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| "Two Dark Tales : Jack Squat and The Niche" |
| "'There are four ways in but no way out 'In 'Jack Squat' unemployed Gordon and his partner Omar see a money-making opportunity helping expats buy homes in southern Italy But their scheme catches up with them after the first home they sell curiously built with four entrances but no connecting doors inside is revealed to have a dark historyIn 'The Niche' mercilessly bullied schoolboy Billy Lender finds a hiding place in a nook in the school corridor and begins to hear whispers the voice of a mysterious friend who will help him to plot a devastating revenge"
Price: 6.49 |
| Smoke |
| "Following the success of Cataract John Berger one of the great soothsayers of seeing joins forces again with Turkish illustrator Selcuk Demirel This charming pictorial essay reflects on the cultural implications of smoking A subtle and beautifully illustrated prose poem Smoke lingers in the mind"
Price: 10.99 |
| "We are Not Afraid" |
| "Devastated by the series of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people - the deadliest attacks on France since World War II - Lustiger a German journalist living in Paris set out to find answers to the questions that obsessed her why has our generation bred Jihadists what motivates such attacks and what changes can we make to society to prevent the rise of hate crimes During the three-month state of emergency declared in France during which public demonstrations were banned and police were granted permission to carry out searches without a warrant Lustiger reflects on the deep divide between government and governed between the privileged few and the 'children of the banlieues' who grew into terrorists She explores the elite Grandes Ecoles in which of the 3000 applicants a mere 120 get in - producing a long line of Prime Ministers MPs senators Euro-ministers and bosses of major private companies She asks 'How can things possibly work when virtually a whole nation feels like it's standing on the outside?' This essay in French translation and entitled Terror has been awarded the Horst Bingel Prize for 2016 The biennial award celebrates literature which combines literary quality with social and political commitment"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Found and Lost" |
| "In this haunting memoir Alison Gold gives a luminous account of key moments in her life that brought her to be the writer she is They tell of her early activism; they tell of her descent into alcoholism; they tell of her recovery; they tell of her discovery of the power of writing to give a shape and meaning to a life Found and Lost is both a tender memorial to the extraordinary people in her life and a compelling tale of redemption Starting with her childhood experience of running her primary school 'Lost and Found' depot Gold develops though a series of letters a meditation on ageing friendship loss and the forces that link us to the dead In the very act of writing she begins to find a route out of depression and grief Alison Leslie Gold is best known for her works that have kept alive stories from the time of the Holocaust stories of courage and survival - most famously her Anne Frank Remembered co-authored with Miep Gies (who risked her life to protect the Frank family) She has never chosen to write about her own life or what made her into a gatherer of other people's stories until now in Found and Lost For she has chosen to go back to her childhood in order to chart the origin of her need to save objects stories people - including herself - who she has sensed to be on a road to perdition"
Price: 10.99 |
| "The Foreigner : Two Essays on Exile" |
| "Richard Sennett has spent an intellectual lifetime exploring how humans live in cities In this pair of essays he visits two of the world's greatest cities at crucial moments in their history to meditate on the condition of exile in both geographical and psychic space the Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice where state-imposed outsiderdom was translated into a rich community identity; and nineteenth-century Paris a magnet for political exiles where the experience of displacement seeped into the city's culture at large"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Effective Birth Preparation : Hypnobirthing for Birth in a Hospital or Birth Centre" |
| "The Hypnobirthing for Hospital or Birth Centre album gives you the opportunity to 'experience' a wonderful calm birth in your mind from the first contraction through to holding your baby in your arms Once you have listened to the tracks many times (we recommend you listen to it at least 20 times) your mind and body become more and more comfortable with the concept of a calm birth As the mind does not know the difference between imagination and reality once labour actually starts your mind simply responds in the way it has rehearsed over and over again The suggestions on the album put in place specific triggers so that all the way through the birthing process you remain calm relaxed and feeling in control The tracks contains specific suggestions based on birthing in the hospital environment These include using the sights smells and sounds of the hospitalBenefits of listening to Effective Birth Preparation - Hypnobirthing for Hospital or Birth Centre Reduce fear of giving birth Increase your ability to manage pain Increase bonding with your baby Develop a deep trust of your bodies ability to give birth naturally Feel calm relaxed and prepared for the birth Increase your sense of being in control Increase your chance of having a drug fee labour Reduce the chances of having post natal depression"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Labour Companion : Hypnobirthing for a Calm Birth Including Relaxing Birth Music" |
