the red hotel alan philps

Called a riveting study by the Daily Telegraph and a compelling tale by the Economist, The Red Hotel tells the story of forgotten correspondents and translators in Stalin s Russia and the gilded cage of the Metropol Hotel. Reporters. Translators. Lovers. Spies. In THE RED HOTEL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF STALIN S PROPAGANDA WAR, former Daily Telegraph Foreign Editor and Russia expert Alan Philps sets out the way Stalin created his own reality by constraining and muzzling the British and American reporters covering the Eastern front during the war and forcing them to reproduce Kremlin propaganda. War correspondents were both bullied and pampered in the gilded cage of the Metropol Hotel. They enjoyed lavish supplies of caviar and had their choice of young women to employ as translators and to share their beds.While some of these translators turned journalists into robotic conveyors of Kremlin propaganda, others were brave secret dissenters who whispered to reporters the reality of Soviet life and were punished with sentences in the Gulag. Through the use of British archives and Russian sources, the story of the role of the women of the Metropol Hotel and the foreign reporters they worked with is told for the first time. This revelatory story will finally lift the lid on Stalin s operation to muzzle and control what the Western allies writers and foreign correspondents knew of his regime s policies to prosecute the war against Hitler s rampaging armies from June 1941 onwards.

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Classic crime, at its very best.With a new introduction by Gyles Brandreth.The Red House is a country residence far removed from the world of the Hundred Acre Wood but its story has much of the same charm and wit. There is, of course, a murder, and when the local police fail to solve the crime, an amateur sleuth readily steps in. What follows is a delightful whodunnit with humour, excitement and a suitably surprising twist at the end.A. A. Milne loved detective stories and pays homage to Sherlock Holmes in his detective - the clever and charismatic Anthony Gillingham- and his assistant, Bill Beverley. This is classic crime at its very best. I love his writing P.G.Wodehouse

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#39;This book is so good you won #39;t blunking believe it! #39; Tom Fletcher #39;Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist... #39; Cressida Cowell #39;A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold. #39; Francesca Simon‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon #39;A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny. #39; Jeremy Strong‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye UmanskyWelcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and his family rush into action to get ready for their important guest. But it soon becomes obvious that the Banister family are going to have their work cut out with the demanding prince and his never-ending entourage, especially when it turns out the rude little prince is hiding a secret... The first book in a fabulously funny series by bestselling author Steven Butler, with a host of whacky characters brought to life with illustration from the wonderful Steven Lenton!

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This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for J.R.R. Tolkien s The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins. Since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, generations of readers have fallen under its spell. That magic was reignited sixty years later, when Alan Lee was commissioned to produce a special illustrated edition, and his delicate pencil drawings and beautiful watercolour paintings have become for many the definitive vision of J.R.R. Tolkien s Middle-earth. In this sumptuous, large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created these images, which would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien s own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson s film adaptations and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award. The Hobbit Sketchbook is filled with more than 100 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces that reveal how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains a wealth of brand-new full-colour paintings and sketches drawn specially for this book, which unlock the secrets of how Alan creates his own magic and provide a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkien s vision.

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A new arrival at the Beach Hotel spells troubleChambermaid Fanny is thanking her lucky stars she has had a second chance at life. As an unmarried mother, it could have been very different and she is happy.But when new maid, Susie, arrives at the Beach Hotel, it isn t long before sparks fly. Susie begins to meddle in Fanny s friendships and even in her budding romance with Walter, an American working at the aerodrome.Meanwhile, a flu epidemic starts to spread and as more people fall ill, the hotel is forced to close.Matters come to a head when Susie plots to reveal secrets about Fanny that could spell her ruin.Can the hotel and the hardworking women who run it survive?An uplifting, emotional WW1 saga perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Jean FullertonReaders adore the Beach Hotel series:⠘Oh wow this story was⠦amazing and heartfelt⠦I hope there will be more in this series⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Another brilliant book by this brilliant author.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Brilliant storyline, brilliant book. Couldn⠙t put it down. Family saga at its best.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I loved this enchanting read⠦could not put it down.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Well, what a start to a new series! There are many secrets to be uncovered⠦I loved this book.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Had me turning the pages well into the night⠦ A five-star, well-written beach caper. A page turner from beginning to end.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Charming⠦this book felt like an escape⠦The story was heartwarming.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I thoroughly enjoyed this book⠦I⠙m glad there is more to come from the Beach Hotel.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I have enjoyed all three books in this series but this one was the best! I think that is because it is Helen⠙s story and Helen is the very heart of the hotel⠦I really enjoyed it.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘The strong thread that runs through this series is friendship, that⠙s exactly what Helen Bygrove needs when things get difficult! I know it was third in series but I⠙m sure there⠙s room for a follow up! I live in hope.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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A perfect example of what cosy crime should be like - drama, mystery and intrigue Ginger Book GeekThe second in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman s Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club, Betty Rowlands and Helen Cox.Readers say FIVE STARS! I really do love this series. It is light, easy to read and a perfect cosy crime series. I highly recommend Wow I love this author. This book did not disappoint loved all the characters and how the author brought them to life. I enjoyed it so much I finished it within 24hrs A wholly entertaining mystery set . . . A fun plot and plenty of wry humour completes the package I really can t wait for more seaside adventures! ................................................In the charming Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, the stage is set for murder . . .Helen Dexter has started a new chapter in her life as sole proprietor of the Seaview Hotel.But things take a dramatic turn when an acting troupe book into the hotel to rehearse a play they hope will save a much-loved theatre from being closed down. Helen immediately picks up on tension between the actors, but there is worse to come when the charismatic leading lady is found dead.With so much at stake, it s clear the show must go on. Helen is roped into helping the troupe with their performance, giving her ample opportunity to discover who wanted their diva dead.However, the murder is not the only thing on Helen s mind. She s receiving threatening phone calls, her car is vandalised - and she s just learned of an impending visit from a hotel inspector which could change the fortunes of the Seaview Hotel.With her trusty greyhound Suki by her side, Helen is determined to uncover the identity of the killer - even if it means she has to give the performance of her life.................................................Don t miss Helen and Suki s first cosy crime caper in Murder at the Seaview Hotel! I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting CLARE CHASE Just the heart-warming tonic readers need right now. Endearing characters, intriguing twists and one very cute canine HELEN COXHelen and Suki will return in Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel!Love Glenda Young s cosy crime? Don t miss her acclaimed Ryhope-set sagas, Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane, The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon, The Paper Mill Girl, The Miner s Lass and A Mother s Christmas Wish.

