre fake love-triangle while trying to revive her dwindling music career, doing her best to figure out what an actual happily ever after looks like and whether that might be off-stage.
Buckinghamshire & East Berkshire
Of all the counties surrounding London, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire are most closely associated with the title 'home counties' and both contain large stretches of what is thought of as quintessential English countryside. The Chilterns dominate the south, a plateau-like maze of chalk hills covered with beechwoods, villages and fields rising from the Thames Valley to a steep northern escarpment, and at its foot the fertile farmland of the Vale of Aylesbury stretches northwards towards the River Great Ouse and the start of the Midlands beyond. Across the Thames lies the more densely populated East Berkshire, which nevertheless still boasts some wonderful countryside, including the landscaped parkland of Windsor Castle.
The Snowbirds
Kim and Grant are at a turning point. A couple for thirty years, their 'separate but together' partnership is running up against the realities of late middle age: Grant’s mother has died, the college where he taught philosophy was shuttered, and their twin girls are grown and gone. Escaping the bitter cold of a Midwestern winter for the hot desert sun of Palm Springs seems as good a solution as any to the more intractable problems they face. When they arrive at Le Desert, a quirky condo community where everyone knows everyone’s business, Kim immediately embraces the opportunity to make new friends and explore a more adventurous side of her personality. Meanwhile, Grant struggles to find his footing in this unfamiliar landscape, leaving Kim to wonder if their relationship can survive the snowbird season. But when Grant goes missing on a hike in the Palm Springs mountains, Kim is forced to consider two terrifying outcomes: either Grant is truly lost, or this time, he’s really left her. Is it ever too late to become the person we wanted to be—and is there still time to change into someone better? The exhilarating, but often confusing transitions of midlife are pitched against the promise and glamour of Palm Springs in this tender, honest story of what it takes to commit to someone for a lifetime. With compassion and humour, Clancy explores the redemptive power of finding ourselves, and of being found.
Time for a Change
On the heels of their time-traveling adventure in the Rhythm of Time, best friends Rahim and Kasia are now working with Aevum, a mysterious future organisation that tasks them with averting disaster and safeguarding the flow of history. But their adventures take a dramatic turn when Rahim inadvertently jeopardises their mission, thrusting them into a web of intrigue populated by a diverse cast of time-travelers with their own enigmatic motives. Hunted by doppelgängers from parallel dimensions and cunning robots masquerading as allies, they are plunged into a shadowy battle for survival, and now Rahim and Kasia must navigate a treacherous path to unveil the truth and avert a devastating future across multiple realities. Dynamic, richly written characters, a mystery that twists and turns through the corridors of time and the multiverse, interior illustrations, and crisp prose make for an infinitely readable sci-fi romp that is sure to delight young readers.
Soft Core
Plunged into the swirling underworld of beautiful women, fast cash, ungodly hours, and strangers' secrets, Baby's grip on reality begins to loosen. She is sure she can handle it-until one autumn morning when Dino disappears without a trace. Thus begins a nocturnal quest for the one she still loves-through the misty hills of San Francisco; at dive bars and bus stops; at the BDSM dungeon where she takes a part-time gig. A brutally funny, propulsive story of power, fantasy, love, and loss, Brittany Newell's Soft Core is an ode to the heartbroken and unhinged, to those whose appetites lead them astray. It is a hallucinogenic romp about a girl coming undone, whose longing for friendship, romance, and revenge will take her over the edge and back again.
Place-Names and Landholding in Early Medieval England
This book discusses how various recurrent early medieval place-names ending in tun might have originated in response to social, economic, political or religious factors. It considers specifically whether these names might, as some scholars have suggested, reflect a possible function related to one or more aspects of early medieval society but which is not apparent from their etymology. It examines studies of names such as Stretton, Eaton, Burton and Kingston and questions recent theories around suggested functions for these places. The author proposes that most of these recurrent compounds named a land unit distinguished by a simple topographical feature or by the name or status of the landholder rather than by a presumed function. She also considers the hypothesis that the perceived concentration of certain recurrent names in clusters, largely in the central and southern regions of England, was the result of a deliberate designation of these places to provide a function in the strategic defence and administration of Mercia during the eighth and early ninth centuries, with some other kingdoms, especially Wessex, following the Mercian example. She has sought to explain why there is not enough evidence to substantiate, or disprove, the hypothesis about clusters of ‘functional’ place-names and at the same time to show that there is enough evidence to cast doubt on that hypothesis and the nature of the data used to support it. The meaning and uses of tun, regarded as the commonest element in English place-names, are part of the argument presented in this book. In the light of archaeological and related research in recent decades, some of the past translations of tun are no longer tenable. This book argues for a general meaning of a defined area of land, held as a unit with rights over the land and its people. The widespread use of tun reflects a society where landholding was essential to survival and for wealth and power.
Slow Travel Europe: Hiking Trails
From the Lofoten Islands to the southernmost tip of Portugal, across England, through the mountains of Slovenia and Switzerland, a tour of the Benelux countries or island hopping in Denmark. Discover Europe on foot with a backpack on your back. A long-distance hike means freedom. With only the bare essentials with you, you can spend the whole day in nature and clear your head. You will discover yourself, both physically and mentally, but also simply enjoy good food in a mountain hut, make new friends, or sleep in a tent under the stars.
Everybody
EVERYBODY is a book for all ages—a heartfelt journey that gently explores what might come after life through the eyes of a curious soul. Originally sparked by a viral cartoon that deeply resonated with fans, this book is an honest and comforting response to a universal question. What Makes This Book Specia? ith his signature charm and emotional clarity, Jim Benton creates a sacred space for wonder and reflection. This illustrated book invites readers to sit with big questions, find small comforts, and feel a little less alone in their journey. The simple, heartfelt story and powerful illustrations make EVERYBODY a quiet but powerful keepsake you’ll want to return to again and again. Why You'll Love It-From a Viral Sensation: The book was born from an outpouring of demand, showing how deeply its message resonates with readers. -Quietly Profound: Benton’s unique style offers a comforting and accessible way to explore a complex topic. -A Thoughtful Gift: This book is a perfect gift to share with anyone navigating big questions or seeking a moment of peace. -Universal Comfort: A powerful reminder that we are all in this together, fostering connection and a sense of shared humanity. EVERYBODY is more than a book—it’s a heartfelt companion on life's most meaningful journey.
Instructing Hatha Yoga
Provide hatha yoga students with welcoming, accessible classes. The first two editions of Instructing Hatha Yoga are well-loved resources, and the third edition continues the blending of the essential spirit of yoga with as much modern, research-based movement science data as possible. Yoga instructors are responsible for meeting the needs of diverse student groups, providing appropriate and accessible class experiences for all students. Instructing Hatha Yoga covers all aspects of confident and sound hatha yoga instruction so that teachers can more consciously help students adapt and vary each asana to best meet their needs. The third edition includes content such as the following:A wider range of variations for most asanas, including chair-based seated optionsUpdated cues, with an emphasis on an inviting tone and language that is inclusive and accessibleNew guidance on best practices for teaching yoga onlineSimplified kinematic charts to help demonstrate the positioning and muscular recruitment used in each asanaUpdates to the five provided full-class outlinesMaster teacher and author Diane Ambrosini retains her original emphasis on simple cues for bringing students into optimal alignment and deeper mental focus and detailed instructions for making safe and effective hands-on assists and variations of yoga poses. The book highlights issues of importance to even the most experienced instructors, including creating a safe and comfortable learning environment, structuring a class, teaching pranayama (breath work), and handling personal integrity and ethics. Readers will also have online access to 75 instructional video clips demonstrating yoga poses and their variations. Delivered via HKPropel, the videos include descriptions of how to guide each student toward their most appropriate alignment for each pose. Every person deserves to feel welcomed, supported, and encouraged in their hatha yoga experience. Instructing Hatha Yoga empowers yoga teachers to develop an authentic voice so that they can provide students with compassionate, mindful sessions. Note: A code for accessing online videos via HKPropel is included with all new print books.
Call Me Moby
Meet Physeter Macrocephalus – but you can call him Moby. He’s got the BIGGEST toothy smile. He’s always up for a game of tag. And his backflips can’t be beat! Who wouldn’t want to be his pa? o when he meets a ship full of sailors out on the ocean, he just knows they will get along swimmingly. Moby is as fin-tastic and friendly as he can be, but the guys still seem a little…salty. What could he be doing wron? his clever riff on the Melville classic is at its heart a story about how to make friends – and find ones who appreciate the real you.
Stand
Cory Booker captivated Americans across the political spectrum in early 2025 with his remarkable 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, when he spoke out forcefully against the Trump administration's relentless challenges to civil liberties, government institutions, the rule of law, and our nation's international standing. In the process, he outlasted the record for longest continuous Senate floor speech set by segregationist Strom Thurmond during a filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which was delivered at another time of great uncertainty when it felt like the odds were hopelessly stacked against justice and unity. Stand expands on that message and offers a compelling vision for the future to readers who are eager to make a difference. It focuses on the virtues that are vital to our success as a nation and the lessons we can draw from past generations of Americans who fought for them. Now is not the time to surrender to cynicism or abandon our most noble ideals. Now is the time to defiantly declare, like our ancestors before us: 'I, too, stand for America."Stand is a celebration of the Americans who chose to get up in the face of injustice, who championed the uniquely American values central to making our nation a more perfect union, despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It is also a guide for today: leadership is not derived from position or title, it comes from action and example.
The Sordid Image
Drawing on the cinematic oeuvre of Ripstein and Garciadiego to reconceptualize the idea of the sordid The sordid is not an ideology, an affect, or even a form of taste or sensibility. It is, Agustín Zarzosa argues, an image and an evocation of the process of degradation. The Sordid Image: The Naturalist Cinema of Arturo Ripstein and Paz Alicia Garciadiego offers the first sustained study of this pivotal filmmaker-screenwriter pair, drawing on their multidecade collaborations to reframe an enduring problem of film theory: how to represent marginalized people. Together, Ripstein and Garciadiego have constructed a recognizable cinematic world filled with social outcasts, characterized by self-degradation and unreason, and set within squalid environments. Inscribing the Ripsteinian universe within the literary and cinematic traditions of naturalism, this book theorizes the notion of the sordid to examine the partners' unique and epoch-defining films. We can, Zarzosa contends, understand the sordid as a cinematic image, with its specific components and pleasures, recasting questions of authorship, mise-en-scene, spectatorship, genre, and language.
The Rare Bird
The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a 'rare bird.'Because a Rare Bird can do anything!Fly fast through the forest,or splash in the bird baths,or meet animals from faraway lands. Readers will fall head over heels for this extraordinary tale of dreaming, the power of imagination, and the freedom of creativity, by Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper.
Grounded
We know the environment is in trouble—and we’re seeing direct effects on human health as a result. Only when we restore our natural connection with the earth can we help to heal it and ourselves. This is the premise of Grounded, a clarion call and revolutionary guide from author Dr. Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow. Based on current trends, it’s estimated that over 90% of the earth’s soils could become degraded by 2050, affecting food production, flooding, and clean water supplies. This isn’t a doomsday prophecy—it is our realistic future if we don’t take action now. In this revised and updated edition, McMorrow provides tools and practices to transform ourselves, our socioeconomic systems, and the environment that sustains. It’s time to ground ourselves, returning to a cyclical, regenerative style of living, eating, loving, and dying. “Being grounded involves rooting within ourselves to expand in the world,” explains McMorrow. “It means navigating from a place of power, clarity, creativity, and balance.”Explore the ecological and spiritual basis of our existing climate crises—including what’s happening with our soil and carbon cycles—to understand how we’ve gotten into our current state. Grounded gives us the wisdom and guidance to do the sacred work of reconnecting with the divine feminine and initiating transformation to address our carbon legacy and save our planet (and ourselves).
Emergency Dream
Emergency Dream grows out of the entangled emergencies of our times: social, political and personal. It explores the inextricability of Climate Justice and Disability Justice, drawing on close observation of the natural world and the human world from the position of a disabled bodymind within it. Throughout, states of emergency and states of dream overlap. Visions of the future and past collide in waking and sleeping dreams, travelling landscapes threatened by floods, wildfires and the pandemic to impossible dreamscapes and soundscapes. Disabled joy and disabled rage are both tools for survival learnt from human and non-human communities.
Before You Go
This isn’t the end. This is the beginning of everything that matters. I had a great life. A successful business. A dream home. A woman who loved me. And still, my marriage was falling apart. Not because I didn’t love her, but because I didn’t know how. I thought love was enough. It turned out, it wasn’t. Before You Go is the story of what happened when I stopped trying to fix my wife and finally decided to work on myself. It’s not a theory. It’s lived. Ten lessons. Ten turning points. Three years of real work in therapy. I wrote this for every man who feels stuck. For every woman who feels unseen. For every couple still in love, but no longer sure how to show it. If you’ve ever thought: I love them, so why can’t I get this right? This book is for you.
A Killing Cold
A whirlwind romance. When Theodora Scott met Connor—wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family—she fell in love in an instant. Six months later, he’s brought her to Idlewood, his family’s isolated winter retreat, to win over his skeptical relatives. Stay away from Connor Dalton. Theo has tried to ignore the threatening messages on her phone, but she can’t ignore the footprints in the snow outside the cabin window or the strange sense of familiarity she has about this place. Then, in a disused cabin, Theo finds something impossible: a photo of herself as a child. A photo taken at Idlewood. I’ve been here before. Theo has almost no recollection of her earliest years, but now she begins to piece together the fragments of her memories. Someone here has a shocking secret that they will do anything to keep hidden, and Theo is in terrible danger. Because the Daltons do not lose, and discovering what happened at Idlewood may cost Theo everything.
Girl Giant and the Jade War
He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay. . .
Výchova a vzdělávání v bodech obratu
Kniha je sbírkou dvanácti rozhovorů, které vedl Tomáš Janík, profesor Masarykovy univerzity, s představiteli české i zahraniční pedagogiky na téma obraty ve výchově a vzdělávání. Dotazovaní své odpovědi situovali do širšího časového rámce. Často do období modernity – zejména reformně pedagogického hnutí z přelomu 19. a 20. století, dále do éry tzv. socialistické školy a především do vývoje po roce 1989. Z témat žhavé současnosti byla v rozhovorech reflektována pandemie covid-19 a válečný konflikt na Ukrajině.
S Tomášem Janíkem rozmlouvali: Stanislav Štech, Petr Najvar, Dana Kasperová, Karel Rýdl, Wilfried Göttlicher, Štefan Porubský, Vladimíra Spilková, Eliška Walterová, Michal Kaplánek, Vladimír Jůva, Dag Hrubý a Petra Šobáňová.
Název v angličtině: Education and Turning Points in Society
Najpredávanejší autori v tejto kategórii: Dominik Dán, Joanne K. Rowling, Elle Kennedy, Freida McFadden, Ana Huang.




























