"The 'mighty tōtara' is one of our most extraordinary trees. Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the heart of Māori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the...

"Bristol is one of the UK's biggest cities but is small enough to sometimes feel like a village. It is a city built on trading with much of its former maritime heritage now transformed into buzzing independent harbourside businesses in which to eat, drink and...

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"Death Goddess sings loud, proud and off-key about the trauma, mess and gore of our awa atua, red river fox, our frenemy enemy ovaries! This goddess isn't afraid of nothing. She's not afraid to spill her moon sickness on the western line. She is not afraid to...

"Operation NEPTUNE was the codeword for the naval side of the OVERLORD plan for the historic June 1944 landings in Normandy. Massive in its scale, its tasks were wide-ranging and varied, from beach reconnaissance, minesweeping, shore bombardment as well as the...

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"Poignant stories and 65 insanely delicious recipes for award-winning pizza, wings, and more from Down North, the mission-driven Philadelphia pizzeria owned and operated exclusively by formerly incarcerated people. Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad...

"Evacuees and Crabapples Trees is a heartwarming collection of memoirs from Sheila Newberry, offering a glimpse into the fascinating life of the much-loved saga author. One last cough from the overheated engine of the Morris 8 and the bulging doors appeared to...

"Author, mental health expert, and professor David Bedrick helps us understand how shame shows up - and offers a revolutionary, stigma-free model to help us unshame and release its hold on our happiness. Shame is more than feeling guilty, sad, or responsible....

"One Man's mission to redefine imperfection is more than just a personal memoir; it is a guide to understanding the depth of human resilience and the importance of community in healing. Glenn's work inspires readers to confront their own struggles, embrace...

"In The Jews: An Indigenous People, the final instalment of his seminal Jewish Pride trilogy, Ben M. Freeman takes readers on a powerful journey through 3,000 years of Jewish history. Exploring the origins of Jewish identity and practice and their resonance...

"Cocina Vasca explores the cooking and traditions of Spain's most exciting food destination--home to the world's most celebrated restaurants and chefs, with the city of San Sebastian at its heart that proudly has 16 Michelin-starred restaurants. Few cuisines...

"The emotional questions we face-Do I belong here? Can I do it? Do you love me? -can define our lives. If you're expecting an interaction to go wrong, that expectation can make it so. That's spiraling down. But as esteemed Stanford psychologist Greg Walton...

"Exploring the liminal space of shared custody and societal tropes of the 'broken family', this collection is the follow-up to Stavanger's award-winning Case Notes. A blend of poetry, found text, short-form prose, reportage, and longer poetic non-fiction, this...

"Expressionist artists believed in the art object's ability to communicate emotion, irrespective of any representational or narrative content. In this comprehensive introduction to one of the most radical artistic movements of our time, writer, artist, curator...

"In Digital Mavericks: Finding the Career You Love Through NFTs, founder, NFT collector, and digital entrepreneur Debbie Soon delivers an exciting and eye-opening exploration of the seismic changes and tremendous opportunities that can be found at the...

"Marilyn Monroe was right: Diamonds are a girl's best friend. In such fast-paced times jewelry appears timeless and long-lasting, and often is a smart investment. Being the perfect homage to the wonderful world of jewelry, For the Love of Diamonds focusses on...

"The perfect armchair and gardening companion to the garden flowers of the British Isles. Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating tales of nineteen cultivated flowers and their journeys from distant corners of the world to British gardens, illustrated by the...

"Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. The world-leading palaeontologist Michael J. Benton brings us a new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and...

"This history of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero details all the events of [his] life from about 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflicts with other tribes, the raising up of Pōtatau as the [first] Māori...

"The Thames Torso Killer should, by rights, take precedence over Jack the Ripper as the world's first and most notorious unidentified serial killer. He started to kill in Easter 1887, over a year before the Ripper, and his last murder was in September 1889,...

"This practical and inspiring book explains how to draw realistic hands and feet. With a focus on the importance of practice and observation, it looks first at fundamental anatomy and external structures before explaining how to simplify form and develop your...

"A detailed account of Herbert Otto Gille's IV SS-Panzerkorps that participated in many of the key battles fought on the Eastern Front during the last year of WWII. During World War Two, the armed or Waffen-SS branch of the Third Reich's dreaded security...

"Leadership and future-of-work expert Erik Korsvik Østergaard's new book explores Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight. It shows how these important processes can be used inside of organizations to support leaders in shaping and transforming their company...

"The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of Persepolis where the Achaemenid monarchs held court in...

"Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of...

"A compact edition of this highly acclaimed survey of the Fayum paintings, the enigmatic and compelling funeral portraits created by the inhabitants of Roman Egypt in the 1st century CE. These remarkable paintings take their name from a district of Roman...

"Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman Empire, The Barbarians describes the increasing complexity, technological accomplishments and distinctive practices of peoples who entered recorded history very late, and then mainly...

"Legend has it that, in a few busy weeks in July 1789, a despotic king, his freeloading wife, and a horde of over-privileged aristocrats, were displaced and then humanely dispatched. In the ensuing years, we are told, France was heroically transformed into an...

"A gripping account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire.'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' The Spectator Starting with the founding myth of Romulus and Remus, Anthony Everitt...

"The way we experience the world is largely through the design of the places, products, communications, services and systems we encounter every day. Design determines how difficult or easy it is to achieve certain things - whether taking a bath, cooking a...

"Jeff Krasno, the founder and CEO of the global wellness platform Commune Media, thought he was pretty healthy. Though he suffered from brain fog, chronic fatigue, and bouts of insomnia, those symptoms seemed utterly normal in today's society. When he learned...

"Fill your wardrobe with breathtaking handmade pieces that you will treasure for years to come. Knitwear designer Helene Arnesen is a master in combining simple knitting techniques with elegant details, such as billowing sleeves, ribbon ties and lace edging,...

"In this latest collection, romance is in the air. Charlie Brown's attempt at flirting in class sends him to the school nurse, while Linus is thwarted in his attempt to woo 'Lydia' of the many names. Other storylines include Snoopy's sojourn in the hospital...

"Everyone's favourite Beagle comes into his own in this fourth volume of the best-selling Complete Peanuts series. Linus, who had just learned to speak, becomes downright eloquent. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom. But Snoopy is at the...

"Humorous fiction. As Peanuts concludes its first decade, a new character makes her appearance: Charlie Brown's little sister Sally. This volume covers her earliest days, from her proud brother's announcement of her birth to her first words (and crush on...

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Original, action-oriented humanist practices for interpreting and intervening in the city: a new methodology at the intersection of the humanities, design, and urban studies. Urban humanities is an emerging field at the intersection of the humanities, urban...

"In a world captivated by the promise of GLP-1 drugs - Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and others - one question remains: how do you lose weight well and sustain it for life? How do you drown out all the food noise? This groundbreaking guide by Dr Jack Mosley builds...

"Make 37 gorgeous Scandi-style felt decorations, embellished with simple but stunning embroidery stitches. Award-winning artist and best-selling author Corinne Lapierre's gorgeous designs are easy to sew and have a timeless simplicity. Use them to make your...

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"Chef Thomas Straker shares the Food You Want to Eat in over 100 classic recipes for cooking at home. Uncomplicated, seasonal and delicious, each recipe has the perfect balance of flavours"--Publisher's description.

"Written as a series of diary extracts, The Eyes of Gaza relates the horrors of Plestia's experiences while showcasing the indomitable spirit of the men, women and children who share her communities. From the epicentre of the turmoil, as bombs rain around her...

"In 2003, seventeen-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavik Airport in the middle of the Icelandic winter. That night she sleeps off her jet lag and bewilderment in the National Archives of Iceland, unaware that, years later, she...

"Kellie Finlayson is not a cancer survivor - she is a cancer thriver. This is her story. In 2021, Kellie Finlayson, with a three-month-old daughter, found herself staring down the barrel of a terminal diagnosis: Stage 4 bowel cancer. She was 25. Incredibly,...

"Hailed as the Queen of Creativity, Julia Cameron is the authority on artistic life and has brought her wisdom to millions around the world. The four essential, accessible tools she has been famed for over her lifelong career-MorningPages, Artist Dates, Walks...

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"When You Stand on Truth, You Can't Huddle in Fear. Are you struggling through the fog of fear, anxiety, or depression? Do you feel broken, suffering alone in the shadows? Having experienced crippling bouts of fear, anxiety, and panic that brought him to the...

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"In the 1930s, tens of thousands of central Europeans sought sanctuary from fascism in Britain. While the rainy, seemingly quaint island they discovered on arrival was a far cry from the dynamism of Weimar Berlin or Red Vienna, it was safe, and it became home....

"Twenty ministers of different churches and denominations, fifteen health and social service providers and fifteen community leaders were interviewed"--Executive summary.

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"Staring Into the Night is a book that brings together Amélie Bouvier's research and artistic work inspired by astronomical stories and the history of sky observation, from the late 19th century to the present day. Amélie was particularly interested in the...

"In summer 2023, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the daring escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante. Using a "crab-walking" method, Cavalcante scaled a prison wall, sparking a gripping two-week manhunt. He traversed forests, farmlands, and...

"With more gin brands available than ever before, you need to know how to choose and get the most out of the brands you buy, understanding their flavours so you drink them in the most delicious way possible. Award-winning spirits writer Dave Broom has tested...

"The Danish Way of Parenting has changed the lives of millions of parents. The book's PARENT model (Play, Authenticity, Reframing, Empathy, No Ultimatums and Togetherness and Hygge) has become a well-established framework, taught in universities, cited in...

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"A vivid look at the ten key people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our rarest cultural rites. In Custodians of Wonder:...

"In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer...

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"The human brain is an impossibly complex and delicate instrument - capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity and linguistic dexterity. But the brain is not just the most brilliant of evolutionary wonders. It's also one of the most bizarre....

"Embark on an epic adventure up and down the Pacific Coast to sustainably harvest your own food, master preparation techniques, and make creative dishes. Whether you want to find your own food or just cook creative recipes, this book will teach you how to...

"As the bestselling author of Is there life after death? and Cheating the ferryman, Anthony Peake has studied this topic for over two decades. In this latest follow-up, Peake explores the incredible phenomena of near-death experiences, asking what insights...

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"For decades the classic, evergreen BBC comedy Dad's Army has entertained millions of viewers around the world. But the farcical antics of Walmington-on-Sea's bumbling Home Guard platoon camouflage the true military service of some of the actors themselves....

Includes: The origins of the township of Pahiatua by Byron Bentley.