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Balcony Over Jerusalem

A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and Beyond

by John Lyons ...

An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents.Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note.'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human story' Sarah ... Read more

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An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents.Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note.'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human story' Sarah
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Shaken

The Rush to Execute an Innocent Man

by John Grisham ...

John Grisham is known worldwide as the master of the legal thriller, and one of our most popular novelists, but his lifelong passion for justice has also led him to work extensively with The Innocence Project, and inspired him to tell often shocking stories of wrongful convictions-first in The Innocent Man, the basis for the Netflix documentary, and most recently in the number one New York Times ... Read more

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John Grisham is known worldwide as the master of the legal thriller, and one of our most popular novelists, but his lifelong passion for justice has also led him to work extensively with The Innocence Project, and inspired him to tell often shocking stories of wrongful convictions-first in The Innocent Man, the basis for the Netflix documentary, and most recently in the number one New York Times
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The Book of Alchemy

A guide to the art of journalling and creative practice for an inspired life

by Suleika Jaouad ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A stellar collection of prompts and invitations that will enrich any journal' KATHERINE MAY‘This book is not only beautiful, but exceedingly helpful. I recommend it to every dreamer' ELIZABETH GILBERT'Galvanising and comforting. An instant classic' EMMA GANNONA guide to the healing power of journalling and a meditation on the central questions of life... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A stellar collection of prompts and invitations that will enrich any journal' KATHERINE MAY‘This book is not only beautiful, but exceedingly helpful. I recommend it to every dreamer' ELIZABETH GILBERT'Galvanising and comforting. An instant classic' EMMA GANNONA guide to the healing power of journalling and a meditation on the central questions of life...
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Writing the Shadow

Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words

by Joanna Penn ...

Series Book 15 - Books for Writers
Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level?Do you want your books to stand out in a sea of content by being authentic and personal in your writing whatever the genre? Are you interested in creative self-development?If yes, Writing the Shadow is for you. This is a book of my heart and it contains many personal stories — but this book is really about helping you reach readers with your ... Read more

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Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level?Do you want your books to stand out in a sea of content by being authentic and personal in your writing whatever the genre? Are you interested in creative self-development?If yes, Writing the Shadow is for you. This is a book of my heart and it contains many personal stories — but this book is really about helping you reach readers with your
... Read more
Eichmann in Jerusalem

A Report on the Banality of Evil

by Hannah Arendt ...

'Brilliant and disturbing' Stephen Spender, New York Review of BooksThe classic work on 'the banality of evil', and a journalistic masterpieceHannah Arendt's stunning and unnverving report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in the New Yorker in 1963. This edition includes material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript ... Read more

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'Brilliant and disturbing' Stephen Spender, New York Review of BooksThe classic work on 'the banality of evil', and a journalistic masterpieceHannah Arendt's stunning and unnverving report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in the New Yorker in 1963. This edition includes material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript
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Teaching to Change Lives

Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive

by Dr. Howard Hendricks ...

This insightful book conveys the author's passion for communication and gets to the heart of how to do it. Discover the thrill of applying the seven proven concepts - and seeing the results! Also contains sample lesson plans. A great tool for your PDA or Desktop ... Read more

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This insightful book conveys the author's passion for communication and gets to the heart of how to do it. Discover the thrill of applying the seven proven concepts - and seeing the results! Also contains sample lesson plans. A great tool for your PDA or Desktop
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fILE OF fACTS

A Comprehensive A-Z Reference for Everything fILOFAX

by Steve Morton ...

Filofax – the great survivor turned indispensable cult· But how do you choose the size and the inserts from so many on offer?· How do you select the design to work best for you?· How does your Filofax fit into and enhance your life?Whether you’re thinking of getting your first Filofax organiser, have just bought it or are a long-term user, this guide will help you get the best out of it, from the ... Read more

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Filofax – the great survivor turned indispensable cult· But how do you choose the size and the inserts from so many on offer?· How do you select the design to work best for you?· How does your Filofax fit into and enhance your life?Whether you’re thinking of getting your first Filofax organiser, have just bought it or are a long-term user, this guide will help you get the best out of it, from the
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The March of Folly

From Troy to Vietnam

by Barbara Tuchman ...

“A glittering narrative . . . a moral book on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence.”The New York Times Book ReviewIn The March of Folly (originally published in 1984) Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman explores one of the paradoxes of history – the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests despite the ... Read more

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“A glittering narrative . . . a moral book on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence.”The New York Times Book ReviewIn The March of Folly (originally published in 1984) Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman explores one of the paradoxes of history – the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests despite the
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Shadow Divers

The Bestselling World War II Classic - The True Story of Two Men Who Risked Everything to Solve A Historic Mystery

by Robert Kurson ...

A true adventure in which two amateur scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery - and make history themselvesTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'This book is a work of art' RYAN HOLIDAY'A pulse-quickening real-life thriller'New York Times'A memorable story, beautifully told'The TimesFor John Chatterton and Richie Koh... ... Read more

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A true adventure in which two amateur scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery - and make history themselvesTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'This book is a work of art' RYAN HOLIDAY'A pulse-quickening real-life thriller'New York Times'A memorable story, beautifully told'The TimesFor John Chatterton and Richie Koh...
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American Hagwon

by Min Jin Lee ...

‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ STYLIST‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK‘Masterful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Another future classic’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGMin Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.John and Helen Koh and their three ch... ... Read more

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‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ STYLIST‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK‘Masterful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Another future classic’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGMin Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.John and Helen Koh and their three ch...
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Humankind

A Hopeful History – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures

by Rutger Bregman ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended'Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race'Tim Harf... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended'Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race'Tim Harf...
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Hunt, Gather, Parent

What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about Raising Children

by Michaeleen Doucleff ...

In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one ... Read more

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In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one
... Read more
You Were Always Mine

A totally gripping crime thriller packed with suspense

by Sheila Bugler ...

Series series Dee Doran Crime Thriller
You can't run from the truthCassie McNamara was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Paul Cavellini, but she has always protested her innocence. Upon her release, she hires local journalist, Dee Doran, to prove she was wrongfully convicted.Cassie and Paul's young daughter, Grace, was adopted by Paul's family. When eighteen-year-old Grace goes missing and her body is found, all eyes turn to ... Read more

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You can't run from the truthCassie McNamara was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Paul Cavellini, but she has always protested her innocence. Upon her release, she hires local journalist, Dee Doran, to prove she was wrongfully convicted.Cassie and Paul's young daughter, Grace, was adopted by Paul's family. When eighteen-year-old Grace goes missing and her body is found, all eyes turn to
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The Quick and the Dead

True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist

by Cynric Temple-Camp ...

True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologistFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end.A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders ... In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric ... Read more

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True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologistFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end.A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders ... In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric
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Just Mercy

a story of justice and redemption

by Bryan Stevenson ...

WINNER OF THE 2015 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE 2015 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZEWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTIONNow a major motion-picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson.#1 New York Times bestseller, and a widely acclaimed and multi-award–winning book, this is a powerful, true story about the pot... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2015 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE 2015 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZEWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTIONNow a major motion-picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson.#1 New York Times bestseller, and a widely acclaimed and multi-award–winning book, this is a powerful, true story about the pot...
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Music on Mars

Why Creativity Is Tomorrow's Critical Ability, and How to Develop Yours Today

by Neil Moore ...

All human beings, without exception, are profoundly musical. Even you!As ever-increasingly advanced technologies redefine life on Earth, and redefine what it means to be human, developing our creative capability is more important now than at any other time in history.As technology transforms our world, music education is also being transformed. New thinking and new perspectives are giving us a new ... Read more

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All human beings, without exception, are profoundly musical. Even you!As ever-increasingly advanced technologies redefine life on Earth, and redefine what it means to be human, developing our creative capability is more important now than at any other time in history.As technology transforms our world, music education is also being transformed. New thinking and new perspectives are giving us a new
... Read more
West With The Night

by Beryl Markham ...

Series Book 269 - Virago Modern Classics
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR'A beautiful and evocative story' TIME OUT'[Markham] can write rings around all of us . . . ' ERNEST HEMINGWAY'A vivacious account of an eccentric life' DAILY MAILWest with the Night appeared on thirteen bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham - aviator, racehorse trainer, fa... ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR'A beautiful and evocative story' TIME OUT'[Markham] can write rings around all of us . . . ' ERNEST HEMINGWAY'A vivacious account of an eccentric life' DAILY MAILWest with the Night appeared on thirteen bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham - aviator, racehorse trainer, fa...
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My Family

The Memoir

by David Baddiel ...

'One of the funniest books I have ever read' HADLEY FREEMAN‘A masterpiece’ SATHNAM SANGHERA'The read of the summer' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant … funny and moving' ADAM KAYA searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his mother’s idiosyncratic sex life, and his father’s dementia, to the same affectionate scrutiny.On the s... ... Read more

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'One of the funniest books I have ever read' HADLEY FREEMAN‘A masterpiece’ SATHNAM SANGHERA'The read of the summer' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant … funny and moving' ADAM KAYA searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his mother’s idiosyncratic sex life, and his father’s dementia, to the same affectionate scrutiny.On the s...
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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

by Alison Espach ...

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable... ... Read more

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The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable...
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Television Series of the 1990s

Essential Facts and Quirky Details

by Vincent Terrace ...

In the 1990s the big three networks were being challenged by upstarts FOX and the WB for viewer loyalty. Alongside must-see stalwarts like Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld, the new networks introduced pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Such shows not only made household names of their stars, but also thrived in syndication and some even graduated to the big screen ... Read more

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In the 1990s the big three networks were being challenged by upstarts FOX and the WB for viewer loyalty. Alongside must-see stalwarts like Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld, the new networks introduced pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Such shows not only made household names of their stars, but also thrived in syndication and some even graduated to the big screen
... Read more
Nothing But the Truth

by Stuart Grieve ...

An inside view of New Zealand's most fascinating legal cases from one of our most distinguished lawyers.New Zealand's courtrooms have seen few figures as formidable or as enduring as Stuart Grieve KC. Over five decades of criminal law and trial advocacy, Stuart has had a front-row seat for the cases that have gripped the nation: the notorious Peter Plumley-Walker murder trials, the Springbok Tour ... Read more

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An inside view of New Zealand's most fascinating legal cases from one of our most distinguished lawyers.New Zealand's courtrooms have seen few figures as formidable or as enduring as Stuart Grieve KC. Over five decades of criminal law and trial advocacy, Stuart has had a front-row seat for the cases that have gripped the nation: the notorious Peter Plumley-Walker murder trials, the Springbok Tour
... Read more
Art 101

From Vincent van Gogh to Andy Warhol, Key People, Ideas, and Moments in the History of Art

by Eric Grzymkowski ...

Series series Adams 101 Series
Explore the beautiful and complex world of art!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of fine art with tedious discourse that even Leonardo da Vinci would oppose. Art 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in artistic expression that keeps you engaged as you discover the world's greatest artists and their masterpieces.From color theory ... Read more

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Explore the beautiful and complex world of art!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of fine art with tedious discourse that even Leonardo da Vinci would oppose. Art 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in artistic expression that keeps you engaged as you discover the world's greatest artists and their masterpieces.From color theory
... Read more
The Nisse Who Hated Snow: Bilingual Norwegian-English Christmas Stories for Children

by Pomme Bilingual ...

Discover the Magic of Christmas While Learning Norwegian!Step into a winter wonderland with this enchanting collection of three bilingual Norwegian-English Christmas stories for children.Perfect for young learners, each story is written in simple, accessible Norwegian with an English translation, helping children build vocabulary, practice reading, and explore Norwegian culture at the same time. ... Read more

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Discover the Magic of Christmas While Learning Norwegian!Step into a winter wonderland with this enchanting collection of three bilingual Norwegian-English Christmas stories for children.Perfect for young learners, each story is written in simple, accessible Norwegian with an English translation, helping children build vocabulary, practice reading, and explore Norwegian culture at the same time.
... Read more
Thank You, Teachers

Perfect thank you gift for teachers from Sunday Times bestselling author

by James Patterson ...

Discover this collection of passionate, true stories about one of the most admirable professions from Sunday Times bestselling author. A perfect gift for teachers, parents and readers everywhere.Teachers are the everyday heroes who shape our lives - often without recognition.In these powerful true stories, James Patterson brings us inside real classrooms to reveal what it takes to inspire, support ... Read more

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Discover this collection of passionate, true stories about one of the most admirable professions from Sunday Times bestselling author. A perfect gift for teachers, parents and readers everywhere.Teachers are the everyday heroes who shape our lives - often without recognition.In these powerful true stories, James Patterson brings us inside real classrooms to reveal what it takes to inspire, support
... Read more

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