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An injured, housebound man believes he might have witnessed a murder and must uncover the plot without leaving his apartment. An accidental killer hides the corpse of his neighbour in a fold-down bed - just as his landlord decides to start holding viewings. An innocent youth accused of murder goes on the run, only to discover he has an unexpected aptitude for crime. In this new selection of his best short stories - including the one that inspired Alfred Hitchcock - Cornell Woolrich shines as one of the twistiest, smartest and most thrilling crime writers of the 20th century.

John Cooper Clarke may have an honorary doctorate and a poem on the English Literature GCSE syllabus, but dont let that fool you: the Poet Laureate of Punk is still a bona fide iconoclast. In Have It, a collection of scathing new poems, the Bard of Salford puts his pen to work across a host of painfully funny critiques of modern life.Praise for John Cooper ClarkeA rhymer to be reckoned with . . . with a panache contemporary poets should aspire to and respect The Sunday TimesJohn Cooper Clarke uses words like Chuck Berry uses guitar riffs melody and anger, humour and disdain in equal measure. Hes the real deal, really funny and really caustic, the velvet voice of discontent Kate MossJohn Cooper Clarke is one of Britains outstanding poets. His anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades . . . long may his slender frame and spiky top produce words and deeds that keep us on our toes and alive to the wonders of the world Sir Paul McCartney

Tell me the worst thing youve ever done.On Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Irelands west coast, a man and a woman meet for the first time. As a snowstorm gathers outside windows twinkling with fairy lights, they share a meal, pour wine, propose a toast.Janice and Gerry are strangers to one another, but they each have a story to tell, a confession to make.As the blizzard howls, the night will take an unexpected turn, and their conversation will have consequences far beyond the candlelit table.

ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO STEP INTO THE DARKNESS?Edgar Allan Poe did not truly die. In the years since his mysterious demise, his works have captivated millions and spawned the genres of horror and the detective story. His masterpieces filled with talking ravens and buried women, haunted houses and beating hearts live on in our imaginations and our nightmares. His most famous tales (The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart) are endlessly adapted, parodied and obsessed over. His darkness has shaped our world.But who was Edgar Allan Poe? And why does he haunt us still?Following the course of Poes fascinating, short and tragic life from his fame as the poet of The Raven to his tortured romances and mysterious disappearances Emily Ogden dives deep into the mind of the man who authored the worlds most famous and enduring horrors, and interweaves his story with those of the devoted readers who have found solace and recognition in his haunted legacy.Edgar Allan Poes darkness surrounds us. Might it also help us to see the light?

Restaurateur, entrepreneur, and bestselling author Danny Meyer reveals the secrets of his widely-admired leadership philosophy and the tools he uses to build an energized, cohesive, and motivated culture.In 2006, Danny Meyer owned eleven restaurants, was nurturing a single parkside burger kiosk called Shake Shack, and had just written a bestselling book, Setting the Table, about his companys unique culture of Enlightened Hospitality. On the first page of that book, Danny proudly declared that in twenty-five years he had never closed a restaurant. But just a few years later, he shuttered his beloved Tabla, a decision that filled him with shamebut sparked a reckoning within him about what it means to be a leader.Danny realized that his fear of failure wasnt just misguided: it was also an impediment to his innate entrepreneurial spirit, and that clinging to the past was holding his company back. In WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT, he takes the reader along on his journey to learn how hes delivered a winning culture ofexcellence at scale. Businesses and organizations have long understood how to scale systems of production. But its a much trickier challenge to scale uplifting human relationships, particularly in a fluid, growing organization one that has now spawned 700 businesses spread across twenty-four countries. As Danny writes, Along the way, Ive tripped and scraped my knee more times than I can count, andyet the general trajectory has been upward and to the right.WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT offers fascinating, lively stories from the last twenty years of Dannys career, along with plenty of his trademark mantras (D.F.SDont Fing Settle; Change Your Grip; and Think Like a Winemaker) and leadership concepts (the Hospitality Quotient; the Rule of Two; and the Four Gears ofLeadership). Together, they offer an insightful, practical, and transformative roadmap for success, yes, but more important: for making things that matter and endure. Danny believes that culture is an aspiration, not a destination. When you get your culture on the right path in any field, your missteps end up mattering far lessthan the innumerable lives youll have changed for the better.

