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A woman is told to rest. To obey. To stop thinking. What follows is one of the most unsettling descents in modern fiction. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic, the domestic interior becomes a site of quiet horror, where care turns to control and reason gives way to obsession. Short, precise, and impossible to forget, The Yellow Wallpaper is a story...

Examining the conscious and unconscious emotional forces that drive us, Questioning Human Nature offers new insights into human interactions and the challenges we face in an increasingly turbulent world. Our time is marked by looming global crises: war, climate change, pandemics, migration, poverty, and hunger. Thanks to the extraordinary development of the human forebrain, we possess remarkable cognitive abilities—skills, achievements,...

A glance, a tram, a man chewing gum—and suddenly nothing holds. In this luminous story, Clarice Lispector captures the instant when the ordinary breaks open and the self no longer feels secure. What emerges is not drama but revelation: a world at once more alive and more unbearable.

A young Abraham Lincoln confronts a danger more insidious than any foreign threat: the slow erosion of law from within. Written in the shadow of mob violence, this early speech is a chilling meditation on how republics decay: not by invasion, but by contempt for institutions, by complacency, by the rise of reckless ambition, by the people themselves.

Europe, writes Aimé Césaire, is not civilised. It is decadent, stricken, dying. In this electrifying text, Western civilisation is stripped of its alibis and exposed as the foundation of modern brutality. What shocks is not the violence itself, but the clarity: fascism was not an aberration, but a return.

The most interactive book yet from the New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series! This board book features tabs, wheels, flaps, and sound buttons that put little truck lovers in the driver's seat as they help their favourite vehicles on a very busy day. There’s so much to do at the construction site, and Bulldozer, Cement Mixer, Dump...

A high society fraud and a scrappy swindler team up to take down Gilded Age New York in this tale of intrigue, drama, and female friendship.The Grand Duchess Marie Charlotte Antonie of Würrtemberg--a turmoil-plagued Germanic nation with closely guarded emerald mines--has taken Gilded Age high society by storm. Little does the upper crust know that Würrtemberg's mines are a sham...

An uplifting guide to navigating hard times from the bestselling author of When the Dust Settles 'A shining beacon of sense and wisdom. We can all benefit from reading this brilliant book about how to respond with resilience.' RACHEL CLARKE 'An unlikely superhero' SUNDAY TIMES 'An amazing woman' JAMES O'BRIEN We all experience uncertainty, change and loss. How can we...

For librarian Joyce Haddington, the pages of her favourite novels have always felt more compelling than her own life. But when war breaks out on her doorstep and a call for help rings out across the libraries of London, she knows she must act. Taking matters into her own hands, Joyce invites a young Jewish girl to stay with her...

This deluxe hardback edition features: Character art dust jacket Exclusively designed full-color Dream Harbor location endpapers Foil-stamped cinnamon bun case Exclusive animal stenciled digital edge design Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can't understand it. As more secret codes...

Foul deeds lie buried under campus grounds. Jericho College is closed for the summer break, but Professor Carla James is busy teaching a short course to a small group of archaeology enthusiasts. Keen to get involved with local history, the newcomers become fixated on the three-hundred-year-old grave of Meg Woodthorpe, killed for being a witch. A single stone sits on...

As one of the most celebrated contemporary artists working exclusively in the art of writing, Tong Yang-Tze (b. 1942) pushes the boundaries of this traditional art form, creating monumental works that bring the Chinese script into three-dimensional space while integrating painterly strategies and preserving the essence of calligraphy. This authoritative volume not only documents Tong's significant contributions to the field...

Join rock-legend, former Shihad frontman and lead singer of The Adults, Jon Toogood in this unflinching and no-holds-barred memoir Home Again.This is more than a rock story. Toogood looks back on a 37-year career that helped define New Zealand rock music, and the personal cost that came with it. From a music-obsessed childhood in Wellington to the deafening roar of international stages, this...

The brutal beginning of The Amory Wars—where gods are questioned, heroes are forged, and the fate of the universe first fractures. Set generations before the rise of Coheed and Cambria, Year of the Black Rainbow opens the cosmic saga at its most volatile moment. Across the seventy-eight planets of Heaven's Fence, the Keywork—the mysterious energy binding all life—begins to fail....

An epic tale of survival, magic, and romance... Teenager Stella Grey has always felt an intense recurring sense of déjà vu, often plagued by strong dreams that feel more real than her waking moments. One ill-fated morning, her dream from the night before actually comes to life, as she awakens and finds her house ransacked and her mother unconscious near...

From J.A. Jance, a writer whose crime thrillers are “hot and getting hotter” (Booklist), the latest in her New York Times bestselling and heart-pounding Ali Reynolds series finds Ali tracking down the killer of her husband’s former business partner. Chuck Brewster, the former business partner of Ali Reynolds’s tech entrepreneur husband B. Simpson, once carried on an illicit affair with...

'A sure-fire page-turner that keeps readers guessing' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Shelley Burr does not take prisoners. Crime fiction at its effortless best - beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go "ah"' LAINIE ANDERSON VANISH delivers a surprising climax worthy of Shelley's reputation as one of Australia's most exciting new crime writers' THE AUSTRALIAN...

There is a specific energy to it. Cafes and shops close their shutters. Darkness descends. "The air begins to tingle," wrote John Dos Passos of twenties New York. "It's tonight if you drink enough, talk enough, walk far enough, that the train of magical events will begin." Barely four centuries ago, music, fashion, sex, architecture, art, and booze first fused...

This is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of the Somali-born, self-taught artist Uman, whose vibrant, abstract compositions fuse figuration, spirituality, and personal mythology. Known for her vivid colour palettes, intricate patterning, and fluid, improvisational gestures, Uman's work resists easy classification. Her paintings and drawings often emerge from meditative, intuitive processes, drawing from an internal landscape shaped by migration,...

How can you catch a killer when everyone is lying? When Detective Kim Stone is called to the crime scene, what she sees leaves her speechless and she knows she's up against a truly twisted killer. But when she breaks the devastating news to the victim's wife, Kim can't help feeling that something isn't quite right about her reaction. Twenty-four...

With a way to clear his debt secured, Fumi's father has returned, and Akatsuki immediately announces their relationship to him. In the face of her furious father's opposition, Fumi and Akatsuki are torn apart. After consoling a distraught Fumi, Akatsuki steels himself to confront her father... Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet, Vol. 12 by Mika Yamamori, Taylor Engel, captures the emotional challenges...

Mira uses Reflection to counter Titaness's mana. Titaness's all-out divine strike is successfully repelled, but in the next instant, countless newly formed swords pierce through Mira's chest. As her consciousness fades, the final blow closes in on Mira. It's a life-or-death situation! Will Akio make it in time for Mira's crisis?

"An inspiring tale, brimming with can-do and positivity." - Tristan Gooley, author of The Natural Navigator "A tender, human adventure that reveals what can unfold when you honour a promise and keep paddling forwards." - Alastair Humphreys, author of Microadventures From the bestselling author of Moderate Becoming Good Later comes the hopeful, honest, and humorous story of one woman's attempt...

"This is writing with the brakes off and the adrenaline pumped to high" - Liz Holiday, SCI-FI NOW "... a cracking thriller which achieves the tricky sci-fi balancing act feeling relevant and accessible" - Amazon Reviewer One hundred years from now, against all odds, Earth has found a new stability; the political order has reached a tentative balance, and the...

Anna Maybourne dropped out of university to move to the farming town of Harper's Creek with her mother, sister and grandmother. They don't talk about why. They hoped being back home might help Grandma's dementia - but it only descends deeper - while Anna becomes obsessed with the murder of two local girls, exactly three years apart. The case was...

A fantastic first activity book based on the much-loved classic picture book, Dinosaur Roar! - packed full of dinosaur fun and over 250 stickers! Based on the much-loved classic picture book, Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland, this colourful sticker activity book includes lots of simple activities, colouring, games and puzzles - perfect for preschoolers. My First Dinosaur...

Three-year-old Millie Everleigh disappears on a crisp winter's day, and nothing is as it seems... My phone rings. It's my stepdaughter, Shelby, who is babysitting my three-year-old little girl Millie. 'I only went upstairs for a second,' she says through her sobs. 'She's gone.' I race home to find my blue-eyed baby girl missing, and my heart ripped out of...

Sisterhood, seances and solving murder, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Laura Wood! An occult device leaving threatening messages. A dinner party featuring a fatal main course. Was it a tragic accident, or is something foul at play? The Society of Free Spirits: A Deadly Scandal invites you to investigate, in this YA crime series with a supernatural twist. Ada...

With the conquest of the entire labyrinth and the rescue of an elf village under his belt, Saya sure has come a long way from the weakling skeleton he used to be. But as a gang of humans launches another attack on the elves and his underlings fall one by one, Saya will have to face his toughest opponents yet...!...

As they return to Tiralaen, Briony and Elyan must face down their demons once and for all, in this stunning conclusion to the Asperfell trilogy. After countless trials, Briony, Elyan, and their companions have finally made their way back to Tiralaen. But things are worse here than they could possibly have imagined. King Keric's soldiers stalk the countryside, hanging any...

