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      • Penguin Random House UK

        At Penguin Random House UK, we champion the world's most brilliant voices, bringing them to life in compelling and dynamic ways for audiences everywhere. Our books shape the broader cultural life of our society and accompany people of all ages on their journey of discovery of the greatest stories, the smartest thinking and the best ideas.   Penguin Random House UK Group Rights represents Foreign and Domestic Rights across the company’s seven divisions. One team represents Ebury, Cornerstone, Penguin General and Penguin Press, another represents Transworld, Michael Joseph and Vintage, and the third represents illustrated titles across the seven divisions.   For more information and our catalogue, please visit our webpage.

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      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        March 2019

        Timothy's walks

        by Devi Ananda/mary-des-ailes

        The child grows up and discovers the world. His grandmother marvels at the discoveries to be made together. A poetic text to express the beauty of the world, in simple and tasty words. A bilingual text to also let hear the music of Mauritian Creole.

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        October 1995

        Insel-Bücherei. Mitteilungen für Freunde

        Nummer 12

        by Jochen Lengemann, Barbara Salver, Jens Förster, Sigrid Freytag, Herbert Kästner, Klaus Kirbach, Jochen Lengemann, Elke Lipp, Norbert Niechoj

        Editorial Jens Förster · Lizenzausgaben von Titeln der Insel-Bücherei. Eine erste Übersicht / Karl-Hartmut Kull · Lizenzmitdrucke von fünf Titeln der Insel-Bücherei für den Globus Verlag Wien. Mit Bibliographie / Gerhard Jonas · Zu IB 1141 Wilhelm Müller: Die schöne Müllerin / Barbara Salver · Kleine Chronik der Sammlertreffen 1982-1994 / Gerhard Jonas · Neuntes Treffen der Sammler der Insel-Bücherei am 3. und 4. September 1994 in Leipzig. Ein Nachtrag / Jochen Lengemann · Rilke in der Insel-Bücherei. Folge 9 / Norbert Niechoj · »Hindenburg im Trauerrand« / Die Gestaltung der Insel-Bücherei 1994 / Mitteilungen / Berichtigungen und Ergänzungen Rezensionen (Katalog der Sammlung Jenne (Niechoj) / Edwards/Hall: »So Much Admired« / Die Insel-Bücherei and the King Penguin Series (Lengcmann) / Gerhard und Margarete Jonas: Anton Kippenberg (1874-1950) und die Insel-Bücherei (Lengemann)) Zuschriften an die Redaktion

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        Plays, playscripts
        2019

        Indian Drama in English

        The Beginnings

        by Krishna Mohan Banerjee (Author), Michael Madhusudan Dutt (Author), Ananda Lal (Editor)

        An annotated anthology of the first three Indian plays written in English, in the first half of the nineteenth century

      • Women's Fiction

        The Garden by the Sea

        by Sophie Goldberg

        Bulgaria, 1942. Boris III must hand over 20,000 Jews to the Nazis for extermination, but the king and his people do not intend to yield. Likewise, little Alberto, only six years old, resists when SS officers forcibly take his father away. Now he is the man of the family, and he must take care of his younger brother and his mother, who seeks to keep her children safe from the horrors of the war and not lose hope of being with her beloved husband once more. Based on real events, The Garden by the Sea tells, through the eyes of a child, the previously untold story of the unique fate of Bulgarian Jews during World War II

      • Trusted Partner
        2018

        Tweet!

        by María José Ferrada

        Pop-up board book features riddles as poems about 7 feathers of birds (condor, flaming, hummingbird, penguin, owl, woodpecker, and pelican), and images that transform as you turn the page to reveal magically the answer.The final two pages briefly list additional information about each bird. Recommended by Book Trust, 2021 (UK), The Best of Banco del Libro, 2022 (Venezuela) and Ibby Medal, 2019 (Chile).

      • Trusted Partner
        July 2018

        Practical Feline Behaviour

        Understanding Cat Behaviour and Improving Welfare

        by Trudi Atkinson

        Practical Feline Behaviour contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. There have been ground-breaking advances in our understanding of feline behaviour in recent years and, to protect the welfare of cats, it is increasingly important that anyone involved with their care, especially those in a professional capacity, keep up to date with these developments. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book Trudi Atkinson draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. - Practical, down to earth guide detailing all aspects of feline behaviour - Rapid reference for instant access to information - Written by a well-known animal behaviourist who has extensive experience in treating feline behaviour problems and in advising clients to protect the welfare of their cats - Includes a foreword by John Bradshaw, School of Veterinary Science at University of Bristol, UK

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        Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
        2018

        Crack!

        by Beatriz Giménez de Ory

        Enchanting book that combines verse, illustration and pop-up technique to place ourselves with originality before that eternal mystery and source of Introduce budding scientists to a fun STEM topic — eggs! This interactive board book features riddles about the different eggs of the animal kingdom, and images that transform as you turn the page to reveal the answer. Seven eggs break as you turn the pages, revealing the species (python, seahorse, octopus, emu, hedgehog, penguin, and Darwin’s Frog) that hatch after reading the verses / riddles. Includes fact-packed educational notes about eggs and what we can learn from them. New York Big Books Award (USA), 2021; Cuatrogatos Fundación (USA-Cuba), 2020; Best of Banco del Libro (Venezuela), 2022; Colibrí Ibby (Chile), 2019

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        Film theory & criticism
        February 2014

        The Encyclopedia of British Film

        Fourth edition

        by Edited by Brian McFarlane

        With well over 6,300 articles, including over 500 new entries, this fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of British Film is a fully updated invaluable reference guide to the British film industry. It is the most authoritative volume yet, stretching from the inception of the industry to the present day, with detailed listings of the producers, directors, actors and studios behind a century or so of great British cinema. Brian McFarlane's meticulously researched guide is the definitive companion for anyone interested in the world of film. Previous editions have sold many thousands of copies and this fourth edition will be an essential work of reference for enthusiasts interested in the history of British cinema, and for universities and libraries.

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        Fiction
        September 2017

        A Vision of Battlements

        by Anthony Burgess

        by Andrew Biswell, Paul Wake

        A Vision of Battlements is the first novel by the writer and composer Anthony Burgess, who was born in Manchester in 1917. Set in Gibraltar during the Second World War, the book follows the fortunes of Richard Ennis, an army sergeant and incipient composer who dreams of composing great music and building a new cultural world after the end of the war. Following the example of his literary hero, James Joyce, Burgess takes the structure of his book from Virgil's Aeneid. The result is, like Joyce's Ulysses, a comic rewriting of a classical epic, whose critique of the Army and the postwar settlement is sharp and assured. The Irwell Edition is the first publication of Burgess's forgotten masterpiece since 1965. This new edition includes an introduction and notes by Andrew Biswell, author of a prize-winning biography of Anthony Burgess.

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        Medicine
        September 2018

        Animal Welfare in a Changing World

        by Edited by Andrew Butterworth

        Contemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animals

      • Trusted Partner
        November 2024

        Genetic Engineering of Vegetable Crops

        by Pritam Kalia, Donata Arena, Suresh H. Antre, Rehna Augustine, S. Backiyarani, Nikita Balyan, Rafal Baranski, Satyaprakash Barik, D. R. Bhardwaj, Vinay Bhardwaj, S.K. Chakrabarti, Supriya Chakraborty, Branca Ferdinando, Megha Ganachari, P.H. Ramanjini Gowda, Rasmieh Hamid, Vageeshbabu S. Hanura, Feba Jacob, A. Jeevalatha, Anjala K, Varsha K, S. Kalpana, Ashish Kaushal, Magdalena Klimek-Chodacka, Manoj Kumar, Polumetla Ananda Kumar, Ravinder Kumar, Aneta Lukasiewicz, DC Lakshamanareddy, T Makeshkumar, M. Malavika, Manisha Mangal, Deepu Mathew, Pallavi Mishra, Upsana Mohapatra, N. Nagesha, T.M. Ningaraju, Saurabh Pandey, Naresh Ponnam, K N Poornima, Roshini Pydi, Manoj Prasad, K. V. Ravishankar, K. Madhavi Reddy, A. T. Sadashiva, Vidya Sagar, Koushik Saha, B.G. Sangeetha, Sanjay Sathian, K.M Senthilkumar, Sanjeev Sharma, M.N. Sheela, H.K. Shreyas, B.P. Singh, Arpita Srivastav, S Sundaresha, KRM Swamy, Kamil Szymonik, Brindha T. M, Arun TS, Jagesh K. Tiwari, Shailesh K Tiwari, Simone Trecc

        Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food. Genetic engineering technology makes it possible to develop new crop varieties with improved yield performance, specific quality attributes (external and internal in vegetable crops), resistance to diseases and insect pests, and environmental stresses. Genetic engineering technology for developing GM crops is complementary to genome editing and other breeding technologies. In addition to food requirements, transgenic crops have the possibility to carry edible vaccines and therapeutic proteins, to help combat human disease and malnutrition. This book reviews the importance and safety of transgenic vegetable crops and covers a wide variety of crops and different technologies. It includes: Genetic engineering in tomato, eggplant, peppers, amaranth, cauliflower, carrot, cucurbits, potato, tropical tubers and melons. Transgenic resistance to viral diseases. Embryogenic cell suspension culture. Genome editing and CRISPR/Cas9. Molecular techniques for biofortification. RNAi strategies for vegetable crop improvement. Designing futuristic vegetable crop varieties. This book is suitable for researchers in horticulture, plant science, and agricultural biotechnology as well as practitioners in vegetable breeding and seed production.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2024

        Penguin and Panda - Winterfest

        Winterfest

        by Brenda Maier author; Fanni Mezes Illustrator

        In Book 3 of The Adventures of Penguin and Panda, Winterfest, the lovable yin-and-yang besties return in an all-new early reader graphic novel dedicated to winter and the holidays.

      • Children's & YA
        April 2024

        Penguin and Panda

        Fun and Games

        by Brenda Maier author; Fanni Mezes illustrators

        Penguin worries that she and Panda don’t have enough in common to be real friends. They don’t like any of the same things. They look different, and act different, and even talk differently. But Panda reminds his friend that they are the same in all the ways that matter. This graphic novel is adorable! In each chapter, Penguin and Panda have some sort of cute little adventure and they discover the delights of friendship. They go to a carnival together and share their tickets. Panda accidentally breaks Penguin’s bike and tries to hide it. Panda gets a weird new pet and Penguin is not sure if the pet is acceptable.

      • Health & Personal Development
        February 2020

        Death - An Inside Story

        A book for all those who shall die

        by Sadhguru

        “Don’t be dead serious. Life is a brief sparkle, but you shall be dead for a very long time.” – Sadhguru   Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? What if death was not the catastrophe it is made out to be but an essential aspect of life, rife with spiritual possibilities for transcendence? For the first time, someone is saying just that.   In this unique treatise-like exposition, Sadhguru dwells extensively upon his inner experience as he expounds on the more profound aspects of death that are rarely spoken about.   From a practical standpoint, he elaborates on what preparations one can make for one's death, how best we can assist someone who is dying and how we can continue to support their journey even after death.   Whether a believer or not, a devotee or an agnostic, an accomplished seeker or a simpleton, this is truly a book for all those who shall die!

      • Health & Personal Development
        January 2019

        Flowers on the Path

        by Sadhguru

        A bouquet of wisdom on diverse topics to guide you on the journey of life.   Whether the subject covers social issues and worldly affairs, individual challenges, or dimensions of the beyond, Sadhguru's ability to delve to the root and look at life in all its totality is evident.   As a flower can confound you with its brilliance and beauty, so too, does each article in this book hold the possibility to confuse you out of your conclusions and pave the way towards true knowing.

      • Biography: general
        November 2013

        Sadhguru: More than a Life

        by Arundhathi Subramaniam

        An extraordinary story of Sadhguru, a young agnostic who turned yogi and a spiritual guru for millions of people all around the world.   The author attempts to re-create the life of an exceptional man as he combines rationality with mysticism and ancient wisdom with a modern outlook.   In Sadhguru: More Than a Life, the author writes about the early life of Sadhguru and his journey from being a boisterous prankster to becoming a spiritual guide.   The author draws from her extended conversations with Sadhguru and interviews with fellow meditators and presents a powerful portrait of a contemporary mystic and guru.

      • April 2024

        Penguin and Panda - Surprise

        by Brenda Maier Author; Fanni Mezes Illustrator

        Penguin and Panda should not be friends. The very idea is absurd. Penguin likes to build things and Panda likes to nap. Panda munches bamboo and Penguin gobbles cheese puffs and jam-banana sandwiches. Penguin never powers down and Panda has a hard time powering up. There is no way their friendship would ever work. Except somehow, it does.     In the tradition of Narwal and Jelly, here is an extremely commercial illustrated chapter book/graphic novel series for young readers.  Bright, kid-friendly illustrations are full of humor  An odd couple buddy comedy featuring two buddies who clearly love each other  Author is an elementary school teacher, so she knows the voices, the audience, and she knows what teachers look for in books like these.  Simple dialogue belies the depth of Penguin’s and Panda’s conversations; dig deep and you’ll find hints of moral philosophy—just like in Winnie the Pooh

      • Fiction
        January 2018

        The Escapists of J. Mullick Road

        by Usha Ananda Krishna

        ‘Usha Ananda Krishna has a sparkling way with language.’ In the aftermath of a bizarre confrontation with Kalol Mondal—a small-time hustler and Party goon—Pinaki Bose, a timid Bengali babu, bumbles into the ambit of the savagely brilliant architect, Biren Roy. Dazzled by Biren’s breadth of vision and utter contempt for the conventional, he commissions him to design a country house—committing the whole family’s savings to it. But Biren, paralyzed by his grand ideals and his passion for perfection, is slowly sinking into a drunken torpor. And Pinaki, ignorant of the Party’s involvement in all land deals, must endure not just Kalol Mondal’s ominous presence while buying his plot, but more worryingly, his infatuation with Pinaki’s young daughter. Set in the bleak Communist Calcutta of the 1980s, The Escapists of J. Mullick Road is a wry meditation on a fabled city in physical and moral decline. Usha Ananda Krishna’s subtly witty but compassionate take on the disparate lives that entwine over the building of a house is a tour de force of modern literary writing.

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