Greg´s dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy. All manner of ´manly´ physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is is mentioned and Greg

** NOW A MAJOR NEW BBC TV SERIES - this edition contains an exclusive Q&A with lead actor Paterson Joseph** \'The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be\' - Stormzy \'Stop it! You\'re all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!\' Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege

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As a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two discontented

In his first book, Tony Hsieh - the widely-admired CEO of on-line shoe retailer, Zappos, explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of its employees, customers, vendors and backers. Using anecdot es and stories from his own experiences and from other companies, Hsieh provides concrete ways that companies can achieve unprecedented success. Even

A potent pathway to self-awakening that will help you to live your greatest life and claim the happiness, prosperity and inner peace that you deserve. From the author of the international bestseller, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. / The Monk is back with a visionary new book on awakening your authentic greatness, full of fresh and exciting new lessons to stimulate your life. / Combining Eastern wisdom

Deep in Tehran\'s Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl. Corridors away, Amir is making a bracelet out of date stones. He hopes that one day his daughter will hold it in her hands. As a camera shutter closes, three children are fixed in time. These children cannot remember their mothers\' faces, but their mothers will treasure the photos, daring to imagine the life that goes on beyond prison

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY\'S WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of \'Half of a Yellow Sun,\' a powerful story of love, race and identity. As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs,

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done, and as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. Her fate

With an introduction by Jeanette Winterson This unique collection of poems from the Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology. Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk. The Boy Next Door. The Paramour. The Je t\'adore. Behind every famous man is a great woman - and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the lascivious Frau Freud, from the

In recent years the sneaker scene has exploded with limited editions and artist/designer collaborations. These specialist shoes are invariably produced as short runs, using innovative or luxury materials and often have bespoke packaging.Art &, Soul is the first book to focus exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design. It sets out to explore and to celebrate the creative side of sneaker

Writer Garth Ennis\'s violent, scabrous journey across America\'s religious landscape continues in this fourth volume. During some down time, Jesse Custer faces an enemy from the past who seeks vengeance for his father\'s death. Also includes a story spotlighting the Saint of Killers and a standalone tale starring Cassidy, the vampire. Collects Preacher #34-40, Preacher Special: One Man\'s War, Preacher

Nejznámější dílo Charlotty Brontëové, román o statečné mladé ženě, které bylo tolik nepřáno osudem a která se přesto dočkala svého štěstí, patří mezi vrcholy anglické literatury. Publikace nabízí zkrácenou dvojjazyčnou verzi románu, která je určena pro mírně pokročilé studenty angličtiny. Kromě anglického textu kniha obsahuje také český zrcadlový překlad. Audionahrávka, na níž text vypráví rodilá mluvčí,

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It\'s the Spring break and love is in the air. Or is that a blend of Chanel no 9 and Gucci Rush? Blair moves in with Serena and they\'re back to being best friends. But will the love-fest last or will they end up tearing out one another\'s newly highlighted hair? Nate is on the straight and narrow with his crazy girlfriend, Georgie. And Vanessa...wait, is that Vanessa shopping at Barneys with a guy

\'Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that great paintings required no words of explanation. Braque thought the ideal state would be reached when we said nothing at all in front of a painting. But we are very far from reaching that state. We remain incorrigibly verbal creatures who love to explain things, to form opinions, to argue...It is a rare

The Kingdom of Outremer was forged from the hot blood and cold steel of battle, but a fragile peace has come at last. Still, the threat of war stalks its borders and heresy lurks within, the poison seeping from its own renegade state of Surayon. Juli anne, already wife to a lord of Outremer, has married the kingdom\'s greatest enemy, Hasan -- war-leader of the mighty Sharai tribes. Kidnapped on her

Superman\'s life isn\'t what it used to be, and he was living with that. But now the world he has built is crumbling away because of a mysterious foe. Will he be able to salvage the life he knew before it disappears forever? Dan Jurgens, Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason--the creative talent behind ACTION COMICS and SUPERMAN--present the first monumental Superman crossover event following DC Rebirth

Isenglas Hall has a legend attached to it, as four friends discover when they\'re invited to help with archaeological excavations. Frankie finds half a coin, the kind that parted lovers would have exchanged. It links her to the spirit of a murdered boy, and she falls under his powerful spell.