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The debut collection from the acclaimed author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed and Our Share of Night. \'An utterly brilliant measure of deep existential terror... You [will] return home looking pale and haunted\' Observer Sleep-deprived fathers conjuring phantoms; sharp-toothed children and stolen skulls; persecuted young women drawn to self-immolation. Organized crime sits side-by-side with the occult in Buenos Aires - a place where reality and the supernatural fuse into strange, new shapes. These acclaimed gothic tales follow the wayward and downtrodden, revealing the scars of Argentina\'s dictatorship and the ghosts and traumas that have settled in the minds of its people. Provocative, brutal and uncanny, Things We Lost in the Fire is contemporary gothic at its darkest and best. \'The only book that\'s ever left me afraid to turn out the lights... mercilessly incisive and deeply creepy\' Irish Times \'Books of the Year\' \'These spookily clear-eyed, elementally intense stories are the business\' Helen Oyeyemi Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Sir David Attenborough is Britain\'s best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly six decades, and in this volume of memoirs Sir David tells stories of the people and animals he has met and the places he has visited. His first job - after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy - was at a London publishing house. Then in 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer, and it was while working on the Zoo Quest series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe, to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat. He was Controller of BBC2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for the BBC (1969-1972). However, in 1973 he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing, and has established himself as the world\'s leading Natural History programme maker with several landmark BBC series, including Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998), The Blue Planet (2001), Life of Mammals (2002), Planet Earth (2006) and Life in Cold Blood (2008). Sir David is an Honorary Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society and was knighted in 1985. He is also Britain\'s most respected, trusted and lauded natural history broadcaster and writer, championing conservation and standing at the forefront of issues concerning the planet\'s declining species. A lot has changed since his first television documentary, and in this updated edition of Life on Air Sir David tells us of his experiences of filming in the 21st century. Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The story of Hereward continues in this brutal and bloody novel full of betrayal and murder - a must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. \"Dramatic, bloody and fast paced...I enjoyed every moment.\" -- PARMENION BOOKS\"A CRACKING TALE...British heroism at its best. Magic\" -- FALCATA TIMES\"A real page-turner\" -- ***** Reader review\"Great characters, great plot-read it in two days!\" -- ***** Reader review********************************************ONCE A REBEL. NOW IN EXILE. ALWAYS A WARRIOR...1072 - The battle has been lost and King William stands victorious. For the betrayed and abandoned English rebels, the price of their crushing defeat is exile.Their hopes of survival lie with one man, their leader Hereward. Can he navigate a safe course across a world torn by war? Their ultimate destination is the jewelled heart of the Christian emperor in the East, the New Rome - Byzantium. Here they hope to join those pledged to protect the emperor, the elite and savage Varangian Guard. But this once-mighty empire is far from stable. Turkish hordes plan for an attack that could come at any moment. And within the sprawling city itself, rival factions threaten bloody mayhem as they scheme to seize the crown.To stay alive in this cauldron of plot, betrayal and murder, Hereward and the English must fight as never before...Hereward: Wolves of New Rome is the fourth book in James Wilde\'s six book Hereward series. His story continues in Hereward: The Immortals. Have you read Hereward, Hereward: The Devil\'s Army andHereward: End of Days - the first three books in the series? Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

How far would you go for someone you love?Alison has an excellent relationship with her eighteen-year-old daughter. Lola is a hardworking, straight-A student, bound for university. They tell each other everything. Or so she thought.Lola has a secret: she’s been sneaking off to meet her much older boyfriend, Brendan. He’s everything she ever dreamed of – enigmatic, cool and absolutely irresistible.That’s what Alison thought too, when she first met Brendan years ago, at university. Before he ruined her life.Alison is all too familiar with what Brendan is capable of. And she knows she has to protect Lola. She\'ll do whatever it takes to keep Brendan away from her daughter, but that’s just the beginning of her nightmare…An unputdownable psychological thriller. Perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister and Lisa Jewell.Praise for Anything For You ‘Assured and compelling’ Daily Mail‘The perfect novel to race through over a dark winter weekend. But be warned, it has so many twists and turns, you\'ll be positively dizzy by the end’ Heat‘Fast-paced and clever. A perfect description of every mother\'s worst nightmare’ Jayne Cowie‘Oh, the suspense! The thrills! I felt chills while reading’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘A strong psychological thriller novel... Sophie McKenzie has a great writing style and am excited for more’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Wow, this was an incredible read! So many surprises, twists and turns… I was hooked from the beginning to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘This book had me on the edge of my seat. I loved it. The pace was fast with a great writing style which helped build up the suspense. I devoured it in a few hours’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Fowler\'s moving memoir charts her experience of coming out as a gay woman, alongside her journey through Birmingham\'s canal networks, mapping both the waterways and the travails of her heart.\' Observer\'An emotional and compelling memoir, that left me inspired, both by her bravery in transforming her life, and by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way\' Countryfile Magazine\'Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia, herons and even the water rats who take refuge among the locks.\' i paper\'Fowler captures the beauty of the canal\'s dishevelled, neglected condition...\' Times Literary Supplement\'Thoughtful and heartbreakingly honest ...Beautiful\' Press Association\'An astounding memoir\' Gay Star News\'Hidden Nature is one of the most thrilling things I\'ve read in a long time\' Waterways World\'She writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys, condom packets and industrial waste\' Guardian\'This candid book is as much about mapping the heart as it is about mapping the paths of waterways. Lovely.\' Simple Things\'A beautiful memoir\' Good Housekeeping\'Gentle, brave and acutely observant\' Woman\'s WeeklyLeaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs, the Guardian\'s award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in an inflatable kayak to explore Birmingham\'s canal network, full of little-used waterways where huge pike skulk and kingfishers dart.Her book is about noticing the wild everywhere and what it means to see beauty where you least expect it. What happens when someone who has learned to observe her external world in such detail decides to examine her internal world with the same care?Beautifully written, honest and very moving, Hidden Nature is also the story of Alys Fowler\'s emotional journey and her coming out as a gay woman: above all, this book is about losing and finding, exploring familiar places and discovering unknown horizons. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The questions in this book were curated by the staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in London, to address all the most common - and a few uncommon - things that children want to know about the universe and about outer space. It covers a mixture of basic questions about planets, moons, human exploration and the origins of the universe, as well as tackling really BIG questions such as \'How do black holes work?\', \'Is it worth going to space?\' and \'What\'s going to happen at the end of time?\'Join two curious children and a robot programmed with all the answers as they guide readers through some of the most mind-boggling facts, and a refreshingly honest take on what things we simply don\'t know, and how to approach questions that don\'t have simple, straight answers.Ideal for reading alone, but also an excellent place to generate classroom debate about the wonder of science and the value of space exploration.Chapters in this book include:The BasicsWhat space is, where it is, what\'s in it - and a few things about space we don\'t or can\'t know.The Solar SystemA look at what\'s in the solar system, from planets and moons to comets and asteroids.Secrets of StarsWhat stars are made of, where they come from, and what happens to them.People in SpaceHow, when and where people have explored - and the places we want to know more about.The Biggest QuestionsA few things we know... and LOTS of things we don\'t. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 22.2x22.2cm

Fear is just the beginning...Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy, \'don\'t think, just shoot\' - pictures that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full time as nanny to the fabulously wealthy Turnbull family, looking after their two children and waiting for her life as a New York fashion photographer to begin.But Kristin has a major distraction: forbidden love. The man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. Kristin ignores all signs of catastrophe brewing, and she can only dismiss the warnings for so long... Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Not every witness protection programme is fool proof...Stephanie Plum finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time in Ten Big Ones, the tenth gripping adventure in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. The perfect read for fans of Harlan Coben and Lee Child. Raves for Evanovich: \'No less than her plotting, Evanovich\'s characterisations are models of screwball artistry. The intricate plot machinery of her comic capers is fuelled by inventive twists\' (The New York Times); \'A laugh-out-loud page-turner\' (Heat); \'Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks\' (USA Today).As the only witness able to ID a gang member who has been firebombing local deli-marts, Stephanie is working overtime avoiding death threats and attempts on her life. New Jersey\'s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, would be more than happy to keep her safe in his house. So would her irresistible mentor, Ranger.Stephanie doesn\'t know which is worse: the death threats, the overprotective men in her life, or her sister\'s nightmare wedding. But she does know that she\'s never been one to hide...What readers are saying about Ten Big Ones:\'In classic Evanovich style, the writing is superb, the plot is miraculous and the emotions run right off the page\'\'Packed with humour, suspense, passion and action, Ten Big Ones proves that Janet Evanovich is at the top of her game\'\'Thrilling with a wicked sense of humour pervading the book\' Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. The First Foundation has been defeated, crushed by the formidable mental powers of the Mule. But whispers of the mysterious Second Foundation, the only hope of defeating the Mule, are beginning to spread… Surviving members of the First Foundation also fear the secret powers of the Second Foundation, vowing to find and destroy it. However, the location of the Second Foundation remains shrouded in mystery. Finding it will lead the Foundation to the opposite end of the Galaxy, where the fate of Seldon’s two Foundations awaits. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction comes an enthralling set of short stories.No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming \'navvies\' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

\'PEAK single dad hockey romance! OBSESSED!\' - Claire Contreras, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling AuthorChloe Knott had one lesson growing up: men are trash. Until Will Perry blows her quiet world to smithereens.Starting goalie for the Tampa Bay Ospreys and the kind of hot that scrambles your brain, Will is impossibly grumpy and focused on only two things: hockey and taking care of his daughter. Fiercely independent and guarded, Chloe was only supposed to be his daughter\'s kindergarten teacher. Until in a twist of events, she becomes his nanny.When she moves into Will\'s pool house, everything changes. Chloe feels Will\'s heated gaze beneath that permanent scowl, the way it lingers and warms her skin. When the tension becomes too much, they make a deal. Will still needs a nanny and Chloe still needs a paycheck. Will might be her boss, but he agrees to teach Chloe everything she has always wanted to learn - and she is all too eager to be his student.Chloe is a grown woman - she can explore her curiosities with the hottest goalie on earth and still remain one-hundred percent professional. And she can do it all without catching feelings, right?A sexy, totally unputdownable opposites-attract, found family, grumpy sunshine and single dad ice hockey romance perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Tessa Bailey and Elle Kennedy. Learn Your Lesson is book three in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.READERS ARE OBSESSED\'Irresistible single dad? Check. Gorgeous, single nanny? Check. Sweetest little girl on the planet? Check. The chemistry was off the charts. The spice was unmatched. The emotions were just right. I loved this book. This may be the best hockey romance I have ever read.\' &11088&11088&11088&11088&11088\'This was the most delicious slow burn I\'ve read in a hot minute where I could FEEEEL the tension for so long it was almost painful for me. THANK YOU MA\'AM. And can we get a round of applause for that first kiss? KANDI KNOWS HOW TO WRITE EM.\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\'This book has taken a top place in my Kandi Steiner favourites. The woman knows how to write a damn book. Some of my FAVOURITE tropes and Kandi did not disappoint! I loved it so much, I basically highlighted the whole book!\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\'Round of applause for Kandi. This book was PERFECTION.\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\'I was giggling and gasping throughout the whole book!\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0114, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

GOOD OMENS SEASON 2 COMING 28TH JULY ON AMAZON PRIME.The book behind the Amazon Prime / BBC Series starring David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and Benedict Cumberbatch.\'Ridiculously inventive and gloriously funny\' Guardian What if, for once, the predictions are right, and the Apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? It\'s a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon, now find themselves in. They\'ve been living amongst Earth\'s mortals since The Beginning and, truth be told, have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and, in all honesty, are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse.And then there\'s the small matter that someone appears to have misplaced the Antichrist . . ._____________________What readers are saying about Good Omens:***** \'A superb recipe for disaster. I didn\'t stop grinning from beginning to end.\'***** \'Both Gaiman and Pratchett are great authors and they complement each other brilliantly.\'***** \'Superbly enjoyable read. Seamlessly co-written.\' Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'Five stars. One of the best books I\'ve read in a very, very long time\' James O\'Brien, LBC\'This is first class\' The Times | \'Excellent\' Spectator\'Exceptional\' David McCloskey, author of The Seventh Floor\'A highly accomplished novel from a new writer of great promise\' Financial Times\'Everything a John le Carré fan could ever wish for\' Private Eye #1615\'A cracker of a debut novel which really does make clear what\'s been going on\' Bill Nighy via The Rake‘A marvellously confident debut, sharply observed and exceptionally well written’ Charles Cumming, author of Box 88Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found…?2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance.But as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that suddenly just… stop.Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption?From Oxford’s hallowed quadrangles to brush contacts on Hampstead Heath, agent-running in Vienna and mysterious meetings in Prague, A Spy Alone is a gripping international thriller and a searing portrait of modern Britain in the age of cynical populism. Perfect for readers of Charles Cumming, Mick Herron and John le Carré.Praise for A Spy Alone \'Beaumont is at the forefront of the espionage genre, capturing the changing nature of intelligence: soft influence and business deals are overtaking stolen secrets; long-term insinuation is replacing Cold-War tradecraft. Brilliant\' I. S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow\'The best spy novel I’ve read for years... An astonishing debut... and a brilliant portrait of how Britain allowed Russia to game our recent politics, including with Brexit\' Luke Harding, author of Invasion: Russia\'s Bloody War and Ukraine\'s Fight for Survival\'A post-Brexit take on the classic British spy novel, combining a cynical ex-spy protagonist and a major role for Bellingcat-OSINT types\' Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist\'Beaumont ... catches the zeitgeist of (le Carré) .... He conveys all the world of espionage with relish, in its murky motives and surveillance techniques and the book races along and makes for a stunning debut\' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time\'A clever, thrilling spy story that brings the feel of Eric Ambler\'s shadowy political intrigues right into today\'s world\' Jeremy Duns, author of Free Agent‘Tense, compelling and remarkably timely... Shades of some of the greats of spy fiction – it might even be better than Charles Cumming’ Dominick Donald, author of Breathe‘Beaumont takes the intrigue, atmosphere and subterfuge of the Cambridge Spies and brings it bang up to date’ Chris Lloyd, author of The Unwanted Dead Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

While I waited for sleep I retraced the road which brought me to you. Unbelievably it only took six months, equinox to equinox. This dazzling rediscovered classic, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1973, is a heady, witty and seductive exploration of female sexuality - perfect for fans of Iris Murdoch and Brigid Brophy. ***\'Funny and brave and moving and absolutely bonkers. I love this novel\' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON\'A transgressive classic . . . intrepid, eccentric, and not giving a damn\' OBSERVER\'Elizabeth Mavor relishes spirited, unorthodox women, free with their tongues and ready to snap their fingers at convention\' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKSHero Kinoull is an antiquarian bookseller whose sedate life in the picturesque English town of Beaudesert is turned upside down between the spring and autumn equinoxes of a single year. First her quiet but forbidden liaison with Hugh Shafto, the curator of the country\'s finest collection of Rococo art, comes to an abrupt halt when she develops an adoration for his straight-talking, do-gooding wife Belle. But this relationship leads to other, even more unexpected feelings for Belle\'s widowed mother-in-law, the majestic Kate Shafto, who spends her days tending her garden and sailing her handmade boats in the waters of the miniature archipelago she\'s constructed in a disused gravel pit.\'A strange little nugget of a novel . . . I\'d like any book that could be described as a mix between Beatrix Potter, JG Ballard and Sophocles\' Irish Times \'A sprawling pleasure (come for the oddly troubled surface of a reclaimed gravel-pit, stay for the tragicomedy of intergenerational queer desire)\' Eley Williams Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1114, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

In his dark and fetid prison cell, serial killer Daniele de Robertis plans his retribution. The betrayals he has suffered haunt his dreams until, one night, he escapes. In a small, beautiful village in the Tuscan countryside a prominent lawyer and his wife are murdered. As the police inspect the scene they find nine terrifying photographs: nine women, slaughtered. It is Florentine Police Chief Michele Ferrara\'s worst nightmare: a case involving the untouchable men and women at the top of Italian society, a dark and powerful cult which knows no bounds, and mounting victims. Amongst a web of obsession, manipulation and violence, Ferrara must face his demons. Death Under a Tuscan Sun is an incredibly gripping and atmospheric work of detective fiction, written with incomparable authenticity by former Florentine police chief Michele Giuttari. Originally published in Italian as Il Cuore Oscuro di Firenze. Σελίδες: 464, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0614, Διαστάσεις: 12.5x12.5cm

\'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line\' - Daily ExpressAn Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd\'s service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. While the crew of L\'Aurore can look forward to liberty and prize money, a shadow hangs over their captain: the impending court martial of his one-time commander, Commodore Popham, who led a doomed attack on South America.Following Nelson\'s death two years earlier, England is in desperate need of heroes and Kydd\'s Caribbean exploits are the talk of London. Feted by the king and a grateful country, Kydd is soon on detachment in a new and dangerous sphere of interest: the Dardanelles, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea and providing a route to India. The French have long coveted this route, knowing that it could be the key to toppling the British Empire in India. When they successfully whip up such strong anti-English sentiment that the British ambassador to Constantinople has to flee to L\'Aurore, a deadly stand-off ensues.Meanwhile Kydd\'s closest friend, Nicholas Renzi, has assumed a new role that he can never make public. Sent under alias on a mission to Constantinople, Renzi must engineer a coup that will turn the tables on the French. But when he\'s taken prisoner, only Kydd\'s superb seamanship and sheer bravado can save the day.*****************What readers are saying about PASHA\'The best Kydd yet\' - 5 stars\'This is Stockwin\'s best\' - 5 stars\'A seafaring tale at its very best\' - 5 stars\'A wonderful yarn!\' - 5 stars\'Another brilliant book in the Thomas Kydd series\' - 5 stars Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0512, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

What do you do when your child disappears?\'A hugely compelling story of loss, grief and vengeance, The Empty Room is probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writers. Unmissable.\' John Connolly\'The tension and heartbreak kept me turning the pages\' Patricia Gibney\'A searing, thrilling and heartbreaking look at life, loss and revenge, expertly handled by a hugely talented storyteller\' Chris WhitakerPandora - Dora - Condron wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party.The day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job as a long-distance lorry driver. So Dora does the usual things: rings around Ellie\'s friends... but no one knows where she is. Her panic growing, Dora tries the local hospitals and art college where Ellie is a student - but then the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her daughter\'s handbag has been discovered dumped in a layby.So begins Dora\'s ordeal of waiting and not knowing what has become of her girl. Eamon\'s lack of empathy and concern, Dora realises, is indicative of the state of their marriage, and left on her own, Dora begins to reassess everything she thought she knew about her family and her life. Increasingly isolated and disillusioned with the police investigation, Dora feels her grip on reality slipping as she takes it upon herself to find her daughter - even if it means tearing apart everything and everybody she had ever loved, and taking justice into her own hands. Praise for The Empty Room \'The Empty Room has all the elements of great drama - murder, revenge, sacrifice - along with complex moral questions that will keep you engaged long after the final thrilling page\' Martina Murphy\'A compulsive, addictive, heart rending read, The Empty Room is a tale of grief and loss, and ultimately redemption, that puts Brian McGilloway at the very top of the game. I could not put it down\' Sam Blake\'Masterful, humane, compelling, beautifully written, utterly convincing - and without a wasted word\' Catherine Kirwan \'The Empty Room is a tense, and at times claustrophic, slow-burner which builds to a devastating conclusion\' Claire Allan\'A tense thriller\' Irish Daily Mail\'The Empty Room surely secures Brian\'s place as one of the best writers out there. . . a thoughtful exploration of a mother struggling with a changed world. . . exceptional\' Chris MacDonald \'High tension and high emotion make this story a page turner\' Roisin Meaney Praise for Brian McGilloway \'A compulsive police procedural, but it\'s so much more than that: thought-provoking, compassionate and beautifully-written. McGilloway is one of the finest crime-writers working today\' Ann Cleeves\'Blood Ties is one of those rare gems; a beautifully written crime novel that\'s also brilliantly paced, skillfully plotted and utterly absorbing. Brian McGilloway is, quite simply, a master of his art. Bravo\' Jo Spain\'Brian McGilloway\'s police procedurals are a masterclass in crime fictions\' Andrea Carter\'A clever, engaging and beautifully crafted police procedural\' Irish Independent\'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today\' Lee Child on Bad Blood\'This dazzling, labyrinthine debut impresses not only for the authentic depiction of a troubled community and the conflicts of a fallible detective, but also for the intense portrait of the borderlands themselves; as beautiful and terrible as the secrets they keep\' Guardian\'McGilloway\'s Borderlands was one of last years most impressive debuts. Does Gallows Lane pass the feared second-novel test? Easily.\' The Times\'McGilloway skilfully handles the tangled threads of a conspiracy surrounding an old crime, to make a satisfying mystery with an attractive central character.\' Sunday Telegraph Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0613, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'GAVE ME SERIOUS WRITER ENVY\' KIRSTY LOGAN\'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS\' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE\'AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE IMAGINATION\' IRISH TIMES\'I WAS DELICIOUSLY HORRIFIED\' JENN ASHWORTHThe belly groan of a face unpeeled. A break-up poem recited knee-deep in bog water. An ancient burial mound rising and falling like a chest. The ghost of Stephen Gately reading the ingredients on a ham and cheese sandwich.Startling, sinister and irresistible, Moïra Fowley\'s award-winning debut collection about queer, female bodies at the end of the world unravels all of our darkest impulses and deepest fears. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0618, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Looking for a good joke? Searching for an ice-breaker for that after-dinner speech? Or are you just in need of a few laughs?Then stop! Your search is over. This book is the finest, funniest collection of gags, rib-ticklers and plain silly one-liners ever to find themselves squeezed inside the covers of a book. Organised by subject matter (from Absence - via Insults - to Writers) and containing side-splitters stolen from such wits as Groucho Marx, Orson Welles, Mark Twain and P. J. O\'Rourke, among many, many others, this book will ensure that people will feel compelled to laugh at you wherever you go.A treasure trove of wit covering all walks of life, The Penguin Dictionary of Jokes is the perfect joke book for all occasions. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\"This Snow Crash thing--is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?\"Juanita shrugs. \"What\'s the difference?\"The only relief from the sea of logos is within the well-guarded borders of the Burbclaves. Is it any wonder that most sane folks have forsaken the real world and chosen to live in the computer-generated universe of virtual reality?In a major city, the size of a dozen Manhattans, is a domain of pleasures limited only by the imagination. But now a strange new computer virus called Snow Crash is striking down hackers everywhere, leaving an unlikely young pizza delivery man as humankind\'s last best hope.The perfect cyberpunk sci-fi read, Snow Crash is an equally worthy successor to William Gibson\'s Neuromancer and predecessor to Ernest Cline\'s Ready Player One.***What readers are saying about Snow Crash:\'It\'s hard to believe Neal wrote his books when the published date claims. He\'s always so right about the future, and I keep on hoping he\'s so wrong\' Goodreads Reader Review\'Snow Crash is to Books as The Matrix is to movies (with only the absolute BEST parts of Tron and Da Vinci Code thrown in)\' Goodreads Reader Review\'Loved it! Can\'t recommend it highly enough. Everyone should read this book. Go do it. Do it now. It\'s just awesome. You won\'t regret it\' Goodreads Reader Review\'It\'s hilarious and mind-blowing. From the first page to the last, I was amazed at just how much influence this book has had on TV, movies, etc.\' Goodreads Reader Review Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

A terrible epidemic has struck the country and the sound of children\'s speech has become lethal. Radio transmissions from strange sources indicate that people are going into hiding. All Sam and Claire need to do is look around the neighbourhood: In the park, parents wither beneath the powerful screams of their children. At night, suburban side streets become routes of shameful escape for fathers trying to get outside the radius of affliction. With Claire nearing collapse, it seems their only means of survival is to flee from their daughter, Esther, who laughs at her parents\' sickness, unaware that in just a few years she, too, will be susceptible to the language toxicity. But Sam and Claire find it isn\'t so easy to leave the daughter they still love, even as they waste away from her malevolent speech. On the eve of their departure, Claire mysteriously disappears, and Sam, determined to find a cure for this new toxic language, presses on alone into a world beyond recognition. The Flame Alphabet invites the question: what is left of civilization when we lose the ability to communicate with those we love? Both morally engaged and wickedly entertaining, a gripping page-turner as strange as it is moving, this intellectual horror story ensures Ben Marcus\'s position in the first rank of American novelists. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0502, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Become more confident in 2023 with this essential guide from the bestselling author of The Anxiety Solution, renowned hypnotherapist and host of The Calmer You podcast, Chloe Brotheridge\'Rebuild your self-esteem with this simple, practical guide to beating anxiety and being brave\' GRAZIA\'The only way to improve our confidence - in any area of life - is by pushing through our comfort zone . . . This straightforward guide will show you how\' Evening Standard, Books to Read for Better Mental Health It\'s time to be the most confident version of yourself . . . _______ Confidence is not something we either have or don\'t have - it can be built, and this straightforward guide will show you how. Renowned clinical hypnotherapist and anxiety expert Chloe Brotheridge has helped hundreds of clients with anxiety and low self-confidence, and in this book will use her own stories, scientific research, and the experiences of other women to show you how to: · Feel more confident · Spend less time worrying and people-pleasing · Build self-belief · Reach your full potential · Assertively set boundaries for a happier, healthier you The Confidence Solution reveals how everyone can follow their path to confidence. \'A straightforward guide . . . she uses her own stories, scientific research and the experiences of other women to show her readers how to feel more confident\' Stylist Praise for The Anxiety Solution: \'Remarkable, pioneering, could change your life\' Daily Mail *Previously published as Brave New Girl* Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

THE MURDER MYSTERY OF THE SEASON, INTRODUCING A NEW LITERARY SLEUTH – MISS JANE AUSTEN, PERFECT FOR FANS OF TOM HINDLE AND JANICE HALLETTLavish balls, fetching bonnets, and dead bodies . . . It\'s time for Jane Austen to put down her pen – and find a killer \'The cosy crime mystery we\'ve all been waiting for\' 5***** reader review\'A note-perfect crime caper\' Red----‘You must look beyond the obvious, interrogate all possibilities, to reach the truth’ Though young in years, Jane Austen has long had the sharp wit and shrewd insight to observe what others do not. So when the body of a milliner is shockingly discovered during a lavish ball at Sir John Harcourt’s estate, she sees how blind polite society can be to the truth. With the death pronounced a murder and Jane’s brother Georgy swiftly accused of the deed, the injustice of it strikes close to home. Jane writes stories filled with secrets exposed, motives questioned, and manners deceiving. Now, she must turn her powers of observation to detection, to unmask the true murderer. For if she fails, her beloved brother will face the ultimate punishment – the hangman’s noose . . . ---- Why readers love Miss Austen Investigates\'Fresh and witty\' 5***** reader review \'Miss Austen Investigates could not be a more perfect formula for success\' 5***** reader review \'A fantastic blending of cosy crime with classic fiction...such a fun and unique concept\' 5***** reader review \'There is warmth and humour in every page\' 5***** reader review \'Delightful and entertaining with a lively witty voice and perfect pacing\' 5***** reader review \'This book offers a unique and delightful experience that readers won\'t forget\' 5***** reader review Praise for Miss Austen Investigates \'Richly imagined and wonderfully plotted - a great read\' S.J. Bennett\'This super-fun read is a total breath of fresh air!\' Sun\'Sparkling...A brilliant debut that does Jane justice\' Woman\'s Weekly \'Exceptional - the Austen whodunnit I feel like I\'ve been waiting my whole life for! All the twists and turns you want from a murder mystery and an incredibly striking Austen voice\' Sophie Irwin\'Delicious\' Crime Monthly \'So clever and well done\' Good Housekeeping \'Sharp and energetic whilst simultaneously warm and heartfelt. This is a delicious treat for fans of Austen\'s novels and delightfully compelling mysteries\' B.P. Walter Σελίδες: 464, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

