#1 New York Times Bestseller: The true story behind Netflix's Society of the Snow —A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the Andes.Spirits were high when the Fairchild F-227 took off from Mendoza, Argentina, and headed for Santiago, Chile. On board were forty-five people, including an amateur rugby team from Uruguay and their friends and family. The ski...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem make a revolutionary discovery in this "beautifully written" thriller from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author (Ruth Rendell).John Lambert, Catholic priest and professor of biblical archaeology, returns to London from an archaeological dig in Israel—and not long after, he's found dead, hanged in his room. It's only the first shocking discovery for his assistant, Andrew Nash, a young friar...

Learn the complete basics of Tai Chi with this illustrated and friendly guide to the Tai Chi form. This book presents a customisable 10-step Tai Chi form that is designed to be easy and quick to learn for beginners. No strict rules, just adaptable Tai Chi moves that fit your own needs and abilities. The book has 4 sections:Gain an understanding of Tai Chi and its benefits through a concise introduction and brief history of how forms have evolved over time. Discover how Tai Ch...

'A fast-paced and gritty read.' --The Daily Mail'An impressive feat' --Publishers Weekly'This is a superb debut... gritty, disturbing and pacy. It opens with thrilling intensity and never lets up.' --Alex Lake, author of After AnnaPatrick Owen managed seven years at Highfields Secondary School without punching a pupil in the face.Unknowingly drawn into a war against his ow...

Everything you need to know about Tai Chi, by the teapotmonk (Paul Read). With a 2023 update, this book will help you find a class, explain what happens in a class…tell you how long it takes to learn…point out the difference between the styles and give you a unique history of the art in China. As one reader commented: "Paul Read manages to serve up a wonderful blend of information, thought provoking insight, philosophy and wisdom - while making you laugh along with his wickedly funny sense...

It is the late 18th century and Sicilian nobleman Vitello Scarpia finds himself penniless and in disgrace on the streets of Rome. After leaving his home in pursuit of a military career, his fiery passion has seen him expelled from the Spanish royal guard and left to seek his fortune in Italy; a fortune inseparably bound to the Pope, whose rule is put in question by the French Revolution.Scarpia enrolls in the papal army and is soon taken up by a countess eager to have a handsome yo...

A History of the Catholic Church tells in 127 short chapters the story of one of the world’s largest religions from its roots in Jewish history to the pontificate of Benedict XVI. In a taut narrative, it describes how the small community of those who believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God grew into a powerful institution whose patriarch, the pope, claimed both secular and spiritual jurisdiction over all the nations of Christendom. There are chapters on the major challenges it f...

On Thursday August 8, 1963, fifteen masked men stopped the night train from Glasgow to London and robbed it of £2,500,000 (the equivalent of £41 million today). It was called the crime of the century, and the thieves were relentlessly pursued by Scotland Yard until half the gang were behind bars serving huge prison terms. But the story did not end there. First one, then another escaped in thrilling style and fled abroad, catching the world's imagination and making the Train Robbers into fo...

A young man must confront his traumatic childhood when his estranged father dies under suspicious circumstances in this "raw, startlingly honest novel" (Matthew Norman).Lucas is just a boy in the summer of 1989, when he witnesses an event that will tear his family apart. Over a decade later, Lucas learns that his estranged father has succumbed to a heart attack—news that leaves him oddly cold. Confused by his own lack of grief, Lucas escapes to New York with his lo...

'A telling portrait of an older man after a miserable divorce ... a well-observed portrait of middle-class London life for the older single man. It's hilariously funny' Saga'At once eloquent and entertaining, intelligent and incisive ... Novels don't come more diverting or sublimely satirical than this' TatlerJomier has reached the age of retirement, his children are grown up and his wife, after having an affair, has left ...

By critically acclaimed author Piers Paul Read, Alice in Exile is an exquisite historical novel featuring Alice Fry--a free-thinking and independent-minded woman in a world ruled by men--and the two men who love her. It is 1913 when Alice, the daughter of a radical publisher, meets Edward Cobb, the eligible young son of a baronet who has recently quit the army to pursue his political ambitions. Edward's family could accept his liaison with a girl they consider "fast," but when he ...

'What was revolutionary, in Francis, was his belief that one could remain in the world and yet be holy.'Piers Paul Read, from the IntroductionFrancis de Sales was born in France and became Bishop of Geneva in the early seventeenth century. Famed for his patience, he was known as a preacher, evangelist and spiritual director. Together with Jane de Chantal, he founded the congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary.Written to help lay ...