From bestselling and award-winning author Jay Kristoff comes the thrilling and heart-breaking conclusion to The Nevernight Chronicle. Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. After the greatest games in Godsgrave\'s history ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic, Mia finds herself pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers

Der Roman, der eindrücklich wie kein zweiter vom Niedergang des Österreichischen Kaiserreiches und dem Herannahen des Nationalsozialismus erzählt. - Text mit Erklärung schwieriger Wörter als Fußnoten - Übungen zu Leseverständnis, Wortschatz und Grammatik - Übungen zur Prüfungsvorbereitung Start 2 - Abschlusstest. Themen: - Gesellschaft - Liebe - Krieg In dem Roman „Die Kapuzinergruft“ thematisiert

Gerade läuft\'s für den Eberhofer Franz mit der Susi einwandfrei, sein heimischer Saustall ist so gut wie fertig eingerichtet, da überschlagen sich die Ereignisse in Niederkaltenkirchen: »Stirb, du Sau!« hat jemand mit roter Farbe an Realschulrektor Höpfls Eigenheim geschmiert, und kurz drauf liegt er auch noch tot auf den Gleisen! Selbstmord? Mord? Mal wieder Stress pur für den Franz …

Born a Parsi in Bombay and educated in Vienna, Dr Farrokh Daruwalla is a Canadian citizen, an orthopedic surgeon, living in Toronto. Periodically, he returns to India. Once 20 years ago, Dr Darwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa

When one defines \"order\" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in The Order of Things, possibly one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, works of the twentieth century. Eclipsed by his later work on power

Gypsies have always intrigued and fascinated - partly because of their mysterious origins, and partly because of the romance of nomadism. But because they resist assimilation, having survived as a distinct people for over a thousand years, they have also been the victims of other people\'s nationalism and xenophobia. In this fascinating and timely study, Fonseca focuses particularly on the gypsies

Seventeen-year-old River doesn\'t know what to do with himself when Penny, the girl he adores, dumps him. He lives in LA, where nobody walks anywhere, and Penny was his ride; he never bothered getting a license. He\'s stuck. He\'s desperate. He\'s lonely. One afternoon he does the unthinkable - he starts walking, and stumbles on a support group for teens with addictions. He fakes his way into the meetings

Nine months of the year, the desolate town of Killhorn Falls, Canada is cut off from the rest of the world. Cold and dark, visitors are a rarity. So when the time-displaced Old Man Logan comes to town on a mission, people take notice...especially people who have a bone to pick with the former Wolverine. With no way to escape, can Logan protect the people of Killhorn Falls and save his own skin...while

\'Do read this . . . I don\'t think I\'ve ever read a collection which exuberantly spans such breadths of time and space.\' Mark Haddon An interview with the last speaker of a language. A chronicle of the final seven days of a town that is about to be razed to the ground by an invading army. The lonely voyage of an elephant from Kerala to a princess\'s palace in Morocco. A fabled cook who flavours

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Sat together in a pub, the casual onlooker might mistake them for pals who\'d known one another since school. But their history told a different story. Retirement doesn\'t suit John Rebus. He wasn\'t made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI

Space is a huge topic, but this friendly book breaks it down into bite-sized chunks, making it an accessible introduction for anyone who wants to find out about this fascinating subject. Highly illustrated, in a pictorial, \'infographics\' style, with snippets of information about all aspects of Space exploration and the science of the Universe. Illustrations: Full colour throughout

1995, Scotland - The prison of Cornton Vale. Laura Brannigan is in jail for murder. For two years she\'s been battling for justic - insisting that she didn\'t kill her best friend, Jackie. Yet with her spirits at their lowest ebb, she receives a letter that takes her back to a different time and memory of an old love ...Twenty years ago was a heady time for Laura: she\'d escaped an abusive home and

Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. She believed she knew every horror, and was beyond surprise. She was wrong. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. Lazlo faces an unthinkable

Alle lieben Ove: der Nummer-1-Bestseller aus Schweden. Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Liebe, das richtige Werkzeug und was sonst noch wirklich zählt im Leben - witzig, rührend, grummelig, großartig. Haben Sie auch einen Nachbarn wie Ove? Jeden Morgen macht er seine Kontrollrunde und schreibt Falschparker auf. Aber hinter seinem Gegrummel verbergen sich ein großes Herz und eine berührende Geschichte.

Oliver Orme used to be a painter, well known and well rewarded, but the muse has deserted him. He is also, as he confesses, a thief; he does not steal for gain, but for the thrill of possession, the need to capture and fix the world around him. His worst theft is Polly, the wife of his friend Marcus, with whom he has had an affair. When the affair is discovered, Oliver hides himself away in his childhood

Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan. Then, one day Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm tempest to bring them to the island.

This is how it starts. With a joke. Two brothers, Will and Jeff, and their friend, Tom, are out one night at their favourite bar when they decide to make a bet on who can be the first to seduce a mysterious young woman drinking by herself. Pretty, dark-haired Suzy has an innocent, girl-next-door appeal. \'Just waiting for Prince Charming to hit on her,\' jokes Jeff. Little do they know the secrets

Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, and hyper-predatory wild cats, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores - order Carnivora - include some of the world\'s most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. The first comprehensive guide to every terrestrial species, this book profiles all 250 of the world\'s carnivores.