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In this follow-up to Clanlands Sam & Graham document their journey across New Zealand, a country Graham calls home and that Sam has longed to visit since learning it was a popular destination for Scottish immigrants to settle back in the 19th century.Follow the 'outlandish' pair as they explore the Scottish influence of New Zealand: connecting with the rich culture and Scottish heritage, sampling world-class food & drink, and being humbled by incredible landscapes and pulse-raising activities. All of this accompanied (of course!) by a healthy side of Sam torturing his faithful travel companion, Graham.Told in the pair's characteristic bantering style, Clanlands 2 promises to be an informative and entertaining deep dive into a much-loved country... and yet another unforgettable wild adventure.

"Author of Made for Living Amber Lewis reveals her approach to renovating a home and building one from scratch, with gorgeous images and plenty of detail shots so you can be sure to get stunning results. The details of a room make a difference. The bullnose edge of a marble countertop. The wood grain and color of the flooring. The particular pleat of the drape. Amber Lewis, the esteemed designer known for her signature Cali-inspired style, obsesses over the tiniest of features, which she knows are deceptively big decisions that have a great effect on a room. In Call It Home she shares her secrets to applying stone, fabric, paint, flooring, and more that ensure a beautifully designed home, shortcutting the often overwhelming process for you. This book walks you through eight new homes designed by Amber--including her own home--and the thought processes that went into the major choices she made. Whether you're decorating one room, renovating your entire house, or planning new construction, she shares how to approach a project from start to finish and guides you from mood boards to floor plans to finished results. With more than 200 gorgeous images of livings rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, entryways, bedrooms and baths, you'll have photographs of Amber's details on hand when you're ready to create your home"--

A searching and humane novel, THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY is an intimate journey into the experiences of a half-brother and half-sister in their two different, yet deeply connected lives. The second novel in Karl Ove Knausgaard's new series, it expands the universe of THE MORNING STAR in the decades before the blazing and mysterious star descends.

Are you increasingly distracted, demotivated and unable to focus on simple tasks? There's a good chance your smartphone is to blame. Psychiatric specialist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen shares what unrestricted social media use is actually doing to our brains, and the practical steps we can take to break the addiction cycle.

THE SEQUEL TO THE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT

Gain the grammar skills you need to communicate more confidently in French!Developing a solid grasp of grammar is key to mastering any foreign language, and in the bestselling The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Fifth Edition, designed for advanced beginners through advanced learners, you'll find a comprehensive grammar review of all the elements of French grammar with clear, concise explanations. And more than 400 exercises (with answer key), contextualized with scene-setting instructions in French, will provide you with all the practice you need to master French grammar and vocabulary, thereby improving your conversational and written communication.A section of review exercises will enable you to test your understanding of key concepts presented in the book and enhanced Notes Culturelles will deepen your appreciation of the French language and Francophone culture. A major feature of this fifth edition of The Ultimate French Review and Practice is its systematic presentation of the differences between spoken and written French.This edition provides a rigorous program supported by McGraw Hill's unique Language Lab app (iOS, Android, and web), including:NEW TO THIS EDITION: An extensive Listing Comprehension program to build your listening skills from key phonetic distinctions to short narratives and longer passagesMore than 200 additional exercises covering all aspects of French GrammarFlashcards to aid memorization of vocabulary presented in the bookDiagnostic and review tests to assess your progress

A trip across America to track down the great fighters from yesteryear who vanished from the limelight, and hear their incredible storiesIn the era of boxing's pay-per-view superstars, Tris Dixon invested in a Greyhound bus pass and spent several months traversing America on a shoestring budget, tracking down fighters from yesteryear who had vanished from the limelight. Venturing from New York to Las Vegas and from Toronto to Miami, the young writer--himself a former amateur boxer--sought out coulda-been-contenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s, all now faded from popular memory. He visited old people's homes, gyms, and too many prisons, discovering that life after boxing can be a cruel place when the ropes are no longer in place to keep fighters safe from the outside world. Dixon meets men who shaped boxing history, fighting the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. He shares their memories and weaves together their forgotten tales over the course of a remarkable American journey.

"Explore the geography, inhabitants and legends of D&D landscapes, from the challenges of the Forgotten Realms to spaces and places beyond, with this illustrated guide to adventurous travel"--

Continuing the work she started in bestseller Return to Love, spiritual guide Marianne Williamson leads us toward the light by revealing the inspiring guidance of the mystic Jesus.

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This "mental speed" lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. The Mental Game: Cognitive Training, Creativity, and Game Intelligence in Tennis provides a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player's ability to win on the court. The diagnostic tools and useful examples aid the training of cognitive abilities. With more than 50 on-court practice drills to build game intelligence, every tennis player will strengthen their mental game and win their matches.

