Some zombies are raised. Others must be put down. Just ask Anita Blake. Before now, she would have considered them merely off-putting, never dangerous. Before now, she had never heard of any of them causing human beings to perish in agony. But that's all changed.
Get to know Jack Reacher in the first three thrillers in Lee Child's #1 New York Times bestselling series--now available in a box set. Jack Reacher is the most compelling hero in action and suspense today--hailed by Stephen King as "the c
Trece chicas, siete de ellas menores de edad, murieron fusiladaslamadrugada del 5 de agosto de 1939 contra las tapias delcementerio delEste de Madrid. Su delito: ser «rojas». El que tiene en las manos esunaversión ampliada que recupera la figura de la Rosa 14, a la queunaerrata mecanográfica en la orden de ejecución, Antonio porAntonia,salvó de ser fusilada con sus compa?eras. Descubierto elerror, fueejecutada seis meses más tarde, en febrero de 1940.No hay ficción. Los archivos militares, los penitenciarios, los delPCE y sobre todo las voces de quienes vivieron estos trágicoshechostrasladan al lector al Madrid de los primeros días dela posguerra, una ciudad víctima del odio y la revancha de losvencedores. La brutalrepresión franquista y un enigmático crimencondujeron a aquellasjóvenes idealistas a la muerte. «Que minombre no se borre en lahistoria», dejó escrito Julia Conesa, dediecinueve a?os, una de lasTrece Rosas, en la carta de despedidaa su familia. Este testimonio esla mejor forma de evitar el olvido.Tras a?os de ardua investigación,Carlos Fonseca recupera con todasu crudeza un episodio que permanecíaen la memoria colectiva dequienes perdieron la guerra. Con la Rosa 14completa la historiamás conmovedora de la guerra civil.
Since the dawn of human evolution, artists have explored the sexual act - from primitive markings on cave walls and ancient Grecian ceramics, to the more sophisticated forms of Japanese Shunga or Vātsyāyana's Kama Sutra. With the advent of the ph
Don't Wake the Dragon is a fantastic and interactive bedtime story featuring a sound-asleep dragon who under no circumstances is to be woken up Children are tasked with checking in on the sleeping dragon as the castle cook drops his p
High-Resolution NMR Techniques in Organic Chemistry, Third Edition, describes the most important NMR spectroscopy techniques for structure elucidation of organic molecules and the investigation of their behavior in solution. Appropriate for students as well as chemists, this thorough revision covers the practical aspects of NMR instrumentation and explores the capabilities and the limitations of key one-dimensional and two-dimensional analytical methods including J-resolved, nuclear Overhauser, diffusion, and experimental spectroscopic techniques. The Third Edition includes valuable updates on recent hardware developments and common and novel techniques. It also features an entirely new chapter on using NMR methods to study protein-ligand binding processes, reflecting this area’s growing importance for life science and medicinal chemistry research in industry and academia. Using accessible figures to present and explain techniques, the book limits complex mathematical descriptions and provides multiple worked examples throughout. Additionally, a new, cumulative "Example Problem Solving" chapter demonstrates the application of described methods with readily available samples; readers can view the spectra, follow the interpretation, and collect their own data for comparison and practice. A trusted authority on this critical expertise, High-Resolution NMR Techniques in Organic Chemistry, Third Edition, is an essential resource for every NMR manager and chemistry student. Uniquely covers both the hardware and the analysis of NMR techniquesIncludes valuable updates on the important, growing area of Ligand-protein binding, recent hardware developments, and additional practical examplesFocuses on methods and examples vital for the practicing and student chemist
Dementia and other forms of neurodegeneration are not a part of the normal aging process. You should not expect to develop dementia as you grow older. The brain is fully capable of functioning normally for a lifetime, regardless of how long a person lives.
Pioneer photographer Bunny Yeager, lauded for her collaborations with pin-up legend Bettie Page (the Queen of Cheesecake was never captured better), this new coffee-table hardcover book showcases a stunning collection of unique photos shot South of the Bor
In 1933, the celebrated German economist Robert Kuczynski and his wife Berta arrived in Britain as refugees from Nazism, followed shortly afterwards by their six children. Jürgen, known to be a leading Communist, was an object of considerable concern to MI5, while Ursula, codenamed Sonya, was a colonel in Russias Red Army who had spied on the Japanese in Manchuria. MI5 also kept extensive files on their four sisters, Brigitte, Barbara, Sabine and Renate. During the crucial early stages of the Cold War, members of the Kuczynski family proved to be prime Soviet assets as enablers and agents of influence. In Britain, Ursula controlled the spies Klaus Fuchs and Melita Norwood, without whom the Soviet atomic bomb would have been delayed for at least five years. Drawing on newly released files, Agent Sonya, MI5 and the Kuczynski Network reveals the operations of a network at the heart of Soviet intelligence in Britain. Over seventy years of espionage activity the Kuczynskis and their associates gained access to high-ranking officials in the government, civil service and justice system. For the first time, acclaimed historian David Burke tells the whole story of one of the most accomplished spy rings in history. Autorid: David Burke
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK, Author: Samantha Sotto Yambao, ISBN-13: 9781804999868, Date of issue: 2026
This graphic novel is set in Italy in 2048. Raniero is a fifty-something psychologist whose marriage is failing. In the sky, strange bright triangles appear, bearing mysterious messages from an extraterrestrial civilization. Dora, his young patient, is part of the "New" Convention, a movement of young people preaching free love and alternative models to coupling and family. She declares that her telepathic abilities can parse the signal a warning of some kind. Initially skeptical, Ranieros curiosity and attraction grows. The Interview is a science fiction novel that eschews the stars in favor of the delicate, fragile, interior world of human emotion. In this graphic novel, a psychiatrists marriage falls apart, alien spacecraft hover in the sky, and his patient claims she can telepathically communicate with them. Autorid: Manuele Fior
1779 On tumultuous waters a girl is born as pirates board the ship . . . Jiddy Vardy is a survivor. Rescued at birth, she grows up in Robin Hoods Bay, a community which harbours a dangerous secret that could get you killed. Always the outsider, with her dark skin and hair, at sixteen Jiddy is clever, brave and headstrong, soon risking her life and freedom to play her part in the Bays clandestine activities. Then, just as romance blossoms and Jiddy finally feels like she belongs, figures from the past threaten to tear her world apart, and she has to decide where her loyalties truly lie. A thrilling tale of one girls search for identity and love, set against a backdrop of wild seas, smuggling and violence. Yorkshire author Ruth Estevez previously worked as a scriptwriter for major BBC young peoples programming. Autorid: Ruth Gill Mills
Health and the Art of Living offers reflections on health and illness in early medieval Chinese literature (ca. 200ca. 600) through a range of literary sourcesessays, prefaces, correspondence, religious scriptures, and poetry; including works by Liu Xie and Xie Lingyun. Health and the Art of Living offers reflections on health and illness in early medieval Chinese literature (ca. 200ca. 600). Surveying a range of literary sourcesessays, prefaces, correspondence, religious scriptures, and poetryit explores the spectrum of views on health and illness expressed in these texts. Part One, centered on the essay Nurturing the Vital Breath in Liu Xies Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, reveals the deep concern of writers, troubled by overwork and excessive mental exertion, with the preservation and cultivation of their literary creativity. For them, the ability to write was inextricably connected with their social roles as officials. Part Two turns to self-narratives of health and illness in authorial prefaces, informal notes, formal letters, and official communications. Writers of these texts depicted their physical condition according to specific rhetorical purposes, whether that was to legitimize authorship, maintain intimate relationships, or avoid office. Part Three describes the rise of sickbed poetry, shaped by Xie Lingyun and the Vimalakirti-nirdesa-sutra, which established illness as a topic in the refined literature of the period. Drawing attention to the grounding of literature in the lived experience of their creators, this book illuminates the conditions of literary production in early medieval China. Autorid: Antje Richter
In What Will My Baby Look Like?, author Professor John Mew explains why the position of a baby's tongue is largely responsible for their future appearance. Beginning with an explanation of how a baby's head and face develops, Mew discusses why babies should not be weaned until their tongue posture is correct. With illustrations, graphics, and case study examples included, What Will My Baby Look Like? offers a thorough discussion of how new moms can take the right steps to help their babies as they mature.
Laurel just wanted to survive college, keep her father fed, and fly under the radar. Delivering pizzas was supposed to be the safe kind of side hustle, until the night she witnesses a murder at Ashford House, the most elite and secretive fraternity on campus.Now she's a prisoner of The Order, a blood-bound society that controls everything from politics to police. They rule with ritual, obedience, and violence, and they've decided Laurel doesn't get to leave.At the center of it all is Carrson Ashford, heir to the powerful Ashford legacy. Cold. Commanding. Infuriatingly magnetic. Under the rules of The Order, he "bonds" her, marking Laurel as his.Body. Mind. Soul.But Laurel isn't here to be claimed. Not without a fight.To save her father and her future, Laurel must navigate a twisted realm of initiation rites, brutal secrets, and a bond that may destroy them both.In this world, there's one rule: obey or die.But love doesn't follow rules. And neither does Laurel.★ Dark academia meets Southern Gothic in this emotionally intense, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, morally gray, twisted college romance filled with secrets, violence, and impossible love. Perfect for fans of Penelope Douglas, LJ Shen, Shantel Tessier, and Sierra Simone.
A trailblazing figure in film and popular culture, Netherlands native Sylvia Kristel became one of the biggest stars in the world as Emmanuelle in 1974. Alongside her most famous role, directed by Just Jaeckin, a little-known fact is that Sylvia Kristel also appeared in over 20 films between 1973 and 1981 featuring exceptional work with some of the greatest directors in film history including Walerian Borowczyk, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Roger Vadim and Claude Chabrol. Now the story of Sylvia's astonishing career in the '70s is told in Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol, written by Jeremy Richey. Featured are new interviews with Just Jaeckin, Pim de la Parra, Robert Fraisse, Joe Dallesandro and Francis Lai among others. Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol is a film-by-film guide to one of the most distinctive and uncompromising careers in modern cinema, and a celebration of a most remarkable woman in a fully illustrated coffee-table book written by author Jeremy Richey. A recollection of Sylvia Kristel's most exciting period as an actress. Beginning with her early Dutch film roles in Frank & Eva, Because of the Cats, and Naked over the Fence, this book covers all 22 movies Sylvia starred in between 1973 and 1981 including the European films Emmanuelle, Julia, No Pockets in a Shroud, Playing with Fire, Emmanuelle II, Une Femme fidele, La Marge, Alice, Rene the Cane, Goodbye Emmanuelle, Pastorale 1943, Mysteries, Tigers in Lipstick, The Fifth Musketeer, Love in First Class, Lady Chatterley's Lover, and the American films The Concorde.... Airport '79, The Nude Bomb, Private Lessons, plus a chapter on the unmade films, dozens of iconic roles that she was offered but declined written with in-depth detail by Jeremy Richey. Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol also contains many vintage reviews and interviews with Sylvia Kristel never before translated into English, and takes a look at Sylvia's brief music recording career as well.
Die Sammlung von E. E. Cummings Gedichten zeigt einen Querschnitt durch das lyrische Gesamtwerk des Dichters. Entstanden zwischen 1904 und 1962, stellt es nach wie vor einen Schatz von an die Tausend nie zuvor ins Deutsche übertragenen Gedichten dar. «Cummings heute zu übertragen, da die meisten seiner extravaganten Stilmittel und extrem pathetischen poetischen Forderungen überholt scheinen, heißt unter die Oberfläche zu sehen. Ein jedes besseres Gedicht hat den Anspruch, Körper zu sein. Es wölbt sich mir zu, um Entfernung zu verringern. Wortschöpfungen, Syntaxbrüche, Lettern-Fakes... alles, was die Dichter stiften, ist dabei als Einladung zu verstehen. Bei Cummings allerdings bemüht sich der Gedichtkörper unter Einsatz aller Kräfte um Sinnlichkeit. Jeder Buchstabe, jedes Komma erhält eine einmalige Präsenz. Das Lautliche wird Bild, das Bildliche Laut.» (Mirko Bonné)
A book for psychotherapists and their clients - and for anyone who wants to make the journey from shame to unshame. Carolyn Spring, author of 'Recovery is my best revenge: my experience of trauma, abuse and dissociative identity disorder', documents in this, her second book, her journey through psychotherapy to heal and resolve trauma-based shame, which had resulted in a catastrophic mental breakdown in her early thirties and an eventual diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID). She then embarked on a nearly ten year journey of psychotherapy through which she came to realise that shame had actually saved her life. However, the cost to this protective function is a life lived dissociated from feelings of joy, connection, love and belonging. This book explores Carolyn's pathway towards 'Unshame'. Suitable for both professionals and survivors alike, it is a fascinating insight into that most private and mysterious of places - the therapy room, and the mind. About the author Carolyn Spring helps people recover from trauma and to reverse adversity. She is author of numerous books and articles and has delivered extensive training throughout the UK for both dissociative survivors and professionals working with them. She set up PODS (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors) in 2010 to promote recovery from dissociative disorders. She now works more widely in the field of mental health and adversity and combines a wealth of personal experience with research in her writing and training, bringing a rare positivity and the belief that no matter what people have experienced, recovery is possible. For more information go to www.carolynspring.com.
Unofficial and unauthorized Colour all the time. Disco occasionally... The perfect colouring book for fans of Harry Styles and his new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally. Inspired by the joy, fashion and aesthetic of all things Harry styles, the book includes 19 bold and beautiful illustrations of Harry for adding colour, shading and detail, with a gatefold insert to prevent bleed-through. A must-have gift for anyone who wants to create a moment of calm and wellbeing as they reflect on a musical icon of our times. Autorid: Townhouse
I was a little in love with you, just briefly. We were so close. Almost the same size. Both tall, both thin. Almost anorexic. We were a woman who would also like to be a man, and we were a man who would also like to be a woman. Almost loved one another. But it didn’t work. There was something heavy in between. Provence was too far away. I’ve never been there. I dreamt of the scents, the herbs, the animals, the bread, the wine. I dreamt of the landscapes, the sunsets, the hotels, the hideaways. But it didn’t work. There was something in between. Maybe the gender. Maybe we were too similar, but different. Instead you gave me an exhibition. I loved it: the tall, white gallery filled with colourful paintings. Very big ones and very small ones. Very beautiful and very terrible. Horror and bonne vie as neighbours. Both exposed on white walls. Sometimes the sunlight threw crosses – window mullions – wandering across the paintings. Crosses on the paintings at night too, from the spotlights. The crosses didn’t move at night. Gone again in the daytime. La bonne vie. The refugees. Simon Maurer
A moving personal narrative from Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane, on the most impactful days - past, present, and future - of his life. In 2006, Eric Dane guest starred on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Mark 'McSteamy' Sloan, a moment that would change his life. What was intended to be a one-time guest appearance, landed him a recurring role on the Emmy nominated show and would launch his acting career, leading to other roles in hit series like The Last Ship and Euphoria. Years later, Dane experienced another life-changing moment: being diagnosed with ALS. The sudden diagnosis caused him to slow down and reflect on the moments that had shaped him. In My Book of Days, Dane shares these reflections and invites readers to do the same with their lives. Told through a series of 'days' that each illuminate a defining experience or emotional truth, My Book of Days captures everything from the grind of his early years in Hollywood and the hard-won peace of sobriety to the profound clarity that came with his ALS diagnosis. With his newfound perspective that our days are all we truly have, Dane reflects on the beauty and weight of each one—on the joy, the pain, the lessons, and the grace found in simply being present. Dane also looks beyond his lifetime to the 'future days' that would come after he was gone - days meant for his daughters to read, to remember, and to carry forward. He leaves behind not just a record of his life, but a lasting guide to cherishing time itself: a reminder that while most of us don’t think in days, we should, because each day is both a story and a gift. Poignant, vulnerable and deeply human, My Book of Days is a profound meditation on the passing of time and what matters most when you’re looking at life through the lens of a terminal illness.
