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Amongst Women
Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern''s Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish ''masterpiece'' (Colm Tóibín) is essential reading for admirers of Claire Keegan. As he weakened, Moran became afraid of his daughters. Moran''s life is defined by his days of glory as a guerrilla leader in the Irish War of Independence. Now, he is simply an ageing widower, eking out an existence on the small farm where he raises his two sons and three daughters. He keeps control by binding his family close - but as his children seek independence, and the passing years bring bewildering change, this tormented veteran must find a balance between love and tyranny. ''It almost finished me as an aspiring writer. How could a book be this good?'' Donal Ryan ''Wise and compelling . . . Elegiac and graceful.'' David Mitchell‘The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.’ Anne Enright''He blew me away.'' Colin Barrett ''A great writer.'' Sebastian Barry ''Extraordinary.'' Colin Walsh''A master.'' Kevin Barry
Zoo Quest for a Dragon
In Zoo Quest for a Dragon, David Attenborough embarks upon an exciting 3,000-mile voyage to Indonesia. ''Our plan,'' Attenborough writes, ''was to travel widely throughout these islands, filming not only animals but also people and their everyday life. Our ultimate objective was to reach a small islet named Komodo, for we were going there to seek one of the most remarkable creatures alive today the Komodo dragon.'' The Zoo Quest series details David Attenborough''s early expeditions of, setting him on his path as the world''s most widely viewed documentarian of natural history and a much-loved British national treasure. As part of the ground-breaking 1954 BBC television series developed in association with London Zoo, which would form the basis for the documentary work that would later propel him to global acclaim, the Zoo Quest books presents Attenborough''s earliest accounts of expeditions to far-flung regions in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. In this collection, you will read a young Attenborough as he traverses distant lands, meets local peoples, and of course as he comes into contact with all manner of wildlife. To read Zoo Quest is to catch a glimpse of how the world''s foremost conservationist began his career. The books display his characteristic charm and concern for all things natural, offering the reader not only a greater appreciation for and understanding of Attenborough, but also of nature and the world.
US Navy Losses During the Second World War
Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the US Navy had been in action, but only in the course of carrying out defensive duties such as escorting convoys across the Atlantic. Pearl Harbor changed that completely, launching the full might of the United States into the now global conflict.In the years that followed, the US Navy incurred significant losses in every theatre in which it participated. Some of the losses were the direct result of combat, others of accidents and incidents. Richly illustrated and carefully researched, this book provides a unique record charting every loss incurred by the US Navy during the course of the Second World War.
Loose Threads
Three homicidal maniacs. Two radioactive shoes. One body in a suitcase. When Dr David Cairney, a politics lecturer, goes missing on the way home from his retirement party, his wife asks ex-boxer and journalist Robbie Gould for help. Gould wants nothing to do with it. But he needs the money. Meanwhile, the body of another politics lecturer, Professor Stephen Hogg, has been found, his body folded into a suitcase beside the Clydeside Expressway. While poking around the murder victim’s office, Gould encounters pathologist Sarah Badar. She worked on Hogg’s post mortem, only to find her report redacted, and she wants answers too. As the pair delve deeper into the case, they unearth connections between the two academics and a rogues’ gallery of oddballs and grotesques including rival gangsters from Edinburgh and Glasgow, a llama-farm owner in Kirkintilloch and an ex-KGB general with a trepanned skull and a thirst for vengeance. Sarah and Gould find themselves immersed in a world of missing Kremlin diamonds and pre-digital espionage – all coded signals, orange peel and scraps of red thread.
Seven Logics of Sculpture
From architectural space to narrative dynamics: a brilliant new conception of sculpture's unique modalities
While discussions about installation art or other three-dimensional art forms are widespread, the discourse on sculpture seems to be stuck in historical or thematic frameworks. Drawing from literature, philosophy, psychoanalysis and architecture, Ernst van Alphen explores "seven logics" of sculpture: the Logic of Inner Necessity; the Logic of Narration; the Logic of Space; the Logic of Volume; the Logic of Assemblage; the Logic of Architectural Space; and the Non-Logic of Singleness. These themes articulate the modalities specific to sculpture in a fresh and brilliant conception. Artists discussed include Carl Andre, Louise Bourgeois, Constantin Brâncusi, Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, Eva Hesse, Donald Judd, Sol Lewitt, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Michelangelo, Bruce Nauman, Meret Oppenheim and Rachel Whiteread.Ernst van Alphen (born 1958) is a cultural theorist and a professor emeritus of literary studies at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. He is the author of Failed Images (Valiz, 2018) and Staging the Archive (Reaktion Books, 2014), and the editor of Shame! and Masculinity (Valiz, 2020).
The Four Wives of Windsor
The first joint biography of the women who have shaped - and shaken - the modern Royal Family.
_________________________________________________'Truly original .... full of insight and intrigue.' - Camilla Tominey, Daily Telegraph'Sympathetic, perceptive and sharp ... essential reading for understanding how royal marriages shape the monarchy - for good or ill.' Valentine Low, Sunday Times bestselling author of Courtiers 'Compelling' - Matt Wilkinson, Royal Editor, The SunDiana. Camilla. Catherine. Meghan.Outsiders by birth, insiders by marriage. Four women united by their decision to enter the most famous family in the world, and by their place in the centre of its greatest upheavals. From Diana’s emotional revolution to Camilla’s unlikely ascent, from Meghan’s dramatic break to Catherine’s quiet consolidation of power, these are the true stories of the women who have shaped – and shaken – the modern royal family. Drawing on decades of experience as one of Britain’s most trusted royal correspondents, Simon Vigar takes readers behind palace walls to reveal the private tensions, public battles and shifting alliances that have shaped the House of Windsor. Insightful, revealing and rich with untold detail this is the definitive story of the women who didn’t just marry into the Royal Family, but transformed it forever.
One of Us Is Guilty
A PERFECT COUPLE.BUT ONE OF THEM IS A KILLER. WHICH ONE?'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD'An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENAPatrick Vanderpool, son of a billionaire media mogul, is destined for power. But the affair he's having could ruin everything.Vanessa Vanderpool, married to one of America's most influential men, has her own ambitions. But the affair he's having could ruin everything.When the other woman is found brutally murdered, there are only two suspects...One of them is guilty. But which one?Conman turned defence lawyer Eddie Flynn must risk his life to find out...The Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn. Praise for multi-award winner Steve Cavanagh:'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff' EVENING STANDARD'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' MICK HERRON'A great author' MARTINA COLE'Unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES'Will keep you guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN'Impossible to put down' DAILY MAIL'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' MICHAEL CONNELLY'An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling' TM LOGAN'Gripping' THE SUN'If you read the first eight pages you'll be hooked' THE TIMES'A masterclass in misdirection' THE GUARDIAN
Roman Fever
Tales of betrayal, rivalry and loss from the great chronicler of New York's Gilded Age, in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith
In these elegant and devastating tales of deception, desire and social intrigue, Edith Wharton exposes the brittle veneer of civility that masks human ambition and longing. From the sunlit terraces of Rome to the drawing rooms of New York, Wharton's characters navigate a world bound by class and convention, yet charged with emotional undercurrents they barely understand. In 'Roman Fever', two middle-aged women confront the unspoken rivalries that have shadowed their friendship for decades; in 'Mrs. Manstey's View', a lonely widow's cherished glimpse of life beyond her window becomes the stage for a quiet tragedy; and in 'After Holbein', the elaborate pretences of two ageing New Yorkers reveal the haunting persistence of vanity and illusion.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1
'I've arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.'
The year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's.
Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.
Chromatrix Masterpieces
Chromatrix is the latest unique colouring activity puzzle book from bestselling author and puzzle artist Thomas Pavitte.
Colour between the lines to reveal a famous painting.
Each work starts as featureless continuous line, and as you colour between the lines in the required colour you reveal a famous masterpiece.
The perfect blend of colour-by-numbers, dot-to-dot and drawing activity and puzzle books, this is a new drawing concept to reveal beautiful paintings for creative puzzle fans.
Evil Bones
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in a case that will test her to her limit.
OF ALL THE CREATURES IN THE WORLD, ONLY HUMANS HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR EVIL…
Small animals have been turning up throughout Charlotte, North Carolina, mutilated and displayed in the same bizarre manner. Now it seems the perp is upping the ante. When Temperance Brennan visits the latest crime scene, she finds that the victim is a dog. Somebody's pet.
Vowing to find whoever is responsible, Tempe is disturbed to learn from a forensic psychologist that the escalating pattern of aggression suggests even more macabre discoveries to come. And then it happens. A woman is found disfigured and posed in a manner that mimics the earlier killings. As Tempe follows the horrifying clues to a shocking conclusion, she finds herself forced to confront an increasingly terrifying question.
What is pure evil?
Dinner at the Night Library
For fans of What You Are Looking For is in the Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Translated by Philip Gabriel, the translator of The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Night Library is no ordinary library.
Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections - the books of deceased famous writers:
the books they wrote
the books that inspired them
the books they loved
All Otaha Higuchi wants to do is work with books. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring reality crashing down around her.
She is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody calling themselves 'Seven Rainbows', inviting her to apply for a job at a library with no name, a place referred to simply as 'The Night Library'.
