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The Kind Company of Others


A poet’s skill lies in their ability to distil complex themes into a few paragraphs; to pick out the fundamental quality in people that make us unique; they can describe nature in a way that makes us see its majesty. The poet traverses contents and political divides; they help us understand where we have come from which in turn allows us to figure out where we are going. And no one does this better than Alexander McCall Smith. He has brought – through his novels – many wonderful characters to vivid life and entertained readers all over the globe. And in his third collection of poetry, he guides the reader by the hand and takes them through time and place exploring the majestic themes of nature and the complexities of relationships and what it is that makes us human with his trademark warmth and humour.
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17,99 €

Broxy Kennels Fort, Souterrain and Surrounding Landscape, Perth


Archaeological excavation of almost the entirety of Broxy Kennels Fort to the north of Perth, was undertaken in advance of a new road development. It revealed a multivallate fortified settlement on a hill overlooking the River Tay. The fort constructed in the 6th century BC initially comprised two ditches that encircled the hill with a north-east entranceway that led to the interior. Around the late 5th-early 4th centuries BC, parts of the settlement’s defences were altered to accommodate a souterrain constructed into one of the silted-up ditches. The alteration necessitated a further short ditch either side of the entrance, followed by a final outer ditch that encircled the hill. Other changes within the enclosure may also have occurred at this time with material from clearance of structures being dumped in the ditches. After a short hiatus, an unenclosed settlement within the interior of the fort persisted from the 4th century BC until around the late 1st century AD. Other than traces of sporadic activity from the early medieval period to the post-medieval era, the site was to all intents and purposes lost to the plough.
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58,49 €

Epic Animal Journeys in the Sea


Follow incredible animals on some of the world's most epic journeys of migration in the ocean. Budding animal experts will be spell-bound with this interactive and informative book. Discover some of the most epic animal migrations on Earth as you join eight incredible journeys. From the Green sea turtle's 3,000-kilometre-migration and the Southern humpback whale's immense migration of 16,000 kilometres to salmon in the North Atlantic and elephant seals in the Pacific Ocean, you will follow each animal's migration from start to finish, learning about their journey, why they migrate, where they are going, and the dangers they face along the way. The compass included with the book helps to navigate each animal's journey as you follow the route on each page, see the different directions they take, and join them on their journey.
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17,99 €

Wiggly Worms


Meet the nature heroes that are saving our planet every day: the wiggly worms!In this gentle rhyming book, babies and toddlers will go on an adventure with a worm as it wiggles and waggles underground. Discover how worms keep their ecosystem healthy, and learn about their superpower of creating soil and recycling nutrients. 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, Busy Bees.
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10,99 €

Don't Let it Break You, Honey


*Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction*'Not simply a memoir. It is an indictment of failure at the highest levels of police, press and politics' Tom Watson'Intensely personal ... turning fear into bravery and pain into power' Cosmopolitan'A powerful memoir ... the astonishing story of her fight for justice' Guardian'Outstanding, revelatory journalism and gripping memoir ... brave, jaw-dropping, unputdownable' Ramita Navai'Stunning ... an extraordinary read, full of unimaginable courage and resilience ... wisdom, humility and humour' Julie Hesmondhalgh'Deeply human, captivating, exposing and honest ... a must-read' Gina Martin'There I was, working on a story with Jenny, without even suspecting she was the story' Nick Davies'Courageous and honest and disturbing - it will empower and deeply move and it will anger too' Robin Ince'There is deep tragedy here ... But this book is saved from bleakness by Evans's resilience and her practical, geekily obsessive approach to dealing with what happened to her' Hannah Lucinda Smith'Intensely moving ... vital, wise, passionate' Ol ParkerAs profiled in the Guardian and on Radio 4 Woman's HourCast in a cult film at the age of eighteen, Jenny Evans was on the cusp of something extraordinary; a route out of her hometown, a future of promise. But the new world she was exploring crumbled around her when she was assaulted at a party by a high-profile figure. Jenny reported this crime to the police when she became aware of other allegations of violence against The Famous Man. Shortly after doing so, details of what she had experienced were printed in a tabloid newspaper. Jenny trained as a journalist herself to try to find out how this happened. In the aftermath of devastation, she picked up the pieces and fought back against the systems that caused her harm. Her investigation helped expose the jaw-dropping press abuse and police corruption we now call the 'phone-hacking scandal'. Now training as a lawyer, Jenny is still working to fight for justice in a system that so horrifically fails its victims. Don't Let it Break You, Honey is a reckoning: a personal, fiercely compelling account of power - who holds it, who wields it, who is silenced in the process. It asks urgent questions about fame, justice, and the institutions we have no choice but to trust, while offering something even more profound: hope. Because this is, above all, a story about resilience. About finding your voice when the world wants to silence you. And refusing to let them win.
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17,99 €

