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'Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional'A compelling mediation on the power of running and a fascinating insight into the life of this internationally bestselling writer.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has hadon his life and on his writing.Equal parts travelogue, training log and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and settings ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, tothe Charles River in Boston.By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, this is a must-read for fans of this masterful yet private writer as well as for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.'There can never have been a book quite like this memoir of running and writing before. In its self-contained way, it's nothing less than an inspiration' Evening Standard'Hugely enjoyable...You don't have to have run a marathon to be captivated' Sunday Telegraph'Comical, charming and philosophical...an excellent memoir' GQ

Listen to this dark thriller to find out why millions of people became obsessed with The X-Files.In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Five years ago, his younger sister disap?peared from their home and was never heard from again. Mulder blames himself, and his mother blames his father,who has retreated into his top-secret work for the State Depart?ment. In Fox's senior year, his dad has moved him to Washington, DC?away from his friends on Martha's Vineyard.While Mulder doesn't mind the fresh start and not being known as that kid with the missing sister, he's still obsessed with finding Samantha. So when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can't stop himself from gettinginvolved. Could there be a link to his sister's case? As he uncovers the truth, Mulder and his friends find themselves on the trail of a serial killer.

Ein Waisenjunge, der mit seiner Kamera den Blick auf die Welt verändern will. Ein Zirkusmädchen, das für die Politik brennt. Eine Gräfin, die anderen die Freiheit schenkt. Drei Menschen, die das Schicksal im Jahr 1870 nach Rom führt, das pulsierendeHerzstück Italiens auf dem Weg zum Nationalstaat. Inmitten dieser Stadt der Verheiáungen kreuzen sich ihre Wege, und ihre Träume scheinen wie durch ein magisches Band miteinander verwoben. Doch das schillernde Rom stellt die drei vor ungeahnteHerausforderungen. Als eines Tages ein dramatisches Ereignis die Ewige Stadt erschüttert, drohen sie alles zu verlieren, was ihnen kostbar ist ...

Sometimes-perhaps only for an instant-we fail to recognize a companion

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.'Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants.Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?

The new book from the number one bestselling author of The Son and The Snowman, Jo NesboJon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo's biggest crime lord: The Fisherman.Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary amongst a local religious sect.Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut.But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity.And then he discovers that The Fisherman's men are getting closer...

Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this drama-packed debut about three perfect girls who will do anything to be the prima ballerina at their elite New York ballet school. Now a major Netflix series!Being a dancer at New York's most elite ballet school isn't easy. Everyone wants to be the prima ballerina, and sometimes you have to play dirty. With the competition growing fiercer with every performance and harmless pranks growing ever darker, Bette,June and Gigi find themselves battling it out to stay at the top. And it's only a matter of time before one small spark ignites and even the best get burned

To the End of the Land is a novel of relationships: personal, moral and political: all reviewed against a muted landscape of pain, threat and hostility... Grossman list his youngest son Uri in the final hours of the second Lebanon war and his personalconnection to the trauma of conflict adds weight to this substantial work --The Financial Times

Az Északi fény trilógia utolsó kötete (mely azonban nem befejezése a sorozatnak) elhozza a minden világot megrengető, nagy végjátékot, mely a Teremtő és az emberiség között zajlik. Emellett elmeséli egy lány és egy fiú történetét is, két tizenévesét,akiken minden világ sorsa múlik - de akik közben ugyanolyan gyerekek, mint bárki más, ugyanúgy meg kell tapasztalniuk a felnőtté válás minden örömét és kínját.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit - and one slip may spell doom not onlyfor Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords and hunt for allies in unexpected places. And her heart will face the ultimate test as she and her mate areforced to question whether they can truly trust each other. Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy that everyone's talking about for yourself.

Mums away. Dads in charge. Theres no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some.Really, thats all that happens. Very boring. YAAAAAAAAAWN.There are absolutely none of the following inside: GLOBBY GREEN ALIENS! NTERGALACTIC POLICE! PIRATES! And most definitely NOT a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg ...

Christmas is a season of overindulgence. For most of us, that means an extra mince pie, a second helping of turkey, or perhaps a third glass of mulled wine. But for some, the festive season is a time to settle old scores, dispatch new enemies and indulge... in murder.Here, ten masters of the genre serve up mystery and mayhem aplenty. From a dowager's missing jewels to a festive dinner gone horribly wrong, these classic crime stories will delight, puzzle and satisfy long after the last strands of tinsel have beencleared away.

The debut novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Emma Gannon.'Explores such an important topic with a lightness and warmth' Dolly Alderton'Thoughtful, funny, and honest' Elizabeth Gilbert'Brilliantly observed' Sophie Kinsella'It'll give a voice to countless women' Marian KeyesOlive and her friends have shared every milestone.From first loves and first heartbreaks to flatshares and the first scary steps into the real world, they've been through it all - together.But in the maze of life, through the winding paths that lead to different choices and different futures, will the bonds of friendship hold strong when Olive needs them most?Moving, memorable and a mirror for anyone at a crossroads, OLIVE is a love letter to the life raft of female friendship and reminds us how, with a little courage, we can all follow our own paths.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play which, as it were, takes place in the wings of Hamlet, and finds both humour and poignancy in the situation of the ill-fated attendant lords.The National Theatre production in April 1967 made Tom Stoppard's reputation virtually overnight. Its wit, stagecraft and verbal verve remain as exhilarating as they were then and the play has become a contemporary classic.

Armed with a business degree, naked ambition and an iPhone, Eve announces she has been brought in to turn Imogen's beloved magazine into an app. With herself at the helm. In this terrifying new world, Imogen is almost invisible. In place of her team ofdedicated staff is a constantly evolving line of twenty-something bloggers at their desks day and night ('Only losers need sleep!'), amateur snaps instead of elegant photo shoots, and a URL address in place of Imogen's glossy pages

Azon az éjszakán, amikor ezt írtam, arra gondoltam, mi történik velünk, mikor családot alapítunk, és megszűnünk a legfontosabb személynek lenni a saját életünkben. Azon merengtem, mi lenne igazán önzetlen cselekedet. Mérlegeltem, kiért lennék készmeghalni, és kiért adnám oda az egész életemet. És hogy valójában mi is a kettő között a különbség.Fans of Beartown and A Man Called Ove will love this festive novella.It is Christmas Eve and a father and son are meeting for the first time in years.The father has a story he needs to share before it's too late. As he tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away, he reveals even more about himself

Never mix witchcraft and vodka . . The Ex Hex is a spellbinding rom-com with a twist, think Practical Magic in the Gilmore Girls Stars Hollow.You broke my heart, Rhys Penhallow. And we curse you. You and your whole stupid, hot line.Vivienne Joneshandled the biggest break-up of her life the way that any witch would: vodka, bubble baths, and a curse on her ex.That was nine years ago. Now Rhys Penhallow, descendant of the towns founders, breaker of hearts and still irritatingly gorgeous, is back.Rhys has returned to the quaint town of Graves Glen to recharge the ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival. But when his every move results in calamity, Vivi realises that hexing her ex might not have been so harmless after all . .As the curse starts to affect the magic of the town, resulting in murder-ous wind-up toys, an outraged ghost, and a surprisingly talkative cat, Vivi and Rhys must put their personal feelings aside and work together to break the curse and save not justthe town, but also Rhyss lif

He ran risks, too, from stray coastguard bullets and sudden double-crosses. But it was the only way he could keep his boat, keep his independence, and keep his belly full...

*An established classic, often compared to Voltaire's CAndide, Rasselas is perhaps its author's most creative work, here presented in a sparkling new edition.*Authoritative introduction by Thomas Keymer relating the story to Johnson's life, thought, and writings

Spud is determined to win the Bobsville egg and spoon race.

Winner of the Women's Prize.Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day afterday, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and FridaysPiranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone. Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do theywant? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims? Lost texts must be found

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The GrandDesign, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity.The Grand Design explains the latest thoughts about model-dependent realism (the idea that there is no one version of reality), and about the multiverse concept of reality in which there are many universes. There are new ideas about the top-down theoryof cosmology (the idea that there is no one history of the universe, but that every possible history exists). It concludes with a riveting assessment of m-theory, and discusses whether it is the unified theory Einstein spent a lifetime searching for.This is the first major work in nearly a decade by one of the world's greatest thinkers. A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems,The Grand Design is a book that will inform - and provoke - like no other.

The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause afashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout theworld think about selling products and disseminating ideas.

E guerra perpetua, nel mondo, tra Oceania, Eurasia ed Estasia. E Londra, capitale europea dell'Oceania, c una citta in rovina, stremata dalla dittatura del Grande Fratello e dalla miseria. In questo scenario cupo e desolato, entrato ormai a pieno titolonel nostro immaginario e nella cultura popolare, Orwell disegna il futuro della societa moderna. La tragica ribellione di Winston Smith al Grande Fratello e la storia del suo amore per Julia sono lo specchio in cui Orwell riflette in modo lucido e senzasconti sul destino che potrebbe attendere un'umanita che ha fatto di tutto per eliminare se stessa: liberta personali controllate dall'autorita, storia e memoria riscritte e manipolate, e un linguaggio, unico baluardo di liberta, asservito al potere.Riproposto in una nuova traduzione, che ne restituisce le atmosfere cupe e allucinate e il linguaggio a volte brutale, 1984 c uno dei classici moderni piu letti e citati, perché ci ricorda ancora oggi cosa puo accadere quando l'esercizio del pensieroviene impedito e dire la verita diventa un atto rivoluzionario. Prefazione di Walter Veltroni.

A világhírű bestsellerírót ebben a könyvében egészen új oldaláról ismerhetjük meg. Ezúttal azok helyett beszél, akiket senki sem hallgat meg.Fia halála után Danielle Steel - névtelenségét mindvégig megőrizve - tizenegy éven át járta San Francisco utcáit kis csapatával, hogy könnyítsen a hajléktalanok sorsán, segítse túlélésüket. Saját pénzén meleg ruhát, takarót, tisztálkodási szereketvásárolt, hogy ellássa őket a legszükségesebb holmikkal Mesterkéletlenül őszinte és mélyen megindító visszaemlékezésében fájdalmasan szép és hiteles portrét fest azokról a magukra hagyott emberekről, akikkel az utcákon találkozott.Danielle Steel új könyve egyszerre szól szívünkhöz, lelkünkhöz és értelmünkhöz. Életre kelti a bennünk szunnyadó jóságot. Üzenete igaz és mély: az ember számára a legfőbb erkölcsi kötelesség a szeretet. Ennél fontosabb parancsolat nem létezik.

Dos hombres, una mujer y la huella imborrable del tiempo. La tercera obra en la que Márai aborda estos elementos universales culmina asimismo con un conmovedor duelo verbal y psicológico, de múltiples connotaciones. Y aunque en esta ocasión Márai hayaescogido un personaje histórico como Giacomo Casanova, el desarrollo de la narración deja bien claro que, más allá de su dimensión real, el famoso gentilhombre veneciano representa el arquetipo del aventurero intrépido, amoral y sin escrúpulos, unsímbolo del hombre que, en su afán por encontrar la felicidad, destruye los medios para alcanzarla.Fugitivo de la justicia, Casanova se refugia en Bolzano, ciudad donde reside la única mujer que ha amado en toda su vida. Pese a los anos transcurridos desde que perdió a Francesca en un duelo con el conde de Parma, el gran seductor nunca ha podidodesprenderse del anhelo de poseer a la otrora bellísima joven. Ahora, el destino pone en sus manos la gran ocasión de saciar su deseo insatisfecho: el conde, viejo, cansado y temeroso de perder a su mujer, que sigue enamorada de Casanova, le ofrecedinero y libertad a cambio de decepcionar a Francesca, para lo cual el cínico y superficial mujeriego deberá, en el transcurso de unas horas, realizar la actuación más difícil de su largo historial donjuanesco.