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Friday the thirteenth was totally normal. By 'normal', I mean that my good-for-nothing brother was absolutely not turned into a zebra while I was being suffocated by a million frogs. There were no levitation pills, time-freezing guns or robot octopuses, and I certainly didn't turn my classmate into a human tornado that destroyed most of the town. That would be preposterous • No, it was just another 'normal' day with my best friend Nate – who just happens to be a genius

On a boat offshore, a fisherman guts a mackerel as he anxiously awaits a midnight rendezvous • Villagers, one by one, disappear into a sinkhole beneath a yew tree • A nameless girl is taped, bound and put on display in a countryside market • A man returning home following the death of his mother finds something disturbing among her personal effects • A dazzling and disquieting collection of stories, how to gut a fish places the bizarre beside the everyday and then elegantly and expertly blurs the lines. An exciting new Irish writer whose sharp and lyrical prose unsettles and astounds in equal measure, Sheila Armstrong's exquisitely provocative stories carve their way into your mind and take hold

On a boat offshore, a fisherman guts a mackerel as he anxiously awaits a midnight rendezvous • Villagers, one by one, disappear into a sinkhole beneath a yew tree • A nameless girl is taped, bound and put on display in a countryside market • A dazzling and disquieting collection of stories, how to gut a fish places the bizarre beside the everyday and then elegantly and expertly blurs the lines. An exciting new Irish writer whose sharp and lyrical prose unsettles and astounds in equal measure, Sheila Armstrong's exquisitely provocative stories carve their way into your mind and take hold

An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father transcends language • In this stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong

What damage do we do in the blindness of love? • Thousands of miles from her home, a woman stands on a dark street, peeking through well-lit windows at two little girls. They are the daughters of her only daughter, the grandchildren she's never met • At the centre of this mesmerising story is the woman's quest to understand how a relationship that began in bliss – a mother besotted with her only child – arrived at a point of such unfathomable distance. Weaving back and forth in time, she unravels memories and long-buried feelings, retracing the infinite acts of parental care, each so mundane and apparently benign, that together may have undermined what she most treasured • With exquisite psychological precision, Blum traces the seemingly insignificant missteps and deceptions of family life, where it's possible to cross the line between protectiveness and possession without even seeing it – and it's uncertain whether, or how, we can find our way back

Пол Тобин: Как перехитрить миллиард роботов-пчел • Сегодня снова пятница, 13-е, и для гения шестого класса Нейта Баннистера это означает сделать еще три не очень умных поступка, чтобы сохранить жизнь интересной. Но у него есть проблемы посерьезнее, чем его собственные эксперименты. Его заклятый враг, общество "Красная смерть", угрожает выпустить рой разъяренных пчел на город Полт, если Нейт не вступит в их ряды. Но затем появляется новая группа людей с мрачными намерениями - Лига подвергнутых остракизму товарищей - и они тоже хотят, чтобы Нейт был их собственным. В довершение всего, он убежден, что в его собственной школе есть шпион • Нейт должен снова объединиться со своей новой, находчивой подругой Дельфиной, чтобы спасти положение. Им понадобится помощь сумасшедших гаджетов Нейта, таких как его говорящая машинка Бетси и супермощные домашние животные - шотландский терьер Боспер и чайка сэр Уильям, если они надеются увидеть еще одну пятницу 13-го

"Как писать стихи" содержит множество увлекательных занятий, которые помогут вашему перу двигаться быстрее! Составьте стихи из листьев, вырежьте стихотворение из грязи, отправьтесь на охоту за сравнениями на свежем воздухе и поиграйте в поэтические игры на детской площадке • Независимо от того, пишете ли вы уже стихи, никогда раньше не писали или даже не уверены, что такое стихотворение – эта книга для вас. Книга "Как писать стихи", полная полезных советов и отправных точек, заставит вас посмеяться, задуматься и вдохновит на написание собственных стихов • Присоединяйтесь к детскому лауреату Джозефу Коэльо, когда он исследует ошеломляющую подборку стихов: от смешных лимериков до поэтических каламбуров, от нелепых рифм до глупого шипения. Возьмите эту книгу, возьмите ручку и приступайте! • Книга на английском языке

Fall in love with art and design! This creative kids book introduces them to the wonderful world of art history and creating art! • Discover your artistic style through the pages of this children's craft book. More than that, this book encourages art as a STEM field and teaches kids the history of art, art theory, and introduces them to the most notable artists who have influenced art movements • How To Be An Artist includes fascinating details on how art has developed through the years and gives children the opportunity to learn key artistic skills. The book includes • - Step-by-step projects, information about artistic movements, and profiles on pioneering artists • - Four sections: drawing, painting, crafting, nature, and animating • - Information on the educational importance of including art in STEM learning • - Over 30 art activities for kids to try at home • Create your own masterpieces while you learn to paint, draw and design

65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK • But it's her ship's company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie's beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story • From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From Jerry Kyd, the ship's inspirational Captain to Lt Cdr Nathan Grey, the first pilot to land Britain's new stealth jet fighter on her deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ship's people

unisex • Книга "How to Brain Train Your Cat" Книга в твердой обложке Поможет натренировать и понять вашего кота Полезные советы и подсказки Содержит веселые и практические упражнения Поддерживает умственное развитие и способности животного Автор - Хелен Реддинг (Helen Redding)

Have I told you I'm vegan yet? • Who is this book for? • It’s for vegans, people who want to know about vegans, vegetarians who dabble in the dark arts of soya milk, meat-reducers and full carnivores looking to take the piss out of vegans • What's in this book? • Answers to questions like: 'What is a vegan, wait, I don't eat gluten, am I a vegan?!'; pie charts to show how much conversation time with non-vegans will focus on how you're getting your protein; useful recipes and advice (such as how to work on your smugface); inspirational(ish) quotes and much more • What isn’t in this book? • Arguments for or against veganism; it’s obvious that you should be vegan and here is how to do it • How to Vegan is the hilarious new book from the infographic genius Stephen Wildish, author of How to Swear and How to Adult

If you can persuade a cat you can persuade anyone. This is the essential guide to getting your way. Jay Heinrichs, award-winning author of Thank You for Arguing and advisor to the Pentagon, NASA and Fortune 500 companies, distils a lifetime of negotiating and rhetoric to show you how to win over anyone - from colleagues and bosses, to friends and partners at home (and even the most stubborn of feline adversaries)