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A stunning collection of short stories by the three-times Costa prizewinner • Not the End of the World is Kate Atkinson's first collection of short stories. Playful and profound, they explore the world we think we know whilst offering a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness, a world where the myths we have banished from our lives are startlingly present and where imagination has the power to transform reality • From Charlene and Trudi, obsessively making lists while bombs explode softly in the streets outside, to gormless Eddie, maniacal cataloguer of fish, and Meredith Zane who may just have discovered the secret to eternal life, each of these stories shows that when the worlds of material existence and imagination collide, anything is possible

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from the language • First, it vanishes from her parents' conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside. Soon the local dentist and the neighbour's Dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off • Though she doesn't know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story really begins • Set between England and the wintry land of Liminus, a world enslaved by the monstrous Gamp and populated by fearsome, enchanting creatures, D (Tale of Two Worlds) is a mesmerising tale of friendship and bravery in an uncertain world. Told with simple beauty and warmth, its celebration of moral courage and freethinking is a powerful reminder of our human capacity for strength, hope and justice

How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why can't we tickle ourselves? • Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest, fastest growing and yet least understood organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It's also one of the first things people see about us and is crucial to our sense of identity. Our skin plays a central role in our lives. And yet how much do we really know about it? • Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ. Examining our microbiome, our love of tattoos and whether or not beauty products really work, he reveals how the skin is far stranger and more complex than you've ever imagined

Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors above Haworth as a baby. Adopted but then later rejected again by a horrid step-mother, Alice struggles to find a place where she belongs. Only baking – the scent of cinnamon and citrus and the feel of butter and flour between her fingers – brings a comforting sense of home • So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a run-down little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea emporium • Luckily she soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. There are one or two last twists in the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her happily ever after?

I don't know how you've made it this far • Sami's childhood is much like any other - school with his friends, dinners with his family, playing with his pets (stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof) • But with Syria at war with itself, nothing is really normal. And Sami's hopes for a better future are about to be ripped away • Inspired by extraordinary true events, The Stray Cats of Homs is the breathtaking story of a young man who will do anything to keep the dream of home alive

Цвет: Без Цвета • Пол: Унисекс • Амбровый , акватический , древесный аромат «Because of me» с нотками грейпфрута , кедра, мускуса и ванили - Ваш новый яркий способ заявить о себе! Манящий и дерзкий, волнующий и сексуальный - осторожно, вызывает зависимость!«Because of me» духи группы Экстра - селективная парфюмерия.Объём - 15 ml Амбровый, акватический, древесныйВерхние ноты: Грейпфрут, шафран, лаванда Средний ноты: Кедр, Морские нотыБазовые ноты: Амбра, мускус, ветивер, ваниль

Книга Билла Брайсона «Краткая история почти всего на свете» – это один из главных научно-популярных бестселлеров последних лет. В ней рассказывается про Большой взрыв и субатомные частицы, про первобытные океаны и древние материки; по страницам книги бродят гигантские ящеры и выслеживают свою добычу первобытные охотники… Но это книга не только о далеком прошлом: доступно и увлекательно в ней рассказывается о науке, о невероятных открытиях, которые совершают ученые, о глобальных угрозах и будущем нашей цивилизации • Книга на английском языке • Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us

Here is a truth that can’t be escaped: for Mia ‘Rabbit’ Hayes, life is coming to an end • Rabbit Hayes loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it • She loves her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colourful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye • But it turns out the world has other plans for Rabbit, and she’s OK with that. Because she has plans for the world too, and only a handful of days left to make them happen • Here is a truth that won’t be forgotten: this is a story about laughing through life’s surprises and finding the joy in every moment

Покидая свой дом одним прекрасным утром, Гарольд Фрай даже не подозревает, что отправится в путешествие на другой конец страны • У него нет ни специальной обуви, ни карты или компаса, дождевика или даже мобильного телефона. Но он знает, что должен идти дальше. Чтобы спасти чью-то жизнь • Гарольд Фрай – самый обычный человек. Но может стать нашим героем • По мотивам романа Рейчел Джойс «Невероятное паломничество Гарольда Фрая» был снят фильм Вторая жизнь Гарольда Фрая • Книга на английском языке • When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other • He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking