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This picture book from award-winning artist Emma Carlisle invites young readers to explore the natural world at night, revealing the secret life of nocturnal animals. With gentle, lyrical text, the story takes children on a journey through a darkened wood, where a fox’s tail flickers and the white wings of a barn owl glide silently through the air. Above, the moon and stars illuminate the sky, and the world awakens in a quiet, magical rhythm while we sleep soundly in our beds.
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Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody’s favourite in the Carry Ons – but who exactly was he? Up to now the man has remained a mystery. Examining Hawtrey’s origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films, this book also looks at his career in radio and television, and then to the sad and slow decline of a belligerent recluse in Deal, on the Kent coast. The high camp exuberance of his acting gave way to bitterness and alcoholism – if you asked Hawtrey for an autograph he’d be more likely to call the police instead. In this work, Roger Lewis conjures this sense of doom and acute melancholy which is at the same time hysterically funny. The book opens out like a Chinese box to address such issues as the nature of fame, neglect, loss, sexual confusion, Drambuie, betrayal, Royal Marines bandsmen, and fine cambric knickers trimmed with lace and blue ribbon.
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Live that legendary Jude energy: lead with humility, communicate with confidence and carry yourself like a champion
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Eat, sleep and dominate like a Norway’s goal-scoring machine with this glimpse into his superstar mindset
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Socrates is revered as a man who spoke truth to power. Yet his death in 399 BC was the first time in recorded history that a democratic government condemned a person to death for their beliefs. His death was a potent symbol of free speech, and Socrates’ fate has haunted Western thought ever since – a guiding influence on Plato, John Stuart Mills, Nietzsche and Martin Luther King. In this incisive survey of philosophy and politics, renowned classicist and translator Emily Wilson unravels ancient philosophy’s most enduring – and hardest – questions: why did ancient Athens execute its leading intellectual? How do democracies deal with dissent? And can our own society allow for total freedom of speech and thought?
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An enchanting Christmas classic packed full of pop-up magic.
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Meet renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and all of her animal friends in this bilingual board book inspired by the Pura Belpré Honor-winning Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos.
Conoce a la renombrada artista mexicana Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos en este libro de cartón bilingüe, inspirado por Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos, el ganador de un Honor Pura B
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The much-loved classic story of how Peter catches the wolf, retold and illustrated by James Mayhew, with downloadable music
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‘When I owned a smartphone, my life was bad. I knew this. What I did not know was that I had a choice.’ August Lamm knows how it feels to be glued to a screen. In her late twenties, burnt out as a social media influencer, she sold her smartphone and switched to a dumb phone. Immediately, her mental health improved, her attention span increased, and her curiosity returned. Since then, she has made it her mission to help others do the same. This title proves that living without a computer in your pocket is not only possible but ideal. Offering guidance on selecting a dumb phone, navigating without GPS, meeting people offline, and overcoming obstacles like digital tickets and two-step authentication, this book is a radical reawakening, and a new blueprint for a fulfilling life.
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You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic game show. That’s what. And now Coast Guard veterinarian Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, must try to survive the end of the world – or just get to the next level – in a video game-like, trap-filled, fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality TV show with countless viewers across the galaxy. So not only do they have to stay alive, but they also need to earn ratings based on their performance. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show. Keeping viewers entertained is essential. Survival, however, is not.
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More than 180 home cooking recipes that feel like a hug. Comfort Cooking is your all-seasons invitation to slow down, dig in, and savor the simple joy of a home-cooked meal. With more than 180 delicious recipes from Jane Price, this book brings warmth and flavor to your table year-round. This comprehensive cookbook is separated into chapters on Soups, Vegetables, Fish & Seafood, Poultry, Pork, Beef, Lamb, Side Dishes, and Dessert and features recipes to comfort at any time of the day and in any season – from simple and warming traditional comfort foods like classic French onion soup, slowcooked beef stroganoff, chicken cacciatore, rich osso buco and a moreish tuna pasta bake, to impressive modern cold-weather dishes including Asian-style caramel pork, Panang chicken curry, roasted pumpkin risotto with browned butter and sage, and creamy calvados chicken, as well as a host of decadent desserts like dulche de leche and chocolate peanu
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Tomi Adeyemi's The Siren is a dark, propulsive speculative thriller that will leave you breathless.
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15 five-minute bedtime stories about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, inspired by real science.
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Discover the world of photography through twenty fun and easy projects using either a smart phone or a camera. Photography is one of the easiest ways to get creative with kids. ‘Mini Photographers’ features twenty art projects that can be completed either with a smart phone camera or a camera. Each project is inspired by an iconic photo that is reproduced in the book. Children will have fun experimenting with simple cynaotypes in the style of Anna Atkins, making stop-motion pictures after Eadweard Muybridge, and staging hilarious jump shots like Philip Halsman.
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Explore the art of colour with this beautifully crafted workbook for artists of all skill levels. A sumptuous artist’s guide to be read, painted in, cherished, and shared with a fellow creative. This immersive book is a visually rich exploration of how artists use and perceive colour. Join artist Théa Méneur as she guides you towards a deeper understanding of colour, helping you create harmonious, nuanced palettes through her beautifully understated paintings, thoughts and observations. Complete absorbing exercises and delicate line drawings on the page using watercolours, gouache, coloured pencils or inks. See every colour in a new light, with a dedicated chapter revealing its unique qualities and possibilities. Perfect as a gift or a personal creative companion, this inspiring guide will support and inspire artists at every stage of their journey.
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An enlightening and light-hearted exploration of 50 places around the world that you can’t – or maybe shouldn’t – visit. This gift book is the guilt-free travel guide for the person who has been everywhere (or needs an excuse to stay on the couch), featuring a collection of 50 destinations from around the world that you can’t actually visit. Prolific traveler and guidebook author Trent Holden has compiled a selection of big and small experiences that you can only read about, handily compiled in one book. From legal no-go zones like the Andaman Islands and Fort Knox, to sites of mystery like the Bermuda Triangle, Area 51 and Russia’s Metro 2, to places of human destruction, like Lake Karachay, Chernobyl and the Lascaux Caves, or ones where the danger is in the name, like Snake Island and Death Road. Each entry is filled with fascinating facts, historical context and illustrations to highlight some lesser-known and unreachable parts
