'As an artist I produce a visual journal for most of my works. The journal for After the Rain became my tool for communicating with artists, highlighting the immersive potential of the exhibition spaces, and encouraging artists to utilise these fully.
As the first artist-led Triennial, thinking and working differently was important. The journal was a visual medium to express ideas, and the publication grew from that, becoming a deeper exploration and reflection of the exhibition.'
Tony Albert, Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples
After the Rain documents the creative processes of 10 contemporary art projects commissioned for the National Gallery of Australia's major recurrent exhibition dedicated to First Nations art and artists in Australia the National Indigenous Art Triennial.
Edited by the Triennial's Artistic Director Tony Albert and long-time collaborator Sally Brand, the publication shares stories of artistic collaborations, longstanding friendships and generational practices from Erub, the most north-eastern island in Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait, to Ntaria/Hermannsburg in Central Australia and Naarm/Narrm/Melbourne.
Alongside artist profiles, the publication includes commissioned essays addressing legacies, identities and climate change by contributing First Nations writers Bruce Johnson McLean, Jilda Andrews, Daniel Browning and Yessie Mosby. Original portraits of the exhibition's artists by the celebrated Western Aranda painter Vincent Namatjira punctuate a vibrantly illustrated publication.
The publication is accompanied by a pull-out map created by Tony Albert showcasing his travels across Australia to meet with artists and their communities.
After the Rain invites readers to engage with First Nations art and artists and acknowledge and celebrate the cultural warriors of the past, present and future.
]]>Albert is acknowledged industry wide as a valued ambassador for Indigenous community and culture. He was recently announced as the inaugural Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain First Nations Curatorial Fellow. He is the first Indigenous Trustee for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a member of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Indigenous advisory, a board member forthe City of Sydney's Public Art Panel and member of the Art & Place Board at the Queensland Children's Hospital and in January 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Griffith University for his significant contribution to the arts.
Sally Brand is Coordinator, National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia, a role that builds upon a long-standing professional relationship with Artistic Director Tony Albert.
]]>What drives someone to commit the unthinkable? In Running Amok, forensic psychiatrist Paul E. Mullen burrows into the minds of mass murderers to learn how and why they become spectres haunting modern communities.
Drawing on decades of experience assessing killers such as the perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Australia, Mullen examines the key forces that unite them: obsessive rage, personal grievance, fascination with weapons and a quest for infamy often culminating in suicide. Mullen reveals these killers not as incomprehensible monsters, but as deeply disturbed individuals shaped by knowable forces. Crucially, he offers guidance on recognising warning signs and improving threat assessment. He also explores the corrosive role of media sensationalism, which fuels grandiose fantasies and inspires copycat violence.
Running Amok is both a searing investigation into mass murder and a call to action, urging society to confront these dark realities and prevent the next horror.
'A fascinating book into which Mullen crams decades of knowledge...enlightening.' The Spectator
'A devastating compendium of mass killings.' The Telegraph
]]>This book blends Aboriginal knowledge and Western science to uncover the rich natural history, biology and conservation of eucalypts. It explores their evolution, cultural significance and surprising roles in modern life, offering insights into sustainable ways to coexist with these remarkable trees. Featuring stunning photographs from fifty years of fieldwork, this is the first comprehensive review of Aboriginal eucalypt wisdom, paired with cutting-edge scientific discoveries.
'Having experienced Eucalyptus trees in their native Australian haunts, I fell in love with them and was intrigued by their diversity and beauty. This book on Eucalyptus provides the reader with a unique experience: wonderful descriptions of these amazing trees and bountiful information on their uses and cultural significance that are so important in the lives of Australian Aborigines. I enjoyed Stephen D. Hopper's book immensely and highly recommend it to anyone interested in Australia and plants.' Mark W. Chase, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
]]>Greenland is no ordinary island. From its discovery by Norsemen to its contemporary strategic significance, it has been a frontier for human exploration and empire, today emerging as a facilitator of geoeconomic competition. This book delves into the rich history and complex politics of Greenland, revealing how this icy expanse has shaped and been shaped by the world.
This short history begins with the Vikings, whose mysterious disappearance from Greenland in the 1400s remains one of history's great puzzles. It then explores the island's gradual transformation from a Danish possession to an autonomous territory, charting its role during the World Wars and its strategic importance during the Cold War.
Greenland finds itself at the centre of a renewed 'great game', balancing transatlantic ties, rising Chinese influence, and mounting domestic pressures for independence. And that's before President Trump's agenda is factored in.
Starting from Trump's plan to purchase Greenland, Elizabeth Buchanan dissects the island's contemporary role and poses four provocative scenarios for its future from full independence to an icy geopolitical standoff with Denmark.So You Want to Own Greenland? is an essential read for anyone curious about the future of this frozen frontier and its place on the global stage.
]]>This lively correspondence between celebrated poet Gwen Harwood and renowned composer Larry Sitsky, covering their creation of a series of acclaimed and at times controversial operas, gives an insight into a unique collaboration between two highly gifted Australian artists in the second half of the twentieth century. It brings to life the formation of six groundbreaking operatic works while giving a fascinating glimpse into the very different lives of two important Australian cultural figures.
Introduced by acclaimed biographer and scholar Ann-Marie Priest, these letters, collected together for the first time, reveal a dynamic creative partnership. Each chapter charts the development of a different work and offers historical and biographical context. The portrait that emerges is compelling, propulsive and illuminating, as the tensions and emerging affinities between the two artists set the stage for the creation of great works.
Praise for My Tongue is My Own
'Gwen Harwood, that excellent poet and critic, deserves a sympathetic and lively biography. Ann-Marie Priest, to her credit, has just written that book.' - Ann Blainey, winner of 2009 National Biography Award
'This is a big book but it is a genuine thrill to read, a page-turner and a classic expression of the biographical form. It's an astonishing achievement.' - Rick Morton
'A fearless, fascinating account of rule breakers, rule makers and rule enforcers.' - Laura Jean McKay
'Priest gives us the full complexity of the different faces in what seems sometimes to have been a darkly revelatory mirror.' - Peter Craven, Spectator Australia
'...essential reading for anyone interested in Australian poetry and/or the situation endured by creative women before our allegedly more enlightened times.' - The Canberra Times
'An accessible account of Harwood's life, often filtered through and framed by an examination of Harwood's complex relationships.' - The Conversation
'Ann-Marie Priest has captured completely the sprite-like nature of one of Australia's finest poets ...Through these pages, the great poet feels so alive.' - Judges' comments, National Biography Award
'Read this meticulous biography with Harwood's poetry in hand, and chase down every poem that Priest cites.' - The Sydney Morning Herald
'Gwen Harwood's life story shows the familiar tension felt by a gifted poet who is also a dedicated wife and mother, but it is more complex than that division suggests. [A] fine biography.' - Brenda Niall, author of True North: The Story of Mary and Elizabeth Durack and the multi-award-winning Mannix
'[An] accessible recounting of Gwen Harwood's crowded and emotionally vertiginous life, strengthened by many quotes from her witty correspondence. It should return readers to what matters: her poetry.' - Gig Ryan, award-winning poet
'Absolutely splendid ... [reveals] an extraordinary amount of research.' - Alison Hoddinott, author of Gwen Harwood: The Real and the Imagined World
'Admirably lucid...written with sensitivity.' - Gregory Kratzmann, editor of Gwen Harwood: Selected Poems
'An invaluable addition to the literature' - Sydney Review of Books
'A compelling biography' - Australian Book Review
'Priest's spirited biography does provide the occasion to hope we can be clear-sighted about the love stories and the ghost stories in the work of a poet.' - ArtsHub
]]>In line with the book's title, the essays interrogate and often transgress boundaries between poetry & prose, art & science, and human & non-human, and the general tenor is both exploratory and precautionary: as the planet cooks into catastrophe, leaf-cutter ants make symbiotic sculptures, lyrebirds make forest operas, steel becomes sentient, the Brazilian Amazon blends with the Australian Outback, and Roman ruins foreshadow giant bergs breaking from the Antarctic ice sheet.
'...Cooke is one of our more exciting writers on poetry...' Caitlin Maling, Plumwood Mountain Journal
]]>Emerging talents sit alongside much-loved authors whose books have sold in their millions. Each reflects in their own way on the creative process and the compulsion to write. How to find inspiration? How to get the words right? How to cope with writer's block? And where do the good ideas really come from?
Includes contributions from Cressida Cowell, Matt Haig, Joanne Harris, David Mitchell, Jan Morris, Onjali Q Raf, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh, Tracy Chevalier, Thomas Keneally, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Tom Gauld and Benjamin Myers.
]]>What happened to the sci-fi golden age of the 1950s, when futurism flourished as a discipline and drove innovation?
As a society, either we struggle to imagine something good for the times to come or we fail to picture any future at all. Our world is in polycrisis; we face climate breakdown, societal fracturing, governmental collapse, war, and rising inequality.
The exciting outcomes we dreamed of, from the space race to the wonder material plastic, have brought contingent problems of their own. We haven't yet developed mainstream and accessible new narratives to replace these failures, and if you ask someone to imagine 'the future', they'll probably still picture flying cars.
Designing Hope resets expectations. Through the lens of four emerging futures, Sarah Housley shows us visions of hope that inspire action and critical thinking about how we'll live in the decades to come.
'We've stopped believing in or imagining a future. That's deadly. Housley's visionary yet bracingly practical book is an antidote to despair and a manual for our very survival.' Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild
'We need some adventure in the fight for a workable future some stuff to be aiming at and dreaming about. This book will fire up your imagination!' Bill McKibben
'Designing Hope by Sarah Housley is essential reading an antidote to doomscrolling in an age of mounting crises. Housley offers a rare and spirited optimism, made all the more powerful by its grounding in fact. The book reminds us that, before we can build a better future, we must allow ourselves to imagine that it's possible. I finished the book with the sense that, if we can hope enough to try, human ingenuity will triumph.' Emily Buchanan, author of Send Flowers
'Many of us today feel trapped in the present; absorbed in the anxiety of consequences, resulting from the many failed promises of the industrial and technological age. Climate and ecological threats, layered with escalating armed conflicts and the inevitability of a techno-authoritarian abyss, obscure our ability to form collective pathways towards a world we want to live in and enjoy. Designing Hope offers us a powerful and pragmatic alternative to be part of a creative force imagining new horizons.' Nick Breeze, author of COPOUTand host of the ClimateGenn podcast
'Through four emerging possible futures for the planet, the design futurist resets expectations on what the years to come might look like in this thought-provoking and eye-opening volume.' Waterstones
]]>She has contributed to BBC Radio 4, as well as print and digital media including The Financial Times, The Guardian, British Vogue and Stylist magazine. She teaches Futures & Innovation at the London College of Fashion.
]]>Ghys begins with the classic Telstar ball used in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Its twelve black pentagons and twenty white hexagons are what most of us picture when we think of the sport. Following the story through successive World Cups, he shows how engineers constantly challenge themselves to reinvent the ball, aiming for a perfect sphere while accounting for manufacturing requirements and aerodynamics. Along the way, Ghys introduces us to the mathematics of Platonic solids, symmetries, polyhedra, turbulence, roughness, drag, and spin. He paints engaging portraits of the engineers and sports insiders who study and apply these phenomena and explains how the skills of players factor into how the ball behaves, whether the game is being played in stadiums, schoolyards, or backyards.
Featuring a wealth of color illustrations, The Football blends a lively narrative with insights from a world-renowned geometer to tell a mathematical story unlike any other.
'Erudite and whimsical...A kick for fans and nonfans alike.' Kirkus
]]>Drawing on a wealth of original research, Hartnell traces the many lives of the Wound Man, from its origins in late medieval Bohemia to its vivid reincarnations in hundreds of manuscripts and printed books over more than three hundred years. Transporting readers beyond the specifics of bodily injury, Hartnell demonstrates how the Wound Man's body was at once an encyclopedic repository of surgical knowledge, a fantastic literary and religious muse, a catalyst for shifting media landscapes, and a cross-cultural artistic feat that reached diverse audiences around the world. The Wound Man, we discover, held profound importance not only for healers and patients but also for scribes, students, nuns, monks, printmakers, and poets.
Marvellously illustrated, Wound Man sheds light on the entwined histories of art and medicine, showing how premodern medical diagrams represent a unique site of contact between sickness, cure, painting, and print.
'This book offers a stunning three-hundred-year visual chronicle of surgical technique, procedure, instrumentation, and much else. Jack Hartnell brilliantly employs the remarkably persistent image of the Wound Man to explore learned and vernacular medicine, the fascinating landscape of early print, and increasingly aesthetic illustration practices in crowded book markets as the Wound Man is reproduced and recreated through seventeenth-century Europe and far beyond.' - Pamela H. Smith, author of From Lived Experience to the Written Word: Reconstructing Practical Knowledge in the Early Modern World
'A brilliantly conceived and meticulously executed account of the varied contexts in which Wound Man appeared as a carrier of knowledge and mediator of healing practices. Jack Hartnell seamlessly stitches together medical history, medieval natural philosophy, the history of the book, and the history of the scientific image. Wound Man, the stuff of legends, has finally received a true hero's welcome.' - Mitchell Merback, author of Perfection's Therapy: An Essay on Albrecht Drer's "Melencolia I"
]]>Illustrated with 80 stunning photographs, this book will appeal not just to those with an interest in Japanese culture and philosophy, but to anyone seeking to escape the stresses and challenges of daily life and develop a more balanced, meditative approach to the world.
]]>All the recipes use easy-to-find ingredients and simple, step-by-step instructions you can follow at home. Each dish is beautifully photographed in full color to inspire your cooking!
]]>Takashi Fujii is an Okayama-based illustrator who founded the food blog OKAYAMAGOGO in 2007, which highlights the delicious specialties of his home region. He illustrates travel guides and works with editors and publishers around the world.
]]>As the predominant faith of the people, Christianity has been the reflection, perhaps the embodiment, of the English soul. This fascinating new history argues that Christianity has been the anchoring and defining doctrine of England, while accepting respectfully that other powerful and significant faiths have also influenced the religious sensibility of this nation. Peter Ackroyd surveys the lives and faith of the most important figures of English Christianity, from the Venerable Bede to C. S. Lewis, exploring the mysticism of Julian of Norwich and William Blake, the tumultuous years of the Reformation, the emergence of the English Bible, the evangelical tradition, including John Wesley, and the contemporary contest between tradition, revival and atheism. This is an essential, comprehensive and accessible survey of English Christianity.
'A lively and detailed book.' Daily Telegraph
'Takes in lives of a multitude of believers from Julian of Norwich, through John Donne and John Wesley, to GK Chesterton and CS Lewis, with numerous enjoyable diversions along the way.' Observer
'Colourful, opinionated and thought-provoking.' Peter Stanford, author of If These Stones Could Talk: The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through Twenty Buildings
'Through Ackroyd's calm gaze we see the leading characters and moments of Christianity.' Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity, Durham University
]]>This indispensable field guide by one of the foremost experts on Australian fungi, Tony Young, describes more than 170 species, making it one of the most comprehensive general guides to the nation's fungi. Beautifully illustrated by Kay Smith, it includes species from all parts of Australia with picture-based keys for ease of identification. This guide superbly showcases Australia's fungi from the brightly coloured, fluorescent, elegant and fragrant to the highly toxic.
]]>Aperture works with the world's top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through images and words, Muniz shares his creative practice and artistic inspirations, and discusses a wide range of topics, from generating ideas and creating images that challenge viewers' perceptions, to collaboration, imperfection, and the interplay of subject, scale, and material.
]]>Lucas Blalock is a Brooklyn-based photographer whose work is in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum, Hammer Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Portland Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among many others. His work has been featured in publications including Arforum, the New York Times, New Yorker, Art in America, Brooklyn Rail, BOMB Magazine, W Magazine, British Journal of Photography, and Time.
]]>Aperture works with the world's top photographers to distil their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography - offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through images and words, Iturbide shares her creative process and artistic inspirations, and discusses a wide range of issues, from the importance of surprise and recognising what speaks to you, to capturing symbolism and meaning in the everyday.
]]>Alfonso Morales Carrillo is a writer, curator, and editor, known for his work organizing and researching photographic archives. He has written numerous articles and essays on photography in Mexico and coordinated national and international exhibitions on a wide range of topics related to Mexican popular culture, from circus to cinema. He graduated from Facultad de Ciencias Polticas y Sociales and Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematogrficos at Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico, Mexico City, and is a founding member of the Centro de Informacin Grfica at Archivo General de la Nacin, Mexico City.
Mauricio Maille has developed audiovisual projects in photography and cinema for museums, public spaces, editorial publications, and digital platforms for twenty-five years. He has worked as an organiser, curator, editor, and exhibition designer; he has also served as director of visual arts at Fundacin Televisa, where he designed more than fifty exhibitions and collaborated in the creation of new museums and cultural spaces.
]]>Your brain has a mind of its own. And sometimes, even when it's doing its best, it can feel like it's out to get you. If you've ever had a meltdown in class, suffered emotions nobody understands, or found yourself shutting down at the worst time, you know this all too well. Thankfully, this graphic guide is here to help you understand your brain and retrain it to better respond to serious upheavals as well as everyday indignities.
This fresh take on the bestseller presents Dr. Faith's insights and neuroscientific nerdiness (and swearing) as a nonfiction graphic novel with artwork by Gerta O. Egy. If you're struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, grief, or addiction, or if you just want to have a more chill response to life, this guide will help you get your brain back on track so you can take on the world.
]]>Gerta Oparaku Egy is an Albanian artist residing in Springfield, Oregon. She studied Set and Costume Design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania. She worked as a costume designer in film and theater, storyboard artist, and illustrator. From her work in film, she developed an interest in writing and drawing her own stories. She is the author and illustrator of several comics and illustrated stories.
]]>Draw on the whip-smart affirmation and healing wisdom in this 60-card deck from Dr. Faith G. Harper, bestselling author of Unfuck Your Brain, Unfuck Your Boundaries, and many other books about getting your act together and being your best self.
Full of pithy observations and reminders to help you maintain perspective, heal from trauma, and improve your mental health and relationships-all written in Dr. Faith's kind, no-nonsense style-this deck distills the core lessons of her work.
Two types of cards are inside: healing cards prompt you to notice and reflect, while encouragement cards offer nontoxic messages to replace your brain's unhelpful narratives. Use as a daily practice, in therapy or group, or carry the deck in your pocket and draw a card whenever you need a reminder that unfuckening is totally possible.
]]>The Power of Dragons in Your Hands
The Dragon Rune Oracle is dedicated to connecting to and working with the energy of the ancient and powerful dragon collective overseen by the queen of dragons, Tiamat. Insight and information can be drawn through the swirling mists of the dragon's breath to help the reader as they navigate their path through this lifetime and the challenges that it holds.
This deck contains twenty-eight cards and tells the story of the cyclical world of the dragons, from their inception within the chaos of Ratanen and their battles to find magic in themselves in Sha'an. They travel onward to the peace and balance of Kaegos and the ultimate knowing of Nanen. The path of these runes can reflect our own personal journeys and challenges and therefore help us as we look for light in the darkness to understand the chaos.
Imagine yourself on a quest to find answers to the burning questions that play on your mind, that have danced in and out of your dreams for an age. You are told of an ancient cave where the all-knowing dragon lives and undertake a challenging and perilous journey to find this cave; finally, through the dense forest undergrowth, you spy said cave. You move slowly yet purposefully to its mouth and call to the dragon. 'Ddraig! Ddraig!' you shout and hear movement from within. You feel a huge, powerful presence come close to you from within the darkness. 'What would you ask of me?' a booming voice calls. So, what would you ask the dragon? Which questions do you really want the answers to? Remember, the dragon won't waste its time on trivialities; this is a chance to ask big questions, so think hard and ask wisely.
]]>Soy milk is not only delicious, smooth and creamy - but extremely friendly to the environment and the only plant-based milk that comes close to offering a protein content similar to dairy. It brings a broad range of health benefits including preventing anemia, reducing the risk of dementia, lowering cholesterol and strengthening the bones.
In this beautifully illustrated book, Chinese cookbook author and teacher Wu Wen shares her great passion for soy milk - a staple of the kitchens in China where she grew up.
Wu presents 55 delicious Asian recipes all based around this incredibly nutritious and versatile ingredient. They include:
In addition to the recipes, the author provides a variety of fascinating essays on the health benefits of soy milk and how to maintain an active and balanced lifestyle by applying traditional Chinese health principles.
]]>With the help of over 400 gorgeous colour photos and informative charts and diagrams, Nakagawa and his two co-authors, Hidemi Sato and Mitose Tsuchida present the full range of tempura recipes and techniques - from the best ingredients to use to making the perfect tempura batter and how to fry each ingredient to perfection, as well as how to present your finished tempura as part of an elegant Japanese meal.
This book provides a uniquely detailed look at the art of Japanese tempura, with sections on:
Detailed diagrams and charts illustrate everything from the ways seafood changes when fried, to the importance of carefully controlling the temperature of frying oil. Whether you're a professional chef, a lover of Japanese cuisine, or an avid tempura fan, this beautiful book will provide fascinating insights into the world of Japan's iconic national dish.
]]>Hidemi Sato is a trained dietician and holds a doctorate in food science. After graduating from Yokohama International University, she worked in the culinary equipment industry for nine years. She then completed her Masters and Ph.D. at Ochanomizu University. She has written several books on the topic of food science.
Mitose Tsuchida graduated from Hiroshima University before receiving her doctorate from Ochanomizu University. She worked as an editor at the Japanese food magazines Speciality Cooking and Culinary Kingdom before becoming a freelancer. She writes and edits books and features on a wide variety of food subjects.
]]>This massive puzzle collection is perfect for anyone who wants all the challenge and intellectual stimulation of participating in Squid Gamewithout the risk of an ignominious death. Enjoy crosswords, word searches, sudoku variants, word logic puzzles, photo puzzles, and more, all inspired by your favourite games from Squid Game and Squid Game: The Challenge like Red Light Green Light, Tug of War, Glass Bridge, Sugar Honeycombs, Marbles, and more.
Step into the world of Netflix's deadliest competition with this comprehensive collection ofbrain games and puzzles, perfect for anyone in search of officialSquid Gamemerchoractivity books for adults. With its rich variety of challenges, from classic crosswords and intricate sudoku variants to complex logic problems and otherbrain teasers,Squid Game Book of Gamesoffers something for everyone who enjoyspuzzle books for adults, whether they're fans of the show or simply looking to test their mental prowess.
]]>This powerful technique has helped countless patients achieve what traditional therapy could not. Danielle Massi is a licensed mental health therapist who specialises in this practice, and she is the perfect guide for diving deep into the unconscious.
Diagnosed with cervical cancer before her thirtieth birthday, Massi resolved to study the effects of the mind on the body. With the knowledge that chronic stress is a leading cause of disease, she focused on developing techniques to help her patients access their unconscious - the part of our mind that is the body's mechanism for repressing information that is possibly too intense for the psyche. When unchecked, this shadow side of our consciousness builds up over time and can create a domino effect of consequences in our physical body. When we work with the shadow, we free ourselves from a recurring trauma response and can rewire the brain for mind and body health, ease, and abundance.
Massi's in-depth instruction provides a framework for breaking down the root causes of trauma and learning how to prevent self-sabotage. With an engaging, inviting, and authoritative voice, she provides an essential guide to recreating life on your terms.
Cassandra Eason, practicing witch and author of more than 130 books on every aspect of the magical and mystical, supplies this compendium of wisdom full of never-before-seen research, tips and tricks, and easy practices anyone can incorporate into their daily routine to increase good fortune, ward off the evil eye, heal the body and the spirit, and more.
]]>Tying in wisdom from a variety of disciplines, including trance and dream states, Cassandra Eason (A Little Bit of Auras, A Little Bit of Palmistry) presents an anyone-can-do-it handbook that approaches the astral plane as an obvious reality, not an esoteric discipline. It will satisfy the curiosity of any spiritual seeker, and even those who just want to know more about the mysterious and otherworldly.
]]>Angel numbers, repeating numerical sequences with mystical significance tied to numerology, are a spiritual concept that is experiencing a surge of popularity. Tied into synchronicity and manifestation, angel numbers can provide a path through chaotic times, and Little Bit of Numerology author Novalee Wilder is back with another beginner-friendly guide to deciphering these cryptic spiritual codes.
]]>With every swing of the pendulum, you can develop your spiritual energy. Dani Bryant, a green witch, provides an easy-to-follow guide that explains how to choose or craft your pendulum, and use it for dowsing and divination. You'll find rituals for clearing negativity, balancing chakras, making contact with the spirit world, meditation, generating accurate answers to your questions, and much more.
]]>Nordic runes are the most popular and easiest symbols to work with, and can effectively release energy for a positive purpose in one's life. Cassandra Eason, a well-known writer on crystals, Wicca, spells, and magic, explains to spiritual seekers exactly what runes are, how to make their own, which ones are right for them, and much more.
]]>From seasonal celebrations to miracles and rebirth, this entry in the popular Little Bit of series explores the power, magic, and rituals of the goddess. Learn all about the Maiden, Mother, and Wise Woman archetypes, the SHE of clay and stars, and meditations connected with her including ones for love and passion, success and wealth, protection and intuition, and health and creativity. Enter the inner temple, pore through a Goddess Directory, and see how to become part of the Goddess Community.
]]>Angels will warn us, protect us, and enhance our lives if we understand how to work with their energy.
But how do we ask our angelic guides for intervention? Or determine if their influence is improving our lives? Intuitive author Elaine Clayton presents an accessible introduction to the fascinating and perennially popular field of angelic intervention, with practical advice we can easily integrate into our day-to-day life.
See how angels can foster empathy, forgiveness, and creativity; attract your own personal angel; and communicate with your angels through dream journals.
]]>Chanting a mantra repeatedly can actually affect your state of mind, elevating your consciousness, altering your emotions, and bringing you peace. A Little Bit of Mantras presents an introduction to these sacred, spiritually empowering words, phrases, and sounds. It explores the history of mantras and how they work, and gives you chants that you can use with your yoga, meditation, or other daily practice.
]]>In these fast-paced modern times, mindfulness can keep us centred, calm, and energised no matter how much the outside world keeps distracting us. Thanks to Amy Leigh Mercree's accessible introduction, beginners can master this spiritual practice. You'll learn methods for cultivating inner peace, accessing a deeper creativity, and creating a healthier body, along with rituals that support these mindfulness techniques.
]]>Well known for his photography of landscapes and suburban housing, and for his use of detail and luminous colour, acclaimed American photographer Todd Hido casts a distinctly cinematic eye across all that he photographs, digging deep into his memory and imagination for inspiration. Newly revised and expanded, Intimate Distance: Over Thirty Years of Photographs, A Chronological Album includes ten years of new work since the book's first publication, including breathtaking new images from his travels to Iceland, Norway, and Japan, where he brings both a familiar eye and an expansive new vision.
Though Hido has published many smaller monographs of individual bodies of work, this gathers his most iconic images, along with many unpublished works to provide the most complete and comprehensive monograph charting his career. The book is organised chronologically, showing how his series overlap in exciting ways. David Campany introduces the work and looks at the kind of cinematic spectatorship the work demands. And Katya Tylevich muses on the making of each of Hido's major monographs, 'The photographs lead as far as human-made roads go. They reach the periphery of utility wires, footprints, and paths already taken.' From exterior to interior, surface observations to subconscious investigations, from landscapes to nudes, from America and beyond, this midcareer collection reveals how his unique focus has developed and shifted over time, yet the tension between distance and intimacy remains.
]]>David Campany is one of the best-known and most accessible writers on photography. His books include On Photographs (2020), A Handful of Dust (2015), The Open Road (Aperture, 2014), Walker Evans: The Magazine Work (2013), Jeff Wall: Picture for Women (2011), and Photography and Cinema (2008). His essays have appeared in numerous books, and he contributes regularly to Aperture, Frieze, Source, and Tate Etc. magazine. He is based in New York City.
Katya Tylevich is an arts and fiction writer. She is author of Marina Abramovi: A Visual Biography (2023) and Gus Van Sant: The Art of Making Movies (2021), among others. She is a longtime collaborator with Todd Hido and a frequent contributor to publications such as Elephant, Mark, Frame, Domus, and Pin-Up. With her brother Alexei she cofounded Friend & Colleague, a platform for editions, fiction, and special projects. She is based in Los Angeles.
]]>'For lovers of the sea and of art, this book is a dream come true: a round-the-world, through-the-ages gallery tour in the company of one of the world's top experts on the lives of ocean creatures. Writing with both authority and affection, Scales makes canvasses, cave art, and sculpture literally come to life as she imbues the images with the animals' natural history - and the artists' viewpoints as well. This is a book to be savored and celebrated!' Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus
'In this brilliantly fun and expertly written book, Scales tells crucial human stories about the development of our relationship with the ocean. She takes us on a tour through some of the most compelling, rare, and diverse works of art that have been inspired by sea life, from ancient artifacts and found fossils to modern paintings and scientific illustrations. Marine biologists: this is the ideal book for your artsy side! Artists and historians: you'll find no more appealing way to learn more about all that grows, crawls, slithers, and swims in the ocean!' Richard J. King, visiting associate professor of maritime history and literature, Sea Education Association, and author of Ocean Bestiary and Sailing Alone
'In her latest book, Scales intricately intertwines the wonders of marine life with the power of art. Her expert knowledge and vivid storytelling masterfully weave together the beauty of the ocean and the creativity it inspires, making this an essential read for anyone passionate about art, nature, and the mysteries of the sea.' Miranda Krestovnikoff, broadcaster, diver, and author of The Sea: Exploring Our Blue Planet
'The oceanic world Scales has meticulously summoned in this exquisite book holds an extraordinary variety of species. Scales asks that we not only see this realm, but also listen to it, attuning ourselves to the memory of sound in water. For her, observation does not end on the page; rather, it evokes our capacity to enter salt water, that 'skin we are not in' which covers seven-tenths of the planet.' Ellen Gallagher
]]>In this gripping collection, true crime expert Mcskyz uncovers eight infamous cases that reveal a side of Japan rarely seen. From the notorious Lucie Blackman case to the chilling story of a model's tragic end at the hands of her own brother, these stories expose the darker undercurrents of a society often seen as safe and predictable.
Among the cases explored are:
Follow the investigation, uncover the psychology of the perpetrators, and learn about the trials that followed each crime. With detailed accounts and a deep dive into the justice system, this book provides a compelling, thought-provoking look at Japan's criminal underworld.
]]>Foreword by Pico Iyer: A British-born essayist and novelist, educated at Eton, Oxford, and Harvard. Since 1987, he has been based in Western Japan, traveling everywhere from Bhutan to Easter Island and from North Korea to Los Angeles. He is the author of fifteen books, including the bestsellers The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise (Penguin Random House, 2023), A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations (Random House, 2020) and The Art of Stillness: Adventures In Going Nowhere (Simon & Schuster, 2014). He has been a constant contributor for more than thirty years to Time, The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. He has written the introductions to more than fifty other books, as well as screenplays, librettos and many liner-notes for Leonard Cohen. He speaks regularly everywhere from West Point to Davos and Shanghai to Bogota, and his four recent talks for TED have received more than ten million views.
]]>Whether you want to venture into the mountains for once-in-a-lifetime shots of raw nature or simply hone your landscape photography skills from the safety of your back deck, let best-selling author and experienced wilderness photographer Glenn Randall be your guide, as he explains the art, science, and craft behind creating stunning landscape photographs.
This fully updated edition includes nearly all new imagery throughout the book, as well as a new chapter, 'Refining Your Field Technique', that cover topics such as safety, how to best take advantage of the newest generation of mirrorless cameras in the field, why and how to use rear-button focus, dealing with cold weather, and how to work with a compass and maps. Additionally, this third edition takes into account how Randall's techniques have changed and evolved since the first two editions published from photographic practices to how he uses smartphones and apps as important and powerful tools for landscape photography.
The book begins with a discussion of photographic essentials, then Randall focuses on the art of landscape photography. He describes his three-step process for composing a photograph and shows how good composition is an organic process that begins with rules but ultimately transcends them. Randall then explores the science behind successful landscape photographs, which requires understanding key concepts from geography, optics, vision, and psychology. These concepts include:
With some practice and by applying the techniques that Randall teaches you, you will soon be ready to master the finer nuances of creating magnificent landscape photographs.
]]>Glenn's work has been included in calendars for Audubon, Avalanche, Barnes & Noble, Brown Trout, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, and Runner's World. His images have been published inAudubon, GEO, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, SKI, Los Angeles Times Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, New York Times Magazine, and many others. His photographs have also been used by book publishers and corporate clients. At age 56, he has accumulated nearly 1,200 photo credits, including 73 covers, and sold over 10,000 prints.
Glenn has authored 200 magazine articles and nine books, including two books of landscape photographs:Rocky Mountain National Park ImpressionsColorado Wild & Beautiful, both published by Farcountry Press. He recently completed a seven-year project called Sunrise from the Summit, in which he shot the sunrise (and occasionally the sunset) from the summit of all fifty-four Colorado Fourteeners (peaks over 14,000 feet). He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
]]>These are artists that have created legendary concepts, designs, and creatures for hugely popular movies, books, and video games. Each master artist has their own eye-catching chapter, including sketches, development images, and finished pieces alongside written advice, thoughts, and insights into their unique creative process.
The artists featured include John Howe, whose paintings grace the covers of many works by J. R. R. Tolkien, and who was one of the chief conceptual designers on Peter Jackson's groundbreaking The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and Wayne Barlowe, whose otherworldly designs have prowled the big screen in franchises such as Hellboy, Harry Potter, and Avatar. We also have stunning sketches and visual development from Terryl Whitlatch, whose creatures can be seen in the legendary Star Wars films and who is currently a sought-after lecturer and instructor in Creature Design and Animal Drawing.
With many more masters to discover inside, Master Sketchbooks is a veritable archive of classic concept art from the most revered artists of a generation.
]]>Wayne Barlowe is a world-renowned science-fiction and fantasy artist, born in New York and now living in New Jersey. He has created images for books, film, and galleries and also written novels, screenplays, and a number of art books - including the hugely successfulExpedition: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials.He has created illustrations for magazines such as LIFE and TIME, and his designs can be seen in films such asGalaxy Quest, Hellboy, Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkhaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire, Avatar, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Paradise Lost, John Carter,andPacific Rim. 2021 saw the release of his retrospective Hell art book,PSYCHOPOMP.
John Howe is an internationally acclaimed fantasy artist, originally from Canada, now living in Switzerland. He is primarily known for illustrating many of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He was one of the chief conceptual designers on theThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy andThe Hobbitfilm series. Most recently he has worked as a concept artist forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powertelevision series.
American artist Terryl Whitlatch is an iconic creature designer who has worked with LucasFilm on theStar Warsfilm series and also with Disney, Paramount, Sony, and more. She is currently Artist in Residence at Imagination International, Inc., and is a sought after lecturer and instructor in Creature Design and Animal Drawing.
]]>State capitalism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics. A socialist market economy. There have been numerous descriptions of the Chinese economy. However, none seems to capture the predatory, at times surreal, nature of the economy of the world's most populous nation nor the often bruising and mind-bending experience of doing business with the Middle Kingdom.
Rules and agreements mean little. Markets are distorted, statistics fabricated, foreign industrial secrets and technology systematically stolen. Companies and entrepreneurs, at home and abroad, are bullied often with the collusion of the victims themselves. The Party is in every boardroom and lab, with businesses thriving or dying at its will.
All this is part of realising President Xi Jinping's ambition of China becoming the world's pre-eminent economic, technological and military power.
]]>'Exhaustively researched...Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement.' - Wall Street Journal
'William Adams comes alive in the revelatory In the Service of the Shogun...Fans of the novel Shogun and the television series would do well to pick this one up.' - Washington Independent Review of Books
]]>Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organise transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy, economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power.
This power can be used for good, especially when religious movements provide their members with insurance against the shocks of modern life, and a sense of worth in their communities. It can also be used for harm: political leaders often instrumentalise religious movements for authoritarian ends, and religious leaders can exploit the trust of members to inflict sexual, emotional, financial or physical abuse, or to provoke violence against outsiders. Writing in a nonpartisan spirit, Seabright uses insights from economics to show how religion and secular society can work together in a world where some people feel no need for religion, but many continue to respond with enthusiasm to its call.
'Seabright has produced an engaging and insightful book, which I found myself pondering long after I had read the last page.' Jane Shaw, Financial Times
'Enlightening.' The Economist
'Seabright has a great talent for addressing original questions. In this book, he reverses the familiar trope that religion is the antithesis of mere economics. On the contrary, he argues, religions are competing businesses: they attract people by providing services they value, from the mundane - a community in which to find a compatible mate - to the sublime - a sense of life's meaning.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times
]]>Blending cutting-edge science with a wealth of illuminating examples from microscopic organisms to highly intelligent birds and mammals Lixing Sun shows how cheating in nature relies on two basic rules. One is lying, by which cheaters exploit honest messages in communication signals and use them to serve their own interests. The other is deceiving, by which cheaters exploit the biases and loopholes in the sensory systems of other creatures. Sun demonstrates that cheating serves as a potent catalyst in the evolutionary arms race between the cheating and the cheated, resulting in a biological world teeming with complexity and beauty.
Brimming with insight and humour, The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars also looks at the prevalence of cheating in human society, identifying the kinds of cheating that spur innovation and cultural vitality and laying down a blueprint for combating malicious cheating such as fake news and disinformation.
'The world is full of liars, a fact brilliantly depicted in Lixing Sun's slender but important book about cheating and deception among animals and plants, as well as that hairless bipedal species that is the biggest deceiver of them all. . . . A tour de force of evolutionary biology...Fascinating.' David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal
'The accessible prose offers an eye-opening take on lying in the natural world and how evolutionary pressures to deceive impact human behavior. The smart parallels between humans and animals make for an insightful outing.' Publishers Weekly
'[An] intriguing introduction to the domain of dishonesty.' Tony Miksanek, Booklist
'Buckle up for a riveting journey into the wide world of deception.' Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today
]]>Today's consumers demand more than products they crave immersive, personalized experiences. As a result, traditional marketing and engagement strategies have lost their edge. The new frontier? Gaming, where over three billion people worldwide spend their time, attention, and money.
In Press Play, Bastian Bergmann, cofounder and COO of Solsten, shows how visionary companies are capitalizing on gaming's unstoppable rise. Drawing on exclusive interviews and access to forward-thinking companies ranging from Adidas and Puma to NASCAR and Unilever Bergmann provides an insider's view of gaming's transformative power. He also delivers a practical road map for business leaders, offering strategies that range from low-risk partnerships to ambitious, full-scale gaming ventures.
Filled with cutting-edge insights and behind-the-scenes stories of iconic organisations and groundbreaking startups, Press Play will help you understand the lucrative world of video games and enable you to offer your customers what they really crave.
]]>Now more than ever, we need organisations that are daring, resilient, and creative. Unfortunately, when confronted by unprecedented challenges, most companies and institutions prove to be timid, plodding, and orthodox. The culprit is bureaucracy. With its top-down power structures and rule-choked systems, bureaucracy hobbles ingenuity and innovation. In a time of upheaval, these long-tolerated impediments are fast becoming competitively and economically untenable. Humanity needs and deserves something better.
In Humanocracy, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for uninstalling bureaucracy and reinventing management as we know it. In this extensively updated and expanded edition, readers will find new and compelling case studies, the latest research findings, and a wealth of fresh and provocative insights.
Humanocracy is both a manifesto for institutional renewal and a blueprint for building organisations that are as courageous, energetic, and ingenious as the people inside them. Essential building blocks include:
If you've finally run out of patience with bureaucratic bullshit; if you're eager to build an organisation that can outrun change and outperform expectations; if you believe every team member deserves the chance to do something extraordinary, then this book's for you.
]]>Michele Zaniniis a cofounder of the Management Lab, where he helps forward-thinking companies become fundamentally more entrepreneurial and innovative. An alumnus of McKinsey & Company and the RAND Corporation, Zanini holds degrees from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the RAND School of Public Policy. He lives in Boston.
]]>From gunpowder to generative AI, the forces of disruption are repeatedly rewriting the rules of business, society, and human possibility. But what drives these revolutionary changes?
In Epic Disruptions, innovation expert Scott Anthony masterfully weaves together the fascinating stories behind history's most transformative disruptions from ninth-century China to twenty-first-century Silicon Valley. Through eleven pivotal innovations, including the printing press, mass-produced automobiles, the McDonald's revolutionary food system, and the iPhone, Anthony reveals the hidden patterns behind world-changing breakthroughs.
But Epic Disruptions goes beyond just celebrating invention. Through vivid storytelling and sharp analysis, Anthony introduces the iconoclasts who dared to think differently the Renaissance-era scientists, French cooking enthusiasts, and corporate visionaries who saw opportunities others missed. He reveals how disruption actually happens.
As artificial intelligence and other technologies promise to unleash another wave of transformation, Epic Disruptions arrives at the perfect moment offering innovators and curious readers a page-turning exploration of how radical change reshapes industries, launches new powers, and, yes, occasionally changes everything.
]]>If you read nothing else on high performance, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you build on your strengths, assemble a network that supports your development, and achieve extraordinary results.
This book will inspire you to:
This collection of articles includes 'The Focused Leader', by Daniel Goleman; 'Nine Things Successful People Do Differently', by Heidi Grant; 'The Right Way to Form New Habits', an interview with James Clear by Alison Beard; 'Use a 10-Minute Diary to Stay on Track', by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; 'How to Play to Your Strengths', by Laura Morgan Roberts, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Jane E. Dutton, Robert E. Quinn, Emily Heaphy, and Brianna Barker Caza; 'Get the Actionable Feedback You Need to Get Promoted', by Sabina Nawaz; 'Making Yourself Indispensable', by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger; 'The Art of Asking Smarter Questions', by Arnaud Chevallier, Frederic Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux; 'A Smarter Way to Network', by Rob Cross and Robert J. Thomas; 'Beat Generosity Burnout', by Adam Grant and Reb Rebele; 'The Talent Curse', by Jennifer Petriglieri and Gianpiero Petriglieri; 'Sleep Well, Lead Better', by Christopher M. Barnes; 'Leading in the Flow of Work', by Hitendra Wadhwa; 'When Your High Standards Derail Your Success', by Anne Sugar and Karen Walker; and 'Use Strategic Thinking to Create the Life You Want', by Rainer Strack, Susanne Dyrchs, and Allison Bailey.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on leadership, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you develop an authentic, adaptable style, bring out the best in your people, and springboard your organisation into the future.
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This collection of articles includes 'Begin with Trust', by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss; 'How Managers Become Leaders', by Michael D. Watkins; 'The Authenticity Paradox', by Herminia Ibarra; 'Cross-Silo Leadership', by Amy C. Edmondson, Sujin Jang, and Tiziana Casciaro; 'Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One', by Juliet Bourke and Andrea Titus; 'Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance', by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee; '"Both/And" Leadership', by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, and Michael L. Tushman; 'Rid Your Organization of Obstacles That Infuriate Everyone', by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao; 'Are You Leading Through the Crisis...or Managing the Response?' by Eric J. McNulty and Leonard Marcus; 'The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture', by Boris Groysberg, Jeremiah Lee, Jesse Price, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng; 'Keeping Sight of Your Company's Long-Term Vision', by Ron Ashkenas and Peter D. Moore; and 'How to Lead in the Stakeholder Era', by Hubert Joly.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand your strengths, clarify your personal goals and direction, and build a career you're proud of.
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This collection of articles includes: 'Managing Oneself', by Peter F. Drucker; 'You Don't Find Purpose You Build It', by John Coleman; 'How to Define, Develop, and Communicate Your Personal Brand', by Rachel Montanez; 'Building an Ethical Career', by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac H. Smith; 'Learning to Learn', by Erika Andersen; 'You Need Many Leadership Voices Not Just One', by Amy Jen Su; 'Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time', by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy; 'Outsmart Your Own Biases', by Jack B. Soll, Katherine L. Milkman, and John W. Payne; 'Happiness Traps', by Annie McKee; 'The Hidden Toll of Microstress', by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon; 'How to Build a Broader Network Within Your Company', Ko Kuwabara, Jiyin Cao, Soomin Sophie Cho, and Paul Ingram; 'How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker', by Amy Gallo; 'You're Not Powerless in the Face of Impostor Syndrome', by Keith D. Dorsey; 'Feeling Stuck or Stymied?' by Dorie Clark; and 'How Will You Measure Your Life?' by Clayton M. Christensen.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.
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If you read nothing else on strategy, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you understand the dynamics of competition, find new sources of advantage, and create and capture lasting value.
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This collection of articles includes 'The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy', by Michael E. Porter; 'Blue Ocean Strategy', by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne; 'Make Strategic Choices Simultaneously, Not Separately', by Roger L. Martin; 'Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy', by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche, and Charles Dhanaraj; 'Take the Bias Out of Big Decisions', by Freek Vermeulen; 'Transient Advantage', by Rita McGrath; 'Competing in the Age of AI', by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani; 'In the Ecosystem Economy, What's Your Strategy?', by Michael G. Jacobides; 'Why Isn't Your Strategy Sticking?', by Andrea Belk Olson; 'How to Avoid the Agility Trap', by Jianwen Liao and Feng Zhu; 'Strategy in a Hyperpolitical World', by Roger L. Martin and Martin Reeves; 'What You Lose with Your New Priorities', by Natalia Weisz and Roberto Vassolo; 'Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance', by Michael Mankins and Richard Steele; and 'Bringing True Strategic Foresight Back to Business', by Amy Webb.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you embrace challenges and adversity, learn from disappointment, and build your emotional strength and resilience.
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This collection of articles includes 'How to Bounce Back from Adversity', by Joshua D. Margolis and Paul G. Stoltz; 'How to Overcome Your Fear of the Unknown', by Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr; 'How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You', by Michael Gervais; 'Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion', by Serena Chen; 'How to Stop Dwelling on Your Stress', by Jenny Taitz; 'Building Resilience', by Martin E.P. Seligman; 'Do You Know When to Quit?' by Andre Spicer; 'Beating Burnout', by Monique Valcour, 'Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People', by Jennifer Moss; 'An Antidote to Incivility', by Christine Porath; 'Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work', by Ella F. Washington; 'Handling Fierce Criticism and Personal Attacks', by Ruchika T. Malhotra and Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar by Amy Bernstein; 'The Making of a Corporate Athlete', by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz; 'Why Career Transition Is So Hard', by Herminia Ibarra; and 'Organizational Grit', by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on change management, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you lead initiatives effectively, avoid common mistakes, and capture the full value of your change effort.
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This collection of articles includes 'Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail', by John P. Kotter; 'Transformations That Work', by Michael Mankins and Patrick Litre; 'Let Go of What Made Your Company Great', by Vijay Govindarajan; 'Persuade Your Company to Change Before It's Too Late', by Pontus M. A. Siren, Scott D. Anthony, and Utsav Bhatt; 'Getting Reorgs Right', by Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood; 'Six Steps for Gaining Employee Buy-In', by Andrea Belk Olson; 'Storytelling That Drives Bold Change', by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss; 'Organize Your Transformation Around Purpose and Benefits', by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez; 'The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents', by Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro; 'What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management', by N. Anand and Jean-Louis Barsoux; 'A Survival Guide for Leaders', by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky; 'The Real Reason People Won't Change', by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey; and 'Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think', by Joseph Fuller, Judith K. Wallenstein, Manjari Raman, and Alice de Chalendar.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on emotional intelligence, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you build the people skills you need to thrive, strengthen your resilience and self-awareness, and adapt your leadership style for any situation.
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This collection of articles includes 'What Makes a Leader?', by Daniel Goleman; 'The Leadership Odyssey', by Herminia Ibarra, Claudius A. Hildebrand, and Sabine Vinck; 'The New Rules of Executive Presence', by Sylvia Ann Hewlett; 'The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most', by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph B. Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal; 'Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate', by Maria Gonzalez; 'Emotional Agility', by Susan David and Christina Congleton; 'What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)', by Tasha Eurich; 'What Makes an "Authentic" Leader?', an interview with Herminia Ibarra by Sarah Green Carmichael; 'Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups', by Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven B. Wolff; 'Fostering a Culture of Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace', by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Katarina Berg; 'Find the Coaching in Criticism', by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; 'To Build Your Resilience, Ask Yourself Two Simple Questions', by Srikumar Rao; 'How to Sustain Your Empathy in Difficult Times', by Jamil Zaki; and 'Don't Let Power Corrupt You', by Dacher Keltner.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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If you read nothing else on managing people, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you earn your people's trust, build successful teams, and coach employees to help them reach their potential.
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This collection of articles includes: 'Leadership That Gets Results', by Daniel Goleman; 'The Power of Small Wins', by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; 'The Leader as Coach', by Herminia Ibarra and Anne Scoular; 'Superbosses Aren't Afraid to Delegate Their Biggest Decisions', by Sydney Finkelstein; 'The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome', by Jean-Francois Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux; 'The Overcommitted Organization', by Mark Mortensen and Heidi K. Gardner; 'Global Teams That Work', by Tsdeal Neeley; 'Four Types of Team Conflict and How to Resolve Them', by Randall S. Peterson, Priti Pradhan Shah, Amanda J. Ferguson, and Stephen L. Jones; 'Why Employees Quit', by Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta; 'The Feedback Fallacy', by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; 'To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety', by Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson; 'Managers Can't Do It All', by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton; 'Are You a Good Boss or a Great One?' by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback.
HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
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According to common perception, the Federal Republic of Germany supported the formation of the Israeli state for moral reasons to atone for its Nazi past but did not play a significant role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. However, the historical record does not sustain this narrative.
Daniel Marwecki's pathbreaking analysis deconstructs the myths surrounding the odd alliance between Israel and post-war democratic Germany. Thorough archival research shows how German policymakers often had disingenuous, cynical or even partly antisemitic motivations, seeking to whitewash their Nazi past by supporting the new Israeli state. This is the true context of West Germany's crucial backing of Israel in the 1950s and '60s. German economic and military support greatly contributed to Israel's early consolidation and eventual regional hegemony. This initial alliance has affected Germany's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the present day.
Marwecki reassesses German foreign policymaking and identity-shaping, and raises difficult questions about German responsibility after the Holocaust, exploring the many ways in which the genocide of European Jews and the dispossession of the Palestinians have become tragically intertwined in the Middle East's international politics. This long overdue investigation sheds new light on a major episode in the history of the modern Middle East.
'Describes...moral absolution of a...still profoundly antisemitic Germany in return for cash and weapons.' London Review of Books
]]>This book recovers Berry's forgotten and fascinating life. It explores his drives and aspirations, the scandals and defeats that nearly derailed his career, and his remarkable rise from linen-draper and grocer to adored popular leader. It establishes his formative influence on later Australian politics. And it also uses Berry's life to reflect on the possibilities and constraints of democractic politics, hoping thereby to enrich the contemporary political imagination.
'Berry used his popular following to plunge Victoria into its most profound constitutional crisis, and this book establishes his lasting legacy.' Stuart Macintyre
'This is a historian at the top of his game. Democratic Adventurer will be required reading for those who study colonial Australia, but its clear focus, accessible style, and the excitement of the tale will attract a popular audience also.' Benjamin T. Jones
]]>Compiled and written by Professor Binh Ngo, a seasoned Vietnamese language instructor at Harvard University, this book is designed to deepen your understanding of both the language and the culture. Its a valuable addition to Tuttle's innovative series of language learning books, offering an engaging and enjoyable way to improve your language skills.
]]>This is the first comprehensive walking guide to Tokyo, presenting 29 easy-to-follow tours through the city's most historic and lively precincts. Experience the true spirit and culture of Tokyo-the feudal capital of the Shogun in the era of samurais and geishas-as you wander historic back streets where remnants of the past survive in the shadow of shiny skyscrapers, a fascinating contrast of old and new!
You will learn about the founding of Tokyo, the celebrated geisha quarters of the "floating world" and the city's ancient samurai culture. Visit the sublime Imperial Palace Gardens and the glitzy shopping districts of Ginza and Shibuya. Then explore the traditional craft districts and temples of Asakusa - the beating heart of the old city.
This book is a labor of love by John and Phyllis Martin, historians and museum curators who taught courses in Japanese history and culture. They highlight unique temples, museums, gardens and shrines for quiet meditation, as well as meccas for lovers of Japanese art and popular culture.
Each step of the way, the Martins recount interesting stories from Tokyo's past. Among the many exciting places you'll visit are:
This book is packed with invaluable information and illustrated with over 100 colour photos and 50 full-colour maps. Each walk has a QR code that loads it automatically into Google Maps on your phone!
]]>The final years of high school and the first years of college can be full of new experiences, friendships, and learning opportunities. But they can also be a time of upheaval and instability. This trauma-informed handbook will help you remain empowered and centered as you navigate through a variety of difficult experiences, including:
Specifically designed for ages 15 to 21, this comprehensive guide provides valuable tools for utilizing self-regulation to build resilience and cultivate a strengths-oriented mindset. Dr. Kathy Wu, a licensed psychologist, has compiled helpful strategies and practical interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioral Therapy (DBT), and others, to help you understand and deal with difficult emotions and experiences. With engaging advice and real-life examples, this handbook equips you with the tools you need to thrive and face life's challenges head on.
]]>Dr. Wu has worked formally since age seven, starting in her family's dumpling business, through to corporations, psychiatric hospitals, community health centers, public schools and universities. Dr. Wu currently has a thriving private practice. She feels most grounded when spending quality time with her friends and family.
]]>This panoramic book tells the story of nine such epic volcanic events, explaining the related geology and exploring the myriad ways our planet's volcanism has affected human history.
'A detailed and vivid account of the fiery relationship between the Earth and its surface dwellers.' The Guardian
'Does the world need another book about volcanic eruptions and the havoc they wreak? The answer, for this book, is an emphatic 'yes,' especially for the general reader. Besides being interesting to read, Volcanoes in Human History clearly demonstrates that volcanism, and geology as a whole, should not be of concern only to geologists and that history is important.' Sally Newcomb, Isis
'The authors have applied their geologic knowledge and experience, along with solid research, to produce an accessible book on volcanoes.' Library Journal
Donald Theodore Sanders (19302014) was a petroleum geologist and science editor.
]]>The day Elspeth Hay learned that we can eat acorns, stories she'd believed her whole life began to unravel.
Until then she'd always believed we must grow our staple foods in farmed fields the same fields wreaking havoc on our land, air, and water. But all over the Northern Hemisphere, Hay learned, humans once grew our staple foods in forest gardens centred on perennial nut trees: oaks, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. In Feed Us with Trees, Hay brings us along as she gets to know dozens of nut growers, scientists, Indigenous knowledge-keepers, researchers, and food professionals and discovers that in tending these staple trees, we once played a vital environmental role as one of Earth's keystone species.
Feed Us with Trees is Hay's hopeful manifesto about a brighter, more abundant world and a critical look at the long-held stories we'll need to rewrite to build it. It will appeal to environmentalists, regenerative farmers, permaculture enthusiasts, agroforesters, locavores, and anyone hungry for a more vibrant future.
]]>Butterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century 'aurelians', through the Victorian 'golden age' of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams, The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment uncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialised existences.
A first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local environment, focusing on edgeland habitats that are home to many species.
It is perhaps because butterflies are so fragile and fleeting that we are so beguiled by them. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot.
The Butterfly paves the way toward uncovering the history of our fascination with butterflies and learning how to spot and identify them.
]]>Slavery has ravaged African societies since at least 2,500 BCE, from Egypt to the Cape; from Mauritania to Somalia. Most writing covers just one fraction of this history: the horrors of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Yet Indian Ocean slavery was equally sizeable, and far longer-lived. Historians often neglect the continent's internal practices, too Ethiopian kingdoms enslaving conquered peoples; the Sokoto Caliphate capturingmen and womenon a scale matching the US plantations.
Overlooked stories of enslavement matter. In 1794, Congress authorised construction of the US Navy's first six ships to protect civilian vessels from North Africa's Barbary corsairs, who raided as far as Britain and the Caribbean, enslaving hundreds of thousands of Europeans. And, since abolition of the trans-Atlantic trade, international focus on 'modern' slavery has left Africans enslaved as chattel today with few champions. The UN and African Union are too embarrassed to confront leaders still permitting this practice.
Unbroken Chainsis the first full account of the bondage systems that have scarred African communities over the millennia. It is an illuminating, powerful read.
]]>What is 'Central Europe'? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Attempts to define it usually yield more questions than answers. But perhaps the wrong questions are being asked.
Luka Ivan Jukic disentangles the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth. Today, Poland, Croatia and even Ukraine proudly align themselves with it, and so with Western civilisation. But the term originally described an unrecognisably different world one formed in the eighteenth century by the unique inheritance of the Habsburg dynasty across Germany and a sprawling Danubian realm; by the rise of standard High German; and by its intermediate position between an 'advanced West' and 'backwards East'.
Two devastating world wars shattered this extraordinary civilisation, reducing it to a Cold War frontier. Its unexpected reincarnation in the 1980s, as an ideological antidote to the Soviet East, spawned myths and polemics, but little clarity. Yet 'Central Europe' seems to feature in every contemporary crisis, from Russian aggression to European disunity. Why is it still such a powerful political idea?
]]>Illustrated with more than 1,000 drawings and featuring manga panels filled with helpful guidance, this book clearly explains everything you need to know to create an original, engaging comic. While it includes all the drawing instruction you need, it goes well beyond that and also includes such topics as choosing the right materials, creating compelling characters, and writing and developing your own unique story. With artist and teacher Kuru as your guide, you'll learn all about:
This comprehensive guide includes practical advice, examples to follow, pitfalls to avoid, exercises to practice, ways to chart progress, tools to find the right methods of working, and a touch of humor to make following along engaging and fun for all ages!
]]>Follow engaging stories of real-life conservation efforts, from Belize's coral reefs to the Florida Keys. Travel alongside Summer Collins as she navigates challenges, celebrates conservation victories, and inspires communities to participate actively in protecting and revitalizing coral reefs.
Inside, you'll find:
If you're passionate about marine biology, eager to participate in ocean conservation, or simply fascinated by marine life, this book shows you how you can help protect our planet's coral reefs.
Dive in and become a coral reef hero!
]]>This engaging book by Jeff Rauseo blends film history with a modern guide to streaming, helping you navigate the complex history of movie making and ultimately how to know what to watch in the vast ocean of content. From the golden age of Hollywood to the best new movies to stream, Rauseo breaks down the ever-evolving movie watching experience to help us understand the good, the bad, and the ugly of streaming.
Ever feel overwhelmed by endless streaming choices? Jeff Rauseo's Lost in the Stream is your ultimate roadmap, combining movie history insights with an in-depth breakdown of how streaming influences the movies that are made and the ones that we are shown. Whether you're searching for the best new movies to stream, hidden Amazon Prime movies, or fun movies to watch on Netflix, this book has you covered.
Blending nostalgia with today's streaming hits, Lost in the Stream dives deep into the iconic history of film that shaped the art while helping you discover new favorites. It's the perfect companion for movie buffs and casual viewers alike.
Inside, you'll find:
Never wonder what to watch again.
If you liked The New York Times Book of Movies, The Science of Interstellar, or Oscar Wars, you'll love Lost in the Stream.
]]>Fodor's "Essential" guides were named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!
Fodor's Essential Argentina travel guide includes:
Planning on visiting other destinations in South America? Check out Fodor's Essential Chile, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paolo, and Essential Peru.
*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.
]]>Fodor's 'Essential' guides were named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!
Fodor's Essential India travel guide includes:
Planning on visiting Thailand or Vietnam? Check out Fodor's Essential Thailand and Essential Vietnam.
*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.
ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!
]]>Fodor's 'Essential' guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!
Fodor's Essential Great Britain travel guide includes:
Looking for more detailed guides on Great Britain? Check out Fodor's London, Fodor's Essential England, and Fodor's Essential Scotland.
*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.
]]>A unique, easy-to-handle folding system that allows you to view the map one panel at a time for quick reference, and a fully digital map base, which allows our maps to be frequently updated.
Periplus Travel Maps cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. The series includes an amazing variety of fascinating destinations, from the multifaceted subcontinent of India to the bustling city-state of Singapore and the 'western style' metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali. All titles are continuously updated, ensuring they keep up with the considerable changes in this fast-developing part of the world. This extensive geographical reach and attention to detail mean that Periplus Travel Maps are the natural first choice for anyone traveling in the region.
City Plan:
Periplus Travel Maps
cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. The series includes an amazing variety of fascinating destinations, from the multifaceted subcontinent of India to the bustling city-state of Singapore and the 'western style' metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali. All titles are continuously updated, ensuring they keep up with the considerable changes in this fast-developing part of the world. This extensive geographical reach and attention to detail mean that Periplus Travel Maps are the natural first choice for anyone traveling in the region.
]]>The tropical seas around Indonesia's 17,000 islands span several ecological zones and host the greatest variety of marine life and biodiversity found anywhere on this planet. These warm, crystal-clear waters are home to stunning coral reefs, deep trenches and shipwrecks-not to mention majestic creatures ranging from seahorses to fish, whales, dolphins, sharks and manta rays.
The Ultimate Guide to Diving in Indonesia is the first and only comprehensive guidebook dedicated entirely to Indonesia's unique and exciting dive sites and facilities. Seasoned dive instructor and long-time Bali resident Sarah Ann Wormald presents descriptions and photos for each major dive site, including recommendations for the best operators and services to use. Maps of each area, marine life and conservation stories, and detailed travel tips from a local expert help to guide you in planning your visit.
This updated and expanded third edition features many new photos, dive operators and dive sites that have surfaced over the past few years. Unique highlights include the burgeoning night-time blackwater diving scene, wall diving around Selayar Island and whale and dolphin watching off the coast of Alor.
Wormald covers each major region in Indonesia in detail, among them:
Whether you are a first-timer or an experienced diver, this book has everything you need to plan and fully enjoy the magic of Indonesia's tropical diving paradise.
]]>Tarot Emblemata is a magical and mystical tarot deck based on the 1551 book of emblems by Claude Paradin. Renaissance emblems are intimate illustrations with accompanying mottos that allegorically and symbolically express sentiments, concepts, societal concerns, and parables. These Renaissance emblems are a didactic genre of interpretive art and, within them, author and creator Nitasia Roland has discovered that their enigmatic imagery and 'mottos' correspond dynamically and align perfectly with the seventy cards of the Major and Minor Arcana of the tarot.
Among the many ancient and iconic images this deck portrays plumes, helmets, swords, gemstone rings, coins, wands, clouds, wreaths, flowers, animals, and trees Roland sees the evolution of tarot's wands, swords, cups, and coins, as well as evocative glimmers of the Major Arcana archetypes. Both secular and religious, Renaissance emblems were meant to crystallise virtue or vice and cover every sphere of early modern knowledge: ethics, natural philosophy, politics, science, religion, love, war, and everyday life, very much in the same way that modern tarot imagery provides insight and clarity today.
The Tarot Emblemata deck will help readers expand on their path of embodiment, spiritual gnosis, inspired destiny, and empowerment. The accompanying guidebook presents tarot interpretations and elucidations on the symbolism of the emblems. Tarot Emblemata features a ribbon lift and gilded cards. It is an accessible deck for beginners and those familiar with the Rider-Waite-Smith system, while more experienced readers will enjoy a new and refreshing perspective.
]]>In Free Gifts, Alyssa Battistoni explores capitalism's persistent failure to value nature, arguing that the key question is not the moral issue of why some kinds of nature shouldn't be commodified, but the economic puzzle of why they haven't been. To understand contemporary ecological problems from biodiversity collapse to climate change, she contends, we have to understand how some things come to have value under capitalism-and how others do not. To help us do so, Battistoni recovers and reinterprets the idea of the free gift of nature used by classical economic thinkers to describe what we gratuitously obtain from the natural world, and builds on Karl Marx's critique of political economy to show how capitalism fundamentally treats nature as free for the taking. This novel theory of capitalism's relationship to nature not only helps us understand contemporary ecological breakdown, but also casts capitalism's own core dynamics in a new light.
Battistoni addresses four different instances of the free gift in political economic thought, each in a specific domain: natural agents in industry, pollution in the environment, reproductive labor in the household, and natural capital in the biosphere. In so doing, she offers new readings of major twentieth-century thinkers, including Friedrich Hayek, Simone de Beauvoir, Garrett Hardin, Silvia Federici, and Ronald Coase.
Ultimately, she offers a novel account of freedom for our ecologically troubled present, developing a materialist existentialism to argue that capitalism limits our ability to be responsible for our relationships to the natural world, and imagining how we might live freely while valuing nature's gifts.
'What a stunning book! As scholarly as it is urgent, sweeping as it is detailed, gorgeously written as it is analytically precise, Free Gifts asks and answers a question fundamental to a future for earthly life: Why can't capitalism value nonhuman nature, and how does this failure imbricate exploitative productive work, subordinated reproductive work, and ecological destruction?'- Wendy Brown, author of In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West
Lennard Zinn is the world's leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. His friendly step-by-step guide explains the tools and parts you'll need to repair new and old mountain bikes, alongside everything from guidelines on wheel size selection for your frame size, suspension settings, and travel to procedures for mounting and sealing tubeless tire systems and more. Over 500 pages and more than 750 hand-drawn illustrations and exploded-parts diagrams show just the right level of detail to lead you through every mountain bike repair task, including:
Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance makes bicycle repair and maintenance easy, quick, affordable, and fun. Whether you're riding a classic Stumpjumper or a carbon-fiber race machine, with Zinn at your side, you'll know how to keep your bicycle running smoothly for years.
]]>The Joy of Quantum Computing introduces quantum computing succinctly, and with minimal mathematical formalism. Engagingly written-a feast for the reader's inner nerd-it presents the most famous algorithms and applications of quantum computing and quantum information science, including the "killer apps," Grover's search algorithm, and Shor's factoring algorithm. The only prerequisite is precalculus; readers need no knowledge of quantum physics. Matrices are relegated to the (completely optional) final two chapters. The book shows readers that quantum information science is about more than just high-speed calculations and data security. It is also about the fundamental meaning of quantum mechanics and the ultimate nature of reality.
The Joy of Quantum Computing is suitable for classroom use or independent study by questing autodidacts.
'This book provides detailed example-based explanations of fundamental topics in quantum information, with connections to the coding experience, in a storytelling-style narrative. The many details will be helpful for curious audiences without physics/computer science backgrounds.' Xiaodi Wu, University of Maryland, College Park
]]>Decorate planners, journals, laptops, gift boxes, collages, and more with stunning artworks that illustrate the inherent aspects and correspondences of key crystals. The stickers are organised into six categories: holistic healing & meditation, serenity & sleep; love, romance & fertility; family & friends, pets & home; divination, psychic intuition & spiritual growth; success, abundance & luck; and protection & strength, courage & confidence. Each category opens with an evocative poetic quote to set the mood. this exquisite sticker book for adults conjures up the allure of old-world esoterica with a modern spirit.
Let your imagination run wild use the stickers to transform objects into spellbinding works of art and awaken your inner mystic. The Crystal Sticker Book makes an enchanting gift for yourself or fellow lovers of healing energy and eclectic decor.
]]>'Atanassow provides an excellent account of Tocqueville's thought and of nineteenth-century views on democracy more broadly. This exhaustively researched book is an important contribution to the literature on Tocqueville.' - Arthur Goldhammer, Harvard University
'This beautifully realized book resonates with contemporary purpose. Focusing on protean problems for liberal democracy, Atanassow deploys her rigorous and creative craft to discern how Tocqueville's provocative insights can shape a much-needed political imagination.' - Ira Katznelson, Columbia University
'Tocqueville's Dilemmas, and Ours is political philosophy at its best-original, thoughtful, nuanced, relevant, and also elegantly written. It is a work that makes us realize that today's problems of democracy are also yesterday's problems of democracy, and tomorrow's, too.' - Ivan Krastev, author of After Europe
'In this novel and important book, Atanassow draws lessons from Tocqueville to help us understand the present crisis of liberalism. She gives us, with the aid of Tocqueville, a theoretical framework for thinking about the challenges that we face.' - Helena Rosenblatt, author of The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
]]>On the one hand he claimed that modernity was a deliverance from subjection, but on the other he saw it as having unleashed the spirit of critical reflection. Bourke explores this predicament in terms of a series of world revolutions that Hegel believed had ushered in the rise of civil society and the emergence of the constitutional state.
Bourke interprets Hegel's thought, with particular reference to his philosophy of history, placing it in the context of his own time. He then recounts the reception of Hegel's political ideas, largely over the course of the twentieth century. Countering the postwar revolt against Hegel, Bourke argues that his disparagement by major philosophers has impoverished our approach to history and politics alike.
Challenging the condescension of leading thinkers - from Heidegger and Popper to Levi-Strauss and Foucault - the book revises prevailing views of the relationship between historical ideas and present circumstances.
'Few, if any, have got the gist of the Geist. Until now, that is. In Hegel's World Revolutions, Richard Bourke offers a major re-evaluation of not only Hegel's philosophy of history but also the history of his philosophy...To understand Hegel, you must read Bourke.' Daniel Johnson, The Critic
'Richard Bourke is a formidably talented political historian...Hegel's World Revolutions displays a knowledge of its protagonist's thought which may well be unequalled in Britain. Its mountain of secondary sources is just as impressive.' Terry Eagleton, London Review of Books
]]>Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous explores Van Leeuwenhoek's brilliant and sometimes peculiar ideas, setting them in the context of his time. Geertje Dekkers reveals how Van Leeuwenhoek's curiosity and inventions propelled the study of nature in surprising new directions, leaving a legacy that is still admired three centuries later.
'This book is by far the best biography of van Leeuwenhoek to date. It is thoroughly documented, very well written (at times very funny), and [strikes] the right balance between academic discourse and the commonsense approach so cherished by van Leeuwenhoek...A must-read for anyone interested in van Leeuwenhoek and, more generally, the cultural world of the Dutch seventeenth century.' Eric Jorink, senior researcher at the Huygens Institute and co-editor of Newton and the Netherlands
]]>'It's not hard to believe that [Feder's] college students thoroughly enjoyed his lectures - as most readers will this fascinating book...An entertaining and enlightening survey of what archaeology tells us about the first Americans.' Kirkus Reviews, starred review
]]>Drawing on a wealth of disciplines, The Politics of Language argues that the function of speech - whether in dialogue, larger group interactions, or mass communication - is to attune people to something, be it a shared reality, emotion, or identity. Reconceptualising the central ideas of pragmatics and semantics, Beaver and Stanley apply their account to a range of phenomena that defy standard frameworks in linguistics and philosophy of language - from dog whistles and covert persuasion to echo chambers and genocidal speech. The authors use their framework to show that speech is inevitably political because all communication is imbued with the resonances of particular ideologies and their normative perspectives on reality.
At a time when democracy is under attack, authoritarianism is on the rise, and diversity and equality are being demanded, The Politics of Language offers a powerful new vision of the language of politics, ideology, and protest.
'[An] important book by two prominent scholars.' Choice
'The Politics of Language is a massive accomplishment - novel, nuanced, and timely. It is especially impressive for its rich synthesis of disparate literatures from outside of analytic philosophy, ranging from information theory to social identity and critical race theories...It thereby offers a fertile resource for explaining a wide range of phenomena that are typically ignored by philosophers and linguists, such as gestures, music, and monuments. It also offers a powerful tool for illuminating the politics of language, understood not just as speech produced by politicians or about politics, but all speech indeed all action that involves communal coordination and contestation.' Elisabeth Camp, Mind
'[Stanley and Beaver] have taken it upon themselves to forge a connection between semantic theory and the intellectual outside world. Where many have speculated, they have done the work and come away with a concrete theory of the thing. What is more, they have made a sustained interdisciplinary case for the importance of properly linguistic notions in the analysis of meaning and politics...The book is sure to be a key reference for scholars working on lexical semantics, philosophy of language, linguistic ideology, and meaning writ large for years to come." Nicholas Fleisher, Language' Nicholas Fleisher, Language
]]>With 100 pages,10 exclusive pull-out prints,luxury finishes, mixed paper types, artist insights, and incredible artwork, Astre is a magazine like no other. This is a celebration of the art we love, made by real artists.
To celebrate 25 years of 3dtotal and show our support to a community we love, we wanted to make something that pushed back against AI, showcasing real art by real people in the best way possible, while also creating a true collector's item.This magazine is a culmination of everything we've learned over 25 years of making quality art content, books, and magazines.Our ambition is to make every issue feel like a collector's item, designed to increase in value over time. Each copy will be numbered and feature multiple paper types and special finishes embossing, debossing, cut-outs, removable add-ons if you can imagine it, then you should expect to find it in Astre magazine.
The first issue features incredible cover art by Andrew Hem, a Cambodia-born artist who lives in Los Angeles. We also have exclusive new prints by Canadian artists Audra Auclair and Janice Sung, Swedish artists Chantal Horeis and Feefal (who has 1.1m followers on Instagram), andaward-winning Bulgarian artist now living in San Francisco,Eliza Ivanova with more artists to be announced. Each artist will be the focus of an article featuring additional art and insights into their creative minds.
Each issue of Astre will only be available for a limited time and in limited quantities. So the choice is yours keep it in mint condition as a piece of modern art history, or read it every day and hang all the incredible art on your wall.
]]>Born during his parents' move from Cambodia in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, Andrew Hem grew up between two cultures the rural society of his Khmer ancestors, and the dynamic urban arts of the tough Los Angeles neighbourhood where his family came to rest. Fascinated by graffiti at an early age, he honed his skills with graphics and composition on the walls of the city before following a passion for figure drawing to a degree in illustration from Art Center College of Design. Working in gouache, oil, and acrylic, Andrew Hem weaves atmospheric, richly textured narratives in a vivid palette.
Feefal (real name Linnea) is a Swedish/Japanese artist with a following of over 1.1 million on Instagram. She is known for creating anthropomorphised figures and cute, spooky characters. She lives in Stockholm and she shares her art on Instagram on a regular basis. Feefal uses Procreate (digital software), graphite, and gouache for her work. She published a top-selling art book, The Art of Feefal with 3dtotal Publishing in 2022.
]]>Laura Portwood-Stacer, a writer, editor, and consultant for academic authors, explains how manuscripts move through the publication process and identifies the key stages for authors to improve their texts. She helps writers better understand who they are writing for and why, enabling them to determine what their drafts need most to move forward. Drawing on a decade of experience as a developmental editor of scholarly manuscripts, Portwood-Stacer details the most common opportunities for development she's encountered and shares practical tips for implementing needed edits. The book also includes a checklist of assessment questions, examples from real scholarly manuscripts, tips on seeking additional help, and advice on offering developmental editing assistance to other writers.
Written with candor, empathy, and a deep awareness of the challenges faced by academic writers who want to publish, Make Your Manuscript Work is an indispensable how-to guide for scholars at all career stages.
'I wish this book had existed years ago. It's the book I needed to succeed more easily as a scholarly author; and it's the book you need too. Portwood-Stacer provides a clearly drawn series of steps you can take to improve your own book (or article) manuscript - to hone its arguments, its structure, and its style. If you want your manuscript to be the best it can possibly be, Make Your Manuscript Work is the book for you.' - Stephen B. Heard, author of The Scientist's Guide to Writing
]]>Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks.
The cover for issue 33 has been created by Argentinian artist and 3dtotal favourite, Gretel Lusky. She is an incredibly popular illustrator and comic-book artist, and she shares her expert insights in this issue with an interview and step-by-step of her cover-creation process. Elsewhere, Canadian illustrator Dan Gartman shows us how he creates his stylised character designs, while Athena Dela Victoria, an illustrator from the Philippines, brings a medieval knight to life in six easy steps. Plus German artist Meike Schneider draws inspiration from classic fairy tales to create a brand-new character.
]]>Gretel Luskyis an Argentinian illustrator and comic-book artist currently based in the UK. She illustrated her very first graphic novel Primer for DC Comics and worked on DC's Flash Facts and IDW's Marvel Action: Chillers, amongst others. Between freelancing, Gretel loves to work on her personal art, creating whimsical stories and colourful illustrations often inspired by nature, maritime imagery, and fantasy characters. She has over 879K followers on Instagram and over 606K subscribers on her YouTube channel (@gretlusky).
]]>'Rejecting the rose-tinted, make-believe version of Eleanor, Lindy Grant here tells the queen's story as it has never been told before. The outcome is not only the best short biography of Eleanor, but of any medieval queen.' Nicholas Vincent, professor of medieval history, University of East Anglia
'Who can resist the idea of comparing Eleanor of Aquitaine with Winston Churchill? Not me! Certainly not when the thought comes from Lindy Grant, world-renowned authority on French politics and culture and author of Blanche of Castile, Queen of France, the modern study on Eleanor's granddaughter and one of France's greatest queens.' John Gillingham, London School of Economics and Political Science
]]>Value is measured by how satisfying an individual finds their experience, and the experience economy thrives on this desire for entertainment and fulfilment. Yet debates often reach an impasse when reduced to subjective feelings - whether offence is taken or criticisms are dismissed. Svend Brinkmann explores this cultural shift, examining how our reliance on subjective experience limits meaningful discussions and social cohesion. He argues for reclaiming a shared, objective reality, essential for tackling the major issues of our time, and for fostering genuine understanding beyond personal perceptions.
]]>Bonzer. Arvo. Tucker. Sickie. Pash. Illywhacker.
There are plenty of words to choose from to tell the story of Australia from iconic Australianisms like mateship, fair dinkum, and bogan to drop bears, budgie smugglers, and bin chickens.
And while you aren't likely to hear crikey, cobber, or wowser walking down the street, you will hear no worries, mate, and yeah nah. Words underpin myths and stereotypes of Australian identity; they have also obscured harsh realities and inequalities. Together, these words shine a spotlight on our culture, past and present.
Historian and Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre Amanda Laugesen brings us an innovative linguistic history of Australia.
'From drop bears to bin chickens, raw prawns to faceless men, Laugesen has wrangled every telling word in the Australian menagerie. Far more than 100 words, this gathering of Australian language is an eavesdropping of our ongoing conversation.' David Astle
'A culture and a history unpacked through 100 words and phrases. What a brilliantly conceived and thoroughly engaging book from one of the country's most creative social and cultural historians who also happens to be its leading scholar of Australian English.' Frank Bongiorno
'Amanda Laugesen has unlocked Australia's culturally rich wordhoard to track the life-story of 100 unique expressions, and, as a skilled historian and lexicographer, she is just the right person to do this. Words themselves have special storytelling powers, and her selection has many fascinating tales to tell. From the democracy sausage to the halal snack pack, from marngrook to Mabo Australia in 100 Words is a treasure box for anyone passionate about the history of the language, and a must-read for those interested in the interplay between language, culture and society.' Kate Burridge
'Language is culture. If you want to understand Australia, you can't afford to miss Amanda Laugesen's '100 Words' linguistic sly grog for Antipodean etymologists everywhere.' Chris Wallace
'In an increasingly homogenised world, Laugesen is confident Oz usage will continue to reinvent itself.' Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
'This is a slang dictionary with a difference: depth, substance and stories from yesteryear.' The Australian Women's Weekly
'An impeccably researched book by an expert in the field, Australia in 100 Words is highly informative, written in an engaging, readable style and recommended for anyone interested in linguistics or Australian history.' ArtsHub
]]>**Shortlisted, NSW History Awards 2025, NSW Community and Regional History Prize**
**Highly Commended, Ernest Scott Prize 2025**
**Highly Commended, Oral History Australia Book Award 2024**
HIV and AIDS devastated communities across Australia in the 1980s and 1990s. In the midst of this profound health crisis, nurses provided crucial care to those living with and dying from the virus. They negotiated homophobia and complex family dynamics as well as defending the rights of their patients.
Bringing together stories from across the country, historian Geraldine Fela documents the extraordinary care, compassion and solidarity shown by HIV and AIDS nurses. Critical Care unearths the important and unexamined history of nurses and nursing unions as caregivers and political agents who helped shape Australia's response to HIV and AIDS.
'Drawing on the frontline experience of nurses, Fela has written an insightful and moving history of the tragedy and triumphs of Australia's response to the AIDS epidemic.' Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
'Critical Care shows how Australia's AIDS crisis aroused fear, hatred and homophobia and yet forged new bonds of care, community and love. This beautifully told story of the nursing profession's response to acute suffering and great tragedy borne predominantly by gay men is among the most moving Australian histories I have read. It will be essential for anyone interested in health, the professions, gender, sexuality and the shifting emotional landscape of the nation.' Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, Australian National University
'This outstanding book chronicles the role of nurses in addressing the AIDS pandemic, after the arrival of HIV. The old approach to epidemics was strict control and isolation. But something new was required by the nature of this unexpected crisis. Fortunately, in Australasia, healthcare professionals and lawmakers rose to the occasion. The special challenge of coping with patients needing care, often when they were profoundly sick and dying; where no vaccine was available; and no drugs were effective at first to turn the tide, put huge pressure on nurses on the front line. They helped lead our community to address the AIDS paradox. This book tells a heroic story. I honour the author and those whose work she describes so that their lessons will not be forgotten.' The Hon. Michael Kirby, Past Justice of The High Court of Australia and Patron of The Kirby Institute
'As well as being a pleasure to read, this book shines new light on previously hidden stories in the Australian HIV response; that of nurses, trade unions and First Nations people. Fela's insightful narrative brings to life the unique and vital role played by nurses who provided care in environments that were too often marked by intense fear and shame.' Jennifer Power, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, La Trobe University
'In this insightful book, Geraldine Fela revisits the Australian response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and unearths the important and untold contribution of nurses. Nurses were on the frontlines of care during the epidemic and Fela beautifully brings forth their experiences, perspectives and voices. In her attention to labour history, gender and the impact of colonisation, Fela highlights less-told stories of the epidemic that help us re-evaluate the Australian response to HIV/AIDS. This is an important and often moving book.' Robert Reynolds, Professor of Modern History, Macquarie University
'In the worst years of the AIDS crisis, nurses were the frontline of healthcare. Geraldine Fela's compelling, myth-busting book shows how Australian nurses challenged stigma and transformed healthcare relationships and practices. Fela illuminates different healthcare approaches across states, and between city and country, and how nurses ensured effective responses to HIV in Indigenous communities.' Alistair Thomson, President Oral History Australia and Emeritus Professor in History, Monash University
'In this marvellous book, Geraldine Fela reveals the day-to-day work of nurses and their unions in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Australia. Through interviews and archival research, she shows how in caring, educating, advocating, they saved lives, eased suffering and reshaped our medical system from the ground up.' Graham Willett, Historian, Arch-tivist, Publisher
'This book honours those who bathed the sweat from the exhausted brows of sufferers; who cared for people abandoned by their families and the community; who stood up for those who could no longer stand up for themselves. Bravo, bravo, bravo.' Caroline Overington, The Australian
'Critical Care is an optimistic and galvanising read that celebrates the power of activism.' Jinghua Qian, ABC ARTS
'The author skilfully weaves the professional, personal and political to make visible the often-invisible work of those lower down in the hospital hierarchy who braved fear, hate and ignorance to deliver a service that recognised people's humanity. Critical Care is a challenging read, but its reward is insight into the power of love, courage and solidarity.' Judges' comments, NSW History Awards
'This inspiring history of progressive public health strategy should be cause for national pride. Characterised by a collaborative, community-based education approach rather than isolating and controlling patients nurses played an important role, centring the rights of affected communities.In the age when public health is a matter of urgent concern, Critical Care is both an original and revealing history of Australia's response to AIDS and a valuable source of guidance for the future.' Judges' comments, Prime Minister's Literary Awards
]]>Surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend (18121869) is an elusive, almost legendary figure, closer to folklore than to history. His name is given to the country's second highest mountain, but the details of his career are obscure and his personal identity has remained a mystery.
Yet, if you live in southern New South Wales or Victoria, there is a good chance that your town or district has been influenced by his work: he covered a huge extent of territory and worked furiously hard in a career that spanned two decades.
Townsend of the Ranges is a sensitively told, surprisingly dramatic biography of Townsend's life, from his early days as a junior surveyor in Australia to his time living as a recluse in London before his death. Dr Crowley has engaged in extensive research of primary sources, relying on letters from estranged family members, Townsends employers and Townsend himself to map the story of his life.
Accompanied by original maps drawn by Townsend, this book is a beautifully written portrait of a young man fighting loneliness in the wilderness, mapping the watershed crests of the Dividing Ranges and the contours of south-eastern Australia. The narrative also reveals a picture of destruction and violence as settlers and squatters moved across the land.
]]>Gadigal Country, Woolloomooloo Farm, Riley Estate, Burdekin's paddock, Burlington Picture Palace, First Church of Christ Scientist, party mansion, Yirranma Place.
The many transformations of 262 Liverpool Street, lying at the corner of Forbes Street in Darlinghurst, reflect the long and layered history of Sydney. Now named Yirranma Place, it's a site that has been constantly recreated.
Historian Alana Piper takes episodes from the history of Yirranma Place and its surrounds to provide a window into Sydney's past, particularly the city's experiences of power and hardship. Bringing together local and social history, this visually rich exploration of a corner in Darlinghurst combines deep research with revealing stories.
'Yirranma Place is a literary and visual tour de force of an inner-city Sydney neighbourhood that stretches from First Nations experiences in pre-contact times through to the present day. Alana Piper delivers her rigorously researched history in graceful prose, complete with accompanying maps, photographs and paintings that play an integral role in the story. In a series of thematic chapters, she draws attention to the people, issues and relationships that defined this place across eras and generations.' Judges' comments, NSW History Awards
]]>'The story I'll tell here is about the evolution of the way we humans record and make sense of all the data that swirl around us...'
Vector takes readers on an extraordinary 5000-year journey through the human imagination. The stars of this book, vectors and tensors, are unlikely celebrities. Yet mathematician and science writer Robyn Arianrhod shows how they enabled physicists and mathematicians to think in a brand-new way. They inspired James Clerk Maxwell to usher in the wireless electromagnetic age; Albert Einstein to predict the curving of space-time and the existence of gravitational waves; Paul Dirac to create quantum field theory; and Emmy Noether to connect mathematical symmetry and the conservation of energy. Today, you're likely relying on vectors or tensors each time you pick up your mobile phone, use a GPS, or search online.
In Vector, Robyn Arianrhod shows the genius required to reimagine the world - and how a clever mathematical construct can dramatically change discovery's direction.
'In Vector, Arianrhod shows, with beautiful ease, that maths is not some foreign world only geeks inhabit. It is the world around us.' Adam Spencer, author of Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers: Everything you wanted to know about the numbers 1 to 100
'Arianrhod's Vector, a masterpiece of science exposition, reads as a welcoming cognitive cliffhanger tour of vectors, their generalizations, and their accompanying symbolic tools of mathematical physics, all dovetailing through germane history vignette accounts of astonishing connections and applications.' Joseph Mazur, author of The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time
'A vector is quantity that has magnitude and, crucially, direction. This idea has enabled physicists and mathematicians to imagine and describe the world in new dimensions. The author traces the influence of vectors over the past 5,000 years, and why vectors (and tensors) are still relevant today.' The Bookseller
'There have been lots of books about the evolution of modern physics: from Newton to Maxwell to Einstein and on to quantum theory. But seldom does an author pay attention to the mathematical revolutions that made those physical theories possible. Only as the mathematical toolkit expanded from simple scalars to include such tools and ideas as quaternions and vectors and tensors could physicists and mathematicians find the language to describe an increasingly bewildering universe. Arianrhod does a remarkable job telling the story of the mathematical revolution under the hood, the engine that drove the physics revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the result is a book well worth your time.' - Charles Seife, author of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
'"If all mathematics disappeared," physicist Richard Feynman opined, "it would set physics back precisely one week." To which mathematician Mark Kac retorted, "Precisely the week in which God created the world." Arianrhod persuades us that vectors and tensors are among those creations. Students and teachers should read this excellent book together.' - Marjorie Senechal, editor-in-chief of The Mathematical Intelligencer
'With a flair for exposition that makes the complex simple, and a gift for storytelling, Arianrhod is without peer in conveying the beauty, and power, of mathematics. William Rowan Hamilton, James Clerk Maxwell, and Albert Einstein come alive in this dramatic tale of a simple idea that changed our world.' - Amir Alexander, author of Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
'Everyone understands what it means to move at some particular speed in some particular direction. But it took a long time to start thinking of such behavior in terms of a single clarifying concept, the vector. Arianrhod's lively and detailed chronicle explains why vectors and tensors are at the heart of our best ways to think about the universe.' - Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
'...mathematician Robyn Arianrhod tells the story beautifully...a very human story of how men and women explored and refined pure maths and physics, their friendships and rivalries, frustration and insights. Dr Arianrhod is most effective in describing collaboration across time and nationalities, as well trained minds and curious mavericks picked up the challenge to understand our universe.' - Robyn Douglass, The Daily Telegraph
'Written with wit and impressive scholarship in both history and mathematics.' - Peter Main
'Arianrhod has an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of physics and mathematics, as well as a deep understanding of often very technical subject matter...Arianrhod's deep research and attention to neglected figures in the history of science, many of them women, is refreshing...Vector is a fascinating read.' - Michael Lucy, Australian Book Review
'This book expanded my imagination by showing how even the simplest of concepts can have a fascinating and far from simple history...Whether you are interested in popular history of science or would like to know more about the details of how vectors and the laws of physics developed together, I recommend this book.' Thomas Britz, Parabola
'Few books can claim to be able to engage historians in mathematics and mathematicians in history, but Robyn Arianrhod's Vector is just such a rare book. It takes extremely complex concepts from mathematics and the natural sciences and turns them into a fascinating and highly personal journey through the history of the thinkers who made the hallmark inventions of the modern world possible...Both a towering display of erudition and a deeply engaging, charming and intimate retelling of the lives and times of its subjects and their work.' Judges' comments, NSW History Awards
]]>**Shortlisted, 2025 Shalom Collective Australian Jewish Writer Awards, The Jewish Independent Award for Young Jewish Writers**
**Shortlisted, 2024 Queensland Literary Awards, The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the YearAward**
I want to know what it was like to have crossed into the realm of madness. After all, I did it. I went mad. Why can't I have the secret knowledge that comes with it?
How do you write a memoir when your memories have been taken? She awakens in hospital, greeted by nurses and patients she doesn't recognise, but who address her with familiarity. She decides to untangle the clues.
How to Knit a Human is Anna's quest to find her self and her memory after experiencing psychosis and Electroconvulsive therapy in 2011, at the age of twenty-three. As the memory barriers begin to crumble, Anna weaves her experiences around the gaps of memories that are still not accessible. Anna writes and creates art on her own terms. This book is a reclamation of story and self.
'How to Knit a Human is a precise and searching memoir that illuminates the fragile balance that can exist between memory and one's sense of self. The writing reflects superbly on the profound impact of memory loss caused by psychosis and its treatment, and shows us how storytelling can form part of healing through the sharing of experiences and a deeper understanding of them.' - Kri Gslason
'In this wise, wry and moving memoir Anna Jacobson reclaims her self from the institutions that sought to define her. As she asks vital questions about care, memory and inheritance, Jacobson reminds us of the recuperative joy of creative life.' - Mireille Juchau
'This book is a revelation. If Leonora Carrington teamed up with Janet Frame you might get something close to the kind, gentle, weird and brutal brilliance of How to Knit a Human. Anna Jacobson has shifted my perspective on art and illness. 100 stars. Bravo!' - Kris Kneen
'How to Knit a Human is a visceral and immersive memoir carefully crafted as well as genre-bending. Jacobson delves deep into her own unquiet mind only to emerge artistically victorious. A triumph.' - Lee Kofman
'Blazing, incantatory and furious, this is a work of unshakeable witness. Jacobson sorts through the shapes and shades of memory, dropped stitches and invisible repairs, to forge a blazing work of consolation and recuperation, a paean to resilience and creativity.' - Felicity Plunkett
'In How to Knit a Human, Anna Jacobson gives us a sheaf of home made X-rays that net interior light. Her ability to stand both inside and outside of memory as an encased form has allowed Anna a rare set of insights, something akin to planting seeds in the air, that initially subsist then quietly grow under the moisture in her own breath. As writer, artist and musician, it is fortunate that Anna has the intellectual, emotional, familial and spiritual machinery to approach memory (as itself and herself), in a way that she can watch the pieces of the existential jigsaw move inside the box without her even touching them.' - Nathan Shepherdson
'This is a warmly engaging story that doesn't shy from the harsh realities, but weaves it all into a satisfying fabric...Jacobson writes and creates art to help herself heal, and with How To Knit A Human, she hopes to help others who struggle "feel less alone" with their experiences. With this work, I think she's achieved both.' - Tasmanian Times
'It's through her creative practice, through knitting together the threads of art and memory, that she is able to assert her lost autonomy - and to write this moving memoir.' - Catriona Menzies-Pike, The Guardian
'A concentrated, strikingly poetic portrait of someone descending into what she calls her "madness". For much of the book [Jacobson] employs the third person and refers to herself as "she", a distancing strategy that often chillingly accentuates the eerie, intensity of the experience. Like a kind of magic lantern show, Jacobson takes the reader inside the mind of the subject, to hauntingly powerful effect.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald / The Age
'How to Knit a Human is a meticulously constructed documentation of "madness", institutions and the reclamation of one's memories.' - Fiona Murphy, The Saturday Paper
]]>Remember loading up the back of the car and heading away with the family over the summer holidays? Being part of Beatlemania when the group toured in '64? Watching Dennis Lillee deliver a stinging bouncer in World Series Cricket? Or heading to the drive-in on a Saturday night?
Packed with over 180 photographs, Remember When ... is a sugar hit of nostalgia that reminds us of the bits of Australia we loved, the bits we've forgotten, and the unforgettable local identities and landmarks of yesteryear.
'It is a glorious reminder of how things were.' Jeff Popple, Canberra Weekly
]]>** Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2024, Illustrated nonfiction **
Interested in birds but don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!
Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood is the first complete beginners' field guide to the birds you are most likely to see in the towns and cities of Australia. Much more than an identification tool, though, it opens the door to understanding the habits and behaviours of your suburb's feathered locals.
It's also easy to understand, friendly, and packed full of information about these urban birds; and offers tips and suggestions on how to enjoy, protect and encourage more birds into your area. And one of the best features is that it works just as well in Cairns, Perth and Hobart as it does in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
So come and meet the neighbours.
'Beware! This book will make you addicted to birding. An absolute ripper.' - Costa Georgiadis
'Many people have a 'spark bird' that ignites a lifelong love for birds. This could be a book that sparks a love of birds for a new generation.' - Sean Dooley, BirdLife Australia
]]>'I scanned the forest floor around me. I couldn't yet see fungi, but I could smell them. Lowering my nose to the ground, I inhaled a distinctive fungal funk. I rolled over some bark and there they were! Gossamer threads of mycelia wended their way through the layers, weaving them together. Soon these furtive fungi would fashion their mycelia into mushrooms and heave their way through the earth.'
This book is about fungi, and the photography of fungi. The title Funga Obscura unites the two. Beginning in elemental landscapes of ice and rock, the book traces the evolutionary path of fungi as enablers of life on land, and creators of soils and forests. Crossing continents and ecosystems, we navigate lichen-covered landscapes, crawl in the fungal undergrowth, scale glacial extremes and duck between rainforest shadows.
Alison Pouliot, ecologist and environmental photographer, captures these remarkable lifeforms in this visual love letter to fungi.
'A gallery of exquisite photographic artworks; a celebration of the diversity, eccentricity, beauty and resilience of fungi; a meditation on relationships between all living things, and an invitation to wonder about our own place in the natural world.' Jeanette Miller, Mornington Peninsula Landcare
'This festival of fungi encompasses the cute and the creepy and reminds us that fungus is a vital component of life on Earth.' Newcastle Herald
'Funga Obscura is a tour de force that celebrates the beauty and complexity of fungi while challenging readers to look more closely at the world around them. Alison Pouliot has crafted a work that is as educational as it is inspiring, as artistic as it is scientific.' Australian Garden History Society
'Who'd have thought fungi could be so...fabulous? Ecologist and environmental photographer Alison Pouliot has a focus on fungi and her pictures take us across continents and hemispheres...This festival of fungi encompasses the cute and the creepy and reminds us that fungus is a vital component of life on Earth.' The Canberra Times
'Funga Obscura is a beautifully crafted book that explores the world of fungi through a blend of storytelling and photography. It features Pouliot's stunning, high-quality photographs of fungi each thoughtfully composed-paired with personal reflections and engaging insights into her deep passion for fungi and the art of capturing them on camera...Funga Obscura invites you to wander into nature and study fungi for yourself.' The Tasmanian Times
'Pouliot's [new book] showcases some of the most striking members of this often-overlooked kingdom of life.' New Scientist
'Funga Obscura has a focus far beyond images. Interspersed between the photographs, we find brief but thought-provoking essays on nature, global cultures, the mycellium-based foundations of forest ecology, and the long and varied history and future of fungi.' Oregon Mycological Newsletter
]]>This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120 newly developed recipes created using the world's largest database of FODMAP-tested foods, it shows you how to cook and enjoy low FODMAP foods at home. It also includes the Monash FODMAP stack cup, a unique feature designed by the research team to help customise meal plans to suit your lifestyle. With the Monash University Low FODMAP cookbook, you'll have an easy-to-use guide to a diet therapy that brings together fresh, nourishing, low FODMAP ingredients to create delicious and simple dishes from around the world.
With all proceeds from the cookbook going back into research, you'll be playing a meaningful rule in making a bigger, better impact on the lives of people with IBS around the world.
]]>The Monash FODMAP Team at Monash University is composed of dietitians, scientists, postgraduate students and gastroenterologists working together to explore the role of food components in gastrointestinal conditions. For 15 years, this team has been innovating to improve the lives of those with IBS.
]]>From deserts to rainforests and even the polar Arctic, scientists venture into the field to collect, observe and study the world's organisms and the environments they live in. But even with the best planning, unexpected weather, unpredictable animals and unforeseen encounters can occur.
Wild Science: Unexpected Encounters When Working in Nature explores the precarious, hilarious and thought-provoking stories 'behind the science'. It shows the value of these experiences, even when things don't go right, and the importance of fieldwork for understanding our own place in the world.
With contributions from Cara Penton, Terrah Guymala and Warddeken Rangers; Christopher R. Dickman; Laura Kojima; Pamela Catcheside; Euan G. Ritchie; Neil Jordan; Leonardo Guida; Manu E. Saunders; David M. Watson; Jessica Marsh; Erika M. Roper; Laura M. Skates; Andrew E. Derocher; Isabel Castro; David G. Hamilton; Abi T. Vanak; Jodi J. L. Rowley; Wayne Boardman; Robert Heinsohn; Jo Isaac; Lydia McLean; Tracy Ainsworth; Dieter F. Hochuli; and Bradley P. Smith.
]]>The Family History Book takes you through the steps of researching and building a family tree, finding records of births, deaths and marriages, looking up newspaper archives and probate records, researching immigration and shipping, examining military records, as well as discovering your story through DNA testing. Whether you're just beginning or have already made a start, this book guides you through all the places you can learn about genealogy in Australia.
Filled with tools, tips and tricks, and featuring interviews with experts in the field, Cassie and Shaun Gilmartin share everything you need to unlock the story of your past.
'Now your frequent cry, "I'd write the family history if I knew where to start", is silenced. This book is so rich in example and so charming that it will not only tell you exactly where to start and proceed but will also entertain and enthuse you. Your descendants in 2524 are crying for you to follow this guide and leave them a history that makes their forebears enchanting.' Tom Keneally
'An invaluable resource. This is a book guaranteed to inspire, educate and support experienced and budding family historians alike. It's gloriously user-friendly not least because the Gilmartins are so friendly not only keeping up with all the modern trends in digital research, but also staying true to the timeless, compulsive motivations of family history: curiosity, creativity and love.' Clare Wright
'An extraordinarily helpful guide up to date on techniques and sources that simply weren't available a decade ago. Cassie and Shaun are lively and reliable guides to an absorbing and popular historical endeavour that can so easily trick and mislead the unwary.' Peter Stanley
'A very accessible guide on how to get started and keep going with your family history.' Brad Argent, Ancestry Studios
'An exceptional level of detail on the records and sources for each chapter. Cassie and Shaun should be congratulated on an excellent work.' Ruth Graham, Society of Australian Genealogists
'An excellent new resource for anyone seeking to trace their family tree, or do historical research.' The Australian
]]>Shaun Gilmartin has specialised in history and science programming as a TV executive producer and writer for more than two decades, working for broadcasters across the globe. His documentaries have won awards in the UK, the US and Europe. It has taken him all these years to discover more about his father, who died when he was just two.
]]>marramarra (a Wiradjuri word meaning to create, make or do) explores how contemporary Indigenous artists and their communities are revealing hidden histories and finding pathways to healing.
marramarra shares conversations with leading contemporary artists, including Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (Pitjantjatjara, Arrernte, Australia), Judy Watson (Waanyi, Australia), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe, Canada), Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit and Unangax, Alaska) and Pauliina Feodoroff (Skolt Smi, Finland). Indigenous Elders and knowledge holders also provide insights about important community projects, places of memory and history lessons about colonisation.
Led by Indigenous voices and presenting ground-breaking artworks from the Pacific, Turtle Island (North and Central America), Brazil, Finland, Taiwan, Afghanistan and beyond, marramarra provides new ways to think about the past and imagine a planet that is bright for Indigenous futures a place that is better for all.
'Groundbreaking, trailblazing, revolutionary.' The Australian Women's Weekly
'This is art as activism that seeks to open the eyes and hearts of its audience to the vibrancy and wisdom of Indigenous culture, the wrongs of the past and the holistic worldview of these diverse peoples.' Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
]]>Dr Jessica Neath is a non-Indigenous Australian art historian of settler descent living and working on Boonwurrung Country in Melbourne. She is a Research Fellow in the Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous research lab at Monash University.
]]>Australian documentary photography was at its height from the 1950s to 1970s. A time of great flux social, political and cultural was reflected in the photographs of Max Dupain, Carol Jerrems, William Yang, Rennie Ellis, David Moore, Mervyn Bishop, Sue Ford and others. A time when the gritty documentary photography that emerged in the US after World War II, hand-held film cameras, instamatic colour film, Polaroid cameras and the arrival of television all pushed photography in a revolutionary new direction. Imagining a Real Australia is a stunning testament to a time when photographers turned their lenses on real people living real lives.
'The photos in Zagala's book brilliantly capture the period and the sense of change that was occurring at the time. Highly recommended.' Canberra Weekly
'Step back in time with Zagala, before influencers and selfies, to a period when photographers captured real people in all their messy, marvellous glory.' Australian Women's Weekly
]]>The images in this book are a snapshot of the Australian town, from Warrnambool to Broome, captured by the National Library of Australia's photographers in the 1990s. Each building is a reflection of the local climate, history, landscape and people, and yet there are commonalities. When we make a pitstop at a town on our summer pilgrimage to the coast or to visit relatives, recognise the surf lifesaving club, the public pool, a milkbar because we know the architectural language. These are our towers and spires.
An Australian town might contain more or fewer Victorian, Edwardian, Federation, Colonial, Italianate, Modernist, Contemporary and Art Deco buildings. Its suburbs might have been built in a gold rush fervour in the 1850s or have sprawled in the 1960s or big blocks and old homes replaced with blocks of flats in the 1980s. But the design mishmash that so upset Robin Boyd in the 1960s today can move us and make us feel at home. Here is the Great Australian Beauty of our towns, in all its nostalgic, iconic, recognisable glory.
List of towns included in Our Streets: The Regional Cities and Major Towns Project:
ALBANY, ALBURY, ALICE SPRINGS, ARMIDALE, BAIRNSDALE, BALLARAT, BATHURST, BEGA, BENDIGO, BERRIMA, BOWEN, BRAIDWOOD, BROKEN HILL, BROOME, BUNBURY, BUNDABERG, BURNIE, BURRA, CAIRNS, CARNARVON, CHARTERS TOWERS, CLONCURRY, COFFS HARBOUR, COOBER PEDY, COOTAMUNDRA, DENILIQUIN, DERBY, DEVONPORT, DUBBO, ECHUCA, GAWLER, GEELONG, GERALDTON, GOULBURN, GUNNING, GYMPIE, HAMILTON, HERMANNSBURG, HOLBROOK, HORSHAM, KALGOORLIE, KATHERINE, LAUNCESTON, LISMORE, MACKAY, MAITLAND, MARYBOROUGH, MENINDEE, MITTAGONG, MOE, MURRAY BRIDGE, NARRABRI, NEW NORFOLK, NEWCASTLE, ORANGE, PORT LINCOLN, PORT PIRIE, QUEENSTOWN, RENMARK, ROCKHAMPTON, SHEPPARTON, SWAN HILL, TAMWORTH, TOWNSVILLE, TUMUT, VICTOR HARBOUR, WAGGA WAGGA, WARRNAMBOOL, WARWICK, WHYALLA, WINTON, WOLLONGONG, WYCHEPROOF, WYNDHAM, YASS, YOUNG
]]>This book offers new insights into Cressida Campbell's life and work, featuring original research and reflections from curators, artists, poets and writers, as well the artist's own autobiographical notes. Generously illustrated, the publication will locate Campbell within the lineage of significant Australian contemporary artists.
]]>Book if you do I will
Beat your Brains
Out
Have you ever wanted to protect your books from forgetful borrowers, merciless page-folders or outright thieves? Perhaps you have even wished harm on those who have damaged your books, but would you threaten them with hellfire, hanging or the plague?
This book contains a collection of some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, from fearsome threats discovered emblazoned on stone monuments from the ancient Near East, to elaborate manuscript maledictions and chilling warnings scribbled in printed books. Book curses are entertaining writings in themselves, but they also offer a tantalising insight into how passionately texts and books have been valued by their owners and readers over the centuries.
Here you will find an engaging introduction to the history and development of the book curse and perhaps some inspiration to pen a few of your own.
]]>When despair for the world grows, Bertie's theory of ice cream reminds us that it's the simple pleasures in life that we should hold onto. And everyone's favourite seven-year-old has a lot to put up with: at home, Irene is planning lessons on Irish Culture for Bertie; at school, he is forced to join Olive and Pansy's book group, and during a day out with his best friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson, the boys find themselves unexpectedly invited to a wedding.
Meanwhile, Bruce's latest property venture goes horribly wrong after trying to move a flat's front door to give it a more prestigious address. At Nine Mile Burn, Matthew and the triplets try to adopt an unwillingly-vegan dog. And Sister Maria-Fiori dei Fiore Montagna discovers the missing part of the Stone of Scone in Drummond Place Gardens.
Filled with Alexander McCall Smith's trademark warmth and humour, this latest book in the series is a must-read.
'a toast to the importance of the simple joys of life at a time of global despair' Sally McDonald / Sunday Post
]]>The translations are by Ornella Civardi, a noted scholar of Japanese literature, who also provides an fascinating introduction to the popular kabuki theater tradition in Japan. The book will be treasured by kabuki aficionados as well anyone with an interest in the theatre or Japanese literature.
'Kabuki is action-packed, scenically thrilling and histrionically flamboyant' - The Guardian
]]>A novel about belonging, Else imagines a possible future in the story of one family and lyrical, evocative prose.
'A singular work deeply concerned with relationships, those we have with ourselves, our environment and our pasts.' Romy Ash
'Meticulously crafted and extremely inventive ... timely and prescient.' James Bradley
'A testament to beloved Eastern Kulin Country, a generational saga of settlement, and an embrace of the myriad forms taken by knowledge.' Bonny Cassidy
]]>A 'Book to Look Out For' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed, The Sad Part Was offers an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life.
In these witty, postmodern stories, Yoon riffs on pop culture, experiments with punctuation, flirts with sci-fi and, in a metafictional twist, mocks his own position as omnipotent author. Highly literary, his narrativesexplore the bewildering disjunct and oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships, family, school and work.
]]>Mui Poopoksakul is a lawyer-turned-translator. She grew up in Bangkok and Boston, and practiced law in New York City before returning to the literary field. She is the translator of Prabda Yoon's The Sad Part Was (2017) and Moving Parts (2018), both winners of a PEN Translates award, and of Duanwad Pimwana's Arid Dreams (2020) and Bright (2019).
]]>Featuring work from:
Shola Von Reinhold, Leeor Ohayon, Tom Benn, Alice Haworth-Booth, N. G. F. Clark, Danielle Giles, Francesca Reece, Melody Razak, Mariana Roa Oliva, Giovanna Iozzi, Suey Kweon, K. Lockwood Jefford, Katie Hale, Max Lury, Jay Gao, Aoife Inman, Andrea Mason, Aisha Phoenix, Isha Karki, Jack Houston, Siri Katinka Valdez, Rajasree Variyar.
Foreword by Joanna Walsh and an introduction by Wendy Erskine, former judges of the two prizes.
]]>Robert Loyko-Greer is a writer based in London, where he works for the publisher Profile Books. He co-founded the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize in 2017.
]]>Malcolm's suspicions soon prove well-founded; he is discovered brutally murdered in his study, and his invaluable unfinished novel has vanished. Cut off from the mainland, with the killer on the loose and the island's inhabitants circling, Euan feels both his mentor's legacy and his only chance at greatness slipping away. He must venture deep into Malcolm's labyrinthine mansion to find the manuscript before it falls into the wrong hands.
But what he doesn't yet know is that the closer he comes to solving the mystery, the tighter he will bind himself to a fate sealed in time...
]]>Catherine Coldbridge is a complicated woman: a doctor, an occultist, and, briefly, a widow.
In 1879, Catherine's husband, Private Frank Humble, was killed in a Sioux attack. Consumed by grief, she used her formidable skills to resurrect her husband. But after the reanimation, Frank lost his soul, becoming a vicious undead monster.
Twenty-five years later, Catherine has decided she must make things right. She travels to Texas with a pair of hired killers. But Frank is no longer a monster. He has remade himself as the Unkillable Frank Lightning, traveling with the Wild West Show.
With his signature lean, clean prose reminiscent of Raymond Chandler, Josh Rountree (The Legend of Charlie Fish) has penned a Frankenstein-inspired tale unlike any other. With equal parts Cormac McCarthy and Stephen Graham Jones, Rountree coalesces myth and legend into a dramatic tale of love, death, and its terrible aftermath.
'With The Unkillable Frank Lightning, Rountree solidifies himself as not only one of the best writers working today, but makes the case for being the best Western writer of our present century.' C. S. Humble, author of That Light Sublime trilogy
]]>Recent praise for HEAT:
'The revival of HEAT journal has been one of the high points of the year. In the 1990s and 2000s, HEAT was the most exciting, forward-looking literary magazine in the country. After more than a decade on ice, this new series has raised the bar once again. Elegantly designed and thoughtfully curated, and including work from canonical Australian writers to emerging voices to authors in translation, the journal reminds us how crucial such organs are to the vigour and health of our literary ecosystem.' Geordie Williamson, The Saturday Paper's 'Best of 2022'
'So slender and elegant, nothing wasted, nothing grandiose and beautiful work.' Helen Garner
'HEAT magazine was a trailblazer from the day it was launched...[The new series is] still dedicated to publishing non-Anglophone views of the world, alternatives to the mainstream and points of view that are both thought-provoking and expressed in high literary style.' Openbook, NSW State Library Magazine
'A very beautiful and stylish object...long may this new series of HEAT continue!' Sarah Holland-Batt
'I welcome the return of HEAT. Readers and writers alike will revel in its daring audacity, bold exploration and innovative celebration of literature.' Alexis Wright
'HEAT is eclectic and eccentric, bold and often feisty, and above all else, it is a journal that always gives a freer rein to its writers, that we might gallop wherever we will.' Fiona Wright
]]>'The revival of HEAT journal has been one of the high points of the year. In the 1990s and 2000s, HEAT was the most exciting, forward-looking literary magazine in the country. After more than a decade on ice, this new series has raised the bar once again. Elegantly designed and thoughtfully curated, and including work from canonical Australian writers to emerging voices to authors in translation, the journal reminds us how crucial such organs are to the vigour and health of our literary ecosystem.' Geordie Williamson, The Saturday Paper's 'Best of 2022'
'So slender and elegant, nothing wasted, nothing grandiose and beautiful work.' Helen Garner
'HEAT magazine was a trailblazer from the day it was launched...[The new series is] still dedicated to publishing non-Anglophone views of the world, alternatives to the mainstream and points of view that are both thought-provoking and expressed in high literary style.' Openbook, NSW State Library Magazine
'A very beautiful and stylish object...long may this new series of HEAT continue!' Sarah Holland-Batt
'I welcome the return of HEAT. Readers and writers alike will revel in its daring audacity, bold exploration and innovative celebration of literature.' Alexis Wright
'HEAT is eclectic and eccentric, bold and often feisty, and above all else, it is a journal that always gives a freer rein to its writers, that we might gallop wherever we will.' Fiona Wright
]]>'Reid's poems are arresting because their insights are both tactful and revealing; their hesitations, or admissions of doubt, are central. Their questioning of agency is a strength. More than easy celebration or affirmation, they are a poet's genuinely prayerful searching and praising. They are spiritual permissions. If we notice, if we are alert, we may know. Mark Reid is the finest Minimalist poet in Australia.' Philip Salom
'...beneath such simplicity, these poems conceal depths of philosophical and religious thought that are revealed only in repeated readings. Blindside is a work of effortlessly superior intelligence...' Judges' Report, 2019 Kenneth Slessor Award
]]>'In Re: Vision, Isi Unikowski explores the complex histories of places and objects and the people and movements inhabiting them with a lively curiosity, tenderness and deep contemplation. Unikowski's writing "momentarily catches the sunlight" and arrives at the centre of what it is to be human.' Amanda Anasti
'Unikowski's poetry captivates the reader with its masterful imagery and emotional clarity. Many of these poems launch from a recognisable, safe, suburban world, but few finish there. Some swerve away into near-surrealism or the landscape of strange dreams. Others gently draw the reader beyond the workaday surface, into a deeper or sidelong contemplation. In its evocation of the Australia that was, and is, this book is pitch-perfect.' Penelope Layland
]]>'Kathleen Bleakley expresses poignant and vivid feelings for a number of family members and friends in Toupie but the omphalos in this collection is her life with, and deep love for 'pling, her long-term partner, and photographer, who is in slow decline with lymphoma. The striking feature for me in this collection is her skilful and sensitive use of colour. She creates her own chakra-like system with her display of significant colours in a narrative that moves from earthly life to the astral, the afterlife.' Joanne Burns
'Dazzling and polychromatic, Kathleen Bleakley's Toupie: new and selected poetry and prose, is a whirligig of memory and synaesthesia. In ee cumming-esque poems and prose, Bleakley uses fragments and fractured metaphors to explore the unreliability of memory and the poignant quotidian experience. Bleakley's Toupie is a powder keg - it's like "Watch[ing] fireworks cascade.' Cassandra Atherton
]]>This ruminative novella interrogates the impact of severance from those we love, lingering pasts and possible futures, the lives we live and might have lived.
'Prendergast is a great observer of humans. She pulls no punches because she wants the truth.' - Bruce Pascoe
'These stories shun the sentimental and embrace the taboo.' - Maria Takolander
]]>First published in 1954, this was one of two gritty and atmospheric crime novels written by the accomplished children's author Nina Bawden.
]]>As it hurtles towards its feverish denouement under the bells of the capital's most famous clock, this closely observed and stylish study of both character and motive transports the reader from the Stock Exchange to Scotland Yard. It asks the question of what it means to be crooked and how immense power corrupts.
First published in 1934, this novel is now extremely rare, and is long overdue its rediscovery.
]]>Join Weird Walk for a new journey into the ghostly and bizarre, striking out from the shelter of the inn for the places where the path begins to fade, from the sublime wilderness of mountains, coasts and ravines to forbidden, ancient tracts of woodland.
Featuring disorientating classics from John Buchan and Algernon Blackwood alongside modern, thrilling (and sometimes violent) warnings to the intrepid from Lisa Tuttle and Dorothy K. Haynes, The Wayfarer's Weird leads you towards fae dangers, down lost tracks in time and deep into the liminal spaces of Britain and beyond.
]]>From the darkly humorous to the chillingly sinister, tales of the haunted trail are as old as time. We have always travelled on foot and our worst fears have often accompanied us. Whether walking for pleasure or necessity, the ramblers of these classic stories trip across unseen boundaries, plotting routes towards the numinous, the uncanny and the plain evil.
Featuring fifteen pieces from an intrepid band of writers including Robert Aickman, Charlotte Riddell, M. R. James and many more, this new anthology is a haunting trail mate, guiding you into the wild unknown.
]]>Hendry Jones isn't quite Billy the Kid, but he's 'the Kid' all the same, and like Billy's his story doesn't take long to tell. He'll do a fair amount of killing, be done in by an old friend, then get turned into a myth before his body is cold. Years later, one of the Kid's last living partners in crime, 'Doc' Baker old and less than sober tries to set the record straight: who killed who and why, and how none of that old craziness is worth swooning over or rehashing. Except that Doc is a bit of a poet despite himself, and in drawing together what he knows and remembers about the Kid's last days, he winds up saying just about everything that needs to be said about the American West, about kids playing with guns, about boys playing at being men out on the frontier, where they thought no one was watching.
As Will Oldham whose moniker as a musician, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, was partly inspired by Billy the Kid notes in his introduction, Hendry Jones served as fodder for a field of artists grappling with masculinity and violence in the West: Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks, Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian are all impossible to imagine without Neider's Kid having first blazed the trail. A concise and brutal modern masterpiece, The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones is one of the few Western novels worthy of the name.
]]>Will Oldham has released more than twenty studio albums, along with EPs, singles, and music for film and television, performing, variously, as himself, Palace Brothers, or Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. He is a longtime denizen of Louisville, Kentucky.
]]>It is a tale of passion and revenge involving Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, his childhood best friend and the love of his life who deals him a stunning betrayal. Reader and Lockwood both are held spellbound by the story of Heathcliff's quest for vengeance and his bitter acrimony which has devastating consequences for all.
For generations, Emily Bronte's novel of suspense and operatic intensity has enraptured and moved readers to fall in love with Heathcliff's dark moods and brooding intensity. Salient to this day, this novel is a surprisingly modern exploration of race, gender, class, and the ways that love is frustrated and thwarted by bigotry and prejudice.
]]>Derrick Austin is the author of Tenderness (BOA Editions, 2021), winner of the 2020 Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, and Trouble the Water (BOA Editions, 2016), a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry, Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and the Norma Faber First Book Award. His third collection, This Elegance, is forthcoming from BOA Editions in Spring 2026. A Cave Canem fellow, he is the recipient of a Ron Wallace Poetry Fellowship at the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing, a Stegner Fellowship, and an Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship. In 2016, he was a Hub City Writer in Residence. He has had poems and essays commissioned by The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, The New Museum, Craft Contemporary, The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts, LAXART, and The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles.
Noreen Masud is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol, and an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker. Her memoir-travelogue, A Flat Place (Hamish Hamilton [Penguin] and Melville House Press, 2023), was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year Award, the Jhalak Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Books are my Bag Reader Awards.
Allison Miriam Smith is a co-founder of Smith & Taylor Classics. She is also an Acquiring Editor and Publishing & Publicity Manager for Unnamed Press. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English & Creative Writing from the University of Southern California where she was an assistant curator for the USC Doheny Library George Cassady Lewis Carroll Special Collection. She later went on to earn a Masters in 18th & 19th c. Literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, working nights at the library. Before Unnamed Press, she was a bookseller at Skylight Books in Los Angeles, CA.
Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels Minor Black Figures, The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His collection Filthy Animals, a national bestseller, was awarded The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He is the 2022-2023 Mary Ellen von der Heyden Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. He is an Acquiring Editor at Unnamed Press and co-founder of Smith & Taylor Classics. He lives in NYC.
]]>In his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838), Edgar Allan Poe carries his knack for the mysterious and macabre, spilt blood and cryptic messages onto the South Seas. Aboard a whaling ship, stowaway Pym will endure starvation, cannibalism, whirlpools, mad dogs and premature burials on a journey toward the frozen expanse of Antarctica.
Published the year full emancipation was legalised by the UK's Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, Arthur Gordon Pym captures the relentless anxiety and violence of pre-Civil War American expansion. Allegorical, tragic, and based on real events, this adventure story went on to inspire many authors from Herman Melville and Jules Verne, to H. G. Wells and Vladmir Nabokov. This edition also includes accompanying selected letters, essays, and criticism from Poe himself.
]]>Nathan Wolff is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the English Department at Tufts University. He is the author of Not Quite Hope and Other Political Emotions in the Gilded Age (Oxford University Press, 2019), which provides a literary prehistory of today's emotional politics: the cynicism and exhaustion of democratic life in an age of inequality and corruption. His writing has appeared in American Literary History, English Literary History, J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists, Leviathan: A Journal of Melville Studies, and The Washington Post.
Joseph Rezek received his PhD in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his B. A. from Columbia University. His area of expertise is British and American literature from 1750 to 1850, and his research focuses on early Black Atlantic literature, transatlantic studies, and the history of race and racism. He teaches at Boston University.
Allison Miriam Smith is a co-founder of Smith & Taylor Classics. She is also an Acquiring Editor and Publishing & Publicity Manager for Unnamed Press. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English & Creative Writing from the University of Southern California where she was an assistant curator for the USC Doheny Library George Cassady Lewis Carroll Special Collection. She later went on to earn a Masters in 18th & 19th c. Literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, working nights at the library. Before Unnamed Press, she was a bookseller at Skylight Books in Los Angeles, CA.
Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels Minor Black Figures, The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His collection Filthy Animals, a national bestseller, was awarded The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He is the 2022-2023 Mary Ellen von der Heyden Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. He is an Acquiring Editor at Unnamed Press and co-founder of Smith & Taylor Classics. He lives in NYC.
]]>As the assistant of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Nicole Underwood has plenty of tasks on her to-do list one of which is the blowout birthday celebration for her nightmare, one-percenter boss, Xander Chambers. But when the party ends in chaos and murder and Nicole is one of the survivors, suspicion from the investigators to the media lands on her. Was she the reason for all the bloodshed?
A year after those deadly events, Nicole tries to set the public record straight by agreeing to consult on a feature film based on her story. However, on the set in LA, she's sidelined by inappropriate casting and persistent, bizarre script changes, while also haunted by the events of that party weekend with visions of her now-deceased boss. It seems clearing her name isn't so simple when the question of guilt or innocence is...complicated.
]]>There are 54 cards in the Lotera game, and for this short story collection you will find one unique story per card based on a Latin American myth, folklore, superstition, or belief with a slant towards the paranormal and horrific. In this deck of cards you will find murderers, ghosts, goblins and ghouls. This collection features creatures and monsters, vampires, werewolves and more.
Many of these legends existed long before their European counterparts passed throughout the Americas via word of mouth, collected just like the tales the Brothers Grimm. These are indeed fairy tales Latin American fairy tales but with a horrifying slant.
]]>Gabriel Josipovici was born in Nice in 1940 to Jewish parents of Italo-Russian, Romano-Levantine extraction. He is the author of some twenty novels, ten books of criticism, a memoir of his mother, the poet Sacha Rabinovitch, and numerous stage and radio plays.
]]>The Book of Homes is the story of a man and his friendships, his upbringing, his discovery of sex and poetry, his detachment from a self-destructive family, and his liberation from the furniture that has followed him through 20 years of moves. His story jumps from home to home, upstairs to downstairs, each home a piece of the puzzle of his life. In its extraordinary, ambitious architecture, this novel brings to light all the stories hidden in the silence of domestic spaces.
]]>Elizabeth Harris is a literary translator specializing in contemporary Italian fiction. She is the author of multiple award-winning full-length translations include works by Giulio Mozzi (Open Letter Books), Antonio Tabucchi (Archipelago Books) and Mario Rigoni Stern (Autumn Hill Books).
]]>In a darkening, post-COVID world, fearless investigative reporter Shona Sandison is seeking meaning and her next big story. A secret contact inside the government has promised her something huge, but she has no idea of the danger she is in. Meanwhile, her old friend Hector Stricken has taken on a position in communications for a new state agency, where he stumbles across a sinister, top-secret project codenamed 'Grendel'. And on the Scottish coast, an ageing spy chief, living in seclusion, grieves his murdered son and contemplates revenge.
Connecting them all is an insidious conspiracy within the UK's most powerful institutions, a rot so deep that the only way to cure it may be to cut it out or burn the whole thing down.
]]>Lesbian pulp fiction thrived in the oppressive 1950s, telling subversive stories of lonely sapphic women who find connection, passion, and revenge. InThe New Lesbian Pulp, editors Sarah Fonseca and Octavia Saenz revive the genre for today, layering nuance into classic tropes while dialing up the melodrama, romantic peril, and collateral damage.
In these pages which pair revived classics from Lorraine Hansberry and Alice Dunbar Nelson with new stories from Sarah Schulman, Grace Byron, Shamim Sharif, and more vigilante lesbians gather roadkill for revenge, a woman and her former high school bully hook up and commit murder, Brooklyn witches cruise kink parties for human sacrifice, and a sinister kidnapping goes horribly wrong (or horribly right).
Here, gathered just for you, are some of today's best lesbian pulp stories. Don't be afraid. Pick them up.
]]>Octavia Saenz (she/they) is an editor and cartoonist based in El Paso, TX. She creates speculative fiction and visual narratives about queer life and temporality. Octavia grew up in Puerto Rico and has a BFA in Creative Writing and Illustration from Ringling College, as well as a Lambda Fellowship. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @shrimpwonder.
Trish Bendix is a GLAAD-nominated writer and regular contributor to the New York Times. Her book Sappho Was a Pop Star is forthcoming from St. Martin's Press in 2027.
]]>The word versus means one thing pitched against another. To be versus versus, therefore, is a paradox, but paradox can be helpful it can open a space for deeper thought. This anthology aims to be such a space.Here, the reader will encounter poems of love and pain, self-care and companionship; poems which challenge cultural, medical and political agendas and policies. There are war poems, poems as acts of witness and solidarity, poems which address the impacts of the climate emergency. There are humorous poems, nature poems, and much more. The selection also draws together poetry in a wide variety of styles and forms, and from different traditions, such as haiku, renga, sonnet, villanelle, prose poem, performance poem, and sign language. Building on the work of decades of disability justice advocacy, Versus Versus offers a poetry of assertiveness and immense vitality.
The anthology draws upon a wide range of voices from across the globe, including many indigenous poets and poets of color. Writer based in the US include:Agha Shahid Ali,Threa Almontaser, Kay Ulanday Barrett, John Lee Clarke, Meg Day, Kwame Dawes, Anita Endrezze, Megan Fernandes, torrin a. greathouse, Ona Gritz, Stephanie Heit, Linda Hogan, Cynthia Huntington, Rachael Johnson, Cyree Jarelle Johnson, I.S. Jones,Fady Joudah, Ilya Kaminsky,Tsipi Keller,Jane Kenyon, Petra Kuppers, Stephen Kuusisto, Adrienne Leddy, Ada Limn,Ibtihal Rida Mahmood,Airea D. Matthews, Lateef McLeod, Erica Mena, Leroy F. Moore Jr., Naomi Ortiz, Saleem Hue Penny, Lucia Perillo, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and heidi andrea restrepo rhodes.
This anthology was prepared with the help of an Advocacy and Advisory Panel: grateful thanks to Karthika Nar, Chisom Okafor and Daniel Sluman. Many thanks to the Royal Society of Literature and to the judges of the 2023 Literature Matters Awards for selecting this anthology as one of the winning entries.
]]>A lesbian mother feels out of place taking her daughter to a princess party; a gay couple turns to unconventional means to create their baby; a grieving man winds up on a date with a centaur; an agoraphobic must make an impossible choice before time runs out. This is the unnerving world of Runs in the Blood, Matthew J. Trafford's story collection, and it pulses with humour, anxiety, and profound disquiet.
Darkly satirical and unflinchingly human, the stories of Runs in the Blood unsettle our notions of family, whether biological or chosen. Careening through the space beyond nature versus nurture, its characters betrayed, wounded, unequipped wrangle with their own worst instincts and the grotesqueries of the modern world, attempting to create families worth holding on to and to protect the children they love.
Delightful and disarming, odd and audacious, Runs in the Blood reveals the work of a bold and fearless writer.
'What I love about Runs in the Blood aside from Trafford's masterful writing is the way the stories unravel to reveal such tenderness, horror, and heartbreak. I've never read a collection of stories with this unique focus on families. This book and these characters feel like a revelation.' Brian Francis, author of Fruit
'Runs in the Blood is a collection of stories that traces the lines of our darkest thoughts with intimate care. I found myself drawn to each complex and complicated character, whether beast or human, yearning to know more, ferociously consuming every single story.' Daniel Zomparelli, co-editor of Queer Little Nightmares
'Trafford's stories are intimate and imaginative, written with a blend of delicate observation and a ruthless curiosity about the origins and outcomes of desire. Runs in the Blood is full of passion, secrets, the tenderness and agonies of love, and an often disturbing vitality.' Naben Ruthnum, author of Helpmeet
]]>Jason Purcell's debut collection of poems rests at the intersection of queerness and illness, staking a place for the queer body that has been made sick through living in this world. Part poetic experiment and part memoir, Swollening attempts to diagnose what has been undiagnosable, tracing an uneven path from a lifetime of swallowing bad feelings-homophobia in its external and internalized manifestations, heteronormativity, anxiety surrounding desire, aversion to sex-to a body in revolt.
In poems that speak using the grammar and logics of sickness, Purcell offers a dizzying collision of word and image that is the language of pain alongside the banality of living on. Beginning by reading his own life and body closely and slowly zooming out to read illness in the world, Purcell comes to ask: how might a sick, queer body forgive itself for a natural reaction to living in a sick world and go on toward hope? In Swollening, Purcell coughs up his own poetics of illness, his own aesthetics of pain, to form a tender collection that lands straight in the gut.
]]>A playfully concocted, fast-paced novel committed to the irresistible pleasure of reading, both a celebration and a critique of our relationship to objects (from fetishes, to curios, to commodities, to objectum sexuality, to our becoming cyborgs through our addiction to technology), Philosophical Toys travels through different times, countries and experiences as chance leads Nina to encounter time and again the enigmatic nature of things, which end up transforming her into that most rare of species: a female philosopher.
Witty and elegiac, Philosophical Toys takes the reader on a tour of fetishism, late capitalist culture, Buuel's films, psychoanalysis, Alzheimer's disease, as well as the avatars of belonging to two cultures, an experience increasingly shared by a myriad of expatriates.
]]>Presenting itself as an investigation into the suicide of a close friend perhaps real, perhaps fictional more than twenty years earlier, Leve gives us, little by little, a striking portrait of a man, with all his talents and flaws, who chose to reject his life, and all the people who loved him, in favor of oblivion. Gradually, through Leve's casually obsessive, pointillist, beautiful ruminations, we come to know a stoic, sensible, thoughtful man who bears more than a slight psychological resemblance to Leve himself. But Suicide is more than just a compendium of memories of an old friend; it is a near-exhaustive catalog of the ramifications and effects of the act of suicide, and a unique and melancholy farewell to life.
]]>Jan Steyn is Associate Professor and the Director of the MFA in Literary Translation at the University of Iowa.
]]>This is the gripping saga of three World War II freedom fighters: Robert, an Algerian Jew, who runs away from home to join the army in Algiers; Mike, a cocky American pilot who enlisted in the Royal Air Force at the outset of the war; and Janine, a passionate and determined Frenchwoman leading missions to smuggle Allied airmen over the Pyrenees, out of France, and to safety. When fate forces the trio together, an easy friendship forms, one that soon blossoms into a fragile love triangle. With dangers mounting and SS operatives closing in, one of them is captured and must be rescued at all costs.
The story brings to life the significant cruelty of the occupation, and how the war brought out the ugliest aspects of human nature in some, but the gifts of courage, self-sacrifice, and grit in others. Filled with action-packed battle scenes, daring escapes, and a colourful cast of characters, this saga evokes the bravery and compassion that fueled the Resistance and helped win the war.
]]>Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz. To get home, the Witch of the North tells Dorothy she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help. Along the way, she meetsthe Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, and together they embark on a strange and magical adventure.
]]>This edition collects a wide selection of Dickinson's brief but memorable poems. Bursting with insights about life, love, nature, death, and immortality, these works are among the most beloved in American poetry.
]]>An exhilarating and unforgettable love song for our world. Heartbroken and in fear for his life, corporate whistle blower, Jagger Eckerman, escapes to hide out in a remote cave, but kick-arse radical, Nia Moretti, is furious a 'capitalist suit' has taken over her cave. It is hatred at first sight.
Yet Nia is hiding for reasons of her own, ones that drag Jagger closer to death as they are forced on the run together and he is unwittingly pulled deeper into Nia's reckless mission to help save the planet. But who can save Jagger from the relentless pursuit of the man who wants him dead?
Both an electrifying cat-and-mouse-chase and an odd couple love story, The Rewilding captures the essence of what it means to be alive today in this cusp of change pulsing with possibilities.
It is a passionate intimation of hope.
'A breathless chase thriller with a warm ecological heart.' - Inga Simpson, author of The Last Woman in the World
'Fiction at its rebellious, fast-paced best with hope as its touchstone, making The Rewilding an urgent novel for our times.' - Sally Piper, author of Bone Memories
'A genre-bending page-turner from an author of the highest calibre: Cameron's writing is rich, evocative and comes straight from the heart.' Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place
]]>Set between the Blue Mountains and a Sydney hospital, Lisa Kenway's All You Took From Me is a thriller brimming with great characters and nail-biting tension.
Anaesthetist Clare Carpenter has just lost her husband and her memory in a single-vehicle accident. So why is a stranger following her? After questioning patients about their dreams, she becomes convinced that an anaesthetic drug might help her access missing memories. But there's no way to be certain without jeopardising her career or her life.
As unexplained threats escalate, Clare realises she must take matters into her own hands to learn the uncomfortable truth about her secretive husband, his connection to a mysterious club and what she did to trigger a stranger's crusade for vengeance. But how far will she go?
'Truly exciting. It's a rare treat to read a book that I am still thinking about long after the last page - the surprising reveals are both earned and satisfying. Readers are destined to fall in love with the ways Kenway brings such expertise and a unique perspective to the psychological thriller genre.' - Shelley Burr, author of Wake and Ripper
'A taut psychological thriller with a driving plot, All You Took From Me interrogates the limits of memory, both lost and recovered. From its compelling opening mystery, every page bristles with threat and intrigue.' - Ashley Kalagian Blunt, bestselling author of Dark Mode
'Kenway brings an exciting level of insider authenticity to this simmering drama about an anaesthetist struggling to make sense of a life unspooling in the aftermath of a tragic accident. Tense, twisty and unique, this is an unforgettable debut.' - Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place and Red River Road
'I found myself first pulled in by the prose - Kenway writes like a dream - but soon I was consumed by the mystery at the heart of the story the question of where we go and what happens to us under the narcotic oblivion of anaesthesia. Charged with menace and paranoia, this is a masterfully plotted psychological thriller.' - J. P. Pomare, author of In The Clearing and 17 Years Later
]]>**Winner, NSW Literary Awards 2025, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry**
**Shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry**
**Shortlisted, NSW Literary Awards 2025, Glenda Adams Award for New Writing**
**Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry**
A moving testament to the displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people.
rock flight is a book-length poem that, over five chapters, follows a personal and historical narrative, to compose an understated yet powerful allegory of Palestine's occupation. The poem uses refrains of suffocation, rubble, and migratory bird patterns to address the realities of forced displacement, economic restrictions and surveillance technology that Palestinians face both within and outside Palestine. It depicts a restlessness brought about by dispossession, and a determination to find significance in fleeting objects and fragments. It looks to the literary form as an interactive experience, and the book as an object in flux, inviting the reader to embark on an exploration of space, while limited by the box-like confines of the page. Formally claustrophobic, the poem morphs into irony, declaring everything a box while refusing to exist within one.
'Here is a poetry of passion; a poetry of necessity; a poetry of survival, and a poetry-triumphant.' Maxine Beneba Clarke
'rock flight is a work of timelessness, rigour, precision, relationality and guts just like its poet. A must-read for all of us who yearn and stretch and reach for a world beyond colonies, and an even more urgent read for those who don't.' Alison Whittaker
]]>Strange things happen on the dark wintry nights of December. Welcome to a new collection of haunting Christmas tales, ranging from traditional Victorian chillers to weird and uncanny episodes by twentieth-century horror masters including Daphne du Maurier and Robert Aickman.
Lurking in the blizzard are menacing cat spirits, vengeful trees, malignant forces on the mountainside and a skater skirting the line between the mortal and spiritual realms. Wrap up warm and prepare for the longest nights of all.
]]>From the troves of the British Library collections comes a new volume for Christmas nights-when the boundary between the mundane and the unearthly is ever so thin-ushering in a new throng of revenants, demons, spectres and shades drawn to the glow of the hearth.
Included within are eighteen classic stories ranging from 1864 to 1974, with vintage Victorian chillers nestled alongside unsettling modern pieces from L. P. Hartley and Mildred Clingerman; lost tales from rare anthologies and periodicals; weird episodes from unexpected authors such as Winston Graham and D. H. Lawrence; stories simmering with a twisted humour from Elizabeth Bowen and Celia Fremlin and many more haunting seasonal treats.
]]>The gifts are unwrapped, the feast has been consumed and the fire is well fed but the ghosts are still hungry. The ghosts are at the door.
Welcome to a new collection of Christmas nightmares, ushering in a fresh host of ghastly phantoms and otherworldly intruders bent on ruining, or partaking in, the most wonderful time of the year. With classic tales from Algernon Blackwood, Elizabeth Bowen, Charlotte Riddell and L. P. Hartley jostling with rare pieces from the sleeping periodicals and literary magazines of the British Library collections, it's time to open the door and let the real festivities begin.
]]>DEATH ON POSSETT ISLAND
Well-known Playwright Found Dead on Christmas Tree.
Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited all of his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours' drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely had a chance to begin when poor Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights with which it is festooned.
The Sherriff's Court yields a verdict of Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. Through Dimpsie's cadre of directors, producers, actors and agents runs a hot streak of hidden grievances and theatrical scheming, and as the group return to London the dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible for this ghoulish crime.
First published in 1948 and lost for over 75 years, this lost Christmas novel returns to bedazzle a fresh audience of mystery-lovers.
]]>On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several passengers take shelter in a deserted country house, where the fire has been lit and the table laid for tea - but no one is at home. Trapped together for Christmas, the passengers are seeking to unravel the secrets of the empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst.
]]>The Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution, has lived in terror of being discovered ever since. Olga's grandson, Ivan, appears to have run from the scene, but is later seen returning to the flat as though oblivious to the terrible crime. Taking place between 22nd and 24th December, Nightingale's enquiry takes him across London, culminating in the wrapping of the mystery on Christmas Eve.
This never-before-republished novel from 1958 has a noticeably different feel to the neat puzzles and country house mysteries of crime fiction's golden age, revealing the darker side of police detection in an evocative urban setting.
]]>Good old Uncle Willie-rich, truculent and seemingly propped up by his fierce willpower alone-has come to stay with the Redpaths for the holidays. It is just their luck for him to be found dead in the snow on Boxing Day morning, dressed in his Santa Claus costume and seemingly poisoned by something in the Christmas confectionery. As the police flock to the house, Willie's descendants, past lovers and distant relatives are drawn into a perplexing investigation to find out how the old man met his fate, and who stands to gain by such an unseasonable crime.
First published in 1944, Murder After Christmas is a lively riot of murder, mince pies and misdirection, cleverly twisting the tropes of Golden Age detective fiction to create a pacey, light-hearted package admirably suited for the holiday season.
]]>Another of the series' popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printed since its original publication. Perfect bitesize holiday reading for the Classic Crime enthusiast and the casual sleuther alike, featuring mysteries focused on British holidays and abroad.
]]>But one lazy summer vacation and an apparently harmless infatuation will push Edna beyond this quiet, settled life, placing her directly at odds with society's expectations of what a woman should be.
This volume features additional short stories, including works that wrestled with such topics as racial passing in Desiree's Baby, infidelity in A Respectable Woman, and queer attraction in Fedora.
]]>Catherine has no clue that Isabella's tendency to say one thing and do another might make her an unreliable friend. It never occurs to her that her brother James, arriving unannounced in Bath with Isabella's brother John, has come to see Isabella, not her. After making a mistake that would shame any true heroine falling in love with the wry and witty Henry Tilney before knowing his feelings for her she fails to notice that the odious John Thorpe fancies himself in love with her, and vice versa. By the time Catherine visits Henry and his sister Eleanor at Northanger Abbey, her misconceptions and novel-fuelled expectations virtually guarantee disaster. Yet, Catherine remains blissfully unaware of what awaits her.
]]>The novel that translated the stormy ethos of the gothic novel into the foundation for modern science fiction, Frankenstein is a terrifying story about how monsters - of all kinds - are made.
]]>Featuring gripping plot twists and surprises,Jane Eyreoffers rich insight into the life of a woman who, despite oppression and precarious circumstances, refuses to yield her sense of self.
]]>The Age of Innocencebegins with Newland Archer gentleman-lawyer and scion of one of New York's most privileged families anticipating his marriage to the gentle, lovely, and equally privileged May Welland. But when Newland meets May's cousin, the beautiful and scandal-ridden Countess Ellen Olenska, he begins to doubt his choice of bride and his place within the shallow, gilded cage of society life. If the Countess Olenska can dare to leave her disastrous marriage, can defy the unspoken, iron-clad rules that have shaped her life what freedoms are possible for him? And what does true innocence look like in a world strangled by hollow custom, trivial squabbles, and the appearance of goodness?The Age of Innocenceis one of Edith Wharton's greatest novels and a true classic that continues to inspire and transfix readers today.
]]>This collector's edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula is illustrated with artwork that Edward Gorey created for his stage designs for the novel's Broadway stage adaptation. The book also features an introduction and appendices by renowned fantasy editor Marvin Kaye.
]]>Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was renowned for his cover art and illustrated books, many of which he wrote himself. He was celebrated for his excursions into the macabre and won a Tony Award for Best Costume Design for the 1977 revival of Dracula on Broadway.
]]>Immensely popular from the day it was published, Little Women struck a chord with generations of young American women, demonstrating that women can pursue their dreams freely without compromising their values.
]]>Ever wonder how your brain dreams up amazing ideas and incredible stories? Dive into the exciting science of imagination with Our Incredible Imagination! This fun and engaging STEM book reveals the secrets behind how your brain creates everything from brilliant inventions to daydreams. Discover why imagination is so powerful, how it grows as you do, and why kids have such wild thoughts! With unique illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, you'll unlock the science behind your own creative thinking. Get ready to spark your curiosity and see your imagination in a whole new light!
For over 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in young minds. We deliver the highest quality children's books from novelty, picture, pop-up, and how-to books, to non-fiction, and fairy tale books.
]]>Dita Vopradova is a Czech illustrator celebrated for her playful drawings that delight children and adults alike. She creates illustrations for books and educational programs, including Toinou by Robert Francois and A River with Loose Hair by Honza Vojtko. Known for her detailed and colorful style, Dita studied art history with a focus on medieval art at Charles University. Finding inspiration in art, architecture, nature, and her daughter Anna, she lives in Prague.
]]>Ever wonder how your brain holds onto amazing moments and learns new things? Dive into the fascinating science of memory! This engaging STEM book explores how your brain remembers (and sometimes forgets!), and why memories change as you grow. With playful illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, you'll discover the difference between short and long-term memories, the difference between remembering when you are young versus when you are old, memory breakdowns and so much more! Get ready to unlock the secrets of your amazing memory and learn how it shapes who you are!
For over 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in young minds. We deliver the highest quality children's books from novelty, picture, pop-up, and how-to books, to non-fiction, and fairy tale books.
]]>Dita Vopradova is a Czech illustrator celebrated for her playful drawings that delight children and adults alike. She creates illustrations for books and educational programs, including Toinou by Robert Francois and A River with Loose Hair by Honza Vojtko. Known for her detailed and colourful style, Dita studied art history with a focus on medieval art at Charles University. Finding inspiration in art, architecture, nature, and her daughter Anna, she lives in Prague.
]]>Kiara, an animal lover and inventor, is not the most popular kid at school. Instead, she enjoys spending time with her animal friends and designing fantastic contraptions to humanely solve the community's creature problems. Whether it's an army of slugs or bats in the attic, Kiara always finds a way to move them safely. But when a classmate becomes trapped by a venomous snake, Kiara needs to act quickly with her friends to save him. An exciting and creative tale that explores the importance of teamwork and compassion towards animals that features fun, expressive illustrations that capture the ingenuity within the story.
]]>Maia Batumashvili was born in Tiblisi, Georgia in 1978. Since a young age, Maia has loved to draw and is inspired by the children's books and cartoons she grew up with. After graduating from two art institutes, Maia worked on an animation project before finally realising her dream of illustrating children's books. When Maia is not creating imaginative worlds, she enjoys spending time with her three beautiful children and her dog, Tayo.
]]>The Graveyard Girls are back together but they've never felt further apart.The excitement offindingSilas Hoke's bones quickly fadesas tension between the five friends threatens the future of their beloved club.
Frannie secretly struggles with life-changing news and unexpected Internet fame.Sophie betrays her bestie to get ahead.Gemma's plan to win Zuzu's love backfires.Whisper can't balance her new friendship with Paisley, her old one with the Graveyard Girls, and her latest crush.And Zuzu's Spirit Squad summons herto find outwhat orwho has possessedFrannie's new 'smart' house.
Can the fighting friends put their differences aside and banish the evil force threatening Frannie's home? Or will their club and lives be gone for good?
Fans of author Lisi Harrison's Monster High books and Daniel Kraus'sTrollhunterswill devour this clownishly creepy installment in the Graveyard Girls series. Young readers looking for scary stories for kids ages 8 to 12 will delight in this frightfully fun mystery series.
]]>#1 New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus deliver a slightly scary, extremely addictive, contemporary middle-grade book series. This first installment of Graveyard Girls is part mystery book and part friendship story, centred around five young teen girls in for the fright of their lives.
Meet Whisper, Frannie, Sophie, Gemma, and Zuzu, five friends who tell eerie tales by night and navigate middle school drama by day. In Misery Falls, Oregon, it is the 100th anniversary of the electrocution of the town's most infamous killer, Silas Hoke, and the town is abuzz. When a mysterious text message leads the girls to the cemetery - where Silas Hoke is buried! - life can't get any creepier. Except, yes, it can, thanks to the surprise storyteller who meets them at the cemetery, inspires the first-ever meeting of the Graveyard Girls, and sets the stage for a terrifying tale from Whisper that they'll never forget.
Book one in a five-book series, Graveyard Girls blends popular scary books for kids (think: Goosebumps) with strong teen girl characters into a fresh, genre-blending middle-grade series. For kids ages 912 in search of girl friendship stories and mystery books, you'll find horror and heartfelt relationships in 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War.
]]>Daniel Kraus is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling horror writer and co-author of both Trollhunters and The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Toro. Kraus has won a Scribe Award and two Odyssey Awards, has been a Library Guild selection, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults recipient, a Bram Stoker finalist, and more. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Daniel lives in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.
]]>The second entry in the slightly scary, extremely addictive contemporary middle-grade series from New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus - perfect for fans of scary stories for kids, like R. L. Stine's Goosebumps, or books for preteens, like Ann M. Martin's The Babysitters Club.
It's been a month since the events of 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War, when the Graveyard Girls - Gemma, Whisper, Sophie, Frannie, and Zuzu - discovered Silas Hoke's empty grave. A month, and no answers. That changes when messages from the other side start to creep up on the Graveyard Girls. Gemma's good-luck charm. The skull in Whisper's spilled milk. Sophie's vanishing phone. Frannie's theater curse. And Zuzu's possessed Jurnal. Who is trying to reach them...and why?
The good news: There might be one person with some answers. The bad news: She's a mortician...with a deadly secret.
Speaking of bad news, straight-A Sophie is quickly sliding down the scale to becoming a B-flat friend. She is spending way more time hanging out with 'Danger Me' and way less time with the Graveyard Girls and her schoolwork. Will her scary story be enough to win back her pals, or will her picture-perfect life become the ultimate photo bomb?
Fans of author Lisi Harrison's Monster High books will enjoy this new entry in the Graveyard Girls series of mystery books for kids. Anyone looking for scary books for 10-year-old girls will find exactly what they need in this thrilling sequel to 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War.
Daniel Kraus is an award-winning, New York Times series and The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Toro. Kraus has won a Scribe Award and two Odyssey Awards, has been a Library Guild selection, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults recipient, a Bram Stoker finalist, and more. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Daniel lives in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.
]]>Meet ten amazing kids, each with their own unique personality and incredible strengths! This engaging book uses delightful stories to explore important feelings and traits, helping young readers understand themselves and others better. From Olivia's courage to Tina's thoughtfulness and Daniel's carefulness, you'll see how everyone's different qualities make the world a richer place. These stories spark important conversations about being yourself, understanding your emotions, and celebrating what makes everyone special!
For over 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in young minds. We deliver the highest quality children's books from novelty, picture, pop-up, and how-to books, to non-fiction, and fairy tale books.
]]>Ana Kobern is a children's book illustrator who is passionate about watercolor and digital hand-drawn art. As a mother of two and a lover of exploration, sports, dance, and music, she creates engaging books for young readers that celebrate the beauty and diversity of the world while helping them understand their feelings. Her illustrations feature vibrant color palettes, detailed elements, and charming characters, often reflecting real-life experiences. She lives in a small town in Ukraine.
]]>A little ghost sets out into the world to find a place of his own to haunt, but it's not so easy! Every place he goes is already haunted by someone else. He perseveres and finally finds it a dusty, creaky home, perfect for haunting. But then he hears a knock at the door. It's another little ghost in need of a place to roam. Will he scare the other ghost away or make room for a new friend?
]]>CharlieMylieis an author and illustrator who has created several books for children. What feels like a lifetime ago, he spent time traveling across the country as PopCharlie, dressed in a conical gold hat, creating watercolor illustrations on the spot.Charliealso contributed to bringing the Rabbit hOle, an immersive children's literature museum in Kansas City, to life. Now, he continues to collaborate by creating books with Gideon Sterer and other authors.Charliehaunts Kansas City with his wife, son, and a spooky black cat named Babs.
]]>For over a century, the Blackwells have protected the town of Hollow Cliff from vengeful spirits.
Seventeen-year-old Nev is ready to take over for her ailing grandmother as the town's witch protector unlike her mother, who left when Nev was a child and never looked back.When a stranger arrives at Blackwell House of Spirits to fill a tour guide opening, Nev reluctantly offers him the job. Nev doesn't trust Cal. He knows more than he's letting on about Blackwell House and about Nev herself.
But Nev soon learns that she has been lied to her whole life. By following the trail of clues left behind in Blackwell House by her most powerful witch ancestor, Nev uncovers an unspeakable legacy of murder and lies...and realises that a stranger may be the one person she can trust.
Perfect for readers seeking captivating fantasy books for teens, The Lies of Alma Blackwell offers a thrilling journey into the supernatural that will appeal to fans of House of Salt and Sorrows, The Bone Witch, and other young adult books about magic, family drama and ghostly intrigue. With its unique blend of mystery, romance, and paranormal elements, this YA fantasy book promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
]]>Author-artist Jed Alexander's debut novel is filled with scares, determined, relatable kids, and uncanny pranks; accompanied by Alexander's classic-style and atmospheric illustrations.
]]>This edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales brings together the best-known fairy and folktales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Frog-Prince', and 'Rumpelstiltskin'.
]]>When Axel's uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, finds a coded journal describing a path into the centre of the Earth, Axel hopes he'll never be able to decipher it because once the professor sets his mind to something, he'll insist on carrying it out no matter the danger or difficulty. But when Axel himself ends up cracking the journal's code, curiosity gets the better of him, and before he knows it, he and his uncle head to Iceland to find this secret route to unexplored territory.
After being joined by a local guide, Hans, the group descends into a volcano, where Axel is convinced they'll find nothing noteworthy and face nearly certain death. Instead, what awaits is more incredible than any of the travellers could have anticipated.
]]>A classic fairy tale of Princess Irene, the brave young miner Curdie, magic, and the dastardly goblins plotting against the kingdom.
Throughout their journey, Princess Irene and Curdie face various challenges and magical events that test their courage and friendship.
They encounter a wise old woman who gives them important advice, a magical thread that guides them through the darkness of the underground tunnels, and a cunning goblin king who wants to keep Princess Irene captive in his kingdom.
]]>Although the folklore of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is centuries old, their spirited adventures continue to capture the hearts of young readers today. Camelot, Merlin, Morgana, the Holy Grail all originating from Arthurian legend have been widely adapted in media and modern fantasy world-building.
]]>Christmas is coming and Ayla wants a snowman just like in her book, but there is no snow to be found in her drought-stricken town, not even a drop of rain. Only bales of hay.
Ayla's Christmas Wish is inspired by the small, south-west Victorian town of Tarrington, which runs a hay bale design competition each year. This book compares European Christmas traditions with the reality of a hot, dry Australian summer. Behind the story of Ayla wishing for a snowman, there is a town wishing for rain.
This story celebrates a community at Christmas-time, and highlights the importance and beauty of small-town resilience.
]]>Lucia Masciullo is an award-winning children's book illustrator born and bred in Livorno, Italy. She moved to Australia in 2007 and she now lives and works on the beautiful Gold Coast. Her last book with the National Library of Australia was The Imagineer.
]]>*WINNER ABIA Small Publisher Children's Book of the Year*
*WINNER MAPDA Children's Book Design Award*
*SHORTLISTED CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books*
*NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Picture Book*
*NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Younger Readers*
The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year.
Today was Sunday.
Four more days without sugar.
Four more days until the Christmas train. Please, please be on time. Please don't be late.
For 81 years, from 1915 to 1996, the Tea and Sugar Train travelled from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie once a week.It serviced the settlements along the Nullarbor Plain, a 1050-long rail link. It was a lifeline.There were no shops or services in these settlements. The train carried everything they needed-household goods, groceries, fruit and vegetables, a butcher's van, banking facilities and at one time even a theatrette car for showing films.The biggest excitement for the children was the first Thursday of December every year, when Father Christmas travelled the line. He distributed gifts to all the children on the way, including those of railway workers, those in isolated communities, and station kids.
Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly awaits the Christmas Tea and Sugar train. Will she meet Father Christmas? Will she receive a Christmas gift from him?A delightful, heart-warming story from the National Library of Australia that will intrigue, captivate and introduce readers to a slice of the past.Wonderful sensitive illustrations, including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages.
Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Victoria, and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. In a long career as an illustrator and writer, he has published several books on Australian life. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.
]]>'Let's go on a sleigh ride
And race across the snow.
The reindeer guide our sleigh tonight
Oh, how their noses glow!'
Join friends for a sensational sleigh ride in a winter wonderland!
About the series:
This board book series featured a mode of transport in each book and encourages children to explore the great outdoors. It is a fun and engaging read, perfect for toddlers and early learners as they begin the years of discovery. Natalia's fun illustrations perfectly compliment Rosalyn's text.
]]>Natalia Moore is an illustrator and designer. She lives in South Devon, just outside of Plymouth. Her passion for drawing has always directed her career, having taught for a short stint, she is now a full-time illustrator and has illustrated over twenty-five books worldwide. She can be found on Twitter @NataliaMoore_ Instagram @nataliaillustrates and her website: www.advocate-art.com/natalia-moore
]]>A magical story with favourites Flora & Fern as they discover the true meaning of wonder and friendship.
]]>Denise Hughes studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art. Soon after graduating, she began her career in illustration. Her work is character driven and combines both digital and traditional drawing methods. Denise loves to illustrate full-colour picture books and board books. A perfect project would be one that includes playful characters and lots of hand-drawn patterns and textures. Denise has worked with worldwide publishing companies, including Penguin Random House, Little Tiger Press, New Frontier, Hachette, Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Zonderkidz. Denise works from her shared studio in Hampshire and can be contacted on Instagram @denisehughesdesign
]]>Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with these fun and delightful little festive frogs.
]]>Hilary Robinson is an author, radio producer, broadcaster and feature writer. She was born in Devon and brought up in Nigeria and England. The author of nearly seventy books for children, she is best known for Mixed Up Fairy Tales. Her books have been translated into a number of languages and are sold across the world. She lives and works in London and Yorkshire.
Mandy Stanley is an award-winning illustrator, author and designer who has published more than 200 picture, story and activity books for children. She was born in Suffolk and now works from her studio at home in Beccles.
]]>Treat yourself to this colourful Christmas story, as the adorable dinosaurs come together to celebrate. With festive fun and kindness, Christmas love is all around.
]]>Veronica Montoya is a freelance illustrator from Spain. She studied Fine Arts, including Engraving and Drawing at the UPV (Polytechnic University of Valencia). This profession was ingrained in her by her father, who is an amateur painter. Since she graduated, she has built up a career illustrating children's books for publishing houses in different countries. She gathers inspiration from her childhood memories and nature, and she loves drawing every day in her little journal. She also enjoys walking her dog by the beach where she lives and has her little studio.
]]>Christmas in the Australian bush is Puggle's favourite time of year. All the animals return to decorate the oldest tree, and to prepare for the big day. Every year, Puggle tries to help. But even though Puggle tries hardest, none of the special Christmas jobs seem to suit him.
In despair, Puggle waddles off to his special place where he makes a Christmas wish on the first shooting star...but is it actually a shooting star? And what is stuck in the billabong?
Can Puggle save Christmas and make his Christmas wish come true?
]]>Helene Magisson started her artistic career as a painting restorer in Paris, where she was also trained in the art of medieval illumination. Helene has lived in Africa, France and India but has now settled down in Australia with her family. Her travels both inspire and enrich her work. In 2013, she started a new career in children's books illustration. Since then, she has illustrated several books, including classics like The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco and more contemporary stories like Slowly! Slowly! by TM Clark, CBCA 2018 Notable Picture Book of the Year.
]]>An Australian Christmas is threatened when drought takes hold. A little girl has only one wish-for rain. Will her wish come true?
]]>The story of Santa is re-imagined in a contemporary and hilarious way that will charm both children and adults.
Little Santa loves, loves, loves the North Pole. The rest of his family? Not so much. So, when they decide to move to Florida, Santa is miserable. Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes Santa, to look for help, and along the way, he meets a reindeer and a large group of elves, who are more than eager to join in the rescue. (And you know the rest of the story!)
'Crisp storytelling, bold lines, and expert page turns make the book ideal for group sharing - and kids will be asking for it all year round.' - Horn Book, starred review
Teachers' notes available here
]]>But recently they have been hard to find. We aren't seeing them in the eucalyptus trees, or dancing around lights at night. These shimmering, shiny beetles are disappearing from our summers. Where have they gone?
Where Are All the Christmas Beetles? takes us on a lyrical discovery of these fascinating creatures and explores the possible reasons for their decrease in numbers.
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.
]]>Thoughtful questions after each passage boost comprehension and facilitate meaningful discussion, while definitions in the margins make it easy for parents to explain what challenging words might mean. Learn vocabulary, strengthen literacy, introduce the classics, and bond over beautiful literature with A Christmas Carol in 20 Minutes a Day!
]]>Claire Munday is an illustrator and graphic designer based near Chichester, West Sussex, UK. On top of her illustration commissions and graphic design work, Claire teaches Green Sketching workshops.
]]>This Children's Signature Classics edition will include both The Jungle Book and Just So Stories, a thatwhimsically explores animals' origins, like how the zebra got its stripes. The Jungle Book's story of survival, belonging, and growing up is perfect for young readers' libraries.
]]>While best-known for The Turn of the Screw, James wrote many ghost stories during his illustrious career. 'The Romance of Certain Old Clothes' and 'The Ghostly Rental' are two of those short stories that young readers will enjoy reading, featuring relatively accessible plots and writing.
]]>New friendships and new beginnings abound in The Secret Garden, now available as an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers.
When Mary Lennox begins living with her uncle in the English countryside, she feels bored and lonely. Before long, however, she discovers many mysteries hiding within the walls of the estate. What will it take for Mary to unearth these secrets?
This unabridged edition of the beloved twentieth-century classic is perfect for young readers' libraries.
]]>Little Sara Crewe, once pampered by her beloved father, is suddenly penniless and abandoned in a boarding school. Though she endures the mistreatment of the cruel headmistress, Miss Minchin, Sara manages to keep her kind heart despite her circumstances.This timeless story of a poor but compassionate orphan has won children over for generations.
]]>For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm's Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog-Prince, and Rumpelstiltskin.
]]>Despite Black Beauty being her only published work, Anna Sewell is widely regarded as one of the most successful children's novelists from England. Black Beauty chronicles the life of a horse in Victorian England. At the hands of different owners, he experiences discipline, friendship, overwork, and, ultimately, love. Young readers will be moved by this empathetic novel about animal hardship a story that's still relevant even today.
]]>In 1904, Peter Pan first flew across a London sky and into the bedroom of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling. Ever since, this perpetual youth has continued to delight children of all ages. Young readers will happily soar with him and his friends to enchanted Neverland, where they'll meet Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and Peter's famous nemesis, Captain Hook. It's a tale as ageless as its beloved hero.
]]>Mole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger are four friends living in the Wild Wood. From racing in a motorcar to getting lost in the forest, their days are always full of high-energy antics and adventures. Today's young readers will be charmed by this story of friendship and generosity.
]]>This colossal volume features all four original stories featuring the famous bunny, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Mr. Tod, and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunniesas well as some of Potter's lesser-known, but equally-as-charmingyarns, includingThe Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, The Tailor of Gloucester, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.
The basis for countless television shows, films, and spin-offs,Peter Rabbit has been hailed as one of the bestselling stories of all time.The original story features a young rebellious rabbit who, despite his mother's wishes, enters the dangerous garden of Mr. McGregor to feast on its endless bounty. From there on out, he gets himself into all kinds of trouble and learns a valuable lesson.
]]>Winnie the Poohhas enchanted readers of all ages for nearly one hundred years with its relatable, heart-warming adventures that follow the famously friendly and lovable teddy bear. In this classic collection, Winnie navigates the Hundred Acre Wood with Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, and Rabbit, learning the true meaning of friendship and the value of accepting everyone exactly as they are.
Now you can own the original 1926 classic by A. A. Milne with all of the illustrations fully colourised by Diego Jourdan Pereira, which bring new life to these time-honoured and beloved tales.
This beautiful edition is great for bedtime or any time, and is the perfect addition to any bookshelf for readers both young and old.
]]>Winnie the Pooh (Book 1)
A fully revitalised editionof the 1926 classic, featuring full-colour versions ofthe original illustrations by E. H. Shepherd. A great gift for children and readers of any age!
Winnie the Poohhas enchanted readers of all ages for nearly one hundred years with its relatable, heartwarming adventures that follow the famously friendly and lovable teddy bear. In this classic collection, Winnie navigates the Hundred Acre Wood with Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, and Rabbit, learning the true meaning of friendship and the value of accepting everyone exactly as they are.
Now you can own the original 1926 classic by A. A. Milne with all of the illustrations fully colourised by Diego Jourdan Pereira, which bring new life to these time-honoured and beloved tales.
This beautiful edition is great for bedtime or any time, and is the perfect addition to any bookshelf for readers both young and old.
The House at Pooh Corner (Book 2)
More Pooh stories! A fully revitalised editionof the 1928 classic sequel to Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, with full-colour versions ofthe original illustrations by E.H. Shepherd.
The first book in the series featuring the beloved character Tigger!
Winnie the Poohhas enchanted readers of all ages for nearly one hundred years with its relatable, heartwarming adventures that follow the famously friendly and lovable teddy bear.
Now you can own the original 1928 classic with all of the E.H. Shepherd illustrations fully colourised by Diego Jourdan Pereira, which bring new life to these timeless and beloved tales.
In this classic sequel to the original book, Winnie navigates the Hundred Acre Wood with Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, and for the first time in the series Tigger! Together, in a multitude of classic tales, they learn the value of friendship and what it means to grow up.
This series of stories and poems can be read independently, but also feature a common coming-of-age theme and a nostalgia for childhood. Great for bedtime or any time, it is the perfect addition to any bookshelf for readers both young and old.
]]>E. H. Shepard was a prolific English artist and book illustrator, most well known for his work in Winnie the Pooh and Aesop's Fables.
]]>More Pooh stories! A fully revitalised editionof the 1928 classic sequel to Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, with full-colour versions ofthe original illustrations by E.H. Shepherd.
The first book in the series featuring the beloved character Tigger!
Winnie the Poohhas enchanted readers of all ages for nearly one hundred years with its relatable, heartwarming adventures that follow the famously friendly and lovable teddy bear.
Now you can own the original 1928 classic with all of the E.H. Shepherd illustrations fully colourised by Diego Jourdan Pereira, which bring new life to these timeless and beloved tales.
In this classic sequel to the original book, Winnie navigates the Hundred Acre Wood with Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, and - for the first time in the series - Tigger! Together, in a multitude of classic tales, they learn the value of friendship and what it means to grow up.
This series of stories and poems can be read independently, but also feature a common coming-of-age theme and a nostalgia for childhood. Great for bedtime or any time, it is the perfect addition to any bookshelf for readers both young and old.
]]>This genus, an Australian endemic, includes two common, widespread species (one of which has been inadvertently introduced into Hawaii, New Zealand, and Lord Howe Island) and a group of satellite species with restricted geographic distributions. Much information about these lizards resides in obscure articles and unpublished theses. This book integrates those scattered data, providing the first comprehensive account of all aspects of the biology of the genus, including its life history, distribution, dispersal, ecology, behaviour, thermal biology, physiology, diet, predators, parasites and diseases, population biology, genetics, threats and conservation, taxonomy, phylogeny, and evolution.
This volume is essential reading for biologists in general and especially herpetologists, conservationists, naturalists, park rangers, managers of natural resources and wildlife, policy-makers involved with conservation, and anyone with an interest in Australian wildlife.
]]>Harold Heatwole is Adjunct Professor at the University of New England, NSW, Australia, and Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, USA. He has four doctorates and 376 scientific publications to his credit and edited Ecology in Australia (7 volumes) and Amphibian Biology (13 volumes). He was President of the Great Barrier Reef Committee (19801982), Foundation President of the Australian Coral Reef Society (19821983), and Editor-in-Chief of Integrative and Comparative Biology (20102014).
]]>This scholarly monograph looks at a little-researched diaspora, originating on the Greek Aegean Island of Ikaria. Ikaria itself is a small, isolated island, close to the Turkish coast. It has had a long and independent history, with periods of autonomy and self-rule, including the short-lived Free State of Ikaria in 1912, which was the outcome of the Ikarian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. Ikarians themselves remained quite insular until the nineteenth century, when they began emigrating. Ottoman port-cities and urban centres, as well as nearby Aegean islands, received the first Ikarian emigrants.
Eventually, Ikarians found themselves in growing hubs of migration such as Egypt and the United States. By 1910, the first Ikarians had arrived in Port Pirie, South Australia, beginning a long tradition of Ikarian migration and settlement in the state. This book explores the Ikarians in South Australia between 1900 and 1945 an under-researched period, and a contrast from most studies on Greeks in Australia, which have focused heavily on the mass migration post-World War II and post-Greek Civil War. This also leaves a gap for a later study on Ikarians in South Australia beyond 1945. The book positions itself around four key themes: emigration, settlement, community building and integration, with ideas such as localism and identity being explored as facets within those themes.
]]>Evan Smith is a Visiting Fellow at Flinders University, South Australia, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide.
]]>In today's networked society, such self-mediation may contribute to boosting the digital diaspora, facilitating the exploration and negotiation of shared interests among individuals from different lingua-cultural backgrounds, and enabling the formation of communities of affinity.
This book is the first monograph that explores translation on YouTube as part of the self-mediation phenomenon. By drawing on key concepts in affect theory, this book examines how audiovisual translation contributes to shaping today's participatory digital media culture.
]]>This book challenges the premise of such constructions of agonism, namely, that the political is essentially distinct from means and ends calculations. He argues that this premise is derived from the critique of instrumental reason, which assumes that utilitarianism is correct that instrumental ends are measurable. This forgets an ancient tradition that describes phronesis as the primary ethical and political virtue because it calculates the good, which is however impossible to measure with any certainty.
The Agonistic Condition shows that a new consideration of phronesis can help political philosophy and theory to develop more robust conceptions of power that better describe the world we live in.
]]>Lesbian Styles in Cinema examines how dress constructs lesbian characters as a form of representation and visual communication in film. By focusing on a set of independent and studio films that highlight lesbian dress practices, from Leontine Segan's Madchen in Uniform (1931) and other lesbian classics such as Donna Dietch's Desert Hearts (1985) to the Wachowski sisters Bound (1996) and Rose Glass' Love Lies Bleeding (2024), this book unpacks the role of sartorial codes in producing narratives of lesbian subjectivities, representation and desire.
]]>Judith Beyer is a teaching fellow at AMD Akademie Mode und Design, Germany. She earned her doctorate degree from Massey University Aotearoa New Zealand and is the recipient of the Dean's List (2023) for academic excellence. Her research focuses on the intersection of fashion and culture, and the concepts of gender fluidity, sexualities and masculinities in contemporary fashion. Her first monograph is titled Antigender Fashion: The Possibilities of Gender-Fluid and Non-Binary Fashion Design (2025).
]]>This book is a rewrite by the author of his best-selling work in Chinese that has become the most prominent work on creativity in China, used by artists as well as schools and corporations. Stan Lai is uniquely qualified to write on creativity, because he not only has four decades of creative experience, widely acclaimed as the greatest playwright in the Chinese language, but also over two decades of teaching experience in the performing arts.
Can creativity be taught? Most of the books and training in this area deal with skills for jumpstarting alternative thinking, brainstorming and other exercises, but do not deal with creativity itself. They don't tackle the obvious question: What is creativity and how can I get it? Lai explains that the reason we don't think creativity can be taught is that we don't really understand what happens in the mysterious process. By slowing down the moment of inspiration, Lai lets us see exactly the elements involved in this complex process that lasts only an instant. Then he shows you how to prepare for this moment, through his unique Map of Creativity. This is a whole path of training in creativity, which he explains clearly and humour and compassion, and tailor-made exercises.
Creativitry is a milestone in understanding and learning the creative act. Born in America, raised in Taiwan, with a career spanning the Chinese diaspora, Lai believes that we are all born creative, but the source to creativity has been blocked, by life. How to take down the barriers that are blocking the source from us is a task of un-learning many things that have become habits and put us into a so-called non-creative mode. Taking his cue from his Buddhist training that wisdom and method are both needed for success in any endeavour, he explains how 'wisdom' has mysteriously vanished from education systems all over. Most teaching in creativity focuses on method, which one learns in one's art. But we need another type of training, more urgently, the training for wisdom, which can only happen in the domain of life. To do, you must first be. To discover your creativity, you must first discover yourself.
]]>This book highlights the roles of culture and institutions on economic change. In particular, it compares cultures between the United States and China and examines their impacts on entrepreneurship, innovation capabilities, and economic and social changes. It also covers their impacts on everyday life performance.
]]>Fu-Lai Tony Yu was former adjunct professor at the Department of Land Management, Feng Chia University, and emeritus professor at Hong Kong Shue Yan University.
]]>Approaching Irish nationalism through the historical lens of 'Iran,' this book investigates patterns of Irish nationalist self configuration and uses of memory, counter-memory, and historical amnesia by means of worlding Ireland from the late eighteenth century until Ireland's partition and the founding of Irish Free State in 1922.
]]>Written by a practising poet and novelist who has close experience of the subject matter and has published creative work in the areas being examined, Sexual Violence and Literary Art is a wide-ranging study, covering carefully selected works from Ovid through Shakespeare to Pope, Richardson, Shelley, Hardy, Nabokov and beyond. It addresses the necessary complicity of any representation in what is represented, by examining ways in which canonical male writers have attempted to evoke and address representations of sexual violence in poetry, prose fiction, and poetic drama in light of women's philosophical, theoretical and critical responses to these works of literary art.
]]>The book explores the dandy as a cultural type across Europe and Russia from the eighteenth century through the present day. Olga Vainshtein offers a unique view on dandyism as a cultural tradition, based not merely on fashionable attire, but also as a particular lifestyle with specific standards of behaviour, bodily practices and conceptual approaches to dress. The dandy is described as the prototypical hero of the modern cult of celebrities. From clubbing manners, the techniques of virtual aristocratism, urban flneurs and the correct way to examine people, Vainshtein walks us through optical duels and the techniques of visual assessment at social gatherings. Readers will learn about strategies of subversive behaviour found in practical jokes, the fine art of noble scandal, dry wit, bare-faced impudence and mocking politeness. Looking at dandyism as a nineteenth-century literary movement, Vainshtein examines representation of dandies in fiction. Finally, a large section is devoted to Russian and Soviet dandyism and the dandies of today.
]]>Trees are an integral part of creation, symbols of life and strength that Gamperl has studied for years in symbiosis with their essence and nature. His unconventional approach to the material, combined with a revolutionary technique and an original interpretation, results in works that are captivating in their elegance and charisma and stir the viewer, who discovers something never before encountered.
This monograph provides a comprehensive examination of the life and work of Ernst Gamperl in which individual chapters present various work groups, including his well-known Tree of Life project: from a massive oak, around 230 years old, that was uprooted by a hurricane. Ninety-seven vessels were created from its wood, extending a dignified afterlife to the venerable tree. Other chapters are devoted to the Houghton Oak Project, his work for Issey Miykae, and the current exhibition at Galerie Handwerk in Munich, among others.
]]>For the first time, the range of the various glaze effects is approached from the perspective of intensive, decades-long personal interaction with these objects. Chemical formulas and technical terms have been deliberately avoided.
The catalogue section has been divided into 13 parts, each dealing with one particular kind of glaze, preceded by a short introductory description. The main section is dedicated to the magical aspects of glazes. It goes into the causes of the optical and haptic effects, so too the significance of nature as a model. The decorative potential of technical deviations is also explored, as well as the formation of contrasts and, finally, the physical tension between the ceramic body and the glaze. Artists' signatures and two systems of dating codes are part of the addendum.
]]>The book highlights Berlin's role as a center for fur-niture and interior design that attracted international artists. Key figures such as Leo Nachtlicht, Oskar Kaufmann, Bruno Paul, Jean Krmer, Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, Paul Thiersch, Emil Fahrenkamp, Eduard Pfeiffer, and Lajos Kozma played important roles.
Berlin Deko reexamines and celebrates Berlin's le-gacy as a creative center, revealing a richer, more nuanced narrative of German design history. One that celebrates diversity, individual expression, and the enduring influence of Berlin as a creative hub.
]]>The ceramicist and sculptor Gertraud Mhwald, who was renowned far beyond the borders of Germany, gave this personal statement two years before her death in December 2002. The emotional expression of her figurative works can be understood by people across the globe. But who is this sculptor with the impressive ability to critically observe herself and the world? Who is this woman who struggles to find space and time for her own artistic work while trying to fulfil her role as a wife and mother? Who is this ceramicist who knows how to draw positives even from adverse circumstances? This book provides the answers in images of selected works and numerous hitherto unpublished texts by the artist.
]]>Our water system is a mess. Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is climate crisis, bringing increased drought and flooding.
This book exposes the many problems with our unsustainable water system. Unfair charges limit spending on infrastructure, while financial extraction has turned the water companies into debt-burdened zombies in an increasingly fragmented system.
Reforming regulation and tinkering with tariffs will not be enough, and public ownership is just the first step. Murky water shows that the system can only be made sustainable through a radical overhaul of how it is owned, managed, funded and planned. We need a new kind of water management, with national and catchment planning and coordinated action by landowners, local authorities and water companies.
Westminster and Whitehall currently stand in the way. To overcome their resistance and secure a sustainable future, we must ignite a social movement capable of challenging power.
]]>Julie Froud is Professor of Financial Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School.
Colin Haslam is Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Finance at Queen Mary, University of London.
Sukhdev Johal is Chair in Accounting and Strategy at Queen Mary, University of London.
Karel Williams is Director of Foundational Alliance Wales.
]]>This comprehensive survey draws on a vast scholarship and new research to show how, in reality, English serfdom was weak, casting new light on the nature of its society and economy when the Black Death struck in 1348-1349. The pandemic now assumes a central role in the rapid decline of serfdom, as illustrated in a case study of the estate of one of England's harshest landowners, St Albans abbey.
]]>The blueprint deliberately reaches out to the wider public, informing public and political debate on the role of business in both the causes and solutions to the world's biggest challenges, and reimagining the role of business in society. It also outlines how business and management research cannot just help address grand challenges such as climate change and regional inequalities, but also generate economic growth, inform policy development, and define business thinking.
]]>Michal Frankl was Senior Researcher at the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator project 'Unlikely Refuge?'. Currently, he is the head of the Prague Department 'Knowledge and Participation' of the Leibniz-Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe.
]]>What are the human consequences of conflict, and how should healthcare and social services respond? In this book, David Bolton provides an answer to these urgent questions, drawing on more than twenty-five years of service experience in Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
Focusing on the work he undertook with colleagues following the devastating Omagh bombing in 1998, Bolton reveals how needs were assessed and how evidence-based services were put in place. He describes the training and education programmes that were developed to assist first those communities directly affected by the bombing and later the wider population traumatised by the years of conflict. Crucially, he places the mental-health needs of affected communities at the heart of the political and peace processes that follow.
The second edition of this clear and practical book includes new chapters on the challenges of promoting justice and reconciliation in a post-conflict situation. It is essential reading for those planning for and responding to conflict-related disasters, policy makers, service commissioners and providers, politicians, civil servants and peace makers.
]]>Over the past two decades, mountain, ultra and trail running has experienced a massive boom in participation, media attention and corporate consumerism. Once little more than an oddball recreation for mountain athletics romantics, the sport has become a mass activity in ways that were previously unimaginable.
In Dirtbag dreams, Carl Morris offers the first complete account of mountain, ultra and trail running in North America and Britain. Revealing the sport's eccentric Victorian origins, he traces its development through 200 years of history, travelling from the Sierra Nevada and the English Lake District to the streets of London and New York.
Packed with gripping races and colourful characters, Dirtbag dreams is the essential companion for anyone who wants to understand this unique endurance sport.
]]>Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. Dr Zoe McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about rape culture and to reassure survivors they were not alone.
Courting Disaster takes a timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. With the wit and wryness of a courtship novel, McGee reads between the lines to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. Because every novel about marriage is also a novel about consent.
In an era that's clamouring for a return to the values of the past, Courting Disaster asks what that would really mean, and whether anyone actually liked it back then anyway...
]]>Rona Cran is Associate Professor of Twentieth-Century American Literature at the University of Birmingham. Their publications include I Remember Kim (2023) and Collage in Twentieth-Century Art, Literature, and Culture (2014). They are the founding co-director of the Network for New York School Studies with Yasmine Shamma.
]]>This new book brings together research and analyses from five continents in order to promote a global perspective on the thoroughly global phenomenon of the current culture wars around sex and gender. The contributions show how transnational networks spread discourses, which were developed in the Global North, and how theybecome re-articulated in different national, political and religious contexts.
]]>Stefanie Mayer is a Researcher at Institute of Conflict Research (Institut fr Konfliktforschung) in Vienna, Austria. She previously worked in research projects on a number of topics, including the history of migration discourses in Austria, intersectionality in feminist activism and feminist theory and right-wing populist (online) discourses. Her English-language publications include with Ajanovic, Edma and Sauer, Birgit (2020), Man, Woman, Family. Gender and the Limited Modernization of Right-Wing Extremism in Austria.
]]>Through in-depth case studies, the book brings together contributions from those with experience in the administration of technology in courts itself to those who are actively finding ways to develop technology as a tool for adjudication. It also includes reflections from those who are challenging the effects of technology in terms of court processes and arguing for the need for care and caution to ensure digital justice. The pieces take the form of institutional, policy, empirical studies that each analyse the non-linearity of digital transformations. In doing so, they offer practical pathways, as well as critical reflections, which bridge theory and practice, and highlight the uniqueness of Asia as a location for innovation, as well as critical reflection around the digital transformations of courts.
]]>Julia Wellhausen is a civil and criminal law judge (appointed in 2005 and 2010) and (first) public prosecutor (appointed in 2008 and 2017) by the Bavarian Minister of Justice.
]]>Leif Stenberg is Professor in Islamic Studies at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) and a visiting professor at Karlstad University. He is the co-editor of What is Islamic Studies? European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field, also in the Exploring Muslim Contexts series at Edinburgh University Press.
]]>The volume presents rigorous and insightful new research from both well-established and early career scholars, accompanied by commentary on the research and the issues it raises from a range of academic and non-academic voices. The book represents a significant contribution our understanding of the role of Highland Scots, influenced significantly by their culture and language, in creating the Empire and its legacies. It advances knowledge of just how diverse the impacts of Highland Scots were on forging landscapes and lifescapes across the Atlantic, and how their exposure to the colonial world influenced and reshaped their Diasporic identities. While the British Empire was a collaboration of diverse interests, this book will shed light on one important interest: the Highland one.
]]>Annie Tindley is Professor of British and Irish Rural History at Newcastle University and Head of the School of History, Classics & Archaeology. Her work interrogates land issues in the modern period including ownership, management and reform. In 2015 she established and became the first director of the Centre for Scotland's Land Futures, an inter-institutional and interdisciplinary research centre, and is the series editor for Scotland's Land, an interdisciplinary book series published by Edinburgh University Press. She is the author of The Sutherland Estate, 1850-1920 (Edinburgh University Press, 2010), and Lachlan Grant of Ballachulish, 1871-1945 (co-edited with Ewen A. Cameron, Birlinn, 2015).
]]>In doing so, Lane shows Plato to have been deeply concerned with the roles and relationships between rulers and ruled. Adopting a longstanding Greek expectation that a ruler should serve the good of the ruled, Plato's major political dialogues - the Republic, the Statesman, and Laws - explore how different kinds of rule might best serve that good. With this book, Lane offers the first account of the clearly marked vocabulary of offices at the heart of all three of these dialogues, explaining how such offices fit within the broader organisation and theorising of rule.
Lane argues that taking Plato's interest in rule and office seriously reveals tyranny as ultimately a kind of anarchy, lacking the order as well as the purpose of rule. When we think of tyranny in this way, we see how Plato invokes rule and office as underpinning freedom and friendship as political values, and how Greek slavery shaped Plato's account of freedom. Reading Plato both in the Greek context and in dialogue with contemporary thinkers, Lane argues that rule and office belong at the center of Platonic, Greek, and contemporary political thought.
]]>To many plant lovers winter seems like lost time, but a glance at the twigs of trees and shrubs shows that this does not need not be the case. Using bud and twig characters, deciduous trees and shrubs can be classified reliably in winter, which is particularly important during planting time.
Author Bernd Schulz's unrivalled masterpiece is a practical guide to identifying trees and shrubs in winter. Comprehensive and easy to use, it contains over 700 species identifiable via their winter buds and twigs. The illustrated identification keys are easy to use, and a summary set of keys are provided as an appendix. Detailed descriptions are accompanied with 1,900 illustrations.
]]>The book you're reading about right now was created with Adobe InDesign CC. And that's the case no matter which reading format you prefer whether it's the physical book made of plant fiber and ink, or the digital version made of electrons in an e-reader. In fact, most of the books, magazines, posters, and brochures you see were likely made with InDesign as well. It's all around you.
Adobe InDesign CC: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features is your guide to building publications great or small in this ubiquitous page layout application. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to cover the newest features of InDesign.
First, with a complete Course that includes a new set of projects and lessons derived from the curriculum of award-winning and Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch, you will learn the procedures needed to use InDesign professionally. Dozens of lessons are included that can be applied to any document you have in mind: engineering proposals, marketing collateral, spec sheets, magazines, newsletters, books, and more. Through these step-by-step lessons, you'll be exposed to all of InDesign's features in practical contexts and its best practices for publishing workflows. We'll supply lesson documents and their assets to download, and you can use your Course creations as starting points for your own projects.
The updated Compendium provides even greater depth of knowledge and serves as an in-depth reference you can rely on long after the course is done. With each topic easy to access, you can find and explore all of InDesign's key features and concepts in depth. With cross references between the Course and Compendium, the two parts of the book complement each other perfectly.
Learn step by step how to: