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Finalist for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award USA Today Bestseller "All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women's bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller, Comen has written a must-read, compelling, and important book."-Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Song of the Cell "Wow! This book will upend everything you thought you knew about your body while empowering you to make better decisions moving forward. Through storytelling, extensive research, and easy recommendations, Dr. Elizabeth Comen has given us all a priceless road map to reclaim our agency."-Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play A surprising, groundbreaking, and fiercely entertaining medical history that is both a collective narrative of women's bodies and a call to action for a new conversation around women's health. For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women's healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless-a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as authorities on the female of the species, yet uninformed by women's own voices, thoughts, fears, pain and experiences. The result is a cultural and societal leg­acy that continues to shape the (mis)treatment and care of women. While the modern age has seen significant advancements in the medical field, the notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on-as do the pervasive societal stigmas and lingering ignorance that shape women's health and relationships with their own bodies. Medical Oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone, Dr. Elizabeth Comen draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies-how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today's medical thought, and the many oversights that still remain unaddressed. With a physician's knowledge and empathy, Dr. Comen follows the road map of the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, as well as her own experience treating thousands of women. Empowering women to better understand ourselves and advocate for care that prioritizes healthy and joyful lives- for us and generations to come-All in Her Head is written with humor, wisdom, and deep scientific and cultural insight. Eye-opening, sometimes enraging, yet always captivating, this shared memoir of women's medical history is an essential contribution to a holistic understanding and much-needed reclaiming of women's history and bodies.

A Study in Scarlet was the career-starting, first Sherlock Holmes story published by Arthur Conan Doyle. Set in 19th-century London, it follows Dr. John Watson, a war veteran, and the enigmatic young Sherlock Holmes, a uniquely gifted detective. Two murders in London have Scotland Yard confounded, and the solution Holmes illuminates transports the reader to America's Wild West of the 1850s, and beyond. A Study in Scarlet is a seminal work, and one that has transformed the mystery and crime genres. This Essential Classics edition includes a new introduction by Professor Vivian Heller, Ph.D. in literature and modern studies from Yale University. Arthur Conan Doyle was a writer and physician born in Edinburgh. Doyle is best known for his detective fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes. Vivian Heller received her Ph.D. in English Literature and Modern Studies from Yale University. She is author of Joyce, Decadence, and Emancipation(University of Illinois Press) and of The City Beneath Us (W.W. Norton & Company), a history of the building of the New York City subway system. She is an associate at Columbia's School of Professional Studies and is the writing tutor for the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. She is also a long-standing member of the non-fiction committee of the PEN Prison-Writing Committee, which awards prizes to inmates from across the country. Essential Classics publishes the most crucial literary works throughout history, with a unique introduction to each, making them the perfect treasure for any reader's shelf.

Frank Tallis, acclaimed author of the Edgar Award nominated Vienna Secrets, returns with a new and masterfully woven tale full of deceit, love, and rich mystery. Set in fin de siècle Vienna, it s perfect for fans of Boris Akunin, Alan Furst, and David Liss. Ida Rosenkranz is top diva at the Vienna Opera, but she s gone silent for good after an apparent laudanum overdose. Learning of her professional rivalries and her scandalous affairs with older men, Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and Dr. Max Liebermann suspect foul play instead. Their investigation leads them into dark and dangerous conflicts with Gustav Mahler, the opera s imperious director, who is himself the target of a poison pen campaign, and Karl Lueger, Vienna s powerful and anti-Semitic mayor. As the peril escalates, Rheinhardt grows further into his role as family man, while Liebermann finds himself at odds with his inamorata, Amelia, who s loosening both her corset and her tongue in the new feminist movement. PRAISE FOR FRANK TALLIS S VIENNA THRILLERS [A] captivating historical series. The New York Times Book Review [A] riveting read . . . with well researched and wonderfully imagined period detail. The Guardian (U.K.), on Vienna Twilight Chock-full of tantalizing elements. The Austin Chronicle, on Vienna Secrets Engrossing . . . immensely satisfying. The Boston Globe, on Fatal Lies

Finalist for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award USA Today Bestseller “All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women’s bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller, Comen has written a must-read, compelling, and important book.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Song of the Cell “Wow! This book will upend everything you thought you knew about your body while empowering you to make better decisions moving forward. Through storytelling, extensive research, and easy recommendations, Dr. Elizabeth Comen has given us all a priceless road map to reclaim our agency.”—Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play A surprising, groundbreaking, and fiercely entertaining medical history that is both a collective narrative of women’s bodies and a call to action for a new conversation around women’s health. For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women’s healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless—a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as authorities on the female of the species, yet uninformed by women’s own voices, thoughts, fears, pain and experiences. The result is a cultural and societal leg­acy that continues to shape the (mis)treatment and care of women. While the modern age has seen significant advancements in the medical field, the notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on—as do the pervasive societal stigmas and lingering ignorance that shape women’s health and relationships with their own bodies. Medical Oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone, Dr. Elizabeth Comen draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies—how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today’s medical thought, and the many oversights that still remain unaddressed. With a physician’s knowledge and empathy, Dr. Comen follows the road map of the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, as well as her own experience treating thousands of women. Empowering women to better understand ourselves and advocate for care that prioritizes healthy and joyful lives— for us and generations to come—All in Her Head is written with humor, wisdom, and deep scientific and cultural insight. Eye-opening, sometimes enraging, yet always captivating, this shared memoir of women’s medical history is an essential contribution to a holistic understanding and much-needed reclaiming of women’s history and bodies.

A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her fearing she's living in a rom-com plot instead in this internationally bestselling debut by Victoria Lavine. Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher. Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she's just landed in a romance novel instead. The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What he's really doing at his family's resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing over—until Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn't have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with a checkout date. As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they'll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leaves—or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves.

Learn over 50 essential words at the heart of Spanish and how to put them together to make yourself understood. This 1-hour basic introduction to Spanish with the Michel Thomas Method will get you speaking the language immediately: no books, no pens, no memorizing - just listen, connect and speak. How does it work? During the course, you will join Michel, Michel Thomas Method teacher Dr. Rose Lee Hayden and two students in a live lesson, hearing both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. Within the very first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases by listening and thinking out answers for yourself without the pressure of writing or memorizing. Why is the method so successful? The Michel Thomas Method was perfected over 50 years by celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. This unique method works with your brain and draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organised so that you assimilate the language easily and don't forget it. The method breaks down the language into building blocks that are introduced sequentially in such a way that you create your response and move on to ever-more-complex sentences. You'll stick with it because you'll love it. Where do I go next? After you finish your Start course, you can move to the Total Spanishcourse, which includes 7-hours of audio and a practice CD-ROM. Perfect Spanish follows on from the Total course with 11-hours of audio and a practice CD-ROM. Learn anywhere Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player.

Sharpen your sleuthing skills and have your magnifying glass at the ready for this interactive festive mystery that casts YOU in the role of the detective - perfect for fans of Murdle looking for their next clever crime fix! The year is 1932. You are Dr Kinn Tenor, a Scotland Yard pathologist with a sideline in private detection when the boys in blue are stumped. You're celebrated in the newspapers, but you tend to get the official police's backs up - they don't take kindly to being upstaged. Two days before Christmas, you attend the opening of your friend Johnny McAlister's ritzy new nightclub, the Golden Star. There you meet his cousin, Melissa Thresh - she is being followed and would like you to identify the culprit. But you have also promised your friend Algy Hurley to visit his family seat in Kent, where some poison-pen letters have been causing unrest. If you travel to Yorkshire with Melissa, you're caught up in a locked-room murder mystery featuring a cast of dubious friends, relatives and business associates If it's Hurley Court, you're embroiled in a country house whodunnit involving an old family ritual and generations of hidden secrets This is just the first of many choices you must make: will you pursue this thread? Chase the mysterious stranger? Lay a trap for the guilty party? The decisions you make will take you on your own path to the final unmasking of the villain - or failure. What will you choose? And can you unravel the mystery without losing your festive spirit, your reputation... or your life? MAKE YOUR CHOICE TURN THE PAGE SOLVE THE CRIME! '100% Christmas gift in the making' The i 'Highly amusing novel' Joan Smith, The Sunday Times , crime round-up of the year

Sharpen your sleuthing skills and have your magnifying glass at the ready for this interactive festive mystery that casts YOU in the role of the detective - perfect for fans of Murdle looking for their next clever crime fix! The year is 1932. You are Dr Kinn Tenor, a Scotland Yard pathologist with a sideline in private detection when the boys in blue are stumped. You're celebrated in the newspapers, but you tend to get the official police's backs up - they don't take kindly to being upstaged. Two days before Christmas, you attend the opening of your friend Johnny McAlister's ritzy new nightclub, the Golden Star. There you meet his cousin, Melissa Thresh - she is being followed and would like you to identify the culprit. But you have also promised your friend Algy Hurley to visit his family seat in Kent, where some poison-pen letters have been causing unrest. ¿ If you travel to Yorkshire with Melissa, you're caught up in a locked-room murder mystery featuring a cast of dubious friends, relatives and business associates ¿ If it's Hurley Court, you're embroiled in a country house whodunnit involving an old family ritual and generations of hidden secrets This is just the first of many choices you must make: will you pursue this thread? Chase the mysterious stranger? Lay a trap for the guilty party? The decisions you make will take you on your own path to the final unmasking of the villain - or failure. What will you choose? And can you unravel the mystery without losing your festive spirit, your reputation... or your life? MAKE YOUR CHOICE TURN THE PAGE SOLVE THE CRIME! '100% Christmas gift in the making' The i 'Highly amusing novel' Joan Smith, The Sunday Times , crime round-up of the year

Sharpen your sleuthing skills and have your magnifying glass at the ready for this interactive festive mystery that casts YOU in the role of the detective - perfect for fans of Murdle looking for their next clever crime fix! The year is 1932. You are Dr Kinn Tenor, a Scotland Yard pathologist with a sideline in private detection when the boys in blue are stumped. You're celebrated in the newspapers, but you tend to get the official police's backs up - they don't take kindly to being upstaged. Two days before Christmas, you attend the opening of your friend Johnny McAlister's ritzy new nightclub, the Golden Star. There you meet his cousin, Melissa Thresh - she is being followed and would like you to identify the culprit. But you have also promised your friend Algy Hurley to visit his family seat in Kent, where some poison-pen letters have been causing unrest. ¿ If you travel to Yorkshire with Melissa, you're caught up in a locked-room murder mystery featuring a cast of dubious friends, relatives and business associates ¿ If it's Hurley Court, you're embroiled in a country house whodunnit involving an old family ritual and generations of hidden secrets This is just the first of many choices you must make: will you pursue this thread? Chase the mysterious stranger? Lay a trap for the guilty party? The decisions you make will take you on your own path to the final unmasking of the villain - or failure. What will you choose? And can you unravel the mystery without losing your festive spirit, your reputation... or your life? MAKE YOUR CHOICE TURN THE PAGE SOLVE THE CRIME! '100% Christmas gift in the making' The i 'Highly amusing novel' Joan Smith, The Sunday Times , crime round-up of the year

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, t he "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A joy to read. The Wall Street Journal In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or human computers, to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident astronomers, but soon the female corps included graduates of the new women's colleges Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates. The glass universe of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what stars were made of, divided the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Their ranks included Williamina Fleming, a Scottish woman originally hired as a maid who went on to identify ten novae and more than three hundred variable stars; Annie Jump Cannon, who designed a stellar classification system that was adopted by astronomers the world over and is still in use; and Dr. Cecilia Helena Payne, who in 1956 became the first ever woman professor of astronomy at Harvard and Harvard s first female department chair. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

Heinrich Bölls Briefe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg – ein einmaliges DokumentHeinrich Bölls Briefe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sind, als Aufzeichnungen des Soldaten und werdenden Schriftstellers Böll, ähnlich wie Victor Klemperers Tagebücher einzigartige Zeugnisse des Alltags aus Zeiten des Krieges und der Not.Heinrich Böll, 1917 geboren, hat als Gefreiter der deutschen Wehrmacht von 1939 an den ganzen Zweiten Weltkrieg bis zur Kapitulation der Deutschen 1945 mitgemacht, in verschiedenen Kasernen und Einrichtungen in Deutschland und an Kriegsschauplätzen in Frankreich, Polen, Rumänien, Ungarn und Rußland. Er wurde mehrfach verwundet. Während dieser Jahre hat Böll fast täglich Briefe geschrieben, die überwiegend an Annemarie Cech, die in dieser Zeit seine Frau wurde, gerichtet sind, aber auch an die Familie und Freunde. Die Briefe beschreiben den Soldatenalltag und den Krieg, sie widmen sich dem Leben im besetzten Frankreich, zeugen von den Nöten des leidenschaftlichen Katholiken Böll und seinem Hass auf die Uniform, zeigen aber auch die Zeitgebundenheit Bölls, aus der er sich herausgearbeitet hat zu dem Schriftsteller und Menschen, wie wir ihn kennen. An der Ostfront werden sie zu drastischen Zeugnissen vom Verbrechen des Krieges. Bölls Briefe, ein Dokument, wie es von keinem anderen deutschen Schriftsteller vorliegt, sind überdies auch ein Zeugnis von seiner frühen Beschäftigung mit dem Schreiben selbst, mit Lektüreeindrücken und ästhetischen Fragen, und sie sind selbst gleichsam Übungsstücke für das kommende literarische Werk. Von Annemarie Böll sorgfältig ausgewählt, von Jochen Schubert herausgegeben und kommentiert und von James H. Reid mit einem Nachwort versehen, sind die Kriegsbriefe Bölls ein wichtiges Dokument der Erfahrung und Deutung des Zweiten Weltkrieges und der deutschen Mentalität, ein Dokument auch der Entwicklung Heinrich Bölls.Heinrich Böll, 1917 in Köln geboren, nach dem Abitur Buchhandelslehre. 1939-1945 Soldat, danach Gefangenschaft; nach dem Krieg Student und Hilfsarbeiter in der Tischlerei des Bruders; seit 1950 freier Schriftsteller in Köln. Für sein Werk erhielt er u.a. 1967 den Büchner-Preis und 1972 den Nobelpreis für Literatur, war Präsident des bundesdeutschen und des internationalen PEN-Clubs. Er starb am 16. Juli 1985.Jochen Schubert (Dr. phil.), geboren 1957 in Dortmund. Studium der Germanistik, Philosophie und Pädagogik in Bonn. Seit 1995 Mitarbeiter der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.James H. Reid, geboren 1938 in Bothwell (Schottland). Lehrte an der Freien Universität Berlin, Professor an der University of Nottingham, 1996 Emeritierung. Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen, u.a. Heinrich Böll, Ein Zeuge seiner Zeit (1991). Jochen Schubert ist einer der sechs Herausgeber der Heinrich Böll Werkausgabe Kölner Ausgabe. Das größte editorische Unternehmen in der Geschichte des Verlags Kiepenheuer & Witsch: Heinrich Böll, Werke 1 - 27 Kölner Ausgabe

A Financial Times Best Book of the Summer 2025 'Top marks' The Times Book of the Month (March) 'Brilliant... Beaumont is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Mick Herron' James O'Brien, author of How They Broke Britain Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence? August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine. In the fiercely contested Donbas region, Simon finds himself sucked into a terrifying shadow conflict between Russia and the West. Can a lone spy make a difference to the course of a conflict? From the ruins of Bakhmut to the corridors of Whitehall, A Spy at War reveals the secret struggle for Ukraine, on the frontlines and in the arena of global public opinion. Praise for A Spy at War 'Beaumont must surely be the most plugged in spy writer of the day, almost ahead of the curve... He pens thrillers you can't let go of, page turners full of power and intelligence. Indispensable' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time 'Beaumont is a skilled guide to the murky interface between the corridors of power and the human consequences of the decisions made there' Adam LeBor, Financial Times 'Beaumont strikes back... A Spy At War is the best sort of espionage novel, shimmering with authentic tradecraft, geopolitical intrigue and a gritty exploration of betrayal and revenge' David McCloskey , author of The Seventh Floor and co-host of The Rest is Classified podcast 'Charles Beaumont is that rare combination in spy fiction: a genuine former intelligence officer who is also a first-class writer' Charles Cumming , author of Kennedy 35 'With his second novel, Beaumont has cemented himself as an author who both fearlessly tackles hard subjects and spins masterful tales. A Spy at War is daring and unflinching, a must-read' I.S. Berry , author of The Peacock and the Sparrow 'This second espionage thriller from former MI6 operative Charles Beaumont underlines his quality' Daily Mail 'Retired spy Charles Beaumont brings to life the terror, violence and confusion of the war in Ukraine... in this well-informed and revealing novel. Excellent' Literary Review 'An unadorned take on the brutal realities of the Ukrainian war, told with literary flair and an insider's insights' Paul Vidich , author of Beirut Station 'Angry, propulsive and very, very timely. If A Spy Alone was Beaumont's cry of rage as a citizen, A Spy at War is his cry of rage as a spook... Topping A Spy Alone was a tough ask. Beaumont has managed it' Dominick Donald , author of Breathe 'Many works of fiction will be inspired by the war in Ukraine. Charles Beaumont literally blasts out ahead of the field with an effort that is both cinematic and compassionate... A worthy sequel to his debut masterpiece' Dr Fiona Hill, CMG , former US National Intelligence Officer for Russia 'Beaumont has done it again: a gripping spy thriller, this time set in war-torn Ukraine, which is so true to life you feel you are there. It's also about Britain, now, and how so many in the Establishment have sold their souls for Russian gold' John Sweeney , author of Killer in the Kremlin

