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BAD BLOOD

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

9781509868087

Non-Fiction > True Crime >

Corporate Crime, Biotechnology Industries

Picador ǀ Rs 499 ǀ 320pp ǀ Paperback ǀ B Format

March 21, 2019

WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018

The shocking true story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a gripping cautionary tale set amid the bold promises and gold-rush frenzy of Silicon Valley.

'I couldn't put down this thriller . . . the perfect book to read by the fire this winter.' Bill Gates, '5 books I loved in 2018'

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. Now to be adapted into a film, with Jennifer Lawrence to star. 'Chilling . . . Reads like a West Coast version of All the President's Men.' New York Times Book Review

Author Bio: John Carreyrou is a member of the Wall Street Journal's investigative reporting team. He joined the Journal in 1999 and has been based in Brussels, Paris, and New York for the paper, winning two Pulitzer prizes.

John has covered a number of topics during his career, ranging from Islamist terrorism when he was on assignment in Europe to the pharmaceutical industry and the U.S. healthcare system. His reporting on corruption in the field of spine surgery led to long prison terms for a California hospital owner and a Michigan neurosurgeon. His reporting on Theranos, a blood-testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, was recognized with a George Polk award, and is chronicled in his book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley.

Born in New York and raised in Paris, he currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and three children.

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PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

'A dazzling story of deception in Silicon Valley . . . It is a tale of heroic cupidity on a scale that made the very best and the

very brightest look like the very, very foolish . . . You will not be able to put this book down.' Washington Post

'Riveting . . . a blistering critique of Silicon Valley, a kind of nonfiction corollary to Dave Eggers's The Circle . .

. compelling . . . [Carreyrou's] unmasking of Theranos is a tale of David and Goliath . . . The real heroes, though, are his

sources: the young scientists who worked at the company and risked their reputations and careers by voicing their

concerns. Were it not for their courage, Theranos might still be testing blood today' David Crow, Financial Times

'Carreyrou tells the story virtually to perfection . . . Bad Blood reads like a West Coast version of All the President's

Men.' New York Times

'Gripping . . . Carreyrou presents the scientific, human, legal and social sides of the story in full . . . He unveils many dark

secrets of Theranos that have not previously been laid bare.' Nature

'Gripping . . . It is a parable, with all the usual, delicious ingredients of human folly: greed, pride, vanity, lust,

anger. Above all, it is an analysis of the phenomenon of hype.' Daily Telegraph

'Simply one of the best books about a startup ever.' Forbes

'Bad Blood reveals a crucial truth: outside observers must act as the eyes, the ears and, most importantly, the voice of

Silicon Valley's blind spot . . . It gambled not with our smart phones, our attention or our democracy, but with people's

lives.' Paste

'Engaging' The Economist

'11 Fantastic Science Books to Binge Over the Holidays.' The Year in Review, 2018, Wired

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The Official SAT Study Guide,

2020 Edition

College Board

9781457312199

Education & Reference

Study Aids / SAT

College Board ǀ Rs 2100 ǀ 1300pp ǀ Trade Paperback

May 07, 2019

Review every skill and question type needed for SAT success - now with eight total practice tests.

The 2018 edition of The Official SAT Study Guide doubles the number of official SAT(R) practice tests to eight - all of them created by the test maker. As part of the College Board's commitment to transparency, all practice tests are available on the College Board's website, but The Official SAT Study Guide is the only place to find them in print along with over 250 pages of additional instruction, guidance, and test information.

With updated guidance and practice problems that reflect the most recent information, this new edition takes the best-selling SAT guide and makes it even more relevant and useful. Be ready for the SAT with strategies and up-to-date information straight from the exam writers.

The Official SAT Study Guide will help students get ready for the SAT with:

- 8 official SAT practice tests, written in the exact same process and by the same team of authors as the

actual exam

- detailed descriptions of the math and evidenced based reading and writing sections

- targeted practice questions for each SAT question type

- guidance on the new optional essay, including practice essay questions with sample responses

- seamless integration with Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy

Author Bio The College Board, a not-for-profit membership association, connects students to college success and opportunity through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT(r), the PSAT/NMSQT(r), and the Advanced Placement Program(r) (AP(r)). Students, parents, educators, and librarians recognize the College Board as a source of expertise on SAT and CLEP(r) test preparation, college admissions, and financial aid. The College Board publishes the bestselling "The Official SAT Study Guide," the "College Handbook," the "Book of Majors," and other books that help students prepare for college, research their options, and succeed in higher education.

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In Love with the World A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of

Living and Dying

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

9781529016925

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > Buddhist Life & Practice

Bluebird ǀ Rs 399 ǀ 288pp ǀ Paperback ǀ B Format

May 07, 2019

The Buddhist master brings together ancient wisdom learned throughout his life and on his four-year wandering retreat, with innovative meditation techniques for a more enlightened and happier life.

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk’s near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained as a result.

'One of the most generous, beautiful, and essential books I’ve ever read – thoroughly engaging, so clear, so honest, so courageous and full of wisdom.' George Saunders

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s experience begins the night he has chosen to embark on a four-year wandering retreat, slipping past the monastery gates. Alone for the first time in his life, he sets out into the unknown. His initial motivation is to step away from his life of privilege and to explore the deepest, most hidden aspects of his being, but what he discovers throughout his retreat – about himself and about the world around us – comes to define his meditation practice and teaching.

Just three weeks into his retreat, Rinpoche becomes deathly ill and his journey begins in earnest through this near-death experience. Moving, beautiful and suffused with local colour, In Love with the World is the story of two different kinds of death: that of the body and that of the ego, and how we can bridge these two experiences to live a better and more fulfilling life. Rinpoche’s skilful and intimate account of his search for the self is a demonstration of how we can transform our dread of dying into joyful living.

Author Bio: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was born in the Himalayan border regions between Tibet and Nepal. He teaches throughout the world. His book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. In early June, 2011, Mingyur Rinpoche walked out of his monastery in Bodhgaya, India and began a 'wandering retreat' through the Himalayas and the plains of India that lasted four and a half years. When not attending to the monasteries under his care in India and Nepal, Rinpoche spends time each year travelling and teaching worldwide. Helen Tworkov is the founder of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and author of Zen in America: Profiles of Five Teachers. She has studied in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions. She began studying with Mingyur Rinpoche in 2006 and worked with him on Turning Confusion into Clarity, A Guide to the Foundation Practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

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RANGE How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David Epstein

9781509843503

Psychology > Cognitive Psychology

Macmillan ǀ Rs 699 ǀ 352pp ǀ TPB ǀ Royal

May 30, 2019

Range is the groundbreaking and exhilarating exploration into how to be successful in the twenty-first century. Through fascinating stories and vividly explained research, David Epstein demonstrates why, as the world has got increasingly complex, developing range can help us excel. 'David Epstein manages to make me thoroughly enjoy the experience of being told that everything I thought about something was wrong. I loved Range.' - Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers. Range is the ground-breaking and exhilarating exploration into how to be successful in the 21st Century, from David Epstein the acclaimed author of The Sports Gene. What if everything you have been taught about how to succeed in life was wrong? From the '10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start. This is completely wrong. In this landmark book, David Epstein shows that the way to excel is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests - in other words, by developing range. Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, and scientists Epstein discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. They are also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see. Range proves that by spreading your knowledge across multiple domains is the key to success rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range explains how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience and interdisciplinary thinking in a world that increasingly demands, hyper-specialization. Author Bio: David Epstein is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene. He has master's degrees in environmental science and journalism and has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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King of Spies The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea

Blaine Harden

9781509815791

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > True War & Combat Stories, Korean War

Pan ǀ Rs 499 ǀ 304pp ǀ Paperback ǀ B Format

May 02, 2019

The chilling true story of the rise and fall of the number one US spymaster in Korea . . . In King of Spies, prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14, Blaine Harden, reveals one of the most astonishing - and previously untold - spy stories of the twentieth century. Donald Nichols was 'a one man war', according to his US Air Force commanding general. He won the Distinguished Service Cross, along with a chest full of medals for valor and initiative in the Korean War. His commanders described Nichols as the bravest, most resourceful and effective spymaster of that forgotten war. But there is far more to Donald Nichols' story than first meets the eye . . . Based on long-classified government records, unsealed court records, and interviews in Korea and the U.S., King of Spies tells the story of the reign of an intelligence commander who lost touch with morality, legality, and even sanity, if military psychiatrists are to be believed. Donald Nichols was America's Kurtz. A seventh-grade dropout, he created his own black-ops empire, commanding a small army of hand-selected spies, deploying his own makeshift navy, and ruling over it as a clandestine king, with absolute power over life and death. He claimed a - 'legal license to murder' - and inhabited a world of mass executions and beheadings, as previously unpublished photographs in the book document. Finally, after eleven years, the U.S. military decided to end Nichols's reign. He was secretly sacked and forced to endure months of electroshock in a military hospital in Florida. Nichols told relatives the American government was trying to destroy his memory. King of Spies looks to answer the question of how an uneducated, non-trained, non-experienced man could end up as the number-one US spymaster in South Korea and why his US commanders let him get away with it for so long . . . Author Bio: Blaine Harden is a reporter for PBS Frontline and a contributor to The Economist, based in Seattle, having completed a tour as the Washington Post's bureau chief in Tokyo. He is the prize-winning, acclaimed author of Escape From Camp 14; Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent; A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia and The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot.

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Everything in its Place First Loves and Last Tales

Oliver Sacks

9781509821822

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > Physiological & Neuro-Psychology, Biopsychology

Picador ǀ Rs 799 ǀ 320pp ǀ TPB ǀ Royal

May 02, 2019

A remarkable celebration of Sacks's varied interests, told with his characteristic compassion and erudition, and in his luminous prose. From the bestselling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's. Oliver Sacks, scientist and storyteller, is beloved by readers for his neurological case histories and his fascination and familiarity with human behavior at its most unexpected and unfamiliar. Everything in Its Place is a celebration of Sacks's myriad interests. Author Bio: Oliver Sacks was born in 1933 in London and was educated at Queen's College, Oxford. He completed his medical training at San Francisco's Mount Zion Hospital and at UCLA before moving to New York, where he soon encountered the patients whom he would write about in his book Awakenings. Dr Sacks spent almost fifty years working as a neurologist and wrote many books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia, and Hallucinations, about the strange neurological predicaments and conditions of his patients. The New York Times referred to him as 'the poet laureate of medicine', and over the years he received many awards, including honours from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire. His memoir, On the Move, was published shortly before his death in August 2015.

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I SPY My Life in MI5

Tom Marcus

9781509864102

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs, Espionage & Secret Services


May 02, 2019

The explosive true story of life in MI5 from the number one bestselling author of Soldier Spy, Tom Marcus.

'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - Sun

'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton

The explosive new book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes the reader on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as he hunts down those who would do our country harm.

Tom spent years working covertly to stop those who want to do us harm. In his bestselling memoir Soldier Spy, he told how he was recruited and described some of his top-secret operations. In his new book, he takes us deeper undercover as he puts his life on the line once more.

I Spy plunges the reader straight into the action as Tom and his team race to prevent terrorists from causing carnage on our streets and outsmart Russian agents, blocking a daring plot that threatens the security of the nation. Relying on their quick wits, training and courage, the extraordinary men and women of MI5 are under intense pressure every day. Not everyone is suited for the work, and Tom shows how the incredibly tough challenges he faced growing up gave him the mental strength and skills to survive in a dangerous world.

Gritty and eye-opening, this is a unique insight into a hidden war and the sacrifices made by those who fight it. You will never take your safety for granted again. Author Bio: Tom Marcus, former MI5, grew up on the streets in the north of England. He joined the army at sixteen and went on to become the youngest member of the Armed Forces to pass the six-month selection process for Special Operations in Northern Ireland.

He was hand-picked from the army into MI5 as a Surveillance Officer. He left the Security Service recently after a decade on the frontline protecting his country due to being diagnosed with PTSD.

An extraordinary battle and recovery took place, which led Tom to write his first book, Soldier Spy, which has been vetted and cleared for publication by MI5; it was the first true ground-level account ever to be told, and the first time in the Security Services' history that a Surveillance Officer has told the real story of the fight on our streets. Soldier Spy went straight to number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list.

Tom now consults on TV and film projects, including the TV dramatization of his book Soldier Spy.

Due to the ongoing specific threat to Tom Marcus, MI5 insist he keep his identity hidden and he continues to work with the Security Services and other agencies to ensure he stays safe.

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Queer Intentions A (personal) journey through LGBTQ+ culture

Amelia Abraham

9781509866182

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > Social Science, Lesbian Studies


May 30, 2019

This immersive, accessible and thought-provoking book takes the reader on a journey - from Los Angeles to Istanbul, via London, Stockholm and Belgrade - to explore the pros and cons, the myths and realities of life for LGBTQ+ people today. Queer Intentions provides the ultimate exploration of the joys and pains of being LGBTQ+ in the West at a time when queer culture has never been so mainstream. Today, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But is same-sex marriage, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it's cracked up to be? At what cost does this acceptance come? And who is getting left behind, particularly in parts of the world where LGBTQ+ rights aren't so advanced? Combining intrepid journalism with her own personal experience, Amelia Abraham searches for the answers to these urgent challenges, as well as the broader question of what it means to be queer in 2019. With curiosity, good humour and disarming openness, Amelia takes the reader on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey. Join her as she cries at the first same-sex marriage in Britain, loses herself in the world's biggest drag convention in L.A., marches at Pride parades across Europe, visits both a transgender model agency and the Anti-Violence Project in New York to understand the extremes of trans life today, parties in the clubs of Turkey's underground LGBTQ+ scene, and meets a genderless family in progressive Stockholm. Author Bio: Amelia Abraham (b. 1991) is a journalist from London. She has worked as an editor at Vice, Refinery29 and Dazed. Her main interest is LGBTQ+ identity politics, and she has written on this topic for the Guardian, the Observer, the Independent, the Sunday Times, the New Statesman, ES Magazine, i-D and Vogue. She also writes about feminist issues, human-rights, health, arts and culture and sex. Queer Intentions is her first book.

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No Way Out The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege

Adam Jowett

9781509864737

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > True War & Combat Stories, Afghan War


May 02, 2019

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling story of a British company under siege in Afghanistan - outnumbered, outgunned and out of time. 'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic.' Tom Marcus, bestselling author of Soldier Spy. 'Vivid and brilliantly written: a pulsating account of the battle for Musa Qala, the Rorke's Drift of our times.' Martin Bell, OBE, war reporter. In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and under-strength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers. Their mission was to hold the District Centre of Musa Qala at any cost. Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town. In No Way Out, Adam evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack. He describes what it was like to have responsibility for the lives of his men as they fought back heroically over twenty-one days and nights of relentless, nerve-shredding combat. Finally, as they came down to their last rounds and death stared Easy Company in the face, the siege took an extraordinary turn . . . Powerful, highly-charged and moving, No Way Out is Adam's tribute to the men of Easy Company who paid a heavy price for serving their country. Author Bio: Major Adam Jowett is a hugely experienced career soldier who joined the army in 1991, receiving a commission into the Grenadier Guards. He transferred to the elite Parachute Regiment in 1998 and has served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Liberia and two tours of Afghanistan. Adam has found himself in appointments ranging from company commander at war to defence attaché with the Foreign Office in Eastern Europe. No Way Out is his first book.

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WHITE

Bret Easton Ellis

9781529012439

Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs > Personal Memoirs


May 02, 2019

Bret Easton Ellis's first work of non-fiction is an incendiary polemic about what is going on in the world right now -guaranteed to entertain, surprise and provoke. Bret Easton Ellis is most famous for his era-defining novel American Psychoand its terrifying anti-hero, Patrick Bateman. With that book, and many times since, Ellis proved himself to be one of the world's most fearless and clear-sighted observers of society - the glittering surface and the darkness beneath. In White, his first work of non-fiction, Ellis offers a wide-ranging exploration of what the hell is going on right now. He tells personal stories from his own life. He writes with razor-sharp precision about the music, movies, books and TV he loves and hates. He examines the ways our culture, politics and relationships have changed over the last four decades. He talks about social media, Hollywood celebrities and Donald Trump. Ellis considers conflicting positions without flinching and adheres to no status quo. His forthright views are powered by a fervent belief in artistic freedom and freedom of speech. Candid, funny, entertaining and blisteringly honest, he offers opinions that are impossible to ignore and certain to provoke. What he values above all is the truth. 'The culture at large seemed to encourage discourse,' he writes, 'but what it really wanted to do was shut down the individual.' Bret Easton Ellis will not be shut down. Author Bio: Bret Easton Ellis is the author of several novels, including Imperial Bedrooms, Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama and Lunar Park, and a collection of stories, The Informers. Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho and The Informers have all been made into films. He is the host of the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast available on Patreon. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Blessing In Disguise

Danielle Steel

9781529014754

General Fiction > Romance

Macmillan ǀ Rs 399 ǀ 320pp ǀ Paperback ǀ B Format

May 16, 2019

The world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel, explores what it means to be a family in Blessing in Disguise. In Blessing in Disguise, Danielle Steel's wise, warm-hearted novel, one of her most memorable characters discovers the highs and lows of being a mother to three very different daughters. As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older and secluded from the world. Her time at his Normandy château is the stuff of dreams, for when she learns she is pregnant, she knows that marriage is out of the question. Returning to New York, Isabelle enters a new relationship that she hopes will be more stable but before long she realizes she has made a terrible mistake and once again finds herself a single mother. With two young daughters Isabelle unexpectedly finds happiness and a love that gives her a third child, a baby as happy as her beloved father. And yet, life brings more change . . . Her three girls grow up to be very different women and Isabelle's relationship with each of them is unique. When one final turn of fate brings a past secret to light, it bonds mother and daughters closer, turning a challenge into a blessing. Author Bio: Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with nearly a billion copies of her novels sold. Her international bestsellers include The Duchess, The Right Time and Fairytale. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood. Danielle divides her time between Paris and her home in northern California.

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Something to Tell You

Lucy Diamond

9781509851126



May 30, 2019

Something to Tell You is a warm, heartfelt story of a family, by Sunday Timesbestselling author Lucy Diamond. 'A new Lucy Diamond book is one of the happiest highlights of my calendar' Katie Fforde, bestselling author of A Country Escape Frankie, a talented illustrator who lives with her partner Craig and his young son Fergus, sets off to Yorkshire determined to trace her father, Harry Mortimer. But when she arrives, she is horrified to find Harry and his wife Jean are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary with their children, family and friends. Frankie's unexpected arrival throws the close-knit family into disarray and causes a devastated Jean to disappear, leaving the rest of the Mortimers to cope without her. As Harry's wife and children struggle to come to terms with this shock revelation, Frankie's own happiness is threatened. She and Craig must decide how to face their new, uncertain future together. Warm, witty and ultimately uplifting, Something to Tell You is a novel about love, courage and what it means to be a family. Praise for Lucy Diamond: 'A hugely satisfying read' Heat 'Full of emotion and insight - it really makes you think' Katie Fforde, bestselling author of A Summer at Sea 'Warm, witty and wise' Daily Mail Author Bio: Lucy Diamond lives in Bath with her husband and their three children. She has written many bestselling novels, including The Secrets of Happiness, Summer at Shell Cottage and The Year of Taking Chances.

