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Fancy Work
What can a scrap of embroidery tell us about how to live? How can the past help us imagine unconstrained lives when not all traces remain? To explore these questions, Alice Hattrick turns to the embroidery designer May Morris and her circle, including her father William Morris; her mother Jane, an artist’s model and embroiderer herself; and MF, May’s gender non-conforming partner of twenty years. Through this queer encounter with the Arts and Crafts movement, Hattrick shifts attention from dominant narratives of design towards intimacy, labour and domestic life. Looking to May – alongside others who have found in textiles a means of resistance – Hattrick traces connections between these histories and their own queer identity, family ties and precarious working conditions within an ableist society. Expansive in thought, form and time, Fancy Work stitches together archival fragments, domestic spaces and ongoing sites of struggle, insisting on the political force of often overlooked acts of defiance.
Love Philtres
A guide to the history and practical use of love magic• Explores the use of love magic since prehistoric times, throughout the ancient cultures of Babylon, Greece, and Rome, as well as among medieval European alchemists• Presents methods for using Magicis Materiae of active botanicals, minerals, magic soil, and animal products, as well as incantations, periapts, amulets, and poppets• Describes the rites and rituals of love magic and practices to protect oneself from love spells and counter the effects of aphrodisiacsLove Philtres is a practical guide to one of the most ancient and widely used magical practices in the world—the use of devices and potions to find and keep love. From aphrodisiacs and amulets to philtres and potions, the use of love magic dates back to the ancient civilizations of Babylon, Greece, and Rome, throughout Hindu and Islamic cultures, and among the alchemists and occultists of medieval Europe. In this book, practicing Druid Jon G. Hughes explores the history of love magic, focusing on the unique magical and druidic cultures of the British Isles and teaching readers how to carry on this tradition. Presenting how to use the Magicis Materiae of active botanicals, minerals, magical dirt, and animal products, the author explains how to identify these materials, details the methods to extract their potent effects, and shares the incantations and spells that accompany their use. Hughes also explores how to harvest materials and prepare a wide range of potions in the form of electuaries, tinctures, elixirs, oils, and ointments. He describes the appropriate rites and rituals of love magic, including the arcane Sweaty Cake love charm. He also shares methods that you can use to protect yourself against love spells and how to counteract their magical effects.
Buzz Sausage Wolf and the Birthday Mystery
It's party time for Buzz Sausage Wolf! Everyone is really excited, but WHO has taken a big bite out of the birthday cake?!A cosy and funny story with short chapters and lots of full-colour illustrations, ideal for reading aloud and sharing together with newly independent readers moving on from picture books. Scruffy sausage dog, Buzz has been overexcited ALL DAY. It's just too much fun on a birthday! But when he accidentally bursts the balloons and tears open a Special Present, Buzz knows he's in big trouble. And avoiding telling the truth means even bigger trouble, especially when he sees a BIG BITE of birthday cake has gone missing. . . Who is the mystery munche? ill everyone blame Buz? an Buzz and best friend Trilby solve the birthday myster? cosy and friendly party-themed story for fans of Rabbit and Bear, large dollops of silliness and the occasional unexpected dog parp. Praise for Buzz Sausage Wolf:'Buzz is a furry little heart-stealer on a mission: be loved, supply laughs, win you over. Mission accomplished.' - James Davis, author of Scarlet: Defender of the Universe
The Ballad of Ronan McCoy
''A tender, elegant novel about the beauty and importance of friendship. Colin Morgan’s debut is one of the most moving books I’ve read in some time'' John Boyne*****''Soaring, lyrical and heart-breaking. A tender and important new voice in Irish writing'' Michelle Gallen''A fresh and authentic voice is found in this impressive and original debut about grief, loss and the enduring power of love'' Christine Dwyer Hickey***A tender coming-of-age story about friendship, first love, loss, and facing the ultimate question: who am I going to be? For fans of Douglas Stuart, Michael Magee, David Nicholls and Andrew O''HaganBrendan''s best friend, his only friend, is Ronan McCoy. He knows things about Brendan that no one else does: about his job washing the cars at Feeney’s Funeral Home, about the loneliness he sometimes feels even when surrounded by hundreds of others at school. But Brendan never told Ronan about the dark feeling that sits at the bottom of his stomach, the feeling that tells him something bad is coming. It never comes when Ronan''s around.Ronan is smart and sporty and popular, totally comfortable in his own skin: all the things that Brendan himself isn''t. But Ronan always makes him feel like a good friend, a good person, a better Brendan.Standing at the school gates on the first day of term, the dark feeling begins to form in Brendan''s stomach. And when Ronan doesn’t turn up, Brendan learns that something terrible happened to his best friend over the summer and he''ll never be the same again. Over the course of the final year of school, Brendan will have to learn to navigate the new shape of their friendship and find a place for himself in the world without Ronan to protect him.The Ballad of Ronan McCoy is a beautifully written, tender coming-of-age story about friendship and first love, loss and letting go, and the hopes and fears of a young man standing on the cusp of the rest of his life.
Phantom At The Feast
Police stations are outdated, and AI’s make more efficient detectives, or so says a UK Home Office determined to make cuts. When the sole witness in a trafficking case is discovered brutally murdered, a brass horseshoe forced between his teeth, Detective Sergeant Rex King is summoned back to London and into a labyrinth of memory, music, and political unrest. From The Clash’s ragged 1985 busking tour to the fractured legacy of the anti-nuclear movement, Rex follows threads that tug uncomfortably at his own history – echoes he can’t quite place, shadows that refuse to settle. When Rex’s boss, DCI 'Lollo' Lawrence, suddenly disappears, and long-buried papers from the Miners’ Strike surface, he must work alongside a sharp young detective, a seasoned former soul boy, and the National Crime Agency’s unsettlingly brilliant new AI. Yet the deeper he travels, the more he finds the investigation folding back on him: professional loyalties strained, personal relationships tested, and accusations from his undercover past threatening to unmake him. Two murders, one 'misper' and a force under fire – has former ‘spycop’ DS Rex King finally met his match?
When Death Calls
Blood is thicker than water... and runs just as freely... When the body of a man is discovered face down one morning in the swimming pool of his upmarket family home, the team wonder if it is the result of a tragic accident or serious foul play. DI Tom Janssen is currently suspended pending the outcome of the events at the close of his previous case. Using the time away from the office to consider his future, and how this will impact on his family life, Tom is invited to attend a school reunion which he reluctantly agrees to. Coming face to face with people he hasn't seen in years leads to more than a reunion of old friendships. Some people find it hard to let go of the past while others foster long-held grudges. It isn't long before Tom finds old feuds rekindled and scores that aim to be settled... one way or another. Finding himself at the centre of a murder inquiry - only this time as a witness rather than an investigator - can he steer clear of the case or will temptation, and a search for the truth, be too much for him to ignore. When Death Calls is the sixteenth novel in the Hidden Norfolk crime series by the multi-million selling British crime writer, JM Dalgliesh, the author of the Misty Isle and Dark Yorkshire books. Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Damian Boyd, LJ Ross, Rachel McLean and Simon McCleave. Readers love J M Dalgliesh: ‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW
Z budúcej pozostalosti
Výber textov tejto knižky je žánrovo i tematicky rozmanitý, jednu skupinu tvoria príhovory, ktoré odzneli na viac alebo menej oficiálnych fórach, svoj priestor dostali predslovy k výtvarnému katalógu či k ročenke galérie, a ďalej sú tam texty, ktorými autor prispel do kolektívnych publikácií alebo do príležitostných tlačovín. Úplnú verejnú premiéru má napríklad reportáž z dovolenky, či neskoro juvenilná veršovačka, ako aj aforizmy, doteraz desaťročia skryté na dne povestného šuflíka. Osobitnú skupinu tvoria potom tri texty označené formulkou „v obrátenom garde“, ide teda o rozhovory, kde Balogh nebol pýtajúcim sa, ale respondentom. Keďže teda predkladané texty nevyšli (až na jednu výnimku) v autorových bývalých domovských novinách SME a Denník N, zdalo sa mu vhodné nenechať ich kdekade roztratené, ale sústrediť ich do tohto dielka. Túto žánrovú i tematickú rozmanitosť zvýrazňuje aj časový oblúk niekoľkých desaťročí, počas ktorých jednotlivé texty vznikali.
A Bad Business
A collection of 6 thrilling short stories by the classic Russian author of Crime and Punishment, full of existential angst and wicked humor. “A sprightly new translation... [that] reminds us how extremely funny [Dostoevsky] could be.” –Times Literary SupplementWith stories ranging from impossible fantasy to scorching satire, this wonderful collection from the renowned author of Crime and Punishment is the perfect introduction to one of the greatest of all fiction writers.A civil servant finds a new passion for his work – and a taste for fame – when he''s swallowed alive by a crocodile. A struggling writer stumbles on a cemetery where the dead still talk to each other. An arrogant but well-intentioned gentleman provokes an uproar at a subordinate''s wedding, and in the marital bed. A widowed pawnbroker remembers the events leading to his marriage, in an attempt to understand his wife’s death. And a young boy finds unexpected salvation on a cold and desolate Christmas Eve.This vivid new translation by Nicolas Pasternak Slater and Maya Slater illuminates Dostoyevsky''s dazzling versatility as a writer. His remarkable short fiction swings from wickedly sharp humour to gripping psychological intensity, from cynical social mockery to moments of unexpected tenderness.A microcosm of Dostoyevsky’s themes, these stories offer existential insight, an indictment of social inequality, and extremes of agony and ecstasy. They also showcase his lesser-known comic mode, in flashes of satirical brilliance and antic farce. This collection provides a palette holding each shade of Dostoyevsky’s talent – and of human experience.
What If?
Little Rabbit wishes she could enjoy the wonders of the forest, but she can''t help worrying about the bad things that might happen.When strolling through the woods with Mouse, she fears that the trees might come crashing down. And when Squirrel wants to play hide-and-seek, Little Rabbit asks "But what if nobody finds me?" One day, Little Rabbit feels so overwhelmed by her noisy thoughts that she decides to hide away in her burrow.Can Little Rabbit''s friends help her to quiet her anxious mind and enjoy the here and now?This calm and reassuring story is perfect for reminding nervous readers to take things one small step at a time.
Relatively Guilty
A sharp Scottish legal thriller featuring a cynical defence lawyer, a murder case that looks airtight, and a client who may not want to be saved. Everyone is guilty… some more than others. A policeman lies dead with his skull caved in. His young wife at the scene, clutching the weapon. For the Crown the case is open-and-shut. Robbie Munro isn’t so sure. A missing witness. A hairline crack in the evidence, is it just enough to prise open and reveal a defence? Only if his client will let him. Because the closer Robbie gets to an acquittal, the more she resists every step forward, pushing for a life sentence when freedom beckons. And Robbie must fight to save a client who’d rather be convicted than forgiven. Relatively Guilty is Book 1 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:? Funny and fast paced… everything you want in a legal thriller. ? Gets my trial lawyer stamp of approval. ? Fascinating insight into the criminal justice system. ? A lovable rogue you can’t help rooting for. ? Authentic, addictive, and brilliantly plotted.
What Your Doctor Isn''t Telling You About Food
Most people people say their doctor has never talked with them about food, yet what we eat is the one thing that we have control over which can seriously impact our health for the better. This book is here to bust some deep rooted myths about plant-based eating. * Is plant protein as good as animal protein? * What foods should you eat to live longer? * Are Sugar Spikes the enemy? * What are the 10 rules for eating better than 90% of your friends? Drawing on over 20 years of experience as a doctor and gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Desmond shows the powerful connection between what you eat and how you feel - both today and for the rest of your life. Addressing common misconceptions you'll learn which protein-rich foods are the foundation of a truly healthy diet, how ultra-processed foods might be sabotaging your health, and why dietary fibre is the unsung hero of gut health and overall well-being. This book is about more than just avoiding disease. It's about optimizing your diet for better digestion, more energy, a sharper mind, for a longer, healthier and happier life. You don't have to be perfect to make this work- but you do need to be better informed and ready to make smarter choices every time you eat. Packed with insights from researchers, dietitians, athletes, and top experts in human nutrition, What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About Food offers straightforward, practical advice you can actually use. Whether you're looking to fight disease, improve your health, or simply make better food choices, this book is your guide to taking control of your health - starting today.
Class Clown
America’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything. How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet—and preparing for nuclear war by hiding under a classroom desk. After literally getting elected class clown in high school, he went to college, where, as an English major, he read snippets of great literature when he was not busy playing in a rock band (it was the sixties). He began his journalism career at a small-town Pennsylvania newspaper where he learned the most important rule of local journalism: never confuse a goose with a duck. His journey then took a detour into the business world, where as a writing consultant he spent years trying, with limited success, to get corporate folks to, for God’s sake, get the point. Somehow from there he wound up as a humor columnist for The Miami Herald, where his boss was a wild man who encouraged him to write about anything that struck him as amusing and to never worry about alienating anyone. His columns were not popular with everyone: He managed to alienate a vast army of Neil Diamond fans, and the entire state of Indiana. But he also developed a loyal following of readers who alerted him to the threat of exploding toilets, not to mention the fire hazards posed by strawberry pop-tarts and Rollerblade Barbie, which he demonstrated to the nation on the David Letterman show. He led his readers on a crusade against telemarketers that ultimately caused the national telemarketers association to stop answering its own phones because it was getting—irony alert—too many unwanted calls. He has also run for president multiple times, although so far without success. He became a book author and joined a literary rock band, which was not good at playing music but did once perform with Bruce Springsteen, who sang backup to Dave. As for his literary merits, Dave writes: “I’ll never have the critical acclaim of, say, Marcel Proust. But was Marcel Proust ever on Carson? Did he ever steal a hotel sign for Oprah?” Class Clown isn’t just a memoir; it’s a vibrant celebration of a life rich with humor, absurdity, joy, and sadness. Dave says the most important wisdom imparted by his Midwestern parents was never to take anything too seriously. This laughter-filled book is proof that he learned that lesson well.
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The Mayfair Ladies'' Club survived the Blitz — but can it survive betraya? eptember 1944. Deirdre Rowan is a spirited Irish receptionist at the exclusive Mayfair Ladies’ Club in London. When new manager Maxwell Forster arrives, Deirdre is immediately attracted to him. But Max has a secret: he is a German officer concealing his real name, fleeing his country’s oppressive regime.When it is believed that a group of British Union Fascists may be active in the Club, Deirdre is enlisted by DCI Jonathan Rudge to report anything suspicious to him. The enigmatic Max cannot escape her scrutiny, even though Deirdre is in danger of falling in love with him…Surrounded by lies and conflicting loyalties, Deirdre must try to uncover the secrets hidden around her, hoping they might answer the dreaded question: could Max be a traitor to her country – and her hear? artime Secrets at the Mayfair Club is the moving new novel from bestselling-author Molly Green, illuminating the resilience of the human spirit, and the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and love.
Houdini of the Sea
Today, Charles Lightoller is known primarily as the most senior officer to survive the sinking of Titanic, but that was just one chapter in his remarkable story. To avoid the cotton mills of his native Lancashire town, a 13-year-old Lightoller joined the crew of a four-masted sailing ship, and he would remain at sea on various ships until 1920. During his thirty-year maritime career and beyond, he would survive four shipwrecks, a Zeppelin bombing, a duel with a U-boat and a perilous motor-yacht mission to Dunkirk, ultimately emerging as a hero of both world wars.Compiled using extensive research, including previously unseen family information, Houdini of the Sea is the extraordinary tale of a man who escaped death many times over.
Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!!
A liberating rom com of self-discovery and hotly anticipated debut from cartoonist and viral animator Asia Miller, perfect for fans of Scott Pilgrim and Mariko Tamaki. Lindsey Cheng is a college freshman figuring herself out. She's got a band with her best friends, an overprotective Chinese mom, and a date with a super-cool indie-rocker boy named Jason. Good luck, Lindsey!Asia Miller’s satirical indie-rock mixtape follows Lindsey as she struggles to be a “cool” girlfriend, a caring friend, and a good daughter––until she learns it’s never too late to choose herself. A Shortbox Comics Fair hit, expanded and in full color for the first time30 brand-new story pages plus exclusive bonus back matterAuthentic Chinese American representationJoyfully awkward romance for fans of Scott Pilgrim Pick up this refreshingly relatable college comedy you’ll want to share with friends.
Vlčí kráľ
Zakázaná príťažlivosť, krvavá vojna a vlčí kráľ, ktorému nemožno odolať.
Princezná Aurora nikdy netúžila po korune ani po politickom sobáši. Túžila po slobode.
V predvečer svadby však urobí rozhodnutie, ktoré zmení osud celého kráľovstva – zachráni mladého vlkolaka odsúdeného na smrť v aréne, kde sa ľudia zabávajú krvavými zápasmi zajatých vlkov. Tým na seba upriami pozornosť samotného alfu, obávaného vodcu svorky, ktorý ju ešte v tú noc unesie.
Aurora sa ocitá v drsných severných krajoch medzi vlkolakmi, ktorých ju od detstva učili nenávidieť. Znepriatelené svorky sa spájajú a vojna medzi ľuďmi a vlkmi je na spadnutie. Alfa je presvedčený, že princezná je kľúčom k víťazstvu.
Lenže čím viac času spolu trávia, tým ťažšie je predstierať, že sú nepriatelia. Kým sa na oboch stranách bojiska schyľuje ku krvavému stretu, medzi princeznou a vlčím kráľom sa rodí zakázaná príťažlivosť.
Vlčí kráľ je prvá časť série, ktorá pobláznila BookTok – temná romantasy plná napätia a vášne pre fanúšikov vlkolakov (v kiltoch), silných hrdiniek a príbehov, kde hranica medzi nenávisťou a túžbou je tenšia než ostrie meča.
