Category Archives: Shower Curtains
The New Cold War: Putin`s Threat to Russia and the West
Revised and updated with a new preface on the Crimean crisis While most of the world was lauding the stability and economic growth that Vladimir Putin`s ex-KGB regime had brought to Russia, Edward Lucas was ringing alarm bells. First published in 2008 and since revised, The New Cold War remains the most insightful and informative
Breaking Cover
A LIZ CARLYLE INVESTIGATION`Rimington tells her story with the crisp authority one would expect of James Bond`s M` New York Times Book ReviewRecovering from a gruelling terrorist investigation, Liz Carlyle has been posted to MI5`s counter-espionage desk. Her bosses hope the change of scene will give her some breathing space, but they haven`t counted on
City of Girls
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER`Stunning` Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN`Warm and wise` Stephanie Merritt, Observer`Glamorous, sexy, compelling` Dolly Alderton, Sunday Times`I fell in love with Vivian from page one` Daisy Buchanan`An education in love, and an iridescent delight` Rowan Pelling, SpectatorNew York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble
Nice Work If You Can Get it
Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes` red carpets, lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat – including an enterprising team who plan to open a new restaurant. Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa,
You Belong to Me
`No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison` Mail on SundayHer story, his trouble, begins in desirePaul Reeves is a successful New York lawyer with a seemingly charmed life. He has an adoring girlfriend, a beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side and a voracious appetite for rare and beautiful maps.But when
Circe: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2019The captivating Sunday Times top ten and New York Times number one bestseller by the Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles.In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver Sacks, and Me
`A beautiful memoir in which Oliver Sacks comes wonderfully to life … Exquisitely wrought, heartrending and joyous` Joyce Carol OatesBill Hayes came to New York in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. But, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved
Blood Red Road
Winner of the Costa Children`s Book Award 2011. “I ain`t afeared of nuthin.” Saba`s twin is golden. She is his living shadow. He is strong and beautiful. She is scrawny and dark. Nothing will separate them…Raised in isolated Silverlake, Saba is ignorant of the harsh and violent world beyond her home. But when her twin
Everybody Lies: The New York Times Bestseller
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR`This book is about a whole new way of studying the mind … Endlessly fascinating` Steven Pinker`A whirlwind tour of the modern human psyche` EconomistEverybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters – and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people
Horhis Gguide: Oxford (ne)
A stunning new edition of this gory city guide with all the gruesome bits left in! HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GRUESOME GUIDE TO OXFORD takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Oxford, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map, tourists can plot their path to the past, take a
Pravda Ha Ha: Truth, Lies and the End of Europe
Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award`A gem of a book, informative, companionable, sometimes funny, and wholly original. MacLean must surely be the outstanding, and most indefatigable, traveller-writer of our time` John le CarreIn 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring
The Unexpected Find
Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling author Eva Ibbotson, this exceptional middle grade story is captivating, heartfelt and brilliant in equal measure. When a storm hits a small and sleepy town, it ravages every living thing. But storms don`t just destroy, they uncover. And when a young boy discovers a mysterious object that
Trigger Mortis: A James Bond Novel
Literary legend James Bond returns to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating thriller by Sunday Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. It`s 1957 and James Bond (agent 007) has only just survived his showdown with Auric Goldfinger at Fort Knox. By his side is Pussy Galore, who was with him at the end. Unknown to either
Whistling in the Dark
From much-loved author Shirley Hughes comes a compelling World War Two wartime adventure for readers aged 10+ set during the Liverpool Blitz. In the hardship of war, everything is rationed – except true friendship. Joan and best friend Doreen love going to the cinema until the Blitz intensifies and then even that becomes too dangerous,
Once Upon a Northern Night
Tip-toe through the pages of this beautiful bedtime read-aloud, and try not to break the spell of the peaceful, quiet, wintry north.”A mixture of magic, wildlife and deep comfort” New York Times In this bedtime lullaby beautifully brought to life by the award-winning Isabelle Arsenault, illustrator of Jane, the Fox, and Me, a northern night
Mrs Mole, I`m Home!
Root for Morris the spectacle-wearing mole to find his way home in this laugh-out-loud story from Jarvis, the creator of Alan`s Big, Scary Teeth.”The witty Jarvis makes all the right moves” New York Times From Jarvis, the creator of Alan`s Big, Scary Teeth, comes another truly unmissable, hilarious adventure about a daddy mole who has
Everyone
Happy one moment and sad the next – everyone has feelings. “The message of self-acceptance and community is heartfelt and reassuring” The New York Times A first book of mindfulness and feelings, award-winning illustrator Christopher Silas Neal invites young readers to explore how we feel what we feel, and how everyone else feels it, too.
Nanette`s Baguette
Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette! Is she set? YOU BET! “If there`s a living creator of children`s books who stands a chance of occupying a cultural position akin to a Dr. Seuss, it`s Mr. Willems” The New York Times From Mo Willems, the multi award-winning creator of the Pigeon series
Florence: Panorama Pops
Bring Florence to life with this beautiful three-dimensional Panorama Pop, featuring the city`s most famous sites. Remember Florence for ever with this exquisite three-dimensional expanding pocket guide. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres and features 12 of Florence`s most famous sites, including the Duomo, Baptistery, Square of
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
Princess Magnolia struggles to conceal her secret superhero identity in this action-packed sequel to New York Times bestseller The Princess in Black.A superhero princess, inconvenient monster alarms, a glittering party and spot-on slapstick pacing all abound in this sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Princess in Black. Today is Princess Magnolia`s birthday party,
