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Bunny, Mona Awad: 'We were just these innocent girls in the night trying to make something beautiful. We nearly died. We very nearly did, didn't we?' Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA programme at New England's Warren University.
Rock, paper, scissors, Richard Osmond: Prize-winning poet Richard Osmond's second collection, Rock Paper Scissors, presents an extraordinary, collaged response to the poet's direct experience of the terrorist attack in London on June 3rd, 2017.
Love, Rosie, Cecelia Ahern: Previously published with the title Where Rainbows End - now a major film entitled Love, Rosie.A story about love. And how life can get in the way. Sometimes fate just can't stop meddling... Best friends since forever, Rosie and Alex have shared their hopes, dreams, awkward moments - and firsts. But their bond is threatened when Alex's family move to America. They stay in touch, but misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck seem to be conspiring to keep them apart.
Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, Stephen E Ambrose: Stephen E. Ambrose's iconic New York Times bestseller about the ordinary men who became the World War II's most extraordinary soldiers: Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, US Army. They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak`—in Holland and the Ardennes`—Easy Company was as good a rifle company as any in the world.
Sunset Beach, Mary Kay Andrews: Drue Campbell's life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn't seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother's funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he's remarried - to Drue's eighth grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they're offering her a job which she grudgingly accepts. On the bright side, Drue has inherited her grandparents Sunset Beach bungalow.
Storm and fury, Jennifer L Armentrout: Enter a world of gargoyle protectors, rising demons and one girl with an explosive secret. Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is part of a secret so dangerous that she's been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens--gargoyle shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons.
Arlo Finch in the valley of fire, John August: Arlo Finch thought becoming a Ranger meant learning wilderness skills, like camping and knots. But upon arriving in the tiny town of Pine Mountain, Colorado, Arlo soon learns there's so much more. His new friends Indra and Wu teach him how to harness the wild magic seeping in from the mysterious Long Woods-a parallel realm of wonder and danger. First he must master the basics, including snaplights, thunderclaps and identifying supernatural creatures.
My name is Anna, Lizzy Barber: Two women - desperate to unlock the truth.How far will they go to lay the past to rest? Anna has been taught that virtue is the path to God. But on her eighteenth birthday she defies her Mamma's rules and visits Florida's biggest theme park.
Best self: be you, only better, Mike Bayer: Ask yourself...are you truly who you want to be? Is this the life you really want? Are you living each day as your best self? What can you change, today? How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full of work, relationships and activities that are true to your authentic self, or do you feel trapped on a treadmill of responsibility? If you dream of a better life, now is the time to turn your dream into reality.
The painted man, Peter V Brett: Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark... Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As dusk falls upon Arlen's world, a strange mist rises from the ground; a mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living.
The beholder, Anna Bright: Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after. As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match. But after an excruciatingly public rejection, Selah's stepmother suggests an unthinkable solution: Selah must set sail across the Atlantic to visit a series of potential suitors--and if she doesn't come home engaged, she shouldn't come home at all.
Elton John: the biography, David Buckley: Elton John is as much loved for his outrageous personality and witty outspokenness as for his music. Such shamelessness and sheer silliness rivals anything uttered by punk rockers, yet it is so typically Elton: honest and intemperate. Tragedy and heartbreak have played a large part in his life. Behind the parties, the hedonism, the lavish stage costumes, and silly glasses lies a more sombre story.
Feeling good: the new mood therapy, David D Burns: The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other 'black holes' of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist David D. Burns, M.D. outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life.
The story of the nose, Andrea Camilleri: Kovalyov wakes one morning to discover that his nose has disappeared! It has mysteriously found its way into a loaf of bread on the barber Yokovlevich's breakfast table. The barber tries to get rid of it, but when Kovalyov steps out onto the St Petersburg streets, he finds his nose, now the size of a human, wearing a gold-embroidered uniform and travelling around in a carriage...
The Sacco Gang, Andrea Camilleri: A "wild west" tale of two brothers who battle both the state and a mafia empire in 1920s Italy. iRaffadali, province of Agrigento, 1920s. The Sacco brothers are free men with strong ideas about socialism and the state. Their lives change radically one morning when their father, Luigi Sacco, receives an anonymous letter from the local Mafia demanding protection money and is the victim of a robbery attempt.
The fourth man, Lee Child: It's a short read, but perfect for a coffee break. Jack Reacher, ex-military drifter of no fixed abode, is stalked and tracked down by an FBI agent. She tells him that in a house raid in Sydney, Australian law enforcement found a list. There were four people on it, including him. The other three are dead. Hours later, Reacher is in the air, on his way to Sydney.
How will you measure your life?, Clayton M Christensen: In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harvard Business School's graduating class. Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used examples from his own experiences to explain how high achievers can all too often fall into traps that lead to unhappiness ...
A Grimm warning, Chris Colfer: Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him--until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother ... but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned...
The gods of guilt, Michael Connelly: Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. When Mickey learns that the victim was his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow path, he knows he is on the hook for this one. He soon finds out that she was back in LA and back in the life. Far from saving her, Mickey may have been the one who put her in danger.
Sharpe's prey: Richard Sharpe and the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807, Bernard Cornwell: It's 1807 and Sharpe has returned from India, survived Trafalgar and has now joined the newly-formed Greenjackets. But his career is nearly over; his future apparently hopeless. His latest mission is to travel to Copenhagen and deliver a bribe to the Danes, to stop them handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French. But he soon finds himself dragged into a war of spies and brutality and realises that he is just a sacrificial pawn...
Christopher Churchmouse, Barbara Davoll: A collection of short stories taken from the books Christopher and his friends and Christopher and his family, each illustrating a Bible truth.
Funeral in Berlin, Len Deighton: In Berlin, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West--for a price. British intelligence are willing to pay, providing their own top secret agent acts as go-between. It soon becomes apparent that behind an elaborate facade lies a deadly game in which the blood-stained legacy of Nazi Germany is enmeshed in the intricate moves of cold war espionage...
Horse under water, Len Deighton: The detail is frightening but unfaultable; the story as up to date as ever it was. The un-named hero of The Ipcress File the same: insolent, fallible, capricious--in other words, human. But he must draw on all his abilities, good and bad, when plunged into a story of murder, betrayal and greed every bit as murky as the waters off the coast of Portugal, where the answers lie buried.
The rest of the story, Sarah Dessen: Novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn't seen since she was a little girl - and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer. Emma Saylor doesn't remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever. Now it's just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable . . .
Pride, prejudice, and other flavors, Sonali Dev: It is a truth universally acknowledged that only in an overachieving Indian American family can a genius daughter be considered a black sheep. Dr. Trisha Raje is San Francisco's most acclaimed neurosurgeon. But that's not enough for the Rajes, her influential immigrant family who's achieved power by making its own non-negotiable rules: Never trust an outsider. Never do anything to jeopardise your brother's political aspirations. And never, ever, defy your family.
American notes, Charles Dickens: In 1842, Charles Dickens visited America. His reception was somewhat colder than that which usually greeted him - already a successful author in both Britain and the U.S. This lack of enthusiasm from the Americans was partly due to his criticism of the pirating of English books in that country and partly due to his outspoken distaste for the custom of slavery in the southern states ...
Almost midnight, Paul Doiron: While on vacation, Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch receives a strange summons from Billy Cronk, one of his oldest friends and a man he had to reluctantly put behind bars for murder. Billy wants him to investigate a new female prison guard with a mysterious past, and Mike feels honor-bound to help his friend. But when the guard becomes the victim in a brutal attack at the prison, he realizes there may be a darker cover-up at play--and that Billy and his family might be at risk.
The aye-aye and I, Gerald Durrell: Gerald Durrell's last book, The Aye-Aye and I records his final animal-collecting expedition, a trip to Madagascar in 1990, and his efforts to save the elusive and mythical lemuroid known as the Aye-Aye. Prompted by the country's radical deforestation, and slash-and-burn agriculture, Durrell, his wife, and their team of zoologists embark on a mission to capture and conserve the species--distinguished by its 'giant, chisel-like teeth', 'round, hypnotic eyes' and large 'spoon-like ears'.
The name of the rose, Umberto Eco: This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes.
My one true Highlander, Suzanne Enoch: Dare to fall in love. Scotland, 1812: rugged Highlander Graeme's loyalty to his clan means that their enemies are his own, even when that includes his neighbour, the Duke of Lattimer. It's a fight he doesn't relish, but when Graeme's reckless younger brothers foolishly kidnap Lattimer's younger sister, all bets are off. Lady Marjorie Forrester may be aligned with the enemy, but capturing her puts Graeme squarely in the middle of a war.
A devil in Scotland, Suzanne Enoch: The dawning of desire is delicious and dangerous. 1806, Scotland: Wild, reckless Callum MacCreath is in no hurry to become someone's husband. But when his responsible, steady older brother Ian announces his engagement to their childhood friend Rebecca, Callum makes a startling discovery: he wants the lovely young lass for himself. But it's too late, and when Ian banishes him for his duplicity, Callum is only too happy to leave Scotland forever.
Code to zero, Ken Follett: In 1958, bound together by the past, separated by war, and caught up in the mighty struggle between the superpowers, four old friends from Harvard sit at the very centre in this dangerous heart of the cold war. And as Luke Lucas relearns the story of his life, he uncovers long-kept secrets and realises that his fate is tied to the rocket that stands ready on launch pad 26B at Cape Canaveral.
48 hours, William R Forstchen: A nail-biting and prescient thriller about a solar storm with the power to destroy the world's electrical infrastructureIn forty-eight hours, the Earth will be hit by a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the Sun, a "Carrington Event" that has the power to shut down and possibly destroy the world's electrical infrastructure.
Trumpocracy: the corruption of the American republic, David Frum: David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America's future."From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to the Philippines, from Venezuela to Hungary, authoritarian leaders have smashed restraints on their power. Media freedom and judicial independence have eroded.
The nearness of you, Dorothy Garlock: Hooper's Crossing, New York, 1952. The post-war boom seems a million miles away ... especially for a sheltered librarian who longs for the adventure and excitement of the big city. New York City. The hustle and bustle. The people and the excitement. It's all Lily Denton dreams about. But ever since her mother died, her overprotective father won't ease up on her. So she spends her days working at the library and her nights hoping life doesn't pass her by ... until the Fall Festival.
Traitor's chase, Stuart Gibbs: Having assumed the identity of a young D'Artagnan, Greg Rich is beginning to get the hang of things in 1615 Paris. But he hasn't figured out how to get home yet. Or how to defeat the dangerous Michel Dinicoeur, who has made it his mission to destroy Greg, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos.When Dinicoeur escapes the Bastille and flees to Spain, the Musketeers charge after him, only to be ambushed. Someone is anticipating their every move.
Double cross, Stuart Gibbs: The past, present, and future are all at stake in this final book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs. Greg Rich should feel invincible. After all, he's travelled through time, become one of the legendary Musketeers, and--most recently--prevented the Spanish army from attacking Paris. Instead, he and his friends are languishing in prison, having fallen into a trap set by Milady and the Prince of Condé.
The last musketeer, Stuart Gibbs: On a family trip to Paris, Greg Rich's parents disappear. They're not just missing from the city--they're missing from the century. So, Greg does what any other fourteen-year-old would do: He travels through time to rescue them. Greg soon finds out that his family history is tied to the legendary Three Musketeers. But when he meets them, they're his age, and they'll only live long enough to become true heroes if he can save them.
Rise, Ellen Goodlett: Sisters Akeylah, Ren, and Zofi are all a step closer to their dying father's throne, a step closer to the crown that will allow one of them to rule over Kolonya. But the sisters' pasts continue to haunt them. Each hides a secret marked with blood and betrayal, and now their blackmailer is holding nothing back. When King Andros discovers the sisters' traitorous pasts, the consequences will shake the entire kingdom to its core.
The accident, Dawn Goodwin: Veronica Pullman's comfortable suburban life comes to a shuddering halt when her young daughter Grace tragically dies in a car accident. Months later, unable to come to terms with her daughter's death, detached from her husband and alienated from her friends and family, a chance encounter on a rainy street pushes her into an unlikely new friendship. Scarlet is everything Veronica could've been: feisty, adventurous, unpredictable.
Murder at Merisham Lodge, Celina Grace: A mansion, a title and marriage to a wealthy Lord; Lady Eveline Cartwright has it all. Unfortunately, it's not enough to prevent her being bludgeoned to death one night in the study of Merisham Lodge, the family's country estate in Derbyshire. Suspicion quickly falls on her ne'er-do-well son, Peter, but not everyone in the household is convinced of his guilt. Head kitchen maid Joan Hart and lady' s maid, Verity Hunter, know that when it comes to a crime, all is not always as it seems.
A lethal legacy, Heather Graham: Douglas Island sits off the coast of New York State, its imposing cliffs warning away visitors. Still, Finn Douglas has big plans for his inheritance and the rambling manor house that dominates the landscape. He has a vision to turn the island into a resort getaway for overworked city dwellers. But when the broken body of his business partner is found at the base of the rocky escarpment, he fears it wasn't an accident.
Hard cold winter, Glen Erik Hamilton: When an old crony of Van Shaw's late grandfather calls in a favour, he treks deep into the remote forest of the Olympic Mountains in search of a missing girl. Discovering a brutal murder scene, Van finds himself caught between a billionaire businessman on the one side and vicious gangsters on the other. In an attempt to survive, a desperate Van may just need every ally he can get, especially as someone prepares to unleash a firestorm on Seattle that could burn them all to ashes.
Deadheads, Reginald Hill: Life is on the up for Patrick Aldermann: his Great Aunt Florence has collapsed into her rose bed leaving him Rosemont House with its splendid gardens. But when his boss, 'Dandy' Dick Elgood, suggests to Peter Pascoe that Aldermann is a murderer - then later retracts the accusation - the detective inspector is left with a thorny problem.
The bride test: a novel, Helen Hoang: Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny--but not important emotions, like love. His family knows better--that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.
Stand down: a J.P. Beaumont novella, Judith A Jance: Life has shifted for J. P. Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastated--and ultimately disbanded--his Special Homicide Investigation Team, he accepts that he has left homicide detection behind at this point, but he has a lot of unanticipated free time on his hands. He's keeping busy with renovations on the new house that he and his wife Mel Soames, the newly appointed Chief of Police in Bellingham, Washington, have bought.
Kiss of the bees, Judith A Jance: In Tucson, twenty years ago, a psychopath named Andrew Carlisle brought blood and terror into the home of Diana Ladd Walker and her family. When Carlisle died in prison, Diana and her husband, ex-county sheriff Brandon Walker, believed their long nightmare was finally over. They were wrong. Their beloved adopted daughter Lani has vanished. A serial killer is dead, but his malevolence lives on in another. And now the fiend holds Lani's innocent life in his eager hands.
Soul of the sword, Julie Kagawa: One thousand years ago, a wish was made and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. A weapon powerful enough to seal away the formidable demon Hakaimono.Now he has broken free.Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the scroll.
The painted bird, Jerzy N Kosinski: The shocking story of a stray child and his wanderings in Poland during World War II. A young boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, wanders alone from one village to another in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. When the war separates a youth from his parents he begins a terrible odyssey of suffering as he wanders from village to village.
Rules of the ruff, Heidi Lang: Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle's house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and--not content with being ignored all summer--she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighbourhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice. Sure, dog walking turns out to be harder than she expected, but she has Wes's dog-walking code, the Rules of the Ruff, to guide her, and soon she's wrangling her very own pack.
A conquest impossible to resist, Stephanie Laurens: On the hunt for new breeding stock for the Cynster racing stables, Prudence Cynster travels to Ireland's west coast to evaluate the horses of Deaglan Fitzgerald, Earl of Glengarah, but soon after meeting both Prudence and Deaglan find it hard to keep their minds on the business transaction at hand.
The left hand of darkness, Ursula K Le Guin: Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league.
Why can't we sleep?: understanding our sleeping and sleepless minds, Darian Leader: One in four adults sleeps badly. Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades and our bookshelves and browser histories are littered with experts promising to 'fix' our insomnia. But is this so-called sleep crisis anything new? Our relationship to sleep has always been irregular and changeable, variously shaped by social conventions, commercial imperatives and personal psychologies.
The long reach, Michael Leese: When the top brass realise London is facing imminent danger there is never any doubt about who should be on the case. Scotland Yard's Jonathan Roper and DCI Brian Hooley will be forced to make nerve shredding decisions that could cost them not just their own lives, but those of tens of thousands of innocent people. It is the most heart-stopping adventure yet for the extraordinary investigators, and another opportunity for autistic investigator Roper to demonstrate his unique skills.
Going underground: autistic detective Jonathan Roper, Michael Leese: A spate of murders, deranged scientists and heavily armed mercenaries--little wonder there's a state of panic at Scotland Yard. Chief Inspector Brian Hooley has a plan, and it won't make him popular. He wants to bring back autistic detective Jonathan Roper.Currently suspended on misconduct charges, his condition, coupled with a relentless work-ethic, makes Roper a unique investigator with observational skills that allow him to see what others miss.
The reckoning, Beverly Lewis: Shunned from the Amish life she once knew, Katherine Mayfield finds solace in her volunteer work and the delights of the modern world. Unknown to Katherine, her long-lost love, Daniel Fisher, is desperate to locate his "sweetheart girl," only to be frustrated at nearly every turn. Once again, Katherine is compelled to face the heritage of her past and recognize God's love in unexpected places. The Heritage of Lancaster County trilogy re-creates the simple life of the Amish.
The confession, Beverly Lewis: "The confession is the second book in a trilogy set in a quiet Amish community. Shunned from her home and alone in a world of strangers, Katherine Mayfield longs only for the gentle, loving embrace of the woman she hopes to call Mother."--Publisher's description.
The story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting: Once upon a time, many years ago - when our grandfathers were little children - there was a doctor, and his name was Dolittle - John Dolittle M.D. Doctor Dolittle likes animals. In fact, he likes them so much he fills his house with every kind of creature imaginable and even learns to talk their language. And when the Doctor hears of a terrible sickness among the monkeys in Africa, soon he and his animal friends are setting off on the most unforgettable adventure ...
Hard-hearted Highlander, Julia London: An indomitable governess ... a brooding Highlander ... a forbidden affair. An ill-fated elopement cost English-born governess Bernadette Holly her reputation, her unsuitable lover and any chance of a future match. She has nothing left to fear-not even the bitter, dangerously handsome Scot due to marry her young charge. Naive wallflower Avaline is terrified to wed Rabbie Mackenzie, but if he sends her home, she will be ruined. Bernadette's solution: convince Rabbie to get Avaline to cry off ...
A court of wings and ruin, Sarah J Maas: Feyre returns to the Spring Court on a reconaissance mission about the invading king. As a spy, the future of the entire kingdom may rely on her ability to play her part perfectly, and her decisions about who to trust and which allies are best will decide the outcome of the coming war.
The lost words, Robert Macfarlane: All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. Words like Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, Acorn and Lark represent the natural world of childhood, a rich landscape of discovery and imagination that is fading from children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of the poetry of nature words and the living glory of our distinctive, British countryside.
Loving someone with borderline personality disorder: how to keep out-of-control emotions from destroying your relationship, Shari Y Manning: People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be intensely caring, warm, smart, and funny but their behaviour often drives away those closest to them. If you're struggling in a tumultuous relationship with someone with BPD, this is the book for you. Dr. Shari Manning helps you understand why your spouse, family member, or friend has such out-of-control emotions and how to change the way you can respond.
Moon!: Earth's best friend, Stacy McAnulty: Moon! Earth's Best Friend is a light-hearted nonfiction audiobook about the formation and history of the moon--told from the perspective of the moon itself. Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock--she's Earth's rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her friend (literally: she's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever.
Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less, Greg McKeown: The Way of the Essentialist isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
The pants of perspective: one woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand, Anna McNuff: Anna was never anything like those 'real' runners on telly--all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times--but when she read about New Zealand's 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder... perhaps being a 'real' runner was overrated. Maybe she could just run it anyway? Travelling alone through New Zealand's backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers.
The brink, James S Murray: Former NYC Mayor Tom Cafferty has been haunted by the horror of a single day. The opening of the brand new Z-train subway line beneath the Hudson River--the supposed shining moment of his tenure. But the ribbon-cutting ceremony turned deadly when the train carrying Cafferty's wife and other citizens was attacked by a horde of hyper intelligent, bloodthirsty creatures previously unknown to humanity.
Stone bridges, Carla Neggers: Knights Bridge--a scenic New England town where families and friends experience joy and face challenges together. With its world of inns, old houses, wonderful, quirky characters, romance and adventure, it's a town you won't want to leave. Adrienne Portale has never settled in one place for long, but takes a job as innkeeper in tiny Knights Bridge, Massachusetts, to spend some time getting to know the father she only recently found.
Spaceflight: a concise history, Michael J Neufeld: A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.
Resistance, Jennifer A Nielsen: The story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis. Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference.
Turn my world around, Kait Nolan: The road to redemption. Struggling single mom Corinne Dawson doesn't have time for fun. She's too busy making a new life for her son and trying to avoid being dragged down by the ghost of who she used to be. But when an accident knocks her boss out of a local "Dancing With The Stars" style fund-raiser, she finds herself face-to-face with the worst mistake from her past. One slow step forward Attorney Tucker McGee has always seen past the prickly exterior of this former mean girl.
H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian: "Lucky" Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin accept a commission to the East Indies in this tale of Nelson's navy. H.M.S. Surprise follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against admirals, colleagues and the enemy, accepting a mission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies.
Desolation Island, Patrick O'Brian: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy -- and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew.
The Mauritius command, Patrick O'Brian: Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half-pay without a command - until his friend, and occasional intelligence agent, Stephen Maturin, arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, under a Commodore's pennant, charged with capturing the French islands of Reunion and Mauritius.
The reverse of the medal, Patrick O'Brian: Returning from South America, Jack Aubrey finds himself led into the half worlds of the London criminal underground in this most unconventional of Patrick O'Brian's lauded naval tales. The Reverse of the Medal is in all respects an unconventional naval tale. Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers off South America and is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make investments in the City on the strength of supposedly certain information.
21: the final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey, Patrick O'Brian: Blue at the Mizzen (novel #20) ended with Jack Aubrey getting the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station. The next novel, unfinished and untitled at the time of the author's death, would have been the chronicle of that mission, and much else besides.
The fortune of war, Patrick O'Brian: This naval adventure finds Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin in the Dutch East Indies and there's trouble brewing. Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a despatch vessel. But the war of 1812 breaks out while they are en route.
The letter of marque, Patrick O'Brian: Struck off the Navy List for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey takes command of a privateer and begins a voyage which may, just may, restore him to the rank. Jack Aubrey is a naval officer, a post-captain of experience and capacity. When The Letter of Marque opens he has been struck off the Navy List for a crime he has not committed. With Aubrey is his friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also an unofficial British intelligence agent.
Post captain, Patrick O'Brian: In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, and Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., taking refuge in France from his creditors, is interned. He escapes from France, from debtor's prison, and from a possible mutiny and pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French held harbour.
Blue at the mizzen, Patrick O'Brian: This is the twentieth book in Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed, bestselling series chronicling the adventures of lucky Jack Aubrey and his best friend Stephen Maturin, part ship's doctor, part secret agent. The novel's stirring action follows on from that of The Hundred Days. Napoleon's hundred days of freedom and his renewed threat to Europe have ended at Waterloo and Aubrey has finally, as the title suggests, become a blue level admiral.
Chasing the bear, Robert B Parker: Spenser reflects back to when he was fourteen-years-old and how he helped his best friend Jeannie when she was abducted by her abusive father.
I, Alex Cross, James Patterson: Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim. The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in.
Songs of the humpback whale, Jodi Picoult: This story of love and family is told through the eyes of five people: Jane Jones, her daughter Rebecca, and three very different men in their lives. After a watershed moment in their marriage, Jane leaves Oliver, her renowned marine biologist husband, and begins a journey across the country with Rebecca in search of understanding about her troubled past.
Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx: Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar live hard and lonely lives as ranch hands in the wild, unforgiving landscape of Wyoming. They are 'country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough-mannered and tough-spoken', glad to have found one another's company where none had been expected. But suddenly companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain: something not looked for, something deadly ...
Permafrost, Alastair Reynolds: Fix the past. Save the present. Stop the future. Master of science fiction Alastair Reynolds unfolds a time-traveling climate fiction adventure in Permafrost.2080: at a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers and physicians gather to gamble humanity's future on one last-ditch experiment. Their goal: to make a tiny alteration to the past, averting a global catastrophe while at the same time leaving recorded history intact.
Lady Claire is all that, Maya Rodale: A marquess finds his fair lady--but must figure out how to keep her. Claire Cavendish is in search of a duke, but not for the usual reasons. The man she seeks is a mathematician; the man she unwittingly finds is Lord Fox: dynamic, athletic, and as bored by the equations Claire adores as she is by the social whirl upon which he thrives. As attractive as Fox is, he's of no use to Claire . . . or is he? Fox's male pride has been bruised ever since his fiancée jilted him.
The queen's resistance, Rebecca Ross: Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is beginning to settle into her role as the daughter of the once disgraced lord, Davin MacQuinn. Though she'd just survived a revolution that will return a queen to the throne, she faces yet another challenge: acceptance by the MacQuinns.But as Queen Isolde Kavanagh's closest confidant, she'll have to balance serving her father's House as well as her country.
The outlaw Varjak Paw, S F Said: Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader of a new gang -- a gang that supports freedom and kindness for all. But will the pressure take its toll on this brave yet sometimes naive cat? Soon the city erupts in an all-out gang war as the evil Sally Bones attempts to control the lives of all cats. Horrified and outnumbered, Varjak and the others must fight for their freedom or die trying; can Jalal's Way really be the best way?
Varjak Paw, S F Said: Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret martial art for cats. Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all the mysterious Vanishings.
Rooftops of Tehran, Mahbod Seraji: A 17-year-old boy in Tehran finds his rooftop the perfect escape for taking in the night sky, smoking cigarettes and catching occasional glimpses of his beautiful neighbor. But when his lofty perch allows him to witness the brutality of the regime under which he lives, everything changes for the boy and those close to him.
Once upon a river, Diane Setterfield: On a dark, misty night in the small English village of Radcot, locals gather at the Swan Inn to cap their day with drinks and lore. The 600-year-old pub is a famed hub for storytellers, but the patrons cannot know that their evening will be stranger than any tale they could weave. Into the inn bursts a mysterious man, sopping and bloodied and carrying an unconscious four-year-old girl. But before he can explain who he and the child are, and how they came to be injured, he collapses.
The Sol Majestic, Ferrett Steinmetz: Seanan McGuire Kenna, an aspirational teen guru, wanders destitute across the stars as he tries to achieve his parents' ambition to advise the celestial elite. Everything changes when Kenna wins a free dinner at The Sol Majestic, the galaxy's most renowned restaurant, giving him access to the cosmos's one-percent. His dream is jeopardized, however, when he learns his highly-publicized "free meal" risks putting The Sol Majestic into financial ruin.
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout: At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer's eyes, it's in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human drama-desire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love.
Forever and ever, amen: a memoir of music, faith, and braving the storms of life, Randy Travis: Beloved around the world, Randy Travis has sold more than 25 million albums in both country and gospel and is considered one of the finest performers of his generation, admired by superstars across the musical landscape, from Garth Brooks to Mick Jagger.
Willow Moss and the lost day, Dominique Valente: Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things - like keys, or socks, or wooden teeth. Useful, but not exactly exciting ... Then the most powerful witch in the world of Starfell turns up at Willow's door and asks for her help. A whole day - last Tuesday to be precise - has gone missing. Completely. And, without it, the whole universe could unravel. Now Willow holds the fate of Starfell in her rather unremarkable hands ... Can she save the day - by finding the lost one?
The evil beneath, Alison Waines: There's a body in the water--and she's wearing your clothes...Impulsive and intrepid psychotherapist, Juliet Grey, can't resist responding to an anonymous text message telling her to go to Hammersmith Bridge at dawn. But it isn't simply the dead body in the water that disturbs her, it's the way something uniquely personal to Juliet has been left on the corpse.
No longer safe, Alison Waines: She was your best friend. Now she's your deadliest enemy--and there's nowhere to run...When Alice receives an invitation from Karen, her charismatic university friend, to stay in a remote cottage in Scotland, she can't wait to rekindle their lost friendship. But two more former students arrive--never friends of Alice's--and as the atmosphere chills, Karen isn't the warm-hearted soulmate Alice remembers.
Dark place to hide, Alison Waines: She's trying to tell you--if only you'd listen. About to break the news to his wife, Diane, that he's infertile, criminology expert Harper Penn gets a call to say she's been rushed to hospital with a miscarriage. Five days later, when Diane fails to return from the village shop, police think she must have taken off with a secret lover, but Harper is convinced the online messages are not from her.
Cherry, Nico Walker: Cleveland, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. They share a passion for Edward Albee and ecstasy and fall hard and fast in love. But soon Emily has to move home to Elba, New York, and he flunks out of school and joins the army. Desperate to keep their relationship alive, they marry before he ships out to Iraq. But as an army medic, he is unprepared for the grisly reality that awaits him.
Three laws lethal, David Walton: A science fiction thriller in which fleets of self-driving cars make life-and-death choices. In a near-future New York City, where self-driving cars roam the city streets, rival entrepreneurs Brandon and Tyler compete to produce the smartest AIs, training them in a virtual game world to anticipate traffic and potential customers better than the competition.
Be calm: proven techniques to stop anxiety now, Jill P Weber: Stop anxiety wherever and whenever it starts. If you suffer from anxiety, you're not alone - like forty million Americans, you know symptoms can strike anytime, anywhere. Relief is here. Be Calm targets symptoms wherever they strike with cutting-edge techniques that help you reduce anxiety on the spot. This book is both a handy resource for stress management and a close look into the causes of anxiety.
How to fix a broken heart, Guy Winch: Imagine if we treated broken hearts with the same respect and concern we have for broken arms? Psychologist Guy Winch urges us to rethink the way we deal with emotional pain, offering warm, wise, and witty advice for the broken-hearted. Real heartbreak is unmistakable. Yet while we wouldn't expect someone to return to daily activities immediately after suffering a broken limb, heartbroken people are expected to function normally in their lives, despite the emotional pain they feel.

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The brain that wouldn't obey!, Tony Abbott: It's time for the W. Reid Elementary science fair, home to the weirdest inventions ever, and a lot of trouble! Mike is sure he's going to win the school science fair with his potato-powered radio, "Potadio." But when his contraption is electrocuted to life, Mike suddenly has more to worry about than winning first prize. Potadio has a bad attitude, and he now controls the minds of the teachers and students.
Cosmic Boy versus Mezmo Head!, Tony Abbott: All Jeff wanted was a part in the school play, but now he has to be a real hero ... It's hard to be a normal kid in the Weird Zone! Jeff Ryan wants to play the Wizard in his school's outer-space version of The Wizard of Oz. To help with his audition, Jeff plans to bring his favorite childhood toy: a Cosmic Boy Space Helmet. But the Weird Zone seems to have other plans.
Zombie surf commandos from Mars!, Tony Abbott: Welcome to the Weird Zone, the UFO capital of the world, where crazy is ordinary and Martians will eat your brain! Life in Grover's Mill is never boring. When best friends Liz, Holly, and Jeff arrive at the local lake one morning, they know it is only a matter of time before something weird happens. And unfortunately, they're right.
Attack of the alien mole invaders!, Tony Abbott: Aliens are literally popping out of the ground, but luckily, Jeff and Holly have a few tricks up their sleeves. Jeff Ryan and his friends want to play street hockey, but someone has stolen their puck. When the kids try to get it back, they discover the culprit is a giant mole from space.
Dracula: trapped in Transylvania, Tony Abbott: Best friends Devin and Frankie hate reading, but getting trapped inside Dracula might change their minds. Devin and Frankie may be the best of friends, but they aren't the best of students. When they're busted for not reading Dracula with the rest of the class, their English teacher sends them to the library to mend books as punishment. As the friends fight about who has to mend Dracula, the book flies out of their hands and lands between the library's broken security gates.
X marks the spot: (Treasure Island), Tony Abbott: When Devin and Frankie get stuck in a swashbuckling novel, can they defeat the evil pirates and find the treasure before they're stuck on an island forever? Once again, best friends Devin and Frankie have neglected to do their English assignment. This week, the class is reading Treasure Island, and the two friends promise their teacher that they'll be ready to give their book reports the next day.
Mississippi River blues, Tony Abbott: Devin and Frankie thought they were good at being lazy, but they've got nothing on Tom Sawyer. Best friends Devin and Frankie really don't like school. To make matters worse, they realize they have an English test on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in seven minutes, and they haven't read the book. After hiding out to avoid the test, they accidentally drop a priceless Mark Twain autograph between the library's broken security gates.
Beast from beneath the cafeteria!, Tony Abbott: Liz and her friends battle a prehistoric dinosaur with a craving for junk food. Everyone knows W. Reid Elementary has the grossest lunches & mdash;and the strangest problems. When piles of junk food start disappearing from the school's cellar, Liz Duffey and her friends brush it off as another unexplainable mystery of life in the Weird Zone - their nickname for the zany town of Grover's Mill.
Danger guys on ice, Tony Abbott: When an old nemesis reappears, Noodle and Zeek must save their town from a band of frozen cavemenBest friends Noodle and Zeek are on a skiing trip for Zeek's birthday when they uncover more than just snow hidden away in the mountain: The boys have stumbled across cave dwellers who are thousands of years old! But when Noodle and Zeek come across their old nemesis, the evil Mr. Vazny, the boys are shocked to learn that he plans to resurrect the cavemen and make them destroy Mayville.
Incredible shrinking kid!, Tony Abbott: Crazy toymakers, disappearing houses, and shrinking boys: Just another day in the Weird Zone! A blast of strange purple light zaps Sean Vickers while he is riding his bike in Grover's Mill. His sister Holly assures him that nothing is wrong, but Sean is not so certain & mdash;and the creepy new toy-store owner in town is not making him feel any better.
Danger guys hit the beach, Tony Abbott: Can Noodle and Zeek stop international treasure hunters and rescue their town?The Danger Guys are at it again! During a trip to the beach, best friends Noodle and Zeek try to relax and have a quiet, danger-free afternoon. But trouble follows these boys wherever they go. Before they know it, Noodle and Zeek find themselves stranded on a sinking boat in the middle of the ocean. To escape, the boys jump on a surfboard and ride a giant wave to a nearby island.
Humbug Holiday: (A Christmas Carol), Tony Abbott: It's the holiday season, and Devin and Frankie could use a lesson in selflessness-who better to teach them than Ebenezer Scrooge?It's Christmastime at Palmdale Middle School, and the sixth grade class has organized a holiday banquet for local families in need. Best friends Devin and Frankie are excited to eat, but they forgot to bring in food donations-and they didn't read A Christmas Carol for English class.
What a Trip!: (Around the World in Eighty Days), Tony Abbott: Devin and Frankie sign up for a dangerous adventure when they make a bet that they can race across the globe in only eighty daysOn a class trip to the library, best friends Devin and Frankie discover that the librarian has hired someone to fix the broken security gates. There's only one problem: these "zapper" gates are have the magical power to transport people into books.
Danger guys and the Golden Lizard, Tony Abbott: The boys are excited to learn that they are going on a quest for the mysterious Golden Lizard with the Emersons, the famous husband-and-wife explorer team. What could be more daring and fun than a treasure hunt in the jungle? But as the group soon discovers, they aren't the only ones after the Golden Lizard. When the Emersons are kidnapped, Noodle and Zeek know it is up to them to save the day. The boys must rescue the Emersons, fight off ninja linebackers, and find the Golden Lizard.
Gigantopus from Planet X!, Tony Abbott: Humongous Studios makes the weirdest horror movies ever, and in its next film, the monster is a real-life threat! Sean and Holly's dad owns the wackiest business in Grover's Mill: a horror filmmaking studio. For his newest movie, their dad has decided to feature a gigantic robot octopus as the star of the show. When Holly and Sean visit the studio with their friends, they are excited to get a first-hand look at how movies are made.
Romeo & Juliet: crushing on a Capulet, Tony Abbott: Frankie and Devin never expected to become Shakespeare experts until they are launched into "Romeo and Juliet," but this time, instead of just doing well on their assignment, they learn a hard lesson about love and sacrifice.
Danger guys. Hollywood Halloween, Tony Abbott: When Zeek and Noodle tour the Paragon movie studios during a thunderstorm, they have all sorts of adventures straight out of their favourite movies.
Danger guys, Tony Abbott: Noodle and Zeek love danger, but when a real adventure comes their way, will they be ready? Best friends Noodle and Zeek are among the first in line when a new store, Danger Guy, opens in their local mall. It has all the survival gear the boys could dream of, and their excitement is lessened only when they notice two big, angry men yelling at the owner. When Noodle and Zeek wander into a small room on the other side of the store, they're shut inside.
Revenge of the Tiki Men!, Tony Abbott: Huge Tiki heads with a grudge against Grover's Mill are turning the town back into a jungle, it's the Weird Zone's weirdest trouble yet! All Mike and his friends want to do is play a game of baseball on their first day of summer vacation. But when Liz gets up to bat, home plate begins to shake. Suddenly, five odd-looking men carrying long sticks appear in the middle of the field.
Fiefdom, Dan Abnett: Evelyn War is a Believer. She knows that in the Old Time, long before the Time of Ice, the Masters fought a war with Them, great chitinous beasts that stalked the world and rended and killed. She knows that the Masters set fierce, doglike Aux like her to watch over their great sleep and to keep Them off their Lawn. She knows that the stories are not just lessons in the ways of war. Them were real.
Ghost hunting with derek acorah, Derek Acorah: The UK's number one TV psychic offers a fascinating and compelling guide to ghost hunting. With tips and hints on tools, locations, and types of spirit activity a budding ghost hunter might encounter, Acorah provides a remarkable guide with plenty of brilliant and absorbing stories of his own encounters.
The enemy of the people: a dangerous time to tell the truth in America, Jim Acosta: "Jim Acosta never wanted to be the story. A veteran reporter long known for asking tough, blunt questions, Acosta had survived the gauntlet of covering Trump's 2016 presidential campaign thinking that he'd seen it all. But as Trump prepared to take the oath of office, Acosta landed in unexpected territory: suddenly unwilling to tolerate Trump's relentless attacks on the press, as well as on his employer, CNN, he inadvertently found himself at the centre of Trump's war on the media.
Escape from Shadow Island, Paul Adam
The log of a cowboy: a narrative of the American Old West, Andy Adams: "The most authentic account of cowboy life ever written, this compelling narrative traces the events of an 1882 cattle drive, during which 3,000 longhorns traversed the Great Western Cattle Trail from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana. Real-life cowboy Andy Adams based the story on his firsthand experiences, publishing it in 1903 to refute popular but unrealistic tales, ultimately providing a great historical resource"-- Provided by publisher.
Once upon a time in Hell, Guy Adams
Gregory's game: a Naomi Blake novel, Jane Adams: Ex-DI Alec Friedman is recovering from the car crash that almost killed him. Now back at home, with his wife Naomi, he feels as though he has lost something of himself. He may be alive, but he is hollowed out and empty. Another man standing at the same crossroads is Gregory. Soldier, mercenary, hired killer, Gregory is contemplating retirement and struggling to find meaning in the idea.
Secrets, Jane Adams: When a man breaks into Mollie Chambers' house she tells the police that she has never seen him before. Ex-DI Alec Friedman, her honorary nephew, isn't so sure. Mollie has lived an eventful life, as the wife of a diplomat, and he knows she is still haunted by the horrors of more than one war.
Killing a stranger, Jane Adams: The new Naomi Blake crime novel A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick's; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two, and Rob was a model student, who had never been in trouble with the police.
The murder book: a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane Adams: "Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby.
A reason to kill: a Rina Martin mystery, Jane Adams: First in a new series featuring Rina Martin After a successful acting career Rina Martin is retired; DI Sebastian McGregor Mac is recovering his nerve after an investigation went terribly wrong; young George Parker and his family are on the run from a violent past. Like Mac and Rina, George thinks he is safe in the sleepy seaside town of Frantham, but then an old lady is murdered and peace, for all three, is proven to be an illusion . . .
Marooned in Manhattan, Sheila Agnew: New York City. Evie Brooks had seen it on the TV, but suddenly finds herself leaving her home in Dublin and moving to Manhattan to her American uncle Scott, after the death of her mother. Never owned a pet more substantial than a goldfish, Evie is intrigued by Scott's NYC veterinary practice, and before long, Evie is working as an assistant in the clinic.
Central Park showdown, Sheila Agnew: With the arrival of her father from Australia, Evie's life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has she to contend with a new woman in Scott's life, but now she has to face the prospect of a custody battle between her uncle and her father. Evie really wants to stay with Scott and, in true Evie style, is determined to stand up for herself - by firing her lawyer! Her father's lawyer is prepared to play dirty, and Evie is devastated when Scott is falsely accused of beating her.
A place called here, Cecelia Ahern: Since Sandy Shortt's childhood classmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding becomes her goal - whether it's socks, misplaced car keys or, more seriously, finding the people who vanish from their lives. Jack Ruttle's brother Donal vanished into thin air a year ago. Thinking Sandy Shortt could well be the answer to his prayers, he embarks on a quest to find her.
Older and happier!: inspiring, amusing, and useful advice for men of a certain age, Dag Sebastian Ahlander: "Of today's retired men, one third are reasonably happy, one third are dissatisfied, and one third have resigned themselves to their situation. After retiring, Dag Sebastian Ahlander, former Swedish consul general in New York, learned the importance of relishing every age-despite setbacks and illnesses-in order to acquire wisdom and perspective and gain greater satisfaction for the years that remain. Drawing on his own experiences, Mr.
@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Weiwei Ai: "Working from his studio in China, internationally acclaimed artist and activist Ai Weiwei has created a major series of site-specific installations for Alcatraz Island. In this essential catalog, beautiful photographs of the large-scale artworks provide an comprehensive look at this important project, while thought-provoking texts and archival vintage images proffer cultural and historical context"-- Provided by publisher.
Cold Shoulder Road, Joan Aiken: Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, use their telepathic gifts to find Arun's missing mother in this gripping adventure set in an alternate British kingdom When Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, return to Cold Shoulder Road in Folkestone after their astonishing adventures in the North, the town is deserted and Arun's mother is missing. Some say she took off with the sect Arun was raised in before he ran away.
Losing ground, Catherine Aird
Last writes: a collection of short stories, Catherine Aird
Dead heading, Catherine Aird: When Jack Haines reports a break-in at his greenhouse, the motive of the intruder is unclear. Other than the destruction of some expensive orchids, no damage has been done and nothing seems to be missing. But Detectives Sloan and Crosby sense something sinister, and soon their suspicions are confirmed.
Little women, Louisa May Alcott
Spaceflight: the complete story from sputnik to curiosity, Buzz Aldrin: A father and son go searching for the stars, but much more than gravity will hold them back. Born the year of the Moon landing, Chris Terence spends his life fighting to return humanity to that pinnacle. An engineering student with dreams of spaceflight, he finds upon graduation that the United States no longer has need for astronauts.
Famous last words, Katie Alender: High-schooler Willa has just moved to California with her mother and film director stepfather, and she will be attending a private school--but her real problem is that she keeps seeing things that are not really there, like a dead body in the swimming pool, and her visions may be connected to a serial killer that is stalking young girls in Hollywood.
Dukes by the dozen: a duke for all seasons, Alyssa Alexander: What's better than a dashing duke? A dozen of them! In this case, a baker's dozen--thirteen of your favorite historical romance authors have come together to bring you more than a dozen tantalizing novellas, with one per month, for a year's worth of never-before-released romances. January - Duke in Winter by Alyssa Alexander--When the highwayman demanded that the Duke of Highrow stand and deliver, he didn't know she would steal his heart.
Death in St. Petersburg, Tasha Alexander: After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body lies face down in the snow, blood splattered like rose petals over the costume of the Swan Queen. The crowd is silenced by a single cry-"Nemetseva is dead!" Amongst the theatergoers is Lady Emily, accompanying her dashing husband Colin in Russia on assignment from the Crown.
Flight: a novel, Sherman Alexie: On the verge of committing an act of violence, a troubled, orphaned Indian teenager finds himself hurtled through time and into various bodies, before returning to himself, forever altered by his experiences.
Toughest Indian in the world, Sherman Alexie: A collection of nine short stories about the lives and loves of modern-day American Indians.
Brick lane, Monica Ali
Alentejo blue, Monica Ali: Teresa, a beautiful young girl from the village who is supposed to marry a suitable man from the same community but who wants to see the world, to desire more. Vasco, a café owner who lived in America for ten years and thinks more highly of himself than he should. He is losing business to the new internet cafe down the road. A young English couple engaged to be married and confronting each others' weaknesses and idiosyncrasies for the first time.
In the kitchen, Monica Ali
As a man thinketh: original 1902 edition, James Allen: In the years since its publication in 1902, "As a Man Thinketh" has set thousands of men on the pathway to personal and financial growth. Now, in this unique rendition of James Allen's masterwork, you, too, can manifest the traits and skills characteristic of those honorable, refined, and successful men.
The stories of Eva Luna, Isabel Allende: A captivating collection of short fiction by one of the most beloved writers of our time -- compelling 'Arresting 'Enchanting, magnificent.
Dance of the years, Margery Allingham: Published as The Galantrys in America, Dance of the Years is one of Margery Allingham's oft overlooked novels. Originally published in 1943, it is a fictionalised account of Allingham's family heritage, which she insisted as the closest records of the facts. Dance of the Years centres on the birth and growth of James, the fictional representative of Margery's great-grandfather who was 'born in 1800 and left ten thousand pounds and the injunction that no gentleman ever works'.
The tiger in the smoke, Margery Allingham
My husband next door, Catherine Alliott: When Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just nineteen she was madly in love. Now, those blissful years of marriage have turned into the very definition of an unconventional set-up. Separated in every way but distance, Sebastian resides in an outhouse across the lawn from Ella's ramshackle farmhouse.
The mask of Dimitrios, Eric Ambler
London fields, Martin Amis
A lifetime in longhaul: the bigger picture, Bill Anderson: 'A Lifetime in Longhaul--The Bigger Picture' is an opportunity to look into the fascinating world of longhaul aviation. In this latest book, 'A Lifetime in Longhaul--The Bigger Picture' Bill Anderson includes the stories from seven senior Qantas Captains and four long serving senior ground staff from the operational departments of Engineering, Flight Dispatch and Ops Control.
The affair of the bloodstained egg cosy, James Anderson: The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that really was a puzzle. 'Don't expect me to solve anything, ' Inspector Wilkens announced modestly when he arrived to sort out the unpleasantness.
The case of the black pearl, Lin Anderson: Content to leave his controversial past behind him and enjoy a more relaxed, hedonistic lifestyle on a converted houseboat in the glamorous French resort of Cannes, enigmatic Englishman Patrick de Courvoisier is known as 'Le Limier' or 'Fixer'. People come to him with their problems - and he fixes them. However, when Camille Ager asks Patrick to find her sister, Angele Valette, star of the new movie The Black Pearl, Patrick's laidback lifestyle is dealt a terminal blow.
Pass of fire, Taylor Anderson: Time is running out for the Grand Human and Lemurian Alliance. The longer they take to prepare for their confrontations with the reptilian Grik, the Holy Dominion, and the League of Tripoli, the stronger their enemies become. Ready or not, they have to move - or the price in blood will break them. Matt Reddy and his battered old destroyer USS Walker lead the greatest army the humans and their Lemurian allies have ever assembled up the Zambezi toward the ancient Grik capital city.
Recipes for love and murder, Sally Andrew
Of fire and lions: a novel, Mesu Andrews: The Old Testament book of Daniel comes to life in this novel. Survival. A Hebrew girl first tasted it when she escaped death nearly seventy years ago as the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem and took their finest as captives. She thought she'd perfected in the many years amongst the Magoi and the idol worshippers, pretending with all the others in King Nebuchadnezzar's court.
Acupressure & reflexology for dummies, Synthia Andrews: "Your hands-on guide to alleviating pain, staying healthy, and improving quality of life ; Relieve the symptoms of arthritis, stress, PMS, and more"--Cover, p.1.
Pack animals, Peter Anghelides
River angel, A Manette Ansay
Sister, A Manette Ansay
Rendezvous, Evelyn Anthony: A former member of the French Resistance encounters an SS officer who interrogated her twenty years earlier in this novel that's part thriller and part love story Twenty years after World War II, at a smart cocktail party in New York City, architect Karl Amstat finds himself face-to-face with Terese Masson. A courier in the Resistance, then eighteen-year-old Terese had been questioned by SS officer Alfred Brunnerman. The scion of an elite family, Brunnerman joined the Gestapo in 1940.
Victoria and Albert: a novel, Evelyn Anthony: Drawn from Queen Victoria's diaries and correspondences, Evelyn Anthony's novel reimagines the story of how a sheltered eighteen-year-old girl ascended to the British throne, became a major force in politics, and fell in love with her husband. When King William dies, his teenage niece Victoria becomes queen. In spite of her youth and lack of experience, the eighteen-year-old surprises her detractors by taking the reins with poise and grace, vowing to always put the welfare of her realm first.
Curse not the king: the Romanov saga, Evelyn Anthony: The tale of the treacherous battle for the throne between Catherine the Great and her son Paul, set against the backdrop of late-eighteenth-century Russia. The year is 1773. Catherine the Great has been in power for a decade. Since the assassination of her husband, Peter III, in a coup d'etat, she has been empress of all the Russias. She rules with enlightenment and grace, driven by ambition and her secret dream to free Russia's millions of serfs.
Poellenberg Inheritance, Evelyn Anthony: A woman inherits a legacy of greed, guilt, and deadly danger when her father--a former SS Commander--bequeaths a priceless treasure Twenty-five years after fleeing Germany, Paul Weiss lives a quiet life in Spain. Throughout his years of exile, he's kept a single photograph of a three-year-old girl. Now, he will set in motion a series of events that will reunite him with his long-lost daughter.
Far flies the eagle: the Romanov trilogy, Evelyn Anthony: Imperial Russia's Czar Alexander I battles Napoleon for control of Europe. After declaring himself Emperor of France following a sweeping victory in Europe, General Napoleon Bonaparte, the son of a poor Corsican lawyer, is ready for his next conquest. He has no doubt that he can defeat Austria, and is confident that Russia will soon follow. After all, he triumphed in revolution and recast an empire.
Anne Boleyn: a novel, Evelyn Anthony: Set against the intrigue and pageantry of the sixteenth-century English court, Evelyn Anthony's novel tells the love story of Henry Tudor and Anne Boleyn, who would become his wife, his queen, and the mother of one of Britain's greatest monarchs. On a lovely midsummer afternoon, Henry Tudor rides to Hever Castle. There, he feasts his eyes on Anne Boleyn, who caught his roving attention at court a few months earlier. Anne is in no mood to receive her king.
Rebel princess: a Romanov saga, Evelyn Anthony: An obscure Prussian princess is transformed into Catherine the Great, the longest-ruling female leader of Russia. The Prussian-born daughter of a minor princeling, Augusta Fredericka dreams of being a queen. When, one snowy December night in 1743, she's summoned to Russia to wed Grand Duke Peter Romanov, she believes all her fantasies are about to come true. But the heir to the Russian throne is not the man Augusta expects.
Clandara, Evelyn Anthony: Lovers are torn apart by war in this passionate, action-packed romance set during the Jacobite uprising. Beautiful, headstrong Katharine Fraser has done the unthinkable: She has fallen in love with the eldest son of her father's longtime enemy. A nobleman with a notorious past, James Macdonald of Dundrenan is ready to sacrifice his home and heritage for the woman he loves. But fate has other plans.
Elizabeth: a novel of Elizabeth I, Evelyn Anthony: A historical novel spanning the first thirty years of Elizabeth I's reign, telling the intimate story of England's greatest sovereign. The sickly Catholic fanatic Mary Tudor has reigned for six years when her half-sister Elizabeth ascends to the throne. After enduring years of exile following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, the twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth inherits a realm divided by religious turmoil and financial collapse.
The French bride: a MacDonald romance, Evelyn Anthony: Forced to wed a notorious Scotsman, a sheltered French heiress is drawn into a world of intrigue and debauchery as she battles for her husband's heart against a dangerous rival in this thrilling sequel to Clandara. Charles Macdonald has been given an ultimatum: To settle his gambling debts and avoid being sent to the Bastille, he must marry his cousin Anne de Bernard. Anne is beautiful, innocent, and the richest woman in France.
Voices on the wind, Evelyn Anthony: Forty years after World War II, a former Resistance fighter must revisit the past and make a decision that could shatter the lives of both the innocent and the guilty Paul Roulier comes to the quaint English village of Amdale looking for Katharine Alfurd. Born in Paris, Katharine left London at nineteen to fight for the Resistance in Occupied France during World War II. There, she joined a notorious underground network and fell in love with Jean Dulac, its charismatic leader.
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project, Lenore Appelhans: "Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, lives in Trope Town, where he makes a living appearing as a side character in novels--until he and his fellow manic pixies must ban together to save themselves from retirement"-- Provided by publisher.
Winterbringers, Gill Arbuthnott: Summer has been stolen. Eternal winter threatens. St Andrews is not known for its glorious weather. But when the sea starts to freeze and ice creeps up the beach, Josh's summer holiday becomes a lot more dangerous. Josh and his new friend Callie are thrown headlong into a storm of witches, ice creatures, magic and the Winter King.
Beneath, Gill Arbuthnott: Jess thought the old tales of dangerous creatures living beneath the water were just crazy stories, until her friend Freya was stolen. To rescue her Jess must capture one of them--a shapeshifter, a kelpie --but he's nothing like she imagined. Finn sees her in ways that no one ever has. Not even Magnus, who's known her all her life. Caught between two worlds, Jess must choose between what she's always known and what lies ... Beneath.
How I became a comrade: an American growing up in Siberian exile, Jonas E Armonas: John Armonas was a U.S. citizen, but had been left behind when his American-born father and five-year old sister, Donna, were urged to leave Lithuania for the United States, after the Soviets first occupied Lithuania in 1940. His mother Barbara, a native Lithuanian, was assured by American officials she could soon follow with nine-month old John, as soon as her immigration papers were expedited.
Dream walker, Charlotte Armstrong
DREAM OF FAIR WOMAN, Charlotte Armstrong: A nameless woman arrives in L.A., only to fall into a coma and be positively identified as three completely different people, in this twist-filled thriller. She arrived at Peggy Cuneen's Los Angeles boarding house with no ID. She asked for a room, fell asleep silently, and has yet to wake up. Even doctors are baffled. The only thing they know for sure is there are no signs of physical illness and no evidence of bodily trauma.
Milo and the pirate sisters, Mary Arrigan: When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set him up in a local ruined mill. However, the mill is haunted by two?lady ghosts', daughters of Granuaile's pirate cousin. Little do the boys realise the danger this puts them in, and the trouble it will cause for themselves? and this time Mr Lewis can't help them.
Demon's dance, Keri Arthur: After dealing with human hunters killing werewolves for their pelts and a heretic witch determined to claim the wild magic for his own, the last thing either Lizzie Grace or Belle Kent need is a new evil burning into town.When Lizzie's asked to find a missing woman, she's well aware death awaits. What she doesn't expect to find is a very human pile of skin next the woman's body.
Unlit, Keri Arthur: Though classified as having no magic, Neve March can hear the whispers of the wind and sometimes even control her. But it's a secret she must hold close if she wishes to continue as Nightwatch--the soldiers who guard Winterborne against those who roam the wastelands and feast on human flesh. But when Neve investigates a faint SOS signal, she not only unearths a woman close to death, but a plot involving an ancient enemy long thought dead.
Written from the heart, Trisha Ashley
Two Faced: an Elaine Hope Mystery, A R Ashworth: DCI Elaine Hope barely survived her last case. Someone is still determined to put an end to her.
A marine at Gallipoli on The Western Front: first in, last out: the diary of Harry Askin, Harry Askin: Harry Askin was 22 when he enlisted at Nottingham in September 1914 and was sent to train with the Royal Marines at Portsmouth. He set sail with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in late February 1915. On 25 April he was towed ashore to Gallipoli. So began a nine month ordeal of constant fighting and shelling on that bare and desperate Peninsula. In this diary he captures the atmosphere of danger and death, blazing heat in summer and rain and cold at other times.
Laying the ghost, Judy Astley: Why does an old boyfriend seem so much more attractive when you haven't seen him for years? Nell and Patrick were a serious item. They were inseparable, and she really thought he was the one. But then Alex came along ... the safer option, and she chose him instead. Now, Alex has traded her in for a younger woman, and on her way to the Caribbean to recuperate, she is mugged. Something's got to give.
Other people's husbands, Judy Astley
Interpreting the English village: landscape and community at Shapwick, Somerset, Michael Aston: An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic centre of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the 16th century and its abbots and officials had a great influence on the lives of the peasants who lived there. It is possible that abbot Dunstan, one of the great reformers of tenth century monasticism directed the planning of the village.
Fractured, Dani Atkins: What would you do if life gave you a second chance? Rachel's life was perfect. She had a handsome boyfriend, wonderful friends and a place at university. But the night of the accident changed everything. She was left badly scarred, and consumed by guilt. In a single heartbeat, her world fell apart. Now, five years later, Rachel wakes up after a sudden fall to discover that everything is different. Reality has shifted. The tragedy never happened - and the people she lost are alive and well.
Greyfriars Bobby, Eleanor Atkinson: The best thing about the story of Greyfriars Bobby is that it is absolutely true. Yhere really was a dog in Edinburgh called Bobby: he was a Skye Terrier, and he loved his master, a shepherd called Auld Jock, very dearly. When Auld Jock died, Bobby would not leave his grave in Greyfriars Churchyard. People tried to take the little dog away, and found him a home in the country, but he still came back and lived in the churchyard, where his friends brought him food.
Celandine, Steve Augarde
Winter wood, Steve Augarde
Arlo Finch in the valley of fire, John August: When Arlo Finch moves to Pine Mountain, Colorado, he has no idea what's in store for him in this tiny town full of mystery and magic. When he joins the Rangers, Pine Mountain's version of the Boy Scouts, it leads him into adventures he never thought possible. Wilderness and magical powers collide throughout the beautiful, dense forest surrounding his new home, and as Arlo begins to learn the way of the Rangers, he also discovers courage, strength, and a destiny he never knew he possessed.
Less: a visual guide to minimalism, Rachel Aust: Simplify life and amplify living by mastering the fundamentals of minimalism through this visual guide to embracing a minimalist lifestyle. How can living with less contribute to a greater sense of fulfillment? It seems contradictory, yet the minimalist lifestyle, which focuses on scaling back your possessions and simplifying your life to just the essentials, achieves just that.
Model Under Cover - Stolen with Style: Model Under Cover (Book 2), Carina Axelsson: Hold on to your handbags - Axelle Anderson is back. Axelle's discovered that modelling is the perfect cover for a wannabe detective. So when the world's most famous black diamond vanishes, she jets straight to New York to investigate ...
Fear of food: a diary of mothering, Carol Lee Bacchi: Incorporating diary entries and reflections, this personal account of one mother's struggles during the first 12 months of her son's life to get him to eat openly confronts the social challenges mothers encounter, including insensitive doctors, the marketing of maternity in the media, postpartum depression, and social isolation.
Wyatt's hurricane, Desmond Bagley: Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in the islands of the Caribbean. Ferocious Hurricane Mabel is predicted to pass harmlessly amongst the islands of the Caribbean. But David Wyatt has developed a sixth sense about hurricanes. He is convinced that Mabel will change course to strike the island of San Fernandez and its capital, St Pierre. But nobody believes him, and the hurricane is only one of the problems that threaten San Fernandez ...
High citadel, Desmond Bagley: Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in the South American Andes. When Tim O'Hara's plane is hijacked and forced to crash land in the middle of the Andes, his troubles are only beginning. A heavily armed group of communist soldiers intent on killing one of his passengers - an influential political figure - have orders to leave no survivors. Isolated in the biting cold of the Andes, O'Hara's party must fight for their lives with only the most primitive weapons ...
Running blind, Desmond Bagley: Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Iceland. The assignment begins with a simple errand - a parcel to deliver. But to Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, it looks anything but simple. The desolate terrain is obstacle enough. But when Stewart realises he has been double-crossed and that the opposition is gaining ground, his simple mission seems impossible.
Sidney Sheldon's The silent widow, Tilly Bagshawe: A young American au pair, Charlotte Clancy, vanishes without a trace in Mexico City. The case is left cold, but its legacy will be devastating. A decade later, LA is shaken by a spate of violent murders. Psychologist Nikki Roberts is the common link between the victims, her patients at the heart of this treacherous web. When someone makes an attempt on Nikki's life, it's clear she is a marked woman.
The fast 800 recipe book: low-carb, Mediterranean style recipes for intermittent fasting and long-term health, Claire Bailey: 150 delicious new recipes to help you combine rapid weight loss and intermittent fasting for long term good health. Foreword by Dr Michael Mosley. This companion cookbook to the international bestseller The Fast 800 by Dr Michael Mosley, is filled with delicious, easy, low carb recipes and essential weekly meal planners, all carefully formulated by Dr Clare Bailey and Justine Pattison to help you lose weight, improve mood and reduce blood pressure, inflammation and blood sugars.
Fifty-first state, Hilary Bailey
Chapman's Odyssey, Paul Bailey
Fix her up: a novel, Tessa Bailey: Georgette Castle's family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven't taken her seriously since. Frankly, she's over it. Georgie loves planning children's birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She's determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World... whatever that means.
Redemption, David Baldacci: Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by an unfamiliar man. But he instantly recognises the man's name: Meryl Hawkins. He's the first person Decker ever arrested for murder back when he was a young detective. Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognisably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn't changed: He maintains he never committed the murders.
DIY RC airplanes from scratch: the Brooklyn Aerodrome bible for hacking the skies, Breck Baldwin
Skin and bones, Tom Bale: On a cold January morning, a nightmare awaits in a small Sussex village. A deranged young man goes on the rampage, shooting everyone in his path before taking his own life. It is a senseless, tragic event, but sadly not an unfamiliar one. At least, that's what everyone thinks. Only Julia Trent - believed to be the sole survivor - knows that there was a second man involved. But after being shot and badly injured, her account of the massacre is ignored. But she cannot let it rest there.
Miracles of life: Shanghai to Shepperton: an autobiography, J G Ballard
How to do everything: netbook, Joli Ballew
The eyes of a king, Catherine Banner: n Malonia, fifteen-year-old Leo North finds a mysterious book that slowly reveals information about his family's history, the history of his war-torn country, and glimpses of two other teenagers living in a country called England, which Malonians think is make-believe.
Voices in the dark, Catherine Banner
A bleeding of innocents, Jo Bannister: When Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro of Castlemere CID loses his right-hand man to a hit-and-run driver he has two major problems. One is his sergeant, who won't accept it was an accident: Donovan is convinced it was ordered by local crime baron Jack Carney, and he isn't the kind of policeman to be put off by lack of evidence. The other is that someone has chosen this moment, with CID already stretched, to launch a career as a serial killer.
The blue guitar, John Banville: John Banville, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of -- From the Hardcover edition.
Adam and the Arkonauts, Dominic Barker: Introducing an inspired villain for whom world domination doesn't stop at humans: he wants to control the animals too ("Then I go after the plants!") vs Adam, a normal boy with an unusual skill. He is our only hope. A brilliant young biologist Dr Seth Forest travels to South America with his wife and son, determined to solve the greatest mystery of the natural world, the secret of communicating with animals.
Sharp teeth, Toby Barlow: An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing as the initiated convince L.A.'s down and out to join their pack. Paying no heed to moons, full or otherwise, they change from human to canine at will--and they're bent on domination at any cost. Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kind-hearted, besotted dogcatcher, and the girl he loves, a female werewolf who has abandoned her pack.
A Mansion and its Murder, Robert Barnard: Sarah Jane Fearing has grown up in the imposing mansion of one of England's most influential families. At the centre of Sarah's world stands her charming uncle Frank, the only relative who seems to have escaped the straitjacket of ponderous respectability that so effectively stifles the Fearing clan. But Frank's extravagant lifestyle leads him deep into debt and manoeuvres him into a disastrous marriage.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!, Bob Barner: A nonsense rhyme introduces children to familiar bugs. Includes a fun facts sections. Pretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the familiar creatures featured in this whimsically illustrated insect album. Complete with an "actual size" chart and bug-o-meter listing fun facts about each bug, Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! will inform and entertain curious little bug lovers everywhere.
Weapons of World War II: a photographic guide to tanks, howitzers, submachine guns, and more historic ordnance, Gladeon M Barnes: World War II not only marked the end of a terrifying time in Europe, but also the dawning of many technological breakthroughs. In Weapons of World War II, written by the Chief of Research and Engineering Office of Ordnance, G.M. Barnes discusses the various weapons used during the war. Such topics include Small arms and small arms ammunition; Aircraft armament; Ammunition; Artillery; Tanks, gun motor carriages, and motor transport.
The porcupine, Julian Barnes
Cross channel, Julian Barnes
Before she met me, Julian Barnes
Flaubert's parrot, Julian Barnes
England, England, Julian Barnes
The hidden women, Kerry Barrett: Berkshire, 1944When Will Bates offers to take ATA pilot Lilian Miles to the dance, he sends her heart into a flutter. But as their relationship progresses, Lilian can't help but get cold feet. Deep down she's always known that the secrets locked in her past would weigh heavily on her future happiness...
Hollow Earth trilogy, John Barrowman: All three books of John & Carole E. Barrowman's HOLLOW EARTH trilogy. Book 1: HOLLOW EARTH. Book 2: THE BONE QUILL. Book 3: THE BOOK OF BEASTS. Long ago, the Order of Era Mina bound all the beasts of myth and legend into the pages of a single tome. They called the prison they had created the Hollow Earth - a nightmare world built to keep our world safe.
Golden age of train travel, Steve Barry
Great British bike rides: 40 classic routes for road cyclists, Dave Barter: Details some of the most stunning, challenging and memorable road rides in Britain, spanning across the beutiful coasts, rolling hills and quaint towns. Dave Barter enbarked on a 9000-mile tour of Britain in order to devise these dedicated routes. Everything that you could possibly wish for is included in the practical information for each ride, including hill analysis, surface quality, road classifications, best time to ride and directions of the ride so that you can account for wind direction.
Frog the barbarian, Guy Bass: Frog has saved the princess (and probably the whole world), but all is not well in Kingdomland. The King and Queen of Everything are determined to flatten anyone who gets in their way, and they want Frog as their royal champion.
The Legend of Frog, Guy Bass: Prince Frog is convinced he's destined to rule the world … the trouble is, the world has ended. Undeterred, Frog sets out to claim his crown, armed with nothing more than a pair of Catastrophe Pants and his trusty stick, Basil Rathbone. But Frog soon realizes that the world isn't quite as ended as he thought. He discovers a magical kingdom, filled with wild landscapes, strange creatures … and a princess sitting on his throne.
The Triple Echo, H E Bates: APublished in 1970, -- Soldiers in Skirts.
The Day of the Tortoise, H E Bates: The Day of the Tortoise A bachelor, Fred shops, cleans, cooks, and otherwise indulges the eccentric demands of his three spinster sisters until a chance meeting with the fun-loving Kitty who, without the sisters' knowledge, begins to disrupt the household's long-established routines. Penniless, heavy-drinking, and pregnant by a married man, Kitty introduces Fred to dance, drink, kisses, and song while lodging in the stable.
Prisoner of the Daleks, Trevor Baxendale
Poppy's war, Lily Baxter
Somalia: US Intervention, 1992-1994, Peter Baxter: The end of the Cold War introduced an altered global dynamic. The old bond of East/West patronage in Africa was broken, weakening the first crop of independent revolutionary leadership on the continent who no longer had the support of one or other of the superpowers. With collapse of the Soviet Union, all this changed.
Time ships, Stephen Baxter: The highly-acclaimed sequel to H G Wells's The Time Machine, from the heir to Arthur C. Clarke. Written to celebrate the centenary of the publication of H G Wells's classic story The Time Machine, Stephen Baxter's stunning sequel is an outstanding work of imaginative fiction. The Time Traveller has abandoned his charming and helpless Eloi friend Weena to the cannibal appetites of the Morlocks, the devolved race of future humans from whom he was forced to flee.
Alzheimer's activities that stimulate the mind, Emilia C Bazan-Salazar: "Based on the author's four-year study and experience in Alzheimer's and dementia-related care, Alzheimer's Activities That Stimulate the Mind is the only book that offers appropriate activities for each of the four stages of the disease. Whether you're taking care of a loved one or working as a caregiver, Emilia C. Bazan-Salazar gives you easy-to-follow exercises that have been medically proven to enhance and maintain the cognitive abilities of persons living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
Beat the reaper, Josh Bazell
Eternity, Greg Bear: The crew of the asteroid-starship Thistledown has thwarted an attack by the Jarts by severing their link to the Way, an endless corridor that spans universes. The asteroid settled into orbit around Earth and the tunnel snaked away, forming a contained universe of its own. Forty years later, on Gaia, Rhita Vaskayza recklessly pursues her legacy, seeking an Earth once again threatened by forces from within and without.
Psychlone, Greg Bear: Curiosity may kill Larry Fowler. A scientist from New Mexico, Fowler is hot on the trail of a mysterious phenomenon that is known to freeze animals instantly and can demolish an entire town. Part ghost story, part science fiction, part political treatise, Greg Bear's novel tracks Fowler on his journey to discover the true nature of the PSYCHLONE.
Blood Music, Greg Bear: In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind.
Dinosaur Summer, Greg Bear: Fifty years after Professor Challenger's discovery of the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus has gone bankrupt, leaving a dozen avisaurs, centrosaurs, ankylosaurs, and one large raptor abandoned. Now a daring expedition plans to do the impossible: return the Jurassic giants to the wild.
Legacy, Greg Bear: In this prequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization. The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself. It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with it come disputes as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used. The Way can be reached only through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown.
Hardfought, Greg Bear: In this Nebula Award-winning short story by master SF writer Greg Bear, humans are engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi, but the possibility for peace may exist thanks to a young girl who learns the enemy's larger role and humanity's opportunity to evolve.
Queen of Angels, Greg Bear: In a world of wonders, wealth, and "perfect" mental health, a famous poet commits gruesome murder . . .why? That crime, that question, leads a policewoman to a jungle of torture and forgotten gods; a writer to the bohemian shadows of a vast city; and a scientist directly into the mind-the nightmare soul-of the psychopath himself ...
Strength of stones, Greg Bear: Only one woman can communicate with the living city that has evicted humanity and only she holds the key restore life to their crumpling walls.
Sleepside: the collected fantasies, Greg Bear: Collecting six stories in old paradigms, Sleepside features Greg Bear's outstanding fantasy writing: Webster, The White Horse Child, Sleepside Story, Dead Run, Through Road No Whither, and Petra. This edition also includes the special introduction by the author: On Losing the Taint of Being a Cannibal.
Women in deep time, Greg Bear: "Three stories with a common theme: the female psyche, multiplied and divided" says Greg Bear in his introduction to this Women in Deep Time. "There's probably something Jungian in common with all three.
Anvil of stars, Greg Bear: Follows the mission of a select group of human survivors as they search in the Ship of Law for the aliens who destroyed their planet.
The venging, Greg Bear: This is the first published collection of short stories by one of the foremost voices in science fiction today. This significant volume contains many characters and situations that later evolved into their own novels. & quot;Mandala & quot; features technologically perfect cities that eject their sinful human occupants, a premise that can be found at the root of Bear's later novel, STRENGTH OF STONES.
Eon, Greg Bear: Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but the arrival of the 300-kilometer long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep recesses of the stone lies Thistledown: the remnants of a human society, versed in English, Russian and Chinese.
Mariposa, Greg Bear: The world just keeps getting tougher and more complicated. America teeters on the edge of bankruptcy because of crushing foreign debt and an apparent savior, The Talos Corporation, delivers training for soldiers and security forces around the world, logistical support and badly-needed troops economically, but with a hidden cost that's both sinister and disturbing.
The Petersburg campaign. Volume 2: the Western Front battles, September 1864-April 1865, Edwin C Bearss: The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months. This important-many would say decisive-fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C.
The city of fear, Andrew Beasley: Victorian London is ruled by fear. The bloodthirsty Legion have captured the Queen and walled off the city, ushering in a reign of terror. Only Ben Kingdom and his motley band of rebels can stop them ...
The claws of evil, Andrew Beasley: A mysterious coin flings cocky street urchin, Ben Kingdom, into the midst an ancient battle. The fate of the world rests with Ben, but which side will he choose? An army of angels ...
The feast of ravens, Andrew Beasley: The year is 1892. London is in the grip of evil. One boy, Ben Kingdom, has the power to end the darkness ...
The Bishop's brood, Simon Beaufort: Southampton 1070. Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and his loyal friend Roger seek passage on one of the many ships due to sail to Normandy and then on to the Holy Land. The two knights have been away from the Crusade too long, and are itching to get back to the action. But peculiar things have been happening in the harbour town, and it soon becomes evident that someone is trying to keep Geoffrey and Roger from boarding one of the ships.
Deadly inheritance, Simon Beaufort: Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old...- When Sir Geoffrey's unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, his sister pushes him towards a marriage that will provide an heir and stability for the family.
The bloodstained throne, Simon Beaufort: After a ferocious storm casts them ashore with a number of other shipwrecked passengers, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and Roger of Durham are unwillingly drawn into a plot to overthrow the king and return England to Saxon rule.
A dead man's secret, Simon Beaufort: Henry, the English king, orders the former crusader knight to southern Wales in the fall of 1103 to deliver letters to local dignitaries and assess rival church leaders. Henry, whom Sir Geoffrey considers devious and dangerous, also charges him with discovering the secret held by a Norman knight who died seven years earlier in the Welsh port of Kermerdyn. Before the start of the journey, someone fatally stabs the scribe who wrote the letters.
The royal babysitters, Clémentine Beauvais: Anna and Holly have spotted an advert in the paper for a Holy Moly Holiday--the intergalactic vacation of a lifetime. They simply CAN'T not go. But how will they get enough money? Simple: they'll become royal babysitters for a day. Unfortunately, the girls are in for a shock. Once King Steve and Queen Sheila have left, they discover there isn't just one prince to look after. There are six. And worse, the country's arch enemy, King Alaspooryorick of Daneland, has decided to stage an invasion.
Pastworld: a mystery of the near future: a novel, Ian Beck: In 2050, while visiting Pastworld, a Victorian London theme park, teenaged Caleb meets seventeen-year-old Eve, a Pastworld inhabitant who has no knowledge of the modern world, and both become pawns in a murderer's diabolical plan that reveals disturbing truths about the teenagers' origins.
The Moses stone, James Becker
The first apostle, Jim Becker
The scent of death, Simon Beckett: "It has been a good summer for forensics expert Dr David Hunter. His relationship is going well and he's in demand again as a police consultant. His life seems to be on an even keel. But not for long. The call comes from an old associate: a body has been found, and she'd like Hunter to take a look... St Jude's Hospital now stands empty. Slowly rotting and silently awaiting demolition, the vast, oppressive building's only visitors have been society's outcasts, addicts and dealers.
Jigsaw: an unsentimaental education: a biographical novel, Sybille Bedford: This intensely remembered, partly autobiographical novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989, describes the childhood of Billi, a girl growing up in Europe between the wars. When her father dies, she swaps life in a run-down German château for an exhilarating existence with her beautiful, talented and unreliable mother on the French Riviera.
D-day: the Battle for Normandy, Antony Beevor: From critically acclaimed world historian Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting.
Ardennes 1944: the Battle of the Bulge, Antony Beevor: - D-Day On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east.
Cooking together: real food for the whole family, Sara Begner: Sara Begner's requirements are simple: free your mind in the kitchen and bring your appetite. This family cookbook requires no new cooking skills, no magic tricks, and no weird ingredients. Whether you're watching ingredients melt together with Begner's mouthwatering pizza, taking in the aroma of chocolate muffins, or sitting back to watch chicken roast in the oven, these recipes are sure to inspire everyday dinners and generous feasts.
The chessmen of doom, John Bellairs: Professor Childermass' brother Peregrine has left behind a huge inheritance--a mansion, ten million dollars and a cryptic riddle that might save the world from a madman. The only catch is that the professor must stay on the estate up in Maine for the entire summer. Johnny Dixon and his friend Fergie decide to come along to keep the professor company but little do they know the dangerous magic that awaits them there.
The spell of the sorcerer's skull, John Bellairs: Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass are visiting a New Hampshire inn and inside that inn is a clock. It's called the Childermass Clock. Inside the clock there's a tiny dollhouse room, an exact replica of the professor's childhood home. And, on one of the shelves in that tiny room is a tiny skull. And, inside that skull is something evil.
The mummy, the will, and the crypt, John Bellairs: In this, the second book in the Johnny Dixon mystery series, Johnny must find the lost will of Mr. H. Bagwell Glomus, a man of great fortune and sinister witchcraft. Mr. Glomus's widow is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who finds its hiding place, enough money to help Johnny's grandmother get the operation she needs. So, Johnny will stop at nothing to find the will. With his neighbor, Professor Childermass, and his new friend Fergie, Johnny won't rest until he solves the puzzle.
The drum, the doll, and the zombie, John Bellairs: When Dr. Charles Coote--a noted folklorist and old friend of Professor Childermass--returns from a conference in New Orleans, he brings home a small, sinister drum. It's made entirely of black wood with red leather straps and small, white bones. Nobody takes Dr. Coote's worries about the drum very seriously, until Fergie taps it a few times and releases an unspeakable evil.
The secret of the underground room, John Bellairs: Their friend Father Higgins is in trouble and it's up to Johnny and Professor Childermass to save him from the forces of evil. In this, the eighth Johnny Dixon mystery, Johnny and the professor hear word of Father Higgins being haunted and when he disappears, clues lead them to England. There, they find the priest has been possessed by Dr. Masterman, the ghost of a deranged knight bent on ruling the world.
The trolley to yesterday, John Bellairs: Johnny and Fergie are worried. Professor Childermass has been acting weird. Very weird. In this sixth Johnny Dixon mystery, the two boys sneak over to the professor's house to investigate, and what they find in the process is more amazing than usual--a talking statue, the ghosts of long-dead Crusaders and a rickety old trolley that turns out to be a time machine. Soon, our three heroes have traveled back to Constantinople in 1453.
The eyes of the killer robot, John Bellairs: Decades ago, Evaristus Sloane invented a baseball-playing robot. It could pitch a fastball at a hundred and ten miles per hour, but it also had big, vacant, blue glass eyes that gave Johnny Dixon's grampa the willies. Now, fifty years later, in the fifth book of the Johnny Dixon mystery series, Johnny's friend Professor Childermass puts the robot back together. It's only after he puts its chilling eyes back in their sockets that the professor realizes his mistake.
The curse of the blue figurine, John Bellairs: Living with his grandparents gives Johnny Dixon a lot of time to find trouble. Or adventure. Or, is it both? In this, the first Johnny Dixon mystery, our young hero hears the spine-tingling story of Father Baart, a madman who haunts the town's church. At first, Johnny doesn't believe in ghosts, but when he takes a scroll and a small Egyptian figurine from the church basement, all that changes. Soon, a mysterious stranger gives him a ring, and Johnny plunges headlong into a terrifying adventure.
The revenge of the wizard's ghost, John Bellairs: While thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon lies dying, possessed by an evil spirit, his friends, an elderly professor and a schoolmate, try to find some way to free him.
The ones we trust, Kimberly Belle: A moving and evocative exploration of grief and guilt in the wake of one family's devastating loss.
The last breath, Kimberly Belle
Power souping: 3-day detox, 3-week weight-loss plan, Rachel Beller: Step aside, juicing--souping is the newest way to build a better body and power your health, all while enjoying big bowls of soup filled with real, satisfying ingredients. Unlike high-sugar, low-fiber juice cleanses, souping is just the opposite--low sugar, high fiber, and filling! Known as America's get-real nutritionist Rachel Beller has created a transformative, science-based plan to help you detox and drop pounds without deprivation.
Small ships: working vessels & workboat heritage yacht designs: a book of study plans for tugs, freighters, ferries, excursion boats, trawler yachts, houseboats & fishing vessels, Jay R Benford: Containing scores of study plans for tugs, freighters, ferries, excursion boats, trawler yachts, houseboats, and fishing vessels, this latest volume of ideas is thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, with a tremendous variety of styles and types of small ships. Each design is a salty and practical cruising vessel and is introduced with a brief description of its creation and history and accompanied by layout drawings and/or photos.
Keep the home fires burning, Anne Bennett
To have and to hold, Anne Bennett: When Jenny O'Leary's dearest and closest younger brother Anthony is killed in action in 1940, grief threatens to engulf her. Then, working as an ARP warden tending to Birmingham's injured in the worst of the raids, she saves a girl whose loss is far greater than her own. Linda Prosser is just twelve and, running back into her house for her brother's teddy, she is crushed beneath the debris.
From best friend to daddy, Jules Bennett: From 'just one night' ...to bonded for life. Kate McCoy calculates everything. She has every detail in her life organised to perfection - until the fateful night she steps into Gray Gallagher's arms. 'One time only', she vows about getting romantic with Gray, her long-time protector and closest friend. But this time, perfect Kate has miscalculated: the woman who plans everything is unexpectedly expecting.
Cassandra's sister, Veronica Bennett: A fictionalized biography of Jane Austen focusing on her early life growing up with her sister Cassandra in a large country parsonage family in southern England, and the experiences and people which may have inspired the plots and characters of her famous novels.
The devil's promise, Veronica Bennett: After the death of her father, Catriona goes to stay with long-lost relations in Drumwithie Castle. Handsome and witty 21-year-old Jamie calls Catriona Cat, for the faerie cat associated with the Other World who roams the Scottish hills.
The lost girls, Ava Benny-Morrison: The chilling true story of the heinous murder of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and daughter Khandalyce and how the case was cracked. How did two girls go missing for six years and nobody noticed? In August 2010, dirt bike riders discovered human bones in the notorious Belanglo State Forest, where, years earlier, Ivan Milat had so cruelly tortured and slain seven young backpackers.
Feast fight!, Peter Bently: Cedric Thatchbottom can't wait to train as a squire, serving Sir Percival the Proud #x96; a knight famed throughout the land for his glorious deeds. But this famous knight isn't all he appears to be, and Cedric soon finds himself being run ragged around Castle Bombast by his new master. In Book 2 of the Knightmare series, there's going to be a banquet at Castle Bombast. And not just any old banquet #x96; the king and queen will be attending, and they expect the very best.
Life stinks!, Peter Bently: Cedric Thatchbottom can't wait to train as a squire, serving Sir Percy the Proud? a knight famed throughout the land for his glorious deeds. But this famous knight isn't all he appears to be, and Cedric soon finds himself being run ragged around Castle Bombast by his new master. In the first book in the Knightmare series, Roland the Rotten has challenged Percy the Proud to a duel. But the famous knight refuses to take part because he's lost his lucky underpants.
Shan Pao: the end of the Hong Kong colony saga, Bill Berg: On 30 June 1997, the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong ceased to be. When the five starred flag of The People's Republic of China and the new red Hong Kong flag, with the white five-petaled Bauhinia flower at its centre, were slowly raised on a pair of flagpoles at the Hong Kong Convention Center while the white uniformed Hong Kong police band played the national anthem, the former British Crown Colony became the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Androids: build your own lifelike robots, Bryan P Bergeron
Trial and error, Anthony Berkeley
Coin collecting for dummies, Neil S Berman: Covers the essentials of coin collecting at an affordable price. Spend wisely -- and then keep your collection in mint condition. Can't make heads or tails of numismatics? Welcome to a treasure-trove of information on numismatics -- or.
The knitting all around stitch dictionary: 150 new stitch patterns to knit top down, bottom up, back and forth & in the round, Wendy Bernard: Picking up where the first volume left off, each chapter includes a customizable pattern so that knitters can easily swap out stitch patterns to make their own unique knitted items.
Without ritalin: a natural approach to ADD, Samuel A Berne
Knickers in a twist: a dictionary of British slang, Jonathan Bernstein: Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants and pass music back and forth across the Atlantic. But the second we Brits open our mouths, all bets are off. The aim of these unscholarly pages is to guide you through the jungle of British slang, uncovering the etymology but also illuminating the correct usage.
Kickboxing: from beginner to black belt, Justyn Billingham: Kickboxing is practised all over the world and is one of the fastest growing sports today. Moreover, it is a martial art that can be enjoyed by almost everyone who is physically fit, regardless of age, size or ability. This detailed book will be of value to all those interested in kickboxing; whether they simply want to train for fun or have higher goals.
Wild horses of the summer sun: a memoir of Iceland, Tory Bilski: "Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge of the world -- if only for a short while" -- Google Books.
The Bee Gees: tales of the Brothers Gibb, Melinda Bilyeu
The Daisy Club, Charlotte Bingham: Daisy, Jean, Freddie and their friends Aurelia and Laura are devoted to their quaint village Twistleton, so that when war breaks out it becomes the embodiment of everything for which they are fighting. With death haunting every moment, love is their one all-too-fleeting consolation--and also their final triumph.
The white marriage, Charlotte Bingham: Sunny falls in love with Hart after becoming engaged to Gray.
The land of summer, Charlotte Bingham: Emmaline has always understood from her mother that, as the eldest of four daughters, she must marry. But it seems that no proposals are going to come her way. Until, at a crowded ball, Julius makes his way to her side and waltzes her off. The next morning he makes it plain that he wants to marry her, and will marry her no matter what. So Emmaline finds herself travelling to England from America to join her husband-to-be, her hopes as high as they have ever been ...
The blue box: three lives in letters, Sallie Bingham: "This family history centered around three women from three generations spans the Civil War through the Jazz Age. Fans of Sallie Bingham's work will especially appreciate her parents Mary and Barry's romance that unfolds in letters and finally results in marriage. Bingham beautifully demonstrates an inheritance of emotion, morality, ideology, and most lasting of all, irreverence. Sallie Bingham has published four short story collections, four novels, a memoir, and several plays.
Reality TV: realism and revelation, Anita Biressi: This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor.
Handbook to Roman legionary fortresses, M C Bishop
Even the dead: a Quirke novel, Benjamin Black: Two victims - one dead, one missing. Even the Dead is a visceral, gritty and cinematic thriller from Benjamin Black. Every web has a spider sitting at the centre of it. Pathologist Quirke is back working in the city morgue, watching over Dublin's dead. When a body is found in a burnt-out car, Quirke is called in to verify the apparent suicide of an up-and-coming civil servant. But Quirke can't shake a suspicion of foul play. The only witness has vanished, every trace of her wiped away.
The lemur, Benjamin Black: John Glass's life in New York should be plenty comfortable having given up his career as a journalist to write an authorized biography of his father-in-law, communications magnate and former CIA agent Big Bill Mulholland. When a shifty young researcher whom he calls 'The Lemur," turns up some unflattering information about the family, Glass's whole easy existence is threatened.
War: a short history, Jeremy Black: In this concise history of war, Jeremy Black ranges widely, giving due attention to non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through a detailed exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented within a chronological framework that spans human history, Jeremy Black skilfully illustrates this fact whilst providing the reader with other astute insights and compelling interpretations of war.
The price of innocence, Lisa Black: Theresa MacLean, barely escaping an explosion meant to kill her, investigates the dark secrets in a murdered cop's past, a situation complicated by her relationships with a local business tycoon and the mysterious David Madison.
Urban outlaws, Peter Jay Black: In a bunker hidden deep beneath London live five extraordinary kids: meet world-famous hacker Jack, gadget geek Charlie, free runner Slink, comms chief Obi and decoy diva Wren. They're not just friends; they're URBAN OUTLAWS. They outsmart London's crime gangs and hand out their dirty money through Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s). Their latest mission--hacking the bank account of criminal mastermind Del Sarto--has landed them in serious trouble.
Loss, Tony Black
Dance of fire, Yelena Black: All dancers dream of the chance to try out for the Royal Court Ballet Company. Only two dancers from the elite New York Ballet Academy will have this honour. Vanessa is one of them. She dances with grace and elegance, and a fury that is unmatched. Justin strong, sexy and caring will be her partner. But the thrill of travelling to London for this once-in-a-lifetime competition is shrouded by their past and the demands of an ancient organisation.
The new Bohemians: cool & collected homes, Justina Blakeney: A Los Angeles-based designer explores neo-urban hippie style and visits 20 different homes across the United States decorated in this mode, interviewing the owners and discussing their aesthetic inspirations and offering ideas to those who want to decorate their own spaces. --Publisher's description.
Mutiny on board HMS bounty, William Bligh: On 28th April 1789 a small and unremarkable merchant vessel became one of the most famous ships in maritime history. HMS Bounty was under the command of 34-year-old Lieutenant William Bligh, an inexperienced commander who lacked the respect of a crew attracted to the promise of an easy life in a Tahitian paradise. Fletcher Christian led half the crew in mutiny against Bligh and after overpowering all resistance, they cast their deposed captain adrift along with those still loyal to him.
Manhattan noir 2: the classics, Lawrence Block: Following the commercial success of the original Manhattan Noir, mystery titan Lawrence Block digs even deeper into New York's noir legacy.
Ann Blockley's watercolour workshop: projects and interpretations, Ann Blockley: "Renowned artist Ann Blockley shares the secrets of her unique and dramatic paintings in a series of workshops - each designed to help you explore, experiment and unlock the potential of your own work. Step-by-step demonstrations show how some of Ann's most innovative paintings are created. Key techniques - such as creating texture, using gesso and collage, manipulating paint and printing with found materials - help you adapt each interpretation and make it your own.
Quest for the cure: reflections on the evolution of breast cancer treatment, George R Blumenschein: This original fourteen chapter book is a brief, slightly autobiographic tale of medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, and breast cancer patients in a well-established cancer center in Texas, who pursued the goal of cure for breast cancer. The evolution of improved outcomes in the treatment of microscopic metastatic breast cancer is also the story of the development of adjuvant chemotherapy for post-operative breast disease.
Gluten-Free All-In-One For Dummies, Ian Blumer: Everything you need to know about living a gluten-free lifestyle As the prevalence of gluten-free dieting continues to grow-both from necessity and choice-more and more people are searching for a healthy way to cut gluten out of their lives. Gluten-Free All-In-One For Dummies culls a wealth of indispensable information from six popular For Dummies books, providing you with an all-encompassing, one-stop resource for living and eating gluten-free.
The germ survival guide, Kenneth Bock
Plotted in Cornwall, Janie Bolitho: The fifth book in a series featuring painter/photographer Rose Trevelyan. Rose suspects a murder has been committed. In trying to help young, talented Joel, Rose uncovers family secrets. She is proved right; there is a murder, but not the one she had forseen nor one which the family could possibly have anticipated.
Framed in Cornwall, Janie Bolitho: Rose Trevelyan's peaceful life is rocked by the murder of an old friend. when Rose learns that it wasn't a heart attack but a case of suicide her suspicions are immediately roused.
Snapped in Cornwall, Janie Bolitho: Rose Trevelyan had only met Gabrielle Milton once, but felt they might become good friends. She was delighted, therefore, to receive an invitation to the Milton's party where the wine flowed freely and a good time was being had by all - that is, until Gabrielle's crumpled, lifeless body was found underneath a balcony.
Little black lies, S J Bolton: "In such a small community as the Falkland Islands, a missing child is unheard of. In such a dangerous landscape it can only be a terrible tragedy, surely ... When another child goes missing, and then a third, it's no longer possible to believe that their deaths were accidental, and the villagers must admit that there is a murderer among them.
Monsieur Pamplemousse and the tangled web, Michael Bond
Monsieur Pamplemousse takes the cure, Michael Bond: Farfetched and frothy, this fourth in the detective series featuring Aristide Pamplemousse finds the corpulent Surete officer turned gastronomic investigator for Le Guide disguised as a blind man at Chateau Morgue, a health spa near the Pyrenees. Pamplemousse despairs of satisfied appetites for a fortnight, but his bloodhound Pommes Frites discovers kilos of sausage, and then Aristide himself discovers an affectionate English manicurist.
Monsieur Pamplemousse on the spot, Michael Bond
Monsieur Pamplemousse, Michael Bond
The great deception: the secret history of the European Union, Christopher Booker
New altitude: beyond tough times to the top of the world, Wendy L Booker: New Altitude chronicles one woman's remarkable passage beyond tough times to the top of the world. After a devastating MS diagnosis, Wendy Booker fell haphazardly into running the Boston Marathon for charity. From that one simple act, an extraordinary series of circumstances unfolds that is nothing short of kismet. Overcoming illness and divorce, and tackling one of the toughest mountains in the world twice, Wendy finds herself atop Denali (Mt. McKinley, Alaska) in 2004 at the age of 50.
The dead place: a Cooper & Fry mystery, Stephen Booth: Detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry hope that the anonymous phone calls promising that the "perfect" murder will be committed soon are only pranks, but when a woman goes missing and another turns up dead, they know they must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
The manifesto on how to be interesting, Holly Bourne: Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when she's told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born.
And a Happy New Year?, Holly Bourne: Evie, Amber and Lottie are having a New Year party to remember. For the first time since leaving college, the girls are reunited. It's time for fun and flirting, snogs and shots. Because everything's going great for these girls ...
Powersat, Ben Bova: Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And it its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of space. America needs energy, and Dan Randolph is determined to give it to them.
No other duke but you, Valerie Bowman: A lady with a love potion. A Duke who takes it by mistake. Romance and mischief ensues when plans go awry in Lord Thomas Hobbshim instead. But perhaps this is the excuse he needs to show her he?s always loved her...Delilah can?t believe she gave the potion to the wrong duke. Then again, Delilah could do a lot worse than win the hand of her handsome best friend.
Economical home cooking: with mum as your guide, Carol Boyd: Generation after generation learnt to cook by standing at Mum's side, assisting as she cooked hour after hour. Recipes were handed down and cooking was instinctive and creative. With our busy lifestyles I feel that this is becoming a lost art. Today, with a need to save money wherever we can and for children (and adults) to eat less processed food, there is a trend back to home cooking.
De Gaulle: the Man Who Defied Six US Presidents, Douglas Boyd: Watching a D-Day film, does anyone wonder why no French units took part in the invasion of their own German-occupied country? General Charles De Gaulle commaned 400,000 Free French soldiers, but US President Roosevelt insisted they not be told the date of the invasion because he intended to occupy France and open the country up to American Big Business, while keeping in office traitors who had run the country for Hitler.
An ice-cream war, William Boyd
Solo, William Boyd: It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C.
The blue afternoon, William Boyd: In 1936, an elderly doctor travels to Lisbon to find the love of his life. He is Dr. Salvador Carriscant of Los Angeles, who as a young man worked in the Philippines when it was a U.S. colony. Tired of his wife, he developed a liaison with the wife of an American officer, quelling a rebellion, and the two planned to flee abroad to start life anew. While she succeeded, he failed and for 30 years they have not seen each other.
A good man in Africa, William Boyd
Cover Story, Gerry Boyle: It's been seven years since Jack McMorrow left New York for small-town Maine. His years of stringing stories and murders together in the backwoods has been an adventure, sure, but they have also put a big dent in his bank account. In this, the sixth installment of the popular Jack McMorrow series, McMorrow is hired back at The New York Times to cover his old Metro beat. Unsure at first, Jack soon regains his journalistic footing and settles into the incessant hustle and flow of the city.
How's Your Father, Rose Boyt: INTRODUCING THE FEMALE IRVINE WELSH. What goes on behind closed doors? Hows Your Father tells it like it is from the inside: four generations of one Hackney family on a roller-coaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood. Rose Boyt's novel is a devastating, moving and tragically funny story delivered with the most striking and original voice to come out of fiction this year.
From the dust returned, Ray Bradbury
Hold Tight: a Novel, Christopher Bram: A World War II sailor works in a New York City brothel-for his countryAfter being arrested in a gay brothel in New York during a raid, Seaman Second Class Hank Fayette doesn't understand why his homosexual activities are grounds for imprisonment. The brothel is rumored to be a hangout for Nazi spies and the Navy forces Hank to go undercover as a prostitute. They hope to use clandestine sexuality to retrieve clandestine intelligence.
In Memory of Angel Clare: a Novel, Christopher Bram: A group of worldly New Yorkers inherit a friend's last lover A year after the AIDS-related death of filmmaker Clarence Laird, known to friends as Angel Clare, his young boyfriend, Michael, is still in deep mourning. Clarence's older, sophisticated friends-male and female, gay and straight-find themselves the custodians of Michael, a callow kid they never liked much to begin with.
Cat and mouse, Christianna Brand: Katinka Jones spends her days beautifying, trying out the latest ointments, corsets, and creams in order to pass the information on to the thankful readers of Girls Together. When not immersed in a mud bath, she answers advice letters, and none are so compelling as those of Amista, a Welsh girl in love with a modern-day Heathcliff. Amista's dramatic stories and beautiful descriptions of her village spark Tinka's interest.
Tour de force, Christianna Brand: From the moment he steps on the plane, Inspector Cockrill loathes his fellow travellers. They are typical tour group bores: the dullards of England whom he had hoped to escape by going to Italy. He gives up on the trip immediately, burying his nose in a mystery novel to ensure that no one tries to become his friend. But not long after the group makes landfall at the craggy isle of San Juan el Pirata, a murder demands his attention.
Our Vietnam nurses: compelling Australian stories of heroism, friendship and lives changed forever, Annabelle Brayley: Collection of compelling and moving stories of our heroic nurses in the Vietnam War. Being a nurse always requires a cool head, a steady hand and an open heart. But if you're working in a war zone, the challenges are much harder. When Australia joined the Vietnam War, civilian and military nurses were there to save lives and comfort the wounded.
Talking back to prozac: what doctors won't tell you about prozac and the newer antidepressants, Peter Roger Breggin: Prozac. Millions of Americans are on it. And just about everyone else is wondering if they should be on it, too. The claims of the pro-Prozac chorus are enticing: that it can cure everything from depression (the only disorder for which Prozac was originally approved) to fear of public speaking, PMS, obesity, shyness, migraine, and back pain & mdash;with few or no side effects.
The faeman quest, Herbie Brennan: Stubborn and feisty Mella, the half-faeire half-human daughter of Lord Henry and Queen Holly Blue, has the power to determine the fate of both the faerie and "analogue world" when she travels to the country of Haleklind and discovers rebel forces preparing for war.
The Nostradamus prophecy, Theresa Breslin: Melisande is the daughter of the king's minstrel and lives among the royal French court. She, like many others, pays little heed to the dire warnings of Notradamus the soothsayer. Chantelle, Melisande's older sister is betrothed to the handsome courtier Armand, and there is the excitement of the forthcoming wedding to think about. And Melisande is fascinated by the mysterious and silent Melchior, the boy who looks after the king's leopard.
A shock to the system, Simon Brett: Graham Marshall's ambition has made him a professional success, and he has the usual domestic problems to prove it.
The strangling on the stage, Simon Brett: When Jude agrees to lend her vintage chaise longue for the local Amateur Dramatics Society's production of George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple, little does she realize she'll end up in a starring role. It's an ambitious play, culminating in a dramatic execution scene: a scene that's played for real when one of the leading actors is found hanging from the especially-constructed stage gallows during rehearsals.
Dead romantic, Simon Brett: Madeleine Severn is a tutor at the Garrettway School of Languages, she has a young outlook on life, and is proud of her looks. Eighteen-year-old student Paul Grigson idolises Madeleine and during a date of his own he sees Madeleine with the married Bernard Hopkins. When Bernard arranges to meet Madeleine again, he feels jealous, but like most teenagers, Paul's moods change like a chameleon's. This is a romantic triangle surely destined for disaster and death.
Murder in the museum, Simon Brett: Bracketts, the home of the celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh is to about become a museum; a shrine to his life and poetry. Carole Seddon had been reluctant to join the Bracketts Board and now she realises that she should have listened to her instinct. The simmering tension between the Board members is about to boil over. A human skeleton is discovered in the kitchen garden and before too long there is a second body, not yet cold.
Period repair manual: every woman's guide to better periods, Lara Briden: Naturopathic doctor Lara Briden wants to give women the knowledge and tools to improve their period health. Half the population will menstruate in their lifetime, and 1 in 2 women will struggle with their period health. Lara's book, previously self-published, has already garnered rave reader reviews because of its willingness to deal with this important aspect of women's health openly and compassionately.
Training for Soccer Players, Marc Briggs: Training for Soccer Players blends a sports science approach to training with practical advice for coaches, enabling them to deliver effective training for players of all abilities.
A Cornish gift, Fern Britton
The lost daughter, Sylvia Broady
The yearning heart, Sylvia Broady
The hunger of time, Damien Broderick: Technology has started to accelerate at a terrifying rate. By mid-21st century, we might see a Singularity: a convergence of artificial intelligence, advanced nanotechnologies for building things at the atomic scale, precise genomics, other wonders.
D-Day, Henry Brook: Eleven thrilling true stories of the world-shaping events of June 6th 1944 published in association with the Imperial War Museum.
Business adventures: twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street, John Brooks: From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at GE and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and.
Ribbonwork flowers: 132 garden embellishments--beautiful designs for flowers, leaves & more, Christen Brown: Gather, twist, and stitch an array of flowers from elegant ribbons and lace. Christen Brown, author of best-selling Ribbonwork Gardens, shares 132 flowers, leaves, and garden extras - each with complete instructions and colorful how-to photos. Readers will learn clever twists on vintage ribbonwork construction, plus hand-sewing basics and an overview of techniques.
The serene invasion, Eric Brown
Jani and the greater game, Eric Brown
Murder takes a turn: a Langham and Dupré mysery, Eric Brown: "When Langham's literary agent receives a cryptic letter inviting him to spend the weekend at the grand Cornish home of successful novelist Denbigh Connaught, Charles Elder seems reluctant to attend. What really happened between Elder and Connaught during the summer of 1917, nearly forty years before - and why has it had such a devastating effect on Charles? Accompanying his agent to Connaught House, Langham and his wife Maria discover that Charles is not the only one to have received a letter.
Murder at the loch: a Langham and Dupré mystery, Eric Brown: It's the bitterly cold December of 1955, and Donald Langham has been asked by his friend, private detective Ralph Ryland, to assist him on a case. Ryland has been contacted by their old commanding officer, Major Cartwright, who has reasons to believe that his life is under threat at his remote castle in the Scottish Highlands.On arriving at the castle, Langham and Ryland learn that Major Cartwright is attempting to raise the wreck of a German fighter plane which crashed into the loch in 1945.
Revenge of the fancy-pants time pirate, Matt Brown: Magnificently moustachioed madman Gussage St Vincent is back from the dead and set on using his pirate galleon time machine to become Overlord of the Universe. It's up to Trainee Time Crime Agents Compton and Bryan to stop him, in a battle involving the pongiest pants in history, the Great Fish-Slapping Game and a lot of custard pies.
Schaum's outlines of physics for engineering and science, Michael E Browne
Food fight: the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it, Kelly D Brownell
White Trilogy, Ken Bruen: Two tough, aging cops take on London's thugs, killers, and mobsters in Ken Bruen's hard-as-nails White TrilogyAt sixty-two, Chief Inspector Roberts is nearly too old to be a cop, but he makes up for his age with a ferocity that the younger detectives cannot match. After four decades on the force, he has a daughter who hates him, a wife who cheats, and a bank account that grows emptier every year. But on London's darker streets, Roberts is a force to be reckoned with.
The sheep look up, John Brunner: With the rise of a corporation-sponsored government, pollution in big cities has reached extreme levels and most (if not all) people's health has been affected in some way. Now rioting and civil unrest sweep the United States, due to a combination of poor health, poor sanitation, lack of food, lack of services, ineffectiveness of services, disillusionment with government/companies, oppressive government, civil unrest, high incidence of pollution-induced birth defects, and other factors.
The whole man, John Brunner
No Second Chances: a voodoo mystery set in New Orleans, Don Bruns: When a fellow officer is shot dead in broad daylight, in his own squad car, homicide detective Quentin Archer uncovers some surprising facts about the dead man's past.
Goodbye to yesterday, Wanda E Brunstetter: Instead of experiencing newlywed bliss, Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. When Luke Stoltzfus loses his job at a furniture store in Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania, he is given an opportunity to learn.
A Christmas prayer: a cross-country journey in 1850 leads to high mountain danger-and romance, Wanda E Brunstetter: Take a cross-country journey in 1850 with Cynthia Cooper, who becomes trapped by a snowstorm in which she is forced to question her engagement to a near stranger.
A traitor's tears, Fiona Buckley
Reluctant Assassin, The: an Elizabethan mystery, Fiona Buckley: 1581. When Ursula Blanchard's 9-year-old son is snatched away while out riding, she must agree to undertake an impossibly difficult and dangerous mission if she is ever to see him again.
So he takes the dog, Jonathan Buckley: This is a stunning new novel from the author of "Ghost MacIndoe" and "Invisible". In his previous two novels, Jonathan Buckley has brilliantly explored the workings of this country over the last few decades: in "Ghost MacIndoe" he examined the extraordinary life of an ordinary man living in a London suburb; most recently, in "Invisible", he showed us five disparate lives played out in a decaying hotel struggling to survive the BSE crisis.
Android application development all-in-one for dummies, Barry Burd: As a Linux-based operating system designed for mobile devices, the Android OS allows programs to run on all Android devices and appear free in the Android Market. Whether you're a beginner programmer eager to create mobile applications or you're Android-savvy and looking to submit your apps to the Android Market, this compilation of eight minibooks takes you through the ins and outs of programming for Android phones.
Bangkok haunts, John Burdett: ASonchai Jitpleecheep, the devout Buddhist Royal Thai Police detective who led us through the best sellers -- Bangkok Haunts From the Trade Paperback edition.
Swedish lessons: a memoir of sects, love and indentured servitude, Natalie Burg: "The thing about a downward spiral is that you never know you're in one at the beginning. In fact, in my embarrassingly vast experience, they typically begin with unabashed enthusiasm. I should have recognised the pattern too, having just recently tumbled to the bottommost depths of my own personal barrel. But there I was, back on top, embarking on a thrilling adventure abroad. What was the fun in learning from your mistakes when you could just repeat them? On a much grander scale.
The ex, Alafair Burke: Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it. In this breakout novel of suspense, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder, but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife, Molly, by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago.
Eight Ball Boogie, Declan Burke: Harry Rigby likes a smoke, the easy life, and Robert Ryan playing the bad guy in late night black-and-whites. Sweet. But when the wife of a prominent politician is murdered in her best nightie, Rigby finds himself caught in a crossfire between rogue paramilitaries, an internal police inquiry and the heaviest blizzard of coke ever to hit the Northwest. If all this wasn't bad enough, his relationship with girlfriend Denise is on the rocks and he's hitting the bottle.
Crime always pays, Declan Burke: Who says crime doesn't pay? The perpetrators of a botched kidnap make their getaway in this hilarious sequel to The Big O Karen and Ray are on their way to the Greek islands to rendezvous with Madge and split the fat bag of cash they conned from her ex-husband Rossi when they kidnapped, well, Madge. But they've reckoned without Stephanie Doyle, the cop who can't decide if she wants to arrest Madge, shoot Rossi, or ride off into the sunset with Ray.
The Accident on the A35, Graeme Macrae Burnet
The pretty sister of José, Frances Hodgson Burnett: Pepita, a radiant and merry Spanish beauty, and her playful brother José, witness their mother, whose faded beauty led her husband to abandon her for another, plunge a dagger into her breast. After their uncle avenges the death, Pepita develops a fierce hatred of men and pledges never to marry, while Jose leaves for Madrid with a benevolent padre. Sebastiano, Spain's most famous toreador, arrives in town and, after seeing Pepita, spurns the pretty Sarita, who dies hopelessly infatuated.
Dog-friendly gardening: creating a safe haven for you and your dog, Karen Bush: Even if you're on a budget, with good planning and a little effort you can create an attractive outdoor environment that will actively enhance your relationship with your dog; a place where you can enjoy playing and relaxing together.
Braids, buns, and twists!: step-by-step tutorials for 82 fabulous hairstyles, Christina Butcher: Chic hair is all the rage from runways to blog to city streets. This book presents 82 classic and contemporary styles and provides step-by-step tutorials for each one.
Kitty's war, Janet Butler: The remarkable wartime experiences of Kit McNaughton Kitty's War is based upon the previously unpublished war diaries of Great War army nurse Sister Kit McNaughton. Kit and historian Janet Butler grew up in the same Victorian district of drystone walls, wheatfields and meandering creeks, except many decades apart.
The opposite of love, Julie Buxbaum
Lottery boy, Michael Byrne
Women, Chloe Caldwell: A young woman moves from the countryside to the city.Inexplicably, inexorably and immediately, she falls in love with another woman for the first time in her life.Finn is nineteen years older than her, wears men's clothes, has a cocky smirk of a smile - and a long-term girlfriend.With precision, wit and tenderness, Women charts the frenzy and the fall out of love.
All the beggars riding, Lucy Caldwell: When Lara was 12, and her younger brother Alfie 8, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles.
Multitudes: eleven stories, Lucy Caldwell
No one hears but him: a novel, Taylor Caldwell: At a crossroads in their lives, twelve troubled souls seek guidance and comfort from a mysterious stranger. Many years have passed since the Sanctuary was built as a refuge for the lost. It is just two marble rooms: one for those waiting to be heard and one for the Man Who Listens. Drawn to it are the grieving, the despairing, the cynical, the defeated, the dying, the betrayed, and the broken.
Great lion of God: a novel about Saint Paul, Taylor Caldwell: New York Times Bestseller: A "beautifully written" and "truly outstanding" novel based on the life of Paul the Apostle (The Cincinnati Enquirer). Born a veritable great lion of God to a devout Jewish family, Saul of Tarsus is raised by his parents to embrace their love of humanity. Dogged by what he perceives as a lack of true faith, he embarks on a journey to save his people from sacrilege. But on the road to Damascus a vision of the resurrected Jesus changes the course of his life.
I didn't do my homework because ..., Davide Calí: A humorous story about the absurd excuses for not doing homework.
HTML5, JavaScript, and jQuery 24-hour trainer, Dane Cameron: This book shows you how to build real-world web-based and mobile HTML5 apps in combination with JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS/CSS3. You'll learn progressively more advanced skills as you work through the series of hands-on lessons. Exercises and screencasts walk you step-by-step through the process of building web applications, and give you the opportunity to experiment and extend the examples to create your own working web app.
Out comes the evil, Stella Cameron: Once again Alex Duggins and her veterinarian friend Tony Harrison are thrown into a major murder investigation. When an almost-fresh body is discovered in a disused well among the ruins of a 14th-century manor house, the motive for the killing remains a baffling mystery. The victim was a widow who had lived quietly in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Folly-on-Weir for the past ten years.
Vegan style: your plant-based guide to fashion + beauty + home + travel, Sascha Camilli: Your ultimate guide to living a luxurious, cruelty-free life. Ready to take vegan living beyond the kitchen? Vegan Style is an informative and inspiring guide to compassionate living, featuring cruelty-free beauty products, style advice from some of today's most creative and innovative vegan designers, and pointers on everything from sourcing faux leather jackets to travelling as a vegan and so much more.
Dog star, Katy Cannon: Dog Star is the second book in Pooch Parlour, a glitzy new series for girls who love dogs and adore giving them the luxuries every girl's best friend deserves, written by Katy Cannon. Pooch Parlour is more than just a grooming parlour? it's doggy heaven! It's the perfect place for pet pampering and the dedicated team of groomers give each dog the star treatment they deserve. A famous film director is using Pooch Parlour as the official grooming salon for his A-list film-star dogs.
Wedding tails, Katy Cannon: Abi and the folks at Pooch Parlor are helping with the biggest celebrity wedding all year -- the happy couple want to get married with their Dalmatians by their sides, but will they ever get the playful pups to stay in one place?.
The marriage contract, Kat Cantrell: A Billionaire's Baby Plan...Desmond Pierce wants a child--but the conventional route won't do for the reclusive inventor. Enter McKenna Moore, a medical student willing to be a surrogate mum...and to marry by proxy without ever meeting her husband.But when the baby's health requires McKenna to not only face Desmond but also live with him, their chemistry explodes. Soon McKenna is in his bed, where he wants her to stay.
The brilliant death, Amy Rose Capetta: A young shapeshifter has to learn to control her powers, while simultaneously using them to disguise herself as a boy and confront the people who murdered her father.
The Cinderella Murders, David Cargill: Giles, Professor of Magic and Illusion, is invited to join the cast during their rehearsals at the oldest working theatre in Scotland. 'The Cinderella Murders', destined to become a West End hit needs a 'wow factor' and Giles is the man to create illusions which will mesmerize and delight audiences. But the rehearsals themselves are dogged by Illusions, misdirections, tricks and random inexplicable happenings.
The poppy field, Deborah Carr
CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES: a gideon fell mystery, John Dickson Carr
Romancing the werewolf, Gail Carriger: Werewolf in trouble...Biffy, newly minted Alpha of the London Pack, is not having a good Christmas. His Beta abandoned him, his werewolves object to his curtain choices, and someone keeps leaving babies on his doorstep.Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find. With his pack in chaos and his Alpha in crisis, it will take all his Beta efficiency to set everything to rights.
The curious case of the werewolf that wasn't, Gail Carriger: A short tale of mummies, werewolves, and well-preserved felines set in the world of the Parasol Protectorate. Alessandro Tarabotti and his valet, Floote, are on a mission in Egypt when they encounter visiting tourists and the situation turns to mummies. What is Alessandro's real mission and will his Aunt Archangelica approve of his treatment of her cat?=538 \\ May require Adobe Digital Editions or vendor's app.
How to marry a werewolf (in 10 easy steps), Gail Carriger: "The monsters left Faith ruined in the eyes of society, so now they're her only option. Rejected by her family Faith crosses the Atlantic looking for a marriage of convenience and revenge. But things are done differently in London. Werewolves are civilized. At least they pretend to be." -- cover.
The Friendship Highway: Two Journeys in Tibet, Charlie Carroll: ""Tibet was not just on the horizon, it capped it. Four thousand metres above this city was a country of stone and ice, and, even though it was officially closed, there was still a way in."" A compelling and unforgettable encounter on the roof of the world ... Hoping to reach Tibet after a twenty-year obsession, Charlie Carroll travelled to China.
Do you want to know a secret?, Claudia Carroll
He loves me not, he loves me, Claudia Carroll: In the heart of County Kildare is Davenport Hall - a crumbling eighteenth-century mansion house, ancestral home to Portia Davenport, her beautiful younger sister Daisy and their dotty, eccentric mother, Lucasta. Disaster strikes when their father abandons the family, cleaning them out of the little cash they had managed to hold on to.
The last of the great romantics, Claudia Carroll
All she ever wished for, Claudia Carroll
Will you still love me tomorrow?, Claudia Carroll
The song before it is sung, Justin Cartwright: Sixty years after the death of Axel von Gottberg, who is executed for plotting the assassination of Adolf Hitler, the death of Axel's old friend, Elya Mendel sends Conrad Senior on a quest into the past to uncover the truth about Axel, his life, and his death.
The promise of happiness, Justin Cartwright: Former golden girl Juliet Judd has just been released after serving two years in a New York prison for art fraud. Her homecoming offers her distraught family a chance to reunite and, at long last, to feel a sense of normalcy. Her 68-year-old father is failing, recently forced out of his job and into retirement in the Cornish village of Trebetherick. Her mother obsesses over cooking classes, as if it's her bad cooking that landed her daughter in jail.
The genesis code, John Case
Trance state, John Case
The eighth day: a novel, John Case
Kids inventing!: a handbook for young inventors, Susan Casey: Have you ever seen inventors on TV or in the newspaper and thought, "That could be me!" Well, it certainly could--and this book shows you how. Kids Inventing! gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for turning your ideas into realities for fun, competition, and even profit.
The star country, Michael Cassutt: In the near future, war has torn the United States apart. Small communities barely scrape by amidst climate change and economic collapse. Powerful nation-states struggle over whatever resources remain--technology in California, money in Chicago, oil in Texas. Some small hope has arrived in the form of the Hocq, a group of aliens on a mission to bring their advanced knowledge to Earth.
In plain sight, Linda Castillo: From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of A Gathering of Secrets, comes a new Kate Burkholder short mystery, In Plain Sight: a story of star-crossed love and murder in Amish country. Seventeen year old Amish boy, Noah Kline, is struck by a car as he walks alongside a dark country road late one night in Painters Mill. Seriously injured, he lapses into a coma.
An unholy whiff of death, Joyce Cato: When asked to judge the neighboring village's Flower Show, vicar's wife Monica Noble is thrilled, even if she can't tell a begonia from an azalea! This year, competition is fierce, and when her fellow judge, a well-liked vicar, is killed, Monica must wake up and smell the roses. A second murder quickly follows, this time a local scientist. Monica must help the local detective to solve the two murders and find the killer--quickly, before anyone else dies.
Seventeen coffins, Philip Caveney: After his nightmarish adventures in Mary King's Close in Crow Boy, Tom Afflick is drawn back to Edinburgh. At the National Museum of Scotland, he sees the eight tiny coffins that were discovered on Arthur's Seat in 1836 - one of the city's most intriguing mysteries. After a violent confrontation with his stepfather, Tom finds himself spinning back in time again, to the year 1828, where the peril comes not from bubonic plague but from a series of unexplained disappearances.
Microsoft SharePoint 2013, Stephen Cawood: Maximize Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Written by a former member of the SharePoint development team, How to Do Everything: Microsoft SharePoint 2013 shows you how to get the most out of the latest release of this dynamic business collaboration platform. You'll learn to set up SharePoint sites and use document management, wikis, taxonomy, blogs, social features, and more to organize, manage, and share content. Real-world examples help you accomplish tasks quickly and easily.
Wild voices: journeys through time in the Scottish Highlands, Mike Cawthorne: The journeys in this book are tales of adventure on foot and by canoe through some of the last wild places in Scotland. Each journey is haunted by the ghost of another writer? Neil Gunn, Iain Thomson, Rowena Farre? who has left behind the trace of his or her own experience of these isolated hills, glens, streams or lochs.
Ultimate Spitfires, Peter Caygill: The Spitfire is probably Britain's best loved and admired aeroplane. It is also revered around the world. This book looks at the later marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from Supermarine's first early versions that saw action in the early days of World War II. New and more powerful Rolls-Royce engines replaced the well-tried Merlin, but increased the aircraft's performance in terms of speed and operational altitude.
The truth about great white sharks, Mary M Cerullo: Take a trip to the ocean's depths to learn the truth about the great white shark.
The truth about dangerous sea creatures, Mary M Cerullo: Explains the dangers associated with a variety of sea creatures such as the giant squid, sea snake, stingray, tiger shark, and many others, presents stories of human encounters with these underwater animals, and includes photographs and a glossary.
The editor's wife, Clare Chambers
In a good light, Clare Chambers
Bright girls, Clare Chambers: Outstanding voice in girls' fiction. Fifteen-year-old Robyn (the 'sensible') one and her older sister Rachel (anything but!) arrive in Brighton to spend the summer with their estranged Aunt Jackie, who runs a ballgown hire business from her ramshackle multi-storey home. They have been forced to leave their home in Oxford, where they live with their father, because of threats to their safety, the nature of which only gradually becomes apparent.
Burning secrets, Clare Chambers
The traitor: the Mitchells and O'Haras trilogy, book 2, Kimberley Chambers: She fell for the enemy. Now she must pay the price. The gripping second novel from the #1 bestselling author in the Mitchells & O'Haras trilogy. The Mitchells and the O'Haras have been enemies for years. One a gangland family, the other travellers, they resort to violence to solve problems between them. So when Frankie Mitchell fell for Jed O'Hara, it was only going to be a matter of time before all hell broke loose.
A different sky, Meira Chand: "Singapore, 1927. Three young people are questioning whether this in-between island can ever truly be their home. Mei Lan yearns to free herself from the stifling traditions of a famous Chinese dynasty; Howard seethes at the indignities heaped on his fellow Eurasians by the colonial British; Raj, fresh off the boat from India, wants only to work hard and become a successful businessman.
The tutor, Andrea Chapin: Headstrong young widow Katherine de L'Isle lives a comfortable but solitary existence in her uncle's Lancashire home of Lufanwal Hall until events conspire to shatter her tranquility. First, the family priest is murdered - for his Catholic sympathies - causing her uncle and protector to flee the country. Abandoned by their father figure, the Lufanwal residents struggle to cope and old rivalries fester beneath the surface.
The DIY guide to building a family that lasts: 12 tools for improving your home life, Gary D Chapman: You know those home improvement shows where they take an ugly, run-down house and make it beautiful? Whether you like the shows or not, everybody loves seeing those moments of total transformation--the before and after picture, the dramatic reveal... Well, what if you could experience that kind of transformation in your family life? That's what The DIY Guide to Building a Family that Lasts is all about.
Date with poison, Julia Chapman: "Spring is in the air in Bruncliffe. But not everyone is filled with the joys of the season. Implicated in the murder of a man in Leeds, the Dales Detective Agency's Samson O'Brien is facing tough questions from the police, while his business partner Delilah Metcalfe is facing criticism from her family and friends for her loyalty to the town's black sheep.
A touch of magic ; and, Snowy dreams, Linda Chapman: In A Touch of Magic Lauren is worried when her little brother Max stops caring for his puppy--how can she and Twilight help him to realize that looking after a pet is very important? In Snowy Dreams Twilight's magic is fading! Lauren can't believe it.
Between heaven and the real world: my story, Steven Curtis Chapman: "For the first time, Christian music legend Steven Curtis Chapman shares intimate details of his personal journey, his family life, and stories behind some of the most beloved songs of his iconic career,"--NoveList.
feeld, Jos Charles: "Poetic exploration in Middle English about the body, physical space, ownership of space, gender, and transitioning genders."-- Provided by publisher.
Europe, in or out: everything you need to know, David Charter: What will happen if Britain leaves the EU, and how will it affect you? Europe: vital for Britain's economy and global standing or a bureaucratic monster hell-bent on destroying our national sovereignty? And why is no one talking about what leaving Europe would actually mean? Addressing the real issues surrounding a potential exit from the EU? including jobs, travel, immigration, investment, sovereignty and justice? this book investigates the consequences both for the country and for the person o.
Fail, fail again, fail better, Pema Chd?rn?: When her granddaughter was accepted to Naropa University, the celebrated author Pema Chdrn promised that she'd speak at the commencement ceremony. 'Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better' contains the wisdom shared on that day. "What do we do when life doesn't go the way we hoped?" begins Pema "We say, 'I'm a failure.
Angel Of Death: a Crime Thriller With a Unique Premise, Ben Cheetham: Would you break the law to see justice done? A former prostitute turns to murder in order to take revenge on the men who abused her. Sheffield: a bankrupt businessman has murdered his family. It seems like an open-and-shut case: a desperate man resorting to desperate measures. Middlesbrough: a woman named Angel is heading south. She is a woman alone. A prostitute. Now a murderer. And she has only one thing on her mind: revenge.
Justice For The Damned, Ben Cheetham: Thirty years of fear. Thirty years of closed minds. It is all about to change. A Sheffield prostitute has disappeared. With no family to fight for her, she's just the latest in a long line of missing girls stretching back three decades. Nobody cares about their names. Nobody remembers their faces. They are the unloved, the damaged, the forgotten, the damned ... Amongst the women working South Yorkshire's streets, rumours of a serial killer have long circulated.
Target Silverclaw, Simon Cheshire: Target Silverclaw is the fourth book in the exciting, action-packed SWARM series. The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: SWARM - artificially intelligent robotic bugs that act as undercover agents. Operating below the radar, they can fly faster, see further and sting harder! They won't stop until they've completed their mission, no matter what it takes. In the face of trouble, SWARM are armed and ready to fight.
The element encyclopedia of the psychic world: the ultimate a-z of spirits, mysteries and the paranormal, Theresa Cheung: This is the definitive A-Z reference book on all things psychic, mysterious and paranormal ' the marvels, secrets and mysteries of the visible and the invisible world. This wonderful guide covers everything you could want to know including ghosts, strange phenomena, people, places, events, and ideas. Featuring over 800 A-to-Z entries, this Psychic Encyclopedia is a fascinating compendium of worldwide paranormal activity.
Exhalation, Ted Chiang
Resistance women, Jennifer Chiaverini: After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work-but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate.
A Texas-sized secret, Maureen Child: A pregnancy shock...and only her best friend can help... Style-maven and TV personality Naomi Price has made her share of mistakes with men - and she has her secret pregnancy to prove it! But when it comes to her best friend - rich rancher and inventor Toby McKittrick - her taste is impeccable. With the town blackmailer threatening to divulge Naomi's pregnancy secret, Toby steps in and pretends to be the dad.
Wits and wives: Dr Johnson in the company of women, Kate Chisholm: Dr Johnson is often thought of as a strident, overbearing conversationalist, a man who famously asserted that 'Women have all the liberty they should wish to have'. But in this revealing book Kate Chisholm argues it is time to consider how Johnson lived his life, not just what he said. She proposes that the heart of the man, the truth of his character, can more clearly be seen via his many - close, generous, equal - relationships with women.
Hygge and kisses, Clara Christensen: Bo, 26, has always been careful, cautious. However, she's just been made redundant and her life plan is beginning to unravel. Before she starts immediately applying for other jobs in a panic, her friend Kirsten persuades her to take a holiday, to visit Kirsten's mother's house in Aslbrog, North Jutland, a part of Denmark Bo is ashamed to admit she has never heard of. 'What's the weather going to be like?' she asks Kirsten hopefully, scrolling her cursor over the budget airlines webpage.
In a glass darkly: a short story, Agatha Christie: Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. The narrator is startled by a vision in his mirror: He sees a man with a scarred neck strangling a beautiful blonde. He later meets the woman in his vision, Sylvia, and notes her fianc?'s scarred neck. He tells her of his premonition, and the engagement is broken off.
N or M?: the new mystery, Agatha Christie: Tommy and Tuppence are doing what they do best--having an adventure. These unlikely Intelligence Service spies decide to help Queen and country by tracking down two ruthless traitors. The only clue to the traitors' identities is a government agent's dying words that lead them to the Sans Souci boarding house, where it'll take some extremely subtle detection work to establish which of the guests are the treacherous N and M.
The secret of Chimneys, Agatha Christie: Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand to deliver a manuscript on behalf of a friend would drop him right in the middle of an international conspiracy.
Destination Unkown, Agatha Christie: A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist when a number of leading scientist disappear without a trace.
Death comes as the end, Agatha Christie: It is Egypt in 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a ka-priest. Young, beautiful, and venomous, most agree that it was fate--she deserved to die like a snake!But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death is suspicious.
Passenger to Frankfurt: an extravaganza, Agatha Christie: The casual encounter of a young woman and Sir Stafford Nye, diplomat, on a Trans-European passenger flight to London was to lead them to strange and unexpected places, and into a maze of conspiracy, plotting, and danger.
By the pricking of my thumbs, Agatha Christie: When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about "something behind the fireplace," Tommy and Tuppence find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them ...
Postern of fate, Agatha Christie: Tommy and Tuppence buy a home and find they have acquired a mystery which includes an unsolved murder.
The adventure of the Clapham cook, Agatha Christie: Previously published in the print anthology Poirot's Early Cases. A chef and a bank employee go missing on the same day, leading Hercule Poirot to believe a sinister plot is cooking. In Agatha Christie's short story, The Adventure of the Clapham Cook, Poirot is asked by a Mrs. Todd to investigate the sudden departure of her cook, Eliza.
Michelangelo's notebook, Paul Christopher
Rembrandt's ghost, Paul Christopher
The Aztec heresy, Paul Christopher
The Lucifer gospel, Paul Christopher: Young archaeologist Finn Ryan and charismatic pilot and photographer Virgil Hilts are scouring the Sahara for the long-lost tomb of an apostle. But they find something they weren't looking for: signs of a decades-old murder, along with an ancient Roman medallion bearing the infamous name of a fallen archangel. It doesn't take long for them to realize that they've found a piece of a much bigger puzzle—and a trail of clues that could get them killed.
The Rufus spy, Alys Clare: "October, 1093. Two young men have been brutally beaten to death; a third viciously attacked. All three men are of similar appearance. But could there be another connection? Lassair meanwhile has agreed to accompany her former lover Rollo on a perilous journey north in search of King William. On their trail is a skilled, relentless and ruthless assassin.
RUSTLE OF SILK;A NEW FORENSIC MYSTERY SERIES SET IN STUART ENGLAND, Alys Clare
A shadowed evil, Alys Clare: February, 1212. Sir Josse d'Acquin and Helewise are summoned to Southfire Hall, where Josse's elderly uncle, Hugh, lies dying, surrounded by his children. But the pair soon discovers that Hugh's ill health is not the only cause of distress in the house: for Hugh's son and heir, Herbert, has taken an unpleasant new wife, the widowed Lady Cyrille.
The night wanderer, Alys Clare: Called out to attend a body found on a lonely stretch of river bank, its throat torn out, apprentice healer Lassair is sceptical of the sheriff's verdict that this was the result of a wild animal attack. But when a second body is discovered, similarly mutilated, rumours engulf the town that the legendary demon known as the Night Wanderer has returned to wreak havoc. Determined to stop the fear spreading and prove that the killer is human, Lassair and lawman Jack Chevestrier investigate.
The hammer of God, Arthur C Clarke: In the year 2110, an amateur astronomer discovers a chunk of rock hurtling through space that could mean the end of earth's civilization.
The quantum age: how the physics of the very small has transformed our lives, Brian Clegg: Acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg demonstrates how quantum physics underpins everyday life.
Scrap patchwork: traditionally modern quilts-organize your stash to tell your color story, Sandra Clemons: Sew 13 scrappy quilts with color palettes so sophisticated, you won't believe they're from scraps! Blending the best of modern and traditional quilting, these projects pair fresh fabrics with classic block designs and trusted techniques. Learn to organize your fabric and choose winning color combinations. Each quilt features design notes to help you get the look you want when "shopping" your own stash.
The deadly stink, Alex Cliff
The raging bulls, Alex Cliff: Hercules is trapped inside the castle walls and Max and Fin can help by using one super power each day to complete seven challenges in seven days.
The clash of claws, Alex Cliff
The snarling beast, Alex Cliff: Max and Fin have to defeat a three-headed dog using one of Hercules' super powers.
Half life: the divided life of Bruno Pontecorvo, physicist or spy, F E Close: The memo landed on Kim Philby's desk in Washington, DC, in July 1950. Three months later, Bruno Pontecorvo, a physicist at Harwell, Britain's atomic energy lab, disappeared without a trace. When he re-surfaced six years later, he was on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
The master of Petersburg, J M Coetzee
Colossus, Alexander Cole: Babylon, 323 BC. Alexander the Great has survived every effort to kill him. Restless, ruthless he wonders which world to conquer next. He has a new weapon - the war elephants he brought back from India. He also has a conquest in mind - the fabulous empire of Carthage. As Alexander plots, a war elephant disturbs the peace of the camp. Only one young mahout has the courage to stop his killing rampage.
Smash your precut stash!: 13 quilts using your jelly rolls, charm squares & fat quarters with yardage, Kate Carlson Colleran: Have you ever bought the perfect stack of fat quarters, only to see that same bundle decorating your shelf two years later? Give stashed fabrics new life with 13 quilt patterns to make the most of your precut collection! Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama, both of Seams Like a Dream Quilt Designs, show you the basics of how to quilt from your stash, with a special focus on color, print, and scale.
How To Podcast 2015: Four Simple Steps to Broadcast Your Message to the Connected Planet, Paul Colligan: Podcasting is a powerful way to reach the connected world on the combined networks of Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and more. You, yes you, can podcast to the entire connected planet and this book will show you how - even if you don't know where to start. Despite what you may have read, part of the power podcasting lies in its simplicity.
First aid for your car: your expert guide to common problems & how to fix them, Carl Collins: Keep your car alive! What to do, and what not to do, when your car goes wrong.
Simple fixes for your car: how to do small jobs for yourself and save money, Carl Collins: If you have a chip on your windscreen, an annoying scratch on your paintwork, or a key fob that's not working, this book could save you money. There are so many simple fixes that can be made without the need to take your car to the local garage.
The sister swap, Fiona Collins: Two sisters. Two very different lives... Meg simply doesn't have time for men in her life. Instead, she has a strictly one-date rule, survives on caffeine and runs one of the biggest model agencies from her smart office in London. That is, until she collapses one day at work and the doctor orders her to take some R&R in the country... Sarah is used to being stuck behind tractors and the slow pace of her cosy village life.
The Paleo Comfort Foods Bible: More Than 100 Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes for Your Favorite Foods, Anna Conrad: If you think the increasingly popular caveman diet is good for your health but a bit depressing for your taste buds, this is the book that will change your perspective on the paleo diet forever. Now you can enjoy all your favorite comfort foods without sacrificing the terrific health benefits of a grain-free, dairy-free diet. When Chef and caterer Anna Conrad was asked to provide paleo recipes for a fitness group's 28-day paleo challenge, she was a little skeptical.
The last time I saw you, Liv Constantine
Tangled secrets, Anne-Marie Conway: Maddie's life is a tangled mess of secrets. She's grieving for Nan, struggling for Mum's attention, and scared she's losing Dad too. She keeps everything knotted up inside, unable to find her voice ... until she's paired with Kieran Black - the bad-boy troublemaker in her class - and finds her confidence growing.
Sandrine, Thomas H Cook: How did Sandrine die? There was no forced entry. She had been gradually stockpiling prescription drugs. A lethal quantity of Demerol was found in her blood. But did the beautiful, luminous Sandrine Madison really take her own life? The District Attorny doesn't think so. Neither does the local newspaper. And so Sandrine's husband must now face a town convinced of his guilt and a daughter whose faith in her father has been shaken to its core.
Treasure quest, Andrew Cope: Our favourite canine secret agent Lara has two brand-new puppies! And they're ready for an adventure at Aunt Aggie's smuggler's cottage, with its creaky floorboards and dark hidden tunnels. Especially when there's an ancient castle nearby with a legend of hidden gold.
Circus act, Andrew Cope: Spud -- he's scatty and accident prone - but good with the gadgets ... Star -- she's super smart and ready to pounce Together they're Spy pups, following hot in the paw prints of mum Lara (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you). Every time the circus is in town, sparkling jewels worth millions of pounds go missing! The Spy Pups must embark on an exciting new adventure -- join the circus and catch the robbers! Soon Spud and Star are performing new tricks and sniffing out the villains.
Spy dog, Andrew Cope
Sharpe's prey: Richard Sharpe and the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807, Bernard Cornwell: It is 1807 and Sharpe has joined the newly formed Greenjackets--but his future in the army seems hopeless. He is rescued from disgrace by General Sir David Baird, who needs a "disposable" man for a mission in Copenhagen. But unless Sharpe can complete the mission, the army will meet disaster.
Sharpe's gold: Richard Sharpe and the destruction of Almeida, August 1810, Bernard Cornwell: Only a year after its stunning victory at Talavera in July of 1809, Wellington's Peninsular army, vastly outnumbered, its coffers empty is on the brink of collapse. The Spanish government has fallen, the last Spanish armies have been crushed by the French, and all that is left are the peasants fighting the guerrilla, the "little war." But Wellington has one hope left. He knows that in the dangerous Portuguese hills lies a fortune in gold, enough gold perhaps to turn the Peninsular War around.
Sharpe's fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811, Bernard Cornwell: In the winter of 1811 the war seemed lost. All Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz which is now the Spanish capital and is under siege. Wellington and his British army are in Portugal, waiting for spring to spark the war to life again. Richard Sharpe and his company are part of a small expeditionary force sent to break a bridge across the River Guadiana.
Sharpe's eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809, Bernard Cornwell: Here is one of those rare novels, the first in an epic series, that completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon into what will be the bloodiest battle of the war.
Three great English victories: a 3-book collection, Bernard Cornwell: On the eve of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Azincourt comes three classic battle books of The Hundred Years War by the bestselling master of historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, in one three-book collection for the first time. HARLEQUIN1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The archers, the common men, are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins. Thomas Hookton is one of these archers.
Sharpe's escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811, Bernard Cornwell: The year is 1810, and the British Army is struggling against the confident French, who are assailing Portugal once again. As British soldiers cross into Spain, they find a hunger-ridden, depleted land. In the middle of the chaos is Captain of the Light Company, Richard Sharpe, who has found a new nemesis in Ferragus, a duplicitous Portuguese man well-connected with the French invaders.
Seminary boy, John Cornwell
The daughter's tale, Armando Lucas Correa
Imperfect passage: a sailing story of vision, terror, and redemption, Michael Cosgrove: Turning sixty isn't the end; it's only the beginning. Michael Cosgrove had a beautiful family, a successful career, and a lovely Southern California home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At age sixty, he decided to leave all that behind to sail around the world. With the vision of rugged individualism and salty tales to share with his grandchildren, Cosgrove quickly realized that sailing around the world wasn't as easy as he had imagined.
Until the mountains fall, Connilyn Cossette: Recently widowed, Rivkah flees Kedesh, refusing to submit to Torah law and marry her husband's brother. Malakhi has secretly loved Rivkah for years, but after her disappearance, he throws himself into the war against the Canaanites and is forced to confront not only his wounds, but also hers--including the shocking truth that has kept her from returning.
Devil in the sky, Greg Cox: The Hortas of Janus VI are the greatest miners in the galaxy, capable of burning through solid rock the way humanoids move through air. Recruited to help rebuild Bajor's devastated mining industry, the Hortas could provide new hope for the planet's struggling economy. But when Cardassian raiders abduct the Mother Horta, Commander Sisko finds himself stuck with twenty Horta eggs — and then the eggs begin to hatch...
To reign in hell: the exile of Khan Noonien Singh, Greg Cox: To Reign in Hell chronicles the fifteen years between the Original Series episode 'Space Seed' and the feature film 'The Wrath of Khan' - now widely regarded as a landmark in the Star Trek universe. Defeated by Captain James T. Kirk and exiled with his few remaining followers to the isolation of Ceti Alpha V, Khan Noonien Singh is marooned on a planet that has suddenly transformed into a hostile wasteland, where he and his band of acolytes must fight for their very lives.
Meet The Baron, John Creasey: John Mannering ('The Baron') makes his first appearance. Lord Fauntley shows off both his daughter and the security surrounding his precious jewels. Mannering is attracted to both. Money is tight and he plans a burglary, but this fails and unexpected consequences result. One of the many twists occurs as the police seek Mannering's help.
Terror for the Toff, John Creasey: A farm is for sale and the Toff is interested. But the owner then disappears and two excessively high offers are received. Murder is afoot and a deep mystery remains to be solved. The Toff is stretched to the limit in finding an answer to the several conundrums.
Inspector West alone, John Creasey: West has been lured into a horrific scenario. He found his face covered with scratches, his blood-stained clothes not his own, and an axe with his fingerprints all over it beside a dead young girl. The police had been called and Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard looked to be framed for murder.
Timeline, Michael Crichton
The road back to you: an Enneagram journey to self-discovery, Ian Morgan Cron: In The Road Back to You Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile forge a unique approach - a practical, comprehensive way of accessing Enneagram wisdom and exploring its connections with Christian spirituality for a deeper knowledge of ourselves, compassion for others, and love for God. Witty and filled with stories, this book allows you to peek inside each of the nine Enneagram types, keeping you turning the pages long after you have read the chapter about your own number.
Halfway perfect, Julie Cross: Eve's time as a fashion model nearly destroyed her and now she is determined to build a career behind the camera after landing a photography internship in New York City, bringing her face to face with her dark past, her ex, and an up-and-coming male model named Alex who is falling for her.
Christmas past, Glenice Crossland
The ever open door, Glenice Crossland
Texas hold 'em poker: rules and tips, Isabel Croucher: A step-by-step guide to playing the most popular Poker game around. Played with a typical 52-card pack, Texas Hold 'Em is now extremely popular not just in casinos and card rooms, but also on the Internet and at home.
The girl in the woods, Chris Culver: A volunteer found the body while searchihng the Missouri backwoods for a pair of missing teenagers. The victim was murdered and dumped at a camp site deep in the woods. It's tornado season in central Missouri. The air is still. The sky is dark green. There's a wall cloud to the west. Detective Joe Court knows her team shouldn't be out there, but they need to collect the evidence before it's destroyed.
The organic composting handbook: techniques for a healthy, abundant garden, Dede Cummings: Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden.
The stress management sourcebook, J Barton Cunningham: Annotation It's no secret that there is a near-epidemic of stress and stress-related diseases in the United States. Here with the cure is The Stress Management Sourcebook. Filled with useful stress-assessment tests and practical, holistic stress-reduction techniques, this second edition will enable readers to "tame the dragon" of stress in their daily lives.
Arlington Park, Rachel Cusk
The bootlegger: an Isaac Bell adventure, Clive Cussler: "It is 1920, and both Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Isaac Bell's boss and lifelong friend Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed leading the high-speed chase of a rum-running vessel, Bell swears to him that he will hunt down the lawbreakers, but he doesn't know what he is getting into. When a witness to Van Dorn's shooting is executed in a ruthlessly efficient manner invented by the Russian secret police, it becomes clear that these are no ordinary criminals.
Celtic empire, Clive Cussler: An attack on an archaeological site along the Nile.
Art + fashion: collaborations and connections between icons, E P Cutler: "A volume of magnificent proportions, Art + Fashion is as exciting and elegant as the creative partnerships it celebrates. Spanning numerous eras, men and women's fashion, and a wide range of art mediums, these 25 collaborative projects reveal the astonishing work that results when luminaries from the art world (such as Pollock, Haring, and Hirst) come together with icons of the fashion world (including Saint Laurent, Westwood, McQueen).
Double fault, Judith Cutler: Chief Superintendent Fran Harman and her fiancé are drawn into a desperate search for a missing child on the same day that several skeletons are found in a building site.
Life sentence, Judith Cutler
Staging death, Judith Cutler
Death in Elysium, Judith Cutler
The Chinese takeout, Judith Cutler: 'Streetwise Josie is one of the rare women who can keep a secret for twenty years, has gumption, bravado and a diet that works. Any reader over forty will want to put up a poster of her' -- Good Book Guide.
Guilt edged, Judith Cutler: When a middle-aged woman enters Lina Townend's antiques shop wanting to sell a white Beswick china horse which she claims is a cherished heirloom, Lina's instincts tell her to avoid the sale. Suddenly, wherever she goes, Lina sees the supposedly rare white horses. Something strange is afoot, but it is only the tip of the iceberg. Soon, with her business partner Griff laid up in hospital and her relationship with her boyfriend Morris floundering, Lina doesn't know where to turn.
The food detective, Judith Cutler
Untangled: guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood, Lisa Damour: "Lisa Damour, Ph. D., director of the internationally renowned Laurel School's Center for Research on Girls, pulls back the curtain on the teenage years and shows why your daughter's erratic and confusing behavior is actually healthy, necessary, and natural. Untangled explains what's going on, prepares parents for what's to come, and lets them know when it's time to worry, "--Amazon.com.
Crisis at the cathedral, Jeanne M Dams: When Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan meet the wealthy Ahmad family, they are charmed by their courtesy, their perfect English, their delightful children and their commitment to peace. So when Mr and Mrs Ahmad disappear without trace, leaving their children asleep in the local inn, Dorothy feels compelled to find out what's happened to them.
Path to happiness: the inspirational story of my wife, Craig Daniel: Imagine growing up in poverty, in a small town where everybody else was rich. Imagine growing up Jewish, in a small town where everybody else was Catholic. Imagine growing up as an only child, only to later discover that you weren't. Imagine that you had a mother who inherited over a million dollars, and ended up penniless six months later. Imagine emigrating to North America to start a new life, with no money or ability to speak English.
The high flyer: a Ben Norton aviation mystery, Elizabeth Darrell: Twelve years after World War I, former Flight Sergeant Ben Norton must discover the truth behind his wartime colleague's death. 1930. The Lance family, major shareholders in Marshfield Aviation, watch in horror as their prototype fighter fails to pull out of a dive during a display before government and military VIPs. At the pilot's funeral, a man introduces himself to the widow as Ben Norton, a close friend of her husband during war service with the Royal Flying Corps.
The awesome, Eva Darrows: Seventeen-year-old Maggie Cunningham is tough, smart, and sassy. She's also not like other girls her age, but then, who would be when the family business is monster hunting? Combat boots, ratty hooded sweatshirts, and hair worn short so nothing with claws can get a grip, Maggie's concerns in life slant more toward survival than fashion or boys. Which presents a problem when Maggie's mother informs Maggie that she can't get her journeyman's license for hunting until she loses her virginity.
This little piggy, Bea Davenport: A gripping look at a community in turmoil, struggling through a miners' strike and now rocked by a child's murder It's the summer of 1984 and there is a sense of unease on the troubled Sweetmeadows estate. The residents are in shock after the suspicious death of a baby and tension is growing due to the ongoing miners' strike. Journalist Clare Jackson follows the story as police botch the inquiry and struggle to contain the escalating violence.
Open Water Swimming: a Complete Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes, Emma Davis: Open Water Swimming: A Complete Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes is aimed at all levels of open water swimmer, from beginners right through to competing professionals. It covers all aspects of the sport: its history and health benefits; a thorough introduction to getting started; a full discussion on training equipment and how it should be used; the safety and legal aspects of choosing a suitable location for swimming; acclimatization for both the beginner and the experienced swimmer.
Double Danger, Margaret Thomson Davis: Margaret Thomson Davis's new novel is a gripping saga with plenty of twists. Double Danger tells the story of Jessica McKay, who moves to Saudi Arabia to be with her new husband, Brian. At first it seems like paradise, but after the birth of their two children, she feels threatened by terrorist attacks on the luxurious compound where they live and decides she must return home with the twins, settling in an estate that Brian has inherited in the Campsie Hills near Glasgow.
Red Alert, Margaret Thomson Davis: Red Alert is the story of the Price family and is set in a Glasgow fire station and in the world-famous Glasgow School of Art. Kirsty Price is a nice, ordinary girl and works in the fire station serving food and drink to the firefighters. She's happy in her work and her life except for the fact that she's also the daughter of Simon Price, an artist and tutor at the Glasgow School of Art.
Goodmans of Glassford Street, Margaret Thomson Davis: Goodmans of Glassford Street is the story of a successful but old-fashioned family department store and the lives and conflicts of the people who work in it, including the strong-willed matriarch Abigail Goodman. Douglas Benson, Abigail's son-in-law, is determined to gain control of the store and completely modernise it. He becomes more and more ruthless and devious in his methods to oust Abigail but Abigail is determined to hold on to the business and keep it as it is.
The Kellys of Kelvingrove, Margaret Thomson Davis: With a handsome police officer for a husband and a brand new house in a quiet, secluded street bordering Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Mae Kelly appears to have it all. But appearances can be deceptive, and Mae soon finds the demands of living at 1 Waterside Way are more than she bargained for. Glasgow in the 1970s is also proving to be a challenging place to live for some of her neighbours.
Scenic modelling: a guide for railway modellers, John de Frayssinet: This invaluable and well-illustrated book describes landscape modelling from a new perspective. It explains in detail how to design and construct a model railway in a convincing and pleasing landscape. The author has always considered that model railway dioramas are an art form and this book is brimming with advice and tips that will allow the modeller to create true-to-life landscapes.
Horrible Histories: Awesome Egyptians, Terry Deary: They're not called the Awesome Egyptians for nothing! The foul pharaohs and their suffering slaves got up to all sorts of terrible tricks. Read this book to... Meet some fabulous pharaohs...
Blitzed Brits, Terry Deary: Do your grandparents moan on about what life was like in the war? Want to know if they're telling the terrible truth? Read on to explore the horrible hardships the Blitzed Brits suffered while bombs dropped out of the sky! Find out what really happened in Dad's Army! See how to make a rude noise with a gas mask! Learn why the Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty! Faint at the thought of spending seven years without TV! Plus there's heaps of spiffing slang, foul food facts about rotten rati.
Slimy Stuarts, Terry Deary: This history book describes the more gruesome side of the Stuart period. It tells why some Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands, and who wore fish on their feet. Facts about the revolting Roundheads and ghastly Guy Fawkes are given.
Wicked words, Terry Deary: What do you say if someone calls you mundungus, hackum or Jabbernowl?! Kids will love learning to get their revenge with some really wicked words! Even English teachers will be speechless! In 'Wicked Words', Terry Deary runs riot through the horrible history of the English language.
The great monster, Terry Deary: "Mesopotamia, 2500 years ago. Everyone in the tribe must work; all the men go hunting for bulls and mountain lions - apart from Sin-leqi, that is. Sin-leqi stays home and reads tablets in the great temples. The tablets tell tales of the legendary Gilgamesh, tales that are so fantastical that lazy Sin-leqi doesn't have to work, as long as he keeps telling them. But when the story comes to end, Sin-leqi is in trouble...
The great cave, Terry Deary: "17,300 years ago; Lascaux, France. Willow isn't the strongest or fastest in his tribe, he is careful and clever. But that's not what matters to the other boys. All they care about who is the best hunter, and who can provide meat for the tribe. So when the brawny and brash Bull takes over as the tribe's chief, it's going to take all of Willow's wits to survive.
The great flood, Terry Deary: "From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories...9500 years ago, as the Ice Age is ending...Jay's grandfather is old, maybe twice as many summers as he has fingers and toes, but he is wise too. Jay loves to sit in their house by the river and listen to his stories of the Great Spirit and the Earth Mother. But outside, danger is at their door; food is getting scarcer, tribes are at war, and all the time the river water is rising...
The great storm, Terry Deary: "Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 5000 years ago. On the cold and windy island of Skara Brae, Tuc and his sister Storm try to catch birds in their fishing net. They eat fish day in, day out, and they're sick of it. But when a thief steals half their tribe's winter food stores, being bored of their dinner is the least of their problems.
Close-up, Len Deighton: The legendary, incendiary novel of the film industry back in print after 20 years. A Hollywood Babylon for our time Marshall Stone, international superstar and charismatic member of Hollywood's elite. Abundantly blessed with charm, genius and wealth, the one gift he most desires ' everlasting youth ' seems within his grasp when an eminent writer begins the star's biography. But painful memories and suppressed scandals threaten to expose the fiction of his life.
Billion-dollar brain, Len Deighton
Twinkle, twinkle, little spy, Len Deighton
Only when I larf, Len Deighton
Horse under water, Len Deighton
Sustainable landscaping for dummies, Owen E Dell: "Learn to: design and build a sustainable landscape like a pro ; cut back on water usage ;control lawn and garden pests naturally ; opt for sustainable decks, patios, fences, and more.
Remember it!: the names of people you meet, all of your passwords, where you left your keys, and everything else you tend to forget, Nelson Dellis: Throughout his research into memory theory, Nelson Dellis found existing memory improvement guides to be wanting'overcomplicated, dry, and stodgy. So he decided to write a book that is approachable and fun, centered on what people actually need to remember. In Remember It!, Dellis teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition-winning techniques.
The sea of innocence, Kishwar Desai: Goa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies and backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty secret ... Simran Singh is desperate for a break and some time away from her busy job as a social worker-come-crime investigator. And so the unspoilt idyll of Goa seems just the place - white beaches, blue seas and no crime.
Origins of love, Kishwar Desai: This is a stunning story of the value of life. In Delhi a small baby lies alone and abandoned. The product of IVF and surrogacy, she had been so coveted - until she was born with a fatal illness. No one knows how the infection could have been transferred to the child, but one thing is certain: no one wants her now. Thousands of miles away in London, Kate and Ben are desperate for a baby. But, despite all their efforts, fate seems to be skewed against them.
How to stay human in a f*cked-up world: mindfulness practices for real life, Tim Desmond: "A modern approach to mindfulness from an esteemed Buddhist scholar and Psychology professor.Everywhere we go, we hear about the benefits of mindfulness--to bring us joy, peace, and productivity, and even to make us look younger and live longer. Meanwhile, in the real world, things aren't so rosy: suicide rates are skyrocketing; prescription drug use is on the rise; exposure to negative news is causing PTSD-like symptoms; and we continue to report feeling disconnected, distracted, and depressed.
Hope runs: an American tourist, a Kenyan boy, a journey of redemption, Claire Diaz-Ortiz: Sammy Ikua Gachagua had lost his father to illness, his mother to abandonment, and his home to poverty. By age ten, he was living in a shack with seven other children and very little food. He entered an orphanage seeing it as a miracle with three meals a day, a bed to sleep in, and clothes on his back. When Claire Diaz-Ortiz arrived in Kenya at the end of an around-the-world journey, she decided to stay the night, climb Mt. Kenya, then head back home.
The Memory Palace, Christie Dickason: An epic love story set in the period of Music and Silence, for readers of Rose Tremain and Philippa Gregory. 1639. Zeal Beester, mistress of the rolling Hampshire estate of Hawkridge, is pregnant, unwed, and the King has banished her lover to the New World. The Puritan Praise-God Gifford will have her burnt at the stake for depravity. To save herself and the child, Zeal becomes the wife of Philip Wentworth, an ageing soldier and adventurer.
Cry of a seagull, Monica Dickens: Favour! Since the beginning of time, this mystical horse had been coming and going on the earth to rescue the victims of evil and injustice, and wipe out the haunting legacies of past wrongs done through human violence and stupidity. Being still only a horse, although a spirit free in eternity, he used living people as messengers to carry out his work. People like Rose, at this special age when anything is possible.
The haunting of Bellamy 4, Monica Dickens: It is October but, despite cold and rainy weather, life at the Wood Briar Hotel is busy. With school being in full swing and her weekends occupied by helping her parents at the guesthouse, Rose has her hands full. Things get even busier and Rose's life more exciting when a touring theatre group visits the area and decides to stay at the Wood Briar. Rose becomes friends with fascinating actors and dancers and for some time she forgets about the Great Gray Horse and his world.
Ballad of favour, Monica Dickens: It is late September and, with the summer season ending, the life at the Wood Briar Hotel slows down. Rose Wood goes back to school, but she still helps with running of the hotel on the weekends, when those seeking a break from the city life visit her parents' country guesthouse.
The food lover's cleanse: 140 delicious, nourishing recipes that will tempt you back into healthful eating, Sara Dickerman: Reboot your eating habits with Bon Appétit's wildly popular online plan, now expanded for the whole year with four two-week seasonal plans and 140 recipes.
The Everest files, Matt Dickinson: A thrilling journey to the dark side of Everest. In the deepest Himalaya a story is spreading like wildfire. The story of an Everest expedition unlike any other. An expedition that ended in lies, betrayal, mysterious disappearances? and death. At the heart of it all? rumours of dark forces at play. This is the mystery that eighteen-year-old Ryan Hart sets out to solve. Ryan is on a gap year adventure, working for a medical charity in Nepal.
Perfect Gallows: a crime novel, Peter Dickinson: Behind his practiced facade of cheerful sophistication, the renowned actor Adrian Waring is a haunted man. The ghost that torments him is from an earlier era, when a world war raged and Adrian was still Andrew, the guest and possible heir of his rich uncle, Arnold Wragge.
Tefuga: a novel of suspense, Peter Dickinson
Where I was from, Joan Didion
Candle flame: being the thirteenth of the sorrowful mysteries of Brother Athelstan, P C Doherty: February, 1381. London lies frozen in the grip of one of the bitterest winters on record. The ever-rising taxes demanded by the Regent, John of Gaunt, are causing increasing resentment among the city's poor.
The herald of Hell, P C Doherty: May, 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the hearts of those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, the ruthless Thibault, John of Gaunt's Master of Secrets, summons Brother Athelstan to investigate.
The complete fabled beasts chronicles, Lari Don: It's not every day a grumpy, injured centaur appears on your doorstep. When Yann clip clops into Helen's life looking for a horse healer she decides to help him even though she's not exactly a vet. And that's just the beginning. . . Helen's first aid kit comes in very handy when she meets Yann's friends -- a gang of fabled beasts with a habit of getting into trouble.
Tested by fate, David Donachie
Japanese homestyle cooking: uick & delicious favorites, Susie Donald: This volume includes easy-to-follow instructions for preparing various types of sushi. Also presented are other Japanese all-time favourites such as miso soup, sashimi platter, tempura, hotpot and grilled skewered chicken. All the recipes are light, healthy and delicious, and require no special skill or ingredients. This book promises a delightful venture into the world of Japanese cuisine.
Kidnap, Tommy Donbavand: Joe and his mum are homeless and in deep financial trouble. Then the teenager is made an offer he can't refuse, and he agrees to a one-off job that could get his family back on their feet.
Armistice, Lara Elena Donnelly: Armistice returns to Donnelly's ravishing 1930s Art Deco-tinged fantasy world of the Nebula Award-nominated Amberlough with a decadent, tumultuous mixture of sex, politics, and spies "A hefty novel full of fascinating characters exploring oversized topics such as sexuality, music, culture, fascism, nationalism, class wars, revolution and love.
An Everyday Miracle, Jim Dornan: Eminent obstetrician and gynaecologist Jim Dornan gives a unique insight into the world of pregnancy, birth and women's health.
The kid's book of simple everyday science, Kelly Doudna: "These simple science activities will have young kids searching the house for everyday items to learn about temperature, pressure, water, air, heat, and plants! Each easy and fun activity includes how-to photos, simple instructions, short explanations, and introduces beginning math principles.
Deep time, Ian Douglas: The clock is ticking in the struggle for galactic independence Once rebels fighting all-out civil war with The Earth Confederation, over the demands of the Interstellar Sh'daar Collective, the United States of North America is now the dominant force in negotiations with the Sh'daar. But as the Marines root out the last violent dissenters, an alien ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth's orbit. Is it mere coincidence . . .
Darkwitch rising, Sara Douglass
Gods concubine, Sara Douglass
The last concubine, Lesley Downer
Bomber, Paul Dowswell: One in five never returned.Every boy dreams of flying, but in war that dream can turn into a nightmare. Harry Friedman is the gunner of the Macey May, an American Flying Fortress stationed in East Anglia. The Second World War is raging and the Nazis have swept over Europe. The crews of every Flying Fortress face terrible odds on their bombing missions. To make it through alive, Harry will need luck on his side and courage...Courage to keep going when he has watched close friends die.
The Second World War, Paul Dowswell: Twelve extraordinary stories from the Second World War, perfect for history enthusiasts.
The deportees and other stories, Roddy Doyle
Paddy Clarke ha, ha, ha, Roddy Doyle
Rory & Ita, Roddy Doyle
Paula Spencer, Roddy Doyle
The dead republic, Roddy Doyle
The snapper, Roddy Doyle
Latin dance, Elizabeth Drake-Boyt: Latin dance and music have had a widespread influence upon the development of other social dance and music styles in the United States. As a result, Latin dance styles are among the most important dance forms in America. Latin Dance addresses every major style of Latin dance, describing the basic steps that characterize it as well as its rhythmic pace and time signature, and examining its development from European, African, and Amerindian influences.
Blood substitute, Margaret Duffy: Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley, late of MI5 and now working as consultants for SOCA, are called in to investigate when a policeman's horribly mutilated body is found with the initials' R.K.A carved on his torso. At the same time, DCI James Carrick asks them to make enquiries on a private matter: he has discovered that his father, Robert Kennedy, whom he thought long dead, is not only alive but a criminal. Can there be a connection between the two cases? ...
Tainted ground, Margaret Duffy: Having left the army, Patrick Gillard is at a loose end until his old friend James Carrick recruits him into the police, unfortunately at a higher rank than James. The discovery of three corpses, hung by their heels with their throats slit, forces an investigation.
Cobweb, Margaret Duffy
Ashes to ashes, Margaret Duffy: Patrick Gillard's father seeks his help when disturbing claims are made about a recent cremation.Currently on leave, Patrick Gillard is considering whether to carry on his hazardous job as 'adviser' to the National Crime Agency when his father, the local rector, asks for his help. A local woman, Mrs Anne Peters, has paid him a visit, convinced that the wrong body was cremated at her late husband's recent funeral.
Fatlands, Sarah Dunant: A PI signs on as bodyguard to a spoiled teenager-but the simple job explodes in murder in this crime novel from a CWA Silver Dagger Award-winning author Chaperoning a rebellious teenager around London isn't how private eye Hannah Wolfe planned to spend the weekend. But a job's a job, especially when it comes from her mentor, ex-cop Frank Comfort. Mattie Shepherd is supposed to celebrate her fourteenth birthday with an extravagant shopping spree followed by an evening at the theater.
Under My Skin, Sarah Dunant: A private eye infiltrates a health spa in this witty crime novel from the CWA Silver Dagger Award-winning author of The Birth of Venus Dead carp floating in the Jacuzzi isn't the latest youth and beauty elixir for the elite patrons of Castle Dean spa, and owner Olivia Marchant is desperate to find the culprit before she loses all her clients.
Dean Spanley, Lord Dunsany
Fair game, Alan Durant: In the year 2074, sports are only played on simulators. Until young Billy B. is sent to Deep Space 7 penal colony fora computer crime and learns the thrill of "real" sport ...
News of Paul Temple, Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the front page men, Francis Durbridge: The detective novel 'The Front Page Men' is a resounding success, but its author Andrea Fortune keeps herself hidden from the public. When a series of robberies are committed, a calling card is left bearing the legend of 'The Front Page Men'. Then the murders begin. Paul and his wife Steve assist Scotland Yard in finding the murderers, but Steve is in grave danger and the clock is ticking.
The stationary ark, Gerald Durrell: 'What we tried to do in Jersey is create a new sort of zoo. I think we have succeeded.' In this important book Gerald Durrell describes his battles to create his vision of a new sort of zoo at Jersey with descriptions of his successes and failures with a liberal sprinkling of zoo animal tales on the way.
The flying bedroom, Heather Dyer: Elinor's bedroom looks ordinary. But it's not. When Elinor goes to sleep, her bedroom can fly ... Elinor never knows where she'll wake up. A tropical island, in a theatre show, helping pirates, on the moon ... But her bedroom will always bring her safely home. These magical adventures work equally well for children to read themselves or for parents to read aloud.
Learning MySQL and MariaDB, Russell J T Dyer: "With an easy, step-by-step approach, this guide shows beginners how to install, use, and maintain the world's most popular open source database: MySQL. You'll learn through real-world examples and many practical tips, including information on how to improve database performance. Database systems such as MySQL help data handling for organizations large and small handle data, providing robust and efficient access in ways not offered by spreadsheets and other types of data stores.
Red Icon, Sam Eastland: In the midst of the fighting, two Russian soldiers seek refuge in the crypt of a German church. There, clutched in the hands of a skeleton priest, they find The Shepherd; a priceless icon thought to have been destroyed long ago. When news of its discovery reaches Moscow, Stalin calls upon his most trusted investigator, Inspector Pekkala, once a favorite of Tsar and known to all of Russia as The Emerald Eye.
Broken music, Marjorie Eccles
The procrastinator's guide to killing yourself, Gareth Edwards: The World Health Organisation estimates someone kills themselves every 40 seconds. If you think that someone might be you, then this book might help. It is for those of us who are looking into a huge black hole and feeling that life is not worth living. It might also help those who love someone who is feeling that way. For 20 years Gareth Edwards worked in mental health and suicide prevention as a government advisor, university researcher and designer of innovative services.
Networking self-teaching guide: OSI, TCP, James Edwards: IT professionals who want to move into the networking side in a corporate or enterprise setting will find the detailed content they need to get up to speed on the very latest networking technologies; plus, current networking professionals will find this a valuable and up-to-date resource. This hands-on guide is designed so that you can select, design, and implement an actual network using the tutorials and steps in the book.
Deadly pleasures: a Crime Writers' Association anthology, Martin Edwards: Collects eighteen mysteries from members of the Crime Writers' Association, including Simon Brett, Christopher Fowler, and Peter Robinson.
Take my breath away, Martin Edwards
Guilty Parties: a Crime Writers' Association Anthology, Martin Edwards: Severn House is proud to be publishing a collection of new stories from the glittering talent of the members of the Crime Writers' Association, including Judith Cutler, Christopher Fowler, Phil Lovesey and N.J. Cooper.
Dynasty: a novel, Robert S Elegant: Founder of the Sekloong dynasty of Hong Kong, Sir Jonathan, the illegitimate offspring of an Irish adventurer and his Chinese mistress, overcame colonial prejudice to build a vast and influential trading empire spanning half a century.
The breakthrough challenge: 10 ways to connect today's profit with tomorrow's bottom line, John Elkington: "Much has been said about corporate social responsibility, and most organizations already understand that they must realign their traditional focus on profit alone to measure results in terms of their economic, social, and environmental effects.
Suffering is never for nothing, Elisabeth Elliot: Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has the potential to devastate and destroy, or to be the gateway to gratitude and joy. Elisabeth Elliot was no stranger to suffering. Her first husband, Jim, was murdered by the Waoroni people in Ecuador moments after he arrived in hopes of sharing the gospel. Her second husband was lost to cancer. Yet, it was in her deepest suffering that she learned the deepest lessons about God.
Across enemy seas, Laura Elliott: Evacuated by ship from Blitz-stricken London, Charles and Wes survive deadly submarine attacks to reach America. Together, the boys struggle to come to terms with their new life on a family farm - working alongside German POWs in the fields.
Blackpool at war: a history of the Flyde Coast during the Second World War, John Ellis: Although it escaped bombing raids, Blackpool played an important role in the Second World War as a centre for training - with numerous airfields and factories surrounding the area. This book is the first to offer a dedicated history of the town in the period. It includes many interesting stories such as the people's playground, the Freckleton Air Disaster and an event-by-event account of activities.
Walking by night, Kate Ellis: Late one evening, a drunk teenage girl reports stumbling across a body in the local ruined abbey while taking a short cut home. But when no body is found, only Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet believes her. Then a woman is reported missing, and Joe finds himself caught up in a complex investigation, where nothing is as it first appears.
City on the edge of forever, Harlan Ellison: "The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison 'The City on the Edge of Forever' has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an "eviscerated" version--which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series' history. In its original form, 'The City on the Edge of Forever' won the 1966-67 Writers Guild of America Award for best teleplay. As aired, it won the 1967 Hugo Award.
Paingod and other delusions, Harlan Ellison
Approaching oblivion: road signs on the treadmill toward tomorrow, Harlan Ellison: In these stories Harlan Ellison outdoes himself, rampaging like a mad thing through love ("Cold Friend", "Kiss of Fire", "Paulie Charmed the Sleeping Woman"), hate ("Knox", "Silent in Gehenna"), sex ("Catman", "Erotophobia"), lost childhood ("One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") and into such bizarre subjects as the problems of blue-skinned, eleven-armed Yiddish aliens, what it's like to witness the end of the world and what happens on the day the planet Earth swallows Barbra Streisand.
Phoenix without ashes, Harlan Ellison: When young Devon is forbidden from marrying his beloved by the Elders of the agrarian Cypress Corners community, he begins to question not only their authority, but why the sky is metal and the ground is not, and other troubling questions.
Again, dangerous visions, Harlan Ellison: Over the course of his legendary career, Harlan Ellison has defied-and sometimes defined-modern fantasy literature, all while refusing to allow any genre to claim him. A Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association as well as winner of countless awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker, Ellison is as unpredictable as he is unique, irrepressible as he is infuriating.
Stark, Ben Elton
Gridlock, Ben Elton
Chart throb, Ben Elton: A blisteringly funny take on the modern phenomenon of "reality" TV Chart Throb - the ultimate pop quest, 95,000 hopefuls, three judges - but just one winner. Calvin Simms is the genius behind the show - he always wins because he always writes the rules. But this year, as he sits in judgement upon the Mingers, Clingers and Blingers whom he has pre-selected in his carefully scripted "search" for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing.
The bonehunters, Steven Erikson
Dust of dreams, Steven Erikson: The last great army of the Malazan Empire is resolved to make one final, defiant, heroic stand in the name of redemption. But can deeds be heroic when there is no one to witness them? The Deck of Dragons has been read, unleashing a dread power that none can comprehend ...
Power play, Gavin Esler: There are no real enemies, no real fear ' only those of our own creation. Another brilliant political adventure from the co-host of BBC's Newsnight The Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' is in deep trouble. The ambitious vice-president, Bobby Black, who wields greater influence over foreign affairs than his titular boss has fallen out with the British PM. The young British Ambassador to Washington knows he must step in.
Forever painless: end chronic pain and reclaim your life in 30 minutes a day, Miranda Esmonde-White: "Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States. Twenty percent of American adults accept back spasms, throbbing joints, arthritis aches, and other physical pain as an inevitable consequence of aging, illness, or injury. But the human body is not meant to endure chronic pain.
Leonardo's swans, Karen Essex
Protect the prince, Jennifer Estep: "First, Evie has to deal with a court full of arrogant, demanding nobles, all of whom want to get their greedy hands on her crown. As if that wasn't bad enough, an assassin tries to kill Evie in her own throne room.Despite the dangers, Evie goes ahead with a scheduled trip to the neighboring kingdom of Andvari in order to secure a desperately needed alliance.
Dee Dee's rules, Dee Dee Eustace: Dee Dee's Rules offers readers 366 interior design and architectural rules that can be applied to any interior design application. This book is great for home owners, industry professionals and those with an interest in design.
On eating meat: the truth about its production and the ethics of eating it, Matthew Evans: Compelling, illuminating and often confronting, On Eating Meat is a brilliant blend of a gastronome's passion with forensic research into the sources of the meat we eat. Matthew Evans brings his unflinching honesty - and a farmer's hands-on experience - to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore.' Hugh Mackay'Intellectually thrilling - a book that challenges both vegans and carnivores in the battle for a new ethics of eating.
The way you do anything is the way you do everything: the why of why your business isn't making more money, Suzanne Evans: "While business consultants are having you scour over profit and loss statements, the real truth is businesses don't fail: people quit. [This book] offers a ... look at how business owners fail to commit. Business success is all about mindset, and author Suzanne Evans helps you uncover your goals and blast away the obstacles that are standing in your way. She offers ways to make more money more quickly and eliminate everything that doesn't work"--Amazon.com.
Wartime at Woolworths, Elaine Everest: BOOK 3 IN THE WOOLWORTHS SERIESThe Woolworths girls have come a long way together . . .Fun loving Maisie, is devoted to her young family and her work at Woolworths. But her happy life with her RAF officer husband, their baby daughter leads her to think of the family she left behind . . . With the war now into its fourth year, what will she find when she sets about searching for them?Sarah and her husband, Alan, are blissfully happy and long for a sibling for their daughter.
Dark tides: one night, six friends, one deadly dare, Chris Ewan: When Claire Cooper was eight, her mother disappeared during Hop-tu-naa, the Manx Halloween. When Claire was eighteen, she and her friends took part in a Hop-tu-naa dare that went terribly wrong. Now in her early twenties and a police officer, what happened that Hop-tu-naa night has come back to haunt them all, and Claire must confront her deepest fears in order to stop a killer from striking again.
Under the skin, Michel Faber: A strange woman named Isserley roams the Scottish Highlands in search of juicy, well-muscled hitchhikers in Faber's menacing but unfulfilling debut novel. The opening chapters are suffused with an almost palpable sense of dread: Isserley picks up one hitchhiker after another and engages them in conversation, measuring them against a set of criteria of which the reader, as yet, is unaware.
The courage consort, Michel Faber: Three novellas include the title story, in which an a cappella ensemble is torn by conflicting artistic temperaments and sexual needs; and "The Fahrenheit Twins," in which abandoned children of anthropologists create a ritual civilization.
Memories, dreams & reflections, Marianne Faithfull: This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull. Anecdotal, conversational, intimate and revealing, this is her no-holds-barred account of her life, her friends, her triumphs and mistakes. A decade after the publication of 'Faithfull', one of the most acclaimed rock autobiographies of all time, Marianne Faithfull is back, vowing periodically leave her wicked ways behind and grow up, but finding that somehow strange things keep happening.
Moonfleet, John Meade Falkner: First published in 1898, and now a major TV series, Moonfleet is a riveting adventure story full of drama, mystery, revenge, pursuit, smuggling, pirates, and romance, sharing its literary canon with Treasure Island and Kidnapped. The tiny village of Moonfleet is nestled along the English coast, and every one of its inhabitants lives off the sea in one way or another.
The Ducati Monster bible, Ian Falloon: When Ducati unleashed Galluzzi's Monster at the Cologne Show at the end of 1992, few expected it to become Ducati's most successful model. Dramatically styled, minimalist in stature, yet bristling with innovative engineering, the 900 Monster created a new niche market. A multi-faceted machine, the Monster bridged the gap between racetrack oriented sports bikes and cruisers. Here was a naked motorcycle that was as much a performance machine as a cruiser.
The hunt: target, track, and attain your goals, David Farbman: "Do you consider yourself a hunter?If you have you ever dated, played sports, or held a job, then your answer should be yes. We are always hunting--trying to track down and take the things we want, the things that will make our life bigger, better, safer; more satisfying, exciting, and just plain fun.
Lord Ashford's wager, Marjorie Farrell
The girl at the Lion d'Or, Sebastian Faulks: A young woman takes a job as a waitress in a provincial town in 1930s France. A married man from a nearby chateau falls in love with her. They go away together and an ill-starred affair follows.
The practical dog listener: [the 30-day path to a lifelong understanding of your dog], Jan Fennell: In THE DOG LISTENER, Jan Fennell changed the way we think about our best friends. Now, in this indispensible companion volume, she deals with the day-to-day practicalities of putting those principles to work. In THE PRACTICAL DOG LISTENER, Jan Fennell distils her ideas into a simple 30-day guide that will enable everyone to use her remarkable method in a practical context.
Please don't make me go: how one boy's courage overcame a brutal childhood, John Fenton: Beaten from an early age by his abusive father, John struggled to fit in at school where his poverty marked him out. When, aged 13, his father brought a charge against him in order to remove him from the family home, John found himself in Juvenile Court. From there he was sent to the notorious St. Vincent's school, run by a group of Catholic Irish Brothers.
Star wars, the prequel trilogy: a graphic novel, Alessandro Ferrari: Relive the beginnings of the ultimate tale of good versus evil! Join Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Yoda, Darth Maul, and the rest of the heroes and villains from the Star Wars universe in this graphic novel collection that retells the prequel trilogy.
The warlord's son, Dan Fesperman
Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman!: adventures of a curious character, Richard P Feynman
A rose petal summer, Katie Fforde: Caro Fitzwarren has taken a job in a remote part of Scotland. She's answered an ad in The Lady: being a companion to an elderly gentleman who lives in a country estate could be perfect! The fact that she may also see Alec, the young man who she met some years previously, is of course purely incidental. Soon Caro is falling in love - not only with Alec but with the stunning house and grounds she is now living in.
Inside the artist's studio, Joe Fig: Twenty-four painters, video, mixed- media artists, sculptors, photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools, techniques, quotidian habits, strategies for getting work done: music they listen to; hours they keep; relationships with gallerists, curators, friends, family, fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio.
Raking the ashes, Anne Fine
The introvert's complete career guide: from landing a job, to surviving, thriving, and moving on up, Jane Finkle: "This handbook demonstrates how to use your introverted qualities to their best advantage, then add a few extroverted skills to round out a forceful combination for ultimate career success. Includes keys to navigating each stage of professional development--from self-assessment and job search to survival in a new position and career advancement"-- Provided by publisher.
No stars at the circus, Mary Finn: No Stars at the Circus is the beautifully told story of 10-year-old Jonas Albers, as written in his notebooks. Jonas lives in hiding in the Professor's house during the six months following the round-up of Jews in Paris on 16 July 1942. Jonas spends his days reading about his favourite subjects -- among which are sharks, salmon and albatrosses. He also writes about his present life in the attic, as well as the past, in which the circumstances of his rescue are revealed.
The newcomer, Suzanne Woods Fisher: As Anna and her fellow church members seek out a new beginning in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania, she expresses an interest in ship carpenter Bairn, who has yet to commit to the strict expectations of the Amish community.
The return, Suzanne Woods Fisher: As the Amish settle in America, Tessa wishes Hans would notice her. When tragedy strikes--close to home and close to her heart--she discovers the cost of true love.
Mawson: and the ice men of the heroic age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, Peter FitzSimons: History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons in the story of Australia's most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroic age of polar exploration: Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton. Sir Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, remains Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer. On 2 December 1911, his Australasian Antarctic Expedition left Hobart to explore the virgin frozen coastline below Australia, 2000 miles of which had never felt the tread of a human foot.
A bed of scorpions, Judith Flanders: What's an editor to do with so many demands? Do you deal with the morning's pile of manuscript submissions first? Or the swine from sales who steals all the chocolate digestives? Or do you concentrate on your ex-lover, whose business partner has just been found dead in their art gallery, slumped over his desk with a gun in his hand? It's another day at Timmins & Ross publishing house, but when sharp-tongued editor Samantha Clair's CID boyfriend is brought in to investigate Frank Compton's death,.
The invention of murder: how the Victorians revelled in death and detection and created modern crime, Judith Flanders
The house at Karamu, Beryl Fletcher: What does a place mean? An old kauri villa with a one-roomed school attached is the place that has sustained a writer, Beryl Fletcher, through turbulent years and an obsessive love. Sent away at the age of six for a few months to the house at Karamu, she discovered books and spent many nights reading by candlelight, listening to the call of the moreporks. Karamu became a symbolic landscape of safety that helped her to survive.
Beyond redemption, Michael R Fletcher: Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth. Common knowledge isn't an axiom, it's a force of nature; what the masses believe is an axiom. But insanity is a weapon, conviction a shield. Delusions give birth to foul new gods.Violent and dark, the world is filled with the Geisteskranken--men and women whose delusions manifest, twisting reality. High Priest Konig seeks to create order from chaos.
Don't kiss girls and other silly stories, Pat Flynn: A laugh-aloud collection of stories about cricket, kissing and school from award-winning children's author Pat Flynn. Tony Ross is an ordinary 13-year-old boy with big dreams: he wants to prove he's as good as his best mate Kane and he wants to kiss Ashleigh Simpkin? the love of his life. But dreams don't always go the way we see them in our head. Tony finds this out when he ends up dead.
Consent to kill, Vince Flynn: For years, Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of countless Americans. He has killed with impunity, tortured to avert disaster, and shown he will do whatever it takes to prevent terrorists from fulfilling their bloody wishes. His battles for peace and freedom have made him a hero to many, and an enemy to countless more. In the tangled, duplicitous world of espionage, there are those, even among America's allies, who want to see Mitch Rapp eliminated.
The last king of Scotland, Giles Foden: A Scottish doctor who is personal physician to the African dictator, Idi Amin, is seduced by his charm and the perks of office to the point where he ignores the dictator's unspeakable brutality. Now back in Scotland, Dr. Nicholas Garrigan questions his complicity and finds the answer in the corruption of power.
Raising the shy child: a parent's guide to social anxiety: advice for helping kids make friends, speak up, and stop worrying, Christine Fonseca
Six skills by age six: launching early literacy at the library, Anna Foote: "This one-stop guide to nurturing six core early literacy skills at your library also offers practical tips for sharing these skills with parents, teachers, and other caregivers so they can institute them in playgroups, in school, or at home"-- Provided by publisher.
What Daddy did: the shocking true story of a little girl betrayed, Donna Ford
Hold my hand, M J Ford: How long do you hunt for the missing? A horrible vanishing act... When a young Josie Masters sees a boy wearing a red football shirt, Dylan Jones, being taken by a clown at a carnival, she tries to alert the crowds. But it's too late. Dylan has disappeared... Thirty years later, Josie is working as a police officer in Bath. The remains of the body of a child have been found - complete with tatters of a torn red football shirt.
The impulsive, disorganized child: solutions for parenting kids with executive functioning difficulties, James W Forgan
Game Bet, Richard Forrest: A gripping political thriller about a presidential assassination and the unlikely hero who holds the fate of the free world in his hands. He's the finest shooter in the world, and in a few minutes, he'll have an open shot at the president of the United States. He cuts a hole in the glass, assembles his rifle, and finds his target. Five days earlier, Cory Williams made a bet that could save his life or get him shot to pieces.
The devil's alternative, Frederick Forsyth: As the Russian people face starvation, the Politburo is faced with a hard choice: negotiate with America for food, go to war for national survival, or deal with an uprising in the motherland. Through an informant, British Agent Adam Munro learns that the situation is growing dangerously tense, with powerful forces in the USSR maneuvering for supremacy. But even as East and West conduct delicate talks, events spiral out of control and threaten to undo every step taken.
Sister Sister: A gripping psychological thriller, Sue Fortin: From the bestselling author of The Girl Who Lied Alice: Beautiful, kind, manipulative, liar. Claire: Intelligent, loyal, paranoid, jealous. Claire thinks Alice is a manipulative liar who is trying to steal her life.Alice thinks Claire is jealous of her long-lost return and place in their family. One of them is telling the truth. The other is a maniac.Two sisters. One truth.
The unofficial guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2019, Erin Foster: The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line ... describes the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway Cay, one of the best vacation islands in the Caribbean. The book also lists which on-board entertainment and restaurants should be skipped, including recommendations on what to do instead.
Easy table settings for every occasion, Noeleen Foster
Plastic, Christopher Fowler: "A contemporary London-set crime novel ... Apartment-sitting in a luxury penthouse goes horribly wrong for June Cryer when a young girl breaks into the apartment only to be horribly murdered and June must find the killer, before he finds her. June Cryer is a shopaholic suburban housewife trapped in a lousy marriage. After discovering her husband's infidelity with her flight attendant neighbor, Hilary 'Boarding From The Rear' Cooper, she loses her home, her husband and her credit rating.
Seventy-seven clocks, Christopher Fowler
White corridor, Christopher Fowler
Crêpe expectations, Sarah Fox: When a murder case from the past heats up again, it's up to Marley McKinney to sort through a tall stack of suspects. Although it's a soggy start to spring in Wildwood Cove, the weather clears up just in time for the town to host an amateur chef competition. Marley McKinney, owner of the Flip Side pancake house, already signed up to volunteer, and chef Ivan Kaminski is one of the judges.
Dead ringer, Sarah Fox: Orchestra practice hits the wrong chord when a fellow musician is found dead, and violinist (and now amateur sleuth) Midori Bishop finds herself investigating more than just a new concerto in Sarah Fox's new cozy mystery, Dead RingerMidori Bishop's life is hitting all the right notes. She has her dream job playing violin in the Point Grey Philharmonic Orchestra, and is embarking on a new relationship with the symphony's hot maestro.
Death in A major, Sarah Fox: When Archibald Major, local big wig and nasty tyrant, drops dead at a post-concert reception, violinist Midori Bishop soon suspects foul play. Although Midori has no intention of getting involved in another murder investigation, that all changes when Jordan--her violin student and the victim's grandson--seeks her help convincing the police that the real killer is his uncle, a low-level criminal.
Havisham, Ronald Frame
It's now or never, June Francis: In 1942, two young women give birth in a home for unmarried mothers. Thirteen years later, Dorothy Wilson is a successful actress, offered her first major role in a feature film. But it will mean spending time apart from her policeman boyfriend Sam - when all Sam wants to do is settle down and start a family.
Flowers on the Mersey, June Francis: When Adam Rhoades tires of the political climate in Ireland and decides to leave for America, his daughter Rebekah's future happiness is threatened. For Rebekah, against her father's wishes, has fallen in love with handsome young Republican, Daniel O'Neill. Then Daniel, too, is forced to flee from his homeland and joins Rebekah on an ocean liner headed for New York. In the enclosed shipboard society their love is impossible to hide.
Giraffes on Horseback Salad: the strangest movie never made! ; starring the Marx Brothers, screenplay by Salvador Dalí, Josh Frank: Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dalí, who'd befriended Harpo. Rejected by MGM, the script was thought lost forever. But author Josh Frank found it, and with comedian Tim Heidecker and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, he's re-created the film as a graphic novel in all its gorgeous full-colour, cinematic, surreal glory.
Forbidden area, Pat Frank: From the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, comes this eerie, cold war thriller. A young teenage couple having a rendezvous one night on a beach in Florida suddenly sees a submarine emerge from the ocean. Armed soldiers disembark the vessel and a Buick drives off its landing ramp. For Henry Hazen, who is scheduled to ship out to an army training camp the next day, the sight leaves him uneasy, but he tells no one what he has witnessed.
Sins of the Fathers: a family mystery set in Scotland and England, Anthea Fraser: Mark Richmond is up in Scotland getting to know the Crawford family, but the health of his father-in-law, Peter Kingsley, is deteriorating in England. As Peter continues to struggle, it seems the Richmonds and the Kingsleys are inextricably entwined by the sins of their fathers - sins that will ultimately lead to tragedy.
A tangled thread, Anthea Fraser: "Three widely separated households -- one in Scotland, one in the north of England and one in the south -- have known the pain of losing a loved one; losses which, over the years, have shaped the characters of those left behind. Gradually, however, they each come to realize that those deaths might not have been as they seemed, adding doubt and uncertainty to their grief.
A family concern, Anthea Fraser: Journalist Rona Parish is eager for a fresh challenge. A chance encounter with an old friend, Kate, now married into the Tarlton family, gives her an idea. Rona will research the histories of several long-established family firms in the town, notably the Tarltons and the Clarendon Hotel. Then Kate enlists Rona's help in getting to the bottom of sister-in-law Freya's terrifying nightmares, and Rona finds herself drawn into the complex web of relationships linking the families.
An immoral code, Caro Fraser
Judicial whispers, Caro Fraser
The pupil, Caro Fraser
Errors of judgment, Caro Fraser
The last highlander: Scotland's most notorious clan-chief, rebel & double-agent, Sarah Fraser
Mimosa Fortune and the smuggler's curse, Echo Freer: The quirky quest of a psychic time-traveler: Mimosa Fortune has traveled the world with her clairvoyant mother--and now she's traveling through time! Name the country and Mimosa's lived there--but never for very long! So, when she and her mother arrive in the fishing town of Whitby and set up as fortune tellers, Mimosa's looking forward to making new friends-- especially the drop-dead gorgeous Quill Newton The problem is, Quill is a ghost who lived over two hundred years ago.
Blaggers, Echo Freer: A comic tale of gangsters, first love and the crooked path to the straight and narrow: Mercedes Bent is trying to go straight - if only her family weren't so crooked. Mercedes has carved herself a nice little niche at the Daphne Pincher Academy for young ladies, running a sweepstake and taking bets on anything that moves. The only fly in the ointment is her arch-rival, gangster's daughter, Harley Spinks. How come she's got the great work placement and Mercedes has ended up in a boring bank? ...
Watch the lady, Elizabeth Fremantle: "The author of Queen's Gambit and Sisters of Treason presents the story of Penelope Devereux, so beautiful she was the subject of Sir Philip Sidney's greatest love sonnets, so canny that she plotted to influence who would take the throne after Elizabeth I--while helping her brother Essex stay closest to the aging queen's heart"-- Provided by publisher.
Biology, George H Fried
Gardening basics for dummies, Steven A Frowine: Gardening basics for dummies contains everything you need to know about flowers, beds, borders, trees, shrubs, and lawns to create your own private paradise. This informative guide also covers all of the tools and additives available to make gardening easier.
Motorhomes: a first time buyer's guide, Trevor Fry: Introducing the wide range of motorhomes and campervans available, this book helps you to make a choice that suits both your budget and your needs. Covering new and used markets, written in plain English, and with full colour photographs throughout, the book explains all you need to know for safe, happy motorcaravanning.
Bitter orange, Claire Fuller: From the attic of a dilapidated English country house, she sees them; Cara first: dark and beautiful, clinging to a marble fountain of Cupid, and Peter, an Apollo. It is 1969 and they are spending the summer in the rooms below hers while Frances writes a report on the follies in the garden for the absent American owner. But Frances is distracted. Beneath a floorboard in her bathroom, she discovers a peephole which gives her access to her neighbours' private lives.
The secrets of selecting high potential people, Adrian Furnham: Do you Know How to Select and Recruit High Potential People? Recruitment and selection is a key task managers - at all levels - must be good at. Get it wrong and the consequences are dire. Get it right and everyone wins. People are an organisation's greatest asset, but also their highest cost. Many Human Resource departments are rightly seriously focused on, the recruitment, selection and management of talented people with high potential.
My hero academia. Vigilantes. Volume 1, Hideyuki Furuhashi: Koichi Haimawari couldn't make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they're doing, but they've got the courage--or foolishness--to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave.
Your body's brilliant design: a revolutionary approach to relieving chronic pain, Karen M Gabler: Want to know the key to eliminating chronic pain from your life? It's not more rigorous exercise, medical interventions, or expensive therapies. It turns out you have had the key all along-your body and its natural brilliant design! For years we have been overlooking a crucial element of the body-fascia-that holds the key to allowing you to live pain-free. Many of us think of the human body as a static, mechanical system of muscles attached to a skeleton.
The good priest, Gillian Galbraith: Praise for Gillian Galbraith:?Highly readable'? Alexander McCall Smith?[Galbraith] offers a much needed female perspective on the city and the genre'? Scottish Field In the house of a Roman Catholic bishop a man lies in a pool of blood. Out in the bishop's diocese the quiet life of parish priest Father Vincent Ross is about to be thrown into turmoil by a terrifying revelation. There are ugly scandals being hidden by the church he has served for so long, and a murderer is on the prowl.
Jackals' revenge: Peter Lamb Series, Book 2, Iain Gale: The sequel to THE BLACK JACKALS is set in the turmoil of the eastern Mediterranean in 1941, with the Brits struggling to hold their line in Greece against the powerful German and Italian forces. Peter Lamb and his men are halted in their retreat to England and forced to join the British forces holding the pass at Thermopylae. But their tough experiences in France have not prepared The Jackals for the savage hand to hand fighting through the mountains.
Unmask me if you can, Shana Galen: This masked lord... Lord Jasper, younger son of a duke, suffered horrible burns fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. He wears a mask to hide his face from the stares and screams and finds comfort in the shadows. Jasper is an exceptional bounty hunter, so when a woman summons him to her deathbed and asks him to find her runaway daughter before she passes away, he doesn't refuse. Jasper is close to his quarry when he's knifed by an assailant.
An affair with a spare, Shana Galen: Rafe Beaumont, 5th son of the Earl of Haddington, is naturally seductive. Women flock to him, and he knows just how to get them to swoon. These skills were well utilized during the wars, when he seduced wives and mistresses of Napolean's confidants to glean secrets and battle plans. Now he's hot on the trail of Napoleon's most elusive assassin. Rafe must find him through his daughter, but she seems immune to flattery and entirely unseducible.
The power and vulnerability of love: a theological anthropology, Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo: What is it about human beings that makes us capable and even desirous of inflicting terrible suffering on others (and ourselves)? If human beings--not God--are the cause of evils such as extreme poverty, violence, and oppression, it is imperative that we probe the depths of the human heart to uncover why we, who are made in the image of Divine Eros, fail so miserably to love. Gandolfo constructs a theological anthropology in response to these pivotal questions.
The battle for China's past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution, Mobo C F Gao: Mao and his policies have long been demonised in the West, with the Cultural Revolution considered a fundamental violation of human rights. As China embraces capitalism, the Mao era is being surgically denigrated by the Chinese political and intellectual elite.
The unspoken truth, Angelica Garnett: An intense, delicate and evocative quartet of autobiographical stories by one of Bloomsbury's inner circle, and one of its last survivors, the daughter of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.
Consolation, Anna Gavalda: A heartbreaking, unusual story about one man, two remarkable women and an unforgettable transvestite. A 47-year-old successful architect hears about the death of a woman, whom he once loved and his life starts to unravel. Charles seems to have everything, but turns his back on the present to go in search of her past and his childhood.
What's the Drama, Malibu Bennet?, Michelle Gayle: After humiliating herself when her derriere goes live on air, Remy has to work even harder to maintain her celebrity status, but is this what she really wants? The last in the series. Remy is struggling to balance her hectic career with her demanding family and to top it all off, she has just humiliated herself on national TV.
Virginia Woolf in Manhattan, Maggie Gee: What if Virginia Woolf came back to life in the twenty-first century? Bestselling author Angela Lamb is going through a mid-life crisis. She dumps her irrepressible daughter Gerda at boarding school and flies to New York to pursue her passion for Woolf, whose manuscripts are held in a private collection. When a bedraggled Virginia Woolf herself materialises among the bookshelves and is promptly evicted, Angela, stunned, rushes after her on to the streets of Manhattan.
Echoes of the great song, David Gemmell
Breakout at Stalingrad, Heinrich Gerlach: Captured by the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, Heinrich Gerlach wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1949, however, the KGB confiscated his 600-page manuscript. Gerlach returned to Germany in 1950, and, under hypnosis, recalled parts of his narrative. In 1957, it was published under the title The Forsaken Army and became a bestseller. In 2011 Carsten Gansel, an academic, made a sensational find in a Moscow archive: the original manuscript of Gerlach's novel.
Double cross, Stuart Gibbs: "When Greg and the Musketeers return to Paris and find the city under siege, they leap into action to prevent King Louis from being overthrown and history from being changed forever"-- Provided by publisher.
The last musketeer, Stuart Gibbs: In Paris with his parents to sell family heirlooms, fourteen-year-old Greg Rich suddenly finds himself four hundred years in the past, and is aided by boys who will one day be known as "The Three Musketeers.
Traitor's chase, Stuart Gibbs: "When the Musketeers pursue the dangerous Michel Dinicoeur to Spain, they're ambushed at every turn, causing them to suspect that there may be a traitor within their own ranks"-- Provided by publisher.
Alternative energy demystified, Stan Gibilisco: DeMYSTiFieD fuels your knowledge of tricky subjects like alternative energy If you think a Maglev train is a child's toy, or learning about fusion makes your brain reach critical mass, Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition will power up your knowledge of this topic's fundamental concepts and theories at your own pace. This practical guide eases you into this field of science, starting at primitive heating sources such as coal and wood.
Women in space: 23 stories of first flights, scientific missions, and gravity-breaking adventures, Karen Bush Gibson: Twenty-three women from 10 different countries whose careers span a half century of human spaceflight are profiled in this educational book for young readers. Women in Space features such figures as Sally Ride, the first American woman to orbit the earth; Peggy Whitson, who logged more than a year in orbit while aboard the International Space Station; Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space; and astronauts from Japan, Canada, Italy, South Korea, and France.
Not forsaken: finding freedom as sons & daughters of a perfect Father, Louie Giglio: What do you think about when you think about God? Some would say he's a ruler that expects absolute loyalty and tribute. Others say God is their coach who's only satisfied when they've pushed hard enough and performed to his expectations. Maybe to you he's more like a virtual assistant you address when you've exhausted all other options, or an old man sitting in a cloud who's best days are behind him, better off forgotten. Your view of God is the most important thing about you.
A hint of witchcraft, Anna Gilbert: As a little village is beset by all sorts of strange problems, Margot has decided that "each of the curses somehow involves one Linden Grey, the most intriguing woman Margot has ever met."--Jacket.
City of girls, Elizabeth Gilbert
The Queen Against Karl Mullen, Michael Gilbert: Karl Mullen is a brutal South African secret policeman in Great Britain to seek the extradition of a black activist. There is an accusation of shoplifting and the witness to this crime ends up dead. The lawyers games and stances begin ... This is a novel about courtroom drama and the seedier underbelly of the law. Justice, however, must prevail.
The Black Seraphim, Michael Gilbert: James Scotland, a young pathologist, decides on a quiet holiday in Melchester, but amid the cathedral town's quiet medieval atmosphere, he finds a hornet's nest of church politics, town and country rivalries, and murder. With modern forensic pathology he unravels the unvarnished truth, but not before unexpected romance intervenes.
The Empty House, Michael Gilbert: Dr. Alexander Wolfe seemingly plunges over a cliff in his car. His body is never recovered and it emerges his life was recently insured for a considerable sum. An insurance loss adjuster is sent to investigate. There is romance, possible gang involvement in arson, and a potential job offer in store.
Petrella at 'Q', Michael Francis Gilbert: A young man stumbles across a conspiracy to steal an early Italian triptych in France, little realising that years later it may hold the key to his future wellbeing. Meanwhile, he deals with a matter of embezzlement of church funds not to mention the decoding of confidential information contained in Pepys writing system.
Paint, gold & blood, Michael Francis Gilbert: A young man stumbles across a conspiracy to steal an Italian triptych, little realising that years later it may hold the key to his future wellbeing. Meanwhile, he deals with the embezzlement of church funds, and the decoding of Pepys writing, but all pales into insignificance when he tackles an art smuggling ring used to finance terrorism.
Death has deep roots, Michael Francis Gilbert
Fluid mechanics and hydraulics, Ranald V Giles
Hera's husband, Lisette Giroux: Eris, Greek goddess of Chaos, started the Trojan War by merely tossing an apple into a group of goddesses that said "to the fairest".Louisa Compton was easy to overlook in the group of her friends, the Heiresses of Eris. She was small and quiet. But that shell hid the heart of a lion and a whip smart head for business. It also hid a heart yearning for true love. There was just the not so small problem of her overbearing social climbing parents.
Chaos's consort, Lisette Giroux: Eris, Greek goddess of Chaos, started the Trojan War by merely tossing an apple into a group of goddesses that said "to the fairest".As a duke's daughter, Eleanor Stonington may be the most eligible of the Heiresses of Eris but growing up with four older brothers and her tomboyish leanings, she has the least desire to shackle herself to some pompous man who only wants an heir. She and the other Heiresses have a plan.
Happy kids: the secret of raising well-behaved, contented children, Cathy Glass: A fresh and practical guide to successfully managing children's behaviour ' from babies to young adults. Cathy Glass has been a foster carer for over 20 years, during this time fostering more than 50 children, as well as bringing up three of own. Many of these children have had severe behavioural difficulties and have come to Cathy as a last resort, when their parents or carers were no longer able to cope.
Sew Quick Sew Cute: 30 simple, speedy projects, Fiona Goble: A project book that does away with the idea that sewing is slow, with 30 projects that are both speedy and cute. Sew Quick, Sew Cute fits every project into the tight timeframe of the contemporary crafter, with plenty of ideas on offer that will fit into a spare afternoon. How-tos are given in easily absorbed illustrated steps, and there's also plenty of scope for you to showcase a special fabric even when you don't have much of it.
Never go back, Robert Goddard
Closed circle, Robert Goddard
Hand in glove, Robert Goddard
Beginning chemistry, David E Goldberg: Includes 673 fully solved problems and examples with explanations of chemistry concepts.
Crash course in weeding library collections, Francisca Goldsmith: "Weeding is a perennial challenge for librarians. This book will help you rise to the task by offering you basic instructions, including information on new formats and digital collections"-- Provided by publisher.
101 amazing facts about planes, Jack Goldstein: Do you know which way round a country's flag is placed on an airplane's tail? What Qantas stands for? What are the twenty most iconic planes of all time? And what happened to the man who successfully glided from a tower in China in the year 559 AD? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about planes, split into categories such as the history of flight, world records, the most amazing facts and many more. So if you want to know who owns the most expensive private jet in th ...
101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs, Jack Goldstein: Did you know there is a species of dinosaur named after Hogwarts? Which were the largest and smallest dinosaurs? What is the difference between a brontosaurus and an apatosaurus? This excellent book answers all of these questions and more, with over one hundred facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
101 Amazing Facts about Fish, Jack Goldstein: Did you know that the courtship dance of some seahorses can last eight hours? Or how the sea serpent myth is thought to have started? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into categories such as record breakers, sharks, unusual fish and many more. So if you want to know which fish the Romans used as a recreational drug, or in which states it is illegal to get a fish drunk, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.
101 amazing facts about ships and boats, Jack Goldstein: Do you know how many cannons a Tudor ship could carry? How many people go missing from cruise ships every year? What is a hawsehole? And why are submarines painted black? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about ships and boats, split into categories such as famous ships, seafaring terminology, naval ship classes and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest ship in the world is, or who made the deepest solo dive in a submarine, then this is the book for you ...
10 amazing pirates, Jack Goldstein: Arr matey! Do you want to know all about the 10 most fantastic, fearsome and famous pirates of all time? Dare you read of how Francois L'Olonnais ripped out a man's heart with his bare hands then gnawed at it like a ravenous wolf? And what of Sir Henry Morgan--callous pirate or loyal privateer? How did Cheung Po Tsai build up a fleet of 600 ships, and what happened to Anne Bonny after she was caught? Suitable for sea-faring folk and land-lubbers alike, this fantastic book introduces the reader t.
101 amazing facts about pirates, Jack Goldstein: Arrr matey! Are you loaded to the gunwalls? Do you know what Blackbeard's ship was called? Which pirate ate a man's heart? Who makes the list of the top ten pirates of all time? All these facts and more can be found in this excellent quick-read guide to pirates. Whether you're Henry Morgan himself, or just some unlucky Jonah, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to float your boat.
The best of Betty's diary, John L Goldwater: One of the most well-kept secrets in the Archie-verse is Betty's diary. The stories contained within, thought to have been forgotten by time (and torn-out pages), are finally collected from the famous Betty's Diary comic book series for your reading pleasure! Ever a journalist-in-training, Betty wrote down nearly every important event which occured in her life, and kept it under lock-and-key in her precious journal; stories involving romance, adventure, and betrayal.
Captive society: the Basij militia and social control in iran, Saeid Golkar: Iran's Basij Resistance Force is a paramilitary organization used by the regime to suppress dissidents, vote as a bloc, and indoctrinate Iranian citizens. Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, structure, and sociology, as well as its influence on Iranian society, its economy, and its educational system.
Observing the user experience: a practitioner's guide to user research, Elizabeth Goodman: The gap between who designers and developers imagine their users are, and who those users really are can be the biggest problem with product development. Observing the User Experience will help you bridge that gap to understand what your users want and need from your product, and whether they'll be able to use what you've created.
Spain: the Centre of the World 1519-1682, Robert Goodwin
Samsung Galaxy Tab for dummies, Dan Gookin
Roots of empathy: changing the world, child by child, Mary Gordon: Mary Gordon explains the value of and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all children -- and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and bullying.
Forgotten murder, Dolores Gordon-Smith: When a friend of Jack Haldean witnesses a disturbing vision, he decides to investigate. Jack's enquiries reveal repressed emotions, buried secrets and evidence of a possible murder twenty years ago.
Graveyard moon, Carol Gorman: When a night in a graveyard with her friends turns fatal, Kelly knows it's up to her to find the kille-before the killer finds her New to town, Kelly reluctantly agrees when her friends challenge her to spend the night in a graveyard with them. But she can't shake the feeling that someone is watching them through the mist. Her friends laugh off her suspicions until she stumbles on a body covered in blood.
Dork in disguise, Carol Gorman: At his new school, Jerry Flack is determined to stop being a dork and start being a cool guy--but does this science nerd really have what it takes to be popular? Jerry Flack is starting middle school in a new town where no one knows him and he can be anybody he wants. Jerry has a plan: He is finally going to be cool. But that turns out to be easier said than done. As his lies begin to pile up, Jerry knows he's going to slip up soon, and everyone will see him for who he really is.
Dork on the run, Carol Gorman: Can geeky Jerry Flack win the election for class president, running against the most popular boy around? For the first time in his life, Jerry Flack is OK with being a dork. He has fun new friends, he's on the school science team, and he even has a girlfriend. Everything is going great--until his friends convince him to run for class president against Gabe Marshall, the most popular guy in school.
Lizard Flanagan, Supermodel??, Carol Gorman: Lizard Flanagan is stunned when she is chosen as a model for the local fashion show-this tomboy in a dress has her work cut out for herWhen Lizard Flanagan finds out about a trip to Wrigley Field to see the Chicago Cubs play-for only fifty dollars-she is thrilled.
Back from the dead, Carol Gorman: After witnessing a murder, Julia is forced to keep quiet--until she receives a message from the dead boy and realizes she's in even more danger than she suspected. Julia reluctantly joins her cousin Nikki and her friends for a night of partying. Climbing into the hills, they spot Heath, a strange guy from school, and they chase him into a dilapidated cabin. Julia watches, horrified, as Nikki's friends set fire to the old building and wait for Heath to run out in terror.
A midsummer night''s dork, Carol Gorman: While preparing for his school's Shakespeare fundraiser, dorky Jerry Flack goes head to head with the school bullyJerry Flack's first order of business as the new sixth-grade class president? Raising money to help make Hawthorne Middle School the coolest, starting with an Elizabethan fundraising festival to coincide with the class reading of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Die for me, Carol Gorman: When high school student Holly Baldwin is murdered, her friends decide to consult a Ouija board--with disastrous consequences. When her classmates throw a party soon after the brutal murder of their friend Holly, Jessica can't believe they could be so insensitive. But the festivities turn dark when several girls sitting at a Ouija board receive a frightening message about Holly's death--and a warning. Nothing can prepare Jessica for the horror that follows.
Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing, Carol Gorman: When the boy Amy is babysitting swears he witnessed a kidnapping, Amy isn't sure whether she should believe his crazy storyThirteen-year-old Amy Whipple is forced to babysit the son of her dad's most important client, and she is prepared for a boring weekend with a boring eight-year-old. On a trip to the park, Malcolm runs ahead, and when Amy catches up with him, he swears he has just seen the kidnapping of Jennifer Smith from his class.
Firebird, Iris Gower
Murder in the courthouse: a Hailey Dean mystery, Nancy Grace: ""Hailey Dean becomes embroiled in a murder investigation and finds herself falling for a handsome lieutenant"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
Global warming: a very peculiar history, Ian Graham: Which species of moth was nearly killed off by the fight for cleaner air? How does a cow's bottom contribute to global warming? Could warmer mean colder? All these questions and more are answered in 'Global Warming: A Very Peculiar History'. This book arms you with an introduction to the scientific concepts behind global warming then hits you hard with the bizarre and at times disputed facts that go along with the theory.
The importance of being Kennedy, Laurie Graham
Hold on tight, Shelley Shepard Gray: Jackson Koch lost his wife to cancer, and lost his job when the town's coal mines shut down. Moving across the country, he finds a new life in Bridgeport, Ohio, where he tends bar by night and navigates life as a single dad by day to his three-year-old daughter by day. Dani Brown also knows what it's like to lose a spouse and raise a child on her own. Cleaning houses during the day, and taking online classes at night, she dreams of running her own preschool someday.
Frontline nurses on duty, Holly Green: When war is declared in 1914, Leonora Malham Brown and her best friend Victoria, head to Calais to volunteer with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. But Leonora is torn between doing her duty and love. Determined to see her sweetheart, Colonel Malkovic, again she soon decides to return to the Front. Leonora quickly loses hope of ever finding Sasha as she gets caught up in the chaos of the battlefields.
Family pictures, Jane Green: As dark truths from the past reveal themselves, two middle-aged women must learn to forgive -- for the sake of their children and themselves.
Into the Thinnest of Air: a paranormal country house murder mystery, Simon R Green: Ishmael Jones is attending the re-opening of Tyrone's Castle, an ancient Cornish inn originally built by smugglers. Over dinner, the guests entertain one another with ghost stories inspired by local legends. But it would appear the curse of Tyrone's Castle has struck for real when one of their number disappears into thin air. And then another.
Boardwalk empire and philosophy: bootleg this book, Richard Greene: "From Machiavellian city officials to big time mobsters (such as Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, and Al Capone) to corrupt beat cops to overzealous G-men to suffragettes to abolitionists to innocent citizens caught in the crossfire, Boardwalk Empire is replete with philosophically compelling characters who find themselves in philosophically interesting situations.
Love on the dole, Walter Greenwood
North Africa and the Middle East, 1939-1942: Tobruk, Crete, Syria and East Africa, John Grehan
Raising body-confident daughters: 8 conversations to have with your tween, Dannah Gresh
Tokyo Bay: a novel of Japan, Anthony Grey: A fleet of smoking black ships steam past Japan's tributary islands in July 1853, setting off panic among a people who have been sealed off from the rest of the world for over two hundred years. Commodore Matthew Perry has been sent by the US president to open Japan to American ships and trade - by force, if necessary.
The glittering hour, Iona Grey
West of the Pecos, Zane Grey: Efforts of family, broken by the Civil war, to get started in the west.
The Hash Knife outfit by Zane Grey, Zane Grey
Arizona Ames: a western story, Zane Grey: "Not all outlaws are bad mend. Rich Ames didn't set out to be a gunslinger-it was forced on him. When two men roughed up his sweet sister, Rich reached for his trusty Colt and let loose on them. When the smoke cleared, Rich was the only one standing, now a fugitive of the law and forced to abandon his quaint home and family in Tonto Basin. Rich soon acquired the name "Arizona Ames" and for years after that fateful day his name struck fear into the hearts of bad men all over the West.
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity, John Gribbin: In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Universe, black holes, the behaviour of orbiting neutron stars, gravitational lensing, and why clocks run slower on the surface of the Earth than in space.
A Cage of Roots, Matt Griffin
Living aboard your RV, Janet Groene: Take your home on the road, and turn your wanderlust into action Praise for previous edition: "A perfect guide."--Anchorage Daily News "Honest, insightful advice."--Northeast Outdoors "If any of our family or friends were contemplating becoming fulltime RVers, the first thing I would give them is this book.
Florida, Lauren Groff: The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida - its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind - becomes its gravitational centre: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family and the passage of time.
Gump and Co, Winston Groom: A little older, and wiser in his unique way, Forrest is still running - this time straight into the age of greed and instant gratification known as the 1980s. Whenever I really get stumped, I go visit Jenny's grave. She tells me she's always rooting for me. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has gone bust and now Forrest is flat broke, sweeping floors in a New Orleans strip joint, when a fresh opportunity to play championship football puts him back in the limelight ? and in the money.
Across the Mersey, Annie Groves: From the author of 'The Grafton Girls' comes the story of one Liverpool family preparing for the onslaught of World War Two, while trying not to fight among themselves. Jean and Vi are twins but couldn't be more different. Jean's proud of her honest, hardworking husband and their children, but there's never a penny to spare. Vi's equally proud of her husband's new role as a local councillor and their elegant new house, and has raised her children to expect the best.
The Grafton girls, Annie Groves
As time goes by, Annie Groves: The Liverpool-based World War II saga from the 'new Katie Flynn' When Sam Grey joins the ATS, and is posted to Liverpool she wants to show that she's as brave as any man, and when she doesn't get the chance her lively nature leads her into confrontation with her authoritarian boss. Sparks also fly when she encounters Johnny, whose heroic work in bomb disposal makes him very attractive to many women ' but Sam's determined not to fall for his charm.
Daughters of Liverpool, Annie Groves: Evocative and heartrending saga of Liverpool during World War Two, from the author of AS TIME GoeS BY ' rising star Annie Groves Katie's full of trepidation as she arrives in Liverpool. It's her first posting and her work will be so secret that she can't even speak about it to the family she's billeted with. She makes it clear that she's here to do her bit for the war effort, not to flirt with the many servicemen based at the nearby barracks.
Leila in saffron, Rukhsanna Guidroz: Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani.
The road to Jerusalem, Jan Guillou
Death's head: maximum offence, David Gunn
Death's head, David Gunn
Burning Meredith, Elizabeth Gunn
Twenty fragments of a ravenous youth, Xiaolu Guo: Determined to seek her fortune in Beijing, Fenfang Wang leaves her rural farm to travel 1,800 miles to pursue her dreams in the city where, setting out to live a modern life, she lands a job as a film extra, falls under the spell of two unsuitable young men, and finally finds her true calling in an unexpected place.
I'm all right Jack, Alan Hackney: After an undistinguished career at Oxford, Stanley Windrush wanders from one escapade to another in the world of paid employment. The unwitting cause of an international furore in his indefinable role at the Foreign Office, he soon loses more jobs in the world of industry. He swiftly decides to take up a post as an unskilled worker - to be 'one of the chaps that reap the benefit', as his uncle advises - where his naive dealings with the trade unions only cause more trouble for everyone.
By death divided, Patricia Hall
Dressed to kill: a Kate O'Donnell mystery, Patricia Hall: In 1963, a young photographer from Liverpool finds the darker side of London's fashion industry when she goes to work for at a fashion photographer's studio.
Blood brothers, Patricia Hall
Provided you don't kiss me: 20 years with Brian Clough, Duncan Hamilton
Weekend, Jane Eaton Hamilton: In this intimate, sexy novel, two lesbian couples living next door to each other one summer in cottage country find each of their relationships at a crossroads. One woman celebrates her fiftieth birthday, which causes her to reconsider what she wants out of life and her partner; the other couple are the parents of a new baby, which cannot conceal the turmoil of their relationship.
Swallowing darkness, Laurell K Hamilton: Meredith Gentry, whose rightful place on the throne of faerie is dependent on being able to produce an heir, is overjoyed when she finds herself pregnant after many failed attempts, until she discovers that she carries two babies with different fathers.
A caress of twilight, Laurell K Hamilton: Los Angeles private detective Meredith, a part-human fey princess, is in a race with her ruthless cousin to claim the throne.
A lick of frost, Laurell K Hamilton: Commanded by her aunt, the dark Queen Andais, to conceive a child as heir to the throne, Meredith Gentry, a half-mortal, half-faerie princess, returns to Los Angeles, only to find herself and her lovers trapped between the dark and light faerie courts and human law.
Seduced by moonlight, Laurell K Hamilton: "I am Meredith Gentry, P.I. and Princess Merry, heir to the throne of Fairie. Now there are those among me who whisper I am more. They fear me even as they protect me. And who can blame them? I've awakened the dazzling magic that's slumbered in them for thousands of years. But the thing is, I can't figure out why." "My aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness, is no longer distracted by her usual sadistic hobbies. Her obsession has turned unwaveringly to me.
Divine misdemeanors, Laurell K Hamilton
The Maltese falcon, Dashiell Hammett: Private Detective Sam Spade and his partner, Miles Archer, are hired by the beautiful Miss Wonderly to track down her sister's brutish boyfriend, Floyd Thursby. Spade is dubious, but the pair take the case, and when both Archer and Thursby wind up in body bags within twenty-four hours, Spade realizes that there is far more to this case than Wonderly had let on.
Entangled: the Eater of Souls, Graham Hancock: Graham Hancock has spent decades researching and writing some of the most ambitious and successful nonfiction investigations into ancient civilizations and wisdom. EntangledEntangledEntangled has the added merit of being grounded in solid anthropological and scientific research.
The inn at the top, Neil Hanson: The delightful tale of a young couple who in the late 1970s, on impulse, became the new landlords of the most remote, bleak and lonely pub - The Tan Hill Inn - located in the bleak landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Having seen an article in the newspaper about the pub's search for a new manager, they arrived just three weeks later as the new landlords of the The Tan Hill Inn.
The last summer of us, Maggie Harcourt: Limpet, Steffan and Jared. Three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer. But no matter how far they drive, they can't escape the hidden secrets and slow-burning romance that could upset the balance of their friendship -- perhaps forever.
Homegrown: illustrated bites from your garden to your table, Heather Hardison: Whether your idea of gardening is a tomato plant on your fire escape or a pumpkin patch in the yard, Homegrown is the ultimate guide to growing your own food and eating it, too! With clear and uncomplicated illustrations, author Heather Hardison guides readers through the process of planting, growing, harvesting, and preparing more than 25 of the tastiest, easy-to-grow vegetables and small fruits???such as spinach, kale, artichokes, and pears???and cooking them into seasonal, clean, and deliciou.
The weeder's digest: identifying and enjoying edible weeds, Gail Harland: A practical guide to identifying and using the many edible varieties of weed. It includes over 45 species, with details of how to identify them and suggestions for using them for both cooking and making things. Included are common weeds such as nettles and elder, as well as less common plants such as brookline and hairy bittercress.
The It girls, Karen Harper: Promoting themselves from genteel poverty to fame, two beautiful sisters, one a daring fashion designer and the other a writer of scandalous novels, become each other's most staunch supporter and harshest critic in the face of misunderstandings and confidences.
Last ferry home, Kent A Harrington: "No one writes about the heart of darkness like Kent Harrington" -Michael Connelly Since his wife's death at sea, San Francisco Police Detective Michael O'Higgins has been paralyzed by grief and shame - unable to care for their teenaged daughter, who saw her mother swept away, and unable to deal with the daily requirements of his job. Almost a year after his wife's death, O'Higgins takes a ferry ride as part of his therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Vanishing Point, Lisa Harris: During Garrett Addison's first week on the job as a criminal investigator for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, his team is called out to a murder scene of a young girl. She's the third victim in a string of disappearances with one thing in common--a Polaroid photo of each victim left behind at the crime scene. The FBI is pulled into the case to help, and Garrett finds himself working with Special Agent Jordan Lambert, the woman he once loved.
The quality of love, Rosie Harris: In 1920, the only child of over-protective parents, Sarah Lewis yearns to leave home. Studying hard to please them, she earns a place at Cardiff University. Here she is swept off her feet by handsome Gwyn Roberts, but when she becomes pregnant her parents are devastated and turn her from their door. All Gwyn and Sarah can afford are two squalid rooms in the infamous slums of Cardiff and Sarah soon realises she's made a terrible mistake.
A brighter dawn, Rosie Harris: 'One last word of warning, my girl. Keep well away from that Hadyn Jenkins'. In spite of her father's words of warning, Sharon Pritchard decides to give up everything to follow her heart. However, her new life with Hadyn is anything but easy. Although he is handsome and charming, he is feckless and unreliable. And they soon find themselves sinking ever faster into poverty. The birth of their son should be a joyous occasion, but Sharon fears for him amongst the filth and despair of Tiger Bay.
Chain of evidence: a Burren mystery, Cora Harrison: When clan leader Garrett MacNamara's dead body is found on the road after a herd of cows has escaped, what was initially assumed to be a tragic case of him being squashed to a pulp by livestock becomes more sinister when a local claims they saw a chain attached to the mutilated body, which has now disappeared.
The art of Good Housekeeping: 1001 things you need to know to run the perfect home, Helen Harrison
Black magic sanction, Kim Harrison
The rainbow opal, Paula Harrison: Princess Summer loves having her friends to stay? her Kingdom has lots of amazing animals in it and they are having a great time exploring. But it's the baby koala that really captures their hearts.
Star fall: a Bill Slider mystery, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles: The post-Christmas lull is officially over ... The deceased is antiques expert Rowland Egerton, the darling of daytime TV, stabbed to death in his luxurious West London home. Egerton's partner, the granite-faced John Lavender, found the body; did he also do the deed? Or was it a burglary gone wrong? As Slider and his team investigate, none of the facts seem to fit.
IPad®, Guy Hart-Davis
IPhone geekery: : 50 insanely cool hacks and mods for your iPhone 4S, Guy Hart-Davis: Trick out your iPhone 4S or iPhone 4! You already know how to do everyday things with your iPhone--make calls, take photos, enjoy music and movies, and play games. Now it's time to take your iPhone to the next level and turn it into your home recording studio, professional-quality video camera, and full-scale computer for both business computing and personal productivity. iPhone Geekery shows you how to do all this, and much, much more.
Flesh and blood: a Ben Tolliver mystery, James Neal Harvey: After a senator 's scandalous death, police detective Ben Tolliver investigates the man's wretchedly corrupt family. Ten years after leaving the Senate, Clayton Cunningham III remains as powerful as ever. In his boardroom, he rules over a business empire that stretches across the globe. In his dining room, he controls his family with a tight fist. And in his bedroom, well - in his bedroom the senator does whatever he wants.
Constantinople quilts: 8 stunning appliqué projects inspired by Turkish Iznik tiles, Tamsin Harvey
Finest years: Churchill as warlord 1940-45, Max Hastings
Now you see me: but can you trust me?, Emma Haughton: Three years ago, thirteen-year-old Danny Geller vanished without trace. This is the story of what happens when hope comes back to haunt you. When you search for the truth and find it is better to live in the dark ...
Awesome animals, Alison Hawes
Gardening for birds: planting and projects to entice birds to your garden, Tracey Hawthorne
The first Muslim: the story of Muhammad, Lesley Hazleton: Muhammad's was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In The First Muslim, Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life. Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics, religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all his complexity and vitality.
Bury me when I'm dead, Cheryl A Head: "Charlene "Charlie" Mack is a PI in Detroit. Born and raised in the city that America forgot, Charlie has built a highly respected private investigations firm through hard work, smart choices, and relentless ambition. Her team of investigators are highly skilled and trustworthy, but she secretly struggles with her sexual orientation and a mother with early-onset Alzheimer's.
The legacy of lucy harte: a poignant, life-affirming novel that will make you laugh and cry, Emma Heatherington: This beautiful, heartbreaking novel is a must read for fans of bestselling authors Jojo Moyes, Kelly Rimmer and SD Robertson. 'Sometimes time is all we have with the people we love the most. I ask you to slow down in life. To take your time, but don't waste it.' Maggie O'Hara knows better than most that life can change in a heartbeat. Eighteen years ago she was given the most precious gift- a second-hand heart, and a second chance at life.
False pride, Veronica Heley
Worthless remains: a Chris Honeysett mystery, Peter Helton: Chris Honeysett is assigned to protect television host Guy Middleton, but what should be an easy job becomes much more complicated when it becomes clear that someone is trying to kill Middleton.
Lock 13, Peter Helton: When his life drawing model disappears without trace, painter-sleuth Chris Honeysett commandeers a narrowboat and heads down the Kennet & Avon canal in search of her. But it soon becomes clear that someone else is on Honeysett's trail. Who are they ...
Soft summer blood, Peter Helton: It all seemed so simple: a murder; an obvious suspect; a shaky alibi: DI McLusky never had it so good. Until a second killing challenges all his earlier assumptions. With every new piece of evidence McLusky brings to light, the case becomes more complicated.
An inch of time, Peter Helton: Private investigator Chris Honeysett must unlock the secrets of a Greek island paradise if he is to find a missing woman ...
Beyond the Pampas: in search of Patagonia, Imogen Rhia Herrad: Imogen Herrad goes in search of the Welsh-speaking communities of Argentina to discover not only their thriving contemporary lives but also their pioneering history, but the story of the oppressed native peoples of Patagonia, and herself. Welsh Books Council Beyond the Pampas is an exploration of the lives of the descendants of nineteenth century Welsh settlers in Argentina.
Hideaway At Hawk's Landing, Rita B Herron: Her baby has been abducted...and Brayden Hawk is her best chance at getting the child back. After her baby girl is kidnapped, Dr Mila Manchester must turn to the one man who can help bring her home: Texas cowboy Brayden Hawk. The sexy lawyer refuses to settle for anything less than reuniting mother and daughter, but the deeper he digs, the more questions he has.
Hostage at Hawk's Landing, Rita B Herron: Danger brought them together. Will the truth tear them apart? Desperate to learn what caused his estranged father's death, Dexter Hawk finds himself drawn to a woman from his past. Melissa Gentry lost her family years ago. Now, a shootout at work has put her own life in danger. With Dex suddenly back, asking for her help, Melissa realises once again she has everything to lose. Because a man like Dex cannot be replaced...or forgotten.
Breath in the dark, Jane Hersey
Last Girl Gone, J G Hetherton: Sometimes the journey home is the most harrowing. In this pulse-pounding series debut, J.G. Hetherton weaves a chilling story about every parent's nightmare. Investigative journalist Carol Chambers is back in her tiny hometown of Hillsborough, North Carolina, the one place she swore never to return. Fired from the Boston Globe, her career in shambles, she reluctantly takes a job with the local paper.
First of the Tudors, Joanna Hickson: A stunning novel of the Tudors from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride. Jasper Tudor, son of Queen Catherine and her second husband, Owen Tudor, has grown up far from the intrigue of the royal court. But after he and his brother Edmund are summoned to London, their half-brother, King Henry VI, takes a keen interest in their future.Bestowing Earldoms on them both, Henry also gives them the wardship of the young heiress Margaret Beaufort.
Passage by night, Jack Higgins: Harry Manning ran a charter fishing boat in the Bahamas. His past and his reputation were murky -- and women adored him. He drank to forget bitter memories of Cuba and how he'd barely escaped with his life. And to help him forget, there was Maria. But one night Maria disappeared -- another victim of Castro's violence. Harry vowed to find her killers.
Luciano's luck, Jack Higgins
Midnight runner, Jack Higgins
A fine night for dying, Jack Higgins
See what you made me do: power, control and domestic abuse, Jess Hill
The Cambridge plot, Suzette A Hill: Rosy Gilchrist and her hesitant sidekicks, Felix Smythe and Professor Cedric Dillworthy, are visiting Cambridge: Rosy to attend a Newnham reunion, and Felix and Cedric to attend preparations for the unveiling of a statue of the latter's old tutor. But plans for the statue are far from set in stone, and the meddling Gloria Biggs-Boothby is determined to see it created by another artist. It's inconvenient, then, when he turns up dead...
Jokes for all the family, Harry Hilton: Did you hear about the schoolboy who put clean socks on every day? By Friday he couldn't get his shoes on. Prepare to have your ribs tickled, your funny bone waggled and your leg pulled with this bumper compendium of jokes for all the family.
Lost horizon: the legend of Shangri-La, James Hilton: Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, and particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world.
Starlight detectives: how astronomers, inventors, and eccentrics discovered the modern universe, Alan Hirshfeld: "The path to a broader mode of cosmic observation was blazed by a cadre of nineteenth-century amateur astronomers and inventors, galvanized by the advent of photography, spectral analysis, and innovative technology to create the entirely new field of astrophysics.
Angelica's grotto, Russell Hoban
Ship of destiny, Robin Hobb
Fool's fate, Robin Hobb
Dragon haven, Robin Hobb: The dragon keepers and the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra, and are accompanied by the liveship Tarman, its captain, Leftrin, and a group of hunters who must search the forests for game with which to keep the dragons fed.
Fool's errand, Robin Hobb
The firedrake: a novel, Cecelia Holland: An Irish mercenary joins the army of William the Conqueror and fights at the Battle of Hastings.
The death of Attila: a novel, Cecelia Holland: A strange bond unites a young Hun soldier and the son of a German chief during Attila's invasion of Gaul.
Two ravens: a novel, Cecelia Holland: Bjarni Hoskuldsson, an Icelander of the old faith, flees his violent father and his far-too-attractive stepmother, travels around Britain for a while before returning home to meet, and deal with, his fate.
The Odin mission, James Holland
The spell, Alan Hollinghurst
Driftwood tides, Gina Holmes: He made himself an island until something unexpected washed ashore. When Holton lost his wife, Adele, in a freak accident, he shut himself off from the world, living a life of seclusion, making driftwood sculptures and drowning his pain in gin. Until twenty-three-year-old Libby knocks on his door, asking for a job and claiming to be a friend of his late wife.
China's coming war with Asia, Jonathan Holslag
Necessary End, A, Hazel Holt: When Sheila Malory reluctantly agrees to help out in one of Taviscombe's charity shops for a few weeks, her friend Rosemary warns her that about the 'control freak' manager Desmond Barlow, and wonders why she couldn't have said 'no'. Sheila does seem to find it difficult to let people down and it is not without some trepidation that she begins her volunteer work.
Death in practice, Hazel Holt: Taviscombe's veterinary practice is facing closure unless they can find a new partner to invest money in the business. Enter Malcolm Hardy; tall, good looking and rich enough to save the surgery. But soon he has offended most of the town, accusing a colleague of malpractice and installing his girlfriend as a veterinary assistant. As far as Sheila Malory is concerned, there is nothing to like about the new vet.
A death in the family, Hazel Holt: Taviscombe looking for information to complete his family tree. After all, she's got better things to do than listen to Bernard's pompous genealogical lectures and watch him berate his mousy wife. But when Bernard dies suddenly in his rented cottage, it's more than family obligation that keeps Mrs. Malory on the case. Someone wanted Bernard out of the way, and with all the dirt he was digging up on the family, the killer could be more than kin ... and less than kind.
The silent killer, Hazel Holt: When widower Shidney Middleton is found dead in his cottage from carbon monoxide poisoning, Sheila Malory is deeply disturbed. The old man had seemed in good health and the ageing wood-burning stove, cited as causing the fatality, had just been serviced. Sheila's suspicions that this was no accidental death just won't be quieted. Sidney had always seemed a pleasant, unassuming gentleman. So Sheila is shocked when, at the old man's funeral, she encounters outright hostility.
Dead inside, Noelle Holten: A dark and gripping debut crime novel - the first in a stunning new series - from a huge new talent. The killer is just getting started... When three wife beaters are themselves found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet. The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood - who is connected to all three victims - is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered. And he is Lucy's husband.
Little red writing, Joan Holub: Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.
A daughter's gift, Maggie Hope: When Elizabeth and her four sibling are orphaned, she and her brother are sent to a children's home; their younger sisters into foster care. Life in the home is hard, but she is determined to look after her brother and make a better life for them both. Working as a nurse gives her a purpose but she risks everything by falling for wounded officer Jack Benson.
Got your attention?: how to create intrigue and connect with anyone, Sam Horn: In an impatient world of infobesity, people don't want more information & mdash;they want to be intrigued and they want to be intrigued fast . After all, goldfish have longer attention spans than humans & mdash;nine seconds to our eight.
Funny girl, Nick Hornby
Deep Creek: finding hope in the high country, Pam Houston: "'How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us,' Pam Houston writes. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, this beloved writer learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants.
Modern Manners: the Essential Guide to Correct Behaviour and Etiquette, Philip Howard: For many years Philip Howard has delighted Times readers with his wildly popular?Modern Times' column, answering questions on contemporary etiquette and acting as confidant and gleeful guide to those attempting to avoid the pitfalls and perils of modern life. Now, drawing on that wealth of wisdom, he offers solutions to modern-day mysteries and solves all manner of social dilemmas.
Iran in crisis?: nuclear ambitions and the American response, Roger Howard: "The recent led US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought new opportunities and dangers that could conceivably either herald a new rapprochement between Tehran and Washington or else bring a sharp detorioration that might perhaps spill over into confrontation. At home, profound demographic changes would seem to make far-reaching political changes appear inevitable in a country whose young population is alientated from the clerical elite that pulls the strings of power.
Please, daddy, no: a boy betrayed, Stuart Howarth: Stuart just wanted his father to love him, but he was made to believe he was too naughty to be loved. Finally David Howarth was sent to prison for abusing Stuart's young sisters. Nobody knew the truth about Stuart's abuse until one fateful day when his father tried it again and Stuart fought back in the only way he knew how. Stuart Howarth spent the first thirty years of his life in mental and physical hell.
Third shift: Pact, Hugh Howey: Donald has woken again. Because this time the impossible has happened. Someone has fled one of the silos. And she is still alive. Jimmy is a sixteen-year-old boy, and his home is being destroyed. A betrayal has led to one of the worst uprisings in history. Jimmy's descent into 'Solo' is about to begin. With Jules about to meet Solo, Donald's world is about to change for one final time.
Fresh off the boat: a memoir, Eddie Huang: The author is the thirty-year-old proprietor of Baohaus, the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night, and one of the food world's brightest and most controversial young stars. But before he created the perfect home for himself in a small patch of downtown New York, he wandered the American wilderness looking for a place to call his own.
An artless demise, Anna Lee Huber: Lady Darby returns to London with her new husband, Sebastian Gage, but newlywed bliss won't last for long when her past comes back to haunt her in the latest installment in this mystery series. November 1831. After fleeing London in infamy more than two years prior, Lady Kiera Darby's return to the city is anything but mundane, though not for the reasons she expected.
DIY, dammit!: a practical guide to curse-free crafting: 35 tried and tested projects anyone can make & everyone will love, Joselyn Hughes: Doing it yourself always seems so simple. Only 3 steps! Just 5 supplies! Less than 30 minutes! Yeah right.The truth is, craftin' ain't easy. But it also doesn't have to be an exasperating lesson in your own clumsiness.Joselyn Hughes knows the struggle. She's lived it. And now, withDIY, Dammit!, she offers up foolproof craftables that deliver maximum cute with minimal effort.
Live your life for half the price, Mary Hunt
The Refashion handbook: refit, redesign, remake for every body, Beth Huntington: Take secondhand finds from frumpy to fabulous with a little help from Beth Huntington, a.k.a. the Renegade Seamstress. Beth shows you how to refashion outdated treasures from the thrift store, garage sale, or your own closet, into chic clothing and accessories that are perfectly tailored to fit you. Learn to transform something old into a better fit, a new design, or a radical makeover. Restyle an old T-shirt into a cute fitted top. Turn a tired outfit into a hot little black dress.
Crome yellow, Aldous Huxley
The wargaming compendium, Henry Hyde: This book gives a complete introduction to the hobby of wargaming with miniatures, especially suitable for the newcomer but also containing sufficient depth and breadth of information to attract the more experienced gamer. Packed with color photographs, maps and diagrams, the book is a visual treat, but one built on the solid foundations of a highly literate and engaging text that does not 'dumb down' the hobby.
The shadow killer, Arnaldur Indriðason
Authentic Malay cooking, Meriam Ismail: This collection of recipes provides the opportunity to experience the flavours of authentic Malay cooking. Surprise your family and friends with dishes like Malay-style Fried Rice, Kelantan-style Laksa, Chicken Rendang, Rojak, and desserts like Serikaya, Akok, Tepung Pasung and many more.
The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 idea book: 181 simple machines and clever contraptions, Yoshihito Isogawa: This book explores dozens of creative ways to build amazing mechanisms with the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set. Each model includes a list of the required parts, minimal text, and colorful photographs from multiple angles so you can re-create it without the need for step-by-step instructions. You'll learn to build cars with real suspension, steerable crawlers, ball-shooters, grasping robotic arms, and other creative marvels.
Protecting kids made simple: empowering children with knowledge to counter the risk of sexual abuse abduction, Dale Jackson: Dale Jackson is a Criminologist in private practice on Queensland's Gold Coast. A former Army Intelligence Analyst and Police Senior Crime Prevention Officer, his specialist fields include personal safety for women and children. Parents are the gatekeepers for child protection and training children about sexual safety and stranger danger. They can't afford to rely on anyone else.
A Most Dangerous Woman: (Sarah Tanner 1), L M Jackson
The mesmerist's apprentice, Lee Jackson: A desperate plea from her former lover, the aristocrat Arthur DeSalle, turns Sarah Tanner's quiet life upside down. Arthur needs Sarah's help. Suspicious of the hold that Dr Stead, renowned practitioner of the strange art of mesmerism, has gained on his aging parents, he hope to expose him as a fraud. But Mrs Tanner is troubled closer to home by a series of increasingly violent confrontations with a gang of Lambeth youths intent, it seems, on putting her out of business.
The last pleasure garden, Lee Jackson: A sinister figure stalks the gas-lit groves of Cremorne Gardens, the last pleasure-ground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon, a sharp pair of scissors. His victims, young women in the first bloom of youth. HIs crime - merely to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb of Scotland Yard suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But when morbid obsession turns to murder, even Webb's loyal sergeant begins to doubt his judgement.
London dust, Lee Jackson: A young woman, Natalie Meadows, jumps from Blackfriars Bridge, escaping from the horror she has just witnessed. But she is rescued and feels duty-bound to find out who murdered her best friend, the music hall star Nellie Warwick, and why. Natalie reinvents herself as Flora Thorne and finds a position as housemaid to the Reverend Wallace and his daughter. From the sanctuary of their home, she is able to investigate the circumstances of Nellie's murder.
Five boys, Mick Jackson: Bobby, a cockney evacuee to rural Devon, is victimized by a local gang called the Five Boys. But he is not the only stranger to have an impact on the village. There are US soldiers destined for Operation Tiger off Slapton Sands, an English deserter in hiding, and above all the mysterious Bee King.
Britain's greatest aircraft, Robert Jackson: During the last century the British aircraft industry created and produced many outstanding aeroplanes. These aircraft were world leaders in advanced technology, utilizing inventions by British engineers and scientists such as radar, the jet engine, the ejector seat and vertical take-off and landing. This book describes the design-history, development and operational careers of twenty-two legendary military and civil aeroplanes. Each one has played a significant part in aviation history.
Pakistan at the crossroads: domestic dynamics and external pressures, Christophe Jaffrelot: Top international scholars assess Pakistan's politics and economics and the challenges faced by its civil and military regimes. Contributors examine the state's handling of internal threats, tensions among political parties, police and law-enforcement reform, trends in judicial activism, the rise of border conflicts, financial entanglements with foreign powers, and diplomatic relations with India, China, Afghanistan, and the United States.
A love so true, Melissa Jagears: Evelyn Wisely has a heart for the orphans of Teaville and works at a local mansion that rescues children out of the town's red-light district and gives them a place to live. But her desire to help isn't limited to orphans. The owner of the mansion, Nicholas Lowe, is willing to help her try to get the women working in prostitution out of the district as well--if she can gain the cooperation and support of local businessmen to go against the rest of the community.
A heart most certain, Melissa Jagears: aDespite appearances, Nicholas Lowe wants to help others, but prefers to keep his charity private. When Lydia proves persistent, they agree to a bargain, but Nicholas still intends to do things his own way. Neither predicts what they'll learn about true charity or foresee the complications their actions will bring to the town, forcing Lydia to decide where her beliefs and heart truly align.
Engaging the competition, Melissa Jagears: 1900s Kansas. Ever since Charlotte Andrews bested four-eyed Harrison Gray in a shooting competition when they were teenagers, he decided a tough, show-off girl like Charlie didn't need him to look after her. Now a teacher at the local school, Harrison learns Charlie intends to marry a neighbor who comes from a long line of no-good troublemakers and, for some inexplicable reason, it falls to him to talk some sense into her...if she has any under that tomboy exterior.
A chance at forever, Melissa Jagears: Mercy McClain joined the school board to protect the children of Teaville, Kansas, from the bullying she experienced as a child. When the worst offender from her school days applies for a teaching position, she is dead set against it. Yet Aaron Firebrook claims to be a changed man.
Snatched, Bill James: Bill James is on top form in this sharply satirical black comedy set behind the scenes at a museum George Lepage, the new Director of the Hulliborn Regional Museum and Gallery, has great hopes that his tenure in the post will be short and profitable. He has visions of early retirement, and perhaps - like his predecessor, and his predecessor's predecessor - a knighthood. But circumstances do their best to snatch his happy dreams away from him.
Noose, Bill James: The past is an inescapable noose around a young man's neck, in this blackly comic, satirical novel from renowned crime writer Bill James Britain, 1956. A young actress seemingly tries to commit suicide over a tangled love affair, but is taken to hospital and her life saved. The story is just the sort of thing that journalist Ian Charteris likes to cover: a poignant mix of near tragedy, possible thwarted romance, and glamour, needing sensitive but - of course - dramatic treatment.
Summer dreams at Villa Limoncello, Daisy James: Escape to Villa Limoncello... where dreams come true in the most unexpected ways. Izzie Jenkins never expected to find herself living in a gorgeous oasis in Tuscany but when life gives you Villa Limoncello you say thank you and bake treats to celebrate! Izzie and debonair chef Luca Castelotti are officially setting up shop together but when their inaugural 'Pasta and Painting' venture is sabotaged and one of their guests poisoned they're forced to turn detective.
Billionaire's Mediterranean proposal, Julia James: His proposal is pure convenience...their desire is anything but! To convince everyone he's off limits, Tara Mackenzie agrees to pose as billionaire Marc Derenz's girlfriend. It's purely for show, until the Côte d'Azur rumour mill leaves the world convinced they're engaged! Resisting Marc's infuriatingly addictive charm was hard enough before, but becoming his fiancee pushes their desire to new heights. Now Tara's so deep in their Mediterranean fantasy, dare she believe it could ever be more...
Murder and mystery: the craft of the detective story, P D James
Front line nurse: an emotional First World War saga full of hope, Rosie James
Magic Chair Murder, The: a 1920s English mystery, Diane Janes: The night before she's due to make a speech to the Robert Barnaby Society on the subject of the famous writer's 'magic chair', committee member Linda Dexter disappears. When her body is discovered two days later, fellow members Frances Black and Tom Dod determine to find out the truth about her death.
Orphan sisters, Lola Jaye
Blood on the sand, Michael Jecks: The Siege of Calais, during the Hundred Years' Wars. The thrilling second novel in a new series for master of the historical adventure, Michael Jecks, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Calais, 1346. Berenger Fripper and his men are stationed in the ancient port city, a city under English control and surrounded by enemies. They are here to defend their newly won territory from the French and their allies the Genoese.
Hamas: terrorism, governance, and its future in Middle East politics, Jennifer L Jefferis: This book, a complete and forward-leaning view of Hamas, provides a deep and detailed examination of the history, ideology, political prospects, and regional opportunities of an often poorly understood organization that is redefining 21st-century terrorism.
The Sea Devil: the adventures of Count Felix von Luckner, the last raider under sail, Sam Jefferson: In 1916, a three-masted windjammer bearing Norwegian colours sailed out of a quiet anchorage in Germany, loaded with cargo and apparently bound for Australia. Her true mission was quite different. The ship was, in fact, the SMS Seeadler, commanded by swashbuckling German aristocrat Felix von Luckner. Over an epic voyage, he used cunning and deception to destroy fourteen merchant ships, all the while evading the utterly foxed and infuriated British Admiralty in a daring game of cat and mouse.
Columbus day, Janette Jenkins
God of broken things, Cameron Johnston
The white sea, Paul Johnston
Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories, Merry Jones: Birthmothers presents intimate and stirring accounts of more than seventy women who surrendered babies for adoption. It follows their lives long-term, from discovery of their pregnancies through the present, and identifies the Birthmother Syndrome--a pattern of behavior and emotions resulting from surrender.
Perfect: a novel, Rachel Joyce: In the aftermath of a life-shattering accident in the English countryside in 1972, twelve-year-old Byron Hemming struggles with events that his mother does not seem to remember and embarks on a journey to discover what really did or did not happen.
Soul of the sword, Julie Kagawa: One thousand years ago, a wish was made and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. A weapon powerful enough to seal away the formidable demon Hakaimono.Now he has broken free.Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the scroll.
El secreto de Mona Lisa, Jeanne Kalogridis
The rumour, Lesley Kara
Dirty game, Jessie Keane
The musician's guide to Pro Tools, John Keane
Baby X: Britain's Child Abusers Brought to Justice, Harry Keeble: When super-tough cop Sergeant Harry Keeble announced he was joining Hackney's ailing Child Protection Team in 2000, his colleagues were astounded. Known as the 'Cardigan Squad', its officers were seen as glorified social workers dealing with domestics. The reality was very different.
Hurting too much: shocking stories from the frontline of child protection, Harry Keeble: Harry Keeble's searing account reveals why working in Child Protection has never been so tough. It also shows why, despite the fact that so many courageous people are ready and willing to meet impossible challenges, we are still unable to reach all of the children who so desperately need our help.
Little victim: the real story of Britain's vulnerable children and the people who rescue them, Harry Keeble: In Little Victim, Harry takes us through an extraordinary year in the life of the unit, as the team investigates some of the worst cases of child abuse they've ever encountered. These include a middle-class mother who shook her baby to death, the children kept in a cage, the rape of a three-year-old boy and an innocent grandfather falsely accused of paedophila. Little Victim provides a unique insight into the complex issue of child abuse in the UK.
The Internet is not the answer: why the Internet has been an economic, political and cultural disaster - and how it can be transformed, Andrew Keen: In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives.
An evil cradling, Brian Keenan: Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four and a half years. For much of that time he was shut off from all news and contact with anyone other than his jailers and, later, his fellow hostages, amongst them John McCarthy.
The Cinderella ballet mystery, Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew investigates the disappearing glass slipper. When Nancy and her friends are going to be in a ballet version of Cinderella and the special glass slippers go missing, Nancy is determined to find them before show time.
Las Vegas noir, Jarret Keene: "Launched by the summer '04 award-winning, best-seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. In this chilling portrait of America's Sin City, lady luck is just as likely to dispense cold hard cash as a cold-hearted killing.
Under cover of dark, Juanita Kees: When Mark Johnson delves deeper into his investigation into the murder of Tiny Watts, and the involvement of a teenage gang with sleazy lawyer Gino Bennetti and his drug world ties, the last thing he expects is to be interviewing Gino's widow, a woman in a world of trouble. When her husband is shot and killed, it is both a relief and a disaster. Lily has her son to protect and secrets that run deeper than the scars she bears.
Shadows over Wongan Creek, Juanita Kees: When the shadows ride in Wongan Creek... Fenella Rose-Waterman is happy running The Cranky Lizard winery until a broken relationship lifts the lid on the Pandora's Box of her past. After years of repressed memories haunting her dreams, she is forced to face the truth to find justice. But with truth comes a danger that puts everyone she loves at risk. Kieran Murphy left Wongan Creek a newly-wed and returned a widower.
The funeral owl, Jim Kelly: "When a reader contacts local newspaper The Crow to report a rare sighting of the Boreal or so-called 'Funeral' owl, the paper's editor Philip Dryden has a sense of foreboding. For the Funeral Owl is said to be an omen of death. It's already proving to be one of the most eventful weeks in The Crow's history. The body of a Chinese man has been discovered hanging from a cross in a churchyard in Brimstone Hill in the West Fens.
The falconer's tale, Gordon Kent
Hostile contact, Gordon Kent: From the acclaimed author of Night Trap, Peacemaker and Top Hook, an exhilarating tale of modern espionage and flying adventure featuring US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik ' sure to appeal to the many fans of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown. For years, a high-level CIA mole has been passing secrets to china. Now he's gone, but he's left a deadly legacy' In the seas off Seattle, an unidentified submarine is shadowing American ballistic-missile subs.
Top hook, Gordon Kent: From the acclaimed author of Night Trap, the third exhilarating tale of modern espionage and military adventure featuring US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik ' sure to appeal to the many fans of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown. The Alan Craik novels ' NIGHT TRAP and PEACEMAKER ' have earned Gordon Kent electrifying praise for their pace, authenticity and raw emotion, as well as for some of the most remarkable heroes ' and villains ' in fiction today.
Twelve, Jasper Kent: The voordalak are a creature of legend, tales of which have terrified Russian children for generations. But for Captain Aleksei Ivanonvich Danilov a child of more enlightened times it is a legend that has long been forgotten. Besides, in the autumn of 1812, he faces a more tangible enemy the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The death collectors, Jack Kerley
Her last scream, Jack Kerley: A serial-killer targets the country's most vulnerable women in this thriller featuring Detective Carson Ryder. They thought they were safe at last... Across the US, a secret network of crisis centres permanently relocates women in serious danger from domestic abuse. But now someone is killing them before they reach their destinations. Detectives Carson Ryder and Harry Nautilus are having trouble gaining the trust of the volunteers who run the scheme.
Blood brother, Jack Kerley: The spine-chilling serial killer thriller featuring Carson Ryder - the homicide detective with a hidden secret that could destroy his career. These brothers have murder in their veins. Detective Carson Ryder's sworn duty is to track killers down. He's never revealed the fact that his brother, Jeremy, is one of America's most notorious killers - now imprisoned. Secretly, Ryder has used Jeremy's homicidal insight to solve cases. He's made a career out of it.
The killing game, Jack Kerley
Deadline, Simon Kernick
Severed, Simon Kernick: You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood. You have no idea how you got there. Beside you is a dead girl. Your girlfriend. The phone rings, and a voice tells you to press play on the room's DVD machine. The film shows you killing your girlfriend. Then you're told to go to an address in East London where you're to deliver a briefcase and await further instructions. There's no way out. If you're to survive the next 24 hours, you must find out who killed your girlfriend, and why.
Relentless, Simon Kernick
Dragonspell: the southern sea, Katharine Kerr: For years the provinces of Deverry have been in turmoil, but the conflict escalates to new heights with the kidnapping of Rhodry, heir to the throne of Aberwyn. Intent on rescuing him, his beloved Jill and the elven wizard Salamander infiltrate the distant land of Bardek, where Rhodry is held captive.
A time of omens, Katharine Kerr
A time of war: days of blood and fire, Katharine Kerr
A time of exile, Katharine Kerr
Snare, Katharine Kerr
January window, Philip Kerr: Everyone knows football is a matter of life and death. But this time, it''s murder. Scott Manson is team coach for London City football club. He''s also their all-round fixer - he gets the lads in to training, and out of trouble, keeps the wags at bay and the press in his pocket. The players love him, the bosses trust him. But now London City manager Joao Zarco is dead, killed at his team''s beloved stadium at Silvertown Docks. Even Scott Manson can''t smooth over murder ...
Hand Of God, Philip Kerr: The beautiful game just got ugly.In Athens, where London City is set to play Olympiacos in the Champion's League, the temperature is high, and tempers even higher. Greece is rioting and manager Scott Manson is keeping his team on a tight leash. There must be no drinking, no nightlife and no women. After the game, they are to get back to London refreshed and ready for a crucial match at home stadium Silvertown Docks.But Scott didn't plan for death on the pitch.
False nine, Philip Kerr: The beautiful game just got deadly. Scott Manson needs to leave London. His job managing London City football team is over, and it cuts deep to watch them play on without him. But changing your life isn't as simple as all that. When Scott takes up a new position in Shanghai, he gets caught up in an elaborate sting mounted by a rival team.
Among the Ruins, Ausma Zehanat Khan
Amulet. Book four, The last council, Kazu Kibuishi: Emily and her friends go to Cielis for help, but something is very wrong, and as the number of Stonekeepers gets smaller and smaller, an awful secret is slowly uncovered that means the certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.
Daisies and devotion, Josi S Kilpack: "Timothy Mayfield has a list of qualities that define his "perfect woman"--none of which Maryann Morrington possesses. But in the process of the two friends playing matchmaker for each other, they come to realize that perhaps they are each other's perfect partner after all."--Provided by the publisher.
I used to be a miserable f*ck: an everyman's guide to a meaningful life, John Kim
What lies across the water: the real story of the Cuban Five, Stephen Kimber: Is the man who blows up an airplane and kills dozens of civilians a murderous terrorist ... or a valiant freedom fighter? Is the man who tries to stop the bomber a threat to national security ... or a hero of the people? It depends. What Lies Across the Water is a narrative nonfiction thriller. About terrorists who blow up airplanes and try to over.
Breastfeeding sucks: what to do when your mammaries make you miserable, Joanne Kimes: You know breastfeeding sucks when... Your breast pump starts to resemble a medieval torture device Your latest scent is eau de' cabbage leaves Your breasts rival Old Faithful as a must-see attraction If you need to latch on to something with your free hand while your little miracle is latched on to you, then Breastfeeding Sucks is the book for you.
Princess Ellie's starlight adventure, Diana Kimpton: When the King finds hoofprints on his lawn, he blames Princess Ellie. But she doesn't ride in the royal garden! Ellie must catch the real culprit and prove her innocence, so she sets out on a scary, starlight adventure ...
A surprise for Princess Ellie, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie knows something's wrong with her pony, Starlight.
Princess Ellie's perfect plan, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie loves riding her ponies with her friend, Kate. But when Kate's parents make a big announcement, Ellie is faced with losing her best friend.
Princess Ellie's summer holiday, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie and her friend Kate are on a tropical island with a riding stable! If only they didn't have to share the ponies with bossy Princess Clara. But when Clara lands in trouble, Ellie and Kate must rescue her ...
Princess Ellie's secret, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie has grown so much that her feet touch the ground when she's riding her Shetland pony, Shadow. The King thinks she looks silly and decides to sell Shadow.
Princess Ellie's holiday adventure, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie is visiting Prince John and his ponies, Toffee and Fudge, in the snowy mountains. But when they go riding, they soon discover that snow can be scary.
Princess Ellie's moonlight mystery, Diana Kimpton: Princess Ellie can't wait to go camping with her best friend, Kate, and her ponies. There'll be no governess and no rules! But Ellie gets scared when she hears strange noises in the night.
Ian Frazer: the man who saved a million lives, Madonna King: An unforgettable story of perseverance and aspiration, this biography of Dr. Ian Frazer, the man whose vaccine for cervical cancer has helped save the lives of more than 275,000 women around the world each year, peels back the many layers of his extraordinary life.
Murder lies waiting, Alanna Knight
Scrap quilt secrets: 6 design techniques for knockout results, Diane D Knott
The Babylon rite, Tom Knox
Bible of the dead, Tom Knox: In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull, with a hole bored through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery, her colleague is killed in suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, in the jungles of south-east Asia photographer Jake Thurby is offered a curious assignment by a beautiful and determined Cambodian lawyer who is investigating finds at the mysterious 2000-year-old Plain of Jars.
Me and my brothers, Charles Kray: An updated edition of the bestselling autobiography of Charlie Kray, elder brother of the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie. Charlie Kray was the only person who knew the truth behind the terrifying violence of his notorious twin brothers, Ronnie and Reggie. In his dying days, reflecting on how the Kray name destroyed his life, Charlie reveals what he really thought about the twins - and why they treated him so badly.
Anyone but Ivy Pocket, Caleb Krisp: "Fate intervenes when Ivy is called to the sickbed of a dying duchess and is charged with delivering a mystical (and possibly cursed) diamond necklace to the utterly revolting Matilda Butterfield for her twelfth birthday"-- Provided by publisher.
Space planning for commercial and residential interiors, Sam Kubba: This is a single-source, on-the-job resource to help interior designers and architects solve any space planning problem. It simplifies code compliance (International Building Code, ADA, and more). It includes hundreds of plans and details for every building type, as well as checklists and guidelines throughout.
Rediscovering travel: a guide for the globally curious, Seth Kugel
Mutiny!, Jim Ladd: Sam and the crew of the Jolly Apollo are still searching for Planet X, where they hope to find Sam's parents and a whole load of treasure! This time they are joined by a new pirate. Goldstar is flashy and takes them to Pirate Paradise, before making them get rid of poor old Captain Comet.
Never play dead: how the truth makes you unstoppable, Tomi Lahren: "In Never Play Dead, Tomi cheers on anyone, especially other young women willing to speak their minds. She takes readers on a tour of the internet trolls, political correctness police, campus activists, and condescending elites who never pass up a chance to quash honest debate. And she skewers the self-esteem movement that ironically discourages people from speaking up for themselves.
Death on the rocks, Deryn Lake
In darkness, Nick Lake: In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804.
Codependency for dummies, Darlene Lancer: Codependency is a learned behavior that can be passed down from generation to generation. Lancer offers assistance in understanding the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics, and lays out a clear plan for ecovery.
Buffalo soldier, Tanya Landman: "What kind of a girl steals the clothes from a dead man's back and runs off to join the army? A desperate one. That's who. At the end of the American Civil War, Charley - a young African-American slave from the deep south - is ostensibly freed. But then her adopted mother is raped and lynched at the hands of a mob and Charley is left alone. In a terrifyingly lawless land, where the colour of a person's skin can bring violent death, Charley disguises herself as a man and joins the army.
Crossings, Alex Landragin: "A Parisian bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript containing three stories, each as unlikely as the other. The first, 'The Education of a Monster', is a letter penned by the poet Charles Baudelaire to an illiterate girl. The second, 'City of Ghosts', is a noir romance set in Paris in 1940 as the Germans are invading. The third, 'Tales of the Albatross', is the strangest of the three: the autobiography of a deathless enchantress.
DIY dye: bright and funky temporary hair coloring you do at home, Loren Lankford
Comemadre, Roque Larraquy: "1907: In a sanatorium in Temperley, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Doctor Quintana falls in love with Menéndez, the head nurse--of whom he knows almost nothing, not even her first name. Motivated by this love--which he shares with his colleagues--by money, and by the promise of transcendence, he carries out a cruel and misguided experiment that investigates the threshold between life and death.
The extra, Kathryn Lasky: One ordinary afternoon, fifteen-year-old Lilo and her family are suddenly picked up by Hitler's police and imprisoned. Just when it seems certain that they will be sent to a labour camp, Lilo is chosen by filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl to work as a film extra. Life on the film set is a bizarre alternate reality and the beautiful, charming Riefenstahl is always present. But Riefenstahl also answers the slightest provocation with malice and flaunts the power to assign prisoners to life or death.
A panicked premonition, Victoria Laurie: Professional psychic and FBI consultant Abby Cooper has used her inner visions to get her out of many a scrape--and solve many a crime--but she's about to face a murder scene that will put all her powers to the test. Abby's husband Dutch has a side business providing security and building panic rooms for wealthy clients. One morning, one of Dutch's partners, Dave, goes missing on his way to meet a client. Abby's intuition tells her something terrible has happened to him.
The September garden, Catherine Law: Cousins Sylvie and Nell have always been rivals. But when the Nazi occupation of France maroons Sylvie with Nell 's family, and throws both girls into the path of the same man, RAF officer Alex Hammond, the competition heats up.
The flower book, Catherine Law: 1918. At a tragically early age, Aster Fairling is orphaned, losing both of her parents before the age of five. Her father Jack is reported missing, presumed killed, from the trenches of Flanders. Soon after, her mother Violet, dashing up to London on receiving an urgent telegram, is killed in a tragic accident. 1936.
The skin map, Stephen R Lawhead
The bone house, Stephen R Lawhead
Avalon: the return of King Arthur, Steve Lawhead
The one with the hen weekend, Erin Lawless: 'Heartwarming and humorous, The One with the Engagement Party is Erin Lawless at her best. I can't wait for more!' - Books with Bunny Save the Date For fans of romantic comedies like Bridesmaids and Four Weddings & a Funeral, and bestselling authors Mhairi McFarlane and David Nicholls, this is a hilarious new romantic comedy series about one bride and her four best friends. Nora Dervan is ready for her Happy Ever After.
The inside ring, Michael Lawson
Old flames, John Lawton: "I won't spy on Marshal Bulganin," said Troy, "but I will spy on Khrushchev." London, 1956. The body of a Royal navy diver floats near a Russian battleship in Portsmouth, giving every excuse for both sides to refreeze the Cold War. Inspector Troy's investigation leads him to the rotten heart of MI6 and into the path of an old flame.
The little drummer girl, John Le Carré
The PH diet: the pHenomenal dietary system, Suzanne E Le Quesne: All foods are either acid- or alkaline-forming and the body's health and beauty is entirely affected by choosing the right balance.Too many acid-forming foods can lead to conditions such as low energy, lifeless skin and hair and brittle bones.This practical book provides a 3 stage plan, food lists and simple recipe ideas. Each food we eat is either acid- or alkaline-forming due to how it is metabolised at cellular level.
Kingsbane, Claire Legrand: In this sequel to Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength?and their hearts. Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints.
The temptation of forgiveness, Donna Leon
Unfreedom of the press, Mark R Levin: A groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust of the American public, not through actions of government officials, but through its own abandonment of reportorial integrity and objective journalism. Unfreedom of the Press is not just another book about the press.
Unlocked: a family emerging from the shadows of autism, Susan Levin: A Poignant and Inspiring Story of a Family Whose Child Emerges from Autism. Unlocked begins with a vivid depiction of the author's life with her autistic son, Ben. Feelings of isolation, self-hate, and even moments of hatred toward her own child in response to his behaviors, as well as the impact on her marriage and younger daughter, impel her to seek solutions for his condition. Through years of trial and error, Susan eventually discovers methods that bring about radical improvement in Ben.
Marly's ghost, David Levithan: The spirit of Ben's girlfriend Marly returns with three other ghosts to haunt him with a painful journey though Valentine's Days past, present, and future.
The last playboy: the high life of Porfirio Rubirosa, Shawn Levy: A scandalous story of money, drugs, fast cars, high politics, lowly crime, hundreds of beautiful woman and one man, Porfirio Rubirosa from the celebrated author of RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL. The Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa died at 8:00 am on July 5, 1965, when he smashed his Ferrari into a tree in Paris. He was 56 years old and on his way home to his 28-year-old fifth wife, Odile Rodin, after a night's debauch in celebration of a victorious polo match.
Optimal nutrition for optimal health, Thomas E Levy
If you were a chocolate mustache, J Patrick Lewis: Riddles, limericks, story poems, nonsense rhymes, haiku, and other poetic forms seasoned with funny art by Cordell.
Memoirs of an addicted brain: a neuroscientist examines his former life on drugs, Marc Lewis: A gripping, triumphant memoir about the power of addiction and its effect on the brain Marc Lewis knows addiction: that desperate ambition to get high accompanied him around the world for many years. In the 1960s, Lewis was a teenager in boarding school, experimenting with cough syrup and alcohol to assuage his depression. When he moved to Berkeley, California, the pulsing heart of the counter-cultural movement, he began using LSD and heroin.
Lost innocence, Susan Lewis: Sometimes the truth can be harder to bear than a lie ... When Alicia Carlyle returns to the home of her childhood after the tragic death of her husband, she is hoping to put the past behind her. But first she must come face to face with the woman who tore her family in two - her sister-in-law, Sabrina. Their enmity runs deep, but Alicia is determined to make a fresh start for herself and her two children, Nathan and Darcie, and to heal her relationship with her brother.
Just one more day, Susan Lewis
A French affair, Susan Lewis
The stress management handbook strategies for health and inner peace, Lori A Leyden-Rubenstein: An innovative guide provides an alternative approach to relieving the body of stress by focusing on the mind, body, and spirit, and includes such methods as breath work, yoga, meditation, visualization, imagery, and more.
An introduction to modern cosmology, Andrew R Liddle: An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Third Edition is an accessible account of modern cosmological ideas. The Big Bang Cosmology is explored, looking at its observational successes in explaining the expansion of the Universe, the existence and properties of the cosmic microwave background, and the origin of light elements in the universe. Properties of the very early Universe are also covered, including the motivation for a rapid period of expansion known as cosmological inflation.
The Islamic State: a brief introduction, Charles R Lister: "In 2014, the Islamic state seemingly appeared out of nowhere, routing Iraqi forces, conquering Iraq's second-largest city, boldly announcing the establishment of a caliphate, and declaring itself the Islamic State (IS). In this definitive guide to the Islamic State and its senior leadership, Charles R.
Sabers and utopias: visions of Latin America, Mario Vargas Llosa: "Throughout his career, the Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa has grappled with the concept of Latin America on a global stage. Examining liberal claims and searching for cohesion, he continuously weighs the reality of the continent against the image it projects, and considers the political dangers and possibilities that face this diverse set of countries. Now this illuminating and versatile collection assembles these never-before-translated criticisms and meditations.
Death comes to Bath, Catherine Lloyd: On a visit to Bath, Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lady Lucy Kurland discover that the English spa town is not beneficial to everyone's health when an elderly businessman befriended by Robert is found drowned in the baths.
Raintree County: --which had no boundaries in time and space, where lurked musical and strange names and mythical and lost peoples, and which was itself only a name musical and strange, Ross Lockridge: For the first time in paperback--the epic, great American novel about love, tragedy, and the American Dream. Told in a series of flashbacks, this is the story of John Wickliff Shawnessy, who grows up to be the epitome of Civil War-era America. Originally published in 1948.
Smoke Bellew, Jack London: A sweeping adventure saga in the tradition of White Fang and The Call of the Wild, bringing to vivid life the cold, bleak, unforgiving Alaskan wilderness and the colourful, desperately uncertain lives of both natives and intruders. On a lark, the novel's hero, Christopher Bellew, a San Francisco newspaperman and dandy, sets off on what he believes will be a brief trek into the Klondike to cover the latest gold rush.
The foreigners, James Lovegrove
Worldstorm, James Lovegrove
Age of godpunk, James Lovegrove
Age of Shiva, James Lovegrove
The age of Ra, James Lovegrove: The ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods' influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression.
Age of Gaia, James Lovegrove: An original stand-alone novella in James Lovegrove's best selling Patheon series. Billionaire Barnaby Pollard, energy magnate, has the world at his feet. The planet's fossil fuel resources are his to exploit, as are the size-zero girlfriends he loves and leaves in endless succession. Until he meets Lydia, a beautiful and opinionated eco-journalist.
The witch doesn't burn in this one, Amanda Lovelace: "The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now--indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience and embolden women to take control of their own stories. Enemies try to judge, oppress, and marginalize her, but the witch doesn't burn in this one"--Publisher's website.
Remaindered, Peter Lovesey: A puzzler of a tale about a dead bookshop owner, a priceless cache of first editions, and a deadly secret taken to the grave Its no mystery who killed Robert Ripple, owner of Precious Finds Bookstore in Pokesville, Pennsylvania. It was Agatha Christie or rather, a large carton of valuable Christie hardcovers that the not-so-young Ripple was attempting to lift when his heart gave out.
Flying doctors, Fiona Lowe
Runaway groom, Fiona Lowe: Book three of Wedding FevertogetherFor more weddings in Whitetail, check outand.
Daughter of mine, Fiona Lowe: When your world falls apart the only person you can depend on is your sister. The three Chirnwell sisters are descended from the privileged squattocracy in Victoria's Western District--but could a long-held secret threaten their family? Harriett Chirnwell has a perfect life--a husband who loves her, a successful career and a daughter who is destined to become a doctor just like her.
Picture perfect wedding, Fiona Lowe: Erin Davis will do whatever it takes to be the photographer for high-end brides. So what if capturing the moments of people's lives means she has no time for her own. Nothing will get between her and the security she craves, not even the gorgeous farmer refusing to let her shoot in his sunflowers. His family has always been tied to the land, but lately Luke Anderson feels more like he's chained.
Hustle and heart, Kailyn Lowry: Kailyn Lowry shares stories from her own life and offers up inspiration and advice for life's challenges.As a small-town girl turned teen mom, reality TV star, bestselling author and social media celebrity Kailyn Lowry has been through some crazy ups and downs. Now she's sharing the inspiration that got her through it all.
Fighting the Kaiser's War: the Saxons in Flanders 1914-1918, Andrew Lucas: Personal accounts of the Great War experiences of British soldiers are well known and plentiful, but similar accounts from the German side of no man's land are rare. This highly original book vividly describes the wartime lives and ultimate fates of ten Saxon soldiers facing the British in Flanders, revealed through their intimate diaries and correspondence.
The Prometheus deception, Robert Ludlum: Nicholas Bryson, an agent for a covert American group called the Directorate, comes out of retirement after learning the Directorate is actually a traitorous group and joins forces with the CIA to put a stop to their actions. Robert Ludlum is the acknowledged master of suspense and intrigue. This is his first hardcover novel in three years, and he is at the pinnacle of his craft.
Alien attack!, Alan MacDonald: Welcome back to Mighty High, the school for superheroes. Stan and his friends are so busy preparing for their Heroes exams and having flying lessons that no one seems to realise that Miles has been abducted by aliens! Can fully-fledged superhero Captain Courageous lend a hand or will their fates be decided by a piece of bionic bubble gum?With fully integrated black and white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud series is perfect for young readers.
Puppet on a chain, Alistair MacLean: Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king. With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all -- murder.
Breakheart Pass, Alistair MacLean: After the Civil War, an army relief train takes supplies to an Indian fort, and its passengers suffer mysterious accidents.
Force 10 from Navarone, Alistair MacLean
Partisans, Alistair MacLean: As the Germans plan to attack the Yugoslav partisans, a royalist major travels from Italy to Yugoslavia on a treacherous mission that will affect the outcome of the struggle.
When eight bells toll, Alistair MacLean
Where eagles dare, Alistair MacLean: Eight Allied agents--seven men and a woman--parachute onto a mountainside behind enemy lines in wartime Germany. Their mission, to rescue an American general before the Nazis can force him to reveal secret D-Day plans.
The guns of Navarone, Alistair MacLean: On the eastern Mediterranean island of Kheros, twelve hundred British men are garrisoned. In order to evacute these men before the inevitable German attach the "guns" have to be silenced. After landing by boat where the Germans least expect them, at the foot of the towering cliffs, beneath the impregnaable walls of rock, the five men must climb the cliffs.
The lonely sea: collected short stories, Alistair MacLean
Ice Station Zebra, Alistair MacLean
Fear is the key, Alistair MacLean
The satan bug, Alistair MacLean
The doll factory: a novel, Elizabeth Macneal
That Christmas feeling, Debbie Macomber: Silver bells: It wasn't easy for Phillip Lark to single-handedly raise his rambunctious teenage daughter. But the girl had hatched a plot to find her father a wife, and lovely Carrie Weston seemed to fit the bill.
The Manning grooms, Debbie Macomber: Bride on the loose: Jason Manning is content with his life as a bachelor, a slob and a sports fan. Then a precocious girl named Carrie Weston decides to play matchmaker, introducing him to her mother, Charlotte. To his relief, Charlotte is as averse to marriage as he is. But Jason's feelings start to change once he gets to know his Bride on the Loose.
Same time, next year:James Wilkens was almost a Manning groom--because he almost married one of the Manning sisters.
Hellfire, Ed Macy
Death at the Clos du Lac, Adrian Magson: aPicardie, France 1964. The exclusive Clos du Lac sanitarium. A man is discovered standing in the therapy pool. But he's not there for his health; someone has chained him to the bottom and left him to die very, very slowly. Inspector Lucas Rocco believes it's an unusual and elaborate method of execution.
Don't tell mummy: a true story of the ultimate betrayal, Toni Maguire: This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction. The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six years old. Her father warned her not to tell her mother, or anyone else, because they would blame her and wouldn't love her any more.
Falling for the wrong brother, Michelle Major: Runaway bride Mayor Maggie Spencer doesn't anticipate the fallout from fleeing her wedding. But both the town's rival families are in turmoil, her reputation in question. And riding to her rescue is her ex's brother! Once, bad boy Griffin Stone ran from challenges, but now, though the timing and the town are against them, he'll have to fight – for Maggie and their forbidden love.
It started one Christmas, Susan Mallery: One crisp December night, Keira Carlesso takes in yet another stray-this time, a man. Dalton is a brilliant scientist with no home for the holidays. As Christmas works its magic, two strangers become friends, then best friends, then something much, much more.
Superfood juices, smoothies & drinks: recipes and advice to boost your emotional and physical health, Jason Manheim: Why use superfoods? Superfood drinks contain ingredients that provide an exceptional amount of nutrition per serving and make for a nutritional foundation on which a life full of health and wellness can flourish. The right combinations include the perfect amount of carbohydrates, fats and proteins; large amounts of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and enzymes; loads of age-defying antioxidants; and cleansing fibre.
The forbidden Texan, Catherine Mann: The Forbidden Texan / Sara Orwig: Despite a century-old family feud, billionaire Texas rancher Jake Ralston hires antiques dealer Emily Kincaid to fulfill a deathbed promise to his friend. But when they're isolated together on his ranch, these enemies' platonic intentions soon become passion they can't deny...
Crocheting For Dummies, + Video, Karen Manthey
Capture or kill, Tom Marcus: Matt Logan is an MI5 agent for the British government. Working on the frontline of counter-terrorism in the UK he's trained to protect its citizens against all threats.When two brothers known operationally as 'Iron Sword' and 'Stone Fist' are suspected of plotting a major terrorist event, Logan and his team work undercover to track them down. If they fail, an attack will be unleashed that will rock the country to its very core.
Ohio, Stephen Markley: "On one feverish, fateful summer night in 2013, four former classmates converge on the rustbelt town they grew up in--a region ravaged by the Great Recession, an opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan--each of them with a mission, all of them haunted by regrets, secrets, losses and love"-- Provided by publisher.
Jane Blonde, sensational spylet, Jill Marshall: Janey Brown feels like she is practically invisible. With her stick-thin legs, mousy brown hair and grey eyes, no one ever notices her. Then a crazy woman turns up at the school gates, claiming to be Janey's godmother. According to hip-hop-talking, larger-then-life 'G-Mamma', Janey Brown really is something special. She's Jane Blonde, Sensational Spylet - and it's time for her first mission ...
The laughing hangman, Edward Marston
The devil's apprentice: an Elizabethan mystery, Edward Marston
The vagabond clown, Edward Marston: During a performance of their new play, A Trick to Catch a Chaste Lady, Westfield's Men are sabotaged, and they find themselves in the throngs of an audience-player melee. In the midst of the rotten-vegetable battlefield, one of the audience members is found stabbed, and their masterful clown, Barnaby Gill, is discovered with a broken leg.
The silent woman, Edward Marston
The wanton angel: an Elizabethan mystery, Edward Marston: In 16th century England, director Nicholas Bracewell hunts for the man who killed the patron of his theater. Suspected is a competitor trying to ruin the theater by striking at the source of its funds.
A ticket to oblivion, Edward Marston: Summer, 1858. Young Imogen Burnhope and her maid Rhoda board a non-stop train to Oxford to visit Imogen's Aunt Cassandra, who waits on the platform at the terminus to greet them. All the passengers alight at Oxford, but the two women are nowhere to be seen. The train is searched and the coachman swears he saw them join first class, however they seem to have vanished into thin air. When he learns his daughter is missing, Sir Marcus Burnhope contacts Scotland Yard for help.
The bawdy basket: an Elizabethan mystery, Edward Marston: Theatre troupe Westfield's Men take on a new actor, Francis Quilter, after reaching new heights of success. But with the new member, brings new trouble. Quilter's father, Gerard, is on trial for the murder of an enemy, but he denies the charge and Nicholas Bracewell sets about proving his innocence. However, Bracewell's loyalty to Francis drives a wedge between the players.
The Princess of Denmark: an Elizabethan mystery, Edward Marston
Inspector Colbeck's casebook: thirteen tales from the railway detective, Edward Marston: Thirteen specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, following his quick witted protagonist Inspector Colbeck. A young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small coastal village.
Fugitive from the grave, Edward Marston
Steps to the gallows, Edward Marston: 1816. Leonidas Paige, notorious for satirical cartoons and newspapers fears for his safety and hires a bodyguard to protect him from his countless enemies. But the bodyguard is attacked and Paige is found dead. Identical twins Peter and Paul Skillen try to find the killers before their jealous rivals the Bow Street Runners arrive. As the brothers investigate, a group of influential political figures emerges, each with a strong motive to kill Paige.
The nine giants, Edward Marston
The mad courtesan, Edward Marston
Intercepted, Alexa Martin: Marlee thought she scored the man of her dreams only to be scorched by a bad breakup. But there's a new player on the horizon, and he's in a league of his own ... Marlee Harper is the perfect girlfriend. She's definitely had enough practice by dating her NFL-star boyfriend for the last ten years. But when she discovers he has been tackling other women on the sly, she vows to never date an athlete again.
Low Chicago, George R R Martin: The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever.
Malone's vow, Sandra Marton: When Jessie runs away from her wedding, it's because she's fallen for the best man, Liam Malone. But Jessie doesn't know he's the corporate raider who's taken over the company she works for. Or that finding the errant bride has become Malone's vow. Originally published in 2000.
Dare to fall, Estelle Maskame: MacKenzie Rivers seems like she has it all figured out. She has great friends, she's doing well in school and her handsome ex-boyfriend is desperate to win her back. But something is missing from her life in Windsor, Colorado. And as much as she hates to admit it, that something might be Jaden Hunter. Tall, blond and athletic, a year ago Kenzie was falling fast for him and his crooked smile. Twelve months later, everything has changed.
The Darwin affair: a novel, Timothy Mason: London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later—and only a block away—Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot.
Deadly games, Anthony Masters: Jenny and David -- twins whose close connection makes them understand each other without words -- also share a secret of being able to see things other people can't ... When a local homeless tramp disappears from their street, they decide to look for him for as they suspect the old man is ill and in need of medical help. They find him in an abandoned cinema, which is squatted by the local vagabonds, and the old man is taken to hospital with a chest infection.
Shellshock, Anthony Masters: David's dad is driving him crazy. He is always moaning about his art, upsetting his mum, disregarding their sick Gran and generally making everyone miserable. Only Jan, David's kind and understanding friend, makes it all bearable. When his dad moves to Spain on the trail of his 'vision, ' David follows for a holiday. But waiting for him there is the cunning orphan Miguel, vying for his dad's attention. And when Jan comes to visit, everything goes from bad to worse.
The deceiver: a Claire Roget mystery, Priscilla Masters: Forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget finds it impossible to refuse when she receives a desperate phone call from an old acquaintance, obstetrician Charles Tissot. One of his patients, Heather Kimble, alleges that Tissot seduced her at a party and that he is the father of her unborn child. His career on the line, Charles begs Claire to expose Heather's fragile mental state and discredit her wild claims.
Slipknot, Priscilla Masters: Callum Hughes has been labeled a killer and a psycho. He has been labeled by the press, by his classmates and most of all by the family of the boy he stabbed. Roger Gough has been labeled a victim. He is described by everyone that the police question as an athletic, funny and popular boy who was brutally murdered by Callum. At least, that??'s what his friends and family are saying. But things are rarely so black and white.
The devil's chair, Priscilla Masters: In the peaceful setting of the National Trust near Church Stretton, south of Shrewsbury, Tracey Walsh drives herself and her four-year-old daughter, Daisy, up the remote Burway in the early hours of the morning, tragically loses control of her car and crashes into the valley below.
River deep, Priscilla Masters: Over the years, the residents of Shrewsbury have become used to the occasional flood - living close to the River Severn, it comes as no surprise. But the latest deluge stirs up more than just mud and silt, and the locals are horrified by what comes floating to the surfaceCoroner Martha Gunn is one of the first called to the scene when a body is found floating in a flooded cottage. Martha's instinct tells her that this is a homicide - a hunch borne out by the post mortem.
The watchful eye, Priscilla Masters: Dr Daniel Gregory is a GP in a picturesque Mid-Staffordshire market town. Divorced and denied visiting rights to his seven-year-old daughter, he is lonely and vulnerable to the dysfunctional behaviour of some of the locals. Like Vanda Struel, a single parent who repeatedly brings her toddler into the surgery with a succession of increasingly bizarre complaints. Or Chelsea Emmanuel, a precocious teenager who makes advances to him only to plan pathological revenge when he refuses.
A plea of insanity, Priscilla Masters
A debt from the past, Beryl Matthews: Hampshire 1850. Beth Langton has been running her large family estate for nine months now, after the death of her father. Under the watchful eyes of her godfather and guardian, Lord Edward Sharland, and an excellent estate manager, Henry Greenway, she is loving the work. After a week away with Henry buying cattle, terrible news is waiting for her on her return. The father of her best friend, Lady Helen Denton, has shot himself after running up gambling debts, leaving Helen destitute.
When Midnight Comes, Beryl Matthews
I remember, daddy: the harrowing true story of a daughter haunted by memories too terrible to forget, Katie Matthews: Katie's memories of her childhood were patchy. She'd always remembered her father's physical abuse, his anger and violence. But there was a lot she had forgotten. And, at the age of 24, after the birth of her son, the memories that were gradually unlocked with the help of a psychiatrist were far more terrible. Katie had grown up living in fear.
Microsoft Office online, Martin S Matthews: Master Microsoft Office Online and OneDrive How to Do Everything: Microsoft Office Online shows you how to use this versatile, free platform to create and save documents, presentations, and spreadsheets online and easily collaborate with others. You'll also get tips for storing and sharing photos, videos, and more on OneDrive and organizing your notes with OneNote Online. You'll see how to manage your email, contacts, and calendar using Outlook.com.
iPhone for seniors, Martin S Matthews: Written for seniors by seniors, this full-colour, visual guide uses step-by-step graphics and easy-to-follow instructions for using the versatile and fun features of the latest iPhone models. Activities and topics which may be of particular interest to seniors, such as new health apps, are emphasised.
Talent is never enough ; Becoming a person of influence, John C Maxwell: Talent is never enough: Draws on real life examples to identify thirteen key choices that can help talented people maximize their gifts and find satisfaction and success in their personal and professional lives.
Becoming a person of influence: hatever your vocation or aspiration, you can increase your impact on others by Becoming a Person of Influence. Learn simple, insightful ways to interact more positively with others, and watch your personal and organizational success go off the charts.
Notes from the hard shoulder, James May
The other side of paradise, Margaret Mayhew: It is 1941, and while Britain is in the grip of war, life in the Far East is one of wealth and privilege. In Singapore Susan Roper, secure in the supremacy of the British Empire, enjoys dancing, clothes and fast cars, tennis and light flirtations with visiting naval officers - her life is devoted solely to pleasure. When she meets an Australian doctor who warns her of the danger that they all face she dismisses him as an ignorant colonial.
Why motherhood matters, September McCarthy
C, Tom McCarthy
Coding for kids for dummies, Camille McCue
Beneath the bleeding: a novel, Val McDermid: A city is mourning. Bradfield Victoria's star midfielder has been murdered, bizarrely poisoned in an apparently motiveless killing. Then a bomb blast rips through the football stadium. Dozens lie dead, many more injured. Is it a terrorist attack or a vendetta against the Vics? Or something even more sinister? As he lies in a hospital bed, psychologist and profiler Dr Tony Hill struggles to make sense of the fragments of information he manages to gather.
Common murder, Val McDermid: When her former lover is accused of murder in a women's peace camp, Lindsay must bring all of her expertise as an investigative reporter into play. A protest group hits the headlines when unrest at a women's peace camp explodes into murder. Already on the scene, journalist Lindsay Gordon desperately tries to strike a balance between personal and professional responsibilities.
Stink and the shark sleepover, Megan McDonald
From colonial warrior to Western Front flyer: the five wars of Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris, Carole McEntee-Taylor: Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer, a man possessed of great courage and charm, who fulfilled every schoolboy fantasy and really did 'live the dream'. The second youngest of seven children, the ordinary life held little appeal for Sydney so, in 1898, at the age of 17, he left home in Ilford for the Klondike gold rush. Arriving too late to make his fortune he decided to join the US Army.
Introducing Stephen Hawking: a graphic guide, J P McEvoy: Stephen Hawking is the world-famous physicist. To the public he is a tragic figure - a brilliant scientist and author of the 9 million-copy-selling ""A Brief History of Time"", and yet confined to a wheelchair and almost completely paralysed. This guide explores Hawking's life, and the evolution of his work from his days as a student.
Rebellion, James McGee
The blooding, James McGee
Coconut oil for health and beauty: uses, benefits, and recipes for weight loss, allergies, and healthy skin and hair, Simone McGrath: Coconut oil is an amazing substance that has many health benefits it helps with weight loss, allergies, skin and health issues, and much more. It is recommended in many health programs and diets, especially the Paleo and raw food diets, and many people are discovering that it is better to use than other oils in cooking. It can be overwhelming to figure out all of the great uses of this magical oil, but this comprehensive handbook can help.
The girl in the green glass mirror, Elizabeth McGregor
One week with the French tycoon, Christy McKellen: From holiday...to happy-ever-after! Indigo Hughes spends her life taking care of everyone else. But after she's unceremoniously dumped, she finally puts herself first and books a holiday on the Amalfi Coast. Fine food, stunning views and time alone to heal her heart...bliss! Instead, she's thrown together with tycoon Julien Moreaux! He's cynical, sexy and recently divorced--exactly the kind of man she should avoid.
Love bomb: secret letters, first kisses and falling head over heels, Jenny McLachlan: Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when H.O.T. Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. It's like a bomb has exploded a love bomb! More than ever Betty wishes her mum hadn't died when Betty was a baby. She really needs her mum here to ask her advice. And that's when she finds hidden letters for just these moments. Letters about what your first kiss should feel like and what real love is all about ...
Open for Business, Cressida McLaughlin: A warm welcome awaits ... the charming new arrival from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Canal Boat Cafe. Robin Brennan has come home to Campion Bay. Now her parents have retired, she's set to become the new landlady of The Campion Bay Guesthouse. Bookings have been as thin as the hand towels, and it doesn't take long for Robin to realise that the place needs a serious makeover. Perhaps throwing herself into the task will help to heal her sadness at the tragic end to her dreams in London.
Fully booked, Cressida McLaughlin
Do not disturb, Cressida McLaughlin: Robin is devastated that a rift has come between her and her neighbour Will. To add to her anxiety, the other residents of Campion Bay are relying on Robin to halt a property developer's assault on the Bay's unique charm. But Robin needs Will's help to stop them--perhaps it's time to reveal why she really came home to Campion Bay.
Wish you were here, Cressida McLaughlin: Robin decides that a grand gesture is what's needed to prove her feelings to Will and, with the help of her guests, hatches a plan that he won't be able to ignore. But when two of her guests go missing, the only thing that matters is their safe return. As the summer season comes to an end, is Robin's Campion Bay dream about to shut down too' Or will her guesthouse be one to return to year after year' This s the final part of a four-part serial.
The hill of the red fox, Allan Campbell McLean: It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear. Thirteen-year-old Alasdair, living in London, knows nothing of this world. He can't wait to start his long summer holiday on the Isle of Skye, away from his mother and aunt. But things don't go quite as planned. On the journey, a stranger gives him a mysterious note before jumping from the train. Worse still, he instantly mistrusts sinister Murdo Beaton, with whom he's staying.
Goldenrod, Ann McMan: Goldenrod takes us on a delightful journey back to Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia where life is anything but dull. Maddie and Syd struggle to find a new normal without their foster child, Henry, who has been reunited with his disabled-veteran father. Henry befriends Buddy--an enigmatic young man who is fascinated with pi, and Dorothy--a young girl wrestling with her own brand of family demons.
Murder in the City of Liberty, Rachel McMillan: Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership with the handsome, yet shy, Hamish DeLuca.
Avenger, Andy McNab: Having proved his grandfather Fergus' innocence, Danny Watts and his friend Elena have now been recruited by the British government for a dangerous assignment. Elena must impersonate a would-be suicide bomber to win the confidence of Black Star, the master computer hacker who is behind the rash of teenage bombings that have swept the globe.
A history of the world in 100 weapons, Chris McNab: It's a truism to say that history is written by the winners. But what is it about the winners that make them so powerful? In this enlightening new book, Chris McNab searches for answers to this question and much more, telling the story of the history of the world through the lens of the weapons used over time. Arranged by age, McNab details 100 weapons of history in a highly-illustrated format.
In the wee small hours, Gil McNeil
Santa Claus: A History of Christmas' Jolly CEO, Lily McNeil: Santa Claus is coming to town! No matter your religion, if you live somewhere other than the depths of the Amazon rainforest, you have heard of a jolly older gentleman named Santa Claus (although it is possible that Santa Claus has reached those sultry depths by now). Or perhaps you know him by his aliases, Saint Nicholas or Father Christmas. You may also know that Santa (he's on first name basis with his friends) lives at the North Pole with his wife, Mrs.
Circus mania, Douglas McPherson: Circus Mania is the only UK history and a journey into this unique world, each chapter an access-all-areas pass to a different circus, talking to the trapeze flyers, clowns, animal trainers and showmen about their lives, work, families, customs and traditions.- publisher description.
The inflammation cure: how to combat the hidden factor behind heart disease, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, and other diseases of aging, William Joel Meggs
Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagall and the outsiders of Montparnasse, Stanley Meisler: For a couple of decades before World War II, a group of immigrant painters and sculptors, including Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine and Jules Pascin dominated the new art scene of Montparnasse in Paris. Art critics gave them the name "the School of Paris" to set them apart from the French-born (and less talented) young artists of the period.
Cowboy bodyguard, Dana Mentink: She must protect a baby...With her secret husband's helpIn this Gold Country Cowboys novel, Jack Thorn gets a surprise call from the woman he married in secret years ago. Shannon Livingston needs his protection for herself and the baby she's hiding from a biker gang targeting the mother. Now Jack must help Shannon, even if shielding her means pretending to be a true husband to the only woman he's ever loved...
Need to know, Fern Michaels
The inspired room: simple ideas to love the home you have, Melissa Michaels: "The eagerly anticipated, lavishly illustrated "book" experience of Melissa Michaels' celebrated blog, The Inspired Room, is here. If you're a longtime fan of her personable style or a fellow lover of pretty, real-life decor, you'll delight in this full-color tour of Melissa's home and favorite family spaces alongside room-by-room ideas.
Galatea, Madeline Miller: In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece - the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen - the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation.In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses.
The information officer, Mark Mills: Max Chadwick is the British officer charged with manipulating the news on Malta in 1942 to bolster the population's fragile esprit de corps. When he learns of the brutal murder of a young island woman, along with the evidence that the crime was committed by a British officer, he knows that the Maltese loyalty to the war effort could be instantly shattered unless he can solve the crime quickly.
Daughter of the Ganges: a memoir, Asha Miró: Adopted from an orphanage in India when she was seven, Asha Miro went to Barcelona, Spain - Asha returns to her birthplace twenty years later to recover the missing pieces of her birthplace.
The nipper: the heartbreaking true story of a little boy and his violent childhood in working-class Dundee, Charlie Mitchell
Earthrise: my adventures as an Apollo 14 astronaut, Edgar D Mitchell: The inspiring and fascinating biography of the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon Of the nearly seven billion people who live on Earth, only 12 have walked on the Moon and Dr. Edgar Mitchell was one of them. Earthrise is a vibrant memoir for young adults featuring the life story of this internationally known Apollo 14 astronaut.
When last I died, Gladys Mitchell
Here comes a chopper, Gladys Mitchell
Watson's choice, Gladys Mitchell: One of Sir Bohun Chantrey's great passions in life are the stories of Sherlock Holmes. To celebrate the great man's anniversary, he throws a party at which the guests are instructed to come as characters from the detective stories.
Dakota blues, Lisa Mondello: The story of the McKinnon family continues. Hawk McKinnon has been waiting for his lady love, Regis, to marry him ever since she stepped foot in Rudolph, South Dakota. Now that they're expecting a baby, he's determined to finally make her his wife. But Regis has doubts and fears Hawk can't possibly understand given his upbringing in such a big and loving family.
Broken angels, Richard Montanari
The rosary girls, Richard Montanari: A devious serial killer lays siege to the city of Philadelphia, brutally sacrificing pretty young Catholic girls on the altar of insanity. As the body count rises, an exceptional investigating partnership struggles to stop him. Detective Jessica Balzano, Philly's Homicide Unit's newest rookie, is teamed up with the veteran cop Kevin Byrne, respected for his solve rate and known for his unorthodox methods.
The skin gods, Richard Montanari: Homicide detectives Jessica Balzano and Kevin Byrne are on the trail of a serial killer ultimately dubbed the actor. His method? He recreates famous movie murders, then roughly inserts his scenes into rental videos which are then unwittingly borrowed by innocent members of the public.
QUICK OFF THE MARK, Susan Moody: AAlex Quick investigates the murder of a close family friend in this intriguing, intricately-plotted mysteryIn her former career as a police detective, Alex Quick was exposed to some brutally violent crimes - but none as horrific as this. A badly mutilated corpse is discovered in a field, the victim castrated, the word 'cheat' carved across his chest. The dead man was a close family friend of Alex, and his sister has asked her to find out who killed him - and why.
You'll miss me when I'm gone: a celebration of the life and work of Eric Morecambe, Gary Morecambe: To mark the 25th anniversary of Eric Morecambe's death, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone is the first book to cover Eric's whole life and untimely death, including unseen family photographs and new insights by Eric's son Gary Morecambe. Published in the 25th anniversary year of Eric Morecambe's death, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone is a celebration of Eric Morecambe's life in words and previously unseen personal family photographs.
The gondola maker, Laura Morelli: When Luca Vianello, the heir to a renowned gondola-making enterprise, experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice.
Mind without a home: a memoir of schizophrenia, Kristina Morgan: Experience the inner world of a woman with schizophrenia in this brutally honest, lyrical memoir.
The baby trail, Sinéad Moriarty: Early thirtysomething Emma decides it's time to have the baby, but it just doesn't happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it's never going to happen.
Bay of the dead, Mark Morris
The pattern artist, Nancy Moser: Born into a life of hard work, English housemaid Annie Wood arrives in New York City in 1911 with her wealthy mistress. Wide-eyed with the possibilities America has to offer, Annie wonders if there's more for her than a life of service. Annie chooses to risk everything, taps into courage she never knew she had, and goes off on her own, finding employment in the sewing department at Macy's department store. While at Macy's Annie catches the eye of a salesman at the Butterick Pattern Company.
The accumulator: the revolutionary 30-day fitness plan, Paul Mumford: The Accumulator is a brand new workout plan that combines body-weight movements with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to get you fit and fabulous in just one month. Designed to build strength and endurance day by day, the workout steps up the pace as you learn new skills and increase your fitness in the process. Day 1 starts with a single exercise that takes just 1 minute to complete.
An unofficial rose, Iris Murdoch
The philosopher's pupil, Iris Murdoch: In the English town of Ennistone hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the earth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, righteousness and ritual cleansing. To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. He exerts an almost magical influence over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosophers old pupil, a demonic man desperate for redemption.
The time of the angels, Iris Murdoch: Carel is a rector of a non-existent City church (it was destroyed in the war). In the rectory live his daughter, Muriel, his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth, and their West Indian servant, Patti. Here too are Eugene, a Russian emigree, and his delinquent son, Leo. Marcus is Carel's brother and co-guardian of Elizabeth. His attempts to get closer to Carel are constantly rebuffed.
Under the net, Iris Murdoch: Under the Net begins with protagonist James "Jake" Donahue returning to England to find his friend and almost constant companion Peter "Finn" O'Finney waiting to tell him the sad news that the two of them have been asked by Jake's current girlfriend, Magdalen "Madge" Casement, to leave their apartment. The two men have been living there for free. Madge has found a new boyfriend, Samuel "Sacred Sammy" Starfield, who has promised to make her famous.
A word child, Iris Murdoch
The Italian girl, Iris Murdoch: Edmund returns home for his mothers funeral and becomes the person everyone in the family confesses their secrets to. His mother was having a lesbian affair with the family servant and she becomes the sole beneficiary. His brothers wife and daughter are pregnant by the same man.
A fairly honourable defeat, Iris Murdoch
The sandcastle, Iris Murdoch
Nuns and soldiers, Iris Murdoch
The unicorn, Iris Murdoch
An accidental man, Iris Murdoch
A severed head, Iris Murdoch: Martin Lynch-Gibbon is serenely established with an affectionate wife and a charming mistress until his wife suddenly abandons him for one of his friends.
The red and the green, Iris Murdoch
The PK cookbook: go Paleo-ketogenic and get the best of both worlds, Sarah Myhill: Dr Sarah Myhill has been helping sufferers from debilitating chronic conditions for over 30 years with an approach that combines all the benefits of current scientific knowledge and medical testing and treatments with an expanding appreciation of the importance of nutrition and lifestyle.
Undertow, Joanna Nadin: When 16-year-old Billie Paradise inherits her grandmother's house, it's a dream come true. Moving to the seaside to start her new life, she hopes to even find the father she's never met -- but there are more secrets than she expects to find in the house by the sea.
Modern selvage quilting: easy-sew methods--17 projects small to large, Riel Nason: Three easy methods for sewing with selvaes, plus innovative half-square triangle technique. Waste not, want not! Use every last bit of fabric from your favorite designers.
1,001 ways to save money-- and still have a dazzling wedding, Sharon Naylor: Offers money-saving tips for planning a wedding, including insider advice on which questions to ask, which discounts to ask for, and what is available for free.
Model-making: materials and methods, David Neat: Model-making: Materials and Methods focuses primarily on the wide variety of materials that can be employed to make models; those which have been favoured for a while and those which are relatively new. The book looks at how these materials behave and how to get the best out of them, then illustrates a range of relatively simple methods of building, shaping, modelling, surfacing and painting with them.
Deep: freediving, renegade science and what the ocean tells us about Ourselves, James Nestor: Covering a diving championship in Greece on a hot and sticky assignment for Outside magazine, James Nestor discovered free diving. He had stumbled on one of the most extreme sports in existence: a quest to extend the frontiers of human experience, in which divers descend without breathing equipment, for hundreds of feet below the water, for minutes after they should have died from lack of oxygen.
iOS 8 programming fundamentals with Swift: Swift, Xcode, and Cocoa basics, Matt Neuburg: Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode IDE, the Cocoa Touch framework, and Swift, Apple's new programming language. Learn Swift's object-oriented concepts, understand how to use Apple's development tools, and discover how Cocoa provides the underlying functionality iOS apps need to have.
Beijing & Shanghai, Peter Neville-Hadley: The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Beijing and Shanghai will lead you straight to the best attractions both cities have to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Beijing and Shanghai's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot.
All good things, Emma Newman: As the Iris family consolidates their hold on society within the secret world of the Nether, William Iris finds himself more powerful and yet more vulnerable than ever. His wife, Cathy, has left him, a fact that will destroy him if it becomes public. To keep his position—and survive—he needs to get her back, whatever the cost. Cathy has finally escaped the Nether, but hates that she must rely so heavily on Sam's protection.
A little knowledge, Emma Newman: Cathy and Will are now the Duchess and Duke of Londinium, the biggest Fae-touched Nether city, but they have different ideas of what their authority offers. Pressured by his Fae patron, Lord Iris, Will struggles to maintain total control whilst knowing he must have a child with his difficult wife. Cathy wants to muscle the Court through two hundred years of social change and free it from its old-fashioned moral strictures.
Herbs for home treatment: a guide to using herbs for first aid and common health problems, Anna Newton: A comprehensive guide to the use of herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve your general health.
Calumet City, Charlie Newton
Mindfulness as medicine: a story of healing body and spirit, Sister Dang Nghiem: "Before she became a Buddhist nun in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Dang Nghiem was a doctor. Born during the Tet Offensive and part of the amnesty for Amerasian children of the late 1970s, Dang Nghiem arrived in this country virtually penniless and with no home. She lived with three foster families, graduated high school with honors, earned two undergraduate degrees, and became a doctor.
The Crooked Spire, Chris Nickson: 1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect.
Secrets and shadows, Mary Nickson
The smell of summer grass: pursuing happiness - Perch Hill, 1944-2011, Adam Nicolson
The gentry: stories of the English, Adam Nicolson: "...The virtues we may all believe to be part of the English culture -- honesty , affability, courtesy, liberality -- each of these has their source in gentry life cultivated over five hundred years. These folk were the backbone of England. Adam Nicolson's riveting new book concentrates on fourteen families with a time-span from 1400 to the present day.
JavaScript: 20 lessons to successful web development, Robin Nixon: Featuring step-by-step instructions and video tutorials, this book delivers a proven method for building real-world JavaScript skills in less than an hour per lesson. Master JavaScript in 20 lessons--online video tutorials included!Based on the author's successful online courses, this complete, integrated learning tool provides easy-to-follow lessons that feature clear explanations, sample code and exercises, and video tutorials. Each lesson is designed to take you less than an hour to complete.
CSS & CSS3: 20 lessons to successful web development, Robin Nixon: Build real-world CSS skills in less than an hour per lesson-online video tutorials included! CSS and CSS3: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development provides easy-to-follow lessons that use text, sample exercises, and video for the entry-level CSS programmer. Each lesson is designed to take you less than an hour to complete. All the basics of CSS through to more advanced features like adding dynamic effects, animation, transitions, and web fonts are covered.
John Lennon: the life, Philip Norman
Grapple with the Greeks!, Gary Northfield: Demi-god Heracles promises Julius and his chums a great reward if they can help him to find the lost Golden Apple. The unlikely heroes will confront the Minotaur in the labyrinth, trick a one hundred-headed dragon at the Garden of Hesperides and a dramatic visit to King Midas leads to a daring rescue attempt in the depths of the Underworld.
Chill, Alex Nye: Winner of a Scottish Children's Book Award. The Morton family are cursed: their house is haunted by eerie footsteps, a ghostly figure and whispers in the night. Fiona and new neighbour Samuel investigate the hauntings and discover a deadly tale of betrayal and revenge, and a family secret long forgotten.
Shiver, Alex Nye: A scream in the night, a hidden staircase to nowhere and a ghostly face: Dunadd House still has secrets. For over 400 years something has been hidden in old Dunadd House, and as another dangerous winter descends Samuel and the Mortonchildren discover it's not just the cold sending a shiver down their spine: not all their ghosts have been put to rest. Can they unravel the family secret before they're forced to leave their home forever? Sequel to Chill.
A short history of Ireland, Breandán Ó hEithir: A short, accessible and entertaining history from one of Ireland's best-loved writers, now updated to bring our country's story right up to date. It deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings, the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone, the 1916 Rising.
How to develop a brilliant memory week by week: 50 proven ways to enhance your memory, Dominic O'Brien: Few would disagree that improving our memories can enrich our lives in countless little ways - from ensuring that we remember birthdays, anniversaries and appointments to having impressive facts and figures always at our fingertips; and from recalling names and faces to being able to speak in public without notes. This book is an expert course in memory enhancement, organized in 52 key lessons, complete with self-testing.
How to pass exams: accelerate your learning, memorize key facts, revise effectively, Dominic O'Brien: Dominic O'Brien, eight-times World Memory Champion, outlines in simple language the steps you can take to increase your memory power and pass your exams with flying colours. Whether you are at school studying a foreign language or at university revising for an examination toward a degree, "How to Pass Exams" will show you the easy way to accelerated learning and help you achieve top grades in any subject.
You can have an amazing memory: learn life-changing techniques and tips from the memory maestro, Dominic O'Brien: Never forget a name or a number again! Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. Here, for the first time, he reveals his secrets for memory mastery. Follow his brain-boosting techniques and turn your mind into a super-powered computer that will recall PIN numbers with ease, remember directions, and help bring you success in business, leisure, and relationships.
At my mother's knee - and other low joints, Paul O'Grady
The Atlantic Ocean: essays on Britain and America, Andrew O'Hagan
Bad Cops: a British police procedural, Nick Oldham: Two murders, apparently unconnected: one victim shot dead in his office, the other brutally stabbed in what appears to be a road rage incident. Neither case solved. Six months later, DCI Henry Christie is asked to carry out an urgent review of the two killings. His investigations will plunge him into a terrifying world of murder and corruption.
Bakhita: a novel of the Saint of Sudan, Véronique Olmi: "Inspired by the true story of a former slave who became a saint, this poignant novel explores how a human being can survive the obliteration of her identity, and how kindness and generosity can be born out of profound trauma. She recalls little of her childhood, not even her own name. She was barely seven years old when she was snatched by slave raiders from her village in the Darfur region of southern Sudan.
Nothing left unsaid: words to help you and your loved ones through the hardest times, Carol Orsborn
The tapping solution for pain relief: a step-by-step guide to reducing and eliminating chronic pain, Nick Ortner: "Over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Lower back pain alone accounts for more than $50 billion of lost work time and worker's compensation claims annually. And let's consider the fact that there are 600,000 knee replacement surgeries performed each year in the United States, and sadly, 20 percent of those patients end up with chronic pain after surgery.
The tapping solution for parents, children & teenagers: how to let go of excessive stress, anxiety and worry, and raise happy, healthy, resilient families, Nick Ortner: Raising children is life's greatest gift and accomplishment, but it can also come with an overwhelming amount of stressors, anxiety and self-doubt.
Into the frying pan, Sarah Osborne: In the thick of a hot, muggy Atlanta summer, all Ditie Brown wants to do is keep her kids occupied and get them ready for school in the fall. When her ex-boyfriend, Phil Brockton, shows up for a Civil War reenactment, she thinks it might be fun and educational for the kids. Plus, her best friend Lurleen wants to put on the costumes and get in on the action, and Ditie isn't one to rebel. But things go south after a cannon misfires, resulting in the death of Phil's med school rival.
Too many crooks spoil the plot, Sarah Osborne: Despite growing up together, Ditie hasn't seen Ellie Winston in two years, and she didn't even know Ellie was living in Atlanta. But when Ellie asks her to take care of Lucie and Jason for the weekend, she thinks nothing of it. They'll bake cookies together, play with her dog--it'll be fun! Until the police call with terrible news . . .
Rock, paper, scissors and other stories, Maksim Osipov: The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia's best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight.
Baby animals on the farm, OverDrive Inc: A collection of nine miniature board books featuring adorable baby animals.
How to save electricity & reduce your energy bill, OverDrive Inc: ABOUT THE BOOK The annual energy bill for a typical single home is approximately 2,200, and these days, many of us are looking for easy ways to save money on utilities. Most of the appliances in your house probably use moderate to high levels of energy consumption. Now is the time to take advantage of new products on the market or just take simple steps to reduce energy around your home.
