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Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love.Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels.Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny reaches too far.When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own. Danny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything – not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son.To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was – and never wanted to be again. Ranging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion.

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Hot on the heels of the ⠜superb⠝ (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow.Don t miss CITY IN RUINS, the final instalment in the trilogy, available to preorder now!*Waterstones Best Book of 2023: Crime and Thriller* This is storytelling at its inspiring, epic best, and it feels like a movie in the making.⠙ Daily Mail⠘As powerful as anything in Winslow⠙s majestic Cartel trilogy⠙ Sunday Times⠘Even sharper, funnier, and more brilliant than its predecessor.⠙ Amazon Best Books of April 2023⠘CITY OF DREAMS is a crime classic. Winslow s best book, by far. You won t put it down⠙ Stephen King⠘Winslow should not be allowed to write so brilliantly. It⠙s unfair on all other authors!⠙ Peter James City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic. James PattersonHollywood.The city where dreams are made.On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life.A quiet, peaceful existence.But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire.Then he falls in love.With a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own.As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born.Or where they go to die.From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, City of Dreams is a sweeping saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.

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⠜One of America⠙s greatest storytellers.⠝ ⠓ Stephen King⠜No one fuses action with emotion like Winslow.⠝ ⠓ The TimesThe new thriller from the #1 international bestseller ⠓ the start of a brand new trilogy⠘Superb. This is storytelling with a keen edge. City on Fire is exhilarating to read.⠙ ⠔ Stephen KingA Times Best Book for 2022Two criminal empires together control all of New England.Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.Danny Ryan yearns for a more ⠜legit⠝ life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty.Exploring classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, honour, and corruption on both sides of the law, City on Fire is a contemporary Iliad from Don Winslow, ⠜one of America⠙s greatest storytellers⠝ (Stephen King).

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New York Times Bestseller!From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.“Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The ChainTwo criminal empires together control all of New England.Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.Danny Ryan yearns for a more “legit” life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty.Exploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, City on Fire is a contemporary masterpiece in the tradition of The Godfather, Casino, and Goodfellas—a thrilling saga from Don Winslow, “America’s greatest living crime writer” (Jon Land, Providence Journal).

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Breathtaking JEREMY CLARKSON Winslow s masterpiece (so far) ... should have a place on every crime freak s bookshelf. Superb INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY_______________________A brilliant page-turning thriller of power and revenge on the front lines of the drug war.Drug lord Miguel Angel Barrera is head of the Mexican drug federación, responsible for millions of dollars worth of cocaine traffic into the US and the torture and murder of those who stand in its way. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor.Art Keller is a US government operative, so determined to obtain revenge for a murdered colleague that his pursuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. In a brutal world filled with striking characters, from a high class prostitute to an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest, everyone is in search of some kind of salvation - or damnation...Don Winslow s masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of James Ellroy or Don DeLillo._______________________The Cartel, the blockbuster sequel to The Power of the Dog, is also available.

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⠜While a single sentence can turn a novel, a single word can turn a short story,⠝ writes guest editor Don Winslow. The pieces featured in this collection hinge on those small, exacting moments that shock, spook, delight, and change a story entirely. A disgraced ex-cop approaches a crossroads with his ex-wife and new neighbor, pistol in hand; an ill-advised acid trip reveals the dark side of a twisted friendship; a hardened hit man struggles with his latest target. Full of dramatic twists, subtle clues, and chilling reveals, The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last shoe drops. THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE 2025 INCLUDES: TOM ANDES ⠢ ANN APTAKER ⠢ JACQUELINE FREIMOR ⠢ TOD GOLDBERG ⠢ JAMES D. F. HANNAH ⠢ CAROLINE KEPNES ⠢ IVY POCHODA ⠢ TWIST PHELAN ⠢ MEAGAN LUCAS ⠢ AND OTHERS

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A God in Ruins relates the life of Teddy Todd - would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have. This gripping, often deliriously funny yet emotionally devastating book looks at war - that great fall of Man from grace - and the effect it has, not only on those who live through it, but on the lives of the subsequent generations. It is also about the infinite magic of fiction.Those who loved the bestselling Life After Life will recognise Teddy as Ursula Todd s adored younger brother - but for those who have not read it, A God in Ruins stands fully on its own. Few will dispute that it proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the most exceptional novelists of our age.

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WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA NOVEL AWARD AND BESTSELLING LITERARY PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR Atkinson s finest work, and confirmation that her genre-defying writing continues to surprise and dazzle ObserverA God in Ruins relates the life of Teddy Todd â “ would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather â “ as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have. This gripping, often deliriously funny yet emotionally devastating book looks at war â “ that great fall of Man from grace â “ and the effect it has, not only on those who live through it, but on the lives of the subsequent generations. It is also about the infinite magic of fiction. Few will dispute that it proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the most exceptional novelists of our age. A dazzling read...ends on one of the most devastating twists in recent fiction DAILY TELEGRAPH

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New York: Late 1958Walter Withers had given the best years of his life to the CIA, setting honeytraps and reeling in the victims of his plots. But Withers has returned to his hometown for an easier, safer life as a Private Investigator.Manhattan in the late Fifties is alive with new possibilities, new sounds and new faces, including young presidential hopeful Senator Joe Keneally. Withers is assigned to bodyguard Keneally s girlfriend at a society gathering: a simple enough job. But next morning, she s dead - and Withers is the prime suspect.To clear his name, Withers must take on his old masters from the CIA, as well as J. Edgar Hoover s FBI, all of them determined to set Keneally up. And Withers, expert hunter, becomes another disposable victim of the trap closing in on the Senator.

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Born In Roma Donna Yellow Dream od Valentina je vůní roku 2021. Adut Akech a Anwar Hadid jsou tvářemi nového parfémového příběhu inspirovaného jedinečnou krásou Říma. Pár se setkává v jedné z kvetoucích zahrad Říma a začíná nová kapitola vůně. Valentino Born In Roma Donna Yellow Dream je vyznáním nespoutané a vášnivé lásky.

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THE THRILLING EPIC FINALE TO THE SOLARIS AND CRELLO TRILOGY BY TIKTOK SENSATION RINA VASQUEZZerathion was once a beacon of hope. Now it is a world in ruins . . .After the events that led to Darius s capture, Nara resolves in her determination to do whatever it takes to rescue him from the clutches of Aurum Rivernorth. As Aurum s powers continue to grow, his control over Zerathion spreads even faster. The powers of the Isle of Elements - the very essence that sustains life on Zerathion - is slowly fading. Time is running out. Nara will need to navigate treacherous alliances, devious double-crossers, and the perils of a broken world in order to protect those she holds dear. Will she be the saviour her world desperately needs? The fate of the kingdom rests on her shoulders.

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Květinová vůně s dřevitým podtónem.Jak vypovídá název, vůně je inspirována magickým Římem, kde se historické perfektně snoubí s moderním. Město je staré jako lidstvo samo, jeho ulice však dnes symbolizují svobodu a nespoutanost.Vůně Born in Roma Donna se otevírá jiskřivým italským bergamotem, který se v srdci vystřídán jemnými tóny jasmínu, a nakonec doplněn o hřejivou a smyslnou vanilku a dřevité tóny.Hlavním posláním této vůně je dodat každé osobnosti možnost přenést se na okamžik do Říma a být svobodný a inspirovaný historií současně.Na flakonu vůně je patrný rukopis módního domu Valentino. Flakon je osázen charakteristickými cvočky, které jsou převzaty právě z římské architektury. Podle značky Valentino je růžová punk barva a ve spojením s černým uzávěrem dodává vůni moderní a elegantní nádech.

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Number 4 in the Don Camillo series, beloved by 23 million readers.When Peppone loses out to Don Camillo on a matter of conscience he must accept the battling priest s presence among a group of communist activists on a trip he is organising to Mother Russia. Travelling incognito, Don Camillo becomes the life and soul of the Party and picks off his totalitarian comrades one-by-one in a hilarious riot of shrewd manipulation. But then fate intervenes and the travellers discover a surprise common denominator more radical than any political ideology... Those who read The Little World of Don Camillo will need no more than the news of this new volume to send them quickly to their bookshops so lovely, so humorous, and so wise. Harpers QueenREVIEWS Written with such warmth and simplicity, so concerned with the trivialities of everyday life and giving us so shrewd a glimpse into the minds of the people . . . London Evening News Inimitable, delicious, full of pure fun --The Observer Charming and enchanting . . . Witty and wise --Edinburgh Evening NewsSOME SERIES READER REVIEWS These works deserve to be best sellers. I have been enjoying them for a long time and now I have the originals as written. It is interesting to compare the new translations with the Gollancz translations. Some of the stories are hard to even recognise! The revised translations make a lot more sense though and answer some questions I had. Excellent work and I shall be back for the next one. Hesperus, 5 August 2020 I first encountered Don Camillo as a teenager in the 70 s and to discover new stories has been a glorious return to my youth. Guareschi s trinity of central characters: Camillo, Peppone and The Christ convey such a lively humanity that I am reminded, now in jaded middle age, of the hopes I once held. The stories are a humorous manifesto: humanity before ideology or creed. Basil Clark, 2 March 2017ABOUT THE AUTHORGiovannino Guareschi, known as Giovanni to his millions of English language readers, was born at Fontanelle in the Valley of the Po on the 1st of May, 1908. His father wanted him to become a naval engineer. He, for the very enjoyment of going the opposite way, determined to become a lawyer, but found his vocation when he sent some cartoons he had drawn to the satirical magazine, Bartoldo . Later he founded the satirical magazine, Candido , and wrote 346 stories featuring Don Camillo, a character who has done for Italy what Cervantes Don Quixote did for Spain.

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The first steps in learning a new language are made easy and fun in this engaging picture-and-word book. Containing more than 1000 Italian words, all of them illustrated with lively drawings by Susie Lacome. Words and images are arranged by subject, such as the bedroom, the garden, food, shapes and clothes, and will immediately capture the interest of young readers. Simple questions in English and Italian allow beginners to explore the language further. ,

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Australia s bestselling cookbook author returns with a stunning new book, Basics to Brilliance - and a TV series tie in. Australia s most trusted and best-selling cookbook author, Donna Hay, wants to take you from basics to brilliance.Donna believes that, just like anything you want to be good at, mastering the basics is how you build confidence. So, in this book, she s sharing all her favourite, tried and true recipes - think the perfect tender steak, golden roast chicken, crispy pork belly, her nan s sponge cake, and of course the fudgiest brownies! Each basic recipe is followed by clever variations and simple flavour change-ups, so one recipe becomes many and your repertoire naturally grows. Take Donna s no-fail meringue mixture - once mastered, this basic recipe can be tweaked to be turned into the perfect pavlova; divinely flavoured salted caramel, chocolate, rosewater and pistachio, and raspberry meringues for an elegant afternoon tea; or a silky smooth and tangy lemon meringue pie for a divine dessert for a dinner party.This is your ultimate guide to being brilliant in the kitchen!Basics to Brilliance is a luxurious hardback, featuring beautiful photography and featuring over 200 recipes. This is a book you will want to treasure forever.In 2011, Donna s first television series - fast, fresh, simple - premiered on LifeStyle, garnering her a 2012 Astra award for Best New Female Personality and went on to air in more than 17 countries worldwide. In 2016 , Donna is returning to Foxtel with a brand new eight part show, Basics to Brilliance, based on this book, which will go to air in late May and be on repeat rotation as the book goes on sale.

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Zatímco nad věčným městem vychází a svítí slunce, Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás vezme na odvážné dobrodružství do chladných zahrad Říma, kde můžete zažít chuť svobody a vyjádřit své já jedinečným způsobem. Tato květinově-jantarová dřevitá vůně, zrozená v bohatých zahradách Říma, otevírá dveře do extravagantního světa tvořeného výraznými akordy čaje lapsang souchong a zářivým jasmínovým absolutem s podmanivým nádechem vanilkového extraktu. Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás zavede na cestu římskou extravagancí a umožní vám pocítit energii, objevit svou osobnost a žít naplno, protože existuje mnoho způsobů, jak být sám sebou.

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Zatímco nad věčným městem vychází a svítí slunce, Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás vezme na odvážné dobrodružství do chladných zahrad Říma, kde můžete zažít chuť svobody a vyjádřit své já jedinečným způsobem. Tato květinově-jantarová dřevitá vůně, zrozená v bohatých zahradách Říma, otevírá dveře do extravagantního světa tvořeného výraznými akordy čaje lapsang souchong a zářivým jasmínovým absolutem s podmanivým nádechem vanilkového extraktu. Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás zavede na cestu římskou extravagancí a umožní vám pocítit energii, objevit svou osobnost a žít naplno, protože existuje mnoho způsobů, jak být sám sebou.

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Zatímco nad věčným městem vychází a svítí slunce, Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás vezme na odvážné dobrodružství do chladných zahrad Říma, kde můžete zažít chuť svobody a vyjádřit své já jedinečným způsobem. Tato květinově-jantarová dřevitá vůně, zrozená v bohatých zahradách Říma, otevírá dveře do extravagantního světa tvořeného výraznými akordy čaje lapsang souchong a zářivým jasmínovým absolutem s podmanivým nádechem vanilkového extraktu. Born in Roma Green Stravaganza vás zavede na cestu římskou extravagancí a umožní vám pocítit energii, objevit svou osobnost a žít naplno, protože existuje mnoho způsobů, jak být sám sebou.