The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics 'The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produced exactly the right book at the right time.' The Times A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably reshaped Russia, including his devastating invasion of Ukraine. Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of the Russian military and the successes and failures on the battlefield. Thanks to Dr Galeotti's wide-ranging contacts throughout Russia, it is also peppered with anecdotes of military life, personal snapshots of conflicts, and an extraordinary collection of first-hand accounts from serving and retired Russian officers. Russia continues to dominate the news cycle throughout the Western world. There is no better time to understand how and why Putin has involved his armed forces in a variety of conflicts for over two decades.

The best place to start your tactics training is in the endgame! Chess is 99% tactics and if you want to win more games, nothing works better than training tactics. Win a piece or find a mate. That will get you results.Since most of the pieces have left the board, endgame tactics have the clarity that enables you to grasp all basics concepts quickly and comprehensively. In the endgame, you can focus on what is important without any distractions by a couple of random pawns and pieces. In 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners, IM Thomas Willemze does two things at once. He explains all the basic concepts, and provides you with a huge amount of exercises for each theme and each chess piece. Willemze uses all his experience as a coach, and his familiarity with the famous Step Method, to carefully build up your chess knowledge step-by-step. He shows you the strength of all pieces, from the lonely pawn to the almighty queen. And he guides you from the basics to more complex tactics in a highly instructive puzzle rush.

The fourth hilarious book in the brilliant STEM adventure series Leonora Bolt. With glorious illustrations by Gladys Jose throughout.It's Leonora first Christmas, and the brilliant young inventor is feeling festive! She's made presents, Mildred's boiling cabbage for the candy canes (yuck!), and best friend Jack's brought along . . .an invite to the Great Gadget Games?!Her villainous Uncle Luther is behind this new inventing show, and planning on stealing the creations made by the very talented contestants. And in ANOTHER twist, the judges of the competition are two people very dear to Leonora's heart.Leonora HAS to enter - it's her best-ever chance to finally stop Luther's dangerous games! But she can't enter as herself - he'll never allow that - so she'll need a foolproof disguise, and a brilliant idea for a winning invention . . .Violet Baudelaire meets Peanut Jones in this epic STEM-themed adventure about believing in your brainpower - and yourself.

A scientist's journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves - but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science's story. Dr Camilla Pang will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing science today and how some of the best, most cutting-edge scientists can illuminate our own approaches to observation, hypothesis, exploration, troubleshooting and discovery in our own lives.

A look at 100 inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture.

The Routledge Handbook of Pediatric Physical Activity surveys many issues facing this field. It helps to develop an understanding of the underlying issues related to pediatric physical activity as well as the role physical activity plays on cognitive, psychomotor, and social aspects of childhood.

Travel back in time almost eight million years to explore the roots of the human family tree. Written and authenticated by a team of experts and with a foreword by Professor Alice Roberts, Evolution brings us face to face with our ancestors. Interweaving latest discoveries, maps, and incredible illustrations, it tells the story of our origins and helps us better understand our species, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Renowned Dutch paleoartists the Kennis brothers bring our ancestors to life with their beautiful, accurate reconstructions that visually trace each step in our evolutionary history. Combined with clear prose, this comprehensive yet accessible book provides a rich history of each stage of human evolution, from human anatomy and behaviour to the environment we live in.

"In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings."--

Sprachen: Deutsch, EnglischFormat: 24,5 x 31,4 cm, 224 Seiten Konkurrenzlos: perfekte Verbindung aus Lifestyle, Geschichte und Celebrities in einem Bildband Eine Hommage an den Ballsport, der Legenden wie Steffi Graf und Roger Federer hervorgebracht hat Dank Angelique Kerber und Alexander Zverev ist Tennis auch in Deutschland wieder Trend Fortführung der Sport-Lifestyle-Reihen Das ultimative ... & The Stylish LifeTennis gehört zu den wenigen Sportarten, bei denen von Anfang an auch Frauen mitspielen durften - und es gehört zu den wenigen Sportarten, um die ein ganzer Lifestyle entstanden ist. Vielleicht, weil ein gewisser Flirtfaktor, eine Leichtigkeit immer dazugehörten? Tennis übt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert eine Faszination aus, auf Freizeitspieler wie auf Fans und Profis. Welche Dramen und Spektakel haben sich nicht auf dem Court abgespielt, vom tobenden John McEnroe über den Paradiesvogel Andre Agassi bis zur Tennisqueen Serena Williams, die auch mal mit 400 Diamanten an den Schuhen aufspielte!Das ultimative Tennisbuch widmet sich den Geschichten auf und neben dem Platz, es erklärt die Geschichte des Sports, bereist wichtige Austragungsorte, stellt die spannendsten Turniere und legendäre Sportler vor und befasst sich nicht zuletzt mit der Tennismode und dem Equipment.

Shred the snow with this thrilling collection of 200 epic winter adventures around the world. Zip down the iconic Canadian Rockies or visit Sweden's original ice hotel for an arctic sleepover - with 50 first-person stories from travellers and famous figures like Arianna Tricomi and Bode Miller, you'll find inspiration for a lifetime of snowy trips.