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Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (Audio Download): Jim Butcher, James Marsters, Podium Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The past comes back in a big way for Chicago’s only professional wizard in this action-packed novella from the #1 New York Times–bestselling Dresden Files.
In a city that’s just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry Dresden is finally pulling himself together as well. He’s ensconced in his own personal castle, healing his various wounds, and training an eager new apprentice. The last thing he wants is any trouble. But, as history has consistently—and quite annoyingly—shown, what Harry wants is rarely what Harry gets.
It starts with a visit from Harry’s most powerful frenemy, Gentleman John Marcone, Baron of Chicago. He needs Harry to assist in the redemption of an underling who’s looking to go straight. And since Harry does kinda sorta owe Marcone for saving his life once (stupid honorable debt!), it’s not a request he can refuse. He’ll just wish he had.
Because this little favor is going to drag Harry into a fight he doesn’t want on behalf of a lowlife he doesn’t trust against an enemy more powerful and pestilent than he ever could’ve expected: an insatiable, demonic foe whom Harry himself may have created when he wiped out the vampires of the Red Court so long ago.
Before, all it wanted was blood. Now it wants the entire world . . .
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The Herb Dispensary: A Witch’s A-Z of herbs for magickal healing (The Magickal Library)
Discover the powerful, magickal properties of herbs in this practical A–Z guide for modern witches.
Whether you’re looking to attract abundance, banish negativity, or invite love into your life, The Herb Dispensary shows you how to harness the vibrational energy of herbs to manifest your desires. Arranged alphabetically for ease of use, this beautifully presented hardback is a must-have addition to any witch’s bookshelf.
Building on the success of The Witch-ionary and The Spell Dispensary, this latest installment in the Magickal Library focuses on the magickal – rather than medicinal – uses of herbs. Featuring spells, rituals, and recipes for magickal herbs and plants, this book makes herb magick accessible, empowering and fun.
Written by Deb Robinson of the popular subscription box Witch Casket with a dedicated online following and direct connections to the WitchTok community, The Herb Dispensary offers modern guidance grounded in traditional wisdom.
- A clear A–Z structure makes the book easy to navigate and consult at a glance
- Focuses on the spiritual and magickal uses of herbs, with practical rituals and spellwork
- Created by renowned witch, and popular witchcraft influencer, at the heart of the online witchcraft community.
Empower your witchcraft practice – tap into the magick of herbs and transform your life with The Herb Dispensary.
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My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A Fiction
‘In one short and sly book after another, [Levy] writes about characters navigating swerves of history and sexuality, and the social and personal rootlessness that accompanies both’ Atlantic
Who was Gertrude Stein?
Avant-garde American poet and art collector who made her home in Paris, godmother of modernism, queer icon, friend to Picasso and Hemingway, self-declared genius ― a writer who has baffled readers and critics for a century.
And why does she matter?
The narrator of Deborah Levy’s latest, dazzling fiction has gone to Paris to find out. There she meets Eva with the blinding gaze, an artist in a long-distance marriage, and Fanny, a sexually adventurous financier; together they cook, walk, read and argue late into the nights.
As Paris sweeps her along in its ceaseless flow, she thinks – about what we have to lose to become modern, navigating anxiety, living with uncertainty, angry fathers, making a new life in another country, art and language – how all these things looked to Gertrude Stein in the early days of the twentieth century, and how they look to her and her friends in the early twenty-first.
This is a book about how we put ourselves together― an exhilarating, witty, cosmopolitan meditation on the pleasures and challenges of friendship, desire and living with other people. But it is also crashes through genre to create an inspired portrait of Stein herself: a writer who experimented fearlessly with a new way of living and who wrestled herself free from the nineteenth century to invent a brand-new way of looking at the world.
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The Long Game (Audio Download): Rachel Reid, Cooper North, Harlequin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWEnter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid brings you exactly what you want—more Shane and Ilya!
To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.
Ten years.
That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family…from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?
Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship…Ilya wants it all.
It’s time for them to decide what’s most important—hockey or love.
It’s time to make a call.
Game Changers
- Book 1: Game Changer
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- Book 3: Tough Guy
- Book 4: Common Goal
- Book 5: Role Model
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Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict and Couture
Published ahead of the centenary of the Queen’s birth, this beautifully illustrated book uncovers the hidden history of the Crown and how it survived a tumultuous era and two world wars.
**Features over 100 sumptuous images**
From the birth of the house of Windsor in 1917, its leading women – Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Windsor and Queen Elizabeth II – faced the perils of abdication and assassination, revolution and the rise of fascism, the threat of invasion and all-out war. Their sartorial decisions, alongside those of their royal husbands, projected power and perpetuity, diplomacy and defiance.
In this cinematic story of espionage and exquisite couture, Justine Picardie reveals the undercover lives of the creators behind the façade – including Hardy Amies, Cecil Beaton, Norman Hartnell and Edward Molyneux – and traces the ways in which visual iconography safeguarded the monarchy, even when their reign seemed to be hanging by a thread.
Drawing on original research in the Royal Archives and her own experiences at Balmoral, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, Picardie explores the family feuds and international conflicts that challenged the Crown, and how royal fashion has long been wielded as a weapon.
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Worlds of Islam: A Global History
‘A brilliant and captivating work … There is simply no better book on Islam in history’ Eugene Rogan
From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. In Worlds of Islam, James McDougall explores its origins and transformations from Late Antiquity to the digital age.
Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia, and the remote interior of China. By the nineteenth century, Islam encompassed a world of great diversity, from Muslim-ruled empires to nations where Muslims lived out their faith among many others. In the twentieth century, while monarchs in the Gulf asserted dynastic privilege and fundamentalists in Egypt and Pakistan preached social morality, revolutionaries from Algeria to Indonesia fought for national self-determination, and activists in North America and Europe campaigned for civil liberties and social justice.
As empires fell and new superpowers rose, Muslims proved to be as adaptable and dynamic as modernity itself. Sweeping and authoritative, Worlds of Islam narrates the epic story of how Muslims emerged as a community, built empires, traversed the globe, came to number in the billions, and became modern.
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40 questions you wish you had asked in your 20s about investing
While there is an interest in investing, only 23% of people in the UK invest outside of their workplace pensions, compared to nearly two-thirds in the US.
Why the disparity? It usually comes down to two things: Fear and Lack of Education.
Most of us were never taught how to manage money in school. We left the classroom without the tools to navigate the real world, often falling into the same cycles of poor financial decisions as the generations before us. We’ve been led to believe that investing is a “guaranteed way to lose money” or that you need a fortune just to get started.
The truth? It is incredibly difficult to “9-to-5” your way to true wealth. This book was written to change that narrative. It isn’t just about stocks and bonds—it’s about moving from being a consumer of the economy to becoming an owner of it.
What’s Inside the Guide?
This conversational, jargon-free e-book breaks down the 40 most critical questions about building a resilient financial future. We dive deep into the pillar of investing, covering:
- Part 1: Foundations – Breaking down the “why” and and “what” of investing.
- Part 2: Investment Portfolios & Strategy – Moving beyond theory. We look at real-world portfolio models from investors and help you choose a strategy that fits your specific goals.
- Part 3: Investment Principles – The “rules of the game.” Learn the golden rules of diversification, compound interest, dollars costs averaging and why “time in the market” beats “timing the market”.
- Part 4: Costs, Fees and ISAs – Ignorance isn’t bliss. We dive into the fees that eat away at your returns and show you how to keep more of your hard-earned money.
- Part 5: Strategy in Motion – Do I invest or overpay my mortgage? How should my spouse and I think about our investments. This sections aims to answer wider questions surrounding investments.
Why Now?
Whether you have £10 or £10,000, the best time to start was yesterday; the second-best time is today.
40 questions you wish you had asked in your 20s about investing is your first step toward a more resilient future. It’s the resource you weren’t given in your 20s—now available to help you thrive in your 30s, 40s, and beyond.
Ready to start owning?
Disclaimer: The information provided in this book is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional financial advice. Investing involves risk, and the value of your investments can go down as well as up. Always do your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
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Minecraft: The Official Crochet Book
Minecraft: The Official Crochet Book brings the adventuring and creative elements of Minecraft out of the game and into your home! With a collection of 20 official patterns and full-color photography for wearable art (hats, scarves, blankets), decor, and amigurumi, this book features projects and patterns for every skill level, and a wide range of stitches and techniques featuring yarn expertly matched to the colorful world of Minecraft.
This deluxe, hardcover book of Minecraft crochet patterns and instructions gives players the chance to craft and create items inspired by iconic skins, mobs, weapons, and blocks in this playful and popular style. Minecraft is not just a game—it’s now a part of your home!
PERFECT FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: These easy to follow, step-by-step instructions with charts and schematics will help you successfully craft items based on your favorite skins and mobs, such as Alex, Steve, and many more!
UNIQUE DESIGNS FOR EVERYONE: 20 unique Minecraft-inspired patterns, including patterns for amigurumi, housewares, costume replicas, inspired apparel, and more!
GORGEOUS PHOTOS: With beautiful full-color photography, this book is the perfect way to celebrate with your fellow Minecrafters!
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Engineering Leadership: The Hard Parts: Navigating Chaos to Build Teams That Deliver
Whether they’re building a startup or scaling an established org, engineering leaders know the real job is keeping chaos at bay. In a world of shifting priorities, scarce resources, and rapid change, leadership means embracing the unknown, managing moving targets, and creating clarity where there’s none. Sometimes, you’re building the plane as you’re flying it–writing the roadmap as you go, designing processes in real time.
