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Withering Tights - Louise Rennison - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Withering Tights - Louise Rennison - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010 – The first book in the hilarious series from the original Queen of Teen. You’ll laugh your tights off . . .Picture the scene: Dother Hall Performing Arts College ,somewhere Up North, surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type.On the whole, it’s not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting… but once her mates turn -p and they start their ‘FAME! I’m gonna liiiiive foreeeeeever, I’m gonna fill my tiiiiights’ summer course things are bound to perk up. Especially when the boys arrive. (When DO the boys arrive?)Six weeks of parent-free freedom. BOY freedom. Freedom of expression… cos it’s the THEATRE dahling, theatre!The hilarious misadventures of Tallulah Casey…

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Aphrodite - Isabel Allende - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Aphrodite - Isabel Allende - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

From an internationally acclaimed author, this is a magical, fascinating book exploring the intimate relationship between food and sex.This book of recipes, sensuous stories, aphrodisiacs and lovers’ spells is an irresistible fusion of Allende’s favourite things. Lavishly illustrated, this fascinating, personal guide to all things erotic encompasses a multicultural history of seduction through food, ancient and modern stories and poems about sex and eating, titillating recipes and advice. Chapter titles include: Cooking in the Nude; The Spell of Smell; Death by Perfume; Table Manners; With the Tip of the Tongue; The Orgy; Sins of the Flesh; Love Potions, and Sauces and Other Essential Fluids.

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Dandelion - Jean Ure - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Dandelion - Jean Ure - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

A quirky, warm and exciting story about family, friendship and time-travel – from legendary author Jean Ure.When twelve-year-old Lily is walking to school one day, a very unusual girl appears out of nowhere! It is 1953 and this stranger is dressed in a green sparkly dress, purple tights with orange swirls and has bright yellow hair sticking up like a dandelion. As quickly as she appears, she disappears again into thin air!Lily rushes to tell her best friends Tara and Geraldine about this strange encounter, and they begin an investigation to solve the mystery. Could it be that the girl is from the future? And what does she want with Lily?

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Sunshine Kitchen - Vanessa Bolosier - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Sunshine Kitchen - Vanessa Bolosier - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Creole food is one of the first fusion foods, drawing influences from the historic trading and mixing of cultures between the Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French West Indies.This sunshine-filled book is a celebration of the fresh and vibrant colours and tastes of the islands with recipes for Saltfish Fritters, Lobster Fricassé, Plantain Gratin and treats such as Mont Blanc Coconut Cake and Passion Fruit Rum Punch.Drawing inspiration from her childhood kitchen author, Vanessa Bolosier, is on a mission to spread the love, sunshine and laughter that Caribbean Creole food brings. The recipes are both delicious and easy to make, filled with exotic flavours which transport you to the beachside paradise of the French Caribbean. This is a cookbook for anyone with a sense of adventure who longs for sunshine flavours.Sunshine Kitchen is a new format edition of Vanessa''s Creole Kitchen cookbook (2015)

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The Well-Dressed Salad - Jennifer Joyce - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The Well-Dressed Salad - Jennifer Joyce - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Elevating salads to their rightful place as stylish and satisfying dishes, you will find more than 50 recipes to tempt your taste buds with exciting textures and zingy flavours.The Well-Dressed Salad combines flavours from around the world to create refreshing, filling and healthy salads. With seasonal ingredients from blood oranges, asparagus to quail and crab this book combines unique ingredients to create mouth-watering dishes and Jen''s innovative dressings compliment your salad beautifully.From larger dishes to small plates all recipes are great on their own or as sharing platters. Recipes include well-known Mediterranean classics such as Tabbouleh and Fattoush to contemporary fusion dishes like Raspberry Duck with sugared pecans.With more and more people aspiring to eat healthier diets, and with such a large variety of fresh and interesting ingredients now readily available, there has never been a better time to try new salads ideas.

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Cool Physics - Sarah Hutton - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Cool Physics - Sarah Hutton - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

An amazing guide to the wonders of physics, handily broken down into accessible bite-sized chunks.Cool Physics is a playful, enjoyable guide to the world of physics, from Archimedes saying ‘Eureka!’ (probably not in the bath) to the Higgs Boson. Aimed at older children and curious adults, it covers everything you need to know about some of the most complex scientific ideas the world has ever seen, made accessible and fun – Newton’s Theory of Relativity, quantum physics, nuclear fission and fusion, quarks, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and that old favourite E=mc2 are all explained here, clearly and entertainingly. There are also 10 practical experiments to give you even more insight into the theories, including making a pinhole camera, a whirlpool in a bottle and electric circuits with Play-Doh.Packed with quirky illustrations and fascinating factual titbits, this book is both an incredibly useful companion to school studies and an absorbing read in its own right.

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Treacle Walker - Alan Garner - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Treacle Walker - Alan Garner - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

‘Playful, moving and wholly remarkable’ Guardian‘A small miracle’ New Statesman‘Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page’ TelegraphAn introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock squints at the world with his lazy eye. Living alone in an old house, he reads comics, collects birds’ eggs and plays with his marbles. When, one day, a rag-and-bone man called Treacle Walker appears, exchanging an empty jar of a cure-all medicine and a donkey stone for a pair of Joseph''s pyjamas and a lamb''s shoulder blade, a mysterious friendship develops between them.A fusion of myth, magic and the stories we make for ourselves, Treacle Walker is an extraordinary novel from one of our greatest living writers.‘All the exuberance and eccentricity, all the deep thought and resounding mythology of [Garner’s] best work’ Observer‘Spare and allusive… luminous and understated’ Rowan Williams, New Statesman‘Cryptic, evocative, sparely told and deceptively simple’ Carolyne Larrington, TLSA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR • A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021

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Falling Upwards - Richard Holmes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Falling Upwards - Richard Holmes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONESA GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer balloonists.Falling Upwards asks why they risked their lives, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet. The stories range from early ballooning rivals to the long-distance voyages of American entrepreneurs; from the legendary balloon escape from the Prussian siege of Paris to dauntless James Glaisher, who in the 1860s flew seven miles above the earth – without oxygen.Falling Upwards has inspired the Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts – in cinemas SOON.In a glorious fusion of history, art, science and biography, this is a book about what balloons give rise to: the spirit of discovery, and the brilliant humanity of recklessness, vision and hope.

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The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The No.1 Sunday Times BestsellerThe explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom BowerAs one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage.When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe?Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power.

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The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom BowerAs one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage.When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe?Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power.

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The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The House of Beckham - Tom Bower - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom BowerAs one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage.When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe?Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power.

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Race for Tomorrow - Simon Mundy - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Race for Tomorrow - Simon Mundy - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew MarrOne of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a groundbreaking wave of cutting-edge innovation.HOW is China’s green energy push driving a hazardous mining rush in Congo?WHY is a maverick scientist building a home for engineered mammoths in northeast Siberia?CAN an Israeli fake meat startup make a fortune while helping to save the Amazon?WILL Greenland’s melting sea ice put its people at the centre of a global power struggle?WHO are the entrepreneurs chasing breakthroughs in fusion power, electric cars, and technology to suck carbon from the atmosphere?As the impacts of climate change cascade across the planet and the global economy, who is battling to survive the worst impacts – and who is chasing the most lucrative rewards?Telling unforgettable human stories from six continents, this is an account of disaster, of promise, of frantic adaptation and relentless innovation, of hope, of survival, and of the forces that will define our future.More praise‘Vivid and informed’ ADAM NICOLSON‘I took a great sense of hope’ RICHARD POWERS‘Reads like a thriller’ MARK LYNAS‘An inspiring piece of work that deserves a broad audience’ MICHAEL E. MANN‘Utterly unlike any book yet written in this field’ ANAND MAHINDRA‘Gripping … A must-read for every concerned global citizen’ NANDAN NILEKANI

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BOX 88 - Charles Cumming - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

BOX 88 - Charles Cumming - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

An organisation that doesn’t exist.A spy that can’t be caught.Years ago, a spy was born…1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a top secret spying agency, the espionage game is heating up. Lachlan Kite is sent to France to gather intelligence on the Lockerbie bombing. What he uncovers is terrifying…Now he faces the deadliest decision of his life…2020: Kite has been taken captive and brutally tortured. He now has a choice: reveal the truth about what happened in France thirty years earlier – or watch his family die.In a battle unlike anything he has faced before, Kite must use all his skills to stay alive.What people are saying about BOX 88‘A spy for the 21st century’Daily Mail, Books of the Year‘Wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date’Spectator, Books of the Year‘An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thriller’Financial Times, Books of the Year‘BOX 88 is so good. Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers’ Ian Rankin‘A wonderful spy novel; Charles Cumming’s most ambitious – and his best – yet’ Mick Herron‘Charles Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ Ben Macintyre‘Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters’Sunday Times‘A clever thriller’Sun‘Intelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude’ Gregg Hurwitz‘An engaging hero’ James Swallow‘All the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller’ Charlotte Philby‘Sharp-eyed and satisfying’ Henry Porter‘A great new spy hero is born’ Amanda Craig‘Ideal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro Lights’The Times

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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time - Craig Brown - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time - Craig Brown - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners awardWINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020A Spectator Book of the Year • A Times Book of the Year • A Telegraph Book of the Year • A Sunday Times Book of the YearFrom the award-winning author of Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinating, hilarious, kaleidoscopic biography of the Fab Four.John Updike compared them to ‘the sun coming out on an Easter morning’. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Loenard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them ‘little sissies’. Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them. No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles. As Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, ‘Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.’One Two Three Four traces the chance fusion of the four key elements that made up The Beatles: fire (John), water (Paul), air (George) and earth (Ringo). It also tells the bizarre and often unfortunate tales of the disparate and colourful people within their orbit, among them Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Maharishi, Aunt Mimi, Helen Shapiro, the con artist Magic Alex, Phil Spector, their psychedelic dentist John Riley and their failed nemesis, Det Sgt Norman Pilcher.From the bestselling author of Ma’am Darling comes a kaleidoscopic mixture of history, etymology, diaries, autobiography, fan letters, essays, parallel lives, party lists, charts, interviews, announcements and stories. One Two Three Four joyfully echoes the frenetic hurly-burly of an era.

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Paradise With Serpents - Robert Carver - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Paradise With Serpents - Robert Carver - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Robert Carver, journalist and author of the acclaimed ‘Among the Mountains’, searches for high adventure and intense experiences as he follows the trail of a family mystery .Once upon a time when Buenos Aires was still a tiny village, there existed an almost magical sub-tropical paradise in the lost heart of South America – Old Paraguay. In 1537 a group of Europeans founded Asuncion on the banks of the Parana river, where they were enthusiastically welcomed by the Gurani. An extraordinary fusion of New World and Old was created – a place where magnificent baroque cathedrals were built of carved stone in the heart of the jungle and solemn Catholic masses and high oratorios were sung and performed on European instruments by Gurani Indians and their Jesuit mentors. But every paradise has its serpents and the history of Paraguay is also studded with oppressive and even demented dictators.Robert Carver’s long-term fascination with this intoxicating world was fuelled by childhood stories of his great-uncle Charlie Carver, who vanished into the Amazonian jungle of old north Paraguay in search of Inca silver. He never returned, but his smashed gold pocket watch was traded down river and returned to the family in England.Today Paraguay is the only South American country which is truly bilingual, in Spanish and Gurani: here everyone is a mestizo and proud of their dual heritage. Pink, freshwater dolphins play in the rivers of the Huan Chaco while in the forests soldier-ants cut paths six feet wide and eat anything in their way – they can devour a nylon tent in an hour.Carver (a fluent Spanish-speaker) travels into this forbidden lost world in search of his own golden city of outlandish experience. The physically reckless journey takes him from mule trains high in frozen mountains to steamers up remote rivers in dense tropical jungle and he faces the threat of malaria, dengue fever and the odd marauding outlaw.

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Beneath the Burning Wave - Jennifer Hayashi Danns - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Beneath the Burning Wave - Jennifer Hayashi Danns - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

“One of the most unique books you''ll read this year” Buzzfeed“A strikingly different trilogy opener” Kirkus ReviewsTwins destined to bring about devastation. . .Since the beginning of Mu there has been a prophecy. Twins born of fire and water will lay waste to the island. For the sake of Mu’s inhabitants, no twins can survive. Or else a catastrophe of volcano and tsunami will annihilate them all.Kaori and Kairi are forbidden twins, two halves of a whole, the first to survive on the ancient island of Mu. One was born of fire, the other of water.As the twins are pulled in opposing directions, and hatred reaches a boiling point between the two, many will die in the crossfire.Will Kaori and Kairi unwittingly enact the prophecy and destroy the island of Mu or can one twin stop the other from bringing about destruction. . . ?The Mu Chronicles is a visionary YA fantasy trilogy exploring the origin of gender and desire in an epic queer fusion of Japanese folklore and Egyptian mythology.What readers are saying:“An interesting and original debut which left me begging for more” Caleb, NetGalley reader review“An ambitious take on an epic YA fantasy series exploring gender fluidity … a political commentary … If you’re looking for an atypical YA read, this might be the one for you” Clara, NetGalley reader review“This is a really unique YA fantasy novel. I just loved what it was trying to do. Whilst it might not be for everyone I do think it’s worth a go for the unique style … there’s a certain beauty to the story and the way it’s constructed” Gabrielle, NetGalley reader review“This storyline was very interesting and flowed nicely, I will definitely recommend reading this book!” Michelle, NetGalley reader review“The use of neopronouns is lovely to see and was not at all hard to process” Luca, NetGalley reader review“I really enjoyed the twins story … both fascinating characters I was willing to find their own strength and courage in such a world” Wendy, NetGalley reader review

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The Good Neighbour - R. J. Parker - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The Good Neighbour - R. J. Parker - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

‘Extremely fast paced and completely page-turning … like a nerve-shredding fusion of James Patterson and Thomas Harris, with a terrifying final act that will stay in my mind for a long time’ B P Walter, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Dinner GuestHe isn’t who you think he is…When Leah Talbot crashes her car one night, she spots a light on in a nearby house and approaches, hoping that someone is home.He is.Charming, handsome, Martin Tate answers the door to the bedraggled and traumatised Leah, inviting her in. Though she’s not there for long, Leah feels an indescribable pull to the man who has helped in her hour of need.But when she returns the next morning to say thank you, it isn’t Martin who answers the door this time. It’s the police.There’s been a brutal murder and the female homeowner is lying dead in a pool of blood upstairs in bed.There’s no sign of Martin…Until he comes looking for Leah.The Good Neighbour is a nerve-shredding domestic suspense thriller of secrets and serial killers perfect for fans of Sharon Bolton and S. E. Lynes.Readers can’t get enough of The Good Neighbour:‘CREEPY!! … I’ve been up all night turning pages and now I can''t sleep until daylight’ 5-star reader review‘One of the creepiest ever opening chapters … delivers nailbiting suspense’ Kathleen, NetGalley‘Sucked me in right from the beginning … It’s rare to read a book that keeps you guessing even when you put it down’ Nicole, NetGalley‘Had me sitting on the edge of my seat … I couldn’t put it down it was so gripping!’ Amy, NetGalley‘Addictive, chilling, compelling … I could go on and on. You’ll definitely think twice about knocking at a stranger’s door’ Karena, NetGalley‘Omg! This fascinatingly riveting page turner makes you anxious, sit at the edge of your seat squirming’ Erin, NetGalley‘What a wild ride! Great twist at the end’ Nikki, NetGalley‘A game of cat and mouse that will keep you hooked to the end’ Jay, NetGalley

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The Big House - Christopher Simon Sykes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The Big House - Christopher Simon Sykes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years.‘The Big House’ is the biography of a great country house and the lives of the Sykes family who lived there, with varying fates, for the next two hundred and fifty years. It is a fascinating social history set against the backdrop of a changing England, with a highly individual, pugnacious and self-determining cast, including: ‘Old Tat’ Sykes, said to be one of the great sights of Yorkshire (the author’s great-great-great-grandfather), who wore 18th-century dress to the day of his death at ninety-one in 1861. His son was similarly eccentric, wearing eight coats that he discarded gradually throughout the day in order to keep his body temperature at a constant. He was forced to marry, aged forty-eight, eighteen-year-old Jessica Cavendish-Bentick – a lively and highly intelligent woman who relieved the boredom of her marriage by acquiring a string of lovers, writing novels and throwing extravagant parties (her nickname became ‘Lady Satin Tights’), all the while accumulating debts that ended in a scandalous court case. Their son, Mark, died suddenly whilst brokering the peace settlement at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I; Sledmere was destroyed by fire shortly afterwards.But the rebuilt Sledmere rose from the flames to resound again with colourful, brilliant characters in the 1920s and 1930s including the author’s grandmother, Lily, who had been a celebrated bohemian in Paris.‘The Big House’ is vividly written and meticulously researched using the Sykes’ own family’s papers and photographs. In this splendid biography of place and time, Christopher Simon Sykes has resuscitated the lives of his ancestors and their glorious home from the 18th- through to the 20th-century.

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Falling Upwards - Richard Holmes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Falling Upwards - Richard Holmes - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

‘Nominally a history of the hot air balloon, ‘Falling Upwards’ is really a history of hope and fantasy – and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight’ New Republic, Best Books of 2013CHOSEN AS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN ** Guardian ** New Statesman ** Daily Telegraph ** New Republic ** TIME Magazine 10 Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 ** The New Republic Best Books of 2013 ** Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop movements, this wonderful book offers a seamless fusion of history, art, science, biography and the metaphysics of flight. It is a masterly portrait of human endeavour, recklessness, vision and hope.In this heart-lifting book, Richard Holmes, author of the best-selling The Age of Wonder, follows the daring and enigmatic men and women who risked their lives to take to the air (or fall into the sky). Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet is a compelling adventure that only Holmes could tell.It is not a conventional history of ballooning. In a sense it is not really about balloons at all. It is about what balloons gave rise to. It is about the spirit of discovery itself and the extraordinary human drama it produces.From the dramatic and exhilarating early Anglo-French balloon rivalries, the crazy firework flights of the beautiful Sophie Blanchard, the long-distance voyages of the American entrepreneur John Wise and French photographer Felix Nadar to the balloons used to observe the horrors of modern battle during the Civil War (including a flight taken by George Armstrong Custer); the legendary tale of at least sixty-seven manned balloons that escaped from Paris (the first successful civilian airlift in history) during the Prussian siege of 1870-71; the high-altitude exploits of James Glaisher who rose seven miles above the earth without oxygen, helping to establish the new science of meteorology; and how Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Verne felt the imaginative impact of flight and allowed it to soar in their work.

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