A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she’s arranged her own funeral.A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own.A reluctant author drawn into a story he can’t control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery & a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz`s page-turning new thriller. SPREAD THE WORD. THE WORD IS MURDER. ...

SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER MURDER? Buried secrets, murder & a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz`s page-turning new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC`s Sherlock, you`ll LOVE The Word is Murder! ` Actually the word is not murder, it`s ingenious.. . A masterful meta-mystery.` (Booklist)`A very clever & inventive mystery` (Bookbag)`A perfect detective novel in a unique style complete with an excellent twist!` (Life Has a Funny Way of Sneaking Up On You)` With its unorthodox protagonist, clever plotting, brilliantly imperfect characters, & escalating sense of urgency & intrigue, THE WORD IS MURDER is an instant crime classic that will keep you reading as fast as you can... one of the best & most compulsively readable mysteries of the year. Hugely satisfying on every level.` (Written by Sime)` Will undoubtedly exhilarate not only crime & Horowitz fans but anyone who enjoys the sense of metafiction & fourth wall breaking found in books by authors like Lemony Snicket, Bret Easton Ellis & Martin Amis.` (Fiendfully Reading)A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she`s arranged her own funeral.A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own.A reluctant author drawn into a story he can`t control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery & a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz`s page-turning new thriller. ...

`17th-century Amsterdam sparkles into life in this delightful, playful & beautifully written debut. I loved it!` Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Week In Paris ` Guinevere Glasfurd`s writing is fresh & elegant. I loved the subject & the way she brings Amsterdam in the 1600s into vivid, believable life. A lovely book` Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Tea Planter`s Wife The Words in My Hand is the reimagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr Sergeant the English bookseller. When a mysterious & reclusive lodger arrives
- the Monsieur
- Mr Sergeant insists everything must be just so. It transpires that the Monsieur is Rene Descartes. This is Helena`s story: the woman in front of Descartes, a young woman who yearns for knowledge, who wants to write so badly she makes ink from beetroot & writes in secret on her skin
- only to be held back by her position in society. Weaving together the story of Descartes` quest for reason with Helena`s struggle for literacy, their worlds overlap as their feelings deepen; yet remain sharply divided. For all Descartes` learning, it is Helena he seeks out as she reveals the surprise in the everyday world that surrounds him. When reputation is everything & with so much to lose, some truths must remain hidden. Helena & Descartes face a terrible tragedy & ultimately have to decide if their love is possible at all.


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In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, eleven-year-old Yousef is preoccupied by video games, school pranks, & meeting his father`s impossibly high standards. Everything changes when the Second Intifada erupts & soldiers occupy the family home. Yousef`s father refuses to flee & risk losing the house forever, so the army keeps the family in a state of virtual imprisonment. Yousef struggles to understand how his father can be so committed to peaceful co-existence that he welcomes the occupying Israeli soldiers as `guests`, even in the face of unfair & humiliating treatment. Over time, Yousef learns how to endure his new life in captivity
- but he can`t anticipate that a bullet is about to transform his future in an instant. Shot by an Israeli soldier at the age of fifteen, & taken to hospital in Tel Aviv, Yousef slowly & painstakingly confronts the paralysis of his lower body. Under the ceaseless care of Israeli medical professionals, he gains a new perspective on the value of co-existence. These transformative experiences set Yousef on a difficult new path that leads him to learn to embody his father`s philosophy, & spread a message of co-existence in a world of deep-set sectarianism. The Words of My Father is a moving coming-of-age story about survival, tolerance & hope.
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Title re-release ahead of US & UK sequel release in July 2019 On the death of her master, Letta is suddenly promoted from apprentice to wordsmith, charged with collecting & archiving words in post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval Ark. When she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language & rob the people of Ark of the power of speech, she realises that she has to save not only words, but the culture itself. Speculative fiction with a powerful political premise WINNER of a White Raven from the International Youth Library Shortlisted for the Children`s Books Ireland Awards. ...

National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Map of the World, folded version, combining present day & historical world maps; on one side a contemporary political map with two insets showing the world in 1888 & 1988, plus on the reverse a world map published by the Society in 1922. On one side is a present day political map of the world, showing countries in pleasant pastel colours. All place names are in their English versions. On land the map has very subtle relief shading with names of main geographic

Features: deserts, mountain ranges, highest peaks (altitude in feet), etc. On light blue oceans stronger shading shows the sea floor with names of ridges, basins, plateaux, etc. North & South Polar regions are presented on insets. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 30°, plus clocks indicating time difference from GMT. Two more insets show the world in 1888 & 1988 – the Society’s founding & centennial years. On the reverse is a reproduction of the National Geographic Society’s first map of the world, published as a supplement to the December 1922 magazine. The map is centred on the Americas, splitting Asia east of the Indian Subcontinent, & indicates colonial possessions & dominions. An interesting feature are airline routes, marked as in operation, authorized but not yet in operation, & flown but not yet commercially adopted. Insets present the two Polar Regions, plus maps showing natural vegetation with ocean currents & the density of population with prevailing winds. Please note: this title is also available as a wall map, on paper or encapsulated.

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National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary World Wall Map, encapsulated version
- size 117 x 77.5cm (46” x 30.5” approx), combining
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National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary World Wall Map, paper version
- size 117 x 77.5cm (46” x 30.5” approx). A contemporary
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When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong with Anna; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing. Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, roaming through wasteland with a band of survivors, after animals & plants have died out. The more Anna sees, the more she realises she must act to prevent the future in her visions becoming real. But can she act quickly enough? Haunting, gripping & magical, The World According to Anna is a fable for our time. ...

Poor put-upon Bertie is still struggling to escape his overbearing mother`s influence, his yoga lessons & his pink bedroom while wondering why new baby brother Ulysses looks uncomfortably like his psychotherapist. The insufferably handsome Bruce has returned from London to l&, on his feet & rent-free, in the arms of heiress Julia Donald. But all is not well among the residents of 44 Scotland Street: Angus`s dog & constant companion Cyril is under threat of execution, victim of a miscarriage of justice, while pretty, indecisive Pat & hopeless romantic Matthew are on the verge of making the most terrible mistake of their lives.. . Big Lou finds a new man, Matthew & Pat edge their relationship towards something more permanent
- although this development is not without complications, when a glimpse of someone who just might be her handsome, caddish ex-flatmate Bruce sets Pat`s pulse racing
- & Domenica`s friendship with Antonia is tested to the limit when an assortment of her belongings mysteriously appear in Antonia`s new flat.

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