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When Glasgow journalist Gerry Conway receives a phone call promising unsavoury information about Scottish Justice Minister Peter Lyons, his instinct is that this apparent scoop won’t warrant space in The Tribune. But as Conway’s curiosity grows and his leads proliferate, his investigation takes him from Scotland to Belfast. Shocked by the sectarian violence of the past, and by the prejudice and hatred he encounters even now, Conway soon grows obsessed with the story of Lyons and all he represents. And as he digs deeper, he comes to understand that there is indeed a story to be uncovered; and that there are people who will go to great lengths to ensure that it remains hidden • Compelling, vividly written and shocking, All the Colours of the Town is not only the story of an individual and his community – it is also a complex and thrilling inquiry into loyalty, betrayal and duty

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

DK brings you an all-encompassing practical guide to the seasons that take place in the world around us, and just how magical they can be! • Author Vicky Woodgate introduces a beautifully-illustrated and informative book to teach your child everything they need to know about the changing seasons in our world • What are seasons and why do they change? How can we measure seasons? Are seasons the same for everyone? These are all valuable questions that can be answered within this easy-to-follow weather book, proving the ideal read for 7-9 year olds • Inside the pages of this first-class climate book for kids, you can expect to find • -Top tips, quizzes and activities to reflect on the information learned throughout the book • -Visually engaging content including maps, charts and scenes • -Easy to read language encompassing key vocabulary about seasons • Let DK plant the seed of curiosity in the minds of our young readers, and watch as it blossoms into a life-long love of learning about the natural world and the science and history behind it

From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world order • Steam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today. It revolutionized work and production, but also the ease and cost of movement over land and water. The result was to throw open vast areas of the world to the rampaging expansion of Europeans and Americans on a scale previously unimaginable • Unlocking the World is the captivating history of the great port cities which emerged as the bridgeheads of this new steam-driven economy, reshaping not just the trade and industry of the regions around them but their culture and politics as well

A mother who puts her children into a refrigerated lorry and asks 'what else could I do?' A runaway teenager who comes of age on the streets and in abandoned buildings. A student who leaves his war-ravaged country behind because he doesn't want to kill. Each of the thousands of people who come to Europe in search of asylum every year brings a unique story with them. But their stories don't end there • In Lights in the Distance, acclaimed journalist Daniel Trilling draws on years of reporting to build a portrait of the refugee crisis, seen through the eyes of the people who experienced it first-hand. As the European Union has grown, so has a tangled and often violent system designed to filter out unwanted migrants - one that extends from the border into cities

Why can’t we think straight when hungry? What’s the point of nightmares? And why is it so impossible to forget embarrassing memories? • Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope – for science • In Emotional Ignorance, Dean takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the end of the universe. Along the way he reveals • – why we would ever follow our gut • – whether things really were better in the old days • – why doomscrolling is so addictive • – and how sad music can make us happier • Combining expert analysis, brilliant humour and powerful insights into the grieving process, Dean uncovers how, far from holding us back, our emotions make us who we are

Learn how to handle stress in every area of life, from the workplace to relationships, and emerge happier, healthier, and more productive.Drawing on cutting-edge research, Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure gives you the techniques you need to understand and deal with stress head-on, all explained through infographics, questionnaires, and constructive advice. Identify the causes of stress in your life and reframe unhelpful patterns of thought into powerful psychological solutions that you can apply every day.Develop a work-life balance, learn how to deal with an anxiety attack, discover relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, and put stress in perspective with insightful chapters and expert advice

‘That is how it works in the City. Every time you think you know the answer to a question, you discover that the question makes no sense . . .’ • This is the story of Anna Blume and her journey to find her lost brother, William, in the unnamed City. Like the City itself, however, it is a journey that is doomed, and so all that is left is Anna’s unwritten account of what happened • Paul Auster takes us to an unspecified and devastated world in which the self disappears amidst the horrors that surround us. But this is not just an imaginary, futuristic world: like the settings of Kafka stories, it is one that echoes our own, and in doing so addresses some of our darker legacies • In the Country of Last Things is a tense, psychological take on the dystopian novel

What has God done for you lately? • Faith is in crisis. Are God and faith still useful in the modern world? If God is to have a future, Deepak Chopra argues, we must find a new approach to spirituality. For this we don't need better belief systems or scriptures - we need to rethink our place in the universe itself • Chopra reveals how God is about much more than religion. If God stands for absolute goodness, love and truth, and we are part of God, we have a connection to those things. Chopra explains the logic of faith, while providing an incisive critique of militant atheism. If God has a future, Chopra reasons, the results will be for the betterment of us all

Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer may seem unbridgeable. Widen the focus, though, and Christianity's enduring impact upon the West can be seen in the emergence of much that has traditionally been cast as its nemesis: in science, in secularism, and yes, even in atheism • That is why Dominion will place the story of how we came to be what we are, and how we think the way that we do, in the broadest historical context

Сколько всего кошек в мире? • Каков шанс выиграть в лотерею дважды? • И сколько же времени требуется, чтобы сосчитать до миллиона? • Узнайте, как решать сложные математические задачи, не имея ничего, кроме обратной стороны конверта, карандаша и немного старомодных мозговых усилий • Присоединяйтесь к Робу Истэуэю, который интересно расскажет о том, как считать без калькулятора. Математика на обратной стороне конверта, наполненная забавными анекдотами, тестами и полезными советами по расчетам для любой ситуации, является бесценным введением в искусство оценки и приятным напоминанием о том, что иногда наш собственный мозг - лучший инструмент, с помощью которого мы имеем дело с числами • Книга на английском языке • How many cats are there in the world? • What's the chance of winning the lottery twice? • And just how long does it take to count to a million? • Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power

В первый день пребывания Уинстона Черчилля на посту премьер-министра Гитлер вторгся в Голландию и Бельгию. Польша и Чехословакия уже пали, а до эвакуации из Дюнкерка оставалось всего две недели. В течение следующих двенадцати месяцев нацисты вели безжалостную кампанию бомбардировок, убив 45 000 британцев и разрушив два миллиона домов • Опираясь на некогда секретные разведывательные отчеты и дневники, автор бестселлера № 1 Ларсон переносит читателей с обстреливаемых улиц Лондона в личные покои Черчилля, давая яркое представление об истинном лидерстве, когда - перед лицом неумолимого ужаса – лидер, обладающий красноречием, стратегическим талантом и настойчивостью, объединял страну, а семья, вместе взятая • Книга на английском языке • A startling, gripping portrait of what it was like to be alive in Britain during the Blitz, and what it was like to be around Churchill