Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Author: Peggy Fortnum, ISBN-13: 9780008726348, Date of issue: 2024
Ten of Beatrix Potter's most popular tales are brought together in this beautiful jacketed hardcover treasury. The tales trace the life of Beatrix Potter from her first publication in of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" 1902 to her later tales set around her farm, "Hill Top." A wonderful illustrated introduction provides background on Beatrix Potter and the people and places that inspired her writing.
The author of "A Deadly Secret: The Strange Disappearance of Kathie Durst" tells the true story of a 20-year-old hit-and-run victim--and the catalyst for an examination of a decades-long failure to track, recover, and identify missing children.
The eagerly anticipated new YA Greek myth re-imagining from Bea Fitzgerald, TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen.Pandora is the first human woman - made by the gods on Olympus for one simple purpose: to love and be loved by her new husband, the titan Epimatheos.The only problem? He wants nothing to do with her.Hurt and confused, Pandora struggles to find meaning in her new life. What's the point of being given all these gifts by the gods, if she can't get this infuriating, awful, frankly very rude man (with an admittedly quite nice face) to love her? Maybe she's failing at her life's purpose. Or maybe she's destined for an entirely different one . . . ?As Pandora and Matheos work to uncover why she was created, that fated connection between them feels increasingly difficult to ignore. And with that comes terrible risk. Because Matheos's traitorous brother, Prometheus, is a seer - and before the gods captured him he issued a final warning: that Pandora and Matheos's love will be humanity's doom.So . . . what do you do when faced with an all-powerful love . . . that just happens to threaten the end of the world?Pandora's about to find out.A glorious sunshine/grumpy romantic re-imagining of the Pandora myth, from the bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen and The End Crowns All
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 512, Publishers: Penguin Random House Children's UK, ISBN-13: 9780241624333, Date of issue: 2025
Tootekood: 15473976GTIN: 9781534623576Family life fiction
Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent cri
Tootekood: 11067258GTIN: 9781451628425Biography: science, technology & medicine
"HOW COULD YOU, A MATHEMATICIAN, BELIEVE THAT EXTRATERRESTRIALS WERE SENDING YOU MESSAGES?" the visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner. "Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way my mathematical ideas did," came the answer. "So I took them seriously." Thus begins the true story of John Nash, the mathematical genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness, and who--thanks to the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community--emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize for triggering the game theory revolution. The inspiration for an Academy Award-winning movie, Sylvia Nasar's now-classic biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, triumph over adversity, and the healing power of love.
Tootekood: 47533964GTIN: 9780241757529Self-help & personal development
'James has a way to speak to your soul. This book is nothing short of comforting and heartwarming' VEX KING'While the drawings have the charm of Winnie-the-Pooh, the captions have the depth of ancient proverbs' GUARDIAN'A beautifully illustrated book which draws on tender moments. Exquisite' DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE-------- "One of the greatest achievements is to find beauty today, where you struggled to find it yesterday."From the global bestseller of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, our two friends return to undertake a beautifully illustrated and poignant journey. This time the pair are on a quest to find the most beautiful place in the world. On discovering a map that promises to lead them there, the search takes Big Panda and Tiny Dragon on a demanding expedition through tough terrain. The pair traverse dark forests, hazardous mountains, derelict ruins and dark caves. There are times when the landscape threatens to overwhelm them, but together they keep walking. Each environment, so menacing at first, slowly yields pockets of light, life and beauty. This is a story of a life-affirming friendship, of struggle and hope, and the immense power of looking for beauty in the most unlikely places. A simple, thought-provoking tale with a deep resonance and well of wisdom inspired by Buddhist philosophy - the perfect gift for adults and children alike seeking comfort, understanding and, of course, beauty.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 128, Publishers: FRANCES LINCOLN, Author: Anna Shepeta, ISBN-13: 9780711249547, Date of issue: 2021
Esteemed prayer book editor Storey provides nearly 200 prayers for anyone new to the Catholic faith. He places the prayers in their historical and liturgical contexts and groups them by theme.
*Updated version: March 2020. Includes updated information and pictures.*If you have ever had the urge to look up to the sky when you hear an airplane flying over, this book if for you. Some people have the unquenchable desire to kiss the sky, but often th
Tootekood: 48218998GTIN: 9781800755215Coping with death & bereavement
As featured on BBC Radio 4'Funny and touching' Sunday Times'Extraordinary' Observer'Full of both wisdom and humour' Julia Samuel'Funny, moving, brave' Jeremy Bowen'I had the privilege to conduct Simon’s last broadcast interview - knowing his wise words on the page could live on afterwards' Emma Barnett*****READER REVIEWS'Simon’s cheerful voice comes through every page"An absolute gift of a book ... This book has the potential to change your life"Stunning'It isn't quite 'Don't buy any green bananas'. But it's close to 'Don't start any long books'.In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer – it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live – optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life. In A Beginner’s Guide to Dying Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn’t so bad.And for that reason it’s also only partly about 'dying’. It is mostly a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life, and why giving death a place can help all of us make even more of it.
Tootekood: 46211709GTIN: 9781800755031Coping with death & bereavement
As featured on BBC Radio 4 'Funny and touching' Sunday Times 'Extraordinary' Observer 'Full of both wisdom and humour' Julia Samuel 'Funny, moving, brave' Jeremy Bowen 'I had the privilege to conduct Simon's last broadcast interview - knowing his wise words on the page could live on afterwards' Emma Barnett *****READER REVIEWS 'Simon's cheerful voice comes through every page' 'An absolute gift of a book ... This book has the potential to change your life' 'Stunning' It isn't quite 'Don't buy any green bananas'. But it's close to 'Don't start any long books'. In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer - it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live - optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life. In A Beginner's Guide to Dying Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn't so bad. And for that reason it's also only partly about 'dying'. It is mostly a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life, and why giving death a place can help all of us make even more of it.
Do you want to learn and understand the game of Hive(R)? Are you eager to make more out of this fun game? If so, this is the perfect book for you. It will help you to increase your understanding and your enjoyment of the game even if you have never played
Explore numerology and discover deeper meanings in your lifeWhat if you could deduce a great deal about yourself, or someone else, simply based on your birthday and name? Numerology is the system that reveals the hidden meanings
Tootekood: 25069707GTIN: 9781501157219Coping with death & bereavement
"A gentle, knowledgeable guide to a fate we all share" (The Washington Post): the first and only all-encompassing action plan for the end of life. "There is nothing wrong with you for dying," hospice physician B.J. Miller and journalist a
Learn to make money in the stock market, even if you've never traded before.The stock market is the greatest opportunity machine ever created.Are you ready to get your piece of it?This book will teach you everything that you need to know to start making money in the stock market today.Don't gamble with your hard-earned money.If you are going to make a lot of money, you need to know how the stock market really works.You need to avoid the pitfalls and costly mistakes that beginners make.And you need time-tested trading and investing strategies that actually work.This book gives you everything that you will need.It's a simple road map that anyone can follow.In this book, you will learn:How to grow your money the smart and easy wayThe best place to open up a brokerage accountHow to buy your first stockHow to generate passive income in the stock marketHow to spot a stock that is about to explode higherHow to trade momentum stocksInsider tricks used by professional tradersThe one thing you should never do when buying value stocks (don't start investing until you read this)How to pick stocks like Warren BuffettHow to create a secure financial future for you and your familyAnd much, much moreEven if you know nothing about the stock market, this book will get you started investing and trading the right way.Join the thousands of smart traders and investors who have profited from this ultimate guide to the stock market.Amazon best-selling author and retired hedge fund manager, Matthew Kratter will teach you the secrets that he has used to trade and invest profitably for the last 20 years.Even if you are a complete beginner, this book will have you trading stocks in no time.Are you ready to get started creating real wealth in the stock market?Then scroll up and click BUY NOW to get started today.
Tootekood: 11010324GTIN: 9780679722021Fiction: general & literary
In the "brilliant novel" ("The New York Times) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man--an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
Quand on approchait la rivière On déposait dans les fougèresNos bicyclettes Grâce à cet extrait très bucolique de la célèbre chanson d’Yves Montand, ce collectif de haïkus a été pensé. Vélo électrique, VTT, tricycle, draisienne, piste cyclable, vélodrome, quel que soit l’âge, la saison, le moment, l’endroit, tout est source d’écriture.
Perfect for children just learning to read, this highly original book is told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases. From the award-winning author of the multi-million-copy-selling Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In A Big Guy Took My Ball!, Piggie is devastated when a big guy takes the ball she has been playing with. Gerald is big too – but is he big enough to help his best friend? Mo Willems creates another hilarious escapade starring the award-winning duo that will have early readers breaking into laughter from the first page.
The bestselling book of conversations between David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford as they explore the nature of creativity.David Hockney’s exuberant work is highly praised and widely loved, but he is also something else: an incisive and original thinker on art. In this now classic book, filled with anecdote, insight, passion and wit, Hockney reveals the fruits of his lifelong meditations on the problems and paradoxes of representing a three-dimensional world on a flat surface. Compiled from a decade and a half of conversations with art critic Martin Gayford, it reflects a period in which Hockney relocated from Los Angeles to his native East Yorkshire. Their exchanges communicate the immense delight and inspiration that Hockney finds in the changing seasons and natural splendours of this sparsely inhabited corner of England – a delight that is, in the words of Margaret Drabble, 'an invitation to us all to look better, see better, enjoy more’.
Tootekood: 10999287GTIN: 9780452297876Psychology: sexual behaviour
Following in the footsteps of Alfred Kinsey, two maverick neuroscientists present an explosive, no-holds-barred report on sexual desire, based on the world's largest experiment on human behavior - the Internet.
Emerging readers can celebrate curmudgeonly Bear and the irrepressible Mouse in this laugh-out-loud companion to the bestselling "A Visitor for Bear." Full color.
Tootekood: 11027829GTIN: 9780804169219Anthologies: general
The first career-spanning collection of short fiction by Sir Terry Pratchett--one of the most beloved and bestselling writers of our time--A Blink of the Screen charts the development of Pratchett's creative vision throughout his prolific career,
A vampire, desperately torn between worlds, is hunted down by a secret society bent on his destruction, in this timeless and unsettling queer gothic horror, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Tootekood: 44782002GTIN: 9781399625500Indoor games
- Das perfekte Geschenk (nicht nur) zu Weihnachten!- Liebevoll illsutriertes Puzzle mit 1000 Teilen- Inklusive Poster mit Zitaten und Erläuterungen zu Weihnachtsszenen aus berühmten GeschichtenWeihnachten mit Dickens, den Gebrüdern Grimm, Jane Austen und Tolstoi - um nur einige der hier vertretenen Weihnachtsklassiker zu nennen! Mit diesem 1000-teiligen Puzzle setzen Sie berühmte Weihnachtsszenen und Figuren aus der Weltliteratur zusammen. Treffen Sie Scrooge in Londons Straßen oder den Weihnachtsmann in Narnia, hier ist für die ganze Familie was dabei!
