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Sixteen-year-old Maggie Lynch’s heart pulses to the beat of Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins, but when her mother uproots them from Chicago to a tiny town in Ireland, Maggie struggles to adjust. Her uncle Kevin, who happens to be a grunge musician, is her only connection to home. Though he keeps Maggie supplied with the latest issues of Spin, she still feels totally isolated. When a visit from Kevin goes wrong and tragedy strikes, Maggie knows that she can’t let the world pass her by a moment longer.

London, 1880s: High up under the eaves of her father's townhouse, twelve-year-old Emma Linden lives and never goes out. Her dream is to follow in the footsteps of Mary Anning, the famous fossil hunter. But Emma is kept hidden away from all the world, science and study, the tools that keep her mind well. When Emma's brother, James, begins to speak obsessively of a tiger gifted to the Natural History Museum, everything she holds certain begins to crumble. Their only refuge is Kersbrook, the magical family home on the Devon coast.

TU KAŻDY MA COŚ DO UKRYCIA... Jess musi zacząć nowe życie. Jest zmuszona wyjechać i zatrzymać się w mieszkaniu przyrodniego brata, w Paryżu. Gdy tam jednak dociera, okazuje się, że ekskluzywny apartament jest pusty. Jej brat, Ben, zaginął. Z czasem Jess zadaje sobie coraz więcej pytań. Przyjechała do Paryża, aby uciec przed swoją przeszłością, ale wygląda na to, że to przyszłość Bena stoi pod znakiem zapytania. Bywalczyni salonów, dziwny gość, alkoholik, dziewczyna na skraju załamania i konsjerżka.

Neun Freunde. Eine Hütte in den Highlands. Viele Geheimnisse. Eine Leiche. Winter in den schottischen Highlands: Neun Freunde verbringen den Jahreswechsel in einer abgelegenen Berghütte. Sie feiern ausgelassen, erkunden die eindrucksvolle Landschaft und gehen auf die Jagd - doch was als ein unbeschwerter Ausflug beginnt, wird bitterer Ernst, als heftiger Schneefall das Anwesen von der Außenwelt abschneidet.

The good news is that the great thinkers from history have proposed the same strategies for happiness and fulfilment. The bad news is that these turn out to be the very things most discouraged by contemporary culture. This knotty dilemma is the subject of The Age of Absurdity - a wry and accessible investigation into how the desirable states of well-being and satisfaction are constantly undermined by modern life.

During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of 30-something friends from Oxford meets to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students 10 years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands - the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.

Las Vegas casino owner Alberto Minnelli has everything a man could want: wealth, power, family, friends, and a woman he loves. The only thing he needs that he can't buy is time. He finds there are still three people on his list: his nephew, Michael Bart, whom he raised as a son; his beautiful, talented young director of entertainment, Alexandra Merritt; and Dr. Zachary Peters. Before it's too late, Alberto wants to care for two of them, and he intends to kill the third.

As a first-time manager, Sally felt lonely, stressed, and completely overwhelmed. It affected her life at work and at home. It took an ultimatum from her husband to stop the downward spiral. In turn, Sally became inspired to acquire new skills and insights to transform herself into a truly productive and successful leader. Her story, and the decades of coaching and passion to ensure managers, leaders and employers don’t go through what she did, is at the center of The Productive Leader. This book provides an opportunity to see time management and productivity in a new way.

Ein elegantes Stadthaus tief in den verwinkelten Seitengassen von Montmartre: Wie sich ihr Bruder eine solch luxuriöse Unterkunft leisten kann, ist Jess rätselhaft. Doch bei ihrer Ankunft findet sie seine Wohnung leer vor – es scheint, als habe er sie überstürzt verlassen. Die Nachbarn begegnen ihr ablehnend und einsilbig. Je länger ihr Bruder verschwunden bleibt, desto mehr fühlt Jess sich beobachtet in dem alten Gebäude mit seinen knarrenden Wendeltreppen und vielen verschlossenen Türen.

Der neue Thriller von Bestsellerautorin Lucy Foley ("Neuschnee"). Eine abgelegene Insel vor der wilden Küste Irlands: An einem Sommertag versammeln sich Familie und alte Freunde, um die Hochzeit von Julia und Will zu feiern. Alles ist bis ins kleinste Detail geplant, es soll ein rauschendes Fest werden - doch der Wind dreht, und ein heftiger Sturm schneidet die Insel von der Außenwelt ab. Bald macht das Gerücht die Runde, dass dieser Ort ein schreckliches Geheimnis birgt. Und auch unter den Gästen dringen immer unaufhaltsamer alte Feindseligkeiten ans Licht.

Jess is toe aan een frisse start. Haar halfbroer Ben zei dat ze altijd welkom was bij hem in Parijs. Maar als ze aanbelt bij een prachtig appartement – zou Ben zich dit echt kunnen veroorloven? – is hij niet thuis. En hij komt ook niet thuis. Hoe langer Ben zoek blijft, des te meer zorgen Jess zich maakt. Kan er iets met hem zijn gebeurd? Bens buren zijn niet bepaald een vriendelijk gezelschap, maar ze zijn haar enige aanknopingspunt. Jess besluit hen te ondervragen, en ontdekt zo welke duistere geheimen er verborgen liggen achter de prachtige façade van de Rue des Amants.

Kansas, 1852. Half-breed Everett Snipes discovers a newborn baby crying by the body of her mother. He recognizes the mother as the second wife of his cousin Wakiza, chief of the Village of Scouts located a few miles from the Army base. Everett rescues the infant and takes her to her family. The child’s people are being pushed out of their ancestral lands. In the East, rumblings of the coming war over slavery are already spreading across the nation, and Kansas, Bloody Kansas, will not escape the carnage.

The Civil War ended, but the turmoil of D’Arcy Curran’s life did not. Rather than give up the child she raised from birth, 16-year-old D’Arcy kidnaps her sister Suzanne’s son. The only safe place for her and little Danny is home…Manhattan, Kansas. Once there, D’Arcy learns that danger comes in many forms, and some of them are too close for comfort. Her father is murdered by marauding Jayhawkers. Her mother is lost in grief. D’Arcy faces the disapproval of many when she wears trousers, carries a gun, and takes over the responsibility for the farm.

D’Arcy, 12, redheaded and freckled, curious and rebellious, wants to grow up and dominate her world. Suzanne, not yet 18, wants only to marry her handsome lieutenant from Fort Riley, Jonathan Taylor. The beginning of the Civil War and Suzanne’s one night of passion sends both girls' lives in an unexpected direction. A rash decision changes everything. Will D’Arcy and Suzanne be prepared for the consequences?

Eighth in The Manhattan Stories by Wall Street Journal top 10 best-selling author Donna Foley Mabry, Dan Curran Quinn | The Manhattan Stories: The Currans, Book Four continues the saga of the Curran Family. After a romance that started when he was still in high school, Dan Curran Quinn marries his longtime love, Kathleen O’Malley. They begin their lives together with a bright future, but a vengeful killer from Dan’s past has other plans.

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.

From London to Corsica to Paris — as a young woman pursues the truth about her late mother, two captivating love stories unfurl in this captivating novel from the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Paris Apartment and The Guest List.

Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like “Ring of Fire” and “I Walk the Line”. But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn’t recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003. Drawing on untapped archives and new research on social movements and grassroots activism, Citizen Cash offers a major reassessment of a legendary figure.

DER Bestseller von Lucy Foley: Neun Freunde. Eine Hütte in den Highlands. Viele Geheimnisse. Eine Leiche. Winter in den schottischen Highlands: Neun Freunde verbringen den Jahreswechsel in einer abgelegenen Berghütte. Sie feiern ausgelassen, erkunden die eindrucksvolle Landschaft und gehen auf die Jagd – doch was als ein unbeschwerter Ausflug beginnt, wird bitterer Ernst, als heftiger Schneefall das Anwesen von der Außenwelt abschneidet.

La storia che ha commosso gli Stati Uniti. La storia vera di Maude, sposa a quattordici anni. "Era il 1906, avevo appena quattordici anni, ed era il giorno del mio matrimonio. Mia sorella maggiore, Helen, venne in camera mia, mi prese per mano e mi fece sedere sul letto. Aprì la bocca per dire qualcosa, poi arrossì e si voltò a guardare fuori dalla finestra. Dopo qualche istante, mi strinse la mano e tornò a guardarmi negli occhi.