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If cats were asked how they would truly like their owners to show affection, what would they say? This book shows how miraculous results can be achieved by merely changing the way we relate to our cats. It is packed with case studies and tips on various aspects of cat relationships.

Charts the 500 years that followed the death of Caesar and eventual triumph of Augustus, an era during which Rome reached heights of economic prosperity and cultural achievement. This book profiles emperors such as the autocratic Augustus, the feeble Claudius, the vicious Nero, the beneficent Marcus Aurelius, and the maniac Commodus.

The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new package

An indispensable resource. JACKET PRICE 9.99, RETAIL PRICE 3.99.

A gripping tale of mystery and adventure from the author of LABYRINTH

You've got nine long months ahead of you and you don't have a clue what you're in for. You have two choices: You can let the pregnancy blues get you down or armed with The Fearless Pregnancy you can leap through the towering halls of pregnancy in a single bound.

Peony in Love is a powerful and haunting love story steeped in the richness and magic of seventeenth-century China by the bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel, spanning three generations, about a mismatched marriage - and its consequences. Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other.

Imagines the story of Helen of Sparta and Troy, one of the most amazing female mythical characters. This book describes a Helen who was a tantalizing enigma from the very first, flesh and blood certainly, but also immortal, as the daughter of Zeus.

In the land of Caradore, the ruling family, the Palindrakes, are under siege from the emperor, who seeks the powers and ancient wisdom which are channelled to the eldest son of each generation through the sea dragons.

The second volume of master storyteller Tad Williams' long-awaited return to epic fantasy.

This novel tells the story of the intertwined fates of two families, and Lamartines and the Kashpaws. The women at the heart of this extraordinary community are survivors in a harsh and tumultuous world, united and sustained by the strength and diversity of their love.

A young woman escapes her stifling home town to become a WAAF, little realising the life she will lead as World War Two breaks.

Presents a story about how, in very different ways, the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel, by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and the powerful connection between them that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter.