Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is ...
The most likeable serial killer on the block is back.Being a blood spatter analyst who hates the sight of blood has always made Dexter''s work for the Miami PD tough. But it means he''s very neat when it comes to his out-of-hours hobby: murder. Of course, the fact Dexter only kills bad people helps too. ...
Trains hold a fascination for just about everybody and this lift-the-flap history of locomotion tells it all from Stephenson''s Rocket to the bullet trains of today. You can lift the flaps to explore all kinds of exciting trains, from a luxury steam train fit for a queen to super-fast trains that run ...
THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, SET TO BE THE MUST-HAVE SUMMER READ FOR 2010. Heartbreak, headlines and Hermes – welcome to Brooke's new world… Brooke and Julian live a happy life in New York – she's the breadwinner working two jobs and he's ...
"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." ********* The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic children''s story - the essential first book for babies. In this 2018 edition, Eric Carle''s artwork has been restored to its original bright, bold colours. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold over ...
"The Pale King" is David Foster Wallace''''s final novel - a testament to his enduring brilliance. The Internal Revenue Service Regional Examination Centre in Peoria, Illinois, 1985. Here the minutaie of a million daily lives are totted up, audited and accounted for. Here the workers fight a never-ending ...
''As enjoyable as it is thought-provoking'' Jared DiamondBy the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, based on decades of research, this powerful new big-picture framework explains how some countries develop towards and provide liberty while others fall to despotism, anarchy or asphyxiating ...
International best-selling author of Love & Misadventure, Lullabies (Goodreads Readers Choice Award), and Memories, Lang Leav presents a completely new collection of poetry with a celestial theme in The Universe of Us. Planets, stars, and constellations feature prominently in this beautiful, original ...
Nic Lamparelli works for a leading US investment bank in London. Starting at the bottom, he rises rapidly through the ranks to reach the pinnacle of his profession. Even at the top, he holds true to his principles while those around him abandon theirs. And that''''s what makes him special. Soon he has ...
Worldwide bestseller Camilla Lackberg weaves together another brilliant contemporary psychological thriller with the chilling struggle of a young woman facing the darkest chapter of Europe's past… Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother's possessions. ...
Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit ...
Age withers some writers. Others it ripens toward an Olympian wisdom. So it is with Puzo, who at age 76 returns after a quarter century to the terrain of his greatest success, The Godfather, to tell a second masterful tale of Mafia life. Puzo's vision is broader here, and more dispassionate. Times ...
"The Collected Stories" - a stunning volume of William Trevor''s unforgettable short stories. William Trevor is one of the most renowned figures in contemporary literature, described as ''the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language'' by the New Yorker and acclaimed for his haunting ...
Rewind to junior year in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, to a winter break no one has ever heard about.... Fat snowflakes fall onto manicured lawns, quilted stockings hang over marble fireplaces, and everyone is at peace, especially Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer. Now that Alison''s murderer is in jail and ...
