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Sonic The Hedgehog Advent Calendar: NEW for 2025, a festive collection of books, activities, crafts and surprises! The perfect gift for kids who are fans of the movies, TV shows…
Race into the holiday season with Sonic and his super squad!
Ready for a festive adventure with Sonic and his friends? Of course you are! Join Team Sonic for 24 days of fun by diving into this 6 in 1 advent calendar!
It includes:
Amazing activities
Hilarious jokes
Cool challenges
Fun facts
Awesome crafts
And a special festive story!
Packed full of exciting things to do, set up your calendar on December 1st and make your way through each day (no peeking!) and enjoy the holiday season with Team Sonic.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2026: Brand New for 2025, the ideal action-packed gift for fans of the Sonic the Hedgehog games, films and TV!
Farshore are the #1 annuals publisher in the UK (Bookscan TCM 2023)
The official Sonic the Hedgehog Annual is back! Fill your egg heads with puzzles, quizzes, character bios, crafts, comic stories and updates from the world of Sonic.
Think you can keep up with the blue blur? Then get ready to race through mazes, codebreakers, sudokus, spot the differences and more. Or maybe you want to assist the evil Dr. Eggman and create a new terrifying invention … your choice!
Dive into Sonic’s adventures and catch up with his latest campaigns alonside his best buds Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Shadow and more. Learn all about the speedy crew with fact files and brush up on your Sonic knowledge with the timeline.
This year’s annual is stuffed full of fun, perfect for Sonic the Hedgehog fans. So what are you waiting for? Gotta go fast!
Look out for more awesome Sonic books:
Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Activities Book
Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Quest: Sonic vs Shadow
Sonic the Hedgehog 1001 Stickers
Sonic the Hedgehog Search and Find Adventure
Sonic the Hedgehog Joke Book
Sonic the Hedgehog Gotta Go Fast Puzzle Book
Sonic the Hedgehog Tales of Terror and Deception
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Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)
“Sunrise on the Reaping is a propulsive, heart-wrenching addition to The Hunger Games, adding welcome texture to the cruel world of Panem … This is the project of dystopian fiction: to shine a light in tyranny’s greasiest corners and show how people — ordinary, determined human beings — might take it apart” – New York Times
“Collins is an excellent writer, and there are moments of surprising lyricism … Sunrise on the Reaping contains enough both to snare new readers and to satisfy the most bloodthirsty fan” – Guardian
When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?
As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.
Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.
When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town.
As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
- Four books, five films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games original trilogy changed the face of global YA and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was an instant number one bestseller (Nielsen Bookscan, May 2020).
- All four of the Hunger Games novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth and Peter Dinklage.
- A feature film for Sunrise On the Reaping – the fifth book in the Hunger Games series – is slated for November 2026
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
- The Hunger Games
- The Hunger Games illustrated edition released in October 2024
- Catching Fire
- Mockingjay
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Tech-Smart Parenting: How to keep your kids happy and safe online
Banning screens doesn’t work – this is how we really keep our kids safe.
As a child psychotherapist specialising in cybertrauma for over 14 years, I get asked the same questions from parents again and again. What age should I let my child have a smartphone? What games are safe? Can screen use damage my child’s growing brain? How can I protect my child from cyber bullying, seeing unsuitable content, addiction, grooming – or any number of other harms online? Parents are overwhelmed, scared and confused about how to manage the technology surrounding their children – and this is where this book comes in.
In this book, cybertrauma expert Catherine Knibbs explains in simple and reassuring language what the science really tells us about the dangers of technology and how it can affect young growing minds. Setting out clear strategies for helping kids develop a positive relationship with technology at any age, it will empower parents with the tools to set clear and confident boundaries whilst also nurturing a strong relationship with their child. It will give parents confidence in the skills they already have to parent in a world of tech whilst always being there for their child.
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The Age of Diagnosis: Sickness, Health and Why Medicine Has Gone Too Far
‘Covers so many topics that have been troubling me but I haven’t been able to resolve myself – as a parent and a clinician. An absolutely absorbing read from start to finish.’ – CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
‘A brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis’ – GUARDIAN, book of the day
‘Compassionate and bracingly independent thinking’ – THE TIMES, best books of 2025
From autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good?
The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be ‘normal’. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before they’re even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.
An accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses aren’t as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients. Drawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan overturns long held assumptions and reframes how we think about illness and health.
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The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3 (Audio Download): Philip Pullman, Ruth Wilson, Penguin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The definitive production of The Amber Spyglass, narrated by Ruth Wilson, star of the major BBC series His Dark Materials. This recording features a bonus conversation between Ruth Wilson and Philip Pullman.
“We’re going to the land of the dead and we’re going to come back.”
Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated.
But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been – and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned….
The third volume in Philip Pullman’s multi award-wining His Dark Materials trilogy.
Ruth Wilson is an award-winning actress, best known for her roles in His Dark Materials, Luther, Mrs Wilson and The Affair. She won universal acclaim, and the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mrs Coulter in the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials.
Also available in His Dark Materials, read by Ruth Wilson:
Northern Lights.
The Subtle Knife.
Brought to you by Penguin.
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The Art of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
The official art book for the action video game DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, from legendary game creator Hideo Kojima, including artwork by acclaimed artist Yoji Shinkawa.
With DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again. Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies and obstacles.
The Art of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is packed with hundreds of pieces of concept art for the characters, equipment, locations and creatures featured in the game, as well as early and unused concepts, including artwork by character and mechanical design director, acclaimed artist Yoji Shinkawa.
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The Bloomsbury Student Planner 2025-2026
Stay organised and on top of your commitments this academic year! This is the ideal life-management tool for students who want to develop good habits and make the most of their time at university. Containing everything you need organise your busy life in and out of term-time, this bestselling planner includes study skills advice, a 13-month week-to-view diary, careers advice and financial information, as well as timetables, reading lists and habit trackers.Read more
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The Boy with Big Decisions (an interactive story book)
Fred can’t make a decision about anything –
his parents always tell him what to do, from what to eat every day to which secondary school to choose.
that’s how Fred has found himself a pupil at the high-pressure, strict Gains School, when he’d much rather be going to Browtree, with its brilliant art department and kind teachers.
As Fred waits for the bus to his new school, he sees the bus for Browtree pull up – and a wild, thrilling, thought strikes him. Should he jump on this bus and pretend he’s a new student at Browtree?
Will he be brave enough to follow a different path for once?
You, the reader, will stand in Fred’s shoes and make decisions alongside him throughout this story. You’ll help him stand-up for what he believes in, learn what he truly loves to do, make good friends and face choices about whether to swerve or walk into drama.
YOU are in charge of The Boy With Big Decisions!
- An interactive book with multiple pathways for kids to follow – Sliding Doors for a younger audience!
- A book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers
- Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson and Jenny Pearson.
Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
‘This incredible debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes you laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you’ll be cheering along in the final pages!’ Lisa Thompson
‘It’s Wonder with one-liners.’ Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher
‘As warm and wise as it is funny.’ Shappi Khorsandi
‘A laugh out loud story, the like of which I’ve never read before.’ Kerry Godliman
‘This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident and winners by having a sense of humour and making others laugh.’ Baroness Floella Benjamin
‘This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.’ Marcus Brigstocke
‘So funny and joyful.’ Rachel Parris
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The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin’s Revenge (The Breakfast Club Adventures, 6)
Join Marcus and friends as they solve another mystery in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin’s Revenge. This is the sixth exciting adventure by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus’s own experiences growing up!
A vengeful goblin is targeting bullies at Rutherford School. Notes warning students to ‘be nice or be next’ start appearing after each incident and soon no one is safe from the goblin’s wrath – not even the Breakfast Club Investigators.
As the school descends into chaos, the headteacher threatens to cancel the annual science competition unless the creature is caught. Can Marcus and his friends stop the goblin before it’s too late?
Written with Isaac Hamilton-McKenzie and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Goblin’s Revenge is the perfect book for children aged 8+.
Join the Breakfast Club Investigators on more adventures in The Treasure Hunt Monster and The Headless Ghost.
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The First Year
Follows the bestselling and multi-award winning The Final Year
“Well-written, authentic and very moving.” David Almond on The Final Year
Nate’s eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life-threatening heart condition, he’s got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and he’s off to Secondary School with his two best mates.
But while he’s making new friends and avoiding the fists of Turner, his old nemesis, and struggling to come to terms with a strict new teacher and a sense of isolation from his brothers, a sudden surprise appearance in Nate’s life threatens to throw him completely off course. And The Beast – the anger he tries so hard to control – reappears. Will Nate find a way to keep himself and his family together?
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The Heartstopper 2026 Calendar: With art by Alice Oseman, and bonus poster!
Live your whole year alongside the Heartstopper gang – with this 12-month wall calendar featuring iconic images from the bestselling graphic novel series. Includes a bonus Heartstopper poster!
This full-year calendar is filled with favourite characters and moments from the series. Join Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, spot the character birthdays, and enjoy the bonus poster!
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Heartstopper is the award-winning LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between: now a live action TV show on Netflix.
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The Later Years: The simple guide to a worry-free existence in the remaining years of life
‘Deeply practical’ The Times
The essential guide to all you need to know and do as you get older and closer to the end of life.
‘Peter Thornton is like a death doula. I’ve already ordered five copies’ Alice Thomson in The Times
It is not difficult to imagine the sense of panic when faced with the sheer administrative hassle of the end of life, despite the fact that it will come to us all sooner or later. As we get older, all that needs to be done can feel alarmingly daunting. The good news is that Sir Peter Thornton KC has rationally organised and prioritised everything we need to know, and presents it in a simple, straightforward way that encourages us to complete all the necessary tasks.
With chapters on what to do before death (such as a will and a Lasting Power of Attorney), money, pensions, inheritance tax, scams, health, home, care, your rights, and what to do after the death of a loved one, this puts all the information in one place, and is as easy to follow as a shopping list.
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The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, 6)
From hilarious number one bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks story.
Lottie Brooks is BACK and she’s as BRILLIANT as ever!
At long last Lottie and Daniel are an official couple and everything seems to be going brilliantly (except for Amber being increasingly mean and jealous, but what’s new there?).
Meanwhile Toby’s new year’s resolution is to get a dog, and for once Lottie and him see eye to eye. Pot Noodle, the cockapoo, becomes the newest member of the Brooks family. He’s VERY cute but also not toilet trained AT ALL.
Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset. How is Lottie meant to keep everybody happy and stop Pot Noodle from pooing on the carpet?!
Perfect for readers aged 9-12 and for fans of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Dork Diaries and Wimpy Kid.
Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks:
My daughter couldn’t put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.
My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional “Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!”.
My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it ‘the best book ever’
Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion’Have you read all of Lottie’s embarrassing diaries?
Book 1: The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Book 2: The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks
Book 3: The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Book 4: The Totally Disastrous School Trip of Lottie Brooks
Book 5: The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Book 6: The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie BrooksAlso available now: Lottie Brooks’s Totally Essential Guide to Life
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The Mandrake Project: Year One
The Mandrake Project – Year One is a gripping graphic novel from Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, blending science, mysticism, and the battle for immortality. This 184-page hardcover collects the first four issues, a rare prologue, essays, photos, and stunning art. A must-have for music and comic fans!Metal legend and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson brings his epic storytelling into the world of graphic novels with The Mandrake Project – Year One, an exclusive 184-page hardcover from Z2. This premium 9’x9” volume contains the first four issues of The Mandrake Project comic series, as well as the 8 page prologue which was previously only available in the packaging of AFTERGLOW OF RAGNAROK, the first single from Bruce Dickinson’s recent solo album. This volume also contains an essay, exclusive photos and art capturing the “Year in the Life” of The Mandrake Project comic series, album release and tour. With a stunning cover by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz, The Mandrake Project is an epic tale, exploring the generational struggle where science and mysticism have clashed for a century over control of the ultimate secret: immortality. Brought to life by Bruce Dickinson with writer Tony Lee and artists Staz Johnson, and Piotr Kowalski, The Mandrake Project – Year One is a must-have experience for fans of both music and graphic novels.
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The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters
Why do we use eighty-year-old metrics to understand today’s economy?
The ways that statisticians and governments measure the economy were developed in the 1940s, when the urgent economic problems were entirely different from those of today. In The Measure of Progress, Diane Coyle argues that the framework underpinning today’s economic statistics is so outdated that it functions as a distorting lens, or even a set of blinkers. When policymakers rely on such an antiquated conceptual tool, how can they measure, understand, and respond with any precision to what is happening in today’s digital economy? Coyle makes the case for a new framework, one that takes into consideration current economic realities.
Coyle explains why economic statistics matter. They are essential for guiding better economic policies; they involve questions of freedom, justice, life, and death. Governments use statistics that affect people’s lives in ways large and small. The metrics for economic growth were developed when a lack of physical rather than natural capital was the binding constraint on growth, intangible value was less important, and the pressing economic policy challenge was managing demand rather than supply. Today’s challenges are different. Growth in living standards in rich economies has slowed, despite remarkable innovation, particularly in digital technologies. As a result, politics is contentious and democracy strained.
Coyle argues that to understand the current economy, we need different data collected in a different framework of categories and definitions, and she offers some suggestions about what this would entail. Only with a new approach to measurement will we be able to achieve the right kind of growth for the benefit of all.
