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Brand: Faber
EAN: 9780678456934
MPN: 9780678456934
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Titles In This Set : 1. Beautiful World, Where Are You (Hardback) 2. Normal People (Paperback) 3. Conversations with Friends (Paperback) Description : Beautiful World, Where Are You (Hardback) Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They worry about sex and friendship and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world? Normal People (Paperback) Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins. Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they can't. Conversations with Friends (Paperback) Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence, beginning a complex ménage-à-quatre. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
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Brand: Orchard Books
EAN: 9781408366271
MPN: 9781408366271
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Title In This Set : 1. Dawnblaze Saves Summer 2. Shimmerbreeze and the Sky Spell 3. Glitterhoof's Secret Garden 4. Sparklesplash Meets the Mermaids 5. Silvermane Saves the Stars 6. Dreamspell's Special Wish 7. Slumbertail & The Sleep Pixies 8. Brighteye & the Blue Moon 9. Quickhoof and the Golden Cup 10. Brightblaze Makes a Splash 11. Fairtail and the Perfect Puzzle 12. Spiritmane and the Hidden Magic Description : Dawnblaze Saves Summer Aisha and her parents are moving to Enchanted Cottage, where spellbinding secrets are hidden in every corner. Soon Aisha and her new friend Emily are whisked to a magical, faraway realm, where they meet the unicorns of Enchanted Valley. But the unicorns are in trouble, and they need the girls' help... Shimmerbreeze and the Sky Spell In the faraway land of Aisha and Emily are learning all about unicorn magic. But when the evil unicorn Selena steals Shimmerbreeze the Sky Unicorn's special locket, the beautiful air of the kingdom is polluted! Can the girls help Shimmerbreeze find the locket and save the skies? Glitterhoof's Secret Garden Emily and Aisha are learning all about the plants and trees in Enchanted Valley's magical garden. But when Selena steals Glitterhoof 's magical locket, the land is struck by a terrible earthquake! The girls must help get the locket back and restore safety for the garden's magical creatures. Sparklesplash Meets the Mermaids Sparklesplash's special magic ensures there's enough water for all of Enchanted Valley. But when the evil unicorn Selena steals her locket, a terrible drought hits the kingdom! Aisha, Emily and Sparklesplash must work with the mermaids to help the rivers flow freely once more. Silvermane Saves the Stars Silvermane's special magic makes the stars in the skies above Unicorn Valley shine bright. But when the evil unicorn Selena steals her locket, everything goes dark! Aisha and Emily must help Silvermane put the sparkle back in the night sky. Dreamspell's Special Wish When the wicked unicorn Selena steals Dreamspell's magical locket, all the creatures of Enchanted Valley start having nightmares! Can Aisha, Emily and Dreamspell rescue the locket and make sure everyone has sweet dreams? Slumbertail & The Sleep Pixies Slumbertail's magic locket has been stolen by Selena, the bad unicorn. Now no one in Enchanted Valley can fall asleep! Can Emily and Aisha work together with the sleep pixies to stop the unicorn's slumber party from being a disaster? Brighteye & the Blue Moon The creatures of Enchanted Valley are getting ready for a wonderful campfire party to celebrate the Blue Moon due to appear that night - but the moon vanishes! With the help of the unicorn Brighteye and their new friend Milo the moonwolf, Aisha and Emily are determined to stop the evil unicorn Selena's latest wicked plot … Quickhoof and the Golden Cup In Enchanted Valley, the unicorns are getting ready for a special sports festival. But when the wicked unicorn Selena steal's Quickhoof's teamwork...
