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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'I always knew I was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.'Freddie Mercury was one of biggest icons of the 20th century and his voice, fashion-sense and confidence have been an inspiration to generations.As the lead singer of Queen, Freddie gave the world unforgettable tunes and outrageously stylish music videos. He has inspired generations to know that you should always be proud of who you are.Featuring all of his most-precious wisdom on friendship, creativity, self-belief and love, this collection of quotes will help you feel empowered every time that you feel 'under pressure'. 122 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'The phenomenal Patterson, one of the great storytellers of our time, does not often produce a new character, but he does here to stunning effect' Daily Mail'A gutsy heroine. A ticking clock. A breathless pace. Wow! This one had me reeling' JANE CORRY'Compelling' Crime Monthly_____________________Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.Why Because she's the best criminal defence attorney in the Hamptons - the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong.As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.Then another bombshell lands. A devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She's got a year to live.But for now, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.____________________________Readers are loving 12 Months to Live!'You are going to love Jane Smith! She is a fantastic new character from one of my favourite authors''Wow what a book! I could not put it down''I loved it from start to finish''A fast, easy to read, enjoyable and entertaining read''Punchy, fast-paced and totally absorbing'________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried . there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN 386 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'The phenomenal Patterson, one of the great storytellers of our time, does not often produce a new character, but he does here to stunning effect' Daily Mail'A gutsy heroine. A ticking clock. A breathless pace. Wow! This one had me reeling' JANE CORRY'Compelling' Crime Monthly_____________________Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.Why Because she's the best criminal defence attorney in the Hamptons - the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong.As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.Then another bombshell lands. A devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She's got a year to live.But for now, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.____________________________Readers are loving 12 Months to Live!'You are going to love Jane Smith! She is a fantastic new character from one of my favourite authors''Wow what a book! I could not put it down''I loved it from start to finish''A fast, easy to read, enjoyable and entertaining read''Punchy, fast-paced and totally absorbing'________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried . there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN 386 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined' Guardian'A lush, exciting, inspiring read' Sarah WatersIn this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things.Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men's clothing and seem to know others' innermost thoughts. But the girl sees the promise of true freedom in their dark glittering eyes: the promise to 'share the blood' and live forever. They name her Gilda.Over the next two hundred years, Gilda moves through unseen spaces: through antebellum brothels, gold-rush bars, Black women's suffrage groups, hair salons and jazz clubs, searching for a way to exist in the world. Her body, powerful against the passage of time, will know both beauty and horror through the women she desires and the blood she craves. But can Gilda truly outrun the darkness of history and face a future where the lives of everyone she loves are at stake Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined' Guardian'A lush, exciting, inspiring read' Sarah WatersIn this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things.Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men's clothing and seem to know others' innermost thoughts. But the girl sees the promise of true freedom in their dark glittering eyes: the promise to 'share the blood' and live forever. They name her Gilda.Over the next two hundred years, Gilda moves through unseen spaces: through antebellum brothels, gold-rush bars, Black women's suffrage groups, hair salons and jazz clubs, searching for a way to exist in the world. Her body, powerful against the passage of time, will know both beauty and horror through the women she desires and the blood she craves. But can Gilda truly outrun the darkness of history and face a future where the lives of everyone she loves are at stake Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY'For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one' MARIAN KEYES'Sunlit perfection' STEPHEN FRY'Wodehouse is as loved as ever, and his vivid prose style and unique comic invention are major contributions to English fiction' GUARDIANA summertime collection of stories at delight and to entertain, fit for Wodehouse fans and anyone who wants an uplifting, amusing read. 'Paper has rarely been put to better use' CAITLIN MORAN'Ingenious. Worth reading again and again' SPECTATOR'Incomparable and timeless genius' KATE MOSSE'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE 320 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY'For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one' MARIAN KEYES'Sunlit perfection' STEPHEN FRY'Wodehouse is as loved as ever, and his vivid prose style and unique comic invention are major contributions to English fiction' GUARDIANA summertime collection of stories at delight and to entertain, fit for Wodehouse fans and anyone who wants an uplifting, amusing read. 'Paper has rarely been put to better use' CAITLIN MORAN'Ingenious. Worth reading again and again' SPECTATOR'Incomparable and timeless genius' KATE MOSSE'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE 320 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO. 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling.' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder MagicEffy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him.Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy fells certain this is her destiny.But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task: a musty, decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea. And when Effy arrives, she finds she isn't the only one who's made a temporary home there. Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar, is studying Myrddin's papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud.As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author's legacy, piecing together clues through his letters, books, and diaries, they discover that the house's foundation isn't the only thing that can't be trusted. There are dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspiring against them - and the truth may bring them both to ruin.Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023New York Times bestseller, November 2023 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -\*\*WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE\*\*\*\*THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\*\*'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas' GUARDIAN'Stunning. An uplifting book' SUNDAY TIMESLife on our planet as you've never seen it beforeA team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part - or protective - of it. They begin to ask, what is life without earth What is earth without humanity 'Our unanimity about Orbital recognises its beauty and ambition. It reflects Harvey's extraordinary intensity of attention to the precious and precarious world we share' Edmund de Waal, Chair of the 2024 Booker Prize judges\*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, DAILY MAIL AND MAIL ON SUNDAY\*; Ausgezeichnet: Booker Prize, 2024 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!' - Colleen Hoover, bestselling author of It Ends With Us_______________If she wasn't dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She's entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don't want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she's ever encountered. And he's smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise - until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth.In a twist of fate, Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to her previous life and reconnect with the mysterious man she's sure is her soulmate.The challenge She only has ten days to find him.Ten days to make him fall for her.Oh, and he has no recollection of them ever having met.Tropes:RomCOMFound familyLondon romanceOnly one bedFake datingVirgin heroineLove triangle _______________Praise for The Love of My Afterlife: 'Quirky and romantic and oh so gorgeously memorable - I only wish I'd written it first! I lost a whole day to it and I don't regret a second' Josie Silver'How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days meets The Good Place . Original and romantic - I loved it' Sophie Cousens'Kirsty writes like a witty dream. She's the real deal.' Mhairi McFarlane'An utterly charming romcom that is as hilarious as it is poignant. Reading this book is like receiving a big hug from a dear friend' Carley Fortune'A gorgeously addictive romp of a romantic comedy, with added magic. I adored it' Clare Pooley_______________Readers cannot get enough of The Love of My Afterlife.\*\*\*\*\* 'I loved it all, from the unique premise to the wonderful all-the-feels ending, this book was chef's kiss.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I don't think I even have words for how much I loved this book but I'll try: phenomenal, outstanding, wonderful, groundbreaking, hilarious, adorable, heartwarming, etc. etc.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I loved everything about the romance [.] a bit quirky, very British, and full of shenanigans that actually made me laugh out loud.'\*\*\*\*\* 'The Love of My Afterlife not only exceeded my expectations, but also contained some surprising twists for a romantic comedy. It was sexy, sweet, utterly satisfying.'\*\*\*\*\* 'What a FRESH and unique magical romance! It was funny, swoon-worthy, quirky [.] and the perfect amount of sexy romance.'_______________MORE praise for The Love of My Afterlife. 'A romantic, tender and hilarious page-turner. Every page will bring you joy' Cathy Bramley'Reading it is like hanging out with your funniest and cleverest best friend - I never wanted it to end' Isabelle Broom< 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!' - Colleen Hoover, bestselling author of It Ends With Us_______________If she wasn't dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She's entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don't want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she's ever encountered. And he's smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise - until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth.In a twist of fate, Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to her previous life and reconnect with the mysterious man she's sure is her soulmate.The challenge She only has ten days to find him.Ten days to make him fall for her.Oh, and he has no recollection of them ever having met.Tropes:RomCOMFound familyLondon romanceOnly one bedFake datingVirgin heroineLove triangle _______________Praise for The Love of My Afterlife: 'Quirky and romantic and oh so gorgeously memorable - I only wish I'd written it first! I lost a whole day to it and I don't regret a second' Josie Silver'How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days meets The Good Place . Original and romantic - I loved it' Sophie Cousens'Kirsty writes like a witty dream. She's the real deal.' Mhairi McFarlane'An utterly charming romcom that is as hilarious as it is poignant. Reading this book is like receiving a big hug from a dear friend' Carley Fortune'A gorgeously addictive romp of a romantic comedy, with added magic. I adored it' Clare Pooley_______________Readers cannot get enough of The Love of My Afterlife.\*\*\*\*\* 'I loved it all, from the unique premise to the wonderful all-the-feels ending, this book was chef's kiss.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I don't think I even have words for how much I loved this book but I'll try: phenomenal, outstanding, wonderful, groundbreaking, hilarious, adorable, heartwarming, etc. etc.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I loved everything about the romance [.] a bit quirky, very British, and full of shenanigans that actually made me laugh out loud.'\*\*\*\*\* 'The Love of My Afterlife not only exceeded my expectations, but also contained some surprising twists for a romantic comedy. It was sexy, sweet, utterly satisfying.'\*\*\*\*\* 'What a FRESH and unique magical romance! It was funny, swoon-worthy, quirky [.] and the perfect amount of sexy romance.'_______________MORE praise for The Love of My Afterlife. 'A romantic, tender and hilarious page-turner. Every page will bring you joy' Cathy Bramley'Reading it is like hanging out with your funniest and cleverest best friend - I never wanted it to end' Isabelle Broom< 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO. 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling.' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder MagicEffy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him.Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy fells certain this is her destiny.But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task: a musty, decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea. And when Effy arrives, she finds she isn't the only one who's made a temporary home there. Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar, is studying Myrddin's papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud.As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author's legacy, piecing together clues through his letters, books, and diaries, they discover that the house's foundation isn't the only thing that can't be trusted. There are dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspiring against them - and the truth may bring them both to ruin.Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023New York Times bestseller, November 2023 384 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'I always knew I was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.'Freddie Mercury was one of biggest icons of the 20th century and his voice, fashion-sense and confidence have been an inspiration to generations.As the lead singer of Queen, Freddie gave the world unforgettable tunes and outrageously stylish music videos. He has inspired generations to know that you should always be proud of who you are.Featuring all of his most-precious wisdom on friendship, creativity, self-belief and love, this collection of quotes will help you feel empowered every time that you feel 'under pressure'.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them, achieving profound insights' Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts Psychedelics have made a comeback, but the truth is they remain a mystery. In this daring, profound and wildly entertaining investigation, clinical neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell tests the claims being made for these substances by taking ten different psychedelics in ten different settings.Journeying from a neuroimaging lab in London to the Colombian Amazon via Silicon Valley and his friend's basement kitchen, his encounters with scientists and gangsters, venture capitalists and con men, psychonauts and shamans, and above all with the drugs themselves, take us beyond the hype and reveal the reality of psychedelics in all their strangeness, darkness and wonder.'Canny and somewhat sceptical . . . rigorous and penetrating . . . This is a wonderful book, a journey into the nature and potential of consciousness itself' Literary Review'An incisive, deeply personal and beautifully written account of the power, the uses and the modern misuses of psychedelics. Highly recommended' Anil Seth, author of Being You'Utterly compelling. Some books are in a category of their own and this is one them. Reading it is like having an out of body experience' Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters'Superb . . . brilliant' TLS 352 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -\*\*WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE\*\*\*\*THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\*\*'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas' GUARDIAN'Stunning. An uplifting book' SUNDAY TIMESLife on our planet as you've never seen it beforeA team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part - or protective - of it. They begin to ask, what is life without earth What is earth without humanity 'Our unanimity about Orbital recognises its beauty and ambition. It reflects Harvey's extraordinary intensity of attention to the precious and precarious world we share' Edmund de Waal, Chair of the 2024 Booker Prize judges\*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, DAILY MAIL AND MAIL ON SUNDAY\*; Ausgezeichnet: Booker Prize, 2024 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Brilliant' Kate Silverton, author of There's No Such Thing As Naughty'An absolute game-changer' Sarah Turner, aka The Unmumsy Mum'Singularly powerful' Tina Payne Bryson, author of The Whole-Brain ChildThe culture of any home is determined by the parents. If you can remain unflappably calm in the face of every supermarket tantrum and sarcastic eye-roll, order will soon follow.Here, bestselling author Paul Dix reveals how to turn even the most chaotic home into an oasis of calm - by focusing not on your children's behaviour, but on your own. You will never need to raise your voice again.'How simple techniques, and a different way of thinking, can change the entire atmosphere at home.' iNews 199 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them, achieving profound insights' Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts Psychedelics have made a comeback, but the truth is they remain a mystery. In this daring, profound and wildly entertaining investigation, clinical neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell tests the claims being made for these substances by taking ten different psychedelics in ten different settings.Journeying from a neuroimaging lab in London to the Colombian Amazon via Silicon Valley and his friend's basement kitchen, his encounters with scientists and gangsters, venture capitalists and con men, psychonauts and shamans, and above all with the drugs themselves, take us beyond the hype and reveal the reality of psychedelics in all their strangeness, darkness and wonder.'Canny and somewhat sceptical . . . rigorous and penetrating . . . This is a wonderful book, a journey into the nature and potential of consciousness itself' Literary Review'An incisive, deeply personal and beautifully written account of the power, the uses and the modern misuses of psychedelics. Highly recommended' Anil Seth, author of Being You'Utterly compelling. Some books are in a category of their own and this is one them. Reading it is like having an out of body experience' Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters'Superb . . . brilliant' TLS 352 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight MountainsPaolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make: to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet. He took with him two friends, a notebook, mules and guides, and a well-worn copy of The Snow Leopard. Written in 1978, Matthiessen's classic was also turning forty, and Cognetti set out to walk in the footsteps of the great adventurer.Without Ever Reaching the Summit combines travel journal, secular pilgrimage, literary homage and sublime mountain writing in a short book for readers of Macfarlane, Rebanks and Cognetti's own bestseller, The Eight Mountains. An investigation into the author's physical limits, an ancient mountain culture, and the magnificence of nature, it is an awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth. 137 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON'Prophet is a blast' Sunday Times'Brilliant. Hypnotically enthralling. I loved it' CHRIS WHITAKER\*\*\*A mysterious eventAn all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the past.A weapon like no otherThe deaths quickly follow. A devastating weapon - Prophet - is bringing these memories to life, then stifling innocent people with their own joy. But nobody knows who created it, or why.A fight for the futureSunil Rao and Adam Rubenstein are tasked with investigating this strange new reality. After a troubled past together, they are drawn closer than ever to defend what they both hold most dear.\*\*\*'A fast-paced techno-thriller.immense fun' Guardian'A thrilling dystopian novel' TIMEREADERS LOVE PROPHET:'It's a wild ride and I loved it!''What an amazing novel.totally compelling''An endlessly inventive sci-fi thriller''Thoroughly enjoyable.full of action, drama, sci-fi twists''Absolutely brilliant' 470 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Brilliant' Kate Silverton, author of There's No Such Thing As Naughty'An absolute game-changer' Sarah Turner, aka The Unmumsy Mum'Singularly powerful' Tina Payne Bryson, author of The Whole-Brain ChildThe culture of any home is determined by the parents. If you can remain unflappably calm in the face of every supermarket tantrum and sarcastic eye-roll, order will soon follow.Here, bestselling author Paul Dix reveals how to turn even the most chaotic home into an oasis of calm - by focusing not on your children's behaviour, but on your own. You will never need to raise your voice again.'How simple techniques, and a different way of thinking, can change the entire atmosphere at home.' iNews 199 