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Top 3 Sunday Times BestsellerShortlisted for the Nero Book AwardLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the Year 2025A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan â “ the first book from one of the worldâ ™s leading war correspondents. Simply unforgettable ELIF SHAFAK Terrific THE TIMES Incredible PETER FRANKOPAN Powerful and charming FINANCIAL TIMES Utterly compelling PHILIPPE SANDS Masterly TELEGRAPH Ingenious KAMILA SHAMSIE A must-read SUNDAY TIMES Beautiful RORY STEWARTIn 1969, the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghanistanâ ™s hopes of becoming a modern country, connected to the world. Lyse Doucet first checked into the Inter-Continental on Christmas Eve 1988. In the decades since, she has witnessed a Soviet evacuation, a devastating civil war, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban, all from within its increasingly battered walls. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors. Now, she weaves together the experiences of the Afghans who have kept the hotel running to craft a richly immersive history of their country. It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotelâ ™s 1970s glory days â “ an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the â ˜Paris of Central Asiaâ ™. Of Abida, who became the first female chef after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-somethings who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy â “ only to see the Taliban come roaring back in 2021. Through these intimate portraits of Afghan life, the story of a hotel becomes the story of a people. Fabulous . . . A cross between the novel A Gentleman in Moscow and Wes Andersonâ ™s The Grand Budapest Hotel. THE TIMES The Finest Hotel in Kabul plays to all Lyse Doucetâ ™s strengths. Clarity, empathy, depth of knowledge and innate grasp of fine detail . . . a most readable account of joy, despair and resilience in one of the worldâ ™s most fascinating countries. MICHAEL PALIN A deeply humane story of Afghanistan revealing the impact of decades of upheaval on everyday lives. JUDGES OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION Full of warmth, wit, and a lovely eye for the human stories that make the hotel not just a monument to tragedy, but also love and resilience . . . This is the book about an Afghanistan I never knew that I always wanted to read. FINANCIAL TIMES

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In this follow-up to The Incredible Hotel, a crime disrupts the prestigious baking competition taking place at the hotel. But will detective Matilda be able to solve the case? The World Baking Competition is coming up. It is taking place at the Incredible Hotel and will be judged by guest of honour, Chef Tartine. Stefan has perfected his chocolate cake recipe but on the morning of the event... the recipe is nowhere to be found! Luckily, the best detective in Delaunay is on hand – Stefan’s best friend, Matilda. Who could the thief be?! Everyone has their theory and Mr Starch, the hotel manager, is ready to point the finger at a baking saboteur... From exceptionally talented author Kate Davies and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Follath, this enchantingly illustrated and nostalgic picture book visits the same unique hotel as the previous book, depicted in characterful illustrations and described with whimsical and charming text. With a strong and smart female lead, this is a principled and entertaining story.

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The official puzzle book with the smash-hit series The Fortune Hotel on ITV. Ten cases, one fortune ... do you have what it takes to win?‘The Fortune Hotel – a fiendishly addictive mix of The Traitors and The White Lotus.’ – Guardian Get ready for sun, sand and secrets. Welcome to the Fortune Hotel, the perfect sun-dappled setting for an intriguing and devious puzzle book adventure. Get ready to play the ultimate game of bluff, which begins the moment you step foot on the Caribbean island’s white sands. Guard your suitcase closely and outwit and outmanoeuvre your fellow holidaymakers, as you put your tactical and strategic skills to the test with cunning puzzles, tricky tasks and crafty challenges to solve. You have seven days to win the fortune ... will the decisions you make lead you to the prize?The Fortune Hotel is ready for you to check in ...

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In this follow-up to The Incredible Hotel, a crime disrupts the prestigious baking competition taking place at the hotel. But will detective Matilda be able to solve the case? The World Baking Competition is coming up. It is taking place at the Incredible Hotel and will be judged by guest of honour, Chef Tartine. Stefan has perfected his chocolate cake recipe but on the morning of the event... the recipe is nowhere to be found! Luckily, the best detective in Delaunay is on hand – Stefan’s best friend, Matilda. Who could the thief be?! Everyone has their theory and Mr Starch, the hotel manager, is ready to point the finger at a baking saboteur... From exceptionally talented author Kate Davies and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Follath, this enchantingly illustrated and nostalgic picture book visits the same unique hotel as the previous book, depicted in characterful illustrations and described with whimsical and charming text. With a strong and smart female lead, this is a principled and entertaining story.

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I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting CLARE CHASE Just the heart-warming tonic readers need right now. Endearing characters, intriguing twists and one very cute canine HELEN COX Meet Helen Dexter - proprietor of the Seaview Hotel, and now, with the help of her trusty greyhound Suki, amateur detective . . . This unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman s Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club and Betty Rowlands........................................................................................ In the charming Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, a murder is nothing to sing about . . . After the death of her husband Tom, Helen Dexter is contemplating her future as the now-sole proprietor of the Seaview Hotel. There s an offer from a hotel chain developer to consider, but also a booking from a group of twelve Elvis impersonators, a singing troupe called Twelvis. Tom loved Elvis and for Helen this is a sign that she should stay. But the series of mysterious events which follow, suggests that the developer is not going to give up easily. Then, shortly after Twelvis arrive, one of the group disappears. His body is found floating in a lake, with his blue suede shoes missing. Could the two be connected? With the reputation of the Seaview on the line, Helen isn t going to wait for the murderer to strike again. With her trusty greyhound Suki by her side, she decides to find out more about her guests and who wanted to make sure this Elvis never sang again........................................................................................What readers and reviewers are saying about Murder at the Seaview Hotel: An engaging murder mystery . . . an original and amusing hook which Glenda Young skilfully uses . . . to spin some intriguing plot twists The Recs A wholly entertaining mystery . . . a fun plot and plenty of wry humour 5* reader review Keeps you guessing . . . right till the end. A fantastic read that I didn t want to put down, beautifully written and amazing plot and characters 5* reader review I cannot rate this cosy mystery highly enough. Wonderful characters, beautiful setting and an excellent story 5* reader review A terrific tale 5* reader review A fantastic start to a new series . . . definitely a book you cannot put down 5* reader reviewHelen and Suki return in Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel - coming soon! Love Glenda Young s cosy crime? Don t miss her acclaimed Ryhope-set sagas, Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane, The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon, The Paper Mill Girl and The Miner s Lass.

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From the award-winning author of the acclaimed bestseller The Last Painting of Sara de Vos comes a radiant new novel tracing the intertwined fates of a silent film director and his muse.The Electric Hotel winds through the nascent days of cinema in Paris and Fort Lee, New Jersey - America s first movie town - and the battlefields of Belgium during World War I. A sweeping work of historical fiction, it shimmers between past and present as it tells the story of the rise and fall of a prodigious film studio and one man s doomed obsession with all that passes in front of the viewfinder.For nearly half a century, Claude Ballard has been living at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel. A French pioneer of silent films, who started out as a concession agent for the Lumière brothers, the inventors of cinema, Claude now spends his days taking photographs of Sunset Boulevard. But when a film-history student comes to interview Claude about The Electric Hotel - the lost masterpiece that bankrupted him and ended the career of his muse, Sabine Montrose - the past comes surging back. In his run-down hotel suite, the ravages of the past are waiting to be excavated: celluloid fragments and reels in desperate need of restoration, and Claude s memories of the woman who inspired and beguiled him.The Electric Hotel is a portrait of a man entranced by the magic of movie-making, a luminous romance and a whirlwind trip through the heady, endlessly inventive days of early cinema.

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Enter the magical world of La Llorona with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard. After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist, finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel called La Llorona at the base of a volcano. The Bird Hotel tells the story of this young American who, after suffering tragedy, restores and runs La Llorona. Along the way we meet a rich assortment of characters who live in the village or come to stay at the hotel. With a mystery at its center and filled with warmth, drama, romance, humor, pop culture, and a little magical realism, The Bird Hotel has all the hallmarks of a Joyce Maynard novel that have made her a leading voice of her generation. The Bird Hotel is a big, sweeping story spanning four decades, offering lyricism as well as whimsy. While the world New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard brings to life on the page is rendered from her imagination, it’s one informed by the more than twenty years of which she has spent a significant amount of her time in a small Mayan indigenous village in Guatemala. As the New York Times said, [Maynard] has an unswerving eye, a sharply perked ear, and the ability to keep her readers hanging on her words. People Magazine said of her: Maynard’s spare prose packs a rich emotional punch.”

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Following Alan Watts acclaimed book on Zen Buddhism The Way of Zen, he tackles the Chinese philosophy of Tao. The Tao is the way of man s cooperation with the natural course of the natural world. Alan Watts takes the reader through the history of Tao and its interpretations by key thinkers such as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao Te Ching. Watts goes on to demonstrate how the ancient and timeless Chinese wisdom of Tao promotes the idea of following a life lived according to the natural world and goes against our goal-oriented ideas by allowing time to quiet our minds and observe the world rather than imposing ourselves on it. By taking in some of the lessons of Tao, we can change our attitude to the way we live. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Including an introduction to the Chinese culture that is the foundation of the Tao, this is one of Alan Watts best-loved works.

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The third in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman s Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club, Betty Rowlands and Helen Cox.Praise for Murder at the Seaview Hotel: I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting CLARE CHASE Just the heart-warming tonic readers need right now. Endearing characters, intriguing twists and one very cute canine HELEN COX................................................In the charming Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, a killer game is being played . . . Helen Dexter is enjoying the new four-star status of the Seaview Hotel. But she begins to wonder if this accolade is cursed when a series of disasters strike.It starts when a crazy golf team arrive to play in a Scarborough tournament. Their odd behaviour heightens when the rival team captain turns up. Yet, there s worse to come for Helen when one of the guests is murdered playing crazy golf. Then the Seaview s prize-winning cook Jean quits, leaving Helen devastated. And so, as Helen s fiftieth birthday approaches, the last thing she s in the mood for is a celebration. However, mysterious invitations arrive to a party that Helen doesn t want.Can Helen unmask the crazy golf killer, save the reputation of the Seaview, win Jean back and solve the mystery of the party invitations? With her rescue greyhound Suki by her side, Helen Dexter is on the case.................................................Don t miss Helen and Suki s first two cosy crime capers in Murder at the Seaview Hotel and Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel which are warmly praised: I really do love this series. It is light, easy to read and a perfect cosy crime series. I highly recommend Wow I love this author. This book did not disappoint loved all the characters and how the author brought them to life. I enjoyed it so much I finished it within 24hrs A wholly entertaining mystery set . . . A fun plot and plenty of wry humour completes the package I really can t wait for more seaside adventures! Love Glenda Young s cosy crime? Don t miss her acclaimed Ryhope-set sagas, Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane, The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon, The Paper Mill Girl, The Miner s Lass, A Mother s Christmas Wish and The Sixpenny Orphan.

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It s just brilliant - full of poetry - Jilly CooperSet in wartime London and occupied France, this is a thrilling story of love, danger and sacrifice from bestselling novelist Alan Titchmarsh.It is the late 1930s when seventeen-year-old Rosamund Hanbury leaves behind the endless summers of her coastal Devonshire home for the fast pace of high society London. Under the expert guidance of her formidable aunt, the country mouse learns how to act like a lady, hosting dinner parties and rubbing shoulders with Britain s most influential. And when the enigmatic Harry Napier sweeps her off her feet at London s famous Café de Paris she could almost forget that Britain has declared war. But the Phoney War ends. Harry is posted, London reels from the first bombings of the Blitz and Rosamund suffers a devastating personal loss that leaves her all the more determined to do her bit for the war effort. Joining the Special Forces she is sent to work alongside the Resistance on a top secret mission in France. It is here that her courage and loyalty are truly put to the test. And where she learns that no one is what they seem: at home or abroad . . .READERS ARE LOVING THE SCARLET NIGHTINGALE: Alan Titchmarsh at his best - 5 STARS [Alan Titchmarsh] is a genius and has my full admiration. Buy the book! - 5 STARS What a fabulous read, no hesitation in recommending this wonderful book - 5 STARS Made me cry, so beautifully written - 5 STARS I loved this book - I can highly recommend - 5 STARS

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The story of a hotel. The story of a nation.When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, the Inter-Continental is still standing. It has endured Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a grievous civil war, a US invasion and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. History lives within its scarred windows and walls.Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, has been checking into the Inter-Continental since 1988. And here, she uses its story to craft a richly immersive history of modern Afghanistan.It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotel’s 1970s glory days – an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the ‘Paris of Asia’. It is the story of Abida, who became the first female chef to cook in the Inter-Con’s famous kitchen after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And it is the lives of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-something staff who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy – only to witness the Taliban roaring back in 2021.The result is a remarkably vivid history of how Afghans have survived a half century of destruction and disruption. It is the story of a hotel but also the story of a people.

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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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SIX FRIENDS. ONE REMOTE HOTEL. A LONG-OVERDUE REUNION.WELCOME TO THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL . . . As twisty as a Hitchcock film Alex Michaelides A scream from start to finish Janice Hallett Fans of Knives Out, Agatha Christie, and (of course) Alfred Hitchcock, rejoice! - A.J. FINNâ “ Welcome to the Hitchcock Hotel.Dedicated to the Master of Suspense.Full of props and memorabilia.Be sure to mind the birds. Be careful in the shower.Five guests are invited â “ all old friends.They go way back. Way, way back.No oneâ ™s seen reclusive owner Alfred in sixteen years.And the question everyoneâ ™s asking:why are we here? Is it a game? A puzzle?Itâ ™s certainly a mystery.But itâ ™s also deadly serious.Because someone has a score to settle.And this will be the perfect opportunity.After all, it wouldnâ ™t be Hitchcock without a murder . . .â “Readers couldn t escape the thrills of The Hitchcock Hotel What a ride! Whether you are a Hitchcock fan or just love a good old fashioned thriller mystery, this is your book! 5***** Reader Review Hitchcock fans rejoice! Hereâ ™s a novel which salutes the legendary director by spinning a tale to make him proud 5***** Reader Review It was one of the best books that I have ever had. I highly recommend this book 5***** Reader Review Awesome book. You don t want to put it down. It keeps you in suspense and dying to know what happens next. Great ending!! This is a must read! 5***** Reader Review I never expected the ending which made this an outstanding read 5***** Reader Review

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The fourth in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman s Dales Detective Agency and Richard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club. The Seaview Hotel mystery series was shortlisted for Best New Crime Series alongside bestselling series by Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers Awards. Meet Tommy Two-Shoes, Ballroom Bev and their quirky troupe of dancers when the glamorous world of ballroom dancing comes to the seaside town of Scarborough. However, beneath the glitter balls and sequins, there s bitter rivalry between the dancers - both on and off the dance floor - and the dancing turns deadly when one of them ends up dead. Helen Dexter s Seaview Hotel plays host to the dance troupe when the murder takes place. Aided by her rescue greyhound Suki and the Seaview Hotel cook Jean (a no-nonsense Yorkshire woman you don t want to mess with!), Helen steps out and puts her best foot forward, but can she solve the crime?Praise for the previous Helen Dexter mysteries: I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting CLARE CHASE Just the heart-warming tonic readers need right now. Endearing characters, intriguing twists and one very cute canine HELEN COX

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Haunting, compulsive, stylish ANNA METCALFE You won t be able to put this one down PAUL YOON A horror story made into art CLAIRE CAMERON________________Stuck in her small village as the Korean War wages on around her, Yewon dreams of a hotel.In the hotel, there are infinite keys to infinite rooms - and a quiet terror she is desperate to escape.But when her little brother is conscripted into the South Korean army. Yewon s dreams start to seep into her reality, and she is forced to confront the truth of her country...Stylish, visceral and haunting, The Invisible Hotel is an unforgettable literary horror about the human consequences of war, and the toll of being born into a conflict that shows no signs of stopping.______________READERS ARE LOVING THE INVISIBLE HOTEL A really good book Written with such maturity and sensitivity I can t stop thinking about this book Incredible By turns horrific, surreal, sad, but not without humour and romance

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The fourth in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman s Dales Detective Agency and Richard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club.The Seaview Hotel mystery series was shortlisted for Best New Crime Series alongside bestselling series by Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers Awards.Meet Tommy Two-Shoes, Ballroom Bev and their quirky troupe of dancers when the glamorous world of ballroom dancing comes to the seaside town of Scarborough.However, beneath the glitter balls and sequins, there s bitter rivalry between the dancers - both on and off the dance floor - and the dancing turns deadly when one of them ends up dead.Helen Dexter s Seaview Hotel plays host to the dance troupe when the murder takes place. Aided by her rescue greyhound Suki and the Seaview Hotel cook Jean (a no-nonsense Yorkshire woman you don t want to mess with!), Helen steps out and puts her best foot forward, but can she solve the crime?Praise for the previous Helen Dexter mysteries: I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting CLARE CHASE Just the heart-warming tonic readers need right now. Endearing characters, intriguing twists and one very cute canine HELEN COX

