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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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Coco Chanel was one of the most renowned designers of her time, creating timeless pieces such as the little black dress, chic quilted handbags and, of course, fragrances like Chanel No.5. Known for her strong beliefs and fearless attitude, this revised format edition of Pocket Coco Chanel showcases some of the icon&rsquo;s best quotes. &lsquo;A woman should be two things: who and what she wants&rsquo; 
 
 &lsquo;You live but once; you might as well be amusing.&rsquo; 
 
 &lsquo;Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.&rsquo; Inspirational, stylish and fun, this collection of quotes is the perfect gift for the fashionista in your life.

Pocket Coco Chanel Wisdom

Witty Quotes and Wise Words From a Fashion Icon

Pocket The Queen Wisdom is an inspiring collection of Her Majesty&rsquo;s best loved quotes on life, family, politics, fame and history, and celebrates her immense legacy.Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most important cultural and political icons in modern British history. As the United Kingdom&rsquo;s longest reigning monarch, she is known for her poise, wit and class.Some quotes from Queen Elizabeth II:&lsquo;Grief is the price we pay for love.&rsquo;&lsquo;The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.&rsquo;&lsquo;I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.&rsquo;&lsquo;I have to be seen to be believed&rsquo;

Pocket The Queen Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From an Iconic Monarch

In Pocket Diana Wisdom, the Princess of Wales shares her pearls of wisdom on everything from love to culture and society, kindness, leadership and family.Full of inspirational quotes and wise words, this little book pays homage to the people&#39;s princess.On Family 
Family is the most important thing in the world.On Work 
I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.On Love 
If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.Pocket Diana Wisdom is part of the Pocket Wisdom series - get more inspiration and wise words from Pocket Audrey Hepburn Wisdom, Pocket Coco Chanel Wisdom, Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom and many more.

Pocket Diana Wisdom

Wise and Inspirational Words from the People's Princess

In Pocket Kamala Harris Wisdom, the first female Vice President of the United States shares her pearls of wisdom on everything from leadership to love to inspire hope and validation in people all over the world.&#160; 
 
 This handy little book encourages you to smash the glass ceiling and allows you to take Kamala&#39;s complete counsel with you wherever you go. 
 
On Leadership and Ambition 
To the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they&rsquo;ve never seen it before. And we will applaud you every step of the way. 
 
On Hope 
Make no mistake, the road ahead will not be easy. We will stumble. We may fall short. But I pledge to you that we will act boldly and deal with our challenges honestly. We will speak truths. And we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us.&#8203; 
 
On Family 
I&rsquo;ve had a lot of titles over my career, and certainly &ldquo;vice president&rdquo; will be great. But &ldquo;Momala&rdquo; will always be the one that means the most. 
 
 This book is a tribute to Kamala Harris, but she was not involved in its creation.

Pocket Kamala Harris Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes From The Presidential Trail

&lsquo;Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour.&rsquo; Greta Thunberg 
 
Our planet is in danger. Sea levels are rising, natural habitats are being destroyed and the global temperature is rising. There is some good news though: we can halt climate change if we work together. 
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Let Pocket Earth Wisdom teach you how you can make a positive impact, however small. Feauturing a&#160;collection of some of the most powerful and inspiring quotes about Planet Earth, Pocket Earth Wisdom will be the call to arms you need to step up as there&#39;s no planet B. Together we have the power to make a difference.

Pocket Earth Wisdom

Sit-up, Listen and Take Action to Save Our Planet

Your self-worth is determined by you. You don&#39;t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.&rdquo; &mdash; Beyonc&eacute;From Emma Watson to Lizzo &ndash; the singer who puts the &lsquo;sing in single&rsquo; &ndash; more and more people are throwing off outdated stigmas and embracing a happy life on their own. Pocket Single Life Wisdom celebrates the power of being single with fun, wise, witty and empowering quotes from inspiring female icons such as Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga to literary giants like Charlotte Bront&euml; and Oscar Wilde.So let&rsquo;s reverse the brainwash and embrace the positivity of single happiness. Because ultimately, the only person who can make you happy is you.

Pocket Single Life Wisdom

A Celebration of the Self-partnered

Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood&rsquo;s greatest icons, and still one of the world&rsquo;s most recognisable actresses. In addition to her acting career, she is known for her timeless style, humanitarian ventures and enviable poise. 
 
Pocket Audrey Hepburn Wisdom is a collection of her most inspiring quotes on beauty and elegance, humanity and charity, fashion and style, and more. This tribute is the ultimate keepsake for fans and admirers alike. 
 
&ldquo;I believe, every day, you should have at least one exquisite moment.&rdquo; 
&ldquo;For me the only things of interest are those linked to the heart.&rdquo; 
&ldquo;As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.&rdquo; 
&ldquo;Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding out you&rsquo;re exactly the same.&rdquo; 
&ldquo;Life is a party. Dress for it.&rdquo; 
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Pocket Audrey Hepburn Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes From a Film Icon

In a political landscape that instils abject horror in most of us, we have been delivered one shining ray of hope &ndash; going by the name of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. At age 29 she became the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress, and she shows no signs of stopping yet.Covering everything from democracy to climate change to feminism, this pocket&amp; book of her most insightful, important and brilliant quotes will bring you courage and faith that our future could be in very good hands yet.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m used to being on my feet 18 hours a day. I&rsquo;m used to receiving a lot of heat. I&rsquo;m used to people trying to make me feel bad. They call it &lsquo;working class&rsquo; for a reason, because you are working non-stop."&ldquo;If they want to make an example out of me, I will gladly be one. Hopefully, we can be an example of dedication, courage and persistence under fire. I also hope to be an example of not tolerating nonsense, too."&ldquo;If I was a rational person, I would have dropped out of this race a long time ago."

Pocket AOC Wisdom

Wise Words and Inspirational Ideas From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Biggie Smalls, the iconic face of East Coast gangsta rap, is considered by many to have been the greatest rapper of all time. His deep voice, effortless flow, vulnerable storytelling and the window he offered into hustler life in the 90s immortalised him in the hip-hop hall of fame, even before his death at the young age of 24.In this collection of his insights and philosophy delivered throughout his short but brilliant life, we hear the &#39;King of New York&#39;&#160;in his own words on his early life in Brooklyn, his marriage to Faith Evans, his notorious temper and even&#160;his infamous friendship-turned-fatal-rivalry with Tupac Shakur.&#39;I&rsquo;m just realising that nothing protects you from the inevitable. If something&rsquo;s going to happen, it&rsquo;s gonna happen, no matter what you do.&#39;&#39;I was real, real bad. You know what made it worse? Motherf*ckers would tell my mother that I did something, and she just wouldn&rsquo;t believe them. "Not my Christopher", she would say.&#39;&#39;I&rsquo;m really no different than anybody else, I say grow from your mistakes and hopefully you can stand the repercussions.&#39;

Pocket Biggie Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From the Notorious B.I.G.

In Pocket Cardi B Wisdom, the chart-topping Queen of Hip-hop dishes out her dirtiest and most delightful pearls of wisdom &ndash; on everything from getting shmoney, to female empowerment and of course, Kulture.If there&#39;s one thing we know about Cardi, it&#39;s that she does not hold back. This powerhouse has got the world in the palm of her perfectly-manicured hand, and in this collection of her most unapologetically brilliant quotes, you can see why. OKURRR?!&#39;I&rsquo;m the person who has to prove everyone wrong, constantly.&#39;&#39;Nobody makes my decisions about my life but me.&#39;&#39;I&rsquo;m just a regular degular shmegular girl from the Bronx.&#39;&#39;My personality is humongous.&#39;

Pocket Cardi B Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From the Queen of Rap

In Pocket Kardashian Wisdom, the world&rsquo;s&#160;most famous family offer their opinions on&#160;absolutely everything you can think of &ndash; from authenticity, to growing older, to how to take your best selfie.Whether you can&rsquo;t live without them, or you&#160;just can&rsquo;t look away, the Kardashian gang are&#160;an absolute goldmine of philosophy, advice&#160;and hysterical one-liners, and this collection of&#160;their best quotes is a must-have for any fan. Organised into six chapters with full-colour chapter openers and spot illustrations of separate portraits throughout, Pocket Kardashian Wisdom covers all aspects of the Kardashian empire &ndash; STYLE, HUSTLE, SELF-LOVE, HATERS, FAMILY and SASS.&#160; 
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&lsquo;I&rsquo;ll cry at the end of the day. Not with fresh make up.&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kim 
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&lsquo;On the cover of a magazine it said I was drunk and alone and just for the record, is there a problem with that?&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kris 
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&lsquo;My vibe right now is just living life.&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kourtney 
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Pocket Kardashian Wisdom

Sassy, Shameless and Surprisingly Profound Quotes From the Whole Family

Featuring beautifully illustrated portraits, Pocket Queer Wisdom is a tribute to some of the most inspirational people of all time. 
 
LGBTQIA+ people are some of the coolest in history &ndash; legendary figures such as Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Laverne Cox, Harvey Milk and Audre Lorde have made an unforgettable impact. Queer subculture has had an enormous influence on style, music, art, and literature &ndash; the queer community were the first to vogue, throw shade and say YAS to life before it hit the mainstream. 
 
This little book brings you their best pearls of wisdom in your back pocket.

Pocket Queer Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From Queer Heroes Who Changed the World

Pocket Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wisdom is an unofficial tribute to some of the most empowering and impactful quotes from the powerhouse associate justice of the US Supreme Court.After a quarter-century serving on the highest court in America and fighting tirelessly for gender equality and civil rights, RBG has become one of the most influential legal figures in the history of the country.From her landmark cases working with the ACLU to her brilliantly meme-worthy moments of dissent, RBG is a true American trailblazer.

Pocket RBG Wisdom

Supreme Quotes and Inspired Musings From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom is a collection of some of her best and most empowering quotes. This is the ultimate keepsake for fans of Maya Angelou&rsquo;s beautiful poetry, as well as for anyone looking for a bit of in-the-moment inspiration to have in their back pocket.&#160; 
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Some quotes from Maya Angelou: 
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&lsquo;If you don&#39;t like something, change it. If you can&#39;t change it, change your attitude.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;When we unite in purpose, we are greater than the sum of our parts&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;Love recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive as its destination full of hope.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.&rsquo;

Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom

Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From a Legendary Icon

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom is an inspiring collection of some of her best quotes on love, style, life, art and more, and celebrates the Mexican icon&#39;s immense legacy.Frida Kahlo is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and influential painters of the 20th century and is widely considered a style icon thanks to her eclectic taste and love for colour, print and hauls of jewellery. From a young age, Kahlo forged her own path, overcoming polio as a child, and stoically battling the after-effects of a tragic road accident that left her with lifelong injuries.Some quotes from Frida Kahlo:&ldquo;Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.&rdquo;&ldquo;The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.&rdquo;&ldquo;I must fight with all my strength so that the little positive things that my health allows me to do might be pointed toward helping the revolution. The only real reason for living.&rdquo;&ldquo;I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.&rdquo;

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom

Pocket Michelle Obama Wisdom has assembled the very best quotes from the world&rsquo;s favourite First Lady. Covering all of her passions &ndash; from her love of french fries to her feelings on fashion and feminism &ndash; this handy little book finally allows you to take Michelle&rsquo;s complete counsel wherever you go.On WomenEvery mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected.Like most women, I know how it feels to be overlooked, to be underestimated.On MenWhat I notice about men, all men, is that their order is me, my family, God is in there somewhere, but me is first.On HerselfI never cut class, I loved getting As. I like being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world.This book is a tribute to Michelle Obama, but she was not involved in its creation.

Pocket Michelle Wisdom

Wise and Inspirational Words From Michelle Obama

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

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A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

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A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Fairy Tale Revolution

A Frank Grasby Mystery

A Guide For the Curious

A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea

A Jo Birmingham Thriller

A Jon Roscoe Thriller

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A Ladybird Magic Windows Book

A Look Back at

A Luke Carlton Thriller

A Max Mingus Thriller

A Michael Bennett Thriller

A Midge McGowan Mystery

A Mitchum Thriller

A Moneybunny Book

A Murder Most Unladylike Collection

A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery

A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

A Nigel Strangeways Mystery

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