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This informative pocketbook of essential foraging tips and tricks will help any aspiring forager on their journey to becoming a food-gathering fiendIn recent years, foraging has become a popular pastime. As an antidote to the stresses of modern life, more and more people are flocking to forests, fields and hedgerows in pursuit of all the benefits it brings.But if you are new to foraging or haven''t done it for a while, sometimes it''s tricky to know where to go and what to pick. Not to mention the dos and don''ts of foraging safely and responsibly that can leave even the most adept forager confused.So, whether you''re a complete beginner or wanting to brush up on your existing skills, and no matter where you live, this resourceful little book will help you:- Learn the essentials of foraging, including the dos and don''ts, equipment you need and where you can do it- Discover what you can and can''t forage and how to identify it- Use your foraged foods to make delicious dishes and drinksThe Little Book of Foraging is the ideal companion for anyone starting out in the world of foraging, and will show you how to gather food safely, responsibly and joyfully.

''I''m bored'' must be the most frightening words in a child''s vocabulary, and how to keep kids entertained is something that keeps many of us awake at night. 101 Things to do Outside is packed with games, projects, crafts, experiments and gardening inspiration that will have your child racing out to try something new.The huge selection of ideas covers all four seasons and ranges from quick 10-minute activities to a full day of fun. From party games and treasure hunts to simple gardening projects, each idea is simple to follow and illustrated with diagrams, so you can''t go wrong! Activities include Building a Human Sundial, Creating an Outdoor Collage, Setting up a Wormery and Planting a Potato Tower.This hands-on guide will help your child get the most from being outdoors, and you don''t need a big garden - a local park or small area will suffice. All 101 ideas are sure to get the kids away from the computer and provide hours of entertainment for the entire family.The activities are written with children aged 5+ years in mind but it''s your call as to how much help, support and age-appropriate supervision they might need ... make whatever adjustments are necessary.Also available: 101 Things To Do On a Rainy Day

Step into the fascinating world of Bristol Zoo with Alan Toyne, a dedicated zookeeper and primate expert whose extraordinary story of hand-rearing two baby gorillas will warm your heartWhen Afia, a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla, is rejected by her mother Kera after a difficult birth, her human keepers must start the challenging - but rewarding - experience of hand-rearing her themselves. Teaching her the ropes of life in the Gorilla House at Bristol Zoo is tricky enough. But providing 24/7 care for a baby gorilla means Alan must hand-rear Afia in his own home too, an experience that forges a remarkable emotional bond between the two of them over the course of many sleepless nights.Soon a second baby gorilla, Hasani, is facing rejection from his mother, and Alan and his colleagues must embark on a daring mission to train Kera - now recovered but socially isolated - to become Hasani''s surrogate mother. Can she learn to protect and love Hasani as her own, in a way she couldn''t for Afia? Can she find her maternal instincts and claim a place within the troop at last?With a vibrant cast of characters - from the volatile Silverback Jock to the mysterious Sal and the stately Romi - Gorillas in Our Midst offers a unique glimpse into the intricate world of primate social dynamics, in all their complicated, human-like glory. More than just a behind-the-scenes look at zoo life, this thought-provoking and heart-warming memoir is a testament to the enduring bonds between humans and animals, and to the power of resilience and compassion.

Need an easy contribution for a picnic with friends? Dip it. Want stunning small plates for impressive entertaining? Dip it. Craving a quick and delicious snack to tide you over until dinner? Dip it. Dip it real good. There is no mood or occasion that can't be improved by a dip, and Dip In is here to show you how to make the most of this scrumptious and versatile dish. A delicious dip can be made using affordable ingredients and store cupboard staples. Blend some avocados with fresh herbs, jalapenos and limes and suddenly you're an Avocado Green Goddess. Raid your refrigerator for feta, yoghurt and tomatoes to whiz up Whipped Feta & Burned Tomatoes and you're in dipping heaven. Dip In has 60 dip-a-licious recipes, including 10 sweet dessert dips.

Herbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first ally to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp, in April 1945. He kept his story from the world until a chance correspondence with a trainee journalist brought it to light. Now, forty years on, that reporter is ready to share Herbert's incredible tale with the world. With unprecedented access to Herbert's diaries, letters and interviews, Mark Hodkinson brings to life the harrowing conditions of Bergen-Belsen and its eventual liberation. From the events leading up to its gruesome discovery, to the trauma Herbert faced and his abandonment in the aftermath, this is a testament to the power of one person in the face of unimaginable darkness. This is the tale of an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary, life-changing situation. How can a person cope when they come face-to-face with history's darkest moment? Herbert Kenny was that man. This is his story.

From the author of Very Bad People, another thrilling exploration of the world's worst warlords, grifters and kleptocrats - and the brilliant investigators taking them down A small number of people, motivated by an insatiable greed for power and wealth, and backed by a pinstripe army of enablers (and sometimes real armies too), have driven the world to the brink of destruction. They are the super-villains of corruption and war, some with a power greater than nation state and the capacity to derail the world order. Propping up their opulent lifestyles is a mess of crime, violence and deception on a monumental scale. But there is a fightback: small but fearless groups of brilliant undercover sleuths closing in on them, one step at a time. In Terrible Humans, Patrick Alley, co-founder of Global Witness and the author of Very Bad People, introduces us to some of the world's worst warlords, grifters and kleptocrats who can be found everywhere from presidential palaces to the board rooms of some of the world's best known companies. Pitted against them, the book also follows the people unravelling the deals, tracking the money and going undercover at great risk. From the oligarch charged with ordering the killing of an investigative journalist to the mercenary army seizing the natural resources of an entire African country, this is a whirlwind tour of the dark underbelly of the world's super powerful and wickedly wealthy, and the daring investigators dragging them into the light.

''Fabulous... What a ghost story! A ripping read.'' IAIN SINCLAIR, author of London Orbital''Vividly celebrates Bowie as not just a chameleonic visionary, but a nomadic one, a creature informed by place and circumstance" STUART MACONIE''Bowieland will make you want to take your very own pilgrimage, accompanied by the great man''s songs.'' ALEXANDER LARMAN, THE OBSERVERBOWIE IS STILL OUT THERE...Following open heart surgery, poet and writer Peter Carpenter was given one instruction - ''Walk, if you want to stay on this planet''. And so when his hero and inspiration David Bowie died in 2016, he knew what he had to do. The man who was to so many a companion and guide had left no shrine, no focal point of understanding. To reconnect with Bowie, he would take a walk into the past, to the streets, towns and places where David Jones became something more.Walking to recover, to stay alive, Peter realised he was also recovering his lost hero. Leaving behind Heddon Street and Brixton, well-known Bowie shrines, he moved out through South London edgelands and suburbia to remoter Bowie haunts: Croydon, Aylesbury, Pett Level, Southend-on-Sea. Finding the windows Bowie had stared out from in Clareville Grove; the streets in Beckenham where he''d scurried by. He sifted through debris on a patch of waste ground in Tunbridge Wells where Bowie''s parents first met. He turned the handle and entered Shirley Parish Hall to find the same stage where a young Davy Jones and the Kon-Rads set up to play back in 1962; and travelled to Berlin, to emerge from the S-Bahn to gape at the ruined portico of the Anhalter Bahnhof and asked ''What is this?'' In Bowieland, Carpenter''s peripatetic trampings seem to echo Bowie''s own wandering creative spirit, the walks often uncovering hidden layers, and making fresh connections to key Bowie stories, revealing influences conscious and subconscious. Through walking, an understanding is reached of where Bowie sits in the culture, his place among the poets, painters, artists and musicians who came before him, who inhabited the same spaces and in doing so passed on their wisdom to Bowie. Through Carpenter''s travels these suburban lands became a new, very real place, that anyone can visit if they take the time... Welcome to ''Bowieland''

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow collides with Normal People in the universe of Everything Everywhere All at Once in WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER, a time-bending, decades-long quest for immortality -- catapulting readers from Japan to Silicon Valley to eternity.A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION PICK''I LOVED this addictive, beautifully written novel about romance, life and immortality.''DAILY MAIL''I loved it so much I wanted it to go on forever''FERN BRADY''A timeless romance and a bold, inventive novel'' ELA LEE''Dazzling: a cold hard reckoning with reality; a constantly surprising fear of imagination, philosophy, humanity, warmth and love''JESSICA STANLEY''This is a must-read book for 2025, especially for fans of Gabrielle Zevin'' JULIANNE PACHICOThis is the greatest romance you will ever read without the happily ever after.Yuki and Sam are soulmates.They are destined to spend the rest of their lives together.They are supposed to love one another, forever.But when a miracle drug is released which can extend a human''s life indefinitely, Sam chooses to live forever, instead of loving Yuki forever - and the world they know is spun inside out.WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER plunges into a parallel universe where forever is on sale to the highest bidder. What comes next is a world-building epic narrated by an intersecting cast of characters that will drive you to the edge of reality and leave you to answer biggest questions of all: What is life without death? What is life without love?''A beautifully written book with a genius concept''LOUISE HARE''Hanna Thomas Uose has created a fully realized future; like the best speculative fiction, this novel holds a magnifying glass to familiar horrors'' KATIE YEE''Hanna spins vivid, compelling human drama from vast philosophical questions with wit, elegance and verve''LISA OWENS''Who Wants to Live forever probes and searches like the best fiction does. Powerful. Highly compelling''IAN RUSSELL-HSIEH''The best book I have read this year''AJA BARBER''An ambitious novel expertly executed; full of twists, turns and tenderness'' ASHLEY HICKSON-LOVENCE''An urgent and timely book''SEASON BUTLER

How does a band come into being? What are the myriad forces that shape their sound, look and identity? In 1993, Oasis signed to Creation Records and were shortly to begin recording their first album. The following year began with a masterplan - the creation of Oasis. At the centre of this enterprise was celebrated photographer Kevin Cummins, brought on board to help the band find a look that fitted their sound. In Oasis: The Masterplan we follow Cummins as he photographs the band as they cement their identity. Noel Gallagher's thoughts on football, fashion and music and his recollections of that formative year sit alongside those of Cummins himself. Throughout, we see how Oasis played with fashion and were taught how to pose and present themselves as they approached the summer when their first album, Definitely Maybe was released. The story from that moment on is well-known. Featuring 75% previously unseen images the book reveals just how effective the masterplan was to get them to that point.

One of Lit Hub''s Most Anticipated Books of 2025''Girl, Interrupted for the age of the prescription pill... compelling, important, haunting.''THE NEW YORK TIMESA really moving and heart-rending story. Unshrunk will help and empower so many people.JOHANN HARI, author of Stolen Focus and Lost ConnectionsUnshrunk is the story of a young woman who dared to be herself, and a potent reminder of why human suffering can never be reduced to a diagnostic manual. A must read for anyone probing the dark side of mental health treatment. ANNA LEMBKE, author of Dopamine Nation''A wonderful, incisive and deeply moving book... provides a rare glimpse behind the curtain of a profession in peril.''DR JAMES DAVIES, AUTHOR OF CRACKED AND SEDATES''Inspiring... A wake-up call about a deeply flawed system''PROFESSOR JOANNA MONCRIEFFIn this gripping, essential memoir, Laura Delano takes readers through the labyrinth of the American mental health system, where ''the best available care'' left her sicker, more desperate, and more lost than ever before. This beautiful, rageful, joyful book is a beacon for all seeking a life beyond labels, beyond medication, beyond disorder.JESSICA NORDELL, AUTHOR OF THE END OF BIAS: A BEGINNING***I began to think about the forces at play, not just within me, but beyond me. What if my life hadn''t fallen apart in the way that it had because of ''treatment-resistant mental illness'', as I''d been led to believe, but because of the treatment itself?At age fourteen, Laura Delano''s parents took her to her first psychiatrist. At school, she was the model student, but at home Laura felt an uncontrollable rage that she unleashed on family, friends and herself. She was promptly diagnosed with bipolar disorder and started on a course of mood stabilizers and antidepressants. It was to mark the beginning of a painful and relentless journey. For the next thirteen years, Laura sought help from the best psychiatrists and hospitals, accumulating an ever-expanding list of diagnoses and prescriptions for nineteen different drugs. She accepted her diagnoses and embraced the pharmaceutical regime she''d been told was necessary to manage her incurable, lifelong disease. But as her symptoms only got more severe and eventually she was deemed ''treatment resistant'', Laura began to wonder if the drugs and diagnoses were the cure - or had they become the problem?Weaving together Laura''s medical records and doctors'' notes with illuminating research on the drugs she was prescribed, Unshrunk is the powerful memoir of one woman''s battle against the commercial psychiatric industry and the role it plays in shaping what it means to be human.

An exploration into why we keep holding on to material things and what they mean to usOn New Year''s Eve of 2018, journalist Helen Chandler-Wilde lost everything she owned in a storage unit fire in Croydon, where she''d stowed all her possessions after a big break-up. She was left devastated, and forced to re-evaluate her relationship with owning material things. A mix of memoir, self-help and journalism, Happy With Less explores the psychological reasons for why we buy and keep the things we do, and explains how we can liberate ourselves from the tyranny of ''too much''. Helen interviews people from all walks of life, including behavioural psychologists on the science of nostalgia, a nun on what it''s like to own almost nothing and consumer psychologists on why we spend impulsively, to help us better understand why we''re surrounded by clutter and what we can do to change it.This smart-thinking book explains the sociological quirks of human nature and the fascinating science behind why we buy and hold onto things. By the end of it, your relationship with your belongings will be changed forever.

The perfect gift for the pickleballer in your life. Hilarious, fun and fact-filled, this guide shines a light on a highly addictive sport. Pickleball is coming to a court near you, and you won't be able to resist its many charms! The perfect gift for the pickleballer in your life, this hilarious, fun and fact-filled shines a light on a highly addictive sport. The game itself is a delightful offspring of tennis, ping pong, and badminton, and it can be as easy or as hard as you want. It's strategic, complete with its own entertaining jargon and rulebook, and if it's good enough for the Clooneys and Kardashians, what are you waiting for? In this book, you'll learn how to serve, slam, and shuffle your way to glory (while dodging flying paddles), and unlock the mysteries of the game. From the fundamental basics, to pro-pickling domination, it includes: * A glossary of all the vital vernacular, from a 'dink' to a 'flabjack'. * Expert tips on how to deal with tears and tantrums on court. * The many faces of pickleball - which pickleball personality are you? * The dark arts of pickling - don't just play better, play meaner! * Solutions for the post-match hangover. * And so much more! If you're ready to smash pickleballs and shatter your friends' expectations, grab this sidesplitting guide and let the victories roll in.  

On 6th June 1944, the Allied invasion began. For hours, wave after wave of soldiers, sailors, and airmen crossed the channel and stormed the Normandy coast, fighting to gain a foothold in Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. It was the largest combined air and seaborne invasion ever, involving over 150,000 Allied troops on the ground, and its eventual success became a critical turning point in the war, spelling the beginning of the end for the Third Reich. As the events of that day fade from living memory, it's more important than ever to understand what it felt like to be there and to live through it, on both sides. In this definitive work, Garrett M. Graff, the bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky: The Oral History of 9/11, compiles over 600 US, Canadian, UK, French and German voices to tell the full story of exactly how that historic day unfolded, in visceral detail - as well as the weeks and months leading up to it. From paratroopers to fighter pilots to nurses, generals, French villagers, German Defenders to Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, this is the most intimate re-telling of D-Day published to date.

Discover the ancient power of the Tarot with this beautifully illustrated guide - the essential companion for those wanting to embark on their spiritual awakening. Tarot cards are well known for their use in divining the future, but they are also an important tool for reflecting on your inner thoughts and emotions. Tarot readings can be used to help you make decisions, untangle your feelings and better understand your current situation. Use The Tarot to take you on a journey of self-discovery, and to help you determine your own path whilst navigating life's twists and turns. With informed and easy-to-follow explanations throughout, and illustrated with the Rider Waite, this book includes: - A guide to the meanings and reversed meanings of every card in the Minor and Major Arcana - The astrological and numerical associations of each card - Exercises for connecting with each suite - Keywords to help you remember the meanings of the cards at a glance - Spreads to help you make decisions, explore your desires and priorities, shed light on relationships, explore potential futures and answer your deepest questions

Learn how to take spectacular shots of every type of garden, all year round, with this definitive guide. Whether you want to create professional images of your own garden, snap Instagram-worthy shots with your iPhone, or learn the best ways to showcase your landscaping business or hobby, this book has it all. Using techniques developed through 25 years of professional success, award-winning photographer Jason Ingram will teach you how to understand light, stabilise photos and skilfully edit images that truly showcase the essence of any garden. ESSENTIAL GEAR AND EQUIPMENT: Gain an overview of the best camera, lenses and accessories to pack in your bag. MASTERING LIGHT: Explore the methods for manipulating natural light, from beginner to advanced. COMPOSITION TIPS AND TRICKS: Combine styling hacks and camera skills for sensational compositions. ACCESSING PUBLIC GARDENS: Learn how to gain permission to the most magical garden's for photography. POST-PROCESSING AND EDITING: Be introduced to photo editing software that enhance your favourite shots. With clear, concise, and comprehensive instructions suitable for every skill level, this book will guide you through every stage of creating extraordinary garden photographs.

If you love lunches which pack a punch and suppers with attitude, then this collection of more than 100 flavourful dishes from LEON is the one for you. From fiery coconut noodles to miso-spiked aubergine, caramel pork to blueberry blondies, this book is all about turning flavours up to their max - be they deliciously salty, sour, spicy or sweet. Recipes include: - Sweetcorn and jalapeňo breakfast fritters with avocado and salsa - LEON makhani squash curry - Pasta al limone - Chicken and coconut curried noodles - Blackened trout tacos with aji verde - Potato bread with garlic and anchovy herbed butter - Miso apple tarte tatin with vanilla mascarpone