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Happiness is the secret ingredient that gives life its flavour. Often, we find ourselves chasing after it, pursuing elusive moments of joy. But must it be so complex? Whether you're going through good times or bad, here's a friendly companion on the journey to finding happiness in little things. From: Us To: You and your loved ones All we need...

The SCP Foundation is a collaborative writing project that invents a fictional organisation tasked with securing, containing, and studying anomalous phenomena and entities. Discover the chilling world of the SCP Foundation with Para-Books SCP Foundation Artbook Series. Dive into The Black Journal, which features renowned anomalies such as The Shy Guy, The Sculpture, Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, Able, and Cain. Be captivated...

Best Love Letters of All Time is a heartwarming collection of the most passionate, poetic, and powerful expressions of love ever written. From the heartfelt words of great writers, artists, and historical figures, this pocket-sized classic captures the timeless beauty of human emotion and romantic devotion. Whether whispered between lovers or penned across continents, each letter offers a glimpse into...

You are a breathtaking masterpiece, adorned with an aura that glows as brightly as a sunbeam. And if you ever doubt your one-of-a-kind quirks, flaws, and all things that make you, YOU, here's a book that will remind you that you are beautiful in your own imperfectly perfect way. From: Us To: You and your loved ones Celebrate the beauty...

Greatest Short Stories for Children is a delightful collection of timeless tales crafted to entertain, inspire, and educate young minds. Bursting with imagination, humour, and valuable life lessons, each story in this anthology introduces children to lovable characters, exciting adventures, and important morals. Whether it’s a clever animal trickster or a brave young hero, these stories nurture creativity, empathy, and...

Laugh Your Head Off Again features: 9 authors 9 stories to make you laugh your head off again. A busting moment + a pet show + a ten-metre high concrete tomato + a dog with a knack for trouble + the perfect footy pie + a mischievous monkey + a king on a break from his kingdom + a legendary...

Laugh Your Head Off Again and Again 9 authors 9 stories to make you laugh your head off again and again! A scary shower + three twisty little pigs + a choose your own adventure + a Halloween chicken + a demonic clown + an unexpected gift + terrible twins + a famous dancing dog + a running race like...

Laugh Your Head Off Again and Again 9 authors 9 stories Just when you thought you were safe ... nine of Australia's favourite kids' authors are ready to get heads rolling - again! Featuring the talents of Andy Griffiths, John Marsden, R.A. Spratt, Alan Brough, Tony Wilson, Meredith Costain, Alex Ratt, Deb Abela and Tristan Bancks.

Assembling a remarkable roster of writers, Terraform has established itself by publishing short fiction seemingly ripped from tomorrow's headlines, speculative fiction about the very near future. Over the last six years, as science fiction itself has achieved a new kind of mainstream credibility and the media landscape has transformed entirely, Terraform has blazed an unexpected path that has seen short...

A dance to the death. A girl who's just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that's constantly changing—and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place—within the frame of a particular house that isn't bound by the laws of time and space. Following in the footsteps of dark/horror-filled YA anthologies like His Hideous Heart and Slasher Girls...

The classic EC series, now in a deluxe-size trade paperback! As any fan of comics knows, EC Comics still represent the best of golden age writing and artwork. Now, Dark Horse Books is proud to bring you the very first issues of EC's Tales from the Crypt, featuring the amazing artistic talents of Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, George Roussos, Wally...

This stunning keepsake comprises more than 30 love poems by world-renowned poets. Poems of Love will be counterbalanced by Poems of Hate—a collection of poems on wrath, jealousy, revenge, and hatred—which is publishing simultaneously.

The 1960s stories of the Legion of Super-Heroes continue in the pages of Adventure Comics and Action Comics, as written by prolific Legion writer Jim Shooter and illustrated by comics legends including Curt Swan, as collected in this massive volume! Return to the 30th century—a time when the universe is under the protection of the greatest group of teenage heroes...

