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In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, the ultimate battle for survival is about to begin ... An epic new trilogy from the bestselling author of the Summoner series.CADE CARTER IS LOSTConvicted of a crime he didn't commit, Cade is facing a year in reform school when he finds himself suddenly transported to another realm.BUT THIS NEW WORLD IS NO ESCAPEPopulated by bloodthirsty prehistoric creatures and fierce warriors, C...

Extraordinary. It is about death, but I can think of few books which have such life. It shows us what love is.' Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing With Feathers and Lanny'There is no one quite like Naja Marie Aidt' Valeria Luiselli'Devastating, angry, challenging, fragmented and filled with the beautiful hope that the love we have for people continues into the world even after they're gone.' Culturefly'Fragmented, poetic, informative and...

Death stalks the medina of Marrakech . . .Marrakech, August. It is the start of Ramadan, the hottest in memory. Among the few foreigners left in the sweltering city are a riad owner, her French boyfriend and an English girl whose bag has been stolen after a hen weekend. At the local commissariat 24-year old detective Karim Belkacem is struggling to fast while holding down two jobs to pay for his sister's wedding. On the day that the English gi...

TERRY'S PLACE IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FANTASY WORLD' Philip PullmanFollowing The Black Elfstone and The Skaar Invasion comes the third book in the triumphant four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy.The Skaar have arrived in the Four Lands, determined to stop at nothing less than all-out conquest. They badly need a new home, but peaceful coexistence is not a concept they understand. An advance forc...

MI6 needs men like Elliot Kane - mercurial, inquisitive, free floating. Kane is a ghost in his own life, picking up and dropping personalities as each new cover story comes into play. But when a woman he loves, Joanna Lake, vanishes without a trace in Kazakhstan, he is forced centre stage. Drawn ever deeper into a realm of deception, Kane is used to psychological warfare - but snowbound Kazakhstan presents unique challenges. Poised between Chi...

Fascinating' Sunday Times'Engrossing' Evening StandardEvery phase since the advent of the industrial revolution - from the fate of the British Empire, to the global challenges from Germany, Japan and Russia, to America's emergence as a sole superpower, to the Arab Spring, to the long-term decline of economic growth that started with Japan and has now spread to Europe, to China's meteoric economy, to Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump - ...

Fresh from waving banners in the pouring rain, journalist and #LucysLaw campaigner Vanessa Holburn passes on the lessons she has learned so you can fast track your movement to successHow To Be an Activist covers everything you need to know to create a successful social campaign and bring about positive change no matter what your cause. This practical, inspirational book will help you identify your central issue, set meaningful milestones and g...

Miriam Pawel's fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation's politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book ReviewCalifornia Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Books of the Year" List * Publishers Weekly Top Ten History Books for Fall * Berkeleyside Best Books of the Year * Shortlisted for NCIBA...

From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times comes the story of a city through the structures that define it, from the Empire State Building to the homeless shelter that pioneered modern art.

Offering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: History has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment.

The author of "The Teacher" and "Truth Or Die" depicts the disappearance of a woman found in freezing water from her hospital bed, with this mysterious event connecting to a couple whose marriage is underpinned by a dark secret, with detectives Adrian Miles and Imogen Grey on the case.

Robert Bryndza is ready to take the world by bestselling storm again with the introduction of Kate Marshall, a woman with a dark secret and a powerful sense of justice.A DETECTIVE WHO WOULD STOP AT NOTHINGKate Marshall was a rising star in the London Metropolitan police force. Young, ambitious and with a keen sense of justice, she solved several high-profile murder cases.UNTIL A KILLER STOPPED HER IN HER TRACKSBut when Kate was tasked with tra...

Zula, Adoma and Linet attempt to protect the sacred sites of their homeland from copper miners, the homelands being Mongolia, Ghana and Cornwall. Blends environmentalism and feminism through magical action.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF FRIENDS LIKE THESE, THIS WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT.You're at home with your family. You think you're safe. You're wrong . . . Ava's life is the kind other people envy: loving husband, great kids, beautiful house. Until a violent home invasion turns the dream into a nightmare and leaves her daughter fighting to survive. This wasn't a random attack and Ava is reeling from the knowledge that someone is targeting her family. Wh...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a "vivid, compelling, and unputdownable new biography" (Christopher Andersen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's early days. Fans fell in love with Eliza Hamilton—Alexander Hamilton's devoted wife—in Lin-Manuel Miranda's phenome...

Dieser Band soll eine Lücke der Hegelforschung schließen und bietet dazu in zehn Kapiteln kommentierende Interpretationen der neun Hauptabschnitte, in die Hegel seine »Wissenschaft der Logik« gegliedert hat. Ein zehnter Beitrag widmet sich dem Verhältnis der »Wissenschaft der Logik« zur »Phänomenologie des Geistes«, einer weiteren, bis heute nicht abschließend geklärten Frage der Hegelforschung. Alle Kapitel zielen darauf ab, den komplexen Ged...

An invaluable resource for both new and veteran allies…obvious and necessary" (Library Journal, starred review) information for everyone who wants to learn more about how to navigate gender diversity in today's families, communities, and workplaces.The days of two genders—male, female, boy, girl, blue, pink—are over, if they ever existed at all. Gender is now a global conversation, and one that is constantly evolving. More people than ever bef...

Jeannie calls off the wedding which leads to her fiance going into a coma, bringing the truth of the recent period to the fore. 'I absolutely loved it' Katie Fforde

Mary Kate Malone has escaped from Ireland to seek her fortune in Liverpool, but from the beginning, things go wrong and now she is living a secret life in the shadows, with tragedy looming.

Mary Kate Malone returns to Ireland to find her old bedroom taken over by Peggy, and her grandparents in thrall to a rich American relative. Mary Kate decides to fight the relative in his plans to develop the family property.