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<p><b>'Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful' - <i>SAMIRA AHMED</i><br> 'I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional' - <i>GRACE DENT</i><br> 'A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia' - <i>DAVID QUANTICK<br></i></b><b>'Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship' - <i>STUART MACONIE</i></b><br><br><b><i>A Nostalgic Look at Brilliant British Telly!</i></b><br><br>For decades, British children's TV was surely the finest entertainment in the world. <b>From <i>Thunderbirds </i>to<i> The Clangers</i>, <i>Blue Peter</i> to <i>Magpie</i>, <i>Camberwick Green</i> to <i>Tiswas</i>, and <i>Captain Pugwash</i> to <i>The Magic Roundabout</i></b>, there was a huge variety on offer for kids - and adults - to enjoy.<br><br>Now, in <i>The Golden Age of Children's TV</i>, Tim Worthington <b>brings back the joy of those times and the programmes we loved</b>, sharing a deep-dive behind the scenes of key programmes, how they came about and the stories behind the shows. From Saturday morning telly to teatime favourites, <b>discover everything you never knew about the programmes you loved</b> as well as the gossip from behind-the-scenes.<br><br>Written with affection but also with a wry appreciation of the shortcomings of the times, this is the <b>hugely engaging and entertaining story of a key part of our pop culture</b>, from a time long before streaming and the internet, when we sat down together to watch brilliant British telly.</p>

<p><b>From the author of the 2023 bestselling <i>Cocaine Cowboys</i>, murder and deception and the underworld of Irish gangland intertwine in a deadly dance of power and survival.</b><br><br>A murder in Belfast of gangland's most wanted man, Robbie Lawlor, uncovers a web of betrayal that spans out across the Irish underworld and beyond. Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ireland has ever seen which culminates in the Narco style dismemberment of a teenage boy, Keane Mulready Woods. And as the curtain is pulled back on the inner workings of the world of organised crime, a cast of ruthless characters take centre stage for their place in a double cross plot that reads like a fast-paced thriller.</p>

A stunning box set containing the stories of Tiffany and Co, Cartier, Bulgari and Rolex. This beautiful box set contains beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual histories of four of the biggest names in the jewellery and watch industry. Written by jewellery expert and journalist Rachael Taylor, each book is fully illustrated throughout with full colour photos. It's the perfect gift for any fashion lover. Tiffany & Co. Open the world's most famous little blue box to discover the story of Tiffany & Co. since its founding in 1837. Packed with photographs and information from the company's 185 years, get a glimpse of the legendary designs that have made Tiffany & Co. a household name. Cartier: From the brand's inception in Paris in 1847, Cartier has been the go-to jeweller for the world's most stylish set. Filled with photographs and information from the company's 175 years, go behind the scenes to discover the story of how Cartier became synonymous with luxury. Bulgari: Discover the story of the world-famous luxury jeweller. Packed with photographs and information, you'll discover how the jeweller best known for its gold products was founded in Rome by a talented Greek silversmith, how the refurbishment of the flagship store in Rome resulted in a significant turning point for the brand and how it became a magnet for the stars. Rolex: Discover the story of Rolex, from its beginnings in 1905 to its current position as the most famous watch brand in the world. Packed with photographs and information covering the company's entire history, you'll discover the ground-breaking designs and technology that made Rolex such a significant player in the business.

<p><i><b>She did not mean to<br>But she has killed, and killed, and killed again.<br></b></i><br>Dundee, 1812. Isabel Baxter awaits the arrival of Mary Godwin, a girl of precocious intellect and grand passions, sent north to cure an ailment no one understands. Nestled in woodland on the banks of the Tay, the Baxter family estate seems a perfect place for a troubled girl to recuperate. But The Cottage is a place of secrets, memories... and monsters.<br><br>Haunted by sickness and loss, Mary steps with Isabel into a shared fantasy world of intrigue and desire. As the fiction weaves its web about them, the two girls begin to lose their interest in reality - with far-ranging consequences for the lives of more than themselves...<br><br>The tale of the birth of <i>Frankenstein </i>has fascinated for centuries. <i>Poor Creatures</i> imagines the birth of Mary Shelley the writer - and the devastating effects on the circle about her.</p>

<p><b>THE WORST OF ENEMIES. THE BEST OF FRIENDS. <br><br>A powerful, emotional novel of peace and friendship against the greatest of odds . . .<br></b><br>1914. A boy enrols in the army, hoping to find peace in the great adventure of war. Handed a rifle, he discovers the grim reality: grey days distinguished only by the ever-present spectre of death. In the midst of horror, he finds close friendships, love and companionship. In an unexpected act of courage, he changes the course of history, bringing German and Brits to put down their weapons for a celebration of peace. <br><br>In 1933, a father and son set out for Flanders. The former soldier carries more of the war with him than his maimed left hand. The British man he met in the forest of Ypres is a memory passed down from father to son, a story of friendship across enemy lines, forged by one uniting belief: the need for peace . . .<br><b><br>'A small gem of a novel about the folly and wickedness of war' A. N. Wilson</b></p>

<p><b>THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF NEIL INNES, SONGWRITING POWERHOUSE AND 'SEVENTH PYTHON', BY THE PERSON CLOSEST TO HIM</b><br><b><br>Nominated for the Chortle Comedy Awards 2025<br><br>'A lovely writer and performer. A very sweet man, much too nice for his own good...' - John Cleese</b><br><br><b>'He was a great writer and he was eccentric and he was clever without being pretentious' - Sir Michael Palin</b><br><br>Few individuals have had such an impact on British culture over the past fifty years as the comedy and music icon Neil Innes.<br><br>He was the songwriting powerhouse of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. Beatles muse and collaborator. Injector of art college surrealism into 1960s TV comedy. Instigator of a revolution that led directly to Monty Python, the group he repeatedly joined on screen and stage. He was Ron Nasty, co-founder of the much-loved Rutles, the 'pre-fab four'. Accidental inventor of the phrase 'Cool Britannia'. Much-loved children's TV storyteller, thinker, maker, creator, undisputed national treasure and Britain's sweet idiot laureate. <br><br>And through it all, Neil remained one of the kindest and brightest individuals in showbusiness. Musicians, comedians and fans alike loved being around Neil. He created music and joy and art wherever he went. And the person who loved having him round more than anybody else was Yvonne. Neil and Yvonne met at Goldsmiths College in the 1960s and they went on to walk hand-in-hand through life for over fifty years, until Neil's untimely death in 2019.<br><br>This book is a heartfelt, eyewitness tale of the life of one of British culture's quiet geniuses. It is tribute to life inside the circus, with the gentlest and wisest of clowns.</p>

<p><b>Filled with wit and verve, Vaseem Khan brings his vibrant and dynamic style to this spin-off cosy crime series set in the world of James Bond. Charming, drily humorous, and intelligently crafted, <i>Quantum of Menace, </i>the first in the Q mystery books, will appeal to Bond fans, readers of <i>Murder Before Evensong,</i> <i>The Thursday Murder Club </i>and <i>Slow Horses </i>novels, and those who are looking for a new take on clever crime fiction.</b><br><br><b>'Excellent. An entertaining mash-up</b> <b>of Fleming, Le Carré and the best of British detective fiction' CHARLIE HIGSON<br></b><br><b>'A thrilling addition to the 007 universe .... worthy of Fleming himself' <i>THE EXPRESS</i></b><br><b><br>**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**</b><br><br><i>Q is out of MI6 . . .</i><br><i>. . . and in over his head</i><br><br>After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's 00 agents, he finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. His childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a cryptic note. The police seem uninterested, but Q feels compelled to investigate and soon discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces . . . Can Q decode the truth behind Napier's death, even as danger closes in?<br><br><b>'Fast, wise, funny, suspenseful and highly recommended' LEE CHILD<br></b><br><b>'A cunning and propulsive thriller brimming with wit. A sparkling addition to Bond's literary universe' MARK BILLINGHAM</b><br> <b><br>'Clever, cunning and quirky ... Quintessential Khan' MICK HERRON<br><br></b><b>'A wonderful novel, escapist and playful, but with moments of deep tenderness and serious comment' ANN CLEEVES<br><br>'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT<br><br>'An irresistible cocktail of thrills, wit, and style ... Fans of <i>Slow Horses </i>will LOVE this' WILL DEAN<br><br>'An original idea, brilliantly executed; shaken not stirred' RAGNAR JÓNASSON<br><br></b><b>'Only one man could bring a fan favourite 007 character to life with such wit and skill: the name's Khan, Vaseem Khan' BENJAMIN STEVENSON</b></p>

<p><b>An esthetician and single mother with no connections, Anastasia Soare risked her life escaping communist Romania to come to America. <i>Raising Brows</i> tells the remarkable story of how she built a billion-dollar beauty brand and went from watching Oprah's TV show to learn English, to shaping Oprah's eyebrows on the very same show years later.</b><br><br>Anastasia disrupted the beauty industry by applying her art school training on the 'golden ratio' of beauty to eyebrows. Helping women find harmony with their face, Anastasia put eyebrows on the map. She pioneered new makeup products and built a glittering roster of clients like Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Cindy Crawford. But beneath the glossy exterior, Anastasia's path wasn't easy.<br><br>In this powerful memoir, she shares her extraordinary journey, putting her Romanian values of hard work, persistence, and optimism to the test in Los Angeles, ignoring the landlords and bank managers who laughed when she tried to open a salon focusing on eyebrows.<br><br>Anastasia's story serves as a powerful reminder that you can do anything you put your mind to so long as you are passionate and determined. As she says, 'it's the love and effort we put into our pursuits and relationships that truly define our success.'</p>

An esthetician and single mother with no connections, Anastasia Soare risked her life escaping communist Romania to come to America. Raising Brows tells the remarkable story of how she built a billion-dollar beauty brand and went from watching Oprah's TV show to learn English, to shaping Oprah's eyebrows on the very same show years later. Anastasia disrupted the beauty industry by applying her art school training on the 'golden ratio' of beauty to eyebrows. Helping women find harmony with their face, Anastasia put eyebrows on the map. She pioneered new makeup products and built a glittering roster of clients like Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Cindy Crawford. But beneath the glossy exterior, Anastasia's path wasn't easy. In this powerful memoir, she shares her extraordinary journey, putting her Romanian values of hard work, persistence, and optimism to the test in Los Angeles, ignoring the landlords and bank managers who laughed when she tried to open a salon focusing on eyebrows. Anastasia's story serves as a powerful reminder that you can do anything you put your mind to so long as you are passionate and determined. As she says, 'it's the love and effort we put into our pursuits and relationships that truly define our success.'

Travel along the story path and discover an enchanted world where fairy princesses battle with monsters from the deep and vampire cats zoom through the galaxy on silver unicorns. This innovative twist on the classic quest tale allows young readers to choose their own characters, settings and plots at every turn. With a simple, easy-to-follow structure and bold, quirky imagery by award-winning illustrator Madalena Matoso, this is an imaginative storytelling experience for children of all ages. Who will you meet? Where will you go? What will you do next? It's all up to you...

When everyone's favourite reformed miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, errs from the path of goodness, he starts seeing spirits again - this time of a girl, whose murder he must solve if he is to avoid the dreaded vision of The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. 'A WONDERFULLY ATMOSPHERIC TALE TO SAVOUR BY THE FIRE THIS FESTIVE SEASON' My Weekly Last Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three festive spirits, and the bleak vision of his future has haunted him ever since. He wants to be a good man, and he never wants to see another ghost as long as he lives. But changing your ways for a day is easy. Changing your ways for ever is a little trickier. Almost a year on, Scrooge is slipping back into bad habits. When a lucrative business opportunity comes his way, he jumps at the chance to make some quick money . . . to give to the poor, obviously . . . But then Scrooge sees her. Another ghost, silent and terrifying. Then Bob Cratchit is arrested for the woman's murder, and Scrooge sees only one way to save both his loyal employee and himself: he must solve this crime. Scrooge's investigation takes him from the heights of business on the Royal Exchange to the depths of London's criminal underworld alongside the formidable Widow Tassell, boot-boy Jem and Tiny Tim. And as Christmas draws closer, Scrooge begins to realise there's more at stake than his own soul.

<p>"<b>Stephanie Perkins is the reason we write romance.</b> <i>Overdue</i> is the book her readers have been waiting for." -Christina Lauren, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i> <b>The Paradise Problem</b></i><br><br>Ingrid Dahl is a cheerful, twenty-nine-year-old librarian living in the cosy mountain town of Ridgetop. She and her boyfriend since college, Cory, have never discussed marriage; they're perfectly happy with the way things are. But when Ingrid's sister announces her engagement to a woman she's only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory suddenly feel pressured to start thinking about the inevitable: marriage and kids.<br><br>The thing is, neither of them has ever been with anyone else. Shouldn't they sow their oats before settling down?<br><br>They make the unorthodox decision to separate for a month to date other people, assuming that at the end of it, they'll reunite and start planning their nuptials. And Ingrid has the perfect man in mind for this relationship sabbatical--Macon Nowakowski, her cantankerous and completely adorable coworker for whom she's had a crush for years. <br><br>But of course the best laid plans often go awry, and when Ingrid and Cory meet at the end of the month to resume next steps in their relationship, it's clear neither of them is ready to get back together...<br><br>"<i>Overdue</i> is <b>a beautifully human love story</b> - my favorite Stephanie Perkins book yet." - <b>Rainbow Rowell,</b> No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i><b>Slow Dance</b></i></p>

<p><b>The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind it</b><br><br>This is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Ireland's most famous businesses, Dunnes Stores, over three generations and covering nearly 80 years of retailing but going back as far as the 19th century. <br>With drama worthy of the popular TV drama <i>Succession</i>, a real-life Irish family drama shows the children of a dominant founder argue as to who should run the supermarket empire after his death and take the money from it, and how they dealt or not, with addictions and ill health, including alcoholism.<br><br><b>This is the story of excess, success and failure.</b></p>

<p><b>A speculative romance reimagining of <i>The Great Gatsby </i>set in 2075 New York, perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Natasha Pulley's <i>The Mars House </i>and <i>Chain-Gang All-Stars</i>.</b><br><br><b>'Not just a cyberpunk reinvention of <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, but a singular revelation in its own right' OLIVIE BLAKE<br><br>'Luring us in with glitz and glamour, neon and chrome ... A stunning retelling of <i>The Great Gatsby</i>' K. M. ENRIGHT</b><br><br><i>A corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare.</i><br><br>New York City, 2075. Filipino-American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he's struck by the city's contradictions - shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class.<br><br>When Nick meets alluring new-money Jay Gatsby, he falls for Gatsby's frank charm and confident aura. But in a city where the wealthy flaunt tech-enhanced bodies to cheat death, surfaces aren't all they seem - and as a corporate-sanctioned cyberspace hacker, Nick knows that no secret can stay buried forever. He's the reason they don't. And his latest assignment? Investigate Gatsby himself.<br><br>As Nick becomes entangled in the dark affairs of the elite - and the devastating fallout of their actions on the city's most vulnerable - he must reckon with the limits of compassion and accountability across class and status. What takes precedence: Love, or truth? Heart, or soul?<br><br><b>A brilliant reimagining of Fitzgerald's classic tale of glamour, desire, and desperation, <i>Local Heavens</i> examines the guardrails of morality ... and the price of desire.</b><br><br><b>'<i>Local Heavens </i>pierces to the core of an American classic' CHLOE GONG<br><br>'Beautiful, intelligent, timely ... A phenomenal new talent' ESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON<br></b></p>

<p><i>The Little(r) Book of Darts</i> is a celebration of the world of darts, packed full of trivia, quizzes and games that embodies the drama, humour, fun and downright chaos that is at the very heart of the arrows experience.<br><br>Covering everything from <i>Bullseye</i>, the link between Dexy's Midnight Runners and Jocky Wilson, how Michael van Gerwen lost his hair, the real reason Gerwyn Price wears industrial-sized ear defenders and what to wear to impress your boss when they catch you chugging a jug of beer in the crowd, this is the embodiment of the magic that these highly trained athletes bring to the oche day after day.</p>

A cosy Cornish village. A baker with a broken heart. And the community who piece it back together. After a bad breakup that left her reeling and the death of her beloved grandmother, Lola fled to the little Cornish village of Polcarrow to lick her wounds and pursue her lifelong dream of running her own bakery. Drawn there by a mysterious note in her grandmother's recipe book, before long Lola's cafe is the beating heart of the community. With best friend Freya, artistic biker Angelo and Polcarrow's unofficial 'grandad' Alf by her side, Lola is ready to embrace single life and throws herself into organising the village's Christmas celebrations and the small matter of a Christmas tree made entirely from lobster pots...! That is, until Polcarrow's rather handsome vicar Tristan crashes into her life and makes Lola reconsider everything. But finding love in Polcarrow has spanned many a generation for Lola's family. The unexpected arrival of her grandmother's belongings brings a tragic story of love and loss to Lola's doorstep. Through her letters and diary entries, Lola finds out that Polcarrow held a secret place in her grandmother's heart, but was the cause of a whole lot of pain for someone else close to her? With Christmas to prepare for and the sudden return of Tristan's overbearing ex, will love prosper for Lola and Tristan this Christmas or is heartbreak coming to Polcarrow once more?