Award-winning journalist Camilla Cavendish embarks on a compassionate yet frank investigation into why were having fewer children, how its changing the world and what we should do about itCamilla Cavendish travels across cultures and continents to investigate one of the most intimate decisions we all make whether or not to have children. In Britain, one in five couples have no children, and almost half of all families have only one. The populations of China, Japan, Russia and Italy are shrinking rapidly. Poland and South Korea could all but vanish from the map. Pro-natalists wail that feminism has killed the family. Governments throw money at childcare subsidies. Would-be grandparents wring their hands at the apparent selfishness of the young. But the conversation is in the wrong place.As birth rates plummet, Cavendish offers a startling blend of data and stories to uncover what is really driving the baby gap. Meeting people from a diverse range of ethnicities and experiences, she reveals a tapestry of motivations from a dating recession to a loss of faith in the future; from the pressures of modern parenting to infertility struggles; from the atomisation of society to a deeply human instinct to mirror each other.Interviewing voices from across the new political divide, Cavendish warns against weaponising babies. She encounters women going it alone and men whove missed out, finds communities quietly bucking the trend and speaks to scientists on the verge of extending the biological clock.By examining the profound implications of a world where fewer children are born, Generation Maybe argues for a future in which we respect the happily childfree, while genuinely empowering those who long for children. Incisive and humane, this is essential reading for anyone who cares about the world we may or may not choose to make for the next generation.

Find calm, clarity and joy in seconds with micropractice a revolutionary, science-backed method that can deliver powerful benefits anytime, anywhere.How do we care for ourselves when life wont slow down? This is the question that psychologist Eli Susman spent a decade pursuing the answer to at Harvard and Berkeley as he observed how too many of us think mindfulness, self-compassion and joy are only achieved through lengthy retreats, intensive meditation or hours on the yoga mat.Enter micropractice: a term Susman coined for the powerful, bite-size techniques that help us find calm and well-being right in the middle of modern lifes many demands. In this beautifully illustrated, accessible and highly practical guide, Susman distils ancient wisdom and his own pioneering research into 14 practices anchored in 4 core elements:MOVE: Energise instantly with microyoga, a quick power pose or a spontaneous microdance no mat, dancefloor or skills required. TOUCH: Enhance self-compassion, calm anxiety and lower cortisol through something as simple as petting a cat, resting your hands on your belly and chest or even sharing a fist bump with a friend or colleague.BREATHE: Reset your nervous system and release endorphins with intentional breathing exercises, laughter yoga or by singing a few lines of your favourite song.FLOW: Infuse ordinary moments with intention, from mindful eating to silently offering lovingkindness to the people you encounter throughout your day.Along the way, Susman reveals the science of habit formation so these micropractices dont just inspire you once they stick. No elaborate rituals, just research-grounded tools that slip naturally into your day to build emotional resilience, spark creativity, sharpen focus and make well-being a way of being.

The final volume of The Song of Silver, coming autumn 2026. - - - As the years turn, the villagers of Lunneset tell tales of the elusive Lady Silver, a benevolent noblewoman who was once a slave; of Saria Granger, protector of their fields, and of Fen Singer, the jester whose songs fill taverns across the kingdom. They speak darker words of Christian Westhill, the crowns iron fist in Lunneset. His strict enforcement of the kings law falls heaviest on those who struggle most, punishing the smallest of missteps with ruthless brutality.Having reinvested her merchant fortune in land, Livy strives to grow a new community on the coast of Lunneset: a burgeoning haven for those who once suffered as she did. With Saria as her right hand, she plays the dance of courtly politics while her partners push back against the ever-encroaching abuses of Christians authority.Tension prickles like dry tinder in the villages of Lunneset, and the return of an old friend may strike the spark that ignites it. Fen Singer, now a trusted member of the counts household, is finally coming home. With his silver tongue whispering in the highest courts of the county, Christian sees his enemies aligning against him once more. Spurred by his uncompromising vision of justice, he sets his sights on the villagers under Livys protection. Swords seek blood in the night and voices clash in court as Livy, Saria, and Fen struggle to defend their corner of the kingdom.With everything they have grown to love at stake, the tales of Livy, Fen, Saria, and Christian are about to reach their end.

