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THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025'The best memoir you will read all year' NICK HORNBY'A triumphant meditation on loss, literature and the unspoken'GUARDIAN'Curious and idiosyncratic and enjoyable'ZADIE SMITH'Darkly moving and heart-wrenchingly funny'MARIE CLAIREThe internationally bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews, returns with a singular memoir celebrating disobedient memory, wit, writing and life.'Why do you write?' the organiser of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews - all of them unsatisfactory to the organiser - surfaces new layers of grief, guilt and futility connected to her sister's suicide. She has been keeping up, she realises, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or a tragedy.A book of the year in the Guardian, New Yorker, TIME, Washington Post, New Statesman, NPR,Irish Times and LitHub.'Toews knows exactly how to extract hilarity from horrifying events' THE TIMES'Memoir perfection ... I adored it'CARIAD LLOYD, author of You Are Not Alone'I can't get enough of Miriam's Toews' writing'NINA STIBBE, author of Went to London, Took the Dog'Beautiful, hilarious, devastating' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Blue Hour'Brilliant ... it broke my heart in the best of ways' SHARLENE TEO, author of Ponti'A grief memoir in the vein of Joan Didion's Blue Nights'NEW YORK TIMESA Truce That Is Not Peacewas a #1 bestseller in Canada in w/c 06/09/2025

“Thought-provoking—a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history."  —Kirkus (starred review)<BR><BR> Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.<BR><BR>Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation's past—and present—so we can view history as never before.<BR><BR> A True History of the United States was inspired by a course that Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. With chapter titles such as "Patriots or Insurgents?" and "The Decade That Roared and Wept", A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis.<BR> <BR><BR>- Essential reading for every American with a conscience.- Meticulously researched, Sjursen provides a more complete sense of history and encourages readers to view our country objectively.- Sjursen’s powerful storytelling reveals balanced portraits of key figures and the role they played. <BR>"Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie . . . He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become."  —Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Farewell Tour

Cardinal Ratzinger addresses the challenges and responsibilities that both the Church and society in Europe face after the collapse of Marxism. Both liberalism and Marxism have denied religion the right to have any influence on public affairs and the common future of humanity. Since there is also a great spiritual emptiness growing in the West with the increased secularization, consumerism and hedonism, Ratzinger's comments apply as much, if not more, to the United States as well. With the downfall of Marxism, religion has been discovered anew as an ineradicable force for both the individual and society. While there is renewed interest in religion, the dangers also exist to lay hold of religion as an instrument to serve various political ideas. Ratzinger, whose theological work has often dealt with the "reasons for our faith," reflects upon the various problems facing humanity at this turning point of our history and offers genuine hope based upon a deep Christian faith. He also addressed the critical role that the Church has in relationship to the world and the essential task of bringing Christ back into our culture.

This memoir is more than a recollection of events-it is an autobiographical litany of thanksgiving, a sacred remembering shaped by over forty years of pastoral ministry, public witness, and personal transformation. Structured as a reflective 100-day countdown into retirement, the book unfolds as a series of journaled meditations that weave together memory, meaning, and ministry.At its heart is the enduring image of a "turtle on a fence"-a metaphor of grace and communal investment that frames the author's life as one lifted, carried, and sustained by others. With honesty and reverence, Alvin C. Bernstine bears witness to the many hands, voices, and souls who nurtured, corrected, challenged, and sheltered a young, severely at-risk African American boy into a life he could not have imagined for himself.Beginning in the fragile yet faithful world of a family marked by hope and wounded by personal, social, economic, and ecclesial disappointments, the narrative traces a journey across geographies and generations-from Oakland to Dallas, from Dallas to Nashville, from Nashville to Brooklyn. Along the way, a diverse and often unlikely community converges to shape one life, revealing how place, people, and providence collaborate in the making of a calling.But this work does not stop at storytelling. It is also a reflective theology of Black life, a meditation on preaching as both vocation and survival, and a set of hard-earned lessons on emotional awareness, resilience, leadership, and liberation. Through stories, reflections, and pastoral insight, the author explores what it means to preach with integrity, to live with emotional truth, and to serve a people whose faith has been forged in struggle and sustained through collective memory.In the end, this is a drama of redemption-not sentimental, but hard-won-made possible by one of the most enduring and generative institutions in the world: the African American Church. It is a testimony to the power of community, the necessity of witness, and the mystery of grace that lifts turtles onto fences-and calls them to help lift others.

Dive into this stunning guide that explores the underwater world, its wildlife, the challenges it's facing and how you can help to protect it.Join your sea turtle guide as you navigate every inch of our oceans, from the sunlit surface to the deepest, darkest depths.This beautiful book will help you explore the five oceans on our planet, meeting the creatures who live there and finding out just how their incredible surroundings work. From tides and currents, to migrations and conservation, see our oceans in action and learn how you can help to save them. This is a great follow-up to the very successful A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky, as it introduces young readers to our oceans, the underwater wildlife and the natural phenomena that take place as well as discussing the challenges we're currently facing and what we can do to help save our big blue world. The book contains a glossary and is suitable for children aged 6+.Written by expert author Catherine Barr, who previously worked as the Greenpeace Sea Turtle campaigner, and with gorgeous artwork from celebrated illustrator Brendan Kearney, this is a must-have for all young readers.

'Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' - The Daily TelegraphA Twist in the Tale is a cunningly constructed, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.<BR><BR>*****<BR><BR>A man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. After he accuses her of being unfaithful, an argument ensues, during which he strikes her and leaves her for dead. Departing unseen, he tips off the police so that another man is arrested - and charged. Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder' . . . ?<BR><BR>Elsewhere, a man attends a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference; a self-assured chess champion plays a beautiful woman for stakes far higher than cash; a finance minister must crack the secrets of a Swiss bank; and eating cornflakes leads to a lifelong rivalry. From Africa to the Middle East, London to Beijing, Archer takes us to places we've never seen and introduces us to people we'll never forget . . .<BR><BR>***** <BR><BR>Praise for Jeffrey Archer's short stories:<BR><BR>'Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining . . . Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories' - The Times<BR><BR>'Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements. Enjoyable, suspense-filled rival to Roald Dahl' - Daily Express<BR><BR>'Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original short stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise' - The New York Times<BR><BR>'Archer hits the bull's eye with an exemplary collection' - Daily Mail<BR><BR>'The economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime and justice doesn't always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story' - Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>Jeffrey Archer's book Traitors Gate was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-09-25.

Mercenary. Survivor. Queen.<BR><BR>Casia Greythorne's world has been shattered. Still reeling from a devastating loss and the revelation of an identity she wasn't ready for, she must now also master the strange magic that's awakening within her.<BR><BR>But first she must lead her friends through cursed lands and the dwellings of the gods, away from the crumbling empire and the king-emperor who clutches the crown with ever-bloodier hands. All while knowing the true threat may be someone she came dangerously close to falling for. . .<BR><BR>Elander Revenmar thought he knew who he was. He had a mission, a god he was content to serve. Then came a woman he should have stayed away from; whose life he never should have saved.<BR><BR>Because salvation comes with a cost.<BR><BR>And some debts must be paid in blood.

Disney's New York Times best-selling series presents a rich anthology filled with all-new what-if twists, such as What if Snow White learned magic? What if Mulan became the emperor's advisor? And what if Remy the rat met Colette first?<BR><BR>Edited by New York Times best-selling author, Elizabeth Lim, this Twisted Tale anthology features sixteen twisted short stories with new takes on fan-favorite Disney films. Swoon as Ariel and Eric meet right after the Little Mermaid saves her prince; join Tiana and Naveen on a race to get back to Maldonia; take a ride on a pirate space ship with Jim Hawkins; and uncover just what power Tinker Bell's pixie dust holds.<BR><BR>Written by veteran Twisted Tale authors, Elizabeth Lim, Liz Braswell, Jen Calonita, and Farrah Rochon, and featuring captivating contributions from best-selling authors, Livia Blackburne, M.K. England, Micol Ostow, and Kristina Perez, this collection filled with magic, intrigue, and charm is a must-have for Disney and fairy tale fans alike.<BR><BR>For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series:<BR><BR>- A Whole New World by Liz Braswell- Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell- As Old As Time by Liz Braswell- Reflection by Elizabeth Lim- Part of Your World by Liz Braswell- Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita- Conceal, Don’t Feel by Jen Calonita- Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell- So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim- Unbirthday by Liz Braswell- Go the Distance by Jen Calonita- What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell- Almost There by Farrah Rochon- When You Wish Upon a Star by Elizabeth Lim

Fan-favorites from the New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series, now available as paperbacks!<BR>This box set features Straight On Till Morning, Unbirthday, Go the Distance, and an exclusive poster.<BR><BR>For those who wonder: What if . . .?<BR><BR>For years, the Twisted Tale series has been beguiling readers who dare to ask how the story might end differently, if only one thing changed. Now, for the first time, three fan-favorite tales are packaged together—as paperbacks!<BR><BR>This box set includes paperback editions of such fan-favorites as:<BR>- Straight On Till Morning (What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land with Captain Hook?)- Unbirthday (What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?)- Go the Distance (What if Meg had to become a Greek god?)- An exclusive Twisted Tale poster

