Great Value: Festive Reads

BE PART OF IT. This year, Guinness World Records paints the world yellow to bring you an endless source of inspiration. Guinness World Records 2026 opens the ultimate window on record-breaking: our experts have compiled the most remarkable records from around the world to take you on a journey through the best, biggest and brightest records in the world. From high-end hotels to deserted ghost towns and talented pets, this page-turner will have you screaming “wait, what!?” from cover to cover. Filled with awe-inspiring photography. Online bonus content and activities. Exclusive record holders' interviews. Brand new records, in the iconic best-seller you know and love. What’s inside? Discover the FANTASTIC FEATS: Find your inner talent with crazy collections, super strength and even pickleball. Celebrate 8NEW ICONS: from Dolly Parton to Katie Ledecky and double-amputee triathlete Billy Monger, these record-breaking superheroes will fuel up your inspiration. SCIENCESUPERLATIVES: From futuristic cities to space robots, dive into the cutting-edge discoveries that will blow your mind Meet EXTRAORDINARY HUMANS: Celebrate all the fascinating forms human greatness takes with iconic GWR titles Step into the KIDS ZONE: Uncover the latest Under-16 records and meet the Young Achievers, proving that the next generation is already crushing it. Marvel at the SPORTS STARS WHO SCORED BIG – from football GOAT Lionel Messi to WNBA star Caitlin Clark, who made headlines this year? Perfect for...Christmas gifting: surprise your loved ones with a beloved Christmas best-seller for kids and grown-ups. Readers of all ages who are hungry for a new challenge (and can’t wait to ace quiz nights with brag-worthy facts) Families who love to learn together while having fun. Anyone with a curious mind. Have you ever wondered, “Could I break a world record?” Spoiler: you can! Record-breaking is for everyone, everywhere, and nothing beats taking part in a new challenge… But, sometimes, all we need is the right push to get started. Open the next chapter of record-breaking with Guinness World Records 2026. Flick through the colourful pages, be inspired, and get in the mood for a record-breaking adventure.

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Special deluxe edition of The Psychology of Money with new bonus chapter content from Morgan Housel. Limited edition while supplies last.The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Over 8 million copies sold around the world.The original book from Morgan Housel, the New York Times bestselling author of Same As Ever.As featured on the Dr Chatterjee podcast Feel Better, Live More and the Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett.Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.Money – investing, personal finance, and business decisions – is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics.

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A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection - an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense. When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend's summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated for acute depression, he is still wrestling with the pain of losing his beloved sister. Sylvia's deathbed revelation - that she can see spirits who are still tethered to the living world, a gift that runs in their family - sits uneasily with Tate, who struggles to believe in more than what reason can explain. But when he takes up residence at a historic bed-and-breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his logical and controlled world. Tate and Wren find themselves forging an immediate connection, one that neither has ever experienced before. But Tate gradually discovers that below the surface of Wren's idyllic small-town life, hatred, jealousy and greed are festering, threatening their fragile relationship just as it begins to blossom. Tate realizes that in order to free Wren from an increasingly desperate fate, he will need to unearth the truth about her past before time runs out . . . a quest that will make him doubt whether we can ever believe the stories we tell about ourselves, and the laws that govern our existence. Love - while transformative - can sometimes be frightening. A story about the power of transcendent emotion, Remain asks us all: Can love set us free not only from our greatest sorrows, but even from the boundaries of life and death?

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In this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling for everyone with an interest in the world around them. NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian Bill Bryson can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is the result of his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. Now fully updated to reflect the many scientific discoveries in the last twenty years since this book was first published, it explains among much else: why Pluto is no longer a planet how the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 years how scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humanswhy we still don't know what most of the universe is made ofhow the little Higgs boson transformed physicsThis journey through time and space will inform a new generation of readers, young and old, as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now. Written in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 reveals the world in a whole new way. Praise for A Short History of Nearly Everything: ‘I doubt that a better book for the layman about the findings of modern science has been written.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Bill Bryson has an unmatched gift for explaining the most difficult subjects in the clearest possible way.’ Mail on Sunday 'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engaging, and well-informed guide' The Times ‘Hugely readable and never obfuscating.’ Sunday Times ‘A genuinely useful and readable book... A thoroughly enjoyable, as well as educational, experience. Nobody who reads it will ever look at the world around them in the same way again’ Daily Express ‘The very book I have been looking for most of my life... Bryson wears his knowledge with aplomb and a lot of very good jokes.’ Daily Mail ‘Destined to become a modern classic of science writing’ The New York Times

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An unforgettable collaboration between an award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the and #1 international bestselling writer Harlan Coben.'A tour de force thriller. Coben and Witherspoon are a dream team!' Lucy Foley'Full of jaw-dropping twists and turns' Lisa Jewell'Savvy, smart and suspenseful' Val McDermid---------Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion.Halfway across the globe, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfils her end of the agreement.But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself – or she will be the next one who is . . . Gone Before Goodbye.---------Praise for Gone Before Goodbye:'Heart-racing, twist-loaded, and impossible to put down' The Real Book Spy'Breathlessly accomplished with a plot that surprises and moves in equal measure' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time'Gone Before Goodbye is a dynamic, riveting and twisty thriller—complete with a heroine that you’ll absolutely love' Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me'I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books' Bill Nighy'Witherspoon and Coben are a match made in literary heaven’ USA Today'There were twists and turns I didn’t expect and I really didn’t want this to end' 5-star reader review'Trust me, you’re going to want to read this!' 5-star reader review'A great read!' 5-star reader review

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Begin every day by connecting with God's truth and allowing it to transform your thoughts, your intentions, your feelings and your reactions throughout the day. Each day, we have a new opportunity to make that day our best day. While we aren't in control of what happens to us throughout our days, we can work to align our thoughts, our words, our emotions, and our actions with the way God has told us He wants us to live.  This 365 day devotional from beloved Bible-teacher Joyce Meyer allows you to start each day rooted in the truth of God's word and His ways so that no matter what comes your way, you will have the wisdom, the courage, the peace, and the self-control to allow God's light to shine through you, even in the darkest of circumstances.Complimented with scripture references and accompanying prayers, each daily entry brims with Joyce's time-tested wisdom as well as fresh inspiration to walk through your day with peace, joy, and compassion.Begin your day the right way and live every day as at your best.

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Snuggle up with your very own cuddly Bluey toy as you read this heartfelt story! For real life?! Bluey, Bingo and Judo are having fun playing Butterflies in the backyard. But when Bluey runs away with Judo, poor Bingo is left alone and heartbroken. How will Bluey make amends? One little bug on the wall . . . Ding! Ching! This book and toy gift set comes with one Bluey book, Butterflies, and a cuddly plush Bluey toy. It's the perfect gift set for little Bluey fans! Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books: Bluey: Bluey’s Toys: A Touch-and-Feel Book Bluey: A Jigsaw Puzzle Book Bluey: Bluey’s Pop-up Bluey is an Emmy award-winning Australian children's television programme following the adventures of a loveable six-year-old Blue Heeler Puppy, Bluey and her family. It’s currently showing on Disney+, BBC iPlayer and CBeebies in the UK. Bluey enjoys exploring the world and using her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. Join Bluey in this fun collection of story, activity and novelty books that celebrate play.

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