Brought to you by Penguin.Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.© Graham Greene 1948, 1971 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

When historian Fluke Kelso learns of the existence of a secret notebook belonging to Josef Stalin he is determined to track it down, whatever the consequences. From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern Moscow he heads north - to the vast forests surrounding the White Sea port of Archangel, and a terrifying encounter with Russia's unburied past.

A quartet of classic Ealing comedy films, reimagined for BBC RadioBetween 1947 and 1957, Ealing Studios produced a series of immensely popular, darkly funny film comedies that made the West London borough famous throughout the world. Almost 50 years later, four of these timeless films were recreated for BBC Radio 4, and are now collected together for the first time.The Ladykillers – Eccentric elderly widow Mrs Wilberforce unwitting...

Tyler Mitchell has worked hard to rebuild his life after his family kicked him out. A culinary student and sous chef who spends his spare time volunteering with kids, he's happy enough even though he has no time to consider a relationship.Trevor Pratt is finally getting over losing the one person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, but it's taken screwing every cute guy in Manhattan to get there. He's vowed to repair the friendship he broke along the way, but that's hard ...

‘Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?’With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire’s Golden Triangle, he invites him back to his house. It’s the beginning of a remarkable friendship.Elsewhere in the Golden Triangle, the rich, manipulative Plurabelle (aka Anna Livia Plurabelle Cleopatra A Thing of Beauty i...

In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and st...

Michael Mucz's prolonged primary research into Ukrainian-Canadian folk history culminates in Baba's Kitchen Medicines. This book bursts with the cultural memory of pioneering folk from Canada's prairieland. From fever to frostbite, this incomparable compendium of tinctures, poultices, salves, decoctions, infusions, plasters, and tonics will fascinate and often mortify readers from all walks of life. The comprehensiveness of Mucz's research and interviews framed with deftly painted historic...

Over 70 recipes for feel-good family food from a busy chef, TV personality and father of three.This invaluable cookbook from popular chef, columnist, TV personality and father of three Theo Michaels holds the answer to the challenges of feeding a family with easy and fun recipes for every day. In your average week you'll encounter ravenous kids desperate for an almost instant after-school snack, you'll often need to rustle up tempting and filling platefuls of somet...

Because the way to a man's heart…Eight years ago, the world was their oyster. Until, that is, competing chefs Ethan Martin and James Lassiter's hot and heavy relationship fizzled after Jamie left for an internship in Paris. Even though Jamie's career has taken off since his return to the States, with his own television show and a lot of fame, his feelings for Ethan have never quite gone away.Ethan's culinary career has developed more slowly, but he's almost saved e...

Chef Michael Smith, Canada’s most popular chef, is back with a brand-new cookbook for all his fans! Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen is a fabulous new collection of Michael’s all-time favourite recipes that he regularly cooks at home. Simple, easy to make and packed with tips, all you have to do is follow the instructions and you will be making the best version of the recipe that Chef Michael Smith creates consistently in his own kitchen. Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen includes 100 recipes—from ...

This volume explores cuisine in Israel, including the country's food culture history, important dishes, current food issues, and more.The evolution of Israeli cuisine has been shaped by three key factors: the country's geography and climate, its diverse ethnic and religious history (including non-Jewish communities and immigration from around the world), and its advancements in agricultural technology, which have made Israel a global leader in the field.Thi...

65 ingenious short-cut recipes that show how canned, jarred and bottled ingredients are not only convenient and budget-friendly but delicious too!Chef Theo Michaels presents a collection of simple and delicious recipes for meals made using canned food plus just a few basic fresh and/or frozen ingredients. Most of the recipes can be pulled together in less than 30 minutes, ingredients lists are short and also allow for last-minute s...