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It's the spring of 1968, the sun shines down on an America on the brink of civil war. Martin Luther King preaches in vain for non-violent protest and the ghettos of Washington DC seethe with anger. In the middle of this powder-keg is thrust a young black cop, barely out of school himself. Derek Strange believes passionately that he can make a difference, but his friends and family think he's a traitor and a patsy of the white establishment. On April 4th, 1968, Dr King is assassinated on the balcony of his motel in Memphis, Tennessee. And black America rises as one to condemn the slaying of their hero. For one week, it seems that the whole country will fall. And Derek, his brother, his father, his mother and his whole community find themselves at the heart of a battle for the heart and soul of the new world

Hidden beneath the floorboards in a house he's remodeling, Christopher Flynn discovers something very tempting-and troubling. Summoning every bit of maturity and every lesson he's learned the hard way, Chris leaves what he found where he found it and tells his job partner to forget it, too. Knowing trouble when he sees it-and walking the other way-is a habit Chris is still learning. Chris's father, Thomas Flynn, runs the family business where Chris and his friends have found work. Thomas is just getting comfortable with the idea that his son is grown, working, and on the right path at last. Then one day Chris doesn't show up for work-and his father knows deep in his bones that danger has found him. Although he wishes it weren't so, he also knows that no parent can protect a child from all the world's evils

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers • On his deathbed George Herbert entrusted the manuscript of The Temple to his friend Nicholas Ferrar, asking him to publish it if he thought it was worthy. Herbert died in 1633 and the collection was published the same year to great acclaim, subsequently becoming one of the best-loved collections in the English language. The Temple is an astounding collection of verse poems: an extended meditation on man's relationship to God that is characterised by Herbert's clarity and directness of style

Dear Reader is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another • For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help • From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love

A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast is the second part of the fifth volume in the series • The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance • In King's Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial, abandoned by all those she trusted; while in the eastern city of Yunkai her brother Tyrion has been sold as a slave. From the Wall, having left his wife and the Red Priestess Melisandre under the protection of Jon Snow, Stannis Baratheon marches south to confront the Boltons at Winterfell. But beyond the Wall the wildling armies are massing for an assault… • On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all

Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors - and a further stairway. What lies at the top? Can the ring the princess is given protect her against the lurking menace of the goblins from under the mountain?

Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents in the Hague - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Hidden and raised by a foster family in the provinces during the Nazi occupation, she survived the war only to find that her real parents had not. Much later, she fell out with her foster family, and Bart van Es - the grandson of Lien's foster parents - knew he needed to find out why • His account of tracing Lien and telling her story is a searing exploration of two lives and two families. It is a story about love and misunderstanding and about the ways that our most painful experiences - so crucial in defining us - can also be redefined

Сельское хозяйство является крупнейшей в мире причиной разрушения окружающей среды - и той сферой, о которой мы меньше всего готовы говорить. Мы критикуем разрастание городов, но сельское хозяйство охватывает в тридцать раз больше земель. Мы вспахали, огородили и выпасали огромные участки планеты, вырубая леса, убивая диких животных и отравляя реки и океаны, чтобы прокормить себя. И все же миллионы людей по-прежнему голодают • Теперь сама продовольственная система начинает давать сбои. Но, как показывает нам Джордж Монбиот в блестящей, вдохновляюще оригинальной книге "Регенезис. Накормить мир, не пожирая планету", мы можем решить эту проблему • Книга на английском языке • From the bestselling author of Feral, a breathtaking first glimpse of a new future for food and for humanity • Farming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about

Признание в любви к чтению и силе печатного слова от автора бестселлера Sunday Times • В детстве Кэти Ренценбринк было не оторвать от книг до поздней ночи. Когда в её жизнь пришла беда, именно чтение помогло ей не потерять себя. И найти своё призвание - сначала в книготорговле, а затем в писательстве. Что бы ни случилось, книги никогда не подведут • Это трогательный, смешной и светлый рассказ о том, как чтение может изменить жизнь человека, дополненный рекомендациями для других книголюбов • Книга на английском языке • From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader is the ultimate love letter to reading and to finding the comfort and joy in stories • Growing up, Cathy Rentzenbrink was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out

Emilia has just returned to her idyllic Cotswold hometown to rescue the family business. Nightingale Books is a dream come true for book-lovers, but the best stories aren't just within the pages of the books she sells - Emilia's customers have their own tales to tell • There's the lady of the manor who is hiding a secret close to her heart; the single dad looking for books to share with his son but who isn't quite what he seems; and the desperately shy chef trying to find the courage to talk to her crush • And as for Emilia's story, can she keep the promise she made to her father and save Nightingale Books?

A brilliantly quirky picture book from Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child. Starring the fabulously feisty Clarice Bean! • Mum and Dad are going away on Important Business, so Uncle Ted comes to stay. Before long there’s a guinea pig on the loose, Grandad’s gone missing and her little brother is stuck in the railings like a giant squeaking tomato! Luckily Uncle Ted’s around. He’ll come to the rescue . . . won’t he? • The second picture book in the award-winning, bestselling Clarice Bean series! • Packed with quirky details and humour, this is perfect for children who are ready to start making the transition from younger picture books to independent reading