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Through a series of interviews with a wide range of people connected to Pink Floyd in their earliest days (including Nick Mason, Peter Jenner, Jenny Fabian, Storm Thorgerson, Duggie Fields and Peter Whitehead), John Cavanagh paints a vivid picture of how this remarkable debut album was created. He brings to life the stories behind each track, as well as Pink Floyd's groundbreaking live performances of the time.

A resident of a small apartment block is mysteriously killed. A white collar employee of a multinational corporation, the victim was at odds with his neighbours. But who is the murderer? A tragicomic murder story told in the first person.

Will six strangers find hope, love, and family at Christmas? A collection of three historical western short stories to inspire love and warm the heart on the western frontier.

FEVER CRUMB is set many generations before the events of Mortal Engines, in whose brilliantly-imagined world massive, predatory Traction Cities chase and devour each other. Now London is a static, overcrowded, riot-torn powerhouse that hides an explosive secret. Is Fever, adopted daughter of Dr Crumb, the strange key that will unlock its dangerous mysteries?

Chairman Biden and Dr. Fauci's Monster by Ronald Alfred Weitzman is a bold exploration of America's shifting political and social landscape under the Biden administration. This provocative work delves into key topics such as partisan politics, government overreach, and the controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on what the author sees as the path toward one-party rule and Marxist ideologies.

The late twentieth century saw charities grow from timid service deliverers into major providers with campaigning teeth. What caused this? How did they gain confidence and strength? In this fascinating history, examined through the eyes of RNIB from 1970 to 2010, Ian Bruce examines the internal drivers and the external socio-political environment that allowed and encouraged this explosion.

What exactly is the purpose of the BBC nowadays—to entertain, educate and inform? But is that all? The broadcaster itself claims to be a fearless and independent provider of news tasked with "speaking truth to power"—a true champion of the underdog. However, as David Sedgwick reveals in his new book, the reality is somewhat different: not only does the BBC diligently protect power from scrutiny, it attacks and attempts to discredit those who dare to challenge the status quo.

In these ten absorbing series, award-winning authors Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball and guest presenters take a look at the many amazing events and characters from science's long history. Among the topics explored are feuding dinosaur hunters, jumping genes, the engine that nearly ran out of steam, the day the Earth stopped standing still, how laughing gas was discovered, the first female professional scientist in Britain, and how an eel sparked our interest in electricity.

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing Vitruvian Man comes from a description by the ancient Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote the only major work on architecture or engineering to survive from classical antiquity.

The last bequest of a convicted murderer on death row in Texas lures men seeking fortunes into the lawless Congo. Rigby Croxford, still in mourning for his wife, is drawn into a web of deception and corruption by a friend in trouble. They have survived the unbridled barbarity of untamed Africa before, but this time is different.

Auf dem Campus der Morgan State University, die Cliffs Bruder Edward besucht, spukt es. Nachts ertönt mahnend die dunkle Glocke aus dem abgelegenen Glockenturm. Aber niemand ist dort! Jack und Cliff besuchen Edward in Baltimore und versuchen, das Rätsel zu lösen. Dabei stoßen sie auf ein schlimmes Ereignis in der Vergangenheit: Ein Student kam bei einem Sturz vom Glockenturm ums Leben. Ist es sein Geist, der jetzt die Glocke läutet?

Jack und Cliff stöbern in der Vergangenheit des Colleges. Sie vermuten, dass der Unfall, bei dem ein Student in den Tod stürzte, vielleicht ein Mord ist. Bei ihren Nachforschungen finden sie in der Bibliothek alte Baupläne, auf denen ein Geheimgang eingezeichnet ist, der in den Glockenturm führt. Hat sich vielleicht damals jemand durch diesen Gang geschlichen, um den Studenten über die Brüstung zu stürzen?

Kate Fletcher is my kryptonite. She's also my best friend. Former best friend? I'm not sure what you call it when we grew up attached at the hip and then she left Silver Creek (and me) to travel the world. The important thing is: Kate is back. (Temporarily.) And I'm still in love with her. (Permanently.) But something is different now. The attraction doesn't seem one-sided. I don't think I'm imagining the heat in Kate's eyes or the chemistry crackling between us.

For Lewis Carroll, a deacon in the Church of England, faith in Christ and belief in a loving God stood at the core of his being, but little has been written about what the church or faith meant to the celebrated author of the Alice books. With Lewis Carroll: Formed by Faith, Charlie Lovett provides the first in-depth study of the religious life of the famous author, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. By examining Dodgson's religious education and core beliefs, this book shows how a deep Christian faith guided every part of his life and work.

Kämpfe gegen die dunkle Seite in dir. Jedes Jahr zur Sommersonnenwende soll in einem abgeschiedenen Dorf eine junge Frau dem Dämonengott geopfert werden, um ihn gnädig zu stimmen. Jede von ihnen wird am Waldrand an ein Holzkreuz gebunden und Nodir dargeboten, bis er sie zu sich holt. Voller Entsetzen hört Sóley, wie bei dem diesjährigen Fest ihr Name vom König ausgerufen wird. Doch kurz vor der Opfergabe gelingt ihr das Unmögliche: Sie kann sich mithilfe ihrer Freundin Layla befreien und flieht in die Tiefen des Waldes.

What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary? A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mother's death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment. Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.

Before her suspicious death, Rigby Croxford's wife, Helen, fingered an African politician as the head of an international wildlife poaching syndicate. Plans to avenge Helen's death are put on hold when an ex-lover from Rigby's past reenters his life. The woman's daughter has disappeared in Africa. She enlists Rigby's help, but her agenda is not what it seems to be.

When an ATF raid on a cult compound goes horribly wrong, the cult leader and his band of deadly terrorists escape. On the run and desperate, they need a place to hide. A remote family farm makes for the perfect place. But there’s one big problem. The family that lives there has a guest—a drifter they picked up by the name of Jack Widow.

The Kingdom of No Worries is the story of three young friends who create their own kingdom on a piece of land that emerges in the middle of the river that runs through their city. Inspired by their actions to create a democracy that is a model of social tolerance and global thinking, the surrounding community turns out in the thousands to participate in what becomes a radical cultural hub of the city. Over the course of one hot summer the boys grapple to learn what a democracy is and to oversee its demands.

A few years ago, I wanted to buy a little book of prayers for a friend and was surprised that there didn’t seem to be much available. It was this that motivated me to put together Hope: Changing Rooms. In these uncertain times, we all need hope wherever we find ourselves, and especially as we face important or challenging decisions.