New edition of the bestselling guide to whisky. The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one, with a deluge of new brands, distilleries and literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find their way.  Blair Bowman provides a compact and accessible, easy-to-use guide to help budding whisky enthusiasts on their way. The Pocket Guide to Whisky explores every kind of whisky, from the well-known Scottish giants of Glenlivet, to the exotic Japanese Hibiki, and includes the ever-growing and hotly debated blended whiskies too! This little volume will tell you everything you need to know, from what to look for in whisky and what to avoid, to getting the best value for money to the perfect accompaniments to your dram and the ideal whisky for every occasion. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

Largo Winczlav, born in Yugoslavia, is an orphan. Thousands of miles away from his native town, one of the richest men in the world will change his destiny. He has the same name as him, only slightly different: Winch. This man, Nerio Winch, wants to find an heir to his empire. He adopts Largo and, when Nerio disappears in dramatic circumstances, Largo inherits the biggest conglomerate of multinationals ever owned and managed by a single man. He is now worth 10 billion dollars, which is not to everybody\'s taste... Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 18.4x18.4cm

They were the best of friends and the most daunting of bachelors . . . . Charlie Harrington, a charming, handsome philanthropist, has such high expectations for his perfect bride that no mortal need apply . . . Adam Weiss, a forty-something celebrity lawyer, prefers his women very young, very voluptuous, and very short term . . . And for Gray Hawk, a gifted artist with a knack for attracting troubled relationships, women are fine; it\'s just the idea of family he can\'t imagine (particularly the family of the woman he\'s dating). Now, the three friends, spending their annual summer vacation cruising the Mediterranean aboard Charlie\'s majestic yacht, are about to have their bachelorhoods rocked. By autumn, all three will fall precipitously into relationships they never saw coming. Charlie begins dating a crusading social worker who couldn\'t be further from his ideal - until he makes a stunning discovery about her. Adam gets involved with his usual twenty-something bombshell - only this one has a remarkable mind of her own. And Gray, who has avoided both business and family like the plague, has managed to fall head over heels for a successful career woman - who just happens to be a mother as well.As another holiday on the yacht approaches, and with it, a turning point in each man\'s life, the three bachelors are forced to face the things that scare them most: their phobias about relationships, the wounds of the past - and the kind of women who challenge their deepest terrors. What happens next will spark big changes for Charlie, Adam, and Gray - and might just put an end to their carousing days forever. For as the once-carefree trio is about to discover, love is the most unpredictable adventure of all.Filled with all the joy, complexity and unexpected surprises of life, Toxic Bachelors is Danielle Steel at her poignant and penetrating best. Σελίδες: 512, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1023, Διαστάσεις: 10.6x10.6cm

This book is one woman\'s funny, moving, and sometimes awkward quest to fix her sex life, but it\'s the story of millions of women everywhere - half of all women have felt pain during sex. During award-winning writer and performer Fran Bushe\'s journey towards building a better relationship with her genitals, doctors advised her to have a glass of wine to loosen up, and male friends suggested she simply hadn\'t \'tried\' the right penis yet. Unsurprisingly, neither worked.After a visit to Sex Camp and many attempts to fix her \'broken\' vagina, Fran decided to share her own hilarious, excruciating, and sometimes upsetting experiences. With the help of her 16 year old self\'s diary, expert advice, candid and enlightening interviews with others about sex, and some self-care exercises, Fran sets about trying to make herself, and other people, feel like they\'re not being gaslit by their own vaginas. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0428, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Lady Jennifer Arden and Ben Ellis know that a match between them is out of the question. Yet their hearts yearn for the impossible. Discover a new heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author and beloved \'queen of Regency romance\' Mary Balogh.A match between them is out of the question . . .Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has made a happy place for herself in society - even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a loving, protective family, but secretly dreams of marriage, children, walking - and dancing.When Ben Ellis comes across Lady Jennifer as she struggles to walk with the aid of primitive crutches, he understands her yearning. He never saw a practical problem he did not have to solve, and he wants to help her discover her independence. But as the illegitimate son of the late Earl of Stratton he must be careful, for although raised with the earl\'s family, he knows he does not really belong in the world of the ton.Jennifer is shocked - and intrigued - by Ben\'s ideas, and both families are alarmed by the growing friendship and perhaps more that they sense developing. A duke\'s sister certainly cannot marry the illegitimate son of an earl. Except sometimes, love can find a way.Don\'t miss the first two Ravenswood novels, Remember Love and Remember Me - out now!Praise for Mary Balogh:\'A grand mistress of the genre\' Romantic Times\'Balogh is the queen of spicy Regency-era romance, creating memorable characters in unforgettable stories\' Booklist\'Mary Balogh sets the gold standard in historical romance\' Jayne Ann Krentz\'A romance writer of mesmerising intensity, Mary Balogh has the gift of making a relationship seem utterly real and utterly compelling\' Mary Jo Putney Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0130, Διαστάσεις: 12.4x12.4cm

Transporting you to 1930 and the beautiful, remote island of St Kilda, The Lost Lover is the sweeping historical romance from bestselling author Karen Swan.An epic first love. A second chance . . .Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems brighter.Winter seas separate the lovers but the island’s evacuation the following summer promises to reunite them – until tragedy strikes.Heartbroken and needing to support her family on the mainland, a chance meeting offers hope. Soon Flora is the toast of glamorous Paris; fame and fortune are hers for the taking. But at a high price.When a scandal erupts back home, she is implicated, along with her friends, Effie and Mhairi. But then a deception comes to light that will change everything . . .The Lost Lover is Book Three in Karen Swan\'s bestselling Wild Isle series of love stories set on St Kilda, which can be read in any order. Continue exploring the romantic islands of Scotland with The Last Summer, The Stolen Hours and The Midnight Secret.\'One of our most prolific and talented writers’ – Santa Montefiore‘This sweeping love story gripped us from the start’ - Independent‘Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it!’ - Jill Mansell, author of An Almost Perfect Summer Σελίδες: 464, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0819, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a man of substance in Ouidah and the founder of a remarkable dynasty. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph, but his friendship with the mad, mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught with danger and threatens his dream. Σελίδες: 112, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

An update of the best selling Book of Questions, the revised book poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves. It\'s a book that can be used as an avenue for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, a way to get to know someone quickly, or simply as a fun way to pass the time on long car trips. The revised edition is completely updated, and features over 100 new questions that reflect the current culture shifts of the past 25 years. (Question No. 23: How would you react if you learned that a sad and beautiful poem that touched you deeply had been written by a computer? Question No. 129: Would you feel more handicapped by losing the use of all motorised vehicles, all telecommunications devices and computers, or your nondominant hand? If you had to give one up, which would you pick? Question No. 256: You discover that, because of a mix up at the hospital, your wonderful two-year-old is not actually yours. Would you want to switch kids to try to correct the mistake? What if you\'d never hear anything more about the child you gave up?). Σελίδες: 312, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1202, Διαστάσεις: 15.2x15.2cm

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE\'A fitting legacy left by a blazing talent\' Observer\'A masterpiece\' Andrew O\'Hagan, Guardian\'Completely amazing\' Lucy Mangan, Stylist\'A modern classic\' Daily Mail\'Raw, compelling, wise and tender\' Dolly Alderton\'Outstanding\' Jenny Colgan, Spectator \'Razor-sharp, fearless and wonderful\' Adam Kay\'Personal, political, and blazing with truth\' Melissa Harrison\'Crammed with wit and intelligence\' Financial Times\'Deeply tender and very funny\' Kathy Burke\'Full of glinting pain, brilliant one liners and utter clarity\' Suzanne Moore\'[Orr\'s] masterpiece\' Evening Standard\'Intense and moving\' Red\'Remarkable\' Val McDermid, iMOTHERWELL is a sharp, candid and often humorous memoir about the long shadow that can be cast when the core relationship in your life compromises every effort you make to become an individual. It is about what we inherit - the good and the very bad - and how a deeper understanding of the place and people you have come from can bring you towards redemption. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Five thousand years after leaving the Cretan Labyrinth, the Minotaur - or M as he is known to his colleagues - is working as a line chef at Grub\'s Rib in Carolina, keeping his horns down, trying in vain to put his past behind him. He leads an ordered lifestyle in a shabby trailer park where he tinkers with cars, writes and re-writes to-do lists and observes the haphazard goings on around him. Outwardly controlled, M tries to hide his emotional turmoil as he is transported deeper into the human world of deceit, confusion and need. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The bondmaid Hervor is used to dead men whispering in her sleep. They\'ve been doing it for as long as she can remember; it\'s the living she has to watch out for. And when a new arrival at her holding triggers her into a berserker fury, she\'s forced to flee the contract that enslaves her and into the arms of an uncertain future. Unchained from the living, Hervor goes in search of a way to silence the dead, but it will take much more than grit and determination to make that happen. She\'ll need the help of a ruthless Viking, an ailing jarl, a mad witch, and more-for the treachery that killed her ghosts isn\'t nearly as dead as they are, and the path to peace must first traverse a river of blood. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Years ago, three friends unwittingly unleashed a terrible curse on their home town. Now, in this thrilling conclusion to the Sign of Seven trilogy, their final battle begins.Gage Turner has been running from his past for a long time. Now he has returned to help his blood brothers and to save his home town. To succeed, Gage must open his heart to the clever and beautiful Cybil, with whom he shares a powerful gift. But a lifetime as a loner has made Gage wary of emotional ties... Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1108, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm