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This isn't a story about anything new. It's about the oldest thing in the world. It's about love.Tristan, a sixteen-year-old chess genius, lives with his Trinidadian aunt in a rapidly changing section of Brooklyn and uses his talent to earn money for his hustling cousin, Marcus. His world is turned upside-down when Izzy, a bright aspiring doctor raised on the Lower East Side, moves to the neighbourhood with her family, the first white family t...

A sticker book with a difference! This fun-filled activity book comes with BIG stickers that are easy for little hands to find, peel off and stick. Exciting scenes are waiting to be filled with lots of incredible big machines. Extra activity pages and a big fold-out scene mean there is plenty to keep little ones entertained.

Don't miss this prequel to the multi award-winning SLATED trilogy by Teri Terry, queen of the teen thriller!I'm just one girl. What can I do?Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked, gatherings are banned and dissent is brutally crushed....

From the award-winning creator of The Queen's Hat, The Queen's Handbag and The Queen's Present comes a fourth hilarious tale taking the reader on a whirlwind royal tour of space! The Queen has been round the UK, and the world - twice! - and now she's off to space!Perfectly ties in with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 2019.A witty and stylish celebration of the Queen, created by Steve Antony, winner of the Oscar's First Book P...

Reassuring, evidence-based advice on having a second baby and preparing for - and managing - the early days with two Are you expecting your second child or wondering when is the right time to add another member to your family? In The Second Baby Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith looks at the unique - and often underestimated - challenges of having a second child, including:*What is the best age gap?*Coping with pregnancy when you have another child to...

Through several visits to America, author Kenny McGovern has immersed himself in the traditions and treats offered by American diner outlets. As well as experiencing delicious dishes, Kenny immediately became captivated by the atmosphere and community connection offered by local eateries. The importance of the local diner cannot be overstated: honest cooking, fantastic food and service with a smile!In this mouth-watering book you'll find the A...

`An intellectual autobiography - a starchy, ardent and, on occasion, surprisingly personal account of what it means to be the custodian of one's conscience in a world saturated with orthodoxies.In other words, it's a passionate treatment of one of Robinson's longtime preoccupations. A dying reverend instructs his young son in "Gilead, " her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: "The Lord gave you a mind so that you would make honest use of it. I'm say...

This novel has a heart as big as a cathedral' Miles Jupp Mr Baxter is ninety-four years old when he falls down his staircase and finds himself resident at Melrose Gardens Retirement Home.Baxter is many things - raconteur, retired music teacher, rabble-rouser, bon viveur, but 'good patient' he is not. Indeed, Melrose Gardens is his worst nightmare. Then he meets Gregory.Greg is just nineteen years old, but he has already suffered a loss so heav...

Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The TimesThe latest Agatha Raisin mystery from bestselling author M. C. BeatonThe idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St Ethelred and it...

O'Donoghue's writing is deeply relatable and darkly comic . . . It'll have you nodding with familiarity, thinking, laughing - and crying - as you race towards the end' GraziaJane is an adrift twenty-something by day, and a world-weary agony aunt by night. Then, at an office party, she takes on another role: the Other Woman. As Jane's affair with her much older, married boss, takes off, she discovers that sex and power go hand-in-hand, and that...

William sets out for Jerusalem as part of a deathbed request to retrieve a set of woven silks of sacred significance to the Order of the Templars. "Templar Silks" arrives from the author of "The Summer Queen" and "The Autumn Throne", blending period authenticity with a contemporary command of drama and character.

A treat for Ferrante fans, exploring the bonds of friendship and how female ambition beats against the strictures of poverty and patriarchal societies' Huffington PostAn electrifying debut novel - the story of the unbreakable bond between two girls driven apart, and their journeys across continents to find each other again.Poornima and Savitha, born in poverty, have known little kindness in their lives until they meet as teenagers. When an act...

It's not what you know, it's who you know. Or so the adage goes. Professor Matthew Jackson, world-leading researcher into social and economic networks, shows us why this is far truer than we'd like to believe. Based on his own ground-breaking research, The Human Network reveals how our relationships in school, university, work and society have extraordinary implications throughout our lives and demonstrates that by understanding and taking adv...

A book that explores how men and women can close the gender gap in the workplace, from the former deputy managing editor of the "Wall Street Journal". Comparable to "Lean In" meets "Freakonomics".

In 1798 Valentine Blacker, the son of an Irish clergyman, born in Armagh, left the United Kingdom for a military career in the Madras Army. He was favoured by the presence in India of his uncle, Colonel Barry Close, the Adjutant General. His active service as a young cavalry officer in Southern India covered several wars and rebellions. He was wounded, suffered disease and the loss of many friends. From the day of his arrival, for the next fif...

The pivotal and appealing American poet's most notable work is selected by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, available here in a unique Liberty design edition. The "Belfast Telegraph" describes the effect of Duffy's curatorship of Plath's work as 'a meeting of minds across the eras'.

A journey through the nocturnal brain exposing the neuroscience behind nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking and other night phenomena.

Hap and Leonard's eleventh case concerns the disappearance of a cult leader's daughter. The Edgar Award-winning author's usual sharp dialogue and righteous beatdowns are in abundance throughout.

The Unknown Adventurer reveals his adventures and escapades in this immersive book. With chapters on Wild Camping, Rafting, Exploration and Shelters & Dens, as well as a special on first aid, water safety and ropes and knots. Ages: 7+

The unrivalled gardening wisdom of gardening broadcaster Monty Don is mined for thorough and authoritative advice drawing on Monty's five decades of experience. Categorised into thirty-two gardening themes, including colour, containers, food growing and small gardens.