The New York Times number one bestselling title. Bravery, courage, fear & love in a time of war. Despite their differences, sisters Viann & Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine & their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight & Viann finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war progresses, the sisters` relationship & strength is tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Viann & Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations & responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery & resistance take different forms in each of their actions. Vivid & exquisite in its illumination of a time & place that was filled with atrocities, but also humanity & strength, Kristin Hannah`s The Nightingale will provoke thought & discussion that will have readers talking long after they finish reading. ...

From internationally acclaimed & Governor General`s Award-winning author Steven Heighton comes a passionate novel of buried secrets, the repercussions of war & finding love among the ruins Elias Trifannis is desperate to belong somewhere. To make his dying ex-cop father happy, he joins the military--but in Afghanistan, by the time he realizes his last-minute bid for connection was a terrible mistake, it`s too late & a tragedy has occurred. In the aftermath, exhausted by nightmares, Elias is sent to Cyprus to recover, where he attempts to find comfort in the arms of Eylul, a beautiful Turkish journalist. But the lovers` reprieve ends in a moment of shocking brutality that drives Elias into Varosha, once a popular Greek-Cypriot resort town, abandoned since the Turkish invasion of 1974. Hidden in the lush, overgrown ruins is a community of exiles & refugees living resourcefully but comfortably. Thanks to the cheerfully corrupt Colonel Kaya, who turns a blind eye, they live under the radar of the Turkish authorities. As he begins to heal, Elias finds himself drawn to the enigmatic & secretive Kaiti while he learns at last to ”simply belong.” But just when it seems he has found sanctuary, events he himself set in motion have already begun to endanger it. ...

From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna Stockholm, Sweden: the lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. Later, a man is found hanging alone in his apartment. Should the deaths be treated as suicide or murder? Only four people know the answer. & one man wants them dead. Can Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth? ...

This lavishly produced hardback book is the perfect keepsake gift to treasure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed illustrator Tony Ross, The Nights Before Christmas has twenty-four classic festive tales, songs & stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott & The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems (`A Visit from St. Nicholas`) & carols (` Good King Wenceslas`), together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen & the Brothers Grimm. This is the ultimate gift for Christmas. ...

This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history
- how the people of Egypt have relied on it for
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From Herodotus`s day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt`s heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy & moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers & Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life
- fishing, farming, flooding
- continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country`s history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season`s agricultural yield & set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists & the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo
- & in Egypt`s earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) & the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo)
- the Nile is our guide to understanding the past & present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing l&.



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`A spectacular book with a wide range of insights to the 17th century` Terry Jones Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance
- because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby`s first job, in 1612, was to teach them. By the 1670s, he was Charles II`s Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed roads on maps for the first time. During the intervening years, Ogilby had travelled through fire & plague, war & shipwreck; had been an impresario in Dublin, a poet in London, a soldier & sea captain, as well as a secret agent, publisher & scientific geographer. The world of his youth had been blown up & turned upside down. Beset by danger, he carefully concealed his biography in codes & cyphers, which meant that the truth about his life has remained unknown until today. In this book, Alan Ereira brings a fascinating hidden history to light, & reveals that Ogilby`s celebrated Britannia is far more than a harmless road atlas: it is, rather, filled with secrets designed to serve Charles II`s sinister purpose... The Nine Lives of John Ogilby is the story of a remarkable man, & of a covert journey which gave birth to the modern world.
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The charming tales of one mischievous cat from War Horse author & former Children`s Laureate Michael Morpurgo. A cat`s nine lives are full of adventure & excitement & none more so than Montezuma, the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning & proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he`s always loving & adorable. A great read that kids aged 9+ will love. Michael Morpurgo, again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with this collection of stories. Famed for animal stories such as Little Foxes, Shadow, The Butterfly Lion & An Eagle in the Snow, The Nine Lives of Montezuma is every bit as enthralling. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children & won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children`s Book Award & has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. ...

” Spies should be glamorous
- James Bond in a Savile Row suit rather than Harry Palmer in a grubby mac.. . In those terms, Otto
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Look past the legends & learn about the REAL ninjas of feudal Japan with this entertaining, illustrated ninjutsu guide. Ninjutsu, the least understood of the Japanese martial arts, is an ancient fighting style emphasising natural movement, responsiveness to adversaries, & absolute practicality. In feudal Japan, ninja were feared for their skill in espionage &, particularly, assassination. Masters of weaponry, stealth, & martial techniques, ninja were credited with supernatural powers because of the near-invincibility of their unique & deadly art. In The Ninja & Their Secret Fighting Art, Black Belt Hall of Fame member, Stephen K. Hayes, reveals the secrets that lead to the perception of the ninja as warriors of almost sorcerous skill the art of invisibility, special tools & weapons, & psychological training enabling the ninja to gain advantage in any situation. Chapters include: Perspective Origin; Organization; Training; At the Height of Power; The Decline; Ninjutsu in the Modern World Search for the Ninja Unarmed Combat The Ninja Fists; Fighting Postures; Other Factors Weaponry Chains & Cords; Sticks & Staffs; Canes with Concealed Weapons; The Ninja Sword; Throwing Blades The Way of Invisibility Sense Deception; Phantom Steps; Reconnaissance; Blending with the Night; Attacking the Eyes; The Art of Disguise Shadow Warriors Espionage; Commando Tactics The Realm of the Spirit Psychological Warfare; The Force of the Killer; The Great Harmony ...