"Chilling . . . A neo-gothic treat; original, richly imagined, and powerfully told." --"The Guardian" (UK) for "The String Diaries"
See the girl. Leah Wilde is twenty-four, a runaway on a black motorbike, hunting for answers while changing her identity with each new Central European town.
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Regardless of style, age or size, a home should be a place of refuge, a private space in which we can feel truly comfortable, whether spending time on our own or entertaining friends. Above all, it should be a place of our own making, filled with the books, furniture and other cherished objects that[...]

This stunning debut promises to appeal to a broad range of readers and be a major force on the front line of the new wave of supernatural thrillers[...]

Critical Concepts in Management and Organization Studies provides an accessible introduction to the key themes of critical management studies. An ideal companion for students studying critical management and organization, it breaks down the complex language, concepts and philosophical underpinnings [...]

A family is hunted by a centuries-old monster: a man with a relentless obsession who can take on any identity.
"The String Diaries" opens with Hannah frantically driving through the night--her daughter asleep in the back, her husband bleeding out in the seat beside her. In the trunk of the car r[...]

Gives an introduction to key issues surrounding criminal violence from an interdisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional perspective. This work features both sociology and psychology in the section which looks at explanations of violence, and the legal issues that arise from the definitions and punishme[...]

This beautifully designed and abundantly illustrated book is the first to focus on the career of Madame Paulette (1900-1994), Pariss queen of milliners and one of the most important figures in 20th-century fashion. Paulette's fame was international: her exquisite creations featured regularly on the [...]

The domestic unit is inseparable from its homestead, and the 'house', at once a physical place and a social unit, is often also a unit of production and consumption, a cult group, and even a political faction. Inspired by Levi-Strauss's suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of medieval E[...]

A collection of stories on a single theme: worldwide calamity has lead to an outbreak of zombies! Disaster and chaos reign, and over the course of a year from initial outbreak, the stories recount planes full of zombies, travel restrictions too late to save Europe, and zombies come to LA. Written t[...]

For nearly twenty-five years "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror" has been the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to showcasing the best in contemporary horror fiction. This newest volume offers outstanding new writing by masters of the genre, such as Joan Aiken, Peter Atkins, Ramsey[...]

This well-received textbook has been designed by a team of experts for introductory courses in astronomy and astrophysics. Starting with a detailed discussion of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, it goes on to give a general introduction to normal and active galaxies including models for their formation an[...]