The debut novel by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning co-writer of BBC One's Outnumbered Guy Jenkin.'One of the best historical fiction books of 2025' THE TIMES'A delightful cross between Wolf Hall and Blackadder' THE EXPRESSShortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2025'Clever, funny, ingenious and endearing' Lissa Evans

Martin Jarvis stars in this BBC radio satire set in the competitive world of advertisingHappiness... is a career in advertising. Or is it? Activist turned ad writer Ken Handley isn't so sure. Back in the day, he used to hitch-hike and attend peace protests. Now, he finds himself writing copy for the Conservative Party and extolling the virtues of products he hates - while also coping with a drunken boss, strait-laced colleagues and an overactive mind.Over t...

Murder Most Foul is a dark, witty and fast-paced novel, from one of Britain’s best-loved screenwriters.It’s 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London’s leading playwright.When Marlowe is stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances, rumours abound – but the one that won’t go away is that Shakespeare did it to remove h...

Songs and sketches from the groundbreaking BBC comedy series show starring Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson. 'Not the Nine O’Clock News' is regarded as one of the great classics of British television humour. Written by some of Britain’s finest comedy writers, including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, the show was innovative, shocking and rude – and extremely funny. Published on CD for the first time, this hilarious compilation includes some of...

The sequel to the Wodehouse Prize nominated Murder Most Foul.The second novel by the multi BAFTA, RTS and Emmy awardwinning writer, director and producer of iconic TV shows like Outnumbered and Drop the Dead Donkey.The murder-solving duo are back, famed playwright Will and the sister of Christopher Marlowe. This time, it’s to discover the truth behind the murder of Ann’s mother. The cause of death is absurd: suicide by butter knife. Ann knows that can’t be true and must disc...

Par l’autrice des Sept maris d'Evelyn Hugo, une histoire d’amour bouleversante et épique qui nous plonge dans l’Amérique des années 1980... et la conquête de l’espace! Depuis toujours, la prof d’astrophysique Joan Goodwin est obsédée par les étoiles. Aussi le jour où la NASA annonce recruter pour la première fois des femmes scientifiques, elle brûle d’envie d’être choisie pour aller dans l’espace. Sélectionnée parmi des milliers de candidats, Joan commence sa formation au Johnson Space Cen...

Adolescente à L.A. à la fin des années 1960, Daisy embrasse avec conviction le mode de vie de l’époque: elle se faufile dans les clubs du Sunset Strip, couche avec des rock stars et rêve de chanter au célèbre Whisky A Go Go. Le sexe et la drogue sont exaltants, mais c’est le rock’n’roll qui l’envoûte plus que tout. À l’aube de ses 20 ans, elle possède le genre de beauté naturelle qui rend les hommes fous, en plus d’une voix remarquable. The Six est un groupe rock qui fait aussi sa marque s...

Une famille riche et célèbre organise une fête épique pour célébrer la fin de l’été. Mais en vingt-quatre heures, la vie de tout le monde va changer à jamais. 27 août 1983. Le party annuel de Nina Riva est l’événement le plus attendu à Malibu. Ce n’est pas seulement la soirée la plus décadente de toute la côte ouest, c’est aussi une fabuleuse occasion d’approcher les Riva. Nina, Hud, Jay et Kit sont non seulement les descendants d’un des chanteurs les plus populaires des dernières décen...

Tout le monde est potentiellement confronté à un instant qui scinde sa vie en deux. Quand on se penche sur son passé, il existe un tournant à un moment donné, un événement plus marquant que tous les autres. Un instant qui crée un « avant » et un « après ». À tout juste vingt-cinq ans, Emma Blair épouse son amour de jeunesse, Jesse. Ils sont bien déterminés à se bâtir une vie à leur image, faite de voyages et d’aventure, loin de leur ville natale du Massachusetts. Profondément amoureux, ils...

If you’re reading this right now chances are your, looking for a way to get your ex back for good and heal your relationship, or you're looking to meet someone else, either way, this will be the most important book you'll ever read.After reading “Become His Addiction”, finally the sadness, pain and frustrations that you’re feeling right now will be a thing of the past.Let’s Face It,There is nothing worse than spending all day wondering why your ex d...

Most pastors pray for a healthy and vibrant church, a prosperous organization and transformative change among those they disciple, but many find themselves frustrated because they lack direction and feel as though they are spinning their wheels. They struggle to correct unhealthy patterns or do not have fresh vision for their ministry.John K. Jenkins can relate. The first church he attended is best described as a shack with a bell and a steeple. The restroom facilities? An outhouse...

This second edition of Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design now presents 107 design and evaluation methods as well as numerous refinements to those that featured in the original. The book has been carefully designed to act as an ergonomics methods manual, aiding both students and practitioners. The eleven sections represent the different categories of ergonomics methods and techniques that can be used in the evaluation and design process. Offering a 'how-to' ...