Vedic astrology arises out of ancient cosmology & is intimately linked to spiritual practices This comprehensive guide demystifies many of the ancient techniques introducing the deeper spirituality of the tradition to the West ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROverall Book of the Year & Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2017 (Nibbies) Longlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction The Waterstones Book of the Year 2016 Shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Novel Award London 1893 When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness Along with her son Francis
- a curious obsessive boy
- she leaves town for Essex in the hope that fresh air & open space will provide refuge On arrival rumours reach them that the mythical Essex Serpent once said to roam the marshes claiming lives has returned to the coastal parish of Aldwinter Cora a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for superstition is enthralled convinced that what the local people think is a magical beast may be a yet-undiscovered species As she sets out on its trail she is introduced to William Ransome Aldwinter's vicar who is also deeply suspicious of the rumours but thinks they are a distraction from true faith As he tries to calm his parishioners Will & Cora strike up an intense relationship & although they agree on absolutely nothing they find themselves at once drawn together & torn apart affecting each other in ways that surprise them both The Essex Serpent is a celebration of love & the many different shapes it can take

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THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER' Fantastic timely eye-opening' Armando Iannucci New Statesman Books of the Year' Captures a collective sense of anger & awakening' Matt Haig Observer Books of the Year Behind our democracy lurks a powerful but unaccountable network of people who wield massive power & reap huge profits in the process In exposing this shadowy & complex system that dominates our lives Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the heart of our Establishment from the lobbies of Westminster to the newsrooms boardrooms & trading rooms of Fleet Street & the City Exposing the revolving doors that link these worlds & the vested interests that bind them together Jones shows how in claiming to work on our behalf the people at the top are doing precisely the opposite In fact they represent the biggest threat to our democracy today
- & it is time they were challenged'A book of revelations The Establishment have stitched it up
- stitched you up
- & they know it' Danny Dorling Times Higher Education Supplement'A dissection of the profoundly & sickeningly corrupt state that is present-day Britain He is a fine writer & this is a truly necessary book' Philip Pullman' Owen Jones is a phenomenon of our times' David Kynaston The Times Literary Supplement ' You will be enlightened & angry' Irvine Welsh


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A heart-warming tale of sibling rivalry secrets love & death steeped in local colour & noise & tender in its depiction of family at their worst & at their best from Domenica de Rosa author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series under the name Elly Griffiths ' Witty & as light as a tiramisu but with tart insight on sibling rivalry' Nottingham Evening Post Gaby the youngest of the de Angelis sisters always secretly knew she was her father Enzo's favourite; so when Enzo dies on the day her own daughter is born her life is turned upside down In the emotional aftermath of the funeral it emerges that her father has asked that his ashes be taken back his native city Rome Suddenly Gaby & her new family are thrown headfirst into the wider de Angelis clan & all of their conflicting ideas & opinions As the family journeys to Rome to say a final goodbye to Enzo emotions run high; but none higher than Gaby's as she comes face to face with the man she once thought she would marry & is forced to question everything of which until now she was so sure ...

This translation into English of a great Islamic classic offers the western world a simple yet profound interpretation of Islam Drawing upon years of unparalleled experience in diplomacy & government Azzam examines the social & economic ramifications of the Muslim state one based on humane ideals of law & justice expressed in the Qur'an & one which can provide the foundation for a just society Abd al-Rahman Azzam (1893-1976) is generally considered as the father of the Arab League He served as the League's first Secretary-General between 1945-52 as well as distinguishing himself in a long career as an ambassador & parliamentarian As Vincent Sheean points out in his introduction ' In Damascus as well as in Djakarta Istanbul & Baghdad this man is known for valour of spirit & elevation of mind He combines in the best Islamic mode the aspects of thought & action like the Muslim warriors of another time who are typified for us Westerners by the figure of Saladin' Malcolm X's reading of ' The Eternal Message of Muhammad' & his meeting with Azzam Pasha are vividly recounted in his ' Autobiography' It is clear that these events marked the point in his life at which Malcolm X turned towards orthodox traditional Islam ...

My dare My friend My fault Uplifting & unpredictable this poignant debut middle-grade novel is a classic in the making Perfect for fans of Wonder & A Boy Called Hope Ethan had been many things He was always ready for adventure & always willing to accept a dare especially from his best friend Kacey But that was before Before the accident that took Kacey from him Before his family moved from the city he loves to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere Ethan's new home feels like the place for second chances It's also home to Coralee a girl with a big personality & even bigger stories Coralee may be just the friend Ethan needs except Ethan isn't the only one with secrets Coralee's are catching up with her & what she's hiding might be putting both their lives at risk The Ethan I Was Before is a story of friendship wonder adventure & ultimately of hope ...

In this powerful book William F Felice argues that a new range of human rights duties for individuals nation states & global institutions has emerged in our modern interconnected era He investigates the compelling ideas of ethical interdependence & new global human rights duties in four case studies mass incarceration in the United States LGBT rights in Africa women's rights in Saudi Arabia & environmental rights in China Felice argues that in all four cases a human-rights threshold has been surpassed & urgent action is needed to address unacceptable levels of human suffering Beginning with a primer on how the international community through the United Nations has codified international human rights law Felice explores the conflicts between rights problems of compliance & the difficulties that emerge when cultural & religious rights are privileged over the rights of individuals & groups He shows that a robust normative framework of global governance & global citizenship is central to the actualization of human rights protection for all ...

Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel Between 1947 & 1949 over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed civilians were massacred & around a million men women & children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint Denied for almost six decades had it happened today it could only have been called ethnic cleansing Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord in the course of this war Ilan Pappe offers impressive archival evidence to demonstrate that from its very inception a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population Indispensable for anyone interested in the current crisis in the Middle East ...

Completely updated revised & redesigned in colour throughout this classic bestselling text continues to provide a concise introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behaviour from genetics physiology motivation learning & cognition through to social & reproductive behaviour abnormal behaviour & human-animal interactions
- Concise but comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of animal behaviour in companion farm & laboratory animals
- Expert authors & key opinion leaders from around the world provide the latest evidence-based information on animal behaviour & welfare
- A revised layout & design means it is easy to find key information at a glance making it an ideal rapid revision tool
- New for the third edition new chapters on fur animals with the inclusion of more species & expanded sections on canine behaviour This text remains a highly respected essential resource for both students & lecturers in animal & veterinary science animal welfare zoology & psychology



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The Etruscans were a powerful & influential civilization in ancient Italy But despite their prominence they are often misrepresented as mysterious
- a strange unknowable people whose language & culture have largely vanished Lucy Shipley's new history of the Etruscans presents a different picture of a people who traded with Greece & shaped the development of Rome who inspired Renaissance artists & Romantic firebrands & whose influence is still felt strongly in the modern world Covering colonialism & conquest misogyny & mystique Etruscan history is woven with the very latest archaeological evidence to provide a unique perspective on this enigmatic culture revealing how much we now know & how much still remains undiscovered The book explores Etruscan culture through a series of stories that also reveal the biases & prejudices of the present day It describes the journey of Etruscan objects from the point of their creation through the story of their use loss rediscovery & reinvention From the wrappings of an Egyptian mummy displayed in a fashionable salon to the extra-curricular activities of a member of the Bonaparte family it takes us on an extraordinary voyage through Etruscan archaeology that leads to surprising & intriguing places
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