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Sharon Turner (1768-1847) practised as a solicitor in London, but as a young man he had become involved in the study of Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic literature and history. Published 1799-1805, this four-volume work was a benchmark in Anglo-Saxon studies, drawing on manuscripts in the British Museum.

Ginny Tait needs a fresh start. Fed up with the ghosts of her failed marriage, and desperate to rein in her rambunctious twin daughters, she seeks solace in a quiet village life. But in Honeycote, things are never as calm as they appear . . . From the dashing businessman fallen from grace, to the couple struggling through a personal tragedy, the town is a hotbed of tension. Secrets, scandal, gossip, affairs: before long, Ginny and her daughter...

What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they were all faced one day with the most difficult of choices: stay faithful to your ideas and die or renounce them and stay alive. Second, they all chose to die. Their spectacular deaths have become not only an integral part of their biographies, but are also inseparable from their work. A "death for ideas" is a piece of philosophical work in its o...

The most successful Olympian you've never heard of...

AUTHOR OF THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER BETTER OFF DEAD'Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive'Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan XFrom bestselling author Tom Wood comes a unique and gasp-inducing Victor thriller that turns all your expectations on their head . . . Agent Antonio Alvarez has been tracking a dangerous murderer for years, a nameless hitman responsible for numerous homicides. The Agency deflected him away from his search,...

As our approach to mental illness has oscillated from biological to psychoanalytical and back again, so have our treatments. With the rise of psychopharmacology, an ever-increasing number of people throughout the globe are taking a psychotropic drug, yet nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, we still don't really know exactly how or why they work - or don't work - on what ails our brains. In The Drugs that Changed Ou...

As our approach to mental illness has oscillated from biological to psychoanalytical and back again, so have our treatments. With the rise of psychopharmacology, an ever-increasing number of people throughout the globe are taking a psychotropic drug, yet nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, we still don't really know exactly how or why they work - or don't work - on what ails our brains. In The Drugs that Changed Ou...

The biggest hit show of for Nickelodeon now hits the comic pages. 4 friends from Minnesota started a pop singing group on the show, and now you can learn the back story of these 4 young men and their co-stars. Find out where Kendall, Logan, Carlos, and James came from, and see what brought these four young men into the limelight for all the world to see. Be here as you join the phenomenon that is sweeping the nation. As featured on CNN, Time M...

JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

From the international bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls seriesWhen Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie travelled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own - scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. But now her dad's life ...

The perfect comfort read, brimming with humour and heart, from bestseller Veronica Henry.

This book presents innovative strategies for teaching the Chinese language to English-speaking students around the world, using in-depth research arising from a long-running and successful Chinese language teaching programme in Sydney. Throughout the book its authors emphasise the importance of teaching methods which explore the relevance of Chinese to all aspects of students’ everyday lives, ‘Localising Chinese’ by folding it into students’ e...

Taikobo gets more than he bargained for when he takes over the protection of two young princes prophesied to be part of a much larger master plan. As he unearths more of the truth of The Hoshin Project, Taikobo finds that he may never be able to trust anyone again. Young adult.

Turkey's economy is a complex mix of modern industry, a traditional agricultural sector, and a rapidly growing private sector.

By understanding power animals, we can know ourselves and those around us better. Many people cannot comprehend why they think or act in a certain way. It is easier to understand ourselves by studying what our power animalÕs intrinsic nature is. Finally, by appreciating power animals we can better understand the nature and characteristics of the source of it all Ð our Creator and Parent, God. The secrets of the power animals that has been lost...

I have written this book to be an inspiration for you to become mentally healthy. All that is in this book is to help you grow from within. This journey begins within your mind first.

Sydney, famed for its setting and natural beauty, has fascinated from the day it was conceived as an end-of-the-world repository for British felons, to its current status as one of the world's most appealing cities. This book recounts, and celebrates, the central role food has played in shaping the city's development from the time of first human settlement to the sophisticated, open, and cosmopolitan metropolis it is today. The reader will lea...

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Compelling from start to finish...Downie does full justice to an extraordinary life' Pete Davies, author of All Played Out. A stunning new biography of Socrates, the iconic captain of the greatest Brazil side never to win the World Cup. Socrates was always special. A hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine yet drank and smoked to excess. The attacking midfielder stood out - and not just because of his 6'4" frame. Fans were enthra...