Eight kids nobody trusted. One abandoned room. Secrets the school was hiding. At Mariah Wilson Public School, an underfunded K-12 school in Times Square, eight students were sent to a forgotten classroom nicknamed Solitaria after a week of hacked grades, viral games, AI-generated humiliation, secret parties, and anonymous accounts that threatened expulsions, arrests, and futures. They weren't friends. Jamie, a child prodigy who preferred hacking to homework, hid inside code. Dev built worlds he couldn't control. Nia believed every broken system could be fixed. Leo grieved a father no one could replace. David turned life into notes. Sami laughed before anyone asked. Antoni performed a self he barely understood. Patty turned popularity into a weapon. They were a collision of misfit teenagers nobody wanted anywhere else. One adult stood between them and juvenile detention. Their advisor, Dr. Miryam, convinced the administration to try her Experiment 359, a thirty-day plan whose outcome even she doubted, watching them through security cameras from a secret monitoring room. Only, Solitaria didn't give anyone the answer they wanted. It gave the eight the trail of an unsolved death on school grounds, stolen funds, lies, threats, and adults who would rather bury the truth than face it. What began as classroom drama turned into a classroom mystery; what looked like detention became a crime story nobody signed up for. The trail led somewhere uncomfortable: the students were not the only ones on trial. Behind their punishment stood a secret-keeping school, crumbling from the inside. The kids had arrived carrying what teens actually carry nowadays: cyberbullying, social anxiety, guilt, grief, even terminal illness. They were paying the price of growing up in two worlds, the online and the offline, without understanding what the digital age gives and takes. Then something happened that no adult predicted. Locked in one room with nobody left to perform for, the eight began doing what the grown-ups around them could not: organize, forgive, build, confess, protect, connect. Eight isolated teens became a hidden network of belonging, acceptance, teamwork, and endurance. An accidental tribe. A funny, sharp, illustrated coming-of-age mystery set in New York City, Accidental Tribes by best-selling author Candice S. Pascoal (pen name C.S. Pascoal) is the school story rewritten for the modern digital age: a literary crime whodunit about found family, friendship, identity, and purpose, where artificial intelligence, social media, technology, and digital threats collide with adolescence, self-discovery, maturity, forgiveness, and the life lessons no one planned to teach. For young adult readers 13 to 18, reluctant readers very much included.

Brain on Fire is the stunning debut from journalist and author Susannah Cahalan, recounting the real-life horror story of how a sudden and mysterious illness put her on descent into a madness for which there seemed to be no cure 'My first serious blackout marked the line between sanity and insanity. Though I would have moments of lucidity over the coming days and weeks, I would never again be the same person ...' Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Within weeks, she would be transformed into someone unrecognizable, descending into a state of acute psychosis, undergoing rages and convulsions, hallucinating that her father had murdered his wife; that she could control time with her mind. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. This is Susannah's story of her terrifying descent into madness and the desperate hunt for a diagnosis, as, after dozens of tests and scans, baffled doctors concluded she should be confined in a psychiatric ward. It is also the story of how one brilliant man, Syria-born Dr Najar, finally proved - using a simple pen and paper - that Susannah's psychotic behaviour was caused by a rare autoimmune disease attacking her brain. His diagnosis of this little-known condition, thought to have been the real cause of devil-possessions through history, saved her life, and possibly the lives of many others. Cahalan takes readers inside this newly-discovered disease through the progress of her own harrowing journey, piecing it together using memories, journals, hospital videos and records. Written with passionate honesty and intelligence, Brain on Fire is a searingly personal yet universal book, which asks what happens when your identity is suddenly destroyed, and how you get it back. 'With eagle-eye precision and brutal honesty, Susannah Cahalan turns her journalistic gaze on herself as she bravely looks back on one of the most harrowing and unimaginable experiences one could ever face: the loss of mind, body and self ... a mesmerizing story', Mira Bartók, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Palace Susannah Cahalan is a reporter on the New York Post, and the recipient of the 2010 Silurian Award of Excellence in Journalism for Feature Writing. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, and is frequently picked up by the Daily Mail, Gawker, Gothamist, AOL and Yahoo among other news aggregrator sites.

The bestselling author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20's engaging and practical guide to how to become lucky, based on her classes at Stanford University and her popular TED talk. Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind, constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live. What I Wish I Knew About Luck is filled with memorable examples, personal anecdotes, and behavioral science research. You will learn: how to stay steady in turbulent waters how to sail past your limits how to see problems as opportunities how to build ladders to larger wins how to clear clutter on your path to success how to turn setbacks into stepping stones how luck is amplified over the course of a lifetime As a professor at Stanford University, with expertise on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation, Dr. Seelig teaches her students how to see and seize opportunities, especially those hidden in plain sight. Opportunities are everywhere, waiting to be discovered! Praise for WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT LUCK "This book takes the mystery out of luck with actionable techniques that create powerful magnets for opportunity." - Matt Abrahams, Host, Think Fast Talk Smart "Tina Seelig's book taught me that while fortune is random, luck is a system you can nurture, optimize, and maximize." - Alberto Savoia, author of The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed "Tina Seelig lays out the hidden mechanics of luck, and how to harness them to create extraordinary results." - Olivia Fox Cabane, author of The Charisma Myth PRAISE FOR TINA SEELIG "A mega-classic...Whether you're starting your career or are in the thick of it, the bold ideas in this book will steel your spine and fire your imagination." - Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive "Tina is doing us all a big favor by giving us a roadmap to life!"- Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop and author of Think Remarkable "Seelig is a sharp observer and a gentle and thoughtful writer. Recollections of her own circuitous career path, along with observations of behavior of friends, family, students and colleagues are fertile ground for her." - Miami Herald "It's almost impossible to read the first line of Tina Seelig's book and not grab pen and paper to jot down a river of pent-up ideas and possibilities . . . A galvanizing document, [it] gives us -- more than anything else -- permission to develop our dreams."- Santa Cruz Sentinel "Tina Seelig is one of the most creative and inspiring teachers at Stanford. Her book ought to be required reading."- Robert Sutton, Stanford University Professor and author The No-Asshole Rule "Few people have done as much to champion innovative thinking as Tina Seelig. The principles in her book will surely spark new ideas. It is a must-read for the next generation of entrepreneurs and seasoned veterans alike."- David Kelley, Founder IDEO &

