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'Astonishing . . . an amazing book . . . absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know' Chris Evans'Matthew Walker is probably one of the most influential people on the planet' Evening StandardTHE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING...

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of...

'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business' As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this, his early memoir, Orwell...

When Imogen inherits a country mansion near Bath from Dorothea Roe, a reclusive artist she barely knew, she sees it as a chance for a fresh start. But discovering a box bearing her name makes Imogen suspect Dorothea was trying to reveal a secret....

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon travels to Prague with celebrated academic Katherine Solomon, but her mysterious disappearance plunges him into a dangerous race against time. As Langdon investigates, he encounters a city filled with ancient folklore, hidden passages, secret societies and a shadowy presence connected...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA cunning killer. A race around the world.An iconic new detective team is born.-----Solving murders. It's a family business.Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the...

Cold cases get hot in this unputdownable mystery from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest...

Twenty-four years before the original The Hunger Games, Haymitch Abernathy faces the fiftieth Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell. On the morning of the reaping, Haymitch is focused on the people he loves and hopes to protect. But when his name is chosen, he...

'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack ObamaWhat makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being...

She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.Vivian Lau,...

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in this full-colour comic book series by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey. 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny' – Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey. Mango and Brash are alligators –...

Lift the flaps to join in the fun at the seaside with Frog's Day Out, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.All aboard for a fun day at the seaside!...

In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery...

The sixteenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 300 million copies of the series sold worldwide!Greg Heffley and sports just don't mix. After a disastrous competition at school, Greg decides that...

Bluey and Bingo are drawing Father's Day cards for Dad. Bluey wants hers to be perfect but soon realises perfect is tough. It's a good thing Bluey is tough! A gorgeous picture book about how sometimes perfect doesn't have to be . . ....

One day you'll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did' Charlie Mackesy's four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They're not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult,...

Welcome, readers, to the imaginative brain of Omar! You might not know me yet, but once you open the pages of this book you'll laugh so hard that snot will come out of your nose (plus you might meet a dragon and a zombie...

The first instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON and TikTok sensation, from multi-million selling and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. MaasMaas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan – TimeHarry Potter magic, Taylor Swift sass, Fifty Shades-level athleticism – The Sunday TimesWith bits of Buffy, Game of...

The original story of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! "A bear on Paddington Station?" said Mrs Brown in amazement. "Don't be silly - there can't be." Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family...

We're told productivity is all about single-minded focus, hard grind and big goals. Deviating from the linear path means failure. The problem: it's not true. In this transformative book, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff reveals the easier, proven method to achieve our ambitions:...