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If you ask the average person who an entrepreneur is, they’ll probably say people like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg. But the truth is, you don’t need to know how to code or raise VC money to start a business. There are hundreds of millions of small business owners globally, with most creating simple, straightforward services that customers need.Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup and several million-dollar businesses, challenges the prevailing Silicon Valley wisdom by demonstrating that success as a small business owner is based on the essential principle of doing common things uncommonly well. In The Sweaty Startup, Nick offers readers the simplest, easiest, and lowest-risk path to reclaiming entrepreneurship, generating value, and forging a new path to get ahead on their own terms. By returning to the most foundational business tactics, this book is a refreshing burst of clarity and simplicity in a world that’s obsessed with technology startups, the suffocating sque

Edgy. Dangerous. Addictive.From the author of Holding the Reins comes a binge-worthy dark biker romance, perfect for fans of Rina Kent and Navessa Allen. ‘The spice was top tier’ 5* Reader review‘The hottest fictional man I have ever read’ 5* Reader review‘Great tension and their chemistry is off the charts 5* Reader reviewRide faster than your angel can fly. Gabriel Wolfe, fallen dark angel and president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, has lived a life shrouded in darkness.Haunted by a traumatic past, chaos is the only way he makes sense of the world. He craves it to feel stable. Whole.But everything changes when he meets Brinley Rose Beaumont. With her raven hair and molten eyes, she ignites a fire within him that he never knew existed. Wolfe's meticulously controlled world soon begins to unravel, and he finds himself drawn to Brinley with an intensity that borders on obsession.Now, Brinley is all he sees. And Wolfe will stop at nothing to make her his. Tropes:- Motorcycle Rom

Rafe is finally getting a taste of the cool life – but his problems are red-hot. Rafe Khatchadorian has never been cool. But all that changes when he becomes the guitarist in an awesome rock band and wrangles a part-time job at Hills Village's trendiest new coffee shop slash yoga studio.No more being at the bottom of middle school food chain – Rafe is finally going to be popular!He just has two teeny problems: the awesome rock band is led by none other than the school bully. And the band actually isn't awesome – they absolutely stink, and Rafe has to whip them into shape for the Best Band Competition. With Rafe's newfound coolness on the line, will he find a way to hit the stage in style, or is he doomed to dorkdom forever?

Surrounded by forest and reached only by a treacherous road, the sleepy South American town of Valle de la Virgen is almost unknown to the outside world.

From the New York Times bestselling author comes an addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fuelled by pleasure and pain.Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron's parents, destroying her idyllic childhood. Hellbent on revenge, she lied her way into the elite Silvercloak Academy of detectives with a single goal: find a way to bring the Bloodmoons to justice.But on the eve of her graduation, her deception is expose, and she's given only one option: go undercover and tear the Bloodmoons down from the inside.Descending into a world where pleasure and pain are the most powerful currencies, Saff must commit some truly heinous deeds to keep her cover - and her life. Not only are there rival gangs and sinister smuggling rings to contend with, there's also her growing feelings for the kingpin's tortured son, and curious prophecy foretelling his death at Saff's hand.With each day testing her loyalties further, Saff's web of lies becomes harder to spin. And

I'm in your house. I'm your friend. You can trust me. A voice-driven, read-in-one-night suspense thriller now in paperback!I'm your friend. But can you trust me? A voice-driven, read-in-one-night suspense thriller narrated by a compulsive liar, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley, and Liane Moriarty.* A Good Morning America March book club pick ** Soon to be a HULU television series starring Lindsay Lohan, Kit Harrington and Shailene Woodley*'Utterly intriguing, the pages turned themselves' LIZ NUGENT‘This had me gripped from the first to the last page. I just had to keep reading!’ LIANE MORIARTY‘With its punchy, chatty writing style nothing will stop this from becoming a runaway bestseller’ Daily Mail

An unforgettable collaboration between award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the #1 international bestselling writer Harlan Coben.An unforgettable collaboration between an award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the and #1 internationally bestselling writer Harlan Coben.'A tour de force thriller. Coben and Witherspoon are a dream team!' Lucy Foley'Full of jaw-dropping twists and turns' Lisa Jewell'Savvy, smart and suspenseful' Val McDermid---------Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion.Halfway across the globe, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Mag

One child, two mothers and a past that won't let them go. A second brilliantly twisty thriller novel by Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge. 'Fresh, original, utterly intriguing and so, so clever' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw A Thing'A clever, compelling rollercoaster ride of a book, never letting up until its final resolution' JENNIE GODFREY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things'Ruth Mancini has done it again.Smart, twisty and propulsive' HARRIET TYCE, bestselling author of Blood Orange-------All Lauren wants is a new life in Spain. She’s suffered an unimaginable loss, but at last she has found a home in the pretty seaside town of Mantilla de Mar. Everyone deserves a new start, and Lauren needs to put her past firmly behind her.Hope has everything: an interesting career as a therapist, an attractive husband, a dream home in the countryside - and, finally, the baby she always longed for. Sam. Her beautiful boy.But Sam h

A glittering celebration.A world-famous artist.A fatal splash of blue.At the Royal Academy’s star-studded opening night honouring celebrated artist Max Bruce, London’s cultural elite gather beneath chandeliers and champagne flutes. The evening seems flawless—until it isn’t.As Max steps forward to address his admirers, a protester bursts from the crowd and sprays him with blue paint. Within moments, he collapses. The paint was laced with cyanide.It’s murder.All evidence appears to point directly at the protester. The case seems airtight. But when newly qualified barrister Adam Green is assigned the defence, he quickly realises nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Was this a radical act of protest—or a carefully staged frame-up?Max Bruce was adored by many—but envied by more. Beneath the glamour of London’s art world lie rivalries, resentments and long-buried secrets. As Adam navigates the pressure of the courtroom and the weight of public opinion, he must untangle a web of ambitio

From the internationally bestselling author of the DCI Ryan MysteriesMurder and mystery collide with dark humour in this explosive, fast-paced thriller.“The only way to catch a killer is to think like one…”When a senior Metropolitan Police officer and a High Court judge die within days of each other, criminal profiler Doctor Alex Gregory senses a chilling pattern. To him, the deaths echo the most devastating failure of his career: the wrongful conviction of Carl Deere, once accused of being the infamous ‘Soho Killer’.Four years earlier, Deere was cleared of the murders and released from prison—his name legally erased, his face surgically altered, his identity reborn. Officially, he no longer exists.But the past is not so easily buried.As the body count rises and public scrutiny intensifies, Gregory begins to fear that someone is orchestrating revenge with meticulous precision. Is Deere, the once-innocent man destroyed by the system, now hunting those he blames? Or is someone else manip

In this epic conclusion to Star Wars: The High Republic, the Jedi face a final confrontation against the Nihil and Marchion Ro.The Force is everything. A single life connected to all life. All things connected to all other things. This is what the Jedi believe, and this is why they fight. For life . . . and the light.For too long, the light has been threatened by Marchion Ro, a sinister despot who will stop at nothing in his quest for power. The conflict with Ro and his marauding Nihil forces has left scars across the galaxy and held the Republic hostage. Countless lives have been lost, beacons of hope have fallen, and the collective courage and resolve of the Republic have been tested like never before. Through it all the Jedi Order has endured, an unwavering candle against the encroaching darkness.But the Jedi have yet to solve the mystery of the Nameless creatures who feed on the Force. Ro has loosed them upon the galaxy, striking fear into the heart of even the most stalwart Jedi.

Percy Jackson meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in this exciting adventure from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author James Patterson, where Greek gods task an ordinary twelve-year-old with a big mission. Nick Andino isn’t exactly 'hero' material. He’s perfectly happy working at his family’s Greek diner, pining over his crush, and avoiding his bully.His life isn’t very exciting… until destiny comes calling. Dr. Zeus, the over-the-top king of the gods, zooms into town with a quest that Nick must complete to save the Andino family's past and present from being erased from history.Accompanied by a fast-talking Hermes, Nick journeys back to ancient Greece, where his ancestors await - along with new friends and a whole host of Greek gods and monsters. Can Nick be the hero the Andinos need, or will his story be another Greek tragedy?This fast-paced, feel-good adventure from the world’s favourite storyteller has black-and-white illustrations throughout, and amphitheatres full of humour and heart.

PREPARE TO BE HOOKED: The No. 1 Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestselling author is back with a brand-new spine tingling thriller.PREPARE TO BE HOOKED BY THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM SUNDAY TIMES AND MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER LISA JEWELL'Gripping. Shocking. Masterful.' FREIDA McFADDEN'A thrilling chilling work of genius.' CHRIS WHITAKER'Utterly absorbing, fiendishly clever and all-consuming' ANDREA MARA___________He’s the perfect man.He says he loves you.You think he might even be made for you.Before long he’s moved into your house – and into your heart.And then he leaves for days at a time. You don’t know where he’s gone or who he’s with.And you realise – if you looked back – you’d say to yourself:DON’T LET HIM IN.

*** THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce’s past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once.'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller' Independent 'I couldn’t put it down' Lauren Laverne, BBC The One Show'Unbelievably brilliant' Richard Osman'The king of the thriller novel' Jack Edwards__________The present day is hard enough for former Detective Sami Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend.Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs.Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at

'A treat . . .a rediscovered classic for us all to enjoy' THE TIMES'The Agatha Christie of Japan' MURDER & MAYHEM'An undisputed classic' READER REVIEW'Full of unexpected twists . . .a perfect mystery for a chilly night' READER REVIEWA CLASSIC COSY MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIMEWhen American student Jane Prescott is invited to spend the holidays with her classmate Chiyo, she jumps at the chance to see in the new year at a luxurious mansion at the foot of Mount Fuji. Chiyo belongs to one of Japan's wealthiest families, the heiress to a pharmaceutical empire headed up by Yohei 'Grandpa' Wada. With the whole Wada family gathered and snow falling outside, the festivities are in full swing.That is, until Chiyo bursts into the room - covered in blood, holding a knife, and screaming that she has stabbed her grandfather to death. Stunned, the family closes ranks to protect one of its own - but Jane alone has more questions than answers. Could her sweet, timid friend really be capable o

A killer strikes on a luxury voyage to the North Pole. Tom Hindle's latest gripping locked-room mystery is perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz andKnives Out.‘A brilliantly clever puzzle box of a book full of Christie-esque twists, turns and thrills – with a gloriously realised setting’Lucy Foley'A trip into the arctic darkness you won't want to miss!'J M Hall'The setting is stunning and the mystery is entertaining.'The Guardian'Terrific... claustrophobic, surreal [and] dazzling'The Sunday Times__________________________________________A frozen wilderness.A killer in the skies.When aspiring travel writer Chloé Campbell is invited aboard a luxury airship flying to the North Pole, she thinks she’s bagged the opportunity of a lifetime.But she hasn’t had long to admire the dazzling icy views before a fellow passenger is found dead in their cabin.Trapped at the top of the world, the group agrees a tragic accident has occurred. But as the hours tick by, fear turns to doubt.It seems everyone’

From the bestselling author of the Brunetti crime series comes The Jewels of Paradise, a gripping tale of intrigue, music, history and greed and Donna Leon''s first stand-alone novel.Caterina Pellegrini is a young Venetian musicologist hired to find the rightful heir to an alleged treasure concealed by a once-famous, but now almost forgotten, baroque composer. Sworn to secrecy, Caterina can solve the mystery only by searching through the papers contained in two chests that have not been opened for centuries. As she delves into all quarters of his life, she is drawn into one of the most scandalous affairs of the baroque era. What dark secrets do these chests hold, and just whom can she trust?

From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Overstory and Bewilderment'A love story of charm and substance, brimming over with ideas, yet anchored in emotional truth' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHIn 1957, brilliant biologist Stuart Ressler sets out to crack the genetic code. Yet his efforts are sidetracked by other, more complex codes - social, moral, musical, and spiritual - as he falls in love with a member of his research team.Years later, another young man and woman investigate a different mystery: why did the promising Ressler suddenly vanish from the world of science?Strand by strand, these two love stories intertwine in a double helix of desire in an enthralling tale about new love and the mysteries of science.

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014A magnificent and moving novel' LOS ANGELES TIMESSeventy-year-old avant-garde composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab - where he is conducting the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find musical patterns in surprising places - has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive, earning him the moniker 'Bioterrorist Bach'.He hatches a daring plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it. A gripping escape narrative filled with lyrical wonder, Orfeo is both a portrait of a creative, obsessive man, and a reflection on finding melodies in everyday life.

From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Overstory and Bewilderment'If you have children or will have children, if you know children or can remember being a child, dare to read Operation Wandering Soul ... it is bedtime reading for the future' USA TODAYIn the paediatrics ward of a public hospital, a group of sick children gather, their lives brightened only by the power of imagination. The surrogate parents of this group - Kraft, a tired, overworked surgical resident, and Espera, a dedicated therapist - are charged with prolonging their lives using storytelling and make-believe alone.Using the boundless reach of imagination, Operation Wandering Soul is a novel that celebrates the wonder of childhood. Both social indictment and emotional account of intimate needs, it asks how we might keep alive a little longer the enduring magic of childhood dreams.

Patterson’s greatest crime-solving team since the Women’s Murder Club is the Bird Sisters. Rhonda and Barbara 'Baby' Bird are half-sisters - and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing.Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book approach to solving crimes, while teenage Baby relies on her street smarts. But when they take a controversial case of a loner whose popular wife has gone missing, they’re accused of being PIs who can’t tell a client from a killer. The Bird sisters share a late father, but not much else…except their willingness to fight.Fight the system. Fight for the underdog. Fight for the truth.If they can stop fighting each other long enough to work together.

The next official Minecraft novel from Max Brooks, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island and Minecraft: The Mountain.The final book in Max Brooks's official Minecraft trilogy! The New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island details the story of two stranded heroes whose block-breaking expedition lands them squarely in the middle of a conflict which only they can resolve.Journeying into the unknown is a scary prospect, but together, Guy and Summer can navigate any challenge. The two castaways strike out in this curious, blocky world, searching for a way home. As they cross the Overworld-traversing frozen wastelands and baking deserts-the pair make an exciting discovery: a community populated by villagers!Guy and Summer settle in to learn more about their new friends, trading with the residents and exploring the surrounding area as they work out the next steps in their voyage. But with monstrous mobs and perilous pitfalls around every corner,

The award-winning romantic comedy manga – that's now also a hit anime series – with over a million copies in print in Japan!Can in-game friendship level-up to something more in real life? The second volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.After college student Akane was dumped by her boyfriend, she met Yamada, a handsome high school boy and pro gamer, while playing an online RPG. In-game, he brushed her off, but in the real world, Yamada helped Akane escape an embarrassing encounter with her ex.When Akane’s guild master invites her to an in-person meet-up with other members of their guild – including Yamada – she eagerly accepts. But things get tense when she meets Runa, a player who didn’t want to include Akane – or any new members – in their guild activities.Meanwhile, Akane’s feelings for Yamada continue to grow but she’s conflicted about her emotions. Could Yamada like her too?Volume 2 includes Chapters 10-19.

THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION'Radical and exciting' Jessie Burton'Breathtaking' Barbara Kingsolver'It changed how I thought about the Earth and our place in it' Barack Obama'Really, just one of the best novels, period' Ann PatchettA wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light.A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. An Air Force crewmember in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. This is the story of these and five other strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, who are brought together in a last stand to save it from catastroph

The first volume of the award-winning romantic comedy manga – that's now also a hit anime series – with over a million copies in print in Japan!Girl meets boy the old-fashioned way - in an online game. The first volume of the popular manga that inspired the anime series!College student Akane has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Heartbroken, she decides to quit the online RPG they used to play together, but instead of deleting her account, she logs in and battles low-level enemies to relieve her stress and hurt feelings. There, she meets Yamada, an elite pro gamer so reclusive that Akane can’t decide if he’s awkward or alluring.When Akane encounters her ex at a gaming convention, she makes the snap decision to pretend Yamada is her boyfriend and soon the two of them are spending more time together in the game and in real life. The problem is, Yamada is only interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?Volume 1 includes Chapters 1-9.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN OBAMA'S 2022 SUMMER READING PICKA BETWEEN THE COVERS NOVEMBER 2022 PICK'Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere' ELLE'Destined to be a feminist classic - kept me up at night' PANDORA SYKES'The Handmaid's Tale for the Squid Game generation' TELEGRAPHFrida Liu had fed and changed her toddler Harriet. She had a work deadline - an article to finish, a job hanging by a thread, a file she'd left in the office. She would go get it.Harriet would be fine. But then the neighbours heard her crying. Soon, the state will decide that Frida is not fit to care for her daughter.That she must be re-trained. That bad mothers everywhere will be re-educated. Will their mistakes cost them everything?The School for Good Mothers is an explosive and thrilling novel about love, perfectionism and parenthood.A riveting, thought-provoking read' DAILY MAIL'A remarkable, propulsive novel' VOGUE'A portrait of our fanatical culture of judgement against women, and

Gritty and moving crime thriller, for fans of THE WIRE and LINE OF DUTY from the critically-acclaimed author of HEFT.**NOW A MAJOR CHANNEL 4 TV SERIES**SELECTED BY BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF HIS BEST BOOKS OF 2020A New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month'This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller.' DAILY EXPRESS'Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ... I don't have a sister, but when I finished the book I called my brother, just to hear his voice.' LEE CHILD'An outstanding crime novel.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train_____________________________________Once inseparable, sisters Mickey and Kacey are on different paths, but they walk the same streets. Mickey on her police beat and Kacey in the shadows of the city's darkest corners where the drug addicts and sex workers preside. When a string of murders coincides with Kacey's disappearance, Mickey is terrified her sister could be next.But in a community where death a

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE 45th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES' I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: If you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.' – Donald J.TrumpHere is Trump in action – how he runs his business and how he runs his life – as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and changes the face of the New York City skyline. But even a maverick plays by the rules, and Trump has formulated eleven guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest deals; he shatters myths; he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker's art.And throughout, Trump talks – really talks – about how he does it. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the practice of deal-making. It's the most streetwise business book there is – and the ultimate read for anyone interested i

JAMES PATTERSON'S NON-FICTION MASTERPIECE________________________________Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did - but the costs were unimaginable . .. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel. Their name is synonymous with American royalty.Their commitment to public service is legendary. But, for all the successes, the family has been blighted by assassinations, fatal accidents, drug and alcohol abuse and sex scandals. To this day, the Kennedys occupy a unique, contradictory place in the world's imagination: at once familiar and unknowable; charmed and cursed.The Kennedy Curse is a revealing, fascinating account of America's most famous family, as told by the world's most trusted storyteller. ________________________________Also published as The House of Kennedy in the US. 'When I wrote my first novel after several non-fiction works about politics, James Patterson lovingly lambasted

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s, which crippled the future of an entire generation and set the stage for the horrors of the Second World War. Yet the economic meltdown could have been avoided, had it not been for the decisions taken by a small number of central bankers.In Lords of Finance, we meet these men, the four bankers who truly broke the world: the enigmatic Norman Montaguof the bank of England, Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve, the arrogant yet brilliant Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbanlk and the xenophobic Emile Moreau of the Banque de France. Their names were lost to history, their lives and actions forgotten, until now. Liaquat Ahamed tells their story in vivid and gripping detail, in a timely and arresting reminder that individuals - their ambitions, limitations and human nature - lie at the very heart of global catastrophe.