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Becky and Jamie are an ordinary hard-working couple trapped in the daily grind, dreaming of an easier life. On one of their rare vacations, they meet Phil and Mel, a wealthy couple who seem to have it all—they're fun, well-traveled, and very generous with their money. But they are also very, very dangerous. Phil and Mel are not who they say they are, and this is no random vacation friendship.

In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting and the exploitation of old growth forests.

'I charge you, Sir Alan Dale, with administering my death. At the end of the game, I would rather die by your hand than any other.' England rebels. War rages across the land. In the wake of Magna Carta, King John's treachery is revealed, and the barons rise against him once more. Fighting with them is the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin Hood - and his right-hand man, Sir Alan Dale.

"START MAKING SOME SERIOUS MONEY...FOLLOW MIKE'S COUNTERINTUITIVE ADVICE AND PUT PROFITS FIRST." -Verne Harnish, author of Scaling Up "A BRILLIANT SMACK-UPSIDE-THE-HEAD REVELATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS." -Sally Hogshead, author of Fascinate "PROFIT FIRST MAY ARGUABLY BE ONE OF THE GREATEST 'HACKS'...

Detective Carlo D’Scenzi thought he’d seen it all, but the shifting sands of Detroit’s criminal underworld pull him back into the treacherous politics of the Mafia. Mario "The Toe” Martellini, a cunning capo on the rise, topples "Little" Tony Balducci in a brutal power play – sealed with deception, betrayal, and the blast of a bazooka.

Read by the author, Mike Maples Jr. 'The most important start-up book of the last ten years' - Steve Blank, co-creator of the Lean Startup movement Based on extensive research and real-world examples, Pattern Breakers, read by co-author Mike Maples Jr, upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve...

Michael Parkinson's relationship with his late father, John William, was, and remains, a family love story overflowing with tenderness and tall tales of sporting valour, usually involving Yorkshire cricket or Barnsley FC. However, it was the overwhelming grief which poured out of Michael when Piers Morgan pressed him about John William in a television interview that convinced one of the outstanding broadcasters and journalists of our time to delve deeper into the dynamics of their lives together.

Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama recreates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys to building a resilient and fearless life Most people think that being prepared for catastrophe means stocking up on MREs and building a bunker in their backyard, but this approach leaves you...

Between 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by allied naval forces. Each journey was a battle against the elements, with turbulent seas, extreme cold, and the constant dread of torpedoes. These Arctic convoys have been mythologized as defenseless vessels at the mercy of deadly U-boats—but was this really the case?

We have most of the technology we need to combat the climate crisis–and most people want to see more action. But after three decades of climate COPs, our global emissions are worse than ever. And we are accelerating into a Polycrisis of climate, food security, biodiversity, pollution, inequality and more. What, exactly, has been holding us back? What will it take for us to do better? In the search for answers that have been so elusive to date, Mike Berners-Lee looks at the challenge from new angles.

Your God. Your Country. Your Kin. Who Do You Betray? London, 1563. Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth spring up all over the country. William Harley - known to everyone as Clarenceux - receives a book from his friend and fellow Catholic, Henry Machyn, who is in fear of his life. Then Clarenceux is visited by Francis Walsingham and his ruthless enforcers, who will stop at nothing to gain possession of the book. What secret can the book hold?

Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a celebration of Elton John's record-breaking, globe-spanning farewell tour—from Allentown to Auckland, from Sydney to San Francisco. Featured concerts include Elton’s dazzling performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022, the finale of which streamed live on Disney+. Fans will be treated to a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every aspect of these spectacular shows, including Elton’s legendary touring wardrobe by Gucci, the set design, official photography, and more.

Now available in ebook format, ‘The Pyrates’ is a swashbuckling romp of a novel. The Pyrates is all the swashbucklers that ever were, rolled into one great Technicoloured pantomime – tall ships and desert islands, impossibly gallant adventurers and glamorous heroines, buried treasure and...

Are you hungry for an encounter with Jesus? Do you want to make an impact on the world? In this power-packed book, Bill Johnson discusses how you can be a person who hosts the Presence of God. Though all believers obviously have the Spirit of God within them, there is more that enables you to be so full that you overflow his Spirit into your world.

In this beautiful guided journal, you'll find brand-new exercises and prompts paired with original passages from The Untethered Soul. These prompts encourage you to fully relate Michael A. Singer's teachings to your personal experiences, allowing you to dive into the teachings and make them a part of your daily life. 

From the author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin; a heart-warming collection of stories inspired by life in an English village. Casting his mind back to the village where he grew up, Louis de Bernières brings us a forgotten England: where a lady might dress in plus fours, a retired general might give up wearing clothes and a spiritualist might live with her sister and the ghost of her husband. Here we find the atmosphere of those times as it was in the countryside, and the people whose lives are worth celebrating.

"The painting forced him to move back with such suddenness, he nearly fell over the side of the old wooden railing. It depicted a grizzly scene, as if your worst nightmare had been splattered on canvas. Despite his mind screaming to look away, he could not avert his eyes".

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a...

Detective Carlo D’Scenzi goes undercover to dismantle the notorious Motor City Cobras Motorcycle Club. When a mid-level cocaine dealer is accused of robbing the Cobras, it ignites a brutal chain of events that spirals into a deadly power struggle. To expose the gang’s inner workings, Carlo must embed himself inside the outlaw world—where trust is a currency and betrayal is lethal.