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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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 Child "Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book's ending" - New York Times With 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 recent death 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, whether they 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? Look what you started.

There are forces you can measure. And forces you can't.Dr. Ida Thorne studies phase transitions-how stability collapses under pressure. She never imagined she would become her own experiment. When a provocative new scientist joins her lab, professional tension turns personal. Boundaries blur. Data shifts. Trust erodes.As Ida spirals toward a breakthrough that could secure her legacy, her marriage to James hangs in the balance-and someone is watching from the margins, manipulating the reaction.In a world where intellect is power and desire is destabilizing, Ida must choose:Catalyst or foundation.Combustion or permanence.A Slow Way to Dissolve is a taut, seductive novel about ambition,identity, and the dangerous illusion that you can control the chemistry of your own heart.

The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now.<BR><BR>Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence . . .<BR><BR>The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford investigates, it emerges that Lobb was the only remaining obstacle preventing the purchase of local land by a mining company.<BR><BR>The complexity of the case only increases as Lobb's family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. The tangled web of intrigue soon draws in Bea's colleagues, Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .<BR><BR>'An essential writer of popular fiction today' - Washington Post<BR><BR>'A superstar of the crime-fiction world' - Seattle Times<BR><BR>****<BR><BR>'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most' - The Times<BR><BR>'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue' - The Guardian<BR><BR>'Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery' - The New York Times<BR><BR>'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' - The Daily Telegraph<BR><BR>'It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together' - Belfast Telegraph<BR><BR>'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability' - Wall Street Journal

A gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The Lynley TV series is available on iPlayer now.<BR><BR>Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence . . .<BR><BR>The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford investigates, it emerges that Lobb was the only remaining obstacle preventing the purchase of local land by a mining company.<BR><BR>The complexity of the case only increases as Lobb's family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. The tangled web of intrigue soon draws in Bea's colleagues, Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .<BR><BR>Praise of Elizabeth George:<BR><BR>'An essential writer of popular fiction today' - Washington Post<BR><BR>'A superstar of the crime-fiction world' - Seattle Times<BR><BR>'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most' - The Times<BR><BR>'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue' - The Guardian<BR><BR>'Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery' - New York Times<BR><BR>'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' - Daily Telegraph<BR><BR>'It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together' - Belfast Telegraph<BR><BR>'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability' - Wall Street Journal

A new and highly anticipated Inspector Lynley TV series releasing this fall from BritBox <BR> <BR>Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.<BR><BR>Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor of his family’s tin & pewter workshop. It’s suspicious enough that his body was found by a representative of Cornwall EcoMining, a company keen on acquiring his family’s land, and it’s made even worse when he’s revealed to have been the majority owner of the business and the sole obstacle preventing a deal from being made. But it doesn’t take long for Inspector Beatrice Hannaford to unearth the layers of estrangement that surrounded Michael in his final days, pointing suspicions elsewhere. In comes Kayla, a young woman half Michael’s age, who has just been made his widow.<BR><BR>Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are brought in to help solve the crime and search for justice in a community where lust, greed, and family traditions collide with devastating consequences.

A gorgeously wrought queer exploration of what it means to exist in the in-between

Well, that's one down, isn't it? Nine to go. Next! Thou shalt not kill. What about that then? Let's have a crack at that one next, shall we?<BR><BR>Jack McCracken is a man of principle until, moments after taking over his father-in-law's business, he discovers his extended family to be thieves and adulterers, operating a network of racketeering from their suburban homes. Rampant self-interest and comic hysteria take over as Jack succumbs.<BR><BR>A Small Family Business premiered at the National Theatre, London, 1987, and won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.<BR><BR>'This play offers a devastating assault on the way the entrepreneurial values we were taught to admire in the eighties lead ultimately to fraud, theft, self-deceit, even homicide. It is the modern equivalent of An Inspector Calls - only, being Ayckbourn, far funnier. It argues just as passionately as the work of more overtly political writers that there is such a thing as society.' Guardian

The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcastIn 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since then... nothing.Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered - there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan - and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm.Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.

'Brilliant, unforgettable ... a masterpiece' New Statesman<BR><BR>West Germany in the 1960s is a simmering cauldron of radical protests. Amid the turmoil Leo Harting, a Second Secretary in the British Embassy, has gone missing - along with more than forty Confidential embassy files. Alan Turner of the Foreign Office must travel to Bonn to recover them. As he gets closer to the truth of Harting's disappearance, he will discover that the face of Cold War Europe - and the attentions of the British Ministry itself - are far uglier that he could possibly have imagined.<BR><BR> Le Carré's searing Cold War novel creates a world where the lines between right and wrong, good and evil, are horribly blurred.<BR><BR>'Exciting, compulsively readable and brilliantly plotted' The New York Times<BR><BR>With an Introduction by Hari Kunzru

A young woman must navigate the dangers of a strange new world filled with magic and mystery in this imaginative and highly detailed LitRPG adventure. When Alice Verianna went to sleep, she was just another teen from the Denver suburbs. She definitely didn't expect to be transported to a magical alternate dimension, inhabited by monsters and presided over by a mysterious System. Here, people resemble RPG characters and everyone has access to their own status screens. Alice is determined to figure out why. Grappling with the mechanics of the elusive System isn't the only challenge Alice faces. It seems an underground organization known as the Society of Starry Eyes has taken a particular interest in other dimensions. If they find out about Alice, they will stop at nothing to hunt her down and forcibly extract from her the secrets of her world. Now, in addition to pursuing her own scientific endeavors, as well as learning to harness the magic that surrounds her, Alice must uncover the Society's ultimate intention-and piece together how she ended up here in first place-before it's too late . . .

When a murdered prostitute is found in a Glasgow train station, DCI Lorimer is perplexed by the ritualistic arrangement of her body. It isn't long before there is another murder and he realises there's no time to waste if he is to stop Glasgow's latest serial killer. A taut, suspense-filled thriller,A Small Weepingtakes the reader on a gripping journey from the inner city to the wilds of the Scottish Isles, and far into the darkest depths of human nature.

Human find symmetrical face more attractive than are asymmetrical faces. Perfectly bilateral face and body symmetry is largely a theoretical concept that seldom exists in living organisms. Right-left differences occur everywhere in nature where two bilateral congruent parts present in an entity.The smile is one of the most important facial expressions and is essential in expressing friendliness, agreement, and appreciation. A smile when pleasing and attractive to observers enriches not only the one who smiles, but those who view it. This book highlights the methods to assess facial symmetry, smile and facial aesthetics in different facial growth patterns and correlates them with underlying hard tissue structure. Thus it evaluates facial symmetry and smile in relation to attractiveness in different facial growth patterns.

For fans of Heartstopper and Bloom, a sweet YA graphic novel about first love - and navigating life when you see things differently.Rhys Moore is worried as he starts his first year of university. And not just about the usual things. Rhys has face blindness, which means he struggles to recognize and remember people's faces. He has ways of coping, but they don't always work, so he isn't sure how to manage being around so many new people. There is one bright note, though. Malcolm. He's caring and kind, and he's empathetic when Rhys finally reveals his disability to him. Could Malcolm be just what Rhys needs to get through the year?Emily Thomas's debut graphic novel offers a delightfully fresh take on falling in love and learning how to truly see another person. It's both a compelling queer romance and a pitch-perfect coming-of-age story that keenly captures the ups and downs of university life. Readers are sure to be swept up in the romance as Rhys navigates his new feelings and experiences. The book deftly explores themes of disability, friendship, love, mental health and queer identity. A note about prosopagnosia, known as face blindness, and an author's note are included at the end.

For fans of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON® and THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE, a dark and lyrical epic fantasy of warring kingdoms, female rage and a wild magic that refuses to be tamed.Tilde has always heard the whispers of the kithwood, the voices of her ancestors speaking through the mysterious forest of her homeland.But now both the kithwood and her kingdom are in danger.For Tilde is the only surviving heir of a conquered land. To unite the people and finally stop the bloodshed, she marries the ageing warlord, King Liran. Her duty is to bind their nations and bear him a son.But the swan king's court is dangerous. Tilde is a threat to the claim of Liran's older sons, who will do whatever it takes to remove her, to the princess Elise who has only ever known loyalty to her family, and to the priests who own them all.Yet none of them know that Tilde is a snake in their midst, with allies on her side and dark, forbidden power of her own. She wants her kingdom back, and she will sacrifice everything to claim it.FOR THE QUEEN TO RISE, THE SWANS MUST FALL._____________'One of my favourite epics of all time' - SAMANTHA SHANNON'Breathtaking' - SAARA EL-ARIFI'An addictive, cunning political fantasy' - SHANNON CHAKRABORTY'Captivating' - ANTONIA HODGSON'Vicious, brutal, intricate' - TASHA SURI_____________Readers Love A Snake Among Swans'Fascinating and highly imaginative fantasy novel with excellent worldbuilding and a story that kept me curious from beginning to end"10 out of 5 stars!"This was an incredible read. I really felt like no character was safe and I'll be waiting on the edge of my seat for the next book"Epic fantasy at its best"Will recommend this book to everyone that wants a book that will make them feel everything!'

