With "slow living" as the newest incarnation of the simplicity movement the search for fresh inspiration on ways to live a more authentic life is as pressing as ever Turning to Eastern traditions people are discovering the Japanese concept of WABI SABI The perfect antidote to today&s frenzied consumer-oriented culture WABI SABI encourages slowing down living modestly & appreciating the natural & imperfect aspect of material culture While defying definition WABI SABI is best expressed in brief evocative bites In " The Little Wabi Sabi Companion" Diane Durston a noted writer on Japanese art & culture presents a collection of reflections along with classic poetry & verse from both Eastern & Western traditions that capture the WABI SABI moment & inspire readers to do the same The subtle beauty of nature the simplicity of a found object the impermanence of an autumnal flower arrangement the solitude of a single fisherman in his boat are all celebrated & reflected upon in this easily browseable book The text is complemented by photography & calligraphy inspired by the WABI SABI spirit This collection of simple yet profound insights in an irresistible hold-in-the-hand ...

A sparkling laugh-out-loud romantic read' Phillipa Ashley bestselling author of Summer at the Cornish Cafe The perfect holiday read to warm your heart' 1 Bestselling author Tracy Bloom' Just like the perfect wedding cake Cupcakes & Confetti is beautifully crafted & wrapped in romance'
- Heidi Swain Brides by the Sea the cutest little wedding shop in all of Cornwall has it all including cake baker Poppy who lives upstairs But wedding planning is not the piece of cake Poppy thought it would be & when her best friend Cate's wedding planner walks out Poppy has to tie up the loose ends so her bestie can tie the knot Double-booked venues rustic' locations & gorgeous but grumpy farmer Rafe have this wedding pro feeling like she could be Cate's something blue' Will the wedding the shop & the cake all come crashing down on her? Or will Poppy pull it off to give Cate
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- the happy ever afters they deserve? This is the first full-length novel in a brand new series set in Cornwall Look out for the next books in The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea series The perfect romance to take on your summer holidays! For fans of Milly Johnson Jenny Oliver & Lucy Diamond


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' For a fleeting instant Maria thought she saw a little white horse with a flowing mane & tail head raised poised halted in mid-flight as though it had seen her & was glad' The beautiful valley of Moonacre is shadowed by the memory of the Moon Princess & the mysterious little white horse When Maria Merryweather comes there on a visit she finds herself involved with an ancient feud She is determined to restore peace & happiness to the whole of Moonacre Valley & Maria usually gets her own way ...

These enchanting wise & strangely moving tales of life in Italy's Emilia-Romagna continue to enthral millions of readers of all ages around the world In this newly translated volume many are available in English for the very first time 272 pages 30 line cartoons Guareschi Giovanni ...

Artist Liz Climo has charmed her fans with her comic world of whimsical animal characters where everyone from grizzly bears dinosaurs rabbits & anteaters grapple with everyday life with wit & humour Through her comics we discover that an armadillo can dress for Halloween a dinosaur can be a loving parent & a rhino can squeeze orange juice! This new collection features more than 100 of her comics starring her beloved characters in all kinds of funny situations from celebrating holidays to helping friends ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his lifelong dream of earning a spot on Santa&s team at the North Pole try-outs Actors Josh Hutcherson (voice) John Cleese (voice) Martin Short (voice) Jeff Dunham (voice) Samantha Bee (voice) Directors Jennifer Westcott Language English Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Have you ever wondered how many stars there are in the great big sky? I want to tell you about the littlest star He wasn't as sparkly or as exciting as some of the other stars but one night the littlest star was given the biggest most important job of all This enchanting Christmas tale about the star that shone down on the baby Jesus was originally written illustrated designed printed & placed on sale within three weeks to raise money for the Shooting Star Chase children's hospices This edition of Richard Littledale's delightful story has been reillustrated with beautiful artwork Dubravka Kolanovic & makes a charming Christmas gift evoking the wonder of the special night ...

When Amber the littlest Viking set out from Scandinavia to seek her fortune she must have got lost on her way! Now she's in Pegwell Bay with no one but her pet squirrel for company When Katie Gary & Joshua find her stranded on the beach they decide to look after her Now there's a Viking living in their garden! Having a Viking in the family isn't always easy But when the garden is threatened by a nasty neighbour Amber has some unusual
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A visually spectacular ground-breaking TV event presented by Dermot O& Leary broadcast live from the International Space Station & Mission Control in Houston With unique access to the International Space Station Live From Space follows the day-to-day life of three astronauts Rick Mastracchio Koichi Wakata & Mike Hopkins who have been living & working whilst orbiting 250 miles above the earth Here for the first time filmed by themselves & in their own words is the incredible story of their out-of-this-world experiences of living in space from eating sleeping & science experiments to the consequences of a broken valve which could threaten their very presence on the ISS Share an unrivalled astronaut&s eye view of the earth as they see it from their privileged vantage point as they orbit the earth at 17500mph With specially shot behind the scenes footage of the work of NASA&s Mission Control in Houston combined with unseen images from spacewalks & candid first-hand testimony Live From Space shows what happens when missions go wrong & how the ground team respond to keep the astronauts safe in space ...

The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye humans especially meat-eating ones seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms & in slaughterhouses factories & laboratories across the world Costello's son a physics professor admires her literary achievements but dreads his mother's lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated & that the inability to reason does not diminish the value of life; his wife denounces his mother's vegetarianism as a form of moral superiority At the dinner that follows her first lecture the guests confront Costello with a range of sympathetic & skeptical reactions to issues of animal rights touching on broad philosophical anthropological & religious perspectives Painfully for her son Elizabeth Costello seems offensive & flaky but--dare he admit it?--strangely on target In this landmark book Nobel Prize-winning writer J M Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity He draws us into Elizabeth Costello's own sense of mortality her compassion for animals & her alienation from humans even from her own family In his fable presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university Literature philosophy performance & deep human conviction--Coetzee brings all these elements into play As in the story of Elizabeth Costello the Tanner Lecture is followed by responses treating the reader to a variety of perspectives delivered by leading thinkers in different fields Coetzee's text is accompanied by an introduction by political philosopher Amy Gutmann & responsive essays by religion scholar Wendy Doniger primatologist Barbara Smuts literary theorist Marjorie Garber & moral philosopher Peter Singer author of Animal Liberation Together the lecture-fable & the essays explore the palpable social consequences of uncompromising moral conflict & confrontation ...