Ein unscheinbarer Antiquitätenladen entpuppt sich als Tor zur Finsternis! Gegenstände, auf denen ein Fluch liegt, und die einst im Auftrag des Teufels verkauft wurden, bringen Tod und Verderben über ihre neuen Besitzer. Nach dem mysteriösen Tod ihres Onkels erben Micki und Ryan das Geschäft und damit eine schreckliche Verantwortung. Gemeinsam mit dem geheimnisvollen Jack Marshak begeben sie sich auf die gefährliche Mission, die Objekte zurückzuholen und im Bannschrank zu sichern, ehe Schreckliches geschehen kann ... Episoden: 01. Die Erbschaft (The Inheritance)02. Das Todesorakel (The Poison Pen)03. Amors Stachel (Cupid's Quiver)04. Ewige Jugend (A Cup Of Time)05. Onkel Lewis' Rückkehr (Helloween)06. Das Kabinett der Verdammnis (The Great Montarro)07. Heilen und teilen (Dr. Jack)08. Tödliche Schatten (Shadow Boxer)09. Blutiges Geld (The Root Of All Evil)10. Tödliche Geschichten (Tales Of The Undead)11. Die Vogelscheuche (Scarecrow)12. Der Wunderheiler (Faith Healer)13. Blutdurst (The Baron's Bride)14. Ein Schatz – Ein Leben (Bedazzled)15. Aus dem Spiegel blickt der Tod (Vanity's Mirror)16. Russisches Roulette (Tattoo)17. Der mysteriöse Assistent (Brain Drain)18. Der elektrische Stuhl (The Electrocutioner)19. Das Geheimnis der Sekte (The Quilt of Hathor, Part 1)20. Der Inquisitor (The Quilt of Hathor: The Awakening, Part 2)21. Alibi für einen Mörder (Double Exposure)22. Der Geist des Kapitäns (The Pirate's Promise)23. Der brennende Stern (Badge Of Honor)24. Vater und Sohn (Pipe Dream)25. Die Spur führt zur Titanic (What A Mother Wouldn't Do)26. Im Bann der Urne (Bottle Of Dreams)27. Das Tor zur Hölle (Doorway To Hell)28. Tod den Voodoo-Priestern (The Voodoo Mambo)29. Es folgen die Nachrichten (And Now The News)30. Kopf oder Zahl (Tails I Live, Heads You Die)31. Symphony in B – OmU32. Die Verwandlung eines Monsters (Master Of Disguise)33. Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Wax Magic)34. Mord für eine Puppe (Read My Lips)35. Zwischen der Zeit (13 O’Clock)36. Das letzte Rennen (Night Hunger)37. Blutige Stachel (The Sweetest Sting)38. Das Spielhaus (The Playhouse)39. Das Auge des Todes (Eye Of Dead), 40. Der Preis der Schönheit (Face Of Evil)41. Versuch am lebenden Objekt (Better Off Dead)42. Drei Opfer für den Werwolf (Scarlet Cinema)43. Todsichere Wetten (The Mephisto Ring)44. Ein wahrer Freund (A Friend To The End)45. Der Metzger (The Butcher)46. Flucht in ein anderes Leben (Secret Agenda Of Mesmer's Bauble)47. Die Braut des Satans (Wedding In Black)48. Ein schwarzer Schleier für die Braut (Wedding Bell Blues)49. Der Maestro (The Maestro)50. Kampf der Schamanen Shaman's Apprentice)51. Ein perfektes Alibi (The Prisoner)52. Zirkel der Finsternis (Coven Of Darkness)53. Prophezeiungen (The Prophecies)54. Die Dämonenjäger (Demonhunter)55. Gefangen im eigenen Körper (Crippled Inside)56. Tödliche Gedanken (Stick It In Your Ear)57. Rückkehr aus dem Reich der Toten (Bad Penny)58. Brennender Haß (Hate On Your Dial)59. Das Kreuz des Feuers (Night Prey)60. Die magische Leinwand (Femme Fatale)61. Die blutige Feder (Mightier Than The Sword)62. Die Affen des Samurai (Year Of The Monkey)63. Schön bis in den Tod (Epitaph For A Lonely Soul)64. Die Nacht der Vergeltung (Midnight Riders)65. In den Wahnsinn getrieben (Repetition)66. In der Haut des Feindes (The Long Road Home)67. Der Hund meiner Träume (My Wife As A Dog)68. Spielzeug des Teufels (Jack-In-The-Box)69. Das teuflische Medium (The Spirit of Television)70. Der Baum des Lebens (The Tree of Life)71. Die Qualen der Liebe (The Charnel Pit)

"An incisive and necessary" (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty's The Sellout, about a father's obsessive quest to protect his son-even if it means turning him white Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize "Stunning and audacious . . . at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story and an endlessly perceptive novel about the possible future of race in America."-NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE WASHINGTON POST "You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before." This is the seductive promise of Dr. Nzinga's clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed. A complete demelanization will liberate you from the confines of being born in a black body-if you can afford it. In this near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, more and more residents are turning to this experimental medical procedure. Like any father, our narrator just wants the best for his son, Nigel, a biracial boy whose black birthmark is getting bigger by the day. The darker Nigel becomes, the more frightened his father feels. But how far will he go to protect his son? And will he destroy his family in the process? This electrifying, hallucinatory novel is at once a keen satire of surviving racism in America and a profoundly moving family story. At its center is a father who just wants his son to thrive in a broken world. Maurice Carlos Ruffin's work evokes the clear vision of Ralph Ellison, the dizzying menace of Franz Kafka, and the crackling prose of Vladimir Nabokov. We Cast a Shadow fearlessly shines a light on the violence we inherit, and on the desperate things we do for the ones we love. LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD "We Cast a Shadow asks some of the most important questions fiction can ask, and it does so with energetic and acrobatic prose, hilarious wordplay and great heart. . . . Love is at the core of this funny, beautiful novel . . . . At any moment, Ruffin can summon the kind of magic that makes you want to slow down, reread and experience the pleasure of him crystallizing an image again. . . . Read this book."-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "A full-throated novelistic debut of ferocious power and grace . . . a story that refracts the insanity of the world into a shape so unique you wonder how this book wasn't there all along."-Lit Hub "Propulsive . . . We Cast a Shadow proves that the eeriest works of speculative fiction are those that hit closest to home."-Vulture

Ein unscheinbarer Antiquitätenladen entpuppt sich als Tor zur Finsternis! Gegenstände, auf denen ein Fluch liegt, und die einst im Auftrag des Teufels verkauft wurden, bringen Tod und Verderben über ihre neuen Besitzer. Nach dem mysteriösen Tod ihres Onkels erben Micki und Ryan das Geschäft und damit eine schreckliche Verantwortung. Gemeinsam mit dem geheimnisvollen Jack Marshak begeben sie sich auf die gefährliche Mission, die Objekte zurückzuholen und im Bannschrank zu sichern, ehe Schreckliches geschehen kann ... Episoden: 01. Die Erbschaft (The Inheritance)02. Das Todesorakel (The Poison Pen)03. Amors Stachel (Cupid's Quiver)04. Ewige Jugend (A Cup Of Time)05. Onkel Lewis' Rückkehr (Helloween)06. Das Kabinett der Verdammnis (The Great Montarro)07. Heilen und teilen (Dr. Jack)08. Tödliche Schatten (Shadow Boxer)09. Blutiges Geld (The Root Of All Evil)10. Tödliche Geschichten (Tales Of The Undead)11. Die Vogelscheuche (Scarecrow)12. Der Wunderheiler (Faith Healer)13. Blutdurst (The Baron's Bride)14. Ein Schatz – Ein Leben (Bedazzled)15. Aus dem Spiegel blickt der Tod (Vanity's Mirror)16. Russisches Roulette (Tattoo)17. Der mysteriöse Assistent (Brain Drain)18. Der elektrische Stuhl (The Electrocutioner)19. Das Geheimnis der Sekte (The Quilt of Hathor, Part 1)20. Der Inquisitor (The Quilt of Hathor: The Awakening, Part 2)21. Alibi für einen Mörder (Double Exposure)22. Der Geist des Kapitäns (The Pirate's Promise)23. Der brennende Stern (Badge Of Honor)24. Vater und Sohn (Pipe Dream)25. Die Spur führt zur Titanic (What A Mother Wouldn't Do)26. Im Bann der Urne (Bottle Of Dreams)27. Das Tor zur Hölle (Doorway To Hell)28. Tod den Voodoo-Priestern (The Voodoo Mambo)29. Es folgen die Nachrichten (And Now The News)30. Kopf oder Zahl (Tails I Live, Heads You Die)31. Symphony in B – OmU32. Die Verwandlung eines Monsters (Master Of Disguise)33. Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Wax Magic)34. Mord für eine Puppe (Read My Lips)35. Zwischen der Zeit (13 O’Clock)36. Das letzte Rennen (Night Hunger)37. Blutige Stachel (The Sweetest Sting)38. Das Spielhaus (The Playhouse)39. Das Auge des Todes (Eye Of Dead), 40. Der Preis der Schönheit (Face Of Evil)41. Versuch am lebenden Objekt (Better Off Dead)42. Drei Opfer für den Werwolf (Scarlet Cinema)43. Todsichere Wetten (The Mephisto Ring)44. Ein wahrer Freund (A Friend To The End)45. Der Metzger (The Butcher)46. Flucht in ein anderes Leben (Secret Agenda Of Mesmer's Bauble)47. Die Braut des Satans (Wedding In Black)48. Ein schwarzer Schleier für die Braut (Wedding Bell Blues)49. Der Maestro (The Maestro)50. Kampf der Schamanen Shaman's Apprentice)51. Ein perfektes Alibi (The Prisoner)52. Zirkel der Finsternis (Coven Of Darkness)53. Prophezeiungen (The Prophecies)54. Die Dämonenjäger (Demonhunter)55. Gefangen im eigenen Körper (Crippled Inside)56. Tödliche Gedanken (Stick It In Your Ear)57. Rückkehr aus dem Reich der Toten (Bad Penny)58. Brennender Haß (Hate On Your Dial)59. Das Kreuz des Feuers (Night Prey)60. Die magische Leinwand (Femme Fatale)61. Die blutige Feder (Mightier Than The Sword)62. Die Affen des Samurai (Year Of The Monkey)63. Schön bis in den Tod (Epitaph For A Lonely Soul)64. Die Nacht der Vergeltung (Midnight Riders)65. In den Wahnsinn getrieben (Repetition)66. In der Haut des Feindes (The Long Road Home)67. Der Hund meiner Träume (My Wife As A Dog)68. Spielzeug des Teufels (Jack-In-The-Box)69. Das teuflische Medium (The Spirit of Television)70. Der Baum des Lebens (The Tree of Life)71. Die Qualen der Liebe (The Charnel Pit)

The bestselling author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20's engaging and practical guide to how to become lucky, based on her classes at Stanford University and her popular TED talk. Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind, constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live. What I Wish I Knew About Luck is filled with memorable examples, personal anecdotes, and behavioral science research. You will learn: how to stay steady in turbulent waters how to sail past your limits how to see problems as opportunities how to build ladders to larger wins how to clear clutter on your path to success how to turn setbacks into stepping stones how luck is amplified over the course of a lifetime As a professor at Stanford University, with expertise on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation, Dr. Seelig teaches her students how to see and seize opportunities, especially those hidden in plain sight. Opportunities are everywhere, waiting to be discovered! Praise for WHAT I WISH I KNEW ABOUT LUCK "This book takes the mystery out of luck with actionable techniques that create powerful magnets for opportunity." - Matt Abrahams, Host, Think Fast Talk Smart "Tina Seelig's book taught me that while fortune is random, luck is a system you can nurture, optimize, and maximize." - Alberto Savoia, author of The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed "Tina Seelig lays out the hidden mechanics of luck, and how to harness them to create extraordinary results." - Olivia Fox Cabane, author of The Charisma Myth PRAISE FOR TINA SEELIG "A mega-classic...Whether you're starting your career or are in the thick of it, the bold ideas in this book will steel your spine and fire your imagination." - Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive "Tina is doing us all a big favor by giving us a roadmap to life!"- Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop and author of Think Remarkable "Seelig is a sharp observer and a gentle and thoughtful writer. Recollections of her own circuitous career path, along with observations of behavior of friends, family, students and colleagues are fertile ground for her." - Miami Herald "It's almost impossible to read the first line of Tina Seelig's book and not grab pen and paper to jot down a river of pent-up ideas and possibilities . . . A galvanizing document, [it] gives us -- more than anything else -- permission to develop our dreams."- Santa Cruz Sentinel "Tina Seelig is one of the most creative and inspiring teachers at Stanford. Her book ought to be required reading."- Robert Sutton, Stanford University Professor and author The No-Asshole Rule "Few people have done as much to champion innovative thinking as Tina Seelig. The principles in her book will surely spark new ideas. It is a must-read for the next generation of entrepreneurs and seasoned veterans alike."- David Kelley, Founder IDEO "Tina is the most inspirational creativity voice I know. Her book is much better than a whack on the side of your head. It's a whack on the side of your soul!" - Geoffrey Moore, author of Zone to Win "Anybody who wants to live an entrepreneurial life filled with purpose and passion needs to read this book. It's chockfull of practical tools and tips to bring out the best in each of us." - Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and author of The Rise of the Rest "This is a great guide to moving in more exciting, creative, and fulfilling directions, written by a person who is an expert at doing so. But if Tina Seelig had known any more when she was 20, the world probably could no