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‘totally gripping’– simon sebag montefiore ‘pilecki is perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of the second world war … this insightful book is likely to be the definitive version of this extraordinary life’ — economist would you sacrifice yourself to save thousands of others? in the summer of 1940, after the nazi occupation of poland, an underground operative called witold pilecki accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands of people being interned at a new concentration camp on the border of the reich. his mission was to report on nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprising. the name of the detention centre — auschwitz. it was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the nazi’s terrifying plans. over the next two and half years, witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of nazi atrocities out of auschwitz. his reports from the camp were to shape the allies response to the holocaust – yet his story was all but forgotten for decades. this is the first major account to draw on unpublished family papers, newly released archival documents and exclusive interviews with surviving resistance fighters to show how he brought the fight to the nazis at the heart of their evil designs. the result is an enthralling story of resistance and heroism against the most horrific circumstances, and one man’s attempt to change the course of history.

Are you a watcher or a player? film tie-in edition of 2016’s hottest ya film, starring emma roberts, dave franco & juliette lewis. black mirror meets pretty little liars – perfect for fans of the hunger games and the maze runner. a high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly. when vee is picked to be a player in nerve, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. it tempts her with amazing prizes taken from her thisisme page and teams her up with her perfect boy: sizzling-hot ian. at first it’s exhilarating – vee and ian’s fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. but the game takes a twisted turn. just how far will vee go before she loses nerve? debut author jeanne ryan delivers an unputdownable novel full of action, suspense and hot romance.

A gorgeous package of two of john green’s most loved titles. a perfect gift for every john green fan. ages: 14+

“sweetly funny.” —entertainment weekly new york times bestselling author lara jean’s letter-writing days aren’t over in this surprise follow-up to the bestselling to all the boys i’ve loved before and p. s. i still love you. lara jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. she is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, peter; her dad’s finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, ms. rothschild; and margot’s coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. but change is looming on the horizon. and while lara jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father’s wedding, she can’t ignore the big life decisions she has to make. most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with peter. she watched her sister margot go through these growing pains. now lara jean’s the one who’ll be graduating high school and leaving for college and leaving her family—and possibly the boy she loves—behind. when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?

Soon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor! an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of the shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the king canon. following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the overlook hotel, danny torrance has been drifting for decades. finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant ‘shining’ power to help people pass on. then he meets abra stone, a young girl with the brightest ‘shining’ ever seen. but her gift is attracting a tribe of paranormals. they may look harmless, old and devoted to their recreational vehicles, but the true knot live off the ‘steam’ that children like abra produce. now dan must confront his old demons as he battles for abra’s soul and survival…

The extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius neil gaiman. after three years in prison, shadow has done his time. but as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. two days before he gets out, his wife laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. dazed, shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre mr wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of america. together they embark on a very strange journey across the states, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small american town. but the storm is about to break… disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, gaiman’s epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of america. includes extra material exclusive to this headline review edition.

At 32, russell green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in charlotte. but underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear. in a matter of months, russ finds himself without a job or wife, caring for his young daughter while struggling to adapt to a new and baffling reality. throwing himself into the wilderness of single parenting, russ embarks on a journey at once terrifying and rewarding-one that will test his abilities and his emotional resources beyond anything he ever imagined.

Into a tumultuous time is born a child for whom the witches of the world have been waiting. ciri, the granddaughter of queen calanthe, the lioness of cintra, has strange powers and a strange destiny, for prophecy names her the flame, one with the power to change the world: for good, or for evil.