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Touki Bouki


Djibril Diop Mambéty’s exuberant, inventive and urgent film Touki Bouki (The Journey of the Hyena) (1973) follows a young couple, Mory (Magaye Niang) and Anta (Mareme Niang), who dream of leaving their home in Dakar, Senegal for an imagined better life in Paris. Rosalind Galt’s insightful study analyses Touki Bouki’s cinematic worlds, from its narrative of postcolonial migration to its influence by international film style, both nonetheless grounded in African visual cultures and critical perspectives. Touki Bouki explores the intertwined histories of the postcolonial and the transnational, showing how the aesthetic and political ideas found in the experimentation of cinematic modernisms and New Waves are as African as they are European. Galt’s study interweaves a conceptual framework of world cinema studies and anti/decolonial theory with close analysis of Touki Bouki’s innovative audiovisual forms and its representations of desire and identity in postcolonial Senegal. Providing a detailed reading of the film’s themes and cinematic style, she argues for its classic status and for its long-lasting influence on world cinema.
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17,99 €

What Makes a Bird?


An informative and engaging introduction to birds written by wildlife TV presenter and bird watcher, Nadeem Perera. A stunningly illustrated book detailing everything that makes a bird a bird. Featuring birds from all over the world, and peppered with clear case studies on different bird species and punchy fact files on all things beaks, feathers, migration, nesting and more, the book also closes with a chapter on connecting with birds and becoming a birder.
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19,99 €

Permanence


One of the most anticipated books of 2026 as chosen by: Vogue, Stylist, Forbes, Oprah Daily and LitHub'Like Severance for relationships' Oprah Daily‘Sophie Mackintosh turns the novel of adultery inside out’ Lauren Elkin‘It will stay with me for a long time’ Monica HeiseyThis is the story of an affair. Clara and Francis are in love, but nobody knows it. For months they have been slipping away from their respective lives, sharing stolen afternoons in hotel rooms, their time together painfully sweet and all too short. Until one day they wake up in a bedroom neither of them recognises with no memory of how they got there. They find themselves in a strange and unfamiliar city: a place where adulterers can live openly as couples, without fear of consequence, putting the theory of their love into practice. Here the sky is painted over the old town square in changeless, cloudless blue. Ripe fruits wait on the table each morning and the sunset comes down in a blaze of pink each night. And contact with the real world is impossible. As long as Clara and Francis are here, they only have each other. How do you know when you’ve found true love? How much would you sacrifice to keep hold of it? And how long can you stay in paradise before the cracks start to sho? rom the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Water Cure and Cursed Bread comes an intoxicating modern love story. Permanence is a thrillingly erotic and sharply relatable portrait of longing and obsession, intimacy and betrayal, possession and dispossession.
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25,49 €

Show Me Where It Hurts


'This book will stay with me for a very long time' Reader review, ? ?'Heartbreaking' Reader review, ? ?'It took my breath away' Reader review, ? ?'You will be gripped from page 1' Reader review, ? ?The Instant Irish Bestseller How do you survive the unsurvivable? Rachel lives with her husband Tom and their two children: it's the ordinary family life she always thought she'd have. All of that changes in an instant - when Tom runs the family car off the road, seeking to end his own life, and take his wife and children with him. Suddenly Rachel is left poring over the wreckage to try and understand what happened - to find a way to go on living afterwards. 'Outstanding, and has lingered in my head for a very long time' Prima 'A searingly beautiful novel' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsWinner of The Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2025
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14,99 €

Ask a Scientist


In this unique science book, Professor Robert Winston answers more than 100 real-life questions from children all around the world. Questions cover all the popular science topics, including the biology: “Why do freckles come in dots on your face?”; physics: “Could you jump off the world?”; Earth: “Why is the sky blue?”; chemistry: “Why are there bubbles in boiling water?”; natural science: “Do dogs cry?”, and space: “Why will the Sun explode and make us extinct?”. This new edition includes eight pages of additional questions relating to the hot topics in science, including the COVID-19 pandemic.Robert Winston was inspired to write this book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and by children from the schools he has visited over the years. The book includes some of these questions, plus many more gathered from countries all over the world – including the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, Canada, the USA, India, China, and Japan. The questions cover the main science topics: chemistry, physics, biology, Earth, space, and natural science.Packed with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers – Ask a Scientist puts the fun back into science. And who could be a better scientist to ask questions to than Professor Robert Winston?
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13,49 €

Rock Star Babies Shred a Solo


Rock babies mosh all night, don't get up till late and stick it to the man. Rock on, rockstar baby!From baby's beginner vinyl collection to their first trip with the Harley, there are plenty of ways for parents to share their passions with their little ones. The third book in this new series of trend-focussed, tongue-in-cheek board books celebrates an inclusive cast of families, following a day in their lives before ending with a sweet bedtime message. Told in simple sentences that lend themselves perfectly to reading aloud, and brought to life with Anna Hurley's vibrant illustrations, this playful board book is the perfect gift for anyone in your life with rockstar inclinations, whether young or old, parent or child.
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10,99 €

Nineties Babies Look Fly


Nineties babies hang at the crib, eat cereal and watch cartoons. What's the 411, nineties baby? From matching frosted tips to baby's first butterfly clips, there are plenty of ways for parents to share their passions with their little ones. The latest book in this new series of trend-focused, tongue-in-cheek board books celebrates an inclusive cast of families, following a day in their lives before ending with a sweet bedtime message. Told in simple sentences that lend themselves perfectly to reading aloud, and brought to life with Anna Hurley's vibrant illustrations this playful board book is the perfect gift for the nineties babies in your life, whether young or old, parent or child.
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10,99 €

The Hounding


**SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026**'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' THE TIMES'Prompts thoughts of both THE CRUCIBLE and THE VIRGIN SUICIDES . . . Purvis is an exquisitely accomplished wordsmith.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A taut, tense tale, impeccably told' FINANCIAL TIMES'Feverish, finely wrought and unforgettable.' DAILY MAIL'An unflinchingly strange and savage novel – a rare and twisted pleasure, and an unmissable must-read for every girl who has ever been made to feel strange.' LUCY ROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LAMB'Haunting and beguiling, this fever dream of a novel draws you in and colours your mind all shades of doubt and suspicion.' STACEY HALLS, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS'Melancholy and bittersweet.' OTEGHA UWAGBA, Sunday Times bestselling author of LITTLE BLACK BOOK'A novel of rare grace and skill, exquisitely wrought and simmering with feral violence.' ROWE IRVIN, author of LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTHMany stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters. They are haughty, thinking themselves better than their neighbours in the picturesque village of Little Nettlebed. They have taken the death of their grandmother hard. They are liars, troublemakers, untamed and dangerous... Accounts of their behaviour differ, but the villagers all agree that the girls are odd. One long summer, a heatwave descends. Bloated sea creatures wash up along the parched riverbed, animals grow frenzied, ravens gather on the roofs of those about to die. As the stifling heat grips the village, so does a strange rumour: the Mansfield sisters have been seen transforming into a pack of dogs. With the witch trials only a recent memory, hysteria sets in. Slowly but surely, the villagers become convinced that something strange is taking root in Little Nettlebed. And when a bark finally leads to a bite, the sisters will be the ones to pay for it. Visceral and richly atmospheric, The Hounding plunges its reader into 18th century Oxfordshire, where the power of a man’s word is absolute, and it is safer to be a wild animal than an unconventional young woman. ***'Utterly bizarre in the best way possible' Reader Review'A glorious shimmering heat mirage of a novel' Reader Review'A visceral and consuming fever dream of a book' Reader Review'Tense, almost claustrophobic' Reader Review'Sharp and extremely enjoyable' Reader Review
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13,49 €

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen


Celebrate the timeless wit and romance of Jane Austen with this beautifully bound deluxe edition, featuring all seven beloved novels in one elegant collector’s volume. Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a platform from which to address issues of gender politics and class consciousness among the British middle class of the late eighteenth century. Bound in a heat-stamped, vegan leather cover with foil accents, this collection includes all of Austen’s unabridged novels and novellas:Sense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaNorthanger AbbeyPersuasionLady SusanWith witty, unflinching morality, Austen portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. Austen’s heroines find happiness in many forms; each of the novels is a story of love and marriage—marriage for love, financial security, and for social status. In a publishing career that spanned less than ten years, her work brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime. It wasn’t until the 1940s that she became widely accepted in academia as a great English writer. The second half of the 20th century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship and the emergence of a fan culture. Austen’s works continue to influence the course of the novel even as they charm readers today. Savor and cherish the novels of Jane Austen in this display-worthy keepsake volume. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, these deluxe classics editions include beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions include: Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.
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25,49 €

DK Top 10 Los Angeles


The world’s favourite pocket travel guidesMake the most of your trip to Los Angeles with this Top 10 guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Los Angeles has to offer and ensuring that you don’t miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about.Inside this guide to Los Angeles, you’ll find:- Top 10 lists of Los Angeles''s must-sees and must-dos, including biking along Venice Boardwalk, exploring the iconic Sunset Strip and thrill-seeking on the rollercoasters at Universal Studios and Disneyland- Los Angeles’s most interesting areas, with the best places for sightseeing, food and drink, and shopping- Themed lists, including the best beaches, shopping streets, movie theaters, restaurants and much more- Brand-new itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a week- A laminated pull-out map of Los Angeles, plus six full-colour area mapsDK’s Top 10 travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 2002.Looking for more on California’s culture, history and attractions? Try our DK California travel guide.
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13,49 €

The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories


A landmark new anthology of Bengali literature in English, including many previously untranslated stories 'A splendid guide to unmapped lands… [Sinha] is one of the best living translators at work bringing the Bengali classics into English… he writes with exceptional elegance and wit' Spectator The prose short story arrived in Bengal in the wake of British colonizers, and Bengali writers quickly made the form their own. By the twentieth century a profusion of literary magazines and journals meant they were being avidly read by millions. Writers responded to this hunger for words with a ferocious energy which reflected the turmoil of their times: these stories covered land wars, famine, the caste system, religious conflict, patriarchy, Partition and the liberation war that saw the emergence of the independent country of Bangladesh. Across these shifting geographical borders, writers also looked inward, evolving new literary styles and stretching the possibilities of social realism, political fiction and intimate domestic tales. A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century's worth of extraordinary stories. From a woman who eats fish in secret to the woes of an ageing local footballer, from the anxieties of a middle-class union rep to a lawyer who stumbles upon a philosopher's stone, this is a collection that celebrates making art of life, in all its difficulty and joy.
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19,99 €

Feline Folk Tales


Cuddly and cute, fierce and ferocious, cunning and conniving, worshipped and feared – felines appear in many forms in the humble folk tale. The cats in this collection of 57 stories are often heroic, witty and, at times, scheming or downright terrifying. Kitties big and small, from every corner of the world, such as the Kasha from Japan, the Nunda from East Africa, El Hombre Gato from Argentina, Kisa, the Cat from Iceland and many others can be found purring, hissing and prowling through these pages.
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19,99 €

Woodspring


An unforgettable, sweeping novel of war and its aftermath, self discovery and family drama through the ages. 'A gorgeous read . . . there are some authors who were just made to write . . . you step into the pages, you step into a family.' Reader review, 5 stars'Will the war last long? People are going to suffer and will have to make sacrifices, and everything will have to be on hold. It's horrible to contemplate but I'm twenty-seven and I can't help wondering if by the time it's over it'll be too late for me.'Since the house was built in 1810, the Danes have lived in the elegant, light-filled rooms of Woodspring, and walked in the fields and woods that surround the house. Over the years, and through the changing seasons, it has brought shelter, solace and joy. But now it's 1940 and Europe is in the midst of war. Everything is changing, and nothing will be the same again. The next three generations of Danes will live very different lives to their predecessors, at home and abroad. Yet they know they are forever tied to Woodspring. Love and fortunes may come and go, no one is untouched by loss... But, throughout all this, Woodspring remains a constant. 'Buchan is a magical and tender writer.' Amanda Craig'One of our greatest living novelists.' Peter JamesPerfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Kristen Hannah and Lucinda Riley, readers are falling in love with Elizabeth Buchan's tender and evocative story of one family through the ages:'With Elizabeth Buchan you know you are getting a beautifully written and perfectly-constructed story. Add to that . . . a sweeping multi-generational family saga, a stunning home, engaging characters . . . what's not to like?' Reader review, 5 stars'Elizabeth Buchan always delivers . . . thoughtful, engaging and humane . . . I loved it.' Reader review, 5 stars'The best insight into the human heart . . . with her trademark thoughtfulness, insight and generosity.' Reader review, 5 stars'A real page turner and a joy to read, thoroughly recommended.' Reader review, 5 stars'This was was absolutely amazing! Highly recommend for a very emotional read.' Reader review, 5 stars
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24,49 €

Notes from a Lost Country


Sami, a retired doctor, lives with his son and grandchildren in Brooklyn. But Sami keeps losing his way. Every day he sinks deeper into dementia and old memories of life in Iraq before the war. Omar arrives in the US with a fake identity and no friends or family. Having run away from the Iraqi army, he has been branded a deserter and his ear brutally cut off. Omar carries this mark of shame with him and refuses to talk about the past. He dreams of getting his ear, and his dignity, back. When their paths cross at least one of them knows that they have met before – if only he could remember where. Exploring the aftermath of war and how the past haunts new beginnings, Notes from a Lost Country creates a moving portrait of life in exile.
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19,99 €

Comic Therapy


In Comic Therapy, readers will find a range of comic strips that blend heartwarming messages and gentle wit, creating a space where readers can unwind, laugh, and feel inspired – all within a few panels. The charm of this collection of homely homilies lies in its ability to address real-life challenges with a sense of optimism, focusing on themes like self-compassion, resilience, and mindfulness. Each of its beautifully imagined sequences serves as a temporary retreat from the pressures and anxieties of daily life, with each page offering a blend of encouragement and humour. By using visual storytelling, Comic Therapy engages readers in a non-intrusive, yet impactful way, inviting them to pause, smile, and reconnect with their inner calm. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking for a momentary escape, a laugh in tough times, or a much-needed boost of positivity. Whether read all at once or savoured a little at a time, Comic Therapy builds into a toolkit of emotional wellness, and a perfect go-to for personal reflection, or to share with a friend in need of a cheerful lift. Into a world filled with noise, Comic Therapy sends a quiet voice of compelling reassurance, reminding us that it’s always okay to pause, reflect, and enjoy a light-hearted moment.
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19,49 €

Busy Bees


Meet the nature heroes that are saving our planet every day: the busy bees!In this gentle rhyming book, babies and toddlers will go on an adventure with a bee as it pollinates flowers. Discover how bees keep their environment healthy, and why they do a funny dance to communicate with other bees back in the hive. Peek-through holes in the pages invite little ones to engage with the book. The organically shaped edges are also perfect for small hands. Stunning and adorable illustrations by Moesha Kellaway make this cute board book the perfect gift for toddlers who love the outdoors and are curious about nature. Have more fun learning about nature with: Fungi Friends, Brilliant Bugs, Wiggly Worms.
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10,99 €

Untamed Darkness


Action-packed and full of mystery, this third fantasy novel in the Gargoyles trilogy is a must-read for fans of magic, mythology and the power of friendship. A swarm of ghasts. A sullied Source. A shocking secret. Sole Guardian. Callen has worked hard for that title, and now he’s got it. Oculus have left him in charge, with onlytwo conditions: keep the magic hidden and maintain the boundary that protects Gargoyle’s Rest. But life is never straightforward when there’s magic involved. When a spate of ghast attacks threatens the local village, Callen will need to use all of his new skills to investigate. Jake is gone, the Watcher is gone, so who could be summoning ghasts? As darkness spreads, friendships fracture, and his suspect list grows, Callen discovers that Oculus may not have told him the whole truth.
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12,49 €

Sylvanian Families: Freya's Baking Adventure


Join the Sylvanian Families on their summer adventures in this sweet picture book, based on the animation Freya's Happy Diary, now showing on Youtube!The kids are opening a bakery, with bread they've baked themselves! Freya and her friends, Ralph and Lyra, can't wait to get started. Frasier Chocolate, the town's resident baker, is helping them out. There's just one problem . . . Freya can't remember what she put in her bread! Can the friends work out Freya's recipe before the bakery open? reya's Baking Adventure is a delightful picture book featuring artwork from the animated Sylvanian Families series, Freya's Happy Diary, and brings the classic and beloved toy range to life as never before. Enjoy more Sylvanian picture book stories with Ralph's Summer Holiday, Freya's Secret Discovery and Freya's Birthday Surprise.
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10,99 €

Upward Bound


A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICKA vibrant, profoundly moving novel about the interlocking lives at an adult daycare centre in southern California. ‘Wonderfully inspirational’ Paul Beatty‘Moving and funny and ringing with life’ Guardian‘A complicated joy’ Roddy DoyleAmong the clients and staff are Carlos, a charismatic aide who lost his mother as a boy, and Jorge, who is gentle, nonspeaking and prone to escape despite Carlos’s best efforts. Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral palsy, pines for Ann, the lifeguard for the summer who feels out of her depth. Then there’s Dave, the centre’s director. He wanted to be an actor, but finds himself on a very different path. At the heart of Upward Bound is Walter, a recent college student returning to the company of his peers after a family tragedy. Around him, a story unfolds of friendships forged, connections missed and the dreams – some new, others almost forgotten – that shape us. With his wit, empathy and astonishing gifts as a storyteller, Woody Brown immerses us in life as we have never experienced it before. ‘Deeply funny and eye-opening’ Maria Semple‘It will open hearts and change minds’ Jenna Bush Hager‘A singular debut’ New York Times‘A luminous novel of human connection and hope’ Cecile Pin‘It will change the way you look at the world’ Angie Kim‘A story of friendship, dreams and rich inner worlds’ Seán Hewitt‘A tender and important novel’ Service95‘A moving, illuminating glimpse into a world we rarely have access to’ Good HousekeepingA BOOK FOR THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME, HARPER’S BAZAAR, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND LITERARY HUB
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22,99 €

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