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| "Heavens on Earth : The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality and Utopia" |
| "A scientific exploration into humanity's obsession with the afterlife and the quest for immortality from the bestselling author and sceptic Michael ShermerIn his most ambitious work yet Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans' belief in life after death For millennia the awareness of our own mortality and failings has led to religions concocting comforting notions of an afterlife of heaven and hell utopias and dystopias and of the perfectibility of human natureHeavens on Earth explores the numerous manifestations of the afterlife - a place where souls might go after the death of the physical body Religious leaders have toiled to make sense of this place that a surprisingly high percentage of people believe exists but from which no one has ever returned to report what it is really likeThis is one of the most profound questions of the human condition and has long driven philosophers and theologians to try to understand the meaning and purpose of life for mortal beings and how we can transcend mortality Shermer details recent scientific attempts to achieve immortality by radical life extentionists extropians transhumanists cryonicists and mind-uploaders along with utopians who have attempted to create heaven on earth Heavens on Earth concludes with an uplifting paean to purpose and progress and what we can do in the here-and-now whether or not there is a hereafter"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Manhattan Beach" |
| "'This is a novel that will pull you in and under and carry you away on its rip tides Its resonances continue to wash over the reader long after the novel ends' the Guardian'2017's Most Anticipated Book it will suck you into its orbit and remind you just why it is you love reading' Stylist magazine'This is a novel that deserves to join the canon of New York stories' New York Times Book ReviewThe long-awaited novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad Manhattan Beach opens in Brooklyn during the Great Depression'We're going to see the sea' Anna whispered Anna Kerrigan nearly twelve years old accompanies her father to the house of a man who she gleans is crucial to the survival of her father and her family Anna observes the uniformed servants the lavishing of toys on the children and some secret pact between her father and Dexter Styles Years later her father has disappeared and the country is at war Anna works at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where women are allowed to hold jobs that had always belonged to men She becomes the first female diver the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations repairing the ships that will help America win the war She is the sole provider for her mother a farm girl who had a brief and glamorous career as a Ziegfield folly and her lovely severely disabled sister At a night club she chances to meet Styles the man she visited with her father before he vanished and she begins to understand the complexity of her father's life the reasons he might have been murdered Mesmerizing hauntingly beautiful with the pace and atmosphere of a noir thriller and a wealth of detail about organized crime the merchant marine and the clash of classes in New York Egan's first historical novel is a masterpiece a deft startling intimate exploration of a transformative moment in the lives of women and men America and the world Manhattan Beach is a magnificent novel by one of the greatest writers of our time'Beautifully rendered genuinely affecting and handsomely constructed It moves for all the right reasons' Independent 'A gripping modern version of a 19th century novel such an absorbing read' Evening Standard"
Price: 12.49 |
| "The Sympathizer" |
| "WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL 2016WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION 2016'A fierce novel written in a refreshingly high style and charged with intelligent rage' Financial TimesIt is April 1975 and Saigon is in chaos At his villa a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and with the help of his trusted captain drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles unaware that one among their number the captain is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong The Sympathizer is the story of this captain a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother a man who went to university in America but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause A gripping spy novel an astute exploration of extreme politics and a moving love story The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature film and the wars we fight today'A bold artful and globally minded reimagining of the Vietnam war The Sympathizer is an excellent literary novel and one that ends with unsettling present-day resonance in a refugee boat where opposing ideas about intentions actions and their consequences take stark and resilient human form' the Guardian'Beautifully written and meaty'Claire Messud'A remarkable debut novel In its final chapters The Sympathizer becomes an absurdist tour de force that might have been written by a Kafka or Genet'New York Times'This debut is a page-turner (read everybody will finish) that makes you reconsider the Vietnam War Nguyen's darkly comic novel offers a point of view about American culture that we've rarely seen'Oprahcom (Oprah's Book Club Suggestions)"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things" |
