Quercus publishing sep 2018 (16 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A nail-biting psychological drama for fans of the Richard & Judy bestseller THE LAST THING SHE TOLD MEOne, two, three . . . Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to one hundred during a game of hide-and-seek. When she opens them, her four-year-old daughter Ella is gone. Disappeared without a trace. The police, the media and Lisa's family all think they know who snatched Ella. But what if the person who took her isn't a stranger What if they are convinced they are doing the right thing And what if Lisa's little girl is in danger of disappearing forever.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle.Japanese men's longevity ranks 4th in the world, while Japanese women's ranks 2nd. Perhaps this comes as no surprise when you know that the Japanese understanding of ikigai is embedded in daily life, careers, relationships, and hobbies.Neuroscientist and bestselling Japanese writer Ken Mogi shares personal insight and scientific research to provide a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way.He identifies five key pillars to ikigai:1: Starting small2: Releasing yourself3: Harmony and sustainability4: The joy of little things5:Being in the here and nowFind fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in everything you do with the ikigai way.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The stunning new novel from the author of the global bestseller, The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair'Sweeping, clever, heartbreaking and memorable. The perfect summer read' Grazia'A moving story of brotherhood and family rivalry' The TimesNOVEMBER 24, 2004. The day of the tragedy. The end of a brotherhood.Fresh from the staggering success of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, Marcus Goldman is struggling to write his third novel. A chance encounter in Florida throws him some inspiration from a surprising source: Alexandra Neville, the beautiful, phenomenally successful singer and Marcus's first love. All at once, memories of his childhood come flooding back. Memories of a family torn apart by tragedy, and a once glorious legacy reduced to shame and ruin.The Baltimore Boys. The Goldman Gang. That was what they called Marcus Goldman and his cousins Woody and Hillel. Three brilliant young men with dazzling futures ahead of them, before their kingdom crumbled beneath the weight of lies, jealousy and betrayal. For years, Marcus has struggled with the burdens of his past, but now he must attempt to banish his demons and tell the true and astonishing story of the Baltimore Boys.READER REVIEWS'An incredible story. Gripping from beginning to end''I couldn't put it down. It's been several years since I've picked up a book. This one has well and truly lit the fire.'Translated from the French by Alison Anderson. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR | 30 MILLION BOOKS SOLD | WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDIn a Copenhagen park the body of an elderly woman is discovered. Though the case bears a striking resemblance to another unsolved homicide from over a decade ago, the police cannot find any connection between the two victims. Across town a group of young women are being hunted down. The attacks seem random, but could these brutal acts of violence be related Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q is charged with solving the mystery.Back at headquarters, Carl and his team are under pressure to deliver results: failure to meet his superiors' expectations will mean the end of Department Q. Solving the case, however, is not their only concern. After a breakdown, their colleague Rose is struggling to deal with the ghosts of her past - a past seemingly connected to one of the division's most sinister case-files. It is up to Carl, Assad and Gordon to unearth the dark and violent truth plaguing Rose before it is too late.Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series:'Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more' Kirkus'Department Q is a must read' reader review'Adler-Olsen is the new 'it' boy of Nordic Noir' The Times'Impossible to put down' reader review'Engrossing' Sunday Express'Heart-stopping!' reader review'Gripping storytelling' Guardian'Brilliant as always - these books keep getting better and better' reader review'As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new edition of the girl with the dragon tattoo's return, brought out to coincide with the November 2018 film adaptation starring Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The mathematical ideas that underpin the world, such as imaginary numbers, Turing machines, chaos theory and the arithmetic of altruism are made easy to grasp in this entertaining guide to fifty points of interest and enthusiasm from across the maths world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - DI Grace Fisher is set on the trail of the most dangerous killer of her career, shadowed by a young true crime podcaster and inhibited by the career pressures that prohibit her from criticising how the force dealt with the beginnings of the killer's work. For fans of female-led police procedurals.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A remarkable account of illness, loss and the power of sibling love' The Times'Wise's reflections on compassion fatigue are worth the price of this book alone, but what you take away is something splendid and unwearying: a sibling's devotion that feels remarkably like what we mean when we talk of a stage of grace.' Telegraph'Inspirational. profoundly uplifting' Daily Mail'Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure' Express'This is a fantastic book . Remarkable' Lorraine Kelly_______A moving, thought-provoking and surprisingly humorous book which is both a description of a journey to death and a celebration of the act of living.Based on Clare Wise's blog, which she started when she was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013, Not That Kind of Love charts the highs and lows of the last three years of Clare's life. The end result is not a book that fills you with despair and anguish. On the contrary, Not That Kind of Love should be read by everybody for its candour, and for its warmth and spirit. Clare is an astonishingly dynamic, witty and fun personality, and her positivity and energy exude from every page.As she becomes too weak to type, her brother - the actor Greg Wise - takes over, and the book morphs into a beautiful meditation on life, and the necessity of talking about death.As Greg Wise writes in the book: 'Celebrate the small things, the small moments. If you find yourself with matching socks as you leave the house in the morning, that is a cause for celebration. If the rest of the day is spent finding the cure for cancer, or brokering world peace, then that's a bonus.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NOW A MAJOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY'Unrelentingly gripping' New York TimesIn February 2012, determined to cover the realities of the brutal Syrian regime under Assad, veteran photographer Paul Conroy and celebrated journalist Marie Colvin smuggled themselves across enemy lines and into the blood and terror of Homs. But tragedy struck before the pair could finish documenting the slaughter. A rocket killed Colvin and ripped a hole in Conroy's leg. As Syrian ground forces closed in on his position, Conroy was forced to make a terrifying last-ditch attempt to escape from a regime that appeared determined to murder him, just as it had so many of its own citizens. Under the Wire is the epic, untold account of Conroy and Colvin's friendship amid their last, tragic assignment together - but it is also a tale of the courage, rebellion and survival of people living in the carnage of war.Praise for Paul Conroy's Under the WireDelivers a 'razor-sharp, soul-searching intensity' Damien Lewis 'A gripping depiction of courage amid the carnage' Daily Mail'Compelling and harrowing'Stephen Applebaum, the Independent 'If you're a journalist. this is the book you should read. It also embodies why we do the job we do'Mademoiselle Women 'An epic account'Reader's Digest, '10 must read books about journalism'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A lot of people will be interested in the famous bookshops of the world: Jorge Carrión has gone and visited them all. We can't travel right now, but we can travel in books.' MARGARET ATWOODWhy do bookshops matter How do they filter our ideas and literature In this inventive and highly entertaining extended essay, Jorge Carrion takes his reader on a journey around the world, via its bookshops. His travels take him to Shakespeare & Co in Paris, Wells in Winchester, Green Apple Books in San Francisco, Librairie des Colonnes in Tangier, the Strand Book Store in New York and provoke encounters with thinkers, poets, dreamers, revolutionaries and readers. Bookshops is the travelogue of a lucid and curious observer, filled with anecdotes and stories from the universe of writing, publishing and selling books. A bookshop in Carrion's eyes never just a place for material transaction; it is a meeting place for people and their ideas, a setting for world changing encounters, a space that can transform lives.Written in the midst of a worldwide recession, Bookshops examines the role of these spaces in today's evershifting climate of globalisation, vanishing high streets, e-readers and Amazon. But far from taking a pessimistic view of the future of the physical bookshop, Carrion makes a compelling case for hope, underlining the importance of these places and the magic that can happen there. A vital manifesto for the future of the traditional bookshop, and a delight for all who love them.Translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the shadow of Mount Kenya, surrounded by the forests and creatures of the savannah, life drags interminably for the inmates of POW Camp 354, captured in Africa during World War II. Confined to an endless cycle of boredom and frustration, one prisoner realizes he can bear it no longer.When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea--an outrageous, dangerous, brilliantidea.Not many people would break out of a POW camp and trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meager rations, and a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef as their most accurate guide. Fewer still would break back into the camp on their return.This is the remarkable story of three such men--a powerful testament to the human spirit of rebellion and adventure--reissued in a deluxe edition featuring Benuzzi's own watercolor paintings of the expedition and a final chapter that has never before appeared in English.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An addictive psychological suspense about ambition, female rivalry, and how far you'd go to get what you want.'A Chilling read with a killer twist' The Sun\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*NOWHelena is a career woman with no job and a mother without a baby. She blames Ashley for destroying her life. But is what happened really Ashley's fault THENWhen Helena hires Ashley to work for her, she's startled but impressed by her fierce ambition. They form a dream team and Helena is proud - maybe this is the protégée she's always wanted to have. But soon Helena realizes that nothing will stand in the way of Ashley's drive to get to the top. And when Helena becomes pregnant, everything she has worked so hard for is suddenly threatened, with devastating consequences.\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*'Brilliant and insidious'Lucy Clarke, author of You Let Me In'Absolutely terrific, a beautifully written debut from an exciting new voice in psychological fiction' Cass Green, author of The Woman Next Door and Don't You Cry'A compelling addictive read. I absolutely loved it' Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend'A chilling and compelling debut'Lucy Dawson, author of The Daughter.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction'Eloquent, impressive . . . while her touch is witty, her manner almost buoyant, her themes are sinister beyond belief. She touches the frontiers of the human' Hilary Mantel Boston, 1833Aboard the USS Orbis as it embarks from Boston and surges south to round Cape Horn, Hiram Carver takes up his first position as ship's doctor. Callow and anxious among the seasoned sailors, he struggles in this brutal floating world until he meets William Borden.Borden. The Hero of the Providence. A legend among sailors, his presence hypnotizes Carver, even before he hears the man's story. Years before, Borden saved several men from mutiny and led them in a dinghy across the Pacific to safety.Every ship faces terror from the deep. What happens on the Orbis binds Carver and Borden together forever. When Carver recovers, and takes up a role at Boston's Asylum for the Insane, he will meet Borden again - broken, starving, overwhelmed by the madness that has shadowed him ever since he sailed on the Providence.Carver devotes himself to Borden's cure, sure it depends on drawing out the truth about that terrible voyage. But though he raises up monsters, they will not rest. So Carver must return once more to the edge of the sea and confront the man - and the myth - that lie in dark water.Elizabeth Lowry's gothic masterpiece, like Golden Hill and The Essex Serpent, gives the historical novel a new, beating heart. In Carver and Borden, she realizes the dichotomy of savagery and reason, of man and monster, of life and sacrifice, in a tale rich with adventure and glorious imagination.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Alain Delambre lost his job four years ago, he lost everything. Now he's breaking all the rules for one last shot at the life he thinks he deserves.'you won't see the final twist coming' The New York Times'A really excellent suspense novelist.' Stephen KingAlain Delambre is a fifty-seven-year-old former HR executive, drained by four years of hopeless unemployment. The only job offers he gets are for low-level, demoralizing positions. He has reached rock bottom and can see no way out.So when a major company finally invites him in for an interview, Alain is ready to do anything--borrow money, shame his wife and his daughters, and even participate in the ultimate recruitment test: a role-playing game that involves taking hostages.Alain vows to commit body and soul in this struggle to regain his dignity. But if he had realized that the odds were stacked against him from the beginning, he never would have tried to land the position. Now, his fury is limitless. And what began as a role-playing game could quickly become a bloodbath.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle.Japanese men's longevity ranks 4th in the world, while Japanese women's ranks 2nd. Perhaps this comes as no surprise when you know that the Japanese understanding of ikigai is embedded in daily life, careers, relationships, and hobbies.Neuroscientist and bestselling Japanese writer Ken Mogi shares personal insight and scientific research to provide a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way.He identifies five key pillars to ikigai:1: Starting small2: Releasing yourself3: Harmony and sustainability4: The joy of little things5:Being in the here and nowFind fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in everything you do with the ikigai way.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle.Japanese men's longevity ranks 4th in the world, while Japanese women's ranks 2nd. Perhaps this comes as no surprise when you know that the Japanese understanding of ikigai is embedded in daily life, careers, relationships, and hobbies.Neuroscientist and bestselling Japanese writer Ken Mogi shares personal insight and scientific research to provide a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way.He identifies five key pillars to ikigai:1: Starting small2: Releasing yourself3: Harmony and sustainability4: The joy of little things5:Being in the here and nowFind fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in everything you do with the ikigai way. Englisch.…