Hank Meets Frank


Hank the goose is back in this anarchic follow up to Hank Goes Honk. Hank can be a little pesky, a little pecky and a teensy bit objectionable! But not today. Not when his little cousin Frank is here to visit. You see, Frank is sweet as a daisy and cute as a button. Butter wouldn't melt. So, Hank is going to be on his very best behaviour. In fact, they're both going to be little angels. Isn't that right, Hank? Frank? Guys?!Featuring super-stylish illustrations from Duncan Beedie (I Really Really Need a Wee, Agent Llama, Heavy Metal Badger) and a deadpan, contemporary narrative voice, Hank Meets Frank is part of the hilarious World of Hank series of picture and board books. With a loveable anti-hero, fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems, The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald, and I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt are sure to have a HONK-ingly good time. Also available . . . Hank Goes Honk, Hank Goes Peck, Don't Do It Doug
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10,99 €

Children of Abraham


Muslims and Jews have engaged one another -sometimes for better, sometimes for worse - for over 1,400 years. Yet recent discourse tends to focus on only the most antagonistic aspects of the two communities''interactions. Marc David Baerpaints a more nuanced picture of Muslim-Jewish relations, from Muhammad''s first interactions with Jewish Arabs in the seventh century and their shared struggles after the Spanish Reconquista to the ongoing modern conflict in the Middle East. Free from the myths and counter-myths of earlier accounts, this is a timely and indispensable new analysis of two communities, often existing side by side, whose relations will continue to shape global politics for decades to come.
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39,49 €

The Heir and the Spare


Once, I’d spent my life in the tunnels beneath the mountains. As one of the infants taken from Alfheimr, I spent twelve lifetimes hidden away in the tunnels of the Resistance with a Lunar Witch to watch over me. I knew the truth of my existence and when the Veil fell, my discovery became inevitable. Then, the Fae had come to bring me home to the land of Faerie. When the God of the Dead brought his human mate back to the tunnels after revealing the truth of his identity, he did so with the intent to return me to Mab. The Queen of Air and Darkness has waited centuries to find me on the other side of the Veil of Flesh and Bone, and she had sent her favorite weapon to do it. But I never expected to love Estrella the way I did, to feel the sisterly bond between us as if it had never been interrupted in our lifetimes apart. Now, they’ve bound me to a man I never asked for—a husband I didn’t want. Mab sees love as a weakness, and uses my bond with Estrella to manipulate me into a betrothal I never desired. I see this marriage as a cage, as a means of control that goes against everything within me. But when Mab kills the Summer King and sends Estrella into Tartarus, Etan leaves me no choice but to flee Tar Mesa and journey to the Summer Court to take the throne at his side. No matter what I leave behind.
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22,99 €

The Rose


The award-winning poet reckons with feminine archetypes, erotic love, and the shifting boundary between power and surrender Fury is very lustful A body concealing its heart's desire Has a certain texture A tang or an edge if you will That the openhearted cannot match & when exactly does the deceitful Heart open? At climax. -from 'The Hanged Man' The Rose navigates the intersection of power and surrender. Drawing on the history of 'romance' as the troubadours knew it, and the titular flower's ancient allegories for sexuality and mystery, award-winning poet Ariana Reines plunges into feminine archetypes to explore masculine pain: 'I have always liked helpless / & terrible men because they break my mind.' In these poems, inherited ideologies of gender performance are replaced with bold vulnerability: paradoxes of power and surrender transmute the speaker's understanding of suffering, desire, and the soul. The voice in The Rose is wry and bare, approaching the connection between erotic love and spirituality with humour. Investigating war, maternity, violent sensuality, and the role of language in magical acts, Reines is unafraid to uncover the 'secret / & terrible shovelings / Of love,' and the result is a bloody and pulsing, sexy and unabashed bloom.
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17,99 €

King Kong


The 2005 book King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson covered the six King Kong movies that had been produced up at that time: King Kong (1933), The Son of Kong (1933), King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962), King Kong Escapes (1967), King Kong (1976), and King Kong Lives (1986), providing in-depth chapters chronicling the conception, production, release, and legacy of each film.The book also contained chapters on other Kong-related projects, as well as a brief preview of Peter Jackson’s 2005 King Kong remake, which had not yet opened at the time of the book’s publication and so could not be examined in depth. Since the book’s publication, Jackson’s film was released and two additional Kong films have been produced: 2017’s Kong: Skull Island and 2021’s Godzilla Vs. Kong. There has also been a major Broadway musical version of the story, two new animated series, and a number of novels, comic books, and graphic novels. There is also a new film on the way: Godzilla Vs. Kong 2, which is currently slated for release in 2025.With so much new Kong material to cover and a new Kong film on the way, this expanded and updated version of the book is the most complete, thorough, and comprehensive history of the cinematic King Kong possible.
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44,49 €

Healing from Narcissistic Abuse


THE WINNER OF THE 2024 ROBINSON NEW VOICES AWARDAnyone who has experienced bullying, coercive control or narcissistic abuse may know what it is like to be fearful, anxious, angry, confused, guilt-ridden, grief-stricken, self-doubting and so much more. It can feel like a tsunami engulfing the mind and body - and the subsequent pain is very real.This minefield of sensations, thoughts, urges and feelings can feel impossible to navigate. This book offers you a road map and provides the skills and tools you need to see the path ahead more clearly.Using evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy, you will be guided through the FOG of your fears and feelings of obligation and guilt, so that you can focus on living the life you value.This book is relevant not just for people who have been in intimate romantic relationships with individuals who have narcissistic traits but also for anyone who has experienced narcissistic abuse at the hands of a child, sibling, other family member, work colleague or friend.
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26,99 €

Sylvanian Families: Ralph's Summer Holiday


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!It's summer time in the Sylvanian Village, and Freya and her friends are taking a holiday in the forest. Her best friend, Ralph Walnut, is keen to practice his ninja skills. He's always been great at sports, and he especially wants to impress his little brother, Ambrose. But when Freya challenges him to a skipping rope contest, Ralph realises he can't do everything perfectly right away . . . and that Freya is just as competitive as he is! Will Ralph be able to learn to skip and win the contes? alph's Summer Holiday is a sweet 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 Freya's Baking Adventure, Freya's Secret Discovery and Freya's Birthday Surprise.
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10,99 €

It's a Little Baby


Lift the flaps, listen to the song and join in the action rhymes to peep, hide and wave! From Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the creators of the bestselling The Paper Dolls and The Everywhere Bear. It's five little babies, doing all the things that babies do – waving, clapping, pointing . . . and more. Featuring satisfyingly simple rhyming text and charming illustrations, It's a Little Baby is a perfect gift. With big flaps to lift and irresistible actions throughout, young children are sure to delight in joining in. Listen along to the wonderful 'It's a Little Baby' song by scanning the QR code on the back cover. Written and performed by Julia Donaldson, it's the perfect addition to the book and sure to become a favourite sing-along tune.
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10,99 €

Honeysuckle


Once upon a time, on the edge of a forest, there was a lonely child with only his older sister for company. So his sister made him a playmate — Daye, a girl woven from carefully selected flowers and words. And finally, this boy, Rory, had a friend.Rory is gloriously happy, until he learns that Daye is a seasonal creature. At the end of each season, she must be woven back together or fall gruesomely apart. And when, one autumn, his sister fails to return home from university in time, Rory has no choice but to watch his best friend slowly crumble, not knowing until the last second if she can still be pieced together again.Realizing he can no longer rely on his sister to keep Daye alive, Rory determines he must leave home to learn how to do it himself. And the more he learns the more he starts to wonder: Why can’t Daye survive more than one season? Can he do anything to break this cycle of bloom and decay? But as Rory grows older his thoughts turn darker too . . .While Rory sinks deeper into research and experiments, ensconced in libraries and hunched in university labs, Daye is left to wait for his return. Alone. Sometimes, the silence seems to seep all the way to her branch-bones. Sometimes, the company of birds is the only thing to remind her that she is still alive. And as Rory keeps pushing his experiments further and further, Daye starts to wonder – how far is too far?An entrancing, inventive and unsetlling reimagining of the story of Blodeuwedd from Welsh mythology, Honeysuckle is a feminist Frankenstein with flowers; a deliciously dark and twisted, horror-tinged fairytale with rot at its heart . . .
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29,49 €

The Magus of Sicily


''Truly evocative'' Financial Times''If this book is not popular with fans of The White Lotus, something is definitely awry . . . [a] sumptuously set mystery'' Daily Mirror------------An island of myth, legend . . . and murder?As the summer sun beats down on the ancient town of Acitrezza, a folk festival plays out in the picturesque harbour. Music, laughter and the aroma of local delicacies fill the air, and a traditional pantomime draws a crowd.For rookie journalist Nedda Leonardi, it''s just another day''s reporting in a calendar of unremarkable events. Until that is, the performers dive in the sparkling Ionian Sea for their finale... and emerge with a corpse. Could this be Nedda''s big break?After one trick too many, Calogero Maugeri, self-styled Magus and con artist, is a wanted man. But his attempts to clean up his act and keep a low profile are thwarted when it''s revealed he has a suspicious connection to the dead man pulled from the sea.A young reporter keen for a scoop and a reformed swindler desperate to clear his name... can this improbable pair solve the most unusual of murders?
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14,99 €

