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<b>THE DELUXE PAPERBACK EDITION OF THE #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER - The first book in Diana Gabaldon's acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series-season 8 coming in March 2026!</b><br/><b><br/>**This special edition of <i>Outlander</i> features a gorgeous new cover, Fraser tartan stenciled edges, designed endpapers, and a new letter of introduction from Diana Gabaldon!**</b><br/><br/>Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.<br/><br/>Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach-an "outlander"-in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.<br/><br/>Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.

In the fifty years since Sylvester Stallone ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, he and those steps have become symbols of resilience and determination, and have inspired millions from all over the world to pursue their dreams. In The Steps, Stallone recounts how he pursued his own dreams. A culmination of decades of reflection, Sly shares where he came from - a difficult birth, an even more difficult childhood, years of struggle in school being misunderstood - and he explains how the real story of a successful life is built by facing, embracing and ultimately overcoming our challenges. It's found in the distances we are willing to go and the steps we must take to get from where we are to where we want to go. In a narrative framed between Stallone's arrival in New York City in 1969 and the triumph of Rocky at the 1977 Academy Awards, Sly weaves a vivid and propulsive portrait of struggle, subsistence and ultimately success. He writes of his early days and later years, too, and the persistence, creativity and resilience that led not only to the creation of Rocky but to a career filled with remarkably iconic roles. The Steps is a testament to Stallone's extraordinary life and a profound meditation on the importance of vision and willpower and hard work.

Steven Bartlett, creator of The Diary of a CEO, returns with his most unique and uncompromising book yet. How do you do the thing when you don't know how to do the thing? There are two kinds of people in this world: those who talk about changing their lives, and those who actually do it. This book is written for the second group: for anyone ready to cross that line. After close to a decade spent interviewing scientists and spies, monks and misfits, billionaires and athletes, founders and failures, Steven has learned one truth that sits above all others: the thing blocking you isn't talent, luck, resources or readiness. It's the wall you've built around yourself. And it's not made of concrete - it's made of paper. Blending unforgettable stories from the world's biggest doers with methods drawn from behavioural science, Just Fcking Do It gives you the tools to overcome fear, easy comfort, inertia, embarrassment or self-deception and to take action. Now. Before the window closes. Because this isn't just a book - it's a wake-up call. Will you answer it?

<strong>The revelatory, much-anticipated memoir from the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter who was wrongly imprisoned in Putin's Russia for more than a year</strong> - <strong>a glimpse inside the perils and contradictions of a country in the midst of autocracy</strong> <br/><br/>In March 2023, a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Evan Gershkovich met with a union boss connected with a Russian tank factory. As the journalist sat with his source in an empty restaurant in an industrial city 900 miles east of Moscow, a squad of masked agents charged in, blindfolded Evan, and dragged him into an unmarked van. The agents were from the FSB, Putin's powerful security service, and the successor to the Soviet-era KGB. <br/><br/>Five years earlier, Evan had arrived in Moscow to jumpstart his journalism career. His parents had left the Soviet Union in the 1970s, forging a middle-class life in New Jersey, where Evan grew up on Soviet-era cartoons and weekend trips to Brighton Beach. In Moscow, Evan dove into life - unpacking politics for readers of <em>The Moscow Times</em> and developing a circle of deep friendships with Russian peers, all striving to make their way in perilous times. <br/><br/>Western journalists had long felt insulated from the dangers their Russian counterparts experienced. But war, it seemed, had changed the rules. Interrogated for hours after his arrest, Evan was told he was being charged with spying and thrown in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison - a pawn in a geopolitical chess match. <br/><br/>After his world suddenly shrunk to a tiny, cement-walled cell, Evan did something remarkable: he continued reporting. For the next sixteen months, he documented a life in Russia that few Westerners will ever experience: its sprawling prison system, with its own vocabulary and customs - and surprising pockets of humanity. <br/><br/>In writing by turns riveting and humorous, Evan brings readers inside the events leading to his arrest, his nearly 500 days in Russian prisons, and the blockbuster, multi-country prisoner swap that freed him. More than a prison memoir, <em>This Cursed Beautiful Land</em> is an extraordinary, deeply reported chronicle of a misunderstood people and their land - marked at once by stunning beauty and a haunting history.

From the #1 bestselling author of Grit, a new book that reveals the hidden power of situations - and how you can shape them to bring out your best. In Angela Duckworth's first book, she showed that a common denominator of successful strivers is a blend of passion and perseverance she dubbed 'grit.' This new book springs from her deepening realization that grit, while necessary, is sometimes not sufficient. How you situate yourself to meet a challenge can be crucial. Duckworth's in-depth research reveals the enormous influence wielded by the objects within arm's reach, your peers and mentors, and even where you live. Though you're often told to make the best of your situation, it is far, far better to make your situation better first.

Endlessly customizable, waste-free and capable of creating the most intricate fashion, 3D printing is undeniably the future of fashion. But how can we use it to create our very own 3D printed fashion? <br/><br/>This guide shows the reader how to create fabrics using modular printed pieces, that can be assembled and disassembled to create a range of garments and accessories including tops, trousers, skirts and bags.<br/><br/>Zero 3D modelling skills are needed - just some freely available software and a suitable 'beginner printer'. The book covers getting set up, the materials and tools available, a series of illustrated step-by-steps, creative inspiration pieces and downloadable patterns.

Divided into six families of knit -essential, rib, openwork, fanciful, relief, cable - each stitch is illustrated photographically and explained with simple step-by-step instructions. Before the chapters devoted to each family of knit stitches, there is a brief introduction summarising basic knitting techniques and considerations, such as what yarns to choose.<br/><br/>Knitting is a timeless art and, one that continues to ride on a surge at the start of the 2020s. It is one of the most popular textile hobbies, with English-language speaking countries topping the number of knitters per capita. This beautifully packaged compendium is sure to appeal to knitters of all abilities and styles.