Facing eviction, an artist begins an unlicensed massage practice out of his home. The money helps-but it's the people who change him: clients who speak honestly, making him an intimate partner in their healing journey, and who pull him into a new way of understanding the body, intimacy, and love. When one of his clients dies, she leaves him a mysterious gift. More than a financial legacy, his inheritance sends him on an explicit, sex-filled, personal-growth-adventure that fills his heart, ...

The Fireless Cook Book: A Manual of the Construction and Use of Appliances for Cooking by Retained Heat, with 250 Recipes, by Margaret J. Mitchell, is a comprehensive guide to the innovative method of fireless cooking, a technique that revolutionized early 20th-century kitchens by allowing meals to be prepared with minimal fuel and effort. This detailed manual provides step-by-step instructions for constructing and using various fireless cookers—insulated containers that retain heat and co...

Advanced Toy Making for Schools is a comprehensive and practical guide designed for educators, students, and enthusiasts interested in the art and craft of toy making. Authored by David M. Mitchell, this book delves into the advanced techniques and methods required to create a wide variety of toys, emphasizing both educational value and craftsmanship. The book covers a broad spectrum of projects, ranging from simple mechanical toys to more intricate models, each accompanied by detailed ins...

Go is a mind sport, possibly the greatest mind sport ever invented. Improvement in any sporting arena requires practice, dedication and in some cases blood, sweat and tears. Mind sports do not normally include the blood and sweat but do require practice, dedication and may result in tears of frustration.Diabolical life and death problems along with normal life and death problems are a training tool for people seeking to improve their mind skills. Solving problems is an essential to...

A gripping book club novel about forbidden love, friendship and family secrets in World War Two. Perfect for fans of The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. ‘I adored this book, devouring it in a couple of days!... A beautiful and moving story that will stay with me for quite a while. Five shiny stars!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars What if keeping your love...

Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals is a comprehensive and intimate portrait of one of America’s pioneering women in science, compiled and edited by her niece, Phebe Mitchell Kendall. This volume offers readers a unique window into the life and mind of Maria Mitchell, the renowned 19th-century astronomer who became the first American woman to discover a comet and the first female member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Drawing from Mitchell’s personal correspondence, d...

'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENTShortlisted for the Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, winner of Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year and a BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club pick'Miraculous'SUNDAY TIMES'Gorgeous and life-affirming'R. F. KUANG'A ma...

He just wanted his exosuit back. She was out to save her brother.What they got were bloodthirsty aliens. And maybe the end of the world.Prepare for 1,600+ pages of rip-roaring sci-fi shenanigans..."Extremely entertaining!""This author KNOWS HOW TO WRITE AN ADVENTURE STORY!!""Suspenseful, funny, and compelling.""Sci-fi, dystopia, vampires, Star Wars references, a...

'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENTThe Number One Sunday Times Bestseller'Wildly entertaining'SPECTATOR'A stand-out triumph'SUNDAY TIMES'Superb'LITERARY REVIEW'Impressive'NEW YORKER'Highly entertaining'...

They said the meek would inherit the Earth.As far as Jarek can tell, though, they must've been speaking Dutch or something, because those "meek" aliens sure did make a bloody mess of things. Even so, Jarek wasn't about to make a fuss over the raknoth apocalypse. Not until those red-eyed bastards stole his exosuit.You don't steal a man's exosuit...But when Jarek's quest for vengeance runs him straight up against an alien stronghold, and a bl...

Following the 1957 season, two of baseball’s most famous teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants,left the city they had called home since the 19th century and headed west. The Dodgers went to Los Angeles and the Giants to San Francisco. Those events have entered baseball lore, and indeed the larger culture, as acts of betrayal committed by greedy owners Walter O’Malley of the Dodgers and Horace Stoneham of the Giants. The departure of these two teams, but especially the Dodgers...

'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENT ⭐ Longlisted for the Booker Prize ⭐ Longlisted for the Folio Prize ⭐ Winner of the World Fantasy Award'A triumph'GUARDIAN'Epic'EVENING STANDARD'Mind-spinning'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Dazzling'NEW YORK TIMESRun away, one ...