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Neuromancer (9781473217386)

The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077. The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. More than three decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most potent and compelling visions of the future. Product details Format

Notes on a Nervous Planet (9781786892690)

Order THE COMFORT BOOK. Available now! THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it? Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth. Product details Format Paperback | 320 pages Dimensions 129 x 178 x 19mm

In Defense of Animals : The Second Wave (9781405119412)

Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, "In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave" highlights the new challenges facing the animal rights movement. This book contains an exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopher Peter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concern when he first published "In Defence of Animals and Animal Liberation" over thirty years ago. The essays explore new ways of measuring animal suffering, reassess the question of personhood, and draw highlight tales of effective advocacy. It lays out 'Ten Tips for Activists', taking the reader beyond ethical theory and into the day-to-day campaigns for animal rights. Product details Format Paperback | 264 pages

Fantastical Flying Machines (9780230713390)

Join Sally and Jack on an extraordinary air race filled with hot air balloons, flying ice lollies and bubble gum rockets. But will their fantastical flying machine speed them into first place, or will the devious cheater Baron Von Bang Bang trick his way into the lead? A colourful, topsy-turvy airship adventure from an exciting new illustrator. With spinning, twirling, lift-the-flap pages and an amazing pop-up finale! Product details Format Hardback | 24 pages Dimensions 228 x 306 x 11mm

Median Man (9781517496517)

A hotshot Chicago ad agency owner uses a supercomputer to identify the most average man in America - to help big brand companies sell more products. Joe Meyers is a family guy who mows medians for the state of Indiana. He's reluctant at first, but his quick wit and warm heart make him a hit. Joe goes on a whirlwind tour of America that tests everything he values. Fiction, 362 pages. Product details Format Paperback | 366 pages Dimensions 152 x 229 x 19mm |

Das Der, Die : The Secrets of German Gender (9783952481004)

The challenge that English-language speakers face if they want to speak German well, is to accurately map German nouns to one of three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine or neuter. Native German speakers acquire their knowledge of the grammatical gender of German nouns from early on. They are not given formal instruction at school about matching nouns to their correct gender, and the topic is not covered in standard German grammar books. For the same reason, native speakers who give German language lessons to foreigners do not teach their students how to match nouns to their gender: One cannot teach what one has not been taught.This book fills that gap in that it explains, in plain English, the principles that map German nouns to a specific gender. This allows foreign students of German to unlock the gender of entire categories of nouns, thereby enabling students to speak German more confidently. Product details

The Mirror and the Palette : Rebellion, Revolution and Resilience: 500 Years of Women's Self-Portraits (9781474613774)

Her story weaves in and out of time and place. She's Frida Kahlo, Lois Mailou Jones and Amrita Sher-Gil en route to Mexico City, Paris or Bombay. She's Suzanne Valadon and Gwen John, craving city lights, the sea and solitude; she's Artemisia Gentileschi striding through the streets of Naples and Paula Modersohn-Becker in Worpswede. She's haunting museums in her paint-stained dress, scrutinising how El Greco or Titian or Van Dyck or Cezanne solved the problems that she too is facing. She's railing against her corsets, her chaperones, her husband and her brothers; she's hammering on doors, dreaming in her bedroom, working day and night in her studio. Despite the immense hurdles that have been placed in her way, she sits at her easel, picks up a mirror and paints a self-portrait because, as a subject, she is always available. Until the twentieth century, art history was, in the main, written by white men who tended to write about other white men. The idea that wome

Firefly Lane (9781447229537)

Now a major Netflix series, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke Firefly Lane is an unforgettable coming of age story, by the New York Times number one bestseller Kristin Hannah. It is 1974 and the summer of love is drawing to a close. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the secondary school social food chain. Then, to her amazement, Tully Hart - the girl all the boys want to know - moves in across the street and wants to be her best friend. Tully and Kate became inseparable and by summer's end they vow that their friendship will last forever. For thirty years Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship, jealousy, anger, hurt and resentment. Tully follows her ambition to find fame and success. Kate knows that all she wants is to fall in love and have a family. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and a mother will change her. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart. B

Little Children's Activity Book mazes, puzzles and colouring (9781409586692)

An action-packed and colourful first activity book for little children. Activities include mazes, puzzles and colouring activities, plus four pages of stickers of animals, people, robots, dragons, spaceships and lots more! Children can stick race cars onto the track, help brave knights battle dragons and spot the animals on the farm. Answers for the puzzles and mazes are included at the back of the book. Product details For ages 0-5 Format Paperback | 72 pages Dimensions 216

Guzikowa książka (9788310135216)

Oto guzik. Ciekawe, co się stanie, gdy go naciśniesz. Znajdziesz tu i guzik do śpiewania, i guzik do łaskotania, a także niegrzeczny guzik oraz tajemniczy biały guzik. Wciśnij je wszystkie i przekonaj się, co cię spotka. Wyrusz w magiczną podróż, w której drogę wskazują kolory i dobra zabawa. Prawdziwie interaktywna książka pobudzająca wyobraźnię! Sally Nicholls dorastała w Stockton-on-Tees w Anglii. Po ukończeniu szkoły podróżowała po świecie. Przez pewien czas pracowała w szpitalu Czerwonego Krzyża w Japonii. Jej pierwsza powieść „Ways to Live Forever" zdobyła Waterstones Children's Book Prize i znalazła się na listach Guardian Children's Fiction Prize oraz Costa Children's Book Award. Autorka mieszka w Oksfordzie. Bethan Woollvin ukończyła z wyróżnieniem wydział ilustracji w Cambridge School of Art. Pracuje jako autorka i ilustratorka w Sheffield w Wielkiej Brytanii. W 2014 roku jej „Little Red" wygrała konkurs na książkę dla dzieci organizowany przez wyda

City of the Goddess (1780280297)

There was nothing random or serendipitous about the founding of the United States or the planning of Washington, DC. It was all part of a carefully laid scheme hatched by a secret priesthood who subscribed to a world-view based upon the 'Great Goddess' and informed with thousands of years of painstakingly acquired knowledge. As part of his research into the secret roots of America, Alan Butler has uncovered the beliefs and intentions of the 'Star Families' - a truly ancient institution. In City of the Goddess the profound influence of this mysterious organisation is revealed. A philosophy of Freemasonry and Deism was imprinted into the setting and design of Washington, DC - to the extent that the District of Columbia (Liberty) was named after the nation's patron goddess. Freemasonic symbolism and the esoteric religions of Demeter and Isis are echoed throughout the city, which was orientated so that the constellation of Virgo rises and sets over the major axis, from

Beyond Broccoli : Creating a Biologically Balanced Diet When a Vegetarian Diet Doesn't Work (9780977679522)

Beyond Broccoli is written by Susan Schenck, who herself was a raw vegan for six years, followed by a year of raw vegetarianism (including raw dairy and eggs), and ending with her returning to raw and lightly cooked meat. "Going raw" proved to have so many benefits that Schenck wrote a 2-time award-winning book about it, The Live Food Factor. But after a few years, she began to exhibit health issues. Her research, spurred on by Dr. Stanley Bass, led her to conclude that it was a deficiency of vital nutrients found fully formed only in animal products that were causing the problems. The book then begins with the author's story of why she resumed eating animal products and how she manages to stay raw even so. It also includes a chapter on other vegans and vegetarians (some who eat raw, others who eat cooked) who made this decision for health reasons. The book addresses vegetarian myths; why human's brains have shrunk 11% in the last 11,000 years; the importance of anima

Hogan : A Biography (9780553061949)

Ben Hogan won four U.S. Opens in six years, three of them after a near-fatal head-on automobile collision. Driven by an obsessive dedication to the game, legend has it, he practiced until his hands bled. The concentration and precision he exhibited on the course awed spectators and fellow players alike. In this extraordinary book--the first full-scale biography of the enigmatic Hogan in twenty years--Curt Sampson explores the milestones of Hogan's life--his father's suicide, his miraculous comeback after his brush with death, his many triumphs on the Tour. Sampson draws on interviews with fellow golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead to present an in-depth portrait of a man with bullet-proof confidence and singlemindedness, a man who turned the negatives he encountered into a life of glory and achievement. Product details Format

Run the Risk (9780373776955)

Nothing can shake a cop from pursuing justice--except a beautiful witness marked for death, in New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster's sexy new series... When Detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find Pepper Yates, a potential link to his best friend's unsolved murder, he vows to gain her cooperation by any means necessary. But the elusive beauty is more suspicious--and in far more danger--than he expected. And the last thing Logan needs is to start caring for her.... Pepper has spent years dodging the corrupt club owner who will stop at nothing to keep her silenced. She can trust no one, not even the handsome new "construction worker" who's moved in next door. The heat between them is undeniable. But will surrendering to passion bring her the safety she so desires--or will her feelings for Logan draw them both into a killer's crosshairs? Product details