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The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner—creator of one of America’s most stunning museums—an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella’s world, museum, and the art she collected. Marfield Prize Winner Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture. An extraordinary achievement of storytelling and scholarship, Chasing Beauty illuminates the fascinating ways the museum and its holdings can be seen as a kind of memoir, dazzling and haunting, created with objects instead of words and displayed per Isabella’s wishes in the exact placements she initially curated. Born in 1840 to a privileged New York family, Isabella Stewart married Boston Brahmin Jack Gardner as she turned twenty. She was misunderstood by Boston’s insular society and suffered the death of her only child, a beloved boy, not yet two years old. But in time came friendships, glittering and bohemian; awe-inspiring world travels; and collecting beautiful things with a keen eye and competitive pace—all these were balm for loss. Henry James and John Singer Sargent—whose portrait of Isabella was a masterpiece and a scandal—came to recognize her originality. Bernard Berenson, leading connoisseur of the Italian Renaissance, was her art dealer. From award-winning author Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty is the story of the complex and singular woman behind one of the most fascinating museums in the nation and the world—a tale of beauty and loss, grit and American self-invention.

The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner—creator of one of America’s most stunning museums—an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella’s world, museum, and the art she collected. Marfield Prize Winner Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture. An extraordinary achievement of storytelling and scholarship, Chasing Beauty illuminates the fascinating ways the museum and its holdings can be seen as a kind of memoir, dazzling and haunting, created with objects instead of words and displayed per Isabella’s wishes in the exact placements she initially curated. Born in 1840 to a privileged New York family, Isabella Stewart married Boston Brahmin Jack Gardner as she turned twenty. She was misunderstood by Boston’s insular society and suffered the death of her only child, a beloved boy, not yet two years old. But in time came friendships, glittering and bohemian; awe-inspiring world travels; and collecting beautiful things with a keen eye and competitive pace—all these were balm for loss. Henry James and John Singer Sargent—whose portrait of Isabella was a masterpiece and a scandal—came to recognize her originality. Bernard Berenson, leading connoisseur of the Italian Renaissance, was her art dealer. From award-winning author Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty is the story of the complex and singular woman behind one of the most fascinating museums in the nation and the world—a tale of beauty and loss, grit and American self-invention.

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read 'Eye opening, deeply researched, and snort-out-your-nose funny. I dare you to put it down.' William Bernstein, author of The Four Pillars of Investing 'Refreshingly unequivocal advice.' Publishers Weekly In richly told stories and wild self experiments, historian and investor Joseph Moore tests history's best and worst financial advice to find what worked, what didn't, and why everyday people can still get ahead - including you. What if so-called timeless beliefs about money like 'invest for the long run', 'compound interest builds wealth' and 'property value always goes up' were shockingly new . . . and rarely true? From Benjamin Franklin to TikTok gurus, what 'everyone knows' about personal finance is constantly changing over time. In How to Get Rich the American Way, Joseph Moore shares the unexpected and counterintuitive lessons of the past so we can make the most of our own finances today. He explores financial folklore, forgotten bestsellers and self-help fads, as well as the real lives of everyday people whose fortunes rose or fell by following them. Along the way, Moore tests history's best and worst advice on his own finances, with hair-raising and hilarious results. His personal journey includes wild investments, get-rich-quick schemes and founding a cryptocurrency. By the end, to his own very great surprise, he has become a multi-millionaire. Filled with eye-opening insights you can apply yourself, How to Get Rich the American Way pushes back against sceptics who claim the American dream is out of reach. This is a thoughtful, practical, and surprisingly hopeful read that sheds new light on the prospects of getting by and getting ahead today.