One of the true classics of horror, The Shining is regarded as one of Stephen King's masterpieces. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann, he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards...

To destroy the vampires who killed her family... She must become one of them. Nadi is trapped in a deadly alliance with Raziel Nostrom. After a honeymoon soaked in blood and desire, they make a pact—to take down his criminal family together. Now Nadi is at the heart of the Nostrom empire, pretending to be a vampire. If her act...

"I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH... I just couldn't put it down... When I finished, I just screamed because that cliffhanger was perfection and so unexpected... I absolutely love this... I will be talking about it all the time... Fantastic." shelflife_bookreview I will disguise myself as the vampire's bride. I will win over his family. And then I will murder...

'This political sci-fi mind-stretcher is destined to be a classic' NICHOLAS BINGE 'A breathtaking, textured, wildly imaginative tapestry ... I loved every moment of it' ALIETTE DE BODARD * The Safina is a city ship, two hundred years into its voyage from the ruins of Earth towards a new habitable world. Its crew maintain the ship, generation after generation, while...

The fate of the world depends on which girl the Demon Lord hooks up with, and this time, he's determined to avoid the bad ending. But each of the seven role-bound maidens has her own intentions. As their feelings spiral into chaos with him at the centre, will he make the right choice...? The Ragnarok System of the Desperate Reincarnated...

TWO TROUBLED HEARTS. ONE LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY. 'A gorgeous, moving love story about coming to terms with your past and deciding what you want for your future' Emily Stone, author of A Winter Wish 'A delight. I came for the literary intrigue and stayed for the sizzling chemistry' Laura Pearson, author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont 'What a delightful...

'You think I chose you because I wanted to?' He shakes his head, that laugh sliding like warm whiskey over my bare skin. 'I had to choose you. I needed to choose you. There was no stopping it. And the second the words came out of my mouth, I knew I'd damned us.' Threatened by invaders, the kingdom of Lumathyst...

The kitchen is the perfect home Montessori learning environment, and now award-winning cookbook author Kristen Miglore teams up with bestselling Montessori author Junnifa Uzodike to create a perfect guide for parents and kids to play and learn together through cooking. The kitchen is the perfect playground for children to tackle new skills and experience everything—the play, the science, the math,...

Take a leaf out of this little capybara's book and learn how to slow down, switch off and chill like the internet's most relaxed animal. Illustrated throughout, this charming little book will brighten the day of anyone wanting to feel calmer and happier. From Helen H. Wu, creator of the beloved CapyFun brand, The Little Book of Capybara Self-Care invites...

A woman's search for her missing sister instead brings her four powerful princes of chaos in this steamy, why-choose romantasy perfect for fans of Bonded by Thorns, Gild and The Serpent and the Wings of Night. They said the trials were over. They were wrong. I survived the Choosing. I claimed my mates. I became immortal. But the kings weren't...

Dive into this compelling middle-grade fantasy series that tells a tale of magic ink, a secret society, and a boy who yearns to make his mark, perfect for fans of Inkheart and The Silver Arrow. The Inkwell Chronicles is a fast-paced middle-grade fantasy series with compelling story lines, rich worldbuilding, and unforgettable characters. The series follows Everett and his younger...

Our favourite hitman takes the stage at the idol festival! Now that Rosaceae has made it into QIF (Queens of Idol Festival), a famous idol festival known for finding hidden gems in the idol industry, the future is looking bright for Kaori and the others. Unfortunately, Rosaceae's rapid growth makes Endou keenly aware of his own lack of progress lately....

A mage and a lost prince journey together in this magical and romantic sequel to Asperfell. Finally free of the prison Asperfell, Briony and Prince Elyan venture northward in search of a rumoured cave wherein lies their only hope of returning home to the kingdom of Tiralaen. What they discover instead is an impossible kingdom of opulence and decadence beyond...

Are feelings of happiness to one's benefit? Alchemy + spellcraft + cheats + magic + slaves + elves + reincarnation + gods + battles. This manga is packed with all of these, executed with incredible mastery!

The fearsome Demon King who seeks to conquer the entire world has abruptly put a pause on his campaign. The reason: His daughter is so kind, he's worried she'll stray from the path of demons! Determined to turn her into a merciless and fearsome heir worthy of the throne, he enlists the help of his trusted aid. World domination can...

Fantastic! A must read for fans of Philip Kerr STEVE CAVANAGH An excellent historical series VASEEM KHAN THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING OCCUPATION SERIES In the city of light, some deals are only made in the shadows. When a corrupt art dealer is killed, Detective Eddie Giral descends into an underground world of stolen paintings, forged identities, and...

Endlessly delightful and wildly inventive, The Art of Charming a Changeling is cosy fantasy at its finest — Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. The Art of Charming a Changeling is a cosy slice-of-life romantasy set in a Regency-inspired world of enchanted galleries and fairy artistry, from Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous...

When trend-chasing college girl Nanase got the offer from her sister, she could hardly believe her ears! A chance to work at the same talent agency as THE Banri Narita—as his temporary manager, no less—is absolutely a dream come true! That is…until she meets the man behind the stan. Alluring, amicable Banri is a cruel tyrant, incredibly demanding and uncaring...

Little Hop loves stories. And she asks a lot of questions. Her curiosity leads to some rather exciting adventures! Join her to learn more about the world through beautifully illustrated stories. In Tell Me a Story About: A Whale, we join Little Hop to follow the journey of a blue whale and her calf and discover more about these enormous...

Little Hop loves stories. And she asks a lot of questions. Her curiosity leads to some rather exciting adventures! Join her to learn more about the world through beautifully illustrated stories. In Tell Me a Story About: A Whale, we join Little Hop to follow the journey of a blue whale and her calf and discover more about these enormous...

Little Hop loves stories. And she asks a lot of questions. Her curiosity leads to some rather exciting adventures! Join her to learn more about the world through beautifully illustrated stories. In Tell Me a Story About: A Tractor, we join Little Hop and a farmer on her tractor, to discover more about these big machines and how they help...

Little Hop loves stories. And she asks a lot of questions. Her curiosity leads to some rather exciting adventures! Join her to learn more about the world through beautifully illustrated stories. In Tell Me a Story About: A Tractor, we join Little Hop and a farmer on her tractor, to discover more about these big machines and how they help...

At the 300-year-old Ippodo tea shop in Kyoto, time passes at the gentle pace of green tea leaves brewing in a kyusu teapot. Written by the store's current owner, Miyako Watanabe, Tales of Green Tea offers an account of everyday life at this beloved spot, but also of the knowledge, encounters, and discoveries that come with a life steeped in...

Marco has been chosen as a hero to fight Baek, a cultish group attempting to cause destruction on a cross-dimensional level. Soon Marco is welcomed by Super String, an organization of superheroes protecting the world from Baek. He is wary of them at first, but things change quickly when he learns that his siblings are being held hostage by Baek...

Having consolidated control over the school, Kouta is finally free to enjoy an afternoon with Nagisa. But just as the date seems to be going well, a new competitor appears! Yukiya Nishikawa, the heir to the rival group of the Higashiyamas, challenges Kouta to a contest between giants. In a game where lovers are pitted against each other and the...

A little girl is missing... and the only way to save her is to play a killer's twisted game. One August afternoon, eight-year-old Grace Lennard vanishes into thin air. Rushing to the scene, Detective Kim Stone finds a chilling piece of evidence: the heart bracelet belonging to Melody Jones - a little girl stolen from a playground exactly twenty-five years...

When English mathematician Matthew Watkins went to San Francisco to study an early version of ChatGPT, he expected dry technical work. Instead, he uncovered a series of 'rare tokens' that made the system go haywire. Some produced gibberish. Others turned it hostile. One trigger word - petertodd - sent the machine into what looked like full-blown paranoia. Was it a...

Ever wonder what it's like to sell comics at a Japanese bookstore? Honda provides a hilarious firsthand account from the front lines! Whether it's handling the store, out-of-print books, or enthusiastic manga fans, Honda takes on every challenge. And now, all the observations and shenanigans have been collected into one complete volume with Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san: The Complete Omnibus!

Four bodies are found. Four graves are full. Who will be next? When Detective Kim Stone rushes to the scene of a house fire, she's shocked to discover two children and their parents are dead. But this tragedy is not so simple. All of them have been shot, and the mother is holding the gun. Then Kim uncovers a tiny,...

When the Church of the Invincible Sun is looking for someone to do its dirty work, they call on Sister Svangerd and her priest. Stealing a book might sound like a relatively simple task, but this isn't any old book. To get their hands on it, they must impersonate a legendary figure, create the world's most expensive letter of introduction,...

A spirit of rebellion has taken root in the children's building. As if in response, the adults' schemes begin to move. Sinister machinations bridge the worlds within and without the manor, but to what end...?

Sentenced to Be a Hero, Vol. 1 (manga) by Natsumi Inoue, Rocket Shokai. Hero: a title that carries the most severe punishment a criminal can earn. Why? Because these heroes are the front line in humanity’s war against the Demon Blight. Driven mad by centuries of fighting, the penal hero forces are made up of the most morally bankrupt individuals...

