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Independence Square: Arkady Renko in Ukraine
‘The later Renko novels are stark, spare and beautiful, like trees in winter. Martin Cruz Smith does more on a page than most writers manage in a chapter. He is unique and irreplaceable’ MICK HERRONARKADY RENKO IS BACK . . .
Renko has been confined to a desk job by his superiors to keep him out of the way. Although he’s more disillusioned with policing and the general state of Russia than ever, he feels an odd sense of hope. A rebellion is bubbling in the country, with new values butting heads against old-school regimes. People want change and politician Leonid Lebedev could be the man to do it.
When Karina, a staunch supporter of Lebedev and member of the Forum, goes missing, Renko is asked by her father to find her. Soon after his investigation begins, Alex, a close friend of Arkady’s son, is found dead. He was also a member of the Forum.
The night before his murder, Alex sent Arkady a cryptic message, simply containing three pictures of Russian writers. The link between the pictures is there, if only Renko could see it.
But Arkady has just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and the physical and psychological effects of the disease are taking their toll. This time, he must fight more than the impenetrable Russian regime to get answers – he will need to fight himself.PRAISE FOR MARTIN CRUZ SMITH:
‘Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary’ Guardian
‘One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe’ Val McDermid
‘Martin Cruz Smith writes with an immediacy, depth and lightness of touch that is rare in its combination, and impossible to resist . . . Independence Square is no exception, and further crystallises Cruz Smith as one of the finest writers of our age’ Charlotte Philby
‘The undisputed master of the political crime thriller’ Abir Mukherjee
‘A moving portrayal of struggle against political and personal tides’ New York Times
‘Renko started off investigating murders in Soviet Russia, now it’s political corruption in Putin’s Russia. And it’s even more gripping than before’ Gareth Rubin
‘Cruz Smith’s most powerful and engaging novel since Gorky Park’ Paul Burke, CrimeTime FM
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John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course, Part 3
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World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored and Explained
An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions.
A compelling and insightful guide for uncovering and understanding a variety of the world’s major religions. This book will be the perfect gift for thinkers, borrowers, and students of religious studies and philosophy.
Learn new and profound information about a variety of faiths. In this educational guide you’ll find:
– A chapter devoted to each of the major world religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam
– Lesser-known religions and belief systems are covered, offering a comprehensive overview of faith
– Detailed illustrations and annotated works of art, and a timeline of religious historyDiscover a variety of the world’s major religions and other faiths from both the ancient and the modern world through this insightful guide. Explore over 450 classic works of religious and devotional art. With sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artefacts, this educational guide is perfect for libraries, classrooms, and the bookshelves of those who simply love learning.
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Law Express: Equity and Trusts
Enhance your learning with this text from the UK bestselling law revision series.
Equity and Trusts, 8th edition, Global Edition, by John Duddington, forms part of the renowned Law Express revision series. The text prepares you for your examinations by taking you through the essential cases, statutes, and legal terms you need to know, encouraging you to develop critical thinking skills. With expert advice throughout its chapters, this comprehensive guide uses sample questions to teach you how to approach the subject and provides you with further discussion material to deepen your understanding of the topics.
Now in its 8th edition, Equity and Trusts has been updated to include features that support your learning. These include:
- The latest available information on the legal topics discussed
- Updated chapters reflect recent legal developments
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- References to modern scholarship included in the text
Excellent for law students, this learning aid will help you prepare to excel in your exams.
This title also includes a Companion Website.
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Revise BTEC National Applied Science Revision Guide (Second edition): Second edition (REVISE BTEC Nationals in Applied Science)
Exam Board: Pearson BTEC
Academic Level: BTEC National
Subject: Applied Science
First teaching: September 2016
First Exams: Summer 2017- The Revision Guide is accompanied by an ActiveBook (eBook) so that learners have the choice and flexibility to access materials anytime or anywhere.
- The visually engaging format breaks the content down into easily-digestible sections for students and provides hassle-free instant-access revision for learners.
- Clear specification fit, with revision activities and annotated sample responses for each unit to show students how to tackle the assessed tasks.
- Written with students in mind – in an informal voice that talks directly to them.
- Designed to be used alongside the Workbook with clear unit-by-unit correspondence to make it easy to use the books together.
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Rugby Game Strategy Playbook: Blank Gamebook With Rugby Field Diagrams & Ruled Pages for Rugby Players, Coaches & Assistant Coach
This Rugby field diagram notebook is great for Rugby players, coaches and assistant coaches.Each of these notebooks has 108 pages. There are alternate Rugby field diagrams and notes pages for 52 matches. Notes pages can be used for game/ strategy notes and corresponding Rugby field diagrams to record the positions, markings, and movements. This notebook can be used for drawing up game strategies for matches, practice sessions and can also be used for scouting.
Features:
- 6X9 inch size
- 108 pages with 52 Rugby field diagrams and 52 pages for game/strategy notes
- Durable glossy cover
- Ideal for planning game strategy and drawing up plans
- Must-have addition in any Rugby player’s/ coach’s kit
Great gift idea for Rugby players and coaches for any occasion – birthday, anniversary, Christmas, or other holidays!
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Fortnum & Mason: Christmas & Other Winter Feasts
Capturing the magic and finest festive traditions of Fortnum & Mason, Christmas and Other Winter Feasts gathers together everything you need to enjoy a truly delicious winter.
A joyous celebration of Fortnum & Mason s love for extraordinary seasonal food, Christmas and Other Winter Feasts is filled with flavoursome recipes for Christmas and New Year s Eve, as well as Guy Fawkes and Burns Night.
From seasonable soups to hearty January eating, and featuring exclusive stories from the Fortnum & Mason archives, Christmas and Other Winter Feasts is the essential accompaniment to any party, gathering or feast.
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The Southern Railway, 1923-47: Steam on the Portsmouth Direct Line (Transport S.)
A history of the Southern Railway during its heyday, from 1923 to 1947, when it transported hundreds of passengers daily during the summer holiday months. Details the locomotives used, the make-up of passenger and freight trains, and individual performances.Read more
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The Southern Region (B R) Class 73 and 74 Locomotives: A Pictorial Overview
The Southern Region of British Railways had long sought to design a locomotive capable of working on electrified lines and non-electrified station yards and sidings. In 1959 British Railways approved a design, designated Class HA, later British Railways Class 73, which combined the electrical equipment of the latest EMU design with the standard English Electric diesel engine in one bodyshell. An initial order was placed for six locomotives but allocated to Eastleigh Carriage and Wagon Works because the design used stock components normally found on the multiple unit fleet. The locomotives were released to traffic during February 1962 and were allocated to Stewarts Lane depot from where they powered the mundane duties of freight, parcels and empty stock services. They also tested the principle of high-speed propulsion of passenger trains prior to the adoption of the principle for the electrification of the Waterloo – Weymouth line as far as Poole. Included in this scheme was the ordering of a further 43 improved Class 73 locomotives which were built by English Electric. The locomotives proved a useful design but when British Railways was privatised in 1994 the new operator considered them surplus and sold them out of service. The original 6 locomotives had already been transferred north to Merseyside to work on the local electric network. Although initially considered unsuitable by the original operator they were highly regarded by many companies hence were sold on to continue working on the national network. Some were converted for special purposes thus were formed into sub-classes hence as at December 2022 30 of the 49 fleet still remain active in mainline service.Read more
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The Southern Trial: An Epic Legal Thriller (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller Series Book 4)
The trial of the century has arrived.
After twenty years of anguish, after twenty years of pain, defense attorney Joe Hennessy has the chance to confront the man who ordered the murder of his ten-year-old son.
In Charleston, South Carolina, Hennessy uncovers evidence that Senator Richard Longhouse has links to his son’s unsolved murder.
Desperate to know the truth, Hennessy digs deep into the past, following the evidence trail into the criminal underworld. Clashing with corrupt cops, dishonest politicians, and ruthless felons, Hennessy uncovers information that has been buried for twenty years.But to find justice, to finally expose the truth, Joe Hennessy must risk everything he loves…
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The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge
UPDATED EDITION
A rousing and full-blooded account of the Spanish Civil War and the rise to prominence of General Franco.No modern conflict has inflamed the passions of both civilians and intellectuals as much as the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. Burned into our collective historical consciousness, it not only prefigured the imminent Second World War but also ushered in a new and horrific form of warfare that would come to define the twentieth century. At the same time it echoed the revolutionary aspirations of millions of Europeans and Americans after the painful years of the Great Depression.
In this authoritative history, Paul Preston vividly recounts the political ideals and military horrors of the Spanish Civil War – including the controversial bombing of Guernica – and tracks the emergence of General Franco’s brutal but extraordinarily durable fascist dictatorship.
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The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain
Selected as the Sunday Times History Book of the Year for 2012, this is a meticulous work of scholarship from the foremost historian of 20th-century Spain.
The culmination of more than a decade of research, ‘The Spanish Holocaust’ seeks to reflect the intense horrors visited upon Spain during its ferocious civil war, the consequences of which still reverberate bitterly today.
The brutal, murderous persecution of Spaniards between 1936 and 1945 is a truth that should have been told long ago. Paul Preston here offers the first comprehensive picture of what he terms “the Spanish Holocaust”: mass extra-judicial murder of some 200,000 victims, cursory military trials, torture, the systematic abuse of women and children, sweeping imprisonment, the horrors of exile. Those culpable for crimes committed on both sides of the Civil War are named; their victims identified.
‘The Spanish Holocaust’ illuminates one of the darkest, least-known eras of modern European history.
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The Spanish Love Deception: TikTok made me buy it! The Goodreads Choice Awards Debut of the Year
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR.
A BOOKTOK SENSATION.A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you’re actually in love. . .
Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows – including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée – will be there.
She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won’t be easy to fool. . . But even then, when Aaron Blackford – the 6’4″, blue-eyed pain in the arse – offers to step in, she’s not tempted even for a second. Never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling and insufferable man.
But Catalina is desperate and as the wedding gets closer the more desirable an option Aaron Blackford becomes. . .
The Spanish Love Deception is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating romance. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn with the promise of a sweet happy-ever-after.
“Everything you could want in a romance is right here.”
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The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic
Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards – Silver Medal Winner
Nautilus Silver Book Award Winner
Purple Dragonfly Book Awards – First Place“Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique.”
This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you’ll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as ‘Am I using appropriate body language?’ and ‘Did I say the wrong thing?’, through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge.
With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, consent and appearance, as well as how to survive school and bullying, The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide gives you the power to embrace who you are, reminding you that even during the toughest of teen moments, you are never alone.
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The Spelling Book: Transforming the Teaching of Spelling (Year 6)
Transform the teaching of spelling to Year 6 students!
In this series of books, Jane Considine reveals her structured, rigorous system to teach spelling. Built on the fundamentals of teaching spelling with strong phonic foundations, The Spelling Book has around 150 pages of activities and guidance that will transform your teaching of spelling, ensuring your pupils become better spellers for life.
By breaking down the learning of spelling with repetitive contextual learning, this book can help teachers fix their work life balance and reduce the need for spelling tests or spelling homework. The activities within the book meet all National Curriculum statutory requirements and objectives while building on them. Suitable for SEND and EAL pupils and for low-attaining/all-attaining levels.
The Spelling Book is structured into weekly activities and investigations, functioning as a framework for lesson planning and resources for children and teachers to refer to. These books for Years 2 – 6 are referential and build on learning from earlier years to prepare pupils for later National Curriculum learning requirements.
Jane Considine is an experienced educational practitioner and author of revolutionary learning resources with over 25 years in literacy consultancy. Jane launched The Training Space in 2004, a place for supporting teachers, parents and pupils in maximising learning for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 students.
“The Spelling Book not only provides an implementable and comprehensive overview of spelling for Primary school senior leaders, but excitingly also provides a system of highly-engaging resources for classroom teachers to use and their pupils to love!” – Andrew Jennings, The Vocabulary Ninja
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The SPIN Selling Fieldbook: Practical Tools, Methods, Exercises and Resources (MARKETING/SALES/ADV & PROMO)
Put into practice today’s winning strategy for achieving success in high-end sales!
The SPIN Selling Fieldbook is your guide to the method that has revolutionized big-ticket sales in the United States and globally. It’s the method being used by one-half of all Fortune 500 companies to train their sales forces, and here’s the interactive, hands-on field book that provides the practical tools you need to put this revolutionary method into actionimmediately. The SPIN Selling Fieldbook includes:
- Individual diagnostic exercises
- Illustrative case studies from leading companies
- Practical planning suggestions
- Provocative questionnaires
- Practice sessions to prepare you for dealing with challenging selling situations
Written by the pioneering author of the original bestseller, SPIN Selling, this book is aimed at making implementation easy for companies that have not yet established SPIN techniques. It will also enable companies that are already using the method to reinforce SPIN methods in the field and in coaching sessions.
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The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition
The influential masterwork that launched the American Goddess movement is even more popular and relevant than ever- a bestselling spiritual classic. This brilliant overview of the growth, supression, and modern-day reemergence of Wicca as a Goddess-worshipping religion has left an indelible mark on the feminist spiritual consciousness. In this beautiful 20th-anniversary edition, Starhawk now reveals the ways in which the practice of ritual and Goddess religion have, in the face of a changing world, developed over the last 20 years — and the ways in which these changes have influenced and enhanced her original ideas. This important spiritual guidebook provides both the tools of ancient practice and the means to adapt them to our lives today — for, according to Starhawk, ‘a living tradition is not static or fixed; it changes and responds to changing needs and changing times.’Read more
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The spirit of Barbie
In this fascinating book, the author reveals :
– Barbie’s history and evolution,
– her strategy for conquering the world
– its adaptation to fashion trends over 50 years
– the various derivative products, illustrations and and comics about Barbie
– stories from the making of the Barbie movie
– the various debates on her evolution in American and world society.
The book also features a wealth of exclusive, never-before-seen documents on the elegant outfits and dream settings of the world’s most famous doll!Read more
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The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success
‘A wonderful book. Thoughtful…fascinating’ Malcolm Gladwell
Do you believe some people are born athletes?
Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise?
In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of athletic success, award-winning writer David Epstein gets to the heart of the great nature vs. nurture debate, and explodes myths about how and why humans excel.
Along the way, Epstein:
– Exposes the flaws in the so-called 10,000-hour rule that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success.
– Shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not – like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player.
– Uncovers why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components.
Throughout, The Sports Gene forces us to rethink the very nature of success.
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The Sports Parent Solution: Proven Strategies for Transforming Parents from Obstacles to Allies
Are sports parents getting in the way of your team’s success?
If you’re struggling with today’s sports parents, you are not alone. Headlines like following are common:
- How Parents are Ruining Sports
- Sports Parents, We Have a Problem
- The Nightmare Sports Parent
Parents become obstacles not because they want to be a problem but because there is a lack of collaboration to support the athlete and the team.
As a coach, you can be part of the solution. In The Sports Parent Solution, J.P. Nerbun, one of the world’s leading experts on team culture in sports, offers a comprehensive blueprint for turning your most challenging sports parents into your greatest allies.
Leveraging ideas from leaders in education, the military, and sports, and sharing dozens of real stories from youth, high school, and collegiate-level coaches, Nerbun shares practical strategies for creating open lines of communication, building a connection to the team, and engaging in hard conversations. Throughout, readers will find inspiration in real stories from coaches at the youth, high school, and collegiate level whom Nerbun has supported in his work as a leadership coach and culture consultant.
Explore how to:
- Overcome the common obstacles and fear of sports parents
- Foster a collaborative partnership
- Get parent support for your goal and vision for the team
- Enforce boundaries for the wellbeing of you and the team
The Sports Parents Solution gives you the strategies and methods you need to transform the parent culture in your team, allowing you to better support each athlete’s growth, improve your team’s performance, create an extraordinary experience for all involved—and take your program to a whole new level.
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The Sports Physio: Sexy, thrilling, pure fantasy (The Naughty Series)
Read the deliciously naughty book that everyone is talking about. One of sport’s leading physiotherapists details the sexual shenanigans, affairs and misbehaviour behind the scenes at training camps and major sports events.“I worked in sport for 30 years with many players, and the truth is that I had sexual
encounters with several of the stars of world sport: some of the biggest names you
can imagine. Everyone is at it. It’s insane how sexual the world of sport is. This is
my story…”The book is tantalising, exciting and full of gloriously explicit stories…like the one about a threesome with two very famous international football players, as well as sexy encounters with two of the best tennis players in the world, an England cricket star and rugby players.
She also tells the behind-the-scenes story of meeting a Hollywood A-lister at a boxing match and having an affair with him.
Can you work out who the England footballers are? What about the tennis players? They are described as ‘the best in the world’; she even adds: “You’d instantly know who they were. I mean – how many of the top-ranking male
players do you know? They are in that group!”It features many big, strong, manly sportsmen who seduce her and have glorious sexual liaisons with her.
The author has spared no details and says: “Everything in the book is true.”
So, lie back and enjoy these delicious, erotic tales in all their titillating detail.“I’ve had amazing sex with many of the most famous sportspeople ever. I hope you enjoy my story all about it…how it started and just what I got up to. I will take you under the towels of some of the world’s most famous sportsmen and tell you exactly what naughty things we got up to. You’ll never look at sportsmen in quite the same way again.”
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The Spurs Shirt: The Official History of the Tottenham Hotspur Jersey
Fully revised and updated second edition
Includes the full list of Player Legacy Numbers and the shirt worn by Harry Kane when he broke the Club’s scoring record.
The Spurs Shirt is the conclusion of years of painstaking research and includes a match worn example of almost every style of Tottenham Hotspur shirt (home and away) since the glory days of the 1960s – including a jersey from every post-war cup final Spurs have ever played in. Each shirt has been beautifully photographed to create a stunning coffee table book which offers a unique perspective on the illustrious history of the club.
This new edition contains over 250 shirts worn or prepared for more than 120 different Spurs players, including legends like Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy Greaves, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale and Harry Kane.
It’s also the first publication to include a full list of Player Legacy Numbers.
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The Squarespace SEO Guide: How to Optimize your Squarespace site and get found by the top search engines
There are over 600 million websites in existence and Google only shows a handful of results per page. So how does one get to appear in the coveted 1st page of search results? Either paid ads or SEO and most people aren’t going to put up the cash.There’s a debate raging about whether Squarespace is good for SEO. The answer is both yes and no. It does a great job at some things and a very poor job at others. If you’re the average Squarespace user you’re probably someone who wants an easy to build and edit website that looks amazing right out of the gate. And on that, Squarespace delivers.
This books covers the technical SEO that Squarespace does a great job with automatically. The real meat is in the on-page SEO where the ability to edit title tags, meta descriptions and image alt text can be difficult or non-existent depending on your Squarespace template.
Squarespace has an excellent help section where all this information can be found but it’s scattered throughout a wide range of articles. If you’re not familiar with SEO you may not know exactly what you’re looking for so it could be difficult for you to find on your own. This guide has everything you need to know about optimizing your Squarespace sites SEO all in one place.
Subjects included in the book are:
– How to edit your page titles, meta descriptions, image alt text and URLs
– Adding canonical tags to pages
– Hiding pages from search results
– Creating URL redirects
– Creating a custom 404 page
– Formatting and heading options
– Google search console verification
– Adding rich snippet and chema markup
– Mobile friendliness and AMP pages
– Using tags and categories
– Adding business information
– Connecting your Google Analytics account
– Social media integration
– Sitemap and robots.txt files
– SSL Certification optionsRead more
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The Squiggly Career: The No.1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller – Ditch the Ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLER 2020
‘The Squiggly Career is about navigating work in a way that suits you, it’s a timely and brilliant handbook for now’ Stylist
‘A brilliant guide. Read it and get the tools you need to thrive in your career now and in the future’ Marie Forleo, author of Everything is Figureoutable
‘Logical, practical and based on tried and tested models’ Financial Times’s Book of the Month
Career ladders and jobs for life are a thing of the past
Today, we’re living in a world of squiggly careers, where moving frequently and fluidly between roles, industries, locations, and even careers, is becoming the new normal. Squiggly careers can feel stressful and overwhelming, but if you know how to make the most of them, they can be full of opportunity, freedom and purpose.
And to make the most of our increasingly squiggly careers we need to answer some important questions: What am I good at? What do I stand for? What motivates and drives me? Where do I want to go in the future?
In The Squiggly Career, you’ll learn how to:
– Play to your super strengths
– Discover your values
– Overcome your confidence gremlins
– Build better support networks
– Explore your future possibilitiesPacked with insights about the changing shape of work and inspiration from highly successful people, this book will fuel your growth and help you be happier, and ultimately more successful in your career.
If you enjoyed reading this, check out You Coach You, Helen and Sarah’s practical guide to getting unstuck, increasing self-awareness and solving knotty career conundrums.
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The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure
‘The most beautiful book of the year… it’s like a poem… a work of art’ – Chris Packham
An enchanting clothbound fable about growth, new life and finding hope in unexpected places, from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star.
One autumn evening, a young squirrel spots an acorn glinting on the forest floor.
Eager to protect her treasure from watchful eyes and hungry mouths, she buries it deep in the heart of the forest.
But when she returns after the icy winter, her acorn is nowhere to be found. Where could it be?
‘Exquisite, moving and hopeful on so many different levels. I love the bright green of the spring, I really feel that incandescence when I turn the page. I will be buying it for many.’ – Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden
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The St Lucia Mystery (The Mary Brown novels Book 11)
A gripping and hilarious new novel from million-selling author Bernice Bloom“This is the best book yet. I loved it.”
Mary Brown heads to the beautiful island of St Lucia on the holiday of a lifetime. She’s planning to relax and take things easy. But on the second evening, while walking on the beach, she finds a purse buried in the sand.
Inside it is a folded map, a key, and an invitation to a party on a boat the next evening. There’s also an identity card for someone called Cara Jeffries.
The wallet has no phone number, so Mary heads to the party on the boat the next night to hand the purse back to its owner.
But when she asks whether Cara is there, there is a stunned silence. Everyone on the boat stops and looks.
Mary is told that Cara disappeared months ago in mysterious circumstances.
No one knows what happened to her.
There are police on the boat who watch Mary carefully.
– How does Mary have Cara’s purse?
– How can the purse contain an invitation to a boat party that was only organised a week ago when the woman disappeared months ago?
– Is Cara Jeffries alive?Mary Brown decides to find out…
The novel features waterfalls, volcanic mud baths, the very real struggle to keep a large body inside a small bikini, rain forests, Pilates in the sand, endless sugar-coated beaches and peaceful azure waters.
And Mary Brown – in the middle of it all – wallowing in the beauty and majesty of the island while trying to find the missing Cara Jeffries as three angry men & the island’s police force watch her closely, waiting to pounce…
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The St. Francis de Sales Signature Set
The St. Francis de Sales Signature Set are representative of why St. Francis was so well-received during the Counter-Reformation, and indeed, throughout history. One can easily see why St. Francis de Sales received the title “Doctor of Charity” from the works selected (Introduction to the Devout Life; Consoling Thoughts; Sermons; Catholic Controversies), as his outpouring of it is evident in each of the four works. Introduction to the Devout Life is his efforts to help other souls love God like he did; Consoling Thoughts expresses his love for suffering souls in giving them solace and exhortation to continue; Sermons relay his daily love for his flock, preaching to them about the different aspects God’s love; and finally, Catholic Controversies is his apologetical love, exerting effort to win souls back to the Church.
Perhaps more than any other saint, St. Francis preached truth with love. His teachings, his works, and his very presence were consoling to those 72,000 lost souls of Switzerland and to millions of more over the centuries. Now, then, it is our hope that they will offer hope, consolation to a new generation of Catholics and spur on greater love of God and neighbor.Read more
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The Stand-In: A Single in Seattle Novel
From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes THE STAND-IN, the newest novel in her beloved Single in Seattle series, featuring Drew Montgomery!I don’t like my new boss. Not at all.
London Ambrose is a spoiled billionaire’s daughter. And now she’s the new co-owner of the Seattlefootball team,but that doesn’t mean that she knows diddly squat about football.
There’s nothing I hate more than having someone micromanaging me, shadowing my every move, and giving me their two cents on Every. Little. Thing. as I coach MY defensive line.
I don’t care about new team jerseys and branding or answering her million and one questions about how I do my job. But, I can’t help but come to her defense when an old flame shows up and starts harassing her. I’m a Montgomery. We don’t let anyone mess with women.
Now, I’m suddenly in a fake relationship, pretending to date the gorgeous billionaire and learning so many surprising things about this captivating woman that I just can’t seem to stay away from her.
When the lines between our fake relationship and real relationship blur, and my initial distaste for her turns into desire, I find myself coaching the most important game of my life – do I let my guard down or do I let London Ambrose walk away forever?
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The Star System: Hollywood’s Production of Popular Identities (Short Cuts)
Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early “cinema of attractions” to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.
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The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005. 40th Ed.
From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth Vader. In 1999, creator George Lucas began the story of how Anakin Skywalker grew up to train as a Jedi under Obi-Wan Kenobi, found love with the Queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala, before turning to the dark side of his nature and becoming more machine than man.
After driving the development of nascent digital technology, George Lucas perceived how he could create new creatures and new worlds on a grander scale than ever before. He created the first digital blockbuster, and met fierce resistance when he pushed for widespread digital cameras, sets, characters, and projection – all of which are now used throughout the industry. He essentially popularized the modern way of making movies.
Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this second volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy ― Episode I The Phantom Menace, Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Episode III Revenge of the Sith ― and features exclusive interviews with Lucas and his collaborators. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters.
About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program―now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
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£18.30£23.80The Star Wars Archives. 1999–2005. 40th Ed.
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The Starless Sea: The spellbinding Sunday Times bestseller
THE TIKTOK SENSATION
Discover the enchanting, magical bestseller from the author of The Night Circus, now in a stunning new edition.
We are all stardust and stories…
When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a mysterious book containing details from his own life among its pages, it leads him on a quest unlike any other.
Following the clues inside, he is guided to a masquerade ball, a dangerous secret club, and finally to an ancient library hidden far beneath the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians – it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes across time, and of stories whispered by the dead.
But when the library is threatened, Zachary must race through its twisting tunnels and sweetly soaked shores, searching for the end of his story.
PRAISE FOR THE STARLESS SEA:
‘Enchanting read… an ode to stories and storytelling itself, and the joy of reading’ Guardian
‘Spellbinding’ Daily Mirror
‘A magical mix of quests and fables…beautifully written’ HeatRead more
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The Starlight Stables Gang (The Starlight Stables Gang, 1)
Fans of Clare Balding and Jacqueline Wilson will love this fun and heartwarming new adventure series for animal-mad 8-12 year olds from superstar equestrian influencer Esme Higgs!
Summer has always loved horses but she never thought she’d be able to learn how to ride them – not with money being so tight at home. Then she discovers the Starlight Stables where she meets a new gang of friends and learns how to ride in return for helping-out with the horses. It’s a dream come true!
Summer falls in love with life at the stables and especially with Luna, a beautiful dapple-grey pony. But one day, Summer arrives at the stables to find that Luna has been stolen in the night. It’s up to the Starlight Stables Gang to follow the clues and rescue Luna before it’s too late!
Full of fun, friendship and and mystery, this is the first book in the brand-new Starlight Stables Gang series. Beautifully illustrated by Hannah George.
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The Stars of Hollywood Remembered: Career Biographies of 81 Actors and Actresses of the Golden Era, 1920s-50s: Career Biographies of 82 Actors and Actresses of the Golden Era,…
Biographies and filmographies of 81 actors and actresses who had passed from the scene by September 1996 are presented in this reference work. The filmography lists all the films in which they appeared, along with the studio and year of release.Read more
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The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred
Young people have made it overwhelmingly clear: finding the sacred in the everyday is integral to their well-being. And they want your help in their search. The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred investigates how young people experience the sacred and how it impacts their lives. This year’s report uncovers how young people encounter the sacred beyond traditional spaces, experiencing moments that evoke a sense of wonder, awe, and connection—both in person and online. Young people see the sacred: 55% of young people, regardless of religious affiliation, report having experienced a sacred moment. And sacred moments make life more meaningful: young people said it helped them feel connected to something real (87%) or feel they were in the presence of something larger than themselves (81%). This report offers trusted adults new ways to help cultivate experiences of the sacred for young people: Discover the concept of Sacred Sensibility—the capacity for young people to see, appreciate, and respond to the sacred—which will give leaders a new vantage point from which to design experiences, have conversations, and cultivate relationships. Enrich young people’s spiritual journeys and help set the stage for greater personal and spiritual growth, and for connectedness with each other. As young people search for ways to make sense of an increasingly complex world, you can walk alongside them. The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred is your guide as you join them on this journey.Read more
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The Stats Game: A Deep Dive into Sports Analytics in the Modern Era
Have you ever wondered how to properly evaluate the careers of your favorite athletes? Have you ever questioned the reasoning behind a team’s in-game strategies? Perhaps you would like to predict the performance of your favorite team next season using cutting-edge analytical tools. Recent technological advancements have prompted a newfound approach to sports analytics, centered around data and information. In this thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of modern sports analytics, authors Aidan and Maxwell Resnick discuss effective techniques for recognizing and eliminating common biases that arise when fans and analysts evaluate players, coaches, teams, and more. Employing examples from baseball, hockey, football, basketball, and tennis, the Resnicks share perceptive insights and easily comprehensible explanations of new methodologies, ensuring that even old-school sports analysts can internalize this new mindset. The Stats Game is perfect for sports enthusiasts who are looking to move beyond the bleachers and into the middle of the action, where pivotal decisions are made.Read more
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The Stencil Graffiti Manual
Stencils are a technique with unlimited aesthetic adaptability and possibility―from ancient cave painting to contemporary graffiti. Beyond their unique stylistic expression, stencils offer practical benefits, including precision, unlimited duplication of a message or pattern, and speed. In this info-packed manual, artist C215 shares not only his expertise with stencils, but the stories and works of 16 leading stencil graffiti and street artists around the world, showing how far it goes creatively beyond mere reproduction. Learn about materials and tools, bridges and frames, creating stencils with Photoshop and Illustrator, techniques for painting, and the specifics of text-based work, patterns, and abstract work. Hundreds of photos, detailed how-tos, and interviews with artists in the US, England, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and Colombia show a wide range of styles, techniques, and contexts. Three ready-to-use stencils are included.Read more
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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIR
In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.
Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .
But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .
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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty (Audio Download): Tracy Borman, Hodder & Stoughton: Amazon.co.uk: Books
‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIRIn March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.
Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .
But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .
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The Stompysaurus Board Book (DinoFeelings)
A reassuring tale about coping with overwhelming feelings and frustration, The Stompysaurus is the latest book in the DinoFeelings series by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton, creators of The Worrysaurus. Now available in a chunky board book, perfect for little hands.
One morning, Stompysaurus wakes from a happy dream, feeling excited for the new day, until things start to go a bit wrong. His brother’s being a tease, his breakfast isn’t his usual favourite and NOTHING is going right. His STOMPS and ROARS start rising inside him, until they EXPLODE!
But a tricky start doesn’t have to mean a stompy finish. Can Stompysurus find a new way of looking at things and turn his day around?
The perfect story to help children learn to overcome feelings of anger and annoyance when it seems like everything is going wrong. From the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside. A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab.
Check out the other books in the DinoFeelings series:
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£7.00£7.60The Stompysaurus Board Book (DinoFeelings)
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The Stonekeeper (Amulet): 1
Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible, man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, a giant robot – and two ordinary children on a life-or-death mission in this first book in the NYT’s bestselling series.
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous.
Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids’ mom through a door in the basement.
Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.
Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves.
- Full-colour illustrated stories for readers at all ages and all abilities
- #1 New York Times bestselling series!
- Amulet #1 was an ALA Best Book and shortlisted for the CBC’s Children’s Choice Book Awards
- Kazu illustrated the 15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in the US
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The Stop Program for Women: Handouts and Homework
This program addresses the rapidly increasing awareness of female domestic violence and need for quality treatment services. Developed and field-tested for over twenty-five years among military and civilian populations, this program integrates contemporary interventions and client-centered guidelines to treat domestic violence offenders-who happen to be female. Based on the acclaimed domestic violence treatment program STOP Domestic Violence, which focused on male domestic violence offenders, this book recognizes what is now being widely accepted, abuse is abuse regardless of gender, and must be treated. These worksheets and exercises, fully integrated with the main book, keep group members actively engaged in overcoming their abusive behaviors. Packaged as loose-leaf sheets, they can be added, removed, or rearranged to suit the needs of any leader administering the program. Worksheets are arranged by sessions which help abusers understand why what they are doing is abuse, and how to overcome what drives them to do so. The abusers are held accountable for their actions rather than blame the victims or various substances. Each session comes with clearly labeled questions for the abusers to answer in the session and as homework, providing structure for recovery both within the sessions and at home.Read more
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The Story of Barbie and the Woman Who Created Her (Barbie)
A beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie–the most famous doll in the world–and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler.After noticing how her daughter played with “grown-up” paper dolls, Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. While others told her it wasn’t possible, Ruth Handler proved them all wrong by creating the most famous doll ever. This beautiful hardcover picture book will inspire children ages 3 to 7 to believe that anything is possible–especially with Barbie!
Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef to a president, she knows that girls can do anything!
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The Story of Computing
Today computers shape every aspect of our lives. In our pockets, we carry mobile phones with computing power that was unimaginable just 50 years ago. Many industries are embracing the promises – and the risks – of artificial intelligence. The world is changing faster than ever, and computing is at the heart of technological development.
Dermot Turing explores the history of this rapidly evolving technology, from the Charles Babbage and his experiments with steam powered calculators to the computerised Go champion, AlphaGo. Featuring wonderful, full-colour images which illustrate this history, The Story of Computing is the essential guide to a subject that none of us can ignore.
Topics include:
• The birth of the computer
• Codebreaking in World War II
• Innovations in hardware and software
• Artificial intelligence
• The internet
• The challenges of cybersecurity.Read more
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The Story of Contemporary Art
What does it mean?
Is it really art?
Why does it cost so much?
While these questions are perpetually asked about contemporary art, they are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his seminal book The Story of Art. Contemporary art is very different from what came before. From the 1960s, where Gombrich’s account concludes, artists began to abandon traditional forms of art and started to make work that questioned art’s very definition. This is where Godfrey picks up the story.Developments in contemporary art have followed no straightforward line of progress or sequence of movements. Recognizing this, Tony Godfrey creates a narrative from a series of often dramatic creative conflicts and arguments around what art is or should be. From object versus sculpture and painting versus conceptual to local versus global, gallery versus wider world, The Story of Contemporary Art traces a history in terms of drastic changes in social and political life over the last sixty years.
How do we experience being human in a world that seems to change so quickly? In exploring art’s relationship to this question, Godfrey asserts that multiple voices must be heard: critics, theorists, curators and collectors, but also audiences and artists themselves. Key to the book is the story of how a perception that art was made almost exclusively by white men from North America and Western Europe has been radically overturned. Compelling and intelligent, but never academic, this book tells us how.
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The Story Of Disney: 100 Years Of Wonder
The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must-have coffee table book showcases the company’s history and rich legacy–past, present, and future–through vibrant voices and rare Disney concept art and photographs.On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded what we now know to be The Walt Disney Company. Walt’s passion and vision continues to inspire creative development across the company. As a result, Disney characters–and their stories–have touched the lives of generations of fans. They encourage a belief that dreams really can come true.
As the official companion to the touring exhibition by Walt Disney Archives and SC Exhibitions, this gorgeous coffee table book serves as a treasure trove for pop culture enthusiasts, artists, art collectors, and Disney fans.
Searching for more ways to connect with the Disney Parks and films? Explore these books from Disney Editions:
- Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World: Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth
- A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth
- Birnbaum’s 2023 Walt Disney World: The Official Vacation Guide
- Birnbaum’s 2023 Walt Disney World for Kids: The Official Guide
- Art of Coloring: Walt Disney World
- Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai
- Poster Art of the Disney Parks
- Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks: Celebrations Around the World from Fall to Winter
- The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic
- The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky
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The Story of Ferrari: A Tribute to Automotive Excellence: 1
The Story of Ferrari is a pocket-sized and exceptionally designed celebration of the legendary manufacturer.
Speed, luxury, excellence and innovation have defined Ferrari as the world’s most revered car manufacturer for more than 70 years. In The Story of Ferrari, every key aspect of the Prancing Horse’s history is explored and showcased, from the first car built under the Ferrari name in 1947 through to the global giant and cultural force it has become today.
Delving into the design and engineering philosophies instilled by Enzo Ferrari, this book highlights the most iconic models across decades of Ferrari history, including the 125 S, F40, Testarossa and Enzo. Ferrari is also the most successful name in motorsport, with 16 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship titles to its name. The stories of its victories and adversities on the track, as well as the drivers and engineers who helped make it such a success, are covered here as well.
Filled with stunning imagery and insightful commentary, The Story of Ferrari charts the history of this legendary marque in a package worthy of the name.
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The Story of Mini: A Tribute to the Iconic Car: 2
The Story of Mini is a pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated celebration of the iconic car.
For more than 60 years, the Mini has been one of the most beloved and instantly recognisable cars on the road. From its humble beginnings with the British Motor Corporation in 1959, to the modern BMW-backed models of today, The Story of Mini tells the story of the car and the unique culture that has built up around it.
Exploring the evolution of Mini design from the original two-door model – the most popular British car of all time – through to the diverse range of Minis available today, this book is an exceptionally designed tribute to the marque, and the people who helped create it.
Touching on the Mini’s impact on pop culture, as well as the racing heritage cultivated by the legendary John Cooper, and filled with stunning imagery and insightful commentary, The Story of Mini charts the history of this beloved brand in a small but perfectly formed package.
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