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For any normal teenage boy, having two and a half younger sisters would be enough to deal with. But Simwan Deavy's life isn't normal. His family is non-Ord - short for "non-Ordinary" - which means that at school, he and his sisters learn hexing and enchanting along with history and math. It also means they have a ghost for an uncle and a cat who talks. Still, everything is going well for Simwan - until a bottle of Truth is stolen from the local pharmacy.

Alan Sillitoe was an integral part of the Angry Young Men movement of the fifties that focused on its authentic depiction of real working class people. This book is true to their ideals in its raw sharp writing of the story of a young man framed by his brutal experience in the army and as a factory worker. Fuelled by a bleak aggressive outlook on life the book centers around a boozy, philandering weekend which is graphically captured by Sillitoe's clever prose and Linus Roache's strong reading.

By turns entertaining and tragic, this beautifully written history reveals the origins of a great university in the dilemmas of Virginia slavery. It offers an incisive portrait of Thomas Jefferson set against a social fabric of planters in decline, enslaved Black families torn apart by sales, and a hair-trigger code of male honor. A man of “deft evasions” who was both courtly and withdrawn, Jefferson sought control of his family and state from his lofty perch at Monticello.

Sixteen-year-old Colt Maier is enrolled at a prestigious mercenary training school aboard a converted space freighter. At least, Colt thinks it's prestigious, until a bounty hunter hired by the Merchant Guild arrests the school's faculty, leaving Colt and his fellow cadets in deep debt to a loan company. Facing the specter of indentured servitude should they fail to pay what they owe, Colt and his friends transform their former school into a legitimate mercenary company. 

The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Every guitar player will want to read this book twice. And even the casual music fan will find a thrilling narrative that weaves together cultural history, musical history, race, politics, business case studies...

A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research. Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for...

Build a business worth buying, and learn how while you drive, train, or work. What if the business you are building today could become the exit you have always wanted tomorrow? In The Small Business BIG EXIT, entrepreneur, company founder, president, and Newsweek author Alan Wozniak shares the...

Before he could command a crowd, Amir Monzbaucher learned to listen for danger.Raised in a world where love could become punishment without warning, Amir discovers that survival depends on reading what other people miss: a change in someones breathing, the silence before violence, the pressure...

Per Flavia de Luce, argutissima adolescente detective, intrighi e segreti pieni di suspense in un college canadese carico di tradizioni frequentato a suo tempo dalla madre Harriet. È l'occasione per penetrare nel mistero che circonda la sua figura, e Flavia non se la lascerà scappare! La dodicenne Flavia de Luce, dopo tante avventure, è ormai un'esperta dell'indagine scientifica.

Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of medicine in the next 100 years.

The #1 International bestseller 'A portrait of a man who, partly through design, partly through bloody-mindedness, always seemed destined for greatness’ Observer ‘Shipnuck produces a rich, nuanced picture’Wall Street Journal The definitive biography of Rory McIlroy, the most important...

Alan Blinder, one of the world's most influential economists and one of the field's best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insider's story of macroeconomic policy that hasn't been told before—one that is a pleasure to listen to, and as interesting as it is important.

The most important issue in a gay man’s life is not “coming out,” but coming to terms with the invalidating past. Despite the progress made in recent years, many gay men still wonder, “Are we better off?” The byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the...

Information is one of your organization’s most important resources, and keeping that information secure is vital to your business. This handy pocket guide is an essential overview of two key information security standards that cover the formal requirements (ISO27001:2013) for creating an information security management system (ISMS) and the best-practice recommendations (ISO27002:2013) for those responsible for initiating, implementing, or maintaining it. 

In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Perhaps more than any other teacher in the West, this celebrated author, former Anglican priest, and self-described spiritual entertainer was responsible for igniting the passion of countless...

San Diego Homicide Detective Wyatt Lake has seen strange cases—but nothing like this. When a second foot appears nearby, forensic experts trace the shoes' journey back to a sunken shipping container. Inside: twelve bodies, shackled together at the bottom of the sea. Then the Feds seize control of the investigation.

Broadcaster, writer, philanthroper and one of the first public figures to suggest high-visibility clothing for people manning temporary car parks, the public Alan Partridge is a cherished institution. But what of the unseen Alan? For the first time, this famously private man welcomes us into his home and audibly deshrouds himself for a fascinating series of podcasts.

No one is coming to save you… but you can save yourself. The Rebel Guide to Financial Freedom gives you everything you need to be the hero of your own financial life. Most people don't have a clue about their finances or know who to turn to for help. Advisors charge a fortune and you need to...

A portrait of the Kremlin from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, that reveals the palace to be an embodiment of Russia's imperial identity for tsars and commissars alike. Since the founding of Moscow almost 900 years ago, the Kremlin has been burnt down by Mongol horsemen, occupied by a...

She posed for his camera. He captured her soul. Together, they exposed a dangerous past.When Louise, a stunning and mysterious young woman, catches a handsome stranger secretly photographing her on the London Underground, she confronts him—and sparks fly instantly. But what begins as a steamy...