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How do we continue living once we have lost our reason to live? Rami and Bassam live in the city of Jerusalem – but exist worlds apart, divided by an age-old conflict. And yet they have one thing in common. Both are fathers; both are fathers of daughters – and both daughters are now lost. When Rami and Bassam meet, and tell one another the story of their grief, the most unexpected thing of all happens: they become best of friends. And their stories become one story, a story with the power to heal – and the power to change the world.

It's time to pack your bags and head to the breathtaking, snow-covered peaks of the Swiss Alps for velvety hot chocolates, delicious cheeses and a gorgeous love story… Food technician Mina has always believed that chocolate will solve everything - and it's just what she needs when her latest relationship mishap goes viral! So with her bags packed and a new determination to sort her life out, Minna decides to drown her sorrows with the best hot chocolate in the world at her godmother's cosy Swiss chalet. Chocolate: yes. Romance: no. Until she has a run in on an Alpine train with a mysterious but oh-so-gorgeous stranger…

When is seduction about more than just sex? In this brilliantly original history, Clement Knox explores these questions as well as the philosophy, legality, politics, art and literature of a force that underwrites our world. In the first history of its kind, Clement Knox reassesses our idea of seduction in a narrative that moves from Casanova's pursuit of pleasure, to America's racialised seduction laws, to the Nazi propaganda designed to stoke sexual panic, and up to #MeToo. Modern, big-thinking and enormously entertaining, Knox offers an extraordinary range of stories to chart the many guises of seduction, showing that our ideas about desire, courtship, and power have always developed in step with a changing world.

The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands of princes, Mohammed bin Salman nurtured sweeping ambitions. He wanted power - enough of it to reshape his hyper-conservative, insular Islamic kingdom. When his elderly father took the throne in 2015, MBS got his chance. As the hands-on-ruler, he made seismic changes, working doggedly to overhaul the kingdom's economy, loosen its strict Islamic social codes and confront nearby enemies, especially Iran. His vision initially won fans at home and abroad as he convinced other nations that the moment had come to bet big on Saudi Arabia. Over time, however, the sheen of the visionary young reformer has tarnished, leaving many wondering whether MBS is actually an aspiring dictator whose lack of experience and rash decisions are destabilizing the world's most volatile region. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of covert interviews, MBS provides new insights into Saudi Arabia's catastrophic military intervention in Yemen, the bizarre detention of the Lebanese prime minister, the surprise arrest of hundreds of princes and businessmen, and the greatest scandal of the young prince's rise: the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi state officials with links to MBS - a crime that shocked the world. A riveting portrait of a determined autocrat on the rise, MBS asks how one man's actions and obsessions are shaking the Middle East.

The jaw-achingly funny children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. Meet the Meeks! Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn't enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there's only one problem... What is a FING? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING? An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story about two perfectly nice parents and their unbelievably monstrous daughter from the phenomenal bestselling author David Walliams.

Jenny McLaine: * can't afford her mortgage since her ex moved out * is about to get dumped by her best friend * spends all day online-stalking women with picture-perfect lives And now her mother has appeared on her doorstep, unbidden, to save the day... Is Jenny ready to grow up and rescue herself this time?

Soukromý vyšetřovatel Rhett Brannon se ocitá v úzkých. Jeho úkolem je zdiskreditovat vdovu po filantropickém milionáři, ale jak zjistí, Trinity ani v nejmenším nepřipomíná zlatokopku, za kterou ji jeho klient považuje. Dalším problémem je stále sílící přitažlivost, kterou k sobě Rhett a Trinity cítí a která hrozí, že zničí vše, oč oba usilují…  

Three best friends are going to solve their relationship woes once and for all Forty-something Jemima's life is on track - well, sort of, she just need to bat her niggly ex away for good. Twenty-something Meagan is in the midst of her five-phase plan and is nearly ready for phase three: a relationship. While thirty-something Simi has had more it's not yous than any I dos. These best friends decide it's time to ditch the dating apps and play the love game by their own rules. They're going to ask people out in real life...but only for each other. What could possibly go wrong? Comedian Andi Osho's hilarious and uplifting debut novel features her trademark wit and is perfect for fans of Candice Carty-Williams, Lucy Diamond and Mhairi McFarlane. Your favourite authors and comedians LOVE Asking For A Friend 'A mistressclass in humour' Jo Brand 'Massively entertaining, funny and fab' Beth Morrey 'Hilarious, laugh-out-loud, fun and joyous' Shazia Mirza 'I couldn't put it down' Lucy Vine 'As hilarious as Andi's stand-up while feeling like a lively night out with brilliant friends' Sara Pascoe 'Funny and written with so much heart' Daisy Buchanan 'Wise, witty and warm' Richard Osman

'Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest ... but also a troubling expose of the fragility of our entire financial system ... I loved it' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom - then short-circuited the global market. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape - its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes - and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man - Navinder Singh Sarao - at the centre of it all. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders.

'You can't ask for more emotionally moving entertainment' Stephen King A riveting collection of original fiction from the revered #1 international bestselling author of The Cartel trilogy and The Force No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken... In six intense, haunting short novels, Don Winslow returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of his acclaimed body of work - crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption - to explore the savagery and nobility that drive and define the human condition. In Broken, Winslow creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops and jaded private detectives, dope dealers and government agents, bounty hunters and fugitives. Diverse and richly drawn, these characters - some familiar, others new - are lost souls driving without headlights on the dark highway of modern America. Set in New Orleans and Hawaii, Southern California and south Texas, each story in this collection is distinctively Winslow, shaped by his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, drama, and consummate literary craftsmanship. A powerful, gripping collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction, Broken is Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heartbreaking best. "A master of thrills shows his range, and his bite . . . [Winslow is] a writer from whom others can learn the ropes." New York Times

The extraordinarily moving, funny and original new novel from the author of the rapturously acclaimed BLOOM. "You were born raging, Frances Frida Ripley. That's what happens when you're born in a storm." Frances's parents were not prepared for her birth: they had a blanket and an easel and some paint, but not anything useful, like a car or a phone. So it's no wonder Frankie has always had a temper. She was born on a BEACH, in a STORM. What Frances was not prepared for was dying in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town. Waking up 100 years later, Frances finds a whole load of new things to be angry about. And that's before the visitors start turning up, treating her home like it's a tourist attraction. Which it is. Only there are worse people out there than tourists... and they're coming for Frankie. Frankie is about to discover that there are things more important than herself - and that anger has its uses. Because when you have a storm inside you - sometimes the only thing to do is let it out...

From one of our most iconic and influential writers: twelve pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of this legendary figure. Mostly drawn from the earliest part of her astonishing five-decade career, Didion writes about a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a visit to William Randolph Hearst's castle at San Simeon, a reunion of WWII veterans in Las Vegas, and about topics ranging from Nancy Reagan to Robert Mapplethorpe, Martha Stewart and Ernest Hemingway. With an Introduction by Hilton Als, this stunning collection reveals what would become her subjects: the press, politics, California robber barons, women, the act of writing, and her own self-doubt. Each piece is classic Didion: incisive, bemused, and stunningly prescient.

Lord z Ashurstu vyrůstal v Indii a pracoval jako důstojník ve Východoindické společnosti. Když se dozvěděl, že zdědil titul hraběte a panství v Anglii, musel se vrátit. Jenže získat hrabství, které je na pokraji bankrotu, není žádná výhra! Jediná možnost, jak ho zachránit, je najít si bohatou nevěstu, jinak přijde o střechu nad hlavou. Kde ji však tak narychlo hledat? Rose se po smrti otce vrací spolu se sestrou z Karibiku k babičce do Anglie. Má před sebou nelehký úkol – najít si vhodného ženicha se šlechtickým titulem. Na cestě domů se setká s pohledným cizincem, z něhož se vyklube hrabě z Ashurstu…

Majitel proslulého ranče Weston Rivera se vydává do hor, aby ve sněhové bouři zachránil finanční expertku April. Nebezpečná akce má ještě riskantnější dohru. April totiž u nich v Mesa Falls pátrá po záhadě, jež je spjatá s jeho velkým tajemstvím. Vášeň, která mezi nimi vzplane, všechno pořádně zamotá. V sázce už není jen Westonův byznys a loajalita k přátelům, ale mnohem víc…

Když lady Alexandra naposledy viděla Malcolma Gordstona, byl chudým synem chalupníka — někým, koho by si jako vévodova dcera nikdy nesměla vzít. Její rodinu však tvrdě zasáhl skandál a Alex nyní vede skromný život guvernantky v Paříži. Zde se opět setkává s Malcolmem, který je nyní bohatým majitelem sítě obchodních domů. Malcolm měl vždy pro Alexandru slabost a teď je rozhodnutý vzít si ji za ženu!  

Když Taylor a Roycea svede bizarní situace do zamčeného kumbálu v hotelu, kde se zrovna koná valentýnský ples, odhodlá se Taylor naplnit své sny a Roycea políbí. Kdo by mohl tušit, že ten jediný polibek spustí kaskádu nečekaných událostí, které se budou nevyhnutelně valit kupředu, dokud nenarazí na Royceovu praktickou povahu rozeného účetního. Dokáže Royce překročit vlastní stín, odhodit opatrnost a otevřít své srdce?