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Believe - Achieving the Impossible
'The fuel, the passion that had fired me throughout my career still burned. No work in the world could give me sensations like the ones I experienced in the saddle, winning bike races. I still adored it.'
For all the once-in-a-generation talent and success shown throughout Mark Cavendish's record-breaking career and 35 Tour de France stage wins, his story is also one of struggle, sacrifice and the power of human determination. In his final word on an astonishing career, Cavendish shares an intimate insight to his life.
What We Can Know
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message.
2119: With the UK's lowlands submerged by rising seas, those who survive are haunted by all that has been lost.
Tom Metcalfe, a university scholar, pores over the archives of the early twenty-first century. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the lost poem, he reveals a story of entangled love and a brutal crime that challenges everything he thought he knew about the past.
The Image of Her
She's living a perfect life - so why does Laurence feel so torn?
Weekends in the country, weekdays in Paris - Laurence's life features all the trappings of 1960s French bourgeoisie. She has money, a handsome husband, two daughters and a lover. She also has a successful career as an advertising copywriter, though her mind writes copy while she's at home, and dreams of domesticity in the office.
All her life she has strived to meet the expectations of others. But when her 10-year-old daughter, Catherine, starts to vocalise her despair about the unfairness of the world, Laurence must finally grapple with a life that prizes image over truth.
Slim but powerful, this is a classic story of womanhood and its oppressors, parents and their children, and the quest for personal truth - by the iconic feminist Simone de Beauvoir.
Presence
An immersive hidden history of the female body, with radical implications for how we understand our bodies today
Sex and abortion, pregnancy and birth, feeding and rocking and washing: these are embodied practices with a deep past. Yet the history of the female body remains largely unknown - even unimagined.
Combining memoir with archival research, from fragments in medical texts, trial transcripts, legal treatises, prayerbooks, letters, and diaries, Erin Maglaque assembles a chorus of women's voices from the pre-modern past. We encounter a vanished past both strikingly recognisable and strange, when ideas of the female body, sexuality, work and pleasure were more varied, more unruly, and sometimes freer.
This is the invisible history of the female body - birthing, caring, working, desiring. Reaching deep into the shared history of women's lives, Presence points towards a radical new way of understanding our bodies today.
Geronimo Stilton - A képregény: Csatornapatkánybűz
Orrfacsaró bűz árasztotta el Rágcsáliát! Egy egér sem élhet ebben az elviselhetetlen szagban, ezért a városból elköltöznek a lakói. Geronimo Stilton és legjobb barátja, Szimat Herkules, a magánnyomozó, Rágcsália csatornavilágába indulnak, hogy felderítsék a bűz forrását. Ezzel azonban óriási veszélybe sodorják magukat. Vajon meg tudják menteni a várost a bűztől és ők is ép bőrrel megússzák? Egy fergetegesen vicces kaland, kezdő olvasók számára is.
Zmluvy na projektové práce v investičnej výstavbe
Kniha je prvou publikáciou na slovenskom trhu, ktorá sa podrobne venuje zmluvám na projektové práce a poskytovaniu služieb nielen v režime zákona o verejnom obstarávaní v spojení s podmienkami FIDIC, ale aj v kontexte nemeckej a medzinárodnej praxe investičnej výstavby. Kapitola 2 je určená projektantom a konzultantským spoločnostiam, ktoré poskytujú služby podľa inej praxe a obchodných podmienok, než predstavuje Obchodný zákonník, na stavebných dielach v zahraničí alebo pre zahraničného investora. Kniha podáva komplexný a podrobný výklad problematiky týchto zmlúv a následnej činnosti projektantov v súvislosti s poskytovaním služieb nielen v režime zákona o verejnom obstarávaní, ale aj v privátnej sfére. Cieľom publikácie je upozorniť na riziká, ktoré predstavuje nedostatočná zmluva na projektové práce a poskytnúť čitateľovi dostatok informácií pre prípravu stavebných projektov. Je adresovaná pracovníkom verejnej správy, mestám, obciam, privátnym investorom, ktorí pripravujú investičné projekty, investičným oddeleniam obstarávateľov, právnikom, administrátorom verejných zákaziek, technikom pre prípravu projektov, ktorí sa venujú príprave investičnej výstavby a chcú znížiť riziko vyplývajúce z projektovej dokumentácie s priamym dopadom na priebeh stavebného projektu. Rovnako poslúži projektantom na vysvetlenie požiadaviek investorov v súvislosti s prípravou stavebných projektov. Mnohé organigramy, vývojové diagramy a kontrolné listy môžu byť užitočné pre obstarávateľov, ako aj zhotoviteľov, keďže majú širšie využitie než len v kontexte týchto zmlúv.
