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For the Benefit of All Beings: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva
Many people consider the Dalai Lama to be a living embodiment of the spiritual ideal of the bodhisattva - someone who dedicates their life to freeing all beings from suffering and confusion. Here this beloved teacher presents a detailed manual of practical philosophy based on the best-known text of Maha...
Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (BK2)
In the second book of Jeff Kinney's bestselling series, team up with Greg Heffley once again, this time to try and take on his big brother. As you can guess, it doesn't work out too well... Rodrick actually got a hold of my LAST journal a few weeks back, and it was a disaster. But don't even get me star...
How to Train Your Dragon (#1)
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup's father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the...
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
Hairy Maclary heard a strange sound, a yowling, a wailing that echoed around . . . What could be causing the caterwauling cacophony that brings Hairy Maclary and his friends running?' A child's best introduction to books' - The Timeswww.hairymaclary.com...
Buddhism is Not What You Think
What is Buddhism? In Buddhism is Not What You Think Steve Hagen, bestselling author of Buddhism Plain and Simple and a Zen priest, cuts through the many misconceptions surrounding Buddhism and shows us its true purpose. Drawing on down-to-earth examples from everyday life, this practical and straightfo...
Atheist's History of Belief
What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived ever since, leading us to invent heaven and hell, sin and redemption, and above all, gods? Religion reflects our deepest hopes and fears; whether you are a beli...
Nadia Lim's Fresh Start Cookbook
Cook and eat delicious, nutritious calorie-controlled meals and lose weight in 12 weeks. Lose weight in 12 weeks by eating delicious food? It's true! Follow Nadia Lim's easy and delicious eating plan and you will lose between half a kilo and one kilo every week and feel great in just 12 weeks. And you'l...
Emily Brown and the Thing
A stunning reissue of this classic picture book. In this warm-hearted and witty take on a classic theme - being scared of the dark - Emily and Stanley find a 'Thing' crying outside their window. They embark on a series of adventures to find everything he needs for a good night's sleep . . . but nothing ...
The Romanovs: The Story of Russia and its Empire 1613-1918
"Epic history on the grandest scale. . . . Game of Thrones seems like the proverbial vicar's tea party in comparison."--Financial Times The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined princip...
Women - The National Geographic Image Collection
National Geographic Staff; Susan Goldberg
This powerful photography collection, drawn from the celebrated National Geographic archive, reveals the lives of women from around the globe, accompanied by revelatory new interviews and portraits of contemporary trailblazers including Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall, and Christiane Amanpour. #MeToo. #...
Breaking Boundaries
On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of "planetary stewardship" - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future. The authors reveal the full scale of the planetary emergency we face - but also how we can stabilize Eart...
One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race
Challenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who determines who ...
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world
We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we're told we must shop now like we've never shopped before. And whilst we can do it more responsibly, the scale of our consumption remains the biggest factor in the ruination of the planet. Yet our relian...
The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the Present Day
A result of 16 years of research, The Book of Jewish Food was originally published in 1997 when Jewish cuisine was overlooked by the food industry and enjoyed instead behind closed doors around the world. In this revolutionary book, Roden shone a light on the diverse flavours and cultural origins of tho...
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
They called for a break, and Gambon magicked up a cigarette from out of his beard. He and I were often to be found outside the stage door, having 'a breath of fresh air', as we referred to it. There would be painters and plasterers and chippies and sparks, and among them all would be me and Dumbledore h...
The Russo-Ukrainian War - The Return of History
BEST BOOKS 2023: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES * SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE * TLSDo you know what is at stake in Ukraine? Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our timesOn 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst o...
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