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Brand: Little Tiger Press Group
EAN: 9781801046428
MPN: 9781801046428
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles In This Set: Big Bears Can! The Great Monster Hunt A Friend Like You I Give You the World Bear's House of Books A Long Way from Home Little Bear's Moonlight Adventure The Little White Owl My Love Is All Around Unicorn Club Description: Big Bears Can! Can Big Bears do everything? When Mummy Bear goes out, leaving Big Bear in charge of Little Bear, Big Bear has a chance to prove that Big Bears can do everything. They can swing from curtains, bounce on chairs and stand on their heads. What will Mummy say when she sees all the mess? With lively illustrations this book is perfect for parent and child to enjoy together. The Great Monster Hunt Early one morning, a funny noise wakes up Duck. It sounds like pshhh-pshh, and it comes from right under her bed. Duck is not quite sure what it is, and she is much too afraid to look… A Friend Like You Squirrel and Bird are very different. One animal likes nuts and the other likes worms! But both of them are happy to try something new. And together they make the very best of friends. A Friend Like You is the perfect storybook for encouraging children to enjoy making friends and being brave enough to try new experiences. I Give You the World I give you the world and everything in it. Come, let me show you – it won’t take a minute… From soaring eagles and timid deer, to the winter’s chill and summer’s laughter, I Give You the World is a beautiful celebration of life and the natural world’s many precious gifts. Bear's House of Books Rabbit loves adventure stories, Hedgehog adores happy endings, and Mouse and Fox enjoy reading together. So when the friends discover a mysterious house full of books, it’s a dream come true! But – uh-oh! – these books belong to a very grumpy bear! This picture book is perfect for teaching little ones about the joys and rewards of sharing with others. A Long Way from Home At bedtime in the burrow Moz is squished and squashed by sleepy rabbits. Crumpled and cross, he asks to go with his friend Albatross to the icy lands of the North Star. So off they fly, but when Moz gets lost he finds himself cold and lonely, and a long way from home. Little Bear's Moonlight Adventure Little Honey Bear couldn’t sleep. Through his bedroom window the moon was shining, as bright as day. And surely she was smiling at him! Little Honey Bear and his two friends, Lily Long Ears and Teeny Tiny Mouse, discover a shining silver moonpath and set off to have tea with the moon. But the path gets steeper, the wind gets colder, and it suddenly gets very dark. Wherever can the moon have gone? The Little White Owl Once there was a little white owl who lived by himself in the snow. He didn’t have a mummy. He didn’t have a daddy. He didn’t even have a name. But he didn’t really mind too much. It had always been like that. And his head was full of happy stories… Then one day, the Little White Owl sets off to explore the world, and he gets a very wonderful surprise… My Love Is All Around Mommy Bear shows Baby Bear...
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Brand: Penguin
EAN: 9789123504411
MPN: 9789123504411
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles in this set: The Affair (Book 16) A Wanted Man (Book 17) Never Go Back (Book 18) Personal (Book 19) Make Me (Book 20) Description: The Affair March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or is she trying not to find the killer? Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career. If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn't, will the army be able to live with him? A Wanted Man When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska. At last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman. Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys . . . Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy? Never Go Back After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th Military Police. Why? He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But now he's arrived, she's disappeared, and things are getting weird. Accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide and co-opted back into the army, Reacher says nothing. But he's sure as hell thinking of a way out. Personal Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now he's a drifter of no fixed abode. But the army tracks him down. Because someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president. Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him. This new heartstopping, nailbiting book in Lee Child's number-one bestselling series takes Reacher across the Atlantic to Paris - and then to London. The stakes have never been higher - because this time, it's personal. Make Me Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. A remote railroad stop on the prairie with the curious name of Mother's Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely pioneer tombstone in a sea of nearly-ripe wheat. Instead there is a woman waiting for a missing colleague, a cryptic note about two hundred deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people. Reacher's one-day stopover turns into an open-ended quest leading to the most hidden reaches of the internet, and right into the nightmare heart of...
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Brand: Macmillan
EAN: 9786030166817
MPN: 9786030166817
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles in this set: 1. The Wisdom of Sundays 2. The Path Made Clear Description: The Path Made Clear Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, 'Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.' That journey starts right here. In her book, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The book’s ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life’s detours are there to teach us. Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring readers to consider what they’re meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. Renowned figures such as Ellen DeGeneres, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eckhart Tolle and Jay-Z share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose. Paired with over one hundred awe-inspiring photographs to help illuminate the wisdom of these messages, The Path Made Clear provides a beautiful resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling – whatever it may be. The Wisdom of Sundays The Wisdom of Sundays features insightful selections from the most meaningful conversations between Oprah Winfrey and some of today's most admired thought leaders. Visionaries like Tony Robbins, Arianna Huffington and Shonda Rhimes share their lessons in finding purpose. World-renowned teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, and Wayne Dyer explain our complex relationship with the ego and the healing powers of love and connection. And bestselling writers like Cheryl Strayed, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Elizabeth Lesser explore forgiveness and letting go. Organized into ten chapters – each one representing a powerful step in Oprah's own spiritual journey, and introduced with a personal essay by Oprah herself – the moments of inspiration that have enlightened millions on the three-time Emmy Award-winning Super Soul Sunday are collected in The Wisdom of Sundays, a cherishable, deeply affecting book. Paired with more than a hundred beautiful photographs, including many from Oprah's private property in California, The Wisdom of Sundays promises to be a timeless keepsake that will help readers awaken to life's wondrous possibilities.
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Brand: Constable
EAN: 9780661202142
MPN: 9780661202142
Category: Books & Magazines

Title in This Set: 1. Death of a Nag 2. Death of a Macho Man 3. Death of a Dentist 4. Death of a Scriptwriter 5. Death of an Addict 6. Death of a Dustman 7. Death of a Celebrity 8. Death of a Village 9. Death of a Poison Pen 10. Death of a Bore Description: Death of a Nag A busman's holiday for Hamish . . . After losing both his promotion and the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish Macbeth decides the best cure for a broken heart is a week's break at the charming coastal village of Skag. When he arrives at the Friendly House B&B,; however, he finds the ambience chilling, the food inedible and his fellow guests less than neighbourly. They include the annoying Miss Gunnery; a family from London; and Bob Harris, who so nags his wife that everyone wants to kill him. And then somebody does. Now it is up to Hamish to act - to dig deep into the past and deliver something more daunting than merely the culprit: justice. Death of a Macho Man Death accompanies a tattooed stranger to a tiny Highland town... Everyone in Lochdubh knows about the Macho Man - a mean bully claiming to be a professional wrestler and part-time explorer. His insults at the pub have caused brawls, while his furtive sneaking around arouses suspicion he is romancing some of the local wives. And when he challenges Hamish Macbeth to a public bout, it triggers an epidemic of betting. Everyone expects Hamish to take a pounding, but no one anticipates a murder instead. And amid all the excitement it's up to level-headed Hamish to track down the heartless killer of the brutal Macho Man . . . Death of a Dentist An untimely death wipes the smile from Hamish's face . . . In Scotland, where thrift and a 'nice set of dentures' are generally admired, Dr Frederick Gilchrist's cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him quite a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders - like Hamish Macbeth - opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer's all-too-busy hands. Only jaw-throbbing agony drives Hamish to Gilchrist's surgery, but what he finds there is the dentist's dead body - putting several angry husbands in the frame for murder . . . Death of a Scriptwriter Truth is stranger than fiction... Patricia Martyn-Broyd, now in her seventies, has retired to the Highlands. She hasn't written a word in years and her books are out of print. But now a television company is about to film her last detective story, featuring the aristocratic Scottish detective Lady Harriet Vare. Even though the snobbish Miss Martyn-Broyd doesn't care to mix with the locals, she can't help but share her excitement with local policeman Hamish Macbeth. Imagine her horror when Miss Martyn-Broyd discovers that the screenwriter is known for his violent and scurrilous scripts and that Lady Harriet Vare is to be portrayed as a pot-smoking hippy by the scene-stealing trollop Penelope Gates. But a contract is a contract, as Ms Martyn-Broyd quickly learns. And when she is accused of murdering both the scriptwriter and the...
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Brand: Orion
EAN: 9781398710504
MPN: 9781398710504
Category: Books & Magazines

The Red Queen Series is a captivating and thrilling series of five books written by Victoria Aveyard. Set in a dystopian world, the series follows the journey of Mare Barrow, a lowly Red who discovers she possesses a unique ability that makes her stand out in a society where abilities are restricted to the privileged Silvers. The first book in the series, Red Queen, introduces us to this world where the Reds are oppressed and forced to serve the Silvers, who possess superhuman abilities. The story follows Mare as she is thrust into the world of the Silvers and discovers her own ability to control electricity. Mare becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of politics and power struggles, with both the Silvers and the Red Rebellion vying for her allegiance. In the second book, Glass Sword, Mare leads a group of fellow Reds with abilities, known as the Newbloods, on a mission to find others like them and build an army to fight against the oppressive Silver regime. But as Mare struggles with the weight of her leadership role and the toll it takes on her relationships, she begins to question whether she can trust those around her. The third book, King's Cage, sees Mare captured by the Silvers and held as a prisoner of war. Forced to navigate the treacherous court of King Maven, Mare faces constant danger and must rely on her wits to survive. Meanwhile, the Red Rebellion wages a brutal war against the Silvers, with Mare's absence leaving them without a clear leader. The fourth book, War Storm, brings the war between the Reds and Silvers to its climactic conclusion. As Mare and her allies fight for the freedom of the oppressed Red population, they must also confront their own personal demons and the sacrifices they must make to achieve their goals. The final book, Broken Throne, is a collection of short stories set in the world of the Red Queen series. It provides a deeper look into the history and motivations of the series' characters and adds an extra layer of depth to the world-building of the series. One of the strengths of the Red Queen Series is its complex and multi-layered characters. Mare Barrow is a flawed but relatable protagonist, struggling with the weight of her own power and the moral implications of her actions. The supporting cast is equally well-developed, with each character possessing their own motivations and goals that often conflict with one another. In addition, the world-building in the Red Queen Series is masterful. Aveyard has created a fully-realized dystopian society that is both believable and immersive. The contrast between the opulent lives of the Silvers and the poverty and oppression of the Reds is stark, and the political intrigue and power struggles add an extra layer of depth to the world-building. Another strength of the series is its action-packed plot. Each book is filled with thrilling battle scenes, political manoeuvring, and plot twists that keep the reader engaged and on the edge of their seat. The series also...
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