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The unforgettable debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two Irresistible Daily Telegraph Impossibly glamorous The Times Fabulous ObserverOn the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate New York City jazz bar trying to stretch three dollars as far as it will go.But a chance encounter with the handsome banker at the next table changes everything, opening the door to the upper echelons of New York society and a glittering new social circle. Plunged into a dizzy world of cocktail parties, sprawling mansions and glamorous magazine offices, Katey soon learns that there are rules to play by and riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat . . . Praise for Amor Towles He makes it all seem effortless Tana French A masterful writer Washington Times One of the best of today s historical novelists Express A supreme storyteller Publishers Weekly

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Kniha - 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Towles delivers a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Elegant and captivating, Rules of Civility turns a Jamesian eye on how spur-of-the-moment decisions define life for decades to come.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Feels more mythically New York than a Woody Allen storyboard painted by Edward Hopper THE TIMES Wonderful DAILY MAIL Storytelling of the highest order IRISH TIMES Towles is a craftsman NEW YORK TIMESMillions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. Told from seven points of view, “Eve in Hollywood” describes how one of Towles’s most beloved characters, the indomitable Evelyn Ross from Rules of Civility, crafts a new future for herself—and others—in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows, and dive bars of 1930s Los Angeles.Written with his signature wit, humour, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles’s canon of stylish and transporting fiction.

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Audiokniha: Hrabě Alexandr Iljič Rostov je roku 1922 po konci občanské války jako „nenapravitelný aristokrat“ odsouzen bolševickým tribunálem k doživotnímu vězení v moskevském hotelu Metropol. Uhlazený vzdělanec s důvtipem na rozdávání, člen Klubu žokejů a Mistr honu, jenž v životě neodpracoval jediný den, je nucen žít v malé podkrovní komůrce, zatímco venku se odehrávají nejbouřlivější události ruské historie. Avšak hrabě je rozeným optimistou; v souladu s životní filozofií svého kmotra velkovévody tvrdí, že pokud se člověk nevypořádá s okolnostmi, okolnosti se vypořádají s ním. A tak se rozhodne nezahořknout a postavit se osudu čelem. Výsledkem je úžasné dobrodružství dalece přesahující hranice hotelu u Divadelního náměstí, jenž je se svými zvyklostmi, každodenní rutinou a různorodým personálem světem sám o sobě. Šlechticovo domácí vězení je naplněno nečekanými přátelstvími, hlubokomyslnými rozhovory, dojemnou sounáležitostí, radostí i žalem, které dávají nahlédnout do nejhlubších zákoutí ruské duše. Amor Towles (* 1964) Než se oceňovaný sou­časný americký spisovatel, původem z Bos­tonu, pustil na romanopiseckou dráhu, strávil více než dvacet let na vysoké manažerské pozici v investiční firmě na Wall Street. Neustálé cestování po celém světě za klienty mu poskytlo tolik potřebnou inspiraci a zkušenosti. Towles vystudoval na Yale College a získal magisterský titul z angličtiny na Univerzitě ve Stanfordu. Na svém kontě má zatím tři prózy se specifickou podmanivou atmosférou, které vyvolaly ve světě ohromný čte­nářský ohlas a sklidily mnoho pozitivních recenzí: Pravidla zdvořilosti (Rules of Civility, Vyšehrad, 2017), Eve in Hollywood (2013) a Gentleman v Moskvě (A Gentleman in Moscow, Vyšehrad, 2018). Česky vyšly zatím dvě z nich. Igor Bareš (* 1966) Studoval JAMU v Brně, tři sezony působil v angažmá v Divadle bratří Mrštíků, potom strávil 11 sezon v Národním divadle Brno a následovalo období na volné noze. V letech 2005–2016 byl členem souboru Národního divadla v Praze, od roku 2015 je členem Divadla na Vinohradech. Jednou byl nominován na Cenu Thálie, dvakrát na Cenu Alfréda Radoka a třikrát na Českého lva. Hostuje v mnoha divadlech. Filmoví diváci jej znají např. ze snímků Výlet, Sluneční stát, Hezké chvilky bez záruky, Muži v říji, Největší z Čechů, Hořící keř, Fair Play a dalších. Zahrál si též v množství televizních inscenací i seriálů: Četnické humoresky, Detektiv Martin Tomsa, Zdivočelá země, Krev zmizelého, Strážce duší, Hraběnky, Pojišťovna štěstí, Horákovi, Případy 1. oddělení, Život a doba soudce A. K., První republika... Vedle herectví se věnuje i dabingu.

