Bright book of life

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity - Attia Peter

Anotace: - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -This is the ultimate manual for living better and longer.For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer`s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, pro...

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Guardian of the Realm - Thomas Kyle, Thomas Kyle

Anotace: Kyle Thomas and his beloved meerkat Mylo have always been inseparable. But now they`re about to be worlds away from life as they know it . . .Stumbling upon an extraordinary and magical alternate world, they enter a land filled with strange and wonderful wild creatures.Everything seems perfect here, but danger is lurking.A dark creature has found its way through...

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Big Book of the Ocean

Covering around 70 per cent of our planetÂ’s surface and home to more than 200,000 known species, the worldÂ’s oceans are vital to life on Earth.

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Bournville: From the bestselling author of Middle England - Coe Jonathan

Anotace: `A wickedly funny, clever, but also tender and lyrical novel about Britain and Britishness and what we have become` RACHEL JOYCEIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in 1945, it`s the centre of the world. The reason their streets smell faintly of chocolate, the place where most of t...

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The Hundred Loves of Juliet: A Novel - Skye Evelyn

Anotace: I may go by Sebastien now, but my name was originally Romeo. And hers was Juliet.It`s a frosty fairytale of an evening in small-town Alaska when Helene and Sebastien meet for the first time. Except it isn`t the first time. You already know that story, though it didn`t happen quite as Shakespeare told it.To Helene, Sebastien is the flesh-and-blood hero of the lov...

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Maths of Life and Death

"Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. This is an exquisitely interesting book.It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully readable" - Ian McEwan "Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he sho...

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A Gentleman's Bedside Book

Entertainment for the last fifteen minutes of the day from the creator of the bestselling 211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do.

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Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match: Sexy, quirky and glorious - the unmissable read from the author of TikTok-hit The Hating Game - Sally Thorne

<p>'This book is genuinely, fantastically nuts, and I adored every single second of it! Jelly is the lonely, horny, enterprising heroine of my heart, Will is the most adorable love interest to ever grace a book, and then there's the plot, which is deliciously bonkers and utterly unique!' ALI HAZELWOODReaders ADORE Angelika Frankenstein!'Quirky, bittersweet and utter...

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Little Book of HP Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft had a short life, and he died of cancer in 1936 at the age of 46. But in that relatively short time he had a significant, varied and outstanding output, and although he was not a well-known writer during the time he lived, he has since been hailed as one of the great supernatural fiction writers. Although a huge influence on many writers since hi...

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The Little Book of Kenergy

Anotace: Kenergy. The phrase on everybody's lips. But what actually is Kenergy? And how can you unlock your own Kenergy from within? Kenergy is main-side-kick-character energy. It's carrying someone's purse like your life depends on it. It's letting your girlfriend test out her makeup ideas on you first to check they look good. It's hiding in your girlfriend's suitcase...

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The Little Book of Kenergy

<p>Kenergy. The phrase on everybody's lips. But what actually is Kenergy? And how can you unlock your own Kenergy from within? Kenergy is main-side-kick-character energy. It's carrying someone's purse like your life depends on it. It's letting your girlfriend test out her makeup ideas on you first to check they look good. It's hiding in your girlfriend's suitcase to...

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Master of Iron: Book 2 of the Bladesmith Duology - Levenseller Tricia

Anotace: Eighteen-year-old Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but the price was almost too much. Ziva is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the handsome mercenary, Kellyn, and the young scholar, Petrik, to find a magical healer who can save her sister`s life.But the plan goes awry and Ziva and Kellyn are captured by an ambitious prince. Once again, ...

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The West: A New History of an Old Idea - Mac Sweeney Naoise

Anotace: *A BBC RADIO 4 Book of the Week*`A fantastic achievement` Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads`Bright, expansive, and iconoclastic, this deliciously witty book has the potential to upset the applecart of "Western Civilisation" itself... Magnificent` Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb_________________A radical new account of how the idea of the West has shaped our hist...

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Quiz Games for Bright Sparks

From the author of the bestselling Clever Kids series, this quiz activity book will keep bright sparks entertained for hours.

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Bumblebee Book

The lovely story of the life of a bumblebee

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The Taming of the Cat - Cooperová Helen

Anotace: From twice-Kate Greenaway WINNER comes an exquisite story within a story, featuring a mouse who is forced to tell stories to save his life, a cat who plans to eat said mouse as soon as the story is finished, and our protagonist`s protagonist, a princess in trouble.Gorgonzola watched Brie with her tail twitching . . . then she pounced.Brie the mouse is caught bet...

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Maté

Anotace: We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live.In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author ...

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The Myth of Normal : Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture - Maté Gabor

Anotace: Western countries invest billions in healthcare, yet mental illness and chronic diseases are on a seemingly unstoppable rise. Nearly 70% of Americans are now on prescription drugs. So what is `normal` when it comes to health?Over four decades of clinical experience, renowned physician and addiction expert Dr Gabor Mate has seen how health systems neglect the rol...

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A Woman of Pleasure - Murata Kiyoko

Anotace: `Only Kiyoko Murata can convey this world` YOKO OGAWA, author of The Memory Police, Yomiuri ShibunThe year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan, becoming the protegee of Shinonome, the oiran, or the highest-ranking courtesan.Through Shinonome`s teachings, fifteen-year-old Ichi begins to understand ...

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Beyond the Wand - The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - Felton Tom

Anotace: THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER`Uproarious memoir packed with anecdotes about the Harry Potter films` Daily Mail`Very funny and fascinating` Mail on Sunday`Brave and brilliant` Cosmopolitan`Highly readable` The TimesThey called for a break, and Gambon magicked up a cigarette from out of his beard. He and I were often to be found outside th...

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Look on the Bright Side

Seeing the good in everything is the secret to a happy life. And like any skill, the more we do it, the easier it gets. In every area of your life, th

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Lucy by the Sea: From the Booker-shortlisted author of Oh William! - Stroutová Elizabeth

Anotace: `A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own` Hilary Mantel FROM THE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR `It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us`In March 2020 Lucy Barton`s ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agre...

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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants - Kimmerer Robin Wall

Anotace: As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two ways of knowledge together.Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and ...

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Little White Lies: From the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games - Barnes Jennifer Lynn

Anotace: Welcome to the page-turning, twisty, gasp-inducing world of the Debutantes - an addictive YA mystery duology from the author of #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation INHERITANCE GAMES series. `A plot twist every twenty pages . . . Barnes is at her page-turning best.` E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars A six-figure offer. A family mystery to solve. A town of buried...

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Bloodstream: A sizzling motorsport romance for fans of Lauren Asher and Hannah Grace - Carter Emilee

Anotace: For fans of Hannah Grace and Lauren Asher BLOODSTREAM is a sizzling new enemies-to-lovers motorports romance!***He`s a world champion. She`s the new girl on the grid. Will their sizzling chemistry throw him off track? As the new social media manager for Revolution Racing, Faith is ready to get her drivers in front of the world. With their sizzling good looks, c...

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Van Life

An attractively priced paperback re-issue of The Complete Vanlife Book. An inspiring book about the freedom and mobility of van life written and compi

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Storyteller Book

A fresh new version of J M Barrie's classic tale about the little boy who refused to grow up, specially adapted for younger readers. Bright illustrati

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Lion First Book of Bible Stories

Favourite Bible stories retold with lots of bright illustrations for children to treasure

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Liquid Life

* A new book by one of the most original and brilliant social thinkers of our time. * Extends and develops some of the key themes in other Bauman tit

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Twilight Saga 6 Book Set (White Cover)

All 6 books in the Twilight Saga series - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner and Midnight Sun - in one g

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Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling's classic story of Mowgli and his life in the jungle.

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Shelf Life

The many facets of book-mania are pondered and celebrated with both sincerity and irreverence in this lively selection of essays, poems, lectures and

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Wonderful Life

In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale might tell us about evolution and the nature of history. The Darwinian theory of ev

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Life Cycles: Life Cycle of a Pine Tree

This informative book explains the life cycle of a pine tree, including the stages of development and changes it goes through to become an adult. The

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Quantum Supremacy: How Quantum Computers will Unlock the Mysteries of Science - and Address Humanity´s Biggest Challenges - Kaku Michio

Anotace: An exhilarating guide to the astonishing future of quantum computing, from the international bestselling physicistThe runaway success of the microchip processor may be nearing its end, with profound implications for our economy, society and way of life, even leaving Silicon Valley as a new Rust Belt, its technology obsolete. Step forward the quantum computer, wh...

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Running Book

A book about the joys and pleasures of running, the highs and lows of life, the history and landscape of Ireland, and so much more.

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Running Book

A book about the joys and pleasures of running, the highs and lows of life, the history and landscape of Ireland, and so much more.

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Funny Life of Football - WINNER of The Sunday Times Children’s Sports Book of the Year 2023

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Only in Naples

A spellbinding journey into the heart of Neapolitan life.

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In Two Minds

A piercing account of life as a forensic psychiatrist

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Working With Archangels

Discover the power of Archangels and transform your life

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Thoroughly Modern

The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer

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Winding Stair

An intriguing exploration of the Francis Bacon's life

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This Book is Full of Unicorns (PB)

A laugh-out-loud, bright and bold picture book full of unicorns inthe most unusual places... This book is full of unicorns of every shape and size.

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Visual Thinking : The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions - Grandin Temple, Grandin Temple

Anotace: `Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different and coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us` The New York Times`A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we`ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century` Steve Silberman, bestselling author of NeuroTribesDo you...

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Mermaid Life

A celebration of mermaid life (right on trend!) in a charming, inspirational, illustrated gift book, with mermaid mantras and sea-related quotes, fact

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Sensible Life

This book is a rehabilitation sensibility. It defines what we call sensibility or sensible life by defining the ontological status of images. It shows

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The Summer Switch-Off: The hilarious summer must-read from the author of The Kissing Booth - Reeklesová Beth

Anotace: Luna, Rory and Jodie are supposed to be having the time of their lives. Instead they're all completely bloody miserable. Luna thought her first year at uni was perfect - until her relationship broke up, and she realised she's her old school friends might be ghosting her. She's never felt so lonely. Rory's passion is art (and promoting it on...

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Capote

* A fascinating exploration of the troubled life of one of America's greatest writers.

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Daisy

The tempestuous life of the notorious Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII

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A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty: The enchanting slow burn romantasy series for fans of Raven Kennedy . . . - Stark Stacia

Anotace: Step into the second in the epic and magical Kingdom of Lies series . . .--After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian`s truth.He is no mercenary . . .He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince.His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines w...

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Little Book of Big Love Stickers

A bright, fun, new sticker book with 20 oversized vinyl stickers (and lots of little ones, too!) that celebrate love and friendship, from the passiona

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Little Book of Big Magical Stickers

A bright, fun, new sticker book with 20 oversized vinyl stickers (and lots of little ones, too!) featuring everything magical, mystical, and mysteriou

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Big Book of Things to Spot

A bright, busy book with pictures of over 4,000 things to spot, helping children develop skills in reading, counting, matching and identification. Thi

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Bridgerton (Book 3) - Julia Quinn

<p>The third novel in the beloved Regency-set world of Julia Quinn's charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. Welcome to Benedict's story . . .________________________________________This year's most sought-after invitation must surely be that of the Bridgerton masquerade ball, to be held Monday next. Will some fortunate ...

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Laboratory Life

Presents laboratory science in a deliberately skeptical way: as an anthropological approach to the culture of the scientist. This book provides an imp

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Sleeping Life

The tenth book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. On a sultry August evening, the bloody body of a middle-aged

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Life Everlasting

National Museums Scotland is home to a world-class collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. This book brings to public attention the many funerary it

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Charmed Life

Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones classic award-winning favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits!

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One Life

It is the purpose of this book to ensure we stop separating our persona into a working human being and private human being, and instead see ourselves

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