When Philip Marsden first went to Ethiopia in 1982, it changed the direction of his life. What he saw of its astonishing antiquity, its raw medieval Christianity, its extremes of brutality & grace produced in him a restless curiosity, & made him a writer. But Ethiopia at that time was torn apart by civil war. The north, the ancient heartland of the country, was closed off. Twenty years later, Marsden returned. The Chains of Heaven is the account of a journey deferred. Walking hundreds of miles through a landscape of cavernous gorges, tabletop mountains & semi-desert, he encounters monks & hermits, rebels & farmers, people whose spiritual passions reveal a reckless disregard for the material. He stays in isolated homesteads, climbs to monasteries accessible only by ox-hide rope or by chain. He creates an unforgettable picture of one of the most remote regions left on earth, & explores the ambiguities of a nation & a Church fiercely proud of their independence but also shackled by it. Even more than in his award-winning The Spirit-Wrestlers, Philip Marsden reminds us of what travel narrative can achieve. In spare & glinting prose, The Chains of Heaven celebrates the ageless rewards of the open road & a people for whom the mythic & the everyday are still inextricably joined. ...

THE book of 2018. The Chalk Man is coming... Looking back, it all started on the day of the fair & the terrible accident. When twelve-year-old Eddie first met the Chalk Man. It was the Chalk Man who gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave secret messages between his group of friends. & it was fun, to start with, until the figures led them to the body of a young girl. That was thirty years ago & Ed thought the past was behind him. Then he receives a letter containing just two things: a piece of chalk, & a drawing of a stick figure. As history begins to repeat itself, Ed realises the game was never over... Everyone has secrets. Everyone is guilty of something. And children are not always so innocent.****` Tense, skillful storytelling` Ali L&, bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me` What a great book. A twisty thriller & downright creepy ending. 5 stars` Sarah Pinborough, the number 1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes` Kept me up until five in the morning. Wonderfully written. I loved it!` Kimberley Chambers, bestselling author of Backstabber ` It`s been a while since I`ve read such an impressive debut. The pace was perfectly judged, the characters superbly drawn & there`s acreeping sense of unease that starts with the prologue & grows throughout thebook. & then that ending! It feels so freshand deserves to be a huge success` James Oswald, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inspector Mc Lean series` What an amazing debut! Such an ingenious, original idea. Iwas engrossed from the very first page. I loved how the 1986 & present daystorylines weaved so skilfully together to create that unforgettable andunexpected ending. Compelling, taut & so very, very chilling. This book willhaunt you!` Claire Douglas, Sunday Timesbestselling author of Last Seen Alive ` Impossible to put down, cleverly constructed andexecuted` Ragnar Jonasson, author of the bestselling Dark Iceland series `I absolutely loved The Chalk Man... It`s a dark, mesmerising thriller with an ending that left me with goosebumps!` Nuala Elwood, author of My Sister`s Bones `[I] haven`t had a sleepless night due to a book for a long time. The Chalk Man changed that. Manycongrats C. J Tudor.` Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow` One of the best books I`ve read since I first read Stephen King`s IT when I was 14. Go get it!` Rachel Burton, author of The Many Colours of Us`I`ve justfinished The Chalk Man by C. J Tudor.WOW! I could not put it down. If you like Stephen King, you`ll LOVE this!” Hayley Barker, Showstopper` Absolutely brilliant. I was enthralled from start to finish... This book has bestseller written all over it & if it doesn`t go to number one I will eat my crime writing hat` C.L Taylor, author of The Missing` The Chalk Man is an utterly gripping read, with an ending that will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle` Karen Perry, bestselling author of Can You Keep a Secret?` Just finished The Chalk Man. Dark andaddictive. This page-turner is more twisty than a rollercoaster. & one hellof a ride` Will Dean, Dark Pines` Absolutely loved it! Creepy, brilliant & tense, I couldnot put it down!` Karen Hamilton, The Perfect Girlfriend` Blasted through this beauty in one intense & thrillingsitting` S R Masters, The Killer You Know` The Chalk Man stole my weekend! Wow. Just wow. The tensionjust builds & builds. & what a final page.. . ` Simon Lelic, The House`C.J. Tudor bursts onto the scene with a page-turningthriller that draws simple but terrifying lines about evil & the hauntingnature of childhood. Flip open the first page & you`ll curl up all night` Julia Heaberlin, Sunday Timesbestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.` Finished reading The Chalk Man by C.J Tudor last night. What a book! Enjoyed every minute of it. A total banger!` Amy Lloyd, author of The Innocent Wife ...

In this urgent yet optimistic new work, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai provides a unique perspective on the fate of Africa. Informed by her three decades as an environmental activist & campaigner for democracy, ” The Challenge for Africa” celebrates the enduring potential of the human spirit, & reminds us that change is always possible. ...

K2 is one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world & one of the most treacherous
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A. C. Grayling`s lucid & stimulating books, based on the idea that philosophy should engage with the world & make itself useful, are immensely popular. The Challenge of Things joins earlier collections like The Reason of Things & Thinking of Answers, but this time to collect Grayling`s recent writings on the world in a time of war & conflict. In describing & exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits & prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds. Whether he is writing about the First World War & its legacy, free speech, the advantages of an atheist prime minister or the role of science in the arts, his essays are always enlightening, enlivening & hopeful. ...

A fully-updated edition of the internationally acclaimed The Champagne Guide, by the winner of the 2011 Louis Roederer International Champagne Writer of the Year Award for the 2011-2012 edition. The book contains fully independent assessments, with profiles & ratings, of over 100 champagne producers-from the smallest growers to the largest houses. The wines have all been reviewed based on current tastings & the notes are accompanied by full colour bottle images. The 2016-2017 edition features fully updated information on the distinction between houses & producers & how to avoid corked, stale & lightstruck champagnes, as well as a new section on vintages. The Champagne Hall of Honour ranks the best producers in Champagne this year & the best champagnes of the year under $60, under $100, under $200, at any price, & the best blanc de blancs, rose & low-dosage champagnes. The Champagne Guide tells you everything you need to know about how champagne is grown & made & how to buy, open, serve & store champagne, all for less than the price of even a cheap bottle of Champagne! ...

A fully-updated colour edition of the internationally acclaimed self-published The Champagne Guide, winner of the 2011 Louis Roederer International Champagne Writer of the Year Award for the 2011- 2012 edition. The book contains fully independent assessments, with profiles & ratings, of almost 100 champagne producers
- from the smallest growers to the largest houses. The wines have all been reviewed based on current tastings & the notes are accompanied by full colour label images. The 2014u 2015 edition features fully updated & frank commentary on all the current issues facing Champagne: global warming, parallel imports, excessive yields, & how to avoid corked, stale & lightstruck champagnes. The Champagne Hall of Honour ranks the best producers in Champagne this year & the best champagnes of the year under $60, under $100, under $200, at any price, & the best blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs, ros & low dosage champagnes. The world`s most comprehensive & up-to-date guide to Champagne, featuring all the latest, freshest releases, all tasted recently.
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When Apollo Kagwa was just a child, his father disappeared, leaving him with recurring nightmares & a box labelled ` Improbabilia`. Now a successful book dealer, Kagwa has a family of his own after meeting & falling in love with Emma, a librarian. The two marry & have a baby: so far so happy-ever-after. However, as the pair settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion & anxiety start to take their toll. Emma`s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, until one day she commits an unthinkable act, setting Apollo on a wild & fantastical quest through a suddenly otherworldly New York, in search of a wife & child he no longer recognises. An epic novel for our anxiety-ridden times, The Changeling is a tale of parenthood, love
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Some 15 billion years ago, a titanic explosion created space & time & started the universe on its epic journey towards ever greater complexity. Out of a tiny primordial speck was woven an immense tapestry of hundreds of billions of galaxies, each home to as many stars. In one of those galaxies, on a planet circling a nondescript star, there emerged human beings with the ability to marvel at the beauty & harmony of the cosmos. In clear, simple language, this account explains the Big Bang & its ever-expanding consequences. ...

Beata Moore explores the rich heritage of British & French influences & the surprisingly varied landscapes of the Channel Islands. From Jersey, an island of opposites, where cosmopolitan city life sits easily with lazy beach holidays to the proudly different Bailiwick of Guernsey, where agriculture remains a bigger part of the island economy, & the islands of Alderney & car-free Sark & Herm. From bustling harbour towns, remote cliff paths, beautiful beaches & rural interiors, Beata Moore captures the diversity & uniqueness of this much-loved archipelago. ...