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Najdôležitejšie okamihy života sa odohrávajú zoči-voči pri stole Amor Towles v najnovšom diele Stôl pre dvoch, ktoré tvorí šesť poviedok a novela, znova potvrdzuje svoj výnimočný rozprávačský talent. Prenesie nás do dôb minulých, na začiatok i koniec minulého storočia, do Moskvy, New Yorku i Los Angeles – a ponechá nás napospas víru udalostí a atmosfére doby. A my žasneme nad tým, aký zásadný vplyv majú na naše osudy náhodné stretnutia a rozhodnutia, ktoré sa väčšinou odohrávajú pri stole. Pri stole jedálenskom, pracovnom či konferenčnom, pri stole v kuchyni, v obývačke, v jedálenskom vozni, v hotelovej hale, v bare, v knižnici či v kancelárii hollywoodskeho filmového štúdia. Hlavnými postavami nie sú krásni, bohatí, sebavedomí a úspešní hrdinovia, ale skôr ľudia, ktorých výrazným spôsobom poznačil život. Vďaka Amorovi Towlesovi pochopíme, že práve títo ľudia napriek svojim deficitom, slabostiam a „priemernosti“ robia náš život krajším. A pocítime nádej, že keď raz príde na lámanie chleba, práve oni dokážu zmeniť svet, aby sa v ňom žilo lepšie. V novele Eve v Hollywoode sledujeme z pohľadu siedmich rôznych rozprávačov, ako Eve Rossová, hlavná hrdinka z Towlesovej prvotiny, krátko po príchode do Mesta pozlátka prekvapivo vstúpi do života úplne neznámym ľuďom a dá im odrazu celkom nový smer. Eve je ozajstná femme fatale v temnom príbehu s detektívnou zápletkou, odohrávajúcom sa v atraktívnom prostredí hollywoodskych filmových štúdií. Towles svojou novelou skladá poctu obľúbenému literárnemu žánru americkej drsnej školy prvej polovice 20. storočia

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY AND RULES OF CIVILITY A knockout . . . Table for Two is a winner NEW YORK TIMES There is no better writer working today CHRIS CLEAVE He makes it all seem effortless TANA FRENCH A gem of a book that springs delights and surprises on every page JEFFREY ARCHER There is a great deal to relish in Table for Two . . . If you take only one book on holiday this summer, you couldnâ ™t ask for a better literary capsule wardrobe THE TIMESAmor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood.The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages.In the novella, â ˜Eve in Hollywoodâ ™, Towles returns to one of the characters at the heart of his debut novel Rules of Civility: the indomitable Evelyn Ross, who leaves New York City in September 1938 with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from multiple points of view, â ˜Eve in Hollywoodâ ™ describes how Towlesâ ™ heroine crafts a new future for herself and others in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows and dive bars of Los Angeles.Written with wit, humour and sophistication, Table for Two is a glittering and stylish offering from the author of A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility.Praise for The Lincoln Highway: A rollicking cross-country adventure, rife with unforgettable characters, vivid scenery and suspensethat will keep readers flying through the pages. Time Elegantly constructed and compulsively readable . . . hitch onto this delightful tour de force and you ll be pulled straight through to the end, helpless against the inventive exuberance of Towles storytelling. NPR Wise and wildly entertaining . . . Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrativehaywire found in myth or Homeric epic. The New York Times Book ReviewInstant Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

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Amor Towles se v románu Pravidla zdvořilosti pokouší o zdánlivě nemožné – očima ženy probouzí dávno zaniklý svět se všemi jeho nepsanými zákony a zásadami, které něžnému pohlaví nedávaly příliš šancí na seberealizaci a úspěch. Období třicátých let minulého století se mu však daří vykreslit s obdivuhodnou živostí a čtenář se zvědavostí sleduje, kam až se Katey za pomoci šťastných náhod i vlastních schopností podaří vystoupat.

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Audiokniha: Dluh ještě společnosti nesplatil. Chce začít znovu a má před sebou dálnici možností… Po odpykání trestu v nápravném zařízení je mladistvý Emmett Watson zavezen domů do Nebrasky. Farmu zesnulého otce však zabavila banka a on musí i s bráškou Billym vyklidit pole. Ve stodole naštěstí pořád parkuje šedomodrý studebaker, do jehož motoru táta schoval tři tisícovky coby počinek pro synovo lepší příští. Emmett je hodlá investovat do tesařiny v Texasu, ale rozumbrada Billy ho přesvědčuje, aby radši pátrali v Kalifornii po matce, která kluky opustila ještě v útlém věku. A vtom se tu vyloupnou mimoň Woolly s poděsem Vévodou – Emmettovi spoluvězni na útěku tajně dorazili v kufru vozu policejní eskorty a prý se s nimi rozdělí o dědictví uložené na chatě Woollyho zazobané rodiny poblíž New Yorku. Takže na Západ, nebo na Východ? Amor Towles nás v červnu 1954 protáhne Amerikou, jež dál trvá na uhlazeném Sinatrovi a přehlíží předpojatosti, ačkoli všude podél Lincolnovy dálnice už je patrné, že promluví rokenrol, Kerouac a Rosa Parksová. A protože někdejší „hlavní třídu“ USA lemují i zvlčilí kazatelé, uznalé běhny a další figurky, čeká čtveřici hochů škola života, která je přiměje zkoumat podstatu obyčejných zázraků mezi nebem a zemí. A vybrat si mezi zralostí a běsy, až jejich devět dní on the road dospěje do drásavého finále. Mnohovrstevnatý román od autora bestselleru Gentleman v Moskvě. „Nezatracujme americký sen, zvlášť je-li cesta volná. Kdo si zvolí Lincolnovu dálnici, neprohloupí: může na ní dohnat sám sebe.“ – Los Angeles Times. „No páni! Smekám nad Towlesovým výrazovým rejstříkem. Inspiroval se Homérem, Hamletem, Huckem Finnem i Lenniem ze Steinbeckova O myších a lidech a proplétá jejich bolesti křížem krážem, jelikož osudy nejsou tak přímočaré jako transkontinentální trasy. A šeptem ujišťuje, že kdyby nás události vychýlily z dráhy, vždy máme možnost srovnat volant.“ – Bill Gates. „Skvělý román zrání pojatý jako odysea. Neboť o co v životě jde, mladý muži? Rád by ses v něm vydal na velice konkrétní místo, ale nejdřív musíš někam úplně jinam…“ – National Public Radio. „Dílo pozoruhodně povznášející, hravé, prodchnuté vtipem i odhodláním poznat nesmírné obzory vůle, která nás nutí být lepším. Autor se zaměřil na pouhých deset dní existence na životních křižovatkách, a přece skrz jeho zvětšovací sklíčko sledujeme zápas o síle legendy.“ – The New York Times Book Review.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility – a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. Selected as a BOOK OF THE YEAR in THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMESMore than half a million readers have fallen in love with the New York Times bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow‘This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don’t miss it’ Chris Cleave ‘No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original than Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow’ Sunday Times, Books of the Year ‘Charming … shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism’ The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?

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THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF RULES OF CIVILITY AND A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW Deserves a place alongside Kerouac, Steinbeck and Wolfe as the very best of the genre OBSERVER An absolute beauty of a book. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again TANA FRENCH Welcome to the enormous pleasure that is The Lincoln Highway . . . in which the miles fly by and the pages turn fast ANN PATCHETTIn June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett returns home to his younger brother Billy after serving fifteen months in a juvenile facility for involuntary manslaughter. They are getting ready to leave their old life behind and head out to sunny California.But they re not alone. Two runaways from the youth work farm, Duchess and Wolly, have followed Emmett all the way to Nebraska with a plan of their own, one that will take the four of them on an unexpected and fateful journey in the opposite direction - to New York City. Already feels like an American coming of age classic RED The best novel I ve read in years CHRIS CLEAVE Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic is the long-awaited prequel to Practical Magic, and a New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon #39;s Book Club pick! In this sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic, sisters Frances and Jet and Vincent, their brother. From the beginning their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny with her skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, who could commune with birds; Jet as shy as she is beautiful, who knows what others are thinking, and Vincent so charismatic that he was built for trouble. Susanna needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and certainly, absolutely, no books about magic… But the Owens siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each heads down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love. Despite the warning handed down through the family for centuries – Know that for our family, love is a curse – they will all strive to break the rules and find true love.***A perfect read for crisp autumn nights!*** Praise for The Rules of Magic: ‘The combination of magic with the universal themes of romantic love and the bond between siblings allows the reader to have one foot in a magical world and another in the realities of family life. Much like the bewitching heroines in this book.’ – The Lady ‘Utterly spellbinding’ - Heat ‘Shows the author at their best… She neatly intertwines their lives with a backdrop that brims with periodic detail. Gnomic maxims add to a wise, seductive, fabular tone… Thrilling and transportive’ – Sunday Times ‘Enchanting… Spellbinding and entertaining’ – Sunday Express ‘Hoffman explores Aunt Frances and Aunt Bridget’s (known here as Jet) awakening to the craft in the 1960s. Franny and Jet, along with their brother Vincent, stay with their Aunt Isabelle. Each of their gifts grow, but can they use them to break the family curse? The Rules of Magic is a gentle tale, perfect as the nights draw in #39; – Press Association ‘As efficient a slice of escapism as you would expect from Hoffman… Hoffman’s skill is to ground her light-as-a-feather tale in a very specific time and place: Manhattan in the Sixties. Wisely, she doesn’t rely on the momentous times to do too much work, but the heady atmospherics are expertly interwoven’ – Daily Mail ‘A bewitching, hard to put down tale of the consequences of magic, love and family’ - Bookbag

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The best Regency romp set in Bath since Persuasion! Good Housekeeping⠘Sizzling romance with a splash of intrigue⠙ Julia Quinn A dazzling romance ⠦ Unladylike Rules of Attraction has it all My Weekly Delightfully engrossing ⠦ with a dash of peril ⠓ perfect for fans of Bridgerton Woman s WeeklyReaders love the Marleigh sisters! Such a joyous book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review Romantic, sexy, funny, exciting, touching and moving ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review A scorching hot Regency romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review___________________________________________________As one of the daughters of an English Earl and his Indian Mistress, Anya Marleigh has defied Regency society⠙s rules by playing her sitar and singing beautifully for Queen Charlotte at the court of George III.When she comes into an unexpected inheritance, her change of fortune comes with a catch ⠔ she must marry before her twenty-fifth birthday or the money will go to her trustee ⠔ the infuriating but devilishly sexy Lord Damian Ashton, who also has the power to approve her choice of husband.As Anya begins to attract the wrong sort of marriage suitor, Lord Ashton is the only thing standing between her and a fate worse than death. But does he have his own reasons for hindering her happy ever after ⠦?___________________________________________________Praise for Unladylike Rules of Attraction: Swept me away to the heart of Queen Charlotte s court ⠦ steam witty, I devoured it! JESSICA BULL A fun and fresh Regency romance! CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN A dazzling romance ⠦ Unladylike Rules of Attraction has it all MY WEEKLY Exciting and engrossing. A great cast of supporting characters rounds out the compelling tale ⠦ a richly detailed historical romance with a side of intrigue and adventure LIBRARY JOURNAL Murray s complex, well-shaded protagonists shine. Readers looking for diverse historical romance will want to check this out PUBLISHER S WEEKLY

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The updated ninth edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, jam-packed with new AI techniques and fresh stories of success As the ways we communicate continue to evolve, keeping pace with the latest technologyâ ”including generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPTâ ”can seem an almost impossible task. How can you keep your product or service from getting lost in the digital clutter? The ninth edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR offers everything you need to speak directly to your audience, make a strong personal connection, and generate attention for your business. An international bestseller with half a million copies sold in twenty-nine languages, this revolutionary guide gives you a proven, step-by-step plan for deploying the power of social media, AI, and content to maintain your competitive advantage and get your ideas seen and heard by the right people at the right time. You ll discover the latest approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communicationsâ ”all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising! The latest edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR has been completely revised to present highly effective strategies and tactics to help you get found by your buyers. The most important and comprehensive update to this international bestseller yet shows you details about the pros and cons of using generative AI, the most significant development in modern marketing and public relations since the first edition of this book was published back in 2007. The definitive guide on the future of marketing used as a primary resource in thousands of companies and hundreds of university courses, this must-have resource will help you: Incorporate the new rules that will keep you ahead of the digital marketing curveMake your marketing and public relations real-time by incorporating techniques like newsjacking to generate instant attention exactly when your audience is eager to hear from youGain valuable insights through compelling case studies and real-world examples, showing you how to use the latest AI tools without losing the personal touch in your communications The ninth edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly is the ideal resource for entrepreneurs, business owners, marketers, PR professionals, and managers in organizations of all types and sizes.

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This book demystifies and explains a subject that affects every one of us in our private lives and at work. Security is a practical discipline concerned with safeguarding lives, property, information, wealth, reputations, and social wellbeing. It is the basis of civilised society. People, businesses, and nations cannot thrive in its absence, whereas the right kind of security frees us to live fulfilling lives.But deciding what is needed, and then making it happen, is not easy. The threats to our security are complex and continually evolving, as criminals, hackers, terrorists, and hostile foreign states continually find new ways of staying one step ahead of us, their potential victims. At the same time, we are continually creating new vulnerabilities as we adopt new technologies and new ways of working. Those who do not understand the fundamentals of security, risk, and resilience open themselves, and those around them, to avoidable dangers, needless anxieties, and unnecessary costs. Inadequate security may leave them exposed to intolerable risks, while the wrong kind of security is expensive, intrusive, and ineffective.In his essential new book, world-leading security expert Paul Martin sets out the ten most important guiding principles of protective security and resilience. Clearly expressed in the form of simple but powerful rules of thumb, their purpose is to help solve complicated problems for which there are no textbook solutions. The rules offer a powerful toolkit, designed to work in many different situations, including the cyber domain. When we are faced with novel problems requiring complex decisions, it is easy to focus on the wrong things. These rules remind us what really matters.The psychological and behavioural aspects of security are key themes throughout the book. People lie at the heart of security. The criminals, terrorists, and hackers are social animals with complex emotions and psychological predispositions. So too are the victims of those attackers and the security practitioners who strive to protect us. The human dimension is therefore crucial to understanding security. The Rules of Security will help anyone with an interest in their own security and that of their home, family, business, or society. It will be indispensable to those in positions of responsibility, allowing them to understand how best to protect their organisation, people, and assets. It assumes no expert technical knowledge and explains the ideas in clear and simple terms. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in security. If you read only one book about security, it should be this one.

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The international bestseller from the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, The Forty Rules of Love is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics*One of the BBC s 100 Novels That Shaped the World * Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven t loved enough... Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella s life - an emptiness once filled by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself. The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself The Times Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent Daily Telegraph*** ELIF SHAFAK S NEW NOVEL, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, IS AVAILABLE NOW ***

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#1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford #39;s #39;haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller #39; – first in the Lucas Davenport series! The killer was mad but brilliant. He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: Never have a motive. Never follow a discernible pattern. Never carry a weapon after it has been used...So many rules to his sick, violent games of death. But Lucas Davenport, the cop who’s out to get him, isn’t playing by the rules.***Praise for RULES OF PREY*** #39;Terrifying... Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down… scary... intriguing... unpredictable #39; —Chicago Tribune #39;Rules of Prey is so chilling that you’re almost afraid to turn the pages. So mesmerizing you cannot stop... A crackle of surprises #39; —*Carl Hiaasen #39;Sleek and nasty... A big scary, suspenseful read, and I loved every minute of it #39; —Stephen King #39;A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time #39; —Robert B. Parker

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The essence of the Rules of Golf is simple...play the course as you find it and play the ball as it lies. However, given golf is played all over the world where the climate, topography and course conditions vary greatly, there are a myriad of situations that can happen when playing golf and players need to know how to deal with those. The Official Guide to the Rules of Golf is the Bible of Golf Rules. This edition is fully updated to include amendments that come into play from January 2023. The first section of the book contains the Rules of Golf with Clarifications, where the Clarifications provide additional explanations and in many cases examples to help the reader understand the more complex scenarios. The second section, titled Committee Procedures , contains practical guidance for those involved in running day to day play at golf courses or running competitions at all levels of the game.

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A personal code for prosperity and plenty Some people seem to find money so easy. Easy to make, easy to hold on to, and easy to grow. The rest of us just find it easy to spend. Is it all luck, or is there something rich people know or do that we don t? Is it something we could all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Wealth. The Rules of Wealth are the guiding principles that will help you generate more money, handle it more wisely, grow it more effectively, and use it to live a happier, more fulfilling and comfortable life. In this new edition of the worldwide bestseller, Richard Templar has added 10 brand new Rules to make your life even more rewarding. If you dream of having enough money never to worry about it ever again, you need The Rules of Wealth.

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Since its founding, activists have demanded that the United States lives up to its democratic promise. Now, with Rules of Activism, Charles Euchner offers a concise field guide to the critical place of political and social movements in American politics. Activists have always been at the center of democratic reform in America: abolitionism and suffragism, labor and urban reform, civil rights and antiwar protest, feminism and environmentalism. They have agitated and confronted authorities to promote basic rights, economic opportunity, and community wellbeing. In this comprehensive guide, Euchner describes fifteen core rules of successful movements. In describing each rule, he offers compelling case studies of activists at work and then examines the rule?s underlying logic. Every aspect of activism is explored: recruitment, training, organizational development, leadership, strategy, tactics, and the pivot from protest to policy. In a world of growing inequality and existential crises, activist politics has never been more important. Rules of Activism offers a necessary guide for practitioners, scholars and students, and ordinary citizens seeking to understand this core political practice.

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*The international bestseller from the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World** One of the BBC s 100 Novels that Shaped the World * Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven t loved enough... Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella s life - an emptiness once filled by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself. Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love Metro Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent Daily Telegraph The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself The Times*** ELIF SHAFAK S NEW NOVEL, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, IS AVAILABLE NOW ***

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A definitive code for personal success For some people, work is a breeze. They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards, always saying and doing the right thing, getting paid more, getting promotions, getting results. Is there something successful people know that we don t? You bet there is. They know The Rules of Work. These Rules are the guiding principles that will improve what you do and how you do it. They will give you the unmistakable air of confidence that will win you admiration, respect, and help you towards your next promotion. In this new edition of the international bestseller, Richard Templar has added 10 new Rules to help you get heard, noticed, acknowledged and followed. To get ahead and stay on top, you need The Rules of Work.

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A personal code for living a better, happier, more successful kind of life Some people seem to find life easy. They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards, always saying and doing the right things, whatever the situation. Everybody likes them â “ they are great to live with and great to work with. They are happy, have time for people, and always seem to know what s important - and how to deal with those things that aren t.Is there something they know or do that we don t? Is it something we could all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Life. These Rules are the guiding principles that will help you get more out of life, shrug off adversity more easily, and generally be a happier, calmer, more fulfilled person. You ll feel the benefits, and so will everyone around you. This edition includes a bonus section, 10 Rules for Happiness, which are all absolutely central to living a happy life.

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A definitive code for managerial success Some people find management so easy. They appear to be natural leaders, painlessly negotiating the system, the politics, the people, and the targets. Is there something they know that the rest of us don t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Management. These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to inspire your team in a way that gets results. They will help you say the right thing, do the right thing, and know instinctively how to handle every situation. In this new edition of the international bestseller, Richard Templar has added 10 new Rules to help you make management even easier and your success greater. And when you are headhunted or promoted (again), nobody will be surprised. Least of all you.

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This short primer distils Ruchir Sharma s decades of global analytic experience into ten rules for identifying nations that are poised to take off or crash.A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the cataclysm of 2008, 10 Rules is full of insights on signs of political, economic, and social change. Sharma explains, for example, why autocrats are bad for the economy; robots are a blessing, not a curse; and consumer prices don t tell you all you need to know about inflation. He shows how currency crises begin with the flight of knowledgeable locals, not evil foreigners; how debt crises start in private companies, not government; and why the best news for any country is none at all.Rethinking economics as a practical art, 10 Rules is a must-read for business, political and academic leaders who want to understand the most important forces that shape a nation s future.

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BOOK 1 OF THE RUNES OF WAR SAGAThe adventure beginsâ ¦Torra Alta is under attack.Threatened by a new ice age, the barbaric tribes of the vast Northern Trunda join forces under the bloody rule of warrior chief Morbak to form the Vaalakan army. As they set out to achieve dominion of the world, only the frontier castle of Torra Alta stands in their way.For a thousand years Torra Alta has stood triumphant and unconquerable, perched on a pillar of rock where dragons once had their lair. As Baron Branwolf prepares his defences, ominous sounds emerge from the labyrinth of dragon-built tunnels beneath the castle. Against the baron s orders, his son, Caspar, accompanies the party despatched to seal off the tunnels. When Caspar discovers an ancient dragonâ ™s hoard of treasure, the magical light of a moonstone proves too tempting and Caspar takes it.But alas, it is no ordinary moonstone â “ it is the Druidâ ™s Eye, and if it falls into the wrong hands, Morbak will be invincible. Only the long -abandoned Runes of War can save Torra Alta, and only Caspar with his newfound power, can find them â ¦

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A personal code for bringing up happy, confident children Some parents make it look easy. They always seem to know the right things to do and say, however tricky the situation. They have a seemingly instinctive ability to raise happy, confident, and well-balanced children. Is there something these parents know that the rest of don t? Is it something we could all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know the Rules of parenting. The Rules of Parenting are the golden principles that will guide you smoothly through the everyday challenges of raising children. In this new edition, Richard Templar has added 10 new Rules to help you bring your whole family - across all the generations - even closer together.

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â ˜Fascinating ... Should be required reading everywhereâ ™ STEPHEN FRYTrust: like water, like electricity, our society canâ ™t function without it. Itâ ™s a treasure, a living thing that can be cultivated and grown. But it can also wither and die, and it is increasingly under threat.From neighbourhoods to nations, we must get serious about trust and act before this precious resource runs out entirely.When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia more than two decades ago, he changed the landscape of knowledge forever â “ although almost no one realised it at the time. Today, people view Wikipedia 11 billion times every month in the English language alone. But in our â ˜post-truthâ ™ era, where the internet is a sea of disinformation and facts are increasingly malleable, Wales reminds us that itâ ™s more important than ever to return to the problem at the heart of it all: that without trust, we have no knowledge. And without knowledge, we canâ ™t fight back.Derived from decades of observation, participation and discussion with leaders across the world, these are his clear, actionable rules for building trust in business, leadership and life. The Seven Rules of Trust reveals the fundamental principles that transformed a website which was once regarded as a highly dubious source of information to a universally trusted source for facts.This book will help you become a trust-maker. To build deeper connections with others so you can be a better neighbour, a more understanding friend, even someone who can turn back the tide and inspire others to follow you. If you want to strengthen your relationships or simply bring more happiness and fulfilment into your life, then this is where to start.***â ˜An important book ... Both hopeful and practicalâ ™ YUVAL NOAH HARARIâ ˜Where trust has been lost, Jimmy Wales offers routes to its rediscoveryâ ™ ALASTAIR CAMPBELLâ ˜Thank you to Jimmy Wales for founding Wikipedia and now, for the first time, telling us how he did it!â ™ SIMON SINEKâ ˜A powerful, essential book that cuts to the heart of how technology can benefit humanityâ ™ REID HOFFMAN

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Funny, heart-warming and ultimately triumphant, The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard is a story for anyone who doesnâ ™t quite fit in â “ and for everyone who chooses not to. Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Wonderful â “ Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn t Call.Elvira Carr is twenty-seven, neuro-atypical, and has never lived alone. But her father â “ who she suspects was in the secret service â “ is dead, and when her mother has a stroke and is taken into care, Elvira suddenly finds herself home alone. In order to cope, Elvira â “ who knows a lot about biscuits and supermarkets, but not much about life â “ develops Seven Rules for interacting with others. Not even her rules can help her, however, when sheâ ™s faced with solving a mystery she didnâ ™t know existed . . . Big-hearted and charming â “ James Hannah, author of The A to Z of You and Me.

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Incisive, controversial and startlingly funny, The Rules of Attraction examines a group of affluent students at a small, self-consciously bohemian, liberal-arts college on America s East Coast.Lauren, who changes the man in her bed even more often than she changes course, is dating Victor but sleeping with Sean. Sean - cool, ambivalent and deeply cynical - might be in love with Lauren, but he s not going to let that stop him from bedding Paul. Paul, as shrewd as he is passionate, is Lauren s ex-lover and the final point in this curious triangle.From the author of American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis s The Rules of Attraction is a breathtaking tale of sex, expectation, desire and frustration.

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Readers and professionals agree, this book could help you! A Ray of Hope ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review A really helpful book for estranged parents ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader Review I feel so much lighter after reading this book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review I ve seen many parents and adult children grappling with these issues, and this is exactly the book they have all been waiting for. Lori GottliebHas your adult child cut off contact with you?How can you heal the pain and start to build a bridge back to them?Labelled a silent epidemic by a growing number of therapists and researchers, estrangement is one of the most disorienting and painful experiences of a parent s life. Popular opinion typically tells a one-sided story of parents who got what they deserved or overly entitled adult children who wrongly blame their parents. However, the reasons for alienation are far more complex and varied. As a result of rising rates of individualism, an increasing cultural emphasis on happiness, growing economic insecurity, and a historically recent perception that parents are obstacles to personal growth, many parents find themselves forever shut out of the lives of their adult children and grandchildren.As a trusted psychologist whose own daughter cut off contact for several years and eventually reconciled, Dr Joshua Coleman is uniquely qualified to guide parents in navigating these fraught interactions. He helps to alleviate the ongoing feelings of shame, hurt, guilt, and sorrow that commonly attend these dynamics. By placing estrangement into a cultural context, Dr Coleman helps parents better understand the mindset of their adult children and teaches them how to implement the strategies for reconciliation and healing that he has seen work in his forty years of practice. Rules of Estrangement gives parents the language and the emotional tools to engage in meaningful conversation with their child, the framework to cultivate a healthy relationship moving forward, and the ability to move on if reconciliation is no longer possible.While estrangement is a complex and tender topic, Dr Coleman s insightful approach is based on empathy and understanding for both the parent and the adult child.

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Trust: like water, like electricity, our society can t function without it. It s a treasure, a living thing that can be cultivated and grown. But it can also wither and die, and it is increasingly under threat.From neighbourhoods to nations, we must get serious about trust and act before this precious resource runs out entirely.When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia more than two decades ago, he changed the landscape of knowledge forever – although almost no one realised it at the time. Today, people view Wikipedia 11 billion times every month in the English language alone. But in our post-truth era, where the internet is a sea of disinformation and facts are increasingly malleable, Wales reminds us that it s more important than ever to return to the problem at the heart of it all: that without trust, we have no knowledge. And without knowledge, we can t fight back.Derived from decades of observation, participation and discussion with leaders across the world, these are his clear, actionable rules for building trust in business, leadership and life. The Seven Rules of Trust reveals the fundamental principles that transformed a website which was once regarded as a highly dubious source of information to a universally trusted source for facts.This book will help you become a trust-maker. To build deeper connections with others so you can be a better neighbour, a more understanding friend, even someone who can turn back the tide and inspire others to follow you. If you want to strengthen your relationships or simply bring more happiness and fulfilment into your life, then this is where to start.

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Some people seem to be happy and positive, whatever happens. Even when bad things happen, they seem able to get up and carry on without a fuss. They are optimistic, good to be around, and seem fulfilled and content. So what do they know that the rest of us don t? The answer is they know The Rules of Happiness and now you can learn them too. These are the Rules that will help you to see the most positive side of life, stay upbeat and learn the power of contentment. With common-sense advice covering creativity, responsibility, confidence, mindfulness, the soul, time, connecting, health, giving and curiosity, you ll find a spring in your step too. It s your life. So why not make it happy?

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A personal code to think yourself smarter, wiser and happier We all envy the natural thinkers of this world. They have the best ideas, make the smartest decisions, are open minded and never indecisive. Is there something they know that the rest of us don t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Thinking. These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to make wiser decisions, stop procrastinating, know when to compromise, avoid mistakes, find other options, think well with others, stop obsessing about things, keep your brain active, be more creative, and have happy, healthy thoughts.

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BOOK 3 OF THE RUNES OF WAR SAGAThe adventure beginsâ ¦Whoever holds the Egg controls the ancient animals of power: kraken, wyvern, and dragon. Whoever cracks the Egg unleashes these monsters on the world, unrestrained and beyond the control of anyone aliveâ ¦Three young Torra Altans, Caspar, Brid, and Hal, are closing in on the immemorial hiding place of the Egg. Strange wild beasts that sense their purpose follow close behind. From Yew Wood to Lake of Tears, spices and enemies pursue them. The Mother Goddess has promised that once the Egg is brought to their ancient home in the North, the starving hordes of Vaalakans besieging the castle will be driven back.But creatures of legend desire to be real, and time is running out.

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THE RULES OF REVELATION is not only a glorious, bold, funny state-of-the-nation novel, but a beautiful and painful love story too SALLY ROONEY One of the great achievements of modern Irish fiction SUNDAY TIMESREUNIONS. RECRIMINATIONS. RECKONINGS. Ireland. Great nationalists, bad mothers and a whole lot of secrets. Ryan Cusack is ready to deliver its soundtrack. Former sex-worker Georgie wants the truth about Ryan s past out there but the journalist has her own agenda. Mel returns from Brexit Britain, ill-equipped to deal with the resurgence of a family scandal. Karine has always been sure of herself, till a terrible secret tugs the rug from under her. Maureen has got wind that things are changing, and if anyone s telling the story she wants to make sure it s her. A riotous blast of sex, scandal, obsession, love, feminism, gender, music, class and transgression from an author with tremendous, singular talent.

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If you want to change lives, change organizations, change the world, the Stanford business schoolâ ™s motto, you need power.Is power the last dirty secret or the secret to success? Both. While power carries some negative connotations, power is a tool that can be used for good or evil. Donâ ™t blame the tool for how some people used it.Rooted firmly in social science research, Pfefferâ ™s 7 rules provide a manual for increasing your ability to get things done, including increasing the positive effects of your job performance.With 7 Rules of Power, youâ ™ll learn, through both numerous examples as well as research evidence, how to accomplish change in your organization, your life, the lives of others, and the world.

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An Observer Book of the YearA Times Science Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the YearA Financial Times Science Book of the Year Astonishingly bold Daily Mail It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it. The TimesWe live in a world that s more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From superspreaders who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next.Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren t necessarily the ones that come true.Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19.

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Whether itâ ™s at work or in their relationships, as parents or managing their money, the Rules have described how happy and successful people behave for over 25 years. The Rules of Everything contains the top 100 rules from the bestselling Rules books, as voted for by readers, so you can follow the common-sense advice on how to be happier and more successful.

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The author of the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science.Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So weâ ™re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now.Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you donâ ™t break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners.By living Jay Shettyâ ™s eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible.

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Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering Problems, Ninth Edition, the latest release in the series, serves as the go-to source for all pipeline engineering answers. Updated with new data, graphs and chapters devoted to economics and the environment, this new edition delivers on new topics, including emissions, decommissioning, cost curves, and more while still maintaining the quick answer standard display of content and data that engineers have utilized throughout their careers. Glossaries are added per chapter for better learning tactics, along with additional storage tank and LNG fundamentals. This book continues to be the high-quality, classic reference to help pipeline engineers solve their day-to-day problems.

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Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don t break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners.By living Jay Shetty s eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible.

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“A gripping novel about power, money, and secrets.” —Mindy KalingA daughter’s investigation into her family history threatens to destroy their legacy in a gripping novel about power, money, and secrets by the author of Token Black Girl.On their Martha’s Vineyard estate, the Carter family prepares to celebrate. But when the billionaire patriarch dies right before his seventieth birthday, the media is quick to question the future of the multi-industry conglomerate that makes the Carters living legends. Amid the succession crisis, his daughter, Kennedy, is questioning her father’s past.Kennedy is an aspiring filmmaker, and the documentary she’d planned to present at her father’s party begins an inquest into the life of a man she never really knew. A thoughtful outlier in an elite and fiercely guarded dynasty, she’s not interested in keeping up the appearances that define her impeccably poised mother or in the capitalist games her ruthless brother plays. Kennedy wants only to understand the origins of their empire, and the lethally ambitious man behind it. That understanding comes at a cost.As a twisted history emerges, the fault lines in the family grow. Torn between morality and the promise of maintaining wealth, Kennedy must decide what’s most important—the Carter legacy or exposing the shocking truth of how it was built.

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A beautifully evocative historical novel about the perils of all-consuming love, inspired by a real-life 18th-century love affair. From the bestselling author of The Other Bennet Sister, Janice Hadlow.I could never understand a medium in love, I must love with my whole heart and soul, my whole existence, know no happiness or misery but from the object of my passion . . .England, 1794. Now in her thirties, Lady Henrietta Bessborough is no stranger to the affections of a younger man. For married women of the Ton, a young lover is encouraged, provided you know how to play the game: donâ ™t embarrass your husband, maintain complete discretion at all times and, most importantly, never fall in love.So when Henrietta meets Lord Granville â “ brilliantly handsome, rich, twelve years younger than her â “ he appears the perfect candidate for an affair. Until she falls uncontrollably under his spell.As sheâ ™s plunged into an all-consuming passion, all the wisdom and sophistication Henrietta thought she had deserts her. And, with their relationship drawing the attention of wider society, each anxious but besotted step she takes leads her further into scandal and ruin . . .Praise for The Other Bennet Sister: Immersive and engaging â “ The Guardian Itâ ™s difficult not to race through those final pages â “ Jo Baker, bestselling author of Longbourn A novel that will delight Pride and Prejudice fans â “ The Independent

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Winner of the Longman s History Today Book of the Year Award and the inaugural Westminster Medal for Military Literature More than a century had gone by since the Battle of Trafalgar. Generation after generation of British naval captains had been dreaming ever since of a new Trafalgar - a cataclysmic encounter which would decisively change a war s outcome. At last, in the summer of 1916, they thought their moment had come...Andrew Gordon s extraordinary, gripping book brilliantly recreates the atmosphere of the British navy in the years leading up to Jutland and gives a superb account of the battle itself and its bitterly acrimonious aftermath.

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Will Jamie be bound by duty or follow his heart? The Princess Diaries meets Red, White and Royal Blue in this deliciously royal queer YA romance from the bestselling co-author of If This Gets Out. Jamie expected a cake, not a crown, for his seventeenth birthday, but when he finds out he is the prince of a tiny European country called Mitanor, life will never be the same. Erik, the spare heir of neighbouring country Sunstad, is feeling stifled and miserable as his golden-boy brother prepares to get married. So when he s offered the opportunity to teach an American how to be a prince, he leaps at the chance. But in between garden parties, balls and lessons in royal etiquette, sparks fly between the two princes, and they are forced to choose between love and duty.

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The explosive final novel in the Endgame trilogy, by New York Times bestelling author, James Frey.Two keys have been found. The strongest Players are left. One final key remains to win Endgame and save the world.For Sarah, Jago, Aisling, Maccabee, Shari, An, and Hilal, Endgame has reached its final phase. The third key, Sun Key, is all that stands between one Player saving their line â “ or perishing along with the rest of the world. And only one can win.West Bengal, India: Maccabee is Playing to win. He has Earth Key and Sky Key and he is determined to find Sun Key. But in Endgame, fate can turn in the blink of an eye. He must Play carefully. He must watch his back.Kolkata, India: An Liu is Playing for death. His goal: stop Endgame, and take the world down with him.Sikkim, India: For Aisling, Sarah, Jago, Shari, and Hilal, their mission is to stop Endgame. Sun Key must not be found.No matter what theyâ ™re Playing for, all of the remaining Players have one thing in common: they will end the game, but on their own terms.

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A personal code for a healthier, happier you When did life get so busy? Work, family, exercise - they re all important but there s never enough time. How can you effortlessly achieve a healthy balance between them all so you can reach your potential? The Rules of Living Well are here to help. Covering everything from mindfulness, mental health, wellbeing, longevity, energy, balance, perspective, relaxation to exercise, you ll find simple ways to have a healthy attitude and be your best self. What are you waiting for?

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Podcaster Zoe Dufour dreams of finding love--why not at a Regency-themed singles retreat? With her best friend s brother and podcast producer Harrison Lundquist in tow, Zoe realizes her checklist for the perfect match is leading her astray. Will she be willing to rewrite the rules and take a chance on the person who has been there all along?

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Dr. Raleigh Foster, an operative for a top-secret intelligence organization, knows that her work has its risks. So she doesn t hesitate when asked to infiltrate terrorist group Scimita. But when she s assigned a partner - brooding, sexy Adam Grayson - to pose as her lover, Raleigh discovers that the most dangerous risk of all is falling in love. Adam blames himself for the botched mission that got his best friend killed by Scimitar, and he believes that Raleigh may have contributed to the man s death. But the closer he works with his partner, the more his suspicions turn to trust - and desire.

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Time is an illusion. Although the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless nows . In THE END OF TIME, the British theoretical physicist Julian Barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together Einstein s general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands one. Barbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at all. This is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmology. Unifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, Barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timeless. The heart of the book is the author s lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of time. Finally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: Does free will exist? Is time travel possible? How did the universe begin? Where is heaven? Does the denial of time make life meaningless? Written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignore.

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