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The next exciting adventure for Uncle Pete and TM sees them prepare for an Arctic expedition to get Berg, the little polar bear, back to his family. Gathering together their snow gear, they fit skis on the plane and head north with Berg. When they arrive where the family were last seen, the snow has melted and there is no sign of the bears. A passing whale tells the team they have been captured and taken off in a very sinister looking black ship. There is excitement aplenty, with wooden squirrel helicopters, tunnels, bears in disguises, evil animal hunters and a daring rescue. And so, the third quest for Uncle Pete and TM begins. The third title in the thrilling magical, fantasy adventure series for six- to nineyear- olds. Written by award-winning writer and journalist David C Flanagan, featuring line drawings and illustrations by Will Hughes, with his quirky Quentin Blakelike style. This hilarious new adventure takes Uncle Pete and his fearless female sidekick,TM, on an incredible Arctic adventure, with themes of determination, collaboration, ingenuity, kindness and acceptance. Autorid: David C Flanagan, Will Hughes

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With the help of poetry, Hanna Komar has been healing her personal wounds. This is where her art has been life-saving for her. RIBWORT is a space to sit down with your pain and listen. You may think it's not helpful, like a leaf of ribwort on a bleeding wound. The pain will probably be growing more and more acute, but if you face it, if you hold space for it. Eventually it will shrink to the size of a scratch which a leaf of ribwort can help to heal. When we have healed, we become leaves of ribwort for others, so we can sit down with their pain and listen. Listen with compassion and without fear, without getting defensive or running away. This is what keeps us going.In the summer of 2021, Hanna Komar brought the script for this book to a publisher in Belarus. He told her his business was going to be shut down for her protest poems. He couldn't publish them. Since then, almost all independent publishers of Belarusian books in the Belarusian language have had their business suspended or liquidated. Books have been labelled "extremist" and people have been imprisoned for selling or owning them, while writers have been persecuted for writing them.This is just a tiny tip of the iceberg of the repressions which unfolded in Belarus when the people stood up against the falsified election results on 9 August 2020 and the violence which followed afterwards. Every day, still, dozens of people are arrested in Belarus on political grounds. Some call that summer the awakening of Belarusians; others call it the birth of a new, free Belarus. No matter what it's called, these years have felt for the nation, and for the author of this poems, like unlearning what was already learnt helplessness. Yet these have also been maturing years through courage, solidarity, hope, pain, suffering, and disillusionment. A lot of wounds have opened. This book doesn't start with the protest poems of 2020. It consists of sections which tell about the poet's relationship with her parents and with herself, about her romantic relationships, about her relationship with her homeland, and the poetry of civil resistance. Each of them is administering a leaf of ribwort to help the wounds heal.Translated from Belarusian by the author, with the English version edited by the American poet Mary Kollar."Hanna Komar's poems display a refined ear for sound and sense both in Belarusian and translated by her into English. Her poems move seamlessly from the personal to the political, speaking with the urgency of a life experienced with compassion, dignity and resolve."--Mary Kollar, poet and educator, USA"Komar's poetry quenches our thirst for truth. These are poems that brim with urgency: clear, bracing, live-giving."--Clare Pollard"Hanna Komar's poems are a rumbling ache in the heart, a low cry in the darkness against oppression - of the people of her native Belarus, crushed by Lukashenko's brutal regime, and of so many women through the centuries everywhere. Searingly honest, yet brimful of human sympathy, this collection seeps into your mind with its powerful conviction and determination to alert the world to what truly matters."--John Farndon"Komar never turns away, always towards: gifted equally in the expression of grief and love, in anger and tenderness, in after and before. A life torn down the centre finds something beautiful in RIBWORT - and, we sense as its reader, something almost inadmissible, something of hope. Anyone unsure of the power of poetry in translation should take RIBWORT as their remedy."--James ApplebyPoetry. Autorid: Hanna Komar

When it comes to families, is anyone a reliable witness? Cherry Magraw can never forget the date her mother and brother were killed - the night of her ninth birthday. When her father was jailed for their murders, she lost everyone she loved. Twenty years later, Cherry is a freelance journalist investigation domestic abuse and the secret world of the family courts, when she gets a letter from her father - still in prison for the killings - which contains a startling request. From that point on, her past becomes entangled with her work, dismantling everything Cherry thought she knew about her family tragedy and plunging her into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Will her history cloud her judgement about another desperate family? And how far will she go to save someone's children? Autorid: Louise Tickle

Variously considered a Taoist and a cynic, Han Fei, himself a prince, has been seen as a forerunner to Machiavelli. At the end of the Warring States, when oratory mattered hugely, Han Fei, with a stutter, was the brain and the plume of the Legalist School. From Han Fei's oeuvre, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates two extracts encapsulating the thinking that so impressed Zheng, King of Qin, who later became the first emperor of China, and in whose prison Han Fei died drinking poison. This book is part of the Erstwhile Series. Autorid: Han Fei, Mingyuan Hu

Weird and Creepy Tales of Whitby. It's half term and the kids have nothing to do until they spot an advert to model vampire costumes. But there is something creepy about the shop and those Goth keyring charms looks weirdly real ... Autorid: Halogen Jones

Weird and creepy tales of Whitby. Jack is on holiday with his friend Violet and her annoying little brother Tom when they see a strange shadow of a dog playing on the 199 Steps. The dogs owner is a girl called Lucy who lives with her grandfather, who seems suspiciously like a vampire ... Autorid: Halogen Jones

Exploring Winchester's Roman heritage. Travel back in time almost 2000 years to see how Winchester looked in the time before Alfred the Great ruled. Brand-new highly detailed computer illustrations show you key sites and artefacts such as the Roman Wall, the Forum, mosaics and many more. This guide also allows you to interpret the Roman sites and compare with present day Winchester.

Anna has lived alone for decades. She is cocooned by, and marooned in, an isolated cottage called Nant yr Aur in the Welsh mountains. The arrival of Sion, a young man who seems strangely at home in the house, leads to an unpicking of Anna's past. As Anna's relationship with Sion develops - to the point where he feels comfortable showering at Nant yr Aur - her perspective on the solidity of her past shifts. Uncertainty, distortion, illusion and subtle betrayal are gradually exposed. Ultimately, a quietly devastating revelation changes the lives of both Sion and Anna. Sian Northey writes with economy and precision, setting out what the life of a middle-aged woman with an emotionally complicated past feels like from the inside. Autorid: Sian Northey, Susan Walton

Jan Smuts was a brilliant man who played an important but peripheral role in the affairs of the 20th century. An Afrikaans by birth, he fought against the British in the Boer War and accepted what resulted from that conflict. As a distinguished Boer, he was politically active in the formation of South Africa and in dealing with the Indians whose leader was Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was fighting for Indian equality with the whites. Smuts and Gandhi shared a friendship which, although they were of different faiths, led to similar views on religion. Gandhi, a Hindu, rejected Hinduism while Smuts rejected the divinity of Christ but retained his belief in the secular Christ. Having made his peace with the British and considered that the virtues of the British Empire outweighed its defects, he became the leader of the British forces in East Africa and won a victory over the German led forces. It was a definitive victory although the opposition never surrendered and ended up in southern Africa with 1000 Germans and 4000 native Africans. By this time, Smuts had joined the War Cabinet in London and his influence continued at the Peace Conference in Paris. He acted for South Africa and was influential in introducing the mandate system for nations linked to the great powers. He also became friendly with Keynes and supported his book, The Economic Consequences of the Peace. As a Boer he understood the perils of alienating the defeated. Between the wars he had an important role in South African politics. Although an Afrikaans he was thought too Anglophile by his fellow Boers. While Botha was alive he could be protected and they could act in tandem. During the second war, he was Premier of South Africa and he was close to Churchill who recognised his worth and used him as a constant adviser and friend. They both shared a common greatness and they both agreed that Europe should be attacked in 1944 through the soft underbelly which led to Vienna. Smuts had a philosophy which appealed to Einstein and Einstein suggested that his scientific approach and Smutss philosophy of holism could be the intellectual basis of a new world order Autorid: Nicholas Browne, Louisa Keyworth

The Parlour Café Cookbook won awards when it was published over 10 years ago and went on to become a cult classic. This new, updated edition transports us to the lush Georgian walled garden at Cambo House in Fife where Gillian now runs the café and takes inspiration from the abundant supply of wonderful fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers that grow there. Café Cooking features over 30 new recipes as well as revisiting many of the old favourites to reflect how Gillians cooking has evolved. From the most delicious brunch dishes to hearty soups, tangy salads, mouth-watering mains and irresistible cakes and tarts, these recipes will just as happily feed a family as delight a dinner party. Chapters include: Breakfast, Brunch and Eggs; Breads and Sandwiches; Soups; Dips, Mezze and Salads; Tarts and Pastries; Mains; Sweet Things; Drinks; Dressings, Sauces and Flavourings. Autorid: Gillian Veal

Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades moving musicians around the world, and this book recounts a lifetime of adventure on the road. Always in the right place at the right time, Rikki was part of the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to the launch Glastonbury Festival.Throughout this extraordinary time, Rikki has toured some of the world's most iconic musicians and groups, from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds,The Moody Blues, Grateful Dead to managing the Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti and many other iconic artists.Full of extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, stories of life on the road, this memoir recounts the joys, frustrations and surprises of juggling logistics, local politics and the whims of his creative clients to deliver true, life-enhancing moments of moving music. Autorid: Rikki Stein

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Uncle Pete's plane is missing, AGAIN! It's been shot down by evil wildlife hunters and has sunk deep into the cold Arctic sea. That means Uncle Pete and TM will have to go and find it, fix it and bring it home. But how? By Squirrel Submarine, of course! But wait! The crew of the Squirrel Submarine are having a well-earned rest at the NutLand Holiday Park after their last adventure, which means Uncle Pete and TM will have to drive the submarine themselves. How hard can it be? Pretty hard, as it turns out! Uncle Pete and TM get themselves into all kinds of crazy underwater adventures and dilemmas as they search the deep for their plane. MEANWHILE, the lost plane has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean by a clever and curious octopus who decides to fix it and use it to explore his world, helping other sea creatures along the way. Autorid: David C Flanagan, Will Hughes

Fourth in the Inspector Low series.Detective Inspector Stanley Low - belligerent, bipolar and brilliant. Chinese-Singaporean, educated in London with a foot in both cities, his mission to eradicate violent crime wherever he finds it. Twelve women are found in the back of a truck, dumped in the Essex marshlands. They all have knives but have nothing to say, except Grace. She will only speak to DI Stanley Low. Flown in to assist and aid his ex-colleague, and sometime lover, Met detective Ramila Mistry, Low finds himself confronting a global trafficking ring and a high-profile billionaire. As one by one his witnesses are killed off, he has no choice but to return to Singapore to examine the darkest corners of the Asian city in his hunt for the traffickers. He must hurry. 'Another truck is being prepared. Another twelve, vulnerable women are being groomed. Low can only find them if he uncovers the ugliest of truths. Autorid: Neil Humphreys

This is the story of Charles Hare and his audacious escape from the fortress of Sarre-Libre (Sarre-Louis), then part of France, aft er six years as a prisoner of war. Hare was a midshipman in the Royal Navy who had been captured by the French in 1803 at the age of just thirteen. He escaped by impersonating an off icer in the Douanes, the French customs service. Remarkably, the uniform that he wore as a disguise survives and has recently entered the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich, along with a copy of Hare’s autobiographical account of his adventures. Having undergone extensive conservation, the uniform will be on display from October 2024 in the National Maritime Museum’s ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’ gallery. Through detailed photography and a range of complementary objects, curator Dr Katherine Gazzard tells the deeply personal and unique story of Hare, tracking his dangerous journey across Europe. She also examines the materials and insignia of the uniform and traces the history of the Douanes from their foundation in the French Revolution to their role as an imperial directorate under Napoleon. The book concludes with a consideration of Hare’s experiences within the context of prisoners of war more broadly. Autorid: Katherine Gazzard

One can only imagine the awe of the fifteenth century sailors laying eyes on Venice, for the first time, at the zenith of its merchant empire. An entire city rising impossibly from the turquoise lagoon; St Marks campanile protruding high over the skyline of palatial structures and domed church roofs, the white stone and pink marble façade of the Doges Palace shimmering in the golden light. Though youve seen it a thousand times in pictures already, the reality of a city built on water is no less impressive than it was in the Middle Ages. Our Travel Guides present a distinctive graphic identity seeking to rekindle a golden age of travel, where the pursuit of adventure and desire for luxury go hand in hand. Each guide uncovers a curation of cultural and culinary highlights that portray the true character of each city, with a particular fondness for places that have preserved an essence of old world charm, or else exude a certain timeless elegance. Autorid: Angus Forrester

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FROM TIKTOK'S FAVOURITE POET, ISABELLA DORTA.OVER 25,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.'i was me before you,and so i will be be after you.the in-between,i admit i am not so sure of,but there is comfort in knowingthat if i do lose myself,i can find my way back to mesomeday'a true journey of self discovery, personal growth and healing from heartbreak.

Henny is a baby chick, she is sweet and fluffy just like her friends. But unlike her friends, Henny has one tiny problem. Henny is stuck in her shell. Yes, her tiny legs and her tiny wings peep out. But Henny is most definitely stuck. Follow Henny on her journey as she and her friends try to solve her problem and along the way end up saving the day. Henny is Stuck is the debut picture book from award-winning Dublin-based illustrator and animator Aileen Crossley. With an illustration style honed and developed over years in a lithographic print studio, the loveable characters are brought to life in a tale of friendship, determination and bravery. Aileen is currently creating an animated short to accompany her picture book. This book would make the perfect Easter gift. Autorid: Aileen Crossley, Aileen Crossley

A radical thinker, Xunzi disagreed with Mencius on human nature. For him men are naturally evil. From this inverse assumption, he yet reached the same Mencian conclusion: moral education is paramount for society to function, and the ruler should be meritorious, protecting the people. This makes Xunzi a Confucianist, though Han Fei and Li Si, his students, were to subvert Confucian principles. From Xunzi, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates three treatises, illustrating his argument. This book is part of the Erstwhile Series. Autorid: Xunzi, Mingyuan Hu, Mingyuan Hu

Brimming with vertiginous loops and extreme globe-trotting, This is the account of Karens experience flying as cabin crew for British Airways over a 12-year period, and the profound impact that experience had on her life. Told with the wit and verve that characterised her debut. Lifting Off is about seeking identity in a heterosexual world, whilst dealing with the fall-out from fractured family relationships. When a colleague suggests to Karen that she should hide her sexuality to make others feel comfortable, she has no idea what the personal cost will be. Having come out as a lesbian she goes back in. Whilst gay male cabin crew are accepted, gay women are forced to hide their true selves. Against a backdrop of exotic locations, hotel bars and nightclubs, Karen slowly unravels as the inability to truly be herself begins to impact on her spirit. In essence its the story of how Karen came into land. How she learned to look after herself and discovered her true strength. Ultimately, it is about love and creativity: unconventional love for her gay best friend, the rarity and transformative release through lesbian love, and the freeing impact of her dads death. Autorid: Karen McLeod

An A-Z of Neglected Writers of the Anglophone Caribbean makes a major contribution to providing a fuller picture of the region's rich literary history. It both restores our knowledge of writers whose lives and work have slipped out of view while heralding others whose work has never been properly recognised. Offering a fascinating insight into the worlds of these 'lost' writers, this A-Z also provides future researchers with a comprehensive bibliography of their forgotten works. An inspiring reclaiming of writers, especially women, from Antigua, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad: those who were in the wrong place at the wrong time; those disregarded by the establishment; those whose personal or professional lives stole their writing lives; those who suffered discrimination; those who wrote about the wrong things. All are celebrated in this brilliantly researched and compiled book. Autorid: Alison Donnell

This book follows on from the previous two books in the series, which have been of great value to Doctors, Pharmacists, and Patients. Written by experienced LDN Specialists with a wealth of experience, they share case studies and endless references to clinical trials and published papers. Included in the book: Pharmacology and Best Clinical Practices, Dosing Protocols, Drug-Resistant Depression, Virally Damaged Tissues (COVID-19, Herpes Simplex (HSV 1 & 2), Varicella-Zoster, Human Parvovirus B19 (B19V), Epstein-Barr (EBV), Longevity, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Mold Illness and CIRS, Ophthalmic Conditions, Long COVID and Cancer. Autorid: Linda Elsegood

Why are humans neither 'good' nor 'bad'? How can so much chaos and confusion in the world actually lead to order? Why are we so often wrong when we're asked if the world's getting better? In this, the last book in The Secrets of Life quartet, SS O'Connor pulls together the threads of genetic and cultural evolution, and then adds to these the conclusions of evolutionary game theory. As he does this, he ends with an intertwined narrative that explains why so many of the phenomena of our existence may not be the mysteries we think they are, but could in fact have the same underlying logic to them. By examining the great currents at work in our collective story, the role that competition and cooperation have always played in the development of the world, and why each behavioural strategy is rational in what it's attempting to achieve, the book shows that the same cycles of collaboration and destruction have been present since time began. But while the success of these strategies may ebb and flow, it is their interaction that results in the balance and order we see around us. This current is also the consistent vector of our human history. Although we may have animal origins, and are also driven by the same need to respond to the profound Laws of Thermodynamics, we have developed our culture to the point where we can now choose to overrule so many of the instructions of our genes. Why do we do this? What are the problems that arise from our free will? How have we come to realise that self-interest is quite different from selfishness? Why have we become obsessed with the need for fairness and trust in our societies? And how have these forces resulted in us making the world a better place? Few of us believe this can be the case. But as the evidence of our progress becomes ever clearer, the series concludes by showing us why we are often wrong in our view of each other, and why we're so frequently mistaken in our pessimism about the future. Autorid: S. S. O'Connor

Why is life like a poker game? How did a failed robbery help to explain human nature? Why are we so certain bad men will win - and yet we're so wrong? In this, the third volume of The Secrets of Life quartet, SS O'Connor once more uses his easy-going, conversational style to explain how the science of decision analysis developed, and why it has come to show us not only the reasoning behind how humans arrive at their choices in life, but why so much of the apparently bizarre behaviour of the natural world has the same hard logic to it. Instead of the confusion and chaos one might expect, O'Connor lays out how the options organisms face when they interact can actually be analysed, and how we humans then refined this process through the addition of our intelligence and language skills. Starting with the extraordinary new ways of thinking that Adam Smith opened the world's eyes to, the book progresses to the 20th century - and shows how the mathematical reasoning behind our thought processes was revealed at a time when the very future of the world was at stake. From these earliest investigations, through to the fevered disagreements of later experts, this third volume of the Secrets of Life series explains how the science of game theory illuminates the reasons for our behaviour. In particular, the book provides insights into how the interests of the individual should be balanced against those of the group, and why the mechanism of trading would extend far further into our lives than we could ever have imagined. As the story unfolds it becomes ever clearer how cooperation has evolved to be the catalyst at every level of life. It explains how it was the force that built our world, and why it would settle so deeply in our hardwiring that it's become instinctive and innate in us. Perhaps most pleasingly, the same logic also shows that the benefits of collaboration are always bound to ratchet upwards - and how this will inevitably lead humans to ever-increasing levels of moral behaviour. Autorid: S. S. O'Connor

Why does the gene behave like a hedge fund manager? Why are mutations like a gambling scam? Why does nothing ever become top dog in life and win forever? Humans only arrived after 99.99% of the time there's been life on earth. So what was here before us? And how did these species, and the evolutionary process that created them, end up with the unpromising creatures that were our ancestors? In this, the first book of The Secrets of Life quartet, SS O'Connor brings his outsider's, questioning eye to reveal the great forces that lie behind life: from the laws that arose with Big Bang, through to the 'decisions' that organisms make to determine their chances. But how did everything come about? And what made some life forms succeed - while others would join the 99.9% of species that appeared, yet went on to become extinct? The story goes right back to our single-celled forebears - the only things that were on the planet for 80% of its existence, and then continues as it lays out the ways that successive transmissions built increasing complexity, and how the resulting species found their synergistic ways of coexisting. In an easy-going, conversational style, O'Connor explains in lay-man's language how the gene is the great conductor of life's orchestra, how it helped millions of life forms to refine themselves - yet why it also sees failure, death and extinctions as opportunities rather than disasters. Lastly, the book tells the story of the men who unpicked the mysteries, what they meant by fitness and 'the fittest', but why they continued to be baffled by organisms that broke the rules by helping each other. Why would some even choose to be sterile when producing the next generation was the overriding compulsion in life? And how does the answer to this question explain why altruism is the proof for the 'gene-based theory of evolution' - and why cooperation would become the strongest force in life? Autorid: S. S. O'Connor

With full colour illustrations and simple text: this book tells the well loved ancient folklore story of Marina, a simple traditional forest dwelling Yugoslavian mother of many children, who led a double life as a misunderstood radical performance artist. This book was commissioned for a specially curated shop by artist, Marina Abramovic as part of her forthcoming solo exhibition at the Royal Academy from Sept 2023 - Jan 2024. This is the first ever solo show by a female artist in the main galleries of this historic institution since opening in 1768. This title will tour with Marina's show for 5 years, internationally. Autorid: Miriam Elia

This is the tale of life lived large, a collection of uproarious and often moving stories spanning 60 years, from Geoff's youth as a clothes obsessed Jewish suedehead, hanging out in Tottenham dancehalls, via straight Bowie Boy frequenting London's gay clubs, gender confusion in Manhattan's Studio 54, and on to huge career success as a screenwriter. I have been a fly-pitcher working out of a suitcase, a kitchen porter at Jewish functions, and flogged suits to Nigerians down Brick Lane market. I was the singer in a much-loved culty punk band the Leyton Buzzards, a floppy-haired pop star in Modern Romance, a songwriter, and record producer. I wrote a gay anthem for John Waters drag queen muse Divine, worked as journalist and restaurant critic for style magazines The Face and Arena, before becoming a successful writer and producer of TV comedy. I then wrote a couple of films, one of which, Kinky Boots' became a Tony Award winning Broadway stage show. With a cast ranging from local oddballs to international celebrities, Geoff Deane's unique take on the world is only matched by his extraordinary use of language which combines Cockney rhyming slang with Yiddish and a smattering of Polari Autorid: Geoff Deane

This laugh out loud picture book follows Kevin the Orange, who is really tired of being orange. So with the help of his friend, Brian the Pear, Kevin tries being lots of different colours with hilarious consequences, only to find out that being the best version of yourself is the greatest thing of all. A story about the uniqueness of us as individuals, friendship and being happy in your own skin ( peel ;) This brand new picture book from award-winning author Alan Windram is a story full of fun and quirky humour, with bright and bold illustrations by debut illustrator Olla Meyzinger. Kevin is an orange, the orangiest orange ever. Kevin isn't happy, he is tired of being orange and wants to be a totally different colour. If only I could be blue, or red, or green, things would be so much better, everyone would love me and it would be so much more fun. Kevin goes to his friend Brian the pear, asking for advice on how to be something different. After trying to be lots of different colours Kevin realises that he misses being himself, the orangiest orange ever. A story about the uniqueness of us all, friendship and being happy as you are. Autorid: Alan Windram, Olla Meyzinger

Showcasing the unparalleled range, importance and quality of naval portraiture in the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich. Portraiture has long been an important tool for creating, supporting and challenging notions of identity. This book will explore individual and collective identities within naval portraiture and how these are shaped by ideas of gender, class and race. Royal Museums Greenwich holds the largest collection of naval portraits in the world, including over 600 paintings of officers and sailors in the Royal Navy from the sixteenth century to the present day. These portraits have much to tell us about Britain’s history as a naval power and about the individual experiences of those in service and their families. Innovative and important works of art, for centuries naval portraits have forged, reinforced and challenged ideas of masculinity, heroism and loyalty and functioned as icons of empire, demonstrations of professionalism and personal mementos for loved ones. This lavishly illustrated book explores the richness and variety of naval portraiture through key examples in the Museum’s collection. It charts the historical evolution of the Royal Navy’s image – explaining the meaning of naval symbolism, exploring the stories of specific artists, sitters and collectors, and considering the places where portraits were made and displayed, from private homes to public exhibitions. Autorid: Katherine Gazzard

A Missing person a headless corpse Jensen is on the case. June, and as Copenhagen swelters under record temperatures, a headless corpse surfaces in the murky harbour, landing a new case on the desk of DI Henrik Jungersen, just as his holiday is about to start. Elsewhere in the city, Syrian refugee Aziz Almasi, driver to Esben Norregaard MP has vanished. Fearing a link to shady contacts from his past, Norregaard appeals to crime reporter Jensen to investigate. Could the body in the harbour be Aziz? Jensen turns to former lover Henrik for help. As events spiral dangerously out of control, they are thrown together once more in the pursuit of evil, in a case more twisted and, more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Autorid: Heidi Amsinck

Rory is an unusual sort of dragon he would rather hide than go hunting and he would far rather eat a tasty bicycle than a juicy princess. In this first book in the Snack Dragon series, Rory bites off more than he can chew when he steals a bike and accidentally kidnaps the princess who owns it. Now both their kingdoms are in danger and they must team up to save them - but what hope do they have, when they cant even agree on what (or who) is for lunch? A magical adventure story for children aged 6+, with themes of resilience, teamwork and sustainability. Rory And The Snack Dragons is the first book in a brand new chapter book series for 6 to 9 year-olds. This funny, magical story from debut author Louisa MacDougall is about about the unlikely friendship between Rory, a dragon outcast who likes to eat bicycles, and Flora, a plucky princess who loves to ride them. Autorid: Louisa MacDougall, Giulia Cregut

How far is a light year? Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? Will the Universe end? What exactly is dark energy? How much does it cost to deliver a pizza to space? Uncover the answers to some of the most puzzling questions about space in this entertaining and informative miscellany from the expert astronomers at Royal Observatory Greenwich. This pocket-sized book is packed with hundreds of amazing facts, on subjects as varied as the mysteries of dark energy and antimatter to a rock on Mars called Humphrey, and everything in between. Space Oddities: An Astronomy Miscellany is a rocketfuelled exploration of the Universe, filled with incredible discoveries, intriguing theories and a lot of questions still to answer. Packed with fun facts about the Universe, stars, planets and space exploration, an ideal gift book for anyone inspired by the wonders of our Solar System and beyond. Autorid: Royal Observatory Greenwich