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What would happen if the US elected a 17 year old as President? Find out in this sizzling, genre-busting YA political thriller from bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil . When 17 year old Benton Young uploads a video daring the world to elect him as US President, the video goes viral. Young people have lost all faith in their leaders, and Benton',s video ignites a national revolution . . . resulting in Benton as President. Inspired, young people from across the globe take to the streets, and soon eight of the world',s most powerful nations are led by teenagers. Their mission: to set a bold new course for the future. But, on the eve of their first global summit, one of the leaders is murdered in cold blood . . . and Benton is the only suspect. Now Benton must untangle a deadly web of secrets, betrayal and power plays to prove his innocence. The world',s future - and his own - is on the line . . . With globe-spanning action, shocking twists and an electric new brand of storytelling, YOUNG WORLD is a heartstopping thriller that asks: what happens when the future really does belong to the young? A genre-busting YA thriller of teen leaders, murder, and revolution Told in a stunning mixed-media style with 150+, explosive neon-orange visuals Perfect for fans of fast-paced, high-stakes thrillers like The Hunger Games, All That',s Left in the World and The Inheritance Games Themes include: power, greed, betrayal, activism, revolution, found family, love, friendship, finding your voice READ THE BOOK! JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Praise for Young World: ',A neon-bright, post-modern, action-movie Coachella party of a book. Young World proves Chainani is the UNHINGED VISIONARY we always suspected him to be.', - E. LOCKHART, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE WERE LIARS ',Chainani has outdone himself. Young World is FEROCIOUS, FUNNY, WICKEDLY SMART, and GROUNDBREAKING. It will keep you guessing until the very end. A masterpiece by a true innovator.', - MARIE LU, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LEGEND ',The PERFECT READ for our tumultuous times.', - VERONICA ROTH, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DIVERGENT ',I devoured this book in one sitting. Part Hunger Games, part John Green, Young World is a fast-paced thrill ride. UTTERLY UNFORGETTABLE.', - LYNN PAINTER, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BETTER THAN THE MOVIES (School for Good and Evil debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2013)

Das DUO ALBA-Kartenbild glänzt durch die Kombination von modernem Stil und politisch aktuellem Kartenbild . Dieses neue Design erscheint unbeleuchtet in verschieden Grautönen, beleuchtet wechselt das Meer in einen angenehmen Blauton. Das Kartenbild enthält eine unübertroffene Fülle aktueller Informationen. In unbeleuchtetem Zustand sehen Sie den Globus politisch mit Meeresrelief. Bei Beleuchtung wird das physische Bild sichtbar. Das Kartenbild wird in alter Tradition von Hand kaschiert. Die Professional Line - Repräsentativ, anspruchsvoll und von bleibendem Wert. Eine Verbeugung vor Kepler und Kopernikus, eine Liebeserklärung an ästhetisches Design und guten Geschmack. Die COLUMBUS Globen der Professional Line sind nicht nur Meisterwerke der präzisen Kartographie, sondern auch der kreativen, handwerklichen Gestaltung - gelungene Gemeinschaftsarbeit von Spezialisten auf den Gebieten der Kartographie, der Glaskunst und des Designs. Den Glasbläsern kommt hier eine besondere Rolle zu: Die Kristallglaskugeln, welche alle Modelle dieser Linie auszeichnen, werden mundgeblasen und erreichen mit Kugeldurchmessern von 34 cm, 40 cm und stattlichen 51 cm einen Kartenmaßstab, wie es ihn nur sonst bei großen Atlanten gibt. Sie erfüllen damit in Form und Funktion höchste Ansprüche. Dieses Produkt ist mit dem Columbus Entdeckerstift Audio/Video-Pen OID kompatibel! OID - Optical image decoding: was verbirgt sich hinter der Technologie? Dieser Globus bietet die Möglichkeit mit dem Sensor an der Stiftspitze des optionalen Entdeckerstiftes einen Code auszulesen. Dieser Code ist mit unterschiedlichen Audio- oder Videodateien verknüpft. Der Stift erkennt so beim Antippen des Globus den Code und spielt die passende Datei über den integrierten Lautsprecher (oder über den Kopfhörerausgang) ab. Wählen Sie zum Beispiel die Kategorie ,,Länderinformation", , erfahren Sie die Größe des Landes, die Einwohnerzahl, das Bevölkerungswachstum, den Namen der Hauptstadt und vieles mehr - immer in Abhängigkeit davon, an welche Stelle Sie mit dem Entdeckerstift auf dem Globus zeigen. Unter ,,Wissenswertes", erhalten Sie spannende, aufschlussreiche und extrem reichhaltige Informationen über landestypische Gegebenheiten. Alle Länder werden im Detail vorgestellt. Besonders beeindruckend ist auch die Kategorie ,,Nationalhymnen", der einzelnen Länder. Mit der vierten Kategorie - dem Quiz rund um unsere Erde - können Sie spielerisch Ihr Wissen testen. Spannende Fragen müssen durch einfaches Antippen an der richtigen Stelle auf dem Globus beantwortet werden. Nehmen Sie teil an einer faszinierenden Wissensexpedition rund um unseren Planeten Erde! Bitte beachten: Zum Abspielen der verknüpften Videodateien muss zuerst die Columbus Video Pen App aus dem App Store oder aus Google Play auf dem Tablet oder Smartphone geladen werden. Zur Aktivierung muss der im Lieferumfang enthaltene Aktivierungscode mit dem Stift gescannt werden. Der Aktivierungscode befindet sich auf einem Kärtchen auf einem weißen Streifen. Für das Auge ist der Code unsichtbar. Der Stift erkennt ihn aber.

