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On the morning after the Venice Preservation Society s annual black-tie gala, art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon enters his favorite coffee bar on the island of Murano to find General Cesare Ferrari, the commander of the Art Squad, eagerly awaiting his arrival. The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world s most valuable missing painting.General Ferrari asks Gabriel to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold. Isn t that your job? Finding stolen paintings? Technically speaking, yes. But you re much better at it than we are. The painting in question is The Concert by Johannes Vermeer, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990.With the help of a most unlikely ally, a beautiful Danish computer hacker and professional thief, Gabriel soon discovers that the painting has changed hands as part of an illicit billion-dollar business deal involving a man code-named the Collector, an energy executive with close ties to the highest levels of Russian power. The missing masterpiece is the lynchpin of a conspiracy that if successful, could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. To foil the plot, Gabriel must carry out a daring heist of his own, with millions of lives hanging in the balance.

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Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy, is about to face the greatest challenge of his life. An al-Qaeda suspect is killed in London, and photographs are found on his computer â “ photographs that lead Israeli intelligence to suspect that al-Qaeda is planning one of its most audacious attacks ever, straight at the heart of the Vatican. Allon warns the Popeâ ™s private secretary, his old friend Monsignor Luigi Donati, and rushes to Rome to assist in the security. But what neither he nor Donati knows is that the Vatican has been thoroughly penetrated. An extraordinary enemy walks among them â ¦ and heâ ™s just getting started. In the days and weeks to come, Allon and his colleagues will find themselves in a deadly duel of wits against one of the most dangerous men in the world â “ a hunt that will take them across Europe to the Caribbean and back again. But for them, there may simply not be enough of anything: enough time, enough facts, enough luck. All Allon can do is set his trap â “ and hope that he himself is not the one caught in it. Filled with remarkable characters and breathtaking double and triple turns of plot, The Messenger confirms Silvaâ ™s reputation as his generationâ ™s finest writer of international thrillers.

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Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding #1 New York Times bestselling novelâ ˜Allon is the 21st century Bondâ ™ Daily MailBruised and war-weary following his secret war to bring down a terrorist mastermind, Gabriel Allon returns to his beloved Rome to restore a Caravaggio masterpiece.But early one morning Gabriel is summoned by his friend and occasional ally Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to the Pope. The broken body of a beautiful woman lies beneath Michelangelo s magnificent dome. Donati fears a public inquiry will inflict more wounds on an already-damaged Church so he calls upon Gabriel to use his matchless talents and experience to quietly pursue the truth â “ was it suicide, or something more sinister?Gabriel discovers that the woman revealed a dangerous secret that threatens powers beyond the Vatican. And an old enemy plots revenge in the shadows, an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. Once again Gabriel must return to the ranks of his old intelligence serviceâ ”and place himself, and those he holds dear, on the razorâ ™s edge of danger.Praise for Daniel Silva:â ™Sexily brooding Allonâ ¦ must be the most famous superspy not played by Daniel Craigâ ™ Daily Telegraphâ ˜elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed. If you havenâ ™t read Silva before, try Portrait of a Spy â “ and then go back and read the series.â ™ Daily Mailâ ˜[A] top-notch thriller by a writer with the inside track on spyingâ ™ The Sun In true Bauer fashion, shoot-outs, kidnappings and international terror plots follow Gabriel Allon wherever he goes USA Todayâ ˜Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plotâ ™ People