Engineering Leadership: The Hard Parts cuts through the noise, offering a guide for tackling these gritty, real-world challenges. Current and future leaders, this is your toolkit. It’s packed with principles, techniques, and mental models for thriving in uncertainty.
- Navigate the full scope: Step into engineering leadership’s complex, multifaceted role
- Build high-impact teams: Master advanced techniques to grow and lead your technical talent
- Align and execute: Connect strategy to business outcomes, scale effectively, and balance innovation with precision
- Lead with resilience: Adapt quickly and drive continuous improvement
- Accelerate your career: Develop your leadership edge and unlock new growth
Stay ahead. Lead with purpose.
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The Linux Memory Manager
The Linux memory management subsystem hasn’t had a definitive reference since 2004. The Linux Memory Manager fills this void with a modern, in-depth exploration of how Linux handles memory, combining high-level overviews with detailed code analysis. Written by a Linux kernel maintainer and supported by insights from memory management experts, this book provides readers with a rare opportunity to explore the subsystem at both the conceptual and code levels. This 1,300-page guide goes beyond surface explanations, showing how core principles are implemented in the Linux kernel source and serving as both a study guide and an on-the-job reference for years to come.Read more
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The Shortest History of AI: 21 (Shortest Histories)
A Global Expert tells the Story of AI in Six Key Ideas
Since Alan Turing asked ‘Can machines think?’ artificial intelligence has grown from a pipe dream into a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this journey, from Ada Lovelace’s visionary work to Deep Blue’s shocking defeat of chess world champion Garry Kasparov and the barnstorming emergence of ChatGPT.
This expert, illuminating book distils AI into six key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we’ve been – and where we may be headed.Read more
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A Whole New Human: Ten Ways We Must Evolve to Survive and Thrive in the AI Age
Derek Rydall, the author behind The Abundance Project, offers an empowering and actionable guide for workers, creators, leaders, and educators to unlock their full potential and not only survive but thrive in the AI era.As AI accelerates beyond human capabilities, the real threat isn’t that machines will replace us—it’s that we will become more like them, losing the very qualities that define us. Every technological advancement, from calculators to GPS, has eroded essential human capacities, weakening our ability to think critically, create, and adapt. Now, with AI poised to surpass us in nearly every task, we face an existential crisis: How do we flourish as humans in a world where machines can outperform us?
Derek Rydall’s A Whole New Human is an essential, practical guide to navigating this global seismic shift. Blending ancient wisdom, cutting-edge science, and decades of human development research, Rydall offers a step-by-step road map for unlocking our innate potential and evolving alongside AI. Embrace the superintelligence within you!
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Elden Ring Nightreign – The Official Companion Guide
Hold Back the Night… FromSoftware’s ambitious multiplayer rouge-like presents a brand-new challenge. The night itself is the enemy, and as it inches closer, you’ll race to gain the power to defeat the foes that lie in wait. Future Press’ Official Companion Guide for Elden Ring Nightreign is an essential resource for anyone who dares to enter Limveld. Whether you’re doing so for the first time or the hundredth, you’ll find it an utterly invaluable companion along the way.
This meticulously crafted guide delves deep into the enigmatic world of Nightreign, offering unparalleled insights into its dynamic mechanics. Mastering Nightreign requires striking a delicate balance between careful teamwork and gaining synergistic power as quickly as possible. This premium hardcover book highlights every way in which you can tip this balance in your favor.
System Explainers – Vastly speed up the process of getting to grips with Nightreign’s complex new gameplay mechanics using our clear breakdowns—you’ll go from learning the flow of the game to playing proficiently in no time. Every one of the game’s many systems is covered in depth, so you can strategize effectively with your team and adapt to every challenge.
Nightfarer Mastery – Master all eight unique Nightfarer classes with expert guidance. Each one is explained in comprehensive detail—their stats, skills and playstyle are carefully analyzed to make learning to play them simple. For each Nightfarer, we provide a selection of example builds that combine synergistic skills, weapons and equipment buffs, and reveal which Relics provide the best chance of survival.
Limveld Uncovered – Every expedition has its own unique challenges, and each one is fully broken down to reveal optimal routes and the most potentially lucrative locations. Learn to target the specific goals that benefit your team most, and fully explore the Shifting Earth locations through detailed, beautifully illustrated maps.
Complete Bestiary – The Bestiary chapter provides a comprehensive reference of the game’s gigantic collection of classic FromSoftware bosses. Learn how to tackle every enemy as a team—coordinate attacks, exploit openings, and emerge victorious against even the deadliest nightmares reborn from Souls lore.
Items & Equipment – Ideal for reference and build-crafting, the book includes a beautiful and comprehensive catalogue of every item, spell, skill, and weapon in the game. For each weapon, we reveal the kinds of bonuses it can potentially provide along with all of its stats. The mechanics of Relics are also unraveled, empowering you to create powerful, lasting builds.
Art & Lore – The guide doubles as a gorgeous art book and lore compendium—packed with enemy artworks and a complete archive of each Nightfarer’s Remembrance dialog. It’s all immaculately presented and certain to deepen your understanding of Nightreign’s story and mythos. As a final bonus, the book comes with premium, letter-format art prints, each one depicting a different Nightfarer.
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Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World
Your comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide on AI’s impact in business and life
Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World is an exploration of how AI can be used at each stage of our lives. It helps readers understand the positive impact of AI and where governance is needed from both an individual and business perspective. From childhood through to aging, this book delivers a holistic understanding of this exciting new technology in language that anyone can understand regardless of technical expertise.
Written by Kay Firth-Butterfield, former inaugural Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and one of the most foremost experts in the world on the governance of AI, topics explored in this book include:
- An explanation of AI and Chatbots and their dependence on data
- How to use AI wisely in business, with your children and in your life
- How AI might be used in politics and war
- The good, bad, and ugly of AI now and into the future
- AI’s potential to solve some of humanity’s biggest problems, from human trafficking to disease
- Essential governance considerations to make AI a beneficial technological development for all
Coexisting With AI earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all individuals, from tech executives to curious citizens, seeking expert insight on where AI can take us and how to plot the best path forward for your family and business.
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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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Server-Side WebAssembly: Building portable and secure multi-language apps
“WebAssembly on the server is the future of computing.”
–Solomon Hykes, founder of DockerServer-Side WebAssembly shows you how to harness the power of Wasm on the application back-end. By following the numerous practical examples and crystal-clear explanations, you’ll soon be seeing the benefits of reduced cold start times, improved security and performance, and the freedom of polyglot programming.
Inside Server-Side WebAssembly you’ll learn how to:
• Develop and deploy server-side Wasm applications
• Create and manage Wasm containers with OCI
• Compile Wasm components from multiple languages
• Scale Wasm applications using Kubernetes
• Implement Wasm for edge computing scenarios
• Integrate with cloud resources and machine learningWebAssembly empowers developers to run almost any language on the web—including high performance tools like C or C++. Server-Side WebAssembly lays out everything you need to take WebAssembly beyond its traditional browser domain. You’ll learn from WebAssembly expert and contributor Danilo Chiarlone, who has packed the book with production-level examples based on his experience working with WebAssembly at Microsoft.
About the book
Server-Side WebAssembly is a comprehensive guide to using WebAssembly for microservices, serverless or edge computing, DevOps, and more. You’ll start with the underlying fundamentals of WebAssembly and quickly move on to developing production-grade apps. Throughout the book, you’ll work on a project utilizing a Key-Value store component, an HTTP component, and even a machine learning component. Along the way, you’ll see how easy WebAssembly makes it to share your apps with the world using containers and scalable Kubernetes integration.
About the reader
This book is aimed at developers and tech professionals from across all disciplines, including DevOps engineers, backend developers, and systems architects. You’ll find code samples in Rust, JavaScript and Python, but no specific language specialty is required.
About the author
Danilo Chiarlone is a champion of multiple WebAssembly System Interface Proposals, and has made significant contributions to WebAssembly with his work on projects like SpiderLightning and runwasi. Danilo is also a passionate educator, offering free lessons on Rust and WebAssembly through his YouTube channel and delivering multiple presentations at events such as CloudNative Rejekts, WasmCon, and RustGlobal. Danilo works at Microsoft, where he focuses on increasing WebAssembly security through hardware virtualization and enabling the next wave of serverless and edge computing applications.
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We Are As Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance
In 1968, Stewart Brand declared: ‘We are as gods – and we might as well get good at it.’ Half a century later, that prophecy has come true.
We can rewrite genes, edit embryos, build artificial minds, extend life, and terraform worlds. The old miracles – omniscience, omnipresence, even resurrection – are becoming standard operating procedure. But the real question isn’t whether humanity can play god. It’s whether we can do it wisely.
In this book, the bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold return with a sweeping exploration of our species’ next great transformation. Blending hard science with vivid storytelling, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler chart humanity’s ascent from scarcity to superabundance – and the psychological, ethical, and existential challenges that come with it.
Across breakthroughs in AI, robotics, genetics, longevity, and consciousness research, they reveal a paradox at the heart of progress: as our external power expands, our inner resilience must evolve to match. Abundance without meaning leads to collapse. Intelligence without wisdom leads to extinction. To thrive in a world of everything, everywhere, all the time, we must learn to wield our godlike powers with humility, creativity, and flow.
Equal parts warning and invitation, We Are As Gods is a map for flourishing in the exponential century. Because the future won’t be built by those who fear what’s coming, but by those who know how to turn chaos into creation.
Abundance is here. Are you ready?
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The Art of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
The official art book for the action video game DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, from legendary game creator Hideo Kojima, including artwork by acclaimed artist Yoji Shinkawa.
With DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again. Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies and obstacles.
The Art of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is packed with hundreds of pieces of concept art for the characters, equipment, locations and creatures featured in the game, as well as early and unused concepts, including artwork by character and mechanical design director, acclaimed artist Yoji Shinkawa.
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Elden Ring: Official Art Book Volume III: Shadow of the Erdtree: 3
The third book in the Elden Ring: Official Art Book hardcover series, collecting the fantastic art from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Expansion. From the day of its release, ELDEN RING wowed players around the globe with its fantastical, awe-inspiring world and aesthetics. From the sprawling, diverse zones, to the massive legacy dungeons that tempt daring explorers, to the blood-curdling and beautiful enemies and bosses, to the myriad arms and armor—this collection of distinctive, uncompromising art is sure to bring back memories of the Lands Between, making this book series a must have for fans! Volume III ventures into the DLC expansion SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE. Included are illustrations of dark and intense new locations, terrifying enemies and bosses, powerful new weapons, and more. This translated English art book contains the same content found in the Japanese edition.Read more
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The Future of Fraud (The FUTURES Series)
Fraud is BIG business – in this latest edition to the FUTURES series, find out the new (and old) ways fraudsters are targeting us, what future technological threats await, and how we can protect ourselves.
Humans have been ripping each other off since they first discovered the concept of lying but in 300 BC, the first ever official record of a fraud case was made. A merchant in Greece took out an insurance policy, borrowed money and planned to sink his boat. Unfortunately for him, things did not go according to plan. Since then, fraud has become more complex and harder to detect, as technology has evolved. So how can we protect ourselves now and in the future, and what new dangers do we need to be looking out for?
Deeply researched and littered with expert testimony, The Future of Fraud will explore interesting fraud cases past and present, and expose how the technology we depend upon today is also perfectly poised to exploit us: from social media, the dark web and gaming, to cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. And as well as parting us from our money, fraud is eroding the trust between humans and the state, and between each other.
The only way to tackle the fraud epidemic, argues Holmes, is head on, via education, language, technology and regulation. We need everyone to understand the dangers and have protections in place to stop the bad guys. Are we fighting a losing battle, or can we make the future a safer place for everyone?
Also available in the FUTURES series:
The Future of Travel by Daniel Maurer
The Future of the Novel by Simon Okotie
The Future of Energy by Richard Black
The Future of the Self by Joanna Nadin
The Future of Songwriting by Ros Taylor
The Future of Trust by Ros Taylor
The Future of War Crimes Justice by Chris Stephen
The Future of Wales by Rhys Thomas
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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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AI Networking Cookbook: Practical recipes for AI-assisted network automation and development
Transform your network operations with AI-powered automation, and learn code generation, prompt engineering, and practical recipes for building custom network tools using AI assistants and Python
Key Features
- Leverage AI assistants like OpenAI and Claude to build network automation solutions
- Use prompt engineering and AI tools to automate network setup, monitoring, and threat detection
- Build AI-assisted network configuration, monitoring, and management workflows with multi-vendor APIs
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
Transform your approach to network automation with the power of AI LLM assistants guided by hands-on recipes for building custom automation solutions quickly using artificial intelligence.
You’ll learn tools and techniques such as Vibe coding for conversational development, OpenAI API scripts, prompt engineering for better outputs, local LLM fine-tuning, combining models with LangChain, and Streamlit-based frontends development. The book progresses from simple Python scripts to advanced AI-assisted automation techniques, including multi-vendor API integration, showing you how AI can enhance network configuration, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting.
Each recipe presents realistic mock data, complete code examples, and step-by-step guidance, creating a safe environment for experimentation while building a solid foundation for future production use. Whether you want to automate routine configuration, implement AI-driven troubleshooting, or build compliance monitoring systems, this cookbook helps you connect your networking expertise with the capabilities of modern AI.
What you will learn
- Understand the AI LLM landscape and key parameters for networking tasks
- Create OpenAI-enabled scripts for daily network engineering workflows
- Master prompt engineering techniques for improved AI outputs
- Build local LLMs using Ollama for network applications
- Chain language models with LangChain for complex network solutions
- Develop AI application frontends using the Streamlit framework
- Design robust backends for network AI applications
- Build an end-to-end network copilot by integrating all the techniques you’ve learned
Who this book is for
The AI for Networking Cookbook is for experienced network engineers, network architects, and DevOps professionals who want to enhance their network automation capabilities using AI and LLM technologies. It is especially invaluable for networking professionals looking to integrate conversational AI development, prompt engineering, and modern AI tools like OpenAI APIs, LangChain, and local LLM models into their workflows.
Familiarity with basic networking concepts, configurations, and Python is helpful, but no prior AI or advanced programming experience is required.
Table of Contents
- The AI LLM Landscape and Key Parameters
- OpenAI Recipes for Network Engineers
- Prompt Engineering for Reliable Outputs
- Local AI LLM Playground in Network Engineering
- LangChain for Networking Tasks
- Building an AI LLM Network Application Frontend with Streamlit
- Building AI LLM Application Backends
- Building a Network Co-Pilot
- Network Monitoring and Performance Use Cases with MCP
- Network Security through Vibe Coding
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The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang and Nvidia, the company shaping the future of AI
** WINNER OF THE FT SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 **
**A SUNDAY TIMES, ECONOMIST AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025**AI tech giant Nvidia is the world’s first $4-trillion company.
It has shaped life as we know it.
This is the inside story of the company that is inventing the future and its charismatic CEO Jensen Huang.
‘Gripping and brilliantly told’ MUSTAFA SULEYMAN, author of The Coming Wave
In June 2024, Nvidia became the most valuable corporation on Earth. The Thinking Machine is the astonishing story of how a designer of videogame equipment conquered the market for AI hardware, and in the process reinvented the computer.
It is the story of a determined entrepreneur who defied Wall Street to push his radical vision for computing, becoming one of the wealthiest men alive.
And it’s the story of our awesome and terrifying AI future, as a new kind of microchip unlocks hyper-realistic avatars, autonomous robots, self-driving cars and new movies, art and books, generated on command.
‘A page-turning biography of perhaps the most consequential CEO and company in the world’ DAVID EPSTEIN
‘Brilliantly captures the riveting, unlikely story of Jensen Huang’s Nvidia’ RAY KURZWEIL
‘Thrilling … This is the rarest of books on tech – one that may just leave you feeling good about an entrepreneur founder and optimistic about the future’ SUNDAY TIMES
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Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun
A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario, Zelda and Pokémon, and an ode to our love of gaming, by one of the most trusted voices in video games writing.
‘This is a great book.’
CHARLIE BROOKER‘Among the best things ever written about Nintendo.’
TOM BISSELL, author of Extra Lives‘Delightful . . . a vivid picture of the most important company in video games.”‘
JASON SCHREIER, author of Blood, Sweat, and PixelsFrom the instant classics to the hidden gems, Nintendo’s video games occupy a special place in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Every player has forged a unique connection with a beloved game, feeling that rush of awe and wonder as they immersed themselves in a virtual world in pursuit of that most human of impulses: the desire to have fun.
Super Nintendo finds lifelong gamer Keza MacDonald exploring Nintendo’s legendary roster of games – as well as consoles such as the SNES, Gameboy, Wii and Switch, and a host of other quirky inventions from the Power Glove to Nintendo Labo – drawing from decades’ worth of exclusive interviews with their creators and the people whose lives have been changed by them. Along the way, she tells the story of how this unassuming playing card company, founded in Kyoto in 1889, became one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century.
Offering unparalleled access to the company and its fun-filled world, and written with warmth and wit, Super Nintendo captures the love that so many of us feel for video games – and reveals just what that love tells us about being human.
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Ultrahand, Donkey Kong, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby’s Adventures, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, Nintendo Labo, Super Smash Bros, Splatoon‘This is cultural history at its most generous: Nintendo not as corporate monolith, but as dream factory, mythmaker, and companion to childhood.’
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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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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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How to Talk to AI: (And How Not To)
*Featured in BBC’s Books to Read in 2026*
Knowing how to speak to AI – and how not to – is a skill that everyone now needs. This book will help the reader understand how to make the most of these incredible new technologies, without succumbing to new powers of manipulation and control.
Hundreds of millions of people now talk to AI like ChatGPT every day. They organise their finances and holidays, ask advice, seek therapy and find love – via machines. Almost overnight, chatbots are transforming society, politics and business.
This is one of the biggest and fastest technological changes in history – but most people still don’t really understand how AI works, how to make the most of it – or what the dangers are. As some people use it to turbo-charge their productivity at work, others are falling into dangerous conspiracies, delusions and psychosis.
In How to Talk to AI, tech commentator Jamie Bartlett takes the reader inside the machine: showing how we can stay in control of our powerful new companions, even as they are changing the way we live, feel, and think.