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight MountainsPaolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make: to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet. He took with him two friends, a notebook, mules and guides, and a well-worn copy of The Snow Leopard. Written in 1978, Matthiessen's classic was also turning forty, and Cognetti set out to walk in the footsteps of the great adventurer.Without Ever Reaching the Summit combines travel journal, secular pilgrimage, literary homage and sublime mountain writing in a short book for readers of Macfarlane, Rebanks and Cognetti's own bestseller, The Eight Mountains. An investigation into the author's physical limits, an ancient mountain culture, and the magnificence of nature, it is an awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth. 137 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON'Prophet is a blast' Sunday Times'Brilliant. Hypnotically enthralling. I loved it' CHRIS WHITAKER\*\*\*A mysterious eventAn all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the past.A weapon like no otherThe deaths quickly follow. A devastating weapon - Prophet - is bringing these memories to life, then stifling innocent people with their own joy. But nobody knows who created it, or why.A fight for the futureSunil Rao and Adam Rubenstein are tasked with investigating this strange new reality. After a troubled past together, they are drawn closer than ever to defend what they both hold most dear.\*\*\*'A fast-paced techno-thriller.immense fun' Guardian'A thrilling dystopian novel' TIMEREADERS LOVE PROPHET:'It's a wild ride and I loved it!''What an amazing novel.totally compelling''An endlessly inventive sci-fi thriller''Thoroughly enjoyable.full of action, drama, sci-fi twists''Absolutely brilliant' 470 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The searing inside story of our broken politics from the former Cabinet minister and co-host of The Rest Is Politics.'The most exceptional political memoir I've ever read'ALAN JOHNSON'An instant classic'MARINA HYDE'At last a politician who can write'SEBASTIAN FAULKSOver the course of a decade, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise.Uncompromising, honest and darkly humorous, this is his story of the challenges, absurdities and realities of political life. Instantly praised as a new classic, it is an astonishing portrait of our turbulent times.'Genuinely eye-opening.always riveting, often horrifying'iNEWS'Beautifully written'GUARDIAN'Hugely entertaining'EVENING STANDARDBRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\* A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE FT, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH, TIMES, OBSERVER, i NEWSPAPER, NEW STATESMAN, PROSPECT, CHURCH TIMES AND SCOTSMAN \*Politics on the Edge was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 09.09.23-16.09.23, 09.12.23-16.12.23, 30.12.23-06.01.24 and 11.06.24-25.06.24. 447 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me.Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behindGirl was born on the very day her parents and grandmother immigrated from Malaysia to Australia. The story goes that her mother held on tight to her pelvic muscles in an effort to gift her the privilege of an Australian passport. But it's hard to be the embodiment of all your family's hopes and dreams, especially in a country that's hostile to your very existence.When Girl receives a scholarship to travel to the UK, she is finally free for the first time. In London and then Scotland she is meant to be working on a PhD on Sylvia Plath and writing a postcolonial novel. But Girl can't stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of the people who raised her. How can she reconcile their expectations with her reality Did Sylvia Plath have this problem What even is a 'postcolonial novel' And what if the story of becoming yourself is not about carving out a new identity, but learning to understand the people who made you who you are 220 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me.Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behindGirl was born on the very day her parents and grandmother immigrated from Malaysia to Australia. The story goes that her mother held on tight to her pelvic muscles in an effort to gift her the privilege of an Australian passport. But it's hard to be the embodiment of all your family's hopes and dreams, especially in a country that's hostile to your very existence.When Girl receives a scholarship to travel to the UK, she is finally free for the first time. In London and then Scotland she is meant to be working on a PhD on Sylvia Plath and writing a postcolonial novel. But Girl can't stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of the people who raised her. How can she reconcile their expectations with her reality Did Sylvia Plath have this problem What even is a 'postcolonial novel' And what if the story of becoming yourself is not about carving out a new identity, but learning to understand the people who made you who you are 220 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Gorgeous' Observer \* 'Profoundly moving' Financial Times \* 'Electrifying' Daily MailHow do you find the courage to make your own life An unputdownable novel about first love set in 1960s London from Sunday Times bestselling Rose TremainMarianne is fifteen when she falls helplessly and absolutely in love with Simon. Simon owns a Morris Minor, is in his final year at school and has a dazzling future ahead of him. Desperate to escape the stifling 1950s suburbs she has been raised in, Marianne feels sure she will be able to find true happiness with him.However a twist of fate sees Simon's glittering future dashed, and with it, Marianne's dreams. He flees the country and Marianne, realising she will now have to make a life of her own, moves to London determined to reinvent herself. But Marianne cannot let go of that first all-encompassing love and all the while Simon is in Paris, nursing a secret that will alter everything.'A perfect Tremain novel. English, dark and yearning. Remarkable. Tremain shows us the things that make every human life extraordinary' The Times'A complex tale of becoming that's moving, evocative and mesmerising in its acuity' Mail on Sunday\*A Sunday Times Book of the Year\*\* Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction \*READERS LOVE ABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER:'Heartrending, funny, unputdownable' 5\*\*\*\*\*'An undoubted modern classic' 5\*\*\*\*\*'Marianne will remain with me as a friend' 5\*\*\*\*\*'A masterclass in character and world building . the writing is just sublime' 5\*\*\*\*\* 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A proper literary belter' THE TIMES'Affectionate and endlessly entertaining' RICHARD OSMANA wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.Spanning eighty years and culminating in the opening of a film, we meet a cast of characters including a troubled soldier, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members who together create Hollywood magic.Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in. 448 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A proper literary belter' THE TIMES'Affectionate and endlessly entertaining' RICHARD OSMANA wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.Spanning eighty years and culminating in the opening of a film, we meet a cast of characters including a troubled soldier, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members who together create Hollywood magic.Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in. 448 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A must-read eye-opener that makes you laugh, cry, get angry and get happy on every page. It's magnificent' Bob MortimerAll the statistics agree: there has never been a more difficult time to be a teenage boy. And, therefore, there has never been a more difficult time to be the parent of a teenage boy.Failing in education; facing a hopeless jobs market; getting their sexual education from violent pornography; and being endlessly targeted by online influencers who, yes, tell them to make their beds, and go to the gym - but also push dodgy cryptocurrency schemes, and think the best place for a woman is 'working in a Romanian sex-dungeon'.What About Men opens with a group of angry teenage boys claiming feminism has 'gone too far', and asks: what do boys actually mean when they say that Are all angry boys, underneath everything, scared What happens when your son becomes a fan of Andrew Tate And why do one-in-ten gym-going boys say they've felt 'suicidal' about their bodies Having spent a decade writing about women, girls, and their problems, Caitlin Moran found that, in reality, boys and girls have more in common than they think. Women have spent decades trying to feel better about their bodies; trying to find positive role-models; and feeling angry, and scared, about their place in the world. If feminism has 'gone too far' is it because we have started to solve these problems And, if so, what can boys, and men, learn from this Both laugh-out-loud funny and devastatingly truthful, What About Men is the essential handbook on 21st century masculinity: the birth-to-death guide on how to help boys rebel against anger, cynicism, misogyny and despair, and find the joy in being a boy. 336 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'A must-read eye-opener that makes you laugh, cry, get angry and get happy on every page. It's magnificent' Bob MortimerAll the statistics agree: there has never been a more difficult time to be a teenage boy. And, therefore, there has never been a more difficult time to be the parent of a teenage boy.Failing in education; facing a hopeless jobs market; getting their sexual education from violent pornography; and being endlessly targeted by online influencers who, yes, tell them to make their beds, and go to the gym - but also push dodgy cryptocurrency schemes, and think the best place for a woman is 'working in a Romanian sex-dungeon'.What About Men opens with a group of angry teenage boys claiming feminism has 'gone too far', and asks: what do boys actually mean when they say that Are all angry boys, underneath everything, scared What happens when your son becomes a fan of Andrew Tate And why do one-in-ten gym-going boys say they've felt 'suicidal' about their bodies Having spent a decade writing about women, girls, and their problems, Caitlin Moran found that, in reality, boys and girls have more in common than they think. Women have spent decades trying to feel better about their bodies; trying to find positive role-models; and feeling angry, and scared, about their place in the world. If feminism has 'gone too far' is it because we have started to solve these problems And, if so, what can boys, and men, learn from this Both laugh-out-loud funny and devastatingly truthful, What About Men is the essential handbook on 21st century masculinity: the birth-to-death guide on how to help boys rebel against anger, cynicism, misogyny and despair, and find the joy in being a boy. 336 pp. Englisch.