An electrifying picture book by New York Times bestselling author and US presidential inaugural poet Amanda GormanWho are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight.Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by US presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear. Creating a rousing rallying cry with vivid illustrations by Loveis Wise, Gorman reminds us how girls have shaped our history while marching boldly into the future.

An electrifying picture book by New York Times bestselling author and US presidential inaugural poet Amanda GormanWho are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight.Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by US presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear. Creating a rousing rallying cry with vivid illustrations by Loveis Wise, Gorman reminds us how girls have shaped our history while marching boldly into the future.

A masterwork by one of the great thinkers of our time. - Dani ShapiroAdeliriously smart and empathetic book that makes a match between the way you love and the way you were loved: sparks ensue. - Joshua CohenWhat keeps us from having the relationships we want?Why cant we find the right partner?Why do we repeat the same painful patterns?How can we keep love alive? The children we once were live inside us, and our early relationships are the templates for our later emotional and sexual attractions. Although they try to protect us, they are also the source of our relational struggles, awakening our fears and longings, and constructing our love life, often without our permission.Diving deep into patients intimate lives, as well as her own, here psychoanalyst Dr Galit Atlas exposes our most private desires, unmet needs, yearnings and pain. Through her intricate portrayal of lives as complex as our own, we uncover the frightened child, the melancholic child, the ashamed child, the invisible child and the guilty child, and are gifted a nuanced understanding of the link between our childhood wounds and our adult love. By inviting our childhood selves to have a seat at the table, we learn to work through our past instead of playing it out in our relationships.This therapeutic journey is an emotional, multi-dimensional understanding of intimacy, offering a transformative path to healing.

Over 50% of Irish people under 40 are either living with their parents or in share accommodation, unable to live either by themselves or with partners despite that being their preference. The housing crisis is often spoken of as a bubble, but economics professor Ronan Lyons argues that this metaphor is outdated. Rather, Ireland suffers from a brittle housing system, one that has lost the ability to respond to change. This groundbreaking book shows what that brittleness is doing to society, how it emerged and, most critically, how a healthier housing system can be built.

The fourth and final volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Hararis global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times number-one bestseller follows the scientific and industrial revolutions, as rapid advances transform society, reshape capitalism and propel us into the technological age and the dawn of AI.Until 1500 AD, Homo sapiens had reached a plateau in medical, military and economic power, focused on preserving long-standing social orders. So how did we leap from medieval scrolls to ebooks, abacuses to computers, wooden ships to nuclear submarines and from the Earth to the moon? As Yuval Noah Harari reveals, the spark behind the Scientific Revolution was a radical idea: ignorance. Paired with curiosity, it drove humanitys relentless pursuit of knowledge.This pursuit unleashed a powerful feedback loop between science, politics and capitalism, accelerating discovery and reshaping the world. In Sapiens: A Graphic History Volume 4 The Age of Revolutions, Yuval Noah Harari explore how scientific thinking came to dominate in the sixteenth century, overtaking religion and philosophy and fuelling imperial expansion, colonialism and the Industrial Revolution. Old social and political structures unravelled as new technologies emerged each invention both a tool and a weapon.Spanning from the early modern period to the present day, this final volume traces the extraordinary transformations that have defined our species, while also looking ahead. As advances in artificial intelligence gather pace, it asks what the future might hold and whether a new form of intelligence could surpass humanity itself.Like the previous instalments, this is an engaging, insightful and colourful retelling of the human story for curious minds of all ages.

Endless training, gruelling marches, and the frenzy of battle against more enemies than can be counted - such is the life of a marine in the Malazan Empire.Year by year, month by month, week by week, day by day, moment by moment. Skills are honed to deadly precision, the secret language of the soldier in a world drowning in perpetual discontent, the eternal conflict against the fates. And we should forget the seemingly inevitable interference of mischievous gods and more often than not, the resurrected remains of ancient and once believed long-dead entities. As a new holy war starts sparked in the fire-blackened cauldron of Seven Cities, the Fifth and Sixth squads are about to embark a mission they dont want for a cause they dont care about. Not that anybody asked their opinion. They can only hope that their objective isnt as hopeless as it seems, and that they arent simply being used as pawns - a strategic sacrifice, if you will, in the machinations of their betters.So whats life like as a marine in the Malazan Army?Well, lets see, shall we . . .

Peppa wants to make Evies first Christmas extra special. The family have lots of exciting traditions each year, and she cant wait to share them all with her baby sister. From putting the star on the Christmas tree, to baking cookies, theres lots of fun to be had at this festive time of year!Spend this Christmas with Peppa and her family and enjoy all their different Christmas traditions. Will there be room for one extra Christmas tradition this year?Dont miss these other Peppa Christmas books:Peppa Pig: Peppas Christmas EvePeppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas ElfPeppa Pig: Peppas Night Before ChristmasPeppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Fives Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books.

This varied collection brings together personal reminiscences, and extracts of fiction, folklore and poetry which look at the celebration of Christmas over the years in the county of Shropshire. Represented here are well-known Shropshire figures such as Ellis Peters and A.E. Housman, as well as those who have their own purely individual stories to relate. Included among the extracts are a medieval chronicle of Shrewsbury, an American visitors account of Christmas in Ludlow in 1851, and Oswestry-born Wilfred Owens letters home from the battlefront over Christmas 1916. There are memories of a postman delivering the mail on Christmas Day, a description of a Boxing Day meet of the Shropshire Beagles, and many references to local folklore and traditions over the festive season. This book is the perfect stocking filler for anyone spending Christmas in the county.

A serial killer? Shes SO over it.Barbra Barbie Jacobs may be the wrong side of forty, but shes still beloved by her fans. Typecast as a Scream Queen from her very first horror flick, Barbs always wanted to prove to herself that shes more than a final girl - the prettiest one who somehow manages not to get chopped into tiny little pieces at the end of the movie.But now her wish might be coming true . . .In the bathroom at this horror convention Barb finds a cheerleader in the stalls covered in blood. How cliche. But this time, its not from the props department - her throats been ripped out. As the body count rises, Barb knows she has to play the part one last time if shes going to escape the deranged psycho serial killer whos murdering everyone around her.Barb Jacobs has had enough of people-pleasing. She is NOT dying in Barbies Scream House. So if she makes it out, hell, shes having the fries.A hilarious and terrifying serial killer thriller jam-packed with classic horror tropes for anyone who loves Barbie, Scream Queens or Nightmare on Elm Street.

Girlie is a white, middle class, fourteen year old that lives in a mining town in South Africa in 1984.She starts to question the reasons why those of color do not need or deserve the things she takes for granted and receives answers that make no sense.She follows what she believes is a small monkey into a forest and is plummeted into the strange magical world of the local Sangoma and the infamous Tokoloshe and her life is never the same again.When a magical reality makes more sense than the real world you are living in, there is little else you can do but change your own mind and heart.Little action you can take except dream.This is the forgotten story of those who never understood Apartheid, never accepted ... and could do little else but imagine "change."

Theres no better way to relax than by taking a hot bath, but what if you could combine that bath with a sprinkling of magick?In Bath Magick, witch Elizabeth Dickson presents over 40 bathing, shower and seasonal rituals that will help you to heal, relax, take control and live your most magickal life. By combining water witchcraft, the power of crystals and her knowledge of colour therapy, you will learn how to connect to your deeper intention, and transform your bathroom into a magickal sanctuary for healing. Each recipe contains a crystal, essential oils, and various natural ingredients, with an explanation of what each ingredient does and how it contributes to the desired healing.Unlike other water ritual books, Bath Magick contains over 40 bath rituals, as well as shower rituals for when you are short on time. This is a spiritual self-care book like no other.