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Head in the Clouds
Why do most of us feel more miserable on a rainy day? Why are people more likely to commit violent crimes on a hot summer''s night? And why on earth are we humans so obsessed with the weather?Weather affects us all the time - often in surprising ways - but there are steps we can take to work with the weather and not against it, benefitting our mental health in the process.For Professor Trevor Harley, understanding the weather and how it impacts our wellbeing saved his life. Here, he draws on this deeply personal journey, the experience of others and robust research to show how the weather affects our psychology and behaviour and, importantly, what we can do about it.From the rise in climate anxiety to the sweeping impact of Seasonal Affective Disorder, Professor Harley invites you to discover how adverse weather conditions affect different people. He offers practical advice on how to mitigate the negative effects of weather (or at least, learn how to accept them) and make the most of the positive ones. After all, you can''t change the weather - but you can change how you respond to it.
NKJV Foundation Study Bible, Wide-Margin, Black Hardcover, Red Letter
Available for the first time with wide margins, the beloved Foundation Study Bible is now more readable and helpful than ever! A rich resource for everyone longing to understand more of God's Word. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced disciple, the Foundation Study Bible includes extensive study helps: theological notes, full-color maps, a concordance, and cross-references. Featuring an easy-to-use layout that is concise and trustworthy, with straightforward and broad study notes that help you study God’s truth. And now with wide margins for your notes, the NKJV Foundation Study Bible, Wide-Margin is a great choice for any Bible student or church leader. Intended for both beginning and experienced students of Scripture who want a Bible that contains the key features of a study Bible in a convenient and portable size, the NKJV Foundation Study Bible is a solid foundation to build one’s faith upon. Features include:1.3” Wide Margins for personal notesBible book introductions provide a concise overview of the background and historical context of the book about to be readOver 32,000 end-of-page cross references allow you to find related passages quickly and easilyConcise study notes with over 293,000 words provide helpful comments on passages of ScriptureOver 300 theological notes and index draw attention to important doctrinal themesWords of Christ in redSatin ribbon marker makes it easy to navigate and keep track of where you were readingThe presentation page is a special place to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or noteConcordance with over 2,000 terms provides an alphabetical listing of important passages by key wordsFull color maps show the layout of Israel and other biblical locations for better context8-point type size
Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted
'[A] whimsical tale of transformation... magic is essential, and Okri can spin it.' Guardian'Full of rich hallucinatory imagery and enjoyably vibrant symbolism' Irish TimesHearts will be healed and hearts broken, but no one will leave this festival as they arrived…Viv has turned heartbreak into spectacle: a one-night-only masked festival at a French château, marking the anniversary of her first husband’s departure. Guests roam the moonlit woods in search of reinvention, all waiting for Madame Sosostris, the elusive clairvoyant of The Waste Land, rumoured to appear after decades in hiding. But as midnight nears, disguises slip, emotions ignite and Viv’s carefully planned celebration begins to unravel. Enchanting and unsettling, this midsummer tale explores love, illusion and the strange transformations of a single night.
The Book of Guilt
MORNING, AFTERNOON, NIGHT. THE MOTHERS ARE ALWAYS WATCHING . . . 'Original, dark, clever and compelling' Mary Ann Sieghart, author of The Authority Gap'This is a compelling and terrifying novel whose alternative history engages chillingly with current possibilities. No one writes children better than Chidgey. She exactly gets their experimental cruelty and related innocence as they attempt to piece their world together' Elizabeth Cook, author of LuxEngland, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night. Their nightmares are recorded in The Book of Dreams. Their lessons are taken from The Book of Knowledge. And their sins are reported in The Book of Guilt. All the boys want is to be sent to the Big House in Margate, where they imagine a life of sun, sea and fairground rides. But, as the government looks to shut down the Sycamore Homes, the triplets begin to question everything they have been told. Gradually surrendering its dark secrets, The Book of Guilt is a profoundly unnerving exploration of belonging in a world where some lives are valued less than others.
Illustrated Odyssey
A lushly illustrated edition of Homer's epic tale recounting Odysseus' fraught voyage home after the Trojan War. Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy... So starts Homer's The Odyssey, the classic account of the Greek hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey home following the glories and horrors of the Trojan War as recounted in The Illiad. In this prose retelling of Homer's epic poem, we follow Odysseus and his shipmates as they weather one danger after another, from the sorceress Circe to the one-eyed Cyclops to the six-headed monster Scylla. Replete with classic drawings and colorful illustrations, a foil-stamped cover, gilded edges, and a silk ribbon, this beautiful new edition of The Odyssey is just as gripping to read now as when it was first told to rapt Greek audiences 2,500 years ago. Now distinctively packaged as a deluxe edition from Union Square & Co.
Sunday Best
An evocative celebration of the seventh day in all its rich variety Closed shops and roast dinners. Bulky newspapers and the hum of lawnmowers. Strolls to nowhere in particular and visiting snoozing grandparents. Television theme tunes cueing bath time and a sudden dread of the looming week ahead… Through an assortment of rituals and activities, Sundays came to be the unique day in our week – whether tedious, pleasant or somewhere in-between. But have they changed over time? Has anything interesting ever happened on a Sunday? Have we forgotten how to do Sunday? And, in our rushed modern lives, should we now try to recapture that distinctive, unhurried Sunday feel? Offering answers to those questions and more through a mix of travelogue and social history, Sunday Best entertainingly charts the story of what author Daniel Gray argues is the People’s Day. Told through Sundays whiled away in places from the Hebrides to Hyde Park – via Sunderland, Scarborough, the Peak District and beyond – Gray’s latest book is a charming journey in time and place.
Summer Pops Up!
Winner, 2025 Best Baby Book Prize from the French Ministry of Culture
From family trips to ocean dips, experience summer’s everyday magic in this sturdy, neon pop-up book. With playful illustrations, engaging text, and pop-up surprises that toddlers (and parents) will love!
Designed especially for little hands, this bright, bold pop-up book brims with the joy of summer in every turn of the page. Perfectly portable and shaped for toddlers’ hands, this sturdy board book features six playful pop-up scenes that leap from the pages with high-contrast neon images – the yellow of sunshine and the pink of summer sunsets.
Celebrate the magic of summertime, from a busy bee zipping between blossoms to a bumpy ride in the family van, from spreading sunscreen on our faces to enjoying bare feet on a beach, and from diving into sunset seas to counting the stars at night. This book brings all our most-loved summer moments to life in a way that’s both familiar and fresh, clever and surprising. Every page bursting with the warm wonders of the season.
With Aurore Petit’s vibrant, playful illustrations, simple, engaging text, and pop-up surprises that toddlers (and parents!) will love, this book is a sensory celebration of summer’s everyday magic.
This is the first title in Aurore Petit’s seasonal pop-up series, publishing alongside Autumn Pops Up! and to be followed soon by winter and spring-themed books.
The Eames Houses
The first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture
The Eames Houses is the first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture. It includes several previously unpublished buildings and places the powerhouse couple’s architectural work alongside their widely known designs in furniture, exhibitions, and film, showing how they carried consistent design principles across different disciplines.
Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames’s residential architecture is defined by their human-centered approach to modernism. Their work demonstrates a deep commitment to structural clarity, user-centered functionality, and the intelligent use of prefabrication. Rather than focusing purely on aesthetics, the Eameses approached architecture as a form of problem-solving, aiming to create flexible systems that offered a background for life and work in all its expressions.
This book presents all eight houses they designed between 1945 and 1955, featuring sketches, drawings, letters, and photographs – many of which have never been published before – alongside newly produced diagrams and models that offer further insight into their design process.
The book is organized into six chapters, one of which is entirely dedicated to Case Study House No. 8 with newly commissioned photography, together with a wealth of materials from the archives of the Eames Office – many of which are published here for the first time. The book further contextualizes the couple's thinking about domestic living in related fields such as furniture, toy, textile, and graphic design, anchoring the house projects within their work at large.
The book accompanies an exhibition in Milan in April 2026 that is planned to travel internationally.
So Bad It’s Good
So Bad It’s Good: The Art of the Terrible Joke isn’t just a collection of jokes—it’s a masterclass in the fine, underrated art of humorously bad comedy. Packed with timeless dad jokes and fresh, laugh-out-loud material, this book has jokes for every occasion. Scattered among its treasure trove of jokes are fascinating subject spreads and features that explore the science and culture of comedy. Why do these so-bad-they’re-good jokes work? What’s with the dad-joke phenomenon? And how can you write your own groaners that actually land? With sections spanning cheesy puns, funny fish jokes, and silly shaggy dog stories, there’s something for everyone here. Plus, spreads featuring hilarious insights into the world of joke-telling ensure this book is more than just your average joke book. For dads, aspiring stand-up kings, and anyone looking to steal the room with an expertly delivered joke, this side-splitting guide delivers laughs on every page. Subject Spreads: · Cheese jokes. · Fish jokes. · History jokes. · Animal jokes. Feature Spreads: · Jokes throughout history. · Why jokes work. · Why are rubbish jokes so good? · How to write your own rubbish jokes. · How to deliver a joke non-rubbishly. · Why do Christmas crackers have jokes in? · The dad/joke connection.
Aura Power
Discover the hidden energy field that shapes your emotions, relationships and wellbeing – and learn how to harness it for healing, balance and confidence. Everyone has a colourful energy field surrounding their body, known as an aura. This living reflection of your emotions, health and inner essence shifts and changes with your daily life. In Aura Power, reiki master and energy healer Sushma Sagar shows how to sense, understand and work with your aura so you can tap into your natural frequency, channel your inner glow and thrive. In recent years, auras have captured the imagination of a new generation on TikTok and social media, where colourful, aura-inspired trends and conversations have flourished. Now, Sushma blends this fresh sense of curiosity with ancient wisdom and accessible modern practices, making energy healing practical, inspiring and easy to integrate into your daily routine. Inside you’ll discover: The history and power of auras – explore chakras, energy flow and the traditions behind aura work. Aura layers explained, each with key traits and strengthsHow to cleanse, channel and raise the power of your own aura, including meditations, visualisations and simple daily practices to reset and strengthen your energyHow see and read auras with practical exercises to build perception What aura colours reveal about personality patterns and strengths How to feel energy in your hands and use it for healing How to consciously shift your energetic state in everyday life, bringing aura awareness into relationships, work and wellbeing Whether you’re a beginner curious about energy healing or someone seeking deeper connection with your intuition, this book will help you strengthen your resilience, bring more harmony to your relationships and express your authentic self with confidence. Timely, empowering, accessible and complete with vibrant illustrations and step-by-step practices Aura Power is a transformative handbook that makes energy healing part of everyday life.
