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După succesul Însemnărilor de pe o insulă mică, Bill Bryson porneşte într-o nouă călătorie de explorare a Marii Britanii, de data aceasta de-a lungul "Liniei Bryson", un traseu imaginar stabilit chiar de el între punctele cele mai îndepărtate ale insulei. Cu mult umor, cu ironie tonică şi adesea cu melancolia pe care numai un îndrăgostit de Marea Britanie o poate resimţi, autorul ne conduce prin fermecătoare peisaje rurale, zone urbane prospere sau sordide şi locuri ale memoriei colective adesea căzute în uitare.

Toxische Beziehungsmuster: wie wir uns von ihnen lösen oder aber lernen, mit ihnen zu leben. Erklärt von der US-Psychologin und Narzissmus-Expertin Dr. Ramani Durvasula.

Amanece el día de los Quincuagésimos Juegos del Hambre y el miedo atenaza a los distritos de Panem. Este año, en honor al Vasallaje de los Veinticinco, se llevarán de sus hogares al doble de tributos. En el Distrito 12, Haymitch Abernathy intenta no pensar demasiado en sus probabilidades. Lo único que le importa es que se acabe el día para poder estar con su chica.

تلجأ صاحبة فندق إلى المحقق شارلوك هولمز، لتقص عليه لغز نزيلتها الملثمة. تلك النزيلة التي لا تخلع اللثام عن وجهها أبدًا وتصرخ في الليل بكلمات غريبة متعلقة بجريمة قتل!

רוצח סדרתי מסתובב באנגלייה, והארץ כולה אחוזה בהלה. את קורבנותיו, מתברר, הוא בוחר לפי סדר האלפבית: אל"ף – גברת אליס אשר באנדובר, בי"ת – בטי ברנרד בבקסהיל, וגימ"ל - סר ג'פרי גלדסטון בגמפטון־און־סי. מרצח לרצח הוא צובר ביטחון, אבל שובל הרמזים שהוא מותיר אחריו כדי להתגרות בבלש המהולל הרקול פוארו יהיה כנראה טעותו הראשונה, והיא שתביא עליו את סופו.

מאיה היא טייסת לשעבר ביחידת עילית ששבה משדה הקרב. יום אחד כשהיא מביטה ממקום עבודתה במצלמת מעקב היא מזהה תמונה בלתי אפשרית: בעלה ג'ו, שנרצח באכזריות רק לפני שבועיים, מחבק בחיקו את בתה בת השנתיים. מאיה ההמומה נאלצת לבדוק אם התמונה היא משאלת לב כמוסה הזויה או שמישהו הסתיר ממנה תיאוריית קשר סבוכה חסרת רחמים. למרות המעבר לחיי האזרחות, מאיה עדיין חיילת בנשמתה ולא תהסס לפעול כדי להגן על היקר לה. עליה לצלול למים העכורים של סודות ושקרים משפחתיים ולהתמודד עם טראומה אישית משדה הקרב כדי לחשוף את האמת שלא תיאמן.

Amy Curry are parte de un an groaznic. Mama ei a hotărât să se mute în celălalt capăt al țării și are nevoie de Amy ca să aducă mașina lor din California în Connecticut. Există însă o mică problemă: de la moartea tatălui ei, din primăvara trecută, Amy nu a mai fost capabilă să se urce la volan. Cu această ocazie, intră în scenă Roger, fiul în vârstă de nouăsprezece ani al unei vechi prietene de familie, care se dovedește a fi neașteptat de atrăgător… dar are și el problemele lui de rezolvat.

With heart-wrenchingly beautiful stories of fate and yearning that sparked a social media frenzy in South Korea, Every Moment Was You is a straightforwardly written, yet also deeply moving collection of short essays about life and love. Warmly describing the joy and clumsiness of daily experiences, countless listeners across Asia have found the book to be a faithful companion, offering them consolation and strength to deal with the pain, stress and sadness that might come with modern life, but also the encouragement to look to the future with positivity and direction.

Las criaturas mágicas han decretado la alerta máxima: alguien está proporcionando energía de alta potencia a los goblins, los seres más estúpidos y peligrosos de la Tierra. El sospechoso principal no es otro que Artemis Fowl, el chico de trece años que ya les tomó el pelo en una ocasión. Pero él tiene sus propios problemas: la mafia rusa retiene a su padre y solo un milagro podrá salvarlo. Quizá esta vez no baste con un plan brillante. Quizá esta vez Artemis necesite ayuda...

மாந்திரீக நாவல்களின் வரிசையில் கோட்டயம் புஷ்பநாத் அவர்களின் மற்றுமொரு படைப்பு மோகினி கோயில். மும்பை நகரத்திலிருந்து வெளிவரும் மலையாள மாத இதழான "சேல்ஸ் டாக்ஸ்" பத்திரிகையில் 27 மாதங்கள் "யக்ஷிக்காவு" என்ற பெயரில் வெளிவந்த நாவல்.

En las calles de White Roaring, Arthie Casimir disfruta de cierta fama por ser tanto una coleccionista de secretos como una privilegiada mente criminal. Su prestigioso salón de té se transforma por la noche en una casa de sangre ilegal que atiende a los seres más temidos por la sociedad: los vampiros. Pero cuando su establecimiento se ve amenazado, Arthie debe aliarse con un atractivo adversario para salvarlo. Arthie recurre a algunos de los marginados más hábiles de la ciudad y trama un plan para infiltrarse en la siniestra y opulenta sociedad vampírica conocida como Athereum.

சார்லஸ் நிக்கோலஸ் எனும் வெளிநாட்டு விஞ்ஞானி சூத்திரம் ஒன்றை கண்டறிகிறார். பூமியில் இருந்து விண்வெளிக்கு ராக்கெட் மூலமாக அணுகுண்டு பூமியின் எந்த பாகத்திற்கு செலுத்தப்படுகிறதோ அந்த பாகம் முற்றிலும் அழிக்கப்படும். பூமியில் இருந்தே இயக்கக்கூடிய சூத்திரம் அது. இந்தியாவுடன் அதைப் பகிர்ந்துகொள்ள வருகிறார் நிகோலஸ்.

Seekers occasionally find themselves in situations when a single world no longer suffices. Even as matters remain unfinished in the First Tier of the human realm, the demon world beckons them with all the adventure and peril it has to offer. And one doesn't just go to the demon world for a leisurely stroll. If you need a reason to go, it has to be one like joining the elite school of the Second Circle. And if there are enemies to be made, they should be the kind that make shivers run down your spine.

Yesterday, Altai was a war hero. Today, he is a prisoner who chose exile to Rhapsody instead of death. This planet, the Range, knows no mercy. Here, thousands of prisoners fight each other for a place under the strange, cold sun. Here, the leftover alien biomechanisms and out-of-control Terran war machines roam in the ruins, and human life is measured in virtual experience that can be exchanged for armor and implants. Surviving in the Limbo slaughterhouse, upgrading to the 10th level, and getting into the Green Zone is all any dead man can hope for. Except not everyone succeeds.

Here are 22 charming Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including "My Lord Bag of Rice", "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow", "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad", "The Farmer and the Badger", "The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage", "The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy", "The Story of Princess Hase", "The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die", "The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moonchild", "The Mirror of Matsuyama", and more.

La economía de Estados Unidos se encuentra en ruinas. Las empresas cierran, en las tiendas es imposible encontrar los productos básicos y la población empieza a perder la esperanza en recuperar la prosperidad y la autonomía. La respuesta del gobierno es aumentar cada vez más las regulaciones, el control de cualquier actividad y el colectivismo.

March has arrived, meaning there’s only one month left in the third term. Mai’s graduation has come and gone. This might be a time for change, but that isn’t nearly enough to explain why Sakuta meets a little girl who looks just like Mai did when she was a child actress. Before he can even begin to unravel this fresh mystery, his father calls. Their family hasn’t lived together since Kaede was bullied. Two long years later, their mother says she wants to see her daughter. What’s changed, and what’s stayed the same? There’s only one way to find out.

On a snowy winter morning, an abandoned shipping container is discovered near Reykjavík. Inside are the bodies of five young women - one of them barely alive. As Icelandic Police detective Daníel struggles to investigate the most brutal crime of his career, Áróra looks into the background of a suspicious man, who turns out to be engaged to Daníel's former wife, and the connections don't stop there.

It’s the fifteenth century and only heretics are curious about the universe. Germany, 1494. Born under a rare alignment of the stars, Johann Georg Gerlach, "the lucky one" to his mother - is fated for greatness. But Johann’s studies and wonder at the sky have made him suspect. Especially in wake of the child disappearances that have left the God-fearing locals trembling and his one true love trapped in terrified catatonia. Her only words: "I have seen the devil..."

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Scheherazade, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Scheherazade always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.