Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks.
Audiobooks Narrated by Nick Holbek
Browse audiobooks narrated by Nick Holbek, listen to samples and when you're ready head over to Audiobooks.com where you can get 3 FREE audiobooks on us
Himalaya is one of the world's most extraordinary geophysical, historical, environmental and social regions.
Historian John Keay introduces us to the myriad mysteries of this vast, confounding and utterly fascinating corner of the planet, and makes the case that it is one of our most essential – and endangered – wonders.
More rugged and elevated than any other zone on earth, it embraces all of Tibet, six of the world's eight major mountain ranges and nearly all its highest peaks. It contains around 50,000 glaciers and the most extensive permafrost outside the polar regions. Over an area nearly as big as Europe, the population is scattered, often nomadic and always sparse. Many languages are spoken, some are written and few are related.
Religious and political affiliations are equally diverse. Borders are disputed, while jealous neighbours shy away from a common strategy for protecting an environment in which desert meets rainforest and temperatures can fluctuate between 30 and -30C in the course of a single day.
For centuries, Himalaya has captivated an illustrious succession of admirers, from explorers, surveyors and sportsmen, to botanists and zoologists, ethnologists and geologists, missionaries and mountaineers.
Tackling some of the most common scientific myths still believed today, Brian
Clegg blows these widely held misconceptions about the workings of our world
out of the water in this engaging and entertaining book.
You may well be familiar with the fact that lightning, contrary to the popular saying, often
strikes the same place twice. But this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what
many of us wrongly believe about the way the world works. Whether it's word of
mouth, myths you've read about online, or misremembered facts from school, we're
bombarded by misconceptions about the science we come into contact with every day –
this book will uncover the most popular myths to help you avoid contributing to the
perpetuation of these misunderstandings.
Breaking it down into fifty of the most popular misconceptions in science, each
chapter of this book will be headed up with a ‘fact', followed by the real story, providing
the science and theory that debunks the myth. From fears about the exponential growth
of the human population to the embarrassment of always pointing out the north star as
the brightest in the sky, this is the book to read if you want to separate the science
fact from fiction.
Jay Lewis is a troubled soul. A single father, just trying to keep everything together, he knows he sabotages any real chance of happiness. Tormented by nightmares and flashbacks, he can't forget the events from one fateful night that steered the course of the rest of his life. Struggling against the crushing weight of guilt, Jay knows there are wrongs he needs to put right. Determined to get closure, he seeks out old friends and a past love. But in his quest for a more peaceful future, is he ready to face the trauma of his past?
Praise for the author: "A delicious confection. A tender fable about love and the power of the imagination to both sustain and heal us" LAURA HARRINGTON
"A beautifully quirky gem of a novel" LAISSEZ FAIRE
"...a heartwarming story about love and the reasons why it's sometimes easier and kinder to tell lies rather than the truth... simply enchanting" BOOKISH MAGPIE
"[A] quirky and touching tale" WOMAN'S WEEKLY
The brand new GRIPPING AND AUTHENTIC crime thriller from Lisa Cutts, a REAL LIFE POLICE DETECTIVE.
'Lisa Cutts knows exactly how to tell a cracking story' MARK BILLINGHAM
What if the person sworn to protect you, is the only one you should fear?
After the body of a missing woman is discovered in a shallow grave, Detective Inspector Harry Powell steps in to lead the hunt for the killer. But when his investigation brings him face to face with an old case in his career, he begins to fear that a fatal mistake from his past may have left a dangerous criminal roaming free.
While the Murder Squad are occupied by their new case, a new arrival sends ripples throughout the ranks. On the outside, Detective Constable Dane Hoopman appears to be like any other officer, but under the surface, does a dark secret lie in wait?
As Harry's search for the killer intensifies, he notices that his newest recruit is growing ever closer to one of the more vulnerable members on his team. Are Dane Hoopman's intentions all that they seem? Or might Harry's investigation end up leading him much closer to home . . .
PRAISE FOR LISA CUTTS:
'Utterly gripping and hauntingly realistic, I raced through this in one sitting' LISA HALL
'Compelling, pacy, full of tension' ANGELA MARSONS
'Lisa's background as a detective is used to such good effect in this clever, suspenseful tale' KATE RHODES
'Not only a smart, compulsive police procedural, but also a candid and compassionate exposure of people trafficking . . . An important story, superbly and entertainingly told' LOUISE CANDLISH, author of OUR HOUSE
'A moving and thought-provoking story that highlights one of today's most merciless crimes' RACHEL ABBOTT
'Lost Lives left me breathless . . . heartbreaking and thrilling - this is pure genius' ELIZABETH HAYNES
'Masterful storytelling from a writer at the top of her game' JULIE WASSMER
Tobias Hawke was the tech genius boss of the British Institute for Deep Learning. Now his body has been found in his lab: he has been brutally murdered. Hawke was on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a machine-learning device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever. But, in the wake of her creator's murder, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure. What secrets are her neural networks hiding? Michael North, ex-assassin and spy-for-hire, is the man to find out. But he can't work alone. Teenage hacker Fangfang, and Hawke's widow, a prize-winning ethicist, have their own reasons to solve the murder. But can they uncover the truth before it's too late?
PRAISE FOR CURSE THE DAY:
'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. CRAVEN.
'A brilliant technothriller...complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake ... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' ZOE SHARP.
'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' JAMES SWALLOW.
PRAISE FOR JUDITH O'REILLY:
'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' LEE CHILD.
'Fast-paced and packed with action' MICK HERRON.
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' SUNDAY TIMES.
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR.
'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' ANDY MCNAB.
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH.
It begins with a ghost story around a campfire. Teenagers out on a walking trip, trying to act brave in front of each other. But as the walk gets underway and the boys begin to fall out, odd things start to happen. Noises in the night. A severed rabbit's foot outside someone's tent. Soon, the boys begin to disappear. As panic sets in and a storm approaches, the remaining boys must band together to face a darkness not even the local ghost stories could help them predict.
'There's a delightful bit of sleight-of-hand at the heart of the novel that I particularly enjoyed.' -- Owen King, co-author of Sleeping Beauties
The bullet in his brain isn't the problem. She is. Michael North is a hero, with a bullet in the brain to prove it. A bullet which has rewired his neural pathways and heightened his sense of intuition. A bullet which is driving him mad. Working for an extra-governmental agency called The Board, North knows one thing for sure. He is very good at killing very bad guys. But what happens when a hero is ordered to kill a good woman rather than a bad man? Because it turns out that rising political star, Honor Jones, MP, can't stop asking the right questions about the wrong people. He should follow orders. Shouldn't he?
'...fast-paced, packed with action, and introduces a series hero to watch.' MICK HERRON
'Terrific...highly recommended.' LEE CHILD.
'...more twists than a pretzel. ...a gritty, action-packed, page-turner.' ANDY MCNAB.
'High-octane...Great debut.' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB.
Even the darkest journey must come to an end...
Three years ago, Lelle's daughter went missing in a remote part of Northern Sweden. Lelle has spent the intervening summers driving the Silver Road under the midnight sun, frantically searching for his lost daughter, for himself and for redemption. Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Meja arrives in town hoping for a fresh start. She is the same age as Lelle's daughter was - a girl on the brink of adulthood. But for Meja, there are dangers to be found in this isolated place. As autumn's darkness slowly creeps in, Lelle and Meja's lives are intertwined in ways, both haunting and tragic, that they could never have imagined.
"Haunting, intoxicating." ALI LAND, author of Good Me, Bad Me
"Deeply affecting." CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All the Wicked Girls
Someone is trying to kill celebrated author, Dylan St James. But who would want him dead? And why? And who the hell shoots someone with a harpoon, anyway? Disgruntled failed crime writer, Freddie Winters, spends his days conning old ladies, setting up fake book signings, sneaking into literary festivals uninvited and lamenting his lack of success. When his old friend Dylan turns to him for help, Freddie agrees to use his limited detective skills to find out who's behind the murder attempt. With a group of suspicious ex-wives, a jealous rival, a crazed stalker fan and an exploding postman to deal with, Freddie soon stumbles upon a catalogue of crazy behaviour and a truly bizarre motive for murder. But can he stop the killer?
