Showing results by author "Martin and Martin" in All Categories

Brought to you by Penguin. 'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.' This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through...

A bumper collection of delightful stories featuring Bruno, chief of police and France's favourite cop, all set in the beautiful Dordogne valley and the ravishing Perigord region of the south west. Here is a landscape of meandering rivers with medieval castles overlooking their banks, of lush hillsides and spreading vineyards, of delicious local wines and world renowned cuisine.  

Don't miss A Dangerous Train of Thought, the thrilling latest installment in the Ryder & Loveday series! Pre-order now. ‘A beautifully crafted crime mystery I could not put down.’ Anita Davison, author of the Flora Maguire series Oxford, 1961. As the Hughes family celebrate Bonfire Night, a...

In this radical new perspective on Hitler's so-called 'Final Solution', Martin Davidson shows that the terrible fate of Europe's Jews was not one Nazi policy amongst many, but the central preoccupation of the regime, the purpose towards which so many of its resources and energies were directed—the one which they were most determined to achieve and of which they were most chillingly proud. It is the exploration of the mindset from which it sprang that is the central concern of Mobilising Hate.

In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general audiences alike. Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.

Hillary Greene returns to Thames Valley Police HQ, acting as a consultant for the Crime Review Team, looking into murders which the police have never been able to solve. She wasn't sure she wanted to go back. But solving crimes is irresistible for Hillary Greene. And it doesn't hurt that her new boss is devastatingly handsome. Twenty years ago, mother-of-three Anna McRae was found beaten to death in her kitchen with a rolling pin. She'd been having an affair with her brother-in-law, so the prime suspect was Anna's sister Debbie. But the evidence never added up.

It is summer in St Denis and Bruno is busy organising the annual village concert. He's hired a local Périgord folk group, Les Troubadours, to perform their latest hit 'A Song for Catalonia'. But when the song unexpectedly goes viral, the Spanish government, clamping down on the Catalonian bid for independence, bans Les Troubadours from performing it. The timing couldn't be worse, and Bruno finds himself under yet more pressure when a specialist sniper's bullet is found in a wrecked car near Bergerac. 

In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened. It wasn't because the band didn't have great songs—indeed, the Trees were revered for their ability to write a great song that was both artistically original and commercially viable, which is no easy task. Other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were fans of the Screaming Trees, playing shows with them and collaborating on albums, long before their own bands broke through into the mainstream.

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land engagement of World War II. The German counter-attack, spearheaded by three Panzer armies, found the Allies unprepared and ill-equipped. As the fighting raged across the frosty forests of the Ardennes, it was left to a few untested US Infantry divisions to hold the Allied lines. Written by one of the world's leading experts on the subject, this account provides an essential introduction to the events of winter 1944-'45 and to the many soldiers who risked their lives in defence of freedom.

Remember Us is a look back at the lost world of the shtetl: a wise Zayde offering prophetic and profound words to his grandson, the rich experience of Shabbos, and the treasure of a loving family. All this is torn apart with the arrival of the Holocaust, beginning a crucible fraught with twists and turns so unpredictable and surprising that they defy any attempt to find reason within them. Through the eyes of 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Martin Small, we learn that these priceless memories that are too painful to remember are also too painful to forget.

The term HeartMath may sound like an oxymoron - who would ever put the words heart and math together? But herein lies the secret. Most people have an understanding of the qualities that have long been associated with the "heart", like intuition, wisdom, love, and compassion. The word "math", in this case, refers to the psychological equations, the nuts and bolts or stepping stones, if you will, that allow us to unfold these qualities with consistency in our daily lives - hence, HeartMath.

'WITH BRUNO IN CHARGE THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC FEASTS THAT MAKE THIS SERIES SUCH A MOUTH-WATERING TREAT' New York Times Book Review In this eleventh addition to a beguiling and bestselling series, Bruno wonders which he's most afraid of - a death squad loose in the woods or...

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! “Readers will be on the edge of their seats…. A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.” –Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan From the New...

Myth is our wild way of telling the truth, of sharing stories that have our living earth speaking through them. There is an old insistence that we each have a twin we know nothing about. A wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our energy with them. This story is a quest to find and court our wild twin, for they have something important to tell us. If there was something we were here to do in our few, brief years, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key.

Dos años no han sido suficientes para apagar el odio ni para borrar las cenizas de una pasión marcada por el control, la traición y el deseo. Katherine Montgomery ha pasado todo este tiempo preparándose para una guerra que sabe inevitable. El equilibrio entre las mafias se resquebraja, los asesinatos se suceden y una amenaza que nunca debió ser liberada vuelve a sembrar el caos. Cuando el destino los obliga a reencontrarse, Katherine y Aiden se ven arrastrados de nuevo a un juego peligroso donde la lealtad se pone a prueba y cada decisión puede desencadenar una lluvia de sangre.

Katherine Montgomery parece una joven corriente en su último año de universidad, con una vida tranquila y sin sobresaltos. Pero cuando cae la noche, todo cambia. Entonces se convierte en La Araña, la jefa de un club nocturno y heredera de una compleja red de contactos donde la información es la moneda más valiosa. Durante años ha aprendido a mover los hilos adecuados, a observar desde las sombras y a no implicarse más de lo necesario. Hasta que aparece Aiden Volkov. Él conoce su secreto. Sabe quién es realmente… y tiene un trabajo para ella.

Begleite die Mondianer und werde Crewmitglied auf der verlassenen Raumstation 236 tief im All. In Episode 10 – SHOWDOWN spitzt sich die Lage auf der Mondstation dramatisch zu. Don Boss steht kurz vor dem finalen Schlag – doch Astro, Claire und ihre Verbündeten riskieren alles, um ihn aufzuhalten.

Depuis plus de 60 ans, Pomme d'Api accompagne les enfants de 3 à 6 ans. Dans cette nouvelle série de 7 petites enquêtes, nous proposons aux enfants de suivre activement la lecture. L'inspecteur Ratafia, Lady Souris, les animaux de la savane ou encore la petite Lucie élucident quelques mystères. Ils embarquent les petits auditeurs et petites auditrices dans leurs enquêtes, faisant appel à leur attention, leur imagination et au goût du jeu propre à l'enfance.

Comment devenir des gentils alors que l'on nous apprend depuis tout petits à devenir des stratèges, des malins, parfois même des méchants? Le pouvoir des gentils décrypte les mécanismes de la crise qui sévit dans les relations humaines et invite, en 16 règles d'or, à rétablir le cercle vertueux du lien de confiance. Avec une finesse d'analyse et une sincérité salutaires, Franck Martin passe l'ensemble de nos liens sociaux au crible et nous invite à remettre de la confiance dans nos relations, pour les embellir et concrétiser les projets qui nous tiennent à cœur.