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EXHALATION

Ted Chiang

9781529014518

General Fiction > Short Stories


May 16, 2019

From an award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story 'The Story of Your Life' was the basis for the Academy Award-nominated movie Arrival), the long-awaited second collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short stories. From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others - the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival - comes a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. In 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate', a portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary 'Exhalation', an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in 'The Lifecycle of Software Objects', a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two previously unpublished stories: 'Omphalos' and 'Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom'. In Exhalation, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth - What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? - and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion. Author Bio: Ted Chiang's fiction has won four Hugo, four Nebula, and four Locus awards, and he is the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. His debut collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, has been translated into twenty-one languages. He was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and currently lives near Seattle, Washington.

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THE DITCH

Herman Koch

9781509883455

General Fiction > Fiction In Translation, Netherlands


May 30, 2019

A darkly gripping novel, from the author of the internationally bestselling The Dinner - about how your imagination can run away with you, about what we fear to lose, and how even the most stable people can be undone by jealousy. When Robert Walter, popular Mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back in laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Year's reception, he immediately suspects the worst. Despite their long and happy marriage, Robert is convinced that Sylvia is cheating on him - and with the straitlaced alderman, no less, who is committed to the environment and wants to spoil the capital's skyline with wind turbines. Soon afterwards, a journalist produces a photograph of a police officer being beaten up by three protesters during a demonstration against the Vietnam War. She claims that the mayor is one of the protesters. Then, out of the blue, Robert's ninety-four-year-old father turns up on the steps of the city hall, desperate to speak to him. He and his wife want to die together. They do not want to burden their son with their deteriorating health, so why not end their own lives when the time is right? Herman Koch's The Ditch shows how a seemingly stable man can quickly become increasingly entangled in his own fears and suspicions. Or is everything not what it seems - is Robert Walter actually seeing things clearly for the very first time? Author Bio: Herman Koch was born in 1953. He is the author of a number of novels, including The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool, and short stories, has acted for radio, television, and film, and was a co-creator of the long-running Dutch TV comedy series Jiskefet (1990-2005). The Dinner has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Chloë Sevigny starred in the film adaptation.

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The Shepherd's Hut

Tim Winton

9781509863846

General Fiction > Contemporary Fiction


May 30, 2019

The Shepherd's Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs. 'A page-turning heartbreaker' Emma Donoghue, author of Room For years Jaxie Clackton has dreaded going home. His beloved mum is dead, and he wishes his dad was too, until one terrible moment leaves his life stripped to nothing. No one ever told Jaxie Clackton to be careful what he wishes for. And so Jaxie runs. There's just one person in the world who understands him, but to reach her he'll have to cross the vast saltlands of Western Australia. It is a place that harbours criminals and threatens to kill those who haven't reckoned with its hot, waterless vastness. This is a journey only a dreamer - or a fugitive - would attempt. Fierce and lyrical, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton is a story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope alive in a parched and brutal world. Author Bio: Tim Winton has published twenty-nine books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). Active in the environmental movement, he is the Patron of the Australian Marine Conservation Society. He lives in Western Australia.

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CRUDO

Olivia Laing

9781509892846



May 02, 2019

A blisteringly funny and remarkably tender debut novel from Olivia Laing, one of the finest non-fiction writers of her generation. Kathy is a writer. Kathy is getting married. It's the summer of 2017 and the whole world is falling apart. From a Tuscan hotel for the super-rich to a Brexit-paralysed UK, Kathy spends the first summer of her forties trying to adjust to making a lifelong commitment just as Trump is tweeting the world into nuclear war. But it's not only Kathy who's changing. Political, social and natural landscapes are all in peril. Fascism is on the rise, truth is dead, the planet is hotting up. Is it really worth learning to love when the end of the world is nigh? And how do you make art, let alone a life, when one rogue tweet could end it all. Olivia Laing radically rewires the novel in a brilliant, funny and emphatically raw account of love in the apocalypse. A Goodbye to Berlin for the 21st century, Crudo charts in real time what it was like to live and love in the horrifying summer of 2017, from the perspective of a commitment-phobic artist who may or may not be Kathy Acker . . . Author Bio: Olivia Laing is a widely acclaimed writer and critic. She writes for the Guardian, New Statesman and Frieze among many other publications. Her first book, To the River, was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the Dolman Travel Book of the Year. The Trip to Echo Spring was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and the Gordon Burn Prize. The Lonely City was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, and translated into fifteen languages. In 2018 she was awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize. She lives in London.

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The Doll Factory

Elizabeth Macneal

9781529002416

Historical Fiction > Romance

Picador ǀ Rs 599 ǀ 336 pp ǀ TPB ǀ Royal

May 02, 2019

The Doll Factory is the intoxicating story of a young woman who aspires to be an artist, and the man whose obsession may destroy her world for ever. 'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train The Doll Factory, the debut novel by Elizabeth Macneal, is an intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love. But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening . . . Author Bio: Elizabeth Macneal was born in Scotland and now lives in East London. She is a writer and potter and works from a small studio at the bottom of her garden. She read English Literature at Oxford University, before working in the City for several years. In 2017, she completed the Creative Writing MA at UEA where she was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury scholarship. The Doll Factory, Elizabeth's debut novel, won the Caledonia Novel Award 2018.

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Between the Orange Groves

Nadia Marks

9781509889723

Historical Fiction > Romance


May 16, 2019

An emotional and sweeping historical novel spanning decades in the lives of two families from different religions on the island of Cyprus. From Nadia Marks, the bestselling author of Among the Lemon Trees and Secrets Under the Sun, comes Between the Orange Groves, a moving tale of desire, burning secrets and forbidden love. The perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore. In a small village, set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's here that two boys, Lambros and Orhan, grow up side by side, as close as brothers. Their lives are inextricably linked, but as their fortunes shift and time passes, an unforgivable act of betrayal takes place, setting in motion a chain of events that tears the two friends and their entire families apart . . . Many decades later and now an old man living in London, Lambros decides to share his painful memories with his daughter Stella; transporting her back to an island brimming with passion and at its heart a scandal that still haunts those involved. Is it too late for forgiveness? Or can the next generation embark on a journey of their own to help mend the damage done all those years ago? Author Bio: Nadia Marks (née Kitromilides, which in Greek means bitter lemons) grew up in London but was born in Cyprus, where her novel Between the Orange Groves is set. A former creative director and associate editor on a number of leading British women's magazines, she is now a novelist and works as a freelance writer for several national and international publications. She has two sons and lives in North London with her partner Mike.

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Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

9781509899043

Science & Fantasy Fiction > Fantasy


May 16, 2019

Spinning Silver is a magical novel with a fairy-tale feel, inspired by traditional folklore. From Naomi Novik, author of the award-winning Uprooted. Will dark magic claim their home? Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge - and if she fails, she'll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord. Irina's father schemes to wed her to the tsar - he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love. As with her standalone novel Uprooted, Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is a new rich, multilayered new story which is a joy to read. Author Bio: Naomi Novik is the acclaimed author of the Temeraire series and the Nebula-winning novel Uprooted, a fantasy influenced by the Polish fairy tales of her childhood. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. She lives in New York City with her family and six computers.

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Dead at First Sight (Roy Grace Series)

Peter James

9781509816408

Crime, Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery & Detective


May 16, 2019

The 15th Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel from the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author, Peter James. Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, exposes the dark side of the internet in Dead at First Sight. You don't know me, but I thought I knew you . . . A man waits at a London airport for Ingrid Ostermann, the love of his life, to arrive. Across the Atlantic, a retired NYPD cop waits in a bar in Florida's Key West for his first date with the lady who is, without question, his soulmate. The two men are about to discover they've been scammed out of almost every penny they have in the world - and that neither women exist. Meanwhile, a wealthy divorcée plunges, in suspicious circumstances, from an apartment block in Munich. In the same week, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is called to investigate the suicide of a woman in Brighton, that is clearly not what it seems. As his investigations continue, a handsome Brighton motivational speaker comes forward. He's discovered his identity is being used to scam eleven different women, online. The first he knew of it was a phone call from one of them, out of the blue, saying, 'You don't know me, but I thought I knew you'. That woman is now dead. Roy Grace realizes he is looking at the tip of an iceberg. A global empire built on clever, cruel internet scams and the murder of anyone who threatens to expose them. Author Bio: Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.

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Dead at First Sight (Roy Grace Series)

Peter James

9781509898824



May 02, 2019

Dead Simple was the first book by number-one bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James to be part of the multimillion-copy series featuring the definitive Brighton detective, Roy Grace. Dead Simple is the stunning first novel in the number one bestselling Roy Grace series from award-winning author, Peter James. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace's first major case is one he'll ever forget. It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Grace is contacted by the man's distraught fiancée to unearth what happened on that fateful night. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know of the groom's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man's disaster is another man's fortune . . . Author Bio: Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.

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Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace Series)

Peter James

9781509898831



May 02, 2019

Looking Good Dead is the second book by number one bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James. Part of the multi-million-copy series featuring the definitive Brighton detective, Roy Grace. Looking Good Dead is the second bestselling title in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series from number one author Peter James. When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace cannot help but think of his own missing wife and her unsolved fate. Elsewhere in the city, when Tom Bryce finds a disc left on a train, he simply tries to do the right thing - return it to its owner. But this attempted act of kindness makes him the sole witness to that same vicious murder. Learning that Tom has made a statement to Grace's team, the killers have to act. But when they plan the murder of the Bryce family, it's not just revenge - it's entertainment. Author Bio: Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.

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Not Dead Enough (Roy Grace Series)

Peter James

9781509898848



May 02, 2019

Not Dead Enough is the third book by number one bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James, part of the multi-million-copy series featuring the definitive Brighton detective, Roy Grace. Not Dead Enough is the third bestselling title in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series from the number one bestselling author Peter James. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has found the killer - hasn't he? A beautiful socialite is dead. Grace's leading suspect, her husband, was sixty miles away when she died, but all other evidence points to him. Has someone stolen his identity or is he simply a very clever liar? Grace's investigation and his budding new relationship are derailed after a reported sighting of his wife, Sandy, who has been missing for nine years. Grace desperately tries to cast light on the truth in both cases as his emotional turmoil - and the body count - grows . . . Author Bio: Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.

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Field Notes on Love

Jennifer E. Smith

9781509831715

Juvenile Fiction > Love & Romance

12+ years

MCB ǀ Rs 399 ǀ 320pp ǀ Paperback ǀ B Format

May 30, 2019

A gorgeous YA romance about luck and love from Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins. 'Utterly romantic' Jenny Han, bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. A delicious meet-cute romance about luck, love and serendipity from Jennifer E. Smith, author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. It's the perfect idea for a romantic week together: travelling across America by train. But then Hugo's girlfriend dumps him. Her parting gift: the tickets for their long-planned last-hurrah-before-uni trip. Only, it's been booked under her name. Non-transferable, no exceptions. Mae is still reeling from being rejected from USC's film school. When she stumbles across Hugo's ad for a replacement Margaret Campbell (her full name!), she's certain it's exactly the adventure she needs to shake off her disappointment and jump-start her next film. A cross-country train trip with a complete stranger might not seem like the best idea. But to Mae and Hugo, both eager to escape their regular lives, it makes perfect sense. What starts as a convenient arrangement soon turns into something more. But when life outside the train catches up with them, can they find a way to keep their feelings for each other from getting derailed? Jennifer E. Smith's YA novel Field Notes on Love is a heart-warming love story about grabbing opportunities and trusting your instincts. Author Bio: Jennifer E. Smith is the author of Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between, The Geography of You and Me, This Is What Happy Looks Like, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Storm Makers, You Are Here, and The Comeback Season. She earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages. She currently lives in New York City.

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The Exiles

Hilary McKay

9781529011562

Juvenile Fiction > Family & Home Stories

9-11 years


May 30, 2019

A delightful, funny and heartwarming story about family and the beautiful relationship the young can share with the old. The Exiles was the winner of the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and is the first novel in Hilary McKay's wonderfully witty and warm The Exiles series. Ruth, Naomi, Rachel and Phoebe Conroy love reading and having fun more than anything else. So the sisters are horrified when they learn that their parents are sending them away to Cumbria for the summer, to stay with their fearsome grandmother: Big Grandma. Big Grandma is strict, makes them do chores and doesn't let them have any fun - but worst of all, she refuses to let the girls read any books. Determined to enjoy their summer, the sisters decide they aren't going to put up with their grandmother's tough regime, and in doing so they somehow manage to cause inordinate amounts of chaos . . . But as the girls search for alternatives to Big Grandma's way of life they slowly start to understand its appeal, just as she starts to understand them. Are the two generations more alike than they think? Author Bio: Hilary McKay is an award-winning author, having won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her first novel, The Exiles, and going on to win the Smarties and the Whitbread (now the Costa) Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings. Her 2018 title The Skylarks' War marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and was the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. It is a classic in the making.

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The Exiles at Home

Hilary McKay

9781529011586


9-11 years


May 30, 2019

The laugh-out-loud sequel to the award winning The Exiles. The Conroy sisters are back! In Hilary Mckay's second book in The Exiles series, The Exiles at Home, the four delightfully troublesome siblings manage to get themselves into yet more mischief. When Ruth Conroy decides to sponsor a child in Africa, she is unprepared for the monthly monetary commitment and is shocked by how difficult it is to find £10 a month . . . In desperation, she enlists the help of her sisters - but Phoebe, Naomi and Rachel are only too eager to think up eccentric fundraising schemes, including wholly undisciplined and unsuitable baby-sitters, an unhygienic catering service and a fraudulent street artist. Whatever the scheme, their hilarious projects never fail to cause chaos and mayhem. Author Bio: Hilary McKay is an award-winning author, having won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her first novel, The Exiles, and going on to win the Smarties and the Whitbread (now the Costa) Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings. Her 2018 title The Skylarks' War marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and was the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. It is a classic in the making.

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The Exiles in Love

Hilary McKay

9781529011616


9-11 years


May 30, 2019

The final installment in Hilary Mckay's hilarious and heart-warming The Exiles series. Love is in the air . . . The Exiles in Love is the third and final book in the award-winning The Exiles series, with Hilary McKay's trademark wit and warmth. Ruth, Naomi, Rachel and Phoebe Conroy are all struggling to deal with the trials and tribulations of first love(s). Ruth develops a crush on the school bus driver, but finds herself conflicted when she also develops feelings for Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre, the temporary English teacher (who Naomi is also smitten with) AND Alan Adair who works in the butcher's shop. Meanwhile, the younger two sisters have other things on their minds - Rachel is plotting to become May Queen at her school and Phoebe is in training to become an international spy. But when Big Grandma arranges for a French boy called Philippe to stay with the Conroy's, it's not long before all the girls fall head over heels for him as well . . . Author Bio: Hilary McKay is an award-winning author, having won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her first novel, The Exiles, and going on to win the Smarties and the Whitbread (now the Costa) Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings. Her 2018 title The Skylarks' War marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and is a classic in the making.

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Wow! Dinosaurs

Jacqueline McCann

9780753442746

Juvenile Non-Fiction > Animals

5-7 Years

Kingfisher ǀ Rs 350 ǀ 32pp ǀ Paperback

May 02, 2019

Travel back in time with this illustrated children's book to dig up some surprising facts about dinosaurs! Shout "WOW!" when your read about some surprising facts in this lively and fascinating picture book all about dinosaurs. Did you know that the word dinosaur means "terrible lizard", the heaviest dinosaur weighed as much as 17 African elephants and that Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a walnut? Learn more surprising facts in this lively and fascinating picture book all about dinosaurs. Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interactive artwork clues that lead readers through the book and stimulate discussion. This appealing series is certain to make readers say "Wow!"over and over again. Author Bio: Jacqueline McCann has twenty years' experience of children's publishing and has published, edited and written many books for children. She has worked across fiction and non-fiction, comics, character-led series and, more recently, young novelty books. Ste Johnson is a UK-based illustrator who works with publishing clients throughout the UK and beyond. He likes to create clear engaging images that enhance, and breathe life into, a book's message. He also specializes in character and animation illustration, especially for children.

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Wow! Vehicles

Jacqueline McCann

9780753442739

Juvenile Non-Fiction > Transportation

5-7 Years

Kingfisher ǀ Rs 350 ǀ 32pp ǀ Paperback

May 02, 2019

All aboard this illustrated reference book for some surprising facts about vehicles!

Shout WOW! when your read about some surprising facts in this lively and fascinating picture book all about

vehicles.

Did you know that the first train reached a top speed of only 5 miles per hour, that helicopters are also called

whirlybirds, and that some submarines can stay underwater for months at a time?

Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each

book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interactive artwork clues that lead readers through the book and

stimulate discussion. This appealing series is certain to make readers say "Wow!"over and over again. Author Bio: Jacqueline McCann has twenty years' experience of children's publishing and has published, edited and written many books for children. She has worked across fiction and non-fiction, comics, character-led series and, more recently, young novelty books. Ste Johnson is a UK-based illustrator who works with publishing clients throughout the UK and beyond. He likes to create clear engaging images that enhance, and breathe life into, a book's message. He also specializes in character and animation illustration, especially for children.

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Julia Donaldson Collection x 10 Book Set

Julia Donaldson

9781529017311

Early Learning > Picture Storybooks

0-5 Years

MCB ǀ Rs 2199 ǀ 10 Books ǀ Paperback

May 02, 2019

This Set Contains the following titles.

• Gruffalo's Child

• The Gruffalo

• Snail and the Whale

• Room on the Broom

• Monkey Puzzle

• Cave Baby

• Paper Dolls

• What the Ladybird heard

• Troll

• Tyrannosaurus Drip Author Bio: Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with an MBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

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Field Trip to the Moon

Jeanne Willis

9781529010626

Early Learning > Adventure Stories

0-5 Years

MCB ǀ Rs 350 ǀ 48pp ǀ Paperback

May 16, 2019

Blast-off on a field trip to the moon and discover what happens to one student when she is accidentally left behind. Get ready for blast-off on an adventure to the moon! With stunning original artwork by John Hare and charming text by bestselling and award-winning author Jeanne Willis, Field Trip to the Moon is a wonderfully witty story about exploration, creativity and making friends in the most unlikely places. It's not every day you find yourself on a field trip to the moon, let alone stranded in outer space! But for one student that's exactly what happens when her curiosity separates her from the rest of her class. Why wouldn't you take the opportunity to get your crayons out, look back and draw planet Earth? Alone on the moon, she sits down to draw. But could there be an even bigger surprise when she realises she's not alone? What would someone that lived on the moon even look like? Be prepared to find out what happens when you reach out to those that are different from us and greet them with an open pack of crayons! Author Bio: John Hare spent his youth in Kansas drawing comic strips and writing stories about a crime-fighting crocodile. He earned an associate's degree in graphic design and became an art director for a sportswear company, later moving to Kansas City to work as a freelance graphic designer. It was here that John picked up a brush for the first time and painted a train scene for his son's nursery. That's when he realized he wanted nothing more than to bring stories to life. Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans, Herts, in 1959. As a young girl she sought adventures though writing comic strips and books. After completing a copywriting course at Watford Art College she went on to work in advertising. Today, Jeanne is an internationally renowned, full-time writer and has published over a hundred books - ranging from picture books including The Bog Baby and Who's in the Loo?, to YA, poetry and fiction. She has won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has also been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.

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DEAR ZOO

Rod Campbell

9781529017571

Early Learning > Activity Books

0-5 Years

MCB ǀ Rs 299\\ ǀ 25pp ǀ Paperback

May 16, 2019

The paperback lift-the-flap edition of global bestseller Dear Zoo.

'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .'

Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it

was first published in 1982.

Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an

elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?

With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain and a whole host of favourite animals, no child's bookcase is complete

without a well-worn copy of Dear Zoo. Author Bio: Rod Campbell has been writing and illustrating children's books for over thirty-five years. Best known for his classic lift-the-flap title Dear Zoo, which has sold over eight million copies worldwide, he is also the creator of the much loved preschool character Buster. Ingeniously simple, with touches of gentle humour, Rod's books are enjoyed by children, parents and teachers alike.

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Little Monkey!

Rod Campbell

9781509839018


0-5 Years

MCB ǀ Rs 299 ǀ 20pp ǀ Board Book

May 16, 2019

A jungle story with a pop-up surprise!

An exciting jungle story from the bestselling creator of Dear Zoo, with a pop-up surprise!

Little Monkey lives at the top of the tallest tree in the jungle, and gets up to all sorts of mischief: dropping nuts on

Elephant's head, tickling Bear's nose and saying BOO! to Giraffe. But what happens when he tries to pull Lion's tail . . .?

In Little Monkey, toddlers can spot all their favourite jungle animals, join in with the catchy refrain and see one

mischievous little monkey learn to say sorry!

With a gently educational message, a satisfying pop-up ending and lots of jungle animals, Little Monkey is sure to keep

young children entertained for hours - and the thick card pages and chunky cased cover make it great for small hands.

Rod Campbell, the creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic Dear Zoo, has been a trusted name in early learning for

over thirty-five years. Author Bio: Rod Campbell has been writing and illustrating children's books for over thirty-five years. Best known for his classic lift-the-flap title Dear Zoo, which has sold over eight million copies worldwide, he is also the creator of the much loved preschool character Buster. Ingeniously simple, with touches of gentle humour, Rod's books are enjoyed by children, parents and teachers alike.

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Little Mouse

Rod Campbell

9781509898404


0-5 Years

MCB ǀ Rs 299 ǀ 16pp ǀ Board Book

May 16, 2019

A fun and interactive pop-up book with lift-the-flaps and all your favourite farmyard animals, from the creator of the

much-loved classic, Dear Zoo.

A fantastic farmyard story from the bestselling creator of Dear Zoo, with flaps to lift and tabs to pull on every page.

Follow the little mouse's journey hurrying home across the farm and discover a host of farmyard animals, from the pig

rolling in the mud to the duck looking for something to eat. But watch out for the farmyard cat . . .

With bright, bold artwork introducing a whole host of favourite farmyard animals, Little Mouse by Rod Campbell is a

wonderful addition to any child's bookshelf. Author Bio: Rod Campbell has been writing and illustrating children's books for over thirty-five years. Best known for his classic lift-the-flap title Dear Zoo, which has sold over eight million copies worldwide, he is also the creator of the much loved preschool character Buster. Ingeniously simple, with touches of gentle humour, Rod's books are enjoyed by children, parents and teachers alike.

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I AM A TIGER

Karl Newson

9781509855155


5-7 years


May 16, 2019

Delightfully funny and original story about a small and cheeky mouse with very big ideas and no shortage of

confidence.

A hilarious and original story about a little mouse with big ideas - she believes she is a tiger!

She manages to convince a raccoon, a fox, a snake and a bird that she is a tiger, and that they are not what they think

they are!

But when a real tiger turns up, can the persuasive little rodent manage to persuade the tiger that he is a mouse!

With vibrant artwork by award-winning illustrator Ross Collins, and delightful characters created by rising star Karl

Newson, this I am a Tiger is a story that will amuse and entertain everyone, from young children to adults, from the

smallest mouse to the biggest tiger. Author Bio: Ross Collins was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Growing up he was particularly fond of drawing the bionic man and precariously swinging backwards on chairs. He went on to study illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1994 and in the same year he won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize for the 'The Sea Hole'. Since then he has gone on to illustrate over 100 books and has written several too. His picture book The Elephantom was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and has now been staged at London's Royal National Theatre by the creative team behind Warhorse and in 2016 This Zoo is Not for You won the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Honour. When Ross is not creating children's books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios such as Laika and Disney. He lives with his partner Jacqui, his young son, and his dog Hugo, in Scotland.

Karl Newson is an up and coming children's book writer and illustrator, living in London. He enjoys writing stories on a

variety of topics, from quiet bedtime reads, to wild, imaginative, wondrous tales. The sometimes writer of short poems,

Karl enjoys reading adventure stories, watching science fiction films, and listening to music from the 1960s. He loves to

gaze at the stars and wonder why . . . and always gets his best ideas just before bed. Karl is the author of Here Comes

the Sun, Fum, Little Grey's Birthday Surprise and A Bear is a Bear. I am a Tiger is his first picture book with Macmillan.

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Say Hello to the Baby Animals!

Ian Whybrow

9781509885534


5-7 years


May 30, 2019

Meet lots of cuddly baby animals and join in with the animal noises in this brilliant rhyming picture book.

This baby lion is ready to go.

He wants to find his friends and say hello.

From the hungry baby giraffe to the baby elephant playing in the mud, toddlers will love saying hello to all the animals

and joining in with the noises in this fun savannah story.

With simple rhyming text from Ian Whybrow, author of the bestselling The Tickle Book, and warm, expressive

illustrations from Ed Eaves, Say Hello to the Baby Animals is a charming story and a favourite of parents and children

alike. Author Bio: Ian Whybrow is a much loved writer with a wonderful talent for capturing children's humour and imagination. He has written several successful picture books for Macmillan, including the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and The Christmas Bear, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Ian is also the creator of the much-loved Harry and the Dinosaurs series.

Ed Eaves's use of colour and appealing animal characters make his work wonderfully child-friendly. As well as his

collaborations with Ian Whybrow on Say Hello to the Snowy Animals, and Say Goodnight to the Sleepy Animals, he is

also the illustrator of wonderful novelty books including Science Museum: Touch-and-Feel Cars and Science Museum:

Touch-and-Feel Planes.

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CYRIL AND PAT

Emily Gravett

9781509857289


0-5 Years

Two Hoots ǀ Rs 350 ǀ 32pp ǀ Paperback

May 30, 2019

A colourful rhyming picture book story about a brilliant friendship between two very different animals.

Cyril and Pat is a very funny, rhyming romp through the park from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Emily

Gravett, author of Tidy and Meerkat Mail.

"Enormous fun to read aloud." - Guardian

Cyril is the only squirrel in Lake Park, and he's very lonely. Until one day he meets Pat - Pat the big, grey . . . other

squirrel. Cyril and Pat have lots of adventures and fun together and Cyril is so pleased he's made a friend. But everyone

says that Cyril and Pat simply cannot be friends, and they soon reveal why: Pat, as the reader has known all along, is

actually a RAT!

But Cyril's life turns out to be a lot duller and quite a bit scarier without Pat by his side, and in the end the two friends

learn that some things are more important than being the same, or listening to others. Author Bio: Emily Gravett has a rare talent for creating exceptional books for children. The winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals, her skill and wit are second to none. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the ground-breaking Wolves in 2005, which has been followed by such modern classics as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Again!, as well as Tidy and Old Hat. Each book is unique and different from the last - and each features endearing, beautifully drawn characters that touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. Emily lives in Brighton with her family.

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Busy Books: Busy Boats

Louise Forshaw

9781529004205


0-5 Years

Campbell Books ǀ Rs 299 ǀ 10pp ǀ Board Book

May 16, 2019

A first novelty board book about boats, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

With lots to see in Busy Boats, children can have fun as they set sail, pulling and turning the tabs! Enjoy hoisting a sail,

catching some tasty fish and even working a lighthouse.

Children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations

by Louise Forshaw.

Discover more of the Busy Book series: Busy Garage, Busy Builders, Busy Playtime, Busy Beach, Busy Garden, Busy

Airport, Busy Railway, Busy Town, Busy Farm, Busy Bookshop, Busy Swimming, Busy Fire Station, Busy Zoo, Busy

Hairdresser, Busy Pets, Busy Baking, Busy Park, Busy Farm, Busy Café, Busy Vet, Busy Baby Animals, Busy Nursery, Busy

Zoo, Busy Holiday, Busy Halloween, Busy Friends and Busy Tractor. Author Bio: Louise Forshaw discovered drawing at a young age and has rarely stopped drawing since! Studying Illustration and Animation at Newcastle College she graduated in 2008. Turning her attention to children's books she now works from her small home studio, with three Jack Russell terriers to keep her company. She has also illustrated several Busy Book titles for Campbell, including Busy Baking, Busy Cafe and Busy Farm.

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Busy Books: Busy Beach

Jo Byatt

9781529004175


0-5 Years


May 16, 2019

A first novelty board book about the beach, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

With lots to see in Busy Beach, children can have fun as they take a trip to the seaside, pulling and turning the tabs!

Enjoy playing with a beach ball, building a towering sandcastle and buying a tasty ice-cream cone!


by Jo Byatt.




Zoo, Busy Holiday, Busy Halloween, Busy Friends and Busy Tractor. Author Bio: Jo Byatt studied design at Southend Art College, where everything she drew had a smiley face! She has worked for the BBC, Redan and Egmont amongst others and her illustrations have appeared in over 18 children's books. She has illustrated Busy Railway and Busy Beach for Campbell, part of the Busy Books series.

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Busy Books: Busy Lion Cub

Maria Nerodova

9781529005028


0-5 Years


May 16, 2019

A first novelty board book about lion cubs, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

Push, pull and slide the tabs to help the cute lion cubs live, play and learn out in the wild in Busy Lion Cubs! Young

children can join in to really bring the busy lion cubs to life, from playing hide and seek to practising their roar.


by Maria Neradova, part of the popular Busy Book series.




Zoo, Busy Holiday, Busy Halloween, Busy Friends and Busy Tractor. Author Bio: Slovakian illustrator Maria Neradova lives in Bratislava and studied Graphic Design in the Czech Republic. She then studied illustration and printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where she completed her MA. She has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2012 and has been published in a number of countries. Busy Lion Cubs is her first title for Campbell.

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First Explorers: Moon Landing

Lon Lee

9781529003819


0-5 Years


May 16, 2019

A novelty board book for toddlers about the first Moon Landing in 1969, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

Discover how astronauts first landed on the moon in First Explorers: Moon Landing! Blast off in the rocket, moon walk

across the surface and splash down back to Earth with the Apollo 11 astronauts as they made history in 1969.

Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands with fun facts about the Moon Landing.

Beautifully illustrated by Lon Lee, this title provides gentle early learning and is a simple introduction to science topics

for small children.

Discover more in the First Explorers series: Night Animals, Sea Creatures, In the Jungle, Dinosaurs, My Body, Astronauts,

Wild Animals, Brilliant Bugs, Snowy Animals, Things That Go, Beautiful Birds, Machines Author Bio: Lon Lee attended university in Australia, where she illustrated children's books before returning to Hong Kong and establishing her own illustration studio. She works on packaging, product design and illustration for a variety of clients and has been actively involved in creative and artistic education programmes. She has illustrated several books for Campbell including Amazing Animals and Super Space, part of the First Facts and Flaps series, and First Explorers: Moon Landing.

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My First Touch and Find: Beach

Tiago Americo

9781529002850


0-5 Years


May 16, 2019

A touch-and-feel board book with large flaps about the beach, for babies 6 months plus

Take a trip to the Beach! Lift the giant flaps to reveal the pictures and touch lots of exciting textures. Feel a starfish's

bumpy body, a sailing boat's silky sail and a nice, fluffy towel.

With something to spot or count on every page too, each colourful book in the My First Touch and Find series will

provide lots of fun for older babies and toddlers.

With bright and friendly illustrations from Tiago Americo, which really bring the seaside scenes to life.

Also available in this tactile series: Dinosaurs, Park, Farm, Zoo, Sea, Jungle andThings That Go. Author Bio: Tiago Americo is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. He graduated in Graphic Design at UTFPR, Brazil and worked in the animation industry for several years, receiving awards for his animated short-movies Cafè La Rochelle and The Chance and the Butterfly. Since 2010, Tiago has worked full-time as an illustrator, creating children's books, greeting cards, wall decals, posters and game concepts for clients across the globe. He has illustrated several titles for Campbell, including the Under the Sea sticker book and Dinosaurs and Jungle, part of the My First Touch and Find series.

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My First Touch and Find: Things That Go

Tiago Americo

9781529002867


0-5 Years


May 16, 2019

A touch-and-feel board book with large flaps about things that go, for babies 6 months plus.

Take an exciting trip on different Things That Go! Lift the giant flaps to reveal the vehicles and touch lots of exciting

textures. Feel a boat's rubbery hull, a tractor's bumpy wheels and a silky hot-air balloon!

With something to spot or count on every page too, each colourful book in the My First Touch and Find series will

provide lots of fun for older babies and toddlers.

With bright and friendly illustrations from Tiago Americo, which really bring the vehicles to life.

Also available in this tactile series: Dinosaurs, Park, Farm, Zoo, Sea, Beach, Jungle Author Bio: Tiago Americo is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. He graduated in Graphic Design at UTFPR, Brazil and worked in the animation industry for several years, receiving awards for his animated short-movies Cafè La Rochelle and The Chance and the Butterfly. Since 2010, Tiago has worked full-time as an illustrator, creating children's books, greeting cards, wall decals, posters and game concepts for clients across the globe. He has illustrated several titles for Campbell, including the Under the Sea sticker book and Dinosaurs and Jungle, part of the My First Touch and Find series.

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