People in spiritual crisis--those disoriented by psychic experiences, or direct communication with disembodied spirits, or reevaluating their religious beliefs--are often perceived as mentally ill. This sourcebook gives comfort and direction to both people struggling to understand powerful inner experiences, and those who care for them.
A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor and begging, dreaming of a big future.Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of family friends. When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become unexpectedly intertwined.In this breathtaking novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, the gaping divides in its society, and the shared humanity that lives in between.
Tootekood: 02828562GTIN: 9780553394399Fiction: general & literary
Now in paperback with a Q&A with Anna Quindlen. "Tyler remains among the best chroniclers of family life this country has ever produced."--The Washington Post
Tootekood: 10985545GTIN: 9780374530501Fiction: general & literary
"As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know," is how Reynolds Price ("The New York Times") described this classic that has been a favorite of readers, both here and in Europe, for almost forty years. Set in provincial France in the 1960s, it is the intensely carnal story--part shocking reality, part feverish dream --of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseen--and pages that burn with a rare intensity.
Tootekood: 37502377GTIN: 9781014537287Anthologies: general
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 82, Publishers: Legare Street Press, Author: Geoffrey Bache 1894-1916 Smith, ISBN-13: 9781014537287, Date of issue: 2021
Tootekood: 11027620GTIN: 9780804136655United Kingdom, Great Britain
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The true story of Kim Philby, the Cold War's most infamous spy, from the master espionage writer and author of The Spy and the Traitor. Who was Kim Philby? Those closest to him--like his fellow MI6 offic
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 112, Publishers: Square Fish, Author: Jacqueline Kelly, ISBN-13: 9781250211156, Date of issue: 2021
You don't have to be a star to shine.Sae has always been taller and stronger than the average girl. Koki used to be smaller and weaker than the average boy. But now that he's in high school, he's tall and super popular! Will their childhood friendship rekindle...and maybe develop into something more?Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood. One fateful day at the end of middle school, she has a revelation: Koki has grown up! Now they're in high school, and she has another revelation: she has feelings for Koki! But Sae isn't the only girl who does... The question is, who does Koki have feelings for?!
Tootekood: 46828616GTIN: 9781974755011Manga & Asian style comics
You don't have to be a star to shine.Sae has always been taller and stronger than the average girl. Koki used to be smaller and weaker than the average boy. But now that he's in high school, he's tall and super popular! Will their childhood friendship rekindle...and maybe develop into something more?Now that Sae knows Koki has a crush on someone, she tries to transform her romantic feelings for him into platonic ones. Luckily, there are lots of school activities to distract her, from a field trip in the mountains to a jump rope tournament to an English-language theater festival. But when a texting disaster reveals to Koki that Sae has a crush on someone too, will she finally confess her feelings...?
Tootekood: 46056407GTIN: 9781529098921Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism
The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal; the gritty fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows.She's had her tea, now she's out for blood.White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. The press are dead, the public calls for justice, vampires are in danger, and amid the turmoil, the Ram announces a celebration.Still reeling from the bloodshed, Arthie Casimir has no time to mourn the death of anyone, let alone her own. She has no time for love, either, but it had saved her life. As Arthie navigates new emotions and new allies, she must reassemble her scrambled crew and scrape what little they have left to fight one last time – and she will need to face the ghosts of her past to do it.In Ceylan.After the jaw-dropping ending of #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea, Arthie and her crew still have plenty of hearts to break and crimson-red secrets to uncover. Hafsah Faizal crafts a deliciously twisty and seductive sequel that will leave readers breathless until the very last page.
A full-colour fantasy webtoon/comic of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform. This is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own...until she dies and wakes up in the past with the chance to remake her life!
Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he's hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave! This eerie ghost story, by award-winning author of "Hell House" and "I Am Legend," inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon.
Tootekood: 18120777GTIN: 9780763665968Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Journey. This year's summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin s magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Game of Thrones" and "A Clash of Kings." As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. A STORM OF SWORDS Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . .But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . .
Tootekood: 42314864GTIN: 9781638588269Manga & Asian style comics
Nanao used to be a house cat, but after tragedy struck, he was abandoned on the rough streets of Tokyo. Now, alongside his best friend and fellow stray Machi, Nanao has to fight every day just to get by. Aside from foraging for food and finding somewhere to sleep, Nanao and Machi must remain vigilant about all sorts of dangers, including humans who want stray cats gone. When a woman named Yoshino starts feeding the neighbourhood cats, Nanao reluctantly bonds with her. But the woman has emotional scars and a past entwined with Nanao's. Can Nanao help her heal, and perhaps heal himself in the process?
Publish any sort of conviction related to these morose days through which we are living and letters will shower upon you like leaves in October. No matter what your conviction be, it will shake both yeas and nays loose from various minds where they were ha
Die neurotische und schöne Blanche lebt bei ihrer schwangeren Schwester Stella und deren grobschlächtigen Mann Stanley. Als sich Blanche in Mitch verliebt, mischt sich Stanley ein und vergewaltigt Blanche, während Stella im Krankenhaus entbindet. Blanche bricht zusammen und wird in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingeliefert. §Der Klassiker nach dem Bühnenstück von Tennessee Williams wurde auch verfilmt. In den Rollen: Vivien Leigh alias Blanche, Marlon Brando alias Stanley; Karl Malden alias Mitch.§Für 12 Oscars nominiert gewann er vier. §Im Jahre 1948 gewann Williams den Pulitzer-Preis für 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. §Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.
Tootekood: 44101692GTIN: 9781804992593Comic (humorous) fantasy
From one of the bestselling science fiction and fantasy authors and most beloved storytellers of all time comes a truly unmissable and beautifully illustrated collection of rediscovered short stories INCLUDES A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN NEW SHORT STORY With a foreword by Neil Gaiman 'A fantastic collection of short stories...A must have for Terry Pratchett fans' ***** Reader review 'Keeps you entertained right to the end. I was mesmerized throughout and could not put it down' ***** Reader review 'Excellent, often laugh-out-loud early works. . . There isn't a bad story in the bunch'?Publishers Weekly From the multi-million copy bestselling author of the Discworld series, discover a truly unmissable collection of lost short stories, as well as a never-before-seen, recently found new tale. Written under a pseudonym in the 1970s and 80s, these early tales hint at the worlds the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett would go on to create, containing all his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. Through these stories, you'll meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, and discover many more adventures... Whether you're looking for a title for a seasoned Pratchett reader or someone starting from the beginning, this incredible collection is perfect for any science-fiction and fantasy fan. Readers love A Stroke of the Pen: 'A real pleasure... ?full of the wit, fun and acute observation that made Pratchett such a successful and well-loved author' ***** Reader review 'Sir Terry did not disappoint... This book is an absolute must-read for any fans of Terry Pratchett, or for new fans-in-the-making who enjoy humorous and clever fantasy stories' ***** Reader review 'The greatest writer of all' ***** Reader review 'A delightful read from start to finish, perfect for longtime fans of Pratchett's work and those wholly new to his writing' ***** Reader review 'A treasure trove glistening with lost gems'?Financial Times 'Funny, sharp, warm, wise and always so, so readable -?Daily Mail 'This delightful collection is inventive, entertaining and a little quirky, often with a twisty end' The Independent 'Shows the beginnings of one of the UK's best fantasy writers...?A treat for seasoned fans and newcomers'?The Sun 'There's much here to delight the open-minded, the fantasy aficionado and the Pratchett completist'?The Observer 'These early stories show Pratchett's remarkable ability to poke fun at the absurdity of the real world through fantasy...much to love in these clever, funny, and tightly written tales'?Booklist 'The earliest seeds of what
Tootekood: 43073460GTIN: 9780857529640Comic (humorous) fantasy
A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.An exclusive collection of twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, these are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.Whilst none of the stories are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create in his award-winning and globally bestselling series, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. These are tales which entertain, enlighten and, most importantly, make you laugh.Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Council with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and travel millions of years back in time to The Old Red Sandstone Lion pub.The final ever 'new' writing to be published from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett, A STROKE OF THE PEN is a must-have collection of fantastic short stories for fans, old and new. Praise for Terry Pratchett'Pratchett is a master storyteller' - A. S. Byatt, Guardian'The Discworld novels have always been among the most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies' - Independent'Compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world . . . There's never been anything quite like it' - Evening Standard'Like most true originals, Pratchett defies categorisation' - The Times 'Pratchett found something better than literature' - Frank Cottrell Boyce, Guardian
An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller! Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page. Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in this dark academic fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Elana K. Arnold. Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales.Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, shes had no choice. Her tattered copy of AngharadEmrys Myrddins epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys himis the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddins family announces a contest to redesign the late authors estate, Effy feels certain its her destiny. But musty, decrepit Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task, and its residents are far from welcoming.Including Preston Hloury, a stodgy young literature scholar determined to expose Myrddin as a fraud. As the two rivals piece together clues about Myrddins legacy, dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspire against themand the truth may bring them both to ruin. Part historical fantasy, part rivals-to-lovers romance, part Gothic mystery, and all haunting, dreamlike atmosphere, Ava Reid's powerful YA debut will lure in readers who loved The Atlas Six, House of Salt and Sorrows, or Girl, Serpent, Thorn.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO. 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling.' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder MagicEffy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him.Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy fells certain this is her destiny.But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task: a musty, decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea. And when Effy arrives, she finds she isn't the only one who's made a temporary home there. Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar, is studying Myrddin's papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud.As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author's legacy, piecing together clues through his letters, books, and diaries, they discover that the house's foundation isn't the only thing that can't be trusted. There are dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspiring against them - and the truth may bring them both to ruin.Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023New York Times bestseller, November 2023
A study in Scarlet (Štúdia v červenom) je prvým príbehom sira Arthura Conana Doyla, v ktorom sa objavuje Holmes a Watson. Prejdite sa po temných uličkách Londýna s brilantným pánom Sherlockom Holmesom! Keď dostane Sherlock Holmes list z polície, znamená to problém pre neho i pre jeho priateľa doktora Watsona. Kto bol ten boháč v prázdnom dome? Prečo zomrel? A čo je najdôležitejšie, nájdu Sherlock a Holmes toho, kto zločin spáchal? Alebo bude príliš neskoro... CEFR Level: A1
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 112, Publishers: Royal Classics, Author: Arthur Conan Doyle, ISBN-13: 9781774762660, Date of issue: 2021
Three of the enthralling novels that brought us the world's greatest fictional detective are gathered here in one volume. In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery novel A Study in Scarlet unleashed for the first time the unflappable Sherlock Ho
USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down in the first novel in this Victorian mystery series.... With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with th
In Chapter 6, we describe the concept of braid equivalence from the topological point of view. This will lead us to a new concept braid homotopy that is discussed fully in the next chapter. As just mentioned, in Chapter 7, we shall discuss the difference between braid equivalence and braid homotopy. Also in this chapter, we define a homotopy braid invariant that turns out to be the so-called Milnor number. Chapter 8 is a quick review of knot theory, including Alexander's theorem. While, Chapters 9 is devoted to Markov's theorem, which allows the application of this theory to other fields. This was one of the motivations Artin had in mind when he began studying braid theory. In Chapter 10, we discuss the primary applications of braid theory to knot theory, including the introduction of the most important invariants of knot theory, the Alexander polynomial and the Jones polynomial. In Chapter 11, motivated by Dirac's string problem, the ordinary braid group is generalized to the braid groups of various surfaces. We discuss these groups from an intuitive and diagrammatic point of view. In the last short chapter 12, we present without proof one theorem, due to Gorin and Lin [GoL] , that is a surprising application of braid theory to the theory of algebraic equations.