| "Hypnobirthing - Your Labour Companion can be used during labour to help keep you calm focused relaxed and breathing effectively Includes Relaxing Birth Music - the same background music of the Natal Hypnotherapy Hypnobirthing range!To get the maximum benefit from this album you should learn the techniques from the Natal Hypnotherapy birth preparation albums and book during the last trimester of your pregnancy This album can then be used to reinforce the techniques during the birth The album contains both the relaxing birth music and three distinct hypnosis tracks which can be listened to at different stages of labour and these have been designed to reflect the emotional stages you are likely to go through The reduce adrenaline track is particularly useful if you are disturbed during the later stages of labourTrack 1 - Excitement phase Track 2 - Serious phase Track 3 - Reduce adrenaline Track 4 - Relaxing Birth MusicThe calming voice of Maggie Howell with the background relaxing birth music will reassure you and remind you of all the relaxation visualisation and breathing techniques you have learnt during your pregnancyWhen to listen to Hypnobirthing - Your Labour CompanionMums can benefit by listening throughout the labour or select the appropriate tracks to assist them at particular times during labour Benefits of listening to Hypnobirthing - Your Labour Companion; Triggers the deep state of relaxation in birth you practiced during your pregnancy while listening to the Natal Hypnotherapy birth preparation tacks Enables you to inwardly focus more easily and visualise the positive images you practiced during your birth preparation Maintains a sense of calm in your birthing environment Helps you let go and allows your body to get on with birthing your baby"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Effective Birth Preparation : Hypnobirthing for a Home Birth" |
| "The album teaches you deep relaxation and breathing exercises as well as unique pain management strategies which enable you to be calm in control and to manage the level of pain during the birthThe suggestions on the tracks put in place specific triggers so that all the way through the birthing process you remain calm relaxed and feeling in control The suggestions build in the sights and sounds of your home environment eg and being at home encourages you to sink even deeper into relaxation the familiar sights around you increase your confidence in your bodies ability to birth your baby Benefits of listening to the Effective Birth Preparation range Reduce any fears about giving birth Increase your ability to manage and reduce pain naturally Develop a deep trust of your bodies ability to give birth naturally Feel calm relaxed and prepared for the birth Increase your sense of being in control Increase your chance of having a drug fee labour Reduce the chances of having post natal depression"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Never Fear : Reliving the Life of Sir Francis Chichester" |
| "Born in 1901 into a troubled childhood in rural Devon he suffered through the sadism of the English public school system then in 1918 left for New Zealand where he made his first fortuneThere he took up flying and in 1930 became one of the first aviators to fly from London to Sydney After being the first solo flyer across the Tasmania Sea from New Zealand to Austria he set off to circle the world only to crash nearly fatally in JapanAfter serving in the RAF on World War II he took up sailing at the age of 54 and in 12 years became the most famous yachtsman in the world Along the way there are struggles and triumphs climaxing in being knighted with Sir Francis Drake's sword in Greenwich Ian Strathcarron himself an aviator yachtsman and adventurer follows him all the way comparing what Sir Francis found then to what he finds now meeting the descendants of the people who played important parts in his life and getting under the skin of what made the man the man"
Price: 19.99 |
| "Women Who Blow on Knots" |
| "A phenomenon in Turkey with more than 120000 copies sold Women who Blow on Knots chronicles a voyage reaching from Tunisia to Lebanon taken by three young women and septuagenarian Madam Lilla Although the three young women embark on the road for different reasons - for each holds a dark secret - it is only at the journey's point of no return that Lilla's own murderous motivations for the trip become clearUnique and controversial in its country of origin for its political rhetoric and strong atypically Muslim female characters Temelkuran weaves an empowering tale that challenges us to ponder not only the social questions of politics religion and women in the Middle East but also the universal bonds of sister- and motherhoodUltimately the novel begs the reader to mediate on the greatest problem women face today - can the power we hold make us happy and how?"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Mega Mini Cross Stitch : 900 super awesome cross stitch motifs" |
| "This new book from Japanese cross stitch sensation Makoto Oozu is packed with hundreds of tiny motifs that can be stitched onto anything from badges and hankies to T-shirts and bags You will find it impossible to choose a favourite!The book is arranged by themes inspired by all aspects of everyday life Take a trip to the toyshop with teddies dinosaurs cars trains and computer games Make sure you're on trend with sunglasses watches socks jewellery and make-up Visit the shoe shop with different trainer designs as well as cowboy boots high heels and sandals Keep yourself active with boxing gloves tennis rackets balls ice skates and skis Stitch up your friends by choosing from different faces and hairstyles Go wild with dogs cats birds and fish Fill up on cakes ice-creams sushi spaghetti dough nuts wine beer and biscuits Get your five a day with carrots radishes chillies bananas cherries a pineapple and a watermelon Enjoy your free time with TVs cassette tapes cameras sewing equipment and tools With step-by-step cross stitch instructions for beginners as well as tips for stitching onto different fabrics be warned this is an addictive hobby! Once you start you will soon be stitching these super awesome motifs onto anything and everything"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Weird and the Eerie" |
| "What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes each possessing its own distinct properties Both have often been associated with Horror yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise The Weird and the Eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown which are not intrinsically horrifying even if they are always unsettling Perhaps a proper understanding of the human condition requires examination of liminal concepts such as the weird and the eerie These two modes will be analysed with reference to the work of authors such as H P Lovecraft H G Wells MR James Christopher Priest Joan Lindsay Nigel Kneale Daphne Du Maurier Alan Garner and Margaret Atwood and films by Stanley Kubrick Jonathan Glazer and Christoper Nolan"
Price: 8.99 |
| "A Life Lived Remotely : Being and Work in the Digital Age" |
| "If work is hell what is working from home? Part memoir part theory A Life Lived Remotely tells the story of the transition to the digital age through our relationship to work Following the author's journey as she left her 9-to-5 for the world of freelancing and working remotely it outlines and reflects on what it means to work from home how it affects our daily lives and our relationships and how it is tied in to the development of the internet and our increasingly digitsed world Tackling larger questions like What happens when we take our lives online?; How are we being changed by immersion in the internet?; and How do we know the difference between work and life when one seems to blend into the other? A Life Lived Remotely provides a moment's pause in a world of fast-paced communication offering critical reflection on what it means to come of age along with the internet"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Music of the Future" |
| "Charles Fourier imagined a whole society structured by music Hector Berlioz wrote science fiction Hugo Gernsback looked forward to telematic operas John Cage imagined an infinite sound palette But where are today's musical futurists? The Music of the Future is not a book of predictions or speculations about how to save the music business or the bleeding edge of technologies Rather is is more like a history of failures mapping 200 years of attempts by composers performers and critics to imagine a future for music Encompassing utopian dream cities temporal dislocations and projects for the emancipation of all sounds The Music of the Future is finally a sort of call to arms for everyone engaged in music to fail again fail better"
Price: 7.49 |
| Triptych |
| "Manic Street Preachers were and remain one of the most interesting significant and best-loved bands of the past thirty years Their third album The Holy Bible (1994) is generally acknowledged to be their most enduring and fascinating work and one of the most compelling and challenging records of the nineties Triptych reconsiders The Holy Bible from three separate intersecting angles combining the personal with the political history with memory and popular accessibility with intellectual attention to the album's depth and complexity Rhian E Jones considers The Holy Bible in terms of its political context setting it within the de-industrialised Welsh landscape of the 1990s; Daniel Lukes looks at the album's literary and artistic sources; and Larissa Wodtke analyses the way the album's links with philosophical ideas of memory and the archive"
Price: 5.99 |
| "100 Tricks to Appear Smart In Meetings Hardcover â 6 Oct 2016" |
| "‘Perfect secret Santa gift’ BooksellerThe book that’s missing from 55 million offices and conference rooms around the world the idiot’s guide to conquering the corporate meeting In it you will learn the essential subtle tricks that pay big dividends by making you look really clever in meetings· constant nodding· pretend concentration· useless rhetorical questions· how to nail the big presentation by pacing and getting someone else to control your slidesComplete with illustrated tips examples and scenarios Sarah Cooper&39;s 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings gives you actionable ways to use words like &39;actionable&39; in order to sound smart"
Price: 6.43 |
| "Cats : A Feline Compendium" |
| "A lighthearted look at our feline friends and their most amusing (and infuriating) habits Over 140 entries delightfully illustrate a wealth of cat breeds - from the attention-loving Siamese to the playful Exotic Shorthair - followed by an extensive cat dictionary which finally defines those characteristic behaviours and cat-related incidents that all cat lovers will recognise British Shorthair - an old-fashioned sort of Brit Reserved mild-tempered quiet and faithful Probably the sort of cat that would host a very exclusive and polite cocktail party Most often comes in a delightful blue hue Foldex - although it sounds like a trademarked name for a hi-tech folding machine this is in fact a folded-ear breed that was first developed in the 1990s in Quebec Canada Their wide eyes and thick fluffy tail is complemented by a cheerful and affectionate personality Catanchored - a cat that is unafraid of anything and remains impassive and immovable even when spotted by a dog (much to the dog's confusion and alarm)"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Roasting Tin : Simple One Dish Dinners" |
| "Pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven do the work The Roasting Tin has recipes for 75 delicious one dish dinners ranging from chicken traybakes to supergrains The concept is simple fresh easy ingredients a few minutes prep and let the oven do the work Each chapter also includes a helpful infographic for how to build you own roasting tin dinner using whatever is in your fridge tonight These quick clever and delicious recipes are for anyone who wants to eat nutritious food made from scratch that fits around their busy lives (And for anyone who doesn't like washing up)"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Hillsborough - The Truth" |
| "This is the definitive unique account of the disaster in which 96 men women and children were killed hundreds injured and thousands traumatised It details the appalling treatment endured by the bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath the inhumanity of the identification process and the vilification of fans in the national and international media In 2012 Phil Scraton was primary author of the ground-breaking report published by the Hillsborough Independent Panel following its new research into thousands of documents disclosed by all agencies involved Against a backdrop of almost three decades of persistent struggle by bereaved families and survivors in this new edition he reflects on the Panel's in-depth work its revelatory findings and their unprecedented impact - an unreserved apology from the Prime Minister; new criminal investigations; the Independent Police Complaints Commission's largest-ever inquiry; the quashing of 96 inquest verdicts; a review of all health and pathology policies Paving the way for truth recovery and institutional accountability in other controversial cases he details the process and considers the impact of the longest ever inquests from the preliminary hearings to their comprehensive devastating verdicts Powerful disturbing and harrowing Hillsborough The Truth exposes the institutional complacency that led to the unlawful killing of the 96 revealing how the interests of ordinary people are marginalised when those in authority sacrifice truth and accountability to protect their reputations"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Adder, Bluebell, Lobster : Wild Poems" |
| "If you add an adder to an adder they are prone to have a dance they writhe around each other till the strongest gets a chance to PUSH the other down Watch out for bossy Beetroot! Be enchanted by a Bluebell witch's thimble and spot a dive-bombing Lark or a cute Great-Crested Newt From Adder to Wren forty fantastic poems celebrate forty amazing animals birds and plants and their beautiful names - which YOU can help poet Chrissie Gittins save from EXTINCTION This is nature close up exciting - and WILD"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Overheard in a Tower Block : Poems by" |
| "Gazing at the stars from five storeys upsmelling the bins from five storeys below Overheard argumentsoverheard laughter A disappearing father and a Mermaid-Queen mother; statues that sing for flesh and blood; bullies who kick you under the table; perfect red trainers - and the things that lurk in the library Award-winning poet Joseph Coelho's astonishing new collection is a powerful and moving poetic narrative about growing up in the city"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Pocket French-English English-French Dictionary : Over 20,000 References" |
| "This new pocket-sized French-English English-French Dictionary is particularly useful for students of language for business purposes and as a handy reference book for holidays and visits With clear comprehensive content it provides quick and easy access to over 20000 references"
Price: 3.23 |
| "When it Grows Dark" |
| "Stavern 1983 Christmas is approaching snow is falling heavily and a young ambitious policeman named William Wisting has just become the father of twins After a brutal robbery he is edged off the investigation by more experienced officers but soon he is on another case that is not only unsolved but has not even been recognised as murder Forgotten in a dilapidated barn stands a bullet riddled old car and it looks as if the driver did not get out alive This case will shape William Wisting as a policeman and give him insight that he will carry with him for the rest of his professional career generations form an unbroken chain"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Silent Death" |
| "Berlin 1930 Sound film is conquering the big screen leaving many by the wayside producers cinema owners - and silent film stars Investigating the violent on-set death of actress Betty Winter Inspector Gereon Rath encounters the dark side of glamour and an industry in turmoil When his father requests that he help his friend the mayor of Cologne Konrad Adenauer and his ex-girlfriend Charly makes a renewed attempt at rapprochement things start to get out of hand Trapped in the machinations of rival film producers he roams Berlin's Chinese quarter and the city's underworld as he works ever closer to the edge of legality Meanwhile the funeral of the murdered Horst Wessel leads to clashes between Nazis and Communists"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Great Horizon : 50 Tales of Exploration" |
| "Fifty stories of adventure and exploration over more than two hundred years of human history The Great Horizon features those who set out to conquer new territories and claim world records alongside those who contributed to our understanding of the world all but accidentally Published in association with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and with full access to their extensive records the book includes unique images and insights from the RSGS archives along with never-before seen material"
Price: 16.99 |
| "China in Drag : Travels with a Cross-Dresser" |
| "Approaching the end of his nine year stint as a BBC journalist in Beijing Michael Bristow decided he wanted to write about the country's modern history To assist him he asked for the help of his language teacher who was born just two years after the communist party came to power in 1949 The changing fortunes of his life have mirrored the ups and downs of his country which has moved from communist poverty to capitalist wealth in just a single generation It came as a surprise though to learn that the teacher was also a cross-dresser Michael gradually realised that the teacher's story is the story of modern China"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Running Hard : The Story of a Rivalry" |
| "For one brilliant season in 1983 the sport of fell running was dominated by the two huge talents of John Wild and Kenny Stuart Wild was an incomer to the sport from road running and track Stuart was born to the fells but an outcast because of his move from amateur to professional and back again Together they destroyed the record book only determining who was top by a few seconds in the last race of the season Running Hard is the story of that season and an inside intimate look at the two men by the author of It's a Hill Get Over It and The Round"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Kid Got Shot" |
| "It's exam season - but Five Mile is in shock Ateenageboywasshotlastnight with no clear motive and no clues Garvie Smith - reprobate genius and waster - was just getting down to a spot of revision But he knows he's the only one who has any idea where to look for the answers Starting with his best friend's girlfriend Exams What exams?"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Fairness for All" |
| "Drawing heavily on the much vaunted John Lewis Partnership model as well as looking at best practice from other companies this book is about inclusive capitalism which is about getting people in and on in work Acting responsibly to all stakeholders is central to this theme with employees the most important stakeholder the driver of it all This book is about that other way a fairer wayA sustainable way Delivered in easy to digest sections part one of the book looks at the principle behind the theory whilst part two explains how to deliver the theory in practical terms"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Potter's Boy" |
| "In a small village a long time ago young Ryo is desperate for excitement and adventure When he sees a lone warrior chase bandits away from his home he realises how he can find it He learns the man is from a secret group of warriors known only asthe Hidden Ones' He decides immediately that he is going to leave home to train to become a fighter Setting out on his journey to find his way in the world Ryo will meet brave warriors wise hermits and heart- breaking tragedy His quest and the people he meets along the way lead him to an understanding of what it means to follow his dream and where his place in the world truly lies"
Price: 8.99 |
