A study of the comparative world history of civilizations that no power or civilization in the past five thousand years has any parallel to this achievement of Soft Power Superpower', which makes the People's Republic of China the most admired and respected power in...

A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin, the bestselling and award-winning author ofand Coram Boyand andand The Wheel of Surya.England, 1937.Gwen, Noor, Dodo and Vera are four very different teenage girls, with something in common. Their parents are all abroad, leaving them...

A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author ofand The Mirror and the LightIn 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in theand London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller,...

A stunning collection of poetry on feminism, trauma, survival and empowerment.You cannot burn awayWhat has always been aflameWILD EMBERS explores the fire that lies within every soul, weaving words around ideas of feeling at home in your own skin, allowing yourself to heal and...

A stunning companion piece to Brock from award-winning Anthony McGowan. Nicky and Kenny return in Pike as a fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy. The Bacon Pond is famous for its monster-sized fish and Kenny is determined to catch one. And as usual, Nicky...

A stunningand counting book full of gorgeous baby animals, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author ofand The Gruffalo, and Sharon King-Chai, who together created the award-winnningand Animalphabet.From a leopard with her cubs, to a frog...

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive'and Sunday TimesAs young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields...

A stunning gift book containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women - from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices. From suffragettes to school girls, from spoken word superstars to civil rights activists, from aristocratic ladies to kitchen maids,...

'A stunning mix of hilarious tropes, swoony romance and lovable, relatable characters. A must read for every romance lover!' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis_____A college sports romance about a women's soccer star and her surly lumberjack lookalike classmate, complete with a matchmaking...

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'A stunning mix of hilarious tropes, swoony romance and lovable, relatable characters. A must read for every romance lover!' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love HypothesisAxelRooney Sullivan is sunshine incarnate. Warm, bright, always smiling, she's the last person I have any business desiring. I've...

'A stunning mix of hilarious tropes, swoony romance and lovable, relatable characters. A must read for every romance lover!' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love HypothesisGavinWe've been teammates for two years, but it feels like Oliver Bergman's been on my last nerve for a...

A stunning novel from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Penny Vincenzi: 'A gloriously tempestuous and romantic mix' Daily Express Sexy, glamorous and fun, WICKED PLEASURES is the story of a brother and two sisters who find out that they all have different fathers:...

A stunning spy story ... incomparable'and GuardianIt is the most dangerous secret of the Second World War, one that could destroy Britain's reputation forever. In 1940, a clandestine meeting took place between Churchill and Adolf Hitler. All records of it have been hidden, and...

'A stunning writer and a brilliant transporting experience' Lisa Taddeo, bestselling author of Three Women and Animal'Sensorial as hell... An ode to funky wine labels, good taste, and true inspiration, Francesca Giacco has penned a stunningly cool and stylish debut' Paul Beatty, Man Booker...

A stunning, exciting story from acclaimed author Dan Smith - author of the Carnegie Medal-nominated Nisha's War. Berlin, 1961.Anja and Monika are best friends - they even share a cat called Otto. When a huge barbed wire fence is built between their apartment blocks,...

A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history.A gorgeous, large-format gift hardback with a stunning neon cover,and A History of the World in 25 Citiesand features 25 beautifully illustrated city maps from all over the world,...

A stylish and personal way to hold your keys - even if your car isn't posh at least your keyring will be! These weighty keyrings are cast in solid metal with a polished high-gloss lustre finish. Each letter is free-spinning on a 28mm diameter...

Aand Stylistand Best Book of 2020You're free to decide your future. But how do you escape the ghosts of the past?A stunning debut novel with echoes of Yaa Gyasi'sand Homegoingand and Sara Collins'and The Confessions of Frannie LangtonThe pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad...

A Stylist Best New Fiction of 2021 Selection, this stunning 1950s set debut mystery is a perfect summer read.'A remarkably assured debut. A tale of inequality, broken dreams and quiet desperation behind a picture-perfect facade'and Guardian

A subversive, funny - and deliciously prickly! - tale for the young reader looking for a book with bite.Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the incredible gifts they can bestow. But Eshe's special abilities are a little different - she...

A successful salesman is alive to the needs of the customer, however difficult and demanding he may be. But do you know how to make him feel like a VIP from the moment he enters the showroom ? How do you create in the...

Aand SUNDAY TIMESand ANDand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLER'Superb ... It is tremendous fun, tremendously told' Tom Whipple,and The TimesFrom the global bestselling author ofand The Big Short, the gripping story of the maverick scientists who hunted down Covid-19'It's a foreboding,' she said. 'A knowing...

Aand SUNDAY TIMESand BEST CRIME BOOK OF 2022In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, seven people have seen more than they should... The new chilling thriller from Lesley Thomson.In a small communityJames Ritchie was looking forward to spending the...

A super pop-up publication! 21 highly original paper jewels created by 21 contemporary designers and artist-goldsmiths for you to create and wear!and From the 1960s to today, paper has found a growing number of supporters among artists, designers and collectors around the world. In...

A super spy journal with tips and tricks from your favourite secret agents - Kensy and Max!This journal is a must-have for every budding spy. Find out how to crack a code, learn different languages, boost your spy skills and test your Kensy and...

A superb and timely book showing how we can face up to the tsunami of big data that threatens to engulf us all'and Stephen Fry"Enlightening, provocative, and wonderfully thoughtful, this is an essential book for our times."Sir Ken Robinson, Educator, New York Times Bestselling...

A superb chronicler of cop culture' -and SUNDAY TIMES'Disher is the equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' -and THE TIMES'Doesn't get better than this' - DOMINIC NOLANNOTHING STAYS BURIED FOREVER...Twenty years ago, Charlie Deravin's mother went missing, believed murdered. Her body has...

A superb romcom, with relatable and loveable characters that literally burst from the pages. Withand laugh-out-loudand moments, woven between aand heartwarmingand and hopeful story, it charmed me from the first page'Carmel HarringtonTrue love is only just a swipe away? Right?Irisand lives by numbers. The...

A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier--shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying crimes gripped the attention of a nation still reeling from war. 'A carefully researched and horribly compelling examination of unimaginable evil intruding...

A sweeping story of danger, adventure and the high seas. From the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.“We all knew what was going to happen. We'd seen it before. A ship about to founder staggers before she falls. A huge wave broke over her stern...

A sweet, charming, funny story about finding friendship, finding yourself, and love'Netgalley Reviewer'I was waiting for a book like this!'Netgalley Reviewer***INCLUDED IN THE AFRICA CENTER'S ROUND-UP OF 50 NOTABLE AFRICAN BOOKS OF 2021***___________________________________Zainab Sekyi is on a quest to find herself. . .She's moving...

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A tale of revenge, righteousness and recovery with a heart-stopping twist -The GuardianBefore you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two gravesTHENElla, Max, Corey, Fallon and Zane.The Fearless Five, inseparable as children growing up in a sleepy English seaside town.But when Max's older...

A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more?...

A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more?...

A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more?...

A tantalising mystery, executed with perfection.' THOMAS ENGERHe was locked inside an abandoned house. But he's not the only one . . .When a dead man is found locked in the basement of an abandoned house, deep in the woods, there is no evidence...

Another thrilling read from the queen of YA smoulder, Becca Fitzpatrick. If you enjoyed Hush, Hush, you'll love Dangerous Lies. . . Stella Gordon's life is a lie. She does not belong in Thunder Basin, Nebraska. As the key witness in a murder trial,...

Aand TELEGRAPHand 'Best Smart Thinking Books of 2022' PICK'A gripping guide to rites and customs around the world'and New Scientist'Fascinating ... pacy, adventurous'and Mail on SundayRitual is the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in the history of human culture. And it presents...

A Telegraph Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA Shindig Book of the YearA Virgin Radio Book of the Year'A colourful picture of the entire '70s in Great Britain.' - SUZI QUATROIn 1970, pop was in trouble. The Beatles were no more....

A tender homage to the journeys of growth and change that we all experience, told through the theme of the four seasons and the connection they have to our lives.Growing pains, societal pressures, loneliness, grief--all these things make it hard to see the positive...

A tender, warmly moving story of grief and self-discovery by the prize-winning author ofand When Life Gives You MangoesSOMETIMES, THE BEST ADVENTURES LEAD BACK HOMEWhen Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town. When Mama died,...

'A terrific book - essential reading for everyone seeking to make sense of Artificial Intelligence' Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief Executive of the Alan Turing InstituteIn this myth-busting guide to AI past and present, one of the world's leading researchers shows why...

A terrific, raunchy romp with heart! Just what we need right now.Magda SzubanskiWhen Jason Riley goes missing, feared killed by a shark, his family -and make that familiesand - have many questions.Hearing a news report that a man on his morning swim has been...

Aand THE TIMESand BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019'The best introduction to the plays I've read, perhaps the best book on Shakespeare, full stop' Alex Preston,and Observer'It makes you impatient to see or re-read the plays at once' Hilary MantelA genius and prophet whose timeless...

A thin, balding, and reclusive middle-aged Russian by the name of Rudolf Ivanovich Abel was one of the Soviet Union's most renowned spies during the Cold War of the 1950s…until his cover was blown by an incompetent colleague who wanted to defect to the...

A thinker on fire' -and Robin D. G. Kelley Identity politics is everywhere, polarising discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom and amplifying antagonisms in the media. But the compulsively referenced phrase bears little resemblance to the concept as first introduced by the...

A thorough look back at the TMNT's comic book origins with their first stories plus insightful annotations from co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.Rediscover the underground roots ofand Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with this special collection of Mirage Studios' issues #48-55 including the start...

A thoughtful anti-racism book for young children and their families. Answering young children's questions about racism is hard. This book gives both children and adults the language and sensitivity they need to talk about the topic. It gently explains what racism is, how it...