Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Publishers: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Author: Lauren Roberts, ISBN-13: 9781665981835, Date of issue: 2025
For fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, fairy tale and magic are weaved together in sparse language that belies a flooring emotional punch.'Strange and beautiful. Imagine the offspring of The Wind-up Bird Chronicle with The Virgin Suicides' GUARDIANTranslated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami_______________________________How can you save your friend's life if she doesn't want to be rescued?In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining.At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch: if they don't leave the castle by five o'clock, they will be punished.As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those brave enough to share their stories will be saved.Tender, playful, gripping, LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR is a mesmerizing tale about the importance of reaching out, confronting anxiety and embracing human connection.Readers love LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR:***** 'This book has become one of my favourite Japanese literature reads of all time . . . A magical heart felt read that will stay with you'***** 'Unexpected, beautiful and heart-breaking . . . this is a work of fiction which reaches into the heart of a modern problem and has valuable insight'***** 'Rich and vivid with lots of emotions . . . This book is a symbol of "hope is still there'
The Seven Cities Rebellion is over, Sha'ik is dead, but a last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malaz 14th Army uneasy - for it was here that the Empire's greatest champion Dassem Ultor was slain and a tide of Malazan blood spilled... But agents of a far greater conflict have made their opening moves. The Crippled God has been granted a place in the pantheon, a schism threatens, sides must be chosen but whatever each god decides, the rules have changed - and the first blood spilled will be in the mortal world: a world in which a host of characters, familiar and new, search for a fate that they might fashion by their own will. If only the gods would leave them alone. But gods are disinclined to be kind. There shall be war, war in the heavens. And the prize? Nothing less than existence itself...
The first book in a new epic fantasy series from the "New York Times"-bestselling author who had been chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Series.
Having met the challenge of a posthumous collaboration with the great Robert Jordan to complete his classic, bestselling fantasy series The Wheel of Time® with three no. 1 New York Times bestsellers in a row, Brandon Sanderson is at last free to return to the decade-spanning task of creating his own multi-volume epic, The Stormlight Archive that began in 2010 with The Way of Kings.
A heartbreaking, funny and hopeful novel about one girl's battle with self-harm. Charlie Davies is a 17-year-old girl who has learnt to deal with the pain in her life by cutting herself, but can she put herself back together?
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 944, Publishers: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ISBN-13: 9781665983259, Date of issue: 2025
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny, with big-hearted fully formed, loveable characters' SUNDAY TIMES'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages. Strongly recommend' INDIA KNIGHT'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' RACHEL JOYCE'A novel that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY____________Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans, the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind. True chemistry results.Like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later, Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ('combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride') proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo.__________SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIAL, STARRING BRIE LARSON'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine - a feminist who refuses to be quashed, a mother who believes that her child is a person to behold, rather than to mould, and who will leave you, and the lens through which you see the world, quite changed' PANDORA SYKES'It's the world versus Elizabeth Zott, and I had no trouble choosing a side. A page-turning and highly satisfying tale: zippy, zesty, and Zotty' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 126, Publishers: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp, ISBN-13: 9798326279583, Date of issue: 2024
The gripping Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom duology from #1 New York Times bestselling YA author Leigh Bardugo, is now available in a stunning paperback boxed set. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Set in the same world as the New York Times-bestselling The Grisha Trilogy, Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows introduces readers to a whole new cast of fantastic characters, cities, and cultures. Follow Kaz and his crew into a world of magic and mayhem as they attempt to pull off - and survive - the job of a lifetime.Read all the books in the Grishaverse!
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 432, Publishers: Victory Belt Publishing, Author: Glen Cordoza, ISBN-13: 9781628601398, Date of issue: 2023
Est le premier roman d Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la tétralogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienne : l absurde. Cette tétralogie comprend également l essai intitulé Le Mythe de Sisyphe ainsi que les pièces de théâtre Caligula et Le Malentendu. Le roman a été traduit en quarante langues et une adaptation cinématographique en a été réalisée par Luchino Visconti en 1967.
