Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features a luxurious dust jacket, sprayed edges, illustrated endpapers, and beautiful flipbook style art throughout.Magic awakens. Darkness swells. A hero rises-and she's ready to fight... New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is back with an all-new epic romantasy set in the high-stakes world of A Fire in the Sky.It's been a year since Tamsyn transformed. From royal whipping girl in the palace of Penterra to the bride of Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands. From the enemy in the Beast's bed to the wife he sacrificed himself to save. From an ordinary girl...to a dragon. And not just any dragon-a powerful fire-breather...and the best hope to keep magic from flickering out forever.With Fell gone, torn from her side in the dangerous swirling mists of the Crags, Tamsyn is heartbroken and alone among the dragon pride. An unwelcome outsider still learning to survive in this fiery skin of hers within a new cutthroat society, she trains in the arena until her muscles burn and her blood spills. Slowly, Tamsyn forges herself into a warrior in the shadow of Fell's enigmatic brother, Vetr, whose silver eyes track her with distrust...and maybe something more.But is Fell truly beyond her reach? Their bond pulls at her, as fiercely as the drive to protect both humans and dragonkind from the growing threat posed by Stig, once her closest friend, now a relentless enemy determined to hunt her down and destroy her-and with her, all things magic.Magic stirs in the darkness, strengthening all who believe in it. But will it be enough to save Tamsyn, the pride, the kingdom...and a fiery love fated to endure for centuries, as deep as a scar in the bone?
Tootekood: 33400313GTIN: 9780736441971Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 32, Publishers: RANDOM HOUSE DISNEY, Author: Random House Disney, ISBN-13: 9780736441971, Date of issue: 2021
'Haunting, heartbreaking, and gorgeously atmospheric' KATE GOLDEN'Adrienne Young's writing is simply magic' EMILY RATHTwo twins. An unbroken bond. A truth unspoken.The only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other.For as long as she can remember, James's deep connection with her twin brother, Johnny, has gone beyond intuition - she can feel what he feels. So, when Johnny is killed in a tragic accident, James knows before her phone even rings that her brother is gone and that she's alone - truly alone - for the first time in her life.When James arrives in the rural town of Hawthorne, California to settle her brother's affairs, she's forced to rehash the ominous past she and Johnny shared and finally face Micah, the only person who knows about it. He's also the only man she's ever loved.But James soon discovers that the strange connection she had with Johnny isn't quite gone, and the more she immerses herself into his world, the more questions she has about the brother she thought she knew.Johnny was keeping secrets, and he's not the only one. What she uncovers will push her to unravel what happened in the days before Johnny's death, but in the end, she'll have to decide which truths should come to light, and which should stay buried forever.READERS LOVE ADRIENNE YOUNG'Oh my god, I adored this book' 5* reader review'Spellbinding' Jodi Picoult'Delightful' 5* reader review'Bewitching' Rebecca Ross'Incredibly atmospheric' 5* reader review'Exquisite' Stephanie Garber'Eerie and mysterious' 5* reader review'Captivating' Sue Lynn Tan
Tootekood: 20915781GTIN: 9781534443372Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Dip a toe, paw, or fin into history with this fact-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series all about pets and the people who loved them In this story, learn all about a sweet mother sea otter from California who inspired lawmakers to protect
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 306, Publishers: Mirror Press, Author: Martha Keyes,Heather B. Moore, ISBN-13: 9798869057570, Date of issue: 2023
"The Agency for Scandal is glorious! Clever, funny, charming, and achingly romantic, it is a delight from start to finish. Laura Wood always writes about love and friendship with a deft hand, and this is her best work yet” Katherine Webber, author of Twin Crowns An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary - a secret agency of women who specialise in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency's newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver's long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur? And what do you do when a pretend romance starts to feel all too real? 'Incredibly charming' Sophie Irwin, author of A Lady's Guide to Fortune HuntingBridgerton meets Charlie's Angels. A smart, charming, brilliantly plotted and swooningly romantic story about a collective of bold women changing their world. The most romantic, exciting, empowering YA of the year.
Arthur Rimbaud's "A Season in Hell" is a prose poem loosely divided into nine parts. In one part of the poem the poet portrays quite transparently his own relationship with French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine. The two had a brief alcohol and drug fueled
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 310, Publishers: Mirror Press, Author: Heather B. Moore,Rebecca Connolly, ISBN-13: 9798869050472, Date of issue: 2023
Tootekood: 11067407GTIN: 9781451650259History of sport
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package and a new Introduction by Feinstein. Granted unprecedented access to the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball program during the 1985-1986 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all--practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game huddles--as the team strove to return to championship form. A Season on the Brink, recently named #6 on Sports Illustrated's "Top 100 Sports Books of All Time" list, not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball, but paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness.
A Second in Eternity is the true story about the author's 'near-death, out-of-body' experience and everything that led up to it. For no apparent reason, the author suddenly found himself increasingly more aware of and able to 'see and know' future events,
An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war.§Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.§A bestseller for more than thirty years, A Separate Peace is John Knowles's crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic.
John Knowles' beloved classic has been a bestseller for more than 30 years and is one of the most moving and accurate novels about the trials and confusions of adolescence ever written. Set at an elite boarding school for boys during World War II, A Separate Peace is the story of friendship and treachery, and how a tragic accident involving two young men forever tarnishes their innocence.
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESDon't be fooled by the new, Netflix-inspired book covers of the second five books in this New York Times bestselling series.The events recounted in this five-book box set (which includes The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, and The Carnivorous Carnival) are sure to depress you. If you cannot stomach stories that find misfortune continuously befalling the three charming Baudelaire orphans, I recommend you make another reading selection.Some boxes should never be opened.
Lemony Snicket grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. To his horror and dismay, he has no wife or children, only enemies, associates, and the occasional loyal manservant. His trial has been delayed, so he is free to continue researching and recording the tragic tales of the Baudelaire orphans.
Tootekood: 48109691GTIN: 9780063437531Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Beware of bad things in beautiful packages! The book that launched the New York Times bestselling Series of Unfortunate Events is getting an unbelievable transformation. In this limited-run deluxe edition, The Bad Beginning will receive a luxurious soft touch cover with gold foil stamping, full-color digital edges and endpapers, and bonus content written by the elusive Lemony Snicket and illustrated by his esteemed associate, Mr. Brett Helquist.Imagine, if you will, a series of tales so terrible that over 50 million innocent minds have been ruined by them-stories so indelibly horrid that the world has remained rapt for more than a quarter of a disturbed century.Now visualize this scourge on society being suddenly available in a shameful new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so spectacular that Snicket fans and schadenfreude enjoyers from all walks of life will fiend to get their grubby hands upon its newly gilded cover.Lock your doors and hide your little ones, for this is no mere fancy. The reviled Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning-book the first in the Series of Unfortunate Events-may only be available in this wretched yet ravishing edition for a limited time. But Count Olaf has been known to do more harm in the blink of an eye . . . so heed this warning!
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series—set in the beloved Blood and Ash world.Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot.Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice.Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends, comes a timely, gripping novel about the dark underbelly of wellness culture'DARWENT HAS A GREAT CAREER AS A THRILLER WRITER AHEAD OF HER' SUNDAY TIMESWe can fix you.It's a promise that Betsy has heard far too many times. From the child psychologist, from her husband, and from the wellness trends that scream at her from her screen.So far, it's been a lie.But this time, she believes it. Because Betsy has been offered a place at Carn - a luxurious, unorthodox retreat, where healing really is possible. At Carn, she discovers that her imperfections make her unique, not weak. She isn't broken, just special.All Betsy has to do is follow the rules . . .---Praise for Heather Darwent'Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted' Emma Flint, Little Deaths'Smart, sophisticated, seductive' S J Watson, Before I Go To Sleep'Startlingly lovely, like a fine, dark silk shivering on your skin' Julia Heaberlin, We Are All the Same in the Dark'A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten' Rosemary Hennigan, The Truth Will Out'Dark academia and twisted friendships in gothic Edinburgh - what more could you want?' Cailean Steed, Home
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and traditions of his youth. Selected here are some of his finest personal essays about Algeria and its environs, including the luminous 'Nuptials at Tipasa', one of his earliest works where he developed the themes that would inform his later philosophy: to thrive now, without hope for paradise, as mortal life alone can be worthwhile.
