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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer, widely regarded as the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet." A central figure of the Classical era, he shaped musical form and style with innovation, wit, and expressive clarity. Haydn spent much of his career as court composer for the wealthy Esterházy family, producing operas, chamber works, and orchestral masterpieces. His influence deeply inspired Mozart and Beethoven, securing his legacy as one of Classical music's great pioneers.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era, known for blending classical traditions with emotional depth and complexity. A perfectionist, he destroyed many early works, striving for the highest quality. Brahms composed in nearly every genre—symphonies, concertos, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions.

Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson discuss their musical careers, from Parsons' early days at Abbey Road Studios and work with artists including The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Al Stewart, to Woolfson's beginnings as a songwriter in the 1960s. They reflect on the creation of The Alan Parsons Project, the inspiration behind Tales of Mystery and Imagination, their innovative studio approach, and why they chose to focus on recording rather than touring.

Advances in the Art of Being, by Chris Barnardo, is a Science Fiction Space Opera with world building at its heart. Earth, 2199 and three close friends, St Mungo, Gundel, and Arkil, are on a mission to save the lives of seventy-eight scientists, a thousand light-years out of Earthside, who have been partially terminated in a seemingly pointless and unprovoked attack on the edge of the Colony Line.

Alan Joyce is no ordinary businessman. Running Australia's national carrier as Qantas CEO, he has been in the spotlight from all sides – media, politicians, unions and the nationalistic Australian public. Highly successful, he has navigated Qantas through the most turbulent times in aviation, mothballing a whole fleet during the pandemic and coming out the other side with the airline still intact when others have ended up in administration or worse. As the most high-profile openly gay businessman in Australia, he has been a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage.

WINNER! The English Association 4–11 Picture Book Award 2024 WINNER! Oxfordshire Book Awards Best Picture Book 2025 LONGLISTED! UKLA Book Awards 3-6 Category 2026 NOMINATED! Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025 A Children's Book Club pick for Spooky Halloween Books – BBC Radio 4's Today...

The brilliantly funny follow-up to the award-winning Colin’s Castle! Colin and Duck are back! Colin and Duck are now friends. They’re happily sharing their castle – and they’re expecting a visitor … Grandma! Grandma’s brought lots of luggage – and her pet crocodile. Eek! Will she...

Del dolor a la verdad Hace poco más de diez años, Gabriel Rolón publicaba su segundo libro. Después del éxito rotundo y casi sin precedentes de Historias de diván, Palabras cruzadas llegaba a las librerías para reconfirmar el lugar central de su autor en la industria editorial de los...

In Christ and Conquest, Old Testament scholar George M. Schwab explores the meaning of the biblical book of Joshua and how it connects to the Gospels’ portrayal of Christ and to Christians today. For each section of the book of Joshua, the author asks: What would the described events have...

Más allá de la ilusión Como imposible y como quimera, como fin y también como imperativo, la idea de la felicidad nos interpela más que nunca en los tiempos que corren. "¿Cómo ser felices?", esa sentencia que nos sobrevuela como mandato del mundo moderno se impuso para encandilarnos y...

Diez relatos de vida Historias de Diván Gabriel Rolón Este no es un libro escrito exclusivamente para psicólogos, sino para todo aquel que se interese en el dolor y en la posibilidad de superarlo. Sus protagonistas no han sido el fruto de un capricho literario, sino que los he visto...

The Montessori method is gaining popularity, and for good reason - it is eminently child-centred and is focused on laudable values such as curiosity, independence and respect. Research shows that Montessori-schooled children are calm, confident, and intelligent, and grow up to become responsible...

En el penal de Chiconautla, un recluso condenado por un delito menor asegura ser el Zeta 9, uno de los fundadores del cartel más sanguinario de México. Incrédulo, pero movido por la curiosidad, un periodista acude para entrevistarse con él, sumergiéndose así en un escenario donde los...

Zwischen dem ersten Atemzug bei der Geburt und dem letzten am Ende unseres Lebens ist der Atem nicht nur eine biologische Funktion, sondern unser innerster Begleiter. Er trägt unsere Emotionen, formt unser Erleben, spiegelt unseren Zustand – und kann, wenn wir ihn bewusst nutzen, ein tief wirksames Mittel zur Bewältigung von Trauma werden.

2026 FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION The hunger for authenticity guides us throughout our lives. People strive for joined-up living, where on the one hand what they say and do reflects what they think and feel, and on the other what they think and feel reflects who they are. Stephen Joseph has...

Memories fade. But some never let go. And some demand justice. Jack Widow, a drifter with a violent past, doesn't look for trouble. But trouble finds him on a desolate Nebraska road at midnight when an elderly man in pajamas appears in the darkness—barefoot, confused, and firing a shotgun at ghosts only he can see. Widow takes him home to his family, thinking that's the end of it. It's not. The old man has dementia, and every night at midnight, the same memory drags him back sixty years—to darkness, to violence, to something that won't let him rest. Widow starts asking questions.

'A forensic and furious book' NEW STATESMAN 'The time has come to fight back, and reading Ruben Andersson’s book provides a starting point’ THE DAILY MAIL 'Restoring politics to its rightful place in human life is perhaps our most urgent task' KENAN MALIK, THE OBSERVER...

Escape into a Europe in the shadow of Scion as Paige Mahoney gathers allies in the free world in the fifth book of the New York Times bestselling dark fantasy series, The Bone Season. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 By: Goodreads * Barnes & Noble * Screen Rant * The Nerd Daily * Paste...

Bloomsbury presents The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon, read by Alana Kerr Collins. Discover the underground world of Parisian rebels and spies in the fourth book of the New York Times bestselling dark fantasy series, The Bone Season. Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the...

Bloomsbury presents The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon, read by Alana Kerr Collins. Enter into dystopian London's criminal underworld in the second rebellious book of the New York Times bestselling dark fantasy series, The Bone Season. Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of...