• Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect

    What does Ireland’s nature poetry say about us as a people? How does it speak to us of our past, our inheritance, the values to which we aspire? What clues lie within its language that connect us to our deeper selves and our place within our communities and environments?

    As varied as our plants, animals and habitats, Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect presents a portrait of an ever-changing vista. Jane Carkill’s captivating original illustrations of Ireland’s rich and diverse natural world add to the sense of enchantment and wonder.

    Each poem pays attention to nature while also reflecting on the loves and losses of our everyday lives. Award-winning poet Jane Clarke’s selection includes some of our best-known poets, from Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Michael Longley, Paula Meehan, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Paul Muldoon.

    There are poems here to make us laugh and cry, to help us celebrate and grieve; poems to put words on what can seem inexpressible as we connect to the other living beings with which we share this island.

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    £3.80
  • Developing IoT Projects with ESP32: Discover the IoT development ecosystem with ESP32 to create production-grade smart devices, 2nd Edition

    From smart sensors to cloud to TinyML, learn the IoT ecosystem by developing on ESP32 with industry-wide tools and technologies

    Key Features

    • Build IoT projects from scratch using ESP32
    • Customize solutions, take them to cloud, visualize real-time data, implement security features
    • Practice using a variety of hands-on projects such as an audio player, smart home, and more

    Book Description

    The ESP32 is a low-cost, low-power, SoC (system on a chip) series of microcontrollers with integrated WiFi and dual-mode Bluetooth. It has shipped >100M units as of 2018 and powers many WiFi devices on the market. This book provides end-to-end coverage of building an IoT system from the ground up to secure data communication techniques from sensors to cloud platforms that will help you to develop production-grade IoT solutions by using the ESP32 SoC.

    Starting with the fundamentals of IoT supported with real-world use cases, this book will take you through every aspect of building an IoT device using ESP32 from scratch. With every chapter, you’ll learn to expand your IoT applications with features such as sensor communication, integrating popular IoT libraries such as Little FS, LVGL and more, connectivity via. WiFi/BLE, security features, cloud connectivity and real-time data visualization techniques using Grafana.

    Moving further, an entire section is dedicated to covering AI/ML for embedded systems. You’ll learn to build and run ML applications using TInyML and ESP32-S3 to create state-of-the-art embedded products.

    The book takes a hands-on approach to have you start building IoT solutions right from the start. An end-to-end IoT solution in the form of a Smart Home is dedicated towards the end of the book where you apply all the techniques learned through the book in real-time.

    Get started with building secure, production grade IoT systems on ESP32, today!

    What you will learn

    • Using IDE and development tools effectively with debugging/testing features
    • How to drive popular peripherals and external devices (GPIO, I2C, multimedia, storage)
    • Handy IoT libraries to be integrated into ESP32 projects
    • Managing WiFi (STA & AP modes, provisioning, ESP Rainmaker framework features)
    • Security features (Secure boot, OTA firmware update)
    • Developing AWS IoT and visualizing data with Grafana
    • Adding voice capabilities by employing the ESP AFE and Speech recognition framework
    • Develop ML applications using TinyML on ESP32-S3 and the Edge Impulse platform
    • Developing TinyML applications on ESP32-S3

    Who This Book Is For

    If you are an embedded software developer, an IoT software architect or developer, a technologist, or anyone who wants to learn how to use ESP32 and its applications, this book is for you.

    A basic understanding of embedded systems, programming, networking, and cloud computing concepts is necessary to get started with the book.

    Table of Contents

    1. Overview of ESP32 / Introduction to IoT development and the ESP32 platform
    2. Understanding the development tools to create the first application
    3. Using ESP32 peripherals to drive external devices
    4. Employing 3rd-party libraries in ESP32 projects
    5. Project – Audio player
    6. Using WiFi communication for connectivity
    7. Learning ESP32 security features for production-grade devices
    8. Connecting to cloud platforms and using services
    9. Project – Smart home
    10. TensorFlow Basics and TinyML
    11. Developing on EdgeImpulse platform
    12. Project – Baby monitor

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    £39.60
  • Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland: 2nd edition (Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides)

    The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book that made the fascinating micro-moth group accessible to the general naturalist.

    Written by a team of moth experts under the editorship of Phil Sterling, this is a complete guide to all the micro-moth families found in Great Britain and Ireland, including the Channel Islands. Species descriptions include field characters, similar species, flight season, habitat, larval foodplants, status and distribution. The introduction covers identifying, studying and finding micro-moths, including field techniques. Also included are innovative keys to families and genera.

    The second edition covers a total of 1,300 species, with more than 1,500 detailed photographs and artworks, and 900 updated species distribution maps. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added, making this a must-have introduction to British microlepidoptera.

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    £28.50£38.00
  • Clinical and Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

    Known and trusted for its unique, scholarly and accessible approach to the clinical reasoning process, Schell & Schell’s Clinical and Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy, 3rd Edition, offers up-to-date, easy-to-understand coverage of the theories and insights gained from years of studying how occupational therapy practitioners reason in practice.  

    This groundbreaking text goes beyond simply directing how therapists should think to exploring why and how they reason when working with clients, employing a four-part organization that helps you develop the skills to identify and solve challenges throughout your career. Educators, and clinical supervisors will appreciate the in depth coverage of the Barbara Schell’s Ecological Model of Professional Reasoning, and John Schell’s Model of Contextual Learning and Teaching, providing strong support for how to teach and  improve reasoning.  

    Informed by direct research with practitioners around the world the 3rd Edition incorporates new coverage of practical applications and assessments as well new quizzes, test questions, and video interviews with contributors to provide complete support for your success in class and help you make a confident transition to clinical practice.   

    • NEW! Coverage of applied content and assessment helps emerging occupational therapists translate professional reasoning concepts to practice.  

    • NEW! Quizzes and test questions available on Lippincott® Connect provide valuable self-assessment opportunities.  

    • NEW! Video interviews enrich students’ understanding of clinical reasoning with the real-life reflections of chapter contributors.  

    • Thinking About Thinking boxes clarify the clinical reasoning process.  

    • Learning activities challenge students to apply their reasoning to various occupational therapy scenarios.  

    • Case Examples demonstrate effective reasoning for managing a wide range of commonly encountered clinical and professional issues.   

      

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    £1.00
  • Does My Dog Love Me?: Understanding how your dog sees the world

    Have you ever wondered what your dog is really thinking?

    Our dogs mean the world to us and as owners we do our best to make sure they feel happy and loved, whilst also keeping them in line when needed. But wouldn’t it be so much easier if we spoke the same language and could ask what they were thinking or feeling?

    In his latest book, top dog trainer, Graeme Hall, reveals the secrets to understanding what your furry companion is trying to say and how they see the world. Drawing on 15 years of experience training over 5,000 dogs, and backed up with scientific evidence, he tackles all the tricky questions you’ve ever wanted to ask, such as ‘how do I tell my dog he’s been naughty?’ and ‘how long does a dog remember?’.

    Sharing his own personal stories and practical tips, Graeme demonstrates how to interpret your dog’s body language and use that knowledge to build a stronger, more rewarding relationship, as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Whether you’re a seasoned dog owner or a new pup parent, this book will change the way you think about your four-legged best friend.

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    £12.90£20.90
  • Mission Zero: The Independent Net Zero Review

    Mission Zero is a landmark independent report into the delivery of the UK’s commitment to net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Chaired by Chris Skidmore, the UK’s former Energy Minister who was responsible for signing net zero into law, its conclusions set out, for the very first time, a new economic narrative for climate policy, demonstrating the vast financial opportunity that net zero can deliver.

    This timely and crucial report acts as a template for how all countries can map out future challenges and opportunities and, above all, deliver their own pathway to net zero while also creating new jobs, industries and investment for the future.

    Commissioned by the UK’s Prime Minister in September 2022, Mission Zero is the largest engagement exercise on net zero conducted to date and has been widely recognised as the most informative and detailed document on the topic, covering every sector and aspect of society. This important book is a vital piece of work and an indispensable must-read for anyone interested in energy, climate and sustainability policy.

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    £10.00£14.20
  • The Wuhan Cover-Up: And the Terrifying Bioweapons Arms Race (Children’s Health Defense)

    “RFK Jr. exposes the decades of lies.”–Luc Montagnier, Nobel laureate

    From the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Real Anthony Fauci comes an explosive exposé of the cover-up behind the true origins of COVID-19.

    “Gain-of-function” experiments are often conducted to deliberately develop highly virulent, easily transmissible pathogens for the stated purpose of developing preemptive vaccines for animal viruses before they jump to humans. More insidious is the “dual use” nature of this research, specifically directed toward bioweapons development.

    The Wuhan Cover-Up pulls back the curtain on how the US government’s increase in biosecurity spending after the 2001 terror attacks set in motion a plan to transform the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the direction of Dr. Anthony Fauci, into a de facto Defense Department agency.

    While Dr. Fauci zealously funded and pursued gain-of-function research, concern grew among some scientists and government officials about the potential for accidental or deliberate release of weaponized viruses from labs that might trigger worldwide pandemics. A moratorium was placed on this research, but true to form, Dr. Fauci found ways to continue unperturbed–outsourcing some of the most controversial experiments offshore to China and providing federal funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology’s (WIV’s) leading researchers for gain-of-function studies in partnership with the Chinese military and the Chinese Communist Party.

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s meticulously researched and rigorously sourced analysis leads readers on a staggering journey to learn about:

    • the key enablers and henchmen pushing for gain-of-function research
    • the economic motives behind gain-of-function research
    • successfully engineered “chimeric viruses” that can infect and kill humans
    • the coordinated effort to silence speculation of COVID-19’s laboratory genesis
    • the complicity of scientific journals to hide the origins of COVID-19
    • the role of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China’s biowarfare/biodefense program
    • the relationships between US health, military, and intelligence bureaucracies and scientists and their Chinese counterparts
    • the roles of Bill Gates and Sir Jeremy Farrar in orchestrating a global cover-up

    The Wuhan Cover-Up unveils a global conspiracy of epic proportion and lethal consequence.

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    £23.70£33.30
  • The Mushroom Guide & Identifier: An expert manual for identifying, picking and using edible wild mushrooms found in the Britain Isles: An expert … … wild mushrooms found in…

    It is crucial that the most expert advice is taken when hunting for mushrooms, and this authoritative new handbook offers clear, practical information for accurate identification. A clear introduction explains everything a mushroom picker needs to know, followed by a fully-illustrated guide of the most popular edible wild mushrooms, with storage and cooking tips. Their identifying features and typical habitats are described. In addition the book presents and describes the poisonous and potentially deceptive species which the mushroom picker is most likely to come across.

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    £8.70£9.50
  • Better Things: Materials for Sustainable Product Design

    How often have you seen a label on a product proclaiming it to be made from ‘recycled material’, ‘bioplastic’ or similar, without it giving any details of the concrete environmental benefits? What do these terms really mean? A drive for greater transparency and demonstrable environmental benefits is happening in product design, through emerging legislation and standards, and consumer demand for more sustainable products and unambiguous marketing.

    In Better Things: Materials for Sustainable Product Design, Daniel Liden seeks to tackle the lazy ‘greenwashing’ terminology we see every day, providing a guide for product designers, manufacturers and consumers wishing to make better and more informed decisions about materials. The book comprises six chapters devoted to material categories – plastics, textiles, metals, ceramics and glass, wood and paper – and a seventh chapter covering emerging sustainable technologies. Each chapter includes interviews with industry experts, as well as photos, diagrams, environmental impact data, general material properties and more.

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    £19.00£23.80
  • The Phone Fix: The Brain-Focused Guide to Building Healthy Digital Habits and Breaking Bad Ones

    What is really happening in your brain when you use your phone, and how to harness it.

    Humans are often fearful of the day the world will be ruled by machines, but have they not already taken over? The average person spends 4-5 hours a day on their phone, about a third of the time they are awake. We self-interrupt our work and social lives, forgo sleep, procrastinate important tasks and opt for digital distraction when we’re bored or feel uncomfortable.

    NHS neurology doctor and neuroscientist Faye Begeti describes what is happening in our brain when we use our phones and why we have formed so many fixed and negative habits around them. She reflects on both deliberate choices and automatic behaviours, whilst also challenging myths around digital ‘addiction’, how dopamine actually works and the harmfulness of blue light.

    Rather than recommending a quick fix digital diet, or total abstinence – unviable for most people – The Phone Fix offers a practical guide, based on neuroscientific techniques, on building supportive digital habits. Technology is not inherently bad or frightening and by better understanding what is happening in our brains, we can replenish our willpower and improve our focus, forming a healthier relationship with our phones ­- and therefore the real people around us.

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    £19.30£20.90
  • Occupational Therapy Disruptors: What Global OT Practice Can Teach Us About Innovation, Culture, and Community

    This anthology collates 16 unique and powerful perspectives from occupational therapists around the globe, each highlighting the culture that they are a part of and how it informs their work and care. Ranging across almost every continent in the world including stories from Aotearoa to the Gaza Strip to Dhaka and beyond, Occupational Therapy Disruptors offers a decolonised re-examination of occupational therapy through a poignant, global lens.

    Based on a series of interviews conducted by Sheela Roy Ivlev, each account provides candid and personal reflections and challenges found in occupational therapy in different cultural and political contexts and inspires occupational therapists to enrich their own practice with cultural awareness and reflexivity.

    With reflection prompts and calls to action at the end of each chapter, this is an invaluable resource for occupational therapists looking to develop a more diverse, culturally-informed understanding of their practice.

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    £19.20£20.90
  • Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them

    ‘Beautifully crafted, fascinating and unbearably poignant, I totally loved this book’. Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

    ‘Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside’. Guardian

    Author of Bringing Back the Beaver and Britain’s favourite maverick rewilder Derek Gow embarks on an adventure to uncover the mythology, mystery and history of wolves in Britain.

    Derek Gow’s dream is that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain. Wolf rewilding projects have been successfully implemented across the world – so what is holding us back in the UK?

    Hunt for the Shadow Wolf is Derek’s quest to uncover the true nature of this magnificent creature. As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver, he began to hear stories of the wolf, both real and mythical, and his fascination with it grew. He pieced together fragments of information, stories and artefacts to reveal a shadowy creature that first walked proud through these lands and then was hunted to extinction.

    What Derek came to realise was that the underlying motives behind our hatred were actually rooted in power and profit. We turned the wolf into a savage beast and saw its extirpation as a civilising mission. But the wolf endured and Derek tells of his sightings through folklore and mythology, the records of grand estates and parish churches as well as wolf heads, both real and recreated.

    With bitingly funny but also tender stories, Hunt for the Shadow Wolf makes clear why we must reconcile our relationship with this majestic animal before we can begin to bring it back to these lands.

    ‘Gow has a fire in his belly. We need more like him.’ BBC Wildlife Magazine

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    £15.20£19.00
  • Anything for My Child: Making Impossible Decisions for Medically Complex Children

    Every parent wants the same thing: for their child to enjoy a long and fulfilling life. But what happens when things don’t go according to plan? What happens when parents have to become advocates for their child’s healthcare needs? Who decides what is in a child’s ‘best interests’?

    Stephanie Nimmo faced these questions first-hand when her daughter, Daisy, was diagnosed with a life-limiting condition as a baby. Seen through the lens of Stephanie’s own experiences, this sensitive book delves into the complex world of medical ethics and paediatric palliative care. From recognising tipping points to the importance of building relationships with palliative care teams well before crisis, this book explores how medical professionals can better support families throughout their child’s care.

    Interviews with clinicians and snapshots from the lives of patients’ families provide insight into the realities of life on both sides of the hospital bed. Compassionate explanations of the conflicting pressures in the hospital system foster understanding and help medical professionals and families work together.

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    £15.70£16.10
  • Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life

    What is the best way to age well and live longer?

    For decades, millions of people have tried to crack the secret of time and how to withstand it. The question affects the way we eat, treatments we invest in, and expensive packages sold by online gurus offering magical solutions. But without understanding the physical and spiritual links between quantum physics, biology and issues plaguing the body like inflammation, stress, and aging, the answer will continue to elude us.

    In Quantum Body, international bestselling author Deepak Chopra teams up with world renowned physicist Jack Tuszynski and leading endocrinologist Brian Fertig, MD to reveal the new frontiers in health and aging. Timely and accessible, this book expands the barriers of science and invites you on the path to individual healing and longevity.

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    £13.60£16.10
  • Storm Christopher: A Frogmorton Farm short story (Frogmorton Farm Series Book 5)

    *** Pre-order a brand new Frogmorton Farm short story, from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary’s. ***

    With their children off on a school trip Russell and Jenny are contemplating their first peaceful weekend for many years.

    SPOILER ALERT: That doesn’t happen.

    The telephone lines are down.
    The lights have gone out.
    The weather is closing in.
    And that’s not the only thing . . .

    Readers love Jodi Taylor:

    ‘It was just a glorious ride of wonderfully written words’

    ‘Wish I could give it 10 stars’

    ‘I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!’

    ‘I could put a star for every page and it still wouldn’t be enough’

    ‘Loved every sentence’

    ‘READ THIS BOOK!!!!!’

    ‘I read this twice in back to back readings’

    ‘Magical, witty and life-affirming’

    ‘This is a beautifully told tale full of love, drama and intrigue’

    ‘Jodi never fails to impress’

    ‘Such beautifully developed characters, great writing and a wonderful touch of humour. Absolutely loved this story, its one I wont forget’

    ‘I lost a whole night’s sleep due to not being able to put it down. Believe me, it’s worth the loss of sleep!

    ‘Everybody should have a Thomas!’

    ‘Totally amazing read’

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    £0.90
  • A Mate for Christmas: Collection 2 (A Mate for Christmas Box Sets)

    Escape to a world where griffin shifters soar over snowy mountains and sleigh-bells jingle on hellhounds’ harnesses. Festive fun and shifter soulmates await in these holiday romances that are sure to warm your heart no matter what the season.

    This collection contains:

    The Hellhound’s UnChristmas Miracle: Sheena’s inner sheep isn’t just tiny and adorable, it also has a major habit of wandering into danger. Even when she’s in human form. So when a blazing hot hellhound shifter turns up to save her from her latest catastrophe, and she realizes he’s her mate? She’s going to run straight into her happily-ever-after. Even if it’s the most dangerous thing she’s ever done.

    Christmas Griffin: He’s a griffin shifter who can’t hear lies without pain. Her whole life is a lie. When they’re snowed in together in a remote cabin at Christmas, the truth comes out – but can she give up everything she’s known, without breaking both their hearts?

    Snuggle in with these three full-length books collected in one convenient set. All romance, no cliffhangers!

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    £2.80
  • Defiant: The Fourth Skyward Novel

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.

    Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts.

    The Superiority didn’t stop in it’s fight for galactic dominance while she was gone, though. Spensa’s team, Skyward Flight, was able to hold Winzik off, and even collect allies to help with the cause, but it’s only a matter of time until humanity – and the rest of the galaxy – falls.

    Defeating them will require all the knowledge Spensa gathered while in the Nowhere. But being Cytonic is more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Now, Spensa must ask herself: how far is she willing to go for victory, if it means losing herself – and her friends – in the process.

    The final book in the Skyward series will free humanity, or see it fall forever.

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    £12.30
  • His Darkest Desire (The Cursed Ones Book 2)

    A cursed goblin sorcerer. The human female he’s waited an eternity for. A secret that could tear them apart.

    A quaint cottage in a Scottish forest seemed the perfect place for Kinsley to start anew. But when a tragic accident leaves her isolated and dying, her new life is over before ever beginning.

    Until a dark, mysterious being emerges from the night gloom and offers to save her—for a price.

    With no other choice but death, she accepts. She awakens to find herself bound to an ancient, powerful goblin who is equally terrifying and intriguing. He’s terse, demanding, brooding.

    Despite that, Kinsley is drawn to him, captivated by his sinful crimson eyes, craving his every wicked touch.

    But what will happen when he discovers the truth? What will happen when he learns that Kinsley cannot fulfill their pact?

    What will happen if she lets this goblin claim her heart along with her freedom?
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    Check the author’s website for detailed content warnings.
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    Standalone book set in The Cursed Ones Universe. Can be read in any order.

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    £4.70
  • Rogue Ascension: Book 2: A Progression LitRPG

    [Last time in Multiverse Z!] A Shade Dragon Rogue stirs up trouble with the biggest bounty hunt on his head.

    Joey’s new apocalypse life integrated and initialized by the multiverse system turned him into a Great Adventurer, which came with no tutorials. Now he’s on a quest to help a war princess gather adventurers for an epic boss raid. And to secure some achievements for a secret reward.

    Joey offers a time-sensitive quest at the adventurer guild: a ‘catch me if you can’ -style manhunt with himself as the target. It’s a hunt that’s broadcasted across his new home, a mystical game-like realm. A place filled with beginner adventurers, great and steady, who’ll gather to win the coin placed on Joey’s head.

    As Joey creates more chaos to draw the best adventurers together, his bounty rises higher. As the bounty hunters pursue, Joey and his friends race north to investigate a mysterious operation at a ruined temple. It contains clues involving devils and dungeons, two puzzles nobody has solved in thousands of years.

    This could further level up Joey’s overpowered profile filled with shadow, necromancy, and dragon magic.

    Follow Joey in the continuation of an apocalypse isekai story with strong progression and LitRPG elements. He’ll explore an ancient temple, face off against monster hordes, and fight an organization of haters. He’ll search for lost dungeons and overcome devilish mysteries while being chased by thousands of adventurers desperate to capture or kill the Shade Dragon Rogue. This may lead to Joey’s evolution, where he’ll gain more magical powers and acquire new skill upgrades. As long as he can survive crushing challenges that aren’t meant to be faced solo.

    [Welcome back to Multiverse Z!]

    [Now let’s continue the show.]

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    £3.90
  • Dwarvish Dirty Dozen Complete Series Boxed Set

    War is a messy business and anyone who claims otherwise is trying to sell you something.

    This is a tale of war and desperation, of grit and heroism. See what a batch of desperate dwarves can do when the chips are down.

    Pick up this complete 6-book fantasy series boxed set and join the dwarves in their battles today!

    The dwarvish legions, the Holt’Dwan, are familiar with this but these are strange times.
    The dead are rising from the earth in the freshly settled Ysgand Vale and the war just got a lot messier.

    So an old custom was resurrected and the Bad Badgers were formed.

    Condemned and disowned, the Badgers have nothing to lose and everything to prove. But in a world where the dead don’t stay dead and victory will cost you everything, what can be done?

    A lot, if one has the will and stomach for it.

    Included in this boxed set:

    1. Mud War
    2. Dirt Line
    3. Dust Song
    4. Stone Cold
    5. Rock Hard
    6. Earth Deep

    Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to grab your thrilling copy of the complete Dwarvish Dirty Dozen series today!

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  • Calum: Destined Paranormals Book Three

    Can a globe-trotting fox alpha settle down with a fae omega?

    Calum Ward is torn. He loves his job and discovering new things from times past, but after spending an extended vacation with his family in Montana, his desire for a mate and children of his own has become too strong to deny any longer. But can he give up the life he loves to settle down somewhere?

    Asher Brooke wants nothing more than to feel like he’s wanted. He desires more than what he has in the fae realm and wonders if there’s ever going to be a possibility that he will find not only an amazing mate but adventure as well. When he’s visited by the fates in his realm, he jumps at the chance for a new life in the shifter realm, despite not knowing what he might encounter.

    Between an unusual storm, unexpected visitors knocking on the hotel room door, and complete lack of privacy, Calum and Asher wonder if they’ll ever find a place to finally be able to claim each other. When the ideal house becomes an option, will Calum and Asher claim it and each other?

    Calum is the third book in the Destined Paranormals series. It is a 40,000-word novella that focuses on fated mates and how they figure out those first few weeks together. This is in an mpreg world, and there will be a baby or possibly two, but this story does not focus on or cover the pregnancy.

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    £3.00
  • House of Flame and Shadow: The most anticipated fantasy novel of 2024, from the multi-million-selling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses (Crescent City)

    A WORLD IN DARKNESS.
    A BURNING SPARK.
    A BLAZE OF STARS.

    Bryce Quinlan is stranded in a strange new world. She’s going to need all her wits about her to get home again and return to everything she loves. But that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

    Meanwhile, Hunt Athalar is back in the Asteri’s dungeons. Stripped of his freedom and the happiness he’d fought so hard for, he’s without a clue as to Bryce’s fate. Hunt is desperate to help his mate, but until he can escape the Asteri’s chains, his hands are quite literally tied.

    In this breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Midgard is brought to the brink of collapse, and the fate of the world rests on the hope of rebellion. But the fight for survival, freedom, and love may cost everything Bryce and Hunt have.

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    £18.00£20.90
  • Christmas Pie

    Merry Christmas from Jodi Taylor. It’s time for St Mary’s traditional Christmas jump – even though it’s only September…

    St Mary’s has never lacked for enemies, but danger has never been closer to home. A state of war has broken out between St Mary’s and the Women’s Institute – the Raffia Mafia.

    Markham, Max, Peterson and Miss Sykes must jump to Restoration London in search of real Christmas pie – the honour of St Mary’s is at stake.

    At least that how it all begins, but this is St Mary’s after all…

    Readers love Jodi Taylor:

    ‘The Chronicles of St Mary’s is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read’

    ‘Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller’

    ‘I don’t think I’ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book’

    ‘I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one’

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  • Fenrir’s Fate (The Gods Made Me Do It Book 14)

    Fenrir, ancient Norse god of wolf shifters, has had more centuries than he could count to become set in his ways. Can a cute little cat shifter from Vegas make him want to change them?

    “Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. I think I might have just punched my mate in his furry face. I’m so sorry.”

    Dorian was on a great adventure in Montana when his campervan runs out of gas, and he finds himself stranded in the middle of nowhere. He didn’t expect to find a wolf, he didn’t anticipate hitting said wolf who had startled the living daylights out of him, and he definitely wasn’t prepared for when that same wolf just disappeared.

    “It can’t be true. It just can’t be true.”

    Fenrir was the first to admit he was set in his ways. It’s what made him dependable, reliable, and comfortable. He saw no need to change his ways, even after his pack deserted him. Coming across a cat shifter was a mild excitement in his day, but that didn’t mean he had to claim the man.

    The Fates work in mysterious ways, but not even they were prepared for how stubborn Fenrir could be. It could take the efforts of Loki and Anubis, plus a spot of advice from Claude and Poseidon, to get these two on the path of Fated Mate happiness.

    #MMFatedMates, #MMTheGodsMadeMeDoIt #MMparanormalromance

    This story was written for a mature audience. Please store your e-content responsibly.

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    £3.80
  • Cloak of Embers (Cloak Mage Book 10)

    A deadly puzzle. A closing trap.

    My name is Nadia, and I’m a Marshal of the High Queen of the Elves.

    That means it’s my responsibility to broker a peace deal between the dwarves and the Elven commoners…and there are lots of Elven nobles who would like to see the deal fail.

    So when the Lord Inquisitor Arvalaeon arrives on my doorstep, critically wounded and missing the last week of his memory, things have just gotten even more complicated.

    One false step and the embers will become an inferno…

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    £3.80
  • How Do You Hug a Cactus? Reflective Parenting with Teenagers in Mind

    Have you ever wondered what’s going on in your teenager’s mind? This engaging book will give you the tools to understand just that to ultimately help you keep the close connection you both need during these tricky years.

    Following on from her acclaimed book for parents of younger children, Sheila Redfern brings the reflective parenting model to parents of teenagers. Teenagers can be experienced as prickly and hard to get close to – like a cactus – but Dr. Redfern shows us how this stage of your child’s life can be more enjoyable and connected than you’d imagined. Rather than focusing on their behaviours, this book emphasizes how we can teach teenagers to manage their feelings and relationships in safe ways. It advocates theories underpinning reflective parenting – mentalizing, attachment, and neuroscience – as essential for building resilience and security in young people, which is crucial through the storm and stress of adolescence. Chapters are filled with everyday, relatable scenarios and practical advice on pressing issues such as self-harm, social media and gaming, risk, and ASD. There is also a chapter devoted to adoptive parents and foster carers.

    This practical guide aims to help readers become more reflective and available as parents and understand what might be in their teenager’s head. It also serves as an essential resource for clinicians working with families.

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    £19.00
  • The Modern Dog Parent Handbook: The Holistic Approach to Raw Feeding, Mental Enrichment and Keeping Your Dog Happy and Healthy

    Enrich and extend your dog’s life with this all-in-one guide to holistic pet health from the trusted creators of The BK Pets, Bryce and Kenzie Francois. Under their expert guidance, you’ll learn: · How to safely feed a homemade diet to optimise your dog’s nutritional intake and cut harmful, processed ingredients from their diet · Easy-to-implement feeding routines based on the weight of your dog · How to make wholesome homemade meals, snacks and supplements · The best tools to stimulate your dog’s mind · Simple tricks to remove stressors from your dog’s day-to-day life · Straightforward lifestyle improvements to ensure your dog’s long-term health and happiness Armed with these nutritious recipes and incredible mental enrichment strategies, you can rest easy knowing the mental and physical wellbeing of your beloved canine is taken care of.

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    £17.50£19.00
  • German Field Artillery of World War II: 325 (New Vanguard)

    An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler’s army -– the Wehrmacht’s field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II.

    Often overshadowed in military history by the tanks and aircraft of Blitzkrieg, Germany’s artillery was key to its methods of waging war throughout World War II. Field artillery remained the primary killer on the battlefield, often responsible for three-quarters of combat casualties inflicted.

    Redressing the balance, this book surveys the major Wehrmacht guns of the war, and the basic organizational structure of the German field artillery. Its primary focus is on the divisional field guns, especially the lFH 18 10.5cm field howitzer and the 15cm sFH 18 field howitzer that formed the backbone of German artillery. A brief survey is also made of the infantry guns used at the regimental level, and of corps-level heavy artillery. The issue of the use of”Beutewaffen,” captured war-booty field guns, is also looked at, as is the Nebelwerfer and schwere Wurfgerät rocket artillery.

    With archive photos and meticulously detailed new illustrations, this book provides a concise study of the German Army’s big guns of World War II, how they were organized and how they were used, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.

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    £11.40£12.30
  • Nerikomi: The Art of Colored Clay

    A fully illustrated examination of the use of color in clay, outlining its history and exploring the styles and techniques of the leading modern makers.

    In nerikomi pottery, a ceramicist takes two or more different colored clays and combines them to create a decorative scheme that is then fired into the very fabric of the piece. Most often the colored designs or patterns – which may be coiled, marbled, geometric, mosaic or naturalistic – can be seen right through the piece, inside and out, the carefully engineered design permeating the structure, as opposed to using an external coat of glaze for the decoration.

    In this exploration of the approach, renowned ceramicist Thomas Hoadley explains various colored-clay techniques, defining nerikomi and its close relations neriage and agateware. Hoadley examines the work of historical and modern potters worldwide, from the Japanese masters Matsui Kosei and Ito Sekisui (both distinguished as Living National Treasures) to the likes of Curtis Benzie, Dorothy Feibleman, and Barbara Gittings. Each of these artists has taken inspiration from particular sources, refined an individual technique through trial and error, and produced a distinctive signature style.

    This fascinating book includes breathtaking images of finished pieces, and work-in-progress photographs, both from the author and from other leading experts in the field. Whether you have a general interest in ceramics or are seeking inspiration before embarking on your own nerikomi adventure, it tells you all you need to know about the work of the world’s leading colored-clay artists.

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    £28.50
  • Feather (The Twitchers)

    The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it’s a heist! The final unputdownable adventure in the bestselling birdwatching detective series from the internationally acclaimed author of Beetle Boy and Adventures on Trains, wildlife queen M.G. Leonard.

    On a school trip to the Royal Swan Natural History Museum, Ava finds herself at the centre of a heist: hundreds of invaluable bird of paradise skins from the Alfred Wallace Collection have been stolen! When she discovers a large jet-black feather, she’s sure it’s a clue, but the police won’t listen to her. Slipping away, she takes the case to the Twitchers in an investigation that leads them to the bizarre and sinister world of fly-fishing, and to a mysterious girl with a pet Raven called Caliban and a dangerous ring of thieves and smugglers…

    Feather is an exciting winter mystery adventure about friendship, bravery and protecting nature, perfect for readers 9+ and for fans of Robin Stevens, Lauren St John and Jenny Pearson. It can be enjoyed as a stand-alone adventure or read as part of The Twitchers series.

    Praise for The Twitchers:

    “Leonard knows her audience and the jeopardy comes in flocks … Find your nest, curl up and enjoy.” The Times, Children’s Book of the Week on Twitch

    “A twist-laden, thriller-like tale of a bird-mad boy, some bullies and an escaped convict hiding in the nearby woods.” Observer on Twitch

    “A skilfully crafted mystery adventure. A clarion call for environmentalists everywhere.” Rob Biddulph, LoveReading4Kids on Spark

    “A twisty crime drama as well as a persuasive story about friendship and nature.” Sunday Times on Twitch

    “Simply genius.” BBC Wildlife Magazine on Twitch

    “Another pacy wonderful adventure steeped in the magic of nature and friendship.” Jasbinder Bilan on Spark

    “Leonard has crafted an intelligent mystery from unlikely material, with bonus bird facts.” Irish Times on Twitch

    “A winged masterpiece.” Maz Evans on Twitch

    “Enthralling from beginning to end, it really touched my young bird-loving heart! Just wonderful!” Dara McAnulty on Twitch

    “Twitch is an absolute triumph. The perfect blend of mystery and adventure, a winning hero with an eye for ornithological facts and a heart as big as the countryside, plus a cracking whipsmart plot, I think this is M. G. Leonard’s best book yet.” Christopher Edge on Twitch

    “Cracking characters, beyond pacy plotting and an ending that is almost Bugsy Malone-esque!” Phil Earle on Twitch

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    £7.60
  • 2045: 10 Singularity Year Stories

    Peeking into 2045 without a time machine!

    “2045: 10 Singularity Year Stories” is offering a front-row seat to the techy tornado that the Singularity promises to be!

    From the profound to the downright hilarious, get ready to tackle BIG questions.
    As the age-old saying goes, “To be or not AI, that’s the computation!”
    Embrace the digital drama now, so we’re not left scratching our heads (or searching for the off switch) later.

    Whether you’re a digital newbie or an AI aficionado, get ready to laugh, ponder, and possibly re-evaluate that smart fridge purchase.

    Remember, the future’s what we code it!

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    £0.90
  • The Wild Remedy Journal: Finding Wellness in Nature

    ‘At a time when disconnection from wildlife threatens our mental health this book offers the perfect adaptor to plug our brains back into natures’ therapeutic socket. Page by page it reconnects us to the real, wild world we live in. A must-read for any modern-day Homo sapiens.’ Chris Packham

    In The Wild Remedy, Emma Mitchell’s deeply personal account of her interactions with nature and its healing properties, she recorded, month by month, a year of her nature finds and wildlife discoveries and the science behind how nature affects our neurochemistry. Now, in this stunning journal, she invites her many followers to accompany her on that road, to experience nature for themselves, record their own interactions and find healing in the natural world.

    Full of Emma’s exquisite artworks and photographs, this journal contains many of her own observations and reflections, along with prompts and ideas that will help to unlock the readers’ experience of nature. It shows how reconnecting with the natural world around us can be a powerful tool – as medicinal as any talking therapy or pharmaceutical.

    This unique journal includes activities, drawing prompts, contemplative quotes and lots of space for you to write about your own thoughts, feelings and experiences.

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    £11.40£12.30
  • How to Be The Grown-Up: Why Good Parenting Starts with You

    Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, as well as her growing and dedicated social media community, Dr Martha Deiros Collado’s first book is the must-have toolkit for any parent.

    Martha understands the many modern-day parenting struggles and worries we all face: How can I make my child listen to me? Can I stop a tantrum in its tracks? What can I do when my child feels sad? Why does my child only eat three very particular things without having a meltdown? What should I do when I lose my sh*t?

    With humour, boundless energy, wit and warmth, Dr Martha tackles it all; from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, boundaries, and tantrums, as well as the small but critical day to day challenges parents face. And she explains why beneath each dilemma, it’s the behaviours and scripts we learned as children that shape the parents we become.
    This deceptively simple and always empathetic guide promises to become the new word of mouth ‘must have’ for parents or any grown-up interested in what makes a healthy, happy, confident parent and child.

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    £14.80£16.10
  • Optimal: How to Sustain Excellence Every Day

    Bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman and co-author Cary Cherniss reveal practical methods for applying the principles of EI to enter an optimal state of high performance, offering a roadmap to being at your best, every day.

    There are moments when we achieve peak performance: an athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. But these moments are often fleeting, and for every amazing day, we may have a hundred ordinary and even unsatisfying ones. Fulfillment doesn’t come from isolated peak experiences, or elusive ‘flow’ states, but rather from many consistent good days. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance?
    In Optimal, Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss reveal how emotional intelligence can help us have a great day, any day. They explain how to set a realistic, attainable goal of feeling satisfied that you’ve had a productive day ― to consistently work at your ‘optimal’ level. Based on research of how hundreds of people build the inner architecture of having a good day, they sketch what an optimal state feels like, and show how emotional intelligence holds the key to our best performance.
    Optimal is the culmination of decades of scientific discoveries bearing on emotional intelligence. Enhanced emotional intelligence pays off in improved engagement, productivity and more satisfying days. In this book, you’ll find the keys to competence in emotional intelligence, and practical methods for applying this skill set more readily. It will equip you to become a highly effective leader and enable you to build an organizational culture that empowers workers to sustain high performance.

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    £17.10£19.00
  • How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

    ‘Jess McCabe is the Queen of the ADHD Kingdom’ – EDWARD HALLOWELL MD

    **From the host and creator of the award-winning HOW TO ADHD Youtube channel**

    In How to ADHD, Jessica McCabe reveals the insights and tools that have changed her life, while offering an unflinching look at the realities of every day with ADHD. Sharing stories of her struggles with the condition, which spiralled as she approached adulthood, Jessica offers expert-backed guidance for adapting your environment, routines and systems to work with the ADHD brain, including how to:

    – boost your organisational skills and learn why doing more starts with doing less

    – facilitate your focus and fight distractions by decreasing the noise

    – build your time wisdom by planning backwards to prioritise more effectively

    Presented in an ADHD-friendly design and packed with practical advice and tools, How to ADHD is an affirming, warm and helpful guide that will help you recognise your challenges, tackle ‘bad brain days’, and to ultimately be kinder to yourself.

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    £9.00
  • Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness

    ‘Agile, wryly funny and wise.’ Robert Macfarlane

    A search for nearby nature and wildness.

    After years of expeditions all over the world, adventurer Alastair Humphreys spends a year exploring the small map around his own home.

    Can this unassuming landscape marked by the glow of city lights and hum of busy roads hold any surprises for the world traveller or slake his wanderlust? Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration?

    Discovering more about nature and wildness than in all his years in remote environments, he learns the value of truly getting to know his neighbourhood.

    An ode to slowing down, Local is a celebration of curiosity and time outdoors, as well as a rallying cry to protect the wild places on our doorstep.

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    £11.40£12.30
  • Modern Warfare: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Lessons from Ukraine

    “More than any other modern war, the fight between Russia and Ukraine has been a tough testing ground for modern weapons and operational concepts. Drawing on extensive research into the conduct of the war during its first year, Sir Lawrence Freedman assesses the contrasting strategies of the two sides. Ukraine has fought along classical lines, seeking victory through battle. Russia has adopted a more total approach, combining conventional battles with attacks on Ukraine’s socio-economic structure. Freedman explains why the apparently superior Russian force has been unable to defeat and subjugate Ukraine.”

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    £6.20£6.60
  • Valentine Infantry Tank vs Panzer III: North Africa 1941–43: 132 (Duel)

    A unique comparison between the two most numerous British and German tank types from 1941 to 1943.

    Although much has been written about the Panzer III, little attention has been given to the equally prominent Valentine tank. This work compares the respective strengths and weaknesses of these iconic tanks, which frequently went head-to-head in brutal battles across Europe, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. It documents the upgrades made to each AFV type over three years, as up-gunned and up-armoured variants – ever more lethal, ever more survivable – arrived in North Africa.

    Dr Bruce Newsome explores the two tanks’ encounters, from the first Valentine vs Panzer III clashes in 1941, to the Axis drive into Egypt, and on to the Tunisian fighting of 1942–1943. Colour artworks include profile, weaponry and gunsight, and battlescene views of both tanks, while maps chart the campaigns in which they met. Each AVF’s performance is also covered, along with their technical details, design evolution, and crew histories.

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    £12.60£15.20
  • Genius Gut: How to Eat for Your Second Brain to Transform Your Health and Mood from the Inside Out

    PRE-ORDER NOW AND START PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE GUT FEELINGS

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    A Revolutionary 10-Step Gut-Brain Method to Feel Your Absolute Best

    Meet Dr Emily Leeming, a leading microbiome scientist, registered dietitian, chef – and now your expert guide on how to feed your second brain to transform your health and mood from the inside out.

    Genius Gut digests the latest microbiome science on our second brain – the gut – and dives into the powerful two-way path between our physical and mental wellbeing, revolutionising what smart nutrition means. In a pioneering 10-step no fuss gut-brain method, you will learn how and what to eat to feel your absolute best.

    No calorie counting, no restrictions, pure science.

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    £16.10£18.00

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