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Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious novels of all time. And yet, very few of its readers know that the subject of the novel was inspired by a real-life case: the 1948 abduction of eleven-year-old Sally Horner. Weaving together suspenseful crime narrative, cultural and social history, and literary investigation, The Real Lolita restores Sally Horner to her rightful place in the lore of the novel's creation. Drawin...

Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell confront an apocalyptic nightmare in this irresistibly tense, utterly terrifying, near-thousand-page return to Terry Goodkind's 26-million-copy bestselling Sword of Truth world. The insatiable hunger of the Golden Goddess... The irresistible power of a Witch's Oath... A fracture in the world of life... An opening in the world of death... Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell face the perfect storm. The Children of...

In this first collected volumes of the series (1-5), Terry Goodkind returns to his epic New York Times bestselling SWORD OF TRUTH saga.

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir in an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple Alice Walker made history in 1982 when she became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, both for The Color Purple. Published in the Reagan Era amid a severe backlash to civil rights, the jazz age novel tells the story of an African-Am...

A biography of Stan Lee, beloved comicbook writer and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics by Lee's handpicked regular interviewer and colleague for over three decades.

What if you could remember every last detail of your life?Eve knows what her colleagues had for lunch last April. She remembers everyone who passes through the care home she works at long after they've gone. Like her museum of tiny treasures, her life is small and manageable. And what if you couldn't even remember your name? 'Adam' is found wandering down the central reservation of the M25. He has no memory of how he came to be there. As Eve w...

Honest Secrets concludes the stunning Fortune's Daughters trilogy by Muna Shehadi, in which three sisters discover, after her death, that their glamorous movie star mother could never have given birth to them, This gorgeous read of family secrets, romance, and self-discovery, is perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore, Olivia Croft's life is at a crossroads, After yet another fruitless audition and the cancellation of her TV sho...

Just a short while back, I was dysfunctional. I needed a walker around the house. I couldn't bend. I could barely move. Short of my eighties, I now "knew" what it was like being near the end, near dying. When you are old, the idea of dying is a frequent visitor. I was wrong. Whatever was wrong with me is today also wrong with much younger people. The modern world does not do us favors in some ways, I have learned-and it is human ingenuity at f...

A collection of original essays exploring the history of the various American religious traditions and the meaning of their many expressions The Blackwell Companion to American Religious History explores the key events, significant themes, and important movements in various religious traditions throughout the nation's history from pre-colonization to the present day. Original essays written by leading scholars and new voices in the field disc...

Join the Widdershins sisters for another breathtaking adventure in A Tangle of Spells, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to A Pinch of Magic and A Sprinkle of Sorcery by Michelle Harrison

Dog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives!Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays aboard the world's first orbiting city, Starville (basically Beverley Hills in space!) The amazing space station is bursting with celebrities and the mega-rich. But Connor and Ethan are too busy selling ice cream to see the sights.However neither of our heroes can resi...

Learn how to combat biases and make smarter decisions In The Scout Mindset, Julia Galef explores two different modes of thinking, the 'soldier' and the 'scout' mindset. Unfortunately, most of us naturally have a 'soldier' mindset, were we protect our beliefs aggressively and ignore any evidence that we might be wrong. But to be right more often, we need to approach ideas more like a scout. A scout surveys the land, seeking accuracy and underst...

This fabulous 'reveal book' follows siblings Finn and Lucy around their home, when they have a wonder filled day packed full of monsters!The day begins with a monster crawling out of their storybook... and before they know it there are monsters everywhere... hiding under the chair and in the shower... now they are in the swimming pool!Finn and Lucy have never seen so many monsters before!They are monsters under their Dad's desk and eating his ...

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Number one Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Carter returns with the latest compulsive, breathless Robert Hunter thriller that follows on from the bestselling Hunting Evil.

This book addresses the place of emotion in judicial work. Grounded in empirical data ¿ interviews, observations and surveys ¿ it investigates how judicial officers understand, experience, deploy, display and manage emotions as part of their everyday work, especially in court.

This book covers recent achievements in the area of advanced analytical and associated numerical methods as applied to various problems arising in all branches of electromagnetics.

With SALES LEADERSHIP, entrepreneur and best-selling author ANDREAS BUHR delivers a reference work that is comprehensive and at the same time focussed on the essential elements involved in professionally setting up and successfully leading sales organisations. Based on a careful market analysis, he offers a knowledgeable and practical approach to setting up and developing your sales operation, step by step, to achieve better long-term results....

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel The new book in S. J. Parris's bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I

Monty's Nobel-winning father takes on science work for a criticised pharmaceutical company, with matters further complicated by a journalist contacting Monty presenting a case for the company acting against the entire human race. From the bestselling author of the "Roy Grace" novels.