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Escape with Jenny Colgan this Christmas . . . Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan Sunday Express An evocative, sweet treat Jojo Moyes This sweet romance will lift your spirits Sunday Mirror Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting Marian Keyes Irresistible Jill Mansell Just lovely Katie Fforde Naturally funny, warm-hearted Lisa Jewell A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book Mike Gayle A sheer delight from start to finish Sophie Kinsella___________________________________On the tiny Scottish island of Mure, Christmas preparations are even more hectic than usual . . . Flora MacKenzie is worried about her brother. Fintan hasn t got over the death of his partner, Colton, and Flora thinks he needs a project.The Rock - the rambling, disused hotel on the tip of the island - was Colton s passion project before he died. With Flora s help, Fintan is going to get the hotel up and running in time for Christmas, transforming it into a festive haven of crackling log fires and delicious food. But running a hotel, they are about to discover, is not that easy. Especially when their motley staff includes a temperamental French chef, a spoilt Norwegian kitchen boy who can t peel a potato without mutilating his own hand and a painfully shy kitchen assistant who blushes when anyone speaks to her. Can they pull it together in time for the big opening? And can Flora help her family find happiness this Christmas?____________________ Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished There s something so engaging about her characters and plots Her books are like a big, warm blanket Her stories are just so fabulous She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life The woman is just magic

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A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material.In this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the images in the authorised illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings. These images would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkienâ ™s own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jacksonâ ™s movie trilogy and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award.The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains 20 colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory, together with numerous examples of his conceptual art produced for the films and brand new pieces drawn specially for this book. It also includes an exclusive foreword written by Sir Ian McKellen.The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkienâ ™s vision, firstly onto the page and then in three dimensions on the cinema screen. It will also be of interest to many of the 100,000 people who have bought the illustrated Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists and illustrators interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration.

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A 2025 Read for Empathy Collection title Shortlisted for the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2024 An accessible entry into discussions on the complexity of feelings, this picture book will be returned to time and time again. â “ Foreword Starred Review All kinds of guests check in and out of the Grand Hotel of Feelings. Some are fun and some are tricky, but all are welcome! Welcome to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all kinds of feelings come and stay. Every guest has unique needs. Anger is very loud and needs plenty of space to scream and shout. Sadness speaks in a small voice and occasionally floods the bathroom. Anxiety takes many shapes and loves the spotlight. Some feelings are big and some are small, some are fun and some are tricky, but all feelings must be listened to and acknowledged. After all, theyâ ™re just passing through. This beautiful and imaginative title is much loved by readers young and old and has been translated into 22 languages. The Grand Hotel of Feelings was shortlisted for the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2024.

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Can true love win the day?Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau, Lorcan, is away at war and has recently stopped replying to her letters but she is determined to keep her spirits up. When she meets wealthy shipbuilder⠙s son Victor Perryman, they pass the time of day and they both feel a connection but she can⠙t allow herself to think anything more of it - not only does she have Lorcan to think of, but she and Victor are divided by wealth and class.Yet they meet again and Hetty is charmed and intrigued by Victor and his openness towards her. It becomes harder to ignore the attachment growing between them.When Lorcan comes back on leave, Hetty is forced to face her true feelings. Who does she really love, and can that love conquer everything in its path?An uplifting, emotional WW1 saga perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Jean FullertonReaders adore the Beach Hotel series:⠘Oh wow this story was⠦amazing and heartfelt⠦I hope there will be more in this series⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Had me turning the pages well into the night⠦ A five-star, well-written beach caper. A page turner from beginning to end.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I have enjoyed all three books in this series but this one was the best! I think that is because it is Helen⠙s story and Helen is the very heart of the hotel⠦I really enjoyed it.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘The strong thread that runs through this series is friendship, that⠙s exactly what Helen Bygrove needs when things get difficult! I know it was third in series but I⠙m sure there⠙s room for a follow up! I live in hope.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Another brilliant book by this brilliant author⠙ Reader Review⠘Brilliant storyline, brilliant book. Couldn⠙t put it down. Family saga at its best⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I loved this enchanting read⠦could not put it down⠦⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Well, what a start to a new series! There are many secrets to be uncovered⠦I loved this book.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘Charming⠦this book felt like an escape⠦The story was heartwarming⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I thoroughly enjoyed this book⠦I⠙m glad there is more to come from the Beach Hotel.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst â ” EsquireFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.In October 1940, the handsome young David Sparsholt arrives in Oxford. A keen athlete and oarsman, he at first seems unaware of the effect he has on others â “ particularly on the lonely and romantic Evert Dax, son of a celebrated novelist and destined to become a writer himself. While the Blitz rages in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: an ephemeral, uncertain place, in which nightly blackouts conceal secret liaisons. Over the course of one momentous term, David and Evert forge an unlikely friendship that will colour their lives for decades to come . . .Alan Hollinghurstâ ™s sweeping novel evokes the intimate relationships of a group of friends bound together by art, literature and love across three generations. It explores the social and sexual revolutions of the most pivotal years of the past century, whose life-changing consequences are still being played out to this day. Richly observed, disarmingly witty and emotionally charged, The Sparsholt Affair is an unmissable achievement from one of our finest writers.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. Startling, radical, embedded in tradition but entirely new - Guardian A master storyteller - John BanvillePre-order the new novel from Alan Hollinghurst, Our Evenings, now.

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This is the definitive biography, and the first in twenty years, of Louis-Napoléon III, whose controversial achievements have notoriously divided historians. Here, pre-eminent Napoléon Bonaparte expert and Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian Alan Strauss-Schom focuses on his successor Louis-Napoléon, overshadowed for too long by his more romanticized forebear.Strauss-Schom employs years of primary source research to explore the massive cultural, social, economical, financial, international, and military impact of France s most polarizing emperor. Louis-Napoléon completely revolutionized the state and the economy, but amid gross financial scandals. His expansion of the French Empire was praised by the French military and resisted by the socialists. He expanded the railways to rival England s; created new transoceanic steamship lines and a modern navy; introduced a new banking sector supported by seemingly unlimited venture capital; and even oversaw the creation of the first large department stores.Napoléon III wanted to surpass the legacy of his famous uncle, Napoléon I. In The Shadow Emperor, Alan Strauss-Schom sets out his true legacy.

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Alfred Smettle adores Hitchcock.And who better to become founder, owner and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a remote, sprawling Victorian house sitting atop a hill in the beautiful White Mountains, New England. There, guests can find movie props and memorabilia in every room, round-the-clock film screenings, and an aviary with fifty crows.For the hotel s first anniversary, Alfred invites the five college friends he studied film with.He hasn t spoken to any of them in sixteen years. Not after what happened. But who better to appreciate Alfred s creation?His guests arrive, and everything seems to go according to plan.Until one glimpses someone standing outside her shower curtain.Another is violently ill every time she eats the hotel food. Then their mobile phones go missing.You should always make the audience suffer as much as possible, right?The guests are stuck in the middle of nowhere, and things are about to get even worse. After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a dead body.

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The new edition of bestselling real-world guide to consultancy success, from the â œRock Star of Consulting⠝ Alan Weiss The second edition of The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice remains the most comprehensive and practical guide to the consulting profession, from launch to high growth, from marketing to implementation. Legendary consultant, speaker, and bestselling author Alan Weiss shows you how to create an independent or boutique consulting practice and take it to seven-figure success. Step-by-step, this invaluable resource guides you through attracting clients, maximizing your value, and achieving your career goals. In the decade since the first publication of The Consulting Bible, an array of significant developments has dramatically impacted the consulting profession: shifts in social consciousness, the Covid-19 pandemic, tele-consulting and virtual meetings, the globalization of the economy, the growth of social media, and many more. This exhaustively revised new edition provides specific approaches and techniques for mastering the new consulting environment and turning volatility and disruption into unlimited opportunities. Designed to help you become the authority and expert that organizations turn to again and again, this book is your one-stop resource for: Building a strong global brand that draws people to you Marketing remotely to reduce costs and allow for higher fees Mastering the latest implementation techniques Forging strong relationships with the buyers of a new generation Selecting the consulting methodology that best fits your requirements Writing proposals and creating testimonials and references Using advanced technology to sell and deliver your services Written for newcomers and veterans alike, The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice, Second Edition, is essential reading for every solo consultant, entrepreneur, and principal of a small consulting firm.Â

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All guests are welcome at the Grand Hotel of Feelings, no matter how tricky they might be! Welcome to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all kinds of feelings come and stay. Every guest has unique needs. Anger, for example, is very loud and needs plenty of space to scream and shout. Sadness speaks in a small voice and occasionally floods the bathroom. Gratitude likes wandering about in nature; you never know when she might come and sit by your side. Some feelings are big and some are small, some are fun and some are tricky, but no guest is ever turned away. At the Grand Hotel of Feelings, there is room for everyone! A beautiful and imaginative title that brings the difficulties of emotional management to life with warmth, humour and a touch of Wes Anderson.

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A side-splittingly funny picture book about open-mindedness and the power of change.The Bug Hotel has a fancy dining room, a rooftop terrace â ¦ even a pool if water is your thing.What a wonderful hotel! Trouble is, Branwell the solitary bee is not welcomed by the other guests â “ they re convinced he will sting! But Branwell can t sting, and even if he could, he wouldn t want to. When a curious toddler starts poking and shaking the bug hotel, our stripy hero, Branwell, ends up saving the day, showing us all a thing or two about resolving tricky situations peacefully.

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Welcome all the feelings into your own personal hotel in this delightful, therapeutic activity book!Pop on your hat and fill in your managerâ ™s license. Itâ ™s time to explore your very own Grand Hotel of Feelings. This charming activity book is packed with activities to draw, write and colour in, encouraging young readers to engage with all the feelings, good and bad, that check in. â ¢ Can you draw the other feelings hiding under Angerâ ™s bed? â ¢ Letâ ™s welcome Gratitude into the hotel by writing out all the things weâ ™re thankful for. â ¢ Fill in the quiz to find out what kind of empath you are. â ¢ Pack your emotional survival suitcase to help you through the tough times. With a light touch, this beautifully illustrated activity book opens up avenues of thought and discussion around emotional management and well-being.

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Nella, daughter of millionaire Theodore Racksole, orders a dinner of steak and beer at the exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel in London. Her order is refused, so Theodore promptly buys the chef, the kitchen and the whole hotel. But when hotel staff begin to vanish and a German prince goes missing, Nella discovers that murder, blackmail and kidnapping are also on the menu. A rollicking murder mystery from one of the finest writers of the last century.

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 You shall thank Alan Dershowitz for writing this [valuable] book.—Stephen Breyer, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme CourtIf reliable but uncertain intelligence predicted a mass casualty terrorist attack and indicated likely suspects, what preventive actions would be constitutionally authorized? Detention? Interrogation? Torture? What if the attack involved a weaponized virus? Should the government compel widespread inoculation that might kill hundreds of people while saving millions? What if an article describing how to circumvent the inoculation mandate was about to be published? Should censorship of the article be authorized? These are the sort of questions Alan Dershowitz has been asking for more than 60 years, in his teaching, writing, and litigation. Now, at age 86, he has written his magnum opus. In it, he suggests an overarching jurisprudential framework that would set limits to the ballooning power of what he calls “the preventive state.” This important book offers unprecedented insights into one of the most underexamined developments of our age: the growing magnitude and frequency of cataclysmic threats, coupled with the increasingly effective—but increasingly intrusive—tools intended to predict and prevent them.  Dershowitz responds to the urgent need for a jurisprudence that provides balance and accountability as both threats and preventive capabilities increase, threatening our security and our liberties. This masterful analysis should be read by everyone who cares about security, liberty, and democracy.

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Editedand with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. Have you ever heard of the fascination of terror? This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The star attraction is the novella The Haunted Hotel, a clever combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of grim waterways, dark shadows and death.The action takes place in an ancient palazzo coverted into a modern hotel that houses a grisly secret. The supernatural horror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed countess characterise and distinguish this powerful tale. The other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which include ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps the most unusual of all, the Devil s spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness.

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Move over, Nancy Drew-there s a new sleuth in town! Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this original middle-grade series by Lilliam Rivera!Marigold Goldie Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie s best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mum, Sylvia, works nearby at the Mermaid Club.While life at the Crossed Palms is always busy, the resort is currently overrun with Hollywood-types filming the hottest new creature feature, and tensions are at an all-time high. Even Goldie s mum is in on the movie act, doing what she does best: playing a mermaid. Just when Goldie thinks the movie biz couldn t get any more exciting, a diamond-encrusted swimming cap goes missing, and all fingers point to Goldie s mum as the culprit. Can Goldie uncover the true thief before it s too late?Hope Larson and Brittney William s critically acclaimed Goldie Vance comic series explores never-before-seen mysteries in this thrilling, original middle-grade debut by Lilliam Rivera. Features a full-colour comic chapter that s essential to unravelling the mystery.Text and Illustration copyright: © 2020 BOOM! StudiosGoldie Vance(TM) and © 2020 Hope Larson Brittney Williams

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“Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller.”—The Boston Globe  An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. From the author of The Warehouse . . . FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Kirkus ReviewsJanuary Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder.Not that running security at the Paradox was ever really easy. Nothing’s simple at a hotel where the ultra-wealthy tourists arrive costumed for a dozen different time periods, all eagerly waiting to catch their “flights” to the past.Or where proximity to the timeport makes the clocks run backward on occasion—and, rumor has it, allows ghosts to stroll the halls.None of that compares to the corpse in room 526. The one that seems to be both there and not there. The one that somehow only January can see.On top of that, some very important new guests have just checked in. Because the U.S. government is about to privatize time-travel technology—and the world’s most powerful people are on hand to stake their claims.January is sure the timing isn’t a coincidence. Neither are those “accidents” that start stalking their bidders.There’s a reason January can glimpse what others can’t. A reason why she’s the only one who can catch a killer who’s operating invisibly and in plain sight, all at once.But her ability is also destroying her grip on reality—and as her past, present, and future collide, she finds herself confronting not just the hotel’s dark secrets but her own.At once a dazzlingly time-twisting murder mystery and a story about grief, memory, and what it means to—literally—come face-to-face with our ghosts, The Paradox Hotel is another unforgettable speculative thrill ride from acclaimed author Rob Hart.

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Formally innovative poems that engage with history and the individual. In his eleventh poetry collection, Baron Wormser offers the wide range of subjects and imaginative approaches that his readers have come to expect. Touching on topics such as the Jewish resistance, Godard films, and the National Football League, The History Hotel opens the door to both political and personal histories. This collection also introduces us to unforgettable charactersâ ”we follow alongside speakers as they drive through Kansas, as they memorize Shakespeare sonnets, and as they rehearse a love affair that went south. As Wormserâ ™s collection reminds us, the historical circumstances that touch, strengthen, or shatter a life are also key to understanding it. We all live in the History Hotel, where love, betrayal, hope, and despair go hand in hand. Showing those entangled hands is the work of these poemsâ ”poems that are alive to tradition but consistently inventive along the way.

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The Mexican Revolution defined the sociopolitical experience of those living in Mexico in the twentieth century. Its subsequent legacy has provoked debate between those who interpret the ongoing myth of the Revolution and those who adopt the more middle-of-the-road reality of the regime after 1940. Taking account of these divergent interpretations, this Very Short Introduction offers a succinct narrative and analysis of the Revolution. Using carefully considered sources, Alan Knight addresses the causes of the upheaval, before outlining the armed conflict between 1910 and 1920, explaining how a durable regime was consolidated in the 1920s, and summing up the social reforms of the Revolution, which culminated in the radical years of the 1930s. Along the way, Knight places the conflict alongside other great revolutions, and compares Mexico with the Latin American countries that avoided the violent upheaval. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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⠘I was in the wrong London. It was horrible. I⠙d fallen in by accident, and it was all alive and trying to eat me.⠙ The year 1949, the city London.Hapless second-hand bookseller Dennis stumbles through a city still shaking off the war. While out procuring inventory, Dennis⠙s life changes forever when he chances upon a novel that shouldn⠙t exist; an entirely fictional book from inside another novel. The book hails from The Great When, a magical shadow-London, where reality blurs with fiction and concepts like Crime, Poetry and Riot are incarnated as mystical beings that stalk the streets. This discovery brings terrible danger, as the book⠙s presence leaves the doorway open between the two Londons, and The Great When must remain a secret. Soon Dennis finds himself in the city⠙s occult underbelly, negotiating sorcerers, gangsters, and murderers ⠓ some imaginary, some all too real, and all with plans of their own. If Dennis cannot return the book and close the gate, he risks dire repercussions... Neither London will ever be the same again. History collides with magic in The Great When. Dark, ridiculous, propulsive, Sunday Times bestseller Alan Moore opens the gates to capital metafictional chaos in the genre-busting first instalment of the Long London series. It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience⠦ this shows us something absolutely new Susanna Clarke A breathless time-travelling classic. Savage, humane, comic, terrifying Iain Sinclair Brilliant and so powerfully imaginative⠙ Adam Curtis A weird book and a complete joy Mariana Enríquez⠘A masterful step from one of our very best, uncompromising storytellers; Moore peels back the layers of London and reveals not only the history we know, but the histories that could have been, and, underneath it all, both the dark and beautiful truths about who we are as a nation.⠙ Heather Parry

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EXPLORE THE FULLEST POTENTIAL OF YOUR POWER AS A WOMAN Although women today have greater opportunity to make our own choices, build independent lives, and craft powerful careers, we all too often forge our path by following the trajectory laid out by men. By emulating what men identify as desirable goals and strategies, we deny our truest, most innate feminine qualities and desires. The Way of the Satisfied Woman offers an alternative path for women, and for any person who cares to focus more on the feminine than the masculine. The path of the feminine is simply different — perfect in its own right yet integral and complementary to the path of the masculine. Alanna Kaivalya shows how embodying feminine energy sets us free, relaxes us, and allows us to more completely manifest the things that are most important to us, including connection, communion, and compassion. The Way of the Satisfied Woman explores: • definitions of feminine and masculine energies that embrace gender differences and affirm the experience of the modern woman • prominent qualities of the feminine as represented by mythological archetypes and modern psychology • ways of redefining the feminine in modern language, ideas, and arenas, including intimate relationships, career, family, success, community, and legacy • the relationship between masculine and feminine and its manifestations in intimate partnerships It is time for women to take our place in the world and embrace the power, potency, and purpose of the feminine, which will profoundly impact not just our own lives, but the balance of all life around us.