NATIONAL BESTSELLER<BR><BR>In this breathaking work of Indigenous futurism, Darcie Little Badger weaves an unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family.<BR><BR>Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories.<BR><BR>Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.<BR><BR>Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries.<BR><BR>And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. <BR><BR>BEST OF THE YEAR<BR><BR>Minneapolis Star Tribune ¿ Publishers Weekly ¿ Kirkus ¿ Apple Books ¿ New York Public Library ¿ Chicago Public Library ¿ Autostraddle<BR><BR>AWARDS<BR><BR>NEBULA AWARD WINNER<BR>NEWBERY AWARD HONOR<BR>AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD HONOR<BR>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST<BR><BR>P R A I S E<BR><BR>"A spellbinding tale." -Texas Monthly<BR><BR>"Genre-bending."-TIME<BR><BR>"Undeniably charming."-Tor.com<BR><BR>¿ "Evokes the timeless feeling of listening to traditional oral storytelling."-Kirkus (starred) <BR><BR>¿ "Fun, imaginative, and deeply immersive, this story will be long in the minds of readers."-Publishers Weekly (starred)<BR><BR>¿ "Magical, stunning, and wholly original."-Booklist (starred)<BR><BR>"A highly descriptive story which absorbs the audience into its world, readers will become invested in reading until the very end."-School Library Connection

****NOW A RECORD-BREAKING FILM STARRING THE UNTAMED'S XIAO ZHAN****THE CHINESE LORD OF THE RINGS - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily MailChina: 1200 A.D.Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus' father, on Peach Blossom Island, and bested the villainous Gallant Ouyang in three trials to win her hand in marriage.But now, along with his sworn brother, Zhou Botong of the Quanzhen Sect, and his shifu, Count Seven Hong, Chief of the Beggar Clan, he has walked into a trap. Tricked by Huang into boarding a unseaworthy barge, they will surely drown unless Lotus - who has overheard her father's plans - can find a way to save them.Yet even if they are to survive the voyage, great dangers lie in wait on the mainland. The Jin Prince Wanyan Honglie has gathered a band of unscrupulous warriors to aid him in his search for the lost writings of the Great Song patriot General Yue Fei. If he is successful, the Jin armies will gain the key to total victory over the Song Empire, condemning Guo Jing's countrymen to centuries of servitude.Translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood and Gigi Chang

As read on Radio 4, seven linked stories set in the Christmas holidays - all as funny, joyous, poignant and memorable as Christmas should be:A Faraway Smell of Lemon: The School Term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping couldn't feel less like wishing glad tidings to all men. Ducking out of the rain she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit.The Marriage Manual: Christmas Eve. Two parents endeavour to construct their son's Christmas present from a DIY kit and in the process find themselves deconstructing their marriage.Christmas at the Airport: A glitch in the system, travellers stranded and all sorts of lives colliding in the face of a sudden birth...The Boxing Day Ball: Maureen has never been out with the local girls before. Who knew that a disco in the Village Hall could be life-changing?A Snow Garden: Two little boys, dumped with their divorced father for his share of the Christmas holidays and none of them with a clue how to enjoy it. I'll Be Home for Christmas The most famous boy in the world comes home hoping to escape the madness with a normal family Christmas.Trees: As if Christmas wasn't wearing enough, now his elderly parent is asking for a hole in the ground ... Father and son break old habits and plant a tree to mark the start of the new year.

This contemporary, intergenerational Hanukkah picture book that incorporates both Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditions features text by Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré-winning author Ruth Behar and illustrations by Caldecott Honor-winner Marjorie Priceman.Luz is helping her Abuelita and Abuelito celebrate the festival of lights, but it’s going to take a miracle to get everything ready in time!As Luz and Abuelita walk to the bodega for potatoes to make latkes, they talk about the miracle of Hanukkah—and the miracles that surround us. Each of the eight candles represents an everyday miracle like the kindness of community and the tradition of sharing stories. When snow starts to fall, it feels like the wonder of the holiday surrounds them and infuses their preparations and celebration with a special warmth.In this joyful picture book, award-winners Ruth Behar and Marjorie Priceman have created a modern and accessible Hanukkah classic.

Faced with an ecological crisis of existential proportions, the economic relations of capitalism have only fanned the flames. The transformation of property relations is an urgent necessity, but not, in itself, enough to save us. Enter 'degrowth': a concept that radically challenges contemporary life, culture and economics as we know it. Through an impressive synthesis of the traditions of eco-Marxism and feminist ecological economics, Éric Pineault presents a well-rounded critique of contemporary capitalist growth and its socio-ecological contradictions, in which growth is understood as both a biophysical and accumulation process. The book provides fresh answers to key questions of current socio-ecological debates: Why does capitalist society depend on accelerating growth? Why is the constant upscaling of its economic process necessary for its social stability? How does this deepen the ecological contradictions that humanity now faces? And what can we learn from this for our understanding of emancipatory futures?'A timely and urgent analysis which seeks to comprehend our ecological plight through an elucidation of monopoly capital' - Gareth Dale, Reader in Political Economy, Brunel University Capital is pushing into motion ever larger global material flows. In doing so it has come to depend on massive expenditures of energy, putting to work fossil fuels and the machines they animate to transform the world, accumulate power and grow the economy. The ecological relations and crises of today's societies are driven by the processes of extraction of the elements that come together as a throughput of material and energy flows controlled by capital and shaped by its imperative of valorization. In A Social Ecology of Capital, Éric Pineault proposes an original model of the fossil social metabolism that has sustained the growth of advanced capitalism in the last century. Drawing on ecological economics and critical political economy, the book analyses how the social structures of accumulation, production, consumption and waste determine and regulate the material flow and the accumulation of material artifacts. Showing how social relations shape the ecology of capital, the book highlights the contradictions humanity now faces.

Analytic philosophy is the leading form of philosophy in the English-speaking world. What explains its continued success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can only be understood by examining its social history. Analytic philosophy tends to think of itself as concerned with eternal questions, transcending the changing scenes of history. It thinks of itself as apolitical. This book, however, convincingly shows that the opposite is true.<BR><BR>The origins of analytic philosophy are in a set of distinct movements, shaped by high-ly specific sets of political and social forces. Only after the Second World War were these disparate, often dynamic movements joined together to make ‘analytic philosophy’ as we know it. In the climate of McCarthyism, analytic philosophy was robbed of political force.<BR><BR>To this day, analytic philosophy is the ideology of the status quo. It may seem arcane and largely removed from the real world, but it is a crucial component in upholding liberalism, through its central role in elite educational institutions. As Schuringa concludes, the apparently increasing friendliness of analytic philosophers to rival approaches in philosophy should be understood as a form of colonization; thanks to its hegemonic status, it reformats all it touches in service of its own imperatives, going so far as to colonize decolonial efforts in the discipline.

Analytic philosophy is the leading form of philosophy in the English-speaking world. What explains its continued success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can only be understood by examining its social history. Analytic philosophy tends to think of itself as concerned with eternal questions, transcending the changing scenes of history. It thinks of itself as apolitical. This book, however, convincingly shows that the opposite is true.<BR><BR>The origins of analytic philosophy are in a set of distinct movements, shaped by high-ly specific sets of political and social forces. Only after the Second World War were these disparate, often dynamic movements joined together to make ‘analytic philosophy’ as we know it. In the climate of McCarthyism, analytic philosophy was robbed of political force.<BR><BR>To this day, analytic philosophy is the ideology of the status quo. It may seem arcane and largely removed from the real world, but it is a crucial component in upholding liberalism, through its central role in elite educational institutions. As Schuringa concludes, the apparently increasing friendliness of analytic philosophers to rival approaches in philosophy should be understood as a form of colonization; thanks to its hegemonic status, it reformats all it touches in service of its own imperatives, going so far as to colonize decolonial efforts in the discipline.

'Historian and actress Sandra Billington takes us on an entertaining, illuminating and extremely informative journey. This unique book is essential reading for all serious fools and clowns.' Mike LeighWho is the Fool and what does he mean to us? Pre-1900 scholars thought him a Renaissance fashion, a continental import of note in the British Isles only between 1486 and the 1630s, per his appearances in Shakespeare. But, as Sandra Billington shows in this superb study, the Fool has been with us far longer, and has worn many guises: village idiot and sophisticated comedian, embodiment of Satan and God's own jester.

A Society & Kew Gardens: Level 600 Reader (L+) (CEFR B1) presents modern and simplified versions of two famous stories written by Virginia Woolf. A Society, first published in 1921, shows the issue of inequality in British society in the early 1900s. It ridicules the elitist social circles of England with satire, revealing their shallow and isolated nature. Kew Gardens, first published in 1919, explores the thoughts and feelings of various characters during a visit to the London botanical gardens. Level 600 Matatabi Reader (L+) * Flesch Kincaid Grade Level 3.9 * CERF B1 * (L+): 1190 Headwords * 5180 (3860 + 1320) Words

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Relationships and Family, grade: 1,9, University of Manchester, course: Homosexuality in Jordan, language: English, abstract: This paper will give a general socio-political analysis of homosexuality in Jordan in order to raise awareness of the universal need for LGBT rights. It will be examined how, despite the attempt of Professor Joseph Massad to claim otherwise, there are indeed homosexuals in Jordan and they are oppressed. It will be shown that despite Jordan being the most gay-friendly country in the Middle East, and the only Arab country where homosexuality is technically legal, the situation is less than ideal. Honour killings are still common and only lightly prosecuted, police crackdowns are common, and the pressure from family and society is massive. The coverage of homosexuality in the Jordanian press is almost entirely negative, associating homosexuality with moral decay and perversion.

The witty and gripping new thriller introducing your new favourite murderous heroine: Lalla Rook.'Lalla Rook is ruthless, unapologetic and shamelessly murderous, you're going to love her' Gillian McAllister'A wickedly dark and hilarious debut ... witty, wise and wildly entertaining' Alice Feeney'Deliciously dark, clever satire. Lalla Rook is a genius creation. I absolutely loved it!' Shari Lapena-There's a dead body in my living room.I've not called the police because it was I who stabbed him. Seven times in all. The truth is, it's surprisingly difficult to dispatch someone with a vegetable knife.In case you're wondering, the dead man is not my husband. I do resent our pitiful sex life and his woeful lack of ambition, but I wouldn't murder him for it. Not yet, anyway.Right now, I have far more pressing concerns: scheming to get my daughter into the perfect school; buying my dream home in Hampstead; and disposing of a corpse.A woman's work is never done. I've created the perfect life - and I'll kill to keep it.Praise for A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage'Scintillating ... a sardonic social comedy cunningly disguised as a psychological thriller' Sunday Times, Pick of the Month'This satirical thriller is the perfect antidote to the winter blues' Guardian'The most wildly entertaining novel you'll read this year: suspenseful but funny, shocking yet stylish' A. J. Finn'Big Little Lies meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Booklist'A blackly comic delight ... sharply sardonic and unputdownable' Financial Times'A witty, propulsive debut with an anti-hero you can't help but root for' Mirror'Hilariously dark, refreshingly honest, and highly entertaining' Woman's WeeklyREADERS LOVE LALLA ROOK'This one is a wild ride, but in the best way possible ... What a main character!!!!' ¿¿¿¿¿'Perfectionto read ... such a good ride' ¿¿¿¿¿'An incredibly fun read! A one-of-a-kindmain character ... I honestly couldn't get enough of her. Twisty, sharp, and wildly entertaining' ¿¿¿¿¿'Witty and wild ... an unforgettable female protagonist finding her own way through some very bad days' ¿¿¿¿¿'Totally chaotic and that's why I adored it ... chock full of twists and turns'¿¿¿¿¿

The ability of block copolymers to spontaneously self-assemble into a variety of ordered nano-structures not only makes them a scientifically interesting system for the investigation of order-disorder phase transitions, but also offers a wide range of nano-technological applications. The architecture of a diblock is the most simple among the block copolymer systems, hence it is often used as a model system in both experiment and theory. We introduce a new soft-tetramer model for efficient computer simulations of diblock copolymer melts. The simplicity of the model allows to scan the control parameter space in a completeness that has not been reached in previous molecular simulations. We develop a novel method for the identification of the observed diblock copolymer mesophases that formalizes the usual approach of direct visual observation, using the characteristic geometry of the structures.

D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory--Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the European theater. A Soldier's Story is the behind-the-scenes eyewitness account of the war that shaped our century: the tremendous manpower at work, the unprecedented stakes, the snafus that almost led to defeat, the larger-than-life personalities and brilliant generals (Patton, Eisenhower, Montgomery) who masterminded it all. One of the two books on which the movie Patton was based, A Soldier's Story is a compelling and vivid memoir from the greatest military tactician of our time. The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.

Isabel ist unglücklich. Ihr neues Zuhause in Wiltshire gefällt ihr nicht. Sie vermisst ihre Freundinnen und Freunde, die sie in Birmingham zurückgelassen hat. In ihrer neuen Klasse fühlt sie sich fremd. Ein Schulausflug nach Stonehenge verändert alles! Im Traum hätte Isabel nicht gedacht, dass sie sich so für diesen Ort begeistern kann und auch die Mitschülerinnen und Mitschüler sind gar nicht mal so übel, wenn man sie näher kennenlernt.

A Hindi film star, an American missionary, a pair of twins separated at birth, a diminutive chauffeur, and a serial killer collide in a riotous novel by the author of The World According to Garp"His most entertaining novel since Garp."-The New York Times Book Review"A Son of the Circus is comic genius . . . get ready for [John] Irving's most raucous novel to date."-The Boston Globe"Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla, reared in Bombay by maverick foes of tradition, educated in Vienna, married to an Austrian and long a resident of Toronto, is a 59-year-old without a country, culture, or religion to call his own. . . . The novel may not be 'about' India, but Irving's imagined India, which Daruwalla visits periodically, is a remarkable achievement-a pandemonium of servants and clubmen, dwarf clowns and transvestite whores, missionaries and movie stars. This is a land of energetic colliding egos, of modern media clashing with ancient cultures, of broken sexual boundaries."-New York Newsday"His most daring and most vibrant novel . . . The story of circus-as-India is told with gusto and delightful irreverence."-Bharati Mukherjee, The Washington Post Book World"Ringmaster Irving introduces act after act, until three (or more) rings are awhirl at a lunatic pace. . . . [He] spills characters from his imagination as agilely as improbable numbers of clowns pile out of a tiny car. . . . His Bombay and his Indian characters are vibrant and convincing."-The Wall Street Journal"Irresistible . . . powerful . . . Irving's gift for dialogue shines."-Chicago Tribune

A memoir of politics and activism, from the bestselling and beloved au I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend atruly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMA It is 1964 and Maya Angelou is onback home, leaving behind her beloved - and now seriously teenage son finish university in Ghana. America is pulsing with the challenge of cthe civil rights movement is in full swing and that's where Maya Angelto be, working alongside her friends Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.marvellous account, Maya Angelou provides, with her customary wisdom, compassion and wit, a first-hand record of an extraordinarily excitingtragic political period. She writes of Jimmy Baldwin, Eldridge Cleaverfriends and family, and finishes with the beginnings of her career as America's most impressive memoir writers

Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world.The matriarchal, cultured land of Arbonne is rent by a feud between its two most powerful dukes, the noble troubador Bertran de Talair and Urte de Miraval, over long-dead Aelis, lover of one, wife of the other and once heir to the country's throne.To the north lies militaristic Gorhaut, whose inhabitants worship the militant god Corannos and are ruled by corrupt, womanizing King Ademar. His chief advisor, the high priest of Corannos, is determined to irradicate the worship of a female deity, whose followers live to the south.Into this cauldron of brewing disaster comes the mysterious Gorhaut mercenary Blaise, who takes service with Bertran and averts an attempt on his life. The revelation of Blaise's lineage and a claim for sanctuary by his sister-in-law sets the stage for a brutal clash between the two cultures. Intertwined is the tale of a young woman troubadour whose role suggests the sweep of the drama to come.

In the heart of Paris, where rain-slicked streets glisten beneath the glow of lanterns, a young artist named Aurora sketches the world as she sees it-full of beauty, shadows, and untold stories. One fateful evening in a café by the Seine, her pencil captures the face of a solitary man absorbed in a worn novel. His name is Henry, a writer who has lost both his muse and his way. From that chance encounter sparks a love as luminous as the city itself. Together, Aurora and Henry weave their worlds of paint and prose into a tapestry of passion, creativity, and hope. But as their bond deepens, a secret emerges-Aurora is gravely ill, her time in this world slipping away. Determined to defy despair, they create art that will outlive them, each moment together an act of defiance against fate. Their love crescendos atop the Eiffel Tower, where Aurora takes her last breath in Henry's arms. Yet Henry's grief leads him to an even greater revelation: Aurora may never have existed at all. She was the reflection of a heart too broken to endure loss-an imagined muse who carried him through the storm of his sorrow.

In collaboration with the Hallow Catholic meditation app, Ignatius Press presents this special edition of A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn. Takashi Nagai's incredible story of conversion and faith will be featured in Hallow's 2025 Lent challenge, entitledPray40: The Way. Follow Nagai's path from atheism to Catholicism, his resilience as a survivor of the atomic bomb, and his profound journey toward forgiveness. Through his remarkable story of suffering and redemption, readers will be guided to embrace their own call to faith and conversion.Hallow'sPray40challenge will be led by an inspiring team of voices. Each day, listeners will spend time in prayer asking God for the gift of faith and opening their lives up to a path that leads to our Heavenly Father.Whether you're participating in Hallow's Pray40 challenge or simply seeking an unforgettable story of faith and courage, this co-branded edition ofA Song for Nagasaki is an invitation to walk the way of faith with Christ and discover the transformative power of forgiveness and redemption.A reading plan and a discussion guide forA Song for Nagasaki will be released by Hallow.

In A Song for Summer, bestselling award-winner Eva Ibbotson propels you into idyllic beautiful Austria and a love story set in the shadow of gathering war.<BR><BR>'Discovering Eva Ibbotson's books is one of the nicest things that's ever happened to me' - Marian Keyes, author of Rachel's Holiday<BR><BR>In the spring of 1937, Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, where she soon knows she's found her calling.<BR><BR>Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her. As Hitler's troops march across Europe, Ellen finds she has promises to keep, even if it means sacrificing her future happiness . . .<BR><BR>Escape into more classic romance with Eva Ibbotson's: The Morning Gift, The Secret Countess, A Company of Swans, Magic Flutes and Madensky Square.

While their flying horse recovers from injury, a novice ranger travels by foot on a journey of self-discovery and gender exploration alongside a musical companion who shares their growing affections.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Being a ranger means adventure, action, and protecting the weak. But who protects the ranger when they lose their way? From the bestselling author of The Moth Keeper and the Tea Dragon Society comes a must read MG graphic novel for fans of soft sweeping fantasy romances.<BR><BR>SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD<BR><BR>Rowan knows exactly what they want: to be a ranger, protecting their village alongside their trusted flying horse Kes. But when Rowan's eagerness to show off their worth gets Kes injured, Rowan is suddenly unsure if they're capable of being the protector they've always dreamed of becoming. <BR><BR>With Kes needing to heal, Rowan is assigned a slow and winding expedition across the outlying lands. Paired with a lackadasical sheep hearder Leone, Rowan only finds frustration as they seem to fail even the simplest tasks. But Leone's own struggles, and endless support brings a new possibility to Rowan. Could their unlikely friendship be something more? And if it is, will Rowan be able to leave Leone behind to pursue being a ranger once Kes is healed?

The New York Times Bestseller!<BR><BR>After decades of silence, Robyn Crawford, close friend, collaborator, and confidante of Whitney Houston, shares her story.<BR><BR> Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all—her best friend, Robyn Crawford. <BR><BR> Since Whitney’s death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with Whitney close to her heart. Now, for the first time ever, Crawford opens up in her memoir, A Song for You. <BR><BR> With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn describes the two meeting as teenagers in the 1980s, and how their lives and friendship evolved as Whitney recorded her first album and Robyn pursued her promising Division I basketball career. Together during countless sold-out world tours, behind the scenes as hit after hit was recorded, through Whitney’s marriage and the birth of her daughter, the two navigated often challenging families, great loves, and painful losses, always supporting each other with laughter and friendship.<BR>  <BR> Deeply personal and heartfelt, A Song for You is the vital, honest, and previously untold story that provides an understanding of the complex life of Whitney Houston. Finally, the person who knew her best sets the record straight.

"Startlingly funny, sad and hopeful, with a splendidly forthright heroine, this coming-of-age YA romance looks tenderly at sorrow and self-discovery." GuardianGet ready to meet a truly one-of-a-kind heroine: Connie Moore.A beautifully written coming-of-age YA romance, perfect for fans of John Green, Alice Oseman, Stephen Chbosky and Jennifer Niven.Connie Moore has never failed at anything. That is until the Royal Academy of Music decide her piano playing isn't good enough and she finds herself pursuing her back-up plan: moving into student halls to study English Literature. With her grandmother piling on the pressure and her father's absence weighing on her, she knows she has to stay focused this year - mediocrity must be avoided at all costs.Just across the corridor, Music Production student Charlotte Owen has other ideas. Sweet, sociable and not a girl who takes no for an answer, Charlotte drags Connie determinedly into university life. As an unlikely friendship blossoms between them, Connie begins to wonder if there's something more to the way she feels about Charlotte - and, even more terrifyingly, whether there's something more to the way Charlotte feels about her.But Charlotte isn't the kind of person you can hold on to forever. And Connie might have to consider whether the life that Charlotte has built for her is one that she can sustain alone.Caitlin Devlin's exquisite eye for detail perfectly captures a particular moment of adolescence, effortlessly moving between hilarious, laugh-out-loud writing on one page to heartbreak and poignancy on the next.With an irresistible voice and an absolutely one-of-a-kind heroine, you'll fall in love with A Song I Wrote for Charlottefrom the very first page - a perfect coming of age debut celebrating difference, self-discovery, and LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent identities.

The New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn enchants with a lush, steamy enemies to lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Bridgerton and A Court of Thorns and Roses.<BR><BR>"This is the type of book that stays with you?like an imprint on your heart. Claire Legrand crafts a heart-achingly beautiful story that's captivating, thrilling, gritty, at times spooky, and utterly magical." ? Kate Dramis, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Curse of Saints<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>THE OLD WAR IS OVER. A NEW ONE IS JUST BEGINNING.<BR><BR>The curse plaguing the Ashbourne and Bask families has finally been broken, but Farrin, the eldest Ashbourne daughter, still struggles to find peace. Unflappable and tireless, her composure masks a seething sorrow. Since her mother abandoned the family, Farrin has been their rock?managing her father's temper, running the estate, keeping tight control over her dangerous musical power, and ignoring her own need for rest, distraction, and most of all, love.<BR><BR>In Ryder Bask, Farrin's stubborn strength has met its match. The man infuriates her. He's coarse, arrogant, annoyingly handsome. He's as tired of their feuding parents as she is, and he brims with some secret anger that mirrors Farrin's frustrated rage.<BR><BR>But Farrin must work with every ally she can?even the man she has been raised to hate. With every rising dawn, the Middlemist weakens further. Anointed magicians are disappearing. A fiery Olden creature is stalking Farrin. Strange visions haunt the High Queen Yvaine. And as Farrin and Ryder race to find stolen loved ones, they begin to realise a horrifying truth:<BR><BR>The gods are not dead. They're waking up. And someone is hunting them.<BR><BR>The second book in the enchanting and sexy Middlemist Trilogy further cements Claire Legrand as one of the most exciting voices in the romantasy genre, with unforgettable characters and a world as charming as it is deadly.<BR><BR>Tropes<BR>Romantasy<BR>Strong FMC<BR>Enemies to Lovers<BR>Love Triangle<BR>Spicy Romance<BR><BR>Don't Miss the Rest of The Middlemist Trilogy:<BR>A Crown of Ivy and Glass<BR>A Song of Ash and Moonlight<BR>A Rose of Blood and Binding

Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless, with Mma Ramotswe's help, Phtui comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick.Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is approached by an old friend who has a troubled son. Grace and Phuti agree to lend a hand, but the boy proves difficult to reach, and the situation is more than they can handle on their own. It will require not only all of their patience and dedication, but also the help of Mma Ramotswe and the formidable Mma Potokwani.'Hugely enjoyable' Sunday Times'A clever, hilarious and sometimes poignant mystery' Book Reporter

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON<BR> <BR>Here is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.<BR> <BR>A GAME OF THRONES<BR> <BR>In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.<BR> <BR>A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS