Who owns england guy shrubsole7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From secret military islands to tunnels deep beneath London, Shrubsole unearths truths concealed since the Domesday Book about who is really in charge of this country - at a time when Brexit is meant to be returning sovereignty to the people. Trespassing through tightly-guarded country estates, ecologically ravaged grouse moors and empty Mayfair mansions, writer and activist Guy Shrubsole has used these 21st century tools to uncover a wealth of never-before-seen information about the people who own our land, to create the most comprehensive map of land ownership in England that has ever been made public. But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, it's becoming increasingly difficult for them to hide. For centuries, England's elite have covered up how they got their hands on millions of acres of our land, by constructing walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies. This is the history of how England's elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more. 'A formidable, brave and important book' Robert Macfarlane Who owns England? Behind this simple question lies this country's oldest and best-kept secret. ![]()
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Ink by Amanda Sun7/6/2023 ![]() The protagonist, Katie Green, gets shipped off without agreement to an aunt she barely knows in another country: Japan. Besides the accuracy of the cultural references, the story in itself is mysterious. The book features common culture of Japan along with a taste of the language, which in itself is different. ![]() The book takes places in Japan, a country I’ve only heard about it but never been to so I thought the book would be hard to understand but as a Gaijin (a person from a foreign country) I understood it with ease thanks for the glossary in the back of the book. On a more serious note, this book was completely different than anything I have ever read before, making it even more memorable. How would I describe this book in one word? Ink-credible (*audience laughs at my crafty pun*). ![]() What book cover was it? It was Ink by Amanda Sun. ![]() As I reached for the book, the beautiful face on the cover truly enthralled me and made me want to read it even more than before. ![]() Imposters scott westerfeld series7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Uglies had a unique premise: a world centred around plastic surgery at various stages in your life, with bonus mind control elements. Since the events of the Uglies series, the world has become very different, and in some ways… I felt it had become less original. The extent of overlap isn’t huge: there are references to some of the characters from Uglies and at least one actually appears on-page, but it’s primarily focused on a whole new set of characters. I found myself comparing it to Uglies, instead of experiencing it at face value. It’s hard to judge it as a book in its own right, though, because it belongs to this preexisting universe. While there’s still some slang, it didn’t feel as juvenile, and overall I liked the prose a lot more than I was expecting. ![]() ![]() I suppose because I associated it with Uglies, I expected it to have a similar writing style, but it’s very clear that Westerfeld has improved as a writer since he wrote the original series, and it’s more enjoyable to read as a result. I wasn’t sure whether I was interested in another book in that series, even though I’ve read and enjoyed some of Westerfeld’s other books.īut I’m please to say I was actually pleasantly surprised by it. Mostly, my lack of attention was because when I reread Uglies a little while ago… I felt like I’d outgrown it somewhat. ![]() The lost apothecary book 27/6/2023 ![]() With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.ĭon't miss THE LONDON S ANCE SOCIETY Sarah's next spellbinding book about truth, illusion and the grave risks women will take to avenge the ones they love. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary's in a stunning twist of fate-and not everyone will survive. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. The Lost Apothecary, a novel by Sarah Penner, is a celebration of the special relationships that have bonded women together. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. ![]() ![]() Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. ![]() ![]() "A bold, edgy, accomplished debut " -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkĪ forgotten history. March 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Hello magazine,, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads ![]() Babylit pride and prejudice7/6/2023 ![]() Each book in the BabyLit Storybook series retells a story from literary canon with easy-to-follow text and engaging artwork. Now presenting a delightful collection of hardcover lap books for early readers and their parents. This is a book to be treasured throughout childhood and beyond.