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American Dirt
₱120.00‘heartstopping… doesn’t let up… you will urge them on, fists clenched’ the times an extraordinary story of the lengths a mother will go to to save her son, american dirt has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. it’s time to read what you’ve been missing. lydia perez owns a bookshop in acapulco, mexico, and is married to a fearless journalist. luca, their eight-year-old son, completes the picture. but it only takes a bullet to rip them apart. in a city in the grip of a drug cartel, friends become enemies overnight, and lydia has no choice but to flee with luca at her side. north for the border… whatever it takes to stay alive. the journey is dangerous – not only for them, but for those they encounter along the way. who can be trusted? and what sacrifices is lydia prepared to make? *an instant new york times #1 bestseller 2020* *an instant sunday times top ten bestseller 2020* *over 2 million copies sold globally* *a richard and judy bookclub pick* *an oprah’s book club pick* *a bbc radio 4 book at bedtime*
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The Escape
₱80.00The grander the house. the darker the secrets. from bestselling author ruth kelly, the escape is an electrifying winter read for fans of lisa jewell and sarah pearse. the perfect escape when struggling influencer couple adele and jack post a crowdfunding video online, they’re amazed when a mysterious benefactor offers to buy them an idyllic 17th century french château. it’s the lifeline they need to leave all their troubles behind and patch up their relationship after a rocky period. the influencer for adele, it’s a dream come true. she will post videos from the fairy tale setting, renovating the grand building as thousands of online subscribers follow their journey. but the château is not all it seems and the local community is far from welcoming. the sister then adele’s videos suddenly stop. her sister erin travels to france to make sure she’s okay but the couple have vanished. between the obsession of adele’s fans, the unsettling history of the building and the claustrophobic secrecy of the nearby town, erin must unravel the shocking truth behind why the anonymous investor gifted adele and jack their dream home in the first place . . .
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Boys Who Made A Difference
₱99.00When it comes to making a difference, there’s no such thing as too young! get ready to meet some incredible young men who followed their dreams and changed the world for the better, often by taking the path less travelled and staying true to themselves. from wolfgang amadeus mozart to nelson mandela, vidal sassoon to bob dylan, tony hawk to matt groening this collection, from the author of girls who rocked the world, features young men from across history and around the globe who have all achieved remarkable things. also included are profiles of teenagers who are changing the world right now – boys like john collinson, the youngest person to climb the seven summits, and alec loorz, who founded the non-profit organisation kids vs. global warming. whatever your passion in life, you’ll be inspired and motivated by these amazing real-life stories to believe in yourself and start making a difference right now!
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Long Walk To Freedom
₱200.00The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, a long walk to freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape nelson mandela’s destiny. emotive, compelling and uplifting, a long walk to freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. ‘burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity … unforgettable’ andre brink ‘enthralling … mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as lincoln and gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground’ donald woods in the sunday times
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The Marshmallow Test
₱99.00A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. what will she do? and what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? walter mischel’s now iconic ‘marshmallow test,’ one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to living a successful and fulfilling life: self-control not only predicts higher marks in school, better social and cognitive functioning, and a greater sense of self-worth; it also helps us manage stress, pursue goals more effectively, and cope with painful emotions. but is willpower prewired, or can it be taught? in his groundbreaking new book, dr. mischel draws on decades of compelling research and life examples to explore the nature of willpower, identifying the cognitive skills and mental mechanisms that enable it and showing how these can be applied to challenges in everyday life–from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. with profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, the marshmallow test will change the way we think about who we are and what we can be. and since, as mischel argues, a life with too much self-control can be as unfulfilling as one with too little, this book will also teach you when it’s time to ring the bell and enjoy that marshmallow.
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Bridesmaids
₱85.00The sunday times top ten bestselling author it’s a happy day for everyone except the bridesmaid … with less than an hour to go before her best friend, grace, is to walk down the aisle, evie is attempting to fulfil her most important bridesmaid role: to deposit the bride at the start-line at the appointed time. but with a bride famed for her chaotic sense of time, and the bride’s daughter busy mashing molton brown into the expensive hotel carpet, minus underwear, the odds are stacked against her. evie is twenty-seven; a sparkly, down-to-earth journalist. she has never been in love and has started to fret that she never will be. small wonder, then, that the prospect of being bridesmaid at no less than three impending weddings is one that fills her with trepidation. but then she meets her friend valentina’s date, jack. valentina is beautiful, shallow and self-obsessed. her dates tend to be mirror-images. which can mean only one thing: jack can’t possibly be as good as he seems. can he? full of warmth, fun and laughter, bridesmaids is a novel to devour!
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Ghost Flower
₱130.00‘i am an imposter. a fake. a fraud. but everything that follows is the truth and nothing but the truth. i have no reason to lie anymore.’ eve has been living hand-to-mouth, trying to forget old scars from her foster homes and to avoid getting any new ones from her sleazy boss. so when she’s offered a way out – $100,000 to pretend to be somebody she’s not – she knows she’d be a fool not to take it. but it soon becomes clear that her life will be at risk unless she can work out exactly what happened to the girl she’s been asked to impersonate. trapped in a web of lies and deceit, eve is desperate to learn the truth, even if it means facing up to a past filled with murderous secrets.
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Negotiating With The Dead
₱180.00What is the role of the writer? prophet? high priest of art? court jester? or witness to the real world? looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, margaret atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain – or excuse! – their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play. and if a writer is to be seen as ‘gifted’, who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? margaret atwood’s wide and eclectic reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences as a writer, both in canada and on the international scene. the lightness of her touch is underlined by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of western literature.
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Shadowsong
₱185.00Six months after the end of wintersong, liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as liesl had hoped. her younger brother josef is cold, distant, and withdrawn, while liesl can’t forget the austere young man she left beneath the earth, and the music he inspired in her. when troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, liesl must return to the underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the goblin king―who he was, who he is, and who he will be. what will it take to break the old laws once and for all? what is the true meaning of sacrifice when the fate of the world―or the ones liesl loves―is in her hands?
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Beautiful Creatures
₱180.00In a small south carolina town, where it seems little has changed since the civil war, sixteen-year-old ethan is powerfully drawn to lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection, and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.
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One Step Too Far
₱120.00From #1 new york times bestselling author lisa gardner, a thrilling new novel that sends frankie elkin into the woods in search of a lost man-and the shocking truth about why he went missing in the first place
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The Taking Of Annie Thorne
₱150.00One night, annie went missing. disappeared from her own bed. there were searches, appeals. everyone thought the worst. and then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. but she couldn’t, or wouldn’t, say what had happened to her … something happened to my sister. i can’t explain what. i just know that when she came back, she wasn’t the same. she wasn’t my annie. i didn’t want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes i was scared to death of my own little sister. now … the email arrived in my inbox two months ago. i almost deleted it straight away, but then i clicked open: “i know what happened to your sister. it’s happening again.”
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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
₱150.00Join the birthday celebrations in acorn wood with four new 15th anniversary editions of the ever-popular postman bear, fox’s socks, hide-and-seek pig and rabbit’s nap. rabbit is trying to get to sleep, but everyone is being so noisy. lift the flaps and find out who is keeping rabbit awake! will she ever have her nap? with sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the tales from acorn wood have been delighting both parents and toddlers for fifteen years. this year we celebrate their unending appeal with four beautifully produced board books and a fresh new cover look with shiny foil. from the award-winning creators of the gruffalo.
