August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect. Marcus Goldman - Quebert\'s most gifted protege

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done, and as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. Her fate

From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us and November 9 comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth. \'Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.\' The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives

Achieving Victory Over a Toxic World is author Dr. Mark Schauss\'s inspirational story not just about his daughter Tasya\'s battle with epilepsy but a guidebook as to how to deal with today\'s toxic environment. Health should be more than the lack of disease, it should be about living a vibrant life, full of energy and hope. This book was written with that in mind. The book delves into the history

The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world\'s greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price.Handsome and collectible, the books each contain reproductions in duotone and/or color, plus a critical introduction and a bibliography. With his focus on the \"disagreeable beauty\" of the anomalous and the transgressive, Joel-Peter Witkin\'s images are

A wind of change was blowing in the Eighties, by the end of the decade the Cold War was history. But what really moved a whole generation in these thrilling years was the solution of Rubik\'s cube! The magic cube is not the only object which intrinsically linked to the Eighties. The technical progress in form of computers, videogames and walkmans became part of every day life.

When a mysterious unidentified flying object crash-lands in the Yukon, Old Man Logan is called to investigate! What lies within? What does it want with Logan? The Marvel Universe\'s newest alien menace is on the loose and ready to start a rampage...beware the creature from the blackness of space! Plus, Logan\'s declining health takes a turn for the worse...how much more can the old man\'s healing factor

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal

It\'s a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she\'s ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance Jeff, the man who shattered her heart eighteen years ago. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies

From the international bestselling author Steven Johnson, Future Perfect is the story of how progress is still possible and our future really is bright. What links a heroic pilot, eighteenth-century coffee houses, the French railway system and the invention of the Internet? Steven Johnson, with his renowned flair for discovering new ideas and hidden connections, shows that the answer lies in networked

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A talented photographer without equal, David Drebin is above all a storyteller. His brooding and glamorous works tell tales of lust and voyeurism--as well as seduction and escape. Not afraid to be daring, Drebin also tantalizes us with subtle allusio ns. His sweeping cinematic images feature the majestic backdrops of such world cities as Berlin, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. These photographs pulse with

Marco ist fünfzehn und hasst sein Leben in einem Clan,dessen Mitglieder von ihrem gewalttätigen und zynischen Anführer Zola in die Kriminalität gezwungen werden. Als er sein Sklavendasein nicht mehr aushält und flieht, stößt er ganz in der Nähe von Zolas Wohnsitz auf eine Männerleiche Die Suche nach dem Mörder führt Carl, Assad, Rose und Gordon, den Neuen im Sonderdezernat Q, tief hinein in das Netzwerk

Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can\'t wait to get back to school after the summer holidays (who wouldn\'t if they lived with the horrible Dur

\'I\'m not afraid of storms, for I\'m learning how to sail my ship.\' Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth - four \"little women\" enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo\'s hand, cried over little Beth\'s death, and dreamed of travelling through Europe

Nobody writes about money like Balzac, and his classic chronicle of a young man from the provinces clawing his way to success in 19th century Paris, even as an older man is victimized by the same milieu, shrewdly captures the financial dimension of so much that goes on between people. The boarding house in which the two protagonists live is a microcosm of their world, and Goriot\'s treatment by his

\'Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them\', writes Terry Eagleton, who, in these pages, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it. So what is the meaning of life? In this witty, spirited, and stimulating inquiry, Eagleton shows how centuries of thinkers - from Shakespeare and Schopenhauer to Marx, Sartre and Beckett

Das lyrische Werk Hermann Hesses (1877-1962) steht gleichwertig neben den großen Romanen \"Siddharta\", \"Der Steppenwolf\", \"Narziss und Goldmund\". Dem Autor selbst waren seine Gedichte stets unverzichtbare Möglichkeit zu unmittelbarem, wahrem Ausdruck von Sorgen und Sehnsüchten. Der Band \"Musik des Einsamen\" (1915) führt dies in eindrücklicher Weise vor Augen. In den leisen und zarten Tönen dieser

Living the high life in LA cocktail parties, exotic restaurants and a cosmopolitan boyfriend Ree Drummond thinks she\'s got it all figured out. But, try as she might, she can\'t shake the feeling that something is missing. Returning to her hometown to get her life in order, Ree is struck by a bolt of lightning - a blue-eyed, strong-jawed, enigmatic cowboy. She calls him Marlboro Man, and though he\'s