In recent years, international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have described U.S.-led drone strikes in Pakistan, Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere as atrocities and even war crimes. Both the International Committee of the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch have asked whether the United States is violating the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), with Human Rights Watch suggesting that the United States should be prosecuted for its actions. At the same time, the International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) has called for greater regulation of what they term "killer robots." How might military leaders best respond to these allegations? In this insightful analysis, Dr. Mary Manjikian offers a framework for understanding the different types of anti-drone arguments made by policymakers, NGOs, academics, and other states.

Domestic violence, a serious and far-reaching social problem, has generated two key debates among researchers. The first debate is about gender and domestic violence. Some scholars argue that domestic violence is primarily male-perpetrated, others that women are as violent as men in intimate relationships. Johnson's response to this debate--and the central theme of this book--is that there is more than one type of intimate partner violence. Some studies address the type of violence that is perpetrated primarily by men, while others are getting at the kind of violence that women areinvolved in as well. Because there has been no theoretical framework delineating types of domestic violence, researchers have easily misread one another's studies.The second major debate involves how many women are abused each year by their partners. Estimates range from two to six million. Johnson's response once again comes from this book's central theme. If there is more than one type of intimate partner violence, then the numbers depend on what type you're talking about.Johnson argues that domestic violence is not a unitary phenomenon. Instead, he delineates three major, dramatically different, forms of partner violence: intimate terrorism, violent resistance, and situational couple violence. He roots the conceptual distinctions among the forms of violence in an analysis of the role of power and control in relationship violence and shows that the failure to make these basic distinctions among types of partner violence has produced a research literature that is plagued by both overgeneralizations and ostensibly contradictory findings. This volume begins the work of theorizing forms of domestic violence, a crucial first step to a better understanding of these phenomena among scholars, social scientists, policy makers, and service providers.

Be your perfect weight in 18 months! A U. S. Marine's Manual is my personal story on how I achieved and maintain my perfect weight. This is a practical manual and journal not a philosophy, religious, science or exercise book. This manual will guide you on a weight control system that will not fail if followed. Most diets restrict what and how much you can eat and drink, but this manual will not tell you any of these restrictions. This weight loss system requires no calorie counting, tonics, fasting, flushing, wraps, or restrictions. It gets your mind right, and focuses on your goal of perfect weight and health. If you don't know the weight you want to be, you will never get the weight you want. Once you have picked your perfect weight you have to decide to make it happen. Remember today is the first day of the rest of your life, so why not change your life and get healthy and maintain your perfect weight. This manual will guide you on your journey to perfect weight and the health that goes with your success. Decide to improve your life and never give up and you will reach your goal.

'History, stories, recipes and beautiful illustrations' - OLINA HERCULES<BR><BR> 'Christmas brings the indestructibility of hope in times of the greatest hopelessness. As long as we celebrate this holiday, we can neither be defeated nor destroyed. This is the message that Ukraine is trying to convey to the world. And this is what our book is about.'<BR><BR> From Christmas music to gifts and food, as well as a look back through the country's rich and troubled history through the perspective of the festive season, this beautifully illustrated and powerful book introduces readers to Ukraine's unique Christmas traditions. In a country where East and West meet, this is a fascinating and unmissable guide to capturing the spirit of one of the most important times of year and a powerful reminder of the strength of holding on to your culture and beliefs, even as others try to take everything from you.<BR><BR> 'Sings of the independence of Ukraine yet ensures you feel the connecting hand of warmth, understanding, and friendship ... So profoundly meaningful and powerful, A Ukrainian Christmas ensures that you never lose sight of the true meaning of these festivities and how important they are in the lives of so many people' - LOVEREADING<BR><BR><BR> 'Richly illustrated ... from Christmas music to gifts and food, it introduces readers to festive traditions followed in Ukraine' - Caroline Sanderson, THE BOOKSELLER<BR><BR> The Publisher is making a donation to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal on publication of this book.<BR>  

The central argument of A Universe from Nothing stems from three discoveries about the nature of the universe: First, that the total energy of our universe if precisely zero, a fact that didnt have to be true, and is highly suggestive. It is hard to imagine how a universe that arose from nothing could have been any different, or why a universe that didnt should be so finely tuned. Second, quantum mechanics, when applied to the universe, requires something to come from nothing. Put more simply perhaps: nothingness is unstable. At a microscopic scale quantum mechanics implies all systems are fluctuating, exploring all possible allowed states at any instant. One with zero total energy can expand outward forever so that empty space is therefore destined to give birth to a universe that has the characteristics that ours has.Finally, physicists have recently begun to address the origin of the existence of space and the laws of physics--and how these change over time. The knowledge that our universe will be quite different in the far future has profound implications for the future of the universe and everything in it.

Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place.<BR><BR>“Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than nothing?”<BR><BR>One of the few prominent scientists today to have crossed the chasm between science and popular culture, Krauss describes the staggeringly beautiful experimental observations and mind-bending new theories that demonstrate not only can something arise from nothing, something will always arise from nothing. With a new preface about the significance of the discovery of the Higgs particle, A Universe from Nothing uses Krauss’s characteristic wry humor and wonderfully clear explanations to take us back to the beginning of the beginning, presenting the most recent evidence for how our universe evolved—and the implications for how it’s going to end. <BR><BR>Provocative, challenging, and delightfully readable, this is a game-changing look at the most basic underpinning of existence and a powerful antidote to outmoded philosophical, religious, and scientific thinking.

'Fascinating stories are accompanied by beautiful illustrations which give a unique perspective to the worlds beyond our world and the stories we share about them.' – Armadillo Magazine<BR><BR>Journey through the starry skies (and beyond!) with this illustrated collection of stories from around the world.  <BR><BR>This enchanting anthology gathers folktales and legends exploring the brightness of the sun, the gentle glow of the moon, the constellations that shine across our skies . . . and heavenly realms beyond our imagination!<BR><BR>Stories include: - The Story of the Sun Child (Tonga): The story of a child born to a woman and the sun, who asks for a gift from the moon.¿ - The Moon Goddess (China):¿The story of the goddess Chang'e – and how she goes on to make her home on the moon. - The Earth Giants (Mexico): The story of two giants who walked upon the earth in the days of the Mayan people. - The First Grasshopper (Greece): The story of Eos, goddess of the Dawn and her love for the prince of Troy Tithonus.¿ - M¿ui Snares the Sun (M¿ori): The story of M¿ui and his brothers and their plan to create longer days by slowing down the sun.¿ - Ka Nam¿(India):¿ The story of Ka Nam on an adventure through the realm of the sky, where she finds the golden palace of the sun.¿ <BR>Each story is expertly retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister and brought to life with rich and detailed illustrations by bestselling artist Zanna Goldhawk. <BR><BR>A Universe Full of Stories is a stunning treasury to spark curiosity about the natural world while celebrating storytelling traditions across cultures – perfect for little stargazers and their families to enjoy together.  <BR><BR>The World Full of... series is a collection of beautiful hardback story treasuries. Also available: A Year Full of Stories, A World Full of Animal Stories, A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories, A World Full of Dickens Stories, A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals, A Bedtime Full of Stories, A World Full of Spooky Stories, A World Full of Winter Stories, An Ocean Full of Stories.  

Planet Earth has been a familiar concept for a mere fraction of recorded history. Until about the mid-1600s, most humans thought of Earth as immobile, likely either dim or simply invisible from the Moon or anywhere else in the heavens, and not (like the planets) participating in what Galileo called "the dance of the stars." A Universe of Earths: Our Planet and Other Worlds, from Copernicus to NASA retraces the exhilarating story of how all that changed, and how we came to perceive the Earth as a "wandering star." It's a story that has vastly augmented and enriched our understanding of how Earth and its inhabitants fit into the big picture of the Cosmos. But almost as soon as humans started to grasp that Earth is a planet, many also began wondering if perhaps the other planets might be earths. This bold conjecture ignited the whole gripping history and literature of space travel, of extraterrestrials, of other worlds. And yet the thesis that the Universe is full of other worlds like Earth has from the start been fuelled more by imagination than by scientific evidence. For all its appeal, it has consistently been undermined by observations of the actual Universe. A Universe of Earths offers a surprising alternative to that "other worlds" account, one that releases humans not only from the pre-Copernican view of Earth as low, lowly, dark, a cosmic sump, but also from the persistent modern aspersion of Earth as cosmically ordinary, "mediocre," "dethroned." Instead, from Copernicus to the present, we are confronted with the bracing realization that Earth is in the classical sense a star, a dynamically wandering one, and a bright, maybe even peerless participant in the dance of the stars.

BOOK 6 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while this delicious series unfolds' Janice HallettChristmas in Champton, and Daniel and Neil Vanloo are reluctantly conscripted into the Cathedral's choir. The town is buzzing with preparations, festive merriment prevails, and the concert goes without a hitch.That is, until a warbling soloist steps forward: and falls to his death before he can finish the note. And Daniel suspects it wasn't a fall, but a push . . .Can Daniel and Detective Inspector Vanloo solve the mystery and catch the Christmas killer?

A User's Guide to Capitalism and Schizophrenia is a playful and emphatically practical elaboration of the major collaborative work of the French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. When read along with its rigorous textual notes, the book also becomes the richest scholarly treatment of Deleuze's entire philosophical oeuvre available in any language. Finally, the dozens of explicit examples that Brian Massumi furnishes from contemporary artistic, scientific, and popular urban culture make the book an important, perhaps even central text within current debates on postmodern culture and politics.Capitalism and Schizophrenia is the general title for two books published a decade apart. The first, Anti-Oedipus, was a reaction to the events of May/June 1968; it is a critique of "state-happy" Marxism and "school-building" strains of psychoanalysis. The second, A Thousand Plateaus, is an attempt at a positive statement of the sort of nomad philosophy Deleuze and Guattari propose as an alternative to state philosophy.

A heartwarming and hilarious comedy manga about a hot vampire who just wants to unwind and the family who runs the bathhouse where he crashes. Escape to a world of steam and relaxation...and get the blood flowing!<BR><BR>A full story in one volume!<BR><BR>Luka Edelmondt Finsternis is your picture-perfect vampire--he’s good looking, he’s regal... He’s also usually incredibly hungover and exhausted, and wants nothing more than a change of pace from his routine! When he takes a peek into the human world, he finds just the cure he’s looking for--a relaxing Japanese bathhouse that will surely cure him of his hangover and rejuvenate him from head to toe. To blow his fatigue out of the water, Luka pays a visit to Full Moon Baths where he meets the bathhouse’s eldest son, Sakura. But between the bathhouse being short staffed and taking care of his little brother, Sakura has enough to worry about without a bougie vampire being added to the mix!

Longlisted for the American Library in Paris book award 2026<BR>A Shortlist 'Must Read' non-fiction book<BR><BR>A glorious fusion of history and art, A Vast Horizon tells the story of Pablo Picasso and his free-spirited friends, including Lee Miller and Man Ray, in the tumultuous years around the Second World War.<BR><BR>'Inspired' - The New York Times<BR>'Excellent and revealing' - Antony Penrose, Lee Miller Archives<BR>'At once intimate and expansive' - Clare Mulley, author of Agent Zo<BR>'Ingenious and beguiling' - Literary Review<BR><BR>Late summer 1937. Europe is inching towards war. In the South of France a group of friends picnic in a secluded clearing. The women have peeled down their dresses to their waists. A couple kiss playfully while the others look on, laughing. The moment is captured in Lee Miller's now-iconic image.<BR><BR>Some of the friends are well known, others less so: the dancer Ady Fidelin, the poet Paul Éluard and his wife Nusch, the Surrealists Man Ray and Roland Penrose. They are spending the summer with fellow artists Dora Maar, Eileen Agar and Pablo Picasso.<BR><BR>In A Vast Horizon biographer Anna Thomasson tells the story of their creativity, friendships and pursuit of freedom set against the tense political backdrop of the 1930s, the Second World War and its aftermath. Tracing their lives through their photographs, artworks, poems and letters, from the heady weeks of creativity, sex and collaboration of that Mediterranean summer through the tumultuous years that followed, it is the story of rebellious lives and the redemptive power of art.

A story of friendship, love, and the pursuit of art—including Pablo Picasso, Lee Miller, Paul Éluard, and Man Ray—set against the precarious backdrop of the late 1930s, World War II, and its aftermath.<BR><BR>“Thomasson captures the creative and sexual ferment of the group of talented free spirits—Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, Man Ray, the photographer Lee Miller and the poet Paul Éluard among them—who took over the hotel in the summer of 1937, in an exuberant last gasp of artistic abandon as World War II loomed.”—The New York Times Book Review<BR><BR>Late summer 1937. Europe is inching toward war. In the South of France a group of friends picnic in a secluded clearing. The women have peeled down their dresses to their waists. Shoes have been cast aside. A couple kiss playfully while the others look on, laughing. The moment is captured in a now-iconic image by photographer Lee Miller.<BR> <BR>Some of the friends—the dancer Ady Fidelin, the poet Paul Éluard and his wife Nusch, the Surrealists Man Ray and Roland Penrose—are well-known, others less so. They are spending the summer at the Hôtel Vaste Horizon in Mougins with fellow artists Dora Maar, Eileen Agar, and Pablo Picasso. <BR> <BR>In this evocative setting, biographer Anna Thomasson traces the group’s individual and intertwined lives through the photographs they took, the art they made, and the poems and letters they wrote. From the heady, fertile weeks of creativity, sex, and collaboration of that Mediterranean summer through the tumultuous years that followed, this is the story of rebellious lives and the redemptive power of art.

The science behind global warming, and its history: how scientists learned to understand the atmosphere, to measure it, to trace its past, and to model its future.Global warming skeptics often fall back on the argument that the scientific case for global warming is all model predictions, nothing but simulation; they warn us that we need to wait for real data, "sound science.” In A Vast Machine Paul Edwards has news for these skeptics: without models, there are no data. Today, no collection of signals or observations—even from satellites, which can "see” the whole planet with a single instrument—becomes global in time and space without passing through a series of data models. Everything we know about the world's climate we know through models. Edwards offers an engaging and innovative history of how scientists learned to understand the atmosphere—to measure it, trace its past, and model its future.

A lorry crashes on one of the treacherous bends in the Italian Dolomites, spilling a terrible cargo . . .<BR><BR> A prominent international layer is found dead in the carriage of an intercity train at Saint Lucia . . .<BR><BR> Can the two tragedies possibly be connected?<BR><BR> Commissario Guido Brunetti digs deep into the secret lives of the once great and good for the answer. For in a seedy Venetian bar lies the clue to an evil crime network reaching far beyond the laguna. But it will take another violent death in Venice before the forces of justice can even begin to proceed . . .

The enthralling conclusion to Judy I. Lin's Book of Tea duology-#1 New York Times bestseller A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet-is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo.<BR><BR>A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust.<BR><BR>Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi-a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making-has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne.<BR><BR>But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...

The enthralling conclusion to Judy I. Lin's Book of Tea duology—"A Magic Steeped in Poison" and "A Venom Dark and Sweet"—is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo. A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust.<BR><BR>Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi—a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making—has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne.<BR><BR>But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...

Welcome back to the tiny Highland village of Locharran, where Ally McKinley - guesthouse owner and accidental detective - is about to stumble upon another dead body... and her next case.When Ally McKinley hears that well-known novelist Jodi Jones is going to host a writers' retreat at the hotel just down the road, she's delighted to offer rooms at her little guesthouse for some of the attendees. Ally is thrilled to join the group for one of their first sessions - but the retreat has barely begun before she finds the famous writer strangled in the ladies' bathroom!The cake tin and teapot come out at the little guesthouse in the Highlands as Ally begins to question her bookish guests. Accusations of plagiarism and infidelity start flying and it's clear that more than one of the retreat attendees had a grudge against Jodi. But could any of them have resorted to murder?When Ally discovers a diary in Jodi's bedroom at the guesthouse with several pages ripped out of it, she thinks she's close to cracking the case. But the plot thickens when another of the aspiring writers is found dead, only hours after she said she knew the identity of Jodi's killer. Not only is the murderer still in Locharran, they're desperate to stop Ally getting to the truth. With her faithful puppy Flora by her side, can Ally unravel the clues and solve the mystery before she's written out of the story for good?A totally gripping and bookish cozy mystery set in the Scottish Highlands from bestselling author Dee MacDonald. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Clare Chase.Readers are loving A Very Bookish Murder: 'Definitely merits more than 5 stars... one of my favourite reads of the year so far!... Laugh out loud... just brilliant. I'm looking forward to book four already.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I LOVE Ally McKinley!... Felt like a warm hot toddy for the soul and took me back to my time in Scotland... I can't wait for the next book.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was hooked from the start, right to the end... Excellent... Perfect.' Mostly Murder, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel like I'm right there in the Scottish Highlands... I slipped right back into their world and didn't want to leave... Warm, charming, and hard to put down... an absolute must.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely delightful!... Such a gripping cozy mystery... my new favorite author for cozy mysteries!' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my goodness... absolutely captivating! Filled with twists and turns... kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end... I highly recommend it!' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was completely charmed... Drew me in right away with its cozy B&B setting... A clever, book-themed murder that felt tailor-made for book lovers.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Spot-on. It's ideal to read if you're hiding in your shed on Boxing Day!' Prima<BR><BR>The ultimate showcase of the quirks, mishaps and traditions that define British life, all rolled into one bonkers season.<BR><BR>Christmas, as we all know, is a minefield. What the hell do you buy your mother-in-law? How to deal with the inevitable arguments provoked by a simple game of Monopoly? And where should you sit at the dining table to best avoid Grandad when he starts going off about politics?<BR><BR>From navigating the awkwardness of marrying into a Presents After Dinner family to the terrors of staying in someone else's house (especially when they have a weak flush), Very British Problems creator Rob Temple is here to ensure you'll be invited back next year.<BR><BR>'Rob pinpoints the elements of Christmas most likely to tip us over the edge, from tactless gifts and lazy house guests to board game tensions or political debate over dinner.' Daily Telegraph

From the bestselling creator of Very British Problems comes a survival guide every middle-aged Brit has been waiting for...<BR><BR>The midlife crisis is coming for you, whether you like it or not. Early symptoms include browsing bright orange convertibles you can't afford, starting a podcast nobody asked for, the overwhelming urge to get a tattoo that says 'no regrets' (despite having approximately forty years of regrets), and watching the London Marathon thinking, yeah, I could do that!<BR><BR>From navigating the particular grief of realising your doctor looks younger than you to a passionate new interest in the weekly bin schedule, Very British Problems creator Rob Temple is here to guide you through every absurd impulse, bold reinvention and spectacular cringe of the midlife crisis.<BR><BR>Readers love Rob Temple's books:<BR>'What a joyous read'<BR>'The MOST hilarious and the most British of books. Truly funny from cover to cover'<BR>'You can open this book at pretty much any page and find something that will at least make you giggle, if not completely howl with laughter'<BR>'Hilarious observational humour that no doubt resonates with British readers but also provides insight to those of us who only with they were British!'<BR>'A great addition to my Very British Problems book collection. If you love the other books, get this one, you won't be disappointed!'

This is the story of a national obsession.<BR><BR>Ever since the Ratcliffe Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.

A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times • Serious Eats<BR><BR>James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his dad, Jeffrey—hosts of America’s Test Kitchen’s Hunger Pangs—teach you Chinese cooking in funny stories and 100+ recipes “doable for any cook” (New York Times).<BR><BR>Join the Kevin and Jeffrey Pang as they share over 100 American Chinese classics, Sichuan street foods, and dim sum favorites! Full of charming stories of growing up in Hong Kong and time-tested insights from the duo’s lifelong love of cooking, A Very Chinese Cookbook is more than a Chinese recipe book—it’s a heartfelt ode to Chinese food, family, and identity. Inside, you’ll find:<BR><BR>• 100+ Chinese recipes covering Cantonese, Sichuan, American Chinese, and other regions<BR>• Personal stories and insights on Chinese culinary history you won’t find anywhere else!<BR>• Easy-to-follow instructions and photos outlining basic Chinese cooking techniques<BR>• A Chinatown shopping guide to help you find the best soy sauce, vinegar, and more<BR><BR>Pairing ATK’s rigorously-tested recipes with the Pangs’ signature mix of humor and instruction, this multi-generational cookbook is very practical, very personal, and very Chinese indeed.

Adventure can be a deadly business.'A marvelous, rollicking tale of derring-do' Peter James'A beautifully written masterclass' Janice Hallett'007 meets Tintin meets Sharpe' Damien Lewis'A delight!' Fern Britton'A superb read' Simon Scarrow'Brilliantly gripping' Susan Lewis'An irresistible adventure' T.L. MogfordIt began in the manner of all the very best adventures: in a coffee house.When one Richard Hannay- intrepid, inquisitive, and on the hunt for intrigue- encounters an old acquaintance in Constantinople, he has an inkling that something thrilling is afoot.Charged with an item of great mystery and import - a washbag, no less!- he soon finds himself in a very dangerous pursuit: from the luxurious confines of the Orient Express to the decks of the Titanic herself, all with the very fate of Europe in his care.Can he slip the net of Count Schwabing, whose long arm stretches from Berlin to the Bosphorus? And what of Madame Zara, the cabaret enchantress - does she play at affection, deception, or something far more deadly?In over his head, often a step - or thirty-nine - behind, but absolutely, resolutely determined to save the day, Hannay is about to embark on an escapade that will test his wits, his courage, and his ability to keep hold of a blasted washbag.THE GRIPPING AND HILARIOUS NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND DIRECTOR BEN MILLER.

When two gruesome deaths occur weeks apart in the city of Tours, Lombard senses a malign coercive force behind both fatalities and finds himself challenging his own loyalties. From the author of the bestselling Follet Valley cosy crime series (over 300,000 copies sold in all formats) - a slickly plotted murder mystery set in France's Loire Valley.

Always trust your heart? Codswallop.In her teens, Janie Osman learned that bad boys are bad news. Fun was overrated, and mundanity became her new goal-two kids, a part-time job, an unremarkable husband, and a deep and meaningful relationship with her battery-operated boyfriend. Only for it all to get torn away in an instant.A move to the cosy village of Engleby seems like the best option, but rebuilding her life isn't easy, especially with two young boys in tow. When a random act of vandalism brings trouble into her life in the form of Eisen Renner, the ultimate bad boy, will she follow her head or her heart? Should she choose security? Or risk everything for love?

A celebratory story of Ramadan! "Porridge? EWWW, no thank you!" When Rayhan wakes up and his dad says there's porridge for breakfast, he's NOT PLEASED. It's Ramadan, so Rayhan decides to FAST. Hooray! But fasting is harder than it looks, and soon Rayhan's tummy is rumbling REALLY LOUD. Can Rayhan make it until sunset for iftar? Or will he learn that he doesn't need to do EVERYTHING that grown-ups do? "Being with you all is my favourite part of Ramadan." - A gentle introduction to the idea of fasting, perfect for little ones who aren't quite ready yet but want to join in - Award-winning author A.M. Dassu's heartfelt story is full of humour and celebraiton, making this a wonderful gift - Abeeha Tariq's gorgeous illustrations being the story to life with vibrant colour and warmth - Featuring a non-fiction spread with a description of Ramadan and a delicious iftar spread!

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature!From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped.Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.

It's 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another new high school. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know her. It terrifies her -they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds - and Shirin has had her guard up against the world for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.

Antony Johnston for A Very Lively Murder to start off the week. "Filled with twists, turns, and (of course!) terrific characters. It kept me guessing to the very end."

Get into the holiday spirit with A Very Merry Christmas Sticker, Color & Activity Book, featuring 70 coloring and activity pages and 100+ stickers.

Set amid the twinkling lights of a snowbound Utah ski town, one woman’s quest to win back her ex leads her instead to a future she didn’t know was possible.<BR><BR> “Delightfully Christmasy and unabashedly queer, this book brought me so much joy!”—Alison Cochrun, USA Today bestselling author of Every Step She Takes <BR><BR>“Your favorite Hallmark movie with a chaotic bisexual twist.”—Susie Dumond, author of Bed and Breakup<BR><BR>Sometimes the route to love is the one you never planned.<BR><BR>It’s the holidays, and Alaina has just been dumped. Determined to have a romantic Christmas, she sets out on a cross-country road trip to surprise her ex-boyfriend and convince him she’s the one. But her plans are derailed when she drives straight into a snowbank. She’s rescued by Priscilla, a terse, unsmiling bookstore owner with zero interest in holiday cheer. Stranded, with her car out of commission, Alaina makes a bucket list of festive adventures to make her ex regret his decision, and to her surprise, Priscilla offers to join her.<BR><BR>Alaina’s plan goes off without a hitch—except that the more time she spends with Priscilla, the less she’s sure of what, or who, she really wants. A heartwarming sapphic romance packed with small-town cheer, A Very Merry Detour explores how true love always makes room for our most authentic selves.

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Spectatorand Waterstones Book of the Year'Shocking and moving' Guardian'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose' The TimesAt eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England's most England's most exclusive boarding schools. Here he reveals the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he experienced in his five years there as pupil.Spencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the vicious brutality of a boys' school in the 1970s. All these years later, Spencer's bafflement at the teachers' motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children in palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he'd never have been believed.Charles Spencer's book 'A Very Private School' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-03-2024.

An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.<BR> <BR>'Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israel’s "new historians".' Avi Shlaim, author of Three Worlds<BR> <BR>The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. It started in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in what was then Ottoman Palestine. Ilan Pappe untangles the history of two peoples, now sharing one land. Going back to the founding fathers of Zionism, Pappe expertly takes us through the twists and turns of international policy towards Israel–Palestine, Palestinian resistance to occupation, and the changes taking place in Israel itself.

Each book in the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting & Reasonably Cheap' series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical, sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.This accessible and affordable introduction to brand management provides an overview of the controversies and debates, leading thinkers and enduring challenges in brands and branding, with one eye on historical context and cultural and critical perspectives throughout.Michael Beverland and Pinar Cankurtaran are Professor and Associate Professor of Brand Strategy at University of Sussex Business School.