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*WINNER OF THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER WITH THE TRIALS OF MARGARET BY L. C. TYLER*In honour of multi award-winning author Peter Lovesey, the members of the Detection Club have written twenty-two twisty - and twisted - short stories that will take you on a journey from cosy English towns to the glaciers of Iceland and the glittering towers of Dubai. The collection is edited by current Detection Club president Martin Edwards and features stories from Ann Cleeves, Simon Brett, Andrew Taylor and several other best-loved crime authors. The Detection Club was founded by the crème de la crime of British crime writing in 1930 and its members included Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley and the Club's first president, G. K. Chesterton. The Detection Club was a way for crime writers to get together, socialise and discuss ideas, a tradition that continues to this day. Authors include:Ann Cleeves - Simon Brett - Andrew Taylor - Len Deighton - Peter Lovesey - Michael Jecks - Michael Ridpath - Kate Ellis - Ruth Dudley Edwards - Alison Joseph - L. C. Tyler - Catherine Aird - David Roberts - David Stuart Davies - Janet Laurence - Liza Cody - Martin Edwards - Kate Charles - John Malcolm - Marjorie Eccles - Michael Z. Lewin - Susan Moody

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A landmark new anthology of Bengali literature in English, including many previously untranslated stories ''A splendid guide to unmapped lands [Sinha] is one of the best living translators at work bringing the Bengali classics into English he writes with exceptional elegance and wit, and is astonishingly productive.'' - The Spectator The prose short story arrived in Bengal in the wake of British colonizers, and Bengali writers quickly made the form their own. By the twentieth century a profusion of literary magazines and journals meant they were being avidly read by millions.Writers responded to this hunger for words with a ferocious energy which reflected the turmoil of their times: these stories covered land wars, famine, the caste system, religious conflict, patriarchy, Partition and the liberation war that saw the emergence of the independent country of Bangladesh. Across these shifting geographical borders, writers also looked in

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Showcasing 45 artists, from top industry professionals to talented high school illustrators. “COMP x Artists Sponsorship” features the artwork of talented creators popular online from across Japan and beyond, each providing a stellar original illustration for the book alongside creator commentary. Featuring both Japanese and English text, and sold in a special protective vinyl slip bag.

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Based on the hit animated series!It’s time for more wild adventures starring the coolest superheroes around in Teen Titans Go! Vol. 4! First, Beast Boy is ready to save the world using his new super-power—the power to smell the future! Then, is Robin really the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy? Can the team answer the Justice League’s call and take on the not-so-awesome responsibility of babysitting an infant Superman... Superbaby? And when a punk rock supervillain sentences Jump City to death by rock and roll, only the musical stylings of the Teen Titans can stop him! From the beach to H.I.V.E. Tower to the Titans Tower bathroom, the Teen Titans are here to save the day in these and more all-ages stories in Teen Titans Go! Vol. 4: Smells Like Teen Titans Spirit, from writers Sholly Fisch (The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold), Derek Fridolfs (Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?), artists Lea Hernandez (Killer Princesses), Marcelo Di Chiara (Smallville Season 11), Jeremy Lawson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and more! Collects Teen Titans Go! #19-24.

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A pack of 12 jigsaw puzzles on various themes to help improve English literacy and learn new vocabulary in a fun way.

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VOLUME ONE OF TWO''A huge, eye-opening, mind-blowing surprise'' Lisa Tuttle, Guardian A genre-defining-and redefining-collection of fiction''s boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient genre, featuring a smorgasbord of stories from across the globeIn The Big Book of Cyberpunk, award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hundred stories from more than twenty-five different countries. Here are tales that both establish and subvert the classic Cyberpunk tropes and aesthetic from gritty, near-future noir to pulse-pounding action. Urban rebels undermine their monolithic corporate overlords, daring heists are conducted through back alleys and the darkest parts of the online world, and dangerous new technology, cybernetic enhancements, scheming AIs, corporate mercenaries, improbable weapons and roguish hackers all collide into rich, thrilling entertainment. Set across two volumes, these are stories that examine the n

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The influence of the gothic and its atmosphere of gloom and decay have inspired classics of horror and the supernatural for more than two centuries. The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales collects twenty-five classic stories shaped by gothic’s mood of menace and the macabre. In addition to the world-famous title novel, about a “ghost” who terrorizes the personnel of the Paris Opera House, the book includes Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, the book that launched the gothic novel craze, as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Machen, Louisa May Alcott, E. T. A. Hoffmann, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, and Vernon Lee. The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.

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Following her own brilliant short story collection Multitudes, Lucy Caldwell guest edits the sixth volume of Faber's long running series of new Irish short stories, continuing the great work started by the late David Marcus and subsequent guest editors Kevin Barry, Deirdre Madden and Joseph O'Connor. Contributors to this richly diverse collection include: Kevin Barry, Eimear McBride, Lisa McInerney, Stuart Neville, Sally Rooney, Kit de Waal and Belinda McKeon'BEING VARIOUS has a brilliant array of writers making waves in the twenty-first century, from lauded names to newcomers ranging from their twenties to their sixties; Irish by birth, by parentage, or residence.' Lucy Caldwell

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Collectively authored by the Language Acts and Worldmaking team, this defining volume offers reflective narratives on research, theory and practice over the course of the flagship project of the same name, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Open World Research Initiative. It returns to the project's key principles - that our words make worlds and we are agents in worldmaking - analyses the practices and outcomes of collaborative working, and looks to the future by offering concrete ideas for how the work they have done can now continue to do its work in the world.Focusing on the key research strands, this volume looks at the role of the language teacher as a mediator between languages and cultures, worldmaking in modern languages, translation and the imagination, languages and hospitality, digital mediations, and how words change and make worlds. Critically, it analyses the impact on communities of living in multilingual cities, and the ways in which learning a first language, and then a second, and so on, plays a crucial role in our ability to understand our culture in relation to others and to appreciate the ways in which they are intertwined.Specific aims are to: · propose new ways of bridging the gaps between those who teach and research languages and those who learn and use them in everyday contexts from the professional to the personal · put research into the hands of wider audiences · share a philosophy, policy and practice of language teaching and learning which turns research into action · provide the research, experience and data to enable informed debates on current issues and attitudes in language learning, teaching and research · share knowledge across and within all levels and experiences of language learning and teaching · showcase exciting new work that derives from different types of community activity and is of practical relevance to its audiences · disseminate new research in languages that engages with diverse communities of language practitioners.

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Brought together for the first time in a single volume, these storied sagas trace the legendary exploits of the Hyboria's favorite daughter over five skull-smashing, tavern-wrecking decades! Produced for the 50th Anniversary of Red Sonja, this massive volume features classic tales from the early Marvel Comics days by such legends as Roy Thomas, Dick Giordano, Esteban Maroto and more along with modern Dynamite classics from Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey, Mel Rubi, Jimmy Palmiotti, Liam Sharp, Gail Simone, Walter Geovani, Frank Cho, Doug Murray, Amy Chu, Mark Russell, Luke Lieberman and so many more. Over 350 pages of the best Sword & Sorcery (with a dash or two of Fantasy) available anywhere. What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the She-Devil With a Sword than to revisit her greatest tales in this all-new hardcover collection. . "The Temple of Abomination!" - Roy Thomas & Dick Giordano . "Red Sonja" - Roy Thomas & Esteban Maroto . "The Blood of the Unicorn" - Roy Thomas, Ed Summer, Clara Noto & Frank Thorne . "The Day of the Sword" - Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, Dick Giordano & Terry Austin . "The Message" - Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey& Mel Rubi . "The Return of Kulan Gath" - Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi & Stephen Sadowski . "Birth of a She-Devil" - Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila . "One More Day" - Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Grey & Liam Sharp . "The Cloud Tiger" - Arvid Nelson & Pablo Marcos . "Wolves on the Road" - Eric Trautmann & Walter Geovani . "Red Sonja" - Gail Simone & Walter Geovani . "Queen of the Frozen Wastes" - Frank Cho, Doug Murray & Gregory Homs . "Worlds Away" - Amy Chu & Carlos Gomez . "The Coronation" - Mark Russell & Mirko Colak . "Three Wishes" - Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila

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Packed full of mystical cross stitch motifs, including 65 charts featuring wizards, fairies and dragons. Turn the cross stitch charts into magical gifts and keepsakes with over 40 simple project ideas including hanging charms, photo holders, cards and sachets. At the front of the book there is a project section containing six project chapters, and the second half contains the full colour design charts. It also includes a Stitching Techniques chapter which show you how to sew all the stitches featured in the charts. A fantastic collection of mystical themed cross stitch charts including fairies, wizards and dragons for projects full of magic and mystery!

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'You're strong, you're a Kelly Clarkson song, you got this.'Everything that comes out of Jonathan Van Ness's mouth is a gift from god. He's the man who taught us about hair, self-care and CON-FI-DONCE. The Little Book of Sass is a collection of the most iconic quotes from the sassiest man around on love, men, self-care and friendship.From the power of the heel to how to be the most supportive friend, The Little Book of Sass is the most shamazing gift for any JVN fans in your life.

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From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists explore what Europe means to them - and us.Through moving personal letters, hilarious anecdotes, brilliant new fiction, and original illustrations, Postcards to Europe paints a picture of a nation and a continent, and how they define each other.Featuring some of the biggest, best and brightest names from the world of fiction, current affairs, politics, art, film, history and food. There is nothing like this out there and every reader will find something to cherish and share in this stunning collection.Contributed to by: Richard Herring, Alain de Botton, Sarah Perry, Matt Haig, Bee Wilson, Andrew Roberts, Oliver Kamm, Hari Kunzru, Colonel Tim Collins, Jessie Burton, Kate Eberlen, Will Self, Adam Dant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jennifer Higgie, Simon Garfield, Ian Rankin, Mark Kermode, Amy Liptrot, Nicci French, Rob Temple, Afua Hirsch, Sarah Winman, Sunny Singh, Owen Jones, David Shrigley, Ben Collins, Henry Marsh, Alex Kapranos, Val McDermid, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Matt Frei, Lionel Shriver, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Jim Hacker, Robert Crampton, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Kate Mosse, Marie le Conte, Hollie McNish, Ece Temelkuran, Chris Riddell, Olivia Laing, Ian McEwan, Tom Bradby, Jenni Murray, Georgia Donley and Robert Macfarlane.

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Quentin Blake – Anne Fine – Michael Morpurgo – Jacqueline Wilson – Michael Rosen – Anthony Browne – Julia Donaldson – Malorie Blackman – Chris Riddell – Lauren ChildThe exceptional talents behind some of the nation's best-loved books – from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We're Going on a Bear Hunt to the Charlie and Lola series – the Children's Laureates are the perfect ambassadors for children's literature. This beautiful gift anthology marks twenty wonderful years of the Laureateship, with stories, poems and pictures by all ten former honourees. Among others, Quentin Blake tells the stories behind his pictures of weird and wonderful beasts, Michael Morpurgo draws on childhood memories for a moving wartime tale and Michael Rosen plays with language and shapes in his witty, read-aloud poems. Each contribution is designed to inspire children to create their own work, and is accompanied by a note from the authors – rare insights from the finest talent in the world of children’s books. Above all else, Flights of Fancy celebrates the Laureateship's most important achievement: encouraging children to let their imaginations soar. £1 from every copy sold goes to Booktrust.

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An activity book for crafters of every mood, budget and skill level with 20 diverse and fun craft projects. It includes projects that cover popular crafts, from knitting and stitching to jewellery and soap-making, providing an opportunity to try something new.

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An inspiring and fun-filled guide to the seaside, featuring artwork from the animated special of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.In this interactive guide to the seaside, eager explorers will learn all about beach favourites including sand, crabs, birds, fish, rock pools and so much more! Packed with recipes, crafts and sticker activities galore, this beautifully illustrated sticker-activity book has plenty of ideas for seaside adventures and fun facts for readers come rain or shine!

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A beautifully illustrated treasury of stories to share at bedtime, written by members of Mumsnet and Gransnet and chosen by former Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen.This beautiful gift book showcases the best new writing and illustration for children. It features ten prize-winning stories, each of which is illustrated by an up-and-coming artist. Perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, this is a book to enjoy again and again.

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Virago Press and the Asham Award, the foremost prize for stories by women, present a collection of tales to send you to places you've never been before . . . Here are tales of people who travel far and those who stay at home and dream; of strange things in suitcases; of roads that should not have been taken; of exotic cities and shabby towns. Some are running away, and some are travelling to come home. With new stories from well-known writers, including Helen Dunmore, and an Angela Carter fable, this is a book to tuck in your backpack, your valise or to enjoy, deep in your armchair, for no one can fail to be hooked by those beguiling words: once upon a time there was a traveller . . .

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