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Work Trip
''An addictive, hilarious, rom-com adventure that I couldn''t put down'' - Donna Marchetti, author of Hate Mail***They say you should keep your enemies closer…For Fliss, the prospect of a team building work trip fills her with dread. Mostly because she cannot stand her pushy colleague James, who often attempts to derail her brilliant plans. But when the two arrive in the Scottish Highlands, they find themselves facing a unique challenge: their boss has abandoned them in the middle of nowhere with only one tent, two sleeping bags and a few protein bars.Cut off from the outside world, the pair are forced to put aside their differences to weather the unpredictable elements of the Highlands and get home. As they set out on a journey across miles of rugged wilderness - pushing each other to survive and testing their physical and emotional limits - they remain fully aware of their boss’s manipulative plan to orchestrate a hook up between them.But even with only each other for company, Fliss and James stand firm in their resolve: they won''t give in to any romantic notions. Or will they?***Perfect for fans of:Workplace romance Forced proximity Spice Slow burn ***Praise for Chloe Ford''Work Trip is the spicy, swoony, blissful escape I didn’t know I needed. I absolutely devoured it'' - Annabel Monaghan, USA Today bestselling author of Summer Romance''Work Trip is what enemies-to-lovers romance is all about... bursting with sparkling wit and crackling tension.'' - Catherine Walsh, bestselling author of Snowed In''From the laugh-out-loud moments to that classic rom-com movie feel, I loved every bit of this book'' - Carlie Walker, author of The Takedown''From the gorgeous Scottish Highlands setting to witty banter and crackling chemistry, I devoured this book.'' - Lauren Ford, author of Liv Is Not A Loser''I fell for this novel from the first page. The sexual tension crackles between both characters and the smutty bits are *chef''s kiss*'' - Emma Rae, author of Love Game ''Work Trip is the perfect romantic comedy. I cannot recommend it enough. Fun and thoughtful'' - Catherine Balavage, author of Ember''Work Trip had me swooning, blushing, and laughing all at once... with undeniable banter, crackling chemistry, and hilarious but unfortunate mishaps'' - Anika Hussain, author of This is How You Fall in Love
Into the Gray Zone
The pulse-pounding new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor. World powers vie for supremacy and Pike Logan must prevent the situation escalating into all-out war.While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India’s intelligence service. Both agencies believe it’s a minor incident, but Pike suspects that something much more sinister is at play. After another terrorist attack, Pike begins to believe that outside powers are destabilising India for nothing more than economic gain. But those conducting the operations have their own agenda...After a mass kidnapping with several fatalities, two rival global powers are destabilised. What follows is a race against the clock to de-escalate the tension, a race through the bustling markets of Delhi, the luxurious resorts of Goa, and the epic halls of the Taj Mahal. It will take everything that Pike Logan and the Taskforce have to foil an intricate plot that leaves countless lives in the balance.''Brad Taylor knows his stuff.'' Nelson DeMille''Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, and Jack Bauer.'' John Lescroart
Light Panzers
This highly illustrated new study tells the full story of the German light Panzers in World War II.The light Panzers that equipped the first Panzer divisions were originally intended as training or stopgap machines, suitable only until the arrival of the better-armed and -armoured PzKpfw III and PzKpfw IV. However, despite their limitations, they ended up playing key roles in the victorious campaigns waged by the German Army from 1939 to 1942.This highly illustrated title describes the development and organizational history of the PzKpfw I, introduced in 1934, and the PzKpfw II, introduced in 1936. It explains how the annexation of German-speaking Sudetenland in 1938 and, subsequently, of Czechoslovakia itself delivered an unexpected bonus for the Panzerwaffe in the form of two Czech Army light tanks, introduced into German service as the PzKpfw 35(t) and PzKpfw 38(t). It goes on to cover the considerable operational service of these tanks in Poland, France and the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. From late 1941 onwards, they were withdrawn from front-line service but the chassis were used until the end of the war for self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers.German armour expert Thomas Anderson draws on archival material, after-action reports and rare photographs in this comprehensive study of the German light Panzers that played a key role in the early years of World War II.
The Wildelings
A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin – perfect for fans of dark academia**An Irish Times Book of the Summer**''Arrives to fill the Secret History-shaped hole in your lives ... Gloriously entertaining’ Observer, Books to look out for in 2025''A searing exploration into our deepest desires and insecurities. I adored it'' Heather Darwent‘I was gripped by this dark and thrilling fable’ Dominic West‘I was hooked from the very start’ Rachel Joyce____________________________________________________________Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very different broken homes – and beautiful, wilful Jessica has always ensured their survival.Now eighteen, the two girls have come to Wilde – an elite university in the heart of Dublin, far away from their troubled childhoods. Jessica thrives immediately, and, with the faithful Linda at her side, finds herself at the heart of a new circle of friends.But then Mark enters the picture. A philosophy student a few years older than them, he has strange and compelling ideas about self-discovery. When Linda and Mark start dating, Jessica is disturbed by the change in her friend – and how quickly she seems to have fallen under this abrasive, charismatic man’s control.It turns out that Mark’s influence is not limited to Linda alone; and Jessica soon finds out that her whole group of friends are keeping secrets for him – culminating in a terrible tragedy that strikes at the end of their first year.Years later, Jessica is still grappling with her guilt over what happened at Wilde. And when Mark resurfaces, she knows she owes it to herself – and Linda – to set the record straight once and for all.
An Interesting Detail
''An Interesting Detail is full of returns, ''the costumes and repetitions available'' to the speaker – to any of us – in a new place; the forms, the situated patterns of being and doing we borrow from the past and resurrect here, for good or ill'' FRAN LOCKAn important and timely collection spanning time and space, pain and power, from an innovative poetic voiceThe poems in An Interesting Detail confront our shared, layered past (both planetary and human) and its knotty relationship to the present, stretching from today to prehistory, in a voice that is knowing and yearning, sincere and sardonic, and at times defiant. Campanello’s prose poems, brief lyric outbursts, and poetic sequences ludically navigate catastrophe and sweep us up in the minutiae of everyday life, which includes pain and illness, machinations of power and moments of suspended connection.
Private Revolutions
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025A Financial Times, New York Times and Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year''As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary'' VOGUE''Could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound'' IRISH TIMES''A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible'' SUNDAY TIMES''A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change'' PETER FRANKOPAN Yuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.
Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (2)
This study of the evolving uniforms and personal equipment used by US ground forces in the Korean War features new full-color artwork and previously unpublished photographs. In June 1950, US soldiers and Marines deployed in the Korean War were dressed and equipped largely as they had been in the closing stages of World War II, but by 1953 major innovations had transformed their appearance. Featuring eight pages of specially commissioned artwork alongside carefully chosen photographs, some never previously published, this study charts the evolution of the US troops’ uniforms and gear through three years of bitter fighting. The deployment of a US expeditionary force in Korea entailed uniform and equipment shortages and resulted in widespread improvisation among the troops. The rapid movement of the first stages of the conflict made resupply very difficult, a situation compounded by the need for cold-weather clothing. In 1951, the beginnings of position warfare offered the opportunity for soldiers and Marines to customize their uniforms and gear. Flak jackets were introduced in both services. The infantryman’s basic load lightened substantially, with men on the line often requiring little more than their fatigues, flak vest, and helmet. All of these developments are explained and depicted in this fully illustrated study from an authority of the uniforms and personal gear of the Korean War period.
Summer Heat
''Vivid, evocative and tender.'' Elif Shafak‘In our family, secrets were buried deep like treasure, never to be spoken of...’1974. Melike should be happy: school is shut and her parents have stopped hosting parties for their rowdy political friends. But she’s scared. She can tell from her parents’ urgent whispers about prison, invasion and military coups that Istanbul is changing. So when the family relocate to a quaint village in the south, Melike is hopeful life might get better. And for a while, it does. But then her beloved father disappears...2003. Nearly three decades have passed, and Melike has done her best to move on. But despite her successful career as an art historian and a husband who adores her, she has always felt a lingering discontent. When she meets mysterious – and extremely handsome – stranger Petro, Melike feels her fortunes changing. But Petro isn’t who he says he is. And when Melike uncovers his true identity, she also lays bare a lifetime of hidden pasts...With a backdrop of the Turkish army’s occupation of Cyprus in 1974, Summer Heat explores family secrets, tangled identities and one woman’s place in her country’s devastating history.
Coram House
''I’ll be following Bailey Seybolt the way I follow Tana French'' Kate Brody''Twisty and compelling'' Tracy SierraEveryone has heard the rumours. But who knows the real story of Coram House?True crime writer Alex Kelley is struggling after her last book tanked her career. Her reputation in tatters, she accepts a commission to ghost-write a book about Coram House, a former orphanage by a lake in Vermont that is now being turned into luxury condos. Could this be the fresh start she needs?Years before, it was revealed that children at the orphanage were being abused; the church settled the case, but rumours persist about one of the other allegations made, that a small boy was deliberately drowned in the lake by someone in charge. Those in charge insist there was no such murder, but when Alex makes a shocking discovery only days after her arrival she realises that what began in the past is not going to stay there...An outstanding new atmospheric and character rich mystery debut, perfect for fans of Tana French, Erin Kelly and Gillian Flynn.''Atmospheric and chilling'' Flynn Berry READERS LOVE CORAM HOUSE: ''A gripping read''''A well-crafted story that expertly blends mystery with emotional depth''''Atmospheric, fast-paced, gritty [with] plenty of twists and turns''''A twisted tale'' ''Still sends a chill down my spine now''
Burn Them Out!
In November 2023, the Dublin riots shocked Ireland and the wider world. They were sparked by a knife attack by an immigrant on three children. Inflammatory online rumours spread in minutes. Part of the north inner city were wrecked, cars and buses torched, and protestors wreaked havoc on the streets for hours.Until very recently, Ireland had prided itself on having escaped the wave of far-right, xenophobic populism now rampant throughout Europe. That complacency has been rudely challenged.In Burn Them Out!, Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc explores the long history that has led to this pivotal moment. He uncovers the pervasive anti-Semitism of the Irish political elite in the 1920s and 30s, the energetic efforts of Mosley and other British fascists to extend their movement to the North of Ireland, the IRA’s alliance with Nazi Germany in the 40s and the many ultra-Catholic, anti-communist Irish movements that were millimetres away from fascism. He tells the story of exotic entities like the Fascio di Dublino, the Dublin branch of Mussolini''s Fascist Party, and the Irish wing of Miss Rotha Lintorn-Orman''s ‘British Fascisti’. The openly-fascist Irish movement known as the Blueshirts, an offshoot and ally of the early Fine Gael, is looked at with fresh eyes, and its supporters’ statements about Jews now make for hair-raising reading. Many of its proponents went on to become pillars of the Irish political and cultural establishment. And the Catholic and nationalist Ailtirí na hAiséirghe (Architects of the Resurrection), a post-war sect, was in many ways a precursor of today’s Irish far right.This is an essential book about an aspect of Irish history all too often swept under the carpet.
Curious Poses
Deepen your practice and discover the myths, gods, sacred animals and imagery that lie hidden in your favourite yoga posturesMeet the monks and maharajas, gods and gymnasts who shaped yoga as we know it.Have you ever wondered why yoga postures look the way they do, or how they got their names? From Lotus to Warrior, Cobra to Happy Baby, this book takes a fresh look at the stories behind 30 familiar poses. By drawing in on Hindu scripture, mythology and the animals, birds and flowers the original Indian yogis saw around them, Curious Poses explores the symbolism of yoga postures many of us practise every week and offers inspiration to regular practitioners and yoga teachers alike. Let this book take you on a journey into a treasure trove of yoga history, mythology, philosophy and pop culture that enlightens and entertains by turns. Featuring full-colour illustrations, Curious Poses is an ideal mat companion for the curious yoga enthusiast.
Jack-Jack, Return of the Chickens
Meet Jack-Jack, the world’s coolest dog! A new adventure series with short chapters narrated by Jack-Jack himself, illustrated in black and white.After caring for baby chimps in Africa, Jack-Jack is enjoying his new home until the arrival of the ''chickens’ in the garden marks the end of peaceful mornings and gives him a new set of challenges. He’s convinced Ronnie the rooster is out to get him. Is he paranoid or is this cheeky chicken on his case? Luckily, Jack’s too busy fossil hunting in an actual mammoth graveyard and appearing on TV with a special thermal imaging camera to see how fit he is, to let a rooster ruffle him.
People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag)
Directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer, and with a script by Billy Wilder, People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag) (1930) is now widely recognised as a landmark of Weimar cinema, which influenced Italian Neorealism and the New Wave cinemas of the 1960s, and set the template for ‘indie’ filmmaking as we now know it. This is the first study in English of this multi-faceted film, which not only launched the careers of renowned filmmakers, but which continues to influence contemporary culture, with references to it in popular television (Babylon Berlin), a playful remake, and a new score by experimental pop group Múm. Jon Hughes'' study places the film in its historical context – Berlin in the Weimar Republic – and untangles the fascinating story of the making of People on Sunday, drawing on new archival research to challenge some of the misconceptions that surround it. Hughes provides fresh interpretations of the film’s depiction of space and its play with contemporary gender and sexual politics, and situates it within both Weimar cinema and the later output of the filmmakers.
Here in the Dark
''Impressive'' Financial Times ''Terrific'' Guardian''Elegant'' Laura SheppersonBy night, Vivian Parry performs the role of Manhattan''s sharpest literary critic, immersing herself fully in every show she sees. By day, she uses work, sex and psychotropic drugs to keep her comfortably numb. Desperate for a promotion and at the urging of her editor, she agrees to an interview with David Adler, an enigmatic graduate student. When he disappears, Vivian soon learns from his devastated fiancée that she was the last person to have seen him alive. The police refuse to investigate his disappearance while Vivian has to know the truth. But behind the curtains of her apartment, Vivian begins to unravel. Because what happens if no one believes her when she plays the detective?
Westfallen
We didn’t mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A stunning ''what if?'' story by a bestselling author about two groups of 12-year-olds – one in World War Two, one in the present day. Henry, Frances and Lukas are neighbours, and they used to be best friends. But in middle school Frances got emo, Lukas went to private school and Henry just felt left behind. When they come together again for the funeral of a pet gerbil, the three ex-friends make a mind-blowing discovery: a radio, buried in Henry’s garden, that allows them to talk to another group of three kids in the same town in New Jersey, USA ... in the same backyard ... eighty years in the past. The kids in 1944 want to know about the future: are there laser guns? Flying cars? Jetpacks, at least? Most of all, they want to know about the outcome of the world war that their dad and brothers are fighting in. Though Henry is cautious – he’s seen movies about what happens when you disrupt the fabric of time – soon the present-day kids are sending their new friends on a mission to rescue a doomed sweet shop. What harm could that do? But one change leads to another, and the six friends accidentally change the course of history in the worst way imaginable: the Nazis winning the war. Now it’s up to the friends to change it back.''Smart, compelling thriller... also often funny'' LoveReading4Kids websiteCo-author Ann Brashares is a New York Times bestseller for The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, here writing with her fellow children''s author and brother Ben for the first time.
Galway Confidential
JACK TAYLOR WOKE UP.HE WISHED HE HADN’T.In the private-detective business, you get on the wrong side of some dangerous people. For Galway investigator Jack Taylor, that meant a violent assault that left him comatose.Waking up during the Covid pandemic, Jack struggles to cope with the radical changes the world has seen during his absence. Work – and the bottle – helps.One thing that never changes is the venality of human nature. Local nuns are being attacked, the perpetrator wielding a hammer, and Jack is called in to investigate. With no help from official channels, he finds himself hunting a particularly vicious criminal – alone – once again.And as he delves deeper into these senseless attacks, Jack soon discovers a darkness that makes him wish he had never woken up.A gripping slice of Irish neo-noir from the critically acclaimed author of the Jack Taylor series.''Nobody writes like Ken Bruen'' New York Times''Bruen is the godfather of the modern Irish crime novel'' Irish Independent‘One of Ireland’s most original voices in crime fiction’ Crime Review















