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The Traveling Tree: The international bestseller from Japan
by Michio HoshinoFirst published in 1994, The Traveling Tree by world renowned photographer Michio Hoshino is a literary classic. In this enduringly popular collection, naturalist, mystic and adventurer Michio Hoshino shares his reflections on the natural world, and our place within it.Beautifully written, this book is a collection of Michio's writing published at the peak of his artistic prowess as a writer and photographer, only one year before his career was tragically cut short at the age of 43 by a fatal bear attack in the Kamchatka Peninsula.First published in Japanese, The Traveling Tree is a literary triumph, available in English for the first time.The Traveling Tree has gained increasing popularity in the more than 20 years since Hoshino's untimely death. His work has been featured in numerous Japanese television specials and documentaries and an exhibition of his photography has travelled to cities and communities across Japan.
Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones (the authorised biography)
by Robert Ross'This book is timely. I hope it will send people back to his work, whether it be films he's directed, roles he's played ... and everything else that made him everybody's favourite polymath.'MICHAEL PALINSeriously Silly is an intimate portrait of Terry Jones - Python, actor, director, historian, reluctant national treasure and purveyor of sincere silliness - written by the man he chose to tell the story of his life.From his Welsh upbringing in Colwyn Bay, to meeting his lifelong friend Michael Palin at Oxford through revue sketches, anarchic children's shows and the creative genius of Monty Python, this is the story of a comedy legend. Throughout this journey, Terry's extraordinary determination and resilience shine through, not least in his final years as he battled with dementia.Written by his close friend Robert Ross, with a foreword from Michael Palin (and the blessing of and cooperation of his family and the people who knew him best) Seriously Silly is not only the definitive celebration of a true pioneer of comedy, but a loving portrayal of the man behind the laughter.
Far Above The World: The Time and Space of David Bowie
by Paul Morley'I love Paul Morley's writing about David Bowie ... magical and inspired, like Bowie himself.' Johnny Marr'A compelling chronicle of David Bowie's search for new ideas and where they led him. Bowie: the keen-bean enthusiast and cunning strategist, the original and the imitator, the star and the bloke, the pale intellectual and the sexy rock-and-roller. Paul Morley brings them all together in this intriguingly philosophical study of a unique artist.' Neil TennantA landmark exploration of David Bowie as an everlasting cultural force and changemaker, by acclaimed writer Paul Morley. In the ten years since the death of David Bowie in 2016 there has been no loss of interest in and fascination with his life, music and driven, complex personality. He is definitely one musician, one performer, destined not to be forgotten. The significant grief and sadness that greeted Bowie's death has evolved into a deeper, enduring love for his music, style, wit, artistic curiosity, sexual energy, flamboyant outsider spirit and insatiable, provocative appetite for life.Far Above the World will document one of the UK's greatest creative artists, through the spectacularly colourful and vibrant journey of a man who constantly reinvented himself and his music. Bowie lived in the future, using the pop song to chronicle overwhelming and dangerous times, searching for the light, and creating a communication channel between post-war 20th century times and where(ever) we are now. This anniversary book will place him in the now and next, as much as is past, and argue that his songs, and his messages, reflections and warnings become ever more relevant and compelling as time passes.
The Token: Seven strangers, a dangerous crossing and a fortune to die for
by Sharon BoltonSeven beneficiaries. Seven people who stood to gain a huge amount of money, for a reason none of them yet understood.Seven strangers receive a mysterious note informing them of their impending inheritance of billionaire Logan Quick's fortune. They each receive a token and soon embark on a doomed cruise where they will have to conquer their own demons, and each other, for a chance at the money.But someone on this boat has something to hide. Can the survivors work out the truth... or are they destined to drown?
Not Like Me: The Little Guide to Kendrick Lamar
by OHKendrick Lamar isn't just a rapper - he's a visionary. From his breakout album good kid, m.A.A.d city to the genre-defining To Pimp a Butterfly and the introspective Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick has pushed the boundaries of hip-hop with his raw storytelling and fearless social commentary. His music explores race, identity, faith and the weight of success, earning him critical acclaim and a devoted global following.With 17 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, and the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize, Kendrick has cemented his place among the greatest artists of all time. He has become a voice for the voiceless, challenging systems of inequality and empowering his audience to think, reflect and act. Whether through his stirring lyrics, his unmatched ability to blend complex musical genres or his dedication to truth and authenticity, Kendrick's work has shaped not just the sound of a generation, but its very spirit. His influence stretches beyond music, shaping conversations on justice, culture and the power of words. The Little Guide to Kendrick Lamar is a tribute to his legacy, packed with his most iconic quotes, compelling insights, and fascinating facts about his life and work. Whether you've followed his journey from day one or are just discovering his artistry, this book is your guide to understanding the genius of K.Dot.
The Regency Guide to Seduction: Love Advice for Modern Heroines
by Lady Bennet-DownIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the modern world of courtship can at times be compared to a steaming pile of horse excrement!From first dates to final breaks, awkward dinners to dance-floor disasters, and PDA to MIA, allow Lady Bennet-Down to be your heavily corseted guide as she offers insight and sympathy to some of the most commonly ruinous dilemmas contemporary daters face and spills the tea on the Regency art of courtship.So, set aside your cynicism, banish those bad-date memories, because the dating game is not over, dear reader. In fact, it has only just begun.
Staying Relevant: The Book
by Pete Wicks Sam ThompsonWelcome to Staying Relevant, a book written by two best friends . . . contains swearing, adult themes and outrageous stories from life in the spotlight.If you think you know us already, you're wrong. You're gonna find out a hell of a lot about us. Probably more than you ever needed or wanted to know, to be honest. This book isn't about the glossy, filtered version of us that people normally see. It's about the real Sam and Pete, the ones behind the nonsense. Now grab a bevvy, get comfy and enjoy the journey with us - through the best bits, the worst bits, and all the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel moments in between, on our quest to stay relevant. In their first book together, Sam and Pete lay out what it truly takes to stay in the spotlight. A celebration of their unlikely friendship, the book features brand new, insane stories from their lives, including: behind the scenes, never-before-told tales from the jungle and the ballroom, hosting the NTAs red carpet, their journey creating the podcast, and plenty more. Expect swearing, heaps of positivity from Sam and, of course, zero sarcasm from Pete.
The Knight's Pledge: A new epic historical adventure novel in the Will Bowman saga, from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Ben Hope series (Will Bowman Series #2)
by Scott MarianiREADERS LOVE SCOTT MARIANI:'Could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Can't wait for the next one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Historical fiction at its best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Totally hooked . . . Scott Mariani never fails' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐THE THRILLING NEW INSTALMENT IN THE WILL BOWMAN SERIES, FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER1191.Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart's crusade, has reached the Holy Land. However, just as he and his crew are about to touch down in Acre, they are drawn into an intense battle at sea, where they are faced with the dreaded Byzantine weapon: Greek Fire.Barely escaping with his life, Will gains the trust of Richard Lionheart, moving into his service. But as the siege of Acre continues, and Richard's campaign grows ever more brutal and barbaric, Will begins to wonder just how safe his new position is.And when the King sends him on a seemingly doomed mission, Will must ask himself: who exactly is he fighting for?
Diary of a Keen Gardener
by Mary Keen'A gem of a book. Full of wisdom, warmth and inspiration. I learned something from every page' NIGEL SLATER'A delightful book - warm, witty and wise' ALAN TITCHMARSH'A beautiful refraction of a year, encounters with plants and friends and gardens in the terrific company of Mary Keen. Her diary is a pure delight' EDMUND DE WAAL'What's your favourite garden?' people ask. And when I answer, 'Mine, of course,' they look surprised.Over her long career, Mary Keen has created some of the finest gardens in England. But rather than tell the story of those paradises, this is the diary about everyday watchfulness in the places Mary loves best - her own back garden and allotment nearby. Beginning at the lowest ebb of the grower's year - when November leaves are falling and flowers in retreat - Mary shows us how one's perspective of time changes in the pleasure of nurturing plants. Time can slide to a standstill as you stop to stare at a flower, or flash to the past when another triggers a memory. As the diary records the ordinary, the ephemeral and the horticulturally useful, in a patchwork of life and tasks, we also witness the little dramas in the village where she lives and meet her family and friends who are an integral part of her gardening community.By the time Diary of a Keen Gardener reaches back to November again, the reader has gained much practical knowledge and come to understand Mary's gardening philosophy, and what she continues to learn about plants, ecology and life. Her diary is an essential book for anyone with an interest in gardening.'Mary Keen is the Annie Ernaux of the herbaceous border. She has vast reserves of knowledge, an exemplary eye and best of all a roving curiosity and rare openness to experiment and change. A gorgeous, constantly thought-provoking book, beguiling for gardeners and readers alike' OLIVIA LAING
School Zone: A Problem Analysis of Student Offending and Victimization
by Pamela Wilcox Graham C. Ousey Marie Skubak TillyerSchools should be safe—but they are not always safe for everybody. Authors Pamela Wilcox, Graham Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer studied crime among students located across diverse middle- and high-school settings to investigate why some students engage in delinquency—but others do not—and why some students are more prone to victimization. School Zone focuses on the three key interactional elements—context, victims, and offenders—to understand and explain the impact of common crimes such as theft, weapon carrying, drug possession and the verbal, physical, and sexual harassment of classmates. The authors also consider how individual students and schools respond to crime and threats. They analyze the variables that schools can control in planning and practice that explain why some schools have higher crime rates. School Zone uses empirical studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the patterns and causes of variation in individual- and aggregate-level school-based offending and victimization experiences while also addressing the adequacy of wide-ranging criminological explanations and crime prevention policies. In their conclusion, the authors assess the extent to which currently popular strategies of school crime prevention align with what they have discovered through their problem-analysis framework and scientific understandings of student offending and victimization.
A Good Place to Do Business: The Politics of Downtown Renewal since 1945 (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)
by Roger Biles Mark H. RoseThe “Pittsburgh Renaissance,” an urban renewal effort launched in the late 1940s, transformed the smoky rust belt city’s downtown. Working-class residents and people of color saw their neighborhoods cleared and replaced with upscale, white residents and with large corporations housed in massive skyscrapers. Pittsburgh’s Renaissance’s apparent success quickly became a model for several struggling industrial cities, including St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. In A Good Place to Do Business, Roger Biles and Mark Rose chronicle these urban “makeovers” which promised increased tourism and fashionable shopping as well as the development of sports stadiums, convention centers, downtown parks, and more. They examine the politics of these government-funded redevelopment programs and show how city politics (and policymakers) often dictated the level of success. As city officials and business elites determined to reorganize their downtowns, a deeply racialized politics sacrificed neighborhoods and the livelihoods of those pushed out. Yet, as A Good Place to Do Business demonstrates, more often than not, costly efforts to bring about the hoped-for improvements failed to revitalize those cities, or even their downtowns.
On Gangs
by Scott H. Decker James A. Densley David C. PyroozGangs are multifaceted and varied, so any attempt to understand them cannot be restricted to a singular approach. On Gangs provides a diverse and comprehensive survey of the available theories for understanding this social issue as well as the broad range of responses to it. The authors look at the many influences on gangs’ operation, growth, prevention, and enforcement. The authors provide different criminological, psychological, and sociological approaches to gang studies, including interviews with past and current gang members. On Gangs presents the core issues for understanding gangs, including emerging topics like prison gangs, gender and gangs, and international gangs. There is also a focus on policing, legislation, and punishment. Weaving together research and policy findings to address the causes, contexts, and consequences of gangs, the authors address topics including joining, resisting, and leaving gangs, and how gangs operate in communities and institutions. An authoritative and sweeping tour of gang scholarship, On Gangs showcases the critical evidence-based solutions in prevention, enforcement, legislation, and intervention. The authors seek to answer the question: How do we effectively deal with gangs and gang membership?
A Critical Synergy: Race, Decoloniality, and World Crises
by Ali MeghjiPractitioners of decolonial theory and critical race theory (CRT) often use one or the other, but not both. In his provocative book, A Critical Synergy, Ali Meghji suggests using the two theories in tandem rather than attempting to hierarchize or synthesize them. Doing so allows for the study of social phenomena in a way that captures their global and historical roots, while acknowledging their local, national, and contemporary particularities. The differences between decolonial thought and CRT, Meghji insists, does not necessarily imply one approach is stronger. Rather, he asserts, they often provide alternative but not incompatible viewpoints of the same social problem. Meghji presents case studies of capitalism, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and twenty-first-century far-right populism to show that with both theories, we can understand more, as insights may be lost by using only one. Meghji is not calling for a universal theoretical synthesis in A Critical Synergy, but rather a practice that can help open sociology and social science to the tradition of pluriversality much more broadly.
Velvet Capitalism and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy
by Petr Drulák Petr AghaThis book revisits the embrace of liberal capitalism in post-communist Eastern Europe to show that recent concerns about the rise of populist movements obfuscate the limits and the contradictions inherent in the concept. The imposition of the liberal framework’s economic policies, institutional designs, and ideology across an entire region provides a unique opportunity to show the effects of the European project. Chapter contributors explore how the problems of the framework are most visibly demonstrated in post-communist countries, where the internal tensions of liberal capitalism clash with locally embedded values. Recent research has focused on developments in the region in terms of how much the respective countries have strayed from liberal standards. This book replaces this discourse with a more profound and fresh interpretation of regional developments by exposing some of the underlying dominant ideas as ill-equipped to grasp the complexity of the current predicament. Bridging economy, politics, and culture this interdisciplinary study will be of particular interest to scholars and students of political philosophy, European law, international relations, political economy, cultural studies, history, memory, and identity.
Place and the Moving Image: Experimental Film Practice as Topography (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)
by Elisabeth BrunPlace and the Moving Image offers a rethinking of how experimental film, and especially essay film practices, engage with spatial knowledge and environmental awareness. At its heart is the concept of Moving Image Topography – a critical and artistic model for thinking with the moving image about the relation between technological forms and place structures, and how these shape our experience of environments, whether natural, built and lived.Responding to urgent questions in eco-media and artistic research, Elisabeth Brun argues that place is not merely a setting or backdrop, but a critical generative force in experimental film – a vital lens for understanding the eco-critical and epistemological potential of moving image arts and their modes of thinking. Through a rigorous and interdisciplinary approach that combines theory, close readings of essayist and materialist film practices, and artistic research in her sub-Arctic home village, Brun explores how the moving image can render visible the often invisible dynamics between perceptual experience, spatial environments and technological mediation. Rather than treating theory and practice as separate domains, this book shows how both emerge from the same topographical foundation. At stake is not only how to understand film, but how we understand our own grounding – the inseparability of Earth’s textures and our forms of experience, through which perspective itself can be (re)gained. It will engage scholars, artists and practitioners interested in place, environmental aesthetics, indigenous perspectives and critical film practice – across fields such as film and media studies, visual art, design, architecture and philosophy.The experimental film 3xShapes of Home (2020) is central to this study and is included as a Routledge online Support Material to this book.
Political Ecology of African Peace Parks (Routledge Contemporary Africa)
by Maano RamutsindelaPeace parks are imagined landscapes and seascapes created through narratives and science. This book uses a political ecology framework to explore the colonial and uneven geography of peace parks in post-independence Africa. It illuminates the regional milieus impacting these parks and the consequent socioecological and political dynamics.This book curates a space for multiple voices and knowledges of peace parks and highlights the limits to truth claims. It presents peace parks as a milieu that enables the assemblage of underexamined concepts in political ecology. The book advances four arguments. The first is that critical scholarship on the peace parks initiative in Africa and elsewhere has been crowded out by a dominant and well-sponsored narrative of these parks. Second, the ideology of peace parks capitalises on societal aspirations and challenges to wage the ‘war of the mind’. Third, peace parks are a geographical expression of coloniality. The fourth argument is that the regional dynamics account for the uneven geography of peace parks in Africa. These dynamics reveal the symbiotic relations between politics and ecology. The founding of peace parks animates resource politics but also depoliticises the resource question.Situated in the ongoing debates on protecting the planet in an unequal world and the pathways for a just society, this book will be of interest to researchers of African studies, political ecology, human geography, sociology, environmental studies, and political science.
Evolving Perspectives on Digital Classics (Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities)
by Anna Foka Clelia R. LaMonicaEvolving Perspectives on Digital Classics contributes to a broader understanding of how digital humanities methods enhance classical studies. It offers an overview of current approaches and considers how new techniques can address diverse research questions.The volume includes contributions from Sweden, Norway, Greece, Italy, the US, the UK, and Australia and primarily examines ancient textual and material data that connect multiple disciplines, focusing on what researchers can do beyond rigid boundaries. Part I discusses annotating and describing ancient narratives and entities. Part II explores the digital representation and modelling of ancient spaces. Part III highlights computational and AI-driven literary analysis. Part IV focuses on philological methods in digital text analysis. Part V considers innovative applications in cultural and educational contexts.Evolving Perspectives on Digital Classics demonstrates how digital methodologies can deepen understanding of the ancient world. The book encourages readers to adopt sound practices in data curation and analysis. It will appeal to scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines, including digital humanities, classics, philology, archaeology, and ancient history.
GenAI-assisted Agile Course, Project-Based Teaching and Learning
by Jijian Lu Huifen XuThis title represents an essential resource for understanding the evolving landscape of AI-augmented pedagogy, examining the transformative effects of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on education through the lens of agile course design and project-based learning.Through a detailed analysis of diverse empirical case studies from eight countries between 2015 and 2024, the authors effectively illustrate the dual impact of GenAI on education, academic integrity, and teacher autonomy. They demonstrate how GenAI can enhance personalized STEM education and STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading and Writing, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) instruction, as well as project-based learning, while simultaneously presenting significant challenges. They provide a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and disruptions introduced by GenAI and offer concrete pedagogical strategies for teaching practitioners.This book serves as a vital reference for scholars in GenAI, educational technology and curriculum, and instruction. It also provides practical, ready-to-implement pedagogical approaches for pre-service teachers in higher education and primary and secondary schools.
A Psychoanalytic Engagement with the Arts: Culture and Kulturarbeit
by Giuseppina AntinucciA Psychoanalytic Engagement with the Arts applies Freud’s anthropological writing and theories to contemporary works of fiction and poetry.Giuseppina Antinucci offers close readings of the works of contemporary literary figures Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Amelia Rosselli and Jhuma Lahiri, from a psychoanalytic standpoint. Through these close readings, Antinucci uses the interweaving of the characters’ psychology with the demand of their social context to interrogate the factors that impact on their capacity and condition for survival. Throughout, she applies the Freudian concept of Kulturarbeit - the quota of psychic work pertaining to the symbolic order - and considers contemporary human experiences of migration and border-crossing, reparation, trauma and critical race theory from a psychoanalytic perspective. Adopting Winnicottian, Lacanian and Freudian methodologies, Antinucci adeptly illustrates the impact of psychoanalysis on art and vice versa, offering a novel way to approach contemporary issues of the psyche and human experience. Using a psychoanalytic engagement of contemporary fiction to address the complexity of human existence, this volume will be of interest to psychoanalysts, as well as researchers and students interested in the intersection between psychoanalysis and the creative arts.
Storying the Menopause: An Evocative Auto/ethnography
by Shanta EveringtonStorying the Menopause presents a kaleidoscope of multifaceted lived experience, offering a diverse and illuminating range of stories that foreground often hidden voices, thereby expanding our understanding of the menopause in twenty-first-century UK. Menopause is different for everyone, as evidenced by the stories within this book – many stories speak of despair, difficulty, loss and pain, but they also speak of uprising, liberation, freedom and release.Everington takes an evocative auto/ethnographical approach, using life writing and reflection to explore the author’s own personal experience and the experience of others, connecting these autobiographical and biographical stories to wider cultural, political and social understandings of menopause.Offering a body of collaboratively produced testimonies, drawing on interviews and a range of interdisciplinary approaches, this topical book is recommended for anyone interested in gender and women’s studies, life writing studies, the sociology of reproduction, the sociology of ageing, creative non-fiction writing approaches, oral history and ethnography studies.
Reinterpreting Libertarianism: New Directions in Libertarian Studies (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)
by Dawid Megger Łukasz Dominiak Igor Wysocki Stanisław WójtowiczThis volume provides a thorough reconsideration of libertarian theory, offering novel perspectives that challenge established assumptions and initiate new directions for philosophical, legal and economic investigation.By tackling such topics as voluntariness, dignity and inalienability of rights, game theory, healthcare, and the political relevance of monarchy, the chapters provide readers with novel analytical instruments for delving more deeply into libertarianism. Through detailed examinations of such issues as fraud, blackmail, slavery, liability, and technological disruption, contributors reconsider the foundations of libertarian principles while demonstrating how they apply to pressing contemporary practical problems. The book offers critical reassessments of established doctrines and constructive proposals for reformulating libertarianism, while trying to remedy its theoretical weaknesses. In doing so, it furnishes its readers with a framework that helps to understand both the theoretical coherence and the practical adaptability of libertarian ideas, ensuring its relevance for philosophers, legal theorists, economists, and policymakers alike.The book will be of great interest to political economists, political philosophers, political scientists, ethicists, and everyone in libertarianism in all its forms.
The Fake Food Cookbook, Volume 2: Prop Foods You Can Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV
by Karestin Harrison Tamara L. HonestyThe Fake Food Cookbook Volume 2: Prop Foods You Can Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV provides step-bystep instructions to create realistic edible prop food. Developed by props artisans worldwide, these recipes ensure edible prop food for theatre, opera, film, and TV productions and showcase a variety of price points and skill. From appetizers, such as caviar and oysters, and entrées, such as lobster and trout filets, to desserts, breakfasts, and a plethora of beverages, every meal is covered in this how-to guide. Full-color images of the process and finished products illustrate each recipe. Proper food handling and food allergen awareness are the foundation of each recipe, to ensure safe productions and use of edible prop foods. The appendices include comprehensive lists of plays that feature edible food props and a detailed guide to hidden food allergens.The Fake Food Cookbook Volume 2 is a valuable resource for anyone involved in creating edible props for the stage or set, including students looking to master the art of realistic food creation, educators, and experienced props artisans seeking new tips.
AI-Driven Digital Transformation: Perspectives from a Business School (Routledge Studies in Central and Eastern European Business and Economics)
by Witold Abramowicz Krzysztof Węcel Marek KowalkiewiczThis edited volume explores AI-driven digital transformation from the perspective of a well-established higher education institution. Featuring 23 chapters organized into six thematic areas – Decision Support, Data Processing, Marketing and Product Development, Supply Chains, Finance, and Foundational Issues – it provides practical examples of how business school departments can implement AI to foster innovation.Each chapter presents accessible case studies demonstrating AI applications in business, highlighting both benefits and risks. The volume bridges the gap between AI advancement and practical industry needs, offering actionable insights for integrating AI into decision-making, organizational processes, and curriculum development. Key contributions include demonstrating AI as a strategic enabler, positioning business schools as catalysts for change, recognizing sector-specific impacts, emphasizing ethical foundations, and promoting collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers. This comprehensive resource equips educators and decision-makers with the knowledge and methods necessary to thrive in the era of AI-driven innovation and serves as a strategic blueprint for business schools to lead AI-driven transformation while maintaining ethical considerations.AI-Driven Digital Transformation will appeal to scholars and students of AI, technology, innovation management, and business education. It will also be of interest to business school leaders responsible for institutional strategies, educators creating study programs, curriculum specialists, and business leaders seeking AI implementation guidance within their expertise areas.
A Body at the Christmas Book Fair: A festive cosy mystery (The Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries #9)
by Helen Cox***The brand-new festive cosy mystery in the Kitt Hartley series - pre-order now!***While making merry at the York Christmas Book Fair, Kitt Hartley finds herself drawn into a murder mystery with a festive twist. The victim is Leonard Bell, a festival volunteer who suddenly drops dead during his performance of A Christmas Carol.The next day, police identify the cause of death as an unknown toxin. Fearing for his own life, Bell's lab partner Kevin Ripley enlists Kitt's help to track down the killer - before it's too late. As Kitt and her team begin to investigate the poisoning, they uncover a twisting web of long-held grudges and stolen antidotes. But even with surprise help from some very old friends, can Kitt unravel the truth? Or will the invisible assassin escape unpunished?Cosy up to enjoy this new Kitt Hartley murder mystery starring some surprise bookish guests, set at the most wonderful time of the year.Readers love the Kitt Hartley Mysteries:'What a fantastic, enthralling read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A well-crafted, satisfying mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Perfect for winter months besides the fire' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved it. I know you will, too' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I couldn't put this book down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ancestral Magic: A Modern Witch’s Guide to Folk Traditions & Reconnection
by Frankie CastaneaConnect with the power of the past and embark on a timeless journey of self-discovery and community.Modern witch Frankie Castanea, the author of Spells for Change, shows you how to explore your ancestral practices and traditions in an authentic, socially conscious way. Through exploring reconnection with communities and cultures, uncovering oral traditions and working with plant and spirit allies, Frankie demonstrates how your own practice can be enhanced by understanding and respecting the history it comes from.In this inclusive guide, Frankie helps you to discover the abundant energy that flows from tapping into the magic of folklore and tradition, and to build a deeper relationship with your own craft, ultimately becoming a better ancestor to future generations.