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HarperCollins Publishers Defiant Maidens Knight
A knight's protection...
£8.88
Silvana Italian Jewelry: In the 20th Century
Through meticulous research, this book explores the Italian twentieth-century jewellery and goldsmithing landscape. This is the first time this topic has been investigated in such a comprehensive manner, having previously only been dealt with limited to specific producers or production areas. Following the evolution of an art that has developed over thousands of years, this volume contains over three hundred images illustrating jewellery produced between 1900 and 1990. The chapters follow a chronological order and systematically look at the political and economic events influencing the fate of jewellery, as well as the fashion, the role of women, the artistic and architectural experiences, and the tastes of the time. Alongside the most prominent maisons feature less-known jewellers of doubtless creativity and artistic quality. Detailed biographies of each of the jewellers mentioned are included at the end of the volume.
£35.96
Scribner Book Company Milk Fed
£15.25
Bloomsbury Publishing USA Girlhood
£18.99
Workman Publishing A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens: Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats
Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Caughey’s engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie piñata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.
£12.09
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Clay
Eight-year-old TC skips school to explore the city’s overgrown, forgotten corners. Sophia, seventy-eight, watches with concern as he slips past her window, through the little park she loves. She’s writing to her granddaughter, Daisy, whose privileged upbringing means she exists in a different world from TC – though the two children live less than a mile apart. Jozef spends his days doing house clearances, his nights working in a takeaway. He can’t forget the farm he left behind in Poland, its woods and fields still a part of him, although he is a thousand miles away. When he meets TC he finds a kindred spirit: both lonely, both looking for something, both lost.
£9.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Vinnie the Dove: Targeting the v Sound
Vinnie loves to dive in water, but it always makes him so cold! Join him on his mission to find a way to finally get warmed up.This picture book targets the /v/ sound and is part of Speech Bubbles 2, a series of picture books that target specific speech sounds within the story.The series can be used for children receiving speech therapy, for children who have a speech sound delay/disorder, or simply as an activity for children’s speech sound development and/or phonological awareness. They are ideal for use by parents, teachers or caregivers.Bright pictures and a fun story create an engaging activity perfect for sound awareness.Picture books are sold individually, or in a pack. There are currently two packs available – Speech Bubbles 1 and Speech Bubbles 2. Please see further titles in the series for stories targeting other speech sounds.
£13.55
Australian Academic Press Processing Emotional Pain using Emotion Focused Therapy: A guide to safely working with and resolving emotional injuries and trauma: 2019
£25.26
First Stone Publishing Theory Of 5: 2019
£40.85
Amazon Publishing The Beautiful Little Things
Torn apart by grief, can two sisters rediscover joy in the memory of their mother’s love? Romy Moore has always cherished the warm embrace of her family home in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains—a welcome escape from life on the lower rungs of the London career ladder. It is her mother Cathy’s encouragement that has kept Romy chasing her dreams, so when she loses her, Romy feels more adrift than ever. Ambitious and unflappable Joanna has always been the sister with her act together, but the birth of her twin daughters and the loss of her mother changes everything. Torn between giving her children the same start in life that she had and missing her high-powered tech career in Silicon Valley, she can’t help wondering: was she right to swap ambition for family? As the first reunion looms, Romy notices that the home that once rang with laughter now feels empty, her father a passing shadow and her brother brooding and silent. But when she discovers their mother has left behind some important words of wisdom as a helping hand for them to carry on without her, a glimmer of hope sparks to life. Can Cathy’s loving reminder of beautiful little family memories guide her children through the festive season—and on into a future without her?
£9.15
Hodder & Stoughton Something from Tiffany's: now a major Christmas movie on Amazon Prime!
Doesn't every girl dream of getting something from Tiffany's?'A blissfully escapist romp'Marie ClaireIt's Christmas Eve, and on New York City's 5th Avenue, two very different men are shopping for gifts for the women they love.Gary is buying his girlfriend Rachel a charm bracelet. Partly to thank her for paying for their holiday-of-a-lifetime to New York, but mainly because he's left his Christmas shopping far too late.Whereas Ethan is looking for something a little more special - an engagement ring, for the first woman to have made him happy since he lost the love of his life.But when the two men's shopping bags get confused, Rachel somehow ends up with Ethan's ring, and the couples' lives become intertwined. And, as Ethan tries to reunite the ring with the woman it was intended for, he quickly learns it won't be an easy task . . .Was the mix-up a simple mistake, or does fate have other ideas for the couples?Or could there simply be a bit of Tiffany's magic in the air?
