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The #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry returns with a radiant getaway to remember... ****************************************************************************** Praise for Emily Henry Another knockout from the champ,…
Others make war; you, happy Austria, marry.' For three centuries, the astute positioning of their many princesses and princes had kept the Habsburgs at the peak of European power. By 1764, after a generation of costly war, confronted by shaken alliances,…
The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death."A fearless, riveting account of a young woman in the grip of a deadly illness." --The New York TimesLia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile…
A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural stagnation, examining the commercial and technological forces that have come to dominate contemporary culturefrom music and fashion to art, film, TV, and beyondOver the past twenty-five years,…
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Goodreads Choice Award Winner in History & Biography One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 "A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category." --The New York Times "It…
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' BILL GATESIn this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today:Why are some…
'A brilliant, shrewd, satirical novel - gimlet-eyed, funny, very clever and a searchingly profound look at the state of this strange country of ours' William Boyd'My comfort read: anything by Jonathan Coe' Bob Mortimer ---Post-university life doesn't…
An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters - for China, the West and everyone's future'An authoritative primer to all things Taiwan' BARBARA DEMICK * 'Anyone with a care to avoid a third world war - between China and the US - should read this…
THE ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS FANTASY THAT IS TAKING BOOKTOK BY STORM 'A scorching romance' OLIVIA ROSE DARLING'The best debut novel I've ever read' MOLLY TULLISI WOULD TURN THE WORLD TO DARKNESS FOR YOU In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods,…
From the Sunday Times-bestselling author, comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2When the Germans marched in and the lamps went out in the City of…
The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning Elizabeth Strout – available for pre-order now. TELL ME EVERYTHING is a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.…
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve . . .-----Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers…
It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They're coming for gold. What they bring is trouble.Cal Hooper was a Chicago detective, till he moved to the West of Ireland looking for peace.He's found it, more or less - in his relationship…
Three women. Three blazing stories of violent resistance. Three complicated paths to justice.Brittany Smith, a young Alabama woman, killed a man she said raped her in her home, but was denied a self-defense claim.Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar…
'Beautifully written, and not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times. This is essential reading' Peter Frankopan From the award-winning author of Empireland – the book that started a national conversation about how we talk about race and…
Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communication. From the majestic howls of wolves and the enchanting chatter of parrots to the melodic clicks of dolphins and the spirited grunts of chimpanzees, these diverse…
Will Boy 100 be the One? Micah is rich, dreamy, and charming. As the “Prince of Chicago,”—the son of local celebrity sports radio host known as the King of Chicago—he has everything going for him. Unfortunately, he’s also the prince of imaginary meet-cutes,…
From the medieval bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, inviting the reader to travel across a medieval world punctuated…
The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES and 10 MINUTES 38 SECONDS IN THIS STRANGE WORLD - coming soon***Praise for Elif Shafak***'A writer of important, beautiful, painful, truthful…
Science is a serious business, right? Wrong. Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you…
An urgent follow-up to bestseller How Democracies Die, by two world-leading experts on democracyIn this incisive and razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt…
A teen girl looking for the truth about her missing mother forms a reluctant alliance with her former best friend...in exchange for hiding him from his cult-leading family. "All hail the new queen of YA horrormance! Arndt's unputdownable debut crackles…
THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIt was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him. 'Assured, affecting and moving. Alice Winn has written a devastating love story between two young men on the Western Front'…
Příručka zaměřená na procvičení a získání nové slovní zásoby. První část knihy je tvořena anglickými texty (anekdotami) s českým překladem, druhou část tvoří jenom anglické texty se zvýrazněnými slovy, která jsou přeložena ve slovníčku na konci knihy.…
Příručka zaměřená na procvičení a získání nové slovní zásoby. První část knihy je tvořena anglickými texty (anekdotami) s českým překladem, druhou část tvoří jenom anglické texty se zvýrazněnými slovy, která jsou přeložena ve slovníčku na konci knihy.…
Příručka zaměřená na procvičení a získání nové slovní zásoby. První část knihy je tvořena anglickými texty (anekdotami) s českým překladem, druhou část tvoří jenom anglické texty se zvýrazněnými slovy, která jsou přeložena ve slovníčku na konci knihy.…
A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of mathsMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong. In The Secret Lives…
How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for?In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores with clarity and depth the ideas that…
An exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from Caleb Azumah Nelson, the no.1 bestselling, award-winning author of Open Water - available for pre-order now'Beautiful, unforgettable and all-consuming' CANDICE…
'Art can amaze us into changing our minds. This remarkable book teaches us how' ES DEVLINArtists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous,…