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      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA

        Explorer Team (1). The Adventure Begins!

        by Björn Berenz / Christoph Dittert

        Become an explorer! Go with Lias on an exciting mission and solve the puzzles that will lead you to your goal. Eventually you must decide: how will the adventure continue? 3 paths – 3 adventures – which of them is for YOU? Join Lias, Mojo and Cookie on a mission to the Himalayas: together they must find out what has happened to Lias’s father. He disappeared six months ago and the only thing he left behind was his expedition diary, which is full of strange clues and puzzles. The reader will be able to move onto the next stage only if you can decipher them. A great adventure awaits you! And you decide In the end, you must decide: How should the adventure continue for you and the Explorer Team? Hunt with Lias through the forgotten world. Go with Tashi to discover the eternal ice or follow Cookie and Mojo through fire and lava. You will have to choose which of the Explorers you want to accompany on the next adventure.

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        The Arts
        March 2006

        Art history

        A critical introduction to its methods

        by Michael Hatt, Charlotte Klonk

        Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history's own history as a discipline from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary debates. By explaining the underlying philosophical and political assumptions behind each method, along with clear examples of how these are brought to bear on visual and historical analysis, the authors show that an adherence to a certain method is, in effect, a commitment to a set of beliefs and values. The book makes a strong case for the vitality of the discipline and its methodological centrality to new fields such as visual culture. This book will be of enormous value to undergraduate and graduate students, and also makes its own contributions to ongoing scholarly debates about theory and method. ;

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        April 2024

        Climate Change and Global Health

        Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Effects

        by Colin Butler, Kerryn Higgs, Ågot Aakra, Khaled Abass, Robyn Alders, Kofi Amegah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Katherine Barraclough, Barbara Berner, Alex Blum, Justin Borevitz, Menno Bouma, Devin C. Bowles, Mark Braidwood, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Cyril Caminade, Katrina Charles, Fiona Charlson, Moumita Sett Chatterjee, Matthew Chersich, Rebecca Colvin, Namukolo Covic, Christopher B Daniels, Richard Dennis, Cybele Dey, Hubert Dirven, Yuming Guo, Tari Haahtela, Ivan C Hanigan, Andrew Harmer, Budi Haryanto, Kerryn Higgs, Susanne Hyllestad, Christine Instanes, Ruth Irwin, Ollie Jay, Solveig Jore, Ke Ju, Tord Kjellstrom, Marit Låg, Jason KW Lee, Shanshan Li, Irakli Loladze, Rosemary A. McFarlane, Martin McKee, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Glen Mola, Andy Morse, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Nicholas H. Ogden, Johan Øvrevik, Rebecca Patrick, Rezanur Rahaman, Delia Randolph, Shilpa Rao, Arja Rautio, Mary Robinson, Tilman Ruff, Subhashis Sahu, Jonathan Samet, Photini Sinnis, Julie P Smith, Jes

        There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects, on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving and championing a third ('tertiary') category of longer term impacts on global health: famine, population dislocation, conflict and collapse. This edition has an expanded foundation, with new chapters discussing nuclear war, population and limits to growth, among others. This lively yet scholarly resource explores all these issues, finishing with a practical discussion of avenues to reform. As Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, states in the foreword: 'Climate change interacts with many undesirable aspects of human behaviour, including inequality, racism and other manifestations of injustice. Climate change policies, as practised by most countries in the global North, not only interact with these long-standing forms of injustice, but exemplify a new form, of startling magnitude.' The book is dedicated to Tony McMichael, Will Steffen and Maurice King. This book will be invaluable for students, post-graduates, researchers and policy-makers in public health, climate change and medicine.

      • Poetry

        Lonely Wilds

        In the Shadows of the Ephrata Cloister

        by Elizabeth Breese (author)

        “Traveling from her pastoral America to Neruda’s Chile and the Ireland of St. Kevin, Elizabeth Breese sings the lonely-wild lyric of ditch flowers and raw honey, tornados and radios, broken birds and sailors lost at sea. Her ars poetica: ‘little bee hand in pocket editions, the rough- / cut paper combs, dancing for the things it loves.’” —Harryette Mullen“As with Dickinson and Stevens, to understand an Elizabeth Breese poem is beside the point; one apprehends it, the way one does a scent or strain of music. Roving, impure, funny, brainy, and passionate, hers is work I want to keep beside me for the good company and generous pleasures it offers line by gorgeous line.” —Kathy Fagan

      • Crime & mystery
        March 1999

        Special Commission

        A Medieval Murder Mystery

        by John Hall

        John Hall, acclaimed author of several books on Sherlock Holmes, has written a spellbinding medieval murder mystery. Special Commission is set in the middle of the 15th Century. The old feudal system was giving way and there were stirrings of unrest which could lead to the War of the Roses and the accession of the Tudors. In a remote fortified manor house, the May Day celebrations are rudely interrupted when a man is found murdered. The obvious suspect, an uninvited and unwanted guest, refuses to appear before a judge and jury. The only hope of solving the crime is for the Lord Chancellor to appoint a Special Commission to look into the matter. But, as the reader will discover, things are not quite as simple as that! Breese Books are delighted to release this book, the first in a series, which introduces the reader to the unworldly Martin Byrd and his earthy servant Clement. John Hall will even further enhance his reputation with this unusual mystery.

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        Health & Personal Development

        THE DETOX MIRACLE SOURCEBOOK

        Raw Food and Herbs for Complete Cellular Regeneration

        by Robert Morse N.D.

        The Detox Miracle system is based on the power of specific raw foods, herbs and juices to cleanse and purify individual systems of the body which allows cellular regeneration! The premise of raw food detoxification is that having an acid system will kill you, while gradually reaching an alkaline system will allow healing and unexpected levels of health! This book includes a textbook primer on each system of the body, what symptoms mean, and, most importantly, how to detoxify and regenerate using only raw foods and herbs. The Detox Miracle Sourcebook shows you how to cleanse your body of the poisons that are destroying your health, and start the process of complete cellular regeneration that leads to true healing. Based on 30 years of clinical experience, treating thousands of people with conditions ranging from overweight to cancer, Dr. Robert Morse reveals his ultimate healing system – the Detox Miracle! • Covers the A-Z of Detoxification, including: Why do it? When to do it? What to expect? How it works, and how long it takes. • Explains the uses of specific raw foods and herbs for cleansing and healing every organ, system, and unbalanced condition in the body. • Details the interface of body, mind and soul in the achievement of lifelong health. • Presents the Detox Miracle Diet, and how to adapt it for life. • Includes dozens of easy-to-use References: lists of herbs, herbal formulas, properties of foods, minerals, phytochemicals, and cell salts, etc.; along with raw food recipes; a detailed Index; broad-based Resource Guide; and extensive Glossary and Bibliography.

      • Television
        June 2011

        Inspector Morse on Location

        by Antony Richards

        The Companion to the Original and Bestselling Guide to the Oxford of Inspector Morse Including Lewis Fully Illustrated with Location maps.

      • Places & peoples: pictorial works
        June 2012

        The Oxford of Inspector Morse

        Including the Lewis Series Location Map & Oxford Walk

        by Antony Richards and Philip Attwell

        From The Ashmolean Museum to the White Horse public house, The Oxford of Inspector Morse, is the official guide published in conjunction with the Inspector Morse Society, and the companion to Inspector Morse on Location which covers all the locations outside of Oxford itself, and the original guide to the various Oxford locations most associated with the books and television productions of Inspector Morse as well as all six series of Lewis and not forgetting the new Endeavour film either. It not only gives the Morse and Lewis connections, but concentrates on the historical aspects to more than fifty places used in filming the adventures. Now in its 12th edition, regularly updated, fully illustrated, indexed by place and episode, and with a location map and Oxford walk, this publication featured at number six in the Blackwell's Bestseller List. A must for all Inspector Morse and Lewis enthusiasts.

      • Crime & mystery
        January 2012

        Sherlock Holmes and the Mayfair Murders

        by David Britland

        Only a few short years ago the monster known as Jack the Ripper held the East End of London in a grip of terror. Now there are rumours that the Ripper has returned. Three respectable young women have been slaughtered in Mayfair, the city’s most respectable and exclusive district – but instead of consulting Sherlock Holmes, the official police prefer to seek advice from Dr. Karl Schermann. And while the flamboyant German enjoys official approval and public acclaim, Holmes sits at home, brooding.   Things start to look up with the solution of an ingenious theft at Cantle’s auction house, and when Dr.Watson persuades him to take a short holiday on the Sussex coast, Holmes’s investigation of blackmail reveals something even darker and more dangerous.   The detective and the doctor return to London, where another innocent young lady has been killed. Before Holmes can bring the Mayfair murderer to justice, however, he must uncover the truth about Dr. Karl Schermann.   David Britland is a freelance writer specialising in magic, psychology, the paranormal, con tricks and illusion. He has worked on shows such as Channel 4’s Equinox series, The Real Hustle for BBC3 and is a consultant on the hugely popular Derren Brown programmes. In 2005 he was awarded a Literary Fellowship by the Academy of Magical Arts.

      • Crime & mystery
        November 1997

        Sherlock Holmes and the Yule-tide Mystery

        by Val. Andrews

        A Sherlock Holmes winter Murder Mystery set in a country house Christmas party.

      • Crime & mystery
        January 1998

        The Travels of Sherlock Holmes

        by John Hall

        What is the secret that surrounds the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes in 1891 and what exactly happened to the master detective during the missing years of his life? Here, for the first time in print, is the true story of those missing years and how Holmes was able to foil the machinations of his oldest adversary. Discover now how the world's first consulting detective became involved in a terrible game which had its first and only prize, the mastery of an entire continent - India.

      • Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
        May 2001

        Sherlock Holmes and the Longacre Vampire

        by Val Andrews

        Val Andrews is the most successful of all the writers producing Sherlock Holmes stories in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes and the Longacre Vampire takes the reader into an exciting and stimulating journey into the mind of the Baker street Sleuth. The story revolves around a death that appears to have been caused by a vampire. But surely vampires do not exist. The location of the book centres on the theatrical area of London's West End. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to solve the mystery of this inexplicable death and as always, after a thorough investigation, Holmes is able to apprehend the culprit.

      • Crime & mystery
        May 2001

        Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium

        by Val Andrews

        In High Holborn, quite close to Hatton Garden, stands that wondrous emporium of A. W. Forage Ltd. A huge overgrown drapers originally, the store has grown through the years so that each and every one of its many departments has become famous in its own right. It has been said that you can buy anything at Forages from a thimble to an elephant!   Val Andrews’s fascinating story is actually based on the original Gamages. It was a fascinating place and so vast that in its basement a circus ring complete with tiered seating for 300 spectators was often installed. Everything in this amazing Edwardian department store would have run like clockwork but unfortunately there was sabotage afoot. Nasty accidents started to happen and fearful of closure the management sought out the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.   Of course, Sherlock Holmes is able to unravel the mystery but who was the perpetrator; the guilty party determined to destroy a London landmark? And what was the fiendish saboteur’s motive?

      • Crime & mystery
        December 1998

        Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin

        by John Hall

        Paris! To most Victorian Englishmen the French capital meant wine, women and song.   But there were darker aspects to life across the Channel, and it was the assassination of the President in 1894 which took Holmes and Watson to the Continent. The assassin was said to be an anarchist, but was there some yet more sinister force behind the crime?   Holmes certainly thought so, believing that he detected the dead hand of an old adversary – Professor Moriarty! And then there was the mysterious Arsene Jupin, the notorious jewel-thief, who positively revelled in publicity. Was Jupin involved, and if so, how? In search of the answers, Holmes was obliged to impersonate himself and also to become a wanted criminal.

      • Crime & mystery
        March 2000

        Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror

        by Val. Andrews

        This story involves Holmes and Watson in travel through Africa and across punishing deserts where every kind of obstacle is presented to make the journey hazardous and tiring. They reach a steep, mist-shrouded cliff and here Holmes and Watson make a descent into what appears to be the end of the world. When they reach their destination some terrible and awful experiences await them.

      • Crime & mystery
        April 2000

        Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties

        by Val. Andrews

        What starts as an evening's entertainment for Holmes and Watson soon turns into what may well be considered to be an unusually baffling mystery that seems to have no solution. Holmes and Watson take themselves to the Varieties but discover that the very place of entertainment that they have chosen appears to be haunted. A sandbag drops on the stage narrowly missing one of the artistes ... and so begins another adventure for Sherlock Holmes.

      • Crime & mystery
        December 1998

        Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector

        by Val. Andrews

        Mr. Sherlock Holmes did not always see eye to eye with Inspector Lestrade of the Metropolitan Police but, when disgrace and financial ruin loomed before Lesrtade, it was to Baker Street that the Scotland Yard man went for help. An old case, badly handled, had returned to haunt Lestrade. An apparently innocent man, who had spent twenty years in gaol as a consequence of Lestrade's failure, was released on appeal, determined to exact his revenge on the man who had put him behind bars. Holmes's interest is stirred, and he and Lestrade, along with Dr. Watson, attempt to solve the new case, and to clear Lestrade of the accusations made over the old one.

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