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Critical Mass - Philip Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Critical Mass - Philip Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Is there a ''physics of society''? Philip Ball''s investigation into human nature ranges from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, across economics, sociology and psychology. Ball shows how much of human behaviour we can understand when we cease trying to predict and analyse the behaviour of individuals and look to the impact of hundreds, thousands or millions of individual human decisions, in circumstances in which human beings both co-operate and conflict, when their aggregate behaviour is constructive and when it is destructive. By perhaps Britain''s leading young science writer, this is a deeply thought-provoking book, causing us to examine our own behaviour, whether in buying the new Harry Potter book, voting for a particular party or responding to the lures of advertisers.

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The Devil's Doctor - Philip Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Devil's Doctor - Philip Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on the borderline between medieval and modern; a name that is familiar but a man who has been hard to perceive or understand. Contemporary of Luther, enemy of established medicine, scourge of the universities (''at all the German schools you cannot learn as much as at the Frankfurt Fair''), army surgeon and alchemist, myths about him - from his treating diseases from beyond the grave in mid-nineteenth century Salzburg to his Faustian bargain with the devil to regain his youth - have been far more lasting than his actual story. Even during his lifetime, he was rumoured to travel with a magical white horse and to store the elixir of life in the pommel of his sword.But who was Paracelsus and what did he really believe and practice? Although Paracelsus has been seen as both a charlatan and as a founder of modern science, Philip Ball''s book reveals a more richly complex man - who used his eyes and ears to learn from nature how to heal, and who wrote influential books on medicine, surgery, alchemy and theology while living a drunken, combative, vagabond life. Above all, Ball reveals a man who was a product of his time - an age of great change in which the church was divided and the classics were rediscovered - and whose bringing together of the seemingly diverse disciplines of alchemy and biology signalled the beginning of the age of rationalism.

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To Keep The Ball Rolling - Anthony Powell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

To Keep The Ball Rolling - Anthony Powell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

**The abridged memoirs of Anthony Powell, with a new introduction from Louisa Young** ''Powell can offer many of the rewards of comic creation we find in a Dickens or a Jane Austen'' TLS Anthony Powell earned a reputation as a literary giant within the generation of Waugh, Orwell and Greene, best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time . These memoirs reveal Powell - the man and author - providing an insider''s view of the British literary scene and social elite from the 1920s to the 1980s. In these pages, Powell observes the obscenity trial sparked by Lady Chatterley''s Lover, and Shirley Temple''s libel suit after Graham Greene reviewed Wee Willie Winkie with ''more than his usual verve''. Throughout, Powell paints vivid, witty and superbly written portraits of his contemporaries, other authors including Kingsley Amis, V.S. Naipaul, T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf. Featuring an illuminating new introduction by Louisa Young, TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING is the abridged version of Anthony Powell''s four volumes of memoir, first published between 1976 and 1982.

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How Babies Sleep - Professor Helen L. Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

How Babies Sleep - Professor Helen L. Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘Clearly written and engaging, with really useful suggestions that will help manage parents’ expectations and anxiety, How Babies Sleep is a must-read for anybody who wants to understand the first 365 days of a human life.’Russell Foster, neuroscientist and Sunday Times-bestselling author of Life Time‘Finally — the baby sleep book all new parents actually need.’Amanda Ruggeri, award-winning science and parenting journalist‘A refreshingly clear and nonjudgmental guide to the universal yet daunting challenge of infant sleep . . . Invaluable' Guddi Singh, paediatric doctor and presenter of BBC's of Babies: Their Wonderful World ---How babies sleep is both exceedingly simple and excruciatingly complex. It is simple because it is based on a few straightforward biological principles that affect all babies the world over. It is complex because we have made it so. Over the past century and a half, we have tried to manipulate baby sleep to fit with the rapidly changing nature of adult lives. The mismatch we have created with our babies’ biology is framed as ‘baby sleep problems’, and infants are often ‘treated’ using behavioural and clinical interventions. But it is not baby sleep that needs fixing – only our understanding of it. In How Babies Sleep, pioneering and award-winning infant sleep researcher Professor Helen Ball brings together cutting-edge science, anthropological insight and practical advice to provide parents with everything they need to help them confidently – and sanely – navigate the first 365 night-times with a new baby. It will teach you how to harmonise your needs with those of your infant, and empower you to reject approaches that make you uncomfortable and experiment with strategies that work for you and your family. ----‘An accessible, intelligent account of the issues around baby sleep.’Sue Gerhardt, psychotherapist and author of Why Love Matters'The most important voice we have to bring clarity.’ Greer Kirshenbaum, neuroscientist, doula, and author of The Nurture Revolution‘A must-read . . . Compelling, reassuring, and empowering, it will change everything.’ Tiffany Belanger, author of Cosleepy

