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The Sacrificial Man
‘Reading this book was like a drug. I could not put it down’? ‘Chilling, gripping and stomach-lurchingly twisted’ ? A deadly choice in the name of love. Probation officer Cate Austin faces the highest-profile case of her career: Alice Mariani, a celebrated university lecturer, has been charged with assisting in the death of her lover. But at what point does a private pact become a public crime? Every interview with Alice peels back another layer of secrecy. As media and campaigners swarm the courtroom, Cate is forced into a legal blind spot — and a brutal dilemma. Will a lover's last request become a deadly price to pay? Don't miss this gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Joy Ellis from award-winning, Kindle #1 bestselling author Ruth Dugdall, as discussed on Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’. Readers love The Sacrificial Man: 'Gripping, original, authentic' Erin Kelly ‘Ruth Dugdall has the ability to get under a character’s skin so thoroughly that they seem real, making them all the more scary’ ? 'Another dark and disturbing read in a brilliant series'? 'I would strongly recommend this to anyone who likes thrillers with bizarre and unsuspecting twists'? 'There has always been something exceptional about the words written by Ruth Dugdall'?
The Creatures’ Guide to Caring
‘Reading this book is like sitting at a dinner table with your smartest, funniest friend. Elizabeth Preston’s writing shimmers with wit, charisma, and infectious delight, as she shows how the act of caretaking connects us to the rest of the animal kingdom.’ Ed YongWhat unites us with frogs ferrying tadpoles on their backs, beetles regurgitating food into the mouths of their larvae, or a shorebird luring a predator away from her nest by pretending her wing is broken? Creatures around the world have strategies to keep their offspring alive that are varied and surprising — and often familiar. In this compelling and entertaining study, science journalist Elizabeth Preston explores the biology, brain circuitry, and behaviours we share with species across the animal kingdom that care for young. In the field and in the lab, readers will also meet scientists who have dedicated their lives to understanding these animals, often while juggling families of their own. Alongside animal parents that range from lonely octopuses to warfare-waging mongooses, we’ll encounter our own species in a new way. Elizabeth Preston argues that Homo sapiens’ history of caring for children cooperatively has left a legacy in all of us, parents and non-parents alike, and is the basis for our caring human society.
The Football GOAT: The Greatest of All Time Collection
Celebrate the 2026 World Cup with the superstar series full of facts, stats and stories so you can choose which football legend is the Greatest of All Time!Are you ready to choose your favourite player? Featuring 4 epic player head-to-heads, this interactive series is written by Matt Oldfield, the bestselling author of ULTIMATE FOOTBALL HEROES and UNBELIEVABLE FOOTBALL, and Seth Burkett, EX PROFESSIONAL PLAYER. This collection includes 4 books about your favourite heroes:- Messi v. Ronaldo- Mbappé v. Haaland- Pelé v. Maradona- Kane v. BellinghamIt’s a tough competition – are you ready to VOTE FOR THE GOAT? The perfect gift for all football fans, this collection of the books in the bestselling series is packed with exciting facts about favourite players.
The Talisker Dead
The third gripping mystery in the Misty Isle series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. Digging up the past can be deadly... A teenage boy goes missing on Burns Night. A woman’s body is found in Talisker Bay. And it’s DI Duncan McAdam’s job to find the killer before someone else turns up dead. A closely guarded secret, lying in a shallow grave for years, is under threat of being revealed and no one seems willing to face up to their past... least of all Duncan McAdam. He has a decision to make, one that will impact not only his life but the lives of those he cares about the most. Does he have the courage to follow his instincts? And who will he choose - the people he loves, or himsel? et amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. The Talisker Dead is the third book in the new Amazon #1 bestselling Misty Isle series from the multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. Readers love J M Dalgliesh:‘Fantastic’ ? ?‘The best detective series I’ve read’ ? ?‘You can’t put these books down’ ? ?‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ ? ?‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ ? ?‘So much tension’ ? ?
A Sheepdog Named Oscar
The New York Times bestseller After the sudden death of his father, Dara Waldron became disoriented in a world that had once filled him with wonder. A year later, he meets an abandoned border collie called Oscar hiding on a derelict farm in County Clare. When Dara brings him home, he believes he’s committing an act of rescue. Oscar’s submissive behaviour hints at a difficult upbringing and, determined to earn his trust, Dara cares for him, walks with him and learns all he can about one of Ireland’s most beloved working breeds. As their unexpected companionship brings comfort to their troubled lives, Dara realises that Oscar might be the one doing the rescuing. Set against the beauty of rural Ireland, A Sheepdog Named Oscar is a moving memoir about grief, healing and the incredible bond between humans and dogs. Beautifully written and rich with Waldron’s experience, Dara blends nature writing with a deeply personal story of recovery, revealing how small acts of loyalty can lead us back from darkness into life. ‘This book will do great good, and bring light to many lives’ Donal Ryan, author of The Spinning HeartDara Waldron, New York Times bestseller, September 2025
Marcus Rashford: World of Football
Welcome to Marcus’s World of Football – a complete guide to the game, from the greatest players to the biggest stadiums and everything in between. It's the perfect World Cup companion for young footie fans!From the No. 1 bestselling authors of You Are a Champion, Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka. Learn all about:Marcus's footballing tips and tricksTournaments around the world (including the World Cup!)The history of the gameThe G.O.A.T.sHow YOU can get into footballAnd more!Discover everything there is to know about football! Including top player stats, fun facts about your favourite clubs and the rules of the game. Marcus will also teach you some handy tips and tricks on improving your own skills, as well as showing you all the different ways that you can get into football. Whether you’re a footballing pro or new to the game, Marcus’s World of Football is the ultimate guide to the beautiful game!
Az álom
„Ebből a könyvből kiderül, hogyan vált hétszer is valóra az álmom. De azt is elmesélem, hányszor bizonyult elérhetetlennek számomra. A futball sok mindenben hasonlít az élet más területeihez: az ember a legtöbbször nem győz. Remélem, elég szerény vagyok ahhoz, hogy megértsem, időnként a vereségből lehet a legtöbbet tanulni. Amikor viszont az ember mindenkit legyőz, az az érzés semmihez sem hasonlítható.” Carlo Ancelotti mind az öt európai topligában nyert bajnoki címet, olyan csapatoknál dolgozott, mint az AC Milan, a Juventus, a Paris Saint-Germain, a Bayern München, a Chelsea és a Real Madrid. De nemcsak ez teszi őt különlegessé kortársai között, hanem az is, hogy minden rekordot megdöntött a Bajnokok Ligájában: hétszer emelhette a magasba a trófeát, kétszer játékosként, ötször pedig edzőként. Az álom című kötetből kiderül, miért rajong annyira Carlo a világ legértékesebb klubtrófeájáért, és az is, mi kell ahhoz, hogy valaki ennyire sikeres legyen a nemzetközi porondon. Gyermekkori álmáról, a nagy meccsekről, klasszis játékosokról és az egyes szezonok kulcspillanatairól egyaránt mesél az olasz mester, aki betekintést enged a napi munkába, és belülről mutatja meg nekünk a Bajnokok Ligája csodáját.
Which Dinosaur Are You?
Discover which dinosaur you are in this adorable book full of fun animal facts. These fun, illustrated books introduce different animals, pulling out key behaviours for children to match to themselves, or their friends, and find out which creature they fit with best. It's a unique way to discover fantastic animal facts and learn through laughter. ?If they love to eat their greens, they might be like a Triceratops, and if they're the tallest one of all their friends, they might be like a Spinosaurus! If they run really fast, they might be like a Velociraptor and if they play an instrument, they might have a lot in common with a Parasaurolophus. ?Each book contains ten different animals, so kids can find the animal they match with best as well as fun facts, a quiz and information on how to dig for dinosaurs. It's a fun, simple way for readers to learn all about the animal world while learning about themselves.
Lucky Break
From Sunday Times No1 bestseller, Charlotte Crosby, comes her debut novel, LUCKY BREAK. Can one summer change your life? They’ve never met before but the next eight weeks together will change everything. Angelica is looking for love – but in all the wrong places. Madison is looking for fun – but how far will she go? Damon is looking for wealth – but some things, money can’t buy. Samantha is looking for fame – but at what price? On screen it’s wild, but the real stories happen off-camera… *** LUCKY BREAK by Charlotte Crosby is the unmissable debut novel from one of the nation’s favourite TV stars.
Wings Over Valletta
As the bombs rain down, love and hope refuse to surrender. Malta, 1941. As bombs fall across the island and invasion looms, Kitty Campbell is haunted by the daughter she was forced to give up for adoption years before. Desperate to find her child, Kitty begins searching for answers - but uncovering the trail is complicated by her father's secretive past and a mysterious stranger on the island. Working as an Aircraft Plotter at Fighter Command in Valletta, tracking the fierce air battles raging in the skies above Malta, Kitty uncovers secrets that could change everything - and faces an impossible choice between duty, love, and the child she has never forgotten.
Turistický denník 2
Turistický denník vznikol pre žiakov a žiačky druhého stupňa základných škôl. Zároveň je určený všetkým nadšencom turizmu, ktorí si radi uchovajú spomienky a zaujímavosti z navštívených miest. Turistický denník 2 je rozdelený na desať regiónov – Zemplín, Šariš, Abov, Gemer, Spiš a Tatry, Orava, Liptov, Horehronie, Podpoľanie a Novohrad. Krátku charakteristiku lokalít dopĺňajú rôznorodé úlohy, ktoré prepájajú poznatky zo slovenského jazyka, biológie, geografie či dejepisu do tvorivých a hravých strán. Regióny i spomínané lokality sú pre lepšiu orientáciu vyznačené aj na mape. V závere denníka nájdete priestor na fotografie z výletov.
Vocal Break
A dazzlingly original reassessment of the power and plurality of women's singing voices by the critically acclaimed author of Art Monsters and Scaffolding
'It took me ten years to go from shy young girl to punk rocker, if I'd had this book I'd have got there much quicker' Viv Albertine
For millennia, women's raised voices have been heard as unruly, uncivilized, dangerous. Women singing were cast as sirens: mythical creatures who lured sailors to their death.
In Vocal Break, Lauren Elkin seamlessly blends memoir, feminist manifesto and cultural history to explore a plurality of female singing voices - and how women have used them to defy convention, genre, capitalism, racism and sexism. Drawing on her own experiences training as a young soprano in the 1990s, Elkin reflects on the way power and identity shape our voices, focusing on the women who most excited her when she was learning to sing.
A vocal break refers to the place where the voice shifts from lower to higher registers and this is a book about what kind of meanings, and sounds, can be made there. Immersing readers in an eclectic soundscape, from musicals and pop music to art punk, what follows is a full-throated tour of women's voices, including Édith Piaf, Maria Callas, Cyndi Lauper, Kathleen Hanna, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Beyoncé, FKA Twigs and Billie Eilish.
Reflecting on what makes women's singing so powerful - to the point where others feel the need to control or manipulate it - Vocal Break is a joyous call to arms, a siren call:
Girls to the front: NOW.
Do vody
Pozor na tiché vody, nikdy nevíte, co se v nich skrývá…
V hlubinách řeky protékající městečkem Beckford skončil život již mnoha žen, nikdo ale nečekal, že tam objeví i tělo Nel Abbottové. Po Nelině nečekané smrti se do města vrací její sestra Julia, aby identifikovala ostatky a postarala se o osiřelou neteř.
Julia, která přísahala, že už se do Beckfordu nikdy nevrátí, teď bojuje se záplavou nevítaných vzpomínek, ale především pátrá po tom, proč musela Nel zemřít. Byla to nehoda, sebevražda, nebo vražda? A souvisí nějak její smrt se sebevraždou dívky, kterou na dně řeky našli téhož léta?
Druhý román Pauly Hawkins, jejíž debut Dívka ve vlaku se stal světovým fenoménem.
dostupné aj ako:
Dívka ve vlaku
Už nemůže být jen tiše přihlížející dívkou ve vlaku.
Rachel si každodenní dojíždění do Londýna zpestřuje pozorováním útulných předměstských domků. Vlak pokaždé na chvíli zastaví u návěstidla a jí se naskytne letmý pohled do soukromí mladého páru. Postupem času Rachel začíná mít pocit, že ty dva lidi zná – nebo si to aspoň představuje. Dá jim dokonce jména: Jason a Jess. Jednoho dne však zahlédne něco, co ji šokuje. Stačí pouhá minuta, než se dá vlak zase do pohybu, a náhle je všechno jinak…
Světový bestseller, který byl přeložen do padesáti jazyků a stal se předlohou stejnojmenného filmu.
The Lowe Job
When Lili Lowe is caught in a compromising position with her boss, married politician Teddy Landen, she suddenly finds herself thrust into the centre of a media frenzy.
She turns, as most daughters would, to her mother. Yet Lydia Lowe is a former talent agent, and it's not long before the whole world knows the name Lili Lowe.
As the spotlight brightens on Lili, and her three sisters Stevie, Iris and Katie, the women's lives are changed in ways they could never have predicted.
And it's soon clear that fame, and fortune, comes with a price...
Perfect for fans of Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe and Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, Grace Alexander's sensational, page-turning and provocative book club debut explores the fallout of a jaw-dropping political scandal with deliciously dark humour and a lightness of touch.
Fieldwork as a Sex Object
I mute the audio. I replay the video four times.
It is not me. It is my fucking face.
Amrita Chaturvedi goes by Amy. Amy identifies as a communist on Twitter (her profile omits a stint on Big Brother and a billionaire daddy running the show at the High Court of Delhi).
Then reality hits: a deepfake porno of her forwarded around by WhatsApp aunties goes viral. On her birthday, Amy wakes to a stoning in the digital town square that could cancel the likes of Kim Kardashian.
Her executioners? A cartel of unhinged virgins styling themselves after V for Vendetta - except these keyboard warriors are on a ruthless crusade to wipe out desi jezebels and Make India Hindu Again.
A muscular, monumental work of internet literature in which the online turns offline turns bloody, Fieldwork as a Sex Object is not a novel you read but a novel that reads you: what are you prepared to risk for what you claim to believe?
Stronger Than You Think
In a world rocked by pandemics, climate change, and political unrest, resilience has never been more essential.
In this groundbreaking book, trauma researcher, survivor, and professor Sherry Hamby reveals the truth about resilience: struggling with trauma doesn't mean we lack it. Instead, it's a sign that we're facing life's challenges head-on. What we need to know is how to bounce back and prepare better for future hardships.
Drawing on years of research and lived experience, Hamby introduces the concept of the "resilience equation": by increasing our 'strengths dosage', we can offset our 'trauma dosage'. In other words, adding more positive experiences can help us heal from the negative ones. It's possible to thrive, even after significant trauma, and piece together a meaningful, fulfilled life.
This book empowers you with three core steps to cultivate resilience:
1. Find connection - through something larger than yourself
2. Master your emotions and behaviours - learn how to manage your impulses
3. Leverage your resources - tap into the support of family, friends, and community
From practices like mindfulness and forest bathing to deeper calls for social justice and activism, Stronger Than You Think equips you with tools to strengthen your own resilience and uplift others in the process. No matter what life throws your way, you'll learn how to face it with strength, hope, and purpose.
DoodleLand
THE FIRST COLOURING BOOK FROM GLOBAL ARTIST, ONLINE SENSATION AND COMIC RELIEF 2026 CREATOR: MR DOODLE
Welcome to the world of DoodleLand! In this creative and quirky colouring book, you will have a chance to see into the mind of everyone's favourite doodle artist: Mr Doodle. From the Marshmallow Mountains to the Sludgy Sewers, artists will find intricate and exciting worlds to bring to life with colour.
DoodleLand is sure to be a hit for fans of adult colouring books and anyone who need a mental health break through a creative escape, and includes:
- 46 incredible hand-drawn designs ready to be brought to life
- Single-sided pages
- High-quality paper that can hold up to inky markers
Have a doodley day!
A Life and a Half
WINNER OF BEST BIOGRAPHY BY A PARLIAMENTARIAN, WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS 2026'Scurrilous and full of heart' GRAHAM NORTON'Fascinating, frank, funny and moving' REVEREND RICHARD COLES'Terrific' FINANCIAL TIMES'Beguilingly human' OBSERVER'Riveting, raw and hilarious' HELEN LEDERERThe blisteringly candid account of a life that has taken Sunday Times-bestselling author and minister Chris Bryant to some truly unexpected places. Raised in Francoist Spain by an alcoholic mother and an absent father, Bryant would go on to act alongside some of the great names of the day, man the barricades in Chile and later become an Anglican priest, all before he turned forty. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, peopled with bishops, actors, drag queens and pushy candidates, A Life and a Half is a politician's memoir like no other.





















