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British Railways in the 1960s: London Midland Region
After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalised from 1948, and the newly formed British...
Ancestral Encounters in Highland Madagascar: Material Signs and Traces of the Dead
Nineteenth-century highland Madagascar was a place inhabited by the dead as much as the living. Ghosts, ancestors and the possessed were important historical actors alongside local kings and queens, soldiers,...
The Fall of Numenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age,...
Cake: A Slice of British Life
'A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.' PRUE LEITH The British take cakes seriously. We hold strong opinions about how...
Meet Me at the Surface
A haunting ode to Cornish folklore and the secrets of the places we call home 'This powerfully brutal novel is the most exciting thing I've read in years' S. J....
How Far We've Come
A groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as The Times Children's Book...
Misunderstood Minibeasts - Slug Life
Join Stevie, the world's grumpiest slug, in slug self-esteem class to find out why you shouldn't squash these amazing creatures! His name isn't "Yuck!" or "Ew!", it's Stevie, the world's...
Where Happiness Begins
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2021 and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway, now as a collectible small hardback perfect for gifting. Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it...
The Lost Twin: A Scarlet and Ivy Mystery
The first unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, SINCLAIR'S MYSTERIES and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL.This is...
Descent
In this thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Peak, mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends into Tibet and goes head-to-head with an old...
Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
Experience the magic of Dr. Seuss with this brand new collection of newly-discovered stories featuring old friends and new faces! Everyone loves Dr. Seuss, and this collection of four wonderful...
Summer at the Santorini Bookshop
Don't miss the new novel from the Kindle bestselling author of The Little Venice Bookshop!*** A Greek island holiday. A fake-dating pact. A chance at true love? After losing her...
10 Ten-Minute Animal Stories
Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children's reading skills. This short story collection supports this - each story taking about...
2025 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2025....
The Case of the Polar Poachers (Einstein the Penguin, Book 3)
Einstein the penguin is back in this future-classic and fantastically funny story for all the family to enjoy. Get ready to welcome the most extraordinary penguin back into your own...
Night Train to Nashville: The Greatest Untold Story of Music City
Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil...
The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 9: 100 world-famous crossword puzzles (The Times Crosswords)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic...
The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz
'You are no longer a number' Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks. It felt like we waited in the carriage for an eternity,...
Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
A TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of...
Virat Kohli (Amazing Cricket Stars, Book 2)
Meet the champion Indian batter, Virat Kohli, in this stunning unofficial biography! From when he was a small boy, Virat Kohli's special talent for cricket has wowed those around him...
Leading through Disruption: A Changemaker's Guide to Twenty-First Century Leadership
#2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER, and a USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Andrew Liveris takes us on a masterclass in collaborative, forward-looking leadership." - Richard Branson, Founder, The Virgin GroupIn...
Boy Meets Boy
The unforgettable debut novel by co-author with John Green of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. To be together with someone for twenty years seems like an eternity. I can't seem to...
Outback Nurse: Anniversary Collection/The Playboy Doctor's Marriage Proposal/The Outback Nurse/The Outback Doctor's Surprise Bride
The Playboy Doctor's Marriage Proposal - Fiona LoweEmily Tippett is a fabulous nurse - all the residents of Warragurra love her. Yet rarely does anyone see the real woman hiding...
Fake Flame
In this fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, a bookish firefighter who knows his Jane Austen suggests a little fake dating to fend off an ex. What's a feminist English professor to...
The Midnight Orchestra
In this spellbinding and "well-orchestrated"* sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competition-and save her friends...
The Mother Fault
The breakout novel called 'a triumph' by Jane Harper, The Mother Fault is the riveting tale of one woman taking on the world to save her own. 'A triumph of...
Finding Your Self at the Heartbreak Hotel
You can't move past the breakup. You feel stuck in cycles of rumination and pain.This helpful guide provides brand-new therapeutic tools to revolutionise the way we overcome loss, and seek...
Infinity Son: The much-loved hit from the author of No.1 bestselling blockbuster THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END!
From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END.Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced...
Unicorn's Wobbly Bottom (Wobbly Bottoms)
Do you love books? Do you love dancing? Then you'll love this fun and cheeky new board book series - perfect for playful preschoolers! Who's got a wobbly bottom?Unicorn does!...
The Watchmaker's Hand
Lincoln Rhyme is back, and this time he's in danger, in the brand new crime thriller from Jeffery Deaver, bestselling author of The Final Twist 'The master-plotter Deaver cranks up...
Dork Diaries: Pop Star
Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world in the third book in the mega-selling Dork Diaries series - now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide!Nikki's school is holding a...
The Lord of Necroend (Runes of War: The Book of OEnd, Book 6)
Last volume of the Book of Ond. After the events of "The Bard of Castaguard", the young lords of Torra Alta must fight the evil in themselves as well as...
The Lament of Abalone (Runes of War: The Book of OEnd, Book 4)
Three years on, the fate of Torra Alta and Belbidida hangs in the balance once more. Caspar has become entranced by the evil of the Druid's Egg, and so is...
The Bard of Castaguard (Runes of War: The Book of OEnd, Book 5)
Deadly wolves attack throughout the kingdom of Belbidia, while the king's wife-to-be has been kidnapped. For both of these, the Barony of Torra Alta is blamed. The heroes must face...
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star...
Ben Stokes (Amazing Cricket Stars, Book 1)
Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography! From his childhood in New Zealand and his early cricketing career at Cockermouth, to winning his first...
Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Newbery Honor Book! A heartbreakingly hopeful novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. * Walter Award...
Kati's Tiny Messengers: Dr. Katalin Kariko and the Battle Against COVID-19
From the author of the National Jewish Book Award Finalist Bartali's Bicycle comes the story of Katalin Kariko, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose research of mRNA led to the world-altering...
The Paris Widow
A married couple's dream vacation to Paris turns deadly in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally found a nice, normal guy - a welcome...
The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, Book 1)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many...
A Cover for Murder (The Bookstore Mystery Series)
She loved writing the perfect murder mystery, but she never wanted to be written into one . . . Just as amateur sleuth Jen gets to work on her next...
Girl (In Real Life)
What's it like to grow up online and have every tantrum, every spot - even your first period - broadcast to hundreds of thousands of followers? A funny and heartfelt...
The Merciless Ones
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The hotly anticipated, gripping sequel to bestselling YA fantasy THE GILDED ONES. Set in an ancient West African-inspired world, this unmissable YA fantasy series...
Solitaire: TikTok made me buy it! The teen bestseller from the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER
A CHILDREN'S TOP 10 BESTSELLER (TCM)The debut novel from Alice Oseman, author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Solitaire features the characters that inspired the beloved series Heartstopper...
Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE...
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Paperback) (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5)
A full-colour paperback edition of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book five in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-colour cover and...
Renaissance Art in Venice: From Tradition to Individualism
Art and architecture have always been central to Venice but in the Renaissance period, between c.1440 and 1600, they reached a kind of apotheosis when many of the city's new...
Natural Language Semantics: Formation and Valuation
An introduction to natural language semantics that offers an overview of the empirical domain and an explanation of the mathematical concepts that underpin the discipline.This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction...