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An accessible presentation of Bacon's entire oeuvre of paintings, punctuated by quotes from eminent artists such as Lucian Freud and Damien Hirst Quarter-bound with cloth, this volume compiles the complete paintings of Francis Bacon, the dissident darling of the 20th-century art world. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Bacon produced almost 500 paintings, including his signature diptychs and triptychs. Francis Bacon: Paintings charts his entire lifetime of radical artistry, from his early Surrealist experiments of the 1920s to the stark, elegiac works completed just before his death. It features over 700 high-quality reproductions that capture the vigor and detail of Bacon's paintings. In lieu of lengthy essays, brief expository texts accompany select works, indexing the emergence of key formal and thematic developments in his practice. Also interspersed throughout are quotes from Bacon as well as from eminent friends, critics and admirers, such as Lucian Freud, Roald Dahl and Damien Hirst. Read together, the quotes animate a critical dialogue on the artist's work and legacy. While Gilles Deleuze purported that Bacon was interested in "...a static or potential violence, a violence of reaction and expression," the artist himself asserted, "I never look for violence...but life is violent; so much more violent than anything I can do!" Emerging from a turbulent inner life and the devastation of World War II, the Irish British painter Francis Bacon (1909-92) created art that is both unsettling and hypnotic, repulsive and irresistible, earning him a reputation as a "master of the grotesque." Eschewing the abstraction preferred in the mid-century, Bacon instead developed a quasi-realist style that rendered the human figure as warped and anguished. Laura Scalabrella Spada completed her PhD at University College London in the Department of History of Art in 2020. Her research focuses on early modern European art, with a particular emphasis on the body and its processes, boundaries and relations. She has published papers on the politics of corporeality and animation in early modern prints and currently works as an independent researcher.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture’s Dealer of the Month. When the banks won’t give his beloved wife Elizabeth a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney’s friend and partner in crime, Pepper, is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he’s feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he’s plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you’re uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence—Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie’s death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie’s son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he’s spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to the Meadowlands, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead’s vivid characters, it’s what’s below the surface that reveals the truth.

'Rejoice: the final instalment of the Harlem Trilogy is here' TELEGRAPH 'A hugely satisfying conclusion to a towering achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Another tour de force . . . Whitehead's Harlem trilogy deserves to become a touchstone of the modern American literary canon' SPECTATOR FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COLSON WHITEHEAD AN EXUBERANTLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL THAT BRINGS 1980S NEW YORK TO VIVID, UNFORGETTABLE LIFE 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth. 'Surely one of the richest creations in crime fiction. Cracking' DAILY MAIL ' Colson Whitehead's trilogy ends with a bang' SUNDAY TIMES 'An atmospheric, stylish finale' INDEPENDENT, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'New York, in all its filthy, frenetic, shabby glory . . . New York has never had a better valentine' THE ECONOMIST 'A triumph of molls, dolls and deadpan humour' STANDARD 'Masterly' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A literary heist' TLS 'Freewheeling fun' GUARDIAN 'Bustling with energy . . . a whirlwind read' IRISH INDEPENDENT REVIEW

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began. Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl. The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives. Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive ? The Way of Kings ? Words of Radiance ? Edgedancer (novella) ? Oathbringer ? Dawnshard (novella) ? Rhythm of War The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy ? Mistborn ? The Well of Ascension ? The Hero of Ages Wax and Wayne ? The Alloy of Law ? Shadows of Self ? The Bands of Mourning ? The Lost Metal Other Cosmere novels ? Elantris ? Warbreaker ? Tress of the Emerald Sea ? Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ? The Sunlit Man Collection ? Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series ? Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians ? The Scrivener's Bones ? The Knights of Crystallia ? The Shattered Lens ? The Dark Talent ? Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) Other novels ? The Rithmatist ? Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds ? The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners ? Steelheart ? Firefight ? Calamity Skyward ? Skyward ? Starsight ? Cytonic ? Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson) ? Defiant

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began. Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl. The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives. Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive ? The Way of Kings ? Words of Radiance ? Edgedancer (novella) ? Oathbringer ? Dawnshard (novella) ? Rhythm of War The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy ? Mistborn ? The Well of Ascension ? The Hero of Ages Wax and Wayne ? The Alloy of Law ? Shadows of Self ? The Bands of Mourning ? The Lost Metal Other Cosmere novels ? Elantris ? Warbreaker ? Tress of the Emerald Sea ? Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ? The Sunlit Man Collection ? Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series ? Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians ? The Scrivener's Bones ? The Knights of Crystallia ? The Shattered Lens ? The Dark Talent ? Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) Other novels ? The Rithmatist ? Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds ? The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners ? Steelheart ? Firefight ? Calamity Skyward ? Skyward ? Starsight ? Cytonic ? Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson) ? Defiant

'Rejoice: the final instalment of the Harlem Trilogy is here' TELEGRAPH 'A hugely satisfying conclusion to a towering achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Another tour de force . . . Whitehead's Harlem trilogy deserves to become a touchstone of the modern American literary canon' SPECTATOR FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COLSON WHITEHEAD AN EXUBERANTLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL THAT BRINGS 1980S NEW YORK TO VIVID, UNFORGETTABLE LIFE 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth. 'Surely one of the richest creations in crime fiction. Cracking' DAILY MAIL ' Colson Whitehead's trilogy ends with a bang' SUNDAY TIMES 'An atmospheric, stylish finale' INDEPENDENT, BOOK OF THE MONTH 'New York, in all its filthy, frenetic, shabby glory . . . New York has never had a better valentine' THE ECONOMIST 'A triumph of molls, dolls and deadpan humour' STANDARD 'Masterly' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A literary heist' TLS 'Freewheeling fun' GUARDIAN 'Bustling with energy . . . a whirlwind read' IRISH INDEPENDENT REVIEW

Number One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she's 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York Times). Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she's hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. She's reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela's latest job isn't for some bamboozled billionaire, it's for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can't come up with a lot of money fast. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. But this particular job comes with a huge problem attached to it - Gabriela's ex-husband, Rafer. It's Rafer who has the map that possibly points the way to the treasure, and he's not about to let Gabriela find it without him. Rafer is as relaxed as Gabriela is driven, and he has a lifetime's experience getting under his ex-wife's skin. But when they aren't bickering about old times the two make a formidable team, and it's going to take a team to defeat the vicious drug lord who has also been searching for the fabled ring. A drug lord who doesn't mind leaving a large body count behind him to get it. The Recovery Agent marks the start of an irresistible new series that will have you clamoring for more and cheering for the unstoppable Gabriela Rose on every page. Praise for Janet Evanovich: 'Romancing the Stone for a new generation with a kick-ass female lead and a genuine sense of adventure. A whole lot of fun' Liz Loves Books 'All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction' GQ 'Hooray for Janet Evanovich who continues to enliven the literary crime scene' Sunday Telegraph 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' Sunday Times 'As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint' Time Out 'Crime writing at its funniest . . . classic black comedy' Big Issue 'One of the rising stars of American crime fiction' Daily Telegraph 'The funniest, sassiest crime writer going' The Good Book Guide 'A classic screwball comedy that is also a genuinely taut thriller' Frances Fyfield, Daily Mail

A guide to harnessing the vibration that created the universe for healing and spiritual awakening Shares profound lessons from Swami Nada Brahmananda, a master of the yoga of sound and vibration Centers on three life-enhancing themes: controlling the mind, diet and practices conducive to healing and perfect health, and how music can be used to transform consciousness and enrich our spiritual life Also paints a vivid portrait of New York City in the 1970s and its underground arts and music scene Not long after obtaining his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971, Michael Grosso had an extraordinary experience in Greenwich Village, New York, that led him to realize he needed to balance his overly intellectual life with music. He met Swami Nada Brahmananda, a former court musician for the King of Mysore, famous throughout India for being a master of Taan music and sound yoga as well as for his supernatural control of his body. Grosso began studying with Swami Nada and found his life profoundly changed. Sharing the lessons of Swami Nada Brahmananda as well as painting a vivid portrait of New York City in the 1970s—and its vibrant and chaotic underground arts and music scene—Grosso explores Swami Nada's Indian yoga of sacred sound in depth. He reveals how the tradition centers on the sound or vibration that created the universe, its personal cultivation, and its power to heal, enlighten, and offer insight about how to live in the Kali Yuga, the Age of Conflict. Grosso also examines the siddhis, or extraordinary powers, that can arise from this work, detailing the otherworldly abilities of his master. The lessons that Grosso shares center on three life-enhancing themes: controlling the mind, which provides the very essence of a happy life; diet and practices conducive to healing and perfect health—Swami Nada himself never knew a day of sickness in all of his 97 years; and how music in all its forms can be used to transform consciousness and enrich our spiritual life. Revealing Swami Nada Brahmananda as the very embodiment of a Celestial Songman, Grosso shows how, by practicing the yoga of sound, we can embody Swami Nada's greatest lesson of all: that we can all learn to make music from the discordant notes of our lives and sing our way out of the Kali Yuga.

Get ready to come undone . . . Branded as dangerous and brutal, Toren Kane has always been a magnet for trouble. His last shot at redemption lies with Waterfell University's hockey team - who all despise him. To make matters worse, Waterfell's new assistant coach is Christopher LaBlanc, Toren's former trainer and the man who knows all his darkest secrets. Lillian LaBlanc is out of chances, according to her father. Suffering beneath the weight of his suffocating control, Lily is desperate to keep her need to paint as hidden as her depression. But her fragile stability is threatened when she discovers that Toren Kane, her childhood best friend and first love, is also attending Waterfell - and is on her father's new team. As Toren and Lily's lives collide once more, old wounds and unresolved feelings resurface. Toren must confront his self-destructive tendencies and learn to let others in, while Lily faces the daunting task of breaking free from her father's grip. Their connection could be the key to healing - or the spark that reignites the chaos they've both been trying to escape . . . Readers have fallen in love with Undone: ' You all are NOT ready for this book ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ... there are 68 chapters, and I cried through every single one of them... Lily & Toren own my body, heart, and soul . ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Infinity stars ... this is the best book I've ever read in my life ... I have never cried this much while reading a book, couldn't go 10 pages without tearing up... thank you Peyton for making me feel seen.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Wow ¿¿¿¿ this book was so beautiful, Toren and Lily's story broke my heart and then put it back together again ... healed something inside me honestly ... I absolutely recommend picking up this book, it was beautiful, inspiring and so relatable.' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' This book is EVERYTHING to me ... Lily and Tor are truly soulmates, in every single way possible... I could read 1000 books about them ... I'm obsessed.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' I devoured this book! ... Their love was EVERYTHING! ... Did I cry? Absolutely!! Special shout out to chapter 37 ¿¿¿¿.' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ '5¿¿¿¿¿¿ MY BABIES ... This book has my entire soul . It was emotional damage from beginning to end... THIS is how you write a second chance romance ... I don't think I'll ever be ready to say goodbye to this series.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I devoured this is in under 24 hours! I just adored it! I kind of have no word but I'll try!... The end had me crying so hard (happy tears) and my heart felt fit to burst! ' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began. Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl. The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives. Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive ¿ The Way of Kings ¿ Words of Radiance ¿ Edgedancer (novella) ¿ Oathbringer ¿ Dawnshard (novella) ¿ Rhythm of War The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy ¿ Mistborn ¿ The Well of Ascension ¿ The Hero of Ages Wax and Wayne ¿ The Alloy of Law ¿ Shadows of Self ¿ The Bands of Mourning ¿ The Lost Metal Other Cosmere novels ¿ Elantris ¿ Warbreaker ¿ Tress of the Emerald Sea ¿ Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ¿ The Sunlit Man Collection ¿ Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series ¿ Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians ¿ The Scrivener's Bones ¿ The Knights of Crystallia ¿ The Shattered Lens ¿ The Dark Talent ¿ Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) Other novels ¿ The Rithmatist ¿ Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds ¿ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners ¿ Steelheart ¿ Firefight ¿ Calamity Skyward ¿ Skyward ¿ Starsight ¿ Cytonic ¿ Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson) ¿ Defiant At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Being abducted by an 8 foot tall alien was either the worst thing to ever happen to young Rose… or it was her one last chance at finding forever… Rose had always dreamed of finding the "one." But she'd never dreamed he'd find her first - and promptly spirit her away from everything she'd ever known. Alone, adrift, and seemingly lost on Earth, the young woman had exchanged a life of youthful rebelliousness for a life of strict, trained obedience, painful consequences, and the dark depths of pleasure unlike any she'd ever imagined. But there was a small problem: she hadn't chosen that exchange. The muscled, glowering, Alpha male from another planet had chosen it for her - whether she wanted it or not. The dazzling red-headed beauty with the spitfire personality and the dramatic curves to match was a danger to Lieutenant Kosha, an officer of the Yaanfahr Survey Corps assigned to observe the emerging human civilization on the planet Terra. But the female in question wasn't any sort of physical danger - it was because the alluring human female was irresistible. Especially this one. Though he'd risen fast in the ranks by following the rules, by excelling at his job, the power of Rose's beauty called to him to do something else entirely. To break those rules - and to break her utterly to his will. Lieutenant Kosha entertained more than ambitions for making the rank of Admiral in the Yaanfahri navy someday. No, he entertained far… darker desires too. And those desires would be realized courtesy of the little buxom beauty stowed securely away in the hold of his ship. He'd always wanted a well-trained, well-disciplined creature he could call his own. His plaything, his possession. Rose's luscious body would fit the bill quite nicely indeed, the canvas upon which he would paint the realization of his most deep-seated, twisted fantasies. Did he dare take her for himself? Train her, mold her, and transform her into the perfect human pet? Or would crossing that line change more than the voluptuous human captive? What if it changed his heart as well? Publisher's Warning: This dark science fiction steamy romance is intended for mature readers. 18 and over only! This novel contains the following themes or activities: pervasive M/s, sexual situations, and other acts of (very) unequal power dynamics. If any of these might be offensive to you, please do not buy or read this book. You have been warned... Word Count: 96,418 words​

