A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates, which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. Its author uses the name Capta
Sigmund Freud's controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist. The 'Freudian slip', the 'Oedipus complex', 'childhood sexuality', 'libido', 'narcissism' 'penis envy', the 'castration complex', the 'id', the 'ego' and the 'superego', 'denial', 'repression', 'identification', 'projection', 'acting out', the 'pleasure principle', the 'reality principle', 'defence-mechanism' - are all taken for granted in our everyday vocabulary. Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment, rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator. Its central hypothesis, that we live in conflict with ourselves and seek to resolve matters by turning away from reality, did not emerge from experimental science but from self-examination and the unique opportunities for observation presented by the psychoanalytic technique - in particular, from the confessions produced by 'free-association' in Freud's consulting room.Written during the turmoil of the First World War, A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University, but had to wait for the war to end before being made available to the English speaking world.
A Genocide Foretold confronts the stark realities of life under siege in Gaza and the heroic effort ordinary Palestinians are waging to resist and survive. Weaving together personal stories, historical context, and unflinching journalism, Chris Hedges provides an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence. The book includes chapters on: What life is like in Gaza City and Ramallah in the midst of approaching bombs and gunfire. The history of the dispossession of Palestinians of their land in relation to the ideology of Zionism. A portrait of Amr, a 17-year-old highschool student who is forced to evacuate his village with his family. Psychoanalysis of the state of permanent war that has led to the destruction of hospitals, telecommunications centers, governmental buildings, roads, homes universities, schools, and libraries and archaeological and heritage sites in Gaza. The ways in which the collective retribution against innocents is a familiar tactic employed by colonial rulers. A heartbreaking final chapter called "Letter to the Children of Gaza." Hedges, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Middle East Bureau Chief for The New York Times, is an Arabic speaker who spent seven years covering the conflict. He wrote the first section of the book when he was in Ramallah in July 2024. A Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, he is also the author of two bestselling books, War is a Force that Gives us Meaning and The Greatest Evil is War. In A Genocide Foretold he writes with an emotional depth that can only be achieved from spending many years on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank. A Genocide Foretold is a call to action, urging us to bear witness and engage with the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Two of Dostoevsky's most powerful novellas of obsession, cruelty, and the fragility of the heartA pawnbroker paces beside his young wife’s body, attempting to piece together the circumstances that led to her suicide. A young man is overwhelmed by his own contentment and sows his ruin in a fierce attempt to protect it. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
More than 750,000 readers have fallen in love with the New York Times bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow"How delightful that in an era as crude as ours this finely composed novel stretches out with old-World elegance." -The Washington Post"'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Eloise' meets all the Bond villains." -TheSkimm"Irresistible . . . [an] elegant period piece . . . as lavishly filigreed as a Fabergé egg." -O, The Oprah MagazineHe can't leave his hotel. You won't want to.From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility-a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count's endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose."And the intrigue! . . . [A Gentleman in Moscow] is laced with sparkling threads (they will tie up) and tokens (they will matter): special keys, secret compartments, gold coins, vials of coveted liquid, old-fashioned pistols, duels and scars, hidden assignations (discreet and smoky), stolen passports, a ruby necklace, mysterious letters on elegant hotel stationery . . . a luscious stage set, backdrop for a downright Casablanca-like drama." -The San Francisco Chronicle
Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels have won him an international reputation as a master of historical suspense. In A GERMAN REQUIEM, the private eye has survived the collapse of the Third Reich to find himself in Vienna. Amid decaying imperial splendor, he traces concentric circles of evil and uncovers a legacy that makes the wartime atrocities seem lily-white in comparison. A GERMAN REQUIEM is the disturbing climax to the Berlin Noir trilogy.
Since the new Duchess of Kesgrave cannot be swayed from her unfortunate interest in dead bodies, Lady Abercrombie decides to confront the matter head-on by hosting a murder mystery dinner party.Gathering together several of society's most influential members, she concocts an amusing puzzle-play, assigns roles, and stands back to allow Bea to impress them all with her ingenuity.The former spinster will be the height of fashion in no time. Huzzah!No, she won't, Bea thinks. Her status has increased with her marriage, yes, but so have the insecurities that bedeviled her first season. Far from charming everyone with her wit, she will appall them with her inability to form coherent or interesting sentences.'Tis a three-act tragedy in the making.But then one of the guests is killed in the same manner as her ladyship's victim and the evening turns genuinely tragic. Horrified, the august company scurry for the exits, and Bea, determined to detain all her lovely suspects, throws herself bodily against the door.Intimidated or not, she will identify the murderer-even if it guarantees her social ruin.
A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart. In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. In the present day, a young mother narrowly avoids tragedy. On encountering the poem, she becomes obsessed with its parallels with her own life, and sets out to track down the rest of the story. A devastating and timeless tale about one woman freeing her voice by reaching into the past and finding another"s.
GTIN: 9781665929974Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 176, Publishers: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU, Author: Holly Black,Tony Diterlizzi, ISBN-13: 9781665929974, Date of issue: 2023
In this poignant new story, A Gift from Bob, James Bowen recalls the last Christmas he was to spend on the streets, busking and selling the Big Issue with his cat Bob.In 2010, the weather was as bleak as his prospects. Christmas ha
This is the true story of an abduction and a rescue by benevolent extraterrestrials, various direct contacts Elena Danaan had throughout the years with UFOs and visitors from other worlds. This book includes as well an illustrated descriptive of 110 different alien races involved with our planet, detailed information about groups and alliances in this galaxy and precious information, as well as a map of the sky with locations of alien life. This book contains also beautiful messages of hope for humanity. This book has been expected for a long time. It brings support and understanding to all those who have been through the ordeal of alien abduction, answering many questions.Born in France, Elena Danaan graduated in Fine Arts in Paris and completed a Post-Grad in Archaeology at the Louvre University. She worked as field Archaeologist twenty years of her life, among which eight years in Egypt as an engineer epigraphist for the CNRS (Karnak, Luxor, Cairo, Dendera and Valley of the Kings) before returning to France, assigned to the University of Toulouse.Completing studies in Druidry, Shamanism, energy and sound healing, she is actually working as a spiritual practitioner.
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 450, Publishers: TIN HOUSE BOOKS, Author: NANSUBUGA MAKUMBI JENNIFER, ISBN-13: 9781951142551, Date of issue: 2021
This is the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Kerry Group Irish Novel of the year award. It is the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize. Eimear McBride's debut tells, with astonishing insight and in brutal detail, the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexuality of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist, to read A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing is to plunge inside its narrator's head, experiencing her world first-hand. This isn't always comfortable - but it is always a revelation. Touching on everything from family violence to sexuality and the personal struggle to remain intact in times of intense trauma, McBride writes with singular intensity, acute sensitivity and mordant wit.A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is moving, funny - and alarming.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 320, Publishers: Sourcebooks, Author: HIBBERT TALIA, ISBN-13: 9781464235368, Date of issue: 2026
Waking up from a 2-year coma, Ivy finds herself lost. She has no idea who she is, who her parents are, what got her in the coma, and what her past was. Not to mention, no one has ever filed a "missing person" case. Well, Ivy could never find one in that matter. As Ivy starts a new life with her adoptive family and searches for her missing past, she finds secrets that were better off never finding out about.
Longing for Something BiggerFrom the Eisner Award-nominated Inio Asano, creator of Solanin and Nijigahara Holograph, comes one of his most challenging works yet; an intense teen romance set in what may at first glance be one of the sleepiest places in Japan. When Koume and Keisuke＊s relationship begins to take shape, it is apparent that they are both searching for something. Maybe Keisuke wants something more than a kiss from the fair Koume. Maybe Koume is looking for someone better than Misaki, the local playboy. But what they find in each other over the course of a summer might be far greater than anything they were expecting. Their lives are going to change. And this will all transpire before high school exams!
For the first time all the tanka in Akiko Yosano's 1901 book, Midaregami - Tangled Hair, have been translated into English. Each of the tanka has the original kanji version, a romaji version and the English so readers in both languages can appreciate the d
Welcome to your new cottage in the country - complete with grumpy vet, village gossip and a very muddy dog . . .Heartbroken city girl Ella has retreated to her godmother's countryside home, determined to heal in peace. But the village locals - and a very mischievous Labrador named Tess - have other plans. As she's forced into wellies and fresh air, Ella meets people who make her question everything - and everyone - she thought she wanted.And when an unexpected face from her past appears, Ella is faced with a choice: return home to the future she always dreamed of, or take a leap of faith and follow the muddy pawprints towards a life - and love - she never expected to find... From the globally bestselling author comes a gorgeously romantic tale set in an idyllic countryside village - perfect for fans of Phillipa Ashley, Sarah Morgan and Jill Mansell. *Previously published under the name Jules Wake.*
GTIN: 9780802879387Denominations of American origin
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 317, Publishers: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Author: Edward Martin Allen, ISBN-13: 9780802879387, Date of issue: 2026
A Gnostic's Progress: Magic and the Path of Awakening
GTIN: 9780995490413Gnosticism
Gnosticism and chaos magic make for an unlikely combination, but Steve Dee takes aspects of each tradition and uses his decades of study and practice to fuse a robust set of techniques, presented here with his usual grace and intelligence. Self-knowledge a
The stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller Life After Life, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn). "He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a
Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel, "A God Named Smith" is a brilliant essay of the future by renown sci-fi author, Henry Slesar. The kind of people that Smith wanted for his new world w
Delve into the ancient world of Magic and the Goddess!Robert Denvers is tired of his wife, Mina, making him a cuckold, despite the fact he still loves her. After a scathing fight with Mina, Denvers falls into a catatonic sleep that transports him to ancient Cyprus as Commander Kinyras. He must do whatever he can to save the people from the invaders of Khem, but in the process, he is saved through the love and devotion of a beautiful, red-haired Goddess.
It's not an abduction. It's an escape.Persephone lives a life of obedience and isolation, trapped under her mother Demeter's stifling control, with her magic suppressed. Desperate to break free, she defies the rules and flees to the shadowed realm of the Underworld. But what begins as a daring escape soon becomes a perilous bargain.Hades, the God of the Underworld, possesses a deadly touch that withers life itself. That should be enough to keep the Goddess of Spring far away, yet Persephone is irresistibly drawn to the dangerous god by a pull she can't deny-one woven by the Fates. As she ventures deeper into his world, she finds herself questioning if she's truly escaped or merely traded one captor for another.When her mother's fury threatens to unleash famine upon the mortal realm, Persephone must confront an impossible choice: return to the life she fled or embrace her growing love for Hades, risking the lives of countless innocents in the process.A Goddess of Spring and Shadows is the first book in a new adult fantasy romance series retelling the timeless myth of Hades and Persephone. Immerse yourself in a world of fated mates, hidden agendas, magic, heart-wrenching betrayal, and scorching romance.
Staying is his dream. Leaving is hers. One secret threatens them both. In the farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan—a border town where life moves slow and dreams run fast—most kids want out. Not Everett Lindt. He’s set on staying put, rebuilding his family’s sheep farm, and carving a future from the land he loves. Then he meets Mary, a new girl in town with restless energy and bigger plans. When their relationship reaches a crossroads, Everett sees a life together. Mary, however, is desperate to find a way out. Together, they make an impulsive choice—one that could change everything. Tense, lyrical, and deeply felt, Sara Maurer's unforgettable debut breathtakingly captures the ache of first love, the beauty and brutality of rural life, and how one decision can echo through generations and shape who we become.
Everyone in Fairview knows the story.Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.
GTIN: 9780008687069Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about! TIKTOK AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, 2023 'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller' – Guardian The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bel
The complete collection of the bestselling and award-winning YA crime thriller series that everyone is talking about!A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020.The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. Yet when Pippa Fitz-Amobi chooses the case as the topic for her project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden...Delve into this complete collection of the award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series in this addictive, spine-tingling set, including the prequel Kill Joy.
The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about. Soon to be a major BBC series!A stunning collectors edition of the first book in this bestselling, award-winning series, presented in a beautiful hardback format with an introductory letter from the author, sprayed edges and a ribbon bookmark.The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth ... ?Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and RiverdaleHolly Jackson is the author of the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true-crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES - The must-read mystery series everyone is talking about that began with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is now available in a three-book paperback boxed set!Read between the lies...A Good Girl's Guide to MurderGood Girl, Bad BloodAs Good as DeadPip is used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but the threats escalate when she realizes that someone is following her in real life. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle...and if she doesn't find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears...
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 1280, Publishers: Delacorte Press, Author: Holly Jackson, ISBN-13: 9780593568477, Date of issue: 2022
In Flannery O'Connor's hometown of Milledgeville, Georgia, reckless relationships lead to a tragedy that forever alters the town and the author herself, in this biographical novel.
In 1955, with this short story collection, Flannery O'Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in a Southern Gothic tradition that would become synonymous with her name, these s
'A must-read . . . Once you hop on this wild ride of a novel, you won't want to get off . . . With tart prose that tastes like sour candy, Kirsten King's debut is a home run' MARIE CLAIRE'I adored this deliciously acidic, addictive novel' EMMA VAN STRAATEN, Women's Prize Discoveries-winning author of THIS IMMACULATE BODY'Wild, wicked, and laugh out loud funny. Lillian is a bad person, but Kirsten King is a great writer' SARAH HARMAN, prize-winning author of ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE MELillian is having a great time with Henry: he's charming, well-educated, and exactly the kind of guy she'd like to end up with. That is, until she stays the night at his flat and they end up in a huge argument. Furious, Lillian seeks revenge on Henry by performing a drunken YouTube hex on him.But then Henry actually ends up dead.Desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry's mourning girlfriend, Lillian's pursuit of the truth will throw her into a dangerous tailspin, which just may just upend her life for good.'Sharp, hilarious, and painfully relatable, Kirsten King's debut will keep you laughing as you turn each page' MONIKA KIM, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART'Electrifying. A Good Person is a compulsively readable and sharply insightful . . . I loved it' KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT, New York Times bestselling author of LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER'Wild, wicked, and laugh out loud funny. Lillian is a bad person, but Kirsten King is a great writer' SARAH HARMAN, prize-winning author of ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME
Follow four adorable insect friends on a delightful adventure that invites young readers to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures. Now available as a board book!Four insect friends are looking for a place to live – one that has flowers for Bee, leaves for Ladybird, a pond for Dragonfly and dead wood for Beetle. But – oh no! – with dangers all around, a good place is not so easy to find.This picture book from internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Lucy Cousins sees new depth and contrast to her familiar vivid colour palette. The story has a gentle, environmentally conscious message that brings the natural world to joyful and vibrant life for young readers, inviting them to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures.
Can work be worship?A Good Return does not provide maxims to get you through the day. Instead, it is a book that encourages Christians to view their workspace as an avenue of worship. The world of work is expanding. New technologies, industries and means of communication, have presided in the transition of the workplace into a fast, digital and busier–than–ever era. With increasing demands and declining rewards, in whichever sector you care to name, work can become all–consuming, overwhelming,burdensome, dissatisfying, and more. It becomes easy to complain, drag one’s feet while getting out of the door, and face daily tasks with an apathetic attitude. When battling external pressures and internal conflicts, the workplace is a challenging environment. We need equipped to tackle so many aspects of working life:SalariesWealthTime managementMotivationRest and Sabbath The secular sacred divideEternal rewardsOur digital technological eraGospel supportHow should the Christian navigate these areas? John C. Lennox has crafted a book with thoughtful, biblical and evangelical deliberation on our behaviour in, and towards, our work. With his trademark clarity, faithfulness and wisdom, Lennox invites us into a wider discussion on Christian approaches to lots of areas of working life. "It will provide great help, encouragement and joyful inspiration to all who are seeking to apply the Lordship of Christ in all these vital areas of life” – Lindsay Brown (Former General Secretary of IFES and International Director, Lausanne Movement)
University Academic Editions presents: A Good Spanish Book : Basic Spanish Course for Beginners, by Dr Ricardo Roque Mateos.This is the best book to learn Spanish available nowadays. The contents are modern (published in 2017), the method is extremely effi
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 272, Publishers: Andrews McMeel Publishing, Author: Ella Buchan, ISBN-13: 9781524894085, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 320, Publishers: SELECT BOOKS, Author: John W Whitehead, ISBN-13: 9781590794661, Date of issue: 2018
