The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth...? Delve into this complete collection of the award-winning Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy in this addictive, spine- ... |
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This exquisite deck brings in all the archetypal symbols of the Golden Dawn and the Renaissance tarots. From the figure-eight to the crayfish, and the pomegranate to the tower, here's where you begin to decode ancient symbols for future prediction, insight and affirmation in your daily life. With this full deck of 78 cards and a full-colour, step-by-step guide, you will be reading cards in just a few hours. ... |
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Misadventures in the Science of Emotion. Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dr. Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope - for science. In Emotional Ignorance, Dean takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the end of the universe. Along the way he reveals: why we would ever follow our gut; whether things really were better in the old days; why doomscrolling is so addictive; and how sad music can make us happier. Combining expert analysis, brilliant ... |
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Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Ester Garcia-Cortes. ... When Alice follows a White Rabbit in a waistcoat down a hole, she finds herself in a mixed-up world where nothing is as she expected it to be! Alice meets a pipe-smoking caterpillar, a grinnig cat, a Mad Hatter and the Formidable Queen of Hearts. This beautiful hardback "Ladybird Classic" edition of "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children, whilst retaining ... |
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"Четири дракона, далеч от поглед човешки пленени, сърца чакат четири - предани, силни, смели и верни." Когато дванайсетгодишният Били Чан разбира, че ще прекара лятната си ваканция в планински лагер в Китай, той не знае какво да очаква. Но там среща Дилън, Шарлот и Лин-Фей и между уроците по мандарин, часовете по готварство и заниманията по кунгфу четиримата се натъкват на вековна тайна, скрита дълбоко в недрата на планината... Планината на драконите. Били и неговите нови приятели попадат в един невероятен свят на оживели легенди, вълшебни перли, тъмна магия, ходещи пещери, говорещи скални тролове и дракони... ... |
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Geralt takes a short cut down a beaten path, where he makes a grim discovery of two corpses. Backtracking their trail, he's led to a derelict mansion secured with elevated walls and a gate mysterious and ramshackle, yet adorned with a rare elegance Geralt could not ignore. He is met with the mansion's owner not quite human, but a beast with the faculties of a man. With Geralt unfazed by his monstrous appearance and displays of aggression, the beast invites him inside. A kind but wary host, he shares stories of his family, his life... and his curse. If the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a ... |
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In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls the strategy of humility. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by the strategy of will. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by the strategy of equilibrium. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision ... |
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The sequel to the book Keeping 13. ... She is the only light in his darkness. He's a boy who's lost. She's girl who might just be the home he's never had. The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unravelling. When his older brother Darren skips town, twelve-year-old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life and his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of ... |
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As a renowned chef, single-dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the thought. But in need of money she reluctantly agrees. As Archer and Iris get used to their new roles, is it possible that they might have more in common than they first thought, or is Olive just determined to play match-maker... ... |
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Learn to cook, host, and eat like a private chef with 100 recipes from Meredith Hayden of Wishbone Kitchen. Inspired by years working as a chef in New York City and the Hamptons, as well as her childhood summers on Nantucket, Meredith Hayden makes food that is both unfussy and elegant-often with a touch of whimsy. In The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook, Meredith teaches you to cook like a professional hostess (and have fun while doing it). This is the kind of food to celebrate every season of life; the kind of cooking you don't start until you've made yourself a drink first. Recipes range from 20-minute meals to show- ... |
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Once again the eminent detective is presented with a series of seemingly impenetrable cases: an anonymous but illustrious client employs him to rescue the daughter of a famous personage from the clutches of a roguish aristocrat and suspected murderer; a retired art-supply dealer asks him to investigate the suspicious disappearance of his wife with a neighbour and a stash of money; a veteran of the Boer War appeals to him to track down a missing friend; a man has become convinced that his wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. Will the most famous of sleuths be persuaded to offer his services and set off in ... |
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To find the truth sometimes you have to go deep. But how hard can it be? He's Googled front crawl and he's found his dad’s old pair of trunks. He's totally ready. What he's not ready for is the accident at the pool or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown. Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water and it will turn his whole life upside down."A wonderful story, moving and funny." Ross Welford ... |
