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Dr. No is the spy thriller as you\'ve never read it before, reinvented by Percvial Everett, the twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Trees and James. Wala Kitu is a professor of mathematics at Brown University, specializing in nothing. Kitu is content with nothing – studying it, having it, doing it – until his research places him in the sights of billionaire and would-be Bond villain John Sill, who enlists the professor’s help to steal a deposit of nothing from Fort Knox and use it to reduce the United States of America to nothing.Sill wants vengeance for another act of all-American villainy: the murder of his father, a witness to the state-sanctioned assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. His mission is everything: ‘This country has never given anything to us and it never will.\'\'Clever, funny and mercilessly satirical.\' – The Times Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'. . . seethes with love and brutality, violence and hope . . . a remarkable and timely story of the bonds between women\' Sabaa Tahir\'An incredibly important and empowering read\' Natasha Ngan_____________________________________________THE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE.No one speaks of the grace year.It\'s forbidden.We\'re told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That\'s why we\'re banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we\'re allowed to return to civilisation.But I don\'t feel powerful.I don\'t feel magical.Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they\'re lucky.It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it...A critically acclaimed page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life.\'Beautiful, devastating, and deeply moving\' Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Internment and Love, Hate & Other Filters\'A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel . . . I couldn\'t stop reading\' Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling author of The Diviners and A Great and Terrible Beauty Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Shortlisted for the 2017 Saltire Society Poetry Book of the Year Award. In Farm by the Shore, Thomas A Clark continues his investigations into the landscape and culture of the Scottish highlands and islands. His brief notations and fragments embody the precarious balance between sea and land, wilderness and civilisation, while everything is played out in a context of weather. The spaces between the poems, which both link and divide them, are shades of quiet, indications of time or distance, or graphs of the vagaries of attention. In such a climate, to farm, or walk, or write, is to persist. You come to one thing and then another. Σελίδες: 104, Διαστάσεις: 13.5x13.5cm

The Distant Hours is a heartbreaking story of love and loss, with a devastating secret at its heart. From Kate Morton, the bestselling author of Homecoming. Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close but, when a long-lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle in Kent, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.Evacuated from London as a thirteen-year-old girl, Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family.Fifty years later, Edie, too, is drawn to Milderhurst and the eccentric Sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together as the twins nurse Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time to be uncovered . . . Σελίδες: 704, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

\'Rushdie\'s most engaging book since Midnight\'s Children\' Observer Shalimar the Clown was once a figure full of love and laughter. His skill as a tightrope walker was legendary in his native home of Kashmir. But fate has played him cruelly, torn him away from his beloved home and brought him to Los Angeles, where he works as a chauffeur. One morning he gets up, goes to work, and kills his employer, America\'s former counter-terrorist chief Maximilian Ophuls, in view of the victim\'s illegitimate daughter, India. The killing has its roots halfway across the globe, back in Kashmir, a ruined paradise not so much lost as shattered. And gradually it emerges that beyond this unholy trinity of Max, India and Shalimar, lurks a fourth, shadowy figure, one who binds them all together. \'This is Rushdie at his most flamboyant best\' Financial Times Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\"Dr Kaye is the mate who\'s always got your back, she knows her stuff and tells you exactly how it is\" SARA COXThe complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, by Dr Philippa Kaye, with a foreword by Vanessa FeltzMenopause is the last taboo. But it does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be.With modern treatments and evidence-based knowledge, no woman need suffer or \"just about\" manage. You are still who you are - let\'s celebrate that. Let\'s get informed and get empowered to make our own choices about our symptoms, our treatments, our minds and our bodies.The M Word covers everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this fully updated edition of the bestselling book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.Topics covered include:- Hot flushes and other physical symptoms- Psychological symptoms- Sex, libido and contraception- HRT and other treatments- Lifestyle changes- Health after the menopauseAnd much more!Written in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0411, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes\' Guardian\'Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts\' Sunday TimesWhat exactly is heavy metal music? How deep do its roots go? Long established as an undeniable force in culture, metal traces its roots back to leather-clad iron men like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, who imbued their music with a mysterious and raw undercurrent of power. Heavy unearths this elusive force, delving deep into the fertile culture that allowed a distinctive new sound to flourish and flaying the source material to get to the beating heart of the music. From the imminent threat of nuclear apocalypse that gave rise to Metallica\'s brand of volatile thrash metal to Bloodbath and Carcass, the death metal bands resurrecting the horror of medieval art. But there are always more lines to be drawn. Cradle of Filth and Ulver trade in the transgressive impulses of gothic literature; Pantera lay bare Nietzsche\'s \'superman\'; getting high leads to the escapist sci-fi dirges of Sleep and Electric Wizard; while the recovery of long-buried urns in the seventeenth century holds the key to the drone of Sunn O))). Dissecting music that resonates with millions, Heavy sees Slipknot wrestling with the trauma of 9/11, Alice in Chains exposing the wounds of Vietnam and Iron Maiden conjuring visions of a heroic England. Powerful, evocative and sometimes sinister, it gives shape and meaning to the terrible beauty of metal. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0525, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Learn to speak German in just three months with this practical and comprehensive self-study language course.Whether you\'re a complete beginner or wanting to refresh your knowledge, DK Hugo German in 3 Months will have you speaking German fluently in just 12 weeks. With a fresh new look and an accompanying audio app, the latest edition of this classic self-study course provides all the resources needed to speak, read, and write in German.The 12 weekly chapters contain lessons on the key grammatical structures and present a range of useful vocabulary, along with exercises to reinforce your learning. The essentials of German grammar are clearly explained and tested in conversational exercises, giving you the authentic feel of the language. In addition to a written \"imitated pronunciation\" guide, which replaces German sounds with English syllables you\'re already familiar with, the new audio app also allows you to perfect your pronunciation - at home or on the go.Whether you\'re learning German for work, a future holiday, or because you\'re interested in languages, this course is the perfect place to start. Learning German has never been so easy! Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 13.5x13.5cm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN\'A triumph . . . leaves the reader hungry for more\' Andrew TaylorAutumn, 1728. Life is good for Thomas Hawkins and Kitty Sparks in their home above the Cocked Pistol, Kitty\'s wickedly disreputable bookshop. But when Tom is attacked by a street gang, he discovers there\'s a price on his head. Who wants him dead - and why? For Tom and Kitty, the answer is only the beginning of the nightmare. Powerful, deeply immersive, The Silver Collar is both a celebration of love and friendship, and a terrifying exploration of evil. \'One of the best crime series out there . . . a dark and addictive story of slavery and long-hidden secrets\' i-News \'The wonderful Thomas Hawkins crime novels . . . [Fans] are in for a treat - gripping\' The Times \'Beautifully written and packed with atmosphere, wit, and historical details. I didn\'t want it to end\' Daily Mirror \'Antonia Hodgson is right up in the first division of historical crime\' Amanda Craig Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0805, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

With more than a dash of glamour and serious helpings of style, the witty and courageous Phryne Fisher returns.In 1928 St Kilda\'s streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows, marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations, lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the Flower Parade. And who else should be chosen to be Queen of the Flowers but the gorgeous, charming and terribly fashionable Hon Phryne Fisher? Phryne needs a new dress and a swimming costume but she also needs a lot of courage to confront her problems: a missing daughter, the return of an old lover, and a young woman found drowned at the beach at Elwood. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Learn all about the important places that define Black British History in this informative, boldly illustrated collection of crucial sites. Learn the incredible untold stories of the people, places and journeys that shaped Britain, and be inspired to continue learning beyond the page. In this brand new series from The Black Curriculum, learn about the important places that define Black British History. Dive into untold stories and learn what happened when and where. Who was John Edmonstone, where did he live in Edinburgh, and how did he influence Charles Darwin? What can street names tell us about Britain\'s links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade? Who campaigned to Free the Cardiff Three and how did St Pauls Carnival get started?Learn all this and more, with this collection of important stories from Black British history around Britain. This book features a foreword from Darcus Beese, bright, bold illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a timeline and glossary of key terms.Explore key places in Black British History alongside: - Specially commissioned illustrations by Amanda Quartey are warm, fun and colourful.- Empowering tone inspires children to ask questions, and continue their learning beyond the page, thinking about the stories they can discover about their own local history- Part of a bold, eye-catching three-part series.- Written byMelody Triumph - Information is presented clearly in an engaging, accessible format.Founded by Lavinya Stennet, the Black Curriculum is an organisation dedicated to promoting the learning of Black British history within schools, via workshops and free teaching resources. Black British history is currently not taught consistently in British schools, despite being recommended by reports such as the Windrush review and the MacPherson Report as a way of tackling racism. This series provides a resource to fill the gap and aims to support the work that the Black Curriculum is doing. The books will act as a resource in the classroom, as well as promoting independent learning. The bold illustrations from Black British illustrators, and age-appropriate text present the information in a fun and accessible way.At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? The Black Curriculum - Places is a three-part series for children aged 8+ who want to learn more about Black British History, alongside teachers seeking to inspire children to learn more about the subject. Explore Black British Pioneers with The Black Curriculum - Legacies and discover an inspiring collection of migration stories from Black British History with The Black Curriculum - Migrations. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 17.6x17.6cm

“Her best yet. A classic story with well concealed and ingenious clues, sufficiently difficult to leave us properly surprised by both murderer and method.” – The Spectator Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a calamity has occurred. Old Dr. Robinson, a known ‘menace on the roads’, has met his end in a collision with a jeep on a hazardous junction. But when the police arrive at the scene, a burning question hints at something murkier than mere accident: why was there a second body—a man not recognised by any locals—in the back of Robinson’s car? As the local inspectors dive into the muddy waters of this strange crime, Chief Inspector Julian Rivers and Inspector Lancing are summoned from Scotland Yard to the windswept wilds, where danger and deceit lie in wait. Puzzling and atmospheric, this exceedingly rare mystery from one of the masters of crime fiction’s Golden Age returns to print for the first time since its publication in 1954. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable storiesLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK\'I absolutely loved Because of You. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible\' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other\'Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love\' MARIAN KEYES__________Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.Anna leaves with empty arms.Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.And mother-love will be tested . . .Because Of You is Dawn French\'s stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.__________\'An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human\' JO BRAND\'The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish\' Sunday Times\'French manages to pick your heart up with the nib of her pen and slowly pull it apart, heart-wrenchingly, page by page . . . A true writing talent\' My Weekly\'Dawn French is a wonderful writer\' Daily Mail\'Moving . . . French\'s best yet\' Good Housekeeping\'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on\' GuardianRichard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2021 Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

WINNER of the McIlvanney Prize 2020Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland\'s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2020Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2020\'Hugely atmospheric, exquisitely written and utterly gripping\' LUCY FOLEY, author of The Hunting Party\'It\'s both eerie and thrilling at once, and had me under its spell until the end\' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, author of Blue Ticket and The Water Cure______________They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men.Lauren and her father Niall live alone in the Highlands, in a small village surrounded by pine forest. When a woman stumbles out onto the road one Halloween night, Niall drives her back to their house in his pickup. In the morning, she\'s gone.In a community where daughters rebel, men quietly rage, and drinking is a means of forgetting, mysteries like these are not out of the ordinary. The trapper found hanging with the dead animals for two weeks. Locked doors and stone circles. The disappearance of Lauren\'s mother a decade ago.Lauren looks for answers in her tarot cards, hoping she might one day be able to read her father\'s turbulent mind. Neighbours know more than they let on, but when local teenager Ann-Marie goes missing it\'s no longer clear who she can trust.In the shadow of the Highland forest, Francine Toon captures the wildness of rural childhood and the intensity of small-town claustrophobia. In a place that can feel like the edge of the word, she unites the chill of the modern gothic with the pulse of a thriller. It is the perfect novel for our haunted times.______________READERS LOVE PINE . . .\'Stunning ... I was completely spellbound\' *****\'Mesmerising and addictive\' *****\'I raced through this one, absolutely adored it!\' *****\'Can\'t recommend it enough\' *****\'I could not pull myself away from the pages\' ***** Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'The first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war\' GuardianOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer\'s Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, who refuses to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles\' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - knowing this will ensure his own early death. E. V. Rieu\'s acclaimed translation of The Iliad was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics, and now has classic status itself.Originally translated by E. V. RIEU Revised and updated by PETER JONES with D. C. H. RIEU Edited with an Introduction and notes by PETER JONES Σελίδες: 560, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

‘Captivate, kill or destroy the whole force of the enemy’ was the order given to the American soldiers. THE FORT is the blistering new novel from worldwide bestseller Bernard Cornwell. Summer 1779. Seven hundred and fifty British soldiers and three small ships of the Royal Navy. Their orders: to build a fort above a harbour to create a base from which to control the New England seaboard. Forty-one American ships and over nine hundred men. Their orders: to expel the British. The battle that followed was a classic example of how the best-laid plans can be disrupted by personality and politics, and of how warfare can bring out both the best and worst in men. It is a timeless tale of men at war, written by a master storyteller. Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0526, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In this unique book, one of football’s greatest cult players reflects on the travails of the sport and draws upon his own experience to offer an honest assessment on one of its final remaining taboos: mental health. The most difficult position in football? Being a goalkeeper. That’s what they say, right? You must be mad to stand between those posts and bat away shots and crosses all game long. Neville Southall should know. He was the goalkeeper for one of the best teams of the 1980s and became an icon of the game during his 20-year career between the sticks. But what did it take to prepare himself mentally for the difficulties of the position? How did he dig so deep on the biggest occasions and in the highest-pressured moments? What scars were left at the end of his long career – a tenure that saw the highs of winning trophies, but also the lows of losing games, making mistakes and feeling the full weight of club and country on your shoulders. And how has he used his post-playing career to campaign for a better future for the next generation? In this unique book, one of football’s greatest cult players reflects on the travails of the modern game, how some of society’s problems are reflected within it and draws upon his own experience to tackle one of its final remaining taboos: mental health. On fear of failure, confidence, sexuality and homophobia, suicide, social media and many other talking points – Neville doesn’t hold back on the biggest subjects and gets stuck in to some of the most important topics surrounding the beautiful game. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

It shouldn\'t have been like this. Being on television was meant to lead to fame and a glamorous social life. But for Lizzie Partridge, forty-something, divorced and TV cook on Midlands This Morning, it meant dinners for one, coping alone with an air-head adolescent daughter and following middle-aged men into corner shops pretending she needed a bottle of Lea & Perrins. Her good friend Louie - if only he wasn\'t gay - thought he knew what the trouble was: Lizzie was always on the wrong side of the glass, looking in at other people\'s lives. True or not, things for Lizzie were going to get a lot worse before they got better... Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1001, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

From the bestselling Sunday Times author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver\'s chilling series that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, and is now a major NBC TV series.Companies know everything about you. So does he. He knows you, better than you even know yourself. And he is using his knowledge to plan your death.But you are not his only victim.He is also watching your killer. He is about to get away with the perfect murder . . .Rhyme\'s cousin has been arrested for murder - and while the evidence clearly shows he did it, Rhyme agrees to check things out. All too soon the entire case is turned on its head when it turns out that his cousin, along with others, is being cleverly framed by a killer who knows far too much about his victims . . .\'Another corker . . . precision-engineered to keep the reader turning the pages without a hitch\' Evening Standard Σελίδες: 528, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0217, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Bruce is doing for Cambridge what Colin Dexter did for Oxford with Inspector Morse\' Daily MailKaye Whiting went to buy a birthday present and didn\'t come back. She isn\'t dead, or physically injured. But she is alone and very, very scared.Fifty miles away in Cambridge town centre a deeply disturbed young woman is standing by a payphone. She knows she often feels compelled to do harmful things and is driven by a desire to make a call. DC Gary Goodhew is one of the detectives assigned to find Kaye and when her body is discovered the only clue to the potential murderer is a woman\'s voice on his answerphone saying, \'Kaye isn\'t the first and won\'t be the last...\'Praise for Cambridge Blue:\'Menacing and insidious, this is a great novel\' R J Ellory\'A fast-paced gritty tale guaranteed to have you hooked from beginning to end\' Cambridgeshire Pride\'A gripping tale of murder and mystery\' Cambridge Style Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

A brilliant novel from one of America\'s finest literary crime writers...On a hot summer afternoon in Washington DC 1972, three white teenagers, stoned and fearless, drive a stolen car into a rough, black neighbourhood. Taunting local black kids through the car window, they speed off to what they think is safety.They find themselves trapped in a dead-end street whilst an angry mob gathers. In the ensuing chaos, two of the white boys manage to escape, but Billy - the third friend - is shot dead.Thirty-five years later, one of these men reaches out to another, opening a door that could lead to salvation. However, another survivor of that day is now out of prison, and is looking for reparation in any form he can find it . . . Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2009, Διαστάσεις: 20.1x20.1cm

A hormone specialist with more than 20 years of experience, Erika Schwartz subscribed to conventional methods of treating menopausal women - until she became one. When she realised that available treatment options were ineffective for her - and for millions of women - she started looking for an alternative. What she discovered are safe, effective and natural forms of hormone replacement, virtually free of side effects, that can be used to treat a myriad of problems in women of all ages, including acne, migraines, PMS, post-partum depression and fibroids, as well as the common symptoms of menopause. Now, in this revolutionary book, Dr. Schwartz shares her proven programme to help women prevent, reduce and even eliminate these symptoms of hormone imbalance naturally. Readers will also learn when and where to get natural hormones and why they can change women\'s lives for the better. The health benefits and risks of synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are hotly debated and woman are hungry for information on alternative treatments that are safe and effective. Dr. Schwartz offers this information in her book. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0531

A kiss, a touch. A smile and a beating heart. Love and sex and dreams, art and drugs and the madness of youth. Betrayal and heartbreak, regret and pain, the melancholy of age. Katerina, James Frey\'s explosive new novel, is a sweeping love story alternating between 1992 Paris and Los Angeles in 2017.At its centre are a young writer and a young model on the verge of fame, both reckless, impulsive, and deeply in love. Twenty-five years later, the writer is rich, famous and numb, and he wants to drive his car into a tree, when he receives an anonymous message that draws him back to the life, and possibly the love, he abandoned years prior. Written in the same percussive, propulsive, dazzling, breathtaking style as A Million Little Pieces, Katerina echoes and complements that most controversial of memoirs, and plays with the same issues of fiction and reality that created, nearly destroyed, and then recreated James Frey in the global imagination. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0924, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Discover the wisdom of the stars between these pages for instant cosmic guidance on any question. Career conundrums? Dating dilemmas? Friendship fracas? In our fast-paced, data-flooded lives it can be difficult to know where to turn for the right advice. Now, with your Zodiac Oracle always by your side, you can let the celestial wisdom of the stars guide you through life\'s twists and turns. No matter how perplexing your predicament, the insight you seek is right at your fingertips. Ask your question and open your Oracle at any page to reveal insightful advice to guide your next move.Harness the prescience of the stars and tune into the resonance of your sun sign with this wisdom-packed guide that will lead you to greater self-knowledge and deeper understanding. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0527, Διαστάσεις: 15.4x15.4cm

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago\'s first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the \'everyday\' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don\'t play well with humans. That\'s where Harry comes in.Harry has faced some terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you\'re the only wizard in town. But in all Harry\'s years of supernatural sleuthing, he\'s never faced anything like this: the spirit world\'s gone loco. All over town, ghosts are causing trouble - and not the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone is stirring them up to wreak havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn\'t figure it out soon, he might just wind up a ghost himself.Magic - it can get a guy killed. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0628, Διαστάσεις: 14.2x14.2cm

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We all know Jeeves and Wooster, but which is the best Jeeves story? We all know Blandings, but which is the funniest tale about Lord Emsworth and his adored prize-winning pig? And would the best of Ukridge, or the yarns of the Oldest Member, or Wodehouse\'s Hollywood stories outdo them? This bumper anthology allows you to choose, bringing you the cream of the crop of stories by the twentieth century\'s greatest humorous writer.There are favourites aplenty in this selection, which has been compiled with enthusiastic support from P.G. Wodehouse societies around the world. With additional material including novel extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems, this anthology provides the best overall celebration of side-splitting humour and sheer good nature available in the pages of any book. Σελίδες: 592, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

This colourful picture book helps children build their vocabulary and literacy skills and access school learning.A visually exciting vocabulary book for 5-7 year olds that develops children\'s language skills while introducing information about many core school subjects.From verbs that are used in sports and nouns that name mathematical shapes to adjectives that describe materials, each page strengthens children\'s language skills and is visually exciting, accessible, and appealing.This vocabulary book for children offers: - Material that supports EFL learning, featuring nouns, adjectives, and verbs, helping to expand vocabulary in a dynamic and exciting way.- An engaging design, combining photography and illustrations, with fun things to spot on every page and questions that stimulate talking.- A wide-ranging appeal, for pre-readers, beginner readers, and English language learners, with bilingual editions available.Written by primary language specialist Gill Budgell, the picture-packed pages feature vocabulary to help children with key school subjects, including English, maths, science, geography, history, art, and computing.1000 More Words develops children’s reading and writing skills and clearly labels each picture, which encourages picture-and-word association and helps early reading. There are fun things to spot on every page, as well as questions that stimulate thinking, talking, and reading comprehension skills. Σελίδες: 64, Διαστάσεις: 22.4x22.4cm

These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving.Calvino\'s war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from the garden, a wealthy family invites a rustic goatherd to lunch, only to mock him. In every story he reveals the hidden meaning beneath the surface of everyday life, and the ludicrousness of war.Some stories from Last Comes the Raven have been previously available in the collection Adam, One Afternoon. This new expanded collection includes several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein and is an important addition to Calvino\'s legacy.\'In Last Comes the Raven, a collection of early stories, we find the man behind the magician\' New Yorker Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

In Justin Cartwright\'s fourth, immaculately written novel, a journalist and filmmaker tells the story of his attempt to unravel the mystery of his father\'s ill-fated expedition to Africa in 1959.\'Dodging the vested interests of the Ngwenya clan, his wayward wife Magdan and the colonial dinosaur Jumbo Munroe, the narrator embarks on a quasi-biblical quest . . . a tale that hits the ground running and continues at a vigorous pace. This is one of the shrewdest and most diverting novels about Africa one could hope to read.\' Daily Telegraph Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1105, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The multi-award-winning meditation on survival, care and the place of literature in an unequal world\'Around that time my daughter and I had this exchange:Anne, imagine if the world had nothing in it.Do you mean nothing at all - just darkness - or a world without objects?I mean a world without things: no houses, chairs, or cars. A world with only people and trees and dirt.What do you think would happen?People would make things. We would make things with trees and dirt.\'When the cold comes, when our needs announce themselves, it is with clothing, with possessions, in literature, through dreams - in all the forms and categories that shape, contain and constrain - that we keep ourselves alive. Yet, in a society in which some are rich and some are poor, who gets to dream, and who invents our forms? This is a book made of money and the lack of money; of writing and of not-writing; of illness and of care; of low-rent apartments, cake-baking mothers, Socratic daughters and bodies that refuse to become information. Σελίδες: 112, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Making big science topics just the right size for little readers as we explore space! Did you know that planet Earth spins like a spinning top? What about that our Moon isn\'t the only moon in the sky? And that stars glow because they are burning really hot? Space is pretty amazing, and we\'d like to tell you why...So sit back, and let expert scientist and CBeebies writer Emily Dodd tell you all about space. With bite-sized text, facts to make you say \'WOW\', and easy-to-understand explanations, big science topics are now just the right size for readers 4 years plus.Brilliantly illustrated by Chorkung, this is the perfect little book for readers who are just discovering all the AMAZING STUFF in the world around them. Σελίδες: 48, Διαστάσεις: 15.4x15.4cm

In his 1932 classic dystopian novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley depicted a future society in thrall to science and regulated by sophisticated methods of social control. Nearly thirty years later in Brave New World Revisited, Huxley checked the progress of his prophecies against reality and argued that many of his fictional fantasies had grown uncomfortably close to the truth. Brave New World Revisited includes Huxley\'s views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control, and is an urgent and powerful appeal for the defence of individualism still alarmingly relevant today. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A darkly humorous, surprising and poignant novel about a guy who works in Hell who must collect one more soul to earn his freedom. Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work and the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul. When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion. But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices. Σελίδες: 462, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0928, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980s, Cal tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. For Cal, some choices are devastatingly simple: he can work in an abattoir that nauseates him or join the dole queue; he can brood on his past or plan a future with Marcella. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, Cal is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark.See also: Lies of Silence by Brian Moore Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The encouraging and simple activities and exercises tackle phobias and feelings of fear; children will enjoy using their creativity to combat negative feelings, work out why they feel scared and how to put fear back in its place through writing, colouring, doodling and drawing.The quirky illustrations will keep the reader entertained and focused as they work through the book, or simply dip into the pages for ten minutes of calm colouring. Part of Mindful Kids a thoughtful range of activity books for children from Studio Press, that includes No Worries, Hello Happy and Stay Strong.Written by Dr. Sharie Coombes, Child & Family Psychotherapist with an introduction and notes for grown-ups. Dr Sharie Coombes is a former primary teacher, headteacher and local authority adviser who retrained as a child and family psychodynamic psychotherapist, neuropsychotherapist, solution-focused therapist, and specialist paediatric hypnotherapist. Sharie gained a doctorate in education from the University of Brighton in 2007 and is an expert in the therapeutic use of linguistic patterns. Alongside a busy private therapy practice in Brighton, she has worked part-time as a child, adolescent and family psychotherapist at the NHS Tavistock Clinic in London with adopted and fostered children, young people and families. She now works with the psychosocial team in the British Red Cross Refugee Support and International Family Tracing team. Sharie has 2 adult children. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 19x19cm