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January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she's the lead in a blockbuster movie. Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale. But January and Gus have more in common than you'd think: They're both broke. They'vegot crippling writer's block. And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends. The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first. The risk? In telling each other's stories, their worlds might be changed entirely... Set over onesizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You.

It is Egypt, 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that she deserved to die like a snake.Yet Renisenb, the priest's daughter, believes that the woman's death was not fate, but murder. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within her own father's household.As the wife of an eminent archaeologist, Agatha Christie took part in several expeditions to the Middle East. Drawing upon this experience and exhaustive research, she wrote this serial killer mystery laid in Egypt 4000 years ago.

Edmund Burke was the dominant political thinker of the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England. His reputation depends less on his role as a practising politician than on his ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context ofpolitical theory. Above all, he commented on change. He tried to teach lessons about how change should be managed, what limits should not be transgressed, and what should be reverently preserved. Burke's generation was much in need of advice on thesematters. The Industrial Revolution, the American Revolution, and catastrophically, the French Revolution presented challenges of terrible proportions. They could promise paradise or threaten anarchy. Burke was acutely aware of how high the stakes were.The Reflections on the Revolution in France was a dire warning of the consequences that would follow the mismanagement of change.

In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But whoisthe father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play?

The bestselling author puts the controversial subject of abortion under the microscope in this interrogative novel - told thrillingly in reverse - about the right to life and the right to choose.The masterful new novel from the number one bestselling author of Small Great Things.The Center for Women's Reproductive Health offers a last chance at hope - but nobody ends up there by choice.Its very existence is controversial, and to the demonstrators who barricade the building every day, the service it offers is no different from legalised murder.Now life and death decisions are being made horrifyingly real: a lone protester with a gun has taken the staff, patients and visitors hostage.Starting at the tensest moment in the negotiations for their release, A Spark of Light unravels backwards, revealing hour by urgent hour what brought each of these people - the gunman, the negotiator, the doctors, nurses and women who have come to themfor treatment - to this point.And certainties unwind as truths and secrets are peeled away, revealing the complexity of balancing the right to life with the right to choose.

In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when firstbrother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous.Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

Bill Bryson sajátságos szemüvegén keresztül már vethettünk egy pillantást Angliára (Jegyzetek egy kis szigetről), most Amerikát vizsgálhatjuk meg vele. Húszévnyi angol élet után költözött haza feleségével és négy gyerekével Amerikába - pontosabbanÚj-Angliába, ahol az ember nem zárja be a házát, ha elutazik, sem az autóját, ha vásárol. Ez nem a való világ - értesül Bryson egy New Yorkból odaszármazott szomszédasszonytól -, ez New Hampshire. Persze itt sem fenékig tejfel minden, mert ha az emberhatra kap időpontot a fogorvostól, az hajnali hat órát jelent Bill Bryson mindenre képes rácsodálkozni..Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. This becameÉ all too apparent when, after nearly two decades inEngland, the world's best-loved travel writer upped sticks withMrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. and returned to live in the country he had left as a youth.Of course there were things Bryson missed about Blighty but any sense of loss was countered by the joy of rediscovering some of the forgotten treasures of his childhood: the glories of a New England autumn

It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat tohis life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid atknocking off four septuagenarians. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize 2019'Epic' Kiley Reid, O, The Oprah MagazineThe Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: theirfamilies, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past.Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' story lines intersect?Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the Americanhistory of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which peoplesometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash.Once, we'd worshipped them as Gods.For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I've spent my entire life tending to the gardens next tothe boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.Then, we died on their swords.All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There's nochoice but to flee everything I've ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.Now, they'll claim what's theirs.But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks evernearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn't dare to want and a distraction I can't afford. I can't seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.My heart.

Lényegtelen információkkal elárasztott világunkban a tisztánlátás hatalom. Vajon értjük még egyáltalán a világot, amelyet alkottunk? Tudjuk, mi történik körülöttünk, melyek a jelen legnagyobb kihívásai és döntései? Mit jelez Donald Trump hatalomrakerülése? Mit tehetünk a járványszerűen terjedő álhírek ellen? Miért van válságban a liberális demokrácia? Isten visszatért? Új világháború közeleg? Melyik civilizáció uralja a világot? A Nyugat? Kína? Az iszlám? Nyitva hagyja-e a kapuit Európa abevándorlók előtt? Meg tudja-e oldani a nacionalizmus az egyenlőtlenség és a klímaváltozás problémáit? Mihez kezdjünk a terrorizmussal?Tudjuk, hogy mire tanítsuk a gyerekeinket?What do we really need to know in today's world? In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari exploreswhat it means to be human in an age of bewildermentSapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present.How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children?Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorientingchange. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present.How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children?Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorientingchange. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

In this and indeed other lives there are givers and takers. It's safe to say that vampires are very much in the latter camp - unapologetically so. Most of them have had plenty of practice - after all they've been undead for centuries. And they haven'tgot that old without being artful.The Magpyrs are a thoroughly modern, sophisticated vampire family. They're looking to enhance their social status by taking over a kingdom or two. Over the years they've even developed a taste for garlic and for holy icons. They're not going to take 'no'for an answer - particularly from witches or priests...

Fallaci's harrowing book dealt with the controversial theme of abortion in Italy and the mother's relationship with her unborn child. The story is told through letters written to the protagonists unborn baby.

'Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner' Guardian'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times'Extraordinary' Telegraph___HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH___Over 16 million copies sold worldwide.Now a major motion picture.

Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King's heart. Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King's rule. Her only desire is to get free and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured. When a surpriserelease finds her in the hands of the Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she'll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge. But Lor doesn't belong in theSun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn't a citizen of the Sun King's court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is wiped off the gameboard, permanently. Now Lor must win,because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she'll be sent back into the hands of the Aurora King. This glittering fae romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Fourth Wing, Raven Kennedy and Jennifer Armentrout. Trial of the Sun Queen is the firstbook in a series with an eventual happy ever after.

With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are nowfamiliar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll's delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky.

Philip Pullman klasszikussá vált, számtalan díjjal elismert ifjúsági trilógiájának első részében megismerjük Lyrát, a rendkívüli kislányt, és az ő Oxfordját, ami nagyon hasonlít a miénkhez, de nagyon más is - például mindenkinek van egy állat alakúdaimónja, mely lelke egy darabkája, egyben örök társa.Lyra kíváncsi, merész és imádja a kalandokat, és bármikor kész megtréfálni otthona, a Jordan-kollégium tudósait. Ám élete igazi nagy kalandja csak akkor kezdődik, amikor valami különösről hall, valamiről, amiről a tudósok is csak suttogva mernekbeszélni, és amihez valahogy köze van az északi fénynek és egy semmihez sem hasonlító iránytűnek...

Jules figyelmen kívül hagyta nővére telefonhívását. Ez nem sokkal azelőtt történt, hogy Nel, Jules testvére a vízbe vetette magát. Most Nel halott. Jules-nek vissza kell mennie nővére házához, vigyázzon annak lányára és szembenézzen Nel misztikushalálának körülményeivel. Jules azonban tart mindentől: tart a hosszú temetési ceremóniától, Mill House-tól és a titokba burkolódzó kisvárostól. Jules fél. Tudja, hogy nővére soha nem lett volna öngyilkos...In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help.Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind.But Jules is afraid. So afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped.And most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the Drowning Pool . . .

Andris szerencsés kisfiú: két törpe is tündéri keresztapaságot vállal mellette. Szüksége is van a varázslatos társakra, mert egy kisgyereknek néha nem egyszerű eligazodni a felnőttek szabályai között. A vékony hangú Kököjszi és a vastag hangú Bobojszaselyemvitorlás, zászlós, lámpásos kis hajójukon, a Szent Kristófon jelennek meg esténként a kisfiú szobájában, s viszik magukkal csodás kalandok felé, az Időkirály birodalmába, az Emlékezés szigetére.A két törpe és Andris barátságának örökszép történetén számtalan gyerek nőtt fel. Török Sándor klasszikus meseregénye most Makoviczki Dóra színpompás illusztrációival jelenik meg.

Two strangers. One big secret. And a Christmas to remember... Merry has always wanted a family to spend Christmas with, and this year her dream comes true as she says 'I do' to father-of-two Cole. But as she juggles her rapidly-growing business, weddingplanning and the two new children in her life, her dream begins to unravel. Emily is desperately waiting for the New Year to begin, so she can finally have a fresh start. She has always put her family first, leaving little time for happiness and love.When her beloved father Ray moves into a residential home, she discovers a photograph in his belongings that has the potential to change everything. As past secrets come to light, will this be a magical Christmas for Emily and Merry to remember?

'It was the summer that men first walked on the moon. I was very young back then, but did not believe there would ever be a future. I wanted to live dangerously, to push myself as far as I could go, and then see what happened when I got there.'So begins the mesmerising narrative of Marco Stanley Fogg - orphan, child of the 1960s, a quester by nature. Moon Palace is his story - a novel that spans three generations, from the early years of this century to the first lunar landings, and moves fromthe canyons of Manhattan to the cruelly beautiful landscape of the American West. Filled with suspense, unlikely coincidences, wrenching tragedies and marvellous flights of lyricism and erudition, the novel carries the reader effortlessly along withMarco's search - for love, for his unknown father, and for the key to the elusive riddle of his origins and his fate.'Clever: very. Surprising: always - Auster is a master.' The Times

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'There is no harm in a man's cub.'Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of

The New York Trilogy is an astonishing and original book: three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. In each story the search forclues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it means to be human.

Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice.Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. Theyve been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible.But shes wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a car accident...

Camp Notebook is a masterpiece in its own right, a crucial work of European verse. It is one of the greatest pieces of literature to emerge from the Holocaust, and probably the finest volume of poetry born from the horror of the Second World War.... in a tiny concealed notebook, [the poet] wrote his last and finest poems. In 1944, Radnóti was shot while being force-marched towards Germany and his body, exhumed from a ditch after the war, was identified from the notebook in his pocket. Thisnotebook, reproduced here in facsimile ... adds tremendous poignancy to Francis R. Jones's new translation. - Translation Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2001The clarity, directness and formal skill of Francis Jones's translations ensure that Camp Notebook joins and extends the best of the Radnóti canon in English and is part of the process of sounding the full depth of the original poems. - George Szirtes