Edward VII became king in January 1901 & Britain was a very prosperous country after Victoria`s long reign, & now a new era began that would bring enormous changes. After the stuffiness of Victorian life, there was a desire for less clutter in the home, more fresh air & sunshine. The changes begun during the few years before the First World War in 1914 were to leave their mark on the whole century. This book looks at some of the varied houses of the period, including the homes of the wealthy & those of the middle & lower classes. The Arts & Crafts movement, the Georgian revival & a desire for `the latest thing` were among the influences that contributed to an eclectic mixture of styles. ...

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! Lottie loves helping her Great Uncle Bert with his new exhibits at the British Museum. But when she reads a magic spell that brings to life twenty mischievous Egyptian shabtis, the museum ends up in a complete mess! Can Lottie, Great Uncle Bert & Reg the caretaker track down the chaotic shabtis before they destroy the whole museum? Perfect for developing & newly confident readers, Lottie Lipton Adventures are packed with action, adventure & puzzles for the reader to solve. ...

This handy guide to Egyptian mythology explores how the ancient Nile-dwellers explained the world around them. It delves into the origins of life, the creation & evolution of the world, & the reigns of the gods on earth, before introducing us to the manifestations of Egypts deities in the natural environment; the inventive ways in which the Egyptians dealt with the invisible forces all around them; & the trials & tribulations of the life hereafter. This is the perfect introduction for modern readers to the mysteries of Egyptian mythology. ...

`I started reading this & couldn`t stop. It`s a remarkable piece of work, & very revealing. A stirring rendition of a people`s revolution`- Noam Chomsky ` The deepest & most comprehensive account of Egypt`s revolution in the English language`
- Paul Mason Egypt is a nation in turmoil, caught in a cycle of revolution & counter-revolution. In The Egyptians: A Radical Story, Jack Shenker uncovers the historical roots of today`s unrest & reveals a land divided between two irreconcilable political orders: authoritarian power & grassroots resistance. Challenging conventional analyses that focus only on the battle between Islamists & secular forces, he travels the Arab World`s most populous country to explore other, far more important fault lines
- the communities waging war against transnational corporations, the people subverting long-established gender norms, the workers seizing control of their factories, & the novelists, graffiti artists & back-alley DJs defying their repressive regime. Showing that the revolution was no isolated episode but rather part of an ongoing struggle against state authority & economic exclusion, Shenker explains why recent events are so threatening to elites both inside Egypt & abroad. While Egyptian rulers seek to eliminate dissent, seeded within the politics of the young generation are forms of democracy, social justice & resistance that could yet change the world.

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From award-winning journalist Jack Shenker, The Egyptians is the essential book about Egypt & radical politics. In early 2011, Cairo`s Tahrir Square briefly commanded the attention of the world. Half a decade later, the international media has largely moved on from Egypt`s explosive cycles of revolution & counter-revolution
- but the Arab World`s most populous nation remains as volatile as ever, its turmoil intimately bound up with forms of authoritarian power & grassroots resistance that stretch right across the globe. In The Egyptians: A Radical Story, Jack Shenker uncovers the roots of the uprising that succeeded in toppling Hosni Mubarak, one of the Middle East`s most entrenched dictators, & explores a country now divided between two irreconcilable political orders. Challenging conventional analyses that depict contemporary Egypt as a battle between Islamists & secular forces, The Egyptians illuminates other, far more important fault lines: the far-flung communities waging war against transnational corporations, the men & women fighting to subvert long-established gender norms, the workers dramatically seizing control of their own factories, & the cultural producers (novelists, graffiti artists & illicit bedroom DJs) appropriating public space in defiance of their repressive & increasingly violent western-backed regime. Situating the Egyptian revolution in its proper context
- not as an isolated event, but as an ongoing popular struggle against a certain model of state authority & economic exclusion that is replicated in different forms around the world
- The Egyptians explains why the events of the past five years have proved so threatening to elites both inside Egypt & abroad. As Egypt`s rulers seek to eliminate all forms of dissent, seeded within the rebellious politics of Egypt`s young generation are big ideas about democracy, sovereignty, social justice & resistance that could yet change the world.


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In the 1960s, an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the North Face of the Eiger that became Harlin`s obsession. John Harlin III was nine years old when his father put together a terrific team for an ill-fated direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. When Harlin`s rope broke, 2, 000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4, 000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father. For years, he successfully denied the siren call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his daughter, Siena
- his very age at the time of his father`s death
- & with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, he set off towards the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers & sons, climbers & mountains, & dreamers who dare to challenge the earth.

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* Winner of the 2017 Strega Prize, the Strega Giovani Prize & the Prix Medicis etranger* The international sensation about two young Italian boys from different backgrounds who meet in the mountains every summer, & the men they grow to become. Pietro, a lonely city boy, spends his childhood summers in a secluded valley in the Alps. Bruno, the cowherd son of a local stonemason, knows the mountains intimately. Together they spend many summers exploring the mountains` meadows & peaks, discovering the similarities & differences in their lives. As time passes, the two boys come to find the true meaning of friendship & camaraderie even as their paths diverge, Bruno`s in the mountains & Pietro`s in cities across the globe. A modern Italian masterpiece, The Eight Mountains is a lyrical coming-of-age story spanning three decades; a novel about the power of male friendships & a meditation on loyalty, being in nature, & finding one`s place in the world. ...

The year is 1985. Kiwako is an ordinary office worker, in love with a married man, until an unwanted abortion causes her to snap. She kidnaps her lover`s six-month-old girl & runs away with her, eventually taking refuge in all-female commune controlled by a religious cult. Here she attempts to raise the girl. The year is 1985. Kiwako is an ordinary office worker, in love with a married man, until an unwanted abortion causes her to snap. She kidnaps her lover`s six-month-old girl & runs away with her, eventually taking refuge in all-female commune controlled by a ...

One Day: Saturday 13 July 1985, nearly two billion people woke up with one purpose. Nearly a third of humanity knew where they were going to be that day. Watching, listening to, attending: Live Aid. One Decade: Britain in the Eighties was different. The culture was different, the politics were different, & our engagement with the world was different. & it was just one day in 1985 that showed how different it was. In One Day, One Decade Dylan Jones tells the story of the Eighties through that day at Wembley, sweeping backwards to the end of the Seventies, & forward to the start of the Nineties. It draws on his personal reminiscences & perspective of music, media, fashion, politics & all forms of pop culture to frame the decade. This is a big book but not a exhaustive & dry social history. Live Aid was the decade`s pinch point, when a nation`s attitudes & expectations were somehow captured & changed forever. The author suggests that before Live Aid, Britain was one place, & after Live Aid it was another. Britain in the Eighties was a juxtaposition of militancy & profligacy, a country where industry was being broken down, societies were being demolished, & unemployment became an inevitable lifestyle choice: yet the Eighties was also the apotheosis of pop culture, a decade where entertainment, opinion & subjectivity were more important than ever before. Dylan Jones was at the heart of the 1980s editing the seminal magazines i-D & The Face. He was one of the Blitz Kids & was both a commentator & one of the style-makers of the time. This is a controversial book, a story told from the inside by one who was at the centre of events. ...

Map No. 759, The Elbe
- Elster Land
- Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive

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