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June 2019Sternenstaub - Glaub an dich und du findest den Weg zu den Sternen
Mit einem Vorwort der Astronautin Insa Thiele-Eich
by Willis, Jeanne / Illustriert von Smith, Briony May; Englisch Mannchen, Nadine
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The ArtsNovember 2018Art as worldmaking
Critical essays on realism and naturalism
by Malcolm Baker, Andrew Hemingway, Andrew Hemingway, Briony Fer, Joshua Shannon, Adrian Rifkin, Malcolm Baker, Martina Droth, Caroline Arscott, Anne Wagner, Martin Powers, Neil McWilliam, Celeste Brusati, T.J. Clark, Rebecca Zurier, Steve Edwards, Tamar Garb, Lisa Tickner, Alistair Rider, Thomas Crow, Gail Day
Art as worldmaking is a response to Alex Potts's provocative 2013 book Experiments in modern realism. Twenty essays by leading scholars test Potts's recasting of realism through examinations of art produced in different media and periods, ranging from eighth-century Chinese garden aesthetics to video work by the contemporary Russian collective Radek Community. While the book does not neglect avatars of pictorial realism such as Menzel and Eakins, or the question of nineteenth-century realism's historical antecedents, it is contemporary in orientation in that many contributors are particularly concerned with the questions that sculpture, photography and non-traditional media pose for realism as an aesthetic norm. It will be essential reading for students of art history concerned with art's truth value or more broadly with conceptual problems of representation and the intersections of art and politics.
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The ArtsSeptember 2016Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael and the image multiplied
by Edward H. Wouk, Leslie A. Geddes, Jun Nakamura, Lisa Pon, David Morris, Edward H. Wouk, Henri Zerner, Tatiana Bissolati, Guido Rebecchini, Kathleen Christian, Paul Joannides, Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings, Beverly Louise Brown, Patricia Emison, Catherine Jenkins, Madeleine Viljoen, Sarah Vowles, Jamie Gabbarelli, Peter Black, Barbara Furlotti, Steven Milner, Jenny Spinks, Rheagan E. Martin, Sophie Gordon Cumming, Imogen Harley, Jemima Rose, Heather Garner, Max Weaver, Albert Lindsell, Peter Hayes, Monique Nievas, Holly Smallbone, James Wildgoose
Best known for his partnership with Raphael, the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-c. 1534) enabled Renaissance artists to disseminate their designs in print, advancing a revolution in visual communication that still reverberates in our own information age. Yet Marcantonio did more than render compositions by famous artists in the novel medium of engraving. The entries and essays in this catalogue, written by a group of international scholars and published to accompany the first exhibition of Marcantonio's work in over three decades, reveal the diversity of Marcantonio's oeuvre and the scope of his innovation as the leading printmaker of the Italian Renaissance. In-depth studies of Marcantonio's engravings expand our knowledge of his collaboration with Raphael, while also probing Marcantonio's creative response to the dynamic humanist culture in his native Bologna and later in Venice and Rome. Contributions also examine engravings by Marcantonio's 'followers' and consider the importance of his work to the history of print collecting.
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FictionNovember 2020All Come to Dust
by Bryony Rheam
All Come to Dust is set in present day Zimbabwe, a time of economic difficulty, corruption, poverty, the legacy of colonialism and the resilience and humour of its people, but it also looks back to the time just before the creation of the state of Zimbabwe in 1980. Marcia Pullman has been found dead at home in the leafy suburbs of Bulawayo. Chief Inspector Edmund Dube is onto the case at once, but it becomes increasingly clear that there are those, including the dead woman’s husband, who do not want him asking questions. The case drags Edmund back into his childhood to when his mother's employers disappeared one day and were never heard from again, an incident that has shadowed his life. As his investigation into the death progresses, Edmund realises the two mysteries are inextricably linked and that unravelling the past is a dangerous undertaking threatening his very sense of self.
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October 2020This September Sun
by Bryony Rheam
This September Sun is a chronicle of the lives of two women, the romantic Evelyn and her granddaughter Ellie. Growing up in post-Independence Zimbabwe, Ellie yearns for a life beyond the confines of small town Bulawayo, a wish that eventually comes true when she moves to the United Kingdom. However, life there is not all she dreamed it to be, but it is the murder of her grandmother that eventually brings her back home and forces her to face some hard home truths through the unravelling of long-concealed family secrets. This September Sun won the Best First Book prize at the 2010 Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association awards and, in June 2013, as an ebook, became the best selling book on amazon.co.uk. A set book for Zimbabwe Schools Literature in English 'A' level
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October 2020Where to Now? Short Stories from Zimbabwe
by Raisedon Baya, NoViolet Bulawayo, Diana Charsley, Mapfumo Clement Chihota, Murenga Joseph Chikowero, John Eppel, Fungai Rufaro Machirori, Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende, Christopher Mlalazi, Mzana Mthimkhulu, Blessing Musariri, Nyevero Muza, Thabisani Ndlovu, Bryony Rheam, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Sandisile Tshuma
The writing in this collection, at times dark, at times laced with comedy, is set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s ‘lost decade’ of rampant inflation, violence, economic collapse and the flight of many of its citizens. Its people are left to ponder – where to now? All the voices are Zimbabwean. Even though some speak from the diaspora, their inspiration comes from their homeland and their stries tell of Zimbabwe. In these pages you will meet the prostitute who gets the better of her brothers when they try to marry her off, the wife who is absolved of the charge of adultery, the hero who drowns in a bowser of cheap beer and the poetry slammer who does not get to perform his final poem. And many more.
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October 2020Moving On and other stories from Zimbabwe
by Raisedon Baya, Patricia Brickhill, Gamu Chamisa, Murenga Joseph Chikowero, John Eppel, Adrian Fairbairn, T.L. Huchu, Donna Kirstein, Bongani Kona, Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe, Ignatius Mabasa, Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende, Christopher Mlalazi, Mzana Mthimkhulu, Blessing Musariri, Togara Muzanenhamo, Melissa Tandiwe Myambo, Thabisani Ndlovu, Tariro Ndoro, Bryony Rheam
Moving On bristles with the talent of writers from Zimbabwe, The sixth in the Short Writings series, this collection brings together twenty of Zimbabwe’s finest storytellers, from across Zimbabwe and the diaspora. Many of the characters in this anthology are themselves moving on: from the chains of the past, from the loss of loved ones, from long-held beliefs, some from life itself.
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Sales & marketingWatertight Marketing
The proven process for seriously scalable sales
by Bryony Thomas
Are you wasting time on marketing? The sad truth is that most businesses are. But there is an answer, and it’s in this book! Even the smartest businesses can find themselves exhausted by yo-yo marketing and paralysed by the overwhelm of big ideas, big promises and the next big thing. Money and energy is wasted on running the marketing taps, whilst potential revenue pours from a very leaky bucket. Join the thousands of businesses already using the tested and trusted Watertight Marketing methodology and discover how you too can put it into action to cut through the hype, make a clear plan and take control of your marketing to: create consistent routes to customers you’ll love, successfully scale your sales results, and significantly and sustainably increase your profits. This is the book that actually delivers what so many others promise. You’ll discover inspiring true stories of businesses like yours that have doubled, tripled and even 10x revenue and profit. And, just like them, you’ll unlock the proven and powerful toolkit that builds an enduring process that will deliver profitable results, year after year. 20% of all royalties will be donated to Pancreatic Cancer UK
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Children's & YADecember 2015Posie Pixie and the Snow Storm
Book 6 in the Whimsy Wood Series
by Sarah Hill
1st place tie (with book 7 in the Whimsy Wood Series) in the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Children’s Section Welcome to Whimsy Wood! It's January in Whimsy Wood and Posie Pixie's just made two new friends! Come and meet Violet Vole and her best friend Sonny Shrew (the coolest dude in Whimsy Wood!) in this enchanting tale of friendship and fun overcoming the elements! REVIEWS 'I loved this story! It was really funny when a snowflake knocked the pink flower off Wibble Woodlouse's head!' Norah Dunworth aged 7yrs. 'I wish I could play with Posie and her friends, sliding down the copper kettle spout!' Stanley Baker, aged 7yrs. 'Another perfect nature and fun-filled addition to the magical world of Whimsy Wood. We loved reading this book with its descriptive text. It's great that these books are educational as well as fun!' Briony, blogger for www.anywaytostayathome.com 'I was so happy when Posie's bluebell hat jingled and tinkled again and it wasn't fed up anymore.' Hannah Underwood aged 6yrs. 'Brilliant book! The snowball fight was so cool! I like Sonny Shrew as he wears shorts in winter, just like me!' Max Lewis aged 6yrs. 'Readers are transported to Posie Pixie's delightful micro world of wonder and awe. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. The ending leaves you wanting to know what Posie and her woodland friends will get up to next!' Jillian Gorra, Reading Recovery Teacher, Ilminster Avenue, E-ACT Academy, Bristol.
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August 2021Bedtime Sorted!
by Jimmy Rees, Briony Stewart
Who said parenting was hard? Dad’s got bedtime sorted! Lenny and the twins have a bath without water spilling over, brush their teeth without toothpaste spraying onto the mirror, and go to sleep straight after their story. Perfect! Dad can finally settle down to his dinner. But then – My pyjamas don’t match! I’m too cold! I’m too hot! The window is making funny noises! I’m not tired! From one of Australia’s best-loved comedians and children’s entertainers Jimmy Rees comes a story about the bedtime excuses that families everywhere will know all too well.
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October 2021How To Be A People Person
Be Kind. Be Brave. Be Brilliant.
by Lara Cullen
A smart and powerful framework for living, working and leading that equips and inspires readers to truly be themselves, at their best and to help others do the same.
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Thriller / suspenseSeptember 2019Drown for your Sins
by Diarmid MacArthur
Will A Killer Go Free? THE DISCOVERY The horrific murder of two young men, whose bodies are dumped in a Scottish loch, sends shockwaves through the local community. THE BROKEN MAN When DCI Grant McVicar is tasked with finding the killer, it’s not the obvious choice. Tragedy has thrown him into turmoil, and he returns to work, a troubled man. And to make things worse, he finds his newly-appointed Detective Sergeant an enigma he can’t resolve — is she there as his assistant or his babysitter? THE ENEMY McVicar and his team soon find themselves in the dark world of a notorious Glasgow crime family. McVicar has encountered them before and his need for vengeance is at war with his need to bring them to justice. He’s determined to uncover the truth, but the force of his hatred starts to cloud his judgement, and those around him begin to question his fitness for duty. Tel
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2020Sherlock, Lupin & I
Last Dance, Mr Holmes
by Irene M. Adler
London, 1919 - It’s been fifty years since Sherlock and Lupin last solved a case together. Irene Adler has come back to track down her once inseparable friends, now a great detective and the other a gentleman thief. Irene and her adoptive daughter Mila will bring the trio back together into a world of thrills, intrigue, and breakneck chases.
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Thriller / suspenseApril 2021Dress for Death
DCI Grant McVicar Book 2
by Diarmid MacArthur
Friend or Foe? DCI Grant McVicar Book 2 THE BODY A young woman murdered in the changing room of a local supermarket. A suspected terrorist incident. And there may be a serial killer at work THE ENEMY WITHIN There are no easy answers, and it soon becomes apparent that someone in his team is leaking information. Loyalties increasingly strained, answers remain just out of reach. THE ENEMY WITHOUT Confusion and paranoia reign supreme, and Grant’s personal life starts to spiral out of control. With the killer almost within his grasp, he finds himself in mortal danger. Will he be the final victim?
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Religious & spiritual fictionJuly 2015
Evil Angels Among Them
by Kate Charles
Peaceful' is the most common entry in the visitors book of fifteenth-century St Michael's Church, with its glorious angel roof and its medieval Doom painting. But away from the church, and beneath the idyllic veneer, the tiny Norfolk village of Walston is anything but harmonious. The Rector's new bride, Becca Thorncroft, is receiving phone calls so unpleasant that her very sanity is at stake; and the newest residents of Walston, Gillian English and Lou Sutherland, are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Then sudden, gruesome death shatters any remaining semblance of serenity. Fortunately for Father Stephen Thorncroft, he is able to enlist the help of his friends Lucy Kingsley and David Middleton-Brown to unravel the tangled relationships and uncover the dark motivations of the villagers. As the investigation proceeds, they stumble on more than they'd bargained for. But it is not until a little girl goes missing that the final, deadly pieces fall into place in their search for the 'evil angels among them'.
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ArchaeologyThe Stonehenge Enigma
by Robert John Langdon
The most sensational and controversial book in the history of archaeology has now been published, which will not only re-write the events of prehistoric Britain but moreover, the World. Our history books tell us that 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age finally melted away to reveal the Britain we know today. OR DID IT? Britain had been under TWO MILES of ice and the seas that now surround us were frozen solid, leaving a huge mass of enormous weight pushing down on our tiny island. This mass had compressed the land so much that the surface sat some half a mile below the current sea level. SO WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AFTER THE ICE HAD MELTED? In this book Robert John Langdon explores the probability that when the ice melted, rather than leaving the land mass we now know as Britain it did, in fact, leave a collection of smaller islands and peninsulas caused by river flooding as the ground water table had risen by just 30m higher than today, creating an aquatic tropical landscape. Quite remarkably, this book shows that Stone Age Man survived the Ice Age and the great flood to go on to develop into a great maritime Civilisation – to date, this unknown society which lived in boats on the waterways and used them to construction our magnificent stone monuments, such as Stonehenge and Avebury that have lasted nearly 10,000 years. Revisiting accepted Archaeological, Geological and Topological findings Langdon has been able to write an astonishing hypothesis with compelling new proven evidence that not only re-writes our view of prehistoric Britain, but consequently, our view of the ancient world! This Lost Civilisation not only had the advanced engineering skills to build and sail boats, but moreover, was able to travel throughout Europe including the Mediterranean to trade goods. Astonishingly, their knowledge enabled them to undertake sophisticated medical procedures, such as dentistry, limb removal and even brain surgery, giving us a remarkable insight into the complexity and sophistication of their society. This book proves beyond doubt that Stone Age Men were NOT the fur clad hunter/gatherers living in mud huts as archaeologist would have you believe, but were instead members of a Great Lost Civilisation which carbon dating has proven to be responsible for the building of Stonehenge some 5,000 years earlier than currently believed.
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Historical fictionNovember 2012Mrs McKeiver's Secrets
by Margaret Morgan
Mrs McKeiver is a herbal healer and the Hills' midwife, as well as the 'go to' woman, for all needs. She is supported by the Reverend Reeves and farmer, Andrew Logan. 1799 sees everyone in need, of food, clothes and boots. The Enclosures Act of 1795 has thrust the Hills into poverty. Her immediate concern is the hastily arranged wedding of the Reverend's cook Hester, to farm manager, Edward. As well as planning herbal treatment for the pregnant Hester, she has to see two women at the Parish House, who will give birth any day. In addition, she has to look after her crippled adult son and ease the pain of the bedridden wife of the Reverend. The overseer of the Parish House is a thief and child rapist as well as the father of one of Parish Houses' unborn babies. Mrs McKeiver knows she will have to intervene with the two little abused girls, as well as deliver babies. The local landowner is Sir Lofthouse Small; newly married, he hates his wife as she is unable to read and he cannot consummate the marriage. The reason, he is a homosexual and desperately longs for a relationship with Mrs McKeiver's brilliant, handsome heterosexual son, Clement. He is totally unaware of this and thinks he is a friend of Sir Lofthouse Small.
