Emma Forrest, an English journalist, was twenty-two and living in America when she realised that her quirks had gone beyond eccentricity. Lonely, in a dangerous cycle of self-harm and damaging relationships, she found herself in the chair of a slim, balding and effortlessly optimistic psychiatrist - a man whose wisdom and humanity would wrench her from the vibrant and dangerous tide of herself, and

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Templar New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury returns with a provocative thriller set at the intersection of science, religion, and history in which a sign in the heavens may unleash hell on earth...

Spot and his friends are going to Grandma\'s birthday party and Spot is taking her a special balloon. But a strong gust of wind whisks the balloon away and Spot, Tom and Helen have quite a chase before help comes from an unexpected quarter.

\'Who died?\' I said. \'Or is it a secret?\'\'My mother, Vianne Rocher.\'Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out, no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped – at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de

They are the fearful images that have stalked humanity\'s nightmares for centuries, supernatural creatures that feast on flesh and haunt the soul, macabre and uncanny beings that frighten and fascinate the imagination.\"Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves, and Ghosts\" collects classic stories from literary masters inspired by folklore and mythology who dared to explore the darker side of human nature and

Ever since her dad died, Jill has drifted away from those she loves. Now her mom wants to adopt a baby, replacing their lost family member with a new one. And what\'s worse...the teenage mother, Mandy, is moving in with them before the birth. A remarkable story of what it means to be a family, and the many roads we can take to become one.

Human reasoning is remarkably shallow - in fact, our thinking and justifications just scratch the surface of the true complexity of the issues we deal with. The ability to think may still be the greatest wonder in the world (and beyond), but the way that individuals think is less than ideal. In The Knowledge Illusion, Sloman and Fernbach show that our intelligence resides not in individual brains but

Ranging across the whole spectrum of horror in popular culture and going back to the seminal classics of Count Dracula and Frankenstein, King describes his ideas on how horror works and how he brings it to bear in his own novels.

Continuing the complete collection of Deadpool comics - including team-ups, guest appearances and gratuitous cameos! Wade Wilson is forced to work with Sabretooth, Bullseye, Juggernaut, Sandman and the Vulture in search of the priceless Identity Disc - and joins Red Hulk\'s lethal Code Red alongside Elektra, Punisher and more! Deadpool plays a key role in Black Panther\'s war against Dr. Doom, while

The classic first novel from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Doris Lessing brought the manuscript of \'The Grass is Singing\' with her when she left Southern Rhodesia and came to England in 1950. When it was first published it created an

The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War, John Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is not,

Mitch Rapp, a már jól ismert CIA-ügynök nem volt mindig az elit egység tagja Fiatalon sikeres atlétaként élte a boldog amerikaiak életét, amíg a Pan Am 103-as járata fel nem robbant a skóciai Lockerbie fölött, 270 halálos áldozatot követelve. A gép fedélzetén utazott szerelme is, és ez a tragédia mindent megváltoztatott. Így kezdődött egy olyan ember nem mindennapi karrierje, aki bár nem született

Ein unheimlicher Spuk in Donovan Castle droht fur Rose Weston, die nach einem Gedachtnisverlust fur eine einfache Magd gehalten wird, zur todlichen Gefahr zu werden. Bei der Suche nach ihrer Erinnerung und ihren verlorenen Traumen erwachen nie gekannte Gefuhle in ihr, denn nur Alexander Hatfield, der gefurchtete Soldner des Konigs, scheint in der Lage zu sein, Rose zu beschutzen und das Ratsel um Donovan

ThrillerErscheinungsjahr: 2008Sonderausg.Übersetzung: Pfleiderer, ReinerGewicht: 315 gr / Abmessung: 19 cmVon Forsyth, Frederick / Übersetzt v. Pfleiderer, ReinerWenn die Gerechtigkeit stirbt, schlägt die Stunde des Rächers: Im Krieg auf dem Balkan wird ein junger Amerikaner brutal ermordet. Seine Familie will Sühne. Doch der Anführer der serbischen Verbrecherbande taucht in Südamerika unter. Nur einer

Move over GOSSIP GIRL, CELEBRITEENS are front page news! As the daughter of a supermodel, Lizzie is used to living in her mother\'s shadow. But when a photographer spots her unique style and look, Lizzie becomes the new \"it\" girl of the New York fashion scene Cast into the spotlight, Lizzie isn\'t sure fame is all it\'s cracked up to be. Luckily, her best friends are also the daughters of celebrities

Classic / British English David Copperfield\'s happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David\'s mother dies, he is sent to work in London. He hates his job so he runs away. He has no money for food or for travelling. But it is the beginning of his life of adventure.