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Doc Martin arrives in the picture-postcard fishing village of Portwenn, Cornwall. Once a high-flying London surgeon, his suddenly developed blood phobia means he has to take a job in a local practice. But while the Doc's medical skills are second to none, his bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired. He immediately starts infuriating the locals, none more so than school teacher Louisa Glasson....

Brought to you by Puffin. Charlie McGuffin is closer than ever to being able to control his crazy ability to turn into animals, but there are some things he can't control, like the arguments his parents keep having (which are making him more worried than ever) or the spate of mysterious animal...

From a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist specializing in the Middle East, this groundbreaking account of the Syrian Civil War reveals the never-before-published true story of a 21st-century humanitarian disaster. In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to his friend and army...

An EMP strike plunges Las Vegas into darkness. Cars die. Power fails. The city stops. Within minutes, the illusion of control is gone—and panic takes its place. Rosa has spent years moving between two worlds. By day, she works at an exclusive golf club. By night, she disappears into the storm...

Conversation about finance, tech, AI, and crypto

En un mundo donde la incertidumbre puede surgir en cualquier carretera, en cualquier ciudad y en todos los niveles de seguridad pública y privada, la necesidad de una protección fiable nunca ha sido tan relevante. El blindaje ya no es una materia reservada solo para jefes de Estado, convoyes militares o equipos de seguridad de élite. Ahora pertenece a una conversación más amplia que involucra a líderes empresariales, familias, instituciones, planificadores de infraestructuras y gobiernos que buscan resiliencia en una época cada vez más impredecible.

Das ist keine Geschichte über eine ferne Zukunft. Es ist eine Geschichte über das Hier und Jetzt–über eine Welt, in der jeder weiß, dass eine Katastrophe möglich ist, und trotzdem zu lange schweigt. NUKLEARER KRIEG ist ein globaler Politthriller über die letzten Stunden vor dem Zusammenbruch der Ordnung. Alles beginnt mit einem taktischen Atomschlag Israels gegen Iran. Zuerst nennen sie ihn begrenzt. Wenige Stunden später antwortet Teheran–und Tel Aviv verschwindet im Feuer. In Washington beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. China versetzt seine Raketenkräfte in höchste Alarmbereitschaft.

Fascinating lives taken from the pages of the obituaries

El mundo actual es muy diferente al que muchos padres han adoptado. Cuando éramos niños, los videojuegos eran pequeños, sencillos, predecibles y, sinceramente... No muy inteligente. Jugabas los mismos niveles una y otra vez, esperando mejorar un poco cada vez. Los personajes decían las mismas frases, los enemigos se comportan igual y los mundos seguían exactamente igual sin importar cuántas veces los visitaras.

Sometimes it sucks being a werewolf. People know what I am. Which is rough because normies don’t trust monsters. Mostly, I just try to get by and keep my head down. My vampire and mummy roommates probably don’t help matters. But when a rash of robberies strikes the neighborhood, all eyes turn to the monsters. Even the police cast a distrustful eye our way. As the nights go by and the cops bumble their way through the investigation, it becomes clear that something beyond your average series of smash-and-grabs is going on. For a skittering evil lurks in the dark corners, waiting to pounce.

The surviving commandos are sent on a perilous journey through the Pyrenees to disable the greatest threat to the impending D-day landings: the 'Werwolf' U-boats. But their Basque guides declare it mission impossible - D-day is less than six days away.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire, they say. Well, I'm about to learn just how true that aphorism is. First, I have to meet a queen in hand-to-hand combat and hope I come out as the victor because only one of us will walk away from the training grounds alive. Second, I have to try and find a way to live with the fact that three of my four mates unwittingly betrayed me. Then there's the king, who's looking me over with a speculative eye and not just as his wife's challenger. Most of all, there are the damn Reavers that are slowly gnawing at the edges of Strelae.

Brought to you by Penguin. More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism. More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders. Young people are being medicalised for behaviours that might be explained as entirely normal in other parts of the world. Distress has been...

Creatures that once lived in the shadows, hidden from humankind, have risen, spreading like a plague across the globe over the course of a single night. Their numbers growing exponentially through infection, these seemingly unkillable creatures have swallowed up whole cities and collapsed unprepared governments. Survivors call it The Purge.

Richard and Jack finally return from Europe to a troubled England. Will they manage to complete the task they have been set, and release Lizbet and the rest of the men from their Island jail? Will they beat Andrew Kineer back to England, or will he arrive before them and succeed in striking his own deal with the Knights of St John? Mary is still on the throne, although her state of health is of increasing concern to those around her. Philip, armed with much of England's wealth has left her to continue with the war against France.

Amygdala is a story of animals, born to a world of swirling, fractal chaos, who learned the art of civilization. Their government was forged in fire, ruled only by the objective truth of all things, with no room for incompetence, mercy, or even morality. Their city, 'The Underbirth', holds within it the greatest collection of animal minds, born of mechanical systems designed to test everything: natural, cultural, industrial selection. Their art is beguiling, their science boundless, their bodies strong and lean and perfect.

From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a groundbreaking look at what happens to us when we die, based on the largest-ever research study run on recalled experiences of death. Today, for the first time in history, the...

Tess Morgan has finally made her dream of restoring beautiful Kilfenora House and Gardens into a reality. But during rehearsals for the play that forms the opening weekend's flagship event, her dream turns into a nightmare as those around her begin to fall victim to terrible accidents. Could someone be closing in on Tess herself? Clarissa Westmacott, ex star of stage and screen, certainly believes so, particularly when she learns that purple-flowered aconite has been picked from the Poison Garden.

I was the Rift Magus—master of space and time, protector of worlds. For decades, I defended my realm with unmatched power. But when I was reborn in the body of Lucian, a young noble in a different world, I had to start again. My strength was diminished but my knowledge remained, and I quickly reclaimed fragments of my lost powers--and even found some that were new. But this new life came with intrigues and rivalries of noble Houses, and obligations as well—one of which threatens to escalate out of control and put my progression at risk.

Dakota Morris has decided it's time he lost that pesky virginity. He's a college graduate, and he's tired of being a virgin. So he goes out to a club his friends don't frequent, and picks up the hottest man he's ever seen. It's truly a night to remember... until he walks into the boardroom for his new job the next morning and wishes he could forget it, because his hot pick-up is also his new boss and CEO, Ajax Fyse.