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An urgent indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters for China the West and everyone s future An erudite primer Brown s mission to educate westerners about Taiwan and why it matters is a critical one which makes this book well worth reading SUNDAY TIMES Anyone with a care to avoid a third world war between China and the US should read this book JACK STRAW An authoritative primer to all things Taiwan BARBARA DEMICK When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949 two Chinas were born Mao s Communists won and took China s mainland Chiang Kai shek s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island Since then China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an economic success story just one of its companies produces over 90 per cent of the semiconductors that power the world s economy It is a free and vibrant society For the United States and the West the island is a bastion of freedom against China s assertive presence in the region And yet China increasingly bellicose under Xi Jinping insists Taiwan is part of its territory and must be returned to it Should China blockade the island and mount an invasion it would set off a chain reaction that would pitch it against the

In this third book to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING and TIKTOK phenomenon They Both Die at the End series, two strangers, each with their own complicated relationship to Death-Cast, help each other learn to live.Paz Dario is tired of living and waiting for Death-Cast to call. If they say hes not dying, hell just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives. And with a violent organisation called the Death Guard threatening Alano, his End Day might be closer than he thinks. Its time to live. Fate brings Paz and Alano together. But they must survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end.

¡Un fantástico estuche para regalar que incluye los dos primeros títulos de The Super Hoopers, la colección de básquet en inglés superventas con más de 30 000 ejemplares vendidos! ¡Incluye una minipelota de basquet de regalo!Conoce a los Super Hoopers, el equipo de basquet mas insolito que puedas imaginar. Una coleccion en ingles sobre baloncesto con mucho humor, protagonizada por un grupo de chicos y chicas de nueve años que van al mismo colegio. ¡No hace falta ser un experto en baloncesto para disfrutar con las disparatadas aventuras de Joel y sus amigos!Todas las paginas tienen ilustraciones en color y se incluyen dialogos en bocadillos de comic. El ritmo de la lectura es trepidante y lleno de humor. Se recomienda para niños y niñas de 8 a 11 años. Dentro del estuche encontraras:The Basketball Tournament of DreamsPara poder aprobar Educacion Fisica, Joel y Bermudez crean su propio equipo de baloncesto. El problema es que ¡se les da fatal! ¿Quien va a querer unirse a su equipo, si no saben ni jugar?The Mystery of the Golden KidsLos Super Hoopers se enfrentan a los Golden Kids en un campeonato a partido unico. Pero tienen un gran problema: no tienen ni idea de quienes son y, si no ganan, ¡el equipo desaparecera! ¿Seran capaces de vencer al misterioso equipo y salvarse?¡Una minipelota de basquet de regalo! ¡Guarda el estuche para coleccionar el resto de los libros de The Super Hoopers!

¡Un fantástico estuche para regalar que incluye los dos primeros títulos de The Super Goals, la colección de fútbol en inglés más divertida, con una minipelota de fútbol de regalo!Conoce a los Super Goals, el equipo de futbol mas insolito que puedas imaginar. Una coleccion en ingles llena de humor, amistad y pasion por el futbol, que nos enseña que, con perseverancia y ganas de luchar, ¡siempre se puede marcar el gol de la victoria!Todas las paginas estan ilustradas en color y los dialogos aparecen en bocadillos de comic. El ritmo de lectura es trepidante y lleno de humor. Recomendado para niños y niñas de 8 a 11 años. Dentro del estuche encontraras:Were Going to Win This GameAlex, una apasionada del futbol, sueña con formar parte de los Super Goals, pero la nueva entrenadora no se lo va a poner nada facil. ¿Por que le tiene tanta mania? ¿Sera porque no duerme? Y a todo esto ¿Que pinta el sapo de su abuela en mitad de esta historia?The Dream CupLos Super Goals participan en un torneo que promete solucionar el mayor problema de Alex. Pero ha aparecido un nuevo equipo en el barrio y ¡esta formado por los mejores jugadores de la ciudad! ¿Seran capaces de ganar el torneo y ayudar a Alex?¡Una minipelota de futbol de regalo! ¡Guarda el estuche para coleccionar el resto de los libros de los Super Goals!

