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Annie's Make-It-Tonight Easy Dishcloths: 12 Fun & Easy Designs
Spice up your crochet time with our creative stitch pattern dishcloths! Twelve fun and easy designs are included in this pattern book. Each design uses a special stitch and colourful worsted-weight cotton yarn. They make great take-along projects and perfect quick gifts.
£8.23
Pan Macmillan Julia Donaldson Reads What the Ladybird Heard and Other Stories
Packed full of adventure, this audio collection features twelve of the best-loved stories from the creators of What the Ladybird Heard, read by Julia Donaldson – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!Join in the adventure as the clever little ladybird thwarts the cunning plans of two thieves, help the Singing Mermaid escape the circus and return to her seaside home, join the excitement as a unicorn grants Sugarlump the rocking horse his every wish, and much more! Julia Donaldson Reads What the Ladybird Heard and Other Stories features twelve treasured tales and three bonus songs, from the bestselling picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.Read for the first time by author, Julia Donaldson, these much-loved classic stories are brought to life in this must-have audio CD collection, perfect for listening to together.This fantastic collection includes twelve bestselling stories:What the Ladybird HeardWhat the Ladybird Heard NextWhat the Ladybird Heard on HolidayWhat the Ladybird Heard at the SeasideWhat the Ladybird Heard at ChristmasThe Princess and the WizardThe Rhyming RabbitThe Singing MermaidPrincess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon PoxThe Girl, the Bear and the Magic ShoesSharing a ShellSugarlump and the Unicorn
£12.99
Little, Brown & Company Countdown for Nochebuena
Celebrate the Latine traditions of Christmas Eve with this joyful story that counts up to twelve and back down again.This charming, bouncy text that alternates between English and Spanish and counts holiday elements like dancers, singers, and special foods up to twelve-to midnight, when Christmas Eve turns to Christmas and presents are opened!-and back down again, pairs perfectly with its illustrative context clues. In this story, family members young and old are excited to gather in their best festive clothes to celebrate Nochebuena, a Christmas Eve celebration for Latine people around the world. Simple yet lyrical text inspired by the author-illustrator's Cuban American heritage combines with a warm art style perfect for celebrating the holiday.
£12.99
Watkins Media Limited Forging a Nightmare
The only link between a series of grisly murders in New York City is that the victims were all born with twelve fingers and twelve toes. These people are known in occult circles as the Nephilim, a forsaken people, descendants of fallen angels. After a break in the case leads to supposedly killed-in-action Marine sniper Anaba Raines, Michael finds the soldier alive and well, but shockingly no longer human. Michael then discovers that he is also a Nephilim, and next on the killer’s list. Everything Michael once thought of as myth and magic starts to blur the lines of his reality, forcing him to accept a new fate to save the innocent, or die trying.
£9.99
Image Comics Oblivion Song by Kirkman & De Felici Book 1
This hardcover features the first twelve issues of the hit comic book series, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long-time readers and new fans. Contains OBLIVION SONG #1-12.
£32.39
Penguin Putnam Inc Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible
Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing around the palace looking ethereal or sighing a lot. She finds the royal life rather...dull. One day, though, Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to prick her finger on a hamster wheel when she's twelve and fall into a deep sleep. For Harriet, this is most wonderful news: It means she's invincible until she's twelve! After all, no good curse goes to waste. And so begins a grand life of adventure with her trusty riding quail, Mumfrey...until her twelfth birthday arrives and the curse manifests in a most unexpected way.
£13.51
HarperCollins Publishers Inc In the Cockpit 2: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II
Capitalizing on the success of "In the Cockpit", Collins Design will partner again with the National Air and Space Museum to publish a book on the most significant World War II planes in the museum's collection. World War II is a highly popular publishing genre, and national accounts have asked for a follow-up book to "In the Cockpit". Organized into twelve 'chapters', the book features 32 important World War II aircraft over approximately 47 spreads (104 pages). The text on each aircraft will place it in context from a historical and aviation perspective; images will include close-up shots of the cockpit as well as two to three archival or artifact photographs. There will be a twelve-page appendix featuring silhouettes of the panels with callouts identifying the key features.
£20.13
Heyday Books The Trees of California Note Card Box
The newest note card set from renowned printmaker Tom Killion!With this stunning note card set, celebrated woodblock printmaker Tom Killion presents a series of his artworks that delight in the enchantment and majesty of California’s forests. Printed on fine white stock, these faithful reproductions of Killion’s signature multicolor woodcut prints highlight iconic trees framed by striking California landscapes, from Miter Basin to the High Sierra. The Trees of California Note Card Box contains twelve white envelopes and twelve blank note cards.This set includes 3 each of the following 4 images: Coast Live Oak, Big Sur Giant Sequoias Twin Lodgepole Pines Moonlit Sierra Pines Previous Note Card Sets in this Series: California's Wild Coast Muir Woods and Mt. Tam Northern California Coast High Sierra San Francisco Bay Sierra Winter
£17.27
Recent Toys Ghost Xtreme
With double the sides of the original Ghost Cube, the twelve-sided Ghost Xtreme is a morphing puzzle that will challenge you unlike ever before. Without varied colours or standard-shaped pieces, the only guide you have is your own skill. Next-level puzzling at its best.
£22.50
Chronicle Books Small Doses of Awareness
A twelve-week companion guide for exploring and deepening the therapeutic possibilities and healing potential of microdosing psychedelics. For anyone ready to embark on their own microdosing journey, Small Doses of Awareness is a guided journal for deepening your reflections and integrating the knowledge gained through your microdosing experiences. Each of the twelve weeks has a different focus-from journeying inward, to questioning and deconstructing self-limiting beliefs, to aligning with your values and exploring your identity, to harnessing the power of mindfulness and creativity, and more. With short personal essays from the authors introducing each week''s focus, thoughtful writing and reflection prompts, and a template for recording insights and observations, this alternative therapy journal will help you make the most of the small doses of awareness that psychedelic microdosing provides on the road to self-healing.EX
£12.49
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Concerning the Rites of Psychoanalysis: Or the Villa of the Mysteries
This is the first book that looks at Lacanian psychoanalysis in the context of the clinic. Benvenuto draws on her twelve years of clinical practice to develop a novel perspective on the work of Lacan.
£16.99
BOOKISHLY Classic Book Quotes 12 Postcards Set
A set of twelve postcards featuring quotes and designs inspired by classic literature. A6 in size with the back of each card set out to a standard postcard design. Made with 300gsm white textured stock.
£11.03
New Frontier Publishing Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker
Sar Wylda is a twelve-year-old girl whose dream is to become a racer. But after losing her eyesight she has had to pursue a different life: one on her family's farm. Will she have the courage to follow in the footsteps of the greatest racers of all time?
£8.99
Pelagic Publishing Herpetofauna Workers' Manual
An indispensable manual for conservationists throughout the UK and much of mainland Europe. It provides conservation guidance on the twelve non-marine amphibian and reptile species native to the British Isles. It covers a wide range of issues, from advice on surveying to reintroductions. Reprint edition of 1861074506 published in 1998.
£35.00
Penguin Putnam Inc Bluey: 12 Days of Christmas
Celebrate Christmas with Bluey and Bingo! Based on the award-winning animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+.On the first day of Christmas, Veranda Santa gave to me...a fruit bat in a mango tree!Countdown the twelve days of Christmas with Bluey and Bingo! in this adorable gift book!
£10.11
Penguin Random House Children's UK Bluey: Let's Play Outside!: Magnet Book
Create your own games with magnets of Bluey, Bingo and their friends.Bluey and Bingo love to play! Use your magnets of Bluey and her friends to join in on the fun and create games at home, in the forest and at school.Featuring twelve magnets for endless imaginative fun!
£9.04
North Country Books Spitfire: A North Country Adventure
Desperate to find her uncle, twelve-year-old Abigail Smith disguises herself as a boy, steals a leaky row- boat, and sets out to join the American Fleet on Lake Champlain. Recipient of the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Children's Book.
£9.58
Heyday Books Northern California Coast Note Card Box
Heyday is proud to present this note card set that honors the Northern California coast and wooded mountains of Marin County near Tom Killion’s studio.Each box contains twelve white envelopes and twelve blank cards printed on fine white stock (3 cards each of 4 designs).The Northern California Coast Note Card Box includes these woodcut prints: Above Stinson Beach Coast Camp, Pt. Reyes Marin Headlands from Land’s End, San Francisco Tennessee Cove, Marin Headlands Other sets in the Tom Killion Note Card series include: The San Francisco Bay Note Card Box Muir Woods and Mt. Tam Note Card Box The High Sierra Note Card Box The Sierra Winter Note Card Box California's Wild Coast Note Card Box The Trees of California Note Card Box
£18.04
Pan Macmillan Cosmic
'He has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' - Sunday TelegraphA stunning cover by Steven Lenton for the paperback edition of Cosmic, the laugh-out-loud space adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce.Liam Digby wanted to see the world, but not quite like this . . . He's just an ordinary twelve-year-old. A very, very TALL ordinary twelve-year-old. Some people even think he's a grown-up.This is the incredible story of how Liam told some fibs, won a trip to a theme park, made some new friends and sort of, by accident, ended up in space.A laugh-out-loud adventure of friendship, big dreams and an even bigger rocket, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
£8.03
Chronicle Books Letters to My Daughter: Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever.
Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever.Whether your daughter is still at home or out on her own, fill these twelve promted letters with precious memories and hopes for a bright future. Each letter begins with a unique prompt like: I love being your parent because... My wishes for you are... I am proud of you because... This keepsake book of twelve prompted letters offers parents a unique way to send love, support, and advice to a daughter of any age.Each letter has a space to write when it was sealed and when it should be opened (will it be tomorrow or in 20 years?). Seal letters with the included stickers before giving this time capsule to your daughter!
£12.59
Floris Books The Care and Development of the Human Senses: Rudolf Steiner's Work on the Significance of the Senses in Education
An in-depth presentation of Steiner's ideas about the nature of the twelve human senses, as he saw them, and their role in education.Of interest to teachers and parents of students attending Steiner-Waldorf institutions, this book is also written for anyone with an interest in children's education and philosophies of teaching.
£9.99
Little, Brown & Company Date A Live, Vol. 8 (light novel)
"Can you guess which one is me?” The Seventh spirit, Natsumi, can seemingly transform at will and masquerade as anyone, even people Shido know very well. His only option is to date everyone until he can figure out who Natsumi is pretending to be…but there’s twelve whole suspects!
£12.99
Harvey Map Services Ltd Connemara
HARVEY Superwalker map at 1:30,000 scale. Clear, easy to use, waterproof, GPS compatible. The most detailed map available of this area. The National Park, the Twelve Bens plus the Mamturks on one sheet. An inset of Clifden is included. Names are in Gaelic and English and major access routes are shown.
£14.50
Vintage Publishing The Moons of Jupiter
THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe characters who populate an Alice Munro story live and breathe. Passions hopelessly conceived, affections betrayed, marriages made and broken: the joys, fears, loves and awakenings of women echo throughout these twelve unforgettable stories, laying bare the unexceptional and yet inescapable pain of human contact.
£9.99
James Clarke & Co Ltd howtheylivedinasailingshipofwar
Boys of ten or twelve years old served with the Royal Navy of Nelson's time, sharing all the hardships of life afloat, from rotting meat to the risk of scurvy. This illustrated book provides an account for young readers of life on board a Royal Navy vessel at the time of Trafalgar.
£13.05
Penguin Putnam Inc Rebel Girls of Black History: A Sticker-by-Number Book
Color with stickers to create gorgeous keepsakes of exceptional Black women. These twelve heroes will encourage any Rebel Girl to pursue her dreams without limits. It’s the perfect gift for young dreamers!With this terrific hands-on book, perfect for summer travel and beyond, kids as young as age 5 can create twelve beautiful posters of the heroes featured in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls books. Numbered stickers make it easy and fun to bring these inspirational women to life. The heavy paper stock and perforated pages mean that each portrait can be removed from the book to decorate your future hero's bedroom. The trailblazing Black girls and women in this sticker book include Ruby Bridges, Oprah Winfrey, Serena and Venus Williams, Harriet Tubman, Misty Copeland, Kamala Harris, and more.
£12.14
Pajama Press After the Wallpaper Music
For twelve-year-old violinist Flora, growing up doesn’t always mean growing apart. But when a Battle of the Bands starts to divide Flora’s friend group, she knows that music will either separate them or bring them back together again.Playing violin makes twelve-year-old Flora feel alive, whether she is playing with her friends in their string quartet or playing fiddle for her Auntie Flora.When a music competition is announced, Flora wants her string quartet to play a classical song like they always do, but her friends want to play something new. Then, Simon, a talented drummer, who is struggling with a recent loss, invites Flora to join his rock trio. Pulled in several directions, Flora must decide if she is willing to risk her friendships by playing in Simon’s band.For Flora, finding harm
£13.99
Candlewick Press Shakespeares First Folio All The Plays A Childrens Edition
Created in partnership with Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust, this remarkable collection includes thirty-six abridged plays from Shakespeare’s First Folio, exuberantly illustrated by Emily Sutton. Young hams, drama queens, and lovers of old-time language, rejoice! Four hundred years after its publication, Shakespeare’s First Folio has found a brand-new crop of enthusiasts. This gorgeous collection comprises all the plays in the original volume—fourteen comedies, ten histories, and twelve tragedies—each edited so it can be performed by eight to twelve children age seven and up in under twenty minutes. Lovingly abridged by Dr. Anjna Chouhan, a senior lecturer at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare’s First Folio: The Plays: A Children's Edition uses the original language, allowing kids a taste of choice words such as sluggardized and rampallian as well as famous lines like “Friends, Romans, c
£31.50
Harvest Books A Tale of Love and Darkness
Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this bestselling and critically acclaimed work is at once a family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother's suicide when he was twelve years old. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and its community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation.
£15.75
Albatros nakladatelstvi as I Shall Awaken
This young adult mystery horror takes us to a remote borderline village in an intentionally unspecified place and time where people still live by their own rules and still believe in old gods. Twelve years ago, four children suddenly disappeared without trace. Now during the winter solstice, three of them returned out of nowhere as teenagers with no memory of what happened to them. Astrid, Tom and Sonja have to unite to face the prejudice of the villagers and to find out, what happened to them and where the fourth missing child is—Astrid’s brother Max. Twelve nights after the winter solstice is the most dangerous time of the year as the border between human world and underworld is thin. And the kids—now adults—will discover that the ghosts from their nightmares are real and waiting for them.
£13.60
Hardie Grant Books Dream Gardens
Dream Gardens explores twelve dream gardens in challenging spaces, from tiny plots in the inner city, suburban blocks, sandy seaside properties to expansive country acreages. Michael McCoy, well-known garden designer and host of popular Australian TV series Dream Gardens (in which the book's twelve gardens also feature) shows us the challenges and the solutions for creating beautiful functional gardens. By drawing on great garden design each garden finds the perfect solution. In each challenging case, a beautiful garden is created to meet their owners needs. Dream Gardens explores the central ideas of garden design, and illustrates, with stunning photography, how we can use design to make simple changes to our gardens to enjoy beautiful and functional living spaces. The book also features interviews with well-known garden designers, including Fiona Brockhoff and Paul Bangay, discussing their featured gardens.
£36.00
Simon & Schuster Angelina Ballerina 5-Minute Stories
Twelve of Angelina Ballerina’s favorite stories are now available in one dazzling edition!When Angelina isn’t practicing dance routines at Miss Lilly’s ballet school, she loves making crafts with her friends, dressing up at her grandparents’ house, and so much more. This treasury features a padded cover and includes twelve delightful stories featuring Angelina Ballerina, all timed to be read aloud in about five minutes. Angelina Ballerina 5-Minute Stories includes: Big Dreams! Center Stage Dancing Day Step by Step Angelina Ballerina by the Sea Angelina Ballerina at Ballet School Angelina and the Valentine’s Day Surprise Angelina Loves Angelina Ballerina Loves Ice-Skating! Family Fun Day Meet Angelina Ballerina Angelina Ballerina Dresses Up © 2022 Helen Craig Ltd. and Katharine Holabird. The Angelina Ballerina name and character and the dancing Angelina logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited, Katharine Holabird, and Helen Craig.
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Voyage of the Silver Bream
A fast-paced action story based around life on the Yorkshire canals in Victorian times. The tale supports the Victorian Britain study of Key Stage 2 History, and is designed for children between the ages of nine and twelve years of age.
£4.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Ramsbottom Rumble
A manic tale of two cunning boys who battle against the wily woman who is chasing their bonkers granny. Its off-the-wall humour is designed to appeal to children between the ages of eight and twelve years.
£6.47
Temple Lodge Publishing Zodiac: An Exploration into the Language of Form, Gesture and Colour
From ancient times, people had knowledge of the zodiac’s intimate involvement in the creation of physical life. They understood that the twelve realms of constellations of fixed stars in the sky emanated specific forces that were brought to life and movement by the planets. These spiritual energies created and formed all living beings on earth – including, of course, the human being. This traditional awareness has been reenlivened and given new meaning in our time through Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy. Steiner gave specific indications involving twelve individual gestures and colours that depict the forces of the twelve zodiacal regions. In this richly-illustrated collation of original artistic research – which features exciting new work on the zodiac via the mediums of sculpture, graphics and painting – these new insights are explored and illumined in twenty-seven essays and numerous full-colour images. Led by editor Gertraud Goodwin, the various contributing artists offer a rich tableau of authentic, individual approaches to understanding the zodiac, throwing light on the vast realm of creative forces around us whilst acknowledging their primary source. ‘From the many relationships to other qualities, like the consonants, virtues, areas of the human body, colours, eurythmy gestures, elements (earth, water, air, fire), musical keys and many more, in which the zodiacal forces express themselves as if through different instruments, a harmony begins to emerge, which informs me of an ever rounder picture of one particular force of the Zodiac.’ – Gertraud Goodwin
£25.00
The University of Alabama Press 1865 Alabama
To understand Alabama today, it's necessary to understand what happened in 1865. In 1865 Alabama Christopher McIlwain examines the end of the Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction, tracing how the actionand inactionof leaders during those twelve months shaped the decades that followed as well as state politics today.
£37.63
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Around the Globe
Interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's status within the social sciences in light of recent technological breakthroughs. This title addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research.
£17.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Women of Color and Philosophy: A Critical Reader
Philosophy is in its fourth millennium but this collection is the first of its kind. Twelve contemporary women of color who are American academic philosophers consider the methods and subjects of the discipline from perspectives partly informed by their experiences as African American, Asian American, Latina, Mixed Race and Native American.
£40.95
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art William Blake's Printed Paintings: Methods, Origins, Meanings
An in-depth examination of William Blake’s glorious and acclaimed series of twelve monoprints Among William Blake’s (1757–1827) most widely recognized and highly regarded works as an artist are twelve color printed drawings, or monoprints, conceived and executed in 1795. This book investigates these masterworks, explaining Blake’s technique—one he essentially reinvented, unaware of 17th-century precursors—to show that these works were produced as paintings, and played a crucial role in Blake’s development as a painter. Using material and historical analyses, Joseph Viscomi argues that the monoprints were created as autonomous paintings rather than as illustrations for Blake’s books with an intended viewing order. Enlivened with bountiful illustrations, the text approaches the works within the context of their time, not divorced from ideas expressed in Blake’s writings but not illustrative of or determined by those writings.Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
£40.00
Columbia University Press The Philosopher's Plant: An Intellectual Herbarium
Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories out of flowers, trees, and even grass; and recommended appropriate medicinal, dietary, and aesthetic approaches to select species of plants. In this book, Michael Marder illuminates the vegetal centerpieces and hidden kernels that have powered theoretical discourse for centuries. Choosing twelve botanical specimens that correspond to twelve significant philosophers, he recasts the development of philosophy through the evolution of human and plant relations. A philosophical history for the postmetaphysical age, The Philosopher's Plant reclaims the organic heritage of human thought. With the help of vegetal images, examples, and metaphors, the book clears a path through philosophy's tangled roots and dense undergrowth, opening up the discipline to all readers.
£63.00
Time Warner Trade Publishing The Inquisitive Christ: 12 Engaging Questions
Know Jesus more deeply by exploring twelve questions He used to bring us closer to Him.There is an incredible truth about the nature of Christ: the Son of God is a curious God who asks. And His questions are life changing. The answer to your need for connection, to your spiritual doubt and restlessness, can be found by examining God's questions.Scripture reveals that Jesus asked over 300 questions to teach, engage, and invite us closer. Now, experience an intimate and transformative conversation with the Son of God by exploring twelve of the most powerful questions from the Gospels. Through Christ's questions, you'll be captivated by the truth of His love and desire to walk in union with you, His Kingdom preparations for you, and the relevance of His promises in your life. Let Jesus ask and He'll ignite your imagination, intellect, heart, and soul.
£26.60
Scribner You Like It Darker
From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. “Two Talented Bastids” explores the long-hidden s
£21.60
Vintage Publishing Exile
A BODY IS FOUND ON THE BANKS OF THE THAMES.MAUREEN O'DONNELL NOW HAS TWELVE HOURS TO CATCH A KILLER... The last time Maureen O'Donnell saw Ann Harris, she was staying in the Glasgow Women's Shelter, drunk and with two broken ribs. A month later, Ann's mutilated body is washed up on the banks of the Thames. No one seems to care what happened to her, and Maureen is the only person who thinks Ann's husband is innocent. With her personal life in turmoil, she runs away to London and starts to piece together Ann's final days. But time is not on her side. Maureen needs twelve hours to put things right, and she doesn't care what it costs...'Confirms Mina's place in the premier division...Atmospheric [and] intense' Guardian*Don't miss Denise Mina's most recent thriller, the Costa 2020 shortlisted, THE LESS DEAD*
£9.99
Princeton University Press An Introduction to the Music of Milton Babbitt
In this celebration of Milton Babbitt's art, Andrew Mead explores the development of a central figure in contemporary American music. As a teacher and writer, Babbitt has influenced two generations of students, including such notable musicians as Stephen Sondheim and Donald Martino. He has helped establish the study of music theory as a serious academic pursuit, and his articles on Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and the twelve-tone system constitute a seminal body of research. But Babbitt is first and last a composer, whose works are, in Mead's words, "truly music to be heard." With Mead as a guide, we discover the strong emotional and expressive charge of Babbitt's music that is inextricably entwined with its structure. Babbitt is a twelve-tone composer, unabashedly so, and it is precisely his profound understanding of Arnold Schoenberg's epochal insight that gives Babbitt's music its special quality. By examining the underlying principles of twelve-tone composition, Mead allows us to appreciate Babbitt's music on its own terms, as a richly varied yet unified body of work. In achieving this purpose, he provides an excellent introduction to twelve-tone music in general. Without relying on professional jargon, he lucidly and succinctly explains Babbitt's complexities. A catalog of compositions, a discography, and a bibliography complete a book that will interest performers, music theorists, and music historians, as well as other readers who are enthusiastic or curious about contemporary musical works. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
£40.50
HarperCollins Lies We Sing to the Sea
An instant New York Times bestseller—and a legendary YA debut!This dazzling sapphic fantasy inspired by Greek mythology will captivate fans of Circe and The Song of Achilles.Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago.But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be. Instead, she wakes on a mysterious island and meets a girl with green eyes and the power to command the sea. A girl named Melantho, who says one more death can stop a thousand.The prince of Ithaca must die—or the tides of fate will drown them all.Sarah Underwood weaves an epic tapestry of lies, love, and tragedy, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Alexandra Bracken, and Renée Ahdieh.
£14.39
Columbia University Press The Philosopher's Plant: An Intellectual Herbarium
Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories out of flowers, trees, and even grass; and recommended appropriate medicinal, dietary, and aesthetic approaches to select species of plants. In this book, Michael Marder illuminates the vegetal centerpieces and hidden kernels that have powered theoretical discourse for centuries. Choosing twelve botanical specimens that correspond to twelve significant philosophers, he recasts the development of philosophy through the evolution of human and plant relations. A philosophical history for the postmetaphysical age, The Philosopher's Plant reclaims the organic heritage of human thought. With the help of vegetal images, examples, and metaphors, the book clears a path through philosophy's tangled roots and dense undergrowth, opening up the discipline to all readers.
£22.00
Penguin Books Ltd Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the best-known novels of the 20th century: the controversial story of Humbert Humbert who falls in love with twelve year old Lolita, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.'Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.'Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants.Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?
£9.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Bluey: Let's Stick!: Sticker Scenes Book
Super sticker scenes book with over 200 stickers!Join in with all the fun Bluey and Bingo get up to from days at the beach, horsey weddings, sleepovers, market trips and heaps more. LET'S DO THIS!With twelve sticker scenes for little hands to decorate, it's the perfect book to keep Bluey fans busy.
£7.78