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Blade: King of Graffiti
BLADE has already told his life story through graffiti. Now, over forty years into his career and armed with an incredible memory, BLADE sits down with Chris Pape to reflect on growing up in the Bronx in the turbulent 1970s, and recounts the highs and lows of his storied career, holding nothing back. BLADE is considered The King of Graffiti because, by 1980, after painting 5,000 wildly creative trains, he stopped counting. This book parallels the New York graffiti movement almost from its inception, moving through its glory years in the mid-1970s, when BLADE earned his title, and ending in the global art scene, where he remains a major presence. BLADE helped New York graffiti become internationally famous by making it look fun, and, for reasons of quantity, quality, and, perhaps above all, for sheer spirit, BLADE may very well be the most popular graffiti artist with his peers. Chris Pape was born in 1960. He grew up on the upper west side of Manhattan where he watched the birth of the graffiti movement. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Elsa, and their kids, Cora and Dash.Read more
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2020
Sunday Times best books for Autumn 2020
Guardian critics’ pick for Autumn 2020
Wall Street Journal notable book of 2020The time since the Second World War has been seen by some as the longest uninterrupted period of harmony in human history: the ‘long peace’, as Stephen Pinker called it. But despite this, there has been a military conflict ongoing every year since 1945. The same can be said for every century of recorded history. Is war, therefore, an essential part of being human?
In War, Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the deep links between society and war and the questions they raise. We learn when war began – whether among early homo sapiens or later, as we began to organise ourselves into tribes and settle in communities. We see the ways in which war reflects changing societies and how war has brought change – for better and worse.
Economies, science, technology, medicine, culture: all are instrumental in war and have been shaped by it – without conflict it we might not have had penicillin, female emancipation, radar or rockets. Throughout history, writers, artists, film-makers, playwrights, and composers have been inspired by war – whether to condemn, exalt or simply puzzle about it. If we are never to be rid of war, how should we think about it and what does that mean for peace?
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The No-Nonsense Guide To Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis: 1 (No-Nonsense Guides To Digestive Diseases)
Discover Everything You Need To Know About Diverticulitis
Have you recently been diagnosed with Diverticulosis or Diverticulitis? Are you looking to learn about the most common colon disorder affecting over 50% of people aged 50 and older? Or are you looking for recent preventative measures backed up by scientific research? If you’re interested in learning more about this poorly understood problem, you’ve come to the right place. The purpose of this book is to crunch hundreds of pages worth of, sometimes conflicting, information into a jargon-free, easy-to-digest (no pun intended) 105-page manual. Every medical statement is linked to a scientific study, journal or article and are all fully referenced in the last chapter, allowing you to read the studies in full. Be warned, this book does not contain any miracle cures, just concrete information from the most up-to-date sources. The truth is, thousands of people worldwide are suffering from Diverticulitis and are unable to overcome it. Most sufferers take a doctor’s word to be law and prescribe a simple concoction of painkillers and fibre, but is this enough? This book teaches you everything you need to know about Diverticulitis so you can arm yourself with the knowledge to defeat it. It also goes into a step-by-step strategy that will ease your suffering and allow you to take control of your life once again.
Now With A Diet For Diverticulosis
This second edition contains a list of molecules that affect diverticular disease, both positively and negatively. The ingredients with the highest concentration of these molecules are explained in simple terms, so you know exactly what to add to your shopping cart and what to avoid. 50 recipes are included, allowing a bespoke diet for diverticulitis, each containing large quantities of these beneficial molecules. If there’s an ingredient not to your fancy, we’ve got you covered, feel free to look into the “Ingredients Analysis” section and swap it out for an equivalent item.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn:
- How The Gut Works To Maximise Your Health
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Take action right away to overcome your Diverticulitis by downloading this book, “The No-Nonsense Guide To Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis”. Become more knowledgeable today!
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Eleazar [Vampires of Ridgeway 1] (The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection)
[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Alternative, Paranormal, Werewolves, Vampires, Suspense, MM, HEA] When Andrew is offered an interview with the mysterious Eleazar Bancroft for a job as his personal assistant, he’s overjoyed. But when he gets the position, he soon realizes that there is more going on than meets the eye. He is ordered to reside at the estate but isn’t allowed to roam the premises. Despite discovering that he’s in a house filled with vampires, Andrew decides to stay because of his overwhelming attraction to Eleazar, even though the rational thing to do would be to flee from danger and never look back. After the fiasco with Felix, Eleazar isn’t sure he wants another human servant—until he meets Andrew. An inexplicable magnetism draws them together, and Eleazar can’t stop himself from giving in to his desires. But someone wants Andrew dead, and it’s up to Eleazar to eliminate all threats toward his pregnant mate, even if he has to wipe out his entire coven to keep Andrew safe. Lynn Hagen is a Siren-exclusive author.Read more
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Don’t Look Away: the pulse-pounding new thriller from the queen of the page turner (A Stephanie King Thriller)
From the moment I open my eyes, I know. Her bed is made, the wardrobe empty.
There was something she wanted to tell me, but I didn’t listen.
Now she’s gone.‘An absolute stunner of a book by a very clever author’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Thrilling and creepy plot that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Kept me guessing right to the end’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘I was entranced. Perfectly formed characters, [a] grippingly tense storyline. OUTSTANDING’ Angela Marsons
‘A real masterclass in simmering tension that builds until the shocking end.’ KL Slater
‘One of my top reads of 2023. The tension kept me gripped until the final page.’ DS Butler
Eleven years ago my sister Lola vanished from my aunt’s cottage in Cornwall. Now I’m back, and I’m no closer to understanding why she ran away. What secrets was she keeping?
Memories come to me in snippets, but something is still missing. Then a body is discovered in a cave below the cliffs. No one knows how long it’s been there. Is it Lola?
The next night I wake, knowing someone is there, standing by my bed. I can hear them breathing. What do they want? Am I getting too close to the truth?
Did Lola ever leave?
Praise for Rachel Abbott:
‘What a storyteller Rachel Abbott is… I was hooked from the start’ Cara Hunter
‘Compulsive reading’ Harriet Tyce
‘A truly compelling, twisty, enthralling read… AMAZING!’ Angela Marsons
‘I raced through this compelling, twisty novel.’ Laura Marshall
‘A total delight’ Daily Mail
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First History Encyclopedia: A First Reference Book for Children (DK First Reference)
Important historical topics from the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt to the US Civil War and World War II are clearly explained in this fun and informative illustrated history book for children studying KS1 and KS2 subjects.
First History Encyclopedia covers everything a young child needs to know. It follows the curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2 and provides a strong foundation for history learning through the rest of the school years. It is the perfect homework help book to support children as they begin to learn about history.
This history book sits in DK’s popular First Reference series. It introduces exciting periods and civilizations, such as the Romans, Vikings, and Aztecs, that will get kids hooked on learning about the past.
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Renal Diet Cookbook for the Newly Diagnosed: The Complete Guide to Managing Kidney Disease and Avoiding Dialysis
Your new kidney-friendly diet made easy with meal plans and flavorful recipesWhen you’ve just been diagnosed with stage 1-4 chronic kidney disease, learning to follow diet restrictions can be a challenge. But your meals don’t have to be complicated or boring to support your health and slow the disease’s progression. Keep it simple and flavorful with the Renal Diet Cookbook for the Newly Diagnosed. This practical cookbook equips you with essential info, 4 weekly meal plans, and 100 easy, kidney-healthy recipes to kick-start your renal diet.
Find out how kidney disease works, and learn how diet plays a key role in keeping you healthy and avoiding dialysis. Explore at-a-glance food charts to help you regulate nutrients like sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein. All of the book’s recipes include nutrition facts, and many can be made in 30 minutes or less–accommodating your busy schedule and helping keep your kidney-friendly diet stress-free.
The Renal Diet Cookbook for the Newly Diagnosed includes:
- 100+ Satisfying recipes–Enjoy Buckwheat Pancakes, Creamy Broccoli Soup, Lemon Garlic Halibut, Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy, Strawberry Pie, and much more.
- 4 Weekly meal plans–Get started with four weeks of daily menus, complete with shopping lists, snack suggestions, and nutrition facts for every recipe.
- 5 Steps to a renal diet–Take your new diet one step at a time in five practical stages, including specific guidance for reading food labels and controlling portions.
Your proactive plan for your kidneys’ health starts now with the Renal Diet Cookbook for the Newly Diagnosed.
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Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life, Second Edition with an Update a Decade Later
Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. Here are the frenetic families managing their children’s hectic schedules of “leisure” activities; and here are families with plenty of time but little economic security. Lareau shows how middle-class parents, whether black or white, engage in a process of “concerted cultivation” designed to draw out children’s talents and skills, while working-class and poor families rely on “the accomplishment of natural growth,” in which a child’s development unfolds spontaneously-as long as basic comfort, food, and shelter are provided. Each of these approaches to childrearing brings its own benefits and its own drawbacks. In identifying and analyzing differences between the two, Lareau demonstrates the power, and limits, of social class in shaping the lives of America’s children.The first edition of Unequal Childhoods was an instant classic, portraying in riveting detail the unexpected ways in which social class influences parenting in white and African American families. A decade later, Annette Lareau has revisited the same families and interviewed the original subjects to examine the impact of social class in the transition to adulthood.
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Unexpected Tears: Trusting God through a Painful Adoption Process (Surviving the Valley)
In the first book in the Surviving the Valley series, Rachelle D. Alspaugh leads readers on a poetic journey with incredible transparency of both faith and despair as her international adoption pursuit crumbles before her eyes. “Unexpected Tears” takes readers through the valley where Rachelle learns only through experiencing the pain of the valley could she enjoy the breathtaking beauty of God’s handiwork.More in the Surviving the Valley Series:
Just a few months after Rachelle D. Alspaugh finished writing “Unexpected Tears,” it became apparent that her story wasn’t over. In “Painful Waiting,” follow Rachelle as God takes her on yet another trek of faith through the valley on her journey toward international adoption. “Painful Waiting” picks up where “Unexpected Tears” leaves off.Read more
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Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment’s Encounter with Asia
How Enlightenment Europe rediscovered its identity by measuring itself against the great civilizations of Asia
During the long eighteenth century, Europe’s travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment’s nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan. He shows how major figures such as Leibniz, Voltaire, and Gibbon took a keen interest in Asian culture and challenges the notion that Europe’s formative engagement with the non-European world was invariably marred by an imperial gaze and presumptions of Western superiority. A momentous work by one of Europe’s most eminent historians, Unfabling the East brings the sights and sounds of this tumultuous age vividly to life. It takes readers on a thrilling voyage to the farthest shores, bringing back vital insights for our own multicultural age.
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UNFAIR: Christians and the LGBT Question
John Shore is widely credited with being central to the sea change that has occurred in recent years in the Christian understanding of homosexuality. Besides his own original and highly influential writings on that topic, UNFAIR offers heart-wrenching and inspiring personal letters from gay people telling what it’s like to grow up, and live, both gay and Christian. The book’s opening essay, “Taking God at His Word: The Bible and Homosexuality,” is a must-read for anyone seeking clarity on the relationship between the Bible, Christianity, and LGBT people. If you read only one book on this subject, make it this one. (This is the revised and updated edition of Shore’s book, “UNFAIR: Why the ‘Christian’ View of Gays Doesn’t Work.”)Read more
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Unfinished Business – The Life & Times of Danny Gatton
(Book). Danny Gatton was a players’ guitar player, hailed by both Rolling Stone and Guitar Player as the greatest unknown guitarist anywhere. His legend has only grown since his untimely suicide in 1994, along with appreciation for his blinding speed, effortless genre-hopping, flawless technique, and never-ending appetite for tinkering and problem-solving. Drawing from first-hand interviews with dozens of friends, family members and fellow musicians, Unfinished Business places Gatton’s musical contributions into context, and documents his influence on those peers who admired him most, including Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Arlen Roth and Lou Reed.Read more
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Unfit and Improper Persons: An Idiot’s Guide to Owning a Football Club FROM THE PRICE OF FOOTBALL PODCAST
‘A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.’ Gary Lineker
‘Witty and wise.’ Clare Balding
‘Brilliant. Blows the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful.’ Alan Davies
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Ever dreamed of setting up your own football club?
Join the team behind The Price of Football podcast as they start a (fictional) football club and discover what’s really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game.
Buying a football club will set you back a few quid, but you’ve also got to pass the Premier League and EFL’s ‘fit and proper persons test’. That all seems like a bit of a faff to the team behind the award-winning podcast The Price of Football, so acclaimed comedy writer Kevin Day, football finance expert Kieran Maguire and producer Guy Kilty start an imaginary club instead.
In Unfit and Improper Persons they take West Park Rovers on a hilarious journey from the lowest level of the FA pyramid right up to the English Football League, the Premier League and, if fortune favours the fictional, into the heart of Europe.
At least that’s the plan, but inevitably they face a few challenges along the way. Where to find a shirt sponsor? What should the mascot be – is a dog called Rover too obvious? Can they pay the women’s team the same as the men’s team? (Spoiler alert: hardly anyone else does.) And how can they get Messi to the Kleanwell Stadium next season, like they promised the fans?
Roofing over the toilets, paying the electric on the floodlights, salary caps, parachute payments and avoiding bankruptcy, never mind relegation – owning a football club isn’t all about stuffing prawn sarnies and quaffing champagne in the directors’ box.
Unfit and Improper Persons is informed, funny and, thanks to exclusive interviews with those who’ve been there, done that, it lays bare the labyrinthine world of football finance.
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Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award
**Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award 2023**
**Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year Award 2023**
**Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022**
**A perfect gift for Father’s Day**‘Powerful, moving’ – The Guardian
‘A deeply affecting read […] among the most important ever’ – Daily Mail
‘So powerful. This book might just change the way you think about sport forever’ – Sir Clive Woodward
‘As brave as they come’ – Gareth Thomas
‘Moving and profound’ – The Times
‘Heartbreaking’ – Owen Slot, The Times
‘I’m in my early forties. There are days when I don’t remember the names of my wife and four kids . . .’
RUGBY, DEMENTIA AND THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE
In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was in England’s front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum – one of sport’s most violent battlegrounds.
But triumph came at a cost. Today, he remembers nothing about playing in that final. In his words, watching the tape back is like watching a ghost.
The years of hurt, and the culture of sucking up punishment and coming back for more, have taken a terrible toll. Steve has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, and serious progressive brain damage. Steve and his wife Steph had a happy family life planned, with decades ahead of them. Now he needs to capture these elusive memories for the sake of his children, before they disappear forever.
With stories contributed by his world-cup winning teammates and his former manager, Sir Clive Woodward, Unforgettable is raw, powerful storytelling. This tale of hope and courage stands as testament to the ultimate strength of the human mind – and to a man no longer pushing himself to the limit for competition, but for his own place in the world.
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Unholy Union: When Rugby Collided with the Modern World
What is the state of rugby?
Is the game on the brink of expansion?
Or is it on the brink of implosion?No game has undergone so traumatic a transformation since the turn of the century. The last of the major sports to embrace professionalism, rugby was propelled on a trajectory that has twisted its cumbersome frame to the limit in a drama compelling and appalling to behold. After a hundred years defying the future, rugby now shudders with the turmoil of its sudden leap into the modern world, attaining heights hitherto undreamed of, even as the strains – financial, political, social and medical – threaten to tear it apart.
With a global focus (and a particular lens on Australasian and South African rugby), Unholy Union is a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the sport, examining the journey so far and speculating on where it will go next. It is irreverent and provocative, asking uncomfortable questions of rugby, but imbued throughout with affection for a game that integrates all human life, as beautiful as it is ugly, as in love with itself as it is terrified.
Sports enter periods that make or break them.
Rugby is in one now . . .
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Unicorn Academy: Sophia’s Invitation: The First Book of the Netflix Series
The official companion title for the premiere of the Netflix series, launching globally in November 2023!
At Unicorn Academy, Sophia can’t wait to discover her destiny and become a Unicorn Rider. First, she must bond with Wildstar to unlock the unicorn’s magical powers.
But evil Queen Ravenzella wants to destroy Unicorn Island, the academy and its unicorns. Will Sophia and her new friends have the courage to fight to protect everything they love?
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Unintentional Injuries and First Aid: Injury Prevention Planning to Avoiding Unintentional Injuries, Safety and Accessing Individualised Risk
“Unintentional Injuries and First Aid” by Shelby Devin is a comprehensive guide that equips readers with essential knowledge to prevent, manage, and respond to unintentional injuries effectively.
In Chapter 1, gain insights into the world of unintentional injuries, exploring their types, causes, and effective prevention strategies. Chapter 2 delves into understanding risk factors, helping you assess personal and environmental elements that may contribute to accidents.
Create a safe home environment with Chapter 3, which offers strategies to avoid common household accidents, ensuring the well-being of your loved ones. Chapter 4 provides crucial tips for staying safe on the road, whether driving, cycling, or walking.
Discover workplace safety measures in Chapter 5, empowering you to avoid injuries while on the job. Chapter 6 emphasizes the importance of injury prevention during playtime, sports, and outdoor activities.
Be prepared for emergencies with Chapter 7, as you acquire basic first aid skills and techniques to respond promptly to injuries. In Chapter 8, learn to recognize and respond to more serious injuries like burns, fractures, and other emergencies with confidence.
Address the emotional impact of injury and trauma with Chapter 9, offering valuable insights into mental health and recovery strategies to cope with the aftermath of accidents.
“Unintentional Injuries and First Aid” is a vital resource for individuals, families, and communities, promoting safety, risk awareness, and the well-being of all. Whether you seek to prevent accidents or respond effectively in emergencies, this book empowers you with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect and care for yourself and others.
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United Counties Buses: A Fleet History, 1921-2014
United Counties Buses – A Fleet History begins by taking a brief look at the expansion of the United Counties Omnibus Company since its formation in September 1921 through to its demise in October 2014. The company acquired over fifty independent operators between 1922 and 1938 giving the company prominence in Northamptonshire and surrounding areas. May 1952 saw the fleet double in size with the acquisition of the Midland area of the Eastern National Omnibus Company, encompassing Bedfordshire, north Buckinghamshire and north Hertfordshire. The National Bus Company split United Counties into three operating companies in 1986, United Counties, Luton & District and MK Citybus, halving the size of the fleet. After being acquired by the Stagecoach Group in 1987, the company was largely left untouched. The main focus of the book looks at the vehicles operated by the company, covering the numerous types operated by United Counties themselves. The various liveries, both fleet and advertising liveries are also listed with in the book.Read more
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United Kingdom Pet Passport & Medical Record: Vaccination and Medical Record for Pet Health and Travel Size 4×6 Normal British Passport Size | Animal Health Vaccine logBook
Do you know that keeping your pets’ health and vaccination record details can help provide the necessary information to enable your pet to travel with you?
The UK Pet Passport and medical record book is designed to capture all your pets Vaccine and medical details all in one place.
It is an organized and convenient way to keep all your pets travel documents safe.
Our Pet Passport Contains :
- Pet Owner Information Section
- Pet Information Section
- Photo section for easy identification
- Vaccination record
- Medical record
- Pet daily checklist
- Travel stamp section
- Physical observation record
- Pet vital signs record
- Veterinarian visit record
- Space for notes
Features :
- UK Passport Size 4×6 inch
- 100 pages of quality paper
- Navy blue Matt cover
This Pet Passport is spacious and a must have for all pet owners and pet lovers who frequently travel with their pets. BUY NOW!!!
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Universal Principles of Branding: 100 Key Concepts for Defining, Building, and Delivering Brands (6) (Rockport Universal)
Universal Principles of Branding presents 100 concepts, theories, and guidelines that are critical for defining, building, and delivering brands today.
Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, this comprehensive reference pairs clear explanations of each principle with visual examples of it applied in practice. By considering these concepts and examples, you can learn to make more informed, and ultimately better, branding decisions.
Featured principles are as diverse as:
- Authenticity
- Social Responsibility
- World Building
- Gatekeepers
- Rituals and routine
Each principle is presented in a two-page format. The left-hand page contains a succinct definition, a full description of the principle, examples of its use, and guidelines for use. Sidenotes appear to the right of the text, and provide elaborations and references. The right-hand page contains visual examples and related graphics to support a deeper understanding of the principle.
The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.
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University Challenge: The Ultimate Questions: Over 3000 Brand-New Quiz Questions from the Hit BBC TV Show
It’s back! And this time it’s the ultimate challenge, with over 3000 brand-new questions from the popular BBC2 show.It’s been on television for over five decades, and it’s still loved by viewers of all ages. University Challenge is a firm favourite on BBC2 screens for 10 months of the year.This brand-new quiz book saves you having to shout answers at the screen – you can shout them at your family and friends instead! Featuring over 3000 new questions, University Challenge: The Ultimate Questions will have everyone racking their brains and sharpening their wits.Regularly the third most popular show on BBC2, and with Jeremy Paxman its iconic host, it’s not all about the students. University Challenge: The Professionals and Christmas University Challenge have proved equally popular, with the great and the good queuing up to participate; previous contestants have included Kate Adie, Jonathan Coe, Lynne Truss, Rory Bremner, Charlie Higson and Louis Theroux.Read more
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University of Success
The greatest success authorities in the world share their most treasured success secrets.Each powerful lesson will bring you closer to your life’s goals: – How to conquer the ten most common causes of failure – How to make the most of your abilities – How to find the courage to take risks – How to stop putting things off – How to build your financial nest egg – How to look like a winner – How to take charge of your life – And much more in fifty memorable presentations by the greatest success authorities.
Dean of this unique University of Success is Og Mandino, the most acclaimed self-help writer of this generation. The faculty he has assembled includes such celebrities as Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Dale Carnegie, W. Clement Stone, Napoleon Hill, George S. Clason, Nena and George O’Neil, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Michael Korda, Lord Beaverbrook, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, and many more winners in life.
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University Physics (12th Edition) 12th edition by Young, Hugh D., Freedman, Roger A., Ford, Lewis (2007) Hardcover
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Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey – The instant Sunday Times bestseller
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2023‘Wendy Joseph’s gripping account of the law at work reads like a cliffhanger.’ Sunday Times
‘Absolutely superb. 5 stars for sheer readability alone. Her Honour entertains as she educates us about murder, about the law and about how we human beings are shaped as we create the culture we live with.’ PHILIPPA PERRY, author of THE BOOK YOU WISH YOUR PARENTS HAD READ
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‘Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims are shot or stabbed. Less often they are strangled or suffocated or beaten to death. Rarely they are poisoned, pushed off high buildings, drowned or set alight. Then there are the many who are killed by dangerous drivers, or corporate gross negligence. There are a lot of ways you can kill someone. I know because I’ve seen most of them at close quarters.’High-profile murder cases all too often grab our attention in dramatic media headlines – for every unlawful death tells a story. But, unlike most of us, a judge doesn’t get to turn the page and move on. Nor does the defendant, or the family of the victim, nor the many other people who populate the court room.
And yet, each of us has a vested interest in what happens there. And while most people have only the sketchiest idea of what happens inside a Crown Court, any one of us could end up in the witness-box or even in the dock.
With breath-taking skill and deep compassion, the author describes how cases unfold and illustrates exactly what it’s like to be a murder trial judge and a witness to human good and bad. Sometimes very bad.
The fracture lines that run through our society are becoming harder and harder to ignore. From a unique vantage point, the author warns that we do so at our peril.
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‘The most exceptional book I have read in a long time.’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘A very rare gem. written with authority, humility and compassion. Compellingly clever and sharply honest.’ PROFESSOR DAME SUE BLACK, author of ALL THAT REMAINS
‘Riveting, thought-provoking, and very, very entertaining. I loved it.’ RODDY DOYLE
‘Will make you question all the fundamentals that you’ve come to take for granted about offenders, the crimes that they commit – especially murder – and the punishment they deserve. A page turner that will leave you wanting to know more.’ EMERITUS PROFESSOR DAVID WILSON, author of MY LIFE WITH MURDERERS
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UNLEASH THE POWER OF SEO: Innovative Strategies for Dominating Search Engine Results. (Essential SEO Strategies Books)
UNLEASH THE POWER OF SEO:Innovative Strategies for Dominating Search Engine Results.
In today’s digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for businesses of all sizes. And at the heart of online visibility lies Search Engine Optimization (SEO). But with ever-changing algorithms and an abundance of information, mastering SEO can seem like an overwhelming task.
Fear not! “Unleash the Power of SEO” is here to demystify the world of search engine optimization and provide you with a comprehensive guide to dominating the digital landscape. This book is your roadmap to understanding the fundamental principles, implementing effective strategies, and staying ahead in the dynamic world of SEO.
Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book takes you step-by-step through the process of optimizing your website for search engines. From conducting in-depth keyword research to optimizing on-page elements, from technical SEO to off-page optimization and link building, each chapter is filled with practical insights, real-world examples, and actionable tips to help you achieve tangible results.
But SEO is not just about keywords and rankings. “Unleash the Power of SEO” goes beyond the basics, delving into advanced topics such as website audits, analytics, measuring performance, and adapting to the ever-changing SEO landscape. You’ll discover how to leverage analytical tools, interpret data, and make data-driven decisions to continuously improve your SEO efforts.
With this book as your guide, you’ll learn:
- The fundamental principles of SEO and why it matters in today’s digital world
- How to conduct keyword research and identify the right target keywords for your website
- Techniques for optimizing on-page elements such as titles, meta descriptions, and content
- Strategies for improving website performance, including site speed and mobile-friendliness
- The art of link building and off-page optimization to boost your website’s authority
- The importance of analytics and measurement in tracking SEO success
- Steps to stay ahead in the ever-evolving SEO landscape and embrace emerging trends
Whether you’re a business owner looking to enhance your online presence, a digital marketer wanting to expand your SEO knowledge, or an aspiring SEO professional aiming to make a mark in the industry, “Unleash the Power of SEO” provides you with the tools and knowledge to succeed.
Don’t let your website get lost in the vast digital sea. Take control of your online visibility, attract organic traffic, and unlock the true power of SEO.
Get ready to dominate the digital landscape with “Unleash the Power of SEO”!
You can purchase more books by GERARD STAFFORD for your SEO strategies.
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Unleash your sales Superpower: Emotionally Intelligent Selling
Salecology Unleash your sales superpower.This book will empower you with a range of tools and
techniques to cultivate strong relationships, build trust,
and create an irresistible value proposition that leaves your
competitors in the dust.If you’re ready to boost your sales numbers, create lasting
customer loyalty, and unlock your ultimate selling potential, then
“Salecology Unleash Your Sales Superpower!” is the one book
you cannot afford to miss.This book isn’t about following the same, worn-out scripts,
tactics and cliches; instead, it offers a unique, scientifically
backed approach that weaves together insights from psychology,
neuroscience, and behavioural economics to supercharge your
sales strategies.With “Salecology,” you’ll learn how to tap into your innate selling
abilities, hone your influencing techniques, and truly connect with
your customers on a deeply personal level. Step into the shoes
of the world’s most successful salespeople as you discover the
secrets to their unbeatable sales acumen.Read more
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Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity
Author and consultant Jennifer Garvey Berger has worked with all types of leaders―from top executives at Google to nonprofit directors who are trying to make a dent in social change. She hears a version of the same plea from every client in nearly every sector around the world: “I know that complexity and uncertainty are testing my instincts, but I don’t know which to trust. Is there some way to know what to do when I can’t know what’s next?”
Her newest work is an answer to this plea. Using her background in adult development, complexity theories, and leadership consultancy, Garvey Berger discerns five pernicious and pervasive “mind traps” to frame the book. These are: the desire for simple stories, our sense that we are right, our desire to get along with others in our group, our fixation with control, and our constant quest to protect and defend our egos. In addition to understanding why these natural impulses steer us wrong in a fast-moving world, leaders will get powerful questions and approaches that help them escape these patterns.
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Unlocking the English Legal System (Unlocking the Law)
Unlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising.
This new edition offers a brand-new chapter on ‘Ethics and Law’ which details the duties and responsibilities of lawyers and introduces law students to the kinds of ethical dilemmas that they may encounter when they are lawyers. The up-to-date ongoing debates surrounding UK law are discussed, such as the impact Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic have, and continue to have, upon the English Legal System. Further detail on the devolution settlements in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales is provided as well as looking at the question of Scottish independence. Learn how to read cases and statutes, about career skills and interview preparation, and find out further information on how the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will operate and the reaction it’s received from law schools. There is also focus on the impact of racism in the criminal justice system, the new Sentencing Code introduced in 2020, and how technology is changing the way the English Legal System operates.
The books in the Unlocking the Law series get straight to the point and offer clear and concise coverage of the law, broken down into bite-size sections with regular recaps to boost your confidence. They provide complete coverage of both core and popular optional law modules, presented in an innovative and visual format.
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Unlocking the World of British Sign Language: A Visual Language of Expression and Inclusion
Unlocking thе World of British Sign Languagе: A Visual Languagе of Exprеssion and Inclusion is a comprеhеnsivе and еnlightеning еxploration of thе rich tapеstry of British Sign Languagе (BSL). This mеticulously craftеd book is dеsignеd to еmpowеr rеadеrs with a profound undеrstanding of BSL, еnsuring thеy not only grasp thе languagе but also thе cultural nuancеs that undеrpin it.
Within thе pagеs of this book, rеadеrs will еmbark on a journеy through thе mеsmеrizing world of BSL, dеlving into its history, structurе, and thе intricaciеs of еffеctivе communication through sign. Thе book includеs:
1. Foundations of BSL: A dеtailеd introduction to thе history and significancе of British Sign Languagе, providing a solid grounding for lеarnеrs.
2. Linguistic Insights: In-dеpth еxploration of BSL’s grammatical and syntactical fеaturеs, making it accеssiblе to both bеginnеrs and advancеd lеarnеrs.
3. Practical Vocabulary: A vast array of signs and phrasеs, from еvеryday convеrsation to spеcializеd tеrminology, to facilitatе еffеctivе communication.
4. Cultural Contеxt: An undеrstanding of Dеaf culturе and thе nuancеs of communication, еnsuring a wеll-roundеd apprеciation of BSL.
5. Inclusivе Lеarning: This book is dеsignеd to bе an inclusivе rеsourcе, suitablе for sеlf-lеarnеrs, еducators, and profеssionals sееking to еnhancе thеir communicativе abilitiеs.
Thе bеnеfits of Unlocking thе World of British Sign Languagе arе manifold. By dеlving into thе world of BSL through this comprеhеnsivе guidе, rеadеrs will:
Enhancе Communication: Acquirе thе skills nеcеssary to communicatе with Dеaf individuals, fostеring inclusion and brеaking down communication barriеrs.
Cultural Apprеciation: Gain insights into Dеaf culturе, promoting cultural sеnsitivity and rеspеct.
Carееr Advancеmеnt: Opеn up nеw carееr opportunitiеs by adding BSL proficiеncy to your skill sеt.
Pеrsonal Growth: Embark on a journеy of sеlf-improvеmеnt, broadеning your horizons and еmbracing a uniquе form of еxprеssion.