My Year As A Fraud


THE INSTANT SWEDISH CULT CLASSIC‘Clever, funny and tender’ FREDRIK BACKMAN, bestselling author of My Friends and A Man Called Ove'A warm and funny tale about betrayal, loneliness and sorrow, but above all the desire to belong' LISA RIDZÉN, bestselling author of When the Cranes Fly South~~~There’s no health guru in Sweden better than Cassi. Couple’s therapy? Puppy yoga? Full moon rituals? She’s got everyone in the remote village of Bäcken covered. The locals don’t really know who Cassi is or how she managed to turn a derelict cottage into a successful self help retreat, but one thing is clear: they’re all willing to pay good money for her services. There’s only one problem: Cassi is a fraud. A great one at that, who has concealed her true self – a jobless, depressed alcoholic – and gotten rich in the process. But can a life based on a lie really last? And will her new friends accept her for who she really is when her secrets eventually come to the surfac? y Year As A Fraud is a heart-warming, hilarious and healing translated debut novel about hitting rock bottom and finding your way back from an unmissable new voice in Swedish fiction. ~~~Reader reviews***** 'This brilliantly translated debut is a warm, witty, and surprisingly tender novel that expertly blends feel-good charm with darker themes of loneliness and self-deception.'***** 'A heart-warming story about hitting rock bottom, finding unexpected community, and the bittersweet possibility of new beginnings. A compelling read for those who appreciate both humour and emotional depth.'***** 'This book gave me all the feels! It goes to show that everyone is going through something.'
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22,99 €

The Secret Doctrine of the Jews


A comprehensive exploration of the Jewish adherents of the Theosophical Society and their impact on modern Jewish culture and the development of modern forms of Kabbalah. The Secret Doctrine of the Jews offers the first comprehensive study of Jewish followers of the Theosophical Society, the highly influential global esoteric movement that was established in New York in 1875. The book presents a detailed examination of the major Jewish followers of the Theosophical Society and the formation of Jewish lodges and associations within its framework. It discusses the endeavors of Jewish theosophist to reconcile their Jewish identity with their theosophical convictions and to create new, theosophical inspired interpretations of Kabbalah. The book aims to underscore the role of Jewish theosophists within the Theosophical Society and explore their impact on modern Jewish culture—particularly their influence on the development of modern perspectives and forms of Kabbalah. The monograph makes significant contributions to research is several areas, including the global history of the Theosophical Society, modern Jewish religious movements, and the development and dissemination of modern forms of Kabbalah during the twentieth century.
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37,49 €

Call of the Dragon


A Language of Dragons meets African mythology in a kingdom where dragon gods rule the earth and sky. From the New York Times bestselling author of Skin of the Sea. The people are calling . . . And the gods will answer. Moremi has only ever known of two dragon gods watching over the prosperous Kingdom of Kwa. It is thanks to the great dragons that an unspeakable evil is kept at bay. But when someone tries to claim the gods’ power for their own, the process goes dreadfully wrong and the world’s darkest shadows are released. Overnight, Kwa’s ancient tales of monsters become all too real. After realising a strange affinity for both God's Moremi is now Kwa’s only hope for restoring their full strength. But will Jagun, the mysterious prince, let her anywhere near the gods? And how does her childhood friend, Nox, feel about it all? In any case, if Moremi fails her quest, then she risks the earth caving in and the sky crumbling down. . . .
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14,49 €

The Little Book of Cheesy Dad Jokes


Dads: the undisputed champions of the perfectly timed pun and proud purveyors of cringe-worthy humour. The Little Book of Cheesy Dad Jokes is packed with delightfully corny one-liners, puns and dad-approved quips guaranteed to spark smiles, chuckles - and almost certainly a few eye rolls from family and friends alike. Packed with more than 170 jokes, this pocket-sized companion is the perfect sidekick for any dad ready to fully embrace his role as the family's chief fun-maker - complete with a hearty side order of cheese. Whether you're breaking the ice at family gatherings, lightening the mood on a tough day or just sprinkling some silly into everyday moments, this little book delivers pure, pun-filled joy for dads - and anyone who appreciates a good (or gloriously bad) joke, anytime, anywhere. Sample Content:What cheese do you use to coax a bear out of the woods with? Camembert!You want to go down to the bar to hear that band called Duvet? They're a cover band.
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9,99 €

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