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Long-suffering child genius Bertie Pollock has much to contend with in the latest instalment of life at 44 Scotland Street, not least the birth of his brother Ulysses. Bertie had hoped that caring for a new baby would command all of his mother?s attention, but he quickly sees that his dream of being left to his own devices is not destined to come true. Overprotective Irene bans Bertie from the playground, but then forgets little Ulysses outside the delicatessen, and suffers a deeply embarrassing moment when she unwittingly retrieves the wrong baby. Meanwhile, for the other residents of Scotland Street, all?s fair in love and friendship. Big Lou finds a new man, Matthew and Pat edge their relationship towards something more permanent - although this development is not without complications, when a glimpse of someone who just might be her handsome, caddish ex-flatmate Bruce sets Pat?s pulse racing - and Domenica?s friendship with Antonia is tested to the limit when an assortment of her belongings mysteriously appear in Antonia's new flat.

What if you developed a machine that generated energy for free, and no-one believed you? This is a problem facing Karl Neder, a maverick physicist, now outcast from the native Hungary and shunned by the scientific establishment.¿Que pasaria si diseñaras una maquina que generara energia ilimitada, y nadie te creyera? Este es el problema al que se enfrenta Karl Neder, un fisico freelance, que abandono su Hungria natal y fue relegado al ostracismo por el comunidad cientifica.

In THE ROAD TO CANA we see Jesus at thirty, during a winter of no rain, endless dust, and talk of trouble in Judea. He lives in the obscure village of Nazareth, with his close and devout Jewish family, sharing work, worship, trials and comforts alongside his step brother, James, his siter Salome, and his cousins. Una narracion de la vida de Cristo, empezando en el ultimo invierno de los ''años ocultos'', culminando en los cuarenta dias y cuarenta noches en el desierto, y concluyendo con un milagro: la transformacion del agua en vino en las bodas de Canaa.

When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits -- the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth -- a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants" is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.

Berlin, 1940, and the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse, its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways: the nervous Frau Rosenthal, the bullying Hitler loyalists the Persickes, the retired judge Fromm and the unassuming working-class couple Otto and Anna Quangel. Then the Quangels receive the devastating news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France. Shocked out of his quiet existence, the usually taciturn factory foreman Otto is provoked into an action that will endanger both his and Anna's life.With her help, he begins to drop hundreds of anonymous postcards attacking Hitler in stairwells and offices all over the city. If they are caught, they will be executed for treason. As their silent campaign escalates, the cards come to the attention of the ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich, and a deadly game of cat and mouse develops between them. When the petty criminals Kluge and Borkhausen also become involved, blackmail, deception, betrayal and murder ensue, gradually tightening the noose around the Quangels' necks ...

Its a deadly game of blackmail. And theyre making him play. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: hes good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley -- they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future -- that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyles secret?Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world , a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune. But Kyle wont be working for the company, but against it -- passing on the secrets of the companys biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the FBI, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. Will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma? Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of The Firm, The Associate is vintage John Grisham.

Rima Lanisell has a habit of losing things - car keys, sunglasses, lovers, family members. Following the death of Rima's father, she goes to stay with her godmother Addison, a wildly successful, albeit eccentric, mystery writer. Addison's beach house seems the place to make sense of Rima's loss, yet she is soon caught up in a mystery of her own. Who stole a small and highly valuable object from Addison's kitchen? Why is Rima corresponding with an obsessive fan, using someone else's family name? Most importantly: what exactly was the relationship between Addison and Rima's father, and why did Addison name a murderer after him in one of her novels? This is a funny, sad and wise literary mystery from the author of "The Jane Austen Book Club".

The essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander. When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless KILLERS back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. THE PYRAMID chronicles the events that led him to such a place. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander''s character, and demand to be read in one sitting.

By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revealing, both for fans of this masterful yet private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running. Lo mas cercano a una biografia de este autor de culto japones.

Rebus is off the case - literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at a colleague. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for ''retraining'' - in other words, he''s in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is assigned to an old, unsolved case, but there are those in his team who have their own secrets - and they''ll stop at nothing to protect them. Rebus is also asked to act as a go-between for gangster ''Big Ger'' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated...

Andreï MakineCe départ pour Saint-Pétersbourg annonce un de ces voyages mystérieux où nous cherchons non pas à changer de pays mais à changer notre vie. Choutov, écrivain et ancien dissident, espère

London, Dezember 1941: Sergeant Tom Wall liegt traumatisiert in einem Armeehospital. Vor sechs Monaten ist seine Einheit bei einem Massaker der Deutschen vollig aufgerieben worden. Tom kann sich an die Ereignisse kaum erinnern, doch von einem ist er felsenfest uberzeugt: Sein Bruder Earl, ein Diplomat in der US-Botschaft, hat ihn und seine Kameraden an die Nazis verraten - und dafur soll er bezahlen. Doch Earl ist verschwunden. Auf der Suche nach seinem Bruder verstrickt sich Tom in ein hoch explosives Rankespiel des britischen Geheimdienstes und der deutschen Spionageabwehr.

The bestselling first volume in the Everyman''s Pocket Classics series, a beautiful keepsake treasury of Christmas stories by great writers. Perfect for gift giving and holiday reading pleassure.El primer volumen de la serie Everyman''s Pocket Classics, gran exito de ventas, es un hermoso cofre de tesoros que incluye los mejores cuentos de Navidad, por los grandes escritores. Perfecto para unas vacaciones de placer literario.

Gymnastique de l'âme et du corps le matin. Sagesse de l'Orient toute la sainte journée et pas un seul ennemi en vue. Plus tranquille que ce vieux Chinois, tu meurs, et c'est justement ce qui vient d'arriver. L'homme est retrouvé allongé dans le parc des Buttes-Chaumont, balle dans la tempe tirée par un pro. Exit le vénérable maître de taï-chi aimé de tous. L'inspecteur daltonien Maurice Laice, exilé dans le 19e arrondissement loin de son Montmartre chéri par une supérieure sans pitié, comprend vite qu'il ne maîtrise pas tout des extrêmes de l'Orient. Ni de l'Occident. Des ados bien d'ici, déjantés à s'en écarquiller les yeux, vont le lui apprendre, morts à la clé.

Asche zu Asche, Staub zu Staub, Leben zu Tod Asche ist alles, was von ihr übrig geblieben ist. Fast alles. Als der Rechtsmediziner David Hunter die Überreste der Frau in einem verfallenen Cottage auf der schottischen Insel Runa zum ersten Mal erblickt, weiß er sofort: dieser Tod war kein Unfall. Er will seine Erkenntnisse dem Superintendent mitteilen, doch die Leitung bleibt tot. Ein Sturm hat die Insel von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Da geschieht ein weiterer Mord ¿ ¿Gruseliger geht¿s kaum¿

Presque sans y penser, nous utilisons par dizaines des images ou les métaphores empruntées à la mythologie grecque : " prendre le taureau par les cornes ", " toucher le pactole ", " tomber de Charybd

Després d’arribar a la lluna, les dinàmiques dins la colleta d’en Tintin canvien radicalment. El jove reporter rep una oferta per a presentar el seu propi programa de televisió i al noi li falta temp

Long-suffering child genius Bertie Pollock has much to contend with in the latest instalment of life at 44 Scotland Street, not least the birth of his brother Ulysses. Bertie had hoped that caring for a new baby would command all of his mother?s attention, but he quickly sees that his dream of being left to his own devices is not destined to come true. Overprotective Irene bans Bertie from the playground, but then forgets little Ulysses outside the delicatessen, and suffers a deeply embarrassing moment when she unwittingly retrieves the wrong baby. Meanwhile, for the other residents of Scotland Street, all?s fair in love and friendship. Big Lou finds a new man, Matthew and Pat edge their relationship towards something more permanent - although this development is not without complications, when a glimpse of someone who just might be her handsome, caddish ex-flatmate Bruce sets Pat?s pulse racing - and Domenica?s friendship with Antonia is tested to the limit when an assortment of her belongings mysteriously appear in Antonia's new flat.

What if you developed a machine that generated energy for free, and no-one believed you? This is a problem facing Karl Neder, a maverick physicist, now outcast from the native Hungary and shunned by the scientific establishment.¿Que pasaria si diseñaras una maquina que generara energia ilimitada, y nadie te creyera? Este es el problema al que se enfrenta Karl Neder, un fisico freelance, que abandono su Hungria natal y fue relegado al ostracismo por el comunidad cientifica.

In THE ROAD TO CANA we see Jesus at thirty, during a winter of no rain, endless dust, and talk of trouble in Judea. He lives in the obscure village of Nazareth, with his close and devout Jewish family, sharing work, worship, trials and comforts alongside his step brother, James, his siter Salome, and his cousins. Una narracion de la vida de Cristo, empezando en el ultimo invierno de los ''años ocultos'', culminando en los cuarenta dias y cuarenta noches en el desierto, y concluyendo con un milagro: la transformacion del agua en vino en las bodas de Canaa.

When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits -- the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth -- a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants" is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.

Berlin, 1940, and the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse, its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways: the nervous Frau Rosenthal, the bullying Hitler loyalists the Persickes, the retired judge Fromm and the unassuming working-class couple Otto and Anna Quangel. Then the Quangels receive the devastating news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France. Shocked out of his quiet existence, the usually taciturn factory foreman Otto is provoked into an action that will endanger both his and Anna's life.With her help, he begins to drop hundreds of anonymous postcards attacking Hitler in stairwells and offices all over the city. If they are caught, they will be executed for treason. As their silent campaign escalates, the cards come to the attention of the ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich, and a deadly game of cat and mouse develops between them. When the petty criminals Kluge and Borkhausen also become involved, blackmail, deception, betrayal and murder ensue, gradually tightening the noose around the Quangels' necks ...

Its a deadly game of blackmail. And theyre making him play. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: hes good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley -- they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future -- that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyles secret?Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world , a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune. But Kyle wont be working for the company, but against it -- passing on the secrets of the companys biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the FBI, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. Will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma? Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of The Firm, The Associate is vintage John Grisham.

Rima Lanisell has a habit of losing things - car keys, sunglasses, lovers, family members. Following the death of Rima's father, she goes to stay with her godmother Addison, a wildly successful, albeit eccentric, mystery writer. Addison's beach house seems the place to make sense of Rima's loss, yet she is soon caught up in a mystery of her own. Who stole a small and highly valuable object from Addison's kitchen? Why is Rima corresponding with an obsessive fan, using someone else's family name? Most importantly: what exactly was the relationship between Addison and Rima's father, and why did Addison name a murderer after him in one of her novels? This is a funny, sad and wise literary mystery from the author of "The Jane Austen Book Club".

The essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander. When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless KILLERS back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. THE PYRAMID chronicles the events that led him to such a place. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander''s character, and demand to be read in one sitting.

By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revealing, both for fans of this masterful yet private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running. Lo mas cercano a una biografia de este autor de culto japones.

Rebus is off the case - literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up at a colleague. He is sent to the Scottish Police College for ''retraining'' - in other words, he''s in the Last Chance Saloon. Rebus is assigned to an old, unsolved case, but there are those in his team who have their own secrets - and they''ll stop at nothing to protect them. Rebus is also asked to act as a go-between for gangster ''Big Ger'' Cafferty. And as newly promoted DS Siobhan Clarke works the case of the murdered art dealer, she is brought closer to Cafferty than she could ever have anticipated...

Andreï MakineCe départ pour Saint-Pétersbourg annonce un de ces voyages mystérieux où nous cherchons non pas à changer de pays mais à changer notre vie. Choutov, écrivain et ancien dissident, espère

London, Dezember 1941: Sergeant Tom Wall liegt traumatisiert in einem Armeehospital. Vor sechs Monaten ist seine Einheit bei einem Massaker der Deutschen vollig aufgerieben worden. Tom kann sich an die Ereignisse kaum erinnern, doch von einem ist er felsenfest uberzeugt: Sein Bruder Earl, ein Diplomat in der US-Botschaft, hat ihn und seine Kameraden an die Nazis verraten - und dafur soll er bezahlen. Doch Earl ist verschwunden. Auf der Suche nach seinem Bruder verstrickt sich Tom in ein hoch explosives Rankespiel des britischen Geheimdienstes und der deutschen Spionageabwehr.

The bestselling first volume in the Everyman''s Pocket Classics series, a beautiful keepsake treasury of Christmas stories by great writers. Perfect for gift giving and holiday reading pleassure.El primer volumen de la serie Everyman''s Pocket Classics, gran exito de ventas, es un hermoso cofre de tesoros que incluye los mejores cuentos de Navidad, por los grandes escritores. Perfecto para unas vacaciones de placer literario.

Gymnastique de l'âme et du corps le matin. Sagesse de l'Orient toute la sainte journée et pas un seul ennemi en vue. Plus tranquille que ce vieux Chinois, tu meurs, et c'est justement ce qui vient d'arriver. L'homme est retrouvé allongé dans le parc des Buttes-Chaumont, balle dans la tempe tirée par un pro. Exit le vénérable maître de taï-chi aimé de tous. L'inspecteur daltonien Maurice Laice, exilé dans le 19e arrondissement loin de son Montmartre chéri par une supérieure sans pitié, comprend vite qu'il ne maîtrise pas tout des extrêmes de l'Orient. Ni de l'Occident. Des ados bien d'ici, déjantés à s'en écarquiller les yeux, vont le lui apprendre, morts à la clé.

Asche zu Asche, Staub zu Staub, Leben zu Tod Asche ist alles, was von ihr übrig geblieben ist. Fast alles. Als der Rechtsmediziner David Hunter die Überreste der Frau in einem verfallenen Cottage auf der schottischen Insel Runa zum ersten Mal erblickt, weiß er sofort: dieser Tod war kein Unfall. Er will seine Erkenntnisse dem Superintendent mitteilen, doch die Leitung bleibt tot. Ein Sturm hat die Insel von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Da geschieht ein weiterer Mord ¿ ¿Gruseliger geht¿s kaum¿

Presque sans y penser, nous utilisons par dizaines des images ou les métaphores empruntées à la mythologie grecque : " prendre le taureau par les cornes ", " toucher le pactole ", " tomber de Charybd

Després d’arribar a la lluna, les dinàmiques dins la colleta d’en Tintin canvien radicalment. El jove reporter rep una oferta per a presentar el seu propi programa de televisió i al noi li falta temp