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read 'Eye opening, deeply researched, and snort-out-your-nose funny. I dare you to put it down.' William Bernstein, author of The Four Pillars of Investing 'Refreshingly unequivocal advice.' Publishers Weekly In richly told stories and wild self experiments, historian and investor Joseph Moore tests history's best and worst financial advice to find what worked, what didn't, and why everyday people can still get ahead - including you. What if so-called timeless beliefs about money like 'invest for the long run', 'compound interest builds wealth' and 'property value always goes up' were shockingly new . . . and rarely true? From Benjamin Franklin to TikTok gurus, what 'everyone knows' about personal finance is constantly changing over time. In How to Get Rich the American Way, Joseph Moore shares the unexpected and counterintuitive lessons of the past so we can make the most of our own finances today. He explores financial folklore, forgotten bestsellers and self-help fads, as well as the real lives of everyday people whose fortunes rose or fell by following them. Along the way, Moore tests history's best and worst advice on his own finances, with hair-raising and hilarious results. His personal journey includes wild investments, get-rich-quick schemes and founding a cryptocurrency. By the end, to his own very great surprise, he has become a multi-millionaire. Filled with eye-opening insights you can apply yourself, How to Get Rich the American Way pushes back against sceptics who claim the American dream is out of reach. This is a thoughtful, practical, and surprisingly hopeful read that sheds new light on the prospects of getting by and getting ahead today.

Inhalt:Abide With MeAir On A G StringThe Anniversary WaltzApril ShowersAs Long As He Needs MeAs Time Goes ByAuld Lang SyneAve MariaAxel FBegin The BeguineBoulevard Of Broken DreamsCan CanCareless WhisperCry Me A RiverDallas (Main Theme)Dambusters MarchDanny BoyDay By DayDevil WomanEmbraceable YouThe EntertainerEye Of The TigerFeverThe First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceFlashdance...What A FeelingFly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)For He's A Jolly Good FellowFÜr EliseGet HereGod Bless The ChildGreat Balls Of FireHabaneraHarlem NocturneHello DollyHigher LoveThe Holly and the IvyHot StuffI Feel LoveI Will Always Love YouIf I Were A Rich ManI'm Forever Blowing BubblesIn The MoodIt's A Beautiful DayIt's A Long Way To TipperaryIt's Raining MenI've Got You Under My SkinJoleneJoy To The WorldKeep The Home Fires Burning (Till The Boys Come Home)La BambaLargo from 'New World Symphony'Last ChristmasLe FreakLet There Be LoveLike A PrayerLily The PinkLittle Red RoosterLoch LomondMandyMexican Hat DanceMister SandmanMistletoe And WineMolly Malone (Cockles And Mussels)My Bonnie Lies Over The OceanOn The Street Where You LiveOne Moment In TimeOverture from William TellOye Mi CantoPoor Wand'ring OnePromise MeThe Rain In SpainRazzle DazzleRhinestone CowboyThe Rose Of TraleeSave The Last Dance For MeThe Sleeping Beauty WaltzSpring (from 'The Four Seasons')Star Wars (Main Theme)Streets Of LondonSummer NightsTheme from "A Summer Place"SummertimeSwing Low Sweet ChariotTea For TwoThere Is A Tavern In The TownThree Little Maids From SchoolUnto Us A Boy Is BornWalk On ByWe Plough The Fields And ScatterThe Wedding MarchWe'll Gather LilacsWhat A Wonderful WorldWhen I Fall In LoveThe White Cliffs Of DoverA Whiter Shade Of PaleWho Wants To Be A MillionaireWithout YouWouldn't It Be Loverly?You're The First The Last My EverythingZip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience - which juxtapose poems such as 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger', and 'The Blossom' and 'The Sick Rose' - to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations.

One, two, how do you do?Diese Auswahl an englischen Kinderreimen und -liedern bietet einen ersten spielerischen Zugang zur englischen Sprache. In fröhlichen Liedern und lustigen Versen können die Kleinen ihre Ohren an das neue Lautbild gewöhnen und sich ganz von alleine erste eng lische Wörter zu eigen machen. Jacqui McShee und Gordon Griffin wecken die kindliche Neugier auf alles Neue und Unbekannte.aus dem Inhalt: 14 Kinderreime, z. B.: Five little monkeys The Muffin Man Twinkle, twinkle, little star Humpty Dumpty This little piggy One, two, three, four, five 19 Kinderlieder, z. B.: The cat and the fiddle Mud, glorious mud Mary had a little lamb Six little ducks Ring-a-ring-a-roses Lavender´s blue Alice, the camel

Four women, with very different backgrounds and characters - the artless Lottie Wilkins, the pious Rose Arbuthnot, the cantankerous Mrs Fisher and the haughty Lady Caroline Dester - respond to an advertisement in The Times offering a medieval castle to rent in Italy that April. As their joint holiday begins, tensions flare up between them, but they soon bond over their past misfortunes and rediscover hope and the pleasures of life in their tranquil surroundings. A huge best-seller when it was published in 1922, The Enchanted April has inspired generations of readers since and established Portofino and the Italian Riviera as a mainstay of the tourist circuit.

One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience - which juxtapose poems such as 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger', and 'The Blossom' and 'The Sick Rose' - to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations.

One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience - which juxtapose poems such as 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger', and 'The Blossom' and 'The Sick Rose' - to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations.

100 classic golden oldies presented in larger-than-most fake book notation with simplified harmonies and melodies. Titles include: Ain't Misbehavin' * Ain't She Sweet * Baby Face * The Birth of the Blues * Blue Skies * Bye Bye Blackbird * California, Here I Come * Everybody Loves My Baby * Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue * Honeysuckle Rose * I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover * If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) * Indian Love Call * Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella * Makin' Whoopee! * My Blue Heaven * Puttin' on the Ritz * Stardust * Who's Sorry Now * Yes Sir, That's My Baby * Yes! We Have No Bananas * and more.

Four women, with very different backgrounds and characters - the artless Lottie Wilkins, the pious Rose Arbuthnot, the cantankerous Mrs Fisher and the haughty Lady Caroline Dester - respond to an advertisement in The Times offering a medieval castle to rent in Italy that April. As their joint holiday begins, tensions flare up between them, but they soon bond over their past misfortunes and rediscover hope and the pleasures of life in their tranquil surroundings. A huge best-seller when it was published in 1922, The Enchanted April has inspired generations of readers since and established Portofino and the Italian Riviera as a mainstay of the tourist circuit.

The Four Houses of Magic walk together once again. After a thousand years of separation, a witch, a werewolf, a fae and a vampire stood at the gates of the fae city and defeated a rising darkness. Yet the threat isn't over, and the true danger lies buried much deeper... Rose LeFey wishes the darkness ended with her aunt, but it rages on—the conspiracy behind her aunt's rampage and the shadowy figures who aided that carnage. Not to mention Rose's own burning desire to use her reclaimed blood magic. Worst of all, the forbidden bond she shares with the werewolf Dar is growing stronger. The trail leads Rose, her allies, and the werewolf she wants more than anything to the one place she absolutely can't touch him: home. New Orleans. But the center of witch governance in North America is not the city she left. Ancient barriers crumble. Vampires rampage through the streets. And witches betray each other for power. Bloody hex. These curses won't stay dead. As the witch council claws for control, they turn their blame on Rose's blood magic and her illegal alliance. In the face of growing condemnation, Rose and Dar grow closer—dangerously so—and uncover secrets long buried. As hidden enemies draw close, Rose and her friends discover the conspiracy runs deeper than they'd imagined—all the way into the grave.

From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhoodAfter more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why?In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies.Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot.

Discover a story 400 years in the making - the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the sixteenth century ' Engrossing ' THE TIMES ' In this excellent study, Thomas More is reborn as a complex, absorbing man ' DAILY TELEGRAPH ' [A] immersive, richly told account of life, death, faith and politics at the early Tudor court ' SPECTATOR ' THE definitive biography of one of history's most complex and often inscrutable characters ' NATHEN AMIN __ Born into the English Wars of the Roses, educated in the European Renaissance, enthralled by the Age of Exploration and ultimately destroyed by Henry VIII, Thomas More is one of the most famous - or notorious - figures in English history. Is he a saintly scholar, the visionary author of Utopia and an inspiration for statesmen, socialists and intellectuals even today? Or is he the stubborn zealot famously portrayed in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall? Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England is the definitive biography of this hypnotic, flawed figure. Overturning many received interpretations of the sixteenth century, Joanne Paul shows Thomas More to have been an intellectual and political giant of his age, central to the making of modern Europe. Based on new archival discoveries and drawing on more than a decade's research into More's life and work, this is a richly-told story of family, faith and politics, and a compelling portrait of a man who, more than four hundred years after his death, remains the most brilliant mind of the Renaissance. __ MORE PRAISE FOR THOMAS MORE ' Paul has created a portrait of Thomas More that is epic, intimate and profoundly relatable to the modern reader ' LEAH REDMOND CHANG, Women's Prize longlisted historian of Young Queens ' Very impressive ' ALISON WEIR ' A proper scholarly history as well as a wonderful narrative read ' SUSANNAH LIPSCOMB ' Paul gives us a movingly human picture of a family man, scholar, politician and, ultimately, political martyr ' ELIZABETH NORTON

Four very different women, all wanting to escape cold and dreary London for different reasons, come together to share a month's holiday in an Italian medieval castle. There's timid Lotty Wilkins, terrified of her domineering husband; sober and religious Rose Arbuthnot; rigid and judgemental Mrs Fisher; and the breathtakingly beautiful but disillusioned and unhappy Lady Caroline Dester. They are lured to the castle by the advertised 'wisteria and sunshine', but they end up finding there so much more than they had bargained for. The place transforms them and their lives are unexpectedly changed. Von Arnim's story of their metamorphosis under the Italian sun is warm, witty, intelligent, and as enchanting as the title suggests.

Beim Erlernen eines Instrumentes fördert das Spielen bekannter Lieder die Freude Motivation und Lernbereitschaft. First 50 Jazz Classics You Should Play On Piano eignet sich für Anfänger und Anfängerinnen die bereits leichte Vorkenntnisse besitzen und gerne in die Welt der Jazzmusik eintauchen möchten. Das Notenbuch präsentiert eine Auswahl von Songs die unbedingt zum Repertoire gehören müssen in leichten Arrangements. So lässt es sich hervorragend üben und sogar auf den ersten Auftritt vorbereiten. Eine echte Bereicherung für den Unterricht oder das Selbststudium. Die Ausgabe enthält Tabs und die Songtexte zum Mitsingen. Inhalt: Afternoon In Paris All Blues Angel Eyes As Time Goes By Birdland Bluesette Bye Bye Blackbird Caravan A Child Is Born Desafinado Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Doxy Easy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love) Embraceable You Emily Estate Fascinating Rhythm Footprints Four Gentle Rain Good Bait Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Have You Met Miss Jones? Honeysuckle Rose I Remember You I'm Getting Sentimental Over You In Walked Bud In Your Own Sweet Way Killer Joe Little Sunflower Lullaby Of Birdland Mercy Mercy Mercy My Foolish Heart Naima (Niema) Night Train Nuages On Green Dolphin Street Recorda Me St. Thomas The Shadow Of Your Smile Sidewinder Stompin' At The Savoy Take Five Take The "A" Train The Very Thought Of You Watch What Happens Willow Weep For Me Witchcraft Yardbird Suite Yesterdays

More than four decades after making her debut in ALL STAR COMICS #8, the World’s Greatest Heroine was comprehensively reimagined in 1986 by legendary comics creator George Pérez — and this new incarnation of DC Comics’ fabled Amazon Princess quickly rose to unprecedented levels of popular and critical acclaim. In collaboration with co-writer Len Wein and inker Bruce Patterson, Pérez sent on to craft Wonder Woman’s adventures for years, and his masterful stories ranged from heart-stopping battles with the Titans of myth to heart-warming interludes with Diana’s trusted network of friends. Now, these treasured tales from the 1980s are available in a single hardcover volume, featuring Pérez’s unmatchable artwork and showcasing some of the most exciting moments of DC’s Modern Age!

Alchemised Stickers - Sticker Set of 4 Display your love for SenLinYu’s dark fantasy novel with this exclusive sticker set. Featuring four Alchemised-inspired designs, these stickers are the perfect companion for any fan on their journey through Paladia. Decorate your e-reader, laptop, notebook, or any other surface with these waterproof, UV-protected stickers. Durable and vibrant, these stickers are a great gift for any romantasy reader, whether you're buying for someone special or treating yourself! The set features the following stickers: Kaine Ferron’s Array Rose in a Graveyard Sunstone House Ferron Product Details Set of 4 stickers Waterproof UV-protected vinyl Sticker artwork features designs by Avendell, Alex Hovey and Francesca Baerald

Enjoy twice the fairies and twice the magic and adventure of the Disney Never Girls in this special double-length holiday edition of the New York Times bestselling series--now in paperback! In this special holiday story starring the Disney Never Girls, Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby must save the magic of Pixie Hollow by convincing their friends and neighbors that they are never too old to believe in fairies. This chapter book by New York Times bestselling author Kiki Thorpe is the perfect holiday gift for children ages 6 to 9. Kate craves adventure and excitement. Mia loves dresses, roses, and anything beautiful. Lainey dreams of talking to animals. > Together, they are The Never Girls--four real girls in a fairy's world!

More than four decades after making her debut in ALL STAR COMICS #8, the World’s Greatest Heroine was comprehensively reimagined in 1986 by legendary comics creator George Pérez — and this new incarnation of DC Comics’ fabled Amazon Princess quickly rose to unprecedented levels of popular and critical acclaim. In collaboration with co-writer Len Wein and inker Bruce Patterson, Pérez sent on to craft Wonder Woman’s adventures for years, and his masterful stories ranged from heart-stopping battles with the Titans of myth to heart-warming interludes with Diana’s trusted network of friends.    Now, these treasured tales from the 1980s are available in a single hardcover volume, featuring Pérez’s unmatchable artwork and showcasing some of the most exciting moments of DC’s Modern Age!

Alchemised Stickers - Sticker Set of 4 Display your love for SenLinYu’s dark fantasy novel with this exclusive sticker set. Featuring four Alchemised-inspired designs, these stickers are the perfect companion for any fan on their journey through Paladia. Decorate your e-reader, laptop, notebook, or any other surface with these waterproof, UV-protected stickers. Durable and vibrant, these stickers are a great gift for any romantasy reader, whether you're buying for someone special or treating yourself! The set features the following stickers: Kaine Ferron’s Array Rose in a Graveyard Sunstone House Ferron Product Details Set of 4 stickers Waterproof UV-protected vinyl Sticker artwork features designs by Avendell, Alex Hovey and Francesca Baerald

The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V , who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become England's greatest warrior king. 'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' Observer Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors. Shakespeare's version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henry's victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry 'a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England', while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, 'the greatest man who ever ruled England'. For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered. As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured England's borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses. Dan Jones's life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dan's sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England's greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V , who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become England's greatest warrior king. 'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' Observer Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors. Shakespeare's version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henry's victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry 'a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England', while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, 'the greatest man who ever ruled England'. For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered. As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured England's borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses. Dan Jones's life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dan's sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England's greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.

Auster's Booker Prize-shortlisted epic from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) 'A masterpiece.' Daily Mail 'Absorbing and immersive . . . the author's greatest novel.' FT SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous but entirely different paths. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the fullness of life itself. 'Remarkable . . . A novel that contains multitudes.' New York Times 'A vast portrait of the turbulent mid-20th century . . . wonderfully, vividly conveyed.' New Statesman

Bring the richness, elegance, and charm of the Victorian era into 2027 with this calendar of lush, vibrant collages. ·A STYLISH YEAR: Each month's design is carefully curated by expert designer Cynthia Hart. Delightful collages adorn each month, including roses and valentines in February, lush summer blooms in June, a nautical scene in August, and more. ·LOVELY GIFT: For art lovers, scrapbookers, and fans of Victoriana. Cynthia Hart's collage art includes paper ephemera, china, jewelry, and fresh flowers that harken back to a simpler time. ·MORE THAN JUST A WALL CALENDAR: Four beautiful die-cut postcards and a delightful desktop calendar are included with the calendar in a full-color gift envelope. ·NOW PLASTIC-FREE!: Workman wall calendars are completely plastic-free! Now printed with an extended paper flap closed with a fully recyclable seal-no more shrink-wrap!

Auster's Booker Prize-shortlisted epic from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' ( Guardian) 'A masterpiece.' Daily Mail 'Absorbing and immersive . . . the author's greatest novel.' FT SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous but entirely different paths. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the fullness of life itself. 'Remarkable . . . A novel that contains multitudes.' New York Times 'A vast portrait of the turbulent mid-20th century . . . wonderfully, vividly conveyed.' New Statesman

Auster's Booker Prize-shortlisted epic from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) 'A masterpiece.' Daily Mail 'Absorbing and immersive . . . the author's greatest novel.' FT SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous but entirely different paths. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the fullness of life itself. 'Remarkable . . . A novel that contains multitudes.' New York Times 'A vast portrait of the turbulent mid-20th century . . . wonderfully, vividly conveyed.' New Statesman

Cotswolds tearoom owner, Gemma Rose is excited to join the May Day celebrations in Oxford... until the beautiful spring morning ends in murder. Now, she's embroiled in a deadly mystery - with four nosy old ladies determined to help in the sleuthing! Before she knows it, Gemma finds herself stalking a Russian "princess" and keeping up with the Old Biddies in Krav Maga class, while still trying to serve delicious cakes and buttery scones at her quaint English tearoom. And that's just the start of her worries: there's her little tabby, Muesli, who is causing havoc at the local nursing home... and what should she do with the creepy plants that her mother keeps buying for her new cottage? But the mystery that's really bothering Gemma is her boyfriend's odd behaviour. Devlin O'Connor has always been enigmatic but recently, the handsome CID detective has been strangely distant and evasive. Could he be lying to her? But why? **Classic Banoffee pie recipe at the end of the story!**

The Underground is shattered. A sono-nuclear weapon threatens every nation. The free world's last ally is a lie. Harriet is a medic-turned-rebel courier from Obsidian, carrying ten years of grief and a dead cousin's name. She wants two things: backup for the Underground, and a world worth surviving. What she finds in the Independent Republic of Texas is neither. In the aftermath of Supreme Commander Martin's aerial assault on Queenstown, two Underground teams split off in opposite directions to do the only thing left - convince the free world to go to war before Martin's sono-nuclear device destroys them all. Harriet's team crosses into Texas and walks straight into a trap: a coded message in a secret drawer, a suspiciously smooth border crossing, and a presidential secretary with no business being in a safe house. One by one, the pieces fall into a picture so chilling that Harriet and her team may not live to warn anyone about it. Publishers Weekly BookLife Reviews calls Betrayed "an emotional, action-packed adventure intertwining a compelling near-future America with a desperate fight for freedom." Inside this YA dystopian: Slow-burn romance blooming in the wreckage A devastating family secret hidden for eighteen years A grief arc that breaks your heart before it rebuilds it A conspiracy that reaches from Martin's inner circle to the nation that was supposed to save them Four protagonists from four racial backgrounds, one fight Heat: Closed door, kisses only. Series: Divided Series, Book 3 of 4 (read in order). Complete series available. POV: Four POVs, third person; Marcos, Rose, Harriet, Jason Themes: Betrayal, grief, loyalty, found family, hope in dark times Comps: The Hunger Games, Divergent, Legend, The Darkest Minds Content notes: wartime violence, grief, loss of a family member, no sexual content beyond kissing, no profanity beyond invented expletives. Ages 12+. Ends on a secondary-character cliffhanger.