In third grade, Wu Xiaorong was the class outcast, an introverted girl who hated going to school. But all that changed when she met Tong Kewei, the cheerful and outgoing popular girl. The two couldn’t be more different, and Wu Xiaorong assumed they’d never interact. However, to her surprise, they began bonding over their shared love for drawing comics. Thus...

Packed with comic strips, fun facts and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about space both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain the structure of the solar system, how rockets work, how gravity works and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments....

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about space both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain the structure of the solar system, how rockets work, how gravity works and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments....

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about planet Earth both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what happens inside a volcano, what earthquakes are, how mountains form, and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments....

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about planet Earth both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what happens inside a volcano, what earthquakes are, how mountains form and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments....

'Fresh, innovative, humorous and, above all, human' Owen O'Kane, bestselling author of Addicted to Anxiety 'Wise, irreverent and hilariously astute, an essential read for our modern age' Catherine Gray, bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 'I loved this book so much. It is like a giant exhale in the face of our "quick fix" culture' Jennie Godfrey,...

THE BEST NOVEL I'VE EVER READ ABOUT COMEDY Megan Nolan GLORIOUSLY DEPRAVED Geoff Dyer LIT UP MY PLEASURE CENTRES AND LEFT ME STUNNED Rob Doyle Billy Ray Schafer stepped off the plane in Amarillo, Texas, with twenty-six hundred dollars tucked down the leg of his black ostrich-skin cowboy boot. He walked to baggage claim slowly, jelly-legged and nearing lucidity, coming...

A brand new spicy, dark Western romance from bestselling author Saffron A. Kent. God of Malice meets Yellowstone in this stalker romance featuring a college student being hunted by a cowboy utterly obsessed with her. Once he hunts her down, He's never letting her go Nineteen-year-old Peyton Turner has a stalker. No, she doesn't have proof, but she can feel...

A fantastic resource for children aged 5-7, this book about the science of plants is perfect for curious young scientists and a great one-stop-shop for help with homework! For children working through book bands, the book is suitable for those reading at Book Band 12: Brown. What are flowers for? What do roots do? Which plant eats insects? Find out...

Discover the science of plants with questions, facts, things to find and lots of fun. What are flowers for? What do roots do? Which plant eats insects? Find out about plants and learn how they grow and reproduce. Follow the life cycle of a plant, see how they make their own food and discover some of the most unusual plants...

What is plastic made from? Why are electricity cables made from metal? Which materials let heat pass through them? Discover the materials used to make everyday objects. See where materials come from, learn about their properties and find out how we choose materials. A fantastic resource for children aged 5-7, this book about the science of materials is perfect for...

Discover the science of materials with questions, facts, things to find and lots of fun. A fantastic resource for children aged 5-7, this book about the science of materials is perfect for curious young scientists and a great one-stop-shop for help with homework! For children working through book bands, the book is suitable for those reading at Book Band 12:...

Professor Hans Rekke and Micaela Vargas have earned a reputation for solving the unsolvable. But they've never been confronted by a serial killer. That changes when Rekke receives a visit from Spanish chief inspector Rafael Corales, who is unable to forget the unsolved murder of a young woman in Santander in 1988. Now other bodies have come to light, marked...

Everyone in Tatsui-chou, from college students to old ladies, has been hard at work preparing for the Dragon God Festival. But just as the festivities get underway, a sudden storm strikes! Ilsera and Murakami leap to investigate, but standing in their way is none other than the very dragon supposed to be the guardian deity of the town! Can they...

MEAN GIRLS MEETS SQUID GAME ARE YOU READY TO PLAY? THE #1 JAPANESE HIT ABOUT KEEPING UP AND STAYING (BARELY) ALIVE 1. Please form pairs2. You cannot pair with someone twice3. Anyone without a partner will be executed   Mishin Mizushima isn't nearly cool enough by Japanese standards. Not even her mum is a fan, ditching her in their micro-apartment...

King's iconic, beloved classic is 'so beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in' Guardian. Pet Sematary 'Sometimes ... dead is better' The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed. Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine...

Snuggle up with Peggy the pug this Halloween in this bumper collection! In The Pug who wanted to be a Pumpkin, Peggy the pug's family are getting ready for Halloween, but Peggy's friend Chloe is too scared of monsters to look forward to trick-or-treating. Peggy must help Chloe realise that monsters aren't real in this heartwarming Halloween story about overcoming...

A spirited swashbuckling fantasy about family, revenge and the price of justice - Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic Two sisters: divided by tragedy, united by steel. The incredible new novel in the Court of Shadows series by the bestselling author of Traitor's Blade and The Malevolent Seven! Blood Week may have been banned in Rijou, but the streets still...