The second volume collecting the epic 1990s tale that broke Batman's back in full for the first time. Mentally defeated and physically broken, Bruce Wayne suffered a crippling blow while battling the brutal Bane. Now, the mantle of the Bat must be passed on to another, and Jean Paul Valley answers the call! But as the new Caped Crusader slowly...

You know how a cat will bring a mouse it has caught and lay it at your feet. So, each morning, I bring you a poem that I've written when I woke up in the night as my tribute to your beauty. Cats endlessly captivate and hypnotise, frustrate and delight. To poets, in particular, these enigmatic creatures are the most...

Who is Government? explores who works for the government and why their work is significant. It takes readers on an urgent and absorbing journey into a hidden world, as uncovered by an all-star team of writers and storytellers. The government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It is our shared...

The new direction for the Punisher continues in this collection of short stories featuring the iconic vigilante. The Punisher's war has evolved - and it's time for a new volume of his war journal! Three thrilling tales explore Frank Castle's updated modus operandi through some of his deadliest missions yet! Frank now has the Hand's entire ninja army at his...

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from Italy, from the publishers of A Scandinavian Christmas and A German Christmas. Buon Natale—A Merry Christmas—made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty...

In this volume: The mass is ended by Catherine Dunne and Caelainn Hogan; The Way Back by Colum McCann; A Trip to Westeros by Mark O'Connell. Plus: life on the margins of two unions and right in the middle of Brexit, making war on each other for 30 years while playing on the same national rugby team, emigrating to the...

Let's cheer for the men who have done amazing things in Australia's history and for its future! Australia has some seriously ace men who have broken new ground, stood up for what they believed in, achieved incredible things, and defied stereotypes. You'll find some of those men inside the pages of this book—from astronaut Andy Thomas to YouTube maths teacher...

Outside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardo's red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine it's coming from Da Giannino's. In these essays, thirteen writers capture the magic and mirage of islands. Octavia Bright remembers a formative trip to the fish-shaped island of...

The Deadly Reads for Deadly Readers Book Set (Saltwater Series) has been carefully designed to provide young Indigenous and non-Indigenous children with engaging, enjoyable, and meaningful experiences with print. This set aims to support their reading skills and their intrinsic desire to read. Based on the belief that reading is a complex, meaning-making, problem-solving process, this series of books contains...

A practical guide on the revealing art of tea cup reading. The art of reading tea leaves has been practised for centuries by everyone from Buddhist monks to Bedouins to Gypsies. Once very popular in Britain and Ireland and all the countries they settled, the practice has all but faded away. Now, this concise book provides quick, easy, and fun...

This classic collection features 25 tales shaped by gothic's mood of menace and the macabre. In addition to the world-famous title novel, the anthology includes Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, which launched the gothic novel craze. It also features stories by renowned authors including H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Machen, Louisa May Alcott, E. T....

A powerful new anthology that redefines our understanding of existentialism and argues for its contemporary relevance. Superb ... I can't imagine a better way of meeting the existentialists in all their variety - Sarah Bakewell, author of At the Existentialist Cafe 'We are thrown into the world at every moment, and committed within it' In the aftermath of the Second...

Chinese culture is rich with marvellous folklore, and this exquisitely designed collection draws on that magnificent historical repository. It features more than 200 fables and tales chosen from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and other classic compendiums. Here are legends of ancient demons, strange ghosts, magic swords, evil sorcerers, diabolical transformations, flying ogres, fairy foxes, powerful gods, and more....

This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel Kushner, Juliana Huxtable, Leslie Jamison, Liz Pelly, Maggie Nelson, Margo Jefferson, Megan Jasper, Ottessa Moshfegh, Simone White, Yiyun Li and Zakia Sewell. Published to challenge the historic narrative of music and music writing being written by...

Twelve months, twelve eras: the seasonal journal and planner inspired by Taylor Swift, the perfect gift for Swifties to plan their wildest dreams this year.In this guided journal and planner inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift, structure your thoughts and plot your plans as you embrace each of your own eras.Your Year, Your Version will help you to curate...

A Treasury of Classic Ghost Stories celebrates the rich literary legacy of the tale of the supernatural and the macabre with more than 40 stories that span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book's lineup of writers reads like a who's who of classic horror authors from America, Great Britain, and the European continent: Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft,...

Irish Mythology and Fairy Tales collects more than 100 stories from the rich folk legacy of the Emerald Isle, including tales of ghosts, witches and fairy doctors, priests and saints, encounters with the devil, and titans of Ireland's historical past, as well as popular treasure legends. Irish Mythology and Fairy Tales is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics....

From grief to toothache, heartbreak to homesickness, the power of finding solace in the words of another cannot be overstated. Whether it was written 300 years ago or in our present day, poetry provides a comforting light in the dark. Words may not always provide solutions, but they can at the very least offer us a sense of hope, and...

Pocket Book of Prayers is a wonderful resource for those who want to experience the joy of conversation with God. It features more than 100 prayers, Bible passages, hymns, and inspirational invocations on a variety of themes: Prayers of praise and worship Prayers of forgiveness and renewal Prayers of petition Prayers for comfort and peace Prayers of devotion Prayers of...

Though united in their loyalty to Ainz, when it comes to love, the powerful women of Nazarick, especially Albedo and Shalltear, will fight tooth and nail to be with their beloved lord! From dress-up transformations and aphrodisiacs to additional threats vying for the leader's attention, the love showdown is just about to get spicier! Overlord à la Carte, Vol. 2...

Nothing screams chaos more than the day-to-day shenanigans at the Great Tomb of Nazarick! From gender-swapping mischief to a lesson in all things beauty-related and attractive to Ainz-sama, even boyish little Aura is about to undergo a 180-degree change! Overlord à la Carte, Vol. 3 offers a delightful dive into the unpredictable happenings of this fantastical world, ensuring readers are...

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1997, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urbanization, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine urbanization in developing countries, urban planning, urban societies and race, economic growth, urbanization in socialist countries, and the dichotomy of rural versus urban, whilst also exploring...

A gorgeous pocket-size leatherbound classic. Love Poems celebrates love in its many forms with ninety-seven poems that span six centuries, from the work of Dante to the poetry of William Butler Yeats. It includes selections from many of the most celebrated poets in world literature, including William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, John Keats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allan...

The third and final volume of the epic 1990s tale that broke Batman's back, collected in full for the first time. In the final chapter of this series, Bruce Wayne completes his improbable recovery from his broken back and is ready to resume his role as Gotham's protector. But Jean Paul Valley, the man who now patrols the night as...

Designer stubble? Check The cheekiest of smiles? Check Effortless confidence? Check The perfect Galentine's and Valentine's gift this year - a stunningly illustrated hilarious appreciation of Internet Daddies, from Pedro Pascal to Idris Elba! A Daddy is not just any man, but one with the effortless confidence that comes with age. His face is rugged and worn - he has...

To Flush, My Dog Loving friend, the gift of one, Who, her own true faith, hath run, Through thy lower nature; Be my benediction said With my hand upon thy head, Gentle fellow-creature ... -Elizabeth Barrett Browning Since prehistory, dogs have served as man's best friend, giving us loyalty, assistance and boundless inspiration. Dogs offer comfort and amusement to their...

Now is the time to start looking after YOU. The Self-Care Bible guides you through every component of an essential self-care routine, with detailed descriptions and step-by-step exercises. Maintaining self-care through everyday practice can leave you feeling grounded, energized, and confident—ready to face the world as your best self. The Self-Care Bible helps put the emphasis back on you, guiding...

