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The Fox Maidens
Robin Ha
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R346
Discovery Miles 3 460
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Kai has trained all her life in her father’s martial arts school.
Though she is looked down upon for being a girl, she proves her
courage when assassins launch a ruthless attack on her family. Yet
Kai is the inheritor of a dark secret: each month she is
transformed into a fox demon, and must hunt and kill a man so she
can return to her life as a young woman. As the deaths mount and
the townspeople start to voice their suspicions, Kai desperately
searches for a way out. Meanwhile, there is a mysterious girl who
shares a secret bond with Kai, and whose love may be the key to
breaking her curse . . . Inspired by the ancient nine-tailed fox
legends of Korea, The Fox Maidens is a searing, thrilling fantasy
romance told in beautiful, striking graphic art.
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Single Mothering
Anna Härmälä; Illustrated by Anna Härmälä
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R353
Discovery Miles 3 530
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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After her partner suddenly leaves her, Li finds herself alone, with
the baby. She's a single mother, and it seems like nobody will ever
see her as anything else, and her eyebags are now permanent
features of her face. As her daughter gets older, she finds herself
passing through the different stages of single motherhood:
wondering if she'll ever meet anyone on a dating app who isn't also
a sad, single parent just wanting to be friends; wondering if she
can start socialising again without people asking her why she's not
home with the baby; wondering if she can sit and watch TV without
falling straight to sleep. Can Li get over the hurdles of being a
single mother without losing herself in the process? Fans of
Fleabag and irreverent comedy will love this debut non-fiction
graphic novel from Finnish creator, Anna Härmälä which gives us
a glimpse into what it feels like to piece yourself back together
and re-discover your identity when you're running on less than an
hour's sleep a night and someone depends on you for survival.
Drawing together the work of leading researchers from various
disciplines and backgrounds, this illuminating Research Handbook
contributes to a revitalised understanding of migration governance.
It introduces novel debates regarding how actors and institutions
shape significant migration dynamics. This erudite Research
Handbook features a systematic review of the analytical framework
of global migration governance. Chapters identify and explain key
institutions involved in global migration, focusing on changes in
patterns and actor behaviours. Key actors explored in the Research
Handbook include international organisations, migrant networks,
civil society groups, smuggling cartels, religious transnational
organisations, security firms and trade unions. Ultimately, it aims
to contribute to a renewed understanding of migration drivers and
proceedings. Students and advanced scholars of international
relations and politics studying topics such as migration policy
will find this thorough Research Handbook to be incredibly
valuable. Experts and agents of international and non-government
organisations will additionally find it to be beneficial.
Taking a comprehensive approach to two central, closely intertwined
themes in the field of transport economics, this illuminating
Handbook recognises the critical socioeconomic importance of
transport pricing and financing. The expert contributors provide
insights into how pricing goes beyond fulfilling pure financial
requirements, and may help pursuing economic efficiency. The
Handbook also devotes attention to new technologies such as digital
payment channels, information provision, and dynamic pricing
techniques. The authors cover the challenges and opportunities
caused by the appearance of new modes of transport such as
ride-hailing and automated vehicles. Furthermore, this timely
Handbook also helps to address ongoing global issues such as
climate change and sustainable development, explicitly recognizing
challenges faced in regions across Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Europe and Oceania. This immersive Handbook will provide
undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, environmental
science, transport, political science and urban planning studies
with a useful introduction to the topics and the necessary tools to
undertake research in transport pricing and financing.
Practitioners wishing to understand the theory behind transport
pricing and financing decisions will also find this Handbook a
useful resource.
Everyone's favorite curious monkey George learns about height and
measurement at an amusement park in this Level Two I Can Read based
on the Curious George TV show. Curious George can't wait to ride
the Turbo Python 3000 with his friends Betsy and Steve at the
amusement park. But he is not tall enough! Will George figure out
how to ride the roller coaster before the end of the day? Curious
George Roller Coaster is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for
kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether
shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer
sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help
kids take their next steps toward reading success.
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The Fox Maidens
Robin Ha; Illustrated by Robin Ha
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R733
R610
Discovery Miles 6 100
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Hotel Didadoum
HĂ©loĂŻse Solt
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R341
Discovery Miles 3 410
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The boom in South-South relations since the early 2000s has seen a
flurry of investment in African infrastructure from emerging
markets across the Global South. While the extent to which these
projects spur growth is constantly debated, few studies have
addressed their impact on ground-level political and socio-economic
practices in Africa--or their consequences for transnational
governance more broadly. Through the lens of infrastructure, this
book investigates the developmental ideas, processes and techniques
that have travelled to and emerged from Africa as a result of
Global South-led projects. How have they been adapted, transformed
and contested by local actors? How does this shape business-society
relations? And how has this challenged the Western-dominated global
order? The contributors zoom in on large-scale Chinese-, Brazilian-
and Indian-funded ventures--dams, ports, roads and mines--across
countries including Kenya, Mozambique and the DRC. These 'frontier
zones', bringing together politicians and practitioners, campaign
groups and communities from Africa and elsewhere, offer a unique
insight into the global workings of our contemporary world. Taking
a bottom-up approach, 'Africa's Global Infrastructures' explores
the longer-term significance and implications of these pluralistic
socio-economic interactions, for the continent and beyond.
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The Jew’s Beech
Annette Von Droste-HĂĽlshoff; Translated by Lionel and Doris Thomas
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R251
R205
Discovery Miles 2 050
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Based on a true story, The Jew’s Beech centres on two brutal
murders in rural Westphalia - the first of a local forester and the
second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree - and the impact
these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman
with a turbulent family history. A prototype of the murder mystery
and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing
novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny - ominous
thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgangers and
grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest - as well as a
famously ambiguous climax.
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Plant Life (Hardcover)
Hélène Druvert; Text written by Juliette Einhorn
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R517
Discovery Miles 5 170
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A beautiful picture book with layers of intricate lasercuts and
enchanting illustrations. Here are plants as you've never seen them
before! Hélène Druvert’s meticulous lasercuts and beautiful
illustrations take you on a trip around the world to visit some of
the most fascinating examples of plant life, from the tiniest algae
to the tallest trees. Learn how plants are pollinated and how they
spread their seeds, how trees communicate with each other, how
carnivorous plants attract their prey, and how plants play a vital
part in making our planet a great home for humans. This fact-filled
journey is by Hélène Druvert, the acclaimed author and
illustrator of Anatomy, Garden Jungle, Ocean, The Sky, Paris Up, Up
and Away, Mary Poppins Up, Up and Away and New York Melody.
'A master of suspense' – Sunday Times When Inspector Gunnar
Barbarotti returns to work after a personal tragedy, his boss hands
him a cold case to ease him back in. But the case doesn't stay cold
for long . . . The Axe Woman is the fifth Inspector Barbarotti
novel from bestselling author HĂĄkan Nesser. Five years previously,
Morinder simply vanished. His partner claimed he had travelled
abroad, never to return. But Arnold’s partner was Ellen Bjarnebo:
one of Sweden’s most notorious killers, having served over ten
years in prison for killing her first husband and dismembering his
body with an axe. And when Barbarotti seeks to re-interview Ellen,
she is nowhere to be found . . . With neither a body nor a prime
suspect, Barbarotti must use all the ingenuity at his disposal. And
as the cold case begins to thaw and he finally begins to make
progress, he realises that nothing about Ellen Bjarnebo can be
taken for granted . . .
RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation,
climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more -
in its most digestible form For decades, a single free market
philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and
unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author
and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in the UK from South
Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a
more interesting and balanced diet, so too is it essential we
listen to a variety of economic perspectives. In Edible Economics,
Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating
them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses
histories behind familiar food items - where they come from, how
they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures
- to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a life-long
addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into
post-industrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes Southern
gumbo heart-meltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalism's
entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom. Explaining
everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading
language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg
toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, Ha-Joon Chang
serves up an easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas. Myth-busting,
witty and thought-provoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to
grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand
it, we can change it - and, with it, the world.
What type of animals live in the cold regions? How do they survive
in extreme temperatures? The Do You Know?(TM) series provides
in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to
children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book
features - 96 pages of engaging and educational answers to many
popular questions - Hundreds of labeled full-color illustrations -
Educational content reviewed by experts Fans of this book will also
enjoy others in the same series, including Boats, Music, Jobs,
Trains, Dinosaurs, Oceans, Space, Vehicles, Earth, and Animals. -
Great family and classroom read-aloud book - Books for 5 and up -
Books for kindergarten and early elementary school students
Economic thinking - about climate change, immigration, austerity,
automation and much more - in its most digestible form For decades,
a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But
this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when
bestselling author and Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang first
arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as eating a wide range of
cuisines contributes to a balanced diet, so too is it essential we
listen to a variety of economic perspectives. In Edible Economics,
Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating
them alongside anecdotes about food from around the world.
Beginning each chapter with a menu, Chang uses the stories behind
key ingredients - where they come from, how they are cooked and
consumed, what they mean to different cultures - to explore
economic theory. For Chang, strawberries are delicious with cream,
but they also prophesise a jobless future; chocolate is a wonderful
pudding, but more exciting are the insights it offers into
post-industrial knowledge economies. Explaining everything from the
hidden cost of care work to the misleading language of the free
market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg toast, Gambas al
Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, Ha-Joon Chang serves up an
easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas. Myth-busting, witty and
thought-provoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to grips
with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand it, we
can change it - and, with it, the world.
This funny and quirky picture book celebrates children's
imagination. The narrator of this book knows exactly what monsters
are like: they never brush their hair or go to the dentist; they
don’t wear glasses or play the piano or put on their shoes . . .
Monsters don’t know they are monsters. They don’t do this and
they don’t do that, and do you know why? Because monsters don’t
exist!
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The Fox Maidens
Robin Ha; Illustrated by Robin Ha
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R414
Discovery Miles 4 140
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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What happens after you die? What is Heaven like? What do angels do?
This book describes the visions of many believers including General
William Booth the founder of the Salvation Army.
There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like
this: Columbus “discovers” a strange continent and brings back
tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to
stake out as much of this astonishing “New World” as possible.
Though Indigenous peoples fight back, they cannot stop the
onslaught. White imperialists are destined to rule the continent,
and history is an irreversible march toward Indigenous destruction.
Yet as with other long-accepted origin stories, this one, too,
turns out to be based in myth and distortion. In Indigenous
Continent, acclaimed historian Pekka Hämäläinen presents a
sweeping counter-narrative that shatters the most basic assumptions
about American history. Shifting our perspective away from
Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, the Revolution and other well-trodden
episodes on the conventional timeline, he depicts a sovereign world
of Native nations whose members, far from helpless victims of
colonial violence, dominated the continent for centuries after the
first European arrivals. From the Iroquois in the Northeast to the
Comanches on the Plains, and from the Pueblos in the Southwest to
the Cherokees in the Southeast, Native nations frequently decimated
white newcomers in battle. Even as the white population exploded
and colonists’ land greed grew more extravagant, Indigenous
peoples flourished due to sophisticated diplomacy and leadership
structures. By 1776, various colonial powers claimed nearly all of
the continent, but Indigenous peoples still controlled it—as
Hämäläinen points out, the maps in modern textbooks that paint
much of North America in neat, colour-coded blocks confuse
outlandish imperial boasts for actual holdings. In fact, Native
power peaked in the late nineteenth century, with the Lakota
victory in 1876 at Little Big Horn, which was not an American
blunder, but an all-too-expected outcome. Hämäläinen ultimately
contends that the very notion of “colonial America” is
misleading, and that we should speak instead of an “Indigenous
America” that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial. The
evidence of Indigenous defiance is apparent today in the hundreds
of Native nations that still dot the United States and Canada.
Necessary reading for anyone who cares about America’s past,
present and future, Indigenous Continent restores Native peoples to
their rightful place at the very fulcrum of American history.
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Amondo, Son of the Baobab
Hélène DuCharme; Contributions by Judith Gueyfier
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R368
R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
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Lilies
Till Hägele
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R705
Discovery Miles 7 050
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A brand-new addition to the Floramour series is Floramour: Lilies.
In this outstanding book of photographs, the author Till Hägele
presents the varied beauty of this ornamental flower in an
unprecedented way. For centuries, the lily has been cultivated in
the most diverse cultures. Today, therefore, it appears in an
almost unsurpassed splendour of colour and diversity of species.
Throughout cultural history, the wonderful lily has not only
exerted an optical fascination on people; since time immemorial it
has also been an integral part of festivals and religious customs
as a floral symbol. In ancient Greece, for example, it was the
flower of Hera, the companion of the goddess of the gods, and in
Hinduism it also occupies a central place in the world of the gods.
In Christianity it stands for the purity and virginity of Mary and
is a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. This beautifully designed
coffee-table book Floramour: Lilies contains unique photographs as
well as sketches and copious background knowledge about this
aesthetic beauty of nature. Floramour: Lilies is a special gift for
all flower lovers. Anyone who has always wanted to know everything
about their favourite flower is well placed with this comprehensive
book from the Floramour series. Whether as personal inspiration or
simply for your own enjoyment, anyone who loves lilies simply must
own this coffee-table book. Text in English and German.
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