May, 1992. Hana is twelve years old when she is put on one of the last UN evacuation buses fleeing the besieged city of Sarajevo. Her twenty-one-year-old sister, Atka, staying behind to look after their five younger siblings, is there to say goodbye. Thin

So you\'ve Leaned In, now what? In today\'s world, women\'s career success relies on much more than just taking advice from a mentor, knowing how to network, and being proactive. Young professional women have to learn how to analyze career decisions for themselves and figure out what to do when their decisions don\'t work out. Learn, Work, Lead: Things Your Mentor Won\'t Tell You is a cutting-edge

What does the name \'Agatha Christie\' mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a \'whodunnit\'. \'I\'m reading an Agatha Christie,\' people say. \'I\'m not sure who the murderer is - I think it\'s ...\' But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer\'s name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet

The Art of Spirited Awaycollects colour illustrations of Spirited Awayfor the first time in an English edition. This book includes paintings and designs from the Academy Award winning animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Features commentary, colour stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language sc

The Southern horror series continues and is now under development for a SyFy Network television show! Emmy believes she is one of a kind, that there is no one else in the world quite like her. As strangers arrive in Harrow County, though, she discovers just how wrong she is. Are these beings--each possessing strange and ghastly supernatural abilities--her family? Collects the Dark Horse comic series

An updated edition of this outstanding historical novel, in a stunning new package to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its publication. When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails

Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO\'s hit series Game of Thrones. This first volume features an original 35,000 word novella by George R.R. Martin.\'The Princess

Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO\'s hit series GAME OF THRONES. This third volume features an original short story by Joe Abercrombie. \'Some Desperado\' centres

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION Addictive, thrilling, exhilarating...You won\'t be able to put it down. Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who can\'t stand the thought of handling another death investigation. That\'s until his niece\'s body is found in the property of one of the city\'s wealthiest citizens. The coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn\'t add up. Against orders,

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. Now Dex is facing a disturbing situation. He\'s used to blood at work, and blood when he\'s out with the dark passenger (the voice that guides him on

1:20,000 3.17 inches to 1 mile. 6.4 inches to 1 mile for central area (1:10,000). This handy little atlas features high quality Collins mapping. A huge amount of detail is contained within the mapping without compromising the clarity. Central London is mapped at a larger scale. MAIN FEATURES / Extremely clear, attractive, full colour mapping with enlarged central area / Full index to place and street

As You Like It is Shakespeare\'s most light-hearted comedy, and its witty heroine Rosalind has his longest female role. In this edition, Alan Brissenden reassesses both its textual and performance history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first recorded production in 1740. He examines Shakespeare\'s sources and elucidates the central themes of love, pastoral, and doubleness. Detailed

It´s a deadly game of blackmail. And they´re making him play. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he´s good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret

A young couple is found dead in their apartment, and double suicide seems to be the only interpretation - Alarm bells ring in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success and legendary secrecy have inspired awe around the world. The Thorpes, few people knew, were more than the quintessential happy couple - they were Eden\'s first perfect

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\'s capabilities. Alex is a thirty-year-old art gallery assistant and hopelessly in love with her boss, Brad. Then, an incident at the gallery means they have to spend a few days at Brad\'s country house. This

This is the Sunday Times bestseller. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake is a heart-rending and profoundly moving story of love and loss in World War II. It is 1940, and bombs fall nightly on London. In the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, and later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets.

It\'s hard to sit still when your client is scheduled to die in 15 hours!. As he makes an 11th hour plea for mercy, lawyer Alex Sedaka is resigned to the fact that Clayton Burrows will be executed. Charged with the rape and murder of 18-year-old classmate

Over the last seven years Etgar Keret has had plenty of reasons to worry. His son, Lev, was born in the middle of a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv. His father became ill. And he has been constantly tormented by nightmarish visions of the Iranian president Ahmadinejad, anti-Semitic remarks both real and imagined, and, perhaps most worrisome of all, a dogged telemarketer who seems likely to chase him to

This is the funniest book that you will read about English people! Why are the English different from Europeans? George Mikes’ book describes the strange things the English do and say. And the English don’t get angry when they read the book. They love it! You will too!