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New Prize for These Eyes


With “arresting prose and keen insights” (Donna Brazile, New York Times bestselling author of Hacks), bestselling author Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a new 21st-century civil rights movement in this highly anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize. More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama’s presidency met with furious opposition. A white, right-wing backlash was brewing, and a volcanic new movement—a second civil rights movement—began to erupt. In New Prize for These Eyes, award-winning author Juan Williams shines a light on this historic, new movement. Who are its heroes? Where is it headed? What fires, furies, and frustrations distinguish it from its predecessor? In the 20th century, Black activists and their white allies called for equal rights and an end to segregation. They appealed to the Declaration of Independence’s defiant assertion that “all men are created equal.” They prioritized legal battles in the courtroom and legislative victories in Congress. Today’s movement is dealing with new realities. Demographic changes have placed progressive whites in a new role among the largest, youngest population of Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the nation’s history. The new generation is social media savvy, and they have an agenda fueled by discontent with systemic racism and the persistent scourge of police brutality. Today’s activists are making history in a new economic and cultural landscape, and they are using a new set of tools and strategies to do so. Williams brilliantly traces the arc of this new civil rights era, from Obama to Charlottesville to January 6th and a Confederate flag in the Capitol. An essential read for activists, historians, and anyone passionate about America’s future, New Prize for These Eyes is more than a recounting of history. It is a forward-looking call to action, urging Americans to get in touch with the progress made and hurdles yet to be overcome.
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14,99 €

Chronic


Millions of people live with chronic pain - everyday life is difficult and treatment is unreliable. So why is it still so poorly understood? And will there ever be a cur? hronic pain is one of the great public health crises of our age - virtually no one is untouched, either living with it themselves or seeing their loved ones suffer. Yet it is a topic that remains in the shadows, too often brushed aside or treated as an afterthought. Chronic: Understanding Pain is an urgent and vital answer to this silence. In this fascinating investigation, Gillian Best seeks out researchers carrying out the cutting-edge work that could be the key to finally understanding and effectively treating this debilitating condition. Shining a light on the groundbreaking investigations being carried out around the world, Gillian searches for answers and wonders whether, one day, she may feel truly well again.
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26,99 €

Breathe Smarter, Run Stronger


'This book will be a disruptor for the running world!' – Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage‘Breathing is foundational to efficient, resilient running, yet few athletes truly understand it. This excellent and informative book fills that gap. It’s simple, smart, and grounded in real running’ – Shane Benzie, author of The Lost Art of Running'A breathwork mentor to elite athletes' – The New York TimesBETTER RUNNERS BREATHE BETTERYour breath is fundamental to physical and mental performance. How you breathe affects your efficiency, your perception of effort, your nervous system and more. Yet you’ve probably never trained your breathing. David ‘Jacko’ Jackson simplifies the science of respiration and gives you the practical tools for smarter breathing and stronger running. He takes you through the limitations of how we currently breathe and shows you how totrain your respiratory system. Through breathwork exercises integrated into your training – including mobility hacks to unlock your ribcage and tools to develop your diaphragm – you’ll learn how to ventilate more efficiently like an elite runner. No matter your running experience, this book will unlock the key to running further and faster. ---'Learning to breathe better is a game changer for your running ... Jacko is a fantastic coach' – Richard Whitehead MBE, Paralympic champion & world record holder‘A fascinating read … simple, exciting insights that will make you run faster and feel more relaxed whilst doing so’ – Paul Tonkinson, author of 26.2 Miles to Happiness
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22,99 €

How We Think


What is going inside their head?Why do some people think so differently to me?Why do I think what I think?Bringing together startling new evidence from psychology, philosophy, behavioural economics and more, Marius Ostrowski breaks down our thinking into ten ''thinker-types'' that help us understand ourselves and everyone around us.We all fall within one or many of these ten distinct mindsets, from the ''Keen Bean'' to the ''Agoniser'', from the ''Happy Camper'' to the ''Worrywart'', as coined by Ostrowski. Some overlap, others clash. Few are genetically determined; most are the product of our experiences. They are neither ''good'' nor ''bad'', and they are constantly evolving, adapting to our circumstances. Understanding where we and others fit within the ten ''thinker-types'' is transformative. Through these ten ways of thinking, Ostrowski gives us remarkable insight into our own minds as well as those who think differently to us, and reveals how we might even change our minds for the better. How We Think is an eye-opening tour of the mind and the surprising factors that shape not just what we think but how we think. It is the essential thinking about thinking.
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29,49 €

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>
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25,49 €

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.
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13,49 €

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?
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14,99 €

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!'?
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13,49 €

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
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26,99 €

The Immortals of American Motocross


This fully illustrated book profiles and celebrates the greatest motocross riders competing in the US.The Immortals of US Motocross celebrates the greatest motocross riders from the U.S. and their contributions to the thrilling sport. It takes the Immortals concept, which is famous elsewhere in the sporting world, and applies it to off-road racing . Award-winning motorcycle journalist and historian Larry Lawrence selects his top motocross Immortals and shares the remarkable stories of both pioneering and contemporary riders. Each athlete is profiled in a dedicated chapter, which includes career statistics and multiple action images. Additionally, there is a chapter for honorable mentions featuring riders who narrowly missed being recognised as Immortals, and list of all-time AMA National Motocross Champions.
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29,99 €

Our Monstrous Bodies


'Glitters with menace' LUCY ROSE 'Visceral and affecting' EMMA VAN STRAATEN ‘Hypnotic and deeply unsettling… both tender and terrifying’ CELIA SILVANI 'Utterly unique, experimental and, simultaneously, a page-turner with the sly, creeping pace of a horror film' HEATHER O'NEILL An extraordinary literary horror debut from a rising star. My eyes snapped open and I saw something else in the mirror, something else that wasn’t me… In the wake of an ill-omened romance with a horror cinephile, Brooke arrives in Vancouver to care for her sister, Izzy, who is facing reproductive surgery. But Izzy’s rapidly decaying apartment building, its hallways stalked by an ominous crone known only as Medusa, offers little refuge to the sisters. Seeking solace in the films her ex-girlfriend loved, Brooke soon finds traces of horror bleeding from the screen into her life. Old wounds reopen and new frictions surface, and when Brooke begins to exhibit strange symptoms of her own, Izzy’s concern spirals into obsession. The line between self and sister blurs until only one question remains: who, or what, will survive when all unravels? Through the dual lenses of art and horror cinema, Emma Cleary brilliantly dissects loneliness, motherhood and the body’s threatened autonomy. Eerie and threaded with yearning, Our Monstrous Bodies is a haunting literary debut that blooms with the dark desires we suppress or to which we surrender.
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22,99 €

A Year of Last Things


With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery'My life always stops for a new book by him' JHUMPA LAHIRI'A generous, moving book' GUARDIANBorn in Sri Lanka during the Second World War, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London, and later moved to Canada. While he has lived there since, these poems reflect the life of a writer, traveller and watcher of the world – describing himself as a 'mongrel', someone born out of diverse cultures. Here, rediscovering the influence of every border crossed, he moves back and forth in time, from a childhood in Sri Lanka to Moliere’s chair during his last stage performance, from icons in Bulgarian churches to the Californian coast and loved Canadian rivers, merging memory with the present, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery, love and loss. As he writes in the opening poem:Reading the lines he loveshe slips them into a pocket,wishes to die with his clothesfull of torn-free stanzasand the telephone numbersof his children in far citiesPoetry – where language is made to work hardest and burns with a gem-like flame - is what Ondaatje has returned to in this intimate history.
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18,49 €

Listen to the Baby's Day


An internationally bestselling series of board books with amazing real-life sounds!Push the button, hear the sound! With 5 different everyday noises, little fingers will love pressing the sound buttons on each page to listen to the baby's day. Aimed at babies and toddlers, this ground-breaking series of interactive board books has a button on every spread, which plays one of five different exceptional quality sound effects. This brand new edition includes replaceable AAA batteries and an exciting 'Look and Find' game on the final page. Press the button, recognise the sound, then point at the right picture!
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13,49 €

CapWar Experience


Power corrupts . . . And absolute power corrupts, absolutely.In CapWar Experience, the explosive sequel to Brandt Legg''s CapStone Conspiracy thriller series, Hudson Pound''s journey takes a dramatic turn. Now in the Oval Office, he discovers the presidency is a gilded cage, and he''s trapped inside with deadly predators.As Hudson unravels a conspiracy that threatens to collapse the economy, he realizes the puppet strings stretch far beyond what he imagined. With enemies closing in and allies turning traitor, he must navigate a labyrinth of deception where one wrong move means certain death.Time is running out. The nation teeters on the brink of chaos. And Hudson holds a secret that could save America?or destroy him.In a race against ruthless power brokers who will stop at nothing to maintain their iron grip, Hudson must decide: Will he sacrifice everything to expose the truth, or become another pawn in the deadly game he sought to en? apWar Experience plunges readers into a world where absolute power breeds ultimate corruption, and the only way out may be six feet under._________________________________________Praise for CapWar Conspiracy Thriller Series? Kept me glued to the pages? A riveting political thriller? Without a doubt, Legg?s political thriller trilogy is outstanding.? This is a real page turner, compelling story with unexpected twists and turns. What a great trilogy!? Whew ... what a literary ride! Truly an all-consuming reading experience. I simply couldn''t put it down.
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13,49 €

Appeasements


'That was yesterday / Those were my hands / That was yesterday / When the future came...' Yves Nedonsel - born in Normandy in 1947 - was a poet of time and out of keeping with his time. His first book, Remugles, was published in 1974. He then fell silent for decades, turning his attention to the study of transhumance paths and the cultivation of a vineyard in his adopted home of Provence. Yet he continued to revise his poems and compose new ones, creating a body of work remarkable for its intensity, its feverish rhythms, and its grim humour. In 'Autopsy of a Week', 'Summerhill', and 'In Quarantine', the speaker rails against the cant of the contemporary world, yet the language is electrified by the stuff of this world: 'the future is shrink-wrapped', and 'the cheapjack shines / mesmerising to memorise...' By turns profane and profound, Nedonsel's poems give voice, as he himself writes, to 'a voiceless cry torn to shreds by writing'. Appeasements is the first selection of Nedonsel's poems to appear in English. The book also includes a translator's note about the poet and the poetry, as well as several of Nedonsel's letters. Alex Andriesse has translated into English works by Chateaubriand, Paul Lafargue, Cristina Campo, Roberto Bazlen and Jacques Dupin, amongst others. He is an associate editor at New York Review Books.
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19,99 €

Dead Heat


''A real scorcher. You won''t want to miss this one!'' HARLAN COBEN''Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing'' LISA JEWELL''Sun-drenched and dripping with suspense, this is the perfect summer read’ LUCY CLARKE----Former journalist Matt Grimshaw''s life is at a low ebb. He''s 51, he''s been ''let go'' by the paper where he''s worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has come unstuck.So when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends, Celia and Adam Murphy, to join them at their villa in Greece, he jumps at it.It may be harsh and unwelcoming on the Mani Peninsula but Matt determines to stay there for the whole summer and to write his much put-off screen-play.But then the Murphys plus children arrive, and a wealthy newcomer to the area starts throwing loud and lavish parties in his big house across the bay.As the nights become hotter and the parties wilder, everyone''s motivations darken. Envy rises, resentments grow - until a terrible accident stops the summer in its tracks.At least, it looks like an accident…Set over one blazing Mediterranean summer, Sabine Durrant’s new thriller is intense, claustrophobic and utterly gripping.-----Praise for Dead Heat . . .''Better than every season of The White Lotus spun into one, and drenched with danger, sex, and revenge. Sensational summer reading'' Sarah Hilary, author of Black Thorn‘A deliciously dark, modern Greek Gatsby, with a minotaur of a monster at its heart. Absolutely, page-turningly perfect’ Julia Crouch, author of The Surprise Party''Tense, clever and so vividly written, I could really feel the deceit and betrayal sizzling under the hot Greek sun. I raced through it in one sitting'' Ruth Mancini, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge‘An unputdownable, unguessable, sun-drenched thriller’ Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said She Said''Drenched in atmosphere and menace, with complicated characters who change complexion with the light, subtle dynamics playing out just under the surface, and a Greek setting to die for. Literally.'' Tammy Cohen, The Wedding Party‘Compelling, evocative and fiendishly smart, this unsettling literary thriller is a five-star triumph.’ Isabelle Broom, author of The Orange House''I was gripped from the off by this twisting, beautifully written tale of love and friendship fracturing under the glare of the Greek sun and as the mood darkened and tensions rose I found I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough. I loved it!'' Marika Cobbold, author of On Hampstead Heath''A genius story of infatuation and twisted love, as brooding as a Greek heatwave. The tension ratchets right up to the last page. I was totally immersed'' Jane Thynne, author of Midnight in Vienna
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22,99 €

Planes, Trains, Trucks & Cars Sticker, Color & Activity Book


Rev your engines, sound the whistle, and prepare for takeoff with more than 70 pages of activities and 100+ turbo-charged stickers!Trucks that rumble, planes that soar, and cars that zoom—buckle up for nonstop fun with the Planes, Trains, Trucks & Cars Sticker, Color & Activity Book! Dive into exciting coloring pages, solve brain-boosting puzzles, complete creative challenges, and decorate everything from lunchboxes to notebooks with over 100 awesome vehicle-themed stickers. From fire trucks and diggers to bullet trains and helicopters, this activity book is your ticket to hands-on fun, where every page brings a new way to play and explore. Inside, you’ll find:High-speed coloring pagesFun puzzles like spot-the-difference, mazes, and matching gamesCreative challenges and cut-out craftsTrivia about the most popular vehiclesAnd more!Whether you’re on the road, on the tracks, or up in the clouds, this book is the ultimate pit stop for hours of screen-free fun.
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13,49 €

The Bugle Call: Song of War, Vol. 5


A young bugler with supernatural powers is swept up into an epic struggle for the fate of the world. Cry havoc and sound the song of war!With the defeat of the Looking Glass, Luca has gained more experience and understanding of just what his Branch power can do. It has also made him more determined than ever to complete his service to the Pontiff’s Holy Realm and live his life free of war. But that time is pushed farther into the future when a new campaign into the Duchy of Normandie is announced. This mission will take him and his Branched companions deep into enemy territory to hunt down the Garland. It will also take them deeper into the mysteries held by the enigmatic Spires, and those who control them...With the defeat of the Looking Glass, Luca has gained more experience and understanding of just what his Branch power can do. It has also made him more determined than ever to complete his service to the Pontiff’s Holy Realm and live his life free of war. But that time is pushed farther into the future when a new campaign into the Duchy of No
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12,49 €

Justice and Islamic Law


What do you do when divine law and the justice demanded by your conscience clash? Muslims have wrestled with this problem since the earliest caliphates. The mazalim courts, dating back to the eighth century, were the answer: courts where any subject could appeal directly to an Islamic ruler regarding any matter of justice. Mazalim courts, which were not bound by the rulings of an established school of Islamic law, could address crises in authority and order that Shariah courts could not. Bestselling author Jonathan A.C. Brown unveils the history of mazalim courts, analyses the political, legal and theological thought of its tradition and contends that mazalim courts did not oppose or transcend Shariah. Mazalim courts allowed the state to step in and provide substantive justice when procedural justice failed its subjects.
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45,99 €

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