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SAS The Great Train Raid
A WARTIME MISSION UNLIKE ANY OTHERAutumn 1943: the SAS hijack a train, raid deep into enemy territory, and liberate a concentration camp. A mission so extraordinary, yet so secret, that barely any record exists. Via first-hand testimonies and long-hidden files, Damien Lewis has unearthed the incredible details, bringing to life an astonishing tale of bravery, daring and determination which showcases the SAS at their very finest. ****PRAISE FOR SAS THE GREAT TRAIN RAID'A staggering feat of bravery kept secret for decades, but now the SAS train raid on a concentration camp during the Second World War is detailed in an incredible new book' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Long-hidden files and unseen personal accounts reveal a daring rescue mission from an Italian concentration camp' DAILY TELEGRAPH'There is an enduring appeal about the SAS in Britain, the United States and beyond, in an age when we need heroes who were fighting the good fight more than ever' SUNDAY TIMES'In autumn 1943 the SAS pulled off one of the most audacious missions of the Second World War. And yet the Great Train Raid to liberate Pisticci concentration camp has been relatively unknown until now' TIMES RADIO'Fittingly titled as it features a train and was totally crazy. An unbelievable mission deep into enemy territory to free prisoners from arguably the first concentration camp to come to the attention of the allies... I've read the book cover to cover and it's absolutely astonishing what these people did' TONY LIVESEY, BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
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Arabela Beckettová, obhajkyňa práv žien v Amerike, sa vracia zo svojich ciest, na ktorých bojovala za volebné právo žien, keď sa nečakane ocitne v problémoch. Pomoc prijíma len veľmi nerada – obzvlášť ak prichádza od arogantného a samoľúbeho „rytiera v žiarivej zbroji“, ktorý sa objaví práve v poslednej chvíli. Súkromný detektív Teodor Wilder prijíma úlohu chrániť Arabelu ako láskavosť pre svojho priateľa Hamiltona Becketta, no rýchlo sa mení na divokú naháňačku naprieč krajinou. Keď konečne nájde Hamiltonovu sestru, zistí, že Arabela je žena s radikálnymi názormi, silnou túžbou po nezávislosti, a to ho úplne vyvádza z miery. Po návrate do New Yorku sa ich cesty opakovane pretínajú. Chaos, ktorý Arabela počas svojich ciest neúmyselne rozpútala, sa priblíži až k jej domovu a začne ohrozovať jej život. Tvárou v tvár smrteľnému nebezpečenstvu však táto dvojica narazí na veľmi zvláštnu okolnosť, s ktorou nikto nepočítal...
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Napínavé prázdninové dobrodružstvo
Mia trávi letné prázdniny u starého otca na hausbóte. Jedného dňa natrafí s novým kamarátom Šimonom a so psom Nemom na odkaz vo fľaši, vďaka ktorému sa vydávajú na dobrodružnú cestu za pokladom. Je tu však ešte niekto, kto chce ukoristiť ich poklad. Podarí sa Mii so Šimonom objaviť všetky tajuplné indície a rozlúštiť komplikované hádanky? Budú to nakoniec oni, kto príde celej záhade na kĺb?
Obľúbená česká ilustrátorka Ivona Knechtlová, ktorá ilustrovala knihy Stela a 16 huskyov a Stela v krajine tučniakov, tentoraz prináša čitateľom svoju autorskú knihu o letnom dobrodružstve, odohrávajúcom sa na vlnách zátoky za obcou Lehota, a prináša nezabudnuteľné priateľstvá i napínavé okamihy.
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Z českého originálu preložila Otília Škvarnová.
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Okouzlující lháři
Její poslední loupež se změní ve vyšetřování vraždy… a věřit může jen klukovi, kterého nemůže vystát. Napínavý YA thriller od bestsellerové autorky Karen M. McManusové. Kat s mámou jsou profesionální zlodějky, které se snaží napravit. Mají před sebou už jen jednu poslední loupež. Ta se má odehrát během narozeninové oslavy milionáře Rosse Sutherlanda. Když se však nečekaně objeví Katin nevlastní otec, známý podvodník, se synem Liamem, a oslavenec náhle zemře, Kat rychle dojde, že v sázce jsou nyní i jejich životy… Doporučený věk 13+
John of John
Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the island of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal resumes his old life, caught between the two poles of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, weaver, and pillar of their local Presbyterian church, and his Glaswegian grandmother Ella, who has kept a faltering peace with her son-in-law for decades.
While Cal wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, John is dismayed by his son’s long hair and how he seems unwilling to be Saved. As the seasons pass, everything is poised to change as the threads holding together the fragile community become increasingly entangled.
John of John is the heartbreaking story of a young man’s return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation. It confirms Douglas Stuart as one of the great British writers at work today.
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The Blind Spot
A gripping new account of oligarchy from ‘the most astute social scientist studying the phenomenon today’ (Guardian)
The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the masses throughout most of human history. This is starkly visible now more than ever – today, the gulf between oligarchs and the average citizen is vastly larger than any gap that existed during European serfdom or the slave society of Imperial Rome.
The strange thing is: for the first time in history, this domination is accomplished through democracy. Yet we aren’t in open revolt against the system. In fact, we keep voting to prop it up. Why?
In The Blind Spot, political scientist Jeffrey A. Winters delivers an urgent, incisive account of how we reached this era of in-your-face oligarchy, exposing how modern democracy was designed to protect the interests of the ultra-rich. Tracing the evolution of oligarchy through the democratic era, he demonstrates how the power of the wealthy isn’t just a flaw in our democracy, it was built into its very foundations. Now, in an extraordinary paradox, we exist in a state of ‘participatory inequality’: a world in which 99.99% of us participate openly and freely – democratically, even – in our own ongoing economic exclusion.
But powerful change can begin when we have a clear understanding of where we are and where we deserve to be. As well as shining a light on just how bad our political reality has become, The Blind Spot introduces bold ideas for how we might shift the balance. Even though oligarchs may not cede power willingly, this period of shocking inequality is, Winters shows, an opportunity for genuine, enduring change.
Circle of Days
From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.
A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE
A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION
In the high summer heat, Joia watches the Midsummer ceremony that signals the start of a new year, enthralled. She dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. It is a vision of a great circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Great Plain. Helped by Seft, a talented miner, it will become their life's work.
But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders. And an act of savage violence leads to open warfare.
ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF OUR AGE
IMAGINED BY ONE OF THE GREATEST STORYTELLERS OF OUR TIME
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Lion Heart
Lion Heart is the bold and uplifting memoir of Cam Whitnall, a man whose life has been defined by extraordinary bonds with wildlife and a dramatic warzone rescue that brought five lions to safety in the UK.
'If you know what to look for, a lion's face tells you everything. The eyes, the scars, the shape.
Their faces tell the truth about survival, control and what it costs to exist in a world shaped by humans.
Everything I've chosen to do with my life comes back to that.
Because once you've really learned how to look at a lion, and understood the story written across its face, walking away stops being an option.'
When Cam's grandparents bought a dilapidated zoo, once known as the worst in the UK, and brought it back to life, they also created a home for their family.
Cam grew up on the grounds, now known as Hertfordshire Zoo, in a bedroom overlooking the tiger enclosure. His childhood playground, where he and his brothers would play hide-and-seek after hours, was filled with endangered species from around the world. He built deep connections with the animals in their care, even hand-rearing a lion cub called Zara, an experience which inspired a lifelong fascination with big cats.
Over the years, the family business expanded as they also took on The Big Cat Sanctuary with Cam taking the helm as director. He and the sanctuary made global headlines for leading a high-risk rescue mission of five abandoned lions from war-torn Ukraine. The lions were found in states of shellshock and malnourishment and had likely been used for illegal breeding. After ten months of dedicated effort, Cam united Rori, Yuna, Vanda, Amani and Lira in their forever home at the sanctuary and gave them the freedom to walk on grass for the very first time. A momentous milestone in a lifetime dedicated to animal welfare, conservation and rescue.
Fable For the End of the World
By encouraging massive accumulations of debt, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.
Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town, barely scraping a living from their taxidermy shop. But their mother has secretly accrued enormous debt – and the only way out is to offer her daughter up to be a sacrifice for Caerus’s livestreamed assassination event: the Lamb’s Gauntlet.
Melinoë is the assassin chosen for this spectacle. The product of years of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she’s a living weapon, famous for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. But she’s also haunted by her failure in the last gauntlet, when she broke down live on screen.
But as Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, each determined to claim victory, they begin to question what they’ve been taught. Could there be more to life than survival? Could they be capable of more than death?
Could they, against all the odds, be falling in love?
The Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. Their triumph over Hitler ensured their achievements will never be forgotten. But their story is far richer than victory alone.
De Gaulle - tall, awkward and incorruptible - had traits often associated with the English. Churchill - short, witty and charming - was a true French-style politician. Their working relationship was rarely smooth, but mutual respect ran deep despite their differences.
In this brilliantly absorbing account, prize-winning historian Richard Vinen casts new light on these exceptional men and the nations they led. By weaving their two stories into one, The Last Titans offers a fresh and exhilarating exploration into who they were, what they accomplished and the legacies they left behind.
Cats on Cats on Cats
Every weekend, Beatrix visits her granny. And Granny always treats her to an afternoon of special things - like going to the doughnut drive-thru or popcorn-filled trips to the cinema.
Bea always feels sad when she has to leave and worries that Granny will start to feel lonely without her . . . so Bea takes it upon herself to gift her Granny the ultimate companion pet: a cat!
But when one miscommunication leads to another - and more and more cats - Bea and Granny find themselves wondering: how many cats is too many cats?!
A hiss-terical graphic-novel style picture book which is the perfect gift for kids, adults and cat-lovers alike!
Boy Friends
SIMO AND LUCA ARE IN LOVE
Luca has loved Simo for as long as he can remember. But confessing? That could ruin everything. And in their tiny, cosier-than-cosy seaside town, there would be nowhere to hide.
Then an anonymous post on the community noticeboard blows his secret wide open - and suddenly, everyone is shipping them hard. Luca and Simo have no choice but to face the truth. Will they risk it all for love - or lose each other for ever?
Get ready for a heart-flipping, swoon-worthy story about friendship, courage and the kind of love that changes everything. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Sophie Gonzales.
The Cheese Cure
‘A wonderful book.' Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘A remarkable tale’ The Spectator A giant wheel of Comte´ – a cheese full of delight, a mosaic of flavour – can sometimes become flat. Despite all that’s gone into making it and caring for it, its complexity mysteriously vanishes, its spark dies. Cheesemongers know that. That’s why they regularly test the cheeses: they insert a cheese iron deep into the wheel and extract a sample from its core. Sometimes they can cure it and sometimes they can’t. A highly successful BBC and Guardian Journalist, somehow Michael Finnerty's life had become flat. His psychological cheese iron told him he needed to make a change, and he becomes convinced his salvation lies in cheese. Michael becomes an apprentice cheesemonger at Borough Market, and is plunged into a world of intense physicality, extraordinary knowledge, and total geeky passion. From learning the cheese's personal nighttime riders – Castillon Frais needs to sit in its box underneath some waxed paper but its box needs to be kept in a plastic sheath, Comté sits unwrapped in a cool cupboard, and has a quick saline bath before bed – to learning intricate ways to wrap their different shapes; from being able to taste nuances between the cheeses, to slicing fingers, bruising toes, getting allergic reactions, and the simple dog-tiredness of being on your feet from the crack of dawn till night, Michael's new job is more demanding than he could ever have imagined – and he loves it. Then when Borough Market is subjected to a terrifying attack, Michael realises through cheese, he has found something even more powerful – community.
Shameless
Andrea McLean is SHAMELESS.‘What if I fall? What if I fly?’ When Andrea McLean said this to millions of people when quitting her high-profile TV job she didn’t know she’d soon fall flat on her face in front of them too.Leaving her role as the longest-serving host on the award-winning Loose Women to follow her dreams, Andrea soon learnt that failure happens to the best of us - and when it arrives, shame won’t be far behind. But it doesn’t have to define us.In this unflinchingly honest and brilliantly enlightening book, Andrea lays everything bare, from financial ruin and broken marriages to cancel culture and toxic TV. Tracing the collapse of her business, she confesses the failures that once filled her with stomach-clenching shame and the lessons they have taught her about finding the resilience to get up again.Shameless is your guide to breaking free from shame and finding the courage to keep going through life’s toughest moments.
The Cut
A TRAGIC ACCIDENT OR A GRUESOME MURDER? WHICH STORY WILL MAKE THE CU? rom the bestselling author of GENEVA'Emotive, explosive & does not disappoint.' ?'You cannot predict where it will go.' ?'So many twists & turns.' ? 'Absolutely brilliant.' ?Ben Knott has it all: perfect family, impressive career, beautiful home near where he grew up. His son is even going to star in a Hollywood movie, filmed right here in the village. Then Ben starts to recognise the film's storyline - from his own past. The characters, settings and details all mirror the death of his school friend 30 years ago, and as his son is being asked to take more and more risks during filming, Ben gets suspicious. What's really behind this film project? How much is Ben willing to risk to protect his family?'An absolute treat for psychological thriller fans.' T. M. Logan'Chilling, atmospheric, with characters you'll never forget.' Harlan Coben'A brilliantly crafted page-turner of a novel.' L. J. Ross**Available to pre-order now**
Fotbalová bible
Věděli jste, že pokutový kop ve fotbale vymyslel brankář? Kdy se na dresech začala objevovat čísla? Proč rozhodčí uznal Maradonův gól Boží rukou? Který Čech jako jediný oblékal dres slavné Barcelony? Ve Fotbalové bibli najdete odpovědi na tyto i stovky dalších otázek.
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Dream State
Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her in-laws' beautiful lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a cardiac anaesthesiologist with a brilliant future.
When Charlie asks Garrett, his best friend from college, to officiate the ceremony, Cece can't imagine anyone less appropriate for the task. After all, Garrett, a depressed baggage handler at the local airport, doesn't believe in marriage. But as she spends time with him and his gruff mask slips, she grows increasingly uncertain about her future, leading to an impulsive decision that will alter the three friends' lives forever - the events of that summer reverberating across fifty years and spanning generations.
The Changing Game
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025? 'O'Neill can talk the talk as he's walked the walk.' What sets the management style of Brian Clough apart? How did Alex Ferguson stay in post so long? Why was Mourinho such a Special One? In a career spanning five decades, Martin O'Neill has seen it all. In The Changing Game he provides his unique perspective on the events, managers and teams that define football. Bringing his sharp instincts and intellect to look at his own tenures as a manager for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Celtic and the Republic of Ireland, as well as many others, fans will enjoy the first-hand anecdotes of how to prepare for and play against the titans of the game. Martin explores every aspect of contemporary football at the highest levels, including speaking truth to the powers-that-be, how teams deal with injuries, foreign influences on the British game, the changing roles of managers, coaches and agents and the effect of social media and wage structures on players. Charting the evolution of the top levels of professional football from the beginning of O'Neill's career in 1971 all the way to the present day, you'll enjoy O'Neill's unvarnished take on the inside story of the changing game. Fancy yourself a football manager? This is the book for you.
Let's Talk About When Someone Dies
From Molly Potter, best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? and What's Worrying You?, comes a picture book for starting conversations with children about death, bereavement and what happens next. When someone dies, we can feel a whole host of different emotions and explaining them to a child isn't so easy. This book uses clear, easy-to-understand language to answer complex questions about death and how a child might feel when someone dies. It covers all manner of tricky subjects with sensitivity and honesty, from what death is to why people die. Each double page spread takes a child through how they might feel, what they might think and how they might behave. With engaging illustrations, gentle guidance and simple advice for parents and carers, Let's Talk About When Someone Dies fulfils an important but difficult need for starting conversations with children about death and bereavement, in an accessible and supportive way. Let’s Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
