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Based on extensive interviews with survivors and key players in the ten-year fight against the horde, World War Z brings the finest traditions of journalism to bear on what is surely the most incredible story in the history of human civilisation.

Framed by ten words and phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words reveals as never before the world's most populous yet often misunderstood nation.

Unleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play.

Arguably the most memorable speaker ever on the subject of love, Leo Buscaglia's talks connected with millions. Remarkably, the content and messages of his talks remain as relevant today as they were when first delivered. This inspirational book is for all those eager to accept the challenge of life and to profit from the wonder of love.

Don't be reckless with your most precious asset - life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead.

Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.

How the Nordic countries, especially Finland, can teach us how to live better

he essays in How Not to Be a Doctor combine erudition with humour, candour, and the human touch. They show how, in medicine, you cannot separate personal experiences from professional ones, in short stories and reflections that will inform and entertain readers on both ends of the stethoscope.

A practical, engaging and profound guide to making amends and learning how to forgive

Exploring everything from thermo-dynamics to sold state physics, and relating the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as microwave ovens and drivers' air bags, this book shows how comic books have often been ahead of science in explaining cutting-edge physics.

A fully updated 40th anniversary edition of the pioneering handbook for female assertiveness - an indispensable guide to stating what you feel and want.

Matthew Qvortrup's definitive and insightful biography of Angela Merkel is essential reading for anyone interested in current affairs, the fate of Europe, or simply the story of a truly remarkable woman.

Armed with only an open mind and a little karate, Mrs Pollifax is the most lovable and most unlikely of international spies.

The complete collection of 'the Tony Hancock of journalism' Jeffrey Bernard's first Low Life Spectator series, with all the original illustrations.

The complete story of the miraculous rescue of the football team and their coach. Massola recreates the drama, tension, and inspiration of the days in July 2018 when the eyes of the whole world were trained on the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand.

The life story of hope, putting down roots and finding solace in the healing power of trees

Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry is essential reading for anyone interested in this fascinating region, as well as for students and researchers looking for an insight into life after the collapse of the old Soviet order in the richest and most dramatic of its former republics.

A treasure-trove of untold histories, David Bowie Made Me Gay is a moving and provocative story of the right to be heard and the need to keep the fight for equality in the spotlight.

When Miss Seeton witnesses a real-life stabbing, all she can recall is a shadowy figure. But how could she have guessed that her latest artistic endeavour is a picture-perfect portrait of the killer?Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.

When Fred Cassidy is accused of stealing the precious star-stone, he is pursued by telepathic psychologists, extra-terrestrial hoodlums and galactic police in disguise, entering multiple realities, and flipping into alien perspectives, through doorways in the sand.

An extraordinary story of high diplomacy, low intrigue and a dangerous love affair set during the fiery nights of the Blitz