| "This book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah from his foster parents he finds himself catapulted into her world of motels and truck stops exposed to the abusive exploitative men she encounters As he learns to survive in this harrowing environment Jeremiah also learns to love his mother even as she descends into drug-fueled madnessTold in spare lyrical prose rich with imagination and dark humor The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things transforms the savagery of Jeremiah&39;s world into an indelible experience of compassion This special edition includes an additional seven stories previously uncollected by JT LeRoy the literary persona of Laura Albert"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Savages: The Wedding" |
| "A Saturday in May ParisIt's the eve of the French presidential elections - 'The Election of the Century' say the newspaper headlines - and Chaouch the nation's first Arab candidate has victory in his sights It has been a long campaign and with his wife Esther and daughter Jasmine by his side he spends the remaining hours with close advisors in a hotel in Nimes Much of the dinner table chatter revolves around Jasmine's boyfriend; Fouad Nerrouche a well-known actor with the same Algerian origins as her father who has just publicly endorsed Chaouch's candidacy However shallow it may seem it's difficult to ignore the influence of celebrity support in this complex and unpredictable race The same day Saint-EtienneThe Nerrouche family is frantically preparing for a grand wedding and Fouad himself is there to help out But younger cousin Krim - who has recently lost his job - is becoming increasingly agitated and no one knows why As the day goes on it becomes clear that the cousin's problems go far deeper than unemployment Krim has been stealing from a local gang leader and after being discovered found himself indebted to his powerful cousin Nazir - Fouad's brother Nazir is a very shady figure and is heavily involved in a dark underworld of crime Together their plans will cause Fouad's two very different worlds to meet in a way no one would have dared to imagine Within a few hours the threads start to unravel and the collision between the destiny of a family and the hopes of a country becomes inevitableWith the pacing of a thriller Louatah melds the tense atmosphere of a family saga with the gripping suspense of a political drama into one breathtaking read"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2013 BOOK OF THE YEAR The Ocean at the End of the Lane is the bestselling magical novel from Neil Gaiman one of the most brilliant storytellers of our generation and author of the epic novel American Gods and the much-loved Sandman series &39;Possibly Gaiman&39;s most lyrical scary and beautiful work yet It&39;s a tale of childhood for grown-ups a fantasy rooted in the darkest corners of reality&39; (Independent on Sunday) If you loved the mesmerising world of Erin Morgenstern&39;s The Night Circus or were drawn into JK Rowling&39;s magical universe this book is for you It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed Dark creatures from beyond this world are on the loose and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive there is primal horror here and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it His only defence is three women on a farm at the end of the lane The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean The oldest can remember the Big BangThe Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy moving terrifying and elegiac - as pure as a dream as delicate as a butterfly&39;s wing as dangerous as a knife in the dark"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Coffin Path : 'the perfect ghost story'" |
| "An eerie and compelling ghost story set on the dark wilds of the Yorkshire moors For fans of The Witchfinder's Sister or The Silent Companions this gothic tale will weave its way into your imagination and chill you to the bone 'Spine-tingling the scariest ghost story I have read in a long time' Barbara Erskine 'Brooding and full of creeping menace' Laura Purcell author of The Silent Companions 'Like something from Emily Bronte's nightmares' Andrew Taylor author of The Ashes of London Maybe you've heard tales about Scarcross Hall the house on the old coffin path that winds from village to moor top They say there's something up here something evilMercy Booth isn't afraid The moors and Scarcross are her home and lifeblood But beneath her certainty small things are beginning to trouble her Three ancient coins missing from her father's study the shadowy figure out by the gatepost an unshakeable sense that someone is watchingWhen a stranger appears seeking work Mercy reluctantly takes him in As their stories entwine this man will change everything She just can't see it yet What readers are saying about The Coffin Path 'A fantastic eerie ghost story to settle down with on a winters night''Compelling and chilling the slow build-up of tension had me completely on edge''I couldn't put it down I felt I was there on the moors being watched by the unseen'"
Price: 13.49 |
| "A Place Called Winter: Costa Shortlisted 2015" |
| "Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2015 From the writer of BBC TV's MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT comes Sunday Times Top Ten hardback and paperback bestseller A PLACE CALLED WINTER - picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club'A mesmerising storyteller; this novel is written with intelligence and warmth' The TimesTo find yourself sometimes you must lose everythingA shy but privileged elder son Harry Cane has followed convention at every step Even the beginnings of an illicit dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest force him to abandon his wife and child and sign up for emigration to CanadaRemote and unforgiving his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England And yet it is here isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape under the threat of war and madness that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Life I Left Behind" |
| "She's dead but she's the only one who knows what really happened; What your friends have saidWhat the police missedWho attacked youSo if you want the truth who else are you going to turn to?"