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Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling new tale of murder, greed, and corruption from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Daniel Silva spins a yarn better than any living author and I appreciated the chance to disappear into a great book, if only for a single night (there is no stopping a Silva book once I ve begun). --Todd Wilkins, Best Thriller BooksSometimes the only way to recover a stolen masterpiece is to steal it back . . .Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.The painting, a portrait of a beautiful young girl, has been gathering dust in a storeroom at the Vatican Museums for more than a century, misattributed and hidden beneath a worthless picture by an unknown artist. Because no one knows that the Leonardo is there, no one notices when it disappears one night during a suspicious power outage. No one but the ruthless mobsters and moneymen behind the theft -- and the mysterious woman whom Gabriel found in a watery grave in Venice. A woman without a name. A woman without a face.The action moves at breakneck speed from the galleries and auction houses of London to an enclave of unimaginable wealth on the French Riviera -- and, finally, to a shocking climax in St. Peter s Square, where the life of a pope hangs in the balance. An elegant and stylish journey through the dark side of the art world and the Vatican s murky finances, An Inside Job proves once again that Daniel Silva is the reigning master of international intrigue and suspense.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLERA brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve⠦ Acclaimed internationally bestselling author Daniel Silva returns with the year⠙s most anticipated new thriller. Allon is the 21st century Bond ⠓ DAILY MAILArt restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history from Oxford who spends her weekends in the same seaside village where Gabriel once lived under an assumed identity. Her murder appears to be the work of a diabolical serial killer who has been terrorizing the Cornish countryside. But there are a number of telltale inconsistencies, including a missing mobile phone. And then there is the mysterious three-letter cypher she left behind on a notepad in her study.Gabriel soon discovers that Professor Blake was searching for a looted Picasso worth more than a $100 million, and he takes up the chase for the painting as only he can ⠓ with six Impressionist canvases forged by his own hand and an unlikely team of operatives that includes a world-famous violinist, a beautiful master thief, and a lethal contract killer turned British spy. The result is a stylish and wildly entertaining mystery that moves at lightning speed from the cliffs of Cornwall to the enchanted island of Corsica and, finally, to a breathtaking climax on the very doorstep of 10 Downing Street.Supremely elegant and suspenseful, A Death in Cornwall is Daniel Silva at his best ⠓ a dazzling tale of murder, power, and insatiable greed that will hold readers spellbound until they turn the final page.Readers love Daniel Silva: An author who is master of his craft Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Silva gets better with each book Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superbly current, believable, and cutting to the bone Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Alexandre.J The Collector Rose Alba, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Vůně vzájemné lásky jedné z nejslavnějších milostných dvojic Zažijte milostný příběh s romantickou vůní plnou růží a exotického koření. Parfémovaná voda pro ženy Alexandre.J The Collector Rose Alba symbolizuje květ řecko–římské civilizace. Každá kapka této vůně je zárukou exotiky a dobrodružství, které zanechává nezapomenutelný dojem. Jste připraveni na vlnu lásky a něhy? kořenitá vůně s ovocnými tóny je vytvořena na poctu Kleopatře a Marcu Antoniovi flakon představuje zlaté závěsy paláce, zdobené egyptským sluncem Složení vůně: Vůně vás na první nádech upoutá svými pikantními tóny černého pepře a švestky, které postupně přecházejí do svěží broskve a bergamotu. V srdci zaznívá něžná vůně růže, která dodává romantičnost a jemnost. V základu se pak objevuje teplé santalové dřevo, sladká vanilka, bohaté bílé pižmo a moderní dřevo, které vytváří dokonalou harmonii smyslů. Příběh vůně: Francouzská značka Alexandre.J vyrábí parfémy a parfémované vody již od roku 2012. Každá kolekce je protkána jedinečným a poutavým příběhem, stejně jako ten, který stojí za vznikem romantické vůně Alexandre.J The Collector Rose Alba. Jsou tvořeny s úmyslem vyvolat silné emoce a vyzvat mysl na cestu plnou objevování.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLERArt restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling new tale of murder, greed, and corruption from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Sometimes the only way to recover a stolen masterpiece is to steal it back ⠦Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.The painting, a portrait of a beautiful young girl, has been gathering dust in a storeroom at the Vatican Museums for more than a century, misattributed and hidden beneath a worthless picture by an unknown artist. Because no one knows that the Leonardo is there, no one notices when it disappears one night during a suspicious power outage. No one but the ruthless mobsters and moneymen behind the theft ⠓ and the mysterious woman whom Gabriel found in a watery grave in Venice. A woman without a name. A woman without a face.Readers love Daniel Silva: An author who is master of his craft Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Silva gets better with each book Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superbly current, believable, and cutting to the bone Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY EVIE WYLD There is not a page in this first novel which does not prove that its author is a master storyteller New York TimesWeird, withdrawn, and unloved, Fred is a young collector of butterflies. One day his eye alights on a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda, and an obsession starts to form. So when Fred wins some money he decides to use the money to compensate for his unfair start and to get what he really wants - Miranda. If she could only get to know him she might start to love him. And so with the meticulous attention to detail of an experienced collector he calmly plans her abduction.

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In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever livedLegendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place where he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over the day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are discreetly enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, bidding farewell to the demons of his tragic, violent past.But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it—and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world—Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known.Stylish, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted, Portrait of an Unknown Woman is a wildly entertaining journey through the dark side of the art world—a place where unscrupulous dealers routinely deceive their customers and deep-pocketed investors treat great paintings as though they were just another asset class to be bought and sold at a profit. From its elegant opening to the shocking twists of its climax, the novel is a tour de force of storytelling and one of the finest pieces of heist fiction ever written. And it is still more proof that, when it comes to international intrigue and suspense, Daniel Silva has no equal.

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With captivating storytelling and cutting-edge science, neuroscientist Daniel Yon explores the power and the perils of the brain s internal models, offering a provocative look at the hidden forces shaping our thoughts, beliefs, and even our sanity. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew Daniel Z. Lieberman, author of The Molecule of More This book will profoundly change the way you consider your own mind Lewis Dartnell, bestselling author of The Knowledge, Origins and Being Human You will not a find a more up-to-date or more compelling account of how a mind emerges from the brain Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London An engaging, informative, and genuinely entertaining guide to the many weird ways in which our brains create the world we live in Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot BrainHow does your brain decide what itâ ™s seeing, from the physical world to other people? For decades, scientists have tried to understand how our brains work, not realising that the answer lies much closer to home than it seems.The latest research in neuroscience and psychology suggests that the brain is doing the same thing that the scientists are: using past experiences to build theories of how the world works, and using these models to predict and make sense of it. Through this process, your brain constructs the reality that you live in.In this book Daniel Yon takes the research one step further, uncovering how your brain colours your perception of the world, the judgements you make about other people and the beliefs you form about yourself. With transformative applications for how we engage with other communities and approach mental illness, A Trick of The Mind will revolutionise the way you think.

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With captivating storytelling and cutting-edge science, neuroscientist Daniel Yon explores the power and the perils of the brain s internal models, offering a provocative look at the hidden forces shaping our thoughts, beliefs, and even our sanity. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew Daniel Z. Lieberman, author of The Molecule of More This book will profoundly change the way you consider your own mind Lewis Dartnell, bestselling author of The Knowledge, Origins and Being Human You will not a find a more up-to-date or more compelling account of how a mind emerges from the brain Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London An engaging, informative, and genuinely entertaining guide to the many weird ways in which our brains create the world we live in Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot BrainHow does your brain decide what itâ ™s seeing, from the physical world to other people? For decades, scientists have tried to understand how our brains work, not realising that the answer lies much closer to home than it seems.The latest research in neuroscience and psychology suggests that the brain is doing the same thing that the scientists are: using past experiences to build theories of how the world works, and using these models to predict and make sense of it. Through this process, your brain constructs the reality that you live in.In this book Daniel Yon takes the research one step further, uncovering how your brain colours your perception of the world, the judgements you make about other people and the beliefs you form about yourself. With transformative applications for how we engage with other communities and approach mental illness, A Trick of The Mind will revolutionise the way you think.

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Now available for the first time in English, the international best-selling book, Unbreakable by Daniel Habif provides inspiration and motivation to help readers overcome obstacles and create the life they want.More than a self-help book, Unbreakable offers a manifesto that invites the reader to participate in the process of breaking patterns and creating the life they desire in the areas of family, love, marriage, career, and life. I didn t write this book with the intention of getting you hooked; it s just the opposite. I wrote it so that every page triggers a need for you to stop, bookmark the page, and go after whatever resonates within you, writes Habif.Unbreakable gathers and expands the inspirational messages that have had the greatest impact and that best represent Daniel Habif as a motivational speaker. This best-selling book also includes:The official Unbreakable Manifesto that resonates with his millions of followersPractical exercises to help readers overcome personal obstacles in all areas of their livesPowerful quotes to reflect, inspire, and transformOpen letters, directly from the heart of the author, to the reader and societyUnbreakable is a book for all ages, a spark that ignites passions, an awakening that burns inside, and a manifesto for continuous improvement. Its pages are printed with the sharpest version of the irreverence, humor, and impetus that characterizes Daniel Habif.

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Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is asked to visit Zurich, to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece, and discovers that a secret collection of priceless paintings â “ stolen by Nazis in the war â “ is missing. With the Swiss authorities trying to pin the murder on Allon and a powerful cabal determined to make sure this wartime secret remains buried, the art restorer must use all his former spy skills to find out the truth. And with an assassin that he helped to train also on the loose, Allon will need all his wits just to stay alive â ¦

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In Amsterdam, an Israeli terrorist analyst is murdered. The police believe the killer is a deranged Muslim extremist, but Israeli intelligence knows better. Art-restorer, assassin and spy Gabriel Allon is dispatched to investigate, uncovering a major terrorist operation in London.Gabriel arrives too late to prevent the kidnapping of the daughter of the US ambassador. With time running out, Allon has no choice but to plunge into a desperate search, both for the woman and for those responsible, but the truth, when he finds it, is more terrible than he could expect. It will endanger his life and shake him to the core.

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Two families, one terrible secret, and a painting to die for . . .Glastonbury, an art restorer, has been brutally murdered, and the newly discovered Rembrandt he was working on has disappeared. For spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon, it has been six months since his final showdown with the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov. He has severed his ties with the Office with only one thing in mind: recovery.But this unspeakable act of violence once again draws Allon into a world of danger he thought he had left behind for ever. Allon is persuaded to use his unique skills to trace the painting and those responsible for the crimes. As he investigates, he discovers there are terrible secrets connected to the painting, and terrible men behind them.Before he is done, he will have undertaken a journey through some of the twentieth century s darkest history - and come face to face with some of the same darkness within himself.

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A gloriously moving and entertaining, picaresque debut novel, about a young man⠙s sentimental education in late 19th-Century Europe; inspired by a real historical figure: ⠘Captain⠙ Paul Boyton ⠓ the ⠘Fearless Frogman⠙⠘⠜But who among you might assist me on this adventure?⠝ the Captain shouts.And then the Captain⠙s eyes fall on me, as was his plan all along, and he points me out, making sure just so⠙s everyone can see.⠜What about you, sir?⠝⠜Me?⠝⠜A strong young man to journey with me across the wild continent, to support me in my life-saving work, and take the name of his village to the farthest corners of civilisation ⠓ and paid a wage, of course!⠝⠜Of course!⠝ everyone shouts.⠙The 1880s are drawing to a close, and 14(-maybe-15)-year-old Daniel Bones fears that the prospects for him and his younger brother Will may be dimming with the century.For the motherless sons of a drunken blacksmith, life on a barren spit of land reaching into the Essex estuary holds little promise. Until one evening, from out of the water, there emerges the astonishing figure of Captain Clarke B: cigar-smoking daredevil adventurer, charlatan, casanova and inventor of the world-famous life-saving inflatable suit.As the Captain embarks on his ramshackle promotional tour of Europe, Daniel is sucked into his wake, on an adventure that will carry him through the waterways of the continent, encountering Kings and Princesses, wealthy widows, irate husbands, anarchists, arms dealers and shadowy power-brokers. It⠙s an education beyond Dan⠙s wildest imaginings, across countries undergoing the convulsions of all kinds of revolution, and one that will open his eyes, and his heart.But as he travels further into the dazzle of notoriety and the darkness that lies behind it, Dan⠙s promise to return and rescue Will seems ever harder to keep. For in the Captain⠙s world of smoke and mirrors it is all too easy to lose sight of who he is, or the man he ought to be⠦

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Shortlisted for Debut Food Book of the Year at the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards 2024Guild of Food Writers 2024 Finalist, Food Book of the Yearâ ˜A lyrical, amiable and educational celebration of what may be our greatest achievement: the chippy.â ™ Stuart MaconieStep inside and unwrap this deliciously entertaining look at Britainâ ™s national dish.There is a corner of every town and city in Britain where the air is tangy with vinegar and the scent of frying. Following the irresistible lure, Daniel Gray ponders the magic of chippies and the delights they have sprinkled among us for the last 150 years as he investigates the social â “ and sociable â “ history of fish and chips.Travelling to chippies from Dundee to Devon via South Shields, Oldham, Bradford, Bethnal Green, the Rhondda Valley and more â “ Daniel Gray explores our fish-and-chip nation to show how chippies have helped emancipate women, promote equality for immigrants and shape local and national identity.Whether you were raised eating scraps of Wolverhamptonâ ™s orange chips, Londonâ ™s â ˜walliesâ ™ or Hullâ ™s chip spice â “ even if you think you know whether tea, Vimto or dandelion and burdock is the best accompaniment â “ this mouth-watering book is as much about who we are as what we eat.

