Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they\'re in the mood for trying everything else. The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin

My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how t o avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don\'t have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the

\"A great Indian novel.\" --The New York Times Book Review (Editors\' Choice) \"A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin.\" --The New Yorker \"Ghachar Ghochar introduces us to a master.\" --The Paris Review A young man\'s close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger

A townhouse is a residence that many find combines the best amenities of a single–family home and a condominium. By definition, a townhouse is a home that is attached to adjacent houses, which sits upon land that you own. THE MODERN TOWNHOUSE will look at three types of town house projects that are increasingly popular in urban areas and close–in suburbia: 1) Renovation of existing town houses.

Few brands conjure up the same status as Ferrari. Finely engineered for both beauty and performance, these evocative automobiles are true works of art designed for the discerning, and priced for the privileged. This book of fine photography show cases the work of Günther Raupp, long linked to the prestigious marque. Mr. Raupp has photographed the Ferrari calendar for 25 years now. He lovingly handpicks

YOU DON\'T SEE HER. BUT SHE SEES YOU. MIDNIGHT: In an area of urban wasteland where cats hunt and foxes shriek, a girl is watching... When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she\'s carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn\'t, and now she hides, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows. Owen Pick is invisible too. He\'s never had

In Letters of Note: Grief, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about grief, from the heart-wrenching pain of losing a loved one to reliving fond memories of those who have passed on. Includes letters by:Audre Lorde, Robert Frost,Nick Cave, Rainer Maria Rilke,Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette,Kahlil Gibran, Edith Wharton,Mary Wortley Montagu, Seungsahn Haengwon& many more

Lemuel Gulliver sets sail from Bristol, little knowing that he is soon to chance upon adventure in the astonishing land of Lilliput, where the people are only six inches tall. His next voyage takes him to Brodingnag, a land of towering giants, where even more astonishing adventures await him.

What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play.

Logan has to die. That is the law in the world of the future. Young people enjoy themselves. But at the age of 21 their lives must end. Logan has always policed this law - but is there any other way?

WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2016 WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016 WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 WINNER OF THE CLIPPA POETRY AWARD 2016 Grace and Tippi don\'t like being stared and sneered at, but they\'re used to it. They\'re conjoined twins - united in blood and bone. What they want is to be looked at in turn, like they truly are two people. They want real friends. And what about

Can\'t and Won\'t is the new collection from Lydia Davis, one of the greatest short story writers alive. This title is the winner of The Man Booker International Prize 2013. Lydia Davis has been universally acclaimed for the wit, insight and genre-defy ing formal inventiveness of her sparkling stories. With titles like \'A Story of Stolen Salamis\', \'Letters to a Frozen Pea Manufacturer\', \'A Small

A dazzling tour of evolution in action that sheds light on one of the greatest debates in scienceThe natural world is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. Convergence suggests that evolution is predictable, and if we could replay the tape of life, we would get the same outcome. But there

Dom Dog is in his new boat. Pat Cat, Andy Ant, and Gus Goat go in, too. Water is in the boat! Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language

It is beautiful to look at, hard to reach, and terribly difficult to climb. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour or more scream across it day and night, while temperature falls to -20 degreeC or lower. Every year, some who try to climb the highest mountain in the world do not return. But for a century people have been coming to climb Everest - some alone, some in groups, but all with a dream of going to

Struggling to explain what you mean? Can\'t find the words to do you justice? Think a picture could say it better? Keep Walking This Doesn\'t Concern You brings together some of the internet\'s laugh-out-loud and ridiculously stupid memes to help you make sense...parenting, relationships, winning, fails, work, drinking and lols whatever the occasion, you\'ll never have to worry about expressing yourself

Große Schlachten, spannende Abenteuer und ein Tod, der alles verändert Über Alagaësia brauen sich erneut die dunklen Wolken des Krieges zusammen. Ohne die magischen Fähigkeiten Eragons sind die Varden, Elfen und Zwerge verloren. Aber der Drachenreiter will seinen Schwur nicht brechen: Er muss Katrina, die Geliebte seines Cousins Roran, aus den Fängen der Ra\'zac befreien. Und so tritt er eine abenteuerliche

Profound, lyrical, shocking, wise: the short story is capable of almost anything. This collection of 100 of the finest stories ever written ranges from the essential to the unexpected, the traditional to the surreal. Wide in scope, both beautiful and vast, this is the perfect companion for any fiction lover. Here are childhood favourites and neglected masters, twenty-first century wits and national

`Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark and everyone sailing under a different sky\' Where do you go if you can\'t feel at home in your own family? When the people who made you can\'t fathom who you become? In these three tales of quarrelling clans and fraught reunions, Mark Haddon shows family in its frank, unsparing yet frequently absurd light, and, in doing so charts a stormy