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From £5.19How to Talk to AI: (And How Not To)
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Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data Revolution
‘Illuminating’ Eddie Jones
‘Compelling’ Metro
‘Fantastic, a must-read for rugby fans’ Ben Youngs
‘Invaluable – a brilliant resource for anyone interested in rugby’ Bernard Jackman______________________________
Does it matter which foot your fly-half kicks with? How can teams win matches when the clock stops? Why don’t wingers actually play on the wing? Does having more possession increase a team’s chances of winning?
Leading data analyst Sam Larner lifts the lid on international rugby, using his decade of experience at the professional level to reveal the tactical and data revolution that has taken the sport by storm. Sharing ground-breaking insight into the modern game, Sam explores the exciting innovations players and clubs are currently using to improve their gameplay. He analyses the metrics by which teams succeed and fail in their attempts to win metres, tries and matches, as well as why recent law changes are so important for rugby’s development and what a data-driven future holds for the sport.
With each chapter focusing on a different match, such as France facing the All Blacks in 2023 and Wales’ remarkable comeback against England at the 2008 Six Nations, Attacking the Space is revolutionary in its approach as the first book to tackle rugby’s new obsession with data and tactics. It takes readers on a fascinating tour of modern rugby to offer a twenty-first century overview of one of the world’s most exciting sports. This is rugby as you’ve never seen it before.
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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 20: Volume 20
Broke young man + chainsaw demon = Chainsaw Man!Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous—Chainsaw Man!
As Chainsaw Man rampages through the city after a horrific loss, Yoru is faced with a difficult decision. What will she sacrifice to achieve her goals? Meanwhile, the Aging Devil takes a surprising move in order to get Chainsaw Man to eat him.
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Nemesis Forever #5
The Nemesis trilogy concludes with this extra-sized finale as the final fate of the character and our world is revealed and we find out if FBI agent Kitty Tepper manages to destroy him from inside his gang.The most outrageous finale of all time!
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Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League (2025-) #6
It’s one thing to get the goods. It’s another thing entirely to get away…especially when Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman are in hot pursuit. Will Cheetah, Cheshire, and the rest of the crew win the day, or will they blow it at the blowoff? The unforgettable conclusion to Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s epic caper series goes out with a bang!Read more
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Ultimate X-Men (2024-2026) #23 (Ultimate X-Men (2024-))
SHOCKING TRUTHS REVEALED! This issue peels back the layers of deception, revealing the truth behind key events from the previous 22 issues! Prepare yourself for shocking twists that will change how you see the Ultimate X-Men forever!Read more
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Star Trek: Voyager—Homecoming #4
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Captain Janeway and the Voyager crew agree to ally with a collection of Borg deep in fluidic space, and Seven plunges into the collective. They may be Borg, but there’s something…strange about them. Something alluring. Especially when it comes to a particularly individualistic member, Nine. Together, Nine and Seven might be able to build a deflector and help their crew members escape back to normal space—but that’s assuming they stay hidden from Species 8472 bent on their elimination.Read more
From £2.78Star Trek: Voyager—Homecoming #4
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 15 (comic): Side Stories 2 (Solo Leveling (Comic))
Much to Jinwoo and Haein’s surprise, their toddler son is showing signs of inheriting the powers of a Shadow Monarch! Luckily, they’re able to suppress his abilities to give him a normal childhood…but years later, something strange starts to happen as the now teenage Sooho suddenly starts to have strange dreams about being trapped in some sort of dungeon with monsters galore!Read more
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Nova: Centurion (2025-) #3
NOVA ON THE VERGE! An old grudge from the Annihilation War comes due as NOVA and RAVENOUS throw down with credits – to say nothing of life and death! – in the balance! Will Rich Rider survive to see a positive number in his bank account?! All is not as it seems, though, and crew member CAMMI will make a discovery that changes everything!Read more
From £2.97Nova: Centurion (2025-) #3
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Venom (2025-) #253
MASQUE MAKES HER MOVE! Madame Masque wants Venom out of her way – one way or the other. And somehow, she’s found out who’s under the goo. With all the power of A.I.M. in her golden glove, she’s turning the screws on the world’s strangest roommates…but will the goosome twosome squish under the pressure? Or is Madame Masque waking up the monster within?Read more
From £3.71Venom (2025-) #253
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 30
To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna’s body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!
The final battle between Itadori and Sukuna reaches its climax! Itadori attacks the seam between souls in an attempt to separate Sukuna from Fushiguro. Will his last-ditch effort bring an end to this stunning fight? Find out in this final volume of Jujutsu Kaisen!
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Blue Lock 35
The U-20 World Cup is about to begin, and the egotist warriors are engaged in their own personalized special training. Meanwhile, as Nagi feels stuck in time and unable to forget the fire he found, he comes face to face with a man offering him a fateful choice… As this vortex of wills swirls ever more fiercely, the curtain rises on a U-20 World Cup sure to shake the foundations of Japanese soccer!!Read more
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29: Volume 29
To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna’s body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!
Itadori closes in on Sukuna thanks to the help of Miguel and Larue, two members of Geto’s faction. Despite getting weaker, Sukuna pulls off a black flash attack and begins to recover! As the ultimate battle unfolds, Itadori uses black flash himself in order to awaken his potential!
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Felicia’s Favourites: The perfect story for Mother’s Day about loss, love and family
Felicia’s Favourites is a powerful story of family secrets, and one mother’s extraordinary legacy, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.
Felicia Weston leaves her five daughters more than just cherished memories as it is revealed that she led a double life keeping the long-held secret of her celebrated pen name and her extraordinary career as a famous bestselling novelist.
Devastated at the loss of their mother, and wishing they’d known her better, the girls come together to learn that the legacy included a substantial inheritance and a picturesque Connecticut farmhouse, a sanctuary where Felicia wrote most of her novels and enjoyed a loving relationship of which her daughters had no knowledge.
Each of the sisters is confronting a personal crossroads. From mending the scars of a disastrous marriage and navigating life-altering injuries, to untangling forbidden loves and facing the harsh light of truth on infidelity, each journey is as unique as the women themselves.
Bound by blood and complexity, can the precious sanctuary their mother left behind be the catalyst for individual renewal and family unity? Or will it simply unravel the threads that bind them?
The pain of loss brings blessings of its own. And love, betrayal, secrets, and the enduring legacy of one remarkable mother can transform lives forever.
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Ultimate Wolverine (2025-2026) #13 (Ultimate Wolverine (2025-))
INTO THE MAKER’S WAR! Wolverine hunts down the Maker’s Council…and with the Maker himself on the horizon, it’s time to exact revenge on the ones who turned his life into a living nightmare! Wolverine’s journey through the ENDGAME starts here!Read more
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Absolute Green Lantern (2025-) #10
Jo Mullein finds herself in the crosshairs of the bounty hunter Goldface!Read more
From £3.71Absolute Green Lantern (2025-) #10
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X-Men (2024-) #23
AGE OF REVELATION EPILOGUE! One X-Man of the present has been stranded in the Age of Revelation, fighting against impossible odds in the world of tomorrow. But while they’ve been there, what has their future counterpart been doing in their body in the present?Read more
From £1.16X-Men (2024-) #23
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Absolute Batman Vol. 2: Abomination (Absolute Batman: Abomination, 2)
In this chilling new saga, Batman confronts the icy menace of Mr. Freeze and the brutal force of Bane as he uncovers dark secrets within the Ark M facility that link Victor Fries, the Joker, and Gotham’s deepest evils.The story marks the debut of Mr. Freeze’s Absolute Universe version, focusing on Victor Fries, his connection to the Ark M experiment, and its mysterious link to the Joker. Batman faces a deadly battle against Mr. Freeze, uncovering chilling secrets about Ark M and the Joker’s involvement. Ark M is a facility meant to help society’s broken, but it has also played a role in creating evil. When Bruce Wayne infiltrates Ark M, he encounters Bane–an old foe with a brutal origin story and a terrifying plan to break Batman. The narrative reveals Bane’s background, motivations, and how he arrived in Gotham, all while Bruce and his friend Waylon Jones endure harrowing trials inside Ark M.
Collects Absolute Batman #7-14
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DC K.O. Knightfight (2025-) #3
All-star creators Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora deliver the next pulse-pounding chapter of Batman’s journey during DC K.O., giving us the Dark Knight’s greatest challenge yet. Jason Todd is Batman. Tim Drake is Batman. And to complete his mission, Bruce Wayne will have to fight both of them. The former Robins aren’t giving up without a fight, and it will take everything Batman has—and then some—in order to defeat them. Does Batman have what it takes to defeat both of his pupils, or have the students become the masters?Read more
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Absolute Superman (2024-) #15
In the shocking aftermath of the Battle of Kansas, Superman wrestles with profound changes to his life, his allies, and even his costume. But more importantly, there’s work to be done, as we experience a day in the life of the world’s busiest superhero–and welcome guest artist Juan Ferreyra (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to the series!Read more
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My Husband’s Wife: (Special Limited Edition): From The Sunday Times bestselling Author Of Beautiful Ugly And His & Hers
‘My Husband’s Wife was non-stop thrills from the first page and kept me guessing until the end! The best Feeney book yet!’ – Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid
**ALL first edition hardback copies feature beautiful sprayed edges – available while stock lasts**
The Sunday Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ugly is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity and revenge.
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into – Spyglass, an enchanting old house in the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls – nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that this stranger is his wife.
One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.
Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner named Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person’s date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel and, as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
My Husband’s Wife weaves a tangled web of deception, obsession and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
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