Get ready to come undone . . . Branded as dangerous and brutal, Toren Kane has always been a magnet for trouble. His last shot at redemption lies with Waterfell University's hockey team - who all despise him. To make matters worse, Waterfell's new assistant coach is Christopher LaBlanc, Toren's former trainer and the man who knows all his darkest secrets. Lillian LaBlanc is out of chances, according to her father. Suffering beneath the weight of his suffocating control, Lily is desperate to keep her need to paint as hidden as her depression. But her fragile stability is threatened when she discovers that Toren Kane, her childhood best friend and first love, is also attending Waterfell - and is on her father's new team. As Toren and Lily's lives collide once more, old wounds and unresolved feelings resurface. Toren must confront his self-destructive tendencies and learn to let others in, while Lily faces the daunting task of breaking free from her father's grip. Their connection could be the key to healing - or the spark that reignites the chaos they've both been trying to escape . . . Readers have fallen in love with Undone: ' You all are NOT ready for this book ¿¿¿ ... there are 68 chapters, and I cried through every single one of them... Lily & Toren own my body, heart, and soul . ¿¿¿' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Infinity stars ... this is the best book I've ever read in my life ... I have never cried this much while reading a book, couldn't go 10 pages without tearing up... thank you Peyton for making me feel seen.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Wow ¿ this book was so beautiful, Toren and Lily's story broke my heart and then put it back together again ... healed something inside me honestly ... I absolutely recommend picking up this book, it was beautiful, inspiring and so relatable.' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' This book is EVERYTHING to me ... Lily and Tor are truly soulmates, in every single way possible... I could read 1000 books about them ... I'm obsessed.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' I devoured this book! ... Their love was EVERYTHING! ... Did I cry? Absolutely!! Special shout out to chapter 37 ¿.' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ '5¿¿¿ MY BABIES ... This book has my entire soul . It was emotional damage from beginning to end... THIS is how you write a second chance romance ... I don't think I'll ever be ready to say goodbye to this series.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I devoured this is in under 24 hours! I just adored it! I kind of have no word but I'll try!... The end had me crying so hard (happy tears) and my heart felt fit to burst! ' NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

From the internationally beloved YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, a singular and fearless new travel memoir packed with inspiration for leading a more vibrant, wild, and authentic life. Are you living with a capital “L”? When was the last time you truly felt you were your wildest, most free, most alive self? Eva zu Beck, professional storyteller and avid adventurer believes our best life is available to each of us, in every moment. But we have to seize it. The comfort we crave can also be “a silent killer of dreams.” Whether your dream is to scale a foreign mountain, hike a local trail, or pick up a paint brush, Eva’s message is clear: The world belongs to the brave. But it wasn’t always this way: Seven years ago, Eva was a young, well-paid corporate executive living the high life in London, dressed in designer clothes with a handsome, equally successful fiancé on her arm. But as she walked down the aisle on the day of her wedding, the tears she shed were not tears of joy as their guests thought, but of a deep, unnamed sadness. Nearly a year later, Eva quit her high-paying job, left her picture-perfect marriage, and bought a one-way ticket to Nepal. What she didn’t know then was that she was embarking on a seven-year journey that would take her from Mongolia’s wilderness to Yemen’s remote islands to the Arctic Circle—and ultimately to a life of profound meaning and purpose. This extraordinary memoir chronicles one woman’s transformation from someone living society’s idea of a best life to a person discovering the truth of her own. Through heart-pounding adventures and raw, intimate storytelling, Eva reveals how stepping off life’s conventional highway—what she calls the path of “mortgage; marriage, lineage”—opened her world to experiences she never imagined possible: learning to trek solo with horses across Mongolia, surviving three months alone on a desert island in Yemen during COVID, driving an eighteen-year-old truck from Mexico to Alaska, and attempting a 300-mile ultramarathon in the Arctic Circle. But this isn’t just a collection of daring feats. Each chapter not only details a life-altering experience but reveals the hidden lessons Eva learned along the way. It’s a blueprint for anyone who feels trapped by society’s expectations and longs to create a life of genuine adventure, connection, and meaning. Eva’s story arrives at a crucial moment, when many are questioning traditional definitions of success and seeking alternatives to lives spent largely indoors, in front of screens, disconnected from nature and authentic human connection. Through her experiences learning rare indigenous languages, living with remote communities, and pushing her body and spirit to their limits, Eva demonstrates that extraordinary lives aren’t just for the wealthy or specially gifted—they’re available to anyone brave enough to step off the beaten path and trust their heart.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner ColsonWhitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings 1980s New York to vivid, unforgettable life. 'Colson Whitehead's trilogy ends with a bang... a street-level social history of modern New York told through fences, gangsters, hookers, politicians, landlords, developers and dreamers - a Dickensian gallery of rogues through whom an entire metropolis comes into view' The Sunday Times 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth. 'Whitehead's gift for description and denigration is as potent as ever' INDEPENDENT, Novel of the month

36 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Deception Three Book Collection: Volumes 10, 11, and 12 of the True Crime Case Histories Series *** This series can be read in any order *** If you're a fan of true crime, you're undoubtedly familiar with the big-name cases: Ted Bundy, BTK, David Berkowitz, Christopher Watts, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jodi Arias, Ed Gein, etc. The list of well-known, notorious cases throughout history is seemingly endless. Books, websites, podcasts, streaming television series, and magazines are filled with their abhorrent tales of mayhem. They're some of the most foul killers the world has ever known. In my books, I do my best to find stories you may not have heard of. To do this, I count on my readers to send me stories that may have gone forgotten and aren't found all over the internet. In this collection, you'll find 36 True Crime stories from the last 100 years. Many of which you may never have heard of. A sampling of the stories includes: The Crossword Murder - A young East German boy walked to the cinema to meet friends but disappeared somewhere along the snow-packed sidewalks. When his body was later found, the only clue investigators had was a crossword puzzle filled out with green ink. A Sad Holiday Season - In the north of England, a sixteen-year-old girl disappeared after Christmas shopping with her friend. A massive manhunt led police to a serial killer who lived just blocks away from her home. The Leg Thing - A young man of seventeen who derived immense pleasure from the sound of someone else's bones breaking. The Ice Cream Killer - In another story, a female ice cream shop owner, who had felt the urge to kill since she was a child, acted on her impulse and kept her victim's dismembered bodies hidden in the cellar of her ice cream shop. Hidden Betrayals - A successful interior designer uncovers a shocking betrayal when she learns that someone she trusted her entire life has secretly amassed a collection of her intimate photos, prompting her to take drastic measures to ensure he pays the ultimate price for his actions. A Perfect Holiday - After her partner is sent to prison for molesting her eldest daughter, a mother will do anything to keep her two youngest children from being taken by social services. Room 3109 - A wealthy and privileged British Investment Banker, in a cocaine-fueled rage, lured young women to his opulent Hong Kong hi-rise apartment only to brutally torture and kill them while he videotaped the mayhem. The Girl Scout - When a seven-year-old girl disappears from her upstairs bedroom in the middle of the night, a small community realizes they have a devious predator in their midst. Plus, many more disturbing stories. You are about to read several more stories in this volume that are shocking and disturbing, but they're also true. These things really do happen in the world. The stories paint a picture of human depravity that many would prefer to remain hidden. However, it is only by dragging evil into the light that we can begin to understand its terrible allure. Scroll up to get your copy.