In "The Art of the Japanese Sword," master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a comprehensive view on the making, finishing and appreciation of Japanese blades. The Japanese sword, a unique work of art in steel, can be appreciated from a number of viewpoints. Its functionality as a weapon, the sophisticated metallurgy and scientific thinking utilized by the swordsmith, the shape of the blade itself, and the different crystalline forms in the steel all contribute to the beauty of these remarkable weapons. "The Art of the Japanese Sword" conveys to the reader a basic background regarding the Japanese sword, as well as an explanation of how to view and appreciate a blade. It also illustrates the details of how a sword is made and finished today. Modern craftsmen use completely traditional methods from the past to prepare their steel, forge the sword and create the unique hardened edge. By gaining a good understanding of how a sword is actually made, the reader will be able to appreciate the Japanese sword more fully. "It doesn't matter if you are simply interested in the history and function of Japanese swords or a would-be smith yourself, you will find a vast amount of useful chapters in each of these chapters. All sections of this book are illustrated with high-quality color photos, with many full page in size. The authors state they feel a person needs to understand every facet of making a Japanese sword to fully appreciate the finished weapon. I know of few books on the subject that do a better job of meeting that goal."--"Tactical Knives"
A mysterious group of phantom thieves skulks in the shadows of Tokyo, changing the hearts of corrupt adults. But behind their masks are... normal teenagers and a talking black cat?! PERSONA 5: MEMENTOS MISSION is an all-new mystery featuring the cast of PERSONA 5. IN THIS VOLUME: The attempted poisoning of an influential CEO... Suspicious happenings at a local doctor's clinic... Sketchy job requests at a back-street military shop... High schooler and phantom thieves leader Ren Amamiya tackles these mysterious incidents together with his trustworthy friends and the famous high school detective Goro Akechi!
The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens.For the last 100,000 years, humans have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI - a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. If we are so wise, why are we so self-destructive?NEXUS considers how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age through the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence.Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. NEXUS explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and of rediscovering our shared humanity.Praise for Yuval Noah Harari'The great thinker of our age' The Times on 21 Lessons for the 21st Century'Interesting and provocative' Barack Obama on Sapiens'One of my favourite writers and thinkers' Natalie Portman on Sapiens'Sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain . . . Radiates power and clarity' Sunday Times on Sapiens'It altered how I view our species and our world' Guardian on Sapiens
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction.A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR Kaveh Akbar is one of my favorite writers. Ever. Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize nominated author of There ThereThe best novel you'll ever read about the joy of language, addiction, displacement, martyrdom, belonging, homesickness. Lauren Groff, best-selling author of Matrix and Fates and FuriesCyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother s plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying, and toward his mother, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed.Kaveh Akbar s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning in faith, art, ourselves, others.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 144, Publishers: Adams Media Corporation, Author: Sara Richard, ISBN-13: 9781507222942, Date of issue: 2024
THE TIKTOK SENSATION'A marvel' Marlon JamesBrilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, discover Ocean Vuong's shattering coming of age novel.This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family's struggle to forge a new future.And it serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog's life his mother has never known - episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion - all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation.'Reminded me that every word can be an incantation, and that beauty does hard and important work' Rebecca Solnit
Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerising dramas. Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghostlike pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since WWII. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle.Murakami's new novel is at once a classic tale of quest, but it is also a bold exploration of mythic and contemporary taboos, of patricide, of mother-love, of sister-love. Above all it is an entertainment of a very high order.
Language: Spanish, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 512, Publishers: Debolsillo, Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, ISBN-13: 9788466379717, Date of issue: 2024
David Lynch - co-creator of Twin Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films such as Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive - opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity, the friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has faced - sometimes successful, sometimes not - to bring his projects to fruition.
From the author of international bestseller On Tyranny, this prescient analysis of Russia's ongoing interference in the West is now more relevant than ever.'One of the best...brisk, conceptually convincing account of democracy's retreat in the early years of 21st century' GuardianThe past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and Americans today, the answer is Russia.In this visionary work of contemporary history, Timothy Snyder shows how Russia works within the West to destroy the West; by supporting the far right in Europe, invading Ukraine in 2014, and waging a cyberwar during the 2016 presidential campaign and the EU referendum. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the creation of Donald Trump, an American failure deployed as a Russian weapon. But this threat presents an opportunity to better understand the pillars of our freedoms and face the choices that will determine the future: equality or oligarchy, individualism or totalitarianism, truth or lies.'A brilliant and disturbing analysis, which should be read by anyone wishing to understand the political crisis currently engulfing the world' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens
Este libro permite a los alumnos de entre 11 y 17 años prepararse para el Diploma de Español Escolar, DELE nivel A2/B1. Presenta siete modelos de exámenes completos, similares a los reales. Al final del libro se ofrecen unas pautas para los exámenes en las que el alumno encontrará muchas explicaciones útiles para enfrentarse a las pruebas con éxito. Las soluciones, las transcripciones de las audiciones y el CD Audio se encuentran en el libro de Claves del DELE Escolar A2/B1.
It's Messi vs Ronaldo, it's Catalonia vs Castilla. It's the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco's fascists. It's majestic goals and mesmerising skills, red cards and bench brawls. It's the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's Barcelona vs Real Madrid...Only, it's not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams' recent global domination, historian and expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe lifts the lid on sport's greatest rivalry. Lowe has spoken to the biggest names and the forgotten heroes who defined their clubs. Men like Alfredo Di Stefano and Johan Cruyff as well as the only survivor of the most politically charged game in history, the Barcelona striker who knocked Madrid out of the European Cup for the first time ever, and the president who celebrated his club's defining moment by taking a midnight dip in the Thames. By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics and language, while never forgetting the drama on the pitch, Lowe demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants.In doing so he reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry.
To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!A mysterious cursed spirit with a grudge against Maki flies into Sakurajima Colony. It evolves with incredible speed from cursed womb to adult form and threatens to overwhelm Maki and Noritoshi. Just then, two more combatants join the battle...
Six full practice tests plus easy-to-follow expert guidance and exam tips designed to guarantee exam success. The 'with answers' edition can be used to practice the exam at home or in class, providing an excellent opportunity for teachers and student
R to L (Japanese Style)The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity...The Longest Way Around Is the Shortest WayThings I've Learned While Living With Gin (by Kagura)1. Buildings get destroyed because they are in the way.2. If you're going to stalk someone, watch out for pit-traps!3. People who say Santa doesn't really exist actually want to believe in him.4. Some people (Shinpachi) are always the butt of the joke.5. No matter what Gin says ice cream is a great prize for winning a snowball fight, uh-huh!
DELF B2 100% réussite comprend :des activités, des conseils et des stratégies pour progresserdes ches (méthodologiques) pour mémoriser l’essentiel : vocabulaire, grammaire, communication, etc.les corrigés et les transcriptions4 épreuves complètes DELF B2 au format of ciel des nouvelles épreuves : 2 épreuves blanches dans l’ouvrage + 2 épreuves blanches interactives sur www.didierfledelfreussite.fraudios téléchargeables sur www.didierfledelfreussite.frun accès direct aux audios avec son smartphone ou sa tablette
Troisième édition l'ouvrage de Grammaire de français langue étrangère (FLE), niveau avancé (B1/B2), dans la collection Progressive du français destiné aux grands adolescents et adultes. NOUVEAU ! Evaluation en ligne Un véritable parcours d'évalu
A compulsively readable debut novel about two college students, each with his own troubled past, whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence.
Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written.From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder.From that moment on, we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing and pride, of contempt for and need of others, and of terrible despair and hope of redemption: and, in a remarkable transformation of the detective novel, we follow his agonised efforts to probe and confront both his own motives for, and the consequences of, his crime.The result is a tragic novel built out of a series of supremely dramatic scenes that illuminate the eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence: most especially our desire for self-expression and self-fulfilment, as against the constraints of morality and human laws; and our agonised awareness of the world's harsh injustices and of our own mortality, as against the mysteries of divine justice and immortality.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 136, Publishers: Toonhound Studios LLC, Author: Ryan Ottley,Bill Crabtree, ISBN-13: 9781534396807, Date of issue: 2025
Few writers have had a more demonstrable impact on the development of the modern world than has Karl Marx (1818-1883). Born in Trier into a middle-class Jewish family in 1818, by the time of his death in London in 1883, Marx claimed a growing international reputation. Of central importance then and later was his book Das Kapital, or, as it is known to English readers, simply Capital. Volume One of Capital was published in Paris in 1867. This was the only volume published during Marx's lifetime and the only to have come directly from his pen.Volume Two, published in 1884, was based on notes Marx left, but written by his friend and collaborator, Friedrich Engels (1820-1895).Readers from the nineteenth century to the present have been captivated by the unmistakable power and urgency of this classic of world literature. Marx's critique of the capitalist system is rife with big themes: his theory of 'surplus value', his discussion of the exploitation of the working class, and his forecast of class conflict on a grand scale. Marx wrote with purpose.As he famously put it, 'Philosophers have previously tried to explain the world, our task is to change it.'
Este libro permite a los alumnos de entre 11 y 17 años prepararse para el Diploma de Español Escolar, DELE nivel A1.Presenta siete modelos de exámenes completos, similares a los reales.Al final del libro se ofrecen unas pautas para los exámenes en las que el alumno encontrará muchas explicaciones útiles para enfrentarse a las pruebas con éxito.Las soluciones, las transcripciones de las audiciones y el CD Audio se encuentran en el libro de Claves del DELE Escolar A1.
