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"Everything in your life comes down to how connected you are to your own body. Your relationships, your career, even your self-worth and self-respect are all a reflection of the relationship you have with your body. When things feel out of alignment, overwhelming or "too much," it's a sign that you've already lost communication with yourself and the physical sensations within your body that let you know something is not right. The challenge is that many of us have difficulty even fathoming what a healthyrelationship with our body is. We are overscheduled, overcommitted, and overwhelmed, making it difficult to pay attention to what is happening in the present moment. When the body has been a source of pain, anguish, and trauma, it feels impossible to return to it in a positive way. Many of us have spent years disconnected from our physical sensations, and the thought of reestablishing a healthy connection to the body feels impossible and we don't even know where to begin. Enter BodyTalk, a unique guide to reestablishing connection to your body in order to process difficult emotions, improve mental health, and feel secure in your own skin. Through daily movement exercises and mindful reflection, readers can easily reestablish healthy boundaries and relationships with their own bodies in order to move through challenging emotions and feelings, as well as begin to find balance and a sense of vitality. Over 365 days, you will be guided into more awareness as you're gently challenged to connect and communicate with your body. Through a combination of movement exercises and body-centered journal prompts, you can find your way back to yourself -- your worth, value, confidence, even identity"-- Continuing the conversation started in The Body Keeps the Score and The Complex PTSD Workbook, this book is a guide to reestablishing connection to your body in order to process difficult emotions, improve mental health, and feel secure in your own skin. Everything in your life comes down to how connected you are to your own body. When things feel out of alignment, overwhelming or “too much,” it's a sign that you've already lost communication with yourself and the physical sensations within your body that let you know something is not right. Many of us have difficulty even fathoming what a healthy relationship with our body is. We are overscheduled, overcommitted, and overwhelmed, making it difficult to pay attention to what is happening in the present moment. Many of us have spent years disconnected from our physical sensations, and the thought of reestablishing a healthy connection to the body feels impossible and we don’t even know where to begin. Through daily movement exercises and mindful reflection, BodyTalk will help readers form healthy boundaries and relationships with their own bodies in order to move through challenging emotions and feelings, as well as begin to find balance and a sense of vitality. Over 365 days, you will be guided into more awareness as you're gently challenged to connect and communicate with your body. Through a combination of movement exercises and body-centered journal prompts, you can find your way back to yourself—your worth, value, confidence, even identity. Autorid: Erica Hornthal

Designed for photographers who haven’t memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Canon EOS R7, Rocky Nook’s handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you’re out and about.• Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist• Identify every button and dial on your camera• Learn the essential modes and settings you need to know• Dive deeper with additional features of your camera• Execute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and more• Follow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.) Autorid: Rocky Nook

A Times, Resident and Rough Trade Book of the Year A warm and engaging memoir Guardian A beautifully told odyssey Daily Express A brilliant book Mark Ellen, Word in Your Ear The long overdue reflection of life in The Smiths from their legendary drummer. As a band, the Smiths need no introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987, all four of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts. They are widely lauded as one of the most influential groups of all time. Mike is the last member of the band to release their autobiography and this is his no-holds-barred story of what it was like to play the drums in the Smiths. Throughout his honest and witty reflections, Mike answers the question he and bassist Andy Rourke used to often ask each other: Where did it all go right? A lot of the Smiths past is already canonised. Rather than retelling those well-documented iconic moments, in The Drums, Mike conveys the feeling of his time in the band. His off-piste, frank and witty perspective allows him to re-contextualise fan favourite moments through a beautifully vulnerable, human insight into his life. The written history of the Smiths is not missing an encyclopedic account of everything that happened over the years; but Mikes honest, entertaining and deeply human memoir is what Smiths fans have been waiting for. This book truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of the Smiths. In The Drums, Mike Joyce finally gives us the perspective of the self-confessed biggest Smiths fan in the world who from the start was just some lad from the suburbs of Fallowfield who played the drums. Autorid: Mike Joyce

