Bloomsbury The Book of Hopes. Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain

The enormity of climate change and biodiversity loss can leave us feeling overwhelmed. How can an individual ever make a difference? • Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell know firsthand how spectacularly nature can bounce back if you give it the chance. And what comes is not just wildlife in super-abundance, but solutions to the other environmental crises we face • The Book of Wilding is a handbook for how we can all help restore nature. It is ambitious, visionary and pragmatic. The book has grown out of Isabella and Charlie's mission to help rewild Britain, Europe and the rest of the world by sharing knowledge from their pioneering project at Knepp in Sussex. It is inspired by the requests they receive from people wanting to learn how to rewild everything from unprofitable farms, landed estates and rivers, to ponds, allotments, churchyards, urban parks, gardens, window boxes and public spaces

The Book of Trespass. Crossing the Lines that Divide Us

Faerie is never as far away as you think • Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice • The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King

"Книга человеческой кожи" - это большой том, на многих страницах которого написаны злодейства • Знаете, есть люди, которые сами по себе являются болезнью • 13 мая 1784 года, Венеция: родился Мингуилло Фазан, наследник приходящего в упадок готического палаццо Эспаньол. И все же Мингуилло не обычный ребенок, он странный, изворотливый, и все, кто приближается к нему, испытывают страх. Двенадцать лет спустя Мингуильо сталкивается с неожиданной угрозой своему наследству: новорожденной сестрой Марселлой. Его необузданная ревность обрекает его сестру на череду судеб калеки, сумасшедшей и монахини. Но в своем ненасытном стремлении уничтожить ее он, возможно, недооценил свирепую решимость своей сестры и ее маловероятных союзников, которые пойдут на все, чтобы спасти ее

The week just started and already you’re playing catch-up. At the end of another busy day, your to-do list is longer than it was this morning. Enter GRIP: the book for everyone who has too much to do • This fresh, no-nonsense guide brings clarity and direction to even the most hectic workweek. Using tools you know – like your calendar, to-do list, and email – GRIP walks you through working smarter, thinking bigger, and clearing the way for what matters most. And GRIP’s pick-and-choose structure makes it easy to dive in and start applying what you like straightaway • So you can reclaim your time and start chasing your wildest dreams. Today

There’s a lot of angst around these days. This heightened sense of fear, concern, insecurity and uncertainty can be overwhelming • Bestselling author of The Book of Overthinking and The Book of Knowing Gwendoline Smith explains what angst is and the ways in which deep anxiety can manifest • Gwendoline then drills down into social anxiety, which is often underdiagnosed but is one of the most common of the anxiety family • Using simple, clear language and humorous illustrations, Gwendoline gives detailed step-by-step advice on how to cope

A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery • Featuring bright and bold illustrations, Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained traces the story of myth and magic from ancient superstitions to medieval alchemy and divination to the modern-day fascination with UFOs • This book for children aged 7-9 explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures. It traces the history of magic ritual from spells and potions to alchemy and divination, as well as investigating other mysteries of the paranormal. While it's a fun read, it takes its subject seriously - taking a historical approach to the supernatural world across all cultures • This compendium for kids of all things magical and unexplained throughout the ages will capture the imagination of kids everywhere

The Catholic Church seems to be in serious crisis – disfigured by scandals, divided by theological, cultural and political differences, retreating institutionally in many places, judged irrelevant by a culture that believes it has outgrown this kind of religious faith. Yet the number of practising Catholics increases each year, a growing membership that seeks to be well grounded spiritually, intellectually and pastorally. Many younger people are curious to know and experience traditional and historical realities. Thus, the need for an informed and reflective restatement of The Spirit of Catholicism has never been more urgent • In this clear and intelligible book, Vivian Boland presents the substance of Catholic belief and life, what the res catholica believes itself essentially to be

The Trespasser's Companion is a rallying cry for greater public access to nature and a gently seditious guide to how to get it: by trespassing • We are excluded from the majority of our land and waterways in England, but bestselling writer Nick Hayes shows how reclaiming our connection to nature would be better both for us, and for nature. By stepping over the fences that bar us from the countryside, by engaging more deeply with nature through craft, education, and citizen science, we can rediscover not only a land that has been hidden from us for too long, but also reignite our collective responsibility to protect it • Interwoven are testimonials from expert contributors – farmers and landworkers, activists and authors – each with deeply personal stories of what a connection to nature means for them

Uncover the true story of an Egyptian king, and the 20th century explorer who found him • Discover the troubles Tutankhamun faced as a young king, his untimely death, and his legacy, which lay hidden for centuries. Pore over his treasures, learn the steps of mummification, and see Tutankhamun's fascinating story bought to life. Travel through history with Howard Carter, on his quest to uncover Tutankhamun's hidden tomb, his incredible discovery, and our continued hunt to understand and unearth the riches of Ancient Egyptian life • Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the story of the most famous boy king, and a world-changing discovery • This captivating retelling brings to life a truly fascinating period of history in a big, beautiful book full of illustrations, maps, inventories, graphic novel storyboards and more

How did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? • What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays? • How did the experiments in the run-up to the Large Hadron Collider lead to the invention of the World Wide Web? • Asking questions has always been at the heart of physics, our unending quest to understand the Universe and how everything in it behaves. How do we know all that we know about the world today? It's not simply because we have the maths – it's because we have done the experiments • Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy introduces us to the creative and curious people who, through a combination of genius, persistence and luck, staged the ground-breaking experiments of the twentieth century. From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory, to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving him right), The Matter of Everything takes us on a journey through the history of experiments that transformed our world

Organizations are stressed. Innovation and global competition have become the source of relentless pressure and customers have never had higher expectations. Corporate efforts to improve everyday productivity and boost profits are producing diminishing returns • Yet a new frontier of enormous opportunity to improve results is hidden in plain sight. According to a Fortune 500 study, as much as 80% of working time is lost to tiresome meetings, unclear expectations, difficult decisions, and other wasteful delays. Overcoming the lack of clarity behind this waste - on both an individual and organizational basis - would reap huge rewards • In The Power of Clarity, Ann Latham exposes the unrecognized confusion and explains how to eliminate it. This fascinating guide to workplace productivity and effectiveness draws upon extensive research and case studies to demonstrate how you can get better results in far less time while also increasing confidence and commitment