The Boleyn Secret
From the bestselling author of SIX TUDOR QUEENS, a captivating new novel about two Boleyn cousins, close as sisters - and the truth that will change everything. 'Vivid and utterly addictive... brings to life a fascinating woman who has remained in the shadows for too long' TRACY BORMAN'Her story is as fascinating as it is gripping... a remarkable woman who had a ring-side seat to some of the most precarious and pivotal passages of history' ELIZABETH FREMANTLEA BOLEYN WOMAN IS NO STRANGER TO SECRETS... At twelve years old, Kate Carey attends her aunt, Queen Anne Boleyn, to the scaffold. Horrified by what she witnesses, Kate is convinced that King Henry VIII has sent an innocent woman to a terrible death. As the Boleyns fall from favour, Kate serves her now motherless cousin, the young Lady Elizabeth. Bound by Boleyn blood, the two girls are like sisters, until Kate marries for love - and leaves a jealous Elizabeth behind. At court, Kate cannot ignore the sly looks thrown her way, nor the whispers behind her back. Only when her mother, Mary, lies dying, does she learn the life-shattering truth that the Boleyns have been hiding for years. It is a secret that will haunt Kate throughout her life, as her family flee into exile, only returning home when Elizabeth becomes queen. But the bond between the Boleyn cousins will never be the same again... PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR'S TUDOR FICTION'History has the best stories and they should all be told like this' CONN IGGULDEN'As always, Alison Weir is ahead of the curve - and at the top of her game' SARAH GRISTWOOD'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' BARBARA ERSKINE'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GUARDIAN'Profoundly moving... lingers long after the last page' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE
Guess How Much I Love You: Counting
The perfect first gift for toddlers from the beloved bestselling classic – join Little Nutbrown Hare on a joyful journey of numbers, filled with wonder and love!Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 61.5 million copies and been translated into 57 languages worldwide. It has become a timeless way to express love that’s simply too big to measure. Whatever the occasion or season, there’s a Guess How Much I Love You book for everyone!Count from one to five with Little Nutbrown Hare as he explores the world around him. Find dandelions, frogs, butterflies, leaves and bedtime stars. This beautiful chunky board book story will captivate babies and toddlers, each spread encouraging the very young to count things in each illustration and learn first numbers in a clear and fun way.
A Long Time Dead
Start at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series. You can’t stay dead forever... A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism. In the coming days, many will leave the island for work or to study on the mainland, whereas others will remain on Skye and forge a more traditional path much as their families have done for centuries before them. That is, all but one... DI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking... Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. ‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleaveA Long Time Dead is the first book in the new Misty Isle series of crime thrillers from the Amazon #1 multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. Readers love J M Dalgliesh:‘Fantastic’ ? ?‘The best detective series I’ve read’ ? ?‘You can’t put these books down’ ? ?‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ ? ?‘So much tension’ ? ?'Books which transport the reader to another place' ? ?'Oh my goodness what a book!' ? ?'Totally absorbing' ? ?
The Importance of Being Miserable
Humans just want to be happy, yes? After all, that’s what life’s all about. Well ... no. It turns out that, for a huge chunk of history, feeling good was the furthest thing from our minds. Expecting life to be fun and fulfilling (or, if all else fails, fine) is actually a very recent phenomenon. And there’s every reason to think that it’s making us sad. A playful tour of Western ‘progress’, from ancient philosophers to modern day pop stars via pills, priests, Proust and the plague, The Importance of Being Miserable explores how, why and when we all started to pursue happiness. And why feeling bad may not actually be all that bad.
Bug Ego, Vol. 1
"Life hacks" take on a whole new meaning when two students exploit glitches that distort reality!Hitsujiya’s life is forever changed when his high school friend Kokudo reveals the secret of "hacks." By performing specific instructions found in a mysterious notebook, reality itself can be altered. While it seems funny or innocuous at first, they quickly learn there’s a dark side to the hacks, and they’re not the only ones who know about them. When Kokudo introduces Hitsujiya to the strange world of hacks, it’s all fun and games at first. They learn how to make stray cats like them, how to make clouds disappear, how to see people’s auras. But when Kokudo uses a hack to go back in time to get a perfect score on a test, things take a turn. Hitsujiya attempts to do the same thing, but in the world of hacks, if the directions aren’t followed precisely, it can have devastating consequences!
Homer's Odyssey and Iliad
**Soon to be an epic fantasy action film starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland.** Gillian Cross's brilliant retellings and Neil Packer's stylish illustrations bring to life Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, two of the greatest stories ever told. Multi-award-winning children's author Gillian Cross brings two of the greatest stories in the world alive for younger readers. These strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings are faithful to the spirit and structure of Homer’s epic poems, and this bumper bind-up comes complete with an introduction and a generous selection of Neil Packer’s fabulous illustrations in black and white. Ideal for any fan of mythology and perfect for the KS2 classroom.
A Dark and Wild Wood
'[Lemon] is a poet with knives for teeth' —Roshani Chokshi 'Reads like a grimoire for overcoming' —Hannah Whitten 'A gorgeously gothic fairy tale' —Ava Reid I must warn you first: This tale is not a romance. Ever since she was a child, Salomé has been plagued by visions of spirits and dangerous powers she can’t control. After watching her foster mother burn as a witch, she and her beloved sister Rochelle are raised together in a convent, a grim and dreary existence. Until one day, Rochelle vanishes. Determined to find a way to save her, Salomé runs: first to a brothel, and then, after a terrible accident, away from the village and into the woods. Deep amongst the trees of the wild Black Forest, she comes face-to-face with Lord Death. Rather than taking her life, he brings her to his home at the heart of the woods, a strange manor full of locked rooms and mysterious corridors, crumbling one moment, magnificent the next. He promises to make her his apprentice and teach her how to harness her mind and magic. His words are as seductive as his presence – but should one trust Death? A swirling mirage of dark fairy tale, gothic romance, and historical fantasy, A Dark and Wild Wood is a novel best devoured all at once. But proceed with caution, as everything is not what it seems… Inspired by the tale of Bluebeard, A Dark and Wild Wood is the lush and atmospheric story of a maiden with dark magic who becomes the apprentice to Lord Death – for a price. Perfect for fans of Juniper and Thorn and The Year of the Witching.
It Might Never Happen
'Thought-provoking and beautifully written' Daily Mail 'Strangely compelling' The Times 'Astonishing. If you like Sally Rooney, read this book' Hattie Williams (Look at these two. They have been sure that their fate is in their own hands – they have been desperate to believe this – and now they are learning it is not. The ending is a pivotal moment in their story.) Noa is desperate to be loved. More than anything else – more than her studies, more than her job, her friends, her family – she wants to belong to someone. And she knows if this can happen, if someone will just choose her, she’ll finally be happy. Elliot is terrified. Terrified about what will happen to his brother, Willy, if he isn’t there to keep him safe. Terrified that his friends will find out that he doesn’t have any of his own opinions. Terrified that the girl he loves will realise he isn’t a real person. When they meet, Noa and Elliot have an immediate connection. And each of them hopes their great love might be enough to quiet the voices that tell them they’re not enough. But is it possible to love another person when you have no idea how to love yourself? It Might Never Happen is a beautiful, painful, brutally relatable novel about the ways that love tears us apart, again and again. About fearing for the worst – and how we pick ourselves up when it happens. Perfect for fans of Talking at Night, Ordinary Love or Milk Teeth. *** 'Intimate and incisive' Woman 'Important and affecting' Charlotte Paradise 'Tender, raw, and painfully relatable' Woman's Own *** Readers are giving FIVE stars to IT MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN 'A moving and beautifully written book' 'This book cracked me open … I'll be thinking about this one for a long time' 'Totally absorbing … One of the best books I've read this year'
Major Bricket and the Body in the Bell Tower
''A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!'' P.D. James''Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone'' Jilly Cooper''Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted'' Sunday Times_______________________For Major Bricket, attending church in his village of Stunston Peveril in Suffolk is a good way to keep up with the village gossip. Having only recently retired from a career where he was privy to many international secrets, the Major likes to stay in the know.Events take a turn one Sunday though when, after the morning service, Major Bricket notices the door to the bell tower open... and finds a body at the bottom of the stairs.The dead man is dressed in a suit and dog collar. But who is he? And could someone in Stunston Peveril have killed him?Perhaps predictably, most of the village residents seem more concerned with the Parish Council flower arranging rota than the mysterious corpse. Major Bricket will have to rely on his long-nurtured detection skills, and his trusted friends Nga Luong and Rod, to solve the case.
