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This book, the second posthumous collection of his journalism, brings together pieces from near and far. He was ferociously well travelled, and once wrote that for all our ability to cross the world at will, 'abroad is as foreign and funny and strange and shocking as it ever was, and our need to know our neighbours every bit as great'. This is a book about meeting those neighbours. 

It's Joke Day at school for Flip and Fin, the sand shark twins! What sits on the bottom of the sea and shakes? A nervous wreck! What do sea monsters eat? Fish and ships! Laugh-out-loud funny, Flip & Fin: We Rule the School! is a perfectly silly—and perfectly lovable—deep-sea story about...

Are you so accustomed to feeling just "okay" that you've forgotten what it's like to feel really great? Would you like to feel your very best each and every day—now and for the rest of your life? If the answer is yes, you are a candidate for the "Medical Makeover." Developed by Dr. Robert M. Giller and presented by Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Seagren, the Medical Makeover is a revolutionary approach to health care.

Ils ne se connaissent pas, mais un même rêve leur a donné rendez-vous dans une mystérieuse chapelle des Highlands en Écosse. Valeria, Peter et Stefan ignorent qu'ils sont la preuve vivante d'une découverte révolutionnaire sur les arcanes de la mémoire faite vingt ans plus tôt par deux scientifiques disparus. Une découverte que beaucoup voudraient s'approprier - à n'importe quel prix. Pour échapper à ceux qui les traquent, ils n'ont pas d'autre choix que de remonter à l'origine du secret dont ils sont les ultimes gardiens. Leurs souvenirs sont des sanctuaires.

La philosophie Marx - discipline et méthode. Lorsque la libellule est confrontée à un obstacle, son premier mouvement consiste à changer d'axe. Sans jamais reculer, elle teste un passage par le haut, puis par le bas, de droite à gauche et de gauche à droite, jusqu'à trouver la solution. Autrement dit, la libellule se montre capable de prendre de la distance. Dans "La stratégie de la libellule", Thierry Marx développe tous les mots-clefs qui lui ont permis de construire et d'affiner sa philosophie.

Dans un grand hôpital d'Édimbourg, le docteur Scott Kinross et la généticienne Jenni Cooper travaillent sur la maladie d'Alzheimer. Alors que le mal progresse à un rythme inquiétant, frappant des sujets toujours plus nombreux, toujours plus jeunes, leurs conclusions sont effrayantes : si ce fléau l'emporte, tout ce qui fait de nous des êtres humains disparaîtra. Dans un monde où les intérêts financiers règnent en despotes, c'est le début d'une guerre silencieuse dont Kinross et Cooper ne sont pas les seuls à entrevoir les enjeux.

1920, Durham. Since she was a child, Lucy Charlton has dreamed of working with her father in the family solicitor's firm. But a scandal shatters her dreams and, when her father disowns her, she finds herself on the streets, fighting for survival. Joe Hardy has returned to London after the Great War to find his life in tatters - his father is dead and his pregnant fiancée has disappeared. Then Joe learns he's unexpectedly inherited an old river house in Durham from a stranger called Margaret Lee.

Welcome to St Ambrose Primary School. A world of friendships, fights and feuding. And that's just the mothers. It's the start of another school year at St Ambrose. But while the children are in the classroom colouring in, their mothers are learning sharper lessons on the other side of the school...

1915. As a child it never mattered to Blake that he had no mother, that no one knew who his father was. He was secure in his grandparents' love, happy on their farm in the Yorkshire dales. But when his grandparents die suddenly, Blake's world collapses. Taken in by a neighbouring farmer as hired help, Blake's life becomes focused on the land--and on his secret love for Annie, his employer's daughter.

Emma Appleby's arrival in the County Durham village of Tow Law is sudden and mysterious, provoking deep suspicion in the locals. And because she has a child with her, seemingly out of marriage, they want nothing to do with her - except for pub landlord Mick Castle. When Emma opens an academy and sets herself up in competition with the local school, she provokes a savage response from the community.

Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters. Encounter rebel goddesses, stories of complex love and the mythical might of women as Nikita Gill takes listeners on a magical journey of empowerment. Inspired by ancient Greek mythology, discover the power and glory of the greatest goddesses. From the potent venom of Medusa and transformative sorcery of Circe to the rising up of Athena over Olympus, these are the mothers, warriors, creators, survivors and destroyers that shook the world.

One of a series of retellings of classic world literature from publisher Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and theme, Real Reads also reflect the original author's style. A brilliant introduction to Bronte's compelling story.Jane Eyre is poor, parentless and plain. her future looks bleak.Jane's aunt and cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel and dangerous. What inner strength can young Jane find?

Stories navigating the commplicated terrain of race in America, from acclaimed writers like Toni Morrison, E.L. Doctorow, Sandra Cisneros, Sherman Alexie, and Amy Tan The editors who brought us Unsettling America and Identity Lessons have compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes...

The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks. Monday, 25 July The first day of the holidays. I suppose it could’ve been worse. I brightly announced that perhaps it might be a lovely idea to go to a stately home and learn about some...

El thriller más trepidante, lleno de aventuras y, sobre todo, más divertido de 2017. Historia, suspense, ciencia y aventura en una intriga contra reloj que nos invita a viajar a lo largo de 2500 años, desde la antigua Mesopotamia al Tercer Reich, desde el Museo Británico al Japón milenario...

Some women have it all. Others are 34 and rent a tiny flat alone because they recently found their long-term boyfriend in bed with their boss. Newly single and jobless, Ginny Taylor is certain her life can’t get any worse. But then she encounters her downstairs neighbour for the very first time. Cassie Frost was a once-loved actress, but after a recent mishap she desperately needs a new publicist. And Ginny is a publicist who desperately needs a job - but can she be persuaded to work for the uber-difficult, excessively prickly woman that lives below her floorboards?

Brought to you by Penguin. The Sunday Times bestselling novel, soon to be a major series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer starring Keeley Hawes in 2025. Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all? 1840: twenty three years after the...

Une menace pèse sur le royaume des Nuages Roses. Son jeune prince a perdu le sommeil. Pour le retrouver, il part en quête d'un remède.

One of a series of retellings of classic world literature from publisher Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and themes, Real Reads also reflect the original author's style. A brilliant introduction to this haunting tale."I saw everything. They told me everything. I played a part in everything."Nelly Dean has spent her life serving the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights. She has quite a tale to tell. She wants to tell it to you.

Mami ist gerade 39 geworden. Mit Schrecken blickt sie einer Zukunft entgegen, in der sie ständig gefragt wird, ob sie nicht auch mal zum Yoga für Fortgeschrittene kommen will, und wo auf Partys alle so tun, als hätten sie nach einem Glas Wein schon "ein Schwipschen". Aber Mami hat weder Lust auf einen praktischen Haarschnitt noch darauf, nur noch für ihre Kinder zu leben und auf dem Schulhof rumzustehen, während andere Mütter mit den jüngsten außerlehrplanmäßigen Aktivitäten ihres Nachwuchses angeben.