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Private investigator Flavia Albia is always drawn to an intriguing puzzle - even if it is put to her by her new husband's hostile ex-wife.On the Quirinal Hill, a young girl named Clodia has died, apparently poisoned with a love potion. Only one person could have supplied such a thing: a local witch who goes by the name of Pandora, whose trade in herbal beauty products is hiding something far more sinister.The supposedly sweet air of the Quirin...

The ancient Greeks called it Gaia, the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars, at first it was nothing special, but somehow it evolved to become the most amazing place in the known Universe. The only living planet we know of, it also has a very unusual moon, a remarkably dynamic surface, a complex atmosphe...

This book is a compelling read because of its many vivid descriptions of the psychological snags that make people reluctant to discard things' New York TimesIn the beginning there wasThe Art of Discarding: the life-changing book that started the tidying revolution.In this guide to living a calmer, more ordered life, author Nagisa Tatsumi teaches us how letting go of unwanted things will transform our day-to-day happiness. The book offers pract...

100 fascinating and brilliantly written stories about history's bravest, baddest but little known 'nasty' women from across the world.In the final debate of the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump leaned into the microphone as Hillary Clinton spoke about social security and called his opponent 'such a nasty woman'. The phrase has stuck around and has since become something of a badge of honour for women around the world. What better ti...

What if the way we understand our world is wrong? What if it isn't politicians and events that shape our lives, but secret deals made by people you've never heard of?This book tells the story of the secret deals that are changing the world, and revolutionizing everything we do, including money, the food we eat, what we buy, and the drugs we take to stay well. These deals never make the news: they are made high up in boardrooms, on golf courses...

The only daughter of a prominent Samurai, Mariko has always known that being a woman means she's not in control of her fate. Never mind her cunning or her skills as an accomplished alchemist, Mariko was raised for one purpose only: to marry. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is sent to the imperial palace to meet her betrothed, a man she did not choose. But the journey is cut short when her convoy is ambushed by the Black Clan - a group of b...

The great lost scientist Alexander Von Humboldt is the subject of this life story in graphic novel format, taking in adventures throughout South America and the United States. Described as 'thrilling' by Bill Bryson. Lillian Melcher illustrates.

The third Baby Ganesh Agency novel finds Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick Ganesha investigating the disappearance of a fast-living Bollywood star, his latest film hanging in the balance. What ensues is a disorientating descent into the underbelly of Bollywood, filled with larger-than-life characters, bad investments and murderous motives.

Author of "Cavalier: The Story Of A 17th Century Playboy" Lucy Worsley approaches the figure of Jane Austen through the unique lens of the places that meant the most to her, going through the rooms in which Austen produced her greatest works. Popular conceptions of Austen are challenged by some of the information, such as the matter of Austen having five different marriage prospects.

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From the internationally bestselling and prizewinning author, comes the first title in a thrilling new crime series which was awarded the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award in 2015.

Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone - who knows April better than anyone - has answers. As fear ripples through his small hometown and the police hit dead ends, it's up to Theo to use his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April. Filled with the page-...

Newly reissued with a brilliant new livery, a classic backlist title in export edition from the inimitable Jodi Picoult.

These are my go-to recipes when I want to eat well at home. My great hope is that they will inspire you to get cooking to improve your own health whatever your personal goal.'Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay's Ultimate Fit Food is the definitive guide to eating right for optimum health and fitness, from the world-leading chef and fitness fanatic. Divided into three sections based around weight loss, fitness and general wellbeing, these delicious rec...

MASTER AND GOD by bestselling author Lindsay Davies contains the epic story of a despot whose contemporaries wrote him out of history. Afflicted by classic paranoia, the self-styled MASTER AND GOD sees enemies everywhere. As he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. Unwilling witnesses to Domitian's descent into insanity, these ordinary people must choose between their sworn duty to protect the Emperor and an act of courage that will change the...

The searing new psychological crime novel from the international bestseller Tana French. In BROKEN HARBOUR, a ghost estate outside Dublin, two children and their father are dead. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case and at first he thinks it's simple: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, and himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. Scorcher's fin...

In true controversial James Frey style, this new novel confronts the issue of the return of the Messiah. It will enrage many, offend more perhaps, make readers think differently and open their eyes to the world in which we live. 'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Every page is great' A.N. Wilson, "Financial Times

British Museum expert Dr Finkel reveals how decoding the symbols on a 4000 year old piece of clay enable a radical new interpretation of the Noah's Ark myth. Published to coincide with a major Channel 4 TV documentary, which has already been sold to the USA, Canada, France and Germany. *Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes*

A new book from the bestselling author of "Angels In My Hair", this contains Bryne's message of hope from the angels. She sees angels with as much clarity as the rest of us see people and speaks to them every day. Here she explains how they can make the reader's life better and happier. Her books have sold more than 250, 000 copies in the UK and Ireland.

There is a secret from our history - 500 years old - startling in its revelations and devastating in its political impact. A secret that has, thankfully, stayed hidden. Until now.Former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, travels to England and finds himself caught in a dark conspiracy born long ago, in the time of the Tudors.