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Jane är, av alla jag känner i yrket, den mest omsorgsfulla. Hon tar allting på allvar, om det så gäller ett mycket litet jobb. För varje uppdrag söker hon reda på alla fakta, lägger ner ett otroligt förarbete och lämnar ingenting åt slumpen.
Så beskrev en kollega Jane Barks förhållningssätt när hon som första kvinna…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Streaming now on Amazon Prime!A clever and hilarious fantasy retelling of the rise to power of Lady Jane Grey, now an Amazon Prime Video series starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Peters
A comical, fantastical and witty re-imagining of the Tudor world, perfect for fans of The Princess Bride. Lady Jane Grey,…
Let the rich world of Jane Austen guide you with this beautifully illustrated oracle deck and discover your inner Elizabeth Bennet or Marianne Dashwood. Featuring beautiful illustrations inspired by the abundant world of Jane Austen, this 40-card oracle deck is a unique way to experience Austen’s timeless stories…
Kategorier: Modern och samtida skönlitteratur Skönlitterära teman Skönlitterära teman: politik Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur i översättning Skönlitteratur: allmänt Skönlitteratur: specialutgåvor
En gripande historisk bladvändare om kvinnohälsa och modiga eldsjälar
När Angela Creighton hittar ett mystiskt brev med en gripande bekännelse, blir hon besatt av att hitta brevets mottagare. Hennes sökande tar henne tillbaka till 1970-talet, då en grupp modiga kvinnor drev en hemlig abortrörelse i Toronto i Kanada.…
From the novels to the screen, from adaptions to filming secrets, dive into the world of Jane Austen. Discover her life, inspirations, correspondence and the incredible influence of her work in her time through to today. A modest young lady of the country gentry, like many of her heroines, Jane Austen could have made…
Jane Eyre is the story of an orphaned girl who, thanks to her strong spirit, manages to escape a life of oppression and become an independent woman. Jane is brought up by heartless relatives and is forced to attend a school for the poor. After a few years she becomes a teacher at the school, but leaves when she is…
Kategorier: Andra tekniker och tillämpade vetenskaper Biografi: allmänt Biografi: naturvetenskap, teknik och medicin Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser Rymdforskning Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
From one of the world’s leading planetary scientists, a luminous memoir of exploration on Earth, in space, and within oneself—equal parts ode to the beauty of science, meditation on loss, and roadmap for personal resilience
”Fierce, absorbing, and ultimately inspiring.” —ELIZABETH…
A Lost Great American Master: meet Jack Kerouac’s inspiration in these heart-expanding tales of immigrant life in 1930s USA, introduced by superfan Stephen Fry.JACK KEROUAC: ’I loved him … He just got me’ ARTHUR MILLER: ’The first to let it all hang out and write like a child in…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: rysare och spökhistorier
Filled with deadly secrets and the monsters you thought only existed in your mind …
You’ve heard of Frankenstein’s monster, you’ve heard of Dracula, but have you heard of the Villa Diodati? Eve, Griffin, Hal and Ren embark on a summer they’ll never forget at the birthplace of all things…
Eisner Award-winner Jordie Bellaire and rising star Paulina Ganucheau provide a refreshing look into Wonder Woman’s upbringing and dangerous secrets of her past you’ll never forget!
The world may know her as Wonder Woman, but once upon a time she was Diana, the young princess of Themyscira. Back then, she…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: folk och länder Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år Faktaböcker barn och ungdom Pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år Pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år: yrken
*Featured for World Book Day: Black History Month*
”There are so many things I am and can be… There’s a whole world waiting for me.”
Introduce your baby to Black excellence with this lyrical board-book edition of Young, Gifted and Black. Includes a mirror at the back so young dreamers can see…
The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a ”wave of confidence and emancipation” for women in sports (Parade). By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world.
WATERSTONES’ BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: HISTORY The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots – three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men. ’Alluring, gripping, real: an astonishing insight into the lives of…
Kategorier: Klassiker Narrative theme: Love & relationships Skönlitterära teman Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur: allmänt
This gorgeous collection brings together six of Jane Austen’s best-known works in collectible paperback editions, presented in a decorative box set.
Full of Austen’s customary wit and acute observations, these wonderful masterpieces provide a thoroughly entertaining window onto life in Georgian…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: folk och länder Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
These little guides are intended just for kids, with itineraries around big cities like New York . Ages 6+
A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen.
It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages of her letters. This handsome celebration of Austen’s…
Jane Austen’s genius, writ large on a handsome notebook.
Kategorier: Familj och hälsa Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Råd till föräldrar Språk och lingvistik Språkinlärning: material och kursböcker Språkundervisning och språkinlärning
This practical ‘go-to’ guide helps international parents making the most of the first years with children in this famously family-friendly part of Scandinavia. Based on the author’s personal experience of being new in Sweden, this essential handbook is packed with practical and cultural information about day-to-day…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociologi Sociologi och antropologi Sociologi: arbete och arbetskraft
The importance of good leadership for the functioning and performance of organizations is well-established. Hence, attracting, retaining, and developing talented managers is vital to the success of companies. Recent research indicates that young professionals tend to be more hesitant to take on leadership roles.…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
At twenty-four, Erica Rivera appeared to have it all: a B.A., two daughters, a successful husband, a house in the suburbs – and a great body. But under the surface, Erica was struggling with an addiction. She developed a self- destructive obsession with dieting, bingeing, purging, exercising and, ultimately,…
15 beautiful embroidery projects from the era of Jane Austen.
Jane Austen was as skilful with a needle as she was with a pen. This unique book from Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin showcases recently discovered 18th century embroidery patterns expertly repurposed into 15 exciting modern stitching projects. The…
Young, Gifted and Black Too celebrates the lives of 52 more leaders, heroes, sportspeople and artists of colour from around the world.
Take a seat at the Regency dining table and share food enjoyed by Jane Austen’s much loved fictional characters, written by Sunday Times bestseller Pen Vogler. Inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen, this collection of recipes is based on authentic recipes from the Regency era, which have been…
Kategorier: Modern och samtida skönlitteratur Skönlitterära teman Skönlitterära teman: sociala frågor Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur i översättning Skönlitteratur: allmänt Skönlitteratur: specialutgåvor
En gripande historisk bladvändare om kvinnohälsa och modiga eldsjälar
När Angela Creighton hittar ett mystiskt brev med en gripande bekännelse, blir hon besatt av att hitta brevets mottagare. Hennes sökande tar henne tillbaka till 1970-talet, då en grupp modiga kvinnor drev en hemlig abortrörelse i Toronto i Kanada.…
January 1978. Tallahassee. When sorority president Pamela Schumacher is startled awake at 3 a.m. by a strange sound, she's shocked to encounter a scene of implausible violence—two of her friends dead and two others, maimed. Thrust into a terrifying mystery, Pamela becomes entangled in a crime that captivates…
This is the story of five women . . . Meet Rachel Grossman. She'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Meet Jane Young. She's disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Annie Ernaux’s most recent book, dazzling and breathtaking, published in France in 2022, is about her affair with a man 30 years her junior.
”A sublime book.” -Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle
”Once again the work of the writer Annie Ernaux appears as…
READERS LOVE YOUNG WOMEN: ’Hands down, this is an absolutely phenomenonal book! I recommend Young Women to everyone out there, one you’ll be hearing about for a long time to come’ ’Young Women instantly grabbed me from the first chapter. I devoured this novel’ ’Incredibly powerful .…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: naturkunskap Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires-sweetness, beauty, energy, and control-with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip,…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
In her latest work, Annie Ernaux recounts a relationship with a student thirty years her junior – an experience that transforms her, briefly, back into the ’scandalous girl’ of her youth. When she is with him, she replays scenes she has already lived through, feeling both ageless and closer to death.…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
Have you ever wished upon a star? Or crossed your fingers? Have you ever knocked on wood? Wondered if your thoughts made something happen? Have you ever wondered if magic is real? We invite you to enter the young person’s school of magic and mystery. Here you can learn what every magician priest…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
The Young Person’s School of Magic & Mystery TM is the first ever series, created to meet the unique learning needs of the young seeker in the world of psychic sciences. For the first time ever, young mystics can explore the psychic and magical worlds safely and successfully. great care has been taken to…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: mysterier och övernaturligt Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom
· Explore the wonder and the worlds of dreams.
· Open yourself to understanding your night dreams, day dreams and even your nightmares.
· Discover the wonder of the night.
· Learn where dreams come from.
· Discover how to understand your dreams.
· Create dream doorways into other realms.
· Learn how to tame your…
Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 300 bite-size quotes of inspiration and wisdom from one of the greatest females writers in the English language.
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
’Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose…
Jane Austen’s masterworks in a single beautiful Penguin English Library volume
Few novelists have observed their society with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. This volume brings together her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and…
Kategorier: Andra världskriget Historia Historia och arkeologi Internationella relationer Militärhistoria Politik och statsskick Politisk aktivism Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Särskilda krig och fälttåg Spionage och säkerhetstjänst
Jane Horney försvann spårlöst i Skåne i januari 1945. Snart spreds rykten om att hon fortfarande var i livet, innan den danska regeringen något år senare lät meddela att hon likviderats på internationellt vatten av motståndsrörelsen för samröre med tyskarna. Men var det sanningen? Var hon skyldig till det hon…
Kategorier: Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: kvinnor och flickor Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper
This is a doctoral thesis in Child and Youth Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden 2022.
The dissertation concerns young men’s violence against women. It is based on in-depth interviews with men who, in their youth, have been violent against women partners, and their stories are analysed from a feminist psychosocial…
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world’s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from…
Utgåvan för bas/baryton i den nya serien Arias for Young Voices innehåller 10 sakrala arior och 20 operaarior. Samtliga för att bygga upp rösten i åldrarna mellan ca 16-26 år.
Ariorna har ett imponerande spann på ca 300 år. De är noggrant utvalda efter pedagogiska kriterier och är korta, sångbara med begränsat register…
Each image is accompanied by a quote from one of Jane Austen’s novels.
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a ”wave of confidence and emancipation” for women in sports (Parade).
By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold…