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THE BETTER SISTER - THE NO. 1 AMAZON PRIME SHOW STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKS - OUT NOW Another slice of sheer class. OBSERVER Deviously smart. KARIN SLAUGHTER Her most accomplished yet. FINANCIAL TIMES No one lands plot twists like Alafair Burke. HARLAN COBENIt was only meant to be a prank . . .May has always been the good girl, the rule follower.But even good girls have secrets.When she reunites with her two best friends for a holiday in the Hamptons, a drunken joke lands the trio in the middle of a missing persons investigation.As the case takes a deadly turn, and long buried secrets are uncovered, the three friends are suddenly unsure who they can trust, least of all each other.Readers were gripped by The Note: Twists and turns that keep you engaged and guessing - highly recommend. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tough to put down! A must-read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LOVED it. Easy read and nice flow. Kept me guessing for sure. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSBestselling author of The Ex and The Better Sister Highly addictive KARIN SLAUGHTER A major talent HARLAN COBENHow well did she ever know her husband?When Angela meets Jason Powell, a brilliant university professor, she assumes their romance to be a fling. But when they marry the following summer and move to Manhattan, Angela feels sheâ ™s been given the chance to escape her troubled past. Six years later, however, Jason, by now a celebrated liberal figurehead, faces serious allegations made by one of his young college interns, and Angelaâ ™s seemingly perfect life is under threat . . .

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The unmissable thriller from the Grande Dame of Suspense, MARY HIGGINS CLARK, and New York Times bestselling author ALAFAIR BURKE.The Met Gala ball: the world’s most glamorous fundraising party, an incredible night where the rich and famous wear extraordinary designer gowns and rub shoulders in New York’s famous Metropolitan Museum of Art. People would kill for an invitation. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Met’s board of trustees and one of the museum’s most generous donors, was found dead in the snow outside the building. Police soon discovered that she’d been thrown from the roof during the Met Gala, but no one has ever been arrested for her murder. Although suspicion has always hovered around Virginia’s much younger boyfriend, there are a bevy of suspects. Laurie Moran decides to investigate Virginia’s death for her successful cold-cases television show, Under Suspicion. But the more she pries into Virginia’s murder, the closer Laurie comes to discovering just how dangerous an invitation to the Met Gala can be… Praise for Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke ‘The grande dame of American thriller writing’ Los Angeles Times Book Review ‘Clark and Burke #39;s collaboration is as smooth as rum and coke, with just enough kick to make the reader thirsty for another’ Publishers Weekly on All Dressed in White

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The latest thrilling entry in the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. Two identical brothers, both handsome, intelligent and popular recent college graduates, seemingly perfect in every way. That is, until the shocking summer night when one of them killed their parents in cold blood. The other has an iron-clad alibi, but which twin was where during the murders? And is it possible the two of them planned the perfect crime together? Years later, the case is still unsolved, and the brothers are long estranged. Each of them claims that the other is responsible for the deaths of their parents, and they turn to television producer Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate. But as the Under Suspicion crew gets closer to the truth, the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present . . . Featuring chilling suspense, a cast of characters whom loyal readers have come to love, and a final jaw-dropping twist, It Had to Be You is not to be missed. PRAISE FOR MARY HIGGINS CLARK AND ALAFAIR BURKE: ‘I adore Mary Higgins Clark’ KARIN SLAUGHTER ‘Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you’ll be reading late into the night’ USA TODAY ‘Mary Higgins Clark’s awesome gift for storytelling has always been the secret of her strength as a suspense novelist’ NEW YORK TIMES

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The latest thrilling entry in the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. Two identical brothers, both handsome, intelligent and popular recent college graduates, seemingly perfect in every way. That is, until the shocking summer night when one of them killed their parents in cold blood. The other has an iron-clad alibi, but which twin was where during the murders? And is it possible the two of them planned the perfect crime together? Years later, the case is still unsolved, and the brothers are long estranged. Each of them claims that the other is responsible for the deaths of their parents, and they turn to television producer Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate. But as the Under Suspicion crew gets closer to the truth, the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present . . . Featuring chilling suspense, a cast of characters whom loyal readers have come to love, and a final jaw-dropping twist, It Had to Be You is not to be missed. PRAISE FOR MARY HIGGINS CLARK AND ALAFAIR BURKE: ‘I adore Mary Higgins Clark’ KARIN SLAUGHTER ‘Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you’ll be reading late into the night’ USA TODAY ‘Mary Higgins Clark’s awesome gift for storytelling has always been the secret of her strength as a suspense novelist’ NEW YORK TIMES

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“Alafair Burke s latest propulsive thrill-ride is a suspenseful, twisty mystery about memory, friendship and secrets. A page-turner of the highest order.” -Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told MeThe disappearance of a young woman leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past in this twisty mystery about the power of female friendships. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife.Some pasts won’t stay forgotten . . . She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is. Fifteen years ago, she was found in a small New Jersey town thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Doctors assumed her amnesia was a temporary side effect of her injuries, but she never regained her memory. Hope eventually started a new life with a new name in a new town that welcomed her, yet always wondered what she may have left behind—or been running from. Now, she’s leaving New Jersey to start over once again.Manhattan defense lawyer Lindsay Kelly, Hope’s best friend and the one who found her after the accident, understands why Hope wants a new beginning. But she worries how her friend will fare in her new East Hampton home, far away from everything familiar. Lindsay’s worst fears are confirmed when she discovers Hope has vanished without a trace—the only lead a drop of blood found where she was last seen. Even more ominously, the blood matches a DNA sample with a connection to a notorious Kansas murderer.With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer. Ellie has always believed there was more to the story of her father’s death twenty years earlier—and she now fears that Hope’s recent disappearance could be related.In pursuit of answers, the women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they’ve ever known.

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Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition. In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations. In so doing he overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics that had prevailed from antiquity until the eighteenth century, and replaced metaphysics with psychology and even physiology as the basis for the subject. Burke s theory of beauty encompasses the female form, nature, art, and poetry, and he analyses our delight in sublime effects that thrill and excite us. His revolution in method continues to have repercussions in the aesthetic theories of today, and his revolution in sensibility has paved the way for literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel through Romanticism, twentieth-century painting, and beyond. In this new edition Paul Guyer conducts the reader through Burke s Enquiry, focusing on its place in the history of aesthetics and highlighting its innovations, as well as its influence on many subsequent authors from Kant and Schiller to Ruskin and Nietzsche. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Keep your enemies close and your sister closer. . .For a while, it seemed like both Taylor sisters had found happiness. Chloe landed a coveted publishing job in New York City. Nicky got married to a promising young attorney named Adam McIntosh and became a mother to a baby boy named Ethan.But now, fourteen years later, it is Chloe who is married to Adam. When he is murdered at the couple s beach house, she has no choice but to welcome her estranged sister - her teenage stepson s biological mother - back into her life. When the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect, the sisters are forced to confront the truth behind family secrets they both tried to leave behind in order to protect the boy they love, whatever the cost.

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Burke s seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses, including the Reign of Terror. A scathing attack on the revolution s attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, it makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs, argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change - and deplores the influence Burke feared the revolution might have in Britain. Reflections on the Revolution in France is now widely regarded as a classic statement of conservative political thought, and is one of the eighteenth century s great works of political rhetoric.

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I can t wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did. —Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery Honoree on The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-MeiReturn to Hong Kong in the third book of this charming middle grade series starring Holly-Mei, a girl navigating her new city, new school, and new friendships.Holly-Mei is caught in the middle.Holly-Mei Jones has finally settled into her new friend group in Hong Kong—that is until suddenly everyone starts talking about dating. Which Holly-Mei is not ready for.At least she has her school’s Experience Week to look forward to. Holly-Mei can’t wait to show off Taiwan, where her beloved Ah-Ma is from, to her friends. The trip is going to be perfect…right?Maybe not. On top of the pressure to date, Holly-Mei starts to wonder if maybe being half-Taiwanese isn’t enough. In the face of these big questions, will Holly-Mei be able to finally feel like she belongs?Praise for The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei“Unique and universal all at once.” —Kate Messner, author of Breakout and Chirp“A charming, truthful, and heartfelt middle grade debut.” —Katie Zhao, author of The Dragon Warrior series and Last Gamer Standing“From the very first line, I felt as if Holly-Mei was taking me by the hand and pulling me into her story.” Lauren Child, author and illustrator of the Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean seriesRead all the books in the Holly-Mei series!The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-MeiThe Not-So-Perfect PlanThe Not-So-Simple Question

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A hilarious and heartbreaking road trip adventure about friendship, grief and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Hedley has always played it safe, especially since the night that changed his life for ever. But when his friend Aiden steals an alpaca, Hedley is dragged on a runaway road trip that he did NOT sign up for:An accidental robbery. A night in a haunted wood. And becoming internet famous #AlpacaBandit. As the chaos builds, Hedley finds he isn t just running from the police, he s also running from the truth. And as his world comes crashing down, will Hedley play it safe, or take his biggest risk yet?#WoollyHeist #FurryFelon #AlpacalypseThis book will make you laugh and cry - perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Jenny Pearson, Adam Baron and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Fast-paced, brilliantly funny and full of heart - a story about loss, friendship and finding the courage to take risks again. This is one of those rare, special books that makes you laugh out loud and think deeply all at once. I loved it. Jenny Pearson The Not-So Great Escape is everything I love about middle-grade, plus alpaca mischief! Funny and genuinely moving, this is a standout debut. Carlie Sorosiak The Not-So Great Escape is a story where a mountain of disastrous decisions result in a ridiculous journey filled with tears, loss, laughter and alpacas! Loved it! Em Lynas

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Historyis written by the winners, they say. And more often than not, it iswritten about themtoo. Books have been published chronicling all of the UK’s Prime Ministers –those individuals who somehow made it to the top of the greasy pole ofpolitics, however short or undistinguished their tenure at No. 10.Butwhat about those who failed to make it? Leaders of the Opposition presentthemselves as the alternative Prime Minister, and many of them have indeed goneon to take power. But many more have not. Who were these potential PMs? Why didthey never make it to Downing Street? Do they all deserve to be remembered aslosers?Inthis often wildly entertaining anthology, Dr Nigel Fletcher of the Centre forOpposition Studies brings together key details of each failed opposition leaderfrom Charles James Fox in 1783 to the modern day. Listeners to Matt Chorley’sshow on Times Radio during 2022 will have heard Nigel every Monday discussinghis Leader of the Opposition of the week, and this book contains all the oddfacts, amusing anecdotes and pub quiz trivia from those features, plus muchmore.

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Freddy is certainly not a Teddy, but that wonâ ™t stop him from being the star of the Teddy Bearsâ ™ Picnic in this inspiring story about inclusion, friendship and staying true to yourself.Freddy is Jonahâ ™s favourite stuffed toy, but no one knows quite what Freddy is â “ a funky duck, a peculiar platypus, a punk rock penguin? When Jonahâ ™s teacher announces that theyâ ™re going to have a Teddy Bearsâ ™ Picnic, it seems that if Jonah wants to take Freddy, Freddy will have to go in disguise!Jonah and Freddy try all of their best Teddy Bear disguises, but nothing can quite cover up the fact that Freddy is a little different. What should Jonah do? He loves Freddy, but should he still take Freddy to the picnic if he doesnâ ™t look like all the other teddies?Find out what happens when Jonah stands up for himself and for his beloved Freddy in a heart-warming story that will resonate with any child who has ever felt like theyâ ™re a little different. A celebration of inclusivity and being kind to others, Freddy the Not-Teddy will inspire young readers to express themselves just as they are!

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Emily Brown and her side-kick rabbit, Stanley, are back! Halloween has arrived! Emily Brown and Stanley are trying on their costumes when they hear a teeny-tiny BOO! from the cupboard under the sink . . . It s a ghost! And not just any ghost: the sweetest one they ve ever seen. But this sweet little ghostie is sad that he s Not-Very-Spooky, and he seems to be more frightened than frightening. Can Emily and Stanley help him to be brave and discover his spook? Will both delight fans, and give them something to reflect on. Layton s illustrations are a joy, matching the text perfectly. - BooksellerWritten by Cressida Cowell, the bestselling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series. http://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/Illustrated by award winning Neal Layton, creator of Stanley s Stick and illustrator of Danny McGee Drinks The Sea, shortlisted for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award.http://www.neallayton.co.uk/

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Get ready to peek behind the scenes in this hilarious and not-so-secret diary from legendary Lioness Ella Toone.The Lionesses are heading into a big football tournament â “ and when I say big, I mean BIG. Iâ ™m so excited, but Iâ ™m nervous too. So my manager suggested I write all my feelings down in a diary.Now, I know a diary is meant to be top-secret, but I want to share this with YOU!So Iâ ™m going to write down EXACTLY what happens behind the scenes - the highs, the lows and the funny bits in-between - from the training sessions, to the funny pranks us Lionesses play on each other, to the pre-match meals and the post-match celebrations. And Iâ ™ll squeeze in a load of flashbacks too ... I have far too many amazing memories to keep to myself!

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A clever, hilarious and engaging retelling of the rise to power of Lady Jane Grey; now adapted into an Amazon Prime TV series airing June 2024!A comical, fantastical and witty re-imagining of the Tudor world, perfect for fans of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Lady Jane Grey, sixteen, is about to be married to a total stranger – and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that’s the least of Jane’s problems.She’s about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.

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Collecting the web comic sensation for the first time in print!Fans of Lenore and irreverent humor will love the exploits of an all-too-relatable dead guy.

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The Terrible Trio is a fun illustrated series, best described asThe Bad Guys meets Madagascar!

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Help! Dragon Dave has been stuck in this book FOREVER. He really wants to get out. The story always has a very sticky ending. . . But when Prince George shows Dave that words can be re-written, willDave be brave enough to change his story?

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Help! Dragon Dave has been stuck in this book FOREVER. He really wants to get out. The story always has a very sticky ending. . . But when Prince George shows Dave that words can be re-written, willDave be brave enough to change his story?

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A hilarious retelling of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka.You may think you know the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf - but only one person knows the real story. And that person is A. Wolf. His tale starts with a birthday cake for his dear old granny, a bad head cold and a bad reputation. The rest (as they say) is history.A hilariously inventive retelling of the popular story which Publishers Weekly called the Funniest book of the year .Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University and to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn and spends his time writing and talking about books. Lane Smith, an acclaimed author/illustrator, has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. He also provided the original concept and illustrations for the hit film James and the Giant Peach. He lives in New York.Also by Jon Scieszka:The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Frog Prince, COntinued; The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales; The Book that Jack Wrote; Math Curse; Squids will be Squids; Baloney; Science Verse; Seen Art?; Cowboy and Octopus; Walt Disney s Alice in Wonderland; Robot Zot; Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-so-Jolly Roger; The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy; Your Mother was a Neanderthal; 2095; Tut Tut; Summer Reading s Killing Me; It s all Greek to Me; See You Later, Gladiator; Sam Samurai; Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?; Viking it and Liking it; Me oh Maya; Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci; Marco? Polo!

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⠘And then came the session where I felt I would give up. I felt frustrated as I⠙d worked so hard on trying to speak but the most important words; the worst ones, had simply not come out. I implied I would not necessarily come back the following week and as I got up to leave the room, Pat said, ⠘Try detaching from it entirely. Try writing it as a fairy story. Start with the words, once upon a time there was a little girl⠙.  That evening, I tried. I sat on my bed and typed on the note⠙s app of my phone Once Upon A Time ⠦ and finally, four decades after the abuse began, the words started to flow.⠙ This book documents the therapeutic journey undertaken by Sophie and her therapist, Pat. It includes all chapters of the fairy tale and the drawings Sophie created to help her make sense of her experiences and to reconnect with herself. It also contains the many in-between session conversations Pat and Sophie had by email, WhatsApp, and texts, with important insights into how to work safely with trauma.  Essential reading for all therapists, counsellors, health professionals, educators, and social workers, interested in understanding or working with survivors of child sexual abuse, and for those who are survivors of sexual abuse, The Flying Child ⠓ A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults- Finding a purposeful life after Child Sexual Abuse through compassionate and creative therapy ⠓ is a must- have for your bookshelf.  Today, Sophie is a survivor activist, writer, founder and managing director of The Flying Child: a non-profit, National Lottery Community Funded organisation improving the awareness of child sexual abuse and the consequences of trauma. The core aim of The Flying Child is to normalise speaking about CSA. The Flying Child Project brings lived experience into the heart of professional settings, providing training in Education, Social Work and Healthcare.  Pat Walsh is an experiential and intuitive counsellor with over forty years⠙ experience of working in trauma. Her background in nursing and occupational therapy taught her that to heal properly, wounds must be deeply cleansed, and purpose and meaning must be established to build any long -lasting recovery. She brings these learnings into her therapeutic work with survivors of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse.

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Victoria weaves an effortless tale that draws you in and makes you forget the world outside exists. She has the ability to make you step into the pages, to transport you to Thessaloniki as you live the story yourself. She writes in such a beautiful way and her characters have depth and credibility . . . Exceptional Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Dimitri Komninos is born as fire devastates Thessaloniki, where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou loses her mother when their home is destroyed by the Turkish army. She flees across the sea, alone, to Thessaloniki. When she and Dimitri meet, their lives entwine with one another - and the city itself - even as war, fear and persecution divide its people. Ninety years later, a young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents life story for the first time. Should he become the custodian of their legacy and make this city his home, keeping alive the memories of those who were forced to leave?Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop s books . . . A sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious saga The Sunday Times Hislop does her research and is very good at interweaving the lives of individuals into the backcloth of great events, giving the reader a history lesson that doesn t feel like one Daily Mail Hislop s fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place make her novel a rare treat Guardian This is storytelling at its best and just like a tapestry, when each thread is sewn into place, so emerge the layers and history of relationships past and present Sunday Express Meticulously researched and compellingly told Woman Home Oh what a tangled web she weaves! Hislop has done well to tell a story as diverse and tempestuous as Thessaloniki s with such lightness of touch Spectator A magnificent setting for this poignant tale . . .Victoria Hislop has a talent of bringing history alive on the printed page Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I wanted this one to last forever Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A beautifully written book that kept me reading late into the night . . . a fascinating glimpse into the not so distant past Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A spell-binding story Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Thessaloniki is much more than a setting for this all-embracing historical saga . . . this many layered story which has been beautifully threaded together Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐*Victoria Hislop s most recent novel, THE FIGURINE, is out now.*

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In the year 2182, citizens of a dying Earth flee to a distant promised land in a massive colony ship, the Arka III. They do not reach their intended destination…In the not-too-distant future, the Earth has been destroyed, its orbit withering and its citizens desperate to escape to the stars. The solution? The Arka project, massive vessels bound for the distant planet of Leonis. When the passengers of Arka III awaken from their long intergalactic journey, they realize they’re not on Leonis. Not only that, their journey has taken much longer than the planned two hundred years, and has landed them in a starless, seemingly endless void. Eric Rives, the ship’s second-in-command, and his partner Jia Tang are sent on an exploratory mission to investigate the dark labyrinth that surrounds them…but what they find is beyond belief. Young French space opera novelist Romain Benassaya adapts his own 2018 novel, Pyramides, available now for the first time in English featuring lushly illustrative art by Joan Urgell. Praise for Romain Benassaya (translated from French) ...in line with the great novels of the genre such as Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, or Hyperion by Dan Simmons. - Le Tourne Page The author lets us imagine a much larger universe, which we could populate at will. A true science fiction phenomenon. - SyFantasy.fr ...damn I love this universe! It s full of mystery, full of promise too, and I can t help but see in the author a form of reincarnation of a modern Arthur C. Clarke... Lorkhan and the Bad Kind What a frantic storytelling. Twists, cliffhangers, a steady pace. Worthy of a great cinematographic series. The novel places the human at the heart of the plot. Charismatic characters quite mistreated, credible extraterrestrials, surprising genetically modified creatures. Everything is there. In supercolor! - fan review, Babelio.com

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The New York Times bestselling novel, from the author of Station Eleven. A perfect post-lockdown read - Sunday Times Elegant, haunting - The Times A damn fine novel . . . evocative and immersive - George R. R. MartinVincent is the beautiful bartender at the exclusive Hotel Caiette. When New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis walks into the hotel and hands her his card, it is the beginning of their life together.That same night, a hooded figure scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: Why don t you swallow broken glass. Leon Prevant, a shipping executive, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core.When Alkaitis s investment fund is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme, Leon loses his retirement savings in the fallout, but Vincent seemingly walks away unscathed. Until, a decade later, she disappears from the deck of one of Leon s ships . . .

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When the world s largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet s dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian, they look for the company s weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal.

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I enjoyed The Unit very much....I know you will be riveted, as I was. —Margaret Atwood “Echoing work by Marge Piercy and Margaret Atwood, The Unit is as though-provoking as it is compulsively readable.” —Jessica Crispin, Ninni Holmqvist’s uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. They’re given lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and state-of-the-art facilities; they’re fed elaborate gourmet meals, surrounded by others just like them. It’s an idyllic place, but there’s a catch: the residents—known as dispensables—must donate their organs, one by one, until the final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to this fate, seeking only peace in her final days. But she soon falls in love, and this unexpected, improbable happiness throws the future into doubt. Clinical and haunting, The Unit is a modern-day classic and a chilling cautionary tale about the value of human life.

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When I get up, there s nobody home. Even Mum has gone out. The note says, I have to check my emails. I ll snowmobile to the meltline and be back soon. XX Mummy .And I think, Good. I can feed my bear... Darcy s life was never exactly simple, but it was about to become a lot more complicated. Recovering from a distressing illness in her parents cabin surrounded by looming pine trees, Darcy spends most of her days alone, warming herself by the log fire. That is, until she ventures into the woods hours before a heavy snowstorm, and finds herself face-to-face with a grizzly bear. Their encounter takes a surprising turn when it flourishes into a warm and caring companionship.Set against the beautiful backdrop of the snowy Yellowstone National Park in Montana, Mimi Thebo s poetic tale inspires compassion and friendship, sensitively focusing on how the seemingly impossible can become the achievable.

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WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL, THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD, THE KATE GREENAWAY SHADOWER S CHOICE AWARD AND A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK.This is for the unforgettable. The unafraid. The undefeated.From New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander comes this powerful and important ode to black history: the strength and bravery of everyday people and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world s greatest artists, athletes, and activists.With references to lyrics and lines originally shared by our most celebrated heroes, this poem digs into the not-so-distant past to underline the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present. Listen to the powerful poem read by Kwame Alexander himself via an audiolink inside the book.

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Fight for justice with swashbuckling soldiers in this abridged retelling of The Three Musketeers, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! “All for one and one for all!” Aramis, Athos, and Porthos make up the three Musketeers. Oh, and there’s also the not-quite-yet Musketeer D’Artagnan. Together, the four men must use their wits and their swords to battle an evil Cardinal, the traitorous Milady, and other enemies of the French court. This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the adventurous world of historical romance and the royal French court.

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The first book in the series, The Five Clues, is a real-time murder-mystery thriller and family drama, combining an exciting race against time with a heart-rending story about a teenager learning to live with the loss of a beloved parent. Walking back from her mother s grave, 13-year-old schoolgirl Edie Marble finds a note in a pocket of the sheepskin coat that she hasn t worn since the day, a year earlier, when she received the awful news of her mother s death. The note is from her mother, who had been looking into a corporate human rights violation and had become fearful for her life after receiving death threats. She trusts only Edie - because of their special bond and Edie s intelligence - and has laid a trail of clues for Edie to find that will help her to shed light on the violation and uncover the mystery around her death. Through her wit and determination, Edie steadily gathers evidence and negotiates the dramatic twists and turns of the story by collaborating with her friends and family to gradually unearth a sinister attempt by a pharmaceutical company to conceal their illegal development of a lethal virus. As Edie s investigations progress she is introduced, in parallel, to the Three Principles, which help her conquer various psychological stresses and support her in coming to terms with her grief.Reading age 11+

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My heart grew, then broke, then mended itself. A wise, funny, brave novel and a story that you will never want to forget. Favel ParrettAn unforgettable story of loneliness, isolation and finding your way. Heart-wrenching, wise and wryly funny, this novel will make you kinder to those who are lost.Miss Kaye works at The Institute. A place for the damaged, the outliers, the not-quite rights. Everyone has different strategies to deal with the residents. Some bark orders. Some negotiate tirelessly. Miss Kaye found that simply being herself was mostly the right thing to do. Susie was seven when she realised she d had her fill of character building. She d lie between her Holly Hobbie sheets thinking how slowly birthdays come around, but how quickly change happened. One minute her Dad was saying that the family needed to move back to the city and then, SHAZAM, they were there. Her mum didn t move to the new house with them. And Susie hated going to see her mum at the mind hospital. She never knew who her mum would be. Or who would be there. As the years passed, there were so many things Susie wanted to say but never could.Miss Kaye will teach Susie that the loudness of unsaid things can be music - and together they will learn that living can be more than surviving.

Objev podobné jako The Loudness of Unsaid Things - Hilde Hinton

Watch THE CALENDAR KILLER on Amazon Prime now - a gripping adaptation of Sebastian Fitzek s bestselling novel WALK ME HOME.The gripping new twisty psychological thriller from international bestselling author, Sebastian Fitzek.Milan Berg is standing at a set of traffic lights when a car stops next to him. In the back seat he sees a frightened young girl. Desperate, she presses a piece of paper against the window. Milan can t read it - because he suffers from alexia, the inability to read or comprehend the written word. It s a secret that he s managed to hide for most of his life, even from friends and loved ones. But he understands the meaning of the note: the girl is in mortal danger.Milan s search for the kidnapped girl brings a cruel realisation: sometimes the truth is too terrible to live with - and ignorance is the greatest gift on earth.With a twisty non-linear storyline that charts one man s descent into a real-life nightmare, The Gift is perfect for fans of Chris Carter and Lars Kepler.Reviewers on Sebastian Fitzek Fitzek s thrillers are breathtaking, full of wild twists. Harlan Coben Fitzek is without question one of the crime world s most evocative storytellers. Karin Slaughter

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Blamed for the bloody disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule, the Enlightenment has been nothing if not divisive. To this day historians disagree over when it was, where it was, and what it was (and sometimes, still is). Kieron O Hara deftly traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment not as a simple set of easily enumerated ideas, but an evolving conglomerate that spawned a very diverse set of thinkers, from the radical Rousseau to the conservative Burke.

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Packed full of gadgety goodness,The Gadget Show Big Book of Cool Stuffis the perfect gift for anyone interested in tech and gadgetry. Crammed with ideas and info, the book provides fans of the much-loved, long-running TV show with an insight into the inner workings of the minds of Craig Charles and the team, while offering tech-heads young and old the lowdown on the coolest gear and gizmos out thereâ ¦ and what to look out for in the not-too-distant future.Just when will we be able to pop to the shops in a flying car? What cyber enhancements should I be saving up for? And which robo-mop will make me the envy of all my friends? Bursting with wit and wisdom, The Gadget Show Big Book of Cool Stuff is a fun-filled guide to the best gadgets of today and tomorrow.

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â ˜This book confirms the splendid eccentricity of the British, which often involves oddly dressed men opting to walk long distances for no apparent reason.â ™ â “ BBC Countryfile Magazineâ ˜Lawsâ ™ sprightly, often arch, account of Britainâ ™s hiking heroes is a pleasure to read.â ™ â “ Walk Magazine The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the globe granite underfoot, wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. This book celebrates the history of walking for leisure and pleasure.Thereâ ™s no shortage of the famous, and the not-so-famous, exponents of a good, long walk: Dr Jonson and his faithful Boswell on their Hebridean jaunt; John Taylor, whose Penniless Pilgrimage â “ a record of his 1618 journey from London to Edinburgh â “ provided the first account of a walking tour; and Samuel Coleridge who conceived his epic tale of the Ancient Mariner on a ramble through Devon. Celebrating the history of walking for leisure and pleasure, Bill Laws tells the stories behind key walking inventions such as the rucksack, bloomers, youth hostels and the long-distance route.Fully illustrated throughout, A Ramble Through the History of Walking is sure to delight anyone interested in the engaging history of one of manâ ™s favourite pastimes.

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Imagine navigating the backstreets of seventeenth-­century Rome in the dazzling but dangerous company of Caravaggio. Who will you meet as you drop in at the fabulous Villa Borghese—its owner, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of the pope, or Fillide Melandroni, well-­known courtesan and occasional artist’s model? Fast-­forward to the eighteenth century, and explore the Venice of Canaletto, Casanova, and Carnevale.With twelve chapters, each devoted to an artist or group of artists, and a dozen itineraries to choose from, you can immerse yourself in the world of the great and the not-so-good, wandering in and out of churches, palaces, and grand residences to admire their work in situ —­all from the comfort of your armchair.Each of the chapters begins with an illustrated map, featuring hand-drawn vignettes that bring to vivid life episodes from the artist s often turbulent existence, as well as key landmarks and local color. Set off on your own Grand Tour for the twenty-­first century.

Objev podobné jako Italy: In the Footsteps of the Great Artists - Nick Trend

Everything was quiet and sunny and calm. No cause for excitement whatever. It s only Marlowe, finding another body. He does it rather well by now. Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him . . . Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired to find a missing woman. Derace Kingsley s wife ran away to Mexico to get a divorce and marry a hunk named Chris Lavery. Or so the note she left her husband says. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he s denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Now Marlowe s on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy Los Angeles all the way to a murky mountain lake . . .The Lady in the Lake is Raymond Chandler s fourth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe. Chandler s best novels carry the crime story to levels of artistry that have rarely been matched Daily Mail Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence Daily Telegraph One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain Sunday Times Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes Anthony Burgess

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In this fascinating science book, a behavioral and bat ecologist reintroduces readers to bats, redeeming their historically bad reputation. These woefully misunderstood creatures dwell in darkness, inspire fear, and threaten danger. They’ve been viewed as the pawns of evil deities and taken the undeserved blame for the spread of deadly viruses. The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats provides a fresh introduction to these curious flying mammals, explaining how they experience the world through unique senses, where and how they fly, the origins of their complex relationships with humans, and how we can learn from them—not only to coexist, but potentially grow healthier and wiser together. Over 180 personality-filled photographs showcase the rich diversity of bats from all over the world.

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DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD. 9am, 31st December. A man gets onto the packed escalator of a metro station and fires a silenced machine gun through a paper bag. He escapes without being spotted in the chaos that follows. A note is delivered to the mayor of Washington, D.C., demanding $20 million, or the writer will instruct the gunman to strike again, at 4 pm, 8 pm and midnight. The mayor decides to pay up. But then a man is killed in a hit and run accident - and his fingerprints match the ones on the note.With the brains behind the operation dead, there s no way of stopping the gunman killing again, and again, and again... The only evidence the FBI have is the note. And Parker Kincaid, forensic document expert, is the only man who can stop the killer. But he s running out of time... Deaver is a terrific storyteller, and he takes the reader on a rollercoaster of suspense, violence and mystery Daily Telegraph

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With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham.Wilde s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in art for art s sake , to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design.Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the note of doom which runs like a purple thread through its carefully crafted prose.

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Wilde s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in art for art s sake , to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design.Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the note of doom which runs like a purple thread through its carefully crafted prose.

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Another laugh-out-loud FULL COLOUR monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini Monsters chapter book series, perfect for newly independent readers aged 5+The summer holidays are OVER! Billy is going back to school and he wishes he wasn t. There s so much to worry about - his ENORMOUS uniform, his terrible pencil case, the not-very-friendly-new-boy... But along come the Mini Monsters to show Billy that even when things go wrong, he has the power to make them right again. The perfect series for beginner and reluctant readers.

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When Carole Seddon s car is vandalised, it heralds the start of a disturbing series of events in the witty and entertaining new Fethering mystery. Carole Seddon s trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it is vandalised, there s only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford has been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years. But how could something like this happen in Fethering of all places?Then the note is shoved under Carole s kitchen door: Watch out. The car window was just the start. It would appear that she has been deliberately targeted. But by whom . and why?Matters take an even more disturbing turn when a body is discovered at Shefford s Garage, crushed to death by a falling gearbox. It would appear to be a tragic accident. Carole and her neighbour Jude are not so sure. And the more they start to ask questions, the more evidence they uncover of decidedly foul play .

Objev podobné jako Guilt at the Garage - Simon Brett

You’ve known her all your life . . . Or have you? Tasha and sister Alice look alike, but couldn’t be more different.Tasha’s married with kids, settled near their home town of Bristol. While Alice travels the world with her husband. Yet each trusts the other with her life.So when Tasha wants a break,Alice offers to stay in her home with the kids, so her sister can have a holiday. Tasha knows they’re in safe hands. She couldn’t be more wrong.The call sends Tasha rushing home. Alice is in intensive care. Her husband is dead.The police are hunting for suspects and motives. But Tasha can’t think why anyone would hurt her sister. Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha:It was supposed to be you . . .

Objev podobné jako The Wrong Sister - Claire Douglas

For fans of Station Eleven or Birnam Wood a literary novel with a dystopian world as its setting and at its heart is a human story about compassion in times of great adversity. In a future San Francisco transformed by years of rain, Bo, a 40-year-old lapsed artist, is grieving the community she’s lost to catastrophic flooding. Her friends and family have disappeared or fled, the streets are rivers, and the buildings are falling apart. Yet on the day of her planned departure, Bo finds a note slipped under her door: I need help, it reads. Three days a week, afternoons. Can pay in cash. Unable to bring herself to board the ship that could save her life, Bo instead chooses to answer the note, which turns out to have been written by her neighbour Mia, a 130-year-old “supercentenarian” long abandoned by her own family.

Objev podobné jako Awake in the Floating City - Susanna Kwan

For fans of Station Eleven or Birnam Wood a literary novel with a dystopian world as its setting and at its heart is a human story about compassion in times of great adversity. In a future San Francisco transformed by years of rain, Bo, a 40-year-old lapsed artist, is grieving the community she’s lost to catastrophic flooding. Her friends and family have disappeared or fled, the streets are rivers, and the buildings are falling apart. Yet on the day of her planned departure, Bo finds a note slipped under her door: I need help, it reads. Three days a week, afternoons. Can pay in cash. Unable to bring herself to board the ship that could save her life, Bo instead chooses to answer the note, which turns out to have been written by her neighbour Mia, a 130-year-old “supercentenarian” long abandoned by her own family.

Objev podobné jako Awake in the Floating City - Susanna Kwan

Simon visits a fortune-telling sea dragon who makes an unsettling prediction in this seventh book in The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter book series.When Simon learns about a fortune-telling sea dragon, heÂ’s excited to hear his fortune! But SimonÂ’s not so excited when the sea dragon predicts that his best friend, Olive Octopus, is in danger. Even worse, the dragonÂ’s crystal bubble goes cloudy before Simon can find out what sheÂ’s in danger of! Simon knows one thing for sure: he must protect Olive at all costs. But will he ever find out what the prediction really meant? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

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King Burt the Not Bad is in a huff with his chief dragon-slayer, Knight Sir Louis. So when a stranger with piercing green eyes and a devastating smile arrives at Castle Sideways, King Burt is thrilled and demotes Louis to chief cleaner. But Louis is suspicious about the stranger, Squire Lyme, with his charming compliments and endless supply of green gummies ... with the help of his friends Reader Catalogue, Pearlin, his haiku-loving steed, Clunkalot as well as a few ogres and gnomes, our hero determines to get to the slimy bottom of things ...can Louis #39; calm courage once again save the day?

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A Mill & Mortar THE SPICE éves naptár egy 12 fémdobozból álló készlet, amely minden hónapra egy különleges fűszert vagy keveréket tartalmaz. A fűszerek szerves alapanyagokból készültek, és egy elegáns fadobozban érkeznek. A termék ideális ajándék a főzés szerelmeseinek, akik szeretnének új ízeket fedezni fel.

• 12 különleges, hónapra lebontott fűszer a prémium fémdobozokban.
• Elegáns fadoboz, amely stílusos konyhai dekoráció is egyben.
• Kiváló minőségű, szerves alapanyagokból készült fűszerek és keverékek.
• Teljes éven át tartó gasztronómiai inspiráció és felfedezés.

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