Daughter of Fortune
‘If you like your passions grand and your views panoramic, then Daughter of Fortune will be irresistible’ The TimesIn colonial Chile, 1832, the infant Eliza is found on the doorstep of the British Import and Export Company. Adopted by the maternal Miss Rose, she is raised dutifully, with Victorian piety and propriety. But as a young woman, Eliza falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta – and when he leaves for the gold-laden hills of California, she can’t help but follow. With the aid of newfound friends, Eliza finds a place for herself in this burgeoning society; and while she came to California for someone else, what was once a search for love transforms into a profound discovery of her own freedom. ‘An extravagant tale by a gifted storyteller whose spell brings to life the 19th century world’ Los Angeles Times
Downfall of a King
A riveting and deeply researched account of King Juan Carlos’s epic fall from grace. Paul Preston, the preeminent historian of modern Spain, here lays bare the complex web of financial and sexual excess that led to the hero’s vertiginous downfall. For decades, King Carlos was immensely popular in Spain and much beloved – in part because of his courageous defence of Spanish democracy after Franco’s death. However, his secrets’ gradual exposure e was detonated in April 2012 by his appearance on television cameras as he left a Madrid hospital. An astonished nation heard him make a declaration unprecedented from the lips of any Spanish Head of State, royal or republican: ‘I am very sorry. I have made a mistake and it will not happen again’. Revelations that he had been badly injured while elephant hunting in Botswana accompanied by a woman who was not his wife opened the floodgates to prurient research into his marital infidelities. From there, it was a short step to journalistic, followed by judicial, investigation into his financial misdemeanours. The consequent accumulation of hostile coverage culminated in his abdication on 2 June 2014 and, from August 2020, a gilded exile in Abu Dhabi. Paul Preston’s spectacular biography tells the story of the King’s very public implosion and identifies the seeds of self-destruction in Juan Carlos’s unhappy childhood and upbringing. In so doing, Preston also throws a penetrating light on the massive scale of corruption within the Spanish establishment and sets the King’s downfall against Spain’s own identity crisis as it continues to grapple with its fascist past.
Fixed Odds
A fast-paced Scottish legal thriller featuring a defence lawyer, a missing masterpiece, and two cases that refuse to play fair. Sometimes when the odds are stacked, they just need a little shove. Robbie Munro has problems. A long-time client is dead, a priceless painting has vanished, and the people who want it back are not known for their patience. At the same time, a world-famous snooker champion is in court facing match-fixing charges, with the evidence looking painfully convincing. Both cases promise serious money if Robbie delivers. He just has to win a trial that has no defence and recover a painting he doesn’t legally own. With a second baby on the way and pressure building from every direction, Robbie starts cutting corners, making deals, and asking fewer questions than he should. Because this time, playing it straight might not pay. And losing is no longer an option. Fixed Odds is Book 10 in the Robbie Munro Legal Thriller series. Perfect for readers who love John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Michael Connelly. ___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Best Defence Series: ? Ingeniously plotted, witty, and full of insight into the justice system ? Brilliant characters and twists you never see coming ? A fresh, authentic take on crime with a truly human hero ? Packed with twists, turns, and a satisfying ending ? Funny, fast-paced, and impossible to put down ? A gripping series with humour, heart, and unforgettable characters
Enchantment
Philippa Laakso was many things to many people. Caring and selfish. Kind to some, cruel to others. And now, she was dead. When seventeen-year-old Philippa’s body is found in the yard outside her home, the police launch an investigation. Everyone close to her is questioned: The elderly neighbour who discovered her body, who kept confusing Philippa with his late wife. The best friend, who hoards a secret stash of objects she’d stolen from Philippa over the years. The ex-boyfriend, still reeling from their sudden break-up months before. The woman who features, enraged, in some of the strange videos Philippa filmed on her beloved PEN Olympus camera. The older men she’d been meeting via a dating app. Each tells a different story: she was a confidant, a fantasy, a temptation, a problem, a mystery, a mirror. But did any of them truly know he? nchantment is a spellbinding literary mystery that explores the uneasy terrain of girlhood, where one is always being watched, shaped, and judged by others. In it, Riikka Pulkkinen weaves a complex story of power, identity, and the fragile boundary between truth and fiction.
Ghosts of the Night
No animal better symbolises the desire to get closer and the need to respect distance than the owl. These remarkable creatures are both among and apart from us: sharing the same environments but carrying a sense of mystique as they beat their wings low over the fields where they hunt, or swoop up and around to their nest, high in a tree or haystack. There is something ethereal, awe- and fear-inspiring about the appearance and movement of these birds: graceful, distinctive, almost otherworldly. It is not hard to see why observers long ago watched the owl and deemed it a visitor from another place, with either a great or terrible message to impart. Every encounter with an owl is special, somehow new, and stands alone even as it helps you to understand patterns and connections. The silent approach of a white Barn Owl angel over a paddock is one of the most alluring images in the British countryside. The t’wit and the answering t’wo of the Tawny owl is a classic of the night. Both are tiny insights into the amazing lives of the owls that are found around us. Ghosts of the Night is a wonderful insight into every element of our British Owls – Barn and Tawny and their even more enigmatic cousins the Short-eared, Long-eared and Little. How well do they hear, how silently do they fly and how do they live in the ever changing countryside. Chris Sperring is the acknowleged expert and he explains everything you have ever wanted to know about these amazing creatures.
Stableheart: Helping Hero
The first book in a brand NEW horse series full of heart, set in an inner city riding stables. Perfect for fans of Heartland and Tracy Beaker. Eleven-year-old Pres can barely remember her mum. Now, she’s leaving behind her foster parents to go and live in the city with her eccentric Aunty Janelle. Here she discovers Stableheart, a riding stables in the heart of the city, and meets Hero, a bay pony who has his own secrets. Hero won’t let anyone touch him, let alone ride him. But Pres knows all about difficult pasts and together they’ll learn that sometimes to make a place a home, you have to let the past catch up with you . . A contemporary horse series with a diverse cast of characters, for children who love horses!
The Umbrella
Getting caught in the rain at the park leads a little girl to discover a remarkable umbrella and, with it, the magic of friendship and community in this charming picture book inspired by Jan Brett’s classic The Mitten. Zora’s fun day in the park is interrupted by a sudden rain shower, and she finds just the thing she needs to stay dry: an umbrella big enough for one. When another child on the playground asks if he can join her, and then another and another still, Zora makes room for them all—and the umbrella does too! But suddenly, a gust of wind blows the umbrella away, and Zora and her new friends must work together to find it, a search that helps them discover the true value of friendship and collaboration.
One-Minute Wisdom: Happy Retirement
A beginner’s guide to a happy retirement. One page, one idea, one minute at a time. Retirement isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of a new chapter - the golden years. But that new chapter can often feel daunting. After years of working, planning and pushing forward, it offers you the time to make plans and reflect and enjoy what matters most – but where do you star? ne-Minute Wisdom: Happy Retirement is a little guide to retiring for anyone stepping into this season with curiosity and courage … and a little bit of trepidation. Designed to be read one page, one minute at a time, it offers quick and practical ways to celebrate your new-found freedom and embrace change in easily digestible chunks. Pick up this little guide every day and discover how you can find joy in small, peaceful routines and welcome rest without guilt, discover new hobbies and redefine your purpose, and find out ways you can stay active and cultivate a positive mindset. Each page is a reminder that you don’t need decades to enjoy retirement; you just need one moment – and one minute – to make a start. With more than 100 tips, ideas and activities, each page offers a pocket-sized way you can embrace the recently retired life and start your new chapter as you mean to go on. Whether you are starting retirement or already in its midst, this perfect gift book will show you how to live your retirement to the fullest. Also available:One-Minute Wellness: Self-care (9781789298505)One-Minute Wellness: Mindful Living (9781789298512)One-Minute Wellness: Sleep (9781789299502)One-Minute Wellness: Health Hacks (9781789299519)One-Minute Wisdom: Happy Graduation (9781789299458)
Hare
In the Encounters in the Wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlife. With his inimitable passion and vision, he relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives. “The moon climbed high above the trees beyond the far side of the field, contriving a night of raw, primitive beauty out of the still-lingering wisps of mist, the pale, tumbling curves of field, the parallel inked-in blue-black curves of the hedges, the quiet and surprisingly pale shades of the distant firth. Tawny owls stabbed at the darkness with sharp, two-syllable shrieks. Then there was a hare, far down the field. It ran easily out into the moonlight from the hedge on the far side and at once it was partnered in dance by its own giant shadow.”
Big Guy
Big Guy tells the story of Marcus Redwood, widely known as the UK's most notorious nightclub doorman. Over a career spanning around 40 years, he had an estimated 3,000 fights on the doors of clubs and pubs in Southern England, and knocked out approximately 1,000 men, never losing in a one-on-one confrontation throughout his entire door work. Growing up on a small farm near the seaside town of Ramsgate, Marcus was subjected to vicious bullying at every school he attended. Angry and frustrated by the violence and intimidation he endured, he eventually resolved never to be bullied again and took up boxing. After his first unofficial door work for the landlord of his local pub when he was 16 (in return for free beer), his formal door security work started at age 18 - no training, uniforms, radios or metal detectors. He worked during the day cutting down trees for the local council, and at night on the doors of clubs and pubs. He was 6ft2ins and weighed 19.5 stone in his prime. Guns and knives were an ever-present danger to Marcus. Troublemakers who were thrown out of clubs often threatened to return with guns or knives; and some actually did. A stranger thrown out of a club might be a gangster or part of a gangster family. There was always a risk of revenge and retribution. Marcus was the target of London hitmen outside his home, who tried to shoot and kill him. Well-known underworld friends and acquaintances during Marcus's career included the Kray twins, Freddie Foreman, Frankie Fraser and the 'celebrity gangster' Dave Courtney. Looking back on his 40-year career on the doors, Marcus has not only been involved in thousands of fights, but he has also seen the best and worst of the club world, and even the tragic loss of life. He worked with some of the very best and very worst doormen. He has escaped death. His life story is not only fascinating and entertaining; it is an inspirational story of persistence battling against all the odds and living to tell the tale.
Spomienka na Rudolfa Steinera
Antropozofická lekárka Ita Wegmanová v sebe dlho nosila zámer zostaviť svoje spomienky na Rudolfa Steinera z posledného obdobia jeho života – vrcholu vzostupu antropozofie. Počas života Rudolfa Steinera si len zriedka zaznamenávala svoje zážitky zo stretnutí s ním – alebo sa tieto vôbec nezachovali. Mnohé naznačuje, že Ita Wegmanová nevidela potrebu písomného záznamu svojich zážitkov a prežitých skúseností a chránila to, čo bolo vzácne, tým, že to nezaznamenávala. Formovala svoje neskoršie pamätné prejavy z hlbín svojich vnútorných spomienok – zdieľala to, čo považovala za prístupné a vhodné zdieľať. Veľa z toho videla na vlastné oči, vrátane osobných rozhovorov. Wegmanová sa však nakoniec rozhodla proti publikovaniu. Medzi jej dokumentmi sa našli dôležité poznámky, zápisy zo zápisníkov a rukopisy prednášok.
V tejto súvislosti bolo jasným rozhodnutím publikovať niektoré z jej spomienok na Rudolfa Steinera z rukopisov poznámkovej knihy pri príležitosti 66. výročia úmrtia Ity Wegmanovej, ako aj opäť sprístupniť rôzne eseje a články, ktoré napísala krátko po smrti svojho učiteľa – v obavách o budúcnosť Antropozofickej spoločnosti a v snahe zachovať centrum antropozofie, jej tvorcu, jeho dielo a jeho zámery. Kniha v slovenskom preklade vychádza k 100. výročiu úmrtia Rudolfa Steinera.
Mujina into the Deep, Vol. 4
No life but the one you make, no rights but the ones you take!In the near future, human rights aren’t guaranteed, but they are for sale. Without your rights, you’re just a mujina, with no place to call your own and no laws to protect you. But if the laws don’t apply to you, you can do anything you want. You just need the skills to back it up. And if you’re really good, you can really make a killing. There are two main rules for being an assassin, and Ubume has always followed them well—don’t let emotions get in the way, and don’t lose. But ever since she got caught up in Juno and Terumi’s weird little found family, she’s felt herself slipping. Maybe she’s not cut out to be a soulless killing machine anymore. Maybe it’s time for her to take her soul back.
Dino Racers: The Jungle Cup and the Lava Cup
Hot Wheels meets dinosaurs in this totally ROARSOME new series from bestselling author and TV superstar Andy Day!Deep in a land where mountains rumble and volcanoes roar . . . Where deserts and oceans are alive with excitement . . . Dinosaurs gather for the most thrilling sport in history, to watch the . . . DINO RACERS!It's race day at Rumble Ridge, and the Dino Racers are getting ready to put their totally roarsome racecars through their paces. Join Trexy, Bumper, Stretch, Flappa and Zoomer as they compete in the Jungle and Lava Cups, and navigate not just the track but tricky teammates too. Who will get stuck in the mud - and who will speed their way to glor? ith two brilliant short stories in one book, this highly illustrated new series has bite-size chapters, and is perfect for new and emergent readers aged five and up.
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