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The Tree Of Man
"One of Patrick White's most loved novels in which he creates a memorable portrait of human resilience Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for companions, journeys to a remote scrubby patch of land that he has inherited in the Australian hills. When the land is cleared enough for a rudimentary hous...
The Chrysalids (Popular Penguins)
The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, always on the alert for any deviation from the norm of God's creation. Abnormal plants are publicly burned, with much ...
The Japan Diet: The secret to effective and lasting weight loss
Based on the traditional Japanese style of eating, this book contains over 40 simple recipes. Including a 7-day Healthy Eating Plan built on the foundations of the Japanese diet, but based on ready meals, takeaway foods and convenience items from supermarkets, it also ideals for those dieters without th...
Why Read The Classics?
"Why Read the Classics?" is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century. Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one - classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an...
Pulse
The stories in Julian Barnes' long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. A divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse famil...
The New Kid (Ghost Club #1)
Angeline and Edgar show a new young ghost-catcher the ropes, in the first installment of this funny, ghostly series Angeline and Edgar might be kids, but they're also two of Ghost Club's youngest ghost-catchers. Got a problem with a ghost, poltergeist, or ghoul? Can't sleep because of all the rattling ...
Animal Tales #6 Fright Night
Visitors at a neighbourhood guesthouse have been complaining about spooky noises at night. The owners are worried. Is it ghosts? It's starting to affect business, but what can they do to stop it? Cassie and Ben decide to engage in a bit of late-night detective work to uncover the source of the ghostly d...
The Singing Ape (The Lost World Circus #2)
Colt Lawless is on the run, suddenly famous, and more than a little superhuman. But can he save the last animals on earth? Caruso, the singing gibbon, has been sneaking out of his cage at night, and Colt thinks he knows why. Ever since he joined the Lost World Circus, he's been able to do all kinds of i...
Captive Prince (#1)
From global phenomenon C.S. Pacat comes the compelling first adventure in her critically acclaimed trilogy. Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the pr...
The Red Balloon
A magical book that has become an enduringchildren's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of ayoung boy and his best friend--a bright red balloon.Chock-full of photographs of the boy, the balloonand the captivating city of Paris. A "NewYork Times" Best Illustrated Children'sBook of the Year."...
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage To Stand Alone
A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection.'True belonging doesn't require us to change who we ...
Warriors of Love-Odes to Shams of Tabriz
Mevlana Rumi; James Cowan (Introduction by)
This is a collection of 49 of the most divine love poems by Rumi, one of the most widely read and bestselling poets of the world. In 1244 a man wrapped in a coarse black coat entered Konya and so into the life of Islam's most celebrated poet and mystic: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. A wanderer and spiritua...
Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold - Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist
William Shakespeare; James Anthony; Stephen Fry (Foreword by)
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold by William Shakespeare and James Anthony, with a foreword by Stephen Fry. Read by Stephen Fry and Paapa Essiedu and the author. 'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has "transl...
The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You (30th Anniversary Edition)
Volume Five of New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's acclaimed creation The Sandman collects one of the series' most beloved storylines. Take an apartment house, add in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine and the deadly Cuckoo. Stir...
Chopin's Piano: In Search of the Instrument That Transformed Music (PB)
'Beguiling ... Limpidly written, effortlessly learned' William Boyd, TLS, Books of the Year In November 1838 Frédéric Chopin, George Sand and her two children sailed to Majorca to escape the Parisian winter. They settled in an abandoned monastery at Valldemossa in the mountains above Palma, where Chopin...
Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976-2016
From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes an exploration of the final four decades of his musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016. Starting with Low, the first of Bowie's 'Berlin' albums, and finishing with Blackstar, his final masterpiece released just da...
The Bake Off (#3 Mermaid Holidays)
Delphine Davis; Adele K. Thomas (Illustrator)
Join Chloe Coral as things heat up in Turtleville with a baking competition and a rivalry like no other....
A World Without Email: Find Focus and Transform the Way You Work Forever
Constant communication has become part of the way we work as we check our emails every 5.4 minutes. But at what expense?Bestselling author Cal Newport argues that this steady flow of distractions disrupts us from achieving any meaningful work, causes us undue stress and is costing businesses millions in...
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
In the bestselling tradition of Stuff Matters and The Disappearing Spoon: a clever and engaging look at materials, the innovations they made possible, and how these technologies changed us. In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions--clocks, steel rails...
And the Category Is... - Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community
What is Ballroom? Not a song, a documentary, a catchphrase, a TV show, or an individual pop star - it is an underground subculture founded over a century ago by LGBTQ African American and Latino men and women of Harlem. Arts-based and intersectional, it transcends identity, acting as a fearless response...
Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life
A new wave of anthropological research is transforming how the world does business. This book reveals how.To understand business, you need to think like an anthropologist.In a career spanning three decades, Gillian Tett has established a reputation as one of Britain's most astute financial journalists. ...
The Long Covid Handbook
Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altmann
Reports suggest that over 100m people around the world are living with Long Covid (more than 1.5m in the UK) yet reliable, clear information and guidance remains scarce. This book is the definitive guide to understanding, managing and treating the condition.Written by the world's leading immunologist Pr...
Idol: The must-read, addictive and compulsive number one bestseller 2022
The number-one bestselling novel from a standout voice in fiction - author of ASKING FOR IT and AFTER THE SILENCE. IDOL is a sure-fire conversation-starter perfect for book clubs. IDOL is fresh, glamorous, and surprising, taking an issue we all care about and with a deft twist, recalibrating our positi...
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