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Donna’ s birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US’ s biggest crime investigations of the 1960s. Donna was adopted through the notorious Louise Wise Adoption Service, since exposed as corrupt and unethical.Explores fundamental questions about motherhood and identity, nature vs nurture. Radio Gorgeous presenter, a native New Yorker now living in LondonWhen her adoptive mother died in 2009 Donna Freed set out to track down her birth mother. What she discovered was truly shocking - she was the daughter of a pair of infamous con artists, at the heart of one of the biggest true crime stories to grip the USA in the 1960s.Previously redacted records from the infamous *Louise Wise Services in New York revealed that Donna’ s mother (27, Jewish and single), her father (40, Catholic, married with 4 children), had hatched a plan to defraud an insurance company and run off to Spain to raise Donna. Further investigation revealed that in 1967, Donna’ s mother, Mira Lindenmaier, faked her own death in a drowning accident off City Island in the Bronx for the double indemnity insurance money. Donna loved her tricky, unconventional adoptive mother, but was now keen to meet her birth mother and find out how and why her parents abandoned her. How would she feel towards Mira, her ‘ real’ Mum. How has becoming a mother herself impacted on her feelings towards her two mothers? Gripping and fast-paced, this extraordinary memoir is also incredibly moving tackling fundamental questions about motherhood and identity, nature vs nurture.

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The next BIG EVENT to rock the Marvel Universe! After a campaign across the galaxy, Knull s death march reaches Earth and, worse yet, he hasn t come alone! With an army of hundreds of thousands of symbiote dragons at his command, the King in Black is a force unlike any Earth;s heroes have ever faced. Eddie Brock, AKA Venom has seen firsthand the chaos that even one of Knull s symbiotic monsters can wreak - will he survive an encounter with the God of the Abyss himself? Collecting: King in Black #1-5 and Venom (2018) #31-34.

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Hudební CD - a dlouho očekávané desce najdete nejen současný titulní hit City in the city, ale také singly Mrazí, Adrenalin, Nádech a Křídla a dalších pět písní. Poslední dva jmenované songy navíc i ve speciálních verzích - v remixu a akusticky. Na dlouho očekávané desce najdete nejen současný titulní hit City in the city, ale také singly Mrazí, Adrenalin, Nádech a Křídla a dalších pět písní. Poslední dva jmenované songy navíc i ve speciálních verzích - v remixu a akusticky. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD Nádech / Domovina / Mrazí / City in the city / Nech vítr vát / Adrenalin / Křídla / Hejbej boky! / Nouzová situace / Moje všechno / Křídla (acoustic) / Nádech (remix)

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A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST!Charlie Jane Anders, the nationally bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky delivers a brilliant new novel set in a hauntingly strange future with #10 LA Times bestseller The City in the Middle of the Night.WOULD YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD?Humanity clings to life on January—a colonized planet divided between permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other.Two cities, built long ago in the meager temperate zone, serve as the last bastions of civilization—but life inside them is just as dangerous as the uninhabitable wastelands outside.Sophie, a young student from the wrong side of Xiosphant city, is exiled into the dark after being part of a failed revolution. But she survives—with the help of a mysterious savior from beneath the ice.Burdened with a dangerous, painful secret, Sophie and her ragtag group of exiles face the ultimate challenge—and they are running out of time.WELCOME TO THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Like a classic from another timeline... this book has notes of Ursula K. Le Guin and Phillip Pullman. —Robin Sloan, author of Sourdough

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In the late 1960s, Leo Gazzara leads a precarious life in Rome. He spends his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between bars, uninspiring jobs, romantic entanglements and the homes of his rich friends. Leo drifts, aimless and alone.But on the evening of his thirtieth birthday, he meets Arianna. All night they drive the city in Leo’s run-down Alfa Romeo, talking and talking. They eat brioche for breakfast, drink through the dawn, drive to the sea and back. A whirlwind beginning.What follows is the story of the year Leo fell in love and lost everything.Intense, romantic, and devastating, Last Summer in the City is a forgotten classic of Italian literature which offers an intoxicating portrait of two lonely people, pushing and pulling each other away and back again.

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Out of the petting zoo and into the city! In their second hilarious adventure, best friends Pigmund and Lizárdo discover a crazy old movie theatre…full of secrets. And tasty nachos.Not long ago, a potbellied pig and an iguana declared independence from their petting zoo. And now Pigmund and Lizárdo have stepped off a bus and into BIG CITY CITY! They are THE UNPETABLES…and if you need a pet, you can hire them. That is, if you sign a pet contract that says NO PETTING ALLOWED! In this adventure, the Unpetables are ON THE ROAD and IN SEARCH OF THEIR DESTINY. But will Pigmund be distracted from their destiny by a mysterious movie theater cat? Or will Maintenance Man Kenny finally track them down and spoil the show? Grab a bucket of popcorn and find out.

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Is flying dangerous? How much do the world s cows weigh? And what makes people happy? From earth s nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that energize them, to the transportation and inventions of our modern world - and how all of this affects the planet itself - in Numbers Don t Lie, Professor Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge lazy thinking. Packed with Well-I-never-knew-that information and with fascinating and unusual examples throughout, we find out how many people it took to build the Great Pyramid, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren t as great as we think (yet). There s a wonderful mix of science, history and wit, all in bite-sized chapters on a broad range of topics. Urgent and essential, Numbers Don t Lie inspires readers to interrogate what they take to be true in these significant times. Smil is on a mission to make facts matter, because after all, numbers may not lie, but which truth do they convey?

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There is no one better than Donna Leon at showing the ripple effects of a single traumatic event . . . Leon has recast the city in her own venerable image: full of surprises and hidden beauty. Evening StandardFifteen years ago the teenage granddaughter of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui was rescued at the last moment from drowning in the canals. But young Manuela s life was never the same again. Now aged thirty, she lives trapped in an eternal youth.The Contessa, certain that this was no accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes ruined Manuela s life.But once Brunetti starts to investigate, he finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart . . . Brilliantly done, with a sense of place rarely matched in any fiction The Times A sparkling summer read. The Tablet

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The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the Swinging Sixties had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was coming home and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour s defeat in 1992 through to New Labour s historic landslide in 1997, Don t Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. But it was also an era of false promises and misplaced trust, when the weight of substance was based on the airlessness of branding, spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the people s princess and 9/11 - an event that redefined a new world order. Through sixty-seven voices that epitomise the decade - including Tony Blair, John Major, Noel Gallagher, Tracey Emin, Keith Allen, Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Irvine Welshand Steve Coogan - we re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history. Today, in an age where identity dominates the national agenda, Don t Look Back In Anger is a necessary and compelling historical document.

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Since his debut, Nil Nil, won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 1993, Don Paterson has lit up the poetry scene in the U.K. His dazzling, intensely lyric and luminous verse has delighted readers ever since, and won many awards along the way. God s Gift Women took the T. S. Eliot Prize in 1997, Landing Light won it again in 2003 and the Whitbread Award besides, and Rain (2009), his most recent collection, won the Queen s Gold Medal for Poetry. This selection, drawn from twenty years of work, is made by the author himself and includes not only those poems from his four single volumes, but his thrilling and original adaptations of the poems of Antonio Machado and Rainer Maria Rilke. For any readers unfamiliar with Don Paterson s work, this Selected Poems offers the perfect introduction to this most captivating of writers; and for fans, an essential gathering from a master craftsman.

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Jump in the driver s seat and head to the city in this first non-fiction book for toddlers. With five counters to push along five busy city tracks, this is the perfect book for vehicle obsessed toddlers everywhere.

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In Boys Don t Cry, bestselling author Malorie Blackman explores the unchartered territory of teenage fatherhood.You re waiting for the postman - he s bringing your A level results. University, a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings it s your old girlfriend; and she s carrying a baby. Your baby.You re happy to look after it, just for an hour or two. But then she doesn t come back - and your future suddenly looks very different.Malorie s dramatic new novel will take you on a journey from tears to laughter and back again.

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***A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR****** Shortlisted for the Children s Book of the Year: Older Non Fiction The Week Junior Book Awards***Featured on This Morning, Steph s Packed Lunch, Radio 4: Today and Channel 4 News_______________Everyone knows the word war . But very few understand what it truly means. When you find you have to face it, you feel totally lost, walled in by fright and despair. Until youâ ™ve been there, you donâ ™t know what war is. This is the gripping and moving diary of young Ukrainian refugee Yeva Skalietska. It follows twelve days in Ukraine that changed 12-year-old Yeva s life forever. She was woken in the early hours to the terrifying sounds of shelling. Russia had invaded Ukraine, and her beloved Kharkiv home was no longer the safe haven it should have been. It was while she was forced to seek shelter in a damp, cramped basement that Yeva decided to write down her story. And it is a story the world needs to hear. Yeva captured the nation s heart when she was featured on Channel 4 News with her granny as they fled Ukraine for Dublin. In You Don t Know What War Is, Yeva records what is happening hour-by-hour as she seeks safety and travels from Kharkiv to Dublin. Each eye-opening diary entry is supplemented by personal photographs, excerpts of messages between Yeva and her friends and daily headlines from around the world, while three beautifully detailed maps (by Kharkiv-native Olga Shtonda) help the reader track Yeva and her grannyâ ™s journey. You Donâ ™t Know What War Is is a powerful insight into what conflict is like through the eyes of a child and an essential read for adults and older children alike. Published in association with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with a foreword by Michael Morpurgo. _______________ Everyone, absolutely everyone, should read it. You will love Yeva Christy Lefteri, No.1 international bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo Yeva speaks a truth all of us must listen to Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse Exhilarating, shattering, heartbreaking, brilliant Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author The most important story of our times Viv Groskop, podcaster and writer A herstory of Ukraine Olia Hercules, Ukrainian chef and food writer

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Now a major Netflix film from Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction and philosophy â “ Daily TelegraphJack Gladney is the creator and chairman of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. This is the story of his absurd life. A life that is going well enough, until a chemical spill from a train carriage releases an â ˜Airborne Toxic Eventâ ™ and Jack is forced to confront his biggest fear â “ his own mortality.White Noise is a combination of social satire and metaphysical dilemma in which Don DeLillo exposes our rampant consumerism, media saturation and novelty intellectualism. It captures the particular strangeness of life lived when the fear of death cannot be denied or repressed, and ponders the role of the family in a time when the very meaning of our existence is under threat.â ˜Americaâ ™s greatest living writer.â ™ â “ ObserverPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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An engaging collection of stories and essays by the celebrated author of the internationally bestselling Guido Brunetti series, infused with her ever-present and delightful senses of humor and ironyDonna Leonâ ™s memoir, Wandering Through Life, gave her legions of fans a colourful tour through her life, from childhood in New Jersey to adventures in China and Iran, to her love of Venice and opera. Nowhere, however, did she discuss her writing life.In Backstage, Donna reveals her admiration for, and inspiration from, the great crime novelists Ruth Rendell and Ross Macdonald, examining their approach to storytelling as she dissects her favorite books of theirs. She expresses her love for Charles Dickensâ ™ Great Expectations and her appreciation of Sir Walter Scottâ ™s generosity of spirit. And she chronicles the lengths amount of research she undertakes to be able to present authentically, through Guido Brunetti and his colleagues, places and characters far from her own experience: interviewing a diamond dealer in Venice to open up the world of blood diamonds; meeting, through back channels, a courageous sex worker and womenâ ™s rights activist to depict accurately the trafficking of women in Italy.Venice is central in her memory, whether recounting the semi-comic irritation of a noisy elderly neighbor or the origins of the cityâ ™s Carnevale. Her teaching career yields memorable tales: helping a young Black boy in a Newark, New Jersey elementary school; instructing young Iranian pilots in English just before the 1979 Iranian Revolution; taking her students at a Swiss private high school to the famous Frank Zappa concert in Montreux interrupted by fire.Throughout, she is as good a storyteller about herself as she is a chronicler of Guido Brunettiâ ™s crime adventures. Readers will be as caught up in her world as she is in his.

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INTENSE SEXUAL DESIRE IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD A tale of art, sex, blood, junkies and whores in New York s underground, from cult literary icon Kathy AckerPenguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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This book discusses practical and academic proposals for the urban transformation of Lviv, offering valuable insights for urbanists, architects, city managers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and the general public.

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Based on true stories, discover the perfect page-turning summer read for fans of All the Light We Cannot See, In Memoriam and Alone in BerlinSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZEONE OF INDEPENDENT S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall Glamour A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch â ¦ I can t recommend this novel highly enough Laura Barnett, bestselling author of The Versions of Us_____Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby and there is now now no way of getting to him...Lisette is in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that heâ ™ll be fine.When she awakes, everything has changed. Because overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed. Lisette is trapped in the east, while her baby is unreachable in the west. But this is not the first time she has lived in a divided city..Lisette s teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both have lived for music, but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother the music has disappeared. Can Elly now find a way to bridge the silence?Set across two timelines â “ the Second World War and the tumultuous events of 1961 - The Silence in Between explores the unbreakable bonds of family, the resilience of women, and the lengths they will go to protect the ones they love.______PRAISE FOR THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN: An emotionally resonant debut full of music and menace Mail on Sunday Rooted in real stories, The Silence in Between is a reminder of how seismic political events shape ordinary lives Independent A haunting and compassionate account of war s legacy, the atrocities inflicted on ordinary German women and their extraordinary resilience Observer â ˜Without a doubt one of the best books I have read this yearâ ¦ I canâ ™t recommend this book enoughâ ™Abbey Rowlinson, bookseller reviewâ ˜Absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. A must-readâ ™Dominika, bookseller reviewâ ˜An incredible book full of heartbreak, hope, unbreakable loveâ ¦ I donâ ™t think this book will ever leave me.â ™Hayley, bookseller review I cannot tell you how wonderful this book is...If you are a lover of historical fiction like me, then this is a must read! 5-star reader review Best historical fiction book of the year - even ever 5-star reader review I couldn t put it down 5-star reader review A tribute to the unbreakable bonds of family, the healing capacity of love...I loved it 5-star reader review A masterclass in storytelling 5-star reader review

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An autobiography of one of the towering figures of contemporary American music and a powerful meditation on history, race, capitalism, and art.Henry Threadgill has had a singular life in music. At 79, the saxophonist, flautist, and celebrated composer is one of three jazz artists (along with Ornette Coleman and Wynton Marsalis) to have won a Pulitzer Prize. In Easily Slip into Another World, Threadgill recalls his childhood and upbringing in Chicago, his family life and education, and his brilliant career in music.Here are riveting recollections of the music scene in Chicago in the early 1960s, when Threadgill developed his craft among friends and schoolmates who would go on to form the core of the highly influential Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the year and a half he spent touring with an evangelical preacher in the mid-1960s; his military service in Vietnam—a riveting tale in itself, but also representative of an under-recognized aspect of jazz history, given the number of musicians in Threadgill’s generation who served in the armed forces.We appreciate his genius as he travels to the Netherlands, Venezuela, Trinidad, Sicily, and Goa enriching his art; immerses himself in the volatile downtown scene in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s; collaborates with choreographers, writers, and theater directors as well as an astonishing range of musicians, from AACM stalwarts (Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, and Leroy Jenkins), to Chicago bluesmen, downtown luminaries, and world music innovators; shares his impressions of the recording industry his perspectives on music education and the history of Black music in the United States; and, of course, accounts for his work with the various ensembles he has directed over the past five decades.

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A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history. A gorgeous, large-format gift hardback with a stunning neon cover, A History of the World in 25 Cities features 25 beautifully illustrated city maps from all over the world, from ancient history to the present day. Co-authored by award-winning children s authors Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin in consultation with specialist curators at the British Museum, readers can visit cities from every continent on Earth, from the walled city of Jericho built over 10,000 years ago, to the modern-day metropolis of Tokyo, the most-densely populated city in the world today. Featuring vibrant, beautifully detailed artwork from Libby VanderPloeg, each carefully researched map takes readers on a city tour at a unique moment in time - from exploring Athens in ancient Greece during the birth of democracy, to walking the beautiful lamplit streets of medieval Benin, deep in the West African rainforest. Readers can even visit China s long-lost capital city of Xianyang - a city for which no original map exists, which was painstakingly recreated with support from the British Museum s team fantastic team of experts. Each map is followed by two gorgeously illustrated pages of fascinating information about what life was (or is like) like for the inhabitants of each city at the time, including a bite-sized look at each city in numbers. Packed with countless facts for curious readers to return to again and again, this is a perfect gift for children who want to explore history from around the world. Cities featured include Jericho, Memphis, Athens, Xianyang, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Jórvík, Benin City, Tenochtitlán, Granada, Beijing, Venice, Delhi, Cuzco, Amsterdam, Sydney, Paris, London, Bangkok, Saint Petersburg, New York City, Berlin, San Francisco and Tokyo, plus an exploration of Cities of Today and Cities of Tomorrow.

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Tales of Two Cities tells the story of Old Sarum and Salisbury, from the middle of the tenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. The volume brings together the most up-to-date thinking on the archaeological evidence for both medieval cities, and through analysis of the rich documentary record, charts the developments in the city settlements and their dependent suburbs. For the first time, the archaeological evidence for Old Sarum and its suburbs is brought together in synthesis to explore its rise in the eleventh century, its hey-day in the twelfth, and the rapid decline from the thirteenth century onwards. The ceramic, zooarchaeological and environmental evidence is assessed for both cities, alongside a comprehensive overview of the archaeological evidence for medieval Salisbury. How this new and visionary city took shape in the thirteenth century is analysed through chapters that examine its churches, its mills, its majestic marketplace and its innovative watercourses. Chapters on Old Sarumâ ™s suburbs are matched by explorations of the medieval and later suburbs of Salisbury; Tales of Two Cities provides a fresh take on the story of this most illustrious cathedral city in the heart of southern England.

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⠜Clever, charming, amusing, and just plain brilliant. Ken Krimstein is the most inventive graphic biographer on the planet-and certainly the only one who could explain both Einstein and Kafka. A page turner on gravity and relativity!⠝ -Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus, the biography that inspired the Oscar-winning film OppenheimerFrom the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist, a graphic narrative revealing the pivotal year in Prague when Einstein became ⠜Einstein,⠝ Franz Kafka became ⠜Kafka,⠝ and the world changed forever.During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men s lives wove together in uncanny ways-as did their shared desire to tackle the world s biggest questions in Europe s strangest city. In stunning words and pictures, Einstein in Kafkaland reveals the untold story of how their worlds wove together in a cosmic battle for new kinds of truth.For Einstein, his lost year in Prague became a critical bridge set him on the path to what many consider the greatest scientific discovery of all time, his General Theory of Relativity. And for Kafka, this charmed year was a bridge to writing his first masterpiece, The Judgment. Based on diaries, lectures, letters, and papers from this period amid a planet electrifying itself into modernity, Einstein in Kafkaland brings to life the emergence of a new world where art and science come together in ways we still grapple with today.

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James Patterson and Mark Seal have brought Sin City to life TELEGRAPHWhat happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - until now.Whether you re a Vegas regular or have only heard the city s tales through whispers, this book will surprise and astound you . . . It s not just the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It s the electrifying chemistry of America s most round-the-clock city.In this dazzling 24-hour journey, James Patterson lifts the lid on America s notorious hub of gambling and excess. Fuelled by original interviews and in-depth reporting, What Really Happens in Vegas uncovers the vice, crime and entertainment that made Sin City an infamous desert mecca.This is Vegas as you ve never seen it before, filled with unbelievable stories from the people who make the city tick, simmer - and even explode._____________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there s no stopping his imagination NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting GUARDIAN The master storyteller of our times HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades LEE CHILD Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It s what fires off the movie projector in the reader s mind MICHAEL CONNELLY James Patterson is The Boss. End of. IAN RANKIN It s no mystery why James Patterson is the world s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better JEFFREY DEAVER

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A woman at a “divorce ranch” in 1930s Reno strives to live life on her own terms in a powerful novel about heartbreak, hope, and the allure of the unknown.September 27, 1931. Today my new life begins.After twenty years in a loveless marriage, Evelyn Henderson will do anything to escape her stifling suburban life. She boards a train for Reno, Nevada, a former frontier town that’s booming thanks to “six-weekers”: women from all walks of life who take up residence there just long enough to secure an uncontested divorce—a right they don’t yet have in their home states.Evelyn settles into the Flying N Ranch and soon bonds with her housemates, most of whom have never ventured this far from home—or from societal conventions. The Biggest Little City in the World offers a heady taste of freedom for the six-weekers: horseback riding in denim and fringe by day and being courted by dance-hall cowboys by night. But underneath the glamour are the grim realities of Depression-era America, as well as the devastating consequences of escape.As Evelyn is drawn out of her shell by a Hollywood-handsome wrangler and challenged by her new friends to reengage with the world in all its heartbreaking complexity, one thing becomes clear: six weeks will change her life forever.

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Miami is a city in constant motion, where luxury high-rises reshape the skyline and vibrant art, neon-lit beaches, and tropical charm create a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. Beyond the lively nightlife lies the serene paradise of the Keys, a chain of islands steeped in history, hidden gems, and sun-soaked adventures.This guide uncovers Miami and the Keysâ ™ most unusual experiences, inviting you to explore places youâ ™ve passed or never noticed. Discover rotating art displays in a millionaireâ ™s mansion, dance to Latin rhythms in Little Havana, or slide down a two-story chute into a shopping haven.Dive into crystal-clear waters to explore pirate shipwrecks, visit the countryâ ™s smallest post office, or track down Floridaâ ™s elusive Skunk Ape. Seek tranquility at a tropical Buddhist temple, stroll through mango groves, and celebrate sunsets at the southernmost point of the U.S. 111 places are waiting to reveal the magic of Miami and the Keys.

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Athênai, In Search of Home expands Niko J. Kallianiotis⠙ first monograph America in a Trance, and the work produced in Pennsylvania, which for two decades became his second home. If America in a Trance was about his departure from Athens, Athênai, In Search of Home is about coming back to his roots, eager to assimilate within a place that over the years grew to be foreign but at the same time maintained its layers of familiarity. The photographs navigate through the metro areas of Athens within an utterly diverse setting, all the way to the periphery and within a more rural and industrial stage that is vital to the character and condition of Athens. Throughout the years the city and the surrounding territories have experienced their share of socio-economic struggles and topographic transformations that have altered its identity. Despite these facts the city still stands, at times proudly and at others solemn, but always fervent to maintain its uniqueness and its yearning for a new identity, in search of new home, within one that already exists. And the city of Athens in Kallianiotis⠙ photographs is elliptically delineated as a vibrant environment that binds together luxury and social inequality, through which a colourful language of images and symbols makes itself all the more present, a city unpredictable and saturated with history. Kallianiotis eloquently depicts in this series of photographs a city in which the temporal and the spatial elements often clash with each other, while conducting his research for a home that has changed over the years as much as he did.

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