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The X-Files meets Wake the Bones in THE CEMETERIANS: The Complete Series, an eerie, genre-blending story filled with horror, magic, mystery, fantasy, darkness, and bones that grow where they shouldn’t.Some things won’t stay buried. After human bones begin growing inside inanimate objects all across the globe, a renegade scientist and brilliant theologian delve into the cemeteries where the bones originated, discovering an otherworldly force tired of being buried in darkness. The Cemeterians will chill you to the bone. Written by New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water, Trollhunters (both with Guillermo del Toro), Rotters, Graveyard Girls, The Living Dead (with George Romero) The Teddies Saga, Whalefall (his latest), and The Autumnal (for Vault Comics)) and illustrated by critically-acclaimed and atmospheric artist Maan House (Witchblade, Krampus, Project Blue Book). For fans of The X-Files, Poltergeist, Glitch, Wake the Bones (Elizabeth Kilcoyne), Rotters, Graveyard Girls, and The Living Dead (Daniel Kraus), Pet Sematary (Stephen King), Cemetery Girl (Charlaine Harris Christopher Golden), and The Resurrectionist of Caligo (Wendy Trimboli Alicia Zaloga) PRAISE FOR THE CEMETERIANS: The Cemeterians (Nightfall: Double Feature) was named one of the “Horror comics to watch for in 2023” – Fangoria “Tactile, fearsome, haunting — this is horror of the finest quality.” – Multiversity Comics “Transformative, boundary-pushing horror.” – Gatecrashers

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Economic growth is the religion of the modern world. It promises a solution to the most basic drama of our human existence: wanting what we donâ ™t have. But we live in a time when the frenzied pursuit of economic growth is jeopardizing the planetâ ™s viability and our very survival as a species. How did we get to this point in human history? How did we allow the pursuit of growth to become the apotheosis of human development?To answer these questions, the distinguished economist Daniel Cohen takes us on a journey to understand human desire and the different registers on which it has expressed itself throughout history. He brings his panoramic grasp of the subject to bear on the key stages of social and economic development, from the Neolithic revolution to the digital age. The ideas of the great economists â “ from Adam Smith and Karl Marx to Joseph Schumpeter and John Maynard Keynes â “ are situated in their historical contexts and explained clearly and concisely. The result is a triumph of ambition and brevity: a history of the economy in 100 pages. This book â “ the final work written by Daniel Cohen â “ will appeal to anyone interested in the economy and in the tension between a limited world and unlimited desires that lies at the heart of the great challenges we face today.

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The gripping debut techno thriller from cybercrime specialist Daniel Scanlan. FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood chases a deadly online predator in a high-stakes hunt for the truth. Perfect for fans of Thomas Harris and Stieg Larsson.He s online. He s anonymous. He s deadly. When a video surfaces on the Dark Web showing a murder no one else could have witnessed, FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood starts tracking down the killer. But the case is even darker than Ericka thought. Hidden behind an avatar named Dantalion, a criminal mastermind is feeding his sadistic appetites by directing the crimes of others â “ and he may have been orchestrating his twisted schemes for years.As Ericka homes in on her target, the tables are suddenly turned. Dantalion has information that will help Ericka fulfil a deeply personal quest for revenge... but only if she risks her career, her life, and the fate of Dantalion s future victims. Does vengeance come at too high a price?Reviewers on The Hacker: Frighteningly plausible and deftly written, Daniel Scanlanâ ™s debut is a thrilling roller coaster of twists and turns. Boyd Morrison A thoroughly disturbing lightning-paced thriller. Dark, twisted and horribly captivating. Ian Green Tense, gripping, brutal, scary â “ The Hacker has everything you d want from a thriller. P.R. Black Dark, brutal, scary â “ yet absolutely riveting. Samantha Brick The author creates an atmosphere of high-tech terror... A modern, thrilling novel. Promoting Crime Fiction

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Germany, 1944.The Allied invasion is not far away, and the high command desperately need to know where it will take place. It is time to activate one of Hitler s last spies in Britain - Catherine Blake, a sleeper planted before the war and awaiting orders . . .British intelligence also has its orders, and academic Alfred Vicary has been recruited by Churchill himself to carry them out. It is his job to find Catherine and stop her before it is too late.But whose side are his own people on?

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Legendární špion a restaurátor uměleckých děl Gabriel Allon konečně opustil post šéfa izraelské rozvědky a usadil se v Benátkách – jediném místě, kde našel klid. Celé dny tráví toulkami ulicemi a kanály města postaveného na vodě a utíká před démony minulosti. Když ho však výstřední londýnský obchodník s uměním Julian Isherwood požádá, aby prošetřil okolnosti nálezu a výhodného prodeje staletého mistrovského díla, Gabriel se ocitá ve smrtící hře na kočku a myš, v níž nic není takové, jak se zdá.Allon brzy zjistí, že dotyčný obraz – portrét neznámé ženy, jehož autorem je údajně Antoine van Dyck – je téměř jistě zdařilá kopie. V touze najít záhadného padělatele a odhalit tak miliardový podvod mezi elitou světa umění vymyslí jednu z nejpropracovanějších lstí své kariéry. Má-li však plán uspět, musí se Gabriel stát největším falzifikátorem umění, jakého kdy svět viděl.Portrét neznámé ženy je výpravou do temného světa, kde bezohlední obchodníci s uměním denně podvádějí své klienty a bohatí investoři považují velká umělecká díla jen za další komoditu, kterou lze koupit a prodat se ziskem. Od elegantního úvodu až po nečekané zvraty v závěru je tento román skutečným mistrovským dílem. Je také dalším důkazem toho, že Daniel Silva jako autor špionážních románů a thrillerů nemá konkurenci.

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Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history from Oxford who spends her weekends in the same seaside village where Gabriel once lived under an assumed identity. Her murder appears to be the work of a diabolical serial killer who has been terrorizing the Cornish countryside. But there are a number of telltale inconsistencies, including a missing mobile phone.And then there is the mysterious three-letter cypher she left behind on a notepad in her study. Gabriel soon discovers that Professor Blake was searching for a looted Picasso worth more than a $100 million, and he takes up the chase for the painting as only he can – with six Impressionist canvases forged by his own hand and an unlikely team of operatives that includes a world-famous violinist, a beautiful master thief, and a lethal contract killer turned British spy. The result is a stylish and wildly entertaining mystery that moves at lightning speed from the cliffs of Cornwall to the enchanted island of Corsica and, finally, to a breathtaking climax on the very doorstep of 10 Downing Street.Supremely elegant and suspenseful, A Death in Cornwall is Daniel Silva at his best – a dazzling tale of murder, power, and insatiable greed that will hold readers spellbound until they turn the final page.

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In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever livedLegendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are clandestinely enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, parting company with the demons of his tragic, violent past.But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it-and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world-Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known.

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Master of international intrigue Daniel Silva follows up his acclaimed #1 New York Times bestsellers The Order, The New Girl, and The Other Woman with this riveting, action-packed tale of espionage and suspense featuring art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon. The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend’s death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels of money and influence that go to the very heart of Western democracy and threaten the stability of the global order.

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Wellington - The Road to the Lion s Mound is the story of the 1st Duke of Wellington, the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and became a celebrated hero not only in Britain and Europe, but throughout the world. Daniel Res tells the gripping tale of Wellington s exploits, giving the book an almost novel-like readability. In it we discover the story of Wellington s youth in Ireland, his shaky beginnings in politics and the army, his first military success in India and his crucial engagements with Napoleonic France on the Iberian Peninsula as he fights his way from there to the south of France in 1814 - all events which culminate in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. Res presents Wellington not only as an ingenious commander, but also as a sensitive man, one often shaken by the realities and horrors of war. Wellington is revealed to be an excellent horseman, a passionate reader, a gentleman, an impeccable organizer, perfectionist and workaholic, as well as being a Conservative politician with a notably British sense of humour. The author also recounts something of Wellington s wooing of and marriage to Catherine Kitty Pakenham, a story likened by contemporaries to Odysseus and Penelope. This provides the reader with insight into Wellington s development from a dreamy, idle and shy lad , an often lovelorn and unrestrained youth, to a man of principle with strong personal convictions and values. The book s title - Wellington - The Road to the Lion s Mound - has been inspired by the monument that today stands on the battlefield of Waterloo and symbolizes the Duke s personal journey. From a scholarly perspective, Wellington - The Road to the Lion s Mound offers up an interesting hypothesis concerning the creation of the Lines of Torres Vedras, and discusses in detail the connection between Wellington s campaigns and the activities of his Intelligence Service, casting fresh light on many of the Duke s crucial decisions. However, Res s primary contribution to the subject as an historian operating outside the Anglosphere is the addition of a richly detailed Central European context to the topic as well as new sources from the Czech and German languages. For instance, Res points to the rather surprising fact that Wellington did not consider Napoleon to be the best commander of his era, but rather the Austrian commander Archduke Charles, who was also the first man to defeat Napoleon in the field of battle. In the final chapter, Res provides an analysis of Anglo-Austrian relations in the Napoleonic Era. Here we encounter Wellington s correspondence with a member of the Bohemian nobility, Marshal Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg, a figure who led the allied troops to victory over Napoleon at Leipzig. The book also tells the remarkable tale of the Black Brunswickers , who banded together in Nachod, Czech Republic and fought their way through to join Wellington s forces in Portugal. Rich in colour and texture, as well as supported by a wealth of illustrations, Wellington - The Road to the Lion s Mound seeks to be a useful new addition to the plethora of books about one of history s most remarkable commanders. No rating value Delivery Options

