One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPeter James, the number one, multi-million copy bestselling author of the Grace series returns to finally reveal the events of Roy Grace’s tortured past – the truth behind his wife’s disappearance. Thrillingly told from her perspective, this is Sandy’s story.*************Some will know how it begins . . .My name is Sandy.My husband is Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.But when I dis...
W Opolu znika maturzystka, a jedynym pozostawionym przez nią śladem jest karta tarota z symbolem sprawiedliwości. Rodzina nie zamierza iść na policję, gdyż twierdzi, że dziewczyna zmagała się z problemami i nieraz deklarowała, że któregoś dnia ucieknie z domu. Jedyną osobą, która dostrzega w tym coś więcej, jest lokalna dziennikarka, Małgorzata Rosa. Od kilku miesięcy śledziła powracający w internecie motyw kart do wróżenia, zdający się mieć związek ze zdarzeniami, ...
Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden and begins to tend to it, a change comes over her and her life. She meets and befriends a local boy, the talented Dickon, and comes across her sickly cousin Colin who had been kept hidden from her. Between them, the three children work astonishing magic in themselves and those around them. The Secret Garden is one of the b...
In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe? Get ready for another unforgettable book in the #1 worldwide bestselling series from master graphic novelist and award-winning illustrator Dav Pilkey. AND coming soon, the ...
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment by Jandy Nelson, the New York Times bestselling author of I’ll Give You the Sun. "I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book." – Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaWelcome to Paradise Springs, Northern California – a hot, dusty, half-magical, wine-country town where there are...
Join the high-stakes heist into a dark vampire underworld . . .The No. 1 bestselling YA fantasy romance by Hafsah Faizal, author of TikTok sensation We Hunt the Flame. Perfect for fans of The Crimson Moth and Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows.'A riveting page-turner, A Tempest of Tea is brewed to perfection' – Rebecca Ross, author of Divine RivalsArthie Casimir is a collector of secrets. At night her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse, feeding the vampires w...
Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare’s tragedies. This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona’s love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare’s major...
A special invitation. A night to remember . . .The Ball at Versailles is a sparkling, captivating tale of four young women and one life-changing night, from the billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.1958. The Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will go down in history. It is a glamorous dusk-to-dawn ball, where a select group of debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. And for four young women, all with something to prove, it is an...
Science and technology is a part of our past, present and future. It makes up everything we do and everything we are. This revised and updated edition of The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia is an exciting and essential go-to science resource for children aged 7+ and all the family.The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia explores key scientific fields including space and time, technology, power, the human body and the environment. This newly revised fourth edition has been fully u...
‘If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win’ – The Daily TelegraphNewly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug lord known as the Viper.But as William and his team close the net around a criminal network unlike any they have ever encountered, he is also faced with an old enemy, Miles Faulkner. It will take all of William’s cunning to devise a means to ...
The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller.From the number one bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, Nothing Ventured is the thrilling first novel in the William Warwick series.This is not a detective story. This is a story about a detective.William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates from university with a degree in art history and immediately enrols as a cons...
Shortlisted for the YA Book PrizeNominated for the Carnegie Medal1896. Tirzah, Sophia and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. Polly is teaching in an orphanage.Sophia is looking for a rich husband at the London Season. And Tirzah is stuck acting as an unpaid companion to her grandmother. In a series of letters, they share their hopes, their frustrations, their dramas ...and their romances. Can these three very different yo...
Another Life is a powerful, heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting story of the life-changing impact of the connections we form, from one of the world's bestselling authors.'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingAngie DeSaria has spent years of her life trying to have a child. Now, her marriage has crumbled under the strain. Adrift and alone, she returns to her childhood home, a small coastal town in the Pacific Northwes...
*CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS (CBA) OVERALL WINNER 2025**WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS WINNER 2024**THE CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE 2025**SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2025**FCBG CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2025*A heart-warming adventure about the unbreakable bond between a dog and his human from a beloved and twice Costa-shortlisted author. "A beautiful, heartfelt adventure." Sophie Anderson“I’m Tom’s dog, and he’s my human. We belong to each other.” Re...
New allies rise.The Blood Moon nears.Zélie faces her final enemy.The king who hunts her heart.When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffick her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.Then everything changes when Zélie meets Kin...
Cara is an aspiring ghost hunter, determined to show she’s more than a high school outcast by finding proof of the supernatural. Then she stumbles upon the spirit of Aiden, a popular boy who died a year ago. Yet Aiden has his own plan to help his reclusive sister Meredith recover from his death.And he’s decided Cara’s the girl for the job. Cara agrees to ask Meredith out in exchange for Aiden helping her prove there’s life beyond death. No dates, no ghost.Wooing the standoffi...
