This book was shortlisted for the Goodreads Best Science & Technology Book Award. Motion sickness. Nightmares. Forgetting people`s names. Why did I walk into this room? For something supposedly so brilliant & evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible & disorganised. In The Idiot Brain neuroscientist Dean Burnett celebrates the imperfections of the human brain in all their glory, & the impact of these quirks on our daily lives. Expertly researched & entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why their brain seems to be sabotaging their life, & what on earth it is really up to. ...

As we jet off on holiday, passing from airport lounge to hotel in our desperation to escape our everyday lives & find some better weather, we`d do well to ask ourselves what on earth we`re doing. Do we really travel any more or do we just arrive? The Idle Traveller calls on us all to re-assess what we`re setting off in search of & what travel has become. Dan Kieran argues we need to bin the brochure, glide rather than fly, embrace disaster, be epic in our travel pursuits & immerse ourselves in the life-changing experience of true journeying. Full of inspiration for making the journey more meaningful & fun, The Idle Traveller will transform the way you travel forever. ...

As we jet off on holiday, passing from airport lounge to hotel in our desperation to escape our everyday lives & find some better weather, we'd do well to ask ourselves what on earth we're doing. Do we really travel any more, or do we just arrive? The Idle Traveller calls on us all to re-assess why we travel & what travel has become. Besides extolling the virtues of staycation holidaying, Dan Kieran argues we need to bin the brochure, glide rather than fly, embrace disaster, be epic in our travel pursuits & immerse ourselves in the life-changing experience of true journeying. The Idle Traveller is an inspiration to travel more meaningfully & enjoy the journey. Isn't it about time you allowed your travel plans to slow down? ...

A new psychological thriller in the Javier Falcon quartet, that

Includes:: THE HIDDEN ASSASSINS & The Blind

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The Ijssel is the first of a series two recreational maps for the Flevoland region. These maps were created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the province of Flevol&. They are double-sided indexed maps at 1:50, 000 scale, featuring a detailed topography with prominent highlighting of the cycle routes & packed with practical tourist information. They also include a calendar of annual events & feature all the local hiking trails. Falk maps give cycling distances between the junctions & indicate which roads, both within the numbered network & outside it, have separate cycling paths. Routes which are part of the LF network of long-distance cycle routes are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols shows various accommodation options, bars & restaurants, & various places of interest. Landscape information is provided by colouring for woodlands, dunes, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Neil Packer`s glorious illustrations & Gillian Cross`s brilliant retelling bring to life Homer`s Iliad, the greatest war story ever told. The team that produced the Odyssey in 2012 now tell the story of the ten year war that preceded Odysseus`s long journey home to Ithaca. This faithful retelling begins with Prince Paris`s abduction of Helen of Sparta, & goes on to the quarrel between Agamemnon & Achilles, & the great battles under the walls of Troy towards the end of the siege that result in the deaths of Patroclus, the Trojan hero Hector, & finally Achilles himself. Neil Packer`s pictures capture the beauty & remoteness of the setting, & bring a profound humanity to what has been called the finest literary achievement of Greek civilisation. ...

Gillian Cross`s brilliant retelling & Neil Packer`s glorious illustrations bring to life Homer`s Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told. Gillian Cross`s brilliant retelling & Neil Packer`s glorious illustrations bring to life Homer`s Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told. The team behind The Odyssey (2012) now tell the story of the Trojan War. Cross`s vivid adaptation begins with a beauty contest: the prize, a golden apple. In return for securing her victory, the goddess Aphrodite helps Prince Paris abduct Helen, wife to the king of Sparta. Enraged, the king & his Greek allies wage war on the Trojans. Nine years later, the fighting still rages on, but the Greeks are beginning to quarrel among themselves
- Achilles & Agamemnon`s petty argument has dire consequences for everyone caught in the crossfire. Neil Packer`s pictures capture the beauty & remoteness of the setting, & bring a profound humanity to one of the finest literary achievements of Greek civilisation.
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A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer`s great epic, in E. V. Rieu`s classic translation. The Iliad is the first & ...

A puzzling phone call shatters a writer`s routine. An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writer`s mission will be to transform himself into a living art installation, by sitting down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town. Once in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer. As he strolls through the city, spurred on by his spontaneous, quirky response to art, he begins to make sense of the wonders that surround him. ...

Something strange is going on. All over the world, pain is manifesting itself as light. Cuts & bruises blaze & flash. Arthritic joints glow. Injured troops emit radiant white shards into the desert night. On the news, they`re calling it ` The Illumination`. As this breathtaking phenomenon takes holds, a private journal of love notes passes into the keeping of Carol Ann Page, a lonely hospital patient, & from there through the hands of five other people. Each of them will find their lives changed forever over a story which spans decades & continents, a story that shines a spectacular light on the wounds we all bear... ...