An Extremely Un-get-atable Place is a lyrical exploration and re-imagining of the time that George Orwell spent in a remote farmhouse called Barnhill on the Isle of Jura in the Hebrides, Scotland, where between 1946-1949 he lived and wrote his classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.Photographer Craig Easton was invited to stay at Barnhill and there made a series of landscape and still life images with his large format 10x8 field camera. The photographs in An Extremely Un-get-atable Place are presented alongside extracts from Orwell’s diaries & letters that he wrote during his life on the island.This is the first book of ‘An Island Trilogy’ – three monographs to be published over the next two years all made in the Scottish Islands. Autorid: Craig Easton

Tashkent, the southernmost metropolis of millions in the Soviet Union, is a city redolent with architectural contrasts and paradoxes. Home to the worlds most beautiful prefabricated buildings, it features a prominent urban duality predicated upon the oriental Old City and the Russian New City. Never was this contrast brought into sharper focus than during the severe earthquake of 1966 which left the New City relatively unscathed but the Old City in ruins. Yet one respite was offered: a rebuilding effort which triggered an upsurge of innovation. The city thus became the face of Seismic Modernism unprecedented in history, the earthquake stimulated the modernisation of urban development in Tashkent. Architects incorporated regional building traditions in their socialist modern designs, including the visually intriguing façade mosaics attributed to the little-known Jarsky brothers. The rebuilding of Tashkent provides a perfect example of Soviet ideas about urban planning in which technical standardisation and social requirements were no more of a contradiction than the design of experimental living concepts and the simultaneous search for an expression of national identity in building. Tashkent thus represents a unique example of radical urban redevelopment in a Soviet megacity with standard designs. Autorid: Philipp Meuser, Clarice Knowles, Dmitrij Chmelnizki

The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster's instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, LightlarkIsla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark's seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven't ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla's midst who don't believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.Alex Aster's intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla's memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.

The bestselling author of The Parasitic Mind shows why empathy in politics leads to civilizational collapse. What happens when a society elevates victimhood to a virtue and decides that punishment is cruel? You get the disease Dr. Gad Saad calls suicidal empathy. And the West may be terminally infected. In his new book, Suicidal Empathy, Saad unleashes a blistering critique of maladaptively irrational altruism that has gripped our culture. This mind parasite hijacked the empathy module of our progressive elite, leading to a catastrophic miscalibration of moral priorities. The results are everywhere: from coddling violent criminals to protecting rapists to branding self-defense as toxic behavior. We are witnessing a civilization in rapid decline. Lunatic policies are instituted because we prioritize the feelings of ostensibly marginalized groups over The Truth, criminals over victims, and squatters over homeowners. This is not humane; it's an active dismantling of the pillars that keep us safe and free. This crisis of empathy creates a horrifying system of inverse morality where the strong and successful are demonized, and the destructive are celebrated. Just look at the insane inversions we tolerate daily: we prefer illegal migrants over our own legal citizens and veterans, permit drug addicts to threaten children's safety in parks, and elevate transgender 'women' above biological women in sports and safe spaces. Common sense is dying in a deluge of misguided compassion. Suicidal Empathy is your wake-up call. Stop ignoring your survival instincts in the name of political correctness. This isn't just misguided policy; it is the ultimate expression of a culture actively choosing its own demise.

The Great Knowledge is a cumulative treasure trove of information on magical and spiritual practices described in written sources dating back to the Iron and Viking Ages. Maria Kvilhaug provides a wealth of source material shining new light on the lore of old, the roles and practices that existed, healers, sorcerers, shapeshifters, berserkers, poets, initiation rites, the genderfluid, and the influence and invocations of spirit beings in the shapes of gods, trolls, giants, elves, norns. For those who have sought accurate, historical, and fact-based information on Seiðr, Volva's, Galdrar, and more, The Great Knowledge is the book that you have been waiting for.

A gripping and twisty historical murder mystery featuring a chemist turned-sleuth who battles ignorance and superstition—as well as killers—in 15th century Estonia Perfect for fans of rich historical mysteries in the tradition of The Name of the Rose and C.J. Sansom’s Shardlake series.The Apothecary Melchior series plunges the reader into 15th century Tallinn when Estonia stands at the edge of Christendom, the Church’s last foothold before the East: a town of foreign merchants and engineers, dominated by the mighty castle of Toompea and the construction of St Olaf's Church, soon to become the tallest building in the world...Apothecary Melchior is a divisive figure in the city: respected for his arcane knowledge and scientific curiosity but also feared for his aura of mystical power. When a mysterious murder occurs in the castle, Melchior is called in to help find the killer and reveals a talent for solving crime. But a serial killer is loose in Tallinn, and Melchior is tested to the limit in a plot with as many twists and turns as the corridors of the castle itself. Melchior uncovers a mystery surrounding St Olaf's church and a secret society that has been controlling the town for years, revealing truths that may spell danger for any who dare to speak them aloud...This 1st book in a series of historical mysteries sees the chemist-turned-sleuth Melchior battle ignorance and superstition—as well as a dangerous killer—in a richly atmospheric medieval setting. Autorid: Indrek Hargla, Adam Cullen

Highly tear-resistant and 100% waterproof map 'Uruguay, Paraguay' from the world mapping project series. Reise Know-How maps are characterized by their particularly sturdy synthetic paper, which can be written on like paper, even with a pencil. The cardboard cover is removable, allowing the map to easily fit into any pocket. A protective cover is not required. The cartographic presentation focuses on the most important information for travelers and is particularly legible. Instead of shading, colored elevation layers are used. -Contour lines with height information -Colored elevation layers -Classified road network with distance information -Sightseeing features -Detailed place index -GPS-accurate -Longitude and latitude -Five-language legend (German, English, French, Spanish, Russian) -Overview map on the cover Autorid: Reise Know How

Have physicians been searching for cures in the wrong place?In this provocative and controversial classic, researcher and health activist Eleanor McBean challenges mainstream medical assumptions and raises uncomfortable questions about the origins of modern disease.The Poisoned Needle is a forceful critique of mass vaccination as it emerged in the early 20th century. Drawing on historical records, medical reports, charts, and firsthand documentation, McBean argues that the true causes of disease have long been overlooked-while medical interventions themselves may have contributed to the rise of more complex and chronic illnesses.This book has become one of the most frequently cited works in vaccine-critical literature, valued by readers not because it conforms to consensus, but because it dares to question it. Inside this book, you'll explore:Evidence & DocumentationA deep examination of studies, statistics, photographs, and official records used by McBean to support her claims.A Reexamination of HistoryAn analysis of smallpox mortality trends before widespread vaccination, challenging commonly accepted historical narratives.Medical Intervention Under ScrutinyArguments suggesting that certain treatments may suppress symptoms while intensifying underlying conditions or contributing to new illnesses.Disease & Public Health DebatesA critical look at alleged links between vaccination campaigns and diseases such as polio, cancer, and syphilis-through the author's research lens.Power, Politics, and ProfitAn exposé-style discussion of how government policy, institutional authority, and financial incentives influenced public health decisions. Eleanor McBean compiled what she believed to be overwhelming evidence in opposition to compulsory vaccination and the medical orthodoxy of her era. Whether you approach this book as a historian, researcher, skeptic, or curious reader, The Poisoned Needle offers a revealing look into one of the most controversial debates in medical history.✨ Read the book that questions accepted truths-and decide for yourself.

Written by Chris Woodyard, the author of The Victorian Book of the Dead, A is for Arsenic is a guide to the the basics of Victorian mourning and death all illustrated by the incomparable Landis Blair. Each entry includes a pen and ink illustration along with 19th century anecdotes ranging from macabre stories to jokes from the Victorian press. (Plus sinister little poems in homage to Edward Gorey.) "A is For Arsenic" covers topics including post-mortem photography, embalming, bodysnatching tips, what to wear when in mourning, and how long to mourn for someone who has left you money in their will. The book also debunks several Victorian mourning myths. There are 26 alphabetical entries-from Arsenic to Zinc, (see below) along with an informative glossary, appendix, and detailed bibliography. Here are the topics: A - Arsenic; B - Bier; C - Crape; D - Death Token; E - Embalming; F - Fisk Burial Case; G - Gates Ajar; H - Hearse; I - Ice Box; J - Jet; K - Keen; L - Lychgate; M - Mute; N - Necropolis; O - Obelisk; P - Post Mortem; Q - Queen Victoria; R - Resurrection Men; S - Shroud; T - Tear Bottle; U - Undertaker; V - Veil; X - Sexton; W - Weepers; Y - Churchyard; Z - ZincAppendix: Mourning EtiquetteGlossaryBibliography Chris Woodyard, author of The Victorian Book of the Dead, answers your dead-serious questions including:How long should you mourn for someone who left you money in their will?Why did body snatchers strip a body before carrying it away?What was a coffin torpedo?Were mourning clothes poisonous?What is inheritance powder?Who killed off keening?What is dead water?An A to Z delight for lovers of the macabre!

Detective Everett Larkin of New York City's Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catching the serial killer responsible for what the media has dubbed the "Death Mask Murders." But Larkin hasn't forgotten that another memento-another death-is waiting to be found.Summer brings the grisly discovery of human remains in the subway system, but the clues point to one of Larkin's already-open cases, so he resumes active duty. And when a postmortem photograph, akin to those taken during the Victorian Era, is located at the scene, Larkin requests aid from the most qualified man he knows: Detective Ira Doyle of the Forensic Artists Unit.An unsolved case that suffered from tunnel vision, as well as the deconstruction of death portraits, leads Larkin and Doyle down a rabbit hole more complex than the tunnels beneath Manhattan. And if this investigation isn't enough, both are struggling with how to address the growing intimacy between them. Because sometimes, love is more grave than murder.

In this essential intervention, Venezuelan socialists provide an invaluable analysis of the origins and causes of their countrys crisis, and offer a critique of the Maduro regime. Venezuela in Crisis brings together a diverse array of Venezuelan thinkers and activists to grapple with the question of how and why the aspirations for what Hugo Chavez deemed socialism in the twenty-first century gave way to the deepest economic collapse in all of South America. While recognizing the devastating impact of sanctions, this collections authors reject the simplistic view that all would be well if not for US meddling. Rather, they argue that from governmental mismanagement to rising repression, the regime of Nicolás Maduro deserves a significant share of the blame for Venezuelas ongoing crisis. With chapters focused on the Maduro governments economic policies, its continuities and breaks from the Chávez era, its erosion of democratic processes in the country, and its doubling down on extractivism, Venezuela in Crisis is an indispensable guide for international solidarity activists and for anyone looking for a nuanced understanding of Venezuelas crisis. Writing from an anticapitalist, anti-imperialist, and anti-authoritarian perspective, this volume never loses sight of the need to stand with the Venezuelan people rather than their governmenteven when it claims to be struggling to build socialism. Autorid: Anderson M. Bean, Anderson M. Bean

'For decades Philip Sharkey modestly ruled the London roost of passport and visa photography: the greatest, most trusted and admired practitioner in the field. Those lucky enough to have come before Philips lens always left feeling that we had participated in a ritual that elevated us to a special kind of club. This wonderfully produced memoir vividly brings back to life a vanished time in the capital. Delicious. Stephen Fry A never-before-seen archive of 300 celebrity portraits from Londons iconic Passport Photo Service, where actors, writers, musicians, athletes, and other famous faces posed for their travel document photographs Since opening its doors in 1953, Passport Photo Service, an unassuming studio on Oxford Street in London, photographed thousands of people for passports, visas, and green cards and some of them just happened to be famous. It was a family affair run by professional boxer turned photographer Dave Sharkey, his wife, Ann, and, eventually, their son Philip. Conveniently located near the US embassy and directly opposite the department store Selfridges, Passport Photo Service became the go-to place for passport photos thanks to word-of-mouth and its 'Ready in 10 Minutes' slogan, offering instant service before anyone else in the city was able to provide such a quick turnaround. This charming book is a collection of more than 300 never-before-published portraits taken over the course of six decades, including actors, writers, musicians, politicians, athletes, and more. Organized loosely alphabetically, Passport Photo Service includes such famous faces as Muhammad Ali, Shirley Bassey, Eric Clapton, John Cleese, Joan Collins, Sean Connery, Anton Corbijn, Tim Curry, Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Dockery, Stefan Edberg, Mia Farrow, Tom Ford, Stephen Fry, Ava Gardner, J. Paul Getty, Althea Gibson, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jagger, Angelina Jolie, Chaka Khan, Little Richard, Madonna, Rami Malek, Stella McCartney, George Michael, Carey Mulligan, Bill Murray, Peter OToole, Alan Rickman, Paul Robeson, Ringo Starr, Tilda Swinton, Shania Twain, Valentino, Gene Wilder, Kate Winslet, and Natalie Wood, among many others. More than one hundred of the portraits are accompanied by anecdotes and amusing stories, written by Philip Sharkey. Among his memories: The first celebrity to use their services, Errol Flynn, pushed open the door and, hands on hips, boomed, 'Yep, its me.' Muhammad Alis picture was taken on his way to the DRC (formerly Zaire) to fight George Foreman in the famous Rumble in the Jungle match. Sharkeys uncle Peter suggested that perhaps Bianca Jagger remove her large hat for her photo, as the government might not accept the picture. She responded, 'They will for me.' She didnt come back for a retake. In his introduction, which tells a brief history of his familys business, Sharkey declares, 'One thing is for sure, whoever we photographed, famous or not we treated them all with the same care and respect. In that moment, when the flash goes off, your passport photo becomes a great leveler.' Perfect for the photo historian, London nostalgic, or celebrity buff, Passport Photo Services design is an homage to the art of the passport, as well as the studios photo wallets that held developed prints, complete with a leatherette cover and a smart red stamp. Filled with a wonderfully eclectic assortment of subjects, this book is a breath of fresh air in the age of tightly controlled imagery. This volume charismatically yet emphatically celebrates the importance of vernacular photography and the story of a family-run business, revealing how images even made for travel documents can still be powerful portraits. Autorid: Philip Sharkey

Colleen Hoover meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul's son?perfect for Newsies shippers.?A spectacularly talented writer!? ?Julia QuinnNick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.Andy Fleming's newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He's barely able to run his life?he's never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he'll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can't deny. But what feels possible in secret?this fragile, tender thing between them?seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they're willing to fight.

This first monograph of work by architect Tatsuro Miki reflects his singular talent for designing spaces that embody subtle beauty, harmony, and proportion in close kinship with nature. The importance of light, harmonious space based on balanced proportions and nature, as well as the essential function of interstitial areas such as the porch, corridor, and meditative space, combine in Tatsuro Miki's architectural works. They exude a fundamental sense of consonance and well-being. The use of natural materials--both old and new--with their intrinsic textures, the precise assembly of these elements inspired by various cultures and civilizations, and influences drawn from both East and West all blend together to form the essence of his creations. This exquisite art book is a tribute to Miki's architectural quest--an ongoing pursuit that traverses diverse places and time periods--to shape spaces that resonate with the very heart of our humanity.For more than a decade, Miki has collaborated on projects around the world with Axel Vervoordt. Together, they have explored fundamental principles includingwabi, which culminated in their seminal bookWabi Inspirations.Drawing on key aspects from his childhood in Japan as the son of an architect-restorer, along with his European education and global practice, Miki fuses a multiplicity of aesthetics and influences into his resolutely international architecture.

When the fae princess needs protecting, there is only one man for the job.Freija has spent her life shaping herself into the perfect Fjell Fae heir-disciplined, dutiful, and ready to defend her mountain realm. But when a hidden threat rises, the king assigns her a new bodyguard. That's when her flawless façade begins to crack.Halvar is a weapon carved from war-stoic, ruthless, and drenched in a blood-soaked past. The general is everything she has been taught to avoid... and the only person she cannot resist. With every lingering glance, every tense training session, the line between princess and guard blurs.But death lurks in the mountain's tunnels, and the pressure to secure the royal line rises. When Freija is forced to make an appropriate marriage, she faces an impossible choice: follow her dreams, including the man she is falling for, or be the perfect crown princess.What will prevail? Duty or desire?The Fae Guardian is a standalone fantasy romance set in the Nordic Fae world. With sizzling chemistry, elemental magic, slow burn tension, and an mmc that would burn the world down for her, this Nordic inspired book is perfect for fans of Helen Scheuerer and LJ Andrews.

How to Draw Traditional Tattoos is a step-by-step guide to mastering the bold, graphic style of American traditional tattooing. Rooted in the history of classic flash, this book introduces you to the essential motifs, symbolism, and visual language that define this enduring art form through 40 powerful designs, including the panther head, dagger and heart, rose, anchor, torch, swallow, cobra and skull, samurai tiger, woman and demon flip-face, handshake with the devil, wolf and sheep, and more. Each design is broken down using the Vault Editions 12-step drawing process, making it simple to understand structure, proportion, and flow. The method helps you build strong foundational skills while refining your confidence in line work, composition, and shading. Whether you're a tattoo apprentice, professional artist, or drawing enthusiast, this guide is designed to help you capture the strength, clarity, and attitude of traditional tattoo flash. Download Included:A custom set of Procreate brushes (liners and shaders) optimised for tattoo drawing A free digital copy of the publication - perfect for drawing on your tablet or on the go A printable, gridded practice workbook to support your drawing progression What you'll learn to draw: Panther Head · Demon · Gypsy Head · Woman & Demon Flip-Face · Handshake with the Devil · Dagger & Heart · Racer Lady · Gentleman · Devil Racer · Plague Doctor · Cobra Snake & Rose · Butterfly Woman · Masked Woman · Devil Lady · Boxing Woman · Boxing Man · Anchor · Skull Racer · Barbed Wire · Ape & Snake · Devil & Skull · Skull in Coffin · Eagle & Snake · Eagle & Dagger · Eastern Dragon · Gun & Rose · Swallow · Oni & Snake · Rose · Samurai Tiger · Skull & Cobra Snake · Skeleton Hand & Rose · Skull, Dagger & Snake · Tiger & Dragon · Wolf & Sheep · Rose & Grim Reaper · Tiger & Skull · Torch · Virgin Mary · Wolf & Torches With a focus on composition, balance, and stylistic precision, How to Draw Traditional Tattoos offers the perfect pathway for beginners to master one of tattooing's most enduring and influential styles. Start your journey into traditional tattoo illustration today and master the bold lines, solid shading, and timeless icons that shaped the foundations of modern tattoo art.

The person who once said they had never met anyone like you became unrecognizable. The relationship that ended months - or years - ago still occupies space in your head. When you try to explain what happened, the room goes quiet.Not all cruelty is the misfiring of unresolved pain. Some people use deception, emotional pressure, and intimidation as habitual tools - not because they are wounded, but because these tools work. They are social predators, and they follow a playbook.Drawing on years of clinical practice, Dr. Peter Salerno breaks that playbook open. You will find a field guide to the dangerous personality traits that signal the pattern, the deceptive communication tactics that erode your sense of reality, and the three phases through which predatory relationships unfold: idealization, devaluation, and abandonment.This is not a book about labeling people, and it is not a book about blame. It is a book about the architecture beneath the behavior - and what becomes possible the moment you can finally see it.Awareness is protection. Clarity is freedom.

Bursting with color and charm, this hilarious corgi butt puppet book lets babies and inquisitive toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world.Newborns and toddlers will love snuggling up with Baby Corgi Butt! An adorable dog that has captured hearts around the world with its fluffy tush, the corgi is the perfect puppy pal for kids to play with. In these pages, Baby Corgi goes on a walk in the city, wagging its behind all the while.Featuring a plush finger puppet that peeks into each lovingly illustrated page, this addition to the bestselling Finger Puppet board book series offers parents and children a fun, interactive way to play and read together as little ones build a lifelong love of books (and pets!).MORE THAN 9 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE SERIES: The Finger Puppet books are a trusted, go-to series for new parents and gift-givers.LEARNING PLUS PLAYTIME: A simple storyline celebrates pet life, while an adorable cloth finger puppet offers a chance for little hands to play and build motor skills.IRRESISTIBLE ANIMAL: Corgis are wildly popular because of their adorable appearance . . . and their fluffy butts! This board book is perfect for fans of this playful dog.NEW BABY GIFT: Just the thing for baby showers, birthdays, and stocking stuffers! Pair with a cute corgi plush toy or set of doggy stickers to create an adorably memorable gift.STURDY AND SECURE: Never worry about losing this soft plush finger puppet, which is permanently attached to the back cover of the book.Perfect for:Parents and caregivers looking for an interactive and educational way to entertain little onesGift-givers searching for cute, distinctive presents for birthday parties, baby showers, or holidaysCorgi ownersFans of corgis and other dog breedsAnimal lovers of all agesFans of finger puppet books for babies and toddlers Autorid: Yu-Hsuan Huang

