HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A STORM OF SWORDS BLOOD & GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series When times are tough there is no better distraction than these magical tales' Guardian There are two sorts of people The players & the pieces Every man's a piece to start with & every maid as well Even some who think they are players' The Starks are scattered Robb Stark may be King in the North but he must bend to the will of an old tyrant if he is to hold his crown & while his youngest sister has escaped the clutches of the depraved Lannisters Sansa Stark remains their captive Meanwhile across the ocean the last heir of the Dragon King approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart ...

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A STORM OF SWORDS BLOOD & GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series Colossal staggering one of the greats' SFX The Starks are scattered Robb Stark may be King in the North but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown & while his youngest sister Arya has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister & her son the capricious boy-king Joffrey Sansa Stark remains their captive Meanwhile across the ocean Daenerys Stormborn the last heir of the Dragon King delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor & Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart ...

A beautifully illustrated story of freedom music & seeking refuge A small group of refugees is crowded on to a boat on the sea They share their stories as the boat travels towards the dream of safety & freedom One boy Rami has brought his violin & his story of how the violin was invented & of a stallion that could run like the wind weaves through the other stories bringing them all together into a celebration of hope & of the power of music & story A very special beautifully illustrated fable for all who strive to understand & to stand together with those around them Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning & best-selling author of novels such as Sky Hawk White Dolphin & Scarlet Ibis & A Story Like the Wind is her lyrical & unforgettable response to the refugee crisis which will linger on in the mind long after reading Beautiful charcoal illustrations from Jo Weaver give this book a very special feel & make it a perfect gift ...

An original graphic novel from superstar European comics creator Zep in English of the first time They were backstage when it happened Just feet from the BBC cameras Tricky Fingers were going to play live on TV But they didn&t Instead they broke up & never played together again Sandro the frontman went on to fortune & fame The rest of the band did not Eighteen years later Sandro calls his former bandmates together for a weekend of reconnecting to find out where life has taken them & how their fortunes have faired to see if they&ve learned anything since they were teenagers—but memories can be hard to forget & unknown secrets even harder to swallow Join Sandro Evan Frank & JB—four friends separated by time distance & status—as they explore their history their lives & their friendship This is their story—a story of men About the Author Born in 1967 in Switzerland Zep—his real name is Philippe Chappuis—derives his pen name from a fanzine that he created at age 12 when he was a fan of Led Zeppelin Drawing & inventing stories from a tender age he later enrolled in the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva In 1992 Zep laid down some of his childhood memories in a sketchbook an act giving birth to the character Titeuf who would become the best-known little boy in French comics Today Titeuf (translated in English as “ Tootuff”) has become a publishing phenomenon popular amongst children & their parents with 13 books published millions of copies printed & a cartoon series broadcast since 2001 in 240 countries & in 35 languages Titeuf has also become one of the strongest trademark licences on the French market generating products in over 30 categories Yet Zep is also the author of many other works for children & young people—but not exclusively He is eminently the author of Le Guide du zizi sexuel (text by Helène Bruller) a humorous practical guide on sexuality for children & their parents now a must-have for families (2 million copies sold) In 2007 the Cite des Sciences et de l’ Industrie in Paris inaugurated an exhibition adapting Le Guide du zizi sexuel that attracted record-breaking crowds (350000 visitors) before travelling to Switzerland & Belgium In 2004 Zep won the Grand Prix d’ Angoulême for his body of work This is the most prestigious prize for European comic book writers ...

Where is life&s value? In the noise & fury or in the silence & contemplation? In the struggles or in the peace? William chose silence 25 years ago when he joined the Carthusian religious order But when an inheritance requires his presence in Paris he returns to a new world full of questions he stopped asking long ago There a chance meeting with a determined woman & her unique beliefs force William to contemplate the inner peace he so resolutely seeks Presenting the second English language release from international illustration sensation ZEP About the Author Born in 1967 in Switzerland Zep--his real name is Philippe Chappuis--derives his pen name from a fanzine that he created at age 12 when he was a fan of Led Zeppelin Drawing & inventing stories from a tender age he later enrolled in the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva In 1992 Zep laid down some of his childhood memories in a sketchbook an act giving birth to the character Titeuf who would become the best-known little boy in French comics Today Titeuf (translated in English as " Tootuff") has become a publishing phenomenon popular amongst children & their parents with 13 books published & printed in millions of copies & a cartoon series broadcast since 2001 in 240 countries & in 35 languages He is eminently the author of Le Guide du zizi sexuel (text by Helène Bruller) a humorous practical guide on sexuality for children & their parents now a must-have for families (2 million copies sold) In 2007 the Cite des Sciences et de l& Industrie in Paris inaugurated an exhibition adapting Le Guide du zizi sexuel that attracted record-breaking crowds (350000 visitors) before travelling to Switzerland & Belgium In 2004 Zep won the Grand Prix d& Angoulême for his body of work This is the most prestigious prize for European comic book writers ...

From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art & business in nineteenth-century Britain 400 pages 2 x 8pp colour plates Hamilton James ...

The Blokes rule Jack's school They're bullies racists & meaner than anyone around & they've targeted Jack's new friend Hassan as their latest victim Hassan has escaped war in his homeland only to be faced with the wrath of the Blokes Can Jack stand up for his friend or will he break under pressure? Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 12 ...

A Strangeness In My Mind is a novel Orhan Pamuk has worked on for six years It is the story of boza seller Mevlut the woman to whom he wrote three years' worth of love letters & their life in Istanbul In the four decades between 1969 & 2012 Mevlut works a number of different jobs on the streets of Istanbul from selling yoghurt & cooked rice to guarding a car park He observes many different kinds of people thronging the streets he watches most of the city get demolished & re-built & he sees migrants from Anatolia making a fortune; at the same time he witnesses all of the transformative moments political clashes & military coups that shape the country He always wonders what it is that separates him from everyone else
- the source of that strangeness in his mind But he never stops selling boza during winter evenings & trying to understand who his beloved really is What matters more in love what we wish for or what our fate has in store? Do our choices dictate whether we will be happy or not or are these things determined by forces beyond our control? A Strangeness In My Mind tries to answer these questions while portraying the tensions between urban life & family life & the fury & helplessness of women inside their homes
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A Strangeness In My Mind is a novel Orhan Pamuk has worked on for six years It is the story of boza seller Mevlut the woman to whom he wrote three years& worth of love letters & their life in Istanbul In the four decades between 1969 & 2012 Mevlut works a number of different jobs on the streets of Istanbul from selling yoghurt & cooked rice to guarding a car park He observes many different kinds of people thronging the streets he watches most of the city get demolished & re-built & he sees migrants from Anatolia making a fortune; at the same time he witnesses all of the transformative moments political clashes & military coups that shape the country He always wonders what it is that separates him from everyone else
- the source of that strangeness in his mind But he never stops selling boza during winter evenings & trying to understand who his beloved really is What matters more in love what we wish for or what our fate has in store? Do our choices dictate whether we will be happy or not or are these things determined by forces beyond our control? A Strangeness In My Mind tries to answer these questions while portraying the tensions between urban life & family life & the fury & helplessness of women inside their homes
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At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin she agrees to elope with him & on a dark night the two come together for the first time As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul Mevlut realises he has been misled But the die is cast & the situation will determine the rest of his days Over the next four decades in Istanbul Mevlut works various jobs to support his loving wife & family; work that gives him a special perspective on his rapidly changing city & the people who live there & every evening he walks the streets selling his wares & dreaming his dreams ...