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In a low-down, high-society caper, sleuth Archie McNally investigates a family that is as mysterious as the House of Usher - and twice as twisted. By the author of McNally's Puzzle.

Through the eyes of an inventor of new markets, Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation tells the story of how financial innovation - a concept that is misunderstood and under attack - has been a positive force in the last four decades. If properly designed and regulated, these “good derivatives” can open vast possibilities to address a variety of global problems. Filled with provocative ideas and valuable lessons, this book will provide both an insightful interpretation of the last 40 years in capital and environmental markets.

Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences.

Ecolul 19 este o alta planeta. Iti trebuie un anume spirit de aventura ca sa te intorci acolo, asumandu-ti riscul de a trai, zi de zi, exact ca oamenii vremii, de a te obisnui cu felul lor energic de a fi, cu regulile lor de conversatie, cu numeroasele lor obiecte de imbracaminte obligatoriu de purtat in acelasi timp pe unul si-acelasi trup, cu caii si cu servitorii lor, cu inima lor moale si cu taria lor de caracter, cu oala lor de noapte si cu balurile lor, cu teribilele lor pistoale si cu neajutorarea ingrozitoare in fata bolii, cu miasmele, cu parfumurile si cu sarurile lor, cu puricii si plosnitele dezgustatoare din hanurile lor, cu privatele din curte, cu scrisorile lor enorme si cu felul atat de direct in care ti se adreseaza chiar tie, cititorule, in romanele lor. Dar riscul cel mare este sa te deprinzi cu increderea lor absoluta intr-un viitor care tie, celui venit de acolo, din viitorul in care credeau ei atat de frumos, iti strange inima. Daca ajungi sa crezi si tu in el, ca ei, reintoarcerea acasa ar putea fi plina de dezamagiri si regrete.

Michel Strogoff, courrier du tzar, est chargé d'une mission secrète et périlleuse, rallier Irkoutsk à 5000 kilomètres de Moscou pour déjouer les plans d'Ivan Ogareff, un traitre, instigateur de l'invasion tartare qui déferle sur la Russie. Incognito, le jeune officier se lance dans une course haletante à travers la Sibérie dévastée par les hordes de Feofar-Khan... Sur cette route pleine d'obstacles, il trouve la belle Nadia, ainsi que les journalistes Harry Blount, l'anglais et Alcide Jolivet, le français. Une aventure palpitante aux nombreuses péripéties.

The two most difficult days in Bangkok writer Poke Rafferty's life begin with an emergency visit from Edward Dell, the almost-boyfriend of Poke's teenage daughter, Miaow. The boy's father, Buddy, a late-middle-aged womanizer who has moved to Bangkok for happy hunting, has disappeared, and money is being siphoned out of his bank and credit card accounts. It soon becomes apparent that Buddy is in the hands of a pair of killers who prey on Bangkok's "sexpats"; when his accounts are empty, he'll be found floating facedown in a Bangkok canal.

At the request of the nubile treasurer of a posh funeral home, Archy McNally and his partner, Binky Watrous, investigate suspicious goings-on and uncover family scandal, criminal conspiracy, business intrigue, and other sinister surprises.

This story from the popular and critically acclaimed series has been read by the talented actor, Victor Garber. Now fans who can't get enough of the vampire bunny, Bunnicula, will have something new to add to their collections. Beware the Hare! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household, a suspicious looking bunny with unusual habits...and fangs!

A little sex. A little death. Most people would kill to live in glamorous Palm Beach, with its beautiful women, five-star resorts, and dazzling coast. But most people don't know what really goes on in the bedrooms of the rich and famous....Mark Durand did - and now the handsome high-class "walker," who escorted the wealthiest women to posh affairs, is dead, his beheaded corpse found in an abandoned cattle pen.

In The Silent Switch, acclaimed psychologist and behavioral strategist Victor Langstone exposes the hidden mechanisms behind one of the most powerful forces in human interaction: subtle control. From boardrooms to bedrooms, politics to parenting, Langstone reveals how influence operates beneath the surface — not with loud commands or overt manipulation, but with quiet gestures, carefully chosen words, and invisible cues that shape what we do, think, and believe.

Arius didn’t ask for magical powers or what comes with them. Now under the watchful eye of the Specter Order, an oppressive group that polices all mages, he’s just trying to get by without making waves. Life on the road with only his sarcastic, talking frog, Freddy, for company has its perks: no attachments, no risks, no one to hurt.

