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Great classic love stories: From Chekhov to Cather, Joyce to Melville, the world-class writers featured in this collection are adept at conjuring the depth of passion that surrounds all stories of love and loss. These six short stories expertly capture the dizzying heights of affection, as well as the queasy bottomless longing of unattainable love.
Heart to heart: Almost everything about Valentine's Day is fancy … especially with Fancy Nancy! Mystery is in the air when Nancy receives a valentine from a secret someone. Join Nancy as she follows the clues to find out who it is — all in her trademark fabulous style, of course.
Rogues edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois: A thrilling collection of 21 original stories by an all-star list of contributors — including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin, chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire Ice and Fire saga.
Tea for two: When Nancy is invited over to Bree's house for a special tea party, she has only one thing to say: oui! The girls enjoy a few charming cups of tea before a disaster occurs that sets the two at odds. Will Nancy and Bree be able to save their friendship?
Save the date Mary Kay Andrews: A Savannah florist is about to score the wedding of a lifetime, one that will solidify her career as the go-to-girl for society nuptials. Told with Mary Kay Andrews' trademark wit and keen eye for detail, mark your calendars for Save the Date!
Boomerang Noelle August: Welcome to Boomerang.com, the dating site for the millennial gen with its no-fuss, no-commitments matchups, and where work is steamier than any random hook-up. Mia Galliano is an aspiring filmmaker. Ethan Vance has just played his last game as a collegiate soccer star. They're sharp, hungry for success, and they share a secret. Last night, Ethan and Mia met at a bar, and, well … one thing led to another.
How they were found Matt Bell: Matt Bell draws from a wide range of genres to create stories that are both formally innovative and imaginatively rich. Bell's careful prose burrows at the foundations of his characters' lives until they topple over, then painstakingly pores over the wreckage for what rubbled humanity might yet remain to be found.
One night only W. Kamau Bell: Straight from Comedy Central, W. Kamau Bell takes on race, politics, Tyra Banks, and the letter "N".
Dream when you're feeling blue Elizabeth Berg: As the novel opens, Kitty and Louise Heaney say good-bye to their boyfriends Julian and Michael, who are going to fight overseas. On the domestic front, meat is rationed, children participate in metal drives, and Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller play songs that offer hope and lift spirits. The lifelong consequences of the choices the Heaney sisters make are at the heart of this superb novel about the power of love and the enduring strength of family.
Home safe Elizabeth Berg: Recently widowed Helen Ames and her twenty-seven-year-old daughter Tessa discover that money has disappeared in several big withdrawals from the Ames' retirement savings. What Helen's husband did with all their money turns out to be provocative, revelatory — and leads Helen and her daughter to embark on new adventures, and change.
Why is the penis shaped like that? and other reflections on being human Jesse Bering: Research psychologist and award-winning columnist Jesse Bering features more than thirty of his most popular essays from Scientific American and Slate, as well as two new pieces, that take readers on a bold and captivating journey through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behaviour.
The garden party and other stories Maeve Binchy
The homecoming and other stories Maeve Binchy
A dance at the slaughterhouse Lawrence Block: A successful socialite's beautiful wife was raped and murdered in her own home. Matt Scudder believes the victim's "grieving" husband was responsible for the outrage, but to prove it, the haunted P.I. must descend into the depths of New York's sex-for-sale underworld, where young lives are commodities to be bought, perverted… and destroyed.
The devil knows you're dead Lawrence Block: Private detective Matthew Scudder ventures into the dark and dangerous alleys of Hell's Kitchen to track the killer of a yuppie lawyer.
Eight million ways to die Lawrence Block: Battling the bottle one day at a time, ex-cop, sometime PI Matthew Scudder finds that next to staying sober, staying alive seems easy. But in the mean streets of New York City it never is. Not for the prostitute who wanted out and got her beautiful self slashed to ribbons. Not for a pimp named Chance who is betting his life that the broken-down detective can find her murderer. And not for Matthew Scudder - just trying to stay alive in a city that knows nothing better than how to die.
In the midst of death Lawrence Block: Jerry Broadfield thinks he's a good cop. But now he's been charged with extortion - and his former buddies in the NYPD would like to see him laid out on a morgue slab for squealing to a committee on police corruption. Suddenly, he's got a lot of enemies, and when a dead call girl turns up in his apartment, his troubles get even bigger.
A long line of dead men Lawrence Block: An ancient brotherhood meets annually in the back room of a swank Manhattan restaurant, a fraternity created in secret to celebrate life by celebrating its dead. Matthew Scudder - ex-cop and ex-boozer - has known death in all its guises, which is why he has been asked to investigate a baffling thirty-year run of suicides and suspiciously random accidents that has thinned the ranks of this very select group of gentlemen.
Out on the cutting edge Lawrence Block: Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a long-time missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder is the best, and now the ex-cop turned private investigator is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead.
A ticket to the boneyard Lawrence Block: When ex-policeman and recovering alcoholic Matthew Scudder is stalked by a psychotic killer who murders, one by one, Scudders' friends and acquaintances, his fate hinges on the survival of a glamorous call girl.
Clifford the small red puppy Norman Bridwell: Emily Elizabeth tells how Clifford, a small red puppy, becomes a big red dog.
Grave peril Jim Butcher: Harry Dresden faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. But in all Harry's years of supernatural sleuthing, he's never faced anything like this: the spirit world's gone loco.
Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island Regina Calcaterra: In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets — and how she and her savvy crew of siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and abuse. Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Etched in Sand is an unforgettable reminder that, regardless of social status, the American dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed.
Lion heart Justin Cartwright: Richie Cathar's father, Alaric, was a renaissance man: an intellectual, explorer, archaeologist and historian. Now Richie, thirty something, is in search of his own role. Following his father's trail to the Holy Land to research the Art of the Medieval Latin Kingdom, Richie's quest to uncover the fate of Christianity's most sacred relic and the truth about his father takes him from the high-table intrigue of Oxford to the imposing Crusader castles of Jordan, and into a passionate love affair with Noor, a Canadian-Arab journalist, whose fate will become entwined with Richie's own.
The history of the Second World War. Volume 1, The gathering storm Winston Churchill: It was a simple policy to keep Germany disarmed after the struggle of the First World War and the victors adequately armed in vigilance, but errors were soon made. In this first volume it is all too easy to see and understand how the immense tragedy of the Second World War could have been avoided, how the malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.
The history of the Second World War. Volume 2, Their finest hour Winston Churchill: In this short and intense period of the war Churchill's sense of history is profound. “If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say this was its finest hour”. In this second volume Britain stands alone in combat against the mortal threat posed to civilisation, liberal democracy and human decency. There were many hardships and disasters to come but Churchill could rightly proclaim “Alone but up-bourne by every generous heart beat of mankind we had defied the tyrant in the height of his triumph.”
The history of the Second World War. Volume 3, The grand alliance Winston Churchill: 1941 was to prove strategically decisive; with Hitler's campaign in the Balkans vital time was lost to the Wehrmacht for an attack on its former ally Russia. When the 150 divisions hurled themselves forward in June many knew that the long Russian winter would grind the enemy to a standstill. In December the third member of 'The Grand Alliance' stepped from the background with the infamous attack of Pearl Harbor. Now Churchill knew in his heart that ultimate victory surely lay with Britain, The United States and Russia but the continuing pain, sacrifice and toll of blood and machine were still to be borne.
The history of the Second World War. Volume 4, The hinge of fate Winston Churchill: Although The Grand Alliance was now in place Churchill knew that it would take precious time before it would be able to effectively engage and subdue the enemy. Disaster was upon him almost at once. With the entrance of Japan into the global conflict our Far East possessions were under immediate threat. With the invasion by Allied forces of French North Africa the deserts were free of the enemy by May. Now Stalin could be relieved with the opening of a second front in Europe with the invasion of the soft belly of Italy. In early 1943, the Allies were moving inexorably towards victory. Churchill's conviction was borne out. The Hinge of Fate was now decided.
The history of the Second World War. Volume 5, Closing the ring Winston Churchill: As the Allies prepared for the Normandy invasion many war councils were held. At Teheran, the first of the Big Three conferences, decisive steps were taken to ensure this. Discussion was opened as to what shape and form the world would take after the defeat of the enemy. In Britain, Churchill prepared his resources for Operation Overlord and the invasion that would at last lift the tyranny and foul shadow of Hitler from Europe. Five years of titanic struggle had now succeeded in 'Closing The Ring'.
What we found in the sofa and how it saved the world Henry Clark: Finding a rare zucchini-coloured crayon leads twelve-year-old River Monroe and his friends on an adventure with their eccentric neighbour to save Earth from invading interstellar storm troopers.
Hard choices Hillary Rodham Clinton: Hillary Clinton's candid reflections about the key moments during her time as Secretary of State, as well as her thoughts about how to navigate the challenges of the 21st century.
Monsters, mayhem and a sprinkling of Crumbs Tracey Corderoy: Follow the fabulously funny adventures of Martha, Otto and Scarlett Crumb, their Aunt Beastly and her pet boar Basil, as they battle baddies and conquer monsters in this second adventure.
Here we are now : the lasting impact of Kurt Cobain Charles R. Cross: On April 5, 1994, twenty-seven-year-old Kurt Cobain took his own life. His desperation to kick drugs, his complicated relationship with fame, his tortured soul all these elements came together in one terrible moment in Seattle, and the landscapes of music and pop culture were forever changed.
The Trinity six Charles Cumming: Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis has staggering new information about an unknown sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring — a man who has evaded detection for his entire life. But when his source suddenly dies, Gaddis is left with just shreds of his investigation, and no idea that he is already in too deep.
Romancing the Duke Tessa Dare: As the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. She never doubted romance would be in her future, but now Izzy's given up yearning for romance. She'll settle for a roof over her head. What fairy tales are left over for an impoverished twenty-six year-old woman who's never even been kissed?
Big Easter adventure Kimberly and James Dean: Pete the Cat is appointed as an unwitting helper to a troubled Easter Bunny and races to deliver eggs before time runs out, in a tale complemented by a poster, punch-out cards, and stickers.
Lost dogs and lonely hearts Lucy Dillon: After losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend, Rachel has inherited her late aunt's house and a crowded rescue kennel, despite the fact that she knows almost nothing about dogs. Still, considering her limited options, she gamely takes up the challenge of running the kennel. And as Rachel starts finding new homes for the abandoned strays, it turns out that it might not just be the dogs that need rescuing.
William Shakespeare's The Jedi doth return Ian Doescher: Return to the star-crossed galaxy far, far away as the brooding young hero, a power-mad emperor, and their jesting droids match wits, struggle for power, and soliloquize in elegant and impeccable iambic pentameter.
Buried secrets Joseph Finder: When Nick Heller returns home to Boston to set up his own private investigation agency, he soon gets an urgent case closer to home than expected. Alexandra Marcus — teenage daughter of hedge fund titan and Heller family friend Marshall Marcus — has been kidnapped. But it's no ordinary kidnapping — she has been abducted by professionals, buried alive in an underground casket, a video camera streaming her desperate pleas live over the internet.
Diet cults Matt Fitzgerald: From the raw food movement to Atkins, an ever-increasing number of health and weight-loss diets are engaged in an overheated struggle for new converts. But underneath their differences, author Fitzgerald observes, these disparate groups all agree on one thing: that there is only "One True Way" to eat. Fitzgerald offers an alternative: an "agnostic", reasonable approach to healthy eating that is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of personal preferences and lifestyles.
Shattering glass Gail Giles: When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.
Final disposition Kenneth W. Goddard: Colin Cellars wakes up in the maw of a fMRI machine at a remote military hospital, having no memory of who he is or how he got there - but he quickly becomes aware that he is being hunted. His instinctive response is to run, and he must rely on his new, incredibly enhanced sense of music and tone to trigger fragments of memories that may help him discover who is friend, who is foe - and who is something else entirely.
First evidence Kenneth W. Goddard: In criminal forensics they train you to uncover evidence, no matter how brutal or bizarre the murder. But what if one night you encounter a crime scene so terrifying that no one on earth can explain it? Investigator Colin Cellars cannot find a trace of perpetrator or victim and the evidence points to a killer far outside Cellars' experience - far outside any earthly experience. But who will believe one maverick cop?
Outer perimeter Kenneth W. Goddard: A man of reason and science, Colin Cellars has earned a reputation as a top crime scene investigator. But Cellars finds himself disgraced after a bizarre episode that led to a horrifying shoot-out right in front of his eyes. What Cellars thinks he knows about the victim's identity - and her death - has plunged him into a deadly search for a killer who may or may not be of this world.
The blue zone Andrew Gross: Arrested for racketeering, Ben Raab must take his family into America's Witness Protection Programme. Only his eldest daughter, Kate, chooses to stay on the outside. But the Programme's perfect success rate is about to come to a shocking end.
Killing hour Andrew Gross: Dr. Jay Erlich's life is perfect but a call comes that changes everything. His troubled nephew, Evan, has killed himself and Jay's brother is in despair. When his investigation takes him on a journey into his brother's shady past, Jay finds himself caught up in a world of dangerous secrets and ruthless killers!
No way back Andrew Gross: A chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends in a shocking murder. Wendy Gould is an average mom, and the only witness. Nanny Lauritzia Velez knows a shocking secret that could prove to be deadly. Both of their lives in danger, this unlikely pair must work together against a network of dangerous men who want nothing more than to see them dead.
Miss Klute is a hoot! Dan Gutman: The reading scores are down, so Mr. Macky has decided to hire a new helper to whip the kids into shape: Miss Klute, a Labradoodle! The kids don't understand why they have to read to a therapy dog every day at story time, until the first time they do it. But when the kids decide that Miss Klute is spending too much time inside listening to stories they let her outside, and chaos breaks loose!
How the Girl Guides won the war Janie Hampton: In this constantly surprising book, Janie Hampton shows that Girl Guides have been at the heart of women's equality since the early twentieth century - when they were garnering badges like Electrician and Telegraphist. Providing a new slant on both the Guide movement, and World War II, Janie Hampton's remarkable book finally gives the Girl Guides the historical attention they deserve.
Garden of madness T. L. Higley: Since her treaty marriage at a young age, Tia has lived an opulent yet oppressive life in the palace. But her husband has since died and she relishes her newfound independence. As the queen plans to wed Tia to yet another prince, the powerful mage Shadir plots to expose the family's secret and set his own man on the throne. Tia enlists the help of a reluctant Jewish captive, who challenges her notions of the gods even as he opens her heart to both truth and love.
Isle of shadows T. L. Higley
So shines the night T. L. Higley: Daria's new home with Lucas in Ephesus both beguiles and confounds her until she meets followers of The Way. Her past has taught her that evil is real, that it can consume a person. She saw it happen with her husband, before he took his own life. Widowed, with no family, Daria becomes a tutor to Lucas, a rich travelling merchant from Ephesus.
The red garden Alice Hoffman: A young wounded civil war solider is saved by a passionate neighbour, a woman meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet falls in love with a blind man, and a mysterious traveller comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the centre of everyone's life is a mysterious garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look.
The third angel Alice Hoffman: Charts the lives of three London women, each in love with the wrong man. Meanwhile, a fourth woman spends decades searching for the Third Angel — the angel on earth who will renew her faith.
How the world sees you : discover your highest value through the science of fascination Sally Hogshead
And we stay Jenny Hubbard: Sent to an Amherst, Massachusetts boarding school after her ex-boyfriend shoots himself, seventeen-year-old Emily expresses herself through poetry as she relives their relationship, copes with her guilt, and begins to heal.
The death factory Greg Iles: When a heart attack sends Penn's father Tom Cage to the ER, the emergency hurls Penn back to a chilling case in Houston, where he worked in a DA's office known as the 'death factory,' which sent more killers to death row than any in America. While Penn cares for his ailing wife, a tormented forensic technician brings him evidence of a crime lab in chaos, throwing past convictions into doubt and begging Penn to prevent an imminent travesty of justice. With the desperation of a man fighting death in his own home, Penn must find a way to bring the machinery of the death factory to a halt.
Uninvited Sophie Jordan: When seventeen-year-old Davy Hamilton tests positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, everyone believes it is only a matter of time before she murders someone.
Ulysses James Joyce: Presents a recording of the novel which describes the adventures and exploits of Leopold Bloom as he wanders through Dublin on a single day, June 16, 1904. Set within the context of Homer's Odyssey, Joyce uses stream of consciousness as a literary device to illuminate the internal thoughts of Bloom, his wife, Molly, and other assorted characters.
In the company of angels Nicole Kelby: Marie Claire is a young French Jew in a Nazi-occupied Belgian town, where she is cared for by her grandmother. A shattering of glass, and Marie Claire's village is in rubble — everyone is dead. She flees to the root cellar of the house and waits. Eventually she is rescued by two nuns working for the Resistance, who take her to their convent near a town where small miracles and strange visions are simply a part of life.
Euphoria Lily King: Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, English anthropologist Andrew Banson is on the verge of suicide when a chance encounter with colleagues pulls him back from the brink. When Bankson finds them a new tribe nearby, the artistic, female-dominated Tam, he ignites an intellectual and romantic firestorm between the three of them that burns out of anyone's control.
Those who wish me dead Michael Koryta: When Jace Wilson accidentally witnesses a brutal murder, his life is changed forever. An ordinary teenager growing up in Indiana, Jace is suddenly forced into the Witness Protection Program and given a new name and history.
Hexed Michelle Krys: If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Then a guy dies right before her eyes and the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie is about to uncover the many dark truths about her life — and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid.
No good duke goes unpunished Sarah MacLean: He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over the darkest of London's corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful, but beyond redemption. Until one night, Mara resurfaces, offering him the absolution he's dreamed of.
Company of liars Karen Maitland: On Midsummer's Day plague makes its entrance in England. England is darkened by death's shadow as towns and villages burn. A band of travellers comes together to outrun the breakdown in law and order, but when one of their number is found hanging from a tree, the discovery confirms that something more sinister than plague is in their midst.
The falcons of fire and ice Karen Maitland: Isabela, daughter of the Falconer at the Royal Court, is about to be caught in the Church's terrifying schemes. The slaughter of two of the King's precious white falcons sees her father arrested and imprisoned. Isabela, young and headstrong, decides that only she can save her father. These birds are impossibly rare, and she will have to travel far and into strange lands to find them to clear her father's name. It is a journey that will take her into a dark and dangerous world filled with menacing people driven by fearful beliefs.
The owl killers Karen Maitland: England, 1321. Deep in the heart of countryside lies an isolated village governed by a sinister regime of Owl Masters – theirs is a pagan world of terror and blackmail. This dark status quo is disturbed by the arrival of a house of religious women, who establish a community outside the village. Why do their crops succeed when village crops fail; their cattle survive despite the plague? Accusations of witchcraft and heresy run rife while the Owl Masters rain down hellfire and torment on the women, who must look to their faith to save them from the lengthening shadow of Evil… a shadow with predatory, terrifying talons.
The color of water James McBride: James McBride was an adult before he learned his mother's story. The daughter of an Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she ran away to Harlem, married a black man, and founded an all-black Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
A swollen red sun Matthew McBride: In Gasconade County, Missouri — once called the meth capital of the world — Deputy Sherriff Dale Banks discovers $52,000 hidden in the broken-down trailer that Jerry Dean Skaggs uses for cooking crystal and he takes it. Banks knows what he did was wrong, but he did it for all the right reasons. At least, he thinks so. But for every wrong, there is a consequence.
Blood meridian Cormac McCarthy: Cormac McCarthy's masterwork, Blood Meridian, chronicles the brutal world of the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the mid-nineteenth century. Its wounded hero, the teenage Kid, must confront the extraordinary violence of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Loosely based on fact, the novel represents a genius vision of the historical West, one so fiercely realized that since its initial publication in 1985 the canon of American literature has welcomed Blood Meridian to its shelf.
The middle of nowhere Geraldine McCaughrean
I hear the sirens in the street Adrian McKinty: Sean Duffy knows there's no such thing as a perfect crime, but a torso in a suitcase pretty close. Still, one tiny clue is all it takes, and there it is: a tattoo. So Duffy, fully fit and back at work after the severe trauma of his last case, is ready to follow the trail of blood however faint that always, always connects a body to its killer.
Apples galore! Jane O'Connor: Embarking on a field trip to an apple-picking farm, Nancy enjoys the fancy autumn colours she observes in the orchard and resolves to find a perfect Gala apple for her father but fears the fruit of her choice is too far out of reach.
The dazzling book report Jane O'Connor: Nancy's first book report is sure to be bedazzling. After all, she is the second-best artist in her class. She is using beads, fringe, and a fancy border for the cover. And she is writing about Sacajawea, a true-life heroine. What could go wrong?
Fancy Nancy and the too-loose tooth Jane O'Connor
Just my luck! Jane O'Connor: When Nancy learns there is a whole list of what's lucky and what isn't, she tries to sort out what she really believes.
Poet extraordinaire! Jane O'Connor: Fancy Nancy and her class learn about poetry and write their own poems to read on Family Day at school.
The show must go on Jane O'Connor: Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, is dismayed to be partnered with shy classmate Lionel for the school talent show until she comes up with an act perfectly suited for both of them.
Stellar stargazer! Jane O'Connor: Fancy Nancy and her father love stargazing, and during her first campout under the stars she describes the heavens to him and her sister, JoJo, using her fancy words.
Oath of Office Michael Palmer: When Dr. John Meacham goes on a shooting spree at the office, his business partner, staff, and two patients are killed in the bloodbath. Then Meacham turns the gun on himself. When previous colleague Dr. Lou Welcome begins to look into it further, the terrifying evidence he finds takes him down a path to an unspeakable conspiracy that seems to lead directly to the White House and those in the highest positions of power.
Catching the sun Tony Parsons: Just how badly do you want to find paradise? When taxi driver Tom Finn is almost jailed for confronting two burglars in his own home, he leaves broken Britain and takes his wife and children to live on the tropical island of Phuket, Thailand. Phuket is all the Finn family dreamed of - a tropical paradise where the children swim with elephants, the gibbons sing love songs in the jungle, the Andaman Sea is like turquoise glass. But both man-made disaster and the unleashed forces of nature shatter this tropical idyll.
Fireweed Jill Paton Walsh: Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940.
Eden in winter Richard North Patterson: Two months after the suspicious and much-publicised death of his father on the island of Martha's Vineyard, it is taking all of Adam Blaine's character to suture the deep wounds both within his family and himself torn open by the tragedy. But the sternest test of all is Adam's proximity to Carla Pacelli, his late father's mistress; and a woman who, despite being pivotal to his family's plight, Adam finds himself increasingly drawn to.
666 Park Avenue Gabriella Pierce: Ever since wealthy Malcolm Doran walked into her life and swept her off her feet, fledgling architect Jane Boyle has been living a fairy tale. When he proposes Jane can't believe her incredible luck and decides to leave her job to make a new start in New York. When Malcolm introduces Jane to the esteemed Doran clan, one of Manhattan's most feared and revered families, Jane's fairy tale takes a darker turn.
The dark glamour Gabriella Pierce: It's hard to live happily ever after when you discover your demanding and controlling mother-in-law is literally a witch, determined to steal the magical powers you didn't even know you had. Jane narrowly avoided Lynne Doran's clutches when she escaped on her wedding day, and has been hiding out in New York City. But she can't hide forever. Thanks to a tricky spell, Jane will be transformed into Ella, a dark beauty with all of Jane's budding powers.
The lost soul Gabriella Pierce: Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch, but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the embodiment of a powerful, ancient, body-snatching evil! Now that Jane and her friends have uncovered Lynne and 666 Park Avenue's dark truth, they must race against the clock to find a way to destroy the ancient witch before she finds her next unwilling host.
Face to face Ellery Queen: Gloria Guild is the singing "glory" of the thirties and the millionairess wife of Count Carlos Armando, renowned only for his succession of wealthy wives. When she is murdered, her husband is the obvious suspect, but he has a perfect alibi. So who could he have got to do it for him?
No place for ladies : the untold story of women in the Crimean War Helen Rappaport: All children learn at school the story of Florence Nightingale - the Lady with the Lamp - who heroically tended the sick during the Crimean War. But she was not the only woman in the Crimea. This work aims to prove that numerous women were actively involved in the Crimean war in a variety of ways.
The cemetery yew Cynthia Riggs: Victoria Trumbull, the astute, 92-year-old Vineyard native and deputy police officer, takes on her most bizarre case yet. An empty grave, a misplaced coffin and a missing hearse driver are the harbingers of a series of grotesque murders, whose victims turn out to share an odd South American connection involving smuggling and an exotic bird.
The cranefly orchid murders Cynthia Riggs: Victoria Trumbull is a feisty 92-year-old who refuses to let her age stop her from having fun — or investigating crime. Phoebe Eldridge, a short-tempered woman who lives alone, has sold the family land to a developer who made an offer that seemed too good to resist. When the Conservation Trust enlists Victoria to search that land for an endangered plant, she and her eleven-year-old after-school assistant are rewarded with the discovery of a little nest of cranefly orchids — and a body.
Deadly nightshade Cynthia Riggs: One evening, Victoria hears something that doesn't quite belong: a scream followed by a splash and a sound of a car speeding away. She investigates and discovers a body on the outgoing tide. Despite interruptions from her granddaughter Elizabeth, the harbourmaster Domingo, a swarm of Island locals, and a few mysterious visitors, Victoria manages to get in a good bit of detective work and still finds time to cook her traditional Saturday night supper of Boston baked beans.
Indian pipes Cynthia Riggs: Lively 92-year-old Martha's Vineyard native Victoria Trumbull is the first to spot the body of her neighbour, reclusive engineer Jube Burkhardt, dead from a tumble off a 200-foot-high cliff. The police conclude it was accidental, but Victoria's suspicions are aroused when she learns that Jube was evaluating the land's suitability for a casino proposed by the local Wampanoag tribal councils - a hotly disputed proposition for the island.
Jack in the pulpit Cynthia Riggs: In Deadly night shade, Cynthia Riggs introduced Victoria Trumbull, one of the most energetic amateur sleuths on record, notwithstanding her ninety-two-years - or possibly because of them. Now, Cynthia Riggs gives us the story of her first case and how she came to be a police deputy.
The paperwhite narcissus Cynthia Riggs: When a developer with an unhappy wife, a bullish attitude toward women, and a much frowned upon plan is murdered, not many tears are shed. The case naturally falls to Victoria Trumbull, the ninety-two-year-old sharp-witted sheriff's deputy. Served by her in-depth knowledge of the island and her indomitable drive, Victoria is on the trail again, bunions, lilac-bough cane, and all.
Tibetan peach pie : a true account of an imaginative life Tom Robbins: Internationally bestselling novelist and American icon Tom Robbins delivers the long awaited tale of his wild life and times, both at home and around the globe.
Without warning David Rosenfelt: Years ago, murder struck Wilton, Maine, when Katie Sanford's husband was convicted of killing Jenny Robbins, wife of Chief of Police Jake Robbins, and then died himself in prison. Since its founding, Wilton has had a tradition of creating a time capsule every fifty years, and the storm unearthed the most recent capsule. As the editor of the local paper, Katie joins Chief Robbins to supervise its opening. Neither of them is prepared for the macabre set of predictions, dating back to months before Jenny's murder, that they find inside.
Last night at the Blue Angel Rebecca Rotert: It is the early 1960s, and Chicago is home to one of the country's most vibrant jazz scenes. Naomi Hill, a singer, has been poised on the brink of stardom for nearly ten years. Finally, her big break arrives. But success has come at enormous personal cost. No one knows this better than Sophia, her precocious ten-year-old daughter.
Landline Rainbow Rowell: Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. She still loves her husband, Neal, and he still loves her - but that almost seems besides the point now. Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family for Christmas, Georgie tells him that she can't go. She knows that Neal will be upset with her but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her. That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts…
A bridge too far Cornelius Ryan: On 17th September, the mightiest airborne force in history thundered over southern England en route to Arnhem. Cornelius Ryan presents an account of the tragic miscalculations at Arnhem resulting in over 17,000 British, Polish and Americans becoming casualties.
Moment of truth Lisa Scottoline: Attorney Jack Newlin comes home one evening to find his wife, Honor, dead on the floor of their elegant dining room. Determined to hide the real killer he stages the crime scene so that the evidence incriminates him and hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, a reluctant rookie by the name of Mary Di Nunzio, employed at the hot Philadelphia firm of Rosato and Associates.
All's well that ends well William Shakespeare: The young and virtuous physician's daughter Helena desperately loves Count Bertram, but he regards her as beneath his notice. When Helena cures the king of France of a mortal illness, he rewards her with Bertram's hand, but before their marriage can be consummated the count flees. To win her husband back again, Helena forms a daring and resourceful plan.
A midsummer night's dream William Shakespeare: When Oberon, King of the Fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? Meanwhile, a band of well-meaning but bungling local actors have their rehearsal sabotaged by the mischievous Puck. The result is a lively and anarchic comedy which can only be resolved by an elaborate disentangling of spells.
Othello William Shakespeare: This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of Shakespeare's most magnificent dramatic verse. Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness. Cunningly bending Othello to his own purposes, Iago persuades the Moor that Desdemona is unfaithful to him…
Cats can't shoot Clea Simon: When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there's been a cat shooting, she's furious. Animal brutality is the one that this tough animal psychic won't stand for, and in her role as a behaviourist, she's determined to care for the traumatized pet. But when Pru finds out that it was the cat who did the shooting — accidentally setting off a rare duelling pistol — she realizes something else is going on.
Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch Sally Bedell Smith: Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.
Countdown Natalie Standiford: With Amy and Dan still in pursuit of Pierce, Amy does something unthinkable that sends shockwaves through her family.
Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson: A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson: In a story of good and evil, a gentle doctor's experiment goes awry and he is transformed into a hideous monster at night.
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson: A treasure map where X marks the spot, a schooner set to sail, a one-legged seaman with a parrot on his shoulder, a boy whose bravery will be tested by murder, mutiny, and betrayal - Robert Louis Stevenson's well-loved tale is the ultimate swashbuckling adventure.
Wicked bugs : the louse that conquered Napoleon's army & other diabolical insects Amy Stewart: Amy Stewart follows her wildly successful national bestseller Wicked Plants with an investigation of the insects, worms, and spiders that have tormented humankind for centuries.
Brixton Beach Roma Tearne: Opening dramatically with the horrors of the 2005 London bombings, this is the profoundly moving story of a country on the brink of civil war and a child's struggle to come to terms with loss. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for?
The swimmer Roma Tearne: Forty-three year old Ria is used to being alone. That is, until she discovers Ben, a young illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka who has arrived in Norfolk via Moscow. Awaiting a decision on his asylum application, he is discovered by Ria as he takes a daily swim in the river close to her house. He is twenty years her junior and theirs is an unconventional but deeply moving romance, until tragedy occurs.
Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead in Potting on Chris Thompson: Pam and Gordon Grant are a couple at odds running a rural garden centre. While Pam still feels young and is determined to avoid the slippery slope into middle-age, Gordon seems keen to dive in — slippers first. Pam's ally at the garden centre is teenager Carol, a girl more than happy to speak her mind. If only, Gordon complains, there was something in her peroxide head apart from boob jobs, alco-pops, Johnny Depp and bronzed chests smothered in baby oil.
Can you forgive her? Anthony Trollope: The "her" of the title is a perverse young lady, Alice, who refuses to marry the man whom all agree is so eminently suitable. Alice is one of at least four women that Trollope presents, all of whom struggle to answer the question, "What should a woman do with her life?" The business of the men, and the political issues they address, seem to consist in keeping solvent, gaining a seat and an office in parliament, and sniffing out any parliamentary intrigues.
The Duke's children Anthony Trollope: Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own plans for them are very different from their desires.
The Eustace diamonds Anthony Trollope: Following the death of her husband Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the Eustace lawyers insist she give it up, and while her cousin Frank takes her side, her new lover Lord Fawn states that he will only marry her if the necklace is surrendered. As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie's truthfulness is thrown into doubt, and, in her desire to keep the jewels, she is driven to increasingly desperate acts.
Phineas redux Anthony Trollope: Phineas Finn returns to the dangerous world of Westminster politics. When his political rival is murdered, Phineas is thrown under suspicion and eventually finds himself standing trial at the Old Bailey. The situation is complicated by the presence of two women in his life: his old flame Lady Laura, whose estranged husband is determined to destroy Phineas's reputation, and the wealthy and enigmatic widow, Madame Max.
The Prime Minister Anthony Trollope: Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser's own wife, Lady Glencora. But when the interloper makes a socially advantageous marriage, Palliser must decide whether to stand by his wife's support for Lopez in a by-election or leave him to face exposure as a fortune-hunting adventurer.
20,000 leagues under the sea Jules Verne: A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Churchill and the king Kenneth Weisbrode: An analysis of the personal and professional relationship between George VI and Winston Churchill throughout World War II reveals how they tapped the strength of their considerable differences to navigate one of Great Britain's most turbulent eras.
That summer Lauren Willig: 2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-aunt, she assumes it's a joke. But when she arrives at Herne Hill to sort through the house with the help of her cousin Natasha and sexy antiques dealer Nicholas bits of memory start coming back. And then she discovers a pre-Raphaelite painting, hidden behind the false back of an old wardrobe, and a window onto the house's shrouded history begins to open.
Delilah Darling is on the stage Jeanne Willis: Delilah Darling - Queen Delilah from the Land of Far, Far Away to you - is desperate to play the part of the gingerbread man in the school play. So when Horrible Charlotte Griggs gets the part instead, Delilah is cross. But she soon discovers that there's lots of fun to be had playing the big, bad fox.
Grandad and John Jeanne Willis: With his dad out of the picture and his mum working full time, six-year-old John's grandad ends up looking after him most of the time. But John doesn't mind, he loves his grandad, even if they don't always see eye to eye. When it comes to the important things though, Grandad and John know just how to cheer each other up.
Little birds, big dreams Jeanne Willis: Rory and his penguin pals are in a panic! Their zoo might have to close if more people don't come to visit. So when the zookeeper installs penguin-cam, the determined birds decide to put on a talent show, starring a very daring stunt team.
Lofty and Eave Jeanne Willis: The whole summer at grumpy Grandma's house? Boring! But when George explores Grandma's attic he finds an exciting secret hidden among the moth-eaten clothes, family heirlooms and faded photographs. He finds the Goffins!
The rescue Jeanne Willis: Two baby penguins are missing and the rest of the City Zoo penguins set out across the zoo on a daring rescue mission. They hang with the monkeys, fish for clues in the aquarium and try not to get spotted by the leopard in a fast-paced adventure full of fun.
The snow beast Jeanne Willis: Rory and his pals have got their flippers in a flap! The swimming, singing, snowboarding penguins of City Zoo have got competition. There's a new arrival at the zoo and he's stealing all the limelight. But is Frosty the polar bear cub friend or foe?
The Caine mutiny court-martial Herman Wouk: This acclaimed WWII psychological courtroom drama was the sensation of 1954. The play portrays a mutiny of naval officers aboard the U.S.S. Caine whose suspicions concerning their captain's sanity lead to their rebellion and a subsequent court martial.
Mum's on the run Alexis Zegerman: Mum's on the Run follows the hectic life ("What life?") of single mum, Jen. Mother of two, Master of none - Jen seems to spend most of her time as an unpaid chauffeur to a 15-year-old teenage existentialist son, Toby, and a tonally challenged recorder-practising 11-year-old daughter, Felicity, whilst also coping with the jazz musician ex-husband, the fiercely competitive and annoying downstairs neighbour and a huge crush on her son's history teacher.

Downloadable e-books

Adventure time. The vampire queen: There are a lot of strange creatures in the Land of Ooo, but there's no one quite like Marceline, the Vampire Queen. First, she evicts Finn and Jake from their treehouse. Then she gets Finn to agree to be her henchman and obey her every command - even if the command is evil. Is this the queen of the damned or just a radical dame who's looking for a little fun?
An Amish garden : four Amish novellas: Rooted in love; Flowers for Rachael; Seeds of love; Where Healing Blooms. Four stories of love and gardening.
Awesome coconut milk recipes : tasty ways to bring coconuts from the palm tree to your plate: From massaman curry to creepy eyeball panna cotta, these recipes all have one thing in common: the use of coconut milk. This non-dairy milk has grown in popularity over the last few years thanks to its rich nutrients and delicious flavour.
Bear's boats : colors
Big noisy trucks and diggers: Caterpillar: Photographs and sound buttons present the sights and sounds of a construction site.
A brief history of the First World War : eyewitness accounts of the war to end all wars edited by Jon E. Lewis.: Even 100 years on from the First World War it haunts us still. These compelling eyewitness accounts - over 180 of them - of the War to End All Wars cover every facet of the war. There are contributions from all combatant nations, including the UK, USA, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Australia, Russia, Serbia, and India and the book includes a detailed timeline and maps.
The cabinet of curiosities : 40 tales brief & sinister by Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, Emma Trevayne ; illustrated in black-and-white by Alexander Jansson.: Forty eerie short tales, most of which were originally published on the blog of the same name, relate to an imaginary museum of creepy artefacts and are arranged into such thematic "drawers" as love, luck, song, and fairy tales.
Cartoons of World War II edited by Tony Husband.: In peacetime cartoonists are a diverse collection of individuals with their own styles and projects, but when the trumpets of war blow it is like unleashing the dogs of war. Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt and Mussolini were a gift for them and, as this collection shows, one they weren't about to turn down.
Classic tales of science fiction: Explore the origins of science fiction writing with these classic tales of strange new worlds and alien creatures. This special ebook bundle includes the science-fiction classics A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell, and "Mr. Spaceship" and "The Crystal Crypt" by Philip K. Dick.
The cocaine chronicles edited by Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon.: The Cocaine Chronicles joins The Speed Chronicles in launching Akashic's new anthology series styled after the Noir Series. Nothing to snort at, this ambitious anthology of jaw-grinding criminal behaviour is masterfully curated by acclaimed authors Phillips and Tervalon.
Crochet one-skein wonders : 01 projects from crocheters around the world edited by Judith Durant & Edie Eckman: Discover the possibilities of a single skein of yarn! This book of more than 100 crochet patterns is organized by fibre weight, so you can quickly find the best projects to turn your orphan skeins into charming treasures.
Epic : legends of fantasy edited by John Joseph Adams.: There is a sickness in the land. Prophets tell of the fall of empires, the rise of champions. Great beasts stir in vaults beneath the hills, beneath the waves. Armies mass. Gods walk. The world will be torn asunder. Epic fantasy is storytelling at its biggest and best. Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams (Wastelands, The Living Dead) brings you seventeen tales by today's leading authors of epic fantasy.
Hello, farm : animals
Icons of England edited by Bill Bryson.: This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies.
Let's go to the beach: Let's Go to the Beach provides twenty activities and games for children to play on the sand and even ideas for beach art projects!
The mammoth book of travel in dangerous places edited by John Keay: The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Acclaimed travel historian John Keay introduces this selection of the best of their first-hand narratives and includes the experiences of four remarkable twentieth-century explorers.
Martha Stewart's cakes : our first-ever book of bundts, loaves, layers, coffee cakes, and more from the editors of Martha Stewart Living.: A one-stop resource for cakes — birthday, chocolate, coffee, Bundt, upside-down, loaf, and more.
OxCrimes introduced by Ian Rankin ; edited by Mark Ellingham and Peter Florence.: For 2014, Oxfam and Profile have turned to crime in order to raise a further 200,000 for Oxfam's work. OxCrimes is introduced by Ian Rankin and has been curated by Peter Florence, director of Hay Festival, where it will be launched in May. The stellar cast of contributors include Mark Billingham, Alexander McCall Smith, Anthony Horowitz, Sophie Hannah, Peter James, Adrian McKinty, Denise Mina, SJ Parris and a host of other compelling suspects.
A passionate temperament: The Substitute Countess: Jack Worth lives a life of roguish adventure, money-making schemes and ever-changing women… until he inherits a title and estate - but without the riches. Distant cousin Laurel is the unwitting heir to all the money.
A Stranger's Touch: When Morwenna Morgan defies her brother's orders and rescues a shipwrecked victim from the Cornish beach, she doesn't expect an instant attraction to the injured stranger.
Puppy's friends: Puppy loves her friends whether they are big, little, fast, or slow. Learn about opposites while visiting each of Puppy's friends.
Read & think French: Read & Think French is your ticket to building key French language skills. This book features 100-plus engaging, easy-to-read articles written by native French-speakers.
Read & think Spanish: Build a rich Spanish vocabulary without the burden of boring repetition or tedious memorization with Read & Think Spanish. In this audio package, you will find more than 100 intriguing articles written in Spanish about the enchanting diversity of Latino culture.
Rogues edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.: A thrilling collection of 21 original stories by an all-star list of contributors — including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin, chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire Ice and Fire saga.
Seeing further : the story of science & the Royal Society edited & introduced by Bill Bryson ; contributing editor, Jon Turney.: Since its birth, the Royal Society has pioneered scientific exploration and discovery. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle, Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, John Locke, Alexander Fleming - all were fellows. The Royal Society continues to do today what it set out to do all those years ago. Truly international in its outlook, it has created modern science. 'Seeing Further' celebrates its momentous history and achievements, bringing together the very best of science writing.
Spoken from the front : real voices from the Battlefields of Afghanistan edited by Andy McNab.: Spoken from the Front is the story of the Afghan Campaign, told for the first time in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. From their action-packed, dramatic, moving and often humourous testimonies in interviews, diaries, letters and emails written to family, friends and loved ones, emerges a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare up close and extremely personal. It is as close to the real thing as you can get.
Street food around the world : an encyclopedia of food and culture Bruce Kraig and Colleen Taylor Sen, editors.: Simple street foods like hot dogs, tacos, and dumplings hold worldwide appeal. In this encyclopedia, two experienced world travellers and numerous contributors provide a fascinating worldwide survey of street foods and recipes to document the importance of casual cuisine to every culture, covering everything from dumplings to hot dogs and kebabs to tacos.
Thinker, failure, soldier, jailer : an anthology of great lives in 365 days The Telegraph ; edited by Harry de Quetteville.: The Telegraph's obituaries pages are renowned for their quality of writing and capacity to distil the essence of a life from its most extraordinary moments. A unique mix of heroism, ingenuity, infamy and the bizarre, Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer collects the very best of those obituaries to present an endlessly absorbing compendium of human endeavour.
War stories edited by Sebastian Faulks and Jorg Hensgen.: In this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks and Jorg Hensgen have collected the best fiction about war in the twentieth century.
Whooo are you : alphabet
A world of great fiction: A sampler containing extracts from the very best fiction from around the world, from million copy international bestsellers to the most exciting debut fiction in 2013.
Half a king Joe Abercrombie: "I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath." Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand. But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi finds his path may end as it began - in twists, and traps, and tragedy.
Written in blood : a cultural history of the British vampire Paul Adams: In this thought-provoking book, illustrated with many never before seen photographs and drawing on extensive original research, paranormal historian Paul Adams explores the history of British vampirism in both fact and fiction; a modern guide where every page is truly written in blood…
Maya Angelou : a biography of an award-winning poet and civil rights activist Donna Brown Agins
The Sobo cookbook : recipes from the Tofino restaurant at the end of the Canadian road Lisa Ahier: Sobo (Sophisticated Bohemian) started out in 2003 as a purple food truck in the parking lot behind a surf shop, way before food trucks were cool. It attracted rave reviews from food media across North America, with the likes of "Saveur" magazine calling it: "perhaps the most exciting lunch stand in North America." The back of the staff's t-shirts read: "Quite possibly the second best thing you can do in a parking lot" - and that same fun, authentic West Coast vibe weaves throughout the stories and recipes in this book.
Let's play 1972- Alborozo: Good morning children! Are you ready to learn about the orchestra? From the tinkling tones of the tiny piccolo to the majesty of the grand piano or the deep rumblings of the mighty tuba this book celebrates the sounds made by the players in an orchestra.
Lucy and the bully Claire Alexander: Lucy is good at drawing and making things at school. But there's a bully at school, and he's very mean to Lucy. She can't tell anyone the bully rips her books and breaks her things, because he told her not to - or else! Now every day she comes home scared and sad. What can Lucy do? And who can Lucy tell?
A beauty so rare Tamera Alexander: Eleanor's practical plans for the new home for Civil War widows and orphans at Belmont Mansion, in Nashville, conflict with architect Marcus' artistic vision. Will they ever manage to find common ground?
Beyond this moment Tamera Alexander: Sheriff James McPherson was eager to hire a schoolteacher, but Dr. Molly Whitcomb isn't what he expected. His instincts about people — which rarely miss the mark — tell him she's hiding something. And when Molly's secret is revealed, her reinvented life begins to unravel. What's more, she risks losing her newfound relationship with the sheriff and her renewed faith in God.
From a distance Tamera Alexander: Determined to establish herself as a photojournalist, Elizabeth Westbrook travels from Washington, D.C., to Timber Ridge, Colorado. But when one of her pictures is used as evidence in a murder trial, she finds her life in peril. Meeting Confederate sharpshooter Daniel Ranslett teaches Elizabeth something surprising about herself — but what she learns about Daniel is life changing!
The inheritance Tamera Alexander: McKenna Ashford moves west with her rebellious younger brother Robert. U.S. Marshall Wyatt Caradon's well-meant attempt to help the young man brings him face-to-face with the one situation he never wanted to encounter — and the one woman who holds the key to helping him find his future.
A lasting impression Tamera Alexander: After an unwanted past, Claire strives to create something that will last as an artist among Nashville's elite society in the 1860s.
Remembered Tamera Alexander: Third in the series, Fountain Creek Chronicles, about valiant women settlers in Colorado.
Revealed Tamera Alexander: Annabelle Grayson has been given a second chance at life, but she can't claim it with the cloud of her past hanging over her in Willow Springs. After her husband dies, she advertises for a trail guide to accompany her to land waiting for her in Idaho — and a most unlikely candidate applies for the job. Matthew Taylor is a man on the run, with consequences of past mistakes pursuing him at every turn. Meeting Annabelle Grayson the first time was unpleasant enough, but when she crosses his path again, her presence in his life — and what she reveals — is devastating.
To whisper her name Tamera Alexander: Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, gratefully accepts an invitation from Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a Southern man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.
Within my heart Tamera Alexander: Widow Rachel Boyd, struggling to keep her ranch afloat and raise her two young sons, squelches any feelings she might have for Rand Brookston, Timber Ridge's physician and reluctant veterinarian. But when she's courted by a wealthy client of the local resort, she faces a choice: self-sufficiency and security or the risk inherent in the deepest of loves.
Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven Sherman Alexie: In this darkly comic short story collection, Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, brilliantly weaves memory, fantasy, and stark realism to paint a complex, grimly ironic portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. These twenty-two interlinked tales are narrated by characters raised on humiliation and government-issue cheese, and yet are filled with passion and affection, myth and dream.
17 first kisses Rachael Allen: In this incandescent page-turner, sixteen-year-old Claire learns the unfortunate truth that sometimes a girl has to kiss a lot of frogs … No matter how many boys Claire kisses, she can't seem to find a decent boyfriend - someone who isn't afraid of her family's tragic past or her own aspirations for the future … until she meets Luke.
In the devil's garden : a sinful history of forbidden food Stewart Lee Allen: Among the foods thought to encourage lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato), wormed its way over pastas and into catsup. English Protestants claimed that consuming potatoes induced idleness, particularly in the Irish, who soon adopted it as a staple of their diet. Yet their productivity and population growth was stunted only by the great potato famine of the 1840s. Filled with incredible history and bolstered by the author's travels to many of these exotic locales, In the Devil's Garden also features mouth-watering "forbidden" recipes from Adafinia with Matzo to the Virgin's Nipple … showing just how much fun being bad can be.
The devil's cup : coffee, the driving force in history Stewart Lee Allen: A self-appointed social anthropologist of coffee, Stewart Lee Allen has written the definitive account of caffeine's impact on humankind. Beginning in Ethiopia where he sails a dhow along the same route that carried the first beans to Yemen 1500 years ago, Allen travels the world on his mission to prove his theory that coffee is the driving force in history. Refreshingly lateral, superbly researched and in itself an extraordinary journey, The Devil's Cup does for lassitude what Dava Sobel did for longitude.
Ship of gold Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar: In 1945, the U.S. submarine Tigerfish mistakenly torpedoed and sank a Japanese cargo ship. Some thirty years later, the commander of the Tigerfish is murdered in Washington. As the CIA launches its investigation into his death, a race to raise the ship and recover its treasure begins, which mounts to an international incident involving the U.S., China, the Soviet Union and Japan.
I heart my little a-holes : a bunch of holy-crap moments no one ever told you about parenting Karen Alpert: Karen Alpert shares stories, lists, and deep thoughts on the pleasant and unpleasant surprises of raising children. Underneath her snarky (but hilariously true!) comments, it's obvious she loves her children — when they're not being poopie trolls….
The dissolute duke Sophia James, Anne Herries, Anne Herries: With a name synonymous with sin and debauchery, no one is more surprised than Taylen Ellesmere, Duke of Alderworth, when he finds himself forced to marry! But before the ink is dry on the register he turns his back on this sham of a marriage and leaves. Three years later, having barely survived the scandal, Lady Lucinda's husband returns with an offer she can't refuse. And in exchange? Their wedding night!
Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson
Roberto Bolano's fiction Chris Andrews: Since the publication of The Savage Detectives in 2007, the work of Roberto Bolano has achieved an acclaim rarely enjoyed in contemporary fiction. Chris Andrews, a leading translator of Bolano's work into English, explores the singular achievements of the author's oeuvre, engaging with its distinct style and key thematic concerns, incorporating his novels and stories into the larger history of Latin American and global literary fiction.
Silent blade Ilona Andrews: On Meli Galdes' home planet, the struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport — in business and on the battlefield. For years her lethal skills have been a valuable asset in advancing her family's interests. She's more than earned her right to retire, but her kinsmen have one last favour to ask. Kill the man who ruined her life.
Olive odyssey : searching for the secrets of the fruit that seduced the world Julie Angus: When Julie Angus visits her relatives in Syria, where they continue a centuries-old tradition of making olive oil, she understands that the olive is at the very core of who they are. Her curiosity piqued, she begins to wonder about the origins and history of this fruit that has meant so much to them. Angus, her husband, and their ten-month-old son embark on a Mediterranean voyage to retrace the route of the Phoenicians and discover who ate the first olive and learned to make oil from it, why it became such an influential commodity for many of the greatest civilizations, and how it expanded from its earliest roots in the Middle East.
The fall of a saint, Mishap marriage, & The rebel captain's Royalist bride Christine Merrill ; Helen Dickson ; Anne Herries.: The Fall of a Saint. Honourable, handsome Michael Poole, Duke of St. Aldric, has earned his nickname 'The Saint'. But the ton would shudder if they knew the truth - that this saint has turned sinner! With fallen governess Madeline Cranston carrying his heir, St. Aldric looks for redemption through a marriage of convenience. But Madeline is far from a dutiful duchess, and is soon indulging in the most sinful of thoughts… as his new wife vows to make him pay for his past.
The Memory Man Lisa Appignanesi
Paris Requiem Lisa Appignanesi
Cursed Jennifer L. Armentrout: After a fatal car accident, Ember McWilliams' gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he's a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she's more than interested. There's just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has sinister reasons for collecting children.
Opal Jennifer L. Armentrout: Daemon and Katy cross paths with a secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but the two truth-seekers won't turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter their worlds forever.
White hot kiss Jennifer L. Armentrout: Seventeen year old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. Then she meets Roth, a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to, especially when that whole no kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul.
A brilliant little operation : the Cockleshell heroes and the most courageous raid of WW2 Paddy Ashdown: The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. The real truth, he discovers a deplorable tale of Whitehall rivalry and breakdowns in communication serves only to make the achievements of the 'Cockleshell' heroes all the more heroic.
The cruel victory : the French Resistance and the Battle for the Vercors, 1944 Paddy Ashdown: From the bestselling and prize-winning author of 'A Brilliant Little Operation' comes the long neglected D-Day story of the largest action by the French Resistance during WWII, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Long overlooked by English language histories, this magnificent book sets the story in the context of D-Day, the muddle of politics and many misjudgements of D-Day planners in both London and Algiers, and - most importantly - it gives voice to the many Maquisards fighters who fought to gain a voice in their country's future.
A fortunate life : the autobiography of Paddy Ashdown Paddy Ashdown: This is the autobiography of an old-fashioned man of action, an adventurer to be compared more readily to Fitzroy Maclean than David Steel. Ashdown's years as MP for Yeovil and leader of the Liberal Democrats pale alongside his time as a Royal Marine Commando, in the Special Boat Squadron, as a spy, on military service in Northern Ireland and Indonesia, and then subsequently — perhaps his finest and most heroic role, as the UN's High representative in war-torn Bosnia.
Feet in the clouds : a tale of fell-running and obsession Richard Askwith: The concept of fell running is simple: a long-distance race that includes running up and down several tall mountains. In this book Richard Askwith explores the world of fell-running in the only legitimate way: by donning his Ron Hill vest and studded shoes and spending a season running.
The Midas murders Pieter Aspe ; translated by Brian Doyle.: Despite his pressing personal problems including the bank's threat to foreclose on his house Van In suddenly faces some even more urgent police work: finding out who murdered a prominent German travel executive and who bombed the statue of beloved Flemish poet Guido Gezelle. Both are high-priority cases in the tourist-dependent medieval municipality. Between hangovers, mood swings, and other distractions, Van In starts to connect the dots of a vast conspiracy.
The square of revenge Pieter Aspe ; translated by Brian Doyle.: When the wealthy and powerful Ludovic Degroof's jewellery store is broken into, nothing is stolen, but the jewels have been dissolved in jars of aqua regia and in the empty safe is a scrap of paper on which a strange square has been drawn. When Degroof's offspring also receive letters with this same square, Van In and the beautiful new DA Hannelore Martens find themselves unravelling a complex web of enigmatic Latin phrase and a baroness' fallen family and Degroof's relationship with a hostage grandchild, ransomed for a priceless collection of art.
Whirlwind Asphyxia: In this third magnificent adventure for Martha Grimstone, Martha decides to use her fledgling magic to control a whirlwind, but she ends up with too many rabbits instead. Can she find a way to turn the rabbit fur into something useful?
Social suppers Jason Atherton: More than 100 recipes make up this stunning yet eminently approachable collection of suppers from Jason Atherton: perfect meals to share with friends and family.
Noodle! : 100 amazing authentic recipes MiMi Aye: Popular food blogger and veteran noodle eater MiMi Aye celebrates the addictive power of the noodle in this wonderful collection of 100 authentic recipes from around the world.
The perfect pet Meredith Badger: They have done a lot of hard things to show they're ready for one. They've eaten an extra bowl of ice-cream every day, cleaned their teeth while hopping on one foot, and done a very good job of making a mess. But can they agree on which pet would be best?
Day of doom David G. Baldacci: It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister Amy began a global treasure hunt, determined to bring back whatever Vesper One needed, so long as it kept the hostages safe.
Silence Once Begun Jesse Ball
Casting Off Emma Bamford
The girl from Hard Times Hill Emma Barnes: When Megan's father finally returns from Occupied Germany in the years following World War II, she should be pleased - shouldn't she? But she hardly knows her father, and his arrival means moving out of Nana's house into the city. Can Megan adapt to her new life, and take advantage of a changing Britain?
Good morning paleo : more than 150 easy favorites to start your day, gluten-and grain-free Jane Barthelemy: Jane Barthelemy, the author of Paleo Desserts, has whipped up more than 150 healthy, luscious, low-carb breakfast replacements free of gluten, grain, dairy, and refined sugar.
The Disappearance Boy Neil Bartlett
Subway love Nora Raleigh Baskin: Struggling with her parent's divorce, Laura is unable to forget a boy she sees on a subway platform across from her, a photographer who is also wondering if he will ever see her again.
Miss Masala : real Indian cooking for busy living Mallika Basu: Cookery goddess and girl about town Mallika Basu reveals her secrets for cooking gorgeous Indian food in this highly covetable book, inspired by her blog. This is real Indian cooking for busy city living!
Gus, the Pilgrim turkey Teresa Bateman: Gus the turkey has loved growing up on a farm, but when the other animals tell him he will soon become Thanksgiving dinner, he decides to go south to find a place of safety.
The Madonna on the Moon Rolf Bauerdick
Moonseed Stephen Baxter: Transported to Earth by Apollo astronaut Jays Malone in 1972, a single shard of bedrock from the Moon contains within its innocuous-looking shell the power to destroy worlds. Baxter's stunning story is one of disaster, desperate measures and damage limitation, forcing humanity to an excess of ingenuity and courage.
Phase space : stories from the Manifold and elsewhere Stephen Baxter
Titan Stephen Baxter: Paula Benacerraf, grandmother and astronaut, is appointed to oversee the dismantling of the Shuttle fleet after another Challenger-type disaster. Instead, she listens to the oddball JPL scientist Rosenberg, who is determined to explore the ammonia-based life Cassini discovers on Titan. Using NASA's rusting Saturn rockets, mothballed Apollos and remaining Shuttles, frail humans are hurled, in the face of violent opposition from the military, to the edge of the Solar System. To the edge, also, of sanity.
Voyage Stephen Baxter: After the Moon, Mars? What if John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt and developed the space programme?
The desirable duchess M. C. Beaton: Lovely Alice Lacey was a true incomparable, and her marriage to the Duke of Ferrant was the event of the season. Almost no one realized, however, that Alice was secretly in love with someone else — or that she had confided her feelings to a clever talking mynah bird who announces these intimacies at the moment of the couple's wedding.
The flirt M. C. Beaton: Tongues were set wagging when Elizabeth Markham's glamorous young parents were killed. Forced to live with her cruel, miserly uncle Julius, Elizabeth was forbidden to participate in the season's festivities. Elizabeth realized that marriage was her only escape, and she decided on a daring plan: she would trick her way into the Duke of Dunster's exclusive house party.
The French affair M. C. Beaton: The lovely young widow, Lady Charteris (Delphine to her friends), had agreed to abide by her parents' wishes and marry the Comte Saint Pierre. But when Delphine saw Jules Saint Pierre, she got the shock of her life. He was the same man she had seen juggling in the streets at a local fair. What was he doing as the Comte Saint Pierre? Was he posing? Had she made some terrible mistake?
The glitter and the gold M. C. Beaton: Fanny and her groom had been tricked. Parents on both sides, had decided to recoup their families' losses by marrying their children to the progeny of a wealthier neighbour. The joke was on them, however, when it was found that neither family had a penny to its name.
A governess of distinction M. C. Beaton: Lord Percy Hunterdon despaired: he had inherited a Gothic horror of an estate along with a pair of fifteen-year-old brats to marry off. When Jean Morrison spied Lord Percy's advertisement, dreams of an unmarried viscount and a magnificent castle danced in her head. Her dream burst apart at the seams immediately when she encountered dank, dirty Trelawney Castle and encountered for the first time the evil dispositions of her new charges.
A Highland Christmas M. C. Beaton: In the dark, wintry highlands of Lochdubh, Scotland, where the local Calvinist element resists the secular trimmings of Christmas, the spirit of Old St. Nick is about as welcome as a flat tire on a deserted road. Nor is crime taking a holiday, as Constable Hamish Macbeth soon finds himself protecting an unhappy girl, unlocking the secrets of a frightened old woman, and retrieving some stolen holiday goods.
Lessons in love M. C. Beaton: Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls - until he met Captain Mark Chamfrey who, having been once cheated, would not be made a fool of again and promptly kidnapped ten-year-old Lucinda for ransom. But, when Chamfrey thought better of it and returned the girl, Esmond nonetheless exacted his own price: Chamfrey could redeem himself and save his skin by marrying his little victim nine years hence, just time enough for Chamfrey to inherit a title and fortune. Lucinda's father could not have foreseen what a beauty Lucinda would become, nor that Chamfrey, a newly made Marquess, would actually welcome the fulfilment of what was supposed to be his punishment.
The Marquis takes a bride M. C. Beaton: Miss Jennie Bemyss was in a position that any intelligent young lady would envy. The wealthy, worldly Marquis of Charrington proposed a marriage of convenience and at the same time, handsome charming Guy Chalmers, whom Jennie had loved since childhood, proposed to aid her in enjoying her freedom to the fullest. Why, then, did she feel so confused?
Miss Fiona's fancy M. C. Beaton: The Misses Penelope Yarwood, Euphemia Perkins, and Letitia Helmsdale all smugly informed her that the Marquess of Cleveden was at once the most eligible and the most elusive catch in the London marriage mart, and a newcomer like Fiona didn't stand a ghost of a chance of having him look at her twice. That was all that fiery-tempered Fiona needed to hear, and she bet that she would snare the maddeningly elusive marquess before the season's end.
My dear duchess M. C. Beaton: Handsome, dashing Henry Wright, the Duke of Westerland, needed a wife in a desperately short period of time or lose the legacy he so desperately desired. Miss Frederica Sayers needed a husband just as much as Henry Wright needed a wife. Marriage was clearly the answer for both of them - until the duke discovered he had a duchess he could not tame and the duchess found that she would rather lose her spotless reputation than lose the duke to another beautiful woman who was everything she was not.
The paper princess M. C. Beaton: London was all on edge and astir to have in its midst the exquisite Princess Felicity of Brasnia. What scandal would ensue should society discover that the bejewelled heir to a royal throne was in truth Miss Felicity Channing of Cornwall, fleeing a match she did not want and that had been arranged by her conniving stepfather.
Regency gold M. C. Beaton: With little to live on but her romantic daydreams Jean Lindsay lived a rather dismal life with her nasty, drunken uncle until news of her unexpected inheritance spread. Suddenly her worn dresses became "quaint", and her forthright manner turned magically to "charming", but to Jean's horror, someone wanted her dead!
The savage marquess M. C. Beaton: Certainly the two should never have met. The handsome, wealthy Marquess of Rockingham was the most notorious man in London, as infamous for his violent temper as he was for his intemperate ways. Miss Lucinda Westerville was a country vicar's daughter, as innocent as she was lovely and as proper as a young lady could possibly be. Yet when this improbably matched pair met at a glittering social ball they had struck the dubious bargain to become man and wife - in name only.
The scandalous marriage M. C. Beaton: As far as matrimonial prospects were concerned, Lucy Bliss was told she'd make an excellent clergyman's wife. Her mother, however, had loftier aspirations for her lovely younger sister Belinda. Belinda would marry a duke. More specifically, the Duke of Wardshire. Lucy was truly horrified. No matter, Lucy vowed to go to any lengths to protect her sister, even if her mission should take her into the very arms of the devilish duke himself.
The sins of Lady Dacey M. C. Beaton: The local society could only speculate how a pair of turtledoves would cope as the guests of the scandalous Lady Dacey. Surely she would attempt to corrupt them - an act that both Pamela Perryworth and Honoraria Goodham would see as welcome entertainment in their rigid, joyless lives.
Those endearing young charms M. C. Beaton: After ten long years, the Earl of Devenham had returned to wed Mary Anstey, only to find that their feelings for each other had cooled off considerably. Nevertheless, they both put on bright faces for the benefit of family and friends. But Mary's younger sister Emily saw through their masquerade. She would sacrifice anything rather than see her retiring sister married to the now haughty earl.
To dream of love M. C. Beaton: Must one sister suffer in poverty while the other sister lives in the lap of luxury? This question plagued Harriet Clifton incessantly. Inviting herself to her widowed sister Cordelia's posh London townhouse for the season was surely the only way to meet a suitable partner - as well as to escape draughty old Pringle House forever.
The viscount's revenge M. C. Beaton: The handsome but arrogant Lord Charles Hawksborough desperately wanted to catch the infernally insolent thief who had held him up at pistol point on the King's Highway and ridden off with his family's inheritance and jewels. Hawksborough just as desperately tried not to want the piquant and penniless Miss Amanda Colby when this young lady and her twin brother came to stay at his London townhouse at the height of the social season.
The Westerby inheritance M. C. Beaton: Lady Jane Lovelace has conceived the idea of approaching the most notorious man about town, Lord Charles Welbourne, with a most unique proposition. But when he counters her offer with a condition that he thinks will halt her impudence, much to the surprise of both, she accepts.
Little boy with a big horn Jack Bechdolt ; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino.: Poor Ollie! All he wants is to practise playing his big bass horn, but his family and neighbours can't take the noise. So off Ollie goes in a rowboat to practise offshore.
Olive oil and white bread : a romance Georgia Beers: Angie Righetti is the daughter of a sprawling but close-knit Italian-American family. She's out and they're proud. Jillian Clark's family is the white bread to Angie's olive oil. Stoic and emotionally buttoned up, they don't want to think about Jillian's sexuality. In 1988 they move in together, and for 23 years life happens: they change jobs, buy a house, get a dog.
Updike Adam Begley: In this eye-opening, authoritative biography, Adam Begley offers a captivating portrait of John Updike, the author who saw himself as a literary spy in small-town and suburban America, and who dedicated himself to the task of transcribing "middleness with all its grits, bumps, and anonymities." Candid, intimate, and utterly absorbing.
Ordinary life : stories Elizabeth Berg: Exploring diverse facets of women's lives, a collection of short fiction reflects on seemingly ordinary and insignificant moments in life when events and memories come together to create a sense of wholeness and understanding.
The God Instinct Jesse Bering
Emotional vampires : dealing with people who drain you dry Albert J. Bernstein: Protect yourself from people who take undue advantage and suck the energy out of your life.
Striker Michelle Betham: Amber Sullivan is an ambitious, beautiful and feisty sports reporter for a local TV news programme. With an ex-professional soccer player for a father, she's grown up in and around the world of premiership football, and boy does she know better than to get mixed up with the men who play the game. Footballer's Wives meets Jackie Collins in this sizzling scorcher of a summer read!
Victoria Line ; Central Line Maeve Binchy: A collection of twenty-two short stories. Millions of people travel on London's tube every day, yet we usually give our fellow passengers only a cursory glance. But each one of these nameless passengers has their own story to tell.
The most dangerous book : the battle for James Joyce's Ulysses Kevin Birmingham: James Joyce's big blue book, Ulysses, ushered in the modernist era and changed the novel for all time. But the genius of Ulysses was also its danger: it omitted absolutely nothing. Joyce, along with some of the most important publishers and writers of his era, had to fight for years to win the freedom to publish it. The Most Dangerous Book tells the remarkable story surrounding Ulysses, from the first stirrings of Joyce's inspiration in 1904 to its landmark federal obscenity trial in 1933.
All I want is you Toni Blake: Sometimes you have to create your own destiny … Christy Knight grew up in Destiny, Ohio, but lately she feels that her future lies elsewhere. Her parents are gone and the beautiful jewellery she creates doesn't pay the bills. Maybe it's time for Christy to grow up and find a guy who's smart, sexy, and solvent.
The spy catchers of Maple Hill Megan Frazer Blakemore: Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumours that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervour of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined.
Pre-algebra demystified Allan G. Bluman: This is a self-teaching guide to basic arithmetic, covering whole numbers, fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, basic algebra, basic geometry, basic statistics and probability.
The dead place Stephen Booth: The anonymous caller who taunts the Derbyshire Police with talk of an imminent killing could be just another hoaxer. But after listening to the voice Detective Diane Fry is certain she's dealing with a killer. And it may already be too late to save the next victim.
Dying to sin Stephen Booth: For decades, Pity Wood Farm has been a source of employment for poor workers passing through Rakedale, migrants with lives as abject as the labour they sought. But now it seems a far worse fate may have befallen some of them. Routine building work at the farm has unearthed a grisly discovery: a human hand preserved in clay. In a case as cold as the ground, Cooper finds himself drawn to a desperate theory: that somewhere, there lies a third body which holds the key to these dreadful crimes.
The kill call Stephen Booth: On a rain-swept Derbyshire moor, hounds from the local foxhunt find the body of a well-dressed man whose head has been crushed. Yet an anonymous caller reports the same body lying half a mile away. Called in to investigate the discovery, detectives DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper become entangled in the violent world of hunting and hunt saboteurs, horse theft and a little-known sector of the meat trade.
Lost river Stephen Booth: May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl among crowds of visitors in the tourist hotspot of Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Neilds, the dead girl's family.
One last breath Stephen Booth: The vast labyrinth of caverns, passages and subterranean rivers beneath the Peak District are a major tourist attraction. But this summer not all the darkness is underground, and not all the devils are folk legends. Mingling with the holidaymakers is a convicted killer, bent on revenge.
Scared to live Stephen Booth: It was an ordinary house fire with tragic consequences: a wife and two children dead. But then for DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper, the ordinary always means trouble - trouble like a bereaved family living in fear, trouble like the shocking assassination of an elderly woman living alone in a quiet Peak District village. What could be the motive for inflicting such violence on harmless victims?
Higgins Hole Kevin Boreen: Jumping conch shells! Have I got a tale for you!" So begins the account of the battle for Higgins Hole by its most noble historian and poet laureate, Petronius the seahorse.
Guests of the Ayatollah : the Iran Hostage Crisis : the first battle in America's war with militant Islam Mark Bowden: A chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. Bowden takes us inside the hostages' cells and inside the Oval Office for meetings with President Carter and his exhausted team. We travel to international capitals where shadowy figures held clandestine negotiations, and to the deserts of Iran, where a courageous, desperate attempt to rescue the hostages exploded into tragic failure.
Animal Madness Laurel Braitman
How to do everything : Windows 8 Mary Branscombe, Simon Bisson, Eric Butow.: Covers the features and functions of Microsoft Windows 8, including such topics as the user interface, the homegroup, using built-in apps, connecting to social networks, viewing and managing photographs, and customization.
The penultimate chance saloon Simon Brett: Soul searching was an unfamiliar exercise to Bill Stratton, and he found it intriguing as well as painful. He hadn't had much occasion for it in his life, given that he was fairly shallow, but then, on the verge of his 60th birthday, his wife told him she was leaving him for another man. This all came as a bit of a shock to Bill.
Dealing with people you can't stand : how to bring out the best in people at their worst Rick Brinkman, Rick Kirschner: Unfortunately, as the world becomes smaller and time more compressed, new difficult people are being made all the time. So Kirschner and Brinkman have updated their global bestseller to help you wring positive results from even the most twisted interactions you're likely to experience today.
Gluten-Free Family Favorites Kelli Bronski
Debbie Brown's 50 easy party cakes Debbie Brown: With a cake design to suit the wishes of any child, from animals to boats, castles and characters, Debbie Brown's 50 Easy Party Cakes is a fuss-free guide to creating a fun and delicious centrepiece.
Enchanting Magical Cakes Debbie. Brown
The making of a rag doll : design and sew modern heirlooms Jess Brown: With cameos on Fashion Week runways and in designer store windows, the starry-eyed Jess Brown rag doll has captured the hearts of many. In this book, Brown shares her sought-after doll pattern for the first time and shows how to sew, customize, and accessorize each doll for a true modern heirloom.
At home : a short history of private life Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. And that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which we live.
Bill Bryson's African diary Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, a charity which works with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Travelling around the country, Bryson casts his eye on a continent new to him, and writes a diary with wry observation and curious insight.
Down under Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson had imagined Australia as a kind of southern California. What greeted him was something rather different: Australia is the world's sixth largest country and the only island that is also a continent. It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents, and still teems with life — a large proportion of it quite deadly.
The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the fifties. Like millions of his generation, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around the house wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel round his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing evildoers (in his head) as The Thunderbolt Kid.
The lost continent : travels in small town America Bill Bryson: An account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. Instead he finds a continent that is doubly lost: lost to itself because it is blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; and lost to him because he has become a foreigner in his own country.
Made in America Bill Bryson: In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
Neither here nor there : travels in Europe Bill Bryson: Having seen Europe with a rucksack 20 years earlier, Bill Bryson decides to make a sentimental return. An incisive, honest and funny portrait of modern Europe.
Notes from a big country Bill Bryson: From perfectly formed potatoes to adulterous US presidents, and from domestic upsets to millennial fever, Bill Bryson just cannot resist airing his opinions and standing up for his (mostly) law-abiding fellow American citizens. But of course after twenty years in England, he is now back on the other side of the pond, and is obviously having a little trouble finding his true American self again. After vigorous exercise on the Appalachian Trail comes this edited collection of Bryson's most splenetic comic pieces culled from his humourous regular column in the Mail on Sunday.
Notes from a small island Bill Bryson: After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a few years. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and Gardeners' Question Time.
A short history of nearly everything Bill Bryson: Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.
A walk in the woods Bill Bryson: The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes and Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you'll find.
The red staircase Gwendoline Butler: St Petersburg, 1912. Rose Gowrie is a Scottish girl with a mysterious gift for healing who is hired into the aristocratic household of Dolly Denisov, supposedly as a companion for the youthful Ariadne Denisov. But Rose gets more than she bargains for when she is called upon to cure the aged Princess who lives at the top of the Red Staircase, and the frail young Tsarevitch…
Perdita Paula. Byrne
The butterfly and the violin : a hidden masterpiece novel Kristy Cambron: Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her desire for distraction reignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl - a painting of a young violinist with piercing blue eyes. In her search for the painting, Sera crosses paths with William Hanover, the grandson of a wealthy California real estate mogul, who may be the key to uncovering the hidden masterpiece.
Fold Tom Campbell
The Planner Tom Campbell
Last of the wilds Trudi Canavan: In the wake of the first battle between the Circlians and Pentadrians, Auraya finds herself attempting to heal the breach between the dreamweavers and the priests and priestesses. But while her days are filled with healing, her sleep brings terrible nightmares that are only salved by the appearance in her dreams of the god Chaia.
Voice of the gods Trudi Canavan: The Pentadrians, frustrated by their defeat at the hands of the Circlians, plot and scheme to bring down their enemies by means other than direct conflict.
Virtual afterlives : grieving the dead in the twenty-first century Candi K. Cann: For millennia, the rituals of death and remembrance have been fixed by time and location, but in the twenty-first century, grieving has become a virtual phenomenon. Virtual Afterlives investigates emerging popular bereavement traditions.
Searching for Sky Jillian Cantor: On her sixteenth birthday, Sky and River, the boy with whom she has shared Island since she was a toddler, are "rescued" and taken to California, where Sky is separated from River, forced to live with a grandmother she has just met, and learn new rules for survival.
Second-chance seduction Kate Carlisle: Connor MacLaren never forgave Maggie Jameson for leaving him. Ten years later, his former sweetheart's back in their California town, desperate for his help. And he knows just how to get her out of his system once and for all…
Lion heart Justin Cartwright: Richie Cathar's father, Alaric, was a renaissance man: an intellectual, explorer, archaeologist and historian, but also a man of the sixties: a fantasist, absentee parent and drug abuser. Now Richie, thirty something, is following his father's trail to the Holy Land to research the Art of the Medieval Latin Kingdom, Richie's quest to uncover the fate of Christianity's most sacred relic and the truth about his father takes him from the high-table intrigue of Oxford to the imposing Crusader castles of Jordan, and into a passionate love affair with Noor, a Canadian-Arab journalist.
This Secret Garden Justin Cartwright
The Betrayer Kimberley Chambers
Billie Jo Kimberley Chambers
Born Evil Kimberley Chambers
The Feud Kimberley Chambers
How I Became the Mr. Big of People Smuggling Martin Chambers
A promise for Miriam Vannetta Chapman: Amish schoolteacher Miriam King loves her students. At 26, most women her age are married with children of their own, but she hasn't yet met anyone who can convince her to give up the Plain school that sits along the banks of Pebble Creek. Then newcomer Gabriel Yoder steps into her life.
A wedding for Julia Vannetta Chapman: A Wedding for Julia, the third book in a romantic series from popular author Vannetta Chapman, takes a last look at the Amish community of Pebble Creek. As they face challenges from the English world, they come together to reach out to their non-Amish neighbours while still preserving their cherished Plain ways.
The Green and the Red Armand Chauvel
61 hours Lee Child: Winter in South Dakota. Jack Reacher hitched a ride in the back of the bus. A life without baggage has many advantages. And crucial disadvantages too, when it means facing the arctic cold without a coat. But he's equipped for the rest of his task. He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.
Worth dying for Lee Child: "61 Hours" ended with maverick loner Jack Reacher trapped in a desperate situation from which escape seemed impossible. Even for him. But Reacher has done the impossible before. Now there's deadly trouble in the wilds of Nebraska, and Reacher walks right into it.
Woman in the window Dana Clarins: A woman's life is upended after she witnesses the aftermath of a deadly crime. Lost in thought, she steps to the window — and sees something that strikes fear into her heart. A man in a trench coat scurries down the sidewalk, stops in front of a construction site, and hurls a pistol over the wall. Natalie doesn't realize the significance of this until the man sees her watching. They make eye contact, and Natalie knows her life will never be the same - now that a killer knows her face.
The Amish groom Mindy Starns Clark, Susan Meissner.: Born to an ex-Amish mother and an Englisch father, 23-year-old Tyler Anderson was raised as a military kid until the age of 6, when his mom passed away. His dad, shipping off to yet another overseas post, placed Tyler in the care of his Amish grandparents, an arrangement that was supposed to be temporary. It lasted a lifetime. When an opportunity to connect with his father unexpectedly arises, a visit to California causes Tyler to question everything. Will the new girl in his life, Lark, cause him to remain in the Englisch world? Or will he choose to be an Amish groom after all?
The buck stops here Mindy Starns Clark: Investigating millionaire philanthropist Tom Bennett, the man she hopes to marry, Callie Webber discovers that he is implicated in the fatal accident that took her husband's life.
A dime a dozen Mindy Starns Clark: When Callie Webber finally meets her boss, she is smitten. However, the romance must wait until she solves a case involving her late husband's family.
Don't take any wooden nickels Mindy Starns Clark: Working to provide quality work clothes to women who can't afford to buy their own, Callie becomes involved with one young woman trying to come out of drug rehabilitation - just as she's charged with murder.
A penny for your thoughts Mindy Starns Clark: When Callie Webber investigates the death of her employer's friend, she realizes she has put herself in danger of becoming the next victim.
Plain answers about the Amish life Mindy Starns Clark: Plain Answers About the Amish Life provides a glimpse into an obscure, fascinating world - what the Amish believe and how they live.
A quarter for a kiss Mindy Starns Clark: As a young widow, Callie Webber finds strength in her faith in God and joy in her growing romance with her employer, Tom Bennett. When their friend and mentor, Eli Gold, is shot, the search for answers as to who and why leads Tom and Callie to the beautiful Virgin Islands.
Secrets of Harmony Grove Mindy Starns Clark: Finding herself unemployed, Samantha Collins moves to sleepy Harmony Grove, Pennsylvania to run a bed-and-breakfast. However, when the manager she fires is later found murdered on the property, Samantha's troubles take a serious turn.
Shadows of Lancaster County Mindy Starns Clark: Anna thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she moved from Pennsylvania to California, but when her brother vanishes from the genetics lab where he works, Anna has no choice but to head back home.
Whispers of the bayou Mindy Starns Clark: A woman receives a letter informing her that her grandparents' estate is finally about to become hers, and she heads to the old house in Louisiana. There she encounters buried secrets that lead to life changing revelations
Brain freeze! Todd Clark: When Irwin Snackcracker leaves for school in the morning all he can think about is pizza, tater-tots, and winning first place in the booger contest. Little does Irwin know, this day will change his life. He is just one brain freeze away from superpowers! Taking a big bite of the delicious frozen treat transforms Irwin into "The Ice Cream Kid" who, with a steady supply of ice cream, has the ability to run at lightning speed and talk to animals along the way!
The light of other days Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter.: "Empty" space is actually full of fluctuating energy fields that become a seething probabilistic froth, laced by wormholes. When the Casimir engine stabilizes these wormholes, the most dramatic communications revolution in history is underway.
Henry Huggins : 4-book set Beverly Cleary: Henry Huggins feels like nothing very exciting ever happens on Klickitat Street … until one day when a friendly dog sits down and looks pleadingly at Henry's ice-cream cone. From that moment on, Henry and his new dog, Ribsy, are inseparable, and together, they cause more excitement than Klickitat Street can handle!
Aleph Paulo Coelho: In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world's most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world.
French grammar Mary E. Coffman Crocker: Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. This Schaum's Outline gives you 578 practice exercises; easy-to-follow review of French grammar.
French vocabulary Mary E. Coffman Crocker: Confusing textbooks? Missed lectures? Not enough time? In Schaum's foreign language outlines, you'll get hundreds of examples, helpful usage explanations, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you: 320 answered exercises with more than 2,000 practice items.
Nick & Norah's infinite playlist Rachel Cohn and David Levithan: High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
Sneezy alien attack Tim Collins: Colin comes back down to Earth with a bang when his parents force him to look after his annoying little brother, David, for the day. When Harry lands his space bin in Colin's back garden, things start to look up. But Colin has a very difficult decision to make: bring his snotty little germ-ridden brother along on a space adventure or leave him at home … alone.
Stinky space race Tim Collins: Colin has a strange new classmate. His name is Harry. He is suspiciously neat … and he spends a lot of time in the bin at the back of the school. When curious Colin dives into the bin after Harry one day, he doesn't find banana peel and custard in there. Rows of lights flicker on, and the bin begins to hum. Colin's day is about to turn Cosmic!
Taste Kate Colquhoun
Breakfast served anytime Sarah Combs: Spending the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, Gloria struggles with the recent loss of her grandmother while trying to meet new friends and make the best of her new circumstances.
Django : the small dog with the big heart Peter Comley: Django was named after a fictional hero of the Wild West when as a six-week-old pup he taught the local bully a lesson. After a narrow escape from the life of a pampered lapdog, he found himself free in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. To this pint-sized but charismatic character elephants were equals: his courage and understanding of the wild saved the lives of a number of his human companions, sometimes more than once.
When Mr. Dog bites Brian Conaghan: All seventeen-year-old Dylan Mint wants is to keep his Tourette's in check and live as a normal teen, but during a routine hospital visit he overhears that he is going to die, and in an attempt to claim the life he has always wanted he makes a list of "Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It" and sets out to have some fun.
A summer to remember Victoria Connelly: Nina Elliot is tired of her life. She's not sure how it happened but, somewhere along the way, she lost track of where it was all going. So one fateful day, she makes a brave decision: she's going to leave it all behind. Taking a job deep in the English countryside, Nina does just that. But her quiet life is soon interrupted when the handsome Milton boys return home - for they plan to make sure this really is a summer to remember..
The Paleo bread bible : more than 100 grain-free, dairy-free recipes for delicious bread Anna. Conrad: In this book, Conrad teaches how to make wholesome and satisfying breads with almond flour, coconut flour, and a host of other delicious, non-grain flours. Recipes include: Almond Sandwich Bread - Coconut Sandwich Bread - Rosemary and Olive Oil Bread - Caraway Bread - Onion Pletzel - Limpa - and many more!
A kiss for Cade Lori Copeland: Famous bounty hunter Cade Kolby is forced off the trail to decide the fate of his late sister's orphaned children. He's not just returning to his hometown and nieces and nephews, but also to the fiery redhead he loved and left 17 years ago. Only this time, Zoe is determined to not let Cade get close to her heart. But the townsfolk have other ideas.
Love blooms in winter Lori Copeland: Mae Wilkey's sweet next-door neighbour, Pauline, is suffering from dementia and desperately needs family to come help her. But Pauline can't recall having kin remaining. Mae searches through her desk and finds a name - Tom Curtis, who may just be the answer to their prayers. An engagement, a runaway train, and a town of quirky, loveable people make for more of an adventure than Tom is expecting.
One true love Lori Copeland: Copper is overjoyed that her friends found love and fulfilment after the war. The only remaining spinster, Copper vows to pour herself into her new teaching job. But tragedy strikes - he schoolhouse catches fire and Copper suffers a serious injury. Suddenly she's on a wagon train bound for Colorado to see the only doctor who can help her walk again. Ever since the wagon train pulled into town, Copper butted heads with wagon master and now she must depend on him for her very life.
The one who waits for me Lori Copeland: Following the end of the Civil War, three young women flee a vindictive uncle. On their journey they encounter a young pregnant slave who is looking for freedom, a Cherokee Scout who finds a place of refuge for them, and a group of war-weary soldiers who rescue them from a cotton field fire.
Three times blessed Lori Copeland: Typically, Thunder Ridge, Texas, is dry as a bone. But Audrey Pride has arrived under a storm cloud, one that is deluging the shocked community with weeks of relentless, drenching rain. With travel in and out of town rendered impossible, there is much important work for her to do - especially when an epidemic of violent illness, originating from a stranded wagon train, spreads rapidly throughout Thunder Ridge.
Twice loved Lori Copeland: Willow Madison and her friends Copper and Audrey taught school in neighbouring Texas towns until the Yankees rode in and burned them out. In the midst of fear and chaos, survivors banded together to fight for what remained of their homes. Then word reached the people that the terrible war was over. Now penniless but still hopeful, Willow vows she will take care of her friends, and her ailing uncle, in Thunder Ridge, Texas, even if it means having to marry wealthy Silas Sterling, a man thirty years her senior.
Under the summer sky Lori Copeland: After rescuing Trinity Franklin from a band of thugs, Jones and Trinity begin a fast-paced adventure on their way to a small town in North Dakota — a chance meeting that turns into a charming ending when God intervenes.
Walker's wedding Lori Copeland: Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands.
Everyday bento : 50 cute and yummy lunches to go Wendy Thorpe Copley: Your kids will look forward to lunch every single day with the delightful collection of recipes in Everyday Bento!
Minecraft for dummies Jacob Cordeiro: With this fun and friendly beginners guide, you will quickly grasp how to play Minecraft in the three modes of game play: survival, creative, and hardcore. The easy-to-understand writing style walks you through every step of the way, from downloading the game to choosing a gaming platform to defending your creations against monsters and winning the game by defeating the Ender Dragon.
The perfect keg : sowing, scything, malting and brewing my way to the best-ever pint of beer Ian Coutts: For Ian Coutts the perfect keg was a barrel full of beer he'd made himself. That meant barley and hops he'd grown, yeast he'd captured in the wild and malt he'd made himself. His quest took him from farm field to craft brewery, from agricultural schools to historic theme parks in homespun Victorian clothing. He learned a lot, brewed a lot and drank a lot of beer, and overcame mishaps and misadventures, until ultimately he had it - the perfect keg.
The Dead Girls Detective Agency Suzy Cox
Dead Girls Walking Suzy Cox
Women of spirit : true-life stories of inspiring country women Anne Crawford: Inspiring true-life stories of women who've grown up connected with the country or who've fallen in love with it or with the men working it. The author has woven together the extraordinary true stories of eight inspiring women from remote parts of Australia - whether that be the bush, the mountains or the outback.
Charlotte's Creek Therese Creed: After a couple of years working in a privileged private school, Lucy Francis yearns for adventure. So when she hears about a job teaching four children on a massive cattle property in North Queensland, she decides to throw caution - and her teaching job - to the winds.
Poisoned planet : how constant exposure to man-made chemicals is putting your life at risk Julian Cribb: From morning to night, we are surrounded by man-made chemicals, most of them untested, many of them toxic. It's the price we pay for convenient, cheap products. A poisoned planet is the price we pay for our lifestyle, but Julian Cribb shows we have the tools to clean it up and create a healthier, safer future for us all.
Charlie Wilson's war : the extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history George Crile: Describes how, after the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuaded his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the mujahideen and the repercussions of the covert operation.
Disconnected Lisa M. Cronkhite: Seventeen-year-old Milly is continually bullied by Amelia Norris. Day in and day out, Amelia torments Milly and even threatens to hurt her, but Milly can't tell anyone not a soul. Why? Because Amelia is Milly — they both co-exist as one in the same body. After a mysterious fire, she and Grandpa George move into Aunt Rachel's Victorian home where Milly then begins to unravel puzzling clues to her family history. But Amelia won't go down easily, and is determined to cut Milly out of the real world literally.
Pope Joan Donna Woolfolk Cross: Born in 9th-century Frankland, Joan demonstrates her brilliance early but must hide her learning. To protect herself after a Viking raid, Joan dons her dead brother's clothing and assumes a man's identity. Suddenly the intelligence that once brought her ridicule and punishment results in respect and authority and Joan eventually secures the church's highest office.
The weight of water Sarah Crossan: Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka but when someone special swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there might be more than one way for her to stay afloat.
A bouquet of thorns Tania Anne Crosse: When Rose Chadwick's husband Charles betrays her, her spirit is broken. She is desperate to help a wrongly convicted man who has touched her heart, but feels it is beyond her. As the situation builds to a tearing climax, can anyone predict what desperate acts jealousy will lead to?
Cherrybrook Rose Tania Anne Crosse: Beautiful and compassionate, Rose Maddiford is devoted to only one man: her father. When tragedy strikes, it seems that the only path forward requires the greatest sacrifice from Rose.
A dream rides by Tania Anne Crosse: In August 1883, the first steam train on the new Princetown branch line makes its triumphant passage across Dartmoor. For Ling Southcott and her young sister, Fanny, this is a momentous event, for the railway will make the outside world accessible. Ling's future looks ready-mapped, but her sharp, enquiring mind leads her to higher aspirations.
Hope at Holly Cottage Tania Anne Crosse: The future seems rosy for Plymouth schoolgirl Anna Millington as she studies for teacher training college. But Anna's life isn't all that it appears. Her family hides a cruel secret, the result of the worst night of the Plymouth Blitz back in 1941 and a night Anna remembers all too well.
Lily's journey Tania Anne Crosse: When fifteen-year-old Lily Hayes loses her mother, she is forced to leave London to live with her estranged father in the wilds of Dartmoor. Accustomed to city life, Lily is unprepared for the hardships of living in a remote, primitive cottage, and her newly found father takes a little getting used to.
Wheels of Grace Tania Anne Crosse: Grace Dannings has lived her entire young life in the safe and idyllic Dartmoor village of Walkhampton, working as a maid at a farm within sight of her own humble family home. But it is May 1914 and the village is alive with talk of the situation in Europe. When war breaks out, its ugly tentacles reach everyone in the village, leaving no one untouched among Grace's family, neighbours and friends.
The wrong side of happiness Tania Anne Crosse: When West Country farm labourer Emmanuel Ladycott and his dairymaid daughter, Tresca, lose their jobs, they head for Tavistock, where Emmanuel hopes to join the hundreds of navvies working on the new railway line. Tresca is determined to forge a new life among the overcrowding and poverty of Bannawell Street. But when Emmanuel loses this new job, Tresca is left on the brink of despair.
Island Summers Tilly Culme-Seymour
Zero to five : 70 essential parenting tips based on science (and what I've learned so far) Tracy Cutchlow: Presents seventy parenting tips based on scientific research, discussing the best ways to help infants sleep well, boosting a child's success in school, handling temper tantrums, and managing consequences and punishments.
Storyteller : a foreign correspondent's memoir Zoe Daniel: Zoe Daniel is the ABC's fifteenth South East Asia Correspondent, and one of only a handful of women to combine one of the most dangerous jobs in the world with one of the most demanding - motherhood.
The king's bastard Cory Daniells: Bryen, finding a seer's prediction that he will kill his twin brother absurd because he is uninterested in being in control, is resented by the royal heir because of his popularity among the people and tries to keep his family together while the king's court enemies plot to take his throne and men who have been granted the ability to see terrible visions try to control their gift or die.
The uncrowned king Cory Daniells: When Rolencia's ancestry enemy, Merofynia, invades King Rolen's castle, thirteen-year-old Piro watches as her father, King Rolen, listens to poisoned whispers against Bryen, who is determined to do whatever he can to prove his loyalty to the king.
The usurper Cory Daniells: Now a slave, Piro finds herself in the Merofynian Palace where, if her real identity is discovered, she will be executed. Meanwhile, Fyn is desperate to help his brother, Bryen, who is now the uncrowned King. Bryen finds himself at the centre of a dangerous resistance movement as the people of Rolencia flee vicious invaders.
Mrs D is Going Without Lotta Dann
Double spring : a year of tragedy, grief and love Juliet Darling: 'Nick died in the southern hemisphere in spring. Now I am in Paris in spring. We were to have been here together. I am experiencing a double spring. Double the bitterness, double the beauty.' Juliet Darling's memoir of the daily events surrounding the murder of her late partner, art curator Nick Waterlow, by his son Antony is a moving story of a deeply personal formative experience.
Pocket Antioxidants Amitava Dasgupta
Capital : a portrait of twenty-first century Delhi Rana Dasgupta: Capital is a compelling biography of a critically important megacity, and the effects of sudden and all-consuming capitalist transformation. Capital tells the story of Delhi's journey from walled city to world city. Through a series of fascinating personal encounters Dasgupta takes us inside the intoxicating, sometimes terrifying transformation of India's fastest-growing megacity, offering an astonishing 'report from the global future'.
Reading style : a life in sentences Jenny Davidson: A professor, critic, and insatiable reader, Jenny Davidson investigates the passions that drive us to fall in love with certain sentences over others and the larger implications of our relationship with writing style.
Wheat belly : lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health William Davis: Renowned cardiologist William Davis explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges and reverse myriad health problems.
Say her name James Dawson: Roberta 'Bobbie' Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts. A Halloween dare is no big deal, especially when her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine agree to join in too. Things get increasingly weird and more terrifying for Bobbie and Naya, until it becomes all too clear that Bloody Mary was indeed called from the afterlife that night, and she is definitely not a friendly ghost.
This is Brazil : home-style recipes and street food Fernanda de Paula, Shelley Hepworth: Discover the taste of Brazil's rich culinary heritage with This Is Brazil. Join Fernanda de Paula and Shelley Hepworth as they explore the food of this beautiful and diverse land.
Pumpkin time! Erzsi Deak: From the day she plants seeds in her garden until she serves a pumpkin pie after harvest, Evy fails to notice any of the strange things the farm animals do as she works, from donkeys sailing through the sky to pigs dancing around a May Pole.
Wild Things Brigid Delaney
Chasing the rose : an adventure in the Venetian countryside Andrea Di Robilant: The author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair now gives us a charming chronicle of his search for a fabled antique rose a tale that takes us back to the time of Josephine Bonaparte, and looks into the future of this much beloved flower.
The magician's elephant Kate DiCamillo: When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo: Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
Castle Orchard E. A. Dineley
The death of Lyndon Wilder and the consequences thereof E. A. Dineley: When governess Anna Arbuthnot arrives at Ridley Hall, she finds a house in deep mourning. Anna finds it easy to establish a bond with her young charge, but other relationships in the house begin to strain under the weight of Lyndon's absence. As executor of his brother's will and guardian of his daughter, Thomas is forced to leave the military life he loves, and is confined to the faltering estate of his childhood. It is only with Anna's help that Thomas can save Ridley, and most crucially, protect his parents from the truth about Lyndon Wilder…
Churchill's hour Michael Dobbs: A novel about Winston Churchill, a man at bay, a nation facing disaster, and the political skills, human dilemmas and brilliant leadership that saved the day.
Blackmoore Julianne Donaldson: Kate Worthington knows her heart and she knows she will never to marry. Her plan is to travel to India instead - if only to find peace for her restless spirit and to escape the family she abhors. But Kate's meddlesome mother has other plans. She makes a bargain with Kate: India, yes, but only after Kate has secured - and rejected - three marriage proposals.
Edenbrooke Julianne Donaldson: Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. Fate had something other than a relaxing summer in mind when it sent Marianne to Edenbrooke.
All the summer girls Meg Donohue: In Philadelphia, good girl Kate is dumped by her fiancé the day she learns she is pregnant with his child. In New York City, beautiful stay-at-home mom Vanessa finds herself obsessively searching the Internet for news of an old flame. And in San Francisco, Dani, the wild child and aspiring writer who can't seem to put down a book — or a cocktail — long enough to open her laptop, has just been fired again.
The girl who never was Skylar Dorset: On her seventeenth birthday, Selkie discovers that the Boston that she knows is only an elaborate enchantment constructed to conceal that she is a half-faerie princess believed to be a child of prophecy, destined to destroy the faerie court's grip on the supernatural world.
How to be a husband Tim Dowling: The much-loved Guardian columnist asks what it takes to make a husband, and looks to his own married life to provide the answer. You may pick up a few DIY hints. You might learn that while marriage is founded on love, it endures through bloody hard work. Most likely it will make you whimper with the laughter of painful recognition.
Once upon a twice Denise Doyen: A cautionary tale for mice written in nonsense verse.
The dismal daffodil Ursula Dubosarsky: Perplexing puzzles, mind-boggling mazes and cracking codes feature in this series of stories about a pair of guinea-pig detectives - Coco Carlomagno, the easily-startled Chief of Police, and his more sensible cousin, Alberta.
English grammar demystified : [a self-teaching guide] Phyllis Dutwin: Get a grip on English grammar! Interested in mastering the rules of the English language but don't know a comma from a semicolon? No need to worry! English Grammar Demystified will help you shape up your language skills so that you understand this tricky subject better and communicate more clearly any time you need to express yourself in words or on paper.
Blucy Julia Dweck: Once in a blue moon, a special pet comes along. When Mandy adopts the best cat at the shelter, she doesn't realize it has a big secret and an even bigger personality.
Wear no evil : how to change the world with your wardrobe Greta Eagan: Have you ever wondered, "How can I inherently do good while looking good?" Wear No Evil has the answer, and is the timely handbook for navigating both fashion and ethics.
A lady's honor Laurie Alice Eakes: On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honour of her family and the longing of her heart. England, 1811. When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiance, is caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger.
Giraffe and elephant are friends David Eastman
Giraffe and elephant break out David Eastman: Giraffe and Elephant are back - and they're breaking out of the zoo! That's right. Giraffe and Elephant have decided that zoo life isn't for them. They're headed to the farm where everything's better.
Schaum's outline of English grammar Eugene H. Ehrlich: This guide to English grammar and its standard use offers explanations of the way grammar works in the creation of phrases and sentences, in speech or writing, beginning with the simplest of elements to the more complex issues of subjunctive and dangling modifiers.
Holding a tender heart Jerry S. Eicher: Set in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Debbie Watson is a young Englisha girl who has grown up admiring her Amish friends, the Beiler sisters. As she prepares to graduate from college, Debbie considers making the life-changing decision to convert to the Amish faith and lifestyle.
Seeing your face again Jerry S. Eicher: Debbie Watson is a new convert to the Amish faith but has already attracted two suitors: the insecure but lovable farmer, Alvin Knepp, and the brash Paul Wagler who reminds Debbie of the boyfriend she happily left behind in the Englisha world. When Alvin leaves the community for the big city, Debbie is crushed. Should she simply give in and marry Paul…or wait to see if Alvin comes home?
A view from the buggy Jerry S. Eicher, Nathan Miller: Most of us want a simpler life, and there's no better example of the simple life than found among the Amish. But what is it really like to be Amish? In this delightful compilation of stories by more than 30 Amish men and women, you'll get the inside story on the daily life of Amish families.
Unkempt Courtney Eldridge: In the seven stories and one novella collected in Unkempt, Courtney Eldridge is probing the darker corners of the human psyche. She shows - with an unexpected sense of humor - the neurotic mind at work, the skewed perspective of an alcoholic parent, the nature of sexual conquest, and the hazards of working in retail.
Loot Aaron J. Elkins: In April 1945, The Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. But with the Allies closing in, the vaunted efficiency of the Nazis has broken down. At Altaussee, all is tumult and confusion. In the commotion a single truck, its driver, and its priceless load of masterpieces vanish into a mountain snowstorm. Half-a-century later, in a seedy Boston pawnshop, ex-curator Ben Revere makes a stunning discovery among the piles of junk: a Velazquez from the legendary Lost Truck.
An earthly crown Kate Elliott: On the planet Rhui, the nomadic tribes of the Jaran are uniting the settled cities of their homeland one by one. Their charismatic leader, Ilya Bakhtiian, has his loyal wife by his side, but there is something about her he doesn't know: Tess Soerensen is a human. And not just any human - back home, her brother, Charles, led an unsuccessful revolt against the all-powerful Chapalii empire.
His conquering sword Kate Elliott: Across Rhui, the Jaran have been taking over towns and bending all non-Jaran to the law of their rule. With Ilya Bakhtiian in charge, the nomadic fighters are now preparing an assault on the royal city of Karkand. But within the campaign, another struggle looms. Ilya's wife, Tess, is not from Rhui, but from Earth, and her brother, Charles, is a duke of the empire that includes Rhui, even though he once instigated a rebellion against it.
Jaran Kate Elliott: Earth is just one of the planets ruled by the vast Chapalii empire. The volatility of these alien overlords is something with which Tess Soerensen is all too familiar. Her brother, Charles, rebelled against them at one time and was rewarded by being elevated into their interstellar system - yet there is reason to believe they murdered his and Tess's parents. Struggling to find her place in the world and still mending a broken heart, Tess sneaks aboard a shuttle bound for Rhui, one of her brother's planets.
The labyrinth gate Kate Elliott: With marriage comes change, and for Sanjay and Chryse, that change is literally world altering. After their wedding reception, they accidentally drop a gift - a pack of special tarot cards - onto an elevator floor. The cards scatter, the lights go out, and all at once, they find themselves transported to Anglia. It's a strange parallel world not unlike Victorian England, but matriarchal in nature and shaped by powerful sorcery.
Law of becoming Kate Elliott: Charles Soerensen is the human who dared to take on the powerful Chapalii empire. When his plot for a revolt failed, instead of being punished he received a high-ranking title and authority over a whole system of planets — but this did nothing to change his revolutionary inclinations. In this final book, the story of Tess, Ilya, and Charles comes to its stunning conclusion as new generations get involved in the intrigue, Earth's exiled Jaran people resurface, and the Chapalii overlords make one last, unexpected move.
Price of ransom Kate Elliott: Lily Ransome forsook her conventional fate on the planet of Unruli for swashbuckling adventure among the stars. She has been embroiled in a cosmic rebellion and, with a lively band of outcasts and pirates, gone to war against a vicious empire. But in the wake of that battle, Lily and her crew are abandoned by the very force they fought to support. With nowhere else to go, they head toward the farthest reaches of space to find the worlds where humankind first began.
Revolution's shore Kate Elliott: Lilyaka Hae Ransome grew up on the colonized planet of Unruli. Strong-willed and with a warrior's spirit, she broke free of her preordained life as part of a privileged mining family, choosing instead to venture into space in search of her missing martial arts instructor and mentor, Heredes. The journey took her into the maw of an explosive revolution where she became involved in an intergalactic rebellion and found love in an unexpected place - as well as true strength within herself.
A little bit of charm Mary Ellis: After the death of her parents, with both of her older sisters in homes of their own with husbands who adore them, Rachel King yearns for a new beginning. She leaves Lancaster County to find a job at Twelve Elms Stables. Then she meets Jake, an attractive and charming 'Englisch' man who convinces Sarah to give him a chance. But she wonders if Jake is really who he seems to be.
Living in harmony Mary Ellis: Amy King — young, engaged, and Amish-- faces difficult challenges in her life when she suddenly loses both of her parents in unexpected tragedy. Amy's fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades her and her sister Nora to leave Lancaster County and make a new beginning with him in Harmony, Maine, where he has relatives who will help them.
Love comes to Paradise Mary Ellis: When Elam Detweiler leaves the ultraconservative Amish district of Harmony, Maine, and moves to Paradise, Missouri, Nora follows. But does she love the man or the freethinking he represents? Nora can't seem to capture Elam's Englisch-leaning heart, no matter how hard she tries.
A plain Man Mary Ellis: Though Caleb Beachy lived in the English world for some years, he is a Plain man at heart. When he decides to return to the Amish lifestyle, he moves back home and goes to work for his father. Soon these two strong-willed men find themselves at odds. Josie Yoder was just a girl when he left. All grown up now, she gives Caleb hope for the future.
Big city eyes Delia Ephron: In a state of near panic because of the night-time activities of her teenage son Sam, Lily Davis decides to uproot him and herself from Manhattan to a small town on the coast of Long Island. She becomes a reporter for the weekly paper, Sam enrols in high school, and for a while life proceeds as expected. But then through unexpected and unnerving circumstances Lily spies a naked woman asleep on a bed. This is a murder. Or is it?
Hanging up Delia Ephron: Hanging Up is about the three Mozell sisters, Georgia, Eve and Maddy. Their father is dying, is an alcoholic and has Alzheimers. The father is in a home and threatening to marry one of the other inmates. He plays them off against each other. And in the middle, keeping the whole thing going, shouldering most of the burdens, is Eve — the middle child.
Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies Laura Esquivel: According to her family's tradition, youngest daughter Tita must remain unmarried in order to care for her tyrannical mother, despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Pedro. Worse, her mother marries her eldest daughter to Pedro instead. Tita's refuge is the kitchen, where she pours her emotion into her cooking.
The dreams of Morpheus Robert Fabbri: Rome, AD 34. Marcus Salvius Magnus, leader of the Crossroads Brotherhood, is searching for the resin of an eastern flower that can unlock the realm of Morpheus. His patron, Senator Pollo, needs it for the city's most powerful woman, the Lady Antonia, in order to recoup a considerable debt. Meanwhile, rebellion is in the air.
How to manage difficult people : proven strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour at work Alan Fairweather: Dealing with difficult customers, colleagues, uncooperative staff, a manipulative boss - or an irritating neighbour — is a challenge many people face daily. This book shows how to identify and understand challenging behaviours, how to manage them and how to reduce stress.
The dark divide Jennifer Fallon: Time is running out for the Undivided. Ronan and his psychically-linked twin brother are trapped, Ronan in 2001 Dublin and Darragh in a reality where the Undivided are not Druids, but Shinto warriors. With Darragh caught in a reality without magic, and Ronan stranded in one with plenty of magic but no idea how to use it, the brothers must prove that even across realities, they truly are the Undivided.
Eye of the labyrinth Jennifer Fallon: Since the Age of Shadows ended, the people of Ranadon have lived under the merciless heat of two suns and the tyranny of Antonov, the Lion of Senet. Consumed by his lust for power and his unshakable belief in the capricious, almighty Goddess, Antonov's rule is absolute. Only one man has the intelligence and will to break that hold…a man who could be King.
The lion of Senet Jennifer Fallon: On the world Ranadon there is no night as both suns shine brightly. The intervention of Belagren, High Priestess of the Shadowdancers, and the sacrifice of a child of royal blood, has banished the Age of Shadows from the skies. Belagren's position is unquestioned until circumstances begin to tip political rivalries into a deadlier game altogether.
Lord of the shadows Jennifer Fallon: Darkness threatens Ranadon again in the form of an eclipse. The Goddess wants to give the people of Ranadon a sign - and only Dirk Provin can interpret it. To do so, Dirk has systematically betrayed his one-time allies to join his most hated enemies. Now, with neither side trusting him, Dirk sets his own devious plot in motion.
Reunion Jennifer Fallon: Ren of the Undivided and his half-Faerie companion Trasa must find a way to stop the Matrachai, who want to eliminate every magical race in existence. Only the Undivided hold the key to stopping them, and even the Faerie Brethren have turned to Ren for assistance.
The undivided Jennifer Fallon: The Undivided are divided. The psychic twins Ronan and Darragh have been separated by a traitor Druid, Amergin, who has thrown Ronan through a rift into another reality. Now time is running out for Darragh. If Ronan isn't found soon, they will both die.
What we did for love Natasha Farrant: France: February, 1944. Arianne knew Luc as a child, of course she did - everyone in Samaroux knows each other. But he's been away, and five years really makes a difference to a boy. A young man. As they fall headily into love their world starts to crumble around them.
Birdsong Sebastian Faulks: In 1910, England's Stephen Wraysford, a junior executive in a textile firm, is sent by his company to northern France. There he falls for Isabelle Azaire, a young and beautiful matron who abandons her abusive husband and sticks by Stephen long enough to conceive a child. Six years later, Stephen is back in France, as a British officer fighting in the trenches. Facing death, embittered by isolation, he steels himself against thoughts of love. But despite rampant disease, harrowing tunnel explosions and desperate attacks on highly fortified German positions, he manages to survive, and to meet with Isabelle again. The emotions roiled up by this meeting, however, threaten to ruin him as a soldier.
Charlotte Gray Sebastian Faulks: In blacked-out, wartime London, Charlotte Gray develops a dangerous passion for a battle-weary RAF pilot, and when he fails to return from a daring flight into France she is determined to find him. In the service of the Resistance, she travels to the village of Lavaurette, dyeing her hair and changing her name to conceal her identity. Here she will come face-to-face with the harrowing truth of what took place during Europe's darkest years, and will confront a terrifying secret that threatens to cast its shadow over the remainder of her days.
The fatal Englishman : three short lives Sebastian Faulks: Christopher Wood, a young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world had seen. He went to Paris to study in 1921. In the last months of his 29-year life, he fought a ravening opium addiction to succeed in claiming a place in history of English painting. Richard Hilary, confident, handsome and unprincipled, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. He begged to be allowed to return to flying, and died mysteriously in a night training operation, aged 23. Jeremy Wolfenden was born in 1936, the son of Jack, later Lord Wolfenden. At the height of the Cold War, he was sent to Moscow where his louche private life made him the plaything of the intelligence services. A terrifying sequence of events ended in Washington where he died at the age of 31.
A fool's alphabet Sebastian Faulks: The events of Pietro Russell's life are told in 26 chapters. From A-Z each chapter is set in a different place and reveals a fragment of his story. As his memories flicker back and forth through time in his search for a resolution to the conflicts of his life, his story gradually unfolds…
On Green Dolphin Street Sebastian Faulks: Both a poignant love story and a period portrait of America, this is the story of a solitary woman in great turmoil. As the Eisenhower years end and 1960 ushers in John F. Kennedy. Mary van der Linden confronts the terror of the Cold War - a dark background to her carefree existence in Washington.
Pistache Sebastian Faulks: From Thomas Hardy's football report to Dan Brown's visit to the cash till, this title presents the work of the great and the not-so-great. Philip Larkin's Lines in Celebration of the Queen Mother's 115th Birthday, first banned, then cut by the BBC, appear here.
War hospital : a true story of surgery and survival Sheri Fink
Counterfeit love Julie Fison: Lucy Yang is loving her first television job in Hong Kong. She works hard and plays hard, and she doesn't have time for a relationship if she wants to become a TV news anchor by the time she's twenty-one. Besides, what man could live up to her impossibly high standards? Then she meets Byron, and her world is turned upside-down.
A beautiful heist Kim Foster: Everyone has a talent. Some are just more legal than others. Cat Montgomery steals jewels for AB&T, the premier agency for thieves in Seattle. Though Cat is working solo, there are plenty of interested players. Her FBI ex-boyfriend is nosing around, as is her former mentor-turned-nemesis. Then there's the sexy art thief helping - or is he hindering? - her mission.
A magnificent crime Kim Foster: Cat Montgomery is a natural-born thief with a special talent for stealth — or at least she thought so. Years ago, she stole from the diamond-hording businessman Albert Faulkner III, but he somehow figured out she was responsible. Now he wants revenge, and dares her to swipe the elusive Hope Diamond.
No stars to wish on Zana Fraillon: A little boy's spirit shines amid some dark truths in this tender and memorable novel about being taken from home and put in an orphanage.
The importance of wings Robin Friedman: Roxanne just wants to be a normal American girl with a normal American family. But with her mother back in Israel and her father working long hours as a cab driver in Manhattan, Roxanne and her sister, Gayle, have to fend for themselves.
Notes from an exhibition Patrick Gale: The story of artist Rachel Kelly, whose life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordinary art and her debilitating manic depression.
The whole day through Patrick Gale: When forty-something Laura Lewis is obliged to abandon a life of stylish independence in Paris to care for her elderly mother in Winchester, it seems all romantic opportunities have gone up in smoke. Then she runs into Ben, the great love of her student days - and, as she only now dares admit, the emotional touchstone against which she has judged every man since.
Thomasina Paul Gallico: "I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat…" Thomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town's vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by his cruelty, Mary stops speaking to her father and falls dangerously ill herself. Meanwhile, Thomasina is rescued by a young woman who lives alone in an isolated glen and is rumoured to be a witch with healing powers.
Behind palace walls : in the service of a Saudi princess Cay Garcia: Cay Garcia was given only a few hours to pack up her belongings and leave Riyadh for good. She had dared to confront her employer, a young Saudi princess, about the treatment of her staff. In this book, she shares the intrigues of Riyadh's expat community and exposes the nasty underbelly of the extravagant lives of Saudi Arabian royalty.
Maggot moon Sally Gardner: Friendship and trust inspire Standish to rise up against an oppressive regime and expose the truth about a planned moon landing in this utterly original and spell-binding tale.
Good girls don't date rock stars Codi Gary: Gemma Carlson didn't plan on waking up married. She also didn't count on running into her old flame — and her son's father-turned-country rock star — Travis Bowers, followed by a night of drunken dares. Apparently one of those involved a ring on her finger and a vow … neither of which she intends to keep.
Things good girls don't do Codi Gary: Good girls don't steal. Good girls don't visit sex shops. Good girls don't have one-night stands. For Katie Conners, being a good girl just isn't worth it anymore. It used to mean getting the life she always wanted. But that was before she got dumped and her ex got engaged to his rebound.
Sports in the aftermath of tragedy : from Kennedy to Katrina Michael Gavin: In an era characterized by news that caters to extreme ends of the political spectrum, sporting events are one of the last refuges to which people of divergent viewpoints can turn. Michael Gavin explores how columnists have written about sports' role in the national recovery from specific tragedies.
Knightley & son Rohan Gavin: Meet Knightley and Son - two great detectives for the price of one. Alan Knightley is an expert in crimes too strange for Scotland Yard to handle, but four years ago the unexplained finally caught up with him - and he fell into a mysterious coma. His son Darkus is determined to follow in his father's footsteps and find out what really happened. But when Alan suddenly wakes up, his memory is wonky and he needs help.
The apprentice Tess Gerritsen: Although serial killer Warren Hoyt is behind bars, a copycat-at-large continues his legacy of murders performed with twisted medical techniques.
Body double Tess Gerritsen: As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, Dr. Maura Isles has seen more than her share of corpses. But never before has her blood run cold, and never has the grim expression "dead ringer" rung so terrifyingly true. Because never before has the lifeless body on the medical examiner's table been her own. Searching for answers, Maura is drawn to a seaside town in Maine where other horrifying surprises await.
The killing place Tess Gerritsen: Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming. Twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. The human occupants have vanished, seemingly into thin air. This is the unsettling place where Maura Isles finds herself trapped during a snowstorm. Days later, Jane Rizzoli flies to Wyoming to search for her missing friend. A crashed vehicle has been found with four badly burned bodies still inside. The authorities assume that one of the women is Maura. But is it?
The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen: Christmas Eve in Boston is no holy night for medical examiner Dr Maura Isles. In a rundown house a woman has been dismembered in an act of carnage that leaves veteran cops in shock. The last person called from the dead girl's phone is Dr Joyce O'Donnell, a celebrity psychiatrist who's made her name defending serial murderers.
The sinner Tess Gerritsen: Investigating the brutal murder of one nun and the critical injury of another within a cloistered convent, medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli stumble upon long-buried secrets that link these horrific crimes.
The surgeon Tess Gerritsen: The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now she hides her fears of intimacy beneath a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon. Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer re-creates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal.
Vanish Tess Gerritsen: The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue until she opens her eyes. Now very much alive, the woman is rushed to hospital where she murders a security guard and seizes hostages, one of whom is heavily pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. But who is this woman? What does she want? Only Jane can solve the mystery - if she can survive the night.
The people in the photo Helene Gestern: A photograph taken in 1971 sets two people on the path to uncovering the truth about their parents.
Everyday math demystified Stan Gibilisco: Self-Teaching guide… understand and solve common math problems that come up in everyday situations… drawings, tables, quizzes and a 'final exam'.
Trigonometry demystified Stan Gibilisco: This practical guide eases you into "trig", starting with angles and triangles. As you progress, you will master essential concepts such as mapping, functions,vectors, and more.
It will get better Stella Gibney: Stella Gibney grew up in 1960s New Zealand the fifth child in a family of six, but unlike her brothers and sisters, Stella suffered a number of abusive incidents during her formative years. Determined not to let years of horrific abusive situations and domestic violence determine her life she found solace in writing her thoughts down in a series of journals. This is her inspiring story of reclaiming her life and creating a happy home for herself and her two boys.
The old Turk's load Gregory Gibson: Angelo DiNoto is the most powerful crime lord in New Jersey, his empire sustained by pure heroin - until a five million dollar shipment goes missing. A shady developer and his daughter, a postal clerk dying of cancer, a private investigator, two of DiNoto's enforcers, and a collections agent all have designs on finding the shipment, which leads to an unforgettable showdown over the old Turk's load.
The last known residence of Mickey Acuna Dagoberto Gilb: A look at the world of drifters. The hero is Mickey Acuna, a Chicano who books into the El Paso YMCA. No one knows where he is from, or why he came. He spends his time talking to the other residents, people in similar situations, playing pool, ping pong, occasionally enquiring at the desk if there's mail for him, giving the clerk to understand he is awaiting a cheque.
Always too soon : voices of support for those who have lost both parents Allison Gilbert: When author Allison Gilbert lost both parents at age 32, she could not find any books that spoke to her with the same level of compassion and reassurance that she found in the support group she belonged to, so she decided to write one of her own. The result is a sensitive and candid portrayal of loss that brings together experiences from famous and ordinary grief-stricken sons and daughters that explores the regrets, heartache and sometimes, relief, that accompanies pain and healing.
Paper cut : an exploration into the contemporary world of papercraft art and illustration Owen Gildersleeve: Paper Cut is a unique perspective into one of the most exciting fields of contemporary illustration. With contributions from 30 of the top papercraft illustrators, showcasing their amazing works and delving into their craft, this book will awe and inspire you. Author Owen Gildersleeve explores why these artists love papercraft, how they use it and what makes their work unique.
Girls like us Gail Giles: Graduating from their school's special education program, Quincy and Biddy are placed together in their first independent apartment and discover unexpected things they have in common in the face of past challenges and a harrowing trauma.
Monkey and me David Gilman: Beanie's coping with more than most kids his age, including treatment for leukaemia. But Beanie just wants to be part of his big brother's gang. To show he's got what it takes, Beanie braves a scary deserted house where he finds a young chimpanzee. But where did Malcolm the chimp come from, how does he know sign language and who are the sinister men pursuing him?
The jump-off creek Molly Gloss: Lydia Sanderson writes about her life on Jump Off Creek in the higher mountain country of Oregon in 1895. She tells of friendship, loss, daily struggles, and achievements.
The steady running of the hour Justin Go: A young American discovers he may be heir to the unclaimed estate of an English World War I officer, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover an elusive truth.
The blonde Anna Godbersen: In 1947, a young, unknown Norma Jeane Baker meets a mysterious man in Los Angeles who transforms her into Marilyn Monroe, the star. Twelve years later he comes back for his repayment, and Marilyn is given her first assignment from the KGB: uncover something about JFK that no one else knows.
Flora : a novel Gail Godwin: Ten-year-old Helen and her summer guardian, Flora, are isolated together in Helen's decaying family house while her father is doing secret war work in Oak Ridge during the final months of World War II. Their relationship and its fallout, played against a backdrop of a lost America will haunt Helen for the rest of her life.
The soldier's daughter Rosie Goodwin: Bryony Valentine lives at home with her mother Lois, father James and two younger siblings. For as long as Bryony can remember, she has been soft on the boy next door, Eddie, but her best friend Ruth has feelings for him too. When the Luftwaffe begin their bombing campaign of the Midlands, Eddie is called up to serve, as is James, and Bryony's world is torn apart.
Writing Clementine Kate Gordon: Clementine Darcy is floundering: her friendship group is splintering, her brother Fergus won't leave his room, her sister's life is not as perfect as Clem thought… and then there's the New Boy, who is dapper and intriguing, but hiding secrets of his own.
52 boredom busters for kids! Lynn Gordon: Packed with creative suggestions for both indoor and outdoor activities, this illustrated deck will provide inspiration when boredom strikes. Try Treasure Hunt, Secret Writings, Science Cubes, and Nature Wind Chimes.
52 fun things to do in the car Lynn Gordon
52 fun things to do on the plane Lynn Gordon: Turn an in-flight magazine into an engaging game, transform your mid-flight snack into an instant work of art: with 52 ways to keep kids busy, happy, and occupied in the air or at the boarding terminal, this revised and updated deck is the traveling child's essential carry-on item.
Too hot for spots Mini Goss: 'What's wrong, Barry?' said Stella. 'I'm really hot my head hurts, and I just feel yucky,' said Barry. 'Don't worry! I'm going to make you all better and it won't hurt a bit.' From the creator of the much loved Too Cold for a Tutu comes another delightful story featuring the playful pair, Barry and Stella.
Darcy's diary Amanda Grange: A retelling of Pride and Prejudice, seen from Mr Darcy's point of view. Darcy writes about his feelings for everything that happened, before revealing a tantalising glimpse of his early married life with Elizabeth Bennet.
Pride and pyramids Amanda Grange: Pulled into the craze of Egyptology, the Darcys and their lively children embark on an expedition to find a hidden tomb and uncover its treasure. Not only are immeasurable riches awaiting them in the exotic land of the Sphinx, but also danger and betrayal and the chance to lay an ancient grudge to rest.
Cook school : more than 50 fun and easy recipes for your child at every age and stage Amanda Grant: Amanda Grant teaches core cooking skills designed for children aged 3-5 years, 5-7 years and 7-10 years. Each skill is presented at the stage when a child's development, self-confidence and independence are ready.
Crystal's song Millie Gray: The streets in Leith are rife with news of the war raging in Europe and the Glass family is struggling to make ends meet. With father Tam taken captive by the Germans, his wife Dinah and his children are left to fear the worst. While Dinah seeks comfort in the arms of visiting G.I.s, the children, including the headstrong Crystal, must learn to cope with the hardships of war, especially when they are forced to evacuate their beloved home.
Eighteen Couper Street Millie Gray: Anna Campbell, a Leith 'worthy' in the full sense of the word, never turns anyone away from her door. The condemned tenement is the home to many families in dire poverty and Anna, known as a 'wise-woman', hatches and despatches and treats all minor ailments for her friends. The story covers an eighteen-year period from 1908. The families struggle to cope with daily life but there are bigger tragedies in store.
In a class of their own Millie Gray: Brilliantly recreates the atmosphere of life in Leith during the Second World War, with all the hardships and struggles as well as the fun and humour of everyday life.
In a league of their own Millie Gray: It's October 1954 and life in post-war Britain is slowly starting to return to normal. For Rachel Campbell, however, her family is proving to be a constant challenge. As her children grow older and start families of their own, Rachel must help them learn the often difficult lessons of life.
The tangling of the web Millie Gray: Sally, who married young to escape her appalling childhood, is often left to bitterly reflect on the hand she has been dealt. She is, on the whole, happy until suddenly her world comes crashing down when her husband leaves her. She is helped unexpectedly by a friend whose advice stands her in good stead and by hard work and sheer determination she soon turns around a Leith pub which has a shocking reputation as a house of ill-repute.
The ancient Muriel Gray: Three young boys raise a demon but walk away, convinced that their incantations did not work, leaving the demon to terrorize the tanker in the harbour.
Camels have humps Susan Heinrichs Gray: Offers answers to children's most compelling questions about this desert-dwelling animal that stores fat in their humps.
Now and yesterday Stephen Greco: In the three decades since Peter first moved into his Brooklyn apartment, almost every facet of his life has changed. Once a broke, ambitious poet, Peter is now a successful advertising executive. Will is a young, aspiring journalist hungry for everything New York has to offer — culture, sophistication, adventure. When he moonlights as a bartender at one of Peter's parties, the two strike up a tentative friendship that soon becomes more important than either expected.
Loving ; Living ; Party going Henry Green: Henry Green, whom W. H. Auden called 'the finest living English novelist', is the most neglected writer of the 20th century and the one most deserving of rediscovery by a new generation. This volume brings together three of Henry Green's intensely original novels. Green explored class distinctions through the medium of love. Loving brilliantly contrasts the lives of servants and masters in an Irish castle during World War Two, Living of workers and owners in a Birmingham iron foundry. Party Going is a brilliant comedy of manners, presenting a party of wealthy travellers stranded by fog in a London railway hotel while throngs of workers await trains in the station below.
Language! : 500 years of the vulgar tongue Jonathon Green: In this richly entertaining book, Jonathon Green traces the development of slang and its trajectory through society, and offers an impassioned argument for its defence.
Ain't it time we said goodbye : the Rolling Stones on the road to exile Robert Greenfield: Although they did not know it then, when the Rolling Stones embarked on their farewell tour of Great Britain in March 1971 after having announced they were about to go into tax exile in the south of France, it was the end of an era.
The Boleyn inheritance Philippa Gregory: After her damning testimony results in the execution of both her husband and her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn, Jane Boleyn continues her ruthless scheming as she serves as lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's reviled Bavarian-born fourth wife, and naive, doomed [fifth] wife, Catherine Howard. Narrated in turn by this trio of intriguing women, this tale of court politics and treachery unfolds from three equally compelling points of view.
The constant princess Philippa Gregory: As youngest daughter to the Spanish monarchs Catalina, princess of Wales and of Spain, was promised to the English Prince Arthur when she was three. She leaves Spain at 15 to fulfil her destiny as queen of England, where she finds true love with Arthur who dies young, however, leaving Catalina a widow and ineligible for the throne. Before his death, he extracts a promise from his wife to marry his younger brother Henry in order to become queen anyway, have children and rule as they had planned, a situation that can only be if Catalina denies that Arthur was ever her lover.
The Queen's fool Philippa Gregory: A novel set in the Tudor court, as the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth is played out against a background of betrayal and passion. The rivalry of the daughters of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth, mirrors that of their mothers, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
The virgin's lover Philippa Gregory: As a new queen, Elizabeth faces two great dangers: the French invasion of Scotland, which threatens to put Mary Queen of Scots on her throne, and her passion for the convicted traitor Robert Dudley.
The wise woman Philippa Gregory: After fleeing the abbey where she was raised, Alys is taken in by a wise woman, who teaches her the ways of country healing — an education that comes in handy when Alys moves into the home of the aristocratic Sir Hugh.
Meridon Philippa Gregory
Mighty spice express cookbook John Gregory-Smith: Drawing inspiration from Thailand, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Mexico, Turkey, and Morocco, Gregory-Smith has created recipes that are super-quick to prepare and full of savoury flavours. Get all the taste without the sweat.
1942 : the year that tried men's souls Winston Groom: A riveting chronicle of America's most critical hour. On December 7, 1941, an unexpected attack on American territory pulled an unprepared country into a terrifying new brand of warfare. Novelist and popular historian Winston Groom vividly re-creates the story of America's first year in World War II.
A good place to hide : how one French community saved thousands of lives in World War II Peter Grose: Nobody asked questions, nobody demanded money. Villagers lied, covered up, procrastinated and concealed, but most importantly they welcomed. This is the story of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, an isolated community in the upper reaches of the Loire Valley, that conspired to save the lives of 3500 Jews under the noses of the Germans and the soldiers of Vichy France.
15 seconds Andrew Gross: Henry Steadman is a successful surgeon with a thriving cosmetic practice in South Florida. But you never know what's just around the corner. An out-of-town traffic stop goes violently wrong as the cop who was about to arrest Henry is shot repeatedly, and the killer escapes the scene. Henry is shell-shocked. To all the witness's eyes, he had the perfect motive to murder the cop. He seeks help from his only friend in the area, but what he finds there seals his fate. His friend has been butchered and Henry now knows someone is framing him for a double murder.
Everything to lose Andrew Gross: While driving along a suburban back road, Hilary Cantor, who's just lost her job and whose deadbeat husband has left her alone to care for her son with Asperger's, witnesses a freakish accident. Stopping to help, she discovers the driver dead and a satchel stuffed with a half a million dollars. In an instant, this honest, achieving woman who has always done the responsible thing makes a decision that puts her in the centre of maelstrom of dark consequences and life-threatening recriminations.
Killing hour Andrew Gross: Dr. Jay Erlich's life is perfect: a wife and children he loves; a successful career. But a call comes that changes everything. His troubled nephew, Evan, has killed himself and Jay's brother is in despair. Jay flies to California to help out, and is soon convinced Evan's death was no suicide. When his investigation takes him on a journey into his brother's shady past, Jay finds himself caught up in a world of dangerous secrets and ruthless killers!
Heaven's edge Romesh Gunesekera: Marc leaves London in search of a new life on an island off the coast of India where he falls in love with Uva, an eco-warrior who has been targeted by kidnappers.
The match Romesh Gunesekera: As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket. But none of his new friends in Manila was remotely interested until the gorgeous Tina arrived with her impeccable timing. Three decades on, Sunny is now settled in London with a teenage son of his own. Trying to reconnect with his past, he goes to watch the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team play at the Oval. As the sun goes down at the end of the match, he discovers that love, like cricket, is more than just a game.
The prisoner of paradise Romesh Gunesekera: When Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle in their grand plantation house she is unprepared for the beauty, fecundity and otherness of this island paradise, where she is to be waited on hand and foot by servants and free to let her thoughts drift on the sea breeze. If only they did not drift to such problematic subjects as the restrictions of colonial society, or the bigoted outbursts of her uncle, or the disquieting attractions of Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon, himself entangled in thoughts of iniquity and desire and facing a decision which could risk his precarious position.
Bunny double, we're in trouble! Dan Gutman: A.J. and his classmates participate in the weirdest Easter story in the history of the world when Mayor Hubble hosts an egg hunt at the mayor's mansion.
From Texas with love Dan Gutman: The wackiest road trip in history continues as the McDonald twins travel the Southwest dodging nefarious villains and visiting weird but true American landmarks.
It's Halloween, I'm turning green! Dan Gutman: It's Halloween, and you know what that means! Candy! Costumes! More candy! What would happen if a kid ate a million hundred pounds of chocolate in one night? One thing's for sure - when A.J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School go trick-or-treating, it will be a Halloween to remember.
Miss Daisy is crazy! Dan Gutman: Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
Miss Mary is scary! Dan Gutman: When a British student-teacher arrives, A. J. and his friends wonder if her all-black clothing and love of blood sausage mark her as a vampire, while Mr. Granite simply hopes her musician-boyfriend will stay away long enough for a math lesson.
Mission unstoppable Dan Gutman: On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
Never say genius Dan Gutman: As their cross-country journey with their parents continues through the midwest, twins Coke and Pepsi, now thirteen, again face strange assassins at such places as the first McDonald's restaurant and Cedar Point amusement park.
You only die twice Dan Gutman: Coke and Pepsi McDonald continue on their dangerous cross-county road trip, stopping at strange-but-real destinations in the South and facing such perils as an evil Elvis impersonator, a vat of acidic soda, and a giant recycling shredder.
James Halliday's top 100 Australian wineries James Halliday: Arranged alphabetically and representing wineries from many regions, James profiles each winery revealing the background on the winery's establishment, plantings, production and winemaking styles.
A dog walks into a nursing home : lessons in the good life from an unlikely teacher Sue Halpern: At loose ends Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new lease on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. Little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated Halpern's sense of what virtue is and does how acts of kindness transform the giver as well as the given-to.
The cattleman's special delivery Barbara Hannay: Reece had always been content with the silence of the Outback no emotions, no distractions. But since the terrifying night when he saved Jess Cassidy's life, she has been haunting his dreams. When she and her adorable baby arrive unexpectedly at his homestead, his resolve to keep himself alone starts to crumble.
Miracle in Bellaroo Creek Barbara Hannay: Whoever said a broken heart was the end of the world had never met Milla Brady! In desperate need of a distraction, she sets her sights on reviving her parents' bakery. But when a tall, handsome blast from the past turns up, Milla's calm feathers are distinctly ruffled!
Second chance with her soldier Barbara Hannay: Returning from the front line, Corporal Joe Madden clutches his divorce papers. After a series of heart-breaking fertility problems, his once perfect marriage is set for the final curtain. It may be three years since Ellie saw her husband, yet the power to make her heart race is just as strong. Could a Christmas peace treaty and a magical few days bring the sparkle back into their marriage?
The World Cup : heroes, hoodlums, high-kicks and head-butts Paul Hansford: Overview of the World Cup, the international competition played by the best soccer players in the world. It concentrates on the stories behind the legends, teams and great matches of the World Cup, putting aside the pundits' picks for who will win (they invariably get it wrong anyway) and concentrating on the weird, whacky, controversial and legendary moments of the world's best sporting event.
Inside Iran Mark Edward Harris: The Islamic Republic of Iran is at the centre of world attention politically, socially, and culturally but it remains largely a cipher to the West. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has travelled throughout Iran to produce the first contemporary photographic book on a place seldom seen or understood.
Inside North Korea Mark Edward Harris: All but closed to outside visitors and influence, its public posture guarded and combative, we see almost nothing from inside North Korea. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has had rare access to this reclusive country and his images are amazing.
Five came back : a story of Hollywood and the Second World War Mark Harris: Before the Second World War the Hollywood box office was booming. But a feeling hung in the air that the business was too foreign, too Jewish, too 'un-American' in its values and causes. Then the war changed everything. No industry professionals played a bigger role in the war than America's most legendary directors: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. With characteristic insight and expert knowledge of these five incredible lives, Harris looks at the ways in which the war changed the history of film forever.
Off to the side : a memoir Jim Harrison: Jim Harrison traces his upbringing in Michigan amid the austerities of the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears. Harrison discusses forthrightly the life-changing experience of becoming a father, and the minor cognitive dissonance that ensued when this boy from the "heartland" somehow ended up a highly paid Hollywood screenwriter.
Returning to earth Jim Harrison: Donald is a middle-aged Chippewa-Finnish man, married to a white woman who renounced the wealth she was raised with, and father to two grown children. As Returning to Earth opens, he is slowly dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease. His condition deteriorating, he realizes no one alive will be able to pass on to his children their family history once he is gone. He begins dictating to his wife, Cynthia, stories he has never shared with anyone — as around him, his family struggles with how to lay him to rest with the same dignity with which he always lived.
The pearl that broke its shell Nadia Hashimi: In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age.
Vibrant food : celebrating the ingredients, recipes, and colors of each season Kimberley Hasselbrink: Photographer and food blogger Kimberley Hasselbrink looks at ingredients differently, regarding them in terms of what colours inspire her: the shocking fluorescent pink of a chard stem, the deep reds and purples of baby kale leaves, the bright shades of green that emerge in the spring, and even the calm yellows and whites of so many winter vegetables.
Mindfulness : be mindful, live in the moment Gill Hasson: Mindfulness allows you to experience the moment instead of just rushing through it. Being mindful opens you up to new ideas and new ways of doing things, reducing stress and increasing your enjoyment of life. With ideas, tips and techniques to help you enjoy a more mindful approach to life, you'll learn how to adopt more positive ways of thinking and behaving.
The dead women of Juarez Sam Hawken: Since 1993, over 400 women have been murdered in Ciudad Juarez. When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around.
Tequila sunset Sam Hawken: El Paso and Ciudad Juarez sit across the Texas Mexico border from each other. They share streets, industry, crime. One gang claims territory in both: Los Aztecas. This single criminal organisation is responsible for most of the homicides committed in Juarez, and Felipe Morales is one of them. A witness to murder and intimidation, he tries playing both the cops and the outlaws in a bid to escape.
Lifting my voice Barbara Hendricks: Growing up African American in segregated Arkansas in the 1950s, Barbara Hendricks witnessed firsthand the painful struggle for civil rights. After graduation from the Juilliard School of Music, Hendricks immediately won a number of important international prizes, and began performing in recitals and operas throughout the world. A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, she is as devoted to humanitarian work as she is to her music.
Grandma Lena's big ol' turnip Denia. Hester: Grandma Lena grows a turnip so big that it takes her entire family pull it up and half of the town to eat it. Includes a note about cooking "soul food."
Adventure time. The Lich Sheila Sweeny Higginson: Finn has faced some daunting opponents during his heroic adventures in the Land of Ooo, but the Lich is by far the worst. If Finn fails to smite the Lich before he gets to his Well of Power and gets his magic back, everyone in the Land of Ooo will fall under the Lich's control.
Garden of madness T. L. Higley: Since her treaty marriage at a young age, Tia has lived an opulent yet oppressive life in the palace. But her husband has since died and she relishes her newfound independence. As the queen plans to wed Tia to yet another prince, the powerful mage Shadir plots to expose the family's secret and set his own man on the throne. Tia enlists the help of a reluctant Jewish captive, who challenges her notions of the gods even as he opens her heart to both truth and love.
Isle of shadows T. L. Higley: Tessa, a famous courtesan on the island of Rhodes, seeks to gain freedom from her wealthy patron, Glaucus, and becomes involved with a mysterious stranger, Nikos, who decides to help her in a plot which puts both of their lives in danger.
The Queen's handmaid T. L. Higley: From the servant halls of Cleopatra's Egyptian palace to the courts of Herod the Great, Lydia will serve two queens to see prophecy fulfilled. Orphaned at birth, Lydia was raised as a servant in Cleopatra's palace. But then her dying mentor entrusts her with secret writings of the prophet Daniel and charges her to deliver this vital information to those watching for the promised King of Israel. Once in the Holy City, she attaches herself to the newly appointed king, Herod the Great, as handmaid to Queen Mariamme. Lydia must deliver the scrolls before dark forces warring against the truth destroy all hope of the coming Messiah.
The Beacon Susan Hill: The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only May had been left for the last 27 years. May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of The Beacon, just once, to go to university.
Granny square crochet : 35 contemporary projects using traditional techniques Catherine Hirst: Offers patterns and instructions for thirty five granny square crochet projects, from quick and easy scarves and mug cozies, through to bed covers and a lampshade.
"It's simple," said Simon by Mary Ann Hoberman ; illustrated by Meilo So.: After successfully meeting the challenges posed by a dog, cat, and horse, Simon meets a tiger that is much harder to satisfy and that he must outwit before he becomes the tiger's dinner.
Meringue girls Alex Hoffler, Stacey O'Gorman.: Cupcakes, cake pops and macarons have had their day, now is the age of the meringue! With rainbow colours and Willy Wonka flavours, the Meringue Girls put a new twist on a classic.
Green angel Alice Hoffman: When her family is killed in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss. Struggling to survive both physically and emotionally, Green retreats into the realm of her garden. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that she relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal.
The Story sisters Alice Hoffman: Elv, Claire, and Meg are the Story Sisters, and each has a fate she must meet alone. One on a country road, one in the streets of Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination. At once a coming-of-age tale, a family saga, and a love story of erotic longing.
The third angel Alice Hoffman: Charts the lives of three London women, each in love with the wrong man. Meanwhile, a fourth woman spends decades searching for the Third Angel — the angel on earth who will renew her faith.
How the world sees you : discover your highest value through the science of fascination Sally Hogshead: You already know how you see the world. But do you know how the world sees you? Once you know what makes you valuable to others, you're more authentic and confident, and more able to make a positive impression. It all begins with understanding how the world sees you — at your best…
Leftover women : the resurgence of gender inequality in China Leta Hong Fincher: A century ago, Chinese feminists fighting for the emancipation of women helped spark the republican revolution, and after the communist revolution of 1949, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that women hold up half the sky. This crucial book debunks the popular myth that women have fared well as a result of post-socialist China's economic reforms and breakneck growth. Laying out the structural discrimination against women in China will speak to broader problems with China's economy, politics, and development.
The French confection Anthony Horowitz: The Diamond brothers, Tim and Nick, have won a weekend for two in Paris, but no sooner have they arrived than the brothers are up to their necks in danger. There's a nasty smell in the air and it's not the cheese. If Nick and Tim aren't careful, their dream holiday could end up being a nightmare from which they'll never wake
I know what you did last Wednesday Anthony Horowitz: Nick Diamond, youngest brother of the world's worst private detective, should be happy when an invitation arrives for his brother Tim, inviting him to a school reunion on a remote Scottish island. But Nick's got a bad feeling — and when he meets their fellow guests, the feeling only gets worse!
Oblivion Anthony Horowitz: Having escaped from Hong Kong, the five gatekeepers Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett are scattered in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to re-group and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle.
Public enemy number two Anthony Horowitz: When thirteen-year-old Nick is framed for a jewel robbery, he and his brother, the bumbling detective Tim Diamond, attempt to clear his name by capturing the master criminal known as the Fence.
Raven's gate Anthony Horowitz: Sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, Matt finds himself in the midst of a conspiracy of witchcraft and murder. The Old Ones — monstrous godlike beings once banished from our world — are trying to return. Matt is about to discover that he alone stands between the forces of evil and the annihilation of humanity…
Return to Groosham Grange Anthony Horowitz: A year ago, David Eliot would have been happy to escape from his weird school and its ghoulish teachers. Now he's fighting for its survival. Someone is trying to get their hands on the Unholy Grail, the source of all power, and unless David can stop them, Groosham Grange will be history!
South by south east Anthony Horowitz: Tim Diamond, the world's worst private detective, is broke, so when a mysterious stranger offers Tim a wad of money for his overcoat it seems like good fortune. But there are worse things than being broke, like being pumped full of lead, which happens to the stranger and could soon be the fate of Tim and his brother unless they can outwit the unknown assassin.
Algebra demystified Rhonda Huettenmueller: This is a self-teaching guide for anyone who wants to learn, or to refresh their knowledge of, basic algebra without taking a formal course. Long computations are presented in a step-by-step format with one operation per step.
All the things you are Declan Hughes: As Clare Taylor turns her key in her Madison, Wisconsin home on the eve of Hallowe'en, she knows that this is where her life is. Except it's all gone. The furniture gone, the house stripped, her husband Danny, her daughters, all gone; no message; no note, nothing. Outside in the dark, searching for a sign, she steps in one: the eviscerated body of the family dog. By dawn next morning, her supposedly mortgage-free home has been foreclosed against, one of Danny's childhood friends lies dead in her backyard, and Clare is caught up in a nightmare that began with her husband on Hallowe'en night, 1976. A nightmare that reaches its terrifying climax thirty-five years later.
The boy who biked the world : on the road to Africa Alastair Humphreys ; illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones: Follows the journey of a young boy who sets out to circumnavigate the globe, starting from his home in England and bicycling through Europe to the tip of South Africa, in a tale that mirrors the experiences of adventurer Alastair Humphreys.
Microadventures Alastair Humphreys: Refresh your life with a tiny little adventure that's close to home and easy on your pocket. Let Alastair Humphreys introduce you to the exciting world of microadventures - adventures that are close to home, cheap, simple, short, and yet very effective.
Moods of future joys : around the world by bike, part 1 Alastair Humphreys: This enthralling account details Alastair Humphrey's epic journey across Africa, through Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. His experience is at times brutal, and though he faces loneliness, despair, and harsh conditions, he also survives through trust in the kindness of strangers.
Walking the woods and the water : in Patrick Leigh Fermor's footsteps from the Hook of Holland to the Golden Horn Nick Hunt: In December 1933, an eighteen-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, 'like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar,' on foot from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. On 9th December 2011, Nick Hunt caught the ferry to the Hook of Holland to follow in his footsteps. Using Fermor's books as his only travel guide he spent seven months walking his route through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, to discover for himself what remained of hospitality, kindness to strangers, freedom, wildness, adventure, the mysterious, the unknown, the deeper currents of myth and story that still flow beneath Europe's surface.
The court of the air Stephen Hunt: A hugely engaging adventure set in a Victorian-style world — a fantastical version of Dickens — that will appeal to fans of Susanna Clarke and Philip Pullman. Two orphans are more than they seem. And one megalomaniac will stop at nothing to find them…
From the deep of the dark Stephen Hunt: A daring underwater chase ends in a battle for the Kingdom itself! The streets of Middlesteel are under attack by an unseen enemy, leaving bloodless corpses in its trail. The newssheets scream vampire, but the truth is even more deadly than anyone knows.
Jack Cloudie Stephen Hunt: Thanks to his father's gambling debts, young Jack Keats finds himself on the streets and trying to survive as a pickpocket, desperate to graft enough coins to keep him and his two younger brothers fed. Following a daring bank robbery gone badly awry, Jack narrowly escapes the scaffold, only to be pressed into Royal Aerostatical Navy. Assigned to the most useless airship in the fleet, serving under a captain who is most probably mad, Jack seems to be bound for almost certain death in the far-away deserts of Cassarabia.
The kingdom beyond the waves Stephen Hunt: Professor Amelia Harsh is obsessed with finding the lost civilisation of Camlantis, a legendary city from pre-history that is said to have conquered hunger, war and disease — tempering the race of man's baser instincts by the creation of the perfect pacifist society. It is an obsession that is to cost her dearly.
The rise of the iron moon Stephen Hunt: Born into captivity as a product of the Royal Breeding House, friendless orphan Purity Drake suddenly finds herself on the run with a foreign vagrant from the North after accidentally killing one of her guards. Her strange rescuer claims he is on the run himself from terrible forces who mean to enslave the Kingdom of Jackals as they conquered his own nation.
Secrets of the Fire Sea Stephen Hunt: The isolated island of Jago is the only place Hannah Conquest has ever known as home. Encircled by the magma ocean of the Fire Sea, it was once the last bastion of freedom when the world struggled under the tyranny of the Chimecan Empire during the age-long winter of the cold-time. For Hannah and her few friends the streets of the island's last occupied underground city form a vast, near-deserted playground. But Hannah's carefree existence comes to an abrupt halt when her guardian, Archbishop Alice Gray, is brutally murdered in her own cathedral.
Gently sinking Alan Hunter: When a dilapidated cargo ship sinks, killing the illegal immigrants packed in below decks, the man responsible goes free, but not for long. Two weeks later he is found dead in bed with a knife in his back. When the attitude of the local murder squad Chief Superintendent is deemed likely to aggravate race relations, George Gently is called in to oversee the case. But as tempers flare within the community, fuelling the fires of racial conflict.
When Daddy's truck picks me up Jana Novotny Hunter: Daddy drives a big red tanker truck and he's on the road a lot. But today is a special day - he's going to pick his son up at nursery school! All day as he plays, the little boy pictures Daddy's truck making its way towards him. Meanwhile, Daddy pushes on, down the highway, over mountains, through tunnels, and - uh oh! - into a huge traffic jam! Now all the other mummies and daddies have come to pick up their children from work. Where is Daddy?
The sins of Lord Easterbrook Madeline Hunter: Only a desperate mission could bring Leona Montgomery face-to-face with the scoundrel whose dangerous sensuality once sent her fleeing from his arms. But she has underestimated Christian, Marquess of Easterbrook. As irresistible as ever, his past swathed in mystery, Christian has his own plans for the woman he has waited seven years to claim.
Take care, son : the story of my dad and his dementia Tony Husband: When Ron Husband started to forget things - dates, names, appointments … daft things, important things - it took a while to realise that this was 'a different form of forgetting'. This is the touching, illustrated story of Tony's father and how dementia slowly took him away from his family.
Memory of water Emmi Itaranta: In the far north of the Scandinavian Union, now occupied by the power state of New Qian, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio studies to become a tea master like her father. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that once provided water for her whole village. When Noria's father dies, the secret of the spring reaches the new military commander and the power of the army is vast indeed.
The sleepwalker's guide to dancing Mira Jacob: Of all the family gatherings in her childhood, one stands out in Amina's memory. It is 1979, in Salem India, when a visit to her grandmother's house escalates into an explosive encounter, pitching brother against brother, mother against son. In its aftermath, Amina's father Thomas rushes his family back to their new home in America. And while at first it seems that the intercontinental flight has taken them out of harm's way, his decision sets off a chain of events that will forever haunt them.
Teenage hipster in the modern world : from the birth of punk to the land of Bush : thirty years of apocalyptic journalism Mark. Jacobson: In the pages of The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Esquire, New York, Maxim, and GQ, Mark Jacobson has carried on in the tradition of such titans as Joe Mitchell, A. J. Liebling, Jimmy Breslin, and Pete Hamill as one of New York City's finest journalistic provocateurs. Now he collects the best of his years in Teenage Hipster in the Modern World.
Three bedrooms, two baths, one very dead corpse David James: After a divorce from her husband and business partner, Alex, Amanda Thorne is determined to make it on her own in real estate - despite scorpions, 100-degree heat, and an encounter with a cactus en route to her first big listing. But when she finally arrives at the Mid-century modern manse, a lifeless body in the living room really spoils the ambiance.
An American in Oz Sara James: No one thought Sara James, a 30 Rock habitue and Manhattanite through and through, would move to Australia after a long and successful fast-track career reporting from around the globe. But move she did, when her Australian husband Andrew wanted to come home, in a journey that sees her morph into a small-town mum living an Australian country life.
Marketplace of the marvelous : the strange origins of modern medicine Erika Janik: An entertaining introduction to the quacks, snake-oil salesmen, and charlatans, who often had a point. Hydropaths promised cures using "healing tubs." Franz Anton Mesmer applied magnets to a patient's body, while Daniel David Palmer restored a man's hearing by knocking on his vertebrae. Bizarre as these methods may seem, many are the predecessors of today's notions of health. Janik tells the colourful stories of these "quacks," whose shams, foils, or genuine wish to heal helped shape and influence modern medicine.
Forever chic : Frenchwomen's secrets for timeless beauty, style and substance Tish Jett: For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for aging — the French way — with grace and style.
Five little kittens Nancy Jewell: Five little kittens get bathed with Mama's tongue, enjoy breakfast, play and do their chores, have fish soup at lunchtime, and go to bed.
Insufficiently Welsh Griff Rhys Jones: Griff Rhys Jones is searching for that Welsh part of himself that he has felt ever since being forced to sing in the choir in church and pack down for the school first XV, all in suburban Essex. Packed with all manners of weird, wonderful and enlightening facts, you'll learn as much about Wales as you do Griff.
All roads lead to Jerusalem : a memoir Jenny Lynn Jones: When Jenny Jones and her three children move from their Washington home to that of Jenny's in-laws in the West Bank, the village of Safa seems like a haven. In spite of its pastoral charm, Safa is far more complex than Jenny had imagined. On top of dealing with inter-tribal battles, military round-ups, and night time raids, Jenny has to deal with her in-laws and day-to-day difficulties caused by her less than eloquent Arabic and frequent cultural misunderstandings.
The siege Morgan Jones: 0900 hours, 11th September, 2012. Darkness cloaks the American Embassy in Libya. Without warning one hundred heavily armed fighters emerge from the night and blast the Embassy gates asunder. Their aim is to kill all Americans based at the Embassy, and to capture their prize, Ambassador J Christopher Stevens, alive.
The outcast Sadie Jones: It's 1957 and Lewis Aldridge is travelling back to his home in the South of England. He is straight out of jail and nineteen years old. His return will trigger the implosion not just of his family, but of a whole community.
Small wars Sadie Jones: The story of a man who finds everything he believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - falling apart.
Admission Barry Jonsberg: Pandora Jones wakes in an infirmary and she soon discovers that her family has succumbed to a plague pandemic which almost wiped out humanity. Pan is one of the survivors who have been admitted to The School - a quarantined, heavily guarded survival-skills facility - to recover their strength, hone their skills and prepare for whatever comes next.
Minecraft : top 35 Minecraft mods you should know Joseph. Joyner: This book presents popular and very exciting mods which you will certainly need if you would like to survive in the world of Minecraft. There are mods for conjuring new powers, witchcraft, alchemy, engineering, mapping, enhancing mining, gardening, forestry and for so many other wonderful options that you can only do in Minecraft. There is certainly a mod that will get you what you need and what you want to get done in the game.
Clean eats : over 200 delicious recipes to reset your body's natural balance and discover what it means to be truly healthy Alejandro Junger: A cookbook featuring over 180 delicious, easy-to-prepare, healthy recipes all aimed at helping you restore your natural ability to heal yourself.
The bite of the mango Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland: When Mariatu set out for a neighbourhood village in Sierra Leone, she was kidnapped and tortured, and both of her hands cut off. She turned to begging to survive. This heart-rending memoir is a testament to her courage and resilience. Today she is a UNICEF Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
Furious love : Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the marriage of the century Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger: The definitive, larger-than-life account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever — the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Keep your brain alive : 83 neurobic exercises to help prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness Lawrence C. Katz & Manning Rubin: Offers unusual tasks designed to stimulate brain cell growth.
The last light of the sun Guy Gavriel Kay: There is nothing soft or silken about the north. The lives of men and women are as challenging as the climate and lands in which they dwell. For generations, the Erlings of Vinmark have taken their dragon-prowed ships across the seas, raiding the lands of the Cyngael and Anglcyn peoples, leaving fire and death behind. But times change, even in the north, and in a tale woven with consummate artistry, people of all three cultures find the threads of their lives unexpectedly brought together.
The lions of Al-Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay: The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer afternoon of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.
Lord of Emperors Guy Gavriel Kay: Concluding the sequence that began with Sailing to Sarantium, this novel features a huge cast of characters from all walks of life, caught up in rumours of war and perilous intrigue, as all the threads of the tale come together in violent upheaval.
A song for Arbonne Guy Gavriel Kay: The matriarchal, cultured land of Arbonne is rent by a feud between its two most powerful dukes. To the north lies militaristic Gorhaut ruled by corrupt, womanizing King Ademar. His chief advisor, the high priest of Corannos, is determined to eradicate the worship of a female deity, whose followers live to the south. Into this cauldron of brewing disaster comes the mysterious Gorhaut mercenary Blaise, who takes service with Bertran and averts an attempt on his life.
Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay: Set in a beleaguered land caught in a web of tyranny, Tigana is the deeply moving story of a people struggling to be free. A people so cursed by dark sorceries that even the very name of their once beautiful land cannot be spoken or remembered. But a handful of men and women, driven by love, hope and pride set in motion the dangerous quest for freedom and bring back to the world the lost brightness of an obliterated name: Tigana.
Under heaven Guy Gavriel Kay: For two years Shen Tai has mourned his father, living like a hermit beyond the borders of the Kitan Empire, by a mountain lake where terrible battles have long been fought between the Kitai and the neighbouring Tagurans. To honour and redress his father's sorrow, Tai has journeyed west to the lake and has laboured, alone, to bury the dead of both empires. Taguran soldiers one day bring an unexpected letter from the bartered Kitan Princess Cheng-wan, and it contains a poisoned chalice: she has gifted Tai with two hundred and fifty Sardian horses, to reward him for his courage.
Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay
How to outrun a crocodile when your shoes are untied Jess Keating: When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers — the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class — have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background.
The great arc : the dramatic tale of how India was mapped and Everest was named John Keay: The Great Arc made possible the mapping of the entire Indian subcontinent and the development of its roads, railways and telegraphs. India as we now know it was defined in the process. More important still, by producing new values for the curvature of the earth's surface, the Arc significantly advanced our knowledge of the exact shape of our planet.
Mad about the Mekong : exploration and empire in South East Asia John Keay: The story of both a dramatic journey retracing the historic voyage of France's greatest 19th-century explorer up the mysterious Mekong river, and a portrait of the river and its peoples today.
Midnight's descendants : a history of South Asia since partition John Keay: Dispersed across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, Midnight's Descendants — the generations born since the 1947 'midnight hour partition' of British India — are the world's fastest growing population. Now, in Midnight Descendants, John Keay presents the first comprehensive history of this complex and interconnected region, delving deep into the events that have shaped its past and continue to guide its future.
Love is the new black Chrissie Keighery: Piper Bancroft has been thrown a lifeline: her godmother in Melbourne has set her up with a job at a top fashion magazine in Melbourne. Having ruined her chances of getting into uni, Piper is ready to grasp this opportunity with both hands. But when Piper starts her new job, she's as out of place as her fake Marc Jacobs handbag.
Confessions of a royal bridegroom Vanessa Kelly: Some men are born into scandal. Others pursue it with a passion. Griffin Steele, secret son of the Duke of Cumberland, is guilty on both counts. Yet somehow London's most notorious scoundrel has been saddled with an abandoned baby boy and with the unflappable, intriguing spinster summoned to nurse him…
Lost in a royal kiss Vanessa Kelly: With her widowed mother working long hours as governess to the royal children, Linnet St. Clare must look after her siblings and run the household. Now she must add to her worries the fate of Dominic, a poor orphan who has inspired the wrath of the king himself. Clearly Linnet has no time to consider her own desires - much less notice the attentions of a certain handsome, powerful magistrate.
Mastering the marquess Vanessa Kelly: Since the loss of her parents, Meredith Burnley has contented herself with a solitary life looking after her half-sister, Annabel. But Meredith's peace is shattered when her uncle schemes to marry her off to his son in order to gain her inheritance. Desperate, Meredith has only one choice: to flee with Annabel to their estranged grandparents' home. But their arrival soon reignites a family scandal - and kindles unexpected romance.
My favorite countess Vanessa Kelly: She is difficult, demanding, and at times, quite fierce. And Dr. John Blackmore can't take his eyes off her. The Countess of Randolph is the most striking woman he has ever seen… and the most infuriating patient he has ever tended.
Secrets for seducing a royal bodyguard Vanessa Kelly: Accomplished spy Aden St. George prefers to stay away from the frivolous ton, especially after the way his mother was used by the Prince Regent. But his latest mission compels him to guard unconventional, vibrant Lady Vivien Shaw. Rescuing her from kidnappers was easy. Resisting her beauty is not.
Sex and the single earl Vanessa Kelly: Simon St. James, fifth Earl of Trask, knows he could do worse in the marriage of convenience department. Sophie Stanton may be a bit of a social liability, with her ungovernable ways and flighty nature, but Simon has responsibilities as an earl that far outweigh happiness in the household. And as for happiness in the bedroom… he has to admit he sees Sophie's potential in that arena.
The book of you Claire Kendal: His name is Rafe, and he is everywhere Clarissa turns. Since that one regrettable night, his obsession with her has grown, becoming more terrifying with each passing day. Clarissa's only escape from this harrowing nightmare is inside a courtroom where she is a juror on a trial eerily parallel her own. There she finds some peace but as a disturbingly violent crime unfolds in the courtroom, Clarissa realizes that to survive she must expose Rafe herself.
A darkness descending Christobel Kent: When Silvano Niccolo, the driven, charismatic leader of a Florentine political movement, collapses at a rally, his young party immediately comes under threat. And when it emerges that his long time partner, Flavia, has disappeared, leaving behind not only a devastated husband but their newborn son, the political becomes dangerously personal and Sandro Cellini is drafted in to investigate.
The dead season Christobel Kent: Every August, Florence shimmers in the summer heat. But this year the heat-wave is fiercer than usual, and the city's inhabitants have fled to the cool of the hills and beaches of the surrounding countryside. So it is no surprise that amidst the shrubbery of a normally busy roundabout, a corpse lies unnoticed, bloating in the humid air. Sandro Cellini will not be joining the crowds of holidaymakers this year.
A fine and private place Christobel Kent: As Sandro Cellini gets to grips with the dispiriting realities of life as a private detective, an old case comes back to haunt him. Loni Meadows, the subject of a routine investigation back in his police-officer days, is found dead in circumstances Sandro cannot convince himself are accidental.
A time of mourning Christobel Kent: One wet November in Florence a young widow of an eminent Jewish architect comes to visit Sandro Cellini, a disgraced ex-policeman and budding private detective, to ask him to investigate her husband's suicide. But the case abruptly turns into something grimmer and more urgent than he could have imagined…
How to win at everything : even things you can't or shouldn't try to win at Daniel Kibblesmith and Sam Weiner: Nobody wants to be a loser. With this revolutionary new handbook, readers will learn how to win at literally everything - even things that aren't contests, and that you can't or shouldn't try to win at, such as dreaming, apologizing, and talking on the phone with your mom.
The English teacher Lily King: A moving novel of a single mother who has sheltered her son for many years at the private school where she works as an English teacher but who is beginning to unravel as secrets from her past catch up with her.
Across the face of the world Russell Kirkpatrick: For 2000 years Kannwar, the immortal Destroyer, Lord of Bhrudwo, has been planning revenge on the Most High. Mahnum has escaped the Destroyer's prison and flees, with the Lords of Fear in pursuit. Making his way home to Loulea, Mahnum and his wife are captured. His sons, Leith and Hal, together with a small group of villagers, set off in pursuit to free Mahnum and Indrett and warn their world of the coming war.
Beyond the wall of time Russell Kirkpatrick: The Gods are ravaging the world and Lenares has the power to stop them - if she can get her companions to believe her. Stella wonders if she can trust the potentially traitorous Undying Man, who offers to help, but is fixated on his own agenda. Noetos, seeking revenge for the deaths of his loved ones, is yet to realise his enemy is one of his companions. The fisherman, cosmographer and queen need to reach Andratan… only there will they break free of Husk's malevolent control over them.
Dark heart Russell Kirkpatrick: When the gods want to kill you, where can you hide? Noetos has an artefact that everyone wants, and some will pursue him forever to get it. Now reunited with his children, he escapes up the coast, chased by other powerful forces - forces who are intent on his destruction at any cost.
In the earth abides the flame Russell Kirkpatrick: A light to defy darkness. Battered and bruised, suffering grievous loss, the Company enters the great city of Instruere. They have to warn the Council of Faltha of the Destroyer's threat, and have no idea of the depth of treachery that awaits them. Only one thing could unite a land wracked with such mistrust. But can it be found? Or is the Jugom Ark merely a legend?
Path of revenge Russell Kirkpatrick: A brand new epic fantasy series from the New Zealand acclaimed author of Across the face of the world. Seventy years after the conclusion of the Faltha War, the Husk Trilogy sees three great continents - and their gods - at war for truth and immortality.
The right hand of God Russell Kirkpatrick: Can the Company save their world? The Company and the Arkhimm have scattered far and wide in their quest to warn Faltha of imminent invasion by the armies of the Destroyer. They now have possession of the Jugom Ark, the flaming Arrow of legend which, it is believed, will defeat their enemy. But Leith is finding it difficult to accept people's faith in him and his role as custodian of the Ark.
Tessa Kiros : the recipe collection Tessa Kiros: With over 130 family-friendly meal ideas pulled from some of Tessa's most-popular books, The Recipe Collection focuses solely on the recipes she has lovingly collected and created on her many travels.
Therapy ball workbook Karl G. Knopf: Therapy Ball Workbook's clearly explained exercises are paired with step-by-step photos that will help you reduce pain, enhance range of motion, and induce relaxation. It also details the best methods to release painful trigger points and break up soft-tissue adhesions that contribute to chronic pain.
Summer house with swimming pool Herman Koch: Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier's extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, and film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend, the large group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted.
The donut : history, recipes and lore from Boston to Berlin Michael Krondl: The love for the donut in the United States is longstanding and deep-rooted. In this captivating guide to the delectable dessert, culinary historian, chef, and donut lover Michael Krondl has put together an entertaining social history of the donut throughout the ages and from around the world.
The case of the green guinea pig Nancy E. Krulik: Our big school trip was at the end of the week, and I couldn't wait! But someone kept playing pranks at school, including dyeing the class guinea pig green. I love a good practical joke, but Principal Bumble threatened to cancel the trip if the pranks didn't stop. I knew what I had to do - talk to the animals around school to get some clues.
The case of the loose-toothed shark Nancy E. Krulik: When a giant shark tooth fossil went missing during my little sister Mia's birthday party at the aquarium, I found myself in really deep water - the aquarium staff accused me of stealing it! No way would I steal something, even if it was a cool fossil. What I could do, though, was talk to the animals at the aquarium to find out who the real thief was.
The case of the tortoise in trouble Nancy E. Krulik: Third grader Jack Doyle has a secret - he can talk to animals! Can they help him crack this case? My third grade class was going on a field trip to a farm, and I couldn't wait for a day off from regular school. But my annoying little sister had hidden her pet tortoise, Tut, inside my backpack! As if babysitting a tortoise wasn't bad enough, things got worse when Tut disappeared.
The golden dreydl Ellen Kushner: Sara finds her family's Chanukah celebrations boring until Tante Miriam arrives at the holiday party. She gives Sara a Golden Dreydl that is really an enchanted princess who guides Sara on a journey into a magical world. Imaginative drawings depict a universe where Jewish history collides with fantasy.
Victory : New Zealand airmen and the fall of Germany Max Lambert: 'Just another name, another place, another time for dying.' From hunting U-boats over the heaving waters of the cold Atlantic to dropping supplies for the Resistance and towing the gliders carrying paratroopers and weapons at Normandy, Arnhem and the Rhine crossing, the New Zealand airmen who fought with the RAF played an extraordinary role in the final chapters of World War II. In Victory, bestselling author Max Lambert shares the vivid, inspiring and previously unpublished stories of those young fliers - some still teenagers - who lived and died in the service of their country during the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
I have a dog : (an inconvenient dog) Charlotte Lance: I have an inconvenient dog. When I wake up, my dog is inconvenient. When I'm getting dressed, my dog is inconvenient. But sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be big and warm and cuddly. Sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be the most comforting friend in the whole wide world.
Two Beaux and a promise : 3 Allison Lane novellas Allison Lane
The unscrupulous uncle Allison Lane: Lord Devlin marries his childhood friend Catherine Braxton, rescuing her from life as a poor relation. But he had been poised to wed the beautiful Lady Hermione, and rumours accuse Catherine of tricking him when he continues to live in Hermione's pocket. Can the unsophisticated Catherine defeat the worldly beauty to win his love?
McNally's alibi Vincent Lardo: Hired to retrieve a client's kiss-and-tell-all diary from her blackmailing ex-lover, Archy McNally doesn't expect the mission to go awry but as he returns to his car, he's knocked out cold and the diary is taken. Except it wasn't a diary McNally was playing go-between to collect. It was the Holy Grail of lost literature - the original manuscript of Truman Capote's 'Answered Prayers'.
McNally's chance Vincent Lardo: Palm Springs sleuth Archy McNally is hired by best-selling author Sabrina Wright to find her missing husband, who vanished while searching for Sabrina's runaway daughter, but the case soon becomes complicated by the murder of his client.
McNally's dare Vincent Lardo: The dowager duchess of Palm Beach dies, leaving behind a fabulous fortune and a handsome young heir - and Archy McNally is left trying to figure out who's who.
McNally's dilemma Vincent Lardo: The Palm Beach tennis season starts off with a bang when a pro is shot by his wife after she catches him with another woman. As McNally attempts to find the truth amidst all the lies, his investigation must include a look into the past - and a tragedy that the world will never forget.
McNally's folly Vincent Lardo: One of the most celebrated stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Desdemona Darling, has come South for the season. She makes headlines when she agrees to star in the Palm Beach Community Theater's production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Archy McNally somehow gets roped into directing - and into discreetly investigating who could be blackmailing his star.
Horror House H. I. Larry: When the power goes out all over town, Zac's SpyPad intercepts a message from BIG! The address in the message leads him to a creepy house that's full of surprises. Will Zac get to the bottom of BIG's plans? Or has he walked into a trap?
Zac climbs high H. I. Larry: Zac is off on Spy Camp to do circus training. What will happen when his tightrope breaks?
Zac strikes out H. I. Larry
Zac's quicksand H. I. Larry: Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. Can they help him find the mission drivers?
Zac's skate break H. I. Larry: Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. Will he be able to rescue the trapped skaters?
Lucy Kathryn Lasky: When seventeen-year-old Lucy's father, a minister, gets a prestigious summer position in Bar Harbor, Maine, her mother determines to find a rich husband for her daughter but Lucy is fascinated by the sea and a handsome ship-builder.
May Kathryn Lasky: In 1899 on an island off the coast of Maine, fifteen-year-old May learns why she has always felt different from the other girls in her small town, but must keep hidden that she is a mermaid or risk attracting the attention of a dangerous hunter, and losing a boy for whom she cares.
Darwin Tess Lea: Darwin is a survivor, you have to give it that. Razed to the ground four times in its short history, it has picked itself up out of the debris to not only rebuild but grow. Darwin has known catastrophes and resurrections; it has endured misconceived projects and birthed visionaries.
The lost language of cranes David Leavitt: Owen and Rose are facing serious challenges to their married life of routine and monotony as New York City grows and changes around them. But when they discover they may lose their apartment and their son, prompted by his new relationship, reveals his homosexuality, their lives cannot continue as they were.
Bobcat and other stories Rebecca Lee
Kombucha revolution : 75 recipes for homemade brews, fixers, elixirs, and mixers Stephen Lee with Ken Koopman: This guide from the founder of Kombucha Wonder Drink demystifies the process of brewing kombucha at home and offers recipes for using it in infusions, smoothies, cocktails, and more.
About face Donna Leon: Soon after meeting Franca Marinello, the wife of a wealthy Venetian businessman, Brunetti comes across her name in his investigation of a murder. Though charmed by Franca's love of Virgil and Cicero, he must now unravel her connection to the Carabinieri's prime suspect.
Blood from a stone Donna Leon: On a cold night shortly before Christmas, an immigrant street vendor is killed in Venice's Campo Santo Stefano. When Commissario Brunetti arrives on the scene, he finds it hard to understand why anyone would murder an illegal immigrant. But once Brunetti begins investigating this unfamiliar Venetian underworld, he discovers that matters of great value are at stake in the immigrant community.
Fatal remedies Donna Leon: It began with an early morning phone call. A sudden act of vandalism had just been committed in the chill Venetian dawn. But Commissario Guido Brunetti soon finds out that the perpetrator is no petty criminal. As is professional and personal lives clash, Brunetti's own career is under threat - and the conspiracy which Paola had risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink.
Friends In high places Donna Leon: Venetian cop, Commissario Guido Brunetti, wonders whom he knows to bring pressure on a local government department, to investigate the lack of official building approval on his apartment. But when that same official phones him at work, clearly scared by some information he plans to give Brunetti, and is later found dead after a fall from scaffolding, something is clearly wrong.
A noble radiance Donna Leon: In a village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites the gardens of a deserted farmhouse have lain untouched for decades. But the new owner, keen for renovations to begin, is summoned urgently to the house when his workmen disturb a macabre grave.
A question of belief Donna Leon: As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind; it appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business. Not knowing what to do, he consults Brunetti and asks permission to trail her.
A sea of troubles Donna Leon
Suffer the little children Donna Leon: When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital bedside of a senior paediatrician whose skull has been fractured, he is confronted with more questions than answers. Three men - a Carabinieri captain and two privates from out of town - have burst into the doctor's apartment in the middle of the night, attacked him and taken away his eighteen-month old son. What can have motivated such a violent assault by the police?
Through a glass darkly Donna Leon: When the body of a night watchman is found in front of a blazing furnace at De Cal's glass factory along with an annotated copy of Dante's Inferno, Brunetti must investigate. Does the book contain the clues Brunetti needs to solve the murder and uncover who is ruining the waters of Venice's lagoon?
Uniform justice Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti is called in to investigate when a young army cadet is found hanged, a presumed suicide. However, he is met by a wall of silence, as the military protects its own and civilians are unwilling to talk.
Wilful behaviour Donna Leon: When one of his wife's students is murdered, Commissario Brunetti's investigation opens up long-buried secrets of collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews during the war, secrets few in Italy are happy to explore.
Doctored evidence Donna Leon: When a wealthy Venetian woman is found brutally murdered, the prime suspect is her Romanian maid, who has fled the city. As she attempts to leave the country, carrying a considerable sum of money and forged papers, the maid runs into the path of an oncoming train and is killed. Case closed. But when the old woman's neighbour returns from abroad, it becomes clear that the maid could not have been the killer.
Harvey Drew and the bin men from Outer space Cas Lester: Harvey Drew is an ordinary eleven-year-old who dreams of great adventures in outer space. The Toxic Spew is an intergalactic waste disposal ship. The two are on a collision course for chaos!
The eighty-dollar champion Elizabeth Letts: The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions. This book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed — and triumphed.
The wish Gail Carson Levine: There's nothing wrong with Wilma Sturtz. She's perfectly nice. But nobody cares about nice at Claverford, her middle school. Wilma is left out, forgotten, ignored — until she meets an extraordinary old lady who grants a wish: for Wilma to be the most popular kid in school.
Child of mine David & Beverly Lewis: Desperately clinging to the hope of finding her long-lost daughter, will Kelly miss out on the chance to find love and a family once more?
Without refuge Diane Scott Lewis: In the wake of the French Revolution, a woman fights for success in New Orleans while searching for her lost lover.
Tugg and Teeny J. Patrick Lewis: Tugg, a gorilla, helps his best friend Teeny, a monkey, in her attempts to become a musician, an artist, and a poet.
The simple living handbook : discover the joy of a de-cluttered life Lorilee Lippincott: How one family beat the rat race by stepping off the track, and how you can, too. The Simple Living Handbook is a how-to memoir about creating a life that has space for what really matters to you.
A stitch in time Penelope Lively: A quiet lonely child spending her holidays by the sea is changed by an inexplicable link with people and events of one hundred years ago and also by the very real and lively family next door.
Grim tales Norman Lock: Grim Tales is a mythological catalogue of the peculiar, a string of strange, often murderous urban myths. It comes on fast and dirty, micro-moments on micro-moments, each wasting no time in lunging at the throat.
Love among the particles & other stories Norman Lock: Mr. Hyde finally reveals his secrets to an ambitious journalist, unleashing unforeseen horrors. An ancient Egyptian mummy is revived in 1935 New York to consult on his Hollywood biopic. A Brooklynite suddenly dematerializes and passes through the internet, in search of true love. In a whirlwind tour of space, time, and history, Norman Lock creates worlds that veer wildly from the natural to the supernatural via the pre-modern, mechanical, and digital ages.
We were liars E. Lockhart: Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
Modern prairie sewing : 20 handmade projects for you & your friends Abigail A. Long: Gone are the days of confusing instructions and difficult patterns. With this book you'll discover that sewing doesn't have to be complicated at all.
Conversations with my agent : and, Set up, joke, set up, joke Rob Long: Barely out of film school, Rob Long struck the jackpot and landed a job on the phenomenally successful TV sitcom, Cheers. However, with the demise of the show, Long was faced with the question, 'Is there life after Cheers?'
The true and splendid history of the Harristown sisters Michelle Lovric: It is the age of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, when Europe burns with a passion for long-flowing locks. And when seven sisters, born into fatherless poverty in Ireland, grow up with hair cascading down their backs, to their ankles, and beyond, men are not slow to recognise their potential. And their hair will take dark-hearted Darcy, bickering twins Berenice and Enda, plain Pertilly, gentle Oona, wild Ida and fearful, flame-haired Manticory the inimitable narrator of their on-and-off stage adventures out of poverty, through the dance halls of Ireland, to the salons of Dublin and the palazzi of Venice.
Love life Rob Lowe: Rob Lowe offers up a collection of personal stories in an honest and celebratory memoir about men and women, art and commerce, fathers and sons, addiction and recovery, and sex and love.
One-hour cheese : ricotta, mozzarella, chevre, paneer--even burrata, fresh and simple cheeses you can make in an hour or less! Claudia. Lucero: In a cookbook whose results seem like magic but whose recipes and instructions are specific, easy-to-follow, and foolproof, Claudia Lucero shows step by step — with every step photographed — exactly how to make sixteen fresh cheeses at home, using easily available ingredients and tools, in an hour or less.
Farmageddon : the true cost of cheap meat Philip Lymbery with Isabel Oakeshott: We are reaching a tipping point as the farming revolution threatens our countryside, health and the quality of our food wherever we live in the world. Farmageddon is a fascinating and terrifying investigative journey behind the closed doors of a runaway industry across the world - from the UK, Europe and the USA, to China, Argentina, Peru and Mexico. It is both a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future.
With a hammer for my heart George Ella Lyon: While selling magazines door-to-door, a Kentucky girl befriends an old man living in a bus. When some boys steal his diary and make it public, police arrest the man, reading into it things that never happened. The novel describes the girl's campaign to clear the man's name.
Broken skin Stuart MacBride: In the pale grey light of a chilly February, Aberdeen is not at its best! There's a rapist prowling the city's cold granite streets, leaving a string of tortured women behind. But while DS Logan McRae's girlfriend is out acting as bait, he's dealing with the blood-drenched body of an unidentified male, dumped outside Accident and Emergency.
Cold granite Stuart MacBride: It's DS Logan McRae's first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn't get much worse. Four-year-old David Reid's body is discovered in a ditch, strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he's only the first. There's a killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.
Dark blood Stuart MacBride: Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, in the past he was a violent rapist, but he's seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle behind him and make a new start. Or so he says. Only things are about to go very, very wrong.
Flesh house Stuart MacBride: Aberdeen is panicking. It's been eighteen years since Grampian Police caught the Flesher — the notorious serial killer who butchered people all over the UK — and seven years since he was released from Peterhead prison, his conviction overturned on appeal. But when a container full of joints of human meat turns up at Aberdeen Harbour, it kicks off the largest manhunt in Aberdeen's history.
For your eyes only : Ian Fleming + James Bond Ben Macintyre: One morning in February 1952, a journalist called Ian Fleming sat down at his desk and set about creating a fictional secret agent: James Bond - one of the most successful, enduring and lucrative creations in literature. But Bond's world of glamour and romance, gadgets and cocktails, espionage and villainy wasn't entirely drawn from imagination: Fleming's background and his experiences as an intelligence officer during the Second World War were all formative parts in the creation of the world's most famous spy.
Forgotten fatherland : the search for Elisabeth Nietzsche Ben Macintyre: In 1886 Elisabeth Nietzsche, Friedrich's bigoted, imperious sister, founded a 'racially pure' colony in Paraguay together with a band of blond-haired fellow Germans. Over a century later, Ben Macintyre sought out the survivors of Nueva Germania to discover the remains of this bizarre colony.
The naked baron Sally MacKenzie: New to London society and rather… awkward… Lady Grace Belmont would just as soon hide behind the palm trees as dance with a man she doesn't know. But Baron Dawson is on the hunt for a wife.
The naked duke Sally MacKenzie: Miss Sarah Hamilton, a proper Philadelphian, finds London society altogether shocking. How can it be that she has awakened from her innocent slumber to find herself in bed next to a handsome - and exceedingly naked - man?
The naked earl Sally MacKenzie: When a naked earl climbs through the window into her bedchamber, Lady Elizabeth Runyon does the proper thing: She screams. Loudly. And then … well, Lizzie has had enough of being proper. Just this once, she will be absolutely daring.
The naked gentleman Sally MacKenzie: John Parker-Roth cannot believe that marriage is necessary for his happiness. He would far rather pursue his interest in horticulture, but if one day he should find a female who shared his passion for flowers, a level-headed, calm sort of female, he might reconsider. Certainly the lovely young woman who has just tumbled into his lap will not do, as she possesses neither of those admirable qualities.
The naked king Sally MacKenzie: One night of slight overindulgence — oh, all right, he was drunk — and Stephen Parker-Roth finds he must betroth himself to prevent yet another scandal. But his "intended" is lovely and before long, he's congratulating himself on compromising such an excellent candidate — and anticipating what other naughtiness they'll get caught at before the wedding.
The naked laird Sally MacKenzie: The viscount's house party promises to be one of the season's highlights, and Lord and Lady Kilgorn are delighted to attend. If only the long-estranged couple had realized they were both invited - and assigned to the same bedchamber.
The naked marquis Sally MacKenzie: As marriage proposals go, Charles Draysmith's suit is as romantic as the moors in December. Emma Peterson might be only a vicar's daughter, and he the new Marquis of Knightsdale, and perhaps he would rather marry her than endure the marriage mart. But when he suggests how much he'll enjoy securing an heir, well, a lady can only endure so much.
The naked prince Sally MacKenzie: Josephine Atworthy is shocked by the goings-on at her rich neighbour's house party. Quite shocked. But her demure charm beguiles a mysterious nobleman, who begs a kiss - then another. And in a twinkling, they may be falling head over heels in love.
The naked viscount Sally MacKenzie: After eight seasons in London, Lady Jane Parker-Roth is ready to quit the dull search for a husband in favour of more exciting pursuits. So when she encounters an intruder in her host's townhouse, she's not about to let the scoundrel escape. Until she discovers she's wrestling a viscount, Edmund Smyth, the one noble she wouldn't mind meeting in the dark.
Boxcar children beginning : the Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm Patricia MacLachlan: Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a travelling family needs shelter. The Aldens take them in, and the strangers soon become friends. But things never stay the same at the farm, and the spring and summer bring events that will forever change their lives.
The season Sarah MacLean: Showing no interest in the sumptuous balls, lavish dinner parties, and country weekends enjoyed by the rest of early nineteenth-century London society, seventeen-year-old Lady Alexandra Stafford seeks adventure as she investigates the puzzling murder of the Earl of Blackmoor, father of devilishly handsome Gavin.
Promise me forever Debbie Macomber: Physical therapist Joy Neilsen doesn't take no for an answer when it comes to her patients. She's tough yet compassionate, doing whatever it takes to get them back on their feet … and she's met her match in Sloan Whittaker. Bitter, angry, resentful, Sloan is ready to give up. But Joy doesn't let anybody quit, especially not a man as talented as this brilliant tycoon — a man who, somewhere along the way, has won her heart.
The watchman Adrian Magson: He's a professional shadow. A watcher who provides protection in potentially hostile situations. He works in the background, stays off the record. Often the people he's guarding have no idea he's there. Some people know him as Portman.
Masters of sex : the life and times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the couple who taught America how to love Thomas Maier: The story of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. Highlighting interviews with the notoriously private Masters and the ambitious Johnson, critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier shows how this unusual team changed the way we all thought about, talked about, and engaged in sex while they simultaneously tried to make sense of their own relationship.
The power of bones Keelen Mailman: At just 30, and a single mother, Keelen became the first Indigenous woman to run a commercial cattle station when she took over Mt Tabor, two hours from Augathella on the black soil plains of western Queensland. In this unflinching memoir, Keelen pulls no punches as she recalls the startling racism her family endured and the shocking violence of their lives. But this is a story of redemption, shot through with the grandeur of love and endurance and an irresistible humour that has helped her survive, and to achieve a life-long goal: to bring the remains of her people back to their country, and see Mt Tabor returned to its original owners once more.
Dream bride ; Dream groom Susan Mallery: Dream Bride: According to family legend, Chloe Wright was destined to dream of her future groom on her twenty-fifth birthday. The self-proclaimed pragmatist didn't believe in fate, but that very night she dreamt about an enigmatic stranger.
Dream Groom: Cassie Bradley Wright knew the fantasy of being swept off her feet by her ultra sophisticated boss was just that a fantasy. But living under the same roof with this irresistible man wasn't exactly easy…
The bride price Anne Mallory: Sebastien Deville, the debauched, dangerously handsome illegitimate son of the Duke of Grandien, has waited his whole life for revenge - and suddenly it is there for the taking. A competition sponsored by the king has all the town talking. The winner will receive an immense fortune, a newly created title, sponsorship, and a well-born bride - everything Sebastien needs to reclaim his mother's stolen lands and to wield the colossal power itching beneath his fingertips. His victory is all but assured … until he meets Caroline.
The Earl of her dreams Anne Mallory: Facing the choice of flight or a wedding she cannot abide, Kate Simon has chosen to flee. Disguised as a boy, she takes refuge in a roadside inn, and finds herself rooming with intensely secretive Christian Black.
For the Earl's pleasure Anne Mallory: They were once cherished childhood companions, until a scandalous secret tore them apart. Now Valerian Rainewood and Abigail Smart are the fiercest of enemies. To Abigail, Rainewood is a notorious rake, hell-bent on mischief and not fit for polite society. But when the earl is viciously attacked, Abigail's distress tells her that something still binds her to the wild Rainewood.
One night is never enough Anne Mallory: Powerful, ruthless, seductive — the lord of London's underworld — Roman Merrick gets anything he wants … and he burns for Charlotte Chatsworth, a polished jewel in the glittering town. So he engages her debt-ridden gambler father in a game of chance, wagering ten thousand pounds against one night with the man's exquisite daughter. And Roman Merrick never loses.
Seven secrets of seduction Anne Mallory: Well-educated, but not part of society, Miranda Chase is just as captivated by the erotic pages of a scandalous and provocative book on the art of seduction as everyone else in London. Intrigued by the layers she sees beneath the book's surface, she writes an editorial about it, never realizing that her passionate words will draw an actual viscount to her uncle's bookshop.
Three nights of sin Anne Mallory: When her brother was arrested for murder, the town shut its doors to Marietta Winters. No one would help her save him from the gallows - no one but Gabriel Noble. In exchange for taking the case, Gabriel requests three favours from the desperate young beauty, and Marietta has no other choice but to make a deal with the sinfully handsome devil.
The Viscount's wicked ways Anne Mallory: Thomas Ashe, the brooding Viscount Blackfield, is a man any lady would shun. But Patience Harrington, try as she might, has never been a proper lady.
What Isabella desires Anne Mallory: Lady Isabella Willoughby has always been patient and proper. But secretly, scandalously, she longs to be wild — to wear daring gowns while dancing the night away. Above all, she craves one thing: to be more than merely a "friend" to Marcus, the dashing, sinfully handsome Lord Roth.
Earth hour David Malouf: With elegance and wit, these poems move from profound depths to whimsy and playfulness. As Malouf interweaves light and dark, levity and gravity, he offers a vision of life on "this patch/ of earth and its green things", charting the resilience of beauty amidst stubborn human grace.
The Hummingbird Bakery bakes for birthdays and celebrations Tarek Malouf: This is an extract from the bestselling Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. From Banoffee Whoopie pies or a Sweet and Salty Chocolate Birthday Cake, to Strawberry Daquiri or Mojito Mini Cupcakes, this is a selection of the perfect Hummingbird bakes for any special occasion.
The Hummingbird Bakery Christmas bakes Tarek Malouf: This is an extract from the bestselling Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. What better way to celebrate the Christmas season, than with a collection of delicious treats from the Hummingbird Bakery?
The Hummingbird Bakery cookbook Tarek Malouf
The Hummingbird Bakery Halloween and Bonfire night bakes Tarek Malouf: This is an extract from the bestselling Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. From a Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie or moreish Butterscotch Marshmallow Bar to a terrifying Pumpkin Cupcake, this is a collection of fun and tasty spooky treats from the Hummingbird Bakery.
The Hummingbird Bakery rainy day treats Tarek Malouf: This is an extract from the bestselling Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. Curl up with one of these tempting bakes from the Hummingbird Bakery - a Hot Chocolate or Apple Crumble Cupcake, or a slice of sticky Walnut and Honey Loaf.
Chronicler of the winds Henning Mankell: One night Jose hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door. He races to the gallery and spots the wounded body of Nelio, the fabled street urchin, known throughout the city for living on his wits. Nelio asks to be taken to the roof to breathe in the beautiful air where he begins his story.
Daniel Henning Mankell: In 1875 Hans Bengler, a young entomologist, leaves Sweden for the expedition of a lifetime to the Kalahari Desert. After his long and arduous journey he finds a small boy, whose tribe has been decimated by European raiders. Accustomed to collecting specimens, Bengler decides to adopt the boy and names him Daniel. He takes the traumatised child home with him to Sweden and plans to 'civilise' him. But Daniel cannot slip into an alien culture, and a new life in the cold and snow, so easily.
Faceless killers Henning Mankell: Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local Swedish police officer whose own personal life is falling apart, finds himself coping with a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment when he is put in charge of the investigation into the brutal murders of an elderly couple.
The fifth woman Henning Mankell: Inspector Kurt Wallander searches for a killer as he uncovers the link between the murders of four nuns and an unidentified woman in an Algerian convent and the death of a birdwatcher found skewered in a pit of sharpened bamboo poles.
I die, but my memory lives on : the world AIDS crisis and the memory book project Henning Mankell: Henning Mankell, internationally famous creator of the bestselling Kurt Wallander mysteries, here offers a nonfiction fable about a heartrending tradition spawned by a major health crisis: the invaluable Memory Book Project, which gives those dying of AIDS an opportunity to record their lives in words and pictures for the children they leave behind.
The man from Beijing Henning Mankell: Hudiksvall, January 2006, police find eighteen people massacred in a small village. They think it's the work of a mad man but Birgitta and August believe they were killed by the same person who killed their mother.
Sidetracked Henning Mankell: Midsummer approaches, and Wallander prepares for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father will cope without him. But his summer is ruined when a girl commits suicide before his eyes, and a former minister of justice is butchered in the first of a series of apparently motiveless murders.
The white lioness Henning Mankell: In 1992, in peaceful Southern Sweden, a young housewife, pillar of the Methodist church, disappears and is later found murdered, execution style. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team are called in to investigate. It is a case with its roots far away, in Apartheid South Africa.
Beyond black Hilary Mantel: Trouble spirals out of control for a psychic and her personal assistant when they take up with a spirit guide and his drowned therapist after moving to a suburban wasteland.
A change of climate Hilary Mantel: From the violent townships of South Africa to the windswept countryside of Norfolk, this is an epic yet subtle family saga about what happens when trust is broken, when secrets are buried and when lives must be torn apart before they can be put back together again.
Eight months on Ghazzah Street Hilary Mantel: Frances Shore is a cartographer by trade but when her husband's work takes her to Saudi Arabia she finds herself unable to map the Kingdom's areas of internal darkness. Confined in her flat, she finds her sense of self begin to dissolve. She hears whispers, sounds of distress from the 'empty' flat above her head. As her days empty of certainty and purpose, her life becomes a blank - waiting to be filled by violence and disaster.
Every day is mother's day Hilary Mantel: Barricaded inside their house filled with festering rubbish, unhealthy smells and their secrets, the Axon family baffle Isabel Field, the latest in a long line of social workers. Isabel has other problems too: a randy, untrustworthy father and a slackly romantic lover, father of a parcel of horrible children. With all this to worry about, how can Isabel begin to understand what is going on in the Axon household?
Fludd Hilary Mantel
The giant, O'Brien Hilary Mantel: The Giant, O'Brien is based on the true story of the 18th Century Irish giant, Charles O'Brien, who was exhibited in London and eventually dissected by the surgeon Charles Hunter. O'Brien's bones hang to this day in the Hunterian Museum in Lincoln's Inn Field, despite O'Brien's best endeavours to avoid such a fate. The Giant, O' Brien is an unforgettable novel; lyrical, shocking and spliced with black comedy.
Giving up the ghost Hilary Mantel: Giving Up the Ghost opens in 1955 with 'A Second Home', in which Mantel describes the death of her stepfather which leaves her deeply troubled by the unresolved events of childhood. Set during the 1950s, it takes the reader into the muffled consciousness of her early childhood. After making good her escape to university and her own marriage, the author reveals how, through medical misunderstanding and neglect, she came to be childless, and how the ghosts of the unborn, like chances missed of pages unturned, have come to haunt her life as a writer.
Ink in the blood : a hospital diary Hilary Mantel: Just after Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker for 'Wolf Hall', she fell gravely ill. This is her remarkable hospital diary. Originally published in the London Review of Books, this diary explores in forensic detail her loss of dignity, her determination, the concentration of the senses into an animalistic struggle to get through, and the attendant hallucinations she was plagued by during her stay in hospital.
Learning to talk Hilary Mantel: The collection begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. With a deceptively light touch, Mantel locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.
A place of greater safety Hilary Mantel: It is 1789, and three young provincials have come to Paris to make their way. In the swells of revolution, they each taste the addictive delights of power, and the price that must be paid for it.
Vacant possession Hilary Mantel: Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father and schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker and practising neurotic. It is ten years since her last tangle with them, but for Muriel this is not time enough. There are still scores to be settled and truths to be faced, not to mention a certain amount of vengeance to be wreaked.
Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel: A magisterial new novel that takes us behind the scenes during one of the most formative periods in English history: the reign of Henry VIII. Wolf Hall is told mainly through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, a self-made man who rose from a blacksmith's son in Putney to be the most powerful man in England after the king.
Under the peach tree Charlay Marie: At fifteen, Hope is wild. When her mother kicks her out of the house, Hope spends several days homeless and alone — until she runs into an elderly blind prophetess named May. She offers Hope a gift from God: a new home where she is taught the true meaning of love, family, and God. With everything she's experienced in her young life, will she be able to trust God?
Agents of artifice Ari Marmell: Jace Beleren is a planeswalker who has taken the path of least resistance. He is gifted and powerful, but chooses not to push himself. Part of a consortium that deals in magical artefacts, Jace has some power and influence. He also has a certain amount of security. That's all about to change.
Darksiders. The abomination vault Ari Marmell: Two of the feared Horsemen — Death and War — are tasked with stopping a group of renegades from locating the Abomination Vault. The vault contains weapons of ultimate power and malice, capable of bringing an end to the uneasy truce between Heaven and Hell, but only by unleashing total destruction.
The goblin corps : the few, the proud, the obscene Ari Marmell: King Dororam, grief stricken by the death of his daughter, assembles the Allied Forces to attack the Dark Lord known as Morthul, the Charnel King, who in turn brings together a Demon Squad made up of such creatures as goblins, ogres, trolls, dopplegangers, and gremlins to defend Kirol Syrreth.
Hillary Sara Marshall: Hillary Rodham Clinton was born to parents determined to overcome obstacles to achieve success. Clinton has served as first lady, senator, and secretary of state. She has faced scandal and faced down political foes. She has raised a family and raised the spirits and prospects of people around the world. Here is her incredible story.
Ghoul Britannia : notes from a haunted isle Andrew Martin: Includes the three best ghost stories ever. Who among us, lying in bed at night, listening to the noises of the house - that creak in the stairs, the clock ticking away in the empty hall - has not experienced a momentary chill, that first tremor of fear?
A corner of the universe Ann M. Martin: The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie's small town.
Against the edge Kat Martin: Deep in the humid, rank heart of the Louisiana bayou, a survivalist group has something that belongs to former navy SEAL Ben Slocum…his son. Ben's got one chance to take back what's his, but in one gunshot he could lose it all.
Against the odds Kat Martin: There's silver out there: Sabrina Eckhart is sure of it. And when she finds the hidden mine on that big piece of West Texas desert, all of her financial problems are solved. That is, if she can find it.
The devil's necklace Kat Martin: Capt. Ethan Sharpe, a British privateer determined to punish Harmon Jeffries, Viscount Forsythe whom he believes to be responsible for his years of imprisonment in France and the death of his crew. Sharpe's search leads him to Grace Chastain, Jeffries's illegitimate daughter, who, contrary to his expectations, proves to be a gently reared young woman possessed of a courageous spirit and intense family loyalty. To his horror, Sharpe finds himself falling in love with her.
The handmaiden's necklace Kat Martin: Discovering that he was tricked into believing that the woman he loved, Danielle Duval, betrayed him, Rafael follows her to America, forces her to marry him, and gives her a priceless necklace rumoured to right the wrongs of the past.
Heart of courage Kat Martin: Under the pert pen name 'Lady Smart', opinionated Lindsey Graham crusades for social change among London's elite. But her greatest campaign begins when her brother Rudy, a notorious rake, is accused of murdering a string of prostitutes.
Heart of honour Kat Martin: Krista Hart, publisher of a weekly London ladies' gazette, is not afraid to speak her mind — even if it involves risking her reputation and her safety. When she encounters a powerful Viking descendant imprisoned as a local sideshow attraction, Krista demands his release. But as anonymous threats against Krista intensify, it is Leif who must face the unseen enemies desperate to silence her.
Reese's bride Kat Martin: Years ago, love-struck Reese departed his home at Briarwood with a promise from raven-haired Elizabeth Clemens that she would make a life with him upon his return. But mere months later, she married the Earl of Aldridge. Seeing Elizabeth on his doorstep dressed in widow's garb twists the knife even deeper. But fear for her young son's safety has overcome her pride.
Rule's bride Kat Martin: After their strategic 'marriage of commerce' three years ago, Rule quite forgot about Violet Griffin, the teenage heiress to a Boston manufacturing fortune. Yet when Violet, now a sophisticated woman, unexpectedly appears at Rule's London town house, he can't wait to take his stunning bride to their marriage bed. Violet however, is not so easily led.
Season of strangers Kat Martin: After experiencing a bizarre episode of lost time, Julie Ferris becomes worried about what is going on around her, including the miraculous recovery of her boss, playboy Patrick Donovan, from a cocaine-fuelled heart attack.
Walk across Australia : the first solo crossing David A. Mason: David Mason walked across Australia because no-one else had done it. He did it on is own with no support crew. In taking on the challenge he sought to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation.
11 birthdays Wendy Mass: After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
13 gifts Wendy Mass: Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.
Finally Wendy Mass: After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
The last present Wendy Mass: When Connor's little sister, Grace, falls into a coma, he finds out it's his task to discover what happened to her and try to fix it - all without running into an alternate version of himself. Luckily, best friends Amanda and Leo are there to help him, even if he has to pass into an alternate universe or two to do it. In Willow Falls, anything is possible.
Emilio Sophie Masson: A moving novel about one child's life in the middle of the drug war in Mexico. For high-school student Emilio Garcia Lopez, it's an ordinary school day. But that evening the knock on the door announcing the arrival of his police-officer cousin Juanita, flanked by a tall man in the uniform of the Federal Police, will turn his ordinary day into the beginning of a long nightmare.
The truth about Alice Jennifer Mathieu: It all started at a party when Alice supposedly was with two guys in one night. But when one of those guys died in a car crash, the rumours exploded into serious allegations that his death was Alice's fault. Now the one friend Alice has in her suffocating small town may be the only other person who knows the truth but he's too afraid to admit it.
Little did I know Mitchell Maxwell: Here is the story of an unforgettable summer. Set in Plymouth, MA in the late seventies, Little Did I Know is the tale of a young man with an outsized dream — to refurbish a dilapidated but historic theatre and produce a season's worth of vibrant musicals.
It's true Mercer Mayer: Little Critter learns quickly that lying has consequences and that telling the truth, no matter how hard, is always the right thing to do.
The color of water James McBride: James McBride was an adult before he learned his mother's story. The daughter of an Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she ran away to Harlem, married a black man, and founded an all-black Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Time will tell Fiona McCallum: Emily Oliphant has made some drastic changes in her life. She's ditched her abusive husband and embarked on her own adventure, renovating a dilapidated property and starting up her own business. But just when Emily thought things were beginning to go her way, everything takes a turn. Soon, she's involved in a romance she thought she had no time for and dealing with the shock of two unexpected deaths, forcing her to make some difficult decisions.
Brick fairy tales : Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, and more construction and photographs by John McCann; edited and narrated by Monica Sweeney and Becky Thomas: Enter the magical world of fairy tales retold through LEGO bricks!
Women of the world : the rise of the female diplomat Helen McCarthy: Throughout the twentieth century and long before, hundreds of determined British women defied the social conventions of their day in order to seek adventure and influence on the world stage. It was only after decades of campaigning and the heroic labours performed by women during the Second World War that diplomatic careers were finally opened to both sexes. Women of the World tells this story of personal and professional struggle against the dramatic backdrop of war, super-power rivalry and global transformation over the last century and a half.
Nowhere boys Elise Mccredie: Four teenage boys are hiking in the bush when they are caught in a freak storm. After surviving the night, the boys expect a hero's welcome, but instead they find that nobody knows who they are. Not their family. Not their friends. They are faced with a town of blank faces and are trapped in a world where they don't exist.
The stillman Tom McCulloch: Jim Drever is a man apart. Twenty years a stillman at a Highland distillery, his closest relationship is with the machinery he monitors, the movies he's obsessed with. It's the worst winter in years and the world is closing in. Then the emails start to arrive from Cuba, sending him letters from his dead mother, and Jim can't stay on the sidelines any longer.
Beneath the bleeding Val McDermid: A city is mourning. Bradfield Victoria's star midfielder has been murdered, bizarrely poisoned in an apparently motiveless killing. Then a bomb blast rips through the football stadium. Dozens lie dead, many more injured. Is it a terrorist attack or a vendetta against the Vics? Or something even more sinister?
The last temptation Val McDermid: A clinically efficient killer is murdering psychologists on the Continent. Psychological profiler Dr Tony Hill is drafted on to the case. DCI Carol Jordan is en route to Berlin too, on a covert police operation. Both of them have to explore a past of atrocities and a present-day full of cruelty.
The torment of others Val McDermid: Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan face the toughest challenge of their careers when they are confronted with a seemingly impossible series of murders.
The wire in the blood Val McDermid: Young girls are disappearing around the country, but everyone assumes they are teenage runaways heading for the big city and bright lights. There is nothing to connect them to each other, let alone to successful TV personality Jacko Vance - a popular figure, with an unsuspected warped, sick mind.
Gentlemen rogues & wicked ladies : a guide to British highwaymen & highwaywomen Fiona McDonald: Even at the height of highway robbery activity, it was thought that the death penalty was too harsh for these wayward scoundrels and that a more fitting deterrent would be to have them chained to the very highways they had haunted, reemployed in breaking stones for the road's surface. This book offers a delightful assortment of these knights (and ladies) of the road.
Anomaly Krista McGee: Living in a post-apocalyptic State that has supposedly eliminated emotions, Thalli is slated for annihilation by the Scientists when her carefully-kept secret that she is an anomaly becomes known, but when she becomes their test subject, instead, she learns that she may actually be part of a Creator's greater design.
Luminary Krista McGee: Able to experience emotions that should have been eradicated by genetic modification, Thalli must journey across an unknown land to find a hidden civilization of people actually born to families.
Revolutionary Krista McGee: Unsure of everything around her, including her own identity, Thalli, who can experience emotions, doesn't know where to turn. She knows she needs the Designer, but he seems further away than ever. What she does know, though, is that if she doesn't do something to stop Dr. Loudin, the fragile world above ground will be lost once and for all.
Said and done Roger McGough: Roger McGough is one of Britain's best-loved poets, whose humour, distinctive voice, and sharp eye for the idiosyncrasies of everyday life, have made him a household name both as a poet and a broadcaster. This is his autobiography - and like the best of his poetry it is packed with humour, surreal observations, nostalgic reminiscences and bittersweet tales of love, life and loss.
The last hundred days Patrick McGuinness: Once the gleaming Paris of the East, Bucharest in 1989 is a world of corruption and paranoia, in thrall to the repressive regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. Into this state of crisis, a young British man arrives to take a university post he never interviewed for. He is taken under the wing of Leo O'Heix, a colleague and master of the black market, and falls for the sleek Celia, daughter of a party apparatchik. Yet he soon learns that in this society, friendships are compromised, and loyalty is never absolute.
Beautiful death Fiona McIntosh: There is a calculating killer targeting Londoners. So under enormous pressure from both politicians and the public, DCI Jack Hawksworth and his team begin their investigation, which will take them into the murky world of human organ trading. Can the killer be brought to justice before Jack is removed from the operation?
Bye bye baby Fiona McIntosh: A schoolteacher is found murdered in an alleyway in a northern English city. Three months later a courier's body turns up in a toilet block in a rough London suburb. Two men with very different lives, but a common death: both bodies have been gruesomely mutilated. Suddenly the entire country is on high alert: Britain has a serial killer!
Tapestry Fiona McIntosh: In 1978, Jane Maxwell is celebrating her engagement to Will, a handsome American geophysicist, but though she should be deliriously happy, she is plagued by doubts. When tragedy leaves Will hanging between life and death, Jane's guilt makes her determined to save him somehow. On a desperate and dangerous quest to find some answers, Jane finds herself swept away and trapped in the past. Past and present become entwined in a gripping race against time and both will be changed by one woman's determination.
Project Sunshine : how science can use the sun to fuel and feed the world Steve McKevitt & Tony Ryan: Project Sunshine reveals for the first time how cutting-edge science can use the sun to provide sustainable food and energy for a global population of 9 billion people.
In the morning I'll be gone Adrian McKinty: A Catholic cop tracks an IRA master bomber amidst the sectarian violence of the conflict in Northern Ireland.
The sun is God Adrian McKinty: It is 1906 and Will Prior is in self-imposed exile on a remote South Pacific island, working a small, and failing, plantation. Hauptmann Kessler approaches Will one hot afternoon, with a request for his help with a problem on a neighbouring island. Unfortunately, one of their number has died in suspicious circumstances, and Kessler has been tasked with uncovering the real reason for his demise.
Don't breathe a word Jennifer McMahon: On a soft summer night in Vermont, twelve-year-old Lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. Her little brother, Sam, has grown up convinced that Lisa was abducted by a predator. When his girlfriend receives a phone call from a frightened woman claiming to be Lisa, the two are seriously spooked and set out to discover the true identity of the mystery caller and what really occurred 15 years ago.
The one I left behind Jennifer McMahon: The summer of 1985 changes Reggie's life. A serial killer called Neptune begins kidnapping women. He leaves their severed hands on the police department steps and, five days later, displays their bodies around town. Just when Reggie needs her mother, Vera, the most, Vera's hand is found on the steps. But after five days, there's no body and Neptune disappears. Now, twenty-five years later, Reggie gets a call revealing that her mother has been found alive, and she must confront the ghosts of her past and find Neptune before he kills again.
The winter people Jennifer McMahon: West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter, Gertie. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives off the grid in Sara's farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister, Fawn. Then Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished without a trace.
Chickens in the road : an adventure in ordinary splendor Suzanne McMinn: Accompanied by anecdotes and recipes, the founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com shares her forty-something coming-of-age story during which she, along with her three children, started a new life in rural West Virginia to connect to the earth and her family roots.
Dropzone Andy McNab: Ethan Blake is seventeen and desperate to escape from his dead-end life. When he sees someone base-jump from the top of his block of flats, it changes the way he sees the world for ever. He's a natural, so it's no surprise when he's invited to join an elite skydive team, but is he signing up for more than just jumping out of planes?
Exit wound Andy McNab: Three tons of Saddam Hussein's gold in an unguarded warehouse in Dubai… For two of Nick Stone's closest ex-SAS comrades, it was to have been the perfect, victimless crime. But when they're double-crossed and the robbery goes devastatingly wrong, only Stone can identify his friends' killer and track him down.
The grey man Andy McNab: Kevin Dodds leads a dull, uneventful life. He has a steady job at the bank, a nice house and car. But Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out himself. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank robbery single handed.
Immediate action Andy McNab: An account of an extraordinary life, from the day McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War. As a member of the 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years.
Last night another soldier … Andy McNab: Afghanistan, 2009. A Rifle section is halfway through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Sixteen men from their Battalion have already been killed. Forty-seven others have been wounded and flown back home. The last three months have been tough and it shows. They are in a bad way with scruffy beards, peeling noses and lips burnt raw by the Afghan sun. Despite the hardships four young men are on their way to becoming the best soldiers in the Army.
Seven Troop Andy McNab: In 1983 Andy McNab joined SAS B Squadron, otherwise known as Seven Troop. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in Seven Troop - from the day he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day he handed in his beret and started a new life. Never-before-revealed operations and heartbreaking human stories combine in his thrilling true story
War torn Andy McNab & Kym Jordan: Two tours of Iraq under his belt, Sergeant Dave Henley has seen something of how modern battles are fought. But nothing can prepare him for the posting to Forward Operating Base Senzhiri, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Afghanistan conflict is as harsh and unforgiving as the country itself. Their convoy is ambushed before they even reach the FOB, and two of his men are grievously wounded, one scorched beyond recognition, the other left with only one leg.
Animal babies Harry Mcnaught: Easy-to-read text and drawings present baby animals and what they are called.
The truck book Harry Mcnaught: Text and illustrations describe a variety of trucks and their functions.
Wrestling with the angel : experiments in symbolic life Tracy McNulty: Wrestling with the Angel is a meditation on contemporary political, legal, and social theory from a psychoanalytic perspective. It argues for the enabling function of formal and symbolic constraints in sustaining desire as a source of creativity, innovation, and social change. The aim of this study is not to call for a return to traditional symbolic laws but to reflect on the relationship between the symbolic in its most elementary or structural form and the function of constraints and limits.
Pig Pig meets the lion David McPhail: A friendly lion escapes from the local zoo and Pig Pig wants to keep him.
Lola reads to Leo Anna McQuinn: Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime.
Phyllis Wong and the return of the conjuror Geoffrey McSkimming: Someone has sold a number of incredibly valuable first editions of Shakespeare's collected plays at the antique auction house The House of Wendlebury and Chief Inspector Inglis suspects foul play. These rare First Folios are in mint condition, but are not forgeries. Where on earth could they have come from? Has a crime been committed? Luckily Phyllis Wong is on the case.
The first rule of survival Paul Mendelson: Seven years ago in Cape Town three young white South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on three consecutive days. They were never heard of again. Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry; for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind.
What horses say : how to hear, help and heal them Anna Clemence Mews & Julie Dicker: This is a powerful collection of true stories that provide anecdotal evidence of horses' emotions and their ability to reason. As an equine veterinary surgeon whose cynicism was swept to one side after working with Julie Dicker; I know that for anyone associated with horses this truly remarkable book will open their mind to an alternative approach to equine management, disease treatment and welfare.
The culture map : breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business Erin Meyer: As today's business world becomes ever-more global and virtual, executives and managers are expected to work harmoniously together with counterparts from a broad array of dramatically different cultures and backgrounds, often without leaving their desks. Culture Map provides a new way forward, with vital insights for working effectively and sensitively with one's counterparts in the new global marketplace.
Captive innocence Fern Michaels: Marilyn Bannon ventured into a lush new unknown world to claim her family's heritage. There, far from the reaches of civilization, she became entranced with the exotic, enigmatic Sebastian Rivera.
Captive passions Fern Michaels: A sparkling romance about a beautiful young woman on a quest for vengeance, and the forbidden desire she finds in the arms of a dangerous enemy. Boldly commanding a sleek Spanish ship, Sirena Cordez possesses a headstrong and impatient demeanour that inspires both shock and respect from her male crew. But when a band of marauders attacks the vessel, killing her beloved sister, Sirena vows to destroy the man she believes is responsible for the assault.
Captive secrets Fern Michaels: Fury van der Rhys is the daughter of Sirena, the beautiful Sea Siren, who rode the high seas as commander of a frigate, plundering the ships of the Dutch East India Company. Brandishing her mother's sword, Fury sets sail for the coast of Africa to challenge Amalie, the gorgeous black-hearted pretender to her mother's legacy, and to fight for the tall, dark-eyed Spaniard they both love and have sworn to have…
Captive splendors Fern Michaels: As a van der Rhys, Caleb's first allegiance is to the sea. Close behind are his affections for anyone foolish enough to pass him in a skirt. But that shouldn't be a problem when he's hired to ship a cargo of Puritans to the colonies - until a stowaway is discovered onboard.
Cinders to satin Fern Michaels: Callie James learned to survive in the squalid back alleys of Dublin. Tough, spirited, and beautiful, she was sent to New York to find her fortune. There she discovered friendship and encouragement from newspaperman Byrch Kenyon, who saw in the brash girl the desirable woman she would one day become. Rossiter Powers, the rich son of a respected family, saw something else in Callie - and nearly destroyed her.
Forget me not Fern Michaels: Living with the memory of her lonely childhood, Lucy Brighton keeps her distance from her parents, but when they are killed in a car accident, she travels to Florida to settle their estate and finds herself confronted with a mysterious safe and family secrets.
Just Kate Linda Lael Miller: Kate Blake has lived her life in the shadow of her powerful father. Now, after a wrenching betrayal, Kate is determined to reclaim her own future. It is the future that begins with rugged Sean Harris, the man that married her sister, a man who unleashed in Kate her primal desires she yearned to set free.
Tate Linda Lael Miller: For divorced dad Tate McKettrick, there are barely enough hours in the day, but time stands still at the sight of Libby Remington. When they were high school sweethearts, the wealthy McKettrick made a mistake that cost him the love of his life. But now they're both back in Blue River, Texas.
Lost in the Forest Sue Miller
Who ate my apple? Lee Jae Min: A hungry mouse goes on a desperate search for his apple. The mouse has a few suspects, whom he interrogates on his mission to find the apple. Questions and answers are presented in a way that provokes curiosity and interest, while teaching how to organize one's speech based on reasoning and logic.
The Apothecaries' Garden Sue Minter
Afterlife Paul Monette: Three grieving AIDS "widowers" are united by their loss as they support each other in a West Hollywood world of palm trees, Zen salads and homophobic televangelists. But their paths soon diverge as one heads towards hedonism, another engages in urban terrorism, and the last finds uncertain love.
The serpent of Venice Christopher Moore: Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket. Desperate to rid themselves once and for all of the man who has consistently foiled their grand quest for power and wealth, they have lured him to his death. But this Fool is no fool and he has more than a few tricks (and hand gestures) up his sleeve.
The chia seed cookbook : eat well, feel great, lose weight Emily and Carole Morris: The chia plant is a relative of the mint plant. It makes tiny, flavourless, gluten-free seeds that are chock full of antioxidants and fibre, and when combined with water, they can be used as a replacement for butter or oil in your favourite baked goods. It's surprisingly easy to cook and bake with chia seeds, and because they take on the flavour of whatever ingredients they're mixed with, they'll only enhance your favourite dishes.
Makeup Rae Morris: Rae Morris creates incredible looks for a living, working with top international models and actors. Now, in Makeup: the Ultimate Guide she brings the world of fashion makeup to every woman.
The dark palace : a Silas Quinn mystery Roger Morris: April, 1914. Against his better judgement, Detective Inspector Silas Quinn is attending the premiere of the new motion picture by notorious Austrian film-maker Konrad Waechter. But the glamorous event is interrupted by the piercing screams of a young woman in the street outside. She has been viciously mutilated in a horrific attack which eerily echoes a macabre act of violence in Waechter's film.
A May bride Meg Moseley: Ellie has prepared for her wedding all her life… but she has forgotten the most important part: a groom. Then Ellie meets Gray Whitby - at a wedding of all places. Gray is handsome and fun, and he sweeps her away in a whirlwind romance. When Ellie jeopardizes her own future for the sake of her sister, Gray feels like he'll always be second to Ellie's family. Can Ellie and Gray find their own way together amidst the demands and perceptions of others or will their romance end before it has truly begun?
Debbie doesn't do it anymore Walter Mosley: In this scorching, mournful, often explicit, and never-less-than-moving literary novel from Walter Mosley, acclaimed creator of the Easy Rawlins series, Debbie Dare has to come to terms with her sordid life in the adult-entertainment industry.
Fablehaven Brandon Mull: Mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite …
Fablehaven : the complete series Brandon Mull: Kendra and Seth discover that their grandparents' estate is a sanctuary for magical creatures as they try to protect it from the Society of the Evening Star and halt a plague that is turning Fablehaven's beings of light into creatures of darkness.
Grip of the shadow plague Brandon Mull: Danger lurks everywhere at Fablehaven, where someone has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn, now that long trusted allies have been revealed as potential foes.
Keys to the demon prison Brandon Mull: After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five artefacts necessary to open the legendary prison. To thwart the Sphinx's designs and find a safe home for the five artefacts, Kendra, Seth, and the Knights of the Dawn must venture far beyond the walls of Fablehaven in a desperate struggle to control the keys to the demon prison.
Rise of the Evening Star Brandon Mull: When Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven, they discover that Grandpa Sorenson has asked three specialists to protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, a group determined to steal an artefact of great power from the preserve.
Secrets of the dragon sanctuary Brandon Mull: Two hidden artefacts have been found. More preserves face destruction as the Society of the Evening Star relentlessly pursues new talismans. Desperate to stop them, Kendra discovers the location of the key to a vault housing one of the artefacts in Patton's Journal of Secrets. To retrieve the key, the Knights of the Dawn must enter a death trap — a dragon sanctuary called Wyrmroost. Will anyone who enters the sanctuary make it out alive? Or have Kendra and Seth finally gotten in too deep?
Wild born Brandon Mull: Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Enter the world of Erdas, where every child who comes of age must discover if they have a spirit animal, a rare bond between human and beast that bestows great powers to both. A dark force has risen from distant and long-forgotten lands, and has begun an onslaught that will ravage the world.
The Sea, the Sea Iris Murdoch
Percy listens up Stuart J. Murphy: Percy the giraffe likes to play so much he sometimes forgets to listen. With the help of his parents and teachers, Percy learns how to listen to understand directions, learn new things, be safe, and have more fun.
Darius & Twig Walter Dean Myers: Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.
Things I've been silent about : memories Azar Nafisi: Azar Nafisi, author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives readers a stunning personal story of growing up in a family in Iran, moving memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and difficult mother, against the background of Iran during a time of revolution and change.
The 21-day yoga body : a metabolic makeover and life-styling manual to get you fierce, fit and fabulous in just 3 weeks Sadie Nardini: Are you ready for a total body transformation? In The 21-Day Yoga Body, renowned wellness warrior and lifestyle expert Sadie Nardini gives you a programme to renovate your body, mind and spirit.
The city of palaces Michael Nava: In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. Against this backdrop, The City of Palaces opens in a Mexico City jail with the meeting of principled young doctor Miguel Sarmiento and spinster aristocrat Alicia Gavilan. Through their eyes and the eyes of their young son, Jose, readers follow the collapse of the old order and its bloody aftermath.
Freezing people is (not) easy : my adventures in cryonics Bob Nelson, with Kenneth Bly and Sally Magana: One day T.V. repairman Bob Nelson discovered a book that ultimately changed his entire life trajectory — The Prospect of Immortality by Professor Robert Ettinger. From it, he learned about cryonics: a process in which the body temperature is lowered during the beginning of the dying process to keep the brain intact, so that those frozen could potentially be reanimated in the future. His fascinating memoir reveals his irrepressible passion for life and chronicles the complicated circumstances that comprised his adventures in cryonics.
Gladyss of the hunt Arthur Nersesian: Grizzled homicide detective Bernie "Burnout" Farrell heads the hunt for a serial killer who is murdering call girls around Times Square.
The devil's star Jo Nesbo: In the heat of a sweltering Oslo summer, a young woman is found murdered in her flat with one of her fingers cut off and a tiny red star-shaped diamond placed under her eyelid. An off-the-rails alcoholic barely holding on to his job, Detective Harry Hole is assigned the case with Tom Waaler, a hated colleague whom Harry believes is responsible for the murder of his partner.
Nemesis Jo Nesbo: Grainy CCTV footage shows a man walking into a bank and putting a gun to a cashier's head. When he doesn't get his money in time, she is executed. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case.
The redbreast Jo Nesbo: In 1944, Daniel, a soldier legendary among the Norwegians fighting the advance of Bolshevism on the Russian front, is killed. Two years later, a wounded soldier wakes in a Vienna hospital. He becomes involved with a young nurse, the consequences of which will ripple forward to the end of the century.
The snowman Jo Nesbo: The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. Inspector Harry Hole is convinced there is a link between the disappearance and a menacing letter he received some months earlier. For the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf, a killer who will drive him to the brink of insanity.
Missing Christopher Jayne Newling: Christopher was 17 and he had everything to live for. He was smart, charismatic, loving, and deeply loved, and a champion rugby player. Yet behind the veneer of a popular and confident athlete he was struggling. Diagnosed a year earlier with depression and severe anxiety, he hid his fears from family and friends. Finally, Christopher chose to stop fighting.
What I was doing while you were breeding Kristin Newman: Kristin Newman spent her 20s and 30s dealing with the stresses of her high-pressure job as a television comedy writer, and the anxieties of watching most of her friends get married and start families while she wrestled with her own fear of both. Kristin instead started travelling the world, often alone, for a few months each year, falling madly in love with attractive locals who provided moments of the love she wanted without the cost of the freedom she needed.
One smart Cookie John A. Nez: When Cookie, a dog who can read and write, goes to school, he not only inspires the children there, he also helps avert disaster
Ancient Egypt Anna Nilsen: Dive into the world of Ancient Egypt and help save Granny from an ancient curse by completing the puzzles in the book.
Ancient Rome Anna Nilsen: Dive into the world of Ancient Rome and help save Granny from an angry Roman leader by completing the puzzles in the book.
Wildlife wonders Anna Nilsen: Dive into this exciting book full of amazing creatures all around the world and help save Mum from evil poachers by completing the puzzles.
Blood ties Garth Nix and Sean Williams: As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin — fed up with waiting and ready to fight — sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind … but they're not the only ones.
Obstacles to young love David Nobbs: 1978: Two lovers perch precariously on the cusp of adulthood. Timothy's father decides it's time for him to take on the family taxidermy business, while Naomi dreams of a career on stage. Across the decades their lives continue to interweave, and occasionally cross — bound by the pull of intoxicating first love. But will their destinies ultimately unite them?
The second life of Sally Mottram David Nobbs: Long-time Potherthwaite resident Sally Mottram cannot stand the decline of her town. Something has to be done, but what? And who will do it? When an unexpected tragedy shatters Sally's life, she bravely takes on the task herself.
The orange shoes Trinka Hakes Noble: Delly Porter enjoys the feel of soft dirt beneath her feet as she walks to and from school, but after a classmate makes her feel ashamed of having no shoes she learns that her parents and others, too, see value in things that do not cost money.
Halfway house Katharine Noel: One day, Angie Voorster - diligent student, all-star swimmer, and Ivy League-bound high school senior - dives to the bottom of a pool and stays there. In that moment, everything the Voorster family believes they know about one another changes.
Chances Freya North: Vita's gift shop would do better if she ran it as a business, not as somewhere to daydream. Active, outdoorsy Oliver runs his trees-surgery business as calmly as his home but his love life is intensely private. As spring turns to summer, both Vita and Oliver are given second chances. But will they take them or walk away?
Chloe Freya North: Chloe Cadwaller's beloved godmother has just died and left Chloe a letter instructing her to give up her job (lousy) and her boyfriend (never good enough for you) to travel the four countries of the United Kingdom during the four seasons of the year. Heavens. How can Chloe deny a godmother's last wish?
The way back home Freya North: Do you remember the summer you were fifteen? Oriana has returned to the village she grew up in for the first time in years. But as she finds herself increasingly drawn to Windward, the huge house that was the chaotic artists' community where she was born, it becomes clear that there is more to be untangled from the past than the present.
Home Truths Freya North
Love Rules Freya North
Pillow Talk Freya North
Secrets Freya North
Auschwitz : a doctor's eyewitness account Miklos Nyiszli: The author details his experiences as a prisoner and doctor at Auschwitz, describing the experiments performed on Jewish victims.
The secret of the silver key Jane O'Connor: Nancy and her best friend, Bree, must go back in time to solve their latest mystery. While Nancy's class learns about time capsules in school, another relic from the past pops up in the present. Nancy buys an old desk at a tag sale and soon finds out that someone left behind a key.
My Petite Kitchen cookbook : simple wholefood recipes Eleanor Ozich: Simple whole-food recipes to feed, nourish and heal your family.
The essentials of business etiquette : how to greet, eat, and tweet your way to success Barbara Pachter with Denise Cowie
The word ghost Christine Paice: This is England 1973, and fifteen-year-old Rebecca Budde is forced to move with her family to Brightley, a village with a puddle for a pond, and no excitement at all. Very weird things are going on inside their new house, and even stranger things are happening in the village at night. The Word Ghost is a funny, moving story about what it means to find love, lose love and discover who you are when you live in a village with no street lights and a decidedly dark side.
A giraffe did one Jerry Pallotta: Young readers will try to guess what animals are doing in the air, underground, or in the water. A fun reminder on good manners.
Flashback Michael Palmer: When a little boy suffering from bizarre and mysterious symptoms is brought to neurosurgeon Zack Iverson, the doctor finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of medical experimentation, unspeakable side effects, and terror as he tries to uncover the hospital's monstrous secrets.
The no-cry potty training : gentle ways to help your child say good-bye to nappies Elizabeth Pantley: Potty training your child doesn't have to be a stressful experience. Parenting authority Elizabeth Pantley helps your child get on the road to bathroom independence without frustration, confusion, or tears.
Sprinkled with kisses Darlene Panzera: Stacey McIntyre thinks she'll pay off her debt in no time when Andi, Rachel, and Kim ask her to manage Creative Cupcakes' stand on the beach. But selling cupcakes isn't as easy as it seems. Especially when Dave Wright, the handsome owner of an ice cream truck, proves he's as determined as the dive-bombing seagulls to take away her sales.
Trust no one Linda Sue Park: When seven members of their family were kidnapped, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, got ready for the fight of their lives. And now the Vespers have landed their most serious blow yet, because Amy and Dan discover that there's a Vesper mole in their innermost circle.
Overcoming baby blues : a comprehensive guide to perinatal depression Gordon Parker, Kerrie Eyers and Philip Boyce: A practical guide to the depression suffered by many women both during pregnancy and after the baby is born, with advice on identifying the symptoms and seeking the right help, for both women and their partners.
Fireweed Jill Paton Walsh: Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940.
The Duke Denise Patrick
The Scarred Heart Denise Patrick
San Francisco : a food biography Erica J. Peters: This food biography presents the story of how food travelled from farms to markets, from markets to kitchens, and from kitchens to tables, focusing on how people experienced the bounty of the City by the Bay.
The given Vicki Pettersson: After learning that his wife, Evelyn, survived the attack that killed him fifty years earlier, angel/PI Griffin Shaw will risk everything to find her. But to do so, Grif has to forsake his new love, journalist Katherine "Kit" Craig - the woman who made his life worth living again.
The lost Vicki Pettersson: Griffin Shaw and his wife were both murdered fifty years ago. Now a minor angel, Grif's been granted permission to solve the mystery of his own death if he helps the Pure angels guide those souls who might otherwise be Lost. However, Grif's mortal lover, reporter Katherine "Kit" Craig, isn't constrained by angelic protocol. If she can stop a death, she will.
The taken Vicki Pettersson: Griffin Shaw used to be a PI, but that was back when gumshoes hoofed the streets — and he was still alive. Fifty years later, he's an angel, but that doesn't make him a saint. One small mistake has altered fate, and now he's been dumped back onto the mortal mudflat to collect another soul: Katherine "Kit" Craig, a journalist whose latest investigation is about to get her clipped.
The canal bridge : a novel of Ireland, love, and the First World War Tom Phelan: In 1913, before there is a rumour of war in Europe, Matthias Wrenn and Con Hatchel, lifelong friends from Ballyrannel in the Irish midlands, decide to see the world at the expense of the king of England and join the British army. Brilliantly and movingly narrated by a chorus of voices from the community Matt, Con, Kitty, and others The Canal Bridge tells the story of how the young men take Ballyrannel to war with them, and how the war comes back home when hostilities end in Europe.
Hop Alley Scott Phillips: We return to the Wild West and discover Bill Ogden, now living as Bill Sadlaw, running a photo studio near the Chinese part of town know as Hop Alley in the frontier town of Denver in 1878. When the body count starts rising, Bill will soon start wishing he had never left Cottonwood at all. Hop Alley proves that no one does the Wild West like noir master Scott Phillips.
Rake Scott Phillips: Drawing four women into his world in his quest for movie stardom, Randall, a soap opera star, accepts cash from an arms dealer to fund a film and finds his penchant for violence, sex, and megalomania taking over his life.
The dark glamour Gabriella Pierce: Jane Boyle married her prince charming and moved into his upper east-side castle — but she didn't get her fairy-tale ending. It's hard to live happily ever after when you discover your demanding and controlling mother-in-law is literally a witch, determined to steal the magical powers you didn't even know you had.
The lost soul Gabriella Pierce: Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch, but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the embodiment of a powerful, ancient, body-snatching evil! Now that Jane and her friends have uncovered Lynne and 666 Park Avenue's dark truth, they must race against the clock to find a way to destroy the ancient witch before she finds her next unwilling host.
Battle magic Tamora Pierce: When messengers arrive in Gyongxe "inviting" Dedicate Initiate Rosethorn and her two young companion mages, Evumeimei and Briar, to court to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Yanjing, Rosethorn is eager to go, but Briar suspects that there is an ulterior motive behind the invitation.
After darkness Christine Piper: It is early 1942 and Australia is in the midst of war. While working at a Japanese hospital in Broome, Dr Ibaraki is arrested as an enemy alien and sent to Loveday internment camp. As tensions at the isolated camp escalate, the doctor's long-held beliefs are thrown into question and he is forced to confront his dark past: the promise he made in Japan and its devastating consequences.
Grace's table Sally Lynn Piper: Grace has not had twelve people at her table for a long time. But it isn't every day you turn seventy. As Grace prepares the feast, she reflects on her life, her marriage and her friendships. The one thing that no one can talk about is the one thing that no one can forget.
Only cows allowed Lynn Plourde: Once upon a new New England farm, the cows refuse to let the other farm animals move into the barn. But the hens, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, and geese aren't about to let those bossy cows get their way.
iMovie David Pogue: This edition covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and iMovie 2.0 for iOS. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller give you hands-on advice and step-by-step instructions for creating polished movies on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
iPhone David Pogue: In iOS 7, Apple gave the iPhone the most radical makeover in its history. The new software is powerful, sleek, and a perfect companion to the iPhone 5s and 5c - but it's wildly different. Fortunately, David Pogue is back with an expanded edition of his witty, full-colour guide: the world's most popular iPhone book.
iPhoto David Pogue and Lesa Snider: This new edition covers iPhoto 9.5 for Mac and iPhoto 2.0 for iOS.
OS X Mavericks David Pogue: What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad? OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Its 200 new features include Mac versions of iPad goodies like Maps, iBooks, and iTunes Radio - but not a single page of instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the expertise and humour that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for over 11 years straight.
Switching to the Mac David Pogue: Ready to move to the Mac? This incomparable guide helps you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around OS X.
Windows 8.1 David Pogue: Windows 8.1 continues the evolution of the most radical redesign in Microsoft's history. It combines the familiar Windows desktop with a new, touchscreen-friendly world of tiles and full-screen apps. Luckily, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it with humour, authority, and 500 illustrations.
The world according to Twitter David Pogue and his 500,000 Followers: New York Times technology columnist David Pogue has tapped into the brilliance of his half-million followers on Twitter by posting a different, thought-provoking question every night. Out of 25,000 tweets, Pogue has gathered the very best 2,524 into this irresistible, clever, laugh-out-loud funny book.
The tale of Benjamin Bunny Beatrix Potter: One morning a little rabbit sat on a bank. He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot, trit-trot of a pony. A gig was coming along the road; it was driven by Mr. McGregor, and beside him sat Mrs. McGregor in her best bonnet. As soon as they had passed, little Benjamin Bunny slid down into the road, and set off - with a hop, skip, and a jump - to call upon his relations, who lived in the wood at the back of Mr. McGregor's garden.
The tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Beatrix Potter: Jemima Puddle-duck was annoyed because the farmer's wife would not let her hatch her own eggs. This foolish duck is tricked by a "foxy-whiskered gentleman," but manages to be rescued by three dogs.
The tale of Miss Moppet Beatrix Potter: A story about a pussy cat Miss Moppet and a mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss Moppet. He is not afraid of a kitten. So Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the mouse.
The tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Beatrix Potter: Lucie visits the laundry of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog, and finds her lost handkerchiefs.
The tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse Beatrix Potter: Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse. She lived in a bank under a hedge. Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.
The tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter: Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were ? Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. Mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother Mrs. Rabbit who puts him to bed after dosing him with camomile tea.
The tale of Squirrel Nutkin Beatrix Potter: This is a tale about a tail - a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.
The tale of Timmy Tiptoes Beatrix Potter: Once upon a time there was a little fat comfortable grey squirrel, called Timmy Tiptoes. He had a nest thatched with leaves in the top of a tall tree; and he had a little squirrel wife called Goody. Every day they made several journeys and picked quantities of nuts. They carried them away in bags, and stored them in several hollow stumps near the tree where they had built their nest.
The tale of Tom Kitten Beatrix Potter: Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust. But one day their mother - Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit - expected friends to tea; so she fetched the kittens indoors, to wash and dress them, before the fine company arrived. Tom and his two sisters indulge in rowdy behaviour when they are sent upstairs as punishment.
The tale of two bad mice Beatrix Potter: Once upon a time there was a very beautiful doll's-house. It was red brick with white windows, and it had real muslin curtains and a front door and a chimney. One morning Lucinda and Jane had gone out for a ride in the doll's pram. There was no one in the nursery, and it was very quiet. Presently there was a little scuffling, scratching noise in a corner near the fire-place, where there was a hole under the skirting-board.
Bring the outdoors in : garden projects for decorating and styling your home Shane Powers: Written by stylist, designer, and Martha Stewart vet Shane Powers, it's the first botanicals project book to go beyond cheeky terrarium how-to's, and includes step-by-step instructions, styling and container ideas, resources, and gorgeous photography to inspire even the blackest thumb to incorporate nature into their homes.
How to make an apple pie and see the world Marjorie Priceman: Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making an apple pie. Includes recipe.
Pretty funny tea cosies : & other beautiful knitted things Loani Prior: Loani Prior, tea cosy knitter extraordinaire, is back with more of her fabulously outrageous creations. Pretty Funny Tea Cosies contains 25 knitted cosies and pretty things, with the focus on the pretty: flowers, leaves, fruit, loopy stitches and beautifully knitted and woven fabric.
Shy : a memoir Sian Prior: Sian Prior has maintained a career in the public eye, as a broadcaster and performer, for more than twenty years while suffering from excruciating shyness. Eventually, after bolting from a party in a state of near-panic, she decides to investigate her condition. As Sian begins to research the science of social anxiety, other factors present themselves as facets of the problem. Shy: A Memoir - is frank, provocative, remarkable in its clarity and beautifully written is a book about unease: about questioning who you are and evading the answer.
Glorious Ones Francine Prose
Household Saints Francine Prose
Hunters and Gatherers Francine Prose
Judah the Pious Francine Prose
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 Francine Prose
Peaceable Kingdom Francine Prose
Reading Like a Writer Francine Prose
Sicilian Odyssey Francine Prose
Women and Children First Francine Prose
The disposables David Putnam: Bruno Johnson, a tough Los Angeles street cop, finds his life derailed when a personal tragedy forces him to break the law. Now he's an ex-con and his life on parole is not going well. Meantime, Bruno's girlfriend, Marie, brings out the good, the real Bruno, and even though they veer totally outside the law, he and Marie dedicate themselves to saving abused children, creating a type of underground railroad for neglected kids at risk, disposable kids.
Angel rogue Mary Jo Putney: A master spy with the face of a fallen angel and a darkly heroic past, Lord Robert Andreville returns to his ancestral home in Yorkshire after a dozen harrowing years spying against Napoleon. But nothing soothes his ravaged spirit until a determined young beauty sweeps into his life.
Dearly beloved Mary Jo Putney: As enigmatic as she is exquisite, Diana Lindsay is the most desirable and sought-after woman in London, her smile worth a prince's ransom. Yet Diana wants only one man - a haunted lord with mysterious secrets as deep as her own.
Petals in the storm Mary Jo Putney: A cool master of sensuality, Rafael Whitbourne, the Duke of Candover, earned his rakish reputation in the silken boudoirs of London's highborn ladies, never giving away his hand or his heart. Then a vital mission for his government takes Rafe to Paris to work with the Countess Madga Janos, "the most beautiful spy in Europe", who is not who she seems.
The temptation of Lady Serena Ella Quinn: Accustomed to living a quiet life in the Scottish Borderlands, Lady Serena Weir has never had any luxuries. But when Serena's brother demands she finally have a Season in London, she's thrust into a glamorous world she's only dreamed of. Robert, Viscount Beaumont, remembers all too well what it feels like to be in love. That is why he must keep his distance from Serena.
Bellweather rhapsody Kate Racculia: A young music prodigy goes missing from a hotel room that was the site of an infamous murder-suicide fifteen years earlier, renewing trauma for a bridesmaid who witnessed the first crime and rallying an eccentric cast of characters during a snowstorm that traps everyone on the grounds.
The imperfectionists Tom Rachman: Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English language newspaper as they struggle to keep it — and themselves — afloat.
The rise and fall of great powers Tom Rachman: Who is Tooly Zylberberg? How did she end up running a second-hand bookstore in Wales? The Russian émigré Humphrey teaches her to play chess, but how does he fit in? Or Sarah who turns up without warning and then disappears again? And what about Venn, the shadowy and charismatic figure who seems to be one step ahead of everybody? Spanning three decades, and taking us from Bangkok to Brooklyn to the border towns of Wales.
Circular knitting workshop : essential techniques to master knitting in the round Margaret Radcliffe: More knitters than ever are using circular needles and enjoying the convenience, ease, and efficiency of knitting in the round. Circular Knitting Workshop teaches every aspect of circular knitting, and it empowers knitters of all levels to discover the satisfaction of knitting in the round.
The black hour Lori Rader-Day: For Chicago sociology professor Amelia Emmet, violence was a research topic — until a student she'd never met shot her. He also shot himself. Now he's dead and she's back on campus, trying to keep up with her class schedule, a growing problem with painkillers, and a question she can't let go: Why? Enter Nathaniel Barber, a graduate student assigned as Amelia's teaching assistant, he also takes on the investigative legwork that Amelia can't do. Together and at cross-purposes, Amelia and Nathaniel stumble toward a truth that will explain the attack and take them both through the darkest hours of their lives.
Count the sheep to sleep Philippa Rae: A little girl who is having trouble falling asleep tries counting sheep but the ten woolly creatures have mishaps, one after another, until there are none left to count.
The night run Bali Rai: Amritsar, India, 1919. A city on the verge of meltdown, as tensions between the local people and the British colonial rulers explode. 12-year-old Arjan Singh learns that his father has been falsely charged with serious crimes and faces hanging. Arjan sets out on a perilous mission to save his father, in the face of armed troops, martial curfew, and vicious local bandits. Can he escape and get to his father before it's too late?
The smoke is rising Mahesh Rao: The future is here. India has just sent its first spacecraft to the moon, and the placid city of Mysore is gearing up for its own global recognition with the construction of HeritageLand - Asia's largest theme park. Susheela, an elderly widow, is forced into a secretive new life. Uma, trying to escape her painful past, learns the lasting power of local gossip. And Mala must finally confront the reality of her husband's troubling behaviour.
Conspirator : Lenin in exile Helen Rappaport: Conspirator is the compelling story of Lenin's exile: the years in which he and his political collaborators plotted a revolution that would change 20th century history. It also looks at the loyal circle of women who unquestioningly supported Lenin, at Russian émigré lives in the enclaves of the cities in which they lived and the risks taken in support of Lenin's vision by the wider network of Russian revolutionaries in the underground movement, both at home and abroad.
Ekaterinburg Helen Rappaport: Commandant Yakov Yurovsky took control of a closely guarded house in the Russian town of Ekaterinburg. His prisoners were the Imperial family: the former Tsar Nicholas, his wife Alexandra and their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey. Thirteen days later, the family was gunned down. This is the story of those murders.
City of Jasmine Deanna Raybourn: Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later Evie embarks upon a flight around the world, collecting fame and admirers along the way. In the midst of her triumphant tour, she is shocked to receive a mysterious and recent photograph of Gabriel, which brings her ambitious stunt to a screeching halt.
Midsummer night Deanna Raybourn: Midsummer in Victorian England — an auspicious time for a wedding. Brisbane has taken charge of the music. Julia has, perhaps mistakenly, allowed her sisters to choose the dress. And Belmont Abbey is overflowing with guests awaiting the blessed day. What could go wrong?
A spear of summer grass Deanna Raybourn: Exiled to Kenya after her latest scandalous exploit, Delilah Drummond, now the mistress of her step-father's crumbling estate, falls into the decadent pleasures of society until she meets Ryder White who becomes her guide to the beauty of this complex world. Set in 1920s British Kenya.
Twelfth night Deanna Raybourn: To mark the passing of another decade, the March family have assembled at Bellmont Abbey to perform the Twelfth Night Revels for their sleepy English village. But before they can take to the stage, an abandoned infant is found nestled in the steel helm of St. George. Once again, Lady Julia and Nicholas take up the challenge to investigate, and when the source of the mystery is revealed, they'll be faced with an impossible choice.
Whisper of jasmine Deanna Raybourn: Notorious socialite Delilah Drummond won't be deterred by the war. Instead, she decides to throw the event of the year, and she's handing out invitations with an eye for wanton fun and wild abandon. There is the dashing explorer and archaeologist Gabriel Stark. Brilliant and restless, he's just committed to a secret enterprise. And then there is the charming if flighty Evangeline Merriweather. Evie has dreamed her whole life of adventure. Little does she know, she's about to get more than she bargained for.
Anzac girls : the extraordinary story of our World War I nurses Peter Rees: By the end of the Great War, forty-five Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service and over two hundred had been decorated. Using diaries and letters, Peter Rees takes us into the hospital camps and the wards, and the tent surgeries on the edge of some of the most horrific battlefronts of human history.
Delicious! Ruth Reichl: Working as a public relations hotline consultant for a once-prestigious culinary magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters a world of New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors while reading World War II letters exchanged between a plucky 12-year-old and James Beard.
The clockwork vampire chronicles Andy Remic: The land of Falanor is invaded by an albino army, the Army of Iron. A small group set off to warn the king: Kell, ancient hero; his granddaughter, Nienna and her friend, Katrina; and the ex-Sword Champion of King Leanoric, Saark, disgraced after his affair with the Queen. Fighting their way south, betrayal follows battle follows deviation, and they are attacked from all quarters.
The iron wolves Andy Remic: Thirty years ago, the Iron Wolves held back mud-orc hordes at the Pass of Splintered Bones, and led a brutal charge that saw the sorcerer Morkagoth slain. Now, a new terror stalks the realm. General Dalgoran searches to reunite the heroes of old but discovers that the Iron Wolves are no longer the heroes of legend, and they might just be more dangerous than the invading hordes.
Stephane Reynaud's book of tripe : and gizzards, kidneys, feet, brains and all the rest Stephane Reynaud: Esteemed French chef Stephane Reynaud shares his delicious recipes of tripe, including everything offal has to offer.
Dragon land Maureen Reynolds: Lizzie Flint learns things a ten-year-old shouldn't know. During WWI, she learns that her father, was a hero, saving other soldier's lives but was finally blown up by a land mine. Grown, Lizzie travels to Hong Kong where she meets and falls in love with author Jonas O'Neill. They marry but Jonas is sent to Shanghai to report on the Japanese bombings and the two are separated. Lizzie frantically searches for Jonas, all the while fearing that, just like her father, she may never see Jonas again.
Indian summer Maureen Reynolds: Amateur detective Molly and a friend plan a weekend in Pitlochry. On the last day of their visit, they go for a walk, finding a man that has tumbled down a steep hill and has serious head injuries. He hands her a pouch and tells her to 'warn them'. Can she find out what it all means, and what will she decide to do both with her own life and with McQueen's Agency?
A private sorrow Maureen Reynolds: It's been just over a year since the opening of McQueen's Agency and already Molly is expanding the business. But trouble seems to follow Molly and when a client's friend approaches her about helping discover the truth behind her daughter's disappearance, she sets out to unravel a web of lies twenty-five years in the making.
The sun will shine tomorrow Maureen Reynolds: As war rages across Europe, in Dundee the Neill family continues to face challenges and hardships. When the war finally ends, Danny Ryan does not return, although they think they see him on a cinema newsreel one day - and when Grandad becomes ill they are in crisis once again.
The Sunday girls Maureen Reynolds: It is the time of the Great Depression and jobs are scarce. Like many others in Dundee, the Neill family are struggling just to make ends meet. Ann's desperation to provide for her family keeps her going through hard times until she meets Maddie, with whom she becomes firm friends and discovers that, despite these being the hardest of hard times, they can still find fun and laughter to help them through good times and bad.
The Italians at Cleat's Corner Store Jo Riccioni: In 1949, the arrival of an Italian family sets tongues wagging in the village of Leyton. For seventeen-year-old Connie, however, the newcomers provide a tantalising glimpse of the wider world. Under their father's stern eye, the Onorati brothers adapt to their new life in remarkably different ways. As both brothers begin to cast an unexpected influence over Leyton, Connie realises that, like them, she must grapple with her ambitions and dreams for the future.
Golden state Michelle Richmond: Doctor Julie Walker has just signed her divorce papers when she receives news that her younger sister, Heather, has gone into labour. Julie sets out for the hospital to be at her sister's side - no easy task since the streets of San Francisco are filled with tension and strife. Today is also the day that Julie will find herself at the epicentre of a violent standoff in which she is forced to examine both the promising and the painful parts of her past.
The secret of Willow Lane Virginia Rose Richter: Two eleven-year-old amateur detectives set out to solve the mystery of a deceased neighbour's missing will and to identify a stranger snooping around the house where the will is thought to be hidden.
Shadows on the Lane Virginia Rose Richter: A spirited, adventurous twelve-year-old, Jessie Hanson, witnesses a hit-and-run accident in which a young girl is injured. With the help of her best friend, Tina Adams, she uses her detecting skills to cut through the victim's amnesia and track down the driver of the deadly automobile.
Strangers in the Lane Virginia Rose Richter: Think a baby monitor is just to keep tabs on the baby? That's what Jessie Hanson believes until she hears a sinister conversation coming through her little brother's monitor - someone's planning a robbery. Twelve-year-old Jessie, with the reluctant help of her best friend, Tina Adams, decides to track down these thieves before someone gets hurt.
Close call Stella Rimington: In 2012, in a Middle Eastern souk, CIA agent Miles Brookhaven was attacked. No one was certain if his cover had been blown or if the act was just an arbitrary attack on Westerners. Now, Liz Carlyle and her Counter Terrorism unit in MI5 have been charged with the task of watching the international under-the-counter arms trade. When MI5 learns that the source of the arms deals is located in Western Europe, Liz finds herself on a manhunt that leads her to Paris, to Berlin and into her own long-forgotten past.
The Geneva trap Stella Rimington: Geneva, 2012. When a Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with vital information about the imminent cyber-sabotage of an Anglo-American Defence programme, he refuses to talk to anyone but Liz Carlyle. But who is he, and what is his connection to the British agent?
Rip tide Stella Rimington: When a British-born Pakistani is discovered among a gang of pirates attacking a cargo ship off the Somalian coast, alarm bells start ringing at London's Thames House. MI5 intelligence officer Carlyle is brought in to establish how and why a British Muslim could go missing from his well-to-do family and wind up on a pirate skiff in the Indian Ocean, armed with a Kalashnikov rifle. As Liz and her team work to unravel the connections between Pakistan, Greece, and Somalia, there is bigger, more explosive trouble brewing-and far closer to home.
The kill switch James Riordan & Andrew Dahlmaine: Detective Carl Peterson's first mistake in being assigned to the Kankakee serial killer case is thinking that he's simply looking for a serial killer … acting alone. When Carl seeks help from his computer statistician girlfriend, Laurie, she discovers that various murders in four different states have similarities that can't be ignored.
The toy sale Sally Rippin: Jack is selling the toys he doesn't play with anymore. There's some old Lego, a scruffy teddy bear and a robot dog that doesn't work. But when Jack sees other kids having fun with his stuff, will he regret the whole idea?
Tibetan peach pie : a true account of an imaginative life Tom Robbins: Internationally bestselling novelist and American icon Tom Robbins delivers the long awaited tale of his wild life and times, both at home and around the globe.
The team that wouldn't die : the story of the Busby babes John Roberts: Updated with new interviews and material, this book is the definitive account of the team that would not die. Published for the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash (06/02/08), this book is a football classic.
Night moves Nora Roberts: The house had stood vacant for ten years, but Maggie Fitzgerald knew she could call it home. An award-winning songwriter, Maggie had sought peace and solitude from the Los Angeles celebrity hounds after her husband's accidental death. But once the project began, the remains of a dead man were discovered - and everyone she knew seemed to have a motive for the killing.
The Stanislaskis. [2] Nora Roberts: Three classic novels in her unforgettable Stanislaski family saga.
The bad boy billionaire : what a girl wants Maya Rodale: The third instalment of a sexy, whirlwind romance about a modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire.
The bad boy billionaire's girl gone wild Maya Rodale: Being good hasn't exactly worked out well for Jane Sparks. Her ex-boyfriend dumped her for being too predictable, and her fake fiancé, Duke Austen, is counting on her good-girl image to repair his bad-boy reputation. But everything changes with the publication of the historical romance novel she wrote based on her fauxmance with the Bad Boy Billionaire.
The bad boy billionaire's wicked arrangement Maya Rodale: Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook - to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it's discovered that Jane and Duke barely know each other (one hot kiss at a party does not a relationship make), she'll be completely humiliated. And then Duke does something Jane never expected: He plays along with her charade.
Wallflower gone wild Maya Rodale: Being good has worked out very badly for Lady Olivia Archer. Her prospects are so bleak that her parents have betrothed her to a stranger with a dire reputation. If Phinneas Cole — aka The Mad Baron — wants a biddable bride, perhaps Olivia can frighten him off by breaking every ladylike rule.
Salad samurai : 100 cutting-edge, ultra-hearty, easy-to-make salads you don't have to be vegan to love Terry Hope Romero: Award-winning chef and Veganomicon co-author Terry Hope Romero knows her veggies. In Salad Samurai, she's back to teach you the way of the veggie warrior, rescuing salads from their bland, boring reputation and "side" status with more than 100 vibrant, filling meals.
Earthquake! Anne Rooney: What is it like to witness an earthquake? This book looks at the Haitian and other earthquakes, using first-hand accounts to describe events and people's experiences, providing multiple perspectives from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists and the media.
Betrayed Jacqui Rose: No one can touch Del Williams - the hardest gangster in Soho. He's got the monopoly on the drugs, the clubs and the girls - it'd be a mistake to underestimate him. The one person he'd take a bullet for is tough, beautiful Bunny Barker, mother of their daughter Star.
Trapped Jacqui Rose: As teenagers, Maggie Donaldson and Johnny Taylor fell hard and fast in love. But they didn't know they were from rival gangland families in London's criminal underworld. Going public with their relationship would have brought them more trouble than they could handle, so for years they concealed the truth. But their house of cards won't be safe for much longer.
Cottage daze James Ross: Cottage Daze celebrates life at the cottage where the cottage is the main character, and family, friends, pets, and fellow cottagers are the supporting cast.
Still in a daze at the cottage James Ross: James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage. Organised by nature's changing seasons and containing sections covering nature, family, activity, and the cottage, Ross combines wry humour with a genuine love for adventure and respect for the natural world - although the local wild animal population can try his patience.
Foul play : the dark arts of cheating in sport Mike Rowbottom: Foul Play dissects the age-old subject of cheating in all its absurdity. From plain old doping to claiming a marathon victory despite having driven the middle section of the race, from match-fixing to diving for a penalty — cheating in sport is as old as sport itself.
Always a stranger Amara Royce: An international affair, London's Great Exhibition has taken the city by storm. As its newest Royal Commissioner, Lord Skyler Ridgemont must ensure the performers are properly contracted. Draped in vivid silk robes, Hanako's exotic Japanese fan dance captivates Skyler and he longs to learn more about her… But Hanako's enigmatic employer keeps his exquisite charge very close.
Never too late Amara Royce: Honoria Duchamp is well aware that men often consider widows easy prey for the role of mistress. What else could explain the attentions of handsome Lord Devin, and his visits to her bookshop? Coerced to investigate Nora's controversial pamphlets, Devin expected to find a bookish matron. Soon, what begins as an unwelcome task becomes a pleasure, and Devin's job becomes more dangerous - for them both.
The horses didn't come home Pamela Rushby: The last great cavalry charge in history took place at Beersheba in the Sinai Desert in 1917. It was Australian soldiers and horses that took part in, and won, this amazing, unexpected, unorthodox victory. The men proudly claimed it was their great-hearted horses that won the day. But in the end, the horses did not come home.
The ratcatcher's daughter Pamela Rushby: It's 1900. Thirteen-year-old Issy McKelvie leaves school and starts her first job - very reluctantly - as a maid in an undertaking establishment. But there's worse to come. Issy becomes an unwilling rat-catcher when the plague - the Black Death - arrives in Australia.
McNally's caper Lawrence Sanders: Archy McNally's latest escapade sends the Palm Beach private investigator into the heart of a dynasty, where scandalous secrets are concealed by wealth and power. As things heat up, McNally had better watch his back - or he, himself, could end up six feet under.
McNally's gamble Lawrence Sanders: At first, Archy McNally was unofficially enlisted to verify the bona fides of a deal for a rare Faberge Imperial egg. But when Edythe Westmore's son and daughter become convinced the trinket is a fake McNally is asked to deep-six the wh The Palm Beach detective will need to employ some fancy footwork as he reveals a mess of lust, greed, and murder that smells worse than a rotten egg.
McNally's luck Lawrence Sanders: Archy McNally enjoys sipping late-night port with his girlfriend of the moment and tooling across southern Florida in his red Miata sports car. In his off hours, he works as a part-time investigator. His latest assignment? Solve a simple catnapping. But, as McNally knows, things are rarely as simple as they seem.
McNally's puzzle Lawrence Sanders: Hiram Gottschalk, owner of the Palm Beach shop Parrots Unlimited, fears for his life. First, he finds a photo of himself and his deceased wife slashed to ribbons; then, a Mass card with his name on it is taped inside of his closet door; now, someone has wrung the neck of his beloved pet bird. In desperation, he turns to McNally & Son for a private investigation.
McNally's risk Lawrence Sanders: Embroiled in a murder conspiracy, man-about-Palm-Beach and sometime-sleuth Archy McNally walks into a viper's nest of lust and larceny. Checking out the background of a wealthy client's prospective daughter-in-law should be easy money - until people around gorgeous socialite Theodosia Johnson start being killed off at an alarming rate.
McNally's secret Lawrence Sanders: A block of priceless 1918 US airmail stamps has gone missing from a high-society matron's wall safe. McNally's search takes him into a thickening maze of sex, lies, scandal, and blackmail. When passion erupts into murder and McNally must dig even deeper to uncover the truth, he unearths a shocking secret that could expose his own family's skeletons.
McNally's trial Lawrence Sanders: Business is booming at Whitcomb Funeral Homes in southern Florida. Called in to investigate this inexplicable uptick, Palm Beach private investigator Archy McNally finds himself in the middle of a most unusual case. Further complicating McNally's life are his air-headed buddy, Binky Watrous, who wants to be his private-eye assistant, and his faithful love, Connie Garcia, who's got her spies when it comes to McNally's weakness for the ladies.
Knight of my dreams Lynsay Sands: Lady Alice knows she is not the type to entice a man. She's too voluptuous, too intelligent, too strong minded. Why, she even reads! But then Jonathan, Earl of Fairley, arrives at court. Tall, dark and handsome, the knight is any woman's dream. And he has just been ordered by the king to find a bride - and Alice is to help him!
The 3 secrets to effective time investment : how to achieve more success with less stress Elizabeth Grace Saunders: Saunders helps you identify negative mental patterns that sabotage your attempts to change and teaches how to create new "rules" that align thoughts with desired results.
Take back the skies Lucy Saxon: Catherine Hunter is the daughter of a senior government official on the island of Anglya. But Catherine longs to escape the confines of her life, before her dad can marry her off so Catherine becomes Cat, pretends to be a kid escaping the Collections, and stows away on the skyship Stormdancer.
Born to blog : building your blog for personal and business success one post at a time Mark W. Schaefer and Stanford A. Smith: Born to Blog is filled with practical, street-smart techniques and ideas to help you create and manage a winning business blog. Learn how to attract a loyal following, promote your blog, and write powerful content that generates new business.
Grow your own vegetables in pots : 35 ideas for growing vegetables, fruits and herbs in containers Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell: Get the best out of any type of garden without spending a fortune, whether it's a small window box or a hard patio, with Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell's brilliant guide to growing crops in pots.
The bawdy bride Amanda Scott: As the third and last unwed daughter of an earl, Lady Anne Davies is in need of a husband. Lord Michael St. Ledgers needs a woman to run his home and be a mother to his orphaned niece and nephew. It seems the ideal business arrangement but when Anne travels to Michael's ancestral estate, the Priory, she starts to uncover his disturbing secrets.
Border bride Amanda Scott: To save her beloved homeland, a proud Highland beauty named Mary Kate MacPherson must wage her own battle when she's forced into wedlock with a knight, Sir Adam Douglas, from the barbaric borderland of Tornary. Even as she succumbs to her seductive husband's sensual demands, Mary Kate vows never to give him her heart. But Adam burns with something deeper than desire. Sworn to carry out a long-awaited revenge, he won't rest until he has vanquished his enemies.
Border fire Amanda Scott: Few know that Rabbie Redcloak, the legendary highwayman who could find his way to hell and back, is in reality Sir Quinton Scott. Captured during a daring raid, he's sentenced to hang. Luck comes his way in the form of a silver-blond beauty who risks her life to save his. Quin doesn't know why Janet Graham helped him escape. But now it isn't safe to leave her behind.
Border storm Amanda Scott: The rebellious daughter of a Scottish march warden, Lady Laurie Halliot is as fearless as she is beautiful. Now, to protect her runaway sister who stands accused of murder, Laurie offers herself as hostage - and reluctant bride - to the man who is her country's enemy.
Courting trouble Lisa Scottoline
Everywhere that Mary went Lisa Scottoline: Mary DiNunzio is trying to make partner in her cutthroat Philadelphia law firm. She's too busy to worry about the crank phone calls that she's been getting - until they fall into a sinister pattern.
Everywhere that Mary went Lisa Scottoline: Mary DiNunzio can't shake the sensation that someone is watching her. Following her every move. Then the shadowboxing turns deadly, and she has to fight for something a lot more important than her career - her life.
Final appeal Lisa Scottoline: Grace Rossi is starting over after a divorce, and a part-time job with a federal appeals court sounds perfect. But she doesn't count on being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal. Nor does she expect ardor in the court in the form of an affair with the chief judge.
Legal tender Lisa Scottoline: Bennie Rosato is a maverick lawyer, and business at her law firm has never been better. Then, without warning, a savage murder tears the firm apart. All evidence points to Bennie, who has motive aplenty and an unconfirmable alibi.
Mistaken identity Lisa Scottoline: A partner in an all-female Philadelphia law firm, Bennie Rosato ventures to the local prison to consult with a possible client, Alice Connolly, accused of cold-blooded murder, and discovers her double, who claims to be her long-lost twin sister.
Moment of truth Lisa Scottoline: Attorney Jack Newlin comes home one evening to find his wife, Honor, dead on the floor of their elegant dining room. Convinced that he knows who killed her - and determined to hide the truth - Jack decides to make it look as though he did it.
Rough justice Lisa Scottoline: Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is hours away from winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere, on trial for the murder of a homeless man who had tried to carjack him. But as the jury begins deliberations, Marta discovers the chilling truth.
The vendetta defense Lisa Scottoline: Lawyer Judy Carrier takes the case of her career when an elderly pigeon racer is arrested for the murder of his lifelong enemy Angelo Coluzzi. "Pigeon Tony" confesses because of a vendetta begun more than 50 years ago. Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems.
Minecraft : 70 top Minecraft mods that your friends do not know (but wish they did!) Jason Scotts: All sorts of MineCraft mods have been made available by developers who believe that the Sandindie game could be made way more fun. Here are 70 of them, categorized into groups, depending on what their themes are.
Minecraft : 140 top tips & tricks exposed! Jason Scotts: In Minecraft, you are, in almost all the senses of the word, free to do what you want, but learning how to survive and make the most out of the world you get dropped in could amplify the gaming experience and give you hours of fun. Just keep the tips in mind, and see how enjoyable playing Minecraft is with these new tricks up your sleeve.
Minecraft pocket edition : in a nutshell guide Jason Scotts: Different exciting game play aspects added to the Pocket Edition during its Alpha Stage include more blocks and items, crafting, smelting, and many other game modes with the hopes of bringing the game version much closer to the PC game version.
Minecraft : the ultimate reloaded 70 top tips & tricks your friends wish they know after you beat them! Jason Scotts: Whether you are on PvP (player versus player) mode where your goal is to be the last man or in this case, the last Steve standing, or you are just trying to create a "better" world compared to those made by your friends, it would be to your advantage if you take note of the tips mentioned.
Afterwards Rachel Seiffert: Alice is the protagonist of Afterwards, but this book is about the guilt harboured by people around her. There are two men in her life: her maternal grandfather, David, recently widowed, and her boyfriend, Joseph, each of whom keeps his past from his loved ones. Gradually, it emerges that David's cold manner is traceable to events in Kenya, where he and his wife met. And as Alice tries to get to the bottom of Joseph's reticence, a series of heated family discussions brushes ever closer to David's secrets.
The dark room Rachel Seiffert: Follows the lives of three ordinary Germans, a boy who works as a photographer during the 1930s, a teenage girl who journeys through occupied Germany in search of her grandmother, and a young man seeking the truth about his grandfather, imprisoned by the Russians.
Field study Rachel Seiffert: Rachel Seiffert's collection of short stories explores the human impact of 20th century German history, both of the war and the collapse of East German communism.
The demon's brood Desmond Seward: The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family - from Henry II, to Richard III. Four kings were murdered, two came close to deposition and another was killed in a battle by rebels. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward provides the first readable overview of the whole extraordinary dynasty, in one volume.
In the land of second chances George Shaffner: When a travelling salesman mysteriously appears in smalltown Ebb, Nebr., he quickly settles in at Wilma Porter's Come Again B&B and sets about solving all the problems plaguing Ebb's small social circle in this chatty, earnest novel.
The widows of Eden George Shaffner: It hasn't rained in a hundred days, it's hotter than Beelzebub's oven, and the ground is harder than a cast iron skillet. Lifelong residents are fleeing, and the town is on the verge of collapse. But short of praying for rain, there's little even the powerful Quilting Circle can do. Enter Vernon L. Moore. The last time this mysterious travelling salesman came to stay at the Come Again B & B, he turned the town around in six days.
Shakespeare : the Bard's guide to abuses and affronts William Shakespeare: Presenting a most civilized way to silence boors, deflect rudeness, and chide churlish lovers. Shakespeare's enduring putdowns include "Thou art a very ragged Wart" (Henry IV), "Thy kiss is as comfortless as frozen water to a starved snake" (Troilus and Cressida), and "In civility thou seem'st so empty" (As You Like It). Why resort to vulgarity when a high-brow literary epithet does the job so well?
Merry and bright Jill Shalvis: Presents three stories about romance during the Christmas season.
Live happier, live longer : your guide to positive ageing and making the most of life Timothy James Sharp: In Live Happier Live Longer Dr Sharp focuses on the key things people can do to increase their happiness and wellbeing as they get older, from emphasizing the importance of positive thinking and the benefits of physical activity, sleep and relaxation to the practical benefits of continuing to strive towards motivating goals. With loneliness a major issue amongst the elderly, he also provides tips on keeping in contact with family and friends, as well as making new friendships.
My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel Ari Shavit: Presents an examination of Israel that traces the events that led the country to its current state of conflict through the stories of everyday citizens to illuminate the importance of lesser-known historical events.
The dandelion's tale Kevin Sheehan; illustrations by Rob Dunlavey: A sparrow selflessly relates Dandelion's story to the world in this tale of friendship, the power of memories, and the cycle of life.
Tree palace Craig Sherborne: Shane, Moira and Midge, along with young Zara and Rory, are 'trants' — itinerants roaming the plains north-west of Melbourne in search of disused houses to sleep in, or to strip of heritage fittings when funds are low. When they find their Tree Palace outside Barleyville, things are looking up. But Zara, fifteen, is pregnant and doesn't want a child. She'd rather a normal life with town boys, not trant life with a baby.
Black dog summer Miranda Sherry: Yesterday, Sally was living in a rambling farmstead with her teenage daughter Gigi. Now Sally is dead, murdered, and Gigi is alone in the world. But lingers unseen in her daughter's shadow. Then Gigi's young cousin develops an obsession with African magic, and events take a darker turn. Now Sally must find a way to stop her daughter from making a mistake that will destroy the lives of all who are left behind.
The no-dogs-allowed rule Kashmira Sheth: Year 3 Ishan Mehra wants his family to get a dog, but his efforts to convince his parents often get him into trouble.
Below the surface Tim Shoemaker: Cooper just wants to escape, and a summer holiday aboard the restored cabin cruiser, The Getaway, with best friends Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk seems like the perfect way to do it. But their plans are shattered the very first night when they witness a murder. Or did they?
Goodnight Baby Bear Michael Shoulders: Nightly, the members of a bear family that values books and reading share a personally inscribed book and a cookie with Baby Bear to celebrate milestones and memorable days in his life. Includes recipe for honey oatmeal cookies.
Sick girl Amy Silverstein: While in her early 20s, Amy Silverstein went to see her doctor because of tightness in her chest; she was relieved to hear that she only needed to keep her stress levels in check and add more salt to her diet. However, when terrifying symptoms continued, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and at the age of 25, she received a heart transplant.
You are my baby : ocean Lorena Siminovich: Turn the pages to find the baby animals matched with their parents, and learn some early concepts along the way.
Cats can't shoot Clea Simon: When animal psychic/behaviourist Pru Marlowe gets the call that there's been a cat shooting, she's furious. But when Pru finds out that it was the cat who did the shooting — accidentally setting off a rare duelling pistol — she realizes something else is going on.
Dogs don't lie Clea Simon: Pru Marlowe is a tough girl on the run from her own gift, Pru left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an animal behaviorist got her mixed up with Lily, a rescue dog, and Charles, her person. Now Charles is dead, and Lily looks good for it.
Panthers play for keeps Clea Simon: Pru Marlowe investigates the death of a young woman who appears to have been mauled by a wild cat even though there have been no sightings of mountain lions in the Berkshires for years.
All kinds of children Norma Simon: Presents the things that all children over the world have in common, including their need for food, clothes, people to love them, and the opportunity to play.
I was so mad! Norma Simon: Text and pictures relate situations which sometimes result in such reactions as frustration, anxiety, humiliation, and loss of control.
Eleven hours Paullina Simons: A heavily pregnant young woman is leaving the shopping mall to head home on a horribly hot day in Texas. Her normal life of shopping, husband, children, with the extra excitement of the imminent baby, stretches before her. And then she is bundled into a car and kidnapped by a desperate young man. What does he want? Where are they going?
The girl in Times Square Paullina Simons: Lily Quinn is 24. She enjoys life. She has friends. She has a beautiful relationship with her older brother, Andrew. She's just won the New York Lottery, $18 million. But she loves her quiet life and when her best friend and roommate, Amy, goes missing she is even more determined not to cash in the ticket.
Red leaves Paullina Simons: A young police officer investigates the death of a woman student in a New England college whose body was found in a snowbank. Why did her three nearest and dearest friends, to whom she left several million dollars, not report her disappearance?
Road to Paradise Paullina Simons: Meet Shelby and Gina. Eighteen years old, fresh out of high school, and once best friends. When Shelby gets a bright yellow Mustang for a graduation gift, she decides to drive across America to find her missing mother. Gina invites herself along for the ride. What begins as a journey of big dreams and high spirits quickly changes when the girls pick up a young hitchhiker. The three girls, uneasy and unlikely companions, find themselves on America's darkest backroads, pursued by fear and betrayal, and slowly learn they cannot count on anything but each other.
A song in the daylight Paullina Simons: Larissa has disappeared. Her husband, Jared, and children are expecting her to be home on Friday evening as usual but there's no trace of her. Larissa, happily married for fifteen years, has a secret. She's met and fallen in love with a man she scarcely knows.
The summer garden Paullina Simons: Tatiana and Alexander have suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer and miraculously survived to be reunited in Europe and return to America. They have proved to each other that their love is greater than the vast evil of the world but now, finally together and with their young son Anthony at their side, they discover that the years that separated them have turned them into strangers.
Tatiana and Alexander Paullina Simons: This novel resumes the tale of Tatiana and Alexander, who featured in "The Bronze Horseman". Surrounded by the ghosts of their past and of each other, can the fate which once pulled Tatiana and Alexander together so forcefully, reunite them once again?
High and dry Sarah Skilton: Framed for a stranger's near-fatal overdose at a party, blackmailed into finding a mysterious flash drive everyone in school seems anxious to suppress, and pressured by his shady best friend to throw an upcoming game, high school soccer player Charlie Dixon spends a frantic week trying to clear his name, win back the girl of his dreams, and escape a past that may be responsible for all his current problems.
Broken Karin Slaughter: When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, Georgia, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner's death and about a policewoman's role in the death of Grant County's popular police chief.
Genesis Karin Slaughter: Holding down a job in Atlanta's Grady Hospital, medical examiner Sara Linton is slowly finding a kind of equilibrium. But then a seriously wounded young woman is delivered to the hospital, and Sara finds herself once again in a familiar world of brutality and evil.
Almost Amish : one woman's quest for a slower, simpler, more sustainable life Nancy Sleeth: The author looks to Amish lifestyle and values as a model on which to base calmer, more focused, more faithful lives.
Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan: Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.
Monsieur le commandant Romain Slocombe: French Academician and Nazi sympathiser, Paul-Jean Husson, writes a letter to his local SS officer in the autumn of 1942. Tormented by an illicit passion for Ilse, his German daughter-in-law, Husson has taken a decision that will devastate several lives, including his own. The letter is intended to explain his actions.
My Salinger year Joanna Smith Rakoff: At 23, after leaving graduate school to pursue her dreams of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff moves to New York City and takes a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J.D. Salinger; answering Salinger's voluminous fan mail. Poignant, keenly observed and irresistibly funny, this book is a memoir about literary New York in the late 1990s, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing, where a young woman finds herself swept into one of the last great stories and entangled with one of the last great figures of the century.
New York City : a food biography Andrew F. Smith: New York City's first food biography showcases all the vibrancy, innovation, diversity, influence, and taste of this most-celebrated American metropolis. As Smith shows here, the city's ever-changing culinary life continues to fascinate and satiate both natives and visitors alike.
Ample Hills Creamery : secrets and stories from Brooklyn's favorite ice cream shop Brian Smith, Jackie Cuscuna with Lauren Kaelin: At Ample Hills Creamery, lines wind around the block, spurred on by the chance to try one of their unforgettable flavours. Now you can skip the line and make their famous ice cream at home. Featuring recipes for the most sought-after flavours, this book also includes recipes for the cones, hot fudge, and more.
Quick and clever party cakes Lindy Smith: A collection of 20 children's party cakes, with ideas to suit all ages.
Cabin fever : the sizzling secrets of a virgin air hostess Mandy Smith with Nicola Stow: Mandy Smith spent twelve years strutting down the aisles as one of Richard Branson's sexy and sassy flight attendants. In this book, she tells the good, the bad and the downright naughty tales of life in the air.
Cockpit confidential Patrick Smith: Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, separates the fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know.
Golden delicious Anna Egan. Smucker
No harm can come to a good man J. P. Smythe: ClearVista is used by everyone and can predict anything. It's a daily lifesaver, predicting weather to traffic to who you should befriend. Laurence Walker wants to be the next President of the United States. ClearVista will predict whether he's the right man for the job. It will predict that his son can only survive for 102 seconds underwater. It will predict that Laurence's life is about to collapse in the most unimaginable way.
I never met a story I didn't like : mostly true tall tales Todd Snider: For years, Todd Snider has been one of the most beloved country-folk singers in the United States. As good as Snider's albums have been, his in-concert monologues are even better. As he's allowed his storytelling to evolve along with his music, Snider has become not only a modern day Bob Dylan but a modern day Will Rogers as well - an everyman whose intelligence, self deprecation, experience, and, above all, humour make him a uniquely American character.
Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It Karen Solomon
The travel writer Jeff Soloway: At a posh South American resort tucked into the lush jungles of the Andes, an American journalist has gone missing, leaving the hotel's PR agent, Pilar Rojas, with an international incident on her hands. Which is why she offers her ex-lover, travel writer Jacob Smalls, an all-expenses-paid trip to the resort in exchange for a puff piece extolling its virtues — and some behind-the-scenes digging into the disappearance.
Stranded with her ex Jill Sorenson: An exotic wildlife preserve is a dream com true for conservation biologist Daniela Flores. Until she finds out her ex-husband is leading the research team. But how could Daniela forgive Sean for betraying her when she needed him most? Sean had come to the remote Farallon Islands to study killer sharks. Now a real killer is on the loose, threatening the woman he's never stopped loving. And this time, he knows he can't walk away.
The most magnificent thing Ashley Spires: A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
The spy who totally had a crush on me Michael P. Spradlin: At Blackthorn Academy students are concerned with all the usual things: homework, hookups, and how to save the world. For Rachel, studying has taken a backseat to a little problem she's having with a supervillain named Simon Blankenship, who is convinced that he's an ancient Roman god and she's a reincarnated goddess whom he must destroy.
North star guide me home Jo Spurrier: Some things are broken beyond mending. Grievously wounded in battle, Isidro's life hangs in the balance - but the only person who can help him is the man he can never trust. Sierra is desperate to rebuild shattered bonds with her old friends, but things can never be as they once were. Burdened by all he's done at Kell's command, Rasten knows he cannot atone for the horrors of his past. But when their enemies in Akhara follow Cam's small clan back to Ricalan, carrying a thirst for vengeance, the skills Rasten swore he'd renounce may be their only hope for victory.
Winter be my shield Jo Spurrier: Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift - she raises power from the suffering of others. Enslaved by the king's torturer, Sierra escapes, barely keeping ahead of Rasten, the man sent to hunt her down. Then she falls in with dangerous company: the fugitive Prince Cammarian and his crippled foster-brother, Isidro.
Three bird summer Sara St. Antoine: An introspective boy and an adventurous girl uncover a poignant family mystery during a summer on the shores of Three Bird Lake.
The best of waffles and pancakes : a cookbook Jane Stacey
Jet set : the people, the planes, the glamour, and the romance in aviation's glory years William Stadiem: Like a superfuelled season of Mad Men, William Stadiem's Jet Set evokes a time long gone but still vibrant in American memory: the glamorous decade when people took to the skies in massive numbers as never before, with the rich and famous elbowing their way to the front of the line.
Face the music : a life exposed Paul Stanley: The co-founder and lead singer of the rock band Kiss discusses his childhood, the drama of his life on and off the stage, his personal relationships, and the turbulent dynamics with his bandmates over the past four decades.
Dos Caminos' Mexican street food : 120 authentic recipes to make at home Ivy Stark: After twenty years of travelling throughout Mexico, Chef Ivy Stark became enchanted by the colourful, tasty native foods. Versatile and simple, these dishes can be enjoyed as a quick nibble or as part of an elegant meal.
Great operas : a guide to 25 of the world's finest musical experiences Michael Steen: From Great Composers author Michael Steen, a unique multi-platform project offering a royal box view into one of mankind's greatest art forms. Great Operas is his accessible and entertaining user's manual to making the best of an opera whether at home or at a live performance, interspersing the key facts with erudite commentary from a man for whom opera is a lifetime's passion.
Frankie's place Jim Sterba: Imagine a secluded little house in the woods by the sea on the Maine coast. One summer Jim Sterba, veteran war correspondent, accepts an invitation for a weekend visit from a woman he barely knows - author Frances FitzGerald. He arrives and discovers a perfect writer's nest. He visits again in the fall. The next summer he stays for a week, and gradually falls in love with his host as much as her place.
Good girl gone plaid Shelli Stevens: In high school Sarah fell for her best friend's older brother one of the sexy, Scottish McLaughlin boys. But a painful betrayal showed her she'd been a fool to give her heart to a bad boy. Eleven years later, the death of her grandmother has forced Sarah back to Whidbey Island for a month. But when she sees Ian, bad as ever and still looking like sin on a stick, she can't keep her mouth from watering.
Fantastic feet up close Melissa Stewart: Did you know that one sea star has hundreds of feet? Or that a camel has only two toes? Learn all about how animals use their feet to run, dig, and stay safe.
Talented tails up close Melissa Stewart: Did you know that a spider monkey can use its tail like an extra hand? Or that squirrels use their tails for balance? Author Melissa Stewart explores how animals use their tails to move, balance, and stay safe.
Zoom in on ladybugs Melissa Stewart: Explore the world of the ladybug with author Melissa Stewart. Find out what ladybugs look like, what they eat, and what their life-cycle stages are. Use the 'Zoom In' bubbles in the book for an up close look at different parts of a ladybug's body, including its wings and antennae.
Hunted Maggie Stiefvater: Four children have discovered that they have spirit animals, a rare bond between human and animal that has launched them on a quest to save their world. The team heads to the forests of Eura, where another Great Beast is hidden.
Christmas catastrophe Geronimo Stilton: When Geronimo Stiltons ski trip lands him in the hospital, hes sure its going to be the worst Christmas ever. But all of his family and friends have something else in mind!
A Christmas tale Geronimo Stilton: It was Christmastime on Mouse Island, and I couldn't wait to celebrate with my friends and family. Until I learned that they were all traveling out of town for the holidays, and I'd be spending Christmas alone! I wandered the streets feeling sorry for myself, but then I discovered an amazing surprise that taught me the true meaning of Christmas.
The curse of the cheese pyramid Geronimo Stilton: Geronimo travels to Egypt to interview Professor Alrat Spitfur and learns the secret of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Mouse World.
The enormouse pearl heist Geronimo Stilton: Geronimo and his friends discover a huge oyster with an enormous pearl inside. After a feature article in the Rodent's Gazette, can they protect it from being stolen?
I'm too fond of my fur! Geronimo Stilton: I was on my way 'round the world to Mouse Everest! The trip was long and dangerous. I almost froze my tail off on the way. And then I was kidnapped by the Abominable Snowman! Yes, it was truly an amazing adventure….
The journey to Atlantis Geronimo Stilton: When Paulina, one of the Thea Sisters, finds a strange blue-skinned boy unconscious on the beach, the sisters set out to solve the mystery of who the boy is and where he comes from and how to return him to his home.
Lost treasure of the emerald eye Geronimo Stilton: It all started when my sister, Thea, discovered an old, mysterious map. It showed a secret treasure hidden on a faraway island. And before I could let out a squeak of protest, Thea dragged me and my cousin Trap into her treasure hunt! It was an adventure I'd never forget…
Meet me in Horrorwood Geronimo Stilton: Gorgo, the monster in Cacklefur Castle's moat, is in love with the famouse monster movie star Blobbina. When Creepella helps Gorgo write Blobbina a love letter, they discover that Blobbina has disappeared!
Return of the vampire Geronimo Stilton: A mysterious old friend of Grandpa Frankenstein shows up one night on the doorstep of Cacklefur Castle. He's a vampire … and he needs the von Cacklefur family's help.
The thirteen ghosts Geronimo Stilton: Creepella von Cacklefur and her niece, Shivereen, visit scary Squeakspeare Mansion. There they meet Bobby Squeakspeare, a descendent of the famouse writer, William Squeakspeare. Will the spooky rooms and ghosts they find inside the mansion be friendly — or frightening?
This hotel is haunted! Geronimo Stilton: My good friend Hercule Poirat and I were called to investigate mysterious events in the famouse Grand Hotel in New Mouse City. There was a ghost haunting the hotel and scaring guests! Would Poirat and I be able to solve this spine-tingling mystery?
The way of the samurai Geronimo Stilton: When Wild Willie showed up at my door and invited me to travel with him to Japan, I jumped at the chance. We were in search of an ancient, legendary samurai scroll that holds the secret to a long-lost fighting technique.
Thea Stilton and the cherry blossom adventure Thea Stilton: In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Japan on a cultural exchange program. While they're busy exploring Kyoto and admiring the beautiful cherry blossoms, a valuable doll is stolen from a wealthy Japanese collector. Will the five mice be able to track down the doll and catch the thief?
Thea Stilton and the dragon's code Thea Stilton: When Geronimo's sister, Thea, is invited to teach a journalism class at a college on Mouse Island, she has no idea that she's going to be called on to help solve a mystery. But when a student disappears, it's up to Thea and five of her students to find out what happened.
Thea Stilton and the ghost of the shipwreck Thea Stilton: During a marine biology lesson at Mouseford Academy, the Thea Sisters learn about a mysterious shipwreck off Whale Island. According to legend, a very rare diamond called Jasmine's Heart was on the ship when it sank. When biology teacher Professor Van Kraken disappears, the Thea Sisters have to dive into the deep ocean to find him and the jewel.
Thea Stilton and the ice treasure Thea Stilton: In this fabumouse adventure, the Thea Sisters head to Alaska, where they're attending a conference held by an important ecological association. But soon there's trouble — the Thea Sisters discover that someone is upsetting the ecosystem by blowing up the ice with explosives.
Thea Stilton and the mountain of fire Thea Stilton: A flock of sheep at Nicky's family's Australian ranch was losing all its wool, and no one knew why. Nicky and her friends the Thea Sisters headed to Australia and set off on a tour of the whole country in search of clues.
Thea Stilton and the mystery in Paris Thea Stilton: In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Paris to visit Colette's fashion-designer friend Julie. But when Julie's designs are suddenly stolen, the girls must search the city of Paris to catch the thief and save the fashion show.
Thea Stilton and the prince's emerald Thea Stilton: When the Thea Sisters' friend Ashvin is in trouble, they rush to India. Ashvin has been working to return the monkeys living in the big city to their natural jungle environment, but the monkeys have suddenly started stealing jewels.
Thea Stilton and the secret city Thea Stilton: In this amazing adventure, Thea's friends the Thea Sisters head to Peru, where a good friend of Paulina's is in danger. There, the five mice climb the Andes mountains in search of a mysterious treasure that's hidden in the Secret City of the Incas.
Thea Stilton and the secret of the old castle Thea Stilton: When the Thea Sisters' good friend Bridget has to return to Scotland to help her family repair their ancient castle, the five mice offer to help their friend in whatever way they can. Little do they know that Bridget will be kidnapped, and they'll have to rush to Scotland to help find her.
Historical taster collection Michelle Styles: To Marry A Matchmaker: Lady Henrietta Thorndike hides her lonely heart by playing cupid. Robert Montemorcy thinks it has to stop.
Sir Ashley's Mettlesome Match: Determined to overthrow a notorious smuggling operation, Sir Ashley Saunders will let nothing stand in his way! Until he runs up against spirited Pippa Kingslake.
Her Dark And Dangerous Lord: Deemed a mercenary and exiled from England, Lord Stefan de Monfort now lives by his own rules. But when he plucks Anne Melford from the sea and takes her to his chateau, the spirited beauty entices him.
Lives of the novelists : a history of fiction in 294 lives John Sutherland: This is the most complete history of fiction in English ever published. John Sutherland provides the lives of some 294 novelists writing in English, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day.
The brightest night Tui Sutherland: Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything — now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
The dark secret Tui Sutherland: When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets and that, with his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
The dragonet prophecy Tui Sutherland: Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside — a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end. But not every dragonet wants a destiny, and when danger threatens one of their own, Clay and his friends may choose freedom over fate, leave the mountain and set the dragon world on a course that no one could have predicted.
The hidden kingdom Tui Sutherland: The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.
The lost heir Tui Sutherland: Overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons, Tsunami the SeaWing continues efforts to end the war for Pyrrhia in spite of a dangerous assassin who is threatening all their lives.
Unmasking superfoods : the truth and hype about acai, quinoa, chia, blueberries and more Jennifer Sygo: It can be overwhelming and frustrating to try to understand the claims about "superfoods." For over five years, Jennifer Sygo has been separating the truth from the hype in her popular National Post column. Now in her first book, she tackles even more superfoods and in more depth.
Washday colours Suzy-Jane Tanner: In Washday Colours, young children will have fun identifying yellow dungarees, Dad's blue trousers and Mum's purple knickers as Mum chases and collects the Elephant family's flyaway washing.
Lost in space : a father's journey there and back again Ben Tanzer: Lost in Space is a funny, sometimes sad, but always lively essay collection about fatherhood, and sex, because sex sells.
Sing in the morning, cry at night Barbara J. Taylor: Almost everyone in town blames eight-year-old Violet Morgan for the death of her nine-year-old sister. Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night opens two months after the Fourth of July tragedy. Violet forms an unlikely friendship with Stanley Adamski, a motherless outcast who works in the mines as a breaker boy. During an unexpected blizzard, her mother goes into premature labour at home and is forced to rely on Violet while Owen is "off being saved" at a Billy Sunday Revival.
Thirst Karen E. Taylor: Vivienne Courbet may have lost her innocence over three centuries ago, yet in the eyes of those who sustain her with their delicious blood, she is a young, desirable beauty. But she now faces a dire threat, one that has separated her from her blood sister, Deirdre, and may mean the end of their kind
Building a Perfect Meal Michelle Tchea: Forget about recipes that are filled with confusing cooking jargon such as julienne, streusel, deglaze and parboil. The recipes in this book keeps it simple by saying it as it is, so you can cook, eat and enjoy your food without the fluff.
My little Soho kitchen Michelle Tchea: Space may dictate the menu for many home cooks, but it can also inspire creative cooking. Join Michelle Tchea on an exciting exploration of dishes that you can whip up in your own cosy kitchen.
Bone china Roma Tearne: Grace de Silva, wife of the shiftless but charming Aloysius, has five children and a crumbling marriage. Her eldest son, Jacob, wants desperately to go to England. Thornton, the most beautiful of all the children and his mother's favourite, dreams of becoming a poet. Alicia wants to be a concert pianist. Only Frieda has no ambition, other than to remain close to her family. But civil unrest is stirring in Sri Lanka and Christopher, the youngest and the rebel of the family, is soon caught up in the tragedy that follows.
Brixton Beach Roma Tearne: London. On a bright July morning a series of bombs bring the capital to a halt. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for?
Mosquito Roma Tearne: When author Theo Samarajeeva returns to his native Sri Lanka after his wife's death, he hopes to escape his gnawing loss amidst the lush landscape of his increasingly war-torn country. But as he sinks into life in his beautiful, tortured land, he also finds himself slipping into friendship with an artistic young girl, Nulani, whose family is caught up in the growing turmoil.
The swimmer Roma Tearne: Forty-three year old Ria is used to being alone. That is, until she discovers the swimmer. Ben is a young illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka discovered by Ria as he takes a daily swim in the river close to her house. He is twenty years her junior and theirs is an unconventional but deeply moving romance, defying both boundaries and cultures — and the xenophobic residents of Orford. That is, until tragedy occurs.
Public speaking and presentations demystified : a self-teaching guide Melody Templeton: Take the mystery out of effective, fear-free public speaking. This latest book in the Demystified series takes the confusion out of preparing for and delivering speeches and presentations.
Inside British Intelligence Gordon Thomas: 100 years old in August 2009, this is a complete and up-to-date account of the two oldest and still the most powerful, secretive intelligence services in the world: MI5, the security service, and MI6, the secret intelligence service.
Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas: There are few jobs that Harvey Longmire hasn't had. For nearly a decade, Harvey was the sharpest man in the Beltway, but he quit in 1972, trading political dirty work for a quiet life on a farm. Now two old friends want him back in the game. A millionaire named Vullo has started a foundation to investigate conspiracies, and Harvey happens to be the expert on the most prominent case: the infamous disappearance of a man named Arch Mix.
Do we need pandas : the uncomfortable truth about biodiversity Ken Thompson: A fascinating popular science book that reveals how much we really know - and don't know - about the natural world. Explains why we need to be more concerned about ecosystems than individual iconic species such as the giant panda and gorilla.
Ghost girl Lesley Thomson: It is a year since her father's death, but Stella Darnell has not moved on. Terry Darnell was Detective Chief Superintendent at Hammersmith police station, and now Stella has discovered an unsolved case in his darkroom: a folder of unlabelled photographs of deserted streets. The oldest photograph dates back to 1966. To a day when ten year old Mary Thornton witnesses something that will haunt her forever. As Stella inches closer to the truth, the events of that day begin to haunt her too.
D-Day encyclopedia : everything you wanted know about the Normandy invasion Barrett Tillman: This unique encyclopaedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy.
Cute & easy crochet : learn to crochet with 35 adorable projects Nicki Trench: Explains all the stitches with clear step-by-step artworks and instructions. You'll be amazed how easy and quick the projects are to create.
The secrets in silence Nicole Trope: A novel about secrets and silence and how sooner or later the truth must be spoken.
The prince and the pauper Mark Twain: They look alike, but they live in very different worlds. Tom Canty, impoverished and abused by his father, is fascinated with royalty. Edward Tudor, heir to the throne of England, is kind and generous but wants to run free and play in the river - just once. How insubstantial their differences truly are becomes clear when a chance encounter leads to an exchange of clothing and roles.
Shockwave Andrew H. Vachss: Just before daybreak, a body washes up on a pristine beach covered in neo-Nazi tattoos. The cops arrest Homer, a "walking wounded" schizophrenic, who has been showing off a wristwatch engraved with a symbol that exactly matches one of the dead man's tattoos. As the search for the real killer pulls them deeper into the world of hate-groups, Dell must share some of his "Dark Arts" knowledge with Mack. Together they make a shocking discovery just beneath the surface of this seemingly sublime little town.
Hotel Florida : truth, love and death in the Spanish Civil War Amanda Vaill: Amid the rubble of a city blasted by a civil war that many fear will cross borders and engulf Europe, the Hotel Florida on Madrid's chic Gran Via has become a haven for foreign journalists and writers. It is here that six people: Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, photographers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, Arturo Barea, chief of the government's foreign press office, and Ilsa Kulcsar, his Austrian deputy, meet and find their lives changed forever.
Cherry bomb Jenny Valentish: Nina Dall has seen it all by her twenty-first birthday, including her own meteoric rise to fame and its inevitable aftermath. She created teen band The Dolls to escape suburban hell. Now she needs to prove she's not a one-hit wonder and convince veteran producer John Villiers to be her own personal svengali.
Ghosts of Tom Joad Peter Van Buren: A product of the post-Korean War era, Earl witnesses his parents' kitchen table arguments over money echoed in thousands of other Rust Belt towns, experiences bullying, relishes first kisses, and comes of age and matures as a man before the economic hardships of the 1980s and 1990s wear on his spirit. Earl takes his turn at a variety of low-paying retail jobs in the new economy before becoming mired in homelessness and succumbing to meth, alcohol, and destitution.
Authority Jeff VanderMeer: John Rodriguez is the new head of the government agency responsible for the safeguarding of Area X. His first day is spent grappling with the fall-out from the last expedition. Area X itself remains a mystery. But, as instructed by a higher authority known only as The Voice, the self-styled Control must battle to 'put his house in order'.
The mysterious island Jules Verne: Armed with only courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia, in a hot-air balloon. Swept off course by a raging storm, they land on the shores of an uncharted island.
No and me Delphine de Vigan: To escape her desolate world, Lou goes often to Gare d'Austerlitz to see the big emotions in the smiles and tears of arrival and departure, where she meets a girl called No, only a few years older than herself, and decides to make homelessness the topic of her class presentation. Bit by bit, Lou and No become friends until, the project over, No disappears. Lou's parents agree to let No come to live with them. So Lou goes down into the underworld of Paris's street people to bring her friend up to the light of a home and family life, she thinks.
Nothing holds back the night Delphine de Vigan: Only a teenager when Delphine was born, Lucile raised two daughters largely alone. She was a former child model, younger and more glamorous than the other mothers. But as Delphine grew up, Lucile's occasional sadness gave way to overwhelming despair and delusion and Delphine was left to wonder: what changed her, or what shaped her all along?
Underground time Delphine de Vigan: Everyday Mathilde works in the marketing department of a large multi-national. But when she dared to voice a different opinion from her boss, Jacques, she finds herself frozen out, with no work to do. Thibault is a paramedic. He is well aware that he may be the only human being many of the people he visits will see for the entire day and is well acquainted with the immense, pervading loneliness of the city. Underground Time is a novel of quiet violence - the violence of office-bullying, the violence of the brutality of the city - in which our two characters move towards an inevitable meeting.
Chick Days Mars Vilaubi
No year of the cat Mary Dodson Wade: Long ago, the emperor of China, seeking a way to help recall the year in which certain events occur, calls upon the animals to race one another and the first twelve to finish will have a year named after them.
Sunday at the cross bones John Walsh: A kaleidoscopic journey through post-World War I London in the footsteps of the real-life Rector of Stiffkey — a story by turns funny, moving and scandalous.
I'll be here all week Anderson Ward: Spence is a stand-up comedian whose claim to fame is a one-time appearance on The Late Late Show. Spence's ex-wife thinks he should find a nice girl and settle down. His ex-wife's husband thinks he should stop having his mail sent to their house. What does Spence think? That trying to have a relationship on the road is no laughing matter. Especially when he meets Sam…
In my mother's hands : a disturbing memoir of family life Elizabeth Ward: Before Biff and her younger brother, Mark, there was baby Alison, who drowned in her bath because, it was said, her mother was distracted. Biff too, lives in fear of her mother's irrational behaviour and paranoia, and fears for Mark's safety. As Biff grows into teenage-hood, there develops a conspiratorial relationship between her and her father, who is a famous and gregarious man, trying to keep his wife's problems a family secret.
The girl without a voice : the true story of a terrified child whose silence spoke volumes Casey Watson: One of six children Casey is teaching, Imogen has selective mutism. She's a bright girl, but her speech problems have been making mainstream lessons difficult. Everyone thinks Imogen is just playing up - except the member of staff closest to her, her teacher Casey Watson. A visit to her grandparents' reveals that she's prone to violent outbursts; her elderly grandparents are terrified of her. After months of silence, Imogen utters her first, terrified, words to Casey: 'I thought she was going to burn me.' Dark, shocking and deeply disturbing, Casey begins to uncover the reality of what Imogen has been subjected to for years.
Sketcher Roland Watson-Grant: Nine-year-old "Skid" Beaumont's family is stuck in the mud. Following his father's decision to relocate and build a new home, based on a drunken vision that New Orleans would rapidly expand eastwards into the wetlands as a result of the Seventies' oil boom, Skid and his brothers grow up in a swampy area of Louisiana. But the constructions stop short, the dream fizzles out, and the Beaumonts find themselves sinking in a soggy corner of 1980s Cold War America.
Virgins, weeders and queens : a history of women in the garden Twigs Way: Women are at the forefront of garden design and the horticultural world. This work ranges from the virgins perched on turf seats in medieval illuminations and the weeding women of the Tudor royal garden to queens who introduced new plants to Britain and herb wives who had to dodge accusations of witchcraft because of their arcane knowledge.
Dragon girl : the secret valley Jeff Weigel: Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother Hamel are orphans and doing their best to take care of each other until one day Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of dragon eggs. With their large appetites and accidental fire burps, Alanna learns that dragon babies are hard work!
Coalition of lions Elizabeth E. Wein: After the death of Artos, High King of Britain, and his sons, his daughter Princess Goewin journeys to Aksum to meet Constantine, her intended husband, but finds the country in political turmoil.
The sunbird Elizabeth E. Wein: Britain to Aksum, young Telemakos travels to the kingdom's salt mines to discover the identity of the traitor to the crown who, ignoring the emperor's command, is spreading plague with the salt from port to port.
A few drops of blood Jan Merete Weiss: When the bodies of two men are found, shockingly posed, in the garden of an elderly countess, Captain Natalia Monte of the Carabiniere is assigned the case. Soon she finds herself shuttling between Naples' decadent art galleries and violent criminal underworld.
In velvet Burt Weissbourd: The northwest corner of Yellowstone Park is closed for bear management, and Rachel, a bear biologist, is discovering some very startling animal behaviour. There are also horrific mutations in the young - elk calves with no front legs, earless bear cubs, and eaglets without wings. Who's covering up these animal abnormalities in the Park?
Fallen women Sue Welfare: Kate's got her life sorted out, with her own business, run from her trendy townhouse in London, where she's lucky enough to have best friends in the same street, a workable marriage, two kids, the occasional visit home to her roots. But all this is changed by a phone call one night: her widowed mother has fallen over and is in hospital.
The surprise party Sue Welfare: When feuding sisters Suzie and Liz come together to organise a fortieth anniversary party for their parents, they struggle to keep their own personal dramas in check.
The cutting room Louise Welsh: Rilke is dissolute, promiscuous and is also highly recommended as a discreet auctioneer who deals with the bereaved. But when his work leads him to a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to find out more about the deceased owner who coveted them.
Naming the bones Louise Welsh: Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? His quiet life in university libraries researching the lives of writers seems a world away, and yet it is because of the mysterious writer, Archie Lunan, dead for thirty years, that Murray now finds himself scrabbling in the dirt on the remote island of Lismore.
Dirt bikes, drones, and other ways to fly Conrad Wesselhoeft: Seventeen year-old dirt-bike-riding daredevil Arlo Santiago catches the eye of the U.S. military with his first-place ranking on a video game featuring drone warfare, and must reconcile the work they want him to do with the emotional scars he has suffered following a violent death in his family.
Night vision Ella West: Viola was born with a genetic condition that makes sunlight deadly. In the dark of night, when most teenagers are tucked up in bed, Viola has the run of her parents' farm and the surrounding forest. She is used to seeing hidden things through her night-vision goggles, but one night she sees something that could get her into a whole lot of trouble…
Shimmer Paula Weston: Gaby thought her life couldn't get more complicated. She's almost used to the idea that she's not the teenage backpacker she thought she was. She can just about cope with being one of the Rephaim - a 139-year-old half-angel. But now Rafa - sexy, infuriating Rafa - is being held, and hurt, by Gatekeeper demons. And Gaby has to get the bitterly divided Rephaim to work together, or Rafa has no chance at all.
A June bride Marybeth Whalen: Wynne Hardy never thought she'd get engaged on a reality TV show, but when she met Andy on The Rejection Connection, the two of them hit it off. Now he's asked her to marry him, much to the public's delight and fascination.
Evil in a mask Dennis Wheatley: The Roger Brook stories continue with his saga through the years 1807-1809. Napoleon is at the height of his powers. Roger Brook, still the most valuable and resourceful of secret agents, moves amongst the centres of power of Europe and beyond, and owing to mischance and intrigue is carried to Turkey, Persia, Portugal and Brazil. But, interwoven with the historical pattern, runs the thread of Roger's passionate involvement with the lovely Lisala de Pombal.
The ravishing of Lady Mary Ware Dennis Wheatley: In 1809 Roger Brook went to Lisbon and became involved in the Peninsular War. While there he first met Lady Mary Ware, with unexpected results for both of them. Later, in Russia he again met Lady Mary and disguised her as his soldier servant. The description of their participation in Napoleon's terrible Retreat from Moscow in 1812 has rarely, if ever, been equalled.
Yuki and the one thousand carriers Gloria Whelan: In Japan, as a provincial governor, his wife, and daughter Yuki, followed by 1,000 attendants, travel the historic Tokaido Road to the Shogun's palace in Edo, Yuki keeps up with her lessons by writing poems describing the journey.
The Thickety : a path begins J. A. White: When twelve-year-old Kara discovers her mother's grimoire in the dangerous forest, she must decide if she'll use it, even though such magic is forbidden.
Cold kill Neil White: When Jane Roberts is found dead in a woodland area Detective Sergeant Laura McGanity is first on the scene. When reporter Jack Garrett starts digging for dirt on the notorious Whitcroft estate, he finds himself face-to-face with Jane's father and gangland boss Don who will stop at nothing until justice is done. As the killer circles once more, Jack and Laura must get to him before he strikes again.
Dead silent Neil White: Conspiracy theories say hotshot barrister and handsome TV presenter Gilbert murdered his wife and then killed himself, but with no body ever found, the mystery has remained unsolved. When Lancashire crime beat reporter Jack Garrett is contacted by someone claiming to be Gilbert's girlfriend, and that he needs him to write the story proving his innocence, Jack eagerly leaps on the chance to clear a decades-old enigma.
Fallen idols Neil White: A premiership footballer is shot dead in cold blood on a busy London street, and a country is gripped by terror. Who is behind this apparently motiveless killing - and who's next in the firing line? Jack Garrett is determined to find out.
Last rites Neil White: The Lancashire town of Blackley has been rocked by the violent death of Luke Howarth. The fingers of suspicion point towards his girlfriend, Sarah Goode - missing since his murder. Just another crime of passion with a tragic end. Or is it? Reporter Jack Garrett isn't so sure - especially when he's asked by Sarah's distraught parents to find their daughter.
Lost souls Neil White: A woman is found brutally murdered on a quiet housing estate, her tongue and eyes ritualistically gouged out. Children are being abducted and then returned to their families days later without a scratch and with no knowledge or where they have been - or with whom. If DC Laura McGanity thought moving from London to sleepy Lancashire was taking the easy option then she can think again.
Remember the time : protecting Michael Jackson in his final days Bill Whitfield, Javon Beard, Tanner Colby: Driven by a desire to show the world who Michael Jackson truly was, Whitefield and Beard have produced the only definitive, first-person account of Michael Jackson's last years.
Atlas girl : finding home in the last place I thought to look Emily T. Wierenga: Disillusioned and yearning for freedom, Emily Wierenga left home at age eighteen with no intention of ever returning. Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else - anywhere else. She had no idea that her faith was waiting for her the whole time - in the place she least expected it.
How to barter for paradise : my journey through 14 countries, trading up from an apple to a house in Hawaii Michael Wigge: After travelling the world without money for 150 days while writing How to Travel the World for Free, his next challenge: turn an apple into a house in Hawaii. Wigge goes around fourteen countries and six continents exchanging goods for more valuable ones, and he meets an array of good-humoured people who take his deals.
After forever Jasinda Wilder: Caden doesn't know who he is anymore. A castaway. Lost. Drowning. The only true thing he knows is that he needs to hold onto Ever — until the day he dies in this world and then on into whatever world comes after.
Forever & always Jasinda Wilder: Pen pals Ever and Cade carry on a love affair through the mail.
Saving forever Jasinda Wilder: "Sorry I vanished like I did. I'm not sure I can even explain things. I don't know when I'll be back. IF I'll be back. I'm not sure of anything, except that I love you, Ever. You're my twin, my best friend, and leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever done. I know you don't understand. Maybe you never will. I hope you don't, honestly. It would be easier that way. That's cowardly, I'm sure. Cade, take care of her. Love her, the way she deserves. The way you always have, for forever and always. If I could ask you anything, it's that you remember me as I was, and forget me as I am. I'm sorry, and goodbye, and I love you. Eden."
The Nile : downstream through Egypt's past and present Toby A. H. Wilkinson: Egypt is the most populous country in the world's most unstable region. From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta.
The rise and fall of ancient Egypt : the history of a civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra Toby A. H. Wilkinson: As the world's first nation-state, the history of Ancient Egypt is above all the story of the attempt to unite a disparate realm and defend it against hostile forces from within and without. Combining grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, Toby Wilkinson reveals Ancient Egypt in all its complexity.
Things invisible to see Nancy Willard: In an effort to save his own life and the lives of his boyhood friends, a young soldier during World War II makes a wager with death. He pits his local sandlot team against some of the greatest baseball players of all time.
New Orleans : a food biography Elizabeth M. Williams: Elizabeth M. Williams, a New Orleans native and founder of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum there, takes readers through the history of the city, showing how the natural environment and people have shaped the cooking we all love.
History of the rain Niall Williams: Ruthie Swain, the bedridden daughter of a dead poet, tries to find her father through stories and through generations of family history in County Clare.
The deception of the emerald ring Lauren Willig: The year is 1803 and England and France remain at odds. Hoping to break the English once and for all, Napoleon backs a ring of Irish rebels in uprisings against England and sends the Black Tulip, France's most deadly spy, to the Emerald Isle to help. What they don't know is that also in Ireland is England's top spy, the Pink Carnation, who is working to shut the rebels down.
The masque of the black tulip Lauren Willig: Modern-day student Eloise Kelly has achieved a great academic coup by unmasking the elusive spy, the Pink Carnation, who saved England from Napoleon. But now she has a million questions about the Carnation's deadly nemesis, the Black Tulip. And she's pretty sure that handsome Colin Selwick has the answers somewhere in his family's archives …
The mischief of the mistletoe Lauren Willig: In this irresistible Regency Christmas caper, Arabella Dempsey accepts a position at a quiet girls' school in Bath, but she hardly imagines coming face to face with French aristocrats and international spies.
The secret history of the pink carnation Lauren Willig: Leaving Harvard to complete her dissertation on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian in England, Eloise Kelly discovers information about the most elusive spy of all time, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion.
The seduction of the crimson rose Lauren Willig: Determined to secure another London season without assistance from her new brother-in-law, Mary Alsworthy accepts a secret assignment from Lord Vaughn on behalf of the Pink Carnation: to infiltrate the ranks of the dreaded French spy, the Black Tulip, before he and his master can stage their planned invasion of England.
The temptation of the night jasmine Lauren Willig: After twelve years in India, Robert, Duke of Dovedale, returns to his estate in England to avenge the murder of his mentor. Robert plans to infiltrate the infamous, secretive Hellfire Club to uncover the murderer's identity — but he has no idea that an even more difficult challenge awaits him, one Lady Charlotte Lansdowne.
Shamanka Jeanne Willis: Narrated by the Masked Magician who invites readers to join Sam and her orang-utan, Lola, on a quest around the world to find the Very Important People listed in the witch doctor's notebook while looking for answers to the three questions: What is magic? What is illusion? and What is real?
The boy in the woods Carter Wilson: In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness a horrific murder in the Oregon woods near their homes. Sucked into becoming accomplices to the subsequent cover-up, they swear never to talk about what happened. Thirty years later, Tommy Devereaux has become a bestselling author, using writing as his therapy. Finally, he is ready to tell the world what happened, even if he disguises the killing as fiction.
The Whitehall Mandarin Edward Wilson: British intelligence has a mole deep in the KGB and when that mole reports on a Soviet spy ring in London, MI6 gets worried. They call Catesby who is sent on a mole hunt that leads him through the seamy sex scandals of 1960s London to the jungles of Vietnam.
Cookie Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt: Beauty Cookson is a plain, timid girl surrounded by super-confident, snooty girls at school. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable criticism from her father. Her pretty, sweet mum is equally subject to Dad's tirades. Eventually, after an unbearable birthday party and a very real fear that Dad's temper is out of control, Mum and Beauty run away.
Dustbin baby Jacqueline Wilson: Discovered as a newborn baby in a dustbin, April's life has never been easy. Moved from place to place, she has little sense of who she really is. After a row on the morning of her 14th birthday, April storms out determined to look back at her past and find out where she really comes from.
Girls in love Jacqueline Wilson: A humourous account of the lives, friendships and adolescent experiences of three teenage girls, Ellie, Nadine and Magda.
Girls in tears Jacqueline Wilson: Ellie, Magda and Nadine have got all sorts of trouble. A kiss at a party threatens to break Ellie and Magda's friendship. But they both know that Nadine's about to get into big trouble with an "Internet date" and only the two of them together can save her. Will pride or friendship come first?
Hetty Feather Jacqueline Wilson: London, 1876 and Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital - but Hetty must first live with a foster family until she is big enough to go to school. With her 'brothers', she sneaks off one day to visit the travelling circus and is mesmerised by Madame Adeline and her performing horses. Hetty is returned to the aweful Foundling Hospital, but now she has the chance to find her real mother. Could she really be the wonderful Madame Adeline? Or will Hetty find the truth is even more surprising?
The illustrated mum Jacqueline Wilson: Marigold doesn't mean to be a neglectful parent and leave her children on their own at nights while she goes out drinking, but eventually, Star and Dolphin run out of excuses for her behaviour and get help for her.
Jacky Daydream Jacqueline Wilson: Takes a look back at the author's own childhood in the story of friendships, loneliness, books, toys, parents, and more. This work explores her early years with the lightness of touch that imbues her novels and covers issues such as her parents' extra-marital affairs with delicacy. It features photographs and illustrations by Nick Sharratt.
Jacqueline Wilson double decker Jacqueline Wilson: Double Act: Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. And when everything around the twins is changing so much, can being a double act work for ever?
Bad Girls: Shy, mild Mandy has been bullied at school for as long as she can remember. That's why she is delighted when cheeky, daring, full-of-fun Tanya picks her as a friend but mum thinks Tanya's a bad girl.
Kiss Jacqueline Wilson: Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They've always played together, eaten with each other's families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they'd end up married to each other. But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change.
Little darlings Jacqueline Wilson: Sunset lives a life of luxury but life on the red carpet is no compensation for rowing parents, constant nagging, intensive media scrutiny and no real friends. Destiny, on the other hand, is an only child living on a rundown estate whose mum tells her that she's really the daughter of a famous former rock star. When the two girls meet they are surprised to find in each other something they've been missing all their lives…
Lizzie Zipmouth Jacqueline Wilson: Lizzie refuses to speak. She doesn't want to talk to her new stepbrothers, or Sam, their dad, or even her mum. She's fed up at having to join a new family and nothing can coax her into speaking to them. Not football, not pizza, not a new bedroom. That is, until she meets a member of the new family who is even more stubborn than her.
The longest whale song Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt: Ella is feeling painfully alone. A new school project seems a real bore, but the more Ella discovers about whales, the more she becomes enchanted by them. Whales can sing for hours, calling out their love to each other underwater. Could whale song reach Mum in her otherwise silent world?
The Lottie project Jacqueline Wilson: Starting a new school year, everything is "easy-peasy, simple-pimple" for Charlie until her strict teacher assigns a tough school project and Charlie's mother loses her job.
Love lessons Jacqueline Wilson: Fifteen year old Prue and her sister Grace have been educated at home by their controlling, super-strict father all their lives. But when Dad has a stroke and ends up in hospital, unable to move or speak, Prue suddenly discovers what it's like to have a little freedom.
The monster story-teller Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt: The humourous tale of Natalie, who thrills her pals with stories of her "monster" friend and their adventures in his flying saucer.
The mum-minder Jacqueline Wilson: Nine-year-old Sadie's mother works as a child minder, but when Mum catches the 'flu' Sadie has to spend half-term being a mum-minder as well as helping with the other children.
My sister Jodie Jacqueline Wilson: Jodie really doesn't fit in with the teenagers at the school. Pearl is doing well in lessons and has even more friends. Maybe she doesn't need Jodie as much as she used to, but Jodie needs her. And when the school celebrations of Firework Night come around and a tragic event occurs, Pearl realises quite how much she does need her big sister.
Secrets Jacqueline Wilson: A chance meeting sparks a friendship between two very different girls, Treasure and India. When Treasure has to run away to avoid her stepfather, India comes up with a hiding place inspired by her favourite author Anne Frank. India hasn't got a real Secret Annexe but she has got a hidden attic.
The suitcase kid Jacqueline Wilson: Andrea has trouble adjusting to her parents divorce and spending alternate weeks with each parent and their new families creates friction until Andrea settles into her new life. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Vicky Angel Jacqueline Wilson: Jade is so used to being with and agreeing with Vicky, her best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer there. But Vicky is not going to let being dead stop her from enjoying life to the full. Wherever Jade is, Vicky makes her presence felt.
Boys of Blur Nathan D. Wilson: When Charlie moves from Palm Beach to the small town of Taper, Florida, he discovers a different world. Kids chase muck rabbits in the fields while the cane is being burned and harvested. And when they can do that, running a football is easy. But there are things in the swamp, roaming the cane at night, that cannot be explained, and they seem connected to sprawling mounds older than the swamps.
Cicely's King Richard Sandra Wilson: It is 1483, and the children of the late Yorkist King Edward IV have been declared illegitimate by their own uncle, the new King Richard III. His second niece, Lady Cicely Plantagenet, hardly knows her uncle, but from the outset is fiercely drawn to this charismatic man, with whom she shares tremendous affinity and rarest of all, his trust. But there will be complete, unconditional passion and the loss of all innocence for Cicely before Richard has to defend his realm against the invading force of the Lancastrian pretender, Henry Tudor, at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
The garden plot Marty Wingate: After Pru Parke follows an impulse and moves to London, she can't imagine ever leaving. Determined to stay in her beloved adopted country, Pru takes small, private gardening jobs throughout the city. On one such gig in Chelsea, she uncovers an ancient Roman mosaic. But enthusiasm over her discovery is soon dampened when, two days later, she finds in the same spot a man's bludgeoned corpse.
World of trouble Ben H. Winters: With the doomsday asteroid looming, Detective Hank Palace has found sanctuary in the woods of New England, secure in a well-stocked safe house with other onetime members of the Concord police force. But with time ticking away before the asteroid makes landfall, Hank's safety is only relative, and his only relative — his sister Nico — isn't safe. Soon, it's clear that there's more than one earth-shattering revelation on the horizon, and it's up to Hank to solve the puzzle before time runs out … for everyone.
The world outside Eva Wiseman: Seventeen-year-old Chanie Altman lives the protected life of a Lubavitcher Hasidic girl in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, in 1991. She is expected to attend a seminary and to marry as soon as she graduates from high school. But Chanie has a beautiful voice and dreams of becoming an opera singer. When she meets David, a non-Hasidic Jewish boy, he opens the portals to the world outside her fundamentalist community.
A cowboy unmatched Karen Witemeyer: Neill isn't sure who hired him to repair Clara's roof - he only knows Clara desperately needs his help. Can he convince this stubborn widow to let down her guard and take another chance on love?
Full steam ahead Karen Witemeyer: Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas, to find her father deathly ill. Vowing to find a suitable husband to give her father the heir he desires before it's too late, Nicole sets out with the Renard family's greatest treasure as her dowry: the highly coveted Lafitte Dagger. But her father's rivals come after the dagger, forcing a change in Nicole's plans.
Made from scratch : discovering the pleasures of a handmade life Jenna Woginrich: Starting off as a young, single woman with a desk job and a city apartment, Woginrich set out to build a more self-sufficient lifestyle by learning homesteading skills. This is the story of her joyful, dramatic, and sometimes sorrowful journey toward self-reliance.
Small beauties : the journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara Elvira Woodruff: "One day this child shall hold the very heart of our family in the palm of her hand," predicts Granny on the day Darcy Heart O'Hara is born in County Kerry, Ireland. Darcy grows up to be a noticer, delighting in the small beauties all around her. But in 1845, a blight strikes the land, the potatoes turn rotten, and Darcy and her family must leave Ireland forever. How will Darcy ever find a way to bring the small beauties of home across the sea to America?
What shall we do today? : 60 creative crafting projects for kids Catherine Woram: For children, the experience of creating is every bit as important as the end result. Crafting will fire their imagination and offer an inspiring alternative to endless hours in front of the computer or TV screen. Every project can be completed using readily available materials - just follow the step-by-step instructions and you can't go wrong.
An April bride Lenora Worth: Bride-to-be Stella Carson can't wait to marry her longtime sweetheart Marshall Henderson. After being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, he has distanced himself from Stella, asking her not to visit him. Marshall returns to Louisiana just four weeks before the wedding, but as the big day draws near, Stella wonders if the man she's loved for most of her life has become someone else.
Curiosity didn't kill the cat M. K. Wren: When the widow of an 'accident' victim asks bookstore owner Conan Flagg to investigate her husband's death, clues all seem to lead to Flagg's own establishment.
A multitude of sins M. K. Wren: Isadora Canfield, daughter of late Oregon Senator John Canfield and heiress to millions, hires Conan Flagg to find out who is keeping her under 24-hour surveillance.
Oh, bury me not M. K. Wren: The war between the McFalls and the Drinkwaters had taken a nasty turn: someone had dynamited a reservoir, depriving the Drinkwaters' Double D ranch of its precious water supply. And Aaron McFall's eldest son George was found dead at the site, apparently killed in the blast.
The hidden bestiary of marvelous, mysterious, and (maybe even) magical creatures Judy Young: In rhyming text, explorer Basil B. Barnswhitten describes the various mysterious animals he has come across during his adventures.
A great task of happiness : the life of Kathleen Scott LouisaYoung: This is a biography of Kathleen Scott based on her diaries. A formidable woman, Kathleen was a sculptor, a confidante of Asquith during his years as prime minster, and was loved and admired by men as diverse as Max Beerbohm, George Bernard Shaw, Lawrence of Arabia and the Norwegian explorer Nansen. In 1908 she married Robert Falcon Scott and after bearing Peter, the son she had longed for, helped Captain Scott to prepare for his ill-fated Antarctic expedition.
My Italian country childhood : a chef's journey from the hills of Abruzzo to the heart of Soho Aldo Zilli
Jumping Jack Germano Zullo ; illustrated by Albertine: Success is expected when Jack is on the track! Unfortunately, Jack's success seems to have stalled. He tumbles and struggles. What could possibly be wrong? His jockey takes him to the doctor and even on a two-week beach holiday to calm his nerves. Just when all hope seems lost, the jockeys glasses tumble onto Jack's face during a big competition, restoring Jack's former success and setting the stage for an all-new racing style.

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