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Discover the remarkable birth of modern medicine. When we imagine Renaissance medicine, the cliché is dreadful – unsterile instruments, a total lack of anaesthetics and shocking levels of infant and maternal mortality. And that’s before you get into astrology, bloodletting and a litany of bizarre ‘treatments’, more likely to kill than cure… As ever, the true picture is somewhat different. Here, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, modern medicine began to take shape. Medical education was being formalised for the first time. Through dissections and hands-on experience in war, surgeons were documenting the intricacies of the human body and distributing their work across the continent. And, as European powers expanded their reach into the New World, new medicines and treatments were being discovered and cultivated. Historian Alanna Skuse ventures into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England – a world of travelling surgeons, prosthetics’ craftsmen, faith healers and, of course, snake oil salesmen. There’s the domestic healer, her kitchen stocked with all manner of herbs, tonics and elixirs, ready to dole out to ailing neighbours; the expert midwife, called upon when the physician and surgeon failed; the trusted apothecary, shop stocked with remedies for every ailment and ingredients from each corner of the globe. Humane and entrancing, The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack reveals the miraculous birth of modern medicine.

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Alan Bennett s classic story about Queen Elizabeth IIWhat would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story.The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely (JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. She comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with much that she has to do. In short, her reading is subversive. The consequence is, of course, surprising, mildly shocking and very funny.

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Alan Munro reflects on his time in the RAF and the Cold War jets which he flew. It is his time on the Phantoms that is the main crux of this book. He discusses how the withdrawal of Lightnings from the RAF changed the Phantom⠙s role and the impact this had on squadrons. This is a must for fans of the Cold War era fighters

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Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of The History Boys with a comprehensive study guide. Highlights of Andrew Bruff s guide include:â “ detailed analyses of character, theme and structure;â “ a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author;â “ key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom.An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks heâ ™s a fool.In Alan Bennettâ ™s award-winning and hugely popular play, staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it, about education and its purpose.

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95+ recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert from the award-winning Red Truck Bakery near Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, bringing the comfort and charm of the farmhouse where the bakery started into your kitchen“Original and highly personal, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook is a joyful love story to many comfort foods.”—Jacques Pépin, chef and author “If a cookbook could be a page-turner, this is the one! Brian not only knows how to create comfort in spades, but he writes both the sweet and savory recipes in such a way that you feel like you’re part of those five generations who inspired these vittles.”—Carla Hall, chef and authorONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Garden GunBrian Noyes, founder of the beloved Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, and author of the Red Truck Bakery Cookbook, presents more than 95 all-new, comforting recipes celebrating ingredients and traditions from the bakery s home on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge mountains. With small-town charm, an emphasis on local, seasonal produce, and country comfort inspiration from the 170-year-old farmhouse where the bakery began, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook features Brian’s favorite savory recipes and old-time classics from family, friends, and the bakery archives. This is the food that Brian cooks at home as well as for the bakery s thousands of customers nationwide—plus recipes for favorite Red Truck Bakery dishes that have not been shared before.From delightful lunch and dinner options like Potato Pesto Flatbread, Corn Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Mayonnaise, Mid-July Tomato Pie, Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary and Blueberries, and Sweet Potato and Poblano Enchiladas, to knockout desserts like Lexington Bourbon Cake, Virginia Peanut Pie, and Caramel Cake with Pecans (which Garden Gun magazine called the perfect Southern dessert ), the recipes in The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook are what we are all craving—unfussy, homey, Southern-leaning dishes that focus on local produce but don’t shy away from decadence. And for those who are eating vegetarian or vegan, there are plenty of plant-based options, like a vegan and gluten-free Coffee Cake, Carrot Leek Pot Pies, Mushroom-Ricotta Lasagne with Port Sauce, and the Bakery s beloved “Beetloaf” Sandwiches.True to the spirit of the Red Truck Bakery, the recipes in the Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook deliver unfailingly delicious comfort all year round.

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A New York Times best-seller!In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect!Watchmen begins as a murder-mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes--Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias--have to test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. In the mid-eighties, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created Watchmen, changing the course of comics history and essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the genre. Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, Watchmen s sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism.Watchmen is collected here in deluxe hardcover, with sketches, extra bonus material and a new introduction by series artist Dave Gibbons.

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From bestselling children s author and illustrator Alan Snow comes the perfect Father Christmas origin storyA beautiful, fresh take on a classic tale, once read it will become a family Christmas tradition forever.A beautifully-told and stunningly-illustrated Father Christmas origin story.Coming together like a perfect festive jigsaw, this story explains all of the traditions and myths around Santa Claus, from how he travels around the world in one night, how his sleigh and reindeer can fly, and why he leaves presents, to the origins of his red coat.A young boy is herding his familyâ ™s reindeer when they are drawn into a mysterious cave. The cave is the holder of eternal summer, looked after by three strange characters â “ a wooden creature, a bird and a fish. Once entered, the cave cannot be left without time in the outside world standing still. In his sadness at not being able to leave, the boy is granted three wishes and chooses freedom, happiness and time. He is told that they will all be granted â “ eventually.

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The remote archipelago which lies off the north-west coast of Scotland boasts a huge range of contrasting and spectacular land- and seascapes. Lewis is austere, with a featureless peatland core, bounded by dramatic sea cliffs, whilst neighbouring Harris is extraordinarily rugged but fringed with stunning unspoilt beaches. The Uists are characterised by gentle fertile machair lands, and Barra has a more brutal landscape carved from ancient gnarled rock. But these islands have one thing in common: they were all built from the most ancient rocks in Britain â “ Lewisian gneiss, which reaches back almost to the beginning of geological time.In this book Alan McKirdy explores these islands, together with the volcanic rocks that build the outposts of Rockall, St Kilda and the Shiants, tracing their extraordinary journey through time and across the globe.

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