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The Accommodation of Democracy
In The Accommodation of Democracy, Thibaud Marcesse investigates the implementation of a large poverty alleviation program, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or NREGS, in Uttar Pradesh, one of India''s poorest and most populated states. The product of legislation passed by India''s parliament in 2005, NREGS is unique in that it creates an employment guarantee for all rural citizens to 100 days of work at a statutory wage rate. It is also the embodiment of a push to democratize local government in India and to empower citizens to make claims on the state. But, as the author argues, the implementation of NREGS has varied significantly, both among Indian states, and at the local level within the different Indian states. Through the use of various data sources, along with qualitative insights from a rural district of Uttar Pradesh, Marcesse develops his theory of democratic accommodation, where the claims made by citizens are not only shaped by levels of economic and status-based inequality, but also by the intervention of local elected officials and bureaucrats. A sobering account of actual democratic practice in the world''s largest democracy, The Accommodation of Democracy highlights that while local level democratization has considerably expanded the scope of political participation at the local level in India, it has yet to translate into a meaningful democratic deepening among its rural communities.
The Secret Society of Librarians
Two women, torn apart by war. One shared belief in the power of books... London, 1939. When war breaks out on librarian Joyce Kindred's doorstep and a call for help rings out across the libraries of London, she's determined to act. Joyce knows only the world of books can offer safety and comfort to her neighbourhood - and she will make sure no one is left behind. Joyce sets up a mobile library scheme, but soon her acts of resistance go beyond sharing books. She shelters a young Jewish refugee, Adela - and it's not long before she discovers Adela has a secret that could turn their world upside down again... Occupied Poland, 1942. Dorotha knows any chance of her escaping the barbed wire fences and cruelty of the Lódz ghetto dwindles by the day. Reading isn't just an act of defiance: it's the only thing left in her life over which she has any control. And so she shares books under the cover of darkness, creating a secret library away from her captors - that is, until even that last ray of hope is taken from her... Joyce and Dorotha were once librarians, ordinary women, and best friends. The war has forced them into acts of unimaginable bravery - but will they ever find each other agai? ased on astonishing real events, this absolutely heart-breaking page-turner brings to life the remarkable untold story of two women during WW2. Fans of Anna Stuart, Kristin Hannah and Heather Morris won't be able to stop racing through the pages. Readers love The Secret Society of Librarians:'Oh my word... heartwarming... heartbreaking... exceptional... awe-inspiring... will stay with me for a long time.' Goodreads reviewer, ?'Wonderful... absolutely heartbreaking... beautiful.' Goodreads reviewer, ?'Will stay in my heart for a long time... Exceptional.' Goodreads reviewer, ?'Moving... Truly wonderful.' Goodreads reviewer, ?Your favourite authors love Kate Thompson:'One of the very best books I've read in a long time' PETER JAMES'Engaging' RACHEL HORE'Both heartwarming and heartbreaking' GILL PAUL'A poignant masterpiece' MADELINE MARTIN'A book to be savoured and remembered' GILL THOMPSON
No. 17 Curiosity Lane
We regret to inform you of the passing of your great-aunt, Matilda Hartley. As the sole beneficiary of her estate, you have inherited her business, No. 17 Curiosity Lane, Puffin Island… Music journalist Fern Talbot has just inherited a dusty antique shop from a woman she never knew. Her plan is simple: get in, sell it, and get out. But when she discovers that her charming lodger, Daniel, is her train ride meet-cute, and a tantalising mystery wrapped up in a vintage wedding dress demands to be solved, Puffin Island quickly captures this devoted city girl’s heart… Each gorgeous title in the Puffin Island series can be read as a standalone. Why readers adore No. 17 Curiosity Lane: 'Full of warmth, fun and feel-good factor' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie Fforde 'I read this in practically one sitting… I didn’t want to put it down' ? 'I just wanted to keep turning the pages … The best' ? ‘A delight to read, it leaves you smiling' ? ‘Such a heartwarming read' ? 'I finished it with a big smile, and a serious urge to move to Puffin Island' ? ‘Will stay with you long after you turn the last page' ? 'Christie creates a community which you really want to be a part of. I want to live on the island!' ? ? 'Christie creates a community which you really want to be a part of. I want to live on the island!' ?
In the Family Way
'Bursts with complexity, drama and warmth… A timely, timeless novel' Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich ‘Uplifting … A warm tale of friendship’ Platinum Book of the Month 'A powerful tale, well told… [with] a delightful cast of characters that you can't help but fall in love with' Fiona Davis, author of The Stolen Queen ***** A warm, uplifting and empowering novel following a group of suburban housewives and the pregnant teenager they welcome into their fold as they find their place on the cusp of liberation. For fans of Lessons in Chemistry or The Help. ***** Ohio, 1965. Every week a group of suburban housewives meet for their Tuesday card game, sharing gossip, advice and confidences. Lily Berg has the perfect life. She’s married to a doctor, with an infant daughter and another on the way. She can’t let her husband know she’s struggling but she knows she can trust her friends. Becca, Lily’s best friend and next-door neighbour, is everything Lily isn’t. She’s messy and brash and never on time for anything. When she falls pregnant with a fourth child she desperately can’t afford, she turns to Lily. Although Lily’s little sister, Rose, got married last year, she’s not ready to give up her independence. Her modern marriage appears to be perfect, but behind closed doors things are very different. And Betsy is fifteen, pregnant and frightened. When Lily takes her in, from the local home for unwed mothers, she has no idea how much it will shake up all of their lives. Over six months, the group will be put to the test by secrets, forced to make impossible decisions and face up to a society that isn’t ready for women to have their own dreams and ambitions. Set against the backdrop of 1960s America, In the Family Way is a timely novel that captures the experiences of women on the cusp of liberation as they grapple with timeless questions of womanhood and the role we play as wives, mothers, and people in our own right. ***** Readers are loving In the Family Way: 'An emotional and consuming read. I read from start to finish in one sitting' 'Uplifting and beautifully written' 'Desperate Housewives meets Mad Men in this touching story of motherhood, girlhood, and what really happens behind closed doors in suburban America' 'An essential read' 'I love this book!'
Pocket Old Testament Bible Commentary
An Essential Bible Resource in a Portable Size. Get trusted biblical insight wherever you go with The Pocket Old Testament Bible Commentary by renowned teacher Warren Wiersbe. This compact guide delivers clear, chapter-by-chapter commentary in a smart, travel-ready format--perfect for deepening your understanding of Scripture anytime, anywhere. Written with the NKJV in mind, but can be used with any Bible translation. What's Included:Clear, concise commentary on every Old Testament chapterUser-friendly layout designed for quick reading and reflectionPocket-sized and portable--study on the goTrusted wisdom from Warren Wiersbe in an accessible formatWhether you're reading during your commute, prepping for small group, or studying solo, this commentary keeps solid biblical insight right at your fingertips.
Look What You Made Me Do
'A great read. A box of delights which is also a thrilling satirical torture chamber.' Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession 'An absolute riot . . . totally compulsive.' Observer 'A modern master of funny, penetrating satire.' GQ'If Phoebe Waller-Bridge had a score to settle.' Stylist'Twisty, clever and gleefully nasty.' The Times The new novel from the bestselling author of Capital What if the year's most talked about TV show was all about your marriag? ate, thirty years into her marriage, has a seemingly idyllic metropolitan, North London life. Phoebe, a young screenwriter, is the creator of the year's hit TV show, Cheating. When Kate's world takes a darker turn, she thinks she sees details and intimacies in the show that only she and her husband Jack could possibly have known. But who has betrayed who? Who gets to tell whose stor? black comedy of resentment and entitlement, Look What You Made Me Do is the story of two very different women from two very different generations, heading toward a battle only one of them can win.
The City Spies Undercover Collection (Boxed Set)
In this thrilling and bestselling series Stuart Gibbs called “a must-read” from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, five kids from all over the world become real-life spies—perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. Books four through six are now together in a collectible paperback boxed set!Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are six kids from various parts of the world. When they’re not attending the local boarding school, they’re honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t. Together, they face off against secrets in the ancient City of the Dead, threats against the UN Headquarters in New York City, and saboteurs of a royal wedding in London. This action-packed paperback boxed set includes: City of the Dead Mission Manhattan London Calling
A Practical Guide to a Big Education
A Practical Guide to a Big Education offers a bold new vision of an expansive education that is academic, relational and creative and shows you how you can make that shift in your school. Discover practical guidance and tools to help you offer a more holistic education, balancing 'Head, Heart and Hand' (academic learning, relational wellbeing and creativity) across your leadership, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practice. Covering a broad range of topics from belonging to behaviour, lunchtimes to learner profiles, design thinking to developing agency in teachers, school leaders from across the UK bring advice and insights to help you in your transformational journey. Each chapter explores inspiring changes you can make, the difference these can make to learners and practical, realistic ideas of how to achieve this change along with case studies and reflective questions. Big Education is a Multi-Academy Trust and charity working to transform the education system, ensuring young people receive a balanced education. Big Education run their own schools, as well as provide programmes to develop leaders and teachers.
Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Macbeth (Easy Classics)
‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes…’After hearing a prophecy from three mysterious witches, Macbeth sets out on a dark journey to steal the Scottish throne. But the road to power isn’t as easy as it seems, and to get there Macbeth must make some deadly choices. Can he live with the guilt of his actions, and will Scotland accept a murderous, mad kin? bout The William Shakespeare Children's Collection:For over four centuries, the works of William Shakespeare have delighted theatre-goers all over the globe. In this new boxset, we present ten of Shakespeare’s classic plays specially adapted into an easy-to-follow story format and fully illustrated. This set is the perfect introduction to the genius of ‘the Bard’. Readers of all ages can find joy in his comedies and learn from his tragedies as we follow the lives and loves of classic characters. To read, or not to read … well that’s an easy one to start with!
Homemaking and Housekeeping
Our modern world is infinitely more complex than the one previous generations inhabited, and the pace of life much quicker. Yet the way our grandmothers lived their lives - using knowledge passed down through the family - is as relevant today as it''s always been.Homemaking and Housekeeping celebrates the rites and rituals that for centuries have marked the seasons around the world, from natural spring cleaning to the planting of seeds, through the summer months where home and garden can be enriched with floral and edible bounty, from rose petal pot pourri to fresh herb cheeses; in the autumn, harvest time offers an abundance of preserving, pickling and drying, while winter brings remedies for sore throats, recipes for steamed puddings and instructions on how to make candles.Content includes:Spring: Spring flowers, posies and bulbs, spring lamb, asparagus, pancakes, dealing with slugs and snails...Summer: Windowsill herbs, remedies for hayfever and summer colds, sliced peach jam, salts and fizzies...Autumn: Toffee apples, drying pears, root vegetable crisps, bird boxes and ladybird houses, compost heaps...Winter: Winter in the garden, pot pourri and pomanders, marmalade, steamed puddings...
The Secret Garden
A favourite bedtime classic, beautifully retold by bestselling and award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean. Explore the enchanting world of The Secret Garden in this joyful, fully-illustrated paperback edition - a story about the magic of friendship and the healing power of nature that has captured the imagination of children for over 100 years. This beloved childhood classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett is now available in a sumptuous gift edition. With a foil cover and atmospheric colour illustrations throughout, this is the perfect bedtime story and a gorgeous keepsake to treasure. When Mary Lennox is sent from India to live with her uncle at gloomy Misselthwaite Manor, she is the most spoiled and contrary child you could ever meet. But she is also extremely lonely. Until one day, she discovers a walled garden that has been kept secret for years. With the help of a little robin, Mary unearths the key and unlocks the wonder that lies beyond the garden walls - and finds that making friends can be every bit life-changing as a magical garden. A captivating retelling for young children by acclaimed author Geraldine McCaughrean - who has won numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal - and with beautiful illustrations by Margarita Kukhtina, this magical story is one to read with young children again and again. Includes a free Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story. Discover more beautiful gift books in the Nosy Crow Classics range:Anne of Green GablesHeidiPeter Panand many more!
The Furry History of Cats
Roarsome and awesome cats are amongst the most intriguing and much-loved mammals on the planet. With over 40 different species, this book looks at them all, from the smallest, cutest cats to the most powerful cats such as lions, tigers and jaguars.Discover how their fur is important in many different ways. See inside cats to reveal the features that give them their agile movement and hunting prowess. Learn about their paw-fect super senses. Travel back in time to discover the prehistoric sabre-toothed cats. Then discover what you can do to help look after cats at home and in the wild.The colourful and detailed illustrations from Andressa Meissner bring the cats vividly to life. The consultant is the curator of the Big Cat Sanctuary, a UK-based charity established to conserve wild cats globally
Science Toons: Animals and Plants
Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of animals and plants.Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about the science of living things, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how animals and plants get their food, how animals are classified, what food chains are and more.Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.
Love Is A Toad
<p><i>'Can you make eye contact with a slug? I couldn't be sure, but it definitely felt like their betentacled and beady eyes locked with mine for a moment. . . Eye-to-eye, organism to organism, it felt like we were looking at each other.'</i><br><br>Lucy Lapwing grew up 'playing out'. A woodlouse-collecting, snail-racing, tree-climbing, muddy-footed child, she spent more time playing outside than in. But whilst Lucy was always intrigued by the natural world, it wasn't until later in life when her true love of nature began; the thrum, beauty and weirdness of the world around her filling her with an almost indescribable joy.<br><br>But with this new-found love and intense appreciation came other feelings: worry, anger, grief. For every curlew she spotted, she noticed a distinct quietening of the hedgerows; for every beautiful old tree, there would also exist destruction. As Lucy wrangled over this thorny contradiction, her love for nature jostling against her grief at its plight, she decided to unpick these emotions, if not to heal our relationship with nature, then at least to understand it better.<br><br> In her book, <i>Love Is A Toad</i>, Lucy takes to the fields, moors and footpaths of the UK with her fellow nature enthusiasts and digs down into the emotions which nature inspires. Through these interactions and Lucy's own story and observations, she explores everything from wild grief and anger through to soaring joy and indefatigable hope. At once a celebration and a rallying cry, <i>Love Is A Toad</i> prods and pokes at our connection to the world, exploring its complexity in all its muddy, messy and beautiful glory.</p>
Six Must Die
Five Survive meets I Know What You Did Last Summer as six ex-friends race against the clock to survive a killer escape room. An edge-of-your-seat queer YA thriller from the author of How to Find a Missing Girl. Seven players entered an escape room. Only six walked out. On the one-year anniversary of her best friend's death, Steffi receives an ominous invitation summoning her to a brand-new escape room in her small town in rural Tennessee. Desperate to piece together what happened the night she lost everything, she accepts. But when she is reunited with her five ex-friends, Steffi soon realises everyone has their own reasons for playing the game. As tensions rise and players are picked off one by one, Steffi has one hour to uncover their secrets or, this time, no one will escape.
Diego's Story
Diego's Story is the thirteenth instalment in the popular Thrown Away Children paperback series. Diego and his siblings live in desperate poverty, but nobody seems to notice or care as they come close to starving, scouring food banks to survive. But he’s wrong – someone has noticed him. County Lines gang members can see his vulnerability. With an absent father, alcoholic mother and dependent young siblings, Diego is the perfect mark. Entrapped, used, abused and witness to terrible crimes, young Diego escapes a murder scene and runs. Experienced foster carer Louise Allen steps in when 14-year-old Diego is placed with her. Can she help him overcome his disturbing past and finally feel safe again? And what will happen if the County Lines gang finds him – with Louise and her family?
A Game of Murder
Someone's not playing by the rules… The book club may have the clue to a murder… The reading group at Norcester’s specialist crime bookshop adore a cosy whodunnit. So they are delighted to find themselves guests of honour at a remote country house for the weekend, to inspect the extensive library of Lord and Lady Verity. When one of the staff plunges to their death from the tower, and a snowstorm cuts the manor off from the outside world, the amateur sleuths must use everything they’ve learned from their favourite detective stories to identify potential suspects, weapons and locations. But can they uncover the clues before the game-playing killer strikes again? Part of The Cosy Crime Club series, but each title contains a brand new mystery, and can be read as a standalone. Praise for M.R.G. Davies: 'This talented author has written a page turner. Curl up with a warm cozy blanket and become lost in this story' ? 'The devoted superfans of murder mysteries find themselves sleuthing for real … Excellent' ? 'A must-have for cozy crime fans' ? 'The perfect cosy murder mystery to curl up in front of the fire with' ? 'A really exciting story with very likeable characters' ? 'M.R.G. Davies does it again!' ? 'A cosy, clever read' ? 'The author combined cozy mysteries and beloved board games, two of my favorite things. So fun!' ? 'The characters are well developed and the writer makes it fun to unravel the mystery right along with them' ? 'I found myself wanting to keep going until the end instead of pausing to sleep!'?
Daughter of Fate
THE HEART STOPPING SEQUEL TO THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, DAUGHTER OF CHAOS . . . LIFE THREATENING ODDS. DANGEROUS GODS. AND A PROPHECY ONLY SHE CAN FULFIL . . . --Danae has fought monsters, crossed oceans and stared into the face of death. It is the price of the prophecy. The prophecy that names her as the mortal that will destroy Olympus. But gods do not fall without a fight. As they hunt her, Danae descends into the shadows of the Underworld to search for help — and the sister she lost to its depths. Accompanied by her faithful winged horse and a handful of companions, whose true allegiance remains uncertain, Danae uncovers secrets long hidden. Secrets about Zeus’ powerful hold on the mortal world and the fate she is bound to. But the deeper she journeys, the closer the gods watch. Hera seethes. Poseidon plots. And Zeus will stop at nothing to destroy this mortal girl who dares challenge him. Because the gods will never give up their power. Just as Danae will never give up her destiny . . . --Praise for Daughter of Fate:-“This is a fantastic (and fantastical) second instalment in Danae's story. Webb's treatment of these familiar myths is creative and enthralling, bringing Ancient Greece to life even in the depths of the Underworld.” —Jess Popplewell, author of The Dark Within Us'Few novels have captivated me the way Daughter of Fate did. Danae’s battle against destiny and the Twelve is as brutal as it is beautiful, and Webb weaves prophecy, peril, and heartbreak into a story that left me eager for what comes next' Crystal King, author of The Happiness CollectorPraise for Daughter of Chaos:-'Epic, captivating and spellbinding . . . takes you on a quest like no other' Saara El-Arifi number one bestselling author of Faebound‘A.S. Webb has written a legendary reimagining of the Greek age of heroes.’ - Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Principle of Moments'An epic and heart-racing adventure through mythology and magic. Beautiful and engrossing, this is a must-read debut' Tasha Suri, award-winning author of The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy'With engaging characters and an enchanting world, Daughter of Chaos is the perfect marriage of Greek myth and epic fantasy, sure to delight readers of both genres' Frances White, Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned'With an unfaltering pace and vivid worldbuilding, A.S.Webb sweeps us into a world of gods, men and monsters, and gives us Danae: a woman who will not be ruled by any of them. Webb spins an original and compelling story out of a well-known mythology. This is an impressive debut' Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong'Daughter of Chaos is a wild ride through prophecy, rebellion and adventure – Danae is a heroine I’d follow anywhere' Jess Popplewell, author of The Dark Within Us'A spellbinding masterpiece that breathes new life into Greek mythology, intertwining it with epic fantasy in a familiar and refreshingly original way' Crystal King, author of In the Garden of Monsters'A must-read for anyone seeking a fresh and intriguing take on the Greek gods and the humans who dare to defy them. For fans of Epic, the musical, and Kaos, the Netflix show ' Marvellous Michael Anson, author of Firstborn of the Sun
Lonely Planet Experience Provence & the Cote d'Azur , 2nd edition
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