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THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN‘The rightful king of crime’ i News'Deeply moving... some of his best writing yet' TelegraphShocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing.As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartach...

Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series, with Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and The Merchant of Venice as its inaugural volumes, presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare’s works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.Its lyricism, comedy (both broad and subtle) and magical transform...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BooklistIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa.The...

‘What an amazing piece of work this is. Ground-breaking, thought-provoking and highly accessible. Everyone should read it.The dark, scary, exciting song of our age. 100 out of 100’ IRVINE WELSHCapitalism is dead. Welcome to technofeudalism.In his boldest and most far-reaching book, the visionary economist and number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis shows how the owners of big tech became the world's feudal overlords – replacing capitalism with a fundamentally new syste...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD. Praise for Powerless:‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls'A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance' M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood‘A masterpiece’ Goodreads Reader Review ‘Everyone needs to read it’ TikTok Review ‘The BEST book I’ve read’ NetGalley Reader Review ‘A sizzling slice of fantasy romance’ Booksellers Review‘In...

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON. ‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls‘A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance’ M.A.Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood‘[A] titillating debut’ Publishers Weekly‘A masterpiece’ Goodreads Reader Review‘Everyone needs to read it’ TikTok Review‘The BEST book I’ve read’ NetGalley Reader Review‘A sizzling slice of fantasy roman...

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of MALIBU RISING, DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO'There's something about Carrie I will take forward with me in my life, and be a little better for. This book comes out in a few short weeks and you should preorder it. It made me cry twice, and when I finished reading, I had to sit for a minute with the hole it left in my chest .. . just order it' EMILY HENRY'This Nineties ten...

Un pobre vagabundo tras el que se oculta un gran tzadik, un odiado avaro que resulta ser un santo, unos taimados comerciantes de carne no kosher que finalmente se convierten, la celebración de una boda a la que pone fin la ira divina... En estas historias, a menudo, las cosas no son lo que parecen y todo tiene un toque como mágico y misterioso. Las diferentes leyendas de nuestro libro han sido acompanadas de comentarios que sitúan las historias en el marco de la tradición ju...

?Por qué una de las torres de la Iglesia de Santa María es más baja? ?Quién nos mete el miedo en el cuerpo en los sótanos del Palacio de los Krzysztofory? ?Qué hay de extraordinario en la Iglesia de El Salvador? ?Qué mangas dieron origen a la llamada Manga del barrio de Podgórze? Este libro responde a estas y a otras muchas preguntas. Llévalo en tus paseos por Cracovia; nuestras leyendas cuentan de forma amena la historia de diferentes lugares y de distintas tradiciones....

10 wybranych krakowskich legend, od najstarszej o wawelskim smoku, przez Boże miłosierdzie, Lajkonika, i pozostałe, aż do najnowszej o czakramie wawelskim. Opowiedziane na nowo - dla odwiedzających miasto turystów - mogą stać się interesującą lekturą nie tylko dla dzieci i młodzieży. Koncepcja książki umożliwia korzystanie z niej jako nietypowego przewodnika po Krakowie ubarwiającego poznanie miasta. Interesująca szata graficzna oraz załączone plany stanowią o dodatkowej wart...

Why is one of the towers of St Mary's Church lower? Who haunts the dungeons of the Krzysztofory Palace? Something extraordinary lies in a Salwator church; what is it? What do sleeves have to do with an Easter folk fair in Podgórze?   These and many other questions are answered in this book. Take it for a walk round Krakow – our legends are vividly told stories of places and customs preceded by brief historical introductions and containing practical maps. With these, you ...

PRZEJMUJĄCA SAGA O POLSKICH UCHODŹCACH, KTÓRZY W KANADZIE ODBUDOWUJĄ SWOJE ŻYCIE. Kraków, rok 1939. Rodzeństwo Pawulskich - Jerzy, Elżbieta i Jan - cieszy się młodością, nieświadome zbliżającej się katastrofy. Wkrótce II wojna światowa ściąga na Europę mrok tak nieprzenikniony, że nawet ptaki zdają się milknąć. Jan i Elżbieta, a następnie Jerzy, pokonują Atlantyk i przedostają się do Kanady. Wyrwani z rodzinnych stron mierzą się z całkiem nowym, obcym i oszałamiającym światem...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes z podręcznym słownikiem angielsko-polskim (Przygody Sherlocka Holmesa) opublikowane w 1892 roku przez szkockiego pisarza, sir Arthura Conana Doyle’a. Książka zawiera dwanaście opowiadań, w których detektyw z Baker Street rozwiązuje skomplikowane sprawy kryminalne. Jego głównym atrybutem, wykorzystywanym przy rozwiązywaniu wszystkich przypadków jest dedukcja. Niezbędna okazuje się również znajomość psychologii, prawa, chemii, policyjnej kronik...

Drogi czytelniku, książka, którą właśnie trzymasz w dłoniach, zawiera pełną wersję zbioru opowiadań „Wspomnienia Sherlocka Holmesa”. Dzięki niej zapoznasz się z jedenastoma ciekawymi i zaskakującymi historiami widzianymi oczami Johna Watsona, przyjaciela i wiernego druha głównego bohatera. Książka polecana jest zarówno dla fanów słynnego detektywa, jak i dla entuzjastów języka angielskiego. Dzięki obszernemu słownikowi towarzyszącemu opowiadaniom, czytanie stanie się przyjemn...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERThe first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After LifeIn this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. With clockwor...

Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs. Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way. Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section y...

Passion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. 'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times'My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz' Shari Lapena'Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish' INDEPENDENT Secrets can kill.Smooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price...

NOW WITH TWO BONUS CHAPTERS INCLUDING AN FAQTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFORTNUM & MASON'S DEBUT FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN ECONOMIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONE'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Chosen by the SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, FT and DAILY MAIL as one of their BEST SUMMER BOOKS OF 2023'If you only read one diet or nutrition book in your life, make it...

Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined A Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta...Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war – since being made High Fae against her will – she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court.The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR & GLOBAL TIK TOK SENSATION, EMILY HENRY'One of my favourite authors' COLLEEN HOOVER, It Ends With Us'Emily knows how to craft a love story like the all-time greats' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, Daisy Jones and The Six-----Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story.That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra.Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person...

Discover the gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door'The most addictive book I've read in ages…Just brilliant.' Lisa Jewell'Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me. Loved every word!' Claire Douglas'Genius. I loved it.' Andrea MaraWelcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood.A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended...

Meet the Kings of Sin . . .The must-read billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted series. Read King of Pride now for a steamy opposites attract romance. She's his opposite in every way .. . and the greatest temptation he's ever known.Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos - and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaos personified. With a crucial CEO vote looming and a ...

THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLER BEHIND NETFLIX'S THE LINCOLN LAWYER THE PATH TO JUSTICE CAN BE PAVED WITH LIES Defense attorney Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - is inundated with pleas from prisoners protesting their innocence. With the help of ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch, they find a needle in the haystack: a possible wrongful conviction. A woman imprisoned for murdering her husband, a sheriff's deputy.But the evidence doesn't add up, the department pushed for quick closur...

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame. 'Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp.Mitchell – a funny man and skilled historian – tells stories that are interesting and fun. Here is Horrible Histories for grownups’ GERARD DEGROOT, THE TIMES 'Just fantastic. Delightfully contrary and hilariously cantankerous.Very, very funny’ JESSE ARMSTRONG, CREATOR OF SU...