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Love is my Destiny
Love is my Destiny
Kelly, Paul
¥68.57
This fantastic new eBook from well-known author Paul Kelly will make an excellent addition to any fiction-lover's digital shelf. Featuring strong characters and plots which draws you into Kelly's worlds, reviewers have been recommending his titles for years. This latest addition to his catalogue of successes is sure to be another winner.
Character-Centred Leadership
Character-Centred Leadership
Amukobole, Micah
¥68.57
This book promotes excellence in the practice of leadership to inspire leaders, emerging leaders, and students of leadership to become active participants in shaping their own future and the future of others.
A Catch of Consequence
A Catch of Consequence
Diana Norman
¥68.57
A captivating historical novel from the national bestselling author, as Ariana Franklin, of Mistress of the Art of Death. Makepeace Burke serves Patriots at her late father's tavern on the Boston waterfront in 1765 and hates the redcoats with a vengeance. But even she can't watch an angry mob drown an Englishman. She rescues him and nurses him back to health-and falls in love. In Patriot Boston, hers is an unforgivable sin-made worse by the fact that her Englishman turns out be the aristocratic Sir Philip Dapifer. Philip must smuggle Makepeace aboard a ship bound for London and save her life at the expense of the world she knows. Rich in period detail, bringing the years of colonial rebellion to vivid life, A Catch of Consequence is a stylish novel of Boston and England, and of a woman who defies convention in both worlds.
Magic Terror
Magic Terror
Peter Straub
¥68.57
No one tells a story like Peter Straub. He dazzles with the complexity of his plots. He delights with the sophistication and eloquence of his prose. He startles you into laughter in the face of events so dark you begin to question your own moral compass. Then he reduces you to jelly by spinning a tale so terrifying-and surprising-you wind up sleeping with the lights on. With Magic Terror, the bestselling author of Ghost Story and The Talisman (with Stephen King) has given us one of the most imaginatively unsettling collections in years. The terrain of these extraordinary stories is marked by brutality, heart-break, despair, wonder, and an unexpected humor that allows empathy to blossom within the most unlikely contexts.
Savage Boy (Book 2)
Savage Boy (Book 2)
Nick Cole
¥68.57
Savage Boy is the second book in Nick Cole’s The Wasteland Saga. Part Hemingway, part Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Savage Boy is a suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of the Post-Apocalyptic American Southwest. The second story in Nick Cole’s suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of the Post-Apocalyptic American Southwest.
The Oracle’s Queen (The Tamir Triad, Book 3)
The Oracle’s Queen (The Tamir Triad, Book 3)
Lynn Flewelling
¥68.57
The gripping conclusion a thrilling fantasy adventure trilogy filled with necromancy and bone-chilling magic from the bestselling US author of the Nightrunner series.
North of Nowhere, South of Loss
North of Nowhere, South of Loss
Janette Turner Hospital
¥68.57
A brilliant collection of stories from the critically-acclaimed author of OYSTER and DUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PLAGUE. Janette Tuner Hospital’s stories have won widespread acclaim for their intellectual depth and narrative energy. In these poignant stories, characters oscillate between estrangement and a sense of belonging.
Music of Sound
Music of Sound
Jarvis, Ian
¥68.57
A modern-day Sherlock Holmes, Bernie Quist operates as a consultant detective from Baker Avenue in York. His assistant is Watson, although this Watson is a youth from the Grimpen housing estate and he's definitely no doctor. The mismatched duo take on bizarre cases which invariably lead into the realms of the supernatural, a shadowy world Quist is all too familiar with.Rex Grant has vanished from a hotel without paying the bill, but the police seem more concerned with the murdered girl in his room. Investigating their friend's disappearance, Quist and Watson are intrigued by his connection to the superstar singer Ligeia and the lethal mercenary soldiers who act as her management team. Irana Adler heads the squad - a female Colonel who doesn't take kindly to intrusion - and Quist is amazed to discover that Laurel and Hardy are part of the singer's entourage, something which is not only surprising, but pretty much impossible.A dark and very peculiar game is afoot, and Ligeia's musical voice may not be as sweet as it sounds...
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Berens, E M
¥68.57
This excellent eBook gives the reader a knowledge of a huge number of myths and legends of the classicial civilisation era. Including sections on Greek and Roman Gods, Minor Deities, Heroes and the practices of the time, it also includes a large number of illustrations. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers, and is a fantastic addition to any eBook collection. Whether you are a student of ancient history, or just want to know more about Zeus, Saturn, Icarus and the like, then this is a must-have read.
Sherlock Holmes and the Ley Line Murders
Sherlock Holmes and the Ley Line Murders
Mitchell, Allan
¥68.57
The mists of Britain's insula antiquity have drifted into the modernity of the nineteenth century bringing with them echoes of the savage rituals of its ancient peoples. The Press has fuelled the Public's fear over dismembered victims discovered at the intersection of ancient ley-lines, points on the landscape where logic is defied and science is rendered impotent as ancient forces emerge menacingly from the living Earth itself.Sherlock Holmes finds he must anchor his superior mind on solid ground to uncover the truth and deliver justice for the victims as the reader accompanies the Intrepid Doctor Watson and the Great Sleuth as they conquer their innermost fears when encountering the mysteries of Britain's ancient Ley Lines, the Ancient Ways.
Greatest of These is Love
Greatest of These is Love
Kelly, Paul
¥68.57
Joachim Flynn was born in Glasgow to Irish parents in the year 1926.He was a Catholic and went to a Catholic school with other Catholicboys, but Joachim always felt that there was something about him thatwasn't just quite right. He didn't think like the other boys and theParish Priest tried to convince him that he had a vocation to thepriesthood and that was the reason why he felt as he did, but Joachimhad no inclinations for the priesthood or for the married state. Theother Catholic boys grew up and fell in love, mostly with Catholicgirls, but some went their own way and disregarded the teachings of thechurch into which they were born and married elsewhere, if they marriedat all.Joachim grew up too and he also fell in love, but he fell in love withGod and the Shadow of God followed Joachim throughout the whole of hislife with a special vocation . . . greater than the priesthood ...greater than the married state. He was born in the imitation ofChrist, where like Christ he gave his life for another.'For no greater love hath any man ... than that he lay down his lifefor his friend.'
Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street
Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street
Nunn, Rob
¥68.57
What if Sherlock Holmes had turned to crime instead of detection? THE CRIMINAL MASTERMIND OF BAKER STREET by Rob Nunn investigates this very concept. Holmes famously said that "e;when a clever man turns his brains to crime it is the worst of all."e; A sinister influence is at work in Victorian London with Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson running a hidden criminal empire. THE CRIMINAL MASTERMIND OF BAKER STREET explores all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories through the lens of Holmes as a criminal while adding many new exciting tales of Holmes' daring to delight its readers.
Daniel's Story
Daniel's Story
Kelly, Paul
¥68.57
This fantastic new eBook from well-known author Paul Kelly will make an excellent addition to any fiction-lover's digital shelf. Featuring strong characters and plots which draws you into Kelly's worlds, reviewers have been recommending his titles for years. This latest addition to his catalogue of successes is sure to be another winner.
Search for Donald Cottee
Search for Donald Cottee
Spires, Philip
¥68.57
A Search for Donald Cottee is a comic tragedy about individualism. Donald, nicknamed Donkey, is an internet Quixote, bent on doing good works. Donkey Cottee and his wife, Poncho Suzie, have retired to Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca from their Yorkshire mining village. Don has left behind his incessant self-education and Suzie has turned the corner of her illness. Their new life is parked on the La Manca campsite from where they pursue their ambition of eternal holiday. To record the precious experience and make its potential paradise available to all, they blog. But they can never escape their Yorkshire origins. Episodes from the past reappear. Meanwhile, Don's environmental campaigning and Suzie's quest for business success fill their time. However, they discover that friends are transacting the businesses of their own lives. There is money in vice, more in property, even more in trading people. In a world where competition is the norm, where a dog's only possible diet is another dog, Don and Suzie are determined to do good works, be honest and loyal to all, to support what is right. But then, in the final analysis, when the jigsaw of lives is broken apart, it appears that perhaps the pieces never did fit. So finally, still trying to do good, Donkey Cottee and Poncho Suzie leave us with an enigma. Or is it a riddle?
On Liberty
On Liberty
Mill, John Stuart
¥68.57
This book is a philosophical work by British philosopher John Stuart Mill. It was a radical work to the Victorian readers of the time, as it supported individuals' moral and economic freedom from the state. This edition has been specially formatted by Andrews UK for today's e-reading devices, and features an easy-to-navigate table of contents.
Mystery of the Scarlet Homes Of Sherlock
Mystery of the Scarlet Homes Of Sherlock
Krevolin, Prof Richard
¥68.57
Finally, after a century of waiting and doubts over its very existence, the first of the three "e;lost"e; diaries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been discovered and published. This first journal was written in 1878 by Conan Doyle when he was a nineteen-year-old student at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. It contains stories of high adventure beginning with Conan Doyle's clerkship under the legendary Doctor Joseph Bell, the real-life inspiration for the world's most famous literary detective, Sherlock Holmes.Join a young Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Bell, and others on their journey to America for a secret forensic mission to solve a string of grisly and mysterious murders. Along the way, meet Conan Doyle's real-life contemporaries - such as fellow University of Edinburgh student, Robert Louis Stevenson. The Mystery of the Scarlet Homes of Sherlock is an exciting mix of murder, mayhem, literary history, humanity, and humor that is sure to please both new and long-time Sherlock Holmes fans everywhere!
Bird and The Buddha
Bird and The Buddha
Croyle, A S
¥68.57
It is 1878, and Dr. Poppy Stamford has reluctantly rekindled her relationship with Sherlock Holmes. Though it has been almost four years since they parted on uneasy terms and he continues to suppress his feelings for her, they are still intrigued and inspired-and frustrated-by each other. When her beloved uncle is arrested in relation to a series of murders near the British Museum, Poppy and the burgeoning detective set out to find the evidence to set him free. Can they track down the real killer in time to save Uncle Ormond from the rope? In the latest adventure of Poppy Stamford and Sherlock Holmes, the two not only uncover secret societies, but find themselves soul-searching to clarify their beliefs about an array of moral issues including euthanasia and the death penalty . . . as well as their feelings toward one another.
Sherlock Holmes and the Terrible Secret
Sherlock Holmes and the Terrible Secret
Thursfield, Fred
¥68.57
It is the start of the First World War. Sherlock Holmes is coaxed out of a short lived retirement to track down an exotic dancer to retrieve a dangerous secret accidentally given to her by a young patent clerk before it falls into the hands of a hostile government. As much a detective story as a brief history of the causes, reasons and the long term futility of a long forgotten war.
Imps of Willow Dell
Imps of Willow Dell
Johnson, Wentworth M.
¥68.57
Three people vanish without a trace in a sleepy little farm community; legend has it that they were taken by the Devil. A haunted hill, a deserted ruin and three children with vivid imaginations conspire to unravel the mystery ... yet something sinister is lurking in those parts. Alice, a retired schoolteacher, defends the children and her beliefs to the point of near ruination, though some say she is only shielding a murderer. A haunted hill, a deserted ruin, and three children with vivid imaginations connive to create a fun and a fear-filled adventure that no one will forget. The Devil snatches Sonyi and the boys move heaven and lots of earth to find her.
Sherlock Holmes and The Roswell Incident
Sherlock Holmes and The Roswell Incident
Druce, Michael
¥68.57
Five years after Jenny Winston vanishes the night of the infamous Roswell UFO crash, Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery of the young woman's disappearance. Immediately they find themselves in a web of Cold War intrigue, stolen secrets, double agents, and double crosses all connected to the mystery of Roswell. Was the crash a weather balloon, as the Air Force insists? Was it a top-secret experiment? Or was it an alien space ship as one witness reported? Until Holmes and Watson learn the truth, no one may be trusted. Joining forces with feisty Agent Piper Sands, Holmes and Watson must stay one step ahead of The Caretaker, a formidable Soviet assassin who also wants to know the truth behind the Roswell incident. Flying along at supersonic speed, Sherlock Holmes and the Roswell Incident builds to a dizzying conclusion at two of the worlds' most famous landmarks.
Accordion Crimes
Accordion Crimes
Annie Proulx
¥68.57
The third novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Shipping News’, ‘Accordion Crimes’ spans generations, continents and a century and confirms the hallucinatory power of Proulx’s writing. ‘Accordion Crimes’ is a masterpiece of story-telling that spans a century and a continent. It opens in 1890 in Sicily, when an accordion-maker and his son, carrying little more than his finest button accordion, begin their voyage to the teeming, violent port of New Orleans. Within a year, the accordion-maker is murdered by an anti-Italian lynch mob, but his instrument carries the novel into another community of immigrants: German-Americans founding a new town in South Dakota. Moving from South Dakota to Texas, from Montana to Maine, the nine instantly compelling and intricately connected sections of the novel illuminate the lives of the founders of a nation, descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Germans, Irish, Scots and Franco-Canadians. Through the music of the accordion they express their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance.