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A minute to midnight, David BaldacciAtlee Pine has spent most of her life trying to find out what happened that fateful night in Andersonville, Georgia. Her six-year-old twin sister, Mercy, was taken and Atlee was left for dead while their parents were apparently partying downstairs. One person who continues to haunt her is notorious serial killer, Daniel James Tor, confined to a Colorado maximum security prison. Does he really know what happened to Mercy? The family moved away. The parents divorced.
The Queen of Nothing, Holly BlackAfter being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, whom she loves despite his betrayal.
Nothing important happened today, Will CarverNine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They?ve never met. But at the same time, they run and leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today. That is how they knew they had been chosen to become a part of The People Of Choice: A mysterious suicide cult whose members have no knowledge of one another.
Criss cross, James PattersonMere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed 'M' rests on the corpse: You messed up big time, Dr. Cross. Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict's family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question.
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How to fail at almost everything and still win big : kind of the story of my life, Scott AdamsBlasting cliched career advice, the contrarian pundit and creator of Dilbert recounts the humorous ups and downs of his career, revealing the outsized role of luck in our lives and how best to play the system. Scott Adams has likely failed at more things than anyone you've ever met or anyone you've even heard of.
Girl gone viral, Arvin AhmadiGirl Gone Viral is the inventive and timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom.For seventeen-year-old Opal Hopper, code is magic. She builds entire worlds from scratch: Mars craters, shimmering lakes, any virtual experience her heart desires. But she can't code her dad back into her life. When he disappeared after her tenth birthday, leaving only a cryptic note, Opal tried desperately to find him.
Love from A to Z : a novel, S K AliA marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes, because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are. But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn’t bad. She’s angry.
Manatee blues, Laurie Halse AndersonDr. Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist who runs a manatee rescue center that's in desperate need of money. Brenna's immediately drawn to the endangered, gentle giants, and wants to do whatever she can to help them--and the center.
Time to fly, Laurie Halse AndersonThere's a flock of parrots in Zoe's backyard! No one knows where they came from, but they aren't as big a surprise as the sight of Zoe's mother, who has just arrived from California. She wants Zoe to move back home with her - something Zoe has been waiting to hear for months. But why does leaving Ambler and Dr.
Fear of falling, Laurie Halse AndersonDavid is determined to learn to jump on horseback if it kills him. And sometimes he's afraid it might, like when Comet balks and won't go over the crossbar. Now that David's father is back in town, he's promised to teach David how to jump like a champion. But David can't let him know how scared he is. Because there's one thing that scares David more than falling off a horse, and that's disappointing his father.
Fight for life, Laurie Halse AndersonMaggie's grandmother runs an animal clinic, Dr. Mac's Place, so Maggie knows her way around animals who are in danger.
End of the race, Laurie Halse AndersonMaggie learns all about dog racing when an injured greyhound is brought to the clinic. She goes to the track with Dr. Mac and Taryn, the newest Vet Volunteer, to check on the condition of the dogs.
Say good-bye, Laurie Halse AndersonYum-Yum is an adorable shih tzu and one of Zoe's favorite clients. When Zoe and Yum-Yum visit a ward of cancer patients, she is amazed by how much joy the tiny dog can spread in an instant. But then Yum-Yum is diagnosed with cancer himself.
Masks, Laurie Halse AndersonAfter Sunita's beloved pet cat, Mittens, gets injured on her watch, she wonders if vet work is right for her. She takes an internship at a research lab, but learns that they test on animals and eventually put them to sleep.
Storm rescue, Laurie Halse AndersonSunita Patel is book smart and good with cats. When a hurricane approaches, Sunita realizes that Lucy, a diabetic cat with a broken leg, is in danger, along with her owner, Mrs. Clark. When the vets are called out on emergency, the evacuation starts.
Trickster, Laurie Halse AndersonAs soon as he sees Trickster, the new horse at Quinn's Stables, David knows he's found the horse he was born to ride. But David's got a reputation as a troublemaker . . . and Trickster's still recuperating from an accident. David is determined to clear his name and prove to Mr. Quinn that he's worth taking a chance on.
Homeless, Laurie Halse AndersonSunita has always wanted a cat, but her parents are dead set against it. Then she finds a group of strays living in the wild, and knows she can domesticate them--even though she's been told that these are feral cats, who see humans as their enemies. First, she convinces Dr. Mac to examine the cats, fix them, and give them shots. Then she wants to re-release the cats, now healthy, into the neighborhood. The problem is, the neighbors consider the cats dangerous pests.
Teacher's pet, Laurie Halse AndersonMaggie's still getting used to middle school. One of her teachers is, too - Mr. Carlson, her new science teacher, is blind, and is working with a guide dog for the first time. Scout is a love of a German shepherd and really wants to do his job, but Maggie can tell that Mr. Carlson's still having a hard time. Maybe she can help.
Trapped, Laurie Halse AndersonSomeone's been setting animal traps in the nature preserve behind Brenna's house. She and her older brother, Sage, are furious - not only is that illegal, it's hurting and killing defenseless animals where they should be safe. They both want to do something, but Brenna's worried that Sage may have some really extreme plans in mind.
The lost art of scripture : rescuing the sacred texts, Karen ArmstrongToday the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture may not be immediately obvious in our secular world, but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of many of today's controversies.
Summer at the Cornish cafe, Phillipa AshleyDemi doesn't expect her summer in Cornwall to hold anything out of the ordinary. As a waitress, working all hours to make ends meet, washing dishes and serving ice creams seems to be as exciting as the holiday season is about to get. That's until she meets Cal Penwith. An outsider, like herself, Cal is persuaded to let Demi help him renovate his holiday resort, Kilhallon Park. Set above an idyllic Cornish cove, the once popular destination for tourists has now gone to rack and ruin.
Super human : the bulletproof plan to age backward and maybe even live forever, Dave AspreyDave Asprey suffered countless symptoms of ageing as a young man, which sparked a lifelong burning desire to grow younger with each birthday. For more than twenty years, he has been on a quest to find innovative, science-backed methods to upgrade human biology and redefine the limits of the mind, body, and spirit. The results speak for themselves. Now in his forties, Dave is smarter, happier, and more fit and successful than ever before.
The spoilers, Desmond BagleyWhen film tycoon, Sir Robert Hellier, loses his daughter to heroin, he declares war on the drug pedlars. London drug specialist, Nicholas Warren, is called in to organise an expedition to the Middle East, in an attempt to track down the big-time dope runners, inveigle themselves into their confidence and make them an offer they can't refuse.
The Vivero letter, Desmond BagleyJeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is blasted apart when his brother is murdered. The killer was after a family heirloom - an antique gold tray - which sets Wheale on a trail from Devon to the tropical rainforest of Yucatan. There he joins the hunt for a lost Mayan city. But in the dense cover of the jungle a band of vicious convict mercenaries are waiting to strike...
According to Queeney, Beryl BainbridgeBeryl Bainbridge's novel is a masterly evocation of the last years of Dr Johnson, arguably Britian's greatest Man of Letters. The time is the 1770s and 1780s and Johnson, having completed his life's major work (he compiled the first ever Dictionary of the English language) is running an increasingly choatic life.
Kingdom of souls : the last witchdoctor, Rena BarronBorn into a family of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. But each year she fails to call forth her ancestral powers, while her ambitious mother watches with growing disapproval. There's only one thing Arrah hasn't tried, a deadly last resort: trading years of her own life for scraps of magic. Until the Kingdom's children begin to disappear, and Arrah is desperate to find the culprit. She uncovers something worse. The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring.
Tears of frost : when the moon is weeping, the witches do their reaping, Bree BartonThe second book in the Heart of Thorns trilogy explores the effects of power in a dark magical kingdom-and the fierce courage it takes to claim your body as your own. Mia Rose is back from the dead. Her memories are hazy, her body numb-but she won't stop searching. Her only hope to save the boy she loves and the sister who destroyed her is to find the mother she can never forgive. Pilar is on a hunt of her own.
Surge, Jay BernardJay Bernard's powerful debut is a queer exploration of the black British archive, tracing a line between two significant events in recent British history: the New Cross Massacre of 1981 in which thirteen young black people were killed in a house fire - and the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. The collection stems from research undertaken about the New Cross Fire during a 2016 residency at the George Padmore Institute.
Lovely war, Julie BerryIn the perilous days of World Wars I and II, the gods hold the fates; and the hearts, of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past.
The Queen of Nothing, Holly BlackAfter being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, whom she loves despite his betrayal.
Crossfire, Malorie BlackmanBrought to you by Penguin. Crossfire is the long-awaited new novel in legendary author Malorie Blackman's ground-breaking Noughts & Crosses series - perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power. Thirty-four years have passed since Sephy Hadley - a Cross - first met Callum McGregor - a nought. Their love was forbidden, powerful - and deadly. Life is seemingly very different now for noughts and Crosses - including for Sephy and Callum's families.
Trace of evil, Alice BlanchardA mystery that introduces a bold and audacious rookie detective assigned to hunt for a killer who is haunted by the past in this gripping murder case. Natalie Lockhart always knew she was going to be a cop. A rookie detective on the Burning Lake police force, she was raised on the wisdom of her chief-of-police father. These cases will haunt you if you let them. Grief doesn't come with instructions. But the one thing her father couldn't teach her was how to handle loss.
The hidden world of the fox, Adele BrandWe've all seen the fox. A flash of his brushy tail disappearing between the gap of a fence, a blaze of orange caught in the headlights as he scampers across the road. We've heard him too, his strange barks echoing in the city night. Perhaps we've even come face to face with him, eyes meeting for a few moments before he disappears once more into the darkness.
A cousin's prayer, Wanda E BrunstetterA year after her boyfriend was killed, a traumatized Katie Miller returns to her Amish community in Indiana, struggling with depression and panic attacks. Will she ever find the courage to face her inner demons? Freeman Bontrager has been interested in Katie ever since they were in school. Now that Katie is home, Freeman finds excuses to spend time at the Miller house.
A cousin's challenge, Wanda E BrunstetterJolene Yoder returns to Indiana to teach lip reading and sign language to the newly deaf Amish man Lonnie Hershberger. As she begins falling for Lonnie, Jolene wonders if she'll ever see "signs" of his love for her. Lovelorn Lonnie is fighting his attraction to Jolene, especially since she seems smitten by Jake Beechy.
Lust & wonder : a memoir, Augusten BurroughsIn chronicling the development and demise of the different relationships he's had while living in New York, Augusten Burroughs examines what it means to be in love, what it means to be in lust, and what it means to be figuring it all out. With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust & Wonder is an intimate and honest memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for.
Influence : the psychology of persuasion, Robert B CialdineInfluence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"--And how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research along with a three-year programme of study on what moves people to change behavior has resulted in this highly acclaimed book.
Dangerous alliance, Jennieke CohenLady Victoria Aston, obsessed with Jane Austen and content to stay home, is suddenly expected to enter society and find a husband, preferably one who cares for her more than her dowry.
The empty throne, Bernard CornwellBritain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Athelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred.
Don't touch my hair, Emma DabiriStraightened. Stigmatised. 'Tamed'. Celebrated. Erased. Managed. Appropriated. Forever misunderstood. Black hair is never 'just hair'. This book is about why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. Emma Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, Black Power and on to today's Natural Hair Movement, the Cultural Appropriation Wars and beyond. We look at everything from hair capitalists like Madam C.J.
Falco : the complete BBC Radio collection, Lindsey DavisThe silver pigs: One fine day, A.D. 70, Sosia Camillina quite literally runs into Marcus Didius Falco on the steps of the Forum. It seems Sosia is on the run from a couple of street toughs, and after a quick and dirty rescue, P.I. Falco wants to know why. Hoping for future favors from Sosia's powerful uncle, Falco embarks on an intricate case of smuggling, murder, and treason that reaches into the palace itself. Shadows in bronze: Rome, AD 71.
All for one, Melissa De la CruzIn this dazzling finale to the trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story, the curtain closes on the epic romance of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler1785. New York, New York. As a young nation begins to take shape, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are on top of the world. They're the toast of the town, keeping New York City buzzing with tales of their lavish parties, of Eliza's legendary wit, and of Alex's brilliant legal mind.
Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles DickensThe Chuzzlewits are a family divided by money and selfishness; even young Martin, the eponymous hero, is arrogant and self-centred. He offends his grandfather by falling in love with the latter's ward, Mary, and sets out to make his own fortune in life, travelling as far as America - which produces from Dickens a savage satire on a new world tainted with the vices of the old. Martin's nature slowly changes through his bitter experience of life and his enduring love for Mary.
The piper's pursuit, Melanie DickersonIn 1424 Hamlin, Katerina reluctantly allies with the handsome but brash Steffan to protect herself and her city from formidable dangers--missing children, hordes of rats, a marauding beast, and her devious stepfather, the town's mayor.
Secret of the Red Arrow, Franklin W DixonThe Hardy brothers must dismantle a dangerous crime gang in this first book of a fresh approach to a classic series. Teenagers Frank and Joe Hardy are supposedly retired from their detective work. But there is a new mystery in Bayport that needs their investigative expertise, and fast! Starting with a bank heist, a series of alarming pranks have popped up around Bayport.
Mystery of the phantom heist, Franklin W DixonA not-so-sweet sixteen...Rich girl Lindsay Peyton is throwing the biggest and best Sweet Sixteen bash that Bayport has ever seen. is throwing the biggest and best Sweet Sixteen bash that Bayport has ever seen. But when Frank and Joe discover that her car has been keyed, it looks like someone isn't so happy that Bayport's princess is showing off.
A pilgrimage to eternity : from Canterbury to Rome in search of a faith, Timothy EganTracing an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and "virtuosic" (The Wall Street Journal) writer explores the past and future of Christianity. Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs.
Darkness on the Fens, Joy EllisRevellers are flocking into Greenborough for the yearly Dark Greenborough Festival, a three-day event celebrating local folklore, superstition and the darker side of life. What the public doesn't know is that there has been a warning sent to the police, saying that Greenborough will be a very dangerous place this year. The anonymous letter ends with the Latin phrase, Mors certa, hora incerta: Death is certain, the hour uncertain.
Lost in space. Return to yesterday, Kevin EmersonThirty years in the future, Earth has become increasingly more uninhabitable, and a group of colonists—including Will, his two teenage sisters, and their parents—travels across the galaxy to establish a new home. But when the ship is attacked, the Robinsons are stranded on an alien planet where they must contend with disastrous technical issues, a hostile environment, and dangerous personalities to get off world and reach their colony.
The other side of the wall, Amy EphronAmy Ephron takes readers to London at Christmastime, where a new fantastical journey awaits.It's Christmas break and Tess and Max are in London, staying at the posh Sanborn House with their Aunt Evie. As they wait for their parents to arrive, there is an unusual snowstorm that makes the city seem as if it's caught in a snow globe. Perfect weather for an adventure in Hyde Park.
Crooked Heart, Lissa EvansWhen Noel Bostock--aged ten, no family--is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he ends up living in St Albans with Vera Sedge. The war's thrown up new opportunities for making money but on her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team. Together they cook up an idea and Vee starts to make a profit. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war and some of them are dangerous...
Old baggage, Lissa EvansIt is 1928 and Matilda Simpkin, now in her late fifties, rooting through the boot cupboard, finds a small club in an old pair of galoshes. Giving it a thoughtful twirl she is finally struck by an idea. Mattie is a woman with a thrilling past and a chafingly uneventful present. During the Women's Suffrage Campaign, she marched, she sang and she heckled Winston Churchill. She was gaoled nine times. But she is still searching for a fresh mould into which she can pour her energies.
Dark legacy, Christine FeehanThe victim of a terrible vampire experiment, Emeline Sanchez fears she will never be free of their taint.
A dream about lightning bugs : a life of music and cheap lessons, Ben FoldsFrom the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs. Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as "Brick," "You Don't Know Me," "Rockin' the Suburbs," and "The Luckiest," and is the former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. But Folds will be the first to tell you he's an unconventional icon, more normcore than hardcore.
All fired up, Lori FosterCharlotte Parrish has always wanted a certain kind of man: someone responsible, settled, boring. Bad boys need not apply. But when her car leaves her stranded and a mysterious stranger with brooding eyes and a protective streak comes to her rescue, she can't deny how drawn she is to him. In town searching for family he's never met, Mitch is everything she never thought she wanted and suddenly everything she craves.
Imprison the sky, A C GaughenStolen from her family as a child, Aspasia has clawed her way up the ranks of Cyrus's black-market empire to captain her own trading vessel--and she risks it all every time she uses her powerful magic to free as many women, children, and Elementae from slavery as she can. But Cyrus is close to uncovering her secrets--not only that Aspasia is a wind Elementae with the ability to sail her ship through the sky but also that she is searching for her lost family.
Shine!, J J Grabenstein"Who do you want to be?" asks Mr. Van Deusen. "And not when you grow up. Right here, right now." Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero--astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse--but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them.
But for the grace, Peter Grainger"We are living in the departure lounge," said Ralph Greenwood, "and flights leave with monotonous regularity." So when another resident of the Rosemary House care home is found dead in her chair one Saturday evening in December, no one is very surprised-not until the results of a routine post-mortem reveal something extraordinary. Sergeant DC Smith and his team have to tread carefully as they investigate what took place, and Smith himself has to confront some difficult memories.
Luck and judgement, Peter GraingerPeter Grainger presents the third novel in his DC Smith Investigation series.
The chalk pit, Elly GriffithsIn the ninth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth and Nelson investigate a string of murders and disappearances deep within the abandoned tunnels hidden far beneath the streets of Norwich. Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no one's sure exactly how many. When Ruth is called in to investigate a set of human remains found in one of them, she notices the bones are almost translucent, a sign they were boiled soon after death.
Late in the day, Tessa HadleyThe lives of two close-knit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death. Alexandr and Christine and Zachary and Lydia have been friends since they first met in their twenties. Thirty years later, Alex and Christine are spending a leisurely summer's evening at home when they receive a call from a distraught Lydia: she is at the hospital. Zach is dead.
The menacers, Donald HamiltonMatt Helm is puzzled. He's been sent to Mexico to investigate the sighting of a flying saucer, but Helm doesn't believe in little green men. Then his Russian opposite number is shot in her hotel, but who did it? And why are the Mexican cops acting so tough? Time to track down the redhead who called in the sighting and get to the bottom of the case.
The shadowers, Donald HamiltonIn order to foil a mass assassination plot, Matt Helm must undertake his most dangerous mission yet: matrimony. An agent like Helm might be a nice man to live with for a while, but he's not the kind of guy a woman would marry--unless she has to in order to maintain an ingenious cover. The man whose daily bread is violence takes a most unlikely bride--just to ensure death doesn't part them.
The ravagers, Donald HamiltonIt was not a peaceful way to die, but there was nothing Matt Helm could do for his fellow agent. He had found him in a Canadian motel room, his once-handsome face eaten away, corroded by acid. Scratch one agent. The women wouldn't be lining up for him now. But it created further problems. The most likely culprit was a woman Helm had orders to protect--no matter what the cost.
The ambushers, Donald HamiltonA quiet mission of assassination is no sweat for legendary agent Matt Helḿ??until a shapely foreign agent he never got around to finishing off lures him into a strange trek in the wilds of northern Mexico. And when a Russian missile is smuggled out of Cuba, it falls into the hands of a political fanatic much too close to home.
Always and forever, Lara Jean, Jenny HanLara Jean's letter-writing days aren't over. Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad's finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot's coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. But change is looming on the horizon.
The compound effect : jumpstart your income, your life, your success, Darren HardyThe Compound Effect contains the essence of what every super achiever needs to know, practice, and master to obtain extraordinary success. Inside you will hear strategies on:How to win-every time! Eradicating the bad habits that are derailing your progress.Painlessly installing the few key disciplines required for major breakthroughs.The real, lasting keys to gaining and sustaining motivation.Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum.The acceleration secrets of superachievers.
The entrepreneur roller coaster : it's your turn to #jointheride : your essential guide book for thriving as an entrepreneur, Darren HardyIn The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster you will learn the best strategies Darren has ever collected from the most successful people on the planet, covering the four essential skills necessary for entrepreneurial success: sales, recruiting, leadership, and productivity.This essential guidebook will prepare you for the wild ride of entrepreneurship.
Somewhere out there : a novel, Amy HatvanyNatalie Clark knew never to ask her sensitive adoptive mother questions about her past. She doesn't even know her birth mother's name-only that the young woman signed parental rights over to the state when Natalie was a baby. Now Natalie's own daughter must complete a family tree project for school, and Natalie is determined to unearth the truth about her roots. Brooke Walker doesn't have a family.
Natalie Haynes stands up for the classics. Series 1-4 : a comical guide to Ancient Greece and Rome, Natalie HaynesAll four series of Natalie Haynes' BBC Radio 4 show combining comedy with classicism. Writer, broadcaster and recovering comedian Natalie Haynes mixes comedy and conversation to bring the ancient world entertainingly up to date in these four radio series. Each episode sees her profiling a key figure from ancient Greece and Rome, and, aided by her special guests, creating a stand-up show around them.
Sea witch rising, Sarah Henning"The Little Mermaid" takes a twisted turn in this thrilling sequel to villainess origin story Sea Witch, as the forces of land and sea clash in an epic battle for freedom, redemption, and true love. Runa will not let her little sister die. Alia traded her voice to the Sea Witch for a shot at happiness with a prince who doesn't love her. And his rejection will literally kill her--unless Runa intervenes.
Sea witch, Sarah HenningThe fairy tale you thought you knew... The story of the Sea Witch, the villainess from Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale The Little Mermaid, told from the viewpoint of the Sea Witch when she was a twelve-year-old girl... Evie has been wracked with guilt ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned. So when a girl appears on shore with an uncanny resemblance to Anna, Evie befriends her in an effort to make amends.
We contain multitudes, Sarah HenstraAn exhilarating and emotional novel about the growing relationship between two teens boys, told through the letters they write to one another. Jonathan Hopkirk and Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky are partnered in English class, writing letters to one another in a weekly pen pal assignment. With each letter, the two begin to develop a friendship that eventually grows into love.
Hitch, Kathryn HindAmelia stands beside a highway in the Australian desert, alone except for her dog and the occasional road train that speeds past her raised thumb. After her mother's funeral, Amelia was confronted by Zach and reminded of the relationship they had when she was a teenager. She feels complicit and remains unable to process what happened. So she ran. Her best friend, Sid, is Zach's cousin and the one person in the world she can depend upon.But, of course, the road isn't safe either.
The last affair, Margot HuntLove may be blind, but obsession's a real killer. Nora Holliday is not that kind of woman. Not the kind who has an illicit affair with a married man. But Josh Landon is everything Nora's alcoholic husband isn't. And now she and Josh are so infatuated, they can't stay away from one another. Abby Landon, Josh's daughter, is home from college nursing a broken heart. She's seeking solace, not more scandal, so when she catches her dad kissing Nora, she vows to take the homewrecker down.
The silent thaw, Erin HunterThe #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more epic adventures in the second book in the action-packed Broken Code story arc. ThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, has been behaving erratically after losing one of his nine lives, and suspicion is quickly spreading across Clan borders. And when a strange apparition sparks unrest in SkyClan and ShadowClan, each warrior must decide where their allegiances lie?with their Clan, or the warrior code itself.
Cemetery Road [electronic resource] : a novel, Greg IlesThe author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington D.C.
A twist of the knife, Peter JamesIn multi-million-copy bestselling author Peter James' collection of short stories we first come to meet Brighton's finest detective, Roy Grace, and read the tale that went on to inspire James' hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. James exposes the Achilles heel of each of his characters, and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves, and one another. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page.
The friend zone, Abby JimenezKristen Peterson doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children.Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen--especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland.
Attack of the alien dung!, Gareth P JonesThe Pet Defenders Code: 1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you. 2. Humans must not know the truth. Good luck--you'll need it... Secret agent Biskit is not happy when he discovers his new partner Mitzy is a cat--everyone knows cats and dogs don't mix. But saving the Earth from alien invasions must come first and the planet is under attack! A cluster of cow pats has flown into town and they're whipping up a stink ...
How we fight for our lives : a memoir, Saeed Jones"Written from the crossroads of sex, race, and power in America, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir and a haunting reflection of the nation as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
A river of royal blood, Amanda JoySet in a North African-inspired fantasy world where two sisters must fight to the death to win the crown. Sixteen-year-old Eva is a princess, born with the magick of blood and marrow--a dark and terrible magick that hasn't been seen for generations in the vibrant but fractured country of Myre. Its last known practitioner was Queen Raina, who toppled the native khimaer royalty and massacred thousands, including her own sister, eight generations ago, thus beginning the Rival Heir tradition.
Meg and Jo, Virginia KantraA modern novel inspired by the timeless classic Little Women.The March sisters--reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth--have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook-slash-secret food blogger.
Savage spawn : reflections on violent children, Jonathan KellermanAuthor and child psychologist explores a disturbing and increasingly common trend: children who kill. As the recent tragedies in Oregon, Arkansas, and Colorado have shown, children as young as eight years old are capable of murder and violence. No community is safe from this tragic phenomenon, and experts ranging from law enforcement officials to guidance counselors are confused and conflicted about how to approach it.
Best family ever, Karen KingsburyKaren Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children--Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke--to inspire and entertain younger listeners.Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other.
Wrecking ball, Jeff KinneyAn unexpected inheritance gives the Heffley family a chance to make major improvements to their home. But they soon find that construction isn't all it's cracked up to be. When things get rough, will the Heffleys be able to stay ...
Golden Lion, Giles KristianIn this epic African adventure, Wilbur Smith returns to his longest-running series - and the very beginnings of the Courtney family saga in the late seventeenth century - with co-author Giles Kristian. 'vintage Smith....newcomers to Smith and old fans alike will have their swashes well and truly buckled.' Daily Mail Henry 'Hal' Courtney has always lived at sea. He watched his own father executed during the Anglo-Dutch naval war, and spent his entire young adulthood avenging his father's death.
The capture of the Earl of Glencrae, Stephanie LaurensWe joyfully request your attendance at the wedding of Miss Angelica Cynster... but not until she and her hero lay to rest an ancient grudge in the Scottish Highlands!Headstrong Angelica Cynster is certain she'll recognize her fated husband at first sight. And when her eyes meet those of a mysterious nobleman, she knows beyond a doubt that he's the one.
Viscount Breckenridge to the rescue, Stephanie LaurensYou are cordially invited to the wedding of Miss Heather Cynster . . . but not before she encounters kidnappers, danger, and a daring rescue at the hands of Viscount Breckenridge. Determined to hunt down her very own hero, one who will sweep her off her feet and into wedded bliss, and despairing of finding him in London's staid ballrooms, Heather Cynster steps out of her safe world and boldly attends a racy soiree.
The brazen bride, Stephanie LaurensThe adventures of four Crown officers fighting to bring down a deadly foe continue in this third installment of the Black Cobra Quartet. Logan Monteith's mission has gotten off to a shaky start. Wounded in battle, he jumped from his ship rather than risk losing the evidence that would bring down a traitor. As he recuperates in a tiny village, he finds his respect for the villagers grows, as does his fascination with his rescuer, Linnet Trevission.
In pursuit of Eliza Cynster, Stephanie LaurensEliza Cynster is on the hunt for a husband, and with no potential suitors to be found among the cream of the ton, she knows she must look elsewhere. But her curiosity costs her dearly as she falls into an elaborate trap. Brazenly kidnapped from her sister Heather's engagement ball, Eliza Cynster is spirited north from London to Edinburgh. Desperate and determined to escape, she seizes upon the first possible champion who happens along - gentleman scholar Jeremy Carling.
And then Sse fell, Stephanie LaurensNever settle for less than magic.the only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man ... ... is a Cynster lady who believes love is not her destiny. Famously known in London Society as 'the Matchbreaker', Henrietta Cynster's uncanny skill lies in preventing ill-fated nuptials - not in falling victim to Cupid's spell.But then she disrupts one match too many and feels honour-bound to assist dashing James Glossup find a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience.
Loving Rose, Stephanie LaurensMiraculously spared from death, Malcolm Sinclair erases the notorious man he once was. Reinventing himself as thomas Glendower, he strives to make amends for his past, yet he never imagines penance might come via a secretive lady he discovers living in his secluded manor. Rose has a plausible explanation for why she and her children are residing in thomas's house, but she quickly realizes he's far too intelligent to fool.
The gentleman's guide to getting lucky, Mackenzi LeeIn this funny and frothy novella that picks up where The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue leaves off, freshly minted couple Monty and Percy fumble through their first time together. Monty's epic grand tour may be over, but now that he and Percy are finally a couple, he realizes there is something more nerve-wracking than being chased across Europe: getting together with the person you love.
Generation one, Pittacus LorePenguin presents the audiobook edition of Generation One by Pittacus Lore read by P.J. Ochlan. It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted. Taylor Cook thought the invasion was just a bad dream. She'd heard about teens who were suddenly developing incredible abilities, but she had never really believed it. Not until the day she discovered she was one of them - a human with Legacies. Now Taylor is being sent off to the Human Garde Academy.
Deep silence, Jonathan MaberryTerrorists-for-hire have created a weapon that can induce earthquakes and cause dormant volcanoes to erupt. One terrifying side-effect of the weapon is that prior to the devastation, the vibrations drive ordinary people to suicide and violence. A wave of madness begins sweeping the country beginning with a mass shooting in Congress. Joe Ledger and his team go on a wild hunt to stop the terrorists and uncover the global super-power secretly funding them.
Glimpse : a novel, Jonathan Maberrythriller that explores what happens when reality and nightmares converge, and how far one will go to protect the innocent when their own brain is a threat. Rain Thomas is a mess. Seven years an addict and three difficult years clean. Racked by guilt for the baby she gave up for adoption when she was sixteen. Still grieving for the boy's father who died in Iraq. Alone, discarded by her family, with only the damaged members of her narcotics anonymous meetings as friends.
Assassin's code, Jonathan MaberryWhen Joe Ledger and Echo Team rescue a group of American college kids held hostage in Iran, the Iranian government then asks them to help find six nuclear bombs planted in the Mideast oil fields. These stolen WMDs will lead Joe and Echo Team into hidden vaults of forbidden knowledge, mass-murder, betrayal, and a brotherhood of genetically-engineered killers with a thirst for blood.
Underland, Robert MacfarlaneIn Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of remote Arctic sea-caves, this is a deep-time voyage into the planet's past and future.
No country for old men, Cormac McCarthy
Wolfskin, Juliet MarillierAll young Eyvind ever wanted was to become a great Viking warrior--a Wolfskin--and perform honorable deeds out in the name of his War fathergod, Thor. He can think of no future more glorious. And the chance to make it happen is his when his older brother Ulf is brought the tale of a magical land across the sea, a place where men with courage could go to conquer a land and bring glory to themselves.
Hacking Darwin : genetic engineering and the future of humanity, Jamie MetzlFrom leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives-sex, war, love, and death.
A place for us, Fatima Farheen MirzaA deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging. As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is Hadia: their headstrong, eldest daughter, whose marriage is a match of love and not tradition. Huda, the middle child, determined to follow in her sister's footsteps.
Sick kids in love, Hannah MoskowitzIsabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-it's safer-it's better-for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor. He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her.
Sleeping giants, Sylvain NeuvelA girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen who come to save her peer down upon something even stranger: a little girl in the palm of a giant metal hand. Seventeen years later, the mystery of the bizarre artifact remains unsolved - its origins, architects, and purpose unknown.
Tell me no lies, Shelley NobleRise and shine, Countess, you're about to have a visitor. Lady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her social life. She's come to New York City, ready to take the dazzling world of Gilded Age Manhattan by storm. The social events of the summer have been amusing but Lady Phil is searching for more excitement--and she finds it, when an early morning visitor arrives, begging for her help. After all, Lady Phil has been known to be useful in a crisis.
Khaki town, Judy NunnInspired by a wartime true story which the Government kept secret for over seventy years.'It seems to have happened overnight,' Val thought as she pulled the beers. 'We've become a khaki town.' It's March 1942. Singapore has fallen. Darwin has been bombed. Australia is on the brink of being invaded by the Imperial Japanese Forces. And Val Callahan, publican of The Brown's Hotel in Townsville, could not be happier as she contemplates the fortune she's making from lonely, thirsty soldiers.
Chaos : Charles Manson, the CIA, and the secret history of the sixties, Tom O’NeillA journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders leads to shocking new conspiracy theories about the FBI's involvement in this fascinating reevaluation of one of the most infamous cases in American history. In 1999, when Tom O'Neill was assigned a piece by Premiere magazine about the thirtieth anniversary of the Manson murders, he was intrigued by the opportunity to revisit a hallmark of American pop culture, one deeply embedded in our nation's conscience.
Hazards of time travel : a novel, Joyce Carol OatesAn ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society When a recklessly idealistic girl in a dystopian future society dares to test the perimeters of her tightly controlled world, she is punished by being sent back in time to a region of North America - 'Wainscotia, Wisconsin' - that existed eighty years before.
Why trust science?, Naomi OreskesWhy the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength--and the great.
Spare brides, Adele ParksThe 1920s: a time of hope, promise--and parties. But not all the men came home, after The War. Meet the spare brides. Young, gorgeous--and unexpectedly alone. Ava relishes the freedom of being single. Sarah fears no one can replace her hero husband. Beatrice finds it hard to shine, next to her dazzling friends. And Lydia is married, rich, privileged. Then a chance encounter changes everything.
The state we're in, Adele ParksWhat are the odds that the stranger sitting next to you on a plane is destined to change your life? Especially when they appear to be your opposite in every way. She's a life-long optimist, he's a resolute cynic. In the time it takes to fly from London to Chicago, each finds something in the other that they didn't even realise they needed. When they get off the plane their true journey begins...
If you go away, Adele Parks1914: Vivian, a young, impassioned debutante is hurried into a marriage to cover a scandal, then War breaks out on her wedding day. Quick to escape matrimony, her traditionalist husband immediately enlists and Vivian has no alternative than to take up the running of his estate. Howard, a brilliant young playwright, refuses to enlist, becoming one of the most notorious conscientious objectors of the time.
Jip, his story, Katherine PatersonThey tell Jip he tumbled off the back of a wagon when he was small, and no one ever came back for him. He never had a reason to question this tale--but then a stranger shows up and begins asking about him around town.
Lyddie, Katherine PatersonWhen Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.
Come sing, Jimmy Jo, Katherine PatersonWritten by Newbery, National Book Award, and Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal winner Katherine Paterson The Johnsons are becoming country music stars. They're on TV and the radio--and it's all because of James. His voice and his guitar playing bring the songs to life, and make the audiences beg for more. Most kids would love it. Not James. He's had to change his name to "Jimmy Jo," dress in clothes he hates, and turn into someone else.
Come sing, Jimmy Jo, Katherine PatersonWhen his family becomes a successful country music group and makes him a featured singer, eleven-year-old James has to deal with big changes in all aspects of his life, even his name.
Preacher's boy, Katherine PatersonWillful and high-spirited, exerting his independence at every turn, 10-year-old Robert "Robbie" Burns Hewitt plans to live life to the fullest--because the world is going to end at the turn of the century anyway! The year 1900 is fast approaching. Robbie decides that living by The Ten Commandments, which have been drilled into his head by his preacher father, is not meant for him--since he "ain't got the knack for holiness." On his quest to be his own person, he stirs up trouble daily.
Jip, his story, Katherine PatersonWhen officials bring the lunatic to the poor farm in Vermont and lock him in a cage, Jip is the only one who befriends the shaggy old man. An abandoned child who has no memory of his life before coming to the farm, Jip has a gentle knack for calming all frightened creatures. Months later, a dark-clad stranger comes to the poor farm, asking about Jip. The boy recoils from him as he would from a snake.
Jacob have I loved, Katherine Paterson"Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated . . ." With her grandmother's taunt, Louise knew that she, like the biblical Esau, was the despised elder twin. Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island in the early 1940s, angry Louise reveals how Caroline robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name.
Maybe the horse will talk, Elliot Perlman'I am absolutely terrified of losing a job I absolutely hate.'Stephen Maserov has problems. A onetime teacher, married to fellow teacher Eleanor, he has retrained and is now a second-year lawyer working at mega-firm Freely Savage Carter Blanche. Despite toiling around the clock to make budget, he's in imminent danger of being downsized. And to make things worse, Eleanor, sick of single-parenting their two young children thanks to Stephen's relentless work schedule, has asked him to move out.
The orphan thief, Glynis PetersWhen all seems lost... As Hitler's bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Hope still survives... Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs... And love will overcome. Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton.
Monstrous regiment, Terry PratchettIt begun as a sudden strange fancy . . .Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape took more time . . .And now she's enlisted in the army, and searching for her lost brother. But there's a war on. There's always a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training, and the enemy is hunting them.
Going postal, Terry PratchettMoist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet.It was a tough decision. But he's got to see that the mail gets though, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office Workers Friendly and Benevolent Society, the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company, and a midnight killer. Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice, too.
Blood reckoning, Danielle RamsayIn the 1970s, a terrifying serial killer stalked the streets of Tynemouth. The press called him the Joker. The crimes stopped--but the man was never caught. And now he's back. A body has been found in a sleazy motel room, murdered in exactly the same way as the Joker's first victims. Is it a copycat? A trick? Or is the Joker at work once more? It's only DI Jack Brady's first day back--and this will be his most twisted case yet.
Diamond dogs ; Turquoise days, Alastair ReynoldsFrom Alastair Reynolds, author of Absolution Gap, comes two novellas set in the Revelation Space universe.
Harvest of time, Alastair ReynoldsAfter billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own... On Earth, UNIT is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a North Sea drilling platform.
Seven years, Peter RobinsonA gripping novella from the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks Mysteries and a "master of the art" (Boston Globe)Retired Cambridge professor Donald Aitcheson loves scouring antiquarian bookshops for secondhand treasures-as much as he loathes the scribbled marginalia from their previous owners. But when he comes upon an inscription in a volume of Robert Browning's poetry, he's less irritated than disturbed. This wasn't a gift to an unwitting woman.
Warbreaker, Brandon SandersonBrandon Sanderson proves again that he is today's leading master of what Tolkien called "secondary creation," the invention of whole worlds, complete with magics and myths all their own. Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
My favorite things : a Christmas collection, Lynsay SandsThree classic tales of Christmas and love, together for the first time, from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynsay Sands! All I Want With Lady Prudence's father gambling away the family's savings, all she wants for Christmas is to haul him away from London's most notorious gaming hell. Yet the wickedly handsome proprietor, Lord Stockton, refuses to let a lady enter his establishment. Now Pru needs a Christmas miracle to make her wish come true-and to resist succumbing to Stockton's charms.
Everything you ever wanted, Luiza SaumaYou wake up. You go to work. You don't go outside for twelve hours at a time. You have strategy meetings about how to use hashtags. After work you order expensive drink after expensive drink until you're so blackout drunk you can't remember the circumstances which have led you to waking up in bed with your colleague. The next day you stay in bed until the afternoon, scrolling through your social media feeds and wondering why everyone else seems to be achieving so much.
The grammarians, Cathleen SchineThe Grammarians tells the story of Daphne and Laurel, word-obsessed twins bound together by their shared obsession, and also torn apart by it. One grows up to become a well-known language columnist, while the other becomes a poet-each poem an unlikely sampling of lines from a 1940s linguistics manual. Their once-united enthusiasm for words ruptures, and the twins find themselves divided by the long-standing descriptivist/prescriptivist debate about language.
Leaving the Witness : exiting a religion and finding a life, Amber ScorahA riveting memoir of losing faith and finding freedom while a covert missionary in one of the world's most restrictive countries.A third-generation Jehovah's Witness, Amber Scorah had devoted her life to sounding God's warning of impending Armageddon. She volunteered to take the message to China, where the preaching she did was illegal and could result in her expulsion or worse. Here, she had some distance from her community for the first time.
10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, Elif ShafakIn the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...
Happy girl lucky, Holly SmaleIntroducing The Valentines. Fame - It Runs in the Family! Sisters Hope, Faith and Mercy have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn't matter how far she has to go to find it. Except real-life isn't like the movies. Even if you're a Valentine . . . Happy Girl Lucky is the first hilarious, heart-warming book in The Valentines series.
Winter, Ali SmithWinter? Bleak. Frosty wind, earth as iron, water as stone, so the old song goes. The shortest days, the longest nights. The trees are bare and shivering. The summer's leaves? Dead litter. The world shrinks; the sap sinks. But winter makes things visible. And if there's ice, there'll be fire. It's the season that teaches us survival.
Lost dog : a love story, Kate SpicerMeet woman's best friend. Kate is a middle aged woman trying to steer some order into a life that is going off the rails. When she adopts a lurcher called Wolfy, the shabby rescue dog saves her from herself. But when the dog disappears, it is up to Kate to hit the streets of London and find him.
Reasons to be cheerful, Nina Stibbe18 year old Lizzie Vogel finds herself a new job in a dentist's surgery after answering a classified advert in the Leicester Mercury for a 'mature lady with a strong interest in dental issues'. Working for an eccentric dental surgeon who's obsessed with becoming a Freemason, Lizzie's life is uneventful, until Andy Nicolello turns up one day to deliver a crown.
Opal, Maggie StiefvaterAn enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King.
Call down the hawk, Maggie StiefvaterRonan Lynch is a dreamer. He can pull both curiosities and catastrophes out of his dreams and into his compromised reality. Jordan Hennessy is a thief. The closer she comes to the dream object she is after, the more inextricably she becomes tied to it. Carmen Farooq-Lane is a hunter. Her brother was a dreamer and a killer. She has seen what dreaming can do to a person. And she has seen the damage that dreamers can do. But that is nothing compared to the destruction that is about to be unleashed.
Welcome to dead house, R L StineAmanda and Josh move with their parents into an old haunted house located in the strange town of Dark Falls where people are unlike any they have known before.
The ghost next door, R L StineWhen an odd new boy moves in next door, Hannah's neighborhood starts to get more and more eerie, and she suspects that the pale boy must be a ghost.
Kitchens of the great Midwest, J Ryan StradalWho is Eva Thorvald? To her single father, a chef, she's a recipe tester and the love of his life. To the chilli chowdown contestants of Cook County, Illinois, she's a fire-eating demon. She's an enigma, and when we first meet her, she's ten, secretly cultivating chilli peppers in her wardrobe. Over the years, the people she meets will shape her - and she, them - in ways unforgettable, riotous and profound.
No one is too small to make a difference, Greta Thunberg'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. This book brings you Greta in her own words.
Halibut on the moon, David VannMiddle-aged and deeply depressed, Jim arrives in California from Alaska and surrenders himself to the care of his brother Gary, who intends to watch over him. Swinging unpredictably from manic highs to extreme lows, Jim wanders ghost-like through the remains of his old life attempting to find meaning in his tattered relationships with family and friends.
Hope and help for your nerves, Claire WeekesSweaty, trembling hands. Churning stomach. Headaches, sleeplessness, rapid heartbeat. All are common symptoms of nervous illness, or the panic state. During her long and accomplished career, Dr. Claire Weekes helped countless people overcome anxiety, fear, and frustration and lead happy, healthy lives. Based on the best-selling book of the same name, this eight-part original audio series is like a personal consultation with Dr. Weekes ...
Freedom from nervous suffering, Claire WeekesDr. Weekes leads listeners step-by-step through proven ways to eliminate the symptoms of anxiety and create a life free from nervous suffering. Five motivational, inspirational talks cover venturing out, traveling, being in crowds, getting a restful night's sleep, starting each day with serenity, energy, and optimism, and curing the basic causes of emotional, mental, muscular, and spiritual fatigue--the path to total recovery and lasting peace.
The prettiest horse in the glue factory : a memoir, Corey J WhiteCorey White was a golden child. He knew this because his father would hit his mother and his sisters but not him. And his mother adored him so much she let him drop out of primary school. After losing his father to jail and his mother to heroin, though, he became a target for cruelty and dysfunction in foster homes.
Flamebringer, Elle Katharine WhiteMonsters, manners, and magic combine in this exciting final volume in the Heartstone Trilogy in which a fearless healer and her dragon-riding husband must stop a reawakened evil from destroying their world. It starts with the inconceivable: Wydrick, sworn enemy of the Daireds, is back from the dead, possessed by a ghast that grants him immortality and inhuman strength.
The Guinevere deception, Kiersten WhitePrincess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution--send in Guinevere to be Arthur's wife . . . and his protector from those who want to see the young king's idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere's real name--and her true identity--is a secret. She is a changeling, a girl who has given up everything to protect Camelot.
Impossible music, Sean WilliamsIn an emotionally compelling tale crackling with originality, when a teen musician goes deaf, his quest to create an entirely new form of music brings him to a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of himself, and of the girl he meets along the way.Music is Simon's life--which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing.
The other woman, Laura WilsonShortly after Christmas, a message arrives at Sophie's house, scrawled across her own round robin newsletter: 'He's going to leave you. Let;s see how smug you are then, you stupid bitch'. When a simple plan to identify and confront the other woman goes drastically and violently wrong, Sophie must go to extreme lengths to keep her life and her family together - while never letting on her devastating secret...
In this grave hour, Jacqueline WinspearBritain is at war. Returned from a dangerous mission onto enemy soil, Maisie Dobbs is fully aware of the gravity of the current situation; her world is on the cusp of great change. One of those changes can be seen in the floods of refugees that are arriving in Britain, desperate for sanctuary. When Maisie stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may have been more than ordinary people, she is drawn into an investigation that requires all her insight and strength.
The mapping of love and death, Jacqueline WinspearIt is 1932 and the remains of a young American are found in a former battlefield in France. It is the body of missing cartographer Michael Clifton, and when it's clear he was murdered, his wealthy parents turn to Maisie for help. While tracking down the nurse who wrote a series of love letters to Michael, Maisie must wrestle with memories of serving as a nurse in the Great War herself.
A dangerous place, Jacqueline WinspearFour years after she set sail from England, leaving everything she most loved behind, Maisie Dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place... In Jacqueline Winspear's powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the British garrison town of Gibraltar leads Maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril.
Siege : Trump under fire, Michael WolffMichael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege.With Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, he has written an equally essential and explosive book about a presidency that is under fire from almost every side.
Dear girls : intimate tales, untold secrets & advice for living your best life, Ali WongIn her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mum comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.The sharp insights and humour are even more personal in this completely original collection.
Fake : a startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies, Stephanie WoodWomen the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams, marry and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a sweet, sophisticated man who owns land and businesses, she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, truthful and loving. He talks about the future with her. She falls in love.
The unwinding of the miracle : a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after, Julie Yip-WilliamsAs a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more--a powerful exhortation to the living. That Julie Yip-Williams survived infancy was a miracle. Born blind in Vietnam, she narrowly escaped euthanasia at the hands of her grandmother, only to flee with her family the political upheaval of her country in the late 1970s.
Girls with sharp sticks, Suzanne YoungAbout a girls-only private high school that is far more than it appears to be. Some of the prettiest flowers have the sharpest thorns. The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved--it says so on their report cards. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardian, they receive a well-rounded education that promises to make them better. Obedient girls, free from arrogance or defiance. Free from troublesome opinions or individual interests.
Doxology, Nell ZinkTwo generations of an American family come of age - one before 9/11, one after - in this moving and original novel from the "intellectually restless, uniquely funny" (New York Times Book Review) mind of Nell Zink Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals - a daughter for Pam and Daniel, a solo hit single for Joe.
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We'll meet again, Rosie ArcherGosport, 1941. The Bluebird Girls - Rainey Bird, Bea Herron and Ivy Sparrow - are on their way to stardom. From working men's clubs to the glamour of the Savoy Hotel, fame and fortune beckon as the south coast's favourite singing trio work their way into the hearts of the nation. But the war rages on, and reaching the top of their game will not be easy. Bea is still dealing with the fallout of a traumatic encounter last winter. Rainey is struggling with the whirlwind of life in show business.
Folly, M C BeatonThe haughty Beverley family is obsessed with regaining Mannerling, the exquisite 17th-century mansion gambled away by their now-deceased father, Sir Beverley. Three of the six Beverley daughters have failed to win back their ancestral estate - settling for love matches over mere bricks and mortar. Now it is Rachel's turn to woo the latest eligible bachelor-in-residence, handsome widower Charles Blackwood.
Where rainbows end, AnneMarie BrearIt's 1850, and the Noble family have travelled to the other side of the world to start a new life after scandal drove them from their native England. Pippa Noble is determined to reclaim their honour by making her father's plan for an outback farm a reality, although her ambition is frowned upon by a society that has very set ideas about a woman's place. Pippa learns the hard way about the unforgiving nature of the bush, sometimes with devastating consequences.
Molly and me, Colin ButcherWhen ex-policeman Colin Butcher set up a detective agency to search for lost and stolen pets, he quickly realised he needed a partner. Enter Molly, a cocker spaniel he spotted on a rescue website. Clever and charismatic, she melted Colin's heart and the two became inseparable. Colin's detective skills plus Molly's intelligence, tenacity and sense of smell made them the ultimate team, and they were soon cracking cases across the country.
The death sculptor, Chris CarterA student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her terminally ill patient brutally murdered in his bed. What most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind. Hunter believes the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he's ever seen before. Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they've found a lead, a new body is found - and a new calling card.
Girls on the Home Front, Annie ClarkeAugust 1941: As war sweeps across Britain and millions of men enlist, women must fight the battle on the home front. Fran always thought she would marry her childhood sweetheart and live in Massingham, the beloved pit village she has always called home. But the opening of a munitions factory in the north-east of England presents a new opportunity. Against her father's wishes and with best friends Sarah and Beth by her side, Fran signs up to join the ranks of women at the factory.
The shop girls of Harpers, Rosie ClarkeWhen Sally, Beth, Margaret and Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in Oxford Street they have no idea they will become lifelong friends. As all four are lucky enough to be selected as sales staff their exciting new adventure begins. Join them as they overcome heartbreak and grief, find love and happiness and remain united in their friendship, whatever life throws at them.
A springtime to remember, Lucy ColemanParis and the Palace of Versailles have always meant a lot to TV producer Lexie. Her grandma Viv spent a year there, but her adventures and memories were never discussed, and Lexie has long wondered why they were a family secret.
Murder by the Minster, Helen R CoxIt's a perfectly normal day for Kitt Hartley at her job at the University of the Vale of York library, until Detective Inspector Halloran arrives at her desk to tell her that her best friend, Evie Bowes, is under suspicion of murder. Evie's ex-boyfriend Owen has been found dead - with a fountain pen stabbed through his heart - and all the evidence points to her. Kitt knows there is no way Evie could murder anyone - let alone Owen, who she adored.
The oracle, Clive Cussler533 AD. The last Vandal ruler consults an ancient oracle on how to defeat the invading Byzantine army. It tells the king that a high priestess cast a curse after a sacred scroll was stolen, and to lift the curse, the scroll must be returned to its rightful home.Present Day. At an archaeological dig, Sam and Remi Fargo uncover vital clues pointing to the scrolls whereabouts.
Blood will out, David Donachie1787. Captain Edward Brazier is wounded and in desperate need of medical attention, but those from whom he could seek help have no idea where he is - although neither do his enemies. With his beloved Betsey currently imprisoned by her brother Henry, who is considering committing her to an asylum to take her off his hands, time is running out for Brazier to rescue her and end the tyranny of the local smuggling ring of Deal once and for all.
A kiss and a promise, Katie FlynnLiverpool, 1917. When Irish seaman Michael Gallagher docks in Liverpool after years of fighting with the British Navy, he never expects to fall in love. But the moment he glimpses Stella Bennett, all thoughts of returning to his homeland vanish. Determined to be together, the young couple defy Stella's parents' wishes. But their plans to marry are soon derailed by the arrival of baby Ginny.
Turbulent wake, Paul E HardistyEthan Scofield returns to the place of his birth to bury his father. Hidden in one of the upstairs rooms of the old man's house, he finds a strange manuscript, a collection of stories that seems to cover the whole of his father's turbulent life. As his own starts to unravel, Ethan works his way through the manuscript, trying to find answers to the mysteries that have plagued him since he was a child.
The Fell, Robert JenkinsIn an unspecified time and location, an unnamed boy is living what he feels to be an idyllic life in the faded and peeling lido where his father is a lifeguard. He idolises his father - never more so than when he saves the life of a suicidal man. The arrest of his sister Lilly later that summer brings the halcyon days to an abrupt end, however, and his family is torn apart, with Lilly sent to jail and the boy set to a boarding house for dysfunctional boys: The Fell.
The black earth, Philip Kazan1922. When the Turkish Army occupies Smyrna, Zoe Haggitiris escapes with her family, only to lose everything. Alone in a sea of desperate strangers, her life is touched, for a moment, by a young English boy, Tom Collyer, also lost, before the compassion of a stranger leads her into a new life. Years later when war breaks out, Tom finds himself in Greece and in the chaos of the British retreat, fate will lead him back to Zoe.
Stolen, Roberta KrayLolly Bruce is back in London's East End. Her guardian Mal Fury is doing time, so Lolly is working on the wrong side of the law to get by. Then one day the Old Bill turn up. Mal is on the run, but why when he has only months left to serve? Lolly is convinced the only thing Mal would escape for is news about the daughter he lost 19 years ago. Private Investigator Nick Trent knows better than to get involved with the Furys, but his better judgement doesn't count for much when it comes to Lolly.
Five French hens, Judy LeighThe best days of your life might be still to come... When 73 year old Jen announces that she is going to marry Eddie, a man she met just a few months previously on a beach on Boxing Day, her four best friends from aqua aerobics are flabbergasted. The wedding is booked and, when the groom decides to have a stag trip to Las Vegas, the ladies arrange a hen party to beat all others - a week in the city of love, Paris.
Fear on the Phantom Special, Edward MarstonHalloween 1861. A special train with two carriages steams across the Lake District at night on its way to a place notorious for its record of supernatural incidents. Lighting inside the carriages is poor and without warning, the lamp goes out in the last compartment of the second carriage, plunging it into darkness. When the special reaches the end of its journey, the passengers pour out on to the station platform. There are almost 60 of them in all, laughing and jostling.
Blackpool's angel, Maggie MasonTilly has come a long way from the run-down tenements in which she grew up. She has a comfortable home, a loving husband, two beautiful girls - and she earns a little money weaving wicker baskets. Life is good. Until the day Tilly finds a policeman standing on her doorstep. Her Arthur won't be coming home tonight - nor any night - having fallen to his death whilst working on Blackpool Tower. Suddenly Tilly is alone and struggling to keep a roof over her girls' heads.
A Christmas romance, Betty NeelsWhen orphan Theodosia's only remaining family lock her out of their seasonal celebrations, she thinks she'll be spending Christmas alone in her bedsit - until she meets physician Hugo Bentinck.
Snowed in at the practice, Penny ParkesDr Holly Graham is finding life with two sets of twins exhausting, even with husband Dr Taffy Jones and devoted friend Elsie by her side. A regular slot as Radio Larkford's on-air doctor might help her transition back to work - but then an unexpected job offer changes everything. Dr Alice Walker's canine clinic at Larkford Surgery with assistance dog Coco has been a storming success - but shipping her best friend, Dr Tilly Grainger, in from South America to cover for Holly hasn't been so smooth.
Burnt island, Kate RhodesAs the tiny community of St Agnes prepares for their annual Fifth-of-November festivities, they are shocked to discover a charred body on the bonfire... With a killer at large, Ben Kitto, the Scilly Isles Deputy Chief of Police, forbids the residents from leaving the island. With a population of just eighty people, everyone is a suspect and no one is safe.
Launch code, Michael RidpathNovember 1983: Three hundred feet beneath the Atlantic, submarine Lieutenant Bill Guth and his fellow officers suddenly receive the order they've long-dreaded - to launch their nuclear missiles in a retaliatory strike against the USSR. But in the unexpected chaos that follows, one person on board lies dead... Norfolk, 2019: Bill Guth's annual family gathering is interrupted when a historian turns up unannounced to ask about the near-apocalyptic incident back in 1983. Bill refuses to answer.
Connections in death, J D RobbLieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke are building a brand-new school and youth shelter, hoping to nudge kids away from dangerous paths. When Lyle Pickering, recovering drug addict and the brother of their newly appointed child psychologist Rochelle, is found dead of an overdose, it looks like a tragic accident. But Rochelle knows better, and so does homicide cop Eve. Lyle was murdered, and the evidence points back to his old street gang.
Searching for Sylvia, Joanna Stephen-WardTordorrach has been on sale for over four years. The 70,000 acres of Australian outback are drought-stricken, the homestead derelict, and owner Seamus and his long-suffering wife living in poverty. Begrudgingly, Seamus is forced to accept an offer from a group of wealthy Londoners who want to run outback experience holidays on Tordorrach. Despite coming from England, the new owners are not strangers to the property.
Edgar Allan Poe and the empire of the dead, Karen Lee StreetDupin needs Poe's help solving a deadly crime. Poe agrees and soon becomes enmeshed in Dupin's quest to bring down the man who single-handedly ruined his family. This rival now wishes destruction upon Poe's head too. Caught in a deadly cat-and-mouse game within Paris' famous necropolis, Poe and Dupin must use their wits to survive. And they discover that when venturing down into the Empire of the Dead, it's not so easy to return from the darkness.
Pearl of Pit Lane, Glenda YoungWhen her mother dies in childbirth, Pearl Edwards is left in the care of her aunt, Annie Grafton. Annie loves Pearl like her own daughter but it isn't easy to keep a roof over their heads. Annie knows the best way to supplement their meagre income is to walk the pit lanes at night, looking for men willing to pay for her company. But when Pearl finds herself unexpectedly without work, Annie is forced to ask Pearl the unthinkable. Rather than submit to life on the pit lanes, Pearl runs away.
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With the fire on high Elizabeth AcevedoEver since she got pregnant during freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions, doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen. There, she lets her hands tell her what to cook, listening to her intuition and adding a little something magical every time, turning her food into straight-up goodness.
Enigma variations André AcimanFrom a youthful infatuation with a cabinet maker in a small Italian fishing village, to a passionate yet sporadic affair with a woman in New York, to an obsession with a man he meets at a tennis court, Enigma Variations charts one man's path through the great loves of his life.
Find me André AcimanIn Find Me, Aciman shows us Elio's father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, now a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train upends Samis visit and changes his life forever.Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic.
Golden child Claire AdamRural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, thirteen years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school.
The Christmas party Adrienne AdamsOrson Abbott helps a group of younger rabbits organize a surprise Christmas party for their parents.
Camel crazy : a quest for miracles in the mysterious world of camels Christina AdamsA first-person narrative of how a mother's attempt to heal her autistic child led to a global exploration of the hidden life of camels, their curative milk, and the cultures that rely upon these animals for their way of life.
Children of virtue and vengeance Tomi Adeyemi
I'm staying at Richard's : raising the exceptional son I never expected Bernadette AgiusThis inspiring, heartfelt, and powerful memoir by a mother of a child with Down syndrome explores the incredible blessings and challenges of raising a child with disabilities. When Bernadette Agius-an ambitious career-focused woman-became pregnant, she imagined her unborn child attending the best schools and dazzling everyone with his impressive wit, charm, and intelligence.
Defying Jihad : the dramatic true story of a woman who volunteered to kill infidels--and then faced death for becoming one Esther AhmadIf you truly love Allah, you will die for him.Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven.Only death will prove your love.It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father-something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to become a suicide bomber.
Girl gone viral Arvin AhmadiThe inventive and hauntingly timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom, reminiscent of The Social Network with a Ready Player One twist. For seventeen-year-old Opal Hopper, code is magic. She can build entire worlds from scratch -- shimmering lakes, Mars craters, any virtual experience her heart desires. But she can't code her dad back into her life. When he disappeared after her tenth birthday, leaving only a cryptic note, Opal tried desperately to find him.
Color outside the lines : stories about love Samira AhmedAn anthology of short stories exploring interracial and other relationships, in which differences are front and center, but may or may not matter.
This world and nearer ones : essays exploring the familiar Brian W Aldiss
Stone country Nicole AlexanderFrom nineteenth-century Adelaide and the red dirt of mid-north South Australia, to the cattle stations and buffalo plains of the far north Ross Grant's journey is one of anger and desire, adventure and determination, to the heart of stone country and beyond. South Australia, 1919. Ross Grant has always felt like the black sheep of his wealthy Scottish family.
Love from A to Z S K AliA marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes, because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are. But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn’t bad. She’s angry.
Unicorn : the memoir of a Muslim drag queen Amrou Al-Kadhi
Thomas & Friends 5-minute stories : the sleepytime collection Britt AllcroftTrain-obsessed boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love the Thomas & Friends stories featured in this illustrated collection--all of which can be read in five minutes or less.
Thomas' tall friend Britt AllcroftThomas the Tank Engine has been given a tall order--to deliver a giraffe! This story is just right for train-loving girls and boys who are ready to read.
Bill and Ben Britt AllcroftThomas the Tank Engine is here to help engage children and inspire them to read with confidence. This book includes two stories about Thomas' friends. In one we meet the twins Bill and Ben and in the other, Jack, the front loader. With colourful pictures, short sentences and simple, phonetic-based vocabulary, children will love learning to read with Thomas.
Outcast : Star wars (Fate of the jedi) Aaron AllstonAfter a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now-fallen Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis'and in need. From all corners, politicians, power brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order, negotiate differences, and determine the future of their unified worlds. But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi.
I can help! Peggy Perry AndersonFrisky Joe the Frog wants to help Mom and Dad with errands and chores, but that can lead to a lot of trouble in this amusing Level 1 Green Light Reader that's perfect for beginning readers and their weary parents!.
Owl be home for Christmas : a Meg Langslow mystery Donna AndrewsIt's a few days before Christmas, and Meg's grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly Inn. Most of the family are there, helping out in one capacity or another, including Meg's grandmother, Cordelia--invited by Grandfather in rare gesture of peace-making, to share her expertise on rehabilitating large birds, including owls. An unexpectedly severe snow storm traps the conference-goers in the hotel, and one of the visiting ornithologists is murdered.
Nothing new : a history of second-hand Robyn Annear'Given the way we live now,' writes Robyn Annear, 'it would be easy to suppose that newness has always been venerated.' But as this wonderfully entertaining short history makes clear, modern consumerism is an aberration. Mostly, everyday objects-from cast-off cookware to clothing worn down to rags-have enjoyed long lives and the appreciation of serial owners.
Daniel's good day Micha ArcherWhen his neighbours give a variety of answers to the question "What is a good day?" Daniel writes a poem about the everyday activities that give them joy.
The gardener of Baghdad Ahmad ArdalanAdnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most.
The butterfly circus Francesca Armour-CheluSisters Tansy and Belle are the stars of the grand finale of a circus show; a dazzling and perfectly timed trapeze act where they soar through the air like shimmering butterflies. One night, desperate to impress her older sister, Tansy attempts a spectacular jump and falls. Now terrified of heights, all Tansy can do is watch from below while Belle shines above.
The reluctant rake Jane AshfordHow to beguile a baron: Miss Susan Wyndham's and Miss Marianne MacClain's debut at the first ball of the season is ruined when they realize they're wearing the same gown--and enamored of the same gentleman. Randal Kenyon, Baron Ellerton, is the most eligible lord in London. And far from making peace, he sparks a battle between the pair of dazzling young beauties who now want only him.
Chocolate wishes Trisha Ashley
Perfect Cornish Christmas Phillipa AshleyMilly Johnson Christmas in Cornwall is just around the corner... But after last Christmas revealed a shocking family secret, Scarlett's hardly feeling merry and bright. All she wants this Christmas is to know who her real father is. So Scarlett heads to the little Cornish town of Porthmellow, where she believes the truth of her birth is hidden. She just didn't bargain on being drawn into the Christmas festival preparations or meeting Jude Penberth, whose charm threatens to complicate everything.
Character breakdown Zawe Ashton
Moti on the water Leylah AttarA Greek family. An Indian family. A summer wedding on the Aegean coast. Meet Moti Ferreira, spectacularly jinxed from the day she's born.Saddled with an eccentric mother, she stumbles upon the one man who holds the key to her freedom - the best man at her cousin's upcoming wedding.All Moti has to do is overcome her fear of water, board a yacht to the Greek Isles, seduce the dreamy Nikos Manolas, and survive two weeks at sea with her oddball family.
The first R. Austin Freeman megapack : 27 classic mystery tales of Dr. Thorndyke & others R. Austin
The acid watcher cookbook : 100+ delicious recipes to prevent and heal acid reflux disease Jonathan AvivJonathan Aviv, renowned ENT physician and author of The Acid Watcher Diet, supplies readers with new recipes and advice on how to stay acid-free and reverse inflammation for optimal health.In The Acid Watcher Cookbook, Dr Jonathan Aviv widens the possibilities of what acid watchers can eat without repercussions.
Percy's promise W AwdryPercy, the little green engine, discovers that it feels good to keep a promise. This adaptation of one of the first stories about Thomas' friend Percy features the original classic illustrations.
Fix and mend W AwdryThomas the Tank Engine is here to help engage children and inspire them to read with confidence. This book includes two stories. One about about Thomas' tall friend Kevin the crane and the other about the shiny red engine who runs the Sodor Steamworks, Victor. With colourful pictures, short sentences and simple, phonetic-based vocabulary, children will love learning to read with Thomas.
The body lies Jo Baker
A minute to midnight David BaldacciAtlee Pine has spent most of her life trying to find out what happened that fateful night in Andersonville, Georgia. Her six-year-old twin sister, Mercy, was taken and Atlee was left for dead while their parents were apparently partying downstairs. One person who continues to haunt her is notorious serial killer, Daniel James Tor, confined to a Colorado maximum security prison. Does he really know what happened to Mercy? The family moved away. The parents divorced.
Upon a burning throne Ashok Banker
Missing Molly Natalie BarelliEveryone has secrets, and Rachel Holloway is no exception. Shes worked hard to keep the past where it belongs: dead and buried. And so far, shes been very successful. But now the small newspaper where she works wants to produce a podcast on a cold case: the disappearance fifteen years ago of little Molly Forster, aged nine.Some secrets should never see the light of day, and as far as Rachel is concerned, whatever happened to little Molly is one of them.
The Loyal Wife Natalie BarelliShe thought they had the perfect marriage...Tamra never dreamed she would marry someone like Mike Mitchell: handsome, rich, a wonderful husband, until she finds out that Mike is having an affair.But Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Mike Mitchell should have remembered that before he made a fool of her. Because Tamra knows something about Mike. Something he did. Something evil. And she was prepared to carry the secret to her grave. Not anymore.
The housekeeper : a twisted psychological thriller Natalie BarelliShe's a liar. She's a stalker. She's in your house. When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. So Claire does what anyone would do in her position--she stalks her. Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's.
Arthur & George Julian BarnesArthur and George grow up worlds and miles apart in late 19th century Britain, Arthur in shabby-genteel Edinburgh, George in the vicarage of a small Staffordshire village. As the new century begins, they are brought together by a sequence of events which make sensational headlines at the time as The Great Wyrley Outrages.
Kingdom of souls : the last witchdoctor Rena BarronBorn into a family of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. But each year she fails to call forth her ancestral powers, while her ambitious mother watches with growing disapproval. There's only one thing Arrah hasn't tried, a deadly last resort: trading years of her own life for scraps of magic. Until the Kingdom's children begin to disappear, and Arrah is desperate to find the culprit. She uncovers something worse. The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring.
The diving-bell and the butterfly Jean-Dominique Bauby
The stay-at-home dad handbook Peter BayliesA comprehensive handbook designed for and by a stay-at-home dad that addresses many of the issues that fathers face when they become primary caregivers.
Sofia Valdez, future prez Andrea BeatyWhen her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
The fallen architect Charles BelfoureSomeone has to take the blame. When the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something. Douglas Layton knows the flaw wasn't in his design, but he can't fight a guilty verdict. When he is finally released from prison, he has nothing: no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild his life.
Lemonade Jones and the great school fete Davina BellLemonade Jones - a feisty girl with a lot of fizz! A warm, funny story for the beginning reader about the girl who likes to ask lots of questions and does noy like rules.
Her Christmas kisses Susanne Bellamy
El diciembre del decano Saul Bellow
When hell struck twelve James BennUS Army detective Billy Boyle and Lieutenant Kazimierz travel into the heart of Nazi-occupied Paris on a dangerous mission: ensure a traitor to the French Resistance unwittingly carries out a high-stakes deception campaign. August, 1944: US Army detective Billy Boyle is assigned to track down a French traitor, code-named Atlantik, who is delivering classified Allied plans to German leaders in occupied Paris.
Serious moonlight Jenn Bennett
Night owls Jenn Bennett'If you like Rainbow Rowell, Jandy Nelson and John Green, then you are going to want to check out Jenn Bennett's brand new book, Night Owls.'Sugarscape'Night Owls is artsy, cool and everything you want a San Francisco adventure to be.
Starry eyes Jenn BennettWhen teens Zorie and Lennon, a former couple, are stranded in the California wilderness together, they must put aside their differences, and come to terms with lingering romantic feelings, in order to survive.
Pasta grannies : the secrets of Italy's best home cooks Vicky Bennison
Death of a dog whisperer Laurien BerensonBetween her boisterous sons and a house full of Poodles, there's never a dull moment for Melanie Travis. But no matter how hectic life gets, she can always pick up the scent of a howling good mystery--and she'll stop at nothing to dig up the truth. . .It's summer in Connecticut, and Melanie's life has become an endless string of dog shows, soccer camp, and the antics of her energetic toddler.
Surge Jay Bernard
ConcreteE Thomas Bernhard
Extinction Thomas Bernhard
Lovely war Julie BerryThe Greek goddess Aphrodite recounts two tales of tragic love during WWI to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, in a luxe Manhattan hotel room at the height of World War II. She seeks to answer the age-old question: "Why are Love and War eternally drawn to one another?" but her quest for a conclusion that will satisfy her jealous husband uncovers a multi-threaded tale of prejudice, trauma, and music revealing that War is no match for the power of Love.
Mary Berry quick cooking Mary Berry
Classic Mary Berry
Baby In the making Elizabeth BevarlyThe grandfather Hannah Robinson never knew has left her billions... if she becomes pregnant within six months. Hannah yearns for safety and stability, so it's ironic that danger-loving adrenaline junkie Yeager Novak is the perfect candidate to father her baby. Yeager's certainly up for the task--but only if they conceive the old-fashioned way while on an epic adventure.It's the perfect arrangement.
Cold case secrets Maggie K BlackSolving his sister's murder is Mountie Jacob Henry's only priority--until his daring helicopter rescue of Grace Finch leaves them stranded in the Canadian wilderness. Now with a storm raging and escaped convicts in pursuit, Jacob and Grace must rely on each other for survival.
Kidnapped At Christmas Maggie K BlackWhen journalist Samantha Colt finds herself tied up and dumped on a landmine outside her boss's country house, she has no memory of how she got there. And her only clue is an ominous note warning her to quit before it's too late. Fortunately, the quick-witted soldier who's house-sitting for her boss rescues her...and agrees to become her bodyguard until the danger ends.
Rescue at Cedar Lake Maggie K BlackCalled in to work with a patient, therapist Theresa Vaughan didn't anticipate being held hostage by a killer in a snowbound lake cottage...or rescued by her former fiancé. But now bodyguard Alex Dean is the only thing standing between Theresa and certain death, and her patient--who was supposed to be under Alex's sister's protection--has disappeared. Alex can't fail on this mission, or in the eyes of the woman he once loved, so he has to convince her to trust him.
Protective measures Maggie K BlackAfter an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him--and kidnap his two daughters. And there's nothing the recently widowed single father won't do to protect his girls...even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend.Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near-fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters.
The Queen of Nothing Holly BlackAfter being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, whom she loves despite his betrayal.
The cruel prince Holly Black
Covert Justice Lynn Huggins Blackburn
Crossfire Malorie Blackman
The other Windsor girl : a novel of Princess Margaret, royal rebel Georgie BlalockThe unconventional life of Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister, is told through the eyes of her loyal lady-in-waiting -- adapted from cover description.
The Peanuts papers : writers and cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the gang, and the meaning of life Andrew BlaunerA one-of-a-kind celebration of America's greatest comic strip-and the life lessons it can teach us-from a stellar array of writers and artists. Over the span of fifty years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture--hilarious, poignant, inimitable.
Easy knits : over 25 simple designs for babies, children and adults Debbie Bliss
A woman's war Simon Block
Breaking trail : a climbing life Arlene BlumChronicles the life and adventures of Arlene Blum, the first woman to attempt Mt. Everest, as she recalls how her childhood in Chicago fueled her need to become a high-altitude mountain climber.
Betrayed in Cornwall Janie Bolitho
Italy Cristian BonettoLonely Planet Italy is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in a gondolier's sweet song while gliding past Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines as you traverse Tuscany's storybook hills, or be humbled amid thousands of years of Roman history and art; all with your trusted travel companion.
The best man's baby Karen BoothIt's a second-chance baby! Julia Keys has everything going for her--beauty, brains and a Hollywood career. So why does she keep ending up in Logan Brandt's bed? The sexy former pro baseball player has wreaked havoc on her heart for years. But when their latest fling ends with a plus sign on the pregnancy test, Logan makes the case for marriage. Julia knows the only wedding in their future is the one they're both attending, no matter how hot the chemistry between them still burns.
Between marriage and merger Karen BoothFrom boardroom to bedroom...and back?Hotel magnate Noah Locke has worked too hard to let a PR scandal ruin the biggest deal of his career. If a fake engagement will fix his image, he's in. So is Lily Foster, his assistant--and the one woman he's wanted for years. Soon there's nothing fake about their heated kisses and steamy nights together. Can this arrangement turn real...
Your own kind of girl : a memoir Clare BowditchThis is the story I promised myself, aged twenty-one, that I would one day be brave enough - and well enough - to write. Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for telling stories. Through her music and performing, this beloved Australian artist has touched hundreds of thousands of lives. But what of the stories she used to tell herself? That 'real life' only begins once you're thin or beautiful, that good things only happen to other people.
Love and death among the cheetahs Rhys BowenGeorgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon. It is only after they arrive that she suspects he has actually been sent there on an assignment. She tries not to be angry, because she is, after all, in a paradise! They are picked up in Nairobi and taken to a lovely house in Happy Valley--the center of upper-class English life there.
Dangerous hero : Corbyn's ruthless plot for power Tom Bower
Movement matters : essays on: movement science, movement ecology and the nature of movement Katy Bowman
Secrets of the chocolate house Paula BrackstonAfter her adventures in the seventeenth century, Xanthe does her best to settle back into the rhythm of life in Marlborough. She tells herself she must forget about Samuel and leave him in the past where he belongs. With the help of her new friends, she does her best to move on, focusing instead on the success of her and Flora's antique shop.
The devil is a marquess Elisa BradenWhen a rake beyond redemption...A walking scandal surviving on little more than wits, whisky, and wicked skills in the bedchamber, Benedict Chatham, the new Marquess of Rutherford, is at the end of his rope. Deeply in debt and down to his last farthing, he must marry nothing short of an absolute fortune, or risk utter ruin.Must marry for money...Enter Miss Charlotte Lancaster, unfashionably tall heiress to just such a fortune and a clumsy, redheaded disaster in her five London seasons.
Elvis the squirrel Tony BradmanElvis the squirrel is always up for an adventure, especially when a good meal is involved. But when his best friend Chuck is carried off by Ronnie the raven, the biggest, meanest bird in the wood, it looks like Elvis might have bitten off more than he can chew. Can he come up with a cunning plan and persuade the local gang of garden birds to help him save his friend ...
Knights v dinosaurs Tony Bradman ; illustrated by Yvonne Campedel Tony Bradman
The adventure begins Andrew BrennerTrain-loving children ages 4 to 7 will delight in this original storybook that tells the whole story about their beloved friend Thomas and his very special world.
A manor in Cornwall Laura BriggsNow that Julianne's happily ending is secure, her career as Cliffs House's event planner is suddenly busier than ever. Thanks to a Cornish singing sensation's upcoming concert at Cliffs House, and her promise to plan the perfect wedding for Pippa, Julianne hasn't a moment to spare for Matthew or his plans for a weekend outing at Pencarrow. But she's determined to find a way without letting down Ceffylgwyn for its big moment, or disappointing Pippa on the biggest day of her friend's life.
A wedding in Cornwall. Books 7-12 Laura BriggsThe last six novellas in the series 'A Wedding in Cornwall'. Join American event planner Julianne in her final set of adventures 'across the Pond' in beautiful Cornwall. From celebrity sightings to a local talent show, from a charming village fete to a secret Cornish garden, there's never a dull moment for Julianne and her Poldark-esque true love Matthew in the quaint village of Ceffylgwyn.
A wedding in Cornwall. Books 1-6 Laura BriggsThe first six novellas in the series A Wedding in Cornwall. Follow the adventures of American event planner Julianne Morgen, who finds herself swept away by a sudden career opportunity at a beautiful Cornish estate. Planning everything from celebrity weddings to baking contests, and entangled romantically with the handsome Poldark-esque gardener Matthew Rose, Julianne's life is filled with friends, fun, and romance as she discovers her place in a quiet Cornish village.
Ditch the pill : a 30 day program to balance your hormones, reclaim your body, and reverse the dangerous side effects of the birth control pill Jolene BrightenA natural, effective program for restoring hormone balance, normalizing your period, and reversing the harmful side effects of 'The Pill'--for the millions of women who take it for acne, PMS, menstrual cramps, PCOS, Endometriosis, and many more reasons other than contraception.
Wearing paper dresses Anne BrinsdenYou can talk about living in the Mallee. And you can talk about a Mallee tree. And you can talk about the Mallee itself: a land and a place full of red sand and short stubby trees. Silent skies. The undulating scorch of summer plains. Quiet, on the surface of things. But Elise wasn't from the Mallee, and she knew nothing of its ways. Discover the world of a small homestead perched on the sunburnt farmland of northern Victoria.
Christmas in kilts : [a Highland holiday box set] Terri BrisbinTis the season to fall in love! These five bestselling authors bring you great tiding of highlanders and romances this holiday season! A HIGHLANDER'S HOPE by Terri Brisbin. A village harlot who would never dream she could have a different life meets a Highlander who visits for the holidays and brings with him an offer and hope. A HIGHLAND CHRISTMAS WAGER by Lecia Cornwall.
The rules of engagement Anita BrooknerEncountering each other later in life, Elizabeth and Betsy, two women who had known each other since childhood, reflect on the decisions and the men who have shaped their destinies.
Planet Earth : inspirations and thoughts from a planet warrior Bob Brown
Little Apple John Brownjohn
Pavilion of women : a novel of life in the women's quarters Pearl S BuckThe story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household.
Confession Jessie Burton
The less you know the sounder you sleep Juliet ButlerBased on a true story, The Less You Know the Sounder You Sleep is a tale of survival and self-determination, innocence and lies. 'We're waiting. I squeeze my eyes shut and dig my fingers into Masha's neck where I'm holding her. She digs hers into mine. The curtains slowly open. I can't see anything because the spotlight is on us, bright as anything and blinding me, but I can hear the gasp go up. They always gasp.' Dasha cannot imagine life without her sister. Masha is feisty and fearless.
Memories and murder Lynn CahoonIt's October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner's elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiance-and she won't say why. When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that's really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls.
American predator : the hunt for the most meticulous serial killer of the 21st century Maureen CallahanMost of us have never heard of Israel Keyes. But he is one of the most ambitious, meticulous serial killers of modern time. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor as "a force of pure evil," he was a predator who struck all over the United States.
The painted castle Kristy CambronBestselling author Kristy Cambron concludes the Lost Castle novels with this sweeping tale of art and secrets long buried in England.
Greta's story : the schoolgirl who went on strike to save the planet Valentina CameriniGreta's story is about hope, courage and determination. You are never too young to make a difference. It's 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires throughout Sweden. Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg decides she can't wait any longer - politicians have to do something to save the environment.
For the record David Cameron
A dog's promise W Bruce CameronA Dog's Promise is the heart-warming and uplifting story about one dog who fulfils his promise and helps a family who needs him the most.The dog who thinks of himself as 'Bailey' knows one thing for sure: all dogs go to heaven after they have fulfilled their purpose on earth. But Bailey's work on earth is far from finished, there are still so many more humans that need a dog's talent for unconditional love.
Active measures Marc Cameron
Shot through the hearth Kate CarlisleShannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael Nash, is loving his new retired life but he can't stay unoccupied for too long. He's started the Marigold Foundation that helps fund small companies and individuals who do humanitarian work around the world. It's an exciting time in Lighthouse Cove as Raphael hosts the first ever global conference inviting big thinkers from every area of industry to give presentations on eco-living.
The dark isle Clare CarsonSam's father was an undercover agent, killed in the line of duty. Now Sam has travelled to Orkney, to piece together the puzzle of his past. What she finds is a tiny island remote enough to shelter someone who doesn't want to be found. An island small enough to keep a secret. The conclusion to the trilogy.
An hour before daylight : memories of a rural boyhood Jimmy CarterIn an American story of enduring importance, Jimmy Carter re-creates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm, before the civil rights movement that changed it and the country. In what is sure to become a classic, the bestselling author of -- An Hour Before Daylight is destined to stand with other timeless works of American literature.
One in costody : a short story Jane CaseyA short detective story following Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent. Everyone is capable of murder... 'I've killed my husband.' Those are the words Sheila Gleeson greets the police with when they arrive on her doorstep. There is a murder weapon, fingerprints, a confession. It's clearly premeditated murder, end of the story. Or is it? Because when detectives Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent dig a little deeper, they realise things might not be quite what they seem.
The body image workbook : an eight-step program for learning to like your looks Thomas Cash
Things I wish I'd known before we got married Gary Chapman
The constant companion Marion ChesneyI am Miss Lamberton. Miss Constance Lamberton. I hoped that you would employ me as your companion." So it was that quiet, reserved Constance came to the household of the haughty but beautiful Lady Amelia. She would serve as the lady's chaperone throughout the Season's many festivities, finding herself an unwitting accomplice in Lady Amelia's scheme to trap the very eligible Lord Philip into marriage. But it was not Lady Amelia who won Lord Philip's heart.
Sweet masquerade Marion ChesneyThe tenth earl of Berham did not know what to do. An attractive 32-year-old bachelor, he had been appointed guardian of the young Freddie Armstrong, the eighteen-year-old grandson of his late father's dear friend. That was bad enough. Then he discovered that this boy was really a girl! It was against all convention and against his personal code to keep a young lady concealed in his own home. He had to find a solution.
The fourth man Lee ChildJack Reacher, ex-military drifter of no fixed abode, is stalked and tracked down by an FBI agent. She tells him that in a house raid in Sydney, Australian law enforcement found a list. There were four people on it, including him. The other three are dead. Hours later, Reacher is in the air, on his way to Sydney.
The hero : the enduring myth that makes us human Lee Child
The surprising power of a good dumpling Wai ChimA novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from a mental illness.
High-risk investigation Jane M ChoateFatal truth!Finishing the investigation that got her parents killed is reporter Scout McAdams's top priority--even with someone threatening her life if she doesn't drop it. But she'll reluctantly accept former army ranger Nicco Santonni as her bodyguard...on one condition. He can't try to stop her from uncovering the truth her true-crime writer mother was searching for, despite the danger.
Risky return Virginia Christian'Stop investigating or you will die.' Searching for a missing pregnant foster teen, Rebecca Mason stumbles across a human trafficking ring. Now with criminals determined to silence Rebecca, security specialist Collin Walsh appoints himself her protector. But how can the secret husband who once abandoned her to join the military regain her trust? Collin will do anything to make up for the past...but first he must ensure they survive.
Into the crooked place Alexandra ChristoA group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city.
Tripping over the truth : how the metabolic theory of cancer is overturning one of medicine's most entrenched paradigms Travis ChristoffersonA masterful synchronization of history and cutting-edge science shines new light on humanities darkest diagnosis. In the wake of the Cancer Genome Atlas project's failure to provide a legible roadmap to a cure for cancer, science writer Travis Christofferson illuminates a promising blend of old and new perspectives on the disease.
Wisdom of the bones Paul ChristopherDallas, 1963: After being diagnosed with a terminal heart condition, homicide detective Ray Duval is trying to save one last life before he loses his own. A killer is kidnapping young girls, and Duval has discovered a connection to a similar case from his hometown, some twenty-five years previously. As another girl is taken, Duval learns that unless he solves the pattern within forty-eight hours, she will be murdered. One thing, however, stands in his way, which has thrown the city into chaos ..
A gathering of saints Paul ChristopherLondon, 1940: the Blitz has begun, and Hitler's Luftwaffe rains down terror. Against this apocalyptic backdrop, DI Morris Black pursues a lone psychopath who stalks and kills his victims with methodical precision. Tracking the killer from corpse to corpse, Black uncovers a chilling pattern: each is murdered at the site of a German raid - hours before the bombing occurs.
Not the girl you marry Andie Christopher
Some kids I taught and what they taught me Kate Clanchy
Kiss the girls and make them cry Mary Higgins ClarkWhen talented journalist Penelope "Casey" Harrison starts to research a piece about the #MeToo movement that includes an incident in her own life which she has been trying to put out of her mind for years, she does not realize that the young man who drugged and assaulted her at a fraternity house party in college is now a wealthy, powerful industrialist on the eve of a merger which will make him a billionaire - and who will do anything, even murder, to cover his tracks.
Raising good humans : a mindful guide to breaking the cycle of reactive parenting and raising kind, confident kids Hunter Clarke-FieldsA kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, mindfulness mentor, parenting coach, and mother of two Hunter Clarke-Fields offers parents practical and breakthrough strategies for conflict resolution and positive communication. Parents learn to break free from ingrained ""reactive parenting"" habits in order to forge better relationships with their children--relationships built on respect and cooperation.
A snowy little Christmas Kate ClaybornSTARRY NIGHT: Fern Michaels as the host of a radio programme for the lovelorn in Chicago, Jessie Richmond is surprisingly lonely, especially with the holidays approaching. So she decides to make the trek to her uncle's bookstore in rural New York state and hold a speed dating event--only to find herself snowed in--with one very special single. MISTLETOE AND MIMOSAS / Tara Sheets: After years of hard work, real estate agent Layla Gentry has her dream home on Pine Cove Island.
Murder in retribution Anne CleelandTwo of Scotland Yard's most gifted detectives navigate the darkest corners of London to solve a murder that will blur every line between right and wrong. . .Despite their investigative prowess, Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle stir more than a few feathers at CID Headquarters when their relationship comes to light. But office politics quickly become trivial when a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere fa?ade.
Invitation to die Barbara CleverlyRedfyre becomes caught in a dark tale of revenge, betrayal and injustice--a lingering mystery from a long-forgotten war"--Provided by publisher.
A seat by the hearth Amy ClipstonIn the third installment of Amy Clipston's Amish Heirloom series, Priscilla Allgyer returns to the Amish community she'd dreamt of escaping and learns the hard lessons of love and forgiveness from a surprising source.
A welcome at our door Amy ClipstonOver the last few years, Cindy Riehl--the youngest of the Riehl children--has watched her siblings find love and happiness in Lancaster County. But as her family has settled down and grown, Cindy has continued to grieve her mother, whose death left an enormous hole in her heart. Since that haunting day, Cindy has struggled to find peace and wonders if the community is the place for her--and if her faith in God will ever feel the same as it once did.
A place at our table Amy ClipstonIn the midst of family heartaches, can two young Amish people move past their grief and trust that God's will includes finding happiness again?.
The cherished quilt Amy ClipstonEmily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father's shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But when Christopher Hochstetler arrives, his cold demeanor freezes her attempts at building a friendship. Longing for a fresh start, Christopher travels from Ohio to Bird-in-Hand to work at his uncle's shop. Christopher's heart is still wounded from memories of home, and making new friends is the last thing on his mind--he knows the pain that comes with losing those you love.
Room on the porch swing Amy ClipstonEver since her best friend died six months ago, Laura Reihl has vowed to make each day count. And that means she should probably break off her relationship with Rudy. They've been together for so many years, and his friendship means the world to her. But she knows friendship doesn't come close to the fireworks of true love, and she's not really feeling the fireworks. So when Savilla's widower, Allen, asks her to help him take care of the baby Savilla left behind, Laura jumps at the chance.
In milady's chamber Sheri Cobb SouthLow dealings in high society . . . Estranged from her husband through her failure to produce an heir, Lady Fieldhurst resolves to repay his neglect by taking a lover. Fate takes a hand when she and her paramour enter her bedroom and find Lord Fieldhurst lying on the floor--with her nail scissors protruding from his neck. Idealistic young Bow Street Runner John Pickett has spent most of his brief career chasing petty pickpockets.
This Christmas Jennifer CoburnA trio of holiday romances features Jane Green's "Vacation," in which surburban housewife Sarah, dissatisfied with her marriage, gets a break from her husband when his job sends him to Chicago indefinitely and learns that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
The secret chapter Genevieve CogmanIn the sixth novel in Genevieve Cogman's historical fantasy Invisible Library series, Irene and Kai have to team up with an unlikely band of misfits to pull off an amazing art heist, or risk the wrath of a dangerous villain in his secret island lair.As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae-dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she's given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it.
Magic under the mistletoe Lucy ColemanChristmas and romance are in the air... It's December 23rd and while everyone else is rushing home for the holidays, workaholic Leesa Oliver is dreading switching on her out-of-office for the festive season. And it seems her equally driven boss, Cary Anderson, isn't relishing spending Christmas at his family's country estate either. So together, they draft an unexpected Christmas contract: They'll spend half of the holidays with each other's families, pretending to be a couple.
The fowl twins Eoin ColferCriminal genius runs in the familyArtemis Fowl The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.
On the front line : the collected journalism of Marie Colvin Marie ColvinVeteran Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012 when covering the uprising in Syria. Winner of the Orwell Special Prize, On the Front Line is a collection of her finest work, a portion of the proceeds from which will go to the Marie Colvin Memorial Fund. Marie Colvin held a profound belief in the pursuit of truth, and the courage and humanity of her work was deeply admired.
Find your artistic voice : the essential guide to working your creative magic Lisa CongdonThis book is a guide to the process of artistic self-discovery.
Behold the man : Jesus and Greco-Roman masculinity Colleen ConwayIn this book, Colleen Conway looks at the construction of masculinity in New Testament depictions of Jesus. She argues that the New Testament writers necessarily engaged the predominant gender ideology of the Roman Empire, whether consciously or unconsciously. Although the notion of what constituted ideal masculinity in Greek and Roman cultures certainly pre-dated the Roman Empire, the emergence of the Principate concentrated this gender ideology on the figure of the emperor.
The art of being a brilliant teenager Andy CopeCalling all teenagers-quit the moaning and start loving life! Don''t be a cliché. Don''t stay in your bedroom grunting and grumbling. How about getting motivated, energized and start making a difference?! The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager teaches you how to become your very best self-and how to figure out who that is, exactly.
Secret pigeon service : operation Columba, resistance and the struggel to liberate Europe Gordon CoreraBetween 1941 and 1944, sixteen thousand pigeons were dropped in an arc from Bordeaux to Copenhagen as part of 'Columba' - a secret British operation to bring back intelligence from those living under Nazi occupation.
Once upon a Highland autumn Lecia CornwallOnce Upon a Highland Autumn by Lecia Cornwall has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
Beauty and the Highland beast Lecia CornwallPowerful and dangerous highlander Dair Sinclair was once the favored son of his clan, The Sinclairs of Carraig Brigh. With Dair at the helm, Sinclair ships circled the globe bringing home incredible fortune. Until one deadly mission when Daire is captured, tortured and is unable to save his young cousin. He returns home breaking under the weight of his guilt and becomes known as the Madman of Carraig Brigh.
The lady and the Highlander Lecia CornwallLaire MacLeod's father has married a mysterious widow who is a vain beauty that deals with potions and spells. Laire does not drink them with the rest of her family and is the only one who could see through her stepmother's games. When Laire flees to find help from her Uncle the Lady's huntsman follows her with orders to kill. Laire must survive in a dangerous new city and find the antidote to a poisonous potion before it is too late. Iain Lindsay is cursed.
Once upon a Highland Christmas Lecia CornwallLady Alanna McNabb is bound by duty to her family, who insist she must marry a gentleman of wealth and title. When she meets the man of her dreams, she knows it's much too late, but her heart is no longer hers. Laird Iain MacGillivray is on his way to propose to another woman when he discovers Alanna half-frozen in the snow and barely alive. She isn't his to love, yet she's everything he's ever wanted. As Christmas comes closer, the snow thickens, and the magic grows stronger.
What a lady most desires Lecia CornwallOn the night before the final battle against Napoleon, Lady Delphine St. James finds herself dancing with the one man she has always wanted, Major Lord Stephen Ives. He makes it clear he has no time for a lady he sees as flirtatious and silly, but as the call to arms sounds, she bids him farewell with a kiss that stirs them both. When he returns gravely injured, she is intent on caring for him, even if his surly behavior tests her patience.
Sword of kings Bernard Cornwell-- Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a man of his word. An oath bound him to King Alfred. An oath bound him to thelflaed. And now an oath will wrench him away from the ancestral home he fought so hard to regain. For Uhtred has sworn that on King Edward's death, he will kill two men. And now Edward is dying.A violent attack drives Uhtred south with a small band of warriors, and headlong into the battle for kingship.
Sharpe's havoc : Richard Sharpe and the campaign in northern Portugal, spring 1809 Bernard CornwellIt is 1809 and Lieutenant Sharpe, who belongs to a small British army that has a precarious foothold in Portugal, is sent to look for Kate Savage, the daughter of an English wine shipper. But before he can discover the missing girl, the French onslaught on Portugal begins and the city of Oporto falls. Sharpe is stranded behind enemy lines, but he has Patrick Harper, he has his riflemen and he has the assistance of a young, idealistic Portuguese officer.
Sharpe's triumph Bernard CornwellSgt. Sharpe, the only survival of a massacre, vows to track down Major William Dodd, the British turncoat who led the attack.
Waterloo : the history of four days, three armies and three battles Bernard CornwellIn the bicentenary year of the battle - this is the true story of Waterloo. On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat.
Sharpe's Waterloo : Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815 Bernard CornwellJune 1815, and as Europe heads towards one of the most decisive battles in history, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Sharpe finds himself on the personal staff of the Young Frog, Frederick, Prince of Orange, who has been given command of a large proportion of the Allied Forces. Frederick refuses to listen to Sharpe's scouting reports of an enormous French army marching towards Brussels with the lately returned Emperor Napoleon at its head ... until it is nearly too late.
The river capture Mary CostelloLuke O'Brien has left Dublin to live a quiet life on his family land on the bend of the River Sullane. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his family's heyday and turns to books for solace. One morning a young woman arrives at his door and enters his life with profound consequences. Her presence presents him and his family with an almost impossible dilemma.
Number Twelve : lost property Colin CotterillJimm Juree leaves her handbag behind at supermarket car park. Finding it again drags her into world of social media which she had managed to ignore thus far. She discovers that crime fighting can be easier with the backing of many online friends .Number Twelve: Lost Property is the twelfth in a new series of Colin Cotterill short stories featuring his female news reporter and detective, Jimm Juree.
Thick : and other essays Tressie McMillan CottomIn these eight ... explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom--award-winning professor and ... author of Lower Ed--embraces her ... role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society"--Dust jacket flap.
Nothing good can come from this : essays Kristi Coulter
Starworld Audrey CoulthurstIn a novel in two voices, a popular teen and an artistic loner forge an unlikely bond -- and create an entire universe -- via texts. But how long before the real world invades Starworld? Sam Jones and Zoe Miller have one thing in common: they both want an escape from reality. Loner Sam flies under the radar at school and walks on eggshells at home to manage her mom's obsessive-compulsive disorder, wondering how she can ever leave to pursue her dream of studying aerospace engineering.
Thomas' 123 book Richard CourtneyCount along with Thomas the Tank Engine as he chugs around the Island of Sodor. This companion to the perennial classic Thomas' ABC Book teaches numbers to train-obsessed little boys and girls ages 3-7 as only Thomas & Friends can.
Thomas' color book Richard CourtneyLearn all about colors with Thomas the Tank Engine as he rides the rails with his colorful friends around the colorful Island of Sodor.
Creating a forest garden : working with nature to grow edible crops Martin CrawfordTells the reader everything they need to know to create a forest garden.
Invisible women : exposing data bias in a world designed for men Caroline Criado-Perez
Love lies bleeding Edmund Crispin
Recursion : a novel Blake CrouchMy son has been erased." Those are the last words the woman tells Barry Sutton, before she leaps from the Manhattan rooftop. Deeply unnerved, Barry begins to investigate her death, only to learn that this wasn't an isolated case. All across the country, people are waking up to lives different than the ones they fell asleep to.
Maybe this time Jennifer CrusieNorth Archer, Andie Miller's ex-husband, asks her to become the guardian of two orphans who have driven out three nannies already--and live in a haunted house! What follows is a hilarious adventure in exorcism, including a self-doubting parapsychologist, an annoyed medium, her Tarot-card reading mother, an avenging ex-mother-in-law, and, of course, her jealous fiance.
Tempted by her Greek tycoon Katrina CudmoreResisting her boss's charms...Loukas Christou needs a wife. For the luxury hotel tycoon, honoring his parents' memory by acquiring their dream hotel should be simple. But to complete the deal he must be married. Enter temporary PA Georgie Jones, who offers to be his matchmaker!Georgie never stays anywhere long-term--her mother's abandonment proved that even the strongest relationships never last.
Tell it to the moon Siobhan CurhamTell It to the Moon continues the story of Moonlight Dreamers Amber, Maali, Sky and Rose, who are not like everyone else and don't want to be: becoming friends gives them the courage to be themselves.
Don't touch my hair Emma Dabiri
Traitor Stephen DaisleyA friendship forged across the battlelines of Gallipoli leads a young soldier to question all he knows about loyalty, and about faith. It will lead him to court martial; sustain him through the horrors of the Western Front. And it will see him home again, a changed man.
The extremist Nadia Dalbuono
Physical intelligence : harness your body's untapped intelligence to achieve more, stress less and live more happily Claire Dale
The Club : Johnson, Boswell, and the friends who shaped an age Leopold DamroschIn 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite a few friends to join them every Friday at the Turk's Head Tavern in London to dine, drink, and talk until midnight. Eventually the group came to include among its members Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon, and James Boswell. It was known simply as "the Club." In this captivating book, Leo Damrosch brings alive a brilliant, competitive, and eccentric cast of characters.
Lola & the man Elise DarcyFinding the path to happiness is having the courage to take the first step.With the unexpected arrival of a puppy and a homeless man, Hugh's life is about to change for the better. But just as he opens his door and his heart to new friendships, a ghost from the past jeopardises his changing fortunes.Erin is in hiding. Running away from a seemingly perfect life, her husband will move heaven and earth to find her. She knows she can't stay in one place for long.
His bride for the taking Tessa DareIt's the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don't even think about touching your best friend's sister. Sebastian, Lord Byrne, has never been one for rules. He's thought about touching Mary Clayton a lot and struggled to resist temptation. But when Mary's bridegroom leaves her waiting the altar, only Sebastian can save her from ruin. By marrying her himself.In eleven years, he's never laid a finger on his best friend's sister. Now he's going to take her with both hands.
Emily Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! Emily has a bumpy start when she first arrives on Sodor.
Harold Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! Read about when Harold the Helicopter first landed on Sodor and raced Percy across the Island.
Henry Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! Henry the Green Engine may look big and strong, but he was often ill and couldn't work.
Percy Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! This story is about Percy, Sodor's Number 6 engine. He's small and cheeky and he loves to play tricks ...
Spencer Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! This story is about Spencer, a speedy silver engine.
Thomas Robin DaviesThe perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for an engine adventure! This story is about Thomas the Tank Engine, Sodor's Number 1 Engine.
Spellslinger : the fantasy novel that keeps you guessing on every page Sebastien De Castell
Crownbreaker Sebastien De Castell
All for one Melissa De la CruzAlex & Eliza's household continues to expand as they prepare for an arrival of their own, but new developments in their lives bring unforeseen consequences.
Jalna. Books 13 to 16 : Return to Jalna ; Renny's daughter ; Variable winds at Jalna ; Centenary at Jalna Mazo De la RocheAll good things must come to an end, and with these four novels Mazo de la Roche's brings her beloved Jalna saga to a masterful conclusion.
Jalna. Books 5 to 8 : Whiteoak heritage ; Whiteoak brothers ; Jalna ; Whiteoaks of Jalna Mazo De la RochePerhaps the most classic novels of Mazo de la Roche's monumental family saga are these four, which were the first books written in the series, though they fall in the middle of her books' multi-generation narrative. These, including the original novel Jalna, were the books that first established the world of Jalna in the minds of readers and de la Roche herself, and set the stage for the twelve sequels and prequels that were to follow.
Jalna. Books 9 to 12 : Finch's fortune ; The master of Jalna ; Whiteoak harvest ; Wakefield's course Mazo De la RocheHistory flows swiftly on, and even the formidable family home of Jalna is swept up in its currents in this collection of books 9-12 of the Jalna series. Fortunes rise and crumble as older generations give way to the young, and the reins of tradition strain against the swift rush of progress.
Red snow Will DeanRed Snow is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dark Pines, selected for ITV's Zoe Ball Book Club.
After the fall: a climber's true story of facing death and finding life Craig DeMartino with Bill Romanelli. [electronic resource] Craig DeMartino
Eat, live, thrive diet : a lifestyle plan to rev up your midlife metabolism Danna DemetreShares practical dietary advice that addresses middle-age health challenges, encouraging women to minimize sugar and fast intermittently.
Patsy Nicole Dennis-BennA brave, stirring portrait of a Jamaican woman who leaves her daughter behind for a new life in America.
In broad daylight : the secret procedures behind the Holocaust by bullets Patrick DesboisIn Holocaust by Bullets, Father Patrick Desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Ukraine during World War II, based on wartime documents, interviews with locals, and the application of modern forensic practices on long-hidden gravesites. Nearly a decade of further work by his team, drawing on interviews with 5,000 neighbors of the Jews, has resulted in stunning new findings about the extent and nature of the genocide.
A beginner's guide to being mental : an A-Z from anxiety to zero f**ks given Natasha Devon'Am I normal?''What's an anxiety disorder?''Does therapy work?''How would I know if someone had an eating disorder?'These are just a few of the questions Natasha Devon is asked as she travels the UK campaigning for better mental health awareness and provision. Here, Natasha calls upon experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology to debunk and demystify the full spectrum of mental health.
Gracefully you : how to live your best life every day Jenna DewanActress and dancer Jenna Dewan shares her uplifting message of how to elevate your life and experience beauty every day-perfect for fans of Jessica Alba's The Honest Life and Kate Hudson's Pretty Happy. The frustrations and challenges that come with modern living can leave us feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and disconnected. In Gracefully You, Jenna Dewan uses her own deeply personal journey to show you how to find your true voice, connect to your deeper self, and live with grace.
Ordinary girls : a memoir Jaquira DíazJaquira Daz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Daz found herself caught between extremes. Asher family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn't find support for her burgeoning sexual identity.
The piper's pursuit Melanie DickersonIn 1424 Hamlin, Katerina reluctantly allies with the handsome but brash Steffan to protect herself and her city from formidable dangers--missing children, hordes of rats, a marauding beast, and her devious stepfather, the town's mayor.
Red can origami Madelaine DickieAva has just landed a job as a reporter in Gubinge, a tiny tropical town in Australia's north. Gubinge has a way of getting under the skin. Ava is hooked on the thrill of going hand-to-hand with barramundi, awed by country, and stunned by pindan sunsets. But a bitter collision between a native title group and a Japanese-owned uranium mining company is ripping the community in half.
Peace Garry DisherConstable Paul Hirschhausen runs a one-cop station in the dry farming country south of the Flinders Ranges. He's still new in town but the community work - welfare checks and working bees - is starting to pay off. Now Christmas is here and, apart from a grass fire, two boys stealing a ute and Brenda Flann entering the front bar of the pub without exiting her car, Hirsch's life has been peaceful. Until he's called to a strange, vicious incident in Kitchener Street.
A figure in hiding Franklin DixonWhile investigating the theft of a valuable idol, Frank and Joe enounter a terrified business woman, a walking mummy, and a weird glass eye.
What happened at midnight Franklin DixonJoe Hardy is kidnapped by a gang of jewel smugglers as a warning for the Hardy Boys' father to stay away from their operation.
The disappearing floor Franklin DixonWhile Frank and Joe help their father locate a notorious jewel thief, they also explore the mysterious death of a tycoon's nephew years before.
Walkaway Cory DoctorowIn a world wrecked by climate change, in a society owned by the ultra-rich, in a city hollowed out by industrial flight, Hubert, etc, Seth and Natalie have nowhere else to be and nothing better to do. -- It's a dangerous world out there, the empty lands are lawless, hiding predators - animal and human alike. Still, when the initial pioneer walkaways flourish, the thousands become hundreds of thousands, building what threatens to beome a post-scarcity utopia.
The echelon Jillian DoddFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the seventh book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society.
Measure what matters : OKRs : the simple idea that drives 10x growth John Doerr
Cereal superfan Julia DonaldsonStephen Rice is a cereal superfan. So when his supply of Cracklewheat, Corncrunch, Toastyoats and Choc-o-not-hoops runs out, Stephen is devastated. But there's a competition to win a lifetime supply - if Stephen can build the perfect cereal...This hilarious story from one of the nation's most loved writers, Julia Donaldson (author of The Gruffalo), is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1.
Stepsister Jennifer Donnelly
Akin Emma DonoghueA retired New York professor's life is thrown into chaos when he takes his great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother's wartime secrets. Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France.
Big bad biteasaurus Malachy Doyle ; illustrated by David Creighton-Pester Malachy Doyle
The mystery of the mud flats (WO2) : a story of crime Maurice DrakeMystery concerning twentieth-century pirates smuggling secret cargo across the English Channel. James Carthew-West, the penniless skipper of the Exmouth coasting vessel Luck and Charity, is chartered by a rich trader to carry unprofitable cargo to Flanders through the treacherous shallows of the Scheldt estuary and return with worthless mud ballast.
A fine madness Eileen DreyerQuinn Rutledge has been hired to remodel historic Hartley Hall into a 5-star hotel.Ian Matthews, a Special Forces officer in the Queen's Protection service, is vetting the hall's security for a secret international meeting, and presents himself to Quinn as a corporate officer checking on her progress.All seems simple enough, until the pair uncover a crazed band of terrorists, a destructive ghost with an odd sense of humor, and an inconvenient attraction to each other.
The strangers we know Pip DrysdaleImagine seeing your loving husband on a dating app. Now imagine that's the best thing that happens to you all week ... When Charlie sees a man who is the spitting image of her husband Oliver on a dating app, her heart stops. Her first desperate instinct is to tell herself she must be mistaken - after all, she only caught a glimpse from a distance as her friends laughingly swiped through the men on offer. But no matter how much she tries to push her fears aside, she can't let it go.
Ask Hercules quick Ursula Dubosarsky'How much money do I have in my piggy bank?' asked Hercules. 'Actually,' said Aunt Alligator, 'I don't think you have a piggy bank, Hercules.' Hercules sighed. No piggy bank, no money. I need a job, He got out his paints, his paintbrush and a big piece of plain paper. On the paper, he painted some words.
Wildthorn Jane EaglandSeventeen-year-old Louisa Cosgrove longs to break free from her respectable life as a Victorian doctor's daughter But her dreams become a nightmare when Louisa is sent to Wildthorn Hall: labeled a lunatic, deprived of her liberty and even her real name.
Protecting Tanner Hollow : four romantic suspense novellas Lynette EasonFour novellas take you to the town of Tanner Hollow and the men and women who keep it safe, trusting each other with their lives--and sometimes their hearts.
Daughters of Liverpool Kate Eastham
How to write a thesis Umberto EcoUmberto Eco's wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, published in English for the first time.
The lady and the highwayman Sarah M EdenElizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school and a well-respected author of "silver-fork" novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories?the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Mr. King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women.
Second chance Christmas Nicki EdwardsAustralian celebrity chef Jack Carter is determined to convince his estranged wife he's not the smooth-talking workaholic she married six years ago. Olivia has invited him to Canada for Christmas, not for herself but for the sake of their three-year-old daughter Scarlett. Jack willingly agreed, hoping this is the second chance he's been looking for. Olivia has been hurt too many times by her soon-to-be-ex-husband and she doesn't trust him anymore.
The Mother : a novel Yvvette Edwards... "in a single moment, Marcia is stripped clean of everything she had presumed was hers for keeps. Ryan, not the kind of a boy to find himself on the wrong end of a knife, is brutally murdered. Consumed by grief and rage, she is forced to carry the weight of the family's pain."--Inside front cover.
A pilgrimage to eternity : from Canterbury to Rome in search of a faith Timothy EganFollowing an ancient pilgrimage route a thousand miles from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and award-winning writer weaves history and culture into an exploration of why Christianity is struggling in the world it created At a time when Britain, America, and much of Europe have never been so secular, Timothy Egan sets out on a thousand-mile pilgrimage along an ancient route, through the theological cradle of Christianity, to explore one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of rel.
Murder cuts the mustard Jessica Ellicott
Eva and the lost pony Rebecca ElliottEva decides that warning all the animals in the forest about the approaching storm is a perfect project to prove herself worthy of taking the Owl Oath, but when she stops to help a lost pony and they get caught in the storm, they have to take shelter in a cave, and end up helping each other to stay brave.
Planetary. Volume 2, issue 7-12, The fourth man Warren EllisThis second Planetary collection focuses on the team's mysterious benefactor, the "Fourth Man." After paying their final respects to a British occultist with ties to their group, Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and The Drummer continue their super-human archaeological studies as they visit a hidden government compound full of radioactive human guinea pigs, discover a fictional construct that has been made real and learn of a malevolent group known simply as "The Four.
Planetary. Volume 1, issue 1-6, All over the world and other stories Warren EllisThe creator of the acclaimed series Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis delivers Planetary, hailed as a timeless story that turned modern superhero conventions on their heads. This collection features the adventures of Elijah Snow, a hundred-year-old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines.
Field of graves J T Ellison
Ducks, Newburyport Lucy EllmannAn Ohio mother bakes pies while the world bombards her with radioactivity and fake facts. She worries about her children, caramelisation, chickens, guns, tardigrades, medical bills, environmental disaster, mystifying confrontations at the supermarket, and the best time to plant nasturtiums. She regrets most of her past, a million tiny embarrassments, her poverty, the loss of her mother, and the genocide on which the United States was founded.
Pet Akwaeke Emezi
The Draykon series : Books 1-3: An Epic Fantasy Trilogy of Dragons Charlotte E EnglishAncient legends don't come back to life. Except when they do. The vast, winged draykoni once ruled the skies of the Seven Realms, uncontested and unstoppable--so the stories say. But they are only tales. Aren't they? A shy young woman is about to learn that sometimes, even the most far-fetched story might prove to be the plain, simple truth. In book one, Draykon: When Llandry Sanfaer discovers a new type of jewel, her life changes forever.
Llandry Charlotte E EnglishDraykoni do not die. Not truly. Not forever. So we thought. We have been proved wrong. A killer walks the Off-Worlds, someone with the means and the will to extinguish even the oldest of draykon souls. But why would anybody do such a thing, and how? I am Llandry Sanfaer: Draykon shapeshifter, ambassador, colony leader. My people are dying beyond hope of revival, and it falls to me to stop it. But the killer leaves nothing behind. No hints, no clues. Just a lifeless skeleton in a dead world.
My first Thomas' railway stories HIT EntertainmentEvery engine on Sodor knows, it's not about how fast he goes, or whether he is big or small, there are jobs for engines, one and all. Meet Thomas, James and Percy in three rhyming stories.
Sweet home : stories Wendy ErskineA reclusive cult-rock icon ends his days in the street where he was born; a lonely woman is fascinated by her niqab-wearing neighbours; a husband and wife become enmeshed in the lives of the young couple they pay to do their cleaning and gardening. Set in contemporary East Belfast, these acutely observed short stories come charged with regret and sorrow, desire and yearning.
The deep dark descending Allen EskensHomicide Detective Max Rupert never fully accepted his wife's death, even when he believed that a reckless hit and run driver was the cause. But when he learns that in fact she was murdered, he devotes himself to hunting down her killers. Most of his life he had thought of himself as a decent man. But now he's so consumed with thoughts of retribution that he questions whether he will take that last step and enact the vengeance he longs for.
Indistractable : how to control your attention and choose your life Nir EyalEmpowering and optimistic, this is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want.
The family Corleone Edward Falco
Making a life : working by hand and discovering the life you are meant to live Melanie FalickAn exploration of how making by hand is the key to discovering your life's passion--whether that means spinning natural fibers, carving a wooden bowl, or creating elaborate papercuts; featuring profiles of 30 creatives.
The umbrella mouse Anna FargherA timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII. 1944, and London is under attack. Young mouse Pip Hanway's safe and quiet world is turned upside down when her home, umbrella shop James Smith & Sons, is destroyed by a bomb. Orphaned and alone, she must begin a perilous quest to find a new home.
Taste Claire FarrellBook 5 in the Ava Delaney series.Someone is hunting down the people she's promised to protect, but Ava's taste for battle is slowly disappearing. She's losing the people in her life, one by one, and without them, her inner light can only weaken. But the British Vampire Association have decided to take over Ireland, too, and to give the entire country a fighting chance, Ava must work with the Council and their secret weapons, and let the world see her true face.
Village of the small houses : a memoir of sorts Ian FergusonIn 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson's parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton for Fort Vermilion -- once a fur-trapping frontier town, now a remote aboriginal settlement in northernmost Alberta. There, Ian and his six brothers and sisters grew up without indoor plumbing, electricity, central heating, or even a radio.
London : top sights, authentic experiences Emilie FilouLonely Planet's Best of London is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gallery hop along the Thames, explore dark history and glittering crown jewels in the Tower of London, and sample real ale in historic pubs - all with your trusted travel companion.
The house swap Rebecca Fleet'I read The House Swap in one breathless sitting. Dark, smart, sexy, gripping, totally brilliant.' Erin Kelly, author of He Said She Said'Sinister and compelling' Woman & Home'You'll be whipping through the pages' Stylist. No one lives this way unless they want to hide something.'When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap, they jump at the chance for a week away from home.
The Olive Garden Choir Leah Fleming
Christmas sweets Joanne FlukeGathered in one volume for the very first time, here are three yuletide tales of mystery, murder, and romance, featuring your favorite sleuths ... THE TWELVE DESSERTS OF CHRISTMAS by JOANNE FLUKE It's the perfect mix of naughty and nice when two lovestruck boarding school teachers watch six kids over Christmas break.
Lethal agent Vince Flynn-- New York Times A toxic presidential election is underway in an America already badly weakened by internal divisions. While politicians focus entirely on maintaining their own power and privilege, ISIS kidnaps a brilliant French microbiologist and forces him to begin manufacturing anthrax. Slickly produced videos chronicling his progress and threatening an imminent attack are posted to the Internet, intensifying the hysteria gripping the US.
A dream about lightning bugs : a life of music and cheap lessons Ben Folds
Keep her close M J FordThe second edge-of-your-seat thriller from M.J. Ford When a young woman goes missing from Jesus College, Oxford, DS Josie Masters is plunged into a world of panic as fear grips the city. Along with Thames Valley Police's newest recruit, the handsome DS Pryce, Josie must act fast - and when two more students disappear from Oriel and Somerville colleges, she realises the killer is sending her a deadly message in a cruel game of cat and mouse.
ABC for me: ABC what can he be? : boys can be anything they want to be, from A to Z Jessie FordABC What Can He Be? presents a wonderful world full of possibilities--from Astronaut to Zoo Veterinarian and everything in between.
Pokko and the drum Matthew ForsytheWhen Pokko plays her drum in the forest she suddenly finds herself surrounded by an entire band of animal musicians.
A Coldwater Christmas Delores FossenSometimes a little Christmas magic can rekindle the most unexpected romances...Sheriff Kace Laramie and his brothers found long-awaited happiness when they moved to Coldwater, Texas, as foster children. But the feel-good story has one bittersweet twist photos of Ryland and Nova taken years ago resurface. And while Ryland is willing to help his ex smooth over the situation, he's blindsided by the desire that springs back to life.
You don't know me Sara Foster
Tony Robbins : 20 tips from the world's greatest success coach Think Forward FoundationTony Robbins is an entrepreneur, peak performance strategist, author and philanthropist who has served as the ultimate success coach to leaders and followers for over 38 years. He has coached Oprah, Bill Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa and has accumulated a net worth of more than $450 million.
The magus : a revised version John FowlesThe novel widely considered John Fowles's masterpiece. The Magus is the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching assignment on a remote Greek island. There his friendship with a local millionaire evolves into a deadly game, one in which reality and fantasy are deliberately manipulated, and Nicholas must fight for his sanity and his very survival.
An Ale of Two Cities [electronic resource] Sarah Fox
The earl's Christmas pearl Megan FramptonA duke's daughter. An irrestible earl. And an energetic Corgi named Mr. Shorty. What more could you want in a Christmas novella by Megan Frampton?It's Christmastime in London, and Lady Pearl Howlett is eagerly ready for the festivities--until her family goes off to their country estate...accidentally leaving her home alone! But she's not dismayed. Rather, she's thrilled to do exactly what she wants. Unfortunately, this daughter of a duke doesn't know how to do anything.
Ruthless cross Barbara Freethyveryone has a secret. Some are worth killing for...some are worth dying for... FBI agent Flynn MacKenzie is no stranger to deception, but when the brutal murder of a federal judge unravels an intricate and shocking web of lies, he finds himself tangled up in personal life-changing secrets and in the arms of a woman he isn't sure he can trust. Callie Harper not only wants justice for her stepfather, she also wants to protect her family.
The wych elm Tana French
Ghost bird Lisa FullerStacey and Laney are twins - mirror images of each other - and yet they're as different as the sun and the moon. Stacey works hard at school, determined to get out of their small town. Laney skips school and sneaks out of the house to meet her boyfriend. But when Laney disappears one night, Stacey can't believe she's just run off without telling her.
The rector's daughter Jean Fullerton
Sing me back home Eve GaddyDr. Jack Gallagher, one of Marietta, Montana's most eligible bachelors, hasn't been serious about a woman since his wife died five years ago. He's been content to date occasionally, practice medicine and raise his teenage daughter. Then happily divorced former fashion model, Maya Parrish, moves back to Marietta, with her own teenaged daughter in tow forcing Jack to rethink his casual dates only rule.
Optic nerve María Gainza
This is pleasure Mary Gaitskill'I don't know why I behaved the way I did, and I kept doing it; he kept doing it. And though I might once have easily brushed it away, suddenly I could not. Nor could I confront him. The conversation moved too quickly.' Quin and Margot have been friends for more than twenty years. Quin is an extrovert and a sensualist who thrives on flirtation and ambiguity. He is at his happiest when encouraging intimate confidences from the women he meets.
Boy-crazy Stacey Gale GalliganAccompanying the Pike family during a two-week vacation to the Jersey Shore, baby-sitter Stacey falls head over heels for a handsome lifeguard despite Mary Anne's warning that he is too old for her.
The remarkable journey of Coyote sunrise Dan GemeinhartTwelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished.
Summer secrets Elisabeth GiffordReturn to Fourwinds: At Fourwinds they gather: Alice and Ralph, Patricia and Peter, to celebrate the marriage of their children. But the bride is nowhere to be seen. What could have caused Sarah to vanish? As both families search for the answer, the past floods through the corridors of the old house. Return to Fourwinds is a sweeping, lyrical story of the things we choose to tell and the secrets that we keep.
The little book of lost words : collywobbles, ultracrepidarian and other surprisingly useful terms worth resurrecting Joe GillardIn The Little Book of Lost Words, history buff Joe Gillard presents a handy guide for expressing yourself with history's best words.
How to make friends with the dark Kathleen GlasgowIt's the brightest day of summer and it's dark outside. It's dark in your house, dark in your room, and dark in your heart. You feel like the darkness is going to split you apart. Here is what happens when your mother dies. That's how it feels for Tiger. It's always been Tiger and her mother against the world. Then, on a day like any other, Tiger's mother dies. And now it's Tiger, alone. Here is how you learn to make friends with the dark.
Take no farewell Robert GoddardGeoffrey Staddon had never forgotten the house called Clouds Frome, his first important commission and the best thing he had ever done as an architect. Twelve years before the day in September 1923 when a paragraph in the newspaper made his blood run cold, he had turned his back on it for the last time, turned his back on the woman he loved, and who loved him.
Insight meditation : the practice of freedom Joseph Goldstein
We are not okay N D Gomes
Faith of the fallen Terry GoodkindThe Sword of Truth series follows Richard Cypher, a young woodsman intent on tracking down his father's murderer. His quest will take him far from home, embroiling him in an ancient war, three-millennia past, that is about to re-ignite with world-shattering violence. Weary of bloodletting and the incessant infighting and intriguing of his allies, Richard realizes that he can't defeat the Imperial Order by military might alone.
A precious gift Rosie Goodwin
Ma Dalton GoscinnyThe man who shoots faster than his own shadow.
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families : stories from Rwanda Philip GourevitchIn 1994 the Rwandan government implemented a policy for the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi majority.
Shine! J J GrabensteinWho do you want to be?" asks Mr. Van Deusen. "And not when you grow up. Right here, right now." Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero--astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse--but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them.
The seaside angel Evie GraceWhen seventeen-year-old Hannah Bentley fled the family home, she never dreamed she'd find her feet working as a nurse on the children's ward at the Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary. She adores her patients and the sea air, and looks forward to a time when she'll have put away enough money so her younger sister can join her. But when her sister suddenly turns up unannounced, she brings more trouble than Hannah bargained for.
Rebels of Eden : a novel Joey Graceffa
Monster Michael Grant
Villain Michael GrantSummary: It's been four years since the events of GONE. The Perdido Beach dome is down, but the horrors within have spread. The alien virus-infested rock that created the FAYZ is creating monsters - monsters that walk the cities and countryside, terrorizing all. There are tanks in the street and predator drones in the sky, doomed efforts to stop the disintegration of civilization. Into this chaos comes a villain with the power to control anyone with just the sound of his voice.
Hero Michael Grant
The clergyman's wife Molly GreeleyA moving story of unexpected love featuring Charlotte from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
The spy's bedside book : an anthology Graham GreeneFor everyone who has ever wondered what it really takes to be a spy, legendary author Graham Greene (The Third Man, The Quiet American) and his brother Hugh have compiled this irresistible selection of fiction, memoir, and tricks of the trade straight from the all-time masters of espionage. Here is a perfectly safe way to discover the dangerous secrets many spies have died to learn.
Fucking good manners Simon GriffinThe author of Fucking Apostrophes takes on another of life's biggest irritations.
The old success Martha GrimesWhen the body of a French woman washes up on a wild inlet off the Cornish coast, Brian Macalvie, divisional commander with the Devon-Cornwall police is called in.
Christmas for the district nurses Annie Groves
The district nurses of Victory Walk Annie GrovesAlice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isn't about to make the same mistake again. Alice and her best friend Edith are based in the East End but before they've even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out and Hitler's bombs are raining down on London.
Wartime for the district nurses Annie GrovesAlice Lake and her friend Edith have had everything thrown at them in their first year as district nurses in the London district of Hackney. From babies born out of wedlock to battered wives, they've had plenty to keep them occupied. Now the lives of every Londoner are about to change forever as Hitler and the Luftwaffe rain down their bombs on the people of the city. The girls find themselves caught up in the terrible aftermath of the raids and run into danger themselves.
The Mersey daughter Annie GrovesThe brand new Wartime drama novel from bestselling author Annie Groves, perfect for fans of Christmas on the Mersey and Child of the Mersey. Rita Kennedy has finally seen through her good-for-nothing husband, Charlie. Now he's gone AWOL with his fancy woman and left her at the mercy of the local gossips.
Making friends. Back to the drawing board Kristen GudsnukAlmost everything is going great for Dany. She and Madison are still best friends, she still has her magic sketchbook, and the new school year is looking up. But when Dany creates a duplicate of herself to secretly help with homework and raise her social status, the two of them accidentally unleash a magical dog that wreaks supernatural havoc on the town.
Travellers : a novel Helon Habila
Late in the day Tessa Hadley
The little bookshop at Herring Cove Kellie HailesThe start of something wonderful... Sophie Jones loves her little bookshop at Herring Cove. She'll never give it up to big property developer, Alexander Fletcher - no matter how handsome he might be... Yet beneath Alex's sharp suit and persuasive manner, there's something about him that makes Sophie want to trust him.
Christmas at the Second Chance Chocolate Shop Kellie Hailes'Tis the season for second chances. Serena Hunter loves her new life in the sleepy Devonshire countryside! It's a world away from her crazy past as the wife of American bad boy rock star, Ritchie Dangerfield. Now she spends her days making delicious chocolate using milk from the local dairy and she finally feels that everything is back on track. That is, until her handsome ex-husband arrives in the village to win her back.
Sudden traveller Sarah Hall
My polar dream Jade HameisterFourteen-year-old Jade Hameister had a dream: to complete the Polar Hat Trick. In 2015, she skied to the North Pole. In 2016, she completed the Greenland Crossing. In 2018, she arrived at the South Pole. This is the story of an adventurer who never gave up - who set herself incredible challenges beyond her years and experience.
Sixty summers Amanda HampsonWhen Maggie, Fran and Rose met in their youth, they had dreams and ambitions. Forty years later, the three friends are turning sixty, each of them restless and disenchanted with their lives. Fran works in a second-hand bookshop. Her lover, one of a long line of disappointing men, is drifting away and her future is uncertain. Maggie married into a volatile family. Her beautiful, indulged twin daughters are causing havoc and her elderly mother-in-law has moved in and is taking charge.
Texas witness Barb HanSix foot two of raw masculinity is her best witness protection. Face-to-face with the woman who jilted him, Colin O'Brien tells himself he's over her. What the charming rancher doesn't know is that the man Melissa Rancic married has forced her--and her infant daughter--to live a charade of love. And now, about to testify to his criminal deeds, she's shaken by rekindled feelings for Colin and scared that he'll discover her child is his.
Our women on the ground : Arab women reporting from the Arab world Zahra Hankir
Home front Kristin HannahFrom a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news.
The eighth life (for Brilka) Nino HaratischwiliAt the start of the twentieth century, on the edge of the Russian Empire, a family prospers. It owes its success to a delicious chocolate recipe, passed down the generations with great solemnity and caution. A caution which is justified: this is a recipe for ecstasy that carries a very bitter aftertaste Stasia learns it from her Georgian father and takes it north, following her new husband, Simon, to his posting at the centre of the Russian Revolution in St Petersburg.
Deeplight Frances HardingeThe gods are dead. About fifty years ago they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why.In an alternative world, fifty years after the death of the gods, a fifteen-year-old boy, Hark, finds the still beating heart of a terrifying deity and uses it to try to save his best friend.
Ravenous Helen HardtBryce Simpson did the only thing he could. He spurned Marjorie Steel. Even though he'll be living on her ranch, he is determined to stay away from her. She's worthy of more than he can even think about giving, especially now that long-buried memories are surfacing and he's learning that his father's sins may go even deeper than he imagined. Bryce's rejection destroys Marjorie, and she descends to a dark place she thought she'd abandoned forever.
Venice & the Veneto Paula HardyLonely Planet Venice & the Veneto is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the architecture and mosaics at Basilica di San Marco, cruise the Grand Canal aboard a gondola, trace the development of Venetian art at the Gallerie dell'Accademia; all with your trusted travel companion.