See where it all began with the bestselling romance everyone's talking about – every movie you've ever loved in one epic love story. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com is hopelessly romantic with enemies to lovers and grumpy x sunshine energy! Liz hates her annoyingly attractive neighbour but he’s the only in with her long-term crush … Perpetual daydreamer and hopeless romant...
Volumes 1 and 2 of The Eastern Front in World War 3 integrate the entire spectrum of the battlespace in new-generation warfare. Petersen has gathered in the pages of these two volumes a “band of brothers” whose expertise goes well beyond the traditional military and intelligence experts to integrate three critical spheres of the conflict with the Russian Federation which currently has its kinetic emphasis on Ukraine. Those three spheres are:1. Geography or rather theatre stud...
*Now with a brand new introduction from the multimillion-copy bestselling author Peter James*Perfect People is a compelling and thought-provoking thriller from bestselling author Peter James.John and Naomi are grieving the death of their four-year-old son from a rare genetic disorder. They desperately want another child, but, when they find out they are both carriers of a rogue gene, they realize the odds of their next child contracting the same disease are very high.Then the...
Laugh yourself silly with the Agents of S.U.I.T. in Badger to Worse - a hilarious InvestiGators adventure!If you like perfect puns, silly supervillains and bumbling badgers, then this is the book for you! The second side-splitting book in the InvestiGators spin-off series, a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel.'Fantastically funny!' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey on InvestiGators.Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case . . . and way over-budg...
Hey Swifties! Jump into the magical world of Taylor Swift with this dazzling book all about your favourite superstar!This fun picture book takes you on a sparkling journey from Taylor's early days on a Christmas tree farm to her shining moments as a music icon who lights up the stage like no other.Its colourful pages are filled with stories of Taylor's first steps onto the stage, her incredible songs that speak right to your heart, and the belief of never giving up on her dre...
Książka jest dokumentem piśmienniczym, obszernym zazwyczaj zapisem wszelkiej ludzkiej myśli. Występuje w postaci wielostronicowej publikacji o określonej liczbie stron i trwałym charakterze.
Postać dzisiejszej książki drukowanej ma formę kodeksu będącego zbiorem kartek połączonych grzbietem. Taki sposób utrwalania zapisu w momencie upowszechnienia pergaminu zastąpił wcześniejszą formę dokumentu piśmienniczego, jakim był zwój.
Według definicji Słownika języka polskiego PWN książka jest złożonym oraz oprawionym arkuszem papieru zadrukowanym tekstem o charakterze literackim, użytkowym bądź naukowym. Jednak współcześnie definicja ta powinna zostać poszerzona o książki elektroniczne będące cyfrowym odpowiednikiem tych drukowanych. Do książek elektronicznych zaliczane są zarówno ebooki, jak i audiobooki. Treść utrwaloną w formie elektronicznej można odczytać za pomocą odpowiedniego oprogramowania na laptopach, tabletach, smartfonach, a przede wszystkim na przeznaczonych do tego celu czytnikach.
E-książki odgrywają bardzo dużą rolę. Podjęty jakiś czas temu proces digitalizacji książek umożliwia dostęp do światowych zasobów wiedzy znacznie większej liczbie osób. Zbiory ksiąg to niepodważalne światowe dziedzictwo kultury, jednak ze względu na ograniczoną możliwość szybkiego dostępu do przechowywanych w księgozbiorach publikacji, a także brak możliwości jakiegokolwiek dostępu do dzieł o znacznej wartości historycznej proces digitalizacji daje szansę na udostępnianie światowych dzieł szerokiej masie odbiorców.
Okładka to wszystko, co zostało od zewnątrz trwale złączone ze znajdującym się w środku wkładem. Składa się z przedniej i tylnej okładziny (potocznie zwanej okładką), a także z grzbietu okładki. To właśnie okładka definiuje i określa ostateczny wygląd książki, gdyż determinuje między innymi sposób, w jaki łączą się ze sobą wszystkie kartki i jaka jest wewnętrzna budowa książki. Oprawy mogą być miękkie, twarde czy też zintegrowane – różnią się przede wszystkim wielkością, wagą, wytrzymałością oraz ceną. Przykładowo książki w twardej oprawie są większe, cięższe, bardziej wytrzymałe i droższe od tych w miękkiej.