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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson, read by John Sackville. Most history is hierarchical: it's about popes, presidents, and prime ministers. But what if that's simply because they create the historical archives? What if we are missing equally...

Julia Darrow runs a thriving business in South Carolina, has a houseful of foster dogs—and she wears designer pajamas all day, every day. John Dodge makes a living moving around the country, fixing up small businesses on the brink of disaster. His newest venture takes him to South Carolina, where he’s greeted by an odd sight: Julia Darrow, walking across Lambert Square, in pajamas. Intrigued, Dodge asks Julia out to dinner only to be refused. The townsfolk warn him that Julia is an unsolvable mystery, but Dodge likes mysteries, and he’s really good at fixing things …

Colette spends a lot of her time at Addison Square. She knows the place and the people better than anyone. But the wealthy residents she works for can barely remember her name. Which is unfortunate, because Colette knows all about them. She sees all their secrets. Even the ones they'd kill to protect.

ALEC - Against all odds, we found each other. And then a single moment of betrayal ripped it all away. I thought Christine had forgiven me. I thought we’d moved past it. I thought she’d healed. CHRISTINE - I loved them both and they loved me. But then Danny left and our triangle was broken. So was I really that surprised when Alec put it back together again? DANNY - We are meant to be together. We all know that. But what did Alec do after I left? What could he have possibly done to make Christine want revenge?

Murder on Milverton Square is the first in a wonderful new cozy mystery series set in an enchanting small town nestled amongst stunning New Zealand scenery. The Milverton Mysteries features a chaotic cast of local busybodies, delicious baked treats, a demanding and disdainful ginger cat, a very slow-burn romance with a rather appealing policeman, and of course, murder.

Unlock Your Exponential Potential with the You² Coaching Podcast!Welcome to the You² Coaching Podcast, where we empower young professionals to multiply their impact, success, and fulfillment in life and career. Hosted by Naipaul Sheosankar—an experienced finance executive, life coach, and mentor—this podcast is your guide to achieving exponential growth in all areas of life.Each episode dives into practical strategies, transformative insights, and inspiring stories, covering topics like:Career growth and personal brandingWealth creation and financial empowermentMastering health and life ...

Welcome to The Square, a communal space where people can have honest conversations about life and its various problems. Join your hosts, Ayodeji and Kachie, as they guide you through insightful discussions on topics that resonate with young people in Nigeria and the diaspora. From starry-eyed relationships and family dynamics to the workspace, managing finances, and the intricacies of Nigeria's political landscape, The Square covers it all. Gain a fresh perspective on the opportunities and challenges that come with being a young person in today's world.

Over one busy weekend, small-time heroin dealer Johnny B. Goode and his alliance of fellow pushers work their trade amidst students, businessmen, and assorted sewer rats while avoiding the law. Narrated from the separate perspectives of each member of the gang, The Washington Square Ensemble follows the twisted paths that have led the seven men through the gritty New York underworld and toward a fragile alliance at Washington Square. With humor, compassion, and an uncanny ear for voices of the streets, Madison Smartt Bell delivers a stunning indictment and occasional celebration of a blighted New York landscape.

Times Square stands proudly in the centre of New York City. Broadway meets Seventh Avenue in a place where tourists meet and fall in love with New York. The bright lights and billboards that seem to stretch on forever are just part of what makes Times Square so famous and so attractive. It is also the centre of New York’s famous Broadway theatre district and is the place where millions of people come together to bring in the New Year.

Quando la verità nascosta viene allo scoperto, Elle deve fare i conti con la forza degli affetti, la perdita e la trasformazione personale. È tempo di ricominciare: imparare a far tornare la magia, a costruire legami, a vivere il Natale nel cuore. Alla fine, ben più di storie passate, è la sua vita che sta per aprire un nuovo capitolo.

We think we understand the laws of physics. We think a lot of things. It was perhaps inevitable that some of them would turn out to be wrong. When the great incursion occurred, no one was prepared. Of all the things physicists had predicted, "the fabric of reality might rip open and giant monsters could come pouring through" had not made the list. But somehow, that was precisely what happened.

Brought to you by Penguin. Previously published as Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER People kept asking: Why would you have cats that don’t love you back? The morning after Courtney Gustafson moved into an old house in the Poets Square neighbourhood of...

Sarah Brandt is surprised when the son of her superstitious next-door neighbor asks for her professional advice. She is even more surprised to learn that mild-mannered Nelson Ellsworth has a mistress and has gotten her with child. When the young woman later turns up dead under the infamous hanging tree in Washington Square, Nelson is the prime suspect. Sarah knows that he must be innocent, and she enlists the help of detective Frank Malloy to help her find the real killer.

In London during the interwar years, five women's lives intertwined around one address. Mecklenburgh Square, on the radical fringes of Bloomsbury, was home to activists, experimenters and revolutionaries; among them were the modernist poet H. D., detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic historian Eileen Power, and author and publisher Virginia Woolf.  

The Square and The Round is an inter-generational podcast featuring Chris Kelly (Gen-X) and BB Shea (Millennial). Chris and BB get together once a week to discuss various topics and give their insight based on their radically different points of view.

Elle è senza direzione, a corto di soldi e senza una vera casa. Il tutto proprio sotto Natale! Poi scopre un annuncio: serve qualcuno che racconti la storia di una vecchia casa e della famiglia che l’ha abitata. Senza sapere cosa aspettarsi, Elle accetta il lavoro, ma appena arriva a Mistletoe Square, capisce che quello non sarà un lavoro come gli altri e che qualcosa (o qualcuno) potrebbe addirittura finire per scaldarle il cuore.

Tra storie del passato, segreti custoditi negli oggetti di Natale, e incontri che illuminano la sua vita, Elle si ritrova coinvolta in un mondo fatto di ricordi e magie. Ogni sera, leggenda dopo leggenda, la storia della Christmas House prende forma e lei scopre che quella casa non è solo un rifugio, ma un ponte verso ciò che le era mancato: speranza, comunità, amore.

It is Beijing in the 1970s, and Lai lives with her parents, grandmother and younger brother in a small flat in a working-class area. Her grandmother is a formidable figure - no-nonsense and uncompromising, but loving towards her granddaughter - while her ageing beauty of a mother snipes at her father, a sunken figure who has taken refuge in his work. As she grows up, Lai comes to discern the realities of the country she lives is. But she also goes through what anyone goes through when young - the ebbs and flows of friendships; troubles and rewards; and the first steps and missteps in love.

Frank and Sarah Malloy are enjoying married life and looking to make their family official by adopting Catherine, the child Sarah rescued and has been raising as her daughter. The newlyweds soon discover Parnell Vaughn, an actor and Catherine's legal father, is looking to fatten his pockets by insisting on a financial settlement to relinquish his parental rights. When Frank returns with money and finds Vaughn beaten to death, all evidence points to Frank as the culprit.

“Shiveringly Gothic.”—New York Times Book Review A PopSugar and BookBub Best Romance of 2022! A London heiress rides out to the wilds of the English countryside to honor a marriage of convenience with a mysterious and reclusive stranger. Tall, dark, and dour, the notorious Captain Jasper...