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Influence Empire The Story of Tecent & Chinas Tech Ambition | Lulu Chen

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK 2022*'A fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese government' - Guardian'Influence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. It's also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government.' -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything StoreORDER NOW: the first definitive look at Tencent, one of the world's largest tech companies. __________In 2017, a company known as Tencent overtook Facebook to become the world's fifth largest company. It was a watershed moment, a wake-up call for those in the West accustomed to regarding the global tech industry through the prism of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft.Yet to many of the two billion-pl…

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The Last Bear

Imagine making friends with a polar bear... The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold - winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and illustrator of Harry Potter 20th anniversary edition covers.WINNER OF THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR CHILDREN'S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2022"This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable." Michael Morpurgo.There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that's what April's father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home. Determined to save him, April begins the most important journey of her life...This moving story will win…

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The School For Good And Evil Rise Of The School For Good And Evil | Soman Chainani

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix - starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young and more!The battle between Good and Evil begins.Go back in time to the beginning of the School for Good and Evil and uncover the never-before-told events leading up to Sophie and Agatha's dramatic arrival and the beginning of their epic fairy tale.Two brothers. One Good. One Evil.Together, they watch over the Endless Woods. Together, they choose the students for the School for Good and Evil. Together they train them, teach them, prepare them for their fate.Then, something happens. Something that will change everything and everyone. Who will survive? Who will rule the School?The journey starts here. With magic, surprises and daring deeds at every turn, courage and loyalty will be put to the test, only to lead you to the very beginning of th…

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How To Solve Your Own Murder | Kristen Perrin

The biggest debut of 2024 and a hilarious mystery with a killer hook. Perfect for fans of Knives Out and Only Murders in the Building.FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE'D BE MURDERED...SHE WAS RIGHT.In 1965, seventeen-year-old Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she'd be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously - until she was dead. For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She'd spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder. When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances' worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt's last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Fra…

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Basta | Marco Van Basten

*Shortlisted for International Autobiography of the Year in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021'This account is often poetic and sometimes haunting.' - FourFourTwoTriple European Footballer of the Year. Once World Footballer of the Year. European Champion two UEFA Super Cups, European Champion with the Dutch National Team in 1988 and numerous national championships with both Ajax and AC Milan. Marco van Basten is known as one of the greatest footballers of all time, but his personal life has always remained somewhat of a mystery, until now.Basta is the raw, honest, but above all gripping autobiography of Marco van Basten.It's the unfiltered story of his rise to fame, from being under the wing of Cruyff and experiencing life as an Ajax player to being propelled into the spotlight following Euros '88 - and scoring the greatest goal ever to win a major final - and playing for AC Milan at the peak of Italian football's popularity.But despite countless successes, Marco van Basten experien…

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | Ken Kesey

Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electroshock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy - who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates.Pitching an extraordinary battle between cruel authority and a rebellious free spirit, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel that epitomises the spirit of the sixties. This Penguin Classics edition includes a preface, never-before published illustrations by the author, and an introduction by Robert Faggen. Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electroshock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy - the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devili…

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Smile Sisters And Guts the Box Set | Raina Telgemeier

Three laugh-out-loud graphic novels fromthe New York Times Bestselling author Raina TelgemeierSmileRaina just wanted to be a normal girl, but one night after Girl Scoutsshe trips and falls severely injuring her two front teeth.What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-againbraces, surgery, embarrassing headgear and even a retainerwith fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's stillmore to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion and friendswho turn out to not be so friendly.SistersRaina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, thingsaren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, butshe's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play byherself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years,but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, somethingdoesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they mustfigure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.Raina usesher signature humor and ch…

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The Walt Disney Film Archives The Animated Movies 1921 To 1968 | Taschen

The Master MagicianA fantastic voyage through Walt Disney's animation worksOne of the most creative minds of the 20th century, Walt Disney created a unique and unrivaled imaginative universe. Like scarcely any other classics of cinema, his astonishing collection of animated cartoons revolutionized storytelling on screen and enchant to this day across geographies and generations.In TASCHEN's first volume of one of the most expansive illustrated publications on Disney animation, some 1,500 images and essays by eminent Disney experts take us to the beating heart of the studio's "Golden Age of Animation." This landmark book traces Disney's complete animation journey from the silent film era, through his first full-length feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and the pioneering artistic experiment Fantasia (1940), right up to his last masterpieces Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and The Jungle Book (1967).With extensive research conducted through the historical collection…

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Glory (Booker 2022 Shortlist) | Noviolet Bulawayo

*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 ***** FEATURED IN THE TIKTOK BOOK CLUB**'A gloriously rambunctious satire of tyranny, oppression and rebellion, with global relevance' GuardianFrom the Booker-shortlisted author of We Need New Names, Glory is the story of an uprising, told by a bold, vivid chorus of animal voices that help us see our human world more clearly.A long time ago, in a bountiful land not so far away, the animal denizens lived quite happily . . .And then the colonisers arrived, followed by a bloody War of Liberation. New hope came in the form of a charismatic horse who ruled and ruled and kept on ruling. For forty years he ruled, with the help of his elite band of Chosen Ones. Until one day, as he sat down to his Earl Grey tea and favourite radio programme, in came a new leader, a new regime. And once again the animals were full of hope.Glory tells the story of a country seemingly trapped in a cycle as old as time. At the centre of the tumult is Destiny, a young goat …

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Girl Interrupted | Susanna Kaysen

30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR'Girl, Interrupted is a beautiful, complex story that truly led the way on opening up a new, brave, nuanced approach to talking about women's mental health. It is an intense and personal story that taps into a universal truth about how the world responds to complicated young women' SCARLETT CURTIS'Poignant, honest and triumphantly funny . . . A compelling and heartbreaking story' NEW YORK TIMESA clear-sighted, unflinching work that provokes questions about our definitions of sane and insane, Kaysen's extraordinary memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers.In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression. She spent most of the next two years on the ward for teenage girls in a psychiatric hospital renowned for its famo…

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