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100 cosy crime puzzlesWhen a passenger is found dead by the tracks, detective and art lover Adrienne Sandford is forced to interrupt her holiday to solve the mystery. As the train crosses the Alps and murders multiply, she must apply all her wits to make it safely to Rome. <p>Take on the role of detective to solve 100 crime-related scenarios in a railway journey across the Alps from Switzerland into Italy.</p>

{\rtf1\ansi\deff0\nouicompat{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Arial;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} {\*\generator Riched20 10.0.22621}\viewkind4\uc1 \pard\cf1\fs16\lang1033 Killer on the CanalClarity MediaGenre: Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksLabel: CollinsDescription: 100 cosy crime puzzles Follow detective aficionado and retiree Harvey Rivers as he traverses Britain's idyllic canal network uncovering murder and intrigue along the way. You will need to draw on all your powers of logic and deduction to help him solve these 100 original murder-mystery puzzles. Challenges abound as Harvey encounters mysterious characters on his journey. You are tasked with solving logic puzzles related to Harvey's story. Life is about to take a dramatic turn for Harvey. His peaceful days on the canal are brutally disrupted when the crime novels he adores become startlingly real. When his friend and fellow crime enthusiast Fred dies in mysterious circumstances Harvey sets out on the trail of the killer. The chase takes him past placid villages and through sprawling cities following the devastation the murderer leaves in his wake. He struggles to contain a fire at the locks fights off an attempted boarding rescues kidnapped animals and saves many others from meeting Fred\rquote s fate. Events come to a head at a detective convention by the mouth of the river. The killer murders one of the guests and assumes their identity intending to wipe out every detective in a single stroke. Only Harvey arriving late in his battered narrowboat can stop this hideous crime from taking place.\par }

Collins World AtlasA beautiful gift for the adventurers in your family. A new, fully updated edition of this popular atlas in the Collins world atlas range. Designed in the distinctive Collins style, it is the ideal reference atlas for school, home, and business use.Explore our planet:• Highly detailed, updated regional and worldwide mapping• Wide range of topical issues covered including natural disasters, population, climate, and the environment• Key country statistics allow comparisons of their state of development and an understanding of today’s world• Thousands of facts and statistics including world and continental ranking tables• Discover more than 56,000 placesMapping updates include:• Country name changes – Czechia (formerly Czech Republic), Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)• Extensive place name changes in New Zealand, Myanmar, and Ukraine• Changes to capital cities in Burundi, Chad, Eswatini, Kazakhstan, and Kiribati• Railways in France, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. Motorways in the UK and Ireland• New rail and road bridge across Kerch Strait• Everest height updated to 8,849m / 29,032ftPaperback version available ISBN 978-0-00-837432-7

Ants live in communities, where everyone helps out. Everyone has a task for the community . . . Everyone is needed. No one has to know everything. One morning, Emelie can't get out of bed. Her therapist calls it burnout. Her neighbour calls it the tiny work death. She needs to get away from the brightness of the city lights, the noise of the people, the constant demands, so she goes to the woods, pitches her tent overlooking the lake, breathes. And that's where she sees them, the Colony- A man with a sad face.A tall, strong, older woman.A woman in her forties, squatting to examine an ant hill.Another woman in her forties, short, long hair, ample bosom, good posture - the leader?An extremely beautiful man.A slightly younger man, in a Helly Hansen jacket and trucker hat.And a teenage boy, standing a little way from the group. Who are they? What do they mean to each other? And why do they behave in such strange ways- thanking the fish they eat, sleeping under a tree, singing off key, dancing without music, never letting the boy fully in? As Emelie becomes more and more drawn to the Colony, she begins to re-evaluate her own lifestyle. Wouldn't it be nice to live as these seven do? Apart from society and its expectations. But groups always have their dynamics and roles. Which are you? And what if you want to change?  'Swedish writer Norlin's remarkable debut revolves around a commune in the Swedish countryside ... Norlin's character work is superior, bringing each Colony member to vivid life and examining in nuanced detail how they interact. It's an impressive tale of a found family.'-Publishers Weekly 'In this elegant, darkly funny, and deeply touching story about group dynamics and our need for belonging, the author once again shows she's a receptive and warm depicter of human life. This is a novel to take to your heart and warm yourself upon.'-Svenska Dagbladet 'Mesmerising, lush, and unsettling ... Colony is extraordinary.'-Diane Cook, author of The New Wilderness

Colours (May Gibbs: Gumnut Babies)  Learn the colours of the rainbow with May Gibbs’ Gumnut Babies. Explore the beautiful colours of the bush as they come to life in May Gibbs’ uniquely Australian wonderland.  This board book includes beautiful soft colours that little ones are sure to recognise from their time outside. The Gumnut Babies, including Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, are bound to capture their attention.  The sturdy edges of this board book are perfect for little hands just beginning to explore the world around them.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CBCA 'EVE POWNALL' AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ABIA 'SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKPEOPLE KIDS' READING GUIDE AWARDS 'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILDERNESS 'KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE' Come Together is a heart-warming, debut picture book for children aged 5 and up from pop artist Isaiah Firebrace, inspired by his petition to the Australian Government calling for Aboriginal history to be taught in every classroom. In this essential book, Isaiah, a Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man, establishes a foundation of First Nations knowledge with 20 key topics. Alongside bright and contemporary illustrations by Mununjali and Fijian artist Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Isaiah connects us to each topic through his own personal story and culture, from the importance of Elders to the Dreaming. At once accessible and engaging, Come Together will make every Aussie kid proud that we are home to the longest continuing culture on Earth!

Naina Rao is ready for this to be her year: She’s entered her mid-twenties, landed a steady job, broken up with her intensely passionate older girlfriend Sofia, and committed to hustling her way into a creative career. But the city doesn’t exactly embrace her with open arms – at least not until she meets David, an aspiring filmmaker and collaborator who makes New York start to feel like home. But is this a professional connection or a romantic one? And does opening herself up to a relationship with David mean compromising her sexual identity and her aspirations?

A superb YA fantasy set in the near future, full of secrets, high stakes, peril, deceptions and dreamwalkers, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles and The Gathering.

A compact and up-to-date photographic guide to Australia's birds from the author of Birdscaping Australian Gardens.This book is the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds available. Written in everyday language, with crisp, brilliant digital images taken in the wild, this authoritative guide includes-*The first entry and photograph of the previously believed extinct Night Parrot*The recently recognised as a full specie Lesser Sooty Owl*The Thick-billed Grasswren*All seven species of Quail-thrush*The Paperbark Flycatcher*Rare photographs of the male Superb Lyrebird in courtship display*The Bustard in courtship plumage*The male Magnificent Riflebird in its courtship dance*The first photograph of a nesting colony of Australian Swiftlets taken in a deep, dark cave in tropical Queensland... and much more.Beyond a field guide, this book is divided into 27 chapters, with each chapter opening with fascinating background information.The easily accessible information on each bird includes- common and scientific names; size; description; behaviour; preferred habitat; feeding habits; voice; status; and breeding.Distribution maps are arranged next to the photographic illustrations of the bird. A binocular icon indicates 'hot spots' to find particular birds.All wild birds that have been regularly recorded on the Australian mainland, Tasmania and offshore continental islands and oceans, including sub-species where the differences are recognisable in the field, have been included and photographed.Features over 1400 photographs by some of Australia's best wildlife photographers, including Colin Cock, Michael Schmid, Eric Sohn Joo Tan, Duade Patton, John Anderson, Alwyn Simple, Peter Jacobs, Andrew Bell, Tony Ashton, Nolan Caldwell, Chris Wiley, Maureen Goninan, Marlene Lyelle and George Adams to name but a few.Whether you're a beginner just starting to explore the world of avian wonders, or a seasoned 'birdo' with years of field experience, this book promises to be a treasured resource that will be enjoyed by all.

Complete Self-Help For Your Nerves The international bestselling step-by-step guide that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety. 'One of the most helpful books in the world. Practical, gentle, an absolute life-saver. I could not recommend this book more highly.' Clare Bowditch My heart beats too fast. My hands tremble and sweat. I feel like there's a weight on my chest. My stomach churns. I have terrible headaches. I can't sleep. Sometimes I can't even leave my house... These common symptoms of anxiety are 'minor' only to the people who don't suffer from them. But to the millions they affect, these problems make the difference between a happy, healthy life and one of crippling fear and frustration. In Complete Self-Help for Your Nerves, Dr. Claire Weekes offers the results of years of experience treating real patients-including some who thought they'd never recover. With her simple, step-by-step guidance, you will learn how to understand and analyze your own symptoms of anxiety and find the power to conquer your fears for good. In her two best-selling books, Self-help for your Nerves and More Self-Help for your Nerves, Dr. Claire Weekes helped generations of sufferers of nervous tension and panic attacks. In this comprehensive volume, which brings together the best of her advice and self-help techniques, people can learn how to treat themselves through her compassionate and practical advice. Clearly written and empathetic, Complete Self-Help canvasses all manner of nervous illness from simple muscular and emotional fatigue to recurring symptoms, guilt and depression, helping people to recognize signs of illness and to combat it. 'I absolutely adore Dr Claire Weekes, and her solid useful practical advice for dealing with what she calls "Nervous Suffering". An absolute mental-health pioneer who deserves celebration. Long gone now, but her simple techniques offer a great place to start for anyone who wants a cure for their panic attacks.' Clare Bowditch, author and musician 'Page after page offers the reassuring reminder that you can best fight your panic by refusing to fight the panic. And in short: It works.' The New York Times 'It's the gentle tone and Claire's empathy that makes it really special. She explains very simply how the nervous system works and how to 'float' past the feelings you're experiencing. Life changing stuff.' Good Housekeeping 'It is hard, if not impossible, to think of anyone else who changed so many lives for the better in the field of mental health than Dr Claire Weekes.' Judith Hoare, author of The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code 'After 18 months of near constant anxiety, I was in despair and ready to go on medication. Then I discovered Claire Weekes and slowly I was able to recover and regain myself. This woman saves lives.' Mick LaSalle, author and film critic