the silent people walter macken

The Silent People - Walter Macken

In Ireland in 1826 millions knew only famine, oppression and degradation. The landlords ground down the tenant famers; tithe wars and injustice were rife.But Dualta Duane battles against tyranny, struggling to survive the evils of hunger, poverty and disease. Courageous and fortified by an enduring love, Duane''s unconquerable spirit personifies the love of freedom that raged in the soul of Ireland.

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The Scorching Wind - Walter Macken

This is a vivid and memorable novel set in Dublin, 1916, during the Easter Rebellion and the bitter years which followed. Through the diverging lives of two young brothers the agony of Ireland during these harrowing times is witnessed.It is the time of the Sinn Fein, of the dreaded Tans, of terrible deeds and of loyalties strained to breaking-point and beyond.

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The Treehouse - Bryan Walter Procter

‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn''Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ Gillian McAllister‘A fantastically dark and twisted thriller’ Nikki Smith''B P Walter’s characterisation is terrifyingly good in this claustrophobic thriller’ Marion ToddA brand new toxic family thriller to keep you gripped in summer 2025. Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware. A summer holiday. A family secret. A split-second decision that will change everything. Twenty years ago, a summer holiday ended in tragedy for the Palmer family.No one has spoken of it since.Until a new tv series plays out the horrifying events of that night.As the family are forced to relive that fateful trip, is it possible that each person is hiding their own secrets, and is someone willing to do whatever it takes to keep their past firmly in the past…Praise for B P Walter''A dark and twisted psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping finale’ Michael Wood‘An excellent psychological thriller with a foreboding atmosphere which I found dark, sinister and disturbing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Wow!! Dark, deceptive, and definitely bingeable in a day!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Up there with this author’s best, I read it in one sitting as it moved along at a very quick pace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''The novel has multiple clever layers to it and parts are delicious in their dark awfulness’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Another gripping read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Dark and twisty and once again I was left speechless’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Good twists, great writing style, compelling upper class setting. Every character despicable in their own way’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐''The characters were fantastically flawed and the plot twists were superb. Themes of greed, resentment, jealousy and negligence were weaved through so well’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Silent Child - J.G. Kelly

SHE CAN''T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY AFTER THE WAR.''Deeply moving and beautifully written'' ANN CLEEVES''Heart-breaking, beautiful and thrilling - a book that will stay with you for a very long time'' ELLY GRIFFITHS''A tale of devastating secrets, brilliantly told'' RORY CLEMENTS1944LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive. 1961 For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle''s possessions reveals her real name - HANNA STERN - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past.Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn''t the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna''s history to remain silent. Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war.''Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. This is an important, powerful novel that everyone should read'' KATE FURNIVALL''Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, The Silent Child is a thought-provoking and compelling novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly''s vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time'' CAROLINE SCOTT''This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The storyline was emotive and heart wrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didn''t want this book to end. Nothing I could say would do this book justice, I cannot recommend this book enough'' Reader review''It''s beautifully written with a story that draws you in so quickly, it''s very well researched and heartbreakingly realistic. A book I wanted and needed to finish. The sort of book everyone should read. The most compelling book I''ve read this year'' Reader review''Utterly impossible for me to put down. A heartbreaking story... I found I had devoured the entire book in just one sitting... I have loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is "WOW - read it. You won''t be disappointed'' Reader review ''I was engrossed in the story. The author has done tremendous research about the war and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story'' Reader review

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The Silent Wife - Karin Slaughter

*Don''t miss the latest books from Karin Slaughter, AFTER THAT NIGHT and THIS IS WHY WE LIED, available to order now*The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thrillerWatch Will Trent on Disney+!He watches.A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she’s wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim.He waits.A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical.He takes.Although the original trail has gone cold – memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared – agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case. But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife….Praise for the Number One bestselling author:‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs‘Fiction doesn''t get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James''Karin Slaughter has – by far – the best name of all of us mystery novelists'' James Patterson‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ Camilla Lackberg‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride*The Silent Wife was a No.1 bestseller w/c 20/6/20

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Big School of Drawing People - Walter Foster Creative Team

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES, now in English! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages!Big School of Drawing People is the ultimate guide to the art of drawing realistic and diverse human figures. Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist with some experience looking to refine your skills, this 192-page book covers the essential techniques you need to capture people from various angles, ages, ethnicities, and expressions. Follow the accessible step-by-step guidance to learn about perspective, light, and shadow, then explore detailed chapters on drawing human anatomy, facial features, and body proportions. The foundational techniques provided encourage both creative freedom and accuracy, supporting you as you explore your interests. With a friendly, accessible approach, Big School of Drawing People offers a strong foundation in drawing while helping you to develop confidence in your abilities.Inside, you will find:Step-by-step instructions for drawing people, including detailed guidance for capturing faces, bodies, and anatomy.Essential art techniques, covering light, shadow, and perspective to make drawings more dynamic and realistic.Diversity, with depictions of people across different ages, sexes, and ethnicities. With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the perfect series for beginning artists ready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

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The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell

LAURA PURCELL''S HOUSE OF SPLINTERS IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOWAs featured on the Radio 2 Book ClubSome doors are locked for a reason...Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband’s crumbling country estate, The Bridge.With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband’s awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure – a Silent Companion – that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...‘[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book’ Jojo Moyes‘[It] shone, for originality for the sheer quality of the writing, the characters and some masterly chills’ Peter JamesREADERS LOVE THE SILENT COMPANIONS:''Phenomenal'' ''Will stay with you long after you have finished reading''''Spooky, imaginative, original'' ''Couldn''t put it down'' ''Truly creepy'' ''Deserves a place on every bookshelf''

