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To, co po něm jeho kmotr chce, je mladému řeckému miliardáři Alexiovi pořádně proti srsti! On, který je zvyklý ženy od sebe odhánět, má teď jednu - a navíc takovou tuctovou myš! - sledovat. Má se jí hrabat v soukromí, má čmuchat, co je zač… A to proto, že kmotr tvrdí, že ta nezajímavá Angličanka je jeho vnučka! A že se o ní potřebuje dozvědět více, než ji učiní svou dědičkou!

Either you're in or you're out. Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High. They’re everything everyone wants to be. Jodi Dillon was never meant to be one of them. Julian, Lucy, Paige, and the infamous Zack Thrasher are rich, sophisticated, and love attention. Jodi feels out of place, but Zack’s her childhood best friend, so she’s in. Then Emily Mills, who desperately wanted to be a Thrasher, dies?and the whispers about the Thrashers begin. As Emily’s journal surfaces, detectives close in, and Jodi faces an impossible choice: betray her friends or protect herself. But as eerie messages and strange occurrences escalate, it becomes clear?Emily isn’t done with them yet. A twisty thrill-ride of unforgettable drama and suspense that "encapsulates the vulnerability of adolescents playing adult games" (Ali Hazelwood) from USA Today bestselling author Julie Soto, The Thrashers will keep you up at night desperate to read just one more page.

Wrath. When they met her, she was a whirlwind of shadows and darkness. Standing among the ashes of betrayal and grief, now she is a tempest of rage and malice. Queen Scarlett Aditya will hunt them all down, one by one, and make them pay. Starting with the one who took her brightest star from her. Acceptance. She knows she will come for her. Her betrayal was too great. She deserves the storm of fury that will end her, but until then Queen Talwyn Semiria will protect a secret that could turn the tides in the coming war. But when the time comes to pay for her sins, will she be able to give up everything? And will it even be enough? Hope. A kingdom wrapped in mystery, locked away behind wards to protect its secrets. That is where the last hope of King Callan Solgard lies to get his throne back. But does he even want it any more? Will it cost him more than what he’s already lost? Or will new nightmares draw him from the light and into the darkness? It’s time to start a fire and let it burn.

The best time-travel story since H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine, by the Grand Master of science fiction, the story of Andrew Harlan, Technician and Eternal. Andrew Harlan’s job is to range through past and present centuries monitoring and even altering Time’s myriad cause-and-effect relationships. As a Technician with the Allwhen Council, he initiates Reality Changes that may affect the lives of as many as fifty billion people – and a million or more of them may be so drastically affected as to be considered new individulas. Above all, therefore, a Technician must be dispassionate. An emotional make-up is a distinct handicap. Then Harlan meets Noys and falls victim to a phenomenon older than Time itself – love. Years of self-discipline are cast aside as Harlan uses the awesome techniques of the Eternals to twist Time so that he and Noys might survive… together.

FROM THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here - like the glass the island's maestros spend their lives perfecting. In secret, Orsola Rosso learns to craft glass. As a woman, she must flout convention to save her family from ruin. We follow her through hundreds of years of war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss. Skipping like a stone across the centuries, The Glassmaker is a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as glass.

In the shadow of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor hotel - and a sumptuous summer feast. But as the candles are lit, tensions spark. Old animosities reignite. This isn't a celebration, but a deadly reunion. And time someone got their just deserts…

Undeterred by eight years of timid US sanctions, Vladimir Putin ordered his full-scale assault on Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In the hours that followed, Western leaders weaponized economic tools in a world-changing financial experiment. The goal was to sap the strength of Putin’s war machine by damaging its economy, without risking a global recession in the process. In Punishing Putin, veteran journalist Stephanie Baker uncovers how this furious financial war has unfolded, from seizing superyachts to manipulating the global price of oil to blocking the sale of military technology. Baker reveals how the West mobilized an army of white-collar-crime investigators to crack down on illicit Russian money, targeting oligarchs and their enablers for sanctions evasion. Filled with propulsive, fly-on-the-wall details, Punishing Putin takes us into the frantic backroom deliberations that led to a whole new era of economic statecraft and radically rearranged global alliances, influencing world order for generations to come.

The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-five year career of science fiction's transcendent genius‚ the world-famous author who defined the field of SF for its practitioners‚ for its millions of readers‚ and for the world at large. The stories collected here for the first time range from the humorous to the profound‚ for Asimov was engaged until the end of his days in the work of redefining and expanding the boundaries of the literature he loved‚ and indeed‚ helped create. And there is more. For at the heart of this extraordinary compendium is the title story‚ "Gold‚" a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality-a gamble Asimov himself made. And won.

'A must-read for anyone committed to living a healthier, toxin-free life.' David Perlmutter, author of #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain 'Dr Cohen expertly dissects exactly where you are getting harmful exposures that wreak havoc on your immunity, and she gives practical advice on how to dodge and weave around those toxic obstacles. This is the book for you if you want to optimize your longevity' William Li, New York Times bestselling author of Eatto Beat Disease Immune conditions and autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing in our modern world, driven by hidden triggers in our environment. From unregulated chemicals and radiation to light and noise pollution, these immune-disrupting agents (IDCs) push our bodies into chronic illness. While factors like age, medication use, and overall health play a role, many doctors are struggling to offer effective, sustainable solutions. In Detoxify, integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen-drawing on over two decades of clinical experience-offers a powerful, practical guide to reducing immune system stress and activating your body's natural detoxification pathways. Using accessible language, Dr. Cohen reveals the surprising links between everyday toxins and chronic symptoms, uncovering what's hiding in our water, food, personal care products, and household items. More importantly, she provides simple, cost-effective steps to help you lead a toxin-reduced life, no matter your budget or lifestyle. You'll explore Dr. Cohen's 4A's of environmental health, conduct a full-body risk assessment, and follow a transformative 21-day plan to cut exposure and boost your detox process. This comprehensive resource also includes lab test recommendations, DIY recipes for household and personal care products, the Detoxify Food Pyramid©, and over two dozen delicious, detoxifying recipes. With Detoxify, you'll have the tools to make practical lifestyle changes that can alleviate chronic illness, strengthen your immune system, and enhance your quality of life.

Stop drifting and start living with purpose. What Do You Really Want From Your Life? Do you feel stuck, unsure, or are searching for a new direction? Becoming You is the guide you need to take control of your life. Suzy Welch, bestselling author and NYU professor, offers a fresh, practical method to help you discover what truly matters, unlock your natural talents, and find work that excites and sustains you. Forget vague advice or empty mantras-this book features relatable stories and hands-on exercises to help you uncover your personal "sweet spot" where these three elements align. Figure out what's most important to you. Recognise what you're naturally great at. Build a life and career that works for you-financially and emotionally. Whether you're starting out, pivoting careers, or craving more purpose, Becoming You is the blueprint to create a life that feels authentic, fulfilling, and uniquely yours. It's time to stop drifting-and start building the life you deserve.

A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger. Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing – us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible. Did you know plants can communicate when they are being eaten, allowing nearby plants to bolster their defences? They move and that movement stops when they are anaesthetised. They also use electricity for internal communication. They can hear the sounds of caterpillars eating. Plants can remember the last time they have been visited by a bee and how many times they have been visited – so they have a concept of time and can count. Plants can not only communicate with each other, they can also communicate with other species of plants and animals, allowing them to manipulate animals to defend or fertilise them. So look again at the potted plant, or the grass or the tree and wonder: are plants intelligent? Or perhaps ask an even more fundamental question: are they conscious? The Light Eaters will completely redefine how you think about plants. Packed with the most amazing stories of the life of plants it will open your eyes to the extraordinary green life forms we share the planet with.

The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom. Bel's joined the tiny Manchester office of a national paper from her indie podcast. Thirty-something Connor is going to back to the start as the new intern. The latest office news? They can't stand each other. So of course Bel bumps into Connor when she's working undercover on the biggest scoop of her career. And of course she's forced to improvise, pretending they're a couple. A couple deeply in love. Two rivals. One fake romance. The headline writes itself…

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fuelled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter – a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were ‘so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them’. At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter’s commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardour at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between both. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous Secretary of State, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable – one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink – a dark reminder that we often don’t see a cataclysm coming until it’s too late.

A final collection of original short fantasy stories assembles previously uncollected tales, stories about the two-centimeter demon Azael, several fairy tales, and a humorous adventure about Batman's old age from the grandmaster of science fiction. Isaac Asimov and science fiction are one and the same to millions of readers. He was the field's transcendent genius, its reigning prophet, its genial patriarch, and its most prolific author. But Asimov also wrote fantasy, and invariably of an enduring quality. Magic is his final original collection, containing all of his uncollected fantasy stories that have never before appeared in book form. Wry and witty, they carry his unique, personal stamp of rationalism and logic. These stories are fascinating musings of a wide-ranging intelligence, discussing everything from Tolkien to Spielberg, from unicorns to King Arthur. Magic is the last word on fantasy by the renowned science fiction author. Though Isaac Asimov had fun writing all his works, these are the stories he wrote for fun. They are an essential part of his irreplaceable legacy.

It’s been thirty-seven years since the Republic was destroyed. Now, two settlements – the five clans and the Kingsland – fight for control of the untainted land. Though the five clans are outnumbered, they’ve finally struck, killing Kingsland’s brutal leader. In the war that follows, Isadora, an eighteen-year-old healer, risks her life on the battlefield to help injured clan soldiers. But when she stops an attack from Tristan, a Kingsland assassin, his soldiers shoot her with a poisoned arrow. As Isadora lies dying, Tristan does the unimaginable: he offers to save her life using a rare magic. However, in choosing to live, Isadora is unknowingly bound to the mysterious Tristan. Worse, even acknowledging the attraction between them allows him to glean fragments of her memories, and the very knowledge he needs to destroy the five clans. But their magical connection works both ways. To save her people, Isadora will have to open her heart to her most cunning enemy. Because in a race for secret information and ultimate survival, she’ll need to destroy Tristan and his people first.