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Now a major motion picture, directed by George Clooney.From the Great Depression to Nazi Germany, The Boys in the Boat is the astonishing true story of the 1936 American men #39;s eight rowing team on their quest for Olympic gold. #39;It is impossible not to get wrapped up in the emotion #39; – The TimesIt is considered one of the most difficult sports in the world. For Joe Rantz, it might be his only choice.Cast aside by his family at an early age, Joe was abandoned, left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State. Like so many, he had to work his way through college. The rowing team offered money – and a home.An extraordinary journey follows, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory on the team – and at the Berlin Olympics, in the heart of Hitler’s Germany.With the weight of history on his shoulders, stroke by stroke, Joe strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others – and to find his way back home.Rising above the grand sweep of history, Daniel James Brown #39;s The Boys in the Boat is a personal story of unexpected beauty, capturing the purest essence of what it means to be alive. #39;A moving, enlightening and gripping tale #39; – Financial Times

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The first instalment in a new psychological crime thriller duology from Daniel G. Miller offers a twisty, suspenseful thrill ride for fans of Freida McFadden, Charlie Donlea and Karin Slaughter.⠘Irresistible.⠙ ⠓ James Patterson***A missing girl. An orphanage filled with secrets.A lie worth killing for.Hazel wants a new life.She s thirty years old, single, and her private investigation business is months away from folding.Her luck takes a turn when Madeline Hemsley, a mysterious socialite, pays Hazel a visit with an offer too enticing to resist. An orphan girl has disappeared from a children s home ⠓ The Orphanage By The Lake, as the locals call it ⠓ and Madeline wants Hazel to find her.At first glance, it appears to be a standard runaway case, but as Hazel plunges into the investigation, she finds signs of something more: unexplained blood stains, cryptic symbols, sinister figures shadowing her every move. The more she digs, the more she realises that The Orphanage By The Lake holds terrifying secrets, and even worse⠦⠦so does Madeline.Fans of Freida McFadden s The Housemaid, Charlie Donlea s The Girl Who Was Taken, and Karin Slaughter s Pretty Girls will love this suspenseful, haunting mystery that introduces a bold new heroine in the world of crime fiction.Tropes:PsychologicalMystery ThrillerSuspense ThrillerMissing PersonPrivate InvestigatorCharacter-DrivenKeep an eye out for book two, The Red Letter, arriving in July 2025!

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Supple, horrifying and mordantly droll New York Times Nothing short of brilliant Wall Street Journal A subtle, often darkly funny novel about the relationship between art and power Sunday Times A dazzling performance and a real page turner Salman RushdieFrom one of the brightest, most pleasure-giving writers at work today (Jeffrey Eugenides), a visionary tale inspired by the life of the 20th century film director G.W. Pabst, who left Europe for Hollywood to resist the Nazis and then returned to his homeland with his wife and young son and began making films for the German Reich.An artist s life, a pact with the devil, a novel about the dangerous illusions of the silver screen.G.W. Pabst, one of cinema s greatest, perhaps the greatest director of his era: when the Nazis seized power he was filming in France, to escape the horrors of the new Germany he flees to Hollywood. But under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, who he made famous, can help him. And thus, almost through no fault of his own, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. The returning family is confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. But Goebbels, the minister of propaganda in Berlin, wants the film genius, he won t take no for an answer and makes big promises. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement.Daniel Kehlmann s novel about art and power, beauty and barbarism is a triumph. The Director shows what literature is capable of.

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Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L. Everett, the answer is a resounding no: it isn t in our nature to do any of these things because human nature does not exist at least not as we usually think of it. Flying in the face of major trends in Evolutionary Psychology and related fields, he offers a provocative and compelling argument in this book that the only thing humans are hardwired for is freedom: freedom from evolutionary instinct and freedom to adapt to a variety of environmental and cultural contexts. Everett sketches a blank-slate picture of human cognition that focuses not on what is in the mind but, rather, what the mind is in namely, culture. He draws on years of field research among the Amazonian people of the Piraha in order to carefully scrutinize various theories of cognitive instinct, including Noam Chomsky s foundational concept of universal grammar, Freud s notions of unconscious forces, Adolf Bastian s psychic unity of mankind, and works on massive modularity by evolutionary psychologists such as Leda Cosmides, John Tooby, Jerry Fodor, and Steven Pinker. Illuminating unique characteristics of the Piraha language, he demonstrates just how differently various cultures can make us think and how vital culture is to our cognitive flexibility. Outlining the ways culture and individual psychology operate symbiotically, he posits a Buddhist-like conception of the cultural self as a set of experiences united by various apperceptions, episodic memories, ranked values, knowledge structures, and social roles and not, in any shape or form, biological instinct. The result is fascinating portrait of the dark matter of the mind, one that shows that our greatest evolutionary adaptation is adaptability itself.

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A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that ⠜explains the void⠝ (Politico) at the center of America⠙s political partiesFeatured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica⠙s political parties are hollow shells of what they could be, locked in a polarized struggle for power and unrooted as civic organizations. The Hollow Parties takes readers from the rise of mass party politics in the Jacksonian era through the years of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Today⠙s parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the Founding. Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld paint unforgettable portraits of figures such as Martin Van Buren, whose pioneering Democrats invented the machinery of the mass political party, and Abraham Lincoln and other heroic Republicans of that party⠙s first generation who stood up to the Slave Power. And they show how today⠙s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s. Activists in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties. Instead, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power. Party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents. With historical sweep and political acuity, The Hollow Parties offers powerful answers to pressing questions about how the nation⠙s parties became so dysfunctional⠔and how they might yet realize their promise.

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A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that ⠜explains the void⠝ (Politico) at the center of America⠙s political partiesFeatured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica⠙s political parties are hollow shells of what they could be, locked in a polarized struggle for power and unrooted as civic organizations. The Hollow Parties takes readers from the rise of mass party politics in the Jacksonian era through the years of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Today⠙s parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the Founding. Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld paint unforgettable portraits of figures such as Martin Van Buren, whose pioneering Democrats invented the machinery of the mass political party, and Abraham Lincoln and other heroic Republicans of that party⠙s first generation who stood up to the Slave Power. And they show how today⠙s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s. Activists in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties. Instead, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power. Party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents. With historical sweep and political acuity, The Hollow Parties offers powerful answers to pressing questions about how the nation⠙s parties became so dysfunctional⠔and how they might yet realize their promise.

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From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds they hear in church on Sunday morning, the two sit down and take in all the sounds of the cityÂ…together.Song in the City bridges the gap between generations of music and family, while centering love, understanding, and joy.A Bank Street College of EducationÂ’s ChildrenÂ’s Book CommitteeÂ’s Best ChildrenÂ’s Books of the Year pick!

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It s the middle of the night.It s pouring with rain. You ve woken up in the middle of a field, alone, surrounded by dead bodies.And you have no idea who you are.Myfanwy Thomas doesn t know what has happened to her. All she has is a collection of letters, written by her past self, to guide her through the improbable world in which she suddenly finds herself. They contain information - on her life, on the improbable powers she has at her fingertips, and on the mysterious organisation she works for. They also contain a warning: someone is trying to kill you.Desperately trying not to be discovered, Myfanwy has to navigate the rigours of her life and job, while trying to find out which of the faces closest to her past self betrayed her . . .. . . before they try again.Winner of the 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, The Rook is Daniel O Malley s critically-acclaimed debut.

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A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo.The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf s enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...

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The first and only Jedi Bible, this accessible and entertaining book is perfect anyone who has watched and fallen in love with the Star Wars films and wanted to learn to use the force (just as Daniel M Jones did as a young boy).

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