a case of mice and murder sally smith
A Case of Mice and Murder - Sally Smith
â ˜A delight from first page to lastâ ™ SUNDAY TIMESâ ˜I loved it! ... A whiff of Shardlake and a pinch of Rumpole ... a joyâ ™ S.J. BENNETT, author of THE WINDSOR KNOTWhen barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms at exactly two minutes to seven on a sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of his latest case â “ the disputed authorship of bestselling childrenâ ™s book Millie the Temple Church Mouse â “ that he scarcely registers the body of the Lord Chief Justice of England on his doorstep.But even he cannot fail to notice the judgeâ ™s dusty bare feet, in shocking contrast to his flawless evening dress, nor the silver carving knife sticking out of his chest. In the shaded courtyards and ancient buildings of the Inner Temple, the hidden heart of Londonâ ™s legal world, murder has spent centuries confined firmly to the casebooks. Until nowâ ¦The police can enter the Temple only by consent, so who better to investigate this tragic breach of law and order than a man who prizes both above all things? But murder doesnâ ™t answer to logic or reasoned argument, and Gabriel soon discovers that the Templeâ ™s heavy oak doors are hiding more surprising secrets than heâ ™d ever imagined...Gabriel Ward will return in A CASE OF LIFE AND LIMB - available to pre-order now!â ˜A cunning and delightful mystery with rich, wonderful characters and period detail so vivid, you can touch itâ ™ IAN MOORE, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTSâ ˜Sir Gabriel Ward KC is endearingly eccentric. Intriguing, engaging, and thoroughly satisfyingâ ™ T.E. KINSEY, author of A QUIET LIFE IN THE COUNTRYâ ˜A total delight! ... Intelligent, insightful mystery ... all skilfully woven together with a poignant, human story. I devoured it in one sitting!â ™ SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT, author of A MURDER OF CROWS
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A Case of Mice and Murder - Sally Smith
An absolute delight JANICE HALLETT â ˜A triumph of ingenuityâ ™ DAILY MAILâ ˜I loved it! ... A whiff of Shardlake and a pinch of Rumpole ... a joyâ ™ S.J. BENNETT, author of THE WINDSOR KNOTâ ˜A guaranteed page-turner with secrets, twists and turns throughoutâ ™ WOMAN HOMEWhen barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms one sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of his latest case â “ the disputed authorship of bestselling childrenâ ™s book Millie the Temple Church Mouse â “ that he scarcely registers the body of the Lord Chief Justice of England on his doorstep.But even he cannot fail to notice the judgeâ ™s dusty bare feet, in shocking contrast to his flawless evening dress, nor the silver carving knife sticking out of his chest. In the shaded courtyards and ancient buildings of the Inner Temple, the hidden heart of Londonâ ™s legal world, murder has spent centuries confined firmly to the casebooks. Until nowâ ¦As the police have no authority in the Temple, who better to investigate than a man who has dedicated his life to the law? But Gabriel soon discovers that murder is much messier outside the courtroom â “ and that behind the Templeâ ™s heavy oak doors are stranger secrets than he could ever imagine.Gabriel Ward will return in A CASE OF LIFE AND LIMB - available to pre-order now!â ˜A cunning and delightful mystery with rich, wonderful characters and period detail so vivid, you can touch itâ ™ IAN MOORE, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTSâ ˜Sir Gabriel Ward KC is endearingly eccentric. Intriguing, engaging, and thoroughly satisfyingâ ™ T.E. KINSEY, author of A QUIET LIFE IN THE COUNTRYâ ˜A total delight! ... Intelligent, insightful mystery ... all skilfully woven together with a poignant, human story. I devoured it in one sitting!â ™ SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT, author of A MURDER OF CROWS
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A Case of Life and Limb - Sally Smith
As brilliant a cosy crime novel as you ll ever read JANICE HALLETT A masterful voice in the mystery world S. J. BENNETT1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London s most famous music hall star and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until the mummified hand arrives in the post...While the hand s recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel is filled with curiosity. Who would want to send such a thing? And why? But as more parcels arrive - one with fatal consequences - Gabriel realises that it is not Sir William who is the target, but the Temple itself.Someone is holding a grudge that has led to at least one death. It is up to Gabriel, and Constable Wright of the City of London Police, to find out who before the body count gets any higher. The game s afootâ ¦
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Of Mice and Men: York Notes GCSE Workbook (Grades A*-G) - Mike Gould
The bestselling York Notes for GCSE series now includes new York Notes for GCSE Workbooks. These great new Workbooks offer a wide range of write-in tasks and exercises to boost your knowledge of the text and help you practise for the exam: Learn: Tasks and answers on every area of the text, from Plot and Action and Characters to Key Contexts, Themes, Language and Structure, will help to enhance your learning and take your revision further. Practise: With exercises on spelling, punctuation and grammar, sample paragraphs and exam-style questions, you can practise and perfect all the key skills you need to write top-quality answers. Test yourself: Use the quick tests and longer questions to put your knowledge to the test. Monitor your progress at every stage and stay on track for success! The new York Notes for GCSE Of Mice and Men Workbook is the perfect partner to the bestselling York Notes for GCSE Of Mice and Men Study Guide ISBN 9781408248805. Use them together to help you get the best grade you can in your English Literature GCSE.
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Recipes for Love and Murder - Sally Andrew
Vivid, amusing and immensely enjoyable . . . A triumph Alexander McCall SmithMeet Tannie Maria: the loveable writer of recipes in her local paper, the Klein Karoo Gazette.One Sunday morning, as Maria stirs apricot jam, she hears her editor Harriet on the stoep. What Maria doesn t realise is that Harriet is about to deliver a whole basketful of challenges and the first ingredient in two new recipes - recipes for love and murder.A delicious blend of intrigue, milk tart and friendship, join Tannie Maria in her first investigation. Consider your appetite whetted for a whole new series of mysteries . . .
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck s most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films. Such a perfect book - Nick Hornby
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck s most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes, friendship and a shared vision, and giving a voice to America s lonely and dispossesed, OF MICE AND MEN remains Steinbeck s most popular work.
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don t belong no place. George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California s Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own and settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. And one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble.Of Mice and Men is a tragic and moving story of friendship, loneliness and the dispossessed, with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
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Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith s contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller.That edition sold out quickly and others followed. Today, Smith s Wealth of Nations rightfully claims a place in the Western intellectual canon. It is the first book of modern political economy, and still provides the foundation for the study of that discipline.But it is much more than that. Along with important discussions of economics and political theory, Smith mixed plain common sense with large measures of history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and much else. Few texts remind us so clearly that the Enlightenment was very much a lived experience, a concern with improving the human condition in practical ways for real people.A masterpiece by any measure, Wealth of Nations remains a classic of world literature to be usefully enjoyed by readers today.
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The Tower of Living and Dying - Anna Smith Spark
KING OF RUIN. KING OF DUST AND SHADOWS. KING OF DEATH. HE WILL RULE ALL. THE KING IS COMING.Marith Altrersyr â “ father-killer, dragonlord, leader of the blood-soaked Amrath Army â “ is keeping his promises. He is determined to become King of all Irlast and take back the seat of his ancestors.Only Thalia, once high priestess of the Lord of Living and Dying, the holiest woman in the Empire, might stop Marith and his armyâ ™s deadly march. But she is torn between two destinies â “ and if she was to return home, what would she fi nd there? A city on the brink of ruin: diseased, despairing, dying?Crawling through a tunnel deep under the ruins of her city, Landra Relast vows vengeance. Her family has been burned, her home destroyed, and now Marith â “ once her betrothed â “ must die.But as Landra cuts through the wasteland left in the wake of Marithâ ™s army, she finds that she is not the only one who wishes him illâ ¦
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Tales of Mikey and Berty Proskrophski 2 - Michael Hodgson
Welcome to Book 2 of the Tales of Mikey and Berty Proskrophski, where our two adventurous beagles find themselves in magical situations, with Unicorns, Beefeaters, Crafty Foxes, and many more...Come along and follow their tales!Â
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in a dyslexia-friendly, super-readable format accessible for all readers.Savvy George and gentle giant Lennie are drifters, hustling for a living in a string of dead-end jobs. George looks out for Lennie as they move from town to town, running from trouble and dreaming big. A place of their own, a piece of land, a bit of money. But trouble follows Lennie like a shadow, and George has his work cut out to keep him safe.
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
A special student edition of the iconic American author s most enduring novel, with an introduction and study notesDrifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back – and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength. This special student edition of John Steinbeck’s moving novel of friendship and inequality is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail.It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes and includes an introduction, chapter synopses and a vocabulary list by Steinbeck expert Dr Barbara Heavilin.
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The Curious Case of Mike Lynch - Katie Prescott
A dramatic, gripping account of the life and death of the notorious British tech mogul, Mike Lynch.
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, and more.
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Of Mice and Men SparkNotes Literature Guide - John Steinbeck, Sparknotes
When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing.
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Murder in Velvet - Sarah Wynne
13-year-old Grace loves her new charity shop coat. In fact, it s perfect. Except for one tiny thing. When she wears it, she sees visions of the previous owner s life ... and their murder!A gripping story of secrets and murder for fans of fast-paced thrillers.