Dissects Man's decadence in a remarkable series of moving and beautiful pieces. "To miss reading this book would be a deprivation."--Los Angeles Times E. M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history--focu
Tootekood: 11022576GTIN: 9780767908184Science: general issues
In this book, bestsellling author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, answer--the oldest, biggest questions posed about the universe, everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. High school & older.
One of the world's finest and funniest writers goes on a quest to discover the mysteries of the universe--and comprehend the fascinating, eccentric people who devote their lives to unraveling those big questions.
'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times'An amazing achievement' Peter FrankopanCan anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future.Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyone's 'other'. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, a master game-player on the global stage with a rich history of war and peace, poets and revolutionaries.In this essential whistle-stop tour of the world's most complex nation, Mark Galeotti takes us behind the myths to the heart of the Russian story: from the formation of a nation to its early legends - including Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great - to the rise and fall of the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, Chernobyl and the end of the Soviet Union - plus the rise of a politician named Vladimir Putin.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 544, Publishers: John Murray Press, Author: Frankie Boyle, ISBN-13: 9781399817714, Date of issue: 2024
A Short History of the Middle East, From the Rise of Islam to Modern Times
Tootekood: 37423626GTIN: 9781013666889Asian history
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 314, Publishers: Hassell Street Press, Author: George E. (George Eden) 1911- Kirk, ISBN-13: 9781013666889, Date of issue: 2021
Tootekood: 11011318GTIN: 9780688085872Second World War
Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive. Previous volumes have usually been written from an exclusively British or American point of view, or have ignored the important causes and consequences of the War. "A Short History of World War II" is essentially a military history, but it reaches from the peace settlements of World War I to the drastically altered postwar world of the late 1940's. Lucidly written and eminently readable, it is factual and accurate enough to satisfy professional historians. "A Short History of World War II" will appeal equally to the general reader, the veteran who fought in the War, and the student interested in understanding the contemporary political world.
Tootekood: 11608272GTIN: 9780983748427Fiction: general & literary
As a faithful Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he'll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies. Soren wakes to find himself cast by a God he has never heard of into a Hell whose dimensions he can barely grasp: a vast
Tootekood: 11608273GTIN: 9780983748441Fiction: general & literary
In this haunting existential novella, author, philosopher, and ecologist Peck explores a subversive vision of eternity, taking the reader on a journey through the afterlife of a world where everything everyone believed in turns out to be wrong.
IF YOU COULD NEVER STAY, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Midnight Library and Life of Pi meet in this spellbinding novel of adventure, wonder and self-discovery.Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her satchel that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she is stricken by a mysterious illness.When a visit to a doctor only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she discovers it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive.So begins her incredible lifelong journey on the run from her condition.From the scorched dunes of the Calanshio Sand Sea, to the snow-packed peaks of the Himalayas; from a bottomless well in a Parisian courtyard, to the shelves of an infinite underground library, we follow Aubry as she learns what it takes to survive and, ultimately, to truly live. But the longer she wanders, the more she understands that the world she travels through may not be quite the same as everyone else's...'Utterly engrossing... a world - worlds - to get lost in'SHELF AWARENESS'Gorgeous...I savoured every page of this book!'SHELBY VAN PELT, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
A shortened version of Kreeft's much larger Summa of the Summa, which in turn was a shortened version of the Summa Theologica. The reason for the double shortening is pretty obvious: the original runs some 4000 pages (The Summa of the Summa was just over
El día en que murió su tía, Clementine sintió que todo su mundo se desmoronaba. Desde entonces, su mayor reto ha sido descubrir cómo seguir adelante.Para proteger su corazón, diseña un plan: trabajar duro, encontrar a alguien decente de quien enamorarse y no olvidarse de intentar alcanzar la luna. Esto último es absurdo y completamente metafórico, pero su tía siempre decía que hacía falta al menos un gran sueño para avanzar.Durante el último año, ese plan ha funcionado. Más o menos. Lo del amor es complicado porque no quiere encariñarse demasiado con nadie;no está segura de que su corazón pueda soportarlo.Hasta que se encuentra con un desconocido en la cocina del apartamento de su difunta tía. Un hombre de mirada amable, con acento sureño, que tiene debilidad por las tartas de limón. Alguien por quien, en otras circunstancias, habría perdido la cabeza. Y puede que lo haga de nuevo.El problema es que él vive en el pasado;exactamente siete años en el pasado. Y para él, ella está siete años en el futuro.Su tía siempre le dijo que ese apartamento tenía algo mágico, que era como un punto de encuentro en el tiempo, un lugar donde los momentos se entremezclaban como pinceladas de acuarela. Y Clementine sabe que, si se enamora, estará condenada.Porque, en el fondo, el amor no es cuestión de tiempo, sino de encontrar el momento perfecto.Y no puede evitar pensar que, quizá, ha llegado con siete años de retraso.
Tootekood: 33033943GTIN: 9781646511846Manga & Asian style comics
Yuki is a college student who s into friends and fashion. She s also deaf. A chance meeting on a train leads to a serious crush but can it grow into something more? A sweet and touching manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!Yuki, who s always been deaf, is used to communicating with sign language and her phone. But she s not used to English, so when a tourist from overseas asks for directions, she nearly panics until a handsome stranger steps in to help. His name is Itsuomi, and it turns out he s a friend of a friend. A charismatic globetrotter, Itsuomi speaks three languages, but he s never had a deaf friend. The two feel drawn to each other and plan a date on a romantic winter s night but Yuki s friend is afraid that she might be setting herself up to get hurt. Could this be something real? Or will these feelings melt away with the snow?From the acclaimed author of Shortcake Cake, the hit shojo series with more than a million copies in print, this new work is full of real-life details about Japanese sign language and living without hearing, and it's sure to please fans of romantic stories like A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke, and Love in Focus!
Tootekood: 33203700GTIN: 9781646511853Manga & Asian style comics
Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!FITS AND STARTS Why must the time we spend together always be so short? After struggling with her feelings for Itsuomi, Yuki s chosen love. An intense heart-to-heart between the two, sitting against a laundromat window watching the falling snow, has begun to deepen their relationship. But there s still much more progress to be made, and Yuki finds the world Itsuomi inhabits intimidating How can they keep communicating when Itsuomi drops in and out of Yuki s life? From the acclaimed author of Shortcake Cake, the hit shojo series with more than a million copies in print, this new work is full of real-life details about Japanese sign language and living without hearing, and it's sure to please fans of romantic stories like A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke, and Love in Focus!
Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!I wonder, will these extraordinary things, bit by bit, become… ordinary?Yuki’s life revolved around friends, fashion, her classes, and social media, until something interrupted her routine: a chance meeting with Itsuomi, a classmate with a passion for languages, world travel, movies—and, increasingly, for Yuki. Amazed at how casually Itsuomi asked her out, Yuki couldn’t help but wonder how serious this relationship was for him, but, with Itsuomi showing his devotion in little ways, every day, another thrilling thought has entered her mind: What if this new happiness could become her new normal? A singular, touching love story from the creator of Shortcake Cake!
