Persuasion

On 2 August 1944, Winston Churchill mocked Adolf Hitler in the House of Commons by the rank he had reached in the First World War. \'Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Herr Hitler, of Corporal Hitler\', Churchill jibed. \'Even military idiots find it difficult not to see some faults in his actions\'. Andrew Roberts\' previous book \"Masters and Commanders\" studied the creation

How do you solve a mystery when you can\'t remember the clues? \'A rich tapestry... distinctive and compelling\' Observer `A beautiful, original novel, at once funny and tragic and brave\' Sarah Pinborough There are three things you need to know about Jasper. 1. He sees the world completely differently. 2. He can\'t recognise faces - not even his own. 3. He is the only witness to the murder of his

*The new murder mystery thriller from Lucy Foley - THE GUEST LIST - is available to pre-order now* *The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller* EVERYONE\'S INVITED. EVERYONE\'S A SUSPECT. AND EVERYONE\'S TALKING ABOUT IT. \'Ripping, riveting\' A. J. Finn \'Clever, twisty and sleek\' Daily Mail \'Unputdownable\' John Boyne \'Foley is superb\' The Times \'Chilling\' Adele Parks \'Terrific, riveting\' Dinah Jefferies

A masterful new collection of poetry from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Ruth Lilly Prize The poems in Carl Dennis\'s thirteenth collection, Night School, are informed by an engagement with a world not fully accessible to the light of day, a world that can only be known with help from the imagination, whether we focus on ourselves, on people close at hand, or on the larger society. Only if

This classic book by Brian Phythian has been updated and simplified to make it accessible and relevant to today\'s readers. Never has the ability to express yourself well - in job interviews and presentations as well as in the writing of letters and reports - been more important. With an analysis of how English is used in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the simple transmission of factual material

In collaboration with Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent.Yves Saint Laurent’s signature style intertwines references from the art world with those of popular culture and social revolution. Since its establishment in the 1960s by the designer and Pierre Bergé, the Yves Saint Laurent haute couture house has redefined femininity, creating arguably the most famous (and sexiest) suit for women,

The organization of public space raises many challenges. Its very nature of being on public display makes urbanism one of the fields of architecture that is most open to debate and controversy. Urban spaces should not only strive for a balance betweeen solid and void in the urban fabric, but they must also be highly functional. All architecture stems from the need to offer answers and solutions to

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From rural Japan to international icon - Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art. Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her eventual return home and rise to twenty-first-century super-fame.

\'All children, except one, grow up.\' It was Friday night. Mr and Mrs Darling were dining out. Nana had been tied up in the backyard. The poor dog was barking, for she could smell danger. And she was right - this was the night that Peter Pan would take the Darling children on the most breath-taking adventure of their lives, to a place called Neverland, a strange country where the lost boys live and

The READING & TRAINING series is composed of illustrated graded readers, aimed at teenagers and adults. The readers are graded into six levels - from elementary/pre-lower intermediate to post-intermediate - according to internationally recognised criteria

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Jessie Cave is a successful actress, comedian, writer and artist. But just like all other young women in the twenty-first-century, she suffers from self-doubt, jealousy, a fear of failure and constant worry. In 2010 Jessie decided to take up a self-tasked mission - to draw a doodle a day for Twitter. No matter what the subject, and no matter how personal, she would post a new drawing each day without

Alptraum New York... Ein Mann landet auf dem New Yorker Flughafen; noch geschüttelt von der Flugangst, überfällt ihn die Panik, seine Frau nicht wiederzuerkennen. Aus Angst wird Ekel, Ekel vor der Frau ... Ekel vor der Stadt - Abscheu vor allem, was zuvor so normal war.Die Geschichte beginnt beunruhigend. Sicher, es ist nicht ungewöhnlich, daß jemand, der aus Deutschland zurück nach New York fliegt,

For the last time, the dwarves are going to war - and the outcome will decide the fate of their race. There has been no word from the brave warrior Tungdil since the vicious battle at the Black Abyss. Dragons, magicians, and the malevolent älfar have advanced far into the kingdom of Girdlegard, ruthlessly seizing vast areas of land. The dwarves seem to be facing their next battle with little hope of

Julie Jenson is a 37-year-old book publicist in New York. She\'s also single - and has been for six years. When her friend Georgia\'s husband dumps her for a samba teacher, Julie gathers her four single girlfriends for one momentous night of New York singlehood. Following a night that started with Steaks & Martinis and ended with topless bar dancing and a trip to the hospital, Julie decides that she\'s

The Moonstone is an ancient Indian diamond which brings disaster to everyone who owns it. Rachel Verinder’s uncle gives her the diamond as a birthday present, but that same night it is stolen… The Moonstone is now seen as the first, and one of the best, English detective novels.