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Summer
''Can''t you see that I don''t care what anybody says?'' Charity Royall lives in the small New England village of North Dormer. Born among outcasts from the Mountain beyond, she is rescued by lawyer Royall and lives with him as his ward. Never allowed to forget her disreputable origins Charity despises North Dormer and rebels against the stifling dullness of the tight-knit community surrounding her. Her boring job in the local library is interrupted one day by the arrival of a young visiting architect, Lucius Harney, whose good looks and sophistication arouse her passionate nature. As their relationship grows, so too does Charity''s conflict with her guardian; darker undercurrents start to come to the surface.Summer is often compared to Wharton''s other New England story, Ethan Frome, and it shares the same intensity of feeling and repression. Wharton regarded it as one of her best works, and its compelling story of burgeoning sexuality and illicit desire has a strikingly modern and troubling ambiguity.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Where Time Its Silence Keeps
In the spirit of monk-poets Hanshan, Thomas Merton, and Philip Wallen
Trappist monk Paul Quenon spends his days in prayer, contemplation, and the monastery kitchen. These poems reflect those places and those moments. The Kentucky knobs play a role, as do the creatures and birds that live there. Nocturnal vigils, too, are important to the poems, and some of them were written like hymns to be sung rather than spoken. This is the work of a poet at the height of his powers, in his ninth decade of a life well-lived.
The book also includes a rare interview with the poet, which includes this: “I want a poem to be a poem. It is more than descriptive prose, more than an account of the state of my soul, a record of what I’ve experienced, information about my spiritual life. A poem steps into a space of its own. It nudges along with a spirit of its own, and is best when it surprises me. If I know ahead of time what I want to write, that is a drag and will bore the reader. Best to be free of pre-conceived ideas, and best when I’m obedient to the poem, to whatever it wants.” (Brother Paul Quenon)
Good Families Don''t
From the author of the classic Love You Forever, the bestselling picture book for 3-to-7-year-olds about a pesky fart monster is back for a new generation of readers! For fans of laugh-out-loud stories like No One Likes a Fart by Zoë Foster Blake. When Carmen tries to tell her parents that there''s a gas-tly surprise on her bed, they don''t believe her. "Good families like ours do not have farts," they say. But when they go upstairs to check and the fart attacks, Carmen is left to deal with the stinky situation!A refreshed edition of this story is brought to life with brand-new art by New York Times–bestselling illustrator Joy Ang for the whole family (and their farts) to enjoy.
The Trinity
A striking triptych once displayed in countless African American households, the Trinity typically features Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy. More than decoration, these portraits were deliberate acts of memory and quiet resistance, a medium through which African Americans asserted their own narratives of hope, leadership, and the fight for justice.In this provocative history, Sharron Wilkins Conrad traces the Trinity across several decades, showing how African Americans didn’t merely remember the civil rights movement; they shaped its meaning. The Trinity reveals why Kennedy’s image hung beside King and Christ, while Lyndon B. Johnson, despite signing landmark legislation such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act, remained largely unheralded. Kennedy’s charisma, symbolic promise, and perceived martyrdom placed him among sacred icons, while Johnson—seen as transactional and confronted by the era’s growing impatience—never secured the same emotional legacy. In a gripping exploration of memory and meaning-making, Wilkins Conrad reveals how communities create historical truths by elevating some leaders, sidelining others, and preserving their own visions in defiance of the official record.
Harvest Season
From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes the second book in the devilishly steamy Seasons of Carnage trilogy where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense - and where love is ripe for ruin
It's time to reap what you sow.
Cape Carnage is blooming with secrets, and they're ready to harvest. But every time Nolan Rhodes digs one up, another grows in its place. Harper isn't who he thought she was. Arthur might be more sinister than he first thought. And Sheriff Yates? The man is everywhere he turns. When true crime fanatics descend on the town looking for answers about the death of their leader, Nolan finds himself at the centre of a search and rescue operation for missing people he knows are already dead. Cape Carnage teeters on the brink of chaos. And the harder Nolan tries to keep it together, the closer Harper comes to unravelling.
Harper Starling has risked everything to bury her trauma in Cape Carnage. But now that Nolan has unearthed her past, her whole life seems ready to break apart. And who can she trust? The enigmatic man she's falling in love with? He came to kill her. The serial killer mentor she's vowed to protect? He's become an unpredictable menace. The woman in the mirror? She might be the most dangerous of all.
Loyalties are tested. Bonds are bent to a breaking point. And love? That might be the deadliest trap of all.
Harvest Season is a dark romance with mature themes. Please check content warnings at the beginning of the book.
Holmes z Kjóta 13
Středoškolačka Aoi Maširová pracuje na částečný úvazek ve starožitnictví v kjótské nákupní čtvrti Teramači Sandžó, společně s vnukem majitele, Kijotakou Jagaširou, který je známý jako Holmes z Kjóta. Případ série krádeží buddhistických soch se propojil s případem zmizení jedné středoškolačky a na pozadí se začínají objevovat náznaky existence organizovaného zločineckého gangu. Aby odhalili celou pravdu, Kijotaka a detektiv Komacu se musejí vydat na nebezpečnou výpravu do jejího sídla.
Posmrtný život dat
Kniha otevírá otázku, co se děje s našimi digitálními stopami po smrti a jak technologie proměňují samotné chápání konečnosti. Sociální sítě, archivy zpráv i algoritmicky oživované vzpomínky udržují zemřelé v komunikačním prostoru živých a vytvářejí nový stav „posmrtelnosti“. Digitální identity a nástroje umělé inteligence dokonce umožňují simulovat přítomnost těch, kdo již mezi námi nejsou, čímž se stírá tradiční hranice mezi životem a smrtí. Komu patří „digitální ostatky“ a kdo má právo rozhodovat o jejich dalším osudu? Kniha vybízí k veřejné debatě o odpovědnosti platforem i uživatelů za kolektivní digitální dědictví, které po sobě zanecháváme.
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Kincsek a múltból
Tom Kotor, a világhírű régész kiállítást rendez Cinnfordban. Minden csodásan alakul, ám váratlanul egy bűntény borzolja fel a kedélyeket. A rejtély nyomába eredünk... Egy dolog biztos: a történelem még sosem volt ilyen izgalmas!
A Cinnfordi kalandok sorozat kötetei öt egérlányról szólnak: Colette, Nicky, Pamela, Paulina és Violet - ők Tea Angyalai! A Cinnford Egyetemen találkoztak, ahová a világ legkülönbözőbb tájairól érkeznek diákok. Ők öten elválaszthatatlan jó barátok lettek, együtt tanulnak, és együtt töltik a szabadidejüket. Cinnfordban az élet mindig tartogat meglepetéseket! A tanórák és sportversenyek mellett mély barátságok és szívet dobogtató szerelmek fűszerezik a hétköznapokat. Ezekről a kalandokról, Tea Angyalainak álmairól és érzéseiről mesélnek a történetek.
És hogy kicsoda Tea Stilton? Geronimo Stilton húga, a Rágcsáló Hírek különleges tudósítója. Sportos, talpraesett, elbűvölő egérlány, aki mindig készen áll arra, hogy kalandos utazásokat tegyen. Útjairól rendszerint szenzációs újságcikkekkel és fényképekkel tér haza. Ügyesen motorozik, és repülőt is vezet. Oknyomozó újságírásról tart kurzust a Cinnford Egyetemen, így kötött barátságot az egérlányokkal - akik rajonganak Teáért, ezért nevezték el magukat éppen róla!
Poslední ghetto
Poslední ghetto je srozumitelným, poutavým i bolestným čtením o tom, jak vypadal život vězňů v Terezíně. Každodennost, kterou Hájková čtenáři předkládá, nemá podobu sentimentalizující fotografické momentky. Nejedná se o únik z kruté reality života v ghettu do poslední bašty nezkaleného lidství. Autorka nabízí pohled do mnohovrstevnaté minulosti, jakési minulé přítomnosti, kde je základní charakteristikou lidí i ve velice vypjatých situacích jejich vlastní jednání. Pečlivá práce s obrovským množstvím osobních svědectví a dokumentů tvoří základní kámen úspěchu této knihy. A ačkoli Hájková čtenáři předkládá vrchovatou míru výpovědí, jmen a situací, poměrně hladce sleduje hlavní výkladovou linku. Ukázky vzpomínek nemají povahu pouhého vršení důkazů, pod jejichž tíhou by měl čtenář rezignovat na vlastní uvažování. Přínos Posledního ghetta se ovšem nevyčerpává s novým výkladem historie Terezína. Hájková v knize opakovaně konstatuje, že její práci lze číst i jako ukázku, jak analyzovat vězeňská společenství, či dokonce společnosti v extrémních podmínkách. Dr Anna Hájková je associate professor na britské University of Warwick. Vystudovala dějiny, sociologii a anglistiku na Humboldtově univerzitě v Berlíně a obdržela doktorát na University of Toronto v Kanadě. Rukopis knihy Poslední ghetto byl vyznamenán cenami Herberta Steinera a Irmy Rosenbergové. Hájková publikuje v českých, německých, britských, amerických a izraelských novinách.
The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones
'A wondrous book' JOHN GREEN'Funny, devastating, achingly romantic' OLIVIE BLAKE'The freshest contemporary fantasy I've read in years' LAURA STEVEN'Wildly creative, very funny, and searingly angry' FREYA MARSKE'This is dark academia as it should be written' BEA FITZGERALD'Croucher is a master of the craft' KAT DUNN'Delicious' THE FANTASY HIVEFrom instant New York Times bestseller, Nero Award-shortlisted, TikTok Book of the Year-shortlisted, and YA Book Prize-winning Lex Croucher comes your new dark academia obsession . . . Briar always dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, the elite boarding school that's produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in history, long rumoured to be magical. Briar's best friend, Sebastian, just wanted them to stay together forever. When Sebastian gets an acceptance letter and Briar doesn't, their relationship is shattered - until, at eighteen, Briar secures a temp job sorting through the magical junk in Temple's attic, and discovers that quiet, sensitive Sebastian, the boy they once loved more than anything else in the world, has become the villain. Dark academia meets contemporary fantasy in this timely page-turner about a student who fails to gain admission to the UK's only school of magic but then gets a job there years later and unearths the ugly secrets simmering behind its ancient walls - unmissable for fans of Babel by R.F. Kuang and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.
The Babe at My Back Has Her Eye on Me. I'm Done For. (Manga) Vol. 1
The first time loner high schooler Sandai spoke to Shino, the cutest girl in his class, was after a series of unfortunate events. After discovering the helpless Shino stuck and soaked in a ditch, Sandai immediately comes to her rescue, even bringing her home so she can borrow his shower and clothes. It seemed like a simple act of kindness to Sandai, but for Shino it was so much more. Suddenly, Shino is talking to Sandai and hanging around him as if they’re friends—or maybe something more?! Confused as to why the class cutie has her eyes on him, Sandai is sure this is some kind of trick. But he quickly learns there’s so much more to Shino than her perfect appearance. In fact, Sandai is the first guy she’s ever had a proper conversation with! Before he realises it, Sandai begins having feelings for Shino. Can a total loner and a social butterfly build a friendship that might lead to love?
The Natural Home
The Natural Home is a place where biophilic design comes to life. Organic materials and motifs are the key elements of this decorating style, which is a joy to live with and a joy to behold. ‘If you love the idea of living in a relaxed environment filled with vintage finds, texture, industrial touches, old meets new and natural earthy colors you will adore The Natural Home.’ Holly Becker, Decor8 blogInfluential art director and stylist Hans Blomquist starts off by exploring the essence of his style. Firstly, Plants and Flowers celebrates the beauty of nature, botanical prints and pictures, and the cycles of the natural world. Display reveals Hans’ passion for creating vignettes that showcase treasured pieces, while Colour presents his favourite earthy palette, which provides the perfect muted backdrop for hits of brighter natural hues. In Texture, he revels in the textures and patinas of natural materials – scuffed wood, frayed rope, beaten metal and bare stone. Finally, Hans shows how to use Fabrics to bring warmth and softness to any interior. In the second part of the book, The Natural Homes, through a series of case studies, Hans explores houses and apartments that showcase the beautiful simplicity and elegance of the natural look. First published in 2012, this a new edition.
Slow Gods
''ASTONISHING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING'' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom the million-copy bestselling Claire North - one of the most original and dazzling voices in speculative fiction - comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy, war and the fall of empires.My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself. In telling my story, there are certain things I should perhaps lie about. I should make myself a hero. Pretend I was not used by strangers and gods, did not leave people behind. Here is one truth: out there in deep-space, in the pilot''s chair, I died. And then, I was reborn. I became something not quite human, something that could speak to the infinite dark. And I vowed to become the scourge of the world that wronged me. This is the story of the supernova event that burned planets and felled civilizations. This is also the story of the many lives I''ve lived since I died for the first time. Are you listening?Discover this thrilling and breathtakingly imaginative space opera from the multi-award-winning Claire North, perfect for fans of Ann Leckie, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Iain M. Banks and Arkady Martine.Praise for Claire North:''North''s talent shines out'' Sunday Times''North goes from strength to strength'' Guardian''An original and even dazzling writer'' Kirkus
Halo: Silentium
The final novel of the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science fiction legend Greg Bear-set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!One hundred thousand years ago. Chaos rules the final days of the Forerunner empire. The Flood-a horrifying, shape-changing, and unstoppable parasite-has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies, and internal strife has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses. Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Forerunners known as the Ur-Didact and the Librarian reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished race of the Precursors and the Flood. While the Precursors created many technological species, including those of the Forerunners and humanity itself, the roots of the Flood may be found in an act of enormous barbarity, carried out beyond our galaxy ten million years before. Because of that savagery, a greater evil looms. Only the Ur-Didact and the Librarian-husband and wife pushed into desperate conflict-hold the keys to a solution. As they face the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all time-a shocking act designed to prevent an insane abomination from dominating the entire galaxy...
Her Play
Forget polished playbooks and sanitized lessons. This is a business memoir and career journey rooted in lived experience, not theory. It's the raw, unfiltered story of a woman who began as a casino dealer and went on to sell her startup in one of the fastest exits in the industry. What if the greatest gambles are not on the cards, but on the life you dare to build? Karolina Pelc wasn't born into boardrooms. Her story started on the casino floor in post-communist Poland, launching a non-linear career that took her across countries and continents through the global gaming, entertainment, and technology industries — before she founded, scaled, and sold her disruptive startup to FanDuel, the number-one gaming brand in the U.S., in under three years. But Her Play: Make Your Own Luck is not a startup manual or a how-to guide. In this fiercely honest leadership memoir, Karolina plunges readers into the realities of career and chaos, power dynamics and personal pivots, bold decisions, and private reckonings that shaped an unconventional path. From gritty encounters and psychedelic insights to building a career while navigating profound personal challenges, she shares raw stories from high-pressure environments in a male-dominated industry. Before she built and exited her company, Karolina navigated a world of sustained pressure, uncertainty, and scrutiny. From casino floors where every decision was visible to the complex dynamics of international business, gaming, and technology, her career unfolded far from predictable paths. Alongside the visible hustle ran the private battles: doubt after public setbacks, heartbreak behind closed doors, ambition, and the audacity required to keep moving forward when outcomes were anything but guaranteed. As this business memoir and career journey unfolds, Karolina reflects on inherited beliefs, broken assumptions, and the risks she took before knowing whether they would cost her everything. From sailing the globe on cruise ships to taking early leaps into the emerging world of online gaming and tech, Her Play lays bare the experiences that forged her leadership mindset. More than a chronicle of professional milestones, Her Play explores the internal mechanics of risk, confidence, and decision-making under pressure. Drawing on Karolina Pelc's original mindset framework, the book offers a reflective lens on how setbacks can be reframed and how opportunities are often created long before they appear. It is an inspirational leadership memoir about learning to trust your instincts, rewrite the rules on your own terms, and practise the art of engineered serendipity — making your own luck, one bold decision at a time. This book is for readers who:? Are building ambitious careers without a clear or linear map — and feeling the cost of it? Have taken risks that came without guarantees, applause, or safety nets? Are navigating leadership, identity, and pressure at the same time, often in silence? Want insight, not instruction — and lived experience, not templates
Witches' Forbidden Herbs
This is a stunningly illustrated grimoire of some of the most notorious plants: henbane, datura, belladonna, among others. It is also a practical guide to plant magic, medicine and ritual, offering advice to professional and home herbalists, to those interested in forgotten lore and the old ways, and to all those who wish to reclaim control of their own wellbeing. This book urges the resurrection of the ancient tradition of using these witching herbs in ritual and medicine. Now is the time to relink magic and medicine in the context of modern herbalism and contemporary witchcraft. Discover:Safe ways of interacting with the witching herbs to usher in wellbeing and healing. Practical activities ranging from meditations and folklore writing to wreath making and beer brewing. Step-by-step instructions to creating the powerful witches' Flying Ointment and using it in ritual, sex magic and lucid dreaming. This is a reissue of Poison Prescriptions.
Race in Transit
At the turn of the twentieth century, life in Ottoman Syria was upended by European and US colonial and capital expansion. Many people responded by migrating to the United States. In doing so, they stepped into the world of international migration, where they had to navigate overlapping states and migration infrastructures – shipping companies and ticketing agents, health inspectors and border police, universities and kinship networks – that each facilitated, restricted, and policed movement. With this book, Randa Tawil follows the itineraries of the early Syrian diaspora, stitching together migrants' travels across archives from Beirut, Marseille, Liverpool, Manila, Washington, D.C., Michigan, and Texas. She reveals the overlapping and contradicting ways in which race was forged globally in the early twentieth century and its effects on Syrians in the United States. Syrian migrants encountered multiple imperial and national legal regimes during transit, and their varying relationships with different empires set the conditions under which migrants were considered "desirable" or "undesirable" once they reached US borders. Focusing on the experiences of those on the move, Race in Transit makes migrants the agents of a world history that has too often relegated them to the sidelines.
The Missed Connection
'One of the very best romance writers we have' TAYLOR JENKINS REIDIt was love at first flight . . .Now she just has to find himSasha Cruz knows types. As a booked-and-busy casting agent, she's always casting-at happy hour, the grocery store, everywhere. She's all about finding the perfect person to slot into the perfect role. What she doesn't do, however, are relationships. Too much energy, not enough time.On a flight to Paris for work, a chance encounter with her type changes everything. Sasha's seated next to a broodingly attractive mystery man, and sparks fly-but they never exchange contact information. Convinced she's lost out on her soulmate, Sasha emails her work friend for help, but accidentally writes to the entire company worldwide! The international manhunt to find Seat F begins. Meanwhile Sasha takes matters into her own hands. She hires a smoldering detective she knew in another lifetime-who complicates matters in unforeseen (and irresistible) ways.With a worldwide search underway, will love take flight for Sasha? New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams returns with an intensely romantic, deliciously sexy tale about a woman searching for her handsome seatmate on a long-haul flight - and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her.EVERYONE LOVES TIA WILLIAMS' NOVELS'Funny, sexy, and breathtakingly romantic' EMILY HENRY'Williams never ceases to surprise and delight!' ROBINNE LEE'Tia Williams writes instant classics' KENNEDY RYAN'A sexy, modern love story' REESE WITHERSPOONREADERS LOVE TIA WILLIAMS'A sexy, funny, emotional read' ?????'Best book I've read all year' ?????'My favourite ever read' ?????'Uplifting and entrancing' ?????
Funjeepups: A Beautiful Song
Meet the Funjeepups, three curious and adorable woodland critters, in this "first comic" picture book series from the creator of Kitties on Dinosaurs! In this story, Button, Dot and Dollop get a music lesson from a feathery friend!Button, Dot and Dollop love exploring the magical forest they live in. They love vine swinging. They love guppie bumping. They love making nature art. But what they love most is returning home after an exciting day of adventuring.When out on a morning walk, the Funjeepups spot a friendly bird who sings them a beautiful song — which inspires the Funjeepups to create their own song. But unfortunately, they can''t play any instruments! Thankfully, their feathery friend is there to lend a helping wing.Young readers will be inspired to create their own song alongside the Funjeepups in this light and funny picture book series by Michael Slack!
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