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From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development-and demise-of civilisations across time.When we think about history, we rarely pay much attention to the most destructive floods, the worst winters, the most devastating droughts or the ways that ecosystems have changed over time.In The Earth Transformed, Peter Frankopan, one of the world's leading historians, shows that the natural environment is a crucial, if not the defining, factor in global history - and not just of humankind. Volcanic eruptions, solar activities, atmospheric, oceanic and other shifts, as well as anthropogenic behaviour, are fundamental parts of the past and the present. In this magnificent and groundbreaking book, we learn about the origins of our species: about the development of religion and language and their relationships with the environment, about how the desire to centralise agricultural surplus formed the origins of the bureaucratic state, about how growing demands for harvests resulted in the increased shipment of enslaved peoples, about how efforts to understand and manipulate the weather have a long and deep history. All provide lessons of profound importance as we face a precarious future of rapid global warming.Taking us from the Big Bang to the present day and beyond, The Earth Transformed forces us to reckon with humankind's continuing efforts to make sense of the natural world.
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A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour news cycles.It wasn't always so. In medieval times, craftsmen worked on cathedrals that would be unfinished in their lifetime. Indigenous leaders fostered intergenerational reciprocity. And in the early twentieth century, writers dreamed of worlds thousands of years hence. Now, as we face long-term challenges on an unprecedented scale, how do we recapture that far-sighted vision?Richard Fisher takes us from the boardrooms of Japan - home to some of the world's oldest businesses - to an Australian laboratory where an experiment started a century ago is still going strong. He examines the psychological biases that discourage the long view, and talks to the growing number of people from the worlds of philosophy, technology, science and the arts who are exploring smart ways to overcome them. How can we learn to widen our perception of time and honour our obligations to the lives of those not yet born?
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The first comprehensive monograph on one of today’s most innovative and successful painters – made in close collaboration with the artistDefined by bold brushstrokes, a dynamic use of color and imaginative compositions, the paintings of Dana Schutz are panoramic expanses that offer visions of humanity in all its complex facets. Her deeply subjective approach, untethered from realism, translates into images that seem to exist in a place that transcends time while celebrating the intrinsic qualities of her medium of choice with freedom and intelligence. As the artist herself stated, ‘I’m interested in painting as an affective place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting.’ This first comprehensive monograph on her work was created in close collaboration with the artist and features a number of never-before-seen paintings and drawings.
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Introducing an unprecedented fusion of AI and storytelling, a groundbreaking art book that will take you on a journey through vivid and surreal visuals that don't exist.With each turn off the page, you'll be drawn deeper into a world crafted in collaboration between the author and a machine, where familiar places and concepts take on entirely new meanings. These visuals will leave you feeling simultaneously confused, excited and hungry for more, as you explore a world that exists only in the mind of Simon and the algorithms that generated it.From placid beaches to surreal fashion shots, this book will transport you to places that never were, unveiling the beauty and mystery of an AI-generated universe. Each story within this art book has been carefully crafted to weave seamlessly between the visuals, creating an immersive experience that will keep you captivated from start to finish.Whether you're into art, fashion, or disruptive technology, this book is sure to capture your imagination and leave you yearning for more.
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Esta obra nos introduce en el interesante mundo de la cerámica italiana de la época clásica, en la que los motivos representados con más frecuencia eran Dioniso y su reino. La aproximación de la autora a esta cuestión es fundamentalmente iconográfica, pero no se limita a esta perspectiva, ya que analiza e interpreta la cerámica dionisiaca desde su profundo conocimiento de la filosofía y de la religión antigua. De este modo, Paloma Cabrera da cuenta de las dimensiones filosóficas, literarias y religiosas de las ideas que sugiere la imaginería de las numerosas vasijas analizadas y expuestas en el libro. Pero la obra no solo se mueve en el plano ideal, sino que también alcanza a los intereses prácticos de los antiguos usuarios de estos útiles: revela sus visiones sobre la vida y la muerte, sobre la tristeza y la felicidad, sobre el sentido, en último término, de su mundo cotidiano. La obra se encuentra profusamente veteada por imágenes de vasijas antiguas que serán del gusto de arqueólogos e historiadores.
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El Club de Asesinatos de Mujeres se enfrenta a la pelea de sus vidas en este último thriller de la exitosaserie de James Patterson. TRES CIUDADES. TRES BALAS.TRES VÍCTIMAS, es lo que el lector encontrará en laentrega nº 20 de esta serie. JAMES PATTERSON es uno de los escritores más conocidos y vendidos de todos los tiempos. Sus libros han vendido más de 385 millonesde ejemplares en todo el mundo. Es autor de algunasde las series más populares de las últimas décadas (Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett y Private novels) y ha escrito muchos otros bestsellers número uno, incluidas novelas románticas y thrillers independientes.
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The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, featuring 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images ever.Following in the footsteps of the international bestseller Map, Exploring the World, this fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. Carefully selected by an international panel of experts and arranged in a uniquely structured sequence to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, this stunning compilation of botanically themed images includes iconic work by celebrated artists, photographers, scientists, and botanical illustrators, as well as rare and previously unpublished images.
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A finales de la década de 1980, más de 30 de los artistas más aclamados de la época, incluidos Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Salvador Dalí y Keith Haring, diseñaron atracciones de feria únicas y en pleno funcionamiento específicamente para el parque original, incluidos juegos mecánicos, esculturas interactivas, juegos, actuaciones y música. La contribución de cada artista está documentada en fotografías que muestran al artista trabajando, con detalles de las obras de arte y mostrando el arte en el contexto de la exposición. Al dar acceso a obras de arte raras que no se han visto ampliamente en 35 años, este libro se publica por primera vez en inglés con un prefacio actualizado.latos regionales, que incluyen curry de coco fragante, laksas sabrosos, sotos fortificantes y postres tradicionales. Las 150 recetas accesibles se han adaptado para cocineros caseros, con ingredientes fáciles de obtener y métodos de cocción sencillos. Con una introducción a la cultura culinaria de Indonesia, impresionantes imágenes de recetas y cultura local, e historias personales que revelan la rica historia y la inspiración detrás de cada receta, este es el compañero perfecto para la cocina indonesia.
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Retired bus driver and recent widower Dermot Lynch grabs his bags from the bus's dusty undercarriage and begins to climb the hill to his son's house. It is Dermot's first time in Spain and the first time he's been out of Birmingham in many years. When he finally arrives at the gates of the crumbling development, Dermot learns that Eamonn, only one of a handful of settlers in the half-finished ghost town of Lomaverde, has fallen prey to an alluring vision and is upside down in a dream that is slipping away. But Dermot finds something beautiful and nostalgic in Lomaverde's decline—something that is reminiscent of his childhood in Ireland. Soon he is the center of attention in the tiny group of expats where paranoid speculation, goat hunting, and drinking are just some of the ways to pass the days. As the happenings in Lomaverde take a strange turn, father and son slowly begin to peel back their pasts, and they uncover a shocking secret at the heart of this ad hoc community. With the depth, grace, and wry authenticity that have characterized Catherine O'Flynn's previous work, Mr. Lynch's Holiday gives us a story that again shimmers with the power of good old realism (Jane Smiley, The LA Times) about love, connection, and a father and son finding each other exactly when they need it most.
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Develops the basic contents needed to play a full game. The difficulty of the problems is a close and students are indicated with an arrow, that still plays no annotation is used.¿A qui va dirigit el llibre Chess for everybody. Elementary 1?Aquest llibre està dirigit a principiants en escacs, tant joves com adults. Es presenta com un mètode d'aprenentatge senzill, adaptable a diferents ritmes d'aprenentatge i adequat per al seu ús en entorns educatius, clubs d'escacs o activitats recreatives. La col·lecció de la qual forma part inclou llibres de diferents nivells, la qual cosa permet un aprenentatge progressiu. El llibre està pensat perquè pugui ser utilitzat tant amb la guia d'un instructor com per a l'autoaprenentatge.Temes que tracta el llibre Chess for everybody. Elementary 1El llibre CHESS FOR EVERYBODY - ELEMENTARY 1 desenvolupa els continguts bàsics necessaris per jugar una partida completa d'escacs. S'introdueix l'estratègia d'obertura, explicant les característiques bàsiques de les peces majors i menors per assentar les bases de l'estratègia en el mig joc. Es aprofundeix en les tàctiques del mig joc per guanyar material o aconseguir un mat. També es tracten aspectes del final de la partida amb peons, amb i sense peces majors i menors. La dificultat dels problemes és gradual, i se indica als estudiants amb una fletxa la jugada correcta, sense usar anotacions. El nivell de dificultat i extensió dels exercicis es correspon amb partides de dos o tres moviments.Resum de crítiques, opinions i valoracions del llibre Chess for everybody. Elementary 1Encara no hi ha opinions o crítiques sobre Chess for everybody. Elementary 1.
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On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they’ve just bought on Trinity Avenue.Nothing strange about that. Except it's your house. And you didn’t sell it.FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE.When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most?FOR RICHER, FOR POORER.Bram has made a catastrophic mistake and now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her – and what has she hidden from him? And will either survive the chilling truth – that there are far worse things you can lose than your house?
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Charlie Croker was once a fabled college football star and is now a late-middle-aged Atlanta real estate entrepeneur-turned conglomerate king, whose expansionist ambitions and outsize ego have at last hit up against reality.
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Rowan Tripp is addicted to danger. Ever since she turned eighteen, Rowan has been a ‘smoke jumper’, fighting back the ferocious forest fires that sweep through the Montana mountains each year. She can read a wildfire like no one else – and is prepared to put her life on the line again and again to save others. But now Rowan is mourning the death of her good friend and partner, Jim – haunted by the belief that she could have saved him.Determined to carry on, Rowan throws herself into training the new recruits to the smoke-jumping team – not realising there is a different kind of danger waiting for her. She has always had a strict rule: never get romantically involved with a workmate. But the moment she meets Gull Curry that rule is severely tested. And when it becomes clear that someone blames Rowan for Jim’s death, and is determined to get revenge, Rowan realises this is one fight she can’t win on her own …
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Who can guess what a woman will do when the unthinkable becomes her reality? From the bestselling author of THE WEIGHT OF WATER, this enormously gripping and powerfully wrought novel asks the questions we all have about ourselves and definitively places Anita Shreve among the ranks of the best novelists writing today. Being married to a pilot has taught Kathryn Lyons to be ready for emergencies, but nothing has prepared her for the late-night knock on her door and the news of her husband's fatal crash. As Kathryn struggles through her grief, she is forced to confront disturbing rumours about the man she loved and the life that she took for granted. Torn between her impulse to protect her husband's memory and her desire to know the truth, Kathryn sets off to find out if she ever really knew the man who was her husband. In her determination to test the truth of her marriage, she faces shocking revelations about the secrets a man can keep and the actions a woman is willing to take.
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Dominic of the Dragonseeker lineage - one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has - ingests vampire blood laced with parasites in order to infiltrate the heart of the enemy camp and learn their plans. This is a one-way mission. He plans to get in fast, relay the information to the leader of the Carpathians living in the area and go out fighting - an honourable way to end his life.Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people, a royal pure-blood. Her people, once many, are now nearly extinct. She has long been alone fighting to save the remaining women who are able to shift from the hands of Brodrick the Terrible, her own father who slaughtered everyone she loved. Wounded, weary, she plans one last battle, hoping to stop the man who has made an alliance with the vampires, accepting she will not come out alive. They are two warriors who have lived their lives alone. Now, at the end of their time, they find each other, a complication neither sees coming.
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Giant demonic monsters wreak havoc and level Japanese cities! While the citizens flee in terror, it’s up to one brave rooster to stand his ground!In a world where terrifying monsters walk the earth, one heroic rooster is destined for greatness. When giant demons threaten the innocent, he’s going to show them who’s boss!
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In Falls Landing, Florida - a place built of theme parks, swampy lakes, and scorched bougainvillea flowers - something sinister lurks in the deep. A gang of thirteen-year-old girls obsessively orbit around the local preacher's daughter, Sammy. She is mesmerizing, older, and in love with Eddie. But suddenly, Sammy goes missing. Where is she? Watching from a distance, they edge ever closer to discovering a dark secret about their fame-hungry town and the cruel cost of a ticket out. What they uncover will continue to haunt them for the rest of their lives.Through a darkly beautiful and brutally compelling lens, Dizz Tate captures the violence, horrors, and manic joys of girlhood. Brutes is a novel about the seemingly unbreakable bonds in the 'we' of young friendship, and the moment it is broken forever.
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Set in early 18th-century Portugal, this novel tells the story of the love between Baltasar, a soldier who lost a hand in the wars, and Blimunda, whose mother died at the hands of the Inquisition.
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Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down Devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. But his life gets turned upside down when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a Devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man! In order to achieve the greatest goal in human history—to touch a boob—Denji will risk everything in a fight against the dangerous Bat Devil. But will getting what he wants actually make him happy…?
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The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios, an encounter with a talking monkey and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides.Philosophical and mysterious, the stories in First Person Singular all touch beautifully on love and solitude, childhood and memory. . . all with a signature Murakami twist.
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Beguiling... Murakami is brilliant at folding the humdrum alongside the supernatural, finding the magic that's nested in life's quotidian details' Guardian When a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he holes up in the mountain home of a famous artist. The days drift by, spent painting, listening to music and drinking whiskey in the evenings. But then he discovers a strange painting in the attic and unintentionally begins a strange journey of self-discovery that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a precocious thirteen-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt and a haunted underworld. A stunning work of imagination, Killing Commendatore is a surreal tale of love and loneliness, war and art.
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'Barcelona: A Curious City' depict the city's curiosity through fifty 'interviews', or 'snapshots' of people, groups, places and moments in the city whose work is driven by curiosity in one way or another. These are important people for the city, but many of them are not well known. They are 'ordinary people doing extraordinary things' and great examples of the thousands of curious people who keep the city moving.
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Una biografía visual de Aino y Alvar Aalto, que diseñaron algunos de los objetos más emblemáticos del siglo XX.Aino y Alvar Aalto fundaron juntos Artek y crearon algunos de los objetos y edificios más célebres del siglo XX. A través de cartas, documentos, dibujos y fotografías familiares, el nieto de Alvar y Aino cuenta la historia de su vida juntos, en Finlandia y en el extranjero, basándose en muchas de las cartas nunca antes publicadas que se enviaron entre sí y a familiares, amigos y colegas, hasta la muerte de Aino en 1949.Se trata de la primera monografía que examina y celebra específicamente la vida y obra de Aino y Alvar como un empeño compartido. Esta mirada personal e íntima a la vida poco convencional de una de las parejas de diseñadores más influyentes del siglo XX ha sido escrita de forma cálida y accesible por el nieto de Aino y Alvar, que ha recurrido al archivo familiar, en gran parte inédito, que incluye cartas personales, instantáneas y bocetos.
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Why would any rational human being paddle into the biggest wave in history?Nazaré delves into the lives of a select band of surfers who gather in a small Portuguese fishing village to do just that. A new breed of men and women pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport by challenging each other to go bigger than ever before.Their goal? To surf the biggest wave ever recorded.
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«Domènech is often hailed as the most modern of the modernists, notably for his mastery of lightweight steel construction.» Andrew Ferren, The New York Times «His particular gift lay in his masterful ability to harness the phenomenal pool of talent still available at the tail end of the 19th century bringing together the most outstanding craftsmen of the day.» Eddi Fiegel, The Telegraph «In a European context, the works of Domènech i Montaner are related to the contemporary developments of Berlage in Amsterdam, Horta in Brussels, Wagner in Vienna, Mackintosh in Glasgow and beyond.» Hans Ibelings, professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Toronto Lluís Domènech Girbau (Barcelona, 1940) holds a doctorate in Architecture and has taught Architecture in Barcelona, Milan and Madrid. He is president of the Fundació Lluís Domènech i Montaner and a member of the board of the Fundació Orfeó Català - Palau de la Música Catalana.
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2021 saw the rise of anti-racism, as white people sought to be better allies to people of colour. However, well-meaning white activists have unknowingly been perpetuating the very ideas they claim to be fighting against.NeoOrientalism is an exaggeration of racial difference, and something that many activists are unconsciously promoting. In this rousing and invaluable read, David Swift urges his fellow white activists to reflect on their behaviour, revealing how our well-meaning language and political arguments are feeding NeoOrientalism and further widening the chasm of racial inequality.
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Bring friends and family around the table with Jamie's brand-new cookbook, TOGETHER - a joyous celebration of incredible food to share.Being with our loved ones has never felt so important, and great food is the perfect excuse to get together. Each chapter features a meal - from Curry Night to Last-Minute Feast, Garden Lunch to Autumnal Fare - with a simple, achievable menu that can be mostly prepped ahead.Jamie's aim - whether you're following the full meal or choosing just one of over 120 individual recipes - is to minimise your time in the kitchen so you can maximise the time you spend with your guests.
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Elizabeth of York is the oldest daughter of King Edward IV. Flame-haired, beautiful, and sweet-natured, she is adored by her family, yet her life is suddenly disrupted when her beloved father dies in the prime of life. Her uncle, the notorious Richard III, takes advantage of King Edward’s death to grab the throne and imprison Elizabeth’s two younger brothers, the rightful royal heirs. Forever afterward known as ''the Princes in the Tower,'' the boys are never seen again. On the heels of this tragedy, Elizabeth is subjected to Richard’s overtures to make her his wife, further legitimizing his claim to the throne. King Richard has murdered her brothers, yet she feels she must accept his proposal.
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Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.
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The definitive collection of pasta recipes featuring this most iconic and popular Italian ingredient from the experts at the prestigious Silver Spoon Kitchen.Pasta is the perfect food. Low cost, healthy, and tasty, its versatility makes it a regular feature on home dining tables as well as on the most sophisticated of restaurant menus, either dressed with just one or two ingredients, or with more elaborate sauces. Showcasing 46 different pasta types in more than 300 – recipes from classics such as Penne Arrabbiata and Spaghetti Carbonara, to more ambitious dishes such as Soufflé of Capellini and Linguine with Lobster – this is the ultimate guide to cooking pasta the Italian way.Organised by pasta type, it also includes easy-to-follow instructions for making your own fresh pasta, sections on dried and fresh, long and short, cut and filled pasta, and entries on the Italian origins of many ingredients. The Silver Spoon is known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian cuisine and the leading Italian culinary resource – this book is the perfect guide to the most Italian of ingredients.
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As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set about creating the first long-range maritime empire.
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Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.«Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning» – David Baldacci.The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves – soon to be a major TV series.North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.Then another body is found – killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home...The Heron’s Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call.
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A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind’s enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and cultureGarden takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have found inspiration in gardens and horticulture throughout history. With more than 300 entries, this comprehensive and stunning visual survey showcases the diversity of the garden from all over the world – from the garden of Eden and the grandeur of the English landscape garden to Japanese Zen gardens and the humble vegetable plot. Spanning a wide range of styles and media – art, illustrations, and sculptures to photography, film stills, and textiles – Garden follows a visually arresting sequence, with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired, and features large-scale images, accessible texts, and reference information, including a glossary, illustrated timeline, and biographies. Offering a comprehensive introduction to the subject, Garden features work by a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists, including Pierre Bonnard, Roberto Burle Marx, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Gertrude Jekyll, Claude Monet, Marianne North, Crispijn de Passe, William Robinson, Alma Thomas, and Howard Sooley, among others, including a variety of surprising examples that will appeal to specialists as well as the general reader. Aimed at a wide audience, this book has diverse appeal – from artists, designers, and art historians to garden enthusiasts, horticulturists, and everyone interested in the natural world around them.
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Para convertirte en un gran chef o dirigir un restaurante de primera, debes aprender de aquellos que ya han estado allí y lo han hecho: los chefs. En este libro único, la autora Shari Bayer ha recopilado la sabiduría de celebridades con estrellas Michelin, profesionales en ascenso y dueños de restaurantes de todo el mundo para brindar consejos internos esenciales para todos los aspirantes a chefs y empresarios culinarios.Con un gran atractivo para los chefs y otros profesionales que ya están en la industria, los amantes de la comida y cualquier persona que sueñe con abrir su propio restaurante, este es uno de los primeros libros que da una visión real y un estudio de los mecanismos de la industria culinaria desde un punto de vista contemporáneo y con una perspectiva holística, en lugar de centrarse sólo en recetas y técnicas. Lleno de lecciones inspiradoras y anécdotas personales, Chefwise cubre las cosas que normalmente no se enseñan en la escuela culinaria pero que son partes esenciales del trabajo diario de un chef contemporáneo, desde ser un cocinero creativo y un líder inspirador hasta un emprendedor inteligente y un experto en redes sociales. Lo que no te enseñan en la Escuela de Negocios de Harvard para la industria hotelera. Los chefs destacados incluyen a Massimo Bottura, Jeremy Chan, Tom Colicchio, Nina Compton, Wylie Dufresne, Suzanne Goin, Enrique Olvera, Eric Ripert, Clare Smyth, Jean-Georges Vongerichten y Alice Waters, entre otros.
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