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Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751577510ISBN 13: 9780751577518
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stylish recover of the first Sarah Fortune novel. 240 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751573698ISBN 13: 9780751573695
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stylish recover of the popular Sarah Fortune novel. 320 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 034914270XISBN 13: 9780349142708
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE TWELFTH INSTALLMENT OF THE MUCH-LOVED ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIESIt is summer in Edinburgh and Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between 'gossip' and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie's little friend Basil, is estranged from Basil's father, or that the woman has a somewhat brazen attitude to childcare. And yet, it is curious.Isabel, however, has much else on her mind as editor of the 'Review of Applied Ethics'. Along with the work involved for its impending next issue, she really needs to get her house in order and tend to the demands of her niece, Cat. Thankfully, the arrival of Antonia, the exuberant Italian au pair, will take care of urgent chores. And the hiring of Claire, a diligent if unsettlingly beautiful new assistant at the 'Review', surely means that Isabel can breathe, at least a little.But her sharp observation and assured role as confidante soon have Isabel doubting all her recent decisions. What's more, her instinct to help others may have put her in real danger. In her desire to run both a smooth household and working life, has she simply created more chaos Perhaps the quiet side of passion is, after all, the best side on which to be The Quiet Side of Passion is the twelfth book in the series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. 288 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 140870997XISBN 13: 9781408709979
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Girl on a Train meets The Talented Mr Ripley under the Moroccan sun. Unputdownable' The TimesThe perfect read for fans of Daphne du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith, set in 1950s Morocco, Tangerine is a gripping psychological literary thriller.The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends - once inseparable roommates - haven't spoken in over a year. But Lucy is standing there, trying to make things right. Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. Lucy, always fearless and independent, helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country. But soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice - she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Then Alice's husband, John, goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind.Tangerine is an extraordinary debut, so tightly wound, so evocative of 1950s Tangier, and so cleverly plotted that it will leave you absolutely breathless. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751565725ISBN 13: 9780751565720
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive' Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan XFor years, two sisters have vied for the turf of their dead crime boss father. Across the streets of Guatemala City, bodies have piled up; the US Drug Enforcement Agency, operating far from its own borders, is powerless to stop the fighting. But now one sister has a weapon that could finally win the war - a cold, amoral hitman known, fittingly, as 'Victor'. Freed from previous employers the CIA and MI6, Victor is a killer for-hire whose sense of self-preservation trumps all else. Yet as betrayal and counter-betrayal unspool in the vicious family feud, Victor finds himself at the centre of a storm even he could be powerless to stop.Acclaimed bestseller Tom Wood blows the completion away with his twisting, relentless new thriller, perfect for fans of Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X, The Nowhere Man), James Swallow (Nomad, Exile) and Terry Hayes (I Am Pilgrim, Day of the Locust).'Great, page-turning, with a hard edge' James Swallow, author of Nomad'Great insights into the tradecraft and psychology of the professional hunter'Sunday Times'Very few British writers are as good'Sunday Express 480 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751576123ISBN 13: 9780751576122
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Zoe is beginning to overcome the grief at the seemingly accidental drowning of her son and another boy when she receives a message suggesting there might have been more to the death than the police concluded. Zoe begins an obsessive search for the truth - a truth that will either bring her peace or destabilise everything. 320 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472152484ISBN 13: 9781472152480
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During a period of uncertainty about a new love interest, Jean writes a play about a nineteenth century stage psychic, who she suspects was credited with actual supernatural abilities by her exploitative male partner. The psychic increasingly asserts herself in Jean's thoughts. 336 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 147215102XISBN 13: 9781472151025
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ashley Dyer is a new voice on the police procedural scene with a talent for conveying deceit, betrayal and tension. 'Splinter In The Blood' covers Sergeant Ruth Lake and DCI Greg Carver's hunt for a killer who covers his victims in tattoos - a chase that is impeded by the pair's suspicions of each other, as well as Carver's appetite for self-destruction. 448 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751563307ISBN 13: 9780751563306
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A story of life, love and hope - the perfect antidote to today's world. Phenomenal'CLARE MACKINTOSHThe incredible, life-affirming new novel by the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Bestseller A Boy Made of Blocks for fans of Matt Haig and Jojo Moyes.Tom, devoted single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On each of her birthdays, its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for her - a day of wonder. However hard life gets, all Tom wants to do is make every moment magical for her. Now, as Hannah begins to spread her wings, the theatre comes under threat of closure and the two could lose one another. But maybe, just maybe, one final day of magic might just save them both.A story about finding joy in everyday life, Days of Wonder is the most beautiful and uplifting novel you'll read all year.'Days of Wonder is a heartwarming and magical story. A wonderful read' LIBBY PAGE, AUTHOR OF THE LIDO'So powerful, yet incredibly gentle and poignant. Utterly and completely beautiful' JOANNA CANNON'Utterly enchanting . . . a truly beautiful story' RUTH HOGAN'This is the most emotionally powerful book we've read all year' HEAT'Tugs at your heart' DAILY MAIL'Fans of Jojo Moyes' Me Before You will love Days of Wonder. Made me laugh and cry in turn' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A lovely, funny and very moving novel' SUN'It's a long time since a book made me laugh out loud and cry so much' TRACY REES'A beautiful read' CLOSER'The publishing sensation of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAY ON A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS'An uplifting read, full of humour and heart' SUNDAY MIRRORREADERS LOVE DAYS OF WONDER:'Beautiful. Powerful. Emotional. Heartwarming. Bold. Touching. Heartbreaking. Wonderful. Outstanding. Brave. A must buy. A must read' BETWEEN THE PAGES BOOK CLUB'I didn't think Keith's novel A Boy Made of Blocks could be topped, but he's done it' GOODREADS REVIEWER'This is a truly wonderful story, and I recommend it to anyone with a heart - broken or otherwise' GOODREADS REVIEWER'I can't stress how amazing this book is. I truly believe that 2018's must-read novel has arrived' WHISPERING STORIES'Catapulted itself into my top five reads of all time' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Brilliantly done and backed up with a cast of lovely characters. I adore this book' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Just wonderful, a delicately finished story full of joy, loyalty, heartache and love' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Keith Stuart is fast emerging as one of the UK's great emotive writers when it comes to finding the beauty in everyday life' BEN VEAL WRITES 480 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472117425ISBN 13: 9781472117427
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sergeant Hamish Macbeth - Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - returns for the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling series.Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair. He told Jessie Currie - who repeated all the last words of her twin sister - that she needed psychiatric help.'I speak as I find,' he bragged. Voices saying, 'I could kill that man,' could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan.And someone did.Now Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after throwing Chief Inspector Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own Praise for M. C. Beaton'The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series . . . a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life' The Good Book Guide'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh' New York Times'First rate . . . deft social comedy and wonderfully realised atmosphere' Booklist'M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic' Kerry Greenwood 232 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0349005427ISBN 13: 9780349005423
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A delicious cultural history that brings together some of the most influential social critics of the twentieth century, including Dorothy Parker, Mary McCarthy, Hannah Arendt, Susan Sontag and Joan Didion, and shows how these glamorous iconoclasts forged their singular careers. Dean makes the convincing argument that women's voices - if not necessarily feminist ones - did far more to define the last century's intellectual life than we realize' Michelle Goldberg, New York Times'This is a great and worthy project: a primer for those for whom these names are new; a sustaining reminder for those already familiar with them. You put it down feeling steadier, more determined' Rachel Cooke, Observer'Sharp, a portrait of ten female writers and thinkers, is a bracing tribute to the life of the iconoclastic mind: a reminder, in our age of flashy hot takes, of the matchless power of sustained and elegant argument' Pankaj Mishra, Guardian 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751568252ISBN 13: 9780751568257
