'Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.' In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" This is the Discworld, after all, and religion is a controversial business. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods, of every shape and size, and all elbowing for space at the top. In such a competitive environment, shape and size can be pretty crucial to make one's presence felt. So it's certainly not helpful to be reduced to appearing in the form of a tortoise, a manifestation far below god-like status in anyone's book. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast: for the Great God Om, Brutha the novice is the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please...
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. In Arm in Arm, Remy Charlip, the great children's book author and illustrator, is at his most playful, his zaniest, funniest, and cleverest. He rewrites the rules
Delving into pho's Vietnamese roots, Andrea Nguyen, in her fifth cookbook on Vietnamese cuisine, teaches several different versions of this increasingly popular noodle and soup. With more than 50 recipes and suitable for all skill levels, it includes 30-minute weeknight cheats and 4-hour weekend feasts.
Eine Sammlung einfacher und nahrreicher Rezepte rund im das Ei, aus der populären Rose Bakery. Enthält alle Grundzubereitungen wie Kochen, Pochieren, Rühren und Braten (von Eiern), genauso wie die beliebten Gerichte aus Rose Bakery: Pancakes und Muffins, Suppen und Salate, Puddings.
Sequel to the international bestseller Block 46, and next in the award-winning Roy & Castells series. Murders in London andSweden lead back to Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel...
Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Sciences by Association of American Publishers' Professional Scholarly Publishing Division, the first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects. Covering all aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management, this book sets the standard in entomology. The second edition of this reference will continue the tradition by providing the most comprehensive, useful, and up-to-date resource for professionals. Expanded sections in forensic entomology, biotechnology and Drosphila, reflect the full update of over 300 topics. Articles contributed by over 260 high profile and internationally recognized entomologists provide definitive facts regarding all insects from ants, beetles, and butterflies to yellow jackets, zoraptera, and zygentoma.* 66% NEW and revised content by over 200 international experts * New chapters on Bedbugs, Ekbom Syndrome, Human History, Genomics, Vinegaroons * Expanded sections on insect-human interactions, genomics, biotechnology, and ecology * Each of the 273 articles updated to reflect the advances which have taken place in entomology research since the previous edition * Features 1,000 full-color photographs, figures and tables * A full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, 3,000 bibliographic entries, and online access save research time * Updated with online access
George is thrilled to get a thank-you card in the mail from his friend Betsy. It makes him want to send thank-you cards to everyone he knows. Who can he thank? George tries to remember all the people who have been nice to him, but tracking them down to deliver his homemade cards soon becomes a challenge. Now published for the first time as a stand-alone title, this lighthearted lesson in good manners includes two perforated Curious George thank-you cards for personalizing. §For more monkey fun, investigate A href="and discover all the latest on Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more!
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When PI Varg Veum is approached to find a missing girl, by a half-sister he barely knew, his investigation takes him deep into the dark web, and some personal history he'd rather forget...
Hiflofiltro õhufiltrid on toodetud sobima tehase õhufiltrikorpusega ja on otsene asendus originaalvarustuse filtritele. Kõrgekvaliteediline powerflow filtreerimismaterjal, mis on välja töötatud kaasaegsete kõrge jõudlusega mootorite jaoks.
Second in the international bestselling Reykjavik Noir trilogy, sequel to Snare. Sonja believes that she's finally escaped the trap set by unscrupulous drug lords, but when her son goes missing, she's back where she started...
'Beware of Small States' wrote Mikhail Bukanin in 1870. He could have meant Lebanon: a sectarian state no bigger than Wales that has become battleground for one of the defining conflicts of twentieth-century history. Throughout its short existence, it has been attacked, invaded, occupied or interfered with to serve the political interests of foreign powers, resulting a series of devastating wars and crises. To understand Lebanon's history is to understand the history of the entire region - and, with the rise of Hizbullah, it has come to assume a disproportionate, dangerous power of its own. Iran and Israel now face each other in the hills of south Lebanon. David Hirst, author of The Gun and the Olive Branch, is a hugely respected commentator on the Arab-Israeli crisis. In a masterly narrative, he gives a much-needed, comprehensive history of the country and its conflicts, culminating with the recent war in Gaza and its fallout in Lebanon. Powerful and often moving, Beware of Small States is a magisterial book, essential reading for understanding Lebanon or the current political climate of the Middle East.
Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; main character descriptions and an essay on each play. It is a concise, readable and essential guide to all 36 plays.
Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicide, only to find that a number of people would like him to die on their behalf. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax. Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It. Dying For It premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2007.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 576, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: George Steinmetz, ISBN-13: 9780691237442, Date of issue: 2025
Compiled by the Google Trends team, a book presenting the shape and inclination of human curiosity over the past two decades, using the information they are privy to to represent a revealing slant on recent thought.
A deliciously dark, unapologetically funny, and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of The Cry NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ***Guardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland AND The Week BOOK OF THE YEAR*** ***Sunday Times TOP 40 Crime Novels in the Last 5 Years*** ***Longlisted for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2020*** Shocking, gripping and laugh-out-loud hilarious from the first line to the last. Brilliant Erin Kelly This frenetic novels strongest assets are its sheer verbal energy and the acerbic views of its heroine, who resembles a female Frankie Boyle Sunday Times The main character is one of the most extraordinary youll meet between the pages of a book Ian Rankin A scandalously rude comic masterpiece Daily Telegraph Sublime Guardian _________________ Mary Shields is a moody, acerbic probation offer, dealing with some of Glasgows worst cases, and her job is on the line. Liam Macdowall was imprisoned for murdering his wife, and hes published a series of letters to the dead woman, in a book that makes him an unlikely hero and a poster boy for Mens Rights activists. Liam is released on licence into Marys care, but things are far from simple. Mary develops a poisonous obsession with Liam and his world, and when her son and Liams daughter form a relationship, Mary will stop at nothing to impose her own brand of justice with devastating consequences. A heart-pounding, relentless and chilling psychological thriller, rich with deliciously dark and unapologetic humour, Worst Case Scenario is also a perceptive, tragic and hugely relevant book by one of the most exciting names in crime fiction. _________________ Laced with pitch-dark acerbic humour, the classic thriller gets a hell of a twist Heat This darkly, funny, shocking and surprisingly emotional thriller is unlike anything youve ever read before Fabulous Magazine This novel is a funny, agonising account of one good womans battle with rage, guilt, fear, duty and disaster Literary Review Absolutely compelling company from start to finish in this wonderful, energetic, hard-hitting and deeply funny novel Big Issue Simply stunning. Dark, uncompromising, funny, and almost impossible to put down Luca Veste Outrageous, extremely funny and ultimately devastating Ambrose Parry Dark humour and darker truths permeate a thrilling crime novel that is fabulously transgressive and completely unique nobody writes like Helen Fitzgerald Mark Billingham Helen Fitzgerald is one of a kind, and a welcome breath of fresh air in the world of off-beat but achingly relatable crime fiction SJI Holliday A dark, comic masterpiece which manages to be both excruciatingly tense and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time. Great stuff! Mark Edwards Autorid: Helen FitzGerald
Drugs, smuggling, big money and political intrigue in Iceland rally with love, passion, murder and betrayal until the winner takes all in the masterful, explosive conclusion to the award-winning Reykjavík Noir trilogy ***Guardian Book of the Year*** ***WINNER of the Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year*** Tough, uncompromising and unsettling Val McDermid One of the darkest and most compelling series in modern crime fiction Tackling topical issues, the book will tell you a great deal about why the worlds in the state it is, while never neglecting its duty to entertain Sunday Express A tense thriller with a highly unusual plot and interesting characters The Times The prison doors slam shut behind Agla, when her sentence ends, but her lover Sonja is not there to meet her. As a group of foreign businessmen tries to draw Agla into an ingenious fraud that stretches from Iceland around the world, Agla and her former nemesis, María find the stakes being raised at a terrifying speed. Ruthless drug baron Ingimar will stop at nothing to protect his empire, but he has no idea about the powder keg he is sitting on in his own home. At the same time, a deadly threat to Sonya and her family brings her from London back to Iceland, where she needs to settle scores with longstanding adversaries if she wants to stay alive Praise for the Reykjavik Noir Trilogy: Cage is the muted and more credible conclusion to a wayward, but diverting trilogy that began with Snare (2017) and continued with Trap (2018) ironic titles for essentially escapist fiction Compassion beats complexity every time The Times In keeping with a lot of Icelandic fiction, Cage is written in a clean, understated style, the author letting the reader put together the emotional beats and plot developments. Smart writing with a strongly beating heart Big Issue Deftly plotted though and with a forensic attention to the technicalities of stock exchange manipulations and drug running techniques Crime Time With shocks and surprises in store, and that oh so satisfying end, Cage provoked, chilled, and thrilled me LoveReading A novel about survival, about scheming, its about self-preservation and about clinging to a vestige of decency in a screwed up world. Superbly translated by Quentin Bates, who knows the language, the country, the people and crime writing intimately. Cage is a pacy thriller; you will find yourself invested in the story New Books Magazine An emotional suspense rollercoaster on a par with The Firm, as desperate, resourceful, profoundly lovable characters scheme against impossible odds Alexandra Sokoloff Clear your diary. As soon as you begin reading you wont be able to stop until the final page Michael Wood Zips along, with tension building and building thoroughly recommend James Oswald The intricate plot is breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never see coming. Thriller of the year New York Journal of Books Autorid: Lilja Sigurdardottir, Quentin Bates
"Issei Hyoudou has always dreamed of having a harem, so it's not a great sign when one of his dates ends with his murder. He's fortunate enough to be revived by a beautiful girl, but his luck ends after he discovers his school is filled to the brim with deadly angels and demons!"--
The models of portfolio selection and asset price dynamics in this volume seek to explain the market dynamics of asset prices. Presenting a range of analytical, empirical, and numerical techniques as well as several different modeling approaches, the authors depict the state of debate on the market selection hypothesis. By explicitly assuming the heterogeneity of investors, they present models that are descriptive and normative as well, making the volume useful for both finance theorists and financial practitioners.
When the author of a book about secret government operations goes missing along with his agent, and the manuscript itself Police Inspector Robert Finlay is thrust into a complex and terrifying investigation. The final instalment in a searingly authentic series. A taut, knife-edge thriller you wont put down till the last full stop M R Hall Matt Johnsons real-life experiences shine through in the vivid plotting and authentic action Rob Sinclair Another fast-moving and beautifully detailed page-turner from a master thriller writer Robert Daws ____________________ Robert Finlay has finally left his SAS past behind him and is settled into his new career as a detective, but when the author of a book about secret operations goes missing, along with his agent and an explosive new manuscript, its clear that Finlays troubles are far from over. With his friend and former colleague, Kevin Jones, in trouble, and police complaints branch gunning for them both, Robert teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out whos behind the growing conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a plot that goes to the very heart of the UKs security services. End Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert Finlay trilogy, sees our hero in an intricate and terrifyingly fast-paced race to uncover the truth and escape those whod sooner have him dead than be exposed. ____________________ A compelling mix of highly credible detail, tactics, procedures, and all striated into the political games that the intelligence services play. Highly Recommended Shots Mag Gripping stuff New Welsh Review Matt Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers Peter James This tense, edge-of-the-seat writing will keep fans frantically turning the pages as they race towards the conclusion Amanda Jennings Utterly compelling and dripping with authenticity J S Law Five shining gold stars of brilliant The Quiet Knitter Nothing is clear-cut in a gripping labyrinthine plot, which despite thrills and spills aplenty never falls short of believable David Young Autorid: Matt Johnson
Shortlisted for Best Independent Voice at the Amazon Publishing Readers Awards Longlisted for the Guardians Not the Booker Prize THRILLER OF THE YEAR in GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND DAILY EXPRESS Totally addictive. Like Fight Club, only darker S.J. Watson I loved this book. Dark and at times almost comical, a great blend of crime thriller and the darkest imaginable domestic noir Sarah Pinborough Dark, deviant and disturbing domestic noir one of the most entrancing, sophisticated and page-turning psychological thrillers of the year _________________ One crossed wire, three dead bodies and six bottles of bleach Seth Beauman cant sleep. He stays up late, calling strangers from his phonebook, hoping to make a connection, while his wife, Maeve, sleeps upstairs. A crossed wire finds a suicidal Hadley Serf on the phone to Seth, thinking she is talking to The Samaritans. But a seemingly harmless, late-night hobby turns into something more for Seth and for Hadley, and soon their late-night talks are turning into day-time meet-ups. And then this dysfunctional love story turns into something altogether darker, when Seth brings Hadley home And someone is watching Dark, sexy, dangerous and wildly readable, Good Samaritans marks the scorching return of one of crime fictions most exceptional voices. _________________ So dark, so cool Lisa Howells, Heat Magazine Will Carvers invigoratingly nasty novel is a bleak vision of life: not the whole truth of it, thank god, but true enough to impart to the reader the thrill of genuine discomfort, presented with the chilly conviction of Simenons most unflinching romans dues and just as horribly addictive Jake Kerridge, The Telegraph Carver weaves these strands together for an unsettling but compelling mixture of the banal, the horrific and, at times, the near-comic, wrong-footing the reader at every turn Laura Wilson, Guardian Must Read! Daily Express Beautiful, gripping and disturbing in equal measure, a postcard from the razors edge of the connected world we live in Kevin Wignall Possibly the most interesting and original writer in the crime-fiction genre, and I've loved his books for years. Good Samaritans is his best to date dark, slick, gripping, and impossible to put down. You'll be sucked in from the first page Luca Veste Oh My God, Good Samaritans is amazing. Im a little in love with your writing Will Carver Helen FitzGerald, Author of The Cry Autorid: Will Carver
NOMINATED FOR SAPERE BOOKS POPULAR ROMANTIC FICTION AWARD AT THE 2019 RNA AWARDS A heartbreaking, breathtakingly beautiful love story with a tragedy at its heart, from the critically acclaimed author of Maria in the Moon and Call Me Star Girl ‘Beech eloquently conveys their feelings and longings and sets atmospheric, vividly drawn scenes that transport the reader from grey and damp England to the searing heat of the lion reserve …The Lion Tamer Who Lost will touch the most hardhearted of readers with its persuasive, well-drawn and memorable characters’ Daily Express 'A devastating, tender and powerful story love story, beautifully and bravely told. You will lose your heart to this book. I adored it’ Miranda DickinsonBe careful what you wish for… Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish, and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn’t… Long ago, Ben made a promise and he had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn’t for the reasons he imagined… Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that draws them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything? A dark, consuming drama that shifts from Zimbabwe to England, and then back into the past, The Lion Tamer Who Lost is also a devastatingly beautiful love story, with a tragic heart… ‘A stirring novel, beautifully written, reminiscent of the early work of Maggie O’Farrell’ Irish Times ‘Fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will love it’ Red Magazine ‘An excruciatingly passionate love story … In its surprising turns and lovely particulars … A beautiful text’ Foreword Reviews ‘This book really got under my skin as a beautiful portrait of love, loss and longing’ Irish Sunday Independent 'An incredible, poignant piece of work. Louise Beech had cemented her place as one of Britain’s finest modern storytellers’ John Marrs 'A beautiful, honest and tender love story that I won’t forget for a long time …Their love had me trapped in its spell, their tragic moments had me sobbing like a baby … A Triumph’ Fionnuala Kearney ‘A beautifully crafted book’ Carol Lovekin ‘Louise Beech has totally blown me away with her storytelling’ Madeleine Black ‘I adored this beautiful and inspiring book’ Kate Furnivall ‘Already one of my favourites of 2018’ LoveReading ‘Storytelling at its finest. Louise Beech is a beguiling wordsmith. Prepare to be hooked’ Amanda Prowse ‘Digs deep emotionally, but is funny and feel-good, too’ Fiona Mitchell ‘A stunning and very brave book’ Gill Paul ‘The setting alone makes this book worth a read’ S. E. Lynes ‘Heartfelt and wry’ Ruth Dugdall ‘Louise Beech is a natural-born storyteller with an elegance about her writing that never fails to move me’ Michael J. Malone ‘There are times when you finish reading a book and know that part of it will stay with you always. This will be one of those books’ Claire Allan ‘It put me in mind of John Irving. It’s that feeling of being in the hands of a master storyteller and just trusting him or her so completely’ Laura Pearson ‘Vivid, passionate and exquisitely told, this love story will live on in my heart for a very long time to come. A poignant, surprising and all-consuming read’ Katie Marsh Autorid: Louise Beech
When the body of a woman is discovered in a fishermans net in Quebecs Gaspé Peninsula, new recruit Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is thrown in at the deep end First in a beautifully written, atmospheric and addictive new series. ***Runner-up for the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translations from French*** Wonderfully atmospheric I genuinely couldnt put this book down Gill Paul 'You might want to grab this release if you've read everything by Louise Penny and need more Quebecois noir to feed your crime-loving tendencies Crime Fiction Lover ________________ Truth lingers in murky waters As Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother, the body of a woman dredges up in a fishermans nets. Not just any woman, though: Marie Garant, an elusive, nomadic sailor and unbridled beauty who once tied many a mans heart in knots. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès, newly drafted to the area from the suburbs of Montreal, barely has time to unpack his suitcase before hes thrown into the deep end of the investigation. On Quebecs outlying Gaspé Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermens wharves. Interviews drift into idle chit-chat, evidence floats off with the tide and the truth lingers in murky waters. Its enough to make DS Moralès reach straight for a large whisky Both a dark and consuming crime thriller and a lyrical, poetic ode to the sea, We Were the Salt of the Sea is a stunning, page-turning novel, from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. For fans of Ann Cleeves, Annie Proulx, Emma Stonex, Louise Penny and Jane Harper ________________ Praise for Roxanne Bouchard: Colourful, authentic characters with the kind of flavour that can only be inspired by real locals. So good itll make you want to pack your bags and drive straight to the seaside Journal de Montréal Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists William Ryan Asks questions right from page one Quentin Bates An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some beautiful prose. Very impressed Eva Dolan 'A tour de force of both writing and translation Su Bristow 'The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it's det-fic for all that, as DS Joaquin Morales, transplanted from balmy Mexican shores to a remote Quebecois fishing community, investigates a woman's death at sea Sunday Times 'Characters are well-drawn, from Moralès, the cop, and his sturdy inspector, Marlène, to the husky fishermen who were Marie's devoted suitors three decades ago. There's a comic element: the chef at the bistro, a mine of misleading information; the alcoholic priest who was never ordained - and the appalling undertaker who was once a used-car salesman and never forgot the spiel An exotic curiosity, raw nugget Shots Mag Autorid: Roxanne Bouchard, David Warriner