Brimming with mystery and magic, this new stand-alone prequel to the Descendants series stars the original class of Disney’s best-loved Villain Kids.Before their Descendants rocked the world, the baddest villains made waves in the classroom. It’s the first day at Merlin Academy, and the new students have no idea what to expect. Hook hopes he’ll get closer to the legacy he was destined for. Hades is determined to impress the already-infamous Maleficent. Uliana recruits Morgie to do some hands-on spellwork so they’re not stuck at a desk all day. And Ella’s not sure where she fits in to all this magical royalty and villainy. Luckily, her new friend Bridget’s got her back. The one thing they have in common? They’re all intrigued when headmaster Merlin transforms the school’s fountain into the Sword in the Stone. A challenge is issued: pull Excalibur from the rock and a life-changing prize awaits. But when Merlin and the famed Sword in the Stone vanish, all eyes narrow in on the Villains. Typical. It doesn’t help their image when classes are constantly interrupted by wayward magic and a powerful, ancient spell book goes missing. Amidst secrets and accusations, will the students find Merlin and have a chance at that life-changing prize? Or will their time at Merlin Academy be over before it's even begun?

These all-new 6x9 softcover editions collect the entire INVINCIBLE comic book series from the very beginning, with stunning new covers from Cory Walker & Dave McCaig.Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. Except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet—Omni-Man. When Mark develops powers of his own, it’s a dream come true. But living up to his father’s legacy is only the beginning of Mark’s problems…

2019 Reprint of 1963 Edition. JOSEPH MURPHY wrote, taught, counseled and lectured to thousands all over the world for nearly fifty years. Born in 1898, he was educated in Ireland and England. In the preface of this title, Dr Joseph Murphy asserts that l

Seventy-three years after the events of THE DEATH CURE, when Thomas and other immunes were sent to an island to survive the Flare-triggered apocalypse, their descendants have thrived. Sadina, Isaac, and Jackie all learned about the unkind history of the Gladers from The Book of Newt and tall tales from Old Man Frypan, but when a rusty old boat shows up one day with a woman bearing dark news of the mainland--everything changes. The group and their islander friends are forced to embark back to civilization where they find Cranks have evolved into a more violent, intelligent version of themselves. The islanders are hunted by the Godhead, the Remnant Nation, and scientists with secret agendas. When they cross paths with an orphan named Minho from the Remnant Nation, the dangers become real and they don't know who they can trust. The islanders will have to survive long enough to figure out why they are being targeted, who is friend or foe, and what the Godhead has planned for the future of humanity.

"A perfect mix of romance and self-discovery." -- Publishers Weekly 2023 Alex Award Winner 2023 GLAAD Award Nominee 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens 2022 New York Public Library Best Book Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience. It turns out he doesn't even have enough experience to be a garbage collector! But when Ben stumbles upon a "Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary" sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job. Plus, he can keep looking for a writing job in the meantime. He's actually not so bad in the kitchen, but he will have to pass a series of cooking tests to prove he's got the culinary skills to stay on full-time. But it's only temporary...right? When Ben begins developing a crush on Liam, one of the other super dreamy chefs at the restaurant, and when he starts ditching his old college friends and his old writing job plans, his career path starts to become much less clear.

Wally is going on an incredible adventure in outer space. Join him (and don't forget to pack a pen or pencil)!

Franz Biberkopf is back on the streets of Berlin. Determined to go straight after a stint in prison, he finds himself thwarted by an unpredictable external agency that looks an awful lot like fate. Cheated, humiliated, thrown from a moving car; embro

While the powerlessness of the laboring class in a recurring theme in this classic work, Steinbeck narrows his focus, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness--a parable about commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss.

A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman, Lucy, in the repressed culture of Edwardian England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 400, Publishers: BAEN, ISBN-13: 9781982193034, Date of issue: 2023

CHECKMATEStill reeling from the shock of their first expulsion, the first-years head into the last special exam of the year–a seven-event gauntlet that sees Class A facing off against Class C, and Class B against Class D. With each class’s elected commander facing expulsion if they lose, Ayanokouji volunteers for the role to quell his classmates’ suspicion about the events of the last exam. And with Sakayanagi captaining Class A, making this the right place and right time for their long-anticipated personal showdown–he might just need that Protection Point before too long.

Carmilla (1872) is a novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Published twenty-six years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Le Fanu’s work of Gothic horror and mystery is considered an important early entry in the genre of vampire fiction.Recorded in the casebook of Dr. Hesselius, a medical professional with a detective’s sensibility, is the story of Laura, a teenager bearing a strange secret. Raised in a castle by her father, a widower who recently concluded his career in service to the Austrian Empire, Laura has been haunted since her youth, when she was visited at night by a beautiful, spectral woman. Now eighteen, she awaits the visit of Bertha Rheinfelt, a niece of her father’s friend. When Bertha dies mysteriously, however, and when a girl named Carmilla is brought to the castle under strange circumstances, Laura fears that the past has come full circle. But she soon overcomes her mournful state, growing close with Carmilla. But the girl’s behavior soon proves unsettling. Carmilla is prone to sleepwalking, sleeps through the day, declines to participate in prayers, and makes romantic overtures to Laura. She begins to be haunted by strange and violent dreams, waking one night to discover Carmilla at the foot of her bed, and bite marks along her neck. Her father intervenes, taking her to a local village. On the way, they meet Bertha’s uncle, who shares the chilling details of her fate. It becomes clear that Carmilla, whoever she is, is far from the innocent young girl she claims to be.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

The best-selling author of How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Art of Travel revisits his utterly charming debut novel, On Love. The narrator is smitten by Chloe on a Paris-London flight, and by the time they've reached the luggage carousel he knows he is in love. He loves her chestnut hair, watery green eyes, the gap that makes her teeth Kantian and not Platonic, and her views on Heidegger's Being and Time -- but he hates her taste in shoes. Plotting the course of their affair from the initial delirium of infatuation to the depths of suicidal despair, through a fit of anhedonia -- defined in medical texts as a disease resulting from the terror brought on by the threat of utter happiness -- and finally through the terrorist tactics employed when the beloved begins, inexplicably, to drift away, On Love is filled with profound observations and useful diagrams, examining for all of us the pain and exhilaration of love.

Graphic novel mystery based on a popular Japanese video game.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 384, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN-13: 9780008670573, Date of issue: 2025

The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.'An exceptional achievement' ELODIE HARPER 'A very special novel' COSTANZA CASATI 'The essential mythological book of the decade' NIKITA GILL When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronus, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed.She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?Often portrayed as the jealous wife or the wicked stepmother, this retelling captures the many sides of Hera, vengeful when she needs to be but also compassionate and most importantly, an all-powerful queen to the gods. More praise for HERA:'A thrilling depiction' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE'Subtle, nuanced and utterly gorgeous' SARAH UNDERWOOD 'Jennifer Saint's best book yet' ROSIE HEWLETT 'Vast in scope and thoroughly entertaining' NIKKI MARMERY 'An absolutely triumph' JASMINE ELMER

The Strugatsky brothers' poignant and introspective novel of first contact that inspired the classic film StalkerRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.Readers can't stop thinking about Roadside Picnic:'A story of a horrific yet fascinating place, a story of an ordinary and unlikable man just trying to get by, a philosophical interlude on humanity and its significance or lack thereof, of greed and wonder, and the fever dream of the soul scream. It still speaks to me' Goodreads reviewer, 'Such an intriguing setting for me, such an unusual take on alien interaction' Goodreads reviewer, 'It is a thought-provoking, hard-to-put down masterpiece, most probably the best introduction to Soviet science fiction. A must read for any sci-fi fan' Goodreads reviewer, 'A fantastic and creative exploration of what first contact might be like' Goodreads reviewer, 'The tone of the book is akin to that of some noir works, dark, gritty, getting darker and grittier as the tale wears on . . . Like many great books, the meaning of the ending is left up to the reader' Goodreads reviewer, 'A beautifully depressive and wonderfully atmospheric science fiction novel about life on Earth after an alien "Visitation" that leaves humans with more questions than answers . . . Once I started reading it today, I couldn't stop. The story captured my heart and held my attention' Goodreads reviewer, 'This is the sort of book that you read and then immediately feel the need to lend it to someone you know so that they can experience and enjoy it themselves . . . I was truly astonished-by both the poignancy and the deceptive(?) simplicity of this relatively short novel' Goodreads reviewer,

Sophie never dreamed she would be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famous masquerade ball - or that her Prince Charming would be there for her! Alas she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens , returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style-thorough, yet riveting-famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century-from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 162, Publishers: Seven Seas, ISBN-13: 9781685796181, Date of issue: 2023

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 344, Publishers: Quality Chess UK LLP, ISBN-13: 9781784831158, Date of issue: 2021