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Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors - James Lovegrove
A brand-new thrilling tale of madness, murder and reanimated corpses in the Cthulhu Casebooks series, where Sherlock and Watson fight the fiendish plots of the terrifying and alien Mi-Go, from the New York Times bestselling author.ItÂ’s 1929 and an ageing Dr John Watson, conscious of his imminent demise, finally sits down to write a fresh chronicle disclosing the true events behind his published accounts of Sherlock HolmesÂ’s exploits. In these pages, Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart companion encounter reanimated corpses in Highgate Cemetery; a very different, though ever elusive, Irene Adler; tales of madness and murder in the frozen wastes of the north; grotesque organic machines; and much more. Each case brings the illustrious pair ever closer to the dramatic and terrifying truth about the mysterious aliens, the Mi-Go, and their plans for Earth…
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Moonlight and the Pearler
Picked as one of Stylist magazine s Fiction Books You Can t Miss and longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award.Fortune favours the brave in Lizzie Pook s mesmerising and fiercely feminist historical novel, Moonlight and the Pearler s Daughter. Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine â “ Stylist1896, Bannin Bay, Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea, rumours of mutiny and murder swell within the bay s dens and back alleys. Only his headstrong daughter, Eliza, refuses to believe her father is dead, and sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth.But in a town teeming with corruption, prejudice, and blackmail, Eliza soon learns that the answers she seeks might cost more than pearls. How much is she willing to sacrifice to find them?â ˜Tense and vividly atmospheric, with a determined, independent heroine intent on the truth â ™ - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Adventure, feminist heroine, grief, love and hope . . . Lizzie shines a light on a dark part of British history with grace, skill, sensitivity and honesty. I LOVED IT - Nikki May, author of Wahala
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The House of the Dead: New Translation - Fyodor Dostoevsky
The House of the Dead recounts the story of Alexander Goryanchikov, a gentleman who is sent to a prison colony in Siberia for killing his wife. Largely ignored at first by his fellow inmates due to his noble blood, he gradually settles in and becomes an avid observer of the new world around him ⠓ watching his fellow prisoners being brutally and cruelly punished by the guards, listening to their past stories of blood and murder, assimilating the institution⠙s social codes and learning that even convicts are capable of acts of pure generosity.Based on Dostoevsky⠙s own autobiographical experiences of penal servitude in Siberia, this genre-defying novel is not only an unflinching exposé of the conditions faced by prisoners during the Tsarist period, but also a call to see the human side in criminals and rediscover the values of forgiveness and compassion.
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Life and Otter Miracles - Hazel Prior
**Don t miss Granny McCreedy s brand-new adventure in Gone with the Penguins - available to pre-order now!**From the bestselling author of Richard Judy s pick Away with the Penguins comes this otterly delightful, heart-warming and feel-good story about the healing power of nature. A lovely holiday read . . . Packed full of humanity and otters! Sally Page, bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories This book was just amazing. It made me laugh and cry! ***** There is so much to love and treasure in this story ***** This book was a delight from start to finish! ***** Glorious dose of otter cuteness *****You loved Veronica McCreedy. Now meet Phoebe Featherstone . . ._____Down by the river, Phoebe Featherstone is about to make a life-changing discovery . . .Clever, nosy Phoebe is unable to get out much, but she has a talent for uncovering her neighbours secrets by examining the parcels delivered by her courier father, Al.When they discover an abandoned baby otter on the riverbank, Phoebe must step out of her comfort zone - and she experiences an unexpected sense of happiness that she has not felt in a very long time. But now, further secrets are coming to light.Phoebe soon realizes that something is amiss at the local otter sanctuary. She will need to overcome her own closeÂly guarded issues and put all her sleuthing skills to good use if she wants to save the otters . . . and in the process, change her life for ever._____Praise for Hazel Prior: A lovely holiday read . . . Packed full of humanity and otters! Sally Page Beautifully written by a born storyteller Lorraine Kelly Uplifting, heartwarming and wonderful, an utterly charming story - I loved it! Faith Hogan This gorgeous book has everything! Clare Pooley Perfect fireside read Trisha Ashley A glorious, life-affirming story. I read it in a day Clare Mackintosh A story that readers will be sure to fall in love with. Otterly charming! Freya Sampson Funny, bittersweet and wholly original Daily Express
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No Shred of Evidence - Charles Todd
In this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder.On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four young women have been accused of the crime. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office. Scotland Yard is asked to review the case.However, Inspector Ian Rutledge is not the first Inspector to reach the village. Following in the shoes of a dead man, he is told the case is all but closed. Even as it takes an unexpected personal turn, Rutledge will require all his skill to deal with the incensed families of the accused, the grieving parents of the victim, and local police eager to see these four women sent to the infamous Bodmin Gaol. Then why hasn’t the killing stopped?With no shred of evidence to clear the accused, Rutledge must plunge deep into the darkest secrets of a wild, beautiful and dangerous place if he is to find a killer who may—or may not—hold the key to their fate.
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Master of the Game - Sidney Sheldon
One of Sidney Sheldon’s most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions.Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams. Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaaner merchant. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled vengeance.At the extravagent celebrations of her ninetieth birthday, there are toasts from a Supreme Court Judge and a telegram from the White House. And for Kate there are ghosts, ghosts of absent friends and of enemies. Ghosts from a life of blackmail and murder.Ghosts from an empire spawned by naked ambition… Sidney Sheldon is one of the most popular storytellers in the world. This is one of his best-loved novels, a compulsively readable thriller, packed with suspense, intrigue and passion. It will recruit a new generation of fans to his writing.
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The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - John Steinbeck
Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck s most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl s examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience.
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The Haunting of Alma Fielding - Kate Summerscale
FROM BRITAINâ ™S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER A wonderful book HILARY MANTEL Gothic, dark and scandalous SUNDAY TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONIt is 1938. As the shadow of fascism darkens over Europe, strange things are happening in Alma Fieldingâ ™s suburban home in Croydon. Crockery flies off the shelves; stolen rings appear on Almaâ ™s fingers; and white mice scuttle out of her handbag.Nandor Fodor â “ chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research â “ arrives on the scene, determined to crack the case. As Fodorâ ™s obsession deepens, and Alma becomes ever more disturbed, the pair find themselves in a treacherous battle of wills . . . Prepare not to see much broad daylight, literal or metaphorical, for days if you read thisâ ™ THE TIMES Nobody is better at unpicking stories of ghosts and murder than Kate Summerscale â ¦ Will stay with you for weeksâ ™ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying readâ ™ SARAH WATERSâ ˜A detective novel, a ghost yarn and a historical record rolled into one . . . Electrifyingâ ™ i-PAPERâ ˜It would be impossible to read this dry-eyedâ ™ SPECTATORNote: There is a chance the book cover you receive may differ from the cover displayed here
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Ten Poets Get to the Bottom of Some Grisly Crimes
Do poets make good detectives? Find out by following their feats of deduction, in this set of ten wildly varied accounts of mystery and murder. See them soften the tight lips of witnesses, squeeze the hearts of suspects, and wrestle with the muddledness of the inner life exposed. Watch for their subtle skill, but also for the all-too-human weaknesses and maddening contradictions that all honest poetry (and all good detective fiction) holds up, glintingly, to the light.
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A Place of Safety - Caroline Grahamová
Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie The Sunday TimesDiscover the novels that inspired the hit ITV series Midsomer Murders, seen and loved by millions.A Place of Safety by prize-winning writer Caroline Graham is the sixth Midsomer Murders novel starring much-loved Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. Featuring an exclusive foreword by John Nettles, ITV s DCI Tom Barnaby. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Ann Granger and James Runcie s The Grantchester Mysteries.Everyone deserves a second chance - or at least that s what ex-vicar Lionel Lawrence believes when he decides to open up the old rectory to a stream of young offenders. Lionel only wants to help these poor souls, but his good deed quickly spirals into a deadly mix of blackmail and murder. Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby is sure he knows who is behind the disappearance of Lionel s latest young charge. Will this elusive suspect prove to be the incarnation of evil itself?Praise for Caroline Graham s novels: Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery Sunday Telegraph Her books are not just great whodunits but great novels in their own right Julie Burchill Enlivened by a very sardonic wit and turn of phrase, the narrative drive never falters Birmingham Post Guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very end Woman From the moment the book opens it is gripping and horribly real because Ms Graham draws her characters so well, sets her scenes so perfectly Woman s Own An exemplary crime novel Literary Review
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Rise of a Merchant Prince - Raymond Elias Feist
The second book in Raymond Feist s bestselling quartet: The Serpentwar Saga. It s hard to build a business empire in the midst of magic and murder... After a harrowing brush with the armies of the Emerald Queen Roo Avery is now free to choose his own destiny.His ambition is to become one of the most powerful merchants in Midkemia. But nothing can prepare him for the dangers of the new life he has chosen, where the repayment of a debt can be as deadly as a knife in the shadows and betrayal is always close at hand. But the war with the Emerald Queen is far from over and the inevitable confrontation will pose the biggest threat yet to Roo s newfound wealth and power.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Susanna Davidsonová
A lively re-telling of the classic fairytale, perfect for introducing young children to Goldilocks. Goldilocks was always told, Don t go into the forest. It s full of big scary bears. But Goldilocks went into the forest anyway...The simple and engaging text is accompanied by the colourful illustrations of Mike and Carl Gordon.
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Darling Girls: A heart-pounding suspense novel about sisters, secrets, love and murder that will keep you turning the pages - Sally Hepworthová
A thrilling page-turner about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-LawIt s not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows.For as long as they can remember, Claudia, Margo and Jackie have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from their own family tragedies, they were raised by a loving foster mother on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance for a happy family life.But the girls childhood wasn t quite the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. And when a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the three foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses.It s time for them to return home as adults. The only question is are they innocent victims or the prime suspects for murder?With darkly comic timing and insidiously twisting plots, Sally Hepworth s novels are guaranteed to keep you turning the pages . . .Authors love Sally Hepworth: Completely compulsive - Jane Harper Women s fiction at its finest - Liane Moriarty Smart suspenseful, brimming with secrets - Kate Morton Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted - Adele ParksReviewers love Sally Hepworth: Very sensitively told - Daily Mail Compels from the first page - Heat Stunningly clever - PeopleReaders love Sally Hepworth:***** I absolutely loved it and couldn t put it down! ***** Twists and turns from start to finish!! ***** Suspenseful, and twisty, the most fantastically compulsive reading ***** I was gripped from start to finish and I literally couldn t turn the pages fast enough
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A Song of Me and You - Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle: emotions you ll never forget, stories you ll want to shareHelen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways.Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the behaviour of her love-rat husband. In an old T shirt and scruffy jeans, she feels at the lowest point in her life.And suddenly, impossibly, Ben is standing on her doorstep. Tired maybe, lonely even, but clearly still the world-famous, LA-based multi-millionaire rockstar he has become.Can you ever go back?For Helen and Ben, so much has happened in the years between. But just to sit in the kitchen for a while and talk - that would be nice.Before the world comes crashing in.Friendship, love, heartache and hope collide in this unforgettable emotional journey, from the author of Half A World Away. The escapist pageturner of the summer The Sunday Times Your favourite writers are already falling in love with this story . . . Moving, uplifting, unforgettable. Mike always writes from the heart and creates stories we fall in love with Lisa Jewell Full of relatable characters and as Mike takes us on a journey through all their high and lows and we re with them every step of the way . . . A wonderful story Ruth Hogan Poignant. Powerful. Beautiful Milly Johnson Funny, real and unexpected, a story that will keep you hooked to the very last page Alexandra Potter Fans love this new story . . . I ve always been a fan of Mike s books BUT this one is my absolute favourite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mike writes so well and creates the best, most memorable characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Had me absolutely gripped ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding. Loved it and devoured every page ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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A Song of Me and You - Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle: emotions you ll never forget, stories you ll want to shareHelen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways.Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the behaviour of her love-rat husband. In an old T shirt and scruffy jeans, she feels at the lowest point in her life.And suddenly, impossibly, Ben is standing on her doorstep. Tired maybe, lonely even, but clearly still the world-famous, LA-based multi-millionaire rockstar he has become.Can you ever go back?For Helen and Ben, so much has happened in the years between. But just to sit in the kitchen for a while and talk - that would be nice.Before the world comes crashing in.Friendship, love, heartache and hope collide in this unforgettable emotional journey, from the author of Half A World Away. The escapist pageturner of the summer The Sunday Times Your favourite writers are already falling in love with this story . . . Moving, uplifting, unforgettable. Mike always writes from the heart and creates stories we fall in love with Lisa Jewell Full of relatable characters and as Mike takes us on a journey through all their high and lows and we re with them every step of the way . . . A wonderful story Ruth Hogan Poignant. Powerful. Beautiful Milly Johnson Funny, real and unexpected, a story that will keep you hooked to the very last page Alexandra Potter Fans love this new story . . . I ve always been a fan of Mike s books BUT this one is my absolute favourite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mike writes so well and creates the best, most memorable characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Had me absolutely gripped ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding. Loved it and devoured every page ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession - David Grann
As Sherlock Holmes once conceded to Dr. Watson, If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs and peep in at the queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the planning, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chain of events, working through generations and leading to the most outréresults, it would make all fiction with its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and unprofitable. And with such a spirit for investigation and discovery does David Grann set out in The Devil and Sherlock Holmes to unravel the truth of twelve great, real-life mysteries. Although Holmes is the subject of just one of the mesmerizing true stories in this collection, all twelve contain elements of intrigue.Many of the protagonists are sleuths: a Polish detective trying to determine whether an author planted clues to a real murder in his post-modern novel; an arson investigator racing to prove whether a man about to be executed is innocent; a legendary French con man questioning whether he is the one who is suddenly being conned; and scientists stalking a sea monster. Unlike the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, these tales are all true. The protagonists are mortal and pieces of the puzzle often elude them.Some of the characters are driven to deception and murder. Others go mad. But ultimately the stories contained in The Devil and Sherlock Holmes shed light on the human condition, and why some people on this earth devote themselves to good and others to evil.As Holmes put it, Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent .
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Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom - Jim Smith
Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum. My best friend Bunky is sort of like my pet dog, so it was weird when he suddenly started fancying a cat one day. Barry can t wait to tell his friends that they ve been invited on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the weekend by the sea doesn t turn out to be the keelfest Barry was hoping for.It s all his best mate Bunky s fault for going and falling in love. OH. MY.UNKEELNESS! Have you got all of Jim Smith s amazekeel books? I am not a Loser I am still not a Loser I am so over being a Loser I am sort of a Loser Barry Loser and the holiday of doom Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton Barry Loser s ultimate book of keelness Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies Jim Smith is the keelest kids book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and went on to create the branding for a sweet little chain of coffee shops. He also designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
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A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between - Mike Barfield, Jess Bradley
A colorful and comical tour through history from cartoonists Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley. The hilarious minds behind A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You have teamed up once again – this time to give a taste of the daily lives of the people, animals and objects who made history. Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and the first woman in space. And not forgetting the animals of history – from an Egyptian cat (worshipped as a god, of course) to an albatross flying over Rapa Nui and a dog in the trenches of the First World War. Readers can also discover the stories behind famous constructions, including the Great Wall of China and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and delve into the secret diaries of a Viking, Isaac Newton’s cat and the wooden panel that became the Mona Lisa. With over 90 entries told in the friendly, informative style of Mike Barfield and brought to life by Jess Bradley’s brilliantly funny illustrations, this book will have children learning and laughing as they go.
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The Romance of William and the Werewolf - Michael Smith
A magical, long-forgotten masterpiece, The Romance of William and the Werewolf is the story of two princes who overcame their wicked family to reclaim their inheritance and build a society based on tolerance and equality. Originally titled William of Palerne, it was first translated from French and then converted into an alliterative Middle English romance by an obscure Gloucestershire scribe in c. 1350. It has never been translated into modern English – until now. Written over 600 years ago, it is a multi-layered tale of poverty, justice, exile and otherness ; its themes of inheritance, the freedom of women, fairness and forgiveness, familial responsibility and social class, speak to us just as clearly today, and challenge us to reflect upon our class-driven politics and the corruption, entitlement and indifference which underlie it. As with Michael Smith’s other translations – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and King Arthur’s Death – The Romance of William and the Werewolf will feature a detailed historical introduction, a comprehensive glossary and notes, and Michael’s own rich and beautiful linocut illustrations.
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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (0141182571)
Kniha - autor Truman Capote, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human.The book that made Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.
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SINISTER SPRING: Murder and Mystery from the Queen of Crime - Agatha Christie
An all-new collection of spring-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.The days are growing warmer and the nights are growing shorter... It s the perfect time to relax in the garden with this spring-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Blossoming flowers and countryside strolls may sound innocent enough, but not when there s murder in the air. Beware of secluded cottages, stolen treasure and fatal revenge schemes. This compendium of short stories, some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect gift for mystery lovers.INCLUDES THE STORIES:The Market Basing MysteryThe Case of the Missing LadyThe Herb of DeathHow Does Your Garden Grow?Swan SongMiss Marple Tells a StoryHave You Got Everything You Want?The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanIngots of GoldThe Soul of the CroupierThe Girl in the TrainGreenshaw s Folly
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A Grimacres Whodunnit 1: Murder! By Narwhal! - Alex T. Smith
From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude and Mr Penguin comes a brand-new tongue-in-cheek murder mystery series, stylishly illustrated in black and white, and perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enola Holmes and Knives Out. When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police, it s up to his mettlesome granddaughter, Edna, and her trusted tortoise, Charles Darwin, to determine whodunnit! Full of head-scratching clues, page-turning twists and a lot people acting suspiciously this is the first in a funny, spoofy middle-grade murder mystery series from bestselling author Alex T. Smith.
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A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) - Mike Barfield
WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2021___________If you #39;ve ever wanted to know what a panda does all day long, how your heart manages to shift all that blood around your body or what makes a rainbow shine, you #39;ve come to the right book. A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You features the answers to all of these questions and many more, all told in a super-fun comic book format in three awesome sections: Human Body, Animal Kingdom and Earth and Science. A Day in the Life... is packed with facts, laughs and amazing illustrations you can dive into all day long. Meet your grumpy liver that has to do practically EVERYTHING; your trusty hands that are very, well, handy; the spiky porcupines ready to charge; lonely Mars rovers abandoned on the Red Planet; raging tornadoes ready to rip through the pages of the book and bubbly volcanoes ready to blow. All entries are told in the fun, friendly and informative style of Mike Barfield, and are brought to life by the colour-explosion of Jess Bradley #39;s awesome illustrations.
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A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds - Mike Barfield
A fourth title in the #39;A Day in the Life #39; series, this time looking at amazing and historic discoveries. Created by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the book follows the highly successful format of the previous three titles, with a mix of graphic-style factual comics, as well as Secret Diaries, Bigger Picture pages, and Even Bigger Picture double-page spreads.From the treasures found in Tutankhamun’s tomb and Roald Amundsen’s ground-breaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, the accidental discovery of penicillin and the launch of the James Webb telescope, this is a laugh-out-loud guide to the world’s most incredible and wonderful discoveries.Also available in the series: A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468 A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars 9781780557441
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A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars - Mike Barfield
Take a colourful and comical tour through our galaxy and beyond with this fun new comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley.Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies. Find out about the historic figures who pioneered space travel, the animals who ventured to the stars so humans could follow and the ground-breaking technology that took them there.With over 90 fun-packed entries, children will laugh as they learn about the wonders of the universe. Each entry uses a colourful comic-strip style to delight and inform young readers in equal measure.Also available in the series:A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137
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The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals - Mike Barfield
Take a colourful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom with this hilarious collection of non-fiction comics from award-winning author Mike Barfield and illustrator Paula Bossio.From the earliest life forms living under the ocean, to the most fearsome dinosaurs, all the way through to early mammals like the woolly mammoth, this book tells the story of what life was really like on early Earth. Discover what these animals looked like, where they lived and how they survived (or didn’t) in the most extreme conditions.Split into chapters covering the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, the book covers animals from all over the world, with each one telling its own life story. Also featured are ‘Dead Cool’ pages showing some of the stranger animals of each period, and ‘Living Legends’ pages looking at the true survivors who are still around today.This is a funny, accessible guide to the astonishing animals who once thrived in a world that looked very different to the world of today.Also available in the series:The Wild Life of Animals 9781780558196
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Bread of Angels - Patti Smith
A radiant new memoir from beloved artist and writer Patti Smith, author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids.God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper, writes Patti Smith in this indelible account of her life as an artist. A post-Second World War childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex described in Dickensian detail: consumptive children, vanishing neighbours, an infested rat house, and a beguiling book of Irish fairytales. We enter the child s world of the imagination where Smith, the captain of her loyal and beloved sibling army, vanquishes bullies, communes with the king of tortoises and searches for sacred silver pennies.The most intimate of Smith s memoirs, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative heroes and role models as Patti starts to write poetry, then lyrics, merging both into the iconic songs and recordings such as Horses and Easter, Dancing Barefoot and Because the Night .She leaves it all behind to marry her one true love, Fred Sonic Smith, with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St. Clair Shores, Michigan with ancient willows and fulsome pear trees. She builds a room of her own, furnished with a pillow of Moroccan silk, a Persian cup, inkwell and fountain pen. The couple spend nights in their landlocked Chris-Craft studying nautical maps and charting new adventures as they start their family.As Smith suffers profound losses, grief and gratitude are braided through years of caring for her children, rebuilding her life and, finally, writing again - the one constant in a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination to transform the mundane into the beautiful, the commonplace into the magical, and pain into hope. In the final pages, we meet Patti on the road again, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself, who lives to write and writes to live.
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Bread of Angels - Patti Smith
A radiant new memoir from beloved artist and writer Patti Smith, author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids.God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper, writes Patti Smith in this indelible account of her life as an artist. A post-Second World War childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex described in Dickensian detail: consumptive children, vanishing neighbours, an infested rat house, and a beguiling book of Irish fairytales. We enter the childâ ™s world of the imagination where Smith, the captain of her loyal and beloved sibling army, vanquishes bullies, communes with the king of tortoises and searches for sacred silver pennies.The most intimate of Smithâ ™s memoirs, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative heroes and role models as Patti starts to write poetry, then lyrics, merging both into the iconic songs and recordings such as Horses and Easter, â ˜Dancing Barefootâ ™ and â ˜Because the Nightâ ™.She leaves it all behind to marry her one true love, Fred Sonic Smith, with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St. Clair Shores, Michigan with ancient willows and fulsome pear trees. She builds a room of her own, furnished with a pillow of Moroccan silk, a Persian cup, inkwell and fountain pen. The couple spend nights in their landlocked Chris-Craft studying nautical maps and charting new adventures as they start their family.As Smith suffers profound losses, grief and gratitude are braided through years of caring for her children, rebuilding her life and, finally, writing again â ” the one constant in a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination to transform the mundane into the beautiful, the commonplace into the magical, and pain into hope. In the final pages, we meet Patti on the road again, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself, who lives to write and writes to live.
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The Poetry and Drama of Jackie Kay - Lorna Smith
Jackie Kay served as Scotlandâ ™s Makar from 2016 to 2021 and is one of Scotlandâ ™s foremost writers. Much of her work explores her own life and heritage, her upbringing and the cultural forces which shaped her. Many of her poems illuminate the stuff of everyday existence, and commemorate the love of family and friends with great tenderness and humour. Often, too, her writing explores the lives of others, giving marginalised and persecuted individuals a voice and bearing witness to the consequences of the worst in human nature.Lorna Borrowman Smithâ ™s Scotnote Study Guide examines issues of family and cultural identities in Jackie Kayâ ™s work. It covers a wide range of her poetry as well as her 2008 poetic drama The Lamplighter, and provides a comprehensive and stimulating guide for senior school pupils and teachers.
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Adam Smith : What He Thought, and Why it Matters - Norman Jesse
Adam Smith is now widely regarded as the father of modern economics and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain fiercely contested. Was he an eloquent advocate of capitalism and the freedom of the individual? Or a prime mover of market fundamentalism and an apologist for inequality and human selfishness? Or something else entirely? Jesse Norman s brilliantly conceived \book gives us not just Smith s economics, but his vastly wider intellectual project. Against the turbulent backdrop of Enlightenment Scotland, it lays out a succinct and highly engaging account of Smith s life and times, reviews his work as a whole and traces his influence over the past two centuries.But this book is not only a biography. It dispels the myths and debunks the caricatures that have grown up around Adam Smith. It explores Smith s ideas in detail, from ethics to law to economics and government, and the impact of those i
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Year of the Monkey - Patti Smith
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids Selected as Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, i paper, Metro and Harper s Bazaarâ ˜Magicalâ ™ GUARDIAN A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smithâ ™s signature poetic flair VOGUE Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream Sunday Times A melancholy mood and poetic language distinguish Smithâ ™s third memoir BBCâ ˜Her willingness to look closely at lifeâ ™s closing chapters makes for a magical book WASHINGTON POST, The 10 books to read in September Following a run of New Yearâ ™s concerts at San Franciscoâ ™s legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a strangerâ ™s words, â œAnything is possible: after all, itâ ™s the year of the monkey.â For Patti Smith - inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in lifeâ ™s gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the Western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment. But as Patti Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope of a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smithâ ™s signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.
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Tools and Weapons - Brad Smith, Carol Ann Browne
*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM BOOK CLUB PICK* A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today. Bill Gates A colourful and insightful insiders view of how technology is both empowering us and threatening us. From privacy to cyberattacks, this timely book is a useful guide for how to navigate the digital future. Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve JobsFrom Microsoft s President and one of the tech industry s wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitization of everything accelerates. With new chapters on the pandemic and beyond. __________Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: when your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. While sweeping digital transformation holds great promise, we have reached an inflection point. The world has turned information technology into both a powerful tool and a formidable weapon, and new approaches are needed to manage an era defined by even more powerful inventions like artificial intelligence. Companies that create technology must accept greater responsibility for the future, and governments will need to regulate technology by moving faster and catching up with the pace of innovation.In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne bring us a captivating narrative from the cockpit of one of the world s largest and most powerful tech companies as it finds itself in the middle of some of the thorniest emerging issues of our time. These are challenges that come with no pre-existing playbook, including privacy, cybercrime and cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of artificial intelligence, big tech s relationship to inequality, and the challenges for democracy, far and near. While in no way a self-glorifying Microsoft memoir, the book pulls back the curtain remarkably wide onto some of the company s most crucial recent decision points as it strives to protect the hopes technology offers against the very real threats it also presents. There are huge ramifications for communities and countries, and Brad Smith provides a thoughtful and urgent contribution to that effort.__________In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest stories to hit the tech industry in the past decade and some of the biggest threats we face. From Edward Snowden s NSA leak to the NHS WannaCry ransomware attack, this book is essential reading to understand what s happening in the world around us.Praise for Tools and Weapons: The de facto ambassador for the technology industry at large. The New York Times In Tools and Weapons, Brad and Carol Ann Browne wrestle with some of the world s toughest technology challenges with common sense and valuable insight reflecting their inside experience. The ideas in Tools and Weapons won t solve all our problems, but they re a very good place to start. - Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix Tools and Weapons is a glimpse behind the curtain as Microsoft reckoned with the Snowden revelations, defended against the vicious cyberattacks, and took both the Obama and Trump administrations to court. - Rolling Stone
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