She’s investigating a suspicious prison suicide. Someone’s determined to hide the truth…North Florida, 2004. Private Investigator Sydney Brennan cut ties with her nearest and dearest long ago and keeps her past close to her vest. But it’s hard not to reflect on her own estranged family when a woman hires her to look into her father’s prison-cell suicide. Since the dead man served over twenty years for murdering his wife, Sydney suspects it wasn’t guilt that killed ...

**'Astonishing ... an amazing book ... absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know' Chris Evans'Matthew Walker is probably one of the most influential people on the planet' Evening StandardTHE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017**Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increas...

A librarian. A spell book. And a magical terror organization set on controlling the world.Librarian Jayne Thorne enjoys her quiet life of tea and books. That is, until she finds a spell book in the Vanderbilt University archives that accidentally gives her access to a magical dimension.Now she's hunted by a magic-wielding terrorist group, and the only way for her to survive is to team up with a secret branch of the CIA. Her first mission: Go undercover at T...

Learn how to influence the world around you through the power of your concentration. The powers of your mind can be strengthened and tuned, and this book will show you how to do just that. Chapters include The Law of Vibration, Thought Waves, Mental Induction, Mental Concentration, Mental Imaging, Fascination, Hypnotic Influence, Influencing at a Distance, Influencing "En Masse," The Need of the Knowledge, Magic Black and White, Self-Protection.

She’s used to keeping secrets. He’s the man who refuses to share his own. When their worlds collide, the sparks could set Washington ablaze.The Black Knights are back and better than ever!Lura Dougherty lives and breathes her job in the West Wing. As the chief of staff’s top aide, she thrives on long hours, tight deadlines, and the intoxicating pulse of power that runs through D.C. But when an old flame lands on her doorstep with a...

‘Walker is a teacher herself and, boy, does this novel ring true.’ **—**The Sydney Morning HeraldSometimes the most important lessons are learnt at lunchtimeParks State High is a melting pot of misfits. There is Oliver Fish, the teen philosopher hiding a secret relationship; Dev Desai, hopelessly in love with the brilliant Maryam Fadel; and a staffroom thick with gossip, camaraderie and burnt-out teachers. At the centre of it all i...

A clumsy school girl with the magic of a goddess. Mechanical beasts attacking her friends. Can she become a divine warrior and save the floating city?Fifteen-year-old Riwenne is bad at school, chronically late, and lost in a daydream, but she has help from her best friend, Nexita—until the two of them get separated. During the mysterious test on Choosing Day, they both wanted to become priestesses, an important job in the sky city. But only Riwenne became a novice, and Nexita was c...

A modern classic from a trailblazing voice in modern American literature, The Color Purple is a powerful story of bravery, love and survival, centring on the unbreakable bond between two sisters.ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLDWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD'A genuinely mind-expanding book' Guardian'One of the greatest books...

"A highly readable adventure that champions critical thinking and creativity." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Keep kids curious with this exciting first adventure in the STEAM Street Kids early-reader series, following Cora on a day of fun, science-based adventures at the beach.Pack your beach bag and join Cora and Gran for some discoveries by the shore! Test sand to figure out what kind makes the best castle. Find out how sea ...

Liberation and Education brings together a collection of essays about Black educators’ and organizations’ quests to cultivate and employ educational strategies for the liberation of Black people. The contributions examine the enduring nature of Black people’s thinking about education prior to and through enslavement to the present. It documents a variety of critical accounts of how Black people have developed ways to free themselves mentally from the legacies of slavery, the view ...

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.Violet “West” Shelley has unwillingly spent her life in the spotlight as the only daughter of a legendary poet and feminist icon who died tragically young. Now, as the self-described “lowbrow” crime journalist approaches fifty—burned out, creatively blocked, and far older than her mother e...

The next instalment in the Village Detectives Cozy Mystery Series from Fiona WalkerWe regret to announce the tragic death of Phoebe Fredericks…When crime novelist Phoebe opens the post and receives an invitation to her own funeral, she’s horrified. Not least because the date of her death is marked as tomorrow.Deciding it’s nothing more than a prank from an enemy from her past, she determines to put it to the back of her mind.But the next morning...