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Jingle All the Way - Debbie Macomber
Could a holiday romance save Everly s Christmas? Everly Lancaster has always had big dreams, but her high-flying career has left little time for anything - or anyone - else. When the opportunity arises to take the whole of December off, Everly decides it s time to go on the holiday she deserves. Little does she know, there s more than one surprise in store for her this Christmas . . . To escape the massive snowstorm on the way, Everly prepares for a sunny, relaxing cruise - until a mix-up with her booking lands her on a tour of the Amazon rainforest. At first, not even the handsome tour guide Asher can improve her mood, but soon the spectacular sights - and Asher s charming company - open workaholic Everly s eyes to all she s been missing in life. As Christmas approaches and the tour comes to an end, will Everly finally realise there s more to life than work? And could Asher be the person to help her see it? Jingle All the Way is a warm and wintry delight from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. The perfect Christmas read for fans of Heidi Swain, Carole Matthews and Milly Johnson
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Mad Beauty Mickey Mouse Jingle All The Way - 12 Day Advent Calendar adventní kalendář
Mad Beauty Mickey Mouse Jingle All The Way - 12 Day Advent Calendar, Bomby do koupele pro ženy, Pokud jste ještě nestihli začít odpočítávat dny do Vánoc, nezoufejte. Adventní kalendář Mad Beauty Mickey Mouse Jingle All The Way - 12 Day Advent Calendar v sobě totiž ukrývá 12 beauty překvapení, které vám čas zbývající do Štědrého dne zaručeně zpříjemní. Sada obsahuje: Frosted Berries tělové mléko 30 ml Frosted Berries jemný sprchový gel 30 ml Frosted Berries krém na ruce 25 ml Frosted Berries koupelová bomba 30 g Toasted Marshmallow koupelová bomba 30 g Frosted Berries sůl do koupele 50 g Toasted Marshmallow sůl do koupele 50 g Vanilla balzám na rty 4 g Berry balzám na rty 4 g pilník na nehty mini 2 ks jemná mycí houbička Vlastnosti: adventní kalendář skvěle se hodí jako dárek mix kosmetických produktů pro každodenní použití kompletní rutina pro každodenní péči Jak používat: Každý produkt z kosmetického setu používejte dle jeho návodu na etiketě.
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Cottage by the Sea - Debbie Macomber
â ˜Warm-hearted fiction at its bestâ ™ - SunA seaside town helps one young woman rediscover hope and healing in a brand-new novel from bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Rocked by tragedy, Annie Marlow returns to the one place she knows she can heal: the cottage by the sea where she spent many happy childhood holidays with her family.There, Annie meets Keaton, a local painter with a big heart; Mellie, the reclusive landlord Annie is determined to befriend; and Britt, a teenager with a terrible secret. With them her broken spirit starts to heal.Then events threaten Annieâ ™s new idyll. And when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in her lap, she is torn between the excitement of a new journey and the pull of the haven â “ and the man â “ she has come to call home. Will she be able to make her new-found happiness last?
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essence All the way up kleštičky na řasy 1 ks
essence All the way up, 1 ks, Kleštičky na řasy pro ženy, Dokonalé natočení řas pro okouzlující pohled – essence All the way up! Essence All the way up kleštičky na řasy vám pomohou dosáhnout perfektního natočení řas a dodat vašemu pohledu intenzitu. Tento kosmetický pomocník vás zaujme svým efektivním provedením a snadným použitím, díky čemuž se stane nepostradatelnou součástí vaší beauty rutiny. Chcete-li vyzdvihnout krásu svých řas na maximum, essence All the way up je přesně to, co hledáte. Vysoce kvalitní materiály zajistí jemné zacházení s řasami, aniž by je poškodily. Ideální volba pro každou ženu, která touží po úchvatně natočených řasách během pár sekund. Vlastnosti: efektivně natočí řasy a podtrhne jejich tvar jemné provedení zabraňuje poškození řas ergonomická rukojeť pro pohodlný úchop snadné a rychlé použití skvělá volba pro každodenní make-up rutinu vhodné pro všechny typy řas Materiál: kovové tělo z odolné slitiny měkké silikonové polštářky na kleštičkách plastová rukojeť s protiskluzovou úpravou Jak používat: Kleštičky použijte na čisté, nenalíčené řasy. Umístěte je co nejblíže ke kořínkům řas, jemně zmáčkněte a držte několik vteřin. Poté uvolněte a postup opakujte dle potřeby podél délky řas. Po použití očistěte silikonové polštářky vlhkým hadříkem nebo odličovacím tamponkem, aby zůstaly hygienické a připravené k dalšímu použití. Notino tip: Pro ještě intenzivnější efekt natočených řas použijte kleštičky essence All the way up v kombinaci s vaší oblíbenou řasenkou od značky essence. Řasy budou výrazné, plné objemu a prodloužené na maximum.
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Hope All the Way - Theo Boyd
Discover how divine signs, unexpected hope, and heartfelt truth can guide you through grief and transform loss into purpose in Hope All the Way.Hope is always there, waiting for you. —Theo Boyd When you hear that special song playing on the radio out of the blue . . . When you see that certain time on a clock . . . When you’re given a piece of jewelry from a new love who would have no way of knowing the significance of its color and shape . . . It is these moments, these surprises—these divine signs—that can house the pieces of hope that carry you through loss and into a life filled with purpose, love, and cherished memories. Hope All the Way is a soulful, stirring invitation to see life—and loss—through a different lens. In this compassionate and candid follow-up to My Grief Is Not Like Yours, Theo Boyd shares her personal story of moving through traumatic grief and into healing and hope. With unflinching honesty and gentle wisdom, she reveals how moments that may seem like mere coincidences—clocks stopping, lights going out, dreams unfolding—are actually divine whispers of love from above. While grief can feel as varied as a steak—raw, burnt, or well done—or as messy as eggs—scrambled, over easy, or made to order—hope is constant and sure. It’s always there when you’re ready for it. Whether you are walking through fresh grief or carrying a decades-old ache, this book reminds you that healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means simply finding hope in unexpected places and learning to live, love, and believe again. Hope isn’t just a feeling. It’s a divine invitation to keep going—all the way.
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All the Way to the Tigers
One of NPR s Best Books of the YearFrom the author of Nothing to Declare, a moving travel narrative examining healing, redemption, and what it means to be a solo woman on the road.In February 2008, a casual afternoon of ice skating derailed the trip of a lifetime. Mary Morris was on the verge of a well-earned sabbatical, but instead she endured three months in a wheelchair, two surgeries, and extensive rehabilitation. One morning, when she was supposed to be in Morocco, Morris was lying on the sofa reading Death in Venice, casting her eyes over these words again and again: “He would go on a journey. Not far. Not all the way to the tigers.” Disaster shifted to possibility and Morris made a decision. When she was well enough to walk again, she would go “all the way to the tigers.” So begins a three-year odyssey that takes Morris to India on a tiger safari in search of the world’s most elusive apex predator. Written in over a hundred short chapters accompanied by the author’s photographs, this travel memoir offers an elegiac, wry, and wise look at a woman on the road and the glorious, elusive creature she seeks.
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Turtles all the Way Down - John Green
It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. In his long-awaited return, John Green shares Aza s story with shattering, unflinching clarity.
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All The Way to The River - Elizabeth Gilbertová
An essential, universally resonant new memoir from the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? Twenty years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love inspired millions of readers to embark upon their own journeys of self-discovery. A decade later, Big Magic empowered countless others to live their most creative lives. Now comes another landmark book – about love and loss, addiction and recovery, grief and liberation.In 2000, a friend sent Liz to see a new hairdresser named Rayya Elias. An intense and unlikely curiosity sparked between these two apparent opposites: Rayya, an East Village badass who lived boldly on her own terms but feared she was a failed artist; Liz, a married people-pleaser with a surprisingly unfettered sense of creativity. Over the years, they became friends, then best friends, then inseparable.When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: the two were in love. Unacknowledged: they were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe. What if the love of your life – and the person you most trusted in the world – became a danger to your sanity and wellbeing? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening? All the Way to the River is for everyone who has ever been captive to love – or to any other passion, substance, or craving – and who yearns, at long last, for peace and freedom.
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All the Way to the River - Elizabeth Gilbertová
In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: the two were in love. They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe.What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?All the Way to the River is a landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love – or to any other passion, substance or craving – and who yearns, at long last, for liberation.
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All the Way Around the Sun - XiXi Tian
A second emotionally heartfelt story concerning family, secrets and grief from XiXi Tian, author of This Place is Still Beautiful. Perfect for fans of Past Lives.Stella Chen is annoyed.Her parents have forced her to join the Zhao family on a college tour around the West Coast, and their overachieving son Alan, who she hasn t seen since she was six, is insufferable.It also seems like her parents can t wait to take a break from her, as she s a constant reminder of the son they recently lost - Stella s big brother, David.Tensions fly as Stella struggles with grief, long-kept family secrets are revealed, and at some point along the way she begins to see Alan as more than just the bratty kid from her childhood...
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All the Way Down - Stewart Foster
A life-affirming story about friendship, adventure and self-belief, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of Louis Sachar’s Holes and Elle McNicoll’s A Kind of Spark. When three eleven-year-old ‘problem children’ are thrown together at summer camp, they’re challenged to build a place to live together for the next week. But after a trip to a disused tin-mine goes awry, Milo and his new friends, Oscar and Effie, soon find themselves split off from the group and trapped underground. Can they work through their individual issues and come together as a team to find their way to freedom?
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The Direct Way - Adyashanti
Join renowned spiritual teacher Adyashanti for a practice-based journey out of the thinking mind and into the awakened awareness beyond perceptual reality.For renowned teacher Adyashanti, every single moment contains a doorway into spiritual awakening. But what does it actually mean to â œwake upâ to the truth of reality? And what does it take to recognize these opportunities?In The Direct Way, Adya (as his students call him) offers a sequence of 30 practices intended to connect with and cultivate ever-greater awareness of the unseen dimensions of your being. From the simple expression of â œI am,â to an exploration of the Spiritual Heart, and all the way into the fundamental ground of being, these exercises emphasize that the process of awakening takes â œmany small glimpses, experienced many times.â Adya concludes with practical pointers on how to integrate transcendent experiences into the everyday fabric of lifeâ ”including your career, personal goals, and intimate relationships.Here you will discover:â ¢ How to dis-identify from conceptual, ego-based thinkingâ ¢ Perceiving the ego as a tool to navigate consciousness rather than an obstacleâ ¢ The â œknowing yet emptyâ quality of foundational awarenessâ ¢ The surprising route to realizing awareness of the Spiritual Heartâ ¢ Feeling through the Spiritual Heart as a way to experience true interconnectionâ ¢ The meaning of the Zen teaching phrase, â œThis very body is the Buddhaâ â ¢ Exploring the exhilarating paradox of Being and Becomingâ ¢ How to establish anchor points to stabilize your journey into the Ground of Beingâ ¢ What it means to live each day with â œenlightened relativityâ â ¢ How awakening puts control of your experience in your handsâ ”but also the responsibility for itNo one experiences awakening quite the same. With The Direct Way, join Adya to discover pathways toward an awareness as wide as the sky and as personal as your innermost heart.
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Your Day, Your Way : The Fact and Fiction Behind Your Daily Decisions
Part pop-science, part self-help, Your Day. Your Way. is a friendly, funny, fact-based guide to changing how you make decisions in order to live a better -- maybe even your best -- life. We make, and worry about, a thousand big and little decisions during our waking hours. And for most of us, these decisions are made (after a lot of hemming and hawing), based on concerns or beliefs about our world that . . . well . . . simply aren t true. These misperceptions impact day-to-day decisions and stress us out unnecessarily -- and we all have enough stress as it is. Tim Caulfield seeks to provide the antidote to this analysis paralysis, teaching readers -- through sound science and silly stories -- that reevaluating their decision-making processes can lead to lives that are both more fulfilling and more exciting. Your Day. Your Way. unfolds like a typical day -- from the first buzz of the alarm clock all the way to bedtime. As the clock moves forward, Caulfield tackles topics associated with that particular time of day and addresses them through science-informed responses about health, offering readers a way to cut through the noise and have healthier and happier lives in the age of anxiety. Caulfield highlights what science says we should be worried about and how we can de-stress and live a healthy lifestyle. Rather than burying you in the facts, or listing out a bunch of specific things you should or should not be doing, Caulfield uses wit, humor, and a wide variety of examples to encourage readers to reevaluate how they make all of those decisions -- so that they can live in a way that truly works for them.
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Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! Vol. 3 - Nakanosora
This sexy isekai rom-com follows an accomplished hero and how he handles a sensual dark elf whoÂ’s slightly obsessed with him. Recommended for Mature Audiences. And don t miss the anime, coming in 2025!Hinata did it. He got reincarnated into another world, took up the mantle of Hero, and slew the dreaded Demon Lord alongside his party of fellow adventurers. As his reward, heÂ’s returned to Earth to resume a normal life. Or it would be if it wasnÂ’t for the fact that his dark elf companion Mariabelle decided to travel to Earth to come and live with him! Now she uses her arcane talents to ward off any potential romantic rivals and capture HinataÂ’s affection.
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Red All The Way - John Charlton
Sixty-six years in the far-left socialist movement. A unique, jargon-free account of comrades, friendships, family, organising meetings, demonstrations, and conflicts in the UK, Portugal, and the USA. Serious matters told with humour and wit.
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The World and All That It Holds - Aleksandar Hemon
This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon s masterpiece - David Mitchell, author of Cloud AtlasThe World and All That It Holds is the epic, cross-continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. It s not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but it s nothing a dash of laudanum, a summer stroll and idle fantasies can t put in perspective.And then the world explodes. In the trenches in Galicia, fantasies fall flat. Heroism gets a man killed quickly. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pinto s introspective, poetic soul; a charismatic storyteller and Pinto s protector and lover.Together, Pinto and Osman will escape the trenches and find themselves entangled with spies and Bolsheviks. As they travel over mountains and across deserts, from one world to another, all the way to Shanghai, it is Pinto s love for Osman that will truly survive.
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The World and All That It Holds - Aleksandar Hemon
As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. It’s not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but it’s nothing a dash of laudanum, a summer stroll and idle fantasies can’t put in perspective.And then the world explodes. In the trenches in Galicia, fantasies fall flat. Heroism gets a man killed quickly. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pinto’s introspective, poetic soul; a charismatic storyteller and Pinto’s protector and lover.Together, Pinto and Osman will escape the trenches and find themselves entangled with spies and Bolsheviks. As they travel over mountains and across deserts, from one world to another, all the way to Shanghai, it is Pinto’s love for Osman that will truly survive. This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon’s masterpiece - David Mitchell
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All Eyes On Him - Iliana Xander
SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SETTING THE TRAP. BUT HAS SHE JUST FALLEN INTO HIS? Wow wow wow!!! This book was just simply amazing, I couldnâ ™t put it down!!! I was gripped from the first chapter. If I could give you more than 5 stars I would! 5***** reader review OMG?? - This book was soooooooo good, I literally devoured it in just a day! Based on a rating of 1-10, where 10 is the highest, I would HAVE to give this book a rating of 10! 5***** reader review Wow! I absolutely loved this book.. Totally gripping and with so many twists it kept me guessing all the way through. Brilliant! 5***** reader review THE TWISTIEST PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF THE YEAR, PERFECT FOR FANS OF FREIDA MCFADDEN--Geoffrey Rosenberg has it all. Heâ ™s rich. Heâ ™s famous. A rising star in the high-powered tech industry, heâ ™s got the world at his feet. Everyone loves Geoffrey Rosenberg. Everyone except Natalie Olsen. Natalie believes Geoffrey seduced her best friend Cara, then left her for dead. With Cara in a coma, Natalie needs to prove Geoffrey is dangerous â “ before another woman gets hurt. When she takes a job as housekeeper at Geoffreyâ ™s luxury mansion, her plan is simple. Get close to him, gather the evidence, and make him pay. But when she discovers that the last housekeeper went missing, Natalie quickly realises sheâ ™s in over her head. She thought she was setting the trap. But has she just fallen into his? -- This twisty tale should really keep you guessing Heat A fast-paced, addictive thriller with whiplash twists that kept me riveted from the first page to the explosive conclusion. I couldnâ ™t put this book down! Lisa Gray, million-copy bestselling author The public fascination with wealthy entrepreneurs provides perfect cover for a predator in this clever novel about the danger of taking people at face value The Times 5 STAR ***** READER REVIEWS ARE POURING IN! Iliana Xander is steadily becoming the next big thing, and I m here for it! All Eyes On Him is as good as one would expect... and more. Can I just say... wow! Very dark and gripping. You think you have it sorted out and then there is another twist I love a book that can grab my attention in the first few pages and this ticked the box! This was a brilliant book. Absolutely brilliantâ ¦Now Iâ ™m just waiting for the next book by this author! I devoured this book in two nights. All Eyes On Him hooked me right from the start â ” a woman infiltrating the life of a charming, powerful man to uncover what really happened to her best friend? Yes, please I have just read this and it was difficult to put down. A thriller full of surprises
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The Universe Within - Neil Shubin
The Universe Within is a thrilling journey from today all the way back to the Big Bang, which shows the deep connections between the human body and the universe, from Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner FishWhat links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? Humanity s status in the cosmos can seem insignificant. Yet, as Neil Shubin shows, the one place where the universe, solar system and planet merge is inside your body. Exploring the smallest atomic structures and vastest reaches of space, Shubin uncovers a sublime truth: that in every one of us lies the most profound story of all - how we and our world came to be.Neil Shubin is a palaeontologist in the great tradition of his mentors, Ernst Mayr and Stephen Jay Gould. He has discovered fossils around the world that have changed the way we think about many of the key transitions in evolution and has pioneered a new synthesis of expeditionary palaeontology, developmental genetics and genomics. He trained at Columbia, Harvard and Berkeley and is currently a Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. A new, fresh way of telling the story of life, the universe and everything ... hugely enjoyable Tim Radford, Guardian Shubin is not only a distinguished scientist, but a wonderfully lucid and elegant writer; he is an irrepressibly enthusiastic teacher ... a science writer of the first rank Oliver Sacks Glorious, uplifting ... It tracks the very atoms in our bodies back to the Big Bang, and shows how all the molecules that comprise us have roots in the formation of Earth ... What is special about the book is its sweep, its scope, its panorama Wall Street Journal
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The Teacher - Tim Sullivan
Don t miss THE BOOKSELLER, the brand new DS Cross Thriller - available now. Every generation has its iconic detective â ” Holmes, Poirot and Morse â ” but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him. DAILY MAIL George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives. ELLY GRIFFITHSHe s a victim. But is he innocent?THE BODYIn a village in South West England, an elderly man is found dead in his home. The angle of his neck says he fell down the stairs. The stab wound on his body tells a different story.THE EVIDENCEIn the weeks before his murder, Alistair Moreton changed. He usually kept himself to himself, but people swear there was someone in the house when they checked on him, that there was a reason he wouldnâ ™t let them inside.THE PUNISHMENTMoreton made peopleâ ™s lives a misery, from his neighbours to his ex-pupils. While DS George Crossâ ™s list of suspects is long, every victim deserves justice.But in all of Alistairâ ™s years, there was something important he never learned: If you go through life making enemies, donâ ™t be surprised when they teach you a lesson.Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, The Teacher is part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be read in any order, by the 2025 Crime Writers Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.ALSO IN THE DS CROSS THRILLER SERIES#1 THE DENTIST#2 THE CYCLIST#3 THE PATIENT#4 THE POLITICIAN#5 THE MONK#6 THE TEACHER#7 THE BOOKSELLER#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIESTHE LOST BOYSTHE EX-WIFETHE HUNTER Starts with a bang and then continues to deliver all the way to the thrilling end. IMRAN MAHMOOD George Cross is in a class of his own. SIMON TOYNE A must-read series. THE TIMES DS George Cross shot to the top of my favourites when I first encountered him. The Teacher shows him at his best. MARI HANNAH George Cross is a superb creation... The Teacher also offers an insightful examination of whether guilt for past deeds has a half-life. DOM NOLAN George Cross is a highly readable creation whose adherence to the rules throws a bright light on the often murky world of policing. SARAH HILARY DS George Cross is a genius creation... Get the whole series and thank me later! TREVOR WOOD Why readers love George Cross . . . â ˜The fact that Cross has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder makes him just as intriguing as the murder mysteryâ ™ The Times I am insanely in love with George Cross. Stephen Fry â ˜A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum Woman
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The Eagle and the Hart - Helen Castor
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 2025**THE TELEGRAPH S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024* A glorious work of history... a gripping and haunting tragedy... There was no book published this year, novels included, that I found richer in character; no plot more taut - Tom Holland, The Spectator A dazzling tour de force of epic royal history: a compulsive, unputdownable real-life thriller, a gripping portrait of ruthless power politics, and a study of British tyranny... written with the delicacy and elegance of one of Britainâ ™s most brilliant historians at the top of her game - Simon Sebag-Montefiore If ever a book of history was blessed with contemporary relevance, this one is. The dumbfounding, delusional, narcissistic King Richard; the white-knuckle ride of Henry IV, dogged all the way by notions of illegitimacy. I feel these men could have been ripped from todayâ ™s headlines. The bookâ ™s great achievement is in the storytelling â ” the unfolding drama, the secrets of power and ambition so beautifully controlled in the telling. The Eagle and the Hart will be a non-fiction book of the year and will deserve the ovations it is certain to receive. When history is this gripping thereâ ™s nothing like it - Andrew O HaganRichard of Bordeaux and Henry Bolingbroke were first cousins, born just three months apart. Their lives were from the beginning entwined. When they were still children, Richard was crowned King Richard II with Henry at his side, carrying the sword of state: a ten-year-old lord in the service of his ten-year-old king. Yet, as the animals on their heraldic badges showed, they grew up to be opposites: Richard was the white hart, a thin-skinned narcissist, and Henry the eagle, a chivalric hero, a leader who inspired loyalty where Richard inspired only fear. Henry had all the qualities Richard lacked, all the qualities a sovereign needed, bar one: birth right. Increasingly threatened by his charismatic cousin, Richard became consumed by the need for total power, in a time of constant conflict, rebellions and reprisals. When he banished Henry into exile, the stage was set for a final confrontation, as the hart became the tyrant and the eagle his usurper. Helen Castor tells this story of one of the strangest and most fateful relationships in English history. It is a story about power, and masculinity in crisis, and a nation brought to the brink of catastrophe. At its heart, it is the story of two men whose lives were played out in extraordinary parallel, to devastating effect.
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Blacksad: They All Fall Down - Part One - Juan Diaz Canales
After a seven-year hiatus, this worldwide noir bestseller returns to American shores with a brand-new two-part storyline. Detective John Blacksad deals with the mob, the unions, and mid-century master builder Lewis Solomon, who plans to pave over New York City s green spaces, come hell or high water. While Blacksad must navigate from the lofty world of 1950s theater all the way to the city s seedy depths, Solomon looms above it all in pursuit of his own dreams - but at what cost? Meanwhile, Weekly finds himself in the hot seat just as an old flame comes back to burn his pal Blacksad!
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The History of the Medieval World - Bauer Susan Wise
In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and military action. Right began to replace might as the engine of empire.Not just Christianity and Islam but also the religions of the Persians, the Germans, and the Mayas were pressed into the service of the state. Even Buddhism and Confucianism became tools for nation building. This phenomenon-stretching from the Americas all the way to Japan-changed religion, but it also changed the state.The History of the Medieval World is a true world history, linking the great conflicts of Europe to the titanic struggles for power in India and Asia. In its pages, El Cid and Guanggaeto, Julian the Apostate and the Brilliant Emperor, Charles the Hammer and Krum the Bulgarian stand side by side. From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Song Dynasty, from the mission of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, from the sacred wars of India to the establishment of the Knights Templar, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.
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The Dryden Arms - Allina Johnny
Bored with his job as a copywriter at a major hotel chain and living in a noisy apartment in Hollywood teeming with would-be actors and unsavory characters, aspiring novelist Rupert is laid off and seizes the opportunity to move to a serene dwelling in order to live in the peace and quiet he needs to go on a Bukowski-like writing bender. Instead, he ends up at The Dryden Arms in Glendale, California, where he takes the job as Resident Manager and encounters, in an absurdist reality, tenants who make him think he has become the warden of an asylum. We trail behind him, laughing all the way, as he deals with tenant-on-tenant attempted murder, race relations, a ghost, an uneasy romance with a bitchy lit agent, a smug cat, Eastern philosophies, invisible roommates, a porn star, a foul-mouthed solipsist with undiagnosed allergies, and a lawn-obsessed polymath. Then there’s the elderly Don, whom Rupert alternately fantasizes about offing to get his fabulous apartment or rescuing from the impending oblivion of old age. Follow the imaginative POV of Rupert as he navigates The Dryden Arms, bringing out both his suspicious and compassionate nature in a riotous non-stop ride.
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The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac - Joanne K. Rowlingová, Peter Goes, Louise Lockhart, Weitong Mai, Olia Muza
The only official companion to the Harry Potter stories - the ultimate compendium of wizarding lists, charts, maps and all things magical!Whisk yourself away to Harry Potter s wizarding world with this Whiz-bang of an illustrated companion. Discover magical places, study wandlore, encounter fantastic beasts and find out about the witches and wizards who lived. From the Sorting Hat to spell-casting, it s all packed inside!This dazzling gift book brings together beloved characters, unforgettable moments and iconic locations from Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone all the way through to The Deathly Hallows. It s the ultimate magical miscellany, filled with facts and fun about the wizarding world, beautifully catalogued and brilliantly explored. Joyfully illustrated throughout in full colour by seven stunning artists and tingling with things to spot on every page, this is the ideal introduction to the Harry Potter stories for new readers and the perfect book for families to share. The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac also features an astonishing level of detail that is sure to surprise and fascinate lifelong fans. From incredible cross-sections to magical maps and ingenious lists, lose yourself exploring Hogwarts and beyond ...
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A Shadow Crown: The Halfling Saga - Melissa Blair
The highly anticipated second installment of the new adult fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm picks up where A Broken Blade left off... To the kingdom, Keera is the king s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow-the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire.Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king. In Myrelinth, the lush, secret city of trees, Fae, Elves, and Halflings like Keera live in harmony. But Keera cannot escape her past: her crimes against her own people have followed her all the way to the Faeland.There is a traitor in their midst, and Keera is the top suspect. Keera finds comfort in the allies that have become her family. She swore she would never open her heart again after a loss she barely survived.But she will soon find she has more to lose than she ever imagined . . .Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas s Throne of Glass series, A Shadow Crown is a tour-de-force high fantasy novel with stunning world building and a slow burn enemies to lovers romance. Readers seeking more LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation in the fantasy realm will fall in love with the unforgettable cast of characters introduced in A Broken Blade, whose sagas are only beginning...
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The Book of Fire - Christy Lefteri
Stunning... will long remain in the reader s mind - Kristin HannahThis morning, I met the man who started the fire. He did something terrible, but then, so have I.I left him. I left him and now he may be dead. Once upon a time there was a beautiful village that held a million stories of love and loss and peace and war, and it was swallowed up by a fire that blazed up to the sky.The fire ran all the way down to the sea where it met with its reflection. A family from two nations, England and Greece, live a simple life in a tiny Greek village: Irini, Tasso and their daughter, lovely, sweet Chara, whose name means joy. Their life goes up in flames in a single day when one man starts a fire out of greed and indifference.Many are killed, homes are destroyed, and the region s natural beauty wiped out. In the wake of the fire, Chara bears deep scars across her back and arms. Tasso is frozen in trauma, devastated that he wasn t there when his family most needed him.And Irini is crippled by guilt at her part in the fate of the man who started the fire. But this family has survived, and slowly green shoots of hope and renewal will grow from the smouldering ruins of devastation. Once again, Christy Lefteri has crafted a novel which is intimate and epic, sweeping and delicate.The Book of Fire explores not only the damage wrought by human folly, and the costs of survival in our changing world, but also - and ultimately - our powers of redemption and renewal.
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The Perfect Psychopath - Alice Hunter
**The gripping, new, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller from the bestselling author of the smash-hit novel The Serial Killer s Wife, now a major TV series**⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓⠓ Superbly written. Chillingly compulsive. Jane CorryThe mind is a dangerous place to hide⠦Dr Eleanor Spencer is a well-respected psychologist with a seemingly perfect life. But when a series of women start to vanish, it dredges up memories of her sister⠙s unsolved disappearance and she finds herself drawn into the investigation.Desperate, she turns to Lucas Hayne, a convicted serial murderer who revels in mind games. But when Lucas cryptically hints the answers lie buried in her past, Ellie⠙s carefully constructed world begins to splinter.Because now she faces a terrifying possibility: the real monster might just be closer than she ever imagined.Ellie has spent her career deciphering the minds of killers⠔but now, one of them is inside hers.A gripping psychological suspense about betrayal, courage, and the darkness that can hide behind a seemingly trustworthy façade. Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater and B.A. Paris.PRAISE FOR THE PERFECT PSYCHOPATH:⠘What an absorbing read. An enticing insight into the dark mindset of a serial killer. I couldn⠙t put it down.⠙ Amanda Robson⠘The Perfect Psychopath is Alice Hunter s best novel yet. Absolutely addictive, I was captivated from the first page to the last.⠘ J.M. Hewitt⠘I swear I had almost every single character down as the killer at one point, but I still didn⠙t get it right! So brilliantly twisty. Will keep you guessing until the very last page. Loved it.⠙ Lucy Roth⠘Deviously constructed and utterly compelling. Led me down a twisty path and then grabbed me by the throat with an ending I did not see coming.⠙ Anne Wyn ClarkPRAISE FOR ALICE HUNTER: I tore through this edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night thriller that will have you asking how well you really know those closest to you. Hunter has created a menacing villain in John, a monster hiding in plain sight. Timely and gripping, don t miss this one. Katy Brent⠘A stunning debut ⠦ It richly deserves to be a hit.⠙Daily Mail⠘The steadily unfurling plot ⠦ kept me hooked. The final double twist, too, is well worth waiting for.⠙My Weekly⠘This book hooks you in to the drama straight away and does not let you go, even on the last page. Brilliant.⠙ Sun⠘Wow, what a read! Alice Hunter is the queen of the serial killer thriller.⠙ J.M. Hewitt⠘Twisty and suspenseful.⠙ Jane Corry⠘Absolutely gripping and a brilliant premise ⠓ how well does anyone ever know anyone else? Fantastic.⠙ Catherine Cooper⠘A one-sitting read that absolutely gripped me from the first page.⠙ C S Green⠘Twisty, turny, tense and so very, very clever.⠙ Susi Holliday⠘Smart, assured and wickedly twisty.⠙ Jenny Blackhurst⠘A gripping story of secrets, manipulation and power in a quiet Cotswolds village. Terrific!⠙ Mick Finlay Scarily believable ⠓ what does go on behind closed doors? A twisty, addictive read, and brilliantly written ⠓ highly recommended. Elisabeth Carpenter⠘Another cracking read from Alice Hunter. Compelling intrigue from the queen of page turners.⠙ Amanda Robson⠘Compelling, twisty and completely consuming. The pace is electric, the story kept me guessing all the way. I literally couldn⠙t put it down.⠙ Darren O⠙Sullivan
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Thinking through the image: The visual events of Miroslav Petříček - Milena Bartlová, Jiří Přibáň, Miroslav Petříček, Jaroslav Janošek, Jitka Hlavicov
Images are names for we cannot name,” says the philosopher, teacher, and translator Miroslav Petříček, who written on visual art for several decades. He has summarized his observations in, among other things, the book Thinking Through the Image: A Guide to Contemporary Philosophical Thought for the Non-Intermediate (2009), which formed the impulse for the 2023 exhibition at Prague City Gallery. The main idea behind the exhibition and its accompanying publication is was the presupposition that an encounter with an image is primarily a visual event. The aim is to emphasize that the languages of words and of images are closely related but that their material is different: an image or expression cannot be simply translated into words or concepts. An image does not show; it causes something. It is more than an illustration, nor is it a mere visual mediator of an idea; it is a specific way of inciting the mind to think of what has been painted. Thinking through the image is a response to the encounter with a visual event. By engaging in a dialogue with works by more than forty artists, the publication s five authors (Miroslav Petříček, Jitka Hlaváčková, Milena Bartlová, Jiří Přibáň, and Václav Janoščík) present their views on the language of visual art, its history, and brand-new approaches balancing on the line between real and digitally manipulated sensory input. Along with original photographic documentation by Jiří Thýn, they guide the reader through a labyrinth of visual events, from abstract sensory percepts via the search for shapes and concepts all the way to the construction of an idea: from the mysterious interface between chaos and order or light and darkness to metaimages of the contemporary world. The publication features work by the following artists: Karima Al-Mukhtarová, Zbyněk Baladrán, Mária Bartuszová, Jana Bernartová, Rudolf Fila, Tomáš Hlavina, Václav Janoščík and Adam Trbušek, Magdalena Jetelová, Magdaléna Kašparová, Michal Kindernay, Julie Kopová, Zdeněk Košek, Tom Kotik, Eva Koťátková, Václav Krůček, Kristina Láníková, Jiří Matějů, Maxmilián Aron Mootz, Pavel Mrkus, Jiří Načeradský and Jaroslav Nešetřil, Jaromír Novotný, Milan Paštéka, Ondřej Přibyl, Jiří Skála, Kateřina Šedá, Miloš Šejn, Adriena Šimotová, Josef Šmíd, Kateřina Štenclová, Studio of Joyful Creation (Marie Kúsová, Lukáš Paleček, Vojtěch Proske, George Radojči?), Dagmar Šubrtová, Eva Vápenková, Vladimíra and Miroslava Večeřová, Martin Velíšek, Petr Veselý, Lenka Vítková, Martin Zetová
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The Songs That Saved Us - Simon McDermott
An unforgettable tribute to the unbreakable bond between a father and sonWhen Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted⠙s sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn⠙t have guessed what lay ahead. Then came the devastating, inevitable diagnosis of Alzheimer⠙s. The dad Simon knew seemed to be drifting further away, and he had no idea how to reach him.Then, one day in the car, Simon hit play on Ted⠙s favourite song. And just like that, they were simply two mates driving around Blackburn, singing at the top of their lungs. That moment would change the course of their lives forever.Simon filmed their adventure, uploaded the video to YouTube and woke up to messages, tweets and his phone ringing off the hook. Their carpool karaoke had gone viral all the way across the globe.But a record deal, Pride of Britain Awards, over £130,000 raised for The Alzheimer⠙s Society and a Top 10 single later, Simon was still losing Ted. That⠙s when he made a decision. His Dad ⠓ the storyteller of his childhood and his best friend ⠓ couldn⠙t tell his own story, so Simon would tell it for him. This is that story.Full of poignant moments, the ups and downs of family life and treasured memories, The Songaminute Man is a story of two halves: a celebration of the man Ted was, and a powerful and moving account of caring for a loved one.
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The Poppy Fields (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Nikki Erlick
AN INSTANT BESTSELLER! Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION⠔only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector⠙s hardcover features solid sprayed edges and illustrated endpapers. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Measure⠔the million-copy bestseller and a Read with Jenna TODAY Show pick⠔comes a stunning speculative story of healing, self-discovery, forgiveness, and found friendship. A masterful, tender exploration of love, loss, and the poignant echoes of memory... A profoundly moving read.  ⠔Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong MoyWhat if there were a cure for the broken-hearted?Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there⠙s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal. Here, in a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain...and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed. But only if they⠙re willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects. On a journey to this mystical destination are four very different strangers and one little dog: Ava, a book illustrator; Ray, a fireman; Sasha, an occupational therapist; Sky, a free spirit; and a friendly pup named PJ. As they attempt to make their way from the Midwest all the way west to the Poppy Fields⠔where they hope to find Ellis, its brilliant, enigmatic founder⠔each of their past secrets and mysterious motivations threaten to derail their voyage. A high-concept speculative novel about heartache, hope, and human resilience, The Poppy Fields explores the path of grief and healing, a journey at once profoundly universal and unique to every person, posing the questions: How do we heal in the wake of great loss? And how far are we willing to go in order to be healed?
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The Prospects - KT Hoffman
Tenacious, sexy, effervescent, doggedly hopeful, and endlessly charming, with characters to root hard for and an irresistible voice - I completely adored it Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White and Royal Blue__________Enemies. Rivals. Teammates.It s going to be a hell of a season. Gene Ionescu is content to play in the minor leagues. He s seen teammates get their big breaks, but as a gay trans man in the world of competitive baseball, he s unlikely to share the same destiny.When Gene s long-time rival, Luis Estrada, is unexpectedly drafted onto Gene s team, everything changes. Luis is standoffish, talented and inconveniently gorgeous, and - to add insult to injury - his arrival puts Gene s role on the pitch in jeopardy. This means war.The two men can barely get through a game together and the whole team suffers. But when Luis surprises Gene with a softer side to his haughty demeanour, Gene offers an olive branch. Soon they discover that their chemistry on the pitch might lead them all the way to the playoffs.And their chemistry off the pitch . . .well, that could be enough to change the game for ever.
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The Medicine Book - DK
How are illnesses diagnosed? What is cancer? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine and helped us protect and promote our health. Written in plain English, The Medicine Book cuts through the jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in medical history, with step-by-step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts.From ancient medical practices, such as herbal medications and balancing the humours, through groundbreaking work including Jenner s experiments with cowpox, which laid the basis for vaccination, The Medicine Book offers an engaging overview of medical history across the world all the way into the 21st century with gene manipulation, immunotherapy, and robotics and telesurgery. Covering the role that therapies and drugs have played in the human quest to treat and prevent disease, the establishment of hospitals and later international medical bodies, like the WHO, and medical science s response to new challenges, such as accelerated antibiotic resistance and COVID-19, The Medicine Book explains the stories behind each milestone development.Continuing the Big Ideas series trademark combination of authoritative, informative text, and bold graphics, The Medicine Book uses an innovative visual approach to make the subject accessible to everyone, whether you re a student of medicine or science, a medical professional, or an armchair expert.
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The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail - Michael Baigent
An international bestseller - the secret history and shocking legacy of the Holy GrailA nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass and spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure and then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, the Knights Templar, the Cathar heretics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and a dynasty of obscure French kings deposed more than 1,300 years ago.The author s conclusions are persuasive: at the core is not material riches but a secret - a secret of explosive and controversial proportions, which radiates out from the little Pyrenees village all the way to contemporary politics and the entire edifice of the Christian faith. It involves nothing less than... the Holy Grail.
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The Art of Travel - Alain de Botton
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening [...] all the way to journey s end Herald One of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life, presents a travel guide with a difference - an exploration of why we travel, and what we learn along the way...Few activities seem to promise as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so.With the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers - including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh - Alain de Botton provides invaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel minibars, airports to sightseeing. The perfect antidote to those guides that tell us what to do when we get there, The Art of Travel tries to explain why we really went in the first place - and helpfully suggest how we might be happier on our journeys. Delightful, profound, entertaining. I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life Jan Morris An elegant and subtle work, unlike any other. Beguiling Colin Thubron, The Times
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The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF RULES OF CIVILITY AND A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW Deserves a place alongside Kerouac, Steinbeck and Wolfe as the very best of the genre OBSERVER An absolute beauty of a book. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again TANA FRENCH Welcome to the enormous pleasure that is The Lincoln Highway . . . in which the miles fly by and the pages turn fast ANN PATCHETTIn June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett returns home to his younger brother Billy after serving fifteen months in a juvenile facility for involuntary manslaughter. They are getting ready to leave their old life behind and head out to sunny California.But they re not alone. Two runaways from the youth work farm, Duchess and Wolly, have followed Emmett all the way to Nebraska with a plan of their own, one that will take the four of them on an unexpected and fateful journey in the opposite direction - to New York City. Already feels like an American coming of age classic RED The best novel I ve read in years CHRIS CLEAVE Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth THE NEW YORK TIMES
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The Age of Unpeace
A FINANCIAL TIMES ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR Compulsively readable... An essential course in geopolitical self-help - Adam Tooze Full of fresh - and often surprising - ideas - Niall Ferguson Extraordinary... One of those rare books that defines the terms of our conversation about our times - Michael Ignatieff We thought connecting the world would bring lasting peace. Instead, it is driving us apart.In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been working to create a connected world. They ve integrated the world s economy, transport and communications, breaking down borders in the hope of making war impossible. In doing so, they unwittingly created a formidable arsenal of weapons for new kinds of warfare.Troublingly, we are now seeing rising conflict at every level, from individuals on social media all the way up to full-blown war in eastern Europe. The past decade has seen a new antagonism between the US, Russia and China; an inability to co-operate on global issues such as climate change and pandemic response; and a breakdown in the distinction between war and peace, as the theatre of conflict expands to include sanctions, cyberwar and the pressures of large migrant flows.A leading authority on international relations, Mark Leonard lays out the ways that globalization has broken its fundamental promise to make our world safer and more prosperous, and explores how we might wrest a more hopeful future from an age of unpeace.
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The Hummingbird Killer - Finn Longman
Friend by day. Traitor by night. The second book in the dark, twisting thriller trilogy about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. Don #39;t miss the epic conclusion to the series, coming May 2024. #39;A dark, enthralling thriller #39; The Guardian Teen assassin Isabel Ryans now works for Comma, and she’s good at it: the Moth is the guild’s most notorious killer, infamous throughout the city of Espera. But Isabel still craves normality, and she won’t find it inside the guild. She moves in with a civilian flatmate, Laura, and begins living a double life, one where she gets to pretend she’s free. But when Isabel’s day job tangles her up with an anti-guild abolitionist movement, it becomes harder to keep her two lives separate. Forced to choose between her loyalty to her friends and her loyalty to Comma, she finds herself with enemies on all sides, particularly those from the rival guild Hummingbird, putting herself and Laura at risk. Can Isabel ever truly be safe in a city ruled by killers?From award-winning author Finn Longman, an exhilarating voice in YA fiction, comes an addictive trilogy for fans of global phenomena The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Killing Eve and The Hunger Games.PRAISE FOR THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN: #39;An immersive, fast-paced thriller #39; The Irish Times #39;An electrifying debut!’ Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill You ‘A heart-in-your-mouth thriller that grips you from the first page until the very last.’ Benjamin Dean, author of The King is Dead #39;A bold, jagged and uncompromising thriller that will keep you guessing all the way to the end.’ Tom Pollock, author of White Rabbit, Red Wolf ‘Sharp and layered, with a bright beating heart. The Butterfly Assassin will lure you deep into a fascinating and dangerous new world.’ Rory Power, author of Wilder Girls ‘An utterly addictive story. I told myself just one more chapter well into the night.’ Emily Suvada, author of This Mortal Coil ‘Fierce, thrilling, and impossible to put down. Packed full of amazing friendships, plot twists and a desperate fight to survive’ C. G. Drews, author of The Boy Who Steals Houses
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How the Mighty Fall - Jim Collins
Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed.Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course?In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-founded hope that they can learn how to stave off decline and, if they find themselves falling, reverse their course. Collins research project-more than four years in duration-uncovered five step-wise stages of decline: Stage 1: Hubris Born of SuccessStage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of MoreStage 3: Denial of Risk and PerilStage 4: Grasping for SalvationStage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or DeathBy understanding these stages of decline, leaders can substantially reduce their chances of falling all the way to the bottom. Great companies can stumble, badly, and recover.Every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline. There is no law of nature that the most powerful will inevitably remain at the top. Anyone can fall and most eventually do.But, as Collins research emphasizes, some companies do indeed recover-in some cases, coming back even stronger-even after having crashed into the depths of Stage 4. Decline, it turns out, is largely self-inflicted, and the path to recovery lies largely within our own hands. We are not imprisoned by our circumstances, our history, or even our staggering defeats along the way.As long as we never get entirely knocked out of the game, hope always remains. The mighty can fall, but they can often rise again.
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Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin - Julia Donaldsonová
Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime, in this fabulous new picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Jonty the little gentoo penguin longs to find his true home at the South Pole. One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazing adventure, all the way to Antarctica (with an accidental detour to the North Pole!) Children will be cheering Jonty on as he finally finds his way, in this captivating story of bravery, friendship, and finding your place in the world.Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page Fantastic illustrations of the natural world, with lots of details to spot, including seals, polar bears . . .and lots and lots of penguins! Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and Superworm - all of which have been made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day. The Smeds and the Smoos animation debuted on BBC1 at Christmas 2022, with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey).
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A Guest in the House - E.M. Carroll
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/ComicsWinner of the Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ ComicWinner of the The Doug Wright Award for Best Book Carroll s voice is unique and powerful and I, for one, am addicted. GUILLERMO DEL TORO Carroll s talent is immense. Observer, Graphic Novel of the Month Carroll knows when to shock on the turn of a page and when to leave her horrors lurking Independent Carroll has a mainline to the reader s psychic pressure points, the kind of fears and phobias that go all the way back to the cave. Irish TimesA contemporary gothic horror and comics classic, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Stranger Things and The Haunting of Hill House.I used to dream of Dragons. . .Abby is settling into married life: making coffee, cooking for David and her stepdaughter Crystal, spending evenings curled up together in front of the TV. For a quiet woman without many friends, she s proud of the life she has built, and desperately wants to believe they will all be happy.But what really happened to Crystalâ ™s mother, the artist who no-one speaks of? What secrets does their strange house by the water harbour, and what of Abbyâ ™s old dreams and fears, of Lady Grey, the Knight and the Dragons?In their chilling return - a story of grief, ghosts, and the struggle to be true to oneself - E.M. Carroll casts another unforgettable spell.
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The Barnabus Project - Eric Fan, Terry Fan, Devin Fan
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered perfect creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn #39;t want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it #39;s time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom – and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are. This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends. #39;A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect. #39; —The Financial Times #39;ingeniously imaginative #39; — School Library Journal #39;A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity. #39;— Kirkus
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Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great - Dominic Sandbrook
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won t believe they re all true His mind was clear. It was time to go east. Time to march into Asia, to confront the Persians and to meet his destiny... Alexander has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey through the deserts of Egypt and over the snow-capped mountains of Persia all the way to India, defeating all who stand in his way. For anything is possible with the help of the gods...The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...
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The Bishop and the Butterfly - Michael Wolraich
“The 1931 murder of #39;Broadway Butterfly #39; Vivian Gordon exposed an explosive story of graft, corruption and entrapment that went all the way to the top of the state. Wolraich brings a journalist’s eye and a novelist’s elegance to this story of Jazz Age New York.”—New York Times Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around her neck. At her stylish Manhattan apartment, detectives discovered notebooks full of names—businessmen, socialites, gangsters. And something else: a letter from an anti-corruption commission established by Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Led by the imperious Judge Samuel Seabury, the commission had uncovered a police conspiracy to frame women as prostitutes. Had Vivian Gordon been executed to bury her secrets? As FDR pressed the police to solve her murder, Judge Seabury pursued the trail of corruption to the top of Gotham’s powerful political machine—the infamous Tammany Hall.
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The Maid and the Crocodile - Jordan Ifueko
A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan IfuekoTHE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO HEARTS . . . OR START A REVOLUTION. In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don #39;t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people #39;s fates by cleaning their houses. The handsome god warns that their fates are bound, but Small Sade evades him, launching herself into a new career as the Curse Eater of a swanky inn. She is determined to impress the wealthy inhabitants and earn her place in Oluwan City . . . assuming her secret-filled past - and the revolutionary ambitions of the Crocodile - don #39;t catch up with her. But maybe there is more to Small Sade. And maybe everyone in Oluwan City deserves more too - from the maids all the way to the Anointed Ones.
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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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The Street Beneath My Feet - Charlotte Guillain
This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet’s core and out the other side. *Picked by the Guardian as one of ‘15 Modern Classics’ books* When you’re out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there’s always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what’s going on deep in the ground under your feet? There are so many amazing sights to see! One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures’ burrows, layers of rock and the planet’s molten core, each running seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feet offers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. And its foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to 2.5 metres in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours. Explore even more of the world with The Skies Above My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020), companion books from the Look Closer series.
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The Trillion Dollar Conman - Ben Robinson
Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is a tale of audacious international fraud that is stranger than fiction. In 2009, Notts County FC were struggling to survive in League Two when they were taken over by a mysterious company supposedly backed by the Bahrain royal family. The club was promised millions of pounds worth of investment and marquee players, including Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel, were signed by former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had been appointed to take the club all the way to the Premier League. However, within months, the dream turned into a nightmare as it transpired that the club, the players and the fans had been duped by a convicted fraudster called Russell King. The world s oldest professional football club found itself at the centre of one of the most outlandish frauds in sporting history, which spanned the globe from Nottingham to North Korea, involving fake sheikhs, fast cars, broken promises and a trail of destruction.
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The Family - Mandasue Heller
HER BOYFRIEND S A DREAM. HIS FAMILY S A NIGHTMARE.Since her mother died of an overdose, kind-hearted Cheryl s always had to look out for herself. Until Dale Moran walks into her life.Dale and his family have just bought the house across the street, and within a day, he s chased off the violent thugs who ve been threatening Cheryl for her ex-boyfriend s debts.Dale is devastatingly handsome and a fierce protector. It s no wonder Cheryl falls fast and hard. But when Cheryl finally meets the family; when she notices that they go quiet as she enters rooms; when she hears gunshots in the middle of the night on their estate, she has to wonder whether her new romance has taken her out of the frying pan and into the fire...Cheryl s not sure how wrapped up Dale is in his family s secrets. But she s certain of one thing: The Morans are hiding something. And unfortunately for Cheryl, finding the truth could mean losing her life...Don t miss out on the thrilling and unputdownable new read from million-copy-bestselling author Mandasue Heller - order a copy of The Family NOW! Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Jessie Keane and Martina Cole.Read what everyone is saying about The Family: Wow wow wow! Mandasue had some serious fire in her belly and her twisted mind was on point when she wrote this book... I did not want this book to end! Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This mind-blowing read has it all for me. LOVED IT!!! Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mandasue Heller is back!! Absolutely loved every minute of The Family, and what a family it was!!!... I didn t want it to end. Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow what an amazing book, I have loved of her previous books but this is on another level. Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gritty, compelling and extremely difficult to put down... An absolutely brilliant book which I adored from beginning to end. Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow what a cracker!... The dynamics of the family are so believable that you can imagine how easy it is for this to happen. Excellent ending too. Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow what a page turning read! Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was amazing!!! From the very first chapter all the way to the end. Didn t actually guess any of the twists that happened in this... what an amazing author she is. Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Paddington: A Treasury for the Very Young - Michael Bond
Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. To celebrate his enduring popularity, seven best-loved classic picture books are brought together in this lavish volume, truly to be treasured!Paddington is now a major movie star!Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the sameâ ¦ for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around.This sumptuous treasury brings together seven of the most popular stories:PaddingtonPaddington at the ZooPaddington at the PalacePaddington in the GardenPaddington and the Marmalade MazePaddington the ArtistPaddington at the Tower
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