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Is your cat happy? What can you do to help? And what can cats teach us?The relationship between humans and cats has never been simple. Cats are mysterious and contradictory, independent and affectionate, predator and prey. Their true nature continues to elude us, and their subtle and complex behavioural problems can often seem unsolvable or incomprehensible.In this ground-breaking book – a huge bestseller in its native France – veterinary doctor and psychiatrist Claude Béata ...

The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two, iconic designers. First there was Gabrielle, and then there was Karl. Chanel is a house known for its signatures that not only changed the course of fashion history but still resonate today – the Little Black Dress, the tweed suit, costume jewellery, Chanel No5.These signatures were inspired by Gabrielle Chanel's taste, life experience and travels – but it was Karl Lagerfeld who took these signatures and ingeniously ada...

M&A dealmaker's real-life adventure tale tells the story of a turbulent period on Wall Street Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy and Timing portrays the dramatic transformation of the investment banking business in recent decades through the tumultuous saga of one firm (Greenhill & Co., a specialist in mergers and acquisitions) and one man (Scott Bok, the longtime CEO of that firm). Written in the style of an adventure tale, this book is also a "coming of age" ...

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival:Trust no one. Lie to everyone. Hide in plain sight.And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.-----Twenty-year-old Wren Darlington is not your ordinary Mod. She’s one of the most powerful in existence.But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes—those immune to the biotoxin that nearl...

The mind-bending sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You.'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian'Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting' Mick Herron‘Splendidly serpentine and immaculately plotted, this is British thriller writing at its very best’ Daily Mail__________Trouble has a way of finding those those who spend most of their time trying to avoid it. Or so it appears to Superintendent Taleb, whose attempt...

Everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together – everybody but Shiloh and Cary.Slow Dance follows these star-crossed best friends from their inseparable teen years on the wrong side of the tracks to their far-flung adulthoods – through her marriage and motherhood and his time in the Navy – as they try to work out what they’re actually supposed to be to each other.Told with Rowell’s trademark sensitivity and abundant wit, Slow Dance is a big, beaming power ballad of a...

Lying on the floor scrolling through social media; wrapped up in bed taking your second nap of the day; lounging on the sofa watching TV. You are not lazy, you are on energy saving mode. In a world obsessed with work and productivity, I'm Not Lazy, I'm on Energy Saving Mode highlights how resting and 'being lazy' shouldn't be seen as a weakness or a character flaw, but as an important process of recharging. After years of battling with depression and lethargy, author and illu...

Popular romance author Margot Bradley has a secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, not even for her characters. When a super-fan leaks this to the world, Margot is dropped faster than you can say 'enemies-to-lovers.'Her sister thinks she needs a change of scene and sends Margot off to a remote Alaskan cabin on a writing retreat that could be the perfect chance to say goodbye to romcoms and write something new - maybe swap mee...

Ten zestaw to skuteczne wsparcie w nauce języka angielskiego na poziomie klas 4–6. Zawiera różnorodne karty pracy, które w kreatywny i czytelny sposób ujmują językowe treści i zachęcają uczniów do działania.Proste, sugestywne rysunki połączone ze słowami i zwrotami tworzą haki pamięciowe – wspomagają zapamiętywanie i utrwalanie materiału. Taki sposób nauki pobudza wyobraźnię, ułatwia koncentrację i sprawia, że lekcje języka angielskiego są przyjemnością, a nie obowiązkiem.Tec...

Czytaj sylabami. Zeszyt do nauki i doskonalenia czytania to skuteczne narzędzie do nauki czytania dla dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym i wczesnoszkolnym, a także dla uczniów ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi.Bazuje na sprawdzonej metodzie sylabowej – szczególnie przyjaznej dzieciom, ponieważ opiera się na prostych, rytmicznych sylabach otwartych.Zadania zostały przygotowane tak, aby dziecko mogło skupić się na odczytywaniu całych sylab, a nie pojedynczych liter.Służą temu:du...

The bestselling author of international BookTok sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story of a group of misfits who meet in the local cemetery each night to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave. Every night, in the college's ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in...

A delight!' KATE QUINN'A heart-in-your-mouth tale of family, friendship, and romance' CHARMAINE WILKERSON'A dreamy beach book that also sizzles with tension' FIONA DAVIS'Irresistible . . . This story drew me in, then swept me away!' LISA WINGATE-----------2016Fresh from her mother's funeral, Mari arrives on Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts to study under the enigmatic painter Elizabeth Devereux.But she soon realises that her relationship to the island runs dee...

If you ask the average person who an entrepreneur is, they’ll probably say people like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg. But the truth is, you don’t need to know how to code or raise VC money to start a business. There are hundreds of millions of small business owners globally, with most creating simple, straightforward services that customers need.Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup and several million-dollar businesses, challenges the prevailing Silicon Valley...

Two girls meet on a train journey.One of them - privileged, chaotic - is heading to an exclusive Swiss rehab centre following months of partying and living wildly.The other - who couldn't be more different - is down to her last penny, running away.When they get off the train they are both pretending to be the other. Just for a short period, of course. Just until the rehab stint is over . . .

THE TIKTOK PHENOMENON AND #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.** SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME! **"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." -John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our StarsA beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.A group of four friends-the Liars-whose friendship turns destructive.A revolution. An accident. A secr...

The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by no. 1  Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black.An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.  Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen hei...

Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever. The President of the United States is up for re-election.Her husband is on trial for murder.Is the First Gentleman a killer?A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question.____________________________‘Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller… It’s a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths’ USA ...

No job. No love life. Perhaps it’s time to THINK AGAINEllie Allard isn’t quite where she thought she'd be by her late thirties. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter, her beloved cat and the best friends anyone could wish for, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat.But on her fortieth birthday, it seems it’s time for all that to change – whether Ellie wants it to o...

She could be anyone. She could be you.Nobody ever found out what happened to Laika Martenwood, the girl who vanished without a trace on her way to school one morning. But for her sister Willa, life shattered into tiny pieces that day, and she has never been able to put them back together again.Willa sees Laika everywhere: on buses, at parties, in busy streets. It’s been twenty-five years, and the only thing that has kept her going is her belief that her sister is alive, somew...

The Foucault Reader is the ideal introduction to one the most stimulating and influential writers of the past century. It includes detailed excerpts from all his richly textured historical studies - including Discipline and Punish and The History of Sexuality - as well as many of his best interviews.

KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE AND YOUR FRIENDS CLOSER . . . Nate and Layla, Jude and Sophie. They've been a four for as long as they can remember: fancy dinners, dancing 'til dawn . . . Even living and working together.So when Nate and Layla suddenly quiet their lives and move to Bali, with its white sands and exotic beach clubs, Jude and Sophie are their first visitors. Anything to escape their life in London.But as the two couples reunite, cracks begin to show.Which is hardly sur...

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, Naked Lunch. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, Queer follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark ...

Recalibrate your nervous system, calm anxiety and find safety through the transformative power of sound.Safe and Sound introduces the groundbreaking new tool The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Polyvagal pioneer Dr Stephen Porges. Designed to help you regulate your nervous system, Safe and Sound will explore the therapeutic power of listening to help you manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma.Featuring stories from the therapy room and therapy-backed advice, ...

An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai.Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue ...Before Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. In this sumptuously illustrated tale, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king. This tale includes delicious de...