The Sunday Times bestseller & WHSmith Book of the Year 2016PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING A twisty utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild rollercoaster ride of emotions Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman' TESS GERRITSENFast-paced & addictive THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR announces a major new talent in thriller writing You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party Nothing personal she just couldn't stand her crying Your husband said it would be fine After all you only live next door You'll have the baby monitor & you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last But now as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house your worst fears are realized She's gone You've never had to call the police before But now they're in your home & who knows what they'll find there What would you be capable of when pushed past your limit?' How well do we ever know those around us? THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer Even then you'll never guess the truthuntil it's too late' LISA GARDNER'I thought the read-it-in-one-sitting thing was a cliche Not any more' LINWOOD BARCLAYMeticulously crafted & razor-sharp THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn the final page' HARLAN COBEN ...

The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves & find lasting happiness The Courage to be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best & truest self change your future & find lasting happiness Using the theories of Alfred Adler one of the three giants of 19th century psychology alongside Freud & Jung the authors explain how we are all free to determine our own future free of the shackles of past experiences doubts & the expectations of others It's a philosophy that's profoundly liberating allowing us to develop the courage to change & to ignore the limitations that we & those around us can place on ourselves The result is a book that is both highly accessible & profound in its importance Millions have already read & benefited from its wisdom Now that The Courage to be Disliked has been published for the first time in English so can you ...

Based on the experiences of hundreds of child abuse survivors The Courage to Heal profiles victims who share the challenges & triumphs of their personal healing processes Inspiring & comprehensive it offers mental emotional & physical support to all people who are in the process of rebuilding their lives The Courage to Heal offers hope encouragement & practical advice to every woman who was sexually abused as a child & answers some vital questions including-How do I know if I was sexually abused?-Where does the decision to heal start?-How can I break the silence & who will listen?-How can I re-build my self-esteem intimacy & capacity to love?-What therapy support groups self-help programmes or organisations are available? ...

20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal is a helpful companion to Parker J Palmer's classic work on restoring identity & integrity to professional life A superb resource for those who wish to extend their exploration of the ideas in The Courage to Teach as individuals or part of a study group the Guide provides practical ways to create safe space for honest reflection & probing conversations & offers chapter-by-chapter questions & exercises to further explore the many insights in The Courage to Teach The bonus online content

Includes:: a 70-minute interview with Parker Palmer in which Palmer reflects on a wide range of subjects including the heart of the teacher the crisis in education diverse ways of knowing relationships in teaching & learning approaches to institutional transformation & teachers as culture heroes Discussion questions related to the topics explored in the interview have been integrated into the Guide giving individuals & study groups a chance to have a conversation with the author as well as an engagement with the text

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In 2033 less than 1 of the population survived a devastating pandemic virus Half of those who lived were immune while half of the survivors mutated into something disturbingly subhuman Now decades later the world has rebuilt in many ways but has become something else entirely Strongholds of human survivors have been set up independently of one another across parts of what is formerly the United States The rich live in highly guarded Utopias where technology & even an economy has been restored However the vast "wasteland" between strongholds is a very dangerous & unforgiving place where the poor are forced to live in areas where gangs pirates & the mutated roam free Couriers are key to the survival of the Strongholds & are paid handsomely to deliver valuables between them Eve Harper is one of the best there is but when she takes a job to find a missing shipment for an extremely dangerous drug dealer named Gillings Eve is forced to use every trick she&s ever learned in order to survive the riskiest job of her life ...

Many decisions which have had enormous historical consequences have been made over the dinner table & have been accompanied (and perhaps in influenced) by copious amounts of food & wine In this book Struan Stevenson brings to life ten such moments exploring the personalities the issues & of course the food which helped shape the course of history From the claret consumed on the eve of the Battle of Culloden through the dinners which decided the fates of George Washington Archduke Ferdinand & Adolf Hitler to the diplomatic feasts that decided future relations with Russia China & the Middle East each chapter covers every detail character decision & morsel which decided the course of history ...

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA brilliant new novel about love & marriage in the modern world
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Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence & R Scott Bakker The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices They've finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes They're fools & madmen & like the art of war & their children go hungry while we piss gold & jewels into the dust In the richest empire the world has ever known the city of Sorlost has always stood eternal & unconquered But in a city of dreams governed by an imposturous Emperor decadence has become the true ruler & has blinded its inhabitants to their vulnerability The empire is on the verge of invasion
- & only one man can see it Haunted by dreams of the empire's demise Orhan Emmereth has decided to act On his orders a company of soldiers cross the desert to reach the city Once they enter the Palace they have one mission kill the Emperor then all those who remain Only from ashes can a new empire be built The company is a group of good ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier Marching on Sorlost Marith thinks he is running away from the past which haunts him But in the Golden City his destiny awaits him
- beautiful bloody & more terrible than anyone could have foreseen

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Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence & R Scott Bakker The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices They've finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes They're fools & madmen & like the art of war & their children go hungry while we piss gold & jewels into the dust In the richest empire the world has ever known the city of Sorlost has always stood eternal & unconquered But in a city of dreams governed by an imposturous Emperor decadence has become the true ruler & has blinded its inhabitants to their vulnerability The empire is on the verge of invasion
- & only one man can see it Haunted by dreams of the empire's demise Orhan Emmereth has decided to act On his orders a company of soldiers cross the desert to reach the city Once they enter the Palace they have one mission kill the Emperor then all those who remain Only from ashes can a new empire be built The company is a group of good ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier Marching on Sorlost Marith thinks he is running away from the past which haunts him But in the Golden City his destiny awaits him
- beautiful bloody & more terrible than anyone could have foreseen

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Anna Neagle Michael Wilding Thora Hird & Jack Watling star in Herbert Wilcox&s masterly drama of love across the social divide A phenomenal box-office success whose themes resonated among cinema audiences amid the upheavals of post-war Britain The Courtneys of Curzon Street chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of the aristocratic Courtney family
- from the close of the nineteenth century when Edward Courtney&s marriage to his mother&s Irish maid scandalises Victorian society to the final days of the Second World War
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