'A wonderful meditation on populism, nationalism, politics and truth' Rory Stewart, author, The Marches***Chosen as a 2023 Non-Fiction highlight in the Guardian, New Statesman and Irish Times*** We live in an age of fury and confusion. A new crisis erupts before the last one has finished: financial crisis, Brexit, pandemic, war in Ukraine, inflation, strikes. Prime Ministers come and go but politics stays divided and toxic. It is tempting to switch off the news, tune out and hope things will get back to normal. Except, this is the new normal, and our democracy can only work if enough people stay engaged without getting enraged. But how? To answer that question, award-winning journalist Rafael Behr takes the reader on a personal journey from despair at the state of politics to hope that there is a better way of doing things, with insights drawn from three decades as a political commentator and foreign correspondent. Autorid: Rafael Behr
'Delicious... Wonderful' Guardian 'Fascinating... Full of incident and food for thought' Mail on Sunday 'Delightful... Vogler offers up a feast of tales about popular British foods' Financial Times A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES BEST FOOD & DRINK BOOK OF 2023 Do we control our own food choices? How do supermarkets shape our eating habits? And just whose responsibility is it to ensure that the country is fed? Debates about food banks, free school meals and ultra-processed food might seem a modern concern, but they are deeply rooted in our history. As bestselling author Pen Vogler shows, from uprisings over the right to common land to national campaigns to feed hungry children, food and politics have always been inseparable. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Stuffed explores the ideas, events and foods - turnips and strawberries, pies and pudding, bread and beer and, of course, tea - from prehistory to the present that have shaped who we are today. Autorid: Pen Vogler
'Unbelievable' Ian Hislop 'A tour de force' Jeremy Vine 'Excellent' Julia Ebner, Telegraph MY NAME IS MARIANNA SPRING AND SOME OF MY TROLLS SAY THEY WANT TO KILL ME Ever since she became the BBC's first disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring has delved into the worlds of media manipulators and conspiracy theorists. Meeting face-to-face with architects of hate and fake news, she discovers how people come to believe that terrible atrocities are staged, and that pandemics and climate change are the tools of an invisible elite bent on world domination. Told with curiosity, urgency and, most of all, empathy, Conspiracyland pulls back the curtain on the information battle threatening us all, and bears witness to the real-world consequences that lie beyond our screens. 'A crucial read for understanding the intricate web of misinformation that influences our modern world' Eliot Higgins, author of We Are Bellingcat Autorid: Marianna Spring
Heidi loves her new life with her grandfather in a small Alpine village, playing with the goats and her friend Peter. But when she's sent to the city, she feels sad and homesick. Can Heidi find a way back to her grandfather and the mountains she loves, and help her new friend Clara along the way? Join Heidi in this touching story of friendship and home.Heidi is from Fluent Reader Level 4 and is ideal for more fluent readers aged from 7+ who are starting to read independently.Read It Yourself is a series of modern stories, traditional tales and first reference books written in a simple way for children who are learning to read in English.Beginner Reader Level 0 is a twelve-step programme to support children who are developing their phonics reading skills. It introduces new letters and sounds in a systematic order.Levels 1 to 4 are written for children who are moving beyond phonics and gaining reading confidence and fluency. Each book includes simple sentences and high-frequency words, as well as a limited number of new words for essential reading practice.Each book has been thoroughly checked by educational consultants and includes tips for helping children with their reading, as well as comprehension puzzles and book band information.With five levels to take children from first phonics to fluent reading, Read It Yourself helps every child on their journey to becoming a confident reader. Autorid: Ladybird, Margeaux Lucas
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 472, Publishers: University of California Press, Author: Michael Dylan Foster,Shinonome Kijin, ISBN-13: 9780520389557, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 586, Publishers: Undena Publications,U.S., Author: John Hayes, ISBN-13: 9780979893742, Date of issue: 2019
A riveting suspense novel about a shocking murder in an idyllic and close-knit neighbourhood, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest.
JACQUES : Je ne sais si je la violai, mais je sais bien que je ne lui fis pas de mal, et qu'elle ne m'en fit point. D'abord en détournant sa bouche de mes baisers, elle l'approcha de mon oreille et me dit tout bas : " Non, non, Jacques, non... " A ce mot, je fais semblant de sortir du lit, et de m'avancer vers l'escalier. Elle me retint et me dit encore a l'oreille : " Je ne vous aurais jamais cru si méchant... mais du moins, promettez-moi, jurez-moi...- Quoi ?- Que Bigre n'en saura rien. "LE MAÎTRE : Tu promis, tu juras, et tout alla fort bien.JACQUES : Et puis tres bien encore.LE MAÎTRE : Et puis encore tres bien ?JACQUES : C'est précisément comme si vous y aviez été.
