June 27, 1976. An Air France jetliner carrying 248 passengers vanishes from radar over the Mediterranean, hijacked by armed terrorists and diverted to a remote African airstrip. Among the captives: families, businesspeople, and Holocaust survivors—ordinary people caught in an extraordinary crisis.In Uganda's Entebbe Airport, protected by dictator Idi Amin's military, the hijackers issue their demands: release imprisoned terrorists or execute the hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Yit...

Business process management becomes critical when founder instinct can no longer carry daily execution. What once felt fast, personal, and flexible begins to create delay, inconsistency, and unclear ownership. This book reframes growth as a workflow problem rather than a motivation problem. It explores how repeatable routines, handoff points, and performance feedback create operating leverage. Without them, every new customer, hire, or product line multiplies complexity. The founder stays ...

The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year.'A serious talent' Kevin Bridges'Inventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale' Chris Brookmyre'An outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name' Peter JamesDCI Alison McCoist is back: newly promoted and even less popular.Chuck Gardner is the proud ow...

Out of His Grip: A True Story of Survival, Abduction, and Escaping a Serial Killer* by **Callum S. Bradley** is a chilling true-crime narrative that explores the terrifying reality of abduction and the extraordinary strength required to survive it.The story follows a victim whose life is violently disrupted when they are abducted by a calculating and dangerous serial killer. What begins as an ordinary day quickly spirals into a nightmare of captivity, fear, and psychological tormen...

'A full-tilt sprint through the Glaswegian criminal underground' David Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy 'Destined to become a very big name' Peter James 'The vibe is Taggart rewritten by Mick Herron' The Times DCI Alison McCoist is up to the oxters in Glasgow's shadiest police unit, with a list of guilty secrets growing longer by the day. Fran Forbes has just bolted from the scene of a gangland massacre with only a shite-stained tracksuit and a memory stick full of cryptocurrency to his ...

WINNER OF THE McILVANNEY PRIZE for SCOTTISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEARFEATURES AN EXTRACT FROM THE NEXT ALISON MCCOIST THRILLER, PAPERBOY'Amazingly accomplished' The Times, Crime Book of the Month'Loved it'Kevin Bridges'A talent to watch'Chris Brookmyre'Very funny'Scotsman'Pitch dark yet dripping with warmth'Ca...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONA captivating memoir that immerses readers in the life of a Scottish carpenter as he perfects his craft, builds a business, and reflects on what inheritance and shared responsibility really mean.The eldest son of a master woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing the lessons of c...

In the shadow of a shattered empire, a fragile experiment in freedom teetered on the brink. From the revolutionary chaos of 1918—where sailors mutinied in Kiel and crowds stormed Berlin's streets—to the fateful morning of January 30, 1933, when an aging war hero's trembling hand sealed Germany's doom, this gripping chronicle unveils the harrowing unraveling of the Weimar Republic.Drawing on over thirty years of groundbreaking archival research from newly reunified German collection...

An in-depth study of the Battle of Bannockburn, exploring the strategic preparations and the battle's pivotal impact on future Scottish-English conflicts. The Battle of Bannockburn has long been recognized as one of the most influential moments in Scottish history. The fighting that took place on 23rd and 24th June 1314 is frequently presented as a stirring tale of how a small but committed and well-organized militia army can overcome a larger, better-resourced foe, as well as a crucial ea...

There comes a point when earning more is not the whole answer. This book is for the reader who has started to stabilize financially but still feels unsure how to move from survival into intention. It follows the emotional terrain of personal finance after the basics: how spending decisions shape identity, how relationships change when money becomes shared, and how generational wealth begins with ordinary choices made repeatedly. With warmth and clarity, it examines financial self-trust, li...

WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD 2025 FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024'Robinson's prose is humorous and macho, taking its lead from the gruff, sensual delivery of food writer Anthony Bourdain' FINANCIAL TIMES‘A debut that’s both a paean to the art of woodworking and a memoir about creative endeavours’ OBSERVER...

Most people interact with their council at some point in their lives, yet few understand how local government actually works.Understanding Councils and Local Government provides a practical guide to the structure, responsibilities, decision making processes, finances, governance arrangements, and accountability mechanisms that shape local authorities across England.Written in clear and accessible language, this book explains what councils do, how they are organised, how dec...