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WINNER OF THE 2022 AKUTAGAWA PRIZE
The power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked goods, discovering the discarded remnants of someone else’s late-night binge . . .
In their Saitama…
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
’When you want to sort medical fact from medical fiction, Dr Karan is your man. This is the only book that will have you laughing and learning in equal measure’ Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before
’Wonderfully comforting’ Chris…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor.
Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: biografier Barn och ungdom: folk och länder Barn och ungdom: kungligheter Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
Elizabeth II var Storbritanniens drottning i över 70 år. Under dessa år förändrades samhället på många sätt, men drottningen fanns alltid där, som en trygg punkt i en otrygg värld. I den här boken får läsaren veta mer om drottning Elizabeths långa och innehållsrika liv. Om hennes år som soldat under andra världskriget,…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
In My Magical Mermaid Samara Anjelae creates a gateway to the realm of wonder and awe – this time in the sea. A Magical Mermaid arrives in our Wonder Window to share the gifts of the sea, the treasures on earth, and the magic in life. As we read this interactive book, we are inspired to care for and respect our…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
My Fairy Godmother, a most colorful and comprehensive introduction to the realm of fairies and the only book about Fairy Godmothers. Drawing from traditional tales and fairy wisdom worldwide, Samara Anjelae reveals the secret life of fairies, and more importantly, the work of our Fairy Godmother. Our Fairy Godmother…
Kategorier: Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: kvinnor och flickor Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper
• An anthology of writings by some of the most influential women in history on the often misunderstood and misrepresented female drug experience.• With great honesty, bravery, and frankness, women from diverse backgrounds write about their drug experiences.Women have been experimenting with drugs since…
Harry is a Richard Nixon scholar who leads a quiet, regular life; his brother George is a high-flying TV producer, with a murderous temper.They have been uneasy rivals since childhood.Then one day George loses control so extravagantly that he precipitates Harry into an entirely new life. In May We Be Forgiven, Homes…
The hilarious, myth-busting survival guide to the human body from TikTok’s favourite General Surgeon.
Though the odds are stacked against us, the human body has an extraordinary tendency to survive. Here, Dr Karan Rajan explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us going, and offers practical…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: konst och underhållning Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
May Yohe was a popular entertainer from humble American origins who married and then abandoned a wealthy English Lord who owned the fabled Hope diamond one of the most valuable objects in the world and now exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. May was a romantic who had numerous lovers and at…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: flickor och kvinnor Barn och ungdom: folk och länder Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Describes the personal life and achievements of the woman credited with being the first woman physician in the United States.
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
My Guardian Angel, a timeless book that promotes a deeper understanding of angels and our relationship to them. The luxuriously detailed illustrations are ethereally beautiful, and every page is filled with spiritual wisdom. A Guardian Angel is assigned to the Wonder Window of every soul born, to provide guidance, love…
’When you want to sort medical fact from medical fiction, Dr Karan is your man. This is the only book that will have you laughing and learning in equal measure’ Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before_______________________________
The hilarious, myth-busting survival guide…
The stunning new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, Sunday Times bestselling author of Six Tudor Queens.
Kategorier: Ämnesområden inom filosofi Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Biografier: filosofi och samhällsvetenskap Etik och moralfilosofi Filosofi Filosofi och religion
”Lipscomb har åstadkommit ett lysande stycke person- och intellektuell historia, känslig och fint skriven.” / Thomas Nagel, New York University, i ”London Review of Books”.
En bohemisk romanförfattare och andlig sökare, en sträng katolsk konvertitet och sjubarnsmor, en ateist av privilegierad börd och…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
A revised edition of a compelling photographic history of Queen Elizabeth II’s life and reign
This book is a photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, from her first official photograph as a baby in 1926 to her Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Each of the book’s chapters begins with a text by bestselling…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor.
Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: kungligheter Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
En ikons 70 år på tronen. Andrew Mortons biografi över drottning Elizabeth kommer nu på svenska.
En nation i sorg sörjer drottningen som aldrig ville bli drottning. Omständigheterna satte henne på tronen men ingen monark har regerat längre än hon. Under sina 70 år som drottning har Elizabeth välkomnat 15…
Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration – always rigorous, always thoughtful. With measured empathy, she guided her students to develop meaningful ideas and to discover their centres of seriousness. As Neil, a former student, unpacks Elizabeth's notebooks, and remembers her uniquely…
Kategorier: Kulturvetenskap Kulturvetenskap och medievetenskap Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II was as distinctive in style as her position in the world was unique. This remarkable book is a fond reflection of the days when her Majesty led the field in fashion, showcasing some of the…
Kategorier: Konst
The first fully illustrated and comprehensive introduction to May Morris’s work as an artist, designer and embroiderer, published in association with the V&A.
May Morris (1862-1938), younger daughter of William Morris, was a significant figure in the British Arts and Crafts movement and a pioneer of…
What We May Be: Techniques For Psychological & Spiritual Growth Through Psychosynthesis (New Edition
A popular and practical introduction to psychosynthesis-the empowering psychology of self-actualization and enhanced personal growth.
En ikons 70 år på tronen. Andrew Mortons biografi över drottning Elizabeth ges ut på svenska i december.
En nation i sorg sörjer drottningen som aldrig ville bli drottning. Omständigheterna satte henne på tronen men ingen monark har regerat längre än hon. Under sina 70 år som drottning har Elizabeth välkomnat 15…
’Brilliantly unnerving … expertly crafted’ Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month ’Jackson raises the stakes again and again’ Guardian’Finely paced, shrewdly observed … Mother May I is a thinking (and feeling) reader’s thriller’ Wall Street JournalIt’s every…
’This book really, really will stay with me forever. It’s not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it’s also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort’ FEARNE COTTON The Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former…
From the critically acclaimed author of Jennifer Government and Lexicon comes mind-bending speculative psychological suspense about a serial killer pursuing his victim across time and space, and the woman who is determined to stop him, even if it upends her own reality.
”I love you. In every world.”
Young…
Kategorier: Andra världskriget Flygstridskrafter och flygstridföring Historia Historia och arkeologi Krig och försvar Militära krafter och sektorer Militärhistoria Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Särskilda krig och fälttåg
From the content:* The contribution of the Soviet Air Force to the counteroffensive at Moscow* The Luftwaffe’s crucial role in halting the Red Army’s counteroffensive* Dogfight over the “Ice Road” to Leningrad* The Air Bridge to Demyansk* Annihilation from the air at Crimea* Air Battle over Kharkov
We like to think we understand what’s happening around us; that we can determine the path our life takes. But often, things don’t go that way – in fact, they rarely do. What helps us respond to life as it unfolds? To live freely, stay humble and find comfort in difficult times? Is it possible to…
An English princess, born into a war between two families.
Eldest daughter of the royal House of York, Elizabeth dreams of a crown to call her own. But when her beloved father, King Edward, dies suddenly, her destiny is rewritten.
Her family’s enemies close in. Two young princes are murdered in the Tower. Then…
Cape May is regarded as the nation’s oldest seaside resort and is a popular tourist destination today. For photographer Mark Malacavage and countless other visitors and residents, Cape May, New Jersey, is a place of exquisite beauty and spirit. As seen through Malacavage’s lens, that natural beauty comes…
Historic postcards take you on an eye-candy tour of Cape May’s past. Hand-colored images portray bonneted ladies in long dresses treading the boardwalk, and the great Victorian hotels where they stayed. Hand-tinted photography dating back one hundred years opens an keyhole to the past, when the streets were still…
Victorian architecture, quaint streets, and beautiful beaches have made Cape May, New Jersey, a top tourist attraction for over a century. Forty full-color postcards capture the charm and essence of this picturesque town. Keep it as a souvenir book, detach and mail the postcards, or show them off in standard 5″ x…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
On a warm summer day, playing at the seashore, Natalie makes a sand lady, dressing her in seashells, Cape May diamonds, and sea grass. When Natalie accidentally adds a magical egret feather as decoration, her sand lady springs to life! So begins an exciting adventure in time, taking Natalie and her sand lady back to…
If eyes are windows to a person’s soul, doorways reveal the nature of a place and the people who inhabit it. Welcome to Cape May, New Jersey, home to the nation’s largest concentration of historic Victorian architecture! Filled with 65 charming color photos, this book welcomes you to explore some of the…
Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be
your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point,
New Jersey, as you stroll past its wonderful collection of
nineteenth-century cottages.
Three walking tours encompass more than 70 of Cape May Point’s earliest
buildings – each…
Nestled at the sourthern tip of New Jersey, beautiful Cape May is the perfect historical backdrop for some very ghostly haunts! Psychic Laurie Hull gives her impressions of Cape May’s top beach sites and interacts with its ghostly past. Meet talkative ghosts at Elaine’s Haunted Mansion and learn the heartwarming story…
Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be
your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point,
New Jersey, as you stroll past its wonderful collection of
nineteenth-century cottages.
Three walking tours encompass more than 70 of Cape May Point’s earliest
buildings – each…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This third and final part of the narrative starts with the bitter fighting over Italy, where the Geschwaderstab together with I. and III./JG 53 had to face overwhelming odds in their struggle over both the front lines at Cassino and Anzio/Nettuno bridghead, and over northern Italy. I./JG 53 was later moved to Romania…
Kategorier: Modern och samtida skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur i översättning Skönlitteratur: allmänt Skönlitteratur: specialutgåvor
Julian Barnes nya roman Elizabeth Finch i översättning av Andreas Vesterlund.
Barnes nya roman är en lika hemlighetsfullt berättad bladvändare som hans kanske mest kända bok Känslan av ett slut.
Här handlar det om hur huvudpersonen Neil – som gjort mycket i livet, bland annat diversesysslat i restaurangbranschen…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år Pysselböcker, målarböcker och leksaksböcker
A great swath of beach, surf, and sky surrounds the beloved Cape May Lighthouse in New Jersey, recalling a favorite in summer scene. The perfect rainy day project, this 500-piece puzzle is a great keepsake from a favorite vacation retreat. You’ll want to hang this when it’s done so you can recall summer all…
We'd like to introduce you to Elizabeth Finch. We invite you to take her course in Culture and Civilisation. Her ideas are not to everyone's taste. But she will change the way you see the world. 'The task of the present is to correct our understanding of the past. And that task becomes the more urgent…