After successfully passing the interview, Otaha arrives at The Night Library and her sunny personality immediately earns her comparisons with Anne of Green Gables. For the very first time she feels she has found her place in the world. As well as a treasure trove of books, the library houses a group of likeminded literary misfits, including a legendary chef who prepares incredible meals for the library's employees at the end of each day.
Together they embark on a series of bookish adventures. But when the library's mysterious owner decides to temporarily close the library, Otaha and her friends fear that it may not reopen and that the peace they have found there will be lost to them forever.
Is their friendship and their faith in the value of books strong enough to save it? And what will remain if it isn't?
Dinner at the Night Library is a heartwarming literary mystery, filled with quirky characters, Japanese culture and the mouthwatering meals. It asks why books matter and offers a cheer of encouragement to everybody who believes they do. Ultimately, it is a paean to reading and the relevance of books through the ages-past, present, and future.
HOW TO LOSE LORD IN TEN PB
‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She''s a must-buy author for me’ Taylor Jenkins Reid''I simply couldn''t put this book down. Joyous, hilarious and full of sparkling enemies-to-lovers tension, it has everything you could want in a regency romcom’ Beth O’Leary, The Flat ShareFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a delicious new romance…He wants a wife. She wants to be jilted. This. Is. War.Rich, handsome and titled Lord Ashford has every lady in England longing for his hand in marriage.Everyone, that is, except Miss Lydia Hanworth – the only young woman Ashford wishes to marry.Pressured into accepting Ashford’s proposal, the announcement must be kept secret for ten days. Can Lydia free herself from her obligations before the engagement is publicly announced, without ruining her reputation? You can achieve an awful lot in ten days, after all…Readers LOVE Sophie Irwin:‘LOVED this’ ?‘Sophie Irwin – she is such a fresh, fun, witty writer in this space. I''d read anything she wrote’ ?‘An excellent, delightful, refreshing Regency Romance’ ?‘What an absolute treat’ ?‘Inhaled it. Loved it’ ?‘Fun, light and romantic’ ?‘20 stars out of 5!! This book was a balm to my soul’ ?‘It is going to become a go-to favourite’ ?‘An absolute must read for fans of Regency romance’ ?‘So enjoyable, unpredictable, wonderful characters, just SO GOOD’ ?
Zoo Quest for a Dragon
In Zoo Quest for a Dragon, David Attenborough embarks upon an exciting 3,000-mile voyage to Indonesia. ''Our plan,'' Attenborough writes, ''was to travel widely throughout these islands, filming not only animals but also people and their everyday life. Our ultimate objective was to reach a small islet named Komodo, for we were going there to seek one of the most remarkable creatures alive today the Komodo dragon.'' The Zoo Quest series details David Attenborough''s early expeditions of, setting him on his path as the world''s most widely viewed documentarian of natural history and a much-loved British national treasure. As part of the ground-breaking 1954 BBC television series developed in association with London Zoo, which would form the basis for the documentary work that would later propel him to global acclaim, the Zoo Quest books presents Attenborough''s earliest accounts of expeditions to far-flung regions in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. In this collection, you will read a young Attenborough as he traverses distant lands, meets local peoples, and of course as he comes into contact with all manner of wildlife. To read Zoo Quest is to catch a glimpse of how the world''s foremost conservationist began his career. The books display his characteristic charm and concern for all things natural, offering the reader not only a greater appreciation for and understanding of Attenborough, but also of nature and the world.
The Broken King
‘Michael Thomas has written a truly extraordinary memoir, one that sears and sings with such terrible, beautiful honesty it will burn its way deep into your bones. The Broken King is a triumph, and reading it will leave you changed. It’s genuinely one of the most extraordinary and magical books I have ever read. I’m full of awe.’ Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk‘Entirely mesmerizing… With a virtuosic command of language and an eagle eye for punishing detail, Thomas has rendered beautifully an excruciating existence from which it is impossible to turn away’ New York TimesFrom the author of Man Gone Down – winner of the 2007 Dublin International Literary Award – a deeply personal memoir of race, trauma, alcoholism, parenting, mental illness and ultimately hope in a portrait of three generations of Black American menIn his second book and first work of nonfiction, The Broken King, Thomas explores fathers and sons, lovers and the beloved, trauma and recovery, success and failure in a unique, urgent, and timeless memoir. Bringing to mind both James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and Vladimir Nabokov’s Speak, Memory, Thomas’ memoir unfolds through six powerful, interlocking and overlaying parts focusing on the lives of five men: his father—a philosopher, Boston Red Sox fan, and absent parent; his estranged older brother; his two sons growing up in Brooklyn; and always, heartbreakingly himself. At the center of The Broken King is the story of Thomas’ own breakdown, a result of inherited family history and his own experiences, from growing up Black in the Boston suburbs to publishing a prize-winning novel with “the house of Beckett.”Every page of The Broken King rings with the impact of America’s sweeping struggle with race and class, education and family, and builds to a brave, meticulous articulation of a creative mind’s journey into and out of madness.
Bessie's Bees
An uplifting story about starting nursery with a bubbly neurodiverse child at its centre. Written from the heart by debut, neurodiverse author, George Kirk, and illustrations buzzing with charm from Ana Gómez. Bessie's head is full of bees, absolutely buzzing with them. And that is just fine. Until one morning, Granny takes them somewhere new. . . NURSERY! Soon Bessie realises that no one else at nursery has bees, so she keeps hers hidden inside. Now Bessie's head isn't just buzzing with bees. . . it's BURSTING with them!Can Granny help Bessie back to feeling like herself again? And will Bessie find a way to share her bees with everyone in a way that feels righ? his empowering story gives voice to the often complex experiences of growing up with ADHD through the visual, accessible metaphor of bees. Bessie and her bees help readers see themselves represented and also understand those around them. This book offers a universal message about feeling different and is an important addition to everyone's bookshelf.
BEWARE OF TRAINS PB
A collection of 16 short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.Who burglarised the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conducto? id the village idiot or Mrs Foley murder the mean-spirited Edgar Foley, or could the constable be responsible for the devious dee? ho on Earth will be able to untangle the affair of the disappearing car, the black necktie, and the abortive thef? nter Gervase Fen, Oxford professor and sometime super-sleuth, an expert at solving cases that baffle even the most astute policemen. These sixteen short classics by a master of the modern detective story will test your crime solving abilities as well; Edmund Crispin has provided all the clues you need to detect the solution, using logic and common sense. Can you meet the challenge?
Jó kislányok, rossz viszonyok
A Jó kislányok kézikönyve gyilkossághoz szerzőjének legújabb sikerkönyve
Valaki eltűnt.
Senki sem beszél.
De MINDENKI figyel…
Pip Fitz-Amobi felhagyott a nyomozással. A tavaly megoldott gyilkossági ügyet feldolgozó bűnügyi podcast óriási népszerűségre tett szert. Pip mégis váltig állítja, hogy nyomozó napjainak vége.
Amikor azonban eltűnik egy közeli barátja, a rendőrség a kisujját se mozdítja, így kénytelen újra akcióba lendülni. Ha a zsaruk nem nyomoznak, megteszi Pip; ám a kisváros minden sötét titka újabb kérdéseket vet fel. Vajon Pip megtalálja a válaszokat, mielőtt kifut az időből?
Miről szól?
Pip Fitz-Amobi egy korábbi gyilkossági ügy után megpróbál felhagyni a nyomozással, és a róla készült bűnügyi podcast is hatalmas sikert arat. Amikor azonban egy közeli barátja eltűnik, a rendőrség pedig nem tesz érdemi lépéseket, Pip ismét nyomozni kezd, miközben egy kisváros egyre több sötét titkával szembesül.
Rosteme spolu
Průvodce pro rodiče, kteří chtějí vidět svou dceru rozkvést
Laskavá a praktická příručka pro rodiče a pečovatele, kteří chtějí od raného dětství vychovávat silné a sebevědomé dívky. Kniha ukazuje, jak během prvních školních let položit pevné základy, z nichž mohou dívky čerpat po celý život.
Kate Rope s empatií a jemným humorem otevírá témata, která jsou pro dnešní školačky klíčová. Provází rodiče tím, jak dívkám pomoci poznat sebe sama, naslouchat svým emocím a budovat zdravý vztah k sobě. Věnuje se i otázkám identity a přijetí vlastní jedinečnosti, aby dívky mohly být přesně takové, jaké jsou, a jejich blízcí je v tom dokázali podpořit.
Kniha se citlivě zabývá také tématy spojenými s tělem a dospíváním: pubertou, vztahy a sexualitou, tělesnou autonomií a souhlasem, prevencí zneužívání, vztahem k vlastnímu tělu i riziky dietní kultury a poruch příjmu potravy. Pomůže vám povzbudit vaše dcery v odvaze riskovat, dělat chyby, ozvat se a budovat zdravé vztahy.
Autorka vychází ze zkušeností dívek z odlišných rodin a kultur i z poznatků odborníků na vývoj dítěte a duševní zdraví. Nabízí srozumitelné rady, konkrétní tipy a podněty k důležitým rozhovorům, aniž by zahlcovala přemírou návodů.
Rosteme spolu je čtivý průvodce, který pomáhá rodičům stát se pevnou oporou a provést své dcery prvními náročnými etapami dospívání s větší jistotou a klidem.
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