New Titles Digital September 2015 (arrived in August 2015)

Downloadable eAudiobooks

That summer place, Jill Barnett, Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs

It's nothing special on the surface, merely a rambling old Victorian summerhouse on a secluded island, where the sky is blue and the water is clear. Yet after a month at the Rainshadow Lodge, people begin to change — and fall in love.

More die of heartbreak, Saul Bellow

Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of "More Die of Heartbreak", has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described "plant visionary".

The absolutist, John Boyne

It's September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft from her brother Will who had been shot for refusing to fight. As he recalls his friendship with Will, from the training ground at Aldershot to the trenches of Northern France, he speaks of how the intensity of their friendship brought him both happiness and self-discovery as well as despair and pain.

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.

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 he discovered that, although there may seem to be nothing as unremarkable as our domestic lives, there is a huge amount of history, interest and excitement — and even a little danger — lurking in the corners of every home.

The reason for flowers : their history, culture, biology, and how they change our lives, Stephen L. Buchmann

An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colours, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans and the natural world relate and depend upon them.

William Shakespeare's The Jedi doth return : Star wars part the sixth, Ian Doescher ; inspired by the work of George Lucas and William Shakespeare

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. Something Wookiee this way comes.

The forbidden flats, Peggy Eddleman

When an earthquake causes the deadly band of air that covers the post World War III Earth to begin to sink over the town of White Rock, twelve-year-old Hope must lead a team through the Bomb's Breath and across the Forbidden Flats to obtain the mineral which will save the town.

Sky jumpers, Peggy Eddleman

Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock, where the skill that matters most is the ability to create inventions to replace some of what has been lost. But Hope, terrible at inventing, would rather sky jump into the Bomb's Breath, a deadly band of compressed air that covers the crater the town was built in. When bandits invade White Rock demanding the priceless antibiotics residents have invented, Hope and her friends may be the only ones who can escape through the Bomb's Breath to bring help.

The girl who wrote in silk, Kelli Estes

Inara Erickson is exploring her deceased aunt's island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara's life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core, and force her to make an impossible choice.

When the devil holds the candle, Karin Fossum

In this psychological thriller Karin Fossum once again takes a terrifyingly realistic look into the criminal mind. As in her previous works, the line between victim and killer is fine and easily crossed.

A memory of violets : a novel of London's flower sellers, Hazel Gaynor

Step into the world of Victorian London, where wealth and poverty exist side by side. This is the story of two long-lost sisters, whose lives take different paths, and the young woman who will be transformed by their experiences.

I'd walk with my friends if I could find them, Jesse Goolsby

In this powerful debut novel, three American soldiers haunted by their actions in Afghanistan search for absolution and human connection in family and civilian life.

The memory of midnight, Pamela Hartshorne

One hot day in Elizabethan York, young Nell Appleby is trapped in a wooden chest, and a horror of the stifling dark dogs her for the rest of her life. Wed to the sadistic Ralph Maskewe, the return of her childhood sweetheart offers a chance of flight to the New World. Will Nell risk all to escape the dark at last? The story repeats for Tess in modern New York — can she unlock the secrets of the past to free herself — and Nell — once and for all.

The duke and the lady in red, Lorraine Heath

When Rosalind Sharpe gains the attention of the deliciously wicked Duke of Avendale, she's torn between her distracting attraction to the notorious rogue and the knowledge that he — rich as Croesus — is the perfect target for a deception that will put her swindling days behind her.

Lullaby, Amanda Hocking

Gemma had to disappear with Penn, Lexi and Thea after a night of incredible violence on the island. She can still barely come to terms with her new affinity with the ocean — and the siren powers that go with it. Now she's been transformed, Gemma has no choice but to leave all she loves behind.

Little lost hedgehog, Jill Hucklesby

Grace is out in the garden feeding her rabbits when she hears a rustle in the flower bed. What could it be? She sits very still by the kitchen door, peering out into the dark. And then she sees some little paws, two shiny eyes, a twitching nose…

Girt : the unauthorised history of Australia, David Hunt

Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia. In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from mega-fauna to Macquarie, the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.

All the ways to ruin a rogue, Sophie Jordan

Lady Aurelia hasn't always hated Max, Viscount Camden, her brother's best friend. In fact, as a besotted girl, she thrived under his kind attention — sure that he was the most noble and handsome man in the land. Until her young heart discovered what manner of rogue he really was.

Pretty baby, Mary Kubica

She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away, but she can't get the girl out of her head … Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a non-profit and takes in stray cats.

The taming of Ryder Cavanaugh, Stephanie Laurens

As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, The Honourable Miss Mary Cynster is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan.

The untamed bride, Stephanie Laurens

They're battle-hardened, sinfully wealthy, completely unstoppable — and all male: Four officers of the Crown, fighting against a deadly foe known only as the Black Cobra. He is a man who has faced peril without flinching, determined to fight for king and country.

Wondering who you are, Sonya Lea

In the twenty-third year of their marriage, Sonya Lea's husband, Richard, went in for surgery to treat a rare appendix cancer. When he came out, he had no recollection of their life together: how they met, their wedding day, the births of their two children.

Save me, Kristyn Kusek. Lewis

Daphne Mitchell has always believed in cause and effect, right and wrong, good and bad. The good: her dream job as a doctor; Owen, her childhood sweetheart and now husband; the beautiful farmhouse they're restoring together.

The secret sister, Brenda Novak

After a painful divorce, Maisey Lazarow returns to the small island off the North Carolina coast where she grew up. Upon finding a box of old photographs, Maisey and her brother Keith begin to uncover distant memories of a little girl who they believe was their sister.

Too many tutus, Jane O'Connor

When Nancy's class hosts a swap-and-shop, Nancy finds the perfect tutu, but her mother tells her she already has too many tutus.

The virgin in the ice : a Brother Cadfael mystery, Ellis Peters

Shrewsbury, 1139. The bloody civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud has swept through the country towards the rural security of Brother Cadfael's monastery. The citizens of Worcester have fled, among them two orphaned children of noble stock, together with their tutor, a young nun.

Ms. Rapscott's girls, Elise Primavera

Nestled inside a lighthouse, Great Rapscott School for the Daughters of Busy Parents takes its motto from Amelia Earhart: Adventure is worthwhile in itself. Headmistress Ms. Rapscott couldn't agree more, but her students, who are shipped to the school in boxes, could use a little convincing.

Maia's story, Lucinda Riley

Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, "Atlantis" a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as babies, has died.

Don't tell a soul, David Rosenfelt

Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve and his two best friends and business partners finally convince him to go out for the first time since Maggie's death.

Splat and the cool school trip, Rob Scotton

Splat the Cat is so excited when Mrs. Wimpydimple announces that the class will be going to the zoo. While everyone calls out his or her favourite animal Elephant! Giraffe! Monkey! Splat only wants to see the penguins.

Last orders, Graham Swift

Last Orders is a quiet but dazzling novel about a group of men, friends since the Second World War, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack, and their favourite pub. When one of them dies, the survivors drive his ashes from London to a seaside town where they will be scattered, compelling them to take stock in who they are today, who they were before, and the shifting relationships in between.

The light of day, Graham Swift

Former London police detective George Webb, "booted off the force" for trying in all the wrong ways to put away the right man, is now a private investigator specializing in matrimonial cases. He has crossed a line with a client, wholly upending his own life.

Running on empty : overcome your childhood emotional neglect, Jonice Webb with Christine Musello

Running on Empty is the first self-help book about emotional neglect: an invisible force from your childhood which you can't see, but may be affecting you profoundly to this day. It is about what didn't happen in your childhood, what wasn't said, and what cannot be remembered.

The captive queen, Alison Weir

It is the year 1152 and a beautiful woman of thirty is riding like the wind southwards through what is now France, leaving behind her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage to Louis of France, who had been more like a monk than a king. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose now is to return to her vast duchy and marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empire stretching from the wilds of Scotland to the Pyrenees.

The age of innocence, Edith Wharton

Countess Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society. She bears with her an independence and an awareness of life which stirs the educated sensitivity of Newland Archer, engaged to be married to May Welland.

The House of mirth, Edith Wharton

A black comedy about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. Lily Bart's quest to find a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of the rich comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being a wealthy man's mistress.

The lure of the moonflower, Lauren Willig

Napoleon has occupied Lisbon, and Jane Wooliston, aka the Pink Carnation, teams up with a rogue agent to protect the escaped Queen of Portugal.

A sword for his lady, Mary Wine

London, 1189. After proving himself on the field of battle, Ramon de Segrave is appointed to the Council of Barons by Richard the Lionheart and assigned to woo and win the Lady of Thistle Keep. When her land is threatened, Isabel reluctantly agrees to allow Ramon and his army to defend the keep-knowing that the price may very well be her heart.

Downloadable eBooks

Better homes and gardens make-ahead meals.

Better Homes and Gardens Make-Ahead Meals is a must-have recipe collection for anyone looking to get homemade dishes on the table with ease. Filled with over 150 recipes and 100 gorgeous photos, plus tips and tricks for quick food prep and complete meals, this book makes planning dinner a breeze.

A book of railway journeys : an anthology, compiled by Ludovic Kennedy

A book of railway journeys is a collection of Ludovic Kennedy's favourite train-journey literature. The anthology takes us on a round-the-world tour, through 155 years of train travel. It conjures up grand old trains and historic journeys; recalls horrific wartime adventures and spectacular crashes; and dwells on the romance of rail travel — its most unlikely encounters and unexpected events.

Coastal California.

Presents guidance and tools for visitors to coastal California, including trip planning information, itineraries, lodging and dining suggestions for different budgets, and details on history, culture, and things to see and do.

How to Build a Road.

Mothers & others : Australian writers on why not all women are mothers and not all mothers are the same, edited by Maya Linden, Miriam Sved, Maggie Scott, Natalie Kon-yu and Christie Nieman.

When are you having children?' 'Why didn't you have another child?' 'Well, I guess that's your choice, but…' They are questions asked of women all the time. Beneath them is the assumption that all women want to have children, and the judgement that if they don't, they'll be somehow incomplete.

The Picador book of birth poems, edited by Kate Clanchy

Where do we find the words to greet a new arrival? In this celebratory book, Kate Clanchy has made an inspired choice of poems that speak powerfully of the wonder, joy, bewilderment and mystery that new life brings, from conception through to the first years of parenthood.

Scandalous brides.

Unforgettable Rogue by Annette Blair. Beauty and the Beast trade places. After being reported dead, handsome as sin Bryceson Wakefield, Duke of Hawksworth, returns home scarred and beaten by war, only to find his hoyden of a wife blossomed into a beauty and set to wed another.

Dare me, Megan E. Abbott

After a suspicious suicide, the members of a high school cheerleading squad, along with their new, perfectly cool coach, Colette French, are drawn into the investigation.

The fever, Megan E. Abbott

The Nashes are a close-knit family. Tom, a popular teacher, is father to the handsome, roguish Eli and his younger sister Deenie, serious and sweet. But their seeming stability is thrown into chaos when two of Deenie's friends become violently ill, and rumours of a dangerous outbreak sweep through the whole community. As hysteria swells and as more girls succumb, tightly held secrets emerge that threaten to unravel the world Tom has built for his kids, and destroy friendships, families, and the town's fragile idea of security.

Does my head look big in this?, Randa Abdel-Fattah

Welcome to my world. I'm Amal Abdel-Hakim, a seventeen year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim still trying to come to grips with my various identity hyphens. It's hard enough being cool as a teenager when being one issue behind the latest Cosmo is enough to disqualify you from the in-group.

Touching distance, Rebecca Abrams

Dr Alexander Gordon is a passionate and ambitious young obstetrician who is living in the wealthy city of Aberdeen in the 18th century. Since the birth of their first child, his wife has retreated into herself.

The history of England. Volume I, Foundation, Peter Ackroyd

Covering English prehistory through to the glittering Tudor dynasty of the 16th century, Foundation launches a projected six-volume series by premier British historian Peter Ackroyd. Informed by expert knowledge of politics, religion, and culture, Foundation traces the layering of influences that led to — for example — the Magna Carta and development of English common law. The lives of the common people are addressed with equal sensitivity as those of royalty, in a dense but delightful pageant that Booklist proclaims "ought not to be missed."

The history of England. Volume II, Tudors, Peter Ackroyd

Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent re-imposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under 'Bloody Mary'. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

The history of England. Volume III, Civil War, Peter Ackroyd

In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II.

The man who couldn't stop : OCD, and the true story of a life lost in thought, David Adam

Born free : the full story, Joy Adamson

A woman describes her experiences raising an orphaned lion cub intending that it eventually return to the jungle.

The Hotel Albatross, Debra Adelaide

The Captain and his wife accidentally find themselves managing the Hotel Albatross. The Captain floats between the hotel's various bars: chatting to and chatting up customers, breaking up fights, and dealing calmly with the simmering tensions of a small town.

The household guide to dying, Debra Adelaide

A brilliantly moving and darkly comic novel, which charts the attempts of dying heroine Delia — a modern day Mrs Beeton — to prepare her family for the future and lay to rest a ghost from her past. Realising this could be her greatest achievement (for who could be better equipped to write The Household Guide to Dying?) she sets to work. But, in the writing, Delia is forced to confront the ghosts of her past, and the events of fourteen years previously. There is one last vital thing she needs to do.

Letter to George Clooney, Debra Adelaide

Debra Adelaide's new collection of short stories intricately maps both the sublime and the mundane landscape of ordinary lives, with her trademark dark wit and luminous intelligence.

On the road… with kids, John Ahern

John Ahern has a high-flying job, a big house, a loving wife and two great kids. But if this is success why does he sense he is failing as a husband and father? So John does something insane. He blows his career apart and buys a busted-up campervan online to chase an improbable dream: a year on the road… with kids.

The blood-dimmed tide, Rennie Airth

It is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard Inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside. However his peace is about to be shattered, for when a young girl goes missing, it is he who discovers her disfigured body hidden in a wood.

The dead of winter, Rennie Airth

During a blackout on the streets of London on a freezing evening in late 1944, a young Polish land girl, Rosa Nowak, is suddenly and brutally killed. For the former police inspector John Madden, the crime hits close to home.

The reckoning, Rennie Airth

The Second World War has ended, leaving a bruised and fragile peace. But this tranquillity is threatened when a shocking murder takes place in the Sussex countryside. Before long, police experts discover a link to another, earlier, killing hundreds of miles away.

The map of heaven : how science, religion, and ordinary people are proving the afterlife, Eben Alexander, M.D. with Ptolemy Tompkins

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings.

Salinger : a biography, Paul Alexander

J.D. Salinger was one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was also one of its most elusive. After making his mark on the American literary scene, Salinger retreated to a small town in New Hampshire where he hoped to hide his life away from the world.

The water diviner, Andrew Anastasios and Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios.

Constantinople, 1919, Joshua Connor, an Australian farmer, arrives in Turkey to fulfil a pledge made on his wife's grave to find the bodies of their three sons, lost in battle in Gallipoli, and bring them home.

All things quilting with Alex Anderson : from first step to last stitch, Alex Anderson

With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex Anderson s all-in-one "big book" includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqué.

The dark between the stars, Kevin J. Anderson

The Dark Between the Stars is space opera on a grand scale. Twenty years after the elemental conflict that nearly tore apart the cosmos in The Saga of Seven Suns, a new threat emerges from the darkness, and the human race must set aside its own inner conflicts to rebuild their alliance with the Ildiran Empire for the survival of the galaxy.

The impossible knife of memory, Laurie Halse Anderson

Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a 'normal' life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives.

Ben and Buddy, Susan B. Anderson

Ben & Buddy is an adorable knitted boy doll and dog duo, complete with accessories, designed by Susan B. Anderson (Itty-Bitty Nursery, Spud & Chloe at the Farm). One pattern each for doll, sweater, pants, hat, dog, and leash are included.

Mary, Millie, and Morgan, Susan B. Anderson

Mary, Millie, & Morgan is a delightful collection of knitted girl dolls and clothing, designed by Susan B. Anderson (Itty-Bitty Nursery, Spud & Chloe at the Farm). One doll, sweater, shawl, skirt and dress pattern worked up in three different colourways.

Wilful disregard : a novel about love, Lena Andersson

Ester Nilsson is a sensible person in a sensible relationship. She knows what she thinks and she acts according to her principles. Until the day she is asked to give a lecture on renowned artist Hugo Rask.

I love how you love me, Bella Andre

Dylan Sullivan, a renowned boat builder, has spent his entire life sailing around the world. But while he's always enjoyed the freedom of the ocean, when Grace Adrian shows up at his Seattle boathouse to interview him for a magazine, it's love at first sight.

Dreamless, Josephine Angelini

Tasked with descending to the underworld and killing the furies so that the Scions can stop fighting amongst themselves, Helen must endure hellish torture whenever she goes to sleep — she wanders around the various levels of hell with no idea how to complete her task, and she's beginning to suffer from extreme exhaustion. Helen carries on with her mission, and for the first time meets another person down in the shadowy underworld: Orion, descended from Adonis and with the power to control desire, he is the heir to the house of Rome and an outcast.

Goddess, Josephine Angelini

Helen's powers are increasing — and so is the distance between her and her mortal friends. To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a dangerous traitor is lurking among them, and all fingers point to Orion.

Starcrossed, Josephine Angelini

When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton sees Lucas Delos for the first time she thinks two things. The first: that he is the most ridiculously beautiful boy she has seen in her life. The second: that she wants to kill him with her bare hands.

Trial by fire, Josephine Angelini

Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns. This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted… which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party.

At home in the woods : living the life of Thoreau today, Bradford Angier and Vena Angier

One hundred years ago, Henry Thoreau wrote of the charms and joys of simple living in the woods, away from the hectic nuisances of our city civilization. His philosophy has become part of our American heritage, as sound today as the day he first set it down.

Captain, Sam Angus

"He may be small, but he's got more courage than anyone but that blasted donkey." Told some years later by the guilt-ridden Jack, a light horseman at Gallipoli in the First World War, this is the story of a little refugee boy affectionately known as Captain, and his donkey, Hey-Ho.

A horse called Hero, Sam Angus

It is 1940. As the war escalates and London becomes a target for German bombs, Dodo and her little brother Wolfie are evacuated to the country, away from everything they know. After weeks of homesick loneliness, they come across an orphaned foal.

Soldier dog, Sam Angus

With his older brother gone to fight in the Great War, and his father prone to sudden rages, 14-year-old Stanley devotes himself to taking care of the family's greyhound and puppies. Until the morning Stanley wakes to find the puppies gone.

As the crow flies, Jeffrey Archer

Charlie Trumper rises to become the proprietor of London's most elegant store and one of England's wealthiest men, but his position is threatened by an old enemy.

Be careful what you wish for, Jeffrey Archer

Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno?

Best kept secret, Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer continues his beloved Clifton Chronicle series as Harry and Emma finally begin building a happy life but a dangerous family enemy is about to resurface "Best Kept Secret" opens a moment after the end of "The Sins of the Father," with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington.

Cat o'nine tales, Jeffrey Archer

These twelve yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know as well as some more poignant and telling characters.

Cheap at half the price, Jeffrey Archer

Mrs Consuela Rosenheim is beautiful, clever ? and, thanks to her three marriages, exorbitantly wealthy. On her birthday, she and Mr Rosenheim find themselves in London; he to conduct important business, and she to choose herself a sumptuous birthday gift.

Christina Rosenthal, Jeffrey Archer

Benjamin's childhood dream was to win the mile in the West Mount High School championships, but his attempts were peppered with taunts about his very traditional Jewish upbringing. And he is besotted with Christina ? even though she is seemingly a key perpetrator of the slander.

Clean sweep Ignatius, Jeffrey Archer

Nigeria's newly appointed Minister of Finance is determined to make his country sit up straight with his rigorous overhaul of the system, soon earning him the nickname 'Clean Sweep Ignatius'. But, somehow, large sums of money are still falling through invisible cracks.

First among equals, Jeffrey Archer

In the 1960s, four ambitious new MPs take their seats at Westminster. Over three decades they share the turbulent passions of the race for power with their wives and families, men and women caught up in a dramatic game for the highest stakes of all.

The grass is always greener, Jeffrey Archer

Storytelling of the highest calibre These fourteen stories show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tail.

Honour among thieves, Jeffrey Archer

The time: 1994. The place: Washington DC. President Bush has just been replaced. In London, Margaret Thatcher has been ousted by her own party. In Russia, Gorbachev has been toppled by forces he cannot control. Of the principal actors in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Sadam Hussein.

In the eye of the beholder, Jeffrey Archer

A book of short stories from one of the most popular novelists of our time Cat O' Nine Tales is the sixth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth.

A matter of honour, Jeffrey Archer

Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter that can only bring further disgrace to the family name.

Mightier than the sword, Jeffrey Archer

When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who's imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov's crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating insight into what it was like to work for Stalin.

Never stop on the motorway, Jeffrey Archer

Diana, a busy single mother, looks forward to her regular retreat into the countryside to have dinner with friends. A horrible shock she receives as she is driving along the motorway unsettles her — and when she realises that a black van is increasingly in her rear-view mirror, Diana begins to feel seriously scared.

The new collected short stories, Jeffrey Archer

This edition brings together three of Jeffrey Archer's classic collections of short stories: To Cut a Long Story Short, Cat O' Nine Tales and And Thereby Hangs a Tale, showcasing the master storyteller's skill like never before.

No room at the inn, Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors.

One man's meat, Jeffrey Archer

A collection of outstanding short stories by a master storyteller An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive … A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle … A young artist gets the biggest break of her career …

Only time will tell, Jeffrey Archer

The "Clifton Chronicles" is Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the chilling words, 'I was told that my father was killed in the war'.

Paths of glory, Jeffrey Archer

This is the story of a man who loved two women, and one of them killed him. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed.

A prison diary. Volume three, North Sea Camp : Heaven, Jeffrey Archer

On Thursday 19 July 2002, after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks, Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail. This is the final instalment of his diaries in which he recounts his transfer from Wayland Prison to his eventual release on parole in July 2003.

A prison diary. Volume two, Wayland : Purgatory, Jeffrey Archer

On Thursday 19th July, 2001, after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks, Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail. In this second instalment of his diaries, he recounts the time he spent in Wayland Prison.

A prisoner of birth, Jeffrey Archer

Danny, an East End Cockney, leaves Clement Attlee Comprehensive School at the age of 15 to take up a job at a local garage. Spencer Craig after leaving university he becomes a criminal barrister. Their lives will never be the same again.

The prodigal daughter, Jeffrey Archer

Driven by ambition, Florentyna Rosnovski, daughter to a hotel baron and daughter-in-law to his bitterest rival, relinquishes her inheritance to marry the man she loves, builds her own business empire, and ultimately pursues the United States presidency.

A quiver full of arrows, Jeffrey Archer

Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty — with quite unexpected results. An offhand remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor, and a British diplomat becomes the owner of a priceless work of art.

Shall we tell the President?, Jeffrey Archer

After years of great sacrifice and deep personal tragedy, Florentyna Kane has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life.

The sins of the father, Jeffrey Archer

On arrival in America, Harry Clifton is arrested for first degree murder, for killing Bill Bradshaw. He is tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death by the electric chair. Meanwhile Emma goes to London to give birth to Sebastian, Harry's child.

Twelve red herrings, Jeffrey Archer

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive … A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle … A young artist gets the biggest break of her career … A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration …

A twist in the tale, Jeffrey Archer

he expected never happens … A man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged …

Animal wisdom : stories from an Australian vet and what animals can teach us about love, health and happiness, Michael Archinal

Drawing on scientific research from around the world and heart-warming stories from his own practice, Dr Archinal shows us how animals have perfected the art of eating, exercising and sleeping according to their needs; using stress in a positive way; and, most importantly, strengthening the bonds that create a sense of security and well-being. Warm and insightful, Animal Wisdom is a passionate argument for pet ownership, and an invitation to discover what our animals can teach us about becoming better humans.

Philip Ardagh's book of howlers, blunders and random mistakery, Philip Ardagh

Find out how the pope got confused with a potato, about the footballer who ate the ref's notebook and why it is a terrible idea to have your name and date of birth tattooed on your neck, in this splendid romp through the most impressive mistakes, blunders, misunderstandings, faux pas, howlers and universal truths that are not true at all, from the magnificently witty pen of Mr Philip Ardagh.

Philip Ardagh's book of kings, queens, emperors and rotten wart-nosed commoners, Philip Ardagh

The latest from hilarious wordsmith Philip Ardagh, this is a very funny collection of fantastic trivia and amazing facts about royalty and rulers of all kinds throughout history. "PARP!" Pssst! Do you know the story about Queen Elizabeth I and the, er, farting courtier? One day, when bowing low to Her Majesty, the Earl of Oxford couldn't help but break wind. The poor man felt SO embarrassed, that he left the court for SEVEN years. Upon his return, after such a long absence, the first thing Good Queen Bess said on seeing him was, "Lord, I had forgot the fart!"

Basketball buddies, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Sam and Billy meet at the local basketball courts and decide to have a seriously friendly game of one-on-one. While they are bickering, the basketball disappears and the fight is on to get it back.

Battle of the games, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Chess, Monopoly and Game Boy all star in an indoor battle at Billy's place. The sweet smell of Billy's victory dance gets right up Sam's nose so Sam fights back, big time!

Bike daredevils, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Con and Josh decide to muck around on their bikes. They become famous stuntmen and rig up some tricky jumps. Even the dog next door is part of the action!

Bull riding, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Con and Josh create their own rodeo on Josh's uncle's farm with lots of mud and fun … and cow poo!

Freaky snow dudes, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Tom and Joey are enjoying a super skiing holiday until snowballs start flying in their direction. They manage to get away, and get lost at the same time. Just what is that dark shape coming through the trees?

Gone fishing, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Tom and Joey have plenty of fishy tales to tell when they go fishing with Joey's dad to a local fishing spot by the river.

Kite high, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Nick and Matt buy a new kite, but they soon find out that flying it isn't as easy as it looks. A meeting with an angry bull leads them to strike a deal with the local girl aliens.

Mouse hunters, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Con and Josh become big-game hunters when they try to catch a mouse in Con's father's workshop. They're all set to spring the trap when a late discovery makes them change their minds.

Olympic champions, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

super athletes Josh and Con go for Olympic gold in Con's backyard. Brick tossing is pretty easy, but the most challenging event of all is…burping! Even the garden gnome gets in on the act.

On the farm, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Tom and Joey get down and dirty on a friend's farm. One squirt of milk leads to a humungous splosh of poo-ooh, pong!-as the boys try out milking…and running from bulls!

Park soccer, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Sam and Billy take on the park in their local game of soccer and invite some big-name stars to play too!

Pirate attack, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Swashbuckling pirates, Captain Blood and Captain Splash (better known as Tom and Joey) discover "blood and guts" in Joey's backyard. They set sail for the high seas to do battle with the enemy.

Race car dreamers, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

It's speed all the way for Josh and Con as they tear down Killer Hill in their home-made billycart. Trouble is, they haven't counted on how hard it is to steer, as they head straight for Con's dog!

Rock star, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Sam and Billy form their own rock group with Billy as lead singer and Sam on guitar. In one uncontrollable moment Billy takes Sam's guitar and lets rip … with unbelievable results!

Secret agent heroes, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Nick and Matt become secret agents and uncover a real-life drama in their mission to attack Zit Face and his familiar female friend.

Skateboard dudes, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Josh sees himself as the world's best skateboarder until he takes one too many spills and Con takes over as champion at the local skateboard competition.

Space invaders, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Con and Josh build a spaceship so they can launch themselves into outer space. Blasting off is a roaring success, but the unexpected landing causes some problems.

Tennis ace, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

The national tennis championship isn't the only tennis match in town — Tom and Joey have a competition of their own at the local park. And all the big names can't wait to compete!

Test cricket, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Tom and Joey meet head-on at the test match being held in their local park. And the man of the match (or should that be canine!) fields like no other, with a name to match!

The tree house, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

Nick and Matt want a place of their own to escape from the local girl aliens. So they build a top-secret tree house — well, almost top-secret!

Water rats, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

While Tom and Joey are playing in the water at their local pool, they make an amazing discovery in the lost-and-found stakes.

Wet world, Felice Arena and Phil Kettle.

A new theme park has just opened near to where Nick and Matt live and they can't wait to try out the giant water slide — spills and all!

Don't look back, Jennifer L. Armentrout

Seventeen-year-old Sam seems to have everything until she and her best friend, Cassie, disappear one night and now Sam has returned with amnesia, striving to be a much better person and aware that her not remembering may be the only thing keeping Sam alive.

His other house, Sarah Armstrong

'He was dismayed how readily he took to lying. He'd always thought of it as a decisive abandonment of the truth. Instead, he realised, it was simply a matter of one word slipping into the place of another.

The art of natural cheesemaking : using traditional, non-industrial methods and raw ingredients to make the world's best cheeses, David Asher

Including more than 35 step-by-step recipes from the Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking. Most DIY cheesemaking books are hard to follow, complicated, and confusing, and call for the use of packaged freeze-dried cultures, chemical additives, and expensive cheesemaking equipment.

New Zealand's North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui), Brett Atkinson, Sarah Bennett, Charles Rawlings-Way, Lee Slater

New Zealand's North Island is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore still-seething volcanoes and bubbling mud pools, pull on your boots to tramp or kayak a Great Walk (yes, you can!) and learn how Maori culture is so much more than just rugby and the All Blacks; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of New Zealand's North Island and begin your journey now!

New Zealand's South Island (Te Waipounamu), Brett Atkinson, Sarah Bennett, Peter Dragicevich, Charles Rawlings-Way, Lee Slater

New Zealand's South Island is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Skiing the scenic slopes around Queenstown, encounter wild kiwis on unspoilt Stewart Island, or indulge in deliciously fresh seafood in Kaikoura; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of New Zealand's South Island and begin your journey now!

Cargo, Jessica Au

Frankie is fifteen and beginning to realise that when it comes to sex, or even love, she doesn't seem to play it like other girls. As summer begins, she finds herself becoming increasingly attracted to a much older, married man on one of her father's fishing trawlers, James.

The song house, Trezza Azzopardi

When Kenneth Earl advertises for someone to help him catalogue his vast collection of music, Maggie — the final candidate — is his last hope. What he doesn't know, however, is that this isn't the first time that Maggie has been to Earl House, and it's no coincidence that she applied for the job.

Cover Story, Rachel Bailey

The Camel Club, David G. Baldacci

The man known as Oliver Stone has no official past. He spends most days as a protester camped opposite the White House. His only goal is to keep watch on Washington politics and expose corruption wherever he finds it.

The collectors, David G. Baldacci

In Washington, D.C., where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four highly eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves the Camel Club. Their mission: find out what's really going on behind the closed doors of America's leaders. The assassination of the U.S.

The escape, David G. Baldacci

Military CID investigator John Puller has returned from his latest case to learn that his brother, Robert, once a major in the United States Air Force and an expert in nuclear weaponry and cyber-security, has escaped from the Army's most secure prison.

The finisher, David G. Baldacci

Welcome to Wormwood: a place where curiosity is discouraged and no one has ever left. Until one girl, Vega Jane, discovers a map that suggests a mysterious world beyond the walls. A world with possibilities and creatures beyond her imagining. But she will be forced to fight for her freedom.

First family, David G. Baldacci

When she turned the page and her gaze flickered over the date on top it was as though the lightening outside had somehow grounded right into her. A billion volts of pain, a shriek of anguish you could actually see, and feel, as it pierced her. Camp David, USA.

The forgotten, David G. Baldacci

Military criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to home when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may well have been murdered.

Hour game, David G. Baldacci

Private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are hired to prove a man's innocence in a burglary and become embroiled in a frantic search for a serial killer.

King and Maxwell, David G. Baldacci

A teenage boy, Tyler Wingo, has asked Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to investigate the circumstances surrounding his father's death. Tyler's father, a soldier in Afghanistan, was reported killed in action but Tyler heard from his father after his supposed death.

Memory man, David G. Baldacci

Amos Decker would forever remember all three of their violent deaths in the most paralyzing shade of blue. It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of coloured light. He would never be free from it.

One summer, David G. Baldacci

When Jack Canfield is told he has a terminal illness and that he has weeks to live, his first concern is for his beloved wife, Lizzie, and children, baby Jack, Cory and rebellious teenager Mikki. On Christmas Eve, when Lizzie comes home, Jack is devastated to see his neighbour, Bill Miller, kiss Lizzie on their driveway.

Simple genius, David G. Baldacci

With former Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell in a psychiatric institution (following what happened in "Hour game"), partner Sean King consoles himself by agreeing to investigate a murder at an exclusive scientific retreat — where a lot of suspect characters have ties to the institution looking after Maxwell. Will the two team up to figure out to figure out what is going on?

The simple truth, David G. Baldacci

Convicted of a murder that took place twenty-five years ago, an innocent Rufus Harms secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, but the real killers embark on a deadly campaign to ensure that the case will remain closed, eliminating all who could reveal the truth.

The sixth man, David G. Baldacci

After alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is apprehended and locked away in a psychiatric unit, private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's lawyer an old friend of Sean King to look into the case.

Split second, David G. Baldacci

When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career. Eight years later, Michelle Maxwell, on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service, receives a lethal blow to her career. The two pair up, determined to uncover what has happened to them.

Stone cold, David G. Baldacci

Oliver Stone and the Camel Club are back in their most dangerous adventure yet a war on two fronts. Casino king Jerry Bagger from The Collectors is hunting Annabelle Conroy, the beautiful woman who conned him out of millions.

Total control, David G. Baldacci

Successful lawyer Sidney Archer finds her life turned upside down when her beloved husband is killed in a fiery plane crash, a nightmare that escalates when she discovers that the FBI believes that her husband was responsible for the bombing, and that he might still be alive.

True blue, David G. Baldacci

A former Washington D.C. police cop out to prove herself and a young lawyer from a prestigious law firm meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital — and what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.

The winner, David G. Baldacci

When LuAnn Tyler is asked to take part in a crooked lottery scheme she refuses, even though it could bring her millions of dollars. However, when she is framed for murder, the frightened single mother is forced to participate.

Wish you well, David G. Baldacci

In 1940, tragedy forces Lou, her little brother Oz, and their invalid mother to move to the mountains of south-western Virginia to live with their great-grandmother, but a courtroom battle could determine the fates of the entire family.

Zero day, David G. Baldacci

Combat veteran John Puller, now working as an investigator for the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, tries to solve the murder of an Army man and his Pentagon contractor wife in their isolated rural home.

Southwest USA, Amy C. Balfour, Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Ward

A guide to the American Southwest, describing geological wonders, festivals and events, drives, Native American sites, and other attractions in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, and including listings of places to eat and stay, as well as suggested itineraries and practical travel tips.

Neil Armstrong : a life of flight, Jay Barbree

To date, everything written about Armstrong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story.

The scarlet gospels, Clive Barker

The long-beleaguered detective Harry D'Amour, investigator of all supernatural, magical, and malevolent crimes faces off against his formidable, and intensely evil rival, Pinhead, the priest of hell. Barker devotees have been waiting for The Scarlet Gospels with bated breath for years, and it's everything they've begged for and more.

The Book of Days, K. A. Barker

When Tuesday wakes from sleep for the first time when she is sixteen, she opens her eyes to a world filled with wonder — and peril. Left with only a letter from the person she once was, Tuesday sets out to discover her past with the help of her charming and self-serving guide, Quintalion.

Leo : a ghost story, Mac Barnett

You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decides it is time to leave and see the world.

The adventures of Stunt Boy and his amazing wonder dog Blindfold, Lollie Barr

"Someone was out to get my dad. Everyone said it was an accident but I didn't believe them, not even for a second…" and Stunt Boy is going to prove it. With his amazing wonder dog Blindfold and his best friend Benny, Stunt Boy has to find out who is trying to sabotage their Stoked Stunt Circus and close it down forever!

The ambulance chaser, Richard Beasley

After twelve years as a human rights lawyer, Chris is now bankrupt, and the only work he can get is giving pro bono advice at a legal centre on how to sue a cat. In desperation, Chris takes on a job with South Pacific Group Insurance, the world's fastest-growing insurance company, and a place where injured plaintiffs should just stop moaning and die. Which, Chris notices, they happen to be doing at an alarming rate.

Good fat cooking : recipes for a flavor-packed, healthy life, Franklin Becker and Peter Kaminsky

From Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef America contestant, restaurateur, and type 2 diabetic Franklin Becker comes an exciting collection of recipes highlighting good fats — from sources such as nut oils, olive oil, fish, and avocados — and their important role in maintaining good health with delicious flavour.

Exit kingdom, Alden Bell

In a world where the undead outnumber the living, Moses Todd roams the post-apocalyptic plains of America. His reprobate brother, Abraham, his only companion, has known little else. Together, they journey because they have to; because they have nowhere to go, and no one to answer to other than themselves. A chance encounter presents him with the Vestal Amata, a beguiling and mysterious woman who may hold the key to salvation.

The reapers are the angels, Alden Bell

Older than her years and completely alone, Temple is just trying to live one day at a time in a post-apocalyptic world, where the undead roam endlessly, and the remnant of mankind who have survived, at times, seem to retain little humanity themselves.

The food activist handbook : big & small things you can do to provide fresh, healthy food for your community, Ali Berlow

Small steps can create big changes in your community's food quality and food security, helping to get more healthy food to more people and support a better food system. Ali Berlow shows you dozens of things that anyone can do, from creating a neighbourhood kitchen for preserving fresh food to mapping farmland, connecting food pantries with food producers, starting a school garden, and organizing a community composting initiative.

The priest, the prince, and the Pasha : the life and afterlife of an ancient Egyptian sculpture, Lawrence Michael Berman

Sometime in the fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was probably a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 B.C.

The 20/20 diet : lose 20 kilos in 20 weeks and feel great!, Lola Berry

Leading Australian nutritionist Lola Berry has devised this ground-breaking and easy-to-follow diet and exercise plan based on years of experience in her own practice, helping people to shed excess kilos. Based on eating unprocessed foods and steering clear of grains and legumes that are common allergens, The 20/20 Diet is simple, practical and perfect for people too busy to worry about strict regimes.

After America, John Birmingham

Traces the harrowing reconstruction of the United States after most of its population is killed by a natural disaster, an effort lead by President James Kipper and challenged by pirates, freebooters, and a rogue governor of Texas.

Angels of vengeance, John Birmingham

Action adventure that gallops from the halls of power to South American jungle to gleaming new cities.

Emergence, John Birmingham

Dave Hooper has the hangover from hell, a demonic ex-wife and the claws of the tax office sinking into him. So the last thing he needs is an explosion at the off-shore oil rig where he works. But this is no ordinary industrial accident, and despite the news reports, Dave knows that terrorists aren't to blame for the disaster.

Resistance, John Birmingham

A dragon brings down the Vice President's plane, a monster army is camped outside Omaha, and an empath demon springs an undercover operation in New York. New Orleans was just the beginning. New and different demons are breaking through all over America, and Dave Hooper has a new enemy with more guile and guts than the celebrity superhero, still stumbling in his role as Champion.

Without warning, John Birmingham

A wave of inexplicable energy has slammed into America. And destroyed it. What will the world do without its last Superpower? For the jihadists, Allah has performed a miracle. For the US and its allies, Armageddon has arrived.

The Bride series, Rosanne Bittner

The West is wild, but it's the people that are untamed in Roseanne Bittner's smouldering Bride series. In Oregon Bride, the unexplored frontier is where one woman tries to put her past behind her, and discovers that she still may be able to fall in love. In Texas Bride, the relentless heat is nothing compared to the love of a schoolteacher and a mysterious man. In Tennessee Bride, a dangerous passion puts two people in harm's way, but may be their only hope at salvation.

Desperate hearts, Rosanne Bittner

She's a woman with a secret. Elizabeth Wainwright is on the run. Accused of a murder she didn't commit, she has no choice but to cut ties with her old life and flee West. The last thing she wants is attention, but when her stagecoach is attacked, she suddenly finds herself under the fierce protection of one of Montana's famed vigilantes… whether she likes it or not.

Do not forsake me, Rosanne Bittner

Miranda Hayes' life was changed the day she faced down infamous gunslinger Jake Harkner — and walked away with his heart. Their fates have been intertwined ever since. Hunted by the law, fleeing across a savage land, their desperate love flourished despite countless sorrows.

Outlaw hearts, Rosanne Bittner

United by chance, bound by fate, consumed by passion. Miranda Hayes has lost everything — her family, her husband, her home. Orphaned and then widowed, desperate to find a safe haven, she sets out to cross a savage land alone…

Christine Falls, Benjamin Black

In the Pathology Department it was always night. This was one of the things Quirke liked about his job… But one night, late after a party, Quirke stumbles across a body that shouldn't have been there…

The silver swan, Benjamin Black

Time has moved on for Quirke. A woman he loved has died, a man whom he once admired is dying, while the daughter he for so long denied is still finding it hard to accept him as her father. When Billy Hunt, an acquaintance from college days, approaches him about his wife's apparent suicide, Quirke recognises trouble.

Almost perfect, Dianne Blacklock

In a beautiful house in an upscale Sydney suburb, Mac sees his picture-perfect marriage cracking under the strain of infertility. In another Sydney suburb, thirty-something Georgie, a bookstore owner, is trying to deal with a deadbeat roommate and no romantic prospects in sight.

The best man, Dianne Blacklock

With American fiancé, Henry Darrow, publicist Madeleine has at last found the yin to her yang or whichever way round it is. The calm to her storm, the stillness to her constant motion. Balance. Her boss, Liv, had to be talked into marriage, which predictably ended in divorce.

Call waiting, Dianne Blacklock

Crossing paths, Dianne Blacklock

With a hefty new mortgage, a frustrating career as a newspaper columnist and a flailing relationship with a married co-worker, Jo Liddell is resigned to living a less-than-perfect life. That is, until she crosses paths with Joe Bannister, a celebrated foreign correspondent returning home to care for his dying father.

False advertising, Dianne Blacklock

Helen always tries to be a good person. She recycles, obeys the water restrictions — she is even polite to telemarketers. As a mother, wife, daughter and nurse, Helen is used to putting everyone's needs before her own.

The right time, Dianne Blacklock

The Beckett sisters — Ellen, Emma, Elizabeth and Evie — all need to shake things up. Emma has been planning her dream wedding even since she was a little girl, and as soon as her boyfriend Blake finally proposes, she presumes that it can only be smooth sailing from then on.

The secret ingredient, Dianne Blacklock

Nourishment is nurture. That's what Andie learned from her grandmother and what she's always believed about cooking. But somehow, since marrying Ross, she's allowed her love of food to take a back seat and given up her dream of becoming a chef. Lately she's been craving more.

Three's a crowd, Dianne Blacklock

Well, we're different, we lead such different lives. I'm not sure how we'll go now without Annie. She was like Carrie, you know, in Sex and the City. Annie was our Carrie." Without Annie, friends Catherine, Lexie and Rachel are lost.

Wife for Hire, Dianne Blacklock

hen she was a little girl, all Samantha Driscoll ever wanted was to be somebody's wife. She would marry a man called Tod or Brad and she would have two perfect children. But instead she married a Jeff and he's just confessed to having an affair.

Blubber, Judy Blume

Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.

Deenie, Judy Blume

Mrs Fenner has very fixed ambitions for her daughters. Deenie is thirteen years old and gorgeous. Her mother wants her to be a model — but Deenie's not so sure. So when she's diagnosed with scoliosis — curvature of the spine — Deenie's almost relieved.

Otherwise known as Sheila the Great, Judy Blume

Sheila hates swimming. And dogs. And ghosts. And thunderstorms. She'll do anything to avoid them all — except admit that she's scared. Her new friend Mouse Ellis, yo-yo champion of Tarrytown, thinks she's chicken. But Sheila is determined to show everyone that she can be Sheila the Great.

Starring Sally J. Freedman as herself, Judy Blume

Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories — stories in which she is always the star of her own lavish film spectaculars. But when her close-knit family is separated because of her brother's illness, even Sally's daydreams are not enough to comfort her.

Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Judy Blume

Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher's biggest problem is his naughty small brother, Fudge, who tries to acquire all Peter's possessions, even his tiny turtle.

Then again, maybe I won't, Judy Blume

Thirteen-year-old Tony Miglione faces many new problems when his family moves to a swanky Long Island community.

Tiger eyes, Judy Blume

Davey is a 17 year-old girl abruptly relocated by her grieving mother to the strange 'atom bomb' town of Los Alamos, New Mexico. With the sudden and violent death of her father, the displaced Davey no longer knows who to be or how to fit in. Everything that once mattered suddenly seems insignificant.

5 to 1, Holly Bodger

In a dystopian future where gender selection has led to girls outnumbering boys 5 to 1 marriage is arranged based on a series of tests. It's Sudasa's turn to pick a husband through this 'fair' method, but she's not sure she wants to be a part of it.

Hotel Kerobokan : the shocking inside story of Bali's most notorious jail, Kathryn Bonella

In Hotel Kerobokan's filthy and disease-ridden cells, a United Nations of prisoners live crushed together in misery. Petty thieves and small-time drug users share cells with killers, rapists and gangsters.

Snowing in Bali : the incredible inside account of Bali's hidden drug world, Kathryn Bonella

Snowing in Bali is the story of the drug trafficking and dealing scene that's made Bali one of the world's most important destinations in the global distribution of narcotics. Kathryn Bonella, bestselling author of Hotel Kerobokan, has been given extraordinary access into the lives of some of the biggest players in Bali's drug world, both past and present.

Southern Italy, Cristian Bonetto, Gregor Clark, Helena Smith.

Southern Italy is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander through Pompeii, a town frozen in time, wake up to the sound of a Neapolitan street market, or gaze at the Mediterranean, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of southern Italy and begin your journey now!

Wally's world : life with Wally the wonder dog, Marsha Boulton

Marsha Boulton gave up her glamorous job as a journalist, and with her partner Stephen, moved to a farm in the middle of nowhere. Shortly after they learned they would not be able to have a child together.

Crowded House : something so strong, Chris Bourke

Crowded House promised to become the most successful band ever to have come out of Australasia. When 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Something So Strong' exploded in the US charts, worldwide success looked inevitable.

The Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures, Sam Bowring

Twelve-year-old Zackary is the seventh son of the King and Queen of Solaris, and a most reluctant knight. He would rather put anchovies in the knights helmets or use his sword to cut sandwiches than learn courtly ways.

Hearts of fire, Kira Brady

In the prequel to the stunning Deadglass trilogy, a fascinating paranormal series, one woman's desire for a forbidden man will spark a centuries-long supernatural conflict — and a love nothing can destroy. She's the heiress to Seattle's most powerful shifter clan.

Tahiti & French Polynesia, Celeste Brash, Jean-Bernard Carillet

Sculpted with skypiercing, moss-green peaks and vivid turquoise lagoons, sultry French Polynesia is a place to take it slow and experience warm, laid-back islands.

The art of captaincy : the principles of leadership in sport and business, Mike Brearley

Mike Brearley is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, and, in 1981, he captained the England team to the momentous Ashes series victory against Australia. In The Art of Captaincy, his treatise on leadership and motivation, he draws directly on his experience of man-managing a team, which included a pugnacious Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott, to explain what it takes to be a leader on and off the field.

Frisco's kid, Suzanne Brockmann

Frisco Francisco's leg — and career — were shot, and he had every intention of wallowing in self-pity. But there were two complications with his plan: his five-year-old niece, whose sudden presence in his life added "daddy" to his resume, and his comely next-door-neighbour who wouldn't take no for an answer.

Get lucky, Suzanne Brockmann

An unlikely state of affairs, for Navy SEAL Lucky O'Donlon was the original love-em-and-leave-em guy. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? Well, two could play at this game.

Harvard's education, Suzanne Brockmann

As a navy SEAL, Harvard had seen his share of trainees before, but P.J. Rogers managed to pack more fire in her five-foot-two-inch body than all the men he'd ever worked with. And he couldn't help hoping for some more personal contact. One thing always-in-control P.J.

Hero under cover, Suzanne Brockmann

When Pete Taylor first offered his services as a bodyguard, Annie Morrow wanted nothing to do with him. She was sure the threats against her weren't serious. While the Indian death mask she was working on was valuable, it wasn't worth killing for.

Nowhere to run, Suzanne Brockmann

Not without risk: It began as nothing more than a day's pleasure cruise on the crystal-clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico. But then Emily Marshall stumbled into a deadly maze of drug smuggling and murder — and discovered that the only person who could help her was the man who had once torn her heart to shreds…

Prince Joe, Suzanne Brockmann

The government wanted Veronica St. John to teach a tough, combat-hardened Navy SEAL how to impersonate a visiting European crown prince who'd been targeted by terrorists. But even if every gorgeous inch of him did look the part, this guy simply wasn't prince material…

Tall, dark and daring, Suzanne Brockmann

Navy SEAL Mitchell Shaw woke up one morning with no clue as to who he was. And the items hidden in his possession were no help — an address, along with a .22 calibre side arm. The address led him to the Lazy 8 Ranch — and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who made him believe he might have a future even if he wasn't sure about his past. The gun was another story altogether…

Tall, dark and deadly, Suzanne Brockmann

When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor was your man. But when his best friend, Wes, asked him to keep an eye on his little sister, Bobby desperately wanted to pass. Because to him, gorgeous redhead Colleen Skelly didn't look like anyone's kid sister. He doubted she was innocent.

Tall, dark and devastating, Suzanne Brockmann

As Christmastime settled quietly over the countryside, Navy SEAL William 'Crash' Hawken was faced with a deadly conspiracy. And he had only one person to turn to — the caring, passionate Nell Burns. For though Crash had long ago accepted the fact that there was no place in his dangerous world for the simple pleasures of home and family, Nell had been the only woman who had ever tempted him to dream of another kind of life…

Tall, dark and fearless, Suzanne Brockmann

When Melody Evans needed someone to rescue her, she knew that navy SEAL Harlan 'Cowboy' Jones was just the man for the job. But afterward, when things got more intimate, she had to write it off to an adrenaline rush. After all, she was looking for an ordinary guy — and Cowboy was anything but.

Undercover princess, Suzanne Brockmann

The name's Wind, Kathy Wind. With those words, Princess Katherine Wyndham went from sensible sister to secret agent. Her mission: to locate her brother — the long-lost crown prince. Her cover: nanny for handsome tycoon Trey Sutherland. Caring for Trey's kids came more naturally than any royal duty.

Satan's Reach, Eric Brown

Telepath Den Harper did the dirty work for the authoritarian Expansion, reading the minds of criminals, spies and undesirables, for years. Unable to take the strain, he stole a starship and headed into the void, a sector of lawless space known as Satan's Reach.

Maalika : my life among the Afar nomads of Africa, Valerie Browning and John Little

In 1973, Valerie Browning, a young Sydney nurse, volunteered to go to Ethiopia to help the victims of a devastating famine. She had little conception of Africa or Africans, and yet the continent and its people would become the guiding force of her life.

A girl and her gator, Sean Bryan

One day, a girl discovers an alligator on her head and, although she is afraid her friends will laugh, the 'gator soon convinces her that she can still give her brother a scare, eat an éclair, and choose anything to wear as long as he is there.

Buddhism : one teacher, many traditions, Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho

Explore the common ground underlying the diverse expressions of the Buddha's teachings with two of Tibetan Buddhism's bestselling authors. Buddhism is practiced by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, from Tibetan caves to Tokyo temples to redwood retreats.

A stranger in my street, Deborah Burrows

It's January 1943. Australia is at war and Perth is buzzing. US troops have permanently docked in the city in what local men refer to bitterly as the American occupation, and Perth women are having the time of their lives.

Taking a chance, Deborah Burrows

Set in Perth during the Second World War. Nell is an Australian journo, and quite the fashionable lady, and Johnny is a captain with the American Press Corps who has a bit of a shady romantic past. Johnny's ex-lover, Lena Mitrovic, has been convicted of the murder of caddish artist Rick Henzell.

A time of secrets, Deborah Burrows

In wartime Melbourne loose lips sink ships, so when Australian Women's Army sergeant Stella Aldridge overhears soldiers whispering about a revenge killing, she follows her instincts to investigate, despite finding herself drawn to one of the soldiers, the enigmatic Staff Sergeant Eric Lund.

The miniaturist, Jessie Burton

On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home.

The guys-only guide to getting over divorce : and on with life, sex, and relationships, Sam J. Buser, Glenn F. Sternes

Provides advice, in a question and answer format, for men who are faced with divorce discussing legal issues, trying to make a relationship work, parenting, living alone, support groups, dating again, remarriage, and other related topics.

Yikes, Ticklysaurus!, Pamela Butchart & Sam Lloyd

Sometimes it can get a little boring being a dinosaur and hanging out around the swamp all day, but not when Ticklysaurus is around …Up jumped Ticklysaurus, and gave his arms a wiggle. Quick run, it's time for Tickle Chase — I'll make you dinos giggle.

Jim Butcher's the Dresden files. Fool moon. Volume one. Dynamite, Jim Butcher & Mark Powers ; artwork & collection cover by Chase Conley ; colours by Mohan ; lettering and trade design by Bill Tortolini

Harry Dresden's life is a mess. His top client (and close friend), Lt. Karrin Murphy, no longer trusts him. Chicago's underworld and the cops alike think he's mobster Johnny Marcone's supernatural enforcer. And the enigmatic White Council continues to view him with suspicion.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden files. Ghoul goblin, Jim Butcher & Mark Powers ; pencils by Joseph Cooper

Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them…

Barclay Butera : past, present, inspired, Barclay Butera

In his fourth coffee table book, Butera takes his readers through a 20-year journey and tour of the interiors crafted for his own private homes — all lovingly designed, all still very au courant. The reader takes a wonderful voyeuristic peek into the world of the author and how his style has evolved over the years in the interior design industry.

Shotgun lovesongs, Nickolas Butler

Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny were all born and raised in the same Wisconsin town Little Wing and are now coming into their own (or not) as husbands and fathers. One of them never left, still farming the family's land that's been tilled for generations.

Before the fire, Sarah Butler

It's June 2011. Stick and Mac are a couple of months shy of eighteen; summer's approaching and they're about to leave their north Manchester estate for the beaches of southern Spain. But the night before they're planning leave, Mac ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, the victim of a random knife attack, and suddenly Stick's going nowhere. Then he meets J and she might just be everything he needs.

Ten things I've learnt about love, Sarah Butler

This novel will open your eyes and break your heart. It is the story of Emma's two brothers: the one who died five years ago, and the one who left home on the day of the funeral and never came back. It is the story of Emma's parents, who have been keeping the truth from her, and from each other.

The aitch factor : adventures in Australian English, Susan Butler

For thirty years, Macquarie Dictionary editor Susan Butler has been in the front row watching Australians alternatively defend, reject, embrace and argue heatedly about every aspect of language usage. Drawing on her own depth of experience, community consultation and the odd letter of outrage, Butler chronicles her unique adventures with the wonderfully malleable but strangely resilient beast known as the English language, and pays particular attention to the way Australians have trained it to fit their circumstances.

Family secrets, Liz Byrski

When patriarch Gerald Hawkins passes away in his Tasmanian home after ten years of serious illness, his family experiences a wave of grief and, admittedly, a surge of relief. As the family adjusts to life after Gerald, they could not be more splintered. But there are surprises in store and secrets to unravel.

In the company of strangers, Liz Byrski

Ruby and Cat's friendship was forged on an English dockside over sixty years ago when, as terrified children, they were shipped off to Australia. It was a friendship that was supposed to last a lifetime but when news of Cat's death reaches Ruby in London, it comes after years of estrangement.

Abandon, Meg Cabot

A near-death experience, a horrible incident at school, and a move from Connecticut to Florida have turned seventeen-year-old Pierce's life upside-down, but when she needs him most John Hayden is always there, helping but reminding her of her visit to the Underworld.

Awaken, Meg Cabot

Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the Underworld. But now her happiness and safety are threatened because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules, and the only way to fix the balance is for someone to die.

Royal wedding, Meg Cabot

Royal Wedding follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding — but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare. Can Mia prove to everyone — especially herself — that she's not only ready to wed, but ready to rule as well?

Underworld, Meg Cabot

John Hayden, a death deity, takes seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera back to the Underworld against her will to keep her safe from the Furies, but her family is still at risk and she, herself, may never escape his captivity.

Paper Alice, Charlotte Calder

"It was in the Metro section of the Saturday paper — one of those 'what people are wearing in the street' type segments, featuring a photo of the person and a paragraph underneath describing what she (it was always a girl) had chosen to put on that day.

A dog for Christmas, W. Bruce Cameron

While nursing a broken heart, Josh Michaels is outraged when a neighbour abandons his very pregnant dog, Lucy, at Josh's Colorado home. But he's determined to do the best he can for Lucy — and her soon-to-arrive, bound-to-be-adorable puppies. Soon in over his head, Josh calls the local animal shelter for help, and meets Kerri, a beautiful woman with a quick wit and a fierce love for animals.

A dog's journey, W. Bruce Cameron

Believing that he has achieved his purpose throughout several eventful lives, Buddy the dog is drawn to a vibrant but troubled teen who he struggles to help until they are separated.

A dog's purpose, W. Bruce Cameron

This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, this touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here?

NLP : how to use neuro-linguistic programming to change your life, Ali Campbell

Gallipoli, Les Carlyon

The greatest invasion in the history of warfare was to become a diabolical failure; an eight-month siege where the bravery of Anzac troops was squandered. But in doing so a legend, and a nation, were born.

The Great War, Les Carlyon

The Great War is Les Carlyon's extraordinary account of the Anzacs on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918. It combines a brilliant overview of this immense conflict with telling detail, stories, letters and diaries that breathe life into those terrible battles of 90 years ago.

For God's sake, Jane Caro, Antony Loewenstein, Simon Smart and Rachel Woodlock

Four of Australia's most interesting religious — and anti-religious — thinkers come together to ask and answer the big questions, such as: What is the nature of the universe? What is a good life? How do we account for evil? and Where do we find hope? Along the way we are introduced to the detail of different belief systems — Judaism, Christianity, Islam — and to the argument that atheism, like organised religion, has its own compelling logic.

Harvest moon, Robyn Carr

Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlock's sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. Disillusioned and burned out, she's retreated to her sister Jillian's house in Virgin River to rest and re-evaluate. Kelly's starting to feel a little too unmotivated until she meets handsome widower Lief Holbrook.

Redwood Bend, Robyn Carr

Katie Malone and her twin boys' trip along the beautiful mountain roads to Virgin River is stopped short by a tire as flat as her failed romance. To make matters worse, the rain has set in, the boys are hungry and Katie is having trouble putting on a spare.

Second Chance Pass, Robyn Carr

The community of Virgin River saw Vanessa Rutledge through her darkest days-now she's looking to a bright future In the space of a few months Vanessa buried her husband, Matt, and gave birth to their son-breaking her heart while filling it with a whole new kind of love.

Sunrise Point, Robyn Carr

Former marine Tom Cavanaugh's come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family's apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. Nothing like Nora Crane.

Aztec attack, Charlie Carter

Tenochtitlan, 1519, the first meeting between the Spanish conquistadors and the Aztecs. Mission objective: Rescue Battle Boy 004 who has been stuck in this Battle Book since a previous mission went horribly wrong!

Battle bust-up, Charlie Carter

The Battle of Issus, 322BC and the Battle of Kursk, 1943. Mission objective: Two battles have become mixed up in one Battle Book! It's up to BB005 to break up the fight and put each army back in its right place.

Bloodaxe, Charlie Carter

Dark Age England, 954. Bloodaxe was the Viking King of York — a fierce and uncompromising leader. BB005 jettisons into the Viking camp and, with the help of Viking FightRite 101, defends himself against Bloodaxe's son Haeric.

Chariot charge, Charlie Carter

The Battle of Kadesh, 1400 BC — the most famous chariot battle between the Hittities and the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. Mission objectives: 1) discover who wins the Battle of Kadesh. 2) discover the location of the tomb of Prince Awutali — and the priceless treasure that was buried with him.

Destroy Troy, Charlie Carter

It is the night before the Greeks leave the Trojan Horse at the gates of Troy. BB005 is caught in the battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Then he meets Polyxena, the daughter of King Priam. Can he leave Polly to her fate?

History hackers, Charlie Carter

Operation Battle Book is under attack! In a mysterious case of high-tech body snatching, Battle Books have been secretly hacked into and robbed of their key historical figures. Great leaders from the past — generals, emperors, warriors, kings and queens — have been stolen! Omega Squad must find the culprits before the Battle Books are completely destroyed. But Professor Perdu is being watched by MANIC, and Alpha Agent One has gone underground. BA005, BA004 and BA009 can trust no one.

Open fire, Charlie Carter

(CLASSIFIED) MISSION 1: Spain, 1587, Sir Francis Drake's ship. Mission objective: collect Drake's DNA for the Warrior Gene Bank.

Red devil down, Charlie Carter

(Classified) Mission 2: Red Devil Down. France, 1918, a field near the Somme River. Mission Objective: Discover who shot down the World War One flying ace: Baron von Richthofen

Time makers, Charlie Carter

Along with BA004 (a super smart boy but a real smarty pants too), BA009 (a girl with attitude and no time for a smarty pants) and super soldier TEX, he is a member of the Omega Squad, an elite team of Time Troopers sent back into history for Operation Battle Book.

Vampire virus, Charlie Carter

Battle boy cannot be believe he is being sent on a mission with a Battle girl! She's a virus expert and a know-it-all.

The Spartans : an epic history, Paul Cartledge

In this title, Cartledge provides an account of Sparta and the Spartans, examining the evolution of their ancient society and culture, one that was significantly masculine but that allowed women an unusually dominant and powerful role.

Breaking silence, Linda Castillo

When Chief of Police, Kate Burkholder, is called to a farm in the Amish community of Painter's Creek, nothing could prepare her for the horror and tragedy she encounters. Solly and Rachel Slabaugh, and his brother Abel, have drowned in the hog pit leaving the four children as orphans.

The dead will tell, Linda Castillo

Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave.

Gone missing, Linda Castillo

Investigating the disappearance of an Amish teenager, chief of police Kate Burkholder and state agent John Tomasetti stumble on a dead body at the same time another girl goes missing, and later discover sinister links to numerous cold cases.

Her last breath, Linda Castillo

When her best friend's husband and two children are killed in a suspicious car accident, Amish community member Kate Burkholder maintains a vigil by a grievously injured survivor who may hold answers before investigating a brutal killer who makes her question everything about her Amish culture.

Pray for silence, Linda Castillo

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family of seven. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English — and each other — but this crime is horribly out of the ordinary.

Weirdly beloved, Cynthia Ceilan

Inspired by the romantic misadventures she's witnessed in her own family, Cynthia Ceilan takes us jauntily through real-life stories about love: what demented things we do in the name of love, the wildly unusual choices people have made in their selection of a mate, and the joys and horrors of saying goodbye to a relationship that has long overstayed its welcome.

Necessary lies, Diane Chamberlain

North Carolina, 1960. Newlywed Jane Forrester, fresh out of university, is seeking what most other women have shunned: a career as a social worker. But out amongst the rural Tobacco fields of Grace County, Jane encounters a world of extreme poverty that is far removed from the middle-class life she has grown up with.

The silent sister, Diane Chamberlain

Twenty-six year old Heather McPherson has lost everyone who was dear to her. Newly single and very much alone she returns to her ancestral home. Clearing out the family house, Heather discovers an old box of newspaper articles and uncovers a shocking family secret.

The well, Catherine Chanter

What if you might have committed a shocking act of violence? What if that act of violence was the murder of your own grandchild? It hasn't rained in Britain for three years. Except at The Well, Ruth and Mark's rural property, their haven from the pressures of the city.

Clearing clutter : physical, mental, spiritual, Alexandra Chauran

Clutter brings stress to our lives. Whether it's in our home, cubicle, mind, life, or spirit, it's hard to be clearheaded and focused with so much stuff stressing us out. Clearing Clutter shows you how to clear clutter in all its forms: physical, mental, and spiritual.

The barefoot lawyer : the remarkable memoir of China's bravest political activist, Guangcheng Chen

It was like a scene out of a thriller: one morning in April 2012, China's most famous political activist — a blind, self-taught lawyer — climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and escaped.

The creativity challenge : design, experiment, test, innovate, build, create, inspire, and unleash your genius, Tanner Christensen

What's the best way to become more creative? Just change how you think! This book challenges you to go against your default ways of thinking in order to write, design, and build something extraordinary.

Meeting the English, Kate Clanchy

"Literary Giant seeks young man to push bath-chair. Own room in Hampstead, all found, exciting cultural milieu. Modest wage. Ideal 'gap year' opportunity. Apply Prys Box 4224XXC." 'It's only England,' said Mr Fox, 'just a few hours on the train. You can always come home.

The not-dead and the saved and other stories, Kate Clanchy

None of us is perfect, in the way we love, age, or view the world. The Not-Dead and the Saved offers us an opportunity for reinvention: of ourselves, those we have lost, and the world in which we live.

The Amish blacksmith, Mindy Starns Clark, Susan Meissner

Apprenticed blacksmith Jake Miller is sceptical of Priscilla Kinsinger's innate ability to soothe troubled horses, especially when he has own ideas on how to calm them. But Jake's boss is Priscilla's uncle, and when the man asks Jake to help his niece reconnect with community life, he has no choice but to do just that. Surprisingly, he finds himself slowly drawn to the beautiful but emotionally wounded Priscilla.

Sting of the drone, Richard A. Clarke

In Washington, the Kill Committee gathers in the White House's Situation Room to pick the next targets for the United States drone program. At an airbase just outside Las Vegas, a team of pilots, military personnel and intelligence officers follow through on the committee's orders, finding the men who have been deemed a threat to national security and sentenced to death. On the other side of the world, in the mountains where the drones hunt their prey, someone has decided to fight back.

How to use a sewing machine : a beginner's manual, Marie Clayton

Sewing is the perfect hobby — it is relaxing, creative and extremely useful! But sewing machines can seem complicated. This book has everything you need to know to choose, use and look after your sewing machine with confidence.

Blue lightning, Ann Cleeves

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair Isles to introduce his fiancée, Fran, to his parents. It's a community where everyone knows each other, and strangers, while welcomed, are still viewed with a degree of mistrust.

The glass room, Ann Cleeves

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation so she has more tolerance for them than most. When one of them goes missing she feels duty-bound to find out what happened.

Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves

As the snow falls thickly on Newcastle, the shouts and laughter of Christmas revellers break the muffled silence. Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie are swept along in the jostling crowd onto the Metro.

Raven black, Ann Cleeves

It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross.

Red bones, Ann Cleeves

Spring: a time of rebirth and celebration. And a time of death… for April is the cruellest month. When a young archaeologist studying on a site at Whalsay discovers a set of human remains — the island community is intrigued.

White nights, Ann Cleeves

Artist Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch an exhibition of her work and to introduce the paintings of Fran Hunter. The following day an Englishman is found hanging from a rafter in a boathouse on the jetty, a clown's mask on his face.

A day to kill, Ben Coes

Dewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Still drowning in grief after the tragic murder of his fiancé;, Dewey has seemingly lost his focus, his edge, and the confidence of his superiors.

Eye for an eye, Ben Coes

Earning powerful international enemies for his role in thwarting a series of terrorist attacks, Dewey Andreas is targeted for assassination after uncovering a high-level intelligence asset.

The last refuge, Ben Coes

Former SEAL and Delta force operator Dewey Andreas owes his life to Kohl Meir and his team of Israeli commandos. So when Meir shows him a photo of what appears to be a nuclear device with the words 'Goodbye Tel Aviv' written in Farsi on the side Andreas realises that repaying his debt to Meir, his team and to Israel is going to take more than a simple 'thank you'.

Power down, Ben Coes

The first wave of terrorist attacks against America's energy-producing capacity runs afoul of oil rig crew chief Dewey Andreas, a former special forces officer. As Dewey hunts down those responsible for the attacks he comes closer and closer to sleeper agent Alexander Fortuna, who is poised to set off the final assault.

The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman

Professional spy Irene and her assistant Kai are dispatched to an alternative London to locate a book for their employer, The Invisible Library, a storehouse of fiction from different realities, and find themselves face-to-face with secret societies, supernatural creatures and magic.

How to drive : the ultimate guide from the man who was the Stig, Ben Collins

Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis — and yet the average learner receives less training than a Starbucks barista. In this inspirational, instructive, entertaining book, Ben Collins uses his super-charged experience of racing, stunt-work and cutting-edge scientific knowledge to tell you all of the things you didn't learn on your test — and in the process will make your driving safer, more economical and a lot more enjoyable.

The ghost estate, John Connell

Gerard McQuaid has been waiting for his start in life: his house, his girl, his land. And with rural Ireland being swept up by the Celtic Tiger and villages becoming towns, the electrician's moment has finally arrived.

My story, Schapelle Corby with Kathryn Bonella

It was meant to be a holiday. A fun-filled break to a tropical paradise to celebrate a sister's birthday. But for Schapelle Corby it ended up a waking nightmare. She was arrested at Denpasar airport after 4.2 kilograms of marijuana was found in her boogie-board bag.

Good as gone, Douglas Corleone

Former U.S. Marshal Simon Fisk works as a private contractor, recovering children kidnapped by their own estranged parents. Haunted by the still unsolved disappearance of his own daughter, he won't touch stranger abduction cases.

Elizabeth, queen of the seas, Lynne Cox

Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back to Christchurch. Includes back matter with information about elephant seals.

Decoding The lost symbol : the unauthorized expert guide to the facts behind the fiction, Simon Cox

From the author of "Cracking the Da Vinci Code" comes this unauthorised guide that separates the fact from the fiction in Brown's newest book, "The Lost Symbol."

Being dead, Jim Crace

A middle-aged couple, Joseph and Celice, are murdered on a remote East Coast sand dune. They are not discovered for six days. Both doctors of zoology, Joseph and Celice would recognize what is happening to their decomposting bodies if they could have watched.

Harvest, Jim Crace

A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion.

Surf school, Laurine Croasdale

Fifteen year old Tilly, Fran, Marlee and Pink are surfer girls — friends since their first surf lesson at Diamond Beach Surf School run by Tilly's dad, Phil. Phil has big plans for the surf school this year — until he is seriously injured in a hit- and-run accident.

Surf sisters, Laurine Croasdale

Winter swells are rolling into Diamond Beach but surfer girls Fran, Pink, Marlee and Tilly are still consumed by all things surfing. But parents and boyfriends are distracting the girls from their big plans. When frustrations break at treacherous Shipwreck Beach, everyone is touched by the drama.

Take it easy, Danny Allen, Phil Cummings

Danny Allen is nervous. He didn't want to leave the farm or his life in Mundowie. But when the bank took the farm, he and his family had no choice. But life in the city frightens Danny — will he ever find his place again?

The divine comedy, Dante; translated by Clive James

The Divine Comedy is the precursor of modern literature, and this translation decades in the making gives us the entire epic as a single, coherent and compulsively readable lyric poem. Written in the early fourteenth century and completed in 1321, the year of Dante's death, The Divine Comedy is perhaps the greatest work of epic poetry ever composed.

Wed at leisure, Sabrina Darby

In all of Sussex — scratch that — in all of England, there is no one prettier than Kate Mansfield, and Peter Colburn, heir to the Duke of Orland, has known that since the age of 15. As far as Kate is concerned, there is no one as annoying or as incredibly handsome as Peter. So when he surprises her with a sudden and romantic courtship, Kate is sure this must be his idea of a sick joke.

The Battle of Evernight, Cecilia Dart-Thornton

As a consequence of vital fragments of her past coming back to her, Tahquil-Ashalind undertakes a journey to seek the Bitterbynde Gate, the only remaining way into the world of the Faeran, in the faraway region of Arcdur.

The ill-made mute, Cecilia Dart-Thornton

The discovery of a human child abandoned outside the gate of Isse Tower precipitates a journey to discover her true origins and recover her memory.

The iron tree, Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Young Jarred has grown up in peace among his mother's clan in the desert, a place of breathtaking beauty. Jarred knows that he is loved, both by his extended family and the mother who raised him on her own, but feels alone and different from all he encounters. He longs to know the history of his father. Jarred decides to journey into the world to seek his fortune and perhaps along the way find some news of his father.

The lady of the sorrows, Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Though her memory remains clouded by sorcery, Imrhien must take vital news directly to the King-Emperor of Caermelor. She hopes that there she may also find Thorn, the fearless ranger who has won her heart.

Weather witch, Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Astarial is a beautiful young woman, the darling of the Weathermaster clan. Yet there is an air of sadness that surrounds this beauty, for Astarial lost her mother to an evil enchantment and her father soon after when grief engulfed him and he set off on a quest to find a way to free his love.

What does blue feel like?, Jessica Davidson

Char is seventeen. She's in her last year of school. She's in a mess. She can't sleep, she can't eat. She feels… nothing. As Char deals with her parents, her boyfriend Jim, her friends, parties, school work and end-of-year exams, we feel just what it's like to be seventeen and so unsure that the future is anything more than just a concept of time.

Archipelago of souls, Gregory Day

In the aftermath of the Second World War, an Australian soldier, Wesley Cress, a hero of the underground resistance on German-occupied Crete, seeks solace and comfort on King Island, in the mouth of Bass Strait, in the Roaring Forties latitude of the Southern Ocean.

The precious one, Marisa De los Santos

In all her life, Eustacia "Taisy" Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom; her twin brother, Marcus; and Wilson Cleary — professor, inventor, philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man, breathtaking jerk: her father.

Toxic friendships : knowing the rules and dealing with the friends who break them, Suzanne Degges-White, Judy Pochel Van Tieghem

Good friends and healthy friendships are crucial to women's well-being at every stage of life. But what happens when a friendship turns toxic? Explaining and illustrating the "rules of friendship" at various stages of life, the authors reveal what it takes to be a good friend, how to identify bad friends, and how to move forward when friendships turn sour.

Something real, Heather Demetrios

Seventeen-year-old Bonnie Baker has grown up on TV — she and her twelve siblings are the stars of one-time hit reality show Baker's Dozen. Since the show's cancellation, Bonnie has tried to live a normal life, under the radar and out of the spotlight. But it's about to fall apart …

Last rite, Lisa Desrochers

As the battle between Heaven and Hell becomes critical Frannie, aided by the powerful angel Gabe and demon Luc, struggles to master her special power in order to save herself, her family and friends, and the very world from devastating consequences.

Original sin, Lisa Desrochers

Ferocious demons in Hell and powerful angels in Heaven get involved when Luc Cain, born and raised in Hell, trades his demonic powers for mere mortal ones after falling in love with Frannie, who possesses a unique power of her own.

Personal demons, Lisa Desrochers

Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance — even her closest friends — and it seems like her senior year is going to be more of the same… until Luc Cain enrols in her class.

Henry's daughter, Joy Dettman

Lori Smyth-Owen is balancing on the edge of adolescence but feeling years older. She has eleven brothers, nine living at home and the twins, who live with Aunty Eva… which is lucky for them because there is never enough of anything to go around at home.

Jacaranda blue, Joy Dettman

For forty-four years Stella Templeton has been a dutiful daughter and a good citizen living in Maidenville, a town where nothing happens. Until one hot summer afternoon. An ugly act has lifted the respectable skirts of Maidenville and mystery starts to surround the daughter of the local minister. Then the disappearance of a sixteen-year-old-boy adds to the neighbourhood's confusion.

Mallawindy, Joy Dettman

Ann Burton was born on a river bank the night her father tried to burn their house down. Six years later Liza disappears while they are staying at their uncle's property. What Ann sees that day robs her of her memory and her speech.

Moth to the flame, Joy Dettman

The year is 1946. Jim Hooper, Jenny Morrison's only love, was lost to the war, and if not for Jenny, he would never have gone. An unforgiving man, Vern hooper wants custody of Jenny's son, his only grandson, and is quietly planning his day in court. Then Jenny's father swoops back into town and offers her a tantalising chance at fame and fortune.

One Sunday, Joy Dettman

Early one Sunday, the town of Molliston wakes to the news that a young bride is dead. The year is 1929. The Great War with Germany has been fought and won, but at an immense cost to the small community. Death is too familiar here. So many sons were lost.

Pearl in a cage, Joy Dettman

On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a yougwoman — foreign and in labour — is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community ot Woody Creek. The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door.

Thorn on the rose, Joy Dettman

Pearl in a Cage ended in May 1939 when, just 15 years old, Jenny Morrison fled Woody Creek for a new life in Melbourne. She left behind a dysfunctional family, a town of small-minded gossips and, most tragically, a newborn baby — the product of a vicious rape.

Yesterday's dust, Joy Dettman

Only the strong survive Mallawindy. Some get away, but even they fight to escape the town's dark legacy. Jack escaped. For six years he has been missing, presumed dead. Still, memories of him continue to dominate the lives of his family.

Inspector Morse : the first three novels, Colin Dexter

This Inspector Morse Mystery ebook omnibus edition includes: Last bus to Woodstock, Last seen wearing, and The silent world of Nicholas Quinn.

Any way you want me, Lucy Diamond

On paper, Sadie's got it all — the partner, the children, the house. But in real life, that doesn't feel quite enough. Sadie can't help harking back to the time when she was a career woman by day and a party animal by night. The only sleepless nights she's getting now are due to the baby.

The beach cafe, Lucy Diamond

Evie Flynn has always been the black sheep of her family — a dreamer and a drifter, unlike her over-achieving elder sisters. She's tried making a name for herself as an actress, a photographer and a singer, but nothing has ever worked out.

Me and Mr Jones, Lucy Diamond

Meet the women in love with the very different Jones brothers: Izzy is determined to escape her troubled past, but flirtatious Charlie is causing complications. Alicia's been happily married to loyal Hugh for years but secretly craves excitement.

One night in Italy, Lucy Diamond

Is Italian really the language of love? A new class of students hopes to find out. Anna's recently been told the father she's never met is Italian. Now she's baking focaccia, whipping up tiramisu and swotting up on her vocabulary, determined to make it to Italy so she can find him in person.

Summer at Shell Cottage, Lucy Diamond

A seaside holiday at Shell Cottage in Devon has always been the perfect escape for the Tarrant family. Beach fun, barbecues and warm summer evenings with a cocktail or two who could ask for more? But this year, everything has changed.

The year of taking chances, Lucy Diamond

It's New Year's Eve, and Gemma and Spencer Bailey are throwing a house party. Also at the party is Caitlin, who has returned to the village to pack up her much-missed mum's house and to figure out what to do with her life; and Saffron, a PR executive who's keeping a secret which no amount of spin can change. The three women bond over Gemma's dodgy cocktails and fortune cookies, and vow to make this year their best one yet.

The reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul. Didierlaurent

Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life. Sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine.

Explore poetry!, Andi Diehn

Poems can be silly, serious, or fun, just like kids! Whether it's the sing-song rhythm of a limerick, the serendipitous magic of a found poem, the deceptive simplicity of a haiku, or the easy familiarity of an acrostic poem, children are charmed by poetry.

The language of flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh

At 18, Victoria Jones ages out of the California foster care system, where she's had more than 32 homes since being abandoned as a baby. Without much of an education — aside from being taught the symbolic meanings of flowers by Elizabeth, a kind foster parent — Victoria is hired by a florist.

Between the dances, Jacqueline Dinan

The start of World War 2 changed women's lives and their place in Australian society forever. Thousands of women ventured where few had gone before — into the services and workplaces previously considered the sole preserve of men.

Gallipoli air war : the unknown story of the fight for the skies over Gallipoli, Hugh Dolan

From the author of 36 Days comes the dramatic and almost unknown account of the war fought high above the Gallipoli peninsula, as the fragile biplanes of the Royal Flying Corps and the sea planes of the Royal Navy battled both the elements and the Turkish Air Force (supplied and manned by their German allies).

The crossroad, Mark Donaldson

When Mark Donaldson was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2009, he was the first Australian to receive our highest award for bravery since Keith Payne's medal in 1969. Mark showed extraordinary courage when he rescued an Afghan interpreter under heavy fire during a bloody ambush in Afghanistan.

Never look back, Clare Donoghue

Three young women have been found brutally murdered in south London, their bodies discarded in plain view, the victims only yards away from help during each attack. And each time, the murderer gets a little bit bolder.

No place to die, Clare Donoghue

DS Jane Bennett takes charge of South London's Lewisham murder squad following the temporary suspension of her boss, DI Mike Lockyer. His involvement with a female witness resulted in her murder. Mike returns to work but he's a shadow of the detective he was a few months before.

Deep time, Ian Douglas

When an alien ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth's orbit, President of the United States of North America, Alexander Koenig, discovers that this strange alien species has mastered the power to manipulate time itself and could be the agents of humanity's destruction.

Wales, Peter Dragiecevich, Etain O'Carroll, Helena Smith

Each chapter includes walking, cycling and driving tours; includes a Wales with Children feature; now with an increased focus on outdoor activities.

The heart has its reasons, Maria Duenas

A talented college professor in Madrid, Blanca Perea seems to have it all. But her world is suddenly shattered when her husband of twenty years leaves her for another woman. Questioning the life she once had and whether she truly knows herself, Blanca resolves to change her surroundings.

Reset your child's brain : a four-week plan to end meltdowns, raise grades, and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen-time, Victoria L. Dunckley

Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar, or autism spectrum disorders. They are then medicated with often poor and side-effect-riddled results.

Storms and dreams : Louis de Bougainville : soldier, explorer, statesman, John Dunmore

Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. Throughout a long and distinguished life, however, he participated in many of the turning points of world history: John Dunmore brings the man and his era to life in this vivid and elegantly written biography.

The forbidden flats, Peggy Eddleman

When an earthquake causes the deadly band of air that covers the post World War III Earth to begin to sink over the town of White Rock, twelve-year-old Hope must lead a team through the Bomb's Breath and across the Forbidden Flats to obtain the mineral which will save the town.

Sky jumpers, Peggy Eddleman

Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock, where the skill that matters most is the ability to create inventions to replace some of what has been lost. But Hope, terrible at inventing, would rather sky jump into the Bomb's Breath, a deadly band of compressed air that covers the crater the town was built in. When bandits invade White Rock Hope and her friends may be the only ones who can escape to bring help.

Shadow agents series. Books 1-3, Cynthia Eden

Heart-pounding action meets smouldering desire in USA Today bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents miniseries!

Some desperate glory : the First World War the poets knew, Max Egremont

After his highly successful history of Prussia, the authorized biographer of Siegfried Sassoon examines the First World War through the lives of the poets who fought at the front.

Spirit animals : The book of Shane. Part 1, Nick Eliopulos

There are two sides to every story. Throughout their quest to save the world, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have faced off against a brutal enemy force: the Conquerors. Shane is a Conqueror. A boy himself, he's been both a mysterious friend and cunning foe to the heroes — with a past more complicated than any of them realised. Now Shane's story will finally be told.

Hausfrau, Jill Alexander. Essbaum

Anna Benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in Dietlikon, a picture-perfect suburb of Zurich. Anna, an American expat, has chosen this life far from home; but, despite its tranquillity and order, inside she is falling apart.

Ill-gotten gains, Ilsa Evans

The country town of Majic is about to celebrate a milestone. It's been 150 years since the founding father, Petar Majic, rode into the bush after a liquid lunch, vowing to build a house at whatever spot he reached by sunset.

Nefarious doings, Ilsa Evans

For Nell Forrest, life in the little town of Majic is not going smoothly. One of her five daughters has just swapped university for fruit-picking, another is about to hit puberty, while a third keeps leaving aggrieved messages on the answering machine.

Odd socks, Ilsa Evans

Unlike her best friend Camilla Riley, compulsive list-maker Terry Diamond prides herself on her organisational abilities. Also unlike Camilla, Terry is tall, blonde, self-confident, and has a chest that could stop traffic — or at least do wonders for airbag design.

On becoming baby wise : giving your infant the gift of nighttime sleep, Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam.

Vagos, Mongols and Outlaws : my infiltration of America's deadliest biker gangs, Charles Falco with Kerrie Droban.

An account from an ex-con who went undercover to help the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms infiltrate three of America's most violent biker gangs.

The chimera vector, Nathan M. Farrugia

The Fifth Column is the world's most powerful and secretive organisation. Sophia, one of their operatives, was a child when she was recruited and has had her DNA altered and her mind programmed to enhance her abilities.

The phoenix variant, Nathan M. Farrugia

Moments before a catastrophic hurricane hits New York City, a terrorist attack vaporizes a museum and a large chunk of the Upper West Side. Almost caught in the explosion, Sophia gives chase to a suspicious figure running from the blast zone.

The seraphim sequence, Nathan M. Farrugia

Former black operative Sophia is among the remnants of the Akhana, a once-strong organised resistance against the all-powerful world government known as the Fifth Column. Branded as the world's most wanted terrorist, Sophia barely escaped her last encounter with the organisation with her life.

Krondor, the betrayal, Raymond E. Feist

It is nine years on from the aftermath of Sethanon. There has been peace awhile and it's been needed. But news is feeding through to the people of the Kingdom of the Isles that deadly forces are stirring on the horizon. The bringer of the latest tidings is Gorath, a moredhel (dark elf).

Eat, play, lust, Tawna Fenske

Yoga instructor Cami Pressman is the poster girl of healthy living. Exercise, a strict diet, and a serious sense of discipline … or so everyone thinks. Truth is, she loves junk food, and she's not about to let anyone uncover her guilty pleasure.

Protector for hire, Tawna Fenske

Haunted by his time in Iraq, former soldier Schwartz Patton goes off the grid, retreating deep into Montana's untamed wilderness. Now, ten years into his self-imposed solitude, his brother tracks him down and asks for a favour. A woman is in danger, and she needs help…

Gina Rinehart, Adele Ferguson

Gina Rinehart is not just the richest person in Australia and potentially soon to be the richest person in the world she is the daughter of Lang Hancock, legendary arch-conservative, secessionist, mining millionaire and discoverer of the world's largest iron ore deposit in the Pilbara; and a member of a family known as much for its front-page legal stoushes as for its business acumen and toughness.

Stick and Stone, Beth Ferry

Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.

Haunting Zoe, Sherry D. Ficklin

Logan woke up with a big problem. He's extremely dead. No one from his former life seems able to see or hear him, making his afterlife little more than a miserable nightmare. That is, until the bitterly sarcastic Zoe, a friend from his childhood, starts calling him out at his own wake.

My cool houseboat : an inspirational guide to stylish houseboats, Jane Field-Lewis

Cool examples of how houseboats can offer an attractive, practical, and alternative place to live, as well as amazing and often idiosyncratic solutions to living successfully in a small space. The houseboats covered here include canal boats, riverboats, narrow and wide beam boats, barges, Dutch barges, static houseboats, and even seaworthy cruisers moored in marinas.

Provence & the Cote d'Azur, Emilie Filou, Alexis Averbuck, John A. Vlahides

Scenic landscapes, azure seas, world-class modern art, wonderful food and incredible historical heritage everything on offer in Provence and the Cote d'Azur exceeds expectations.

7 bad habits of unsuccessful people, Sydney Finkelstein

Talented leaders can be brought low by their success when self-confidence slides into over-confidence and good press leads to prideful thinking. Obstinacy, fanaticism, and feelings of invincibility can push a competent leader into a hubristic fog.

Edge of eternity, Ken Follett

As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War.

Fall of giants, Ken Follett

This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women. It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V.

The hammer of Eden, Ken Follett

A huge and brightly painted vehicle grinds down through the gears, yawning and bumping along the highway. To a casual observer, it is a crazy fairground ride, but two men have already died to bring it to the chosen spot. If it does its job now, countless others face destruction.

The man from St Petersburg, Ken Follett

His name was Feliks, and he came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself.

Winter of the world, Ken Follett

Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism.

World without end, Ken Follett

On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed.

Hellfire : the story of Australia, Japan and the prisoners of war, Cameron Forbes

For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires. men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.

The cat's eye shell, Kate Forsyth

Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms — a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a cat's eye shell, a bolt of lightning forged from the heart of a falling star, and the flower of the rue plant, herb of grace.

Dragon gold, Kate Forsyth

When Ben casts the wrong magic spell for dragon's gold, he and his brother Tim, and their friend James, have to find James's sister who has been kidnapped by a dragon.

The gypsy crown, Kate Forsyth

Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms — a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a cat's eye shell, a bolt of lightning forged from the heart of a falling star, and the flower of the rue plant, herb of grace.

The herb of grace, Kate Forsyth

Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms — a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a cat's eye shell, a bolt of lightning forged from the heart of a falling star, and the flower of the rue plant, herb of grace.

The puzzle ring, Kate Forsyth

Hannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. The arrival of a mysterious letter changes Hannah's life forever. One day she is an ordinary teenage girl, the next day she discovers she is heir to a castle in the Scottish highlands — a castle that was cursed more than four hundred and forty years ago.

Sea magic, Kate Forsyth

Ben and Tim and their cousins Thomas and Meg don't expect unusual adventures when they begin their summer holidays at the beach. But they couldn't be more wrong! When they stumble across a mer-boy called Sechiel stranded on the sand, they hear about a sinister diver in a submarine, who together with his razor-toothed shark is terrorising the mer-people and destroying the wildlife.

The silver horse, Kate Forsyth

Emilia and her cousin Luka have the gypsy crown, and are travelling with their menagerie in search of the Hearne tribe. They hope that this family, to whom they will soon be related, will surely help release their kin from gaol. Luka and Emilia find the Hearnes horseracing on the Downs above Epsom.

Wishing for trouble, Kate Forsyth

Ben and Tim have always been told to "be careful what you wish for", but they don't know what this really means until one day Tim discovers a magic wishing ring — and a whole lot of trouble! Before they know it, Ben and Tim and their cousins, Nick, Emmy and Lach, find themselves fighting for their lives in a besieged castle full of knights and swords and a rather bossy countess.

Positivity, Barbara Fredrickson

A psychologist explains how to create a richer, healthier, more fulfilling life through a process called the upward spiral that incorporates innovative techniques for using positivity to influence relationships, health, and work.

Walking wounded : the inspirational story of how the Kokoda Track is helping our wounded soldiers, Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman, former special forces officer, Kokoda Track record-breaker and discoverer of the lost battlefield of Kokoda, had a belief that walking the track could have a special benefit for wounded Australian servicemen and the families of those killed in Afghanistan.

Losing February, Susanna Freymark

Bernie, a divorced mother of three, lives in a converted shed — albeit with a great view — in Byron Bay. She works part-time as a journalist for the local paper and has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband and strong female friendships. But after a failed affair she seeks solace in a string of increasingly dangerous and twisted sexual encounters.

Backstabbers and bullies : how to cope with the dark side of people at work, Adrian Furnham

Fascinating reading for anyone who has worked alongside a corporate psychopath, business narcissist or histrionic show-off, Backstabbers and Bullies goes beyond the science to explain how to better understand, manage and prevent dark-side behaviour, as well as presenting advice for reducing derailment potential for yourself, your colleagues and your organisation.

Good night dump truck, Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper ; illustrated by Cooper Kelly.

Put on your hard hats and get busy digging. Children will enjoy learning about their favourite construction trucks and machines featuring dump trucks, bulldozers, front loaders, excavators, lowboys, tipper trucks, pavers, grapple skidders, giant tires, cement mixers, cranes, haulers, snowcats, and more.

Lost dog, Michael Garland

When Pete sets off for Grandma's house, he runs into bad traffic. He tries a different route, and soon finds himself lost on a woodsy road. "Where is Mutt Street?" he asks a bear. "That way," the bear replies.

What will survive, Mark Gartside

Graham Melton was a normal fifteen-year-old until he met Charlotte Marshall over a can of warm lager at his best-friend's party in 1985. It was love at first sight, and teenage life was never going to be the same again.

Rome, Duncan Garwood, Abigail Blasi

Lonely Planet Rome is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stare in awe at the Sistine Chapel, sip a cappuccino on a cobbled piazza (square) or walk in the footsteps of gladiators at the Coliseum.

Honor's splendour, Julie Garwood

Kidnapped from her cruel brother, the Baron Louddon, by his rival, the Baron Duncan of Wexton, Lady Madelyne finds herself falling in love with her captor.

The alphabet of bugs, Valerie Gates

Do you know what a Chrysina resplendens or a Papilionidae butterfly looks like? Travel through the alphabet with The Other Bugs to learn about the many beautiful and unusually named bugs found in nature — and brush up on those ABCs as well!

All involved, Ryan Gattis

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots: six days of looting, arson, assault and murder. America's second largest city in chaos. In All Involved, Ryan Gattis weaves a heart-stopping narrative from the perspectives of people whose stories of the riots were never told.

Elizabeth I, Margaret George

Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood.

Call after midnight, Tess Gerritsen

Newlywed Sarah Fontaine has just received the news that every wife fears: her husband of two months has died abroad in a hotel fire. Yet convinced he's still alive, Sarah forges an alliance with Nick O'Hara from the U.S.

Under the knife, Tess Gerritsen

When a patient, a hospital nurse, dies following a routine operation, attorney David Ransom sets out to sue the surgeon for malpractice, until Dr. Kate Chesne challenges him to help her uncover the truth — that she has been framed, her patient has been murdered, and a killer is abroad.

Whistleblower, Tess Gerritsen

When Victor Holland came flying out of the night, he ran straight into the path of Catherine Weaver's car. Having uncovered a terrifying secret that leads all the way to Washington, Victor is running for his life — and from the men who will go to any lengths to silence him.

Eat real food : the only solution to permanent weight loss and disease prevention, David Gillespie

In the last 100 years, we've become fatter and sicker with millions of people developing serious diseases from diabetes to cancer. Health and consumer advocate David Gillespie shares the simple secret of weight loss and wellbeing: swap processed food for real food.

The art of slip-stitch knitting : techniques, stitches, projects, Faina Goberstein & Simona Merchant-Dest

Slip stitch is one of the simplest and most versatile knitting techniques, but it's often overlooked. The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting is a modern and thorough take on this technique that delivers beautiful colour-work and gorgeous textures, with minimal effort.

The Pretender's lady, Alan Gold

Alan Gold's meticulously researched novel, accurately opens history's pages on a peerless woman who helped change the course of history and whose legend lives on in Scotland today — Flora MacDonald. She was the most famous Scotswoman of her day, single-handedly saving Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Wool appliqué the Piece O' Cake way : 12 cheerful projects : mix wool with cotton & linen, Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins

Get luscious colours and textures in your quilts with 12 all-new projects from Piece O' Cake Designs. Best-selling authors Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins add felted wool appliqué to crisp cottons and linens for added dimension on quilts and home decor.

Sharpie art workshop, Timothy Goodman

In "Sharpie Art Workshop," designer, artist, and art director Timothy Goodman explores Sharpie writing products, the materials and supplies that can be used to enhance or modify them, and the range of creative techniques and effects that can be achieved.

The company you keep, Neil Gordon

When his political activities with the Weather Underground radicals from the 1960s catch up with him, a man finds himself on the run in order to secure the love of his child.

Q is for quarry, Sue Grafton

She was a "Jane Doe", an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case remained unsolved. That was 18 years ago. Now, the two men who found the body want one last shot at the case and they turn to Kinsey Millhone.

W is for wasted, Sue Grafton

Two dead bodies changed the course of my life that fall. One of them I knew and the other I'd never laid eyes on until I saw him in the morgue. The first was a local PI of suspect reputation. He'd been gunned down near the beach at Santa Teresa. It looked like a robbery gone bad.

Poldark's Cornwall, Winston Graham

Graham's saga of Cornish life in the eighteenth century has enthralled readers throughout the world for seventy years and the wild landscapes that inspired the novels have — even today — remained relatively unchanged.

The proposal at Siesta Key, Shelley Shepard. Gray

In the years since her sister's tragic death, Penny Troyer's parents want nothing more than to keep her safe even if it means never leaving the house. She goes to hear a speech by Michael Knoxx of The Knoxx Family Singers, a travelling Mennonite Evangelical family.

Coaching for resilience : a practical guide to using positive psychology, Adrienne Green & John Humphrey

Coaching for Resilience is your practical guide to the principles of positive psychology. Using tried and tested techniques it will show you how to motivate and inspire your clients and yourself to build greater resilience.

The inner game of music, Barry Green with W. Timothy Gallwey

A book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.

The vintage guide to love and romance, Kirsty Greenwood

Jessica Beam is one hot mess. She knows how to have fun (cider, men and the snooze button usually have something to do with it) but lately she's been forgetting how to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes.

Dreamhouse, Kate Grenville

It should have been a perfect summer, but for Louise and Rennie their dream house is the stuff of nightmares. Kate Grenville's extraordinary, disturbing novel evokes the mystery and menace underpinning everyday life.

The rogue steals a bride, Amelia Grey

All heiress Sophia Hart's father wanted was for her to marry a gentleman with a title. She promised him on his deathbed she would do just that. But the only man Sophia wants to spend time with is Matson Brentwood, who makes up for the lack of a title by being dashing and decidedly dangerous.

The 13-storey treehouse, Andy Griffiths

On a hill not too far away there is a tree. And in that tree there is a tree house. And in that tree house there is a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of sharks, a giant rope swing, a library full of comics, a secret underground laboratory, a vegetable vaporiser and a free marshmallow-dispensing machine that follows you around and automatically shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you are hungry.

The 26-storey treehouse, Andy Griffiths

If you're like most readers, you're probably wondering just how Andy and Terry met. Well, it's a long story, but a pretty exciting one, and it's mostly true! Come on up, choose a hammock, and they'll tell you all about it (just don't go in the maze — they're still ironing out a few bugs…

The 39-storey treehouse, Andy Griffiths

Join Andy and Terry in their astonishing 39-storey treehouse! Jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pat baby dinosaurs, go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, break out your best moves on the dance floor, fly in a jet-propelled swivel chair, ride a terrifying rollercoaster and meet Professor Stupido, the world's greatest UN-inventor. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

The 52-storey treehouse, Andy Griffiths

Andy and Terry's incredible, ever-expanding treehouse has 13 new storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a wave machine, a life-size snakes and ladders game (with real ladders and real snakes), a rocket-powered carrot-launcher, a Ninja Snail Training Academy and a high-tech detective agency with all the latest high-tech detective technology, which is lucky because they have a BIG mystery to solve, where is Mr Big Nose? Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

The big fat cow that goes kapow, Andy Griffiths

In these ten easy-to-read stories there is a mixed-up cow that says "miaow," a mole called Noel who plays rock 'n' roll in a hole, and a boy named Mike who rides a bike with a very big spike!

The cat on the mat is flat, Andy Griffiths

Another collection of irresistible mirth and madness from those maestros of mayhem: Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. Sure to become an instant family read-aloud classic, these ridiculously illustrated nonsense poem-stories will have guaranteed appeal for kids age 6+

The day my butt went psycho, Andy Griffiths

Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story of a brave young boy and his crazy runaway butt. The story conveys a crack butt-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Butt Hunter's formidable daughter, and some of the ugliest and meanest butts ever.

Frog on a log in a bog, Andy Griffiths

It's the frog on a jet-rocket log versus the dog on the jet-rocket cog! Who will win the race around the bog? A rhyming story of hijinks and hilarity that will delight Andy fans, especially beginner readers, accompanied by Terry Denton's energetically comic illustrations.

Just annoying!, Andy Griffiths

Is this the right book for you? Take the annoying test and find out. Do you ask "Are we there yet?" over and over on long car trips? Do you like to drive people mad by copying everything they do and say? Do you hog the shower and use up all the hot water? Do you enjoy asking silly questions that have no real answers?

Just stupid!, Andy Griffiths

Nine stories from Andy, showing how stupid he can be, like hiding under his sister's bed for over an hour so that he could pretend to be the bogeyman, and getting stuck in a runaway pram, wearing nappies and waving a rattle.

Killer koalas from outer space : and lots of other very bad stuff from The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, Andy Griffiths

A collection of ridiculous short stories featuring zombie kittens, rocket stealing ants, and of course, killer koalas from outer space.

Once upon a slime, Andy Griffiths

Have you ever wondered where ideas come from and how stories are made? Would you like to know the true stories behind some of Andy and Terry's books and characters? Are you looking for simple, practical and inspiring writing activities? Would you like to discover 45 great ways to have fun with words and pictures? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is definitely the right book for you!

Ten unlucky pirates, Andy Griffiths

Ten unlucky pirates are invading Andy and Terry's treehouse! But not for long.

What bumosaur is that?, Andy Griffiths

Children's humorous stories.

Knitting in no time : 50 easy-knit bags, shawls, jackets, and more for fast, fun style, Melody Griffiths

This modern collection of 50 projects offers you the knitting know-how you need to create quick-to-knit ponchos, jackets, wraps, shrugs and sweaters — as well as a great range of hats, scarves and bags.

Good news, bad news, Maggie Groff

Intrepid investigative journalist Scout Davis has given herself a holiday, but when Hermione Longfellow floats towards her in the supermarket wanting to engage her services she stops to listen.

Mad men, bad girls, Maggie Groff

When a secretive American cult moves to the Gold Coast, freelance journalist Scout Davis's investigative antennae start quivering. She sets out to expose the cult's lunatic beliefs and bizarre practices, but when she learns the identity of a recent recruit, her quest becomes personal. And dangerous.

Flame of resistance, Tracy Groot

Years of Nazi occupation have stolen much from Brigitte Durand. Family. Freedom. Hope for a future, especially for a woman with a past like hers. But that changes the day American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down over occupied France.

Bear Grylls : two all-action adventures, Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls is one of the world's most famous survivors. Bear Grylls: Two All-Action Adventures combines two of his greatest adventures told in Facing Up and Facing the Frozen Ocean. At the age of twenty-three, Bear Grylls became one of the youngest Britons to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Malice, John Gwynne

Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king's realm. But that day will come all too soon. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage.

Valour, John Gwynne

The Banished Lands are torn by war as the army of High King Nathair sweeps the realm challenging all who oppose his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against him.

The build up, Phillip Gwynne

For Detective Dusty Buchanan, a female cop in the very male world of the Northern Territory Polic Force, it always pays to expect the unexpected. Set against Darwin's hustling, exotic melting pot of people and cultures, Phillip Gwynne has written a truly page turning crime thriller with an unforgettable hero.

The reckoning, David Halberstam

Told with panoramic detail and gripping insight, The Reckoning is the inside story of automakers Ford and Nissan — and the collapse of America's industrial supremacy.

Big Bad Detective Agency, Bruce Hale

The houses of all Three (not-so-) Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang. The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi — and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name.

An Elizabethan assassin : Theodore Paleologus : seducer, spy and killer, John Hall

Seducer, spy and ruthless assassin, Theodore Paleologus claimed to be heir to the emperors of Byzantium and became intimately involved with great courtiers and notorious villains of the Elizabethan world.

Save our sleep feeding : a parent's guide to healthy eating from nursing to family meals, Tizzie Hall

In sixteen years of operation, Tizzie Hall's Save Our Sleep organisation has assisted thousands of children and parents with feeding, sleeping and behavioural issues from birth to toddlerhood. By sharing insights into baby and toddler sleep and feeding patterns, Tizzie has developed a method of putting parents at ease about their child's behaviour and learn how to effectively combat childhood feeding and behavioural problems.

The price of valour : the triumph and tragedy of a Gallipoli hero, Hugo Throssell, VC,, John Hamilton

John Hamilton, bestselling author of Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You and Gallipoli Sniper, has written an extraordinary account of Throssell's life: winner of the Victoria Cross, due to his bravery on Gallipoli; husband to novelist and committed socialist Katharine Susannah Pritchard; and fallen hero, thanks to his public denunciation of the war. The Price of Valour details the battles in Gallipoli and Palestine, and a provides a compassionate and intimate portrait of a real Australian hero.

The dreaming void, Peter F. Hamilton

For hundreds of years the human race has been manipulated into starting a war that could destroy civilisation. As Chief Investigator Paula Myo hunts down the terrifying creature behind the ploy, the invasion continues and dozens of worlds fall to the enemy.

The evolutionary void, Peter F. Hamilton

Araminta becomes the target of a galaxy-wide search by a government agent seeking to prevent the pilgrimage of a cult into the heart of the Void, while Edeard, the Waterwalker, finds himself faced with powerful new enemies.

The temporal void, Peter F. Hamilton

The Intersolar Commonwealth is in turmoil as the Living Dream's deadline for launching its Pilgrimage into the Void draws closer. Not only is the Ocisen Empire fleet fast approaching on a mission of genocide, but also an internecine war has broken out between the post-human factions over the destiny of humanity.

The bells of Scotland Road, Ruth Hamilton

Would they finally find happiness in Liverpool? In 1930, Bridget O'Brien, a young widow with two children, fled her brutal and bigoted father and headed for Liverpool and an arranged marriage with a man she had never met.

The hospital by the river : a story of hope, Catherine Hamlin with John Little

Gynaecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin left Australia in 1959 on a short contract to establish a midwifery school in Ethiopia. Almost 50 years later, Catherine is still there, running one of the most outstanding medical programmes in the world.

Home front, Kristin Hannah

From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts.

Winter garden, Kristin Hannah

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and travelled the world to become a famous photojournalist.

The time of their lives, Maeve Haran

Haven't you heard? Sixty is the new forty. Each month best friends Claudia, Sal, Ella and Laura meet for drinks, celebrating 45 years of friendship. They know each other and their lives inside out. Their ambitions, careers, husbands, lovers, children, hopes, fears, the paths taken and not taken.

Escape from Camp 14 : one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West, Blaine Harden

Twenty-six years ago, Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14, one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. Located about 55 miles north of Pyongyang, the labour camp is a 'complete control district,' a no-exit prison where the only sentence is life.

Shanghai , Damian Harper, Dai Min

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Shanghai is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

The complete guide to a good night's sleep, Carmel Harrington

Between 20-30% of the population experience problems with either falling asleep or staying asleep. The reasons are many and varied — from anxiety to sleep apnoea or poor sleep hygiene (such as the overuse of technology or too many wines before bed).

The sleep diet, Carmel Harrington

Ever wondered why dieting and exercise don't always achieve weight loss? The answer is simple — sleep. By sleeping more, you can actually lose weight. Recently, Australia was listed as one of the fattest nations on earth, with almost 70% of the population overweight.

The edge of dark, Pamela Hartshorne

Jane believes in keeping her promises, but a deathbed vow sets her on a twisting path of deceit and joy that takes her from the dark secrets of Holmwood House in York to the sign of the golden lily in London's Mincing Lane. Getting what you want, Jane discovers, comes at a price.

The memory of midnight, Pamela Hartshorne

One hot day in Elizabethan York, young Nell Appleby is trapped in a wooden chest, and a horror of the stifling dark dogs her for the rest of her life. Wed to the sadistic Ralph Maskewe, the return of her childhood sweetheart offers a chance of flight to the New World. Will Nell risk all to escape the dark at last? The story repeats for Tess in modern New York — can she unlock the secrets of the past to free herself — and Nell — once and for all.

Time's echo, Pamela Hartshorne

York, 1577: Hawise Aske smiles at a stranger in the market, and sets in train a story of obsession and sibling jealousy, of love and hate and warped desire. Drowned as a witch, Hawise pays a high price for that smile.

The girl who just appeared, Jonathan Harvey

London 2014. Holly Smith has never fitted in. Adopted when just a few months old, she's always felt she was someone with no history, the girl who just appeared. All she has is the address of where she was born 32B Gambier Terrace, Liverpool.

Gone, Mo Hayder

November in the West Country. Evening is closing in as murder detective Jack Caffery arrives to interview the victim of a car-jacking. He's dealt with routine car-thefts before, but this one is different. This car was taken by force. And on the back seat was a passenger. An eleven-year-old girl.

Winter's light, M. J. Hearle

Blake is gone. He sacrificed himself to save Winter, leaving her alone, unprotected… hunted. An ancient enemy is rising, but Winter is no longer the innocent girl who was fated to die at Pilgrim's Lament. She will not wait to be saved.

Winter's shadow, M. J. Hearle

Blake Duchamp… He's all that Winter Adams can think of. Ever since their fateful meeting at Pilgrim's Lament. Ever since he looked at her with those emerald eyes. Ever since he saved her life. But Blake isn't all that he seems. There is a strangeness about him, something dark and otherworldly.

Dead man running, Jack Heath

Agent Six of Hearts, teenage super-spy, has been dead for four years. When he's suddenly awakened by a machine that shouldn't exist, he discovers that the city he spent his life protecting has become a terrifying place. Secret police are everywhere.

The wish kin, Joss Hedley

Fourteen-year-old Colm Bell and his 11-year-old sister Lydia wake to the smell of smoke and the sound of gunfire, raiders are attacking their home. They grab their backpacks, pre-packed for such an emergency, and head to the tunnel and the hills, following the escape route they have practised every day for their young lives. They don't look back.

Eric & Einstein, John Heffernan

When Einstein escapes from the operating table of mad scientist Dr von Burpinburger, he is rescued from a pet shop by Eric. But Eric soon realises that Einstein is no ordinary mouse. He's a walking talking thesaurus, mathematician, historian and all-out genius.

Winter's tale, Mark Helprin

When master mechanic Peter Lake attempts to rob a mansion on the Upper West Side, he is caught by young Beverly Penn, the terminally ill daughter of the house, and their subsequent love sends Peter on a desperate personal journey.

Archaeology hotspot Great Britain : unearthing the past for armchair archaeologists, Donald Henson

In Archaeology Hotspot Great Britain, expert Donald Henson first chronicles the deep archaeology of a long settled region — including England, Wales, and Scotland — then explores both the famously ancient finds (cave art at Creswell Crags, Stonehenge) and more recent and iconic historic sites and monuments (such as Westminster Abbey and Ironbridge Gorge).

The secrets of midwives, Sally Hepworth

Neva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy including the identity of the baby's father, hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible. Her mother Grace finds it impossible to let this secret rest.

Slow horses, Mick Herron

Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up. But when a young man is abducted, and it's threatened that he'll be beheaded live on the Internet, River Cartwright sees an opportunity to redeem himself.

Cowboy cop, Rita B. Herron

Miles McGregor had dedicated his life to justice and with his latest arrest behind bars the detective had more time to spend with his son Timmy. Then the unthinkable happened — Timmy's mother was murdered before his eyes. Miles's only choice was to bring his little boy to the Bucking Bronc Lodge.

The killing, David Hewson

Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department as she's moving to Sweden to be with her fiancé. But everything changes when nineteen-year-old student, Nanna Birk Larsen, is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city.

The killing. II, David Hewson

Thirty nine steps rose from the busy road of Tuborgvej into Mindelunden, with its quiet graves and abiding bitter memories. Lennart Brix, head of the Copenhagen homicide team, felt he'd been walking them most of his life.

The killing. III, David Hewson

Detective Inspector for homicide, Sarah Lund, is contacted by old flame Mathias Borch from National Intelligence. Borch fears that what first appeared to be a random killing at the docks is the beginning of an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Troels Hartmann.

Who am I without you? : 52 ways to rebuild self-esteem after a breakup, Christina G. Hibbert

Breakups can send you into a tailspin, causing an identity crisis and loss of self-worth. The Breakup Breakthrough will teach you powerful skills based in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), positive psychology, and mindfulness that will help you tackle the difficult emotions that can surface after a breakup, such as grief, loss, anger, fear, worry, and low self esteem.

Love in the age of drought, Fiona Higgins

When Fiona Collins meets Stuart Higgins at a leadership conference in Melbourne, she isn't looking for a relationship, let alone the upheaval of falling in love with an intelligent, eco-friendly cotton farmer from south-east Queensland. But that's exactly what's on the cards.

Ascend, Amanda Hocking

Wendy Everly can barely remember what it was like to feel like a normal girl. She'd wished for her life to be different, but everything is so much more complicated than she'd expected. And she certainly hadn't dreamt she'd be getting married at eighteen to a man she didn't love — all for the sake of duty.

Elegy, Amanda Hocking

Gemma is cursed as a siren and is desperate to break the spell and return to her family. She must battle Penn to break the siren curse and convince the immortal Diana to help her unlock an ancient scroll's powers, otherwise, everyone she cares about will be destroyed by the sirens.

Frostfire, Amanda Hocking

Bryn Aven is an outcast among the Kanin, the most powerful of the troll tribes. Set apart by her heritage and her past, Bryn is a tracker who's determined to become a respected part of her world. She has just one goal: become a member of the elite King's Guard to protect the royal family.

Ice kissed, Amanda Hocking

Having failed in her mission to locate the missing Skojare Queen, and capture the ex-tracker Konstantin, tracker Bryn Aven returns to Doldastam to help prepare the kingdom for war against Viktor Dalig — but dark secrets lurk in the halls of the crystal palace, and uncovering them will threaten the half-Skojare tracker and change her life and the Kanin Kingdom forever.

Lullaby, Amanda Hocking

Gemma had to disappear with Penn, Lexi and Thea after a night of incredible violence on the island. She can still barely come to terms with her new affinity with the ocean — and the siren powers that go with it. Now she's been transformed, Gemma has no choice but to leave all she loves behind.

Switched, Amanda Hocking

When Wendy Everly was six years old her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her, and eleven years later Wendy learns that her mother was right and that she is actually a changeling troll, who, at the age of seventeen, must be returned to her rightful home.

Tidal, Amanda Hocking

With Penn and Lexi determined to kill Gemma and replace her with another siren, Gemma's life is in grave danger unless she can break the curse before it's too late. With the help of Harper and Daniel, she'll delve deep into her enemies mythical past and their darkest secrets.

Torn, Amanda Hocking

Wendy thought she finally understood who she was and what she wanted, but everything changes when the rival Vittra come after her. She's caught between two worlds, torn between love and duty, and she must decide what life she is going to lead.

Trylle : the complete trilogy, Amanda Hocking

When Wendy Everly was six years old her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her, and eleven years later Wendy learns that her mother was right and that she is actually a changeling troll, who, at the age of seventeen, must be returned to her rightful home.

Wake, Amanda Hocking

Gemma Fisher lives an ordinary life in the quiet seaside town of Capri, where she shares a close bond with her sister Harper and a budding attraction with her gorgeous neighbour Alex. But everything changes when three stunningly beautiful girls arrive in Capri and seem to cast a spell over the whole town. After a chance encounter with the girls, Gemma finds herself with a host of new powers she can't control or understand. What did they do to her? And why?

How to make great love to a man, Phillip Hodson, Anne Hooper

As agony aunts and long-term partners, Anne Hooper and Phillip Hodson are more than aware that men and women see sex differently. In 'How to Make Love to a Man' they discuss the fundamental differences in men and women's expectations of sex, and how these differences can be reconciled to both partner's satisfaction.

Traces of absence, Susan Holoubek

When Dee's daughter, Corrie, decides to spend her gap year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it seems like the perfect solution for a mother-daughter relationship that has been suffocating under the strain of grief.

How to make great love to a woman, Anne Hooper, Phillip Hodson

As agony aunts and long-term partners, Anne Hooper and Phillip Hodson are more than aware that men and women see sex differently. In 'How to Make Love to a Woman' they discuss the fundamental differences in men and women's expectations of sex, and how these differences can be reconciled to both partner's satisfaction.

Finding Mr Darcy : Jane Austen's top dating tips for the modern girl, Amanda Hooton

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Unless, of course, he's gay. Or has a girlfriend. Or is neck deep in twice weekly psychoanalysis and entirely unfit for public interaction.

Safekeeping, Jessamyn Hope

It's 1994 and Adam, a drug addict from New York City, arrives at a kibbutz in Israel with a medieval sapphire brooch. To make up for a past crime, he needs to get the priceless heirloom to a woman his grandfather loved when he was a Holocaust refugee on the kibbutz fifty years earlier.

Mates, dates and sizzling summers, Cathy Hopkins

TJ is torn between charmer Ollie Axford and old flame Luke De Biasi, and she's unhappy that events have conspired to make her look like a two-timer. But all of this seems unimportant when someone close to her is taken seriously ill.

Queen of the desert : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell

Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921.

Cold justice, Katherine Howell

A teenage girl stumbles across the body of her classmate, Tim Pieters, hidden amongst the bushes. His family is devastated, the killer is never found. Eighteen years later, political pressure sees the murder investigation reopened.

The darkest hour, Katherine Howell

Paramedic Lauren Yates stumbles into a world of trouble the night she discovers a killer and his victim in an inner Sydney alley. When the killer threatens to make her life hell if she tells the police what she's seen, she believes him — he's Miles Werner, her sister's violent ex, and not a man to cross. But when another victim reveals that Werner attacked him, too, she finds herself with blood on her hands and Detective Ella Marconi on her back.

Deserving death, Katherine Howell

Two female paramedics murdered in a month. Is it coincidence, or are they victims of a serial killer? Detective Ella Marconi isn't sure, but goes hard after her key suspects, including police officer John Morris.

Frantic, Katherine Howell

In one terrible moment, paramedic Sophie Philips' life is ripped apart — her policeman husband, Chris, is shot on their doorstep and their ten-month-old son, Lachlan, is abducted from his bed. Suspicion surrounds Chris as he is tainted with police corruption, but Sophie believes the attack is much more personal — and the perpetrator far more dangerous…

Silent fear, Katherine Howell

On a summer's day paramedic Holly Garland rushes to an emergency to find a man with a bullet wound in the back of his head, CPR being performed by two bystanders, and her long-estranged brother Seth watching it all unfold.

Tell the truth, Katherine Howell

Paramedic Stacey Durham has an idyllic life; her dream job, a beautiful house, and a devoted husband. Until her car is found abandoned and covered in her blood. Detective Ella Marconi knows information is key in the first twenty-four hours, questioning frantic husband James, jealous sister Marie, and Rowan, the colleague who keeps turning up in all the wrong places.

Violent exposure, Katherine Howell

When Suzanne Crawford is found stabbed to death and her husband Connor is discovered to be missing, it looks like just another tragic case of domestic violence to Detective Ella Marconi. But as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems.

Everything beautiful : a love story about the broken and the broken-hearted, Simmone Howell

I believe in Chloe and chocolate. I believe the best part is always before. I believe that most girls are shifty and most guys are dumb. I believe the more you spill, the less you are. I don't believe in life after death or diuretics or happy endings. I don't believe anything good can come from this.

Girl defective, Simmone Howell

We, the Martin family, were like inverse superheroes, marked by our defects. Dad was addicted to beer and bootlegs. Gully had "social difficulties" that manifested in his wearing a pig snout mask 24/7. I was surface clean but underneath a weird hormonal stew was simmering… It's summer in St Kilda.

First big book of dinosaurs, Catherine D. Hughes

This book provides pictures and brief facts about a variety of different kinds of dinosaurs.

Warning cry, Kris Humphrey ; illustrated by Chellie Carroll

When a raven drops a white feather at the doorstep on the day of your birth, it is a symbol of your destiny. You are a Whisperer — a guardian of the wild. The kingdom of Meridina is under threat. When Nara and her leopard companion, Flame, receive the call to attend a Whisperers' council of war, they begin the long journey north.

A whisper of wolves, Kris Humphrey ; illustrations by Chellie Carroll

When a raven drops a white feather at the doorstep on the day of your birth, it is a symbol of your destiny. You are a Whisperer — a guardian of the wild. Many years have passed since the people of Meridina last knew war, but a shadow has settled over the kingdom.

Love in the outback, Deb Hunt

The true story of an unlikely romance set in the Australian outback. The year before she turned fifty, Deb Hunt stopped dating. She was done with love and sick of chasing men who didn't return her affections.

Path of stars, Erin Hunter

The Dawn of the Clans takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. After moons of strife, the forest cats have settled into five camps.

The swivel-eyed ogre-thing, Barry Hutchison ; illustrated by Chris Mould.

In an alternate 15th century, where dragons roam, sailing ships transform into submarines, and blacksmiths build steampunk robots, ten-year-old orphan Benjamin Blank battles monsters, rescues maidens and discovers fantastic new lands, but never quite manages to get his homework handed in on time.

Free the bears, Mary Hutton and Julie Miller.

In 1993, Perth grandmother Mary Hutton started a petition at her local shopping mall after seeing a news story about the extraction of bile from a caged and traumatised Asiatic black bear. Since then hundreds of adorable sun, moon and sloth bears have been rescued by Free the Bears from an existence of pain and suffering and are now safe in sanctuaries in South-East Asia and India.

The beasts of Clawstone Castle, Eva Ibbotson

Can two children foil an outrageous criminal plot with the help of some of the funniest and maddest ghosts ever invented? Clawstone Castle is ancient and famous, but its elderly owners have no money. In its great park live a legendary herd of wild white cattle that have roamed there since the days of the Druids, and now their future is threatened.

The secret countess, Eva Ibbotson

Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England.

The Bone Tree,, Greg Iles

Penn Cage's father, Dr. Tom Cage, stands accused of murder, and each effort to defend him unearths new, shocking secrets, leaving Penn to question whether he ever really knew his father at all. At issue is the murder of Tom's former nurse, Viola Turner.

The little old lady who broke all the rules, Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg ; translated from the Swedish by Rod Bradbury.

79-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting life-style.

The little old lady who struck lucky again!, Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg ; translated from the Swedish by Rod Bradbury.

Martha Andersson and the League of Pensioners have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas. But before long they are up to their old tricks and with ingenious tactics, a pair of false teeth and a wheelchair each, they plot to outwit the security system at one of the biggest casinos.

Coffee gives me superpowers, Ryoko Iwata

If coffee is the foundation of your food pyramid, then this is your book. Inspired by Ryoko Iwata's popular Web site, I Love Coffee, Coffee Gives Me Superpowers is overflowing with infographics and fun, interesting facts about the most awesome beverage on earth.

The art of stillness : adventures in going nowhere, Pico Iyer

Esteemed essayist Pico Iyer explores why it is that the more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.

I woke up in the future : a powerful true story of amnesia, secrets and second chances, Naomi Jacobs

Naomi Jacobs went to sleep one night in 2008 as a 32-year-old mother, and woke up the next morning believing she was a fifteen-year-old school girl. She did not recognise the house she woke up in, though it was hers, nor her ten-year-old son, Leo.

Acts of violence, Ryan David Jahn

Katrina Marino is about to become America's most infamous murder victim. This is Katrina's story, and the story of her killer. It is also the story of Katrina's neighbours, those who witnessed her murder and did nothing. Shocking and compassionate, angry and gripping, "Acts of Violence" is a sprawling, cinematic tour-de-force, a terrifying crime novel unlike any other.

Dark hours, Ryan David Jahn

Private Investigator Damien Lamb: a man hardened by life and seeking justice against those who have wronged society. When the vulnerable Abigail walks into his office asking Lamb to retrieve her daughter from the confines of infamous cult, the Children of God, Lamb can't help but fall for her story.

The dispatcher, Ryan David Jahn

Ian Hunt is the police dispatcher for the small town of Bulls Mouth, East Texas. Just as his shift is ending he gets a call from his fourteen-year-old daughter, Maggie. Maggie, who has just been declared dead, having been snatched from her bedroom seven years ago. Her call ends in a scream.

The gentle assassin, Ryan David Jahn

In 1963 a couple are brutally killed in their own home. The only survivor is the baby taken that night. Twenty-six years later, in Louiseville, Kentucky, Andrew Combs confronts the man who cold-bloodedly murdered his mother.

The Last Tomorrow, Ryan David Jahn

Low life, Ryan David Jahn

When Simon Johnson is attacked in his crummy LA apartment, he knows he must defend himself or die. Turning on the lights after the scuffle, Simon realises two things: one, he has killed his attacker; two, the resemblance of the man to himself is uncanny.

The blaze of obscurity : the TV years, Clive James

For many people, Clive James will always be a TV presenter first and foremost, and a writer second — this despite the fact that his adventures with the written word took place before, during and after his time on the small screen.

The complete unreliable memoirs, Clive James

All five volumes of Clive James' memoirs in one ebook omnibus: Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week was in June, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity.

The meaning of recognition : new essays, 2001-2005, Clive James

The essays collected here are testaments to Clive James' unique clarity of judgement over a wide range. Whether discussing Shakespeare, Primo Levi, W.B. Yeats, Philip Roth or Isaiah Berlin, he manages to prioritize style and substance simultaneously, his tone never less than pitch-perfect, his argument always considered. But he can do the same for Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.

Nefertiti in the Flak Tower : collected verse 2008-2011, Clive James

Clive James' power as a poet has increased year by year, and there has been no stronger evidence for this than Nefertiti in the Flak Tower. Here, his polymathic learning and technical virtuosity are worn more lightly than ever; the effect is merely to produce a deep sense of trust into which the reader gratefully sinks, knowing they are in the presence of a master.

Poetry notebook : 2006-2014, Clive James

Clive James is one of our finest critics and best-loved cultural voices. He is also a prize-winning poet. Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry, he has been a dedicated student.

A point of view, Clive James

The BBC Radio 4 series, 'A Point of View', has been on the air since 2007. Of all the presenters, Clive James was a clear favourite, and now, for the first time, his original pieces — 60 in total — and all new postscripts are collected together in one volume.

Sentenced to life : poems 2011-2014, Clive James

In his new collection of poems several of which have already become famous before their book publication Clive James looks back over an extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty.

A brief history of seven killings, Marlon James

On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others.

Dead man's footsteps, Peter James

Amid the tragic unfolding mayhem of the morning of 911, failed Brighton never-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifetime, to disappear and reinvent himself in another country. Five years later the discovery of the skeletal remains of a woman's body in a storm drain in Brighton, leads Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on an enquiry.

Dead simple, Peter James

From one of the great masters of British crime writing comes the stunning first novel in a new mystery series introducing Detective Superintendent Roy Grace It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank. A few hours later four of his best friends are dead and Michael Harrison has disappeared.

Looking good dead, Peter James

Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do. But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole witness to a vicious murder.

Not dead enough, Peter James

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty miles away, asleep in bed at the time. At least, that's the way it looks to Detective Superintendent Roy Grace who is called in to investigate the case.

Perfect people, Peter James

John and Naomi are grieving the death of their four-year-old son from a rare genetic disorder. They desperately want another child, but they realise the odds of their next child contracting the same disease are high. Then they hear about geneticist Dr Leo Dettore.

Code crimson, Petra James

Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days.

Time trap, Petra James

Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days. Day 2: China Treasure No. 2 is off to a shaky start.

White fright, Petra James

The biggest treasure hunt in the world is about to begin! Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days.

Death in the rainy season, Anna Jaquiery

Phnom Penh, Cambodia; the rainy season. When a French man, Hugo Quercy, is found brutally murdered, Commandant Serge Morel finds his holiday drawn to an abrupt halt. Quercy dynamic, well-connected was the magnetic head of a humanitarian organisation which looked after the area's neglected youth.

The lying-down room, Anna Jaquiery

At night Armand lay in bed with a sadness in his heart that ballooned until there was room for nothing else. He thought with horror of the lying-down room. Paris; in the stifling August heat, Commandant Serge Morel is called to a disturbing crime scene.

Bonnie, Iris Johansen

When Eve Duncan gave birth to Bonnie, she experienced a love she never knew existed. And then, on an ordinary class trip to a local park, seven-year-old Bonnie vanished. Eve found herself in the throes of a nightmare that permeated her days and nights, and from which there was no escape.

Eve, Iris Johansen

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan zeros in on the kidnapper and serial killer who years earlier abducted and murdered her seven-year-old daughter, Bonnie.

Hunting Eve, Iris Johansen

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan battles her captor the madman Jim Doane and discovers brutally dangerous truths about why she has been targeted.

The killing game, Iris Johansen

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan of Atlanta hunts for a man who claims he, not the man executed, killed her daughter. The girl's body was never found and this man has intimate knowledge of the girl. The killer knew the pain Eve Duncan felt for her murdered daughter, Bonnie, whose body was never found.

Quinn, Iris Johansen

As a former Navy seal turned cop, Joe Quinn has seen the face of evil and knows just how deadly it can be. When he first met Eve Duncan, he never expected to fall in love with a woman whose life would be defined by her dual desires to bring home her missing daughter and discover the truth behind her disappearance — no matter how devastating.

Silencing Eve, Iris Johansen

This is the finale that fans have been waiting for. In Taking Eve, the game began. In Hunting Eve, the chase was on. Now, in Silencing Eve, the prey is cornered. Will Eve Duncan survive?

Taking Eve, Iris Johansen

Hoping for a more peaceful time after learning the tragic truth about her child's disappearance years earlier, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is entreated by desperate father Jim Doane to learn the truth about his missing son.

Hold it 'til it hurts, T. Geronimo Johnson

When Achilles Conroy and his brother Troy return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, their white mother presents them with the key to their past: envelopes containing details about their respective birth parents.

I promise, Joan Johnston

Delia Carson was only sixteen when she fled her Texas hometown. She left behind a web of lies that destroyed her family… and Marsh North, the irresistible bad boy she'd fallen in love with. Now, eleven years later, a family crisis forces Delia to return home — back to the mystery, back to the shadows … back to Marsh.

The Frank Frankie : the newspaper that helps people, Ingrid Jonach

It's the end of Year 4, and the long summer holidays are stretching ahead. Ten-year-old Anne Googanstein (nicknamed Frankenstein by the horrible Rodney Picton, but Frankie to her friends) just wants to hang out with her best-friend-forever and state t-ball champion Billy Bloom.

All the ways to ruin a rogue, Sophie Jordan

Lady Aurelia hasn't always hated Max, Viscount Camden, her brother's best friend. In fact, as a besotted girl, she thrived under his kind attention — sure that he was the most noble and handsome man in the land. Until her young heart discovered what manner of rogue he really was.

Raising my voice : the extraordinary story of the Afghan woman who dares to speak out, Malalai Joya

Malalai Joya is the youngest and most famous female MP in Afghanistan, whose bravery and vision have won her an international following. She made world headlines with her very first speech, in which she courageously denounced the presence of warlords in the new Afghan government.

My name is N, Robert Karjel

Jo Nesbo meets Homeland in this sophisticated debut literary thriller about a Swedish security force agent sent to the U.S. for a special assignment, which delivers a breathtaking global twist on the darkly riveting narrative tradition of Nordic noir.

Florida, Adam Karlin

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Florida is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dance to Caribbean beats in Miami, fulfil your inner child at Walt Disney World, or kayak the Everglades' shallow waterways; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Florida and begin your journey now!

The birth of love, Joanna Kavenna

It is Vienna, 1865: Dr Ignaz Semmelweis has been hounded into a lunatic asylum, ridiculed for his claim that doctors' unwashed hands are the root cause of childbed fever. The deaths of thousands of mothers are on his conscience and his dreams are filled with blood.

Inglorious, Joanna Kavenna

A darkly comic novel about a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown, set against the backdrop of a London awash with faithless lovers, cutthroat strivers, and so-called friends.

Mr. Foote's other leg, Ian Kelly

In 1776 Foote's was the most talked-of name in the English-speaking world. By 1777 it was almost unmentionable. Foote's rise to fame was based on three unrelated accidents: his extraordinary gifts as an impressionist, a murder within his family which he turned into a true-crime bestseller, and the loss of his leg after a disastrous practical joke.

Black diamonds, Kim Kelly

It is 1914 and Lithgow is booming. Daniel is a young German-Australian, a coalminer and a socialist. He falls in love with Francine, a bourgeois Irish Catholic princess, the too-good-for-this-place daughter of one of the mine's owners.

The blue mile, Kim Kelly

As 1929 draws to a close, Irish-Australian Eoghan O'Keenan flees his abusive family home, gets a job on the Harbour Bridge, and embarks on a new life in Balmain. In her cottage on the north side of Sydney at Lavender Bay, the chic and smart Olivia Greene is working on her latest millinery creations, dreaming of becoming the next Coco Chanel. A chance meeting between them in the Botanic Gardens sparks an unconventional romance.

Paper daisies, Kim Kelly

As 1900 draws to a close, Berylda Jones, having completed her university exams for entry to medicine is heading home to Bathurst for Christmas. Tragically, 'home' is where she and her beloved sister Greta live in terror, under the control of their sadistic Uncle Alec.

This red earth, Kim Kelly

It's November 1939, another war in Europe. And Bernie Cooper is wondering what's ahead for her. She knows Gordon Brock is going to ask her to marry him any second now. An honest country boy about to graduate from university as a geologist, he's a good catch by anyone's standards, too.

The parent's guide to homeopathy : safe, natural remedies for children, from newborns through teens, Shelley Keneipp

Jesse's girl, Miranda Kenneally

Everyone at Hundred Oaks High knows that career mentoring day is a joke. So when Maya said she wanted to be a rock star, she never imagined she'd get to shadow the Jesse Scott, Nashville's teen idol. But spending the day with Jesse is far from a dream come true.

Burial rites, Hannah Kent

In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men. Agnes is sent to wait out the time leading to her execution on the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson, his wife and their two daughters.

Euphoria, Lily King

English anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the field for several years, studying the Kiona river tribe in the Territory of New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the verge of suicide when a chance encounter with colleagues, the controversial Nell Stone and her wry and mercurial Australian husband Fen, pulls him back from the brink.

The walking dead. Rise of the Governor, Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.

In The Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it's forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople's amusement, or chopping off the appendages of those who cross him. Now discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes.

The walking dead. The road to Woodbury, Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.

It is a dangerous world that Lilly lives in. The walking dead lurk in every corner, massacring anyone they can get their hands on. Nowhere is safe. But when a terrifying ordeal leaves numerous dead, Lilly and her companions are forced out of their tented community and into the open.

You're still hot to me : the joys of menopause, Jean Kittson

A fact-filled conversation starter on menopause by comedian and health campaigner Jean Kittson. When Jean Kittson hit menopause, she was amazed at what she didn't know. So Jean set out to write the sort of book she felt she needed to read: 'An easy-to-read book full of useful information that didn't make you want to put on an old chenille dressing-gown and a pair of comfortable slippers and throw yourself under a marching band.'

Tigers in red weather, Liza Klaussmann

Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sun-bleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House. In the days following the end of the Second World War the two women are on the cusp of their 'real lives' but soon the gilt begins to crack.

Villa America, Liza Klaussmann

Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Cole and Linda Porter, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos all are summer guests of Gerald and Sara Murphy. Visionary, misunderstood, and from vastly different backgrounds, the Murphys met and married young, and set forth to create a beautiful world.

Luckiest girl alive, Jessica Knoll

This debut novel follows a young woman striving to create the perfect life husband, home, career until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all.

Closer to home, Mercedes Lackey

Trained as a spy by the King's Own Herald, an orphan named Mags rises through the ranks of the Heralds' Collegium and uses his powerful Mindspeech gift to outmanoeuvre a royal court plot that risks his mentor and family.

The human flies, Hans Olav Lahlum

Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered. The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation and at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead.

Satellite people, Hans Olav Lahlum

Oslo, 1969. When a wealthy man collapses and dies during a dinner party, Norwegian Police Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen, known as K2, is left shaken. For the victim, Magdalon Schelderup, a multimillionaire businessman and former resistance fighter, had contacted him only the day before, fearing for his life.

The debt to pleasure, John Lanchester

This "diabolically clever" novel takes the form of the memoirs of Tarquin Winot, an impeccable, epicurean Englishman and lifelong Francophile. As Tarquin meditates self-importantly on foods, wines, and restaurants and shares such culinary lore as the origins of the peach, niggling questions are raised as to the trustworthiness of his proclamations.

Beautiful bitch, Christina Lauren

A combative relationship. A red-hot attraction. And no time to be alone together. Just when Chloe's career starts to take off, Bennett wishes it would all slow down long enough to spend a wild night alone with his intern-cum-girlfriend.

Fair Juno, Stephanie Laurens

When the Earl of Merton suddenly found himself playing the knight to a damsel in distress, he knew that his days as a notorious rake were numbered. But though the lady had seemed grateful for his assistance, she had fled the scene without revealing her name.

The reasons for marriage, Stephanie Laurens

Miss Lenore Lester was perfectly content with her quiet country life, caring for her father and having no thoughts of marriage. But the notoriously charming Jason Montgomery could see her beauty and was equally determined to loosen the hold Lenore had on her heart.

Coaching psychology, Ho Law

Coaching Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide takes an in-depth look at the applications and everyday challenges faced by real-world practitioners of coaching and mentoring psychology, and is ideal as a companion to The Psychology of Coaching, Mentoring and Learning.

The psychology of coaching, mentoring and learning, Ho Law

The Psychology of Coaching, Mentoring and Learning addresses the psychological principles upon which organizational and industrial coaching and mentoring is based. The new edition of this text is updated with new research, taking into account the growth of positive psychology and its role in coaching and mentoring.

Petite eats : appetizers, tasters, miniature desserts, and more, Timothy W. Lawrence

Petite Eats will inspire any host or hostess to throw a tasting party. Just as wine and beer tasting grow in popularity in homes and apartments across the country, tasting parties are gaining status as the new craze.

The deaths, Mark Lawson

Two in one: a consummately plotted crime novel and a forensic social satire from one of Britain's most highly regarded broadcasters. Four families live in a beautiful stretch of English countryside in magnificent listed houses, built for the old aristocracy.

The zen of being grumpy, Mark Lawson

Are you proud to be politically incorrect, loathing alternate therapies and green activists, then this irreverent send-up of our modern culture's fashionable obsessions is for you.

The ghost horse : a true story of love, death, and redemption, Joseph Layden

Ghost Horse is the story of a one-eyed, club-footed thoroughbred racehorse and a journeyman trainer, Tim Snyder, who scraped together every penny he had to purchase the broken and unwanted filly. Snyder helped the horse overcome its deficiencies, eventually naming her in part after his deceased wife, Lisa, the great and only love of his life — a bright and sweet-tempered woman whose gentle demeanour seemed eerily reflected in the horse.

Stashbuster knits : tips, tricks, and 21 beautiful projects for using your favourite leftover yarn, Melissa Leapman

A popular instructor and designer outlines a variety of imaginative projects that use yarn odds and ends, explaining how to use specific yarn weights and techniques ranging from lace and cables to colour-blocking and fair-isle to make creative wearables for every member of the family.

After dark, James Leck

Fifteen-year-old slacker Charlie Harker is stuck in the sleepy town of Rolling Hills for the summer, helping his mom renovate his great-grandfather's creaky old inn. It's not entirely dull, thanks to Charlie's new neighbour Miles Van Helsing, who insists there's paranormal activity happening in Rolling Hills.

The midwife's sister, Christine Lee

In this memoir, Jennifer Worth's sister, Christine, takes us from their early idyllic years to the cruelty and neglect they suffered after their parents divorced, from Jennifer being forced to leave home at fourteen to their training as nurses.

Tacky and the haunted igloo, Helen Lester

It's Halloween, and Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect are planning the spookiest haunted igloo ever! They've decorated with spoohooky cobwebs, they've baked some awful waffle treats, and the only thing left to do is dress up as something scary to haunt the igloo.

They told me not to take that job : tumult, betrayal, heroics, and the transformation of Lincoln Center, Reynold Levy

To choose to be President of Lincoln Center of one's own free will was regarded by Reynold Levy's friends and mentors as bordering on a self-destructive act. Rivalries abounded. Personalities clashed. Egos reigned. Reputations were badly damaged.

Dying for cake, Louise Limerick

Life has taken an unexpected turn for women in a mothers' coffee group. Baby Amy has disappeared, and her mother, Evelyn, broken and distant in a psychiatric hospital, won't utter a word. Desperate to find Amy, desperate to understand, the women cope with the loss in their own ways.

Let me explain you, Annie Liontas

Stavros Stavros Mavrakis, Greek immigrant and proud owner of the Gala Diner, believes he has just ten days to live. As he prepares for his final hours, he sends a scathing email to his ex-wife and three grown daughters, outlining his wishes for how they each might better live their lives.

After daybreak, J. A. London

Dawn grew up behind a wall, terrified of the vampires outside who controlled the lives of humans and demanded their blood. But when she became a delegate for her city and met Victor, she realised that not all vampires were the same, that maybe one could be trusted.

Blood kissed sky, J. A. London

I thought vampires were our enemies — they controlled our lives, isolated our cities, and demanded our blood — until I met Victor. With Victor taking over as the new Lord Valentine, things were supposed to get better. Instead, they're worse than ever.

Darkness before dawn, J. A. London

When seventeen-year-old Dawn Montgomery, daughter of the slain delegates to ruling vampire Lord Valentine, becomes the new delegate she finds herself falling in love with Valentine's kind-hearted son, and risks her life when she is drawn into their dangerous political game.

Ms. Spell, Ethan Long

Poof! There is magic in the air, and readers will need to prepare themselves for some outlandish surprises — especially when Ms. Spell waves her wand to demonstrate the marvels of good grammar.

Left of the bang, Claire Lowdon

Dad time : savoring the God-given moments of fatherhood, Max Lucado

Brimming with timeless stories and inspirational quotes, this book on fatherhood from Max Lucado is the perfect gift to show Dad how much he means to the family.

Coming up roses, Rachael Lucas

Would-be gardening journalist Daisy can't believe her luck when her parents announce they're off on a midlife crisis gap year, leaving her in charge of their gorgeous garden, much in need of her expert TLC.

Sealed with a Christmas kiss,, Rachael Lucas

Kate has taken to life on the remote Scottish island of Auchenmor like a seal to water: she's given a new lease of life to the Laird's estate in her day job; she's befriended the once-nosy locals; and even young Laird Roddy is not quite so grumpy these days.

Sealed with a kiss, Rachael Lucas

Kate is dumped on her best friend's wedding day by the world's most boring boyfriend, Ian. She's mostly cross because he got in first — until she remembers she's now homeless as well as jobless. Rather than move back home to her ultra-bossy mother, Kate takes a job on the remote Scottish island of Auchenmor as an all-round Girl Friday.

Lost in shadows, CJ Lyons

A West Virginia mountain, the middle of a blizzard, killers on his trail… no place for a city boy like Lucky Cavanaugh, an ATF explosives specialist. Out-manned, out-gunned and shot, he takes Forest Service Wildlife Biologist Vinnie Ryan hostage until he convinces her that he's one of the good guys. When they uncover a terrorist plot, Lucky is forced to choose between duty and passion, risking the life of the woman he loves in order to save the lives of thousands.

Natural health remedies : your A-Z blueprint for vibrant health, Janet C. Maccaro

Finding a natural health reference book written from a Christian perspective can be a challenge — until now. Dr. Janet Maccaro presents a "self-care manual" of remedies for conditions from acne to zoonosis, and she shows you the healthiest foods, herbs, vitamins, and minerals for good health.

Love never dies : true Australian stories of after-death contact, Karina Machado

Karina Machado was told over 60 Australians stories of post-death contact. She shares their experiences, and shows how their spiritual contact with a deceased loved one brought peace, hope and the solace.

The art of belonging, Hugh Mackay

The eternal question 'Who am I?' must be weighed against an even deeper question: 'Who are we?' We are writing each other's stories as much as we are writing our own. The Art of Belonging Mackay shows how strong communities develop our moral sense and build our emotional security.

The good life, Hugh Mackay

Social researcher and psychologist Hugh Mackay has spent 40 years asking Australians about their lives, loves, hopes, ambitions, fears and passions. In The Good Life, he asks and answers the ultimate question: What makes a life worth living?

Whiskers and the pieces of eight, Pauline Mackay

Pirates may not usually plunder museums for treasure but that is exactly what is going to happen in this pirate tale. When an ancient coin is delivered to Inverness Museum and lands in Kate the Curator's hand, it activates the drop of pirate blood running through her veins.

White fur flying, Patricia MacLachlan

A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs.

Paris letters, Janice MacLeod

What do you do when your great life-plan works out, and you're still unhappy? Successful, but on the verge of burnout, Janice MacLeod saved enough money to buy herself two years of freedom in Europe. Days into her stop in Paris, she met Christophe, and her fate was sealed.

Longing for Paris: one woman's search for joy, beauty, and adventure — right where she is, Sarah Mae

Most days, you wouldn't trade what you have for the world. You love your husband and your kids, and you are grateful to God for your life. But there are days when you feel as though life is rolling over you in waves and you are just going through the motions.

Thrill me, Susan Mallery

Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, one of five brothers, she did the only thing she could she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports.

Blade of Fortriu, Juliet Marillier

The kingdom of Fortriu has enjoyed five years of peace since Bridei came to the throne. Now the king is preparing for the long-awaited war that he hopes will see the Gaelic invaders driven from the west forever.

The caller, Juliet Marillier

The stunning conclusion to the story that began with Shadowfell and Raven Flight is full of romance, intrigue, magic, and adventure. Just one year ago, Neryn had nothing but a canny skill she barely understood and a faint dream that the legendary rebel base of Shadowfell might be real.

Child of the prophecy, Juliet Marillier

With the old magic fading and the ways of humankind banishing the Old Ones, Ireland is threatened with the loss of its mystical roots, and it is up to Fianne, the daughter of Niamh, to solve the riddles of power.

Cybele's secret, Juliet Marillier

Scholarly eighteen-year-old Paula and her merchant father journey from Transylvania to Istanbul to buy an ancient pagan artefact rumoured to be charmed, but others, including a handsome Portuguese pirate and an envoy from the magical Wildwood, want to acquire the item, as well.

The dark mirror, Juliet Marillier

Bridei is a young nobleman, a fosterling of one of the most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. One bitter Midwinter's Eve, everything changes when Bridei finds a child on their doorstep, a child abandoned by the Fair Folk. It is the height of ill fortune to have truck with the Fair Folk, and all in the area counsel the babe's death, but Bridei fights to save the child.

Daughter of the forest, Juliet Marillier

Sorcha, the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum, faces the difficult task of having to save her family from its enemies who have bewitched her father and six older brothers while forcing her to choose between the life she has always known and a special love.

Dreamer's pool, Juliet Marillier

In exchange for help escaping her long and wrongful imprisonment, embittered magical healer Blackthorn has vowed to set aside her bid for vengeance against the man who destroyed all that she once held dear.

Flame of Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier

Maeve returns to Sevenwaters to find the country in turmoil after Prince Mac Dara's desperate attempts to return his only son to the Otherworld put innocents in peril.

Foxmask, Juliet Marillier

The future of the islands depends on a visionary child: the powerful seer, Foxmask. Snatched away in infancy, the boy is held in a place protected by ancient forces of nature. To retrieve him and bring peace, the islanders must endure the annual ritual of the hunt on the Isle of Clouds.

Heart's blood, Juliet Marillier

Anluan has been crippled since childhood, part of a curse that has besieged his family and his home of Whistling Tor. But when the young scribe Caitrin is retained to sort through family documents, she brings about unexpected changes in the household, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows.

Heir to Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier

After her newborn brother is kidnapped under her care, Clodoagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront its powerful ruling prince in order to recover the heir to Sevenwaters.

Raven flight, Juliet Marillier

Neryn thought she had lost everything and could trust no one, not even her mysterious companion, Flint. But when she finds refuge at the rebel base of Shadowfell and discovers her canny gift as a Caller, she feels the first stirrings of hope.

Seer of Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier

Sibeal has always known that she is destined for a spiritual life, and is committed to it with all her heart. The only thing left for her to do before she enters the nemetons is to spend the summer visiting her sisters, Muirrin and Clodagh, on the northern island of Inis Eala.

Shadowfell, Juliet Marillier

The people of Alban are afraid. The tyrannical king and his masked Enforcers are scouring the land, burning villages and enslaving the canny. Fifteen-year-old Neryn has fled her home in the wake of its destruction, and is alone and penniless, hiding her extraordinary magical power.

Son of the shadows, Juliet Marillier

The second instalment of Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters trilogy brings us into the lives of Sorcha and Red's children. Continuing in her spellbinding tradition the lives of the people of Sevenwaters are once again turned upside down facing hardships and joys as love tries to win through.

The well of shades, Juliet Marillier

Sent home to Ireland on a secret mission for King Bridei of Fortriu, Faolan must first deliver the news of a brave warrior's death. But Bridei's chief assassin and spy also finds himself facing the demons of his family's dark past, with wholly unexpected results.

Wildwood dancing, Juliet Marillier

Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood.

Wolfskin, Juliet Marillier

Longing to become a Wolfskin warrior in the service of the god Thor, young Eyving sets out with his older brother to a fabled land, where he finds the seer Nessa and is bound by a childhood oath to kill the only thing he has ever loved.

A history of the world, Andrew Marr

This book takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland. Traditional histories of this kind have tended to be Euro-centric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies.

The dead of the night, John Marsden

Six teenagers are taking refuge in a hidden valley called Hell and fighting back after Australia has been invaded by an enemy army.

Dear Miffy, John Marsden

Tony has experienced great trauma and tragedy in his life. He tries to recover in an institution, and writes to his friend Miffy about his experiences and deep thoughts.

South of darkness, John Marsden

Thirteen-year-old Barnaby Fletch is a bag-and-bones orphan in London in the late 1700s. Barnaby lives on his wits and ill-gotten gains, on streets seething with the press of the throng and shadowed by sinister figures. Life is a precarious business.

The third day, the frost, John Marsden

Six months after Australia was invaded, a group of teenagers is still waging guerrilla warfare against the occupying army, while New Zealand armed forces also attempt to drive out the enemy.

Tomorrow, when the war began, John Marsden

Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive.

The year my life broke, John Marsden

Tarrawagga is a hole. Its only ambition is to be a crater, and it has every chance of getting there. The last thing you expect is to have action all around you, dangerous strangers in the backyard and bullets flying past your ears. At your new school, everyone thinks you're the biggest loser in Grade 6. Little do they know.

Understanding Alzheimer's : the complete Australian guide to the management and prevention of Alzheimer's, Ralph Martins

The book is aimed at those in the early stages of the disease, as well as the families, friends and professionals who take on the care of Alzheimer sufferers. There are chapters on diagnosis, research, prevention, treatment, legal issues, impact on loved ones and decision making to do with caring for patients.

Planet elephant, Tammie K. Matson

From the jungles of Borneo, to the civil strife of Assam, to the black markets of Vietnam, Dr Tammie Matson continues her quest to help reduce the human-elephant conflict around the world. In this follow-up to her bestselling memoir Elephant Dance, Tammie takes on the black markets of Asia.

Be a people person, John C. Maxwell

Loaded with life-enriching, life-changing principles for relating positively with your family, friends, colleagues, and clients, Be a People Person will help you bring out the best in others and yourself.

Southeastern Europe, Marika McAdam, Alexis Averbuck, James Bainbridge, Mark Baker et al.

Southeastern Europe is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the castles and mountains of Transylvania, walk the walls of Dubrovnik's picturesque old town and relax on the beaches of southern Turkey, all with your trusted travel companion.

No country for old men, Cormac McCarthy

Llewelyn Moss, hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, instead finds men shot dead, a load of heroin, and more than $2 million in cash. Packing the money out, he knows, will change everything. But only after two more men are murdered does a victim's burning car lead Sheriff Bell to the carnage out in the desert, and he soon realises how desperately Moss and his young wife need protection.

The road, Cormac McCarthy

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is grey. They sky is dark.

Melissa, queen of evil, Mardi McConnochie

What do you do when one bad hair day could destroy the world? Meet Melissa — a mild-mannered cricket player of average ability and best friend to Soph, queen of emotional traumas. Meet Melissa, Queen of Evil — a dazzling all-rounder with a killer instinct and an agent of destruction.

The vale girl, Nelika McDonald

Fourteen-year-old Sarah Vale has gone missing in the small town of Banville. She's the daughter of the town whore so no one seems particularly concerned. No one cares except Tommy Johns, who loves Sarah Vale with all the unadulterated, tentative passion of a teenage boy.

Nowhere but here, Katie McGarry

Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighbourhood. Sure, she's curious about her biological father — who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent — but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. But when a reluctant visit turns to an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems.

White heat, M. J. McGrath

On Craig Island, a vast landscape of ice north of the Arctic Circle, three travellers are hunting duck. Among them is expert Inuit hunter and guide, Edie Kiglatuk; a woman born of this harsh, beautiful terrain.

The secret life of Fighter Command : the men and women who beat the Luftwaffe, Sinclair McKay

During the dark days of 1940, when Britain faced the might of Hitler's armed forces alone, the RAF played an integral role in winning the Battle of Britain against the Luftwaffe, thus ensuring the country's safety from invasion.

Beast Coast, J. C. McKenzie

Dometimes the greatest danger comes from within…When Master Vampire Lucien Delgatto threatens her potential mate Wick's life, Shape Shifter Andrea "Andy" McNeilly will employ a den of witches, a bedazzled thong, and her ability to shift into multiple animals to meet his demands.

Shift happens, J. C. McKenzie

Andrea McNeilly's job as a government agent is not asking questions, but then a routine assignment turns into a botched assassination of a Master Vampire's human servant. Answers become a priority.

The haunting of Sunshine girl, Paige McKenzie

Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Sunshine Griffith and her mother Kat move from sunny Austin, Texas, to the rain-drenched town of Ridgemont, Washington. Though Sunshine is adopted, she and her mother have always been close, sharing a special bond filled with laughter and inside jokes.

When I loved myself enough, Kim McMillen with Alison McMillen

A beautiful, inspirational book that teaches the key to true happiness. Each page contains a message to help readers understand the wonders of their own lives: 'When I loved myself enough I began taking the gift of life seriously and gratefully.

Comanche moon, Larry McMurtry

Two Texas Rangers fight Indians and bandits while trying to sort affairs with their women. One is Gus McCrae, a hard-drinking womanizer jilted by his love, the other is sober Woodrow Call, father of a boy by a prostitute.

Dead man's walk, Larry McMurtry

Struggling with the harsh frontier as young Texas Rangers, Gus and Call share life-changing adventures with deadly natural disasters, incompetent officers, cunning Native American warriors, and romance.

Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry

Set in the late-nineteenth century, this novel chronicles a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and follows the lives of Gus and Call, the cowboys heading the drive, Gus's woman, Lorena, and Blue Duck, a sinister Indian renegade.

Streets of Laredo, Larry McMurtry

Captain Call is a bounty hunter hired to track down Joey Garza — killer and train robber. His perilous journey takes him deep into the heart of a vanishing America. Call gathers around him an unlikely group of assistants along the way, taking them to Texas to find Joey.

Hopscotch, Jane Messer

Forced into an early retirement due to illness, Sam Rosen has lost any semblance of control over his life. His wife Rhonda, confined to the carer role, is feeling her identity ebb slowly away. Middle child Liza has always been independent and political, content to scrape through on her child-care worker's wage. Then her biological clock goes off. She begins to plan a nursery at her elusive boyfriend's inner city apartment, but instead uncovers a seedy secret.

As night falls, Jenny Milchman

Sandy has no idea that tonight her life will be forever changed. As a late autumn sky darkens over the Adirondack mountains … the mood in the Tremont house is already charged with tension … But when her husband Ben, a wilderness guide, arrives home, the troubled atmosphere immediately lightens.

The Creed legacy, Linda Lael Miller

Rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboy Brody Creed likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him home for the first time in years. Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory.

The marriage charm, Linda Lael Miller

The women of Bliss County have a pact — to find husbands. The right husbands. One already has: Hadleigh Stevens, who married rancher Tripp Galloway a few months ago. Now Melody Nolan thinks it's her turn. Melody has recently found success as a jewellery designer, and her work is the focus of her life.

The marriage pact, Linda Lael Miller

Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now that she's recovered from her youthful mistake and Tripp's interference, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact.

The marriage season, Linda Lael Miller

Since Hadleigh, Melody and Bex — the best of best friends — entered into a marriage pact, two of them have found (and married) the men of their hearts. But Bex doesn't think she'll be as fortunate as the others. Her own first love died years ago in a faraway war, and Bex has lost hope for a happy marriage of her own.

McKettrick's heart, Linda Lael Miller

Keegan McKettrick has learned the hard way that women can't be trusted. The only female in his life these days is the young daughter he sees all too rarely, and his sole passion is his job overseeing his family's corporation.

Mixed messages, Linda Lael Miller

Carly Barnett's lifelong dream was to be a journalist, tracking down leads, interviewing important people, making a difference. A job offer at Portland's Oregonian Times seemed like an ideal place to start, until she learned exactly what she'd be doing.

Montana Creeds series. Volume 1, Linda Lael Miller

After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home to Stillwater Springs, Montana. To put down roots and reconnect with his brothers, to restore his family's neglected ranch, to have kids of his own.

Montana Creeds series. Volume 2, Linda Lael Miller

When single attorney Steven Creed becomes guardian of an orphaned five-year-old boy, he trades his big-city law firm for a ranch near his McKettrick kin in the close-knit community of Stone Creek, Arizona.

Sweet surrender : love, life and the whole damn thing, Mary Moody

Mary challenges the illusion of eternal youth that's attributed to the baby boomer generation and the idea that she can obtain complete happiness by putting her own needs first. Yet like in her other books, she does so in a very personal way, describing how she herself was drawn in by the notion of living life without the burden of obligation to the needs of others.

Stone castles, Trish Morey

She turned her back on the girl she was. He'll show her the woman she was meant to be. After ten years pursuing a prestigious career in New York, Pip Martin has returned to the Yorke Peninsula to farewell her dying grandmother.

A corner of white, Jaclyn Moriarty

'She knew this. That philematology is the science of kissing. That Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known as Mark Twain. That, originally, gold comes from the stars.' Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie's Tea Shop.

The cracks in the kingdom, Jaclyn Moriarty

Hoping to bring back her father and the other missing royals of Cello, Princess Ko gathers a group of teens, each with a special ability, including Elliot, whose forbidden communications with Madeleine may be the key to travelling across worlds.

Big little lies, Liane Moriarty

'I guess it started with the mothers.' 'It was all just a terrible misunderstanding.' 'I'll tell you exactly why it happened.' Pirriwee Public's annual school Trivia Night has ended in a shocking riot. A parent is dead. Was it murder, a tragic accident…

The husband's secret, Liane Moriarty

The story of a woman who finds a letter from her husband. It says: For my wife, Cecilia Fitzpatrick. To be opened only in the event of my death. Her husband is very much alive. Should she open it? Would you open it?

The hypnotist's love story, Liane Moriarty

Ellen O'Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She's a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she's more intrigued than frightened.

The last anniversary, Liane Moriarty

Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one that got away. When she turned down his proposal three years ago, she broke his heart. Now that Sophie is single, longing for a baby and nearly 40, he's starting to look a lot more attractive.

The petrifying problem with Princess Petronella, Liane Moriarty

The bored Princess Petronella of the planet Globagaskar decides to turn Earth into a rubbish dump. Armed with ten important questions devised by the Save the Little Earthlings Committee, Georgio Gorgioskio is dispatched to the Earthling Ambassador, the only person in the galaxy who can change Princess Petronella's mind. Will Nicola and the Space Brigade be able to change Princess Petronella's mind in time to save the world?

Three wishes, Liane Moriarty

The three Kettle sisters have had a mortifying mishap. Their raucous, champagne-soaked birthday dinner has come to an abrupt end following a violent argument and an emergency dash to the hospital.

What Alice forgot, Liane Moriarty

Entertaining tale of a woman who loses memory of her last ten years of life and discovers that the Alice she's become isn't the Alice she ever imagined herself to be.

The man in the mirror : solving the 24 problems men face, Patrick M. Morley

Written by a foremost Christian men's leader, this powerful book invites men to take a probing look at their identities, relationships, finances, time, temperament, and most important, the means to bring about lasting change. If life's demands are constantly pressuring you to run faster and jump higher, this book is for you.

Barra Creek, Di Morrissey

Di's twelfth novel opens in New Zealand in the 1960s. The Mitchell family has run a prosperous sheep farm for generations and the youngest daughter, Sally, has just turned 20. She rides to the hounds and leads an indulged life.

Blaze, Di Morrissey

Life, love, career. A tough choice at any age, especially in the magazine world… Blaze exposes the new order of women and power in the cutthroat arena of upmarket magazines. The idealistic baby boomers have been pushed aside and it's every woman for herself.

The golden land, Di Morrissey

Natalie is a young Gold Coast mother with a loving husband, two small children and a happy lifestyle. While helping her mother move house, she finds a little box containing a Burmese artefact. When Natalie learns its unique history through a letter left by her great-great uncle, it ignites an interest in its country of origin and her uncle's unfulfilled plans for this curio.

Heart of the dreaming, Di Morrissey

At twenty-one, Queenie Hanlon has the world at her feet and the love of handsome bushman TR Hamilton. Beautiful, wealthy and intelligent, she is the only daughter of Tingulla Station, the famed outback property in the wilds of western Queensland. At twenty-two, her life is in ruins.

The islands, Di Morrissey

It's the psychedelic 70s and social conventions are being challenged. When Catherine Moreland from rural Australia goes on her first trip abroad, a handsome American naval officer sweeps her off her feet and she goes to live in beautiful Hawaii with her new husband.

Kimberley sun, Di Morrissey

The Kimberley — from the red desert to the remote town of Broome — is the backdrop for Kimberley Sun. Lily Barton is beautiful, adventurous and 50-something. She is looking for a complete life change.

The last mile home, Di Morrissey

It is 1953 in a small Australian country town, a time of postwar prosperity and hope. The Holtens are wealthy, yet austere graziers who have lived on the land for generations. The McBrides are a large and loving shearer's family who are new arrivals to the district.

The last rose of summer, Di Morrissey

A compelling story of two remarkable women connected across the decades by the men who love them … and the magic of a place called Zanana. Kate, a strong-willed heiress determined to defy Edwardian convention, but she must pay the ultimate price to keep the home she loves so much …

Monsoon, Di Morrissey

Monsoon is a journey into the hearts and memories of those caught in a certain time in a particular place. Sandy Donaldson has been working for a volunteer organisation in Vietnam for the past four years.

The opal desert, Di Morrissey

Kerrie, in her 40s, has just lost her famous sculptor husband who had been the centre of her existence and she now finds her life has lost direction. Shirley, approaching 80, was betrayed by her lover many years before and has retreated from the world, living in an underground dugout. Anna, 19, has a promising athletic career but is torn between the commitment to her sport which could carry her to the Olympics, or enjoying life like other young people.

The plantation, Di Morrissey

When Australian Julie Reagan discovers a book written about wild Malaysia in the 1970s, she decides to find out more about the author — her great aunt. What Julie finds sends her spiralling through generations of loves, deaths, tragedy and the challenges of the present until she discovers her grandmother's shocking secret.

The reef, Di Morrissey

Beneath the calm aqua waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is an on-going war of survival. It is a war of survival among the creatures, the life-forms and the coral that make up the reef. It is so threatened it could disappear within 30 years.

The road back, Di Morrissey

From the mountains to the valleys, from big cities to tiny towns, to the outback and the islands, Di Morrissey knows this country. She's been there. In The Road Back, Di weaves a tale of reconnection and starting over. Journalist Chris Baxter is at a crossroads.

Scatter the stars, Di Morrissey

Larrikin Australian actor Randy Storm had it all. Swept up by Hollywood after starring in a film set in Papua New Guinea, he had the looks, charm and talent — as well as the love of an exotic woman — take on the world. But that was the 1950s.

The silent country, Di Morrissey

TV producer Veronica Anderson travels to the Northern Territory to retrace the journey of an expedition that had set out 50 years earlier to film the outback, but which mysteriously ended in tragedy.

The songmaster, Di Morrissey

In Melbourne, a baby girl is found abandoned in the Victorian Art Gallery. She is wrapped in a shawl decorated with a motif that links her to ancient rock paintings in the Kimberley. In Los Angeles, a movie producer's dying daughter is haunted by nightmares after visiting the Kimberley.

Tears of the moon, Di Morrissey

Lily Barton's most prized possession is a beautiful tear-drop pearl pendant. Alone in the world, she has no idea where it came from or why she has it. But she is desperate to learn more of her forgotten past, to find her identity and claim her legacy, whatever it might be.

The valley, Di Morrissey

The valley is nestled between rugged peaks, divided by a magnificent river. Within its peaceful green contours are held the secrets of generations of tribes, families and loners who have come under its spell. But some secrets are never shared, never told.

When the singing stops, Di Morrissey

A young Australian woman leaves Sydney for a new world — Guyana, South America. Captivated by Guyana's wild, unspoilt beauty, Madison Wright Jones joins the native Amerindians struggling to preserve their culture against corporate exploitation.

The winter sea, Di Morrissey

Escaping an unhappy marriage and an unsatisfactory job, Cassie Holloway moves to the little NSW coastal town of Whitby Point. Here she meets the Aquino family, whose fishing business was founded by their ancestor, Giuseppe, an immigrant Italian, some ninety years before.

Follow the morning star, Di Morrissey

Queenie and TR return in Di Morrissey's sequel to the bestselling Heart of the Dreaming. Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She's the mother of two adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station and the wife of handsome bushman TR Hamilton.

Maximum security : the inside story of Australia's toughest jails, James Morton

Maximum security — the toughest classification in the Australian prison system — exerts a powerful fascination for us. Housing the nation's worst criminals, the so-called 'intractables', these facilities are settings of violence and despair.

The blood countess, Tara Moss

Aged 19 and fresh from small town Gretchenville, Pandora English arrives in New York City to live with her mysterious Great Aunt Celia. Pandora is going to make it big as a writer … or so she thinks. It turns out her great aunt is not the geriatric she is expecting.

The skeleton key, Tara Moss

By day Pandora English is a lowly fashion assistant. By night, she is a supernatural scion. The Crow Moon is rising and Pandora has a date with Civil War soldier Lieutenant Luke, who will be flesh-and-blood for one night only.

The spider goddess, Tara Moss

It's been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor, the fog-wreathed suburb of Manhattan that doesn't appear on any map.

Knit your own farm, Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne

Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne are back with a collection of new patterns for farm animals. There is something here for everyone, with instructions for large farm favourites such as cows, bulls, horses and pigs as well as cute chicks, lambs and piglets.

The diary of Lena Mukhina : a girl's life in the siege of Leningrad, Elena Vladimirovna Mukhina

In May 1941 Lena Mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in Leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether Vova, the boy she liked, liked her. Like a good Soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning German, the language of Russia's Nazi ally.

Princess Ben, Catherine Gilbert. Murdock

With her parents lost, Princess Benevolence ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia. Locked in the castle's highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts.

A hopscotch summer, Annie Murray

Emma Brown is a happy-go-lucky child, content to work hard at school, and to play hopscotch with her friends on the pavement outside her house. As long as everything is alright at home with her Ma and Pa, her little sister Joyce and brother Sid, then life is good.

War babies, Annie Murray

Rachel Booker has a difficult start in life. When her father dies, deep in gambling debt, her mother must harden herself to make ends meet, but becomes so hard she has little room left for affection or warmth.

Water gypsies, Annie Murray

It is 1942, and after a childhood of suffering in Birmingham, Maryann Bartholomew has built a life of happiness and safety with her husband Joel and their children, working the canals on his narrowboat, the Esther Jane.

Borkmann's point : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery, Hakan Nesser

Borkmann's rule was hardly a rule; in fact, it was more of a comment, a landmark for tricky cases… In every investigation, he maintained, there comes a point beyond which we don't really need any more information.

The mind's eye : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery, Hakan Nesser

Chief Inspector Van Veeteren knew that murder cases were never as open-and-shut as this one: Janek Mitter woke one morning with a brutal hangover and discovered his wife of three months lying facedown in the bathtub, dead.

Big bad wolf, Nele Neuhaus

On a hot June day the body of a sixteen-year-old girl washes up on a river bank outside of Frankfurt. She has been brutally murdered, but no one comes forward with any information as to her identity. Even weeks later, the local police have not been able to find out who she is.

Snow White must die, Nele Neuhaus

On a rainy November day police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic accident: A woman has fallen from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath. According to a witness, the woman may have been pushed.

As stars fall, Christie Nieman

In north-eastern Victoria, bush-covered hills erupt into flames. A Bush Stone-curlew escapes the fire but a woman studying the endangered bird does not. When Robin's parents split up after the fire, her mother drags her from the country to a new life in the ugly city.

Creating abstract art : ideas and inspirations for passionate art-making, Dean Nimmer

Familiar obstacles such as "I don't know what to paint" or "How do I know if this is good?" are easily set aside as you explore fun exercises such as connecting dots, automatic drawing, shadow hunting, working with haiku poetry paintings and much more.

Saving Baby : how one woman's love for a racehorse led to her redemption, Jo Anne Normile and Lawrence Lindner

Jo Anne Normile was not supposed to keep the foal, an exuberant thoroughbred, but she fell in love with the young horse who had literally been born into her arms. The breeder finally said she could keep the colt, whom she nicknamed 'Baby' — but only if she raced him.

The edge of normal, Carla Norton

Ten years ago, Reeve LeClaire was kidnapped and held captive. After a lucky escape, she's spent the last six years trying to rebuild her life, a recovery thanks in large part to her indispensable therapist, Dr. Ezra Lerner.

Hunted, Carla Norton

In this sequel to Norton's debut novel, The Edge of Normal, Reeve is moving closer to the normal life she so craves, no longer defined by the kidnapping that changed her life. But when her abductor, Daryl Wayne Flint, escapes from a hospital for the criminally insane, Reeve's new-found strength and tranquillity are about to be tested in ways neither she nor Flint could have imagined.

Ruined : a play, Lynn Nottage

A rain forest bar and brothel in the brutally war-torn Congo is the setting for Lynn Nottage's extraordinary play. The establishment's shrewd matriarch, Mama Nadi, keeps peace between customers from both sides of the civil war, as government soldiers and rebel forces alike choose from her inventory of women, many already ruined by rape and torture when they were pressed into prostitution.

Uprooted, Naomi Novik

Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travellers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon.

A beautiful place to die, Malla Nunn

In the South African town of Jacob's Rest, Detective Emmanuel Cooper investigates the murder of an Afrikaans police officer Captain Willem Pretorius. The more he digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes, and Cooper has secrets of his own.

Let the dead lie, Malla Nunn

South Africa, 1953. The National Party's rigid race laws have split the nation and a gruelling poverty grips many on the edges of its society. When former Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper stumbles across the body of a child, Jolly Marks, at the Durban docks, he can little imagine what the discovery will lead him to.

Silent valley, Malla Nunn

The body of a young girl has been found covered in wildflowers on a hillside near Durban. She is the daughter of a Zulu chief. Det. Sergeant Cooper is sent to investigate. He enters the guarded worlds of a traditional Zulu clan and a white farming community to get clues.

Inspector Minahan makes a stand ; or, The missing girls of England, Bridget O'Donnell

In Victorian London, the age of consent was just thirteen. Unwitting girls were regularly enticed, tricked and sold into prostitution. If not marked out for a gentleman in a city brothel, they were legally trafficked to Brussels, Paris and beyond. All the while, the Establishment turned a blind eye.

Hitler's forgotten children : my life inside the Lebensborn, Ingrid von Oelhafen & Tim Tate

In 1942 Erika, a baby girl from Sauerbrunn in Yugoslavia, was taken for a 'medical' examination by the Nazi occupiers. Declared an 'Aryan', she was removed from her mother and held in a children's home; her true identity erased, she became Ingrid von Oelhafen. Later, as Ingrid began to uncover her true identity, the full scale of the Lebensborn scheme and the Nazi obsession with bloodlines became clear including the kidnapping of up to half a million babies like her, and the deliberate murder of children born into the programme who were deemed 'substandard'.

When calls the heart, Janette Oke

Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

When comes the spring, Janette Oke

Elizabeth, the cultured young schoolteacher from the East, has braved the western frontier and spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. How she and Wynn are planning their wedding and their new life together at his outpost in the far north.

Chasing daylight : how my forthcoming death transformed my life : a final account, Eugene O'Kelly

The honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005.

Daisy Malone and the blue glowing stone, James O'Loghlin

It's Daisy's 12th birthday but she's got more earth-shattering things on her mind. Her father is scared of everything, her mother has disappeared, and she and her dog Ben (a highly intelligent, talking dog — his words!) have just found a mysterious blue glowing stone in the attic.

Silk Road, Eileen Ormsby

It was the 'eBay of drugs', a billion dollar empire. Behind it was the FBI's most wanted man, a mysterious crime czar dubbed 'Dread Pirate Roberts'. Silk Road lay at the heart of the 'Dark Web' — a parallel internet of porn, guns, assassins and drugs. Lots of drugs.

The hunter, Tony Park

Safari guide and private investigator Hudson Brand hunts people. He's on the trail of Linley Brown, a young woman named as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Linley's friend Kate died in a car crash in Zimbabwe, but Kate's sister believes that she is still alive.

The prey, Tony Park

Cameron McMurtrie is a man who doesn't like interference in his work. So when Kylie Hamilton, an Australian executive working for the international mining company Global Resources, is sent to South Africa to investigate a new site on the edge of the Kruger National Park, Cameron is less than welcoming. But when a group of illegal miners kidnap one of Global Resources' employees, Cameron is forced into action and collaboration.

Silent predator, Tony Park

A British politician goes missing at a luxury African safari lodge and it seems a band of terrorists is on the loose.

A piece of my mind : a psychiatrist on the couch , Gordon Parker

Gordon Parker AO, one of Australia's foremost clinical psychiatrists, is known for having strong and provocative views. He's been described as 'charming, witty and erudite', sometimes 'intimidating and intolerant', and 'variously regarded with fear, loathing, admiration and respect'.

Churchill and appeasement, Robert Alexander Clarke Parker

A brilliant reappraisal of one of the most charismatic and powerful politicians of the twentieth century, which by examining Churchill's career in the years leading up to the Second World War posits the notion that, had he only been in power earlier, war could conceivably have been prevented.

How to look great on any budget : from lifestyle changes, beauty products and make up to cosmetic surgery, Rosalyn Patrick

Develop more confidence through exploring ways of looking and feeling better.

The wind is not a river, Brian Payton

Following the death of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley is determined to find meaning in his loss. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Helen, he heads north to investigate the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a story censored by the U.S. government.

A time to run, J. M. Peace

A madman is kidnapping women to hunt them for sport. Detective Janine Postlewaite leads the investigation into the disappearance of Samantha Willis, determined not to let another innocent die on her watch. The killer's newest prey isn't like the others. Sammi is a cop.

Falls the shadow, Sharon Kay Penman

This novel about the struggle for power in England in the Middle Ages centres on the life of Simon de Montfort, a French nobleman who came to England to lay claim to an earldom, married the King's sister, and eventually mounted a civil war against Henry III.

Here be dragons, Sharon Kay Penman

An historical novel of power and betrayal, loyalty and political intrigue in 13th-century England, Wales and France.

The reckoning, Sharon Kay Penman

Completes the sequence of novels on the struggle between the independent Welsh Princes and the growing English strength which began with Here Be Dragons and continued with Falls the Shadow.

Currawong Manor, Josephine Pennicott

Currawongs appearing at the manor in vast numbers had come to portend one thing — death was on its way. When photographer Elizabeth Thorrington is invited to document the history of Currawong Manor for a book, she is keen to investigate a mystery from years before: the disappearance of her grandfather, the notorious artist Rupert Partridge, and the deaths of his wife, Doris, and daughter, Shalimar.

A fire in the shell, Josephine Pennicott

First came the flies and the bees. Then the wild dog attacks and sightings by locals of terrifying beings. The wail of the Banshee is heard. Erinyes, Pan and the Wild Hunt are on the move. The old ones demand blood and the killings begin.

Poet's cottage, Josephine Pennicott

When Sadie inherits Poet's Cottage in the Tasmanian fishing town of Pencubitt, she sets out to discover all she can about her notorious grandmother, Pearl Tatlow. Pearl was a children's writer who scandalised 1930s Tasmania with her behaviour.

Soups & broths : recipes and techniques from cooking, James Peterson

Cooks of all levels will find a wide variety of delicious, doable recipes: basics like chicken broth, classics like tomato soup, and exotics such as Thai hot-and-spicy shrimp soup.

The cancer recovery guide, Kerryn Phelps

From Australia's most trusted GP, Professor Kerryn Phelps AM, comes a comprehensive, clear and compassionate guide for cancer patients and their families and carers. A cancer diagnosis is a difficult life event and just the beginning of a long and challenging journey.

Red queen, Christopher Pike

Heading off for a weekend in Las Vegas with her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry — how to make it through the road trip in the same car with the guy who broke her heart five months ago when he dumped her for no reason.

Yes please, Amy Poehler

The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.

Written on the skin : an Australian forensic casebook, Liz Porter

A crime scene investigator notes the tiny indentations on the fragments of a tin can identified at a bomb site. After months of testing he is able to match them to the can opener that made them — and lead police to the bomb-maker who used it.

Rise, Ingrid Poulson

In 2003, Ingrid Poulson's estranged husband killed their two young children and Ingrid's father. After time, Ingrid chose to start with survival and build from there. She recognised her resilience and chose to rise to the challenge of overcoming unimaginable tragedy.

Climbing the stairs, Margaret Powell

From the grand houses of Brighton to imposing London mansions, life as a kitchen maid could be exhausting and demoralising. Marriage is the only escape, but with one evening off a week Margaret has no time to lose. Between Perce the bus conductor and Mr Hailsham the fishmonger, her initial prospects are hardly the stuff of dreams. But then she meets Albert; a butcher boy-turned-milkman.

Birth : conceiving, nurturing and giving birth to your baby, Catherine Price & Sandra Robinson

Co-written by a midwife and a childbirth educator, with over 35 years collective experience in working closely with women and their families, this invaluable resource is an essential for every prospective parent. Birth is reader-friendly, reassuring, unbiased and accessible to a wide readership.

The captain's daughter, Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

Presented as the memoir of Pyotr Grinyov, a nobleman, The Captain's Daughter tells how, as a feckless youth and fledgling officer, Grinyov was sent from St. Petersburg to serve in a remote part of southern Russia.

The queen of spades, Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

The Queen of Spades is an expertly composed tale that addresses timeless themes of greed and acquisitiveness — and their often-dire consequences.

The raven and the loon, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley

In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no colour at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while Loon spent her days in her iglu working away on her sewing.

The silver linings playbook, Matthew Quick

"The Silver Linings Playbook" is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki.

Bad Romeo, Leisa Rayven

Cassie Taylor was just another good girl acting student. Ethan Holt was the bad boy on campus. Then one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing onstage, Cassie and Ethan's epic romance seemed destined.

Broken Juliet, Leisa Rayven

Cassie swore she'd never forgive Ethan for breaking her heart when they were in acting school years ago. He was her one great love, and when he refused to love her back, a part of her died forever … or so she thought.

Road to nowhere, Mark Brandon Read

Mark "Chopper" Read is over fifty years old and has spent almost half that time in prison. He is a man who knows the Australian prison system better than any other. He knows how the definitive school of hard knocks turns juvenile delinquents into hardened criminals.

A twist of fate, Joanna Rees

Romy and Thea, two beautiful baby girls, their futures sealed with the flip of a coin. One will enter a life of privilege, surrounded by only the best money can buy. The other will fight for survival in an orphanage, against an evil regime who seek only to exploit her.

Area 7, Matthew Reilly

The hero of Ice Station is sent to a US Air Force installation in the Utah desert. Schofield will be escorting the President on an inspection tour of the base itself. But there are certain people who don't plan on the head of state leaving there alive.

Contest, Matthew Reilly

The New York State Library. A silent sanctuary of knowledge; a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and spiralling staircases. For Doctor Stephen Swain and his eight-year-old daughter, Holly, it is the site of a nightmare.

The five greatest warriors, Matthew Reilly

Jack West Jr and his loyal team are in desperate disarray — they've been separated, their mission is in tatters, and Jack was last seen plummeting down a fathomless abyss. After surviving his deadly fall, Jack must now race against his many enemies to locate and set in place the remaining pieces of The Machine before the coming Armageddon.

The great zoo of China, Matthew Reilly

Hell Island, Matthew Reilly

Hell Island does not appear on any maps. It is a secret place where classified experiments have been carried out. Experiments that have gone terribly wrong. When all contact with the island is inexplicably lost, four crack Special Forces units are dropped in.

Hover car racer, Matthew Reilly

Meet Jason Chaser, hover car racer. He's won himself a place at the International Race School, where racers either make it on to the Pro Circuit — or they crash and burn. But he's an outsider. He's younger than the other racers. His car, the Argonaut, is older.

Ice Station, Matthew Reilly

At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of US scientists has found something buried deep within a 100-million-year-old layer of ice. Something made of metal. In a land without boundaries, there are no rules. Every country would kill for this prize.

Scarecrow, Matthew Reilly

The third of Matthew Reilly's novels finds Captain Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield simultaneously evading bounty hunters hot on his trail while tracking down the perpetrators of a conspiracy that could soon reduce many of the major cities of the world to ashes.

Scarecrow and the army of thieves, Matthew Reilly

At an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic, a battle to save all life on Earth is about to begin. It is a top-secret base known only as Dragon Island. A long-forgotten relic of the Cold War, it houses a weapon of terrible destructive force, a weapon that has just been re-activated.

Seven ancient wonders, Matthew Reilly

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history with contesting nations involved in a headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 4500 years ago, a magnificent golden capstone sat at the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The six sacred stones, Matthew Reilly

For Jack West and his team, unlocking the secrets of the 'Seven Ancient Wonders' has proved only the beginning. The world is still in mortal danger. The challenge now is to set six legendary diamonds known as the 'Pillars' in their appointed places before the deadline. But first Jack and his team must locate the exact positions of placement all around the world, at sites known as 'the Six Sacred Stones'.

Temple, Matthew Reilly

Deep in the jungles of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is under way… An idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Leading a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript which contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened.

The Tournament, Matthew Reilly

The year is 1546. Europe lives in fear of the powerful Islamic empire to the East. Under its charismatic Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, it is an empire on the rise. Then the Sultan sends out an invitation to every king in Europe: send forth your champion to compete in a tournament unlike any other.

Troll Mountain, Matthew Reilly

A young hero. Barbaric monsters. An impossible quest. In a remote valley, a tribe of humans is being killed off by a terrible disease. There is a rumour that the trolls of Troll Mountain have a cure for the illness: a miraculous elixir.

Second suns : two doctors and their amazing quest to restore sight and save lives, David Oliver. Relin

In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world's most isolated, impoverished people through the Himalayan Cataract Project.

The wonder weeks : how to stimulate your baby's mental development and help him turn his 10 predictable, great, fussy, phases into magical leaps forward, Hetty van de Rijt and Frans Plooij

Describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all babies go through during the first 20 months of their lives.

The Italian girl, Lucinda Riley

Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other — a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them.

The Light Behind the Window, Lucinda Riley

The present: Emilie de la Martinieres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France.

The midnight rose, Lucinda Riley

Spanning four generations and two very different cultures, it sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajahs of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day.

The seven sisters, Lucinda Riley

Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, "Atlantis" a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as babies, has died.

The magic of watercolour flowers, Paul Riley

Watercolour is the ideal medium for painting flowers due to its wonderful translucency and in his new book, The Magic of Watercolour Flowers, Paul Riley shows readers how to paint colourful, vibrant flower paintings.

The enchanted life of Adam Hope, Rhonda Riley

During World War II, teenager Evelyn Roe is sent to manage the family farm in rural North Carolina, where she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier on their property. She rescues him, and it quickly becomes clear he is not a man and not one of us.

The complete Kane chronicles, Rick Riordan

The red pyramid: Carter and Sadie have nothing in common but their parents: their father Dr. Julius Kane, a brilliant Egyptologist, and their mother, a famed archaeologist who died under mysterious circumstances when they were young.

The heroes of Olympus. Books I-III, Rick Riordan

The lost hero: After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own: "Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death."

Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Books I-III, Rick Riordan

The lightning thief: Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school… again. But can he really be expected to stand by and not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realise, are very much alive in the twenty-first century.

The son of Sobek, Rick Riordan

Carter Kane is investigating rumoured sightings of a monster on Long Island when he runs into something else: a mysterious boy named Percy Jackson. And their meeting isn't exactly friendly…

The staff of Serapis, Rick Riordan

Annabeth Chase teams up with Sadie Kane. The demigod daughter of Athena and the young magician from Brooklyn House take on a larger-than-life foe from the ancient world. Perhaps even more disturbing than the power-hungry god they encounter is the revelation that he is being controlled by someone-someone all too familiar to Sadie.

Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts

In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years' imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building-society branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. In July 1980 he escaped, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for what turned out to be the next ten years. For most of this period he lived in Bombay. He set up a free health clinic in the slums, acted in Bollywood movies, worked for the Bombay mafia as a forger, counterfeiter, and smuggler and, as a gun-runner, resupplied a unit of mujaheddin guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan.

How not to fall in love, Lisa Brown. Roberts

Seventeen-year-old Darcy Covington never had to worry about money or where her next shopping spree was coming from. Even her dog ate gourmet. Then one day, Darcy's car is repossessed from the parking lot of her elite private school.

A dedicated man, Peter Robinson

Near the village of Helmthorpe, Swainsdale, the body of a well-liked local historian is found half-buried under a drystone wall. Chief Inspector Alan Banks is called in to investigate and soon discovers that disturbing secrets lie behind the apparently bucolic facade.

Gallows view, Peter Robinson

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has recently moved to the Yorkshire Dales from London to escape the stress of the metropolis. But he soon finds that life in the country is not quite as idyllic as he had imagined. A peeping Tom is frightening the women of Eastvale.

The hanging valley, Peter Robinson

No one dreamed something so hideous could grow in so beautiful a place. Many who visit the valley are overwhelmed by its majesty. Some wish they never had to leave. One didn't, a hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered by an unsuspecting tourist.

A necessary end, Peter Robinson

In the usually peaceful town of Eastvale, a simmering tension has now reached breaking point. An anti-nuclear demonstration has ended in violence, leaving one policeman stabbed to death. Fired by professional outrage, Superintendent 'Dirty Dick' Burgess descends with vengeful fury on the inhabitants of 'Maggie's Farm', an isolated house high on the daleside.

Past reason hated, Peter Robinson

It should have been a cosy scene: log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree, but appearances can be deceptive. For Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been brutally murdered. Inspector Alan Banks is called to the grim scene.

The testament of Jessie Lamb, Jane Rogers

A rogue virus that kills pregnant women has been let loose in the world, and nothing less than the survival of the human race is at stake. Some blame the scientists, others see the hand of God, and still others claim that human arrogance and destructiveness are reaping the punishment they deserve.

The death trust, David A. Rollins

When the commander of the vast NATO Ramstein Air Base in Germany, United States General Abraham Scott, is killed in what appears to be a glider accident, Washington reluctantly assigns its only available investigator, washed-up Special Agent Vincent Cooper, to the case.

Ghost watch, David A. Rollins

Special Agent Vin Cooper is feeling reckless. He volunteers for the dumbest and most dangerous job going: personal security operations in Afghanistan protecting bent politicians. But when his principal is killed in a suicide bomb attack, Cooper is reassigned to a cushy job nursing a couple of entertainers putting on a show at a secret base in Rwanda. Or so he thinks.

A knife edge, David A. Rollins

While working on a top-secret research programme for the US Department of Defense in the freezing waters off Japan, a leading scientist turns up dead, eaten by a monster shark. US Air Force OSI Special Agent Vin Cooper is hurriedly dispatched to investigate.

Rogue element, David A. Rollins

Joe Light, his computer hacking days behind him, kicks back in first class on board the Qantas 747 bound for London. In the Hawaiian office of the National Security Agency, an electronic intruder within a Government computer network is detected.

Sword of Allah, David A. Rollins

In Papua New Guinea, primitive highlanders are armed with AK-47s. In the Persian Gulf, a fishing boat has a sinister cargo. At a luxury hotel in Manila, an Australian 'financial planner' has a rendezvous with men on the World's Most Wanted list.

The Zero Option, David A. Rollins

The Cold War is going badly for President Reagan's administration. Support in Europe for the Soviet Union is on the rise, while acceptance of the new US intermediate range nuclear missiles is waning. Enter Roy Garret, a bright young NSA analyst with a plan.

Hard rain, David Rollins

When the US Attaché to Turkey, Colonel Emmet Portman, is found butchered in his Istanbul residence, Special Agents Vin Cooper and Anna Masters are sent to investigate. Within days of their arrival, Portman's associates begin to die gruesomely. There's a serial killer at large.

Frank, Jon Ronson

In the late 1980s Jon Ronson was the keyboard player in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. Frank wore a big fake head. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. Together, they rode relatively high.

So you've been publicly shamed, Jon Ronson

For the past three years, Jon Ronson has travelled the world meeting recipients of famous public shamings, often while their shamings are in full force. These are people like us people who, say, made a joke on social media that came out badly, or made a mistake at work.

The baby owner's games and activities book, Lynn Rosen and Joe Borgenicht

Boost Your Baby's Brain Power! Babies learn about their world by playing. And with The Baby Owner's Games and Activities Book, you'll discover 75 exciting ways to enrich their minds, strengthen their bodies, and spark their imaginations.

The Mustang, Melinda Roth

Dream baby guide sleep : the essential guide to sleep management in babies, Sheyne Rowley

Sheyne Rowley became known as The Australian Baby Whisperer because of the highly successful philosophy she developed to show parents how to assist their babies to be calm, content, happy and to sleep without stress.

Flame, Amy Kathleen. Ryan

Glow, Amy Kathleen. Ryan

Spark, Amy Kathleen. Ryan

An Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks

Neurological patients, Oliver Sacks once wrote, are travellers to unimaginable lands. An Anthropologist on Mars offers portraits of seven such travellers.

Awakenings, Oliver Sacks

Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays, and various TV documentaries, Awakenings is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients.

Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks

This book is an investigation into the types, physiological sources, and cultural resonances of hallucinations that traces everything from the disorientations of sleep and intoxication to the manifestations of injury and illness.

The Island of the Colour-Blind, Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks travels once again in search of human diversity, to the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, where he finds that a high proportion of the population is colour-blind and investigates the causes and effects of that condition. This book explores the islands, the people and their case studies.

A Leg to Stand On, Oliver Sacks

In this, the most personal of all his books, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells the story of an injury he sustained while climbing a mountain in Norway and the terrifying, bizarre aftermath when he realised with horror that his leg felt alienated.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks

Tells the stories of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations. If inconceivably strange, these brilliant tales remain, in Dr. Sacks's splendid and sympathetic telling, deeply human.

Migraine, Oliver Sacks

The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image. Dr. Oliver Sacks argues that migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.

The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks

About the myriad ways in which we experience the visual world: how we see in three dimensions; how we recognise individual faces or places; how we use language to communicate verbally; how we translate marks on paper into words and paragraphs, even how we represent the world internally when our eyes are closed.

Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks

Sacks' compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains. Here, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people.

Oaxaca Journal, Oliver Sacks

A literary travel memoir by the acclaimed neurologist and author of Awakenings recounts his odyssey to the Mexican province of Oaxaca with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts as he offers an insightful portrait of the region, its people, and its many natural wonders.

On the Move, Oliver Sacks

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions weight lifting and swimming; his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and scientists Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick who influenced him.

Uncle Tungsten, Oliver Sacks

In this endlessly charming and beautifully written memoir, the bestselling author of Awakenings gives us the story of a remarkable family and a child enchanted by the wonders of science. Long before Oliver Sacks became a neurologist and one of our finest science writers, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals — and also by chemical reactions, the louder and smellier the better.

The Year of the Runaways, Sunjeev Sahota

Thirteen young men live in a house in Sheffield, each in flight from India and in desperate search of a new life.

Alaska, Brendan Sainsbury, Greg Benchwick and Catherine Bodry

Describes points of interest and itineraries for each region of Alaska, and recommends the best outdoor activities, cultural events, restaurants, accommodations, and shopping centres.

This Song Will Save Your Life, Leila Sales

Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey.

Saying when : how to quit drinking or cut down, Martha Sanchez-Craig

People often recognize that their drinking is causing problems in their lives long before they are ready to seek help. Knowing that there is a problem can be a good first step to cutting back or quitting drinking, but it can be hard to know what further steps to take to make changes and stick to them. Saying When presents a step-by-step programme to help people cut down or stop drinking.

Scandalands, Kyle Sandilands

Kyle Sandilands has been nominated as the most hated man in Australia, yet at the same time he's one of their most successful and highest rating on-air personalities. His career has been riddled with scandal and controversy, yet his breakfast radio show consistently sits at number one.

The Highlander takes a bride, Lynsay Sands

Sword fighting, swearing, and riding astride come naturally to Saidh Buchanan. Simpering and holding her tongue? definitely not. Raised alongside seven boisterous brothers, Saidh has little interest in saddling herself with a husband …

My stylish French girlfriends, Sharon Santoni

Meet 20 beautiful, creative French women who live with passion; work every day; and love to take care of their homes and families. Visit them in their grand chateaux or charming little country cottages or Parisian apartments.

The Reluctant Psychic, Suzan Saxman

Born in suburban New York in the 1960s, Suzan Saxman has spent her life coming to terms with her extraordinary gifts. As a child, she saw things that terrified her and her uncanny insight alienated her from other children and her own mother.

The Ghost Brigades, John Scalzi

The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.

Old Man's War, John Scalzi

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and alien races willing to fight us for them are common.

Hold the Line, Matthew Scarlett

For Geelong fans, Matthew Scarlett is an AFL legend. Known as a man of few words, in Hold the Line Scarlett gives us the inside run on his whole career.

Abu Dhabi Days, Dubai Nights, Jillian Schedneck

When Jillian Schedneck takes up a post teaching English to a classroom of UAE students in Abu Dhabi, she is young, idealistic, in love, and ready to take on the world. After an initial period of culture shock, she grows in confidence and begins to teach her students about Virginia Woolf and feminism.

Pie for Chuck, Pat Schories

Big Chuck is a woodchuck with a taste for pie. He daydreams about warm, flaky pastries and their fruity filling. When he spots a freshly baked blueberry pie cooling on the windowsill, he must have it. Chuck can't reach high enough, so he recruits his friends to help.

Devil's Corner, Lisa Scottoline

En route to meet a confidential informant, neophyte Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti suddenly is confronted by violence and the murder of her partner and embarks on a dangerous campaign to protect her informant and bring down the shadowy mastermind responsible for her partner's killing.

Dirty Blonde, Lisa Scottoline

Attractive, sexy, and tough-minded, Cate Fante has just become a federal judge, though she isn't quite sure she belongs. But Cate keeps all her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For Cate leads a dark, double life — one that she doesn't even tell her best friend about — and it comes shockingly to light with a murder in a case before her.

The savage shore : extraordinary stories of survival and tragedy from the early voyages of discovery to Australia, Graham Seal

The search for the great south land began in ancient times and was a matter of colourful myth and cartographical fantasy until the Dutch East India Company started sending ships in the early seventeenth century.

The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

Susie Salmon looks down from heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground. There are counsellors to help newcomers adjust, and friends to room with. Everything she wants appears as soon as she thinks of it — except the thing she wants most: to be back with the people she loved on Earth.

Into the Abyss, Carol Shaben

On a wintry October night in 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane bound for remote communities in northern Canada set off into thick cloud and freezing rain. One hour later, the plane smashed headlong into a high ridge of rugged forest.

Unless, Carol Shields

All her life Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness with a loving family and growing success as a writer. Then her eldest daughter suddenly withdraws from the world to sit on a street corner, uncommunicative but for a sign around her neck bearing one word, "GOODNESS".

Activities for the Family Caregiver Traumatic Brain Injury, Scott Silknitter

Unforgettable, Scott Simon

Secret garden embroidery : 15 projects for your stitching pleasure, Sophie Simpson

Stitch your very own horticultural haven with What Delilah Did. Step into Miranda Merriweather's magnificent secret garden, where lucky clovers grow in spades and the towering tulips reach six feet tall.

Philomena, Martin Sixsmith

When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him from her and sold him, like countless others, to America for adoption.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells — taken without her knowledge — became one of the most important tools in medicine and are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years.

My Story, Elizabeth Smart

Ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime.

The one, Nick P. Smith

Many of us struggle through our lives without purpose, but it doesn't have to be this way. If we embrace the message of The One, we can begin to achieve way beyond what we think is possible. Nick P. Smith's book is designed for readers to get the most out of life.

Delhi : unknown tales of a city, R. V. Smith

Ronald Vivian Smith is an author of personal experiences — a rare breed to find in a time when even journalists hesitate to put pen to paper without scanning through the internet. This anthology features short essays on the Indian sultanate, its fall after the British Raj, and its resurrection to become what it is today — the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

The Angels Weep, Wilbur Smith

Assegai, Wilbur Smith

Birds of Prey, Wilbur Smith

The Burning Shore, Wilbur Smith

The Diamond Hunters, Wilbur Smith

Eagle in the Sky, Wilbur Smith

The Eye of the Tiger, Wilbur Smith

A Falcon Flies, Wilbur Smith

Golden Fox, Wilbur Smith

The Leopard Hunts in Darkness, Wilbur Smith

Men of Men, Wilbur Smith

Monsoon, Wilbur Smith

Power of the Sword, Wilbur Smith

Rage, Wilbur Smith

River God, Wilbur Smith

The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith

Shout at the Devil, Wilbur Smith

The Sound of Thunder, Wilbur Smith

A Sparrow Falls, Wilbur Smith

Those in Peril, Wilbur Smith

A Time to Die, Wilbur Smith

Vicious Circle, Wilbur Smith

Warlock, Wilbur Smith

When the Lion Feeds, Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers, Wilbur Smith

Wild Justice, Wilbur Smith

The beauty detox power : nourish your mind and body for weight loss and discover true joy, Kimberly Snyder

Provides advice to readers on how to detox their lives and achieve optimal mind-body balance so nothing can stand in the way of the body and lifestyle they've always wanted.

On the Edge, Edward St Aubyn

Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands, Regis St. Louis, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Dean Starnes

The ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling in Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets — all the essentials to get to the heart of Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands.

Happy 95% of the time : three simple, proven ways to overcome depression and feel content almost all the time, Walter Doyle. Staples

In his latest book, Dr. Walter Doyle Staples invites his readers to experience life as fully aware, fully conscious, and fully functioning individuals. Staples presents powerful and life-changing ideas and concepts on how to transcend our ego-based state of consciousness to achieve deep peace, profound love, and infinite joy.

The Emperor's Blades, Brian Staveley

The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual life-paths, one in a monastery, another training with elite soldiers, and one appointed a minister determined to prove herself to her people.

The Providence of Fire, Brian Staveley

The world of the Annurian Empire is an ambitiously drawn one. Adare, Valyn, and Kaden, the three children of the assassinated emperor, go their separate ways and find themselves embroiled in inevitable conflict.

Mansfield, C. K. Stead

The three years in the life of the writer Katherine Mansfield explored in this novel are in part the story of the ups and downs of her relationship with Jack Middleton Murry and her struggle to write the "new kind of fiction" which she felt the times demanded.

Four Legged Miracles, Brad Steiger

Four-Legged Miracles is a collection of wondrous lost-and-found canine sagas that highlight dogs' remarkable abilities to return home despite almost unbelievable odds.

All the Old Knives, Olen Steinhauer

Celia used to lie for a living. Henry still does. Can they ever trust each other? Nine years ago, Henry and Celia were lovers and colleagues, both working for the CIA station in Vienna. Until terrorists hijacked a plane at the airport, a rescue attempt, staged from the inside, went terribly wrong and everyone on board was killed. That night has continued to haunt all of those involved; for Henry and Celia, it brought to an end their relationship.

Sex, Drugs and Meditation, Mary-Lou. Stephens

Mary-Lou Stephens was lucky to make it into her forties. Therapy and AA helped her recover from her upbringing in an evangelical household; her habit of shoplifting through drama school; her addictions to food, drugs and alcohol; a string of failed love affairs and the break up of several bands.

The Wife Who Ran Away, Tess Stimson

Kate Forrest is invisible, Ned, the husband she adores, doesn't seem to know she's alive, and her two charming children have grown into stroppy adolescents. Her boss is suddenly shunting her towards career Siberia, and her demanding mother is never off the phone.

Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, Emma Straub

When the most famous producer in Hollywood plucks seventeen-year-old Elsa Emerson from a party and gives her a brand-new name, a star of the silver screen is born. But her transformation is more profound than she could ever have foreseen.

The Vacationers, Emma Straub

Celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary and their daughter's high-school graduation during a two-week vacation in Mallorca, Franny and Jim Post confront old secrets, hurts, and rivalries that reveal sides of themselves they try to conceal.

Modern homebrew recipes : exploring styles and contemporary techniques, Gordon Strong

Craft beer is about innovation, discovery and interpretation. Homebrewing is about all that and more! Grandmaster Beer Judge and author Gordon Strong takes you on a guided journey of brewing discovery that includes information about some of the latest BJCP style changes.

Winter turning, Tui Sutherland

Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen — but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.

The Snow Angel, Lulu Taylor

Cressida Felbridge is living the high life as a debutante in 1960s London society when she is courted by a friend of her brother's and set to marry. Wishing only the best for his daughter, her father decrees that she must have her portrait painted to mark the occasion.

An Irish country wedding, Patrick Taylor

Resolving to handle his usual round of eccentric patients before marrying his sweetheart, Dr. O'Reilly helps clear the name of a pigeon-hunting cat and encourages a promising student while his assistant, Barry, considers a romance with a politically outspoken teacher.

Guns of the Dawn, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Denland and Lascanne have been allies for generations, but now the Denlanders have assassinated their king, overthrown the monarchy and marched on their northern neighbour. Emily Marshwic has watched the war take her brother-in-law and now her young brother.

Truly sweet, Candis Terry

At sixteen, Annabelle Morgan hoped her crush on Jake Wilder was just a passing phase. Now she's twenty-nine and nothing has changed — except Jake. The once-carefree Marine has come home with a giant chip on his shoulder. He insists a single mom like Annie deserves more than he can offer.

Your nutrition solution to a healthy gut : a meal-based plan to help prevent and treat constipation, diverticulitis, ulcers, and other common digestive problems, Kimberly A. Tessmer

If you suffer from any type of gut-related disorder, you know the discomfort it can cause. Gut-related and/or digestive disorders can range in intensity and seriousness, from minor to chronic. Even the mildest irritation over a long period of time can be debilitating.

A Cold Creek homecoming, RaeAnne Thayne

Fifteen years later, Quinn Southerland still hadn't forgiven Tess Claybourne for treating him like the dirt beneath her boots. But the widowed nurse tending his ailing mother was a world away from the spoiled homecoming queen Quinn had known.

Wonderful things : a history of Egyptology. 1, From antiquity to 1881, Jason Thompson

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history. This, the first of a three-volume survey of the history of Egyptology, follows the fascination with ancient Egypt from antiquity until 1881, tracing the recovery of ancient Egypt and its impact on the human imagination in a saga filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity.

The squadron that died twice : the story of No. 82 Squadron RAF, which in 1940 lost 23 out of 24 aircraft in two bombing raids, Gordon Thorburn

Apart from the quiet chatter of a few mechanics, who were checking that one aircraft was too badly damaged ever to fly again, there was a shocked silence over the aerodrome as everyone there tried to understand the impossible.

How to behave : dating and sex, Caroline Tiger

Is it ever okay to "embellish" your online profile? What's the best way to deal with close-talkers? How can you handle a date who shows too much PDA? Discover the answers to these and other burning questions in Caroline Tiger's guide to modern love.

Brooklyn, Colm Toibin

A moving historical novel set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s about a young woman torn between her family and her past in Ireland and the American who wins her heart.

Nora Webster, Colm Toibin

It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them.

The Testament of Mary, Colm Toibin

A provocative imagining of the later years of the mother of Jesus finds her living a solitary existence in Ephesus years after her son's crucifixion and struggling with guilt, anger, and feelings that her son is not the son of God and that His sacrifice was not for a worthy cause.

All the Way Round, Stuart Trueman

In 2010, Stuart Trueman set out on a 16-month voyage to circumnavigate Australia by kayak. Not the first or even second person to do so, he was determined to make it a triumphant third. Stuart's adventure would be done on a shoestring, with no support team and a powerful belief in the philosophy of Do-It-Yourself.

Season of Salt and Honey, Hannah Tunnicliffe

Francesca 'Frankie' Caputo has it all figured out. She's finally going to marry the man she loves and then they will live happily ever after. But when a freak accident cuts her fiancé Alex's life tragically short, all of Frankie's future plans suddenly disintegrate.

Siwa : jewelry, costume and life in an Egyptian oasis, Margaret Mary. Vale

Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks.

Ronan's Echo, Joanne Van Os

In 1916 twin brothers Denny and Connor Ronan are eager to get to the war before it's all over; Bridie O'Malley, their childhood friend and the woman they both love, watches them leave, understanding too late that war is about more than heroes and handsome boys in uniform.

Saving Zali, Lisa Venables

Saving Zali is a mother's account of every parent's worst nightmare: a diagnosis of cancer with a shocking prognosis. In 2009, Lisa and Andrew Venables were told that their eighteen-month-old daughter Zali had Langerhan's cell histiocytosis, or LCH, a cancer resistant to chemotherapy and almost impossible to treat. Zali was given six weeks to live. It was the beginning of a journey of heartache and bravery as Zali battled daily for her life in Sydney's Westmead Hospital, with Lisa by her side at every step.

Bali & Lombok, Ryan Ver Berkmoes

Provides reviews, maps, and itineraries for exploring Bali and Lombok, describing beaches, markets, villas, beachside resorts, and restaurants.

The Ghosts of Roebuck Bay, Ian W. Shaw

The Japanese attack on Broome is the second most deadly air raid on Australia soil in our history and yet it's almost entirely overlooked. On 3 March 1942, nine Japanese Zero planes strafed the small town planning to destroy the aerodrome and American planes.

Glenrowan, Ian W. Shaw

The siege of Glenrowan is more than just an Australian legend. The 41 hours when the Kelly Gang took over Ann Jones' Glenrowan Inn and held the police at bay have become a part of the Australian psyche.

On Radji Beach, Ian W. Shaw

When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to the docks to flee. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses who boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke but Japanese bombers sank the small ship.

White Mouse, Nancy Wake

Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling.

Hotel Alpha, Mark Watson

Three decades ago, the charismatic Howard York built the empire of his dreams: the Hotel Alpha. It was once the finest in London, but over the years, as the world around it has moved on at an ever more dizzying rate, the hotel has struggled to keep pace.

One Hundred Hotel Alpha Stories, Mark Watson

Tales to accompany Mark Watson's novel, Hotel Alpha.There's a story behind every door. Every room of the Hotel Alpha has witnessed hundreds of stories — some incidental, some life-changing and many of them intertwined in ways that the guests couldn't possibly know.

And Fire Falls, Peter Watt

It is 1942 and the war in the Pacific is on Australia's doorstep, changing the lives of the Duffy and Macintosh families as never before.

Cry of the Curlew, Peter Watt

Confronting, graphic and erotic, Cry of the Curlew is a riveting novel of Australia's brutal past from master storyteller Peter Watt. It is the tale of two families, the Macintoshes and the Duffys, who are locked in a deadly battle from the moment squatter Donald Macintosh commits an act of barbarity on his Queensland property.

Eden, Peter Watt

Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war — will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their country, and their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy.

Flight of the Eagle, Peter Watt

From the battlefields of Sudan to colonial Sydney and the Queensland outback, a dreadful curse still inextricably links the lives of the Macintoshes and Duffys. Captain Patrick Duffy is a man torn between the family of his father, Irish Catholic soldier-of-fortune Michael Duffy and his adoring, scheming maternal grandmother, Enid Mackintosh.

The Pacific, Peter Watt

As a war correspondent covering the Second World War, Ilsa Stahl isn't afraid to be on the front line. But when her plane goes down in a terrible storm over Papuan waters and she is taken prisoner by the Japanese, she has every reason to be terrified.

Papua, Peter Watt

When Jack Kelly, a captain in the Australian army, shows compassion towards his prisoner Paul Mann, a brave and high-ranking German officer, an unexpected bond is formed. But neither could imagine how their pasts and futures would become inextricably linked by one place: Papua.

Shadow of the Osprey, Peter Watt

On a Yankee clipper bound for Sydney Harbour the mysterious Michael O'Flynn is watched closely by a man working undercover for Her Majesty's government. O'Flynn has a dangerous mission to undertake and old scores to settle.

To Chase the Storm, Peter Watt

To Ride the Wind, Peter Watt

In 1916, the Duffys and Macintoshes are entangled in the horrors of World War I. From the deserts of the Middle East to the trenches of Europe, the hand of death is always present. But even those left behind are not safe, for the most dangerous of enemies is not the Germans or the Turks, but someone much closer to home …

To Touch the Clouds, Peter Watt

In 1914, the storm clouds of war are gathering. Matthew Duffy and his cousin Alexander Macintosh are sent by Colonel Patrick Duffy to conduct reconnaissance on German-controlled New Guinea. At the same time, Alexander's sister, Fenella, is making a name for herself in the burgeoning Australian film industry.

Blue Moon, Pam Weaver

Ruby was beginning to worry. If the family was to survive, she would have to work out a way of keeping them all together. Worthing, 1931. Money is still tight following The Great Depression, and the Bateman family must all pull their weight to make ends meet.

Other People's Diaries, Kathy Webb

"It sounds kind of strange, but do you know anyone who is really happy? Someone who is exactly where they want to be, who gets up every morning looking forward to what the day will bring? I have a theory…

By Heresies Distressed, David Weber

The Kingdom of Charis and the Kingdom of Chisholm have joined together, pledged to stand against the tyranny of a corrupt Church. The youthful Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm has wed King Cayleb of Charis, forging a single dynasty, a single empire, dedicated to the defense of human freedom.

By Schism Rent Asunder, David Weber

Despite the implacable hostility of the Church of God Awaiting, Charis still stands, still free, still tolerant, still an island of innovation in a world in which the Church has worked for centuries to keep humanity locked at a medieval level of existence.

A Mighty Fortress, David Weber

The struggle for human freedom continues as Merlin Athrawes and a handful of extraordinary human beings stand in the path of the Church of God Awaiting, which controls most of Safehold and has decreed the destruction of Charis and its young queen Sharleyan of Chisholm and her consort, young Cayleb Ahrmahk.

Off Armageddon Reef, David Weber

Humanity pushed its way to the stars and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly wiped us out. But the Gbaba can detect the emissions of an industrial civilization, so the human rulers of Safehold have built a religion designed to keep Safehold society medieval forever.

The great big pressure cooker book : 500 easy recipes for every machine, both stovetop and electric, Bruce Weinstein

The ultimate in pressure cooker books — with recipes for breakfasts, soups, mains, grains, vegetables, and desserts — each adapted for stovetop or electric models.

The Promise, Ann Weisgarber

1900. Young pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a terrible scandal. She finds herself striking up correspondence with a childhood admirer, the recently widowed Oscar Williams and agrees to marry him.

The fill-in boyfriend, Kasie West

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she decides to do the unthinkable: convince the cute guy waiting to pick up his sister to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. The task is simple: two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.

The Other Country, Michael Whelan

Michael and Helen Whelan believed that life after the birth of their first child would be the most amazing adventure. But at 14 months of age, they were given the shattering news: Charlie was autistic.

Call the Doctor, Ronald White-Cooper

Ronald White-Cooper may have worked as a doctor in London's slums and tended to badly wounded men on the Western Front, but when he arrived in Dartmouth in 1920 to set up as a GP he found himself facing some unique challenges.

Mobile Library, David Whitehouse

Twelve-year-old Bobby Nusku is an archivist of his mother. He catalogues traces of her life and waits for her to return home. Bobby thinks that he's been left to face the world alone until he meets lonely single mother Val and her daughter Rosa.

Walking on Trampolines, Frances Whiting

From the day Annabelle Andrews sashays into her classroom, Tallulah 'Lulu' de Longland is bewitched: by Annabelle, by her family, and their sprawling, crumbling house tumbling down to the river. Their unlikely friendship intensifies through a secret language where they share confidences about their unusual mothers, first loves, and growing up in the small coastal town of Juniper Bay.

Fukushima, Mark Willacy

On 11 March 2011, Japan was rocked by the most violent earthquake in her history and one of the largest ever recorded. Fukushima is the incredible story behind the twin catastrophes of the resulting tsunami and nuclear meltdown, seen through the eyes of witnesses and victims, from former prime minister Naoto Kan, the plant director and senior engineers of Fukushima Dai-Ichi, the elite firefighters who risked their lives to avert the ultimate nuclear nightmare, to the mother excavating the wreckage as she looked for her daughter's remains.

The View from the Valley of Hell, Mark Willacy

Never mind the sprouts : simple and easy food that all the family will enjoy… especially the fussy eaters, Alastair Williams, Claire Plimmer

This handy cookbook, packed with mouth-watering, quick and easy-to-execute, nutritious recipes is your one-stop guide to introducing new flavours to a developing palate.

Understanding autism : the essential guide for parents, Professor Katrina Williams & Professor Jacqueline Roberts.

Written by two leading experts in the field, it covers everything from the causes of autism to how it manifests at the various ages and stages of a child's life, as well as diet and nutrition, the importance of self-care for parents, how to cope with common problematic behaviours, conditions that can often appear in conjunction with autism (such as anxiety and depression), and how best to manage the child's transition to adulthood.

Scotland's Highland & islands, Neil Wilson, Andy Symington

Lonely Planet Scotland's Highlands & Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover hundreds of varieties of whisky, take the challenge of walking the West Highland Way and savour some of Europe's most sought-after seafood; all with your trusted travel companion.

Calm, Paul Wilson

In the shadow of blackbirds, Cat Winters

In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.

A global life : my journey among rich and poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn with Jill Margo

James D. Wolfensohn is one of the business world's most successful and unconventional figures: an ex-pat Aussie and former World Bank President who has gone on to channel his personal success into the struggle against poverty.

Six Impossible Things, Fiona Wood

Wildlife, Fiona Wood

To Catch a Dream, Mary Wood

The truth about men and love, Peter Wood

Ever wondered what men really think about women? Peter Wood tells women everything they've ever wanted to know from love to fake boobs to sex acts, and everything in between. It's like listening in to what men say about women when they are not around. Is this all about love? Maybe. Sex? Possibly.

Great White, James Woodford

The Bride of Science, Benjamin Woolley

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron was born in 1815 just after the Battle of Waterloo, and died aged 36, soon after the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was her work with Babbage that led to her being credited with the invention of computer programming and to her name being adopted for the programming language that controls the US military machine.

A City Called Smoke, Justin Woolley

Fitness after 40 : your strong body at 40, 50, 60, and beyond : includes a 6-week total-body workout program, Vonda Wright, M.D., M.S., with Ruth Winter, M.S.

As we age, our bodies change but that doesn't have to impact our fitness level. We may not be teenagers anymore, but if we exercise smarter, we can remain youthful, energetic, and strong. Dr. Vonda Wright is the creator of a unique exercise program tailored to the needs of mature athletes.

A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride.

Good Enough, Dilvin Yasa

In the frightening world of tiger mums, little emperors and helicopter parenting, can any mother ever be good enough? Dilvin Yasa thinks probably not. In fact, she's pretty sure mothers have been sold a dodgy lot of unrealistic standards, with a good dollop of guilt thrown in.

Things My Daughter Needs to Know, Dilvin Yasa

The perfect book for mums who want to share with their daughters and for daughters who can't always share with their mums. Determined not to pass on the plague of ignorance to the next generation, Dilvin Yasa wrote a series of letters for her young daughter to read when she reaches the eve of adulthood, sharing the things that only a mother can teach her daughter.

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel — a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbours.

The Messenger, Markus Zusak

When Dogs Cry, Markus Zusak