He was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation - but it was all built on a lie.Neil Woodford spent years beating the market; betting against the dot com bubble and the banks before the financial crash in 2008, making blockbuster returns for investors and earning himself a reputation of 'the man who made Middle England rich'.But, in 2019, Woodford's asset management company collapsed, trapping hundreds of thousands of rainy-day ...

Brought to you by Penguin.The proud owner of a sprawling £14m estate in the Cotswolds, boasting a stable of eventing horses, a fleet of supercars and neighbouring the royal family, Neil Woodford was the most celebrated and successful British investor of his generation.He spent years beating the market; betting against the dot com bubble in the 1990s and the banks before the financial crash in 2008, making blockbuster returns for his investo...

Lonely Planet's Middle East is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Wonder at the enchanting Petra, visit Ancient Egyptian sites and explore the ruins of Persepolis; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Middle East Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually insp...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Tunisia.Discover Tunisia's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from snorkelling on the North Coast and quad biking at the oasis, Ksar Ghilane; to exploring Bulla Regia, a Roman city known for its underground villas; and admiring flocks of pink flamingos at Cap Bon's jewel like lake, Korba Lagoon.Build a tr...

'Truly heroic' Daniel Craig'A completely brilliant thing, to benefit so many' Nicole Kidman'Powerful and deeply moving' Andy Burnham'An epic journey . . . will touch the hearts of people everywhere' Lou Macari'An amazing and inspirational story' Michael Ball*Foreword from Dan Walker*'We were (and are) three ordinary dads who found ourselves in a desperate place we never expected to be, engulfed by pain and suffering beyond imagining, but who ...

How do we respond to harm faced by young people beyond their front doors? Can practitioners keep young people safe at school, in their neighbourhoods or with their friends when social care systems are designed to work with families?The Contextual Safeguarding approach has transformed how policy makers, social care leaders, practitioners and researchers understand harm that happens to young people in their communities and what is required to respond. Since 2015 it has been tested ac...

'Truly heroic' Daniel Craig'A completely brilliant thing, to benefit so many' Nicole Kidman'Powerful and deeply moving' Andy Burnham'An epic journey . . . will touch the hearts of people everywhere' Lou Macari*With a foreword written and narrated by Dan Walker*'We were (and are) three ordinary dads who found ourselves in a desperate place we never expected to be, en...

For those who love their short stories spicy, welcome to Duck Prints Press's debut explicit anthology. In this collection of brand-new stories, we celebrate many flavors of polyamory. Orgy? Yes please! Ménage à trois? C'est magnifique! Foursomes and moresomes? Delighted to attend! We asked our 15 contributors to blow our minds with their fun combinations, unusual settings, favorite trope usage, and (of course) super sexy smut—and they didn't disappoint. From a vampire free-for-all to a hea...

Their alien DNA made them unique. Their father’s legacy made them heroes… Identical twins Joe and Frank Hunter are caught up in a top-secret military project known as Operation Starlight—Trained Psychic Warriors, and spies. Fate has pulled their lives in different directions, until two government agents visit the Hunter home asking for Joe’s participation in a special program.. A new mission looms on the horizon. And its dangers are outweighed, only by the hope of restoring the use of Joe’...

Their alien DNA made them unique. Their father's legacy made them heroes… Identical twins Joe and Frank Hunter are caught up in a top-secret military project known as Operation Starlight—Trained Psychic Warriors, and spies. Fate has pulled their lives in different directions, until two government agents visit the Hunter home asking for Joe's participation in a special program.. A new mission looms on the horizon. And its dangers are outweighed, only by the hope of restoring the use of Joe'...

With this third installment in our Queer Fanworks Inspired By… anthology series, we set out to explore the truth by which we at Duck Prints Press live: that a classic work without a single canonically queer character must be in want of a very LGBTQIA+ makeover!A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" queers up this classic with 21 short stories and 20 full-page color artworks. 38 creators contributed to this project, drawing i...

In un mondo stratificato e vibrante, il Continente ospita quattro Regni: da Turym, la capitale del Regno di Arwium, a Ninive, il cuore pulsante nel Regno di Voda, fino alla perla d'Oriente, il distretto di Kodami, nel Regno di Inuyama. Le Isole Arcaib, invece, si ergono come terre desolate nell'oceano occidentale: antichi moniti di una storia ormai antica. Qui si intreccia la vita di Benjamin Owen: un ragazzo comune, cat...