Kosec a Sojka - Vražedne dobrá romantická trilógia 3
KAŽDÉ LIETADLO NIEKDE PRISTANE. PO KAŽDOM PREDSTAVENÍ PADÁ OPONA. Lekár Fionn Kane si lieči zlomené srdce v Nebraske, kam unikol preč od chaotického života v Bostone, po odmietnutej žiadosti o ruku. Rozhodol sa žiť jednoduchšie – nevystrkovať rožky, robiť si poctivo svoju prácu a vyhýbať sa vzťahom za každú cenu.
Až do chvíle, keď do jeho mesta príde Silveriov cirkus.
Cirkusantka Rose Evansová je členkou Silveriovho cirkusu už desať rokov. Kočovný život jej vyhovuje, najmä keď má z času na čas chuť vziať spravodlivosť do vlastných rúk. No keď sa jej vraždenie vymkne spod kontroly a vyviazne z neho so zranenou nohou, ocitne sa doma u rozkošného a zvláštneho miestneho doktora.
Ibaže nie každé zlomené srdce sa dá zošit'... a čím dlhšie je človek na jednom mieste, tým skôr ho dobehne jeho minulosť.
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Belasý zámok
Vydavateľstvo Tatran vracia na pulty kníhkupectiev legendárnu edíciu Svetoví klasici a začína očarujúcim románom od autorky Anny zo Zeleného domu o žene, ktorá sa odváži začať žiť podľa vlastných pravidiel.
Román Belasý zámok vychádza 100 rokov od prvého vydania.
Valancy Stirlingová má dvadsaťdeväť rokov, je slobodná a celý život prežila pod
dohľadom prísnej rodiny, ktorá jej neustále pripomína, čo by mala robiť a kým by
mala byť. Tichá, zakríknutá a bez odvahy ísť vlastnou cestou nachádza jedinú útechu
v „zakázaných“ knihách Johna Fostera a vo svojich predstavách o živote na Belasom
zámku.
Keď sa však od doktora dozvie zdrvujúcu správu, rozhodne sa prestať báť. Prvýkrát
v živote začne robiť to, čo naozaj chce – postaví sa rodine, nájde si prácu a spozná
tajomného Barneyho Snaitha, muža so zlou povesťou. Objaví prekvapujúci nový svet
plný lásky a dobrodružstiev, ktoré ďaleko presahujú jej najtajnejšie sny.
Oheň a krv (špeciálne vydanie)
300 rokov pred HROU O TRÓNY vládli v západnej zemi draci
Vzrušujúce dejiny Targaryenovcov ožívajú v majstrovskom spracovaní z pera autora Piesne ľadu a ohňa, ságy, ktorá sa stala predlohou seriálu Hra o tróny z produkcie HBO.
Toto je prvý zväzok úplných dvojzväzkových dejín rodu Targaryenovcov v Západnej zemi a prináša oheň i besnenie, aké fanúšikovia očakávajú od medzinárodne úspešného autora Georgea R. R. Martina.
Stáročia pred udalosťami opísanými v Hre o tróny sa Targaryenovci, jediný rod dračích pánov, ktorý prežil Skazu Valýrie, usadili na Dračom kameni. Dejiny Ohňa a krvi sa začínajú príbehom legendárneho Aegona Dobyvateľa, ktorý dal zhotoviť kultový Železný trón, a pokračujú rozprávaním o nasledujúcich pokoleniach Targaryenovcov, ktoré sa snažili udržať si ho, až po občiansku vojnu, ktorá takmer rozoštvala ich dynastiu.
Čo sa skutočne stalo počas Tanca drakov? Prečo bola cesta do Valýrie po Skaze smrteľne nebezpečná? Aké hrozné zločiny spáchal Maegor Krutý? Ako to vyzeralo v Západnej zemi, keď oblohe kraľovali draky? To je len zopár otázok, ktoré zodpovie táto vyčerpávajúca kronika, spísaná učeným majstrom z Citadely.
Oheň a krv prináša strhujúcu hru o tróny v rozsahu a veľkoleposti Gibbonových Dejín úpadku a zániku Rímskej ríše a ponúka čitateľom nový pohľad na dynamickú, občas krvavú, no vždy fascinujúcu históriu Západnej zeme.
Najpredávanejší autori v tejto kategórii: Dominik Dán, Joanne K. Rowling, Freida McFadden, Sarah J. Maasová, Elle Kennedy.
