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Updated November 28, 2023
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The darkest sin
Bishop, D. V.
The Darkest Sin is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to City of Vengeance.Florence. Spring, 1537. When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the Renaissance city's northern quarter, he enters a community divided...
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A spoonful of murder
Hall, J. M., (Novelist)
'Fabulous, cosy, mystery... Wonderful... Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!' NetGalley Review Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet... Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their 'coffee o'clock' sessions at the...
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The family remains
Jewell, Lisa
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Other authors are at a ten out of ten, for me, and Lisa is a solid hundred." --Gillian McAllister, The Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time The #1 New...
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Exiles : a novel
Harper, Jane
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FOR 2023At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother having vanished into the crowds. A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine...
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The recovery agent
Evanovich, Janet
Number One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she's 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York...
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The dark remains
McIlvanney, William
WINNER of the 2022 British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year In this scorching prequel, New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of DC Jack Laidlaw, Glasgow's...
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Book Club set. The Maid
Prose, Nita
*Molly the maid returns in THE MYSTERY GUEST - available to buy now!* _________________________________________________________________ Get swept away by the million-copy bestseller . . . *THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER...
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Quarter to midnight
Rose, Karen
Discover New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose's brand-new series set in the sultry city of New Orleans and featuring a tough team of high-end private investigators who are after justice--no matter what they have to do to get it. Good cops....
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The braid
Colombani, Laetitia
Smita, Giulia, Sarah: three lives, three continents, three women with nothing in common, but nevertheless bound by a rare expression of courage . . . like three strands in a braid. Through the story of one woman's hair, three women's destinies are drawn together. India. Smita is an untouchable,...
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The art of purring
Michie, David
The Dalai Lama's cat is back - older, a bit wiser and as curious as ever. "What makes you purr? Of all the questions in the world, this is the most important... Because no matter whether you are a playful kitten or sedentary senior, whether you're a scrawny alley Tom, or sleek...
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Remarkably bright creatures
Van Pelt, Shelby
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 29,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively...
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The patron saint of second chances
Simon, Christine
Local vacuum cleaner repairman and self-appointed mayor Nino Speranza is in trouble. Without the thousands of euros in taxes that he could never bring himself to collect from his neighbours, the water board will cut the town off. All 212 inhabitants will be forced to leave.
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Bridge of clay
Zusak, Markus
From the author of the no.1 New York Times bestselling novel The Book Thief."An amazing talent in Australian literature" Sunday Telegraph The Dunbar boys bring each other up in a house run by their own rules. A family of ramshackle tragedy - their mother is dead, their father has fled - they love...
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Portrait in Sepia
Allende, Isabel
"Spectacular story-telling . . . the author's elaborate skill in weaving intimate emotional detail into the broad canvas of history is in fantastic display."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution A spellbinding family saga--a sequel to Daughter of Fortune--from the bestselling author...
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Once there were wolves
McConaghy, Charlotte
INDIE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER 2022 "So damn good" Jeff VanderMeer, NYT bestselling author "Changes you as you read." Laurie Frankel, NYT bestselling author "This is a stunner." Publishers Weekly (starred review) -...
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Horse
Brooks, Geraldine
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of March and People of the Book comes a vivid and unique new novel for lovers of sweeping historical fiction and books about iconic racehorses like Seabiscuit and SecretariatWINNER OF THE FICTION INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023WINNER OF...
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A brilliant night of stars and ice
Connolly, Rebecca
Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia--the only ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, the passenger steamship Carpathia receives a distress...
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A beautiful spy
Hore, Rachel
From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a thrilling novel about a woman with an extraordinary life, based on a true story. 'Fantastic... Exciting, impeccably researched and full of powerful period atmosphere' Daily Mail
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Devotion
Kent, Hannah
BOOKTOPIA'S FAVOURITE BOOK OF 2021 Prussia, 1836 Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature - she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity . . . until she meets Thea. Ocean, 1838 The Nussbaums are...
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The Hollywood spy
MacNeal, Susan Elia
Maggie Hopeis offto Californiato solve a crime that hits too close to home-and to confront the very evil she thought she had left behind in Europe-as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues. NAMED ONE...
