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**WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL****SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD**** SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE****SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL**'An instant classic' Guardian'An outstanding novel . . . one...

<font size="+1">'Sweet and achingly romantic - a truly wonderful love story' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare'Full of fierce humour and fiercer heart' Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue...

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.A series of apparent suicides rings alarm bells...

Andy, Dag and Claire have been handed a society beyond their means. Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island, and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and Ronald Reagan, they represent the new...

Margaret of Austria (1480–1530) was the first female regent of the Netherlands. This book uncovers her remarkable political achievements, cultural patronage, and advocacy for women, offering a fresh perspective on her legacy through overlooked primary...

Full of romance, hijinks, and longing, Good Girl Complex is Elle Kennedy at her very best...She does everything right. So what could go wrong?Mackenzie 'Mac' Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time...

'I loved it' ELOISA JAMES'Smart, sexy, and always romantic' JULIA QUINN'For a smart, witty and passionate historical romance, I recommend anything by Sarah MacLean' LISA KLEYPASNew York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly...

A Student's Concise Dictionary of Psychology contains over 1900 definitions from ablation to zygote. There are references to words, phrases and eminent psychological figures and David A. Statt has taken into account the most recent developments in...

The international bestseller, translated from the German by Simon Pare.On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop; or rather a 'literary apothecary', for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will...

<font size="+1">'I love Jane Gardam, especially Old Filth' Nina Stibbe'One of the finest writers around. Old Filth has stayed with me for years...Can't think of anyone who achieves so much with so few words' Sathnam Sanghera'Her work, like Sylvia...

Some centuries from now, the exploration and exploitation of the Solar System is in full swing. On the cold edge of the system, Bella Lind, captain of the huge commercial spacecraft Rockhopper IV, helps fuel this new gold rush by attaching mass-driver...

They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth and mostly street-corner rumour. And they are wrong on every count.Only averagely tall, slender and...

'Hanrahan's outstanding first outing in the Lands of the Firstborn series will thrill fantasy readers' Booklist, starred reviewTHE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT CUTSMany years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's...

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential...

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's...

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time...This book is truly special' Sarah J. MaasMagic. Revolution. Identity.The Emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON PRIME VIDEOThe first book in the No. 1 international bestselling Wheel of Time saga that inspired the TV series.When she arrives in a small village in the Two Rivers, Moiraine discovers three young men, each of whom might be the...

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the translation and localisation of video games. It offers a descriptive analysis of the industry – understood as a global phenomenon in entertainment – and aims to explain the norms governing present industry...

In recent times, especially under the influence of postmodernism, culture has often been construed as a critique of modernity. This wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of readings shows that such issues have always been at the centre of thought...

Demands on the construction industry are changing, and it is now virtually essential for environmental management to be considered at all stages of a project. Many construction managers are finding a quantitative approach useful, and this book outlines...

Almost 80 years after Leon Trotsky founded the Fourth International, there are now Trotskyist organizations in 57 countries, including most of Western Europe and Latin America. Yet no Trotskyist group has ever led a revolution or built an enduring mass,...

Love for life is the guiding thread that animates Paola Argentino’s work—a thread that weaves together, in a harmonious and integrated way, a multitude of forms of knowledge and experiences related to caregiving. This book addresses the most painful...

This is the first book to focus solely on ethics in public service interpreting. Four leading researchers from across Europe share their expertise on ethics, the theory behind ethics, types of ethics, codes of ethics, and what it means to be a public...

In On the Genealogy of Color, Zed Adams argues for a historicized approach to conceptual analysis, by exploring the relevance of the history of color science for contemporary philosophical debates about color realism. Adams contends that two prominent...

Over and over, studies have concluded that the doctoral experience is a monumental challenge in higher education, particularly for women. This book, Women Scholars: Navigating the Doctoral Journey, provides an enlightening ethnographic look at women and...

The authors of Echoes of Discovery draw from a lifetime of symbiotic research and over two hundred in-depth conversations with Nobel laureates and other luminaries. They dissolve the artificial divisions caused by the rigid system of modern education...

Industrial biotechnology is transforming the way societies produce energy, chemicals, materials, and high-value biological products. By harnessing the capabilities of microorganisms and biological systems, modern biotechnological processes are helping...

Large volumes of waste and byproducts are generated across food processing industries, creating major environmental and economic challenges. When managed properly, however, these materials can be converted into valuable resources, reducing disposal costs...

As industries seek environmentally responsible alternatives to conventional manufacturing processes, microbial technologies continue to drive innovation across multiple sectors. This volume explores the expanding role of microbial systems in the...

As agriculture faces increasing pressure from climate change, soil degradation, and the overuse of synthetic inputs, this volume presents innovative and practical approaches that promote resilient and sustainable crop production systems. It explores how...

The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US–China strategic competition and subsequent shocks have brought economic security to the forefront of international politics. Western governments now seek to reduce...

How do movies evoke and express ethical ideas? What role does our emotional involvement play in this process? What makes the aesthetic power of cinema ethically significant?Cinematic Ethics: Exploring Ethical Experience through Film addresses these...

Evaluation is an essential element of professional practice. However, there is little in the literature that is designed to help students involve and support young people in evaluating the impact of youth work activities. This comprehensive book explores...

This book explores the fascinating evolution of close-season foreign tours conducted by Football League clubs between 1900 and 1939, a period when these tours became a cornerstone of the British footballing calendar transforming the nature and role of...

This is a volume on loneliness and what can be done to address its pain. While most books simply describe loneliness from one author’s point of view, this volume includes a comprehensive review of the literature and employs top researchers in the field...

Early Modern Catholics, Royalists, and Cosmopolitans considers how the marginalized perspective of 16th-century English Catholic exiles and 17th-century English royalist exiles helped to generate a form of cosmopolitanism that was rooted in contemporary...

This new edition of Profit and Pleasure: Sexual Identities in Late Capitalism explores how sexual identities have been shaped, differentiated, and commodified through the cultural and economic logics of capitalism.Examining the interrelations among...

This book is devoted to a systematic and comprehensive study of existence, stability, boundary value problems, oscillatory behavior, and linear systems associated with generalized quantum impulsive differential equations. Generalized β-Impulsive...

Now in its seventh edition, Ivan Png’s Managerial Economics has been extensively revised with new content, including:running case study on competition in large language models, section on the experience curve featuring semiconductor manufacturing,...

Fifty Fascinating Molecules From A to Z, Volume 1 follows on from the author’s earlier books Every Molecule Tells a Story and Every Molecule Matters and relates the stories of a wide range of molecules.They encompass familiar names – medicines including...

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) have become a new genre of "play culture," integrating communication and entertainment in a playful, computer-mediated environment that evolves through user interaction. This book comprehensively reviews the origins,...

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.The world's interest in reducing petroleum use has led to the rapid development of the biofuel industry over the past decade or so. However, there is increasing concern over how current food-based...

Flavonoids are bioactive phytonutrients found mainly in plants and have shown significant potential in treating a range of ailments, including neurological disorders. This volume provides an insightful overview of flavonoids and their therapeutic...

This book is the first dedicated study of Alice Thornton (1626–1707) and her life writings, offering unprecedented insights into how one early modern woman revised and reshaped her life story over 40 years, using newly accessible manuscripts and archival...

Content Moderation Across Social Media Platforms examines the challenges, methods, and practices of moderating digital content, offering critical insights into platform-specific moderation strategies and their societal implications.This book provides...

Working memory is the cognitive system in charge of the temporary maintenance of information in view of its on-going processing. Lying at the centre of cognition, it has become a key concept in psychological science. The book presents a critical review...

A Psychoanalyst and His Patients offers an intimate and authentic glimpse into the analytic room, revealing transformative encounters between psychoanalyst and patient through vivid clinical vignettes.Pietro Roberto Goisis conveys the living reality of...

This book investigates the linguistic features and translation strategies of English-to-Chinese film translation from a comparative, corpus-based perspective.It establishes an English-Chinese parallel corpus of 50 Oscar-winning or Oscar-nominated English...