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Sleek, comfortable, accessible, and sustainable, high-speed rail is the future. Since Japan's Bullet Train first sped down the track in the sixties, it has become a global icon, as famous for its punctuality as for its speed. The French TGV, or Train á Grande Vitesse, established a template that was soon followed across Europe, in Italy, Germany and Spain But with a remarkable 30,000 miles of track built in fewer than twenty years China has become the world leader. Now with lines built or planned in over twenty countries, high speed rail has changed the world and, faced with the environmental cost of cars and air travel, might help save it. Two countries, both pioneers of rail travel, have been conspicuously left behind, though. The UK, which before the Second World War built record-breaking high-speed trains, has just sixty-eight miles of high-speed line and the unfolding embarrassment of HS2, while the United States has no genuine high-speed line at all. How can this be? In Fast Track, Christian Wolmar, our leading railway writer, tells the story of the irresistible rise of high-speed rail around the world for the first time. From the magnificence of Britain's steam-engined Mallard to a 250 mile per hour future, this is a story of big personalities, bold decisions, cutting edge technology, and soaring ambition. All aboard!

'A beautiful, flavour-packed introduction to Filipino food, Rex's cooking is fresh, vibrant and very delicious' Jamie Oliver Preorder the first cookbook from Rex de Guzman, chef, restauranteur and finalist on The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver and make vibrant, irresistible Filipino recipes at home. Join Filipino chef Rex De Guzman on a culinary tour through the vibrant cuisine of the Philippines, where salty, sour and sweet combine to create bold dishes bursting with flavour. Savour delicious ribbons of barbecued pork, heaped bowls of garlic rice billowing with fragrant steam and neon vegetables pickled in sour vinegar, all finished off with melt-in-the-mouth condensed milk créme caramel. From the classics like Chicken Adobo and Charred Aubergine Omelette to adaptations for the everyday kitchen like Roasted Cauliflower and Peanut Stew with Miso and Harissa, Kamayan is your ultimate guide to Filipino cooking.

Dating can be a royal pain, but who better to guide you through the drama than Henry VIII's six wives? Inspired by the true lives of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr, Divorced, Beheaded, Ghosted reimagines the six queens as the kind of friends you wish you could text about your situationship. With 30 different modern-day scenarios, each queen dishes out their own sharp, witty responses to modern dating dilemmas. Whether you are in your Anne Boleyn era, being breadcrumbed by a man who pursued you first, or like Catherine of Aragon, facing unscrupulous accusations of still having Hinge downloaded on your phone, this book will offer you all the regal wisdom and historical sass you need to snap back. Filled with tried and tested advice from the most iconic group of women in history, Divorced, Beheaded, Ghosted is the go-to guide for navigating today's dating scene with a hilarious Tudor twist.

Still reeling from the betrayal that shattered her at Neverthorn, Harlow Daygon is in hiding. Again. Magically disguised and barely holding it together, she and the rest of House Phoenix are masquerading as students at Heathermoor, Neverthorn's mysterious Scottish sister school. The castle looks like a fairytale on acid, the Fae here wield wild magic like it's a contact sport, and the headmaster might be one cryptic riddle away from full-blown villain. But for the first time in a long time Harlow feels almost at home. Too bad peace never lasts in the Dwimmer world. The Grym Dunaras is still lost. The kraken gold has vanished. And Typhon has found them. And this time, he's not the only danger. Close on his heels is a member of the Senate who'd love nothing more than to burn Heathermoor to the ground. If Harlow can't hold her team-or herself-together, she'll lead her found family straight into a war they can't win. Or survive. - Tropes: Enemies to Lovers Second Chance Chosen One Found Family Slow Burn Forced Proximity Older FMC Professor x Student Secret/Hidden Identity

From TikTok sensation Tessa Hale comes the second in a why-choose, enemies-to-lovers shifter romantasy series where everyone has demons and love means sacrifice. One secret tore my life apart. It sent me running from the place I thought I would be safe, right into the path of untold enemies. But when my life is in danger, the wolves I thought I'd lost for good are the ones who come for me. And they'll burn down the world to keep me safe-even if none of us trusts each other anymore. With every moment we're forced together, every whispered apology and stolen touch, my resolve to keep them at a distance weakens. And when I realize just how much each of these men has come to mean to me, that resolve crumbles to dust. Only there are more secrets to uncover-all our pasts lurking in the shadows. And when the monsters emerge from the darkness, there's no escaping them this time…

From TikTok sensation Tessa Hale comes the final book in a why-choose, enemies-to-lovers shifter romantasy series where everyone has demons and holding on to the ones you love is the ultimate test. Love means sacrifice. And that's what I've done: given everything to keep those I care about safe. Now, I'm back where it all began, trapped with the architect of my nightmares. And this time, I know he won't stop until he breaks me. But my wolves won't stop either. They'll do anything to bring me home and end the one who has me in his sights. Only there are more monsters and enemies than we ever could've imagined, and when new secrets are revealed, it will take everything we have to defeat them…

From TikTok sensation Tessa Hale comes a why-choose, enemies-to-lovers shifter romantasy series where everyone has demons and love means sacrifice. Never stop running. And no matter what, never let the world know who you really are. I've spent my whole life hiding. Training. Preparing. Hoping that no one will discover my secrets. What I can do. Who I am. And I've gotten so good at it, sometimes even I forget. Until them. The wolf pack with a ruthless reputation and a penchant for revenge. The protective fighter. The charming Brit. The shy hacker. The silent mercenary. The cruel assassin. They see more than anyone ever has before. And even with demons of their own, they give me sanctuary. A place to hide, to rest, and maybe even a place to belong. Only it turns into so much more. Because when they touch me, everything around me ignites, and nothing matters but them. But these wolves have secrets. And those secrets bring enemies. And when they find out who I really am? It's not their enemies I need to fear. It's them.

Join our lovable Fuzzy Friends as they discover an enchanted storybook that transports them into an extraordinary fairy tale world! In this delightful colouring book, you'll accompany our cute friends on their journey through reimagined classic tales, filling each page with warmth and whimsy. Let the glow of magic guide your colouring journey as you transform each page into a masterpiece! Your magical story awaits...

ALL GAMES MUST COME TO AN END. In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance--and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries. All games must come to an end. In this series-shattering conclusion, everyone is a player, long-held secrets are unveiled, precious threads are unraveled, and impossible mysteries are solved. In the grandest of games, there is so much to win--money, love, power, revenge--but there is also everything to lose. The truth will be revealed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes' most masterful puzzle yet.

She’s gone back in time to win the man of her dreams, so why is she falling for her worst nightmare? The last place Joey Vasquez wants to spend her Friday night is at this dinner party. It’s only because she misses her geriatric cat, and it definitely has nothing to do with the fact that she is in love with the host Elijah, her dashing golden-retriever best friend who also happens to be married. She’s barely through the door when she runs into the one man she’d sworn never to see again: Alex Aquino, smug broody tech billionaire – and the disaster of a one-night stand Joey spent years trying to forget. The night couldn’t possibly get worse – and then she dies. Given a second chance at life, Joey returns to the year 2012. She’s eighteen again and determined to undo some of her biggest regrets, starting with getting Elijah to love her back. But 2012 is also the year she met Alex, and well . . . old habits die hard. Some regrets are too messy to undo, and not even death can save her from a love triangle that feels destined to happen.

She’s known nothing but darkness for 413 days… but he’ll burn down the world to save her. After a year in captivity, Nova Monroe is back in Starlight Grove?but she’s not the same woman who vanished. She lives on the edge, chases adrenaline, and refuses to be caged again. Cliff diving. Mountain biking. Anything to feel alive and outrun the memories clawing at her. But the single dad with shadows of his own won’t let her face it alone. Especially when she finds herself needing a place to stay. Kol Archer has made it his mission to protect her. As a Forest Service investigator, he’s no stranger to rugged terrain or battling for control. But nothing prepared him for Nova?her fire, her fight, the way she makes him feel something he thought was lost. The closer they get, the more dangerous things become. Someone doesn’t want Nova to move on. And Kol is determined to stop them?no matter the cost. Because for the first time in forever, Nova’s not just surviving. She’s learning how to live, how to trust, and reminding Kol he can, too. But as darkness looms, the truth could destroy them both… Into the Fading Twilight is a single dad, roommates-to-lovers, small-town romance about a woman starting over and a man who will do anything to keep her safe. This book can be read as a stand-alone.

