Bronze Age Crete stands as one the most extensively explored parts of the world archaeologically, yet the island maintains an air of labyrinthian mystery. This book offers an authoritative introduction to the world of the ‘Minoans’, the first ‘modern’ civilization on European soil. With its grand palaces, a sophisticated bureaucracy complete with writing (including enigmatic, undeciphered scripts), exquisite gold and ivory artworks, unique and powerful depictions of women, and advanced urban engineering, including flushing toilets, this ancient civilization had remarkably modern elements. This book presents key features of Minoan archaeology, including architecture, art, religion, writing, bureaucracy and the economy. It also explores how this pioneering European civilization has influenced Western culture since its discovery, and how Minoan culture has been reconstructed, reimagined and represented in museum displays. This concise and up-to-date guide is essential for understanding both the history and the lasting legacy of the Minoans.

Zakia Sewell is on a quest for another Britain. Traversing the length and breadth of our island from Somerset to Scotland, she's seeking out a different story - one that lies beyond divisive national myths and symbols. In Finding Albion, Zakia uncovers an alternative spirit of Britain that is vividly alive today. It is found in otherworldly folk songs, ancient legends, Celtic seasonal rites and mystic stone circles that punctuate our landscape. Her journey begins as the sun rises on the spring equinox over Glastonbury Tor, where she meets neopagans reclaiming traditions from our pre-Christian past. At summer's peak at Notting Hill Carnival she hears cultural echoes that passed along the slave trade routes from the Caribbean. On All Hallow's Eve she encounters the ghosts of Empire that are still haunting the nation, and in the depths of a Cornish winter she asks if today's new folk revival could unite our increasingly divided country? Finding Albion brings a hopeful story of Britain out from the shadows, giving us a deeper sense of who we are, and heralding the promise of a brighter future.

When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a transcendent performance was profoundly moving, both as music-lover and parent. All fractured when her younger daughter came to her in tears a few days later, having read online abuse about her sister. Isata, it was declared, did not deserve to be there. How do you prepare your child for the fact that no matter their talent, technique or dedication, they will be told they do not belong? Through conversations with her extraordinarily gifted family, Kanneh-Mason explores what it’s like to come of age in these turbulent times, when Black artistic self-expression is so often met with disparagement and abuse online – and offers a hopeful, powerful way through.

A love story between an openly gay novelist and a young man coping with grief that was recently turned into an anime film! Ever since his parents disowned him for being gay, Shun has been living with his aunt on a small island near Okinawa. One day, he meets Mio, a high school student who recently lost his own parents and now spends his days sitting by the sea. The two young men begin to open up to each other…until Mio reveals that he’s leaving. Three years later, an adult Mio returns to the island to confess his true feelings, but is Shun ready for a relationship?

Lawrence Kraft si sposta fra paesi e città per acquistare e vendere merci di ogni tipo. È un mercante alla costante ricerca dell'affare che possa cambiargli la vita. Un giorno si ritrova sul carro una ragazza con una coda e due orecchie da lupo: Holo... Con questa strana compagnia inizierà un viaggio alla scoperta del mondo.

次の春も隣に。 「駿が恰好良かったことなんて 全然ないから大丈夫」 ほがらか年下男子×ひねくれ小説家のピュアフルBL、第一部完。 小学生の義弟・ふみの 授業参観に行った駿と実央。 そこで駿は、かつての想い人である 同級生・和田に再会する。 駿が動揺する一方で、実央は ひょうひょうと振る舞う和田と 不思議と親交を深めていく。 そんな折、執筆に煩悶していた 駿の小説が出版され、 作家活動に転機が訪れた―――。

次の春も隣に。 「駿が恰好良かったことなんて 全然ないから大丈夫」 ほがらか年下男子×ひねくれ小説家のピュアフルBL、第一部完。 小学生の義弟・ふみの 授業参観に行った駿と実央。 そこで駿は、かつての想い人である 同級生・和田に再会する。 駿が動揺する一方で、実央は ひょうひょうと振る舞う和田と 不思議と親交を深めていく。 そんな折、執筆に煩悶していた 駿の小説が出版され、 作家活動に転機が訪れた―――。