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WELCOME TO ERIS - A SCOTTISH TIDAL ISLAND WITH ONLY ONE HOUSE, ONE INHABITANT. . .ONE WAY OUT.Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day. Once home to Vanessa. A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.Now home to Grace. A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge . . .GET READY TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE BLUE HOUR - A DANGEROUS TIME TO BE ALONE.
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The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's joined them...As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head.That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard...However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide.With no badge, no authority and no safety net, Rebus walks a tightrope - with his life on the line.But how do you find a killer in a place full of them?
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Succession meets Lucy Foley's The Guest List in this thriller with a big heart and even bigger surprises, from the author of Hidden Pictures.The guests are arriving, and the celebrations are starting. But there's something strange about this wedding...Frank Szatowski hasn't seen his daughter Maggie in years, and it breaks his heart every day. So when she calls him out of the blue, to tell him that she's getting married and he's invited, Frank is overjoyed.Maggie is marrying into one of the richest families in the country, and Frank finds himself overwhelmed by the social circle she now moves in. He'll do anything to reconnect, though, and arrives at their New Hampshire estate ready to bond however he can with Maggie's in-laws.But as the wedding weekend gets underway, it becomes clear to Frank that although they have spared no expense, there's something strange about Maggie's fiancé. And maybe Frank shouldn't be celebrating just yet...
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A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve SheinkinRemember, you are bound by the official secrets act...It is the summer of 1940. The world is at war. These days, you don’t know who you can trust or who might be a secret spy…Maths whizz Jakob Novis has been recruited to the secret codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park. As Jakob works to crack the Nazi’s Enigma cipher, his younger sister Lizzie is busy on an undercover mission of her own: to find their mother.Filled with codes to decipher and mysteries to unravel, this is the unputdownable historical adventure that will have you on the edge of your seats.
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Perfect for fans of Elle Cosimano and Nita Prose, when Hollywood costumer Joey Jessop stumbles across a dead body near the set of a big budget movie, she must find ways to protect her career—and herself—before it's too late.Joey Jessop enjoys working behind the scenes. As key costumer for the next epic superhero movie, her role is to make others look good while staying out of the spotlight. That means making sure to be professional around Eli Logan, her ex and the First Assistant Director, and Courtney Lisle, Eli's newest love interest and the Second Assistant Director. But this isn't a problem for Joey—especially when the movie is shooting at a gorgeous Malibu location.All of that changes when Joey finds Courtney's dead body on the first day of principal photography and she soon becomes the primary suspect. When the press takes hold of the story and social media begins to run with it, Joey watches her well-ordered life behind the scenes become front and center for all to see. But that isn't even the worst of it. In the midst of this newfound and unfortunate stardom, she must also contend with the reckless behavior of the movie's predatory director and producer, Marcus Pray, who seems driven to continue his practice of making another blockbuster hit while making sure his crew endures a toxic and potentially lethal work environment. As a result, Joey finds herself embattled both personally and professionally.With tensions building on set and a murder investigation looming over her life and future, Joey takes it upon herself to clear her name. Will she be able to expose the truth before it's a wrap?
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A small-town baker and a career woman working for a cookie conglomerate get all mixed up in this small town Christmas romcom, perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Maggie Knox.Career focused Elena is climbing the corporate ladder all the way to the top, so when Sparkle Cookie, the cookie manufacturer she works for, opens a new branch, she jumps at the opportunity to impress her bosses. But the townsfolk in New Hope, Pennsylvania aren’t exactly thrilled about a large company coming in to ruin their small town feel with factories and truckloads of Sparkle Cookie products on their roads, yet Elena is determined to prove herself and make the new branch a success. Local baker Lawrence–and his dog Sugar–have been a beloved staple in New Hope for the past two years. Their bakery specializes in cookies, but with Sparkle Cookie coming in, he’s worried their market will be quickly squashed by franchise locations selling mass-produced (and, in his opinion, terrible) cookies on every street corner. Elena and Lawrence immediately butt heads at a town hall meeting, and Lawrence is determined to drive Sparkle Cookie from town at all costs–but Elena is just as ruthlessly determined to make the New Hope location a success and win over the townspeople. When a cookie competition makes them join forces, sparks fly, and they’re both forced to decide just what price they’re willing to pay to reach their goals.
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Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution. For Taylor Swift, fashion and music go hand-in-hand—each playing a powerful role in shaping the narrative of this generation’s most prolific storyteller. Red lipstick isn’t just a makeup choice—it’s the emblem of an era. A mini skirt isn’t simply part of a cute outfit—it’s a suit of armor. From cowboy boots to teetering heels, fairytale dresses to bleach-tinged tresses, and the many memorable moments in between, Taylor Swift Style tells the fashion story behind every single Taylor Swift album, tracing Swift’s musical evolution along with her ever-changing personal style. From red carpet looks, to streetwear, to tour costumes, Sarah Chapelle of the successful Instagram and blog Taylor Swift Style, has spent more than a decade documenting Swift’s fashion choices and the intention behind each ensemble. Her deep dives into songs, lyrics, and behind-the-scenes insights paint a portrait of a megastar who knows exactly what she is doing. Taylor Swift Style explains the ‘why’ behind Swift’s outfits—the easter eggs and deeper meanings behind every hemline and haircut—that speak to the emotional context of each musical moment. With over two hundred photos dating from Swift’s earliest days as a country singer in Nashville, up through the present as a renowned pop icon, paired with insightful commentary, Taylor Swift Style is a one-of-a-kind keepsake and a must-have for Swifties.
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Es 19 de diciembre. Edie O’Sullivan, una mujer solitaria y escéptica de la Navidad, conocida por ser la creadora de excepcionales juegos de mesa, enigmas y rompecabezas, encuentra un regalo que alguien ha entregado en su puerta. Al desenvolverlo, descubre una caja con seis piezas en su interior que, al unirlas, muestran parte de la escena de un crimen: azulejos blancos y negros sal-picados de sangre y parte de un cuerpo delineado. En el paquete también se incluye un mensaje: «Cuatro o tal vez más personas habrán muerto antes de la medianoche de Nochebuena a menos que consiga usted recomponer todas las piezas de este rompecabezas y detenerme». Lo firma alguien llamado «Descanse en piezas».Edie pide ayuda a su sobrino detective, junto al que trabajará para dar con la solución. Sin embargo, aparece la primera víctima y Edie puede correr peligro. Con la aparición de nuevos cadáveres, solo ella podrá resolver un rompecabezas tan criminal.
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Un recorrido único junto a la primera guía del palacio de Minos en Cnosos (Creta), escrita por el arqueólogo británico John D.S. Pendlebury.Hará casi un siglo, en 1933, el carismático arqueólogo inglés John D. S. Pendlebury publicó la primera guía del palacio de Minos en Cnosos (Creta). Fue su conservador, pero terminó fusilado por los alemanes cuando estos tomaron la isla durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pese al tiempo trascurrido, el texto sigue conservando plena validez –describiendo incluso partes del yacimiento hoy inaccesibles al público– y en la presente edición se presenta acompañado de un aparato crítico de notas, con la extensión máxima de un tweet, que ayudan a contextualizar el escrito a la luz de nuestro presente y los nuevos hallazgos realizados. Acceda al laberinto, piérdase un poco. Ariadna se marchó hace tiempo con el ovillo, pero tiene su nueva guía. El autor le acompaña y habla mediante el uso cómplice de la segunda persona. Está usted en Cnosos: los mitos nunca mueren, los héroes tampoco...
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Es la chica de oro, pero acaba de hacer un trato con el chico malo Gigi Graham tiene tres objetivos: entrar en el equipo nacional de hockey femenino, ganar el oro en las Olimpiadas y alejarse de la alargada sombra de su padre, Garrett Graham, uno de los mejores deportistas de todos los tiempos. Para ello, necesita ayuda, y el candidato perfecto es Luke Ryder, uno de los nuevos capitanes del equipo de hockey de la Universidad de Briar. Luke es bastante antipático, testarudo e insoportablemente atractivo. Pero tal vez los dos puedan salir ganando: Gigi mejora su juego y, de paso, le habla bien de Luke a su padre, que está buscando un ayudante para un campamento de hockey, y claro, trabajar con Garrett Graham sería un sueño hecho realidad. ¿Qué podría arruinar este plan? La química que surge entre ellos. Es un juego peligroso, pero a veces vale la pena correr riesgos. No te pierdas el primer libro de la adictiva serie Campus Diaries, best seller del New York Times de la autora superventas de Kiss Me
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¿A qué esperas para volver a EGB? El libro que celebra el gran fenómeno de internet de los últimos años: un recorrido nostálgico por los usos, las costumbres, las marcas, los programas, las canciones, la comida..., de una época que marcó a varias generaciones de españoles. Si te aprendiste los ríos y las cordilleras mientras mordisqueabas una goma Milán, si comiste empanadillas en Móstoles, si estabas entre dos tierras y no encontrabas el sitio de tu recreo, si para ti el tiempo era oro y jugabas al Precio justo, seguro que fuiste a EGB. Si llevabas hombreras o te echabas laca Nelly, si lo primero que leíste fue El libro gordo de Petete, si tu primera lágrima fue porque Marco no encontraba a su madre, si el primer polo que te comiste fue un Frigodedo, no hay duda de que tú también fuiste a EGB. Los pitufos, Naranjito, Parchís, ET, las chapas, el Seiscientos, Orzowei, los minerales, los gusanos de seda, los Rotring, la Teleindiscreta, la abeja Maya, los lagartos de V, la Botilde, The Final Countdown... Todos los que fuimos a EGB sabemos que hay mil historias que contar, y estamos deseando retroceder en el tiempo para recordarlas todas en un libro totalmente ilustrado y escrito por los autores del exitoso blog Yo fui a EGB. Este es el libro que celebra el fenómeno de internet Yo fui a EGB, seguido por más de medio millón de personas y ganador del Mejor Blog Personal y Mejor Blog del Público en los Premios Bitácoras, y Mejor Blog Personal y Mejor Blog del Año en los Premios 20Blogs.En los blogs...«Son unos libros que tienen que estar en cualquier estantería, porque son magníficos, no solo para recordar épocas increíbles, sino para enseñar a tus hijos la de cosas que hacías tú en esos tiempos y lo bien que te lo pasabas sin estar pegado a una pantalla. Recomendadísimo.»Blog Los mundos de Blue
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Un fascinante paseo por La Habana con un guía de lujo, el propio Leonardo Padura.Los buenos novelistas siempre cuentan en sus historias con un personaje que acaba siendo tan importante como el protagonista: la ciudad donde trascurren los hechos. Por eso no hay mejor guía para conocer La Habana que Leonardo Padura, el autor que mejor le ha tomado el pulso, a lo largo de diferentes épocas, en cada una de sus novelas. Este libro ofrece un paseo por los barrios de La Habana en forma de historia autobiográfica del propio novelista, que va desde Mantilla hasta los diferentes barrios de la ciudad. Y en cada uno de ellos, su historia se complementa con los fragmentos de las novelas donde aparecen. A la vez, en una segunda parte, se reúnen varios reportajes sobre los aspectos más sorprendentes y desconocido de su historia. No es difícil ver en muchos de ellos el embrión de los casos de Mario Conde, o el pasado evocado en tantas novelas de Padura, que nos hace vivir la ciudad, y viajar en el tiempo.
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Alguien debía de haber calumniado a Elfriede Jelinek porque el fisco alemán se presentó un buen día en su casa. Escarbaron en sus papeles, indagaron en su vida repartida entre Múnich y Viena, buscaron pruebas con las que llevarla a juicio y condenarla. La investigación quedó en nada. De la experiencia sufrida surgió, en cambio, este coro de voces espectrales, música huracanada que arrastra todo a su paso, revuelve los papeles y trastoca pasado y presente. Jelinek exhuma la historia de sus parientes perseguidos por el nazismo y levanta acta de acusación contra las hipocresías múltiples del poder, los esquiadores felices, los futbolistas que regatean impuestos y las muchedumbres dichosas que toman el sol en la playa y olvidan las vidas ahogadas en las aguas en las que se bañan.Frente a un mundo en el que la vida es vulnerable y el dinero es eterno, en el que se blanquea un pasado criminal como se blanquean los capitales, un mundo en el que un virus recorre la tierra, la extrema derecha campa a sus anchas y las fronteras se cierran a los refugiados, Jelinek, con rabia descarnada, invierte y multiplica la acusación a la que fue sometida y muerde en la historia de Austria, Alemania y Europa, en unas vergüenzas que parecen empeñadas en sobrevivirnos.
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Trazos de vida sobre lienzos de noche. Puede que te preguntes sobre el título de este libro. Tal vez de forma injusta, he identificado la noche con los momentos oscuros que, de una forma o de otra, nos secuestran la serenidad del alma. Cualquier ser humano tendrá la oportunidad a lo largo de su existencia de experimentar determinadas noches que le interrogarán sobre lo más profundo. No hay noches iguales. Esta es la realidad. Lo que te duele a ti, tal vez yo no lo viva como tú. A mí me duele lo mío, mis ausencias para siempre, mis conflictos y problemas. Mis batallas. A ti, las tuyas. Compartir contigo alguna de estas cosas genera una especie de bálsamo en el que sumergir al sufrimiento. Pero sobre la noche, siempre es posible trazar vida. Siempre. Vida rotunda, absoluta, incuestionable. Vida de años, de sueños y de personas que ponen luz sobre los lienzos oscuros en esto que llamamos vivir.
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World-renowned artist and picture book creator Oliver Jeffers brings to life an endearing story about the magic of friendship—and sharing what brings us joy.Celebrate twenty years of The Boy in this highly anticipated new adventure from the internationally bestselling picture book creator of Lost and Found Oliver Jeffers!Once there was a boy who would often play hide-and-seek with his friends the star and the penguin. The star was always easy to find, but one day it went missing. So, the boy radioed the Martian for help, and soon found himself on an exciting spaceship rescue mission to the North Pole! But there, he discovered that he wasn’t the only one who had always dreamed of having a star as a friend . . .The out-of-this-world, long-awaited sequel to the much-loved Boy stories, loved all around the world—now introducing a brand-new character!
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From the bestselling author of Hidden Pictures comes a breathtaking work of suspense about a father trying to save his daughter from a life-altering decision that will put everything he loves on the line.A widowed father ready to amends after years of mistakes.His estranged daughter, about to make a life-changing decision.Over the course of one momentous weekend, these two will be forced to reconcile their differences, even if it kills them.The new novel from Jason Rekulak, the author of the runaway bestseller Hidden Pictures (“A one-of-a-kind thriller.” —Stephen King, “Twisty.” —Esquire), is a pulse-pounding exploration of family ties, secret agendas, and the possibility of redemption—a thrill-ride like no other.
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Captivating stories of the places where human evil has left a nefarious mark--featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, now a streaming television seriesSometimes you walk into a room, a building, or even a town, and you feel it. Something seems off--an atmosphere that leaves you oddly unsettled, with a sense of lingering darkness. Join Aaron Mahnke, the host of the popular podcast Lore, as he explores some of these dreadful places and the history that haunts them.Mahnke takes us to Colorado and the palatial Stanley Hotel, where wealthy guests enjoyed views of the Rocky Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century--and where, decades later, a restless author would awaken from a nightmare, inspired to write one of the most revered horror novels of all time. Mahnke also crosses land and sea to visit frightful sites--from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia, to the brooding, ancient castles of England--each with its own echo of dark deeds, horrible tragedies, and shocking evil still resounding.Filled with evocative illustrations, this eerie tour of lurid landmarks and doomed destinations is just the ticket to take armchair travelers with a taste for the macabre to places they never thought they'd visit in their wildest, scariest dreams.
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Welcome to the Wes Anderson museum—a place packed with illustrations, ephemera, trivia, and insightful commentary, and as whimsical and visually arresting as the cult director’s films themselves.This museum in book form takes readers deep into the world of Wes Anderson. Bursting with an exhaustive and eclectic collection of film stills, accessories, clothes, souvenirs, books, and delightfully bizarre ephemera, this immersive treasury offers extraordinary insight into Wes Anderson’s literary, musical, and cinematic influences, which range from Indian cinema, French pop music, Italian speed car racing, to The New Yorker magazine and the work of J. D. Salinger.Among the museum’s artifacts are a recipe for a ham sandwich from The French Dispatch’s Le Sans Blague café, the history of Tang—the drink of choice for the campers in Moonrise Kingdom, and the secret of L’Air de Panache, the cologne worn by the concierge of the Grand Budapest Hotel.Readers will discover Anderson’s connections to the balalaika, The Beatles, and Benjamin Britten, and they’ll discover how the filmmaker was inspired by the works of Hal Ashby, Satyajit Ray, Orson Welles, Mike Nichols, and Francis Ford Coppola. Perfect for dipping into and filled with information that will surprise even the most diehard Wes Anderson fan, this technicolor treasury is as profoundly entertaining as it is authoritative.
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Bring the fun to mealtime with this set of 40 interactive coloring placemats that make dinner a drawing adventure, featuring black-and-white line art from beloved author and illustrator Eric Carle.Perfect for children ages 3-5, these placemats offer fun scenes to color in as well as engaging activities to make dinner time more fun. Connect the dots, spot the differences between two illustrations, finish the scene, or just color in the caterpillar, ladybug, fruits, and other fun images from the wonderful world of Eric Carle.With 40 coloring pages of 20 different designs repeating twice, there are plenty of pages to enjoy and it’s easy to share with a sibling or friend. When dinner is ready or your meal arrives, just scoot the crayons to the side and pick back up where you left off without having to move the placemat. Great for travel, restaurants, or just having a fun night at home, kids will love getting to color in their favorite characters and bring a little creativity to mealtimes.
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Take a journey through Italy’s regional specialties, with 100 Italian and Italian-American favorites, made deliciously low-carb and grain- and gluten-free!From Anna Vocino, the creator of Eat Happy Kitchen and author of Eat Happy, Eat Happy Italian brings both Italian-American favorites and authentic Italian dishes to the low-carb kitchen. Inspired by the Italian and Italian-American dishes she grew up eating, Anna’s third cookbook features more than 100 recipes, from antipasti to dolci. With these recipes, you can turn even the most carb-heavy dishes into healthy versions without sacrificing taste. These recipes are suitable for anyone looking to eat better, and particularly those who follow low carb diets like keto, paleo, and NSNG (no sugar, no grains).Accompanied by color photographs, these 100 creative, no-sugar and low-sugar, grain- and gluten-free recipes. You’ll also find recipes to make Eat Happy Kitchen’s delicious sauces and dressings in your own kitchen.
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From the author of My Documents and Chilean Poet, a wise, humorous, and captivating literary exploration of the delights and absurdities of childhood, fatherhood, and family life.Childish Literature is a charming and wide-ranging collection of short stories, essays, and even a couple of poems produced under the influence of fatherhood, a transformative experience that reshapes and enlivens the author's relationship to aging, intimacy, and time. Written in Alejandro Zambra’s brilliantly warm, playful, and philosophical voice, these pieces explore the lives of families and their stories through a wide variety of topics—from screen time and ''soccer sadness'' to personal libraries, fishing, and psychedelics. Throughout, Zambra captures the texture of daily life and deep truths about how we feel and live, with particular insight into the ways parents and children challenge, enrich, and entertain each other.Simultaneously lighthearted and profound, and brilliantly rendered by National Book Award-winning translator Megan McDowell, Childish Literature is an intimate and unclassifiable new work by an internationally celebrated writer.
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Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumour growing in her brain.As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write again ― and as she wrestles with her diagnosis, and how and when to explain it to her beloved children ― she begins to recall what’s most important to her: long walks with her husband’s hand clasped firmly around her own, family game nights and always buying that dress when she sees it.Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the type of impossible questions recognizable to anyone navigating the labyrinth of grief. This extraordinary novella is a celebration of life, shot through with warmth and humour – it will both break your heart and put it back together again.
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Three thousand years of encounters with malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmaresA Penguin ClassicFor millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate—otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation, and moral decline. Drawing from three thousand years of religious traditions and world literature, The Penguin Book of Demons follows these supernatural creatures—and the humans who have hunted and been haunted by them—through accounts across cultures and continents, the daimones of ancient Greece and Rome, the Nephilim, the giant, biblical half-humans who stalked the earth before the Great Flood, corrupted angels, condemned to eternity in Hell, the sickness-spreading fairy folk of Celtic mythology, the djinn of Islamic Arabia, the female, child-eating gelloudes of Byzantium, the seductive incubi and succubi of northern Europe, the animal spirits of early modern China, and the cannibalistic wendigo of Native American folklore. From demonic possession to black magic, these accounts give life to a spellbinding, skin-crawling history of the paranormal.
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Borders draw one map of the world, money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the wealthy and powerful benefit from it.The map of the globe shows the world we think we know: sovereign nations that grant and restrict their citizens’ rights. Beneath, above, and tucked inside its neatly delineated borders, however, a parallel universe has been engineered into existence, consisting of thousands of extraterritorial zones that operate largely autonomously, increasingly for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful.Atossa Abrahamian traces the rise of the hidden globe to thirteenth-century Switzerland, where poor cantons marketed the commodity they had—bodies, in the form of mercenary fighters. Following its evolution around the world, she reveals how prize-winning economists, eccentric theorists, visionary statesmen, and consultants masterminded its export in the form of free trade zones, flags of convenience, offshore detention centers where immigrants languish in limbo, and charter cities controlled by by foreign governments and multinational foreign corporations—and even into outer space, where tiny Luxembourg aspires to mining rights on asteroids.By mapping the hidden geography that decides who wins and who loses in this new global order—and how it might be otherwise—The Hidden Globe fascinates, enrages, and inspires.
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From one of the world’s most prominent thinkers comes an urgent warning of the threat that US power poses to humanity’s futureThe land of the free. The home of the brave. But what has America achieved in the aim of “spreading democracy” — except wreak havoc in country after country and establish a reckless foreign policy that served the interest of few and endangered all too many? Without, ironically, making Americans any safer. In this timely book, Noam Chomsky, one of the most widely known intellectuals of all time, and his fellow political commentator Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace America’s pursuit of global domination, offering an incisive critique of the self-serving myths they continue to push.Offering penetrating accounts of Washington’s relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, they argue, they are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity’s future. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, The Myth of American Idealism offers a highly readable entry to the conclusions Noam Chomsky has come to after a lifetime of thought and activism.
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Mona can name anyone's soulmate—but she'll do anything to avoid being matched with her own. Especially when she learns he's the king.This debut romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros delivers sizzling romance, cutthroat competition, a lush fantasy world, and an unforgettable heroine.“You will fall madly in love with this book!” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times best-selling author of A Study in DrowningBlessed by the gods, Mona Arnett has the unique ability to divine soulmates, but she refuses to seek out her own—until she learns the king is dying without an heir, threatening the royal line and the world’s access to magic. Tasked with naming his future queen, Mona discovers the king’s soulmate is . . . her.A royal match is the last thing Mona wants—especially when she starts falling for the king’s closest advisor—so she lies, cheats, and contends with scheming gods to hide the truth. But when this high-stakes game of thrones leads to murder, survival and the fate of the kingdom will depend on her finding the courage to face her destiny.Delightful wit, spellbinding prose, and a flawed, funny protagonist you'll love from page one make this debut fantasy a must-read.
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Eight hours. Twelve contestants. A flight none of them might survive. A flight to Paris full of teenagers seeking opportunity turns deadly in this suspenseful, locked-door YA thriller. Perfect for fans of Diana Urban, Karen McManus, and Jessica Goodman.Seventeen-year-old boarding school student Emily Walters is selected for an opportunity of a lifetime—she’ll compete abroad for a cash prize that will cover not only tuition to the college of her choice, but will lift her mother and her out of poverty.But almost from the moment she and 11 other contestants board a private jet to Europe, Emily realizes somebody is willing to do anything to win. Between keeping an eye on her best friend’s flirty boyfriend and hiding her own dark secrets, she’s not sure how she’ll survive the contest, much less the flight. Especially when people start dying…As loyalties shift and secrets are revealed, Emily must figure out who to trust, and who’s trying to kill them all, before she becomes the next victim.
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The town of Stillwater has a very unwelcome resident. The town of Stillwater has been dying—the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it—a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater... and feeds off them. The children who haven't disappeared whisper the same word—“vampire.” But they’re wrong. What has come to Stillwater is something much more horrific.
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For too long we have internalised the belief that our bodies are things to be looked at - instead of lived in.That it's embarrassing to fully express ourselves.That we cannot trust our desire.This book unpacks the many barriers women face when trying to access joy so that they can discover the delicious life that's theirs for the taking.International-bestselling author Florence Given wants to restore your lust for life and your sense of agency, giving you the courage and permission to inch closer to the wildly expansive life that you FULLY deserve - not in the future, not when you're perfect, not when you're prettier - but right now!
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Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before.Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in the Second World War. Soon Germany would be defeated and a new world would have to be made out the rubble and horrors of the war. Fleeing the Allied bombing raids, Herzog’s mother took him and his older brother to a remote, rustic part of Bavaria where he would spend much of his childhood hungry, without running water, in deep poverty. It was there, as the new postwar order was emerging, that one of the most visionary filmmakers of the next seven decades was formed. Until age 11, Herzog did not even know of the existence of cinema. His interest in films began at age 15, but since no one was willing to finance them, he worked the night shift as a welder in a steel factory. He started to travel on foot. He made his first phone call at age 17, and his first film in 1961 at age 19. The wildly productive working life that followed—spanning the seven continents and encompassing both documentary and fiction—was an adventure as grand and otherworldly as any depicted in his many classic films.Every Man for Himself and God Against All is at once a personal record of one of the great and self-invented lives of our time, and a singular literary masterpiece that will enthrall fans old and new alike. In a hypnotic swirl of memory, Herzog untangles and relives his most important experiences and inspirations, telling his story for the first and only time.
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A sweeping story of love, adventure and adversity, The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is an epic tale of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land.Olifantshoek, Southern Africa, 1688. When the violent Cape wind blows from the south-east, they say the voices of the unquiet dead can be heard whispering through the deserted valley. Suzanne Joubert, a Huguenot refugee from war-torn France, arrives in search of her cousin — the notorious she-captain and pirate commander Louise Reydon-Joubert — who landed at the Cape of Good Hope more than sixty years before, then disappeared without a trace . . .Franschhoek, Southern Africa, 1862. Nearly one hundred and eighty years after Suzanne’s perilous journey, another intrepid and courageous woman of the Joubert family — Isabelle Lepard — has journeyed to the small frontier town once known as Oliftantshoek in search of her long-lost relations. Intent on putting the women of her family back into the history books, she quickly discovers that the crimes and tragedies still shadow the present. And now, Isabelle faces a race against time if she is to discover the truth, and escape with her life . . .Painstakingly researched and beautifully told, The Map of Bones is the fourth – and final – novel of The Joubert Family Chronicles, following the bestselling The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship.
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.For Harry, this is that story at last.Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press for his mother’s death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight.At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn’t find true love.Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
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An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age.Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood—a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes—Paper Boat assembles Atwood’s most vital poems in one essential volume.In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood gives voices to remarkably drawn characters—mythological figures, animals, and everyday people—all of whom have something to say about what it means to live in a world as strange as our own. “How can one live with such a heart?” Atwood asks, casting her singular spell upon the reader, and ferrying us through life, death, and whatever comes next. Walking the tightrope between reality and fantasy as only she can, Atwood’s journey through poetry illuminates our most innate joys and sorrows, desires and fears.Spanning six decades of work—from her earliest beginnings to brand new poems—this volume charts the evolution of one of our most iconic and necessary authors.
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Sometimes it takes working with the dead to start living.Kathy Valence is forty-two, mid-divorce, and pregnant with her ex's baby. She's also a modern-day grim reaper employed by S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), but frankly that's the easiest part of her life right now. Or at least it was, until her latest client's soul goes missing.When she finally tracks down seventeen-year-old Conner Ortiz, he angrily denies he died of natural causes, despite what his file says. He insists that someone at S.C.Y.T.H.E. murdered him, and he demands Kathy find out who and why.Kathy has only forty-five days to figure out what happened to Conner and help him move on before the boy's soul is doomed to roam the Earth as a ghost forever. She’s forced to rely on the help of her retired mentor, her almost ex-husband—and some sneaky moves by Conner himself. This is the wildest case of her career. . .and one wrong move could cost Kathy her job, not to mention her life.
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THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSummoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had a love affair with acclaimed astrophysicist Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano's skin is strangely red. Scarpetta's niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead's secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil . . .
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A fascinating, beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore - now an online streaming seriesThey live in shadows - deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our mind. They're spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wives' tales, passed down through generations. And yet, no matter how wary and jaded we have become, as individuals or as a society, a part of us remains vulnerable to them. Werewolves and wendigos, poltergeists and vampires, angry elves and vengeful spirits.In this beautifully illustrated volume, the host of the hit podcast Lore serves as a guide on a fascinating journey through the history of these terrifying creatures, and explores not only the legends but what they tell us about ourselves. Aaron Mahnke invites us to the desolate Pine Barrens of New Jersey, where the notorious winged, red-eyed Jersey Devil dwells. Mahnke delves into harrowing accounts of cannibalism-some officially documented, others the stuff of speculation . . . perhaps. He visits the dimly lit rooms where séances take place, the European villages where gremlins make mischief, and Key West, Florida, home of a haunted doll named Robert.The monsters of folklore have become not only a part of our language but a part of our collective psyche. Whether these beasts and bogeymen are real or just a reflection of our primal fears, we know, on some level, that not every mystery has been explained, and that the unknown still holds the power to strike fear deep in our hearts and souls.As Aaron Mahnke reminds us, sometimes the truth is even scarier than the lore...
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