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| "Penance of the Damned" |
| "Sister Fidelma returns in this brand-new 7th-century Irish mystery by Peter Tremayne acclaimed author of THE DEVIL'S SEAL and THE SECOND DEATH If you love Ellis Peters you will be gripped by this novelWhen news comes to Cashel that Chief Bishop and advisor to King Colgu of Muman has been murdered within the fortress of the Ui Fidgente it is a shock for all concerned The Ui Fidgente are the long-time enemies of King Colgu's family and terrible conflict is threatened when the King learns that the culprit will be executed under new ecclesiastical rulesAs Colgu dispatches his sister Fidelma and her companion Eadulf to investigate it seems there there is no uncertainty about the person who killed the abbot But the man facing death is Gorman commander of the King's elite bodyguard and son of Fidelma's closest friend Now Fidelma and Eadulf must face old enemies as they struggle to find an alternative to the apparent fact of Gorman's guilt And with the threat of war looming time is running out to the allotted moment of Gorman's execution"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Sven: My Story" |
| "Perhaps no football manager has ever had his personal life dissected as thoroughly as Sven-Goran Eriksson Yet the man that monopolized the British press during five tumultuous years as England manager remains an enigma Who precisely is Sven?Here in his no-holds-barred autobiography the secretive Swede takes us on one of the wildest rides in world football Populated by fake sheikhs Italian lawyers Nottingham outlaws and of course many of the biggest names in the game his is a 40-year-long career that coincides with the evolution of football into a global multibillion-pound industryMost of all this is a surprisingly tender sometimes heartbreaking but never bitter account of a simple man with a most complicated story A man who has reached a crossroads in his life who until now has never stopped to ask himself the question was it worth it?"
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| "A Reckless Desire by Isabella Bradford (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "For fans of Julia Quinn Eloisa James and Sarah MacLean comes Isabella Bradford's enthralling new trilogy of London's most scandalous rakes the Breconridge Brothers who are about to lose their heartsThough charming and handsome Lord Rivers Fitzroy the youngest Breconridge brother is more inclined to dusty books than brazen women But when his father insists he marries he vows to make the most of his last days as a bachelorAnd what better way than in the company of a troupe of Italian dancers where he's challenged to a wager he can't resist turn the players' meek and mousy cousin into the first lady of the London stageBut he gets more than he bargained for with Lucia di Rossi She has her own past to overcome and her own starlit aspirations As the lines between performance and passion become blurred will finding the spotlight mean losing their hearts?Catch the rest of the dazzling series! Don't miss A Wicked Pursuit and A Sinful Decption Before the Breconridge Brothers came the Wylder sisters Don't miss a moment of the romantic and captivating debut trilogy from Isabella Bradford When You Wish Upon a Duke When The Duchess Said Yes and When The Duke Found Love"
Price: 7.99 |
| "When the Lights Go Down : The glamour of the cinema heals the heartbreak of war..." |
| "Pam Evans' London saga brings the glamour of the cinema during the Blitz of the Second World War vividly to life Sure to appeal to fans of Katie Flynn and Cathy SharpIt is 1938 and the threat of war looms on the streets of London But when the lights go down in the cinema aisles usherette Daisy Blake is transported to a world of glamour and romance Among the staff there is much merriment and Daisy soon falls in love with the handsome organist Al Dawson Then war is declared and just after Al leaves for the frontline Daisy discovers she's pregnant Her mother is distraught; she doesn't think Al is right for her daughter and when Daisy's letters to him go unanswered her mother encourages her to marry John the cinema's projectionist to spare her further heartacheAs the blitz rages over London and disaster strikes Daisy's morale is boosted by her work and her young son Sam brings her comfort and joy in the troubled times ahead"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Cartes Postales from Greece: The runaway Sunday Times bestseller Hardcover" |
| "THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island The Return The Thread and The Sunrise It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique &39;Hislop&39;s passionate love of the country breathes from every page&39; Daily MailWeek after week the postcards arrive addressed to a name Ellie does not know with no return address each signed with an initial A With their bright skies blue seas and alluring images of Greece these cartes postales brighten her life After six months to her disappointment they cease But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell She must see this country for herself On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens a notebook arrives Its pages tell the story of a man&39;s odyssey through Greece Moving surprising and sometimes dark A&39;s tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more Beloved bestselling author Victoria Hislop&39;s Cartes Postales from Greece is fiction illustrated with photographs that make this journey around Greece already alive in the imagination linger forever in the mind"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Cartes Postales from Greece : The runaway Sunday Times bestseller Paperback" |
| "THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island The Return The Thread and The Sunrise A beautifully depicted love affair with Greece and a spellbinding tale of love and loss It is fiction with a distinctive photographic framework - magical and unique &39;Hislop&39;s passionate love of the country breathes from every page&39; Daily Mail&39;When it comes to tales about Greece Hislop is an undisputed queen - and this is easily her best novel yet&39; HeatWeek after week the postcards arrive addressed to someone Ellie does not know each signed with an initial A These alluring cartes postales of Greece brighten her life and cast a spell on her She decides she must see this country for herself On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens a notebook arrives Its pages tell the story of a man&39;s odyssey through Greece Moving surprising and sometimes dark A&39;s tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more &39;This beautiful novel is illustrated with gorgeous photos to really bring the country to life&39; Fabulous Sun on Sunday&39;A lavish love letter to Greece&39; Sunday Mirror"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Late Summer in the Vineyard" |
| "'Love this book makes me want to live on a vineyard in the South of France!' Lisa Zupan Producer of PS I Love You Escape to France with LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD - Jo Thomas's irresistible follow-up to THE OYSTER CATCHER and THE OLIVE BRANCH 'A fabulous French feast of fun' Milly JohnsonEmmy Bridges has always looked out for others Now it's time to put down roots of her ownWorking for a wine-maker in France is the opportunity of a lifetime for Emmy Even if she doesn't know a thing about wine - beyond what's on offer at the local supermarketThere's plenty to get to grips with in the rustic town of Petit Frere Emmy's new work friends need more than a little winning over Then there's her infuriatingly brash tutor Isaac and the enigmatic Madame Beaumont tucked away in her vineyard of secretsBut Emmy will soon realise that in life - just as in wine-making - the best things happen when you let go and trust your instincts Particularly when there's romance in the air Readers love Jo Thomas's feel-good fiction 'Sheer romcom brilliance!' Heat'A heart-warming tale Perfect escapism' Marie Claire'This book is scrumptious! I couldn't stop reading' Katie Fforde'A full-bodied tale with hints of humour and romance which can be enjoyed at any time of year' Sun'What a gorgeous book! Reading it felt like the best kind of holiday' Lucy Diamond'A warm-hearted sparkling gem I loved it!' Miranda Dickinson'Sunny and funnyas warm as a south-facing vineyard It made me want to rush to France tout suite!' Veronica Henry'Captures the essence of France from the vineyards and chateaux to the glorious sunshine and of course the wine' Cathy Bramley Jo Thomas's magical new novel THE HONEY FARM ON THE HILL is out now!"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Honey Farm on the Hill : Escape to Greece where the mountains are bursting with secrets" |
| "'Jo Thomas has written another stunner of a book that many weeks later I still can't get out of my head' Goodreads reviewer 'Jo's book is as rich and sweet and moreish as baklava' Milly Johnson Jo Thomas's irresistible novel transports you straight to the mountains of Crete A gorgeous sun-filled new read from the author of THE OYSTER CATCHER THE OLIVE BRANCH and LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Carole MatthewsSometimes you have to go back before you can move forwardsOne magical summer Nell fell in love in the mountains of Crete and her life changed for ever Eighteen years later Nell is ready for a new beginning When she sees a honey farm in the same hilltop town has lost its bees the opportunity is impossible to resist Welcomed back to Greece by the warm sun and aroma of wild thyme Nell finds memories of her past at every turn But much has changed since she's been awayAs Nell throws herself into restoring the honey farm she starts to unlock the truth of what happened all those years ago She soon learns that the course of true love - just like Cretan honey - can be wild and sweet And well worth the wait Jo Thomas takes you thereReaders are raving about THE HONEY FARM ON THE HILL 'Jo Thomas has the ability in her writing to take you right there' I Read Novels 'Incredibly enjoyable could practically smell the herbs in the air' Rachel's Random Reads'I absolutely loved this book a darned good story' Julie's World of Books'So richly imagined and so wonderfully written - highly recommended!' On My Bookshelf 'Superb escapism! the way the views smells sounds of the island are captured are spectacular' Be Reader Books'Jo Thomas is a purveyor of dreams I defy anybody to read this book and at the end of it not to dream a little of the Cretan life' Short Books and Scribes 'Warm sensual and heartwarming' Books Life and Everything 'Perfect escapist magic' Good Housekeeping'A charming and delightful slice of escapist romantic fiction' Heat'The ultimate cheery tale' Sun"
Price: 6.99 |
| "An Act of Silence : A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking final twist" |
| "'Sensational' Clare Mackintosh No 1 bestselling author of I Let You Go'The definition of a page-turner' Sun'Truly scary' Marian KeyesMOTHER WIFE POLITICIAN LIARTHEN How far did she go to conceal the truth?Politician Linda Moscow sacrificed everything to protect her son her beliefs her career her marriage All she wanted was to keep him safeNOW What will she risk to expose the lies?When the voices she silenced come back to haunt her Linda is faced with another impossible choice Only this time it's her life on the line An Act of Silence is about the abuse of power the devastating effects of keeping the truth buried and the lengths a mother will go to save her child'Fiendishly impressive structure; taut evocative prose; gripping plot' Sarah Vaughan author of Anatomy of a Scandal'Brilliant taut psychological thriller Sensitive muscular and it could be true Unputdownable' Julia Crouch author of Her Husband's Lover'Colette McBeth is beloved of writers like Paula Hawkins and with this twisty clever novel she's guaranteed to win more fans' Red"
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| "Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen : Six Tudor Queens 1" |
| "A Sunday Times Top Ten BestsellerKatherine of Aragon The True Queen by bestselling historian Alison Weir author of The Lost Tudor Princess is the first in a spellbinding six novel series about Henry VIII's Queens Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at Katherine's side and shows her extraordinary strength of character and intelligence Ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick 'Shatters the many myths about Henry VIII's long-suffering first wife' Tracy Borman'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GuardianA Spanish princess Raised to be modest obedient and devout Destined to be an English QueenSix weeks from home across treacherous seas everything is different the language the food the weather And for her there is no comfort in any of it At sixteen-years-old Catalina is alone among strangersShe misses her mother She mourns her lost brotherShe cannot trust even those assigned to her protectionKATHERINE OF ARAGON The first of Henry's Queens Her storyHistory tells us how she died This captivating novel shows us how she livedSIX TUDOR QUEENS SIX NOVELS SIX YEARSPraise for Alison Weir and Katherine of Aragon 'A tender understanding of and genuine sympathy for this proud much-loved and honourable Queen I was gripped from start to finish' Mavis Cheek'Well-researched and engrossing' Good Housekeeping'Yet again Alison Weir has managed to intertwine profound historical knowledge with huge emotional intelligence to compose a work that throws light on an endlessly fascinating historical figure Yet her real gift in all of this is making it feel so fresh and alive' Earl Spencer'This exquisite book charts the rise and fall of Henry VIII's first wife Katherine A fascinating insight into this period of our history Weir's undeniable strength is her immaculate description enabling the reader to be transported back to Tudor England' Sun'Katherine of Aragon The True Queen is a true tour de force Finely crafted this novel is wonderful historical fiction and an outstanding introduction to the Six Tudor Queens series' Queen Anne Boleyn Blog'Known for bestselling historical biographies Alison Weir is in command of her detail her handling of Katherine's misery and dignified response to her predicament is very touching' Elizabeth Buchan Daily Mail"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession : Six Tudor Queens 2" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GuardianAnne Boleyn A King's Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir author of Katherine of Aragon The True Queen is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well but whose true motivations may surprise you Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick'Offers a spellbinding solution to the mystery of Anne's true nature Enthralling' Sarah GristwoodThe young woman who changed the course of historyFresh from the palaces of Burgundy and France Anne draws attention at the English court embracing the play of courtly loveBut when the King commands nothing is ever a gameAnne has a spirit worthy of a crown - and the crown is what she seeks At any price ANNE BOLEYN The second of Henry's Queens Her story History tells us why she died This powerful novel shows her as she livedSIX TUDOR QUEENS SIX NOVELS SIX YEARS"
Price: 7.99 |
| "TED Talks : The official TED guide to public speaking" |
| "'This is not just the most insightful book ever written on public speaking-it's also a brilliant profound look at how to communicate' - Adam Grant author of ORIGINALSIn Ted Talks Chris Anderson Head of TED reveals the inside secrets of how to give a first-class presentation Where books like Talk Like TED and TED Talks Storytelling whetted the appetite here is the official TED guide to public speaking from the man who put TED talks on the world's stage 'Nobody in the world better understands the art and science of public speaking than Chris Anderson He is absolutely the best person to have written this book' Elizabeth GilbertAnderson shares his five key techniques to presentation success Connection Narration Explanation Persuasion and Revelation (plus the three to avoid) He also answers the most frequently asked questions about giving a talk from 'What should I wear?' to 'How do I handle my nerves?'Ted Talks is also full of presentation tips from such TED notable speakers as Sir Ken Robinson Bill Gates Mary Roach Amy Cuddy Elizabeth Gilbert Dan Gilbert Amanda Palmer Matt Ridley and many more This is a lively fun read with great practical application from the man who knows what goes into a truly memorable speech In Ted Talks Anderson pulls back the TED curtain for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare an exceptional presentation"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Where am I? : My Autobiography" |
| "As England's cricket team compete for the Ashes in Australia ex-England spinner Phil Tufnell is enjoying life as a retired cricketer and national treasure When the sporting legend hung up his cricket boots back in 2003 little did he know the dramatic direction his professional life would take nextYet since being crowned 'King of the Jungle' the ex-England spin bowler has never looked back and has become a much loved television and radio presenter Cricket's dressing-room clown is now broadcasting's joker in the packWhether it's dining on mealworms on I'm a Celebrity displaying his ballroom fleckle on Strictly Come Dancing or causing weekly mayhem for the long-suffering host Sue Barker on A Question of Sport millions of us enjoy Tuffers' lust for life and endearing sense of humourIn Where Am I? Phil gamely tries to make sense of the wonderful roller-coaster he has been riding these last dozen years delighting fans with a treasure trove of wonderful stories about the places he has been the people he has met the 'things' he has been asked to do but - most of all - the sheer enormous joy he has had doing it allFive star reader reviews for Where Am I'Tuffers at his best A great read full of fun as you expect''Proper laugh out loud material from Tuffers but also heartfelt stories about his family' 'I'm bowled over by this read An ordinary guy doing extraordinary things all because he enjoyed his cricket'"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Letter : The No. 1 ebook bestseller" |
| "The 1 EBook Bestseller Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes in our darkest hour hope shines a candle to light our way Discover THE LETTER by Kathryn Hughes the Number One bestseller that has captured thousands of hearts worldwide 'A wonderful uplifting story' Lesley PearseAnd if you love THE LETTER you will adore Kathryn's second novel THE SECRET Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit she comes across an old letter the envelope firmly sealed and unfranked Tina opens the letter and reads it - a decision that will alter the course of her life for everBilly Stirling knows he has been a fool but hopes he can put things right On 4th September 1939 he sits down to write the letter he hopes will change his future It does - in more ways than he can ever imagineThe Letter tells the story of two women born decades apart whose paths are destined to cross and how one woman's devastation leads to the other's salvation"
Price: 7.99 |
| Testament |
| "From the author of the bestselling ATLANTIS comes a thrilling novel of buried secrets age-old mysteries and a conspiracy surrounding the fabled Ark of the Covenant 'What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer David Gibbins' Mirror586 BC The ancient world is in meltdown The Babylonians have ravaged the Holy Land and Jerusalem has fallen In desperation the temple priests look to the greatest navigators ever known to save their holiest of treasures1943 A group of Allied codebreakers under Churchill's direct command work to stop a top-secret exchange between the Nazis and the Japanese Yet even they know nothing of the ancient artefact hidden on board a ship whose fate they have just sealedPresent-day Marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his friend Costas undertake a dangerous dive hunting for Nazi gold in a wreck perched on the edge of the continental shelf What they glimpse there leads Jack to piece together the truth of one of the greatest ancient voyages of discovery one whose real purpose he could scarcely have imagined Jack must fuse past and present as he never has done before in a terrifying final showdown on a desperate mission for humanity"
Price: 8.49 |
| "A Covert Affair: Deadly Ops 5 (A Series of Thrilling, Edge-of-Your-Seat Suspense)" |
| "Danger Thrills Action Suspense No holds barred in New York Times bestseller Katie Reus's Deadly Ops series Fans of Karen Rose Lisa Jackson Lisa Gardner and Julie Garwood - be prepared for Deadly Ops'Fast-paced romantic suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat' Cynthia EdenNational Security Agent Nathan Ortiz is back in the game After being wounded in action he's ready for anything But he's shocked when his new mission to find missing women in Miami leads him to the very one he's never forgottenSuccessful restaurateur Amelia Rios does everything she can to support struggling women in her community When one of her waitresses stops showing up for work Amelia is thrown into a dark shadowy worldWorking with Nathan the only man she's ever loved old feelings surface as they fight a ruthless enemy preying on the poor and weak The heat simmering between them could mean a second chance at love - but first they must survive More mindblowing action is waiting for you Don't miss Katie Reus's other Deadly Ops novels Targeted Bound to Danger Shattered Duty Chasing Danger and Edge of Danger"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Mad Girl" |
| "THE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017 PICKA new Sunday Times bestseller from Bryony Gordon Telegraph columnist and author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers For readers who enjoyed Matt Haig's Reasons to Stay Alive and Ruby Wax's Sane New World Mad Girl is a shocking funny unpredictable heart-wrenching raw and jaw-droppingly truthful celebration of life with mental illness'I loved it A brilliant fast and funny and frank look at something that absolutely needs to be talked about in this way' Matt HaigBryony Gordon has OCDIt's the snake in her brain that has told her ever since she was a teenager that her world is about to come crashing down that her family might die if she doesn't repeat a phrase 5 times or that she might have murdered someone and forgotten about it It's caused alopecia bulimia and drug dependency And Bryony is sick of it Keeping silent about her illness has given it a cachet it simply does not deserve so here she shares her story with trademark wit and dazzling honestyA hugely successful columnist for the Telegraph a bestselling author and a happily married mother of an adorable daughter Bryony has managed to laugh and live well while simultaneously grappling with her illness Now it's time for her to speak out Writing with her characteristic warmth and dark humour Bryony explores her relationship with her OCD and depression as only she canMad Girl is a shocking funny unpredictable heart-wrenching raw and jaw-droppingly truthful celebration of life with mental illness"
Price: 6.49 |
| "See What I Have Done : The Most Critically Acclaimed Debut of the Year Hardcover" |
| "Haunting gripping and gorgeously written SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders for fans of BURIAL RITES and MAKING A MURDERER&39;Eerie and compelling&39; Paula Hawkins&39;Stunning&39; Sunday Times&39;Gripping outstanding&39; Observer&39;Glittering&39; Irish TimesJust after 11am on 4th August 1892 the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden are discovered He&39;s found on the sitting room sofa she upstairs on the bedroom floor both murdered with an axeIt is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene so it is Lizzie who the police first question but there are others in the household with stories to tell older sister Emma Irish maid Bridget the girls&39; Uncle John and a boy who knows more than anyone realises In a dazzlingly original and chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home and leads us into its murkiest corners where jealousies slow-brewed rivalries and the darkest of thoughts reside"