Jude the obscure Thomas Hardy
The way past winter Kiran Millwood HargraveMila and her sisters live with their brother Oskar in a small forest cabin in the snow. One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men. But by the next morning, they've gone - taking Oskar with them. Fearful for his safety, Mila and her sisters set out to bring Oskar back - even it means going north, crossing frozen wild-lands to find a way past an eternal winter.
Changeling Molly HarperIf 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell's Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she'll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell's. Except Cassandra Reed's real name is Sarah Smith and up until now, she lived her whole life in the Warren, serving a magical family, the Winters, as all non-magical "Snipes" are bound by magical Guardian law to do.
Cari Mora Thomas Harris
My drunk kitchen holidays! : how to savor and celebrate the year Hannah HartNew York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Hannah Hart is back with her biggest book ever: a humorous cookbook celebrating year-round holidays with food, drink, and friends.
Tell no lies Lisa Hartley
Ask no questions Lisa HartleyAfter an operation goes badly wrong, undercover specialist Detective Caelan Small leaves the Metropolitan Police for good. Or so she thinks. Then the criminal responsible is seen back in the UK. Soon Caelan is drawn back into a dangerous investigation. But when the main lead is suddenly murdered, all bets are off. Nothing is as it seems. Everyone is a suspect - even close colleagues. Someone in the Met is involved and Caelan is being told to Ask No Questions.
Time to go Lisa Hartley
The school of numbers : a galaxy of maths Emily Hawkins
Christmas feasts and treats Donna HayDonna Hay makes Christmas cooking and entertaining so easy, with this must-have collection of over 200 easy, delicious, reliable and totally fabulous Christmas recipes to make, enjoy and give over the festive season. I've had a hand in cooking Christmas feasts for as long as I can remember, but because it comes around only once a year, I know it can be a little bit daunting - especially if you're attempting a new glazed ham or you're asked to bring something different for dessert.
I see, I see R HendersonA book for one? A book for two? A book for different points of view.
Going under Sonia HenryDr Katarina 'Kitty' Holliday thought that once she finished medical school and found gainful employment at one of Sydney's best teaching hospitals that her dream was just beginning. The hard years, she thought, were finally over. But Kitty is in for a rude shock.
The Penguin book of the British short story Philip Hensher
The German house : a novel Annette HessSet against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963... [this] is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator--caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power--as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation's past. For twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhns, World War II is a foggy childhood memory. At the war's end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings.
A vicarage reunion Kate HewittWelcome to Thornthwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England's beautiful but rainy Lake District... where homecomings and surprises await the four Holley sisters...Esther Holley, the eldest in the family, has always had her life firmly in control until a miscarriage knocks her off course. Two months later, still emotionally spinning, she separates from her husband Will, a sheep farmer and man of few words and moves back in with her parents.
A vicarage wedding Kate HewittRachel Holley has always dreamed of a wedding--the white dress, the fairy tale, and of course, the happily-ever-after. But when her fiancé breaks it off the night before, claiming she doesn't love him, Rachel's fairy tale ends in ashes. Homeless, hopeless, and feeling like her life has been completely derailed, Rachel must start over in all sorts of ways--and hold her head up high in the fishbowl of her tiny village.
A vicarage Christmas Kate HewittWelcome to Thornwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England's beautiful but rainy Lake District...where homecomings happen and surprises are in store for the four Holley sisters...Anna Holley, the third of four sisters, has always felt a little bit forgotten. A family tragedy when she was a child had her retreating deep into shyness, and social anxiety kept her on the fringes of the cozy chaos of the busy vicarage. After several years away from home, Anna returns for Christmas...
Avatar, the last airbender. Imbalance Faith Erin HicksWhen Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries, Team Avatar finds that the once small town is now booming. Expecting a warm welcome, Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with unimpressed, cold-shouldered spectators. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear - a massive bender versus non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent..
Close to the broken hearted Michael HiebertA killer's release is the catalyst for shocking revelations in a small Southern town... At twenty-two, Sylvie Carson has known a lifetime's worth of trouble. When she was a child, her baby brother was shot to death by a man named Preacher Eli. Orphaned by her teens, Sylvie is now raising her own baby with no partner in sight. That's why Leah Teal, Alvin, Alabama's only detective, tries to stay patient when Sylvie calls the station day and night, always with some new false alarm.
Convict colony : the remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds David HillThe author of the magnificent bestselling account of the First Fleet returns to early Sydney to tell the story of the years that followed as it's never been told before.
In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin Lindsey Hilsum
Hitch Kathryn HindA young woman stands beside a highway in the Australian desert, alone except for her dog and the occasional road train that speeds past her raised thumb. She runs from the people she has lost, from the unsaid, from who she was, but moves ever closer to the things she longs to escape. After her mother's funeral, Amelia is confronted by Zach and is reminded of the relationship they had when she was a teenager. She feels complicit and remains unable to process what happened. So she runs.
Eat more vegan Luke HinesPlants have never tasted this good! Regardless of your food philosophy, one thing we can all agree on is that we need to eat more plants. In Eat More Vegan, Luke shares 100 plant-based recipes that are packed with flavour, full of vibrant colour and bursting with nutrition. Try his zingy breakfasts, such as sweet potato rostis with Indian avo smash, cauliflower and 'chorizo' scramble with spicy green sauce, or peanut butter and pumpkin spice pancakes.
Wonders of nature Ben HoareThis compendium of amazing rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, and animals will wow children and many adults, too. With 100 remarkable items from the natural world, from orchids to opals and lichens to lizards, everyone will find something to be captivated by. Each plant, animal, and rock is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images.
The woman who cracked the anxiety code : the extraordinary life of Dr Claire Weekes Judith HoareClaire Weekes pioneered an anxiety treatment that is now at the cutting edge of modern psychotherapies. Her early explanation of fear, and its effect on the nervous system, is state of the art. Psychologists use her method, neuroscientists study the interaction between different fear circuits in the brain, and many psychiatrists are revisiting the mind-body connection that was the hallmark of her unique work.
World that we knew Alice Hoffman-- Oh, what a book this is!Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the -- Olive Kitteridge -- New York Times In Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime.
What happened to us? Faith HoganSometimes the end is only the beginning ...
A night in with Grace Kelly Lucy HollidayFate has got it in for Libby Lomax. She realized, far too late, that her best friend Olly, is the actual Love of Her Life. Now he's in love with the so-nice-it-hurts, Tash, and it looks like her happy ending is completely out of reach. Things start looking up when she, quite literally, runs into the completely gorgeous Joel. Libby discovers that there is more to Joel than his six-pack, not least, the incredible fact that he honestly believes he has found his fairy tale princess in her.
A night in with Marilyn Monroe Lucy HollidayAfter dating the hottest man on the planet, Dillon O'Hara, Libby Lomax has come back down to earth with a bump. Now she's throwing herself into a new relationship and is determined to be a better friend to best pal, Ollie, as he launches his new restaurant. Despite good intentions, Libby is hugely distracted when a newly reformed Dillon arrives back on the scene, more irresistible than ever.
Quantum physics for dummies Steven HolznerQuantum physics-- also called quantum mechanics or quantum field theory-- can be daunting for even the most dedicated enthusiast of science, math, or physics.
Expectation Anna HopeWhat happened to the women we were supposed to become?.
Science fiction : the year's best Rich Horton
One magic square : grow your own food on one square metre Lolo HoubeinFully revised for UK and Northern European climates. The best and cheapest food is the food you grow in your own garden. One Magic Square shows how you can start your own productive food garden in ten minutes a day on a single square metre. With simple plot designs starting with salads and gradually expanding to include beans, tomatoes, corn, roots and much more; you can take the first steps in growing your own food organically.
GLOW vs the Star Primas Tini HowardThe Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are ready to take on the world--or at least L.A.--in this graphic novel based off the hit Netflix series! When the unthinkable happens and the women of GLOW find themselves ahead of schedule, Sam ruins the promise of a wrestling-free weekend with... more wrestling! Robbed of blissful relaxation and forced to raise money to fund their way to the event, the GLOW team is less-than-prepared for their opponents: real gorgeous lady wrestlers.
Penny for your secrets Anna Lee HuberThe Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada's marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada's revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal blunder.
The iron man Ted Hughes-- Where had he come from? Nobody knows.How was he made? Nobody knows.Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.
Empty cradles : a shameful secret, a miscarriage of justice, and a woman who wouldn't give up Margaret HumphreysIn 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Up to 150,000 children, some as young as three years old, had been deported from children's homes in Britain and shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire, right up until as recently as 1970.
The silent thaw Erin HunterThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, has been behaving erratically after losing one of his nine lives, and suspicion is quickly spreading across Clan borders. And when a strange apparition sparks unrest in SkyClan and ShadowClan, each warrior must decide where their allegiances lie--with their Clan, or the warrior code itself.
Shattered bonds Faith HunterJane Yellowrock is vampire-killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low. She seeks retreat in the Appalachian Mountains to grieve the loss of her friends, and to heal--or to die--from the disease brought on by her magic. But malevolent elements in the paranormal community still seek to destroy Jane, and a terrifying foe stalks her, even into the safety of the hills.
A pursuit of home Kristi Ann HunterWhen she learns the family she thought dead might be alive and in danger, Jess Beauchene knows her secrets can only stay buried for so long. Desperation brings her to Derek Thornbury, an expert in history and artifacts, to help her decipher the clues in an old family diary.
Legacy of love Kristi Ann HunterWhen Sarah Gooding returned a valuable brooch to the elderly Dowager Countess of Densbury, she had no idea it would lead to a job as the lively woman's companion. Nor did she expect to admire the Dowager's youngest grandson so much, even though the difference in their stations means nothing will ever come of her daydreams. With two older brothers taking up the roles of heir and spare as well as his parents' attention, Randall Everard spent much of his youth with his beloved grandmother.
In another life C C HunterTold in two voices, high school seniors Chloe Holden and Cash Colton try to determine if she is his foster mother's daughter, Emily, who was kidnapped at age three.
Fierce C C HunterWerewolf Fredericka Lakota prefers to be alone. Even years after being abandoned by her rogue werewolf father, she's still never found a place for herself in Shadow Falls. Fredericka's only comfort comes from the jewelry she creates...and now from Brandon Hart, the owner of a new art gallery who wants to showcase Fredericka's work.
Super Creepy Camp Barry Hutchinson
The sword saint Conn Iggulden
Bus stop William IngeCherie was a chanteuse. She said, 'I call m'self Cherie. Thass all the name ya need -- like Hidegarde. I won a amateur contest down in Joplin, Missouri, and that got me a job in a night club in Kanz City. But working in a night club ain't all roses..." Bo Decker had his picture taken by Life magazine because he was a champion professional rodeo rider. Bo had heard about women only he'd hardly ever seen one. Bo was a large, beautiful hunk of man -- but green as new grass when it came to Cherie.
Darkness returns Alexandra IvyMore powerful than ever, the Guardians of Eternity are facing their greatest challenge yet: a war within their ranks. Their future is in the hands of one rebel vampire, who must choose between loyalty and love . . . Blessed with an even more compelling allure than most vampires, Chiron has made a fortune in the human world, creating an empire of resorts and casinos. Since the betrayal and imprisonment of his master, he has existed outside the order of the Guardians, trusting no one.
Beware the darkness Alexandra IvyThe enemy may have changed, but the battle between good and evil burns hotter than ever in this scintillating new installment in Alexandra Ivy's Guardians of Eternity series. There is only one thing more precious to vampire Tarak than his newfound freedom after five centuries of captivity, and that's the promise of revenge. At last, he can destroy Riven, the merman who has drained his power in order to make himself king.
Yes we did : photos and behind-the-scenes stories celebrating our first African American president Lawrence JacksonIntimate photos and insights from the only White House photographer of color during the Obama years--including never-before-seen images of the President and First Lady Michelle Obama, and a diverse array of guests, staffers, and candid moments.
Change of season Anna JacobsRosalind's husband forces her to move from Australia to England because of his job with a multi-national company. But he's called away to deal with a crisis in Hong Kong and she's left to settle into a new country on her own. One by one, her three grown-up children need help with major life problems and there's only her to help them, because as usual, Paul puts his job first.
Petal and poppy and the spooky halloween! Lisa Jahn-Clough
Petal and Poppy and the penguin Lisa Jahn-CloughBest friends Petal, the tuba-playing elephant, and Poppy, the adventurous rhinoceros, have very different reactions when they discover a penguin in their garden one stormy day.
Petal and Poppy and the mystery valentine Lisa Jahn-CloughOn Valentine's Day morning, Petal the elephant wakes up to find chocolates and Poppy the rhinocerous finds flowers, but they forgot to get gifts for each other, so who is their mystery Valentine?.
Christmas secrets at Villa Limoncello Daisy JamesEscape to Villa Limoncello... where dreams come true in the most unexpected ways.With Christmas around the corner, Izzie Jenkins is ready to kickstart the new 'Snowflakes and Christmas Cakes' course at Villa Limoncello with chef and business partner, Luca Castelotti. However, secrets are stirring with their latest guests and when nasty accidents keep befalling the group it looks like Izzie will have to turn detective once more to protect the Villa's fledgling reputation.
Sunshine & secrets : the Paradise cookery school Daisy JamesWhen newly heartbroken, Michelin-starred chef Millie Harper is offered a job overseeing the setup of The Paradise Cookery School she jumps at the opportunity. Leaving London and her memories of heartbreak behind she hops on a plane to the hilltop cocoa plantation in St Lucia. But this beautiful island break might be more work than she'd expected ... With only two weeks to have the kitchen installed and with cocoa pods going missing from the plantation, Millie's going to need some help.
Wedding bells at Villa Limoncello Daisy James
Synapse Steven JamesThirty years from now, when Kestrel Hathaway, a pastor in Cincinnati, witnesses a terror attack, she's drawn into a world of conspiracies and lies that she and Jordan, her cognizant robot, have to untangle before it's too late. With the help of counterterrorism agent Nick Vernon, she needs to stop a second, more brutal attack, that could leave thousands dead. And the clock is ticking.
A twist of the knife Peter JamesIn multi-million-copy bestselling author Peter James' collection of short stories we first come to meet Brighton's finest detective, Roy Grace, and read the tale that went on to inspire James' hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. James exposes the Achilles heel of each of his characters, and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves, and one another. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page.
The portrait of a lady Henry JamesSeeking the opportunities of Europe, Isabel Archer, a young American, is courted by three men, comes to rely on a invalid cousin, an falls prey to a scheming, sophisicated older woman.
Flying visits Clive JamesA collection of Clive James's 'Postcards' originally written for The Observer between the years 1976 and 1983 about his experiences travelling abroad, from Peking, Los Angeles and Sydney. Full of James's distinctive wit and satire, this is a timeless collection for the well, and not so well travelled.
His Christmas feast Nora James
Do you mind if I cancel? : (things that still annoy me) Gary JanettiGary Janetti, the writer and producer for some of the most popular television comedies of all time, and creator of one of the most wickedly funny Instagram accounts there is, now turns his skills to the page in a hilarious, and poignant book chronicling the pains and indignities of everyday life.
The orphan's winter Sheila Jeffries
Serving up love : a Harvey House Brides collection Regina JenningsThis intriguing novella collection crosses the country--from Kansas to Texas, the Grand Canyon to New Mexico--with tales of sweet romance while exploring the fascinating history of the Harvey girls: young women seeking adventure and independence who worked in hotels throughout the country from the early 1880s to the late 1920s.
The major's daughter Regina JenningsCaroline Adams returns to Indian Territory craving adventure after tiring of society life. When she comes across swaggering outlaw Frisco Smith, his plan to obtain property in the Unassigned Lands sparks her own dreams for the future. When the land rush begins, they find themselves battling over a claim--and both dig in their heels.
The family upstairs Lisa Jewell
Seal under siege Liz Johnson
A dark matter Douglas Johnstone
The ice garden Guy JonesJess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows, peeking at the other children in the playground beyond her curtained house. One night, she sneaks out, exploring the empty playground she's longed to visit. Beyond, she discovers a beautiful impossibility: a magical garden wrought of ice.
Revenge of the Atomic Burps Gareth P Jones
How we fight for our lives : a memoir Saeed JonesWritten from the crossroads of sex, race, and power in America, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir and a haunting reflection of the nation as a whole.
Attack of the alien dung! Gareth P JonesThe Pet Defenders Code: 1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you. 2. Humans must not know the truth. Good luck--you'll need it... Secret agent Biskit is not happy when he discovers his new partner Mitzy is a cat--everyone knows cats and dogs don't mix. But saving the Earth from alien invasions must come first and the planet is under attack! A cluster of cow pats has flown into town and they're whipping up a stink ...
In darkness visible Tony JonesIn 2005, Marin Katich, living in Croatia under an alias, is being watched. Before the year is out, he has been assaulted, arrested, charged with serious war crimes and locked up in Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, waiting for his case to come before the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. In Sydney, Anna Rosen, a freelance journalist, is emailed photos of a man she knows to be dead - gunned down in a brutal ambush in Bosnia over a decade ago.
Warrior of the Altaii Robert JordanDraw near and listen, or else time is at an end. The watering holes of the Plain are drying up, the fearsome fanghorn grow more numerous, and bad omens abound. Wulfgar, a leader of the Altaii people, must contend with twin queens, warlords, prophets, and magic in hopes of protecting his people and securing their future. Elspeth, a visitor from another world, holds the answers, but first Wulfgar must learn to ask the right questions.
Echobeat Joe Joyce
Lost roses Martha Hall KallyCelebrates the unbreakable bonds of women's friendship during the darkest days of history. It is 1914, and New York socialite Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and now Eliza is embarking on the trip of a lifetime to see the splendors of Russia.
Deaf republic Ilya Kaminsky
She said Jodi Kantor
Meg and Jo Virginia KantraA heartwarming modern novel inspired by the timeless classic Little Women. The March sisters-reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth-have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook-slash-secret food blogger.
Grendel's guide to love and war A E KaplanTom Grendel writes in his notebooks, mows lawns for his elderly neighbors, and pines for Willow, a girl next door. When Willow's brother, Rex starts throwing wild parties, the idyllic senior citizens' community where they live is transformed into a war zone. Tom's dad is an Iraq vet, and the noise from the parties triggers his PTSD, so Tom comes up with a plan to end the parties for good. But of course, it's not that simple.
The right kind of strong : surprisingly simple habits of a spiritually strong woman Mary KassianMary Kassian provides readers with a biblical guide to becoming the strong, resilient, capable women God created them to be. Our culture teaches us that it's important for women to be strong. The Bible agrees. Unfortunately, culture's idea of what makes a woman strong doesn't always align with the Bible's. As a result, Christians often have a skewed view of what constitutes strength.
Before the coffee gets cold Toshikazu Kawaguchi
'Twas the nightshift before Christmas Adam Kay
We set the dark on fire Tehlor KayDani must question everything she's worked for as she learns about the corruption of the Median government.
Ask again, yes Mary Beth KeaneA gripping and compassionate drama of two families linked by chance, love and tragedyGillam, upstate New York: a town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours. Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone.It's left to their children - Lena's youngest, Kate, and Anne's only child, Peter - to find their way to one another.
This is memorial device : an hallucinated oral history of the post-punk music scene in Airdrie, Coatbridge and Environs 1978-1986 David KeenanThis Is Memorial Device, the debut novel by David Keenan, is a love letter to the small towns of Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland in the late 1970s and early 80s as they were temporarily transformed by the endless possibilities that came out of the freefall from punk rock.
The Halloween hoax Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew and the Clue Crew investigate strange sounds in the TV studio during the taping of the Halloween special of their favorite show.
Ticket trouble Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy's friend Ned claims someone stole his hard-earned ticket to the fall festival, the Clue Crew jumps into action.
Lights, camera -- cats! Carolyn KeeneNancy, Bess, and George visit the Hollywood set of the movie "The Aliens Next Door", and try to solve the mystery of the missing leading cat star, Fluffington.
The fashion disaster Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew investigates when someone steals a basket of gourmet dog biscuits from a dog show.
Treasure trouble Carolyn KeeneEight-year-old Nancy and her friends Bess and George solve a mystery involving a missing treasure chest.
Unicorn uproar Carolyn KeeneWhen the unicorn from the town's medieval fair disappears, Nancy, Bess, and George search for clues to solve the mystery. Includes instructions for making a magic wand.
Pony problems Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew investigates when a pony from the petting zoo keeps escaping from his pen.
Sleepover sleuths Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew investigates when a doll goes missing at a sleepover party.
Double take Carolyn KeeneWhen another club tries to compete with the Clue Crew, Nancy and her investigator friends must beat them in solving the case of a missing pink hooded sweatshirt.
Babysitting bandit Carolyn KeeneA neighbor hires Nancy, Bess, and George to help care for her 18 month old twins, and the girls discover that the babies' toys start disappearing. Includes instructions for making a mother's helper notebook.
Case of the sneaky snowman Carolyn KeeneDuring winter vacation Nancy investigates the disappearance of Sherlock the snowman and other events predicted by her friend Deirdre.
Club dread Carolyn KeeneWhen Frank and Joe Hardy are sent to a tropical island resort to investigate a string of thefts, they soon feel like missing jewelry is the least of their concerns--a sentiment echoed by Nancy Drew, Bess, and George who are staying at the same hotel as guests.
Identity theft Carolyn KeeneAmateur detective Nancy Drew is once again involved in a case of internet stalking and bullying that makes her confuse her real life with that of the online avatar she has created in an internet reality game.
Gold medal murder Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew and the Hardy Boys team up to investigate when a swimmer competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics starts receiving death threats.
Sabotage surrender Carolyn KeeneWhen a cash box is stolen from a visiting carnival, Nancy discovers the saboteur is specifically targeting the Mahoney Scholarship Award ceremony, and each candidate for the award is a suspect.
Bonfire masquerade Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy goes on vacation in New Orleans, she and the Hardy boys investigate a crooked real estate scheme and the appearance of a dead body at a masquerade party.
The clue in the old album Carolyn KeeneAt a doll collector's request for help, a young sleuth searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist.
The clue in the crossword cipher Carolyn KeeneNancy embarks on a treasure-hunt which leads her to the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu.
The Nancy Drew sleuth book : clues to good sleuthing Carolyn KeeneIn solving a series of mysteries, Nancy Drew and her Detective Club study techniques of criminal investigation involving handwriting, fingerprints, codes, and moulages.
Mystery of the moss-covered mansion Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew sets out to prove that her father's client was unjustly accused of trying to sabotage the United States space program.
The other side of the coin : the queen, the dresser and the wardrobe Angela Kelly
The moon tunnel : the past is not buried deep in Cambridgeshire Jim Kelly
The fire baby : secrets and murder flourish in Cambridgeshire Jim Kelly
The water clock : a disturbing mystery is revealed in Cambridgeshire Jim Kelly
Full Force Ryshia KennieFull Force, by Elle James: After working at the Russian embassy in Washington, DC, Emily Chastain is targeted by a relentless killer. When she calls upon Declan's Defenders in order to find someone to help her, former Force Recon marine Frank 'Mustang' Ford vows to find the person who is threatening her. The Safest Lies, by Debra Webb: Special Agent Sadie Buchanen is deep in the backcountry of Winchester, Tennessee, in order to retrieve a hostage taken by a group of extreme survivalists.
Driving force Ryshia KennieDriving Force / Elle James: When a mysterious woman asks to see the leader of Declan's Defenders, former marine Augustus 'Gus' Walsh turns her away. Then the woman helps Gus when he's under attack. Who's this Jane Doe who has no memories? Gus doesn't know, but he'll be by her side until he finds out. Risk Everything / Janie Crouch: Tanner Dempsey is determined to find the arsonist who nearly killed his fiancee, Bree Daniels.
Steel Resolve Jenna KernanSteel Resolve by B.J. Daniels: When Mary Cardwell Savage makes the mistake of contacting her first love, Chase Steele, little does she know that her decision will set off a domino effect that will bring a killer into their lives.Killer Investigation by Amanda StevensArden Mayfair hopes to make a fresh start when she returns to her hometown, but soon she finds Reid Sutton, the man she has always loved, on her doorstep, warning her of a recent murder.
The grave robbers of Genghis Khan Philip KerrWhile volcanoes spew golden lava around the world, djinn twins John and Philippa, with their parents, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin, face evil more powerful than ever before when they try to stop the wicked djinn trying to rob the grave of Genghis Khan.
The five fakirs of Faizabad Philip KerrFourteen-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa travel from the Himalayas to Yellowstone National Park seeking to uncover and protect five holy men before the wicked djinn responsible for upsetting the balance of the world's luck finds them.
The eye of the forest Philip KerrDjinn twins John and Philippa, along with their Uncle Nimrod, travel to the Amazon jungle to try to recover a stolen collection of rare Incan artifacts.
The day of the Djinn warriors Philip KerrAfter getting help for their father, who is cursed with rapid aging, twelve-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa and friends travel through the spirit world in search of Faustina, the only one who can keep their mother from becoming the Blue Djinn, and discover a link to museum thefts and hauntings throughout the word.
Dawnspell : the bristling wood Katharine KerrBook Three of the Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years. 'A cracking read' SFX An end to exile, heroes scattered and darkness rising ... When Jill and Rhodry are forced apart by unexpected circumstance, Rhodry vows to find her, no matter what it takes. But before he can, he disappears. With his brother injured, Rhodry is next in line to rule.
Everyday keto baking : healthy low-carb recipes for every occasion Erica KerwienHave your cake--and stay keto too! With Everyday Keto Baking, there's no need to deprive yourself of the breads, muffins, and other treats you love. Instead, learn to make keto-friendly (low-carb, high-fat) versions of your favorite baked goods using real-food ingredients. This is the only keto baking book you'll ever need.
It's not about the burqa : Muslim women on faith, feminism, sexuality and race Mariam Khan
Eff this! meditation : 108 tips, tricks, and ideas for when you're stressed out, anxious, or overwhelmed. Liza KindredUsing humor, love, and the foundational teachings of Buddhism, Eff This! Meditation presents a Shamata (mindfulness-awareness) practice to get you out of that storm swirling in your head and into place a peace and self-compassion.
Best family ever Karen KingsburyKaren Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children--Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke--to inspire and entertain younger readers.Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other.
Becoming Beauvoir : a life Kate Kirkpatrick
The bridge to Belle Island Julie KlassenWhile Benjamin investigates a mysterious death, evidence takes him to a remote island on the Thames. There, Isabelle is trapped by fear and has a recurring dream about a man's death. Or is it a memory? When a murder brings everyone under suspicion, and the search for truth brings secrets to light, she realizes her island sanctuary will never be the same.
All in the blue unclouded weather Robin Klein
Make time : how to focus on what matters every day Jake Knapp
A guide to living with EhlersDanlos syndrome (hypermobility type) : bending without breaking Isobel KnightA new edition of this popular guide to living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type). With information on all the key aspects of the condition, and new material covering changes in terminology and advances in understanding, it provides a complete resource to help anyone with EDS-HT live life to the full.
From me to you : living life with positivity, passion and purpose Elyse KnowlesGet to know the girl behind The Block; gorgeous Australian model and influencer, Elyse Knowles.
Delayed rays of a star Amanda Lee Koe
Arrow in the blue : the first volume of an autobiography: 1905-31 Arthur Koestler
The invisible writing : the second volume of an autobiography: 1932-40 Arthur Koestler
Act of Grace] Anna Krien
Indian-ish : recipes and antics from a modern American family Priya KrishnaA young food writer's witty and irresistible celebration of her mom's "Indian-ish"" cooking--with accessible and innovative Indian-American recipes.
William Kent Krueger collection. #3 William Kent KruegerThree knockout Cork O'Connor mysteries in one ebook! Thunder Bay Red Knife Heaven's Keep: Intrepid hero Cork O' Connor faces the most harrowing mission of his life when a charter plane carrying his wife, Jo, goes missing in a snowstorm over the Wyoming Rockies.
Pretty baby Mary KubicaShe sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head ... Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit, takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow.
I love you so mochi Sarah KuhnKimi Nakamura loves fashion, and designing clothes, jewelry, and accessories for her friends, but her mother, a professional graphic designer with a long list of clients, wants her to be a serious artist, and is furious when she discovers Kimi has dropped her fine arts class; so Kimi is relieved to be able to visit her normally estranged grandparents in Kyoto during spring break--but what begins as an escape becomes a way to learn about her mother and her Japanese heritage, and to figure out how.
The air fryer bible : more than 200 healthy recipes for your favorite foods Susan LaBordeHarness the power of hot air and cook all the foods you love to crunchy, tasty perfection with little or no oil. The Air Fryer Bible shows you how to make the most of this hugely popular appliance that can also bake, grill, roast, or steam with more than 200 amazing dishes. Start your day with Egg Muffins, French Toast Sticks, or Spinach Bacon Rollups. Snack on Avocado Fries, Falafel, Fish Sticks, or Jalapeño Peppers. Feast on Buffalo Egg Rolls, Chicken Chunks, Pork Chops, or Sloppy Joes.
Cali'flour kitchen : 125 cauliflower-based recipes for the carbs you crave Amy LaceyFrom the founder of Cali'Flour Foods comes a cookbook that offers guilt-free recipes for every carb craving! Welcome back pizza, pasta, cookies, and sandwiches with 125 recipes! Cali'Flour Foods has helped millions transform splurge foods into superfoods. And now, their first cookbook, Cali'Flour Kitchen, offers recipes for the dishes you haven't been able to enjoy for years-from French Onion Soup and Quiche Lorraine to pizza, cookies, enchiladas, and lasagna.
The Crown : political scandal, personal struggle, and the years that defined Elizabeth II Robert Lacey
The fire rose Mercedes LackeyBeauty Meets Beast in San Francisco. Accepting employment as a governess after hard times hit her family, medieval scholar Rosalind Hawkins is surprised when she learns that her mysterious employer has no children, no wife, and she is not to meet with him face to face. Instead, her duties are to read to him, through a speaking tube, from ancient manuscripts in obscure, nearly-forgotten dialects.
Seven days Alex LakeThe twisty new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times A race against time to save her child In seven days, Maggie's son, Max, turns three. But she's not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She's dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens she loses her child.For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement.
Return to Stringybark Creek] Karly Lane
Home for Christmas Catherine LaniganCan a magical Christmas under glass...bring them back together for good? Widowed dad Adam Masterson still doesn't understand why Joy Boston left Indian Lake and broke his heart all those years ago. Now she's returned to sell her grandfather's beloved poinsettia greenhouse--and Joy and Adam's connection is as strong as ever. But Joy has a life in New York. And Adam has only until Christmas to convince Joy that she belongs in Indian Lake--with him.
The wisdom years : unleashing your potential in later life Zvi LanirThe Wisdom Years is a practical, thought-provoking and life-changing read that reveals how we can reframe our mindset so that we live life based on our 'functional age' rather than our 'chronological age'. Be inspired by the message that life after retirement is to be enjoyed as a new, exciting and uplifting journey of personal evolution.
The burning queen Kathryn LaskyNewly orphaned Rose finds herself time-traveling between present day and the court of the two most memorable English princesses in history.When Princess Mary ascends the throne in sixteenth-century England, Rose is forced to leave Princess Elizabeth and serve Mary. Mary's coronation is coming, and Rose will be put to work making elaborate gowns.
Fated for felony Victoria LaurieWhen three newbie agents at the Austin's FBI cold-case bureau resent having to work alongside a psychic consultant, Abby Cooper finds herself in hot water after they contact super-popular podcaster Mike Toscano--a former agent and huge skeptic of Abby's abilities.To prove that she's the real deal, Abby will have to solve Toscano's oldest--and coldest--case, and she'll have to do it on air with millions of Toscano's fans critiquing her every move. To make matters worse, the D.C.
Coached to death Victoria LaurieCat Cooper never imagined selling off her in-demand marketing firm would mean going from the pinnacle of success to a walking hot mess. Gouged from an unexpected divorce, Cat suddenly finds herself struggling through a new career as a business-savvy life coach for the hopelessly adrift in East Hampton and contending with Heather Holland--a spiteful neighbor who will do anything to bully her out of town.
The mint : Lawrence after Arabia T E Lawrence
Lavinia Ursula K Le GuinIn The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills. --back cover.
Paris : top sights, authentic experiences Catherine Le NevezLonely Planet's Best of Paris is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Promenade down the Champs Elysees, lose yourself in the Louvre and work your way through a feast of food and wine - all with your trusted travel companion.
The glass woman Caroline Lea
AI superpowers : China, Silicon Valley, and the new world order Kai-Fu LeeThe United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee--one of the world's most respected experts on AI--reveals that China has caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As Sino-American competition in AI heats up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI.
EPocket Abu Dhabi Jessica LeeLonely Planet's Pocket Abu Dhabi is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore one of Arabia's most magnificent mosques, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, ride the world's fastest rollercoaster, and stroll along the Corniche and laze on its beautiful public beaches - all with your trusted travel companion.
Beauty Bri LeeYou were either fit and trim or you weren't working hard enough. Your body was how you conveyed wealth and status to your peers, it was a personality trait, a symbol of goodness and values: an ethical ideal. In recent decades women have made momentous progress fighting the patriarchy, yet they are held to ever-stricter, more punishing physical standards. Self-worth still plummets and eating disorders are more deadly for how easily they are dismissed.
Five French hens Judy Leigh
Believe in me Susan Lewis
Hiding in plain sight Susan Lewis
Fools fall in love Freda LightfootHome is where you hang your hat...When Patsy talks her way into a job on the Champion Street Market millinery stall, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for. Riddled with insecurities, Patsy's impudence wins her new enemies as well as friends and her determination to solve the riddle of her own past starts to unravel secrets Annie and Clara would much rather keep hidden.
The Domina K.A LindeThe conclusion to the epic fantasy Ascension series. The fate of the world rests on one girl's shoulders. And her world has been turned upside down. With Cyrene's allies in shambles after a bitter defeat, she has to find a way to bring them back together to stop the dark goddess. But with a war raging and the newly-united magical community barely held together, Cyrene's leadership has been called into question.
The twelfth day of July Joan LingardSadie and Kevin both live in Belfast at a time when tension and violence fills the atmosphere because of the division between those who are Catholic and those who are Protestant - In spite of this they start to develop a friendship.
Natasha's will Joan Lingard
Into exile Joan Lingard
Lady in the lake Laura LippmanCleo Sherwood disappeared eight months ago. Aside from her parents and the two sons she left behind, no one seems to have noticed. It isn't hard to understand why: it's 1964 and neither the police, the public nor the papers care much when Negro women go missing. Maddie Schwartz - recently separated from her husband, working her first job as an assistant at the Baltimore Sun - wants one thing: a byline.
Love will always remember Tracey LivesayAn accident changed Leighton Clarke's life forever. After waking from a coma, Leighton Clarke can't remember anything from the past six years. She's stunned when her doctors inform her she has amnesia, something she didn't think occurred outside of soap operas. Anxious and disoriented, the only person who elicits any feelings is Jonathan Moran, a gorgeous chef with compassionate brown eyes . . . who also happens to be her fiancé. Jonathan isn't her fiancé.
The scarlet plague Jack London
Second chance romance box set Stefanie LondonThings might have gone terribly wrong before, but this time around, these characters get a second chance at love, Until There Was Us, by Samantha Chase: Megan Montgomery has always been careful ... except that one time she threw caution to the wind and hooked up with a sexy groomsman at her cousin's wedding.
Lonely Planet Madrid Lonely PlanetLonely Planet's Madrid is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. View the marvellous frescoes at Plaza Mayor, enjoy tapas in La Latina and take a stroll with the locals in the Parque del Buen Retiro - all with your trusted travel companion.
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas demon James LovegroveIt is Christmas 1890, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson are visited by a new client. Eve Allerthorpe - daughter of an eccentric Yorkshire dynasty - believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit. Her mother had told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick, and Eve is sure that she has seen him from her bedroom window. What is more, she has begun to receive parcels of birch twigs, Black Thurrick's calling card...
Four dominions Eric LustbaderThe End of Days has been predicted for the last two thousand years. But now, without warning, it is upon us. The latest instalment in the globe-spanning, action-packed Testament series.
Rotten : no Irish, no Blacks, no dogs : the authorized autobiography : Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols John LydonI have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die ..."--John Lydon Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. An English class revolt that became a worldwide fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten. Seventeen years later, John Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time.
The ministry of truth : a biography of George Orwell's 1984 Dorian Lynskey
The dog runner Bren MacDibbleElla and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum. But how can two kids travel such big distances across a dry, barren, and dangerous landscape? Well, when you've got five big doggos and a dry-land dogsled, the answer is you go mushing. But when Emery is injured, Ella must find a way to navigate them through rough terrain, and even rougher encounters with desperate people ...
Collateral damage David MackFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours comes an original, thrilling novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!.
The nanny : can you trust her with your child? Gilly Macmillan
The Christmas basket ; Silver bells Debbie MacomberThe Christmas Basket: More than ten years ago, high-school sweethearts Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton planned to elope but then he jilted her. This Christmas, Noelle is home to celebrate, and she and Thom discover they are still in love. Now only the decades-old rivalry between their mothers stands in the way of a second chance together. Silver Bells: It isn't easy for Phillip Lark to single-handedly raise his rambunctious teenage daughter.
Cindy and the prince Debbie Macomber
Some kind of wonderful Debbie Macomber
Almost paradise Debbie Macomber
The forgetful bride ; When Christmas comes Debbie MacomberThe Forgetful Bride: Caitlin Marshall's trying to go home to Minnesota, but at the last minute she gives her airline ticket to a stranded soldier. So Cait spends Christmas with Joe Rockwell, who was a childhood friend – and is still a terrible tease, claiming that Cait's his wife.
Defy me Tahereh Mafi
Riverstone Ridge Mandy MagroAn authentic and heartfelt story about uncovering who you truly are and where you belong.
Terminal black Adrian MagsonHarry Tate has one rule: you don't abandon your friends. When he learns that former colleague Rik Ferris has had a breakdown and disappeared, allegedly in possession of highly sensitive secrets from MI6's archives, he agrees to look for him and, if possible, bring him back in. But where to begin? Rik could be anywhere in the world. All Harry knows is, if he doesn't find Rik, others will be sent out instead. And they won't play by the same rules.
The armies of the night : history as a novel, the novel as history Norman Mailer
A fire on the moon Norman Mailer
Miami and the siege of Chicago : an informal history of the Republican and Democratic conventions of 1968 Norman Mailer
The Salt & Straw ice cream cookbook Tyler MalekSalt & Straw is the ice cream brainchild of two cousins, Tyler and Kim Malek, who had a vision but no recipes. But that's what made them great. They turned to their friends for advice: chefs, chocolatiers, brewers, and food experts of all kinds, and what came out is a super-simple base that takes five minutes to make, and an ice cream company that sees new flavors and inspiration everywhere they look.
This green and pleasant land Ayisha Malik
The sheik and the pregnant bride Susan Mallery
The sheik and the bought bride Susan Mallery
Barefoot Season Susan MalleryA selection of must-read summer novels by bestselling authors, collected here in one volume. In Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery, Carly and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. Now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the Blackberry Island Inn's cheerful veneer.
The baby claim Catherine MannFrom a family feud...to a one-night stand ending in heartbreak. Now will these rivals get a second chance at love? Rugged oil tycoon Broderick Steele has avoided temptation for years. But an abandoned baby forces him back into his ex-lover's world. He needs Glenna. For the child, for himself...for untangling the ties that bind their families. For discovering who the baby's father really is.
The billionaire renegade Catherine MannAll this cowboy wants is a temporary affair. He's playing with fire. Billionaire rancher Conrad Steele wants Felicity Hunt in his bed – no strings attached. He's been left at the altar before and won't make the same mistake twice. But the savvy divorcee keeps her body and heart on lockdown, even when planning her hospital's charity event means spending long, intimate hours with the tempting tycoon. Until a night of passion changes everything...
The second chance Catherine MannShe can't remember the last five years...or the man who says he's her husband. Chuck Mikkelson knows his wife doesn't remember him...or the fact that she wanted a divorce. But now Shana's back in his home, and he vows to save their union at all costs. This may be the only chance he has to win back his wife.
The twin birthright Catherine MannThey said goodbye months ago. So why can't he walk away from her...or her twin babies?Delivering his ex-fiancée's twins in a snowstorm is a brave new world for innovator Royce Miller. Despite the pain in their past, he's driven to protect Naomi Steele and her babies. That means facing the mistakes they both made - and resisting the heat they still can't deny.
The love child Catherine MannHer job is to turn a reclusive rancher into a charming oil tycoon... Having his baby isn't part of the deal! With his family's oil company at stake, billionaire rancher Trystan Mikkelson reluctantly agrees to a media makeover. But media consultant Isabeau Waters, hired to smooth out his rough edges, has him aching. When passion leads to pregnancy, the only honourable choice is a proposal. But Isabeau won't say yes without his love...
King of the world : the life of Louis XIV Philip Mansel
Antisocial : how online extremists broke America Andrew MarantzA deeply immersive chronicle of how the optimistic entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley set out to create a free and democratic internet - and how the cynical propagandists of the alt-right exploited that freedom to propel the extreme into the mainstream. For several years, Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, has been embedded in two worlds.
House of war Scott Mariani
Chronicle of a death foretold : SparkNotes literature guide Gabriel García Márquez
Pablo Escobar, my father Sebastián MarroquínUntil now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of the most infamous drug lord of all time, Pablo Escobar from books to film to the cult series 'Narcos'. But these versions have always been told from the outside, only capturing half the truth, and never from the intimacy of his own home. Now, more than two decades after the full-fledged manhunt finally caught up with Escobar, his son brings us the dramatic truth as never before.
Song of the dead Sarah Glenn MarshOdessa and Meredy journey beyond Karthia to a land where the Dead rule the night and dragons roam the streets, but just as they are beginning to explore the new world a terrifying development in Karthia summons them home at once.
In the closet of the Vatican : power, homosexuality, hypocrisy Frédéric MartelA startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican. In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power.
With Child : Lee Child and the readers of Jack Reacher Andrew MartinAndy Martin spent a year in the company of Lee Child, creator of tough-guy hero Jack Reacher. With Child is the diary of their adventures. This compelling account of life on the road with Child demonstrates that readers are just as important as writers in the making of modern fiction.
Black sun Owen Matthews
An impeccable spy : Richard Sorge, Stalin's master agent Owen Matthews
Fluke : the maths and myths of coincidences Joseph MazurLooks at coincidences and unlikely occurrences, delving into the mathematical concepts of probability and sharing stories of striking flukes and coincidences from around the world.
Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky Kwame MbaliaSeventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree.
In the company of strangers : family and narrative in Dickens, Conan Doyle, Joyce, and Proust Barry McCreaThis title shows how a reconception of family and kinship underlies the revolutionary experiments of the modernist novel. While stories of marriage and long-lost relatives were a mainstay of classic Victorian fiction, the book suggests that rival countercurrents within these family plots set the stage for the formal innovations of Joyce and Proust.
Starting from now Fleur McDonaldWhen twenty-five-year-old journalist, Zara Ellison receives her mother's ominous text message, Call me when you can, Zara knows it's not good news.Two weeks later, Zara has left her much-loved city life to relocate to Barker, the sleepy country town in which she grew up. For Zara, family comes first.But she needs to work too, and the town's police force is a rural journalist's best source of information.
Machines like me Ian McEwan
That they may face the rising sun John McGahernJoe and Kate Ruttledge, have come to rural Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty and truth, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters that move about them unfolds through action, the rituals of work, religious observances and play. By the novel's close we feel that we have been introduced, with deceptive simplicity, to a complete representation of existence - an enclosed world has been transformed into an Everywhere"--Cover.
American royals Katharine McGeeIn an alternate America, princesses Beatrice and Samantha Washington and the two girls wooing their brother, Prince Jeffrey, become embroiled in high drama in the most glorious court in the world.
The roadhouse Kerry McGinnisWhen aspiring actress Charlie Carver learns that her cousin Annabelle has died, she immediately leaves Melbourne to fly home to the remote family roadhouse east of Alice Springs. It has been years since her last visit and her relationship with her mother, Molly, is strained but Charlie is determined to patch up their differences. The reunion, however, is interrupted when Molly suffers a heart attack.
Falter : has the human game begun to play itself out? Bill McKibbenA powerful call to arms from an eminent environmentalist.
Attlee and Churchill : allies in war, adversaries in peace Leo McKinstry
Zoom to the moon Jenny McLachlanOn a school trip to the space museum, Reva and Bobby climb into a real rocket named Jupiter Two. The poor rocket has never been into space so when Reva and Bobby count down and press a big red button, Jupiter Two bursts into life. Soon Reva and Bobby are on their way to the moon! This extraordinary and imaginative adventure from well-loved author Jenny McLachlan is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1.
Pet quest Jenny McLachlanAll Harvey wants is a pet, yet his dad says that their flat is too small. But surely it's big enough for a slimy slug, or a hairy spider, or even an ant called Teeny, right? Will Harvey ever find a pet small enough?This exciting and humorous story from well-loved author Jenny McLachlan is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations by Sarah Hoyle and characters young readers will find hard to resist.
Promise of darkness Bec McMasterPrincess. Tribute. Sacrifice. Is she the one prophesied to unite two warring Fae courts? Or the one bound to destroy them? In a realm ruled by magic, the ruthless Queen of Thorns is determined to destroy her nemesis, the cursed Prince of Evernight. With war brewing between the bitter enemies, the prince forces Queen Adaia to uphold an ancient treaty: she will send one of her daughters to his court as a political hostage for three months.
The new enemy Andy McNabLiam Scott has joined Recce Platoon. And it looks like he will be heading for Somalia. His mission is to gather intelligence from behind enemy lines, carrying out top-secret surveillance and dead letter drops. But he's new to the game and there's a lot to learn. Soon Liam is monitoring a den of Al-Shabaab militants and hunting a key terrorist target. Can Recce Platoon find their man and get out undiscovered? If the militants find them first, it's game over ...
Python GUI programming cookbook : over 80 object-oriented recipes to help you create mind-blowing GUIs in Python Burkhard MeierPython GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create beautiful and very effective GUIs with the least amount of code necessary.
The Heart of a Cowboy : Blue Falls, Texas Series, Book 6 Trish MilburnWhat is she hiding? Of all the Brody boys, Garrett would have been voted most likely to settle down. But somehow, the right woman never came along. Until now. Veterinarian Natalie Todd left Blue Falls when she was a kid, but she seems to fit right in. Her old friends are there and she has a job with the local vet if she wants it. Every kiss tells Garrett she feels the same way he does. So what's holding her back? Natalie can't say, and every kiss just makes it harder.
A Virgin For a Vow Melanie MilburneHer innocence--exposed! As London's top relationship columnist, Abby Hart can't tell anyone her biggest secret: not only is her perfect fiancé entirely fictional, she is also utterly untouched. Invited to attend a prestigious charity ball with her "husband-to-be," she throws herself upon the mercy of brooding millionaire Luke Shelverton.After his own engagement ended tragically, Luke is reluctant to take credit for Abby's diamond ring.
The listening walls Margaret Millar
The scything handbook : learn how to cut grass, mow meadows, & harvest grain with a scythe Ian MillerThe Scything Handbook brings centuries-old Austrian scything techniques into the 21st century. This elegant and effective tool can mow lawns, harvest small crops and cut back wildflower meadows without disrupting wildlife. Detailed illustrations cover scythe assembly, perfecting the stroke, honing, peening, uses and aftercare. Scything produces beautiful lawns, luscious mulch and a blissful workout for the modern gardener and homesteader..
Misleading Miss Verity Carolyn Handler Miller
The Tanglewood flower shop Lilac MillsLove can be a thorny business. When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars - a floristry TV competition - she's shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success. Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood park ranger, Rex, is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more...
The Tanglewood tea shop Lilac MillsPatisserie-Chef Stevie is stuck in a rut. Her beloved Great Aunt Peggy has passed away, she's been fired from her job and the love of her life has walked out the door. But when she's called to the solicitor's office to hear the reading of Peggy's will, Stevie's life begins to change. Left with a large amount of money, Stevie is determined to take Peggy's advice and turn her life around.
Apples Richard Milward
Dishonesty is the second-best policy : and other rules to live by David MitchellDavid Mitchell's 2014 bestseller Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse must really have made people think - because everything's got worse. We've gone from UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, from horsemeat in lasagne to Donald Trump in the White House, from Woolworths going under to all the other shops going under. It's probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.
Morning glory on the vine : early songs and drawings Joni MitchellIn 1971, as her album 'Blue' topped music charts around the world, Joni Mitchell created a dazzling and unforgettable holiday gift for her closest friends. 'Morning Glory on the Vine' was an exquisite selection of Joni's handwritten lyrics and poems, accompanied by more than thirty full-colour illustrations, paintings and watercolours. The book was hand-produced in Los Angeles and limited to one hundred signed and numbered copies.
Guest house for young widows : the women of ISIS Azadeh Moaveni
The Christmas husband hunt Kate MooreWhen a husband is needed by Christmas, a trusted slender volume for ensuring a merry match is indeed a gift! In this Regency delight from beloved, award-winning author Kate Moore, a spirited governess joins a gentleman spy on a daring mission: finding a mate for a jilted debutante-while drawing dangerously close to each other... Behind her seemingly dependent role as an unpaid caretaker-of both children and dogs-Harriet Swanley has in fact astutely avoided a forced marriage.
Lady Fanshawe's receipt book : the life and times of a Civil War heroine Lucy Moore
Christmas on the Home Front Roland Moore
Dalton City MorrisGraphic Novel. A wagon train of pioneers drives through Nothing Gulch. Its ill-tempered driver is sent away by the travellers and Lucky Luke is asked to step in. He agrees to lead the pioneers to California, but a mystery vandal keeps sabotaging the convoy.
Barbed wire on the prairie MorrisLucky Luke mediates a dispute between cowboys and cattle breeders, led by Cass Casey, and farmers wanting to protect their fields by putting up barbed wire fences.
Tortillas for the Daltons MorrisFollows the adventures of Lucky Luke as he fights crime in the Old West.
The Daltons redeem themselves MorrisWhen a U.S. Senator attempts prison reform, he frees the Daltons as a test case.
Cents and sensibility : what economics can learn from the humanities Gary MorsonIn Cents and Sensibility, an eminent literary critic and a leading economist make the case that the humanities-especially the study of literature-offer economists ways to make their models more realistic, their predictions more accurate, and their policies more effective and just.
Saint Peter's snow Eric Mosbacher
Dead man switch Tara MossBestselling author Tara Moss returns to crime fiction with a stunning new series, and a stunning new heroine. Meet PI Billie Walker - smart and sexy, with a dash of Mae West humour, she's a hard-boiled detective with a twist. World War II has left Billie Walker a widow, but she's determined not to rely on any man for her future so she re-opens her late father's detective agency. Billie's bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands - it's easy, pays the bills and she has a knack for it.
Lawless Kimberley Motley
Death weavers Brandon MullCole and his friends finally reach the fourth of the five kingdoms, Necronum, land of the dead, where they confront unexpected dangers and meet new allies.
The rogue knight Brandon MullCole Randolph never meant to come to The Outskirts, but when his friends were kidnapped on Halloween he had to try and save them. Now he's trapped in this in-between place desperately trying to get to his friends and find a way home. But The Outskirts is a dangerous place to be and every move is filled with danger as Cole and his new friends, Jace, Twitch and Mira must outwit the High King who will stop at nothing to regain what he has lost.
Sky raiders Brandon MullCole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better). A spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something creepy when Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house; he dives in after them, and ends up in The Outskirts. And once you come to the Outskirts, it's very hard to leave.
Crystal keepers Brandon MullCole Randolph ventures to a new kingdom as he continues his search for his friends and also pursues his quest to mend what has gone awry with the magic in the Outskirts.
Time jumpers Brandon MullTrapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole and his friends are pushed to the limit as they make one final attempt to restore magic to the Outskirts and find their way back home.
The boy with two heads Andy Mulligan
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Rob MundleOne evening in May 1945, a small group of Sydney sailing enthusiasts decided that their planned post-Christmas cruise south to Hobart would be more enjoyable if they made it a race. And so began the story of a contest that quickly became ranked among the world's premier offshore racing events - a race that demands both immense physical and mental endurance of the individual sailor along with the coordinated effort of a close-knit team.
Richard Burton : prince of players Michael Munn
Something special Iris Murdoch
Come as you are : the surprising new science that will transform your sex life Emily NagoskiAn essential exploration of women's sexuality that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy. After all the books that have been written about sex, all the blogs and TV shows and radio Q & As, how can it be that we all still have so many questions? The frustrating reality is that we've been lied to - not deliberately, it's no one's fault, but still. We were told the wrong story.
The library of lost things Laura Taylor NameyShe'll read a thousand happy endings before she finds her own.From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance.
King and emperor : a new life of Charlemagne Janet NelsonA major new biography of one of the most extraordinary of all rulers, and the father of present-day EuropeCharles, king of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule a European super-state. That is why he is so often called by the French 'Charlemagne', and by the Germans 'Karl der Grosse'. His strength of character was felt to be remarkable from early in his long reign.
Apartment 16 Adam Nevill
A new beginning Peter NicholsKal Hudson, a Wall-street economist, finds himself in Massalia Gaul. The year is 108 AD and he has no memory of how he got there. He begins to build a business empire and learns along the way the meaning of friendship. Finally, stalked by an assassin, and with Aliens intervening in his life, Kal must choose between friendship and his own desires.
The whole fish cookbook : new ways to cook, eat and think Josh NilandWe all want to eat more fish, but who wants to bother spending the time, effort and money cooking that same old salmon fillet on repeat when you could be trying something new and utterly delicious? In The Whole Fish Cookbook, Sydney's groundbreaking seafood chef Josh Niland reveals a completely new way to think about all aspects of fish cookery.
Tell me no lies Shelley NobleLady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her social life. She's come to New York City, ready to take the dazzling world of Gilded Age Manhattan by storm. The social events of the summer have been amusing but Lady Phil is searching for more excitement---and she finds it, when an early morning visitor arrives, begging for her help. After all, Lady Phil has been known to be useful in a crisis.
Bradford street buddies : Backyard camp-out Jerdine NolenThe backyard camp-out is tonight. Jada and Jamal Perkins have never slept in a tent before. Neither have their best friends, Carlita Garcia and Josh Cornell. Camping is going to be so much fun. Or is it? It's really dark in the backyard. And what's that noise? It's coming from the bushes. CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! Will an unexpected visitor ruin the Bradford Street Buddies camp-out under the stars? Grab a flashlight and find out in this new Level 3 easy reader series.
Bradford street buddies : Block Party Surprise Jerdine NolenWelcome to the neighborhood! Join twins Jada and Jamal, and their best friends, Carlita and Josh, for Bradford Street's fall block party. Beginning and newly independent readers are in for a surprise of prehistoric proportions as they explore this fun-filled multicultural neighborhood brimming with community spirit.
Springtime blossoms Jerdine NolenJoin twins Jada and Jamal, and their best friends Carlita and Josh as they come up with a colorful springtime plan to spruce up their schoolyard.
Weapon Lynette NoniAfter escaping Lengard and finding sanctuary with the Remnants, Alyssa Scott is desperate to save those she left behind -- and the rest of the world -- from the power-hungry scientist, Kendall Vanik. But secrets and lies block her at every turn, and soon Lyss is left questioning everything she has ever believed.When long-lost memories begin to surface and the mysteries of her past continue to grow, Lyss battles to retain her hard-won control.
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Volume 1, Squirrel power Ryan NorthCollects The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1-4, Marvel Super-Heroes (1992) #8. Doctor Doom, Deadpool, even Thanos: There's one hero who's beaten them all -- and now she's starring in her own series! That's right, it's Squirrel Girl. The nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world is starting college! And as if meeting her new roommate and getting to class on time isn't hard enough, now she has to deal with Kraven the Hunter, too? At least her squirrel friend Tippy-Toe is on hand to help out.
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Volume 3, Squirrel, you really got me now Ryan NorthCollects The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #1-6, Howard the Duck (2015B) #6. New series, New Avenger! With her unique combination of wit, empathy and squirrel powers, computer-science student Doreen Green -- a.k.a. the unbeatable Squirrel Girl -- is all that stands between the Earth and total destruction. Well, Doreen plus her friends Tippy-Toe (a squirrel) and Nancy (a regular human with no powers). So mainly Squirrel Girl.
Aging thoughtfully : conversations about retirement, romance, wrinkles, and regret Martha Craven NussbaumWe all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's. Here are ideas about when to retire, how to refashion social security to help the elderly poor, how to learn from King Lear -- who did not retire successfully -- and whether to enjoy or criticize anti-aging cosmetic procedures.
Chaos : Charles Manson, the CIA and the secret history of the sixties Tom O’Neill
My Coney Island baby Billy O'CallaghanOn a bitterly cold winter's afternoon, Michael and Caitlin escape their unhappy marriages to keep an illicit rendez-vous. Once a month, for the past quarter of a century, Coney Island has been their haven. These precious, hidden hours are their only nourishment. But now, amid the howling of an angry snowstorm, the shut-down, out-of-season resort feels like the edge of the world.
How to do nothing : resisting the attention economy Jenny Odell
Space exploration : a history in 100 objects Sten OdenwaldFrom Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station - a stunningly photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration, examining iconic objects from Sputnik to Skylab and their effect on what we know and how we think about space.
Making Christmas special again Annie O'NeilCan the magic of Christmas...teach them to love again? Vet Esme Ross-Wylde simply wants to offer A&E consultant Max Kirkpatrick the proceeds from her charity ball to keep his Plants and Paws therapy unit open. Until this lone-wolf doc reawakens all her senses! Dangerous ground for Esme, who's vowed never to love again.
So lucky : don't judge a woman by her cover Dawn O'PorterBeth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules.And then there's Lauren, living the dream. Beth hasn't had sex in a year.Ruby feels like she's failing.Lauren's happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out.
Why trust science? Naomi OreskesDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength -- and the greatest reason we can trust it.
The couple's guide to thriving with ADHD Melissa OrlovMore and more often, adults are realizing that the reason they are struggling so much in their relationship is that they are impacted by previously undiagnosed adult ADHD. The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD gives concrete answers and strategies to those suffering from adult ADHD that couples can immediately use to improve their relationships.
Homage to Catalonia George OrwellAt the height of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell served from 1936-1937 as a private for the POUM, the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, an anti-Stalinist communist party. Seriously wounded in action and betrayed by the Communist Party, Orwell and his wife, Eileen, narrowly escaped arrest and returned to England in early summer 1937.
Solitary : unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement: my story of transformation and hope OverDriveNearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
USA's national parks OverDriveLonely Planet is your passport to USA's National Parks, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice./Crane your neck at giant rock formations in Yosemite, test your nerves on the astounding Go-ing-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, watch the sunset over the Grand Canyon; all with your trusted travel companion.
Amazing boat journeys ; 60 unforgettable trips over water and how to experience them Inc OverDrive
Best of India : top sights, authentic experiences OverDriveLonely Planet's Best of India is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the intricate floral designs on the Taj Mahal, float along Kerala's backwaters as the sun sinks behind whispering palms, and dive into the teeming bazaars, mighty fortresses and fine dining of Jaipur - all with your trusted travel companion.
Best of South America : top sights, authentic experiences OverDriveLonely Planet's Best of South America is your most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze down on Rio de Janeiro from Pao de Acucar, spot wildlife in the Galapagos Islands, and hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - all with your trusted travel companion.
The cruise handbook : inspiring ideas and essential advice for the new generation of cruises and cruisers OverDrive
Cruise Ports European Rivers : a guide to perfect days on shore OverDriveLonely Planet's Cruise Ports European Rivers is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander through the courtyards of Prague Castle, admire the soaring spires of Kolner Dom, and sip champagne at the top of the Eiffel Tower - all with your trusted travel companion.
Cruise Ports Mediterranean Europe : a guide to perfect days on shore OverDriveLonely Planet's Cruise Ports Mediterranean Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the cable car up Mt Srd for breathtaking views of Dubrovnik, work up an appetite for the world's best pizza in Rome, and taste some of Greece's best food - all with your trusted travel companion.
Curiosities and splendour OverDriveA collection of classic travel writing from great authors and adventurers, including Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron, In Morocco by Edith Wharton, The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard and A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird.
Lonely Planet Best of Australia OverDriveLonely Planet's Best of Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore magnificent Sydney Harbour, see the Great Barrier Reef and watch the sunset at Uluru - all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Best of Malaysia and Singapore OverDriveLonely Planet Best of Malaysia & Singapore is your passport to Malaysia and Singapore's top sights and most authentic experiences. Enjoy some of Malaysia's best food in charismatic George Town, hunt out giant rafflesia flowers in Sarawak or sing karaoke at the Jonker Walk Night Market, all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Eastern Europe OverDriveLonely Planet's Eastern Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hop from thermal baths to coffee houses in Budapest, glide from island to island in Croatia and meander through alleyways in Prague - all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet ePocket Budapest : top sights, local experiences OverDriveLonely Planet Pocket Budapest is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Visit the Royal Palace and its museums, 'take the waters' of the art nouveau Gellert Baths, or bar hop the district of Erzsebetvaros; all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Europe OverDriveLonely Planet's Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sip champagne at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, marvel at the Hermitage masterpieces in St Petersburg, and explore Prague's neighbourhoods- all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Indonesia OverDriveLonely Planet Indonesia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in a traditional gamelan performance, laze on hidden beaches, or hike volcanic peaks; all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Pocket Algarve OverDriveLonely Planet's Pocket Algarve is your passport to the most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the gorse-covered hills of the interior; visit the lagoons, wetlands and sand islands at Parque Natural da Ria Formosa; and surf the beaches of the west coast -- all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet pocket Bali : top sights, local experiences OverDriveLonely Planet Pocket Bali is the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch a wave on one of Bali's legendary surf breaks, follow a colourful procession accompanied by traditional music and dance, head to the shops for some retail therapy; all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet Western Balkans OverDriveLonely Planet's Western Balkans is your passport to the most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch the beautiful people over coffee in Budva's cobbled Old Town lanes in Montenegro; and trek around Kosovo's Rugova Mountains - all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet's best in travel 2020 OverDrive
Lonely Planet's ultimate United Kingdom travelist OverDriveWhat's the number one experience in the United Kingdom? For the first time, Lonely Planet has ranked the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands - to create the ultimate UK travel hitlist.
Lonely Planet's wonders of the world : 101 great sights and how to see them on any budget OverDrive
Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula OverDriveLonely Planet's Oman, UAE & the Arabian Peninsula is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Feel the desert's allure in Oman's Sharqiya Sands, dine at the top of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, and see faith expressed in the masterpieces of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha - all with your trusted travel companion.
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Travel goals : inspiring experiences to transform your life OverDriveBe inspired and empowered by this collection of transformative travel experiences. From sleeping under the stars or learning a new craft, to more ambitious challenges like taking a big trip alone, helping to rebuild a community or saving an endangered species, this is your essential companion to a life well-lived.
Bertie the helpful bus OverDriveThe engines on the Railway are busy every day, so helpful Bertie shares the load, taking people home by road.
Gordon the big strong engine OverDriveEvery engine on Sodor knows, it's not about how fast he goes, or whether he is big or small, there are jobs for engines, one and all. Meet Gordon, the number 4 engine on The Fat Controller's railway.
Henry the smart green engine OverDriveEvery engine on Sodor knows, it's not about how fast he goes, or whether he is big or small, there are jobs for engines, one and all. Meet Henry, the number 3 engine on The Fat Controller's railway.
James the splendid red engine OverDriveEvery engine on Sodor knows, it's not about how fast he goes, or whether he is big or small, there are jobs for engines, one and all. Meet James, the number 5 engine on The Fat Controller's railway.
Thomas and the winter rescue OverDriveEvery engine on Sodor knows, it's not about how fast he goes, or whether he is big or small, there are jobs for engines, one and all. Winter weather has arrived on Sodor! Read about when Henry runs into trouble one snowy day and which engine comes to his rescue.
ABC what can she be? : girls can be anything they want to be, from A to Z OverDriveNot even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet. In this new title from Walter Foster Jr., "ABC What Can She Be?" encourages young girls by presenting a colourful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere. ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths.
Ladybird favourite nursery rhymes OverDrive
Respectable sins OverDriveNow available in softcover with a new, contemporary watercolour design that blends with Jerry Bridge's most popular books. This new edition includes the study guide (formerly available separately), combining that resource into this book. What Ever Happened to Sin' Jerry Bridges helps us confront the sins we tolerate.
WyominghHeart Diana PalmerTrue love is in store for one gruff cowboy in New York Times Cort Grier is no ordinary rancher. Despite his vast wealth, he still works the land with his own bare hands, unlike his troublesome new neighbour, Ophelia Dresden. Fiery, beautiful Ophelia infuriates and entrances Cort, awakening feelings he'd thought long buried. But he knows falling for a city girl can only lead to heartbreak...Bestselling author Ophelia hardly expects to meet a man like the ones in her novels.
The winter soldier Diana PalmerMost everyone in Jacobsville, Texas, steered clear of taciturn Cy Parks. However, spirited Lisa Monroe wasn't exactly quaking in her boots, and electrified the formidable loner with her sweetly tantalizing kisses. Their fiery passion escalated when the winter soldier returned to the line of duty - and claimed the lovely Lisa as his bride, to shield her from a revenge-seeking desperado.
Betty & Veronica : best friends forever Dan ParentBetty and Veronica, the most famous BFFs in all of comics, team up for a Battle of the BFFs reality show to prove that their friendship will survive under any hardship. A fun and engaging full-colour story celebrating the power of friendship.
Dolls of war Shirley ParenteauIn 1941, eleven-year-old Macy James lives near the Oregon coast with her father, the director of a small museum. Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight exquisite friendship dolls given to America by Japan in 1926, is part of the museum's collection and one of Macy's most treasured connections to her mother, who recently passed away. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, many of Macy's neighbors demand that Miss Tokyo be destroyed.
Ship of dolls Shirley ParenteauIt's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco's speakeasies. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day.
Dolls of hope Shirley ParenteauWhen eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls' school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America--including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. Nor could she dream that she'd have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return.
Snowed in at the practice Penny Parkes
Josephine's garden Stephanie ParkynA captivating story of love, nature and identity in Napoleon's France.
Dark emu : Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture Bruce Pascoe'Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent ... [It is] essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what Australia once was, or what it might yet be if we heed the lessons of long and sophisticated human occupation.' Judges for 2016 NSW Premier's Literary AwardsDark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians.
You are awesome : how to navigate change, wrestle with failure, & live an intentional life Neil PasrichaWhy do I feel like my life is getting harder instead of easier? How do I get back up and move forward after life knocks me down? And how do I become more resilient and live a more intentional life? These are just some of the big life questions Neil tackles in his motivating new book You Are Awesome.
Homeroom diaries James Patterson
Yoga for dummies Larry PayneSharing the benefits of yoga in a way that everyone can enjoy and understandYoga For Dummies, 3rd Edition will show you how to get up to speed on the fundamentals of Yoga, whether you're participating in a class, teaching a class, or practicing it on your own. This new edition features over 20% new and updated content plus 12 companion videos featuring the hottest and most popular poses.
Life as I know it Michelle PayneIn Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage. Michelle was six months old, the youngest of eleven children, when the family was hit with the tragic death of their mother, Mary. Their father, Paddy, a renowned horseman, raised his children alone. As a family, they all took on the daily demands of racehorses and a dairy farm as well as school and work. Family meant everything.
You'll never see me again Lesley Pearse
I am not a frog Maggie Pearson
Little Big Nate draws a blank Lincoln PeirceBig Nate has always been an artist . . . even when he was little.
It gets me home, this curving track Ian Penman
Wilde about the girl Louise Pentland
Wilde like me Louise Pentland
Plan B S J D PetersonDanny Marshal has always lived his life out loud, but his androgynous appearance is only a small part of who he is. One night at a frat party, Danny meets Lance Lenard, football jock and apparent straight guy. Lance is shocked when he's immediately attracted to Danny's feminine side. Danny is happy to be the subject of Lance's first man-on-man experiment until Lance begins to struggle with the fact that despite his appearance, Danny is indeed a man.
Romance redefined S J D PetersonOpposites Ben and Hugh attract, but are some differences too drastic for romance to survive?.
The drifter Nick PetriePeter ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: the buzzing claustrophobia due to PTSD. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, ash helps the man's widow with some home repairs. But he makes an unexpected discovery: a suitcase stuffed with cash and explosives.
I Miss you when I blink : dispatches from a relatively ordinary life Mary Laura PhilpottSpot-on observations about domestic, professional, and creative life, taking on the conflicting pressures of modern womanhood with humour and thoughtful contemplation, from an author who is connected to highly influential writers like Elizabeth Gilbert and Ann Patchett.
Lonely Planet Portugal Lonely PlanetLonely Planet's Portugal is your passport to the most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the labyrinthine alleyways of Lisbon's Alfama district; discover the baroque churches and plazas of Ribeira in Porto; and play in the waves in the Algarve - all with your trusted travel companion.
Soul Andreĭ Platonovich Platonov
Baan : recipes and stories from my Thai home Kay Plunkett-Hogge'Baan' means the hearth, the home, the community, the place where you come from and this new book emulates just that feeling from Thai cuisine. Baan features over 120 recipes collected from Thailand from the author's friends to street-stall holders, all gathered over around 30 years of travel, and all of them tried and tested back in London.
Audience of one : Donald Trump, television, and the fracturing of America James PoniewozikA generational work that, using television, reframes America's identity through the rattled mind of a septuagenarian, insomniac, cable-news-junkie president.
Christmas contract for his Cinderella Jane PorterDecember in the brooding Sicilian's castle... Spending the holidays with the man who broke her heart is Monet's worst nightmare. But when commanding Marcu's children urgently need a nanny, she can't refuse. Landing back in his aristocratic world, where free-spirited Monet never belonged, is bittersweet torture...Marcu doesn't anticipate his overly ordered life being disrupted by the enchanting woman Monet's become.
Swallow me whole Nate PowellSwallow Me Whole is a love story carried by rolling fog, terminal illness, hallucination, apophenia, insect armies, secrets held, unshakeable faith, and the search for a master pattern to make sense of one's unraveling. In his most ambitious book to date, Nate Powell quietly explores the dark corners of adolescence-- not the cliched melodramatic outbursts of rebellion, but the countless tiny moments of madness, the vague relief of medication, and mixed blessing of family ties.
The acceptance world Anthony Powell
A buyer's market Anthony Powell
More : more recipes with more veg for more joy Matt PrestonMore recipes with more veg for more joy. This is a book of delicious recipes, starring vegetables, with more of everything: more flavour, more texture, more colour.
Ellie and the harpmaker Hazel Prior
Daemon voices : essays on storytelling Philip Pullman
Bone china Laura PurcellDr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same disease in the cliffs beneath his new Cornish home. Forty years later, Hester Why arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralysed and almost entirely mute Miss Pinecroft.
The drover's wife Leah Purcell
The wisdom of wolves Elli H Radinger
Barbecue sauces, rubs, and marinades--bastes, butters & glazes, too Steven RaichlenBarbecue sauces, rubs, and marinades are every griller's secret weapon-the flavor boosters that give grilled food its character, personality, depth, and soul. Steven Raichlen, America's "master griller" (Esquire), has completely updated and revised his bestselling encyclopedia of chile-fired rubs, lemony marinades, buttery bastes, pack-a-wallop sauces, plus mops, slathers, sambals, and chutneys.
Around the world in 80 trains : a 45,000-mile adventure Monisha Rajesh
High water Douglas Reeman
Strike from the sea Douglas Reeman
The girl from Lace Island Joanna Rees
The behaviour of love : a novel Virginia ReevesDoctor Ed Malinowski believes he has realised most of his dreams. A passionate, ambitious behavioural psychologist, he is now the superintendent of a mental institution and finally turning the previously crumbling hospital around. He also has a home he can be proud of, and a fiercely independent, artistic wife Laura, whom he hopes will soon be pregnant.
Rules of betrayal Christopher Reich
Faking a murderer Kathy ReichsA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Bearfluecessities Penny Reid
Nyxia unleashed Scott Reintgen
Harry Potter and the cursed child : the journey, behind the scenes of the award-winning stage production Jody RevensonHarry Potter and the Cursed Child is one of the most celebrated stage productions of the past decade. Opening in London's West End in 2016, on Broadway in 2018 and in Melbourne 2019 - and with more productions worldwide still to come - the play has smashed records, collected countless rave reviews and awards, and captivated audiences night after night.
The sun sister Lucinda RileyTo the outside world, Electra D'Aplièse seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the world's top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous.Yet beneath the veneer, and fuelled by the pressure of the life she leads, Electra's already tenuous control over her state of mind has been rocked by the death of her father, Pa Salt, the elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from across the globe.
Look where we live! : a first book of community building Scot RitchieThis fun and informational picture book follows five friends as they explore their community during a street fair. The children find adventure close to home while learning about the businesses, public spaces and people in their neighborhood. Young readers will be inspired to re-create the fun-filled day in their own communities.
See how we move! : a first book of health and well-being Scot RitchieThis gentle and engaging introduction to physical and health education will help children to understand how keeping their bodies and minds healthy can enhance their lives. In this fifth book in the series, the five friends are members of their school's swim team and are training for an upcoming meet.
Molly's Christmas orphans Carol RiversFrom the Sunday Times and ebook bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas comes a gritty saga about love, loss and keeping family together. 1940. Molly Swift, at 27, has already suffered the tragic loss of her two-year-old daughter Emily, to the flu outbreak of 1935. Now she waits for news of her shopkeeper husband Ted, who volunteered at the outbreak of war, for the British Expeditionary Forces.
Echo come home Megan RixEleven-year-old Jake is dreading his new school. No one understands how hard it is for him to make friends. But then Jake meets Echo. Echo is a stray puppy, training to be a hearing dog. With Echo by his side, Jake's confidence grows. But then something terrible happens and Jake and Echo are separated. Determined to find his way back to Jake, Echo sets out on the difficult journey home.
The Great Fire dogs Megan RixLondon 1666. A terrible plague has swept through the city and people live in fear of animals carrying the disease. Woofer is a loveable stray who works in the palace kitchen and Tiger Lily is the pampered pet spaniel of King Charles II. They come from very different worlds but this hasn't stopped them becoming the best of friends and looking out for each other. When Woofer finds himself in trouble he has to escape the palace grounds and Tiger Lily isn't far behind him.
The bomber dog Megan RixGrey is just a puppy when he arrives at the War Dog Training school. Nathan, his trainer, is a brave young soldier. Wolf is a war dog who's seen it all. Grey and Nathan soon become inseparable. Until the day a parachute jump goes tragically wrong ... As the Second World War rages, Grey faces his most important mission yet: to find his best friend. With Wolf at his side, he must journey across France and behind enemy lines. His path is fraught with danger.
The hero pup Megan RixEleven-year-old Joe is dreading his first Christmas without Dad. But then Mum suggests they volunteer for Helper Dogs and train puppies to help people in need. Joe has always wanted a dog and when he meets golden Labrador Patch he knows he's found him.
Valentine mice Bethany Roberts"Skip! Hop! Zip! Nip!"" The sprightly characters from ""Halloween Mice!"" frolic across a wintry landscape to deliver valentines to all their woodland friends. Lively rhymed text filled with sounds that are fun to say aloud, and a simple mystery -- what happened to the littlest mouse? -- that is happily solved, make this a perfect book to share with a very young audience.
Another Christian RobinsonA young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world.
Seven years Peter RobinsonRetired Cambridge professor Donald Aitcheson loves scouring antiquarian bookshops for secondhand treasures-as much as he loathes the scribbled marginalia from their previous owners. But when he comes upon an inscription in a volume of Robert Browning's poetry, he's less irritated than disturbed. This wasn't once a gift to an unwitting woman. It was a threat-insidious, suggestively sick, and terribly intriguing. Now Aitcheson's imagination is running wild.
Accessing the healing power of the vagus nerve : self-help exercises for anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism Stanley RosenbergA practical guide to the vagus nerve and polyvagal theory, emphasizing exercises and self-help techniques for healing anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, autism spectrum disorders, and more.
Dachshund through the snow David RosenfeltThis Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea strikes a chord.
The end and other beginnings : stories from the future Veronica Roth
Pumpkinheads Rainbow Rowell
The five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper Hallie Rubenhold
Gone too deep Katie RuggleAs survival expert George Holloway leads city girl Ellie Price through the treacherous Colorado Rockies in search of her missing father, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a dangerous man intent on revenge.
Fan the flames Katie RuggleIn the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder ... As a Motorcycle Club member and firefighter, Ian Walsh is used to riding the line between the good guys and the bad. He may owe the Club his life, but his heart rests with his fire station brothers ... and with the girl he's loved since they were kids, Rory Sorenson. Ian would do anything for Rory. He'd die for her.
The good thieves Katherine Rundell-- Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city.
Quichotte Salman Rushdie
The stones of Venice. Volume I John RuskinSince the first dominion of men was asserted over the ocean, three thrones, of mark beyond all others, have been set upon its sands: the thrones of Tyre, Venice, and England. Of the First of these great powers only the memory remains; of the Second, the ruin; the Third, which inherits their greatness, if it forget their example, may be led through prouder eminence to less pitied destruction.
Spectacular superstar Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell's summer is packed with drama in this fourteenth installment of the bestselling Dork Diaries series - Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an awesome summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous Bad Boyz! Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, MacKenzie Hollister, weasels her way on to the tour.
Restless rancher Jennifer RyanOne minute down-on-his-luck rancher Austin Hubbard slept soundly, the next, a sassy spitfire dumped a pitcher of water on his head and woke him up--in more ways than one. Hired to help him rebuild his ranch, Sonya Tucker ends up helping him put the tattered pieces of his life back together.
Self-determination theory : basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness Richard M RyanAmong the most influential models in contemporary behavioral science, self-determination theory (SDT) offers a broad framework for understanding the factors that promote human motivation and psychological flourishing. In this authoritative work, SDT cofounders Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci systematically review the theory's conceptual underpinnings, empirical evidence base, and practical applications across the lifespan.
Only in Tokyo : two chefs, 24 hours, the ultimate food city Michael Ryan
Everything in its place : first loves and last tales Oliver Sacks
Superior : the return of race science Angela SainiIn Superior, Angela Saini explores the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of race science.
Lonely Planet Best of Peru Brendan SainsburyLonely Planet's Best of Peru is your passport to Peru's top sights and most authentic experiences. Scale the heights of Machu Picchu; puzzle over the Nazca Lines; or visit the sweltering, seductive Amazon Basin, all with your trusted travel companion.
The returns : a novel Philip SalomElizabeth posts a 'room for rent' notice in Trevor's bookshop and is caught off-guard when Trevor answers the ad himself. She expected a young student not a middle-aged bookseller whose marriage has fallen apart. But Trevor is attracted to Elizabeth's house because of the empty shed in her backyard, the perfect space for him to revive the artistic career he abandoned years earlier.
Zaha Hadid Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Underground Church : a living example of the church in its most potent form Brian SandersSomething extraordinary has been happening in Tampa, Florida. A new expression of the church has been quietly growing. It's something of an experiment, but over the last ten years the church has been validating its ideas with sustained and growing results. At The Underground, being the church is not focused around a weekly gathering or church programmes. It's about empowering individuals to respond to God's call to ministry and mission, especially to the poor and disadvantaged in our midst.
Bloody genius John SandfordAt the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of PC culture. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? Then someone winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate and he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy.
Sudden prey John Sandford
My favorite things : a Christmas collection Lynsay SandsAll I want: With Lady Prudence's father gambling away the family's savings, all she wants for Christmas is to haul him away from London's most notorious gaming hell. Yet the wickedly handsome proprietor, Lord Stockton, refuses to let a lady enter his establishment. Now Pru needs a Christmas miracle to make her wish come true--and to resist succumbing to Stockton's charms.
September 1, 1939 : a biography of a poem Ian Sansom
Everything you ever wanted Luiza Sauma
The mind of the Maker Dorothy L Sayers
The swan gondola Timothy SchaffertFrom the critically acclaimed author of The Coffins of Little Hope, a new novel depicting a tragic love story set amid the fanciful inventions, gothic amusements, spiritualists, flimflam men, and other crooked characters who populated the 1898 Omaha World's Fair.
Kind Alex SchefflerImagine a world where everyone is kind--how can we make that come true? With gorgeous pictures by a host of top illustrators, Kind is a timely, inspiring picture book about the many ways children can be kind, from sharing their toys and games to helping those from other countries feel welcome.
The grammarians Cathleen SchineLaurel and Daphne Wolfe, identical, inseparable redheaded twins, share an obsession with words. As adults making their way in 1980s Manhattan, their verbal infatuation begins to push them apart. Their fraying twinship finally shreds completely when the sisters go to war over custody of their most prized family heirloom: Merriam Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
Mouthful of birds : stories Samanta SchweblinThis collection of extraordinary stories by Samanta Schweblin, critically acclaimed author of Fever DreamFever Dream, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017, Samanta Schweblin's much-loved style returns with these dreamy yet spare stories.
Leaving the witness : exiting a religion and finding a life Amber ScorahA first book by the creator of the "Dear Amber" podcast describes her strict upbringing as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness and her efforts to find her true place in the world apart from the edicts of her family and faith.
Holiday emergency Laura Scott'Tis the season for danger...in these True Blue K-9 Unit holiday novellas! In Holiday Emergency by Laura Scott, paramedic Pete Stalling vows to help Officer Faith Johnson and her loyal K-9 track her ex's killer before her daughter becomes the next victim. And in Maggie K. Black's Crime Scene Christmas, Teddy Kowalski and his K-9 partner join forces with tech whiz Danielle Abbot on a deadly search to uncover a mysterious child's identity.
This chicken life : stories of chickens and the Australians who love them Fiona Scott-NormanHaving chickens in your life is so hot right now. If you're not obsessed yourself, you know someone who is. Within a few years, keeping backyard chooks has gone from being something your nonna did, to the mainstream. Chickens are in inner-city backyards and comedy gigs, old people's homes and poultry shows, prisons and weddings. Regional poultry clubs have been revitalised by the influx of tree-changers and hipsters intoxicated with exotic heritage breeds.
Python programming : how to code python fast in just 24 hours with 7 simple steps Jason ScottsAre you fed up with reading long, boring, lengthy paragraphs after paragraphs of text and want to get up and running in Python as soon as possible? Well, you're not alone. I for one hate having to read through masses of text for very little benefit. Python Programming Reloaded: How to Code Python Fast In Just 24 Hours With 7 Simple Steps strips away the non essentials and instead provides you with the fundamentals from which you can blossom as a Python programmer in Just 7 simple steps.
Her outback protector Annie SeatonWhen new hostess, Clare Templeton, joins the adventure charter to the remote waterways of the Kimberleys as a hostess, she is in jeopardy. Don Douglas steps in to make sure that she is kept safe.
Voyages in the underworld of Orpheus Black Marcus SedgwickHarry Black wakes in hospital to learn that his brother Ellis has almost certainly been killed by a V2 rocket falling during a German air raid on London. In a state of wounded delirium, Harry's mind begins to blur the distinctions between the reality of the war-torn city, the fiction of his unpublished sci-fi novel and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Mother ship Francesca Segal
Hello, baby Mo! Emma Shevah ; illustrated by Katie Saunders Emma Shevah
Duet Carol Shields
Everfound Neal ShustermanWitness the final battle for the souls of Everlost in a "compellingly readable and a worthy finale to the Skinjacker trilogy" (VOYA). While Mary lies in a glass coffin aboard a ghost train heading west, her minions are awaiting her re-awakening by bringing lots of new souls into Everlost to serve her. Meanwhile Jackin' Jill has met Jix, a furjacker--a skinjacker who can take over the bodies of animals, most notably jaguars.
The toll Neal Shusterman
Woof and Quack in winter Ryan SiasWinter is coming! Quack has decided he is absolutely not flying south this winter. He wants to play in the snow, sled, skate, and build snow ducks. His pal Woof is skeptical but goes along with the scheme until--BRRR!--Woof insists he's flying south. But wait! Dogs do not fly south in winter! Or do they? Beginning readers will be tickled to find out in this colorful, easy-to-read story starring a not-so-typical dog and duck.
Improvement Joan Silber
Let's go to the moon Erica SilvermanUnable to interest her parents, her brothers, or her dog on a trip to the moon, Lana heads to her room where she uses creativity and imagination to blast off in her own amazing space adventure. . . an adventure so amazing that the man in the moon, a moon woman, two moon boys, and moon monster soon soar in.
Favorite stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine Erica SilvermanSplish-splash, buckaroos! Stormy weather can't stop best friends Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa from having a good time in these two easy-to-read stories about prancing in the rain and chasing rainbows.
"Let's go fishing," said Lana Erica SilvermanUnable to interest her parents, her brothers, or even her dog in going fishing with her, Lana creates her own boat and lake in her bedroom and soon has all the company a girl could want.
"Let's have a parade," said Lana Erica SilvermanUnable to interest her parents, her brother, or even her dog in having a parade in the rain, Lana lines up her toys in the hallway and is soon leading the parade of her dreams.
Favorite stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : spring babies Erica SilvermanCowgirl Kate is excited about the arrival of all the baby animals. Her best friend, Cocoa the horse, is not so excited. Babies are a lot of work! But maybe with Cowgirl Kate's help, Cocoa will discover that it can be a lot of fun to welcome new friends to the ranch."--Page 4 of cover.
Don't just sit there! : 44 insights to get your meditation practice off the cushion and into the real world Biet SimkinDiscover the forty-four laws of life that are the missing link between the desire to meditate and the motivation needed to maintain a regular meditation practice, process the emotional fallout of meditative experiences, and find spiritual fulfillment. Meditation isn't rocket science--but keeping a steady practice can sure feel like it. Many have sought the transformation and mindfulness that meditation promises to unlock, only to get frustrated and discouraged.
Inexpressible Island Paullina Simons
Lord St. Claire's angel Donna Lea SimpsonCelestine Simons was of good family, but an untimely death and a shortage of funds forces the homely spinster to take a position as governess at the estate of Lord Langlow and his wife. Never one to bemoan her change in fortune, Celestine is content to spend her days raising and overseeing their children, knowing in her heart she will never have any of her own. Lord St.
An eccentric engagement Donna Simpson
A lady's choice Donna SimpsonFor as long as she or anyone else can remember, the beautiful but cold Rachel Neville has always adhered strictly to society's rules, and she is now reaping the rewards with an offer of marriage from an eminently suitable fiancé. Yet despite the secure future that lies ahead, Rachel is suddenly questioning her acquiescence to the strictures of the ton--and her future husband.
Don Tillman's standardized meal system : recipes & tips from the star of the Rosie novels Graeme Simsion'So, you cook this same meal every Tuesday, right?' 'Correct.' I listed the eight major advantages of the Standardised Meal System. 1. No need to accumulate recipe books. 2. Standard shopping list-hence very efficient shopping. 3. Almost zero waste-nothing in the refrigerator or pantry unless required for one of the recipes. 4. Diet planned and nutritionally balanced in advance. 5. No time wasted wondering what to cook. 6. No mistakes, no unpleasant surprises. 7.
My name is why Lemn Sissay
Cleaning the gold Karin SlaughterGet ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world's biggest thriller writers. Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action. Twice the drama. Double the trouble. Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America's military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Volume 2, Squirrel you know it's true Dan SlottCollects The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5-8, GLX-Mas Special #1 (first story), The Thing #8 (pages 1-8), Age of Heroes #3 (Squirrel Girl story). The breakout character of 2015 continues her one-woman crusade against injustice, criminals and jerks! Squirrel Girl meets potential new allies including Chipmunk Hunk, Koi Boi and...
Happy girl lucky Holly SmaleIntroducing The Valentines - Happy Girl Lucky Except real life isn't like the movies. Unless of course you're a Valentine ...
Daughter of earth Agnes SmedleyA Feminist Press classic, reissued with a new introduction by Paola Mendoza, this semiautobiographical account of an early twentieth-century activist recounts growing up in rural poverty in farming settlements and mining towns; discovering the double standards of race and sex among East Coast intellectuals; facing false espionage charges; and maintaining independence through two difficult marriages.
Marvellous mix-ups Alexander McCall SmithAn irresistible bind-up edition of two infectiously entertaining adventure mysteries, --Teacher TroubleIt's Jenny's first day at a new school and she looks very grown-up ₆ her mum has made sure of it. But when she arrives at the school, she looks so smart that the rest of her class think she is their new teacher! Soon Jenny finds herself in all sorts of tricky situations.
The secret of the dark waterfall Alexander McCall Smith
The Akimbo adventures Alexander McCall Smith
Year of the monkey Patti Smith
Just Kids illustrated Patti Smith
Blue horizon Wilbur SmithJim sprang back on to the truck of the violently rocking wagon, and stared across at Manatasee. She saw him and pointed her assegai at his face. Then he saw the length of slow-match had been exposed across the last yard of trampled earth below the mound on which the queen stood. The swift flame shot along it, leaving the fuse blackened and twisted as it burned. Jim clenched his jaws and waited for the explosion. ' A powerful enemy. A land of second chances.
Men of men Wilbur SmithZouga was left alone, as alone in spirit as he had ever been in any of his wanderings across the vast African continent. He had spent almost the last penny he owned on these few square feet of yellow earth at the bottom of this hot and dusty pit. He had no men to help him work it, no experience, no capital.' A tribal battle. An Empire's war. Zouga Ballantyne has in his blood a fanatic's need to find diamonds, one that will take him to Southern Africa's most punishing places.
A falcon flies Wilbur SmithThe first book in the epic Ballantyne series"She heard another movement pass behind her turn shoulder, a whisper of sound, yet so chilling that she felt all power of movement drained from her legs. He was here, very close in the blackness, toying with her, cruel as a cat. He had smelt her out. Now he crouched over her ready to strike and she could only wait." A mission of duty. A quest for love. Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants.
The angels weep Wilbur SmithThe third book in the epic Ballantyne series "The lion rose lightly into the air, and settled like a huge yellow bird on the horse's back, crushing Jan Cheroot beneath his massive, blood-streaked body. At that instant, horse and rider and lion seemed to disappear into the very earth, and there was only a swirling column of dust to mark where they had been." A new generation. An age-old struggle.
The leopard hunts in darkness Wilbur SmithThe fourth book in the epic Ballantyne series Craig got no further, for Tungata's anger turned to red fury. He was shaking with it, it clouded his gaze and knotted the muscles at the points of his heavy lantern jaw. "Be silent, 'he hissed. 'You meddle in matters that you do not understand, and that do not concern you. Leave this land before they overwhelm you."' His family's past. His country's future.
The Siberian dilemma Martin Cruz SmithJournalist Tatiana Petrovna is on the move. Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana's part-time lover, hasn't seen her since she left on assignment over a month ago. When she doesn't arrive on her scheduled train, he's positive something is wrong. No one else thinks Renko should be worried?Tatiana is known to disappear during deep assignments?but he knows her enemies all too well and the criminal lengths they'll go to keep her quiet.
For deader or worse : another John Pickett mystery Sheri Cobb SmithAfter a modest wedding ceremony, Bow Street Runner John Pickett and his bride Julia, the former Lady Fieldhurst, set out for a wedding trip to Somersetshire, where Pickett must face his greatest challenge yet: meeting his in-laws...Pickett is surprised to learn from Julia's parents that she once had an elder sister: Claudia, Lady Buckleigh, who disappeared thirteen years earlier, leaving no trace beyond a blood-soaked shawl.
Peril by post : another John Pickett mystery Sheri Cobb SmithJohn Pickett is bound for England's scenic Lake District, where an unsigned letter has summoned him for an unspecified reason. Posing as a honeymoon couple, Pickett and his wife Julia, the former Lady Fieldhurst, take a room at the Hart and Hound as the letter instructs him. Once installed there, however, Pickett can do nothing but wait for the anonymous contact to identify himself.
A dead bore Sheri Cobb SmithAt your service, milady . . . Eager to escape London following the scandal of her husband's death, Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to spend the summer in rural Yorkshire as the guest of Sir Gerald and Lady Hollingshead.
King of kings Wilbur SmithThe sequel to Wilbur Smith's The Triumph of the Sun. An epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. Cairo, 1888. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking.
Loving Sylvie Elizabeth SmitherA sensual, witty novel that weaves together the stories of three women, beautifully written by one of our most clever wordsmiths.
The deputy's witness Tyler Anne SnellJust do your job--protect the witness without falling for her."Former city cop Caleb Foster hopes playing by the rules will clear his record so he can get transferred far away from small-town Carpenter, Alabama. But one look into the terrified eyes of a beautiful witness and he'll make it his mission to protect her, no matter what it takes...Alyssa Garner thought testifying against a trio of lethal bank robbers would finally end her months-long nightmare.
Chasing the shadows Maria SnyderYear 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead. While dying is the scariest thing that's happened to me, it morphed my worming skills. I can manipulate the Q-net like never before. But the looters have blocked us from communicating with the rest of the galaxy and now they believe we've gone silent, like Planet Xinji (where silent really means dead). A Protector Class spaceship is coming to our rescue, but we still have to survive almost two years until they arrive - if they arrive at all.
Chasing the shadows Maria SnyderYear 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead. While dying is the scariest thing that's happened to me, it morphed my worming skills. I can manipulate the Q-net like never before. But the looters have blocked us from communicating with the rest of the galaxy and now they believe we've gone silent, like Planet Xinji (where silent really means dead). A Protector Class spaceship is coming to our rescue, but we still have to survive almost two years until they arrive - if they arrive at all.
East : 120 vegetarian and vegan recipes from Bangalore to Beijing Meera Sodha
Manju's magic wishes Chitra Soundar ; illustrated by Veronica Montoya Chitra Soundar
The 40-day sugar fast : where physical detox meets spiritual transformation Wendy SpeakeFounder of the 40-Day Sugar Fast guides readers through 40 days of prayer and fasting to help them break free from their dependence on sugar in order to taste and see God's goodness.
Eight million gods Wen SpencerA contemporary fantasy of mystery and death as American expats battle Japanese gods and monsters to retrieve an ancient artifact that can destroy the world.On Saturday afternoon, Nikki Delany thought, "George Wilson, in the kitchen, with a blender." By dinner, she had killed George and posted his gory murder to her blog. The next day, she put on her mourning clothes and went out to meet her best friend for lunch to discuss finding a replacement for her love interest.Nikki is a horror novelist.
The penis book : a doctor's complete guide to the penis--from size to function and everything in between Aaron SpitzWhat's the weirdest thing you've ever wanted to know about the penis but were afraid to ask? Dr. Aaron Spitz has that answer--and many more. Let Dr. Spitz=--who served as assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine's Department of Urology for 15 years and who is a regularly featured guest on The Doctors--become your best friend as he fearlessly guides you through the hairiest and the scariest questions in The Penis Book.
Red carpet redemption Yahrah St JohnHe's Hollywood's hottest heartthrob...and her son's secret father. A PR stunt backfires when it reveals actor Dane Stewart's a dad. As a sperm donor, he's never met single mum Iris Turner, but they're now connected through their child. And the press is about to pounce. Having Iris act as his girlfriend is pure damage control...except their chemistry is hotter than any love scene.
His marriage demand Yahrah St JohnHe's waited patiently for payback. It arrives on his wedding day. Gage Campbell has Fallon Stewart right where he wants her. Ever since his mother was fired for Fallon's teen antics, Gage has held a grudge. Now the roles are reversed. Gage got rich, and Fallon is desperate to save her family's company. He'll gladly step up. But Fallon must become his bride. The danger? Losing himself in the woman...
Rising summer Mary Jane Staples
The lodger Mary Jane StaplesMaggie Wilson was only thirty-three, but life in the teeming streets of Walworth was not that easy in 1908 - not if you were a widow with four young daughters. It was pretty much a hand-to-mouth existence and without the lodger Maggie really wouldn't have managed at all. Constable Harry Bradshaw thought the Wilsons were a gutsy and brave little family - from the youngest and cheekiest, Daisy, up to the elegant Trary, thirteen-years-old and quite the young lady.
Two for three farthings Mary Jane StaplesHorace was ten, Ethel seven, when Jim Cooper, home from the trenches, minus an arm and just about managing on his own, found them huddled in a doorway on a wet night in Walworth. Slightly against his better judgement he took them in, fed them cocoa, and put them to sleep in his bed. A few days later he found that - somehow - he had become the unofficial guardian of Horace and Ethel.
Match made in Manhattan Amanda StaufferA story about the awkward, romantic, and cringe-worthy struggles of trying to find The One in the digital dating age.
Spy Danielle SteelIt is 1939 and although she doesn't know it, it will be the last normal summer Alexandra Wickham will spend for more than thirty years. Alexandra is a young woman who sees her brothers fight and die for their country, and, inspired by their heroism, she is determined to do what she can for the war effort. As a volunteer for the First Aid Corps, her courage, intelligence and talent for languages do not go unnoticed. Before long, she is approached by MI6 to go undercover and work as a spy.
Betrayal Danielle SteelTallie Jones is happy with life. She's at the top of her career as a hugely successful, renowned movie director, she's in a relationship with a handsome producer and her personal assistant is also her devoted best friend. But Tallie's perfect life comes crumbling down around her when she discovers that her boyfriend's been unfaithful and, worse yet, someone's been stealing from her for years.
The spectator bird Wallace Stegner
That Chesapeake summer Mariah StewartJamie Valentine is the wildly successful author of self-help books advocating transparency in every relationship. But when her widowed mother passes away unexpectedly, Jamie discovers her own life has been based on a lie. Angry and deeply betrayed, she sets out to find the truth--which may be in a small town on the Chesapeake Bay. Cutting her most recent book tour short, Jamie books a room at the Inn at Sinclair's Point, just outside St. Dennis.
Driftwood Point Mariah StewartThe sun sets on the Chesapeake Diaries, New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart's cherished series based on Maryland's picturesque eastern shore, with this romantic tale of a man who takes a second chance on love with the high school crush who broke his heart. Up-and-coming artist Lisbeth Parker finally has a chance to show the folks back home what it means to leave Cannonball Island and make something of yourself.
A different light Mariah StewartIn her New Jersey town, beautiful, vibrant Athena is well known as the young widow of a police officer slain in the line of duty and as the daughter of a beloved former city councilman. But when she meets Quentin Forbes, a tough newspaper reporter, emotions that she believed died along with her husband start to stir again.
If only in my dreams Mariah StewartA lively family reunion on a Montana ranch brings on a flurry of memories for a beautiful young writer and a winter storm that rekindles an old flame in this "warmly magical" (Library Journal) feel-good holiday gem!.
Swept away Mariah StewartA successful oceanside chef meets the man of her dreams'a P.I. with secrets of his own'at a vacation spot packed with memories for them both.
Reasons to be cheerful Nina StibbeWhen people in the village heard I was about to start working in the city they tried to unsettle me with tales of woe. The sun, blotted out by the tall buildings, couldn't shine and the rain was poisoned by the toxic fumes that poured from the sock factories. My skin would be covered in pimples from the hell of it all. This made me laugh and broke my heart.
Call down the hawk Maggie StiefvaterRonan Lynch is a dreamer. He can pull both curiosities and catastrophes out of his dreams and into his compromised reality. Jordan Hennessy is a thief. The closer she comes to the dream object she is after, the more inextricably she becomes tied to it. Carmen Farooq-Lane is a hunter. Her brother was a dreamer . . . and a killer. She has seen what dreaming can do to a person. And she has seen the damage that dreamers can do.
The dance of the star fairies Thea StiltonThere is a crisis in the Starlight Kingdom, one of the fantasy worlds: its stars, powered by a special kind of stardust, are fading and may soon go out forever, leaving the Kingdom in darkness--so the Thea sisters and Will Mystery set out for Brightstar Castle to discover what is wrong, but first they must overcome the obstacles and challenges that the fairies are placing in their way.
A fashionable mystery Thea StiltonAnna Winmouse, the fabumouse editor-in-chief of Cosmouse magazine, is renting Cheddarton House, a cottage that overlooks Whale Island's Seashell Beach. She's trying to get away from the media for a while, but it hasn't been easy.
Dark skies : a practical guide to astrotourism Valerie Stimac
Odd one out Nic StoneWhen it comes to love, attraction and relationships, nothing is simple. Courtney "Coop" Cooper: Dumped. Again. And normally I wouldn't mind. But right now, my best friend and source of solace, Jupiter Sanchez, is ignoring me to text some girl. Rae Evelyn Chin: I assumed "new girl" would be synonymous with 'pariah', but Jupiter and Courtney make me feel like I'm right where I belong. I also want to kiss him. And her. Which is... perplexing.
Jackpot Nic Stone
Auntie's war : the BBC during the Second World War Edward Stourton
Movie shoes Noel StreatfeildFor the first time ever in the United States, the "Shoes" books are available as ebooks! Go behind the scenes of a movie in this beloved classic!Life is tough for the Winter family in London, with little money and Dad out of work. Luckily, Aunt Cora comes to the rescue with an invitation to live in California. From that moment on, talented Rachel and Tim dream of stardom in America.
The great railway show ; Off to the races! Tommy StubbsThe best engines from around the world gather to compete in The Great Railway Show, and Thomas is determined to find a way to represent Sodor.
Thomas on the moon Tommy StubbsThomas the Tank Engine heads out into the solar system and lands on the moon--or does he? This Thomas & Friends book will tickle the imaginations of train-loving boys and girls ages 2 to 5.
Refugee : my Australian story Alan Sunderland'I heard the voice of my father, arguing with the Taliban. I couldn't make out what he was saying, but I could tell he was angry, and then I could tell they were all angry. My uncle has told me that the Taliban pass through all the villages in our valley, and they take boys like me to fight with them.' Ali Ismail is a refugee. After the Taliban kill his father, Ali flees Afghanistan, arriving in Australia on a ramshackle boat.
Steely Dan : reelin' in the years Brian Sweet
Meet Woof and Quack Jamie SwensonFetch some laughs in this colourful new easy reader series for Level 1 beginners starring Woof & Quack, a fun pair of pals who defy dog and duck norms, especially when it comes to their antics during a game of fetch at the park.
Blood in the dust Bill Swiggs
The changing room Christine SykesAnna is in her sixties with her dream job and the man to match. Claire is a forty-six-year-old philanthropist with a picture-perfect family. And then there is Molly, who has seen more strife in her twenty years than anyone should, but has more love to give than most. When their lives are turned upside down, these women must discover how to start over amid a world of pain.
Barcelona : top sights, authentic experiences Andy SymingtonLonely Planet's Best of Barcelona is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze in wonder at Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, stroll along La Rambla and the ancient streets of the Barri Gotic, and take your pick of tapas joints - all with your trusted travel companion.
They called us enemy George TakeiA stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights.
Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me Mariko TamakiLaura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend. Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her.
No fortunate son Brad TaylorWhen veteran operator Pike Logan and partner Jennifer Cahill receive a letter from Blaisdell Consulting--the umbrella cover company for their real employer, a top secret counterterrorist unit called the Taskforce--they expect orders for their next mission-impossible tasking. Instead, they learn that their latest actions have gotten them fired, despite having saved thousands of innocent lives.
Only wounded : stories of the Irish Troubles Patrick TaylorIreland, home of legendary poets and storytellers, has been wracked by bloody sectarian violence over the last quarter century. Bombs and guns were, and once again are, the primary negotiation tools used by Catholic and Protestant extremists in the conflict surrounding the sovereignty of Northern Ireland--the six counties known as Ulster. Patrick Taylor's Only Wounded centers on the hopes and despairs of everyday life during The Troubles.
Made things Adrian TchaikovskyMaking friends has never been so important. Welcome to Fountains Parish--a cesspit of trade and crime, where ambition curls up to die and desperation grows on its cobbled streets like mold on week-old bread. Coppelia is a street thief, a trickster, a low-level con artist. But she has something other thieves don't... tiny puppet-like companions: some made of wood, some of metal. They don't entirely trust her, and she doesn't entirely understand them, but their partnership mostly works.
The red hand : stories, reflections and the last appearance of Jack Irish Peter TemplePeter Temple didn't start publishing novels until he was fifty, but then he got cracking, writing nine of them in thirteen years. When he died, in March 2018, there was an unfinished Jack Irish novel in his drawer. This substantial fragment, entitled High Art, reveals a writer at the peak of his powers.
Cosmoknights Hannah TemplerFor this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game. Pan's life used to be very small. Work in her dad's body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didn't even matter that Tara was a princess... until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever.
Dishoom : from Bombay with love Shamil Thakrar
Cowboy untamed Vicki Lewis ThompsonA cowboy...and so much more Potter Sapphire Ferguson had one rule: no more artists. There have been too many disappointments and too many heartbreaks. That is, until she sees wildlife metal artist Grady Magee welding a sculpture of wolves, and Sapphire's self-control is completely incinerated. Whoa, Nellie. A cowboy with an artist's soul...and a hard, sexy body. How can she resist? Sapphire tells herself it's just sex--incredibly and unbelievably intense sex--between two consenting adults.
The mad heiress and the duke Isabella ThorneA hidden cypher and an English traitor lock the couple in a desperate search. Together they will risk everything for King and Country…and learn there is no escaping from the longings of the heart.Over 200 Pages of Classic Regency funMiss Georgette Quinby is known as The Mad Heiress.Miss Quinby has been beset by scandal due to an incident nearly a decade ago, when her fiancé jilted her, and married another woman. She threw herself down a stair in a fit of passion.
No one is too small to make a difference Greta ThunbergThe groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.
Plants vs. zombies. Grown sweet home Paul TobinA group of young plants move out of Crazy Dave's garage and into his huge family mansion in Neighborville, but Dr. Zomboss is spying on them and trying to find out secrets to convey to his zombie army.
Plants vs. zombies. Battle extravagonzo Paul TobinEvil mastermind Zomboss wants to build a zombie factory and position his new army in the best location possible, but Crazy Dave, his helpers Nate and Patrice, and their batch of intelligent plants, will try to get the factory for themselves.
Plants vs. zombies. The Greatest Show Unearthed Paul TobinPopCap's immensely popular Plants vs. Zombies game gets another serving of hilarious, plant-filled, zombie-zapping comics! Dr.
Plants vs. zombies. Timepocalypse Paul TobinCrazy Dave--the babbling-yet-brilliant inventor and top-notch neighborhood defender--helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off Zomboss's latest attack in Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse!.
Plants vs. zombies. Bully for you Paul TobinYoung adventurers Patrice and Nate have followed neighborhood defender Crazy Dave throughout time--but are they ready to investigate a school campus to keep the streets safe from zombies? In Plants vs. Zombies: Bully For You, they'll be visiting a very strange college in an attempt to take down Dr.
Plants vs. zombies. Garden warfare Paul TobinThis comic tells the story that leads up to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, the game! How did the "Zombossification" of surburbia begin? Where did all the powerful new plants and zombies come from? Here's where you'll find out! Written by Paul Tobin (Plants vs.
Plants vs. zombies. Petal to the metal Paul TobinThe best-selling game adaptation roars forward!Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters versus imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave takes on the incredibly tough Don't Blink video game--and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a series of races to determine the future of Neighborville! The car-filled competition is underway! Paul Tobin and Ron Chan return to deliver another hilarious zombie battle to your burg! Collects issues #7-#9 of the series.
Plants vs. zombies. Boom boom mushroom Paul TobinCrazy Dave's brainy niece Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nathan Timely, and a batch of bold plants discover "Zomboss's Secret Plan for Raising a Zombie Army Underground and Then Swallowing the Entire City of Neighborville Whole!" A rare Boom Boom Mushroom must be found in order to save the humans above ground! Crazy Dave and a strange new animal friend (maybe stranger than Dave!) search for the powerful mushroom, while Zomboss puts his plot for subterranean subterfuge in motion! This collection.
Growing things : and other stories Paul Tremblay
Sherlock Bones and the natural history mystery Renée Treml'Hi there, I'm Sherlock Bones. Who is Sherlock Bones, you ask? Well, I don't like to brag, but my trusty side-kick Watts says I'm the greatest detective in our whole museum. Don't you, Watts? Watts...?' You might not be able to hear Watts, because he's technically a stuffed parrot, but I always know what he's thinking.
Whose boat is this boat? : comments that don't help in the aftermath of a hurricane Donald TrumpAfter Hurricane Florence hit, Donald Trump spotted a boat that had washed ashore ...
Damascus Christos Tsiolkas'They kill us, they crucify us, they throw us to beasts in the arena, they sew our lips together and watch us starve. They bugger children in front of fathers and violate men before the eyes of their wives. The temple priests flay us openly in the streets and the Judeans stone us. We are hunted everywhere and we are hunted by everyone. We are despised, yet we grow. We are tortured and crucified and yet we flourish. We are hated and still we multiply.
The altered case Peter TurnbullWhen a deep grave containing five skeletons is found in the corner of a field, DCI Hennessey and his team of officers from the Vale of York police station are called in to investigate. The burial site had lain undiscovered for over twenty years, and the resulting police inquiry soon uncovers a multiple murder that seems to have its roots in a legal dispute between two families going back to the aftermath of the English Civil War.
Aftermath Peter TurnbullHennessey and Yellich investigate after a number of bodies are found in the kitchen garden of a home where the recently deceased owner was housebound for twenty-five years.
Deliver us from evil Peter TurnbullWhen the body of a middle-aged woman is found frozen beside a canal towpath one winter's morning, it looks like a simple case of death by misadventure-- until a shocking discovery changes the whole nature of the case.
Fear of drowning Peter TurnbullFor years, a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road couple, Max and Amanda, had enjoyed each other's company in their modest home. With adult children, the two seemed to have everything they could want: health, some wealth and happiness. Until one day when they vanish, leaving behind no trace. Called in for the case, Detective Inspector George Hennessey, whose own life bespeaks horrible tragedy, automatically suspects foul play.
Paris or die : a memoir Jayne Tuttle
The Barrakee mystery Arthur Upfield
Halibut on the moon David VannDavid Vann reimagines his father's final days. Halibut on the Moon traces the roots of mental illness in one man's life as he attempts to anchor himself to the places and people that once shaped his sense of identity. Middle-aged and deeply depressed, Jim arrives in California from Alaska and surrenders himself to the care of his brother Gary, who intends to watch over him.
Cold case cover-up Virginia VaughanShe'll risk everything to uncover her past. An infant is believed to have been murdered thirty years ago - but investigative journalist Dana Lang is convinced she's that baby. Now someone's willing to kill to stop her investigation. And only secretive deputy Quinn Dawson, whose grandfather may have faked Dana's death to protect her, can keep her safe. But a killer's dead set on burying the past - and them - for good. The first thrilling Covert Operatives tale.
Kiss number 8 Colleen VenableMads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball games with her dad. She goofs off with her best friend Cat, and has thus far managed to avoid getting kissed by Adam, the boy next door. It's everything she hoped high school would be... until all of a sudden, it's not. Her dad is hiding something big--so big it could tear her family apart.
Packing light : thoughts on living life with less baggage Ally Vesterfelt
A wicked kind of husband Mia VincyCassandra DeWitt has seen her husband only once--on their wedding day two years earlier--and that suits her perfectly. She has no interest in the rude, badly behaved man she married only to secure her inheritance. She certainly has no interest in his ban on her going to London. Why, he'll never even know she is there. Until he shows up in London too, and Cassandra finds herself sharing a house with the most infuriating man in England. Joshua DeWitt has his life exactly how he wants it.
Darkness for light Emma ViskicAfter a lifetime of bad decisions troubled PI Caleb Zelic is finally making good ones. He's in therapy, reconnecting with the Deaf community, and reconciling with his beloved wife. But he can't escape his past. A violent confrontation forces Caleb back into contact with his double-crossing partner, Frankie. When her niece is kidnapped, Frankie and Caleb must work together to save the child's life. But their efforts will risk everything, including their own lives.
Blind guide to Stinkville Beth VrabelBefore Stinkville, Alice didn't think albinism, or the blindness that goes with it, was a big deal. Sure, she uses a magnifier to read books. And a cane keeps her from bruising her hips on tables. Putting on sunscreen and always wearing a hat are just part of life. But life has always been like this for Alice. Until Stinkville. For the first time in her life, Alice feels different#x97;like she's at a disadvantage.
On earth we're briefly gorgeous Ocean Vuong
The boy who felt too much : how a renowned neuroscientist and his son changed our view of autism forever Lorenz WagnerThe human story behind Henry Markram's Intense World Theory of autism.
Road to Riverdale. Volume one Mark WaidEntry-level collection featuring the first issues of all modern-day Archie relaunches. Featuring the top talents in comics, this graphic novel is perfect for those new fans of the CW's Riverdale TV series, debuting in January 2017. Timed alongside the first episode, it captures the New Riverdale that inspired the show and is a guide for new readers to explore the variety of Archie comics and graphic novels available.
The kosher Delhi Ivan Wainewright
This is how we change the ending Vikki WakefieldSixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He's worried about a lot of things - how his dad treats Nance and his twin half-brothers; the hydro crop in his bedroom; his reckless friend, Merrick. Nate hangs out at the local youth centre and fills his notebooks with things he can't say. But when some of his pages are stolen, and his words are graffitied at the centre, Nate realises he has allies. He might be able to make a difference, change his life, and claim his future.
Are you listening? Tillie WaldenA chance encounter sends runaway Bea on a journey through West Texas with Lou, who Bea must trust as she is driven to confront buried truths about loss and heartbreak.
Lonely Planet's Best of Japan Benedict WalkerLonely Planet Best of Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See traditional geisha in Kyoto, hike up Mt Fuji, or shop around the clock in Tokyo; all with your trusted travel companion.
Alice goes to Hollywood Karen WallaceAlice the anteater has a dream - she's going to be a film star! So she finds herself a pair of high-heeled sandals, a frilly satin dress and some film-star sunglasses and sets off for Hollywood. Soon Alice is the talk of the town, but there's just one problem - will she ever get to star in a film? This dreamy and glamorous tale from award-winning author Karen Wallace is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1.
Wilder boys Brandon WallaceTo evade their mother's abusive boyfriend, brothers Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, venture from the suburbs of Pittsburgh toward the wilds of Wyoming in search of the father they have not seen in four years, using their wilderness skills to survive against both natural and human dangers. Includes wilderness tips.
The collected schizophrenias Esmé Weijun Wang
Watch us rise Renée WatsonFrustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York City high school--two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as well as trolls.
Her uutback protector Margaret WayAt first sight, Alexandra Kingston looked too young to have inherited the running of Moondai cattle station. Overseer Daniel Carson knew she would most likely need all the support he could give her. Daniel combined strength with gentleness - a heady mix for a woman who had learned the hard way how to fight her own battles. Alexandra's small frame belied her inner strength, but she couldn't deny that having Daniel close by her side made her feel both protected...and desired.
In love by Christmas Cari Lynn WebbThis Christmas, two worlds collide...under the mistletoe! All Theo Taylor wants for Christmas is a profitable year-end and a flawless wedding for his sister. Hiring beautiful but unknown designer Josie Beck is a huge risk, especially when the Taylors' reputation is at stake. Josie is sweet, kind and impossible to resist. But is Josie about to destroy Theo's perfect wedding plan...
Self help for your nerves Claire Weekes
Complete self-help for your nerves Claire WeekesThis guide that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety. My heart beats too fast. My hands tremble and sweat. I feel like there's a weight on my chest. My stomach churns. I have terrible headaches. I can't sleep. Sometimes I can't even leave my house...These common symptoms of anxiety are 'minor' only to the people who don't suffer from them.
A stone sat still Brendan WenzelA Stone Sat Still is a gorgeous exploration of perspective, perception, sensory experience, colour, size, function, and time, with an underlying environmental message that is timely and poignant. Once again Wenzel shows himself to be a master of the picture book form.
Art of plants vs. zombies : a visual retra retrospec book Rich WernerCollects the concept art and character sketches from the Plants vs. Zombies video game franchise.
Mighty Max Carrie WestonMax is a monster with yellow eyes, pointed ears, a big, wide mouth, sharp teeth and a long, spiky tail. He's just like the rest of his family, except Max is a mighty show off. He's not really meant to, but sometimes he does tricks in front of the children who visit Blue Lake - and they love it! Then, one day, his showing off gets Max more than he bargained for ...
The fortunes of Ruby White Lia Weston
Those pleasant girls Lia WestonEvie Pleasant, nee Bouvier, is back in town. In a figure-hugging skirt, high heels and a pin-up hairdo, she's unrecognisable from the wild child who waged war on Sweet Meadow in her youth. She's made a promise to herself: -- Trailing a reluctant 16-year-old daughter and armed with cake making equipment, Evie's divorce and impending poverty has made her desperate enough to return to Sweet Meadow to seduce her former partner-in-crime and start again.
You wish Lia WestonSometimes imagination is not enough.Thomas Lash grants secret wishes . . . on-screen, that is.White wedding gone horribly wrong and need to swap the groom? Never went to university but must have a graduation photo? Need to create a fake family for that job interview? Problem solved with expert Photoshopping and Tom's peculiar ability to know exactly what you desire. Tom never says no, even when giving grieving parents the chance to see what the lives of their lost children may have looked like.
How to walk a dog Mike WhiteThe highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park.
The lawman's Christmas proposal Barbara Daille WhiteA husband for Christmas? Mitch Weston's back in Cowboy Creek, and self-proclaimed matchmaker Jed Garland has his single granddaughter Andi on his mind. Mitch is a lawman, good with the little ones and easy on the eyes. He and Andi were high school sweethearts, for heaven's sake! Why can't they see they're perfect for each other? Because Andi already lost one husband to a dangerous job, and now she's all about playing it safe, for her sake and her children's. Being a cop is everything to Mitch.
The best kind of beautiful Frances WhitingFlorence Saint Claire, former child star, generally prefers plants to people. She's a reluctant member of a musical family with a legendary father, an impossible mother, a sister who can't keep still and a brother who walks to his own beat. Albert Flowers is a people person, life rushing at him from all corners, carrying him to weddings and parties and late nights in rooftop bars. Florence and Albert work together, they plant dreams in the forest together. They think they know each other.
Consolations : the solace, nourishment and underlying meaning of everyday words David Whyte
Pregnant in Pennsylvania Jasinda WilderWhen you're from a place like Clayton, PA, you either leave as soon as you can, or you never leave. We can't even say we're a one-stoplight town, because we don't have a stoplight, just a traffic circle on a minor local highway. Here in Clayton, everyone knows everyone, and gossip and rumors are a way of life. So, when my high school sweetheart leaves our son and me for a woman in another state, it's the talk of the town for months, if not years.
This is happiness Niall Williams
Christmas at Brigadier Station Sarah WilliamsShe thought they'd missed their chance. But he never forgot her. When Tom Carmody buys a run-down cattle station in outback Queensland he is shocked to discover that the woman living next door is none other than Harriet McGuire, his high school crush - the woman who mysteriously never returned to boarding school after the summer break. In a time when women did as their fathers bid, Harriet agreed to marry the charming Daniel McGuire and move to Brigadier Station.
Impossible music Sean WilliamsWhen the song is over, what remains? A novel about rediscovering yourself when everything you once took for granted is gone.
Sweet bird of youth and other plays Tennessee Williams
Paper avalanche Lisa WilliamsonWhen it comes to flying under the radar, Ro Snow is the expert. No friends. No boys. No parties. And strictly NO VISITORS. It may be lonely but at least this way the truth remains where it should - hidden. Then Tanvi Shah, the girl who almost died, comes tumbling back into her life and Ro finds herself losing control of her carefully constructed lies. Because if Ro's walls come crumbling down, who's going to take care of Bonnie... Bonnie. Never Mum or Mummy or Mother. Just Bonnie.
White Rose Kip WilsonTells the story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenges the Nazi regime during World War II as part of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group.
The lunch-box chronicles : notes from the parenting underground Marion WinikFor me, parenting is like dieting. Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfection in view, and every day I somehow stray from the path. The difference is with dieting, I usually make it to lunch. . . ." With the candor and often hilarious outlook that have made her a beloved commentator on NPR, Marion Winik takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through modern parenthood, with all of its attendant anxieties and joys.
First comes love Marion WinikThe National Public Radio commentator reflects on her relationship with her late husband, their 1983 meeting at Mardi Gras, falling in love with a gay man, their marriage and children, the horrors of AIDS, and their final moments together as she helped her husband die.
Highs in the low fifties : how I stumbled through the joys of single living Marion WinikA cross between Nora Ephron and David Sedaris, longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik has a uniquely hilarious and relatable way of looking at life. Her stories of being single in middle age, marked by stylish writing and stunning candor, left readers bent double with laughter when they appeared in her column, rated Best of Baltimore by Baltimore Magazine. Highs in the Low Fifties follows Winik's attempt to rebuild her world as a once-widowed, once-divorced single mom.
Mr. Serious Danica WintersDuty and danger bring an alpha hero to Mystery, Montana. Waylon Fitzgerald had a life of adventure all planned out--one that did not include returning to his family's ranch to bring his missing ex-wife into custody for murder. With so much bad blood between them, the sexy military police officer understands why his ex's sister, Christina Bell, hates him. And yet he and Christina spark a sizzling attraction.
Golden state Ben H Winters
Walks in the wild : a guide through the forest Peter WohllebenCan you tell the difference between wolf and dog prints? Which trees are best to shelter under a storm? How do you tell a deciduous and coniferous tree apart? Bestselling author of The Hidden Life of trees, Peter Wohlleben, lets you in on the quintessentials of his forestry knowledge. He invites you on an atmospheric journey of discovery.
Of time and the river : a legend of man's hunger in his youth Thomas WolfeIt is 1920 and Eugene Gant leaves the American South for Harvard, New York and Europe, determined to make his way as a writer. On the boat home, he meets Esther Jack, the woman who is to dominate his life. Autobiographical, vital and passionate, this novel blazes with energy and life.
Good habits, bad habits : the science of making positive changes that stick Wendy WoodA landmark, myth-busting, book about how we form habits, and what we can do with this knowledge to make positive change by Prof Wendy Wood, the leading authority on the science of habits.Good Habits, Bad Habits is a comprehensive, accessible, and deeply practical book that will change the way you think about almost every aspect of your life.
Lone Star reunion Joss Wood'In Royal, Texas, everything brings back difficult memories...especially you.' But walking away again might prove impossible... Feuding grandparents ended Daniel Clayton and Alexis Slade's teenage romance - and ten years hasn't healed the family rift, nor cooled their intense desire. But when staying apart backfires spectacularly, Daniel and Lexi find themselves entangled in a forbidden affair that leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Will they stay loyal to their families...
Fake : a startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies Stephanie WoodWomen the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a former architect turned farmer she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, loving, truthful. They talk about the future. She falls in love. She also becomes increasingly beset by anxiety at his frequent cancellations, no-shows and bizarre excuses.
Venom Adrienne WoodsSixteen-year-old Elena Watkins is experiencing her first summer break in Paegeia. A fantasy realm where Dragons and Magic exists. Six weeks of fun she shared with her two best friends Sammy Leaf, a Fire Tail Dragon and Becky Johnson, a fellow Dragonian. There is only one small problem. Whenever Blake Leaf, The Rubicon, is drunk, he stirs up more than just Elena's blood. Why....? remains a secret.
Starlight Adrienne WoodsIn the Fifth and final part of the Dragonian Series, eighteen-year-old Elena Watkins and her dragon, the Rubicon, need to find the missing ingredients in order to free her father from Etan.
Moonbreeze Adrienne WoodsThe life or a star-studded royal has not been kind to eighteen-year-old Elena Watkins. With a Council breathing down her neck and a dragon that refuses to accept her as his rider, she must convince everyone that she is ready to rule Paegeia like her parents before her. But she has made a promise to her father, King Albert, that she will not go looking for him and free the people of Etan. Elena has promised to never truly fulfill her destiny.
Frostbite Adrienne WoodsLosing Lucian McKenzie, the Prince of her heart and discovering her true identity has made Elena Watkins' life almost unbearable. However, new trials will test the 17 year-old's strength and push her to limits she didn't think were possible. Only a mysterious offer from Blake Leaf, the Rubicon and a dragon predestined for evil, reveals there may be a light at the end of Elena's dark tunnel.
Thunderlight Adrienne WoodsDragons, all this may seem like old news, but for seventeen year-old Elena Watkins the world of Paegeia is not finished revealing all its secrets. During a summer break intended for relaxation, she discovers that her harrowing adventure to retrieve the King of Lion sword wasn't the destiny foretold by the cryptic Viden, a dragon with the ability to see a person's true fate.
Rancher and his unexpected daughter Sherryl WoodsFatherhood is filled with all kinds of unexpected surprises.
The cowboy and his baby Sherryl WoodsRevisit the Adams Dynasty in this heartfelt story of forgiveness and second chances from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods. A year and a half ago, a tragic mistake cost single mother Melissa Horton her one true love'and a father for her baby girl. Now Texas rancher Cody Adams was back, shocked to discover he was a parent and determined to make Melissa his wife. But Melissa surprised herself'and him'with her newfound independence. She didn't want just a marriage of convenience.
The years Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway's party : a short story sequence Virginia Woolf
The waves Virginia Woolf
Night and day Virginia Woolf
The endometriosis natural treatment program : a complete self-help plan for improving health & well-being Valerie Ann WorwoodThe Endometriosis Natural Treatment Program explores the environmental toxins, cosmetics, dietary habits, and other lifestyle issues that contribute to endometriosis and its treatment.
Echoes among the stones Jaime Jo WrightMystery begins to follow Aggie Dunkirk when she exhumes the past's secrets and uncovers a crime her eccentric grandmother has been obsessing over. Decades earlier, after discovering her sister's body in the attic, Imogene Flannigan is determined to find justice. Two women, separated by time, vow to find answers ... no matter the cost.
Stasi 77 David Young
As many nows as I can get Shana YoungdahlIn one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge into an irresistible swirl of romance, particle physics, and questionable decisions. Scarlett and David have known each other all their lives in small-town Graceville, Colorado, where David is just another mountain in the background, until, one day, he is suddenly so much more than part of the landscape. Magnetic, spontaneous, David is a gravitational force.
Tiny LEGO wonders : build 42 surprisingly realistic mini-models! Mattia ZamboniA collection of miniscale models built from LEGO bricks. Models include trains, aircraft, fire trucks, construction vehicles, cars, ships, and spacecraft. Features detailed step-by-step building instructions.
Fallen Rebecca ZanettiA talented hacker who got caught, Brigid Banaghan is now forced to work with a secret Deep Ops unit. But she won't reveal any more to these renegade Feds than she has to. Especially not to Raider Tanaka, her control freak of a bodyguard and handler. It's enough that his body is tensed for action and his heated gaze is always on her ... Too sharp. Raider knows there's more to his new assignment than he's been told.
Doxology Nell Zink
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Sermons from the bush Ian BrickellFrom the back-blocks of Northern Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, comes a collection of sermons that call believers to live faithfully to the Word of God and be ready for Christ's return.Ian Brickell currently farms the 563 rugged but beautiful hectares of TeWaeWae Station on the edge of the Urewera Ranges. As a committed Christian, his desire is to hear God speak to him.
Feel good for life : a recipe for great health and vitality Claire TurnbullIn Feel Good for Life, nutrition expert Claire Turnbull shows you how to live a healthier, happier life - one step at a time. The ultimate guide to feeling good and looking fabulous! Do you want to have more energy every day look and feel better sleep well and wake refreshed feel good from the inside out have a body you love? Then this is the book for you.
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