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Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a perennial favourite with children and adults alike. Its imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week. **********Don't miss out on other Very Hungry Caterpillar and Eric Carle books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First 100 Words: a lift-the-flap bookThe Very Hungry Caterpillar's Hide and Seek: a finger trail lift-the-flap bookThe Very Hungry ...

From Penguin's The Originals collection, The Outsiders is an outstanding story of teenage rebellion, written when the author was only 17. Teenagers in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude. The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy Curtis.Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far, and life is changed forever.Iconi...

The instant New York Times bestselling memoir that everyone is talking about'This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat' The Washington PostMolly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids’ bedtime—again—she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At a bar, she met Matt, a flirtatious younger man. When Molly told her husband that Matt had asked her out, she was s...

For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion: her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daughter was born. She's been bullied and belittled for her size, leading to extreme dieting. As a feminist philosopher, she wanted to believe that she was exempt from the cultural gaslighting that compels so many of us to ignore our hunger. But she was not.Blending intimate stories wi...

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They’re coming for gold. What they bring is trouble. Cal Hooper was a Chicago detective, till he moved to the West of Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less – in his relationship with local woman Lena, and the bond he’s formed with half-wild teenager Trey. So when two men turn up with a money-making scheme to find gold in the townland, Cal gets ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey. Because one ...

Three women. One Killer.Talking to strangers has never been more dangerous...When forty-four-year-old Karen Simmons is found lifeless, abandoned in remote woodland, journalist Kiki Nunn is determined to beat every other reporter to the story.And she already has a head start. Just days before Karen’s murder, Kiki interviewed her about the highs and lows of mid-life romance. Karen told her about the expensive gifts and the starlit rendezvous. About the scammers and the creeps.....

'An espionage story of high literary calibre' Strong Words Magazine'A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal' Guardian'A terrific new voice in spy fiction…A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment’ Mail on Sunday'In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist' Sunday Times________________It's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupie...

Nie tylko baśnie braci Grimm bawią i uczą najmłodsze pokolenia. Rosyjskie bajki ludowe, choć trochę zapomniane, śmiało mogą z nimi w tej dziedzinie konkurować. Rosyjskie opowieści zakorzeniły się w naszej świadomości dawno, dawno temu, tak więc najwyższy czas, by do nich powrócić. Wspólnie z małymi czytelnikami warto docenić uniwersalny przekaz historii o Kurze pstrokatce, Lisiczce z wałkiem albo Maszy i niedźwiedziu, która doczekała się nawet swojego filmowego, ani...

Podobno ludzie lubią się bać. Dowodem na to mogą być baśnie braci Grimm, pełne grozy, fascynujących, ale i przerażających stworzeń oraz krwawych wydarzeń. Opowieści te, spisane na podstawie ludowych podań oraz mitów, intrygują i pobudzają wyobraźnię, nie tylko dzieci. Kolejne opracowania najlepiej świadczą o popularności baśni niemieckich pisarzy i językoznawców – popularności, która nie gaśnie od roku 1812, gdy w księgarniach pojawił się pierwszy tom ich życiowego ...

„Zanurzenie" współczesnego człowieka w świat mediów zwiększa się praktycznie z każdą chwilą, w sposób niezwykle złożony, dynamiczny i z ogromną szybkością. kształtujemy naszą rzeczywistość poprzez nowe formy jak nowej generacji seriale telewizyjne, które mnożą się w tempie ekspresowym, wprost trudnym go ogarnięcia i nadążenia.Doktorantka w bardzo dobrej pracy „zanurza" nas bardzo mocno we współczesność i jej potężne wyzwania, głównie związane właśnie z mediatyzacją, czyni to ...

Dziadek zamknął dziewczynę w pokoju, by obronić ją przed człowiekiem, który nazywał ją Złotowłosą.Królewicz myślał, że ją chroni, królewna jednak otwierała okno. Cora Brown, odkąd pamięta, była zakochana w sąsiedzie. Pewnego dnia on nawiązuje z nią kontakt i od tamtego czasu przychodzi każdej nocy, by spędzić z nią czas na rozmowie. Kiedy wreszcie się do siebie zbliżają, Cora odkrywa jego sekret i opuszcza rodzinne miasteczko, by już nigdy nie spotkać chłopaka, który złamał j...

John Milbank to jeden z najważniejszych współczesnych teologów, który z wielkim rozmachem i godną podziwu konsekwencją tworzy własną wizję teologiczną. Wizja ta po to, aby ukazać fundamentalne znaczenie i funkcję teologii dla współczesnej refleksji, programowo wykracza poza własne granice: podejmuje wysiłek genealogicznych badań nad kluczowymi przekonaniami człowieka nowoczesnego, odnajdując jej źródła w rozstrzygnięciach o charakterze teologicznym. Realizacja tego zamierzeni...

2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! IMPOSSIBLE PUZZLES. SHOCKING TWISTS. IRRESISTIBLE ROMANCE.Welcome to the explosive new Inheritance Games mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last page . . .A FAMILY SECRET . . .Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. So when Grayson's half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he's determined to care of the problem - efficiently,...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Tales of the Greek Heroes.Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this striking edition of Tales of the Greek Heroes.Roger Lancelyn Green's classic retelling of the adventures of the Greek Heroes features the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece.From the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Her...

The Summer I Turned Pretty is now a major new TV series on Amazon Prime!From the author of Netflix's smash-hit movie To All The Boys I've Loved Before, this is the perfect funny summer romance for fans of The Kissing Booth and Holly Bourne. One girl. Two boys.And the summer that changed everything . . .Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family's beach house. It has everything a girl could want: a swimming pool, a private...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition of The Jungle Book. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part of Mow...

‘One of Britain’s top weight-loss experts’ This MorningFor years we’ve been told that successful weight loss is a simple matter of willpower and calorie control. But this argument fails to take into account how our brains and bodies respond to food – in particular, to the ultra-processed foods that seem inescapable in modern life.Bariatric surgeon and Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Andrew Jenkinson gives us a game-changing blueprint to free us from our biological impulses...

Every organisation is plagued by destructive friction. Lengthy and convoluted emails, inefficient processes, and antiquated procedures can all be obstacles to excellence at work.Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful. Often teams need to slow down, struggle and develop some bad ideas to find that rare good one. And leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse.Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by b...

Rafe is finally getting a taste of the cool life – but his problems are red-hot. Rafe is finally getting a taste of the cool life – but his problems are red-hot. Rafe Khatchadorian has never been cool. But all that changes when he becomes the guitarist in an awesome rock band and wrangles a part-time job at Hills Village's trendiest new coffee shop slash yoga studio. No more being at the bottom of middle school food chain – Rafe is finally going to be popular! He just has two...

What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for growth and self-discovery? What if they can serve as stepping stones to greater things in life?Modern life doesn't always go our way. Loss, rejection, uncertainty and loneliness are unavoidable parts of the human experience -- but there is solace to be found. In When Things Don't Go Your Way, Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim provides simple but powerful wisdom for navigating life's challenges. Through his tr...

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'When you want to sort medical fact from medical fiction, Dr Karan is your man. This is the only book that will have you laughing and learning in equal measure' Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before'Wonderfully comforting' Chris van Tulleken, bestselling author of Ultra-Processed People'In a world of charlatans and social media snake-oil salesmen, [Dr Karan] provides a voice of reason...his health hacks may save...

Love can change your life. Can it survive marriage and middle age?‘Wonderfully wise, moving and heartfelt’ WILLIAM BOYD‘A tender love story’ DAILY TELEGRAPH*LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025*Lily falls in love with Sam the minute she sets eyes on him. It takes Sam a day or two longer. Curious, because Lily has never quite believed in love, while Sam thought he understood it inside out.Lily, a documentary maker, and Sam, a playwright, are both in relationships that...

Chevette rides as a courier, banging her paper laminate-framed bike through the streets of a future 'Frisco - she lives for it. On an impulse, she's risked everything; stolen a pair of sunglasses from some jerk. No ordinary shades, either: loaded with super-sensitive data, they could decide the destiny of the entire city.Rydell is working for Mr Warbaby, who has been hired to recover the glasses. But Rydell is none too sure that he likes his new employment opportunity; with S...

A cold case is about to turn hotter than the sun.Texas Ranger Rory Yates has proven his strength on the field time and again. Now he faces the toughest case of his career.He’s on the trail of two missing women. Both are Native American. Does anything else link them?As he digs deeper, he discovers that a Native American woman has gone missing every summer solstice for the past few years. The captor leaves no trace, except for a very strange calling card.The Texas Ranger must d...