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Qui no ha sentit parlar del Fletxa, el famós detectiu privat que operava entre els mítics locals de la Ruta Destroy durant els anys vuitanta i noranta? La seua reputació com a investigador especialitzat en assumptes festius es va estendre, dins i fora del territori valencia, mentre va perviure aquella frenetica moguda de nits disbauxades sense fi que despres seria coneguda com la Ruta del Bakalao. Ara, en aquesta esperada prequela de les seues insolites memories detectivesques, es revela per fi un dels secrets mes ben guardats de la biografia de linclit Vicent Fletes i Chaques: com es va estrenar en l'ofici d'escondrinyador a sou i com es va donar a coneixer arreu dels ambients noctambuls per haver resolt el misterios robatori de la recaptacio de la discoteca Chocolate de la nit del divendres 20 de novembre de 1987.Despres de guanyar el VI Premi Memorial Agusti Vehi amb Em diuen Fletxa i el Premi Valencia Negra 2023 amb Fletxes desviades, Joan Carles Ventura ens presenta el primer cas del detectiu mes flipat i perdut de la Moguda Valenciana; una narracio vertiginosa i demencial en clau dinterrogatori dialogat que atrapara tant els fans incondicionals de la saga com les noves lectores i lectors que encara no han tingut lhilarant plaer d'acompanyar Vicent Fletxa i la tieta Ampariues en les seues esbojarrades aventures.

Es la perplejidad lo que caracteriza la obra de Pedro López Lara. Perplejidad ante la vida y, también, ante la propia poesía. Esa capacidad para asombrarse ante las vicisitudes más comunes le ha llevado a publicar dieciseis poemarios en tan solo cuatro años. Pero esa circunstancia no implica una escritura precipitada, ya que todos estaban terminados antes de que apareciera el primero. Se trata de un poeta siempre original, caracterizado por una convencion estilistica y tipografica personal, pues salvo en contadas excepciones prescinde de la cursiva y las comillas (en el presente caso, las comillas solo se emplean para titulos de peliculas, cuadros u obras literarias). En "El intimo cuchillo" propone una reflexion sobre el vertiginoso paso del tiempo y ofrece, con un estilo inconfundible, su vision del mundo.

In this unique and evocative blend of food drink and travel writing Bert Blaize and Victoria Brzezinski give winemakers the floor to take us on a journey around the landscapes cultures cuisines best places to eat and drink and of course wines that they know and love better than anyone on earth Wine producing regions are some of the most beautiful and fascinating parts of the planet Where there s good wine there s almost always good food beautiful landscapes a rich history and fascinating characters who can speak to our complex and evolving relationship with our planet because few people have a closer relationship with the earth than those who make wine from it Those characters including recovering rockstars former engineers making wine in nuclear shelters and daughters who have reclaimed their family s land from defunct communist dictatorships will be the ones whose perspectives recommendations and stories we hear as we travel through the world s wine producing regions both old and new Each chapter will cover a region that could easily be explored within a 2 3 day trip with the winemakers giving insider tips for eating and drinking in their regions as Bert and Victoria shed new light on the world of wine for those who enjoy the end product remin

Pacy witty and authoritative Jonathan Freedland In her hands ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern world concern a powerful and important book Daily Telegraph

Over his illustrious career Jacob Geller has written and produced a sprawling collection of video essays Deftly interweaving video game analysis with complex narratives about art politics and history Geller s work positions games as vital tools for understanding each other and ourselves How a Game Lives re examines ten of Geller s most iconic essays accompanied by his brand new commentary afterwords on each piece by some of the industry s best writers and stunning original artwork by Kilian Eng and other exceptional artists With videos like Who s Afraid of Modern Art Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda and The Legacy of the Haunted House Geller has taught audiences how to think about the art that s affected them How a Game Lives immortalises those works and more and provides boundless insight into the construction philosophy and afterlife of each essay Featuring original scripts and new industry analysis of the following works Who s Afraid of Modern Art Returnal is a Hell of Our Own CreationControl Anatomy and the Legacy of the Haunted HouseDoes Call of Duty Believe in Anything The Decade Long Quest for Shadow of the Colossus Last Great SecretEvery Zelda is the Darkest ZeldaArt in the Pre ApocalypseThe Golem and the Jewish SuperheroThe Future of Writ

Mystery and suspense surround a seance in a snowbound house on the edge of Dartmoor where the prediction of a grisly murder is only the precursor to an ingenious deadly crime and one of Agatha Chris

Very Short Introductions Brilliant Sharp InspiringEnergy is vital for a good standard of living and affordable sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial Renewable energy is recognised as providing the answer with countries from around the world deciding at COP28 in 2023 to aim to triple the global renewable energy capacity by 2030 for the transition away from fossil fields to be on track for net zero emissions by 2050 This Very Short Introduction describes the main sources of renewable energy solar PV wind hydropower and biomass their innovative technologies and what each could deliver It also discusses the relatively small contributions expected from tidal wave geothermal and nuclear power and from carbon capture and storage Nick Jelley presents how the variability of solar PV and wind power can be handled in an electricity grid predominantly powered by renewables and discusses recent innovations in batteries and other energy storage technologies Jelley goes on to explain the importance of decarbonising the huge global heat demand by using heat pumps hydrogen from electrolysers and electricity directly and of changing to electric vehicles which will decarbonise most of transport Electrification of buildings

Vital important WILLIAM DALRYMPLE Perspective shattering CAROLINE SANDERSON Uncovers a world of which few are fully aware COLIN THUBRONFor over 1 400 years Muslims have been an integral part of Europe s story yet their contributions have been pushed to the margins or erased altogether In Muslim Europe award winning author Tharik Hussain restores this forgotten history In a revelatory journey across the continent we tread in the footsteps of the first Muslims who arrived on European soil in 647 AD We travel through Cyprus Sicily Malta Portugal and Spain learning about the continent s great Caliphate culture and Muslim commonwealth encountering red haired European Sultans and Arabic speaking Christian Kings the Sufi lodges of Cyprus and the palaces of Sicily Forgotten Muslim pioneers like Abbas Ibn Firnas gave us flight Ibn Rushd gifted us modern philosophy and the cross fertilisation of faiths and cultures birthed Europe s Christian Renaissance For twelve centuries Muslim Europe was a sanctuary for the continent s Jews Recalling the poignant voices of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut and Abraham Ibn Daoud Jews flourished under Muslim protection triggering the Jewish Golden Age For the first time Muslim Europe lays bare the cause of our collective Islamic amn

Young children can push pull and slide the tabs to celebrate the festival of Hanukkah in Busy Hanukkah Join in to learn about the celebration make yummy potato latkes play a game of dreidl and light the menorah Toddlers will love playing with this bright colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Edita Hajdu This is a perfect gift to celebrate Hanukkah with your little one Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover Discover more celebrations in the Busy Books series with Busy Eid Busy Diwali Busy Easter and Busy Chinese New Year

This striking hardback edition presents George Orwell s foundational tale of dystopian fiction 1984 featuring new full colour illustrations by Jason Millet Under the watchful eyes of Big Brother the people of Oceania must submit totally to their government and suppress all expressions of individuality Telescreens are everywhere helicopters hover around buildings and the Thought Police are constantly on alert Despite the threat of severe punishment diligent desk clerk Winston Smith sits down to write a diary which begins his quiet resistance against the regime Arguably the twentieth century s most famous novel 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny mind control paranoia and secret mass surveillance which continues to resonate to this day This beautiful hardback edition contains the classic unabridged text presented with specially commissioned full colour illustrations and beautifully designed endpapers Part of the Arcturus Illustrated Classics series this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature ABOUT THE SERIES The Arcturus Illustrated Classics series brings together handsome hardcover editions of classic works beautifully presented with full colour specially commissioned illustrations patterned endpapers and dus

Moving candid vivid it is all that we could hope for in a memoir of this unique and treasured writer ROWAN WILLIAMS An unusually intimate and affectionate portrait PATRICK BARKHAM GUARDIAN As a boy I dreamed of scholars and saints wandering around markets and cornfields and of artists and poets sitting under the trees Ronald Blythe 1922 2023 author of the inimitable Akenfield was a prolific and poetic chronicler of rural and spiritual life nature and literature He spent a joyful century close to his Suffolk roots time travelling in his imagination and publishing forty books and thousands of essays His wide creative network included John and Christine Nash Cedric Morris Benjamin Britten E M Forster Patricia Highsmith and Richard Mabey From finding Thomas Hardy in February rain and John Clare in country tracks to talking to his white cat and reading through a dragonfly s wings the Blythe gift was to marvel in the everyday His writing was intimate meditative and often laced with a wry humour inviting readers to share his enchanting perspective on the world Yet few knew the real Ronald Blythe Leaving school at 14 he educated himself in libraries churches and walks in the East Anglian landscape He never spoke about early poverty

A definitive new biography of General Franco that offers a new insight into his lasting legacy in Spain From a scrawny overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe Francisco Franco was known for his ambition talent and calculated risk taking Yet his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate Did he destroy Spain and stifle its democracy or rescue the nation from left wing tumult In this compelling biography Giles Tremlett unravels the complex life and legacy of the enigmatic dictator who shaped twentieth century Spanish history This book will delve into the complexities of Franco s character exploring his volatile relationship with a domineering father his traumatic experiences fighting in Morocco and the formation of his authoritarian ideology The narrative follows Franco s ruthless leadership during the Civil War his alignment with Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent Cold War era that brought him international rehabilitation Tremlett interrogates Franco s transformation of Spain through a lens that challenges the conventional view of him as a bumbling leader Instead he argues that Franco was a deliberate and pragmatic dictator who wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power and whose lasting and most surprising contri

With an overwhelming amount of health and wellness advice how do you find the balance peace of mind and confidence to take control of nourishing your body whilst juggling the endless other to do lists that life throws at you Eating well isn t about chasing perfection and what works is often the simplest solution These recipes balance deliciousness variety nutrition and ease so you can enjoy fresh wholesome food without the stress In this book you ll find eight weeks of meal plans designed to make healthy eating effortless Each one comes with a shopping list for six dinners and two lunches giving you plenty of flexibility to adapt to your routine There s no pressure to follow them exactly swap recipes to suit your taste skip meals if you re out or freeze extras from your batch cook The goal is to help you enjoy delicious nourishing meals while effortlessly getting 30 or more different plants a week into your diet and cutting down on ultra processed foods It s about real food real flavour and a way of eating that feels satisfying and sustainable These recipes are some of the best I ve created and I can t wait for you to try them from Fajita Traybakes and Tahini Miso Noodles to one pan Green Herby Beans Crispy Cauliflower Rice Bowls and

By 1942 Churchill faced a vastly different war than the one he d inherited from Neville Chamberlain Britain was no longer alone the Soviets were now an unlikely ally in the East and Pearl Harbor had finally pushed America into action Yet the scale of violence remained unchanged On average seven British men women and children were killed every hour of the Second World War The country would never be the same again In Advance Britannia historian Alan Allport reveals the war as it was lived from the battlefields to the ration books in the War Ministry and in the air raid shelters Mixing social history with dramatic storytelling this is a definitive account of the war that reshaped the world

Comfort food with calorie saving twists from the Sunday Times bestselling author Enjoy comfort cooking the Slimming Foodie way with delicious healthy and balanced food that feeds the soul This isn t about indulgence for the sake of it it s about the meals that make us feel good whether that s a steaming bowl of soup on a cold day a nostalgic childhood classic a takeaway style favourite or a cosy dinner shared with loved ones Need a tasty and filling dish that won t break the bank Try the Cheat s spinach & ricotta cannelloni or the Cheesy marinara butterbean bake Looking for an easy prep ahead lunch for the week The Oven baked falafels and 15 minute chilli con carne are perfect for batch cooking Or perhaps you re after a new crowd pleaser Bring the whole family together for the Cajun style chicken burgers with sweetcorn and fried onion salsa with Mini cinnamon buns and Chocolate mud pies for dessert Including 100 brand new recipes under 600 calories this book is all about celebrating the joy of comfort food making it accessible fuss free and satisfying Praise for the Slimming Foodie Pip Payne is on a mission to help us eat well without feeling we re on a diet BEST The Slimming Foodie in One was a Sunday Times bestseller on 24 April 2

National Treasure Joe Wicks is back with Protein in 15 packed with quick delicious protein packed and unprocessed recipes for the whole family We all need protein to help us balance blood sugar build muscle and maintain energy and concentration Whether you re an experienced gym goer a mid life woman battling peri menopausal symptoms or simply want to boost your protein without relying on ready made bars and shakes and protein powder this book is for you Real food for real people the recipes are tight on time but big on flavour and are made with easy to source unprocessed ingredients Whether you fancy a spicy chicken burger banging steak burritos meat free Bolognese creamy chicken harissa pasta this book is for you with over a quarter of the recipes suitable for vegetarians Chapters include Easy peasy dinners Plant powered meals Lunchbox inspo Home takeaways Fast prep slow cook bangers Pasta and noodle winners Protein in 15 will show you that it s possible to eat a protein rich diet using fresh whole foods without any powders or chemical nasties Joe Wicks is on a mission to make the world fitter healthier and happier Best known as The Body Coach he has transformed the way millions approach fitness and nutrition through his online HIIT

Masterful and ambitious If you want to understand the power of population genetics in revealing the complex and diverse story of humanity read this book Tom Higham The international bestseller and new Bible of population genetics the science transforming our understanding of the past We are living through a revolution in knowledge Over the past twenty years genetics has shed light on the history of humanity in unprecedented ways It enables us to study an individual s genome compare it with populations worldwide and understand its place in human history Here Lluis Quintana Murci one of the scientists at the forefront of this research reveals how population genetics is transforming our understanding of who we are Thanks to numerous discoveries we now know how Homo sapiens spread around the world from their exit from Africa approximately 60 000 years ago to the recent settlement of the remote lands of Polynesia within the last millennia Population genetics has also shown that humans mixed with now extinct species including Neanderthals enabling them to adapt to new environments and survive diseases These cutting edge genetic findings will shape our future too offering the key to medicine tailored to individuals But the greatest revelation of populati