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Middlemarch
This deluxe hardback edition presents George Eliot's enduring classic, Middlemarch, featuring stunning cover embossing and printed page edges.Described by some as the greatest novel in the English Language, Middlemarch paints a captivating portrait of provincial life at the time of the Industrial Revolution.The story follows the idealistic Dorothea Brooke and the pioneering Tertius Lydgate and their disastrous marriages to unsuitable partners. George Eliot also draws on a huge cast of other finely drawn characters to reflect facets of humankind, in all its fragility and complexity.As separate stories interweave and drama unfolds, Eliot uses these ordinary, 'unhistoric' lives to contemplate the colossal and the profound.This lavish hardback edition features ornate gold cover embossing and printed edges, making it a beautiful collectible for lovers of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Treasured Classics series brings together celebrated literary masterworks, beautifully presented in hardback gift editions with cover embossing and printed page edges.
Little Women
This deluxe hardback edition presents Louisa May Alcott's best-loved classic, Little Women, featuring stunning cover embossing and printed page edges.Little Women tells the brilliant tale of the four March sisters, sensible Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth and artistic Amy. As their father goes off to fight in the Civil War, they must acclimatise to their recent poverty and begin to navigate the adult world. These vivid, complex and relatable characters have captured the hearts and mind of readers for over a century, marking Little Women as a masterpiece of children's literature and a true American classic. This lavish hardback edition features ornate gold cover embossing and printed edges, making it a stunning collectible for lovers of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Treasured Classics series brings together celebrated literary masterworks, beautifully presented in hardback gift editions with cover embossing and printed page edges.
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The Anti-Catastrophe League
'Consummate and thorough' – The Times 'Darkly entertaining' – The Spectator A superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world. Our species has a unique genius for self-imperilment. The ancient dangers – asteroids, super-volcanoes and worse – still stalk us, but the most pressing time-bombs are of our own making.Our knack for self-imperilment, though, is one side of a coin: for we are also developing a knack for ambitious solutions. The Anti-Catastrophe League, informed by the author’s experience of working in the field of what is known as existential risk, tells the story of a species that is working out how to defuse several bombs at once. From ancient risks to very modern apocalypses, the book charts the imminent dangers to the human race, and introduces readers to the groups of scientists, eccentrics, diplomats and visionaries who are trying to prevent doom.The Anti-Catastrophe League is a fascinating story of the end of the world – and what we can do about it.
Christmas Eve Love Story: An Advent Book
Annie Jones is stuck repeating Christmas Eve until she finds everything she's been missing in life in this heartwarming time loop Christmas romance for fans of Miracle on 34th Street, Groundhog Day, and Josie Silver's A Winter in New York.
Annie Jones works hard designing windows for iconic New York City department store Lawson's Finest. So when her Christmas window display gets upended by some rambunctious kids on Christmas Eve, the all-too-realistic store Santa gives Annie a little decorating tip on how to start over. With help from friendly security guard Braden Tate, Annie repairs the damage and heads home. But when she wakes the next morning, she's bewildered to find that it isn't Christmas day at all, but Christmas Eve all over again.
Trapped in a time loop, Annie doesn't know how she'll ever make it back to the present. Luckily, she has an infinite number of chances to get things right. As little everyday choices bring her closer to Braden and to Christmas day, Annie starts to picture what her new life?one full of friendship, love, and community?could look like.
WELCOME TO A UNIQUE, ROMANTIC ADVENT ADVENTURE!
Each day's installment is inside a simple pocket that's easy and fun to open, for a delightful read every day leading up to Christmas.
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22,99 €
How To Use 3,000 Yen
Meet your next Japanese fiction obsession – perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and Convenience Store Woman
What does the way you spend a small amount of money say about your life?
In How to Use 3,000 Yen, Hika Harada weaves a warm, wise and deeply relatable story of three generations of women navigating love, work, family?and the quiet anxieties of money. From a young woman confronting the fragility of financial independence, to a mother managing a household on a single income, to a grandmother facing the uncertainty of old age, each must rethink what security, freedom and happiness really mean.
As their lives intersect, small everyday choices begin to carry extraordinary weight. Can careful saving shape a better future? And when life refuses to go to plan, what truly matters most?
Blending gentle humour with sharp insight, this uplifting novel offers not just a story, but a fresh perspective on money, modern life and the ties that hold us together.
Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop.
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19,99 €
The Cannibal
The explosive final book in I.V. Ophelia’s darkly addictive Poisoner trilogy ? a bestselling gothic romance series about a botanist who kills unsavory men, and the one man who's resistant to her deadly poisons while she finds herself intoxicated by his deadly charms…
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15,99 €
The Souls In Ruin
Raven Kennedy’s Gild meets Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash in this dark and riveting romantasy following an illegitamate princess caught up in the revenge of gods, the first book in a trilogy about survival, obsession, and the quiet fury of a woman who won’t be forgotten.A marriage forged in blood. A kingdom bathed in silence. And a princess who refuses to break.
As the king’s illegitimate daughter, Princess Mireille has spent her whole life scorned by the court, her fate never her own, even now as she’s forced into marriage with the infamous conqueror threatening her kingdom’s borders. She expects distance, perhaps even cold civility from the Blood King – not the unsettling pull of his attention.
Yet when their wedding descends into bloodshed, the man meant to be her escape becomes her captor, imprisoning her in her own dungeons. There, Mireille uncovers the truth of her father’s sins, discovering she's not alone beneath the castle. A voice calls from the cell beside her, a man as dangerous as he is alluring, offering a single thread of light in the darkness.
Dragged into a brutal struggle for survival, Mireille is caught between two powerful beings that threaten to consume her entirely: one demanding obedience, and the other craving what little soul she has left.
But Mireille was not born to kneel.*This is a dark fantasy romance for a mature, 18+ audience and contains themes and content that aren’t to everyone’s liking. Please check the author’s note at the beginning of the book for content warnings before reading.*
Pick this up if you love: Feminine rage, captor x captive/forced proximity, high stakes enemies to lovers, forced marriage of convience, touch her and die, villainous gods.
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READERS ARE OBSSESSED WITH SOULS IN RUIN:
‘I just finished and I’m literally staring at the wall. . . . This story completely wrecked me in the most addictive way’ 5 stars
‘The first word that comes to mind after reading this book is: art. . . . It’s forever imprinted on my heart’ 5 stars
‘Picture this, I’m sitting straight up in my bed at midnight, on the last chapter, gasping. For hours nothing exists except this book!’ 5 stars
‘PHENOMENAL. All the stars’ 5 stars
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19,99 €
Peacock
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sparrow comes another spellbinding historical epic set in the last days of a dying Roman empire . . .Sparrow has flown from the confines of the Roman brothel where he was raised. Now older and smarter, and having learned the arts of deception and enticement from the women who raised him, he vies to become a player in the internal politics at Arcadia, the home of his new master, a man who is himself playing with political fire. Sparrow soon realizes that the key to survival in this turbulent place is information, and he must gather it at any cost.As the dangers mount for Sparrow, he is forced to choose where his loyalties lie and which of these powerful Romans is most likely to ensure his survival.Epic and intimate, spectacularly vivid, Peacock is the story of a boy becoming a man as an empire falters in the face of the rise of Christianity. On his journey this boy will learn what it is to be in love, and what it is to be hated, but he is also perfecting his own manipulative powers . . .Praise for James Hynes and Sparrow:‘Unforgettable’ – Daily Mail‘Utterly engrossing’ – Emma Donoghue‘Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship’ – The Observer
The City Without Jews : Life and Death in Nazi Vienna
‘A truly major work, both deeply moving and incredibly powerful. A masterpiece of research, structure and writing . . . unforgettable’ - Sir Antony Beevor, bestselling author of Stalingrad'Painful, profound, prescient . . . a magisterial work' - Sonia Purnell, internationally bestselling author of Kingmaker and A Woman of No ImportanceIn 1938, Vienna was the second largest Jewish city in Europe, home to nearly 200,000 Jewish people.By 1946, only a few thousand had survived.In this heart-wrenching story of loss, fear, courage and hope, acclaimed historian Douglas Smith chronicles the Nazi destruction of Jewish Vienna. Drawing on hundreds of long-forgotten voices, from Jews to Nazis to Gentile collaborators and bystanders, The City Without Jews centres on one remarkable person: Mignon Langnas.Watching as nearly every Jew she knew was expropriated, forced to migrate, or deported to the killing fields and death camps in the East, Mignon vividly recorded her world in diaries and letters, creating an indispensably detailed and poignant account of life under Nazi rule. What emerges from the wreckage of a city bent on Jewish eradication is a story like no other – one of betrayal, sacrifice, impossible choices and survivor guilt.