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The New Age of Sexism: How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny
‘Laura Bates explains how they built the future – and forgot to put women in it’ CAITLIN MORAN‘Fascinating and essential… I urge you to read every syllable’ JO BRAND
‘All men must read this book if they have any interest in a truly just, fair and equal society’ ROBIN INCE
AI is here, bringing a seismic shift in the way our society operates. Might this mean a future reimagined on equitable terms for women and marginalised groups everywhere?
Not unless we fight for it. At present, power remains largely in the hands of a few rich, white men. New AI-driven technologies, with misogyny baked into their design, are putting women in danger, their rights and safety sacrificed at the altar of profitability and reckless speed.
In The New Age of Sexism, Sunday Times bestselling author and campaigner Laura Bates takes us deep into the heart of this rapidly evolving world. She explores the metaverse, confronts deepfake pornography, travels to cyber brothels, tests chatbots, and hears from schools in the grip of online sexual abuse, showing how our lives – from education to work, sex to entertainment – are being infiltrated by easily accessible technologies that are changing the way we live and love. What she finds is a wild west where existing forms of discrimination, inequality and harassment are being coded into the future we will all have little choice about living in – unless we seize this moment to demand change.
Gripping, courageous and eye-opening, The New Age of Sexism exposes a phenomenon we can’t afford to ignore any longer. Our future is on the line. We need to act now, before it is too late.
‘Urgent reading for anyone who is interested in the intersection of tech and gender equality, and indeed anyone who wants to be a part of building a better future, free from misogyny’ EMMA-LOUISE BOYNTON
‘A brilliantly researched, incredibly illuminating and frequently chilling account of the next chapter in tech’s ongoing assault on our core values. A chapter that is already unfolding around us all’ JAMES O’BRIEN
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The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
MAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
‘If you are a student of what makes people tick, you need this book’ Chris Voss, internationally bestselling author of Never Split the Difference
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What’s the best way to handle a heated conversation?
How do I stand my ground with confidence?
Is there an effective way to work with difficult personalities?Trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher has gained millions of followers through short, simple, practical videos teaching people how to argue less and talk more.
And now he offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your life and your relationships. His down-to-earth teachings and actionable strategies have helped countless people navigate life’s toughest situations. You will learn:
- Why you should never “win” an argument
- How to set boundaries and frame conversations
- Why saying less is often more
- How to overcome conflict with connection
Everything you want to say, and how you want to say it, can be found in The Next Conversation.
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‘Embracing the knowledge in The Next Conversation will vastly improve your life.’ Andrew Huberman, PhD, professor, Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and creator of the Huberman Lab Podcast‘Knowing exactly what to say when the pressure runs high is where we get stuck. No one is better than Jefferson Fisher to show you how to start’ Mel Robbins, bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast
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The Rupert Annual 2026: The ideal illustrated Christmas 2025 gift for Rupert fans of all ages, featuring a brand-new story written by Stuart Trotter
In the 90th edition of The Rupert Annual, Rupert meets Santa Claus, goes in search of a butterfly, builds a bonfire and has lots more fun and adventures with all of his friends.
Enjoy a brand-new story ‘Rupert and the North Wind’, originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter, alongside an array of fun activities including a spot the difference, a word search, and a much-loved origami activity.
The stories included are:
- Rupert and the Learner
- Rupert and the Butterflies
- Rupert and the Summer Roses
- Rupert’s Bonfire
- Rupert and the Knight
- Rupert and the North Wind (NEW for 2025)
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The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025
An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?
In a series of in-depth interviews with leading AI researchers and company founders—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever, MIRI cofounder Eliezer Yudkowsky, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—Dwarkesh Patel provides the first comprehensive and contemporary portrait of the technology that is transforming our world.
Drawn from his interviews on the Dwarkesh Podcast, these curated excerpts range from the technical details of how LLMs work to the possibility of an AI takeover or explosive economic growth. Patel’s conversations cut through the noise to explore the topics most compelling to those at the forefront of the field: the power of scaling, the potential for misalignment, the sheer input required for AGI, and the economic and social ramifications of superintelligence.
The book is also a standalone introduction to the technology. It includes over 170 definitions and visualizations, explanations of technical points made by guests, classic essays on the theme from other writers, and unpublished interviews with Open Philanthropy research analyst Ajeya Cotra and Anthropic cofounder Jared Kaplan.
The Scaling Era offers readers unprecedented insight into a transformative moment in the development of AI—and a vision of what comes next.
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The Seaside Sleepover: Discover the new story about friendship from Jacqueline Wilson
Another instalment in Jacqueline Wilson’s highly popular Sleepover series featuring Daisy and her friends – and Daisy’s sister Lily.
The summer holidays have finally arrived, and Daisy is bored. Daisy is glad she won’t have to see her worst enemy Chloe for a while but she longs for a proper holiday at the seaside, building sandcastles, eating lots of icecream and maybe even spotting a mermaid in the sea. Daisy’s sister, Lily, wants to come too but, she uses a wheelchair which can make trips to the seaside tricky. Especially with all that sand!
Daisy’s summer gets a bit more exciting when she starts looking after her neighbours’ dog, Scruff. Daisy has always wanted a dog of her own to walk and cuddle! She knows Scruff would love a trip to the seaside just as much as her.
Will Daisy, Lily and Scruff get their icecream-filled dream holiday and maybe even have a Seaside Sleepover?
Sleepovers is one of Jacqueline Wilson’s bestselling books and the series is perfect for newly confident readers who are navigating primary school friendship issues. Full of relatable details and gentle confidence-building messages, these books are a great place to start your Jacqueline Wilson journey.
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The Six-Minute Entrepreneur: The inspirational business book and Sunday Times bestseller from the Dragon’s Den star
The inspirational new business book and Sunday Times bestseller from the star of Dragons’ Den, teaching you the lessons, habits, and strategies needed to start, run, and grow a business in just six minutes each week.
‘Sara cuts through the noise to show that just six minutes is enough, if you have the drive, passion and consistency to achieve your dream’ Steven Bartlett, podcaster, entrepreneur and bestselling author of Diary of a CEO
Have you ever wanted to start or grow your own business, but found that life keeps getting in the way?
Sara Davies, founder of the global craft business Crafter’s Companion and star of Dragons’ Den, is known for her no-nonsense, down-to-earth entrepreneurship. This book reveals her secrets to success in just six minutes a week.
Filled with stories from Sara’s own career, her 52 invaluable lessons span the year, teaching you everything you need to know to launch, run and grow your business.
From developing ideas and finding mentors, to overcoming hurdles and mastering time management, her quick tips and hacks are balanced with deeper actions to practise over the coming week.
No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, you can turn your dream into reality, at a pace that works for you.
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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIR
In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.
Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .
But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .
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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty (Audio Download): Tracy Borman, Hodder & Stoughton: Amazon.co.uk: Books
‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIRIn March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.
Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .
But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .
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The Stream Team: Battle Squad (Volume 1)
Never back down, never give up! Fortnite meets The Avengers in this epically awesome adventure. Thirteen-year-old Teddy Habib and his friends are recruited to join a league of other gamers to save the world from a huge bug that’s infecting longtime gamers and beginners alike, from the creative brains of gaming star NickEh30 and New York Times bestselling author E. C. Myers!Never back down, never give up!
Thirteen-year-old Teddy Habib dreams of being a pro gamer. He just never expected he’d end up in the big leagues. And no, not the big esports competitions, like NickEh30. Big leagues as in if he doesn’t win this game, the world as we know it is doomed.
When a mysterious new game developer unleashes a bug that’s turning everyone into the “Glitched,” the government’s Special Division steps in. They recruit Teddy; his best friend, Stackz; Teddy’s loyal and surprisingly cuddly German shepherd, Rocco; the indomitable TeenyTerrorPlays; and the agile Keke_Klutch to infiltrate the game.
But if the Stream Team fails . . . well, it’s GAME OVER.
The Stream Team: Battle Squad is the first book in an epic new series by pro Fortnite streamer NickEh30 and New York Times bestselling author E.C. Myers. With stunning chapter header illustrations and cover art by renowned artist Ronaldo Barata (known for his cover work with Five Nights at Freddy’s and interior art of Afro Unicorn: The Land of Afronia), this series opener is action-packed, tons of fun, and definitely NOT a glitch in the system. Plus, it’s perfect for fans of Dustin Brady (Trapped in a Video Game and Escape from a Video Game), Andrea Towers (Gamer Girls), E.C. Myers’s own work with RWBY and Five Night’s at Freddy’s, and of course, gamers who love Minecraft, Battlefront, Apex Legends, Overwatch, Halo, Call of Duty, and Super Smash Bros.
Features a Dyslexia-friendly font that follows the guidelines laid out by Nothing Comic About Dyslexia. Text format appeals to neurodivergent and neurotypical readers alike.
Also available in ebook and audio.
“Teamwork’s the name of the game in this action-packed romp.” – Kirkus
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The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
‘Superb and timely’ KATE MOSSE
‘Impressive, important, deeply moving’ SARAH WATERS
‘Brilliant’ ANTHONY HOROWITZWhat role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that claimed the lives of their family and friends?
In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were assembled to play marching music to other inmates – forced labourers who left each morning and returned, exhausted and often broken, at the end of the day – and give weekly concerts for Nazi officers. Individual members were sometimes summoned to give solo performances of an officer’s favourite piece of music. It was the only entirely female orchestra in any of the Nazi prison camps and, for almost all of the musicians chosen to take part, being in the orchestra was to save their lives. In The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, award-winning historian Anne Sebba tells their astonishing story with sensitivity and care.
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The World’s Worst Superheroes: A super new illustrated book of stories for kids, the latest from the bestselling author of Super Sleuth
GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN!
When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN!
KAPOW!
Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it’s THUNDERHOUND!
BLAM!
When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can possibly stop them? Why, DINO-KID, of course!
ROAR!
Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible!
Illustrated in marvellous colour, this collection is super, it’s duper and most importantly – it’s wuper.
David Walliams’s book ‘Astrochimp’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-05-27.
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Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
A transformative guide to rethinking our approach to goals, creativity and life itself from a neuroscientist and entrepreneur
‘A compelling new take on a timeless concern’ – CAL NEWPORT
‘I loved this profound, practical and generous book’ – OLIVER BURKEMAN
‘Perfect for anyone seeking more freedom in how they design their life’ – ALI ABDAAL
‘One of the best productivity books that I’ve read’ – RYDER CARROLL
‘This book will change the way you design your goals and live your life’ – NIR EYALWe’re told productivity is all about single-minded focus, hard grind and big goals. Deviating from the linear path means failure. The problem: it’s not true.
In this transformative book, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff reveals the easier, proven method to achieve our ambitions: an experimental mindset. Ditching out-dated notions of chasing success, she demonstrates the joyful power of ‘tiny experiments’ in which goals are discovered, pursued and adapted on your own terms. Rooted in science and real-world success stories, Tiny Experiments is packed with tools to help you break free from limiting beliefs, harness the power of imperfection and apply your curiosity – to create a meaningful, productive life in an ever-changing world.
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Traders of Our Time: Navigating the Market’s Impossible Landscape
Dear Practitioner,
In 2015 the discretionary human trader was pronounced dead. And the machine triumphant. Yet here unfolds another story:
THE CAREERS OF TEN PROPRIETARY FUTURES
TRADERS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.
From AXIA’s trading floors emerged the news trading savant Warrior―the precision-perfect Razor―the technically driven Engineer, alongside The Adventurer, The Collector, The Student, The Godfather, The Hero, The Voyager, and The Sphinx. All seven to eight-figure traders whose journeys reveal the power and permanence of the human market navigator.
Distilled from eighty hours of conversations with these traders, this work uncovers the hidden forces that forge or break careers: the counterintuitive pitfalls, the antagonisms of learning and performing, the profound impact of debriefing and journaling, the unstoppable power of the slow-brew trader. Within lies their tactical arsenal: macroeconomic news and technical trading, the Market Profile―all converging at the trader’s true north: order flow, navigated through the price ladder.
To The Curious, The Novices & The Veterans:
Hold this Companion to navigate a landscape where Change is the only constant. Find truths in contradiction, ideas in antagonisms, progress from frustrations. Anchored by one immutable principle:
Permanence is Permanent Recreation.
THIS CENTURY IS YOURS.
Good Trading To You All.
Axia Futures
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Treasure Book Making: Crafting Handmade Sustainable Journals (Create Diary DIYs and Papercrafts without Bookbinding Tools)
Divine Diary DIYs for the Innovative Crafter
#1 Best Seller in Book Making & Binding and Scrapbooking
With journal making projects, book binding techniques, and journal prompts, this Treasure Book Making guide has everything you need. Get ready to create personal journals by hand easily—without any extra book-binding tools!
An affordable craft. Hobbies tend to require a big investment, but Author Natasa Marinkovic, creator of popular YouTube channel Treasure Books, focuses on upcycling the available materials around us. Learn how to make beautiful journals—without purchasing book-binding tools, use what you have! With the things you have at home, create projects that are both useful and beautiful.
Fall into the world of book binding. This junk-journaling-how-to gives readers all of the details on how to make a book through step-by-step creative projects that will save you space and get rid of house clutter. This diary DIY is the ultimate space for your creativity to bloom and grow!
Inside, you’ll find:
- Illustrations and tips to jumpstart your creativity on DIY books
- Easy-to-follow instructions to structure and make a book for journaling and scrap keeping
- Lists of accessible materials to use—such as cereal boxes, scraps of paper, and everyday items like buttons and more
If you enjoyed learning how to craft a book in Making Handmade Books, Hand Bookbinding, or journaling books like My Soul Pages, you’ll love Treasure Book Making.
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Truck It!: The Drive Around the World That Saved My Life
Join Bobby Bolton and his trusted dog, Red, as they drive from Wigan across the world – and fall in love with life again . . .
When Bobby’s eleven-year relationship broke down, he thought he’d hit rock bottom. Then a bad economic turn and a run of unlucky business deals drove his hard-earned construction company into the ground, and Bobby discovered what it was to lose all purpose in life.
Drowning his sorrows in a pub one day, Bobby boldly declared that he would turn his life around by driving from his hometown of Wigan all the way to Australia. The next day, he sold what was left of his business and spent every penny converting a truck that he would drive and live in with his dog, Red.
A couple of weeks in, fate struck when Bobby met a beautiful woman named Marie while hiking in the South of France and fell head over heels in love. After just two dates she joined him in his truck to see what might happen next. And this was only the start of the adventure . . .
Paying corrupt Russian policemen bribes, digging out mountain passes in Albania with an old spade, getting punched at the Kazakhstan border, having a mountain track collapse in Italy, being interrogated by the Taliban at a dangerous border crossing, or sliding down a snow-covered mountain, ice axe in hand, to rescue his new girlfriend as she fell 200 metres, narrowly avoiding a cliff face . . . it’s one way to fall in love with life again.
Action-packed and completely inspirational Bobby Bolton’s Truck It! is an epic adventure with heart and a good dose of northern humour.
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Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes
Learn Korean cooking alongside social media star Sarah Ahn as her umma passes down 100+ family recipes and decades’ worth of kitchen wisdom.
Sarah Ahn’s viral food videos of her and her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational home life. This collaboration is now a must-have cookbook blending the emotional intimacy of Crying in H Mart with practical culinary advice from Nam Soon’s lifetime of kitchen experience. The recipes are framed by mother-daughter conversations that are funny, profound, and universally relatable—plus all the food is backed by the recipe-testing power of America’s Test Kitchen.
- Thorough ingredient guide: Walk through a Korean grocery store with a Korean umma for in-depth guidance on what pantry ingredients and fresh produce and protein to buy.
- Recipes both traditional and contemporary: Learn to make everything from simple banchan, a variety of kimchi, and foundational stews to an assortment of yasik (midnight snacks) and inventive desserts.
- Kitchen wisdom from mother to daughter: Shared confidences open a window onto a level of family intimacy rarely seen in cookbooks.
The Ahns understand that when generations come together in the kitchen, so much is shared: not only food, but also knowledge, advice, family history, and love.
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Unloved: From the bestselling author, Toni Maguire comes a new story of abuse and survival
How does an abusive childhood lead you into the world of drug dealers and addiction?When Marc was a small child, his father committed suicide. When his mother remarried, Marc thought his life was going to be OK but he could never have imagined just what was going to happen…
Unloved is Marc’s powerful story of sinking into the depths of addiction and despair and then finding the inner strength to rise above it. Marc is now at peace with his past and leads a happy and productive life.
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Visualise: Think, Feel, Perform Like the Top 1%
FIVE VISUALISATION TECHNIQUES TO MASTER YOUR MIND, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND ENHANCE PERFORMANCE
We all have habits and behaviours that hold us back from reaching our fullest potential. In VISUALISE, the very first book of its kind on visualisation, Maya Raichoora shows you how to harness the power of visualisation and retrain your brain so you can take control of the way you think, feel and perform, once and for all.
Drawing on the latest neuroscience, theory, Maya’s personal experience and compelling case studies, VISUALISE presents five tangible and easy-to-implement visualisation techniques that will help you boost your productivity, achieve your goals and create the best version of yourself. The five techniques are:
1. Outcome visualisation
2. Process visualisation
3. Creative visualisation
4. Negative visualisation
5. Explorative visualisation‘The best book you’ll ever read on visualisation.’
– Robin Sharma, #1 worldwide bestselling author of The Wealth Money Can’t Buy and The 5AM Club‘Distilling the art of mental fitness and drawing on neuroscience, this is a timeless and essential read for anyone wanting to supercharge their mindset and performance’
– Dr Tara Swart, neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Source‘Maya shows us how visualisation works, why it works and importantly, how to make it work for you to make real and lasting changes to how you feel, your confidence and self-belief. She also shows how you can use visualisation to be more successful in your life. It’s an absolute game-changer of a book.’
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We Solve Murders: The Sunday Times #1 bestselling murder mystery from the author of The Thursday Murder Club
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
A cunning killer. A race around the world.
An iconic new detective team is born.—–
Solving murders. It’s a family business.
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home with his cat Trouble. His days of adventure are over – that’s his daughter-in-law Amy’s business now.
Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul, which makes being a private security officer to billionaires the perfect job. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Then a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending Steve an SOS…
As a breakneck race around the world begins, can they stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?
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PRAISE FOR RICHARD OSMAN
‘Brilliantly suspenseful’ JEFFERY DEAVER
‘Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN
‘Funny, clever, compelling’ HARLAN COBEN
‘I smiled a million times’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Warm, wise and witty’ VAL MCDERMID
‘Osman just gets better’ SHARI LAPENA
‘This is a sitcom-meets-Bond, and a fine murder mystery’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘The twistiest, turniest tale told with all of Richard Osman’s trademark wit and warmth’ RED
‘The entertainment value is sky-high’ i NEWS
‘Thursday Murder Club fans, you are in for a treat’ PRIMA
‘Much as with the earlier books, I read We Solve Murders in a few pleasured gulps’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The thing that shines through in Osman’s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities … a delightful read’ OBSERVER
‘The rightful king of crime’i
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Why is Downing Street Painted Black?: 365 fun, fascinating London facts from one of the city’s most popular tour guides, the perfect 2025 gift for history and trivia fans
Have you ever tried to find a street named Bond Street? (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist!)
Did you know you can’t dine for 13 at the Savoy? At least not without a cat joining you …
And have you heard about the bus that jumped Tower Bridge?
As a walking tour guide for 15 years, Jonnie Fielding has made it his mission to uncover all there is to know about London, from forgotten facts to the history hiding in plain sight.
Packed full of pub-quiz trivia and bespoke illustrations, Why Is Downing Street Painted Black? includes 365 of his favourite quirks, anomalies and eccentricities from all over town.
So whether you live in London, would love to live in London or just love a great fun fact, Jonnie is guaranteed to reignite your fascination with this weird and wonderful city.
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Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It
‘Extraordinary’ Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor
You know where you want to go. You know you have it within you. You just need the courage to do it.
As a former Google executive and top career coach – who chased an attractive stranger off the train and later married him – Jenny Wood knows her way around courage. In this book, Wood shatters conventional wisdom about achieving your goals. She gives you permission to ditch your fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically.
Wood reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them in a savvy and compassionate way to supercharge your success, whether you’re trying to snag a promotion, launch a company or land a life-changing deal.
Wild Courage will teach you how to be:
- Weird: Win as you or lose as ‘who?’.
- Selfish: Be your own champion.
- Shameless: Beat impostor syndrome and self-promote with ease.
- Obsessed: Push, persist and perform at your highest level.
- Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others.
- Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro.
- Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no.
- Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks.
- Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you’re not in charge yet.
Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want.
‘A fresh, fearless approach to achieving your goals. This book is both a guide and a cheerleader for anyone on a mission to make things happen’ Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project
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Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It (Audio Download): Jenny Wood, Jenny Wood, Macmillan Business: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Read by the author, Jenny Wood.
You know where you want to go. You know you have it within you. You just need the courage to do it.
As a former Google executive and top career coach who chased an attractive stranger off the train and later married him, Jenny Wood knows her way around courage. In this book, Wood shatters conventional wisdom about achieving your goals. She gives you permission to ditch your fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically.
Wood reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them in a savvy and compassionate way to supercharge your success, whether you’re trying to snag a promotion, launch a company or land a life-changing deal.
Wild Courage will teach you how to be:
- Weird: Win as you or lose as ‘who?’.
- Selfish: Be your own champion.
- Shameless: Beat impostor syndrome and self-promote with ease.
- Obsessed: Push, persist and perform at your highest level.
- Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others.
- Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro.
- Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no.
- Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks.
- Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you’re not in charge yet.
Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want.
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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025
*Standard hardback edition*The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year – from the likes of Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, Rob Smyth, Patrick Collins, Simon Wilde, Osman Samiuddin, Tony Cozier, Benj Moorehead, Raf Nicholson and Dileep Premachandran – Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the famous Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph
@WisdenAlmanack”
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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025
*Standard hardback edition*The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year, in this edition: Gideon Haigh reflects on the latest Australia v India series, Scyld Berry pays tribute to James Anderson, following his retirement, and Derek Underwood and Graham Thorpe are remembered by Mike Brearley and Alec Stewart – their former Test captains and friends. Wisden also considers cricket’s deepening reliance on artificial intelligence, and whether the game can ever thrive in the USA.
As usual, Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. There are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph
@WisdenAlmanack”
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