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ER: The Oral History is a deep dive into the show that began the modern medical drama phenomenon, and it contains new interviews with over 60 people, including John Wells and Noah Wyle (showrunner and star of the original ER, respectively, and executive producers of HBO's The PItt), Eriq LaSalle, Laura Innes, Ming-Na Wen, Paul McCrane, Rick Rossovich, and Goran Visnjic. Long before Jurassic Park was the embryo of an idea in Michael Crichton's mind, there was ER. A medical student who dreamt of a career in Hollywood, Crichton did what any aspiring writer would: he created a script based on time working in a high-octane hospital emergency department. Of course, nobody wanted it. It wasn't until Crichton turned his attention to dinosaurs and his 1990 novel Jurassic Park became a megahit - and a mega-movie franchise - that Steven Spielberg's camp asked the former doctor what other ideas he was kicking around. Producers weren't interested in Crichton's dream to make a hospital film. But, they were looking for new television series programming and thought there might be something even bigger in the concept than a movie. And, thus, ER was born. Despite some resistance from NBC's top brass, the Warner Bros. Television drama became an overnight hit with its high-adrenaline storylines, realistic dialogue, and bona fide (not to mention hot) stars in the making in the cast, including Julianna Margulies, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, and an actor who didn't end up amounting to much named George Clooney. ER premiered opposite the popular CBS drama Chicago Hope and quickly cannibalized its competition. It would, in its heyday, average 35 million viewers per season (in an era before streaming and DVRs), and was either the number one or number two most watched show on television for six years. Over the course of its fifteen years on air ER would feature weddings, births, break-ups, death, and medical conundrums in just about every form you could imagine. Although stars like Clooney and Margulies would come and go, ER introduced (or, in some cases, re-introduced) the world to actors like Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Linda Cardellini, Ming-Na Wen, and Scott Grimes. It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and was nominated a staggering 124 times. As popular as Grey's Anatomy is now, there would be no Grey Sloan Memorial without County General.

'Terrific - terrifying, amazing' STEPHEN KING 'Completely, indescribably magnificent' MARIAN KEYES ----- A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING... Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But then a local kid comes looking for his help. His brother has gone missing, and no one, least of all the police, seems to care. Cal wants nothing to do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can't make himself walk away. Soon Cal will discover that even in the most idyllic small town, secrets lie hidden, people aren't always what they seem, and trouble can come calling at his door. A gripping tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense that asks how we decide what's right and wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we risk if we fail. WINTER RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK THE SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2021 THE TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2021 FT BEST BOOK OF 2020 THE GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF 2020 THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2020 ----- 'I'm a big fan of Tana French' IAN RANKIN 'I didn't want it to end' HARRIET TYCE 'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN 'Immersive and atmospheric ... Cal and Trey could very well be the new sort of heroes we need in this strange world' ARAMINTA HALL 'This is a tour de force of suspense and storytelling. Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade' SARAH HILARY 'The Searcher is its own kind of masterpiece' WASHINGTON POST 'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History' THE TIMES 'French offers a masterclass in unreliability' SUNDAY TIMES ' [Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star ' GUARDIAN 'One of the finest writers of contemporary crime fiction' THE DAILY MAIL 'An audacious departure for this immensely talented author . . . not to be missed' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'Nuanced and compelling' THE NEW YORKER

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian, comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lasting lessons for our time. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. Everitt paints indelible portraits of the great Romans-and non-Romans-who left their mark on the world out of which the mighty empire grew: Cincinnatus, Rome's George Washington, the very model of the patrician warrior/aristocrat; the brilliant general Scipio Africanus, who turned back a challenge from the Carthaginian legend Hannibal; and Alexander the Great, the invincible Macedonian conqueror who became a role model for generations of would-be Roman rulers. Here also are the intellectual and philosophical leaders whose observations on the art of government and "the good life" have inspired every Western power from antiquity to the present: Cato the Elder, the famously incorruptible statesman who spoke out against the decadence of his times, and Cicero, the consummate orator whose championing of republican institutions put him on a collision course with Julius Caesar and whose writings on justice and liberty continue to inform our political discourse today. Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit as compelling. With The Rise of Rome, one of our most revered chroniclers of the ancient world tells that tale in a way that will galvanize, inform, and enlighten modern readers. Praise for The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read."-Chicago Sun-Times "An engrossing history of a relentlessly pugnacious city's 500-year rise to empire."-Kirkus Reviews "Rome's history abounds with remarkable figures. . . . Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism."-The Dallas Morning News "[A] lively and readable account . . . Roman history has an uncanny ability to resonate with contemporary events."-Maclean's "Elegant, swift and faultless as an introduction to his subject."-The Spectator "[An] engaging work that will captivate and inform from beginning to end."-Booklist

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America's greatest generals-and most misunderstood presidents Winner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography • Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the "Trinity of Great American Leaders." But the battlefield commander-turned-commander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In American Ulysses, Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. Based on seven years of research with primary documents-some of them never examined by previous Grant scholars-this is destined to become the Grant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out, shows Grant to be a generous, curious, introspective man and leader-a willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife, Julia Dent Grant, long marginalized in the historic record, emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868, he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the government's policy toward American Indians was immoral, and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour, and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his Personal Memoirs. Published by Mark Twain, it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader, but its place in Grant's life story has never been fully explored-until now. One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure, American Ulysses gives us a finely honed, three-dimensional portrait of Grant the man-husband, father, leader, writer-that should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured. Praise for American Ulysses "[Ronald C. White] portrays a deeply introspective man of ideals, a man of measured thought and careful action who found himself in the crosshairs of American history at its most crucial moment."-USA Today "White delineates Grant's virtues better than any author before. . . . By the end, readers will see how fortunate the nation was that Grant went into the world-to save the Union, to lead it and, on his deathbed, to write one of the finest memoirs in all of American letters."-The New York Times Book Review "Ronald White has restored Ulysses S. Grant to his proper place in history with a biography whose breadth and tone suit the man perfectly. Like Grant himself, this book will have staying power."-The Wall Street Journal "Magisterial . . . Grant's esteem in the eyes of historians has increased significantly in the last generation. . . . [American Ulysses] is the newest heavyweight champion in this movement."-The Boston Globe "Superb . . . illuminating, inspiring and deeply moving."-Chicago Tribune "In this sympathetic, rigorously sourced biography, White . . . conveys the essence of Grant the man and Grant the warrior."-Newsday

klangliche Verbesserung zu einfachen Beipackkabeln, aufgrund klanglich vorteilhafter Massivleiter. (Keine feinen Litzen!) Achtung:  Hier liegen die beiden Kanäle in einem Kabel direkt nebeneinander. Nachteil :  Die Cinchbuchsen an den Geräten dürfen nicht weiter als 6 cm von einander entfernt sein,  da linker und rechter Kanal maximal nur so weit auseinander gespreizt werden können.  Liegen die Cinchbuchsen weiter als 6cm voneinander getrennt, muss man zwangsweise auf das teurere aber auch klanglich etwas bessere Chicago gehen, da hier linker und rechter Kanal in einem separaten Kabel geführt wird.   Kann nur Paarweise gekauft werden. Die Philosophie: Je weniger Verzerrungen und Störungen, desto näher und intensiver das Musikerlebnis. Ideales Upgrade  für Musikliebhaber, die noch einfache preiswerte Cinchkabel verwenden. Original von Audioquest konfektioniertes kaltverschweißtes Kabel Metal: Massivleiter aus LGC (Kupfer) Geometrie: Doppelt ausgeglichene asymmetrische Geometrie Dielektrikum: Geschäumtes Polyethylen Schirmung: Noise Dissipation System aus einer Metallschicht Ummantelung: Schwarzes PVC mit weißen Streifen Wir wir das sehen: Audioquest entwickelt Kabel für den Hifibedarf mit der Intuition, den Einfluss des Kabels möglichst gering zu halten. Man vergleiche das mit einem glasklaren sauberen Fenster. Legt sich nun eine Staubschicht über unser Fenster, empfinden wir den Ausblick lange nicht mehr so rein und strahlend, wie bei einer sauberen Scheibe. Das Problem beim Musik hören ist nur, das jedes Bauteil von Anafang bis Ende der Hifianlage, zu einer 'Verschmutzung' führen kann. Die Kunst dabei ist es, dass alle Geräte fehlerfrei und ohne Störungen arbeiten können, sodass auch am Ende die 'Scheibe' noch sauber bleibt. Wir empfehlen daher für das beste Ergebnis den Austausch der Standard-Stromkabel, der Interconnectkabel (Cinch oder XLR), der digitalen Leitungen (Koax, Cinch) und natürlich der Lautsprecherkabel. Es sollte immer  das schwächste Glied der Kette gewechselt werden. Ist alles auf selbem Niveau, empfehlen wir die Optimierung bei der Quelle. Wenn Sie nicht genau wissen, wo Sie ansetzen sollen, können Sie uns jederzeit kontaktieren. Sollten Sie andere Kabelkonfektionierungen  wie von uns angeboten wünschen, können Sie uns ebenfalls gerne kontaktieren. Bei Audioquest ist so gut wie alles möglich. Die vier Hauptelemente bei Verindungskabeln im Hifi: Die  folgenden  vier  Elemente  bilden  in  der  Entwicklung  und  Produktion    die    Grundlage    für    AudioQuest-Kabel.    Anders    ausgedrückt besteht aus diesen Elementen das ?Basisrezept? für alle  Kabel.  Die  Entscheidungen,  die  die  Kabelentwickler  bei  der  Auswahl    der    Materialien    und    Konstruktionsdetails    treffen,    bestimmen   die   Fähigkeiten   eines   Kabels,   Verzerrungen   und   Rauschen   zu   reduzieren   und   hohe   Wiedergabequalität   zu   gewährleisten. Aus einer Backmischung im Supermarkt lässt sich ein essbares Produkt herstellen  mit der von einem ausgebildeten Konditor gefertigten Torte, für die er die besten und frischesten regionalen  Zutaten  persönlich  ausgesucht  hat,  kann  es  jedoch  nicht mithalten. Massive Leiter: Die gegenseitige Beeinflussung der Litzen ist die Hauptursache für  Verzerrungen  in  Kabeln.  Semi-Solid  Concentric  Packed  Conductors   (konzentrisch   angeordnete   Leiter)   schließen   bereits   einen   großen   Teil   der   Litzeninteraktion   aus.   Die   endgültige Lösung dieses Problems sind jedoch Massivdraht-Leiter. Metall: Die  Qualität  des  Leitermetalls  ist  eine  entscheidende  Größe  für  die  Leistung  eines  Kabels.  Die  Leiteroberfläche  ist  die  einzige  Fläche,  die  bei  allen  Frequenzen  hundertprozentige  Stromdichte  aufweist.  Die  Glätte  der  Leiteroberfläche  hat  höchste   Priorität,   da   sie   wie   ein   Schienenstrang   für   die   gesamte  Energiehülle  wirkt.  Die  besten  Kupfer-  und  Silber-Leitermetallle    haben    weniger    Korngrenzen    und    e

klangliche Verbesserung zu einfachen Beipackkabeln, aufgrund klanglich vorteilhafter Massivleiter. (Keine feinen Litzen!) Achtung:  Hier liegen die beiden Kanäle in einem Kabel direkt nebeneinander. Nachteil :  Die Cinchbuchsen an den Geräten dürfen nicht weiter als 6 cm von einander entfernt sein,  da linker und rechter Kanal maximal nur so weit auseinander gespreizt werden können.  Liegen die Cinchbuchsen weiter als 6cm voneinander getrennt, muss man zwangsweise auf das teurere aber auch klanglich etwas bessere Chicago gehen, da hier linker und rechter Kanal in einem separaten Kabel geführt wird.   Kann nur Paarweise gekauft werden. Die Philosophie: Je weniger Verzerrungen und Störungen, desto näher und intensiver das Musikerlebnis. Ideales Upgrade  für Musikliebhaber, die noch einfache preiswerte Cinchkabel verwenden. Original von Audioquest konfektioniertes kaltverschweißtes Kabel Metal: Massivleiter aus LGC (Kupfer) Geometrie: Doppelt ausgeglichene asymmetrische Geometrie Dielektrikum: Geschäumtes Polyethylen Schirmung: Noise Dissipation System aus einer Metallschicht Ummantelung: Schwarzes PVC mit weißen Streifen Wir wir das sehen: Audioquest entwickelt Kabel für den Hifibedarf mit der Intuition, den Einfluss des Kabels möglichst gering zu halten. Man vergleiche das mit einem glasklaren sauberen Fenster. Legt sich nun eine Staubschicht über unser Fenster, empfinden wir den Ausblick lange nicht mehr so rein und strahlend, wie bei einer sauberen Scheibe. Das Problem beim Musik hören ist nur, das jedes Bauteil von Anafang bis Ende der Hifianlage, zu einer 'Verschmutzung' führen kann. Die Kunst dabei ist es, dass alle Geräte fehlerfrei und ohne Störungen arbeiten können, sodass auch am Ende die 'Scheibe' noch sauber bleibt. Wir empfehlen daher für das beste Ergebnis den Austausch der Standard-Stromkabel, der Interconnectkabel (Cinch oder XLR), der digitalen Leitungen (Koax, Cinch) und natürlich der Lautsprecherkabel. Es sollte immer  das schwächste Glied der Kette gewechselt werden. Ist alles auf selbem Niveau, empfehlen wir die Optimierung bei der Quelle. Wenn Sie nicht genau wissen, wo Sie ansetzen sollen, können Sie uns jederzeit kontaktieren. Sollten Sie andere Kabelkonfektionierungen  wie von uns angeboten wünschen, können Sie uns ebenfalls gerne kontaktieren. Bei Audioquest ist so gut wie alles möglich. Die vier Hauptelemente bei Verindungskabeln im Hifi: Die  folgenden  vier  Elemente  bilden  in  der  Entwicklung  und  Produktion    die    Grundlage    für    AudioQuest-Kabel.    Anders    ausgedrückt besteht aus diesen Elementen das ?Basisrezept? für alle  Kabel.  Die  Entscheidungen,  die  die  Kabelentwickler  bei  der  Auswahl    der    Materialien    und    Konstruktionsdetails    treffen,    bestimmen   die   Fähigkeiten   eines   Kabels,   Verzerrungen   und   Rauschen   zu   reduzieren   und   hohe   Wiedergabequalität   zu   gewährleisten. Aus einer Backmischung im Supermarkt lässt sich ein essbares Produkt herstellen  mit der von einem ausgebildeten Konditor gefertigten Torte, für die er die besten und frischesten regionalen  Zutaten  persönlich  ausgesucht  hat,  kann  es  jedoch  nicht mithalten. Massive Leiter: Die gegenseitige Beeinflussung der Litzen ist die Hauptursache für  Verzerrungen  in  Kabeln.  Semi-Solid  Concentric  Packed  Conductors   (konzentrisch   angeordnete   Leiter)   schließen   bereits   einen   großen   Teil   der   Litzeninteraktion   aus.   Die   endgültige Lösung dieses Problems sind jedoch Massivdraht-Leiter. Metall: Die  Qualität  des  Leitermetalls  ist  eine  entscheidende  Größe  für  die  Leistung  eines  Kabels.  Die  Leiteroberfläche  ist  die  einzige  Fläche,  die  bei  allen  Frequenzen  hundertprozentige  Stromdichte  aufweist.  Die  Glätte  der  Leiteroberfläche  hat  höchste   Priorität,   da   sie   wie   ein   Schienenstrang   für   die   gesamte  Energiehülle  wirkt.  Die  besten  Kupfer-  und  Silber-Leitermetallle    haben    weniger    Korngrenzen    und    e

klangliche Verbesserung zu einfachen Beipackkabeln, aufgrund klanglich vorteilhafter Massivleiter. (Keine feinen Litzen!) Achtung:  Hier liegen die beiden Kanäle in einem Kabel direkt nebeneinander. Nachteil :  Die Cinchbuchsen an den Geräten dürfen nicht weiter als 6 cm von einander entfernt sein,  da linker und rechter Kanal maximal nur so weit auseinander gespreizt werden können.  Liegen die Cinchbuchsen weiter als 6cm voneinander getrennt, muss man zwangsweise auf das teurere aber auch klanglich etwas bessere Chicago gehen, da hier linker und rechter Kanal in einem separaten Kabel geführt wird.   Kann nur Paarweise gekauft werden. Die Philosophie: Je weniger Verzerrungen und Störungen, desto näher und intensiver das Musikerlebnis. Ideales Upgrade  für Musikliebhaber, die noch einfache preiswerte Cinchkabel verwenden. Original von Audioquest konfektioniertes kaltverschweißtes Kabel Metal: Massivleiter aus LGC (Kupfer) Geometrie: Doppelt ausgeglichene asymmetrische Geometrie Dielektrikum: Geschäumtes Polyethylen Schirmung: Noise Dissipation System aus einer Metallschicht Ummantelung: Schwarzes PVC mit weißen Streifen Wir wir das sehen: Audioquest entwickelt Kabel für den Hifibedarf mit der Intuition, den Einfluss des Kabels möglichst gering zu halten. Man vergleiche das mit einem glasklaren sauberen Fenster. Legt sich nun eine Staubschicht über unser Fenster, empfinden wir den Ausblick lange nicht mehr so rein und strahlend, wie bei einer sauberen Scheibe. Das Problem beim Musik hören ist nur, das jedes Bauteil von Anafang bis Ende der Hifianlage, zu einer 'Verschmutzung' führen kann. Die Kunst dabei ist es, dass alle Geräte fehlerfrei und ohne Störungen arbeiten können, sodass auch am Ende die 'Scheibe' noch sauber bleibt. Wir empfehlen daher für das beste Ergebnis den Austausch der Standard-Stromkabel, der Interconnectkabel (Cinch oder XLR), der digitalen Leitungen (Koax, Cinch) und natürlich der Lautsprecherkabel. Es sollte immer  das schwächste Glied der Kette gewechselt werden. Ist alles auf selbem Niveau, empfehlen wir die Optimierung bei der Quelle. Wenn Sie nicht genau wissen, wo Sie ansetzen sollen, können Sie uns jederzeit kontaktieren. Sollten Sie andere Kabelkonfektionierungen  wie von uns angeboten wünschen, können Sie uns ebenfalls gerne kontaktieren. Bei Audioquest ist so gut wie alles möglich. Die vier Hauptelemente bei Verindungskabeln im Hifi: Die  folgenden  vier  Elemente  bilden  in  der  Entwicklung  und  Produktion    die    Grundlage    für    AudioQuest-Kabel.    Anders    ausgedrückt besteht aus diesen Elementen das ?Basisrezept? für alle  Kabel.  Die  Entscheidungen,  die  die  Kabelentwickler  bei  der  Auswahl    der    Materialien    und    Konstruktionsdetails    treffen,    bestimmen   die   Fähigkeiten   eines   Kabels,   Verzerrungen   und   Rauschen   zu   reduzieren   und   hohe   Wiedergabequalität   zu   gewährleisten. Aus einer Backmischung im Supermarkt lässt sich ein essbares Produkt herstellen  mit der von einem ausgebildeten Konditor gefertigten Torte, für die er die besten und frischesten regionalen  Zutaten  persönlich  ausgesucht  hat,  kann  es  jedoch  nicht mithalten. Massive Leiter: Die gegenseitige Beeinflussung der Litzen ist die Hauptursache für  Verzerrungen  in  Kabeln.  Semi-Solid  Concentric  Packed  Conductors   (konzentrisch   angeordnete   Leiter)   schließen   bereits   einen   großen   Teil   der   Litzeninteraktion   aus.   Die   endgültige Lösung dieses Problems sind jedoch Massivdraht-Leiter. Metall: Die  Qualität  des  Leitermetalls  ist  eine  entscheidende  Größe  für  die  Leistung  eines  Kabels.  Die  Leiteroberfläche  ist  die  einzige  Fläche,  die  bei  allen  Frequenzen  hundertprozentige  Stromdichte  aufweist.  Die  Glätte  der  Leiteroberfläche  hat  höchste   Priorität,   da   sie   wie   ein   Schienenstrang   für   die   gesamte  Energiehülle  wirkt.  Die  besten  Kupfer-  und  Silber-Leitermetallle    haben    weniger    Korngrenzen    und    e

"Très distrayant. Je recommande vivement l'achat de ce livre à tous les lecteurs qui aiment les romans à suspense très bien écrits avec des coups de théâtre et une intrigue intelligente. Vous ne serez pas déçus. C'est un excellent moyen de passer un week-end pluvieux!" --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (concernant Meurtre au Manoir) MÛR POUR LA PAGAILLE (ROMAN À SUSPENSE EN VIGNOBLE TOSCAN) est le tome 3 d'une nouvelle série à suspense charmante écrite par l'auteure à succès n°1 Fiona Grace, qui a écrit Meurtre au Manoir (Tome 1), roman à succès n°1 qui, en plus d'avoir plus de 100 évaluations à cinq étoiles, est disponible en téléchargement gratuit! Olivia Glass, 34 ans, met fin à sa vie de cadre supérieure à Chicago et s'installe en Toscane, résolue à commencer une nouvelle vie plus simple et à créer son propre vignoble. Avec grand plaisir, Olivia se rend pour la première fois à Florence. De plus, sa vie amoureuse progresse. Elle est encore plus ravie quand son petit vignoble produit sa première bouteille de vin. Pourtant, quand un célèbre critique de vins donne une très mauvaise évaluation au vin d'Olivia puis qu'on le retrouve mort, Olivia se retrouve accusée de meurtre et elle doit élucider cette affaire de toute urgence pour prouver son innocence. Est-ce qu'Olivia est vraiment faite pour vivre en Toscane ou n'était-ce qu'un fantasme? Désopilant, riche en exotisme, nourriture, vin, coups de théâtre et amour, sans oublier la nouvelle amie d'Olivia, la chèvre Erba, et centré sur un meurtre déroutant commis dans une petite ville et qu'Olivia doit résoudre, MÛR POUR LA PAGAILLE est un roman à suspense captivant que vous lirez jusque tard dans la nuit en riant.

NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC "Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang's memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy."-People "Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It's a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all."-Dwight Garner, The New York Times NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS Assimilating ain't easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB ("fresh off the boat") immigrants-his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America's deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir-it's the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins. Praise for Fresh Off the Boat "Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true."-New York Times Book Review "Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style."-Anthony Bourdain "Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest."-Chicago Tribune "Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles."-Interview "Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won't look or sound like anything that's come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight."-Bookforum

NEW paperback reissue, exclusively featuring... ¿¿ Never seen before **bonus chapter**, only in this paperback copy of the book ¿¿ Exclusive illustrations ¿¿ Inside cover printing ¿¿ Series spine design ¿¿ Updated cover and text design ZANDERS Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night. What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job. But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that. STEVIE I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be. Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him. Mile High is the first book in the sensational Windy City series which has gripped over a million readers across the world. But don't worry if you're new round here, there's still time to fall in love . . . TROPES: ¿¿ Enemies to lovers ¿¿ Sports romance ¿¿ Curvy FMC ¿¿ Hockey playboy ¿¿ Found family ¿¿ Flight attendant and player ¿¿ Family trauma ¿¿ Forced proximity ¿¿ Dual POV REAL READERS LOVE THE WINDY CITY SERIES: 'SWEET MOTHER. . . literally left a mark on my soul'¿¿¿¿¿ 'I laughed and cried and swooned'¿¿¿¿¿ 'I can't believe it's over. I want to turn back to page 1 and start all over again'¿¿¿¿¿ 'Each and every book in this series has left an imprint on my heart' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I lost count of the amount of times this book made me cry' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'They have quite literally stolen my heart and I am totally okay with that' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'The spice was spicin and the romance was *chef's kiss*' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This book took my heart, shattered it, healed it and embedded it back in my chest' ¿¿¿¿¿

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE BOOK BEHIND SEASON TWO OF TNT S THE ALIENIST Dr. Laszlo Kreizler returns in a whopping thriller (The Washington Post) that showcases Caleb Carr at his strongest (USA Today). June 1897. A year has passed since Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a revolutionary application of the principles of his discipline. Kreizler and his friends high-living crime reporter John Schuyler Moore; indomitable, derringer-toting Sara Howard; the brilliant (and bickering) detective brothers Marcus and Lucius Isaacson; powerful and compassionate Cyrus Montrose; and Stevie Taggert, the boy Kreizler saved from a life of street crime have returned to their former pursuits and tried to forget the horror of the Beecham case. But when the distraught wife of a Spanish diplomat begs Sara s aid, the team reunites to help find her kidnapped infant daughter. It is a case fraught with danger, since Spain and the United States are on the verge of war. Their investigation leads the team to a shocking suspect: a woman who appears to the world to be a heroic nurse and a loving mother, but who may in reality be a ruthless murderer of children. Once again, Caleb Carr proves his brilliant ability to re-create the past, both high life and low. Fast-paced and chilling, The Angel of Darkness is a tour de force, a novel of modern evil in old New York. Praise for The Angel of Darkness A ripping yarn told with verve, intensity, and a feel for historical detail . . . Once again we are careening around the gaslighted New York that Carr knows, and depicts, so well. The New York Times Book Review Gripping . . . Carr is at his strongest, exploring the dark underside of the human psyche and ferreting out the terrors and tragedies that drive men and women to kill. . . . In Libby Hatch, Carr has created a villain whose cunning is nearly equal to his detectives crime-solving prowess. . . . The mystery is plotted with military precision. USA Today [A] whopping thriller . . . Carr keeps us racing along with him to the very end. The Washington Post Book World Fascinating . . . In a brilliant bit of historical casting, Clarence Darrow, a rising courtroom wizard from Chicago, turns up to defend the villain at a tense upstate New York murder trial. Time

NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy. People   Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all. Dwight Garner, The New York Times   NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS   Assimilating ain t easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB ( fresh off the boat ) immigrants his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America s deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir it s the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins.   Praise for Fresh Off the Boat   Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true. New York Times Book Review   Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style. Anthony Bourdain   Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest. Chicago Tribune   Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles. Interview   Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won t look or sound like anything that s come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight. Bookforum

NEW paperback reissue, exclusively featuring... ¿¿ Never seen before **bonus chapter**, only in this paperback copy of the book ¿¿ Exclusive illustrations ¿¿ Inside cover printing ¿¿ Series spine design ¿¿ Updated cover and text design ZANDERS Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night. What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job. But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that. STEVIE I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be. Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him. Mile High is the first book in the sensational Windy City series which has gripped over a million readers across the world. But don't worry if you're new round here, there's still time to fall in love . . . TROPES: ¿¿ Enemies to lovers ¿¿ Sports romance ¿¿ Curvy FMC ¿¿ Hockey playboy ¿¿ Found family ¿¿ Flight attendant and player ¿¿ Family trauma ¿¿ Forced proximity ¿¿ Dual POV REAL READERS LOVE THE WINDY CITY SERIES: 'SWEET MOTHER. . . literally left a mark on my soul'¿¿¿¿¿ 'I laughed and cried and swooned'¿¿¿¿¿ 'I can't believe it's over. I want to turn back to page 1 and start all over again'¿¿¿¿¿ 'Each and every book in this series has left an imprint on my heart' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I lost count of the amount of times this book made me cry' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'They have quite literally stolen my heart and I am totally okay with that' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'The spice was spicin and the romance was *chef's kiss*' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This book took my heart, shattered it, healed it and embedded it back in my chest' ¿¿¿¿¿

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That’s good conflict; and it’s a necessary force that pushes us to be better people. High conflict is what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an us and a them. In this state, the brain behaves differently. We feel increasingly certain of our own superiority, and everything we do to try to end the conflict, usually makes it worse. Eventually, we can start to mimic the behavior of our adversaries, harming what we hold most dear. In this “compulsively readable” (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author) book, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict—and how they break free. Our journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to extract himself from a political feud. Then we meet a Chicago gang leader who dedicates his life to a vendetta—only to realize, years later, that the story he’d told himself about the conflict was not quite true. Next, we travel to Colombia, to find out whether thousands of people can be nudged out of high conflict at scale. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Manhattan Jews and conservative Michigan corrections officers choose to stay in each other’s homes in order to understand one another better, even as they continue to disagree. All these people, in dramatically different situations, were drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries. But ultimately, all of them found ways to transform high conflict into good conflict, the kind that made them better people. They rehumanized and recatego­rized their opponents, and they revived curiosity and wonder, even as they continued to fight for what they knew was right. People do escape high conflict. Individuals—even entire communities—can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is an “insightful and enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) book—and a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That’s good conflict; and it’s a necessary force that pushes us to be better people. High conflict is what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an us and a them. In this state, the brain behaves differently. We feel increasingly certain of our own superiority, and everything we do to try to end the conflict, usually makes it worse. Eventually, we can start to mimic the behavior of our adversaries, harming what we hold most dear. In this “compulsively readable” (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author) book, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict—and how they break free. Our journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to extract himself from a political feud. Then we meet a Chicago gang leader who dedicates his life to a vendetta—only to realize, years later, that the story he’d told himself about the conflict was not quite true. Next, we travel to Colombia, to find out whether thousands of people can be nudged out of high conflict at scale. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Manhattan Jews and conservative Michigan corrections officers choose to stay in each other’s homes in order to understand one another better, even as they continue to disagree. All these people, in dramatically different situations, were drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries. But ultimately, all of them found ways to transform high conflict into good conflict, the kind that made them better people. They rehumanized and recatego­rized their opponents, and they revived curiosity and wonder, even as they continued to fight for what they knew was right. People do escape high conflict. Individuals—even entire communities—can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is an “insightful and enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) book—and a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.

« Très distrayant. Je recommande vivement l'achat de ce livre à tous les lecteurs qui aiment les romans à suspense très bien écrits avec des coups de théâtre et une intrigue intelligente. Vous ne serez pas déçus. C'est un excellent moyen de passer un week-end pluvieux ! » --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (concernant Meurtre au Manoir) MÛR POUR LA MORT (ROMAN À SUSPENSE EN VIGNOBLE TOSCAN) est le tome 2 d'une nouvelle série à suspense charmante écrite par l'auteure à succès n°1 Fiona Grace, qui a écrit Meurtre au Manoir (Tome 1), roman à succès n°1 qui, en plus d'avoir plus de 100 évaluations à cinq étoiles, est disponible en téléchargement gratuit ! Olivia Glass, 34 ans, met fin à sa vie de cadre supérieure à Chicago et s'installe en Toscane, résolue à commencer une nouvelle vie plus simple et à créer son propre vignoble. Olivia tombe amoureuse de la vie toscane et de ses paysages magnifiques, surtout quand elle part visiter Pise. Pourtant, quand l'exploitation viticole pour laquelle elle travaille vend aux enchères une bouteille de vin rare et chère, quelqu'un est assassiné et Olivia doit puiser dans ses forces en tant que sommelière pour élucider ce meurtre. Entre temps, ses tentatives personnelles de création d'un vignoble se déroulent aussi mal que sa vie amoureuse. Olivia arrivera-t-elle à agir sur les événements pour créer la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé ? Ou alors, était-ce juste un fantasme auquel elle devrait renoncer ? Désopilant, riche en exotisme, nourriture, vin, coups de théâtre et amour, sans oublier la nouvelle amie d'Olivia, la chèvre Erba, et centré sur un meurtre déroutant commis dans une petite ville et qu'Olivia doit résoudre, MÛR POUR LA MORT est un roman à suspense captivant que vous lirez jusque tard dans la nuit en riant.

'Lana has mastered the art of the spicy romcom' ALI HAZELWOOD An instant USA Today bestseller and the perfect steamy contemporary romance from bestselling author Lana Ferguson When two rival divorce lawyers can't stay out of each other's beds it turns out t he gavel isn't the only thing that's banging . . . As one of the top divorce lawyers in Chicago, Danica Pierce has no problem being married to her job, not when love only ends in hurt. When the biggest case of her career gives her a shot at making partner, it seems like nothing could possibly stand in her way . . . except for her infuriating secret: she's sleeping with the enemy. Ezra Hart is known for charming his way in and out of a courtroom. In the matter of winning Danica's heart, however, he's been far less successful. With her verdict to keep things purely physical with no chance of appeal, Ezra struggles to show Danica he's more than the insufferable playboy she's pegged him to be. While Dani and Ezra battle it out in the courtroom, the real trial is the one happening between them. When Dani realizes that everything she knows of Ezra might be hearsay she must choose between her fear of trusting again and the feelings blossoming between her and the man she thought was her worst enemy. ¿ Why readers love Lana Ferguson ¿ ' It is no secret that I have and will always devour anything Lana Ferguson writes ' ELENA ARMAS ' Like if Ali Hazelwood and Tessa Bailey had a smutty baby. I devoured every page ' RUBY DIXON ' Smart, fun, sexy, and sizzling with romantic tension ' SARA DESAI ' Unique, atmospheric, playful and so hot . . . her books are everything ' TARAH DEWITT ¿ Tropes ¿ ¿¿¿¿ enemies with benefits ¿¿ rival lawyers ¿¿ grumpy/sunshine ¿¿¿¿ he falls first ¿¿¿¿ bathroom sexcapades ¿¿¿¿ "this is the last time"

Molly and Andrew are friends just trying to get home from Chicago to Dublin for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. Molly's never cared about Christmas. Andrew is a full-on fanatic for the festive season. So, she vows to get him home . And in time for his mam's famous Christmas dinner. The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. And-as long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on time-it can't possibly go wrong. What she doesn't know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they're not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own... A totally gorgeous and escapist friends-to-lovers festive romance with a swoon-worthy hero. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi McFarlane, and Christina Lauren. Readers are head over heels for Holiday Romance: " SOUND THE ALARM!!! IT'S A BANGER ALERT!!! ... THE CUTEST AND FUNNIEST ROMCOM I'VE EVER READ!!! ... I literally laughed out loud multiple times... The chemistry? Even Marie Curie couldn't handle it ... ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOR THIS BOOK TO GET THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES!!!!!!"NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " OH MY GOODNESS! ... I looooooved this so much! ... I had to stop myself from devouring this story much faster! I wanted to enjoy every moment of Molly and Andrew's journey... And awwwwwww!!! Their chemistry! ... Sizzling ... I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE ... PERFECTION!" Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " OMG I ADOOOOOORED THIS BOOK ... My heart melted while witnessing Molly and Andrew slowly falling for each other... I literally found myself screaming 'Yes, go for it! Just kiss already!' " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " Oh. My. GOD. I loved this, I LOVED THIS!! ... Genuinely my heart was going to burst reading ... I just want to say that I'm a grinch and I usually hate holiday romances but this is so so good... I LOVED IT ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " I absolutely devoured this ... I stayed up till 7am reading this and the birds are now chirping outside ... 5 stars! " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " Can I rate this more than 5 stars? ... I haven't laughed out loud this much while reading... The build-up was *chef's kiss* . There was no way I could put this book down ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " The perfect book doesn't exi... YES! Yes it does ... The perfect Christmas romcom!... Read. This. Book. " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " WOW JUST WOW!!!!! I'm just mind blown by how much I loved this book... One of the best Christmas stories I've ever read ... Absolutely hilarious... I never wanted it to end ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿

Molly and Andrew are friends just trying to get home from Chicago to Dublin for the holidays, when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. Molly's never cared about Christmas. Andrew is a full-on fanatic for the festive season. So, she vows to get him home . And in time for his mam's famous Christmas dinner. The clock is ticking. But Molly always has a plan. And-as long as the highly-specific combination of taxis, planes, boats, and trains all run on time-it can't possibly go wrong. What she doesn't know is that, as the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they're not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own... A totally gorgeous and escapist friends-to-lovers festive romance with a swoon-worthy hero. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi McFarlane, and Christina Lauren. Readers are head over heels for Holiday Romance: " SOUND THE ALARM!!! IT'S A BANGER ALERT!!! ... THE CUTEST AND FUNNIEST ROMCOM I'VE EVER READ!!! ... I literally laughed out loud multiple times... The chemistry? Even Marie Curie couldn't handle it ... ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOR THIS BOOK TO GET THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES!!!!!!"NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " OH MY GOODNESS! ... I looooooved this so much! ... I had to stop myself from devouring this story much faster! I wanted to enjoy every moment of Molly and Andrew's journey... And awwwwwww!!! Their chemistry! ... Sizzling ... I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE ... PERFECTION!" Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " OMG I ADOOOOOORED THIS BOOK ... My heart melted while witnessing Molly and Andrew slowly falling for each other... I literally found myself screaming 'Yes, go for it! Just kiss already!' " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " Oh. My. GOD. I loved this, I LOVED THIS!! ... Genuinely my heart was going to burst reading ... I just want to say that I'm a grinch and I usually hate holiday romances but this is so so good... I LOVED IT ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " I absolutely devoured this ... I stayed up till 7am reading this and the birds are now chirping outside ... 5 stars! " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " Can I rate this more than 5 stars? ... I haven't laughed out loud this much while reading... The build-up was *chef's kiss* . There was no way I could put this book down ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " The perfect book doesn't exi... YES! Yes it does ... The perfect Christmas romcom!... Read. This. Book. " Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ " WOW JUST WOW!!!!! I'm just mind blown by how much I loved this book... One of the best Christmas stories I've ever read ... Absolutely hilarious... I never wanted it to end ." Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿

Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is a collection of interrelated short stories about small-town life in the American Midwest by author Sherwood Anderson. No doubt inspired by his own decision to leave Ohio for Chicago in order to launch his career as a professional writer, these stories relate a firsthand understanding of the concerns, routines, desires, and disappointments driving the lives of many Americans in the early-twentieth century. A young man struggles to express himself, and, consumed with paranoia and loneliness, turns to violence as his only outlet. An elderly mother recalls visions of her youth and memories of lost love as she faces death alone. A reserved woman inexplicably runs naked into the rainy streets of her town. Winesburg, Ohio is built on such stories as these, dissecting with painstaking detail the inner psychological torments of a small town's residents who remain, in the end, unmistakably human. Their longing and loneliness bring them together as much as they define what drives them apart, but ultimately it is silence and suffering which prevail. Throughout these stories, the life and development of George Willard is told in fragments, examining the extent to which we are formed in the image of others as well as the lengths to which one young man will go to avoid the fate he is born to. Winesburg, Ohio was an instant classic, a work which came not only to define Anderson's career, but to inspire generations of writers and readers to come. Winesburg, Ohio is recognized today as a pioneering work of Modernist fiction that precipitated a sea change in not only short story writing, but the entirety of American literature. Anderson's style is admired for its plainspoken language and psychological detail, and he was one of the first American authors to incorporate ideas from Freudian analysis within his work. Both darkly pessimistic and ultimately hopeful, Winesburg, Ohio endures because it captures the humanity of American life while offering to readers a sense of the promise of change. This edition of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is a collection of interrelated short stories about small-town life in the American Midwest by author Sherwood Anderson. No doubt inspired by his own decision to leave Ohio for Chicago in order to launch his career as a professional writer, these stories relate a firsthand understanding of the concerns, routines, desires, and disappointments driving the lives of many Americans in the early-twentieth century. A young man struggles to express himself, and, consumed with paranoia and loneliness, turns to violence as his only outlet. An elderly mother recalls visions of her youth and memories of lost love as she faces death alone. A reserved woman inexplicably runs naked into the rainy streets of her town. Winesburg, Ohio is built on such stories as these, dissecting with painstaking detail the inner psychological torments of a small town's residents who remain, in the end, unmistakably human. Their longing and loneliness bring them together as much as they define what drives them apart, but ultimately it is silence and suffering which prevail. Throughout these stories, the life and development of George Willard is told in fragments, examining the extent to which we are formed in the image of others as well as the lengths to which one young man will go to avoid the fate he is born to. Winesburg, Ohio was an instant classic, a work which came not only to define Anderson's career, but to inspire generations of writers and readers to come. Winesburg, Ohio is recognized today as a pioneering work of Modernist fiction that precipitated a sea change in not only short story writing, but the entirety of American literature. Anderson's style is admired for its plainspoken language and psychological detail, and he was one of the first American authors to incorporate ideas from Freudian analysis within his work. Both darkly pessimistic and ultimately hopeful, Winesburg, Ohio endures because it captures the humanity of American life while offering to readers a sense of the promise of change. This edition of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Six starred reviews! A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy. What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions. ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Cooperative Children's Book Center CCBC Choice * Michael Printz Award shortlist * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * VOYA Perfect Ten * NYPL Top Ten Best Books of the Year for Teens * Chicago Public Library Best Teen Books of the Year * Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books * ABC Best Books for Children * Bank Street Best Books List Not the Chosen One: A hilarious and heartfelt satire where the paranormal apocalypse is just background noise to the real problems: graduating, going to prom, and surviving your own family. Teen Mental Health Representation: Follow Mikey as he navigates the loops of his anxiety and OCD, reminding readers that sometimes the biggest battles are the ones inside your own head. YA Contemporary Fantasy: In a town where indie kids fight soul-eating ghosts and someone blows up the high school (again), finding the extraordinary in the ordinary is the only way to survive. Unforgettable Friend Group: Because when your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions, you need a crew that has your back, no matter what.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST LOCUS AWARD WINNER “The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.”—James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner “A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.”—George R. R. Martin “I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath.” Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand. The deceived will become the deceiver. Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. The betrayed will become the betrayer. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. Will the usurped become the usurper? But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi finds that his path may end as it began—in twists, and traps, and tragedy. Praise for Half a King “Tremendously entertaining . . . lightning-fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues, villains and two-faced bastards . . . From the first chapter [Joe Abercrombie] wastes no time as the reader is swept up in a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge.” —SciFi Now “Once this plot has its teeth in you, it will not let go. . . . Abercrombie’s masterful storytelling means that everything, from the characters that you come to love and despise, to the sprawling world that is explored, is enthralling.” —Fantasy Book Review “Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea is a fantastic yet believable backdrop to Yarvi’s struggle, a vivid imaginary land.” —The Seattle Times “Intriguing characters . . . nonstop action.” —Chicago Tribune “Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that’s saying something.” —Patrick Rothfuss “As in all Abercrombie’s books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure.” —Rick Riordan “Enthralling! An up-all-night read.” —Robin Hobb “Polished and sharp, perhaps his most technically proficient novel yet . . . I dare you to read the first chapter and try not to turn the next page.” —Brent Weeks “Half a King can be summed up in a single word: masterpiece. It’s a coming-of-age story. It’s a Viking saga. It’s a revenge tale and family drama and the return of the prodigal son. But most of all, it’s this: a short time alongside people as weak and blundering as we are and, in the midst of it all, as heroic. Far too short a time, as it turns out. What a wonderful book.” —Myke Cole “Half a King is full of all the adventure I’ve come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had.” —Sam Sykes

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST LOCUS AWARD WINNER "The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time."-James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner "A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go."-George R. R. Martin "I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath." Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand. The deceived will become the deceiver. Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. The betrayed will become the betrayer. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. Will the usurped become the usurper? But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi finds that his path may end as it began-in twists, and traps, and tragedy. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Joe Abercrombie's Half the World. "Tremendously entertaining . . . lightning-fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues, villains and two-faced bastards . . . From the first chapter [Joe Abercrombie] wastes no time as the reader is swept up in a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge."-SciFi Now "Once this plot has its teeth in you, it will not let go. . . . Abercrombie's masterful storytelling means that everything, from the characters that you come to love and despise, to the sprawling world that is explored, is enthralling."-Fantasy Book Review "Abercrombie's Shattered Sea is a fantastic yet believable backdrop to Yarvi's struggle, a vivid imaginary land."-The Seattle Times "Intriguing characters . . . nonstop action."-Chicago Tribune "Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something."-Patrick Rothfuss "As in all Abercrombie's books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure."-Rick Riordan "Enthralling! An up-all-night read."-Robin Hobb "Polished and sharp, perhaps his most technically proficient novel yet . . . I dare you to read the first chapter and try not to turn the next page."-Brent Weeks "Half a King can be summed up in a single word: masterpiece. It's a coming-of-age story. It's a Viking saga. It's a revenge tale and family drama and the return of the prodigal son. But most of all, it's this: a short time alongside people as weak and blundering as we are and, in the midst of it all, as heroic. Far too short a time, as it turns out. What a wonderful book."-Myke Cole "Half a King is full of all the adventure I've come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had."-Sam Sykes