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Kniha – autor Jo Nesbo, 656 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - anglicky Sonny's on the run. Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates, and absolves them of their sins. He's been lied to his whole life. But then one prisoner's confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonny's disgraced father. Sonny wants revenge. He needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes. Whatever the cost.SONny is a model prisoner. Inspector Kirk Thomas is a dedicated police officer. They are connected by SONny's father, who was Kirk's best friend. Both were left devastated by the news of his corruption and suicide, but neither of them knew what really happened. Now SONny is about to escape prison to find out. Don't miss the brand new thriller from the bestselling author of the Harry Hole series.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer The critically acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood and power, follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century. Eli McCullough is just twelve years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead, brutally murder his mother and sister and take him captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli - against all odds - adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways and language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the band s chief and fighting their wars against not only other Indians but white men too, which complicates his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance and his very understanding of self. But when disease, starvation and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild. Deftly interweaving Eli s story with those of his son Peter and his great-granddaughter JA, The Son maps the legacy of Eli s ruthlessness, his drive to power and his lifelong status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching and oil dynasty that is as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices. Panoramic, deeply evocative and utterly transporting, The Son is a masterpiece American novel - part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story - that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife-edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy. Stunning ...a book that for once really does deserve to be called a masterpiece Kate Atkinson Magnificent ...McCarthy s Border Trilogy is a point of reference, as is There Will Be Blood, but it is not fanciful to be reminded of certain passages from Moby-Dick - it s that good The Times Brilliant ...a wonderful novel Lionel Shriver

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After several years of absence, a man reappears in the life of a woman and their young son. Intent on being a family again, he drives them to Les Roches, a dilapidated house in the mountains, where the man grew up with his own ruthless father. While the mother watches the passing days with apprehension, the son discovers the enchantment of nature, savage and bewitching. As the fatherâ ™s hold over them intensifies, the return to their previous life and home seems increasingly impossible. Haunted by his past and consumed with jealousy, the man slowly sinks into madness and his son has no choice but to challenge his father in an attempt to save something of their humanity. Written in flawless, cinematic prose and brilliantly translated by Frank Wynne, The Son of Man is an exceptional novel of nature and wildness that traces how violence is inherited from one generation to the next, and a blistering examination of how families fold together and break apart under duress.

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*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* A tense, violent and hugely absorbing walk on the murky side of Oslo Sunday MirrorSonny s on the run. Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates and absolves them of their sins. But then one prisoner s confession changes everything. He s been lied to his whole life. After learning the truth about his disgraced father, Sonny needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes. Sonny wants revenge, whatever the cost. Excellent...an intricate, disturbing picture of rampant corruption The TimesWatch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

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In this Church Times Top 100 Best Christian Book , a chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandtâ ™s painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. He shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has chosen to dwell.In seizing the inspiraton that came to him through Rembrandtâ ™s depiction of the powerful Gospel story, Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger sonâ ™s return, the fatherâ ™s resoration of sonship, the elder sonâ ™s vengefulness, and the fatherâ ™s compassion. In his reflection on Rembrandt in light of his own life journey, the author evokes the powerful drama of the parable in a rich, captivating way.The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as the father and be loved as the son is represented with new freshness and vigour for our times.

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WINNER OF THE PRIX RENAUDOT This took my breath away, again and again. Lafon is magic ... A thrilling read in Stephanie Smee s masterful translation Anna Funder, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wifedom A work of the purest literary quality: muscular and densely packed, yet graceful in all its movements, and glowing with brilliant detail Helen Garner, author of This House of Grief________________________________________________________________This is the story of a family and the secret that lies at its heart. André is the son, raised by his aunt in the French countryside. His mother Gabrielle, beautiful but distant, lives in Paris. Surrounded by his cousins, far from the noise of the city, André s childhood is a happy one. No-one questions the absence of his mother, or dares voice the name of his father.But beneath the quiet joy of the everyday lies a tragedy, passed down through the generations. Over time, the truth will come to the surface, whether the son desires it or not.________________________________________________________________ An exquisite and mesmerising work of genius ... Lafon is a name that should be known by readers everywhere Sarah Holland-Batt A magnificent novel La Croix [Lafon] breathes life into language . . . pure and rich Le Monde Captivating and heartbreaking from beginning to end Le Figaro Magazine Beautiful prose . . . a rich and melancholy enchantment Sydney Morning Herald

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The bestselling Heroes of Olympus title by Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan - now in stunning graphic novel form!Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, has come face to face with two snake-haired ladies who refuse to die.But they re the least of his problems. Because Percy finds himself at a camp for half-bloods, which doesn t ring any bells for him. There s just one name he remembers from his past. Annabeth.One thing is certain - Percy s adventuring days aren t over. He faces the most important quest of all: the Prophecy of Seven. If he fails, it s not just their camp at risk. Percy s old life, the gods, and the entire world might be destroyed . . .

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Laying out a systematic summary of Christology from philosophical, biblical, and historical perspectives, this book leads to the ultimate conclusion that Christ is God the Son incarnate.

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Herní doplněk / DLC - elektronická licence, klíč pro Steam, žánr: Akční a RPG, pro uplatnění je vyžadována základní hra nbsp;Objevte a prozkoumejte pátý a poslední z řady DLC balíků Headhunter k velmi oblíbené hře Borderlands 2. Vychutnejte si dovolenou na Wam Bam Island a odpočiňte si. S Borderlands 2? To určitě. Hned na začátku totiž děsivý Son of Crawmerax unese Sira Hammerlocka a vy jej musíte zachránit. Během toho si do své sbírky přidáte novou sadu hlav a skinů.VypnutoObjevte a prozkoumejte nbsp;pátý a poslední z řady DLC balíků Headhunter k velmi oblíbené hře Borderlands 2. nbsp;Vychutnejte si dovolenou na Wam Bam Island a odpočiňte si. S Borderlands 2? To určitě. Hned na začátku totiž nbsp;děsivý Son of Crawmerax nbsp;unese Sira Hammerlocka a vy jej musíte zachránit. nbsp;Během toho si do své sbírky přidáte novou sadu hlav a skinů.Toto balení obsahuje pouze DLC. K jeho hraní je nutné vlastnit hru...

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The second book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero â “ now in a brand-new look!Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. Demigod Percy Jackson has a small problem â “ he canâ ™t remember anything. All he knows is that he must get away from these terrifying snake-haired women before they vaporize him.Soon after, Percy finds himself at Camp Jupiter â “ a haven for demigods like him. It should ring a bell . . . But something isnâ ™t right. Still, thereâ ™s only one thing Percy can remember from his past. The name Annabeth.But Percy s questing days aren t over and now he, and his new friends, must face their deadliest trial ever. . .rescuing the literal god of Death.No one ever said being a demigod was easy!Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess â “ out now!

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A Seletti GLASS FROM SONNY borospohár kézzel készült boroszilikát üvegből, 19,5 cm magas és 510 ml-es térfogatú. Minden darab egyedi íveléssel rendelkezik, és alkalmas vörös és fehérbor tálalására is. A kollekció karafát és vízospoharakat is tartalmaz.

• Kézzel készített, minden darab egyedi íveléssel rendelkezik.
• Boroszilikát üvegből készült, könnyű és elegáns kivitelű.
• Mind vörös, mind fehérbor tálalására alkalmas, 510 ml-es térfogattal.
• A GLASS FROM SONNY kollekció része, karafával és vízospoharakkal kombinálható.

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A Seletti GLASS FROM SONNY borospohár kézzel készült boroszilikát üvegből, 24 cm magas és 510 ml-es térfogattal rendelkezik. Minden egyes darab egyedi ívelésű, könnyű és kifinomult megjelenést kínál, alkalmas vörös és fehérbor fogyasztására is. A kollekció karafát és vízipoharakat is tartalmaz, így komplett asztali díszítést tesz lehetővé.

• Kézzel készített, egyedi ívelésű design minden pohárnál
• Boroszilikát üveg, amely könnyű és elegáns megjelenést kölcsönöz
• Mind vörös, mind fehérbor számára alkalmas, 510 ml-es térfogattal
• A GLASS FROM SONNY kollekció része, karafával és vízipoharakkal párosítható

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A Seletti GLASS FROM SONNY karafa egy 28,5 cm magas, 1,7 literes italosüveg, amely kézzel készült boroszilikát üvegből. Könnyű és egyedi megjelenésű, minden darab eltérő íveléssel rendelkezik. A karafa a GLASS FROM SONNY kollekció része, amely víz és borospoharakat is tartalmaz.

• Kézzel készített, minden darab egyedi íveléssel rendelkezik
• Könnyű és finom boroszilikát üveg, amely különleges megjelenést kölcsönöz
• Többfunkciós: víz, gyümölcslék és egyéb italok számára ideális

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The global bestselling series that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.The sequel to Wicked - now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.**Book 2 in a new collector s edition of the WICKED YEARS quartet, with stunning vintage variant cover artwork**On the night the Witch dies, nobody really notices the boy hiding in the shadows of the castle.Ten years later, in the land of Oz, the young man Liir is discovered bruised, comatose and left for dead. At the Cloister of Saint Glinda, he is tended to by a silent novice called Candle who wills him back to life with her musical gifts.What dark force left Liir in this condition? Could he be the son of the Wicked Witch of the West? He has her broom and her cape - but what of Elphaba s powers?And now that Oz is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?Fall under the WICKED spell this year . . . Even more wicked than Wicked! So full of action and adventure You ve got to read this!

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As Englandâ ™s most celebrated royal dynasty, itâ ™s often overlooked that the Tudors have their origins in rural Wales, far from the urban centres of English power where they dared to become great. When Henry Tudor won the English crown by defeating Richard III in battle, he was a stranger to the people he now ruled, an â ˜unknown Welshmanâ ™ in the words of his defeated foe. In his native Wales, however, Henry had long been championed as the Son of Prophecy, a foretold national messiah who would free his oppressed people from their lengthy misery. How had this remarkable situation come about?In this lucid and riveting account, Nathen Amin deftly explores how one redoubtable Welsh family thrived during lean years of political chaos, national instability, and intergenerational bloodshed to leave behind a complex legacy that changed the face of England and Wales forever. It is a passionately told tale of treachery, cunning, love, and heartbreak. From Penmynydd to Bosworth, this is the enthralling, action-packed story of the Tudors, but not as you know it.

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The Red Pyramid: the first book in Rick Riordan s The Kane Chronicles.Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world... I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . . CARTER AND SADIE KANE S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family s connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And neither, unfortunately, are their gods . . .Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwidePraise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner - Amanda Craig, The Times Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline - Telegraph Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats - New York TimesRick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children s Book Award in 2006.The Percy Jackson series:The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan s Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus:The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of AthenaThe Kane Chronicles:The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent s Shadow

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The Phantom of the Opera is Gaston Leroux s exquisite blend of Gothic horror and tragic romance, which formed the basis for a world-renowned stage musical. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Mireille Ribiere, and an introduction by Jann Matlock.When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors warnings about the hideous Opera ghost stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. The Phantom haunts the imagination of the beautiful and talented singer Christine Daaé, appearing to her as the Angel of Music - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. When Christine is courted by a handsome young Viscount, the Phantom is consumed by jealousy and seeks revenge. And when Christine suddenly disappears after a triumphant singing performance, it becomes clear that the Phantom s time has come. With its pervading atmosphere of menace, tinged with dark humour, The Phantom of the Opera (1910) has inspired film, stage and literature since its publication, including Andrew Lloyd Webber s Phantom of the Opera, the most successful theatrical show of all time. Mireille Ribière s highly readable and historically accurate translation captures the drive and drama of Leroux s vivid tale, and is accompanied by extensive notes and further reading. Jann Matlock s fascinating new introduction examines the Phantom s legacy and uncovers the real secrets hidden in the Paris Opera House.Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was born in Paris, the son of a building contractor. His first novel was serialised in the late 1890s, and with the 1907 publication of The Mystery of the Yellow Room he launched his career as a pioneer of the French detective novel. The Phantom of the Opera (1910) has been Leroux s best-known novel in the English-speaking world ever since the resounding success of the 1925 silent film version.If you enjoyed The Phantom of the Opera, you might like Victor Hugo s Les Miserables, also available in Penguin Classics.

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Peredur, The Undiscovered Truth of the Nazi Grail Quest is written in two parts. The first part of the book charts the life and adventures of Otto Rahn, the man tasked by the Nazis, in the 1930s, with finding and getting his hands on the Holy Grail for them. The Nazis were hell bent on finding the Grail and reuniting it with the Holy Lance in a bid to create a mythical past of the Aryan race. Rahn believed that by uncovering the truth behind the Germanic saga of Parzival he would discover the whereabouts of the Grail. Parzival had, according to legend, successfully completed a quest to find the Grail, whilst being a knight in the court of King Arthur. In dissecting the story of Parzival, Rahn concluded that the Grail had been held by the Cathars, a heretical Christian sect, in their fortress at Montsegur. He believed that the Grail was still there, waiting for him to find it and based his quest around this belief. Unfortunately, after chasing round Europe in his efforts to find the Grail, and coming within touching distance of finding the truth, the Nazis patience with him ran out with him, and Rahn came to a sticky end, without ever having found the Grail. Rahn was the real-life figure who inspired the fictional movie character Indiana Jones. The second part focusses on Peredur, a British knight hailing from York, and the true hero of the original Grail Story. By examining the life of Peredur and the Grail Story, Peredur, the Son of Evrawc, written about him, we are able to reach the truth of the Grail Rahn and the Nazis never found. Rahn came very close to uncovering this, but the Nazis had lost faith in him, and casting him as a charlatan, hounded him to his death. Much of the story of Peredur, the Son of Evrawc is played out in the ancient British kingdom of Elmet, encompassing much of what we now call South Yorkshire, and whose southern border lay along the line of the River Don. As the story is unpicked, the truth of the Grail, is unravelled, leading to some astonishing findings.

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Church History, Volume One offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and grew from its development in the days of Jesus to the years leading up to the Reformation. Looking closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church, Church History paints a portrait of God s people within its setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church.FEATURES:Maps, charts, and illustrations spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries.Overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds and how they developed or declined.Insights into the church s relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians.Explanations of the role of art, architecture, literature, and philosophy—both sacred and secular—in the Church.Details on the major theological controversies of the periods.Each chapter also contains callout passages from Scripture to assist in understanding the narrative of the Church, even to the present day, as part of the greater narrative of the Bible.AUTHOR S PERSPECTIVE:Scholar and writer Everett Ferguson wrote this history of the church from the perspective that such a history is the story of the greatest movement and community the world has known. It s a human story of a divinely called people who wanted to live by a divine revelation. It s a story of how they succeeded and how they failed or fell short of their calling.From the Apostle Paul to the apologists and martyrs of the second century to Martin Luther, the historical figures detailed are people who have struggled with the meaning of the greatest event in history—the coming of the Son of God—and with their role in that event and in the lives of God s people.

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The Gospel of Matthew, like the other Gospels, is a story. The narrative nature of Matthew s account of the life of Jesus unfolds as a plotted sequence of words and events, beginning with his birth and closing with his presence to the disciples as their risen Lord. The location of any single passage within the flow of the unfolding story is a major guide to understanding this Gospel. Matthew is best known for his account of the birth of Jesus (Matt 1â ”2); Peter s recognition of Jesus as the Son of Man, the Son of God (16:13â “20); and the final commission of all the disciples to preach the gospel to all nations (28:16â “28). But where do these famous passages appear in the story? What preceded them and what follows? The first Gospel famously highlights five major discourses, during which only Jesus speaks. How do they contribute to Matthew s story of the life of Jesus?The Shape of Matthew s Story focuses upon the temporal and geographical flow of the unfolding narrative, and the interacting roles of the protagonists within it. It traces an early Christian storyteller s single-minded presentation of God, Jesus Christ, the call to discipleship, and the Christian Church.Endorsements: Throughout his long and productive career, Fr. Francis Moloney has published many works of serious scholarship along with books that address the general public. His ability to speak clearly and intelligently on both levels, often at the same time, is truly remarkable. The Shape of Matthew s Story is a prime example of his making academic research available to the educated laity. â ”John P. Meier, University of Notre Dame In typical Moloney fashion, The Shape of Matthew s Story delivers an accessible, insightful, and lucid introduction to the first Gospel. Students and clergy alike will benefit from Moloney s careful attention to the narrative, historical, and theological concerns of the text. â ”Kelly Iverson, Baylor University Employing considerable skills as narrative critic, Francis Moloney offers a compelling account of Matthew s story of the Messiah, from birth to death and beyond. With Moloney as reliable guide, Matthew s complex yet profound narrative emerges from the page, inviting the reader into a community of disciples that is taught by Jesus. â ”Ian Boxall, University of OxfordFrancis J. Moloney, SDB, is a graduate of the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the University of Oxford. He was Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies and Professor of New Testament at the Catholic University of America (1999â “2005). Now in semi-retirement, he is a senior professorial fellow of Catholic Theological College, within the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia.â

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The landmark novel that inspired both Verdi s opera La Traviata and the Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge!, in a sparkling new translation. One of the greatest love stories of all time, The Lady of the Camellias recounts the history of Marguerite Gautier, the most beautiful, brazen, and expensive courtesan in all of Paris. Known to all as the Lady of the Camellias because she is never seen without her favourite flowers, she leads a glittering life of endless parties and aristocratic balls, with the richest men in France flocking to her boudoir to lay their fortunes at her feet. But despite having many lovers, she has never really loved - until she meets Armand Duval, young, handsome and from a lower social class, and yet hopelessly in love with Marguerite.ALEXANDRE DUMAS fils (1824-1895) was the son of the famous novelist Alexandre Dumas. In 1847 he published his first novel, Adventures of Four Women and a Parrot, followed a year later by The Lady of the Camellias and ten other novels over the next decade. After the great success of the dramatic version of The Lady of the Camellias, he was gradually drawn away from the novel to the stage. In 1874 he was elected to the French Academy and until his death continued to produce a long line of successful plays.LIESL SCHILLINGER is a journalist and literary critic who writes regularly for The New York Times Book Review and spent many years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker. JULIE KAVANAGH is the author of The Girl Who Loved Camellias, a biography of the courtesan who inspired The Lady of the Camellias. An award-winning biographer of Rudolf Nureyev and Frederick Ashton, she has been London editor of both Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. One of the greatest love stories of the world Henry James Anyone who has read an outdated English translation of this novel; seen the opera it inspired - La Traviata, by Verdi; or watched the film it inspired - Camille, starring Greta Garbo, might have missed the audacity, obstinacy, sensuality, and recklessness of its characters Liesl Schillinger

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The third book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.It s not every day you find yourself in combat with a half-lion, half human. . .Percy Jackson has a lot on his plate.A powerful goddess has gone missing. The Greek gods are on the brink of war with the Titans. And there s the minor threat of a mystery beast that could destroy Mount Olympus forever.This time, Percy s going to need help and he s found two powerful demigods for the job. . .There s just the small problem of the prophecy. The one that has predicted not all of them will survive.But when you re the son of a Greek god, it happens. Right?Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods â “ out now!And don t miss the trio s next adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess, coming soon!

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The Lightning Thief: the first book in Rick Riordan s Percy Jackson series. Look, I didn t want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek god.I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.That s when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I ve stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea .. . Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwidePraise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty and inspired.Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner - Amanda Craig, The Times Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline - Telegraph Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats - New York TimesRick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. For the past fifteen years he has taught at middle schools in the San Francisco Bay area and in Texas.Rick lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, the overall winner of the Red House Children s Book Award, was Rick s first novel featuring the heroic young demigod. The Percy Jackson series:The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan s Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus:The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of AthenaThe Kane Chronicles:The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent s Shadow

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Now available in a gorgeous Deluxe Collector’s Edition featuring beautiful new cover art, special hardcover case design, illustrated endpapers, and stenciled edges—the stunning debut novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning.This story of fantasy, romance, and folklore inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant.In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the king’s blood sacrifice, Évike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered.But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but Évike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except he’s no ordinary Woodsman—he’s the disgraced prince, Gáspár Bárány, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. Gáspár fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, Gáspár understands what it’s like to be an outcast, and he and Évike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother.As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection, bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as Évike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gáspár need to decide whose side they’re on, and what they’re willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all.

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The irresistible new novel set between 1960s Tuscany and present-day Devon, from number one bestseller Santa Montefiore Ten-year-old Floriana is captivated by the beauty of the magnificent Tuscan villa just outside her small village, and dreams of living there someday. When Dante, the son of the villa #39;s owner, invites her inside, she knows that her destiny is there, with him. But as they grow up they cross an unseen line, jeopardizing the very thing they hold most dear… Decades later and hundreds of miles away, a beautiful old country house hotel on England #39;s Devon coast has fallen on hard times. Its owner, Marina, hires an artist-in-residence to stay the summer and teach the guests how to paint. The man she finds is charismatic and wise and begins to pacify the discord in her family and transform the fortunes of the hotel. However, it soon becomes clear that he is not who he seems… From the Italian countryside to the English coast, The House by the Sea is a moving and mysterious tale of love, forgiveness and the past revealed. This book has been published in the US under the title The Mermaid Garden.

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The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, author of The Day of the Triffids and The Kraken Wakes and dramatised on BBC Radio 4.David Strorm s father doesn t approve of Angus Morton s unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son s cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery, or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands. . . The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world and explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure. Perfect timing, astringent humour. . . one of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence Spectator Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way GuardianJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called logical fantasy . As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned), The Seeds of Time, Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.

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It wasn t me. I didn t do it. And I ll never do it again! says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC s legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock n roll history.The son of a British army sergeant-major and Italian mother, Brian grew up in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, as it emerged from the shadow of the Second World War. Then he saw Little Richard on the BBC and it changed the course of his life.The choirboy and cub scout was going to be singer.For over a decade he tried to make his mark with a succession of bands. He appeared on to Top of the Pops, toured Australia and yet the big time looked out of reach. Then he was invited to London for an audition for one of the world s biggest rock acts. AC/DC were a band in crisis following the tragic death of their lead singer, Bon Scott, but with Brian on board they would record their masterpiece: Back in Black. It became the biggest selling rock album of all time. The tour that followed played to packed out arenas. Quickly embraced by the band s fans, the new boy had earned his spurs. But there was to be a twist in the tale. In 2016, Brian was forced to quit the band after being diagnosed with hearing loss, only to make a triumphant return to the band he loved with the release of 2020 s smash hit album Power Up.It s been a rollercoaster of a life, throughout which Brian s kept his feet firmly on the ground, never losing touch with his roots.Warm, vivid, evocative, life-affirming and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian tells the story of one of our most well-loved performers in his own inimitable voice

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Imagine you’re holding a book in your hands. It’s not just any book though. It’s a tête-bêche novel, beloved of nineteenth-century bookmakers.It’s a book that is two books: two intertwined stories printed back-to-back. Open the book and the first novella begins. It ends at the middle of the book.Then flip the book over, head to tail, and read the second story in the opposite direction. Both covers are front covers; and it can be read in either direction, or in both directions at once, alternating chapters, to fully immerse the reader in it. 1880s England.On the bleak island of Ray, off the Essex coast, an idealistic young doctor, Simeon Lee, is called from London to treat his cousin, Parson Oliver Hawes, who is dying. Parson Hawes, who lives in the only house on the island – Turnglass House – believes he is being poisoned. And he points the finger at his sister-in-law, Florence.Florence was declared insane after killing Oliver’s brother in a jealous rage and is now kept in a glass-walled apartment in Oliver’s library. And the secret to how she came to be there is found in Oliver’s tête-bêche journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other. 1930s California.Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the son of the state governor, is found dead in his writing hut off the coast of the family residence, Turnglass House. His friend Ken Kourian doesn’t believe that Oliver would take his own life. His investigations lead him to the mysterious kidnapping of Oliver’s brother when they were children, and the subsequent secret incarceration of his mother, Florence, in an asylum.But to discover the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver’s final book, a tête-bêche novel – which is about a young doctor called Simeon Lee . . .

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Is there credible proof that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? In The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and New York Times bestselling author, retraces his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith and builds a captivating case for Christ s divinity.In this revised and updated edition of The Case for Christ, Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions--and taking a deeper look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history.In his comprehensive investigation, Strobel doesn t shy away from challenging questions, including:How reliable is the New Testament?Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?Is Jesus who he said he was?Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?What does all of the evidence point to--and what does it mean today? Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, The Case for Christ has been adapted into a major motion picture and has now sold over 5 million copies worldwide.This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book s impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.Strobel s thorough examination reads like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it s not fiction: it s a riveting quest for the truth about history s most compelling figure. Discover The Case for Christ today.Praise for The Case for Christ: Nobody knows how to sift truth from fiction like an experienced investigative reporter, or to argue a case like someone trained at Yale Law School. Lee Strobel brings both qualifications to this remarkable book. In addition to his own tremendous testimony as atheist-turned-Christian, the author marshals the irrefutable depositions of recognized expert witnesses to build his ironclad case for Jesus Christ. The Case for Christ sets a new standard among existing contemporary apologetics. --D. James Kennedy, PhD, senior minister, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

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The Demigod Files: the perfect companion to Rick Riordan s Percy Jackson series.The perfect companion to this megaselling series - essential reading for all young demigods!In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood s senior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigods that NO regular human child is allowed to see.These highly classified archives include three of Percy Jackson s most perilous adventures, a Spotter s Guide to Monsters, a Who s Who in Greek mythology, Percy s Summer Camp report and much more.So, if you re armed with this book, you ll have everything you need to know to keep you alive in your training. Your own adventures have just begun . . .Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwidePraise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner - Amanda Craig, The Times Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline - Telegraph Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats - New York TimesThe Percy Jackson series:The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan s Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus:The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of AthenaThe Kane Chronicles:The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent s Shadow

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MOST FAMILY REUNIONS END IN TEARS. THIS ONE WILL END IN MURDER.Lucy Foley meets Succession in this atmospheric new murder mystery that will keep you hooked right until the last page . . . Original, compelling, and utterly unputdownable. ANDREA MARAI absolutely loved The Inheritance!â ™ LISA JEWELLâ ˜A pacy, page-turning thriller SARAH PEARSEâ ˜I couldnâ ™t put it down and WOW â “ the ending!â ™ RUTH MANCINIâ ˜Echoes of the TV dramas Succession and The White Lotus, but also of Agatha Christie and The Traitorsâ ™ THE TIMES_____________On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion.Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three children.Shalini, the fragile mother, who longs to see her family healed.Myra, the eldest daughter and golden child, who, unbeknownst to the family, is on the brink of bankruptcy.Aseem, the son and supposed heir, who must choose between his wife and his family.Aisha, the fun-loving youngest daughter, who is tired of being treated like a child.And Zoe, the outsider whose #Instaperfect life is built on a foundation of lies.Everyone has a secret â “ but only one would kill to protect itâ ¦ _____________Praise for The Inheritance:â ˜Sakhlechaâ ™s glamorous thriller portrays a dysfunctional family doing despicable things in the name of love.â ™ Washington Post Compelling and taut, if you adored Succession, youâ ™ll love thisâ ™ Sun Twisty Crime Monthly Magazineâ ˜A propulsive thrillerâ ¦ a slow-burning, multilayered and brooding story.â ™ Woman Home Magazineâ ˜Succession meets Agatha Christieâ ™s And Then There Were None in this unputdownable, unpredictable thriller.â ™ RED Magazine [Sakhlecha] expertly ratchets up the tension Guardian An elegant portrait of family dysfunction and a pacy, page-turning whodunnit, The Inheritance keeps you hooked until the very end.â ™ iNewsâ ˜A crackerâ ¦ if you thought TV hit Succession was a shocking expose of a familyâ ™s dark secrets, thisâ ™ll blow your socks off as fragile bonds are torn apart on the way to murder.â ™ Peterborough Telegraph A tense and propulsive thrillerâ ¦ As tensions builds, emotions rise and thereâ ™s only one way things will endâ ¦ murder.â ™ Woman s Weeklyâ ˜Deliciously dark with chilling characters and a brilliant setting. This is a pacy, page-turning thriller. Sarah Pearseâ ˜A propulsive mystery and a layered portrait of familial love and dysfunctionâ ¦ impossible to put down.â ™ Tracy Sierraâ ˜This is dark and twisty suspense exquisitely done, right to the breathtaking final line.â ™ Ashley Audrainâ ˜This will have you on the edge of your seat.â ™ Sophie Hannah So dazzlingly twisted, gripping and atmospheric. And goodness, what a KAPOW of an ending! Kelly Mullenâ ˜Masterful plotting, gorgeous setting, and diverse cast of charactersâ ¦had me turning the pages at warp speed. Karen Dionneâ ˜Menacing, smart, and absorbing, The Inheritance unwraps surprises through to its final line.â ™ Flynn Berry

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WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY AMY LIPTROTSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 1994WINNER OF THE SALTIRE SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD 1994 Intimate, humorous, effortlessly combining the strands of history and folklore, the past and the present, this is a deceptively simple book, like a tale told to a child. But its echoes sound on unforgettably. A whole universe is created from a grain of Orkney sand IndependentIn this novel set on the fictitious island of Norday in the Orkneys, George Mackay Brown beckons us into the imaginary world of the young Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a crofter. In his day-dreams he relives the history of this island people, travelling back in time to join Viking adventurers at the court of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople, then accompanying a Falstaffian knight to the battle of Bannockburn.Thorfinn wakes to the twentieth century and a community whose way of life, steeped in legend and tradition, has remained unchanged for centuries. But as the boy grows up - and falls in love with a vivacious and mysterious stranger - the transforming effect of modern civilization brings momentous and irreversible changes to the island. During the Second World War Thorfinn finds himself in a German prisoner-of-war camp, and it is here that he discovers his gifts as a writer.Long afterwards he returns, now a successful novelist, to a deserted and battle-scarred island. Searching for the peace and freedom of mind he had in abundance as a child, he finds instead something he didn t even know he was looking for.George Mackay Brown intertwines myth and reality to create a novel of deceptive simplicity. The story of Thorfinn and the island of Norday is a universal and profound one, rooted in the timeless landscape of the Orkneys, the inspiration of all his writing.

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One of the most powerful, provocative and enduring novels to expose social injustice ever published in the United States, Upton Sinclair s The Jungle contains an introduction by Ronald Gottesman in Penguin Classics.Upton Sinclair s dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the appalling odds against which immigrants and other working people struggled for their share of the American Dream. Denounced by the conservative press as an un-American libel on the meatpacking industry, and condemned for Sinclair s unabashed promotion of Socialism and unionisation as a solution to the exploitation of workers, the book was championed by more progressive thinkers, including then President Theodore Roosevelt, and was a major catalyst to the passing of the Pure Food and Meat Inspection act, which has tremendous impact to this day.Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) was born into an impoverished Baltimore family, the son of an alcoholic liquor salesman. At fifteen, he began writing a series of dime novels to pay for his education at the City College of New York, and he was later accepted to do graduate work at Columbia. While there, he published a number of novels, but his breakthrough was The Jungle (1906), a scathing indictment of the vile health and working conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry. After a dalliance with politics, Sinclair returned to novel-writing, winning the Pulitzer Prize for his account of the Nazi takeover of Germany in Dragon s Teeth (1942).If you enjoyed The Jungle, you might like Saul Bellow s The Adventures of Augie March, also available in Penguin Classics.

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Engaging, hilarious, and an utter pleasure to read ALI HAZELWOOD Like your favourite Taylor Swift song on repeat - romantic, heart-breaking, and utterly enchanting ASHLEY POSTONIT S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A COMEBACKOnce the most notorious rivals in the music scene, pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage. But behind the scenes, their simmering tension grew into something more - until suddenly both bands fell apart, and the idea of Mackenzie and Sam did, too.Two years later, Sam has traded the rockstar lifestyle for a quiet life raising the son he didn t know about. Meanwhile, Mackenzie is dealing with a post-operative change in her voice by only singing under a pseudonym. The only way to revive their public careers? A joint comeback album.With fans over the moon and their futures on the line, Sam and Mackenzie face their biggest challenge yet: giving up the old rivalry and learning to work together. But as old sparks fly and new secrets emerge, they set off a chain reaction neither of them could have anticipated - one that proves that sometimes, the greatest hits are the ones yet to be written.Trope check ✅Rivals to Lovers ❤️⠍🔥Second Chance Romance 💞Taylor Swift vibes 🎤Celebrity romance ⭐Dual POV 👩⠍❤️⠍👨Spice 🌶️Slow burn 🔥What readers are saying . . . Such a fun, feel-good read! The banter is spot-on, and the behind-the-scenes music world made it extra fun ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Emotional, romantic, tense, flirty, and heartwarming all at the same time! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Funny, light hearted, and so entertaining. It s also emotional and beautiful and made me cry ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five stars and a standing ovation. it s fun, fast-paced, and full of heart ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had SO much fun reading this. Every time I picked it up, I had a smile on my face ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was like stepping into a glittery, chaotic, emotionally-charged tour bus and I loved the ride . . . BRB starting a band and spiraling romantically ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A pitch-perfect romance full of backstage tension, second chances, and the kind of slow-burn chemistry that makes you want to cheer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like a light-hearted more romantic version of Daisy Jones and the Six! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended for fans of music-themed romance with a dash of drama and undeniable chemistry ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Drawing on George Eliot s own childhood experiences to craft an unforgettable story of first love, sibling rivalry and regret, The Mill on the Floss is edited with an introduction and notes by A.S. Byatt, author of Possession, in Penguin Classics.Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother; hunchbacked Tom Wakem, the son of her family s worst enemy; and the charismatic but dangerous Stephen Guest. With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot s most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving.In this edition, writer and critic A.S. Byatt, author of Possession, provides full explanatory notes and an introduction relating The Mill on the Floss to George Eliot s own life and times.Mary Ann Evans (1819-80) began her literary career as a translator, and later editor, of the Westminster Review. In 1857, she published Scenes of Clerical Life, the first of eight novels she would publish under the name of George Eliot , including The Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda.If you enjoyed The Mill on the Floss, you might like Thomas Hardy s Jude the Obscure, also available in Penguin Classics.

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Winner of The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the CWA Historical Dagger 2022Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in 1930s Glasgow. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw, Denise Mina and Philip Kerr. #39;Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read #39; – Adrian McKinty, author of The ChainGlasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the city’s wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case – despite sharing a troubled history with the victim’s widow, Isla Lockhart.From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgow’s gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why.All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, will Dreghorn find the killer – or lose his own life in the process? #39;Astounding. Tense, absorbing and dripping with gallus Glasgow humour, this book is absolutely wonderful #39; – Abir Mukherjee, author of the Wyndham Banerjee series #39;A magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city . . . Chilling and brutal, but also deeply moving and, most importantly, beautifully written #39; – Mark Billingham, author of the Tom Thorne series

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Since the end of the Second World War, the audacious Operation Jaywick has remained little known amongst the public or military in the United Kingdom. It was an incredible endeavour executed by British and Australian service personnel. The deepest surface waterborne penetration behind enemy occupied lines undertaken by special forces of WW2. This hand- picked band of men would achieve what some thought to be impossible, a major strike at the very heart of the Japanese in their newly acquired Empire in South East Asia. This story ranks and deserves the same acknowledgement as exploits such as the Dambusters or the Cockleshell Heroes.In the words of British Generals and US Admirals and Commanders it achieved what everyone thought was impossible, without loss and with the minimum expenditure of resources. A terrible twist in the tale is that by not using the success of the mission as a propaganda victory, as had been intended by Jaywickâ ™s commanders, a terrible price was paid by local Singaporeans who were scapegoated by the Japanese Secret Police. This is perhaps the reason that Operation Jaywick was never hailed with the success it truly deserved. The highly effective delivery of Operation Jaywick gave a green light to an even more ambitious endeavour from which no British or Australian personnel would survive, many being executed, beheaded by their Japanese captors. The Tigerâ ™s Revenge is the story told by the son of a special forces crew member who was the only post WW2 British survivor of Operation Jaywick.

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A Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia.They call themselves Captains of the Sands , a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old Bullet , the band - including a crafty liar named Legless , the intellectual Professor , and the sexually precocious Cat - pulls off heists and escapades against the privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the little criminals , the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land. Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil s most acclaimed author.JORGE AMADO (1912-2001), the son of a cocoa planter, was born in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which he would portray in more than twenty-five novels. His first novels, published when he was still a teenager, dramatize the class struggles of workers on Bahian cocoa plantations. Amado was later exiled for his leftist politics, but his novels would always have a strong political perspective. Not until Amado returned to Brazil in the 1950s did he write his acclaimed novels Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (the basis for the successful film and Broadway musical of the same name), which display a lighter, more comic approach than his overtly political novels. One of the most renowned writers of the Latin American boom of the 1960s, Amado has had his work translated into more than forty-five languages.GREGORY RABASSA is a National Book Award-winning translator whose English-language versions of works by Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Amado have become classics in their own right.COLM TÓIBÍN, who worked as a journalist in Latin America in the 1980s, is the author of the bestselling novels The Master, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize, and Brooklyn.

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The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller, shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book Award.In 1996, Damon Hill was crowned Formula One World Champion. For the first time ever he tells the story of his journey through the last golden era of the sport when he took on the greats including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and emerged victorious as World Champion in 1996, stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father Graham Hill.Away from the grid, Watching the Wheels: The Autobiography is an astonishingly candid account of what it was like to grow up as the son of one of the country s most famous racing drivers. It also tells the unflinching story of dealing with the grief and chaos that followed his father s tragically early death in an aircraft accident in 1975, when Damon was fifteen years old. Formula One drivers have always been aware of their mortality, and the rush that comes with the danger of racing was as intoxicating for Hill as it had been for his father s generation, until he came face-to-face with catastrophe when his team-mate, Ayrton Senna, was killed in 1994. The swirling emotions that Hill was faced with in light of the death of Senna was a defining moment for his generation of drivers and for the first time ever Hill talks candidly about the impact that Senna had on his life, even as he watched his own son step into motor racing.Courageously honest, and hugely rewarding, Watching the Wheels is a return to the last golden era of F1 racing, whose image still burns ferociously for those who love the sport for what it reveals about human skill in the face of near certain death.

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICKâ ˜Deeply movingâ ™ Sarah Winman, author of Still Lifeâ ˜Remarkableâ ™ Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)â ˜A sweeping epic â ¦ Outstandingâ ™ Daily MailImmerse yourself in a celebration of Black womanhood and an epic tale of the stories that span generations.Ailey Pearl Garfield grows up between the City in the north and summers spent in her motherâ ™s small hometown of Chicasetta, Georgia. From an early age, she finds herself in a battle for belonging thatâ ™s made all the more difficult by a hurt in her past, as well as the whispers of womenâ ”her mother, Belle, her sister, Lydia, and a maternal line reaching back two centuriesâ ”that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead.To come to terms with her identity, Ailey embarks on a journey through her familyâ ™s past, uncovering the shocking tales of generations of ancestorsâ ”Indigenous, Black, and whiteâ ”in the deep South. In doing so Ailey must learn to embrace her full heritage, a legacy of oppression and resistance, bondage and independence, cruelty and resilience that is the storyâ ”and the songâ ”of America itself.â ˜Mesmerisingâ ¦ magnificentâ ™ Independentâ ˜Astonishingâ ¦ A great work infused with love and honestyâ ™ Alice Walker, author of The Color Purpleâ ˜Gripping, gorgeous. A sweeping family saga that is also history at its most intimate and vitalâ ™ Stef Penney, author of The Tenderness of WolvesLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION â ¢ SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE â ¢ LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN LITERARY PRIZE20 Highest Rated Books on Goodreads 2025 â ¢ New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year â ¢ Time 10 Best Books of the Year â ¢ Washington Post 10 Best Books of the Year â ¢ People 10 Best Books of the Year â ¢ Booklist 10 Best First Novels of the Year

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Is there credible proof that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? In The Case for Christ,Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and New York Times bestselling author, retraces his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith and builds a captivating case for Christ s divinity.In this revised and updated edition of The Case for Christ, Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions--and taking a deeper look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history.In his comprehensive investigation, Strobel doesn t shy away from challenging questions, including:How reliable is the New Testament?Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?Is Jesus who he said he was?Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?What does all of the evidence point to--and what does it mean today? Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, The Case for Christ has been adapted into a major motion picture and has now sold over 5 million copies worldwide.This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book s impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.Strobel s thorough examination reads like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it s not fiction: it s a riveting quest for the truth about history s most compelling figure. Discover The Case for Christ today.Praise for The Case for Christ: Nobody knows how to sift truth from fiction like an experienced investigative reporter, or to argue a case like someone trained at Yale Law School. Lee Strobel brings both qualifications to this remarkable book. In addition to his own tremendous testimony as atheist-turned-Christian, the author marshals the irrefutable depositions of recognized expert witnesses to build his ironclad case for Jesus Christ. The Case for Christ sets a new standard among existing contemporary apologetics. --D. James Kennedy, PhD, senior minister, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

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#39;The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.’ These were the words of Thomas Müntzer at the head of the massed ranks of a peasant army in the year 1525. Ranged against him were the might of the princes of the German Nation. How did Müntzer, the son of a coin maker from central Germany, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe?In this brilliant work of historical excavation, Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a ‘Ravening Wolf’ and ‘False Prophet’. Drummond shows us Müntzer as a human being. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor. In his short life – he was beheaded at thirty-five – Müntzer promised to fundamentally upend German society.Seeking to save Müntzer from the condescension of history, Drummond guides us through the religious and political disputes of the Reformation, placing his life and thought in the context of those turbulent years. The result is a portrait of an often contradictory but always radical figure, one who continues to inspire movements of the poor across the globe.

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The world’s leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century, and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today. In The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, Peter Bergen provides the first reevaluation of the man responsible for precipitating America’s long wars with al-Qaeda and its descendants, capturing bin Laden in all the dimensions of his life: as a family man, as a zealot, as a battlefield commander, as a terrorist leader, and as a fugitive. The book sheds light on his many contradictions: he was the son of a billionaire, yet insisted his family live like paupers. He adored his wives and children, depending on two of his wives, both of whom had PhDs, to make important strategic decisions. Yet he also brought ruin to his family. He was fanatically religious, yet willing to kill thousands of civilians in the name of Islam. He inspired deep loyalty yet, in the end, his bodyguards turned against him. And while he inflicted the most lethal act of mass murder in United States history, he failed to achieve any of his strategic goals. The lasting image we have of bin Laden in his final years is of an aging man with a graying beard watching old footage of himself, just another dad flipping through the channels with his remote. In the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound, far from the front lines of his holy war. And yet despite that unheroic denouement, his ideology lives on. Thanks to exclusive interviews with family members and associates, and documents unearthed only recently, Bergen’s portrait of Osama will reveal for the first time who he really was and why he continues to inspire a new generation of jihadists.

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Annie and Lewis search for the son of an old enemy, who may hold the key to ending Annie’s curse. Their investigations lead back to the past, uncovering something that could destroy the most powerful people in the country. The compelling, chilling next instalment in the Annie Jackson Mysteries series…Two men, centuries apart, dream of being a wolf. One is burned at the stake.Another is locked in a psychiatric hospital for most of his life.And Annie Jackson is about to find out why… Vowing once again to remove herself from society, Annie is back living alone in her little cottage by the shores of a loch. But when an old enemy – now locked up in a high security hospital – comes calling, begging her to find the son that she was forced to give up at the age of seventeen, Annie is tempted out of seclusion. The missing boy holds the key to ending Annie’s curse, and he may be the only chance that both she and Lewis have of real happiness. Annie and Lewis begin an investigation that takes them back to the past, a time etched in Scottish folklore, a period of history that may just be repeating itself. And what they uncover could destroy not just some of the most powerful people in the country, who will stop at nothing to protect their wealth and their secrets, but also Annie’s life, and everything she holds dear… Dark, immersive, and utterly compelling, The Howling is a story of deception, betrayal, and misplaced power, and a reminder that the most public of faces can hide the darkest of hearts…

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MOST FAMILY REUNIONS END IN TEARS. THIS ONE WILL END IN MURDER.Lucy Foley meets Succession in this atmospheric new murder mystery that will keep you hooked right until the last page . . . Original, compelling, and utterly unputdownable. ANDREA MARAâ ˜Insanely readableâ ¦ I absolutely loved The Inheritance!â ™ LISA JEWELLâ ˜A pacy, page-turning thriller SARAH PEARSEâ ˜Tense, atmospheric. I couldnâ ™t put it down and WOW â “ the ending!â ™ RUTH MANCINIâ ˜Echoes of the TV dramas Succession and The White Lotus, but also of Agatha Christie and The Traitors . . . Sakhlecha displays a Christie-like knack for misdirectionâ ™ THE TIMES_____________On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion.Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three children.Shalini, the fragile mother, who longs to see her family healed.Myra, the eldest daughter and golden child, who, unbeknownst to the family, is on the brink of bankruptcy.Aseem, the son and supposed heir, who must choose between his wife and his family.Aisha, the fun-loving youngest daughter, who is tired of being treated like a child.And Zoe, the outsider whose #Instaperfect life is built on a foundation of lies.Everyone has a secret â “ but only one would kill to protect itâ ¦ _____________Praise for The Inheritance:â ˜Sakhlechaâ ™s glamorous thriller portrays a dysfunctional family doing despicable things in the name of love.â ™ Washington Post Compelling and taut, if you adored Succession, youâ ™ll love thisâ ™ Sun Twisty Crime Monthly Magazineâ ˜A propulsive thrillerâ ¦ a slow-burning, multilayered and brooding story.â ™ Woman Home Magazineâ ˜Succession meets Agatha Christieâ ™s And Then There Were None in this unputdownable, unpredictable thriller.â ™ RED Magazine [Sakhlecha] expertly ratchets up the tension Guardian An elegant portrait of family dysfunction and a pacy, page-turning whodunnit, The Inheritance keeps you hooked until the very end.â ™ iNewsâ ˜A crackerâ ¦ if you thought TV hit Succession was a shocking expose of a familyâ ™s dark secrets, thisâ ™ll blow your socks off as fragile bonds are torn apart on the way to murder.â ™ Peterborough Telegraph A tense and propulsive thrillerâ ¦ As tensions builds, emotions rise and thereâ ™s only one way things will endâ ¦ murder.â ™ Woman s Weeklyâ ˜Deliciously dark with chilling characters and a brilliant setting. This is a pacy, page-turning thriller. Sarah Pearseâ ˜A propulsive mystery and a layered portrait of familial love and dysfunctionâ ¦ impossible to put down.â ™ Tracy Sierraâ ˜This is dark and twisty suspense exquisitely done, right to the breathtaking final line.â ™ Ashley Audrainâ ˜This will have you on the edge of your seat.â ™ Sophie Hannah So dazzlingly twisted, gripping and atmospheric. And goodness, what a KAPOW of an ending! Kelly Mullenâ ˜Masterful plotting, gorgeous setting, and diverse cast of charactersâ ¦had me turning the pages at warp speed. Karen Dionneâ ˜Menacing, smart, and absorbing, The Inheritance unwraps surprises through to its final line.â ™ Flynn Berry

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I am looking for something still more mysterious: for the path you read about in books, the old lane choked with undergrowth whose entrance the weary prince could not discover. The Lost Domain (1913) is an adventure story as well as a lyrical homage to life in pre-war rural France. One of France s best-loved and most read novels of all time, it is a tale of growing up, friendship, love, and loss, threaded through with traits of romance, fantasy, and make-believe. François Seurel, the son of a schoolteacher, recounts events of his adolescence that revolve around his friend Augustin Meaulnes, a bold dreamer who stumbles into an elaborate fête at a mysterious lost domain , falls in love, yet seems destined never again to find the bewitching location nor his beloved. Much of the narrative circles round the question of whether the past can ever be revived. The simple pleasures and sensory delights of rural childhood, the exhilarations and disappointments of youthful discoveries, and the poignant confrontation of dream and reality are combined in prose that modulates between face-paced and poetic. At just twenty-seven years old, Alain-Fournier died in action in 1914, the year after the publication of The Lost Domain, which remains a nostalgic portrait of the France that was shattered by the First World War. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Discover the first thrilling novel in the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling Traitor Spy Trilogy from the fantasy phenomenon Trudi Canavan.As the son of the late High Lord Akkarin, saviour of the city, and Sonea, the former street urchin turned Black Magician, Lorkin has a legacy of heroism and adventure to live up to. So when Lord Dannyl takes the position of Guild Ambassador to Sachaka, Lorkin volunteers to be his assistant in the hopes of making his mark on the world. When news comes that Lorkin is in danger, the law that forbids Black Magicians leaving the city forces Sonea to trust that Dannyl will save him. Besides, her old friend Cery needs her as never before: someone has been assassinating Thieves, and when his family is targeted he finds evidence that this Thief Hunter uses magic. Either a member of the Guild is hunting down the Thieves one by one, or there is - once again - a rogue magician on the streets of Imardin. And this one has full control of their powers - and is willing to kill with them.Set in the same world as her global bestselling Black Magician Trilogy, Trudi Canavan s Traitor Spy Trilogy is a gripping fantasy adventure filled with danger and forbidden magic. ESCAPE TO A NEW WORLD. DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF TRUDI CANAVAN. It s easy to see why Trudi Canavan s novels so often make the bestseller lists. Her easy, flowing style makes for effortless reading . . . Delightful worldbuilding . . . Vivid and enjoyable SFXThe Traitor Spy Trilogy: The Ambassador s Mission The Rogue The Traitor Queen

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The international bestselling record of a German Jew in Nazi Germany. Deserves to stand beside the diary of Anne Frank as a day-to-day description of the sufferings of the victims of Hitler s evil regime EVENING STANDARD Few English readers will fail to be moved as I was - ultimately to the point of tears SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Packed with vivid observation, profound reflection ... they find hope, dignity and even tart humour in the jaws of hell INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYA sensation when first published, this is one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period. The son of a rabbi, Klemperer was by 1933 a professor of languages in Dresden. Over the next decade he lost his job, his house and many of his friends, even his cat, as Jews were not allowed to own pets. Saved for much of the war from the Holocaust by his marriage to a gentile, he was able to escape in the aftermath of the Allied bombing of Dresden and survived the remaining months of the war in hiding. Throughout, Klemperer kept a diary, for a Jew in Nazi Germany a daring act in itself. This volume covers the period from the beginnings of the Holocaust to the end of the war, telling the story of Klemperer s increasing isolation, his near miraculous survival, his awareness of the development of the growing Holocaust as friends and associates disappeared, and his narrow escapes from deportation and the Dresden firebombing in 1945.Shocking and moving by turns, it is a remarkable and important document, as powerful and astonishing in its way as Anne Frank s classic.

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The Little Mermaid is one of the most haunting love stories ever written. Its author, Hans Christian Andersen, is a master storyteller whose tales have withstood the test of time and have been shared across borders and languages. In this sparkling anthology 17 of his creations are enchantingly retold for children today by Neil Philip. Many of his most popular tales are here: The Tinderbox, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Little Match Girl. Read about Little Ida who dared to dance at night with the flowers, the young prince who searched for a mysterious bell deep in the forest, and the very vain emperor who was cruelly tricked by wicked thieves. There are also some less-well known stories that will delight a new generation of children including Five Peas from the Same Pod, The Goblin at the Grocer’s, The Flying Trunk and The Beetle. Originally the son of a poor shoemaker, the secret of Andersen’s success is that he wrote his stories as if he were telling them to a child. None of the original magic has been lost in this joyful new edition, ideal to read aloud or for older readers to enjoy discovering by themselves. Delightfully illustrated with Isabelle Brent’s magical watercolours, lavishly embellished with gold decorations.

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In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western China. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, rapidly quashing the Taiping and rendering futile years of bloodshed. In Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Stephen Platt recounts the events of the rebellion and its brutal suppression in spellbinding detail. It is an essential and enthralling history of the rise and fall of a movement that, a century and a half ago, might have launched China into the modern world.

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