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A novel about trying and failing to conceive from "Grazia" Features Director.

A brilliant study of a brilliant woman' LUCY WORSLEY History has forgotten Caroline of Ansbach, yet in her lifetime she was compared frequently to Elizabeth I and considered by some as `the cleverest queen consort Britain ever had'.

Physical activity and its relationship to health is one of the great issues of our age. The causes of, and solutions to, physical inactivity are multi-dimensional, and therefore the subject needs to be studied from a variety of perspectives. This is the first textbook to provide a truly multi-disciplinary introduction to physical activity studies.

A ruthless gang leader. A deadly vendetta. A dark past exhumed... Gwyn Weaver is as resilient as anyone could be. Having survived an attempted murder, she has rebuilt her life and reclaimed her dignity and strength. She's always known about her feelings for defence attorney Thomas Thorne, but as her friend and a colleague there could be no chance of anything more... or could there? Thorne has known violence and pain all his life. He's overcome...

An eerie and gothic ghost story set on the Yorkshire moors, as Mercy takes in a stranger seeking work with a story that will entwine with her own.

If you think roasting tins are just for Sundays and muffin pans can only handle muffins, it's time to think again. The Tin and Traybake Cookbook will show you how the six most popular baking tins can create delicious baking, freezing, setting and roasting dishes for every meal.Baking tins may be the most basic items in our kitchens, but they're more versatile than we realise. Did you know that a square brownie tin is the perfect size for roast...

The gripping final instalment of Lila Bowen's widely acclaimed Shadow series, starring a hero who has been hailed as 'one of the iconic characters of this generation

An easy-to-read, need-to-know approach, with student-friendly features focuses on delivering the critical content to today's learners. A visually engaging design that features bullet content, flow charts, diagrams, and tables make it easy to understand. This is the text to ensure student success.

Some of the most popular novels from the master of British horror are reissued this month, offering a rounded introduction to Herbert's influential command of the eerie and unsettling.

It begins with a crack that rips the earth apart. Peaceful village life shattered. But the disaster is just the beginning. Out of the bottomless pit creeps a malevolent fog. Spreading through the air, it leaves a deadly, horrifying trail, destined to devastate the lives of all those it encounters . . .‘James Herbert comes at us with both hands, not willing to simply engage our attention, he seizes us by the lapels and begins to scream in our f...

Nikolaus von Kues (1401-1464) gehört zu den bedeutendsten Gestalten in der intellektuellen Geschichte des 15. Jhs., dessen Erbe in der Forschungsliteratur eingehend aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven untersucht worden ist. Doch finden sich nach wie vor einige spannende Themenfelder, die zwar an der Peripherie der Philosophie des deutschen Kardinals liegen, die jedoch für das Verständnis seines Denkens von Bedeutung sind, da sie die Grenzen sei...

This is the first book to provide an introduction to contemporary cultural approaches to the study of religion. This book makes sophisticated ideas accessible at an introductory level, and examines the analytic tools of scholars in religious studies, as well as in related disciplines that have shaped the field including anthropology, history, literature, and critical studies in race, sexuality, and gender. Each chapter is written by a leadin...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of John Murray, a sparkling anthology of letters from John Murray authors to their publisher

A remarkable `ordinary person's' story that captures the day-to-day reality of life during the bloody conflict that divided Nigeria in the late 1960s.

Taking on a job at one of England's most haunted locations, Elliott meets the ghost Sebastian and the secretive Ophelia, with the dynamic between the three shifting when Sebastian inhabits Elliott's body and becomes unhealthily obsessed with Ophelia. Chilling young adult action from "The Thirteen Curses" author.

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: The Iberian Flame will be the twentieth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.

Justice behind the Iron Curtain is the first work to showcase communist Poland's judicial confrontation with the legacy of the Nazi occupation and its oppressive regime.

The author draws on experience transforming an inadequate school to outstanding in under two years to advise teachers and school-leaders on supportive and inclusive development.

The extent to which the Great War impacted upon English landed society is most vividly recalled in the loss of young heirs to ancient estates. English Landed Society in the Great War considers the impact of the war on these estates.Using the archives of Country Life, Edward Bujak examines the landed estate that flourished in England. In doing so, he explores the extent to which the wartime state penetrated into the heartlands of the landed ari...