Grave Stones is the ninth instalment of Andrea Frazer's Falconer Files, a detective series chock-full of picture-postcard villages, dastardly deeds, and a delightful slice of humour.The residents of Shepford St Bernard are to have a party in the church hall, in response to a request to boost congregation numbers only their new vicar is a woman, and a young one to boot, which is not to everyone's liking ... The morning after the party, the extent of the brooding res...

"Origins of Chinese Civilization: A History of China" by Hui Wang takes you on a journey through China's ancient past, told in a way that feels like you're listening to an elder recounting myths around a campfire. The book starts with Fuxi, the first leader, whose inventions like the Eight Trigrams and fishing nets shaped early Chinese culture. The story moves through key figures like Nüwa, who patched the sky and shaped humanity from clay, and the Yan Emperor, who pioneered agriculture an...

In The Afterlife, a return from, Stephen Paul Chong offers a profound and intimate exploration of what awaits us beyond physical existence. Drawing on deep spiritual insight and revelatory inner experience, he presents a vivid account of the soul’s journey after death—one that illuminates the continuity of consciousness and the purposeful design of our earthly lives.At the heart of this work is a guided passage through the realms of the afterlife: landscapes of learning, h...

30 Golden Rules by Warren Buffett to Build Long-Term Wealth Your money disappears as fast as it comes in. You watch others chase cryptocurrency and hot stocks and you've lost money doing the same. You save, you try, but financial independence still feels out of reach. Here's the truth: fast money is a myth. Real wealth is built one way: through the right decisions, made consistently, year after year. Warren Buffett didn't become one of the wealthiest people on the planet through speculatio...

There is mischief afoot in the village of Fallow Fold. In the course of just one night, person or persons unknown have been on a spree of vandalism, scratching car paintwork, smashing colourful pots of flowers in full bloom, breaking greenhouse windows and defiling a front door with a racist word, written in spray paint. The police are called, and DI Harry Falconer and DS Davey Carmichael, in the unavailability of less senior personnel, arrive to investigate, but there are no obvious suspe...

Do you see reality as it is, or as you want it to be? Do you make decisions based on facts, or do you allow your desires to distort your logic? Do you learn from your mistakes, or do you repeat them over and over again without understanding why they do? In reality, most people live under illusions, fail to distinguish facts from hopes, allow their ego to hide the truth from them, and therefore make the same mistakes again and again. Ray Dalio, one of the most successful investors and think...

The body of a woman has been discovered in Castle Farthing Woods, and it appears that although she had been dead for years, nobody had ever reported her missing. DI Harry Falconer of the Market Darley police is perplexed - and not only in his working life. He has recently resumed his relationship with psychologist Dr Honey Dubois - but while visiting a local village in the course of his investigations, unsettling memories of a former love are revived. Then the bodies start to come thick an...

30 Golden Rules by Warren Buffett to Build Long-Term WealthYour money disappears as fast as it comes in. You watch others chase cryptocurrency and hot stocks and you've lost money doing the same. You save, you try, but financial independence still feels out of reach.Here's the truth: fast money is a myth. Real wealth is built one way: through the right decisions, made consistently, year after year. Warren Buffett didn't become one of the wealthiest people on the planet throug...

"The Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods, PART TWO" takes you deep into one of the most extraordinary periods in Chinese history, where legendary figures clashed and kingdoms rose or fell by the stroke of a pen or the swing of a sword. Discover the bold reforms of Shang Yang, the artful diplomacy of Su Qin, and the cunning strategies of Zhang Yi. Their brilliance shaped the destinies of states like Qin and Wei, while Sun Bin and Pang Juan's tactical genius inspired generations of mi...

Reverend Florrie Feldman has put the unpleasantness of her old parish behind her and made a fresh start in the sleepy little village of Ford Hollow, a community at peace - on the surface.Underneath the calm façade the usual rivalries and petty jealous are simmering. There is also a deep undercurrent of resentment towards a company which plans to build a new housing estate, altering the ancient landscape irrevocably.Shortly after Florrie takes over the parish reins, the chur...

“The Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods” takes you on a journey through one of the most transformative eras in Chinese history, marked by endless battles, brilliant strategies, and the rise and fall of powerful leaders.The story begins with the collapse of the Western Zhou dynasty, paving the way for a fragmented political landscape. The book brings to life the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period, such as Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Zhuang of Zheng, and the Seven War...

You're exhausted from trying to control things that were never yours to control.You keep pushing at a job that doesn't value you, staying in a relationship that drains you, worrying constantly about what might go wrong tomorrow. Nothing actually changes. Except you. You're more tired, more frustrated, and further from the peace you're chasing.Two thousand years ago, the Stoics discovered something we've forgotten: your peace doesn't depend on what happens to you. It depends o...