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The confession, Jessie Burton: One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of strange dreams and swimming pools and late-night gatherings of glamorous people.
Blood in the dust, Bill Swiggs: 1853, Victoria, Australia. Five bushrangers led by the murderous outlaw Warrigal Anderson raid a small homestead. When they ride away, nineteen-year-old Toby O'Rourke's life is changed forever. His parents lay dead at his feet and his brother, Patrick, is badly wounded. But Toby O'Rourke is made of steel forged in the hardship of colonial life.
Gotta get Theroux this: my life and strange times in television, Louis Theroux: In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he'd always been drawn to off-beat characters, so maybe his enthusiasm would carry the day. Or, you know, maybe it wouldn't.
Someone to hold, Mary Balogh: New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh's new Wescott series continues as a young woman deals with her father's death and a reversal of fortune. With her parent's marriage declared bigamous, Camille Westcott is now illegitimate and without a title. Looking to eschew the trappings of her old life, she leaves London to teach at the Bath orphanage where her newly-discovered half-sister lived.
Sword of the crown, Paul J Bennett: When an invading army crosses the Mercerian border, the only thing standing between victory and defeat is an heir to the crown with no battle experience. Enter Dame Beverly Fitzwilliam, who has trained for this moment since she first held a sword. From her relentless pursuit of knighthood to the day she single-handedly saves the king's life and earns her spurs, she has searched for someone worthy of her fealty.
The good life. Volume 7, Suit yourself, Richard Briers: Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith.
Shakespeare: the world as a stage, Bill Bryson: William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, from academics to eccentrics.
Resistance women: a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini: An enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American, Mildred Fish Harnack, and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin. After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits.
The shadow glass, Rin Chupeco: As Tea's dark magic eats away at her, she must save the one she loves most, even while her life-and the kingdoms-are on the brink of destruction.In the eight kingdoms, none have greater strength or influence than the asha, who hold elemental magic. But only a bone witch has the power to raise the dead. Tea has used this dark magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost ... and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals.
The book of gutsy women: favorite stories of courage and resilience, Hillary Rodham Clinton: Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
Don't let go, Harlan Coben: A samll town is hiding big secrets. Fifteen years ago in New Jersey, a teenage boy and girl were found dead. Most people concluded it was a tragic suicide pact. The dead boy's brother, Nap Dumas, did not. Now Nap is a cop - but he's a cop who plays by his own rules, and who has never made peace with his past.And when the past comes back to haunt him, Nap discovers secrets can kill...
Sharpe's honour, Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Regiment: the Invasion Of France, June To November 1813, Bernard Cornwell: Whitehall is threatening to disband the group unless reinforcements can be brought from England. Determined not to lose his regiment, Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of high-ranking traitors, any of whom could utterly destroy his career with a word. Not even the influence of the Prince Regent can protect Sharpe as he undertakes the most desperate gamble of his career...
Well met, Jen DeLuca: All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jen DeLuca.
Emily Dickinson, Emily Dickinson: An anthology of Emily Dickinson's famous poems.
Blast from the past, Ben Elton: It's two fifteen a.m., you're in bed alone and you're woken by the phone.Your eyes are wide and your body tense before it has completed so much as a single ring. And as you wake, in the tiny moment between sleep and consciousness, you know already that something is wrong. Only someone bad would call at such an hour. Or someone good, but with bad news, which would probably be worse. You lie there in the darkness and wait for the answer machine to kick in.
Lethal agent, Vince Flynn
The Highlander's bride, Amanda Forester: Highland warrior Gavin Patrick wants is to get back to his native Scotland. Before Gavin leaves the battlefield, he's given a final mission--escort Lady Marie Colette to her fiancé. Under no circumstances is he to lay hands on the beautiful heiress...no matter how desperate the temptation. Forced to pose as a married couple to escape from France, Gavin and Marie Colette find themselves thrown into peril...and each other's arms. As the danger mounts, so does forbidden passion.
Earl interrupted, Amanda Forester: Captain Robert Ashton, Earl of Darington, knows finding a bride in London will not be easy--not since he has been notoriously dubbed as the "Pirate Earl." What he didn't expect was to get abducted--and to have his escape go horribly awry when an innocent lady gets caught in the crossfire. Amateur physician Emma St. James is on her way to meet her betrothed when she is rescued by an injured gentleman.
Naturally Tan, Tan France: In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's Emmy award-winning Queer Eye, tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humour, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional South Asian family, as one of the few people of colour in South Yorkshire.
Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness, Alexandra Fuller: Alexandra Fuller won worldwide attention, popular acclaim, and critical accolades for her memoir of her childhood in Africa, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight. This engaging follow-up explores Fuller's parents' childhoods and charts the trajectories of their lives through all the British couple's experiences in war-torn Africa.
The sinister mystery of the mesmerizing girl, Theodora Goss: Mary Jekyll and the Athena Club race to save Alice-and foil a plot to unseat the Queen, in the electrifying conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Nebula Award finalist and Locus Award winner The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter. Life's always an adventure for the Athena Club...
Courting Cate, Leslie Gould: Betsy Miller has plenty of suitors vying for her hand. But her father says she cannot marry until her older sister Cate does. Betsy's prayers are answered when Peter Treger arrives in town, allowing her to concoct a scheme to get Cate to the altar.
The history of philosophy, A C Grayling: The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But since the long-popular classic Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, first published in 1945, there has been no comprehensive and entertaining, single-volume history of this great intellectual journey. With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. C.
The plant paradox: the hidden dangers in "healthy" foods that cause disease and weight gain, Steven R Gundry: Most of us have heard of gluten--a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body. Americans spend billions of dollars on gluten-free diets in an effort to protect their health. But what if we've been missing the root of the problem? In The Plant Paradox, renowned cardiologist Dr. Steven Gundry reveals that gluten is just one variety of a common, and highly toxic, plant-based protein called lectin.
The Library of the Unwritten, A J Hackwith: Books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing--a neutral space in Hell where all the stories unfinished by their authors reside.
Catch-22, Joseph Heller: At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is the tale of Captain Yossarian who spends his time plotting to survive.
It's not always depression: a new theory of listening to your body, discovering core emotions and reconnecting with your authentic self, Hilary Jacobs Hendel: Fascinating patient stories and dynamic exercises help you connect to healing emotions, ease anxiety and depression, and discover your authentic self. Sara suffered a debilitating fear of asserting herself. Spencer experienced crippling social anxiety. Bonnie was shut down, disconnected from her feelings. These patients all came to psychotherapist Hilary Jacobs Hendel seeking treatment for depression, but in fact none of them were chemically depressed.
Vanishing games, Roger Hobbs: I work alone. I may be the best thief in the world but no one will ever know a single thing about me. Well, almost no one. A lifetime ago I had a mentor, Angela. She taught me how to be a criminal, how to run a heist. And now, six years after she vanished and left me high and dry on a job in Kuala Lumpur, she's sent me an SOS. Or at least I think it's her. If it is, then I've got to go. I owe her that much. So soon I'll be on a plane to Macau, either to see a friend or walk into a trap. Or both.
Happy money: the zen path to a happier and more prosperous life, Ken Honda: For many of us, the subject of money is unavoidably stressful. Managing our personal finances is complicated, time-consuming and often, particularly in the slow countdown to payday, dispiriting. The good news is that in Japan - where a Zen approach to life is more widely practised - a pathway to a better relationship is being carved by the 'Zen Millionaire', Ken Honda.
Microadventures: local discoveries for great escapes, Alastair Humphreys: Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity. So what's a microadventure? It's close to home, cheap, simple, short and 100% guaranteed to refresh your life. A microadventure takes the spirit of a big adventure and squeezes it into a day or even a few hours. The point of a microadventure is that you don't need lots of time and money to meet a new challenge.
Queen of the night, Judith A Jance: Every summer, in an event that is commemorated throughout the Tohono O'odham Nation, the Queen of the Night flower blooms in the Arizona desert. But one couple's intended celebration is shattered by gunfire, the sole witness to the bloodshed a little girl who has lost the only family she's ever known. To her rescue come Dr.
I'm not dying with you tonight, Kimberly Jones: Over the course of one night, two girls with two very different backgrounds must rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has enveloped their city. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school.
Guided mindfulness meditation. Series 1, Jon Kabat-Zinn: These programmes constitute the core practice curriculum of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the Stress Reduction Clinic. They are meant to be used in conjunction with Dr. Kabat-Zinn's book, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. You will find extensive descriptions of these practices in this book, as well as pictures of the mindful hatha yoga sequences.
Owlflight, Mercedes Lackey: Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is difficult and strong willed - much to the dismay of his kindly master. But a sudden twist of fate will change his life forever, when the ransacking of his village forces him to flee into the great mystical forest. It is here in the dark forest that he meets his destiny, as the terrifying and mysterious Hawkpeople lead him on the path to maturity.
Owlsight, Mercedes Lackey: It has been four years since Darian saw his village sacked and burned by barbarians. Taking refuge with the Hawkbrothers, he soon finds his life's calling as a Healing Adept. But even as he learns the mystical ways of this ancient race, Darian cannot escape the dangers threatening his future. Another tribe of barbarians is approaching. The time has come to stand up and fight.
Owlknight, Mercedes Lackey: Two years after his parents' disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his life. That is, until he learns that his parents are still alive-and trapped behind enemy borders.
The girl who takes an eye for an eye, David Lagercrantz: Lisbeth Salander is an unstoppable force: sentenced to two months in Flodberga women's prison for saving a young boy's life by any means necessary, Salander refuses to say anything in her own defence. She has more important things on her mind. Mikael Blomkvist makes the long trip to visit every week - and receives a lead to follow for his pains. For him, it looks to be an important expose for Millennium. For her, it could unlock the facts of her childhood.
The temptation of forgiveness, Donna Leon: When important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is entrusted with the task of uncovering which of his colleagues is responsible. But before Brunetti can begin his investigation, he is surprised by the appearance in his office of a friend of his wife's, who is fearful that her son is using drugs.
The big short: inside the doomsday machine, Michael Lewis: Michael Lewis offers a critical look at the financial collapse of 2008 and reveals how the American economy shot itself in the foot. With cynical wit and humor, Lewis exposes the bungling villains who steered the economy toward a recession and chronicles the harrowing attempts of a few hopeless heroes who foresaw this tragedy.
The running hare: the secret life of farmland, John Lewis-Stempel: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Bernard Hill. Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life.
The Wood: The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood, John Lewis-Stempel: Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Leighton Pugh. From 'one of the best nature-writers of his generation' (Country Life) and 2017 winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, this BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' is the story of a wood - both its natural daily life and its historical times.
Still water: the deep life of the pond, John Lewis-Stempel: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Still Water by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Leighton Pugh. The Pond. Nothing in the countryside is more humble or more valuable. It's the moorhen's reedy home, the frog's ancient breeding place, the kill zone of the beautiful dragonfly. More than a hundred rare and threatened fauna and flora depend on it.
The three-body problem, Cixin Liu: Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them, or to fight against the invasion.
The Dark Forest, Cixin Liu: The Trisolarian fleet has left their home world and will arrive in four centuries' time. But the Sophons and their extra-dimensional emissaries are already here. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.
Partners in crime, Stuart MacBride: Two bloody brilliant short stories from No. 1 bestselling crime writer Stuart MacBride, featuring DS Logan McRae and his boss DI Steel STRAMASH:Something fishy is happening on the isle of Jura. DS Logan McRae gets a phone call from DI Steel ordering him to come to the island at once. One freezing night's sleep in a hatchback and two storm-battered ferries later, Logan arrives - but there's no sign of Steel.
Broken skin, Stuart MacBride: The Number One bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. In this third DS Logan McRae thriller, The Granite City's seedy side is about to be exposed... A serial rapist is leaving a string of tortured women behind him, but while DS Logan McRae's girlfriend, PC Jackie 'Ball Breaker' Watson, is out acting as bait, he's trying to identify a blood-drenched body dumped outside Accident and Emergency.
Twelve days of winter omnibus. Books 1-12, Stuart MacBride: A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season - from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride Thieves, drug dealers, lap-dancers, gangsters and even the odd good guy populate these twelve tales exploring the seedier side of life in North East Scotland.
Jackson, Emily March: From New York Times bestselling author Emily March comes Jackson, the newest audiobook in the critically acclaimed Eternity Springs series. Sometimes it takes a new beginning...Caroline Carruthers married young to a much-older man. Now that he's gone, she's lost...until she dares to chase a dream all on her own. Moving to Redemption, Texas, is chapter one in Caroline's new life story. Opening a bookstore is the next.
Cross and burn, Val McDermid: Guilt and grief have driven a wedge between long time crime-fighting partners psychologist Tony Hill and ex-DCI Carol Jordan. But just because they’re not talking doesn’t mean the killing stops. Someone is killing women. Women who bear an unsettling resemblance to Carol Jordan. And when the evidence begins to point in a disturbing direction, thinking the unthinkable seems the only possible answer.
The retribution, Val McDermid: There is one serial killer who has shaped police profiler Tony Hill's life. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. And now Jacko is back. Even more twisted and cunning than ever before, he is focused on wreaking revenge. Tony doesn't know when Jacko will strike, or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him to feel fear like he has never known before...
Just a classic minute. Volume 6, Ian Messiter: Just as uproariously funny and terrifically popular today as when it first began on BBC Radio 4 in 1967, Just a Minute challenges contestants to speak for one minute on a given subject without repetition, hesitation or deviation.
The accidental tour guide: adventures in life and death, Mary Moody: The Year of Magical Thinking meets Salvation Creek in a powerful memoir of love, loss and discovery - the third act in an extraordinary life. Mary Moody's bestselling memoirs about her adventures in France, Au Revoir and Last Tango in Toulouse, inspired thousands of women. The Accidental Tour Guide completes the circle by sharing another major turning point in her life. When Mary loses her beloved husband, her world is turned upside down.
My year of rest and relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh: A novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribesOur narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance.
Full tilt, Dervla Murphy: Full Tilt is the inspiring true story of Dervla Murphy's 1963 journey from Ireland to India on an Armstrong Cadet bicycle and the trials, landscapes and cultures she encountered along the way. The route takes her through the valleys and snowy mountain passes of Europe and India to the scorching deserts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the metal of her bicycle, Rozinante (named after Don Quixote's steed), becomes too hot to touch.
A small place in Italy, Eric Newby: This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy.
Master and commander, Patrick O'Brian: First in the series of Jack Aubrey novels. Establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars.
Just a minute. The best of 2014, Nicholas Parsons: Nicholas Parsons chairs four episodes of the long-running panel game."Welcome to Just a Minute!" As the Minute Waltz fades away, once again a multitude of players pit their wits against each other as they attempt to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation from the subject.
East of Croydon: blunderings through India and South East Asia, Sue Perkins: A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet. Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. Here's the thing: I am scared of flying. I have zero practical skills. I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket. For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety I bolt when panicked.
The ape who guards the balance, Elizabeth Peters: When the youngest members of Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson's party buy a "mint-condition papyrus of the famed Book of the Dead," they face "the wrath of gods like Thoth, the little baboon who protects the scales used to weigh such precious commodities as hearts and souls."--Publisher's description.
The overstory: a novel, Richard Powers: An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another.
Perfect daughter, Amanda Prowse: Jackie loves her family. Sure, her teenage children can be stroppy. Her husband a little lazy. And providing round-the-clock care for her Alzheimer's-ridden mother is exhausting. All Jackie wants is for her children to have a brighter future than she did. So long as Martha, the eldest, gets into university and follows her dreams, all her sacrifice will be worth something...
A mother's story, Amanda Prowse: Jessica has just had the wedding of her dreams, and now she's setting up a new home with her lawyer husband Matthew. Even better they are expecting a child. As they paint the nursery and shop for babygros, she plans for the joy that motherhood will bring. But Jessica's experience is far from joyous. Why isn't she transformed by maternal feelings? Where is the all-consuming love she's supposed to feel for her child? No-one told her that being a mum was so lonely and terrifying.
Another love, Amanda Prowse: In the early years of their love affair, Romilly was happy. She had worked hard for her stunning, modern house in one of Bristol's most fashionable suburbs. She adored her gorgeous, gap-toothed daughter and her handsome, kind husband. Sure, life was sometimes exhausting but nothing that a large glass of wine at the end of the day couldn't fix. And then a new neighbour arrived and everything unravelled. A glass of wine became a bottle; one bottle became two.
La Belle Sauvage, Philip Pullman: Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua...
An offer from a gentleman, Julia Quinn: Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball-or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.
Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia Quinn: Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn't know him at all.
The viscount who loved me, Julia Quinn: Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, has chosen a wife. The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield - the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his erotic dreams.
Financial freedom: a proven path to all the money you will ever need, Vicki Robin: Money is unlimited. Time is not. Become financially independent as fast as possible.In 2010, 24-year old Grant Sabatier woke up to find he had $2.26 in his bank account. Five years later, he had a net worth of over $1.25 million, and CNBC began calling him "the Millennial Millionaire." By age 30, he had reached financial independence. Along the way he uncovered that most of the accepted wisdom about money, work, and retirement is either incorrect, incomplete, or so old-school it's obsolete.
Dachshund through the snow, David Rosenfelt: This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping six-year-old Adam and his dachshund, Simon. Christmas is the time for giving. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, generously give back year-round, but they always try to do a little something extra around the holidays. Andy's local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need.
Allegiant, Veronica Roth: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind.
The stranger beside me: Ted Bundy, his shocking true story, including intimate details of the serial-killer's final moments, Ann Rule: Ann Rule was a writer on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her close friend was the savage killer she was hunting. Ted Bundy was everyone's picture of a natural winner handsome, charming, brilliant in law school, successful with women, on the verge of a dazzling career.
Midnight's children, Salman Rushdie: An historical chronicle of modern India centering on the inextricably linked fates of two children born within the first hour of independence from Great Britain. Exactly at midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, two boys are born in a Bombay hospital, where they are switched by a nurse. Saleem Sinai, who will be raised by a well-to-do Muslim couple, is actually the illegitimate son of a low-caste Hindu woman and a departing British colonist.
An African love story: love, life and elephants, Daphne Jenkins Sheldrick: A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning against the possibility that the ivory trade might be re-opened. "An African Love Story" is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories.
Love, life, and elephants: an African love story, Daphne Jenkins Sheldrick: A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning against the possibility that the ivory trade might be re-opened. "An African Love Story" is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories.
Energy and civilization: a history, Vaclav Smil: Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows, ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity, for their civilized existence.
The autograph man, Zadie Smith: Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire, it is his business to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, occasionally fake them, and all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. "The Autograph Man" is a deeply funny, existential tour around the hollow things of modernity - celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience.
White teeth, Zadie Smith: At the centre of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal. Hapless veterans of World War II, Archie and Samad and their families become agents of England's irrevocable transformation. A second marriage to Clara Bowden, a beautiful, albeit tooth-challenged, Jamaican half his age, quite literally gives Archie a second lease on life, and produces Irie, a knowing child whose personality doesn't quite match her name (Jamaican for "no problem").
NW, Zadie Smith: This is the story of a city. The north-west corner of a city. Here you'll find guests and hosts, those with power and those without it, people who live somewhere special and others who live nowhere at all. And many people in between. Every city is like this. Cheek-by-jowl living. Separate worlds. And then there are the visitations: the rare times a stranger crosses a threshold without permission or warning, causing a disruption in the whole system.
A measure of mercy, Lauraine Snelling: 18-year-old Astrid Bjorklund has always dreamed of being a doctor.
Death on the coast, Bernie Steadman: Can DCI Dan Hellier decipher the twisted mind behind the ritualised burning of homeless men on Devon's beaches before more people are sacrificed? When images from the burning appear all over social media, Hellier realises that he is dealing with a cult and a mystery that will lead back to the Irish Troubles. Hellier will battle a bitter man who has plotted revenge for more than twenty years, without a care for the lives he will destroy.
Death on Dartmoor, Bernie Steadman: Life is good for DI Dan Hellier until the discovery of two headless, handless bodies buried in a bog on Dartmoor. How can he identify the victims when nobody has reported them missing? The tension mounts when the death of a young man plunges Hellier into the murky world of the Garrett family.
How to draw a map, Malcolm Swanston: How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today. Maps have influenced humanity in many unexpected ways: life, death, sexual reproduction, espionage, war and peace. How to Draw a Map traces the story of mapmaking - cartography - from the first scratchings on the cave wall to the detailed high-tech 'navigator'. This is the story of human conceptions, often misconceptions, of our world.
An elderly lady is up to no good: stories, Helene Tursten: Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.
Adults In the room: my battle with Europe's deep establishment, Yanis Varoufakis: Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history when, as finance minister of Greece, he attempted to re-negotiate his country's relationship with the EU. Despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments, he succeeded only in provoking the fury of Europe's political, financial and media elite.
One good thing: a novel, Wendy Wax: Embroiled in a battle to regain control of their renovation-turned-reality TV show, Do Over, Maddie, Avery, Nikki, and Kyra find themselves holding tight to the frayed ends of their friendship and relationships.
Best beach ever, Wendy Wax: Forced to rent out or lose their beloved Bella Flora after the loss of their renovation-turned-reality-TV show Do Over, Maddie, Nikki, Avery, Kyra, and Bitsy move into cottages at the Sunshine Hotel and Beach Club believing the worst is over. Only to discover just how uncertain their futures really are. Maddie struggles with the challenges of dating a rock star whose career has come roaring back to life while Nikki faces the daunting realities of mothering twins at forty-seven.
My ex-best friend's wedding: a novel, Wendy Wax: A wedding dress passed down through generations unravels the tangled threads of three women's lives in a novel of friendship, family, and forgiveness.
One good thing, Wendy Wax: Before you can fix it up, you might have to tear it down... Embroiled in a battle to regain control of their renovation-turned-reality TV show, Do Over, Maddie, Avery, Nikki, and Kyra find themselves holding tight to the frayed ends of their friendship and relationships.
Highland hellion, Mary Wine: Scotland is seething with plots, the vengeful Gordons are spoiling for a fight, and the neighbouring clans are at each other's throats. All it takes is a passionate hellion with a penchant for reckless adventure to ignite the Highlands once more.
Highland vixen, Mary Wine: Marcus MacPherson is every inch the fearsome Highlander. He's used to men averting their eyes and women cowering before him. He thinks he'll eventually settle down with a nice, obedient bride. Instead, he gets Helen Grant... Stubborn as the day is long, fearless and dedicated to raising as much hell as possible, Helen is definitely going to challenge Marcus. And challenge him some more. And then some.
The language of sycamores, Lisa Wingate: Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from the big questions of her life--the emotional distance in her marriage, her inability to have children, and her bout with cancer. Getting lost in her high-powered career provides the sense of purpose she yearns for. Until the day she's downsized out of her job and the doctor tells her the cancer may be back. It's a double blow that would send anyone reeling.It sends Karen to Grandma Rose's old farm, where her sister has made a seemingly perfect life.
The fool and the heretic: how two scientists moved beyond labels to a Christian dialogue about creation and evolution, Todd Charles Wood: The Fool and the Heretic is a deeply personal story told by two respected scientists who hold opposing views on the topic of origins, share a common faith in Jesus Christ, and began a sometimes-painful journey to explore how they can remain in Christian fellowship when each thinks the other is harming the church. To some in the church, anyone who accepts the theory of evolution has rejected biblical teaching and is therefore thought of as a heretic.
Dinnerladies: 8 classic TV soundtracks, Victoria Wood: Dinnerladies is a classic BBC sitcom based around the lives of the staff of the canteen at Manchester factory HWD Components. Written by and starring Victoria Wood as Brenda, these eight classic TV episodes are brilliantly funny, where the jokes fly as thick and as fast as granary torpedoes.

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Night fall, Cherry Adair: T-FLAC/PSI operative Simon Blackthorne goes to Africa to continue the global war against paranormal terror, never expecting to clash swords with strong-willed Kess Goodall. Kess struggles in her own desperate battle to unravel a deadly plague that has killed millions in the tiny country of Mallaruza. But Simon proves to be the ultimate distraction: his very presence takes Kess's body to the edge of a pleasure-filled abyss, his touch superbly rapturous.
Postscript, Cecelia Ahern: She's proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. But when a group inspired by Gerry's letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind. Reluctantly, Holly begins a relationship with the club, even as their friendship threatens to destroy the peace she believes she has achieved.
Finches of Mars, Brian W Aldiss: Set on the Red Planet, this book follows the stories of a group of colonists and the problems they have in setting up a new society. Life can be sustained by technology but new life will not prosper - the woman on the planet only ever give birth to stillborn children.
Earthworks, Brian W Aldiss: Out of Africa comes a dead man walking upon the water - a portent of the political adventures into which j Knowle Noland, ex-convict, ex-travellerand captain of the 80,000-ton freighter Trieste Star, is about to tumble headlong. Choked, disease-ridden towns, robots and prison gangs tending the bare, poison drenched countryside are all characteristic of Knowle's world; only in Africa is the soil still fertile and the people still relatively vital.
Bury my heart at W H Smith's, Brian W Aldiss: A entertaining volume of memoir from a legend of science fiction. A writer’s life can be exciting, unexpected, routine, lonely – and sometimes all on the same day! Brian Aldiss recounts the highs and lows of his professional career in this entertaining and revealing book. Here are his adventures with publishers, booksellers, agents, other authors, and readers. Here are some of the complex questions of what makes and sustains a successful modern writer.
Enemies of the system, Brian W Aldiss: An electrifying journey one million years into the future: meet the Utopian race of Homo Uniformis - men logical, unemotional, and totally alike ... In the future, mankind's physiology has been improved. Utopia prevails throughout the solar system, in a communistic system of government. When six of its members are lost on an unregenerate planet, the stresses begin to show.
Galaxies like grains of sand, Brian W Aldiss: The moon is a nuclear bonfire, smouldering for 100,000 years after the war to end all wars. Robot slaves toil away on a starved planet, unaware the masters they serve are all but extinct. From the rim of space, a horde of invading primitives brings the message of final doom to the most sublime civilization ever known.
No time for romance, Lucilla Andrews
Nothing ventured, Jeffrey Archer: Tells the story of the life of William Warwick - as a family man and a detective who will battle throughout his career against a powerful criminal nemesis. Through twists, triumph and tragedy, this series will show that William Warwick is destined to become one of Jeffrey Archer's most enduring legacies.
James Hardy Vaux's 1819 dictionary of criminal slang and other impolite terms as used by the convicts of the British colonies of Australia with additional true stories, remarkable facts and illustrations, Simon Barnard: In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intensions. Convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with a useful idea: a dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts. And so, in 1819, he compiled what was to be Australia's first published dictionary.
Depression & other magic tricks, Sabrina Benaim: Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim whose poem Explaining My Depression to My Mother has become a cultural phenomenon with over 5,000,000 views. Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Benaim's wit, empathy, and gift for language produce a work of endless wonder.
Fate of the crown, Paul J Bennett: From lonely little girl to the people's princess. She is the last hope of a kingdom crushed under the heel of tyranny. At first, alone in the world, everything changed the day she met Gerald; once a forgotten old warrior, now the General of her army. With the aid of those willing to sacrifice their lives for the cause of good, she prepares to wage war against her brother, a king more corrupt than even her dead father. All her life has led up to this.
Trent intervenes, E C Bentley
The pimping of prostitution: abolishing the sex work myth, Julie Bindel: This book examines one of the most contested issues facing feminists, human rights activists and governments around the globe - the international sex trade. For decades, the liberal left has been conflicted as to whether pro-prostitution activists or abolitionists hold the correct view, and debates are ongoing as to who holds the key to the solutions facing the women and girls involved.
A lifetime of impossible days, Tabitha Bird: Meet Willa Waters, aged 8 . . . 33 . . . and 93. On one impossible day in 1965, eight-year-old Willa receives a mysterious box containing a jar of water and the instruction: 'One ocean: plant in the backyard.' So she does - and somehow creates an extraordinary time slip that allows her to visit her future selves. On one impossible day in 1990, Willa is 33 and a mother-of-two when her childhood self magically appears in her backyard.
In deep water, Sam Blake
Stolen, Grace Blakeley: A readable polemic on the growing dominance of the finance industry over the UK economy, and what the left can do to challenge it. The last time there had been run a on a British bank was 1886, when Overend, Gurney and Company folded after their appeals to the Bank of England for support fell on deaf ears. Then, in 2008, on the brink of collapse after lending too much money to mortgage-hungry customers, Northern Rock was saved in the largest bank bail-out in history.
Keep the home fires burning. Part one, Spitfire down!, Simon Block
The weather machine: how we see into the future, Andrew Blum: The Weather Machine is about a miraculous-but-overlooked invention that helps us through our daily lives and sometimes saves them by allowing us to see into the future. Shall we take an umbrella or evacuate the city? When Superstorm Sandy hit North America, weather scientists had predicted its arrival a full eight days beforehand, saving countless lives and astonishing us with their capability.
Co-parents handbook: raising well-adjusted and resilient kids from little ones to young adults through divorce or separation, Karen Bonnel: The Co-Parenting Handbook helps parents confidently take on the challenges of guiding children through divorce or separation and raising them skillfully in two homes. Addressing parents' questions about the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the authors provide a road map for all family members to safely navigate through separation/divorce and beyond.
An Amish girl in Manhattan: escaping at age 15, breaking all the rules, and feeling safe again: a memoir, Torah Bontrager: The story of a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. Her departure was permanent. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into a world that didn t speak her language, wear her clothes and understand her problems. She gave up everything family, security, community in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true.
The Bitterroots, C J Box: Former sheriff's investigator Cassie Dewell is trying to start over with her own private investigation firm.
The October country, Ray Bradbury
Secret Service, Tom Bradby: The world is on the brink of crisis. The Cold War is playing out once more on the global stage. And governments will do whatever it takes to stay at the top. To those who don't really know her, Kate Henderson's life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is in fact a senior MI6 officer, who right now is nursing the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
Lady gone wicked, Elizabeth Bright: Nicholas Eastwood is finally about to get everything he ever wanted. As a reward for his service to the Crown, he has been offered the title of marquess. All he has to do is stay scandal-free until the papers are signed. There's just one problem: His ex-lover, presumed dead, is remarkably alive. Adelaide Bursnell is determined to right her wrongs. She will be a dutiful daughter and loving sister. Most importantly, she must marry before her scandal catches up to her.
Wicked with the scoundrel, Elizabeth Bright: After ten years of adventure, Colin Smith, the bastard son of a viscount, returns to the place he most despises --London. But only until he can sell off some of his treasures. He has no use for the stifling rules of the ton, but he's more than happy to play the game if it gets him what he wants. Lady Claire, daughter of a marquess, is everything Colin loathes about the ton, but she is determined to win him over.
Family trust, Amanda Brown: Firmly planted on the Wall Street fast track to success, Becca Reinhart has no desire to marry and raise a family. Ditto Edward Kirkland, a charming playboy who has never known what it means to work for a living-and hopes never to find out. Enter Emily, who becomes Becca and Edward's common denominator when a quirk of fate gives them joint custody of the precocious little girl.
Karamo: my story of embracing purpose, healing and hope, Karamo Brown
Ordinary men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland, Christopher R Browning: In the early hours of July 13, 1942, the men of Reserve Police Battalion 101, a unit of the German Order Police, entered the Polish Village of Jozefow. They had arrived in Poland less than three weeks before, most of them recently drafted family men too old for combat service--workers, artisans, salesmen, and clerks. By nightfall, they had rounded up Jozefow's 1,800 Jews, selected several hundred men as "work Jews," and shot the rest--that is, some 1,500 women, children, and old people.
Look out for litter, Lisa Bullard: Earth has a litter problem. How can you help? Join Trina to learn how little pieces of trash can become big problems. Find out safe ways to take care of litter. Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and more with Tyler and Trina in the Planet Protectors series.
Choose to reuse, Lisa Bullard: We all throw away too much stuff! Watch Tyler find ways to reuse his old things. Can you think of new uses for items you would have tossed? Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and more with Tyler and Trina in the Planet Protectors series.
Power up to fight pollution, Lisa Bullard: Earth has a pollution problem. How can you help? Join Tyler to learn what makes Earth's land, air, and water dirty. Find out cool ways to clean up our world. Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and more with Tyler and Trina in the Planet Protectors series.
La magia, Rhonda Byrne
Stop what you're doing and read this!, Carmen Callil: The ten essays in this book tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - books should be one of them.
The dance of the seagull, Andrea Camilleri: A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment building early one morning, and an elderly couple is reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari - two seemingly unrelated cases for Inspector Montalbano to solve amid the daily complications of life at Vigata police headquarters.
Melbourne precincts: a curated guide to the city's best shops, eateries, bars and other hangouts, Dale Campisi
True history of the Kelly gang, Peter Carey: The legend of Ned Kelly, notorious outlaw and bank robber, as written in his own words for an infant daughter he's never seen.
What we talk about when we talk about love, Raymond Carver
Modern. Books 1-4, June 2019, Amanda Cinelli: The Sheikh Crowns His Virgin / Lynne Graham. When Zoe is kidnapped, she's saved by Raj - an exiled desert Prince. The attraction between them is instant! Yet her rescue comes with a price: to avoid a scandal, Zoe must become Raj's virgin bride. -- Claiming His Replacement Queen / Amanda Cinelli. Khalil's motivation for marriage is politics, not passion. Yet a sizzling encounter with his soon-to-be Queen, Cressida changes everything. And the desire innocent Cressida ignites is too hot to resist.
Dogku, Andrew Clements: A haiku poem about a loveable dog.
The book of gutsy women, Hillary Rodham Clinton: Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
Strands of truth, Colleen Coble: Harper Taylor is used to being alone. Her mother passed away in a car accident when she was an infant, she never knew who her father was, and now even the widowed grandmother who raised her is gone. She's done just fine investing her marine biology degree and her energy into her pen shell business. The last thing she expects is for the DNA test she took to reveal a likely half-sister. And when she and Annabelle meet, there are striking similarities in their stories.
Robert B. Parker's The hangman's sonnet, Reed Farrel Coleman
Starving the depression gremlin: a cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on managing depression for young people, Kate Collins-Donnelly: Have you met the depression gremlin? He's a troublesome creature who likes nothing more than to feed off your low mood. And the more he devours, the bigger he gets and the more sadness you feel.
Starving the anxiety gremlin for children aged 5-9: a cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on anxiety management, Kate Collins-Donnelly: The Anxiety Gremlin loves to eat anxious feelings, and the more anxious you feel, the more he eats and the bigger he gets! Learn how to get rid of the Anxiety Gremlin with this fun workbook for children aged 5-9. It''s packed with puzzles, games, colouring and drawing activities to help children understand their anxiety and how to control it.
Fire, Caroline B Cooney: The final book in the Fog, Snow, and Fire trilogy finds Christina at the end of her seventh-grade school year in just eighteen days the semester will end, freeing her from the terrible Schooner Inne and the Shevvingtons, her creepy hosts. In just eighteen days she'll be back home on her beloved Burning Fog Island for the summer. And since the Shevvingtons may be moving out of town next year, Christina may finally be safe and free of them forever.
Snow, Caroline B Cooney: Winter has arrived and the cruel Shevvingtons with whom Christina and the other children board have already destroyed Anya and selected their next victim.
No proper lady, Isabel Cooper: Demetrius is the hulking, brooding warrior his fellow Guardians avoid. Too dark. Too damaged. For Isadora's own protection, he had done all he could to avoid the fragile princess--his soul mate. But Isadora has been kidnapped. And finally letting her into his heart may be the only way to save them both.
A place of safety, Natasha Cooper
Sharpe's fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803, Bernard Cornwell
The cad and the co-ed, L H Cosway: Keeping a secret this big is going to take lots of balls. Specifically, rugby balls. Bryan Leech is a cad. Or, he *was* a cad. No one is quite certain. Once the quintessential playboy, Bryan claims he's done with wild parties and weekend benders. No more one night stands leading to mornings he can't remember; no more binges and blackouts; no more exploits plastered all over the tabloids and rag sheets. According to Bryan, he's cleaning up his act. The only problem is, no one believes him.
Labyrinth, Catherine Coulter: On a dark night, Agent Lacey Sherlock is driving when her car is suddenly T-boned. As her car spins out of control, a man's body slams against her windshield and then - blackness. When she finally comes to, Sherlock has no memory of the accident. But what she does know is that the man she hit is a local CIA analyst ... and now he's missing.
A mother's gift, Josephine Cox: Following the fate and fortune of one woman and her family, an epic story that spans continents, decades and generations from the nation's best-loved number one bestselling author Josephine Cox Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It's an encounter which is destined to change all of their lives for ever. When Ben Morris comes to the aid of Lucy Baker and her daughter Mary, he hears Lucy's remarkable tale, suffused with secrets of the past.
Lone star standoff, Margaret Daley: A high-profile trial turns lethal... Presiding over the trial of a powerful drug cartel member, Judge Aubrey Madison finds her life threatened, and Texas Ranger Sean McNair isn't taking any chances. Protecting the widow and her twins comes naturally to Sean - maybe too naturally for a guy who's convinced he shouldn't have a family. But he can't help wishing for a future with Aubrey...if he can keep her alive.
The last Mughal: the fall of a dynasty: Delhi, 1857, William Dalrymple: A portrait of Mughal emperor, poet, and mystic Bahadur Shah Zafar II relates the 1857 armed uprising against British rule, the fall of the Mughal capital of Delhi and its subsequent destruction, and Zafar's final days as an exile in Burma.
Nine lives: in search of the sacred in modern India, William Dalrymple: A study of the ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region's rapid change.
White Mughals: love and betrayal in eighteenth-century India, William Dalrymple: James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Khair un-Nissa, the great-niece of the Nizam's prime minister and a direct descendant of the Prophet. Kirkpatrick had gone to India as an ambitious soldier in the army of the East India Company, eager to make his name in the conquest and subjection of the subcontinent.
Love me, love me not, Katherine Debona: Today isn't the first time I've thought about killing my best friend, but it is the first time I've done something about it. Since they were teenagers, Jane and Elle had been inseparable. Until the day that Elle stole the love of Jane's life. Now everything has changed. Jane wants him back, and with a little help from her horticultural obsession, she may just have found the perfect solution..
Well met, Jen DeLuca: Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him? The faire is Simon's family legacy and from the start .
The last princess: the devoted life of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Matthew Dennison: This book is an engrossing biography of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter that focuses on her relationship with her willful mother -- a powerful and insightful look into two women of significant importance and influence in world history. Beatrice was the last child born to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her father died when she was four and Victoria came to depend on her youngest daughter absolutely, and also demanded from her complete submission.
Me mam, me dad, me, Malcolm Duffy: Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good - Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a nice set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Kim seems to really like him. But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met.
How not to hate your husband after kids, Jancee Dunn: Many expectant parents spend weeks researching the best crib or safest car seat, but spend little if any time thinking about the titanic impact the baby will have on their marriage--and the way their marriage will affect their child. Enter Jancee, her well-meaning but blithely unhelpful husband, their daughter, and her boisterous extended family, who show us the ways in which outmoded family patterns and traditions thwart the overworked, overloaded parents of today.
The spring of the ram, Dorothy Dunnett
Back room girl, Francis Durbridge: 'Back Room Girl' was the first original novel by Francis Durbridge. Retiring to No Man's Cove in Cornwall to write his memoirs, crime reporter Roy Benton discovers that a disused tin mine has become a research station for a secret weapons project. Karen Silvers, in charge of operations, reluctantly accepts that Benton's experience could help her fight a sinister organisation intent on stealing their plans.
Another woman's shoes, Francis Durbridge: This novelisation of the radio serial Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case also includes a bonus short story, 'Paul Temple and the Nightingale'. It was an open-and-shut case: Lucy Staines was murdered by her hot-headed fiancé Harold Weldon.
Earth heroes: twenty inspiring stories of people saving our world, Lily Dyu: When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it’s easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference . . . but this book proves that individual people can change the world.
Tiny house basics: living the good live in small spaces, Joshua Engberg: Tiny house living is sustainable living: Tiny House Basics is an adventure in off grid living! In their debut book, tiny house living experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show you how you can join the revolution to downsize to small space living without giving up everything you hold dear. This is not about downsizing drastically, or giving up a lot of your necessities. They show you how your life still can be comfortable and entertaining in a tiny house living environment.
The disasters, M K England: Nax and a handful of other space Academy washouts are the only surviving pilots after the school is hijacked by terrorists, but in order to spread the truth about the attack, Nax and his fellow failures must execute a dangerous heist.-- Provided by Publisher.
You'll never know, dear, Halli Ephron: Seven-year-old Lissie Woodham and her four-year-old sister Janey were playing with their porcelain dolls in the front yard when an adorable puppy scampered by. Eager to pet the pretty dog, Lissie chased after the pup as it ran down the street. When she returned to the yard, Janey?s precious doll was gone . . . and so was Janey.Forty years after Janey went missing, Lis?now a mother with a college-age daughter of her own?still blames herself for what happened.
Careful what you wish for: a novel of suspense, Hallie Ephron: Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she's married to man who can't drive past a yard sale without stopping. He's filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples' lives, Emily has devised a set of ironclad rules. When working with couples, she makes clear that the client is only allowed to declutter his or her own stuff.
Ordinary people, Diana Evans
The universe speaks in numbers: how modern maths reveals nature's deepest secrets, Graham Farmelo
Widow's welcome: there's power in stories and this is a story of power, D K Fields: Dead bodies aren't unusual in the alleyways of Fenest, capital of the Union of Realms. Especially not in an election year, when the streets swell with crowds from near and far. Muggings, brawls gone bad, debts collected - Detective Cora Gorderheim has seen it all. Until she finds a Wayward man with his mouth sewn shut. His body has been arranged precisely by the killer and left conspicuously, waiting to be found. Cora fears this is not only a murder, but a message.
The revealing, Suzanne Woods Fisher: Naomi King, soft spoken, loyal, and easily overlooked, has a gift. She sees what others can't see. Intuition, she calls it. Others in Stoney Ridge don't know what to make of it and dismiss her hunches and inklings altogether. When a young woman arrives at the Inn at Eagle Hill with a shocking secret about Tobe Schrock, Naomi fears the worst. She can't ignore the feeling that something sinister is at work-- something more than a threat to the tenuous love begun between her and Tobe.
The waiting, Suzanne Woods Fisher: Jorie King has been waiting for Ben Zook much of her life--waiting for him to return to Lancaster County, the church, and her. When he is reported dead, she is devastated but finds unexpected comfort in his brother Caleb, a comfort that turns to love for both of them.
Kitty Flanagan's 488 rules for life: the thankless art of being correct, Kitty Flanagan: 488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Providing you with the antidote to every annoying little thing, these rules are not made to be broken.
A circle of sisters: Alice Kipling, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Agnes Poynter and Louisa Baldwin, Judith Flanders
Naturally tan: a memoir, Tan France
The daughter, Michelle Frances: The Daughter is a gripping, powerful story of a mother's courage and devotion, by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend. Getting pregnant as a teenager was never part of Kate's plan, but when it happens she's determined to do right by her daughter, showing her the love she never had as a child. Life as a single mother is hard, sometimes impossible, but it only brings Kate and Becky closer together.
Guilty not guilty, Felix Francis: Bill Russell Bill sets out to clear his name but finds that proving one's innocence is not easy - one has to find the true culprit, and Bill believes he knows who it is. But can he prove it before he becomes another victim of the murderer.
Leaving before the rains come, Alexandra Fuller
A ration book childhood, Jean Fullerton: In the darkest days of the Blitz, family is more important than ever. With her family struggling amidst the nightly bombing raids in London's East End, Ida Brogan is doing her very best to keep their spirits up. The Blitz has hit the Brogans hard, and rationing is more challenging than ever, but they are doing all they can to help the war effort. When Ida's oldest friend Ellen returns to town, sick and in dire need of help, it is to Ida that she turns.
The cowboy and the doctor, Eve Gaddy: Dylan Gallagher loves playing the field. The only serious relationship he's ever had was with his horses and his ranch, and he had no intention of ever changing that...Until he met Dr. Samantha Striker, a challenge too tempting to resist. Samantha Striker doesn't fall easily, not even for Dylan and his heart-melting charm. But she can't deny that the more time they spend together, the steamier their relationship becomes. Soon, she finds that their relationship is more than just simple desire.
Return of the cowgirl, Eve Gaddy: He knows who she is...but she doesn'tPI Mitch Hardeman is an expert at finding people, so when Glenna Gallagher disappears from the ranch where she works, her brothers hire Mitch to find her. He thinks his job is done after he tracks her down, but Glenna doesn't know him, and she doesn't remember her brothers or even her real name. Mitch must earn the beautiful cowgirl's trust so he can bring her back home.She doesn't know who she is...
The doctor's Christmas proposal, Eve Gaddy: Betrayed by his ex-fiancée, Dr. Wyatt Gallagher turns to the one woman he can always trust--his best friend, Mia Watson. After moving away, Wyatt has realized he wants more than friendship with the beautiful artist. With that in mind, he convinces Mia to come to Marietta for the Christmas holidays. But wooing Mia is surprisingly difficult--especially given the passionate night they've already shared.
Scar Island, Dan Gemeinhart: Twelve-year-old Jonathan Grisby has been sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys, a former lunatic asylum which is currently run by a sadist who enjoys punishing the boys and setting them against each other; but when a lightning strike kills all the adults the boys find themselves suddenly free--and trapped on Scar Island which seems to be sinking into the ocean.
One false move, Robert Goddard
Spenditude: a life-changing attitude to money, Paul Gordon: Have you ever wondered why some people are naturally good with money' No matter your age or your income it is your spenditude - your attitude to money - that influences your financial success. Spenditude shows you how to tackle your habits and behaviours to uncover what drives your spending and allows you to gain financial security and live the life you want. This book is not about tedious budgets, get-rich-quick schemes, or giving up your daily coffee.
Iznogoud, the Caliph's vacation, 1926-1977 Goscinny: Iznogoud, the vizier for the Caliph of Baghdad, schemes with his lackey Wa'at Alahf to steal the position from the Caliph.
In the shadow of the derricks, 1926-1977 Goscinny: Titusville, August 27, 1859: Colonel Drake discovers a deposit of oilâblack gold! Immediately, the Oil Rush is on. The mayor of Titusville calls on Lucky Luke to help maintain order. When Lucky Luke arrives, everyoneâfrom the sheriff to the undertakerâis drilling. As soon as a well is opened, the fight begins. In comes Barry Blunt, a rich prospector who buys up, one by one, all the oil shafts from their owners. But his more-than-suspicious methods draw the wrath of Lucky Luke...
The sinister mystery of the mesmerizing girl, Theodora Goss: Mary Jekyll and her friends return home from Europe to discover that their friend and kitchen maid Alice has vanished-- and so has their friend and employer Sherlock Holmes! They discover that the two kidnappings are only one small part of a plot that threatens Queen Victoria, and the very future of the British Empire.
Collected plays, Graham Greene
Smashed avocado: how I cracked the property market and you can too, Nicole Haddow
Happy fat: taking up space in a world that wants to shrink you, Sofie Hagen
Silver, Chris Hammer: For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping. He'd vowed never to return to his hometown, Port Silver, and its traumatic memories. But now his new partner, Mandy Blonde, has inherited an old house in the seaside town and Martin knows their chance of a new life together won't come again. Martin arrives to find his best friend from school days brutally murdered, and Mandy the chief suspect.
Living Buddha, living Christ, Thich Nhat Hanh
Dark ambitions, Irene Hannon: When former Army Night Stalker Rick Jordan hires private investigator Heather Shields to help him solve a mystery that began with a trail of blood, a callous murderer will do whatever it takes to stop them--even if it means killing again.
Feeding you lies: how to unravel the food industry's playbook and reclaim your health, Vani Hari: There's so much confusion about what to eat. Are you jumping from diet to diet and nothing seems to work? Are you sick of seeing contradictory health advice from experts? Just like the tobacco industry lied to us about the dangers of cigarettes, the same untruths, cover-ups, and deceptive practices are occurring in the food industry.
Sheltered by the soldier, Lisa Harris: Deadly secrets are surfacing...can he help her find the truth? When Gabriella Kensington finds evidence that her husband may have been murdered, someone comes after her. The only person she and her infant daughter can trust is soldier Liam O'Callaghan, her late husband's best friend. Taking refuge at his ranch, Gabby and Liam search for the truth - and resist their growing attraction.
The silence of the lambs, Thomas Harris
Face it, Debbie Harry: Harry recounts her path from glorious commercial success to heroin addiction, the near-death of partner Chris Stein, a heart-wrenching bankruptcy, and Blondie's breakup as a band to her multifaceted acting career in more than thirty films, a stunning solo career and the triumphant return of her band, and her tireless advocacy for the environment and LGBTQ rights.
The Kings Meadow romance collection, Robin Lee Hatcher
Cross my heart, Robin Lee Hatcher: Ashley Showalter and Ben Henning have so much in common. Both were raised by single moms. Both want to help where they see a need. And both work with horses in the Idaho valley. Ashley runs a horse rescue operation, while Ben has started an equine therapy barn on his great-great grandfather's farm--and both Ashley and Ben have the feeling that there could be something more between them. But they share something else that may drive them apart if the truth is ever revealed.
Week light: super-fast meals to make you feel good, Donna Hay: Australia's bestselling cookbook author and most trusted home cook, Donna Hay, returns with a beautiful new cookbook that you'll want to use every night of the week. There are endless arguments out there for bringing more vegetables to your table - your own wellbeing, your budget, our environment, the list goes on. Whatever your personal reason, there's one that I think is universal. Gone are the days where a sad salad or soft steamed carrots were our only options.
How women rise: break the 12 habits holding you back, Sally Helgesen
The Tudor crown, Joanna Hickson
Ghostman, Roger Hobbs: Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive, -- Ghostman Exclusively for the eBook: Autobiography of a Ghostman.
Snake Island, Ben Hobson: Vernon and Penelope Moore never want to see their son Caleb again. Not after he hit his wife and ended up in gaol. A lifetime of careful parental love wiped out in a moment. But when retired teacher Vernon hears that Caleb is being regularly visited and savagely bashed by a local criminal as the police stand by, he knows he has to act. What has his life been as a father if he turns his back on his son in his hour of desperate need? He realises with shame that he has failed Caleb. But no longer.
Outsmarting Worry: an Older Kid's Guide to Managing Anxiety, Dawn Huebner: This easy to follow illustrated book from a best-selling author presents strategies for 9-13 year olds with anxiety. It teaches them about, and normalizes, their symptoms and provides a set of concrete steps to overcome them. The tried and tested techniques are based on the most up-to-date psychological treatments of anxiety, including CBT and ACT.
Something bad happened: a kid's guide to coping with events in the news, Dawn Huebner: When children learn about something big and bad - even when they hear only bits and pieces - their brains get busy trying to make sense of it. Where did it happen? Why did it happen? And especially, will it happen again?Something Bad Happened guides children ages 6 to 12 and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about national and international tragedies.
Black arts, Faith Hunter: Jane is ready to do whatever it takes to find her friend. Her desperate search leads her deep into a web of black magic and betrayal and into the dark history between vampires and witches. But the closer she draws to Molly, the closer she draws to a new enemy - one who is stranger and more powerful than any she has ever faced.
Raven cursed, Faith Hunter: The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to the Master Vampire of New Orleans they must work out the terms with him. To come up with an equitable solution, he sends an envoy with the best bodyguard blood money can buy: Jane Yellowrock. But when a group of local campers are attacked by something fanged, Jane goes from escort to investigator.
Death's rival :, Faith Hunter
Shadow rites, Faith Hunter: Slaying vampires is child's play for skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. But handling the complicated politics of New Orleans' supernatural players is another story... Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep. When her house is magically attacked, the wild chase to find her assailants unearths a mystery that has literally been buried deep.
Stealing heaven, Madeline Hunter: Marcus of Anglesmore was not at all happy about being betrothed by the king to a woman he'd never laid eyes on. So when the brooding English knight accidentally came across her in a moonlit garden, he was both surprised--and delighted. Intelligent, charming, and beautiful, she was the most captivating woman he'd ever met. But the magic of that enchanted moment is soon shattered by cold reality: Nesta is not the woman he is to marry, but her sister.
An interrupted tapestry: an exquisite love story of medieval London, Madeline Hunter: A noblewoman beset by her brother's creditors offers a cherished tapestry to a man with more on his mind than settling her debts.
Trickster makes this world: how disruptive imagination creates culture, Lewis Hyde: Lewis Hyde's book brings to life the playful and disruptive side of the human imagination embodied in the Trickster mythology. Most at home on the road or at the twilight edge of town, tricksters are consummate boundary-crossers, slipping through keyholes, breaching walls, subverting defense systems. Always out to satisfy their inordinate appetites, lying, cheating, and stealing, tricksters are a great bother to have around, but paradoxically they are also indispensable culture heroes.
If you lived here you'd be home by now: why we traded the commuting life for a little house on the prairie, Christopher Ingraham
Death in the garden, Elizabeth Ironside
Naked flames, Graham Ison: DCI Harry Brock's leisurely Saturday afternoon is shattered when he receives the news that Robert Sharp, a charming, good-looking man in his thirties, has been found dead in a suspicious fire in his hut at the Pretext Club, a nudist club near Harrow. Besides being a philandering husband, it seems Robert Sharp was a conman on the wanted list of three different constabularies, a chameleon who managed to escape the police's clutches and justice . . . until now.
Sins of the fathers: a J. P. Beaumont novel, Judith A Jance: Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement--doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still working wife. But then his past comes calling.
The unlikely adventures of the Shergill sisters, Balli Kaur Jaswal: British-born Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina have never been close so when their dying mother instructs them to go on a pilgrimage across India to carry out her final rites, the sisters are forced together as they haven't been for years. Rajni is an archetypal eldest child bossy, knows best, always right but her perfect son dropped a devastating bombshell before she left and now she's floundering.
Sugarbread: a novel, Balli Kaur Jaswal
A different dog, Paul Jennings: The gripping and surprising story of a boy, a dog and a daring rescue from the bestselling, much-loved author of the Don't Look Now series and The Unforgettable What's His Name.
A different land, Paul Jennings: A story of new beginnings in a new land, and a surprising, heartwarming companion to A Different Boy and A Different Dog.
Reduce, reuse, recycle!, Vita Jiménez: Every day we throw things away, but is everything we throw out really garbage? Can it be reused or made into something different? Learn how to "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" in this catchy song from the Me, My Friends, My Community series.
The island, Ragnar Jónasson
The darkness, Ragnar Jónasson
I'm not dying with you tonight [electronic resource], Kimberly Jones: Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view.
First mistake, Sandie Jones: The First Mistake Friend Request and The Girlfriend.For Alice, life has never been better. After the death of her first husband, she has remarried, with a successful business, two children and a beautiful house. In Beth, she also has the best friend she has always wanted. A friend without judgement, she is the most trustworthy and loyal person Alice knows. So when Alice begins to suspect her husband Nathan is having an affair, Alice turns to Beth to help her find the truth.
The mystery of the colour thief, Ewa Jozefkowicz
Girl 38: finding a friend, Ewa Jozefkowicz: Past and present are woven into this novel set in contemporary times and WWII Poland. Based on a real life story about friendship and endurance in the darkest situation. Kat is a 12-year-old girl who loves working on her super-heroine comic, Girl 38 - the girl she longs to be like. But she's not brave, or fearless. At school, Gem is no longer her 'best friend'. And at home Kat is lonely while her parents are busy working long hours. She's even a bit afraid of her elderly neighbour, Ania.
Day the lies began, Kylie Kaden: It seemed simple at first - folding one lie over the next. She had become expert at feathering over the cracks to ensure her life appeared the same. But inside, it didn't feel fixed.'It happened the day of the Moon Festival. It could have been left behind, they all could have moved on with their lives. But secrets have a habit of rising to the surface, especially in small towns.Two couples, four ironclad friendships, the perfect coastal holiday town.
The plant-based solution: America's healthy heart doc's plan to power your health, Joel K Kahn
Quick and easy weaning: all you need to know on feeding your baby in the first year, Annabel Karmel
Top 100 meals in minutes: quick and easy meals for babies and toddlers, Annabel Karmel: From a leading children's food expert and bestselling author of Top 100 Baby Purees, this ultimate time-saving, stress-free cookbook offers fabulous recipes for keeping your children healthy and happy. Meet Annabel Karmel, international bestselling author and leading authority on feeding babies and children.
Betty Church and the Suffolk vampire, M R C Kasasian: New 1940s crime series, featuring Inspector Betty Church - one of the UK's first female police officers. Pitch-perfect historical crime.
The Room of the Dead, M R C Kasasian: As war rages in London, Inspector Betty Church finds herself on the trail of a cold-blooded killer in the sleepy Suffolk town of Sackwater. Pitch-perfect WWII crime for fans of Agatha Christie and Jasper Fforde.
Off the grid, Alex Kava: For the first time, all of New York Times bestselling author, Alex Kava’s short works of psychological suspense are finally together in one collection.OFF THE GRID offers four short stories and one novella. All but one, feature Kava’s critically acclaimed FBI profiler, Special Agent Maggie O’Dell.In Goodnight Sweet Mother, Maggie O’Dell and her mother’s road trip takes a chilling and an unexpected detour.A Breath of Hot Air puts Maggie’s forensic skills to work.
John Keats: poems, John Keats
Ethan, Chris Keniston: Welcome to Farraday Country, a modern twist on the favorite 7 Brides for 7 Brothers theme set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston. The maverick brother in a family of Texas ranchers, Ethan Farraday found happiness in the cockpit of a Marine helicopter.
The worry workbook for kids: helping children to overcome anxiety & the fear of uncertainty, Muniya S Khanna: Many children experience anxious thoughts, worry about the unknown, or are afraid to try new things. In The Worry Workbook for Kids, two respected psychologists offer simple, action-based activities grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help young readers ages seven to twelve conquer their fear of uncertainty, set and accomplish goals, and--most importantly--bring fun and adventure back into their lives.
Hating Alison Ashley, Robin Klein: A school story with characters and situations to which readers will relate.
Curious history of Irish dogs, David Blake Knox
The leadership challenge: how to make extraordinary things happen in organizations, James M Kouzes: The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by the premier authorities in the field. With deep insight into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace, this book positions leadership both as a skill to be learned, and as a relationship that must be nurtured to reach its full potential.
Life's too short to go so f*cking slow: lessons from an epic friendship that went the distance, Susan Lacke
Running outside the comfort zone: an explorers guide to the edges of running, Susan Lacke
A house without walls, Elizabeth Laird: A House Without Walls is a powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Lucy Eldridge. Thirteen-year-old Safiya and her family have been driven out of Syria by civil war. Safiya knows how lucky she is - lucky not to be living in a refugee camp, lucky to be alive.
Rational investing: the subtleties of asset management, HUGUES LANGLOIS: To the average investor, playing the market seems like a high-stakes, high-risk gamble, with success tied almost wholly to luck. In Rational Investing, the asset manager Hugues Langlois and the finance professor Jacques Lussier prove otherwise, showing how anyone can study, predict, and learn to master investing. While luck is no small component of profitable asset management, skilled investors can minimize its influence over time, reducing good and bad luck to minor computational noise.
Superlative: the biology of extremes, Matthew D LaPlante: Journalist Matthew D. LaPlante presents a collection of nature's ""outliers,"" or extraordinary animals and plants that could have the power to change our lives through research and scientific insights.
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee: Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
How to be a Christian: reflections & essays, C S Lewis
So You Want to Be a Modern Homesteader?: All the Dirt on Living the Good Life, Kirsten Lie-Nielsen: The dream of rural living can be romantic and rewarding, it is also packed with challenges. So You Want to Be a Modern Homesteader? offers an in-depth "look before you leap" examination of what you need to consider before moving "back to the land.
Stolen lives: the untold stories of the Lawson quins, Paul Little
Piety & power: Mike Pence and the taking of the White House, Tom LoBianco: A revealing, in-depth biography of Mike Pence, the most secretive and ingratiating vice president in modern history, from a reporter with remarkable access. No journalist has covered Mike Pence for as long or as closely as Tom LoBianco. The seasoned political reporter was at the first campaign rally governor Pence held in his hometown of Columbus, Indiana. He was there when Pence returned to Washington as Donald Trump's vice president.
Mountbattens: their lives and loves, Andrew Lownie
In the key of code, Aimee Lucido: Sixth-grader Emmy tries to find her place in a new school and to figure out how she can create her own kind of music using a computer.
Killigrew of the Royal Navy, Jonathan Lunn: 1847: Despite the best efforts of the Royal Navy, transatlantic slavers continue to profit from the illegal trade. Idealistic young naval officer Kit Killigrew wants to stop them. With the aid of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, Killigrew hatches a daring plan to infiltrate the slavers and discover the whereabouts of the biggest slave market in West Africa. But Kit will also need find out the identity of a shadowy British figure, one of the slave trade's major investors.
Killigrew's Run, Jonathan Lunn
Killigrew and the North-West Passage, Jonathan Lunn
Killigrew and the golden dragon, Jonathan Lunn
Killigrew and the Sea Devil, Jonathan Lunn
Celtic Mythology, J A MacCulloch: Few surviving Celtic myths bear any resemblance to their originals. In the course of time they have been infused with romance, pseudohistory and Christian theory. Stories of Ireland and Wales have been combined with tales of love, war and slaughterdeeds both noble and ignoble. In this classic study, MacCulloch proves that Celtic legend borrowed from preCeltic mythology, just as Christianity in Britain subsumed much of the Celtic past.
Serpent & dove, Shelby Mahurin: Two years ago Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic. Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Then a wicked stunt forces the two into holy matrimony. Lou is unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is. A choice must be made... and love makes fools of us all.
Advertisements for myself, Norman Mailer
Desert rogues Susan Mallery, Susan Mallery: The Sheikh's Kidnapped Bride: Swept away by the passionate Prince Khalil Khan, Dora Nelson reveled in her new fairy-tale life as princess of El Bahar. But once she learned that the love and affection Khalil had showered her with were a sham, she refused to bend to his will. For he'd tricked her, and she couldn't forgive him....But she also couldn't stop loving him. More than anything else, Dora wanted a happy home and an adoring husband.
When we found home, Susan Mallery: Life is meant to be savoured, but that's not easy with no family, limited prospects and a past you'd rather not talk about. Still, Callie Smith doesn't know how to feel when she discovers she has a brother and a sister - Malcolm, who grew up with affection, wealth and privilege, and Keira, a streetwise twelve-year-old. Callie doesn't love being alone, but at least it's safe.
The Summer of Sunshine and Margot, Susan Mallery: The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny... As an etiquette coach, Margot teaches her clients to fit in. But she's never faced a client like Bianca, an aging movie star who gained fame – and notoriety – through a campaign of shock and awe.
The double deal, Catherine Mann: Naomi Steele knows it's sneaky to sleep with Royce Miller without revealing her true identity. So is neglecting to mention she's pregnant. Still, being stranded with the reclusive scientist provides the perfect opportunity to convince him to work for her family's company. Yet once the snow melts and the truth is revealed, Naomi could be dealing with double the trouble.
Trapping Zero, Jack Mars: A terrorist cell in the Mideast gains a new, fanatic leader, one intent on orchestrating what would be the deadliest attack on American soil. Can Agent Zero uncover the plot and stop him in time? Although Agent Zero's daughters are home safely, the mental anguish from their experience weighs heavy on their small family. Zero, working to be a good father and to repair the damage, decides the time has come to undergo surgery to regain all of his memories.
File zero, Jack Mars: Agent Zero's memory finally comes flooding back--and with it, shocking revelations about the CIA's secret plot to spark a war and to take his life. Disavowed and on the run, can he stop them in time? When an incident in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to mushroom into an all-out war, Agent Zero's memory comes rushing back, and with it, a chance to uncover the plot that caused his memory loss to begin with.
Recall Zero, Jack Mars: The President's translator is the only one privy to a secret conversation that can change the world. She is targeted for assassination and hunted down, and Agent Zero, called back into the line of duty, may just be the only one who can save her. Agent Zero, trying to get his life back in order and to win back the trust of his girls, vows not to return to service. But when he is needed to save the life of this defenseless translator, he can't say no.
Reign of the fallen, Sarah Glenn Marsh: Odessa, a master necromancer in Karthia, where nothing has changed in 200 years, uncovers a disturbing conspiracy and must fight alongside her fellow mages against terrifying, bloodthirsty Shades and their creator.
Plays. Volume two, W Somerset Maugham
Plays. Volume one, W Somerset Maugham
Encore Provence, Peter Mayle
Triplets for the Texan, Janice Maynard: When the man who got away delivers shocking baby news. Simone Parker will soon be a single mom, thanks to a sperm donor. But when the doctor tells her not one but three babies are on the way, Simone is floored. Especially since the good doctor is none other than the first love who broke her heart, Troy "Hutch" Hutchinson. Touched by tragedy on an overseas humanitarian mission, Hutch has returned a changed man. What hasn't changed is the fiery chemistry he shares with Simone.
The castle in the sea, Mardi McConnochie: The adventures of the Sunfish continue as twins, Annalie and Will, inch closer to finding their missing father in this highly original nautical adventure story with a speculative fiction twist. This time, the twins face even more challenges, including terrifying pirates and a devastating storm that will test the strength of their small wooden boat and their friendship.
Escape to the Moon Islands, Mardi McConnochie: Twins Annalie and Will are sailing halfway across the world to find their missing father, while trying to evade the all-powerful Admiralty that governs their world in this highly original nautical adventure story with a speculative fiction twist. When Will and Annalie's father disappears, they set out on a perilous sea voyage to find him. The motley crew of runaways put their faith in each other, and in a small sailing boat called the Sunfish.
The skeleton coast, Mardi McConnochie: The adventures of the Sunfish conclude as twins, Annalie and Will, discover the truth of what was behind their father's disappearance and face even more dangers on land than they did at sea.
Running with Sherman: the donkey who survived all the odds and raced like a champion, Christopher McDougall: When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when he arrived Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move and his hair was coming out in clumps. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body, but to heal his mind as well.
Alexa, Paul McFedries: Whether you'll use Alexa to send text messages, play music, control your thermostat, look up recipes, replenish your pantry, or just search the internet for information, you'll find detailed instructions in this fun and easy-to-understand guide. Amazon's hugely popular family of Echo devices has made Alexa a household name. She can answer your questions, entertain you, and even help around the house.
Richard Dawkins, C.S. Lewis and the meaning of life, Alister E McGrath
The time of green magic, Hilary McKay: When eleven-year-old Abi moves with her father and new stepfamily into an eerie old house, something magical makes her books more real and brings a not-so-imaginary friend to stepbrother Louis.
Casting off, Cressida McLaughlin: Summer Freeman has embarked on a new life afloat. She's taking the Canal Boat Café on a scenic journey and is meeting old friends and new. Among the new is Claire from the bohemian boating community who is keen to take Summer under her wing. Mason, the handsome photographer from Willowbeck, seems intent on tracking her down, but Summer has discovered that Mason isn't all that he seems to be.
Sunshine and spaniels, Cressida McLaughlin: Cat Palmer's dog-walking business, Pooch Promenade is taking off. It hasn't been plain sailing but with the help of her flatmate Joe, she's taken on some more new clients from Primrose Terrace.
Raincoats and retrievers: a novella, Cressida McLaughlin: It's autumn and Primrose Terrace has never looked lovelier. But things are far from rosy for the Barker's at No. 6. Cat's been walking their pair of gorgeous Golden Retrievers and she's noticed that things are distinctly chilly between owners Juliette and Will. For Cat, things are coming to a head with Mark, but is he the right man for her' Especially as she is getting closer to flatmate Joe.
Tinsel and terriers: a novella, Cressida McLaughlin: Christmas is coming to Primrose Terrace, Pooch Promenade is doing brilliantly and Cat has made lots of new friends in the street, both dogs and their owners. Life seems good. Things start to go badly when Cat learns something about Mark that she wishes she hadn't. Then, when one of Ellen's lovable schnauzers, Chalky, gets ill, it looks like this Christmas could be turning into a dog's dinner.
Land ahoy!, Cressida McLaughlin: Summer Freeman has been trying to make a go of the Canal Boat Café, but her love life is in rough waters. Mason, the handsome photographer from the boat next door, has left Willowbeck, and Summer's Bichon Frise, Latte, misses his Border Terrier, Pocket, almost as much as Summer misses Mason.But the sunshine has arrived and with the help of the roving river folk who are in Willowbeck for a festival, Summer tracks him down.
Ketofast: rejuvenate your health with a step-by-step guide to timing your ketogenic meals, Joseph Mercola: Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, collaborates with fasting expert Dr. Alan Goldhamer to offer a guide to optimizing health using ketogenic and fasting principles. Fasting is one of the most powerful metabolic interventions there is--one of the single best things you can do for your health. Strategically timed and planned fasts dovetail perfectly with a ketogenic diet, as they activate your body's fat-burning mode.
The temporary Mrs. Marchetti, Melanie Milburne: The rules of engagement... When Cristiano Marchetti proposes to former mistress Alice Piper, the deal has an expiry date. He has six months to fulfil the conditions of his grandmother's will. But the hotelier has another agenda--exacting revenge on Alice for daring to walk away seven years before! Alice needs the financial security her enemy is providing, but soon their every clash is a shockingly tempting encounter. Yet as she uncovers the man beneath the hard-hearted exterior, the future Mrs.
Less stuff: simple zero-waste steps to a joyful and clutter-free life, Lindsay Miles: Clutter impacts on our productivity, stresses us out and keeps us stuck. Why do we let our stuff stand in the way of the lives we dream about? Decluttering is great for our mental wellbeing, and when done right, it can be good for the planet too. When we rehome, repurpose or recycle the things we no longer need, we free up existing resources for others and reclaim our homes with less guilt.
The gin shack on the beach, Catherine Miller: You're never too old to try something new! When octogenarian Olive Turner is persuaded by her son to move into a retirement home, she congratulates herself on finding the secret to an easy life: no washing up, cooking or cleaning. But Olive isn't one for mindless bingo with her fellow residents, and before the first day is over she's already hatching a plan to escape back to her beloved beach hut and indulge in her secret passion for a very good gin & tonic.
Conviction, Denise Mina
Fragments of the lost, Megan Miranda: Did she ever really know him at all? And what really happened the night he died?.
Come find me, Megan Miranda: Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Kennedy Jones and seventeen-year-old Nolan Chandler are drawn together by strange signals related to family tragedies, and find they are more connected than they could have imagined.
Getting him back, K A Mitchell: Ethan may have followed his high school sweetheart to college only to get dumped his first day there, but he's not going to let that stop him from exploring all his new life has to offer. Sex-only hookups, his photography, new friends and a campus-wide game of zombies vs humans all help keep his mind off his broken heart and move him toward building a new, better life without his ex. And then there's Wyatt. Mysterious, grouchy--hot. And possibly not gay.
The accidental tour guide, Mary Moody: When Mary loses her beloved husband, her world is turned upside down. Part of her journey to reignite her passion for living is to boldly go where she has never been before - in her travels and in her everyday life. A powerful, moving and inspiring true story about how to rebuild your life without the people who matter most.
Inside out, Demi Moore
A rising man, Abir Mukherjee: aCaptain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life or to deal with the ghosts which still haunt him, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj.
Smoke and ashes, Abir Mukherjee
The madness of crowds: gender, identity, morality, Douglas Murray
Our story needs no filter, Sudeep Nagarkar
Narcissists among us, Joe Navarro: Based on former FBI Special Agent Joe Navarro's experience as a criminal profiler and behavior specialist, this short booklet/checklist ⁰́₃ "Narcissists Among Us" ⁰́₃ provides the average person with the tools necessary to spot and assess Narcissistic personalities.This is a must read for anyone who wants to protect themselves, their children, or their loved ones.
The breeding season, Amanda Niehaus: A breathtaking debut that explores love, science, loss and the so-called feminine ideal.
Angel mage, Garth Nix: Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do her bidding. More than a century has passed since she crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. She emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and determined to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.
Ways to disappear: a novel, Idra Novey: Deep in gambling debt, the celebrated Brazilian writer Beatriz Yagoda is last seen holding a suitcase and a cigar and climbing into an almond tree. She abruptly vanishes. In snowy Pittsburgh, her American translator Emma hears the news and, against the wishes of her boyfriend and Beatriz's two grown children, flies immediately to Brazil.
50 visions of mathematics, Dara O Briain: Relax: no one understands technical mathematics without lengthy training but we all have an intuitive grasp of the ideas behind the symbols. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), this book is designed to showcase the beauty of mathematics - including images inspired by mathematical problems - together with its unreasonable effectiveness and applicability, without frying your brain.
Tickling the English, Dara O'Briain
The best place to be today: 365 things to do & the perfect day to do them, OverDrive Inc: Find the best thing to do every day of the year, from one-day events like India's Holi festival or the cheese-rolling race at Cooper's Hill in England, to seasonal events like Alaska's caribou migration and weather-dependent adventures like completing the Tour de Mont Blanc. This vibrant, practical and addictive book covers the 365 best festivals, sporting events, adventures and natural phenomena.
Killer exposure, Jessica R Patch: A killer with a secret motive...a mother with a secret baby. Crime scene photographer Greer Montgomery didn't expect to witness a murder at a small-town carnival - nor to be rescued by the father of her secret baby. A storm chaser, Locke Gallagher often stares down death, but he's never known true fear until Greer's life is at risk.
The Dutch house, Ann Patchett: Danny Conroy grows up in the Dutch House, a lavish mansion. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. Life is coherent, played out under the watchful eyes of the house's former owners in the frames of their oil paintings. Then one day their father brings Andrea home. Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve's lives.
How to raise a reader, Pamela Paul: Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading.
Come a little closer, Karen Perry
An owl called Star, Helen Peters: Jasmine and Tom are excited to find a little barn owl in the woods near Jasmine's farm. But the owl is injured and starving.
What comes my way, Tracie Peterson: Only while trick riding can Ella Fleming forget the truth about who she really is--the daughter of a murderer. Phillip DeShazer buries the guilt he feels for his father's death in work and drink, and his guilt continues to grow the more Ella Fleming comes to his rescue.
How to draw: an amazing step by step drawing guide for absolute beginners, Gary Phillips: As children, art is a way of expressing the fountains of imagination bubbling within us. Our favorite tool of the trade, so to speak, is a crayon, and our messy lines and squiggles translate into masterpieces in our parents’ eyes. Then, as we grow up, art becomes a waste of time. We say that we’re awful at art, that we can’t draw anything other than a stick figure.
Some possible solutions: stories, Helen Phillips: In this collection, Helen Phillips offers an idiosyncratic series of "what-ifs" about our fragile human condition.
And yet they were happy, Helen Phillips: A young couple comes of age in a surreal world of apocalypse, delight, longing, and tenderness.
For whom the ball rolls, Dav Pilkey: The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives, Petey must face his past to understand the difference between being good and doing good.
Antoni in the kitchen, Antoni Porowski: The food guru and breakout star of the Netflix smash hit "Queer Eye" unveils the stylishly accessible, healthy recipes fans have been waiting for.
What's going on inside my head?: starting conversations with your child about positive mental health, Molly Potter
How are you feeling today?, Molly Potter
What's worrying you?, Molly Potter
Wilder girls, Rory Power: It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous.
Uncommon vows, Mary Jo Putney: In England's tumultuous 12th century...Wrenched from a monastery before taking final vows, Adrian de Lancey's fighting skill wins him an earldom. Fierce discipline masters his darker nature -until he finds a winsome slip of a girl lost in his forest, an illegal falcon on her wrist. Encountering the ice-blond warrior Earl of Shropshire, Meriel de Vere knows his dangerous reputation—and hides her identity to protect her brother's estate from the enemy earl. She does not expect to be arrested.
The last don, Mario Puzo: The Mafia moves into the world of films. The protagonist is Dominico Clericuzio, an aging mobster involved in gambling. He decides to extend his empire into Hollywood to provide a more secure future for his family. By the author of The Godfather.
The fourth K, Mario Puzo
Music love drugs war, Geraldine Quigley
Path of the storm, Douglas Reeman
The last raider, Douglas Reeman
The hostile shore, Douglas Reeman
A dawn like thunder, Douglas Reeman
The iron pirate, Douglas Reeman
Surface with daring, Douglas Reeman: In 1944 the commanding officer of a midget submarine undertakes perilous missions to seek out and destroy a German warship and missiles deep within an icy Norwegian fjord.
Kissing Galileo, Penny Reid
Waste not everyday: 365 ways to reduce, reuse and reconnect, Erin Rhoads: Would you like to throw away less? Do something for the planet? But not ready to dive straight into compostingorgo totally plastic-free yet? -- Waste Not EverydayWaste Not,takes you on a gentle journey towards a life with less waste and more meaning.
Soldier, brother, sorcerer, Morgan Rice: 17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl from the Empire city of Delos, has won the battle for Delos--and yet a complete victory still awaits her. As the rebellion looks to her as their new leader, Ceres must find a way to topple the Empire's royalty, and to defend Delos from the pending attack from a greater army than she has ever known. She must try to free Thanos before his execution, and help him clear his name in the murder of his father.
The man in the moss, Philip Rickman: The discovery of an Iron Age body preserved in the peat bogs surrounding the village of Bridelow is one of the finds of the century ... but disturbing the man in the moss has dire consequences in the dark nights that lead up to Samhain, the Celtic Feast of the Dead.
Playing with fire (financial independence retire early): how far would you go for financial freedom?, Scott Rieckens: A detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), in which participants strive to retire in their 30s or 40s by living frugally, saving creatively, and investing efficiently. Participants in the movement share personal stories and financial strategies with the author.
Mend it better, Kristin M Roach: Don't hide that patch, make it a bold, beautiful embellishment! Repair holes with bright thread and a creative darning stitch; revive a stained shirt with fun embroidery! In Mend It Better, popular craft blogger Kristin M. Roach puts a new spin on mending by adapting traditional techniques for today's crafty sewers. With detailed photography to show each step, she teaches a wide range of patching, darning, and repair stitches using both hand and machine sewing.
The worry workbook: CBT skills to overcome worry & anxiety by facing the fear of uncertainty, Melisa Robichaud: For people with chronic worry, fear, and anxiety, there are many causes--but fear of uncertainty is one of the most common. Written by two psychologists and experts in anxiety, The Worry Workbook is the first of its kind to provide powerful, evidence-based tips and tools to help readers challenge their fears, build a tolerance for uncertainty, and find relief from worry in their everyday lives.
Field of Mars: the complete edition, David Rollins: Marcus Licinius Crassus's lust for gold and glory was legendary. What became of his army is myth. In Crassus the tyrant, Rufinius the soldier, Appias the historian, Mena the hag and Lucia the Golden Whore, David Rollins brings to life a mystery that has plagued historians for centuries. The only constant in this world is Mars, the god of war, and who he will favour is anyone's guess.
Kingdom come, David Rollins: A helicopter with the Russian President aboard is shot down over northern Syria and captured by the Scorpion, the last remaining and most feared ISIS combat commander. The only person who could possibly effect a rescue is former OSI Special Agent Vin Cooper. But unfortunately for the President, Cooper's not in the saving-the-world game any more.
Bruny, Heather Rose: How far would your government go? A right-wing US president has withdrawn America from the Middle East and the UN. Daesh has a thoroughfare to the sea and China is Australia's newest ally. When a bomb goes off in remote Tasmania, Astrid Coleman agrees to return home to help her brother before an upcoming election. But this is no simple task. Her brother and sister are on either side of politics, the community is full of conspiracy theories, and her father is quoting Shakespeare.
Here until August: stories, Josephine Rowe
Love, lies and Lizzie, Rosie Rushton: For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. What would happen if Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was set in the twenty-first century? When Mrs Bennet inherits enough money to move to the kind of village she has always dreamed of, her daughters find themselves swept up in a glamourous life of partying and countryside pursuits.
Whatever love is, Rosie Rushton: What would happen if Jane Austen's Mansfield Park was set in the twenty-first century?When Frankie Price goes to live with her wealthy cousins, she finds herself part of a social scene that she'd only read about in magazines. Shy and overwhelmed, she retreats into her own passion: writing. But when the entire family is rocked by scandal, and her mate Ned comes under the spell of the beautiful but manipulative Alice, Frankie realises that she has to fight for the life she wants.
Summer of secrets, Rosie Rushton: What would happen if the traumas of teenage life and love from Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey surfaced in the twenty-first century? Caitlin Morland has always craved excitement. So when she wins an art scholarship to Mulberry Court College, she's delighted to be befriended by the glamorous Izzy Thorpe and intriguing Summer Tilney. As Caitlin finds herself swept up in their exotic lives, she becomes determined to uncover the secrets surrounding Summer.
Mind prey, John Sandford: It's raining when Andi leaves the parent-teacher meeting with her two daughters, she doesn't notice the red van parked beside her, or the van door slide open. The last thing she does notice is the hand reaching out for her and her daughters... This time, Lucas Davenport has truly met his match - a nemesis more intelligent, and more depraved, than any he has tracked before. A pure, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Davenport himself.
My last 10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, Elif Shafak
I'm afraid of men, Vivek Shraya: A powerful meditation on the damaging effects of masculinity from a trans girl--a writer with celebrated indie roots and a knack for dismantling assumptions and challenging the status quo. Toxic masculinity takes many insidious forms, from misogyny and sexual harassment to homophobia, transphobia, and bullying. Vivek Shraya has firsthand experience with nearly all of them. As a boy, Vivek exhibited "feminine" qualities. The men in her life immediately and violently disapproved.
An orchard odyssey: find and grow tree fruit in your garden, community and beyond, Naomi Slade
Heartland: a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on earth, Sarah Smarsh
Project prep: the launch of a fashion app, Niki Smit
Ghost fire, Wilbur Smith: Theo, wracked with guilt, strikes a solitary path through life. Haunted by the spirits of lovers and family members, he is determined to atone for his mistakes. He seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army.
Courtney's war, Wilbur A Smith: Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard, despite his objections to the Nazi regime, is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day.
NW: a novel, Zadie Smith: This is the story of a city. The north-west corner of a city. Here you'll find guests and hosts, those with power and those without it, people who live somewhere special and others who live nowhere at all. And many people in between. Every city is like this. Cheek-by-jowl living. Separate worlds. And then there are the visitations: the rare times a stranger crosses a threshold without permission or warning, causing a disruption in the whole system.
The autograph man, Zadie Smith
The Gulag archipelago, Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit͡syn
The case of the missing marguess, Nancy Springer: When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers-all while attempting to piece together clues to her mother's strange disappearance.
The case of the left-handed lady, Nancy Springer: Enola Holmes might be the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, but she manages to outsmart him at every turn, solving thrilling mysteries in her very own way ...
The dark side, Danielle Steel: Zoe Morgan was just ten years old when her life changed forever. Her sister, Rose, died of a rare illness, her parents turned into people she didn't know, and Zoe's lonely childhood drove her to excel in her studies. As a graduate of Yale, Zoe takes a leave of absence from medical school to work in a shelter for abused children in New York, where she meets well-known child advocacy attorney, Austin Roberts. Austin is bowled over by her beauty, brains and talent.
The Hawaiian heist, Geronimo Stilton: When a celebrated goldsmith from Hawaii creates a necklace for a famous actress, rumors that the necklace is about to be stolen prompt Geronimo Stilton's investigation to identify the thief.
The missing movie, Geronimo Stilton: When director Mousen Scorsese's newest film goes missing at New Mouse City's first film festival, Hercule and Geronimo spring into action to solve the case.
Island of dragons, Geronimo Stilton: Once again Geronimo is summoned to the Kingdom of Fantasy, and this time he must rescue five princesses of The Kingdom of Lotus Flowers who have been kidnapped by a terrible witch--but first he must journey to the Island of Dragons to find the bravest, the wisest, the silliest, and wittiest, and the most sincere dragons who prophecy says will aid him in his mission.
A Christmas carol, Geronimo Stilton: Ebenezer Scrooge is a cranky old mouse who is only concerned with his business and making money. Scrooge thinks Christmas is just a waste of time. But on the night of Christmas Eve, he is visited by three ghosts who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future.
Radio girls, Sarah Jane Stratford: London, 1926. Maisie Musgrave is thrilled to land a job at the fledgling British Broadcasting Corporation whose new and electrifying radio network is captivating the nation. Famous writers, scientists, politicians--the BBC is broadcasting them all, but behind the scenes Maisie is drawn into a battle of wills being fought by her two bosses. John Reith, the formidable Director-General and Hilda Matheson, the extraordinary Director of Talks Programming, envisage very different futures for radio.
The wartime midwives, Daisy Styles: 1939. Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother and Baby Home, sits on the remote Fylde coast in Lancashire. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find sanctuary. Women from all walks of life pass through Mary Vale, from beautiful waitress Emily, whose boyfriend has vanished without trace, to young Isla, cast out by her wealthy family after her first year at university goes horribly wrong.
How to draw a map, Malcolm Swanston: How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today. Maps have influenced humanity in many unexpected ways: life, death, sexual reproduction, espionage, war and peace. How to Draw a Map traces the story of mapmaking - cartography - from the first scratchings on the cave wall to the detailed high-tech 'navigator'. This is the story of human conceptions, often misconceptions, of our world.
Reagandoodle and little buddy, Sandi Swiridoff
Dog breeders professional secrets: ethical breeding practices, Smart Sylvia: Becoming a dog breeder is a significant undertaking. And there is so much more you need to know to be a successful breeder beyond just knowing how to whelp and raise puppies. Dog Breeders Professional Secrets tells you what it takes to be a successful and ethical dog breeder. Topics include networking, financial matters, acquiring breeding stock, kennel design, and many more.
The view from rock bottom, Stephanie Tait
The voices, F R Tallis: A film soundtrack composer moves his young family into a faded old Victorian house in north London in 1976 and becomes obsessed with the strange voices he begins hearing coming through the baby monitor.
Foreign and domestic, A J Tata: One year ago, Captain Jake Mahegan led a Delta Force team into Afghanistan to capture an American traitor working for the Taliban. The mission ended in tragedy. The team was infiltrated and decimated by a bomb. An enemy prisoner was killed. Mahegan was dismissed from service'dishonored forever. Now, haunted by the incident, Mahegan is determined to clear his name. The military wants him to stand down.
The Polaris protocol, Brad Taylor: Retired Delta Force commander Brad Taylor returns with the fifth propulsive thriller in his New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's brother and countless more innocents who face unfathomable violence and bloodshed.
Lord Ravenscar's inconvenient betrothal, Lara Temple: Women either ran from Lord Ravenscar or ran to him." Alan Rothwell, Lord of Ravenscar is furious when unconventional heiress Lily Wallace refuses him purchase of her property. He can't even win her over with his infamous charm. But when fever seizes him and they're trapped together, Alan realises Lily's attentions will compromise them both! His solution: take Lily as his betrothed before desire consumes them completely.
Lord Stanton's last mistress, Lara Temple: Lord Stanton's stay on the island of Illiakos is shrouded in memories of fever and his mysterious nurse. Years later, an Illiakan royal visit to Stanton Hall reveals the princess's chaperone, Christina James, is the woman who saved his life! Alexander may be a master of control, but Christina makes him long to unleash the sinful side he's buried...
Earth-friendly Earth Day crafts, Veronica Thompson
The pretty little box, Charles Todd: A stolen book sets off a sinister chain of events.
Wolfe Island, Lucy Treloar: For years Kitty Hawke has lived alone on Wolfe Island, witness to the island's erosion and clinging to the ghosts of her past. Her work as a sculptor and her wolfdog Girl are enough. News of mainland turmoil is as distant as myth until refugees from that world arrive: her granddaughter Cat, and Luis and Alejandra, a brother and sister escaping persecution. When threats from the mainland draw closer, they are forced to flee for their lives.
Waiting for war: Britain 1939-1940, Barry Turner: At the outbreak of war in 1939, ordinary people were quickly forced to adapt to the realities of a nation under dire threat. But it soon became known as the Phoney War, a time when official incompetence reigned supreme. Theatres and cinemas were closed and football matches cancelled, only for the government to realise belatedly that morale was plunging as a result.
Memory-wise: how memory works and what to do when it doesn't, Anne Unkenstein: Informs, reassures and gives practical guidance to people who worry they are losing their memory.
A kitten Called Tiger, Holly Webb
Murder likes it hot, Tracy Weber: When an employee is found dead at the local homeless shelter for youth, yoga instructor Kate Davidson sets aside her fertility and financial woes to support and defend the teenagers.
Pre-meditated murder, Tracy Weber: When yoga instructor Kate Davidson learns that her boyfriend Michael is already married, and then finds the body of his green-card-seeking wife, she steps up to investigate, since Michael has no alibi.
On a wing and a prayer: the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey: In 1934, Melbourne's Lord Mayor announced a London-to-Melbourne air race to celebrate his city's centenary. The audacious plan captured imaginations across the globe: newspapers and magazines everywhere were filled with it; the world's pilots scrambled to get sponsorship; and the organisers scrambled to get the rules straight and permission to fly in foreign air space. Sixty-four entrants from eleven countries signed up, but only twenty planes eventually took off on 20 October 1934.
The truants, Kate Weinberg: Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour. Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers, led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay, Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy.
The 1,000-year-old boy, Ross Welford: There are stories about people who want to live forever. This is not one of those stories. This is a story about someone who wants to stop... Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy - except he's 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. So when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live...
Nashville secrets, Sheri Whitefeather: Sleeping with the enemy...wasn't part of her revenge plan, was it? Seduce and destroy. That's the plan...until Mary McKenzie starts falling for powerhouse Nashville entertainment lawyer Brandon Talbot. Soon avenging her mother's tragic betrayal becomes a treacherous game as this man awakens Mary's deepest desires. But Brandon's putting a plan of his own into play for winning his mysterious lover's heart. Which means uncovering all of her secrets...
Damaged, Chris Wild: 'We were just sacks of flesh existing as punchbags for their rage, or toys for their entertainment' -- Later, working in a care home himself became the only way Chris could help, but he was shocked to discover little had changed and vulnerable children were still being failed.
Cloud boy, Marcia Williams: Harry Christmas and Angie Moon are best friends and almost-twins. Ever since they were born two days apart they've been partners in cloud-spotting, sweet-eating and treehouse-building. But when Harry is taken to hospital for headaches that won't go away, he needs Angie more than ever. Because when things fall apart, only a best friend can stitch them back together. Told through Angie's lively diary, this is a bittersweet story about friendship and growing up.
Digital filmmaking for kids for dummies, Nick Willoughby: Digital Filmmaking For Kids makes it easy to get up and running with digital filmmaking! This fun and friendly guide walks you through a ton of cool projects that introduce you to all stages of filmmaking. Packed with full-color photos, easy-to-follow instruction, and simple examples.
Rose Rivers, Jacqueline Wilson: Rose Rivers lives in a beautiful house with her artist father, her difficult, fragile mother and her many siblings. She has everything money can buy - beautiful dresses, horse-riding lessons, books - but she's not satisfied. Why can't she be sent away to a good school like her twin brother? Why can't she learn to become a famous artist like her father or his friend Paris Walker.
Waiting for Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey: A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn't always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel. Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet-cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks-a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat-her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect.
Ultralearning: seven strategies for mastering hard skills and getting ahead, Scott H Young: Scott H. Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself—among them Benjamin Franklin, chess grandmaster Judit Polgár, and Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymath Nigel Richards, who won the French World Scrabble Championship without knowing French.
The making of a manager: what to do when everyone looks to you, Julie Zhuo
No way back: a personal history of charismatic renewal in the New Zealand Anglican Church, Don Battley: No Way Back is the heartfelt story of an Anglican priest deeply impacted by the charismatic movement as it swept through New Zealand in the late twentieth century. Having lived through all the stages of the movement, Don Battley takes the reader inside the personal experiences of those enfolded in the excitement of a vibrant faith, and shows how they negotiated the tensions that arose within established Anglican culture.
Down is up, Ruth Dalglish: Marilyn's world has just been turned upside-down. A criminal action has brought financial disaster to a successful business, and now the comfortable lifestyle and popularity she and her husband had enjoyed seem to be slipping through her fingers. Marilyn feels helpless, until a meeting with a former spiritual mentor gives her hope and she is drawn into a new kind of life as she begins to look at her world with new eyes.
A conversation with my country, Alan Duff: A fresh, personal account of New Zealand, now, from one of our hardest-hitting writers. Following Once Were Warriors, Alan Duff wrote Māori: The Crisis and the Challenge. His controversial comments shook the country. A quarter of a century later, New Zealand and Māoridom are in a very different place.
The conch trumpet, David Eggleton: The Conch Shell calls to the scattered tribes of contemporary New Zealand. It sounds the signal to listen closely, critically and 'in alert reverie'. David Eggleton's reach of references, the marriage of high and low, the grasp of popular and classical allusion, his eye both for cultural trash and epiphanic beauty, make it seem as if here Shakespeare shakes down in the Pacific.
Time of the icebergs: poems, David Eggleton: These are poems about the world we live in, tracing a dystopian present 'hurtling globalisation's highway' where 'Google tells Google that Google saves'. Titles of poems reflect the absurdities of 21st century existence: 'Kate Winslet Promotes a Credit Card' riffs off an ad in the New Yorker, while 'Not for Human Consumption', and 'Twenty Second Century' hint at the ecological chaos of the modern world.
Edgeland: and other poems, David Eggleton: The poetry in David Eggleton's new collection possesses an intensity and driven energy, using the poet's recognisable signature oratory voice, strong in beat and measure, rooted in rich traditions of chant, lament and ode. Mashing together the lyrical and the slangy, celebrating local vernaculars while simultaneously plugged in to a global zeitgeist of technobabble and fake news, Eggleton recycles and 'repurposes' high visual culture and demotic aural culture.
Scented, Laurence Fearnley: A compelling and poignant search for identity through perfume. Granny Seren told me I had a natural talent for perfume making, and I believed her because she seemed to know what she was talking about and she never lied. It was Seren who introduced me to the idea of a signature scent. As a university lecturer, Si n didn't need a signature scent to know who she was.
Mental health education and hauora :$bteaching interpersonal skills, resilience and wellbeing, Katie Fitzpatrick: Classroom resource for teaching children and young people about mental health, wellbeing, resilience, and interpersonal skills. The lesson plans work for multiple year and curriculum levels, and are particularly useful for Years 7-11 health education.
Tembo's roar: a spiritual journey of discovery, Iain Gow: Ballo paused and sniffed the breeze, 'Omkhulu has gone mad with power... Tembo, your calling is to save the lion tribes, nothing less'. By the time Tembo became an adult lion, he'd already travelled through danger and difficulty. But when he met Ballo, the Great Lion, he was given a mission unlike any he had faced before.Tembo's Roar is a book about his intrepid adventures as he discovers his identity and learns the values that will guide him in life.
Remember me, Derek Hansen: It began innocently ... It destroyed innocence forever. When a twelve-year-old boy writes an essay and inadvertently uncovers a wartime secret, he unleashes a chain of events which rips a close community apart, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend. It is Auckland, 1956. While the country has been spared the destruction which ravaged Europe and Asia, beneath the surface bitter memories and old enmities run deep.
Street without a name: childhood and other misadventures in Bulgaria, Kapka Kassabova: After years on the outside, Bulgaria has finally made it into the EU club, but beyond the clich s about undrinkable plonk, cheap property, and assassins with poison-tipped umbrellas, the country remains a largely unknown quantity. Born on the muddy outskirts of Sofia, Kapka Kassabova grew up under Communism, got away just as soon as she could, and has loved and hated her homeland in equal measure ever since.
Villa Pacifica: a novel, Kapka Kassabova: A couple arrive in a dead-end coastal village somewhere in South America. The only place to stay is Villa Pacifica, part hotel and part animal sanctuary run by eccentric ex-pats. Travel guide-writer Ute and her husband Jerry are joined by an assortment of travellers: in-your-face American Max; sporty flight attendants from Australia; musicians Luis and Helga - all looking for something out of the ordinary. Ute begins to meet the locals and explore the villa's surrounds.
Primordial soup, Christine Leunens: Novels about young girls and food problems don't usually make for light reading and frequently border on the depressing. This one has barely a serious note in it. Mealtimes at Kate Lester's house are not an enjoyable experience. The culinary creations of her Lithuanian mother range from the undesirable to the disgusting. Food begins to taint Kate's vision of the world and culinary imagery constantly fills her mind.
Simon Mannering: Warrior, Simon Mannering: Simon Mannering is one of elite sport's great enigmas. Since 2005 he has been a regular fixture in the Warriors and Kiwis rugby league teams and has captained both sides. He has the passion and drive of Brad Thorn and the consistency of Richie McCaw. He regularly leads tackle counts, always has the respect of both team mates and opponents and confounds team doctors by playing through pain and illness.
Dragonflies & damselflies of New Zealand, Milen Marinov: This is a natural history and field guide to New Zealand’s 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies.
Into the sunset, Clare Matravers: The Holden family dynamics are set to change in a major way. Sapphire is thrilled. James, not so much. The new situation sends him into a tail spin, and he takes action with potentially drastic consequences. Candace is not impressed either. Ready or not, she has little choice but to fly the family nest and to try out her adult wings. She spreads them wide - until a shocking event sends her flying homewards again.
The truth will out, Clare Matravers: Candace O'Brien is suspicious. Why does the whispering always stop the moment she appears? There must be a big secret - one which involves her somehow. How can she find out the truth? Sapphire Nord has a big secret.
Moonlight sonata, Eileen Merriman: It's the annual New Year family get-together. Molly is dreading having to spend time with her mother, but she is pleased her son will see his cousins and is looking forward to catching up with her brothers . . . Joe in particular. Under the summer sun, family tensions intensify, relationships become heightened and Molly and Joe will not be the only ones with secrets that must be kept hidden.
Attraction, Ruby Porter: The present reckons with the past in Attraction, Ruby Porter's atmospheric debut novel. Three women are on a road trip, navigating the motorways of the North Island, their relationships with one another and New Zealand's colonial history. Our narrator doesn't know where she stands with Ilana, her not-quite girlfriend. She has a complex history with her best friend, Ashi. She's haunted by the memory of her emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend. And her period's now weeks late.
HR manager: a New Zealand handbook, R S Rudman: A practical and comprehensive new guide to all key areas of human resources management in New Zealand. It explores the latest developments in people management practice, talent management, employment law, and health and safety. Providing up-to-date requirements for legal compliance, and essential guidance on good HR practice, this book will help organisations and HR professionals.
The necessary angel, C K Stead: A beautifully written, carefully observed novel that takes you to the heart of contemporary Paris and into a world of books and witty conversation. With a surprising twist at the end, this book is gripping and hugely satisfying. It can be read on many levels - as a story of people grappling with love and fidelity; as a story about the importance of books in everyday life; as a commentary on living in complex modern-day Europe; and as a page-turning mystery.

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New Titles Digital November 2019 (arrived in October)

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