Complete ceramics: easy techniques and over 20 great projects, OverDrive Inc
Bloomsbury concise herb guide, OverDrive Inc: This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common herbs from around the world. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens. The guide additionally includes exotic but commonly used species such as Vanilla, Cloves, Cinnamon and Star-anise.
1-2-3 count dogs with me: counting dogs in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, OverDrive Inc: Children love real images repetition. These canine photographs let children scroll through five different languages, while repeating the images. This helps reinforce numeracy and language for growing minds. Children begin with English (usually the most familiar) and then continue with French, Spanish, Chinese and German.
Archie 1000 page comics compendium, OverDrive Inc: Collects 1000 pages of iconic Archie tales in this one volume. Follow America's favourite red-head as he navigates the pressures of the American teenager in the awkward, charming, and hilarious way you've come to know and love.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, OverDrive Inc
How to Skimm your life, OverDrive Inc: Meant for anyone who's starting out in the real world, looking to make a change, or just wants a reset, this book gives you the information you need to make informed and empowered decisions in your life. Covering everything from personal finance, to career, to stress management, global politics, and more, How to Skimm Your Life breaks down some of the less glamorous parts of adulting. -- adapted from amazon.com.
The talking cure, OverDrive Inc: "The essence of successful therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the patient, a dance of growing trust and understanding. It is an intimate, messy, often surprising and sometimes confusing business -but when it works, it's life-changing. In The Talking Cure, psychotherapists Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship bring us nine inspiring stories of transformation.
Tibet, OverDrive Inc: Lonely Planet Tibet is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike around sacred Mt Kailash, join pilgrims at the Jokhang, Tibet's holiest sanctum, or view Mt Everest unobstructed from Rongphu Monastery; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Tibet and begin your journey now.
A boy's own offshore adventure, Brian Page: Brian was determined to counter the popular belief that working offshore in the oil industry was the modern equivalent of being sold into slavery. It's worth remembering that it wasn't compulsory and you could leave if you wanted to. Funnily enough, as you read this epic tale of bravery and self-sacrifice, you can perhaps see why we didn't.
The New Zealand's London: a Colony and Its Metropolis, Ron Palenski: Antipodean soldiers and writers, meat carcasses and moa, British films and Kiwi tourists: over the last 150 years, all of these people, things and ideas have gone back and forth from New Zealand to London to help define, and redefine, the relationship between this country and the colonial centre. In New Zealand's London, expanded from an award-winning PhD thesis from the University of Auckland, Felicity Barnes explores?a colony and its metropolis' from Edward Gibbon Wakefield to EastEnders.
Historical dictionary of Romantic art and architecture, Allison Lee Palmer: The Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture provides an overview of Romanticism, focusing on its major artists, architects, stylistic subcategories, ideas, and historical framework of the late 18th century style. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on famous artists, sculptors, architects, patrons, and other historical figures and events.
Veronica's passport, Dan Parent: The jet-setting darling of all debutantes has glammed her way to stardom with her romantic and often perilous tales around the globe! Now, for the first time, Archie Comics is proud to bring to their loyal readers the stories of Veronica's travels as she meets alluring men, fights crime, and experiences the diversity of world culture from Africa to Asia, South America to Europe, and everywhere in-between!.
The Hollywood book of death: the bizarre, often sordid, passings of more than 125 American movie and TV idols, James Robert Parish: Provides details on the lives and deaths of such celbrities as Bela Legosi, John Belushi, Natalie Wood, Anthony Perkins, and Marilyn Monroe.
Sod sixty!: the guide to living well, Claire Parker: AGetting older doesn't matter. Keeping active does. Sod turning sixty, make those small changes now and reap the rewards in your later decades! In the bestselling -- Sod Sixty!Sod it! Eat Well.
Little needle-felt animals, Gretel Parker: Needlefelting is fast becoming the most popular and easiest way to create cute and quirky characters and curiosities. In this book you can learn to make 30 adorable little animals. Needlefelting is the ideal craft for beginners, far easier and cheaper to learn than knitting or crochet. You can make almost anything by sculpting loose wool roving with one or two needles - the only limit is your imagination.
Potshot, Robert B Parker: Boston PI Spenser returns - heading west to the rich man's haven of Potshot, Arizona, a former mining town reborn as a paradise for Los Angeles millionaires looking for a place to escape the pressures of their high-flying lifestyles. Potshot overcame its rough reputation as a rendezvous for old-time mountain men who lived off the land, thanks to a healthy infusion of new blood and even newer money.
Perish twice, Robert B Parker: When radical feminist Mary Lou Goddard hires Sunny to protect her from a stalker, Sunny accepts the case with some reluctance. After all, Goddard detests Rosie, Sunny's bull terrier, canine vacuum, and stakeout companion.
The rose quilt :b a Steve Walsh mystery, Mark Pasquini
Revenge, James Patterson: Former SAS soldier David Shelley was part of the most covert operations team in the special forces, along with the woman he went on to marry. Now settling down to civilian life in London, they have plans to set up a private security company and enjoy a safer and more stable existence. But the shocking death of a young woman Shelley once helped protect puts those plans on hold.
The Paris mysteries, James Patterson
Cheatgrass, Bart Paul: "Tommy Smith, Iraq War vet and former Eastern Sierra wilderness guide, is home from war after re-upping for a tour in Afghanistan. When his old friend Dave Cathcart disappears from his ranch, Tommy answers the call to help find him. What he learns is that his love for Dave's daughter, his old flame Sarah Cathcart, never died, but the country where he grew up is undergoing change.
Under Tower Peak, Bart Paul: Military sniper Tommy Smith returns to his former life as a cowboy and wilderness guide in California's Sierra Nevada, but his peaceful life is compromised when he discovers a wrecked plane that draws him into a world of violence.
Landskipping: painters, ploughmen and places, Anna Pavord: In Landskipping, Anna Pavord explores some of Britain's most iconic landscapes in the past, in the present, and in literature. With her passionate, personal, and lyrical style, Pavord considers how different artists and agriculturists have responded to these environments. Like the author's previous book The Tulip, Landskipping is as sublime and picturesque as its subject.
52 ways to connect as a couple, Jay K Payleitner
Death at dawn, Caro Peacock
A corpse in shining armour, Caro Peacock
A lesser evil, Lesley Pearse
Charity, Lesley Pearse: Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire. Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers and sister, Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school. Her loneliness and misery are eased when she falls deeply in love with the dashing but fickle sixth-former, Hugh Mainwaring, but when she discovers she is pregnant with Hugh's baby she soon realises just how alone she really is.
Happy Gut: the Cleansing Program To Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, And Eliminate Pain, Vincent Pee: Following the success of the bestselling Clean Gut and Wheat Belly comes this essential guide to improving digestive health from an expert in functional medicine-who reveals why everything that ails us, from fatigue to weight gain to bloating and bad skin, can be traced back to the gut, and shares his cleansing plan to help us reclaim our health. Dr. Vincent Pedre understands gut problems firsthand.
Prince of Darkness, Sharon Penman: AD 1193. England lies uneasy, a land without a king. Richard the Lionheart languishes in an Austrian dungeon, his brother John hungers for the crown. In the Lionheart's stead, Eleanor of Aquitaine rules. Mother to both Richard and John, Eleanor is no stranger to the game of thrones. She is determined to prevent the outbreak of civil war, but at court treachery is endemic and there are few men she can trust. Justin de Quincy is one of the few.
How to do everything Adobe Photoshop CS4, Chad Perkins: With this full-color guide to the #1 graphic design software, learn how to use brushes, shapes, and special effects; master layers and filters; color-correct images; manage workflow; and much more. Written by an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor, this hands-on tutorial also features real-world examples that reveal how cutting-edge design techniques are created. Includes the extended version for 3D and video users.
You can have great sex!: How the nine types of lovers find ecstasy, fulfillment and sexual wellness, Dennis Perman: Over the last twenty-seven years, I have coached thousands of doctors on all aspects of success, from business, to wellness, to communication skills, to inter- and intra-personal issues. I have seen millionaires made and broken, and heard every imaginable miracle and tragedy. But there is one challenge that seems to transcend talent, attitude, money, skill, and social status, one that affects literally everyone, which few have addressed and fewer have resolved. I'm talking about sex.
The Perrin Technique: how to beat chronic fatigue syndrome, Raymond Perrin: After many years of careful study combined with practical hands-on experience with hundreds of patients, Dr Raymond Perrin has arrived at the firm conclusion that CSF/ME is a structural disorder with definite diagnosable clinical signs. He has developed the Perrin Technique to stimulate lymphatic drainage from the brain and spinal cord and restore the health of the sympathetic nervous system - the secret of setting you on the path to recovery.
Tathea, Anne Perry: Her husband and beloved son assassinated, Tathea, once Queen of Shinabar, is alone and in exile. She tries desperately to find meaning in a life that has robbed her of her family, her home, and her country.
The sanctuary sparrow, Ellis Peters: In the Spring of 1140, a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his life. Brother Cadfael believes the boy is innocent and sets out to prove it.
The holy thief, Ellis Peters: In early 1145, subsiding flood waters reveal a robbery has been committed on church grounds, and Brother Cadfael thinks the robbery is connected to a murder.
One corpse too many, Ellis Peters: In the Summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield.
The leper of Saint Giles, Ellis Peters: Autumn 1139. Outside the town of Shrewsbury is the infirmary of St Giles. When a member of a wedding party is savagely murdered, the only suspect claims sanctuary within its walls.
The heretic's apprentice, Ellis Peters: In the Summer of 1143, two visitors arrive at the gates of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bearing a corpse. But another violent death follows in their wake, and Brother Cadfael is called upon to investigate the connection between these two gory events.
An excellent mystery, Ellis Peters: In the hot, dry August of 1141, England is still torn by civic strife. Amidst the carnage the Abbey of Hyde Meade is totally destroyed; its resident brothers dispersed, finding refuge in the Abbey of Shrewsbury. But Brother Cadfael realizes that two of these refugees are not all that they appear to be.
The virgin in the ice, Ellis Peters: During the bitter November of 1139, civil war brings refugees to Shrewsbury in search of sanctuary. But two orphans and their companion, a nun, do not arrive from Worcester as planned, and Brother Cadfael is despatched from the Abbey to try and locate them.
The hermit of Eyton Forest, Ellis Peters: In the Autumn of 1142, a holy man living as a hermit is found dead. His murder coincides with the arrival at the Abbey of Shrewsbury of the new Lord of Eaton.
The summer of the Danes, Ellis Peters: In the April of 1144, Brother Cadfael is sent to Wales on Church business, but becomes entangled in the affairs of a young woman desperate to escape an arranged marriage.
The potter's field, Ellis Peters: August, 1143. During the ploughing of Abbey land, the hastily buried remains of a woman's body are unearthed. Uneasiness pushes Brother Cadfael to find the whole truth behind this unexpected discovery.
The raven in the foregate, Ellis Peters: Winter, 1141. The Abbot of Shrewsbury returns from London bringing with him the harsh, unforgiving Father Ailnoth as pastor for Holy Cross parish. None are surprised when Ailnoth's body is found on Christmas morning, but it falls to Cadfael to find his murderer.
Monk's hood, Ellis Peters: Christmas 1138, a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Brother Cadfael has to defend himself against charges of murder.
A rare Benedictine: the adventure of Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters: Set in the Year of Our Lord 1120, three tales of intrigue and treachery, featuring the chain of events that led one-time crusader Cadfael into the Benedictine Order.
Saint Peter's fair, Ellis Peters: In July of 1139, a quarrel between the local burghers and the monks of the Benedictine monastery over Shrewsbury's annual Fair leaves a merchant dead.
A morbid taste for bones, Ellis Peters: In 1137, the Abbot of Shrewsbury decides to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics.
The devil's novice, Ellis Peters: September 1140. It falls to Brother Cadfael to find the disturbing truth behind the violent nightmares of a young novice in the Abbey of Shrewsbury.
The rose rent, Ellis Peters: In June of 1142, a young monk is murdered next to a white rose bush at a property bequeathed to the Abbey by a young widow. Brother Cadfael finds evidence that points to the widow's own household.
Dead man's ransom, Ellis Peters: In the battle of Lincoln, 1141, the Sheriff of Shropshire is captured by the Welsh forces of the Empress Maud. The county proposes to exchange him for a young Welsh nobleman. But when the Sheriff is murdered only Brother Cadfael can save the captive from retaliation.
The pilgrim of hate, Ellis Peters: During the May of 1141, pilgrims gather at Shrewsbury. The news from the road is that a knight has been murdered in Winchester. Brother Cadfael suspects this distant crime has a solution close to home.
Brother Cadfael's penance, Ellis Peters: November, 1145. The bitter rift between King Stephen and Empress Maud at last has a chance of reconciliation. Brother Cadfael is faced with a shocking revelation: one of the hostages is his illegitimate son.
The confession of Brother Haluin, Ellis Peters: December, 1142. A brother of Shrewsbury Abbey suffers a fall that almost kills him. He makes a shocking deathbed confession to Brother Cadfael. When the man recovers Cadfael accompanies him on an arduous journey to redeem his past sins.
A lamb called Lucky, Helen Peters: It's lambing time on the farm and Jasmine has her hands full. She has two orphaned baby birds to care for, as well as a tiny motherless lamb who needs her attention. She's determined to look after little Lucky and keep him safe. But there are bigger dangers facing the flock, ones that come in the dead of night.
An otter called Pebble, Helen Peters: Jasmine and Tom are amazed to spot a baby otter alone on the riverbank. When the little cub is swept downstream, they risk everything to rescue her.
A piglet called Truffle, Helen Peters: Jasmine rescues a tiny little piglet from certain death. But Jasmine's parents don't believe in farm animals being pets and insist that Truffle must be sold as soon as she's big enough. Jasmine is desperate to give Truffle a home for life.
A goat called Willow, Helen Peters: Jasmine has secretly rescued a baby goat.
Maps of meaning: the architecture of belief, Jordan B Peterson
In the shadow of Denali, Tracie Peterson: Allan Brennan lands an apprenticeship to a wilderness guide at Denali, a position that will allow him to investigate his father's death on the mountain, and he finds an unlikely ally in his dangerous search for answers in his boss's daughter, Cassidy.
Adventures In Raspberry Pi, Carrie Anne Philbin: Coding for kids is cool with Raspberry Pi and this elementary guide Even if your kids don't have an ounce of computer geek in them, they can learn to code with Raspberry Pi and this wonderful book. Written for 11- to 15-year-olds and assuming no prior computing knowledge, this book uses the wildly successful, low-cost, credit-card-sized Raspberry Pi computer to explain fundamental computing concepts.
Over hill and Dale, Gervase Phinn: The Other Side of the Dale continues the story of Gervase Phinn working as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Many of the same characters appear again: his fellow inspectors, quirks and all, the local landowner-cum-school governor, the eccentric caretaker at the staff development centre and, of course, the lovely Christine from Winnery Nook school who turned his head in the first book. But the real stars are the children, whose not-so-innocent remarks made that first volume so popular.
Road to the Dales: the story of a Yorkshire lad, Gervase Phinn: A unique look into the childhood experiences of Gervase Phinn in Road to the Dales. Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world.
The heart of the Dales, Gervase Phinn: Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make Gervase Phinn's hectic job as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales more than difficult. However, the new school year doesn't get off to the best start after a teacher intimates that Phinn has let the school down. He fears he is going to be in hot water.
Head over heels in the Dales, Gervase Phinn: Gervase Phinn, schools inspector in Yorkshire, begins his third year with a spring in his step for in April he will marry Christine Bentley, head teacher of Winnery Nook School. In the schools themselves he faces every challenge with humour that is rarely far from the surface.
Smart cities: a spatialised intelligence, Antoine Picon: "As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of new forms of collective life. This has made the Smart City an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban designers, urban planners, and politicians, as well as businesses such as CISCO, IBM and Siemens.
Behind the walls: 1689, Nicola Pierce: 1689. Derry. The city's largely Protestant inhabitants resist all attempts by the Catholic King James's men to storm their gates. Outside, the Jacobite soldiers resolve to starve the populace into submission ... Inside the city, the Sherrard family are among those divided on whether to risk the lives of their loved ones or surrender the city. Tensions run high and the leaders argue.
The lightning boys: true tales from pilots of the English Electric Lightning, Richard Pike: According to an international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. This title includes over twenty individual stories from former Lightning pilots, that relates the highs and lows, the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end.
Marbeck and the privateers, John Pilkington: "Third in the series, in which government spy Martin Marbeck finds himself up against ruthless corsairs, and a traitor"--Provided by publisher.
Marbeck and the king-in-waiting, John Pilkington: "Spring, 1603: Queen Elizabeth is dying, and England waits anxiously. The Virgin Queen hasn't named an heir, refusing even to speak. Her cousin James, King of Scotland, is assumed to be her successor, but will the transition be peaceful? Sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, fears insurrection and has brought troops to the capital.
Marbeck and the Gunpowder Plot: a 17th century historical mystery, John Pilkington: Government spy Marbeck uncovers a deadly conspiracy against Parliament and the King of England. 1605: With the new King James on the throne, England is still fiercely divided between Catholic and Protestant. Ordered to keep watch on well-known Papist Thomas Percy, cousin of the Earl of Northumberland, Marbeck's assignment takes on a greater urgency when rumors reach him of a terrible danger aimed at the King.
Into the silence, Sarah Pinborough
The lady in the tower, Jean Plaidy
The street philosopher, Matthew Plampin: Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the Crimean battlefields, determined to make his mark. Two years later, Thomas returns to England. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he becomes a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But as Manchester prepares to welcome Queen Victoria, Thomas's past returns to haunt him.
WordPress 24-hour trainer, George Plumley: Create and expand feature-rich sites with no programming experience Ready to build, maintain, and expand your web site with WordPress but have no prior programming experience? WordPress 24-Hour Trainer, 3rd Edition is your book-and-video learning solution that walks you step-by-step through all the important features you will need to know. Lessons range from focused, practical everyday tasks to more advanced, creative features.
The murders in the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe: the Dover reader, Edgar Allan Poe: "The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of American Gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1949) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world. This anthology presents Poe's finest works in a rich selection of poetry and prose that features his only complete novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.
Crafting with paracord: 50 fun and creative projects using the world's strongest cord, Chad Poole
Mostly Sunny, Jamie Pope: A social worker who was abandoned by her mother sets out to find the truth about her newest charge with the reluctant assistance of a handsome attorney.
Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter: In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This self-described sentimental bird is attracted to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.
Interviewing users: how to uncover compelling insights, Steve Portigal: Interviewing is a foundational user research tool that people assume they already possess. Everyone can ask questions, right? Unfortunately, that's not the case. This book provides invaluable interviewing techniques and tools that enable you to conduct informative interviews with anyone. You'll move from simply gathering data to uncovering powerful insights about people.
Angels of mourning, John Pritchard
Home Decor Cheat Sheets: Need-To-Know Stuff For Stylish Living, Jessica Probus: THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF HOME DESIGN, DECOR, AND FURNISHING SIMPLIFIED INTO 300 FRIENDLY, EASTY-TO-UNDERSTAND GRAPHICS Home Decor Cheat Sheets shows you the dos, the don'ts and the timeless design rules for a perfectly coordinated space. These colorful, easy-to-understand illustrations teaching you everything needed to beautifully furnish, arrange and decorate your home.
Something quite beautiful, Amanda Prowse: Can you ever escape your fate? Somewhere in the wilds of Scotland, three boys await their fate. They have been sentenced to twenty years in Glenculloch, a remote prison for the most hopeless of criminals. The rumours say that it is run by a woman who thinks she's God. A woman who decides what is ugly, and what is beautiful. A woman who decides who lives, and who dies ... A short story from bestselling author Amanda Prowse.
Christmas for one, Amanda Prowse: As a child, Meg always dreamed of the perfect Christmas. . . This year, she can make it come true for her own little boy. There will be turkey and all the trimmings, a glittering tree, and a stocking hung up by a roaring fire. Who cares if there's no devoted husband in the picture? She and Lucas will be just fine on their own. But then a chance meeting with a stranger in New York unravels everything she's planned.
Clover''s Child, Amanda Prowse: A love affair between a British girl and a West Indian soldier in 1960s London has heart-wrenching consequences When 18-year-old Dot meets Sol, she feels that love has arrived at last. Solomon Arbuthnott is a man who can bring color and warmth to her drab life in 1960s London-and what''s more, he is a young, handsome soldier with excellent prospects. He is someone who wants to give her everything she has dreamed of; someone who can promise her blue skies, laughter, sun, and love.
First on the Moon: the Apollo 11 50th anniversary experience, Rod Pyle: First on the Moon offers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at America's journey to the Moon—from the space race to the landing on the Sea of Tranquility to splashdown on Earth and the aftermath. Pyle spent years combing NASA archives and private collections for memorabilia from the mission, and the book includes everything from accessible explanations of the enormous challenges facing NASA to reproductions of original 1969 documents.
The killing circle, Andrew Pyper
Grumpy old men on holiday, David Quantick: Following the phenomenal success of Grumpy Old Men, the quintessential grumpy old man, David Quantick, has taken a well-deserved holiday. But no matter where you go, there is always something to moan about. You're stuck behind endless caravans on the M4, waiting for a non-existent filthy train, hanging around looking at crap luggage in an airport. Is it going to be worth the effort' Of course is b****y well isn't.
Border angels, Anthony Quinn: On the Irish border, Inspector Celcius Daly investigates human trafficking and a scorched corpseThe border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is a rugged place: cold, windswept, and dark. For the girls brought here from Eastern Europe, it may as well be a war zone. Put to work in a farmhouse brothel near Dunmore, the women are forced into a living hell. One night, a pimp takes one of them for a ride. She is just planning her escape when the car explodes.
The blood dimmed tide, Anthony Quinn: London at the dawn of 1918 and Ireland''s most famous literary figure, WB Yeats, is immersed in supernatural investigations at his Bloomsbury rooms. Haunted by the restless spirit of an Irish girl whose body is mysteriously washed ashore in a coffin, Yeats undertakes a perilous journey back to Ireland with his apprentice ghost-catcher Charles Adams to piece together the killer''s identity.
The streets, Anthony Quinn: In 1882, David Wildeblood, a 21-year-old from rural Norfolk, arrives in London to start work at the offices of a famous man. As an 'inspector' for Henry Marchmont's hugely successful weekly The Labouring Classes of London, his job is to investigate the notorious slum of Somers Town, near the new St Pancras Station, recording house by house the number of inhabitants, their occupations and standard of living.
Half of the human race, Anthony Quinn
Silence, Anthony J Quinn
Making Simple Automata, Robert Race: Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms and magic. Making Simple Automata explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices made for fun. Materials such as paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate and plastics are covered along with mechanisms - levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets and pawls.
Airborne, Robert Radcliffe: 17 September 1944: the Allies have launched the largest airborne offensive in history, delivering 36,000 troops by parachute and glider to the Dutch-German Border. In what will become known as the Battle of Arnhem, half of them will fall as casualties of war. Among their number is Theo Trickey, a young paratrooper so dreadfully injured he is not expected to survive. Under the care of Medical Officer Captain Daniel Garland, Trickey is shipped to Germany as a Prisoner of War.
The night hunter, Caro Ramsay: "Teaming up with retired detective Billy Hopkirk, who has been retained by the mother of one of [a series of] missing girls to find her daughter, Elvie determines to find out the truth. But as the pair alternately collaborate with and infuriate investigating police detectives Anderson and Costello, they find themselves up against a terrifying enemy. Someone who has killed before. Someone who will kill again, for pure enjoyment. Someone they call The Night Hunter"--Amazon.com.
Gordon Ramsay's playing with fire, Gordon Ramsay: Not a sausage. That is what Gordon Ramsay had when he started out as a chef, working 16-hour days, 6 days a week. When he was struggling to get his first restaurant in the black, he didn't think he'd be famous for a TV show about how to run profitable eateries, or that he'd be head of a business empire. But he is and he did. Here's how. "In the beginning there was nothing.
Ian Fleming's commandos: the story 30 Assault Unit in WWII, Nicholas Rankin
The Westing game, Ellen Raskin: A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger--and a possible murderer--to inherit his vast fortune, one things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead...
Living with the laird: a love affair with a man and his mansion, Belinda Rathbone: A captivating memoir of one woman's relationship with a man and his mansion.When Belinda Rathbone, a New York art historian, met eccentric Anglo-Scots bachelor John Ouchterlony it was the start of a story of clashing cultures and crumbling houses. After a whirlwind romance she married the man – and his 400 acre estate and decrepit mansion in Scotland.
What Lies Beneath, Sarah Rayne: The reopening of Priors Bramley, a village emptied of all its residents to become a site of Cold War experiments with chemical weapons, brings up long-buried secrets that go back for generations and center on a once-powerful family.
DEATH NOTES, Sarah Rayne: Introducing professional researcher Phineas Fox in the first of a brand-new series of chilling mysteries. Phineas Fox has mixed feelings when he's asked to research the infamous 19th-century violinist Roman Volf for a TV documentary. Hanged for his part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Volf was a notorious criminal and womaniser, whose glittering talent was undermined by his scandalous private life.
The death chamber, Sarah Rayne: Calvary Gaol, standing bleak and forbidding on the Cumbrian hillside, exerts a curious hold over Georgina Grey. For her famly's history is closely bound up in its dark and terrible past. It's there that her great-grandfather worked as a prison doctor in the 1930s; where his involvement in a bizarre experiment would change the course of his life forever.
The Templar prophecy, Mario Reading: June 1190. A Knight Templar, Johannes von Hartelius, rescues the Holy Lance from his drowning King during the Third Crusade. April 1945. A courier arrives at the Hitlerbunker with a parcel. The Führer calls for a vacuum canister to be brought, seals the documents he has received inside it, attaches the canister to a leather case containing the Holy Lance, and sends it away, guarded by a descendant of Johannes von Hartelius. Present Day.
Badge of glory, Douglas Reeman: Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, HMS Audacious, in the August of 1850, anxious to get back into action. Per Mare, Per Terram is the Marines' motto, and in the tortuous heat of Africa, where they are sent to stamp out the remaining strongholds of slavery, and later, in the bitter wars of the Crimea, Philip Blackwood and his men learn to obey it without question.
Studying captive animals: a workbook of methods in behaviour, welfare and ecology, Paul A Rees: Studying Captive Animals outlines the methods that may be used to study the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals living under the control of humans, including companion animals, feral populations, and those living on farms and in zoos.
Planet heart: how an unhealthy environment leads to heart disease, François Reeves
The night mark, Tiffany Reisz: A tale of loss and courage, where one woman discovers that her destiny is written in sand, not carved in stone. Faye Barlow is drowning. After the death of her beloved husband, Will, she cannot escape her grief and most days can barely get out of bed. But when she's offered a job photographing South Carolina's storied coast, she accepts. Photography, after all, is the only passion she has left.
The lucky ones, Tiffany Reisz
The veiled one, Ruth Rendell
Talking to strange men, Ruth Rendell
Thirteen steps down, Ruth Rendell
The thief, Ruth Rendell: Stealing things from people who had upset her was something Polly did quite a lot. Humiliated and scared, by a total stranger, Polly does what she always does. She steals something. But she never could have imagined that her desire for revenge would have such terrifying results.
The monster in the box, Ruth Rendell
Courage of the shipyard girls, Nancy Revell
Sand in my shoes: coming of age in the Second World War: a WAAF's diary, Joan Rice
Cloud nine, Luanne Rice: A beloved only child, Sarah was brought up on a wild island, where the people were as one with the landscape and where her father, George, farmed geese. After her mother died of cancer, he brought her up alone, but their lives were further twisted by trouble after Sarah was jilted by Zeke, an island boy, who left her pregnant and devastated. Shortly afterwards, Zeke was killed in a car crash, and Sarah fled the island for a new life on the mainland, leaving her father feeling rejected and angry.
Moon of the crusted snow: a novel, Waubgeshig Rice: With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadearship loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve.
Losing Earth: the decade we could have stopped climate change, Nathaniel Rich: By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change - what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Over the next ten years, we had the very real opportunity to stop it. Obviously, we failed.
Pamela, or, Virtue rewarded, Samuel Richardson
Clarissa: or, the history of a young lady, Samuel Richardson
Little bits quilting bee: 20 quilts using charm squares, jelly rolls, layer cakes, and fat quarters, Kathreen Ricketson: Sewing with pre-cut fabric packs is all the rage. It allows for endless creativity and makes it a cinch to stitch up lovely quilts without breaking the bank. Little Bits Quilting Bee features 20 projects for small fabric scraps and bundles including jelly rolls, charm squares, layer cakes, and fat quarters. From king-sized quilts to wall hangings, and more, this beautifully illustrated book has something for sewers of every skill level.
The bones of Avalon, Philip Rickman: The first book in the Dr. Dee series of Tudor thrillers, about the astrologer royal to Queen Elizabeth Ia brew of compelling storytelling, devious politics, witchcraft, and necromantic arts It is 1560, and Elizabeth Tudor has been on the throne for a year. Dr John Dee, at 32 already acclaimed throughout Europe, is her astrologer and consultant in the hidden artsa controversial appointment in these days of superstition and religious strife.
What remains of her, Eric Rickstad: "A chilling, harrowing thriller set in rural Vermont about a recluse who believes the young girl he's found in the woods is the reincarnation of his missing daughter, returned to help him solve her and his wife's disappearance. "I won't say a word. Cross my heart and hope to die..." Jonah Baum, a professor of poetry at a local college in Vermont, sees his ordinary life come tumbling down when his wife and young daughter vanish from their home. No evidence of a kidnapping. No sign of murder.
The wanderer, Michael Ridpath
Widow's wreath: a Martha's vineyard mystery, Cynthia Riggs: It's a case of cold feet-and cold-blooded murder-as 92-year-old poet/sleuth Victoria Trumbull gets more than she bargained for after hosting an ill-fated wedding.
The joy of living: unlocking the secret and science of happiness, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Storm of locusts, Rebecca Roanhorse: Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped just as rumours of a cult sweeping across the reservation leads Maggie and Hastiin to investigate an outpost, and what they find there will challenge everything they've come to know in this action-packed sequel to Trail of Lightning . It's been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Din? monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things.
St Piran's: the wedding!, Alison Roberts: St Piran's: The Wedding! by Alison RobertsThe last thing Dr Megan Phillips did before leaving St Piran's was to save the lives of tiny twins; the babies of the man she loved...Now, with Megan forced to come home, and back to St Piran's, she's turning single father Josh O'Hara's world on its head...again! But they've been through so much - will St Piran's ever really see the wedding they've been waiting for? The wedding of a lifetime...
Churchill: walking with destiny: the biography, Andrew Roberts
Convincing Alex, Nora Roberts: Daringly bold soap-opera writer Bess McNee figured the only way to understand a character was to stand in her shoes--even if they were a streetwalker's stiletto heels. But when Alex Stanislaski arrests her for soliciting, she has a change of heart. She decides to follow the sexy detective around to get "ideas" for her show. Nick is absolutely perfect for her research...and maybe for herself as well. Now all she has to do is convince him she's right...Originally published in 1994.
More love, less conflict: a communication playbook for couples, Jonathan Robinson: "The pace of modern life leaves little time to truly connect with our partners, yet the need for good communication is greater than ever before. This book of strategies will teach you how to communicate effectively through structured practices. You'll learn simple ways to keep the lines of communication open, become a better listener, understand and avoid your own and your partner's triggers, and solve common problems.
Barracuda 945, Patrick Robinson
Hunter killer, Patrick Robinson: Appalled at his family's extravagant lifestyle, Crown Prince Nasir vows to end their careless and destructive rule, and sets in motion a top-secret operation to destroy the Saudi oil industry and bankrupt the monarchy.
Seawolf, Patrick Robinson: Silent and lethal, USS Seawolf, the US Navy's most up-to-date stealth submarine, is on an ultra secret mission - to spy on China's brand new, hugely-improved Xia-Class submarine. When it ventures dangerously into the forbidden waters of the China Sea, Seawolf is caught in a shocking accident and is captured by the Chinese.
1001 horrible facts, Anne Rooney: 1001 Horrible Facts is a great fact-packed and illustrated reference book covering topics including Science, Body, Animals, History and World Records.
The memory wall, Lev AC Rosen: There's a fine line between real life and video games in this engrossing novel that's part Kathryn Erskine's Mockingbird, part Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls. Severkin is an elf who slinks through the shadows of Wellhall's spiraling stone towers, plundering ancient ruins and slaying mystical monstrosities with ease. He's also a character in a video game--a character that twelve-year-old Nick Reeves plays when he needs a break from the real world. And lately, Nick has really needed a break.
Running with trains: a novel in poetry and two voices, Michael Rosen: Is the grass greener on the other side of the train window? Even a brief brush with a stranger can change our lives. It's 1970, and Perry feels adrift in turbulent times: his father is missing in action in Vietnam, his mother is studying to become a nurse in the city, his older sister has become a peacenik in college. Traveling between his hometown, where he lives with his grandmother, and his mother's house in Cincinnati, Perry notices Steve, whose farm lies on the B & O railroad line.
Medieval Wall Paintings, Roger Rosewell: The medieval wall paintings that remain in English churches are for the most part shadows of their former selves - the rare fragments of this beautiful art to have survived not only the Reformation but also successive waves of iconoclastic zeal and unsympathetic restoration.
Ship modeling from stem to stern, Milton Roth: Introduces useful tools and techniques, discusses kits, plans, and work areas, and covers painting, glues, hull construction, decks, masts, rigging, fittings, sails, and metal parts.
Trail and mountain running, Sarah Rowell
Painting Skies and Seascapes, Peter Rush: The sea and sky have captured the attention of artists for centuries. Their energy and drama, or their tranquility and beauty, can be portrayed powerfully and magnificently in a painting. This encouraging and user-friendly book gives practical advice on how to set about sea and sky painting, and explains what to look for in capturing space and movement, colour and light.
Blood money, Chris Ryan: When Amber, Li, Paulo, Hex and Alex visit India, they discover a terrible abuse of human rights, the deliberate theft of human organs for transplant surgery. When a young girl is snatched, Alpha Force must utilize all their skills to locate her before she falls victim to the surgeon's knife.
Ultimate weapon, Chris Ryan: Nick Scott's daughter is a scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age. Now she has vanished. Her lover, Jed Bradley, is one of SAS's toughest young agents. Caught in a global power play, Nick and Jed find themselves in a race to find the woman they both love and to unlock the secret of the 'Ultimate Weapon'.
Strike back, Chris Ryan
Land of fire, Chris Ryan: Mark Black was a youthful SAS fighter in the Falklands war. To grab a female Argentine spy, he puts his life on the line. Along with his SAS colleagues, he is sent on a dangerous reconnaissance mission before an attack on a fortified airbase. Twenty years pass, and a threatening new Argentine military junta has its sights set on the Falklands again.
The hermit, Thomas Rydahl: A car is found on a deserted beach on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. On the back seat lies a cardboard box containing the body of a small boy buried in newspaper cuttings. No one knows his name, and there is no trace of a driver. The last thing an ailing tourist resort needs is a murder, and the police are desperate to close the case. The island is rife with rumours about the reclusive Erhard.
A rainbow above us, Sharon Sala: Hurricane Fanny left no one in Blessings, Georgia, unscathed--including Rowan Harper, the only surviving member of her family. Rebuilding her life now seems almost impossible. Bowie James comes back to help repair his grandmother's house, but he doesn't intend to stay long. He and his mother were forced out of Blessings a decade ago, and he's neither forgiven nor forgotten those responsible.
Marshall's law, Ben Sanders: Marshall Grade is back, still trying to escape the remnants of his old life.
Eyes of prey, John Sandford: It wasn't quite human, the thing that pulled itself across the kitchen floor. Not quite human, eyes gone, brain damaged, bleeding, but it was alive and it had a purpose . . . Lucas Davenport is battling with depression, barely able to get through each day. When a woman is brutally murdered in her home, it looks like the case might be exactly what he needs to pull him out of his funk. But it won't be easy. Because this time there are two killers.
Umbrellas and their history, William Sangster: Can it be possibly believed, by the present eminently practical generation, that a busy people like the English, whose diversified occupations so continually expose them to the chances and changes of a proverbially fickle sky, had ever been ignorant of the blessings bestowed on them by that dearest and truest friend in need and in deed, the umbrella?.
25 natural ways to lower blood pressure, James Scala
Spirals in time: the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells, Helen Scales
The amnesia clinic, James Scudamore
Writer's block, Ricky Sedani: Meet Vinny Thomas. Happy living in Dublin with his wife, Claire, and daughter, Emily. Vinny had the perfect job and the perfect life until it all began to disappear. Claire has found someone else and she is taking Emily with her.Now Vinny must leave the paradise he has lost and find himself. He embarks on a journey that will lead him to the city of London, his new home. To find closure he begins to write and eventually meets Kate.
The three kings of Cologne, Kate Sedley: When the remains of Isabella Linkinhorne, who disappeared twenty years earlier and was known to have had three secret lovers, are discovered on nunnery land, Roger the Chapman is called in. Faced with the task of tracking down three people of whom he knows next to nothing, Roger nicknames them Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior after the Magi the Three Kings of Cologne ...
Why girls talk--and what they're really saying: a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen, Susan Morris Shaffer
Why boys don't talk--and why it matters: a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen, Susan Morris Shaffer
Early start to potty training, Shahana
The gluten-free revolution: a balanced guide to a gluten-free lifestyle through healthy recipes, green smoothies, yoga, pilates, and easy desserts, Caroline Shannon-Karasik: Whether it's between the sheets or two slices of bread, everyone has different requirements for a life that hits the sweet spot. The Gluten-Free Revolution is truly the ideal way to identify that place in your life where everything feels oo-la-la.
Zen and the art of running: the path to making peace with pace, Larry Shapiro: All that I am, I am because of my mind. Paavo Nurmi, Olympic runner with nine gold medals in track & field. All runners strive to get in the zone, but here they'll learn to enter the Zen zone.
The orphans of Halfpenny Street, Cathy Sharp: When there is nowhere else to turn, St Saviour's will give them hope... It's 1948 and London's East End is still a bombed-out landscape. Sister Beatrice, who runs the St Saviour's Children's Home, knows that life is still a precarious existence for many children and it seems that there is no end to the constant stream of waifs and strays who appear at their door looking for a safe haven.One such arrival is Mary Ellen whose mother is gravely ill.
The little runaways, Cathy Sharp: The follow-up to The Orphans of Halfpenny Street focuses on the story of Nancy and Terry who have suffered terrible abuse at the hands of their father. Finding their way to St Saviour's Children's Home should mean safety, but little Terry is terribly damaged by his experiences and the carers face challenges that they could never have foreseen...
A daughter's choice, Cathy Sharp: Heartache and hardship in London's East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street Kathy Cole, is a determined young woman. She refuses to stay at home with her bitter, drunken father and is instead determined to do her bit for the men in the Great War by training to be a nurse. While in training, she meets up with a face from the past - Tom O'Rourke - now a doctor with many responsibilities.
The buffalo soldiers: their epic story and major campaigns, Debra J Sheffer: This riveting narrative focuses on the Buffalo Soldiers, tracing the legacy of black military service and its social, economic, and political impact from the colonial era through the end of the 19th century.
Village teacher, Jack Sheffield
The Tokyo zodiac murders, S?ji Shimada: Japan, 1936. An old eccentric artist living with seven women has been found dead- in a room locked from the inside. His diaries reveal alchemy, astrology and a complicated plan to kill all seven women. Shortly afterwards, the plan is carried out: the women are found dismembered and buried across rural Japan. By 1979, these Tokyo Zodiac Murders have been obsessing a nation for decades, but not one of them has been solved.
Murder in the crooked house, S?ji Shimada: The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff overlooking icy seas at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place for the millionaire Kozaburo Hamamoto to build a house, but even more curious is the house itself - a disorienting maze of sloping floors and strangely situated staircases, full of bloodcurdling masks and uncanny, lifesize dolls. When a man is found dead in one of the mansion's rooms, murdered in seemingly impossible circumstances, the police are called.
Healing from family rifts: ten steps to finding peace after being cut off from a family member, Mark Sichel: The pain of losing a family member to an irreconcilable rift can be devastating. Mark Sichel's Healing from Family Rifts will help you find peace again and recover from the isolation of family exile through his proven, ten-step healing program.
My holiday in North Korea: the funniest, Wendy E Simmons: Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in. In My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth , Wendy shares a glimpse of North Korea as it's never been seen before. Even though it's the scariest place on Earth, somehow Wendy forgot to check her sense of humor at the border. But Wendy's initial amusement and bewilderment soon turned to frustration and growing paranoia.
Caring for parents and other loved ones: a guide for the 21st century, Wilson Simmons: "Caring for our Parents and Other Loved Ones" is a 21st century guide covering the countless details in caring for an elderly, ill, or dying loved one. It addresses many vital issues, such as shifts in physical prowess, senior driving skills, discerning mental skills, along with holistic approaches. And with the utmost respect and love, the author includes his own intimate journey in caring for his mother.
The abominable man, Maj Sjöwall
Cop killer, Maj Sjöwall
The Christmas chronicles: notes, stories and essential recipes for midwinter, Nigel Slater: Features everything you need for the winter solstice. Written as a diary, and starting in September, this is the story of Nigel Slater's love for winter, its fables and its family feasts. Here are legends and folktales, myths and memoir, all told in Nigel's warm and intimate signature style.
Rodeo standoff, Susan Sleeman: The rodeo arena is always treacherous. Now it's deadly...It's no accident Deputy Tessa McKade is trapped with an angry bull ready to trample her to death. She quickly realises that McKade Law is no longer enough to keep her safe - and it's her rescuer, Braden Hayes, who stands in as her bodyguard. As they seek to stop a would-be killer, Braden will have to use all his professional skills to guard Tessa's life.
Sourdough, Robin Sloan
The Greek's pregnant Cinderella, Michelle Smart: 'You will go to the ball.' And be seduced by a billionaire... Hotel maid Tabitha is stunned to be given a ticket to an elite ball hosted by Greek tycoon Giannis Basinas. It's meant to be a night of pure luxury. But this untouched Cinderella ends up in Giannis's bed – utterly pleasured! Making a hasty morning exit out the window, Tabitha expects to return to her ordinary life.
Unholy city, Carrie Smith: Despite their rocky history, Detective Claire Codella and Precinct Detective Brian Haggerty come together when senior churchwarden Philip Graves's bloody body is found lying in the herb garden of historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side just two days before Good Friday. Upon first glance, it looks like a random act of big city violence, but it soon becomes clear churchwarden Philip's death was the result of a meticulously calculated ploy by someone who knew him.
Stylishly sexy: a handbook for looking your best after 50, Karen R Smith: Stylishly Sexy is a funny, fact-filled handbook for Baby Boomer women to regain their fashion savvy without spending a fortune.
The last wicked rogue, Lauren Smith
Red star over China: the classic account of the birth of Chinese communism, Edgar Snow: The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorised account of Mao's life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the Chinese revolution. Out of that experience came Red Star Over China, a classic work that remains one of the most important books ever written about the birth of the Communist movement in China.
On tyranny: twenty lessons from the twentieth century, Timothy Snyder: History does not repeat, but it does instruct. In the twentieth century, European democracies collapsed into fascism, Nazism and communism. These were movements in which a leader or a party claimed to give voice to the people, promised to protect them from global existential threats, and rejected reason in favour of myth. European history shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary people can find themselves in unimaginable circumstances.
Learn colour in painting quickly, Hazel Soan: "Filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, this comprehensive guide from bestselling author Hazel Soan teaches artists everything they need to know about color. Written in an accessible style, it begins with the basics (what color is, how pigments are made) and then explores the palette, the properties of different colors, transparent and opaque colors, granulating and sedimentary colors, and warm and cool colors.
My cousin is a time traveller, David Solomons: Luke is surprised to learn that his cousin is a time traveller. He's even more surprised when she tells him that the machines are becoming intelligent and he must help her stop them taking over the world. It couldn't come at a worse time - Zack has decided to give up his superpowers and live life as a normal teenage nerd. So Luke must swallow his irritation and rise to the challenge yet again.
The best job in the world: how to make a living from following your dreams, Ben Southall: The true story of the man with the Best Job in the World The Best Job in the World is the story of how following your passions can lead to life-changing opportunities. Adventurer Ben Southall shares his experiences and lessons learned as the winner of the inaugural Tourism Queensland''s Best Job in the World campaign, and reveals how this has led to ongoing opportunities since.
Princess Matilda comes home, Shane Spall
God's Chinese son: the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan, Jonathan D Spence: Jonathan Spence creates a history of intimate detail and grand scale. We enter the fevered dream world of Hong Xiuquan as he meets his Heavenly family; we see the torments awaiting earthly sinners in King Yan Luo's hell; we feel the anxieties of Westerners living circumscribed lives on the edges of a China they do not understand.
Death watch: a Chief Inspector Wooden novel, Sally Spencer: Angela Jackson has been missing for over twenty-four hours and, in the opinion of Dr. Stevenson, the psychiatrist who Woodend turns to for advice, her kidnapper will first torture and then kill her. With damaging strains operating within his own team, the more the investigation proceeds the less hope Woodend can see. And he knows deep within himself that he will fail in bringing Angela back alive ...
Dangerous games, Sally Spencer: Detective Chief Inspector Woodend finds himself confronting the work of a possible serial killer when a murdered man is found hanging from a bridge and another is found dangling from a crane.
Dying fall, Sally Spencer: A charred body is discovered in an abandoned cotton mill and the crime scene presents DCI Woodend and his team with many questions, but very few answers.
Blackstone and the endgame, Sally Spencer: December 1916. Inspector Sam Blackstone is suspicious when he is called to the office of Superintendent Brigham the new head of special branch and confused that Brigham seems to want to see him as little as Sam himself wishes to be there.
Fatal quest: Woodend's first case, Sally Spencer: Charlie Woodend has a murder to solve. Trouble is, nobody seems to want him to solve it not Eddie, a Liverpudlian thug sent to threaten him; not DCI Bentley; not Deputy Commissioner Naylor, whose word is law in Scotland Yard; not even the dead girl's mother herself. But Woodend cares. He will find the murderer, he promises himself, even if that means putting his career and perhaps even his own life on the line.
Best served cold, Sally Spencer: On the night the Whitebridge Players staged their last ever performance, the idealistic young actors in the company resolved that twenty years on they would return to the same theatre and stage the same play. But two decades later, old resentments have grown and new jealousies have germinated, and it is a very different company that returns to re-enact the Spanish Tragedy. The cast members all have their axes to grind and some have clear targets for those axes ...
Color me beautiful's looking your best: color, makeup, and style, Mary Spillane: Offers advice for choosing flattering colors and clothes and for creating an image to reflect personality.
Ship of Rome, John Stack: Atticus, captain of one of the ships of Rome's small coastal fleet, is from a Greek fishing family. Septimus, legionary commander, reluctantly ordered aboard ship, is from Rome - it could never be an easy alliance. But the arrival of a hostile fleet, more powerful than any Atticus has encountered, forces them to act together.
Captain of Rome, John Stack: "Atticus is the young captain of the Aquila, the flagship of the Roman navy's attack fleet. But his inexperienced commander's position has been bought, not earned. Bound to obey his superior, Atticus sails straight into a carefully-laid trap. In the brutal battle that follows, he pulls his men back from the brink of defeat only by disobeying orders. Summoned to Rome, Atticus will pay a high price for his defiance.
Master of Rome, John Stack: The young Greek captain Atticus is now a commander of the growing Roman navy, blockading a port near Tunis, when the Roman legions suffer terrible defeat by the the triumphant Carthaginian army, spearheaded by the elephant charges. Atticus and his crew are among the handful of survivors, and being the messenger of this news to the Senta in Rome brings Atticus political troubles.
The magpie tree, Katherine Stansfield
Out of the shadows, Mary Jane Staples: Times move on for the Adams family in East London, and as business prospers, there are new worries to deal with. A young woman arrives who is intent on ruining Sammy Adam's winter fashion show, and Sammy must deal with her unwelcome attention. Boots has to find a solution when one of his female employees tells him about a sinister visitor, and he also does some match-making.
Run your diesel vehicle on biofuels: a do-it-yourself guide, Jon Starbuck
The history of Cuba, Clifford L Staten: "A thorough examination of the history of Cuba, focusing primarily on the period from the revolution in 1959 to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
Gentleman Jack: a biography of Anne Lister, Regency landowner, seducer and secret diarist, Angela Steidele: Anne Lister was a Yorkshire heiress, an intrepid world traveller and a proud lesbian during a time when it was difficult simply to be female. She chose to remain unmarried, dressed all in black and spoke openly of her lack of interest in men. The first woman to climb Vignemale in the treacherous Pyrenees, she journeyed as far as Azerbaijan and slept with a pistol under her pillow.
Israel Since the Six-Day War: Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow, Leslie Stein: Completing his acclaimed trilogy on the history of Israel, Leslie Stein brings readers right up to contemporary events in Israel Since the Six-Day War. Stein vividly chronicles Israel''s wars and military engagements, but he also incorporates fascinating assessments of many other issues, including Israel's economic development, the nature of the PLO and Palestinian Authority, and Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.
Beginning software engineering, Rod Stephens: Build better software with essential software engineering techniques Beginning Software Engineering teaches you the practical, hands-on skills needed to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Using jargon-free English, this book uses numerous case studies to demonstrate important concepts and techniques, and describes methods that can be applied to any programming language.
Fall, or dodge in hell, Neal Stephenson: Forthrast is pronounced brain dead following a routine medical procedure, his family and close friends are left stunned, devastated, and forced to make difficult decisions. Dodge's will asks that his body be given to a cryonics company, owned by enigmatic tech entrepreneur Elmo Shepherd, whose business practices give Dodge's family understandable cause for concern. But when Dodge wrote his will he didn't anticipate that one day he'd be declared brain dead.
Peace on earth, Gordon Stevens: The lives of three families converge: a Jewish family finally allowed out of Russia after years of persecution; a Palestinian family displaced by the Israelis from their ancestral home in Bethlehem; an English family from Hereford, home of the SAS: hostage, highjacker, rescuer - but who is really the villain, who is really the victim?.
The Descenders, Paul Stewart: Cade Quarter has spent the last few years of his life running from an enemy he's never even met – the ruthless and power-hungry High Professor of Flight, Quove Lentis. But Quove's deadly agenda has finally caught up with Cade, and now he must leave his home and flee once more, this time to the legendary floating city of New Sanctaphrax.
The places in between, Rory Stewart
Victorian Ghost Stories, Mike Stocks: Six spine-tingling stories dug up and dusted down for today's readers. Enter the terrifying world of Victorian ghouls and ghostly apparitions - if you dare.
Dracula: the un-dead, Dacre Stoker: One by one, the band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago is being hunted down.
Evie, Julia Stoneham: It is mid-December 1944 when eighteen-year-old Evie arrives at Post Stone Farm: the raw, winter cold and wartime rationing casts a shadow on the small community, but none as dark as her past. Choosing to join the Land Army, she longs for quiet days spent milking cows and collecting eggs. The other land girls have already formed close friendships, and quiet Evie barely makes a ripple when trying to blend into the group. But it is here she falls in love with Giorgio, an Italian POW.
Making questions work: a guide to what and how to ask for facilitators, consultants, managers, coaches, and educators, Dorothy Strachan: This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful.
The bell, the book, and the spellbinder, Brad Strickland: One dark, drippy day, when Byron & ldquo;Fergie & rdquo; Ferguson gets bored, he wonders what the last book in the library is. What he finds past the last set of shelves is a battered black cover with the Dewey decimal number 99.99S and a title as red as blood & mdash;The Book of True Wishes by Jarmyn Thanatos.
The hand of the necromancer, Brad Strickland: By donating a box full of strange objects, Professor Childermass gets his young friend Johnny Dixon a summer job at the Gudge Museum. Everything seems okay as Johnny mops the floors and dusts the artifacts. That is, until a sinister man named Mattheus Mergal shows up looking for the one item the professor held back to keep safe--a wooden hand carved by the evil wizard Esdrias Blackleash.
The wrath of the grinning ghost, Brad Strickland: On a trip to Florida with his father, Johnny Dixon visits a fortuneteller, and receives an eerie premonition. Inside the crystal ball Johnny sees a ghost-white face with long white hair and black eyes like puddles of oil, which screams, "The universe shall be mine!" Back home, Johnny's father falls unconscious, gravely ill in a way the doctors can't understand.
Essentials of inorganic chemistry: for students of pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and medicinal chemistry, Katja Strohfeldt-Venables: A comprehensive introduction to inorganic chemistry and, specifically, the science of metal-based drugs, Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry describes the basics of inorganic chemistry, including organometallic chemistry and radiochemistry, from a pharmaceutical perspective.
Madwoman on the bridge, Tong Su
Yarn substitution made easy: matching the right yarn to any knitting pattern, Carol Sulcoski: A comprehensive guide to learn to evaluate the types of yarns and patterns that are best suited for each other when changing the yarn in knitting patterns.
Archie giant comics blast, Archie Superstars: Collects 480 pages of iconic Archie tales in this one amazing volume! Follow America's favorite red-head as he navigates the pressures of the American teenager in the awkward, charming, and hilarious way you've come to know and love. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Manhunt: how I brought serial killer Levi Bellfield to justice, Colin Sutton
Deadly intent, Anna Sweeney: Maureen lies unconscious on a lonely track. Her husband blames a fellow holidaymaker at Nessa McDermott's country house on Ireland's enchanting Beara peninsula. Two days later, a man's body is found, strangled and dumped. Amid a frenzy of police, media and family pressures, former journalist Nessa has to find her own answers. Meanwhile, ambitious young policeman Redmond Joyce is also hell-bent on identifying the murderer, and conflict between them grows as they close in on the horrifying truth.
Tomorrow, Graham Swift: FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING MOTHERING SUNDAY AND LAST ORDERS, and reissued for the first time on the Scribner list, this is an intensely moving novel about a night that will change one family beyond recognition. On a June night Paula, a successful art dealer, lies awake, Mike, her husband of twenty-five years, asleep beside her. In nearby rooms their twin teenage children, Nick and Kate, sleep too. The next day, Paula knows, will define all their lives.
If I don't write it, nobody else will, Eric Sykes: The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. 'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audience decides for you.
Now and then and always, Melissa Tagg: "Last year, after traumatic circumstances forced her from her job as a nanny, Mara Bristol finally found a place to belong--the winsome Everwood Bed & Breakfast at the edge of Maple Valley, Iowa. For months, she's helped its owner, Lenora, maintain the ramshackle property despite their shortage of guests. But when Lenora fails to return from a month-long trip and the bank threatens foreclosure, Mara worries she's once again alone... abandoned... about to lose the only true home she's ever known.
A dark and distant shore, Reay Tannahill: 'An ancient brooding castle ... a dispossessed child ... a lifelong passion for one errant man ... wars, crises and feuds ... ' WASHINGTON POST. Reay Tannahill's great bestseller is the story of an extraordinary woman's determination to win back her birthright - the remote and beautiful West Highland castle of Kinveil - sold by her father to a Glasgow merchant when she was seven years old.
Sinless, Sarah Tarkoff: "Set in a near future where good people are beautiful, and bad people are mysteriously punished with ugliness and even death"-- Provided by publisher.
The snow rose, Lulu Taylor: I suppose Rory and I will divorce at some point, when I've got the time to think about it and the strength to tackle the dreary admin it will involve. The house. The division of money and belongings. What will happen to Heather. He's not taking her away from me. It's what he wants. It's what they all want. I know they think I'm not fit to look after her. My mother thinks it. That's why I won't see her either, or my sister.
Fire your Web guy!: use WordPress to build your own Ecommerce website without any coding, Steven V Taylor: Build a beautiful, e-commerce ready website with no coding knowledge whatsoever for under 20! "Web Guys" tend to live in their mother's basement and work whenever they feel like it. They can be costly, unresponsive, slow and downright flakey. The good news for you is that you don't really need a Web Guy. There are tools available now.
The scarab path, Adrian Tchaikovsky
The duke's unexpected bride, Lara Temple: From country miss...to London duchess. Sophie Trevelyan has been enjoying her visit to London, even if her closest companion is an overweight pug! Then she encounters the dashing Duke of Harcourt, who intrigues her more than is strictly proper... Max knows he must marry. He's looking for the opposite of his high-spirited fiancée, who died some years ago, so he tries to keep his distance from bubbly Sophie. But when her life is endangered, Max feels compelled to rescue her...
Lord Hunter's Cinderella heiress, Lara Temple: Betrothed...to the wrong man. Building a life away from her bullying family, schoolmistress Helen Tilney needs to convince her childhood sweetheart she's a worthy bride. Standing in her way is Lord Hunter--the man Nell has just discovered she's betrothed to!Hunter's offer of marriage came out of guilt, so he agrees when she asks for his help to win another man. Until their lessons in flirtation inspire a raging desire which has Hunter longing to keep Nell for himself...
The reluctant viscount, Lara Temple: The rake's return. A decade ago, wallflower Alyssa Drake's heart broke when Adam Alistair was banished from Mowbray. Now, he's back--wealthy, titled and more cynical than before! And Alyssa's determined not to fall under this notorious rake's spell ever again... Reluctant viscount Adam knows only betrayal. But Alyssa proves herself an unexpected ally when he finds his life endangered, and they are forced into a sham engagement.
Bad blood, Aline Templeton: Marnie Bruce has hyperthymesia; she can remember everything she has ever seen. Everything except from one fateful night when she was eleven; she woke up in an isolated cottage with a head injury and her mother gone.Twenty years later Marnie heads back to Scotland seeking answers to what happened, but in the small town of Galloway, her mother's disappearance still burns in the air and Marnie's return looks set to tear open old wounds for many of the locals.
Third Sin, Aline Templeton: Pleasure is the highest good: the Cyrenaics practised the principle until the death of one from an overdose and the apparent suicide of another. Sobered, the group went their several ways. One heads to Canada, another disappears and a third is believed to have committed suicide, at least until his body turns up two years later in the wreck of a car swept up on to the Solway mud flats.
The daily face: 25 makeup looks for day, night, and everything in between!, Annamarie Tendler: Makeup artist Annamarie Tendler's Daily Face feature on her hugely popular Tumblr blog has inspired hundreds of thousands of followers. Now in her first book, she takes readers around the clock with 25 easy-to-achieve looks for everything from an afternoon first date to a retro-glam cocktail party or a sultry smoky-eyed late night. She even throws in some head-turning costume ideas. It's all about personal expression.
Silver in the wood, Emily Tesh: "There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes.
A Texas soldier's Christmas, Cathy Gillen Thacker: Their Christmas miracle...Just the sight of Army Lieutenant Zane Lockhart makes nurse Nora Caldwell weak at the knees. But Nora has to keep a level head this time. As tempting as it is to fall into his finely sculpted arms--again--she's got her beautiful baby boy Liam to think of now. She can't settle for temporary; she and her son deserve more.Zane has always responded to the call of duty. But that dedication has meant saying goodbye to Nora far too often.
Surfside sisters, Nancy Thayer: A woman from Nantucket returns home to find that reunions aren't always so simple. Growing up, Lara always dreamed of leaving Nantucket to become a writer. Now that she's a bestselling novelist living in New York City, she realizes that success isn't what she thought it would be. Confused, and with a harrowing case of writer's block, Lara misses the island way of life more than ever.
The quarry, Johan Theorin: "Old Jerry Morner lives quietly in an isolated house, deep in a Swedish forest, hurting no one. Or that's what he wants people to believe. It takes one spark and a can of petrol to expose the truth. The fire is deadly, Not for Jerry, but for the two strangers found burnt to death inside. His sons starts to search for answers. But he soon realises that some secrets are better left to the dead"--Page 4 of cover.
The Asylum, Johan Theorin: Jan has just started working at the Dell nursery. But this isn't your normal nursery. It's linked to a high-security asylum by a dimly-lit underground tunnel, used by the children to visit their parents, who just happen to be some of the most dangerous psychopaths in the country. And Jan has some mysterious reasons for being here. There's something he's not telling people about his past. And there's someone in the sylum who he really wants to see ... - Back cover.
The voices beyond, Johan Theorin: Summer on the beautiful Swedish island of Oland. Visitors arrive in their thousands, ready to enjoy the calm and relaxation of this paradise. Amongst them is Jonas Kloss, excited at the prospect of staying with his aunt, uncle and older cousins. But it is not as he had hoped. One night he takes a boat out onto the moonlit sea. A ship looms out of the darkness and the horror he finds on board is unimaginable.
Dover beach: love, life and death in wartime England, Leslie Thomas
Darkest Night, Tara Thomas: "Riveting...readers will not be able to put this book down." - RT Book Reviews on Deadly SecretIn the sultry streets of Charleston, one family, ruled by its powerful, take-no-prisoners sons, has risen to the top. But a merciless enemy is out to destroy them...and everyone they hold close...Exclusive bonus content available only in the print edition!SHE THOUGHT SHE'D LOST HIM FOREVERTilly Brock has learned--the hard way--how to take care of herself.
The silent woman, Terry Lynn Thomas: Would you sell your secrets? Catherine Carlisle is trapped in a loveless marriage and the treat of World War Two is looming. She sees no way out... that is until a trusted friend asks her to switch her husband's paper's in a desperate bid to confuse the Germans. Soon Catherine finds herself caught up in a deadly mixture of espionage and murder. Someone is selling secrets to the other side, and the evidence seems to point right at her.
The Allotment Girls, Kate Thompson: During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them.Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour.
The goldfish boy, Lisa Thompson: Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbours doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life ... if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
Beyond all evil, June Thomson: June Thomson and Giselle Ross are inextricably linked by two unspeakable acts of evil. On the same day, a few miles apart, their estranged husbands slaughtered their children. The murders were not driven by rage, or committed in moments of madness. They were planned, and carried out with chilling precision, to inflict the worst pain imaginable. une and Giselle did not know each other.
Round is a mooncake: a book of shapes, Roseanne Thong: As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.
Red is a dragon: a book of colors, Roseanne Thong: A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.
Backlash: a thriller, Brad Thor: In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel, part demon. Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. You crossed these men at your peril. And once crossed, there was no crossing back. They were fearless; men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai. Today, men like these still strike from the shadows.
Leading with your legacy in mind: building lasting value in business and life, Andrew Thorn: Unfolds an entirely new perspective on legacy issues and invites the reader to shift his or her thinking from goals to aspirations, from balance to focus, from results to commitments, from achieving to becoming, and from outcomes to actions. Including the instructive and inspiring stories of leaders working on legacy issues while improving their organizations, this book contains transformative action steps and prescriptive exercises that will improve your company and your life.
Love and marriage: married life doesn't alway run smoothly, Margaret Thornton: 1957. Newly-wed Val Walker is looking forward to starting a family. Her best friend, the previously flighty Cissie, is expecting her second child, content to settle down to full-time motherhood. Their mutual friend Janice, having just got engaged to boyfriend Paul, is looking forward to wedded bliss. But life doesn't always turn out as one would expect. Val doesn't find it as easy as she'd expected to fall pregnant with her longed-for first baby.
Gun street girl, Mark Timlin: Third in the Nick Sharman crime series, from the Spillane of Brit NoirIt starts when Nick Sharman's eye is caught by a woman in a fashionable West End store. She is young, beautiful, classyand she is shoplifting. In a moment of gallantry, Sharman saves her from the indignity of being caught. The next thing he knows Elizabeth Pike is his client. One evening a few weeks before, her father, multimillionaire Sir Robert Pike, took his old service revolver and blew a hole in his head.
Take the A-train, Mark Timlin
The turnaround, Mark Timlin: Disliked by Old Bill and villains alike, South London private eye Nick Sharman attracts trouble like the proverbial magnet. When businessman James Webb asks Sharman to find out who murdered his sister, her husband and two young children, the trail's been cold for over a year; the original police investigators had found nothing - no clues, no witnesses, no motive. There isn't much to go on.
Zip gun boogie, Mark Timlin: It's time for another rock and roll case. American rock gods Pandora's Box are cutting their new album in London but someone has wiped the tapes and one of the band is in hospital after an OD. Enter Sharman, who has been volunteered by Chris Kennedy-Sloane to solve the mess. Before Nick knows it, he is dating the lead singer Ninotchka; which is a week's work in itself.
Ashes by now, Mark Timlin
Beginning HTML5 & CSS3 for dummies, Ed Tittel: Your full-color, friendly guide to getting started with HTML5 and CSS3! HTML and CSS are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and help make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly-but-straightforward guide gets you started with the basics of the latest versions of HTML and CSS: HTML5 and CSS3.
Send me no flowers, Jenny Tomlin: The story of a young woman's fight for survival. Donna Stewart's family is poor but respectable and hard working. Donna is beautiful and clever - about to go up to university. Celebrating her exam results with her friends at a club, she meets Danny Lester, ten years older, much richer, a businessman - he sweeps her off her feet. Despite warnings from friends and family, Donna enjoys Danny's wild streak. She believes this is the man she will marry and live with happy ever after.
Trouble in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope: Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house-sitting for the Shepherds in the picturesque Cotswold village of Stanton, close to Broadway. Walks in the local countryside with the dogs and perhaps a meal in the pub are all the excitement she wants. When her arrival at the village coincides with the funeral of local businessman Douglas Callendar, found electrocuted in his bath, Thea's interest is stirred but the onset of flu threatens to prevent any sleuthing.
The Coniston case, Rebecca Tope: Valentine's Day is fast approaching and Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown's flower shop near Lake Windermere is doing good business. But when Simmy receives a string of anonymous delivery orders, each one causing their recipient great distress, she begins to suspect that the messages they contain mask a sinister intent. When one of the recipients disappears, it would seem that her worst fears have been confirmed.
Fear in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope: Following a string of disastrous house-sitting assignments, and with troubles in her recent personal life, Thea Osborne is understandably apprehensive about her latest commission: a wintery month in an isolated farmhouse with only an assortment of animals, including her loyal spaniel Hepzie, for company.--From Content Reserve screen.
A Cotswold killing, Rebecca Tope: Duntisbourne Abbots is a timeless and quintessentially English village nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds in peaceful Gloucestershire. Recently widowed Thea Osbourne fears three weeks house-sitting there may prove a little dull, but her first night's sleep at Brook View is broken by a piercing scream. She assures herself it was only a fox and nothing more sinister, but then a body turns up ...
Revenge in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope: Thea Osborne is determined to avoid trouble during her latest commission house-sitting in the pretty Cotswold village of Daglingworth. Anticipating a relaxing two weeks spent looking after an old corgi and a hibernating tortoise, spiced with phone calls to boyfriend Drew Slocombe, Thea settles down quite contentedly ? for about half a day. Until, that is, a dead body is discovered in a nearby quarry.
Crisis in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope: Thea and Drew have been married for a year and are settled in the village of Broad Campden, but Thea is chafing at the domestic routines she is expected to devote herself to, missing the novelty and adventure that house-sitting used to bring. When a routine burial exposes the secrets of the deceased, Drew finds himself caught in the middle of a family feud, in which he feels he is on the wrong side, and Thea's inquisitiveness and penchant for solving crimes draws her in too.
Slaughter in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope: Thea throws herself into house-sitting for Babs and Cedric Angell in Lower Slaughter following her beloved father's death--anything to keep her busy and away from some of her rather difficult relatives. Although it's lonely, she has her spaniel Hepzie for company, and keeping the house in order and looking after the Angells' menagerie of animals does the trick for a short period of time.
Trespass, Rose Tremain: "In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Aramon, the owner, is so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. Meanwhile, his sister Audrun, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life.
The other family, Joanna Trollope
A Shot in the Dark: a Twitten Mystery, Lynne Truss: After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day.
A certain age, Lynne Truss: 'A Certain Age' focuses on six women, each around 40 years of age, each defined by a family relationship, a mother, a daughter, and so on. These monologues are in the vein of Bridget Jones plus ten years.
The simple wild, K A Tucker: City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker. Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla's father, Wren Fletcher, in the process.
Denial of murder, Peter Turnbull: When the bodies of two murder victims are discovered within twenty-four hours of each other at the same location, each with a similar cause of death, Vicary and his team are drawn into a complex investigation which leads them to the door of a criminal mastermind.
Jungle survival, Tracey Turner: If you have never paddled down the Amazon River or been stung by a scorpion or gone without food for a day, then this book is for you. Your inner wimp will find loads of crazy stuff on how to survive or avoid the dangers and hazards of staying alive and healthy in the jungle.
The world of the Crusades: an illustrated history, Christopher Tyerman: Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power, reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all sorts, from castles to reliquaries. Campaigns required material funds and equipment, while conquests produced bureaucracies, taxation, economic exploitation, and commercial regulation.
Crooked herring, L C Tyler: Ethelred Tressider, mid-list crime writer, is surprised when fellow author Henry Holiday unexpectedly turns up on his doorstep. He's even more surprised when Henry confesses that he may have committed murder while drunk on New Year's Eve. Though he has little recollection of the night, Henry fears he may have killed drinking companion and fellow crime writer Crispin Vynall, and asks Ethelred to discreetly make enquiries in order to discover the truth.
Herring on the Nile, L C Tyler: In a desperate attempt to revive his writing career, Ethelred Tressider books a cruise down the Nile River along with his agent Elsie, only to discover that a murderer is on the loose somewhere onboard the ship.
The herring in the library, L C Tyler: When literary agent Elsie Thirkettle is invited to accompany tall but obscure crime-writer Ethelred Tressider to dinner at Muntham Court, she is looking forward to sneering at his posh friends. What she is not expecting is that, half way through the evening, her host will be found strangled in his locked study. Since there is no way that a murderer could have escaped, the police conclude that Sir Robert Muntham has killed himself.
The witchfinder's sister, Beth Underdown: To what lengths will Matthew's obsession drive him? And what choice will Alice make, when she finds herself at the very heart of his plan?.
Willow Moss and the lost day, Dominique Valente
America and WWI: a traveler's guide, Mark D Van Ells
Hercules, Fred Van Lente: Hercules battled gods, men and monsters in a lifetime of violence and destruction. Today, Hercules is best known for his 'twelve labours', a series of near-impossible tasks assigned to him as punishment for the killing of his wife and children. During those tasks, he slew the multi-headed hydra, wrestled with Cerberus, hound of the underworld, and stole the girdle of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Yet even when his labours were done, his adventures continued.
Alaskan hideout, Sarah Varland: Mission: safeguard his ex-And the son she kept secretSomeone's stalking Emma Bass and her little boy, and the only person she can turn to is her ex-boyfriend, Tyler Dawson. Arriving in his Alaskan town with the son he doesn't know exists, though, Emma finds facing Tyler just as hard as outrunning her would-be killer. Now they must overcome their past...if they want to live to claim a second chance at a shared future.
Lady speaks: uncovering the secrets of the Mona Lisa, W N Varvel: For almost five hundred years, the Mona Lisa smile has mystified viewers and intrigued historians. Completed in 1515, the Mona Lisa has hidden the lady's secret well. Now, after years devoted to research and analysis of the works of Leonardo da Vinci, W.N.
The librarian, Salley Vickers
Make: JavaScript robotics, Rick Waldron: JavaScript Robotics is on the rise. Rick Waldron, the lead author of this book and creator of the Johnny-Five platform, is at the forefront of this movement. Johnny-Five is an open source JavaScript Arduino programming framework for robotics. This book brings together fifteen rock star programmers, each creating a unique Johnny-Five robot step-by-step, and offering tips and tricks along the way. Experience with JavaScript is a prerequisite.
The strange and beautiful sorrows of Ava Lavender, Leslye J Walton: This is a mesmerizing, lyrical tale of the bright and dark sides of love and desire. Foolish love appears to be a Roux family birthright. And for Ava Lavender, a girl born with the wings of a bird, it is an ominous thing to inherit. In her quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to join her peers, sixteen-year-old Ava ventures into the wider world. But it is a dangerous world for a naive girl a world which may view her as girl or angel.
Special forces vehicles: 1940 to the present day: rare photographs from wartime archives, Pat Ware: What is the ideal vehicle for special forces operations, for dangerous missions performed by small units of highly trained troops often working in enemy territory, behind enemy lines? And which vehicles have the world's armies selected, adapted and developed since modern special forces established themselves as a key arm of the military during the Second World War? Pat Ware, in this authoritative and highly illustrated book, uses all his expert knowledge of the history of military vehicles to sh.
Social media design for dummies, Janine Warner: Whether you're trying to attract a new employer or get new fans to notice your brand, your social media profiles need to distinguish you from the masses. Packed with the secrets behind the hottest Facebook timelines, Twitter backgrounds, and LinkedIn profiles, this fun-but-straightforward guide shows you how to create eye-catching social media profiles with a professional, cohesive design.
Who killed Ruby?, Camilla Way: You never know what's going on behind closed doors But would that be the truth? Perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Cara Hunter and Ruth Ware.
Under the cowboy's protection, Debra Webb: Under The Cowboy's Protection / Delores Fossen: When Texas sheriff Raleigh Lawton discovers that a pregnant surrogate is dead, her newborn is missing and his ex, Deputy Thea Morris, is unconscious at the crime scene, he must rely on the woman he could never forget as he searches for a killer and a kidnapped child...Do-Or-Die Bridesmaid / Julie Miller: When Detective Conor Wildman returns home for a wedding, he's reunited with bridesmaid Laura Karr, the former girl next door.
Digital disciplines: attaining market leadership via the cloud, big data, social, mobile, and the internet of things, Joe Weinman: "Leverage digital technologies to achieve competitive advantage through better processes, products, customer relationships and innovation How does Information Technology enable competitive advantage? Digital Disciplines details four strategies that exploit today's digital technologies to create unparalleled customer value.
Elizabeth of York: a Tudor queen and her world, Alison Weir: New York Times Her birth was greeted with as much pomp and ceremony as that of a male heir. The first child of King Edward IV, Elizabeth enjoyed all the glittering trappings of royalty. But after the death of her father; the disappearance and probable murder of her brothers--the Princes in the Tower; and the usurpation of the throne by her calculating uncle Richard III, Elizabeth found her world turned upside-down: She and her siblings were declared bastards.
Captive queen: a novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Alison Weir
The six wives of Henry VIII, Alison Weir: Well-documented portraits of each of King Henry the VIII's 6 wives. The lives and fates of King Henry VIII's legendary six wives are laid bare in a vivid, in-depth account that is set against the colorful, tempestuous background of the Tudor era.
Isabella: she-wolf of France, Queen of England, Alison Weir
Children of England: the heirs of King Henry VIII, 1547-1558, Alison Weir
Praxis, Fay Weldon: A portrait of a woman through time. Controversial, disturbing and witty-Fay Weldon's most ambitious novel. Praxis Duveen is a truly modern heroine, buffeted and battered by life, by women and by men, by herself - wry, funny, pretty innocent, knowing - yet surviving. Her story begins in the 1920s in the seaside town of Brighton. When we leave her in the in 1970s, in London, she has become - despite herself - a world-famous women's leader.
The rules of life, Fay Weldon: A voice beyond the grave provides us with the rules of life, love and laundry. By bestselling author Fay Weldon. Gabriella Sumpter is dead. But in 2004, her voice returns, from beyond the grave, to recall the details of what she calls 'the course of a selfish and most agreeable life' - her own. She tells of her longtime lover, TImothy Tovey, and the battles with Janice, his wife ... of Stavros, her 'greek waiter' ... of Walter James, who burns down her house in a fit of jealous pique.
Mantrapped, Fay Weldon
Growing Rich, Fay Weldon: A turbine-driven fantasy of love and revenge, values and morals. Carmen is sixteen when she catches Bernard Bellamy's eye. Unfortunately for Carmen, Bernard has just made a deal with the devil: his mortal soul in exchange for the fulfilment of all his desires. And he wants Carmen to be his wife.
Monster Planet, David Wellington: Surviving the end of the world was the easy part? It's twelve years since the dead came back. Ravening, mindless zombies have devoured almost every living thing on the planet. The few, scattered survivors are surviving on canned goods and a refusal to give in and die. They are lead by Ayaan, a former child soldier turned brilliant strategist. She's twenty-eight years old, in a world where the average life expectancy is twenty-five.
Monster nation: a zombie novel, David Wellington: This is where it begins. This is where the end of the world begins? She wakes up alone and feeling like she's half-dead. She can't remember her name. She staggers outside, looking for help--and that's when she sees that the dead have returned to life, that zombies are running in the streets and devouring the living. And she's one of them. She isn't breathing. The zombies leave her alone. Because they know she's one of their kind.
Monster Island, David Wellington: Welcome to New York City, Population Zero? The power grid has collapsed. There is no running water, no light, no heat. The massive neon signs of Times Square are dark now, and the subway trains crouch silent in their tunnels, waiting for commuters who will never return. An epidemic of staggering lethality has passed over the city and left nothing living in its wake. And yet the city is not deserted. The dead have returned to life, and they're hungry.
Street kid: one child's desperate fight for survival, Judy Westwater: John Peel's programme Home Truths first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light ' Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, brutalised at the hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, and left to live wild on the streets. But Judy survived and today has founded 7 children's centres in South Africa. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'.
The once and future king, T H White
The 5:2 bikini diet, Jacqueline Whitehart
Organic gardening for dummies, Ann Whitman: From maintaining your lawn and choosing problem-free plants to growing hearty fruits and vegetables, you'll discover how to stay organic year-round.
Painting the visual impression, Richard Whitney: This book teaches the fundamentals of representational painting that artists can use to help them paint in a realistic manner. Listed in order of importance to help the working painter logically solve problems. An Index of Ideas helps the artist commit them to memory. There are 42 full colour paintings included. The first half covers principles of composition and drawing. The rest covers the impressionistic approach to painting nature in a broad manner with simplicity of detail.
Cured, Bethany Wiggins: Now cured, Fiona Tarsis and her twin, Jonah, set out to find their mother with the help of Bowen and former neighbor Jacqui, planning to spread the cure along the way, but raiders will do anything to stop them and new ally Kevin may have ties to those raiders.
Bayonets along the border, John Wilcox: North West India, July 1897. Simon and Alice Fonthill are travelling with their old friend Jenkins to Marden, India for an anniversary party with the Guides Corps. But when they are ambushed on their journey, they realise that the land may not be as peaceful as they first believed. On arrival at Marden their suspicions are confirmed when they are told of fresh trouble from the Pathans leading Simon and Jenkins join the charge to protect a nearby Fort.
Kiss me like a stranger: my search for love and art, Gene Wilder
The bloodstone affair, Emma Wildes: A dark presence that can't be ignored ... Bloodstone Manor is the most infamous haunted house in England, a place where ancient legends and old mysteries linger amid cold walls. Gavin St. John makes his life's work ferreting out the secrets of the restless dead. Summoned to Yorkshire, the last thing he expects to find is the woman of his dreams. Carlotta Stone is frightened by the inexplicable happenings in her home, but powerless to stop them. When the handsome Mr. St.
Arabian pearl, Emma Wildes: The friend of a foreign prince, Lord Grayson is gifted with a beautiful bedmate for his stay at the exotic palace. He is uncertain how to handle the situation, but he certainly wants to help her and not offend his royal hosts, because if he seems displeased with her then it would not go well for the lovely Lady Celia. Raised in a privileged life of a sprawling mansion, servants, and adulation, Celia Davenport can't believe she's been abducted, and is being forced into sexual servitude.
The steampunk adventurer's guide: contraptions, creations, and curiosities anyone can make, Thomas Willeford: Steampunk stalwart Thomas Willeford cordially invites you on an adventure--one in which you get to build ingenious devices of your own! Lavishly illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Phil Foglio, The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone Can Make presents 10 intriguing projects ideal for makers of all ages and skill levels, woven into an epic tale of mystery and pursuit.
Indian summer, Marcia Willett: Some memories are best forgotten . . . Others won't ever go away. For Kit, the quiet Devon village she visits every year is the perfect retreat. But this summer, she arrives with a heart in turmoil: years have passed since Kit last saw Jake, but now he has written asking to meet again.For Mungo, the village is simply home and the ideal getaway for friends, like Kit, even if he aches at the old memories they bring - and the secrets they stir in him.
The birdcage, Marcia Willett
Negotiating with a bully: take charge and turn the tables on people trying to push you around, Greg Williams: Master negotiator and body language expert Williams teaches readers how to skillfully deal with bullies in different forms and environments and provides the answers they need to become a more effective negotiator when they are confronted by a bully.
Our stop, Laura Williams: 'LJ's honesty and style are unique' Stylist What if you almost missed the love of your life' Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma's after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn't been able to sleep properly since his Dad died. One morning, Nadia's eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress.
The mystery of tunnel 51, Alexander Wilson: Sir Leonard is not the man to desire fame or notoriety. His chronicler has been forced to fall back on office records and information supplied by various members of the secret service, to tell of the struggles of Wallace and his intelligence officers and their battles against the Soviet Union, terrorism and subversion in the British Empire, Nazi Germany and the tentacles of global organised crime.
The devil's cocktail, Alexander Wilson: BOOK 2 in the Wallace of the Secret Service series. Sir Leonard is not a man to desire fame or notoriety. His chronicler has been forced to fall back on office records and information supplied by various members of the secret service, to tell of the struggles of Wallace and his intelligence officers and their battles against the Soviet Union, terrorism and subversion in the British Empire, Nazi Germany and the tentacles of global organised crime.
The Dog Collar Murders, Barbara Wilson: When an antipornography activist dies after a provocative speech, Pam Nilsen dives headlong into Seattle's feminist community to uncover a murderer The Seattle Conference on Sexuality is a lightning rod for controversy, with big politics and even bigger personalities descending on the city to discuss issues ranging from pornography to violence against women. Loie Marsh is one such personality, an outspoken critic of porn slated to speak on a panel about the subject.
A darkening stain, Robert Wilson
The ignorance of blood, Robert Wilson: In Wilson's insightful fourth and final Javier Falcon novel, the intrepid Spanish homicide detective finds himself overwhelmed with the pressures of personal and professional entanglements.
The honourable thief, Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios: 'Achilles? Because...?' 'Obsession of mine. Half man, half god - and his own worst enemy. My kind of man.' He laughed. Istanbul, Turkey 1955. Benedict Hitchens, once a world-renowned archaeologist, is now a discredited - but still rather charming - shell of his former self.
Wicked Highland ways, Mary Wine: A fiery woman who won't be tamed A powerful Highland chief by her side A passion neither can deny Brenda Grant's abusive first marriage taught her that she's better off on her own. But when her family threatens her freedom and demands that she remarry-to a man they've chosen-she makes a deal with a brawny Highland chief to escape. Bothan Gunn is smitten by the woman who won't be tamed.
Lighthousekeeping, Jeanette Winterson
The emperor of shoes, Spencer Wise
Upstate, James Wood
Rich girl, poor girl, Valerie Wood
Beneath the aurora: a Nathaniel Drinkwater novel, Richard Woodman: The year is 1813. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. While the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, the discovery of a secret treaty with America leads Drinkwater into the forbidding fjords of Norway, and one of the most desperate missions of his career. Increasingly isolated and affected by the long war with France and her allies, Drinkwater pursues his personal odyssey against often daunting odds.
Of sea and sand: a novel, Denyse Woods: Gabriel Sherlock arrives in Oman in 1982, fleeing shame and disaster back home in Ireland, and begins an intense affair with a woman whom no one else has seen. Locals insist she must be one of the jinn—a supernatural being—but Gabriel refuses to buy into the folklore, despite her sudden, unexplained disappearance. Twenty-six years later, Irishwoman Thea Kerrigan lands in Muscat, chasing her own ghosts from the past, and is approached by Gabriel, who believes she is his lost lover.
Rekindled, S P Worth: Lucy Ryan got everything she thought she wanted, going from high school queen to Manhattan trophy wife. But none of it was worth staying in a loveless marriage. So now she's back in Silver Creek--with no money and no place to stay, applying for a job cleaning someone else's house. And her potential employer is the last person she ever expected to see again. Mac Denton can't believe the mean girl who once tormented him in high school is now his housekeeper.
The day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
Decoding the new consumer mind: how and why we shop and buy, Kit Yarrow: A decade of swift and stunning change has profoundly affected the psychology of how, when, and why we shop and buy. In "Decoding the New Consumer Mind"," " award-winning consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow shares surprising insights about the new motivations and behaviors of shoppers, taking marketers where they need to be today: into the deeply psychological and often unconscious relationships that people have with products, retailers, marketing communications, and brands.
Untamed cowboy, Maisey Yates: In Gold Valley, Oregon, love might be hiding in plain sight...Some things are too perfect to mess with. Bennett Dodge's relationship with Kaylee Capshaw is one of them. They work together at their veterinary clinic, and have been best friends for years. When Bennett's world is rocked by the appearance of a son he didn't know he had, he needs Kaylee more than ever. And he doesn't want anything else to change. But then Kaylee kisses him, and nothing will ever be the same...
The dinner guest, Gabriela Ybarra
When Sophie met Darcy Day, Helen Yeadon: A heartwarming collection of stories from a woman who brings together disadvantaged children and abandoned racehorses, with remarkable results. Thirteen-year-old Sophie hadn't uttered a word to anyone for over two years when she got out of her parents car at a remote farm in Devon. Her parents were beside themselves with worry, and at the end of their tether, but try as they might, nothing seemed to make a difference.
The unwinding of the miracle: life, death and everything that comes after, Julie Yip-Williams
Sew Modern Baby: 19 Projects from Cuddly Sleepers to Stimulating Toys, Angela Yosten: In the first year, a baby undergoes more development than he will ever experience for the rest of his life. During this very sensorial and impressionable time, you can spark a baby's natural curiosity by providing stimulating toys and objects. For this book, Modern Baby, Angela Yosten has developed 19 projects for baby and mom in high-contrast colors with captivating patterns and textures to ignite the imagination.
A world of three zeroes: the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero carbon emissions, Muhammad Yunas: The author outlines his radical economic vision for tackling inequality, joblessness, and environmental degradation, and describes the worldwide movement already working to make it a reality. Muhammad Yunus is the Bangladeshi economist who invented microcredit, founded Grameen Bank, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards alleviating poverty. Here, he argues that the capitalist system is broken.
The logic of God: 52 Christian essentials for the heart and mind, Ravi K Zacharias: Jesus Christ alone answers our deepest questions. We all have doubts that challenge our faith. We wonder whether the Bible still matters, or whether God is truly as loving and personal as we hope. In his first ever devotional, The Logic of God, apologist Ravi Zacharias offers 52 readings that explain how and why Christianity, the Bible, and God are still relevant, vital, and life-changing for us today.
Whimsical home: interior design with thrift store finds, flea market gems, and recycled goods, Susanna Zacke: Vintage clothing, vintage décor; it simply never gets old and continues to be one of the hottest style trends! Now, you too can create a beautiful vintage home environment that is sure to be the envy all your peers. In The Whimsical Home, master crafters Sania and Susanna show us five different homes furnished with different vintage pieces. Each chapter ends with tips to achieve these fun and whimsical looks. And the best part? None of these exquisite looks will cost you an arm and a leg.
How weaving came: a story from Hauraki, Ron Bacon: A retelling of a Māori legend that describes how Tohunga tricked the Fairy Woman so the secret of weaving was a secret no more.
Hatupatu and the bird woman, Ron Bacon: Retells the traditional Māori tale of Hatupatu, and his narrow escape from the clutches of the Bird Woman.
The old woman and the spiders, Ron Bacon: Retells the traditional Māori tale of an old woman who shares her cave with two spiders, who repay her kindness by taking her to a new home.
A legend of kiwi, Ron Bacon: A story based around the legendary Māori God Tāne and his creation of the New Zealand forest. Tells of how the birds and insects came to live in the forest – including the kiwi.
Maui's new hook: a story of Maui, Ron Bacon: Retelling of a traditional legend about Maui's barbed fishing hook.
Pania, the woman from the sea: a story from Hawke's Bay, Ron Bacon: A retelling of a Māori legend in which Pania, a creature of the sea, falls in love with a young chief.
Tamure and the taniwha, Ron Bacon: Retells the traditional Māori tale of a Taniwha which terrorised the people, until Tamure fought with it and chased it away.
Hapopo and the p?hutukawa: a story of the canoes, Ron Bacon: A retelling of a Māori tale of Hapopo, who is sad when he finds out that pohutukawa flowers are not as long lasting as the red feathers from his homeland.
The fire woman, Ron Bacon: Retells the traditional Māori tale of how Maui tricked the Fire Woman.
The fish of our fathers, Ron Bacon: The oldest tohunga in the village directs the building of a mighty war canoe.
Hatupatu, Ron Bacon: Retells the traditional Māori tale of Hatupatu, and his narrow escape from the clutches of the Bird Woman.
The mountain of fire: a story from the Mount Tongariro, Ron Bacon: Retelling of a traditional legend which tells of Ngātoro the tohunga who roams the land creating rivers and streams. However when he reaches the icy mountains he calls to his sisters from a land of fire to save him from the cold; the result is the volcanic heat in Mount Tongariro.
A hidden economy: Māori in the privatised military industry, Maria Bargh: This book explores the ways that Māori in the privatised military industry contribute in monetary and non-monetary ways to the Māori economy. Workers in the privatised military industry very rarely, if ever, give interviews about their work or details about their pay.
The mosses of New Zealand, Jessica Beever: Mosses are small but beautiful plants, responsible in part for the lush appearance of New Zealand's rainforests. They form an important part of the vegetation in almost all environments: in alpine and lowland areas, on coastal cliffs, in pastures and lawns and even in cracks on city pavements.
The Treaty on the ground: where we are headed, and why it matters, Rachael Bell: It's 175 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. At times they've been years of conflict and bitterness, but there have also been remarkable gains, and positive changes that have made New Zealand a distinct nation. This book takes stock of where we've been, where we are headed, and why it matters. Written by some of the country's leading scholars and experts in the field, it ranges from the impact of the Treaty on everything from resource management to school governance.
Hopelessly devoted, Margaret Blake: A novel of suspense, romance, and family secrets set in New Zealand. Bronwen has fallen in love with New Zealand ever since she and her husband, Jack, emigrated from England. But Jack seems far less happy. He stays in an apartment in Auckland during the week for work, and when he's home he drinks frequently and is increasingly short-tempered with her. Then Bronwen has a surprise guest: her cousin, Marged.
Unfortunate folk: essays on mental health treatment, 1863-1992, Barbara L Brookes: From electro-convulsive therapy to epilepsy, from criminal lunacy to community care, Unfortunate Folks: Essays on Mental Health Treatment, 1863-1992, opens windows on to the history of mental health treatment in New Zealand.
Home: new writing, Thom Conroy: A compendium of non-fiction pieces held together by the theme of 'home' and commissioned from twenty-two of New Zealand's best writers. Strong, relevant, topical and pertinent, these essays are also compelling, provocative and affecting.
English, colonial, modern and Māori: the changing faces of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1932-2002, Anna Crighton: How and why do works make their way into a public art collection? Who decides what will be hung on the walls, placed on plinths, displayed in cases? These important, but seldom discussed, questions lie at the heart of this 'cultural biography' of the 70 years during which the Robert McDougall Art Gallery was Christchurch's civic art gallery. The book explains how the collection came together, how it developed, and how the public, and artists and critics, reacted to it.
Past judgement: social policy in New Zealand history, Bronwyn Dalley: Social policy past and present, is about people and welfare, about social needs and how to deal with them. This book argues that rather than judging past practice by present ideals, we need to take account of time and context, to move beyond simple judgement, to understanding." "The writers of these essays share an awareness of the links and tensions between past and present. Some have been policy-makers, others have contributed to social services as paid workers and volunteers.
Many a close run thing, Tom Enright: A New Zealand squadron leader, flying-boat captain and airliner pilot on a life of aerial adventure. Planes were rarely seen above the small Central Otago sheep-farming town of Ranfurly in the 1940s. Yet as a young boy, Tom Enright had a fascination with the skies that quickly developed into a longing to become a pilot. He joined the RNZAF as an engineer in 1951, and was sent to England at just 16 to attend the revered Royal Air Force college in Cranwell.
The Skinny Louie book, Fiona Farrell: Fiona Farrell's first novel - always moving, often hilarious - is a breathtakingly accomplished debut. It presents a head-on confrontation with a New Zealand psyche rarely found in history books. Skinny Louie, daughter of Shanghai Lil, has a baby in the Begonia House on the day of the royal visit. Maura finds the baby and takes it home. Tia grows up with magical powers into the brave new world of the twenty-first century.
The Bloodwood clan, Beryl Fletcher: When Josie is sent to Digger Town to conduct her doctoral research, she knows it is a strange place with a strange history. There, the people use no modern technologies, wear nineteenth-century clothing, drive nothing faster than a horse-and-cart, and hand-make all their goods. Even so, she is not prepared for what she finds.
The word burners, Beryl Fletcher: How do you decide to live? Or do others make that decision for you? In this lyrical novel, Beryl Fletcher explores the paradoxes of modern life. As a new academic, Julia finds her beliefs challenged by her students, reinforced by her friendOs mistreatment and dismissed by her family. Just as her mother sought freedom from her familyOs rural poverty, Julia and her sister Isobel, search for their own solace finding it in different and disparate places.
Gentle giant: Wātāpunga, Annemarie Florian: Impressed with the spectacular size and startling features of these colossal crickets, Māori dubbed them Wetapunga, god of ugly things. Later, scientists chose the genus name Deinacrida, demon grasshopper. So far 11 Giant species have been identified spread throughout New Zealand and since 2009 the Weta Recovery Group established by the Dept of Conservation has colllaborated with dedicated organisations, iwi and individuals to help safeguard this threatened species.
Asians and the new multiculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, Gautam Ghosh: Asians and the New Multiculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand presents thought-provoking new research on New Zealand's fastest-growing demographic: the geographically, nationally, and historically diverse Asian communities.
Bringing culture into care :a biography of Amohaere Tangitu, Bradford Haami: Over the past two decades, New Zealand health care has grown more culturally aware, slowly incorporating practices that better cater to the needs of Māori. Bradford Haami chronicles this health care evolution by telling the story of Amohaere Tangitu, a woman responsible for pioneering change.
Indigenous identity and resistance: researching the diversity of knowledge, Brendan Hokowhitu: Indigenous Identity and Resistance brings together the work of Indigenous Studies scholars working in Canada, New Zealand and the Pacific in research conversations that transcend the imperial boundaries of the colonial nations in which they are located. Their lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking essays provide a critical understanding of the ways in which Indigenous peoples are rearticulating their histories, knowledges, and the Indigenous self.
Matariki, Sharon Holt: A Matariki picture book for teachers, parents and children to enjoy during Māori New Year celebrations. It follows a family through their Matariki celebrations over the course of a day. The family wakes at dawn to see the Matariki star cluster and the book takes the family as visitors arrive for a traditional Matariki feast. As the evening draws in, the children create their own stars using sparklers.
Pārākau: Māori myths retold by Māori writers, Witi Ihimaera: Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, some are firmly grounded in New Zealand and its landscape. Through countless generations, the stories have been reshaped and passed on. This new collection presents a wide range of traditional myths that have been retold by some of our best Māori wordsmiths.
Words between us = He kōrero: first Māori-Pākehā conversations on paper, Alison Jones: This book traces Māori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it describes the first encounters Māori had with paper and writing and the first relationships between Māori and Europeans in the earliest school.
Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi: a remarkable life, Tania Ka'ai: Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi was a highly respected leader from Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare at Tokomaru Bay who was passionate about the revitalisation and flourishing of the Māori world. She actively introduced initiatives in education, language and the arts and was a Māori leader of note, receiving a QSM for her services to Māori. She is also widely remembered for her beautiful song compositions, which are performed today.
Ngā atua = Māori gods, Robyn Kahukiwa: A book to treasure for young and old, Robyn Kahukiwa's Ngā Atua: Māori Gods takes the reader on a beautiful visual journey while imparting simple and effective explanations of the major Māori gods. Robyn introduces the pantheon of Māori gods, and explains the arena of life for which each deity is responsible. For example: Tūmatauenga is the greatest warrior atua. His powers are extreme strength and courage. He fights for truth and justice.
Carried away: bags unpacked, Grace Lai: The bag, and the handbag in particular, has achieved high fashion status, but what's the cultural and historical significance behind the bag? Why do we use them and not just have pockets? Why don't men routinely use them? Does every culture have a tradition of using bags? The Auckland Museum exhibition Carried Away: Bags Unpacked is a collection of 150 bags from their Applied Arts and Design Collection, a nationally significant research archive of key makers and designers from New Zealand and .
The politics of indigeneity: challenging the state in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand, Roger Maaka: The period 1995 to 2004 was the UN's International Decade of World Indigenous Peoples. This reflected the increasing organisation of indigenous peoples around a commonality of concerns, needs and ambitions. In both New Zealand and Canada, these politics challenge the colonial structures that social and political systems are built upon.
The dog runner, Bren MacDibble: 'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.' And he said it like going was something easy. Like all we have to do is walk away. Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum.
Whetū Toa and the magician, Steph Matuku: When Whetū's mother takes a job at a magician's house and farm, Whetū becomes the animal keeper, looking after some unusual animals and the magician's stage assistant - a troublesome white rabbit called Errant. Errant's been playing around with magic and done something he can't undo. Rather than face the magician, Errant disappears, and Whet becomes the magician's new assistant, just in time for the royal performance.
The Nancys, R W R McDonald: 'Funny, dark and above all, heart-warming, The Nancys is a celebration of what's important in life - which is family, friendship and also: makeovers. Tippy Chan is eleven and lives in a small town in a very quiet part of the world - the place her Uncle Pike escaped from the first chance he got as a teenager. Now Pike is back with his new boyfriend Devon to look after Tippy while her mum's on a cruise.
Best served cold, Charity Norman: When Tara farewells her older sister, Cassy, on a trip to New Zealand, she waves goodbye as Cassy calls out, 'See you in September.' But it's many years before Tara and her parents see or even hear from Cassy again. And with her sister's disappearance, Tara's happy family falls apart. Working as a waitress in a strip club has its benefits. It's the people you meet.
Māori art and design: weaving, painting, carving and architecture, Julie Paama-Pengelly: Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, Māori Art and Design takes a fresh look at the Māori visual arts, with an emphasis not so much on the history of craft as on the design itself. Covering tattooing, drawing and painting, carving and weaving, the book explores the origination, evolution, and significance of the designs, and also explains the materials and techniques used to create them.
Māori tales of long ago, A W Reed: Māori Tales of Long Ago is a fresh facsimile edition of a classic collection of sixteen stories adapted from Māori mythology for a young readership. The tales were originally published by A.W. & A.H. Reed during the late 1940s in two hardback volumes, Māori Tales of Long Ago and Wonder Tales of Māoriland. Best-sellers of their time, they gave a generation of New Zealand children a lyrical introduction to the world of Māori mythology.
Māori place names: their meanings and origins, A W Reed: Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the most common and notable Māori names on our land.
Favourite Māori legends, A W Reed: Māori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Māori society.
Te Kōparapara: an introduction to the Māori world, Michael Reilly: Like the clear morning song of te koparapara, the bellbird, this book allows the Māori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Māori culture, history, and society from an indigenous perspective.
Laufoli and clicks, David Riley: Laufoli has it all. Super athletic, talented and popular--he's a hero on his home island, Niue. But Laufoli is about to face a challenge bigger than he's ever faced before. A chief from a neighbouring village asks Laufoli to help him defeat a terrifying, cannibal monster. Laufoli discovers that he can't do it alone. He's going to need the help of Clicks, the most famous crab in the Pacific. This play is based on an ancient Niuean legend and deals with themes such as bravery, teamwork and change.
Go Fiji go, David Riley: In February 2016, Cyclone Winston struck the Fiji islands. It was the most powerful cyclone the country had ever experienced. Hundreds of homes and schools were destroyed. Many people lost their lives. But Fijian people are resilient. They rebuilt. They recovered. Six months later, Fiji's sevens rugby team went to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Their goal: to win Fiji's first ever Olympic gold medal ... and bring joy to their nation. "Toso Viti Toso!" became a national chant.
Tongan heroes, David Riley: Tongan Heroes tells the inspirational stories of achievers who have Tongan ancestry. It includes legends like Muni and Kavaoanu; historical figures such as Queen Salote Tupou III and Professor Futa Helu; and contemporary heroes like Manu Vatuvei, Jonah Lomu, The Jets, and Dr Konai Helu Thaman. The book is written to inspire young Tongans, to encourage reading and promote literacy. The book is illustrated by Samoan comic book artist, Michel Mulipola.
Insurance and risk management, John Teale: Insurance and Risk Management presents a current and succinct analysis of the insurance industry, insurance products and options, risk, risk identification and risk management in Australia and New Zealand.
Discoveries: the voyages of Captain Cook, Nicholas Thomas: Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in their midst merely marked a further (if disastrous) twist in diverse histories already many centuries old.
Sea people: in search of the ancient navigators of the Pacific, Christina Thompson: For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Until the arrival of European explorers they were the only people to have ever lived there.
Social science research in New Zealand, Martin Tolich: This book introduces readers to the range of theories, approaches and techniques required to understand New Zealand. Part one looks at how cultures gather knowledge, introduces readers to science, social science, Māori approaches, cross-cultural and feminist research, and ethics. Part two explains how to do a literature review, design, collect, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and write up the results.

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