Price: 9.99 |
| "My Mother's Shadow: The gripping novel about a mother's shocking secret that changed everything" |
| "Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother But when a stranger appears claiming to be her sister she realises that her life so far has been a lie But why?'Intriguing twisting I loved it' Dinah Jefferies 'A gripping family mystery told in lush evocative prose' Erin Kelly 'A well-written intriguing read full of family secrets Brilliant' FabulousPerfect for fans of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets1958 Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother's illness Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family They treat Liz as one of their own but their influence could be dangerousNow Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie's sister she is stunned Is everything she's been told about her early life a lie?How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke ofand the one night that changed a young girl's life for ever'A compelling family story Beautifully written and evokes vivid pictures of an English summer in the 1950s' Sheila O'Flanagan'Trembles with family secrets' Victoria FoxWhat readers are saying about My Mother's Shadow 'One of the most enthralling heartbreaking books that I have read in quite some time' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars 'The poignant storyline is deeply affecting Definitely a book that is going to stay with me for a long time' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars'So beautifully written In places it made me laugh out loud and in other places it made me cry Poignant' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'I was hooked from beginning to end! Vivid characters and evocative scenes make this an enchanting read' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'Stunning and emotional' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'This novel absolutely blew me away! I was left emotional and teary It had me gripped from the start and is loaded with scenes that pull at the heartstrings! I cannot recommend this novel enough' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars'A stunning read and I can't wait to read more from this author' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Feed : A chilling, dystopian page-turner with a twist that will make your head explode" |
| "'I was hooked from the very beginning and haunted for days' S J WatsonThe Feed is a unique thought-provoking and utterly addictive post-apocalyptic thriller that fans of The Girl With All the Gifts and The Passage will loveYour knowledge Your memories Your dreamsIf all you are is on the Feed what will you become when the Feed goes down? For Tom and Kate in the six years since the world collapsed every day has been a fight for survival And when their daughter Bea goes missing they will question whether they can even trust each other anymoreThe threat is closer than they realise'A tense thriller with a twist that will make your head explode' C J Tudor"
Price: 12.49 |
| "The Girl from Summer Hill" |
| "The Girl From Summer Hill is a dazzling novel from New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux set in Summer Hill a small town where love takes center stage against the backdrop of Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceEnter Elizabeth Bennet Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men Arriving in the charming town of Summer Hill Virginia peace and quiet on the picturesque Tattwell plantation is just what she needs But the tranquillity is broken one morning when she sees a gorgeous naked man on her porchEnter Mr Darcy What Tate Landers Hollywood heartthrob and owner of Tattwell doesn't need on a bittersweet trip to his ancestral home is a woman spying on him His anger which looks so good on the screen makes a bad first impression on Casey - and she lets him know itThe plot thickens Sparks fly when Casey is recruited to play Elizabeth Bennet opposite Tate's Mr Darcy in a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice As they spar on and off stage Casey begins to think she's been too quick to judge But then Tate's handsome ex-brother-in-law Devlin Haines who is playing Wickham tells Casey some horrifying stories about the man she's falling for Casey needs to figure out who to believe Is the intense undeniable chemistry between her and Tate real or is this just a performance that ends when the curtain falls?Jude Deveraux Love stories to enchant youFor more gorgeous romance don't miss the Nantucket Brides trilogy True Love For All Time and Ever After"
Price: 14.49 |
