The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty by George R R Martin, L Antonsson, Elio M Garcia Jr.
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This lavish visual history—featuring over 150 new, full-colour illustrations—is a stunning introduction to House Targaryen, the iconic family at the heart of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. For hundreds of years, the Targaryens sat the Iron Throne of Westeros while their drago ...Show more
A Conscious Home by Rebecca Sullivan
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In our ever changing world, climate resilience is more important than ever. Small actions in our own homes, make a massive difference and can be quick, simple and inexpensive. Join author and sustainable living advocate Rebecca Sullivan on a room to room journey to create a natural, healthy lifestyle fo ...Show more
How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: Gift Books | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved oneIn 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to cope ...Show more
How to Do the Right Thing by Seneca
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How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others-and ourselves-more fairly and mercifully There are times when we’ve all felt that we haven’t been treated as we deserve-that we’ve been misjudged, short-changed, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another, other people have probably felt that ...Show more
Rejected Books: The Most Unpublishable Books of All Time by GRAHAM JOHNSON AND ROB HIBBERT
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A collection of forty hilariously unrealistic, totally ridiculous covers for books that will never, ever be published - from the authors of Images You Should Not Masturbate To. This collection of imagined book covers will have you scratching your head and laughing out loud with every page turn. Though P ...Show more
You Hung the Moon by Jessica Urlichs
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When you hold me and sway like you do, I know it was you who hung the moon. From infancy to childhood, through the teenage years and into adulthood, the love between a mother and child is a bond like no other. This heartwarming book of verse by bestselling author and poet Jessica Urlichs is a celebratio ...Show more
Mad about Shakespeare: from Classroom to Theatre to Emergency Room by Jonathan Bate
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'Enlightening, moving' SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. 'The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.' ...Show more
The Labyrinth of Curiosities: Journey Through Hundreds of Wild Facts and Fascinating Trivia--and Their Surprising Connections! by Fay Moss-Rider
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What do sign language puns have to do with Shakespearean cats? And how do secret languages involve infamous twins? Enter the Labyrinth of Curiosities and begin a voyage of discovery through a maze of peculiar trivia where each factoid and tidbit leads unexpectedly to the next. Start at the beginning or ...Show more
The Daily Jane Austen: A Year of Quotes by Devoney Looser (Foreword by, Editor); Jane Austen
Category: Gift Books | Series: Year of Quotes
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is eminently, delightfully, and delectably quotable. This truth goes far beyond the first line of Pride and Prejudice, which has muscled out many other excellent sentences. So many gems of wit and wisdom from her novels deserve to be better known, ...Show more
The Secret Life of Books by Tom Mole
Category: Gift Books | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves or store them in our attics. We give them as gifts. We write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life. Books are f ...Show more
How to Live. What to Do: In search of ourselves in life and literature by Josh Cohen
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What can Alice in Wonderland teach us about childhood? Could reading Conversations with Friends guide us through first love? Does Esther Greenwood's glittering success and subsequent collapse in The Bell Jar help us understand ambition? And, finally, what can we learn about death from Tolstoy? Literatur ...Show more