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With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. White Fang, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continu...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future co...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the futur...

Half boy. Half God. All Hero. Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea....

We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, in the past few years.Our search engines are becoming answer engines. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising sectors from education to healthcare to the c...

'This book serves as a transformative road map, offering actionable steps that promise liberation and empowerment.' – GABBY BERNSTEIN, #1 New York Times bestselling author'Filled with detailed accounts of how stressful events shape the pain we experience in our bodies and anxiety in our emotional landscapes, we learn how strengthening mental skills of attention, awareness and self-compassion can transform our suffer­ing, as we shift from merely surviving to thriving in a new ...

A gripping reconstruction of the daring escape to freedom of hundreds of East Germans in the summer of 1989 and how it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable: they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picnic. On wisps of rumour, thousands of East German 'holiday-makers' had made their way to the border, surveilled by lurking Stasi agents. The stage was set for the greatest border...

From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreatOver the past three decades, Pico Iyer has made more than a hundred journeys to a small hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. He's not a Christian, nor a member of any religious group, and yet his life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence.In Learning from Silence, Iyer travels deep into inner stillne...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR'Searing, hilarious and poignant' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER'Smart and clever' GUARDIAN 'A killer debut about class, love and money' GRAZIA 'Marvellous - clever, funny and brilliantly well observed' INDIA KNIGHTMeet the Stockton women of Brooklyn Heights: Darley, who was born with money; Sasha, who married into it; and Georgiana, who wants to give it all away.Among glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brun...

Former hit singer Hollis is down on her luck after the Crash and can't turn down the offer of a job again from mysterious global ad agency, Blue Ant. Stanley Milgrim, ex-addict freshly out of an expensive rehab paid for by Blue Ant-founder Hubertus Bigend, is also on the payroll. Bigend wants them to do some discreet research on an a secret, obscurely fashionable denim. It may not matter that they know nothing about fashion - but it does matter, at least to them, when bullets...

When investigative journalist Miren Triggs is sent a photo of Gina Pebbles – a girl who’s been missing for a decade – she doesn’t know what to think.Before she has a chance to follow the trail, though, she’s called to investigate a shocking case nearby. A teenage girl has been found crucified in a church in the suburbs.Desperate for answers, Miren is torn between trying to catch a killer, and find the missing girl.But could it be possible that these cases are linked? Someone ...

Famous film star Lila Crayne is America's Sweetheart: she's generous and kind, gorgeous and magnetic. A golden girl. She and her fiancé, visionary filmmaker Kurt Royall, have settled into a stunning New York apartment, and are embarking on a new movie: a modern feminist adaptation of a classic twentieth-century novel.To prepare for the leading role, Lila begins work with charming and accomplished therapist Jonah Gabriel to dig into the trauma of her past. Soon, Lila's impecca...

From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical epic about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings.Lore, legend, and history tell us of the Vikings: warrior-kings on epic journeys of conquest and plunder. But the stories we know are not the only stories to tell. There is another story, one that has been lost to the mists of time: the saga of the dark queen.That saga begins with Yafeu, a defiant yet fiercely compassionate young warrior w...

Książka ukazuje istotną rolę aniołów w życiu, teologii i duchowości świętej Hildegardy. Autor opisuje wpływ aniołów na życie Hildegardy na tle jej epoki, odwołując się do biblijnych podstaw angelologii i dzieł średniowiecznych myślicieli. Hildegarda postrzegała aniołów jako istoty światła, stworzone w chwili powstania światła, żyjące w płomieniu Bożej miłości. Uważała, że aniołowie stróżowie chronią ludzi, a ich pomoc zależy od ludzkiej otwartości na Bożą miłość. Autor jest k...

The Bauhaus impactThe most famous art school of modernityIn a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology to be applied across painting, sculpture, design, architecture, film, photography, textiles, ceramics, theatre, and installation.As much an intense personal c...

Starcia z mocami piekła"Przeszedłem od postawy obojętnego, apatycznego, niedzielnego katolika do bycia katolikiem świadomym i zaangażowanym w ciągu kilku krótkich lat. Co zmieniło i rozpaliło moją wiarę? Wiele doświadczonych przez mnie spotkań z piekielną diabolicznością i okultyzmem."AutorJesse Romero to emerytowany policjant, byty zastępca szeryfa hrabstwa Los Angeles. W tej książce po raz pierwszy ujawnia wstrząsające szczegóły swoich doświadczeń z demonami podczas pracy d...

Poruszająca historia biblijnego Hioba, przedstawiona w imponującej, komiksowej formie, znanej Czytelnikom z bestsellerowego dzieła Biblia. Boża historia od Początku po Wieczność. Obraz losu człowieka dotkniętego potwornym złem i nieszczęściem, który z ogromnym trudem przebija się z wszechogarniającej ciemności ku ufności i wierze. Księga Hioba przypomina, że za kulisami naszego świata toczy się potężny tajemniczy konflikt, ucząc nas zaufania Bogu we wszystkich okolicznościach...

Ellie Haycock od zawsze dzieli swoje życie na dwie części: normalną i szpitalną. W tej pierwszej dziewczyna jest dumną członkinią licealnej drużyny przemówień i debat, do której należą także jej chłopak oraz najlepsza przyjaciółka. Z kolei w swoim szpitalnym życiu Ellie towarzyszy zespół lekarzy oraz mama, nieprzerwanie publikującą w sieci szczegóły związane z jej chorobą. Nietrudno zgadnąć, którą odsłonę swojego życia Ellie preferuje. Jednak ten ostatni pobyt w kl...

The instant New York Times bestseller. A heartbreaking and high-stakes story of queer love and survival set against the backdrop of a climate change apocalypse, this book is Station Eleven and The Last of Us meets All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown.The world is about to end. Again.It’s been a year since a devastating storm ripped Liz’s world apart. Haunted by the memories of those she couldn’t save, Liz is holed up in the only place she felt safe before her world f...

In the tradition of bestsellers including Mexico and The Nordic Cookbook comes the next title in the multimillion-selling national cuisine series, China: The Cookbook. Featuring more than 650 recipes for delicious and authentic Chinese dishes for the home kitchen, this impressive and authoritative book showcases the culinary diversity of the world’s richest and oldest cuisines with recipes from the 33 regions and sub-regions.

The Korean Cookbook celebrates traditional regional dishes and everyday food found in home kitchens from Seoul to Jeju Island. This stunning collection features more than 350 recipes organized into traditional Korean meals, including pantry staples, fermented foods, rice, vegetable dishes, raw food, noodles, stir-fries, grilled meats, soups, stews, hotpots, noodles, dumplings, porridges, rice cakes, and desserts.

An original approach to gender equality, this striking pictorial statement brings to light the compelling and undeniable phenomenon of 'the only woman': across time and cultures, groups of artists, activists, scientists, servants, movie stars, or metal workers have often included exactly and only one woman.

Featuring a bright stylish cover and sturdy colorful pages, My Art Book of Love pairs 35 famous artworks with sweet read-aloud text to illustrate the many feelings love can inspire – from joy to strength to togetherness.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Delightfully confident . . . a total pleasure' TIMES 'Warm, witty and utterly idiosyncratic' ALICE SLATER 'Hilarious, touching and hotly sublime' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Lovable and joyful' NEW YORK TIMESA BROTHER. A SISTER. A LOT OF EMOTION IN ONE APARTMENT. This is the story of Greta and Valdin: twenty-something brother and sister with a near-unpronounceable surname, a sprawling Maori-Russian-Cat...

Whether you’re new to air frying or an expert, Jamie Oliver’s here to help you take your gadget to the next level – "Easy Air Fryer"The result of months of experimentation, this is the first book to show you just how delicious and versatile air frying can be. Whether prepping ahead or cooking to order, Jamie will have you making meals people won’t believe were created in the air fryer.Chapters include Quick Fixes, New Classics, Big Up the Veg, Super Salads, A Little Bit Fancy...

From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the twentieth century much of Asia might have come under Western rule after centuries of warfare, but its intellectual, artistic and spiritual influence was fighting back.The Light of Asia is a wonderfully ...

Gone are the days when golf was a quaint and old-fashioned pastime. Back on the Olympic program since 2016, the sport has had a rebirth like none other, with professionals like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy reinvigorating the course, and celebrities from Justin Timberlake to Bill Murray perfecting their backswing. While traditional golf clubs such as the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews are still the measure of all things, exciting new golf courses and golf resorts ha...

