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Two terrible pirates ... two brilliant detectives! The first book in a hilarious illustrated pirate mystery series for readers 6-9, crammed with puzzles and clues for the reader to solve. Young fans of funny books like Invesitgators and Grimwood and puzzle books like Cluedle and Murdle Junior will love this series! Buck and his loyal rabbit, Ears, are officially the WORSE PIRATES on the Seventy Seas! When they bump into the terrifying CAPTAIN BLOODFANG, she gives them an ultimatum: follow CLUES to find her missing chef, or else be turned into pirate stew! Along with their MISFIT CREW, can Buck and Ears SOLVE THE CASE and save themselves from a horrible fate? Laugh out loud as you spot the clues and try to solve the mystery before pirate detectives Buck and Ears! Praise for Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives: "Buck & Ears is the funniest book of 2026! Hilariously bonkers and full of brilliantly twisty puzzles to solve, this is as fun and as fab as a book can be!" Elle McNicoll, author of A Kind of Spark "Five stars on the seven seas for this brilliant new series." Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons "A funny mystery story with perfectly plotted clues and stunning illustrations. The perfect reading for pleasure series. Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of Race to Imagination Island "Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives invites you to enter a colourful and distinctly smelly world. You just want to pinch your nose and dive right in!" Alasdair Beckett-King, author of Montgomery BonBon: Murder at the Museum "A rollicking read packed with humour and heart. I cant wait to read Buck & Ears' next adventure!" Rachel Chivers-Khoo, author of The Wishkeeper's Apprentice Autorid: Jennifer Bell, Sarah Horne

A heartwarming tale of friendship and optimism from internationally bestselling author-illustrator Petr Horácek. Snail dreams of seeing the sunset over the sea but he has a long way to go. Can his friends help make his wish come true? From Petr Horácek, the thinking tots Eric Carle (Washington Post), comes a colourful and humorous tale, perfect for reading aloud with little ones. Autorid: Petr Horácek, Petr Horácek

A Year in Nature is a captivating journey across the countryside through the seasons. A delightful voyage through the seasons, each page sparkles with wonder and gentle surprises. From spring's first blossoms dancing in the breeze to winter's quiet hush beneath a blanket of snow, A Year in Nature celebrates the magic woven into each month, where birds chatter like storytellers, leaves whirl in secret ballets, and raindrops compose lullabies on mossy stones. With this beautiful collection, you are invited to wander meadow paths, pause beneath starlit skies, bring nature into your home and marvel at the tiny miracles often overlooked. It's a joyful reminder that nature's calendar is always full of enchantment. This is a book to treasure all year, every year, and the perfect companion to A Year in Story and Song and A Year of Feasting and Festivities. Highlights include: - January: In the ancient meadow, the hedgerow in January and inside a beehive in January - February: A nature table for February, toad migration and winter rainbows - March: The vernal/spring equinox, garden wildlife in March and bird of the month - April: The pond in April, brimstone butterflies and flower on the month - May: Garden and weather folklore, 'The feast of Beltane' and May dew - June: Nature weaving, the hedgerow in June and Midsummer - July: Flower of the month, summer hailstorm and inside the beehive in July - August: Flower and leaf mandalas, dragonfly migration and the grasshopper chorus - September: Corn dollies, autumn equinox and daddy-longlegs - October: Make Halloween nature wands, preparing for hibernation and the moon illusion - November: Making a space for November, preserving leaves and mellow mists - December: Mark the winter solstice, types of frost and "cherry tree carol' Autorid: Lia Leendertz

Argues that the harmful influence of the venture capital ethos across various sectors has exacerbated inequality, worker exploitation, and societal destruction, and offers alternative models for sustainable growth, calling for regulatory reforms to foster inclusive innovation and prevent further economic harm. "An urgent and illuminating insider/outsider perspective that offers a window into how the most pernicious aspects of the venture capital ethos is reaching all areas of our lives, into everything from healthcare to food to entertainment to the labor market, and leaving a trail destruction in their wake"-- Longlisted for the Non-Obvious Book Award 2025A Next Big Idea Book Club March 2025 Must-ReadAn urgent and illuminating perspective that offers a window into how the most pernicious aspects of the venture capital ethos is reaching all areas of our lives, into everything from healthcare to food to entertainment to the labor market and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.The venture capital playbook is causing unique harms to society. And in World Eaters, Catherine Bracy offers a window into the pernicious aspects of VC and shows us how its bad practices are bleeding into all industries, undermining the labor and housing markets and posing unique dangers to the economy at large. VC’s creates a wide, powerful wake that impacts the average consumer just as much as it does investors and entrepreneurs.In researching this book, Bracy has interviewed founders, fund managers, contract and temp workers in the gig economy, and Limited Partners across the landscape. She learned that the current VC model is not a good fit for the majority of start-ups, and yet, there are too few options for early stage funding outside of VC dollars. And while there are some alternative paths for sustainable, responsible growth, without the help of regulators, there is not much motivation to drive investors from the roulette table that is venture capital.World Eaters is an eye-opening account of the ways that the values of contemporary venture capital hurt founders, consumers, and the market. Bracy’s clear-eyed debut is a must-read for fans of Winners Take All, Super Pumped, and Brotopia, an appealing “insider / outsider” perspective on Silicon Valley, and those who are fascinated to look under the hood and learn why the modern economy is not working for most of us. Autorid: Catherine Bracy

Details how Laos and Cambodia’s conflicts shaped America’s defeat in South Vietnam.The United States of America lost South Vietnam (the ‘In-Country War’) because it was defeated in Laos and Cambodia (the ‘Out-Country War’). This is the first of a series which will, for the first time, reconstruct in detail the full story of the ‘Out-Country War’ and the influence of decisions in Washington, Hanoi and Bangkok.The Secret War Begins shows how Hanoi’s determination to make Laos a Communist state wrecked the 1954 Geneva Agreement. It shows, in detail, how its Pathet Lao puppet regime helped to polarise the nation and Hanoi then ignored a second Geneva Agreement in 1962. The strategic reasons for this included the need to develop the Ho chi Minh Trail to support the struggle in South Vietnam. In response the Americans and their allies, who followed the second agreement in name if not spirit, began a cover proxy war with CIA-backed guerrillas and by using air power. But by now Laotian anti-Communist leaders were almost out of control leaving Laos by the end of 1963 a powder keg ready to explore.Reaching back – often for the first time ever – upon numerous local sources to augment those published in the West, The Secret War Begins tells the full story. It looks not only at the military aspects of this confrontation with far-reaching consequences – like battles on the ground – but, also the growing deployment of air power as well as the political decisions and developments that influenced them, including surprising French influence. The book is richly illustrated with authentic and rare photography, many of which was never published before, detailed maps, and custom-drawn colour profiles. The United States lost South Vietnam (the In-Country War) because it was defeated in Laos and Cambodia (the Out-Country War). This is the first of a series which will provide, for the first time, the full story of the Out-Country War and the influence of decisions in Washington, Hanoi and Bangkok. Autorid: Albert Grandolini, E.R. Hooton

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