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Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.

The End of the Game, una publicación histórica sobre África, combina un texto sobresaliente y unas fotografías magníficas de Peter Beard para documentar la superpoblación y el hambre de decenas de miles de elefantes, rinocerontes e hipopotamos en las tierras bajas de Tsavo, en Kenia, y en los parques nacionales de Uganda en las decadas de 1960 y 1970. Beard dedico dos decadas a investigar y compilar material para esta obra, que actualizo posteriormente en varias ocasiones. El resultado es un libro esencial que ofrece un testimonio poderoso y conmovedor del daño causado por la intervencion humana en Africa. Sus imagenes y textos se complementan con fotografias historicas y citas de empresarios, exploradores, misioneros y cazadores de caza mayor cuya busqueda de aventuras y progreso iba a cambiar la faz de un continente: Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Courteney Selous, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Philip Percival, J. A. Hunter, Ernest Hemingway y J. H. Patterson. Esta nueva edicion incluye una entrevista con el conservacionista Dr. Esmond Bradley Martin, asi como ensayos procedentes de ediciones anteriores del reconocido escritor Paul Theroux, el ecologo Dr. Richard M. Laws y contribuciones al epilogo del agronomo Dr. Norman Borlaug. Con su modo de abordar el alejamiento de la naturaleza, la superpoblacion y el estres, asi como la perdida del sentido comun, este retrato fundamental esta tan vigente hoy, en medio de crecientes crisis ambientales, como lo estuvo hace medio siglo.

La época de estudio de Lutero y los místicos medievales en Shestov es temprana (1910-1913) y coincide con su estancia en Coppet, Suiza (1910-1914). Shestov empezaba a darle forma a una idea en la que expresaba con conviccion que el hombre encuentra dificultad para entender cosas que estan al limite de sus estructuras, de donde surge su profunda busqueda en la fe como enemigo del conocimiento racional: Hay que renunciar a la moral y al saber. La fe aparece como el poder de la libre voluntad, y la razon como un chateaux en Espagne, es decir como un castillo en el aire, algo irrealizable. El texto, a diferencia de otros, es mas directo, puesto que su escritura fue rapida (9 meses), en medio de una fuerte tension intelectual. Como escribio Nathalie Baranoff-Shestov en su biografia: Este libro, publicado finalmente en Francia en 1957, es en cierta forma la autobiografia espiritual del autor.

A celebration of Black hair and family, where a child admires the many beautiful ways Grandma wears her locs.

Masterful and ambitious If you want to understand the power of population genetics in revealing the complex and diverse story of humanity read this book Tom Higham The international bestseller and new Bible of population genetics the science transforming our understanding of the past We are living through a revolution in knowledge Over the past twenty years genetics has shed light on the history of humanity in unprecedented ways It enables us to study an individual s genome compare it with populations worldwide and understand its place in human history Here Lluis Quintana Murci one of the scientists at the forefront of this research reveals how population genetics is transforming our understanding of who we are Thanks to numerous discoveries we now know how Homo sapiens spread around the world from their exit from Africa approximately 60 000 years ago to the recent settlement of the remote lands of Polynesia within the last millennia Population genetics has also shown that humans mixed with now extinct species including Neanderthals enabling them to adapt to new environments and survive diseases These cutting edge genetic findings will shape our future too offering the key to medicine tailored to individuals But the greatest revelation of populati

Lila wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive, before discovering her ex was playing happy families with another woman. A woman she sees everyday at school pick-up.Bill, her stepdad, moved in after Lilas mum died. Hes kind, old-fashioned and driving her absolutely nuts.Celie, Lilas eldest, hates school. Hates it so much shes stopped going. Her mothers fine with that because she doesnt know yet.Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes shell never, ever change.And Truant the dog, who has just bitten the American actor whos suddenly landed on the Kennedys' doorstep.This is Gene Lilas estranged father, and no ones idea of a role model. He walked out on Lila and her mum years ago and wherever he goes domestic discord follows.

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.

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PRE ORDER THE FOURTH BOOK FROM RAYNOR WINN THE MULTI MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH Award winning nature writer Raynor Winn laces up her walking boots once more heading north to complete the Coast to Coast Walk but this time she is on the path alone Raynor Winn is at the start of another walk about to embark on the Coast to Coast route across the north of England in the depths of winter She should be with her husband Moth but after forty five years of walking hand in hand a setback in his health has put Raynor here alone As she makes her way across boggy moorland and snowy fells she replays in her mind the events that led her to flee and the emotional pull that has drawn her back to the path like a migratory bird on a journey for survival Faced with turbulent weather impassable routes and her own inner turmoil Raynor looks to nature for the strength to grapple with Moth s absence and to calm her overwhelming anxiety about the future Can she find the renewed peace and hope that previous journeys have yielded And will Moth find the strength to walk beside her once again

Commissaire Pel hasn t been promoted which is disappointing then he meets the new Chief of Police and the implications suddenly look disastrous

A humorous and heartwarming picture book about bedwetting and self-acceptance, featuring playful illustrations and a zebra pajama mystery.

A richly illustrated exploration of Balinese culture, rituals, and the island’s unique perception of time. The book delves into religious festivals, art, and the mystical traditions that shape everyd