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| "Essentials of Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry" |
| "Written in response to reader requests for a short to the point text that clearly summarizes the most important chemical elements of therapeutically relevant drug classes Essentials of Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry is a concise quick-reference source of reliable information in the field Derived from the highly regarded Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry this focused text provides an essential understanding of drug action and demonstrates its practical application to today's pharmacy practiceHighlights the take home chemical points of every chapter in the parent text and uses an easy-to-read bulleted format to convey essential conceptsCovers mechanism of action (MOA) structure-activity relationships (SAR) physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties metabolism and clinical applications in all chaptersUses numerous figures and tables to illustrate key concepts and make reference quick and easySummarizes additional information such as adverse effects drug-drug or drug-food interactions chemical points of interest and unique aspects of clinical use in side boxes or Chemical Note side barsConcludes each chapter with a section emphasizing the clinical relevance of chapter content as well as review questions for self-assessmentWritten by the same international team of renowned researchers and academicians as Foye's Principles of Medicinal ChemistryNow with the print edition enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features likeComplete content with enhanced navigationPowerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book your notes and even the webCross-linked pages references and more for easy navigationHighlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the textAbility to take and share notes with friends and colleaguesQuick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use"
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| "Icarus by Deon Meyer (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "After 602 days dry Captain Benny Griessel of the South African police services can&39;t take any more tragedy So when Benny is called in to investigate a multiple homicide it pushes him close to breaking point - a former friend and detective colleague has shot his wife and two daughters then killed himself Benny wants out - out of his job his home and his relationship with his singer girlfriend Alexa He moves into a hotel and starts drinking Again But Benny&39;s unique talent is urgently required to help investigate another crime - the high profile murder of Ernst Richter MD of a new tech startup Alibi whose body is discovered buried in the sand dunes north of Cape Town Alibi is a service that creates false appointments documents and phone calls to enable people to cheat on their partners It has made Richter one of the most notorious people in South Africa Can Benny pull together the strands of his life in time to catch the killer?"
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| "Ringer : Book Two in the addictive, pulse-pounding Replica duology" |
| "Like its ambitious companion novel Replica this far-reaching novel by the powerhouse author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy digs deep into questions of how to be a human being in a world where humanity cannot be taken for granted In the world outside of the Haven Institute Lyra and Caelum are finding it hard to be human-and Lyra infected at Haven with a terrible disease finds her symptoms are growing worse When Caelum leaves without warning Lyra follows him seeking a pioneering organization in Philadelphia that might have a cure But what they uncover there is a shocking connection to their past even as their future seems in danger of collapsingThough Gemma just wants to go back to her normal life after Haven she soon learns that her powerful father has other plans for the replicas-unless she and her boyfriend Pete can stop him But they soon learn that they aren't safe either The Haven Institute wasn't destroyed after all and now Gemma is the one behind the wallsBestselling author Lauren Oliver brings the Replica duology to a shocking close in Ringer but like both Gemma and Lyra you won't be able to leave the world of Haven behind after you've turned the last page"
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| "How to Read Water : Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea" |
| "From the bestselling author of THE WALKER&39;S GUIDE TO OUTDOOR CLUES AND SIGNS and THE NATURAL EXPLORERA must-have book for walkers sailors swimmers anglers and everyone interested in the natural world in How To Read Water Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge skills tips and useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you A Sunday Times &39;Must Read&39; book&39;A magical and inspiring quest for knowledge&39; - Countryside&39;Anyone who spends time in on or by water - whether at the helm of a narrowboat or merely playing Poohsticks with grandkids - will benefit from some of the extraordinary insights in this book&39; - Waterways World&39;Jam-packed with information this book will fascinate sailors fishers birders naturalists hikers and anyone interested in the natural world&39; - Forbes&39;This study of rivers lakes puddles and seas brims over with astonishing factsHis observational skills can be breathtaking&39; The Sunday Times&39;This inspired guide to water in all its forms will make a big splashGooley has done his subject proud - this is seriously fascinating stuff&39; The Times&39;The quirks and habits and secrets of good old H2O were crying out to have a book written about them That said it had to be written by the right personFortunately the job went to Tristan Gooley&39; The SpectatorIncludes over 700 clues signs and patterns You&39;ll learn how toInterpret ponds like a PolynesianSpot dangerous water in the pitch black with the help of a clock faceRead the sea like a VikingForecast the weather from wavesFind your way with puddlesDecipher wave patterns on beachesDecode the colour of waterUnravel a river like an expertFrom wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman via the icy mysteries of the Arctic Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds puddles rivers oceans and more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us"