Originally introduced in 1949, Superboy has grown to stand for so much more than just "tales of Superman when he was a boy." Today he is Jonathan Kent, teenage son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, best friend of Robin, and a young man on the verge of becoming a true hero. When Superman was introduced to comics readers, he...

A photographic tribute to the courage and resilience of bushfire-affected communities and their journeys of recovery. Fighting Spirit: A tribute to the bushfire-affected communities of Australia's Black Summer honours Australia's Black Summer of 2019-20, a time that will never be forgotten. The tragedy of lost lives, homes, livelihoods, land, and wildlife, along with the subsequent rallying of courageous communities across...

When the storm subsides and the sun comes out, don't forget to look for the rainbow! Inspired by kids across the country displaying rainbows in their windows, acclaimed illustrators come together to imagine everything these rainbows represent—caring for one another, and our hopes for the future. In this collection of eighteen scenes, readers will lick an ice cream cone, swim...

Based on Cartoon Network's hit TV show and collected in a standard graphic novel for the first time, Teen Titans Go!: Ready for Action is an epic and entertaining thrill ride! Teen Titans to the rescue! In another epic adventure to save their city, Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy get their powers scrambled and no one is happy;...

A landmark anthology, staking a new claim for Bengali literature in English. The prose short story arrived in Bengal in the wake of British colonisers, and Bengali writers quickly made the form their own. By the twentieth century, a profusion of literary magazines and journals meant they were being avidly read by millions. Writers responded to this hunger for words...

Now in its 16th year, The Caine Prize for African Writing has become an established prize on the literature calendar, attracting high-calibre writers from all over the continent. 2015 has been no exception, with a record number of eligible entries: 153 stories from 17 African countries. With the shortlist (which includes one past winner and two previously shortlisted writers) announced...

Following her own brilliant short story collection Multitudes, Lucy Caldwell guest edits the sixth volume of Faber's long-running series of new Irish short stories, continuing the great work started by the late David Marcus and subsequent guest editors Kevin Barry, Deirdre Madden, and Joseph O'Connor. Contributors to this richly diverse collection include: Kevin Barry, Eimear McBride, Lisa McInerney, Stuart Neville,...

All your favourite nursery rhymes seen as never before with a cast of cute and cuddly dinosaurs playing the leading roles! With favourite nursery rhymes including Oh the Grand Old Duke of York and Little Miss Muffet, as well as singalong classics such as The Wheels on the Bus and If You're Happy and You Know It, children will love...

Peep through these magical books and follow through everyone's favourite fairy tales.Includes:PEEP INSIDE A FAIRY TALE SLEEPING BEAUTYPEEP INSIDE A FAIRY TALE LITTLE REDPEEP INSIDE A FAIRY TALE BEAUTYPEEP INSIDE A FAIRY TALE CINDERELLA

NDA: An Autofiction Anthology is an exciting new collection featuring a wide range of today's best writers, both established and up-and-coming. This anthology brings together autofictions from the mainstays of literary, art, and internet avant-garde writing. The contributors in this collection offer a contemporary, subversive primer of works that explore the relationship between the writer and the text. Featuring: Aiden...

Eighty years ago, at the end of a devastating fratricidal war, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world, completely dependent on the United States for security and development. Today it's the tenth economy in the world, dynamic and innovative, a lively and participatory democracy that sits at the table of the great powers. Hallyu — the...

Embargoed to 7th April, Simultaneous Release The world's most loyal and long-suffering dog, Gromit, and his owner and inventor, Wallace, are back with another year's worth of pun-tastic, silliness and nonsense-filled comic-strip shenanigans! Packed with even more jokes, gags and gadgets than last time, plus puns aplenty, we're very keen on puns. Appearing every day in The Sun, the UK's...

An inspiring and fun-filled guide to seasonal changes, featuring artwork from the animated special of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. In this interactive guide to the seasons, eager explorers will discover things to look out for in each season, how the weather changes all year round, and so much more! Packed with seasonal recipes, crafts, and sticker activities galore,...