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Emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten to punish us for not doing what they want. Emotional blackmailers know how much we...

A Hidden Door. A Magical Staricase. Discover the World of Droon! Eric, Julie, and Neal have just found something magic in Eric's basement. They have discovered a staircase to another...

Those with the gift have the power One stormy night, three princesses are born. As each baby is placed into her mother's arms, so the Archimage Binah bestows on her...

A young delinquent is on trial for the murder of his aggressive father. The judge has directed the jury to find the boy guilty if there is no reasonable doubt....

One warm July morning Mr Phillips climbs out of bed, leaving Mrs Phillips dozing. He prepares for his commute into the city - but this is no ordinary Monday. It...

GRUMPY OLD WOMEN gives us the female take on the million irritations of today's world. We all know what it means these days to be a grumpy old man, because...

Think you know magic? Think again. The fourth title in this series from global superstar authors, Cassandra Clare and Holly Black. Callum Hunt's life has fallen apart. His friend is...

Learn all about the hottest games, how they were developed and how to beat them. Plus, this book is full of high-resolution screenshots of all of the biggest games! Features...

Universities, like other industries, are challenged by disruptive market forces. Today there are nearly forty public universities in Australia. Some predict that by 2070 there may be only ten institutions...

The extraordinary travel tales of an eminent scientist Join Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty on his extraordinary adventures around the globe. Doherty's dazzling schedule can leave his head spinning. So...

Massive changes have occurred in the workplace since William Yeomans wrote his bestselling 1,000 Things You Never Learned in Business School. Job security has disappeared, loyalty has eroded, and the...

Dr. Creflo A. Dollar reveals the incredible power of God's love to transform lives. No talent or ability is as vital as learning to love God and others. When one...

Two terrifying tales from the award-winning Pete Johnson The Ghost Dog aniel s story about a bloodthirsty dog goes down well at a spooky party. But then somehow his imagination...

What's it like to be a spy? What's it like to be a detective? Would it be like James Bond or Sherlock Holmes? Find out in these dramatic true tales.

Stolen from his home and family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the gold-crazed North. His intelligence, courage,...

Sparks fly when a hardboiled reporter meets a handsome senator. But a political scandal-and attempts on her life-could drive them apart. Or maybe adversity could draw them into a bond...

This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and...

A fresh, fun, and unpretentious guide to wine from Marissa A. Ross, official wine columnist for Bon Appetit. "Can I just be Marissa, please? I want to be hilarious and...

A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order....

Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast...

Prepare to be utterly amazed by the latest instalment of Charlie Small s incredible yet 100% true adventures. On his way to Jakeman's factory, Charlie is grabbed by Tristram Twitch,...

Is be or is be not, is be one big damn puzzler...On the day the plane brought the white man to the Island, Managua was, as usual, preoccupied with his...

"The One to One Future" revolutionized marketing when it was firstpublished. Then considered a radical rethinking of marketing basics, thisbestselling book has become today's bible for marketers. Now finally availablein...

Unholy Matrimony If Kaitlin O'Herlihy got one more wedding invitation, she was going to scream. Suddenly everyone--including her grandmother--was getting married. It was making a shambles of her well-ordered existence....

One night in 1917 Beatrice Haven creeps out of her uncle's house on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, and leaves her newborn baby at the foot of a pear to tree, and...

In QUEEN OF DREAMS, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni once more spins a fresh, spellbinding story of transformation. Rakhi, a young artist and divorced mother living in Berkeley, California, is struggling to...

Michael Holroyd opens with a startling attack on biography, which is answered by two essays on the ethics and values of non-fiction writing. The book then examines the work of...

'Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody' When a scrawny, freckled girl with bright red hair...

Amy Dickinson has made a career out of helping others through her internationally syndicated advice column 'Ask Amy', as successor to Ann Landers. Here, in her memoir, she opens up...

It's a business trip that takes advertising agency owner Maddie Fitzgerald to New Orleans, but it is hardly business as usual when a man breaks into her hotel room and...

As history reaches a tipping point, the forces unleashed by the Transition threaten to bring the future crashing down in ruins. Will Hitler and Tojo finish their race towards an...

When she revisited, always with astonishment, what had happened to her, it was the deliberate breaking of her fingers that remained indelibly printed on her memory . . . Twelve...

Snobbish Tarquin Winot sets out on a journey of the senses from the Hotel Splendide in Portsmouth to his cottage in Provence. As he travels, he introduces his life through...

A thrilling sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Nick of Time , in which the young time traveler Nick McIver must prove his courage once more, on two...

Nick of Time is the first young reader's book written by bestselling author Ted Bell - a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which twelve-year-old Nick McIver...

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The Discomfort Zone is Jonathan Franzen's tale of growing up, squirming in his own uber-sensitive skin, from a "small and fundamentally...

The fascinating and heartwarming true story of one of the world's most beloved authors. In this inspiring book, fans of the Harry Potter series get to see their favourite author...

You probably don't feel rich. Rich is the other guy. Rich is having more than you currently have. But you can be rich and not feel it. And that's the...

Founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII was a crucial figure in English history. In this acclaimed study of the king's life and reign, the distinguished historian S. B. Chrimes...

March 1939 Estelle is the headstrong daughter of Fleur, a Resistance legend who disappeared during the Great War, supposedly killed while helping Allied soldiers to escape. Christa, an only child,...

Max and Tine arrive on the Greek island of her childhood holidays. Both are in their mid twenties and this is their first serious relationship. Max is relatively inexperienced with...

An inspirational guide to fulfilling your potential at work, for fans of Paul Arden We all have good days and bad days at work. Some days you feel bullet proof....

The brilliant and laugh-out-loud-funny second mystery from comedian Adam Hills featuring a young detective dream team, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and David O'Doherty. The...

The explosive first novel in Eoin Colfer's bestselling Artemis Fowl series, now a major Disney film! *New special film edition - includes photos of the film, an introduction from director...

Discover the secrets of the world's most effective bosses -- as praised by the CEO of GE Superbosses exist in nearly every industry, from the glamorous to the mundane. They...