A dark and gorgeously drawn standalone YA fantasy about a band of mercenary girls in search of female glory.
It is Christmas Eve and a father and son are meeting for the first time in years. The father has a story he needs to share before it''s too late. As he tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away, he reveals even more about himself; his triumphs in business, ...
Little Penguin has problems: his beak is cold; there''s snow everywhere; the water smells salty; he waddles; he looks the same as everybody else. No - it''s not easy being a penguin! The New York Times called Penguin Problems both "funny and acerbic," the London Evening Standard declared it to be "hilarious," ...
An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ...
There isn''t a story that won''t capture your imagination and make you rethink the chapter of Star Wars in which it happens, make you see the story in a light and question everything you thought you kne.
A ruthless young assassin continues her journey for revenge in this new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff. WINNER OF THE THE AUREALIS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL Conquer your fear, conquer the world Mia Corvere, destroyer of empires, has found her place among the Blades ...
Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital - an encounter ...
A window on the world''s most stylish city, with profiles of 20 diverse and inspiring Parisian women accompanied by gorgeous full-colour photographs by model and fashion designer Jeanne Damas, and Lauren Bastide, former editor-in-chief of French Elle. "We''ve always been crazy in love with this city... ...
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed responds to the heartbreak of the current refugee crisis with this deeply moving, beautifully illustrated short work of fiction for people of all ages, all over the world. A short, powerful, ...
The #1 bestselling Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard comes to a stunning conclusion in this fourth and final book. VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal''s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart-and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods ...
"The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" is Alain de Botton''''s lucid exploration of a subject key to most of our lives. Why do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a ...
From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, "The Idea of Justice" is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen''''s argument ...
When Betty Friedan produced "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries'''' general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false belief system, these women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty ...
The Moomin family and their friends are the delightful creation of Tove Jansson, and are full of a particular humour and magic that has enchanted generations of children and adults alike. Using the author's original characters and artwork, Moomin and the Birthday Button is part of a stunning new ...
"I can make only one more pair of shoes," said the shoemaker. Then, two little elves help him. How can he thank them? Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. ...
Anansi''s children are not happy. Monkey and Rat''s children do not want to play. But one day, Anansi and his children help Snake. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign ...
Wild animals do not live with people. They live on the plains, in trees, in deserts and in the sea. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully ...
