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For the first time, Hercule Poirot – ‘probably the greatest detective in the world’ – is celebrated in the official Agatha Christie Calendar, comprising 14 brand new cover designs from the best-selling books and (as it’s a leap year) 366 little grey cells in which to write your daily appointments! Hercule Poirot made his debut in Agatha Christie’s very first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, serialised in The Times in 1920. With appearances in 33 novels and more than 50 short stories, plus stage plays, comic strips, interactive games and multiple TV and film adaptations stretching back neatly a century, the little Belgian detective with the egg-shaped head finally makes his wall calendar debut in the official 2024 Agatha Christie Calendar from HarperCollins Publishers. To coincide with brand new cover designs for all 39 Hercule Poirot paperbacks, the new calendar is a showcase for some of the most attractive new artworks, featuring some of Agatha Christie’s most evocative titles: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The ABC Murders, Death in the Clouds, Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, Hallowe’en Party, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas… Glorious renditions of these stories and more can adorn your favourite wall and help to celebrate the never-ending charm of ‘the greatest detective in the world’.

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A charming sports story with full-colour illustrations starring Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley. Perfect for children learning to read.When Stanley Lambchop joins the rounders team, he discovers that being flat can help him play. But not everyone thinks that flat players should be allowedThe Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It''s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help.Short, simple sentencesFamiliar, repeated wordsBig, clear type1 5 lines per pageBright, fun pictures to help talk about the storyAll Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children's reading.For more informati

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Learn how to draw in easy steps!

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Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Jacques Anquetil. Bernard Hinault. Beryl Burton. Marianne Vos.Since the first road race in May 1869, revealed here for the very first time, cycle road racing has been dominated by iconic cyclists who redefined endurance and fortitude. The battles facing these cyclists are not fought over just one race, but an annual series beginning with the Spring Classics and culminating in the three great tours the Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España and the Tour de France before the cyclists retire to lick their wounds and start on another winter of training.How were the great races founded and developed? How have the great riders stamped their authority on them through the ages? Truly international in scope, looking at road racing in North and Latin America, Australia, Africa and Asia, as well as continental Europe, The Call of the Road is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the history, tactics or personalities of cycle road racing.

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Their scandalous deal!Billionaire Alessio can think of nothing worse than attending another fraught family event alone. So, upon finding Nicola moonlighting as a waitress to make ends meet, he strikes a bargain with her. He'll pay this innocent to accompany him to Italyas his girlfriend!A connection that's impossible to hide from!When his helicopter crashes, a captivating stranger keeps Reid alive. Under the cover of darkness a desperate intimacy is kindled. So when Reid is rescued, and his Cinderella saviour disappears, he knows he won't rest until he finds her!

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A desire that could cost them everything!To secure his throne, Sheikh Tariq is marrying a princess. It's all very simpleuntil his intended bride's friend and advisor Eloise is sent to negotiate the union. And Tariq suddenly finds his unwavering devotion to duty testedFrom pregnancy test to wedding bells!After one wild weekend with tycoon Jude, VP Addison must confess a most unprofessional secretshe's pregnant! But Jude has a shocking confession of his own. To inherit his business he must legitimise his heirby making Addi his bride!

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Passionate, independent-minded nonfiction from the international bestselling author of The Corrections'.Jonathan Franzen''s Freedom' was the literary sensation of 2010, whilst The Corrections' was the best-loved and most written-about novel the previous decade. How to be Alone', is a collection of the personal essays and painstaking, often humorous reportage that have earned Franzen a wide and loyal readership, including what has come to be known as ''The Harper''s Essay'', Franzen''s controversial 1996 look at the fate of the novel. From the sex-advice industry to the way a supermax prison works, from his father''s struggle with Alzheimer''s disease to a rueful account of Franzen''s brief tenure as an Oprah Winfrey author, each piece wrestles with Franzen''s familiar themes: the erosion of civic life and private dignity, and the hidden persistence of loneliness, in postmodern imperial America.These collected essays record what Franzen calls ''a movement away from an angry and frighten

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Amanda Valentino is the most mysterious, the most magnetic girl you'll never meet. But if you join THE AMANDA PROJECT you just might find out what happened to her...

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A fun book for kids to fill in themselves, giving a host of personal details from basics such as how tall readers are, and the colour of their eyes, to more off-beat information such as whether they collect walrus whiskers!What colour are your eyes? Where do you live? How long can you stand on your hands? Do you collect walrus whiskers? Children will have loads of fun filling in all their personal details and creating their very own book about ''ME''!With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.

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From the USA Today bestselling author of The Marriage Lie comes a brand new gripping domestic crime thriller from Kimberly Belle, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena

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??Escape for summer with this uplifting and gorgeous feel-good novel full of friendship, forgiveness and love, from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author!?? * * * *

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‘Wow wow wow. Finished in one day… Twists to make me gasp out loud!… Read it, thank me later!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars Don’t miss the next gripping thriller from the bestselling author of Three Days Missing! Beth Murphy is on the run… For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginning—one with a new look, new name and new city. Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violent husband will find her. Sabine Hardison is missing… A couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home from a work trip to find his wife, Sabine, is missing. Wherever she is, she’s taken almost nothing with her. Her abandoned car is the only evidence the police have, and all signs point to foul play. As the police search for leads, the case becomes more and more convoluted. Sabine’s carefully laid plans for her future indicate trouble at home, and a husband who would be better off with her gone. The detective on the case will stop at nothing to find out what happened and bring this missing woman home. Where is Sabine? And who is Beth? The only thing that’s certain is that someone is lying and the truth won’t stay buried for long… Readers LOVE Dear Wife! ‘Wow oh wow! What an absolutely amazing read, I have devoured this in a matter of hours. I haven't been able to put this one down… Will definitely keep you guessing and I have thought about this one when not reading… Highly deserving of five stars.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘Phew… Dark and twisty thriller… Keeps you on the edge of your seat… An excellent read… Highly recommended.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

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Return to the City of Sin, where the final game is about to begin… and winning will demand the ultimate sacrifice. Only days after a corrupt election and brutal street war, one last bloodthirsty game has begun. The players? The twenty-two most powerful, notorious people in New Reynes. After realizing they have no choice but to play, Enne Scordata and Levi Glaisyer are desperate to forge new alliances and bargain for their safety. But while Levi offers false smiles and an even falser peace to the city’s politicians, Enne must face a world where her true Mizer identity has been revealed… and any misstep could turn deadly. Meanwhile, a far more dangerous opponent has appeared on the board, one plucked right from the most gruesome legends of New Reynes. As the game takes its final, vicious turn, Levi and Enne must decide once and for all whether to be partners or enemies. Because in a game for survival, there are only losers… And monsters.

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“I wish life could be like this forever,” I say. “We’d be okay then. We’d forever be okay.” For Echo Emerson, a road trip with her boyfriend is the perfect way to spend the last summer between school and college. It’s a chance forget all the things that make her so different at home. But most of all, it means almost three months alone with gorgeous Noah Hutchins, the only boy who’s never judged her. Echo and Noah share everything. But as their pasts come crashing back into their lives, its harder to hide that they come from two very different worlds. And as the summer fades, Echo faces her toughest decision – struggle to face the future together or let her first love go… The Pushing the Limits Series 1. Pushing the Limits 2. Dare You To 3. Crash Into You 4. Take Me On 5. Breaking the Rules.

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Summer is the perfect time to fall in love… City girl Rori Campbell prides herself on her reasoning skills…so when her car breaks down on a country road, bringing rugged rancher Clay Franklin to her rescue, she refuses to acknowledge the fizzle of chemistry between them. Clay is from a different world – plus, he’s engaged! But Rorie is about to discover that when the heart takes flight, no amount of reason can halt it… Only a wealthy bride can save Prince Stefano’s country from ruin – so he’s come to America to seek a wife. But his plans are derailed when he meets penniless beauty Hope Jordan. With a country depending on him, can Stefano allow himself to put duty aside and fall for a woman with nothing to offer but love?

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This book contains the essential guide to some of the central Buddhist teachings based on the recent UK lectures by his holiness.This volume includes:-The Four Noble truths', one of the most central tenets of Tibetan Buddhism.The need to balance spiritual and material values.Compassion, the Basis for Human Happiness'

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SNOWED IN WITH A BILLIONAIRE by Karen Booth

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