Our Future Earth vividly describes how the decisions made about the environment in the next decades will affect the next 100, 000 years of life on the planet, & shows how far todays environmental debate is overlooking crucial long-term evidence. By considering the Earths history over millions of years, & not merely over the last couple of centuries, this book changes our understanding. It draws on geological evidence to show that the greatest immediate threat to humans will not be global warming, but global cooling. & the extent of human control over the environment now makes the direction of climate change a greater matter of choice than the public realises. This lucid book will prompt climate sceptics, activists & everyone in between to think again about our future Earth, because the real consequences of our behaviour are set to be far more dramatic than we expect. ...

Tim Cranmer, retired secret servant, & Larry Pettifer, bored radical don, philanderer & for twenty years Tim's mercurial double agent against the now vanished Communist threat, have an unresolved rivalry that dates back decades. They follow each other into the lawless wilds of Moscow & then Southern Russia until a small, unheard-of nation becomes their proving ground in the finale to John le Carre's dazzling novel. ...

Le Carre`s post-Cold War masterpiece, filled with suspense, betrayal, desire & drama. The Cold War is over & retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry
- dreamer, dissolute, philanderer & disloyal friend
- has vanished, along with Tim`s mistress. As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia & the North Caucasus, he is forced to question everything he stood for. Set in a fragmented, uncertain post-Soviet world, le Carre`s brutal story of falsehoods & betrayal shows men playing dangerous games beyond their control.

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In this beautiful, collectible new volume, street artist Matt Sewell offers his own unique take on 52 of our favourite British garden birds. Since its first appearance in July 2009, Matt`s ` Bird of the Week` feature for the Caught by the River website has quickly become a cult hit. His pop-art watercolours are distinctive & enchanting, as are his innovative descriptions, which see great tits `bossing the other birds around`, the `playful yet shy buoyancy` of bullfinches & the `improbable` nature of the waxwing (`like a computer-generated samurai finch`). With 52 birds, one for each week of the year, this delightful gift book will appeal to bird watching enthusiasts, children & adults, & art & illustration fans alike. ...

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- who may or may not be Graham Greene
- arrives in Havana in 1955 in search of a good time. He heads to the Shanghai Theatre,

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A haunting, lyrical tale about a fading town & a boy who would do anything to save his family There was nothing to do but tell stories. Tell this story. And then? Asked Cora. And then everything, said Finn. Newfoundl&, Canada, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters, & the cod industry abruptly collapses, it`s not long before the people begin to disappear from the town of Big Running as well. As residents are forced to leave the island in search of work, 10-year-old Finn Connor suddenly finds himself living in a ghost town. There`s no school, no friends & whole rows of houses stand abandoned. & then Finn`s parents announce that they too must separate if their family is to survive. But Finn still has his sister, Cora, with whom he counts the dwindling boats on the coast at night, & Mrs Callaghan, who teaches him the strange & ancient melodies of their native Irel&. That is until his sister disappears, & Finn must find a way of calling home the family & the life he has lost.` The prose flows like the waves it recounts: back & forth seamlessly... it is elegant & musical` The List` Magical... it`s been a very long time since a book has taken me by the hand
- & the heart
- as this one has` Sarah Winman, on Etta & Otto & Russell & James` Charming, fresh, touching... cuts through to the heart` Sunday Times, on Etta & Otto & Russell & James

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Philomena is requisitioned from a Dorset field in the summer of 1914, & serves with the yeomanry in Egypt & Palestine until the end of the First World War. But she doesn`t come back to England: thousands of British Army horses are sold off locally. Faint news of her reaches Griselda Romney, her old owner. The impulsive Griselda, taking with her little Amabel &, of course, Nanny, sails for Egypt
- to find Philomena & bring her home.
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On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. & you didn`t sell it. ` If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty & oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare Mackintosh, author of I See You ` Property-porn looks set to become a staple of crime fiction & Our House is an excellent example of this burgeoning subgenre. Husband & wife pass the narrative baton between them in this masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner` Laura Wilson, Guardian `I loved the wonderful hook of Our House, which plays with our modern obsession with property
- & the vulnerability that exposes. Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet` Fiona Barton, author of The Widow & The Child FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror & confusion. She & her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years & have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? & why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most? FOR RICHER, FOR POORER. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake & now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram & Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her
- & what has she hidden from him? & will either survive the chilling truth
- that there are far worse things you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART. `I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea. Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted & compelling. Deserves to be such a hit` Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal` Our House is one of the best books I have ever read.. . FACT` Isabelle Broom, author of My Map of You ` Gripping & heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running through it` Louise Jensen, author of The Gift ` Heart-stopping, toe-curling, breath-taking! Half can`t bear to read/half can`t bear to put it down. It`s marvellous
- so tautly plotted & don`t see the twists coming! Will be a smash hit! Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House ` Finished in two days. Absolutely brilliant. It has bestseller written all over it` Kate Furnivall, author of The Betrayal ` What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to breathe` broadbeanbooks ` What a sensational book this is, with a plot that unrolls like clockwork, & simmering tension that never lets up. Betrayal, double-crossing & the most delicious sting in the tail... I couldn`t put it down` Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of The House of New Beginnings `A great read
- lots of surprises & an excellent ending` Cesca Major, author of The Silent Hours ` Jaw-droppingly brilliant` Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything ` Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I have read in a long time. I devoured it!` Claire Frost, Fabulous magazine `A high-stakes domestic thriller that is utterly absorbing. Twists & turns abound, & Our House will have you locking your doors & checking your windows. Candlish delivers a frightening portrait of one woman`s worst nightmare. Trust no one!` Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author




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On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. & you didn`t sell it. ` If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty & oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare Mackintosh, author of I See You `I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea. Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted & compelling. Deserves to be such a hit` Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal `I loved the wonderful hook of Our House, which plays with our modern obsession with property
- & the vulnerability that exposes. Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet` Fiona Barton, author of The Widow & The Child FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror & confusion. She & her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years & have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? & why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most?FOR RICHER, FOR POORER. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake & now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram & Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her
- & what has she hidden from him? & will either survive the chilling truth
- that there are far worse things you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART.` Our House is one of the best books I have ever read.. . FACT` Isabelle Broom, author of My Map of You ` Gripping & heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running through it` Louise Jensen, author of The Gift ` Heart-stopping, toe-curling, breath-taking! Half can`t bear to read/half can`t bear to put it down. It`s marvellous
- so tautly plotted & don`t see the twists coming! Will be a smash hit! Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House ` Finished in two days. Absolutely brilliant. It has bestseller written all over it` Kate Furnivall, author of The Betrayal ` What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to breathe` broadbeanbooks ` What a sensational book this is, with a plot that unrolls like clockwork, & simmering tension that never lets up. Betrayal, double-crossing & the most delicious sting in the tail... I couldn`t put it down` Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of The House of New Beginnings `A great read
- lots of surprises & an excellent ending` Cesca Major, author of The Silent Hours ` Jaw-droppingly brilliant` Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything ` Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I have read in a long time. I devoured it!` Claire Frost, Fabulous magazine `A high-stakes domestic thriller that is utterly absorbing. Twists & turns abound, & Our House will have you locking your doors & checking your windows. Candlish delivers a frightening portrait of one woman`s worst nightmare. Trust no one!` Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author




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” Go straightly to school, Our Kid, ” said Dad. But unless a fish-driven submarine, dinopirates & an elephant ride are the quickest way to school, Our Kid is not doing too well. This tour-de-force of invention from the legendary Tony Ross takes you on a journey to school like no other, & shows that sometimes the oddballs (especially of the goat variety) win the day! ...