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The Wizard's Secret
Sophie Giles, Jon Davis
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R185
R150
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‘Douglas’s slanted way of looking at reality makes the fuzzy
sharp and the improbable probable. In a cock-eyed universe the
level gaze is not much use’ STEPHEN FRY ‘Douglas was something
that we don’t have a word for yet – a futurologist or an
explainer’ NEIL GAIMAN ‘All your readers have Douglas Adams
Circuits in their heads, now: a glowing synaptic lens that has made
the whole of space seem like a place as familiar and human as
Earth. That makes us approach new tech, and the future, without
fear’ CAITLIN MORAN When Douglas Adams died in 2001, he left
behind 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes,
speeches and even poems. In 42, compiled by Douglas’s long-time
collaborator Kevin Jon Davies, hundreds of these personal artefacts
appear in print for the very first time. Douglas was as much a
thinker as he was a writer, and his artefacts reveal how his deep
fascination with technology led to ideas which were far ahead of
their time: a convention speech envisioning the modern smartphone,
with all the information in the world living at our fingertips;
sheets of notes predicting the advent of electronic books; journal
entries from his forays into home computing – it is a matter of
legend that Douglas bought the very first Mac in the UK; musings on
how the internet would disrupt the CD-Rom industry, among others.
42 also features archival material charting Douglas’s school days
through Cambridge, Footlights, collaborations with Graham Chapman,
and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who,
Hitchhiker’s and Dirk Gently. Alongside details of his most
celebrated works are projects that never came to fruition,
including the pilot for radio programme They’ll Never Play That
on the Radio and a space-inspired theme park ride. Douglas’s
personal papers prove that the greatest ideas come from the
fleeting thoughts that collide in our own imagination, and offer a
captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth
century’s greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers.
Commander Kaimann, pirate extraordinaire, may have survived the
Final Incal, but his crew did not. However, a good pirate never
says die, leaving Kaimann in command of a ship of ghost pirates!
Part of the expanding universe of The Incal, soon to be a major
motion picture from Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Our Flag Means
Death)! Things are not going well for Commander Kaimann. Luz, the
love of his life, is dead, his home of Tortuga destroyed, his crew
ghostly apparitions, and his crocodilian mutation taking over more
and more of his body, Commander Kaimann is fighting for his life on
multiple fronts. Just when it seems like despair may overtake him,
a chance encounter with a strange violin connects him to Aurora, a
woman living in a future where she is staring down almost certain
destruction. With his passions renewed, Kaimann hatches a bold plan
to find a cure for his mutation and a future with his newfound
love. However, Kaimann’s past is catching up with him, and
Aurora’s future faces imminent doom from an approaching hostile
fleet. Two timelines tick towards tragedy, and only an act of pure
love can save them! Fans of Saga will enjoy this mix of romance and
sci-fi, whether they are new to the world of The Incal or a
longtime fan!
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New Baby! (Hardcover)
Carol Zeavin, Rhona Silverbush; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R229
R181
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New Baby! is a book written for toddlers about toddlers expecting a
new addition to the family, and not knowing what to expect. In New
Baby! toddlers expecting a new addition to the family don’t know
exactly what will happen, and it can be confusing and emotionally
challenging. Through the introduction of the new sibling, to the
incorporation of it into daily life, toddlers will be reassured
that while things will be different, mom and dad still love them
just the same and have enough love for the new baby, too.
​Includes information for parents and caregivers about reassuring
a toddler that they will not be forgotten when they have a new
sibling. Â
In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered are: * Osiris and Isis: the life theology of Ancient Egypt * burying the Jewish dead * Roman religion and Roman funerals * Early Christian burial * the nature of martyrdom. Jon Davies also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death, burial and the afterlife in the first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death and dying.
In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered are: * Osiris and Isis: the life theology of Ancient Egypt * burying the Jewish dead * Roman religion and Roman funerals * Early Christian burial * the nature of martyrdom. Jon Davies also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death, burial and the afterlife in the first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death and dying.
Differential equations is a subject of wide applicability, and
knowledge of dif Differential equations is a subject of wide
applicability, and knowledge of dif ferential ferential equations
equations topics topics permeates permeates all all areas areas of
of study study in in engineering engineering and and applied
applied mathematics. mathematics. Some Some differential
differential equations equations are are susceptible susceptible to
to analytic analytic means means of of so so lution, lution, while
while others others require require the the generation generation
of of numerical numerical solution solution trajectories
trajectories to to see see the the behavior behavior of of the the
system system under under study. study. For For both both
situations, situations, the the software software package package
Maple Maple can can be be used used to to advantage. advantage. To
To the the student student Making Making effective effective use
use of of differential differential equations equations requires
requires facility facility in in recognizing recognizing and and
solving solving standard standard "tractable" "tractable" problems,
problems, as as well well as as having having the the background
background in in the the subject subject to to make make use use of
of tools tools for for dealing dealing with with situations
situations that that are are not not amenable amenable to to simple
simple analytic analytic approaches. approaches.
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Potty! (Hardcover)
Carol Zeavin, Rhona Silverbush; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R221
R201
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This reassuring potty training book for toddlers offers insight
into the many stages that kids can be in. Includes more information
about supporting toddlers as they build the bridge to potty
training.
Tony Blair was the political colossus in Britain for thirteen
years, winning three elections in a row for New Labour, two of them
by huge majorities. However, since leaving office he has been
disowned by many in his own party, with the term 'Blairite'
becoming an insult. The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party
leader in 2015 seemed to be, if not an equal, at least an opposite
reaction to Blair's long dominance of the centre and left of
British politics. Drawing on new contributions from most of the
main players in the Blair government, including Tony Blair himself,
Jon Davis and John Rentoul reconsider the history and common view
of New Labour against its record of delivering moderate social
democracy. They show how New Labour was not one party but two, and
how it essentially governed as a coalition, much like the
government that followed it. This book tells the inside story of
how Tony Blair worked out, late in the day, his ideas for improving
the NHS and school reform; how he groped towards, and was
eventually defined by, a foreign policy of liberal interventionism;
how he managed a difficult relationship with his Chancellor for ten
years; and how Gordon Brown finally took over just as the boom went
bust and the New Labour era came to an end. Rentoul and Davis
reveal how the governing tribes dealt with each other in the New
Labour years: not simply the 'Blairites' and the 'Brownites', but
the 'temporary' ministers and the 'permanent', under-reported civil
servants who worked alongside them. Many of the arguments that
raged within and around the Blair government of 1997-2007 remain
very much alive: reform of public services; the right course for
the divided Labour Party; and the Iraq war. The Blair Government
Reconsidered aims at a balanced account of how decisions were made,
to allow the reader to make up their own mind about controversies
that still dominate politics today.
Pigeon flies across the rooftops of London and soon finds himself
in Covent Garden, where he falls in love with the sound of the
opera singer in the piazza and the vision of the tap dancers at the
Royal Ballet. As he learns how to look after himself away from his
nest, he discovers his true passion in life - tap-dancing! Author
Serena Hassan is a firm believer in following one's dreams, even if
they may seem silly to others. She hopes to motivate and inspire
future generations to be brave when they leave home, and to
encourage them to never give up searching for their own passions.
"Trash," one of three inaugural titles in Arsenal's film book
series Queer Film Classics, delves into the legendary 1970 film
that was arguably the greatest collaboration between director Paul
Morrissey and producer Andy Warhol.
The film "Trash" is a down-and-out domestic melodrama about a
decidedly eccentric couple: Joe, an impotent junkie (played by
Warhol film regular Joe Dallesandro), and Holly (played by trans
Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn), Joe's feisty and sexually
frustrated girlfriend. Joe is the hunky yet passive center around
whom proud Holly orbits; while Morrissey intended to show that
"there's no difference between a person using drugs and a piece of
refuse," Woodlawn's incredible turn reverses his logic: she makes
trash as precious as human beings.
Author Jon Davies argues that "Trash," so comical yet so
heartrending, is an allegory for the experiences of Dallesandro,
Woodlawn, their co-stars, and countless other human ?leftovers, ?
whose self-fashioning for Warhol and Morrissey's gaze transformed
them---if only fleetingly---from nobodies into somebodies.
The Queer Film Classics series consists of critical yet populist
monographs on classic films of interest to LGBT audiences written
by esteemed film scholars and critics. The series is edited by
authors Thomas Waugh ("Out/Lines, Lust Unearthed") and Matthew Hays
("The View from Here").
Differential equations is a subject of wide applicability, and
knowledge of dif Differential equations is a subject of wide
applicability, and knowledge of dif ferential ferential equations
equations topics topics permeates permeates all all areas areas of
of study study in in engineering engineering and and applied
applied mathematics. mathematics. Some Some differential
differential equations equations are are susceptible susceptible to
to analytic analytic means means of of so so lution, lution, while
while others others require require the the generation generation
of of numerical numerical solution solution trajectories
trajectories to to see see the the behavior behavior of of the the
system system under under study. study. For For both both
situations, situations, the the software software package package
Maple Maple can can be be used used to to advantage. advantage. To
To the the student student Making Making effective effective use
use of of differential differential equations equations requires
requires facility facility in in recognizing recognizing and and
solving solving standard standard "tractable" "tractable" problems,
problems, as as well well as as having having the the background
background in in the the subject subject to to make make use use of
of tools tools for for dealing dealing with with situations
situations that that are are not not amenable amenable to to simple
simple analytic analytic approaches. approaches."
"Davis is as good as DeLillo at playing off our internal hunger
for meaning against surface senselessness. And Davis catches the
surface brilliantly."--"American Book Review"
Punctuated by subversive humor, verbal theatrics, and moments of
strange, luminous beauty, Davis' clear, unsentimental poems are
meditations and mediations on contemporary existence and the
unreliability of language, emotions, and the memory to gather it
all in.
Jon Davis, author of five collections of poetry, earned his MFA
from the University of Montana. He has received a Lannan Literary
Award and currently teaches at the Institute of American Indian
Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Bye-Bye! (Hardcover)
Carol Zeavin, Rhona Silverbush; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R254
R214
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It's hard for toddlers to say goodbye sometimes, especially to Mom
and Dad! Even if it's for a short amount of time, Mom and Dad
reassure them not to worry because they will always come back.
Bye-Bye! is a book written for toddlers about separation. Written
with simple language and reflective of children's realities, the
Terrific Toddlers series is based on understanding of the
developmental level of young toddlers. Includes a "Note to Parents
and Caregivers" about helping toddlers with saying goodbye.
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All Mine! (Hardcover)
Carol Zeavin, Rhona Silverbush; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R254
R214
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Ava, Kai, and JoJo are playing with their toys at school, but must
learn how to share. All Mine! is a book written for toddlers about
taking ownership of their things, so they better understand how to
take turns. Written with simple language and reflective of
children's realities, the Terrific Toddlers series is based on
understanding of the developmental level of young toddlers.
Includes a "Note to Parents and Caregivers" written by the authors
about supporting toddlers' needs for ownership.
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Lulu and Pebbles (Paperback)
Reena Korde Pagnoni; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R259
R212
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Time to Go! (Hardcover)
Carol Zeavin, Rhona Silverbush; Illustrated by Jon Davis
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R254
R214
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Sometimes toddlers don’t want to go! This is a book for
toddlers about leaving when they don’t want to or ending an
activity they don’t want to stop. Includes information for
parents and caregivers about helping you and toddlers have an
easier time when it’s time to go. Â
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