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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

by Alison Espach ...

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable... ... Read more

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The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable...
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Hero

The new gripping thriller from the author of OUTBACK for 2026

by Patricia Wolf ...

Series Book 5 - A DS Walker Thriller
'The magic that Patricia Wolf brings to crime writing is extraordinary...the best of the genre' NetGalley review, 5 starsThe new unmissable instalment in the DS Walker series!A sporting legend. A brutal death. A dark legacy.DS Lucas Walker is back home in Queensland, following the dramatic fallout from his last case. He is just getting to grips with his new role in the small outback town of Katima ... Read more

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'The magic that Patricia Wolf brings to crime writing is extraordinary...the best of the genre' NetGalley review, 5 starsThe new unmissable instalment in the DS Walker series!A sporting legend. A brutal death. A dark legacy.DS Lucas Walker is back home in Queensland, following the dramatic fallout from his last case. He is just getting to grips with his new role in the small outback town of Katima
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Outback

A stunning new crime thriller

by Patricia Wolf ...

Series Book 1 - A DS Walker Thriller
The Number 1 Internationally Bestselling Ebook, perfect for fans of The Dry by Jane Harper.'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBETWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his d... ... Read more

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The Number 1 Internationally Bestselling Ebook, perfect for fans of The Dry by Jane Harper.'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBETWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his d...
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A Truce That Is Not Peace

by Miriam Toews ...

THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025‘The best memoir you will read all year’ NICK HORNBY‘A triumph – a meditation on writing, suicide, guilt and silence’ GUARDIAN‘Curious and idiosyncratic and enjoyable’ ZADIE SMITH‘Darkly moving and heart-wrenchingly funny’ MARIE CLAIRE</em... ... Read more

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THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025‘The best memoir you will read all year’ NICK HORNBY‘A triumph – a meditation on writing, suicide, guilt and silence’ GUARDIAN‘Curious and idiosyncratic and enjoyable’ ZADIE SMITH‘Darkly moving and heart-wrenchingly funny’ MARIE CLAIRE</em...
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Bridges to Burn

An unputdownable Scottish police procedural

by Marion Todd ...

Series Book 8 - Detective Clare Mackay
How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems?DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side?It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet ... Read more

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How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems?DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side?It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet
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Dialogue

by Robert McKee ...

The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide STORY, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his programme is his singular book, STORY, which has defined how we talk about the art of story ... Read more

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The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide STORY, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his programme is his singular book, STORY, which has defined how we talk about the art of story
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A masterclass from a warm and engagingly enthusiastic companion' Guardian'This book is a delight, and it's about delight too. How necessary, at our particular moment' Tessa Hadley________________From the *New York Times-*bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo <... ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A masterclass from a warm and engagingly enthusiastic companion' Guardian'This book is a delight, and it's about delight too. How necessary, at our particular moment' Tessa Hadley________________From the *New York Times-*bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo <...
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The Scholar

The second novel in the bestselling Cormac Reilly crime thriller series, from the author OF WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA and perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Ann Cleeves and Hayley Scrivenor

by Dervla McTiernan ...

Series Book 2 - Cormac Reilly
'Dervla McTiernan has rocked the crime fiction world with good reason. Taut, tense and darkly addictive. A treat for lovers of fine crime writing.' - Candice FoxBeing brilliant has never been this dangerous ...When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and run outside Galway University late one evening, she calls her partner, Detective Cormac Reilly, bringing him first to the scene ... Read more

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'Dervla McTiernan has rocked the crime fiction world with good reason. Taut, tense and darkly addictive. A treat for lovers of fine crime writing.' - Candice FoxBeing brilliant has never been this dangerous ...When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and run outside Galway University late one evening, she calls her partner, Detective Cormac Reilly, bringing him first to the scene
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Papillon

by Henri Charrière ...

Translated by Patrick O’Brian ...

Series series Harper Perennial Modern Classics
A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure – a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960sCondemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he went into solitary confinement and was sent eventually ... Read more

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A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure – a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960sCondemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he went into solitary confinement and was sent eventually
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Passionista

The Empowered Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man

by Ian Kerner ...

Series Book 4 - Kerner
Transform Yourself from "Passion Victim" to Passionista!In the smash hit She Comes First, Ian Kerner singlehandedly waged battle against male sexual "ill-cliteracy," and women everywhere benefited from his "viva la vulva" philosophy of female pleasure. Now, in Passionista, it's time to learn all about what turns men on and makes them stay on. In this point-by-point, "blow-by-blow" sex guide for ... Read more

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Transform Yourself from "Passion Victim" to Passionista!In the smash hit She Comes First, Ian Kerner singlehandedly waged battle against male sexual "ill-cliteracy," and women everywhere benefited from his "viva la vulva" philosophy of female pleasure. Now, in Passionista, it's time to learn all about what turns men on and makes them stay on. In this point-by-point, "blow-by-blow" sex guide for
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Jump Jet

The Secret History of the Harrier

by Michael Pryce ...

THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz'An engineering marvel . . . a flying machine that seems to defy logic. . . Michael Pryce reveals how, while rival jump jet designers pinned their hopes on data and analysis, and failed, <st... ... Read more

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THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz'An engineering marvel . . . a flying machine that seems to defy logic. . . Michael Pryce reveals how, while rival jump jet designers pinned their hopes on data and analysis, and failed, <st...
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Knowing What We Know

The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic

by Simon Winchester ...

‘A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter’ New York Times‘An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and sprightly’Sunday TimesFrom the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing ... Read more

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‘A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter’ New York Times‘An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and sprightly’Sunday TimesFrom the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing
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The Falls

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

by Ian Rankin ...

Series Book 12 - A Rebus Novel
The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of ... Read more

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The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of
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The Sense of Style

The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

by Steven Pinker ...

Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century. What do skilful writers know about the link between syntax and ... Read more

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Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century. What do skilful writers know about the link between syntax and
... Read more
The Unaccountability Machine

Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind

by Dan Davies ...

A NEW STATESMAN AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A great book ... a wonderful way of talking about our current world' Rory Stewart'Mischievous and fiercely intelligent' Ed Smith, New Statesman'One of the most insightful books I've read in a long time' Sam Freedman<p... ... Read more

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A NEW STATESMAN AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A great book ... a wonderful way of talking about our current world' Rory Stewart'Mischievous and fiercely intelligent' Ed Smith, New Statesman'One of the most insightful books I've read in a long time' Sam Freedman<p...
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Silent Bones

An addictive and gripping crime thriller

by Rachel Lynch ...

Series Book 11 - Detective Kelly Porter
A dead body keeps no secrets...An extreme drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. Forensics identify that the body, a young man, must have entered the water with his arms tied behind his back: this was no accidental death. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it's the remains of an old classmate, missing for ... Read more

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A dead body keeps no secrets...An extreme drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. Forensics identify that the body, a young man, must have entered the water with his arms tied behind his back: this was no accidental death. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it's the remains of an old classmate, missing for
... Read more
Penguin Readers Level 4: What You Are Looking For Is In The Library (ELT Graded Reader)

Abridged Edition

by Michiko Aoyama ...

Series Book 4 - Penguin Readers
This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read.In this story, Sayuri Komachi is a librarian who recommends books and gives gifts to people. She helps them find what they are really looking for in life. The books and gifts are special for each person. They show them that life might ... Read more

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This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read.In this story, Sayuri Komachi is a librarian who recommends books and gives gifts to people. She helps them find what they are really looking for in life. The books and gifts are special for each person. They show them that life might
... Read more
Escape the Diet Trap

by Dr. John Briffa ...

‘No need to count calories, go hungry or diet ever again’ The TimesThis revolutionary book reveals:Ten reasons why eating a low-fat, calorie controlled diet makes sustained weight loss virtually impossible.Why the less hungry you are, the more weight you’ll lose.How different types of calories have different fattening potential.Why weight is not just about calories, but the impact our diet has on ... Read more

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‘No need to count calories, go hungry or diet ever again’ The TimesThis revolutionary book reveals:Ten reasons why eating a low-fat, calorie controlled diet makes sustained weight loss virtually impossible.Why the less hungry you are, the more weight you’ll lose.How different types of calories have different fattening potential.Why weight is not just about calories, but the impact our diet has on
... Read more
Neglected: Part 3 of 3

Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection

by Cathy Glass ...

PART 3 OF 3Little Jamey, 2½ years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.The police and social services have no choice but to remove two-year-old Jamey from home after his mother leaves him alone all night to go out partying.When he first arrives with foster carer Cathy Glass, he is scared, hungry and withdrawn, craving the affection he has been denied for so ... Read more

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PART 3 OF 3Little Jamey, 2½ years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.The police and social services have no choice but to remove two-year-old Jamey from home after his mother leaves him alone all night to go out partying.When he first arrives with foster carer Cathy Glass, he is scared, hungry and withdrawn, craving the affection he has been denied for so
... Read more
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

by James Scott Bell ...

Now, learn the master key for writing great short stories, and the strategies for using them to advance your writing career!As most writers will tell you, the hardest fiction form to master is the short story. To be successful, a short story needs to have "emotional wallop," and in under 7,000 words.Not easy to do.In this book, #1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell explains the essential ... Read more

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Now, learn the master key for writing great short stories, and the strategies for using them to advance your writing career!As most writers will tell you, the hardest fiction form to master is the short story. To be successful, a short story needs to have "emotional wallop," and in under 7,000 words.Not easy to do.In this book, #1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell explains the essential
... Read more
Stalking Claremont

Inside the hunt for a serial killer

by Bret Christian ...

One young woman missing, two found murdered -- the gripping true story of Australia's longest-running homicide investigation** Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for True Crime 2021**In the early hours of January 27, 1996, after an evening spent celebrating at Club Bayview in the Perth suburb of Claremont, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers called a taxi to nearby Mosman Park. But when the cab arrived, she'd ... Read more

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One young woman missing, two found murdered -- the gripping true story of Australia's longest-running homicide investigation** Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for True Crime 2021**In the early hours of January 27, 1996, after an evening spent celebrating at Club Bayview in the Perth suburb of Claremont, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers called a taxi to nearby Mosman Park. But when the cab arrived, she'd
... Read more
The Charisma Machine

The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child

by Morgan G. Ames ...

Series series Infrastructures
A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences.In The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and explains why—despite its failures—the same utopian visions that inspired OLPC still motivate other projects trying to use technology to “disrupt” education and development.Announced in 2005 by MIT Media ... Read more

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A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences.In The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and explains why—despite its failures—the same utopian visions that inspired OLPC still motivate other projects trying to use technology to “disrupt” education and development.Announced in 2005 by MIT Media
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Galaga

by Michael Kimball ...

Series series Boss Fight Books
For fifteen seconds of one of the highest-grossing films of all time, The Avengers’ plan to save the world comes to a grinding halt when Tony Stark calls out a low-level member of S.H.I.E.L.D. for playing Galaga on the job. Acclaimed novelist and lifelong Galaga player Michael Kimball knows the compulsion: He’s set and re-set high scores on Galaga machines all across America. What many call the ... Read more

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For fifteen seconds of one of the highest-grossing films of all time, The Avengers’ plan to save the world comes to a grinding halt when Tony Stark calls out a low-level member of S.H.I.E.L.D. for playing Galaga on the job. Acclaimed novelist and lifelong Galaga player Michael Kimball knows the compulsion: He’s set and re-set high scores on Galaga machines all across America. What many call the
... Read more
Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.6

by Rod Grainger ...

Series series Enthusiast's Workshop Manual
With open-topped styling and performance evocative of the classic sportscars of the 60s, the Mazda MX-5/Eunos had to be a huge international success - and that's exactly what it's become. Now a familiar sight on the streets and boulevards of the world, the MX-5 is owned by real enthusiasts, the kind of people who will want to have hands-on involvement with the maintenance and repair of their ... Read more

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With open-topped styling and performance evocative of the classic sportscars of the 60s, the Mazda MX-5/Eunos had to be a huge international success - and that's exactly what it's become. Now a familiar sight on the streets and boulevards of the world, the MX-5 is owned by real enthusiasts, the kind of people who will want to have hands-on involvement with the maintenance and repair of their
... Read more

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