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Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her anofficial danger to society - but no-one can find her anywhere. Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, will not believe what he hears on the news. Knowing Salander to be fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she iscornered and alone. As he fits the pieces of the puzzle together, he comes up against some ...

Bár minden ellene szólt, Katniss Everdeennek kétszer is sikerült élve kikerülnie az Éhezők Viadalából. Túlélt minden megpróbáltatást, de még mindig nincs biztonságban. Mert a Kapitólium bűnbakot keres a lázadás miatt.

Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to protect all living creatures, present and future. It soon became known as the Ministry for the Future, and this is its story.From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined.Told entirely through fictional eye-witness accounts, The Ministry For The Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, the story of how climate change will affect us all over the decades to come.Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us - and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written.

The next sparkling opposites-attract rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit A Brush with Love and Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake. He keeps everything ordered. She's all over the place. Together they're in perfect focus. Tilly Twomley is desperate forchange after her flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out. Interning for her perfect older sister's start up isn't exactly top of her list, but at least it means she gets to travel around Europe as she works out what she wants for her future.Oliver Clark knows exactly what he wants. His autism has made forming relationships hard, but his love of colour theory and design allow him to connect with the world. Plus, he's secured the perfect internship. But then Oliver finds himself forced tospend the summer with lively, exasperating Tilly, and they couldn't be more different. And when he starts to feel things for her he can't quite name, he wonders if maybe he doesn't have everything figured out after all. As their connection grows, Tillyand Oliver start to learn that the best parts of life simply can't be planned.

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family business

A könyv azokról az évekről mesél, amikor az írónak a rá kimondott fatva miatt bujkálnia kellett. A címben szereplő név is a saját, a hatóságok kérésére kreált álneve, melyet két kedvenc írója után választott magának. Így lett Joseph (Joseph Conrad után)és Anton (Csehov után).On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called TheSatanic Verses, which was accused of being 'against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran'.So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writershe loved and combinations of their names

'India has produced a great novelist...a master of perpetual storytelling' V.S. Pritchett, New YorkerBorn at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is one of 1,001 children born in the midnight hour, children who all have special gifts, children with whom Saleem istelepathically linked.But there has been a terrible mix up at birth, and Saleem's life takes some unexpected twists and turns. As he grows up amidst a whirlwind of triumphs and disasters, Saleem must learn the ominous consequences of his gift, for the course of his life isinseparably linked to that of his motherland, and his every act is mirrored and magnified in the events that shape the newborn nation of India.It is a great gift, and a terrible burden.

The Demigod Files: the perfect companion to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series.The perfect companion to this megaselling series - essential reading for all young demigods!In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigods that NO regular human child is allowed to see.These highly classified archives include three of Percy Jackson's most perilous adventures, a Spotter's Guide to Monsters, a Who's Who in Greek mythology, Percy's Summer Camp report and much more.So, if you're armed with this book, you'll have everything you need to know to keep you alive in your training. Your own adventures have just begun . . .Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwidePraise for the Percy Jackson series:'Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner' - Amanda Craig, The Times'Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' - Telegraph'Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats' - New York TimesThe Percy Jackson series:The Lightning Thief

Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant new collection of stories. Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant,indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be.

THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NUMBER ONE GLOBAL PHENOMENON, FOURTH WING!The deadly second year at Basgiath awaits. Don't miss out on the series that the world can't stop talking about:'This book contains an addictive, drug like essence that will make you relinquish all responsibility until the very last word. Do not say I didn't warn you' - Glamour'I didn't sleep, I didn't eat, and when I finished, I had the overwhelming urge to just start it all over again' - Reader Review'The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, need I say more?'- Stylist'You know when you finish a book, and it leaves an ache in your chest because it was so good, and now it's over? That's exactly how I feel after finishing Fourth Wing' - Reader Review__________________________________________She survived her first year at Basgiath War College . . . but the danger is only beginning.Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vicecommandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is - unless she betrays the man she loves.Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits, and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.But a determination to survive won't be enough this year.Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College - and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.__________________________________________? Reviews for Fourth Wing?'This book is probably the best fantasy book I have ever read' ***** READER REVIEW'A MILLION STARS!!!!!!!!! Everything about this book was incredible' ***** READER REVIEW'The ending of the book had me sitting, staring at my Kindle hoping that if I just keep swiping to go to the next page for long enough the next book would just magically appear there.' ***** READER REVIEW'FIVE. FREAKING. STARS. There is no universe where I could give this book any less of a rating' ***** READER REVIEW'There are some stories you read and enjoy but every so often you come across one that just obliterates everything and takes over your entire being within a few pages and becomes your world and personality. Well, this is the one' ***** READER REVIEW'The world building in this was phenomenal. I lived, breathed and became a part of the college.' ***** READER REVIEW'Fourth Wing hooked me on the first page and did not let go' DANIELLE L. JENSEN, author of THE BRIDGE KINGDOM'Fourth Wing is dazzling' NALINI SINGH'A wild, sexy, rollercoaster of a ride' MARY E. PEARSON'Utterly immersive, fiercely romantic, and unforgivably addictive' LYNETTE NONI

It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life.But when a group inspired by Gerry's letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind.Reluctantly, Holly beings a relationship with the club, even as their friendship threatens to destroy the peace she believes she has achieved. As each of these people calls upon Holly to help them leave something meaningful behind for their loved ones,Holly will embark on a remarkable journey - one that will challenge her to ask whether embracing the future means betraying the past, and what it means to love someone forever

Oscar-díjra jelölveLeda is devoted to her work as an English teacher and to her two children. When her daughters leave home to be with their father in Canada, Leda anticipates a period of loneliness and longing. Instead, slightly embarrass-ed by the sensation, she feelsliberated, as if her life has become lighter, easier. She decides to take a holiday by the sea, in a small coastal town in southern Italy. But after a few days of calm and quiet, things begin to take a menacing turn. Leda encounters a family whose brashpresence proves unsettling, at times even threatening. When a small, apparently meaningless, event occurs, Leda is overwhelmed by memories of the difficult and unconvent-ional choices she made as a mother and their consequences for herself and herfamily. The seemingly serene tale of a woman's pleasant rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with an unsettled past.

The Sick Bag Song is an exploration of love, inspiration and memory. It began life scribbled on airline sick bags during Cave's 22-city journey around North America in 2014. It soon grew into a restless full-length contemporary epic.Spurred by encounters with modern day North America, and racked by romantic longing and exhaustion, Cave teases out the significant moments, the people, the books and the music that have influenced and inspired him, and drops them into his sick bag.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDGrumpy, small-town barber + hopelessly romantic runaway bride = great big bust ups, all the tension and lots of steamy encounters!Escaping her seemingly perfect wedding, Naomi Witt arrives in rough-around-the-edges Knockemout, Virginia, running to the rescue of her estranged twin, Tina.Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn't changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi's car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected: the 11-year-old niece she didn't know she had. Now she's stuck in town with no job, no plan, no home and awhole lot of extra responsibility.There's a reason local barber Knox doesn't do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi's life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stopsgetting into trouble, he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.At least that's the plan, until their lives begin to entwine in ways they never imagined . . .'I laughed. I cried. I laughed while I cried, and I definitely blushed' Book Addict

Háromezer évvel ezelőtt az ókori Palesztina egyik csataterén egy pásztorfiú diadalmaskodott egy hatalmas harcos felett mindössze a parittyájával. Dávid és Góliát története azóta az esélytelen kisemberek és a sebezhetetlen óriások közötti küzdelemjelképévé vált. Dávid győzelme valószínűtlen és csodával határos. A fiúnak nem volt esélye. Vagy mégis? Malcolm Gladwell megkérdőjelezi az akadályok és hátrányok szerepéről kialakított elképzeléseinket, és újraértelmezi, mit jelent a diszkriminációáldozatának lenni, elveszíteni egy szülőt, középszerű iskolába járni, vagy egyéb látszólagos hátránnyal indulni az életben. Ezek a lebilincselő történetek szemléltetik, milyen sokszor fakadnak világunk szépségei és jelentős értékei megpróbáltatásokkalteli élethelyzetekből.

With Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, entertaining noir novel. In a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the eventssurrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people

Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristocratic andirresistibly beautiful, with an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change. When the couple drift to Spain to the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the Bullfight, their affair is strained by new passions, new jealousies, and Jakemust finally learn that he will never possess the woman that he loves.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.'Nobody does fantasy quite like Martin' Sunday TimesThroughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the colour of blood and flame - five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes outWhen Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day

Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark heart Skane, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evilspirits and preparations are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the entire family vanisheswithout a trace. Spring, 2019: Dr Thea Lind moves into the castle. After making a strange discovery in an ancient oak tree on the grounds, her fascination with the old tragedy deepens. As she uncovers more and more similarities between her own troubledpast and the murdered girl, she begins to believe that the real truth of the killing was never uncovered.

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything - until she lost her life.Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting' nothing is ever quite what it seems

*Soon to be an Apple TV+ limited series starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen*Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he's dead, she knows it for sure.Lisey was the light to Scott Landon's dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that he was a haunted man whose bestselling novels were based on a terrifying reality.Now Scott has gone, Lisey wants to lock herself away with her memories. But the fans have other ideas. And when the sinister threats begin, Lisey realises that, just as Scott depended on her strength - her light - to live, so she will have to draw on hisdarkness to survive.

WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD, read the Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestselling, record-breaking thriller that everyone is talking about - soon to be a major film.'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD'Compelling' - OBSERVER'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY'A totally original psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER'The pace and finesse of a master' - BBC CULTUREAlicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.It's time to find out why.THE SILENT PATIENT is the gripping must-read thriller of the year - perfect for fans of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS by Lisa Jewell, BLOOD ORANGE by Harriet Tyce and PLAYING NICE by JP Delaney.

J.K. Rowling első, felnőtteknek szánt könyve, melyet kiadója - műfaját tekintve - fekete komédiaként definiál.Egy látszólag békés angol kisvárosban tapasztalható társadalmi feszültségek ábrázolása áll a történet középpontjában.Az alig negyven-egynéhány évesen megboldogult Barry Fairweather halála szó szerint felforgatja Pagford városkát. Pagford színleg maga az angol idill, macskaköves piactérrel, ódon apátsággal, ám az elbájoló homlokzat mögött háború tombol: gazdagokháborúja a szegényekkel, kamaszoké a szülőkkel, feleségeké a férjekkel, tanároké a tanítványokkal...Mert Pagford nem az, aminek látszik, és Barry megüresedett önkormányzati helye a valaha megélt legnagyobb háborút robbantja ki a helységben. Ki fog győzni a szenvedélyektől, köpönyegforgatástól, döbbenetes leleplezésektől viharos választáson?

Del mismo autor de los Bestsellers El Código Da Vinci y Ángeles y demonios, FonoLibro les trae una apasionante novela llena de claves secretas, mensajes ocultos, enganos y crímenes. Fortaleza Digital los mantendrá en suspenso y no podrá dejar deescucharlo hasta que llegue al final. La supercomputadora de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional se encuentra con un código el cual no puede descifrar. El subdirector de la agencia llama a la hermosa criptógrafa Susan Fletcher, La única pista para romperese código parece estar en el cadáver de un hombre fallecido en Espana, donde ha sido enviado el prometido de Susan, David Becker. Mientras David intenta hallar la clave y sobrevivir a la persecución de un metódico e implacable asesino en las calles deSevilla, Susan se enfrentará a su propio drama en las desoladas instalaciones de máxima seguridad de la Agencia, durante una larga noche en la que la mentira y el asesinato acechan tras cada puerta. Anada a su colección El Código Da Vinci y Ángeles ydemonios de Dan Brown, en unas magnificas producciones con la reconocida e insuperable calidad de FonoLibro.

®Girando la busta con mano tremante, Harry vide un sigillo di ceralacca color porpora con uno stemma araldico: un leone, un'aquila, un tasso e un serpente intorno a una grossa H¯. Tutto comincia da qui. Il primo capitolo di uno dei piu grandi fenomeniletterari internazionali, il libro che ha fatto leggere milioni di ragazzi e ha unito genitori e figli nella scoperta di un universo fantastico che c gia parte dell'immaginario collettivo. Edizione speciale con contenuti inediti: la mappa di Hogwarts, ilglossario, curiosita sui fondatori di Hogwarts. Eta di lettura: da 10 anni.