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Karen Pirie series goes on, with a buried inheritance of wartime vintage motorbikes excavated to reveal also an anachronistic body, and with an overheard conversation causing Karen to suspect her work on an old case is not yet done. Prequel 'Out Of Bounds' was a number one 'Sunday Times' bestseller. 502 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751575666ISBN 13: 9780751575668
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A 'Director's Cut' reissue of Chadwick's medieval love and battle novel, in which a knight from a disgraced family sets out on a quest to the Holy Land to redeem himself, on the condition he keeps away from the beautiful and spirited daughter of the knight heading the quest. 496 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0751567078ISBN 13: 9780751567076
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A short story collection from the 'Sunday Times' bestselling author, in which twenty very different women each reach a pivotal moment in their lives. Eclair has written four critically acclaimed novels, and is also a well-known comedian and performer. 256 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472128869ISBN 13: 9781472128867
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is Galeano's parting gift, arriving to us, like a message from another dimension, from beyond the grave. It is more generous, wise, and wonderful than I dared hope' Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not EnoughThe first female football referee, a brave seamstress fighting the colonial powers, dictators, morticians, exiles, and cardinals of all convictions and corruptions - the internationally acclaimed last work by master storyteller Eduardo Galeano is bursting with the kinds of characters and stories that have made him a legend.Published here for the first time in an elegant English translation by long-time collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings on history, memory, humour, tragedy and loss. Written in his signature style - vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes - every page displays the original thinking and compassion that made Galeano one of the most original and beloved voices in world literature.'This compendium of bitesize stories of resistance is a worthy addition to the celebrated oeuvre of a writer who remains a towering figure both as an artist and a voice of conscience across Latin America and the world' Publisher's Weekly'A fitting bookend to Galeano's impressive literary career and a necessary book for all those who, like the author, care for the suffering of others and believe in the power of words to change minds and, perhaps, the world' World Literature Today'A swan song from one of Latin America's greatest storytellers, this work is rich with social conscience, humour, insight, outrage, and love. Recommended to all' Library Journal 272 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0349012814ISBN 13: 9780349012810
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \* A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \* SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD'A true delight: I genuinely fear I won't read a better novel this year' FINANCIAL TIMES'Loved this. A funny, moving examination of love, grief, and the uniqueness of dogs' GRAHAM NORTON'Delicious' SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST SUMMER READSWhen a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unravelling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.'Very, very clever. Mature. Entertaining. Eminently readable and re-readable. Absolutely delightful' IRISH TIMES'I loved it . . . It's one of my favourite books and it moved me' WHOOPI GOLDBERGA New York Times Notable Book of 2018 \* A Financial Times 2018 Best Book: Critics Pick \* A Buzzfeed Best Book of 2018 \* A Bustle Best Fiction Book of 2018 \* An NPR Best Book of 2018 212 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0349407681ISBN 13: 9780349407685
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he's a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband's life a misery, and she'll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself . . . as none other than West Ravenel.West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire . . . not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn't bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She's the daughter of a strong-willed wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent - the most devilishly wicked rake in England.Before long, Phoebe sets out to seduce the man who has awakened her fiery nature and shown her unimaginable pleasure. Will their overwhelming passion be enough to overcome the obstacles of the past Only the devil's daughter knows . . .'Intricately and elegantly crafted, intensely romantic' Kirkus Reviews'Unforgettable, beautifully etched characters; a flawless sense of pacing' Booklist'Witty, often hilarious, and delightfully passionate' Library Journal 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472127048ISBN 13: 9781472127044
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Huth has what every aspiring writer most desires: a distinctive voice, dry, witty and utterly clear-eyed' Daily MailAt the age of five Angela Huth decided she would become a writer. Hers was an idiosyncratic childhood. Her parents were known to be a highly glamorous couple: Harold was a famous actor and film director who possessed legendary charm; Bridget was known for her lively sense of humour, fluency in foreign languages and her penchant for giving memorable parties. But in spite of her parents' initial happiness, they parted after the war. Eleven years later they got back together, happily, though each would have a lover for decades. After her education ended prematurely, Angela Huth went from reluctant debutante to professional writer, switching from journalism to short stories, novels, plays for television and the stage. Not the Whole Story is the long-awaited memoir from one of our best-loved English authors. It is a beautifully written and candid portrait of a writer's life.'This elegantly written, witty memoir tells the story of [Huth's] unconventional and fascinating life . . . A remarkably candid book on a life lived in full, capturing a world as lost as Elizabeth Bowen's novels' The Lady'The wit and keen powers of observation for which Huth's novels are known are not diminished a bit in this elegant and joyful memoir' Tatler 320 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472128761ISBN 13: 9781472128768
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A love letter to English horticulture' Jane Perrone'An enthralling and delightful debut' Catholic HeraldWhen Charlie Hart first visited Peverels, a small farmhouse in the Peb Valley, he was at breaking point, grieving the loss of his father and anxious about the impending death of his mother. He and his wife Sybilla felt that their London life had been steadily growing in noise: the noise of grief, the noise of busyness, the noise that comes from the expectations of others and, for Charlie, the constant clamour of dissatisfaction at work. At Peverels, Charlie found an expanse of untouched meadowland, the perfect setting for an audacious garden. Charlie felt an unquenchable urge to dig, to create something. The days he spent wrestling with the soil in the rose garden were the days in which he mourned the loss of his parents. Gardening has taught him that you can dig for victory, but you can also dig for mental health. As the garden formed around Charlie, he buried his fears and anxieties within it. A garden that is now known as Skymeadow and grows with a lusty, almost biblical vigour.In Skymeadow, Charlie seamlessly weaves together his own memoir with that of his garden. The result is a lyrical and incisive story of mental health at an all-time low, the healing powers of digging and, ultimately, a celebration of nature.'Inspiring' The Sun'Celebrates the healing power of nature' Country Living 288 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0349003289ISBN 13: 9780349003283
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hannah is locked down at a facility until she can prove she is no longer a danger to herself and others, which Hannah feels is unnecessary and based on an incorrect assessment of what happened over the summer. Enter into this a new roommate who might force Hannah to confront the realities she is overlooking. From the author of 'Faceless'. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0349142955ISBN 13: 9780349142951
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Frank Tallis brings a lifetime's clinical experience and wise reflection to a condition that, by its own strange routes, leads us into the very heart of love itself. This is a brilliant, compelling book' Ian McEwanLove is a great leveller. Everyone wants love, everyone falls in love, everyone loses love, and everyone knows something of love's madness. But the experience of obsessive love is no trivial matter. In the course of his career psychologist Dr Frank Tallis has treated many unusual patients, whose stories have lessons for all of us.A barristers' clerk becomes convinced that her dentist has fallen in love with her and they are destined to be together for eternity; a widow is visited by the ghost of her dead husband; an academic is besotted with his own reflection; a beautiful woman searches jealously for a rival who isn't there; and a night porter is possessed by a lascivious demon. These are just some of the people whom we meet in an extraordinary and original book that explores the conditions of longing and desire - true accounts of psychotherapy that take the reader on a journey through the darker realms of the amorous mind.Drawing on the latest scientific research into the biological and psychological mechanisms underlying romance and emotional attachment, The Incurable Romantic demonstrates that ultimately love dissolves the divide between what we judge to be normal and abnormal. 304 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0749957913ISBN 13: 9780749957919
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is a remarkable book . . . Read it and use it: you may find you are doing nothing less than giving back to your children their childhood, while they still have the chance to live it' Mark Williams, Director, University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre and author of Mindfulness: Finding peace in a frantic world'10 Mindful Minutes can help any adult - parent, grandparent, teacher - make double use of their moments with the children they love and have a terrific time while helping shape that child's brain for a lifetime of resilience and happiness' Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceBestselling author Goldie Hawn offers parents a practical guide for helping their children to learn better and live more happily. Based on the MindUP programme, supported by the Hawn Foundation, 10 Mindful Minutes outlines short, practical exercises for parents and children - taking less than 10 minutes - to help young children and teenagers reduce stress and anxiety, improve concentration and academic performance, effectively manage emotions and behaviour, develop greater empathy for others and the world, and be more optimistic and happy. Representing the culmination of years of research and programmes developed by the Hawn Foundation currently being used by schools internationally, this book will help children and parents develop mindfulness which has been proven to promote more effective learning and happier lives. 256 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0356510204ISBN 13: 9780356510200
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'TERRY'S PLACE IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FANTASY WORLD' Philip PullmanFollowing The Black Elfstone comes the second book in The Fall of Shannara - the epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series from one of the all-time masters of the fantasy genre.Tensions in the Four Lands are high. The mysterious force that laid waste to Paranor has revealed a more human face. While some gain a new understanding of the invaders and what they are after, others continue their existing quests even as the peril rises. For what looked to be a formidable invading force proves only the forerunner of a much vaster army - one that is now marching against the Four Lands in all its fury.'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V. Brett'A master of the craft . . . required reading' Brent Weeks 512 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472143566ISBN 13: 9781472143563
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An alternative Blue Plaque guide that recognises the contribution of London's most remarkable womenIt's still possible to glimpse London through the eyes of past generations; many of the homes in which countless, nameless lives once played out are still with us. Less tangible are the stories of those whose legacy endures though their names may have been forgotten.The homes and lives of more than 900 Londoners are commemorated by the Blue Plaque scheme, but fewer than a fifth of these are women. Allison Vale has sifted through the biographies of generations of extraordinary women to celebrate the lives of some of the most remarkable among them: women of courage, conviction and creativity who were vital to the making of modern London.A Woman Lived Here celebrates women of science and engineering, social and political reform, journalism and the arts. Fearless trailblazers and uninhibited eccentrics take their place alongside women of quiet but compelling resilience. Of different races, creeds, classes and cultures - some born and bred in London, others immigrants - all of these women challenged and enhanced their world, leaving an indelible mark on ours. 192 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472138120ISBN 13: 9781472138125
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An 'entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity . . . By alerting readers to the ways that modernity's very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, How Sugar Corrupted the World raises fundamental questions about our world.'Sven Beckert, the Laird Bell professor of American history at Harvard University and the author of Empire of Cotton: A Global History, in the New York Times'A brilliant and thought-provoking history of sugar and its ironies'Bee Wilson, Wall Street Journal'Shocking and revelatory . . . no other product has so changed the world, and no other book reveals the scale of its impact.' David Olusoga'This study could not be more timely.' Laura Sandy, Lecturer in the History of Slavery, University of LiverpoolThe story of sugar, and of mankind's desire for sweetness in food and drink is a compelling, though confusing story. It is also an historical story.The story of mankind's love of sweetness - the need to consume honey, cane sugar, beet sugar and chemical sweeteners - has important historical origins. To take a simple example, two centuries ago, cane sugar was vital to the burgeoning European domestic and colonial economies. For all its recent origins, today's obesity epidemic - if that is what it is - did not emerge overnight, but instead evolved from a complexity of historical forces which stretch back centuries. We can only fully understand this modern problem, by coming to terms with its genesis and history: and we need to consider the historical relationship between society and sweetness over a long historical span. This book seeks to do just that: to tell the story of how the consumption of sugar - the addition of sugar to food and drink - became a fundamental and increasingly troublesome feature of modern life.Walvin's book is the heir to Sidney Mintz's Sweetness and Power, a brilliant sociological account, but now thirty years old. In addition, the problem of sugar, and the consequent intellectual and political debate about the role of sugar, has been totally transformed in the years since that book's publication. 325 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 147215407XISBN 13: 9781472154071
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of THERE ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAN BEYONCE'To read Magical Negro is to wonder what each poem will do next, and to be reminded, over and over, of Parker's extraordinary lyric gifts' Meghan O'Rourke Magical Negro is an archive of Black everydayness, a catalogue of contemporary folk heroes, an ethnography of ancestral grief, and an inventory of figureheads, idioms, customs, and tropes. These poems are both elegy and jive, joke and declaration, songs of congregation and self-conception. They connect themes of loneliness, displacement, grief, ancestral trauma, and objectification, while exploring and troubling tropes and stereotypes of Black Americans. Focused primarily on depictions of Black womanhood alongside personal narratives, the collection tackles interior and exterior politics - of both the body and society, of both the individual and the collective experience.In Magical Negro, Morgan Parker creates a space of witness, of airing grievances, of pointing out patterns. In these poems are living documents, pleas, latent traumas, inside jokes, and unspoken anxieties situated as firmly in the past as in the present - timeless Black melancholies and triumphs. 80 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 147215455XISBN 13: 9781472154552
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. The Carrying is a gift' Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former US Poet Laureate'Ada Limón is a poet of ecstatic revelation. Her poetry feels fast, full of detail, often playful, and driven by a conversational voice. This book represents a powerful deepening of the poet's perspective into themes of loss, chronic pain, fear of the 21st century's ongoing devastations, concern for the natural world. It's a book of deep wisdom and urgent vulnerability, driven by language that feels not only beautiful but permanent and powerfully wrought, like a mountain. It leads you to the beautiful bright mountaintop of language, then guides you gently down into the rocky valleys of a conscious human heart' Tracy K. Smith, Guardian'In her dazzling, precise, transformative collection, The Carrying, Ada Limon offers us meditations on mortality, womanhood, the body, and that which grows in the earth, all the while slyly positing: How should we treat each other in this precarious life Like humans, is her answer, like humans' Jami Attenberg 112 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 0356506479ISBN 13: 9780356506470
Anbieter: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Fabulous . . . Sure to be another fantasy classic' Huffington Post UK'The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise' SciFiNowThe White Drake's army has cut a bloody swathe across the world, leaving nothing but ash in its wake. Thousands of innocents have died beneath its blades and countless more will surely follow.Only small-time criminal Claydon Torcreek and master spy Lizanne Lethridge - along with their ragtag band of allies - stand between the white drake's fury and the world's end.To save the future, they must delve into the past - and unravel a timeless mystery that might just turn the tide once and for all.Armies will clash and ancient secrets will be revealed in The Empire of Ashes, the thrilling conclusion to Anthony Ryan's Draconis Memoria series.Praise for the series: 'A fascinating world packed with dragons, pirates, political machinations and an interesting magic system to boot' Fantasy Faction'A marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting, and excellent world-building' Mark Lawrence'Memorable characters and great action' Django Wexler'Excellent epic fantasy' BookBagBooks by Anthony RyanRaven's ShadowBlood SongTower LordQueen of FireRaven's BladeThe Wolf's CallThe Black SongDraconis MemoriaThe Waking FireThe Legion of FlameThe Empire of AshesThe Covenant of SteelThe PariahThe MartyrThe TraitorWriting as A. J. RyanRed River Seven 624 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472154568ISBN 13: 9781472154569
Anbieter: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Bright Dead Things buoyed me in this dismal year. I'm thankful for this collection, for its wisdom and generosity, for its insistence on holding tight to beauty even as we face disintegration and destruction' Celeste Ng'Effortlessly lyrical' New York Times'A masterpiece' Shondaland'The best compliment one can give a book of poems is that the book loves the reader. Bright Dead Things doesn't just love poetry; it loves the reader. My hunch is, Reader, you'll love it too' Huffington Post 128 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Feb 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1472154622ISBN 13: 9781472154620
Anbieter: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - an aunt teaches me how to tell 128 pp. Englisch.