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Peppa and her family are on their way to Cousin Chloes birthday picnic when their car breaks down. Clank! BANG! Uh oh . . . Theyre determined to get to the party whether by land, water or air! Lift the flaps to find out what vehicles they travel in and what goes wrong along the way! Join them on their travels in this lift-the-flap adventure! The perfect Peppa book for vehicle fans. Want more Peppa? Also available: Peppa Pig: Peppa's Surprise Party: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig: Peppa's Great Dinosaur Hunt: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig: Daddy Pigs Surprise: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Fives Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books. Autorid: Peppa Pig

Discover how the ancient wisdom of the Stoics provides the essential tools you need to navigate the modern world. 'Relatable and inspiring ... Get ready to be motivated to live a more Stoic life' - Donald Robertson, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Elite sportsman Mark Tuitert used the principles of Stoic philosophy to become an Olympic gold medallist, champion athlete and successful entrepreneur, overcoming a series of challenges in his professional and private life. Now, in this internationally bestselling book, he lays out the ten practical lessons through which anyone, in any situation, can develop a Stoic mindset. Applying the teachings of the Stoic masters, including Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus to the twenty-first century, Tuitert empowers you to discover how Stoicism can change your life and help you reach your full potential. He distils thousands of years of Stoic philosophy into ten short principles, with takeaways at the end of each chapter to help readers turn theory into practice from making major life decisions to sharing goals, from fostering teamwork to handling emotions. With this book as your guide, you will become trained in the art of finding fulfilment in a chaotic and unpredictable world, developing a mindset for a more robust, balanced and happier way of being. Autorid: Mark Tuitert

Renting is a nightmare... Áine should be feeling happy with her life. Shes just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios and organic vegetable shops. They even have a garden. And yet, from the moment they move in, Áine can't shake the sense that there's something not quite right about the place... It's not just the humourless estate agent and nameless landlord: it's the chill that seeps through the draughty windows; the damp spreading from the cellar door; the way the organic fruit and veg never lasts as long as it should. And most of all, it's the upstairs neighbours, whose very presence makes peaceful coexistence very difficult indeed. The longer Áine spends inside the flat - pretending to work from home; dissecting messages from the friends whose lives seem to have moved on without her - the less it feels like home. And as Áine fixates on the cracks in the ceiling, it becomes harder to ignore the cracks in her relationship with Elliott... Brilliantly observed and darkly funny, I Want to Go Home But Im Already There is a ghost story set in the rental crisis. A wonderfully clear-eyed portrait of loneliness, loss and belonging, it examines what it means to feel at home. 'Absorbing and eerie ... Full of wry observations about the status markers of modern life ... A hugely enjoyable portrait of the horrors of renting' Sunday Times 'A brilliant satire of London's horrific housing market ... It got under my skin in a way that made me shiver' Guardian 'A document of hellish times and a map of our relationships with others, ourselves, and our demons metaphorical and literal' New Statesman 'One of the best things I've read on the psychological horrors of private renting, and what damp, overpriced flats can do to our emotional lives. Hilarious, horrifying, truly original. I loved it' Oisín McKenna, author of Evenings and Weekends 'Róisín Lanigan has been threatening to be the next great Irish writer for ages, so I'm glad she's finally sat down and done it' Joel Golby Autorid: Róisín Lanigan

'Riveting... as shocking as it is brilliant' Daily Mail 'A cleverly contrived reworking of the Kennedy assassination myth' The Times 'A really terrific read' Literary Review Darkly imaginative alternative history thriller from the global bestseller and author of the Bernie Gunther thrillers. America, 1960. In Washington, DC, John F Kennedy has just been elected President. In Havana, Fidel Castro has been in office for a year, and with Cold War tensions rapidly heating up and the Soviets leading the space race, the thought of a Communist leader so close to home is already raising American blood pressure. Anti-communist fever is rampant in the USA, with a paranoid establishment seeing reds under every bed. Nevertheless, the decision to snuff out the threat of Castro by hiring Tom Jefferson, America's best assassin, to kill him comes from an unusual quarter: the Mafia. But Jefferson's very skillset that makes him the perfect man for this job also ensures he has no qualms in double crossing his criminal paymasters. Jefferson has no issue with Castro: his preferred target is someone much closer to home... 'Mind boggling ... keeps you guessing until the end' Sunday Express Autorid: Philip Kerr

This astonishing anthology gathers together the most iconic and entertaining tales of adventure and daring from around the world. From Perseus the Gorgon-Slayer of Greek myhology, and the exploits of Frithiof the Bold of Norse saga fame, to the tragic tale of Irish heroine Deirdre, these stories vibrate with the heart and soul of age-old narrative. Our worldwide storytelling heritage is vast and varied and yet contains common threads, themes and motifs running throughout the many legends, whether they hail from the dusty plains of Africa or the cherry-blossom-blanketed hills of Japan. This astonishing anthology, in Flame Tree’s covetable series of myths and tales, gathers together the most iconic and entertaining tales of adventure and daring from around the world. From Perseus the Gorgon-Slayer of Greek myhology, and the exploits of Frithiof the Bold of Norse saga fame, to the tragic tale of Irish heroine Deirdre, these exciting stories vibrate with the heart and soul of age-old narrative. Autorid: Maria Tatar

A fact-packed, beautifully illustrated, all-round introduction to the human body and how it works. Full of extraordinary photographs, detailed diagrams, stunning scans, X-rays and microscope images of the human body. Engaging text and clear, simple explanations of all the main bodily functions. Includes amazing facts, a glossary of body words, a comprehensive index and internet links to recommended websites at Usborne Quicklinks accessed via QR codes. Chapters in this book include: - Inside your body - Your brain and nerves - Seeing - Hearing - Taste and smell - Touch - Skin - Hair and nails - Bones - Joints - Muscles - Blood - Your heart - Breathing - Your voice - Teeth - What happens to food? - Water in your body - Hormones - Genes - Babies - Growing and changing - Staying healthy - Healthy eating - Germs - Seeing a doctor - Looking inside - Going to a hospital - Body words Autorid: Fiona Chandler, David Hancock, Holly Bathie

A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign The lifestory of Mary I—daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon—is often distilled to a few dramatic episodes: her victory over the attempted coup by Lady Jane Grey, the imprisonment of her half-sister Elizabeth, the bloody burning of Protestants, her short marriage to Philip of Spain. This original and deeply researched biography paints a far more detailed portrait of Mary and offers a fresh understanding of her religious faith and policies as well as her historical significance in England and beyond. John Edwards, a leading scholar of English and Spanish history, is the first to make full use of Continental archives in this context, especially Spanish ones, to demonstrate how Mary's culture, Catholic faith, and politics were thoroughly Spanish. Edwards begins with Mary's origins, follows her as she battles her increasingly erratic father, and focuses particular attention on her notorious religious policies, some of which went horribly wrong from her point of view. The book concludes with a consideration of Mary's five-year reign and the frustrations that plagued her final years. Childless, ill, deserted by her husband, Mary died in the full knowledge that her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth would undo her religious work and, without acknowledging her sister, would reap the benefits of Mary's achievements in government. Autorid: John Edwards

Seemingly granted 'classic album' status within days of its release in 1997, OK Computer transformed Radiohead from a highly promising rock act into The Most Important Band in the World - a label the band has been burdened by (and has fooled around with) ever since. Through close analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience - and he argues that OK Computer is one of the most successfully realised CD albums - as opposed to vinyl albums - so far created. 33 1/3 is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. The authors provide fresh, original perspectives, often through their access to and relationships with the key figures involved in the recording of these albums. By turns obsessive, passionate, creative, and informed, the books in this series demonstrate many different ways of writing about music. (A task that can be, as Elvis Costello famously observed, as tricky as dancing about architecture.) What binds this series together, and what brings it to life, is that all of the authors - musicians, scholars, and writers - are deeply in love with the album they have chosen. Previous titles in this now well-established series have beaten sales expectations and received excellent review coverage - the third batch is sure to continue this success. More titles follow in the spring of 2005. Autorid: Dai Griffiths

The new novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Dark Room and A Boy in Winter 'Complex, intelligent, deeply compassionate . . . A brilliant piece of story-telling' ANDREW MILLER, Booker Prize-longlisted author of THE LAND IN WINTER 'This entire novel reverberates in ways that only haunt the reader more and more deeply, long after its last page' PAUL HARDING, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of THIS OTHER EDEN 'Searingly beautiful . . . powerful . . . Seiffert's writing beautifully captures this devastating moment of history' SPECTATOR To be truly alive means having to make choices. To be truly alive is also, quite simply, to love. Northern Germany, 1945. Dead of night and dead of winter, a boy hears soldiers and sees strangers - forced labourers - fleeing across the heathland by his small town: shawls and skirts in the snowfall. The end days are close, war brings risk and chance, and Benno is witness to something he barely understands. Peace brings more soldiers - but English this time - and Red Cross staff officers. Ruth, on her first posting from London, is given charge of a refugee camp on the heathland, crowded with former forced labourers. As ever more keep arriving, she hears whispers, rumours of dark secrets about that snowy night. The townspeople close ranks, shutting their mouths and minds to the winter's events, but the town children are curious about the refugees on their doorstep, and Benno can't carry his secret alone. 'Marvellous . . . a wide-ranging novel that beautifully balances the tumultuous reach of history with the everyday concerns of ordinary people' DAILY MAIL 'I read Once the Deed Is Done with great pleasure . . . Great characters taking us deep into the physical challenges and moral quandaries of the time' TIM PEARS, author of THE WEST COUNTRY trilogy 'Panoramic . . . this fine novel investigates the fate of displaced people in the hazardous, dirty backwash of the second world war' GUARDIAN 'The patron saint of this gripping novel is Bertolt Brecht. This is a fascinating novel by one of our very best writers' JEWISH CHRONICLE Autorid: Rachel Seiffert

NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2026 'An intelligent young adult novel (...] with an extraterrestrial narrator who combines the passion of Jane Eyre with the pathos of E.T.' - Daily Telegraph 5* 'Tense, tender and tragic, this modern love story builds to an explosive climax.' - Daily Mail A HEART-RENDING NOVEL ABOUT THE QUEST TO BELONG, THE POWER OF LOVE, AND WHAT IT IS TO BE HUMAN. THEIR LOVE WILL SET THE STARS ALIGHT . . . Silver has been trained since birth for her mission: collect data on the humans to test if Earth is viable for her home ship, Charybdis, to colonise. The only rules are that she must feed back the data she collects to the ship, and at all times follow the Mantra: To touch is agony. To feel is pain. So when Silver inhabits the body of a young woman and infiltrates the house she is staying in, she must learn to pass as a human without revealing her true identity. But she isn't prepared for how the humans will get under her skin. And she definitely isn't prepared for Finch, the boy she starts to fall for. Especially when he touches her - and it doesn't hurt. It is not how Charybdis said it would be. Have they been lying all along? Conflicted by the war between her growing feelings for Finch and her allegiance to her ship, Silver must decide who to stand by and who to betray. Autorid: Olivia Levez

Discover how much (or how little) you've changed since childhood in this highly entertaining, funny workbook from the creators of the popular podcast, Mortified.From the makers of the acclaimed Mortified podcast, stage show and documentary series, this interactive diary is part time machine, part confession booth. Discover how much you've changed (and haven't) as you answer questions about your: ' Love life ' Family life ' Best days ' Worst days ' Fears ' Vices ' Unfortunate fashion history (no, that Hypercolor shirt will never be cool again) ' And beyond! With prompts that encourage you to compare your life THEN vs. NOW, My Mortified Life is a cathartic way to relive your past, reflect on your present and figure out whether you're still the same wonderful weirdo you were back in the day. Autorid: David Nadelberg

Rice is more than just a side dish. It’s a versatile grain that can be the star of the show, taking on a multitude of forms and flavors. From the creamy richness of risotto to the airy lightness of sushi rice, the nutty depth of brown rice to the fragrant sweetness of jasmine, rice offers endless culinary possibilities. It is therefore not ­surprising that every culture has its own creative way of preparing rice to make it a regional specialty.This book will whet your appetite for the diversity of rice in over 100 recipes from all regions of the world while offering insights into the harvesting, the different varieties, and the rich history of the grain across cultures. Rice and shine with this collection of recipes for every home cook! Rice and shine with this collection of recipes for every home cook! Discover the world of rice through its diverse flavors and endless possibilities. Autorid: Tove Nilsson Jakobson

Welcome to The Playgroup Games! Peppa and her friends are at playgroup playing different sports to try and find their favourite and win a medal for their team. There are lots of sports to take part in! Team Playgroup try basketball, gymnastics, trampolining, skateboarding and so many more. Peppa doesn't know what her favourite is, so she tries them all! Join Peppa in this exciting picture book to celebrate sport and taking part! Don't miss these other brilliant Peppa books: Peppa Pig: My Mummy is Amazing Peppa Pig: Peppa's First Day at School: A Lift-the-Flap Picture Book Peppa Pig: Peppa Visits Santa Autorid: Peppa Pig

Wiz and Mug are back and this time they're headed to a mysterious beach town to meet its amphibious inhabitants! Wiz and Mug's adventure continues as a teleportation spell accidentally drops them off in a ruined beach town. A mysterious tournament and the town's amphibious inhabitants confront Wiz and Mug with the revelation that the United Order of Mages may not be exactly what it seems. In order to fulfill their mission, however, they're going to have to abide by the ancient law of the land and better their opponent in a game of beach volleyball! The question is, can they trust each other and work together to defeat the great and powerful volleyball champions Yahma and Yahmi? Autorid: Sam Bosma

Learn more than 6,000 useful words and phrases in Hindi with this engaging illustrated dictionary. The Hindi English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Hindi - from the million-copy bestselling Bilingual Visual Dictionary series. This handy pocket-size guide has over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Hindi and English, along with a free bilingual audio app. Learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport and much more. This Hindi-English visual dictionary includes: A fully illustrated bilingual guide for adults. Updated and revised content with new images and vocabulary. A fully updated audio app that allows you to hear all words in both languages. A new edition from the global bestselling Bilingual Visual Dictionary series. Perfect for students, tourists, and business travellers, the dictionary is incredibly easy to follow, with thematically organised vocabulary so you can find closely related words on a particular topic. Words and phrases are illustrated with full-colour photographs and artworks, helping to fix new vocabulary in your mind. The supporting audio app enables you to hear all the words and phrases spoken out loud in both languages to help you learn, remember and pronounce important vocabulary. Autorid: DK

On today's web, performance isn't just a nice-to-have—it's essential. A slow or unstable experience drives users away, while a fast, reliable one builds trust and keeps them engaged. Web Performance Engineering is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for developers, technical leads, and performance engineers focused on delivering high-impact, user-first web experiences. Written by Addy Osmani, an engineering leader on the Google Chrome team, this book combines deep technical insight with a strong emphasis on usability and real-world effectiveness.Through case studies, modern optimization techniques, and a user-centered approach, you'll learn how to identify bottlenecks, debug performance issues, and apply improvements that make a measurable difference. Grounded in current browser internals and performance metrics, this book prepares you to design and maintain faster, more resilient websites at scale.Understand how users perceive speed—and why it mattersEvaluate and improve performance using key metricsOptimize for stability, responsiveness, and load timeIdentify and address the most common performance bottlenecksApply real-world strategies that lead to lasting results Autorid: Addy Osmani

As cyberthreats grow and infrastructure evolves, organizations must prioritize effective, dynamic, and adaptable incident response. Based on the original print bestseller, Blue Team Handbook: Incident Response is now available for the first time in a digital format. This trusted and widely used field guide for cybersecurity incident responders, SOC analysts, and defensive security professionals distills incident response essentials into a concise, field-ready format.Author Don Murdoch draws on decades of real-world experience in incident response and cybersecurity operations to provide actionable guidance and sample workflows you can immediately apply in your own work. Whether you're investigating an alert, analyzing suspicious traffic, or strengthening your organization's IR capability, you'll find this updated edition an essential resource for hands-on practitioners.Understand how modern adversaries operate and recognize common indicators of compromise in networksAnalyze network traffic with common tools to identify and investigate suspicious activityExecute structured incident response procedures and follow a clear response planConduct basic forensic analysis on both Windows and Linux systemsUse proven methodologies and tools to carry out effective, dynamic incident response Autorid: Don Murdoch

Tesa kahepoolse kleeperibaga liimitav nagi, kannab kuni 3 kg. Sobib kasutamiseks erinevatel siledatel aluspindadel. Nagisid on lihtne paigladada ning see teeb kodu kaunistamise imelihtsaks. Puhastada enne paigaldamist aluspind. Avaldada aluspinnale kleebitud kleepepadja kõikidesse kohtadesse ühtlast survet. Nagi paigaldamisel kleepepadjale avaldada esimesena survet nagi ülaosas nurkadele, seejärel horisonaalselt asetatud pöialdega keskele ning viimaks kõige alumise osa mõlemale nurgale - igas osas hoida survet vähemalt 5 sek. Nagi eemaldamine on veelgi lihtsam kui paigaldamine. Fikseerida ülevalt külgedest nagi ning hoida tirimise ajal paigal - mitte seda vastu aluspinda surudes! Tirida kleeperiba liimivabast otsast otse alla - mitte tirida seinast/pinnast nurga all eemale, vaid otse alla, kuniks nagi vabaneb aluspinna küljest. Nagi saab korduvkasutada varu kleeperibadega.

As software systems grow in complexity and scale, applying the right architectural pattern becomes critical to meeting performance, agility, and operational demands. This book from Neal Ford, Mark Richards, and Raju Gandhi focuses on modern software patterns and their practical use in building scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems.

All hail, the reigning vegan queen is back! Bestselling vegan author Isa Chandra Moskowitz shows readers how to get a plant-based meal on the table in just under 30 minutes. If you avoid cooking plant-based meals at home because they seems like a lot of work and/or an investment of time, Isa Chandra Moskowitz is here to say: Nope. These are more than 100 crazy-easy, super-fast, satisfying vegan meals perfect for the pacing of our busy lives. Moskowitz’s loyal fans count on her mastery of vegan cooking, unique flavor profiles, frank humor, and punk style to offer guidance on all aspects of vegan cooking. Her recipes appeal to both lifelong vegans and aspiring vegans who crave the flavors, aromas, and textures of meat. Whether you're hungry for a comforting Massaman Curry or need your Taco Tuesday fix, or just crave some super-fast Pimento Cheese Wontons, Moskowitz will have you set up faster than ordering in.

Get up-to-speed with the fundamentals of how electricity markets are structured and operated with this comprehensive textbook, presenting coverage of key topics in electricity market design, including power system and power market operations, transmission, unit commitment, demand response, and risk management. It includes over 140 practical examples, inspired by real-industry applications, connecting key theoretical concepts to practical scenarios in electricity market design, and features over 100 coding-based examples and exercises, with selected solutions for readers. It further demonstrates how mathematical programming models are implemented in an industry setting. Requiring no experience in power systems or energy economics, this is the ideal introduction to electricity markets for senior undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering, economics, and operations research, and a robust introduction to the field for professionals in utilities, energy policy, and energy regulation. Accompanied online by datasets, AMPL code, supporting videos, and full solutions and lecture slides for instructors.

Discover Our Collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic Edition Of The Railway Children Puffin Clothbound Classics Are Stunning Collectable Gift Editions Of Some Of The Best-loved Classics In The World - Including This Charming Edition Of The Railway Children Father Is In Trouble, And Roberta, Peter, And Phyllis Have To Leave Their Home In London And Go Into Hiding In The Countryside. 'boys And Girls Are Only Little Men And Women. And We Are Much Harder And Hardier Than They Are.' Each Day, The Children Run Down To The Nearby Railway Station, Where They Say Good Morning To The Station Master And Hello To Perks The Porter And Wave At The Passing London Train, Sending Their Love To Father. Little Do They Know That The Stranger On Board The 9:15 A.m. Train Might Be Able To Help Track Him Down... Collect Our Puffin Clothbound Classics: 9780241444313 The Little Prince 9780241663554 The Jungle Book 9780241568811 Charlotte's Web 9780241688243 Little Women 9780241688250 Peter Pan 9780241688267 The Railway Children 9780241688236 Chinese Cinderella 9780241411216 Treasure Island 9780241411209 The Wizard Of Oz 9780241655702 Watership Down 9780241663578 The Worst Witch 9780241663547 David Copperfield 9780241663561 The Neverending Story 9780241623909 Stig Of The Dump 9780241623916 The Dark Is Rising 9780241411162 The Secret Garden 9780241411148 Black Beauty 9780241411155 Dracula 9780241425121 Frankenstein 9780241425138 Wuthering Heights 9780241425114 Tales From Shakespeare 9780241425107 Tales Of The Greek Heroes 9780241411193 A Christmas Carol 9780241621196 Grimms' Fairy Tales 9780241425145 Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

This beautiful monograph explores the creative spark behind some of animation’s most well-known and beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen personal illustrative and sculptural pieces from world-renowned character designer Nico Marlet The work of Annie Award–winning character designer Nico Marlet spans more than three decades and multiple studios and has left a trail of the most iconic animated characters in the DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, and Pixar libraries. Marlet has contributed to such notable films and television projects as Ducktales, Balto, Monsters Inc., Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon (for which he designed the iconic Toothless), among many others. In Boisterous Beasts & Deadly Dragons: The Art of Nico Marlet, his illustrations are entwined with reflections and quotes from well-known directors and studio heads, including Pete Docter, Dean DeBlois, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bonnie Arnold, and others that showcase the lasting impact Marlet has left on the animation industry. His never-before-told life story will complement the exclusive look at his personal works in both 2D and 3D mediums, giving readers a deeper appreciation of the well from which Marlet’s creativity springs.

Published to celebrate what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, this lavish book showcases photographs by the legendary Bernard of Hollywood (Dr. Bruno Bernard) that document her transformation from Norma Jean to Marilyn Monroe, and includes never-before-seen photographs and diary entriesMarilyn Monroe 100 is a landmark tribute to one of the most enduring icons of the 20th century. Lushly produced for fans and collectors alike, thisis both a celebration of Monroe’s centennial and a definitive portrait of her life in front of—and behind—the camera. In 1999, the Museum of Modern Art declared Dr. Bruno Bernard’s legendary photograph Marilyn in White—capturing Monroe on the 20th Century Fox backlot as her white dress billowed above a subway grate—the symbol of the century. This single image defined 1950s Hollywood glamour and continues to echo across pop culture in songs, films, artworks, and more today.Marilyn Monroe 100 presents never-before-seen images from the set of Billy Wilder’s The Seven Year Itch (1955), offering an intimate window into the complex relationship between Bernard and Monroe. The book revisits their fractured friendship, their quiet reconciliation at her home as she announced her divorce from Joe DiMaggio, and her shocking act of rebellion in posing for a photograph that continues to enchant—and provoke—decades later. More than a collection of photos, this is a sweeping visual biography. Through Bernard’s lens—and thoughtfully supplemented by the work of other photographers—the book traces Norma Jean’s transformation into Marilyn Monroe. Personal diary entries from Bernard and commentary from modern Hollywood voices, including Sean Baker, director of the Academy Award–winning Anora, lend new context and insight.

Soren Cavell was taken from her home kingdom of Mise as a child and forced into servitude in the palace of the king responsible for the murders of her family and the war against her people. As one of the Princess of Aren's handmaidens, she is bound to serve, so when the princess requests Soren travel with her to the Choosing Ceremony, she cannot deny her. But when a rare moon-white dragon picks Soren, the tide of the war changes as power begins to shift.Even as Soren falls into her new place amongst Aren's army ranks, strange dreams that have haunted her since childhood grow all the more vivid and disturbing. And when she meets her trainer, Vane Evva, she cannot help but connect the dreams to him.The past leaves deep wounds. The question is, just how fatal?The war-torn world of dragonriders in Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing meets the timeless, star crossed romance of When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker in this high fantasy world where echoes of the past and present collide and love paramounts all.

Handbook of Gem Identification, first published in 1947 and extensively revised over the years, is an authoritative look at the methods used to identify both common and rare gemstones. This reprint of the 6th edition, published in 1962, updates the original work and incorporates much new information. As the author states: "Although many books have been written describing gemstones and their occurrence, there is a need for books which give both the jeweler and the layman with limited equipment an outline for making the simple and often conclusive tests that identify gems. If properly used this handbook will help to fill that need." From the Foreword to the first edition: Today jewelers and the general public are better informed concerning gems than ever before. In the United States, this is due in large measure to the wide dissemination of gemological information during the last quarter of a century through the publication of authoritative texts on gems, the formation of many mineralogical clubs, and especially through the activities of the Gemological Institute of America, founded in 1931, and of the American Gem Society, organized in 1934. For some time, however, it has been recognized that there is need for a manual describing in detail the various methods and procedures to be followed in the identification of gems. This need is now being supplied by Richard T. Liddicoat's Handbook of Gem Identification. By his excellent scientific training and his extensive experience at the Gemological Institute of America, Mr. Liddicoat is well qualified to author an authoritative handbook. Moreover, he has had the benefit of the counsel and advice of Director Robert M. Shipley and others at the Institute. In the opening chapters, the essentials concerning the important properties of gemstones are described in a lucid manner. Manufactured stones and the instruments used for testing are discussed in several chapters. The main portion of the book is devoted to the tests and procedures to be followed in the identification of gemstones, which are grouped according to As the tests and procedures are outlined in great detail, there should be no difficulty whatever in following them. The book also includes useful tables of properties, a glossary, and various flow charts. This handbook should prove to be very helpful in the making of accurate determinations of gemstones. It is a valuable addition to gemological literature, and will be welcomed by dealers in, and lovers of, gems.

Playfulness can help you navigate life with more creativity, resilience, and joyentrepreneur Piera Gelardi offers simple practices and radical permission to shift from the Pressured Way to the Playful Way. Somewhere along the way to adulthood, we learned that play is frivolous. Childish. Something to outgrow. We treat it like a reward we have to earn, separate from our "real" lives. But denying our playfulness has a costit leaves us feeling drained and disconnected. We rely on pressure and perfectionism, trying to force outcomes, wondering why nothing feels fun anymore. There's another way. In The Playful Way, creative entrepreneur Piera Gelardi shows how to shift from the Pressured Wayclenching, forcing, white-knuckling through lifeto the Playful Way, where you move through the world with fluidity, curiosity, and aliveness. For Gelardiwho has built iconic brands, created daring experiences, and consistently put herself out there in bold, creative waysplay has never been frivolous. It was how she made sense of the world. As an adult, she realized that what she'd called burnout or creative block was really a disconnection from playand that returning to it helped her feel alive again. Through intimate stories, research, and accessible practices, you'll discover how to: quiet the inner critics that restrict your playfulness unlock the Eight Powers of Play embrace a mindset that transforms how you navigate challenges, deepen connections, and find joy in everyday moments The Playful Way is your guide to living with more whimsy, wonder, and possibilitythrough both the light moments and the tough ones. Because when you embrace playfulness, you don't have to go play. Play comes with you everywhere. Autorid: Piera Gelardi

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