This book is a valuablе rеsourcе for anyonе sееking to lеarn, undеrstand, and mastеr British Sign Languagе. It is not mеrеly a book; it is a kеy to unlocking a world of еxprеssion and inclusion. Whеthеr you arе a studеnt, profеssional, or an individual intеrеstеd in еnriching your lifе through communication and cultural apprеciation, Unlocking thе World of British Sign Languagе is thе indispеnsablе guidе that will hеlp you achiеvе your goals. Invеst in this book, and you’ll find thе doors of a vibrant and inclusivе world opеning bеforе you.
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Unlocking Women’s Art: Pioneers, Visionaries & Radicals of Paint
Who were the pioneering female painters? Who are the best contemporary women painters around today? Offers a perceptive journey through Western art history, highlighting artists from Gentileschi to Kahlo, from Amrita Sher-gil to Jenny Saville, exploring the fascinating lives of diverse female painters and their artworks within often-challenging cultural contexts. In chapters which consider identity, muses and models, the domestic space, the avant-garde, in addition to war, peace and protest, the world of women who paint is intriguingly unlocked. Includes over 20 interviews with contemporary women artists, providing unique insights into their practices, themes and personal motivation.Read more
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Unloved: From the bestselling author, Toni Maguire comes a new story of abuse and survival
How does an abusive childhood lead you into the world of drug dealers and addiction?When Marc was a small child, his father committed suicide. When his mother remarried, Marc thought his life was going to be OK but he could never have imagined just what was going to happen…
Unloved is Marc’s powerful story of sinking into the depths of addiction and despair and then finding the inner strength to rise above it. Marc is now at peace with his past and leads a happy and productive life.
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UNMASKED: The Ultimate Guide to ADHD, Autism and Neurodivergence
‘This book will change lives! A cracking read and a must for folks with brains who do things differently’ Heidi Mavir, author of Your Child is Not Broken
‘I loved it. I’m so impressed by Ellie’s courage and wisdom, this book is comforting and clever, but most of all kind’ Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable and Careering
*****
Whether you are neurodivergent, suspect you might be, or want to be a better ally, UNMASKED will help you make sense of it all, and put the power in your hands.Ellie was 24 when she learned she wasn’t broken. She wasn’t a bad person, she was neurodivergent. Her late diagnosis of ADHD and autism was like a lightbulb being switched on and she could finally start to heal from the trauma of being un-diagnosed and mis-understood for so long.
Since getting her diagnosis, Ellie has made it her mission to change the way we think about autism, ADHD and neurodivergence and in UNMASKED she shares what she has learned along her journey.
Written in a bite-sized style for whizzy brains like hers, Ellie shares chapters on mental health, pretty privilege, how to navigate the workplace and the importance of self-diagnosis so that we can all better understand and celebrate neurodivergence, and ultimately make the world a more inclusive place.
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Unnatural Death: The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller
THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta’s career . . .
In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
‘A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END‘Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best’
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE‘Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction’
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING‘One of the best crime writers writing today’
GUARDIAN‘Thirty years on, there’s still no other crime writer like her’
SUNDAY TIMES‘The top gun in this field’
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Unnatural Death: The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller
THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta’s career . . .
In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
‘A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END‘Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best’
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE‘Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction’
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING‘One of the best crime writers writing today’
GUARDIAN‘Thirty years on, there’s still no other crime writer like her’
SUNDAY TIMES‘The top gun in this field’
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Uno. Un Recipiente. Recetas Fáciles / One: Simple One-Pan Wonders: Un recipiente. Recetas fáciles/ Simple One-Pan Wonders
El chef Jamie Oliver nos deleita con más de 120 recetas deliciosas y sin complicaciones cocinadas en un solo recipiente.Y lo que es aún mejor: cada elaboración solo requiere 8 ingredientes (o menos), lo que significa una mínima preparación (y limpieza) y una máxima comodidad. Lleno de platos económicos que se pueden cocinar en cualquier momento, UNO tiene de todo, desde riquísimos almuerzos caseros hasta cenas rápidas que enamorarán a toda la familia; desde opciones sin carne hasta comidas que harán que hasta los más novatos decidan meterse en la cocina.
Con capítulos que incluyen:
– Delicias con verduras
– Ideas con pollo
– Pasta a la sartén
– Cocinar para varios días
– Postres y tartasRecetas sabrosas como Jugoso pollo tahini, Pastel de berenjenas Hasselback y Trata blandita de cruasanes pronto se convertirán en nuestras favoritas. Hay muchas más elaboraciones que hacen de UNO un libro perfecto para acompañar a VEG, 5 ingredientes y 7 ideas en la estantería de tu casa.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
One is the ultimate cookbook that will make getting good food on the table easier than ever before . . . Jamie Oliver is back to basics with over 120 simple, delicious, ONE pan recipes.
In ONE, Jamie Oliver will guide you through over 120 recipes for tasty, fuss-free and satisfying dishes cooked in just one pan. What’s better: each recipe has just eight ingredients or fewer, meaning minimal prep (and cleaning up) and offering maximum convenience.
Packed with budget-friendly dishes you can rustle up any time, ONE has everything from delicious work from home lunches to quick dinners the whole family will love; from meat-free options to meals that will get novice cooks started.
With chapters including . . .
– Veggie Delights
– Celebrating Chicken
– Frying Pan Pasta
– Batch CookingSimple dishes like Juicy Tahini Chicken and Hassleback Eggplant Pie and will soon become your new favorites.
There are plenty more no-fuss, tasty recipes that make ONE sit alongside 5 Ingredients and Ultimate Veg as your go-to kitchen companions.
