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London, December 1906. The capital glitters with Christmas lights and festive crowds, yet on Piccadilly something far darker stirs. Beneath Frank Dicksee’s celebrated painting of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Academy lies the body of a young woman — drowned elsewhere and carefully staged...

After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The 26-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people”. Even before he reaches home, he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement.

Words matter. They have the capacity to capture a special moment, elevate people’s opinion of you, or resonate with an audience with a beautiful turn of phrase.Used incorrectly, though, words - and specifically a limited vocabulary - cripple our ability to describe our experiences and articulate our thoughts and values. Whether you are preparing for an SAT exam, or you want to speak more eloquently at your next meeting or interview, this is the book for you!

Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between 19th- and 20th-century fiction and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence.

Well, look no further! AI for Absolute Beginners is your guide to demystifying complex AI concepts and providing you with a solid foundation to step into and stay ahead in the new AI era. In this accessible and comprehensive book, we start from scratch, assuming no prior knowledge. Each chapter is carefully crafted to guide you through the fundamental concepts and practical applications of AI, including machine learning, generative AI, and deep learning.

An ambitious account of the evolution and biology of insects. Insects are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived. They comprise a million species and perhaps 10 quintillion individuals: one in every four animals on the planet is a beetle; one in every ten is a butterfly or moth...

Finnian is no hero. In Dorchaile, men like him don’t get to be. Born with forbidden fae blood, he hides as a circus hand in a world where his lineage would see him burned. Around him, the people he has come to call family did not choose who he is. They will pay for it all the same. His brother is eight years old and dying. The cure is beyond rare, and the only man who can get it wants something in return. When a fixer named Sable Crowe slides a deal across a tavern table, Finnian does what a man with no other options does.

John G. Sutton was the son of a Police Officer living in a rough Northern Industrial mining community. The sons of coal-mine workers and local mill hands hated what they called ‘Coppers Kids’. From age 8, thrown in at the deep end of a decrepit Victorian back street primary school, John had to fight to survive. If you ever wondered what it was like to battle for your life on the cobbled back streets, this is the book you need to listen. Violent and, at times disturbing, the development of this young man’s personality will shock you.

Ever wondered why we yawn and have eyebrows, what happens at absolute zero and why some tunes get stuck in our heads? If you’ve spent your days searching for the answers to these and life’s other big questions then look no further. Why We Yawn From the bestselling author of Why Don't...

Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land. Within this sprawling tale lies a tapestry of medieval horror, intertwining history and folklore, encompassing both a metaphysical and literal odyssey.

Tom Marlowe's partner Trix Preston hasn't mentioned Operation CASTLE ROCK in five years. She doesn't need to–it was pre-MI5 hacking work, corporate espionage to pay off a debt, nothing worth remembering. Until three GCHQ analysts connected to CASTLE ROCK turn up dead across Europe, one every seventy-two hours. Someone is eliminating everyone who knew about the operation–a five-year-old MI5 project buried in Edinburgh's financial district where British Intelligence's black budget meets corporate fraud. Trix's name is on the list. The assassin is already in Scotland.

KNOW BALDR. KNOW TYR. KNOW THE NORNS. NO HOLLYWOOD. In this third and final volume of The Norse Mythology Simplified Series, you’re invited back for a 7-day journey into a world of gods, giants, and cosmic upheaval. As Odin, Thor, Tyr, Heimdall, and Loki move toward the end of everything, to Ragnarök, you’ll step into a story of fate, transformation, and renewal. This is more than a tale of destruction—it’s a journey through courage, change, and the rise and fall of ages. With every page, you uncover how even the darkest ending can reveal a new beginning.

Advances in the Art of Being, by Chris Barnardo, is a Science Fiction Space Opera with world building at its heart. Earth, 2199 and three close friends, St Mungo, Gundel, and Arkil, are on a mission to save the lives of seventy-eight scientists, a thousand light-years out of Earthside, who have been partially terminated in a seemingly pointless and unprovoked attack on the edge of the Colony Line.

Reinvent the future of finance leadership: An imperative to lead in the Digital Age Reimagine Finance: A CFO’s Playbook to Leading in the Age of Data and AI by Tariq Munir empowers today's finance leaders to navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape with confidence and clarity. As the...

With a career spanning 10 years inside the walls of Britain's most infamous prisons – Manchester’s Strangeways and London’s Wormwood Scrubs – John Sutton has experienced it all. Attacked by The Soho Vampire an insane killer, assaulted by The Cambridge Rapist, threatened by The IRA, beaten, persecuted and prosecuted by Freemason officers, John Sutton survived to reveal the hard-hitting truth in this jaw-dropping memoir.

Felix has lost everything. On an ordinary evening, he meets a lonely figure at a service station who needs his help. How can Felix be of any assistance to this man, and where is he taking him? Plunged into blackness and faced with demons from his past, he must fight to help save the future of mankind.

Seeker’s Progress explores the world that John Bunyan created in his classic book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. There is another man from the City of Destruction who follows after Christian also seeking to find truth. With the help of Evangelist, Seeker follows the King’s road on his way to the Celestial City. Along the way, he visits many of the same places that Christian visited and meets several of the same people that Christian met all the while trying to catch up to his friends, Christian and Faithful. His experiences are very different than his predecessors.

Ex-British MI5 “Section D” agent Tom Marlowe has been burnt, his Security Services clearance restricted, and his protection from foreign agencies in discussion. Added to that, the gift his late father gave him - a gift he doesn't want - has painted a target on his back so large, it can be seen from space.

Sunbeam, a young teen, is a spunky, impulsive outcast whose fierce devotion to find her missing twin sister is threatened by a chilling, dark presence. Sunbeam’s twin, Gilda, disappeared five years ago. Worse, Sunbeam never knew her father; he mysteriously left the family. So she lives with her mother, who always references a nameless threat but never answers her questions.

An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals?both good and bad. Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious...