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IMPERFECT BEINGS
In a series of unexpected moments when past loves and choices re-surface with startling clarity, the imperfect beings who populate these stories find themselves finally grasping the impact of crucial early relationships, as joy, loss and betrayal echo across decades. A man searches for a possible secret half-sister to understand his father. A woman is haunted by a boy’s death fifty years ago. A lighthouse keeper recalls his first relationship. A public figure, slipping into dementia, relives a fateful night that haunts him. A man seeks insights into his mother’s past on a remote Portuguese island. From childhood holidays shadowed by tragedy to chance reunions that rewrite old narratives, Bolger’s complex and deeply humane characters reveal the fragile beauty of human connection.
The Very Secretive And Passionate Stella Miles Franklin
The first novel written about the enigmatic literary legendAustralia, 1901. Miles Franklin, the young daughter of poor bush farmers, manages to publish her first novel against all odds. A work of remarkable boldness and passion, it becomes an immense success in the English-speaking world. While she strives to maintain her anonymity under a male pseudonym, her identity is revealed and she is exposed to the misogynistic prejudices of her time. Alone and penniless, she sets sail for America where a life of service to the most vulnerable, and feminist causes awaits her. She forges countless friendships, experiences magnificent loves, and, through it all, nurtures her passion for writing and her ambition for literary success. Guided by her generosity and sense of humour, she embarks on numerous adventures across Europe before returning to her homeland. There, she will deliver a final blow to the critics who proclaimed that her wit and her genius had dried up.
The Importance of Being Miserable
Humans just want to be happy, yes? After all, that’s what life’s all about. Well ... no. It turns out that, for a huge chunk of history, feeling good was the furthest thing from our minds. Expecting life to be fun and fulfilling (or, if all else fails, fine) is actually a very recent phenomenon. And there’s every reason to think that it’s making us sad. A playful tour of Western ‘progress’, from ancient philosophers to modern day pop stars via pills, priests, Proust and the plague, The Importance of Being Miserable explores how, why and when we all started to pursue happiness. And why feeling bad may not actually be all that bad.
Bug Ego, Vol. 1
"Life hacks" take on a whole new meaning when two students exploit glitches that distort reality!Hitsujiya’s life is forever changed when his high school friend Kokudo reveals the secret of "hacks." By performing specific instructions found in a mysterious notebook, reality itself can be altered. While it seems funny or innocuous at first, they quickly learn there’s a dark side to the hacks, and they’re not the only ones who know about them. When Kokudo introduces Hitsujiya to the strange world of hacks, it’s all fun and games at first. They learn how to make stray cats like them, how to make clouds disappear, how to see people’s auras. But when Kokudo uses a hack to go back in time to get a perfect score on a test, things take a turn. Hitsujiya attempts to do the same thing, but in the world of hacks, if the directions aren’t followed precisely, it can have devastating consequences!
Boy B
‘Cancel your plans because once you start reading you won't be able to stop’ ? 'The book ends with a final twist that is as shocking as it is dramatic’ ? He was ten years old when the world decided he was evil. A child is killed falling from the Humber Bridge. Despite fleeing the scene, two young brothers are found guilty and sent to prison. Upon their release they are granted one privilege only – their anonymity. Probation officer Cate Austin is responsible for Boy B's reintegration into society, but her loyalty is challenged when she begins to discover the truth of the crime. Is a child capable of premeditated murder? Or is there a greater evil at play? Don't miss this gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of the Netflix show Adolescence, from award-winning, Kindle #1 bestselling author Ruth Dugdall. Readers love Boy B: 'I am struggling this review as it is so much better than my words can express and it stirred up so much in me’ ? ‘Fantastic book, my heart was racing throughout’ Reader review ? 'A suspenseful novel that deals with a sensitive, but timely subject matter' ? 'Superbly written… The plot twists and turns on the way to a nail-biting finale. A compelling read' The Sun 'Sad, chilling and horrifying, Boy B is extraordinary' Elizabeth Forbes ‘This book is an absolute page turner, a fantastic psychological thriller with the perfect amount of suspense and emotion to captivate the reader’ ? ‘The eponymous young adult Ben is drawn with unflinching honesty by a writer with a masterful grasp of nuance and contradiction’ Guardian
Isabel’s War
The new tale of female camaraderie and bravery from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon - available to pre-order now!When one woman's attempt to help the war effort from her sleepy Devon village is thwarted, she is determined to fight back! September 1940: When Isabel Thaxley becomes homeless and heartbroken following a London air raid, she calls on her old friend Julia Nance for help. Julia runs a guesthouse in faraway Slipscombe, Devon, and Isabel hopes that sleepy village life is exactly what she needs to start again. In need of new purpose, Isabel is keen to support the war effort. When she learns that women are not allowed to join the Local Defence Volunteers, she sets up her own organization. But with opposition on all sides, can she unite these isolated women against the common enemy?
This is Also a Love Story
‘Deeply moving and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ‘A must-read’ iPAPER ‘Original and heart-warming’ LINDSEY HILSUM ‘Remarkable … the perfect antidote to our times’ CHRISTINA LAMB From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human resilience, capturing our capacity for love and connection against all odds. We live in an era defined by crisis – whether it be war and displacement, or climate collapse and rapidly widening inequality. Acclaimed international correspondent Sally Hayden has spent her career covering some of the darkest moments of our time, and yet even in the face of unimaginable adversity, she’s witnessed the love and care of everyday people. Hayden introduces us to a couple separated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a mother in northeast Nigeria who risks everything to save her daughter from forced marriage to Boko Haram militants. We meet a group of Syrian women searching tirelessly for their missing spouses and children, while launching a call for justice, and learn about letters from the bereaved to the dead, still being written over a decade after the tsunami that devastated Japan. In stories that crisscross the globe, from Uganda to Lebanon, Rwanda to Iraq, Hayden asks us: what if news was recounted through the actions people take for those they love? Would it become harder to dehumanise those who seem different to us? This is Also a Love Story dares us to recognise how love can be found in even the most difficult of times, and to question what might be needed to create a better world. ‘Shows us that in the midst of war, around the most acute suffering, there is also tremendous heroism’ NATHAN THRALL, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama ‘ Sally Hayden uncovers miracles. She may be one herself’ ALEX PERRY, author of Blood Will Flow ‘A beautifully penned tribute to what can keep us human in the face of catastrophe. Read this book to lighten your soul’ ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN, author of The Palestine Laboratory
So Bad It’s Good
So Bad It’s Good: The Art of the Terrible Joke isn’t just a collection of jokes—it’s a masterclass in the fine, underrated art of humorously bad comedy. Packed with timeless dad jokes and fresh, laugh-out-loud material, this book has jokes for every occasion. Scattered among its treasure trove of jokes are fascinating subject spreads and features that explore the science and culture of comedy. Why do these so-bad-they’re-good jokes work? What’s with the dad-joke phenomenon? And how can you write your own groaners that actually land? With sections spanning cheesy puns, funny fish jokes, and silly shaggy dog stories, there’s something for everyone here. Plus, spreads featuring hilarious insights into the world of joke-telling ensure this book is more than just your average joke book. For dads, aspiring stand-up kings, and anyone looking to steal the room with an expertly delivered joke, this side-splitting guide delivers laughs on every page. Subject Spreads: · Cheese jokes. · Fish jokes. · History jokes. · Animal jokes. Feature Spreads: · Jokes throughout history. · Why jokes work. · Why are rubbish jokes so good? · How to write your own rubbish jokes. · How to deliver a joke non-rubbishly. · Why do Christmas crackers have jokes in? · The dad/joke connection.
Aura Power
Discover the hidden energy field that shapes your emotions, relationships and wellbeing – and learn how to harness it for healing, balance and confidence. Everyone has a colourful energy field surrounding their body, known as an aura. This living reflection of your emotions, health and inner essence shifts and changes with your daily life. In Aura Power, reiki master and energy healer Sushma Sagar shows how to sense, understand and work with your aura so you can tap into your natural frequency, channel your inner glow and thrive. In recent years, auras have captured the imagination of a new generation on TikTok and social media, where colourful, aura-inspired trends and conversations have flourished. Now, Sushma blends this fresh sense of curiosity with ancient wisdom and accessible modern practices, making energy healing practical, inspiring and easy to integrate into your daily routine. Inside you’ll discover: The history and power of auras – explore chakras, energy flow and the traditions behind aura work. Aura layers explained, each with key traits and strengthsHow to cleanse, channel and raise the power of your own aura, including meditations, visualisations and simple daily practices to reset and strengthen your energyHow see and read auras with practical exercises to build perception What aura colours reveal about personality patterns and strengths How to feel energy in your hands and use it for healing How to consciously shift your energetic state in everyday life, bringing aura awareness into relationships, work and wellbeing Whether you’re a beginner curious about energy healing or someone seeking deeper connection with your intuition, this book will help you strengthen your resilience, bring more harmony to your relationships and express your authentic self with confidence. Timely, empowering, accessible and complete with vibrant illustrations and step-by-step practices Aura Power is a transformative handbook that makes energy healing part of everyday life.
The Boleyn Secret
From the bestselling author of SIX TUDOR QUEENS, a captivating new novel about two Boleyn cousins, close as sisters - and the truth that will change everything. 'Vivid and utterly addictive... brings to life a fascinating woman who has remained in the shadows for too long' TRACY BORMAN'Her story is as fascinating as it is gripping... a remarkable woman who had a ring-side seat to some of the most precarious and pivotal passages of history' ELIZABETH FREMANTLEA BOLEYN WOMAN IS NO STRANGER TO SECRETS... At twelve years old, Kate Carey attends her aunt, Queen Anne Boleyn, to the scaffold. Horrified by what she witnesses, Kate is convinced that King Henry VIII has sent an innocent woman to a terrible death. As the Boleyns fall from favour, Kate serves her now motherless cousin, the young Lady Elizabeth. Bound by Boleyn blood, the two girls are like sisters, until Kate marries for love - and leaves a jealous Elizabeth behind. At court, Kate cannot ignore the sly looks thrown her way, nor the whispers behind her back. Only when her mother, Mary, lies dying, does she learn the life-shattering truth that the Boleyns have been hiding for years. It is a secret that will haunt Kate throughout her life, as her family flee into exile, only returning home when Elizabeth becomes queen. But the bond between the Boleyn cousins will never be the same again... PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR'S TUDOR FICTION'History has the best stories and they should all be told like this' CONN IGGULDEN'As always, Alison Weir is ahead of the curve - and at the top of her game' SARAH GRISTWOOD'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' BARBARA ERSKINE'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GUARDIAN'Profoundly moving... lingers long after the last page' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE
Guess How Much I Love You: Counting
The perfect first gift for toddlers from the beloved bestselling classic – join Little Nutbrown Hare on a joyful journey of numbers, filled with wonder and love!Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 61.5 million copies and been translated into 57 languages worldwide. It has become a timeless way to express love that’s simply too big to measure. Whatever the occasion or season, there’s a Guess How Much I Love You book for everyone!Count from one to five with Little Nutbrown Hare as he explores the world around him. Find dandelions, frogs, butterflies, leaves and bedtime stars. This beautiful chunky board book story will captivate babies and toddlers, each spread encouraging the very young to count things in each illustration and learn first numbers in a clear and fun way.
A Long Time Dead
Start at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series. You can’t stay dead forever... A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism. In the coming days, many will leave the island for work or to study on the mainland, whereas others will remain on Skye and forge a more traditional path much as their families have done for centuries before them. That is, all but one... DI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking... Set 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. ‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleaveA Long Time Dead is the first book in the new Misty Isle series of crime thrillers from the Amazon #1 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’ ? ?‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ ? ?‘So much tension’ ? ?'Books which transport the reader to another place' ? ?'Oh my goodness what a book!' ? ?'Totally absorbing' ? ?
Sunday Best
An evocative celebration of the seventh day in all its rich variety Closed shops and roast dinners. Bulky newspapers and the hum of lawnmowers. Strolls to nowhere in particular and visiting snoozing grandparents. Television theme tunes cueing bath time and a sudden dread of the looming week ahead… Through an assortment of rituals and activities, Sundays came to be the unique day in our week – whether tedious, pleasant or somewhere in-between. But have they changed over time? Has anything interesting ever happened on a Sunday? Have we forgotten how to do Sunday? And, in our rushed modern lives, should we now try to recapture that distinctive, unhurried Sunday feel? Offering answers to those questions and more through a mix of travelogue and social history, Sunday Best entertainingly charts the story of what author Daniel Gray argues is the People’s Day. Told through Sundays whiled away in places from the Hebrides to Hyde Park – via Sunderland, Scarborough, the Peak District and beyond – Gray’s latest book is a charming journey in time and place.
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.
Unlock Your Power
A practical, powerful guide to break old patterns, rewire your energy, and step into your next-level future — no hustle required. Discover the internal patterns that have been quietly running your life and learn how to take control of what comes next. Do you: Say yes when you really mean n? old back even when you feel ready for mor? ense there’s a bigger version of your life waiting, but feel unsure how to reach it? That’s not you failing and you’re definitely not broken. Those are subconscious patterns doing what they once learned to do: keeping you safe, accepted, and loved. They were helpful once but are limiting now. These patterns aren’t your intuition. They’re habitual loops that quietly keep you playing small and stuck at the same level. But here’s the good news: once you can spot a pattern, you can change it. And when you change the pattern, you get to choose a new direction. Spot the pattern. Shift the power. In Unlock Your Power, Poppy Delbridge shows you how to uncover the patterns shaping your choices and how to consciously step into your next-level future. Blending neuroscience, energy work and identity transformation, Unlock Your Power offers a clear, seven-step framework to help you break unhelpful habits, rewire emotional responses and start choosing what you actually want, not what you’ve been conditioned to settle for. As you work through the book, you’ll begin to feel: Less overwhelmedMore space and clarity in your mindMore confident in your decisionsLess reactive to stressMore aligned with who you’re becomingMore like yourself, only expanded This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about upgrading how you operate. If you’re ready to stop living on autopilot and step into your next level with clarity and confidence, Unlock Your Power gives you both the spark and the structure to make that shift real. From the celebrated author of Tapping In comes the perfect read for fans of Manifest by Roxie Nafousi, Daring Greatly by Brene Brown and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. The life you want isn’t waiting for you to earn it. It’s waiting for you to choose it. Reclaim your energy. Unlock your power.
Summer Pops Up!
Winner, 2025 Best Baby Book Prize from the French Ministry of Culture
From family trips to ocean dips, experience summer’s everyday magic in this sturdy, neon pop-up book. With playful illustrations, engaging text, and pop-up surprises that toddlers (and parents) will love!
Designed especially for little hands, this bright, bold pop-up book brims with the joy of summer in every turn of the page. Perfectly portable and shaped for toddlers’ hands, this sturdy board book features six playful pop-up scenes that leap from the pages with high-contrast neon images – the yellow of sunshine and the pink of summer sunsets.
Celebrate the magic of summertime, from a busy bee zipping between blossoms to a bumpy ride in the family van, from spreading sunscreen on our faces to enjoying bare feet on a beach, and from diving into sunset seas to counting the stars at night. This book brings all our most-loved summer moments to life in a way that’s both familiar and fresh, clever and surprising. Every page bursting with the warm wonders of the season.
With Aurore Petit’s vibrant, playful illustrations, simple, engaging text, and pop-up surprises that toddlers (and parents!) will love, this book is a sensory celebration of summer’s everyday magic.
This is the first title in Aurore Petit’s seasonal pop-up series, publishing alongside Autumn Pops Up! and to be followed soon by winter and spring-themed books.
The Eames Houses
The first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture
The Eames Houses is the first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture. It includes several previously unpublished buildings and places the powerhouse couple’s architectural work alongside their widely known designs in furniture, exhibitions, and film, showing how they carried consistent design principles across different disciplines.
Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames’s residential architecture is defined by their human-centered approach to modernism. Their work demonstrates a deep commitment to structural clarity, user-centered functionality, and the intelligent use of prefabrication. Rather than focusing purely on aesthetics, the Eameses approached architecture as a form of problem-solving, aiming to create flexible systems that offered a background for life and work in all its expressions.
This book presents all eight houses they designed between 1945 and 1955, featuring sketches, drawings, letters, and photographs – many of which have never been published before – alongside newly produced diagrams and models that offer further insight into their design process.
The book is organized into six chapters, one of which is entirely dedicated to Case Study House No. 8 with newly commissioned photography, together with a wealth of materials from the archives of the Eames Office – many of which are published here for the first time. The book further contextualizes the couple's thinking about domestic living in related fields such as furniture, toy, textile, and graphic design, anchoring the house projects within their work at large.
The book accompanies an exhibition in Milan in April 2026 that is planned to travel internationally.
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.
Steve Jobs in Exile
'I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter into one of the most creative periods of my life.'Steve JobsSteve Jobs in Exile tells the largely unexplored story of the dozen years Steve Jobs spent building NeXt in the aftermath of his firing from Apple, the company he founded, in 1985. This period would see Jobs at his most creative, vulnerable and intense. It would redefine him as a designer and a leader, ultimately leading to the later resurgence and dominance of Apple following his triumphant return. Yet this crucial period remains woefully under-covered. Award-winning writer Geoffrey Cain changes that. Utilising a trove of new material, including dozens of hours of unbroadcast footage of Jobs at NeXT's meetings and retreats, new interviews and unpublished oral histories with Jobs and his colleagues, new first-hand material and countless internal documents, Steve Jobs in Exile is the definitive history of the most remarkable period in the life of Steve Jobs.
