William Collins Phosphorescence. On Awe, Wonder & Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark Baird Julia

Julia Baird’s intimate study of phosphorescence is full of wisdom and joy; a roadmap for rediscovering our inner light after the darkest of times • We now know just how much we should treasure the times when we feel happy, content and at peace. When we feel this way we seek out life’s experiences with a sense of optimism and hope. But how do we move forward with life now that everything has changed? Now that we appreciate just how fragile and fleeting these feelings can be? Is it possible to access a light – our own source of phosphorescence – that can sustain us in this brave new world? • In this wise and inspiring book, bestselling author Julia Baird reflects on her encounters with phosphorescence, a luminescent phenomenon found in nature, and how she was able to cultivate her own ‘inner light’ in the face of a life-threatening illness

The essential companion to the Sunday Times bestselling Jog On – a funny, practical guide to managing your mental health through exercise • Bella Mackie isn’t your average coach – she’s much swearier, and she’s never going to give you a nutrition plan or join you on a marathon. But through her inspiring personal story and realistic approach she’s already inspired thousands of men and women to manage their mental health through exercise. In this journal, Bella takes you on a journey from the sofa to the open road, helping you to • Gain a new awareness of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression • Cope with side effects such as panic attacks and intrusive thoughts • Learn and memorise calming strategies such as breathing exercises • Build a checklist of everything you need to start running • Develop a regular running schedule, with realistic targets • Use exercise to gain confidence and manage mental health problems • Packed with insights from athletes and psychologists and step-by-step achievable goals, The Jog On Journal has everything you need to get you up and running

Bestselling author Katrine Marcal reveals the shocking ways our deeply ingrained ideas about gender continue to hold us back. Every day, extraordinary inventions and innovative ideas are side-lined in a world that remains subservient to men • But it doesn’t have to be this way. From the beginning of time, women have been pivotal to our society, offering ingenious solutions to some of our most vexing problems. More recently, it is women who have transformed the way we shop online, revolutionised the lives of disabled people and put the climate crisis at the top of the agenda • Despite these successes, we still fail to find and fund the game-changing ideas that could alter the future of our planet, giving just 3% of venture capital to female founders

Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in tears. She could barely find the strength to get off the sofa, let alone piece her life back together. Until one day she did something she had never done of her own free will – she pulled on a pair of trainers and went for a run • That first attempt didn’t last very long. But to her surprise, she was back out there the next day. And the day after that. She began to set herself achievable goals – to run 5k in under 30 minutes, to walk to work every day for a week, to attempt 10 push-ups in a row. Before she knew it, her mood was lifting for the first time in years • In Jog On, Bella explains with hilarious and unfiltered honesty how she used running to battle crippling anxiety and depression, without having to sacrifice her main loves: booze, cigarettes and ice cream

Отправьте малышей в их собственное приключение по поиску предметов с книжкой "Я-шпион. Мои первые вещи. Проследи за этим!" • Здесь можно увидеть более 100 объектов - от автомобилей до экскаваторов, от автобусов до самолетов, - и детям понравится узнавать о транспортных средствах и путешествиях • На каждой красочной интерактивной странице есть баллы, которые нужно набрать, забавные факты, чтобы развлечь маленьких детей, а также наклейки, которые можно добавить к каждому месту. В конце книги пришлите свой постер о прогрессе суперспоттера! • Книга на английском языке • The amazing new i-SPY sticker book for kids age 3+ • Get little ones started on their very own spotting adventure with My First i-SPY sticker books! With more than 100 things to spot - from cars to diggers, buses to aeroplanes, children will love learning about vehicles and travel

C.S. Lewis’ moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith • ‘We delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation’ • In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these timeless poetic verses, he makes clear their significance in our daily lives, and reminds us of their power to illuminate moments of grace

Внешняя политика США претерпевает серьезные преобразования, навсегда меняющие место Америки в мире. Институты дипломатии и развития истекают кровью после серьезных бюджетных сокращений; дипломаты, которые заключают сделки с Америкой и защищают демократические интересы по всему миру, массово уходят. Офисы Государственного департамента пустуют, в то время как военно-промышленный комплекс за рубежом взял на себя работу, которую когда-то выполняли миротворцы. Америка все чаще становится нацией, которая сначала стреляет, а потом задает вопросы • Опираясь на недавно обнаруженные документы и богатую информацию из редких интервью с военачальниками, разоблачителями и политиками, включая всех ныне живущих госсекретарей от Генри Киссинджера до Хиллари Клинтон и Рекса Тиллерсона, "Война против мира" убедительно доказывает, что профессия, находящаяся под угрозой исчезновения

Как справиться, когда мир захлестывает тебя с головой? • Для тех людей, которые обладают острым воображением; которых считают слишком застенчивыми или слишком чувствительными; которые плохо справляются, когда за ними наблюдают, хотя обычно они компетентны; видят яркие сны; для которых важно проводить время в одиночестве каждый день; и обнаруживают, что их быстро утомляют шум и неразбериха, многолюдные вечеринки, суматошный офис, - Элейн Эйрон написала книгу "Высокочувствительный человек. Как выжить и процветать, когда мир подавляет тебя" Эта книга поможет понять самих себя и то, как лучше всего справляться с различными ситуациями • Книга на английском языке • How to cope when the world overwhelms you. For those people who: have a keen imagination; are labelled too shy or too sensitive; who perform poorly when being observed even though they are usually competent; have vivid dreams; for whom time alone each day is essential; and find they are quickly overwhelmed by noise and confusion, crowded parties, hectic office life… this is the book to help them understand themselves and how best to cope in various situations

A sweet poem about a mother's love for her child • I'm so lucky to be your mother • We will always be with each other • Because you mean the world to me • Written by actor and comedian Bayne Gibby and illustrated by picture book artist David Walker, You Mean the World to Me is a reassuring story about a mother's love for her little one • Filled with tender, uplifting, and precious moments, this padded board book is the perfect story to share with the center of your universe again and again

From the award-winning author of Becoming Dickens and The Story of Alice comes a major new biography of Charles Dickens, tracing the year that would transform his life and times • The year is 1851. It's a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It's also a turbulent time in the private life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this formative year will become perhaps the greatest turning point in Dickens's career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives, and develops a new form of writing that will reveal just how interconnected the world is becoming