Kapitan Caleb Frobisher przypływa do Freetown, by kontynuować misję dwóch starszych braci. Wraz z grupą marynarzy dociera do ukrytej w dżungli kopalni diamentów. Czekając na pomoc z Londynu, obserwuje obóz, w którym są przetrzymywani ludzie przeznaczeni do niewolniczej pracy. Pewnego dnia poznaje piękną kobietę, Katherine Fortescue, byłą guwernantkę opiekującą się dziećmi w obozie....

Słońce, morze, święty spokój – kto z nas o tym nie marzy? Uciec od kłopotów, znaleźć taki rajski zakątek… Tylko że nawet w raju czasem pada deszcz, a w miejsce starych problemów pojawiają się nowe. Rajski zakątek Yannis Savas kupił wymarzony dom na wyspie Balboa, nieważne, że z lokatorką. Polubił ją, a jeszcze bardziej jej wnuczkę Cat. Młodzi zakochali się w sobie, lecz...

Wymarzony ślub Sylvie Smith organizuję wspaniałe wesela, ale po smutnych przeżyciach młodości jest samotna. Jej życie zmienia się po spotkaniu z miliarderem Tomem McFarlane'en, którego narzeczona odwołuję ślub. Sylvie spędza z nim upojna noc, po czym Tom wyjeżdza w świat. Ich drogi przecinają się kilka miesięcy później w Longbourne, posiadłości będącej niegdyś własnością matki Sylvie....

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The place, with its grey sky and withered garlands, its bared spaces and scattered dead leaves, was like a theatre after the performance-all strewn with crumpled playbills.' Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James's The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpiece. When an...

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle....

1853, Wiedeń Po abdykacji Ferdynanda Habsburga w 1848 roku na cesarskim tronie zasiada osiemnastoletni Franciszek Józef. Jest zaręczony z bawarską księżniczką Heleną. Jednak kiedy w 1853 roku narzeczona przybywa na wiedeński dwór, młody cesarz zakochuje się od pierwszego wejrzenia w jej siostrze Sisi, i to ją prosi o rękę. Młodziutka cesarzowa pławi się w luksusie, ale jej...

An epic stand-alone adventure in Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling series, this never-before-told story offers fans their first look at the inner workings of WindClan and reveals the truth about Tallstar's past, before he became the leader of WindClan. Includes an exclusive manga short story. Illustrations.

Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things. Full color.

The iconic guitarist with Guns N' Roses, Saul 'Slash' Hudson, tells his own story in his own words in this insightful autobiography. From his early childhood in Stoke to his move to LA at the age of 11, when he frequently came into contact with David Bowie, Joni Mitchell and Iggy Pop, to his fateful meeting with singer W. Axl Rose, this then takes the reader on a wild rollercoaster trip...

Discover new places with handy road atlases from Collins. Explore Ireland with this handy format route-planning atlas in full colour, complete with information on places of tourist interest including famous film locations. There are also fully indexed town centre plans of Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Derry/Londonderry. This atlas, at A5 size, contains mapping of the whole of...

WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.’...

From No. 1 bestselling children’s author David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross.This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth…Read all about it! Read all about it!ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC!When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘His masterpiece’ Antony Beevor, Spectator‘A masterful performance’ Sunday Times‘By far the best book on the Vietnam War’ Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the YearVietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has...

n a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of...

Published in a single volume for the first time, Margaret Thatcher is the story of her remarkable life told in her own words--the definitive account of an extraordinary woman and consummate politician, bringing together her bestselling memoirs The Downing Street Years and The Path to Power. Margaret Thatcher is the towering political figure of late-twentieth-century Great...

Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta—an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds. In 1940, Hitler had two choices when it came to the Mediterranean region: stay out, or commit sufficient forces to expel...

From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and loneliness—a smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide to help build better friendships, reignite love, and get closer to others, whether you’re an extrovert or introvert, socially adept or socially anxious. Can you judge a book...

Even happy families have their secrets... Anchor House is the coastal home where Naomi and her husband raised their two girls. Now widowed, Naomi is building a new life alone, but the arrival of Ellis next door is bringing some long-awaited fun back too. Naomi's daughters are very different: Martha is determined and driven like her father, while Willow is a free spirit. The three women have...

You’ve met the World’s Worst Children – now prepare yourselves for something much, much worse in THE WORLD'S WORST TEACHERS! “There have been three volumes of The World’s Worst Children. Now it is time for the kids to get their revenge, with The World’s Worst Teachers. I think this is my funniest book yet, and I hope will be enjoyed by even the most reluctant reader.” David Walliams. Think...

The popular paperback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, which continue the tales of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings...