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ONE QUESTION. ONE CHOICE. NINE PATHS TO THE REST OF HER LIFE... One day, Rose Napolitano's marriage ends. Her husband wants a baby - but motherhood has never been part of the plan. One day, Rose Napolitano's marriage survives. She loves her husband. Could she reimagine her future? One day. One fight. Nine different lives. Following the butterfly effect of one life-defining choice, nine times over, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano winds through all the paths and decisions that shape a life. It cuts to the heart of what it means to be a woman. Every expectation, every choice, every path, every outcome - every piece of oneself that's lost and found along the way... For every woman there are many stories. These are Rose's.

GLASGOW, 2025. Dr Amanda Maclean is called to treat a young man with a mild fever. Within three hours he dies. The mysterious illness sweeps through the hospital with deadly speed. This is how it begins. The victims are all men. Dr Maclean raises the alarm, but the sickness spreads to every corner of the globe. Threatening families. Governments. Countries. Can they find a cure before it's too late? Will this be the story of the end of the world - or its salvation? Compelling, confronting and devastating, The End of Men is the novel that everyone is talking about.

Jsou rodiny, do nichž jsme se narodili… … a rodiny, které jsme našli. Když si Serenity nechala udělat testy na zjištění DNA, dělala si legraci, že jistě odhalí nějaký temný skandál svých předků. Rozhodně však nečekala, že najde dvě nevlastní sestry, o jejichž existenci neměla ani tušení. V jediném okamžiku se jí zhroutí představy o rodině, v níž dosud žila v lásce a harmonii. Hlavou se jí honí spousta otázek a od setkání s nově nalezenými sestrami si slibuje odpovědi. Ideálním místem pro seznámení tří mladých žen se stejnou DNA se zdá být rodinný srub u jezera Tahoe, kam Serenity velmi ráda jezdí. Právě tam se trojice rozhodne poodhalit roušku tajemství, které otřáslo jejich dosavadními životy. Všechny se nacházejí v přelomové životní situaci. Reagan se snaží řešit svůj románek v newyorské reklamní agentuře, kde si buduje kariéru, zatímco Lorelei čelí rozpadu manželství. Do konce léta se budou muset vypořádat se s tím, že to, co dosud považovaly za pravdu, se najednou ukázalo jako jedna velká lež.

One twin ran. The other vanished. Neither escaped... DON'T TRUST ANYONE Cat's twin sister El has disappeared. But there's one thing Cat is sure of: her sister isn't dead. She would have felt it. She would have known. DON'T TRUST YOUR MEMORIES To find her sister, Cat must return to their dark, crumbling childhood home and confront the horrors that wait there. Because it's all coming back to Cat now: all the things she has buried, all the secrets she's been running from. DON'T TRUST THIS STORY... The closer Cat comes to the truth, the closer to danger she is. Some things are better left in the past...

Nice girls can do bad things... When Ambrosia first arrives at prestigious college Wesleyan, she's desperate to fit in. But Amb struggles to navigate the rules of this strange, elite world, filled with privileged 'nice' young women - until she meets the charismatic but troubled Sully, with whom she forms an obsessive friendship. Intoxicated by Sully's charm and determined to impress her, Amb finds herself drawn deep into her new best friend's dangerous manipulations. But if she wants to play Sully at her own game, Amb has no idea just how devastating the consequences will be... Deeply unsettling and compulsive, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a gripping exploration of the brutal lengths girls will go to, to take what they think they are owed. 'Gone Girl meets Mean Girls and The Secret History' Guardian A darkly intoxicating novel of female friendship and obsession that will keep you turning the pages, perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa and The Virgin Suicides

A "magnificent" (Scientific American), genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system In the spirit of Tom Wolfe and John McPhee, The Mission is an exuberant master class of creative nonfiction that reveals how a motley, determined few expanded the horizon of human achievement. When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: "Is it habitable?" and "How do we get there?" To answer the first, they had to solve the second, and so began a vivacious team's twenty-year odyssey to mount a mission to Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter. Standing in their way: NASA, fanatically consumed with landing robots on Mars; the White House, which never saw a science budget it couldn't cut; Congress, fixated on going to the moon or Mars-anywhere, really, to give astronauts something to do; rivals in academia, who wanted instead to go to Saturn; and even Jupiter itself, which guards Europa in a pulsing, rippling radi ation belt-a halo of death whose conditions are like those that follow a detonated thermonuclear bomb. The Mission is the Homeric, never-before-told story of modern space exploration, and a magnificent portrait of the inner lives of scientists who study the solar system's mysterious outer planets. David W. Brown chronicles the remarkable saga of how Europa was won, and what it takes to get things done-both down here, and up there.

What do you value? Why is it that often the things we value the most - from frontline nurses to the natural environment to keeping children well fed and educated - seem of little importance to economic markets? In Value(s), one of the great economic thinkers of our time examines how economic value and social values became blurred, how we went from living in a market economy to a market society, and how to rethink and rebuild before it's too late. The book will help arm the best in business, finance and government, and disarm the worst. During his time as a G7 central banker and seven years spent as Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney witnessed the collapse of public trust in elites, globalisation, and technology; the challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the existential threat of the growing climate emergency. Drawing on a truly international perspective to our greatest problems, this book sets out a framework for the change needed for an economic and social renaissance in a post-Covid world. Embedding the values of sustainability, solidarity and responsibility into all decision-making is integral to his argument for how we can channel the dynamism of the market to turn intractable problems into enormous opportunities. His deeply researched and forward-looking manifesto goes to the heart of what we've got wrong in the past and offers action plans to set it right for individuals, businesses, investors and governments. In short, Value(s) sets out how we can build a better world for all. It is a book that offers achievable solutions to global problems, building a future fit for our children, grandchildren and generations to come. 'The ten pages where he takes down routine market fables are worth the price of the book alone.' writes Will Hutton.

James Smith has already changed thousands of lives with his international phenomenon Not A Diet Book. Are you ready to change yours? Are you sick of always wearing black and getting undressed in the dark? Are you fixated with a number on the scales? Are you afraid to step into the gym and commit to a routine? Is your confidence at an all-time low? Is all of this having a negative impact on your life, relationships and happiness? With every tool you'll ever need to learn to reset your current mindset and attitude towards your diet and training, chapters include: * Fat loss versus muscle gain * Metabolism and 'body types' * Protein targets and calorie tracking * Common fitness fallacies * Female fat loss * Supplements * Training versus exercising * The importance of sleep * Forming habits This book will put you back in control. It is not a fad diet or a short-term training plan. It will empower you to adopt better habits that will allow you to take charge of your life.

Když Kylin manžel zahyne při teroristickém útoku v Káhiře, zhroutí se jí svět a upne se na novorozeného syna. Po čase si s kamarádkou otevře květinářství a žije poklidně a spokojeně. Ovšem jen do chvíle, kdy jí do života vtrhne jiný muž. Přistěhoval se do města, kde Kyla bydlí, začal podnikat ve stavebnictví a je ho všude plno. Je zajímavý, přitažlivý a zábavný společník, snaží se Kylu získat, ale není jednoduché proniknout do jejího srdce, kolem něhož si vybudovala ochrannou zeď. Navíc před ní skrývá tajemství, s nímž se jí neodvažuje svěřit…

Tato kniha se zrodila z touhy posvítit si na tajemství lidské mysli, zvláště na stín skrývající se v nevědomí. Po jejím přečtení už nikdy nebudete na sebe a na svůj stín pohlížet tak jako předtím. Každý ze tří autorů přichází s upřímnou nadějí, že je možné stín jednou provždy prosvítit tak, aby přestal ničit naše životy i celý svět. Pokusí se nám dokázat, že když vezmeme stín do svých rukou, stane se naším průvodcem a učitelem při objevování naší pravé osobnosti a síly.

Když se konečně Gabriel dostal do postele, byla téměř jedna hodina po půlnoci. Zadíval se na velkou obrazovku televize, na níž právě běželo mimořádné živé zpravodajství z prostranství před bazilikou svatého Petra. Jeho starý přítel náhle zemřel... Gabriel Allon je na zasloužené rodinné dovolené v Benátkách, kde se šéf izraelských tajných služeb hodlá věnovat restaurátorské činnosti. Plány mu však naruší nečekaná smrt přítele papeže Pavla VII. Podle médií zemřel na infarkt. Papežův loajální tajemník je však přesvědčen, že Svatý otec nezemřel přirozenou smrtí, ale byl zavražděn. Proto se obrátí na Gabriela s žádostí o pomoc a povolá ho do Říma. Předává mu dopis, v němž papež píše o knize, která by se mohla stát nebezpečným nástrojem v rukou odpůrců katolické církve. Onou knihou je evangelium, které zpochybňuje jednu z nejdůležitějších událostí lidských dějin. To je také důvod, proč se jistí lidé snaží udržet evangelium i nadále v tajnosti. Především kontroverzní a temný řád svaté Heleny dělá, co může, aby se k němu nikdo – včetně Gabriela Allona – nedostal. Ve své snaze se nezastaví před ničím. Zatímco Gabriel zoufale hledá důkazy papežovy vraždy, řád svaté Heleny plánuje nejen spiknutí, ale pomocí úkladů i převzetí vlády nad papežským stolcem. A to je jenom začátek… Může Gabriel Allon tak silného nepřítele porazit?

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times finance editor David Enrich's explosive exposé of the most scandalous bank in the world, revealing its shadowy ties to Donald Trump, Putin's Russia, and Nazi Germany "A jaw-dropping financial thriller" -- Philadelphia Inquirer On a rainy Sunday in 2014, a senior executive at Deutsche Bank was found hanging in his London apartment. Bill Broeksmit had helped build the 150-year-old financial institution into a global colossus, and his sudden death was a mystery, made more so by the bank's efforts to deter investigation. Broeksmit, it turned out, was a man who knew too much. In Dark Towers , award-winning journalist David Enrich reveals the truth about Deutsche Bank and its epic path of devastation. Tracing the bank's history back to its propping up of a default-prone American developer in the 1880s, helping the Nazis build Auschwitz, and wooing Eastern Bloc authoritarians, he shows how in the 1990s, via a succession of hard-charging executives, Deutsche made a fateful decision to pursue Wall Street riches, often at the expense of ethics and the law. Soon, the bank was manipulating markets, violating international sanctions to aid terrorist regimes, scamming investors, defrauding regulators, and laundering money for Russian oligarchs. Ever desperate for an American foothold, Deutsche also started doing business with a self-promoting real estate magnate nearly every other bank in the world deemed too dangerous to touch: Donald Trump. Over the next twenty years, Deutsche executives loaned billions to Trump, the Kushner family, and an array of scandal-tarred clients, including convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Dark Towers is the never-before-told saga of how Deutsche Bank became the global face of financial recklessness and criminality--the corporate equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction. It is also the story of a man who was consumed by fear of what he'd seen at the bank--and his son's obsessive search for the secrets he kept. --Kirkus Reviews

An entire world of hilariously horrible and delightfully dreadful children in one incredible box set! From the phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams, these cautionary tales are illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artistic genius, Tony Ross. THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN Are you ready to meet the World's Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa - a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one! Or Dribbling Drew - a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip! And not forgetting Blubbering Bertha - a girl who bawls and tells terrible tales! THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 2 Ready for more? The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine! The gruesome characters will make you snort with laughter and thank your lucky stars that you don't know anyone like Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie in real life. It also features a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj! THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 3 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your bookshelf, 10 more horrendously hilarious stories about the absolute worst children ever! From ten-year old Hank and his endless pranks on his poor, long-suffering family, to Tandy and her titanic tantrums - this compendium of catastrophically horrid boys and girls is the perfect companion to books 1 and 2.

SIX hugely hilarious and spectacularly moving novels from bestselling, critically acclaimed author David Walliams, in one INCREDIBLE box set! THE MIDNIGHT GANG: When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children's ward... But Tom is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime! GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE: Many years ago Grandpa was a World War II flying ace. But when he is sent to old-folk's home Twilight Towers - run by sinister Matron Swine - it's up to Grandpa and his grandson, Jack, to plot a daring escape. Little do they know the wicked matron is on to them... AWFUL AUNTIE: Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily, Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve... DEMON DENTIST: Strange things were happening in the dead of night. When children put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, they would wake to find something creepy in its place. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it? RATBURGER: Can Zoe keep her beloved pet rat safe from the clutches of the dastardly Burt of Burt's Burgers? GANGSTA GRANNY: Ben's grandma is the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about her: 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels, and now she needs Ben's help...

Týdenní horoskop, který najdete v novinách a časopisech, je jen drobenkou na koláči astrologie. Ve svém knižním debutu vám oblíbená astroložka z Los Angeles Chani Nicholas ukáže, jak tabulka narození – otisk oblohy ve chvíli, kdy jste se poprvé nadechli – ovlivňuje vaše nadání, jaké vám dává výzvy a příležitosti. S těmito novými vědomostmi poznáte život, pro jaký jste se narodili. Berte tuhle knihu jako dobrodružství, jako experiment, který dobrovolně podstupujete. Společně s Chani prozkoumáte do detailu Slunce, Měsíc, ascendent a jeho vládce. Pomocí ujištění a otázek k zamyšlení na konci každé kapitoly nechte nové informace plynout svou myslí, vstřebávejte všechny poznatky a pocity, které ve vás vyvolávají. Astrologie není způsob terapie, ale má terapeutické účinky. Ve světě, ve kterém jsme se naučili hodnotit sami sebe z vnějšího pohledu, nás kniha Pro tohle jste se narodili přiměje podívat se na sebe zevnitř, poznat sám sebe a smysl našeho života.

From the very first book publication in October 1920 to the film release of Death on the Nile in October 2020, this investigation into Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world's favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author's original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.