£9.04
Taylor & Francis Ltd Physical Activity in Diverse Populations: Evidence and Practice
The health benefits associated with regular physical activity are now widely recognized. This book examines how social determinants such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and disability can impact on physical activity and its associated health outcomes. It explores the social, cultural, political and environmental factors that influence engagement in physical activity in a range of diverse populations and presents evidence-based, culturally appropriate strategies for targeting and promoting physical activity participation. Each chapter considers how the social determinants that impact on health are formed by the environments in which people live, work, learn and play. Incorporating a series of original case studies, this book analyzes physical activity behaviors in groups such as: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans military veterans and physically disabled populations low-income populations rural populations LGBT populations. It also includes a variety of useful features such as key terms, summary points and critical thinking questions, as well as a chapter on international perspectives.Physical Activity in Diverse Populations: Evidence and Practice is vital reading for any course touching on social factors in physical activity behavior.
£48.99
Chicken House Ltd Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
Thanks to a gene mutation, we all have a soulmate. But if your soulmate dies . . . you die too. Control freak Zoe is determined to stay alive - and single. She carriesa survival kit for every eventuality, but even she can't preparefor a match with Milo Spencer, a boy who lives for recreationaldanger. It's time to find a cure . . .
£8.99
Little, Brown Book Group The Hidden Heart Of Emily Hudson
Dear Mr Cornford, It is with regret that I begin the task of writing to you about your niece, Emily. Her recent behaviour, which I have outlined to you in previous letters, compels me to request that she be formally removed from the school and returned to your care with immediate effect . . .' And so Emily Hudson, niece and ward, is dispatched into the care of her distant and cold uncle, to take residence at the family's Newport beach house at the outbreak of the Civil War. She is an orphan, the sole member of her family not claimed by consumption. In that first lonely summer, it is Emily's cousin William - himself an outsider - who is her saviour. Her spirit and vibrancy are at odds with the stilted climate of American society: a woman should be a paragon of virtue, definitely not an aspiring painter with no fortune to speak of. William's friendship offers Emily the chance to escape to London to pursue her dreams, but his patronage soon turns darker and more controlling. And as Emily's health falters, she turns to some rather unsuitable means to find the release she craves . . .
£6.29
Sasquatch Books Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Christmas Eve Supper: 70 Simple Recipes for Year-Round Hy gge
Organised around seasonal festivities including Lucia Day and Christmas Eve Dinner, as well as everyday gatherings like Afternoon Fika, this book includes simple recipes, handmade decorations, and tips for entertaining. Here, the creator of the popular website Lulu The Baker offers up traditional recipes using easy-to-find ingredients. Warm up your home with sweet treats such as Lucia Buns, Mom’s Maple Pecan Rings, and Hot Chocolate with Homemade Cardamom Marshmallows, as well as savoury favourites such as Swedish Meatballs with Gravy and Poached Salmon with Dill Sauce. Bring home the flavours and traditions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland–a region regularly reported as the happiest place on earth! A gorgeous coffee table book as well as a cookbook, it makes a wonderful gift. Gatherings include: Nordic Brunch, Woodland Tea Party, Midsummer Feast, Afternoon Fika, Summer Seafood Celebration, Heritage Dinner, Lucia Day, Christmas Cookie Exchange, Christmas Eve Supper, Birthday Treats
£20.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Hope Is a Hop
Just in time for Easter, a moving exploration of hope, from its resilient roots to its sprouting—and surprising!—possibilities.When Eva's hopes for a cheerful flower garden are dashed by a rascally—and hungry! —rabbit, she sinks into despair. But it's from this new vantage point that she discovers something surprising and wonderful about her four-legged-nemesis that reminds Eva of her own growing family and inspires her to try again.Told in sweet, lyrical verse, and accompanied by the tenderest illustrations, Hope is a Hop shares a powerful message and the heart-tugging illustrations and bunny rabbit motif make it a natural pick for Easter gifting.
£15.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd The Snow Girl
"Frozen meets Narnia in an enchanting children's novel." The Telegraph"The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it." Sibéal Pounder"Destined to be a seasonal classic." M.G. Leonard"Mesmerizing." Hilary McKayFrom award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventure through a winter wonderland. The perfect read for the whole family this Christmas.I wish the snow girl would come to life. Then I would have a friend, a real friend I could trust, and I wouldn't feel so alone.When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real. If only wishes on snow could come true... Then Tasha meets Alyana, a friend made of wishes, starlight, snowfall and magic. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes?
£12.99
Simon & Schuster Love Is My Favorite Color
A sparkling and tender picture book about all the things that are bright and loving in the world and fill our lives with joy.From caring to hoping to peace to sharing, there are many ways to find joy in the everyday. Celebrate the things that make life wonderful and each day special. With stunning artwork, readers of all ages will find moments to treasure.
£11.69
Simon & Schuster Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family
Real-life Instagram sensation Piglet the Pink Puppy inspired this sweet and compassionate picture book about the deaf and blind pup finding his forever home.When the pup pack’s owner leaves to bring them a new friend, the dogs wonder who will be coming back to join their family. Will it be a little pooch like Zoey or Annie? Or maybe a big dog with lots of energy like Gina? But when Mom walks in carrying a teeny tiny box making lots of noise, everyone is confused. Pups don’t make sounds like that, and surely the creature is too small and pink to be a dog! And poor little Piglet is shy and nervous, the pack isn’t sure how to say hello. Will the dogs be able to make friends and show Piglet he has a place in his new home?
£11.69
Simon & Schuster If I Had a Little Dream
Nina Laden’s lyrical picture book sees and appreciates through a child’s eyes how fortunate we are to live in the world we do. Celebrate the wonder of the world in this reassuring picture book about the joy, love, and beauty that is part of each and every day. Our world is full of possibilities if you look for them.
£11.69
Random House USA Inc A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
£7.99
Spidling Productions Limited Spid the Spider Visits the Seven Wonders of the World: 2022
Spid is bored and longs for adventure. When he daydreams, one day, of faraway places, he finds himself flying back in time. But his adventure isn't quite as he expected ... Features two songs: 'I Dreamed of Faraway' and 'Seven Wonders'. The songs have accompanying QR codes to take readers to musical versions of the songs. You can also find music videos of the songs at https://spidthespider.com and https://www.youtube.com/spidthespider. Spid is a lowly spider, who wants to better himself, write songs, and marry his girlfriend Bid, though he is prone to hilarious mishaps mostly of his own making. He is hard-working, cool, and a role model for young children. As well as encouraging children to read and love books, Spid's adventures also teach valuable life lessons, including determination and what psychologists call a 'growth mindset' (desire to better oneself and succeed), the importance of friendship, and sustainability. With very creative prose, Spid's adventures are fun for parents, and teachers to read to, and with, their children. They present lots of opportunities to invest dramatic licence thus helping adults and children interact and engage. The humour works at multiple levels from silly and slapstick to more sophisticated wordplay and concepts. Thus, children will discover more and enjoy reading the stories time and time again.
£10.08
Spidling Productions Limited Spid the Spider Battles a Pandemic: 2021
Spid, Bid and Herman have been away on holiday. But when they get home again, they discover something rather spidister - they seem to have brought back more than just their luggage ... Features three songs; I Love to Wash My Hands, Celebrate and Thank Spid It's All Over. The songs have accompanying QR codes to take the reader to musical versions of the songs. You can also find music videos of the songs at https://spidthespider.com and https://www.youtube.com/spidthespider, together with two additional songs that expand the story: Covid Pandemic Blues and Vaccine Nation. All are anthems of our times. Spid is a lowly spider, who wants to better himself, write songs, and marry his girlfriend Bid, though he is prone to hilarious mishaps mostly of his own making. He is hard-working, cool, and a role model for young children. As well as encouraging children to read and love books, Spid's adventures also teach valuable life lessons, including determination and what psychologists call a 'growth mindset' (desire to better oneself and succeed), the importance of friendship, and sustainability. With very creative prose, Spid's adventures are fun for parents, and teachers to read to, and with, their children. They present lots of opportunities to invest dramatic licence thus helping adults and children interact and engage. The humour works at multiple levels from silly and slapstick to more sophisticated wordplay and concepts. Thus, children will discover more and enjoy reading the stories time and time again.
£10.08
Exisle Publishing Growing Pains
£10.99
Ebury Publishing Modern Baker: A New Way To Bake
Delicious baking with gut-friendly ingredients, natural sugars, nourishing flours and sourdough starters.Modern Baker will transform the way you bake and think about bread and cake. The 120 recipes - including bread, cakes and biscuits - are all designed to promote gut health using easy baking methods and natural ingredients.The Modern Baker is a popular bakery in Oxford that passionately supports three key principles: good health, good provenance and most importantly, great taste.Try Rye Seeded Sourdough, Choc Chip Sourdough Cookies, Maple Sugar and Blueberry Scones and Maca and Vanilla Layer Cake.Bake your way to better health.
£23.40
Random House USA Inc Tree Hole Homes
£15.99
New Press Unjust Debts
£19.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Contemporary Issues in Parenting
£155.69
Le Livre de poche Tout le bleu du ciel
£14.75
Workman Publishing 2-at-a-Time Socks: Revealed Inside. . . The Secret of Knitting Two at Once on One Circular Needle; Works for any Sock Pattern!
Knitting one sock is fun and rewarding, but finishing its partner can become a chore that leaves well-intentioned knitters suffering from “second sock syndrome.” With this two-at-a-time technique you can easily finish a full pair of socks on the same day. Step-by-step photographs illustrate how to cast on and knit two socks together on one long circular needle, whatever the pattern or shape. Lonely, abandoned single socks are now a thing of the past!
£13.99
Christian Focus Publications Ltd The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World
What’s truly at the heart of our desires? The Envy of Eve guides readers to understand how desires grow into covetousness and what happens when this sin takes power in our hearts. Covetousness chokes out the fruit of the Spirit in our lives, allowing discontentment to bloom. The key to overcoming is to get to the root of our problem: unbelief–a mistrust of God’s sovereignty and goodness. An ideal resource for deeper study or group discussion.
£9.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Carmen and Grace
'Powerful' Sunday Times 'Electric' Danya Kukafka 'Vital' Katie Gutierrez 'A triumph' Alice Ryan 'A powerful read' Heat 'Read this book!' Angie Cruz 'An instant classic' Morning Star 'Deserves all the hype' Glamour 'Crackles with life' Xochitl Gonzalez 'The book of the year' Rene Denfeld Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls – more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home and playing an outsize role in Carmen’s upbringing too. But Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighbourhood. She’s also the leader of an underground drug empire, a larger-than-life matriarch who understands the importance of taking what power she can in a world too often ruled by violent men. So when Durka dies suddenly, Carmen and Grace’s lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand the business, but Carmen is ready to move on – from Durka’s shadow, and from always looking over her shoulder in fear. As tough and tender as its main characters, Carmen and Grace is a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the bonds of female friendship, ambition and found family.
£15.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Kenneth: Shear Elegance
Discover the story of the pioneering hairstylist who obliterated the once-omnipresent hat and transformed the fashion industry through his A-list clients at his iconic 54th Street Salon. Kenneth Battelle, known simply as “Kenneth,” started his 50-year career in the early 1950s in New York City and built a loyal client list who swore by his skills, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Countess Consuelo Crespi, Diana Vreeland, Lucille Ball, and Gloria Vanderbilt. This biography not only celebrates his extraordinary talent but examines his behind-the-scenes life and career struggles, including the disastrous fire that destroyed his salon, and his perseverance moving forward. Through personal memories of those closest to him, including friends, clients, and former employees, the man who created a cult of classic, timeless ladies comes to life. Previously unpublished photographs, notes, clippings, and original Joe Eula illustrations richly exhibit both his myriad achievements and America's 20th-century high-fashion scene.
£28.79
Manchester University Press Republics and Empires: Italian and American Art in Transnational Perspective, 1840–1970
Republics and empires provides transnational perspectives on the significance of Italy to American art and visual culture and the impact of the United States on Italian art and popular culture. Covering the period from the Risorgimento to the Cold War, it reveals the complexity of the visual discourses that bound two relatively new nations together. It also gives substantial attention to literary and critical texts that addressed the evolving cultural relationship between Italy and the United States. While American art history has tended to privilege French, British and German ties, these chapters highlight a rich body of contemporary research by Italian and American scholars that moves beyond a discussion of influence as a one-way directive towards a deeper understanding of cultural transactions that profoundly affected the artistic expression of both nations.
£90.00
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Llewellyn's 2024 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living
For over three decades, this almanac has provided spells, rituals, and ideas that inspire practitioners of all levels to deepen their magical practice. You'll enjoy two dozen articles, grouped by element, that improve your connection to natural energies and enrich your life throughout the year. Well-known contributors offer their insights on many topics, including: Egg Magic Uncrossing Spells Ozark Protection Magic Yoga for Sleep Magical Infusions Herbal Allies for Astrological Transits Working with Local Spirits. You'll also find a section on coloring magic, three spells to accompany the coloring pages, a calendar section with numerous holidays and correspondences, and more.
£12.59
Sourcebooks, Inc How This Book Got Red
None of the panda books are ever about red pandas!Red wants to change that.When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can't wait to read it! Except it's about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out. Red never gets to read stories about pandas like herself! So she decides to take matters into her own paws and write her own book.But when Red looks around, it seems like the only kind of pandas the world sees are the black and white kind. Will anyone want to read about red pandas? It's up to Red to finish her story and find out...
£7.78
£16.99
Currency Press Pty Ltd Anthem
£15.99
Brilliance Audio Maybe We Won't
£7.20
Usborne Publishing Ltd The House with Chicken Legs
A breathtaking reimagining of the Russian fairy tale of Baba Yaga, The House with Chicken Legs is the award-winning, spellbinding story of one girl's adventure to find her destiny. Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted for Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards Shortlisted for the Branford Boase AwardMarinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning.For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps, but her house has other ideas..."Enticing, a little bit dangerous, and thrumming with possibilities." Kiran Millwood Hargrave"A magical tale... a captivating and original retelling of a traditional story straight out of folklore. Beautiful escapism." Sunday Express
£7.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. No Monkeys, No Chocolate
£15.99
Manchester University Press Contemporary Chaucer Across the Centuries
This unique and exciting collection, inspired by the scholarship of literary critic Stephanie Trigg, offers cutting-edge responses to the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer for the current critical moment. The chapters are linked by the organic and naturally occurring affinities that emerge from Trigg's ongoing legacy; containing diverse methodological approaches and themes, they engage with Chaucer through ecocriticism, medieval literary and historical criticism, and medievalism. The contributors, trailblazing international specialists in their respective fields, honour Trigg's distinctive and energetic mode of enquiry (the symptomatic long history) and intellectual contribution to the humanities. At the same time, their approaches exemplify shifting trends in Chaucer scholarship. Like Chaucer's pilgrims, these scholars speak to and alongside each other, but their essays are also attentive to 'hearing Chaucer speak' then, now and in the future.
£81.00
Little, Brown Book Group Misguided Angel: Number 5 in series
After inheriting the complicated Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence with Jack, risking both of their lives for love. The two of them embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the remaining five gates that guard Earth from Lucifer, Prince of Hell and lord of the Silver Bloods.As the Blue Blood coven weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads-and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
£9.99
DC Comics Gotham High
£13.49
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Isle of the Lost: The Graphic Novel, The-A Descendants Novel
£12.26
Nova Science Publishers Inc Food Chains: New Research
£121.49
Penguin Putnam Inc A Secret Princess
Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll are best friends. And thank goodness, since their boarding school is basically insufferable. When one of the friends suffers a personal tragedy, a plan—and a secret—change everything for the trio . . . for good. Filled with charm and romance, and inspired by some of classic literature's most beloved characters, The Secret Princess is the perfect blend of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden—and the perfect companion to Jo & Laurie.
£10.99
North Star Editions Reptiles: Gila Monsters
£28.79