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What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not? Humankind has always had the urge to memorialise, to make physical testaments to the past. There's just one problem: when we carve a statue or put up a monument, it can wind up holding us hostage to bad history. In this extraordinary history book, Keith Lowe uses monuments from around the world to show how different countries have attempted to sculpt their history in the wake of the Second World War, and what these memorials reveal about their politics and national identity today. Amongst many questions, the book asks: What does Germany signal to today's far right by choosing not to disclose the exact resting place of Hitler? How can a bronze statue of a young girl in Seoul cause mass controversy? What is Russia trying to prove and hide, still building victory monuments at a prolific rate for a war now seventy years over? As many around the world are questioning who and what we memorialise, Prisoners of History challenges our idea of national memory, history, and the enormous power of symbols in society today.

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn't want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone - had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once loved them from afar have grown up, they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation. The question persists - why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives? This lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life announced the arrival of one of the greatest American novelists of the last thirty years. 'A flare from my own secret world, all the inchoate longings and obsessions of being a teenager somehow rendered into book form' Emma Cline, author of The Girls

The book we all read right now: the definitive guide to communicating and connecting wherever you are. Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of 'oops sorry no you go' and 'can you hear me?!' Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can't make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other? Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible - or are they? In Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. In real life, we lean in, uncross our arms, smile, nod and make eye contact to show we listen and care. Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy. And a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails. Digital Body Language will turn your daily misunderstandings into a set of collectively understood laws that foster connection, no matter the distance. Dhawan investigates a wide array of exchanges-from large conferences and video meetings to daily emails, texts, IMs, and conference calls-and offers insights and solutions to build trust and clarity to anyone in our ever changing world.

In 2020 protest movements across the world revealed the inequalities sewn into the fabric of society. The wildfires that ravaged Australia and California made it clear we are in the middle of a climate catastrophe. The pandemic showed us all just how precarious our economies really are, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the US election proved the same of our democracies. Those in charge do not have the answers. In fact, those in charge, more often that not, are the problem. So, what do we do? In Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now, award-winning political commentator Ece Temelkuran puts forward a compelling new narrative for our current moment, not for some idealised future but for right now, and asks us to make a choice. To choose determination over hope; to embrace fear rather the cold comfort of ignorance; to save our energy for an unwavering attention on those in power and the destructive systems they uphold, rather than wasting time spewing out anger and outrage online. Above all, this book asks you to choose to have faith in the other human beings we share this planet with. 'I am giving Temelkuran's Together to everyone I know. So clear-eyed, frank, wise and joyous! An obligatory book for any human on earth today' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less

A fascinating insight into the golden-age of 1970s and 80s rock and roll told through the eyes of music legend Bernie Marsden and, most notably, his role in establishing one of the world's most famous rock bands of all time - Whitesnake. Touring with AC/DC. Befriending The Beatles. Writing one of the world's most iconic rock songs. This is the story of a young boy from a small town who dreamt of one day playing the guitar for a living - and ended up a rock n' roll legend. It follows Bernie Marsden's astonishing career in the industry - from tours in Cold War Germany and Franco's Spain, to meeting and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC. It's a story of hard graft, of life on the road, of meeting and playing with your heroes, of writing iconic rock songs - most notably the multi-million selling hit 'Here I Go Again' - and of being in one of the biggest rock bands of all time. At age 30, Bernie left Whitesnake due to serious conflict with his management, something he explores in this memoir for the very first time. Packed with stories and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr, Elton John, Cozy Powell, Ozzy Osborne, B.B. King and Jon Lord, this is not just a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true music legend, but an intimate account of the revolutionary impact rock and roll music has offered to the world.

The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot-legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile-returns to solve a fiendish new mystery. Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate, where Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancee, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank. But there is a strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there. The coach is forced to stop when a distressed woman demands to get off, insisting that if she stays in her seat, she will be murdered. Although the rest of the journey passes without anyone being harmed, Poirot's curiosity is aroused, and his fears are later confirmed when a body is discovered with a macabre note attached... Could this new murder and the peculiar incident on the coach be clues to solving the mystery of who killed Frank Devonport? And if Helen is innocent, can Poirot find the true culprit in time to save her from the gallows?

Twist left. Unique Investigator Colter Shaw is searching for the answer to his father's final, posthumous riddle. It will lead him to evidence that will topple the secretive espionage company, BlackBridge. Twist right. He believes BlackBridge to be responsible for his father's murder and brother's disappearance. They can outmanoeuvre anyone, as the long trail of bodies behind them can confirm. But they haven't yet met Colter Shaw. Don't slip up. This time the stakes are huge - the fate of a nation is in Colter's hands. He must find the solution as to why his father died - but to do that he needs to stay alive...

Vyhlášeného playboye Blakea Boudreauxe donutí neutěšené poměry v rodině přistoupit na otcovo vydírání a přislíbit mu, že se pokusí získat zpátky drahocenné rodinné dědictví. Pro Blakea to však znamená, že se bude muset sblížit s krásnou filantropkou Madison. Svést ji by pro něj měla být hračka. S Madison ale není nic jednoduché a povrchní, jak byl Blake u žen zvyklý, a brzy se stále hlouběji noří do omamného kouzla lásky…

Po smrti manžela se lady Sara Herriardová rozhodne vzdát se svého společenského postavení, protože chce žít tak, jak se jí zlíbí. Odstěhuje se do malého městečka na pobřeží, kde si otevře svůj obchůdek. Už se před nikým nechce přetvařovat – a už vůbec ne před Lucianem Averym, markýzem z Cannocku. Lucian přijíždí do Sandby se sestrou, aby jí pomohl zotavit se ze ztráty dítěte. Ač nerad, požádá Saru o pomoc. Ta mu nabídne nejen radu na bolavé srdce, ale také přátelství. Jenže tenhle přitažlivý markýz je odhodlaný získat od ní víc – chce ji za manželku!  

Některé jizvy jsou vidět na první pohled… a některé jsou ukryty tak hluboko, že se zdá, že vůbec nejsou. A o to více mohou bolet! Takové jizvy ve svých srdcích ukrývali Layla i Logan. A byli ochotni si navzájem pomáhat léčit jen ty rány viditelné… protože o těch druhých vůbec nevěděli! Jenže potom je šaráda, kterou si domluvili, že spolu sehrají, naučila poznávat jeden druhého do hloubky. Poznávat a začít se těšit z krásy poznávaného. Poznávat a začít se krásy děsit. Protože ty nejkrásnější věci umějí být i nejstrašnější!    

Muž, žena a poušť… Začíná to jako pohádka z Tisíce a jedné noci… Ale i když je Raif vládce svého lidu, Kasia není princezna, která by chtěla svému vládci vyprávět příběhy pro jeho potěšení. Chce potěšení pro sebe, chce potěšení pro ně oba. A to její pouštní král nechápe. Protože zná jenom odpovědnost! Jenže to, co jako pohádka začne, může jako pohádka i skončit!

A unique, moving and dazzlingly researched exploration of the places, people, musicians, writers and filmmakers that inspired David Jones to become David Bowie, what we can learn from his life's work and journey, and why he will always matter. When David Bowie died on 10th January 2016, it seemed the whole world was united in mourning. His greatest hits were sung tearfully in pubs up and down Britain, garlands of flowers were left at the Aladdin Sane mural in his old stomping ground of Brixton and tributes poured in from a galaxy of stars. To many of us, Bowie was so much more than a pop idol. But why? In Why Bowie Matters, Professor Will Brooker answers that question persuasively, as both a fan and an academic. A Bowie obsessive since childhood, he hit the headlines over the course of a year-long immersive research project that took him from London to Berlin and New York, following in Bowie's footsteps, only listening to music and reading books he loved, and even at times adopting his fashion. In this original and illuminating book, Professor Brooker approaches Bowie from various angles, re-tracing his childhood on the streets of Bromley, taking us through his record collection and bookshelves, and deciphering the symbols and codes of his final work, Blackstar to piece together how an ordinary suburban teenager turned himself into a legend, and how perhaps we too could be a little more Bowie. He shows us that while David Robert Jones died on that terrible day in January, David Bowie will live on forever.

 Při vyšetřování vraždy v texaském městečku Royalu se policistka Zoe seznámí s nejlepším přítelem hlavního podezřelého, s rančerem Cordem Galiciou. Loajální Cord se pokusí svést Zoe ze stopy, ale záhy zjistí, že jeho snaha problém jenom prohlubuje. Do hry vstupuje vášeň, kterou nedokážou uhasit a která je staví před nelehkou volbu. Zvítězí láska, nebo povinnost?

Pavia je dědičkou největšího dovozce indického čaje do Anglie, ale kvůli původu ji londýnská smetánka mezi sebe nepřijala. Její otec je sice bohatý, ale nemá titul. Proto chce svou dceru provdat za hraběte, který by mohl být jejím dědečkem. Aby unikla nerovnému sňatku, musí dát v sázku svou pověst! Avšak jediná vášnivá noc s neznámým mužem v uniformě, kterého si vybrala, vše změní…  Camdenu Lithgowovi nejde tahle cizinka z hlavy. Když se s ní setká podruhé, zjistí, že jejich noc nezůstala bez následků. Nezbývá mu než jí navrhnout svatbu.

Co se nedá koupit za peníze, za to je třeba dát prostě více peněz! Cesare má jasno. A protože se v penězích topí, není pro něj těžké odloupnout z nich pár milionů, aby dostal Jemimu. Koneckonců… i tak za ni zaplatil moc, vždyť Jemima ne náhodou má pověst „levného zboží“! Jenže Cesare se mýlil! Jemima byla úplně jiná. A i když získal, co chtěl, vlastně přišel o všechno, co měl. Ale vyhrál mnohem víc!

Věděla, co se stane… Když ho před několika měsíci vyhledala a skryta pod maskou se pokusila dostat ho z hlavy, i teď, když mu přijela říct, že bude otcem! Teo si nikdy nepředstavoval, že jeho vévodkyní se stane někdo tak nevhodný jako Amelia! Amelia, jeho bývalá nevlastní sestra. Amelia, kvůli jejíž matce otec zradil vzpomínku na svou manželku… Ale vévoda si je vědom svých povinností! A povinností si musí být vědoma i jeho nastávající!