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‘Joyous … a book that makes other journalists weep with envy’ The Economist''Provocative, touching, and sensitively written … an eloquent, brilliantly researched account’ Sunday TimesOne of The Economist’s best books by foreign correspondents.A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong’s vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory.Mr Kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote upper reaches of the Congo River. A century after Conrad’s ''Heart of Darkness'' was first published, Michela Wrong revisits the Congo as the era of Mobutu Sese Seko collapses into absurdity, anarchy and corruption. Hers is a brilliant portrait of the grotesque as confusion takes over: pink lipsticked rebel soldiers mingle with tracksuited secret policemen in hotels where fin de siecle dinner parties are ploughing through hotel wine cellars rather than see bottles lost to the new regime.Congo, Africa’s richest country in terms of its natural resources, has institutionalised kleptomania: everyone is on the take. In a country where the minimum wage has dropped to below $150 a year, the government over twenty-five years spent $250 million providing courtesy cars. Congo has a vanity nuclear reactor built on a subsiding slope and one of its uranium rods is missing…The Mobutu reign, successor to Belgium’s failed imperial experiment in Africa, was fed by World Bank dollars and IMF loans. Having presided over unprecedented looting of the country’s wealth, Mobutu, like Kurtz, retreated deep within the jungle to his absurdly overwrought palace of marble floors and gold taps. A century on, nothing seems to have changed at the heart of Africa: it is lawless, graceless and it slaughters its own.

The epic new finale to the unmissable Tales of the Plains trilogy from the master of modern fantasy, David Wragg.Rebellion’s about the journey, not the destination.''This explosive trilogy closer is a masterclass in humour and heart; sandwiched around one of the most exciting, non-stop action set pieces in recent memory are emotional beats that destroyed me and quips I wish I could write. David Wragg is everything glorious about modern fantasy.'' Ed Crocker, author of Lightfall''The hilarious and heartbreaking conclusion to The Tales of the Plains brings Ree and Javani''s story to an epic, incredible conclusion. Full of all the heart, hope, and horrible deaths you''d expect, with a hefty dose of pathos for good measure. A must read – and must reread – series from a great modern voice in fantasy.'' Anna Stephens, author of The Songs of the DrownedRee is at war. Determined to free the townships from the Guild''s larcenous rule, she can’t take her eyes off victory. Not now, with the scent of blood in the air. Not for her consort, not even for her kid.Javani is ready for her own adventures. She’s no longer a child and determined to blaze her own trail, even if that means leaving Ree behind.With rebellion stirring, the past Ree''s been running from and the future Javani’s striving for will collide. As tensions rise between mother and daughter, Guild and rebels – and with the fate of the Plains on the line – all that''s certain is an explosive finale on the Iron Road.Praise for the Tales of the Plains series:''Gritty, sharp, and yet criminally funny!'' Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters''Wragg''s brand of fantasy deserves its own name: grassroots fantasy. Small in scale, large in heart, with underdog heroes you can''t help but root for'' Amber A. Logan, author of The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn''Heart warming, wrenching and stopping in equal measure'' Cari Thomas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Threadneedle

From her early days as a Disney darling to the fully-fledged pop powerhouse we see today, Sabrina Carpenter has spent over a decade proving she’s a force to be reckoned with.Dripping in Hollywood glamour, serving unshakable confidence, and wielding a wit as sharp as her eyeliner, she is nothing short of a cultural icon.A love letter to Sabrina’s fearless authenticity, her chart-topping magic, and the way she’s redefined pop – one espresso-fuelled anthem at a time – this book is every fan’s essential companion.With chapters on her career Era of the Pop Princess, how we can sprinkle Sabrina magic in our own lives Please, Please, Please be Authentically You, and her dazzling fashion Have a TASTE, there''s something for everyone- whether you''re a early fan or have just fallen under her spell.

A photographer and his son are searching for a creature many talk about but few have ever seen … the Fog Town moose!They look high. They look low. But the town is foggy and the moose is an expert at hiding in plain sight.Will they manage to photograph the missing moose before it''s time to catch the train hom? parkling with wit and quirkiness, this charming picture book story, with universally appealing search-and-find elements, will capture the imagination of children and adults alike! It will remind adults that while they think they know everything, children often know better!

Three courses. Seven guests. One evening they''ll never forget.Seven strangers meet at Serendipity''s for an anonymously hosted dinner party. As the evening reaches its close, small black envelopes are placed in front of the diners… revealing the age at which each will die.Spooked, but not wholly shaken, the group disperses into the rainy night with the hope of forgetting the ghoulish stunt.But two weeks later, one dinner guest dies at the age foretold. Was it a tragic accident? Or something more siniste? s the years go by, the other guests begin to die in line with the predictions given on that first night. And it''s up to the remaining few to figure who, if anyone, was behind that dinner party before their numbers catch up with them too.Told from the perspectives of the guests, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests balances mystery and mortality, asking: how would you live your life if you know your number was up?

A Waterstones and BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025 'Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War' PATRICK BISHOP FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. On 8 November 1942, British and American troops invaded French North Africa as part of Operation Torch, the largest amphibious operation of the war to date. The Germans responded by flooding troops into Tunisia and the stage was set for one of the most decisive clashes of the war. For months the outcome hung in the balance. The Allies failed to capture Tunis before Christmas, and early in the New Year the legendary German commander Erwin Rommel ( the ‘ Desert Fox ’) inflicted a series of crushing defeats on inexperienced American troops in the mountain passes of central Tunisia. But once the two Allied armies – the First and the Eighth – had joined hands in southern Tunisia in early April, the defeat of Axis forces was inevitable. The end came on 13 May when the remnants of the First Italian Army surrendered to British troops in northern Tunisia, leaving the Allies ‘ masters of the North African shores ’. It was, with Guadalcanal in the Pacific and Stalingrad in Russia, one of three Axis defeats in early 1943 that changed the course of the war. Historians have recognized the significance of the others, but not Tunisia which they have either ignored or characterized ( as the Americans did at the time ) as a sideshow. Yet it ended Axis sea power in the Mediterranean, destroyed more than 2,400 Axis aircraft ( 40 per cent of the Luftwaffe ’ s strength ), and resulted in the surrender of over 250,000 German and Italian troops, more than were captured at Stalingrad. Such was the scale of their defeat that the German public wryly dubbed it ‘ Tunisgrad ’. It was the first campaign fought by the Anglo-American alliance, and would determine how and where the Allies would fight for the rest of the war. It was where America first brought to bear the full weight of its industrial strength, and where the Allies learned, after early setbacks, how to defeat the Germans with a combination of air, land and sea power. It featured many of the great commanders of the Second World War, including ‘ Ike ’ Eisenhower, George S. Patton Jr, Omar N. Bradley, Harold Alexander, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. But the campaign ’ s chief significance is that it extinguished any lingering hopes in Italy that the war could be won and led, inexorably, to the dissolution of the Axis in Europe. By destroying the Axis it marked, for Hitler, the beginning of the end. Tunisgrad is the first comprehensive 360-degree history, told from the perspective of all the combatants, and ranging in focus from politicians and senior commanders to ordinary servicemen fighting in and over the mountains of Tunisia, and across the Mediterranean. Using a variety of first-hand sources, it restores the campaign to its rightful place as a defining moment of the war

Empowering poems for all emotions. This collection of 50 poems will help children to understand their feelings and embrace each and every one of them. Beautifully illustrated, it is filled with poems for children to read alone or enjoy with the whole family. With poems on joy and jealousy, curiosity and confidence, embarrassment and excitement, and everything in between – it’s the perfect gift book for children to treasure. From poet, Daniel Thompson, author of Being You: Poems of Positivity – 2023 City Kids Green Awards Winner and selected for the Reading Agency’s 2023 Summer Reading Challenge – and Outside In: Nature Poems – School Reading List Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2024.

The secretest secret of all is about to be made unsecret …Renowned Harvard Professor Richard Wangley is enjoying a relaxing visit to Prague, city of magic, alchemy and labyrinthine underground tunnels. But when his girlfriend disappears hours before she was due to publish an earth-shaking manifesto and the latest of a series of hideous murders points towards him, Wangley must go on the run to prove his innocence and prevent a catastrophic threat to the entire world.Far from home and armed with nothing but his wits, his knowledge of ancient symbolism and a cream turtleneck that does nothing to hide his middle-aged spread, Wangley must navigate a city where every cobblestone could be a clue or a potential trip hazard.As he races against time and a grotesque spectre closes in, Wangley finds himself in a labyrinth unlike any he has previously navigated. Except for that time in Paris. And Rome and Florence.

Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, steamy romance!Crossing off her bucket list was easy — until she fell for him.Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in Willow Ridge count. With a bucket list full of wild ideas Cherry is ready for anything…Except Duke Bennett.The town’s hottest bartender — and her brother’s best friend — is way too tempting to resist when he offers to be her partner-in-crime.Enlisting Duke’s help was supposed to be harmless; she’s known him all her life. But every moment together makes Cherry feel more alive than anything on her bucket list.Will they hold the line between lovers and friend? eaders LOVE Willow Ridge!‘I devoured this book in a few hours! I absolutely fell had over heals in love with this book, I love a grumpy cowboy and fiery FMC, especially when it’s a small town romance with such a great amount of spicy'' ??????????‘I absolutely devoured this book, this is the quickest I have read a book in so long (the slump has been real).’ ??????????‘I really need to have an aunt who leaves me a ranch. They are such a beautiful couple and the way the bring each other out is gorgeous! Wyatt and Aurora have so much chemistry from the get go and when it explodes it’s so hottttt’ ??????????

Monstrous mistaken-identity comedy to tickle your spooky funny-bone! When Willa follows the wrong witch into the wrong (haunted) house party, things don't look good. But one little girl's good nature, and her knack for missing all things supernatural, is definitely a match for any skeleton, witch, werewolf or vampire! Slapstick comedy perfect for all fans of the softly spooky. Willa and her mum agree they will both go to a fancy-dress birthday party dressed as witches. But there’s a problem – when they run into two real witches a case of mistaken identity means that Willa ends up at an actual Haunted House, full of ghosts, skeletons and other creepy creatures. Bold and confident, Willa is also oblivious to what is going on around her: she thinks the monsters are all just friends and their parents in fancy dress! And as she searches the house for her mum, she creates total mayhem – including covering many of the party-goers in Frog’s Breath. Ribbit!!

“This sensational YA debut blends tense, terrifying horror with dark humour, queer romance and hugely original storytelling.” TheGuardian on Now, ConjurersYou are safe, my child. You are loved, my child. You are surrounded by the good earth. Darian Sabine Arden loves her family’s summer home in the picturesque Massachusetts village of Kesuquosh. It’s where her three best friends live, and it’s the only place in her life where she isn’t haunted by reminders of the worst thing that ever happened to her. The villager''s belief in a godlike, benevolent scarecrow who protects the town only adds to the charming local colour. But when Darian’s magnetic, mercurial crush KJ is chosen during a bizarre ritual on Halloween, Darian is forced to admit that Good Arcturus is more than just a quaint, folksy superstition – he’s terrifyingly real.Something ancient and sinister lurks behind the autumnal fields and warmly glowing windows of Kesuquosh. Something that doesn’t take kindly to its paradise being threatened by a group of scrappy, weird teenagers. To save KJ – and themselves – Darian and her friends will have to follow a tangled trail of clues and question everything they thought they knew about their home. And Darian will have to finally face up to her own ghosts…EMPTY HEAVEN is a YA-crossover horror novel about queer found family, redemptive romance, overcoming trauma, and the dark sides of beautiful places. Full of cinematic prose, and late-90s grunge music, it asks: who pays the price for perfection? And what if the real monsters don’t always look like monsters?

''Fab-u-lous'' Craig Revel Horwood''Uplifting'' Fleur East''Brilliant'' Sara Davies''Feel-good'' Gemma AtkinsonChange your life for the better, starting today, with this primer on positivity from Strictly star and It Takes Two host, Janette Manrara.Whether you’re looking to boost your happiness, advance your career or manifest your big life goals, Janette’s delightful blend of advice, inspiration and life lessons from her time on stage and screen is just what you need.Divided into four key pillars: Acceptance, Reflection, The Work and Discovery, her tried-and-true life advice centres around learning to love yourself. Each chapter offers hard-won wisdom alongside practical techniques to apply that wisdom to your own life, complete with all the steps to take to make your goals a reality. Janette is here to motivate you, empower you, spark joy and remind you that you are amazing.Along the way, Janette shares her own poignant stories, from her childhood in a large Cuban family in Florida and her decision to pursue a career in dance to her big break on So You Think You Can Dance and finally, Strictly Come Dancing. Full of magic and glitter and joy, Tiny Dancer, Big World is a fun and practical guide for learning to embrace self-love and ambition, and how to be your best self in every aspect of your life.

