WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER`S LITERARY AWARD 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 It has been six months since Tess Muller stopped speaking. Her silence is baffling to her parents, her teachers & her younger sister, Meg. But the more urgent mystery for both girls is where their mother, Evangeline, goes each day, pushing an empty pram. When their father Stefan discovers a car wreck & human remains on their farm, old secrets emerge to threaten the fragile family. A storm is coming & the Mullers are in its path. ...

This exciting book is an essential guide to more than 30 of the world's best journeys for the adventure motorcyclist. The coverage for each route

Includes:: a first-hand account from someone who has made the trip together with comprehensive information on what to expect in terms of riding conditions, the best time to travel, choice of motorcycle, the history of the route, sights along the way, climate information & all kinds of other practical advice, all accompanied by top-class photography & detailed maps. This latest book in Haynes' adventure motorcycling series will both inspire & inform.

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Award-winning journalist James Fergusson is among the few to have witnessed at first hand the devastating reality of life in the failed & desperate state of Somalia. This corner of the world has long been seen as the rotting & charred heart of Africa: a melting pot of crime, corruption, poverty, famine & civil war. & in recent years, whilst Somalia's lucrative piracy industry has grabbed the headlines, a darker, much deeper threat has come of age: the Al Qaida-linked militants Al Shabaab, & the dawn of a new phase in the global war on terror. Yet, paradoxically, Somalia's star is brightening, as forms of business, law enforcement & local politics begin to establish themselves, & members of the vast Somali diaspora return to their homel&. Fergusson takes us to the heart of the struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, pirates, extremists & mercenaries to aid workers, civilians & refugees. He gives a unique account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up knowing little else & exposes the reality of life in this hard, often forgotten l&. ...

` He is unlike anybody else writing today.. . After Donald Trump`s election, we urgently need to rediscover the best of radical America. An essential part of that story is Wendell Berry. Few of us can live, or even aspire to, his kind of life. But nobody can risk ignoring him` Andrew Marr` Wendell Berry is the most important writer & thinker that you have (probably) never heard of. He is an American sage` James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd`s Life Wendell Berry is `something of an anachronism`. He began his life as the old times & the last of the old-time people were dying out, & continues to this day in the old ways: a team of work horses & a pencil are his preferred working tools. The writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules & horses, & of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress, & in defence of the local landscapes that provide our cultural heritage, our history, our home. In a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by the violence & greed of unbridled consumerism, Wendell Berry speaks out to defend the land we live on. With grace & conviction, he shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy. The natural world will not withstand it. Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation & of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can & must begin to treat our l&, our neighbours, & ourselves with respect & care. We must, as Berry urges, abandon arrogance & stand in awe. ...

` Wendell Berry is the most important writer & thinker that you have (probably) never heard of. He is an American sage` -James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd`s Life Wendell Berry is `something of an anachronism`. He began his life as the old times & the last of the old-time people were dying out, & continues to this day in the old ways: a team of work horses & a pencil are his preferred working tools. The writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules & horses, & of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress, & in defence of the local landscapes that provide our cultural heritage, our history, our home. In a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by the violence & greed of unbridled consumerism, Wendell Berry speaks out to defend the land we live on. With grace & conviction, he shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy. The natural world will not withstand it. Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation & of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can & must begin to treat our l&, our neighbours, & ourselves with respect & care. We must, as Berry urges, abandon arrogance & stand in awe. ...

This handsome compact volume takes readers on a spectacular aerial trip around the world, where they take in landscapes & man-made works from rarely achieved vantage points. The World captures these treasures through the art & daring of the best photographers: the deep canyons of North America, the dense forests of South America, the dizzying peaks of the Himalayas & the Alps, the lunar colours of the great deserts, as well as the pyramid, the Great Wall of China, prehistoric villages, medieval towns of Europe, to the huge metropolises of the our millennium. A short description introduces each chapter dedicated to a particular aspect of the earth, & the photos are accompanied by identifying captions. Together the brief text & photographs allow readers to appreciate the views. This fourth title in the bestselling Flying High series, is also available in: America (8854400033); Egypt (8854400041); & Ireland (8854400505) (not available in Ireland). ...

Ruskin is one of the most influential & exhilarating writers in English. Art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, climate warner & incomparable teacher: Ruskin`s words not only transformed Victorian England but speak to us with increasing urgency today. This, the first general introduction to Ruskin for many years, places him in the social, economic & aesthetic world of Victorian Britain that he transformed
- & shows how this transformation has much to teach us today. The extensive illustrations range from private notes, & lecture diagrams to presentation drawings
- including some of the most beautiful images of the nineteenth century & many never before published.

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When we think of the world`s great museums, we tend to think of the Louvre, the Guggenheim or the Victoria & Albert. We do not immediately think of the Dog Collar Museum, the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, the Museum of Broken Relationships or Barney Smith`s Toilet Seat Art Museum. Yet scattered across the globe are museums dedicated to every conceivable subject, from bananas to Bigfoot, lawnmowers to leprechauns, teapots to tapeworms, mustard to moist towelettes, & pencils to penises. Many are serious collections housed in grand buildings, others are located in tiny premises & are open to visitors by appointment only, often the result of one person`s crazy lifetime obsession. This book lists the world`s 100 weirdest museums in order of quirkiness, encompassing such delights as The Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall, a museum in Kentucky that houses 800 ventriloquists` dolls, the Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts, the Paris Sewer Museum, the French Fry Museum in Bruges, the Museum of Contraception & Abortion in Vienna, the Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum in Tennessee, Japan`s Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum (quite possibly the world`s only museum devoted to instant noodles), & the Kunstkamera in St Petersburg, home to Peter the Great`s collection of oddities including deformed fetuses & the decapitated head of a love rival preserved in vinegar. After all, what holiday is complete until you have seen a 300-year-old decapitated human head in a jar? Each entry will include address, contact & admission details, so the next time you are in Berlin there is no excuse for missing out on a visit to the Currywurst Museum, the world`s leading museum dedicated to sausages in hot ketchup. ...

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Giving a nod to the Century of the City, the World`s Best Cities
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