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Poles Apart: Exploring Antarctica
Covered in vast expanses of ice and snow, and battered by gale-force winds, Antarctica is one of Earth''s most isolated and hostile habitats. And yet many amazing animals and plants thrive in these extreme conditions.This book explores Antarctica, showing the plants and animals that survive here in the long dark winters and acute cold. Learn about ice floes and pack ice so heavy and hard they can tear a ship''s hull and read about the amazing Antarctic fish who have anti-freeze in their blood. See the stunning Southern lights rippling across the sky in glowing greens and yellows and find out what sparkling diamond dust is.Because so few humans can live in such cold conditions, this means the region is mostly unspoilt, providing a great environment for scientific research. This book looks at the work that happens in Antarctica as well as exploring some of the problems that affect the region, such as climate change and toxic pollution.Oliver Averill''s atmospheric illustrations provide a visual guide to one of our planet''s extraordinary polar regions. Perfect for children aged 7+
Bloody Powerful
Brought to life with art from talented illustrator Hazel Mead, this incredible book is aimed at every woman stuck in the 'information gap' navigating the jargon and myths about their gynaecological health online. Bloody Powerful covers everything you didn't get taught in school: giving you factually correct and reliable information coming from a practicing gynaecology doctor. It is a non-judgemental and insightful guide to empowering yourself to take charge of your body. Dr Brooke Vandermolen answers questions you have always wanted to ask, from 'Do I need supplements to balance my hormones?' to 'How do I know if my period is too heavy?' sprinkled with facts you may never have realised about your body. Thought-provoking, inspiring and inclusive, this book will show you how we're all the same in wanting to know more about our own bodies, and we are each utterly and beautifully unique.
All Flesh
'An elegant, feverish work of psychological literary horror. All Flesh is an absolute masterpiece of repugnantly beautiful prose' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb'A brilliant, unsettling creation' Chloe Aridjis, author of The Shadow of the ObjectA child is born with an insatiable hunger. As a ravenous infant she is the undoing of her mother; under her father's adoring gaze, her body grows and grows.Her father claims she devoured her twin sister in the womb. Her classmates delight in tormenting her for her size. And inside this girl, so alone and so enraged, another hunger is born-for revenge.Bizarrely poetic and grotesquely humorous, All Flesh is a twisted fairy tale that tears apart hypocrisies around beauty, gender and a culture that relentlessly consumes the marginalized.
Legends in the Heights
Middle school is hard enough without a legendary creature suddenly appearing in your neighborhood and asking you for skateboarding lessons. Twelve-year-old Raia lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, loves video games, and is doing her best to keep her grades up. But when Bazzu the Buraq (a magical horse-bird-lion) appears, her life will never be the same. Raia, a middle school student in New York City, has often felt like the odd one out at school. So when she meets Bazzu the buraq, a legendary creature, who offers to show her a world of folklore and magic in return for skateboarding lessons, she’s eager to accept. Together, Raia and Bazzu get up to misadventures and explore the world of legends, a fascinating and harmonious community of mythical creatures from all cultures. But as she grows more distant from her real-world friends and family, Raia will have to learn how to balance magic and reality.
Mars One
An epic thriller that takes the reader on a breathless journey across countries and out into space. Perfect for fans of Project Hail Mary and I Am Pilgrim. 'Charlotte Robinson is a story genius!' - Naomi Alderman, author of The Power'An explosive debut novel that’s out of this world.' - Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The AppealONE SMALL STEP. ONE FATAL MISTAKE. On the barren plains of the Kazakh Steppe, Alyssa Wright stands on the brink of the most ambitious space flight in history: a one-way mission to Mars. But when disaster strikes, she begins to uncover a conspiracy that threatens her life - and the lives of everyone on board. In Hong Kong, a coder vanishes from his home, leaving nothing behind but a cryptic warning and his cat. Pursued by violent forces, his sister finds herself on the run, in possession of the one thing capable of saving him. Amidst a dark vacuum of nothingness, as the Argo spaceship hurtles toward Mars, the crew realise that someone is sabotaging the mission from the inside. Every second brings them closer to catastrophe, and time is running out. Across Earth and space, three stories collide in a breathless thriller that asks: what is the price of progress, and who must pay it?
The Danger to be Sane
"An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide... Montero finds that ‘deviance’ is often just a more truthful account of normal human behavior." —Chris KrausA dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature. In this bold, personal, and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, psychological reflection, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, creative literature, and the testimonies and biographies of authors and artists to weave a fascinating narrative on the connection between creativity and mental instability. With intelligence, generosity, and narrative élan, Montero brings to life figures such as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Marcel Proust, Joseph Conrad, and Doris Lessing, painting a fresco of the ways in which the brain works, its quirks and dark corners. She breaks down the forces that influence creativity and miraculously reassembles them before the reader’s eyes over three hundred gripping pages. Like a masterfully plotted detective story, each clue leads readers one step closer to new definitions of both the creative act and of what is and is not “normal.” Blending intimate memoir with wide-ranging cultural history, The Danger to Be Sane is a moving and inspirational homage to minds and lives that are outside of the mean. ’Twas a Divine Insanity— The Danger to be Sane From Emily Dickinson, Poem 593
Children's Classics: Through The Looking-Glass (Easy Classics)
When Alice left Wonderland, she never expected to find another strange world behind her looking-glass – a place where running makes you stand still, walking forwards moves you backwards, knights are clumsy, flowers are chatty and insects offer advice!As she’s propelled into a new adventure, Alice meets the strange twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Red and White Queens, and Humpty Dumpty ... but how will she return to the real worl? 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!
Unleashed
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, DAILY MAIL, TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES ‘ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, MIND-BLOWINGLY EXPLOSIVE’ ED BALLS 'SENSATIONAL' DAILY MAIL THE UNMISSABLE, UNVARNISHED MEMOIRS OF BORIS JOHNSON Boris Johnson has always been larger than life. Controversial, untrammelled by the normal rules of politics, his route to becoming Britain’s prime minister included a landmark career as a journalist, two terms as London’s mayor, leading the Vote Leave Brexit campaign and acting as foreign secretary. He won the largest Tory majority since 1987 when he went to the polls in December 2019 for a mandate to ‘Get Brexit Done’ – only to have his administration hit by the global Covid pandemic and toppled in a Tory putsch. Unleashed is his account of his time in politics, and a book that shatters the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir. Written in his inimitable style, it is honest, unrestrained and deeply revealing about the politician who has dominated our times. This is his story of the fifteen years since he trounced Ken Livingstone at the polls to become mayor of London. Riots, tackling knife crime, bikes, buses, the London Olympics, and so much more. He writes about his role in Brexit, takes readers through all the big decisions and his reasons for taking them, and describes how he nearly died from Covid. Underlying everything in the book is his view that the UK is an extraordinary country and should have an exceptional future. These are the reflections of a political leader who believes fundamentally in levelling up – that there are millions of people in Britain who do not have the present they need or the future they deserve, and that it is the first job of politicians to put this right. It is all here. From soup to nuts, warts and all. As a journalist he was famed as a blurter of unsayable truths, and he has drawn again on this quality for the book. About people, policies, mistakes and triumphs. This is it – the reality as he saw it: unvarnished, unlocked, unleashed.
How to Get Murdered in Devon
When Juno Browne buys a second-hand car for her lover, Daniel Thorncroft, the last thing she expects to findis a dead man in the boot. As police hunt for answers and the missing seller, Amber Horrell, Juno's curiositypulls her into the mystery. In this quiet corner of Devon, Amber's family are notorious, with an unsolved murderand a vanished red diamond in their past, and a decidedly shady antiques business in their present. When a second body surfaces, Juno's amateur sleuthing turns dangerous, blurring reality andfiction, and revealing a far more tangled crime than anyone imagined.
KJV Personal Size Large Print End-of-Verse Reference Bible, Pink Leathersoft, Red Letter, Comfort Print
Exploring God’s Word on the go just got easier. This edition not only includes the full text of the timeless King James Version in an easy-to-read large print, but it is also small enough for everyday use. Easy navigation with thousands of cross-references conveniently located at the end of verses both add to the exceptional reading experience. Features include:End-of-verse cross-references help you to find related passages quickly and easilyWords of Christ in red help you quickly identify Jesus’ teachings and statementsPortable personal-size format allows this Bible to be a perfect travel companion wherever you goVerse-by-verse format where each verse starts on its own line for easy readingLine-matched for improved clarity when readingDurable and flexible Smyth-sewn binding allows the Bible to lay flat wherever you are readingConcordance for looking up a word’s occurrences throughout the BibleFull-color maps show the layout of Israel and other biblical locations for better contextRibbon markers make it easy to navigate and keep track of where you are readingEasy-to-read extra-large 10.5-point KJV Comfort Print
The Bow-Wow Ballet
An adorable, creatively chaotic story about a troupe of canine ballet dancers who are getting ready for their debut performance. Tonight is the night of The Bow-Wow Ballet! Ottilly Sausage does tricks with a ball, and Maximus Hopper jumps ever so high. This troupe of doggy dancers all want to be in the spotlight... Will their performance end in disaster? In this endearing and whimsical rhyming book, Gabby Dawnay and illustrator Jennifer Mae Spooner bring the show to glorious life.
Multitudes
AN IRISH TIMES BEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY ''Beautifully crafted, and so finely balanced that she holds the reader right up against the tender humanity of her characters.'' Eimear McBride''A writer of rare elegance and beauty, Caldwell doesn''t just get inside her characters'' minds. She perches in the precarious chambers of their hearts, telling their stories truthfully and tenderly.'' IndependentMultitudes is the beautiful debut story collection from the acclaimed, prize-winning novelist and playwright Lucy CaldwellFrom Belfast to London and back again the ten stories that comprise Caldwell''s first collection explore the many facets of growing up - the pain and the heartache, the tenderness and the joy, the fleeting and the formative - or ''the drunkenness of things being various''. Stories of longing and belonging, they culminate with the heart-wrenching and unforgettable title story.
Carnage Unending
Ancient enemies, powerful foes. Where the orks and the Imperium collide, there is only war. The Black Templars stand against the orks' destruction and Astra Militarum soldiers fight for survival on Hive World Armageddon. The orks contend with the costs of their outlandish schemes and bold quests for power. But while they delight in their search for their next big fight, the Green Tide is just one of the many perils the Imperium faces in the brutal galaxy. In the darkness, the Ruinous Powers threaten disaster, and an inquisitor must reckon with the Space Wolves' dangerous secret…
This explosive anthology features stories from some of Black Library's most-loved authors, including Dan Abnett, Guy Haley, Mike Brooks and more.
William Shakespeare: A Very Peculiar History
Explore the life and works of one of the greatest writers of the English language!
Uncover the truth beyond common myths - could his father really not read or write? What really happened during 'the Lost Years'? Why did he retire from writing while only in his early 40s? - and reveal fascinating trivia surrounding the life of the nation's favourite playwright. Learn about Shakespeare's family, childhood and why his writing has endured the test of time. Fact boxes full of bitesized information, a full glossary and a helpful index make the book fun, informative and easy to use. Black-and-white line drawings bring the text to life to inspire any budding theatre enthusiasts, writers and more!
The Original Daughter
'Precise, layered and moving, The Original Daughter is a book not to miss' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWWHO WOULD YOU SACRIFICE AT THE ALTAR OF AMBITION? A dazzling story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore by National Book Award '5 Under 35' honouree Jemimah Wei 'I cannot put this damn book down' ROXANE GAY'Wise and wonderful' PAUL BEATTY'Thrilling . . . so much the real deal' KAVEH AKBAR'Seismic' JONATHAN ESCOFFERY Singapore, 1996. Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child. Living with her parents and grandmother in a single-room flat in Bedok, she is saddled with an unexpected sibling when Arin appears, the shameful legacy of a grandfather long believed to be dead. At once collaborators and sisters, Gen and Arin grow up inseparable, navigating the intensity of life in working-class Singapore - where urgent insistence on achievement demands self-immolation in the realms of imagination, work, and play. But as the rapidly modernising, winner-takes-all world threatens to leave one behind as the other's star rises exponentially, the sisters must weigh their allegiances and bonds, the cost of success and ultimately reckon with who they've become. What results is a story that cracks open the fault lines of Singaporean society, our desperate need for acceptance and our yearning to be loved. Vivid and visceral, The Original Daughter is a breathtaking act of empathy by a new literary star. 'A tour de force that I'll never forget' QIAN JULIE WANG'I read in a fever' EMILY ITAMI 'Heartfelt and meticulously written' SHARLENE TEO 'A true literary talent' TASH AW
Night Babies
The haunting new folk horror novel from Lucie McKnight Hardy'All my fears have vanished, and I realise now that my dreams were not nightmares but a sign of what was to come, how this will end. An inevitability.'Things were looking up for Astrid Aspden and her partner, Kit, until their house flooded. With Astrid's first solo art exhibition just weeks away, her paintings are ruined and excitement has turned to despair. She is thrown a lifeline when her best friend Flora invites her to stay in a run-down chapel she and her partner, Sim, are renovating in the Brecon Beacons. As Astrid and Kit settle into their new surroundings to salvage her work, they soon learn about the unsettling history of the chapel and what lies beneath the nearby reservoir. As the weeks go by, tensions simmer between Astrid and Flora as sour memories flare up from their teenage past and deep wounds are laid bare from an ill-fated school trip to Florence. Her relationship with Kit begins to fray as the chapel and the surrounding hostile beauty of the valley begin to intrude on their lives. Astrid throws herself into her work but the longer she spends in the chapel the more she begins to notice things: handprints on her paintings, shadowy figures reflected in the reservoir and voices whispering in the night. As the darkness of the Welsh valley closes in on Astrid, will she be able to run from the looming horror or be consumed by i? hether it is the past, the otherworldly, or the truth - they all haunt this menacing and claustrophobic novel.
Disney Winnie The Pooh 100 Things to Find in the Hundred Acre Wood
CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF WINNIE THE POOH AND FRIENDS!A fun-filled Winnie the Pooh search and find adventure!Can you spot Pooh, Piglet and friends in this official Disney activity boo? xplore the Hundred Acre Wood in this immersive search and find book. Set across the seasons, young readers can explore the changes of nature through visual exploration. Discover beloved locations from the world of Winnie the Pooh with outdoor landscapes and cross-sections of characters' homes to search for hidden details.
Seconds to Midnight
"Modern conflict will be fought in code as much as on battlefields. Seconds to Midnight is a gripping, intelligent thriller that feels less like speculation and more like a warning." General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the General Staff 2022 to 2024Seconds to Midnight is a taut, disturbing, yet all too plausible thriller about the fragility of human control in the age of intelligent machines, where every choice counts and time is running out. The year is 2029. Europe is teetering on the brink of war. Conscription has been launched in the UK, but some say it is too late. The Doomsday Clock, which indicates proximity to a world-ending catastrophe, ticks towards the final seconds to midnight. Over the course of one year, Seconds to Midnight follows a number individuals, ranging from a former spook, to a high-flying correspondent for a major UK broadcaster, to a computer whizz and a former veteran, turned pacifist, as the crisis unfolds. When British Intelligence launches Operation IRIS and ARTEMIS, the lines between human ambition and machine intent blur. At the heart of it all is Omnia - an Artificial Superintelligence so advanced that it no longer answers to its creators. As cyberwar engulfs the nation, Omnia orchestrates a masterstroke that will redraw the map of the world and redefine the meaning of power. But was peace ever truly its goal - or merely the next step in its design? From the ashes of nuclear devastation, a new world order rises. Yet in the final reckoning, one question remains: is Omnia done?"A brilliantly woven narrative that feels less like fiction and more like a Sibylline warning. Timely, tense and terrifyingly insightful." Lieutenant General Sir Tom Copinger-Symes, Former Deputy Commander Cyber & Specialist Operations Command"Seconds to Midnight feels unsettlingly close to the world we're drifting towards. David Orson Newton understands the psychology of conflict and the fragile line between human judgement and machine control. A gripping, thoughtful thriller that asks difficult questions about the future we're building." Levison Wood, explorer, writer & photographer "As the title suggests, David Orson Newton's pulse-raising and focused novel is built around a ticking clock scenario, and the orchestration of tension is truly adroit." Barry Forshaw, Crime Time"A gripping, compelling and timely AI thriller set against a complex, turbulent geopolitical backdrop. A must-read for AI/tech thriller seekers." Alice McIlroy, author of The Glass Woman
Long Eye
In Long Eye, Kwoya Fagin Maples brings us a sea-bound collection that channels the mythic, defiant voice of a Black Mermaid. Inspired by Mami Wata, a water spirit of West African folklore, Maples explores the power and divinity of being a Black woman, a mother, a thinker, a protector, and creator. The poems emerge from a neurodivergent mind navigating writing, parenthood, and the Atlantic waters of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The sea and its many creatures serve as guides—for survival, resistance, and transformation. As she explores the intersection of science, poetry, and mythology, Maples also seeks to depict Black familial bonds in societies structured against them. Woven through the book is the voice of the mermaid, reminding us that “every underwater being exists in relation.”At turns wonderstruck and irreverent, these poems pulse with human longing. Maples is a poet whose work is both musical and meticulous. Her eye somehow equally trained on the world at large and her own inner workings. The result is an astonishing, immersive experience.
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