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24,99 €
It Just Works : The Nine Simple Rules of Apples Success
Simplicity is Apple’s competitive advantage. It Just Works shows you how to make it yours.What is the secret ingredient in every billion-dollar product, from the iPhone to ChatGPT to Lego? Simplicity. Humans love simplicity; it’s a hard-wired obsession. Apple has built one of the world's most valuable companies on this single principle.But Apple’s dedication to simplicity goes deeper than the products billions of us use every day. Simplicity is at the heart of all the ways Apple wins.In It Just Works, Apple veteran Neil West explores the principles of simplicity behind Apple's success to offer a clear, actionable guide for leaders, entrepreneurs and anyone ready to make a bigger impact in work and in life.This book will show you how to:Build effective solutions from the ground up.
Make work simpler for you and your colleagues.
Remove friction from products, processes and decisions.
Solve problems that your customers don't even know they have.
Communicate simply, persuasively and quickly.
Stay focused and drive change.Based on decades of experience at the cutting edge of innovation, West delivers a set of simplification methods you can apply immediately – without permission or additional resources – to transform your output and your results.
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24,99 €
The Siren
The brand-new novel from global sensation Tomi Adeyemi: The Siren is a dark, propulsive speculative thriller that will leave you breathless.When Emery joins Dartmouth College she's determined it will be the ticket to her future, as she leaves the chaos of her past behind.But before long she meets glamorous, intoxicating Roux, and her close-knit band of 'sirens'. Why can't she stay away from them - and what do they want from Emery?As she learns more about these women, it becomes clear that there is a dark power operating at the heart of their circle. And, with everything on the line, Emery decides it's a power she must take for herself - no matter the cost.An addictive and sinister examination of power and survival - and the frighteningly thin lines between life and death.
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19,99 €
The Golden Hours
Our lives have changed so much . . .It’s December 1962, and the Cazalet family are gathering to celebrate Christmas. With the family’s beloved Home Place long sold, Polly and Gerald have offered up their rambling stately pile, Fakenham Hall in Norfolk, to parents, siblings, cousins and children.The old guard – brothers Hugh, Edward, Rupert and their sister Rachel – look on as the England they knew and understood fades from view. Cousins Polly, Louise and Clary, all now on the brink of turning forty, are struggling to balance the demands of midlife with their personal desires – however secret. And then there are the young – a new generation growing up in a society on the cusp of real change.In this spellbinding novel, familiar faces reappear, newcomers are introduced, and the legacy of the Cazalets carries on into the Swinging Sixties . . .Continuing the story of one of the most beloved families in British literature, The Golden Hours is the brilliant new novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s iconic Cazalet Chronicles.
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23,99 €
Rooms for Vanishing
‘I wept, real tears, at least seven times reading this novel, and I intend to return to these pages often’ - Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Before All the WorldFor fans of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Rooms for Vanishing is an epic novel of grief and hope and one family blown apart - across the globe, across time, across parallel possibilities - by war.For the Alterman family, Fania and Arnold, and their children Sonja and Moses, the universe has been fractured.In 1938 Sonja is lifted onto a Kindertransport train that will take her from Nazi-occupied Austria to London. She is the only member of her family to survive.In 1966 Fania works as a massage therapist in Montreal, a place that has provided her safe haven after she lost her entire family in the war.In 2016 Arnold lives out the last of his days and the last memories he has of his family in the city he has always called home.And in 2000, Moses awaits the birth of his grandson, unaware that the strings that tie him to his past are being drawn tighter and tighter.Surely none of these realities co-exist, and yet they seem to be drawing closer . . .Moving between Vienna and Prague, London and Montreal, New York and Miami, Stuart Nadler’s Rooms for Vanishingis a spellbinding exploration of what might happen when grief and hope collide.
The Everything Code
The first book from the globally-renowned investor and founder of Real Vision, as featured on Diary of a CEO.The Everything Code is the result of 30 years of deep thought and analysis by entrepreneur, Raoul Pal that unlocks the secret code to the global economy, financial markets and the trends transforming our society. This book will show you how to thrive in our new Exponential Age so you can secure your future and stay ahead of the curve.Discover why the economic system is broken leading to stagnant wages, rising asset prices and societal inequality. Raoul considers the role of central banks in exacerbating these issues through currency debasement, wealth inequality, and the prioritization of government debt over individual prosperity. This contributes to the growing divide between the rich and the poor, the struggles of younger generations, and the societal consequences of these economic policies.Enter the 'Everything Code:' a groundbreaking framework for understanding predictable economic cycles driven by debt refinancing, explaining how technology and crypto can serve as life rafts in a broken financial system.Packed with actionable insights on how to invest wisely in these transformative times, The Everything Code ensures you can secure your financial future.
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24,99 €
Oteque
Enter the creative culinary world of Alberto Landgraf, chef and proprietor of one of Latin America’s most celebrated restaurants
Located in Botafogo, one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Michelin-starred Oteque ranks regularly in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and is widely considered one the greatest restaurants in Latin America. In his debut chef monograph, Alberto Landgraf describes his creative approach to culinary artistry, revealing how his uniquely innovative and intellectual take on modern Brazilian cuisine has earned the restaurant a passionate global fanbase.
Structured around Landgraf’s guiding principles, Oteque brings together essays, recipes, and exquisite photography to tell the story of this extraordinary culinary destination. Each chapter begins with an essay by food writer Andrea Petrini, whose effervescent descriptions transport readers to the heart of this acclaimed restaurant. Reflecting Oteque’s dedication to sustainability, ethical farming practices, and local ingredients, every recipe in the book includes accurate carbon footprint data, calculated using the same technology Landgraf applies to his menu in an effort to minimize the restaurant’s environmental impact.
Throughout the book, breathtaking photographs of Brazil’s natural landscape and coastline are paired with images of Landgraf’s signature dishes, helping illustrate his naturalistic approach and connection to terroir.
It Comes in Waves
'Rich, evocative and beautifully written: a meditation on faith, grief and belonging. A wonderful debut' Nussaibah Younis
'A breathtaking debut' Foluso Agbaje'A remarkable debut written with depth and clarity' Chibundu Onuzo'Heartbreakingly beautiful, witty, humane and transcendent - an unforgettable debut' Lauren St John 'Suffused with love and sadness, ambitious in scope, It Comes in Waves is a delicate, moving novel' Lorna Elcock'It Comes In Waves will leave you gasping for air, in the best ways' Maame BlueGrief, that ungovernable pet – it comes and goes as it pleases, never straying far.Death sneaks up on Onome Odafe. She has little experience of what it means to lose someone she truly loves. So when her sister calls to tell her that their father didn’t survive a stroke, she isn’t sure how to act, what grieving is meant to look or feel like. She passes the days until she returns to Nigeria for the funeral in a haze of performance and distraction, holding together what little of herself is left.Reunited with her siblings and mother in Nigeria, Onome is thrown into the depths of various funeral events, uncomfortable customs, meddling religious figures and both unfamiliar and familiar faces. One of which, is Aunty Eguono, her father’s sister. A woman who has never shied away from making a scene, and whose careless words one afternoon upend the only image of her father Onome has ever known. As she struggles to accept the reality of her father’s death, she finds herself on a path of discovery leading towards an unsettling truth: a man can be more than one thing, and the man in question may be her father.An unforgettable debut, IT COMES IN WAVES is both an honest exploration of grief and a captivating story of the lives we lead and leave behind.
Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity
Jack Ryan, Jr. battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling seriesA string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago, all of the murder victims were involved in a raid to eliminate the Umayyad Revolutionary Council, a vicious terror group that - were it not for John Clark and the Campus - would have perpetrated the most devastating attack against critical American infrastructure in history. Now it appears they're back, with a next-generation leader hell-bent on revenge.Mary Pat Foley, Director of National Intelligence, greenlights an op for the Campus to cut the head off the snake. Clark taps ex-Delta commando Bartosz "Midas" Jankowski to lead a kill team deep into the mountains to snuff out the charismatic terror leader. But when the hunters become the hunted, it's up to Jack Ryan Jr. to avert disaster amid a deadly power game of nations vying for control of the disputed region.On a rapid covert ingress from neighbouring India, he'll traverse the Himalayan wilderness with a rifle on his back and a tough Mujahadin fighter by his side. Jack knows time is growing short - he must save his team and lead them into position to be the first to hit terminal velocity.
The Nightblood Prince
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Beautifully written and brimming with defiance'Xiran Jay Zhao, bestselling author of Iron WidowTwo princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun.The night Fei was born, a prophecy was made: she would one day become the Empress of All Empresses.Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land, Fei has only ever known loneliness. When the opportunity arises to seize her own destiny for the first time in her life, Fei sets out to hunt a legendary tiger, knowing it might cost her everything. What she doesn't expect is to fall under the mercy of Yexue, the beautiful runaway prince from a rival kingdom. Blessed by the night, harbouring a dangerous magic, and capable of commanding an army of deadly vampires, Yexue could be the key to Fei gaining more than just her freedom.But to outrun destiny, Fei must spark a wave of events that will change the world as she knows it. Torn between two princes and plagued by nightmares of bloodshed, she finds that the stars might be more inescapable - and more irresistible - than she ever considered before . . .Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them, who finds herself caught between two princes and the fact that love alone may not stop the coming war. A thrilling YA romantasy from the #1 Sunday Timesbestselling author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods.
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17,99 €
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