Engineer and pilot Dr David Jones has retired from the Royal Air Force and is deciding what to do with the next phase of his life. An old friend offers a challenge: an aeroplane and its millionaire pilot have gone missing in Nevada.Uncovering conspiracy within conspiracy, he will face dangers on the ground and in the air. Facing murder and espionage, he'll need to use every skill he learned in the military-and more.

Guy Windsor has been training swordsmen and swordswomen for a very long time. This short book distills his principles of training swordsmanship into seven key ideas, divided into three internal principles, and four external principles. They are:Internal:MindfulnessFlowAdopt Useful BeliefsExternal:4) No Injuries5) The Pareto Principle6) Run a Diagnostic7) Distinguish between knowledge and skillThis ...

The rise of a scoundrel. The anatomy of a world. In Bel-Ami, Guy de Maupassant delivers a razor-sharp portrait of a man who climbs the social ladder not by virtue, talent, or labor—but by charm, seduction, and sheer opportunism. Georges Duroy begins with nothing: a handsome face, a military past, and the hunger to rise. What follows is a calculated ascent through the bedrooms and salons of Paris, each conquest a rung in his climb toward wealth and power.First published in 1885, Bel...

Well-being occupies a central role in ethics and political philosophy, including in major theories such as utilitarianism. It also extends far beyond philosophy: recent studies into the science and psychology of well-being have propelled the topic to centre stage, and governments spend millions on promoting it. We are encouraged to adopt modes of thinking and behaviour that support individual well-being or 'wellness'.What is well-being? Which theories of well-being are most plausib...

Some chapters break you.Others make you.This is everything in between.-Purple Pen is a collection of raw reflections on love, loss, healing, and everything life refuses to explain. Through every season, every scar, and every silent prayer, these poems speak what the heart could not say out loud.For the dreamers. The overthinkers.The lovers. The survivors.This is for you.

Do not stay, if you can help it, after dark...A mysterious manuscript sent to eight publishing houses.Eight readers found dead, insane, or vanished into thin air.A manuscript labelled 'the most terrifying book ever written'.One chilling message: Do not get close to the fog.

Book 1 of the Dark Imperium trilogyThe first phase of the Indomitus Crusade is over, and the conquering primarch, Roboute Guilliman, sets his sights on home. The hordes of his traitorous brother, Mortarion, march on Ultramar, and only Guilliman can hope to thwart their schemes with his Primaris Space Marine armies.READ IT BECAUSEExperience the beginning of the Plague Wars, as the Imperium's lord regent fights to reclaim his home fro...

Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay’s sixth novel, a work of epic historical fantasy hauntingly evocative of a world inspired by medieval Spain, is both a brilliant adventure and a moving story of love, divided loyalties, and what happens to men and women when hardening beliefs begin to remake — or destroy — a world.The ruling Asharites have come from the desert sands, worshipping the stars, their warrior blood fierce and pure. But over centuries, seduced by the s...

Prescriptive and unique, Emotional First Aid is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back.We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked—it’s none...

Guy Gavriel Kay, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author of The Fionavar Tapestry, brings his unique storytelling imagination to an alternate Byzantine world…Sarantium is the golden city: holy to the faithful, exalted by the poets, jewel of the world and heart of an empire.Caius Crispus, known as Crispin, is a master mosaicist, creating beautiful art with colored stones and glass. Still grieving the loss of his family, he li...

Pillow the adorable round bear and Fae the shape-shifting fairy are back in this second graphic novel for early readers, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, Pizza and Taco, and Pokemon**. Includes a bonus sticker sheet to start your own badge collection!**Pillow the round, fluffy bear is on a mission to become a hero, one badge at a time! He’s already earned plenty of Hero Badges, but when a myst...

A masterful epic of magic, politics, war, and the power of love and hate—from the renowned author of The Fionavar Tapestry and Children of Earth and Sky.Tigana is the magical story of a beleaguered land struggling to be free. It is the tale of a people so cursed by the black sorcery of a cruel despotic king that even the name of their once-beautiful homeland cannot be spoken or remembered...But years after the devastation, a handful of cou...