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Art imitates life. Or does it? One sleepy Sunday morning in Buenos Aires, the protagonist of Martinez's brilliant new mystery finds himself unexpectedly tangled up in the story of Luciana, a former authors' assistant whom he has not seen for at least tenyears, and Kloster, a rival writer - only far more successful

An explosive YA thriller from international bestselling author of One of Us is Lying.The Storys are the envy of their neighbours: owners of the largest property on their East Coast island, they are rich, beautiful, and close. Until it all falls apart. The four children are suddenly dropped by their mother with a single sentence: You knowwhat you did.They never hear from her again. Years later, when 18-year-old cousins Aubrey, Milly and Jonah Story receive a mysterious invitation to spend the summer at their grandmother's resort, they have no choice but to follow their curiosity and meet the womanwho's been such an enigma their entire lives.

Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 'Those who thought that by their cruelty they could silence her were wrong. Nadia Murad's spirit is not broken and her voice will not be muted' Amal Clooney 'Offers powerful insight into the barbarity the Yazidi sufferedalongside glimpses into their mystical culture . . . this is an important book by a brave woman, fresh testament to humankind's potential for chilling and inexplicable evil' Ian Birrell, The Times 'Courageous . . . Anyone who wants to understand the socalled Islamic State should read' The Economist With a foreword by Amal Clooney A Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the first Goodwill Ambassador the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations and winner of the Vaclav Havel Human RightsPrize, Nadia Murad is a courageous young woman who has endured unimaginable tragedy (losing eighteen members of her family) and degradation through sexual enslavement to ISIS. But she has fought back. This inspiring memoir takes us from her peacefulchildhood in a remote village in Iraq through loss and brutality to safety in Germany. Courage and testimony can change the world: this is one of those books.

Trees sleep at night. Google searches for 'How to put on a condom' peak at 10.28pm. There is no word for time in any Aboriginal language. Scotland has 421 words for snow. Emoji is the fastest growing language in history. Astronauts wear belts to stoptheir trousers falling up. The name Donald means 'ruler of the world'. Tanks are exempt from London's Congestion charge. The anti-spam industry is worth more than the spam industry. Florida has more bear hunters than bears. Selfies kill more people thansharks. Two-thirds of deaths in the world go unrecorded. On each anniversary of its landing on Mars, the Curiosity rover hums 'Happy Birthday' to itself. Nostalgia was classified as a disease by the Royal College of Physicians until 1899. 1 in 3 childrenpretend to believe in Santa Claus to keep their parents happy. Black coffee drinkers are more likely to be psychopaths. When you blush so does the lining of your stomach. Quidditch, Digestive biscuits and overdrafts were all invented in Edinburgh. Theworld's only Cornish pasty museum is in Mexico. Nobody knows why the Oscars are called the Oscars. Las Vegas hosts an awards ceremony for people who make awards. In 2015, America's 'National Hero Dog Award' was won by a cat. A group of unicorns is calleda blessing.If there are any facts you don't believe, or if you want to know more about them, all the sources can be found on www.qi.com

1558. Anglia.Stuart Mária és Tudor Erzsébet vetélkedik a trónért. Az angol katolikus arisztokrácia Mária oldalán áll, Erzsébetet, aki sokkal türelmesebb vallási kérdésekben, az anglikán egyházhoz csatlakozó protestánsok és puritánok támogatják. Erzsébet ellenuralkodása alatt számtalan merényletet kíséreltek meg - gyakran Stuart Mária támogatásával - a katolikusok, akik mellett jelentős külföldi erők is álltak.Erzsébet okos és tehetséges kémfőnöke a kingsbridge-i kereskedőcsaládból származó Ned Willard, aki a 16. század egyik legnagyobb besúgóhálózatát építi ki, és sikeresen hiúsítja meg az Erzsébet királynő ellen tervezett merényleteket.Ned Willard életének nagy szerelme a katolikus Margery Fitzgerald, akivel együtt nőtt fel Kingsbridge-ben. A lány testvére, a ravasz, okos és elszánt Rollo Fitzgerald több évtizeden keresztül sikeresen csempészi be Jean Langlais álnéven Franciaországbóla képzett merénylőket. Ned Willard csak több évtized után, egy véletlen folytán jön rá, hogy tulajdonképpen sógora irányította az összes merényletet.A 16. századi Európában dúl a vallási küzdelem, Spanyolországban és a Németalföldön az inkvizició tűzzel, vassal írtja a Svájcból terjedő protestáns hitet, Párizsban a Guise hercegek a Szent Bertalan-éjen számolnak le a kálvinistákkal. Az egykorpompázatos kingsbridge-i katedrálisban viszont fehérre meszelték a falakat, és fehér galléros sötét szürke ruhában tartják istentiszteleteiket a szintén vakbuzgó puritánok.A trilógia előző részeihez hasonlóan az izgalmas, pergő cselekményen keresztül megelevenedik a 16. századi Anglia élete, de Ken Follett kitágítja a színteret: izgalmas történetek játszódnak Spanyolországban, Franciaországban és a Németalföldön is.

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romanceall around her, but thinks she will never be married.

'AN AMBITIOUS, PERCEPTIVE NOVEL' GUARDIAN'A WONDERFULLY IMAGINATIVE WRITER' WASHINGTON POSTA fugitive train loaded with the plunder of a doomed people. A dazzling jewelled pendant in the form of a stylized peacock. And three men - an American infantry captain in World War II, an Israeli-born dealer in art stolen by the Nazis, and a pioneeringpsychiatrist in fin-de-siecle Budapest - who find their carefully-wrought lives turned upside-down by three fierce women, each locked in a struggle against her own history and the history of our times. And at the centre of Love and Treasure, nested likea photograph hidden in a locket, a mystery: where does the worth of a people and its treasures truly lie? What is the value of a gift, when giver and recipient have been lost - of a love offering when the beloved is no more?In an intricately constructed narrative that is by turns funny and tragic, thrilling and harrowing, with all the expertise and narrative drive that readers have come to expect from her work, Waldman traces the unlikely journey, from 1914 Budapest topost-war Salzburg to present-day New York, of the peacock pendant whose significance changes - token of friendship, love-offering, unlucky talisman - with the changes of fortune undergone by her characters as they find themselves caught up in the ebb andflow of modern European history.Spanning continents and a hundred years of turbulent history, encompassing war and revolution, the history of art, feminism and psychoanalysis, depicting the range of human feeling from the darkness of a shattered Europe to the ordinary heartbreaks of acontemporary New York woman, Love and Treasure marks the full maturity of a remarkable writer.

Taking both inspiration and naming convention from Ray Bradbury's R Is for Rocket and S Is for Space, Gaiman's first YA anthology is a fine collection of previously published short stories. Although Gaiman's prose skill has improved markedly since theearliest stories included here, one constant is his stellar imagination, not to mention his knack for finding unexpected room for exploration in conventional story motifs. Jill Dumpty, sister of the late Humpty, hires a hard-boiled detective to look intoher brother's tragic fall

Travis Parker has it all: a good job, loyal friends and his dream home in North Carolina. The last thing hes looking for is a serious relationship. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door.

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 Irishman: Originally published as I Heard You Paint HousesThe Irishman is an epic saga of organised crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino alongside some of the most notorious figures of the20th Century.Spanning decades, Sheeran's story chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and it offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its innerworkings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.Sheeran would rise to a position of such prominence that in a RICO suit against The Commission of La Cosa Nostra, the US Government would name him as one of only two non-Italians in conspiracy with the Commission. Sheeran is listed alongside the likes ofAnthony Tony Pro Provenzano and Anthony Fat Tony Salerno. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews, Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and Brandt turned Sheeran's story into apage-turning true crime classic.Now a major Netflix film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel

The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human. - Lee ChildOnly a clairvoyant could anticipate the book's ending - New York TimesWith the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in The Girl on the Train and Into the Water, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge.When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim's home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recentdeath of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are - for different reasons - simmering with resentment. Who are, whetherthey know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?

Niveau B1Nach 18 Jahren meldet eine frühere Mitschülerin von Carsten Tsara ihren plötzlichen Besuch an. Der Detektiv kann sich nicht an sie erinnern, aber als er sie sieht, ist er fasziniert. Trotzdem: Diese Christine hat Geheimnisse, sie lügt ganz offensichtlichund plötzlich ist sie weg.Und da ist Tsaras Auftrag als Detektiv: die Suche nach einer skrupellosen Betrügerin. Seine Nachforschungen offenbaren ein verwirrendes Netz an Lug und Trug. Und mittendrin seine schöne Christine. Carsten Tsara macht eine erstaunliche Entdeckung.

Being trained by the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not fit Teppic for the task assigned to him by fate. He inherited the throne of the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi rather earlier than he expected (his father wasn't too happy about it either), butthat was only the beginning of his problems...PYRAMIDS (THE BOOK OF GOING FORTH) IS THE SEVENTH DISCWORLD NOVEL - AND THE MOST OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY TO DATE.

830pages. poche. broché. Lorsque Alexander Concklin et Morris Panov, anciens membres de la CIA, re‡oivent le meme télégramme signé du nom de Jason Bourne, ils sont loin de penser que les fant“mes du passé peuvent se réveiller. Jason Bourne n'a jamaisexisté aux yeux du monde. C'est le nom de code de David Webb surnommé le Caméléon. Treize ans aprcs, il reprend bien malgré lui du service. Redevenu Jason Bourne, Webb doit affronter dans une lutte sans merci son ennemi de toujours: Carlos, dit le chacalqui ne lƒchera pas facilement prise.

Sense and Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment, while Marianne, a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age, learns to curb herpassionate nature in the interests of survival.

This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to the brief time they spent playing together as children. Their uniquespark is instantly reignited. What comes next is a story of friendship and rivalry, fame and creativity, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, ultimately, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

Roger Brown igazán a szerencse fiának tűnik: ő Norvégia legsikeresebb fejvadásza, gyönyörű feleségével egy pompás házban élnek. Ám a luxus életmódot Roger műkincstolvajként igyekszik bebiztosítani, s mellékállásában igen ügyesnek bizonyul. Amikorfelesége galériájában megismerkedik valakivel - aki egyrészt tökéletes jelölt az egyik általa kínált magas állásra, másrészt a művészettörténet egyik legkeresettebb képének a tulajdonosa - Roger úgy érzi, élete nagy lehetősége köszöntött rá. Készülnikezd eddigi legmerészebb betörésére. Ám a vadászból csakhamar vad lesz, üldözöttje egy rémálomba illő ellenfélnek.LIE.Clever, wealthy, married to a beautiful woman: Roger Brown has it all. And his sideline as an art thief keeps him busy when his job as a corporate headhunter gets dull.STEAL.Then his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Ambitious and talented, he's the perfect candidate for a top job Roger needs to fill - and the priceless painting he owns makes him the perfect target for a heist.MURDER?But soon Roger finds out that there's more to Greve than meets the eye, and it's not long before the hunter becomes the hunted...

Sei anni fa ebbi un incidente col mio aeroplano nel deserto del Sahara. Qualche cosa si era rotta nel motore, e siccome non avevo con me né un meccanico, né dei passeggeri, mi accinsi da solo a cercare di riparare il guasto. Era una questione di vita odi morte, perché avevo acqua da bere soltanto per una settimana... Potete immaginare il mio stupore di essere svegliato all'alba da una strana vocetta: Mi disegni, per favore, una pecora?... E fu cosi che feci la conoscenza del piccolo principe. Asettant'anni dalla pubblicazione negli Stati Uniti del libro, Il Piccolo Principe c divenuto un long seller internazionale, un testo che ha fatto innamorare milioni di lettori nel mondo. Eta di lettura: da 8 anni.

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

Kafka meets The Thick Of It in a bitingly funny new political satire from Ian McEwanThat morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain - and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not theopposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy.With trademark intelligence, insight and scabrous humour, Ian McEwan pays tribute to Franz Kafka's most famous work to engage with a world turned on its head.

Introducing Paul O'Rourke: New Yorker, dentist and reluctant non-believer. Modern life disappoints him, and love never solves any of his problems. Then someone steals his identity and starts impersonating Paul online. A cruel invasion of privacy, thereal

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 isno different from legalised murder. Now life and deathd ecisions are being made horrifyingly real: a lone protesterwith a gun has taken the staff, patients and visitors hostage. Starting at the tensest moment in the negotiations for theirrelease, A Spark of Light unravels backwards, revealing hourby urgent hour what brought each of these people - thegunman, the negotiator, the doctors, nurses and women whoh ave come to them for treatment - to this point.Perfect for reading groups and word of mouth engagement.Picoult has loyal fans around the world - 25 million copies inprint in 35 countries.

HARRY IS OUT OF HIS DEPTH.Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GET TOO INVOLVED.When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances, nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth. The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will only talk to Harry.... BUT HE MIGHT JUST BE THE NEXT VICTIM.Appearing in English for the first time, The Bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.

When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring ? everything Elise feels she is not. She follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and razzle-dazzle, Elisefeels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever.

A new 'signature edition' of Agatha Christie's thriller, featuring the return of Superintendent Battle. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood --or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so -- until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of DrHumbleby...

Eder mester asztalosműhelyében minden balul üt ki. De mi lehet a baj? Miért potyognak le az asztaláról mindig a szögek? Miért makacskodnak a szerszámok? A kis csínytevő nem más, mint egy kobold, aki hamarosan Eder mester életét is a feje tetejéreállítja, és vidám kalandok sora veszi kezdetét.A rosszcsont Pumukli csaknem hatvan éve bűvöli el a gyerekeket szerte a világon, kalandjaiból készült könyv, rádiójáték és filmsorozat, most pedig új köntösben mutatkozik be a kis olvasóknak.