CANONGATE
(P/B) THE NIGHT SHIP
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0223
1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. During the long voyage, this curious and resourceful child must find her place in the ship's busy world, and she soon uncovers shadowy secrets above and below deck. As tensions spiral, the fate of the ship and all on board becomes increasingly uncertain. 1989. Gil, a boy mourning the death of his mother, is placed in the care of his irritable and reclusive grandfather. Their home is a shack on a ti... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
THE ESSENTIAL DAVID SHRIGLEY
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0071
A beautifully designed and darkly comic collection of work, this book collects together the best of Shrigley's work, old and new. It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of our finest contemporary artists. (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) GET IN TROUBLE
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0124
Fantastic, fantastical and utterly incomparable, Get in Trouble rummages in the cupboards of our psyches and pulls out fierce truths about everything from the essence of ghosts to the nature of love. And hurricanes, astronauts, evil twins, bootleggers, Ouija boards, iguanas, The Wizard of Oz, superheroes, the pyramids ...Strange, dark and wry, the stories in Get in Trouble reveal Kelly Link at the height of her creative powers and stretch the boundaries of the human imagination. (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0062
Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife's death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. An epic chronicle of one man's judgement, "The Death of Bunny Munro" is also an achingly tender portrait of the relationship between father and son. (from the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) Paper Cup
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0232
Everyone deserves a second chance. You just have to take the first step. Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn't believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home, returning to the small town she fled so many years ago. (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(H/B) ELON MUSK'S BILLIONAIRE SCHOOL
EASY LESSONS FOR GALACTIC DOMINATION
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0212
Want to be a rocket-riding tech titan? You've come to the right school. Elon Musk's Billionaire School makes it simple to follow in Elon's footsteps and accumulate the wealth and power of a medium-sized nation in just 30 days. Capitalise on these easy lessons drawn from the lives, philosophies and business practices of the alpha billionaires who are shaping humanity's future, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and, of course, Elon himself. It's the complete, foolproof resource for your billionaire's journey - from founding your first st... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) WE ARE ELECTRIC
THE NEW SCIENCE OF OUR BODY'S ELECTROME
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0217
You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can so profoundly affect our health. In We Are Electric we cross the next frontier of scientific understanding: discover your body's electrome. Every cell in our bodies - bones, skin, nerves, muscle - has a voltage, like a tiny battery. This bioelectricity is why our brains can send signals to our bodies, why we develop the way we do in the womb and how our bodies know to heal themselves from injury. When bioelectricity goes awry, illness... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS
(EXPORT EDITION)
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0218
Ayobami Adebayo, the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers and begging, dreaming of a big future. Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of pr... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) HYSTERICAL
EXPLODING THE MYTH OF GENDERED EMOTIONS
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0231
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE AN iNEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022 A TELEGRAPH BIG IDEAS BOOK 2022 How we interpret emotions and act on them has been heavily gendered, as far back as Ancient Greek and Roman times, and - despite improvements in societal equality - continues to be today. In Hysterical, Dr Pragya Agarwal delves into history and science to determine the truth about our notions of innate differences between the male and female experience of emotions. She examines the impact this has on men and women - espec... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) Idol, Burning
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0228
High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely - until he disgraces himself and Akari's world goes into a tailspin. (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0066
'If I vanished he wouldn't notice, if I died he wouldn't care. I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all. I love him, and my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him; as if he alone is real, and I'm just a daydream.' This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. In Pullman's hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years. (From the pub... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) IDOL, BURNING
(EXPORT EDITION)
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0214
High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely. She keeps a blog entirely devoted to him, religiously chronicling and analysing all his events. He is the spine of her life; she cannot survive without him. When Masaki is rumoured to have assaulted a female fan, facing waves of social media backlash, Akari's world falls apart. Offering a vivid insight into otaku cultur... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) THE TARTAR STEPPE
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0200
Idealistic young officer Giovanni Drogo is full of determination to serve his country well. But when he arrives at a bleak border station in the Tartar desert, where he is to take a short assignment at Fort Bastiani, he finds the castle manned by veteran soldiers who have grown old without seeing a trace of the enemy. As his length of service stretches from months into years, he continues to wait patiently for the enemy to advance across the desert, for one great and glorious battle. Written in 1938 as the world waited for war, and interna... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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H/B) WHAT WENT WRONG WITH BREXIT
AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0230
ONE OF 2023'S BIGGEST NEW BOOKS (GUARDIAN) Six years after Brexit, it can feel like we're still having the same conversations. This is the explainer we need to move on. And we do need to move on, because in the meantime so much has changed. The economic realities that are making the UK less competitive, less productive and less well-off are ever more obvious - and more and more people are finding out the Brexit they were sold was based on falsehoods and fantasy. So what exactly went wrong with Brexit? In this book, Peter Foster dispels the... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) ON WRITING
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0130
A collection of previously unpublished letters from America's cult icon on the art of writing. Charles Bukowski was one of our most iconoclastic, raw and riveting writers, one whose stories, poems and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. On Writing collects Bukowski's reflections and ruminations on the craft he dedicated his life to. Piercing, unsentimental and often hilarious, On Writing is filled not only with memorable lines but also with the author's trademark toughness, leavened with moments of grace, pathos and intimacy.... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) NIGHT BOAT TO TANGIER
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0190
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE IRISH TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS, THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS AND THE KERRY GROUP AWARDS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, BIG ISSUE, i, THE ATLANTIC and LITERARY HUB It's late one night at the Spanish port of Algeciras and two fading Irish gangsters are waiting on the boat from Tangier. A lover has been lost, a daughter has gone missing, their world has come asunder - can it be put together again? (F... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(H/B) NOTES ON A NERVOUS PLANET
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0160
The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world? - How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and de... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) THE HUMANS
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0094 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE? After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where Professor Andrew Martin is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, he is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst a crazy alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, and he's a dog. What could possibly make someone change their mind about the human race...? (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) SPACE IN THE PLACE
THE LIVES AND TIMES OF SUN RA
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0220
This ground-breaking biography is as much about Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. While Sun Ra made a lifelong effort to obscure many of the facts of his early years, he did acknowledge that he was born on the planet Saturn. John Szwed has succeede... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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(P/B) COWARD
WHY WE GET ANXIOUS & WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Εκδότης: CANONGATE Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 3877-0222
After a decade of living with panic attacks and anxiety, Tim Clare made a promise to himself - he would try everything he could to get better, every method and medicine. His year of treatments took him from anti-depressants to hypnosis, running to extreme diets, ice baths to faecal transplants. At the end of it he discovers what helps him (and what doesn't), and what might help others. Most of all, he comes to rethink anxiety and encourages all of us to do the same. (From the publisher)... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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