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Honest, funny, moving conversations about mental health, identity and contemporary issues between bestselling author and her teenage daughter 'Fascinating... a much needed conversation between generations' THE TIMES How can we...

Are you feeling it too? The genuine urge to bunker in, a growing need for rest, a deep desire to seek comfort? As the days become shorter and the cold...

Celebrate the rapier-like wit of the royal rebel, the late, great Princess Margaret - or 'Ducky' as she was known behind closed doors.

Would you be down in the dumps if, when asked the definition of certain phrases, it was all Greek to you? Let's not beat about the bush: the English language...

With fabulous pictures of the young royal family, this book takes a look at William and Kate's life from their engagement to the lead up to the arrival of Prince...

This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes you from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato....

This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the...

Lucky is an illustrated collection of 50 lucky charms from around the world paired with fun facts and origin stories of each token of good luck. From Sweden's brightly painted...

As an ambitious, competitive kid from a public school, who grew up in a country town in Victoria, Michael Traill converted privileged education opportunities in the hallowed halls of Melbourne...

What a glorious decade for beer - the 1980s. This book will release a wealth of memories for anyone who was there or would like to have been. This is...

This inspiring book highlights what Steve Jobs realised were the most significant lessons he had learned in his personal and professional life. In 2005 Steve Jobs gave his first and...

The Intrepid List is a collection of more than 100 unique and enthralling travel experiences from around the globe. But this isn't a bucket list book. This book is for...

On 9 November 1939, two unsuspecting British agents of the Special Intelligence Services walked into a trap set by German Spymaster Reinhard Heydrich. Believing that they were meeting a dissident...

From the creators of the super-popular Instagram @MyTherapistSays comes this humorous guide for navigating the daily struggle that is life. Including popular memes from their Instagram along with checklists, quizzes,...

Based on a remarkable true story Seven-year-old Chellamuthu's life--and his destiny--is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for...

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpre Young Adult Author Medal One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020 A Best...

Today's most comprehensive course in residential construction. The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House not only lives up to its name, but the detailed illustrations put this reference in...

Political consultant and commentator Patrick Hynes dispels common stereotypes and misapprehensions about the most powerful political constituency in the country while undertaking the most exhaustive effort yet to define what...

From the Pulitzer Prize - winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy History has not been kind...

Myths of American Slavery is not a defense of slavery but instead a sincere attempt to defeat the spread of misinterpretations and misrepresentations that continue to bedevil race relations and...

A beautifully written, courageous memoir of a wartime childhood behind enemy lines.

Now with more than a million copies in print, this extraordinary bestseller crosses the boundaries of all traditions.

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time, a pop music phenomenon turned titan of industry and cultural icon: Taylor Swift. This collection of...

Loved for their smiling "faces, " pansies brighten the early spring garden with their cheerful demeanors and brightly colored petals. This delightful collection of pansy photographs, introduced by a brief...

An authoritative and documented study of the mythology behind Civil War history, clearly exhibiting how the South was an independent country invaded, captured, and still occupied by a vicious aggressor.

When Union General George McClellan marched toward the Confederate capital of Richmond in 1862, he encountered the Warwick River -where it wasn't supposed to be.- McClellan was following a map...

The riveting debut novel 'Unsettling, puckish, and brilliantly written, this novel is an absolute one-off. I loved it' CLAIRE FULLER 'Magical, perplexing and funny in a wholly original way' RACHEL...

Our Times in Rhymes is a waspish, affectionate and very funny look at the state of our beloved nation. A parliament of fools, or a confederacy of dunces? Blethering celebrities...

_______________ Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year _______________ In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the...

A self-taught inventor never stops following the call to imagine, discover, create. From the time he is a small boy, Franz is curious about machines and how they work. He...

The riveting true story of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington's family but turned by war against Washington's crowning achievement, the Union. On the...

High walls, barbed wire, savage dogs and guards who shoot to kill are just some of the obstacles faced by escaping prisoners. This book tells the extraordinary tales of men...

'Following Tanaka's wisdom is an easy way to start making life feel just a little more balanced' the Independent The Japanese wisdom of chowa offers a fresh perspective on how...

Racer and broadcaster Neil Crompton has had the best seat in the house for the last 40 years of Australian motorsport, an amazing lifetime upgrade to a first-hand, front row...

What drives veterans, military experts and forensic investigators to dedicate years to search for and identify the remains of fallen warriors? What does it mean to the families of the...

From the wickedly funny and feminist creator and host of the Throwing Shade podcast, a collection of hilarious personal essays and political commentary perfect for fans of Lindy West and...

Bike Snob is all grown up! After two books and thousands of miles under his tires, Bike Snob is back with a book that takes his family on the road...

It's a summer to remember . . . at the Jersey Shore. Giovanna "Gia" Spumanti and her cousin Isabella "Bella" Rizzoli are going to have the sexiest summer ever. While...

Each year in the unforgiving wilderness of the frozen arctic, an astonishing, ancient cycle begins again; one of birth and death; of love and life; self-sacrifice and great danger. In...

'Hilarious, compelling, painful, enlightening, honest. I loved it' - Dolly Alderton 'Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking' - Jojo Moyes 'Inspirational, funny and wise' - Kit de Waal Queenie Jenkins can't cut...

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: her role as matchmaking grandmother In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria had over...

A seasonal classic brought up to date by two giants of kids' fiction. Can a school play of A Christmas Carol help Harry's dad to find the spirit of Christmas?...