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Dva týdny na jeho ostrově. Dva týdny na to, aby odolal pokušení… Soukromý ostrov byl pro Salvadora útočištěm. Místem, kde si přísahal, že už nikdy nebude milovat. Jenže pak po dva týdny musel ostrov sdílet s Harper… a vše bylo jinak! Jak se blíží termín jejího odchodu z ostrova, to, co k sobě Salvador a Harper cítí, se stává stále hlubší a hlubší. Ale bude to stačit k tomu, aby zůstala?

Ne že by byl Pepe hrdý na to, jak získal od Cary to, co chtěl. Ale, účel světí prostředky! A navíc to, co potřeboval získat, bylo „okořeněno“ vášní, kterou s ním rudovlasá kráska sdílela. Ale líbilo se jim to oběma, tak proč si tím lámat hlavu? Jenže o čtyři měsíce později náhle vše vypadá jinak. A rozmarnému Sicilanovi se má život převrátit od základů!

In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection theory. Animals rarely treat sex as a simple or mutually beneficial transaction. Choosing a mate is often a transcendent event to be approached with reverence, suspicion, angst and quite a bit of violence. For Matt Ridley, nowhere is this more acute than in birds. From a freezing hide on the Pennine moors at dawn, Ridley closely studies the rare Black Grouse. He is there for the lek - an elaborate courtship ritual of squabbling and strutting males. They dance and sing for hours each day to attract a mate over several months. With most males leaving exhausted and unsuccessful, Ridley looks at how females make their choice to cast fresh light on how such rituals have evolved and why. His pursuit follows five generations of biologists from Darwin and Wallace to the present day, uncovering how they have grappled with the implications of sexual selection as an eccentric, gonzo form of evolution. While most Victorian scientists found it impossible to believe female birds could select mates, Darwin was obsessed with the idea of sexual as well as natural selection. Drawing on his own lifelong passion, Ridley eavesdrops on the elaborate displays of bird species around the world, from the complex art installations made by Bowerbirds in Australia to the bubbling calls of Curlews in the UK's declining moorlands. In a wonderful blend of nature writing and elegant exploration of recent evolutionary theory, Birds, Sex and Beauty shows not only how mate choice has shaped the natural world, including humans, but how the song and plumage of birds can be thrillingly, breathtakingly beautiful.

A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective… Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven. As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective. The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth …

An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us. Did you know that while we think of money as notes issued by the government, the truth is that the overwhelming majority of money today is credit created by private banks? Did you know that the reason housing keeps getting less accessible is because we haven't found a way to separate houses from land in our policies? And did you know that far from globalisation being a mystical force, certain countries and currencies have dominated the way it has played out - to their own advantage? Whilst economics is at the heart of the society we live in, governing so many functions from our taxes to where we live to the price of our shopping, few of us have a strong grasp on the subject. This book is here to help. Why We're Getting Poorer delves into the key topics in economics - money, globalisation, inequality, climate change and growth - showing that what we think we know about these things is wrong, and teaching us what we really need to know. Deciphering the jargon and complexity of economic thinking, with examples ranging from the Simpsons to the German football league to The Inbetweeners, Cahal Moran shows us why our economy set us up to fail, and offers suggestions for how we can make positive changes. Written by an award-winning economist and the YouTuber responsible for 'Unlearning Economics', Why We're Getting Poorer is a thrilling, iconoclastic guide to how the world really works.

If you're lost, you'll find The Memory Bookshop Where the shelves are endless. The books, strangely familiar. And where memories are bound in pages. When Jiwon cautiously crosses the threshold, she's met by Manager K. and offered no explanation, only a mysterious hourglass and a rare opportunity: to travel back to three chapters of her life. But returning to the past isn't without risk. In exchange, Jiwon has to give up time in her future. As she wanders between the shelves, the bookshop humming with memories and regrets, she must ask herself: can the past truly be rewritten? Or does the real magic lie in the life she's yet to live? Warm, wise and full of wonder, The Memory Bookshop is a story about the power of books to carry us home. Step inside the bookshop…

Newyorský miliardář Conner Macafee si důsledně hlídá soukromí a médiím se vyhýbá. Mladá novinářka Nichole, která se vloudila na rodinnou oslavu s cílem udělat s ním rozhovor, si ale získala jeho pozornost a zájem. Ba co víc, získala příslib interview, ale pouze v případě, že se stane na měsíc jeho milenkou! Nichole váhá, ale Conner ji nesmírně přitahuje, takže to není zase tak špatná představa…

Clare, otrokyně uprchlá z Apulie, kam byla zavlečena jako dítě, žije v Troyes s nemocnou ženou a její dcerkou. Když se jí dostane varování, že se ve městě objevili obchodníci s otroky, snaží se uprchnout. Na útěku ji zastihne rytíř Arthur, který ji má z rozhodnutí svého hraběte doprovodit do Bretaně k jejímu domnělému otci. O tom, že byla otrokyní, Arthur nic neví, ale nevídaná barva jejích očí napovídá, že je skutečně dcerou urozeného hraběte. Bude tomu tak skutečně? A co si Arthur počne se svou vzrůstající láskou ke Clare, když je sám pouhý rytíř neurozeného původu?

Dva roky po létě s Briannou se Lorenzo dozví, že má syna, kterého před ním jeho milenka skryla. A svět, který si vytvořil a jemuž vládl, se hroutí… Teprve když s ním čekala dítě, zjistila Brianna, jakou má Lorenzo pověst. A přísahala, že své dítě před ním ochrání. Teď je však žhavý Sicilan zpět a je odhodlaný dokázat, že bude dobrý otec. A i něco víc!

Alessio neví, jestli může Giadě věřit, ale rozhodně jí nedokáže odolat! Sice poměrně rychle přišel na to, že se ho plachá dívka pokusila oklamat, když se vydávala za svou sestru, ale v okamžiku, kdy je vánice uvězní na jeho švýcarské chatě, není to už podstatné. Důležitější než to, co bylo, se stalo to, co je. A to, co bude…!

What is true empathy? The classic stereotype of autistic people is that they can’t empathise, that they’re highly intellectual but find it difficult to connect. As an autistic psychotherapist who empathises for a living, Aimee Cliff knew that this wasn’t right. Empathy is something you do, not something you are – meaning it’s something we can all get better at, if we choose to practise. Drawing on the latest scientific research, her clinical experience and interviews with a wide range of neurodivergent people, Cliff examines how empathy works in the brain and body, and lays out five pillars that allow anyone to practise empathy. She finds that empathy is humble, empathy is embodied, empathy is amoral, empathy is radical, and empathy is work. How to Read Minds offers a new idea of empathy with a more radical and expansive definition. For real empathy fights against constrictive stereotypes and dares to imagine something new. It has the potential to connect and liberate humans across our differences. This wise, humane and quietly life-changing book considers how to understand each other, how to care for and love each other, in a timeless examination of questions that affect us all.

Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging … Eriko's life appears perfect – devoted parents, spotless apartment and a job in the seafood division of one of Japan's largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But beneath her flawless surface she is wracked by loneliness. Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko’s posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife’s manicured lifestyle. When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko’s obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she’s ever had? Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession. A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, Hooked brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored.

The second book in a darkly romantic Rapunzel reimagining from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED. I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me. Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barreling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know. He wants me. All of me. Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I've worked so hard to avoid. I'll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes. I'll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching. He's watching - hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. He's unyielding. Unguarded. Changed. Why is he looking now when I've got everything to hide? Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap. Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life. Fear was my overlord. Now, it's my prisoner.

Enemies. Team-mates. Something dangerously close to more … Parker Darling is ready to take center ice now that his older brothers have left to play hockey in college. He shows up to the first practice ready to be team captain of the Ransom Devils, only to find a new coach at the rink—one who already hates Parker for a dumb mistake he made years ago. A mistake he made with the help of Coach Foster's daughter, Mackenzie. Kenzie Foster loves hockey, too, and she's a ruthless goalie. If only her dad hadn't forbidden her from playing—not that she'd want to be on any team with that arrogant jerk Parker Darling. She can't believe she's stuck on the bench at a new school, watching the Devils struggle to win without the force of all three Darling brothers. Parker hates losing, and when the Devils' star goalie gets injured, he knows he has to step up and lead the team back to greatness. Kenzie, meanwhile, sees a wide-open net and an unused uniform just waiting to prove her dad wrong. They'll need to work together to reach their goals—without getting too close to making another big mistake.

Když se černá ovce rodiny Wingatových a bezpečnostní magnát Miles Wingate náhodou v parku srazí s Chloe, připadá mu to jako osud. Jedna společná noc v něm probudí touhu s ní být a lépe ji poznat. Když však rodinné problémy donutí Milese vrátit se domů do Royalu v Texasu, čeká ho řada šokujících odhalení včetně jednoho o Chloe a jejích skrytých úmyslech. A tak tahle dívka na vlastní kůži pozná, že láska a pomsta nejdou dohromady…

It's THE NEVER BEFORE SEEN BOOK in THE hottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! What do you get if you mix Fourth Wing with Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, dark academia, and lots and lots of vampires? Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. Don't miss the highly anticipated next book in the beloved, epic series from the instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author! The night's chaos left us breathless. Now the real nightmare begins. A second dragon has awoken – her heart tainted and her power commandeered by two ruthless highbloods whose cruelty knows no bounds. My dearest friend teetered on the brink of death. A dragon saved her, but now she's tied to him in a way I can scarcely understand. What will this new bond do to the woman I've come to love as a sister? And then there’s Blake. Once my relentless tormentor – he betrayed me again, nearly condemning Nyxaris to a cursed, stone-cold fate. Now something has shifted in him. His gray eyes hide a secret he’s desperate to keep. I saved Blake’s life, despite everything. Yet now my every heartbeat questions where we go from here. With Bloodwing Academy in turmoil and a new headmaster no one saw coming, only one thing is certain: This is going to be one hell of a term. Perfect for fans of: Dragons, Vampires and Fae Slow-burn and spice Enemies-to-lovers and fated mates