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A woman's midlife reinvention and a beach village of eccentric Aussies collide with stupendous results in this witty, razor-sharp and immensely enjoyable debut from author Catherine Greer. Audrey Sweetman wakes up one morning next to her husband, excited for the promotion she's been working...

"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare is a compelling tragedy set in ancient Rome, focusing on the political intrigue and personal ambitions that surround the historical figure of Julius Caesar. The play begins with Caesar's triumphant return to Rome after defeating his rival Pompey, which ignites fear among senators like Cassius and Brutus who perceive Caesar's growing power as a threat to the Republic. Cassius, manipulating Brutus's idealism and sense of duty to the state, convinces him that Caesar must be stopped to preserve Roman liberty.

"Electra," one of the enduring tragedies of ancient Greek literature attributed to playwrights like Sophocles and Euripides, explores themes of revenge, justice, and familial duty. The play revolves around the eponymous Electra, daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, who seeks vengeance for her father's murder at the hands of her mother and her lover, Aegisthus. Consumed by grief and a thirst for retribution, Electra becomes a tragic figure trapped in a cycle of violence, torn between her loyalty to her father's memory and the moral ambiguity of her actions.

AS SEEN ON FEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE PODCAST AND FEATURED IN SUNDAY TIMES STYLE AND GRAZIA 'Full of wisdom and vulnerability' CARIAD LLOYD 'An urgent, empowering read' FEARNE COTTON 'Wise, relatable and helpful' MARIAN KEYES 'A guide for living according to our own desires and drives, rather...

Every day, your life is shaping something.Every habit reinforces a pattern. Every decision influences a future. Every relationship leaves its mark. Every organization forms the people within it. Every technology amplifies what already exists. The question is not whether these forces are shaping...

In this simple, beautifully written book, David Michie opens the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. With wry, self-deprecating humour, he shows us how he began to incorporate Buddhist practices into his daily life. He explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life, and the profound sense of well-being and heart-felt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to his universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art, and politics - and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking - but genuinely wise and helpful as well.

The story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission— told by a scientist who was there from the beginning. The Voyager spacecraft are our farthest-flung emissaries—11.3 billion miles away from the crew who built and still operate them, decades since their launch. Voyager...

Calling all stargazers, this addition to the New York Times bestselling series is sure to be the perfect book for you! From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out...

The AI pandemic is raging. Monsters stalk the country lanes. Reluctant survivalist, artist, and mother Lou Sinclair has been abandoned. Her partner Edward, summoned to London, has left her to fend for herself.As the pandemic spreads, the world’s cities fall dark. Lou, her son James, and...

Red's plan is to drop off treats at her grandmother's cabin, and maybe catch a glimpse of the Wolf everyone's warned her about. But she's about to discover that some legends are dangerously real—and impossibly tempting. The Wolf doesn't just want to catch her… he wants to claim her. One...

Listeners will cheer on Pippa Park in this wonderful middle school book about friendships, bullying, crushes, and family. In this relatable story, Pippa reinvents herself and discovers who she really is on and off the basketball court.

Lecky Ferguson is growing up in a penniless but close-knit family in Jarrow. He relies on his imaginative Uncle Freddie for explanations of the world’s many mysteries. Packed with humour and adventure, this award-winning full-cast drama tells the life of a young man that is far from ordinary.

A Full-Cast Performance of the RSV-CE Voiced by Internationally Renowned Actors Original Music Score & Sound...

A memoir about sea changes, marriage and riding the waves of midlife When Covid lockdowns hit Melbourne, metropolitan midlife couple Kate and Chris decide to make a sea change and move to a small coastal town to ease financial pressures and live out the beach lifestyle many of us dream of. But...

Corinne Gray is a woman whose life is falling apart. When probationary detective Kyle Nazarian unexpectedly knocks on her door on a rainy morning, she knows why. He wants to talk about her son, Ben. This is her chance to finally explain how her sweet-natured child – who loved history and dreamed of swimming for Olympic Gold – grew up to do the unthinkable. What really happened to Ben? And could anyone have prevented it?

“It is a privilege to read Crystal Hana Kim’s fiction, which both edifies and enlightens.” —Min Jin Lee A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center—a...

Day of Judgment, Day of Apocalypse, End of the World-call it what you will, but as the millennium approaches, people's thoughts are turning toward that final reckoning. Will the world as we know it end during the year 2000? Do the rumblings from Wall Street foretell an economic collapse? This is...

A thirst for learning and a passion for astronomy draw an extraordinary young woman deep into the intellectual maelstrom, political complexities and religious extremism of Renaissance Florence. This beautifully crafted novel will appeal to readers of Karen Brooks' The Good Wife of Bath and Pip...

Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community’s church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee’s plantation. With the assistance of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, in a Tony Award-winning performance by Kara Young, Purlie hopes to pry loose an inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to restore his beloved church.