Avon The Woman Who Took a Chance Gibson Fiona

Arlyne Brickman dated the wiseguys but she was wiser than them all… • Born in 1934, the daughter of a Jewish mobster, Arlyne Brickman (then Weiss) grew up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. She idolised gangster’s moll Virginia Hill and apsired to the same glamorous life • Addicted to the rush of danger and lawlessness, Brickman became involved with a succession of wiseguys, including Joe Colombo and Bonanna hitman Tony Mirra. But when a crew of loan sharks threatened her daughter, she turned informant • Wearing a wire for the FBI, she emerged as a key witness in the case against the Colombo crime family and ultimately brought down one of its top lieutenants, Anthony Scarpati • Mob Girl, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Teresa Carpenter, is a gripping insider account of a woman’s life in the New York underworld that reveals how you get out when you’re in too deep

"Когда жизнь дает тебе лимоны" - это веселое, трогательное чтение от Фионы Гибсон, автора топ-5 бестселлеров "Мама, которая вернула себе жизнь" • Иногда жизнь может быть горько-сладкой • Выполняя прихоти своего семилетнего сына и требования своего босса, Вив едва ли находит минутку для себя. Это не совсем та жизнь, о которой она мечтала • Но затем муж Вив Энди превращает свой кризис среднего возраста в ее проблему. У него роман со своей коллегой, возмутительно молодой женщиной, которая - в отличие от Вив - не прибавляет в весе, даже просто взглянув на торт с кремом • Вив внезапно обнаруживает, что она одинока, и у нее нет ни малейшего желания жить так дальше. Должна ли она оплакивать конец своей привычной жизни, или это может быть идеальным шансом начать жить для себя? • Когда жизнь дает тебе лимоны, просто лимонад не подойдет

The one with Mma Ramotswe's summer holiday • Mma Ramotswe is taking a break, leaving important tasks in the capable hands of Mma Makutsi, co-director of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. But Mma Ramotswe soon finds herself interfering in cases (secretly, or so she intends) • While on 'holiday', she delves into the past of a man whose reputation is brought into question, she is called upon to rescue a small boy - and discovers Violet Sephotho's latest underhand business endeavour: the No. 1 Ladies' Secretarial College • Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi hires a part-time science teacher as an assistant, and suspects that her authority is being undermined • Will Mma Ramotswe be caught out?

From the Booker Prize winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments: the story of an ordinary woman whose extraordinary character will stay with you long after reading • ‘He loved me and he beat me. I loved him and I took it. It’s as simple as that’ • Paula Spencer is thirty-nine, the mother of four and learning to live without Charlo, her violent, abusive husband • Paula’s started drinking more and dreaming more, taking herself back to her contented childhood and audacious teenage years. Everything was better then, not least the music, the soundtrack to her romance with Charlo. As the past floats by and mingles with the present Paula Spencer finds herself coming alive, in all her vulnerability and her strength

Ever wished you could trade your life in for a better one? • One day, sitting in traffic, married Dublin mum Stella Sweeney attempts a simple good deed • When the result is a terrible car accident, she meets a handsome stranger with a Range Rover who wants her number - no, for insurance purposes - and in this meeting a seed is born which will change Stella's life forever • What happens next will take Stella thousands of miles from her old life, turning an ordinary woman into a superstar and, along the way, wrenching her whole family apart • Was meeting Mr Range Rover destiny or karma? • Should she be grateful or just hopping mad? • And can Stella grab a chance at real, honest-to-goodness happiness now it finally seems within her reach?

They were an astonishing group: glamorous, gutsy, and irreverent to the bone. As cub reporters in the 1920s, they roamed across a war-ravaged world, sometimes perched atop mules on wooden saddles, sometimes gliding through countries in the splendour of a first-class sleeper car. While empires collapsed and fledgling democracies faltered, they chased deposed empresses, international financiers and Balkan gunrunners, then knocked back doubles late into the night • Last Call at the Hotel Imperial is the extraordinary story of John Gunther, H.R. Knickerbocker, Vincent Sheean, and Dorothy Thompson: a close-knit band of wildly famous American reporters who, in the run-up to World War II, took on dictators and rewrote the rules of modern journalism

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in science • Before they even had the right to vote, a group of remarkable women were employed by Harvard College Observatory as ‘Human Computers’ to interpret the observations made via telescope by their male counterparts each night • The author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter and The Planets shines light on the hidden history of these extraordinary women who changed the burgeoning field of astronomy and our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe

For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Gies's own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims • From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange-checkered diary - Anne's legacy - into Otto Frank's hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty

В 2011 году Тим Кук взялся за невыполнимую задачу - пойти по стопам одного из величайших бизнес-провидцев в истории, Стива Джобса. Столкнувшись с пристальным вниманием всего мира, Кук (которого часто описывали как застенчивого, непритязательного и лишенного воображения) превзошел все ожидания. Под руководством Кука Apple взлетела: ее акции выросли почти втрое, и она стала первой в мире компанией с капиталом в триллион долларов. Начиная с массового распространения iPhone и заканчивая новыми победами, такими как Apple Watch, Кук ведет Apple к новой эре успеха • Но он также возглавил культурную революцию внутри компании. Став генеральным директором, Кук внедрил новый стиль управления, в котором особое внимание уделяется доброте, сотрудничеству и честности, и незаметно подтолкнул Apple поддерживать равенство сексуальных и расовых прав и вкладывать значительные средства в возобновляемые источники энергии

The world is at war. And time is running out… • London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming • When Arthur disappears, Nell is desperate to find him. But her search will lead her into far darker places than she ever imagined… • New York, Present Day. When Ellie discovers a beautiful watch that had once belonged to a grandmother she never knew, she becomes determined to find out what happened to her. But as she pieces together the fragments of her grandmother’s life, she begins to wonder if the past is better left forgotten… • A powerful and unforgettable tale of fierce love, impossible choices and a moment that changes the world forever, perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy and Suzanne Kelman

Berlin, 1938: It’s the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the storm • Arriving to a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tensions rise, she realises she and Max have to act – even if it means putting their lives on the line • But when she digs deeper, Georgie begins to uncover the unspeakable truth about Hitler’s Germany – and the pair are pulled into a world darker than she could ever have imagined… • From the bestselling author of The German Midwife comes the heart-wrenching story of a country on the brink of war, a woman who puts herself in the line of fire, and a world about to be forever changed

1943: The world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice: to give their homes over to the British army. But on the eve of their departure, a terrible act will cause three of them to disappear forever • 2018: Melissa had hoped a break on the coast of Dorset would rekindle her stagnant relationship, but despite the idyllic scenery, it's pushing her and Liam to the brink. When Melissa discovers a strange photograph of a woman who once lived in the forgotten local village of Tyneham, she becomes determined to find out more about her story. But Tyneham hides a terrible secret, and Melissa's search for the truth will change her life in ways she never imagined possible