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One of the world's greatest thinkers investigates the logic and psychology of common knowledge

As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker's fascination is how we think about each other's thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the time. This awareness, which we experience as something that is public or "out

While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Twenty-five years later Roland's wife mysteriously vanishes, and he is left alone with the

A love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart.

'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir Nabokov The heroine of Tolstoy's epic of love and self-destruction, Anna Karenina has beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son, but feels that her life is empty until she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake. Co

When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost.

‘Clever, honest and hilarious . . . her book should become a baby shower classic.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Funny, honest and helpful.’ Grazia ‘Loads of useful, achievable advice.’ The Pool How did I become the ‘expert’ at changing a nappy? Jancee Dunn wondered. This, combined with a lack of sleep, a suddenly unfair division of household chores and her husband’s new found passion for very long

Discover one woman's solo journey from Land's End to Greece, embracing solitude, self-discovery, and resilience

**Good Housekeeping recommended '20 uplifting memoirs by remarkable women', June 2024**

**Wanderlust magazine best travel books of 2024**

'A lesson on how to live, how to heal, how to grow and how to fly' - Gordan Buchanan<

One girl. Two boys. The biggest decision of her life . . . Just when Isabel thinks she had everything mapped out, life proves that when it comes to love, you can never have all the answers . . . Isabel has only ever loved two boys, brothers Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher. She's grown up with them, and can't imagine life without them. One broke her heart, the other made her happier than sh

A rollicking tale of the 1970s Detroit criminal underworld from legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard

To get ahead in armed robbery, you just need to find the perfect business partner...

When auto thief Stick steals a maroon '73 Camaro from Frank's used car lot, Frank spies an unexpected opportunity. He 'suggests' they combine forces, and soon they're embarking on a

From America's top writer of hardboiled crime, the novel that became Tarantino's hit film JACKIE BROWN

Jackie, a flight attendant with a serious side hustle, is about to get grounded...

She's just got busted smuggling large amounts of hot money on the Caribbean-Florida run, and now the Feds are pressuring her to turn informant - but Ordell Robbie, the highly dysfunc

A rip-roaring caper novel by bestselling crime author Elmore Leonard

Ordell and Louis have picked the wrong woman to kidnap...

They thought it would be easy money. Snatch the wife of a rich Detroit businessman and demand a nice big ransom. What they didn't reckon on was the fact that her husband has a secret mistress and doesn't want his wife back at all. Or that th

Six Friends. One Game. One Murder. Can You Tell Fact from Fiction?

'The master puppeteer of literary crime' JANICE HALLETT

'Today's greatest exponent of playful detective fiction' GUARDIAN

'A new spin on the traditional country house murder . . . when the style is this good, it's worth the investment' Irish News

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In the early years of Vladmir Putin's Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the President's most trusted assets. By 2023, he had become a dangerous warlord - and also one of Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading an attempted coup, and shortly after killed in a mysterious plane crash.

But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure

Tragically orphaned at just five, Maddy Hebditch is sent to live with her strict grandmother at Larkspur Farm in Yorkshire. Despite the back-breaking farm work, Maddy's friends Alice, Marigold and Tom bring sunshine to her hard life.

But when war is declared, their idyllic summers together are over. Determined to do their bit, Maddy and her friends volunteer for the forces. Separated

'Rinsed is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book!' MILES JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CHASING SHADOWS

'A riveting look at not only the nuts and bolts of cons and crimes but the techniques detectives use to stalk cyber criminals' FINANCIAL TIMES

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A beautiful Chelsea town house. A chance to fulfil her dreams. A life adventure awaits...

'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER We all have an ikigai. It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer. Finding your ikigai is easier than you might think. This book will help you

VINTAGE CLASSICS//WEIRD GIRLS: Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of women's weird fiction.

'The faint figure behind seemed to shake the pattern, just as if she wanted to get out.'

In the throes of a 'temporary nervous depression' following childbirth, a woman is brought by her physician husband to recuperate in an isolated New England mansion.

Mildred D.Taylor's much-loved classic, for readers aged 12+, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry follows a feisty African-American girl - Cassie Logan - as she grows up in Mississippi during the Great Depression and learns the shocking realities of racism. Perfect for fans of The Help, Malorie Blackman and To Kill a Mockingbird . 'Look out there, Cassie girl, all that belongs to you.' Cassie finds it

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . . Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move her family before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and is too sick to be taken on such a perilous jou