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Everything you know about capitalism is wrong. Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate profits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day. In Vulture Capitalism, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the wo...

"You'll never guess what happened on our trip down to the sea... A tiger in a top hat came and sat right next to me. Off to the seaside they go on a rather... extraordinary train journey. But will Dad ever look up from his phone?"--Back cover.

When a physical wound is left unhealed, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives. This is intergenerational trauma. It can lead us to become people-pleasers, co-dependent in relati...

Dashing Through the Snowbirds is the next merry installment of Donna Andrews's New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series. Christmas in Caerphilly is wonderful! Unless you're a Canadian whose inconsiderate boss is forcing you to spend the holiday there, far from family and friends, wi...

In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortress like stone house on Jacob's Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting. The neighbouring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now...

When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and inhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devo...

See what Straw Hat chef Sanji dishes up in his battle to win over the bellies and hearts of all he feeds, man or woman, friend or foe.

The wages of sin is death. The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead body in the rubble, his head badly smashed by falling masonry. Soon identified as an old ex-con - Kenny Morgan - his death is put down to a heart attack and deemed non-suspicious. Tony McLean is a...

A clear-eyed examination of how Australia should approach the complex security challenges at play in its maritime domain. Security starts at home ... Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond ...

When a series of military-style attacks erupt across the United States, Detective John Sampson is called in to investigate. The attacks are untraceable, with patterns too random to decipher, leaving Sampson struggling to find a link amongst the carnage. As Sampson discovers a lead through an ex-m...