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Sword And The Scimitar - David Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Sword And The Scimitar - David Ball - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Nico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers. Taken to Algiers to be the personal slave of a wealthy merchant, he becomes a pawn in household politics and sets out to escape. Extraordinary events lead him to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottomans. Stranded alone on Malta, Maria must learn to survive helped only by a group of Jewish refugees. A sweeping historical epic set against the backdrop of the desperate conflict between Christian Europe and the Islamic Ottoman Empire, The Sword and the Scimitar vividly portrays an irresistible and fast-moving world of adventure, war, treachery and love.

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Behind The White Ball - Jimmy White - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Behind The White Ball - Jimmy White - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

After Hurricane Higgins crashed out of snooker''s top league, Jimmmy White has been the `People''s Champion'' even though he never quite made the top World spot, pipped at the post in 1995 by Stephen Hendry, after missing one single black. Aged 16, White was the youngest player to win the English Amateur Championship. At 18, he won the World Amateur title. By 1984, he''s a professional success, married but not at all settled. He''s the kind of man who goes out for a packet of cigarettes and comes home two weeks later. Gambling, women, marathon binges with showbiz friends like Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, have threatened the stability of his marriage. But somehow White has survived, to tell in candid detail, a most unusual, often outrageous story of a very sporting life.

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Treasure Hunters: Ultimate Quest - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Treasure Hunters: Ultimate Quest - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Dodge missiles, map undersea caves, outrun secret agents, and uncover the ultimate treasure? That''s a day in the life of the Kidds! The Kidd family is on an exciting new mission: using the augmented reality gear their parents created to uncover long-lost treasure. But then their ship, The Lost , explodes in a ball of fire!Now Bick, Beck, Tommy and Storm are stranded on a raft in the Mediterranean Sea, and their parents have been kidnapped by maniacal treasure hunters. It''s up to the Kidd siblings to follow clues around the globe to uncover the ancient treasure and save their parents . . . before they lose everything!

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Did You Spot The Gorilla? - Richard Wiseman - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Did You Spot The Gorilla? - Richard Wiseman - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

In a recent series of ground-breaking psychological experiments, volunteers were shown a 30-second film of some people playing basketball and told to count the number of passes made with the ball. After just a few seconds, a man dressed as a gorilla slowly walked into frame, beat his chest at the camera, and sauntered off. Unbelievably, almost none of the people watching the film noticed the gorilla. Exactly the same psychological mechanisms that cause people to miss the gorilla also make them miss unexpected but vitally important opportunities in their professional and personal lives. This book outlines the scientific evidence and thinking behind this remarkable new phenomenon, and shows you how you can spot gorillas in your life - and what to do when you see one.

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I Know How This Ends - Holly Smale - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

I Know How This Ends - Holly Smale - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

If you knew how your life would turn out, what would you change now? The second brilliantly uplifting and page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese''s Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse .''Utterly brilliant!'' ZOE BALL ''Everyone should read it and everyone will love it'' LINDSEY KELK --------------------------------------------------------Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she’s wilfully derailing her successful career, joyfully taking down men on dating apps, and living in total chaos.Until one day, when Margot has a vision of herself with a man she’s never met before. She doesn’t believe in fate. But when Margot meets single-dad Henry, the vision comes true: exactly as she’d foreseen it.As her future continues to reveal itself, a glimpse at a time, Margot realises she knows exactly what’s going to happen, and when. And there’s nothing she can do to change any of it.So Margot has to decide how to live , how to love again, and how to be herself… Because if you can’t change your destiny, how on earth do you live your present?------------------------------------------------------ Praise for Holly Smale: ''A time-twisting delight'' REESE WITHERSPOON ''Utterly brilliant!'' ZOE BALL ''Everyone should read it and everyone will love it'' LINDSEY KELK ''Totally absorbing'' GRAEME SIMSION ''Sharp, funny, quirky, insightful and so very, very relatable'' JOANNE HARRIS ''Hilarious and heartwarming'' WOMAN''S OWN ''Gut-warmingly funny'' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH ''Truly original novel'' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ''Very clever'' IRISH EXAMINER ''IWonderful'' DAILY MAIL ''This is THE book for anyone who has ever wished life came with an undo button'' SOPHIE IRWIN ''Smart [and] funny'' THE TIMES ''A triumph'' SUN ''Clever [and] unusual'' DAILY EXPRESS ''Brilliantly clever'' SARAH HAYWOOD ''A witty read'' SUN ON SUNDAY

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Miracle at Augusta - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Miracle at Augusta - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

An inspiring story of hope, redemption, and trying to hit the ball straight A little over a year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown rookie, shocked the world by winning the US Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he''s famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still, Travis can''t shake the feeling that he''s a fraud, an imposter who doesn''t deserve his success – and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right.A shot at redemption arrives in an unexpected form: a teenage outcast with troubles of his own – and a natural golf swing. As this unlikely duo sets out to achieve the impossible on the world''s most revered golf course, Travis is about to learn that sometimes the greatest miracles of all take place when no one is watching.

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Fifty Fifty - Candice Fox - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Fifty Fifty - Candice Fox - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

_____________________ It''s not easy being a good detective - when your brother''s a serial killer. Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she''s determined to prove it.Except she''s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan - the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry''s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sam''s case wide open. If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage...

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The Amateurs - John Niven - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Amateurs - John Niven - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

GARY is a sweet and decent man. Only two things would improve his life - having children with his gorgeous wife Pauline, and a lower golf handicap. Both are unlikely.PAULINE is wondering how she ended up living in an ugly little house, driving a second-hand car and making a living dressing up as Tinkerbell. She''s planning to leave Gary for a self-made carpet millionaire.FINDLAY, the Carpet King of Scotland, wants to trade in his obese wife for a younger model. But if he goes for a divorce she''ll take him to the cleaners. If only there was some way she could be made to disappear...LEE, Gary''s luckless brother, has botched one too many drug deals. Local crime overlord Ranta Campbell gives him one more job - one last chance to get it right. Lee''s done some bad things - but murder?When Gary gets smashed on the head by a golf ball and miraculously develops an absolutely perfect swing, everyone finds their fates rest on the final day of the Open Championship...

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception - Richard Leigh - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception - Richard Leigh - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail , have succeeded in uncovering what has been described as ''the academic scandal par excellence of the twentieth century'': the story of how and why up to 75 per cent of the eight hundred ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts, hidden for some nineteen centuries, have, until very recently, remained concealed from the rest of the world. Through interviews, historical analysis and a close study of both published and unpublished scroll material, the authors are able to reveal the true cause of the bitter struggle between scholars, for these documents disclose nothing less than a new account of the origins of Christianity and an alternative and highly significant version of the New Testament.

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My Losing Season - Pat Conroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

My Losing Season - Pat Conroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

In 1954, in Orlando, Florida, nine-year-old Pat Conroy discovered the game of basketball. Orlando was another new hometown for a military kid who had spent his life transferring from one home to another; he was yet again among strangers, still looking for his first Florida friends, but when the ''new kid'' got his hands on the ball near the foul line of that unfamiliar court, the course of his life changed dramatically. From that moment until he was twenty-one, the future author defined himself through the game of basketball. In My Losing Season , Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting all the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. He vividly re-creates his senior year at that now-famous military college in Charleston, South Carolina, but also tells the story of his heartbreaking childhood and of the wonderful series of events that conspired to rescue his spirit. With poignancy and humour Conroy reveals the inspirations behind his unforgettable characters, pinpoints the emotions that shaped his own character as a young boy, and ultimately recaptures his passage from athlete to writer.

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Thief Liar Lady - D. L. Soria - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Thief Liar Lady - D. L. Soria - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Happily Ever After is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one in control - until her true love arrives and threatens to ruin the whole scheme. ''A dazzlingly magical, thrilling, and inventive take on a beloved classic.'' Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback''s a Witch I''m not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of the prince did not happen - as the rumours insist - in a magical metamorphosis of pumpkins and glass slippers.Instead, with the help of a touchingly tragic past and the some highly illegal spells, my stepsisters and I infiltrated the ball and captured the attention of the prince. I became a princess, secured our fortunes, and ensured we''d all live happily ever after.But of course, there''s always more to the story. Now my magic is running out, war is looming, and a handsome hostage prince - the wrong prince - is distracting me with his magnetic charm and forbidden flirtations. I''m in danger of losing control of the delicate balance I''ve created . . . and that could prove fatal. There''s so much more riding on this than a crown.

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Cassandra in Reverse - Holly Smale - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Cassandra in Reverse - Holly Smale - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

If you had the power to change the past. . . where would you start? Cassie has never really fitted in. She remembers everything. Understands nothing. And consistently says the wrong thing.So when she gets dumped, fired AND her local café runs out of banana muffins - all in one day - it feels like the end of the world.But then Cassie discovers she has the power to go back and change things.With endless chances to get it right, can she stop it all from going wrong? As featured on Woman''s Hour, BBC Radio 2 Book Club, The Times & Daily Mail _________________________''A time-twisting delight'' REESE WITHERSPOON ''Utterly brilliant!'' ZOE BALL ''Everyone should read it and everyone will love it'' LINDSEY KELK ''Totally absorbing'' GRAEME SIMSION ''Sharp, funny, quirky, insightful and so very, very relatable'' JOANNE HARRIS ''Hilarious and heartwarming'' WOMAN''S OWN ''Gut-warmingly funny'' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH ''Truly original novel'' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ''Very clever'' IRISH EXAMINER '' IWonderful'' DAILY MAIL ''This is THE book for anyone who has ever wished life came with an undo button'' SOPHIE IRWIN ''Smart [and] funny'' THE TIMES ''A triumph'' SUN ''Clever [and] unusual'' DAILY EXPRESS ''Brilliantly clever'' SARAH HAYWOOD ''A witty read'' SUN ON SUNDAY First published in the UK as The Cassandra Complex .Reese''s Book Club Pick, June 2023

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A Del of a Life - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Del of a Life - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: a hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason ''There are British telly icons and then there is Sir David Jason. This book is such gold . . . an absolute delight'' ZOE BALL ___________________________ ''During my life and career I have been given all sorts of advice and learned huge amounts from some great and enormously talented people. I''ve been blessed to play characters such as Derek Trotter, Granville, Pop Larkin and Frost, who have changed my life in all sorts of ways, and taught me lessons that go far beyond the television set. And I''ve worked a few things out for myself as well, about friendship, ambition, rejection, success, failure, adversity and fortune.With any luck, some of these thoughts and observations will chime with episodes and challenges you have faced, or are facing, in your own life. And if they don''t. . . well, hopefully, at the very least you''ll get to have a good old laugh at my expense. So lean back, pour yourself a glass, and try not to fall through the bar flap . . .'' ___________________________ ''An absolute delight . . . a romp with so much detail. Offers wisdom in difficult times . . . like being invited into his living room'' BBC BREAKFAST ''It''s beautifully written . . . so conversational and chatty . . . it''s so lovely and warm'' CHRIS MOYLES

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The Traitors - Alan Connor - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Traitors - Alan Connor - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Test your wits with the ultimate game of cunning, logic and intuition ''This book is brilliant'' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2*It''s time to start your adventure. Get them before they get you* Put your sleuthing skills to the test in a world of deception, betrayal, and strategy. Placed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, you must figure out if your fellow players are Faithful or a Traitor. Can you trust Jorge, the dentist with an encyclopaedic memory and tendency to smile at everyone? Or Nina, the retiree who acts like the group''s matriarch but has a knowing glint in her eyes..? Beware, for in this treacherous game, trust is a luxury you cannot afford.In the official book of the BAFTA-winning phenomenon, The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book , the decisions you make will decide what happens next. Take this thrilling journey on your own or with others, pooling your wisdom to make the right choices. With over 20 standalone games to play in a group - all with cunning Traitors twists - this is the perfect gift, guaranteed to unleash hours of mischief and fun. *Praise for The Traitors TV show* ''Addictively fiendish, this treachery was the best thing on TV in 20 years'' Daily Mail ''By far and away the most compelling and engrossing reality show of 2022, if not all time'' Rolling Stone ''One of the hottest realities right now, The Traitors is an absolute phenomenon you can enjoy also in a book format. Now, this is not a normal book'' Digital Spy

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This Time Next Year - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

This Time Next Year - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Discover the brand new, inspirational autobiography from the Only Fools and Horses star and national treasure. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'David I love your books! This has the perfect title… an absolute hoot' – Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2'[David's] journey has been just as chaotic as a drive in Del Boy’s three-wheeler...still lovely jubbly’ This Morning'This time next year, we'll be millionaires'So said Sir David’s iconic Only Fools character, Derek Trotter. But such a dream was almost unimaginable for David growing up in a working-class family in North Finchley in the rubble of the Blitz. Throughout his remarkable career, David's north star for navigating life's challenges has been his positive outlook and his resilience. From a trainee electrician to national treasure, David’s bumpy journey to success has overcome obstacle after obstacle. Candidly revealing the ups, the downs, and the roundabout turns, David’s latest volume of memoirs, This Time Next Year, is an uplifting, entertaining, and inspirational book offering an essential and unvarnished primer to leading a good life. Told with his characteristic warmth and humour, David reveals the hard-won wisdom of a life doggedly led getting through one day, looking to the next, and always chasing what's new on the horizon. 'Sir David Jason is one of the UK's best loved actors ... the theme that (he) keeps coming back to in the book is that (he) feels immensely lucky in life ... that sense of positivity sounds very like a certain Derek Trotter' BBC Breakfast *A Sunday Times bestseller October 2024

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Eating - Jim Mason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Eating - Jim Mason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Written with investigative vigour, provocative and controversial but always accessible, Eating is a hard-hitting exploration of our eating habits, making us look at what we eat as a moral issue.Organic foods are the fastest growing section of the food industry, and it is estimated that vegans are now almost as common as vegetarians. Veal consumption in the US has fallen by more than 75% since 1975, and in the UK, sales of free-range eggs have now passed in value sales of eggs from caged hens. Evidently we are concerned. But how concerned should we be about where our food comes from? Does the food we buy really affect the world around us? And what can we do?In Eating , philosopher Peter Singer and environmentalist Jim Mason follow three families with varying eating habits, from fast-food eaters to vegans, to explore how the food we eat makes its way to the table, and at what expense. The authors peel back each layer of food production, and examine how they ought to factor into our buying choices. Recognising that we are not all likely to become vegetarian or vegan, they go on to offer ways to make the most ethical choices within the framework of a diet that includes animal products.

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The Trains Now Departed - Michael Williams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Trains Now Departed - Michael Williams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

SOMETIMES you come across a lofty railway viaduct, marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks, or explore an old tunnel leading to…well, who knows where? Listen hard. Is that the wind in the undergrowth? Or the spectre of a train from a golden era of the past panting up the embankment?These are the ghosts of The Trains Now Departed . They are the railway lines, and services that ran on them that have disappeared and gone forever. Our lost legacy includes lines prematurely axed, often with a gripping and colourful tale of their own, as well as marvels of locomotive engineering sent to the scrapyard, and grand termini felled by the wrecker''s ball. Then there are the lost delights of train travel, such as haute cuisine in the dining car, the grand expresses with their evocative names, and continental boat trains to romantic far-off places. The Trains Now Departed tells the stories of some of the most fascinating lost trains of Britain, vividly evoking the glories of a bygone age. In his personal odyssey around Britain Michael Williams tells the tales of the pioneers who built the tracks, the yarns of the men and women who operated them and the colourful trains that ran on them. It is a journey into the soul of our railways, summoning up a magic which, although mired in time, is fortunately not lost for ever.THIS EDITION REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE MAPS.

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The Dirk Gently Omnibus - Douglas Adams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Dirk Gently Omnibus - Douglas Adams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Two quirky detective stories from Britain''s best sci-fi writer and author of The Hitch Hiker''s Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams.Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Dirk Gently calls himself a ''holistic detective'' and above all, he believes in ''the interconnectedness of all things''. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Dirk Gently, however, does not like to eliminate the impossible. In Dirk Gently''s Holistic Detective Agency a simple search for a missing cat reveals two ghosts, a dodo, an Electric Monk, the devastating secret that lies behind the whole of human history and threatens to bring it to a premature close, and, finally, the utterly terrifying reason why Richard MacDuff has had a sofa stuck on his stairs for three weeks. As The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul opens, a passenger check-in desk at Heathrow Airport shoots up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flames. The usual people try to claim responsibility. However, no rational cause can be found for the explosion - it was simply designated an act of God. But, thinks Dirk Gently, which God? And why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15.37 to Oslo?In these two delightfully odd detective stories, Adams explores once again the realm of the unknown, in the style of science fiction that brought him fame with The Hitch Hiker''s Guide to the Galaxy .

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The Traitors - Alan Connor - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Traitors - Alan Connor - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Test your wits with the ultimate game of cunning, logic and intuition ''This book is brilliant'' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2''The book is so much fun and is a literal page turner. If you like the tv show, you’ll love this! Honestly!'' Brian Davidson, Season 2 contestant on The Traitors *It''s time to start your adventure. Get them before they get you* Put your sleuthing skills to the test in a world of deception, betrayal, and strategy. Placed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, you must figure out if your fellow players are Faithful or a Traitor. Can you trust Jorge, the dentist with an encyclopaedic memory and tendency to smile at everyone? Or Nina, the retiree who acts like the group''s matriarch but has a knowing glint in her eyes..? Beware, for in this treacherous game, trust is a luxury you cannot afford.In the official book of the BAFTA-winning phenomenon, The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book , the decisions you make will decide what happens next. Take this thrilling journey on your own or with others, pooling your wisdom to make the right choices. With over 20 standalone games to play in a group - all with cunning Traitors twists - this is the perfect gift, guaranteed to unleash hours of mischief and fun. *Praise for The Traitors TV show* ''Addictively fiendish, this treachery was the best thing on TV in 20 years'' Daily Mail ''By far and away the most compelling and engrossing reality show of 2022, if not all time'' Rolling Stone ''One of the hottest realities right now, The Traitors is an absolute phenomenon you can enjoy also in a book format. Now, this is not a normal book'' Digital Spy *Cover received may vary from the picture

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The List of Suspicious Things - Jennie Godfrey - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The List of Suspicious Things - Jennie Godfrey - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

*** SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER***THE BIGGEST DEBUT LAUNCH OF 2024‘Such a fresh and interesting voice. You''ll cry and you won''t be able to stop reading’MARIAN KEYES''Such a beautiful story about friendship, community and family and secrets and what’s going on underneath''ZOE BALL''Gripping and moving'' GUARDIAN '' To read it is to feel that little bit better about life '' ELIZABETH DAY ‘A touching paean to lost innocence and the comfort of friendships ’ THE TIMES ''A beautiful mystery with heart'' ROB RINDER''This is a heart-warming book''EMMA HEALEY''A gorgeous, page-turning book'' I PAPER ''A wonderful story''FEARNE COTTON Yorkshire, 1979 Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South .Because of the murders.Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon simply isn''t an option, no matter the dangers lurking round their way; or the strangeness at home that started the day Miv''s mum stopped talking.Perhaps if she could solve the case of the disappearing women, they could stay after all?So, Miv and Sharon decide to make a list: a list of all the suspicious people and things down their street. People they know. People they don''t.But their search for the truth reveals more secrets in their neighbourhood, within their families - and between each other - than they ever thought possible.What if the real mystery Miv needs to solve is the one that lies much closer to home? THE PERFECT DEBUT NOVEL TO DISCUSS IN BOOK CLUBS ***READER REVIEWS***''Left a lump in my throat and a hole in my heart''''A book I won''t forget for a while''''A beautiful and emotional debut that I know will stay with me for a long time''''A superb look at childhood, at growing up, at starting to see the world around you'' Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

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Life, Laughs and Football - Gary Lineker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Life, Laughs and Football - Gary Lineker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

***Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker about football in lockdown*** Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards ''Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer'' DIEGO MARADONA ''Hilarious, almost as funny as me'' ALAN SHEARER ''This is Lineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didn''t expect to enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are passages of sudden tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories and reflections, not just about football but his whole life.'' THE TIMES _______________________________________________________________ ''Football is a simple game. 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win.'' This book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with each other about what life in football is really like: in the dressing room, in the commentary box, on the pitch and - with the appropriate pixellation - in the showers afterwards.What''s it really like to play with Messi? I wouldn''t know, but I have starred alongside him in an advert for Walkers crisps. And, well, his performance was world-class.And what is a life in football really like? You won''t learn much from the dull-as-dishwater post-match interviews - it''s a world of secrets, superstitions, laughs and personalities, and let me tell you, half of it you won''t believe.I''ve looked back at my playing days, from England to Leicester, Everton to Barcelona, Tottenham to, er, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and shared the chaotic behind-the-scenes secrets of Match of the Day - and Danny has chipped in with stories from a lifetime following the game as a fan.From Italia ''90 to Leicester''s Premier League fairytale, from yellow cards to World Cup trophies (I''ve never been awarded either), from Gascoigne to Maradona, you''ll find it all here - everything you always wanted to know about football, but didn''t realise that you did. Inspired by the No.1 podcast Behind Closed Doors

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