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'This book had me day dreaming, crying, sobbing... all the emotions' - Reader ReviewTwo sworn enemies. One unfinished manuscript.The love story of a lifetime... When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she is determined to share her story. But first, it needs to be written.Enter Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation. When Georgi...

THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER. A profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words. ‘So heartbreaking and funny and beautiful and wise… an extraordinary book’ RICHARD OSMAN'You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love’ FREDRIK BACKMAN‘The most moving book I’ve ever read.’ JACQUELINE WILSONShortlisted for the Wat...

'A treat . . .a rediscovered classic for us all to enjoy' THE TIMES'The Agatha Christie of Japan' MURDER & MAYHEM'An undisputed classic' READER REVIEW'Full of unexpected twists . . .a perfect mystery for a chilly night' READER REVIEWA CLASSIC COSY MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIMEWhen American student Jane Prescott is invited to spend the holidays with her classmate Chiyo, she jumps at the chance to see in the new year at a luxurious mansion at the foot of Mount Fuji. Chiyo...

The gripping new mystery thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author behind the Netflix sensation and TV series Fool Me Once. *NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX TV SERIES NETFLIX, STARRING JAMES NESBITT, RUTH JONES AND MINNIE DRIVER* --- YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING AND SHE'S MADE IT CLEAR SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE FOUND. One day you see her, frightened and clearly in trouble. So you approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do. You follow. Becaus...

Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life.What's your dream? It's a simple question, but one which very few of us ever really think about.From early on, we are taught that there's only one path to getting ahead: do well at school, get a certain kind of job, and avoid failure at all costs. We're so busy trying to follow these rules that we never stop and ask ourselves: What's my purpose? What do I really want? Do I have the power to make it happen?Simon Squibb is ...

GLP-1 medications have revolutionised how doctors treat obesity and changed the lives of the people who take them. With demand for these transformative drugs skyrocketing, people interested in trying GLP-1 therapy for weight loss are navigating uncharted landscape, and many patients walk out their doctor’s clinic with a prescription but not the essential guidance they need to get the best results – or sustain them.In Weightless, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen, an obesity medicine spe...

Nazywam się Tomek. Od dziecka choruję na zespół Alporta, który to od wczesnych lat daje mi popalić na różne sposoby. Jestem po dwóch transplantacjach nerki, towarzyszy mi kilka chorób współistniejących. Szpitale nie są mi obce i jestem na nie skazany do końca życia. Ta książka to moja historia oraz swego rodzaju pamiętnik. Próbuję w niej poradzić sobie ze swoją życiową, często nieciekawą sytuacją oraz może pomóc innym, którzy zostali przez życie niemiło zaskoczeni tak jak ja....

A-Z Style Blunders You’ll Love to HateRevel in the bad decisions of others with this collection of history’s most bizarre fashion trends that will leave you asking, “Who would even wear this?” Featuring historical context and illustrations pulled directly out of the past, fashion historian and influencer Karolina Żebrowska appraises each look with an equal amount of thoughtfulness and humor.From 16th-century German hats shaped like plates to the 1950s bullet bra, this unique ...

On a train to Berlin in late 1930, William Bradshaw locks eyes with Arthur Norris. This chance encounter ignites a close friendship between the two Englishmen, one that draws Bradshaw into the seedier quarters of the city. Here Norris runs a dubious import–export business and lives in excited fear of his bullying secretary, his creditors and his dominatrix girlfriend, Anni. Yet there is something mildly sinister about Norris himself. Bradshaw’s new companion is a man of contr...

Perfekcyjny szpieg o kryptonimie “Zmierzch” spędza swoje życie na misjach pod przykrywką, by móc spełnić swoje marzenie o lepszym świecie. Kolejna robota Zmierzchu jest niezwykle trudna: aby nie dopuścić do wojny, musi prześwietlić prominentnego polityka. Jego zadaniem jest zbliżyć się do niego w najmniej oczekiwany sposób.Aby było to możliwe, musi… założyć rodzinę!I tak oto Zmierzch znajduje dla siebie żonę i adoptuje sześcioletnią dziewczynkę. Nie wie jednak, że do swojego ...

Only those who have died know how long a lifetime is. Inés Valeztena's first life ended at the age of twenty-six. The manhwa adaptation of CHACHA KIM'S webnovel is now available in English print for the first time.Inés Valeztena, daughter of a powerful noble family, and Cárcel Escalante, cousin to the crown prince, have been engaged since they were six years old. Their long-delayed marriage has been the talk of high society for years, and although her fiancé is the empire’s m...

To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. For centuries, writers, artists, architects, and merchants have been drawn here, inspired by the beauty of Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome. Countless books, paintings, poems, and sculptures are evidence of its undying appeal, and over the past 60 years, the country has become one of the world’s top travel and holiday destinations. The loveliness of Italy is, if not eternal, certainly enduring, and the ea...

Want to dive into the grim darkness of the far future, but don't know where to start? Look no further!From the stalwart commanders of the Space Marines to the mysterious Phoenix Lords of the Aeldari, explore the greatest warriors and leaders of each warring faction.Featuring more than 120 characters from the 41st Millennium, this character encyclopedia is a perfect introduction to the iconic heroes and villains of Warhammer 40,000. Each page showcases stunning photography of ...

Augustus is one of the great what-ifs of the 18th century. He could have turned the accident of ruling two major realms into the basis for a powerful European state – a bulwark against the Russians and a block on Prussian expansion. Alas, there was no opportunity Augustus did not waste and no decision he did not get wrong. By the time of his death Poland was fatally damaged and would subsequently disappear as an independent state until the 20th century.Tim Blanning’s wonderfu...

George Orwell’s towering classics, now in a two-book mass market boxed setToday it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece classics have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.The 75th Anniversary Edition of 1984Orwell’s chilling dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrativeTHIS EDITION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY ...

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accoun...

An excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and in Shirley Jackson's best-known story, a small farming village comes together for a terrible lottery.The creeping unease of lives squandered and the bloody glee of lives lost is chillingly captured in these tales of wasted potential and casual cruelty by a master of the short story.

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin.Lottie Brooks is 11 ľ and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third.Lottie navigates the many perils of growing u...

Tadeusz Borowski’s concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. In spare, brutal prose he describes a world where where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup, an extra blanket or the luxury of a pair of shoes with thick soles; and where the line between normality and abnor...

Collecting two of his most celebrated works – Rescue, written in Warsaw in the shadow of Nazi occupation, and A Treatise on Poetry – a momentous history of Poland, told in four cantos – here lie the sharpest fruits of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century: the Nobel Laureate who narrates the rise and fall of nations, who ‘voices man’s exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts’.

Could this be love? The fourth volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Thanks to Yamada’s attentive care, Akane is recovering from her sudden illness. The experience has made her realize she can’t keep hiding the truth – what she feels for Yamada is more than just friendship. With encouragement from her friend Momo and gaming guild master Eita, Akane is finally ready to confess her feelings. But Yamada’s busy schedule ...

Love level-up in progress... The third volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. Akane’s feelings for Yamada continue to grow as he proves to be a considerate and reliable guy on and offline, but she’s starting to overthink everything she does around him. When Akane and the guild members attend a cultural festival at Yamada’s school, all the students think Akane is Yamada’s girlfriend, which leads to an embarrassing misu...

It’s been thirty years since Laurence Anholt began his beloved series about great artists and the real children who knew them. Since then, these classic tales of Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, and many other geniuses of Western art have provided a springboard into a lifetime’s love of art, selling millions of copies around the world. The stories have been adapted in many forms including ballet, opera, Braille editions for blind and partially ...

Can in-game friendship level-up to something more in real life? The second volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.After college student Akane was dumped by her boyfriend, she met Yamada, a handsome high school boy and pro gamer, while playing an online RPG. In-game, he brushed her off, but in the real world, Yamada helped Akane escape an embarrassing encounter with her ex.When Akane’s guild master invites her to an in-...