England, 1911. When a free-spirited young woman arrives in a sleepy Berkshire village to work as a maid in the household of The Reverend and Mrs Canning, she sets in motion a chain of events which changes all their lives. For Cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understand ...This is not all Hester Canning has to cope with. When her husband invites a young

A pocket-sized collection of food-themed Simon\'s Cat cartoons selected from the first two Simon\'s Cat books. In full colour for the very first time and featuring 10 brand new cartoons, Simon\'s Cat is back, only smaller, cheaper and cuter.

The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many t

For the first time in Italy, Contrasto offers to the public an exclusive book, from the book collection In Parole, that merges Jack London incredible and well-known literature with his yet unpublished photographs, creating a dialogue between the visual and literary arts and building up towards the completion of the Jack London artist.

\'To Kill a Mockingbird for the 21st Century\' Real Reader Review When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and

Mayští stařešinové a otcové vyprávějí dětem legendy a příběhy, aby se jejich potomci mohli seznámit s ovzduším slávy civilizace dávných Mayů. Tématy jsou staré zvyky, legendy o dávných panovnících a jejich činech, kouzelných bytostech, ve které Mayové věřili, o zaniklých bájných místech, mayské legendy o stvoření, příběhy o lásce, o vztazích mezi lidmi a lidských vlastnostech, bajky. Zkrátka jsou to

June the first, a bright summer\'s evening, a Monday . . . And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live, no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings. For soon, really very soon, everything is going

Festive fun and sparkling stickers! This activity book is jam-packed with things to make and do, puzzles and lots, lots more!

One of the most critically acclaimed memoirs ever written. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics\' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. Lorna sage\'s outstanding childhood and adolescence brings to life her eccentric family and bizarre upbringing in rural Wales. The period is

Alien meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this short story, soon to be an original series on Netflix, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race. But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain

Publikace představuje 16 nejpozoruhodnějších australských mladých architektonických ateliérů a jejich 60 projektů. This book explores the sixteen most exciting young architectural studios in Australia, and the progressive projects built in Australasia tha

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

From the bestselling author of Lullaby \'Riveting.\' Evening Standard \'Explosive.\' Mail on Sunday \'Thrilling.\' Sunday Times \'A must-read.\' Vogue Her obsessions devour her. She is helpless to stop them... Adele has a seemingly enviable life. She is a respected journalist, living in a flawless Paris apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of \'having it all\',

Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri’s life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness — a man who seems to be out of her reach.

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children\'s Book Award, the Waterstones Children\'s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013, comes the seventh amazing instalment of Tom Gates\' adventures - now in paperback! Will Tom and his band DOGZOMBIES be LUCKY enough to win the Rockweekly Bandbattle competition? They just might be if they could find time to practice!

The complete Maze Runner series released with a sophisticated new look in a stunning box set - perfect for older readers. In a post-apocalyptic reality, violence, disease and lies threaten to destroy much more than the lives of the young Gladers. But the truth is more dangerous than any of them could have imagined. The Maze is only the beginning ...

Das lyrische Werk Hermann Hesses (1877-1962) steht gleichwertig neben den großen Romanen \"Siddharta\", \"Der Steppenwolf\", \"Narziss und Goldmund\". Dem Autor selbst waren seine Gedichte stets unverzichtbare Möglichkeit zu unmittelbarem, wahrem Ausdruck von Sorgen und Sehnsüchten. Der Band \"Musik des Einsamen\" (1915) führt dies in eindrücklicher Weise vor Augen. In den leisen und zarten Tönen dieser

Interior design helps to shape all aspects of our lives and has now come of age both intellectually and professionally. This text sets out to change and clarify the perceptions and misconceptions about contemporary interior design by examining some o f the key issues that define what it is, how it is different from architecture, what specific skills it requires and what design problems it solves. The