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A swoony small-town romance that will set your heart racing.Since the moment our lives fell apart, the only thing that mattered was making a good life for my seven-year-old son. A life where he was happy and safe.I just never expected to find safety with a hockey player known for his brutal dominance on the ice and recklessness off it.But Cope Colson is so much more than his public persona.And when my life falls apart again, he’s the one picking up the pieces. Until we’re liv...

**READER FAVOURITE IN THE FIRST-EVER GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS COLLECTION** **SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES**‘Properly laugh-out-loud funny, this was one of the most original novels I’ve read in years’ RED, *Books of the Year*‘A witty, ingenious debut novel… An enormously entertaining story that is both silly and sophisticated’ SUNDAY TIMES, *Books of the Year*What if you could change husbands as easily as a lightbulb?One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat w...

THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNERDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny 'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review *****'A breath of fresh air' Reader review *****'Full of human warmth' *****_____________It's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ...2035: In the shad...

Tokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man’s body is found on the tracks. With only two leads – a distinctive accent and a single word, ‘kameda’ – Senior Inspector Imanishi Eitaro is called in to solve the puzzle.Setting aside his beloved bonsai and haikus, he must cross Japan in search of answers, from Osaka to Akita, accompanied by junior detective Yoshimura. At each new town, they encounter traces of the avant-garde Nouveau Group...

After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever.Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters’ outing to track down her Italian one-night stand.Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons’ sporting success, mother-of-four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents’ WhatsApp gro...

A swoony small-town romance that will set your heart racing.Trust doesn’t come easily when you’ve been running for as long as I have, which is why moving in with a man I barely know is such a bad idea.Shepard Colson is all golden-boy charm and devastating good looks. But I know the dangers of easy smiles and promises—I have the scars to prove it.Only the handsome contractor won’t stop coming by the bakery and prying little truths from my lips—those amber eyes of his seeing fa...

Pięć lat temu Lucas Owens podjął decyzję, która wywróciła jego życie do góry nogami. Oddał się wymiarowi sprawiedliwości, aby chronić tych, których kochał. Zostawił za sobą przyjaciół, swoje miasto i Teagan, kobietę, która była jego światłem w najciemniejszych chwilach. W więzieniu nauczył się tłumić emocje i żyć z ciężarem straty, ale powrót do domu okazał się trudniejszy, niż mógł sobie wyobrazić.Miasto się zmieniło, stało się miejscem pełnym nowych wrogów i niebezpieczeńst...

Emocjonalki to zbiór bajek psychoterapeutycznych, których bohaterem jest kangur Mat.Chodzi on do szkoły, ma rodzinę, przyjaciół i przeżywa problemy takie jak większość dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym i wczesnoszkolnym. Proponowana publikacja zachęca do lektury ciekawych i pełnych przygód historyjek.Dzięki dołączonym do bajek pytaniom dla dziecka i radom dla rodziców stanowi pomoc psychologiczną.Książka zawiera podpowiedzi, jak rozmawiać z najmłodszymi i jak wspierać ich w rozwią...

Zagadnienia z zakresu międzynarodowej ochrony praw człowieka zaprezentowano w przystępnej formie pytań, które najczęściej pojawiają się na egzaminach z tego przedmiotu. Jest to nowoczesny niezbędnik do nauki i powtórki materiału – czytelnik uczy się poprzez formułowanie odpowiedzi na pytania i ich porównanie z tymi, które znajdują się w książce. Taka forma pozwala aktywnie zdobywać i weryfikować wiedzę, a uzyskane informacje są lepiej zapamiętywane i utrwalane. Istotną części...

Chinese myths are rich in symbolism and teach us about an ancient culture that stretches back more than 4000 years. Illustrated with 120 photographs and artworks, Chinese Myths is an accessible, entertaining and highly informative exploration of the fascinating mythology underlying one of the world’s oldest and most influential cultures.

Illustrated with 180 photographs with detailed captions explaining their history and often ghostly past, Graveyards is a vivid pictorial exploration of the best-known, most-haunted and quirkiest burial places in the world today.

A scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realisations. Science helps us to understand ourselves in a world where we often feel like strangers - but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science's story.Dr Camilla Pang will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing science today and how some of the best cu...

In THE STRATEGISTS, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views these five leaders forged in WW1 are crucial to understanding how they fought WW2. For example, Churchill's experiences of facing the German Army in France in 1916 made him unwilling to send masses of British soldiers back there in the 1940s, while Hitler's mistakes on the Eastern Front were influenced by his reluctance to accept that conditions had changed since his own time fighting. The implications ...

One king caged my body.Another has caged my mind.War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that’s not the only battle being waged.There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out.Yet they’ve forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound.Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will alwa...

Why is our education system unequal?How does race play a part?Is Britain still institutionally racist?Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all moulded in the classroom.But who we are ultimately matters the most.In Race and Education, Professor Kalwant Bhopal shows how race still determines who gains the ...

Former Microsoft Executive and Fortune 500 CEO coach, Sabina Nawaz, delivers a practical guide for managers, at a time when managing is harder than ever.This book explains why top performers inevitably turn into terrible managers when their behaviour, compounded by the power and pressure that come from climbing the corporate ladder, engenders toxic work cultures and saps everyone else's enthusiasm around them. The very traits that they believe have gotten them to top, may tha...

From the revered graphic artist and writer Anders Nilsen, Tongues collects together in one volume for the first time Nilsen's cult comics and their retelling of the myth of Prometheus 'Mindbendingly good.It’s up there with Maus, Fun Home, Persepolis, Jimmy Corrigan' MARK HADDON, author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME In the remotest reaches of Central Asia where rival groups war over oil, a minor god is chained to a mountainside. Unfolding in a series of ...

Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous gift: witchcraft.But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father protects, Medea sees her opportunity to escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounc...

Skandale towarzyskie i obyczajowe towarzyszyły ludzkości od zawsze, bez względu na epokę i panujący ustrój. Czasy PRL-u również nie były od nich wolne. Mimo, że nie znaliśmy wtedy internetu i tabloidów, informacje o kolejnych wybrykach ówczesnych celebrytów szeroko rozchodziły się po kraju i były żywo komentowane w biurach, kawiarniach, zakładach pracy.     Kobiety, literatura i alkohol – Marek Hłasko    Polak, katolik, komunista, alkoholik – Władysław Broniewski    Jazz, spo...

From the UK’s bestselling weaning authorHelp your little one explore flavours, textures and fresh ingredients with these 100 simple and balanced recipes from the UK’s go-to child nutritionist, Charlotte Stirling-Reed (@SR_Nutrition).Weaning is made easy, with meals and snacks designed for little hands to explore and bigger family members to enjoy too. You’ll find purees, mashes and finger foods for baby’s first tastes, ‘bridge meals’ that progress through flavours and texture...

You only see clearly with your heart. The most important things are invisible to the eyes.'Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original illustrations by Sai...

A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster and surgeon.'Exceptional, beautiful and absolutely absorbing' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'A book of wonder' SARAH MOSSFor Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. Medicine teaches us how a body functions, but it doesn't help us navigate the reality of living in one. As she became a surgeon, a mother, and ultimately a patient ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online: she studies, she tweets indignantly, she posts outrageous stories on an erotica website. One day, a new male carer reveals he has read it all – the sex, the provocation, the dirt. Her response? An indecent proposal…Written by the first disab...

Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with 150 illustrations and artworks of saints from every part of the world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in inspiring religious figures from Biblical times to John Paul II.