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Renowned scholar and historian Professor Khalidi draws on primary sources to give an intensely personal account of a century of conflict in Palestine.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH AND THE WILD SILENCEPre-order the latest book from global bestselling author Raynor Winn, and follow her journey across Great Britain exploring our relationship to the land, and to each other__________ We're a long way from 'nearly there' the path winds higher and higher, until it almost disappears As the fracture lines between nations grow wider, how do we relate to each other, and to the land on which we live and the world around us? Are we united enough to see protection of the environment as a priority?These are the questions Raynor asks herself as she embarks on her most ambitious walk to date alongside her husband Moth - from the dramatic beauty of the Cape Wrath Trail in the north-west corner of Scotland, to the familiar territory of the South-west Coast Path.Chronicling her journey across Great Britain with trademark luminous, exquisite prose, Raynor maps not only the physical terrain, but also captures the collective consciousness of a country facing an uncertain path ahead.__________

Sloboda, nespútaná radosť, všadeprítomná príroda, ale aj dych berúca úzkosť, nechcené sťahovanie či šikana. To je divoký rok štrnásťročného Daru McAnultyho, autistického chalana žijúceho s mamou, otcom, bratom Lorcanom, sestrou Bláthnaid a zachráneným anglickým chrtom Rosie v grófstve Down na východe Severného Írska. Jeho zápisky sú surové, úprimné, intenzívne. Divoké. Objavte čaro prírody očami Daru, ochrancu prírody, aktivistu a vychádzajúcej hviezdy britskej literatúry, ktorý nadovšetko miluje svoju rodinu, prírodu a punk. Tieto tri veci sú v jeho živote poprepletané ako korene stromov, ktoré mu dávajú pevný základ ustáť aj tie najničivejšie búrky. Okrem otca, prírodovedca a ekológa, sú všetci v rodine autisti, a tak je to otec, na ktorého sa všetci spoliehajú pri odhaľovaní nielen tajomstiev prírody, ale aj ľudského sveta. Slovami Daru: „Spolu sme pomerne excentrické a chaotické zoskupenie. Sme si blízki ako vydry. A schúlení jeden pri druhom kráčame svetom svojou vlastnou cestou.“ Darov debutový denník mladého prírodovedca vás ohromí a zvláštnym spôsobom upokojí. Ako prechádzka v lese, beh pomedzi stromy alebo vystúp na vrchol hory. Toto je oslava života, prírody a rodiny. Toto je balzam na dušu. Toto je Divoký rok.

Americké reportérky Jodi Kantor a Megan Twohey, nositeľky Pulitzerovej ceny, prinášajú strhujúce rozprávanie o sexuálnom obťažovaní v šoubiznise, ktoré spustilo globálne hnutie #MeToo. V októbri 2017 publikovali v New York Times článok, ktorý odhalil znepokojivé obvinenia voči producentovi Harvey Weinsteinovi, založené na rozhovoroch s herečkami a bývalými zamestnankyňami. Obe novinárky sa venovali odhaľovaniu skrytých skutočností, ktoré viedli niektoré z najslávnejších žien k porušeniu mlčanlivosti a postaveniu sa voči sexuálnemu predátorovi a jeho právnikom. Následky článku prekvapili celý svet; v priebehu niekoľkých dní sa otvorila Pandorina skrinka a ďalšie ženy začali odhaľovať svoje dlhoročné skúsenosti so zneužívaním. V nasledujúcom roku čelilo obvineniam množstvo mužov za nevhodné správanie voči kolegyniam a iným ženám. Kantor a Twohey ponúkajú desivé svedectvo o moci a kultúre, ktorá nútila ženy mlčať a chránila páchateľov. Ich novinárska cesta ilustruje začiatok zmeny spoločenskej paradigmy a prináša príbehy odvážnych žien, ktoré prehovorili pre dobro iných, budúce generácie a najmä pre seba.