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| "Great British Bake Off - Bake it Better (No.3): Pies & Tarts" |
| "Bake it Better Pies & Tarts includes everything you need to know about baking delicious and beautiful pies and tarts Whether you are new to baking and looking for simple easy recipes or a more confident baker looking to develop your skills and repertoire with The Great British Bake Off you can be sure you're getting scrumptious tried-and-tested recipesThe recipes themselves include traditional classics and modern bakes and progress from simple through to more challenging showstoppers - Bake it Better will take you a journey from first timer to star baker With expert advice about ingredients equipment and techniques and easy-to-follow step-by-step photographsThe Great British Bake Off Bake It Better are the 'go to' cookery books which give you all the recipes and baking know-how in one easy-to-navigate series"
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| "High Street : Book Two in the gripping, uplifting Gibson Family Saga" |
| "The second in the heartwarming Lancashire saga series that began with SALEM STREET by beloved author Anna JacobsIn 1845 Annie Gibson can finally leave Salem Street Her dreams of being able to open an elegant dressmaking salon in the High Street of Bilsden a Lancashire mill town have come true And she is going to take her father and his second family with her away from poverty away from the RowsBut Annie has not left trouble behind Someone is trying to undermine her business Her family have their own ideas about what they want to do with their lives And several men are persistently trying to win favour with the beautiful young widow - including Frederick Hallam the mill owner and Daniel O'Connor her childhood friendAs Annie gets better acquainted with both she becomes increasingly confused about her feelings Can she really be in love And can she risk trusting any man again"
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| "The Rooster Bar : The New York Times Number One Bestseller" |
| "'The Best Thriller Writer Alive' Ken FollettJohn Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that shouldn't existLaw students Mark Todd and Zola wanted to change the world - to make it a better place But these days these three disillusioned friends spend a lot of time hanging out in The Rooster Bar the place where Todd serves drinks As third-year students they realise they have been duped They all borrowed heavily to attend a law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam let alone get good jobs And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specialising in student loans the three realise they have been caught up in The Great Law School ScamSo they begin plotting a way out Maybe there's a way to escape their crushing debt expose the bank and the scam and make a few bucks in the process But to do so they have to leave law school pretend they are qualified and go into battle with a billionaire and the FBI Ingenious immersive and page-turning The Rooster Bar is a John Grisham legal thriller bar none"
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| "War Stories : Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion" |
| "'Highly readable an intimate and varied account of fascinating stories of people at war' History of WarWar Stories is a fascinating account of ordinary men and women swept up in the turbulence of war These are the stories - many untold until now - of thirty-four individuals who have pushed the boundaries of love bravery suffering and terror beyond the imaginable They span three centuries and five continents There is the courage of Edward Seager who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade; the cunning of Krystyna Skarbek quick-thinking spy and saboteur during the Second World War; the skullduggery of Benedict Arnold who switched sides in the American War of Independence and the compassion of Magdalene de Lancey who tenderly nursed her dying husband at Waterloo Told with vivid narrative flair and full of unexpected insights War Stories moves effortlessly from tales of spies escapes and innovation to uplifting acts of humanity celebrating men and women whose wartime experiences are beyond compare"
Price: 17.49 |
| "The Steel Kiss : Lincoln Rhyme Book 12" |
| "Master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the latest gripping thriller featuring paraplegic forensic detective Lincoln RhymeThe hardback contains an exclusive never-before-seen leaked memo from the Lincoln Rhyme case filesSmart technology is everywhere It makes our lives easier our connections faster and journeys quicker But in the wrong hands it can killDetective Amelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a murderer chasing him through a Brooklyn department store when her pursuit is fatally interrupted An escalator gives way forcing Sachs down into the machinery to help the man trapped in its depths and enabling the suspect to flee But was it simply a freak accident? Could the killer's presence in the store really be a coincidence? As the body count threatens to grow Sachs and forensic expert Lincoln Rhyme realise they are facing one of their most formidable opponents ever Someone able to turn the most commonplace product into a murder weapon Someone who can kill by remote control"
Price: 13.49 |
| "The Burial Hour : Lincoln Rhyme Book 13" |
| "Number one bestselling author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the thirteenth Lincoln Rhyme thriller which sees a crime go globalThe only leads in a broad-daylight kidnapping are the account of an eight-year-old girl some nearly invisible trace evidence and the calling card a miniature noose left lying on the street A crime scene this puzzling demands forensic expertise of the highest order Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate Then the case takes a stranger turn a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged his desperate gasps the backdrop to an eerie piece of music The video is marked as the work of The ComposerDespite their best efforts the suspect gets away So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to rejoin the hunt But the search is now a complex case of international cooperation - and not all those involved may be who they seem All they can do is follow the evidence before their time runs out"
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| "Everyone Brave is Forgiven" |
| "Winner of the 2017 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 'Ian McEwan did this with Atonement Sarah Waters did it with The Night Watch and Chris Cleave does it too with Everyone Brave is Forgiven A compelling and finely crafted novel' FTAn extraordinary story of love and honour in extreme circumstances from the multi-award-winning author of THE OTHER HANDInstant New York Times bestsellerEvening Standard top ten bestselleriBooks BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016Irish Times summer reading pick'A cracker' Stylist 10 Exciting Books in 2016'His best book to date' Esquire 10 best novels of 2016 Guardian Literary Highlight of 2016Independent Best Book to read in 2016 Irish News Top Picks for 2016Washington Post 20 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2016In a powerful combination of both humour and heartbreak this dazzling novel weaves little-known history and a perfect love story through the vast sweep of the Second World War - daring us to understand that against the great theatre of world events it is the intimate losses the small battles the daily human triumphs that change us most"
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| "NIV Holy Bible (Hodder Classics)" |
| "The world's most popular Bible translation in modern English presented in paperback as a literary classicAs the sacred text of Christianity the Holy Bible has long been the world's bestselling book Its incredible stories and profound teachings have shaped our culture and its values underpin our way of life Love it or loathe it there's no doubting that this work has a fundamental place in history and as such is a 'must read' for anyone seeking to understand the development of modern society With over 400 million Bibles in print the New International Version is the world's most popular modern English Bible It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability Fully revised and updated in 2011 the NIV is ideal for personal reading public teaching and group study This Bible also featuresClear readable 725pt texteasy-to-read layout shortcuts to key stories events and people of the Bible reading plan quick links to find inspiration and help from the Bible in different life situations This edition uses British spelling punctuation and grammar to allow the Bible to be read more naturallyRoyalties from all sales of the NIV Bible help Biblica formerly the International Bible Society in their work of translating and distributing Bibles around the world"
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| "Grain Brain Cookbook : More Than 150 Life-Changing Gluten-Free Recipes to Transform Your Health" |
| "Dr David Perlmutter's groundbreaking bestseller Grain Brain revolutionized the way we think about our health exposing the devastating effects of wheat sugar and carbs on the brain By eating the right foods you can spur the growth of new brain cells and take control of your smart genes THE GRAIN BRAIN COOKBOOK presents more than 150 delectable recipes that keep your brain vibrant and sharp while dramatically reducing your risk for debilitating neurological diseases as well as relieving more common everyday conditions Offering a range of delicious options for breakfast lunch dinner and snack Dr Perlmutter equips you with the tools you need to build a gluten-free diet full of wholesome flavorful easy-to-make meals"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Deliciously Ella Every Day : Simple Recipes and Fantastic Food for a Healthy Way of Life" |
| "The second book by the record-breaking bestselling author of Deliciously Ella!The Deliciously Ella way of eating isn't about following a diet it's about enjoying delicious natural food to help you look and feel your best Luckily Ella understands that nourishing your body with wholesome ingredients needs to fit in with your existing lifestyle and not feel like something difficult which is why she has written this book - to help you make the right choice every time and start to glow from the inside out With Deliciously Ella Every Day her easy-to-make food will become a natural part of your lifeElla's much-awaited second book is packed with 100 more of her trademark simple yet tempting plant-based dairy-free and gluten-free recipes Be inspired by her quick weekday dinners slow-cook comfort food designed to be shared amazing colourful salads and incredible food to take with you when you're on the go Add to these a selection of easy yet delicious breakfast options and smoothies an array of sweet treats and a variety of soothing drinks - and this may just be Ella's best collection yetFeaturing the top ten rules for living the Deliciously Ella way lists to help you get organised plus tips and tricks to help you get ahead this is the cook book you've been waiting for to help you get your life and your health on track - with zero hassle"
Price: 17.49 |
| "The Loney : 'the Book of the Year 2016'" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016A brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - 'The Loney is not just good it's great It's an amazing piece of fiction' Stephen KingTwo brothers One mute the other his lifelong protectorYear after year their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the Loney in desperate hope of a cureIn the long hours of waiting the boys are left alone And they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide the old house they glimpse at its end Many years on Hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother's careBut then the child's body is foundAnd the Loney always gives up its secrets in the end'This is a novel of the unsaid the implied the barely grasped or understood crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' Observer'A masterful excursion into terror' The Sunday Times"
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| "The Library at the Edge of the World" |
| "A charming and heartwarming story-Jenny Colgan New York Times bestselling author of The Cafe by the SeaA warm feel-good novel about the importance of finding a place where you belong - perfect for fans of Maeve BinchyLocal librarian Hanna Casey is wondering where it all went wrong Driving her mobile library van through Finfarran's farms and villages she tries not to think of the sophisticated London life she abandoned when she left her cheating husband Or that she's now stuck in her crotchety mum's spare bedroomWith her daughter Jazz travelling the world and her relationship with her mother growing increasingly fraught Hanna decides to reclaim her independenceThen when the threatened closure of her library puts her plans in jeopardy she finds herself leading a battle to restore the heart and soul of the fragmented communityWill she also find the new life she's been searching for?The Library at The Edge of the World is a delicious feast of a novel Sink in and feel enveloped by the beautiful world of Felicity Hayes-McCoy -Cathy Kelly bestselling author of Between Sisters and Secrets of a Happy Marriage"
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| "Whose Body? : Lord Peter Wimsey Book 1" |
| "The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries It was the body of a tall stout man On his dead face a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque eleganceThe body wore nothing elseLord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corpse was supposed to be His problem was to find out whose body had found its way into Mr Alfred Thipps' Battersea bathroom'She brought to the detective novel originality intelligence energy and wit' P D James"
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| "The Brittle Star : An epic story of the American West" |
| "A DAILY MAIL STARS BOOK OF THE YEARA FOYLES BEST BOOK OF 2017'Langdale is excellent The Brittle Star is a great beginning to what I hope is a long and productive career' GuardianIf a man beats you you never let your anger show never at the time You wait until he least expects it until nobody remembers that you were angry at all In 1860s Southern California life on the Burn ranch has been peaceful for 15-year-old John Evert since the death of his father But recently there have been violent raids on nearby properties where it's not just cattle and horses that are taken but women too And when the white-painted men arrive at the Burn ranch on horses in the dead of night John Evert is near-fatally injured his beloved mother spirited away and their house torched to the ground Setting out on a journey to find his mother and reclaim his land John Evert will fight in the Civil War and befriend an outlaw challenge his assumptions and fall in love before returning to fledgling Los Angeles older sager and set on revenge 'Fans of Annie Proulx or Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy will love her eloquent descriptions of California's rural terrain' Henry Deedes Daily Mail'This book artfully blends careful research with beautiful writing This young British writer is clearly incredibly talented and versatile and I hope this will be the first book in a long and fruitful career' Historical Novel Society"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Stork Mountain" |
| "In his mesmerising first novel the internationally celebrated short-story writer Miroslav Penkov spins the intriguing tale of an American student who returns to Bulgaria the country he left as a child His mission is to track down his grandfather and to find out why he suddenly cut off all contact with the family three years beforeThe trail leads him to a remote village on the border with Turkey a stone's throw away from Greece high up in the Strandja Mountains - a place of pagan mysteries and black storks nesting in giant oaks; a place where every spring possessed by Christian saints men and women dance barefoot across live coals in search of rebirth Here in the mountains he is drawn by his grandfather into a maze of half-truths And here he falls in love with an unobtainable Muslim girl Old ghosts come back to life and forgotten conflicts blaze anew until the past finally yields up its plangent secrets"
Price: 13.49 |
| "Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "&39;The best thriller writer alive&39; - Ken FollettI&39;m not a typical lawyer I don&39;t maintain a pretty office filled with mahogany and leather I don&39;t belong to a big firm prestigious or otherwise I don&39;t do good works through the bar association I&39;m a lone gunman a rogue who fights bad systems and hates injustice Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner who shot at a SWAT team Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one He antagonises people from both sides of the law his last office was firebombed either by drug dealers or cops He doesn&39;t know or care whichBut things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp the daughter of the assistant chief of police When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear Gritty witty and impossible to put down Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Hidden Nature : A Voyage of Discovery Paperback" |
| "&39;An emotional and compelling memoir that left me inspired both by her bravery in transforming her life and by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way&39; Countryfile Magazine&39;Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia herons and even the water rats who take refuge among the locks&39; i paper&39;Fowler captures the beauty of the canal&39;s dishevelled neglected condition&39; Times Literary Supplement&39;Thoughtful and heartbreakingly honest Beautiful&39; Press Association&39;An astounding memoir&39; Gay Star News&39;Hidden Nature is one of the most thrilling things I&39;ve read in a long time&39; Waterways World&39;She writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys condom packets and industrial waste&39; Guardian&39;This candid book is as much about mapping the heart as it is about mapping the paths of waterways Lovely&39; Simple Things&39;A beautiful memoir&39; Good Housekeeping&39;Gentle brave and acutely observant&39; Woman&39;s WeeklyLeaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs the Guardian&39;s award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in an inflatable kayak to explore Birmingham&39;s canal network full of little-used waterways where huge pike skulk and kingfishers dart Her book is about noticing the wild everywhere and what it means to see beauty where you least expect it What happens when someone who has learned to observe her external world in such detail decides to examine her internal world with the same care?Beautifully written honest and very moving Hidden Nature is also the story of Alys Fowler&39;s emotional journey and her coming out as a gay woman above all this book is about losing and finding exploring familiar places and discovering unknown horizons"
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| "Lucky Ghost : The Martingale Cycle" |
| "The extraordinary new novel from the incredible author of SOCKPUPPET Perfect for fans of BLACK MIRROREarly one morning blogger Alex Kubelick walks up to a total stranger and slaps him across the face HardHe smilesThey've both just earned Emoticoin in a new all-consuming game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency Emoticoin is changing the face of the economy - but someone or something is controlling it for their own dangerous endsAs Alex picks apart the tangled threads that hold the virtual game together she finds herself on the run from very real enemies It seems only one person has the answers she seeks Someone who hides behind the name 'Lucky Ghost'But Lucky Ghost will only talk to a young hacker called Thimblerig - the online troll who's been harassing Alex for monthsWill Lucky Ghost lead Alex and Thimblerig to the answers they seek - or to their deaths? LUCKY GHOST is part of the Martingale cycle a series of interconnected novels exploring the life of computing pioneer and political radical Elyse Martingale - and her strange afterlife in the 21st century"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Outskirts : Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt" |
| "Forgotten edgelands furious battles suburban mysteries - discover the secret history of our green beltsGreen belts are part of the landscape and psyche of post-war Britain but have led to conflicts at every level of society - between conservationists and developers town and country politicians and people nimbys and the forces of progressGrowing up on 'the last road in London' on an estate at the edge of the woods John Grindrod had a childhood that mirrored these tensions His family too seemed caught between two worlds his wheelchair-bound mother and soft hearted father had moved from the inner city and had trouble adjusting His warring brothers struggled too there was the sporty one who loved the outdoors and the agoraphobic who hated it And then there was John an unremarkable boy on the edge of it all discovering something magicalIn the green belts John discovers strange hidden places from nuclear bunkers to buried landfill sites and along the way meets planners protestors foresters and residents whose passions for and against the green belt tell a fascinating tale of Britain todayThe first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history a stirring evocation of the natural world and a poignant tale of growing up in a place and within a family like no other"
Price: 8.49 |
| "I'm Still Here" |
| "A modern-day Sleeping Beauty story of love and hope perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes 'A rare and beautiful novel' (Daily Mail)Elsa has been in a coma for five months With all hope of reviving her gone her family must face the devastating fact that it might be time to turn off her life supportWhat they don't know is that in the past few weeks Elsa has regained partial consciousness - she just has no way of telling themThibault is in the same hospital visiting his brother and seeking a retreat finds his way into Elsa's room When he begins to talk to her he doesn't realise she can hear every word - and that he is giving her a reason to wake upAnd so begins a love story that might just save both their lives"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Hope Family Calendar" |
| "Tom Hope is broken Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn't been the same man and definitely not the same father Luckily however his mother-in-law Linda is there to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters Evie and Lola But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife's death is the last straw for LindaShe decides on drastic action and in a final attempt to make Tom reconnect with his daughters Linda leaves for Australia Now with two fast-maturing girls on his hands Tom has to learn how to accept his responsibilities and navigate the newly discovered world of single fatherhood - starting immediately While Linda finds her journey brings more than she bargained for Tom suddenly has only himself to rely on Will he fall back into grief or finally step up and be the father his girls need?Bittersweet funny and sad THE HOPE FAMILY CALENDAR is a novel about grief love and family"
Price: 11.49 |
| "How Evolution Explains Everything About Life : From Darwin's brilliant idea to today's epic theory" |
| "How did we get here? All cultures have a creation story but a little over 150 years ago Charles Darwin introduced a revolutionary new one We and all living things exist because of the action of evolution on the first simple life form and its descendantsWe now know that it has taken 38 billions of years of work by the forces of evolution to turn what was once a lump of barren rock into the rich diversity of into plants animals and microbes that surround us In the process evolution has created all manner of useful adaptions from biological computers (brains) to a system to capture energy from the sun (photosynthesis) But how does evolution actually work? In Evolution leading biologists and New Scientist take you on a journey of a lifetime exploring the question of whether life is inevitable or a one-off fluke and how it got kick-started Does evolution have a purpose or direction? Are selfish genes really the driving force of evolution? And is evolution itself evolving?ABOUT THE SERIESNew Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge attract debate invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals society and the planet translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Weekend Wives" |
| "A warm-hearted funny and fondly-observed story about three friends united by a world where secrets abound and marriages are put to the test Weekend wife n 1 a wife whose husband works away and only comes home at the weekends 2 a wife who misses her husband when he's gone but wants him gone when he's at homeEmily's vision of country life was building dens with the children walking a glossy hound and cosy nights in by the fire But her kids are more interested in their smartphones the family dog has 'issues' and she's permanently freezing And when husband Matt is home he still seems worryingly distantSasha and her husband Ned used to have a great connection but nowadays the only connection between them is via Skype And when a woman from Ned's past comes with news that threatens the perfect life she's built for her children Sasha feels further from her husband than ever before Tamsin's husband might be away during the week but he's never truly gone He seems to know her every move which is fine sort of - until her first love reappears in the most mysterious of ways"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Soulfulness : Deepening the Mindful Life" |
| "'Brian Draper is Britain's foremost popular spiritual thinker; he has no equals in linking the inner with the political and personal outer This is a remarkably practical exploration of elusive yet core elements of our existence' - Oliver JamesThe beauty of mindfulness is that it's incredibly simple both to 'get' and to practise And the results - increasingly backed by neuro-scientific evidence - are priceless calmness and reduced stress more creativity greater awareness compassion And yet there's a danger that mindfulness can be used in a purely consumerist and self-serving way to help people to become better adapted cogs in a still-toxic model of work and life Brian Draper challenges us to live not just mindfully but soulfully Not merely to be less stressed but to flourish dynamically and creatively - to be present - through living intentionally and compassionately"
Price: 7.49 |
| "One Quiet Woman : Ellindale Saga Book 1" |
| "Lancashire 1930Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry and since her mother died years ago it falls to her to become sole provider for her little sister But women's wages are half those of men and pawning the few belongings she has left will only keep their vicious rent collector at bay for a few weeks so even if she finds a job they'll lose their home Out of the blue Charlie Willcox the local pawnbroker offers her a deal His brother Jonah an invalid since being gassed in the Great War needs a wife Charlie thinks Leah would be perfect for the job The idea of a marriage of convenience doesn't please Leah but she finds Jonah agreeable enough and moving with him to the pretty hamlet of Ellindale may be the only chance of a better life for her sister But other people have plans for the remote Pennine valley and the two sisters find themselves facing danger in their new life with Jonah Can the three of them ever look to a brighter future?Praise for ONE QUIET WOMAN'One of the most lovely and heartwarming books I have ever read! ' - Between the Pages 'A book of family love friendship and loyalty ' - Stardust Book Reviews 'I was gripped from the very first word on the very first page and I wasn't released until the last word on the last page When I finished I felt like I had been through an emotional wringer ' - Ginger Book Geek"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Blind Water Pass : A John Murray Original" |
| "Anna Metcalfe's stories are about communication and miscommunication - between characters and across cultures Whether about a blithely entitled English teacher in a poor Beijing school an immigrant female taxi driver in Paris or a young Chinese girl spouting made-up Confucian phrases to please tourists the stories examine the assumptions we make about other people and about ourselvesBlind Water Pass is an auspicious debut by a superb young writer"
Price: 7.99 |
