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Filipino Tagalog: A simplified language survival system for travellers. Includes audio in both English and Tagalog to help ensure that travellers will arrive and survive - and enjoy communicating with native speakers.
Gangsters, detectives and murderers: A short story collection of strange, occasionally bloodthirsty, and often amusing tales about the characters and experiences that lurk at the fringes of our lives.
VocabuLearn. Tagalog level one: Words in Tagalog are presented with the translation following, covering over 1500 commonly used words and expressions. Intended to teach English to Tagalog speakers as well as to teach Tagalog to English speakers.
Dare me Megan E. Abbott: After a suspicious suicide, the members of a high school cheerleading squad, along with their new, perfectly cool coach Colette French, are drawn into the investigation.
Eight white nights Andre Aciman: A man and woman meet at a large Christmas party in Manhattan. They meet every evening the next week at the same cinema. They move both closer together and farther apart, culminating on New Year's Eve in a final scene charged with magic and the promise of renewal.
The Hydrogen Sonata Iain M. Banks: The Scavenger species are circling. It is, truly, the End Days for the Gzilt civilisation. An ancient people, organized on military principles and yet almost perversely peaceful, the Gzilt helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier and were very nearly one of its founding societies, deciding not to join only at the last moment. Now they've made the collective decision to follow the well-trodden path of millions of other civilisations; they are going to Sublime, elevating themselves to a new and almost infinitely more rich and complex existence.
Dandelion wine Ray Bradbury: Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author's most deeply personal work, a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928.
Agnes Grey Anne Bronte: Drawing directly on her own unhappy experiences, Anne Bronte's first-person narrative describes the almost unbelievable pressures endured by nineteenth-century governesses - the isolation, the frustration, and the insensitive and sometimes cruel treatment meted out by employers and their families.
We need new names NoViolet Bulawayo: In Zimbabwe, ten year old Darling and her friends grasp at memories of before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen. Darling has a chance to escape to America only to find that her options as an immigrant are perilously few.
The way of all flesh Samuel Butler: Written with great humour, irony and honesty, "The Way of All Flesh" exploded perceptions of the Victorian middle-class family in its radical depiction of Ernest Pontifex, a young man who casts off his background and discovers himself.
Stealing the Mystic Lamb : the true story of the world's most coveted masterpiece Noah Charney: Presents a history of the world's most pilfered masterpiece, Jan van Eyck's Ghent Alterpiece, treasured for its central panel, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, which has been looted in three wars, burned, forged, smuggled, hunted by the Nazis, and stolen thirteen times.
Different paths Judy Clemens: Stella's friends have been targeted for vandalism and theft. Then Dr. Peterson is found murdered in her office, and Stella makes it her job to find the connection.
One false move Harlan Coben: Myron Bolitar is a hot-headed sports agent with a fierce wit, a taste for Yoo-Hoo, and a penchant for falling into jobs he doesn't want - think of him as Jerry Maguire as a reluctant private eye.
The Final Detail Harlan Coben
The traitor Stephen Coonts: When the Americans discover that the director of the French spy agency has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine, alarm bells go off. To investigate, the Americans send Jake Grafton, who has been brought back from retirement to unravel a tangle of espionage, terrorism and murder.
The mystery of Grace Charles De Lint: Grace works at Sanchez Motorworks, customising hot rods. Finding the line in a classic car is her calling. Grace loves John, and John loves her, and that would be wonderful, except that John, like Grace, has unfinished business: he's haunted by the childhood death of his younger brother.
The namesake Conor Fitzgerald: When magistrate Matteo Arconti's namesake, an insurance man from Milan, is found dead outside the court buildings in Piazza Clodio, it's a coded warning to the authorities, a clear message of defiance and intimidation.
This side of paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald: Rich, handsome, spoiled Amory Blaine attends Princeton, where he acquires a sense of snobbery. Lacking all sense of purpose, he interests himself mostly in literary cults and flirtations. This semi-autobiographical book helped invent the American flapper.
The beautiful and damned F. Scott Fitzgerald: In this, Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, loosely based on his tortured life with Zelda, we follow the wild, quarrelsome and pleasure-seeking careers of Anthony and Gloria Patch from success and wealth to degradation and despair.
Sorry, wrong number Lucille Fletcher
Independence Day Richard Ford
The false friend Myla Goldberg: Celia and Djuna ruled their clique of friends with dual iron fists. But when Djuna disappeared while the duo was walking home together, Celia buried the terrible truth of that day deep down inside. Now, twenty years later, Celia is unable to consciously keep her secret any longer.
The princess bride William Goldman: Fairy tale collides with reality in this adventure about a beautiful maiden who must be rescued from her prince.
1222 Anne Holt: 1222 metres above sea level, train 601 from Oslo to Bergen careens off iced rails in the worst snowstorm in Norwegian history. Its 269 passengers are forced to abandon their snowbound train and decamp to a centuries-old mountain hotel. They ought to be safe from the storm here, but as dawn breaks one of them will be found dead, murdered.
Blessed are those who thirst Anne Holt: The Oslo police are baffled. Crime scenes are being found covered with blood, but there is no victim, only an odd series of numbers is left behind. When a girl is brutally raped in her apartment, Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is charged with solving the case and quickly notices strange similarities with the blood-stained crime scenes.
Fear not Anne Holt: A drug addict dead in a basement, a young asylum seeker floating in the harbour, a high profile female bishop stabbed to death in the street. What is the connection? Criminal psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only her husband and herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation.
Punishment Anne Holt: Norway police commissioner Stubo teams up with troubled FBI profiler Johanna Vik for an investigation into the disappearances and murders of several young children.
A thousand splendid suns Khaled Hosseini: At once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate.
Flat water Tuesday Ron Irwin: Working-class Rob receives a rowing scholarship to the Fenton School, where the team captain's brutal urge to win leads to tragedy.
The Bostonians Henry James: From Boston's social underworld emerges Verena Tarrant, a girl with extraordinary oratorical gifts, which she deploys in tawdry meeting-houses on behalf of "the sisterhood of women." She acquires two admirers of a very different stamp: Olive Chancellor, devotee of radical causes and marked out for tragedy; and Basil Ransom, a veteran of the Civil War who holds rigid views concerning society and women's place therein.
The scarlet contessa Jeanne Kalogridis: Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers whenever she pleased.
The last summer of the Camperdowns Elizabeth Kelly: Riddle James Camperdown is the twelve-year-old daughter of the idealistic Camp and his manicured, razor-sharp wife, Greer. When she accidentally witnesses a crime close to home, her confusion and fear keep her silent.
On being a therapist Jeffrey A. Kottler: An updated revision of Jeffrey Kottler's classic book On Being a Therapist reveals the new realities and inner experiences of therapeutic practice today.
Into the wild Jon Krakauer: The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later, explores the fascinating allure that the wilderness has for the American imagination.
The capture Kathryn Lasky: Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. Soren is captured and taken to a dark and forbidding canyon where there is a mysterious school. He and his new friend, Gylfie, know that the only way out is up. To escape, they will need to do something these fledglings have never done before: fly
The journey Kathryn Lasky: It began as a dream, a quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythic place where each night an order of owls rises to perform noble deeds. There Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger hope to find inspiration to fight the evil that dwells in the owl kingdom.
The rescue Kathryn Lasky: Soren is reunited with his sister, who has been through an ordeal too terrible for words. Meanwhile, Soren's mentor has disappeared, and Soren believes there is a connection between these events.
To be a king Kathryn Lasky: Hoole uses the power of the Ember in the final, decisive battle and searches for the ideal place to establish an order of free owls.
One year to an organized life Regina Leeds: An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year.
Bootstrapper: from broke to badass on a northern Michigan farm. Mardi Link: A memoir of a mother who, after ending her nineteen-year marriage, staves off a perpetually empty bank account and, with the help of her three young sons, saves her house from foreclosure and reclaims her life.
The Sea-Wolf Jack London: When Humphrey Van Weyden finds himself struggling in the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay, he thinks the worst that can happen to him is drowning. After he is rescued by the Ghost and its captain, Wolf Larson, Humphrey discovers that there are fates far worse than death.
The lighthouse keepers Adrian McKinty: After teenage friends Jamie and Ramsay travel back to Altair to save the last citizens of that dying planet, the ancient race who built the mysterious, wormhole-seeking Salmon returns with a terrible proposition for Jamie.
The lighthouse land Adrian McKinty: Thirteen-year-old Jamie is overjoyed when a bequest sends him and his mother to live on an Irish island, where he and his newfound friend Ramsay travel back in time to help a young girl save her people from certain death.
The lighthouse war Adrian McKinty: When Jamie and Ramsay answer a summons to return to Altair, accompanied by Ramsay's cousin Brian, they learn that the Witch Queen wants to capture the Salmon from them and use it to transport her people from that dying planet to Earth - and that Jamie's beloved Wishaway has agreed to marry someone else.
The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger
Good Kids Benjamin Nugent
12th of never James Patterson: Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding.
Winter king : the dawn of Tudor England. Thomas Penn: Biographer Thomas Penn has provided a comprehensive and very engaging portrait of this man, descended from the royal houses of both York and Lancaster yet with only a tenuous claim to the throne.
Strip Thomas Perry: As an odd series of difficulties explodes into a triple killing, innocent bystander Joe Carver finds himself in the middle of a brewing gang war, while the actual thief journeys into territory more strange and violent than he ever imagined.
Fighting the flying circus Eddie Rickenbacker: Fighting the Flying Circus is a collection of memoirs by Eddie V. Rickenbacker, a World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient, originally published in 1919.
Brick by brick David C. Robertson with Bill Breen.: Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
A free man Aman Sethi: Every morning in Sadar Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in Delhi, a gang of men gather looking for work in the building trade. Wry, humorous and insightful, "A Free Man" is an unforgettable portrait of an invisible man in his invisible city, and an extraordinary human story.
The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society Chris Stewart: The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society finds Chris and his family still living on their farm, El Valero, and with its easy 'Sun-Lit' charm and funny, evocative anecdotes, it will draw in new and old readers alike. And you'll never see olive oil in quite the same way again…
Three ways to capsize a boat : an optimist afloat. Chris Stewart: If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands.
Beyond the Deepwoods Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell.: Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. With his new allies, the Sky Pirates, Twig prepares to embark on his next adventure.
Corby Flood Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell.: Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well moustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns…
Down with Stinkyhogs! Paul Stewart: Joe was just trying to build a flat-pack wardrobe when he fell through a portal and landed in Muddle Earth. That might not have been too bad, except that his sulky older sister was with him when it happened. Muddle Earth is crazy enough without her being there too.
Fergus Crane Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell.: Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life until a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill and Jackson.
Pesticide the flower fairy Paul Stewart: Stuck in Muddle Earth, Joe desperately needs to find the portal back. He's enjoyed his time playing broomball and baking cakes, but he has a life to get back to and parents who'll be wondering where he and Ella have got to.
The trouble with big sisters Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell.: Joe has fallen through a portal & landed in Muddle Earth, along with his sulky older sister. Ella seems to have adjusted to this weird new world quickly, with the help of dreamy barbarian Edward Gorgeous - that is, until they both go AWOL.
Abide with me Elizabeth Strout: In the late 1950s, in the small town of West Annett, Maine, a minister struggles to regain his calling, his family, and his happiness in the wake of profound loss.
The woman in white Wilkie Collins: The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems desperate to share a dark secret. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious woman in white, he soon finds himself drawn into a chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.
The quiet twin Dan Vyleta: Vienna, 1939. Professor Speckstein's dog has been brutally killed and he wants to know why. But these are uncharitable times and one must be careful where one probes. Doctor Beer, who has his own reasons for keeping his private life hidden from public scrutiny, reluctantly becomes embroiled in an enquiry that forces him to face the dark realities of Nazi rule.
The fullness of time Kate Wilhelm: Hiram Granville secured more than a thousand patents during his lifetime, often just ahead of others who had already been working the same ideas. His son John, an economics genius, never lost a cent in the stock market - or any other financial deal. A documentary crew research the family finding madness, suicide, a seemingly total seclusion, and a frightening glimpse about what it means to peer into the future.
The voyage out Virginia Woolf: Virginia Woolf's first novel, published in 1915, is a haunting exploration of a young woman's mind, signalling the beginning of her fascination with capturing the mysteries and complexities of the inner life.

Downloadable e-books

3 Great Fantasy Novels Daniel O'Malley
365 winter warmer slow cooker recipes : simply savory and delicious 3-ingredient meals Suzanne Bonet, Carol Hildebrand, Robert Hildebrand.: Many slow cooker recipes require lots of ingredients and advance prep, but this book brings simplicity back to slow cooking. You'll find recipes for every meal of the day, and with only three ingredients each you know that every recipe you prepare will be easy on time and on your budget.
Absent Katie Williams
Addition Toni Jordan: Grace Lisa Vandenberg brings order to her world through obsessive counting but one day, when she steals a banana from another shopper's cart (she can't buy just nine) and ends up letting him into her life, she is forced to ask herself what she really wants from life.
The adventure of English Melvyn Bragg: English is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. Bragg explores the story of the English language: from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language.
The affair Gill Paul: Rome 1961. Diana Bailey arrives on the film set of Cleopatra to begin work as a historical advisor and strikes up a friendship with Helen, a young make-up artist. As she adjusts to a new life away from her troubled marriage, Diana seeks solace in Ernesto, a charismatic member of the film crew. But as she grows closer to him, she spends less time with Helen, who is harbouring a dark secret of her own.
After such kindness Gaynor Arnold: When the writer, Oxford scholar and photographer, John Jameson, visits the home of his vicar friend, Daniel Baxter, he is entranced by Baxter's youngest daughter Daisy. Jameson charms her with his wit and childlike imagination, teasing her with riddles and inventing humourous stories as they enjoy afternoons alone by the river and in his rooms. The shocking impact of this unusual friendship is only brought to light when, years later, Daisy, unsettled in her marriage, rediscovers her childhood diaries in an old toy chest.
Aftershock Andrew H. Vachss: When the shining star of the girls' softball team shoots and kills the most popular boy in school, Dolly, friend to the local teenage girls, asks her husband Dell to uncover the true motive behind the inexplicable crime.
The age of empathy : Nature's lessons for a kinder society F. B. M. de Waal: Humans are hardwired to be altruistic, the result of thousands of years of evolutionary biology that has kept society from slipping into anarchy. It is often assumed that humans are inherently selfish but can an understanding of the role of empathy in evolution help to develop a society based on a more generous view of human nature?
Aida Mollenkamps Keys to the Kitchen Aida Mollenkamp
All fall down Mark Edwards: Two years on from uncovering a terrifying conspiracy of rogue scientists, all Kate Maddox wants is to lead a normal life with her partner Paul and son Jack. But then a face from the past turns up, bringing chilling news. A devastating new strain of the virus that killed Kate’s parents is loose in L.A. - and when a bomb rips through a hotel killing many top scientists, it becomes clear someone will do anything to stop a cure from being found.
All revved up Sylvia Day: On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Miguel Santos leaves his high-powered life behind for a visit to the small town he grew up in… and the high school sweetheart whose wild passion he's never stopped craving.
The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society Chris Stewart: The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society finds Chris and his family still living on their farm, El Valero, and with its easy 'Sun-Lit' charm and funny, evocative anecdotes, it will draw in new and old readers alike.
Always you Erin Kaye: It's 1992 and Sarah is in love with Cahal, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. As they plan to graduate from university, all seems set for their happily ever after. Fast forward to 2012 and something's gone wrong. Cahal is out of the picture and Sarah is divorced from Ian by whom she's had two children. What happened? As Cahal walks back into Sarah's life, can they do things differently this time?
And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini
Angels and demons Dan Brown: Professor Robert Langdon is called upon to identify a mysterious symbol seared on to a dead man's chest. It belongs to the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood with a vendetta against the Catholic church. Langdon and scientist Vittoria Vetra must find the Illuminati before the Vatican is attacked.
Arrival Chris Morphew
Ashen winter Mike Mullin: More than six months after the eruption of the Yellowstone super-volcano, Alex and Darla retrace their steps to Iowa hoping to find Alex's parents and bring them to the tenuous safety of Illinois, but the journey is ever more perilous as the remaining communities fight to the death for food and power.
Ashfall Mike Mullin: After the eruption of the Yellowstone super-volcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.
At Home With Ben Ben O’Donoghue
The baby farmers : a chilling tale of missing babies, shameful secrets and murder in 19th century Australia Annie Cossins: In October 1892, a one-month-old baby boy was found buried in the backyard of Sarah and John Makin, two wretchedly poor baby farmers in inner Sydney. In the weeks that followed, 12 more babies were found buried in the backyards of other houses in which the Makins had lived. Annie Cossins pieces together a dramatic and tragic tale with larger-than-life characters: theatrical Sarah Makin, her smooth-talking husband John, her disloyal daughter, Clarice, diligent Constable James Joyce with curious domestic arrangements of his own, and a network of baby farmers stretching across the city.
Back Story Robert B. Parker
Battle lines Will Hill: Book 3 from the talent behind the bestselling hardback YA debut of 2011. Dracula is on the verge of coming into his full power. Department 19 is on the back foot. Ladies and gentlemen: welcome to war. The stakes? Mankind's very survival…
Battlespace Ian Douglas: When called to do battle many light years from home, the 1st Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Unit rose to the challenge - and now thousands of enslaved humans have been freed from the alien yoke. But Earth is twenty-one years older than the home planet they originally left, and the Marines need time to retrain and readjust - time they do not have.
The bell between worlds Ian Johnstone: Half of your soul is missing. The lost part is in the mirror. And unless Sylas Tate can save you, you will never be whole again.
The best early stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald: In the euphoric months before and after the publication of This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the flapper's historian and poet laureate of the Jazz Age, wrote the ten stories that appear in this unique collection.
Bestseller Alessandro Gallenzi: Jim Talbot, a writer with a dozen unpublished novels under his belt, has been roundly rejected by virtually every agent and publisher in the land, and is willing to go to extreme lengths to make his dream of literary stardom come true. A novel of intrigue, deceit and sheer desperation, Bestseller is a caustic portrait of contemporary culture and of Britain's obsession with fame, success and becoming the next J.K. Rowling.
Better than chocolate Sheila Roberts: Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling family for generations - ever since Great Grandma Rose literally dreamed up her first fabulous recipe, but now it looks as if they're about to lose Sweet Dreams to the bank… and that would be a disaster - not only for the family but for the town of Icicle Falls, Washington.
Big Noisy Trucks and Diggers Demolition
Big Road Machines
Big Yellow Trucks and Diggers
A bit mental : one man's mission to lilo the Waikato and live more awesome Jimi Hunt: None of his friends knew that Jimi had been silently battling with depression. It was eating him alive from the inside, affecting his business, losing him friends and slowly, painfully destroying his marriage. Disillusioned with the help and advice he received, he read that having a goal could help with depression. Five minutes later Jimi set his goal and announced it to the world - he would travel the entire length of the Waikato River on an inflatable mattress.
Blackwater sound James W. Hall: The Braswell family had everything people would kill for: money, looks, power. But their eldest son, the family's shining light, died in a bizarre fishing accident. And when he disappeared - hauled into the depths by the giant marlin he had been fighting - he took with him a secret so corrupt that it could destroy the Braswells.
Blind Trust Barbara Boxer
The blood of gods Conn Iggulden: Rome's great hero Julius Caesar has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these self-appointed Liberatores seek refuge in the senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar's adopted son Octavian, a man whose name will echo through history as Augustus Caesar.
Body language James W. Hall: A Miami policewoman, obsessed with the case of a serial rapist, finds her own life in danger.
The Boleyn king Laura Andersen: Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth, his best friend and loyal counsellor, Dominic, and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William's mother, Anne Boleyn.
Boo ABC J.H. Lee
Book of Even More Awesome Neil Pasricha
A bride for all seasons: This charming bouquet of novellas introduces you to four Hitching Post Mail-Order Bride Catalogue prospects in the year 1870, all eager for second chances… and hungry for happiness. Year in, year out, they'll learn that love often comes in unexpected packages.
A brief history of painting Roy Bolton: This book tells the story of what painting has meant to us, and how its role has been reinvented over the centuries. In the commentary on each of 150 landmark works, Roy Bolton leads us through the development of painting until our own age, where painting as a painterly craft has been overtaken by a proliferation of new forms introduced by contemporary art.
A brighter fear Kerry Drewery: This is the story of Lina, a teenage girl from Baghdad. It starts in 2003, as the bombs begin to fall on the city. In it, Lina fights to survive, to find a life for herself amid the chaos of war, to find what happened to her mother in the years before the war, when she was taken away by the secret police.
Brothers in arms Iain Gale: Charismatic hero Jack Steel returns, in a new and perilous adventure. England 1708 and Jack Steel returns to Flanders from England a married man. But his wife Lady Henrietta Vaughan is proving expensive and Jack must look for a promotion.
Buddhaland Brooklyn Richard C. Morais: Oda's safe and quiet existence is unexpectedly upended when he reaches middle age and is ordered by his superior to open a temple in Brooklyn. New York is a shock to the introverted Oda. A shy, socially inept Japanese priest who hides his true feelings behind a severe manner, Reverend Oda must spiritually lead the ragtag army of eccentric New Yorkers who make up the local Buddhist community.
Burning Elana K. Arnold: Having just graduated from high school, Ben is set to leave Gypsum, Nevada but his best friends don't have college to look forward to, so to make them happy, Ben goes with them to check out the hot chick parked on the side of Highway 447. Lala and her Gypsy family earn money by telling fortunes. And the day she reads Ben's cards is the day that everything changes for her… and for him.
Calcutta : two years in the city Amit Chaudhuri: In 1999, Amit Chaudhuri moved back to Calcutta, the city in which he was born. It was a place he had loved in his youth and the place he had made his name writing about. But upon his return he discovered that the Calcutta of his imagination had receded and another had taken its place. Lyrical, observant and profound, Calcutta is a personal account of two years (2009-2011) spent in one of the least known yet greatest cities of our time by one of our leading novelists.
Called again Jennifer Pharr Davis: In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis became the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. By hiking 2,181 miles in 46 days - an average of 47 miles per day - she became the first female to ever set that mark. But this is not a book about records or numbers; this is a book about endurance and faith, and most of all love.
Can you keep a secret? Sophie Kinsella: Emma is sitting on a turbulent plane and really thinks that this could be her last moment. So she starts telling the man sitting next to her all her innermost secrets. How she feels like a fraud at work - everyone uses the word 'operational' all the time but she hasn't a clue what it means. How the coffee at work is horrible. If ever there was a bare soul, it's hers. She survives the flight, of course, and the next morning the famous founding boss of the whole mega corporation she works for is coming for a look at the UK branch and it's the man from the plane.
The Cannibal Queen : a flight into the heart of America Stephen Coonts: Stephen Coonts spent the summer of 1991 cruising above rivers, farms, mountains, and swamps in the Cannibal Queen, his restored 1942 Boeing-Stearman open cockpit biplane. With his fourteen-year-old son, David, along for the ride, Coonts explored the diverse landscapes of the forty-eight contiguous states, touching down in each one to record the untold stories of America's countryside.
A captain and a corset Mary Wine: Captain Bion Donkova would give anything to possess the powers that have fallen in Sophia's lap. If only the beautiful, infuriating woman could stay out of trouble, he wouldn't have to keep coming to her rescue… Bion and Sophia have friction to spare, and nothing fuels a forbidden passion better than danger…
Cartboy and the time capsule L. A. Campbell: Sixth grade gets off to a horrible start when Hal's history teacher gives the class an assignment to write journals that will be buried in a time capsule at the end of the year. Things get worse when his dad makes him take his neighbour's old shopping cart to school, earning him the nickname 'Cartboy'. What else could possibly go wrong?
Cate of the Lost Colony Lisa Klein
Chasing the sun Tracie Peterson: When her father disappears in war-torn Mississippi, Hannah Dandridge finds herself responsible not only for her younger siblings but for the ranch her father recently acquired on the Texas plains. Though a marriage of convenience could ease her predicament, she determines to trust God for direction.
The China factory : stories Mary Costello: In these twelve haunting stories, Mary Costello carefully examines the passions and perils of everyday life and relationships and, with startling insight, casts a light on the darkest corners of the human heart.
A Christmas bride Susan Mallery: Only us : a Fool's Gold holiday novella. Pet groomer Carina Fiore wants nothing more than to confess her feelings to the man she loves. She's drawn to veterinarian Cameron McKenzie's good looks, caring nature and especially his devotion to his young daughter. There's just one problem - he's her boss.
Churchill's angels Ruby Jackson: The first in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by WWII. It is 1939 and in the town of Dartford, Grace, Sally and twins Daisy and Rose, are determined to do their bit when war is declared.
Conqueror : [the complete 5 book collection] Conn Iggulden: Conn Iggulden's No.1 bestselling series, which tells the epic story of Genghis Khan, his warrior sons, and their fight to rule an empire, now in one complete eBook for the first time. From the triumph of the great Genghis Khan, the architect of the vast Mongol Empire, to the extraordinary life of his grandson Kublai, this is the story of a family of warriors, who had to learn the art of war in order to survive.
Contact Chris Morphew
The Cooked Seed Anchee Min
A crown imperilled Raymond E. Feist: Discover the fate of the original black Magician, Pug, and his motley crew of agents who safeguard the world of Trigia, as prophecy becomes truth in the second book of the last ever Riftwar Cycle trilogy.
The day will come Judy Clemens: Travelling to Philadelphia to see a concert, Stella Crown and her friends find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation after the lead singer of the band is murdered and Stella's friend Jordan Granger is accused of the crime.
Dead, actually Kaz Delaney: Willow's having a bad week. A dead body, a funeral and now she's being haunted by the star of it, the dead queen of Ruth Throsby High herself, JoJo Grayson. Could JoJo's death be what it takes to finally bring Seth into Willow's life?
Dear girls above me : inspired by a true story Charlie McDowell: When Charlie McDowell began sharing his open letters to his noisy upstairs neighbours on Twitter, his feed quickly went viral. Now Charlie imagines what would happen if he put the wisdom of the girls to the test [in this work of fiction].
Deception point Dan Brown: When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory… a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.
Delicious Susan Mallery: Cal Buchanan needs a top-flight chef to take over his failing Seattle restaurant, The Waterfront. He can afford to hire the best in town; the only problem is that the best happens to be his ex-wife, Penny Jackson.
Destination Saigon Walter Mason: From the crazy heat and colour of Saigon to the quieter splendour of Hanoi, Walter Mason gives us a rare, joyous and at times hilarious insight into 21st-century Vietnam.
The devil in no man's land, 1917 Will Hill: Safely returned from the killing fields of Europe, Quincey Harker is bored and restless, his mind full of the terrible things he has seen, things he cannot seem to forget. So when his father invites him to hear a proposition from him and his friends, Quincey is hopeful that a new project may be just the thing to take his mind off the monsters he encountered, terrible creatures that flew above the ground and killed without mercy.
The Devil's Music Jane Rusbridge
Different paths Judy Clemens: Stella's friends have been targeted for vandalism and theft. Then Dr. Peterson is found murdered in her office, and Stella makes it her job to find the connection.
A difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman Alice Kessler-Harris: Lillian Hellman was a giant of twentieth-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Yet the author of "The Little Foxes" and "Toys in the Attic" is today remembered more as a toxic, bitter survivor and literary fabulist, the woman of whom Mary McCarthy said, "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'"
Dirt David Vann: The year is 1985. Galen and his mother survive on old family money, an inheritance that his Aunt Helen and seventeen-year-old cousin, Jennifer, are determined to get their hands on. A bulimic vegetarian who considers himself an old soul, Galen is a New Age believer on a warpath toward transcendence. A powerful and shocking account of a family imploding: a story of hatred, sex and violence, Dirt will cement David Vann's reputation as one of the most original and powerful writers of his generation.
Disappearances Linda Byler
Disintegration Scott Nicholson: Identical twins vie for a family empire built on dark secrets, while two women wait in the shadows.
The dogs of Riga Henning Mankell: It is winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team at the Ystad police station in Skane, southern Sweden, receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later what they have been warned of comes to pass: a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead.
The Dogs of Rome Conor Fitzgerald
Doomsday Chris Morphew
Double dealing Linda Cajio: Even as he's sneaking onto the Barkeley estate, Jed Waters knows better. This is no way for the vice president of Atlantic Developers to behave. He may remember the secret path through the hedge maze… he may be able to outrun the dogs nipping at his heels… but he never counted on being greeted by Rachel Barkeley herself.
Double fault Lionel Shriver: Ever since she picked up a racquet at the age of four, tennis has been Willy's one love, until the day she meets Eric Oberdorf. Willy beholds compatibility spiced with friendly rivalry, and discovers her first passion outside a tennis court.
Downside up : transform rejection into your golden opportunity Tracey Mitchell: Most people perceive rejection as a negative occurrence, when, in reality, rejection can be one of the most powerful tools in life.
Dreaming From the Journal Page Melanie Testa
Driving over lemons : an optimist in Andalucia Chris Stewart: This hilarious and un-romanticised memoir follows a British family as they attempt to make a home in an isolated region of southern Spain.
The early death of Pinto Bishop John M. Floyd: Twelve-year-old Eddie McCartle's friend Tom is a mystery: he's a drifter, a cook, and a meek and peaceful man in an otherwise Wild West. But one day on the trail Tom is forced to choose: is he a pacifist, or a fighter? Eddie doesn't know, but only a fighter can save them now.
Eight white nights Andre Aciman: A man in his late twenties goes to a large Christmas party in Manhattan where a woman introduces herself with three words: "I am Clara." Over the following seven days, they meet every evening at the same cinema. They move both closer together and farther apart, culminating on New Year's Eve in a final scene charged with magic and the promise of renewal.
The elite Kiera Cass: Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection - but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies.
Elliott Smith and the big nothing Benjamin Nugent: Featuring never-before-published interviews with those that knew and loved Smith, this book takes us from his childhood in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, to his life - and eventual death - 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles.
Elza's Kitchen Marc Fitten
Emperor : the complete 4 book collection Conn Iggulden: The ultimate Rome story from the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar.
Enid Blyton : the biography Barbara Stoney: Enid Blyton is one of the most borrowed authors from British libraries and still holds a fascination for readers old and young alike. Yet until 1974, when Barbara Stoney first published her official biography, little was known about this most private author, even by members of her own family.
The eternity cure : a blood of Eden novel Julie Kagawa: Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allie's birthplace in New Covington, what she finds there will change the world forever and possibly end human and vampire existence.
Ethan Frome ; and, Summer Edith Wharton: Edith Wharton's most widely read work is a tightly constructed and almost unbearably heartbreaking story of forbidden love in a snowbound New England village. Ethan Frome is a poor farmer, trapped in a marriage to a demanding and controlling wife, Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie enters their household she opens a window of hope in Ethan's bleak life, but his wife's reaction prompts a desperate attempt to escape fate that goes horribly wrong.
Europa strike Ian Douglas: The warring factions of Earth battle over scraps of alien technology, ignoring a strange, eons-old artefact buried beneath the ice-locked oceans of Europa which holds the key to the future.
Eve of warfare Sylvia Day: All Evangeline Hollis wants is to stay out of trouble long enough to lose the Mark of Cain, which drafted her into hunting demons for God. Now she's working for a cherub who thinks putting her undercover as a housewife is the best way to ferret out a rogue vampire hiding in an idyllic Orange County, California residential community.
Every day after Laura Golden: A young girl fights to keep her mama out of the mental ward, her home away from the bank, and herself out of the orphanage after her father abandons her and her mother in depression era Alabama.
Exile's return Raymond E. Feist: Banished to a distant land by Tal Hawkins, Kaspar, the former evil Duke of Olasko, travels halfway around the world while working as a common labourer and enduring numerous dangers in his determination to return home, a quest that renders him an unlikely hero when he discovers a way into a dark empire.
The eye collector Sebastian Fitzek: Ready or not, here he comes. He plays the oldest children's game in the world, hide and seek. Only the Eye Collector plays it to death. But this is different - The Eye Collector wants Zorbach to play. Zorbach has exactly forty-five hours, seven minutes to save a little boy's life. And the countdown has started.
Fair play Tove Jansson: Two women, both artists, live and work on opposite sides of a large apartment building. They have loved and argued for decades. Yet no matter how many times they've played the game, it is always capable of surprising them.
Falling Into You Jasinda Wilder: Nell Hawthorne is in love with her life-long best friend, Kyle Calloway. Their young love is invincible and life is full of promise; then one night Kyle dies suddenly in a tragic accident and Nell is forever changed. She meets Kyle's older brother Colton for the first time at the funeral. Years later they meet again. Together, they learn the purpose of pain and the meaning of healing, and the importance of forgiveness.
Fallout Chris Morphew
The fast diet Michael Moseley & Mimi Spencer: Is it possible to eat what you like, most of the time, and get slimmer and healthier as you do it? Answer: yes.
The fast diet recipe book Mimi Spencer with Dr. Sarah Schenker.: This fabulous cook book offers 180 carefully crafted, nutritious, low-calorie recipes to enable you to incorporate the 5:2 weight-loss system into your daily life.
The Fatal Touch Conor Fitzgerald
Feeding Tommy : battlefield recipes from the First World War Andrew Robertshaw: According to Napoleon, an army marches on its stomach and it fights on its stomach too - yet have you ever wondered how hundreds of men on the frontline are fed under fire or in the trench lines? Trench Cookbook brings together recipes from the First World War and hints and tips from the Tommy Cook
Firewall Henning Mankell: Inspector Kurt Wallander begins to suspect a connection between a series of crimes--the murder of a taxi driver by two teenage girls, the escape of one of the culprits, a power blackout, and a grisly discovery at the malfunctioning power station.
Flappers and Philosophers F. Scott Fitzgerald
Flight of the nighthawks Raymond E. Feist: The Conclave of Shadows have two problems: the final destruction of Leso Varen and the neutralization of the thousands of Talnoy discovered by Nakor in Novindus. Acting as the go-between for the Conclave and the Great Ones on the world of Kelewan whilst they study the alien Talnoy, Magnus realises that creature is acting as a rift 'magnet' - attracting the same dangers as it did on Midkemia, and could easily provide a doorway for the terrible Dasati to invade and decimate Kelewan.
Flora and the Flamingo Molly. Idle
Flour, too : indispensable recipes for the cafe's most loved sweets & savories Joanne. Chang: Includes the most-requested savoury fare to have made Chang's four cafes Boston's favourite stops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour's famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies.
Foreign bodies Cynthia Ozick: Presents a retelling of Henry James's "The Ambassadors" that follows the efforts of divorced schoolteacher Bea Nightingale to navigate a turbulent year spent with her estranged brother's family.
The forever dream Iris Johansen: Jared Ryker is a gifted genetic scientist. But the brilliant recluse has never found anyone he can share his life with - until he meets Tania Orlinov, the incomparable prima ballerina and Soviet defector who expresses the exquisite beauty of love in a way that only dance can reveal. But Tania has no interest in love, which only fuels Jared's attraction, one that grows into an obsession.
The ghost rider Ismail Kadare: An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. She opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has been dead for years. What follows is a chain of events which plunges an Albanian village into fear and mistrust. Who is the ghost rider?
Girl in a blue dress Gaynor Arnold: Dorothea, widow of Alfred Gibson narrates the story. Alfred was the most famous novelist of Victorian times and much loved by the British public. The story opens on the day of his funeral - to which Dorothea was not invited. Alfred is based on Charles Dickens and the author has stuck quite closely to his actual life and family story.
Gods of tin : the flying years James Salter; edited and selected by Jessica Benton and William Benton.: A selection of fiction, journals, and memoirs that tells the story of the author's more than one hundred missions flying a F-86 fighter during the Korean War.
Golden lilies Elizabeth Cooper adapted and with a foreword by Eileen Goudge.
Good News, Bad News Jeff Mack
Green bride guide : how to create an earth-friendly wedding on any budget Kate L. Harrison: The Green Bride Guide offers a comprehensive, go-to resource for anyone interested in planning a green wedding or including a few eco-chic elements in their event.
Halfway there : a Fool's Gold novella Susan Mallery: Fayrene Hopkins may be only twenty-four years old, but she runs her own business and has big plans - plans that don't involve falling in love yet. She thinks she's got life all figured out - until she meets Ryan Patterson on her latest job.
Handy Dad in the Great Outdoors Todd Davis
Heart like mine Amy Hatvany: Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be?
He's gone Deb Caletti: Dani Keller wakes up on her Seattle houseboat and she's surprised to see that her husband, Ian, is not home. And then, like a relentless blackness, the terrible realisation hits Dani: He's gone. As the police work methodically through all the logical explanations - he's hurt, he's run off, he's been killed - Dani searches frantically for a clue as to whether Ian is in fact dead or alive.
High sobriety: my year without booze Jill Stark: Booze dominated Jill Stark's social life ever since she had her first sip of beer at 13, until, after a hangover at 35, she made the decision to give up alcohol - but what would it mean to stop drinking in a world awash with booze? In re-examining her habits, Jill also explores Australia's love affair with alcohol, meeting alcopop-swigging teens who drink to fit in, beer-swilling blokes in a sporting culture backed by booze, and marketing bigwigs blamed for turning binge drinking into a way of life.
A history of cricket in 100 objects Gavin Mortimer: Once the preserve of the English, now, for nations the world over, summertime means cricket bats to be oiled, rain forecasts analysed and tea in the pavilion. Award-winning sports author Gavin Mortimer calls together a cast of salt-of-the-earth Yorkshiremen, American billionaires and dashing Indian princes to tell the strange and remarkable tale of cricket's journey from medieval village sport of 'club-ball' to the global media circus graced by superstars from Denis Compton to Sachin Tendulkar.
A history of Ireland in 100 objects Fintan O'Toole: Fintan O'Toole, literary editor of the Irish Times, has chosen 100 objects to narrate a history of the island of Ireland.
A history of the present illness : stories Louise Aronson: Sixteen linked stories explore the marginalised humanity in communities, hospitals, and nursing homes in San Francisco, including an elderly Chinese immigrant who is forced to make a painful sacrifice and a young veteran whose injuries symbolise the rest of his life.
Honoured enemy Raymond E. Feist & William Forstchen: Hartraft's Marauders are heading for a frontier garrison. But a Tsurani patrol is sent to support an assault on the same garrison. Both enemies arrive at the same time to discover the garrison has been overrun by a horde of moredhel (dark elves). Can they band together to survive?
How to be Danish : from LEGO to Lund : a short journey to the state of Denmark Patrick Kingsley: Denmark is the country of the moment. But though we wear their jumpers and watch their thrillers, how much do we really know about the Danes themselves? Part reportage, part travelogue, How to be Danish is an attempt to fill in some of the gaps.
How to ditch your fairy Justine Larbalestier: In a world in which everyone has a personal fairy who tends to one aspect of daily life, fourteen-year-old Charlie decides she does not want hers - a parking fairy - and embarks on a series of misadventures designed to rid herself of the invisible sprite and replace it with a better one, like her friend Rochelle's shopping fairy.
How to teach your children Shakespeare Ken Ludwig: Outlines an engaging way to instil an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean theatre and society.
How we met Katy Regan: There are some people you can't imagine life without. What, at the end of it all, is really important? Liv and her friends can't imagine a life different from now: freedom, lifelong friendships, and dreams that are still within their reach. Then Liv dies.
Hugger Mugger Robert B. Parker
The hunters James Salter: Captain Cleve Connell has already made a name for himself among pilots when he arrives in Korea during the war there to fly the newly operational F-86 fighters against the Soviet MIGs. But things do not turn out as expected. Then suddenly, one dramatic mission above the Yalu River reveals the depth of his courage and honour.
I Love Macarons Hisako Ogita
The icecutter's daughter Tracie Peterson: A family promise and a lack of lady-like qualities have kept Merrill Krause single. When a chance at love appears, can she overcome the challenges?
If I stay Gayle Forman: For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends, and a gorgeous boyfriend, decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future that's brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant. A cold February morning … a snowy road … and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Gripping, heart-rending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you've lost - and all that might be.
If you give a rake a ruby Shana Galen: Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. She's adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she plans to keep it that way. Warrick Fitzhugh will do anything to protect his compatriots in the Foreign Office, including seduce Fallon, who he thinks can lead him to the deadliest crime lord in London. He knows he's putting his life on the line. To Warrick's shock, Fallon is not who he thinks she is, and the secrets she's keeping are exactly what makes her his heart's desire.
I'll bring you buttercups Elizabeth. Elgin: As Tom and Andrew volunteer to fight for King and Empire, so too do Alice and Julia as VAD nurses on the Western Front. All find trials that will test them to the limit.
The Immortal Rules Julie Kagawa
Independence Day Richard Ford
Inspired to Quilt Melanie Testa
Into a dark realm Raymond E. Feist: The most treacherous magician in history - the madman Leso Varen - begins to wreak havoc on the world of Kelewan. Pug and the Conclave of Shadows are determined to find Varen, only to discover that he has usurped the body of one of the most powerful men in the Empire of Tsuranuani - a Black Robe and member of the Assembly of Magicians.
The intruders Stephen Coonts: A war-weary Navy pilot confronts the deadly skies of the South Pacific, training Marine pilots and battling Soviets MiGs in the wake of the Vietnam War. Fighter pilot Jake Grafton is adrift following combat in Vietnam. But when an unexpected enemy appears from above, Grafton and Le Beau must put aside their differences and work together to save the lives of all onboard.
The Iron Daughter Julie Kagawa
The Iron Knight Julie Kagawa
The Iron Queen Julie Kagawa
An irresponsible age Lavinia Greenlaw: Set in London in 1990, hesitant times with Thatcher still in power and the country stubbornly refusing to 'abandon an idea just because it proved to be a bad one', the book follows the life of Juliet Clough and her three siblings, all used to being held in place by each other but now rebounding off one another after the death of a brother and the retreat of their grieving parents.
Jack Higgins 3 eBook set Jack Higgins: Eye of the storm: Sean Dillon is a hired killer. The IRA, the PLO, ETA - he's worked for them all. Now, with the Gulf War raging, the Iraqis need his services for an apocalyptic strike at the heart of the West. But British Intelligence are on his trail - they have hired a killer to stalk a killer; a mortal enemy who is hell-bent on revenge.
Jimmy the Hand Raymond E. Feist and Steve Stirling: Jimmy the Hand, gifted boy thief of Krondor, helps to rescue Princess Anita from Duke Guy du Bas-Tyra, but must then run from Guy's secret police. Escaping to Sarth, he is unprepared for what greets him - a dark, dangerous presence that spells chaos and death.
The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club was formed of four Chinese women recently moved to San Francisco who meet to eat dim sum, play mah-jong and to share stories. Forty years on they and their daughters tell wise and witty tales of hope, loss, family and history.
Keeping Secrets Linda Byler
King of foxes Raymond E. Feist: Talon, orphan of the Orosini tribe and last of his people has been transformed by the Conclave of Shadows from a trusting young boy to the dashing young nobleman Talwin Hawkins: educated, confident and now Roldem's premier swordsman.
The lady and the unicorn Iris Johansen: Despite a retinue of mistresses to keep the powerful tycoon occupied, Rafe struggles against boredom - until a stunning woman literally drops onto his estate. Janna Cannon is willing to risk it all to save the endangered animals of the wild animal reserve where she works as a game warden.
Lady Macbeth's Daughter Lisa Klein
Lady Mercy Danforthe Flirts with Scandal Jayne Fresina
Lake country Sean Doolittle: After Mike Barlowe's friend - Darryl Potter, a fellow ex-Marine combat veteran - kidnaps the daughter of a man who killed Darryl's friend in a hit-and-run, it is up to Mike to stop his friend before he does something he truly regrets, but a news reporter, the police and a bounty hunter begin to complicate things.
The language inside Holly Thompson: Raised in Japan, American-born tenth-grader Emma is disconcerted by a move to Massachusetts for her mother's breast cancer treatment, because half of Emma's heart remains with her friends recovering from the tsunami.
Last man standing : Norman Collins : the memoirs, letters & photographs of a teenage officer Norman Collins edited by Richard Van Emden: It hardly seems credible today that a nineteen-year-old boy, just commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders, could lead a platoon of men into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. Or that, as the machine gun bullets whistled past and shells exploded, he could maintain his own morale to lead a platoon, keeping its discipline and cohesion, in spite of desperate losses. Norman Collins, the author of this superb memoir, was this remarkable man.
The Lay of the Land Richard Ford
Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke
Life after theft Aprilynne Pike: Jeff is the new guy in school and the only one who can see Kimberlee, a ghost with a lot of (stolen) baggage. To help her move on, Jeff must return everything she stole when she was alive. But being Kimberlee's accomplice turns into more than he bargained for when his crush and the cops get involved.
Light falling on bamboo Lawrence Scott: Trinidad, 1865. Michel Jean Cazabon returns home to be at his beloved mother's deathbed. Life on the island seems very different after the freedoms of post-Revolutionary Paris, where his paintings have hung in the Louvre. Despite the Emancipation Act, his childhood home is in the grip of colonial power, its people riven by the legacy of slavery.
Line 135 Germano Zullo
Long simmering spring Elisabeth Barrett: Julie Kensington grew up in the same small town as the Grayson brothers and remembers when the boys were nothing but trouble. As teenagers, Cole's rugged sex appeal set Julie's heart ablaze, but she did her best to ignore it. Now a grown woman with a medical degree, Julie still can't resist her searing attraction to the roughest, toughest Grayson.
Look After Your Heart Love Your Arteries
The lost husband Katherine Center: Crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape from her hypercritical mother - a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country. Life on Aunt Jean's goat farm is both more wonderful and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined.
The Lost Prince Julie Kagawa
The lost symbol Dan Brown: Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object - gruesomely encoded with five symbols - is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda. It is, he recognises, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom.
Lover's Knot Emilie Richards
Luna Marine Ian Douglas: In 2040, a ruined alien city is discovered on Mars, shattering humankind's assumptions about the past, and feeds the flames of a catastrophic war two years later. As the U.S. and its Russian and Japanese allies struggle against the enemy United Nations, the bloody conflict now rages across the blackness of space. But the Moon hides unsettling mysteries of its own and dangerous secrets about an advancing alien threat.
Madeleine : a life of Madeleine St. John Helen Trinca: Madeleine St John had a brilliant, creative mind and wrote four remarkable novels, including the irrepressibly optimistic and lovely Australian classic "The Women in Black." But her personal life was anything but happy. Helen Trinca has captured the troubled life of Madeleine St John in this touching account.
Mamas Home Paul Vos Benkowski
The man who smiled Henning Mankell: A disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander is thrown back into the fray when he becomes both hunter and hunted in this adventure from the pen of Sweden's master of crime and mystery.
Marilyn Lois Banner
Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor: Looking back, Martha could've said no when Mr Booker first tried to kiss her. That would've been the sensible thing to do. But Martha is sixteen, she lives in a small dull town - a cemetery with lights - her father is mad, her home is stifling, and she's waiting for the rest of her life to begin.
The Meat Club Cookbook Gemma DePalma
Mila 2.0 Debra Driza: 17-year old Mila was living with her mother in a small Minnesota town when she discovered she was also living a lie. She was never supposed to remember the past - that she was built in a computer science lab and programmed to do things real people would never do. Now she has no choice but to run.
The Minotaur Stephen Coonts: At the height of the Cold War, Captain Jake Grafton becomes entangled in the hunt for a spy selling high-tech military secrets to the Soviet Union.
The miracle of love Ondine Sherman: When her daughter was a toddler, Ondine Sherman felt like her life was complete. But never in her wildest dreams could she have envisaged the heartache to come when her twin sons, Dov and Lev, were diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that meant they might never walk or talk.
Montana mavericks Christmas edition Susan Mallery: Married in Whitehorn. Duty-bound to protect pregnant amnesiac Angela Sheppard, Deputy Sheriff Shane McBride swore he'd never give his heart. Yet he hungered to call the attractive widow his own. Is it possible a wedding and a baby is due for Whitehorn's brooding man in blue?
Montaro Caine Sidney Poitier: Montaro Caine, CEO of the Fitzer Corporation, is losing control of the company he built. At this moment of crisis, a man and woman appear at his office with a coin of unknown provenance, composed of a metal unknown on Earth. Montaro immediately recognises it as the companion of a coin he analyzed as a graduate student working in a lab at MIT, which was later returned to its unidentified owner. But the value of the coin lies not in its monetary worth but in its hold on the people who come into contact with it.
The Moomins and the great flood Tove Jansson: This book is essential reading for any lover of the Moomins. Moominmamma and young Moomintroll search for the long lost Moominpappa through forest and flood, meeting a little creature (an early Sniff) and the elegantly strange Tulippa along the way. Tove Jansson illustrates her first ever Moomin adventure with stunning sepia watercolour and delightful pen and ink drawings. It is a revelation for Moomin fans.
Murder in LaMut Raymond E. Feist & Joel Rosenberg: Durine, Kethol and Pirojil are three mercenaries who have spent 20 years fighting other people's battles and now it seems they've run out of Tsurani, Bugs and goblins to kill. But then they are given an assignment that seems, on the surface, like cushy work. It should all have been so simple.
Mutation Chris Morphew
The namesake Conor Fitzgerald: When magistrate Matteo Arconti's namesake, an insurance man from Milan, is found dead outside the court buildings in Piazza Clodio, it's a coded warning to the authorities - a clear message of defiance and intimidation. Handing control of the murder inquiry to his partner Caterina Mattiola, Commissioner Alec Blume goes in search of answers, setting off on a journey into the deep dark south of Italy.
The new blood, 1919 Will Hill: Safely returned from the killing fields of Europe, Quincey Harker is bored and restless, his mind full of the terrible things he has seen, things he cannot seem to forget. So when his father invites him to hear a proposition from him and his friends, Quincey is hopeful that a new project may be just the thing to take his mind off the monsters he encountered, terrible creatures that flew above the ground and killed without mercy.
The New York Times Book of Mathematics Gina Kolata
The Next Time You See Me Holly Goddard Jones
Night Passage Robert B. Parker
No safe place Jenny Spence: On a drizzly Monday morning, the view from her tram window is grim, and she isn't looking forward to yet another mundane working week. But Elly's week will be anything but mundane, with two people she knows murdered in quick succession and two attempts on her life.
No way back Andrew Gross: One woman is framed for a horrific crime, and desperate to prove her innocence. A chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends in a shocking murder.
Normal Is Just a Setting on the Dryer Adair Lara
Note to self Alina Simone: The Internet has draped itself, kudzu-like, over Anna's brain, which makes it even more difficult to confront the question of what to do when she is dismissed from her job as a cubicle serf at a midtown law firm. When Anna's roommate announces her pregnancy, it forces Anna to confront reality, setting off a chain of events that lead to a horrifying betrayal.
Off the chart James W. Hall: Daniel Salbone, the ruthless scion of the south Florida mob, is building an empire of crime and piracy in the world's sea lanes. When a friend's daughter is kidnapped and held hostage, the reluctant Thorn has no choice but to join the hunt for the deadly Salbone.
Off to war : soldiers' children speak out Deborah Ellis: “Dad had a lot of combat stress when he came home”, says Kaela, 13. “He tried to hide it from us kids, but I could see that he was a lot quicker to get angry.” "Daddy is an important soldier”, says Cole, 6. “I'm going to be a soldier when I grow up because they have guns and I like shooting bad guys. The hard part would be dying”. The collected voices of these children - sad, scared, funny, angry, and loving - makes Off to War powerful and eloquent statement about the families of the men and women who fight for their countries, and the burden they bear.
Once an Heiress Elizabeth Boyce
One more kiss Mary Blayney: Dispatched by their ambitious father to snag a titled husband, Beatrice Brent and her twin sister, Cecilia, attend a house party with an array of eligible gentlemen. But when flirting goes too far, Beatrice suddenly finds herself engaged and, worse, estranged from her family.
One step behind Henning Mankell: It is Midsummer's Eve and three friends gather in a wood. A hidden watcher soon brings their performance to an end. His approach is careful and his aim is perfect. Three bullets, three corpses. The murderer then carefully photographs the grisly tableau. Inspector Wallander investigates.
Only his : a Fool's Gold romance Susan Mallery: Wedding bells are ringing in Fool's Gold, but not for Nevada Hendrix. Her triplet sisters are engaged, and even her mother has a more active love life than she does. Determined to make a fresh start, she applies for her dream job, only to discover that her new boss is her first love.
Only mine : a Fool's Gold romance Susan Mallery: Her town's lack of men may make headlines, but it isn't news to Dakota Hendrix. The beautiful blonde has bigger problems to deal with, such as overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fool's Gold. Screening eligible bachelors is a difficult enough task, but Dakota hits an unexpected snag when a sexy stranger comes to town.
Only us : Fool's Gold holiday novella Susan Mallery: Pet groomer Carina Fiore wants nothing more than to confess her feelings to the man she loves. She's drawn to veterinarian Cameron McKenzie's good looks, caring nature and especially his devotion to his young daughter. But he's also her boss and a good friend.
Only yours : a Fool's Gold romance Susan Mallery: Montana Hendrix has found her calling working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she's finally ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right; or maybe Dr. Right?
Painter of Silence Georgina Harding
The Paleo Breakfast Cookbook
Paraphernalia : the curious lives of magical things Steven Connor: Imaginatively and entertainingly, Steven Connor embarks on a historical, philosophical and linguistic journey that explores our relationships with the curious things with which we have a forgotten but daily intimacy.
The passport Herta Muller: The Passport is a beautiful, haunting novel whose subject is a German village in Romania caught between the stifling hopelessness of Ceaucescu's dictatorship and the glittering temptations of the West. Stories from the past are woven together with the problems Windisch, the village miller, faces after he applies for permission to migrate to West Germany.
The patron saint of lost dogs Nick Trout: A sweet, charming and heart-warming novel about a man who inherits his father's failing veterinary practice and the unlikely friendships, adventures, and second chances that develop as he tries to save it.
Pavel and I Dan Vyleta
Perfections Kirstyn McDermott: Two sisters. One wish. Unimaginable consequences.
Photographing Your Children Jenifer Altman
Pizza Pilgrims Thom Elliot, James Elliot: Incredible pizzas and authentic Italian recipes from street-foodie brothers who have taken London by storm. This book shows how to make the best pizzas ever - from the simple but revered Neapolitan margherita to saltimbocca (pizza sandwiches) and pizza nduja (pizza topped with a spicy pork sausage).
Pregnancy Harriet Sharkey: This one-stop practical guide will show you how to prepare week-by-week for a relaxed and confident birth
The pyramid Henning Mankell: Short stories that cover the life of Kurt Wallander before the events of the first books in the Inspector Wallander series.
Rage of a demon king Raymond E. Feist: The fantasy land of Midkemia, already torn by dissent, faces a new crisis as demons prepare to invade it to obtain life energy for their kingdom.
The red horseman Stephen Coonts: Promoted to deputy director of a new U.S. intelligence agency, the stakes of Jake Grafton's commission are higher than ever before. With the USSR on the brink of dissolution, a vast nuclear arsenal is suddenly ripe for the taking by mercenaries, rogue nations, and insane Russian nationalists. Grafton must stop them, and he may have to do it alone: not everyone supposedly on his side wants him to succeed.
Remember me? Sophie Kinsella: Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a twenty-five-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007 - she's twenty-eight, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department - and she's married! But as she learns more about her new self, chinks start to appear in the perfect life.
Resolution Robert B. Parker: When greedy mine owner Eamon O'Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolution's few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between O'Malley's men and the ranchers.
Rise of a merchant prince Raymond E. Feist: Roo Avery, recently returned from a harrowing brush with the armies of the Emerald Queen, is now free to choose his own destiny and his ultimate ambition is to become one of the richest merchants in Midkemia. But the memory of the distant forces are never far away.
The rising Will Hill: 91 days till zero hour. That's 91 days to run. 91 days to hide. Or 91 days to pray for Department 19 to save you! After the terrifying attack on Lindisfarne at the end of the first book, Jamie, Larissa and Kate are recovering at Department 19 headquarters, waiting for news of Dracula's stolen ashes. They won't be waiting for long.
Rising Tides Emilie Richards
River of stars Guy Gavriel Kay: Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. That moment on a lonely road changed his life in entirely unexpected ways, sending him into the forests of Kitai among the outlaws. From there he emerges years later and his life changes again, dramatically, as he circles towards the court and emperor, while war approaches Kitai from the north.
The Rockin Chair Steven Manchester
The Rolling Stones 1972 Jim Marshall
Rook Jane Rusbridge
Run wild with me Sandra Chastain: Sam Farley grew up hearing stories about his late grandmother's house in Arcadia, Georgia, but for all his travels, the small town is one place he's never been. So when he shows up, on foot, in a ferocious storm, he quickly has the locals buzzing: who is this dark-eyed vagabond, and what does he want with Millie's old, boarded-up house?
Safe as Houses Simone van der Vlugt
Scarlet Butterfly Sandra Chastain: In the library of her overprotective father, Carolina Evans is enchanted by an antique journal - written by another Carolina who disappeared at sea long ago - about a magnificent galleon christened The Scarlet Butterfly. When she reads in the newspaper that a reclusive millionaire has resurrected the nineteenth-century ship she heads for the Georgia coast.
Second time around Erin Kaye: Divorcee Jennifer Irwin has it all - a successful interior design business and two loving children. But as her children prepare to start their own lives, and with her forty-fifth birthday approaching, Jennifer feels lonely in her empty nest. Then she meets Ben Crawford - a man sixteen years her junior.
The secret dreamworld of a shopaholic Sophie Kinsella: She's a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time … shopping. She knows she should stop, but she can't.
Semper Mars Ian Douglas: The Marines have landed on Mars to guard the unearthed secrets of an ancient and dangerous alien race: Ourselves. The Year is 2040. Scientists have discovered something astonishing in the subterranean ruins of a sprawling Martian city: startling evidence of an alternative history that threatens to split humanity into opposing factions and plunge the Earth into chaos and war.
Shadow of a dark Queen Raymond E. Feist: Something evil is moving on the continent of Novindus. Ancient rivals have banded together to fight a force rising in the mountains to the west. The Pantathians are on the move again and it seems they have help of unknown origin.
Shahana Rosanne Hawke: Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Kashmir in two. Then she finds a boy lying unconscious near the border.
Shards of a broken crown Raymond E. Feist: The conclusion of the Serpentwar Saga, set in the fantasy land of Midkemia. In this fourth volume the brothers Jimmy and Dash Jameson, grandsons of a magician, take on the evil King of the Bitter Sea.
Shatter Me Tahereh Mafi
Shopaholic Abroad Sophie Kinsella: For Rebecca life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is being nice to her, and the icing on the brioche is that she has been offered work in New York. The Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, and she does intend to visit them all, but first Saks, then Bloomingdales.
Shopaholic & baby Sophie Kinsella: Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest fashion store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room), and she's pregnant! But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble.
Shopaholic ties the knot Sophie Kinsella: Becky Bloomwood is delighted when her boyfriend proposes, but her visions of a perfect wedding day dissolve as her mother plans a backyard wedding and her high-society mother-in-law-to-be insists on a lavish affair at the Plaza Hotel.
The silver dark sea Susan Fletcher: The islanders of Parla are still mourning the disappearance of one of their own. Four years since that loss and a man - unnamed, unclothed - is washed onto their shores.
Simply Allergy-Free Elizabeth Gordon
Sister of the bride : a Fool's Gold novella Susan Mallery: When Katie McCormick finds out that her sister is marrying her ex, she finally agrees to a setup for the big day. To her surprise, Jackson is a catch. But when wedding catastrophe ensues, will their sparks fizzle or ignite into flames?
Sisters, secrets and sacrifice Susan Ottaway: Two sisters. Two special agents. One War. Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice is the incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, two sisters who risked everything to fight for our freedom during the Second World War.
The Sixteenth Rail Adam Schrager
The skull and the nightingale Michael Irwin: Set in England in the early 1760s, this is a chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction.
The Skull Ring Scott Nicholson
Small Vices Robert B. Parker
Smitten Ariel Kiley
The solitude of Thomas Cave Georgina Harding: In August 1616, the whaling ship Heartsease must return home from the Arctic before the winter sets in. However, Thomas Cave accepts a wager from the ship's mate, who says that it would be impossible to survive the winter in Greenland. So Thomas is left behind with supplies and a journal in which to record his thoughts, in case he does not survive.
Splinter Sebastian Fitzek: Marc Lucas is only slowly putting his life back together after the car crash that killed his pregnant wife, when things start to go strangely wrong for him. Can he discover just what is happening to him before the waking nightmare he finds himself living overwhelms his sanity?
The Sportswriter Richard Ford
Spot the Plot J. Patrick Lewis
The spy game Georgina Harding: On a freezing January morning in 1961, eight-year-old Anna's mother disappears into the fog. That same morning a spy case breaks in the news - the case of the Krogers, apparently ordinary people who were not who they said they were; people who had disappeared in one place and reappeared in another with other identities, leading other lives.
Stalin's children Owen Matthews: Mervyn moved to Russia to work for the British embassy after a childhood in Wales dreaming of Russia. He fell in with the KBG, and in love with Lyudmila, and before he could disentangle himself from the former he was ordered to leave the country. This memoir records his life and death at the hands of Stalin's secret police.
Star Corps Ian Douglas: Earth's Interstellar Marine Expeditionary Unit embarks on a ten-year voyage to a hostile world to face a vicious alien race determined to enslave humankind.
Star marines Ian Douglas: Interplanetary leaders are on the brink of abandoning Earth and its colonies to an overwhelming enemy. But Brigadier General Garroway of the Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Unit is unwilling to concede defeat - not as long as there's a single marine willing to give his or her life in defence of their embattled home world.
Steam Train, Dream Train Sherri Duskey Rinke
Still life Elisabeth Luard: When her children flew the nest, Elisabeth Luard decided it was time to discover new worlds, beyond the family. Guided by a trail of enticing aromas and flavours, Luard travels from kitchen to field to restaurant, taking us on a journey that criss-crosses the globe, from the gastronomic delights of the Bosphorus to life in the Arctic circle and the glitzy cuisine of Hollywood.
Story of O Pauline Reage: The classic erotic novel relates the love of a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer for Rene. As part of that intense love, she demands debasement and severe sexual and psychological tests. It is a unique work not to be missed.
The successor Ismail Kadare: Set in Albania at an unnamed time, "The Successor" charts the repercussions of the death of the regime leader's designated successor; did he kill himself, or was he murdered? Simultaneously a historical novel - based on actual events, and reinforced by the author's private conversations with the son of Mehmet Shehu, upon whom the central character is based - and a dreamlike psychological thriller.
Sunset Bridge Emilie Richards
Talon of the Silver Hawk Raymond E. Feist: Among the Orosini tribe, the traditional manhood ritual begins three days before the Midsummer's celebration. Alone, the child must survive the wilderness. Kielianapuna - red squirrel - is struggling. Despairing of his future, he returns to his village, where devastation awaits him.
Taming the wind Tracie Peterson: As Cassie and Tyler struggle to follow their hearts, will the hardship of life on the Texas plains destroy their hope of a future together?
Tapas Larry Walker
This side of paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald: Rich, handsome, spoiled Amory Blaine attends Princeton, where he acquires a sense of snobbery. Lacking all sense of purpose, he interests himself mostly in literary cults and flirtations. This semi-autobiographical book helped invent the American flapper.
Three can keep a secret Judy Clemens: When Stella Crown hires a new farmhand to help run her Pennsylvania dairy business, she gets more than she bargained for in a Mennonite widow who arrives burdened not only with grief, but with rumours of infidelity and murder. And a young child.
Three crooked kings Matthew Condon: Three Crooked Kings is the shocking true story of Queensland and how a society was shaped by almost half a century of corruption. At its core is Terence Murray Lewis, deposed and jailed former police commissioner. Awarded journalist and novelist Matthew Condon has crafted the definitive account of an era that changed a state and is still reverberating to this day.
Three things you need to know about rockets : a memoir Jessica Fox: Jessica Fox is 26 years old, lives in Hollywood, and has a high-flying career at NASA. Working late one night, dreaming of another life, she’s seized by a moment of madness. She taps ‘second hand bookshop Scotland’ into Google, and clicks on the first link she sees. A month later, she arrives 2,000 miles across the Atlantic in Wigtown, on the west coast of Scotland.
Three ways to capsize a boat : an optimist afloat Chris Stewart: If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands.
Til the World Ends Dawn of Eden Thistle and Thorne Sun Storm Julie Kagawa
Till the cows come home Judy Clemens: Stella Crown works hard and loves her life. She runs her own Pennsylvania dairy farm but on her twenty-ninth birthday, things start to change. Striking out on her own, afraid to trust anyone - friends, neighbours, or the gorgeous barn painter she’s fallen for - Stella goes after her enemy, determined to protect everything, and everyone, she loves.
A Time to Run Barbara Boxer
To thine own self be true Judy Clemens: Stella Crown treats herself to a new tattoo but halfway through the sitting at Wolf Ink, her tattoo artist and his wife, Mandy, disappear into the back room and Stella later awakes to realise they've not come back. Before long the police arrive to inform her that Mandy has been discovered dead - knocked out and left to freeze behind the tattoo parlour and Wolf is nowhere to be found.
Touching Stars Emilie Richards
Touching the sky Tracie Peterson: When Laura's sister, Carissa, marries her Confederate beau, Laura finds herself in a difficult situation when she overhears plots to kill Union soldiers. Though in her heart she feels she should share this information with Union officer-and-romantic interest Brandon Reid, Laura fears she will betray her sister's trust and possibly endanger her sister's life.
Training People Tess of Helena
Traitor's kiss Pauline Francis
Trouble in Paradise Robert B. Parker
True brews : how to craft fermented beer, wine, cider, sake, soda, kefir, and kombucha at home Emma Christensen: An accessible homebrew guide for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented drinks, including beer, mead, soda, kefir, kombucha, hard cider, sake, and fruit wines.
Tuesdays at the castle Jessica Day George: Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie - the castle's favourite - with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
Twenties girl Sophie Kinsella: When the spirit of Lara's great-aunt Sadie mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie's possession for more than seventy-five years, and Sadie cannot rest without it. Never mind that Lara has her own problems - which Sadie could care less about. Will this sparring duo ever find what they're after?
Twinky the dinky dog Kate Klimo: The world treats Twinky like a dinky dog. The only problem is that Twinky doesn't feel dinky. What can a little dog do to prove the age-old adage that size doesn't matter?
Two Girls of Gettysburg Lisa Klein
Undead in the eternal city, 1918 Will Hill: Rome, 1918. The Great War is over, but the world is in the grip of a Spanish Influenza pandemic. Quincey Harker and his Special Reconnaissance Squad are recuperating in Rome but Valeri Rusmanov, the oldest and most powerful vampire on earth, and his wife are roaming the dark streets on a ghastly holiday, delighting in the death that surrounds them and about to cross paths with Quincey and his men.
Under siege Stephen Coonts: Captain Jake Grafton faces the duel threats of a determined assassin and a vicious drug lord, both intent on plunging the U.S. into chaos.
Underground Chris Morphew
The undomestic goddess Sophie Kinsella: After making a mistake that will ruin a chance of a partnership, workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting suffers a breakdown, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere, where she is mistaken for someone looking for a job and is hired as a housekeeper, but her new employers are unaware that she is an attorney with no housekeeping skills at all.
Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi
Unthink Erik Wahl
Up the Agency Peter Mayle
Valeria's last stand Marc Fitten: In sixty-eight years, Valeria has never minced her words. Harrumphing through her isolated little village deep in the Hungarian steppes, she clutches her shopping basket like a battering ram and leaves nothing uncriticised. But one day, her spinster's heart is struck by an unlikely arrow: the village potter, with his decisive hands and solid gaze. And then a roving chimney sweep arrives in the village, to make a quick buck and bring some good luck - or perhaps bad luck; no one can really decide. All anyone knows is, there's never been such a hullabaloo, which just goes to show it's never too late to try something new.
Veterans : the last survivors of the Great War Richard van Emden, Steve Humphries.: Using the veterans' own words and photographs, the book brings to life a mixture of their excitement of embarkation for France, their unbound optimism and courage, the agony of the trenches, and numbing fear of going over the top.
The Victorian city : everyday life in Dickens' London. Judith Flanders: The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented transformation, and nowhere was this more apparent than on the streets of London. In The Victorian House, Judith Flanders described in intimate detail what went on inside the nineteenth-century home. Now, in The Victorian City, she explores London's outdoors in an extraordinary, revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets.
Wait Frank Partnoy: In Wait, Frank Partnoy argues that decisions of all kinds, whether 'snap' or long-term, benefit from being made at the last possible moment. Exploring decisions that must be made in a millisecond to those that take months and years, Partnoy demonstrates that the ability to wait is crucial to getting the right answer and that gut instincts are often wrong.
Waiting to Believe Sandra Bloom: Torn between her calling to leave the world behind, and the world that seems to call to her more urgently each day, Kacey's journey leads beautifully, humorously, and powerfully up to the moment of her final vows. Will she? Should she? Would you?
Watched John M. Floyd: Ames wasn't sure if he was a hired thief or a hired assassin. For this job, he supposed he would be both. What Ames didn't know was that someone in that window was watching him as well, and that before this night was over there would be more than one victim.
What she wants Sheila Roberts: Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies can't figure it out. Take Jonathan, for instance. He's been in love with Lissa Castle since they were kids but, geek that he is, she's never seen him as her Mr. Perfect. He has one last shot - their high school reunion.
Whatever it is, I don't like it Howard Jacobson: Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the stronger for their struggle, and so do I. The winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize, Howard Jacobson brims with life in this collection of his most acclaimed journalism.
Whatever You Do, Don't Run Peter Allison
When crickets cry Charles Martin: It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car. Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry - and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners.
When Mockingbirds Sing Billy Coffey
When the Iron Lady ruled Britain Robert Chesshyre: Returning to Britain in the mid-1980s after spending several years in the US as the Observer's Washington correspondent, Robert Chesshyre found a country shockingly altered by the rule of 'The Iron Lady', then at the height of her popularity. Disturbed by the Britain he now found himself in, he set out to travel the length and breadth of the UK to report on the state of the nation and the lives of ordinary people.
When you give a duke a diamond Shana Galen: William, the sixth Duke of Pelham, enjoys his punctual, securely structured life. When the gossips link him to Juliette, one of the most beautiful and celebrated courtesans in London, chaos doesn't begin to describe what happens next.
Where bluebells chime Elizabeth Elgin: A story of love in a time of war where blackouts, munitions, kitbags and rations pepper the life of the Sutton family. Daisy becomes a Wren, based in Liverpool; Keth is involved in secret war work in America. Will their mutual passion survive such a divide, as well as the tribulations and untold dramas of a world at war?
Whiskey Island Emilie Richards
Whitechurch Chris Lynch
Wild Horses Linda Byler
World's Ugliest Dogs Vicki DeArmon
Wounded Jasinda Wilder
A Year in Marrakesh Peter Mayne
You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt
Zoo time Howard Jacobson: Novelist Guy Ableman is in thrall to his vivacious wife Vanessa and her alluring mother, Poppy. Their provocative presence fills Guy's head with stories so wild he can't concentrate to write them. Not that anyone reads anymore, anyway. Reading, Guy fears, is finished. Vanessa, however, is writing her own novel. Guy dreads the consequences. Our funniest writer at his brilliant best, Zoo Time is a novel about love: love of women, love of literature, love of laughter.

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