Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1526616807 ISBN 13: 9781526616807
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - For real mums at their wits' end, this grown-up activity book is perfect for all mothers in a bad mood.Let's face it: motherhood gives you SO many reasons for bad moods. From stretch marks to toddler rage and teenage sulking - it's as if your little (or not so little) darlings seem to have been put on this earth just to drive you up the wall. With The Little Book of Bad Moods for Mothers, you can finally drop the pretence of holding it together and simply explode. Without hurting anyone. Here are just some of the cathartic activities:What UNWANTED advice have you been given about being a parent Fill out the answers!Draw yourself BEFORE AND AFTER pregnancy. Be very realistic.What are the MOST IRRITATING characteristics that your child has inherited from your partner A chance to secretly moan about your partner too!What would you REALLY like to say to your child Resist the urge! Write it down instead.What is the most IDIOTIC TEEN TREND you have witnessed Be honest.So, if you have to stop yourself screaming louder than your crying infant or throwing food back at your terrible toddler, remember that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. This book is for you.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1526612046 ISBN 13: 9781526612045
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package.'Freewheeling frivolity' - Financial Times'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus where the bearded Barboozul family are the new stars. Their act is full of magic, mystery, fear and fun. And it's nice to have another boy around, even if he is a bit . hairy round the chin. But then things start going wrong. The lion loses his dentures. The clowns lose their noses. The Ringmaster loses his temper. And the circus is about to lose its licence. Is the bearded boy to blame Can Fizz save the day The story of a boy, some beards, a sinister plot, clowns in crisis, and a very poorly rabbit.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 152660244X ISBN 13: 9781526602442
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - From the excellent Laura Ellen Anderson, this is a very funny picture book about taking notice of the quieter things in life.Stairs are for STOMPINGspoons are for DRUMMINGand when my mum's workingI help her by HUMMING.Making noise is a LOT of fun . but what happens when you take the time to really listen to your world around you Perfect for little people who love banging and popping, and whizzing and fizzing.Laura Ellen Anderson is the author/illustrator of the internationally successful I Don't Want Curly Hair and the bestselling Amelia Fang series.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472967135 ISBN 13: 9781472967138
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - A brilliant, inclusive collection of traditional tales from around the world featuring amazing women and girls.Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince who - no, that's not right! Once upon a time, there were strong, fierce women who plotted, schemed, took action, showed kindness, used magic and trickery, and made their own destiny. From the long-haired Petrosinella who escaped the tower and broke the spell that the ogress had cast over her and Nana Miriam who beat a hippo using politeness and magic, to Kate Crackernuts who tried to save her stepsister from her mother's curse, these are stories of girls doing it for themselves!With stories drawn from all over the world, including China, Scotland, Armenia, Italy and Nigeria, Lari Don presents heroine stories that don't leave girls sitting around waiting to be saved by the handsome prince.Book Band: Dark BlueIdeal for ages 9+.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1526612038 ISBN 13: 9781526612038
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package.'Freewheeling frivolity' - Financial Times'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's the only kid there - and he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting when he is kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again A story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the importance of rubber teeth for lions.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 152660664X ISBN 13: 9781526606648
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - The Map from Here to There is an unforgettable story of identity and the companion novel to the stellar The Start of Me and You, which was a Zoella Book Club pick for WHSmith. It's senior year, and Paige Hancock is finally living her best life. She has a fun summer job, great friends, and a super charming boyfriend who totally gets her. But senior year also means big decisions. Feeling the weight of 'the rest of her life' Paige starts to panic. Everything is exactly how she always wanted it to be - how can she leave it all behind next year In her head, she knows there is so much more to life after high school. But in her heart, is it so terrible to want everything to stay the same forever Emery Lord's signature storytelling shines with lovable characters and heartfelt exploration of life's most important questions. There will be break-ups, make-ups, a road trip, and even a wedding. Through it all, can Paige figure out what happens in the after part of happily ever after Fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon should look no further than this unforgettable story of friendship and connection.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1408886863 ISBN 13: 9781408886861
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - _______________'If you love the TV series Grantchester, don't miss this captivating prequel. It reveals the backstory of how a young Sidney Chambers, carefree in London just before the Second World War, came to be the charming crime-fighting clergyman we know today' - Yours'Charming, clever and warm: perfect comfort food for the soul' - Joanne Harris, Daily Telegraph'An engaging and witty prequel' - Washington Post'Hugely enjoyable . Some of the finest writing I have ever read about the sorrow and the pity of war' - Herald_______________The captivating prequel to the treasured Grantchester series follows the life, loves and losses of a young Sidney Chambers in post-war LondonIt is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing the quickstep with Amanda Kendall at her brother Robert's birthday party at the Caledonian Club. No one can believe, on this golden evening, that there could ever be another war.Returning to London seven years later, Sidney has gained a Military Cross, and lost his best friend on the battlefields of Italy. The carefree youth that he and his friends were promised has been blown apart, just like the rest of the world - and Sidney, carrying a terrible, secret guilt, must decide what to do with the rest of his life. But he has heard a call: constant, though quiet, and growing ever more persistent. To the incredulity of his family and the derision of his friends - the irrepressible actor Freddie, and the beautiful, spiky Amanda - Sidney must now negotiate his path to God: the course of which, much like true love, never runs smooth.The touching, engaging and surprising origin story of the Grantchester Mysteries's beloved Archdeacon, Sidney Chambers, The Road to Grantchester will delight new and old fans alike.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1789545889 ISBN 13: 9781789545883
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - From the author of 'The Wisdom Of Trees', a guide to which trees to plant where, how to care for them, how to ensure sustainability and more, alongside stories of famous tree planters. Also contains a glossary of websites, nurseries and tree organisations.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786698889 ISBN 13: 9781786698889
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Escape to the Cornish coast with this irresistible summer read, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Philippa Ashley.The Cornish fishing village of Tremarnock seems to have it all. Charming houses cling to the hillside and cluster round the harbour where fishermen unload their catch each day. Everyone knows everyone, and mostly they look out for each other.But throw a stranger - a beautiful stranger - into the mix and all bets are off. Chabela Penhallow arrives for a holiday from Mexico to find out more about her Cornish ancestors. But no sooner has she arrived than rumours start to fly. Why has she really come And what is she running from Can the inhabitants of Tremarnock discover her secrets before their peaceful seaside village is thrown into turmoil Reviews for the Tremarnock series:'A charming, warm-hearted read. Pure escapism' Alice Peterson.'Burstall is a great writer, and this is not your usual run-of-the-mill chick lit. I was gripped from the start' Daily Mail.'The literary equivalent of a gin and tonic on a hot summer's day. A delicious, delightful and decadent tale' Bookish Jottings.'Burstall has created a little sanctuary, which will have readers eager to book a Cornish holiday as soon as possible. A heart-warming, 'feel-good' novel that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. I can't wait for the next book in the series so that I can return' Bookbag.'Burstall has a true knack for transporting you to her world, amidst beautiful Cornish countryside' Jane Corry.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1789540968 ISBN 13: 9781789540963
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Would you travel the world to feel at home in your skin Natalie is uncomfortable in herself. Her most recent relationship is long since over, and she is disillusioned with her career as a teacher.So she packs her bags and goes travelling in hope of finding a place for herself in the world. But her isolation abroad only heightens her sense of unease. Obsessed with how others perceive her, she recoils from relationships and eats - compulsively and self-destructively, to silence the anxious voice in her head that never seems satisfied.Skin engages powerfully with issues of self and belonging via an incredibly beguiling protagonist - intelligent and self-aware, sharp and acute.'Engrossing. Unvarnished, wry and almost wincingly clear-eyed, the narrative covers acres of emotional terrain - from comedy, to tragedy, and the churned-up borderlands in between' Daily Mail.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1784423718 ISBN 13: 9781784423711
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1789542502 ISBN 13: 9781789542509
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - There's power in stories.This is a story of power.Dead bodies aren't unusual in the alleyways of Fenest, capital of the Union of Realms. Especially not in an election year, when the streets swell with crowds from near and far. Muggings, brawls gone bad, debts collected - Detective Cora Gorderheim has seen it all. Until she finds a Wayward man with his mouth sewn shut.His body has been arranged precisely by the killer and left conspicuously, waiting to be found. Cora fears this is not only a murder, but a message.As she digs into the dead man's past, she finds herself drawn into the most dangerous event in the Union: the election. In a world where stories win votes, someone has gone to a lot of trouble to silence this man. Who has stopped his story being told _______________________________________________________'An utterly absorbing tale set in a fascinating world' MICK FINLAY.'If you love storytelling, you'll love this' S.J. MORDEN.'It's rare to find such a richly imagined world about the art of myth and storytelling' CHRISTOPHER FOWLER.'Irresistibly thrilling, weaving together gaslit crime, fantasy and mystery. I can't wait for more' TIM MAJOR.'There is more than meets the eye in this gripping and inventive debut. Rife with intrigue, deceit and cultural tension' JAMES AITCHESON.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1788548280 ISBN 13: 9781788548281
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Six children were taken. Only five came home.The newspapers called it The Bad Place. A remote farm out on the Thames estuary, where six children were held captive for two weeks. Five of them got out alive.That was twenty years ago. Now adults, they meet up annually to hold a vigil for their friend who died. The only rule is that no-one can talk about what happened the night they escaped. But at this year's event, one of them witnesses a kidnapping. A young girl, Sammi, is bundled into a van in front of their eyes.DI Sasha Dawson, of Essex Police, is certain that the key to finding Sammi lies in finding out the truth about The Bad Place. But she also knows that with every second she spends trying to unlock the past, the clock ticks down for the missing girl.Is history repeating itself Is one of the five responsible Or is someone sending them a twisted message A Times Crime Book of the MonthPraise for The Bad Place:'Everything a police procedural should be: sharp, funny, moving and tremendously exciting' The Times'Absorbing and twisty' Mark Edwards'Dark, gripping and fast paced, The Bad Place grabs a hold and won't let you go. Addictive summer reading' Katerina Diamond'Superb, smart, seat-edge stuff. DI Sasha Dawson is a brilliant creation' William Shaw'Utterly compelling and brilliantly realistic, The Bad Place is Mark's best book yet. One that will appeal to crime fans everywhere' Lisa Hall.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1788541162 ISBN 13: 9781788541169
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Guardian Books of the Year 2019.Here are eight princesses for the Rebel Girls generation: bold, empowered, full of curiosity, adventure and determined to be true to themselves. Natasha Farrant's original stories are set in different times all around the world, blending modern and traditional storytelling with glowing full colour illustrations by debut artist Lydia Corry in a glorious gift book.'Mirror, mirror on the wall. what makes a princess excellent ' An enchantress flings her magic mirror into our universe. Reflected in it are princesses who refuse to be pretty, polite or obedient. Through the centuries and around the world these girls are fierce, brave, and determined to do the rescuing themselves.The desert princess protects her people from the king with the black and gold banner. The forest princess takes a crocodile for a pet. An island princess explores the high seas. A mountain princess puts kindness above being royal. And in a tower-block in a city, Princess saves her community garden from the hands of urban developers.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1788544552 ISBN 13: 9781788544559
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine. By the award-winning author of The Way We Die Now.Seamus O'Mahony writes about the illusion of progress, the notion that more and more diseases can be 'conquered' ad infinitum. He punctures the idiocy of consumerism, the idea that healthcare can be endlessly adapted to the wishes of individuals.He excoriates the claims of Big Science, the spending of vast sums on research follies like the Human Genome Project. And he highlights one of the most dangerous errors of industrialized medicine: an over-reliance on metrics, and a neglect of things that can't easily be measured, like compassion.'A deeply fascinating and rousing book' Mail on Sunday.'What makes this book a delightful, if unsettling read, is not just O'Mahony's scholarly and witty prose, but also his brutal honesty' The Times.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1448217857 ISBN 13: 9781448217854
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Foreword by Dame Winifred Mary Beard.This updated edition is a complete account of the first 100 years of women in Parliament.In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons. Her achievement was all the more remarkable given that women (and even then only some women) had only been entitled to vote for just over a year. In the past 100 years, a total of 491 women have been elected to Parliament. Yet it was not until 2016 that the total number of women ever elected surpassed the number of male MPs in a single parliament.The achievements of these political pioneers have been remarkable - Britain has now had two female Prime Ministers and women MPs have made significant strides in fighting for gender equality - from the earliest suffrage campaigns, to Barbara Castle's fight for equal pay, to Harriet Harman's recent legislation on the gender pay gap. Yet the stories of so many women MPs have too often been overlooked in political histories. In this book, Rachel Reeves brings forgotten MPs out of the shadows and looks at the many battles fought by the Women of Westminster, from 1919 to 2019.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1526608804 ISBN 13: 9781526608802
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - The funny and revealing sequel to 'MI5 & Me' follows the author's continuing adventures between worlds of espionage and fashionable celebrity in fifties London. Focuses on a relationship with a young actor, tasked by Bingham's father with informing on the communists of the theatre.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1789545935 ISBN 13: 9781789545937
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - With a ruthless sect of humanity intent on wiping out their species, five intrepid heroes must think like their enemies in this epic sci-fi adventure.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348817 ISBN 13: 9781501348815
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Cropping up everywhere, whether steel latticework or tapered monopoles, encrusted with fiberglass antennas, cell towers raise up high into the air the communications equipment that channels our calls, texts, and downloads. For security reasons, their locations are never advertised. But it's our romantic notions of connectivity that hide them in plain sight. We want the network to be invisible, ethereal, and ubiquitous. The cell tower stands as a challenge to these desires. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501336509 ISBN 13: 9781501336508
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Voodoo, D'Angelo's much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as 'neo-soul,' a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a product of heightened emotions and fused sensibilities; an amalgam of soul, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, and Afrobeats. D'Angelo put to music his own pleasures and insecurities as a man-child in the promised land. It was both a tribute to his musical heroes: Prince, Sly Stone, Marvin Gaye, J Dilla.and a deconstruction of rhythm and blues itself.Despite nearly universal acclaim, the sonic expansiveness of Voodoo proved too nebulous for airplay on many radio stations, seeping outside the accepted lines of commercial R&B music. Voodoo was Black, it was definitely magic, and it was nearly overshadowed by a four-minute music video featuring D'Angelo's sweat-glistened six-pack abs. 'The Video' created an accentuated moment when the shaman lost control of the spell he cast.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348639 ISBN 13: 9781501348631
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The ocean comprises the largest object on our planet. Retelling human history from an oceanic rather than terrestrial point of view unsettles our relationship with the natural environment. Our engagement with the world's oceans can be destructive, as with today's deluge of plastic trash and acidification, but the mismatch between small bodies and vast seas also emphasizes the frailty and resilience of human experience.From ancient stories of shipwrecked sailors to the containerized future of 21st-century commerce, Ocean splashes the histories we thought we knew into salty and unfamiliar places.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348515 ISBN 13: 9781501348518
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The story of the compact disc is also the story of the end of physical media. It is the story of how the quest for perfection laid the grounds for the death of a great industry. For in the passage from analogue media, like records and tapes, to digital formats, like CDs, something changed in the nature of media and in the relationship we have with music. Music became code, a sequence of 1s and 0s, a flow of pure information. The material structure of the medium itself was always supposed to disappear. But the physical has proved to possess an uncanny knack for returning.Today the CD is a zombie medium, still popular amongst certain avant-garde record labels and Japanese consumers. Against all the odds, the spectre endures.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1408857812 ISBN 13: 9781408857816
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE PRIZE'The most formidable spy in history' IAN FLEMING'His work was impeccable' KIM PHILBY'The spy to end spies' JOHN LE CARRÉBorn of a German father and a Russian mother, Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. In the years leading up to and during the Second World War, he became a fanatical communist - and the Soviet Union's most formidable spy.Combining charm with ruthless manipulation, he infiltrated and influenced the highest echelons of German, Chinese and Japanese society. His intelligence proved pivotal to the Soviet counter-offensive in the Battle of Moscow, which in turn determined the outcome of the war itself.Drawing on a wealth of declassified Soviet archives, this is a major biography of one of the greatest spies who ever lived.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1408870827 ISBN 13: 9781408870822
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - John Buchan's name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps. In the past one hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired numerous adaptations for film, television, radio and stage, beginning with the celebrated version by Alfred Hitchcock.Yet there was vastly more to 'JB'. He wrote more than a hundred books - fiction and non-fiction - and a thousand articles for newspapers and magazines. He was a scholar, antiquarian, barrister, colonial administrator, journal editor, literary critic, publisher, war correspondent, director of wartime propaganda, member of parliament and imperial proconsul - given a state funeral when he died, a deeply admired and loved Governor-General of Canada.His teenage years in Glasgow's Gorbals, where his father was the Free Church minister, contributed to his ease with shepherds and ambassadors, fur-trappers and prime ministers. His improbable marriage to a member of the aristocratic Grosvenor family means that this account of his life contains, at its heart, an enduring love story.Ursula Buchan, his granddaughter, has drawn on recently discovered family documents to write this comprehensive and illuminating biography. With perception, style, wit and a penetratingly clear eye, she brings vividly to life this remarkable man and his times.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1408883821 ISBN 13: 9781408883822
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - An innovative and insightful exploration of the passionate early life of Socrates and the influences that led him to become the first and greatest of philosophersSocrates: the philosopher whose questioning gave birth to the ideas of Western thought, and whose execution marked the end of the Athenian Golden Age. Yet despite his pre-eminence among the great thinkers of history, little of his life story is known. What we know tends to begin in his middle age and end with his trial and death. Our conception of Socrates has relied upon Plato and Xenophon - men who met him when he was in his fifties and a well-known figure in war-torn Athens.There is mystery at the heart of Socrates' story: what turned the young Socrates into a philosopher What drove him to pursue with such persistence, at the cost of social acceptance and ultimately of his life, a whole new way of thinking about the meaning of existence In this revisionist biography, Armand D'Angour draws on neglected sources to explore the passions and motivations of young Socrates, showing how love transformed him into the philosopher he was to become. What emerges is the figure of Socrates as never previously portrayed: a heroic warrior, an athletic wrestler and dancer - and a passionate lover. Socrates in Love sheds new light on the formative journey of the philosopher, finally revealing the identity of the woman who Socrates claimed inspired him to develop ideas that have captivated thinkers for 2,500 years.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1408889234 ISBN 13: 9781408889237
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - _______________WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONTHE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKAN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbourLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.Moving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories._______________'Enchanting' - Sunday Times'Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page' - Melissa Harrison'Brilliant. No one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock Holmes' - Sunday Telegraph'The very best books that deal with the past are love letters to their subject, and the very best of those are about subjects that love their authors in return. Such books are very rare, but this is one' - Ian Mortimer'Fascinating. There is nothing that Maiklem does not know about the history of the river or the thingyness of things' - Guardian'A treasure. One of the best books I've read in years' - Tracy Borman.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1350097888 ISBN 13: 9781350097889
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Australia 1789. A young married lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, and one leading lady who may be about to be hanged, conditions are hardly ideal.Winner of the Laurence Olivier Play of the Year Award in 1988, and many other major awards, Our Country's Good premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1988 and opened on Broadway in 1991. 'Rarely has the redemptive, transcendental power of theatre been argued with such eloquence and passion.' Georgina Brown, IndependentIt is published here in a new Student Edition, alongside commentary and notes by Sophie Bush.The commentary includes a chronology of the play and the playwright's life and work as well as discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472951662 ISBN 13: 9781472951663
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher - as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good life waiting at sea.With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, John's adventures have taken him several times around the world, with challenging crossings of the Atlantic and the Pacific, a narrow escape from a coup in Yemen, an unlikely deliverance from a coral reef off Belize as well as more serene, introspective passages where trade winds are blowing and stories are flowing. His crew has included CEOs, actors, writers, teachers, kids - in essence, everyone.John's narrative is interwoven with practical tips and advice in seamanship, but also, and just as importantly, his hard-won insights about making the most of our lives. He truly believes we find out who we really are, and what we are capable of, far from the shackles of land, when we find a place where time changes shape - days may merge into one another, but minutes are memorable.To live adventurously is to live more fully, and that is the life John Kretschmer continues to live. In this book he shares his simple profundities that will inspire those who live to sail, and those seeking something more rewarding from life.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472837088 ISBN 13: 9781472837080
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Rava, Giuseppe Ilustrador. Neuware - The restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the creation of a new Westernized army. However, this modernization process was resisted by the traditional Samurai feudal nobility, leading to a series of battles. The first clash between the two cultures came swiftly. During the Boshin War of 1868-69, a French military adviser, Jules Brunet, changed sides to join the insurgents. They won several engagements before the final crushing of the rebel Ezo Republic. After this point, the Imperial Army continued to modernize along French lines, and social changes began to impoverish Samurai noblemen, who lost their social and political role and their associated privileges.During 1876, the powerful Satsuma Domain, around Kagoshima in south-west Kyushu, became a focus for discontent. Its leader Saigo Takamori effectively ignored the central government, and in January 1877, increasing unrest broke out into open rebellion. The Imperial forces were now much stronger, and the Navy could land troops and bombard Kagoshima. The bitter Satsuma siege and attempted capture of Kumamoto Castle finally failed in April, and the Samurai made a last stand at Shiroyama on 24 September, choosing to go down fighting. This marked the final defeat and displacement of the Samurai class. This fully illustrated title explores the fall of the Samurai in detail, examining the arms, tactics, key figures of both sides, and charting the increasing Westernization of the Imperial forces.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1035905256 ISBN 13: 9781035905256
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - 'Jane Isaac knows how to tell a good yarn. Expertly plotted and true to life' Mel Sherratt.Stuart Ingram was once a respected local councillor.The first time the police knocked on Gina's door, they arrested her husband.The second time, they accused him of child abuse.But he died a guilty man.This time, the police are here for Gina - to tell her that her husband is dead. Murdered, just two weeks before his trial.Gina always stood by her husband. Even when everyone else walked away. She believed the trial would clear his name. But now Stuart is dead.And his wife is the suspect.It's a race against time for DC Beth Chamberlain to uncover the truth - especially when a second man turns up dead.Domestic noir meets police procedural in this pacy thriller from Jane Isaac, perfect for fans of Samantha Downing, Fiona Barton and K.L. Slater. Previously published as Presumed Guilty.Praise for Jane Isaac:'Gripping subjects, brilliantly drawn characters and a twisty turny journey from beginning to end. A tense, thrilling read and definitely 5 humongous stars from me' Angela Marsons on Hush Little Baby.'Isaac does a superb job of escalating the tension and dread' Publishers Weekly.'Move over La Plante.' Susan May, Suspense Magazine.'Tense, dark and gritty: perfect combination' Ian Patrick, author of Rubicon.'Crime writing at its best' David Evans, CWA Debut Dagger-shortlisted author of Torment.'Jane Isaac just gets better with every book. Deeply unsettling and unputdownable' Rebecca Bradley, bestselling author of the DI Hannah Robbins series.'Jane Isaac writes unmissable quality crime fiction' Michael Wood, author of For Reasons Unknown.'Gripped from the very first page. and just when you think it's over, it's really only the beginning' June Taylor, author of Losing Juliet.'Brilliantly and intricately plotted, Jane Isaac has produced a terrific page-turner' Lizzie Sirett, Mystery People.