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Meet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives—both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian—all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas.

With her body wrecked and her bounty still active, she and Lucius retreat into the one place no sane ether hunter would follow: the Crimson Blight. Surviving it will take everything she has. But the Blight is only the beginning. Beyond it lies Shivenar, the city of runesmiths, where she'll need to prove herself to a world that still never takes her seriously. Her runeswords are unlike anything Shivenar has seen, and the wrong people are starting to notice. That's problem enough on its own.

Enter a world of imagination and enchantment at bedtime with this selection of timeless short stories by Enid Blyton. Get ready for a magical journey... Set your imagination alight with this selection of more than 25 bedtime stories by a much-loved children's author. From pixie dressmakers to...

Hold on to your lucky charms and delve into this bewitching collection of 30 fairy tales and magic stories, retold by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! Watch out for cats in boots, three bears who live in the woods and strange unicorns in this magical...

After passing through a portal, test pilot Jack Hawthorne finds himself in the mysterious land of Agraria. It has everything in abundance–beautiful women, plentiful resources, and more than a few things that want to kill him. Now Jack must build his own tribe from the ground up if he wants to have a chance at surviving–and begin working towards the creation of his very own empire.

PAW Patrol: This is Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble and Skye. The six heroic dogs are led by Ryder. This time a very special adventure awaits the furry friends: When a fallen meteor gives the pups mighty powers, they'll need to use them on a super-heroic mission to keep Mayor Humdinger and his nephew from taking over Adventure Bay! But for the Mighty Pups no job is too big, no paw is too small!

Captivating radio dramatisations of seven of Charles Dickens' most famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this first digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes seven of his most popular novels. This collection includes the episodic...

He broke the chains. Then he broke the world…. A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still...

If you have a business, this book will help you make more from it. If you don’t have a business, this will help you start one. If you have parents, this book will help you retire them. If you have rivals, this book will help you beat them. If you have monetary goals, this book will help you achieve them. I can show you how to accelerate cash flow in a business — in other words, get more customers to spend more money in less time (over & over again).

Love, Loyalty, and Leashes is not a training manual. It’s not a guide to raising the perfect dog. It’s a collection of quiet, deeply human stories about what happens when dogs enter our lives and rearrange them in ways we never planned. Inside, you’ll meet a contractor who inherits a nine-pound Chihuahua he didn’t ask for. A group of early-morning dog walkers who become something more than strangers. A woman who prepares for the perfect puppy and ends up with the wrong dog—the right one. A man who almost doesn’t stop on the side of the highway…

Welcome to Brisbane, Queensland. It’s 1970, and Australia’s 'Sunshine State' is a land of mown lawns, beer and pumpkin scones. But underneath this buttoned-down conservativism, the state is awash with dirty money that runs through a network of corrupt cops. And tonight, the man atop this rubbish heap, Senior Sergeant Paul ‘Squinter’ O’Toole, is driving young crime reporter Lawrence Rich to his death.

A definitive collection of eight full-cast BBC Radio productions, featuring stellar talent including Alex Jennings, Michael Kitchen, Ben Miles and Bernard Cribbins ‘Great value for money and a fine celebration of one of the most important English authors of the second half of the Twentieth...

Edward’s life is one of the most extraordinary in all English history. He ordered his uncle to be beheaded, he usurped his father’s throne and he started a war which lasted for more than a hundred years. He took the crown when it was at its lowest point and raised it to new heights, presenting himself as a new King Arthur, victorious across Europe. He was the architect of many English icons - from parliamentary rule to the adoption of English as the official language and even the building of a great clock tower at Westminster. 

Alex Horne and his special guests bring together stand-up and live music in a free-wheeling and spontaneous combination. Each episode sees Alex, his band and guests explore a different topic. These range from love to technology, the seasons to the body. In this collection of the complete series 1-3 Alex is joined by comedians including David O’Doherty, Isy Suttie, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Matt Lucas, Doc Brown, Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Marcus Brigstocke and Adam Buxton.

He broke the chains. Then he broke the world…. A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still...

Welcome to Adventure Bay, where Ryder and the PAW Patrol are always ready to help. This time, Liberty accidentally brings a bear into town and must rescue Chickaletta, while Francois' hot-air balloon spins out of control before the Pup Pup Boogie Contest. Then Ryder and all the pups face their biggest challenge yet when clever Codi Gizmody wants to replace Adventure Bay with her own high-tech city.

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY LIKE NO OTHER: SIR ALEX REFLECTS ON HIS RECORD-BREAKING CAREER AT ABERDEEN AND MANCHESTER UNITED 'Sometimes defeats are the best outcomes. To react to adversity is a quality. Even in your lowest periods you are showing strength . . .' For over two decades Sir Alex Ferguson...

When the body of a young woman is exhumed from unconsecrated ground—her remains marked by signs of a deviant burial—Jason and Daniel are drawn into a case steeped in fear and folklore. Whispers of the occult and tales of vampires, which had recently gripped London society, force them to confront the strange and the supernatural. But the more they uncover about the victim, the more the bizarre precautions taken with her body seem misplaced. Was she truly a vampire, a witch, or merely a tragic figure whose brutal death and macabre burial were meant to stoke fear—or silence the curious?

Welcome to the town of Adventure Bay, where you can meet six heroic pups: Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma and Skye. Led by a 10-year-old boy, Ryder, they make up the PAW Patrol, and working together as a team they use their different skills to help anyone in need. This time Carlos and Tracker need the help of the six pups on Jack Scalawag's Island. Something very mysterious is going on there. And the merpups need help, too, because somebody stole their magic shell. No job is too big, no pup is too small!