The follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Harlequin. Thomas of Hookton travelled to France as an archer and there discovered a shadowy destiny which linked him to a family of heretical French lords who sought Christendom's greatest relic. Set in 1346, Thomas has survived the Battle of Crécy and is sent back to England charged with finding the Holy Grail. But he is an archer and when chance comes to fight against an army invading northern England, he jumps at the chance. Plunged into the carnage of Neville's Cross, he is oblivious to other enemies who want to destroy him and discovers too late that he is not the only person pursuing the Grail. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to the threat of invasion and Thomas is back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies. After hunting and wounding him, Thomas's rivals for the Grail turn him into a fugitive. Fleeing England, he travels to Normandy, determined to rescue Will Skeat, his old commander from Harlequin. Finally Thomas leads his enemies back to Brittany where he goes to discover an old love and his pursuers at last trap their reluctant pilgrim. We recall that Thomas's father bequeathed him a mysterious notebook confirming the Grail's existence, and all of Europe wants it. 496pp, paperback.

David Hume (1711-1776) was the most important philosopher ever to write in English, as well as a master stylist. This volume contains his major philosophical works. A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740), published while Hume was still in his 20s, consists of three books on the understanding, the passions, and morals. It applies the experimental method of reasoning to human nature in a revolution that was intended to make Hume the Newton of the moral sciences. Disappointed with the Treatise's failure to bring about such a revolution, Hume later recast Book I as An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1751), and Book III as An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, which he regarded as 'incomparably the best' of all his works. Both Enquiries went through several editions in his lifetime. Hume's works, controversial in his day, remain deeply and widely influential in ours, especially for his contributions to our understanding of the nature of morality, political and economic theory, philosophy of religion, and philosophical naturalism. This volume also includes Hume’s anonymous Abstract of Books I and II of the Treatise, and the short autobiographical essay, ‘My Own Life’, which he wrote just before his death. 860 page paperback. New from Wordsworth.

Sub-titled 'How Medical Cannabis and CBD are healing everything from anxiety to chronic pain'. Millions of people around the world are healing illnesses with cannabis yet nonetheless many doctors remain reluctant to discuss cannabis medicine with their patients. There is much conflicting misinformation from unreliable sources, so finding out if cannabis can be an effective treatment can feel nearly impossible. Dr Bonni Goldstein has helped thousands of patients suffering from chronic, difficult-to-treat conditions improved with cannabis. In her revelatory book she explains the current state of scientific research on how cannabis interacts with human physiology to create homeostasis or balance, leading to good health. Many of the plant's compounds including CBD and their therapeutic effects are explained in detail. There is a guide through the confusing array of cannabis-based products now available, and detailed guidance on what to avoid, and how her patients have been able to customise a personalised cannabis regimen. Dr Goldstein presents 28 common conditions which patients have found cannabis treatment to be helpful for including cancer, insomnia and gastrointestinal disorders. She guides you carefully through all the scientific research with big clear headers and short entries of the medicinal effects of CBN, THCA, CBDA and its interaction with the brain and body and how they inhibit COX, decreasing production of prosta-glandins. COX enzymes have also been shown to promote metastasis of breast cancer cells. Includes case studies. Even if you have never smoked that proverbial joint, this therapy is worth learning about. 355pp, large softback, illus and charts. Save £10.

Detective Alex Cross has lost everything and everyone he has ever cared about. His enemy Thierry Mulch is holding his family hostage. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, Mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break Cross forever, but Cross is fighting back. In a race against time he must defeat Mulch and find his wife and children, no matter what it takes. The end-game has begun. 496 thrilling pages, paperback.

Detective Alex Cross is hunting three killers, but is someone hunting him? They are on the rampage in the capital and dead bodies are piling up. Alex is in charge of all three investigations and has never been under more pressure, but with a crisis at home that threatens to tear his family apart, his attention is divided. While Cross tracks the killers, he doesn't notice that someone is tracking him. Can he unravel the cases and find the killers in time, or will he be the next dead body on the list? A thrilling thriller. 505pp, paperback.

Alex Cross's whole world is crashing down around him. He has been hunted, stalked like prey, his predator priming himself for the kill. Cross has devoted his life to protecting others. Now he's unable to protect even those closest to him. As a police detective he has made many enemies, but never like this. Everything he loves is being taken from him and soon he will have nothing and no one left. This is James Patterson at the top of his game. 518pp, paperback.

When Eve and her sisters are orphaned and become homeless, a lecherous neighbour befriends the girls. To escape his clutches, they journey to Gateshead to the hiring at the Michaelmas fair but no one wants them. The spectre of the workhouse looms, but then Caleb Travis, a young innkeeper from Washington, takes pity on them. Eve vows to repay Caleb's kindness and works tirelessly at the inn while keeping her sisters out of trouble. She finds herself falling in love with Caleb but he has only eyes for the wayward Mary. Tragedy forces Eve to leave Washington and make a new life for herself. Too late, Caleb realises what he's lost, and that the woman he loves may be gone for ever. 'A flesh and blood drama to touch any soul' ? Northern Echo. 450pp, paperback, author extras.

The President's son and daughter have been kidnapped and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. Just days later a deadly contagion in the DC water supply threatens to cripple the capital, and Alex fears that these events could signal the beginning of the most devastating terrorist attack the US has ever experienced. With each passing hour the window for solving both crimes narrow, and Alex must make a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes in. High octane stuff and relentlessly exciting. 500 page paperback.

Darwin's writings as an independent naturalist on the HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 capture the natural world's beauty in his own sublime language. In a travel journal which takes us from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands, his descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never once overcome. Here is his speculative mind at work, posing questions about the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. 480 page reprint in paperback. Line illus.

Sub-titled 'Our Story In Numbers as Told by the Office for National Statistics' from the Census 2021. What official data past and present tells us about our nation is who we are, what we do and where we live. For the past 200 years, the Census has charted our jobs, home lives and strange cultural habits with questions on occupation, housing, religion, travel and the family. The Census findings have informed the economy, politics and every other national matter and the data collected forms the single most valuable on-going historical resource of modern times. In 1841 there were 734 female midwives working in Britain, along with 9 artificial eye makers, 20 peg makers, six stamp makers and one bee dealer. Fast forward nearly two centuries and there are 51,000 midwives working in the UK, and not a single eye maker in sight! Here is the lowdown on our relationships, cultural beliefs and of course recent findings on COVID-19. There is a great deal on the popularity of 'traditional' names, the trend towards informality with names, the way in which we use the Internet is changing, the gap between what young people wanted to do and how much they envisaged earning and the reality of how they ended up. In 2016 the top five jobs that 16-21 year olds wanted to do included artistic, literary and media (writer, actor, producer), teaching, health professional, police officer or nursing. House building and skyscrapers, working hours and education, a fascinating slice of mass observation. 298pp, diagrams.