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A brilliant investigation into the motivations and methods behind the actions of Hogwarts's renowned Headmaster!Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most recognizable and mysterious figures in the Harry Potter series. As an unscrupulous beetle-like journalist once said, he's "a biographer's dream." Is he omniscient or limited? Is he benevolent or malevolent? What really drove him in the last years of an extraordinary life? Dumbledore dives between the lines of the Harry Potter books to create a portrait of the controversial Headmaster. We find Dumbledore's hand in every seeming coincidence, and consider the impossible decisions he had to make. This in-depth examination from author Irvin Khaytman casts the events of the Harry Potter series in a whole new light, resolving fans' questions that linger to this day.

'Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door' Emily DickinsonThe very best of Emily Dickinson's poems in a beautiful gift edition

Jack West is Indiana Jones meet Jason Bourne with a rocket launcher. A secret mythological sect seeks to rule the world. History, legend and global conspiracy abound and Jack and his motley crew are the only people who can stop it.

For the first time in history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. Capitalism prevails because it delivers prosperity and meets desires for autonomy. But it also is unstable and morally defective. Surveying the varieties and futures of capitalism, Branko Milanovic offers creative solutions to improve a system that isn't going anywhere.

Non-cisgender writers on their experiences of joy, pride, confidence and freedom - rather than fear, hate, rejection and isolation - after coming out or transitioning

The third installment in the bestselling series-now featuring live-action video content."The first volume in the 100 Deadly Skills series delivered clandestine hacks to help you escape and evade threats at home and abroad. The second book, Survival Edition, provided a blueprint for surviving fatal disasters. Now, with the Combat Edition, I've created the most comprehensive on-the-ground combat manual ever assembled-helping good people defeat evil, fight for their lives, and survive another day."-Clint EmersonCreated by a retired Navy SEAL, this illustrated manual presents one hundred skills from some of the deadliest characters on Earth. Special ops. Outlaw bikers. Martial artists. Professional fighters. Drawn from an elite cadre of experts, each technique is broken down step by step to radically improve your chances of coming out on top-whether you're facing an active shooter or going toe to toe with a belligerent prick. Embedded videos let you visualize the skills and practice them in real time.These one hundred deadly skills include:· Weaponizing your non-violent posture· Delivering damaging body strikes· Accurately throwing a knife· Quick drawing and shooting a handgun· Tactically deceiving your enemy· Surviving a multi-threat ambush· Understanding non-lethal and lethal optionsClint Emerson, retired Navy SEAL, spent twenty years conducting special ops all over the world while attached to SEAL Team Three, the National Security Agency (NSA), and a Special Mission Unit. Tom Mandrake has created and illustrated books, comics and graphic novels for over 40 years. Some of the titles he has worked on include Batman, The Spectre, The Martian Manhunter, The Punisher, The New Mutants, The X-Files, Creeps, To Hell You Ride and Kros: Hallowed Ground.H. Keith Melton, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and author of many spy books, is an intelligence historian and a specialist in clandestine technology, espionage, and tradecraft.

**A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER AND FINANCIAL TIMES 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK****A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021**From the bestselling, award-winning author of Fun Home comes this Christmas's must-gift graphic novel.All her life, Alison Bechdel has searched for an elusive secret...The secret to superhuman strength.She has looked for it in her favourite books, the lives of her heroes, celibacy, polyamory, activism, therapy, and most obsessively, in her lifelong passion for exercise. Skiing, running, karate, cycling, yoga, weightlifting - you name it, she's tried it. "Oh, to be self-sufficient! Hard as a rock! An island!"But as she gets older, her body isn't getting any stronger. And in a changing, sometimes overwhelming world, are "cantaloupe-sized guns" all a person needs? Maybe the all-important secret is not where she expected to find it . . .'The Secret to Superhuman Strength practically glows with a beguiling mixture of intellect, warmth and humour' Daily TelegraphIn this, her third graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel has written a deeply layered, personal story about selfhood, self-sabotage, mortality, addiction, bliss, wonder, and the concerns of a generation. This is an extraordinary, laugh-out-loud chronicle of the conundrums we all grapple with as we seek our true place in the world. Truly, a must-gift book this Christmas.

Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast and Fair is the searing and brilliant book on eliminating workplace injustice, from Kim Scott the New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor.

'No writer asks more interesting questions about food than Carolyn Steel because no one takes more seriously the profound role of food at the heart of human life...destined to become a modern classic' BEE WILSONWe live in a world shaped by food, a Sitopia (sitos - food;

Ancient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome-and even benefit from-everyday obstacles.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (2): a young woman comes into her own power and challenges the ruthless man who controls her.

A PATTERNIST NOVEL (3): a powerful story of survival in unprecedented times.