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The Redwood Bargain


To free her cousin from an indentured contract, Katrien agrees to fulfil their lord’s bargain with the fabled “Redwood Man.” Three maids before her have posed as his stepdaughter, Lady Zaviera, and met this lord of the forest as promised. But Katrien means to be the first to fool him - and live. Impersonating a Lady is no easy feat, especially one as beautiful and aloof as Zaviera. With one month before she’s sent off, Katrien is put through endless lessons, even as the Redwood Man’s suffocating vines overtake the manor and threaten its staff. Zaviera takes a special interest in her training, and their shared interests grow into shared affections. But the Redwood Man awaits his prize. Caught between duty and desire, her future, and her past, Katrien must navigate a tricky bargain - or risk failing those she holds dearest.
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24,49 €

Crap Jokes


Welcome to the ultimate collection of jokes so bad they’re (almost) good. This is toilet humour at its best. Packed with over 500 quick-fire jokes, this laugh-out-loud collection is groaning with gags, from shamelessly silly dad jokes and awful one-liners to pitiful puns, ridiculous riddles, cheesy classics and more. An all-access pass to comedy that’s deliberately dreadful and endlessly entertaining, this is the perfect gift for dads, grandads and the jokesters in your life. Whether you’re on a long commute, stuck in a boring meeting, or just need a quick mood boost, Crap Jokes delivers instant comic relief. It’s light, silly and dangerously addictive – once you start, you won’t stop sharing (even if everyone wishes you would!)Perfect as a gift or a guilty pleasure, whether reading alone or sharing with friends, this book proves that humour doesn’t have to be clever to be hilarious. Sometimes, the crappier the joke, the better the laugh ... sometimes!
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13,49 €

Swimming the Seasons


To swim is an act of attention: to the self, and to everything beyond it. Follow poet and nature writer Polly Atkin as she swims through the turning year in the rivers, lakes and tarns of the English Lake District, in this lyrical ode to the uplifting power of water. This is a love story between a person and a place. It is a story of acceptance, persistence and finding joy in the everyday, as eight years of outdoor swimming through every season deepen Atkin’s knowledge and understanding of both the landscape she calls home and her disabled body. Each month in the water reveals how a life lived with pain can be as rich, rewarding and full of delight as any other. Atkin swims for the sheer pleasure of it, showing how that pleasure may be found in every season, even by those who find the cold neither thrilling nor soothing. She reminds us of the quiet power of noticing the lives alongside ours — birds, plants and people. And through paying attention to herself and to the living world around her, she finds swimming becomes a transformative force, a kind of natural magic through which the extraordinary is revealed day after day, year after year.
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12,49 €

This Dark Night


'Seamless and compelling' -- Spectator'This biography is a wonderful book' -- GuardianThe author of Wuthering Heights and strangest of the Brontë sisters is brought back to life in this stormy biography set amongst the wild moors of Yorkshire. Emily Jane Brontë was just 27 when she started writing the wayward and electric novel Wuthering Heights. Three years later, she was dead. Out of step with her own time and remembered as the strangest of the Brontë sisters, there's much that we don't know about her — most of her papers were destroyed after her death. But as Deborah Lutz explores in this, one of the first biographies of Emily in 20 years, the writing that has survived seethes with storm and strife and with the beautifully desolate landscape of Yorkshire. Drawing on a vast quantity of unexplored archival materials, Deborah reconstructs the texture of Emily Brontë's days, bringing us closer to one of the greatest and fiercest writers we have, by showing us her creative process and her confidence in her strange art. This book has much to reveal to readers of Wuthering Heights, as we accompany Emily around the wild moorlands she loved so much. Also threaded through with the contemporary politics and events of the era (from the early labour movements of the Chartists and reformists, to the slave uprisings in the colonies), and authors and locals that Emily read about or knew (from proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft to the masculine lesbian Anne Lister). Featuring illuminating readings of her poems, This Dark Night takes us inside the world of Emily's irrepressible spirit and wild imagination.
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26,99 €

Octagon


Discover the whiplash-inducing spy thriller, for fans of Scott Mariani and Black Doves. 'A pacey, punchy read' THE TIMES‘A freight train of a novel. Exhilarating, raw, unmissable’ DAVID McCLOSKEY'Espionage, action, mystery and mayhem … [A] cracking new novel’ IRISH INDEPENDENT‘Crackles with tension. Brilliant, exciting and worryingly believable’ CHARLES BEAUMONT'Octagon bleeds authenticity from the first page to the last. Read it today!' JACK CARR, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CRY HAVOC'An espionage novel that moves fast and hits hard' M.W. CRAVEN'A blistering thrill ride' VASEEM KHAN, author of the Q Mysteries'A smart, slick, adrenaline-fuelled adventure for fans of Ludlum and Fleming' CHARLES CUMMINGA DYING RUSSIAN SCIENTISTconfesses to his children what he did as a young man. A MURDERED SPYshares vital intelligence before he’s ruthlessly assassinated in the English countryside. A RITUAL KILLINGhidden in a forest clearing in Sweden hints at something much worse. FORMER MI6 AGENT RUNNERStella McRae is the only person who can be trusted to investigate now her former employer has been compromised. EX-SAS OPERATORTommy Kane has always had Stella’s back, but as the threats against them escalate, will his formidable skills be enough this tim? CTAGONA devastating plot against the West is already in train. Only Stella and Tommy stand in its way. And time is running out... 'Octagon barrels along at blistering pace, with suspense a-plenty … it's very hard to put the book down from one chapter to the next…' ASPECTS OF CRIME'A gritty, well-paced page-turner' THE CRITICPraise for C.J. Merritt:‘A writer to put on your reading list!’ – David Baldacci‘A first-class blend of intrigue, suspense, and action… as propulsive as a Bourne movie.’ – Charles Cumming, CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner‘Very well done’ – Anthony Horowitz‘A tight, compelling thriller that never misses a beat.’ – Lou Berney, CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner‘Gripping’ – Peter James
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25,49 €

Seduction Theory


'A SHARP, CLEVER STORY OF TWO MISBEHAVING ACADEMICS' SUNDAY TIMES'THE MOST FUN I HAVE HAD WITH A NOVEL IN YEARS' MEGAN NOLAN'SO EMOTIONALLY HONEST, CLEVER AND SEXY' CHARLOTTE MENDELSONLove and marriage - and infidelity. Seduction Theory is a smart, funny, delicious novel about a long marriage being derailed during a hot summer on a prestigious American campus. The long summer holiday has begun on the campus of Edwards University in upstate New York. Simone is the star of the creative writing department, a renowned scholar, successful memoirist and campus sex icon. Ethan, her devoted husband, is a lecturer in the same department, though he hasn't published a novel since he was twenty-six. Their marriage is long, strong and happy. But, over the course of that aggressively hot summer break, both will stray. And, as others become involved, new sides to the story of this apparently flawless marriage will emerge. Deliciously smart and bitingly funny, Seduction Theory is a novel about love and betrayal, truth and fiction, power and attraction. 'A CAMPUS NOVEL FOR OUR TIMES. SHARPLY FUNNY' NEW YORK MAGAZINE'ACTUALLY JUST AS FUN AS IT SOUNDS' LIT HUB'SO CLASSY, SO COOL AND SO FUNNY' NAOMI WOOD
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14,99 €

Iron Man: Super Smash! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up)


In this action-packed and heartfelt second original graphic novel in the Iron Man: Mighty Marvel Team-Up series, Iron Man must work with the Incredible Hulk to save a group of innocent monsters from being used for destruction. It’s monster mayhem in this fun graphic novel for early readers! When Iron Man looks to connect with the Hulk outside of super heroing, Tony Stark creates a new suit big enough to keep up with Hulk’s desire to smash. But when a group of monsters are unleashed across the world, Stark realizes that all of that smashing might be doing more harm than good. And when it seems like there is more to these monsters attacking at random, Hulk and Iron Man must put their heads together and find out who is really behind these monster attacks and calm the monsters at large. New York Times bestselling author Dean Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator Douglas Holgate return with an action-packed adventure featuring two of Marvel's mightiest heroes as they learn to use both brains and brawn to save the day!A Mighty Marvel Team-Up series:Spider-Man: Animals Assemble! (#1)Spider-Man: Quantum Quest! (#2)Spider-Man: Cosmic Chaos! (#3)Iron Man: Something Strange! (#4)Iron Man: Super Smash! (#5)Spider-Man: Mighty Mayhem! (#6)
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13,49 €

Little Baby Learns Fruit & Veg


Little Baby Learns: Fruit & Veg is the ideal early learning set for toddlers. With a board book and 12 shaped play pieces to use inside, it is a fun way to introduce young children to the world around them. Preschoolers can learn about healthy fruits and vegetables as they go through the book and find the press-out pieces. Each of the 12 play pieces matches an image on the page and fits securely into the die-cut spaces, but can also be used separately as flash cards. This book encourages fine motor skills and problem-solving, as well as teaching core vocabulary. The book is attached to a cased board and the pieces enclosed in a clamshell so they can be stored easily making this a great gift to take on the go!Discover more early learning fun with other books in the series, including Seasons, Words, Numbers and more!
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13,49 €

Undercover Honeymoon


A hilarious second-chance, enemies-to-lovers action rom-com from the author of The Ex Effect, perfect for fans of The Fall Guy and Mr and Mrs Smith. 💖 Fake Dating💖 Rivals-to-lovers💖 Action rom-com💖 Forced proximity💖 Second-chance romance💖 Gorgeous holiday readWhen Private Investigator Lizzy Brown is hired to follow a cheating spouse, the last person she expects to run into is Cameron Anderson: the man she dated for a grand total of 6 hours, and the real reason she left the Police Academy all those years ago. Something Lizzy definitely isn't still bitter about. Cam, tasked with a money-laundering case, never thought he'd find himself once again squaring off with Lizzy - and most certainly not in a romantic and glamorous Seychelles resort. But when their separate cover stories are put at risk, the pair are soon forced to masquerade as a honeymooning couple to cover their tracks. Faking a marriage with your ex is bad enough, but when Lizzy and Cam find themselves tangled in a criminal conspiracy bigger than their bitterness, they realise that their relationship lie might be the only thing keeping them alive. But as old feelings resurface, are they really just playing the part?_______________Reader's can't get enough of Jo's books!'If this doesn't speak romcom perfection I don't know what does!' ? ?'Wow! This book would make THE most amazing romantic movie' ? ?'OMG!!! I absolutely love, LOVE, LOVED this absolutely gorgeous book!!! I must say it has got to be one of the best romances I have ever read!!' ? ?'A laugh-out-loud novel with unique and realistic characters' ? ?'Why haven't I heard of Jo Watson before?!! Such a brilliant read and one that totally and utterly broke my star rating system!' ? ?
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14,99 €

A Curse of Beasts and Magic


New York Times bestselling author of The Night Huntress series Jeaniene Frost returns with the Beautiful and Beastly series. It’s Beauty and the Beast meets The Witcher – except Beauty IS the Beast, and he’s the Warden keeping mythical beings in check in our world and beyond.Raine Stone is living a nightmare. Ever since she survived the attack that killed her family, she's been hiding a terrible secret – and a Beast inside her. The Beast feeds on violence and chaos, but she restrains its urges by playing vigilante on the city streets. Until one night, Raine uses the Beast’s energy to heal an elderly gentleman from a seemingly random attack and discovers a whole new world of danger – literally. Remington ‘Remy’ Byrne knows the wall between a realm of deadly mythic creatures and our own world is very fragile. After all, he’s the Warden who guards the gateways between them. Raine’s Beast contains power that could tip the scales in a sinister plot against Remy’s rule – if she allies with him. Will they be friends or foes . . . or will their dangerous attraction turn into something else? And can our world be saved by their explosive allianc? pice: 3/5Tropes:Fake DatingMorally Grey MMCFound FamilyEnemies to LoversMonstrous Secrets
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13,49 €

First to Fifty


The Rangers squad of 2002/03 etched their name into club history, winning a world-record 50th league title as part of a seventh domestic treble. First To Fifty tells the story of how Alex McLeish''s side battled through one of the most thrilling seasons Scottish football has ever seen, culminating in a dramatic final day that secured their place in the record books. Through detailed match reports, behind-the-scenes insight, and the voices of the players who lived it, Ross Parr brings the unforgettable campaign back to life. From stunning goals to last-minute drama, this is the story of a team that wrote themselves into club folklore, achieving success against the odds. First To Fifty is more than a season review - it''s a celebration of a team and manager whose legacy still resonates with Rangers fans today.
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32,99 €

Bookbindings


'Bookbindings: An Illustrated History' is full of beautiful images of bookbindings from the beginnings of the codex right up to the present day. The volume's beauty is matched by David Pearson's encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject. - Sara J Charles, Literary ReviewBindings have been an essential – and often beautiful – component of books since the codex form was invented 2,000 years ago. They make books work, but they also provide an opportunity for binders to display their skills. Until book trade processes were industrialised in the nineteenth century, every binding was a unique handcrafted object, no matter how simple or elaborate it now looks from the outside. Bindings have been made of all kinds of materials – calfskin, parchment, vellum, ivory, even silver – and embellished using many different techniques, to satisfy the wishes of owners from students to kings. The ways in which they were produced and decorated have evolved steadily over time, and many countries have their own distinctive traditions. Bindings may testify to the taste and social status of wealthy connoisseurs, or to the economic necessities of ordinary households. Because they can often be dated and localised, they also give us information about the histories of individual volumes. This lavishly illustrated book provides a fascinating history of the development of bookbindings from Roman times to the present day. Almost all the examples are chosen from the shelves of the Bodleian Library, showcasing the outstanding collection of historic bindings to be found there.
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64,49 €

Love’s Labour


‘The poet laureate of human emotion’ ELIZABETH DAY‘Left me feeling wiser and more open to life’ OLIVER BURKEMAN‘A work of genius’ INDIA KNIGHTChange the way you think about love.When it comes to relationships, why do we find things so difficult? Drawing on more than forty years of candid and surprising conversations with his patients, psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz shows us how we can be better at love.In the intimate space of the consulting room, we meet the woman who can’t post her wedding invitations but then, decades later, can’t decide whether to get divorced; the ex-nun whose unconscious fear of pregnancy drove her into the convent; and the friendship group that explodes when an adulterous affair begins. Compelling, revealing and full of wisdom, Love’s Labour shows us that only when we see ourselves and our world clearly are we truly ready to love one another.‘Powerful and compelling’GUARDIAN‘This is a beautiful book’ NIGELLA LAWSON‘This man could save your marriage’ SUNDAY TIMES
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18,99 €

Blood Countess


A March Indie Next Pick * A Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 * A Barnes & Noble Reads Best Book of February 2026From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about Elizabeth Bathory, the woman alleged to be the world’s most prolific female serial killer.There have long been whispers, coming from the castle; from the village square; from the dark woods. The great lady—a countess, from one of Europe''s oldest families—is a vicious killer. Some even say she bathes in the blood of her victims. When the king''s men force their way into her manor house, she has blood on her hands, caught in the act of murdering yet another of her maids. She is walled up in a tower and never seen again, except in the uppermost barred window, where she broods over the countryside, cursing all those who dared speak up against her.Told and retold in many languages, the legend of the Blood Countess has consumed cultural imaginations around the world. But despite claims that Elizabeth Bathory tortured and killed as many as 650 girls, some have wondered if the Countess was herself a victim— of one of the most successful disinformation campaigns known to history. So, was Elizabeth Bathory a monster, a victim, or a bit of both? With the breathlessness of a whodunit, drawing upon new archival evidence and questioning old assumptions, Shelley Puhak traces the Countess''s downfall, bringing to life an assertive woman leader in a world sliding into anti-scientific, reactionary darkness—a world where nothing is ever as it seems. In this exhilarating narrative, Puhak renders a vivid portrait of history’s most dangerous woman and her tumultuous time, revealing just how far we will go to destroy a woman in power.
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29,49 €

Octagon


A DYING RUSSIAN SCIENTIST confesses to his children what he did as a young man. A MURDERED SPY shares vital intelligence before he's ruthlessly assassinated in the English countryside. A RITUAL KILLING hidden in a forest clearing in Sweden hints at something much worse. FORMER MI6 AGENT RUNNER Stella McRae is the only person who can be trusted to investigate now her former employer has been compromised. EX-SAS OPERATOR Tommy Kane has always had Stella's back, but as the threats against them escalate, will his formidable skills be enough this time? OCTAGON A devastating plot against the West is already in train. Only Stella and Tommy stand in its way. And time is running out...
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23,99 €

Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1960-1967


The second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967 In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. Peter Parker's fascinating new compendium explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as Francis Bacon, Joe Orton and Kenneth Williams, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalization. This second volume, from 1960 to 1967, shows how key elements in British society gradually changed their views on homosexuality, resulting in the landmark 1967 act by which it was no longer considered a crime if it took place between adults in private. This did not end violence, discrimination and prejudice, but it at least curbed official persecution. Some Men in London is a testament to queer life and its thriving, joyous subculture - a subculture without which the 1960s would have been immeasurably impoverished.
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19,99 €

Utiš svou mysl a osvoboď se od úzkosti - deník a pracovní sešit


Co kdyby skutečnou příčinou vašeho utrpení nebyly vnější okolnosti, lidé ani minulost nebo budoucnost, ale vaše vlastní myšlení? Kniha, kterou máte před sebou, přináší radikálně jednoduchý a zároveň hluboký pohled na lidskou psychiku: myšlenky jsou samy o sobě neutrálními informacemi a teprve přemýšlení o nich vytváří bolest a vyvolává strach, pochybnosti a úzkost. Deník a pracovní sešit Utiš svou mysl a osvoboď se od úzkosti nabízí srozumitelné a okamžitě použitelné techniky ke zklidnění mysli a postupného zbavení se duševního utrpení. Je praktickým průvodcem pro každého, kdo se cítí zahlcen tlakem, stresem či nároky současné doby a hledá jednoduchou, ale účinnou cestu k osvobození se od mentální bolesti. Velkou inspirací je přístup Josepha Nguyena, autora knihy a mentora zaměřeného na osobní transformaci a vnitřní svobodu. Spisovatel je známý svým důrazem na jednoduchost a praktičnost – učí, že skutečný klid nevzniká změnou okolností, nýbrž změnou vztahu k vlastním myšlenkám. Jeho práce vychází z principu, že utrpení je často výsledkem nepozorovaných mentálních vzorců, které lze vědomě opustit. Díky jeho přístupu pochopíte, že klid není něco, co musíte složitě hledat, ale přirozený stav, k němuž se můžete navrátit. Pokud toužíte po větší životní rovnováze, lepším spánku a svobodě od přetížení, právě držíte v rukou první krok ke změně.
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19,99 €

A Mermaid's Rescue


Join shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw and her friends on an exciting magical underwater adventure in A Mermaid's Rescue. Perfect for fans of the first title in the series A Mermaid's Diary, and The Little Mermaid. The second title in award-winner Chris Riddell's Mermaid series for 7 to 9-year-olds, is fully illustrated in black and white throughout. 'Humorous and fabulously illustrated . . . stuffed to the gills with charm' The GuardianWhen timid Atalanta Scrimshaw notices strange footprints in the sand she knows something is wrong. Her best friend, Creech, has vanished!Atalanta raises the alarm, and she and her mermaid friends begin a thrilling chase through Mer City. Can Atalanta and her friends pull off a daring rescue from the aquarium lair of a wicked industrialist before it's too lat? raise for the first title A Mermaids Diary in the fantasy series A Mermaid's Diary'Charming, witty and imaginative . . . one of the best books to be published for 7- to 9-year-olds this year' The Bookseller'Gorgeous . . . the perfect summer read' Daily Mail
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The Emperor of Gladness


College dropout Hai doesn't know how to face the future until a chance meeting with elderly widow Grazina changes his life. One late summer evening in the town of East Gladness, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow. From this moment, his second chance begins. Over the course of the year, Hai's story takes new and unexpected turns, as his life-altering bond with Grazina transforms his relationship to the community, his family and, most powerfully of all, to himself.
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15,99 €

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