'An absolute delight! I whizzed through it in a day' Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal 'A zany, madcap murder mystery' Nita Prose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Maid Attending your best friend's wedding should be a piece of (wedding) cake, but not for bestselling mystery author Eleanor Dash. Because murder seems to follow her every time she goes on holiday - and is her uninvited plus-one to this special occasion . . . Eleanor's best friend, Emma, is starring in a movie alongside her co-star and fiancé, Fred. As filming wraps, they invite the whole cast and crew to their wedding at nearby Catalina Island. There may be a storm headed their way - because of course there is - but nothing will stop their nuptials. That is until Emma receives a note that says: Someone is going to die at the wedding. Eleanor is a professional at this point and she'll do everything she can to uncover the murderer so true love can prevail. But will this be a destination wedding to die for in more ways than one? Praise for Catherine Mack: 'Gleefully pokes fun at genre tropes while evoking Eleanor's zany world . . . hilarious' The New York Times Book Review 'Funny and smart and full of ginger' The Globe and Mail 'I couldn't put this down and you won't either. Take it on your next vacation!' Liv Constantine , New York Times bestselling author of The Last Mrs Parrish 'Wildly fun, completely addictive and an absolute must-read!' Jeneva Rose , New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A legal thriller that’s comparable to classics such as Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent . . . tragic and shocking.”—Associated Press NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • Boston Globe • Kansas City Star Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney for two decades. He is respected. Admired in the courtroom. Happy at home with the loves of his life: his wife, Laurie, and their teenage son, Jacob. Then Andy’s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy’s own son—shy; awkward, mysterious Jacob. Andy believes in Jacob’s innocence. Any parent would. But the pressure mounts. Damning evidence. Doubt. A faltering marriage. The neighbors’ contempt. A murder trial that threatens to obliterate Andy’s family. It is the ultimate test for any parent: How far would you go to protect your child? It is a test of devotion. A test of how well a parent can know a child. For Andy Barber, a man with an iron will and a dark secret, it is a test of guilt and innocence in the deepest sense. How far would you go? Praise for Defending Jacob “A novel like this comes along maybe once a decade . . . a tour de force, a full-blooded legal thriller about a murder trial and the way it shatters a family. With its relentless suspense, its mesmerizing prose, and a shocking twist at the end, it’s every bit as good as Scott Turow’s great Presumed Innocent. But it’s also something more: an indelible domestic drama that calls to mind Ordinary People and We Need to Talk About Kevin. A spellbinding and unforgettable literary crime novel.” —Joseph Finder “ Defending Jacob is smart, sophisticated, and suspenseful—capturing both the complexity and stunning fragility of family life.” —Lee Child “Powerful . . . leaves you gasping breathlessly at each shocking revelation.” —Lisa Gardner “Disturbing; complex, and gripping, Defending Jacob is impossible to put down. William Landay is a stunning talent.” —Carla Neggers “Riveting; suspenseful, and emotionally searing.” —Linwood Barclay

Take a taste bud–driven tour around the world in 52 delectably daring and fabulously photogenic sandwich recipes. From the creative culinary minds of Dutch chefs Samuel Levie and Joris Bijdendijk comes Sandwiches!, a stylish, globe-trotting celebration of the sandwich in all its delicious forms. Forget bland PB&J—this is a bold, colorful, and endlessly inventive journey through 52 recipes featuring toasted sandwiches, open-faced sandos, buns, rolls, and next-level sammies. Whether it’s a Croque-Monsieur straight out of Paris, a spicy chipotle chicken bun with cinnamon kick, a meatball roll loaded with fresh herbs, or a buttery lobster roll that you’ll want to keep all to yourself, these sandwiches are anything but basic. Each recipe is paired with striking, artful photography and smart styling, making this book as fun to flip through as it is to cook from. Inside Sandwiches! you’ll find: 52 globally inspired sandwich recipes for every week of the year Recipes for homemade sandwich loaves, baguettes, brioche, pita, buns, and the Perfect Toasted Bread to fill, toast, and devour Creative condiments such as homemade crispy chili oil, harissa, hot honey, ketchup, mayo, mustard, sambal, kimchi, peanut butter, and even pickles to layer on the flavor Sweet recipes, including ice cream sandwich, pudding roll, and a chocolate-miso-caramel confection on brioche that will blow your tastebuds Stylish, high-impact food photography that jumps off the page Sandwiches! is equal parts cookbook, travelogue, and eye candy. It's ideal for adventurous home cooks, sandwich obsessives, and anyone with a soft spot for perfectly toasted, overstuffed, flavor-packed bites. So, grab some napkins—and maybe your passport. These sandwiches are going places.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

A Parade Magazine 101 Best Mystery Books of All Time 2019 American Library Association Reading List for Mystery: Winner and Top Pick Winner of the 2019 Mary Higgins Clark Award Winner of the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel Winner of the the 2018 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Winner of the 2019 Sue Feder Macavity Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery Finalist for the 2019 Shamus Award A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 An ABA IndieNext Selection A Washington Post Best Audiobook of 2018 A WBUR On Point Best Book of 2018 A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018 A Times of India Best Book of 2018 An Apple iTunes Most Anticipated Book of 2018 #2 on Cosmopolitan’s 33 Books to Get Excited About in 2018 The Bookseller (UK) Editor’s Pick for Mystery Maryland Humanities Route 1 Reads Selection for 2020 Praise for The Widows of Malabar Hill “These India-set stories put [Massey's] concerns with fairness and equality into a sparkling setting that shows how universal the fight for justice must be.” —Parade Magazine “ The Widows of Malabar Hill, with its deft prose and well-wrought characters, is a splendid first installment in what promises to be a memorable series." —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal "Marvelously plotted, richly detailed . . . This is a first-rate performance inaugurating a most promising series." —The Washington Post "Perveen Mistry has all the pluck you want in a sleuthing lawyer, as well as a not-so-surprising—but decidedly welcome—proclivity for poking her nose into the business of others. The pages do indeed fly." —Marissa Stapley, The Globe and Mail " The Widows of Malabar Hill contains multitudes, tackling women’s history and rights, while treating readers to a riveting story." —The National Post "Perveen’s dogged pursuit of truth and justice for her clients is reminiscent of the debuts of Anne Perry’s Charlotte Ellison Pitt and Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs. But the multicultural, multi-faith milieu in which Perveen lives, works and attempts to find love both illuminates a bygone era and offers a thoughtful perspective relevant to today’s focus on women’s rights and equality." —Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times "Cool and cunning." —The Boston Globe "A fascinating setting, an extraordinary new sleuth, and a story that enthralls you— The Widows of Malabar Hill has all three and more. Sujata Massey's new historical series is absolutely terrific, and you are just going to love Perveen Mistry, India's first female lawyer." —Charles Todd, bestselling author of the Ian Rutledge series and the Bess Crawford series "Perveen Mistry is an extraordinary heroine—one of the first female lawyers in India, she’s whip smart, strong-willed, and, most importantly, compassionate. Defying convention while draped in a sari, Perveen is sure to join the leads of great mystery fiction." —Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries "You get a mystery but you also get all the cultural details. I like that." —NBC New Day Northwest "I've been complaining for several years now that we don't have enough competent female leads in mystery series, and Sujata Massey has delivered with The Widows of Malabar Hill. I was taken in by this Law and Order-esque tale set in lush, swing-era Bombay, and I loved seeing Perveen proceed with a cool head and a fiery heart. Readers looking for a strong female heroine, a vivid setting and a strange mystery will find it here." —The News Tribune "There’s so much to admire in Massey’s writing: sumptuous details, attention to the senses and a tightly-plotted mystery that explores domains beyond normal trials and tribulations. It’s writing that’s easy to take for granted, but as we know, anything that easy is deceptively hard." —Baltimore Fishbowl "Massey deftly evokes the sights, the sounds, and the heat of Bombay as her clever and determined heroine, aided by a large supporting cast of sharply-drawn characters, sidesteps both custom and danger to deliver

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo. Alone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started. Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it? Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist. 'A wild ride' The Times 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB COMES THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY IN THE 'WE SOLVE MURDERS' SERIES - A GLOBE-TROTTING, PAGE-TURNING ADVENTURE. 'Packed with clever twists' HARLAN COBEN At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man. Back at We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie and Steve leap at the chance to take on their first proper case. So what if their new client seems to have his own reasons for avoiding the police? All they need to do is uncover who left the note, and then find them. Simple. But once they start digging, the suspects keep piling up: there's Sweden's most-wanted criminal, a canny ex-wife and a fierce business rival - yet the murderer keeps evading them. And as the trio chase a villain through the shadows, danger travels closer to home . . . Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's village pub, can the team catch an elusive killer who knows EXACTLY where to hide? Pre-order your copy now! Praise for Richard Osman: 'Irresistible' LEE CHILD 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKIN 'Osman just gets better' SHARI LAPENA 'I smiled a million times' MARIAN KEYES 'Warm, wise and witty' VAL MCDERMID 'Brilliantly suspenseful' JEFFERY DEAVER 'The rightful king of crime' i PAPER 'The thing that shines through in Osman's writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read' OBSERVER 'Gripping and rather moving' SUNDAY TIMES 'The biggest new fiction author of the decade' GUARDIAN 'Underestimate him at your own peril' INDEPENDENT 'Richard Osman seems incapable of missing' THE TIMES

Take a taste bud–driven tour around the world in 52 delectably daring and fabulously photogenic sandwich recipes. From the creative culinary minds of Dutch chefs Samuel Levie and Joris Bijdendijk comes Sandwiches!, a stylish, globe-trotting celebration of the sandwich in all its delicious forms. Forget bland PB&J—this is a bold, colorful, and endlessly inventive journey through 52 recipes featuring toasted sandwiches, open-faced sandos, buns, rolls, and next-level sammies. Whether it’s a Croque-Monsieur straight out of Paris, a spicy chipotle chicken bun with cinnamon kick, a meatball roll loaded with fresh herbs, or a buttery lobster roll that you’ll want to keep all to yourself, these sandwiches are anything but basic. Each recipe is paired with striking, artful photography and smart styling, making this book as fun to flip through as it is to cook from. Inside Sandwiches! you’ll find: 52 globally inspired sandwich recipes for every week of the year Recipes for homemade sandwich loaves, baguettes, brioche, pita, buns, and the Perfect Toasted Bread to fill, toast, and devour Creative condiments such as homemade crispy chili oil, harissa, hot honey, ketchup, mayo, mustard, sambal, kimchi, peanut butter, and even pickles to layer on the flavor Sweet recipes, including ice cream sandwich, pudding roll, and a chocolate-miso-caramel confection on brioche that will blow your tastebuds Stylish, high-impact food photography that jumps off the page Sandwiches! is equal parts cookbook, travelogue, and eye candy. It's ideal for adventurous home cooks, sandwich obsessives, and anyone with a soft spot for perfectly toasted, overstuffed, flavor-packed bites. So, grab some napkins—and maybe your passport. These sandwiches are going places.

The remarkable story of the global movement championing the idea that evidence, not opinions, should guide our decisions Today, more and more people around the globe are using scientific evidence to figure out what works—in health, government and business as well as conservation, schools and parenting. This wasn’t always the case. This book tells the story of the evidence revolution—a worldwide movement that promotes evidence-based thinking—and shows how it can help us all, especially in an age of alternative facts. For many years, most medical advice was based on doctors’ opinions and conventional wisdom, not solid science. Helen Pearson describes how evidence-based medicine swept the world in the 1990s—becoming the predominant form of medicine practiced today—and how the idea that evidence should guide decisions is quietly transforming a host of other fields as well. Do police patrols reduce crime? Do performance appraisals boost job performance? Do welfare programs help the poor? Do smaller classes aid learning? Do smartphones harm teenagers? At a time when science is under attack and questionable claims run rampant, Pearson underscores the importance of evidence in all facets of our lives, empowering each of us to sift fact from falsehood and misinformation from the truth. Essential reading for the rational-minded, Beyond Belief is an engaging portrait of the mavericks, visionaries and rebels who share the simple belief that decisions based on evidence make the world a better place.

The new novel from the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette 'Smart, funny and devastating in a great way' Jennette McCurdy 'I felt both cleverer and sillier after finishing this book' Guardian 'Loaded with Maria Semple's signature wit' Bonnie Garmus Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family and the bliss of finally being solo. Alone but far from lonely, she's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started. Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. But could a chance encounter with a charming stranger threaten her joyfully curated life and leave Adora suddenly wanting more - even if she must risk everything to get it? Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit and a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist. 'A wild ride' The Times 'I adored this novel and it made me very happy' Nina Stibbe 'Maria Semple is a treasure' Los Angeles Times 'Funny and clever and sexy and uplifting' Francesca Segal 'Adora Hazzard is a heroine for the ages' Rufi Thorpe

An unforgettable collaboration between an award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the and #1 internationally bestselling writer Harlan Coben. 'A tour de force thriller. Coben and Witherspoon are a dream team!' Lucy Foley 'Full of jaw-dropping twists and turns' Lisa Jewell 'Savvy, smart and suspenseful' Val McDermid ___________ Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge. But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, one of the world's most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfils her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself - or she will be the next one who is . . . Gone Before Goodbye. ___________ Praise for Gone Before Goodbye: ' Heart-racing , twist-loaded , and impossible to put down ' The Real Book Spy ' Breathlessly accomplished with a plot that surprises and moves in equal measure' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time 'Gone Before Goodbye is a dynamic, riveting and twisty thriller-complete with a heroine that you'll absolutely love' Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me 'Witherspoon and Coben are a match made in literary heaven ' USA Today 'This dream-team collab has smash hit written all over it!' Fabulous 'There were twists and turns I didn't expect and I really didn't want this to end' 5-star reader review ' Trust me, you're going to want to read this !' 5-star reader review

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

Winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award! This #1 New York Times bestseller is a modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner--or just under your feet! Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment-and redemption. Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud. "A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel." -The New York Times WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK SELECTED FOR NUMEROUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND ALA HONORS

Columbus Duo Globus Student 30cm - Die Welt begreifen, die Zusammenhänge erkennen. In unserer sich so schnell globalisierenden Welt den Überblick zu bewahren , Zusammenhänge besser zu verstehen, internationale Verflechtungen in Wirtschaft, Politik, Kultur oder Umwelt zu begreifen und zu erkennen, das sind zentrale Aufgaben der kommenden Generation. Die neue Mobilität einzelner Völker sowie die Migrationsbewegungen stellen zunehmende Ansprüche an die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Staaten . Die Globen aus der COLUMBUS Student Linie zeichnen sich durch umfangreiche Wissensvermittlung, einem guten Preis-Leistungsverhältnis und besondere Langlebigkeit aus. Zeitgemäß puristisch und herausragend im Design sind sie mit dem hochwertigen DUO(TM) Kartenbild ausgestattet. Darüber hinaus bieten Sie mit der digitalen Kartenoberfläche, mittels dem COLUMBUS Entdeckerstift* , den Zugang zu unzähligen Audio- sowie Videoinhalten. Bei diesem Modell sind der Haltebügel und die Oberfläche des Holz-Standfußes aus Edelstahl. Wertig, zeitgemäß und langlebig . Ein angenehmer und helfender Begleiter durch Schule und Studium. *Der COLUMBUS Entdeckerstift ist optional erhältlich. Dieses Produkt ist mit dem Columbus Entdeckerstift Audio/Video-Pen OID kompatibel! OID - Optical image decoding: was verbirgt sich hinter der Technologie? Dieser Globus bietet die Möglichkeit mit dem Sensor an der Stiftspitze des optionalen Entdeckerstiftes einen Code auszulesen. Dieser Code ist mit unterschiedlichen Audio- oder Videodateien verknüpft. Der Stift erkennt so beim Antippen des Globus den Code und spielt die passende Datei über den integrierten Lautsprecher (oder über den Kopfhörerausgang) ab. Wählen Sie zum Beispiel die Kategorie ,,Länderinformation", , erfahren Sie die Größe des Landes, die Einwohnerzahl, das Bevölkerungswachstum, den Namen der Hauptstadt und vieles mehr - immer in Abhängigkeit davon, an welche Stelle Sie mit dem Entdeckerstift auf dem Globus zeigen. Unter ,,Wissenswertes", erhalten Sie spannende, aufschlussreiche und extrem reichhaltige Informationen über landestypische Gegebenheiten. Alle Länder werden im Detail vorgestellt. Besonders beeindruckend ist auch die Kategorie ,,Nationalhymnen", der einzelnen Länder. Mit der vierten Kategorie - dem Quiz rund um unsere Erde - können Sie spielerisch Ihr Wissen testen. Spannende Fragen müssen durch einfaches Antippen an der richtigen Stelle auf dem Globus beantwortet werden. Nehmen Sie teil an einer faszinierenden Wissensexpedition rund um unseren Planeten Erde! Bitte beachten: Zum Abspielen der verknüpften Videodateien muss zuerst die Columbus Video Pen App aus dem App Store oder aus Google Play auf dem Tablet oder Smartphone geladen werden. Zur Aktivierung muss der im Lieferumfang enthaltene Aktivierungscode mit dem Stift gescannt werden. Der Aktivierungscode befindet sich auf einem Kärtchen auf einem weißen Streifen. Für das Auge ist der Code unsichtbar. Der Stift erkennt ihn aber.

An unforgettable collaboration between an award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the and #1 internationally bestselling writer Harlan Coben. 'A tour de force thriller. Coben and Witherspoon are a dream team!' Lucy Foley 'Full of jaw-dropping twists and turns' Lisa Jewell 'Savvy, smart and suspenseful' Val McDermid ___________ Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge. But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, one of the world's most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfils her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself - or she will be the next one who is . . . Gone Before Goodbye. ___________ Praise for Gone Before Goodbye: ' Heart-racing , twist-loaded , and impossible to put down ' The Real Book Spy ' Breathlessly accomplished with a plot that surprises and moves in equal measure' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time 'Gone Before Goodbye is a dynamic, riveting and twisty thriller-complete with a heroine that you'll absolutely love' Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me 'Witherspoon and Coben are a match made in literary heaven ' USA Today 'This dream-team collab has smash hit written all over it!' Fabulous 'There were twists and turns I didn't expect and I really didn't want this to end' 5-star reader review ' Trust me, you're going to want to read this !' 5-star reader review

The Octonauts meet a fish who looks very sad...can they make it smile? Enjoy the original books that launched the hit animated TV show worldwide! The Octonauts are a crew of adorable animals who explore the oceans in search of adventure and fun! From their undersea base called "the Octopod," the Octonauts explore a vibrant world full of thrills, chills, and gills. The crew of eight talented critters, which include Professor Inking, Dashi Dog, Tweak Bunny, and Tunip the Vegimal, is always ready to embark on a new exciting voyage. In this entertaining story, the Octonauts meets a fish with a giant frown on its face. It looks so glum that it's causing everyone around to feel down too. Our heroes need to find a way to cheer it up. So the Octonauts share their favorite pastimes! Readers will enjoy making music, building robots, baking desserts, and carousing at the playground. But will the fun-loving crew ever make their new friend smile? Combining the instant appeal of Hello Kitty with the intrepid spirit from Star Trek, the Octonauts will entertain and delight children, while adults will appreciate the stylish design and subversive humor. Lushly layered and brightly colored illustrations create a teeming undersea universe that will dazzle readers’ eyes, inspire their imaginations, and tickle their funny bones. Called “charming and beautifully-designed” by comics scholar Scott McCloud, Meomi’s winsome cast of characters have attracted an international audience, from kids, parents, and teachers to digital artists and fashion designers. What is their next mission? Stay tuned for the next Octonauts adventure to find out! Immedium’s original four books inspired the popular animated television series that is broadcast on Disney Junior and Netflix and in more than 100 countries around the globe. "Too many children's books talk down to kids, thinking that talking on their level equates to dropping IQ points. It’s refreshing to read The Octonauts and the Frown Fish, a smart and entertaining kids book... it’s fun and teaches a lesson to look past the exterior and appreciate what’s inside. Comic book readers looking to get their kids into graphic storytelling early will want to seek out this one. Nice bed time story reading, this one is." - Ain’t It Cool News

“A whip-smart documentarian. A hunky driver. A circuit of glamorous global races...From the word ‘go;’ Slipstream paints a vivid picture of the high-stakes world of Formula 1 racing.” —Women’s Health In the high-speed world of Formula 1, documentarian Lilah teams up with racing driver Arthur Bianco for a whirlwind of revenge—and perhaps something more. Lilah Graywood never imagined she’d be spending her summer amidst the roaring engines and adrenaline-fueled world of Formula 1 racing. As a serious documentarian, her passion lies in capturing the raw, unfiltered truth. But when her best friend, business co-owner, and secret boyfriend Max decides to pivot their documentary company to film the Ignition Energy Drink Racing team, Lilah is thrust into a world she despises. Her disdain turns to fury when Max blindsides her, not only ending their relationship but also threatening the company she painstakingly built. Enter Arthur Bianco, the charismatic and enigmatic F1 reserve driver whose career is as tumultuous as the races he dreams of winning. Initially, Lilah is supposed to document Arthur’s relegation to backup driver, but together they concoct a plan to take control of Max’s documentary, each with their own motives—Lilah’s revenge and Arthur’s redemption. Their secret alliance promises to change the narrative, both on and off the track. As they navigate the glamorous circuits and behind-the-scenes secrets of Formula 1, an unexpected speedbump forces Lilah and Arthur’s partnership to evolve into a fake relationship that feels all too real. The chemistry between them is off-limits and undeniable, and as Arthur’s cinematic comeback plays out over the hot globe-trotting summer, Lilah finds herself drawn to his true charm and hidden vulnerability. But as the cameras roll and the world watches, Lilah must confront her own feelings and the reality that no script can dictate the course of true love. Slipstream is a captivating tale of love, revenge, and the unexpected turns life takes. With its blend of humor, heart, and high-speed drama, this contemporary romance is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances and the thrill of the chase.

“A whip-smart documentarian. A hunky driver. A circuit of glamorous global races...From the word ‘go;’ Slipstream paints a vivid picture of the high-stakes world of Formula 1 racing.” —Women’s Health In the high-speed world of Formula 1, documentarian Lilah teams up with racing driver Arthur Bianco for a whirlwind of revenge—and perhaps something more. Lilah Graywood never imagined she’d be spending her summer amidst the roaring engines and adrenaline-fueled world of Formula 1 racing. As a serious documentarian, her passion lies in capturing the raw, unfiltered truth. But when her best friend, business co-owner, and secret boyfriend Max decides to pivot their documentary company to film the Ignition Energy Drink Racing team, Lilah is thrust into a world she despises. Her disdain turns to fury when Max blindsides her, not only ending their relationship but also threatening the company she painstakingly built. Enter Arthur Bianco, the charismatic and enigmatic F1 reserve driver whose career is as tumultuous as the races he dreams of winning. Initially, Lilah is supposed to document Arthur’s relegation to backup driver, but together they concoct a plan to take control of Max’s documentary, each with their own motives—Lilah’s revenge and Arthur’s redemption. Their secret alliance promises to change the narrative, both on and off the track. As they navigate the glamorous circuits and behind-the-scenes secrets of Formula 1, an unexpected speedbump forces Lilah and Arthur’s partnership to evolve into a fake relationship that feels all too real. The chemistry between them is off-limits and undeniable, and as Arthur’s cinematic comeback plays out over the hot globe-trotting summer, Lilah finds herself drawn to his true charm and hidden vulnerability. But as the cameras roll and the world watches, Lilah must confront her own feelings and the reality that no script can dictate the course of true love. Slipstream is a captivating tale of love, revenge, and the unexpected turns life takes. With its blend of humor, heart, and high-speed drama, this contemporary romance is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances and the thrill of the chase.

“Once a decade a book like The Every advances the frontier of literary excellence: a book that reflects our culture. Predicts our future. Worm-holes into our subconscious. Delivers artful and complex characters, metaphor, ideas, narrative. Provides percussive movements of levity, gravity, grace, suspense, hilarity.” —Kerri Arsenault, The Boston Globe “(A) great-grandchild of Zamyatin’s We, but now the 'perfect society' is Silicon Valley. Be careful what you wish for!” —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter “Eggers is a wonderful storyteller with an alert and defiant vision. His down-home decency means he pulls short of articulating a thought that recurred for me throughout reading The Every: threatened with spiritual extinction through conformism, sanitization, shame, inanity and surveillance, it might yet be our evil, our perversity, our psychopathology, our hate that prove the saving of us.” —Rob Doyle, The Guardian “Fiction like Eggers’s can show how socially destructive technology is normalized. . . . His exquisite portrayal of how this dynamic builds over time complements scholarly descriptions. . . . Eggers reveals something most of us can’t perceive in real time when we start using a new gadget promoted by a Big Tech company: the big picture and the likely endgame.” —Evan Selinger, Los Angeles Review of Books “Highly engaging, deeply unsettling . . . The strength of Eggers’ book lies in its wicked extrapolations of current technological fads to expose their latent flaws. . . . [Eggers’] writing always delivers a moral message in the most engaging literary form.” —John Thornhill, Financial Times “Corporate autocracy is explored through satire, social criticism, and emotion, to evoke ideas Eggers considers terrifying, funny and ludicrous. . . . The Every captures our time, the world around us, and the lives within it.” —Michael Silverblatt, KCRW “One has to admire Eggers’ belief in the power of fiction to make a difference, and his determination to use his publishing company to make a difference while remaining modestly pragmatic by necessity. The Every is smart, funny and very sharply pointed. If it doesn’t hit on every aspect of the diffused totalitarianism of the tech companies and the way smartphones, cameras and computers have negatively impacted humanity, it sure hits on many of them.” —Eric Ackland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “[This is a] remarkable piece of satire, riven as it is with horribly plausible ideas and horribly good jokes. It’s one thing to sound a warning about how we are on a slippery slope to a kind of consumerist fascism where we exchange liberty for convenience. What Eggers does so well is make the Every alluring as well as alarming. . . . Eight years after The Circle was published, there is all too little that rings false about its predictions about social media. If the same is true of The Every, we are in even more trouble than we thought we were.” ―The Times “A darkly hilarious narrative that doesn’t just hit close to home. It burns the home down and then coldly assassinates all insurance adjusters who arrive on the scene to offer redemption.” —Eric Mack, CNET “Prescient; sardonic and more than a little frightening.” —Paul Wilner, San Francisco Examiner “Eggers has long established his almost supernatural storytelling skills, and this new book is positively mesmerizing and wholly original.” —BookPage (starred review) “A thought-provoking and wickedly dark satire.” —Brad Stone, Bloomberg “A prescient—and hilarious—meditation on the rise of tech giants and how our blind trust in them could ultimately be our demise.” —Harper’s Bazaar “What a perfect summation of our growing fears about Big Tech . . . cleverly speculating on the dystopia we’d face if these firms joined forces.” —Alison Beard, Harvard Business Review “Daringly explodes cherished assumptions . . . A riveting, astute, darkly hilarious, and deeply unnerving speculative saga.” —Booklist (starred review) “Dave Eggers is one of my favorite people to t

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An award-winning guide to the sometimes erratic and confusing behavior of teenage girls that explains what's going on, prepares parents for what's to come, and lets them know when it's time to worry. Look for Under Pressure, the companion guide to coping with stress and anxiety among girls, available now. In this sane, highly engaging, and informed guide for parents of daughters, Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinct-and absolutely normal-developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including Parting with Childhood, Contending with Adult Authority, Entering the Romantic World, and Caring for Herself. Providing realistic scenarios and welcome advice on how to engage daughters in smart, constructive ways, Untangled gives parents a broad framework for understanding their daughters while addressing their most common questions, including • My thirteen-year-old rolls her eyes when I try to talk to her, and only does it more when I get angry with her about it. How should I respond? • Do I tell my teen daughter that I'm checking her phone? • My daughter suffers from test anxiety. What can I do to help her? • Where's the line between healthy eating and having an eating disorder? • My teenage daughter wants to know why I'm against pot when it's legal in some states. What should I say? • My daughter's friend is cutting herself. Do I call the girl's mother to let her know? Perhaps most important, Untangled helps mothers and fathers understand, connect, and grow with their daughters. When parents know what makes their daughter tick, they can embrace and enjoy the challenge of raising a healthy, happy young woman. BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD WINNER "Finally, there's some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist Lisa Damour is the bearer of that happy news. [Untangled] is the most down-to-earth, readable parenting book I've come across in a long time."-The Washington Post "Anna Freud wrote in 1958, 'There are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves.' In the intervening decades, the transition doesn't appear to have gotten any easier which makes Untangled such a welcome new resource."-The Boston Globe

In the globalized world under rapidly developing conditions of the digital economy, it is almost impossible to keep pace with the multi-dimensional informational flow that appears daily on the Internet and in real life. Scientists whose papers and researches are dedicated to the innovation issues, their different types, life cycles, evaluation of effectiveness and practical applicability, all of them agreed on the appearance of so called unclassifiable digital innovations. We have to be precise with this definition. First, digital innovations have penetrated inside all spheres of life and business nowadays. It is impossible to make any operation without using modern advanced technologies (actually, they are traced from being advanced not so far till usual/adapted/everyday). And the main criterion making innovations 'everyday' is the time. Whether it's the simplest operation of searching for a geographical location, the operation of buying or selling, the simplest transaction, communication, or the complicated operation of managing a business based on the business modeling, the use of modern marketing digital technologies, modeling of the ecological future and building long-term forecasts, all of abovementioned requires Internet usage, modern devices or other smart technologies. Thus, such variety of activity leads to complexity of digital innovation classification. Second, digital space is unlimited and unlimited by its nature that results just in generalization of common categorical directions. Third, each process, activity or even action take place in a concrete condition. It should be said, world economy transit to a personalized level, i.e. move from macro- via meso-, throughout of micro- to the digitally behavioral economics. That is why, in our opinion, it is difficult to classify digital innovations. Nowadays, it is not a top secret that with rapid digitalization paces, governments miss effective tools of regulation or intervention. More and more scientific publications, personal blogs and journalistic reports expose the problem of government insolvency in its intervention policies and the unjustifiedness of their actions. Neoclassic, neo-monetarist, neo-institutional and other neo-economic theories are unable to explain today's rapidly changing situation around the globe. They have exhausted themselves: there is no panacea that can revive the mega-economies of the highly developed countries that are sluggishly falling into the recession.

“Once a decade a book like The Every advances the frontier of literary excellence: a book that reflects our culture. Predicts our future. Worm-holes into our subconscious. Delivers artful and complex characters, metaphor, ideas, narrative. Provides percussive movements of levity, gravity, grace, suspense, hilarity.” —Kerri Arsenault, The Boston Globe “(A) great-grandchild of Zamyatin’s We, but now the 'perfect society' is Silicon Valley. Be careful what you wish for!” —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter “Eggers is a wonderful storyteller with an alert and defiant vision. His down-home decency means he pulls short of articulating a thought that recurred for me throughout reading The Every: threatened with spiritual extinction through conformism, sanitization, shame, inanity and surveillance, it might yet be our evil, our perversity, our psychopathology, our hate that prove the saving of us.” —Rob Doyle, The Guardian “Fiction like Eggers’s can show how socially destructive technology is normalized. . . . His exquisite portrayal of how this dynamic builds over time complements scholarly descriptions. . . . Eggers reveals something most of us can’t perceive in real time when we start using a new gadget promoted by a Big Tech company: the big picture and the likely endgame.” —Evan Selinger, Los Angeles Review of Books “Highly engaging, deeply unsettling . . . The strength of Eggers’ book lies in its wicked extrapolations of current technological fads to expose their latent flaws. . . . [Eggers’] writing always delivers a moral message in the most engaging literary form.” —John Thornhill, Financial Times “Corporate autocracy is explored through satire, social criticism, and emotion, to evoke ideas Eggers considers terrifying, funny and ludicrous. . . . The Every captures our time, the world around us, and the lives within it.” —Michael Silverblatt, KCRW “One has to admire Eggers’ belief in the power of fiction to make a difference, and his determination to use his publishing company to make a difference while remaining modestly pragmatic by necessity. The Every is smart, funny and very sharply pointed. If it doesn’t hit on every aspect of the diffused totalitarianism of the tech companies and the way smartphones, cameras and computers have negatively impacted humanity, it sure hits on many of them.” —Eric Ackland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “[This is a] remarkable piece of satire, riven as it is with horribly plausible ideas and horribly good jokes. It’s one thing to sound a warning about how we are on a slippery slope to a kind of consumerist fascism where we exchange liberty for convenience. What Eggers does so well is make the Every alluring as well as alarming. . . . Eight years after The Circle was published, there is all too little that rings false about its predictions about social media. If the same is true of The Every, we are in even more trouble than we thought we were.” ―The Times “A darkly hilarious narrative that doesn’t just hit close to home. It burns the home down and then coldly assassinates all insurance adjusters who arrive on the scene to offer redemption.” —Eric Mack, CNET “Prescient; sardonic and more than a little frightening.” —Paul Wilner, San Francisco Examiner “Eggers has long established his almost supernatural storytelling skills, and this new book is positively mesmerizing and wholly original.” —BookPage (starred review) “A thought-provoking and wickedly dark satire.” —Brad Stone, Bloomberg “A prescient—and hilarious—meditation on the rise of tech giants and how our blind trust in them could ultimately be our demise.” —Harper’s Bazaar “What a perfect summation of our growing fears about Big Tech . . . cleverly speculating on the dystopia we’d face if these firms joined forces.” —Alison Beard, Harvard Business Review “Daringly explodes cherished assumptions . . . A riveting, astute, darkly hilarious, and deeply unnerving speculative saga.” —Booklist (starred review) “Dave Eggers is one of my favorite people to t

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, O Magazine, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Shondaland, The New York Times Book Review, Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, Kirkus, Time, Good Housekeeping, InStyle, The Guardian, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Self, The New York Public Library, Town & Country, Wired, Boston.com, Happy Mag, New Statesman, Vox, Shelf Awareness, Chatelaine, The Undefeated, Apartment Therapy, Brooklyn Based, The End of the World Review, Exile in Bookville, Lit Reactor, BookPage, i-D A FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Barack Obama A BEST BOOK FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS: AV Club, Chicago Tribune, New York Magazine/The Strategist, The Rumpus WINNER of the NBCC John Leonard Prize, the Kirkus Prize, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER "So delicious that it feels illicit . . . Raven Leilani's first novel reads like summer: sentences like ice that crackle or melt into a languorous drip; plot suddenly, wildly flying forward like a bike down a hill." -Jazmine Hughes, The New York Times Book Review "An irreverent intergenerational tale of race and class that's blisteringly smart and fan-yourself sexy." -Michelle Hart, O: The Oprah Magazine No one wants what no one wants. And how do we even know what we want? How do we know we're ready to take it? Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties-sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She is also haltingly, fitfully giving heat and air to the art that simmers inside her. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage-with rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren't hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and invited into Eric's home-though not by Eric. She becomes a hesitant ally to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie may be the only Black woman young Akila knows. Irresistibly unruly and strikingly beautiful, razor-sharp and slyly comic, sexually charged and utterly absorbing, Raven Leilani's Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make sense of her life-her hunger, her anger-in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent, and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way.

The sensational Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and a finalist for a Hugo Award 'The hit of the year' Guardian A civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test whether time-travel is feasible. Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, supporting and monitoring expat '1847' - Commander Graham Gore, a former Victorian polar explorer. Gore, an adventurer by trade, soon adjusts to this bizarre new world of washing machines, feminism and Spotify; and during a long, sultry summer the pair move from awkwardness to friendship to something more. But as the true shape of the project that brought them together begins to emerge, Gore and the bridge are forced to confront their past choices and imagined futures. Can love triumph over the histories that have shaped them? And how do you defy that history when it is living in your house? 'Addictive' Independent 'Crack this book open and you'll see how time can disappear' Financial Times 'Readers, I envy you: there's a smart, witty novel in your future' Washington Post 'Kaliane Bradley's fish-out-of-water rom-com has a winning premise. [...] The book's combination of whimsy and seriousness works brilliantly.' Sunday Times, Summer Reads 'This time-travelling love story is the perfect mix of witty, sexy and moving.' Good Housekeeping, 50 best ever beach reads A Barack Obama reading pick Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award Shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize Longlisted for a British Book Award A book of the year for: the Sunday Times, New York Times, Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard, Spectator, Red, NPR, Vanity Fair, People, Slate, Advocate, Sydney Morning Herald, Globe and Mail, Den of Geek, Good Housekeeping, Goodreads, NetGalley and Smithsonian Magazine *** This book has been printed with four different colour cover designs, available for limited time only. Colours will be assigned at random when your order is despatched. ***

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post) “Comprehensive; enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “[Levitsky and Ziblatt] expand the conversation beyond Trump and before him, to other countries and to the deep structure of American democracy and politics.”—Ezra Klein WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Foreign Affairs, WBUR, Paste Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy no longer ends with a bang—in a revolution or military coup—but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms. The good news is that there are several exit ramps on the road to authoritarianism. The bad news is that, by electing Trump, we have already passed the first one. Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die. Now the question is, can our democracy be saved? Praise for How Democracies Die “If you only read one book for the rest of the year, read How Democracies Die. . . .This is not a book for just Democrats or Republicans. It is a book for all Americans. It is nonpartisan. It is fact based. It is deeply rooted in history. . . . The best commentary on our politics, no contest.” —Michael Morrell, former Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (via Twitter) “A smart and deeply informed book about the ways in which democracy is being undermined in dozens of countries around the world, and in ways that are perfectly legal.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 ' This is a marvellous football book, although it is much more than that.' The Times ' More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch. ' The Economist 'D'Urso's simple conceit offers a sparklingly fresh snapshot' The Guardian 'Extensively researched and wonderfully written, Joey's book deserves to be read by all' Martin O'Neill ______________________________ Twenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time Football is the world's most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression. Every year clubs launch new kits with increasingly extravagant marketing campaigns and convoluted explanations of how their designs reflect their history and local community. But football shirts are much more than just a symbol of which club we support. A seemingly innocuous combination of colours, sponsor logos and materials can all reflect the social values, financial struggles and political ideologies of the day, as geopolitical issues increasingly seep into every aspect of the game. Investigative journalist Joey D'Urso has travelled across the globe, combining on-the-ground reporting with unparalleled analysis to collate a list of the twenty-two football shirts that best explain the modern world.¿ More Than A Shirt¿will take fans on a journey from Birmingham to Belgrade and onto Medellin and Mumbai, outlining how we can see the war in Ukraine in the shirt of Schalke in Germany or China's foreign policy in West Bromwich Albion's; how the shirts of state-owned clubs are used for sportswashing; and why the French national kit embodies worldwide migration patterns. A compelling and eye-opening exploration, More Than A Shirt ¿is essential reading for any football fan and will change the way you think about the beautiful game's most universal symbol. ______________________________ 'Thoroughly resourceful and revealing' Jon Spurling, FourFourTwo 'Intelligent, thoughtful and brilliant' Chris Mason 'O riginal and innovative... a "Parts Unknown" for the game' Miguel Delaney 'Smart, warm and original' Matt Chorley, BBC Radio 5 Live

“Perel is a master at what she does.” —The New Yorker “[Perel] knows the depth of your shame and the vibrancy of your lust.”- The New York Times From iconic couples’ therapist and bestselling author of Mating in Captivity comes a provocative and controversial look at infidelity with practical, honest, and empathetic advice for how to move beyond it. An affair can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness, their very identity. And yet, this extremely common human experience—universally forbidden yet universally practiced—is poorly understood. Why do people cheat—even those in happy marriages? Why does an affair hurt so much? Do our romantic expectations of marriage set us up for betrayal? Is there such a thing as an affair-proof marriage? Is it possible to love more than one person at once? Can an affair ever help a marriage? For a decade, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel traveled the globe and worked with hundreds of couples who have grappled with cheating. In this illuminating book, she weaves real-life case stories with incisive psychological and cultural analysis to provide insights and answers to help couples survive and thrive. Betrayal hurts, but it can be healed. An affair can even be the doorway to a new marriage—with the same person. Affairs, Perel argues, have a lot to teach us about modern relationships—what we expect, what we think we want, and what we feel entitled to. They offer a unique window into our personal and cultural attitudes about love, lust, and commitment. Through examining illicit love from multiple angles, Perel invites readers into an honest, enlightened, and entertaining exploration of modern relationships in its many variations. “Esther Perel is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on marriage.”- Sunday Times Style “A fresh look at infidelity.” - Los Angeles Review of Books “Perel—a whip-smart emotional savant who pierces through human defenses with the efficiency of a surgeon—is a wonder to behold.”- Huffington Post “She doesn’t peddle in bromides or offer a shoulder to cry on—she’s too busy trying to shake you to your senses, insisting on your agency, your vitality, and your complicity in what happens in your marriage.” - The New York Times “[The State of Affairs] explores a vast landscape of the adulterous terrain . . . in a way that’s deeply humane and never preachy.” - NPR

"Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor."-The New York Times Book Review Steven Rinella grew up in Twin Lake, Michigan, the son of a hunter who taught his three sons to love the natural world the way he did. As a child, Rinella devoured stories of the American wilderness, especially the exploits of his hero, Daniel Boone. He began fishing at the age of three and shot his first squirrel at eight and his first deer at thirteen. He chose the colleges he went to by their proximity to good hunting ground, and he experimented with living solely off wild meat. As an adult, he feeds his family from the food he hunts. Meat Eater chronicles Rinella's lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska. Through each story, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, the allure of hunting trophies, the responsibilities that human predators have to their prey, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as Americans lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. Hunting, he argues, is intimately connected with our humanity; assuming responsibility for acquiring the meat that we eat, rather than entrusting it to proxy executioners, processors, packagers, and distributors, is one of the most respectful and exhilarating things a meat eater can do. A thrilling storyteller with boundless interesting facts and historical information about the land, the natural world, and the history of hunting, Rinella also includes after each chapter a section of "Tasting Notes" that draws from his thirty-plus years of eating and cooking wild game, both at home and over a campfire. In Meat Eater he paints a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are as humans and as Americans. Praise for Meat Eater "Full of empathy and intelligence . . . In some sections of the book, the author's prose is so engrossing, so riveting, that it matches, punch for punch, the best sports writing."-The Wall Street Journal "Steven Rinella is one of the best nature writers of the last decade. . . . This book was a page-turner."-Tim Ferris "Rinella's writing is unerringly smart, direct, and sharply detailed."-The Boston Globe "A unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from."-Anthony Bourdain