What I did to them was terrible, but you have to understand the context. This was London, 2016 . . .Bohemia is history. Paul has awoken to the fact that he will always be better known for reviewing haircuts than for his literary journalism. He is about to be kicked out of his cheap flat in east London and his sister has gone missing after an argument about what to do with the house where they grew up. Now that their mother is dead this is the last link they have to the dec...

'The morning after the best day of my life - it must have been years, but it felt like a day - I woke up in bed in another country with the wrong woman . . .'Liam has it all. In front of him glitters an exciting career and a life with the woman he has loved from the moment he saw her. But on a feverish night out he loses his job, his home and his girlfriend. He is lucky to escape with his life.Trying to leave his shame behind in London, he flees to Argentin...

"A raw, funny, surprisingly tender novel about belonging, class, and what makes a life a success. I loved the central brother/sister relationship and how the book confronted masculinity and the disparity between womanhood and the male experience. I grew so fond of the protagonist, and devoured the book in a day." Dolly Alderton."What I did to them was terrible, but you have to understand the context. This was London, 2016.."Bohemia is history. Paul has awoken to the fact th...

A Guide to Public Speaking for Success: A Guide on How to Harness the Power of Words and Learn to Speak with ImpactUnlock the key to unlocking your potential as a masterful speaker and unleash the full power of your words. Whether you're a business professional, student, or aspiring speaker, this audiobook is your comprehensive roadmap to becoming a confident and influential communicator.From conquering stage fright to crafting powerful narratives, this audiobook equips you w...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its tenth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or, more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the ...

Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: How to Give a Speech and A Guide to Public Speaking for SuccessAre you ready to unleash your inner orator and captivate any audience? Dive into the "Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle" – a dynamic audiobook duo that will empower you to master the art of public speaking.How to Give a Speech:In this first audiobook, "How to Give a Speech," you'll discover the secrets to crafting and delivering speeches that leave a...

Curl up with a cosy page-turner from MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland ❄️ Must-read for fans of Heidi Swain, Sarah Morgan and Phillipa Ashley!'A gorgeous wintery tale about the kind of love that's meant to be, and the kind of books that leave a heart-shaped stamp on the soul.' #1 bestseller Shari Low ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️It's the most wonderful time of the year at Bay Books, and a new love story is being written in the stars... ✨Nest...

'Night at the Museum as reimagined by Michael Crichton and Stephen King. . . Luke Dumas's uncommonly intelligent novels thrill me and move me and thrill me some more' - A.J. Finn, best-selling Author of The Woman in the WindowA haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying mystery in this chilling novel, perfect for fans of Katy Hays's The Cloisters and Dan Brown.

No one explodes one of the longest-held misconceptions of music history better than Steve Lukather and his band Toto. The dominant pop-culture sound of the late-1970s and '80s was not in fact the smash and sneer of punk, but a slick, polished amalgam of rock and R&B that was first staked out on Boz Scaggs' Silk Degrees. That album was shaped in large part by the founding members of Toto, who were emerging as the most in-demand elite session muso-crew in LA, and further developed on the ban...

A stylish, thrilling game of spy vs. spy played by Villanelle, a peerless international assassin, and Eve, the fiercely intelligent MI6 analyst whose mission is to take her out. Inspiration for the TV sensation Killing Eve**, starring Sandra Oh.**Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of ...

Stories of Sports: Critical Literacy in Media Production, Consumption, and Dissemination discusses how media demonstrates privilege, policing, stereotypes, confirmation bias, and objectification in a world where the role of athletics in Western society speaks to privilege and power. Contributors use a critical media lens to analyze texts, including newspapers, magazines, film, television, social media, and sportscasts to demonstrate to readers the ways in which sports stories rein...

Mathematics is a product of human culture which has developed along with our attempts to comprehend the world around us. In A Brief History of Mathematical Thought, Luke Heaton explores how the language of mathematics has evolved over time, enabling new technologies and shaping the way people think. From stone-age rituals to algebra, calculus, and the concept of computation, Heaton shows the enormous influence of mathematics on science, philosophy and the broader human story....