The new Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO THE BONE and A SONG FOR THE DYING. One mistake can cost you everything When you catch a twisted killer there should be a reward, right? What Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae gets instead is a development opportunity out in the depths of rural Aberdeenshire. Welcome to divisional policing catching drug dealers, shop lifters, vandals and the odd escaped farm animal. Then a little girl s body washes up just outside the sleepy town of Banff, kicking off a massive manhunt. The Major Investigation Team is up from Aberdeen, wanting answers, and they don t care who they trample over to get them. Logan s got enough on his plate keeping B Division together, but DCI Steel wants him back on her team. As his old colleagues stomp around the countryside, burning bridges, Logan gets dragged deeper and deeper into the investigation. One thing s clear: there are dangerous predators lurking in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, and not everyone s going to get out of this alive "

Meet the women of Delaney Square . . . Cassie has spent her married life doing everything right - making sure her children have the perfect life, being a devoted wife and a dutiful daughter-in-law. Although it's left her so exhausted that 'wine o'clock' comes a little earlier each afternoon . . . Her sister Coco runs a vintage dress shop and has shied away from commitment over the years. Coco believes men complicate things, and she's got enough to contend with. Until a face from her past returns. Watching over them is grandmother Pearl, tucked away in her little house in Delaney Square. But something is keeping her awake at night. Was she right to do what she did all those years ago? And then there's Elsa, the polished face of daytime TV, who's battled demons of her own in the past and come out on top. Now Elsa faces one final fight - but it will require more bravery than anything which has come before.

Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea, and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable and life-affirming journey. Powerfully written and unflinchingly honest, The Salt Path is ultimately a portrayal of home--how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways

Michael Palin - Monty Python star and television globetrotter - brings the remarkable Erebus back to life, following it from its launch in 1826 to the epic voyages of discovery that led to glory in the Antarctic and to ultimate catastrophe in the Arctic. The ship was filled with fascinating people: the dashing and popular James Clark Ross, who charted much of the 'Great Southern Barrier'; the troubled John Franklin, whose chequered career culminated in the Erebus's final, disastrous expedition; and the eager Joseph Dalton Hooker, a brilliant naturalist - when he wasn't shooting the local wildlife dead. Vividly recounting the experiences of the men who first set foot on Antarctica's Victoria Land, and those who, just a few years later, froze to death one by one in the Arctic ice, beyond the reach of desperate rescue missions, Erebus is a wonderfully evocative account of a truly extraordinary adventure, brought to life by a master explorer and storyteller

Why is art magical? How can it make us happy? How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and rewarding source of joy in life. This easy, breezy handbook is full of insight that will help regular people begin a more inspiring and less stressful relationship with art. With tips on how to visit museums, how to talk about art at cocktail parties, and how to let art wake you up to the world around you, this little guide makes it possible for anyone to fall in love with art, whether for the first time or all over again.

Na základné otázky o našej planéte, ako percento populácie žijúcej v extrémnej chudobe či úroveň vzdelávania, odpovedá väčšina ľudí nesprávne, pričom ich odhady sú často horšie ako náhodné odpovede šimpanzov. Hans Rosling, švédsky lekár a profesor medzinárodného zdravia, spolu so svojimi spolupracovníkmi ponúka revolučné vysvetlenie tohto javu. Odhaľuje desať inštinktov, ktoré formujú náš pohľad na svet, vrátane tendencie rozdeľovať ho na dva tábory a spôsobu, akým vnímame správy z médií. Napriek nedostatkom je svet v lepšom stave, než si myslíme. To však neznamená, že neexistujú reálne problémy a riziká. Ak sa neustále obávame a odmietame vychádzať z faktov, môžeme prehliadnuť najväčšie hrozby. Kniha je plná zaujímavých informácií a napínavých príbehov, ktoré zásadne zmenia naše vnímanie a hodnotenie sveta. Vďaka pravdivým faktom nás naučí reagovať na krízy a výzvy budúcnosti.

Norman is an enviably skilled pen-portraitist, with a consummate ability to conjure the presence of [McCartney] ... A powerful sense of McCartney the man comes across in this book's evocative high points ... A capably executed biography, brimming with detail John Harris THE GUARDIAN číst celé

In Fabritius, schilder van Het puttertje vertelt Deborah Davis het opmerkelijke levensverhaal van deze schilder. Rembrandt was zijn mentor en Vermeer zijn rivaal. Carel Fabritius zelf – getalenteerd, knap en ambitieus – was niet in staat het ongeluk af te wenden. Twee keer trouwde hij, maar zijn vrouwen stierven al jong. Hij bleef achter met zijn kinderen, maar ook zij stierven op jeugdige leeftijd. Zijn eigen einde was even tragisch als spectaculair. In een naburige woning ligt kruit opgeslagen. Daar gaat iemand met een lamp de keldertrap af, struikelt en de boel ontploft. Samen met zijn schilderijen ligt Fabritius onder het puin. Vijftien van zijn schilderijen overleefden de schilder, waaronder Het puttertje. Dat schilderij – waar Deborah Davis ook nog het verdere levensverhaal van beschrijft – bracht Fabritius uiteindelijk onsterfelijkheid.

Jonathan Holslag schreef het meest urgente boek van dit jaarWij, Europeanen, leven met het gevoel dat de toekomst aan ons voorbijgaat. De crisis woedt als een storm over het continent en zet alle zekerheden op losse schroeven. Maar hebben we echt de boot gemist? En begrijpen we wel goed wat er aan de hand is? Jonathan Holslag beschrijft in De kracht van het paradijs op overrompelende wijze de naoorlogse economische geschiedenis van Europa. Het is een episch verhaal over onze drang naar welvaart en de manier waarop we het noorden zijn kwijtgeraakt. Als chroniqueur van zijn tijd kent Holslag zijn gelijke niet. Tegenover het haarscherpe, ontstellende portret van een continent met een kapseizende economie, plaatst Holslag de mogelijkheid van een nieuwe renaissance. Diep in Europa zit nog steeds de kracht van het paradijs.`Jonathan Holslag heeft een boek geschreven dat gewaagd en elegant is, visionair en stijlvol. Dit is een Europeaan die bereid is moeilijke waarheden te vertellen. - Robert D. Kaplan, auteur van De wraak van de geografie

Just round the corner from St Jarlath's Crescent (featured in Minding Frankie) is Chestnut Street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in Maeve Binchy's wonderfully compelling tales: Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son. Nessa Byrne, who's aunt comes to visit from America for six weeks every summer and turns the house - and Nessa's world - upside down. Lilian, the generous girl with a big heart, and the fiancé not everyone approves of. And Melly, whose gossip about the neighbours leads to trouble in the form of a the fortune teller, 'Madame Magic' . . . No one rivals Maeve Binchy for stories of warmth, kindness, love, loss - and life not always turning out as expected. Read by Kate Binchy

Follows the efforts of Chicky who, with the help of Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the place) and her niece Orla (a whiz at business), turns a coastal Ireland mansion into a holiday resort and receives an assortment of first guests who throughout the course of a week share laughter and the heartache of respective challenges. John, the American movie star who thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian, forced into taking a holiday together; Nuala and Henry, husband and wife, both doctors who have been shaken by seeing too much death; Anders, the Swedish boy, hates his father's business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired school teacher, who criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone's relief; the Walls who have entered in 200 contests (and won everything from a microwave oven to velvet curtains, including the week at Stone House); and Freda, the psychic who is afraid of her own visions.

After his daughter disappeared on the eve of her thirteenth birthday five years ago, Detective Ash Henderson keeps secret the circumstances of her disappearance so he can continue to investigate the case, and others like it, by as suspect known as "The Birthday Boy."