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£10.99Glory, scandal and how French football came of age
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Queen Elizabeth II
£28.00Queen Elizabeth II occupies a unique place in the hearts of her people. She was elegant, self-contained, and enigmatic. After a supremely happy childhood, gravitas descended with the death of her beloved grandfather and after the Abdication she accepted her destiny. When she was 21 in 1947, she made a promise to serve and kept it for a remarkable 75 years. She was steadfast and conciliatory and presided calmly over decades of change, political upheaval and family tragedy. Tommy Lascelles described her as ‘the most remarkable woman’ he had ever met. This biography is based on sixty years of close observation and research, and uses never-before-seen sources and personal recollections to illuminate her life as never before.
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The Writer and the Traitor
£22.00The friendship between Graham Greene and Kim Philby is one of the most mysterious of the twentieth century. Greene, the internationally lauded novelist who wrestled with the themes of faith and betrayal in his work. Philby, the British intelligence-officer-turned-spy for the Soviets, and one of the most reviled men of his era. The two men met as young MI6 officers in war-torn London, working together to defeat the Nazis. But after Greene suddenly resigned just days before D-Day, questions started to arise. He turned back to literature, using his experience in the intelligence services as a backdrop for ‘Our Man in Havana’ and the screenplay of ‘The Third Man’. Lurking within the pages lay suspicions of his friend, with characters and plots echoing Philby’s life. Robert Verkaik chronicles the relationship of these two giants of the 20th century, spanning the defeat of Nazism and the end of the Cold War, right up until Philby’s death in 1
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The Asset Class
£25.00For decades, private equity firms have infiltrated every corner of modern life. Wielding debt as a weapon, they push vital services into crisis. Their cover story: that this is merely the ‘creative destruction’ essential to growth. Old-school capitalists say they’re dismantling everything that made our economies work. In this book, reporter Hettie O’Brien penetrates a hidden empire of billion-dollar deals and covert financial warfare. From Copenhagen to San Francisco, Barcelona to the Yorkshire Dales, she follows the money, the ideological roots and the trail of destruction. What she finds is chilling: private equity isn’t just reshaping the economy – it’s selling out the foundations of Western society. The new owners think they can hide in the shadows. But the owned are fighting back.
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To Entertain
£22.00The ultimate guide to hosting a dinner party from cook, writer and gourmand Jago Rackman.
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False Idols
£10.99Sadie’s been adrift, looking for an escape from her new house and old memories, when a chance encounter leads her to one of the most exclusive wellness classes in LA. At first she’s sceptical, but the classes – and the attention of its magnetic leader, Lilith – are transformative, other-worldly, completely addictive. No one in Sadie’s life understands that Deep Flow isn’t a cult, but a community. One that offers the chance to feel powerful in her own body again, maybe even a way to finally let go of her past. But when the sisterhood, and Sadie’s place within it, comes under threat, the hidden cost of being part of Lilith’s inner circle becomes clear. What would Sadie risk to prove her loyalty?
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Hunger
£9.99A woman sees her man murdered on the street – and time stands still. Until she cradles his corpse to her chest and carries it home, where she disinfects every inch of skin before seating herself to begin. What happens next reverberates from this realm into the next, where the man is witnessing his own funeral. Together, the lovers lament a lifetime of working their fingers to the bone in a country sucking everyone dry – but a choice has already been made. The woman is beating them at their own barbaric game, eating and entombing the body in her own where her soulmate will live again.
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A Deadly Pledge
£9.99A case of mistaken identity means Eddie Dontay is hurled into the exclusive world of New Haven School. Pretending to be Bartholomew ‘Brat’ Van Buren III, the sole heir to a rich family, who mysteriously disappeared a year ago, Eddie is sent undercover to expose the dark secrets of the Gloomth society. But all is not what it seems. Eddie must participate in a series of difficult initiations, which prove his fitness for the club, competing against other students. An increasingly deadly contest culminates in the most dangerous challenge of all at a horror-filled, legendary Gothic house. Is joining the Gloomth really worth dying for?
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Dead Straight Line
£8.99Two unlikely worlds collide as prize-winning Malcolm Duffy explores the life-changing repercussions of a single action in a game gone wrong.
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Donnarumma
£6.99Donnarumma started his professional football career at the age of 14 when he signed with AC Milan and has since broken the record as the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Italy. He represented his country in the EURO 2020, helping them win the trophy before being awarded Player of the Tournament – the first time a goalkeeper has ever won the title!
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Where Are the Mandalorian and Grogu?
£7.99Search across 14 beautifully illustrated spreads from the Star Wars galaxy for The Mandalorian and Grogu! When the fearless Mandalorian met a mysterious child with a strong connection to the Force, his life entirely changed. Having formed an unbreakable bond, the two now travel across the galaxy as they evade the child’s pursuers, including the relentless Moff Gideon. Can you spot them in every scene, along with many other hidden objects, and help them escape?
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Daddy Dinosaur
£8.99The love for Dad is un-DINO-able in this adorable rhyming board book with touch & feel throughout!