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1873
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance comes a brilliant account of the earliest truly global financial calamity.
On Friday, 9 May 1873 the Vienna stock market collapsed. Four months later Wall Street was in trouble. Elsewhere, as panic selling spread across financial markets, some countries defaulted on their debts, while the Bank of England was forced to raise its rates to their highest level in a century. It was the first global crash in history. And it was to have calamitous consequences.
In his powerful new book, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance tells the epic story of that crash and explores its economic and human costs. He describes how the growth of the international bond market in the 1850s and 60s funded a frenzy of speculation in railways, construction and nation-building. He examines those who became swept up in the boom, from leading bankers like the Rothschild dynasty to national leaders both visionary and venal, to rogues and chancers like the shameless Jay Gould, to such sceptical onlookers as Mark Twain and Karl Marx. He then traces how, in the subsequent panic, investors were left with catastrophic losses, while governments on both sides of the Atlantic rushed misguidedly to reorder the world's financial system.
As he shows, the blunders made as the crisis unfolded set the stage for twenty years of deflation, and a punitive legacy of aggrieved populism that infected every part of the globe. Amid the crash's many aftershocks, the US abandoned Reconstruction, European powers staged an economic takeover of the heavily indebted Ottoman Empire, and the principle of international free trade came under pressure. Meanwhile there was a revival of antisemitic movements in Europe that blamed 'Jewish finance' for the disaster.
A brilliant evocation of a key turning point in world history, 1873 is also a masterly examination of the unforeseen political and social consequences of financial misjudgements.
The Unicorn Hunters
With her country's future and her own life at stake, an orphaned duchess must journey into a world of myth and there discover a power that may be her salvation - or her demise - in this enchanting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight Trilogy and The Warm Hands of Ghosts.
Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.
Now Brittany is occupied by her enemies, her treasury empty, and only one thing is lacking to complete her realm's subjugation: she is required, on pain of the sword, to marry the King of France.
But Anne cannot. She has promised her dead father that Brittany would never be conquered.
Defiantly, she betroths herself in secret to France's greatest enemy. But in a world where courts may spy on each other by magic, there is only one way to solemnize this illicit union.
Under the guise of a hunting party, Anne takes her court deep into a deep forest, a strange place dogged with rumours of ancient enchantments; a place where diviners cannot see. She tells the French that she had gone there to hunt unicorns.
It's a ruse, a lie, a feint.
But when, against all expectations, a unicorn does appear and a wounded stranger stumbles from the trees and falls at her feet, Anne is plunged into a world of enchantment where a doomed sovereign might find the power to change the destiny of her nation - or be lost in the mist for ever.
Not For Disclosure
THE FULL DISCLOSURE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER REVEAL - the most serious and rigorously sourced book ever published on UFOS by a credible, world expert. A hidden history to challenge everything you think you know.
For over fifty years, Jonathan Caplan KC has gathered extraordinary testimony from scientists, intelligence officers, politicians and military insiders across the world - assembling what may be the most comprehensive body of evidence yet of a reality long denied. When former US intelligence officer David Grusch testified under oath to Congress in 2023 that the United States possesses crashed non-human craft, global attention shifted overnight. But the full story has been kept from the public. Until now.
Caplan uncovers a pattern of secrecy stretching from covert Cold War programmes to alleged presidential briefings and clandestine recovery operations. Spanning sightings, encounters and abductions, and drawing on declassified documents, eyewitness testimony and insider claims, the book explores explosive allegations linking UAP knowledge to figures such as JFK, alongside newly revealed material on secret meetings involving Truman-era officials and the shadowy 'Majestic 12' group. Some who came close to the truth, Caplan suggests, paid the ultimate price.
Yet the most profound question remains: are these phenomena visitors - or something far closer, watching and interacting with us in ways we barely understand?
Meticulously researched, utterly gripping and impossible to ignore, Not For Disclosure is a landmark work that pulls back the curtain on what could be the greatest cover-up in human history.
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young
The son of the FBI's most wanted woman tells the electrifying story of a childhood on the run - and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America
We all grapple with a past that defines us: culture, religion, a family story. But what happens when you inherit a revolution?
Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother co-founded a leftist radical group called the Weathermen, and replaced Angela Davis on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. All his life, Dohrn's parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle but, in this explosive memoir, he discovers that story wasn't entirely true.
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young offers a page-turning account of an infamous family and their life in hiding, as well as the political battles of the '60s and '70s. At its heart it asks big questions: how can a child survive when the place they feel safest - with their family - also puts them in danger? What does it mean to be a good revolutionary, and how should young people today try to change the world?
Writing Revolution in Latin America
In the politically volatile period from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century, Latin American authors were in direct dialogue with the violent realities of their time and place. Writing Revolution in Latin America is a chronological study of the way revolution and revolutionary thinking is depicted in the fiction composed from the eye of the storm. From Mexico to Chile, the gradual ideological evolution from a revolutionary to a neoliberal mainstream was a consequence of, on the one hand, the political hardening of the Cuban Revolution beginning in the late 1960s, and on the other, the repression, dictatorships, and economic crises of the 1970s and beyond. Not only was socialist revolution far from the utopia many believed, but the notion that guerrilla uprisings would lead to an easy socialism proved to be unfounded. Similarly, the repressive Pinochet dictatorship in Chile led to unfathomable tragedy and social mutation. This double-edged phenomenon of revolutionary disillusionment became highly personal for Latin American authors inside and outside Castro’s and Pinochet’s dominion. Revolution was more than a foreign affair, it was the stuff of everyday life and, therefore, of fiction. Juan De Castro’s expansive study begins ahead of the century with José Martí in Cuba and continues through the likes of Marios Vargas Llosa in Peru, Gabriel García Márquez in Columbia, and Roberto Bolano in Mexico (by way of Chile). The various, often contradictory ways the authors convey this precarious historical moment speaks in equal measure to the social circumstances into which they were thrust and to the fundamental differences in the way the authors themselves interpreted history.
Klub zhýralců 4: Bez milosti
Nechci mu ublížit – jen ho potrestat.
Už tak je dost špatné být jedinou ženou, která spoluvlastní Klub zhýralců, ale navíc jsem jediná bez úchylky.
Aspoň jsem si to myslela. Představte si moje překvapení, když mi „úchylkový kvíz“ prozradil, že možná přece jen nejsem tak docela „normální“.
Ve skutečnosti se totiž Emersonu Grantovi podobám mnohem víc, než jsem si myslela.
Je tu jen jeden problém – nemám ponětí, jak se stát něčí dominou. Nebo aspoň do chvíle, kdy mě aplikace spojí s někým, kdo mě to chce naučit.
Je pro mě moc mladý. Moc tvrdohlavý a moc hezký. A abych nezapomněla – je to syn mého kamaráda.
Beau Grant je spratek – což by mi vadilo, kdybych ho za to tak ráda netrestala.
Za jeho nezřízeným chováním se ale skrývá muž, který je nepochopený, nesobecký a jen potřebuje usměrnit.
Pokud ovšem chce, abych se nad ním smilovala, musí si to zasloužit.
Existuje totiž milion důvodů, proč bych se od něj měla držet dál, ale už mě nebaví dělat jen to, co bych měla.
Konečně vím, po čem toužím, a jsem připravená si vzít, co mi patří.
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Nekonečný pád 3: Návrat domů
V závěrečném dílu trilogie se opět vracíme na natáčení filmové série Infinity Falling do Vancouveru. Tentokrát stojí v popředí mladičká herečka Megan Suttonová, která se ve filmu zhostila role hlavní antagonistky. Na druhé straně je pak o něco málo starší lékař na urgentu Cole Buchanan, který se právě potýká s vážným pracovním selháním.
K jejich setkání dojde naprosto náhodně, ale následně zjistí, že mají mnoho společného, a to nejen kamarády, ale i pracoviště. Cole totiž záhy nastupuje na plac jako filmový lékař. Jejich vztah však rozhodně nekopíruje klasické milostné schéma. Cole je zvyklý si užívat a má za to, že na závazky není stavěný, jak se taky v minulosti přesvědčil. Megan je v tomto ohledu naopak doslova nepolíbená, ačkoliv ji v médiích neustále obviňují, že rozvrací cizí vztahy.
Vznikne tak model výhodný pro obě strany – Cole s Megan svůj vztah pouze předstírají na veřejnosti. Co když se však předstírané city změní v opravdové? Dokážou se přenést přes oboustranná vztahová traumata, vysoké pracovní vytížení a v neposlední řadě i přes nemalý věkový rozdíl?
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Perfect Pet Stories
An exciting new collection of tales and whiskers from the world's best-loved storyteller.
From the dog who found a lost teddy to the missing basket filled with kittens, this collection of Enid Blyton tales has all your favourite pets, whether they have fur, scales, feathers or shells. Would you like to meet them?
These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom.
Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers.
Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2026:
Cosy Bedtime Stories
Stories of Magical Spells
Five-Minute Christmas Stories
The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue
What if you felt like you'd cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.
Joining an exclusive high school should be a fresh start for Jihad after her mother's sudden death. But she's the only Muslim student there; her hijab and even her name make her new classmates suspicious.
Only one person treats her with kindness but Jihad can't help questioning his motives. It's hard to trust anyone when she meets indifference or hostility all around her. As tension mounts, she finds refuge in an old sketchbook and in the stories her mama used to tell her. She is determined to focus on making it to art school and a brighter future, but as she starts illustrating her mother's memories, her canvas becomes bigger than she could ever have imagined.
Can Jihad become as resilient as the true meaning of her name, and let the colour back into her life?
An unputdownable story about family, friendship, grief and trust from a masterful writer of the genre.
The Break-In
You know who. But you don't know why
Alice didn't mean to kill the intruder. She only meant to stop him hurting her daughter when he burst into her kitchen and grabbed a knife.
The police agree that she acted in self-defence, but wracked with guilt, Alice sets out to apologise to Linda, the mother of the young man she killed. But nothing unfolds as planned.
Alice can't bring herself to tell Linda who she really is and the more Alice learns about Ezra and why he was at her house, the more she starts to wonder whether she has the full picture about what happened that terrible day.
The new must-read thriller from the rising star of smart suspense fiction.
Intimacy
From the initial spark of attraction when your eyes first meet, to spontaneously dancing together in the kitchen and falling asleep side by side - how do we create those intimate moments of connection?
How we see sex and intimacy portrayed on screen has profound effects on how we learn to love each other, but before Ita O'Brien, no-one was thinking about it. After a lifetime of working in film and TV and seeing its abuses first-hand, Ita decided to change how we portray intimacy for good.
Now, as Intimacy Coordinator on productions including Normal People, Sex Education and I May Destroy You, Ita has transformed the way we see and talk about sex in pop-culture. Here, Ita guides us through how she helps actors create authentic sex scenes, and how we can use those techniques to rebuild a deeper and healthier connection with our bodies, create a safe space for exploration, and rethink how we navigate sex and intimacy in our own lives - at home, in our closest relationships - and in society as a whole.
Full of behind-the-scenes stories from her work on set, Intimacy is a call for us to rethink how we navigate ourselves and each other, not just through our words, but through our bodies and actions, too.
Fires Which Burned Brightly
In Fires Which Burned Brightly, Faulks, a reluctant memoirist, offers readers a series of detailed snapshots from a life in progress. They include a post-war rural childhood – ‘cold mutton and wet washing on a rack over the range’ – the booze-sodden heyday of Fleet Street and a career as one of the country’s most acclaimed novelists.
There are not one, but two daring escapes from boarding school; the delirium of a jetlagged American book tour; the writing of Birdsong in his brother’s house in 1992; and memorable trips across the channel to France. Politics, psychiatry and frustrated ventures into the world of entertainment are analysed with patience and rueful humour.
The book is driven by a desire ‘to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.’ It ends with a tribute to Faulks’s parents and a sense of how his own generation was shaped by the disruptive power of war and its aftermath.
Sharply perceptive and alive with a generous wit, Fires Which Burned Brightly is a work of subtle yet profound intelligence and warmth.
Peppa Pig: Unicorn Friends
It's Unicorn Day at playgroup - and Peppa is SUPER excited! What surprises does Madame Gazelle have planned?
Pull the tabs to reveal sparkly surprises as you join Peppa and her friends on their magical day.
Don't miss these other brilliant Peppa books:
Peppa Pig: Peppa to the Rescue: A push-and-pull adventure
Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves The Park: A push-and-pull adventure
Peppa Pig: I Spy at the Zoo: Tabbed Board Book
Peppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Five's Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books.
The Open Era
A sizzling new adult sports romance, for fans of Heated Rivalry, Challengers, Carrie Soto is Back and Red, White and Royal Blue.
Game. Set. Perfect Match?
Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school, and it's never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam tournament. Suddenly, being gay is a huge deal.
If the newly found fame wasn't enough to send Austin spiralling, then tripping and falling in front of the very talented, very attractive, (probably) straight World #2, Diego Cruz, is the last straw.
Only, the awkward gaffe marks the start of a blossoming friendship off the court. But when Diego admits his attraction to Austin, the flirty banter and mixed signals start to throw Austin off his game. And neither player wants to acknowledge their looming showdown at the fourth round of the US Open.
Only one can win in the game of tennis, but who will win in the game of love?
Fit Mind
Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking mental fitness in everyday life.
Our minds rarely savour the present. Instead, they replay painful memories, spiral into needless worries, and chatter internally at up to 4,000 words per minute. While this may seem normal, there's a better alternative: a fit mind.
Former Buddhist monk and FitMind founder Liam McClintock shares a powerful, little-known meditation method that can be integrated into everyday life. This approach moves us beyond conventional mental health toward mental fitness, tapping our full capacity for vitality, compassion, and enduring joy.
Grounded in centuries of contemplative wisdom and supported by modern science, the method enables both beginners and experienced meditators to:
Activate blissful "playlists" in the brain on command
Quiet the mind's excess chatter, going beyond thought entirely
Enter profound altered states of consciousness
Experience lasting shifts in perception, awareness, and well-being
Fit Mind demystifies how the brain works-and how to train it. The fascinating new neuroscience of meditation points to a greater potential within all of us.
The Common Good Economy
The world-leading economist envisions a 'common good compass' to help navigate our economies in a radically different direction - one that works for everyone
Our economic system is broken. The climate crisis is accelerating. Inequality is deepening. Public trust is crumbling. Wealth concentrates in fewer hands while governments scramble to fix what markets can't do, rather than to shape them from the outset.
For too long, economics has treated 'the good' - whether public goods or the commons - as merely correcting market or government failures. This economic framing traps us in an endless cycle of being reactive, patching problems rather than proactively building the economy we need.
In The Common Good Economy, Mariana Mazzucato builds on her visionary ideas of the entrepreneurial state and mission-oriented policies to establish a new theory of the common good, one which allows governments and businesses to develop purposeful economic relationships, creating value and building spaces where human flourishing can happen. She argues that how we achieve collective goals - through collective action, participation and reciprocity - matters as much as what those goals are. The book provides a practical 'common good compass' to help navigate our economies in a radically different direction.
Full of compelling real-world examples, from governing water to transforming procurement and finance, this is a rigorous reimagining of economics and a manifesto for a future economy that serves people and the planet. It could not be more timely.
To the Stars and Back (A Graphic Novel): Volume 2
The heart-pounding conclusion to the sunshine-grumpy romance that is a WEBTOON sensation, now with 18 pages of swoony new comics.
Bo Seon and Kang Dae have been neighbors for months and best friends for nearly as long. Their bond has only deepened, but Bo Seon can no longer ignore the butterflies in his stomach. He likes Kang Dae, as more than a friend, but fears confessing could ruin what they already share.
On one starry night, the truth finally comes out, and everything changes. Their feelings align, and they begin a new chapter together as a couple. Yet love, they discover, is more than a confession... It requires trust. Bo Seon carries secrets from his past that he has never spoken aloud, retreating further into himself with each passing day. Kang Dae, determined and patient, vows to earn his trust before it is too late.
Tender, heartfelt, and honest, this is a story about first love, the courage it takes to be completely vulnerable, and the healing that comes when two people choose each other completely.
Hidden Nature
The beloved multi-million copy bestselling author is back with a brand-new novel about an injured cop in a race against time to find a twisted serial killer
Frustrated and bored, injured cop Sloan Cooper is looking for anything to distract her from staring down the barrel of months of slow, painful recovery. When a woman mysteriously vanishes without trace from a supermarket car park, Sloan knows there is more to this case than meets the eye. As she begins to investigate she quickly uncovers similar cases across three states. Men and women, old and young-all with seemingly nothing in common. And the abductions keep happening.
With no clues to speak of and a list of the missing growing almost daily, it will take every ounce of Sloan's endurance to get to the dark heart of this bizarre case. And she's willing to risk her life again if that's what it takes...
Flick - A History of Female Pleasure
FLICK is a rousing history of women enjoying sex: sex with themselves, sex with each other, and occasionally sex with men as well.
Meet the women throughout history who, quite literally, came before us.
From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets.
There is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and thought of England or their respective place of origin; that the modern 'sex positive' movement is a radical break from the past. But women demanding better sex did not arrive with free love or the Rampant Rabbit. It has been a very long fight indeed.
From Ancient Mesopotamian sex goddesses to the contraceptive pill, Kate Lister takes us through history to show us how women's sexual pleasure was controlled, understood and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed.
