A dark and powerful feminist retelling of the best serial killer you've never heard of . Inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana.'Gorgeous. . . brimming with rich detail and intrigue.' C. J. COOKE'Not for the faint-hearted' SCOTSMAN'A gut-wrenching, empowering and gripping feminist read' -5-STAR Reader Review'Historical fiction at its best' -5-STAR Reader Review--------------Rome, 1656In Rome's shadowy backstreets lies an apothecary's shop - a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands. A path she's determined to follow after a harrowing childhood in Palermo.But even in a time of plague, it does not go unnoticed when the men begin to fall like flies.With the Holy Office of the Inquisition on her tail, Giulia is in more danger than ever. . How far will she go for the women who need her help?MURDERER OR SAVIOUR? YOU DECIDE.A POISONER'S TALE explores the realities of what it is like to be a woman who rebels against society and takes the reader on a tense, challenging but spellbinding journey.--------------'An incredible debut that I simply could not put down' -5-STAR Reader Review'This book will stay with me for a very long time' -5-STAR Reader Review'Devastating. A beautifully intense read.' ISABELLE SCHULER'Moving and unforgettable.' STELA BRINZEANU'Incredibly compelling.' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE'Perfect example of quality historical fiction.' LAURA CARLIN'Kemp is an astonishingly talented storyteller, and her characters will linger long after you've finished reading.' NAOMI KELSEY
Dip a toe, paw, or fin into history with this fact-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series all about pets and the people who loved them In this story, learn all about the true story behind Misty, Chincoteague Island, and Marguerite Henry
Tootekood: 09350649GTIN: 9783899555790The arts: general issues
Was sie schon immer über den Kunstmarkt wissen wollten, aber nicht zu fragen wagten. Der Norweger Erling Kagge ist mit Extremen vertraut und erklärt in diesem Buch, wie man mit kleinem Budget, großer Leidenschaft und Intuition zum selbstbewussten Kunstsammler wird.
Christians, more than ever, need a basic introduction to Bible doctrine that is systematic and true to Scripture. This book is a popular introduction to the study of Bible doctrine firmly in the evangelical tradition. Each chapter covers a biblical doctrin
Tootekood: 02987154GTIN: 9780143108245Fiction: general & literary
A beautiful deluxe edition for the centennial of the original publication of one of James Joyce's greatest works. Features a new introduction by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY DR DIETER FUCHS AND JOSEPH O'CONNORAgainst the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of beauty, and reaches for independence and the life of an artist.
Tootekood: 11117448GTIN: 9781590173473Fiction: general & literary
"A Posthumous Confession "is narrated by Termeer, a deeply frustrated man who persuades himself that only in murder can he find ultimate satisfaction. Emotionally stunted, thanks to his upbringing by forbidding and condemning parents--they never miss a chance to remind him that he is a worthless mediocrity--Termeer is rapidly living up to their low expectations when, to his own and others' astonishment, he successfully woos a beautiful and gifted woman. But instead of finding happiness in his marriage, he discovers it to be a new source of self-hatred, hatred that he directs at his innocent wife and child. And when he becomes caught up in an affair with a woman as demanding as his own self-loathing, Termeer murders his wife. What is the self? What makes it go permanently, murderously wrong? Marcellus Emants's lacerating exploration of this age-old tragic question looks backward to Dostoyevsky and forward to Simenon, and beyond that to the memoirs of our own day.
A Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building
Tootekood: 09160524GTIN: 9783954274406
This fully illustrated book describes in detail the fundamental principles and practical methods of Wooden Boat Building. First published in 1918, but still a unique source about constructing, building or repairing a traditional boat.
A Practical Guide for Finding Interventions that Work for Autistic People: Autistic Affirming Evidence-Based Practice, Second Edition provides a logical, culturally sensitive, and values-based resource to aid practitioners in making informed decisions on the most effective treatment for any given client at any given time. By providing multiple illustrative examples, practitioners will learn to use their professional judgment to integrate the best available evidence with client values and context. The second edition includes four new chapters on evaluating the role of social validity, connect diversity, equity, and inclusion concept of social validity and how to ethically incorporate it into everyday decisions. This edition also includes section on ethical delivery. Presents a detailed description of the evidence-based practice of applied behavior analysis as it applies to ASDOffers a decision-making framework that helps clinicians integrate the best available evidence with client values and contextGuides practitioners through the process of assessing treatment outcomes that fit with client values and contextual variablesProvides concrete examples for various age groups
Tootekood: 33240706GTIN: 9780578758015Popular medicine & health
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, Author: Kasper van der Meulen, ISBN-13: 9780578758015, Date of issue: 2020
Reclaim yourself from childhood trauma―evidence-based strategies for healing complex PTSDRepetitive trauma during childhood can impact your emotional development, creating a ripple effect that carries into adulthood. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a physical and psychological response to these repeated traumatic events. A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD contains research-based strategies, tools, and support for individuals working to heal from their childhood trauma. You don’t have to be a prisoner of your past.Learn the skills necessary to improve your physical and mental health with practical strategies taken from the most effective therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic psychology. When appropriately addressed, the wounds of your past no longer need to interfere with your ability to live a meaningful and satisfying life.This book includes:Understand C-PTSD―Get an in-depth explanation of complex PTSD, including its symptoms, its treatment through various therapies, and more.Address the symptoms―Discover evidence-based strategies for healing the symptoms of complex PTSD, like avoidance, depression, emotional dysregulation, and hopelessness.Real stories―Relate to others’ experiences with complex PTSD with multiple real-life examples included in each chapter.Start letting go of the pain from your past―A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD can help show you how.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 104, Publishers: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Author: John Gibbons, ISBN-13: 9781718227019, Date of issue: 2023
This book covers point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in a practical, problem oriented and illustrated manner. It begins with introduction to the basic principles of medical ultrasound imaging and ultrasound guided interventions and outlines point of care ultrasound in a lucid manner for rapid learning for medical students as well as practitioners. It contains chapters on ultrasound of the airways, thoracic ultrasound including lungs and transthoracic screening echocardiogram, vascular assessment, ultrasound of the abdomen for focussed trauma assessment, gastric volume assessment and ultrasound guided interventions such as vascular cannulations, pleurocentesis, etc. along with some of the latest point of care ultrasound techniques such as ocular assessment and assessment of the fetus and placenta in the operation theatre. This book will help the intensivist, emergency physician and anesthesiologist to learn the basics of POCUS, which ostensibly, is the future of medical practice. It also includes objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) questions after every chapter as well as multiple choice questions (MCQs) that will benefit the students greatly. The book also includes videos from some of the celebrated practitioners of POCUS providing a unique learning experience. This book is suited for students, trainees and practitioners alike. The modules of POCUS described here are part of the curriculum of anesthesiology in the UK, USA, Singapore, Australia/ New Zealand and most of the countries. The book also covers the curriculum of POCUS in critical care and emergency medicine courses.
In this groundbreaking book, Knight shows how the Qabalah and its basic diagram, the Tree of Life, is a system of relationships among mystical symbols that can be used to gain access to the hidden reaches of the mind. He also demonstrates how the Qabalah is applicable to all mystical traditions and religious beliefs, including Christian mysticism, Greek, Egyptian and Celtic mythologies, and even Native American beliefs. It is indeed symbolic of our universal search for the Divine. Included here are two books in one. The first compares the Western Mystery Tradition with the Eastern system of yoga, analyzes the Tree of Life in full detail, and describes the practical application and theories of Qabalistic symbolism. The second gives the most comprehensive analysis ever published of the twenty-two "Paths of Concealed Glory" that join the Spheres of the Tree of Life taking into account the Hebrew alphabet, astrological signs, and tarot trumps. A large section explores the history of tarot design and the varying systems of correspondence with the Tree of Life.
Eczema can be a devastating condition, yet friends, family and even healthcare professionals dismiss it. How many times do you hear others say it is only eczema. Yet they are wrong, eczema ruins lives. Your child is suffering, they are not sleeping, you ar
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 254, Publishers: Imprint, Author: Luiz Santos,Michael Thompson, ISBN-13: 9786599810565, Date of issue: 2025
Meet Philippa, a courageous pheasant with the determination to make her forest home safer - and better - for everyone!Philippa Pheasant is a bright little bird who lives in the woods near the village of Fairhurst. But every time Philippa tries to cross the Old Oak Road, she is nearly knocked down pancake flat - and she's had enough! She's on the way to tell the villagers what for, when she stumbles across something very interesting... A tall lady, in a bright yellow uniform, standing in the middle of the road. Philippa has never seen the cars stop like that before! Which gives her an idea... Can she, Philippa, make her own bright outfit and little lollipop stick? Can she help all her critter friends cross the road, and get where they need to go?With spectacular bucolic artwork, and a plucky protagonist at its heart, this is Briony May Smith at her finest.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 32, Publishers: CANDLEWICK BOOKS, Author: Briony May Smith, ISBN-13: 9781536228489, Date of issue: 2023
This special re-print edition of Flamant's book "A Practical Treatise on Olive Growing" offers insight into the early history of olive growing in California. Written in 1887, this classic text provides a picture in time of the earliest introduction of the
Merit Voss est une fille un peu bizarre. Elle collectionne, par exemple, des trophées qu'elle n'a pas gagnés. C'est en voulant en acquérir un nouveau dans une brocante qu'elle fait la connaissance d'un séduisant jeune homme : Sagan. Il lui plaît immédiatement mais elle va vite réaliser que l'alchimie qu'elle a perçue entre eux a peu de chances de se développer. Rien n'est jamais simple dans la famille Voss. Son père et sa mère sont séparés officiellement mais vivent encore sous le même toit, celui d'une église désaffectée. Elle supporte mal l'ambiance qui y règne entre des parents qui semblent l'ignorer et des frères et soeur dont elle se sent de moins en moins proche.Mais le pire est peut-être à venir quand elle découvre que les apparences sont parfois trompeuses. Quand la vérité se dévoile, lorsque des secrets bien gardés commencent à émerger, Merit est confrontée à une tâche difficile : remettre toutes ses certitudes en question.
Tootekood: 20115843GTIN: 9781250177193Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
In this fourth book in the illustrated Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series, a young Callie Vee tackles a conundrum involving the rambunctious family dog and some very prickly quillsWhen the Tate family dog, Ajax, has a run
Don't miss this sensational romantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast that gets steamier with every book! Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout!_________________________A PRINCE BY MORNING.A BEAST BY NIGHTFALL.There is a curse on fae Prince Kalyll's blood: an ailment that, if revealed, could destroy his kingdom. His only hope is Daniella, a human with magical healing abilities. She lives in the human realm but occasionally journeys into Elf-Hame to collect medical supplies.The next time Daniella leaves her realm, she is swiftly kidnapped by three mysterious Fae and forced into a quest to the top of Mount Ruin, the only place where Kalyll can be healed.The path is fraught with danger, and with the prince's sudden personality shifts and nightly disappearances, it seems that Kayll is also hiding a terrible secret. Trying to resist her growing attraction to him, Daniella begins to realise that while the quest may take her life, it is her heart that will need protection . . .Don't miss the other books in this series, A CAGE SO GILDED and A COURT SO DARK . . ._________________________ Readers can't get enough of this series! 'If you are looking for something darker than your average Disney Fairytale, with captivating and enticing happenings, interesting and intriguing characters, lots of spice, and an ending that begs you to jump right into book 2, then you just have to read A Prince So Cruel!' 'I couldn't put this first book down, it was full of intrigue, fae fantasy world so beautifully described and romance. Just brilliant!' 'I was totally hooked' 'This was the perfect mix of everything I wanted when looking for my next read and Ingrid did indeed deliver.' 'I loved every single second of the story it was like a dream coming true'
"Rich in mysteries, enlivened by surprises, and suffused with suspense. It is so beautifully wrought, it reminds us why we love to read, and there can be no higher praise." -- Booklist (starred review) Vango has been in danger for as long
A Princess of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine from February-July, 1912. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel
From Kate Golden, author of the instant bestseller and viral phenomenon A Dawn of Onyx, comes the next seductive, sweeping, action-packed installment in her addictive Sacred Stones trilogy. A prophecy of death. A weapon of hope.A sacrifice of love. Arwen Valondale is sailing for the mysterious Kingdom of Citrine after the battle of Siren's Bay. Reeling from shocking revelations and her newfound powers, Arwen directs all of her pain and rage toward the man who betrayed her: King Kane Ravenwood.Kane's presence is unavoidable as he travels with Arwen and her friends to seek the Blade of the Sun, a legendary weapon inextricably tied to her fate and the future of the realm. Even an uneasy truce proves difficult as Arwen fights against her unresolved feelings for Kane, who is willing to become darkness itself to protect her. As Arwen faces creatures, foes, and magic beyond her wildest imaginings, she must discover the secrets of her past to defeat the monstrous Fae king Lazarus.But finding the light within might mean the death of her and everyone she loves.
Tootekood: 46105981GTIN: 9781405974042Autobiography: historical, political & military
"In the stirring first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political educa
Tootekood: 33118796GTIN: 9781524763169Biography: historical, political & military
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office. Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune’s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden. A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of "hope and change,” and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible. This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 340, Publishers: LEGARE STREET PR, Author: John Mackenzie, ISBN-13: 9781015755390, Date of issue: 2022
Tootekood: 39275083GTIN: 9791097088514Gender studies, gender groups
Parmi les livres les plus appréciés et les plus lus de bell hooks, À propos d'amour est un texte singulier. Avec sa perspicacité habituelle et ses talents de vulgarisatrice, l'autrice afroféministe s'y attaque à une thématique rarement abordée de front en théorie politique. Définissant l'amour comme un acte et non comme un sentiment, bell hooks démonte tous les obstacles que la culture patriarcale oppose à des relations d'amour saines, et envisage un art d'aimer qui ne se résume pas au frisson de l'attraction ou à la simple tendresse. Recourant à la philosophie morale comme à la psychologie, elle s'en prend au cynisme narquois qui entoure les discussions au sujet de l'amour, et s'attache à redonner toute sa noblesse à la possibilité de l'amour, dans une perspective féministe.
Jaime Lorente nos presenta A propósito de tu boca, un poemario quelleva escribiendo desde que iba al colegio. Un texto personal ysensible sobre su visión del amor y de su forma de experimentarlo yvivirlo. En el libro conviven dos mundos muy extremos, uno muy blancoy otro más oscuro, que pertenecen a lo más íntimo del autor.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honour the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of 'what do people need?' is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They're going to need to ask it a lot.
Hop into the world of Peter Rabbit and his friends in this charming board book It's a wild, autumn evening and the Rabbit family is on their way to get a pumpkin. The woods are windy and dark, but Peter Rabbit is definitely NOT scared. Not even
