Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838958894 ISBN 13: 9781838958893
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Will the dark secrets of a small mountain town finally be revealed Ten years ago, Abigail Lovett fell into a job she loves, working at the Passage Inn, nestled in the resort town of Cutter's Pass, just off the Appalachian Trail.Now, the string of unsolved disappearances that haunts the town is again thrust into the spotlight when Landon West, a journalist investigating the story, himself disappears.Abigail still feels like an outsider within the community she now calls home, and when Landon's brother shows up to look for him, she senses the town closing ranks. Then she finds incriminating evidence that may finally bring the truth to light and discovers how little she knows about her co-workers, neighbours, and even those closest to her.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838955569 ISBN 13: 9781838955564
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the wildling spirit of George Saunders, Nicola Barker and David Mitchell, All Along the Echo is a mighty novel of radio broadcasts, road trips across Ireland and the glorious static of modern existence.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838955984 ISBN 13: 9781838955984
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda is back with a twisty and propulsive thriller. With the disappearance of a journalist investigating a string of vanishings, the resort town of Cutter's Pass is once again thrust into the spotlight. Will its secrets finally be revealed.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1611854393 ISBN 13: 9781611854398
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dark, disturbing and deliciously twisty, Reptile Memoirs is a biting and brilliant exploration of the cold-bloodedness of humanity - perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Jo Nesbø and Tana French.What readers are saying about Reptile Memoirs'Truly unusual and terrifying' 'Dark, heart-wrenching and creepy''Graphic''Dark, challenging and unforgettable''Chilling''Not for the faint hearted''Unique, dark and disturbing, gripping and very, very clever'Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night, in the aftermath of a party in the apartment she shares with two friends in Ålesund, she sees a python on a TV nature show and becomes obsessed with the idea of buying a snake as a pet. Soon Nero, a baby Burmese python, becomes the apartment's fourth roommate. As Liv bonds with Nero, she is struck by a desire that surprises her with its intensity. Finally she is safe.Thirteen years later, in the nearby town of Kristiansund, Mariam Lind goes on a shopping trip with her eleven-year-old daughter, Iben. Following an argument Mariam storms off, expecting her young daughter to make her own way home . . . but she never does. Detective Roe Olsvik, new to the Kristiansund police department, is assigned to the case of Iben's disappearance. As he interrogates Mariam, he instantly suspects her - but there is much more to this case and these characters than their outer appearances would suggest.A biting and constantly shifting tale of family secrets, rebirth and the legacy of trauma, Reptile Memoirs is a brilliant exploration of the cold-bloodedness of humanity.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838951555 ISBN 13: 9781838951559
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022, NEW STATESMAN & CITY AMChosen as one of the Financial Time's Best Summer Books of 2022Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing'Compelling, powerful and necessary.' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'Fascinating' GuardianWithout a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought.Filled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838951199 ISBN 13: 9781838951191
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing'Fascinating. There is something wondrous in Milman's revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness.' Guardian'Gripping and especially unnerving.' David Wallace-WellsWhen is the last time you were stung by a wasp Or were followed by a cloud of midges Or saw a butterfly All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - in some places by over 90%.The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up life on Earth, especially our own.In a compelling and entertaining investigation spanning the globe, Milman speaks to the scientists and entomologists studying this catastrophe and asks why these extraordinary creatures are disappearing. Part warning, part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, this book highlights why we need to wake up to this impending environmental disaster.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1911630962 ISBN 13: 9781911630968
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A searing memoir of reckoning and healing which investigates the little-understood science behind complex PTSD.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1911630253 ISBN 13: 9781911630258
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.' Hannah Gadsby, NanetteMulti-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth - no matter the cost.Gadsby's unique stand-up special Nanette was a viral success that left audiences captivated by her blistering honesty and her ability to create both tension and laughter in a single moment. But while her worldwide fame might have looked like an overnight sensation, her path from open mic to the global stage was hard-fought and anything but linear.Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby's growth as a queer person from Tasmania - where homosexuality was illegal until 1997 - to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, to her struggle with adult diagnoses of autism and ADHD, and finally to the backbone of Nanette - the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling.Equal parts harrowing and hilarious, Ten Steps to Nanette continues Gadsby's tradition of confounding expectations and norms, properly introducing us to one of the most explosive, formative voices of our time.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1804710229 ISBN 13: 9781804710227
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the acclaimed author of Miss Burma comes a tense and thought-provoking exploration of an intellectual affair and its reverberations across the lives of two couples.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1786493284 ISBN 13: 9781786493286
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ''Fascinating'' Guardian, ''Book of the Day''''A truly masterly book. A tour de force that will be read for a very long time.'' Peter HennessySelected by the New Statesman as an essential read for 2022Britain shaped the modern Middle East through the lines that it drew in the sand after the First World War and through the League of Nations mandates over the fledgling states that followed. Less than forty years later, the Suez crisis dealt a fatal blow to Britain''s standing in the Middle East and is often represented as the final throes of British imperialism. However, as this insightful and compelling new book reveals, successive prime ministers have all sought to extend British influence in the Middle East and their actions have often led to a disastrous outcome.While Anthony Eden and Tony Blair are the two most prominent examples of prime ministers whose reputations have been ruined by their interventions in the region, they were not alone in taking significant risks in deploying British forces to the Middle East. There was an unspoken assumption that Britain could help solve its problems, even if only for the reason that British imperialism had created the problems in the first place.Drawing these threads together, Nigel Ashton explores the reasons why British leaders have been unable to resist returning to the mire of the Middle East, while highlighting the misconceptions about the region that have helped shape their interventions, and the legacy of history that has fuelled their pride and arrogance. Ultimately, he shows how their fears and insecurities made them into false prophets who conjured existential threats out of the sands of the Middle East.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838957154 ISBN 13: 9781838957155
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands in this razor-sharp debut. Shroff captures the complexity of female friendship with acuity, wit, and a certain kind of magic irreverence. . . . The Bandit Queens is tender, unpredictable, and brimming with laugh-out-loud moments. Téa Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger s Wife Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost him he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And it s a rumor that just won t die. It turns out that being known as a self-made widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control (ahem, marry) her. It s even been good for business; no one dares to not buy her jewelry. Freedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her expertise, making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. And not all of them are asking nicely. With Geeta s dangerous reputation becoming a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life she s built but even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. What happens next sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta, but for all the women in their village. Filled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini Shroff s The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won t soon forget.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838955720 ISBN 13: 9781838955724
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: NEW. Neuware - Damani is tired. Every day she cares for her mum, drives ride shares to pay the bills and is angry at a world that promised her more before spitting her out. That is until the summer she meets Jolene and life opens up. Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend - attentive, attractive, liberal - and their chemistry feels genuine. So maybe Damani can look past the one thing that's holding her back: Jolene is white. But Jolene really doesn't seem like one of the bad ones - she's done the reading, she goes to every protest, she even listens. Still, just as their romance intensifies, just as Damani learns to trust, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events. Your Driver is Waiting is a blackly comic and deeply political novel about anger, love and privilege in all their messy forms.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838958673 ISBN 13: 9781838958671
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: NEW. Neuware - One moment in time can change everything.The day Scarlett dies should have been one of the most important of her life. It doesn't feel fair that she'll never have the chance to fulfil her dreams. And now, she's still . here . somehow, watching the ripple effect of her death on the lives of those she loved the most. Evie cannot contemplate her life without Scarlett, and she certainly cannot forgive Nate, the man she blames for her best friend's death. But Nate keeps popping up when she least expects him to, catapulting Evie's life in directions she'd never let herself imagine possible. Ways, perhaps, even those closest to her had long since given up on.If you could go back, knowing everything that happens after, everything that happens because of that one moment in time, would you change the course of history or would you do it all again.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838958495 ISBN 13: 9781838958497
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When Helen Ledwick discovered she had a prolapse after the birth of her second child, she wasdevastated, not just by the constant discomfort but also by the pervasive shame she felt and thelack of available information and support. When she learned that one in three women have pelvicfloor disorders, she was horrified and determined to do something about it. In this warm, factual and anecdote-rich look at a taboo subject, Helen shares her story along withthose of many other women. From postpartum care to incontinence, with expert advice on returning tosport, the impact on sex and intimacy, and having another baby after pelvic floor injury, Why Mums Don't Jump is a groundbreaking book that will have readers laughing, cryingand cringing as finally women come together to break the stigma around pelvic floor issues'--Publisher's description.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838958665 ISBN 13: 9781838958664
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An emotional, heart-wrenching and uplifting story about friendship, love and sacrifice, perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Holly Miller.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838954260 ISBN 13: 9781838954260
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An electrifying battle cry against the gig economy; a fierce debut on love, privilege, anger and revenge in all their messy forms from a blazing, unstoppable debut talent.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 183895516X ISBN 13: 9781838955168
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: NEW. Neuware - It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This 'Other Renaissance' was initially centred on the city of Bruges in Flanders (modern Belgium), but its influence was soon being felt in France, the German states, England, and even in Italy itself.Following a sequence of major figures, including Copernicus, Gutenberg, Luther, Catherine de Medici, Rabelais, van Eyck and Shakespeare, Paul Strathern tells the fascinating story of how this 'Other Renaissance' played as significant a role as the Italian renaissance in bringing our modern world into being.
Verlag: North Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1623177596 ISBN 13: 9781623177591
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the healing power of expressive arts with this hands-on guide to using creative mindfulness to reduce stress, find presence, and unlock self-knowledge Expressive arts educator Rachel Rose weaves together mindfulness practice and art therapy to demonstrate how tapping into your own innate creativity can help you find peace in a stressful worldThis self-directed guide teaches ten key principles of mindfulness through ten creative invitations, along with a series of simple exercises and guided prompts to help you start noticing and flexing your creative mindfulness muscles:
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838957146 ISBN 13: 9781838957148
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife. Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1804710008 ISBN 13: 9781804710005
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: NEW. Neuware - A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838957650 ISBN 13: 9781838957650
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this spellbinding account of three World War Two collaborators, prize-winning historian Ian Buruma examines questions of truth as he investigates their complex and tangled lives.
Verlag: Atlantic Books Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838955135 ISBN 13: 9781838955137
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.