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Vertical Ring
Book SynopsisThe Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGSA mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure.Asakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece's inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan tokyo teeming with modern society's fears to a rural Japan—a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic—haunted by the past. His attempt to solve the tape's mystery before it's too late—for everyone—assumes an increasingly deadly urgency. Ring is a chillingly told horror story, a masterfully suspenseful mystery, and post-modern trip.The success of Koji Suzuki's novel the Ring has lead to manga, television and film adaptations in Japan, Korea, and the U.S.
£13.25
ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED Taste the Limestone Smell the Slate
Book SynopsisTerroir is everything in modern wine appreciation. Geologist and professor, Alex Maltman looks at the rocks that make up key wine regions and what difference they make.
£28.00
Smith Street Books Never Too Small Vol. 2
Book SynopsisSmall footprint design that proves living better doesn't have to mean living larger. Following the success of their first book, the second volume of Never Too Small showcases 30 new and outstanding homes from around the world that explore small space living. Framed by five small-footprint design principles, the book features beautiful photography, detailed floor-plans and accessible architectural commentary on each of the 30 homes. Championing the work of award-winning architects and designers, Never Too Small offers an inspiring model for the future of housingone where sustainability and style, comfort and affordability can co-exist. Praise for Never Too Small: Full of inspiration we can each apply to our own spaces, this is a book that offers hope and inspiration for a future of our cities and their citizens in which sustainability and style, comfort and affordability can co-exist. Never Too Small proves living better doesn't have to mean living larger. - Uro Books After year
£24.00
Rockpool Publishing Seasons of the Witch: Mabon
Book SynopsisCelebrate the Autumnal equinox with Seasons of the Witch - Mabon and give thanks for the abundance of Mother Earth, both literally and spiritually! Mabon honours the Earth and is a celebration of balance, equality and harmony. As the wheel of the year comes to an end, Mabon is a good time to set intentions, release the tension and set new personal goals. This is a beautifully designed book and card deck set. Each of the 44 cards in this oracle deck is a seed of spiritual guidance, inspired by ancient Mabon traditions, to find answers to your most profound questions. Unlike the previous decks in the series, the cards in this deck offer intuitive messages rather than invocations. These messages give the user a glimpse of the card's inner meaning, making this oracle an excellent way for beginners to develop their own intuitive reading skills. These cards align with your energy, helping you to unlock your inner wisdom with the help of powerful spiritual forces. Along with thoughtful meanings are powerful word spells, to invoke the energy of each card and to send your intentions of spiritual well-being out into the universe.
£17.09
Mama Makes Books Tiny Floating Coral
Book SynopsisUnfold a world of discovery withthis beautiful science-basedpicture book with a giant fold-out mapTiny, Floating Coraltells the fascinating story of coral, tiny animals that create vast underwater cities where so many other sea creatures live, feed, hide and bring up their young.It starts with a tiny coral planula floating through the ocean in a soup of plankton, looking for a place to settle, divide and grow. The story progresses in a way that builds understanding for young children so they learnabout the different types of coral, how they grow and start a colony to become part of the Great Barrier Reef, and why it needs protection. The book is packed with additional facts for confident readers, touching on KS1 primary science topics: life cycles, food chains, habitats, oceans and islands, and marine life. Delicate, colourful illustrations bring the story to life.At the back of the book there is a giant fold-out world map that includes a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the b
£10.44
Holmgard Press The Prisoners of Time
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Heartwood Publishing London Bus and Underground PopOut Map
Book SynopsisLet PopOut London Bus and Underground guide you around this wonderful city. Navigate yourself around the hectic capital city of London with this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable London transport map will ensure you don't miss a thing. Includes 2 pop-up maps covering London bus routes and the whole London underground network Additional quick reference maps are also included showing main bus routes, the heart of the underground and an overview map of central London Handy, self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format Places of interest are listed with the relevant tube station or bus route so you can easily find your way around Underground stations are listed with connecting bus routes Ideal to pop in a pocket or bag for quick reference while exploring the city. Contents include: London bus route PopOut Map London underground PopOut Map Quick reference main bus route map Quick reference heart of the underground map Central London overview map Fold size: 95mm x 130mm / 3.75 inches x 5.25 inches Sheet size: 215mm x 225mm / 8.5 inches x 9.75 inchesTable of Contents1) London Bus Map 2) London Underground Map 3) Quick reference Bus Map 4) Quick reference heart of London tube map 5) Central London overview map
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Hoxton Mini Press London Shopfronts
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£19.51
Daunt Books Ordinary Notes
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£14.24
Prototype Publishing Ltd. Diary of an Ending
Book SynopsisA hybrid text and photobook by internationally-renowned photographer Lina Scheynius, combining diary extracts with essays and black-and-white photographs to explore the break-up of a relationship, alongside reflections about art, photography, motherhood, belonging and creativity.
£11.69
Old Street Publishing The Shortest History of Democracy
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£8.54
World Editions Ltd The Stone Diaries
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£999.99
Wymer Publishing Into The Valley
Book SynopsisFrom school punk to modern day film producer, Richard Jobson has lived a full and colourful life. A harrowing incident as a child left him suffering with epilepsy but he was a mere fifteen-year-old when he launched the punk rock band The Skids in 1977 with his songwriting partner Stuart Adamson. With hit singles including the immortal 'Into The Valley', after four albums The Skids folded and Jobson formed The Armoury Show whilst Adamson had moved on to form the successful eighties band Big Country. In this cathartic story, Jobson talks candidly about the many trials and tribulations that have shaped his life. He talks openly of his breakdown during the making of The Skids' third album The Absolute Game, detailing the suicidal thoughts going through his mind at the time. More pertinent than he could have imagined given that writing partner Stuart Adamson was to take his own life two decades later. They had remained friends following The Skids break-up and their relationship is explored in detail throughout. In the 1980s Jobson became a familiar face on television as a presenter and film reviewer for Sky Television. In June 2013, he was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Arts) from Edinburgh Napier University. Today he is a successful filmmaker but his life has also gone full circle. In 2017 he reactivated The Skids. A successful UK tour prompted demand for more shows in 2018 as well as the band's first new album for over three decades, making this the perfect time to write his memoirs of his time in the band. Into The Valley is a riveting read and a perfect illustration of how one man overcame his disability to become successful in the world of music and film. A first hand account of the late 1970s and early 80s that will appeal not only to punk rock fans but to anyone identifying with Jobson's triumph over adversity.
£12.34
Hawthorn Press Games Children Play II: Games to develop social
Book SynopsisA thoroughly updated second edition of the classic Games Children Play with new games added, by popular demand. To be used as a companion to the Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years. This is a collection of 237 tried and tested games to play with children and groups of all ages. Each game is clearly and simply described, with diagrams and drawings for how to play. There are games for helping graceful movement, cooperation, fairness and equality for the 7-10?s. Games for courage, accuracy, teamwork and gentle preparation for sports for 11- to 12-year-olds, along with games for renewing playground culture and holding a DIY Olympic Games. How to develop spatial awareness is described through sports, gymnastics and outdoor games. There are sections on child development, introducing games sessions, children?s temperaments, the senses, tackling children?s problems with play or sport, teaching movement to children, and cultivating the lost art of real-life play with children challenged by the digital age. Games offer variations depending on the age and number of players. There are tips for the games leaders on meeting the varying social and emotional needs of the players within a group. A section sets the context for the ever-increasing need for ?IRL? (In Real Life) games for children growing up in a digital age. Some new games have an embedded subheading, ?For children who may struggle to play this game,? as well as practical tips to engage this new generation of children.
£16.99
Irwell Press THE JOY OF JINTIES: PART ONE
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£16.96
Dewi Lewis Publishing Facing New York
Book Synopsisthe 1992 classic, finally back in print with new material.
£27.00
Osborne Books Ltd Accounting for AQA A level Part 1 - Question Bank
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£999.99
Fitzcarraldo Editions Surrender
Book SynopsisBlending personal memoir with reportage, Surrender is a narrative nonfiction work on the changing landscape of the West and the scavenger, rewilder and ecosexual communities, inspired by a two-year stay in Montana. In the style of Barry Lopez and Annie Dillard, Joanna Pocock, the winner of the 2018 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, explores the changing landscape of the West in an era of increasing climatic disruption, rising sea levels, animal extinctions, melting glaciers and catastrophic wild fires.Trade Review‘Pocock’s prose is understated and spare, and, like a cave painting, does perfect justice to her subject. It doesn’t debase the living world by trying to overword it. It is just a sketch, and in its gentleness touches it perfectly ...This is nature writing that we need: standing in contrast to writing that forces the human into the picture as observer, or tries hard to pin the thing down exactly, with alienating expertise or florid description. ... [Pocock’s] is a perspective not of objectivity or voyeurism, but of participation in the web of life and in the land and communities as she writes them.’ — Abi Andrews, Irish Times‘This is a bewitching and deeply affecting book. Pocock’s elegant interweaving of the intimate and the expansive, the personal and the universal, culminates in a work that forces us to consider our own place in, and impact upon, a world that could itself have more past than future.’ — Tom Smalley, The Spectator‘Pocock is an environmentalist, yet she is also clearly a humanist. She is always willing to hear people out, no matter how extreme their points of view, and to accept the limits of her own knowledge. ... Pocock’s writing is a prism, refracting hidden nuance from her subjects and meaning from memory. ... whether it is climate crisis or midlife crisis, Pocock holds her themes lightly, allowing the “fluidity of life” to run its course.’ — Clare Saxby, Times Literary Supplement‘What makes Pocock’s narrative voice so likeable is her frank outsider-ness when encountering some of the more extreme lifestyle choices – both on the political right with the wolf trappers, and on the liberal left with the ecosex earth lovers. She’s a city dweller in a monogamous relationship (and not with the earth), a vegetarian – but not a vegan or a paleo-dieter - and someone who can’t give up the cinema, bookshops or stable healthcare provision. Further, unlike some of the off-gridders that she encounters who harbour anger and resentment towards mainstream society, Pocock is enthusiastic about the potential for society to change. Her narrative voice becomes an earnest mediator between the extent, nuances and degrees of various modes of life-commitments to environmentalism and the average white middle-class, earth-conscious but ultimately safe liberal lifestyle.’ — Baya Simons, Review 31
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Nine Arches Press How to be a Poet
Book SynopsisHow to be a Poet is the brainchild of poet Jo Bell and editor Jane Commane. As a natural follow-on to the 52 Project of 2014, this book aims to help poets taking the next step in developing, working and participating in the wider creative community as a writer.How to be a Poet combines practical advice and topical mini-essays that examine both the technical and creative dimensions of being a poet. It’s a no-nonsense manual where we’ve replaced the spanners with lots of ink, elbow grease and edits. At each step, we ask plenty of questions: what makes a poem tick over perfectly, how do we get it started when it stalls, and which warning lights should you never ignore?
£13.49
5M Books Ltd Dog Bites: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Book SynopsisThe issue of dog bites and dog aggression directed at humans is frequently in the media. However, scientific research and evidence on the subject is scattered and sparse. Public and political opinions are often misinformed and out of proportion to the extent of the problem. Experts who have researched into the many facets involved in the subject have not so far pooled their knowledge together. Dog Bites aims to bring together expert knowledge of the current situation from a wide variety of disciplines to provide information to the many people and professions affected by the issue. Subjects range from the practical, medical, behavioural, sociological and theoretical, but the overall approach of the book is to be objective and integrative. Topics addressed include the genetic basis of aggression, the public image of aggressive dogs, bite statistics, risk factors, the forensics and surgical aspects of dog bites, international legal perspectives, court evidence, first aid treatment, zoonotic disease potential, behavioural rehabilitation options, risk to children and a consideration of why some dogs kill. All contributors are academic or long-standing professional experts in their field and represent a wide spread of international expertise. The issue is an important one for pet owners, vets, animal shelters, and anyone who works with dogs, such as the police. This book is a valuable resource for them as well as for animal behaviourists, academic researchers, health professionals, dog breeders and handlers. Please be advised that this book contains strong images of the subject matter that some readers may find distressing.
£49.50
Prospect Books Medlars: Growing & Cooking
Book SynopsisAt Eastgate in rural North Norfolk, Jane Steward is reviving the medlar, an old English fruit which was once Britain?s sweet treat. Her trees are alive with colour for much of the year: white and yellow flowers in the summer, green leaves that turn to gold and russet. Grafted onto quince A rootstock, and helped by local honey bees, these are trees with prolific fruit.Alongside the Nottingham variety of medlars, Jane has established a national culinary collection on her six-acre smallholding. Varieties include Breda , Dutch, Westerveld, Macrocarpa, Royal, Bredase Reus, Flanders Giant, Iranian medlars. Her book on medlars will have over 30 recipes alongside a myriad of information on this forgotten fruit.
£14.24
Burning Eye Books Cherry Pie
Book SynopsisCherry Pie is 2015 collection from Ted Hughes Award and Arts Foundation Award winner Hollie McNish, inspired by her grandparents' advice on newspapers, war, sex and tinned cherries. The poems collected in Cherry Pie hold personal meaning for Hollie and are also those which have been frequently requested by audiences in theatres, pubs, festival tents, schools and youth clubs up and down the UK. The book is illustrated by some of Hollie's favourite artists and illustrators.Cherry Pie includes Hollie's poem Mathematics (1.9 million hits on YouTube) as well as Bungalows and Biscuits which was shortlisted for Best Factual New Media Content About Older People's Issues in the Older People in Media Awards. Her poetry has received over 3.5 million YouTube views; more than most political speeches, less than a cat dancing to 80's pop music.
£9.49
Phoenix Maps River Thames: and the Thames Path
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Istros Books Yugoslavia, My Fatherland
Book SynopsisWhen Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991 when he first heard the military term deployment and his idyllic childhood came to a sudden end. Seventeen years later Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey round the Balkans to find his elusive father where he also finds out how the falling apart of his family is closely linked with the disintegration of the world they used to live in. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the bombs, but were unable to escape the war.
£12.34
Penned in the Margins The Old Weird Albion
Book SynopsisA woman stands at the edge of a cliff, looking out to sea and the horizon. Dancers welcome the sun in a circle of stones. A dowsing road turns without warning. A church bell. Footsteps.Old Weird Albion is America writer Justin Hopper's dark love song to the English South; a poetic essay interrogating the high, haunted landscape of the South Downs Way; the memories, myths and forgotten histories from Winchester to Beachy Head.When someone disappears, when someone leaps from a cliff and is all-but-erased from memory, what traces might we find in the crumbling chalk of the cliff face; in the wind that buffets the edge of this Albion?A skewed alternative to Bill Bryson, Hopper casts himself as the outsider as he wanders the English countryside in pursuit of mystical encounters. His journey sees him joining New Age eccentrics and accidental visionaries on the hunt for crop circles and druidic stones, discussing the power of nature with ecotherapists and pagans, tracing the ruins of abandoned settlements and walking the streets of eerie suburbs.Through a startling revelation of his own family history, Hopper turns part detective, part memoirist, tracking the footsteps of his grandfather's first wife, Doris; piecing together her forgotten history.
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Penned in the Margins Beowulf: A New Translation
Book SynopsisPBS Recommended Translation for Spring 2013The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards?Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting new interpretation of Beowulf – full of verve and the bristle of language.Meghan Purvis received her MA and PhD in Creative Writing from UEA. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Rialto, The Frogmore Papers and Magma. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of Beowulf; another poem was commended. She lives in Cambridge.
£8.54
Panzerwrecks Limited Combat History of Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 217
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£35.99
Anchorlight IALA Buoyage: Buoyage and Distress Signals
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£5.81
Arc Publications Six Estonian Poets
Book SynopsisThis anthology features the work of six of Estonia's most celebrated poets. They write from their oral tradition and folklore, explore new forms of poetry through music, marginalia and note-making.
£10.44
Chris Andrews Publications Ltd Jersey: A Little Souvenir
Book SynopsisA souvenir picture book containing over 60 colour photographs, which shows the charm of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
£7.41
Anness Publishing Czech and Slovak Food and Cooking
Book SynopsisThe Czech Republic and Slovakia are noted for their hearty, wholesome meals. The food staples are provided principally by farmland, and include milk, cheese, livestock, wheat, fruit and root vegetables. Featuring over 340 photographs which show both practical steps and beautiful final dishes, along with complete nutritional information for every recipe. This is an evocative and inspiring guide to a heart-warming and traditional way of cooking.
£13.49
Metro Publications Ltd London's Hidden Walks Volume 4
Book SynopsisThe streets of London are inexhaustible in their tales they have to tell. Following the success of Stephen Millar’s first three volumes, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 introduces twelve new walks that will surprise and entertain the intrepid explorer. With this book in hand, readers can find the ruins of a church that Shakespeare would have visited, the hotel where the assassin of Martin Luther King Jnr. laid low, a pipe containing a lost London river and the venues Taylor Swift used in a video shoot. With fascinating stories, detailed maps, 400 full-colour photographs, cafés, pubs and places of interest, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 brings London’s streets to life. The book can be enjoyed in its own right or in conjunction with the first three volumes, which are now established bestsellers. • 12 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigateTable of Contents1.Pimlico Walk 2.Kentish Town Walk 3.Oxford Street Walk 4.Primrose Hill Walk 5.St John’s Wood Walk 6.Earl’s Court Walk 7.Fulham Town Walk 8.Clapham Walk 9. Tooting Walk 10. Peckham Walk 11. Leamouth Peninsula Walk 12. Lost City Walk
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Heyday Books The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of
Book SynopsisSelected by NYU as one of the century's best books of American journalism.Gathered in this volume are seven long-form articles that John Steinbeck wrote in 1936 for The San Francisco News about the plight of migrant farmworkers during the Dust Bowl, accompanied by photographs by Dorothea Lange and others. Steinbeck toured the squatters' camps and Hoovervilles of California, creating unforgettable portraits of once strong, independent farmers reduced to misery. The inquisitiveness and outrage of an investigative reporter combined with the expressive powers of a novelist in his prime fueled The Harvest Gypsies, which in turn furnished the factual and emotional roots for The Grapes of Wrath and has long been hailed as an American classic in its own right.Trade Review"Written in the best tradition of advocacy journalism … Steinbeck moves among the migrants, pen in one hand, fruit pail in the other, alternately picking and penning his way to literary glory."—The Village Voice"Contains some of Steinbeck's best journalism."—The Nation"Steinbeck's potent blend of empathy and moral outrage was perfectly matched by the photographs of Dorothea Lange, who had caught the whole saga with her camera—the tents, the jalopies, the bindlestiffs, the pathos and courage of uprooted mothers and children."—San Francisco Review of Books"Steinbeck's journalism shares the enduring quality of his famous novel."—Publishers Weekly
£9.49
Sher Music Co ,U.S. The Jazz Theory Book
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£999.99
New World Publications Inc.,U.S. Reef Fish Identification: Galápagos
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£999.99
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Violin Star 2, Student's book, with CD
Book SynopsisViolin Star is a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. This Student's book contains the solo violin parts, along with colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD. The Accompaniment book, available separately, includes piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. Key features of the series include: an approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2; playalong CDs with each Student's book, which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood; and original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones.Table of ContentsGypsy Fiddle ; Floating By ; Havana Breeze ; The Dancing Master [Anon. English] ; Ride on a Quad Bike ; Spring Song [Trad. Hungarian] ; Beethoven Boogie [Ludwig van Beethoven] ; Jingle Bells [J. Pierpoint] ; Pachelbel's Canon [Pachelbel] ; Morning Has Broken [Trad. Scottish] ; Caribbean Moonlight ; Old-Time Waltz [Trad. English] ; Ukulele Sam ; Action Hero! ; Action Hero! Improvisation ; Buzz, Buzz, Buzz [Hoffman von Fallersleben] ; Harpist's Fingers [Trad. Welsh] ; A North Country Lass [Trad. English] ; Sweet Dreams ; Meha's Song [Trad. South Indian] ; John Ryan's Polka [Trad. Irish] ; Jewish Dance [Trad. Klezmer] ; Lullaby ; Galliard [Tylman Susato] ; Bouree from Limousin [Trad. French] ; Hen-Coop Rag ; The Duke of Lorraine's March [Trad. English] ; Little Brown Jug [J Winner] ; Hand in Hand [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] ; Greek Wedding [Trad. Greek] ; Casey Jones [Trad. American] ; The Boat to Inverie
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Little, Brown Book Group The Transit Of Venus
Book SynopsisCaro, gallant and adventurous, is one of two Australian sisters who have come to post-war England to seek their fortunes. Courted long and hopelessly by young scientist, Ted Tice, she is to find that love brings passion, sorrow, betrayal and finally hope. The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. But as the decades pass and the characters weave in and out of each other's lives, love, death and two slow-burning secrets wait in ambush for them.Trade Review'Shirley Hazzard. For me the greatest living writer on goodness and love . . . THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, was described to me by a man who knows as "the greatest novel written in the past 100 years". Having read it, I can see his point. Shirley Hazzard, the quiet, playful, lovestruck artist of love, goodness and death in the 20th century. * Bryan Appleyard *A wonderfully mysterious book ... Both plot and characters are many layered. Unforgettably rich * ANNE TYLER *A dose of the sublime .. I read it with an almost indescribable pleasure. There were sentences that brought tears of gratification to my eyes * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW *An almost perfect novel ... Miss Hazard writes as well as Stendhal * NEW YORK TIMES *
£999.99
Headline Publishing Group Beginner's Guide To Tarot
Book SynopsisIf you are a first-time tarot user, BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO TAROT is for you. The Sharman-Caselli deck has been specially designed for the novice, with every card illustrated in clear and distinctive style, using imagery inspired by classic decks.Table of Contents• 78 cards • 192-page handbook
£23.99
Orion Publishing Co Vita and Harold: The Letters of Vita
Book SynopsisThe classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'Vita and Harold have become part of our literature' OBSERVERThe marriage of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson was one of the most controversial relationships of the 20th century. This selection of letters, many of which have never been published, skilfully woven together by their son, Nigel Nicolson, gives dramatic new insight into their fascinating lives.Set within a framework of their son's highly personal memories, the story of this most extraordinary of marriages comes full circle - from the announcement of their engagement in 1912, through the storm days of Vita's well-known affairs with Violet Trefusis and Virginia Woolf, during the years of long separation as Harold's profession as a diplomat took him abroad, and culminating in the days leading up to Vita's death in 1962.Trade ReviewVita and Harold have become part of our literature * Observer *Editor Nigel Nicolson has provided ample biographical information in the introduction and commentary to satisfy even the most curious, and the letters provide a good stepping stone to the fascinating diary/biography, Portrait of a Marriage * Los Angeles Times *
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Permanent Publications Transformative Adaptation
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Rudolf Steiner Press The Dead Are With Us
Book Synopsis'All historical life, all social life, all ethical life, proceed by virtue of the co-operation between the so-called living and the so-called dead. Our whole being can be infinitely strengthened when we are conscious not only of our firm stand here in the physical world, but are filled with the inner realization of being able to say of the dead whom we have loved: they are with us, they are in our midst.' In this valuable lecture Rudolf Steiner speaks with clarity about life after death, and explains how those on the earth can keep a connection with loved ones who have passed on. He describes the conditions in the environment of the dead, the advantages as well as the dangers of connecting with the dead, the importance of the moments of waking and going to sleep, the significance of dying in childhood and old age, and the appropriateness of different types of funeral services.
£5.35
Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd Coniston and Hawkshead Walks around
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd The Wind in the Willows
Book SynopsisIllustrated by Arthur Rackham. Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall.
£6.23
Banner of Truth The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction
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Gill When the Clock Struck in 1916
Book Synopsis`Well, I’ve helped to wind up the clock – I might as well hear it strike.’ Michael Joseph O’Rahilly. The Easter Rising of 1916 was a seminal moment in Ireland’s turbulent history. For the combatants it was a no-holds-barred clash: the professional army of an empire against a highly motivated, well-drilled force of volunteers. What did the men and women who fought on the streets of Dublin endure during those brutal days after the clock struck on 24 April 1916? For them, the conflict was a mix of bloody fighting and energy-sapping waiting, with meagre supplies of food and water, little chance to rest and the terror of imminent attacks. The experiences recounted here include those of: 20-year-old Sean McLoughlin who went from Volunteer to Captain to Commandant-General in five days: his cool head under fire saved many of his comrades; Volunteer Robert Holland, a sharpshooter who continued to fire despite punishing rifle recoil; Volunteer Thomas Young’s mother, who acted as a scout, leading a section through enemy-infested streets; the 2/7th Sherwood Foresters NCO who died when the grenade he threw at Clanwilliam House bounced off the wall and exploded next to his head; 2nd Lieutenant Guy Vickery Pinfield of the 8th Royal Hussars, who led the charge on the main gate of Dublin Castle and became the first British officer to die in the Rising. This account of the major engagements of Easter Week 1916 takes us onto the shelled and bullet-ridden streets of Dublin with the foot soldiers on both sides of the conflict, into the collapsing buildings and through the gunsmoke.Trade Review'Reads like a gripping novel and is one of the standout recent books on the Rising.' * The Irish Times *'Outstanding book.' * Irish American News *'Fast paced, graphic retelling of events that will appeal to a new generation.' * An Cosantoir *'A fantastic book.' * The Last Word, Today FM *
£15.19
Titan Books Ltd The Simon Kirby Library Science Fiction
Book SynopsisThe Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced together (beginning in June 1940)--their ten-issue run of Blue Bolt adventures. Then the Cold War years will be represented by Race For the Moon, featuring pencils by Kirby and inked artwork by comic book legends Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Al Williamson. Joe was one of the industry''s greatest innovators--he commissioned stories from some of the greatest talents of the time, series editor Steve Saffel notes. Thanks to his efforts, we have exclusive access to more than 80 pages of original artwork from the 1950s. Stories by all four artists appear in all of their stunning detail. This was a book Joe wanted the world to see.Other rarities from both decades are included, and as a bonus for readers, the volume features stories illustrated by Crandall, Torres, and Williamson--without Kirby. Including an in
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Nick Hern Books The Welkin (NHB Modern Plays)
Book SynopsisOne life in the hands of 12 women. Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst. The Welkin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2020, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz. Lucy Kirkwood's other plays include Mosquitoes, The Children, Chimerica (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play, the Evening Standard Best Play Award, the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award, and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), NSFW and it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now.Trade Review'A superb new history play - a feminist courtroom drama that's equal parts Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible and The Vagina Monologues, plus a dash of searing, up-to-the-minute political and social commentary... a warm, humane and very funny piece, firmly anchored in women's everyday experience' Broadway World; 'Brilliant, brave, bold and intelligent theatre. It is, for all the seriousness of its subject, often very funny yet at the close, profoundly moving' WhatsOnStage; 'A mighty play: magnificent in its scope, depth and intricacy... a wise, funny, richly intelligent and generously ambitious play that asks, as all good history plays do, how far have we really come?' Financial Times; 'Dazzles with its examination of the big, immovable structures that inflict violence on women... there is so much richness in its visual imagination' Guardian 'Ungoverned, furious, larky, layered... sheer, gutsy audacity' Evening Standard
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Cornerstone The Happiness Hypothesis: Ten Ways to Find
Book SynopsisEvery culture hands wisdom down through generations. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others. Happiness comes from within. Can these 'truths' hold the key to a happier, more fulfilled life?In The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines ten Great Ideas which have been championed across centuries and civilisations and asks: how can we apply these ideas to our twenty-first century lives? By holding ancient wisdom to the test of modern psychology, Haidt extracts lessons on how we can train our brains to be more optimistic, build better relationships and achieve a sense of balance. He also explores how we can overcome the obstacles to well-being that we place in our own way.In this uplifting and empowering book, Haidt draws on sources as diverse as Buddha, Benjamin Franklin and Shakespeare to show how we can find happiness and meaning in life.'I don't think I ever read a book that laid out the contemporary understanding of the human condition with such simple clarity and sense.' GuardianTrade ReviewI really can't recommend this book enough. It's one of the best and most insightful books I've ever read . . . this book is just amazing for helping you recognize errors in thinking and personal biases that we all experience. It really gets to the roots of what makes people happy and unhappy rather than being some sort of a positive thinking, motivational book. Just outstanding stuff that you can really apply in day to day life.Examining the ideas of thinkers like Plato, Buddha and Jesus in light of modern research . . . Haidt, a social psychologist, provides practical advice for parenting, romance, work and coping with the political and cultural divisions. * Psychology Today *The Happiness Hypothesis is a wonderful and nuanced book that provides deep insight into the some of the most important questions in life - Why are we here? What kind of life should we lead? What paths lead to happiness? From the ancient philosophers to cutting edge scientists, Haidt weaves a tapestry of the best and the brightest. His highly original work on elevation and awe - two long-neglected emotions - adds a new weave to that tapestry. A truly inspiring book.This is a delightful book . . . Haidt's writing embraces spiritual and mystical viewpoints while retaining scientific and rational coherence. * Nature *This unusual book sets itself apart from the self-help category with its extensive scientific references, and intelligent, neutral prose, while the author's illuminating illustration of how the human mind works is both educational and refreshing. * Sunday Times *Psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows in his wonderfully smart and readable The Happiness Hypothesis [that] modern science and history have a lot to say to each other * Washington Post *You know what? Reading it did actually make this reviewer happier. * Arena *This is my most gifted book. -- Prof Damien Hughes, co-author of HIGH PERFORMANCE
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