Johnny Smith is a seemingly normal guy -- who becomes psychic! He''s an English teacher in a small Maine town called Castlerock, and he''s one of those guys that more straight-laced teachers tend to dislike as a fellow teacher, but the kind''a guy that the kids really love. He''s funny, sincere, sensitive, ...
This deluxe paperback edition featuring flaps, new cover art, and a new foreword by Tom Bissell celebrates the 20th anniversary of the original publication of Infinite Jest. A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts\'' halfway house and a tennis academy, ...
NOW A MAJOR NEW BBC TV SERIES - this edition contains an exclusive Q&A with lead actor Paterson Joseph.
Following an otherwise-enjoyable literary luncheon, the celebrated crime novelist Ariadne Oliver is accosted by a particularly formidable woman who engages her in conversation about one of her many god-daughters, whom Ariadne hasn\''t seen since she was a child. She lands a bombshell with the question ...
Split into two books for the paperback, the third volume in George R.R. Martin''''s superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter ...
This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God''s elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she ...
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 ...
It''s 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She''s in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they''re trying for a baby - and she doesn''t want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue ...
Christians agree that they are saved through the death and resurrection of Christ. But how is the atonement achieved in these events? This book offers an introduction to the doctrine of the atonement focused on the unity and diversity of the work of Christ. Johnson reorients current patterns of thought ...
Henry Chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around America from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising, gritty, hilarious and confessional in turn, his downward spiral is peppered with black humour. "Factotum" follows ...
Read the book before you see the musical, coming to the West End Autumn 2019! ''Even in book form, Evan Hansen''s story sings. Required reading, especially for anyone who''s ever needed to be found'' - Becky Albertalli, author of Love Simon Dear Evan Hansen, Today''s going to be an amazing day and here''s ...
New in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Muhammad Ali, \''the greatest\'' boxer of all time. When he was little, Muhammad Ali had his bicycle stolen. He wanted to fight the thief, but a policeman told him him to learn how to box first. After training hard in the gym, ...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has enchanted readers for generations and now will delight younger children as a picture book. Brought to life through Christian Birmingham’s stunning illustrations, this is a magical winter story for all the family. When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to ...
When you''''re as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly-set, freshly-busted nose, patched with silver duct tape - it isn''''t easy to hitch a ride. But Reacher has some unfinished business in Virginia, so he doesn''''t quit. And at last, he''''s picked up by three strangers - two men and ...
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reding material for younger learners. This reader is based on the hit 2011 animated movie Rio about Blu, a domesticated macaw who goes to Rio de Janeiro to save his species. ...
Do prastarého města Ankh-Morporku dorazil fotbal! Ne ten starodávný, plný hrubého okopávání a odstrkování, ale ten nový, rychlý, kde jsou brankové tyče vyznačeny špičatými klobouky, a s míčem, který udělá bummpin! a vyskočí, když s ním udeříte o zem. Teď musí mágové Neviditelné univerzity zvítězit ve ...
A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita.One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire ...
Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they\''re nervous. By definition they\''re all first-timers. Riding the subway in New York at two o\''clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, ...
A must-have for diehard ARMY members and new fans alike, this fan guide celebrates everything you love about BTS with an in-depth look at their journey (and ARMY’s role in it)—featuring tons of color photos! This unofficial biography tells the story of BTS and their global ARMY, which helped propel them ...