īabyLit® primers have become the chic, smart way to introduce babies to the most beloved and readable literature of our time. Quotes from the original text are woven throughout this retelling, and the imaginative artwork will engage readers of all ages. Elegant balls, surprise proposals, and a visit to Pemberley are just a few events to look forward to in this story about appearances, misunderstandings, and love. Bingley, and other beloved characters from Jane Austen’s classic tale. ![]() In Pride & Prejudice, children are invited into the Regency period to meet the Bennet sisters, Mr. They are part of the bestselling BabyLit series, which provides a literary education for your brilliant children. BabyLit Storybooks are a great way to introduce young readers to the classics, with easy to read storylines and bright illustrations. ![]() Harry a history by melissa anelli7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() (endnotes, bibliography, introduction by Rowling) (Memoir. The author also takes readers onstage with the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters, travels to Georgia for discomfiting conversations with would-be book-banner Laura Mallory and offers her own takes on such fannish topics as fanfic and spoilers, vividly capturing the exhilaration of being part of what was at once a community and a movement. Rowling that evolved from deer-in-the-headlights hellos at public events to intimate interviews. ![]() Though she didn’t become an active fan until the weary interval between Goblet of Fire (2000) and Order of the Phoenix (2003), she made up for lost time, diving into a whirlwind of networking, press junkets, touring podcasts and, to top it off, encounters with J.K. Chronicling ten years of Pottermania, Anelli dishes up a revealing, delicious insider’s view of “small groups of people acting in ways they shouldn’t, doing things they usually wouldn’t, and making the kind of history that, without Harry, they pretty much couldn’t.” As both a journalist and longtime webmistress of the “Leaky Cauldron” fan site, she’s in a unique position to carry it off. ![]() Secretly yours a novel tessa bailey7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways-assuming they make it out alive. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. Natalie has haunted his dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door. ![]() No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy’s legacy is circling the drain. He’s determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him-and kiss him, in equal measure.Īugust Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn’t know jack about making wine. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. ![]() She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. only to discover there’s a fine line between love and hate.Īfter losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with the hilarious follow-up to Secretly Yours, in which a down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can’t stand. ![]() Blameless by Gail Carriger7/5/2023 ![]() Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition, but they may be worse than the vampires - and they're armed with pesto.BLAMELESS is the third book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. To top it all off, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all of London's vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead.While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together, Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season.Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. Blameless Gail Carriger 4.00 39,777 ratings3,036 reviews Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season in the third book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series. ![]() ![]() ![]() I made it through to the 2nd grade before I could read. For some reason I was late learning how to read. It was a naïve effort that used obvious rhymes, but I was inspired to write poetry. ![]() I remember writing a poem when I was about five years old. I came in on the tail end of that comet, and it was uncertain if I would even bloom at all, much less make a boom. He being a genius prodigy, who burned, burned, burned brightly like one of Kerouac’s fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and me being more of a late bloomer–or a late boomer–as our generation was known. ![]() His legend had always loomed large and was intimidating for me. Don’t drink from the poison wells in the oasis. In a way, I felt like he was telling me that I would be a writer, passing the torch on to me with the stipulation that I not make the mistake he made. I saw him shortly before his untimely passing in 2004 and he told me not to make the mistake he made, to sign away all rights to future royalties. Like, he had already crossed it off his bucket list and could therefore coast, resting on his laurels. Also, even if the book somehow became a best seller, he would not be paid anything more. I think his publisher had him under contract, so he couldn’t publish with anyone else. He had a second book published, Twilight Candelabra, and finished a few other books, but gave up on writing novels. Craddock, he was a prodigy who had his first novel published before he was 25. ![]() Nightmare & dreamscapes battleground7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “I have a cinematic view of things,” he noted. When King spoke to BuzzFeed News, he reflected on what makes his work so adaptable. These movies (along with several miniseries) are what introduced so many of us to King’s world and helped turn his creations into pop culture icons: Carrie White, Jack Torrance, Pennywise, Cujo. Watching all of the King films - from the award-winning highs to the laughable lows - offers a compelling reflection of one of our greatest storytellers. Throughout his prolific career, King’s novels and short stories have been turned into some of the most memorable and celebrated films of the last few decades - along with plenty of forgettable duds. There is no living author who has been adapted more than Stephen King. ![]() |