Doua idei fixe nu pot sta concomitent laolalta în mintea omului, asa dupa cum doua corpuri nu pot ocupa acelas loc în spatiu, în acelas timp. Trei, sapte si asul alungara repede chipul batrânei moarte din închipuirea lui Hermann. Trei, sapte si asul nu-i ieseau din minte si-i reveneau mereu pe buze. Când vedea o fata tânara, spunea: Cât e de zvelta!... Un adevarat trei de cupa. Daca era întrebat cât e ceasul, raspundea: Sapte fara cinci minute. Toti barbatii burduhanosi îi reaminteau de as. Trei, sapte si asul îl însoteau în somn, luând diferite înfatisari.

Blanca, una hermosa dama del siglo XIII, lo pierde todo tras la derrota de su familia en la guerra, y, para conservar a su hijo con vida, debe sufrir los peores abusos de los vencedores.

Die Erde steht nicht im Mittelpunkt des Universums. Diese aufsehenerregende These kann der geniale Physiker und Naturforscher Galileo Galilei im Italien des 17. Jahrhunderts mit der Erfindung eines neuen Fernrohrs beweisen und zieht damit den Zorn der Kirche auf sich. Diese befürchtet mit der Abwendung vom ptolemäischen Weltbild einen gesellschaftlichen Umsturz. Verfolgt von der Inquisition und aus Angst vor Folter verleugnet Galilei schließlich seine Entdeckung. Als alter Mann kann er sich diesen Verrat an seiner Überzeugung nicht verzeihen und lässt eine Schrift über seine Entdeckung außer Landes schmuggeln.

A Longa Marcha é uma narrativa distópica sobre uma competição em que os participantes não têm mais nada a perder, além da própria vida. O romance inaugura a nova coleção da Suma que reúne os livros de Richard Bachman, pseudônimo que Stephen King usou para assinar histórias angustiantes e surpreendentes.

David and Vanesa are ready to call it quits. After five years of marriage, neither one of them can even stand to look at the other. But when a final, desperate attempt to save their marriage lands them in couples therapy, David and Vanesa are forced to look back on their roller coaster of a relationship and uncover where exactly they went wrong. Filled with humor and emotion and told through a set of flashbacks spanning their decade-long relationship, Saying Goodbye is a story about meeting the right person at the wrong time and fighting to make it work.

Authors Chuck Palahniuk ( Fight Club), Victor LaValle ( The Devil in Silver), Michael Cunningham ( The Hours), and Jenny Offill ( Dept. of Speculation) celebrate the 25th anniversary of Denis Johnson's contemporary classic short story collection. Jesus' Son chronicles the grief and transcendence of dreamers, addicts, and lost souls; and inspired the film starring Billy Crudup, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, and Jack Black.

À la lumière de ses études éthologiques, qui s'attachent à observer le comportement des êtres vivants dans leur univers naturel, Boris Cyrulnik jette un regard nouveau sur les comportements affectifs et amoureux des êtres humains. La compréhension du monde animal et la biologie le conduisent à livrer de nouvelles interprétations sur les liens naturels qui unissent les familles et les couples. On découvre que l'histoire affective du bébé commence bien avant sa naissance et l'influence toute sa vie, que l'amour doit mourir pour devenir sentiment amoureux, que les regards et les attitudes sont un langage silencieux, etc.

Jacob, a middle-aged architect living in Copenhagen, is in the alcohol-soaked throes of a bitter divorce when he receives an unexpected call from his great-uncle Anton, who is in his 90s and still lives with his brother, Anders, on their rural Jutland farm - a place Jacob hasn't visited since the summer of 1978. Anton asks Jacob to answer the question that has haunted them both for decades: What happened to Ellen? To find out, Jacob must revisit the farm and confront what took place that summer - one defined by his teenage obsession with Ellen.

Llega la ficción sonora de La Red Púrpura, la segunda entrega de la exitosa tetralogía de Carmen Mola La novia gitana. La inspectora Elena Blanco irrumpe en la habitación de un adolescente y descubre algo escalofriante: el chico está viendo en directo cómo dos encapuchados torturan salvajemente a una chica hasta la muerte. Es la macabra firma de La Red Púrpura, una siniestra organización que la Brigada de Análisis de Casos lleva meses investigando. A medida que Elena se adentra en el tenebroso mundo de esta red criminal, va atando cabos con la misteriosa desaparición de su pequeño hijo Lucas años atrás.