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The Moonstone
"When you looked down into the stone, you looked into a yellow deep that drew your eyes into it so that they saw nothing else." The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That ...
The Complete Essays
Michel Montaigne, de Montaigne Michel
In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and thinking. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by ideas he found in the books of his library and his own experience. He discussed subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and ...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
A classic since 1928, this masterly encyclopaedia of ancient mythology, ritual, symbolism and the arcane mysteries of the ages is available for the first time in a compact, fully reset "Readers Edition." Like no other book of the twentieth century, Manly P. Hall's legendary The Secret Teachings Of All A...
The Sequin Star
'This is impossible. I must be dreaming. Why does the newspaper have a date that is more than eighty years ago?' Claire finds a sequin star among her grandmother's treasures. Why does she own such a cheap piece? The mystery deepens when the brooch hurtles Claire back in time to 1932. Claire finds herse...
Happiness Purpose
First published in 1977, in this extraordinarily prescient book Edward de Bono sets out his method for achieving the ultimate 21st century goal: work-life balance. Defined in terms of life-space and self-space, de Bono invites the reader to look at their life and measure the gap between these spaces - t...
The Midnight Watch
WINNER OF THE 2016 THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, MCKITTERICK PRIZEA fascinating, revelatory novel based on the true story of the ship, and its crew, that failed to come to the sinking Titanic's aid. Set on board the Californian during those terrible hours, and in Boston in the aftermath of the disaster, Anton...
Passchendaele: A New History
The Third Battle of Ypres was a 'lost victory' for the British Army in 1917. Between July and November 1917, in a small corner of Belgium, more than 500,000 men were killed or maimed, gassed or drowned - and many of the bodies were never found. The Ypres offensive represents the modern impression of the...
Alice-Miranda 3 in 1 Movie Tie-in: The First Three Books in the Bestselling Series
Go back to where it all began with Alice-Miranda at School, Alice-Miranda on Holiday and Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead.Includes a full-colour picture section with scenes from the animated telemovie, plus a special note from Jacqueline Harvey describing how the books were turned into a movie.The Alice-Mir...
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
'Deep-diving and elegant... Wide Sargasso Sea meets Beloved meets Alias Grace' - Margaret Atwood They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done? 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the ...
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Penguin Green Ideas series)
Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. Using those seven words as his guide, Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable adages or 'personal policies' for eating wisely, gathered from a w...
The Crossing
A trailblazing new novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis. Natalie's world is falling apart. She's just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming ...
My First Classic Library (Peter Rabbit)
The ideal introduction to some of Beatrix Potter's best-loved tales, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit.The perfect gift to introduce the classic tales of Beatrix Potter.This wonderful collection brings together the first four Beatrix Potter stories. Featuring a mischievous little rabbit and his friends...
The Bookseller's Tale (PB)
A lively cultural history of the book from a charmingly idiosyncratic bookseller'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.'This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with...
A Bartender's Guide to the World: Cocktails and Stories from 75 Places
Transport your glass around the globe with more than 75 cocktail recipes from one of the world's premier bartenders. Grab your glass and let's go! For over 20 years, Lauren Mote has tended bars and traveled the world, often as one of the only women in a male-dominated industry. She's developed c...
Modern Classic Cocktails - 60+ Stories and Recipes from the New Golden Age in Drinks
60+ recipes culled from today's modern classics with entertaining backstories from the cocktail revival of the past thirty years, by a two-time James Beard Award-nominated author and New York Times cocktail and spirits writer.One of the greatest dividends of the revival in cocktail culture that began in...
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