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All systems red
Wells, Martha
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Alex Award Winner: 2018 Locus Award One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017 A...
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The girl from Bletchley Park
McGurl, Kathleen
The latest unforgettable timeslip novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Secret of the Chateau. Will love lead her to a devastating choice? 1942. Three years into the war, Pam turns down her hard-won place at Oxford University to...
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The little wartime library
Thompson, Kate
'A splendid warm-hearted novel' - Rachel Hore London, 1944. Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused...
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The Lincoln Highway
Towles, Amor
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. With his mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the...
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The last hours
Walters, Minette
For most, the Black Death is the end. For a brave few, it heralds a new beginning.
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The turn of midnight
Walters, Minette
"As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are...
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Demon Copperhead
Kingsolver, Barbara
A special hardback edition of Demon Copperhead which includes an exclusive essay about Barbara Kingsolver's inspiration from Charles Dickens.
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A sunlit weapon
Winspear, Jacqueline
October 1942. Jo Hardy, an Air Transport Auxilliary ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she has the terrifying experience of coming under fire from the ground. In a bid to find out who was trying to take down her aircraft, she returns on foot to the area, and...
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Paper cage
Baragwanath, Tom
A child goes missing in a small town. Then another. And suddenly everyone's holding their own kids a little tighter. Lorraine doesn't have kids, but she has a dearly loved nephew. And she knows the police don't have any idea about this case, because she works for...
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Eddy, Eddy
De Goldi, Kate
Eddy, Eddy is a coming of age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a story of finding your way back from grief.
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A gentleman in Moscow
Towles, Amor
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers--Now a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a ...
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Auē
Manawatu, Becky
Taukiri was born into sorrow. Aue can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight...
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This mortal boy
Kidman, Fiona
An utterly compelling, award-winning recreation of the events that led to one of the last executions in New Zealand. Albert Black, known as the 'jukebox killer', was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July...
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The car share
Brisby, Zoe
***** 'I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'Amazon reviewer ***** 'Outrageously funny!' Amazon reviewer ***** 'Extremely touching' Amazon reviewer ***** 'An absolute delight' Netgalley reviewer The PERFECT...
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Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD * Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a ...
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Verity
Hoover, Colleen
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times ...
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It ends with us
Hoover, Colleen
" In this "brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finished it" (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Your Perfects, a workaholic with a too-good-to...
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The no-show
O'Leary, Beth
'Sweepingly romantic, bursting with character, and so, so clever I gasped out loud' Gillian McAllister 'Utterly heartwarming and a total page turner. The No-Show is Beth O'Leary at her very best' Lindsey Kelk 'It will break your heart...
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The warrior
Aryan, Stephen
The story of Kell Kressia continues in Book II of the gripping fantasy duology. Kell, two time saviour of the Five Kingdoms, is now the King of Algany. He has fame, power, respect, and has never been more miserable... Bound, by duty and responsibility, Kell is King only in name....
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Hovering
Davis, Rhett
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 AUREALIS AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVELThe city was in the same place. But was it the same city?Alice stands outside her family's 1950s red brick veneer, unsure if she should approach. It has been sixteen years, but it's clear she is out of options. Lydia opens...
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The candy house
Egan, Jennifer
From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a "sibling novel" to her Pulitzer Prize- and NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad--an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories...
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Tell me an ending
Harkin, Jo
'Harkin's characters are drawn with wit and economy, and watching their stories dovetail is pure pleasure' THE TIMES 'A narrative that is as page-turning as a thriller, and as thought-provoking as an inquiry into the human mind should be' i PAPER ...
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The Leonard girls
Challinor, Deborah
Rowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. And they're both in Vietnam. The compelling new novel from the bestselling author of From the Ashes In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, nurse Rowie Leonard is serving a 12-month tour of duty. She supports the war and is...
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Nyxia
Reintgen, Scott
"A high-octane thriller . . . Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go." --Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Warcross Every life has a price in this sci-fi thriller--the first in a trilogy--that has the...
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Graceling
Cashore, Kristin
Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore. A New York Times bestseller ALA Best Book for Young Adults Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Winner...
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The runaway daughter
Rees, Joanna.
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The seven sisters : Maia's story
Riley, Lucinda
The first book in a series from #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley, author of The Midnight Rose--hailed as "an extraordinary story [and] a complex, deeply engaging tale filled with fascinating characters" (Library Journal). Maia D'Apliese and her...
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Scythe
Shusterman, Neal
In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A chilling and thought-provoking sci-fi novel from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. A dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war and crime have been...
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Throne of Glass - Book 1 - Throne of Glass
Maas, Sarah J.
The book that started the phenomenon. Sarah J. Maas's global #1 bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series has taken the world by storm.Meet Celaena Sardothien.Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence....
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American dirt
Cummins, Jeanine
'Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists clenched' The Times An extraordinary story of the lengths a mother will go to to save her son, AMERICAN DIRT has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. It's time to read what you've been missing.
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Overkill
Brown, Sandra
A criminal walking free. A life hanging in the balance. The ultimate choice. Zach Bridger hasn't seen his ex-wife since their divorce. So he's shocked to learn that not only has Rebecca been placed on life support following an assault, but he's also still her Power of Attorney...
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The candy house
Egan, Jennifer
From one of the most dazzling and iconic writers of our time comes an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity, privacy, and meaning in a world where our memories are no longer our own--featuring characters from A Visit from the Goon Squad.It's 2010....
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The good sister
Hepworth, Sally
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Younger Wife and The Mother-in-Law with new novel Darling Girls out soon. Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible....
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The long weekend
Macmillan, Gilly
'Fast paced and incredibly compelling' Shari Lapena ___________________________________ By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend...
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Who's lying now?
Lewis, Susan
Don't miss the captivating new page-turner from internationally bestselling author Susan Lewis You think you're safe. You think you know your neighbours. But can you ever really know who's telling the truth? Jeannie Symonds is a...
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The reunion
Phillips, Polly
'An utterly addictive, deliciously dark look at the underside of glamorous university life . . . An absolute five star read' GYTHA LODGE 'I was completely hooked. Reminiscent of Big Little Lies' VICTORIA SELMAN A...
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The streets
Rose, Jacqui
The streets of London's Soho hide a multitude of secrets in this hard-hitting gangland thriller from crime writer Jacqui Rose.Ten years ago, Jo Martin was released from prison after serving twelve years of a life sentence. She is now out on license - and she isn't Jo anymore. Given a new...
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M.O.M. Mother of Madness. Volume 1
Clarke, Emilia
GAME OF THRONES superstar EMILIA CLARKE's debut! The mayhem begins with Maya, under-the-weather scientist by day, over-the-top superhero by night, and badass single mom 24/7. DEADPOOL action and FLEABAG comedy collide when Maya activates her freakish superpowers to take on a secret sect of human...
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Kurt Busiek's Astro city. Family album
Busiek, Kurt
Snapshots. They let us capture moments of truth, fragments of time -- and that's as true in Astro City, a city of heroes, villains, monsters and more, as it is anywhere. You're invited, in the Family Album, to share some of the city's greatest memories -- from the wonder and terror experienced by a...
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Beware the Creeper
Hall, Jason (Comic book writer)
In the aftermath of World War I, the bohemian art scene explodes onto Paris -- much to the chagrin of the rich and powerful Arbogast family. Surrealist painter Judith Benoir wants desperately to make a splash -- even if it means ignoring the warnings of others. And as The Creeper, she escalates ...
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East of West. 1
Hickman, Jonathan
This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but it is the one we deserved. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, signaling the End Times for humanity, and our best hope for life, lies in DEATH!
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Tomie : no use escaping
Itō, Junji
The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more... Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive...
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Righteous thirst for vengeance. Volume 1
Remender, Rick
When an unassuming man stops a vicious dark web contract assassin from killing their target, he turns himself into one. A quiet, atmospheric slice of life story with sudden bouts of unique and brutal violence--part THE PROFESSIONAL part ROAD TO PERDITION, writer RICK REMENDER (Seven to Eternity,...
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Sakamoto days. Vol. 1, The legendary hitman
Suzuki, Yūto
Kill some time with former hit man Taro Sakamoto! Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He's now living the quiet life as the owner of a...
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Y : the last man : Vertigo ; 1
Vaughan, Brian K.
Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Art by Pia Guerra and Jos#65533; Marz#65533;, Jr.; Painted Cover by J.G. Jones When a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome, unemployed and unmotivated slacker Yorick Brown suddenly discovers that he is the only male left in a world...
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The sandman. [Vol. 01], Preludes & nocturnes
Gaiman, Neil.
An occultist attempting to capture the physical embodiment of Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his seventy-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power to reclaim his reign. From...
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Gone to ground
Hall, Bronwyn
HUNTED. ALONE. AFRAID... A heart-in-the-mouth and utterly addictive adventure thriller from a phenomenal debut Australian talent. UN surgeon Rachel Forester is posted at a remote medical clinic deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With violence...
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Dead man Logan : the complete collection
Brisson, Ed
Old Man Logan is dying. His healing factor is depleted, and his search for a cure has led to nothing but dead ends. Can Logan take his last breath in peace? Not if Mysterio has anything to say about it! The villain means to set in motion the massacre of the X-Men that kicked off Old Man Logan's...
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Pride of Baghdad
Vaughan, Brian K.
In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid, roaming the streets in a desperate struggle for their lives. "Pride of Baghdad" raises questions about the true meaning of liberation--can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination...
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Legends in exile : 1. Fables
Willingham, Bill.
The world of storybook and nursery rhyme characters who live side-by-side with humans is thrown into turmoil when Rose Red's house is found in shambles and covered with her blood and suspects range from Jack of beanstalk fame to Blue Beard.
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The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks
Stewart, Amy.
The Essential, New York Times-Bestselling Guide to Botany and Booze "A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants."--NPR's Morning Edition ...
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The body : a guide for occupants
Bryson, Bill
#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback- SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______ 'A directory of wonders.' - The Guardian 'Jaw-dropping.' - The Times ...
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Sherlock : the fire brigade dog
Osborne, Paul (Fire investigation officer)
***As seen in the Daily Mail and on ITV London News*** ____________________ The incredible true story of Sherlock, the brave dog with a nose for saving lives. Firefighter Paul Osborne works with the Fire Investigation Dog unit, where...
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Lost and found : my story of heartbreak and hope
Street, Toni
A remarkable story of devastating loss and recovery.
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Making it : how love, kindness and community helped me repair my life
Blades, Jay
A Sunday Times BestsellerA moving, funny and inspirational memoir about finding success when the odds are stacked against you, from the beloved TV star of hit BBC One show The Repair Shop. We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn't have a lot of food and didn't...
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A class act : life as a working-class man in a middle-class world
Beckett, Rob
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Pacy, witty, and affectionate,' Guardian. 'A very funny book,' Jonathan Ross 'A fantastic read...so warm, so honest, so affectionate,' Chris Evans Rob Beckett never seems to fit...
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Ross Taylor : black & white
Taylor, Ross
When an athlete with an exceptional record of achievement and longevity comes to the end of their career, the numbers can speak for themselves. Ross Taylor has scored the most runs, made the most centuries and taken the most catches by a New Zealander in international cricket. He's the first New...
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Ngā Whakamāoritanga
Friel, Brian
Kei tetahi wharekura i te papakainga o Baile Beag, i tetahi hapori korero Airihi i te whaitua o Tonekara i te pito o te marama o Akuhata, i te tau 1833, nga mahi o te whakaari nei. E hopuni mai ana i tetahi parae tutata tetahi wahanga o te Kahui Kaipukaha a te Kingi katahi ano ka tae mai, a, ko ta...
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You probably think this song is about you
Camp, Kate
In these disarming true stories, Kate Camp moves back and forth through the smoke-filled rooms of her life: from a nostalgic childhood of the Seventies and Eighties, through the boozy pothead years of the Nineties, and into the sobering reality of a world in which Hillary Clinton did not win. 'Never...
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Enemy of all mankind : a true story of piracy, power, and history's first global manhunt
Johnson, Steven
Henry Avery was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular - and wildly inaccurate - reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Avery's most...
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A Paris year : my day-to-day adventures in the most romantic city in the world
Macleod, Janice
There are many guide books to Paris, but the gorgeously illustrated A PARIS YEAR is a guide book not just for those walking the streets of the City of Light but for the armchair traveller, the dreamer, the person who has been to Paris and wants to reminisce.When Janice MacLeod arrived in Paris, she...
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The forgotten coast
Shaw, Richard
'You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling.'In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its...
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Down South
Ansley, Bruce
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the...
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Theroux the keyhole : diaries of a grounded documentary maker
Theroux, Louis
Welcome to Louis Theroux's house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, Grounded podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . . Like millions of others, Louis Theroux's plans were mothballed by the onset of Covid. Unable to escape to the porn...
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Celtic myths : a guide to the ancient gods and legends
Aldhouse-Green, Miranda J.
The Celtic Myths is accessible for readers new to Celtic mythology, but satisfyingly detailed in its analysis of contexts, cultures and archaeology for those well versed in the stories. Written down in medieval Wales and Ireland, the legends derive from oral poetry composed...
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Anything but my phone, mom! : raising emotionally resilient daughters in the digital age
Cohen-Sandler, Roni
Practical advice for raising authentic, self-reliant teenage girls in the age of the Internet from the experienced clinical psychologist Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler It may feel as though your preteen or teenage daughter is growing up in a different universe than you did. Between...
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Grand : becoming my mother's daughter
McCarthy, Noelle
"I'll be grand, girl, I've great faith." - Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pub lounges all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and everything she's lost. As soon as she...
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The art of frugal hedonism : a guide to spending less while enjoying everything more
Raser-Rowland, Annie
It sounds too good to be true. You can save money and the world, inoculate yourself against many of the ills of modern life, and enjoy everything more on both the sensual and profound levels? Preposterous! Yet here is a toolkit to help you do just that. A tweak here, a twiddle...
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Your money or your life : 9 steps to transforming your relationship with money and achieving financial independence
Robin, Vicki
In an age of great economic uncertainty when everyone is concerned about money and how they spend what they have, this updated edition of the bestselling Your Money or Your Life is an essential read. Millennial Money's Grant explains: 'The premise of it is that you exchange your time for money. And...
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Finding the mother tree : uncovering the wisdom and intelligence of the forest
Simard, S.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series' Kate Kellaway, Observer A dazzling scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees No one has...
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The Prince Rupert Hotel for the homeless : a true story of love and compassion amid a pandemic
Lamb, Christina
'There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lamb's' DAILY TELEGRAPH A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain When Covid-19 hit the UK and lockdown was declared, Mike...
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Polynesian Island myths
Jackson, Jake
The Polynesian triangle covers Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand and the many isles in between. The legends of the region are based on the creation of land, fish, sea, valleys and the volcanic outcrops scattered across the long stretches of the Pacific. The beautiful myths of the...
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Banks
Kieza, Grantlee
Lust, science, adventure -- Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery The extraordinary life of one of the world's most famous and notorious adventurers Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with...
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Trejo : my life of crime, redemption and Hollywood
Trejo, Danny
Outlaw stories from the frontiers of prison, Hollywood and life.
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Rest: why you get more done when you work less
Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim
Learning how to rest- the smartest lifehack of all In our 24-7 global economy, rest feels like a luxury at best and a weakness at worst. We see work and rest as competitors - but what if they're actually partners in a productive, balanced life? Blending rigorous scientific...
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Call the midwife : a labour of love : ten years of life, love and laughter
McGann, Stephen
An intimate and engrossing celebration of the first ten years of the beloved TV series Call the Midwife. Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. Call the Midwife: A Labour of Love is a moving journey through...
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Total meditation : stress free living starts here
Chopra, Deepak
'A huge subject tackled beautifully' FEARNE COTTON Times are hard. Meditation doesn't have to be. Meditation leads to transformation. It affects every aspect of your wellbeing and can bring about positive change in your body, affect your mental...
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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
'A hymn of love to the world ... A journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of...
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