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If you're a dog lover or someone who enjoys stories told through unique perspectives, "A Dog's Life" might just tug at your heartstrings. It's an intimate portrait of loyalty and life from a four-legged friend's viewpoint, offering a blend of warmth, humor, and the kind of emotional depth that only a dog's tale can provide. The book resonates with anyone who's ever shared a special bond with a pet.

If you're drawn to stories that weave together the complexities of human nature with the rich tapestry of cultural folklore, "Kanaya's Bull and Other Stories" could be a captivating read for you. This collection offers a window into diverse worlds where every tale is a reflection on morality and the human condition, told in a way that's bound to resonate with your own experiences and ponderings.

This book is a great read for anyone who loves books and how they can shape one's life. Bayley takes us on a personal journey through his life as a reader, sharing the books that have had a profound impact on him. This anthology is a great way to discover new books and authors while also gaining insight into the power of literature. Bayley's personal essay is touching and heartfelt, and the selected extracts are thoughtfully chosen to showcase the diverse range of books that have influenced him. Overall, this book is a must-read for anyone who loves literature and the ways in which it can shape our lives.

Too often, it seems that science and spirituality are irreconcilable—but Paul Bailey shows that hard fact and faith can come together harmoniously, and only when they do will the true nature of the universe be revealed to us. What he has to say will inspire mind-shifts and alter our perception of the universe. Bailey’s revolutionary theory emerged from a whimsically phrased, but ultimately serious question that scientists tried to if an elephant were sucked into a black hole, where would its matter go? They ultimately realized that each person’s vision of the elephant’s fate shifted depending on his or her particular viewing position. And that’s what Bailey allows us to see reality from a different perspective. By linking the apparently unrelated fields of quantum physics, holistic health, cosmology, theology, neuroscience, evolutionary theory, and consciousness studies, Bailey proves that each is a facet of a greater, unified reality, and that science and spirituality are two sides of the same coin. With this knowledge, we will finally understand our place in the universe and gain new insights into some of the most challenging questions facing the world today.

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a timeless love story, lost in letters of the past . . .

THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2018

Can a chance encounter unlock one woman's past?

On holiday in Italy, Briony Wood becomes fascinated by the wartime story of a ruined villa hidden amongst the hills of Naples. Not only is it the very place where her grandfather was stationed as a soldier in 1943, but she also discovers that it harbours the secret of a love long lost.

Handed a bundle of tattered letters found buried at the villa, Briony becomes enraptured by the blossoming love story between Sarah Bailey, an English woman, and Paul Hartmann, a young German. The letters lead her back almost seventy years to pre-war Norfolk.

But as Briony delves into Sarah and Paul's story, she encounters resentments and secrets still tightly guarded. All too quickly it is clear that what happened long ago under the shadow of Vesuvius, she suspects, still has the power to cause terrible pain . . .

Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:
'Compelling, engrossing and moving' SANTA MONTEFIORE
'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment' DINAH JEFFERIES
'A story that stirs the deepest emotions'WOMAN & HOME
'An emotive and thought-provoking read' ROSANNA LEY
'Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' DAILY MAIL
'A novel thatstirs the deepest emotions' WOMAN
'An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets' TELEGRAPH
'A tender and thoughtful tale' SUNDAY MIRROR

Author: Rachel Hore
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 576
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication Date: 26 Jul 2018

Revelatory conversations between renowned writers at New York City’s legendary bookstore. For nearly ninety years, the Strand Book Store has been a New York institution, a legendary mecca for readers throughout the five boroughs, across the country, and around the world. Featuring freewheeling and behind-the-scenes conversations between renowned novelists, playwrights, and poets on how they work, think, and live, Upstairs at the Strand captures the happy collision of books and ideas in the Strand's famed reading series in its Rare Book Room. Upstairs at the Strand is indispensable for aspiring writers, readers of contemporary literature, and devoted fans of the 18 Miles of Books at the Strand Book Store. Contributors include: Renata Adler • Edward Albee • Hilton Als • Paul Auster • Blake Bailey • Alison Bechdel • Tina Chang • Junot Díaz • Deborah Eisenberg • Rivka Galchen • A. M. Holmes • Hari Kunzru • Rachel Kushner • Wendy Lesser • D. T. Max • Leigh Newman • Téa Obreht • Robert Pinsky • Katie Roiphe • George Saunders • David Shields • Charles Simic • Tracy K. Smith • Mark Strand • and Charles Wright.

If you've ever found solace or inspiration within the clinking glasses and dimmed lights of a bar, "In Their Cups" is a literary companion that toasts to that very sentiment. A.J. Rathbun's curation of poems creates a mosaic of human experiences steeped in the world of drinks and drinking places, making it a perfect read for those who appreciate the reflective nature of a good drink and the tales that often accompany it.

"S.U.M.O." stands for Shut Up, Move On. It's a phrase to say to ourselves (and sometimes others) when we are acting or thinking in a way that is hindering our ability to succeed. It doesn't necessarily mean 'get over it' or 'pull yourself together' (although there may be occasions when both responses are necessary). 'Shut Up' means stop what you're doing, take time out to reflect, let go of baggage and beliefs that hinder your potential. 'Move On' means tomorrow can be different from today, look for new possibilities, don't just think about it, take action. There are six S.U.M.O. principles that are designed to help you create and enjoy a brilliant life.
If you are wrestling with life's challenges, these principles will help you do so more successfully: Change Your T-Shirt - take responsibility for your own life and don't be a victim; Develop Fruity Thinking - change your thinking and change your results; Hippo Time is OK - understand how setbacks affect you and how to recover from them; Remember the Beachball - increase your understanding and awareness of other people's world; Learn Latin - change comes through action not intention; Overcome the tendency to put things off; Ditch Doris Day - create your own future rather than leave it to chance; and, Forget the attitude 'que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be'. 'A superb book. It combines honesty, humour and inspiration to help people move ahead in life'. - Allan and Barbara Pease, authors of "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps". 'Powerful, simple and effective. A highly engaging and thought provoking book. Anyone who reads it is sure to look at themselves and the world differently as a result'. - Octavius Black and Sebastian Bailey, "The Mind Gym". The "S.U.M.O." guy is Paul McGee, an international speaker and author. He has been developing the S.U.M.O. principles over the last five years.

Author: Paul McGee
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 148
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 27 May 2005

"Les Dîners de Gala" isn't just a treasure for art lovers, but an adventurous journey for every culinary enthusiast with a taste for the extraordinary. Imagine bringing the opulence of Dalí's legendary dinner parties to your kitchen. It's more than recipes; it's a multisensory adventure bound to inspire and challenge you, plated with the eccentric genius of one of the most imaginative artists.

Kieve, the magic consultant on the "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban" movie, takes would-be wizards through a parade of the world's top magicians--including Harry Houdini and the Great Lafayette--and unveils their most spellbinding magic tricks.

If you've got a taste for a poignant coming-of-age story wrapped in the allure of 1920s Paris, "The Prince's Boy" promises a compelling read. Deeply intimate, it paints a vivid image of youthful exploration, against a backdrop of literary references and historical depth. This novel does not just tell a tale of love and loss; it immerses you in an era where sensuality and cultural exuberance dance hand in hand with introspection and the complexities of human connection.

'With the moral stamina and intellectual poise of a twentieth-century Titan, this slightly built, dutiful, unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth, steadfastly to think it through, and then to render it comprehensible in lucid, unpretentious prose. He was profoundly in touch with the minutest workings of the most endearing human events and with the most contemptible. What has survived in Levi's writing isn't just his memory of the unbearable, but also, in The Periodic Table and The Wrench, his delight in what made the world exquisite to him. He was himself a magically endearing man, the most delicately forceful enchanter I've ever known' - Philip Roth.