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Duty or Pleasure? This was the legendary choice which faced Hercules and which pre-eminent philosopher A.C Grayling uses as the starting point of this masterful book.He shows us how much...

A thrilling supernatural adventure: dark, funny, with twists at every turn. The sequel to Thirteen Days of Midnight, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Prize 2016.Luke Manchett used to be one...

The plea of insanity in criminal cases can be traced back at least to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, which dates from 1755-1759 BC. It is a complicated defence, and...

Family firms are to be found in every sector of commercial activity. Commitment, family values and pride in the business are typically their special strengths, yet they also face major...

__***From the number-one bestselling author***'It's a constant cycle of loving and losing, gratitude at surviving and grief for what's been lost. I think we all emerged from the last few...

From the New York Times bestselling author of DRAMA FREE and SET BOUNDARIES, FIND PEACE, a hands-on resource for understanding and working through dysfunctional family dynamics - and recognizing when...

There's a lot to do before you get old and boring! Live it up with 101 activities that celebrate childhood, discovery, and just plain having fun. Have you ever made...

Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses - but it's really a school for spies. Cammie Morgan is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a...

An exciting retelling of the famous story of David, a young shepherd boy, who faces the mighty giant warrior, Goliath, armed only with a slingshot and pebble.Reading Champion offers independent...

Discover the ancient language of the universe, decipher its messages and unravel its mysteries - all you need is this book and your own intuitive powersHas a song ever popped...

*** With a foreword from England superstar, Declan Rice.***Are you obsessed with football and want to know how to make it your future? Well, now you can!Football isn't just about...

A thrilling mystery adventure based on true historical events, from the author of I, SPY: A BLETCHLEY PARK MYSTERY.Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in...

'History is made up of myths,' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar. 'Alas, our myths led us to the fascism of 2022. It is time to expose them.'...

'Thrilling, haunting and darkly beautiful' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the EndThree women. An isolated town. A decades-old mystery.1933. Cornelia Stover is not the kind of woman...

BEFORE THERE WERE PEOPLE, THERE WERE BEASTS . . .The island of Ramoa was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now though, it is home to barren and tamed...

Wish you were here! Stella, along with her mum, dad and mildly mad twin brothers, has just moved from buzzy London to the sleepy seaside town of Potbay. Not only...

Join Girls FC as they show the world what it really means to play "like a girl"!"My name's Lucy Skidmore and I love football. But my brother Harry has been...

Join the Girls FC as they show the world what it really means to play "like a girl"!"Hey! Petra Ward here. I can't wait to play in my first football...

Mixing the fascinating and bloody events of the Stuart reign with thrilling historical fiction, the new series from bestselling author of the Outlaw Chronicles, Angus Donald, is perfect for fans...

Driven by an insatiable curiosity, follow Marie Curie as she secretly educates herself in a time and place where women were forbidden to study. Discover what barriers the famed female...

Bestselling authors Jonathan Levi and Emma French use their unrivalled access to the secret world of police protection officers as they tell the dramatic and astonishing stories of bravery, and...

A bittersweet story of friendship, first love and heartache, all rolled into one spellbinding tale. For fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart. Film premiering on Amazon Prime...

Dawn Schafer, as the newest member of the Babysitters Club, struggles with adjusting to her new life in Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Kristy Thomas is jealous of Dawn's new friendship with Mary...

'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.' (Matt 28:19 NIV)Excellent value, pocket-sized...

Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! Enter if you dare...When Riley notices a new scarecrow in the field by her house, she doesn't think much...

Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the...

It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a...

Students at Lycroft Phelps are marked for success.As a straight-A student and girlfriend of the school's star rower, Charlotte believes in what the school has to offer. Meanwhile, scholarship student...

In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch,...

A distressed artist comes to Kayankaya for help. His Thai girlfriend has been kidnapped. Kayankaya's raised eyebrow brings protestations of love. He confronts obstructive racist officials, corrupt cops and some...

Effective corporate governance is crucial. As a Chinese proverb says, 'The fish rots from the head' and so it is with businesses and other organisations - the buck starts and...

Take a little happiness with you wherever you goFilled with practical tips, uplifting statements and helpful suggestions for fun activities, this beautiful pocket-sized book will give you the feel-good boost...

So there I was with two pens, my two titties, Charles Dickens, two slice of bread and a blank book at the end of my first day in the middle...

EVERY STORY HAS TWO SIDES . . .Daniel and Luke are unlikely best friends. Their bond has stood the test of time, through marriages, children and tragedies. But hidden truths...

'Okojie is a dazzlingly wild, bold and imaginative writer who tells stories with captivating originality and intense drama' Bernardine Evaristo 'Dazzling . . . A feast for the senses' Diana...

Coming up in Granta 103, a brilliant investigation into the rise of the British jihad by Richard Watson, fiction from James Lasdun, Thamima Anam, Daniel Alarcon and Jennifer Haigh; poetry...

The autumn issue of Granta will include fiction by Judith Hermann and Clemens Meyer (tr. Katy Derbyshire) and essays by Lauren Oyler, Lutz Seiler (tr. Martyn Crucefix) and Peter Richter....

From Antarctica and the deserts of the US-Mexico border, to a Siberian whale-killing station and the alleyways of Taipei, these dispatches describe a world in perpetual motion (even when it...

Dive into the deep and join Indiana and Aisha in their twistiest adventure yet!As the slithery Serpent reveals his plan to plunge the world into peril, our hairy hero and...

Selected as a best book of 2017 by Forbes, The Times, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Greater Good Magazine, Stanford Business School and more.'A timely, intriguing book' Adam Grant, New York Times...

We live in a world that is known, every corner thoroughly explored. But has this knowledge cost us the ability to wonder? Wonder, Caspar Henderson argues, is at its most...

Gattaca meets Dark Angel from international best-selling authors Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, author of GONE, BZRK and Front Lines. A mystery-thriller that bursts out of the world of genetic...

Following on from Belle in Vol 1, Vol 2 in this fantastic new series focuses on the legendary warrior and leader, Mulan.New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne wrote her...

Discover a world where Violet became an agent of Syndrome, perfect for fans of The Incredible

Gypsy Queen to the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury's wife Paris reveals the magical highs and epic lows of life with the Heavyweight Boxing World Champion, as she shares their life...

A timely, intelligent and important book for fans of LEAN IN and Caitlin Moran: why do modern mothers allow themselves to suffer from so much guilt?     Mothering skills...

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this action-driven novel shows once again that Celia Rees is one of our very best writers...

When Lain Fisher wakes up in a hospital bed she can't remember anything of the last few months. As a mindwalker herself she knows about erasing people's memories. She just...