Accompanying catalogue for the Marina Abramovic exhibition at the Royal Academy from 23 September – 1 January 2024. Over the past half century, Marina Abramovic has earned worldwide acclaim as a pioneer of performance art. This handsome new book records the first UK exhibition to include works from her entire career.Re-performances of some of her best-known and most radical pieces appear alongside new and recent work. An augmented-reality app for iOS and Android enables reade...

A comet is speeding towards Earth - will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way. On their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescues them from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from dangerous crocodiles and giant lizards. And on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful ...

What would Bluey’s Mum do? Find out all the answers for real life with Chilli’s very own checklist. This mini hardback book is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day!"Being a mum is a journey. So enjoy the ride!""And don't forget - YOU'RE DOING GREAT."Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: PerfectBluey: Love BlueyBluey: I Love My Family

WACKADOO! It’s Easter with Bluey and Bingo! Bluey and Bingo are hunting for Easter eggs! Join them on their search and colour in each picture, then decorate with stickers! An egg-cellent way to spend Easter.Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: Hooray, It's Easter! A Lift-the-Flap BookBluey: EasterBluey: More Easter Fun!

„Potrafię ortografię” to nietypowy sposób na naukę ortografii, nie tylko dla dzieci.Świetna zabawa, przyjemna nauka –Tu wszystko znajdziesz,jeśli poszukasz.Bawi, uczy, wychowuje.Odkrywa talent, wyklucza dwóje.Pobudza wyobraźnię, więzi rozwija.Z taką lekturą wesoło czas mija.Kinga Pawlak – emerytowana dyplomowana nauczycielka edukacji wczesnoszkolnej i przedszkolnej z trzydziestoletnim stażem.W swojej pracy i życiu prywatnym zaobserwowała wiele sytuacji związanych z ortografią...

With carefully adapted text, illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.Billy and the Minpins, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple mod...

Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings. He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family – his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother and his demanding but caring parents – his struggles to fit in, his rebelliousness, his first deep friendships and the impact of losing his closest friend.We see Gates’s extraordinary mind developing, the restless teenager who d...

‘Adults forget that children can hear’Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and '80s. In the company of her mother, her Aunty Ida, and her little brother Baby John F., Jean experiences love and joy. But home is not a safe place, and Jean is unequal and unprotected. When she speaks just one small part of the truth, she must quickly learn to navigate the dangers and possibilities of a world she scarcely unders...

Najbardziej niezwykłą cechą muzyki, która towarzyszy ludziom od zarania dziejów, jest jej uniwersalność. Utwory napisane przez artystów, którzy żyli i tworzyli nawet kilkaset lat temu, w zupełnie odmiennych warunkach społecznych i kulturowych, dociera do najgłębszych zakamarków duszy odbiorcy żyjącego na początku XXI wieku. Album Historia muzyki zawiera informacje dotyczące muzyki klasycznej, zwłaszcza form i stylów, oraz twórczości najsłynniejszych kompozytorów.Autorem oprac...

Czy światło to fala czy cząstka? Jak fotony mogą nie mieć masy, a jednocześnie przenosić energię? Jakim cudem mogą „wirować” jednocześnie w dwóch kierunkach i „splątywać się” na odległość? Książka o świetle, czyli o fotonach to wyjątkowa podróż w świat zjawisk, które wykraczają poza intuicję i tradycyjne wyobrażenia. Stanowi ona kontynuację dwóch poprzednich „bajek” naukowych oraz monografii autora, oferując popularnonaukowy wykład wzbogacony dialogami rodzinnymi, które przyb...

Tajemniczy świat dinozaurów fascynuje kolejne pokolenia.Chcemy dowiedzieć się więcej na temat zwierząt żyjących na Ziemi setki milionów lat temu.Dzięki pracy paleontologów powoli uzyskujemy odpowiedzi na nurtujące nas pytania: JAK WYGLĄDAŁY DINOZAURY? CZYM SIĘ ODŻYWIAŁY? DLACZEGO WYGINĘŁY?Niniejszy atlas prezentuje wybrane dinozaury, zawiera podstawowe informacje oraz liczne ciekawostki. Dodatkowo każdy z nich opatrzony jest barwną ilustracją, co z pewnością spodoba się zwłas...

Książka dostarcza praktycznych wskazówek, które pozwalają na bezpieczne stosowanie DMSO, zapewniając skuteczną terapię bez ryzyka błędów i wspierając ogólne zdrowie. Dzięki szczegółowym opisom metod aplikacji zyskasz wiedzę, jak dostosować DMSO do swoich indywidualnych potrzeb zdrowotnych oraz jak łączyć je z innymi naturalnymi substancjami, takimi jak MMS czy preparaty wzmacniające organizm, aby zwiększyć skuteczność terapii. Autorzy odpowiadają na najczęściej zadawane pytan...

Numerologia karmiczna odkrywa tajemnice twojego planu duszy, ukazując wzorce wpływające na relacje, rozwój osobisty i świadomość. Książka pomaga zrozumieć kontrakt duszy, wskazuje mapę duszy oraz symbole prowadzące do harmonii. Dowiesz się, jak pokonać przeszkody, odkryć ukryte talenty i wykorzystać je, by świadomie kształtować swoją przyszłość. Numerologia duszy to klucz do zrozumienia siebie i życia w zgodzie z duchowym przeznaczeniem. Poznaj praktyczne narzędzia transforma...

Kempf opuszcza ojczyznę ze swoimi rodakami w poszukiwaniu lepszej przyszłości. Osiadają w Sławonii (kraina historyczna we wschodniej Chorwacji, położona w międzyrzeczu Sawy i Drawy). Mijają lata i pokolenia Niemców czynią Sławonię swoim domem. Ale w 1940 roku, kiedy Europa znów jest w stanie wojny, ta mniejszość, zostaje wezwana do walki za Rzeszę, za kraj, który jest teraz dla nich obcy.To z jednej strony saga rodzinna, a z drugiej potężna powieść historyczna o losie tych, k...

Wokół nas ciągle zdarzają się cuda, które tylko nieliczni potrafią dostrzec, wiedząc, jakie jest ich źródło i to, że są dosłownie na „wyciągnięcie” modlitwy. Inni dowiadują się o tym na granicy desperacji, gdy już nie mają siły walczyć i wołają o pomoc. Bóg, który słyszy nasze modlitwy i szczere prośby, słucha i otwiera nam drogę do siebie. Czasem bywa ona wyboista i kręta, czasem bardzo długa – w zależności od tego, na co jesteśmy gotowi w danym momencie, czy potrafimy czyta...

Join Spot and learn about colours, shapes, first words and counting!Spot's First Little Library is a sweet collection of four chunky mini board books. Each book features a different key early learning concept - colours, words, shapes and counting. With sturdy pages and a handy slipcase to keep the books together, this charming set is perfect for the littlest Spot fans!Eric hill's Where's Spot was the first ever lift-the-flap book - and his groundbreaking innovation continues ...

Powieść fantasy "Mrok we krwi", I tom trylogii Mitrys, Kroniki Dwuświata. Stary porządek na kontynencie Elise właśnie się rozpada. Śmierć króla Reingarda oznacza koniec panowania rodu Błogosławionej Krwi, a wieloletnia wojna domowa pogłębia podział w królestwie. Mściwe intrygi maga mroku, knute w ukryciu od wieków, uruchamiają lawinę zdarzeń pogrążających świat w rosnącym chaosie. Bogowie światła nie powiedzieli jednak ostatniego słowa. Sprawią, że siedemnasto...

Nobu próbuje wyleczyć złamane serce, angażując się w relację z Yuri. Wydaje się jednak, że dla niej to coś więcej niż przelotna znajomość. Dziewczyna ma już dość bycia aktorką porno. Niespodziewanie znika z pracy, choć ciążą na niej poważne zobowiązania finansowe. Na poszukiwania wyrusza pracująca dla tej samej agencji Miu, której przychodzi z pomocą Yasu.W dniu niedoszłego ślubu Takumi postanawia wziąć wolne i spędzić czas z narzeczoną. Hachi jest z tego powodu zadowolona, c...

Książka wyrosła z miłości do literatury, ugruntowana w setkach przeczytanych powieści, reportaży, dzienników i innych tekstów literackich. W formie pseudopamiętnika Adam Boberski zabiera czytelnika w podróż po zagmatwanym i nieskończonym kłączu odwołań do mniej lub bardziej kanonicznych dzieł literatury i filmu, dając często upust owocom swoich refleksji nad otaczającą go rzeczywistością. Czasami zabawnych, ale często głębokich i gorzkich.     "Erudycyjny mikst wątków, opowie...

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – al...

The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.But her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked u...

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...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of The Railway Children. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day, Roberta, P...

‘Kiko Llaneras is one of the most consistently interesting data journalists to have emerged in the last decade’John Burn-Murdoch, Chief data reporter, Financial TimesIt’s almost impossible to feel confident we’ve made the right choice when we are constantly faced with conflicting data. From choosing the right school for our children to understanding major social and political events, making informed decisions can feel overwhelming. In a world overflowing with data, it is more...

‘There’s no simple way to measure how strong a democracy is, or how weak.’Democracy is a living, breathing thing and Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about the role ordinary citizens play in keeping it alive: from her childhood in post-war Japan, where democracy was imposed on a defeated country, to working in post-communist Poland, with its sudden gaps of wealth and security. This book draws on her experiences and the deep history of self-ruling peoples – going bac...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Puffin Keeper, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present ...

Swiping, situationships, love bombing, ghosting, healing... Dating is hard. Why has making connections never felt so simple, yet keeping them has never been so complicated?To understand why nearly half of us report having negative dating experiences, sex & dating journalist Rachel Thompson has spent the past decade – coinciding with the advent of dating apps – investigating how we seduce, perceive, and treat each other in this new era.Written for all of us, but with particula...

"There are some wonderfully intimate, tender and witty photographs in this big sumptuous volume, as well as ones that capture, as only the still camera can, the insecurity and pain behind the ever-smiling facade." — John Banville, The Guardian"...an unprecedented reissue, enriched by Michael Arnold, the photographer’s grandson." — Harper's Bazaar France""Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold", one of the best (if not the best) photographic documents ever released about the ultimate se...

The first book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the god...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of The Secret Garden.After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden hidden in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed – and a gust of m...

‘The story is juicy, the detail about Lagos life is rich - I gobbled it all up’ PANDORA SYKES, Books and Bits'I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'An excellent read' GUARDIAN'Big Little Lies meets The White Lotus' GOOD MORNING AMERICA'Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking' MARIAN KEYES'A gripping mystery, a portrait of an exhilarating but perilous city and a nuanced examination of clashing cultures' FINANCIAL TIMES'Obsessed' KERRY WA...

When Laura Meyer first started her weight loss journey, she was delighted to learn that by making just a few small changes to her meals, she could still eat fabulous food without feeling like she was missing out.In her first cookbook, Laura shares her favourite recipes to eat deliciously throughout the week while also staying on track. From Burger in a Bowl, to Broccoli and Bacon Pesto Pasta and Biscoff and Banana Pancakes, every recipe is tailored to fit the Weight Watcher's...

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . .Rome, 1656In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary’s shop – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands.A path she’s determined to follow a...

Nicki - 30ish, care worker, living in Brighton - is scrolling for her next hook up. A difficult home life, a job that's going nowhere, she seeks solace in random encounters. Amber - 17, college student, lost - desperately needs someone to notice her. She creates 'Kevin', a fake dating profile for a man in his thirties.Neither Nicki nor 'Kevin' has any idea what they're about to get into. They quickly match, and an unlikely friendship develops, giving each other the validation...

Honey is waiting to see Doctor Bingo, but some of the other patients the doctor needs to see are in a real pickle! Receptionist Bluey reassures Honey she’ll definitely be seen soon.Will Honey ever get a turn?Join Bluey and Bingo in this hilarious picture book."Edna, hold my appointments!"Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: FairytaleBluey: TrainsBluey: Bedroom

By day, shy accountant Joe hides behind their desk and plays by the rules.By night, Joe takes to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene.But when Misty's mentor, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room, Misty finds herself under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.Because Lady Lady was murdered - and Misty and her fellow performers quickly become prime suspects.Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the biases of the police, Joe is determined ...

Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century' New York Review of BooksThe Soviet Don Quixote, Chevengur is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia's greatest novel of the last century. This is the first English version to convey its subtlety and depth.Zakhar Pavlovich comes from a world of traditional crafts to work as a train mechanic, motivated by his belief in the transformative power of industry. His adopted so...

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD----------------'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.'Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.'S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood'A sensual,...

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...

It's time to meet Bluey from the new hit animation!Join Bluey, Bingo, Chilli and Bandit for loads of adventures in this super jam-packed activity book with over 40 stickers!Meet Bluey! is the perfect sticker activity book for new fans of Bluey. Solve mazes, spot the differences and colour in Bluey and all her family and friends!