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The Silent Twins - Marjorie Wallace

The astounding true story behind the major new motion picture starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, with a new epilogue from the author''A compelling and tragic story'' Mail on Sunday ''Breathtaking'' Independent ''Extraordinary'' Oliver Sacks, New York Times Review of BooksWhen identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. As they grew up, love and hate united to push them to the extreme margins of society and, following a five week spree of vandalism and arson, the silent twins were sentenced to a gruelling twelve-year detention in Broadmoor.Award-winning investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace delves into the twins'' silent world, revealing their genius, alienation and the mystic bond by which the extremes of good and evil ended in possession and death.

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Beast Quest: Gargantua the Silent Assassin - Adam Blade

Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Tom and Elenna''s latest Beast Quest has taken a sinister turn. Gargantua the Silent Assassin is a monstrous snake-Beast with metal scales that can withstand any weapon. How can our heroes hope to defeat this enemy?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in The Ghost of Karadin series - don''t miss out! Gorog the Fiery Fiend; Devora the Death Fish; Raptex the Sky Hunter and Gargantua the Silent Assassin.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade''s other series: Team Hero,Sea Quest,Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars.

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The Silent Woman - Minka Kent

Trust is a matter of life and death when secrets and lies threaten a new marriage in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author.Writer and newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells, a charming, successful, and recently divorced architect. There’s just one caveat. Behind the gates of their elysian estate, hidden from street view in the caretaker’s cottage, lives Wells’s first wife, Sylvie.Three years ago, the original Mrs. Westmore suffered an unfortunate accident. Near catatonic, Sylvie hasn’t spoken since. Not a physician, psychologist, or world-renowned specialist has been able to elicit so much as a sound from the silent woman. Until now.On an ordinary Tuesday morning, while Wells is away—despite instructions to never disturb the fragile woman—Jade visits her isolated predecessor bearing a peace offering: a bouquet of white lilies. She isn’t expecting Sylvie to have something for her as well: a slip of torn notebook paper with a single word scrawled on it in shaky black ink.That word? Run.Revised edition: This edition of The Silent Woman includes editorial revisions.

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The Great Leveler - Walter Scheidel

How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The "Four Horsemen" of leveling—mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues—have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. Scheidel identifies and examines these processes, from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished, and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future. An essential contribution to the debate about inequality, The Great Leveler provides important new insights about why inequality is so persistent—and why it is unlikely to decline anytime soon.

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The Butterfly Thief - Walter Marsh

The story of the most audacious serial heist in the history of Australia’s museums—and the British gentleman adventurer who pulled it off and got away with it—in a scientific true-crime caper stretching around the globe.In January 1947, a chance discovery rocked the world of natural science: over 3,000 rare and precious specimens of butterflies had vanished from Australia’s most prestigious museums in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Alarmingly, the missing insects included many priceless “holotypes”—the first specimen of a given species to be identified, against which all others are compared.On the other side of the world, New Scotland Yard descended on a country house in Surrey, where they found a trove of over 40,000 butterfly specimens. The culprit was Colin Wyatt, a Cambridge-educated ski champion, mountaineer, wartime camouflager, artist, and amateur naturalist whose high-flying exploits cut a path from the Alps of Europe to a London court room to a final expedition to the jungles of Guatemala.Drawing on unpublished casefiles, dossiers, and private archives, The Butterfly Thief pieces together Wyatt’s enigmatic life story and his decades-long impact on the world of natural history. Along the way, award-winning journalist Walter Marsh reveals a deeper history of gentleman explorers, scoundrels, and grave-robbers that begs an uncomfortable but vital question: What if Western museums were crime scenes all along?

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The Silent Death - Volker Kutscher

MEET DETECTIVE GEREON RATH IN THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE HIT TV SERIES BABYLON BERLIN‘[Kutscher''s] trick is ingenious...He''s created a portrait of an era through the lens of genre fiction.’ -The New York Times Following international bestseller Babylon Berlin, Volker Kutscher takes us back to Berlin in the second Gereon Rath Mystery. In The Silent Death, Inspector Rath investigates crime and corruption in the shadow of the growing Nazi movement. March 1930. The film industry is changing rapidly, with talking films taking over the silver screen.Celebrated actress Betty Winter is killed when a spotlight falls on her during the filming of a new talkie.It looks like an unfortunate accident at first, but Gereon Rath finds clues that other detectives miss, all suggesting it was murder.The prime suspect is a runaway lighting technician, but the Rath’s investigation points to a different explanation. Soon he is out on his own as tensions rise between rival film studios, and violence breaks out between Communists and Nazis.It’s no time for distractions, so naturally that’s when his father asks him for help with a case of blackmail, and ex-girlfriend Charly Ritter reaches out to talk about getting back together.With personal and professional destruction on the line, Rath will find himself fighting for the truth and his own life as all around him political factions fight for the soul of Berlin.About the Gereon Rath Mysteries1930s Berlin is a hotbed of vice and organised crime. When Inspector Gereon Rath leaves Cologne to join Berlin’s murder squad, he cannot begin to imagine the brutality and complexity of the world he is stepping into as communists and Nazis struggle for power.

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Sidney Sheldon’s The Silent Widow - Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon

New York Times Bestselling AuthorSweeping from Mexico City to the dark underbelly of LA, The Silent Widow has all the trademark glamour, suspense and unexpected twists of a classic Sidney Sheldon novel.A young American au pair, Charlotte Clancy, vanishes without a trace in Mexico City. The case is left cold, but its legacy will be devastating.A decade later, LA is shaken by a spate of violent murders. Psychologist Nikki Roberts is the common link between the victims, her patients at the heart of this treacherous web. When someone makes an attempt on Nikki’s life, it’s clear she is a marked woman.Nikki makes a living out of reading people, drawing out their secrets, but the key to this shocking pattern eludes her. With the police at a dead end Nikki drafts in Derek Williams, a PI who isn’t afraid to put his hand into the hornet’s nest. Williams was thwarted in the notorious Charlotte Clancy case all those years ago, but what he unearths in LA – and the mention of one name in particular – leaves him cold, and takes him on a dangerous path into the past.A shadowy manipulator has brought his deadly game to the streets of LA. In a crime spanning generations, it seems Nikki Roberts knows all too much – and a ruthless killer knows the price of her silence.In this crooked city, where enemies and friends are one and the same, Nikki must be the master of her own escape . . .

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The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn''t spoken a single word.It''s time to find out why.READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming!''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype.''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn''t see coming. I highly recommend.''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller.''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''I''m honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''The twists when they come, wow oh wow!''CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED''The perfect thriller'' AJ FINN''Terrific'' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month''Smart, sophisticated suspense'' - LEE CHILD''Compelling'' - OBSERVER''Absolutely brilliant'' - STEPHEN FRY''A totally original psychological mystery'' - DAVID BALDACCI''One of the best thrillers I''ve read this year'' - CARA HUNTER''The pace and finesse of a master'' - BBC CULTURE

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The Silent Resistance - Anna Normann

''I loved it. It broke me! Beautiful, heartbreaking and hopeful'' Liz FenwickOccupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn''t heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright spot in her life and Anni is determined to keep her safe and happy. However, when a German official is billeted at their house, the situation for them both becomes far more dangerous, and Anni faces an impossible choice.London, 1952. In the years since she moved to live with her father, young Ingrid has been trying to make sense of the disappearance of her mother just as peace in Norway was declared. She desperately holds on to the fact that Anni promised she would always come back for her and, undaunted, Ingrid sets out to discover what happened to her mother all those years ago. The Silent Resistance is an intensely moving account of the life of Norwegian women who fraternised with the occupying German forces during World War II and the devastating reprisals they suffered. Anna Normann is the pen name for Natalie Normann and Anan Singh who have written bestselling novels in Norwegian for many years and this is their first joint novel in English. For lovers of wartime historical novels with indomitable female characters.

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The Silent Cry - Kenzaburó Óe

In Oe''s masterpiece of the human condition and family psychology, estranged brothers Mitsusaburo and Takashi have long since left their family home in a remote forested valley on Shikoku, in the south of Japan: Mitsusaburo for work in Tokyo; his younger brother Takashi for the United States, to atone for his part in anti-American student protests. Takashi''s return to Japan coincides with a local Korean supermarket magnate''s offer to buy the brothers'' ancestral storehouse, pitting the brothers against one another and dredging up family histories best forgotten.The Silent Cry is the most important Japanese novel of the post-war period and a strange, unsettling tale of how the call of blood and history echoes down the generations.

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Ghosts of The Silent Hills: Stories based on true hauntings - Anita Krishan

THE DEAD DO NOT REST TILL THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT.You have arrived in the hills. In here, you are surrounded by dense, menacing forests, enveloped in a deadly silence . . . You never know what lurks here in the cold, dark night.Do not walk alone after sunset in the hills. A beautiful woman in white haunts the lonely pathways, looking to enchant and ensnare men . . .All the people who died in accidents here . . . They say you hear their screams at night.And the deserted lodges sitting amidst lush greenery and calm streams . . . Spirits lie in wait here, ready to prey on the living.There are sceptics who did not heed these warnings. They tried to rationalize what they saw, what they felt. But when they came face to face with the beings that they believed didn’t exist, they couldn’t run away anymore . . .Ghosts of the Silent Hills is a collection that will make your nights a little scarier, encompassing the very best spine-chilling stories based on true hauntings.

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Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 3 (manga) - Nanna Fujimi, Alice Prowse, Tobi Tana, Matsuri Isora

Out of the frying pan and into the fire!? Monika, the Silent Witch and one of the seven sages, has successfully infiltrated the academy and joined the student council. In doing so, she discovers the accomplice who had helped Aaron O’Brien embezzle the student council funds, and she leaps into action to pursue them. But after driving them back with a brilliant magical formula, a new obstacle stands in her way! Can this shut-in genius witch get by without revealing her true identity…!?

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Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 2 - Nanna Fujimi, Matsuri Isora

Monica, the Silent Witch, has infiltrated Serendia Academy on a top-secret mission to protect the second prince. So far, she''s been appointed accountant of the student council and things are going great! ...Or so she thought. With her former mentor arriving at the academy and her over-powered magic under the microscope, Monica is struggling to keep her identity hidden. As if social dances and tea parties weren''t terrifying enough. And now, with a new danger closing in on the prince, will Monica reach her breaking point?

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The Silent Patient (1250762480)

Kniha - autor Alex Michaelides, 356 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná I love him so totally, completely, sometimes it threatens to overwhelm me. Sometimes I think . .. No. I won't write about that.ALICIAAlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.THEOForensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought. And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?The Silent Patient is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why.

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The Art of People - Dave Kerpen

''This book is like How to Win Friends and Influence People - only better suited for today''s world'' - ADAM GRANT, author of Give and Take and Originals''People skills can''t be computerized, outsourced, or reduced to a rubric. That''s why The Art of People is more important now than ever - it will teach you a set of irreplaceable skills that will help you in every area of your life'' - DANIEL H. PINK, author of To Sell Is Human and DriveWhat does it take to win success and influence? In a world where we are constantly connected, it''s those with the best people skills who win the day. Those who build the right relationships. Those who truly understand and connect with their colleagues, their customers, their partners. Those who others like, respect and trust.The Art of People reveals the eleven people skills that will get you more of what you want at work, at home and in life. Accessible, easy to execute and often counter-intuitive, these include:- The single most important question you can ever ask to win attention in a meeting- Why it usually pays to be the one to give the bad news- How to get everyone to want to be around you, with one word No matter who you are or what profession you''re in, The Art of People will show you how to charm and win over anyone.

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The People Watcher - Sam Lloyd

''Propulsive, sinister, gripping'' - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear''Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters – I loved it'' - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party''One thing I''ve learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear...''She watches them in the dead of night. Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better.But he is watching too. And he doesn’t want to help anyone - he wants to punish them. And he wants Mercy to join him.Soon, though, their activities draw the attention of the very person Mercy is desperate to avoid. Someone who will go to extreme lengths to make her pay for knowing their secret . . .The People Watcher is a shiver-inducing, heart-pounding suspense thriller that will keep you up into the early hours - perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides, Helen Fields and Catherine Ryan Howard.********Readers can''t put down The People Watcher!''WOW! So full of suspense. The ending was a shocker!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review''Wow wow wow this book did not disappoint. I read it in 2 sittings. So many twists and turns. I absolutely loved this book - a must read!!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Original, creepy and devastatingly clever. I raced through The People Watcher yet didn''t want it to end. Utterly addictive. I loved it!'' Sunday Times bestseller ANDREA MARA''Oh ... my ... word. The ending was such a shock and left me speechless. I normally see things coming, but not this time!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is impossible to put down. A triumph.'' - NEIL LANCASTER''Absorbing and richly detailed, a novel with real heart.'' LISA BALLANTYNE, Richard & Judy book club bestselling author of The Guilty One''Non-stop drama, full of surprises and twists and turns. I found it thoroughly engaging, something different and one not to be missed.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Intriguing characters and a gripping plot - what crime fiction should be!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Another cracking thriller from Sam Lloyd.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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The Dictionary People - Sarah Ogilvie

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**''Enthralling and exuberant ... Here is a wonder-book for word-lovers'' Jeanette Winterson‘A lively, entertaining, and illuminating read. I loved it’ Susie DentWhat do three murderers, Karl Marx''s daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common?They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn''t just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By 1928, its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from astronomers to murderers, naturists, pornographers, suffragists and queer couples.Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people''s history of the OED. Here, she reveals, for the first time, the full story of the making of one of the most famous books in the world - and celebrates the extraordinary efforts of the Dictionary People.** A Financial Times, TLS and Daunt Books Book of the Year 2023 **''Utterly fascinating, entertaining, astonishing and as clever as a box of monkeys ... I completely love it'' Joanna Lumley''Full marks to Sarah Ogilvie... guaranteed to grab those of us obsessed with books, language and mystery'' Financial Times''[An] astonishing book'' Sunday Times''Touching ... The oddities [of language] enliven the book'' Observer *Book of the Day*''[An] affectionate and accomplished book'' TLS''Engaging'' Spectator''Marvellous, witty and wholly original'' Alan Rusbridger''Glorious and surprising'' Richard Ovenden, Bodley''s Librarian and author of Burning the Books‘A fascinating and delightful exploration of the Victorian world … Wonderful’ Nicola Shulman, TLS Podcast

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The Dictionary People - Sarah Ogilvie

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**‘Unmissable’ Stephen Fry''A delight'' Katherine Rundell‘Illuminating’ Susie Dent''Brilliant'' Philippa Perry''Enthralling'' Jeanette WintersonWhat do three murderers, Karl Marx''s daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common?They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn''t just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By 1928, its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from astronomers to murderers, naturists, pornographers, suffragists and queer couples.Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people''s history of the OED. Here, she reveals, for the first time, the full story of the making of one of the most famous books in the world - and celebrates the extraordinary efforts of the Dictionary People.''An astonishing book'' Sunday Times''Utterly fascinating, entertaining, astonishing and as clever as a box of monkeys ... I completely love it'' Joanna Lumley‘A fascinating and delightful exploration of the Victorian world … Wonderful’ Nicola Shulman, TLS Podcast** A Financial Times, TLS and Daunt Books Book of the Year **

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The People’s War - John Willis

There was a German bomber flying right towards us – a Dornier, one of their biggest. It was so low we could see the pilot flying it and the gunner in the nose of the bomber pointing his machine gun at us…Schoolboy in Kent, during the Battle of BritainMy legs pressed harder around my father''s waist; my arms nearly choked him. The humming of Japanese aircraft was loud enough for everyone to hear now, and panic spread like ink on a blotter.Child saying goodbye to her parents, Singapore 1942In the early 2000s, the BBC launched its biggest oral history project, recording the lives and experiences of the ordinary people who lived through World War II. It amounted to 47,000 testimonies and over 400 diaries and letters, all of which have remained unexplored in the archives for twenty years – until now. In The People''s War, John Willis reveals untold stories of everyday bravery, moments of terror, and tales of life-affirming community, that guide us through the years of the World War II. From soldiers in North Africa and prisoners of war in East Asia, to evacuees in the British countryside and women in the factories, The People''s War is a truly ambitious and comprehensive journey through a devastating and pivotal period of our history, as you''ve never read before.Follow the remarkable stories of ordinary individuals who lived, fought, grieved, loved, and survived through the war.

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The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell

Some doors are locked for a reason...Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge.With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...

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Ti tiší / The Silent Ones - Lucie Horčicová

Chtěli jste někdy vidět ve tmě? Odhalit veškerá tajemství ukrývající se za temnou oponou? Projekt The Silent Ones / Ti tiší vám umožní se na krátkou dobu zcela ponořit do těch největších hlubin. Najdete tam nešťastné osudy, ze kterých mrazí, a možná si budete usilovně přát, abyste nikdy nerozžali louč poznání. Abyste nemuseli čelit jejich znepokojivým příběhům, které na vás křičí nejen z kapitol, ale i z hudebního CD, na kterém je ke každému příběhu píseň. Jejich výkřiky se vám vryjí do paměti nejen pomocí inkoustu, ale i naléhavého zpěvu. Pomocí hudby vám už nikdy znovu nedovolí zapomenout na jejich svět. Příliš dlouho žili v zapomnění. Až moc dlouho čekali. Pokud se rozhodnete jim dát jen tu nejmenší příležitost vykřičet své příběhy do světa a jednou provždy se osvobodit, nebudou čekat na pokyn. Neskutečné kriminální příběhy či boje se svou vlastní hlavou vám okamžitě vniknou pod kůži a už nikdy vás neopustí. Celý svět se teď jako tikající bomba ukrývá v hlubinách oceánu plném fantazie, který je zakrytý černou oponou čekající na to, kdy ji někdo zapálí a vše vypustí ven. Zbývá jen jedna otázka. Budete to vy?

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All The Lonely People - Mike Gayle

DON''T MISS MIKE''S NEW NOVEL A SONG OF ME AND YOU - AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Book of the Year: Pageturners. The 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists'' Association.A heart-warming novel about family, friendship and human connection.''Hubert Bird stole my heart'' Beth O''Leary, author of The Flat-Share and The Switch''Lovely, emotional, uplifting'' Libby Page, author of The Lido''A heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting look at isolation'' GuardianIn phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun and friendship.But Hubert Bird is lying.Something has made him turn his back on people, and he hardly sees a soul.So when his daughter announces she''s coming to visit, Hubert faces a race against time: to make his real life resemble his fake life before he''s found out.Along the way Hubert renews a cherished friendship, is given a second chance at love and even joins an audacious community scheme. But with the secret of his earlier isolation lurking in the shadows, is he destines to always be one of the lonely people?Readers love All The Lonely People:''Best book of 2021 so far'' 5*''I absolutely adored every page'' 5*''Wonderful, moving, emotional and very thought provoking'' 5*''An emotional journey'' 5*''A beautiful book'' 5* ''Heartbreaking and heartwarming'' 5*

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Clash: Combat Rock + The People's Hall (Special Edition) (3x LP) - LP (0194399551318)

LP vinyl - Combat Rock je páté studiové album anglické rockové skupiny Clash, které původně vyšlo 14. května 1982. Combat Rock je páté studiové album anglické rockové skupiny Clash, které původně vyšlo 14. května 1982. Rok vydání : 1982 (5.album) Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP 1 Combat Rock Know Your Rights / Car Jamming / Should I Stay Or Should I Go / Rock The Casbah / Red Angel Dragnet / Straight To Hell / Overpowered By Funk / Atom Tan / Sean Flynn / Ghetto Defendant / Inoculated City / Death Is A Star LP 2 The People #039;s Hall Outside Bonds / Radio Clash / Futura 2000 / First Night Back In London / Radio One - Mikey Dread / He Who Dares Or Is Tired* / Long Time Jerk / The Fulham Connection [aka The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too] LP 3 The People #039;s Hall Midnight To Stevens / Sean Flynn / Idle In Kangaroo Court / Know Your Rights*

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The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

THE INSPIRATIONAL CLASSIC FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERSPre-order Mitch Albom''s new novel, Twice, now. A sweeping and heartbreaking story about lost love and second chances from the master storyteller''Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary'' Cecilia Ahern_________To his mind, Eddie has lived an uninspiring life. Now an old man, his job is to fix rides at a seaside amusement park.On his eighty-third birthday, Eddie''s time on earth comes to an end. When a cart falls from the fairground, he rushes to save a little girl''s life and tragically dies in the attempt. When Eddie awakens, he learns that the afterlife is not a destination, but a place where your existence is explained to you by five people - some of whom you knew, others who were ostensibly strangers.One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, five individuals revisit their connections to Eddie on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his ''meaningless'' life and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: ''Why was I here?''__________WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN''Breathtakingly beautiful. A story that will stay with you forever''''A beautiful and flawlessly choreographed book . . . No other book may ever compare''''One of my favourite books . . . Wonderful, inspirational, and heart-warming! To me, it is a MUST READ!''The book is beyond words . . . Well written, engaging, poignant''''This really is a wonderful book. You should read it''

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The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett

A hilarious fantasy, perfect for ages seven and up, by master storyteller Terry Pratchett - the first book he ever wrote!In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet Then came the dust, which fell upon the Carpet. From the dust the Carpet wove us all.From the dust came us, the Carpet People.In the fronds of a carpet, there are tribes and people, families and brothers.This is a story of two of those brothers. This is the story of the evil Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the carpet. And the story of an adventure to end all adventures . . .''Incredibly funny . . . compulsively readable''The Times

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (0751536148)

Kniha - autor Mitch Albom, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses the meaning of life, and life after death, in the poignant way that made TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE such an astonishing book. The novel's protagonist is an elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who, while operating a ride called the 'Free Fall', dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart that hurtles to earth. Eddie goes to heaven, where he meets five people who were unexpectedly instrumental in some way in his life. While each guide takes him through heaven, Eddie learns a little bit more about what his time on earth meant, what he was supposed to have learned, and what his true purpose on earth was. Throughout there are dramatic flashbacks where we see scenes from his troubled childhood, his years in the army in the Philippines jungle, and with his first and only love,...

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The Other People - C. B. Everett

'Hellishly good fun' The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who's running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud – and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin, bestselling author of We Are Watching

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The Code Breaker - Walter Isaacson

The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns. In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. It has already been deployed to cure deadly diseases, fight the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and make inheritable changes in the genes of babies. But what does that mean for humanity? Should we be hacking our own DNA to make us less susceptible to disease? Should we democratise the technology that would allow parents to enhance their kids? After discovering this CRISPR, Doudna is now wrestling these even bigger issues. THE CODE BREAKERS is an examination of how life as we know it is about to change – and a brilliant portrayal of the woman leading the way.

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The Bone People - Keri Hulme

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, Keri Hulme''s The Bone People is the story of Kerewin, a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world.''In this novel, New Zealand''s people, its heritage and landscape are conjured up with uncanny poetry and perceptiveness'' – Sunday TimesKerewin''s cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon, a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake comes his foster-father Joe, a Maori factory worker with a nasty temper.The narrative unravels to reveal the truths that lie behind these three characters, and in so doing displays itself as a huge, ambitious work that tackles the clash between Maori and European characters in beautiful prose of a heartrending poignancy.

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The White People and Other Weird Stories - Arthur Machen

"Machen''s weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL TALES, THE WHITE PEOPLE AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction. The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, "there have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an ''ill deed''" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic"--

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The Other People - C. B. Everett

'Hellishly good fun' The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who's running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud – and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin, bestselling author of We Are Watching

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Reading Champion: The Ants and the Grasshopper - Jackie Walter

In this retelling of an Aesop fable, Grasshopper is too busy having fun in the summer sunshine to collect food for the winter. The ants warn him that he needs to prepare for the cold weather, but he doesn''t listen...This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

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The Silent Stars Go By - Nicholls Sally

‘Bittersweet perfection’ Guardian, Best Books of the Year‘An engulfing historical novel’ The Times, Best Books of the Year‘A festive classic in the making’ Observer, Best Books of the YearNominated for the Carnegie MedalThree years ago, Margot’s life was turned upside down when her fiancé, Harry, went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar’s daughter, Margot has had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much pain it causes her. Now it’s Christmas 1919, and Margot’s family is gathering back home in the vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she has ever loved?

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The Silent Watcher - Victor Methos

The bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife delivers a haunting legal thriller, plunging the reader headlong into the search for a deadly stalker—and a quest to bring a young victim peace.Far from the neon glare of the Vegas Strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL). Piper was once a vulnerable youth herself, and a GAL gave her hope when she needed it most. Now she’s committed to paying it forward.Her latest case is unlike any other: fifteen-year-old Sophie Grace is the sole survivor of a gruesome family murder. Teaming up with the formidable Judge Hope Dawson and enigmatic Detective Lazarus Holloway, Piper delves into a world more sinister than she could have imagined.Their hunt for the truth leads to a serial killer known only as “the Creeper,” a predator who hides in the shadows. But as the team inches closer to unveiling the murderer, they find themselves in the crosshairs. Trapped in a web of lies, Piper will do anything to protect Sophie and stop the killer…before she becomes his next victim.

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Reading Champion: Magic Faraway Tree: Moonface and the Kitten - Jackie Walter

Introducing the characters of Enid Blyton''s Magic Faraway Tree to a young audience with these fun new adventures, especially written for children beginning to read. Each story is accompanied by colourful illustrations to engage the young reader and support the text.In this story, Moonface discovers a kitten stuck up the tree. How can he help it get down?Reading Champion is an independent reading programme carefully levelled to match book bands widely used in schools. This book is suitable for readers aged 4+ and has been levelled at book band Pink 1B.

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Reading Champion: The Famous Five: Timmy to the Rescue! - Jackie Walter

Brand new readers based on the wonderful world of Enid Blyton''s Famous Five characters, especially written for children beginning to read. Each story is accompanied by colourful illustrations to engage the young reader and support the text.In this story, Timmy runs off while out on a walk with George, Anne, Peter and Dick. They eventually catch up with Timmy and find an animal that needs their help!Reading Champion is an independent reading programme carefully levelled to match book bands widely used in schools. This book is suitable for readers aged 5+ and has been levelled at book band Green 5.

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The Silent Man - David Fennell

**Shortlisted for 2024 Capital Crime Thriller of the Year award**'Fennell's agenda here is the ratcheting up of suspense and that's done with aplomb' - FINANCIAL TIMES'Fennell has created one of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - M.W. CRAVEN'Totally compelling' - ARAMINTA HALLWHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T MAKE A SOUND . . .The stunning new crime thriller from one of British crime writing's brightest talents, and one of the twistiest, most gripping and emotional reads of the year.______________________A father is murdered in the dead of night in his London home, his head wrapped tightly in tape, a crude sad face penned over his facial features. But the victim's only child is left alive and unharmed at the scene.Met Police detectives Grace Archer and Harry Quinn have more immediate concerns. Notorious gangster Frankie White has placed a target on Archer's back, and there's no one he won't harm to get to her.Then a second family is murdered, leaving young Uma Whitmore as the only survivor.With a serial killer at large, DI Archer and DS Quinn must stay alive long enough to find the connection between these seemingly random victims. Can they do it before another child is orphaned?______________________What your favourite crime authors are saying about David Fennell:'A truly extraordinary crime novel' - LYNDA LA PLANTE'A stunning start to a fantastic new series' - M.W. CRAVEN'Involved me in a way that few thrillers do, kept me alert and on-edge right up through the deeply satisfying finale' - AJ FINN'I flew through it . . . Tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive' - SIMON LELIC'Unsettling, fast-paced, suspenseful and gripping . . . Excellent' - WILL DEAN'A serial killer thriller with the darkest of hearts' - FIONA CUMMINS'A tense-as-hell high-body count page turner, but a rarer thing too - one that's also full of genuine warmth and humanity' - WILLIAM SHAW'Chilling, unsettling and wonderfully atmospheric' - BRIAN McGILLOWAY

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The Silent Killer - Trevor Wood

''SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL'' - Doug Johnstone''BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE'' - Graham Bartlett''AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES'' - Patricia Gibney''A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME'' - Robert RutherfordThe first in a Newcastle-set police procedural series with a twist. DCI Jack Parker has a secret. He has Early Onset Dementia and he will do anything and everything to keep it hidden from his peers and the criminals he''s investigating.THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THERE''S NO ESCAPE.DCI Jack Parker has faced down hardened villains and raving, drug-addled lunatics. He''s disarmed a machete-wielding psychopath and broken devastating news of a loved one''s death more times than he can remember.With a serial killer stalking the Newcastle streets and one of his closest colleagues lying in the mortuary following a hit and run he thinks things are about as tough as they''ve ever been. But he should know that trouble always comes in threes.Jack is about to face the biggest challenge of his life, one that will end his career and destroy his family: Early Onset Dementia.As he does everything he can to hide his deteriorating condition from his family and colleagues, Jack believes that the serial killer is haunted by his childhood while his own memories are built on increasingly shifting sands.The race against time to save lives, including his own, has begun. Whilst staying within the realms of the police procedural genre, this cracking thriller will explore character in depth and with sensitivity, as well as with the author''s trademark dark humour.

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The Plastic People of the Universe - Hovězí porážka (Vinyl LP)

Vinyl LP Album The Plastic People of the Universe - Hovězí porážka (2022). Skupina, která změnila život mnoha lidem, vychází nyní i na LP. Podařilo se nám obstarat původní pásy, které geniální Mistr zvuku Ondřej Ježek ve studiu Jámor rozebral na prvočinitele a zase slepil dohromady, čímž dosáhl výrazně lepšího zvuku, vynikly detaily, o kterých jsme neměli ani tušení a vše obalil novou energií. A protože si myslíme, že legendou "o kapele, která svou hudbou porazila komunismus" bylo řečeno už vše a několikrát, soustředili jsme se opravdu na geniální hudbu Mejly Hlavsy, nadčasové texty a specifický sound kapely, který neměl ve světě obdoby. Vše jsme okořenili množstvím dobových fotografií, z nichž mnohé jsou zveřejněny poprvé a přibližují život "veselého ghetta" i nezasvěceným bez nutnosti obsáhlých komentářů. Každý titul má zcela nový obal, vždy jsme oslovili některého z výtvarníků, který měl ke kapele a jejímu uměleckému vyjádření blízko a snažili jsme se tím vytvořit kompaktní celek, který by propojil vše, co bylo na Plastic people unikátní a neopakovatelné. V tomto případě je titulní obraz dílem Pavla "Sysla" Kirschnera. 1. Šel pro krev 05:39 2. Prasinec 03:53 3. Kanárek 05:36 4. Petřín 06:04 5. Nenávist vola k řeznickýmu psu 03:05 6. Moucha v ranním pivě 03:25 7. Bleskem do hlavy 02:48 8. Špatná věc 04:35 9. Papírový hlavy 06:49

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The Plastic People of the Universe - Pašijové hry velikonoční (Vinyl LP)

Vinyl LP album The Plastic People of the Universe - Pašijové hry velikonoční, 9 písní. 180 g černý vinyl, na titulu obraz Davida Němce "Den a světlo", rozkládací obal, v jedné kapse LP laguer master (celkem 49 (!) minut hudby), v druhé kapse remake původního obalu v originální velikosti, uprostřed konvolut fotografií Jaroslava Kukala, Ondřeje Němce a Petra Prokeše, mastering Ondřej Ježek - studio Jámor. Skupina, která změnila život mnoha lidem, vychází kompletně znova na Vinyl LP. Podařilo se nám obstarat původní pásy, které geniální Mistr zvuku Ondřej Ježek ve studiu Jámor rozebral na prvočinitele a zase slepil dohromady, čímž dosáhl výrazně lepšího zvuku, vynikly detaily, o kterých jsme neměli ani tušení a vše obalil novou energií. A protože si myslíme, že legendou "o kapele, která svou hudbou porazila komunismus" bylo řečeno už vše a několikrát, soustředili jsme se opravdu na geniální hudbu Mejly Hlavsy, nadčasové texty a specifický sound kapely, který neměl ve světě obdoby. Vše jsme okořenili množstvím dobových fotografií, z nichž mnohé jsou zveřejněny poprvé a přibližují život "veselého ghetta" i nezasvěceným bez nutnosti obsáhlých komentářů. Každý titul má zcela nový obal, vždy jsme oslovili některého z výtvarníků, který měl ke kapele a jejímu uměleckému vyjádření blízko a snažili jsme se tím vytvořit kompaktní celek, který by propojil vše, co bylo na Plastic people unikátní a neopakovatelné. V tomto případě je titulní obraz dílem Davida Němce a booklet obsahuje fotografie Abbe Libánského a Jaroslava Kukala. Vydání jsou vybavena anglickými překlady. 1. Exodus 12 02:17 2. Nebo jití jest Hospodinovo 07:00 3. Kázání na hoře 04:50 4. Nepotřebujeme krále 03:32 5. Čist jsem od krve 01:20 6. Zhřešil jsem 05:18 7. Trojjediná 04:49 8. Otče 10:40 9. Noc temná 09:10

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The Plastic People of the Universe - Půlnoční myš (Vinyl LP)

Vinyl LP Album The Plastic People of the Universe - Půlnoční myš (2022). Skupina, která změnila život mnoha lidem, vychází nyní i na LP. Podařilo se nám obstarat původní pásy, které geniální Mistr zvuku Ondřej Ježek ve studiu Jámor rozebral na prvočinitele a zase slepil dohromady, čímž dosáhl výrazně lepšího zvuku, vynikly detaily, o kterých jsme neměli ani tušení a vše obalil novou energií. A protože si myslíme, že legendou "o kapele, která svou hudbou porazila komunismus" bylo řečeno už vše a několikrát, soustředili jsme se opravdu na geniální hudbu Mejly Hlavsy, nadčasové texty a specifický sound kapely, který neměl ve světě obdoby. Vše jsme okořenili množstvím dobových fotografií, z nichž mnohé jsou zveřejněny poprvé a přibližují život "veselého ghetta" i nezasvěceným bez nutnosti obsáhlých komentářů. Každý titul má zcela nový obal, vždy jsme oslovili některého z výtvarníků, který měl ke kapele a jejímu uměleckému vyjádření blízko a snažili jsme se tím vytvořit kompaktní celek, který by propojil vše, co bylo na Plastic People unikátní a neopakovatelné. V tomto případě je titulní obraz dílem Jakuba "Kittchena" Koniga. 1. Půlnoční myš 04:37 2. Ruka / Co zde sním a co zde vypiju 03:06 3. Mladý holky 04:00 4. Leze 02:37 5. Podvlíkačky 05:22 6. Vrátí se 02:38 7. Podél zdi a doleva 04:10 8. Z kouta do kouta 02:59 9. Zpívá 03:07

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The Almost Nearly Perfect People - Michael Booth

The Danes are the happiest people in the world, and pay the highest taxes.''Neutral'' Sweden is one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world.Finns have the largest per capita gun ownership after the US and Yemen.54 per cent of Icelanders believe in elves.Norway is the richest country on earth.5 per cent of Danish men have had sex with an animal.Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians, on and off, for over ten years, perplexed by their many strange paradoxes and character traits and equally bemused by the unquestioning enthusiasm for all things Nordic and hygge that has engulfed the rest of the world.He leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success and, most intriguing of all, what they think of each other. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterised by suffocating parochialism and populated by extremists of various shades.''The next Bill Bryson.’ New York Times''Beautifully observed and very funny'' Rory StewartWinner of the Best Narrative Travel Book Award from the British Guild of Travel Writers

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Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson

#1 New York Times non-fiction bestseller #2 Sunday Times non-fiction bestsellerSHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY APPLE, AMAZON, THE TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMESEpic feats. Epic failures. An epic story.Walter Isaacson charts Elon Musk’s journey from humble beginnings to one of the wealthiest people on the planet – but is Musk a genius or a jerk? From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era – a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter. When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies.One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue and charismatic fantasist.His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive. At the beginning of 2022 – after a year marked by SpaceX launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth – Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas.‘I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,’ he said. It was a wistful comment, not a New Year’s resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world’s ultimate playground.Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground. For two years, Walter Isaacson had unprecedented access.He shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress? The book includes over 100 integrated black and white images.

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