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  Batty's Bush Bible: How to do...

  David Batty

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  From the director of the wildly popular Bush Mechanics and Black As - a can-do guide for your next outback adventure filled with practical advice, ripper yarns and road-trip tips. 
    
  Driving around Australia is one of life's biggest adventures, if you're crazy enough to do it. But as anyone who has broken down on the Nullarbor can attest, it's nerve-wracking to head out into the big red. 
  David Batty knows how to get out of hairy situations because he's wound up in a bunch himself. From nearly being washed away by flash floods in the Kimberley to being marooned on an island in the Top End eating stingray, Batty's Bush Bible is chock-full of yarns from David's four decades as a film director in the most remote regions of Australia. He has lived in Alice Springs and Broome longer than he has in the Big Smoke, has traversed the Tanami Track between Alice Springs and Darwin hundreds of times and reckons he's done more laps of Australia than a Qantas plane. 
  This book also contains the wisdom of many of the First Nations people he has worked with throughout his career, including interviews with the original Bush Mechanics and Black As boys. You'll find out how they stuff blown tyres with spinifex, fashion mulga wood into gear sticks and keep cars going long after their used-by date - and learn how to have a whirl yourself. 
  Batty's Bush Bible is your guide to going bush and living to tell the tale. Filled with practical advice, ripper yarns and road-trip tips, it's designed to be picked up, put down, tossed in the glove box or, if you really need it, used for kindling to cook your tailgate dinner. So whether you're a grey nomad, living your best #vanlife or just looking to do a bit of imaginative armchair tourism, this book is your bible for how to stay out of trouble in the outback - and make your own.

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  Acknowledgments

  Becky Lucas

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  From critically acclaimed comedian Becky Lucas comes a funny, consoling and very candid collection of stories and essays about friends, enemies and figuring it out that establishes her as one of today's most original comedy writers. 
    
  There's no such thing as a perfect life, but there are perfectly hilarious moments. The best stories are often about the lowest points in our lives - the soul-crushing jobs, the bad boyfriends, the terrible holidays, the betrayals and heartbreaks. These are the stories I tell people to make them like me, but, more importantly, they've helped me learn how to like myself. 
  So this book is a collection of thankyous and acknowledgments: 
  * Thank you to an ex-lover who marvelled at the fact he could get hard with me, even though I wasn't up to his usual standard. 
  * Thank you to the coked-up real estate agent who, while lecturing me and my friend about the importance of travelling, fell down a flight of stairs. 
  * Thank you to the woman who approached me after a gig and told me she hoped her daughter wouldn't end up like me. 
  You've all taught me that you can't control who comes into your life or what happens to you, but you can decide just what it is you take from them.

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  Cardigans - 20 knitting patterns...

  Maja Karlsson

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  Dive into a world of warmth, comfort and style with Cardigans, a beautiful book bursting with inspiration that invites seasoned knitters and beginners alike to construct perfect cardigans from a selection of 20 projects. 
  Dreaming of a stylish summer cardigan? Or snuggling into a plush winter cardigan as cosy as a warm hug? The stunning images in this book will guide you to these projects, and many more besides. Divided into seasons, there are gorgeous, comfortable knits designed to suit every occasion and all types of weather, all using wool or wool mixed yarns.
  Taking inspiration from Nordic pattern tradition, here are cardigans with a range of construction and design variations: colourwork cardigans, single-coloured cardigans, cardigans with cables or lace details. The patterns are available in a wide range of sizes, from XS to 4XL, and the instructions are offered in differing degrees of difficulty, perfect for novice and expert knitters alike. This book also includes essential knitting tutorials for various aspects of design and technique. 
  Whether you're seeking to express your personal style, make unique, handmade gifts, or embark on a cosy new craft, Cardigans is the ultimate guide to creating a wardrobe full of knitted treasures, stitch by stitch. So, pick up your needles, unravel your yarn and get comfortable as you craft the cardigans of your dreams. 

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  Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 -...

  Nicola Hardy

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  Over 130 years ago, mountaineer Sir Hugh Munro published the first list of Munros – Scottish mountains with a height over 3,000 feet – and inspired the hobby of Munro 'bagging', a pastime which combines rugged adventure on a personal and literal journey around the Scottish Highlands with a nerdy compulsion to maintain a ticklist.
  Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 by Nicola Hardy (Munroist number 6,765) features 64 routes designed to link up the 141 most southerly Munros so you can enjoy the challenge of 'compleating' them at your own pace – over years, months or, in rare cases, even just a few weeks. It presents not only the most efficient routes, but does so in such a way that each route is a fantastic walk or run in its own right. The featured routes include the iconic Ring of Steall and Ben Nevis via the Carn Mòr Dearg Arête, alongside classic entry-level walks up the likes of Ben Chonzie, Ben Lomond in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and Mount Keen in the Cairngorms.
  To assist you in building an itinerary, the routes are split into ten Highland hubs which include Glencoe, Fort William, Braemar and Pitlochry. These are chosen to be easy to access and with decent public transport links to help you make environmentally sustainable choices when you can. Base yourself in a Highland hub for a long weekend or a lengthier stay, springboard to Munro routes from each hub and return to access the recommended local facilities including shops, pubs and cafes.
  In addition, the book is packed with useful information, including 1:40,000 scale maps, elevation profiles, route directions, public transport and parking details, refreshments, downloadable GPX files for each route, and custom timings for walkers, trekkers, fastpackers and runners. Along with stunning photography, there are rest day suggestions, accommodation ideas to suit multiple budgets and a series of supportive indices through which you can find suitable walks, whatever your current level of hillwalking experience.
  Whatever your timescale for compleating Scotland's Munros, Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 is the indispensable guide to this Scottish hill challenge.

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  I Manifest by Laxmi Jangid - I...

  Laxmi Jangid

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  Step into the world of transformation with the series of journals designed to manifest your deepest desires. Whether it's success and wealth, boundless happiness, a journey of personal transformation, launching new business ventures, or welcoming a new member into your life, we've got you covered! 
  Imagine a journal that not only guides you but actively involves you in the manifestation process. Each page presents an opportunity to co-create your reality. Here's the magic – in every quote, I give time to repeat 5 times. Why? Because I believe in the power of your words, your intentions, and the synergy between your conscious and subconscious mind. 
  As you fill in those blanks with the carefully crafted pre-written affirmative quotes, you're not just completing a sentence – you're scripting your destiny. Trust your subconscious, lean into the affirmations, and, above all, believe in the universe's ability to conspire in your favor. 
  These journals are more than just pages; they are portals to a future shaped by your dreams. Success, happiness, transformation, new business ventures, or the joy of adding a new family member – your journey begins with the stroke of your pen. Are you ready to manifest your extraordinary life? Embrace the power of belief, affirmations, and the universe's unwavering support. Your destiny awaits! 🌌✨

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  Queer Life Queer Love 3

  Matt Bates, Karen McLeod, Kate...

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  The best of Queer writing from around the world.  Championing new and emerging writers alongside established authors, the anthology features voices across all narrative forms including fiction, poetry, memoir, essay and flash-fiction. The anthology will comprise of 40 pieces, the winning entries from an international competition to capture the best of queer writing today.  The first volume, published by Muswell Press in November 2021, has reprinted five times and praise was widespread,  This is writing that explores characters, stories and experiences beyond the mainstream.  Celebrating the fascinating, the forbidden, the subversive, and even the mundane, but in essence, the view from outside.  Introduction by Paul Burston.

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