War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood ? often disastrously so. Whilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called ‘Great Powers’ who dominate their opponents with their impressive size and military prowess, the reality of modern conflict, as renowned strategic historian Professor Phillips Payson O’Brien demonstrates, is very different. He urges us instead to look for ‘Full Spectrum Powers’. For if we are considering how powerful a nation is and who will win a war, we need to think less about weapons, and more about the economies and societies that produce them; less about individual battles, and more about sustaining campaigns and alliances in which states operate. Using fascinating examples from the late 19th century to the present day, War and Power explains how misunderstanding war and power has led to terrible, even preventable conflicts – such as the war in Ukraine – and how more accurate analysis can help us consider the potential conflict between the US and China. War and Power provides a bold new way of understanding the dangerous world around us.

Lydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language. 'Precise, concentrated, lyrical. No one writes like Lydia Davis, and everyone should read her' Hanif Kureishi 'A writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert, and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust' Ali Smith Lydia Davis gathered a selection of her non-fiction writing for the first time in 2019 with Essays. Now, she continues the project with Essays Two, focusing on the art of translation, the learning of foreign languages through reading, and her experience of translating, amongst others, Flaubert and Proust, about whom she writes with an unmatched understanding of the nuances of their styles. Every essay in this book is a revelation.

From celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animals All animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge. Original, playful and wise, How Animals Heal Us explores how animals can have a role in every level of healing, from the individual to the collective, guiding us in how we might create societies that are healthier, fairer and kinder. From a pot-bellied pig who saved her owner's life to dogs who can smell cancer; from birdsong healing the hurt psyche to wolves teaching humanity ethics, How Animals Heal Us puts animals at the heart of a restorative vision of health.

The New York Times bestseller, Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year The book we need to understand China today: a riveting, first-hand account of its seismic progress from an indispensable expert voice For close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China's tumultuous and astounding growth. The state has constructed towering bridges, gleaming railways and sprawling factories to improve economic outcomes in record time. But rapid change has also sent ripples of pain throughout society. China has grown so quickly in part by beating America at its own game: capitalism and harnessing the restless energy of a vast population. Here Wang blends political and economic analysis with reportage into a provocative new framework for understanding China - one that helps us see America more clearly, too. Whereas China is an engineering state, relentlessly building big, the United States has transformed into a lawyerly society, stalling every attempt to make change, both good and bad. As relations between the US and China are tense and uncertain and the potential for dreadful conflict looms, Wang offers an inventive new way of thinking about the two superpowers. Breakneck reveals that each country points towards a better path for the other. How much better the world would be, he argues, if Americans could live in a society not only governed by lawyers, and Chinese citizens could live with a state that values their individual liberties.

Discover the new name in crime fiction that readers are describing as unmissable! The public face. A private reality. Sometimes, the dead have a lot to hide... DI Nathaniel Caslin's life is a mess. He works the minimum, abuses substances to survive the day and drinks his nights away. A once-promising career is in freefall. Investigating the death of an ex-serviceman in police custody, reveals the disappearance of a young family. No-one noticed. No-one seems to care. In the grip of a bitter, Yorkshire winter, a family home reluctantly offers up its grisly secrets. Out on the moors, a murder scene of horrific brutality demands Caslin's focused attention. In the search for answers, is anyone who they claim to be? Haunted by the ghosts of the past, Caslin is pushed to his limits. Will this case break him or be his path to redemption? Dark, terrifying and complex, Divided House is the first novel in the #1 internationally best selling Dark Yorkshire Series from the multi-million-copy bestselling British crime writer, JM Dalgliesh, author of the Hidden Norfolk books.