In The Sportsman at Home Stephen Harris welcomes us into his kitchen in Whitstable to discover his favourite ingredients and show us how to apply the simple ethos of his iconic restaurant to home cooking The Sportsman is nothing short of an institution Now in its 25th year Stephen Harris took over a rundown pub on the Kent coast in 1999 and turned something ordinary into something extraordinary with his pared back style of cooking earning and retaining a Michelin star as well as being named the UK s best restaurant multiple times It s a cult classic both adored by professionals from all over the world and a truly beloved unpretentious local Organised into chapters by occasion Baking and Making Posh Dinners Not So Posh Dinners and Christmas to name a few Stephen captures the imagination for simple cooking with his love of seasonal local produce and scholarly much lauded approach to putting flavour first in the easiest most effective ways With dishes such as Welsh rarebit cream of tomato soup pork chop with charred leeks and tart tatin with vanilla ice cream Stephen reintroduces familiar favourites made simpler and much better With stunning location photography of the Kent landscape that serves as Stephen s inspiration as well as essays on

A Little Clothbound Classic bringing together Hans Christian Andersen s most cherished Christmas tales in one timeless editionStep into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen with this collection of timeless Christmas tales capturing both the magic and melancholy of the season This selection brings together Andersen s most beloved works from the magical journey of The Snow Queen to the heart breaking The Little Match Girl and the tender reflections on the passage of time in The Fir Tree Together these stories show how Andersen transformed the traditional fairy tale with his unique ability to blend exuberant whimsy and profound insight

Comfort food with calorie saving twists from the Sunday Times bestselling author Enjoy comfort cooking the Slimming Foodie way with delicious healthy and balanced food that feeds the soul This isn t about indulgence for the sake of it it s about the meals that make us feel good whether that s a steaming bowl of soup on a cold day a nostalgic childhood classic a takeaway style favourite or a cosy dinner shared with loved ones Need a tasty and filling dish that won t break the bank Try the Cheat s spinach & ricotta cannelloni or the Cheesy marinara butterbean bake Looking for an easy prep ahead lunch for the week The Oven baked falafels and 15 minute chilli con carne are perfect for batch cooking Or perhaps you re after a new crowd pleaser Bring the whole family together for the Cajun style chicken burgers with sweetcorn and fried onion salsa with Mini cinnamon buns and Chocolate mud pies for dessert Including 100 brand new recipes under 600 calories this book is all about celebrating the joy of comfort food making it accessible fuss free and satisfying Praise for the Slimming Foodie Pip Payne is on a mission to help us eat well without feeling we re on a diet BEST The Slimming Foodie in One was a Sunday Times bestseller on 24 April 2

Mystery and suspense surround a seance in a snowbound house on the edge of Dartmoor where the prediction of a grisly murder is only the precursor to an ingenious deadly crime and one of Agatha Chris

Lucy arrives at her sister’s cliff-top house to find her missing. As she searches, she hears voices telling stories of sisters from centuries ago. A haunting tale of sisterhood, mystery, and the powe

Based on real events this spare harrowing novel is a profound exploration of the pressures of conflict the moral numbness of conformity and the painful legacy of violence

A beautiful, limited edition hardcover box set of the 4-volume New York Times bestselling series! (One printing only!)These blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China follow the hilarious story of a man reborn as a fantasy novel villain who ends up romancing the male protagonist.Half-demon Luo Binghe rose from humble beginnings and a tortured past to become unrivaled in strength and beauty. With his dominion over both the Human and Demon Realms and his hundreds-strong harem, he is truly the most powerful protagonist...in a trashy webnovel series!

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai half a year since he left his father Kohei once the most skilled swordsman in the land to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river Ever since amid the swaying bamboo groves he waits patiently for his first disciple But his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable offer in exchange for a vast sum of gold he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun s most senior counsellor Troubled by the proposal Daijiro alongside his father and Mifuyu a female warrior without match soon set out into the underworld of Edo era Japan to uncover the conspiracy before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures Widely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami the master of Japanese historical fiction The Samurai Detectives is a twisting page turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing evocative periods in the history of Japan

A tragic love story and prequel to The Inheritance Games. Hannah and Toby are brought together by a fire that changes their lives. As Toby recovers, Hannah must decide if he deserves her love or her

The long awaited and highly anticipated conclusion to Philip Pullman s bestselling The Book of Dust sequence Lyra what will you do when you find this place in the desert the opening to the world of the roses Defend it Lyra said Die defending it When readers left Lyra in The Secret Commonwealth she was alone in the ruins of a deserted city Pantalaimon had run from her part of himself in search of her imagination which he believed she had lost Lyra travelled across the world from her Oxford home in search of her dmon And Malcolm loyal Malcolm too journeyed far from home towards the Silk Roads in search of Lyra In The Rose Field their quests converge in the most dangerous breathtaking and world changing ways They must take help from spies and thieves gryphons and witches old friends and new learning all the while the depth and surprising truths of the alethiometer All around them the world is aflame made terrifying by fear power and greed As they move East towards the red building that will reunite them and give them answers on Dust on the special roses on imagination so too does the Magisterium at war against all that Lyra holds dear Marking thirty years since the world was first introduced to Pullman s remarkable

The epic conclusion to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy, where Lyra and Malcolm face cosmic forces and defend the gateway to the world of roses.

Embrace the art of listening seasonally with BBC Radio 3 presenter Dr Hannah French as she explores Antonio Vivaldi s evergreen work The Four Seasons The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi s famous set of highly descriptive violin concertos was published 300 years ago but the themes it contains continue to reveal new truths to listeners today Through the rich imagery of each concerto and its accompanying poetry Dr Hannah French uncovers the detail of Vivaldi s personal and creative life In conversation with fellow musicians and experts in health nature food wine and science she helps bring a new perspective to the music through our shared experiences of the joys and fears of the ever evolving seasons To spend a year in the company of Vivaldi is to witness the sounds of both ancient festivals and the beauty and brutality of the natural world a rolling year that enhances our sensory experience of the seasons today

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, musical de culto por antonomasia cuyo legado pasa de generación en generación, no solo revolucionó el cine y el teatro, sino que dejó también una profunda huella en la cultura pop gracias a su espiritu irreverente y a una mirada queer adelantada a su tiempo. El periodista y cronista cultural Popy Blasco se sumerge con toneladas de glitter en el fenomeno Rocky Horror, desentrañando sus multiples capas con contagiosa pasion en un ensayo que combina analisis cinematografico, cronica personal y reflexion historica. A lo largo del libro, nos cuenta el nacimiento de la obra a partir de la imaginacion de Richard O Brien, como fue el paso de los escenarios a la gran pantalla y el proceso por el que, despues de su inicial fracaso en taquilla, se convirtio en un inesperado exito en las sesiones de medianoche, instaurando el concepto de audience participation. Ademas, el autor examina con detalle la banda sonora, marcada por influencias glam y rock y la desbordante estetica camp de un filme repleto de guiños al cine de ciencia ficcion y terror de serie B (y Z). Explora tambien el impacto que ha tenido la pelicula en la contracultura en general y en la comunidad LGTBIQ+ en particular, que la ha abrazado como un espacio de rebeldia y expresion de la identida

A WARREN OF WEIRD AND WONDERFUL FACTS AND TALES RESCUED FROM OBSCURITY The first trivia book from the team behind the hit history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives investigating all manner of weird and wonderful facts and stories you never knew you wanted to know Compulsively dip in able The Times Ever fallen down a rabbit hole Ever got lost chasing a fact a hunch or a curious piece of cultural ephemera Then the Rabbit Hole Detectives Richard Coles Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer are here to do the burrowing for you Why were eight WWII Hurricane fighter planes buried in Ukraine What have chimpanzees to do with the invention of toilet paper How many dynamite sticks should not be used to blow up a whale Which ancient civilisation liked a short tongue and a shaved head The Rabbit Hole Book follows Richard Cat and Charles as they investigate and elucidate weird and wonderful curiosities from history telling stories that are as often dumbfounding as they are gripping as unexpected as they are hilarious or deeply moving

The ultimate guide to picky bits and drinks pairings for every season brought to you by drinks expert TV presenter and author of The Crisp Sommelier Neil Ridley Long live picky bits Whether you re throwing together a last minute party or knackered after a long day at work picky bits are your saving grace With 161 picky bits and 99 drinks to boot you ll find something for every occasion from meat fish and veggie and vegan snacks to alcoholic and non alcoholic Sit back in awe as Neil Ridley taps into his endless expertise to guide you through the following Find out the perfect picky bit to pair with your drink of choice or vice versa be it alcoholic or non alcoholic Rustle up a picky bit and drinks spread to seriously impress your guests Answer the ultimate conundrum What counts as a picky bit Discover which picky bit best sums up your personality are you more tempura prawn or pork pie As you venture through the different drinks sections including Wine Beer and Cider Cocktails and Non alcoholic you ll find the perfect picky bit to make your drink of choice sing With fun combinations like Pinot Noir and pork pies Mojito and buffalo wings Lager and prawn crackers Pisco and a cheese and pineapple hedgehog Irn Bru and Haggis bon bons and