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The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’s magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. Huge in scope and ambition, it is always personal and immediate, bringing the story vividly to life. Pax Britannica, the second volume, is a snapshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It looks at what made up the Empire —from adventurers and politicians to communications and infrastructure, as well as anomalies and eccentricities.

In The Last Secret, she tells the riveting story of Nora Hammond, a woman blessed with the perfect life: a charming husband, two bright teenage children, a successful career in the family's newspaper business, and an esteemed role in the charity work of her New England town. But Nora's comfortable existence threatens to unravel when she learns of her husband's longtime affair - and when the specter of a sordid incident from her youth returns with terrifying force.

The comedian and his gang of entertainers head toward the Fortress of Good in the hopes of finishing his mission. Of course, travel in the wasteland isn't as easy as it used to be, and they are waylaid in a mysterious town underneath the ruins of Salt Lake City. What will they find there? A gang of sickening weirdos? Strange culinary delights? Top hats? Or even worse... polite conversation? Certainly, it couldn't be all of those things. Could it?

News from Nowhere (1890) is the best-known prose work of William Morris. The novel describes the encounter between a visitor from the 19th century, William Guest, and a decentralized and humane socialist future. Set over a century after a revolutionary upheaval in 1952, these 'Chapters from a Utopian Romance' recount his journey across London and up the Thames to Kelmscott Manor, Morris's own country house in Oxfordshire.

Ein Unfall mit Fahrerflucht. Ein rätselhafter Todesfall. Ein tödlicher Racheplan. Nach einem Jahr im Koma wacht Sam Earnshaw endlich auf – doch von Feierstimmung keine Spur. Stattdessen enthüllt er, dass der Unfall mit Fahrerflucht, der ihn fast das Leben gekostet hätte, gar kein Unfall war. Jemand hatte ihn absichtlich vor ein heranrasendes Auto gestoßen.

Cleo, Rikki und Bella haben die Schule geschafft. Damit sie und ihre Mitschüler das gebührend feiern können, soll eine Strandparty stattfinden. Jetzt ist die große Frage, wer wen zur Party begleitet. Bella will natürlich am liebsten mit Will zur Party gehen – und Will am liebsten mit Bella.

Lucky Luke a reçu une périlleuse mission: escorter jusqu'à San Francisco une diligence chargée d'or, avec tous les bandits de la région à ses trousses. La routine, me direz-vous! Oui, mais Lucky Luke doit en plus composer avec six turbulents passagers, allant du chercheur d’or au Pasteur en passant par le joueur de poker…

Lorsque Calamity Jane tire Lucky Luke d'une situation délicate, ces deux fines gâchettes se lient immédiatement d'amitié ! Et tandis que Lucky Luke enquête sur un trafic d'armes à El Plomo, Calamity Jane gagne un saloon au bras de fer… Avec Calamity Jane en ville, l'ambiance est de feu à El Plomo!

Lucky Luke est embarqué dans une incroyable aventure: la construction du chemin de fer reliant la côte Est et la côte Ouest des États-Unis! Traversant des déserts, gravissant des montagnes, Lucky Luke et les cheminots de la Transcontinental Railway vont voir du pays!

Connaissez-vous les quatre frères Dalton? Bien sûr ! Mais connaissez-vous… leur maman? Quand Ma Dalton débarque en ville, le Far West retient son souffle. Entre les braquages de banques et les évasions de prison, Lucky Luke a du souci à se faire!

Calamity Jane Lorsque Calamity Jane tire Lucky Luke d’une situation délicate, ces deux fines gâchettes se lient immédiatement d’amitié! Et tandis que Lucky Luke enquête sur un trafic d’armes à El Plomo, Calamity Jane gagne un saloon au bras de fer… Avec Calamity Jane en ville, l’ambiance est de feu à El Plomo! Un cow-boy sous pression L'ambiance est morose à New-München, ce petit village du Dakota fondé par des colons allemands. La raison? Une pénurie de bière causée par la grève générale qui paralyse toutes les brasseries du pays!

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz. When Lale, given the job of tattooing the prisoners, saw Gita waiting in line, it was love at first sight. In that moment he determined to keep them both alive.

L'ambiance est morose à New-München, ce petit village du Dakota fondé par des colons allemands. La raison? Une pénurie de bière causée par la grève générale qui paralyse toutes les brasseries du pays! Alors quand Lucky Luke est appelé à la rescousse, il va devoir se rendre à Milwaukee, capitale américaine de la bière, pour apaiser les tensions entre syndicalistes marxistes et barons industriels. Et si notre cowboy solitaire est déjà débordé par les affres du conflit social, c'est sans compter sur les Dalton qui viennent se mêler à la partie.

As a 13-year-old, Rafiq Williams travelled the desolate, sometimes violent, always drug-laced streets of Philadelphia’s inner city. Those streets could easily swallow up the most stable, strong adult. As a child, he learned to navigate those streets on his own---and he buried so many secrets that could destroy him. Could he silence the overwhelming traumas he experienced? Could he ignore the panic, the anxiety, the fear? Laser-focused, Rafiq chose survival---at any cost. That dark side he knew, and the only person he could rely on was himself. Until he was accused of murder.

Brought to you by Penguin. What is love? It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts. In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, her first since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang draws together the threads of her work and life, tracing the connections between her...

In the cities and untamed wilds of Ireland, monsters are rising up against Unionists. Luckily. Sam and Hel aren't English. Samantha Harker and Dr. Helena Moriarty might have solved the Paris case, but that doesn't mean the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena trusts them. Sam's...

Sarajevo, spring 1992. Each night, nationalist gangs erect barricades, splitting the diverse city into ethnic enclaves; each morning, the residents – whether Muslim, Croat or Serb – push the makeshift barriers aside. When violence finally spills over, Zora, an artist and teacher, sends her husband and elderly mother to safety with her daughter in England. Reluctant to believe that hostilities will last more than a handful of weeks, she stays behind while the city falls under siege.

“If you want to change your life, move 27 things in your home.” This ancient Chinese proverb speaks of the powerful connection our homes have with our lives. In 27 Things To Feng Shui Your Home, Tisha Morris shows in creative, basic steps how to use the art of feng shui to create an inviting, personal atmosphere in your home that will renovate your life. Discover how to manageably clear clutter to optimize space; use lighting, color, and simple objects to create good energy flow; space clear to promote good health; and integrate the Five Elements into your home to create harmony.

Zane und Sophie haben den „Cold Coast Freediving"-Wettkampf organisiert und rechnen fest damit, dass Will neuer Freitauch-Rekordhalter wird. Die Pressekonferenz und die anschließende Party sollen im „Rikki's" stattfinden. Rikki ist genervt von Zanes Wichtigtuerei und flüchtet mit Cleo in den Meerespark.

Into the Sun is the accompanying novella for Jensen, the fourth book in the Sovereign Mountain Series. It follows Jensen and Della years after their marriage and provides a glimpse into their family and future in Montana. This novella must be read after completing Jensen, but is not necessary to...