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A darkly funny and unexpectedly chilling Scottish detective novella from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series.From Stuart MacBride, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the smash-hit Logan McRae series.Move Over Miss Marple . . .The great and the not-so-good are gathered at Skirivour Castle Hotel, in the heart of the Highlands, for the wedding of the year – but they weren’t expecting Detective Sergeant Roberta Steel to crash their party. And get horribly, horribly drunk.The whole valley’s been cut off by a massive thunderstorm and the phone lines are down, so when the father-of-the-bride’s body is discovered – decoratively impaled on a stag’s head in the hotel lobby – it’s up to DS Steel to find out whodunit. Which isn’t easy when you’ve got a monstrous hangover and only a world-weary sergeant and a halfwit police constable for backup.With no witnesses and every wedding guest a suspect, Roberta will need to use every one of her little grey cells if she’s goin

An eye-opening journey into the inner workings of human and artificial minds from two leading experts in cognitive and psychological science.‘Excellent’ – Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘godfather of AI’ and Nobel laureate in Physics‘An indispensable guide to both ourselves and the coming age of AI’ – Mustafa Suleyman, bestselling co-author of The Coming WaveA New Scientist Best Book of the YearA Next Big Idea Club Book of the YearWritten by experts at the forefront of cognitive science and artificial intelligence, The Emergent Mind is an essential read for anyone captivated by the mysteries of human intelligence or the transformative rise of AI.Have you ever wondered how our minds work – how we think, feel and act? How is this different from artificial intelligence? And with AI advancing so rapidly, how are these two worlds beginning to intersect?In this groundbreaking book, leading scientists Gaurav Suri and Jay McClelland answer these urgent questions by exploring a powerful idea called ‘emer

The Mubbles: The Good, the Bad and the Perky is the third in the hilarious full colour comic book series by Liz Pichon, the globally bestselling creator of Tom Gates. “I laughed so much, I could barely breathe!” – Ellie"I read this book 5 times over, it was so good!” – HugoReturn to The Isle of Smile and the colourful, fun-loving Mubbles - Pop, Dash, Cheery and the gang. The Mubbles love their island, especially the mysterious Uncertain Curtain, which always delivers an unexpected surprise! What will it be today?Today the Uncertain Curtain delivers a karaoke machine - which the Mubbles love for singing their cheerful songs! This makes the Doomongers on the Isle of Gloom grumpy and desperate to stop the karaoke fun.Will sending the Clouds of Doom, the Whiff of Woe or the Beastly Bugs to the Isle of Smile keep the merry Mubbles quiet once and for all?Filled with colourful characters, boundless fun and lots of adventures this series is a guaranteed hit for kids. Featuring a QR code that w

Celebrate Winter with this push, pull and slide book based on the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo - the perfect Christmas gift for preschoolers.Welcome to Acorn Wood, where all the animals are enjoying the Winter! Join in the festive fun with this interactive push, pull and slide book based on the bestselling preschool series, Tales from Acorn Wood.How are Squirrel, Dormouse, Fox and all their animal friends celebrating the Winter? Push, pull and slide the tabs to find out! Join Mole in his cosy living room, help Bear bake a cake and have fun in the snow with Cat, Badger and friends with this ideal Christmas gift for toddlers.With a short, simple text based on the favourite Tales from Acorn Wood books and lots of festive things to spot, Tales from Acorn Wood: Winter: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is perfect for fans of the bestselling lift-the-flap preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of

Hamza Yassin takes us on a fact and puzzle packed journey through the seasons in this glorious round the year activity bookHamza's Nature Year is the perfect gift for nature fans!Join nature enthusiast and wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin as he journeys through the seasons, teaching you about the incredible plants, animals and habitats in the UK. Packed full of activities and activities and illustrated with black and white line illustrations and photos.Hamza will show you how to:*Spot snowdrops and the start of the year* Listen out for birdsong* Help bees through a maze* Complete a spring babies crossword* Colour by numbers* Crack a code to reveal the names of migrating birds* Do a minibeast picture sudoku* A rockpool wordsearch,* Work out who did which poo. . . and that's just for starters!

今天 Nell 和好朋友 Beany 要去城堡探險！一路上有好多新鮮事可以看，偏偏 Beany 的手套突然不見了。他究竟把手套掉在哪裡？跟著這對貓狗好朋友在城堡裡四處尋找，看看最後能不能順利找回來。本書是暢銷幼兒書作家 Camilla Reid 與獲獎插畫家 Kate Hindley 合作的 Nell & Beany 系列第二集。簡短押韻的文字適合朗讀，每個場景還加入頁籤、轉盤及推拉滑動機關，讓孩子親手推一推、拉一拉、轉一轉，跟著角色一起前進。故事、尋找遊戲與操作機關相互搭配，為學齡前幼兒設計一場小小的城堡冒險。　可愛貓狗搭檔展開城堡冒險。 頁籤、轉盤與推拉機關，邊讀邊玩。 Camilla Reid × Kate Hindley 聯手創作。Join Nell and Beany on their second adventure, in this character-led novelty series from bestselling pairing Camilla Reid and Kate Hindley!Meet Nell and Beany, two friends who love to go on adventures together! Today Nell and Beany are visiting a castle, but Beany drops his glove. Will they find it again?With a read-aloud rhyming story, a cute cat and dog duo, and tabs and a wheel to push, slide and turn, Nell & Beany: The Lost Glove is a charming, action-packed tiny adventure for preschool children.From bestselling preschool author Camilla Reid and award-winning illustrator Kate Hindley, little readers will love joining Nell and Beany on their adventure, with