Schadenfreude: why we feel better when bad things happen to other people

In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest scientific research, and collecting some outrageous confessions on the way - she reveals how everyone, babies, nuns, your most trusted friends, are enjoying your misfortunes. But rather than an emotional glitch, she argues…

The most boring book in the world

This is not just any boring book - it is the most boring book in the world. That is why nothing exciting, funny, or even remotely interesting is allowed in it...

Alex Rider Skeleton Key Graphic Novel

The hazy days of Wimbledon are the unlikely first link in a terrifying chain of events. Alex Rider, reluctant teenage spy, is forced into hiding after his recce mission as a ballboy makes him a target for a murderous Chinese gang. Sent to the island Skeleton Key, Alex is thrown into further danger as from there, General Sarov - an insane Russian - has plans to destroy the world. Alone, with jus…

The cracks the let the light in

Jessica Moxham thought she was prepared for the experience of motherhood. Armed with advice from friends and family, parenting books and antenatal classes, she felt ready. After giving birth, she found herself facing a different, more uncertain reality. Her son, Ben, was fighting to stay alive. When Jessica could finally take him home from hospital, the challenges were far from over. In t…

Save the water

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9787570521456

Collation

8 p. ; ill. ; 14 cm

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F LID s

Ultimate Spider-Man, Vol. 2: The Paper

Spider-Man faces the Sinister Six! After their intense battle with the Kingpin, Green Goblin and Spider-Man both know they aren't as ready to reshape the world as they hoped. Harry and Peter get to work, while Ben and Jonah search for "the truth" - and problems for their resistance arise when the Ultimates return! But they're not the only team in The Kingpin has gathered six sinister super vill…

The early years aviation century

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781550464078

Collation

240 p. ; ill. ; 27 cm

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Call Number

629 DIC t

Everything is spiritual: finding your way in a turbulent world

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781250620569

Collation

310 p. ; 21 cm

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204 BEL e

Once upon a jungle

Once upon a time, there lived a jungle, but that was just the beginning... Delve into the undergrowth to discover the story of a food chain

BFFs: the radical potential of female friendship

BFFs examines female friendship as a site of radical intimacy, as told through the cultural touchstones around us. From Elena Ferrante to Booksmart, Little Women to Insecure, and beyond, the book considers how female friendships can offer a more expansive and emancipatory understanding of female intimacy.