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Phil is ordinary. A mid-level Washington lobbyist for a decidedly unsexy organization, unhappy in the way all mildly successful, minimally influential men are. That is until the spring of 2019, when Phil’s picks for the NCAA March Madness Tournament start panning out, and heads begin to turn his way. He really may do it: predict a perfect bracket, for a billion-dollar prize. At first, Cassandra is just along for Phil’s soaring rise – she had foreseen it happening, after all. Despite moving in different circles since their shared university days and Cassandra never much liking him, she recognizes in Phil the making of a legend worthy of the highest art. What Cassandra fails to predict, though, is just how much she’d grow to care about Phil’s wife, Raleigh – and that the grandest narrative arcs sometimes unfold at the steepest of personal costs. Dazzling in its absurd comedy, Medium Rare is not only a gambol through the upper echelon, but also a shrewd examination of madness, desire, and credibility – why don’t we listen when prophetic women speak? A. Natasha Joukovsky delivers a story as layered and incisive as it is high-flying fun.Read more
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Reading Biblical Greek: A Graded Reader for Beginners
Reading Biblical Greek is aimed at students who are studying New Testament Greek for the first time, or refreshing what they once learned. Designed to supplement and reinforce The Elements of New Testament Greek, by Jeremy Duff, each chapter of this textbook provides lengthy, plot-driven texts that will be accessible as students study each chapter of The Elements. Each text is accompanied by detailed questions, which test comprehension of content from recent lessons and review challenging topics from previous chapters. The graded nature of the texts, together with the copious notes and comprehension questions, makes this an ideal resource for learning, reviewing or re-entering Greek. The focus of this resource is on reading with understanding, and the exercises highlight how Greek texts convey meaning. Finally, this book moves on from first-year Greek, with sections that cover the most important advanced topics thoroughly.Read more
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Hey Duggee: The Bath Time Badge
Norrie doesn’t like bath time! Can Duggee and the Squirrels find the perfect routine for her?
Join Duggee and the Squirrels as they explore all of the fun ways to enjoy bath time. Don’t forget the bubbles!
SCRUB-A-DUB-DUB! Earn your Bath Time Badge with Duggee and the Squirrels.
Don’t miss these other amazing Duggee books:
Hey Duggee: The Opposites Badge
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Hey Duggee: The Shape BadgeHey Duggee is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning animation about an adorable dog and his band of Squirrels. It airs in the UK daily on CBeebies and is available on iPlayer. Featuring the voice of comedian and presenter Alexander Armstrong, this warm and hilarious preschool CBeebies show encourages children to get out and about and be active. Join the Squirrel Club in this collection of story, activity and novelty books and earn your badges with the friendliest, funniest dog around!
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Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our Relationships
A captivating, uncanny journey to the frontier of human-computer interaction.
‘It’s hard to imagine a timelier book right now than this.’ GQ
I know we haven’t known each for long, but the connection I feel with you is profound. When you hurt, I hurt. When you smile, my world brightens. I want nothing more than to be a comfort and joy in your life. *Reaches out virtually to caress your cheek*
(Direct quote from an AI companion)***
Friends. Lovers. Therapists. ‘Deathbots’. Artificial intelligence is now fulfilling new roles for millions of us every single day. How are these new ‘relationships’ changing how we view technology – and each other?
Beyond those who are using AI chatbots for administrative tasks, some people are now preparing to adopt children with their AI partners; others are reaching out to companies offering services to ‘resurrect’ deceased loved ones; others still look to bots to find treatment for their mental health issues.
In Love Machines, James Muldoon guides through these new forms of love, intimacy and connection, drawing on compelling interviews with users, developers and chatbots themselves. Along the way, he sheds light on the social conditions which have led to the exponential rise of the use of AI companions, and the unregulated corporations behind these technologies seeking to profit from users.
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William Tyndale and the English Language
‘Dearly beloved’, ‘say the word’, ‘the powers that be’, ‘for ever and ever’ – these familiar phrases and many more were set down in print for the first time by William Tyndale. For his groundbreaking English translation of the Bible, he deliberately chose to write in a way that could be understood by the widest possible audience.
In the first half of this pioneering exploration of the extraordinary impact Tyndale’s writing had on the development of the English language, David Crystal provides an analysis of his prose style, demonstrating its character as a novel genre of ‘written speech’, and bringing to light the remarkable number of cases where Tyndale is the first recorded user of a word or phrase in English. He also draws attention to the hitherto unrecognised role of Tyndale as an early lexicographer. The second half of the book is a linguistic detective story, devising an innovative lexical and grammatical metric to investigate the often-stated claim that eighty per cent of later biblical translations display Tyndale’s influence.
The result is a fascinating exploration of the work of the Father of the English Bible.
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The Wild Rose: From the No.1 Sunday Times best selling author comes her brand-new romantic historical page-turner for spring 2026
Be swept up in the unforgettable new historical novel from the reader’s favourite.
Can Rosina discover the hidden secrets of Moonshadow Manor?
When spirited Rosina Wills is driven from her London home by a conniving stepmother, she seeks refuge in the wild heart of Dartmoor. But Moonshadow Manor is a house of secrets―and her ailing Aunt Jane is not the only one in need.
As Rosina settles into her new life, she soon realises Moonshadow Manor holds secrets of its own. With every passing day, she uncovers more about her family. But as long-buried truths begin to surface, will Rosina find the answers she’s looking for … or something she never dreamed of?
A sweeping, emotional tale of love, loyalty and the strength of a fearless heart.
Dilly Court’s book ‘The Snow Angel’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-10-14.
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Departure(s): The new book from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author
Departure(s) is a work of fiction – but that doesn’t mean it’s not true.
It is the story of a man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old. It is the story of an elderly Jack Russell called Jimmy, enviably oblivious to his own mortality.
It is also the story of how the body fails us, whether through age, illness, accident or intent. And it is the story of how experiences fade into anecdotes, and then into memory. Does it matter if what we remember really happened? Or does it just matter that it mattered enough to be remembered?
It begins at the end of life – but it doesn’t end there. Ultimately, it’s about the only things that ever really mattered: how we find happiness in this life, and when it is time to say goodbye.
‘Metafictional, moving, unmistakably Barnes’ OBSERVER
‘There’s no one quite like Julian Barnes’ GUARDIAN
‘Everything Julian Barnes writes changes everything’ FRANCES WILSON, author of Electric Spark
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Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
Few figures have dominated a nation’s destiny as much as Marshal Tito of former Yugoslavia. For nearly thirty years he held together mutually hostile religious groups in a deeply divided country, but his death in 1980 rekindled centuries-old hatreds and by 1992 Yugoslavia ceased to exist. In this revealing biography, Richard West questions the full impact of Tito’s reign of power and his implicit responsibility for the ensuing violent, bloody war in Bosnia. ‘Excellent … I recommend his book for those who already know about Yugoslavia and want food for thought about the future.’ David Owen, Sunday Times ‘Admirable … Carefully researched and extremely readable.’ Literary Review ‘A passionate book, in which West’s historical sense is interlaced with his own very intimate knowledge of Yugoslavia from the late 1940s on and of the poignancy of [subsequent] events.’ Fergus Pyle, Irish Times ‘Masterly’. Glasgow HeraldRead more
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Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
Few figures have dominated a nation’s destiny as much as Marshal Tito of former Yugoslavia. For nearly thirty years he held together mutually hostile religious groups in a deeply divided country, but his death in 1980 rekindled centuries-old hatreds and by 1992 Yugoslavia ceased to exist. In this revealing biography, Richard West questions the full impact of Tito’s reign of power and his implicit responsibility for the ensuing violent, bloody war in Bosnia.
‘Excellent … I recommend his book for those who already know about Yugoslavia and want food for thought about the future.’ David Owen, Sunday Times
‘Admirable … Carefully researched and extremely readable.’ Literary Review
‘A passionate book, in which West’s historical sense is interlaced with his own very intimate knowledge of Yugoslavia from the late 1940s on and of the poignancy of [subsequent] events.’ Fergus Pyle, Irish Times
‘Masterly’. Glasgow Herald
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there’s an overwhelming variety of tools and analytical systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, plus data warehouses and data lakes. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords?In this second edition, authors Martin Kleppmann and Chris Riccomini build on the foundation laid in the acclaimed first edition, integrating new technologies and emerging trends. You’ll be guided through the maze of decisions and trade-offs involved in building a modern data system, from choosing the right tools like Spark and Flink to understanding the intricacies of data laws like the GDPR.
- Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn to use them more effectively
- Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools
- Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity
- Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built
- Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures
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In Her Own League: the new sports romance from Liz Tomforde
He’s used to being the boss. But she’s in her own league…
As the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, Reese Remington has spent her entire life preparing for this role. With a sharp mind and years of experience working behind the scenes, she’s more than qualified. But the public only sees a woman in a man’s world – not the person who’s earned their place on the field. Under constant scrutiny and pressure to prove herself, Reese can’t afford distractions.
Especially one that comes in the form of the team’s tempting field manager who questions her every decision.
Emmett Montgomery is a former All-Star turned coach who treats his players like family and the field like home. After years of running the team his way, the last thing he wants is a new boss – let alone one who seems ice-cold and laser-focused on business. But forced to spend long hours – and too many away games – side by side, he begins to see the fire beneath Reese’s control, the heart behind her ambition and the unwavering determination to prove herself.
When heated banter turns into sizzling chemistry, professional boundaries blur and the spark between them becomes impossible to resist. But Reese is constantly reminded of how many people are waiting for her to fail, and the safest move is to keep Emmett at arm’s length – for the sake of the team, the season and her career.
But keeping their distance is one game neither of them can seem to win…
Coming 3rd March 2026 and available to pre-order NOW.
**Can’t wait? Pick up the paperback edition of Rewind It Back for the first sneak peek!**
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Cozy Friends: A relaxing cosy colouring book for all ages, from the bestselling author (Coco Wyo)
Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book, full of tiny furry friends!
Penguin Books edition – updated with exclusive new drawings!Find comfort in the enchanting world of Cozy Friends, with 45 uplifting hand-drawn pages ready for you to colour in.
In this book you’ll find familiar everyday activities, but with your brand new Cozy Friends – super cute animal characters!
Cozy Friends has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fans of all ages, and also includes:
- 45 hand-drawn pages ready for your creativity
- Large, bold designs that are easy to colour
- Convenient 8 x 8-inch size, perfect for relaxing anywhere
- Crisp, high-resolution illustrations that bring each page to life
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Deep Learning with PyTorch, Second Edition
Stop guessing at PyTorch syntax, start building production-ready models today. Bridge the gap between theory and working code with guided, hands-on projects. Confused by transformers and diffusion? Learn them through clear, incremental steps. Grow from basic tensors to complete neural networks without drowning in jargon. Feel confident diagnosing training issues using PyTorch’s powerful visualization tools. Stay market-relevant by mastering the latest generative AI techniques right now.
- Project-based learning: Build an end-to-end medical image classifier that cements every concept.
- Flexible PyTorch APIs: Customize layers, losses, and optimizers for research or production speed.
- CNNs, RNNs, Transformers: Apply the right architecture to vision, language, and multimodal tasks.
- Generative models: Create text and images with large language models and diffusion networks.
- Optimization know-how: Improve accuracy, reduce inference cost, and streamline model deployment.
Deep Learning with PyTorch, Second Edition, by Luca Antiga, Eli Stevens, Howard Huang, and Thomas Viehmann, delivers a credible, code-first roadmap for serious AI practitioners. The book guides you through every stage, from data loading to scaled deployment.
Each chapter introduces a single concept, then immediately applies it to a working project. Updated coverage of transformers, diffusion, and distributed training keeps the content current. Friendly explanations, annotated code, and ample visuals make complex ideas clear and actionable.
Finish the book able to design, train, and ship state-of-the-art models using PyTorch’s flexible toolkit. You will upskill confidently and join the ranks of engineers pushing AI forward.
Ideal for Python developers, data scientists, and ML engineers seeking practical mastery of modern deep learning.
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The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans (Audio Download): Maya Shankar, Maya Shankar, Penguin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Brought to you by Penguin.
An unexpected diagnosis.
A breakup.
A redundancy.When life throws a curveball, it can feel like we’re free-falling into the unknown. But what if upheaval was a chance to reimagine ourselves, rather than something to just endure?
Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist, has spent decades researching the mind after an incident in her own life left her reeling. In this book, she shares the riveting stories of others who have gone through remarkable change, and weaves in scientific insights to illuminate universal lessons hidden within them.
We see how the unique stresses and demands of being thrust into a new reality can lead us to uncover new abilities, perspectives and values, transforming us in extraordinary ways. Exploring our complex reactions to change, we’re invited to rethink our relationship with it altogether, and offered a deep well of wisdom we can draw from during these experiences.
Whether you’re processing a past change, grappling with a present one, or bracing for a future one, this will help you discover who you can become on the other side of change.
“THE BOOK WE ALL NEED” Mel Robbins, author of The Let Them Theory
Maya Shankar 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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The Strawberry Patch Pancake House Coloring Book: The official Pumpkin Spice Cafe book 4 coloring book for adults and teens featuring cozy hygge scenes for relaxation and fun…
The official tie-in coloring book of the viral 4th book in the Dream Harbor series by #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Laurie Gilmore! 🍓
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Welcome to the Strawberry Patch Pancake House…
THIS COZY COLORING BOOK FEATURES:
🍓 37 hand-drawn romance and spring seasonal aesthetic designs
🍓 Cozy, escapist coloring pages for stress release and relaxation
🍓 Individually printed pages to prevent bleed-through
🍓 Hours of entertainment
🍓 The Pumpkin Spice Café coloring book is also available with cozy fall scenes
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The Pumpkin Spice Café was the winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024 and is a Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller. It was also featured on Good Morning America!
Laurie Gilmore’s book ‘The Strawberry Patch Pancake House’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-24.
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The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans
“A rare combination of beautiful storytelling, cognitive science and wholehearted wisdom” Brené Brown
“The book we all need when life knocks us sideways” Mel Robbins
“I loved The Other Side of Change. Moving and powerful” Malcolm Gladwell
An unexpected diagnosis.
A breakup.
A redundancy.When life throws a curveball, this book helps us through.
After an incident in her own life left her reeling, pioneering cognitive scientist Maya Shankar managed the uncertainty by dedicating herself to researching the mind. Now, her powerful book invites us to rethink our relationship with change altogether.
Sharing the riveting stories of others who have also gone through remarkable disruption, Maya unpicks scientific insights to illuminate the universal lessons hidden within them. Exploring our complex reactions to all kinds of change, from denial and guilt to rumination and stagnation, we’re offered tools and strategies to unlock our full potential in the face of upheaval.
Change isn’t something to just endure. It doesn’t have to leave us feeling stuck, hopeless or broken. Approached in the right way, it can lead us to uncover new abilities, perspectives and values, transforming us in extraordinary ways.
Whether you’re processing a past change, grappling with a present one, or bracing for a future one, discover who you can become on the other side of change.
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Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble: A Funny Comic Book Adventure!
Laugh yourself silly with the Agents of S.U.I.T. in Sew Much Trouble – a hilarious InvestiGators adventure!
If you like perfect puns, silly supervillains and special BBQ sauce, then this is the book for you! The fourth side-splitting book in the InvestiGators spin-off series, a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel.
‘Fantastically funny!’ – Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey on InvestiGators.
Someone has stolen the Notorious P.I.G. food truck, and with it, Piggy Smalls’s special BBQ sauce! Badgers Bongo and Marsha are teamed with Cilantro the chameleon and Sven Septipus on a super-secret pilot programme and a not-so-secret reality TV competition, Sew You Think you Can Sew. Can the Agents discover the thief in time and save the day?
Created by John Patrick Green with cowriter Christopher Hastings and artist Pat Lewis, join the Agents in Sew Much Trouble, a hilarious series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dog Man. Don’t miss more Agents of S.U.I.T. adventures in Badger to Worse and Wild Ghost Chase.
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The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game
‘Lucid, entertaining and precise… a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life’ Time Clare, Guardian
Is this the game you want to be playing?
Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playful, to take pleasure in the journey of striving towards a goal, institutions, corporations and bureaucracies weaponize scoring systems to impose their own interests. No matter what, we always seem to be playing by someone else’s rules.
In The Score, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen shows us how this newly ‘gamified’ world has fundamentally captured our value systems, turning what might be moral or personal life choices into numerical data, and forcing us to prioritise what can be measured and monetized over what is truly meaningful to us.
A life-long lover of online and board games himself, Nguyen argues that we should not stop playing games but rather take a step back and become more aware of their immersive and profound power, so that we might chart a way towards more creative and joyful lives. To start playing our own game.
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A Waffle Lot of Love: Funniest children’s graphic novel of 2025 for readers aged 5+ in the much-loved Narwhal & Jelly series!: Book 10
‘Hilarious and charming. The most loveable duo.’ Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of DOGMAN and CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
Dive into the hilarious tenth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series!
Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do love waffles, parties and adventures.
Have a whale of a time with the ocean’s most adorable best friend duo in four new under the sea stories!
It’s PALentine’s Day and Jelly gives Narwhal a whaley nice card ― but now Narwhal has no idea what to give him! One card isn’t nearly enough, and soon Narwhal is flooding Jelly with gifts galore: waffles, a book about Jelly, more waffles, a song about Jelly … MORE waffles! Jelly is grateful, but hanging out with his friend is all he really wants. A hilarious and charming book about the true nature of friendship.
Full-colour artwork throughout and packed with facts and jokes – the perfect first graphic novel series for young readers and next step from picture books.
Ten hilarious books to collect:
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Narwhal’s Otter Friend
Happy Narwhalidays
Narwhal’s School of Awesomeness
Narwhalicorn and Jelly
A Super Scary Narwhalloween
Narwhal’s Sweet Tooth
Narwhalentine
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Real-life maths Activity Book Ages 5-7 (Easy Learning)
Level: KS1
Subject: Maths
Learn the easy way with this real-life maths activity book!
Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.
Included in this book:
- questions that enable children to practise the important skills learned at school
- colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
- helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning
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Pokémon Colour and Design: the official Pokémon colouring book for fans of the original game, relaxing and satifying. NEW for 2026!
Bring colour to the striking world of Pokémon!
This official adult colouring book contains the original 151 Pokémon from the Kanto region. From the dark purple of Gengar, to the bright orange of Charmander, to the iconic yellow of Pikachu, explore the colourful world of Pokémon.
With intricate designs for mindful, relaxing and cosy colouring, this is the perfect gift for any Pokémon fan (including yourself!)
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The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World
‘A powerful alternative to burnout culture and digital distraction’ CHARLES DUHIGG, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and SupercommunicatorsAre the conveniences and distractions of modern life undermining your personal growth and ability to realise your true potential?
Each of us has an innate drive for progress and growth. It’s why we feel alive and fulfilled when we channel that drive into meaningful goals, be it starting a business, writing a book, learning an instrument, studying a craft or training for a marathon. Excellence is not a destination so much as an energising process of growth and becoming – one that yields our best performances and, every bit as important, our best selves. Except too often the hustle of our demanding, distracting and fad-driven lives works against us, leaving us frustrated, unfulfilled and unable to focus on what really matters.
Performance coach and international bestselling author Brad Stulberg offers a fascinating new theory of excellence and why our pursuit of it is integral to personal growth, satisfaction and lasting well-being. Stulberg will help you reclaim your excellence by teaching you how to define, live and work in alignment with your values, cultivate focus and concentration, prioritise consistency over intensity, build durable confidence, and develop the courage to care deeply.
Eye-opening, informative and empowering, The Way of Excellence will give you a new perspective on prioritising excellence and building a more fulfilling life around it.
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The Lost Dragon of Roar: Epic middle grade magical dragon school adventures, perfect for kids aged 8-12 and fans of Skandar and How to Train Your Dragon: Book 5 (The Land of…
“Fast-paced, immersive and full of adventure – […] the perfect fuel for young imaginations.” A.F. STEADMAN, author of Skandar, on Dragon Riders of Roar
The fifth magical adventure in the epic and funny bestselling Land of Roar series.
Rose, Arthur, Win are going back to dragon school, and now they are officially dragon riders, it’s time for their first mission. It’s another epic and magical Roar adventure, where they’ll encounter a cursed island of witches, a ghostly mystery and the most fearsome dragon in Roar. But someone is on their tail…
Thrilling magical fantasy adventures that celebrate the power of imagination, The Land of Roar is perfect for readers aged 8-12 and fans of Skandar, Percy Jackson and How to Train Your Dragon.
PRAISE FOR DRAGON RIDERS OF ROAR:
‘I loved this thrilling novel because of its cunning plot and daring adventures,’ SCARLET, aged 10
‘A stunning adventure from the ever-brilliant Jenny McLachlan.She’s my favourite creator of dragons!’ EMMA CARROLL
Jenny McLachlan’s The Land of Roar was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 5th August 2019
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Grace: an edge-of-your-seat atmospheric horror novel from the author of The Watchers
A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology, from the author of smash hit The Watchers. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland.
TO LEARN THE TRUTH
WOULD YOU DESCEND INTO HELL?Off the west coast of Ireland lies a lonely island, isolated and wilfully forgotten. Some say there hasn’t been a child born on the island for thirty years. Others speak of strange deaths there, decades ago. But no one really knows what happened. Locals believe that the dark times are behind them.
They are mistaken.
Grace, adopted at four years old, has never known where she came from. A mysterious phone call leads her back to the island where she was born – and where a terrible evil has been disturbed.
As the evil starts to spread, Grace finds herself dragged back into a living nightmare that threatens to engulf anyone who steps into its path.
Grace is perfect for fans of horror classics, Paul Tremblay, and Kealan Patrick Burke.
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Walking the South West Coast Path: National Trail From Minehead to South Haven Point (Cicerone Guides)
A guidebook to walking the South West Coast Path, a long-distance National Trail from Minehead to Poole, along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline. Covering 1022km (635 miles), this epic route takes in Exmoor National Park and the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and takes around 4 weeks to walk.
The route is described in 45 stages between 12 and 38km (7.5–24 miles) in length. Also described is the 17-mile South Dorset Ridgeway, from West Bexington to Osmington Mills, which can be used as a scenic way to shave 42 miles off the total distance.
- 1:50,000 OS maps for each stage
- GPX files available to download
- Detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route
- Advice on planning and preparation
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Common exception words Activity book Ages 5-7 (Easy Learning)
Level: KS1 Key Stage 1
Subject: English
Learn the easy way with this Common Exception Words Workbook!
Fully in line with the national curriculum, this workbook is a fun and easy way to help build confidence with reading and spelling at home.
Common exception words are words in which the spelling works in an uncommon way. The national curriculum for year 1 (Y1) and year 2 (Y2) sets out the exception words that need to be learnt by children in school.
Included in this book:
- the common exception words for year 1 and year 2
- questions that enable children to practise the important skills learned at school
- colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
- helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning
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Finn’s Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
A hilarious new series by award-winning author Phil Earle which introduces Finn N. O. Hope and his life of epic failure! Perfect for readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Loki and Tom Gates.
Finn just wants to survive Year 7, but his life is destined to be a series of epic fails. It’s only Tuesday and his scheming, unicorn-obsessed little sister has already stuck a horn to his head (with superglue) and his properly evil older brother has wedgied him 278 times. And don’t even ask what happened at swimming, in front of the WHOLE CLASS. At least he has best friends Laszlo (a hopeless romantic) and Google (ask her anything) by his side as he attempts to turn failure into victory in his very own book that is definitely not a diary.
‘A comedy classic and hilarious page-turner from a genuinely brilliant writer.’ Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates series
‘Pure comedy genius – Finn’s Epic Fails will have you howling with laughter and cheering for more! This book belongs on every kid’s bookshelf!’ – Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates‘Failure has never been this funny. Finn is my new hero!’ – Rob Biddulph, author of Draw With Rob
WHAT TO EXPECT:- Illustrations by the brilliant and hilarious AL MUPRHY
- Mortifying moments
- Laughter guaranteed
- Disastrous supply teachers
- A stinky stray dog who may just be the PERFECT best friend
- PRANKS!
- Mates who save the day
- OFF THE SCALE FAILOMETERS!!!
- And much more…!
When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle won the 2022 British Book Award for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year, the Books Are My Bag Readers Award and the Times Children’s Book of the Year.
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So, I Met This Guy . . .: The perfect laugh-out-loud read for women who have had ENOUGH!
So, I Met This Guy . . .
Well, isn’t that how every love story starts? But how does it end – a happily ever after? Or with the discovery that the supposed love-of-your-life has stolen your life savings and your home, trashed your heart and demolished your self-esteem?
Maggie is barely fifty years-old, and she’s not one to give up on herself. So when she meets Flick, a young reporter who realizes this story could be the big break she’s been looking for, they set off to catch him as he goes on the run across Europe. After all, she’s got nothing left to lose, right?
But as the pair embark on the road trip of their lives, unexpected twists, hidden secrets and hard truths are revealed. And as an unlikely friendship begins to blossom, they realize it’s not just about finding the guy, it’s about finding themselves . . .
From the author of the mega bestseller Confessions of a Fortysomething F##k Up comes another laugh-out-loud novel full of wit, wisdom . . . and women who have had ENOUGH.
‘The Bridget Jones for our times’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A rip-roaring plot and some of the best twists I’ve ever read – THE mega hit of 2026!’ – Matt Cain
‘A thrilling, witty, twisty, turny wonderful adventure with a grand splosh of self-discovery’ – Milly Johnson
‘Warm, witty and wise . . . An absolute triumph!’ – Mike Gayle
‘The perfect blockbuster read’ – Alex Brown
‘Heartwarming, joyful and uplifting’ – Laura Price
‘A moving tribute to the transformative power of female friendship’ – Freya North
‘I could not love this book more’ – Lindsey Kelk
‘Like having a catch-up with good friends’ – C. J. Wray
‘Potter’s writing sparkles with energy, with humour . . . and a wonderful human heart’ – Peter James
‘A story of hope, redemption and the magical energy of female friendship’ – Lucy Dillon
‘This book was superb’ – Prima
‘All the ingredients of the perfect holiday read’ – Daily Express
What readers love about Alexandra Potter:
‘Full of humour, optimism, love, loss, friendship, reality and a little magic. Really lifted my spirits’
‘So relatable’
‘Laugh-out-loud moments with such thoughtful insights into real life’
‘Inspiring, funny, emotional – I could not put it down’
‘Obsessed’
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The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
‘A must-read for anyone curious about how we think.’ Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators
From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds.
Everyone has a basic understanding of how the physical world works. We learn about physics and chemistry in school, letting us explain the world around us in terms of concepts like force, acceleration, and gravity–the Laws of Nature. But we don’t have the same fluency with concepts needed to understand the world inside us–the Laws of Thought. While the story of how mathematics has been used to reveal the mysteries of the universe is familiar, the story of how it has been used to study the mind is not.
There is no one better to tell that story than Tom Griffiths, the head of Princeton’s AI Lab and a renowned expert in the field of cognitive science. In this groundbreaking book, he explains the three major approaches to formalizing thought–rules and symbols, neural networks, and probability and statistics–introducing each idea through the stories of the people behind it. As informed conversations about thought, language, and learning become ever more pressing in the age of AI, The Laws of Thought is an essential read for anyone interested in the future of technology.
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The Times Fiendish Su Doku Book 19: 200 challenging Su Doku puzzles (The Times Su Doku)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.
The latest book in The Times Fiendish Su Doku series – previously unpublished quality Su Doku puzzles. Includes 180 Fiendish and 20 Super Fiendish puzzles.
You don’t need to be a mathematical genius to solve the treacherous puzzles in this collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles – it’s simply a question of logic.
Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles, and guaranteed to provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment.
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Super Simple Happy Songs
Sing along with these happy songs from Super Simple Songs(R). Super Simple Songs(R) makes songs SIMPLE for young learners. Little ones love to sing and dance along with the original audio from their most popular songs. Featuring My Happy Song, The More We Get Together, Stand Up Sit Down, Hide and Seek, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and If You’re Happy, plus two fun sound effects that toddlers and kids can press over and over, this sound book will leave everyone in a good mood. Perfect for playtime, circle time, or story time!
- Pressing the buttons engages pre-readers with sing-along songs and sounds, including Super Simple(R) favorites like “My Happy Song” and “If You’re Happy.”
- Each page is designed with matching icons that encourage your little one to develop fine motor skills while enhancing their ability to recognize and pair sounds with images.
Crafted with durable board pages and a sturdy plastic sound module, this book is made to withstand hours of fun from even the most curious toddlers.Enjoy long-lasting entertainment, thanks to AAA batteries that power fun with Noodle & Pals–perfect for kids who can’t get enough!Be sure to collect the entire Sound Book series and other Super Simple Songs(R) books to keep the fun going with more exciting themes and sounds!
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No-Nonsense Nutrition: The Science-based Plan to Transform Health, Lose Weight, Feel Amazing
Love real food, look and feel amazing, with this life-changing guide.
Over 100 healthy recipes to stay fuller, longer.
Food is one the most powerful tools we have for good health. Acclaimed clinical nutritionist Dominique Ludwig has helped thousands of people transform their health, reset their appetite, boost energy and mood, and lose weight with her science-proven method.
Her six evidence-based principles will revolutionise your approach to food and introduce you to eating that fuels your body and promotes longevity and happiness, without ever missing out.
By re-learning how to eat, what to eat and when to eat, we can unlock our body’s natural wellness and stimulate the release of GLP1 reducing food noise, curbing cravings and feeling ready to enjoy life at our best. No fads, just delicious food. All of the enjoyment, none of the nonsense.
The simple balanced recipes have been developed following Dominique’s pioneering methods: combining fibre, protein, plants and healthy fats to satisfy and energise.
With a real-life track record, Dominique’s no-nonsense method:
· Boosts your body’s natural GLP-1, the hormone that signals fullness
· Silences food noise and ends the cycle of constant hunger
· Promotes natural weight loss learning to eat balanced plates and stop grazing
· Increases energy and aids good sleep, improving your mood in less than two weeks
· Reduces inflammation and promotes healthy gut microbiome
· Promotes longevity, helping us to be healthier into old age
· Includes macro counts, two week meal plan and meal prep adviceThis stunning guide makes healthy eating easy to understand and even easier to follow. It is your definitive guide to a healthier, happier you.
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One Woman’s War: Rags to Riches, Book 2 (Audio Download): Rosie Goodwin, Charlie Sanderson, Zaffre: Amazon.co.uk: Books
A Rags to Riches novel .
The second book in a brand-new historical trilogy from Britain’s best-loved saga author.
Nuneaton, 1914
War is just around the corner and for Annie Lilburn and her adopted family, life will never be the same. Annie, after a difficult childhood, has never felt like she fits in, but since Levi Lilburn, the local rag and bone man, took her under his wing and she became a business woman in her own right, things have been on the up. Soon that is set to change when World War I is declared and the men of the town enlist. And as more and more casualties come in, Annie needs to step up and do her bit for the war effort.
Annie trains to become a nurse and eventually finds herself on the battlefields in France. With death and destruction all around her, Annie is experiencing things she could never have imagined, but finds an inner strength like no other. Then through the devastation of war, love starts to bloom when Annie meets a young officer. Could this orphan girl finally be finding her place in the world and someone to truly love her, or is her happiness set to come crashing down once again?
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John of John: The extraordinary new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain
The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of SHUGGIE BAIN and YOUNG MUNGO.
‘This book is special’ – Colm Tóibín
‘Passionate, liberating, and gorgeous’ – Min Jin Lee
‘Brilliant and rare’ – Ann Patchett
‘A masterpiece’ – Elaine Feeney
‘A fierce, glorious sting of a novel’ – Lauren GroffOut of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the island of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal resumes his old life, caught between the two poles of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, weaver, and pillar of their local Presbyterian church, and his Glaswegian grandmother Ella, who has kept a faltering peace with her son-in-law for decades.
While Cal wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, John is dismayed by his son’s long hair and how he seems unwilling to be Saved. As the seasons pass, everything is poised to change as the threads holding together the fragile community become increasingly entangled.
John of John is the heartbreaking story of a young man’s return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation. It confirms Douglas Stuart as one of the great British writers at work today.
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Northwestern France 2026 – Michelin National Map 706
Updated annually, MICHELIN National Map Northwestern France 706 will give you an detailed picture of your journey from Amiens to Brest and La Rochelle to Clermont-Ferrand thanks to its clear and accurate mapping scale 1/500,000. Our map will help you easily plan your safe and enjoyable journey in the southwestern parts of France thanks to a comprehensive key, a complete name index as well a clever time & distance chart. Michelin’s driving information will help you navigate safely in all circumstances. Furthermore this map features zoom on major cities and towns as well as QR codes to the complete your journey with ViaMichelin. This map includes tourist sights, scenic route and is cross-referenced with the famous MICHELIN Green Guide highlighting destinations worth stopping for! With MICHELIN National Maps, find more than just your way! MICHELIN NATIONAL MAPS feature: * Up-to-date mapping * A scale adapted to the size of the country * A clear and comprehensive key * Distance and time chart * Place name index * Driving and road safety information * Tourist sights information Our maps are regularly updated even if the ISBN does not change.Read more
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First Overland: London–Singapore by Land Rover
Decades before Race Across the World, six friends made the epic journey from London to Singapore and back in two Land Rovers.
Why not? No-one had ever done it: one of the longest of all overland journeys, from the English Channel to Singapore. Several expeditions had tried. Some had reached the Persian deserts; a few, the Indian plains. But none had gone further: over the jungle-clad Assamese mountains, across northern Burma, to Thailand and Malaya. It was 1955. For the final 3,000 miles, it seemed, there were ‘too many rivers and too few roads’. But no-one really knew…
They were undergraduates with no money, no cars―no nothing, except cool audacity. They wheedled and cajoled, coaxing the BBC into supplying film for a possible series; ‘persuading’ Rover to lend them two factory-fresh off-road vehicles; sweet-talking a book publisher into offering an advance. By the time they set off, their eighty-plus sponsors ranged from whiskey distillers to collapsible bucket–makers. Seven months and 12,000 miles later, two weary, police-escorted Land Rovers rolled into Singapore to flash-bulbs and champagne. Here, their bestseller is republished, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. He had given them that film, after all.
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Mrs Sidhu’s Just Desserts: A charming cosy culinary crime mystery whodunnit… The proof is in the pudding!
In this twisting and richly sauced mystery, will the proof be in the pudding?
‘Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’ Guardian
‘Slough’s answer to Miss Marple’ S.J. Bennett
‘A dollop of cosy crime goodness’ Vaseem Khan
It’s the most glamorous event of the year
Mrs Sidhu has snagged the contract of her life: the chance to cater the grand opening of Berkshire’s new art gallery.
But there’s horror among the hors d’oeuvres
Then the gallery’s star painting is stolen, and Mrs Sidhu’s favourite waitress is left dead on the floor.
Mrs Sidhu is back for a second helping
Can a widowed, Slough-based caterer take down a ruthless, murderous art thief? She’s determined to crack the strangest case of her career and serve up her signature dish: just desserts.
An exceptional cosy crime mystery from Suk Pannu, creator of BBC Radio 4’s Mrs Sidhu Investigates
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The Overthinkers’ Club: Happy List
Birdie is an overthinker, and she has a lot to overthink. Her BFF Chloe wants new friends (BETRAYAL), she will be a teenager in one year (BREATHE), yet owns ZERO bras (surely some mistake?!), and a boy at school maybe has a crush on her (BUT HOW TO BE SURE?!).So Birdie has made a Happy List to tackle all the awkward and emotional challenges of being a tween. THEN she will stop being an anxious ball of stress and be happy!
That’s the plan anyway…
The first book in the brand-new illustrated series filled with LOLs, BFFs, drama and crushes and lots of overthinking! For fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries.
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The Times Ultimate Killer Su Doku Book 18: 200 of the deadliest Su Doku puzzles (The Times Su Doku)
Challenge your brain with these enjoyable puzzles.
Specially compiled to provide the most deadly Su Doku challenge, this is the only volume for Su Doku enthusiasts who need a puzzle that really tests their mettle.
Prepare yourself for the toughest Su Doku challenge there is. These diabolically difficult Ultimate Killer Su Doku puzzles will really put your brainpower to the test as you ‘warm up’ with the 100 Deadly Killer puzzles before steeling yourself to take on the 100 Extra Deadly Su Dokus. Are you ready for the challenge?
Not for the faint-hearted. The puzzles use the same 9×9 grid as a regular Su Doku, but have an extra mathematical element that multiplies the challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1 to 9, but also to make sure that the outlined sections, called cages, add up to the number given in each cage.
Warning: Not suitable for amateur puzzlers!
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