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      • Small Axe Books.

        A dream. Our publisher exists for the purest desire to be here and do things our way: rocker and insubstantial, but also professionally and creatively.  Yes, because more than "selling things", we want to add value and make every adventure worth embarking on, inaugurating a new style in Brazilian literature. They are frank and pretentious longings, it is true, but they are not asking anyone for permission to exist: they already are. Believe me, you didn't get here by chance ... so be welcome: take your seat and enjoy the trip! "If you are the big tree, we are the small axe, sharpened to cut you down, ready to cut you down" (Small Axe - music by Bob Marley)

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      • Ryland Peters & Small Ltd & Cico Books

        We are an independent, illustrated publisher creating beautifully produced books in the areas of interior design, food & drink, craft, mindfulness and spirituality, health, humour and pop culture.   We also produce delightful gifts and stationery, as well as fantastic ranges of books for kids.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        January 2014

        Court and civic society in the Burgundian Low Countries c.1420–1530

        by Andrew Brown, Graeme Small

        This volume is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court, The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. It combines these texts with sources that Huizinga did not consider, those that illuminate the wider civic world that the Burgundian court inhabited and the dynamic interaction between court and city. Through these sources, and an introduction offering new perspectives on recent historiography, the book tests whether Huizinga's controversial vision of the period still stands. Covering subjects including ceremonial events, such as the spectacles and gargantuan banquets that made the Burgundian dukes the talk of Europe, the workings of the court, and jousting, archery and rhetoric competitions, the book will appeal to students of late medieval and early modern Europe and to those with wider interests in court culture, ritual and ceremony.

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        January 2023

        Ohne dich bin ich nicht ich

        by Smriti Halls, Steve Small, Cornelia Boese

        Ohne dich: Party bei Hörnchen und Bär, die gemeinsam alles schaffen. Neues von Eichhörnchen, genannt Hörnchen, und Bär, den zwei tierischen Freunden, die so perfekt zusammen passen wie Eiskrem mit Schlagsahneschaum. Nach langer Zeit wollen die beiden endlich mal wieder eine richtig große Party feiern und bereiten begeistert alles vor. Bär backt Apfelkuchen und presst Zitronen für die selbstgemachte Limonade aus. Doch dann lädt Hörnchen immer mehr Gäste ein, besorgt Ballons, bereitet einen Band-Auftritt vor. Vor lauter Aufregung bemerkt es nicht, dass Bär ein mulmiges Gefühl beschleicht. Ihm wird das alles zu viel. Und als die Feier startet, ist es Hörnchen, das sich im Haus voller Gäste plötzlich irgendwie allein fühlt. Doch die beiden wären ja nicht beste Freunde, wenn sie die Gefühle des anderen nicht verstehen würden. Und so schaffen es die zwei, doch noch gemeinsam mit allen ein großartiges Fest zu feiern.   Eine fabelhafte Geschichte mitten aus dem Hier und Jetzt. Nach „Ohne dich, das geht doch nicht!“ und „Ich und du und Huhn dazu“ das dritte Bilderbuch mit Hörnchen und Bär über freundschaftlichen Zusammenhalt. Erzählt einfühlsam von den gemischten Gefühlen, nach der Pandemie wieder unter vielen Freunden und Freundinnen zu sein. Witzige, empathische Reime von Smriti Halls und hinreißende, ausdrucksstarke Illustrationen von Steve Small für Kinder ab 4 Jahren. Wunderschönes Mitbringsel zur nächsten Party – nicht nur für Kinder, auch für alle Erwachsenen mit „Bauchgefühl“.

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        January 2022

        Ich und du und Huhn dazu

        by Smriti Halls, Steve Small, Cornelia Boese

        "Ich und du und Huhn dazu" von Smriti Halls erzählt eine herzerwärmende Geschichte über die Bedeutung von Freundschaft und das Glück, das sie bringen kann, sogar wenn sie unerwartet zu dritt stattfindet. Bär und Hörnchen, unzertrennliche Freunde, stehen vor einer neuen Herausforderung, als das Huhn darum bittet, Teil ihrer Gemeinschaft zu werden. Zunächst skeptisch, ob Freundschaft zu dritt funktionieren kann, erkennen sie bald den wahren Wert des Beisammenseins, als sie gemeinsam das Huhn aus einer brenzligen Situation retten. Dieses Erlebnis lehrt sie, dass wahre Freundschaft keine Grenzen kennt und dass das Huhn sich längst einen Platz in ihren Herzen erobert hat. Mit wunderschön gereimtem Text und detailreichen, lebhaften Illustrationen bietet das Buch eine bezaubernde Lektüre, die die Themen Freundschaftsteilung und Zugehörigkeit auf eine einfühlsame und humorvolle Weise erkundet. Ideal als Geschenk und zum Vorlesen, ist es ein wertvoller Schatz für kleine und große beste Freunde, der von der Stiftung Lesen empfohlen wird. Einfühlsame und humorvolle Erzählung: Behandelt die Themen "Freunde teilen" und "dazugehören" auf eine Weise, die Kinder ab 4 Jahren direkt anspricht und zum Nachdenken anregt. Wunderschön illustriert: Die detailreichen und lebendigen Bilder machen das Buch zu einem visuellen Genuss und unterstützen die Geschichte perfekt. Positive Botschaft: Vermittelt wichtige Werte wie Zusammenhalt, Akzeptanz und die Freude an gemeinsamen Abenteuern. Ideales Geschenk: Perfekt geeignet als Präsent für kleine und große Freunde, um die Bedeutung von Freundschaft zu feiern. Fortsetzung eines Erfolgstitels: Baut auf dem beliebten Vorgänger "Ohne dich, das geht doch nicht!" auf und verspricht erneut großartige Unterhaltung und wertvolle Lebenslektionen.

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        January 1991

        Gefangener Mut

        117 Tage in einem südafrikanischen Gefängnis

        by First, Ruth

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        November 2007

        Court and civic society in the Burgundian Low Countries c.1420–1520

        by Andrew Brown, Graeme Small, Rosemary Horrox, Simon Maclean

        This volume is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court, The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. It combines these texts with sources that Huizinga did not consider, those that illuminate the wider civic world that the Burgundian court inhabited and the dynamic interaction between court and city. Through these sources, and an introduction offering new perspectives on recent historiography, the book tests whether Huizinga's controversial vision of the period still stands. Covering subjects including ceremonial events, such as the spectacles and gargantuan banquets that made the Burgundian dukes the talk of Europe, the workings of the court, and jousting, archery and rhetoric competitions, the book will appeal to students of late medieval and early modern Europe and to those with wider interests in court culture, ritual and ceremony. ;

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        September 1975

        Kurzpsychotherapie und Notfall-Psychotherapie

        Aus dem Englischen von Hermann Schultz

        by Leonard Small, Leopold Bellak, Alexander Mitscherlich, Hermann Schultz

        Alexander Mitscherlich, geboren am 20. September 1908 in München, gehört zu den großen kritischen Gelehrten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Von 1960 bis 1976 leitete der Mediziner und Psychoanalytiker das von ihm gegründete Sigmund-Freud-Institut in Frankfurt am Main. Seine Bücher Auf dem Weg zur vaterlosen Gesellschaft (1963), Krankheit als Konflikt (1966) und Die Unfähigkeit zu trauern (zusammen mit Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, 1967) lösten tiefgreifende Diskussionen aus. 1969 erhielt Alexander Mitscherlich den Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels. Alexander Mitscherlich starb am 26. Juni 1982 in Frankfurt am Main. Im Suhrkamp Verlag erschienen seine Gesammelten Schriften.

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        July 2024

        Ohne dich, das geht doch nicht!

        by Smriti Halls, Steve Small, Paul Maar

        Eine wunderbare Geschichte über beste Freunde Der Bär und das Eichhörnchen sind allerbeste Freunde. Und beste Freunde machen alles zusammen. Oder etwa nicht? Eines Tages hat das Eichhörnchen die Nase gestrichen voll. Und der Bär ist eingeschnappt. Oh je – das ist alles gar nicht so einfach… Aber beste Freunde, die schaffen das! Der wunderschön illustrierte Bilderbuch-Klassiker über Freundschaft zeigt Kindern ab 3 Jahren, was es wirklich bedeutet, beste Freunde zu sein. Mit seinem einfühlsam gereimten Text erklärt Bestseller-Autor Paul Maar Kindern altersgerecht und leicht verständlich, wie man die Höhen und Tiefen einer echten Freundschaft gemeinsam meistert. Ein wunderbares Vorlesebuch über Liebe, Verständnis, Zusammenhalt und das unzerbrechliche Band zwischen besten Freund*innen. Ohne dich, das geht doch nicht: Die Pappbilderbuch-Ausgabe für Kinder ab 3 Jahren Freunde fürs Leben: Stabile Pappbilderbuchausgabe des Bilderbuch-Klassikers über Freundschaft für Kinder ab 3 Jahren. Wunderbar erzählt: Die Reime von Sprachkünstler Paul Maar verleihen der Geschichte einen einzigartigen Klang und machen das Vorlesen zum Vergnügen. Wichtiges Thema für die kindliche Entwicklung: Fördert das Verständnis für die Bedeutung von Streiten und Vertragen in Freundschaften. Zeitloses Bilderbuch: Das perfekte Geschenk für alle Lieblingsmenschen, denen man vermitteln möchte, wie wichtig wahre Freundschaft ist.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2020

        The end of the small party?

        Change UK and the challenges of parliamentary politics

        by Louise Thompson

        For a brief moment in 2019 Britain's politics looked like it might be transformed. Just when it seemed that the divisions within and across British political parties over Brexit could not get any more intense, 7 Labour and 3 Conservative MPs broke away to form The Independent Group (TIG) - later Change UK. This is the first book to explore the meteoric lifespan of that party, within the wider context of the experiences of other small political groupings in the House of Commons. Ultimately, it shows why the party failed and disbanded after just a few months. Timely and thoroughly researched, Louise Thompson's book takes us deep inside the struggles facing MPs who leave behind the comforts of the large political parties. Drawing on interviews with current and former politicians, it explores the practicalities of being a small party MP in the Commons. What challenges face you? Who can you turn to? And just how can you make an impact? Crisply written for the non-specialist reader, this fascinating book opens a window onto the perilous world of parliamentary politics.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        October 2023

        The Island Book of Records Volume I

        1959-68

        by Neil Storey

        The Island Book of Records brings the early years of this iconic record label to life. A fifteen-year labour of love, the volumes will fully document the analogue era of Island. Offering a comprehensive archive of album cover design and photography, together with the voices of the musicians, designers, photographers, producers, studio engineers and record company personnel that worked on each project, the volumes show in unique depth the workings of the label, covering every LP. Featuring material from recent interviews and from media interviews of the time, and each including a comprehensive discography of 45s, the books are lavishly illustrated with gig adverts (very many at venues which no longer exist), concert tickets, flyers, international LP variants, labels, LP and 45 adverts and other ephemera. These LP-sized editions are a collector's dream, offering a truly unparalleled resource for those interested in music history and a perfect gift for any music lover.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2025

        The Jacobites and the Grand Tour

        Educational travel and small-states' diplomacy

        by Jérémy Filet

        In the first monograph to fully examine the intersecting networks of Jacobites and travellers to the continent, Filet considers how small states used official diplomacy and deployed soft power - embodied by educational academies - to achieve foreign policy goals. This work uses little-known archival materials to explain how and why certain small states secretly supported the Jacobite cause during the crucial years surrounding the 1715 rising, while others stayed out of Jacobite affairs.At the same time, the book demonstrates how early modern small states sought to cultivate good relations with Britain by attracting travellers as part of a wider trend of ensuring connections with future diplomats or politicians in case a Stuart restoration never came.This publication therefore brings together a study of Britain, small states, Jacobitism, and educational travel, in its nexus at continental academies.

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        December 2026

        Qatar and Iran

        Strategic hedging in small states foreign policy

        by Mirdef Alqashouti

        How was the 2017 Qatar Blockade crisis shaped by the history of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Iran? What foreign policy strategies has Qatar adopted in response to this crisis? How can we better conceptualise the limits of the relations between Qatar and Iran? This book examines the evolving nature of Qatar and Iran's diplomatic relations. Using historical analysis and first-hand accounts of high-level officials from both countries, especially in the aftermath of the 2017 Qatar Blockade crisis, it reveals a multifaceted and dynamic interaction between Qatar and Iran extending beyond politics into the realms of economics, tourism and culture. This book provides insights on the strategies small states implement in international relations, as well as contributes to understandings of geopolitics in the Middle East.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2026

        The love of books

        Attachment to a changing cultural object

        by María Angélica Thumala Olave

        The Love of Books examines the affective bond between people and books in the UK. In the context of the unprecedented abundance of media offering information, storytelling and entertainment, it investigates the attachment to print and digital books amongst readers from a range of backgrounds who read for pleasure, wish to be surrounded by print copies of books, and have trouble discarding books. Unlike existing research, which focuses on prestige, social status, and cultural capital, this study centres on meaning, materiality and emotion. Drawing on interviews and archive material, it shows how attachment emerges from the practical fusion of three elements that have so far been examined separately: the material, surface properties of books, the act of reading, and books' symbolic power.

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        Children's & YA

        Hamster Humboldt. Small and Steady Wins the Race

        by Meike Betz

        This intrepid hamster plunges into every adventure with full cheeks! Humboldt is a detective, adventurer and – a hamster. His size doesn’t stop him from helping the people of Villy Village out of all sorts of fixes whenever he’s not helping his owner Babs and her daughter Elli in the post office. No problem is too big for him! Only his owner’s money worries leave him flummoxed. But then Babs and Elli win the lottery and are over the moon – until they receive an anonymous postcard. Humboldt’s life is suddenly in dire straits because the unknown blackmailer wants Babs and Elli’s lottery ticket – or he’s going to hurt Humboldt. When the police refuses to get to the bottom of the case, Humboldt decides to take matters into his own paws. He’s keen to put a stop to this lottery villain’s antics! HAMSTER HUMBOLDT. SMALL AND STEADY WINS THE RACE is a detective and adventure story full of animal-entertainment for girls and boys aged 8+.

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        Teaching, Language & Reference
        November 2022

        Stories from small museums

        by Fiona Candlin, Toby Butler, Jake Watts

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2026

        Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada’s Minor Histories

        by Aymenn Al-Tamimi

        This work provides the first complete English translation of works by Toledan archbishop Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada (1170-1247 CE), whose 'Minor Histories' are sequels to his larger 'Gothic History' and thus round off his grand history of Spain project that he began at the request of King Ferdinand III. The 'Minor Histories' include Rodrigo's 'History of the Arabs' that can be considered the first surviving Western monograph focused on Arab and Islamic history and thus occupies a unique position in the medieval Latin corpus of writings. In addition to the translation, this book provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the life and works of Rodrigo, making sense of the context in which he wrote and his historical method. The translations are thoroughly annotated including cross-references to other Latin and Arabic sources for comparison.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2022

        The violence of colonial photography

        by Daniel Foliard

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