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Where We Go from Here
Two Years in the Resistance
By Bernie Sanders
During his campaign for President in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders stated over and over again that the future of America was dependent upon its willingness to start a political revolution. Real change never occurs from the top down – it always happens from the bottom up. That’s what he said when he ran for President, and that’s what he believes now more than ever.
At a time of massive and growing wealth inequality, with the US moving closer and closer to an oligarchic form of society, and in the shadow of the most reactionary Presidency in the history of the Republic, Sanders is calling for an unprecedented grassroots political movement to stand up to the greed of the billionaire class and the politicians they own. And the good news is, progress is being made.
In this important new book, America’s most popular political figure speaks about what he’s been doing to oppose the Trump agenda and strengthen the progressive movement, how America can go forward as a nation and the impact that can have on the global stage. In an era that leaves many would-be liberal and progressive voters feeling frustrated about politics, Bernie Sanders shows what he stands for, not just what he stands against. In this book, he details the core values of the progressive movement and translates them into the actions that will truly uplift the nation and the world.
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Fingerprint Activities Christmas
Fingerprint Activities
By Fiona Watt
Illustrated by Candice Whatmore
This activity book with seven coloured ink pads is full of pictures to complete with festive fingerprinting, including decorating a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings, gingerbread men and wintry snow scenes. Simple instructions show how to use different fingers to make different shapes to print reindeer, birds, snowmen and lots more.
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The Christmas Card Crime
and other stories. British Library Crime Classics
Edited by Martin Edwards
A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman’s watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned admist the glitz and glamour of Oxford Street’s Christmas shopping. Lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder.
This collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season – from unexplained disturbances in the fresh snow, to the darkness that lurks beneath the sparkling decorations. With neglected stories by John Bude and E. C. R. Lorac, as well as tales by little-known writers of crime fiction, Martin Edwards blends the cosy atmosphere of the fireside story with a chill to match the temperature outside. This is a gripping seasonal collection sure to delight mystery fans.
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Pleesecakes
60 AWESOME no-bake cheesecake recipes
By Brendon Parry, Joe Moruzzi
SMASH IT with the new stars of cheesecake! Joe and Brendon have reinvented the cheesecake for a new generation with their massively successful Pleesecakes.
Their inventive toppings and out-of-this-world flavour combinations will have you drooling with anticipation, and they couldn’t be easier to make. Pleesecakes’ first book features over 60 of the boys’ wildly popular no-bake recipes – once you’ve got the base and the basics, you’re SORTED. Pile the toppings high and enjoy!
From boozy riffs on cocktails (Bang Bang Mojito, Geezer & T, Daq Attack) and breakfast (Alpacino Cappuccino and Sizzling Bacon & Maple Syrup Minis), through celebration cheesecakes (Black Forest Gateau, Eton Mess, Chilli-Willy Chocolate), plus healthy and vegan options (Avocado & Lime Minis, Protein Slices), to classic Pleesecake favourites like the Strawberry Edge Ledge and Fully Loaded, this is a dessert book like no other. Get on some DECENT desserts and be a part of the CHEESECAKE MOVEMENT!
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Madonna
By Caroline Sullivan
Published for her 60th birthday, and featuring a wealth of rare and iconic photographs, Madonna: Album by Album is a unique and long-overdue exploration of the extraordinary output of this legendary artist.
Exploring every hit record and every era-defining image, this authoritative illustrated book examines each one of Madonna’s 13 pioneering studio albums in fine detail, placing each within the context of the time in which it was recorded and charting the music’s subsequent influence on fashion and popular culture.
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Soho
The Heart of Bohemian London. BL London
By Peter Speiser
‘When the respectable Londoner wants to feel devilish, he goes to Soho’, wrote Thomas Burke in 1915 – but these words could have been uttered at any point in Soho’s colourful history.
From humble beginnings, Soho developed into a fashionable centre for London’s nobility in the eighteenth century. This same area was to become a poverty-stricken Victorian hub of cheap lodging houses, the Soho of the devastating cholera outbreak of 1854. A new focus on business and manufacturing transformed Soho in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the 1960s, Carnaby Street became the fashion and retail centre of the world. The nightclubs of Soho played host to the Teddies, Mods, Rockers, Punks and New Romantics of post-war British youth culture. Complete with illustrations evoking the life and times of Soho, this new history explores the people and places that brought the area to worldwide fame.
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Ed Sheeran: Writing Out Loud
By Caroline Sullivan
Esteemed music journalist Caroline Sullivan delves into Ed Sheeran’s fertile mind to examine the stories behind every song the outstanding singer-songwriter has released.
In just a few short years, Sheeran has become one of the best-known and most successful recording artists in the world; his albums sell in the tens of millions, and his music videos rack up billions of views online. What’s more, unlike many of the modern pop royals, Sheeran writes his own songs and consequently he is as much a storyteller as he is a performer. Album by album and track by track, Ed Sheeran: Writing Out Loud describes the motivation behind the songs, how they were compiled, and what makes them popular.
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The Make-up Manual
Your Beauty Guide for Brows, Eyes, Skin, Lips and More
By Lisa Potter-Dixon
A comprehensive make-up manual that details all aspects of make-up application, solutions to common problems, as well as tips and tricks for perfecting your look every time. Starting with Skin Secrets, make-up artist Lisa Potter-Dixon teaches you everything you need to know about skincare and perfecting your base before moving into sections that target specific areas of the face. Chapters and looks are organised by feature, each starting with an introduction to the area and followed by looks that show it off best.
In Beautiful Brows, Lisa explains why it is so important to maintain and enhance your brows, before styling a Natural, Full, Ombre and Feathered look. In Go with the Glow, she explains why we add colour and takes a look at Contouring, Strobing, Blushing and Bronzing. In The Eyes Have It, things really get interesting, with looks for Smokey, Colourful, Nude, Smudged, Bejewelled and Glittery Eyes that will makes your eyes pop. And in Luscious Lips, Lisa helps you understand the difference between matte, glossy and smooth lipsticks, pencils, glosses and all that’s in between before teaching you how to perfect the Red, Nude, Ombre, Matte, High Gloss and Bold Lip, no matter what your style. Finally, in Lisa’s signature style, she offers up Looks to Dazzle, from Extreme Glitter to using sequins, feathers and transfers, as well as enhancing your look with accessories in a series of features. These also give instruction on which tools to use when, a handy in-flight routine that will help you step off the plane feeling like a goddess, fixing make-up mishaps and finding your perfect wedding look. So whether you’re looking for a fun and youthful, elegant and sophisticated or one-off look, Lisa will show you how to make the most of your facial features and complexion in this her Make-up Manual.
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My Name is Bridget
The Untold Story of Bridget Dolan and the Tuam Mother and Baby Home
By Alison O’Reilly
In 1946, twenty-six-year-old Bridget Dolan walked up the path to the front door of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Alone and pregnant, she was following in the footsteps of more than a century’s worth of lost souls. Bridget gave birth to a boy, John, who died at the home in a horrendous state of neglect less than two years later. Her second child was once again delivered into the care of the nuns and was taken from her, never to be seen or heard from again.
She would go on to marry a wonderful man and have a daughter Anna Corrigan, but it was only after Bridget’s death that Anna discovered she had two brothers her mother had never spoken about. Anna became compelled to try and uncover any information she could about her baby brothers. What followed was the explosive revelation that the remains of 796 babies were discovered in a septic tank on the site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Anna was left to wonder, were her brothers among them? Here, with Alison O’Reilly, she pieces together the erased chapter of the life of her mother Bridget Dolan and her forgotten sons.
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Shame
Free Yourself, Find Joy and Build True Self Esteem
By Dr Joseph Burgo
Human beings everywhere, in every culture and on every continent in the world over, experience shame in exactly the same way: gaze aversion, brief mental confusion, and a longing to disappear, usually accompanied by blushing of the face, neck, or chest. What scientists understand and believe about shame differs broadly from the way a layperson conceives of it. Most people tend to view shame as something big and bad, a toxic emotion we hope never to feel. In contrast researchers who study the emotions, conceive of shame as more varied in nature and not always so imposing.
This book will introduce you to the entire shame family of emotions (including embarrassment, guilt, and self-consciousness), which are unavoidable aspects of everyday life and not always toxic. Richly illustrated with clinical stories from Burgo’s 35 years in private practice Shameis an intimate look at the full spectrum of shame-often masked by addiction, promiscuity, perfectionism, self-loathing, or narcissism-that offers a new, positive route forward. Burgo argues that listening and learning from our encouters with shame will go further than affirmations and positive self-talk in helping us to build authentic self-esteem. His is a deeply empowering message, and one that brings hope and results.
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In Miniature
How Small Things Illuminate The World
By Simon Garfield
A delightful, entertaining and illuminating investigation into our peculiar fascination with making things small, and what small things tell us about the world at large. Simon Garfield reveals the secret histories of tiny Eiffel Towers, the truth about the flea circus, a doll’s house made for a Queen, eerie tableaux of crime scenes, miniature food, model villages and railways, and more.
Bringing together history, psychology, art and obsession, Garfield explores what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects, and how controlling a tiny scaled-down world can give new perspectives, restore our sense of order in uncertain times, and, in unexpected ways, let us see our world in a whole new light. In Miniature takes a big look at small things and teaches us that there is greatness in the diminutive.
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