**EARLY BIRD SPECIAL FESTIVE EDITION**Available while stocks last. Contains a special Christmas gift from Dilly. Don't miss it!As snowflakes carpet London's cobbled streets, can Kitty protect her loved ones? When her family falls on hard times, Kitty refuses to give in to despair. With a talent for painting, she earns a few shillings selling her portraits at the bustling Soho Bazaar.But danger waits in the shadows, and when her mother is swindled out of almost everything and her sister is drawn into a reckless affair, their future hangs by a thread.As winter tightens its icy grip, can Kitty give them hope when all seems los? scape into the world of Dilly Court for winter 2025, with the latest utterly unforgettable fireside read!Readers LOVE Dilly Court!'Love the author, loved the book. Family saga at its best' ?'Another truly special book from Dilly. Warm and touching, with friendship and romance in the mix' ?'Can't put it down!! It's a 5 ?read! Have all her books to date...Just keep 'em comin'!''A wonderful book by my favourite author Dilly Court, I absolutely adore her style of writing and the rich and warm characters that are interwoven into the story' ?'I'm a huge Dilly Court fan, and I've yet to read a book of hers that disappoints' ?'Really enjoyed it and read it right through on this windy and wet Sunday' ?'Another great read from Dilly Court, I was unable to put it down' ?

A visual and fact-filled feast for every true F1 fan.A stunning Formula One book with amazing photography showcasing 50 iconic F1 cars from 1950 to the modern day, highlighting engineering innovations, their impact on the automotive industry, historic races, drivers, pioneering engineers and teams who put them on the racing track.Maurice Hamilton covers the technical specifications of the cars and pulls out the amazing stories behind the pictures to appeal to every true Formula 1 fan and lovers of the Grand Prix and motor sport.Get the inside story on the teams, the designers, famous drivers and the memorable races they were involved in plus the amazing tracks they raced on.

The hilarious follow-up to the internationally bestselling I Did See a Mammoth, winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2024Expect the unexpected when a young Antarctic explorer discovers a group of … yetis?!There are tall yetis, short yetis, cool yetis, yetis in sandals, a band of musical yetis … But will anyone believe it? Would YOU?!The fun-filled follow-up to the award-winning, internationally best-selling I Did See a Mammoth, packed with delicious slapstick humour and a giggle-inducing twist!

Look at these two. They have been sure that their fate is in their own hands – they have been desperate to believe this – and now they are learning it is not.The ending is a pivotal moment in their story.Perfect for fans of Talking at Night, Ordinary Love or Milk Teeth.Noa is desperate to be loved. More than anything else – more than her studies, more than her job, her friends, her family – she wants to belong to someone. And she knows if this can happen, if someone will just choose her, she’ll finally be happy.Elliot is terrified. Terrified about what will happen to his brother, Willy, if he isn’t there to keep him safe. Terrified that his friends will find out that he doesn’t have any of his own opinions. Terrified that the girl he loves will realise he isn’t a real person.When they meet, Noa and Elliot have an immediate connection. And each of them hopes their great love might be enough to quiet the voices that tell them they’re not enough. But is it possible to love another person when you have no idea how to love yoursel? t Might Never Happen is a beautiful, painful, brutally relatable novel about the ways that love tears us apart, again and again. About fearing for the worst – and how we pick ourselves up when it happens. ***‘A beautiful and heartbreaking examination of the first big romantic relationships that define us, navigating love and lust and identity and heartbreak with deftness and gentle, wry humour’ Hattie Williams''Important and affecting'' Charlotte Paradise‘Powerful and unforgettable. A book that demands to be read’ Joe Gibson on Everyone I Know is Dying‘Sharp and witty and so delicately crafted’ Elvin Mensah on Everyone I Know is Dying***Readers love IT MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN''A moving and beautifully written book'' *****''This book cracked me open … I''ll be thinking about this one for a long time'' *****