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Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook, The: A complete reference guide to every spell in the wizarding world (Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library)
The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook is a beautiful, elegantly designed reference that details all of the known spells cast in the Harry Potter films, books, video games and card games, as well as official Harry Potter spinoffs, such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Each spell is given its own entry including spell name, pronunciation details, a description of the spell effect, spell casting methods, wand movements, hand movements and vocalizations, plus primary sources in which the spell was used. Readers will also find trivia related to each spell, such as who it was used against, what the outcome was, or what a spell’s unusual history might be.Read more
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Unorthodox: LGBT+ Identity and Faith
In modern Britain, what does it mean to be queer and religious? Unorthodox tells the stories of LGBT+ people of faith throughout the country. Bringing together artists, activists, religious leaders, community workers and writers, this collection explores how LGBT+ Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs navigate their faith, why they stay and what it means to believe no matter the cost. These urgent, deeply personal reflections move beyond the idea that LGBT+ people must choose between being included or excluded, between believing and doubting, and between their faith and their sexuality. Born out of a yearning to resist outdated binaries, Unorthodox is a surprising journey that will resonate with readers of all stripes, be they believers or not. Covering everything from hip-hop to habits, priesthood to pilgrimages, festivals to family, Unorthodox ignites a new conversation about religion, faith, sexuality and identity in Britain. It is vital consideration of devotion that bridges denomination, orientation, salvation, temptation and divination.Read more
£7.00£9.50Unorthodox: LGBT+ Identity and Faith
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Unprocessed: What Your Diet Is Doing to Your Brain
We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis. But what most don’t know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution – what we eat – is being ignored.
Nutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined. It affects everything from our decision-making to aggression and violence. Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as ‘mind’ problems as if the physical brain – and how we feed it – is irrelevant. Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food.
In this eye-opening and impassioned book, psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research – as well as her own work in prisons, schools and hospitals around the country – to reveal the role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health: from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby’s brain, and hunger makes you mean; to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality.
We must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice, with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored. We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains. And we need decisive action, not over rehearsed soundbites and empty promises, from those in power – because if we don’t, things can only get worse.
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Unprocessed: What Your Diet Is Doing to Your Brain
We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis. But what most don’t know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution – what we eat – is being ignored.
Nutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined. It affects everything from our decision-making to aggression and violence. Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as ‘mind’ problems as if the physical brain – and how we feed it – is irrelevant. Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food.
In this eye-opening and impassioned book, psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research – as well as her own work in prisons, schools and hospitals around the country – to reveal the role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health: from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby’s brain, and hunger makes you mean; to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality.
We must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice, with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored. We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains. And we need decisive action, not over rehearsed soundbites and empty promises, from those in power – because if we don’t, things can only get worse.
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Unravelling the Silk Road: Travels and Textiles in Central Asia
Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then there was the Cotton Road, marked by greed, colonialism and environmental disaster.
At this intersection of human history, fortunes were made and lost through shimmering silks, life-giving felts and gossamer cottons. Chris Aslan, who has spent fifteen years living and working in the region, expertly unravels the strands of this tangled history and embroiders them with his own experiences of life in the heart of Asia.
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Unreal Engine 5 Character Creation, Animation, and Cinematics: Create custom 3D assets and bring them to life in Unreal Engine 5 using MetaHuman, Lumen, and Nanite
Get to grips with the base workflow and create your own cinematic scenes in UE5 by learning to develop the main elements, animate, and combine them into a complete rendered movie scene with the help of key images printed in color
Key Features
- Perform your entire rigging and animation workflow inside Unreal Engine 5 using Control Rig tools
- Create hand-keyed animations and clean up motion capture natively in Unreal Engine
- Learn the basics of creating 3D assets and customizing a MetaHuman for your movie needs
Book Description
Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) offers beginners and seasoned professionals the ability to create detailed movie scenes with realistic human characters using MetaHuman and combine it with custom props and environments. It also comes with built-in industry standard animation tools to develop such scenes in a fraction of the time compared to old methods. This book takes you through the entire 3D movie production pipeline using free (open – source) software.
By following the step-by-step, beginner-friendly tutorials in this book, you’ll learn how to create your own custom 3D assets in Blender and texture these 3D assets in Quixel Mixer. Next, you’ll take these completed 3D assets into Unreal Engine 5 and use them to build a virtual 3D movie set for your 3D movie. You’ll also populate your 3D movie set by using Quixel MegaScans assets and create and customize your own photorealistic human character using MetaHuman Creator and UE5. As you advance, you’ll discover how to rig, skin, and animate these 3D assets and characters using Blender and UE5’s new Control Rig. Finally, you’ll explore the process of setting up your movie cameras and animation sequences and rendering your 3D movie using UE5’s Sequencer.
By the end of this Unreal Engine book, you’ll have learned how to combine different elements in UE5 to make your own movies and cinematics.
What you will learn
- Create, customize, and use a MetaHuman in a cinematic scene in UE5
- Model and texture custom 3D assets for your movie using Blender and Quixel Mixer
- Use Nanite with Quixel Megascans assets to build 3D movie sets
- Rig and animate characters and 3D assets inside UE5 using Control Rig tools
- Combine your 3D assets in Sequencer, include the final effects, and render out a high-quality movie scene
- Light your 3D movie set using Lumen lighting in UE5
Who this book is for
This book is for beginners to Unreal Engine or 3D animation and art in general who want to learn the entire process of creating 3D movies with Unreal Engine 5. Experienced 3D artists and animators new to UE5 will also find this book invaluable as it covers cutting-edge techniques for making real-time 3D movies using Unreal Engine, Blender, Quixel Mixer, and Quixel Bridge. Although prior experience with 3D software is not necessary, it will be helpful in understanding the concepts more easily.
Table of Contents
- An Introduction to Blender’s 3D Modeling and Sculpting Tools
- Modeling a Robot Drone Character
- Let’s Sculpt an Alien Plant!
- UV Maps and Texture Baking
- Texturing Your Models inside Quixel Mixer
- Exploring Unreal Engine 5
- Setting Up Materials in UE 5
- Using MetaHuman to Create a Photorealistic Human for UE5
- Building a Virtual 3D Movie Set in UE5
- Adding Lighting and Atmospheric Visual Effects in UE5
- Alien Plant Joint Setup in Blender
- Alien Plant Skinning in Blender
- Robot Joint Setup and Skinning in Blender
- Making a Custom Rig for Our Alien Plant with Control Rig
- Creating a Control Rig with Basic IK Controls for a Robot in UE5
(N.B. Please use the Look Inside option to see further chapters)
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
In 2006, Will Guidara and Swiss chef Daniel Humm were placed at the helm of Eleven Madison Park. The establishment, a brasserie with an identity crisis, was in desperate need of magic. In 2017, Eleven Madison Park was named the best restaurant in the world, legendary for its memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality as much as its food. How did Eleven Madison Park pull off this radical transformation? The answer is simple – its world-class hospitality. Guidara’s team would send a family who had never seen snow to Central Park with a sled on a snowy night or track down the cab that a guest had left their iPhone in to retrieve the device. And his hospitality extended beyond the dining room and into the kitchen, where he encouraged his entire restaurant team to learn continuously, tap into their own passions, and think like owners no matter their roles. We can all transform ordinary business transactions into an extraordinary hospitality experience. Through sparkling stories of Guidara’s journey through the restaurant industry, featuring the industry’s most famous players like Daniel Boulud and Danny Meyer, Guidara urges us all to find the magic in what we do – for ourselves, the people we work with, and the people we serve.Read more
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Unrequited Feelings
how many times
can you miss a person
until it doesn’t hurt
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Unrestrained Healer: A Fantasy LitRPG Isekai Adventure (Earthen Contenders Book 5)
The developmental world of Tarth is under attack by the Adversary…After barely surviving an attack by an Adversarial entity, Thaden helps pick up the pieces of the Guild he’d previously joined. Unfortunately, the outlook for Guilded Glory is bleak, as many important Contenders were lost during the unexpected attack, leaving the future of the Guild uncertain at this point in time.
Of course, helping to run a Guild was never Thaden’s responsibility, nor did he really want a leadership position when he joined in the first place. Even more, with his recent need to increase his Level, he’s no longer able to participate in Guild activities because he is entirely too powerful to join a Raid Party with his fellow Guild members. As a result, he finds himself largely on his own again, or at least with only his squirrel companion, Sadia, by his side; this result is perfectly fine with Thaden, though, because now he isn’t restrained by any responsibilities. In other words, he can finally use his newly evolved Class to investigate higher-difficulty Intermediate dungeons, challenging himself in ways he never thought possible – and all without worrying about accidentally killing his Raid Party in the process.
But the Adversary isn’t quite done yet with Tarth. The entity that Thaden fought previously was just the beginning of a world-wide infiltration; the threat is serious enough that the System decides to fight back with some agents of its own.
Unrestrained by the responsibilities of his Guild and with the freedom and power to basically do what he wants, will Thaden choose to face this growing threat? Or will he be pulled into the fight, regardless of his wishes?
This story contains an overpowered MC with a normally non-offense-based Class, LitRPG progression mechanics and stats, and isekai/portal fantasy elements. Contains no sexual content or harems.
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Unruly Cinema: History, Politics, and Bollywood
Between 1931 and 2000, India’s popular cinema steadily overcame Hollywood domination. Bollywood, the film industry centered in Mumbai, became nothing less than a global cultural juggernaut. But Bollywood is merely one part of the country’s prolific, multilingual cinema. Unruly Cinema looks at the complex series of events that allowed the entire Indian film industry to defy attempts to control, reform, and refine it in the twentieth century and beyond.Rini Bhattacharya Mehta considers four aspects of Indian cinema’s complicated history. She begins with the industry’s surprising, market-driven triumph over imports from Hollywood and elsewhere in the 1930s. From there she explores how the nationalist social melodrama outwitted the government with its 1950s cinematic lyrical manifestoes. In the 1970s, an action cinema centered on the angry young male co-opted the voice of the oppressed. Finally, Mehta examines Indian film’s discovery of the global neoliberal aesthetic that encouraged the emergence of Bollywood.
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Unruly: The Number One Bestseller ‘Horrible Histories for grownups’ The Times
Discover who we are and how we got here this holiday season in comedian David Mitchell’s UNRULY: A History of England’s Kings and Queens – a thoughtful, funny exploration of the entitled and enthroned.
‘JUST FANTASTIC. DELIGHTFULLY CONTRARY AND HILARIOUSLY CANTANKEROUS. VERY, VERY FUNNY’ JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW
‘CLEVER, AMUSING, GLORIOUSLY BIZARRE AND RAZOR SHARP. MITCHELL – A FUNNY MAN AND A SKILLED HISTORIAN – TELLS STORIES THAT ARE INTERESTING AND FUN. HERE IS HORRIBLE HISTORIES FOR GROWNUPS’ GERARD DEGROOT, THE TIMES
‘CLEVER, FUNNY, MAKES YOU THINK QUITE DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HISTORY’ DAN SNOW, HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER
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Think you know your kings and queens? Think again.
In UNRULY, David Mitchell explores how England’s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects’ destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits.
Taking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn’t exist), David tells the founding story of post-Roman England right up to the reign of Elizabeth I (spoiler: she dies). It’s a tale of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and at least one total Cnut, as the population evolved from having their crops nicked by the thug with the largest armed gang to bowing and paying taxes to a divinely anointed king.
How this happened, who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David answers with brilliance, wit and the full erudition of a man who once studied history – and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s made.
A funny book about a serious subject, UNRULY is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here – and who is to blame.
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‘Mitchell clearly knows his history, with a book that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Simon Schama’ ANDREW MARR, BROADCASTER
‘I don’t think anyone other than David Mitchell could have written this book. It’s clever, funny and makes you think quite differently about history we thought we knew’ DAN SNOW, HISTORIAN AND BROADCASTER
‘Who knew a history of England’s rulers could be this hilarious? A brilliantly entertaining romp through monarchs’ i
‘By turns fascinating and funny – there is a jewel of an insight or a refreshing blast of clarifying wit on every page. David brings a delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous eye to the history of the English Monarchy. Informative, illuminating and very very funny’ JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SUCCESSION AND PEEP SHOW
‘I can’t recommend this book enough. Very funny and interesting, it is above all a proper work of history’ CHARLIE HIGSON
*The Times Number One Bestseller October 2023*
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Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema
Starting in Wazir Bagh, a small mohalla in Kashmir, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s life has been well and truly unscripted. Over the last thirty years, he has blazed a trail in Hindi cinema-even going on to direct a film in Hollywood. From someone who once released his student film though it was incomplete, because he ran out of money and film stock, he now has the distinction of heading one of the key production houses in India, VVC Films. The company has made some of the biggest blockbusters in recent times. Not only is he a film-maker par excellence, but he has also nurtured some of the brightest talents in the Hindi film industry, including directors Rajkumar Hirani, Pradeep Sarkar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In Unscripted , Vidhu Vinod Chopra speaks to his long-time collaborator and scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi about his exceptional journey. Engaging and illuminating, the book provides a glimpse into the mind, method and madness of one of contemporary Hindi cinema’s best film-makers.Read more
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