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In the aftermath of a national disaster, a couple look back on their marriage and what it cost them in this groundbreaking novel about capitalism’s effect on the human heart*Guardian best translated fiction of 2025*'Buzzes with electricity… intriguing, maddening, exciting. I’m in’ Observer'Like a normal novel with the boring bits taken out' GuardianMaggie and Kurt are struggling to hold their marriage together after their only daughter has left home. They live in an old farmh...

As Cabaret returns to the West End, revisit the KitKat Club in the book that introduced Sally Bowles to the world.Set in the 1930s, Goodbye to Berlin is the novella that inspired Cabaret, evoking the glamour and sleaze, excess and repression of Berlin society. Isherwood shows the lives of people under threat from the rise of the Nazis: a wealthy Jewish heiress, Natalia Landauer, a gay couple, Peter and Otto, and an English upper-class waif, the divinely decadent Sally Bowles....

George is heartbroken after the death of his lover.An English professor in suburban California, George must now adjust to a tragic new solitude in the sun. Beneath George’s rigid British restraint, waves of sorrow and fury surge. He doggedly persists with the routines of his past life, heading out to work, to the gym, on again to dinner. Yet along the way, George rediscovers the unexpected pleasures of life and the soul's ability to triumph over loneliness and alienation. Thi...

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Uso de la gramtica elemental - NUEVA EDICIÓNto podręcznik i ćwiczenia do nauki i ćwiczenia gramatyki hiszpańskiej dla początkujących i na poziomie zaawansowanym.Książka skonstruowana jest w taki sposób, że może być wykorzystywana zarówno przez nauczyciela do nauki w szkole jak i ucznia do samodzielnego pogłębiania wiedzy.Seria Uso obejmuje zagadnienia gramatyczne, zawiera wyjaśnienia i definicje oraz wiele zróżnicowanych ćwiczeń osadzonych na kontekstach dnia codziennego.Kluc...

Riven Hesper is running out of time. Cursed by a Player—a godlike performer —she must infiltrate the Playhouse and find a way to break the curse before it kills her.But inside survival comes at a price. Mortals must compete for a chance to kill a Player and steal their power. Riven wants nothing to do with this until Jude—charismatic and cruel —makes her an offer. Win the competition. Spare his life. And he’ll set her free.As the final act approaches, Riven faces a devastatin...

ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxy’s underworld in search of answers and opportunity, in this essential prequel to Star Wars Outlaws.Jaylen Barsha, heir to his family’s immense power and wealth, had his life charted out for him neatly and meticulously by his parents, even though he suspected his neglected half-brother Sliro would be a better fit for the bright corporate future his parents envisioned. Then the Empire stripped it all away on trumped-up...

Everyone is programmed a bit differently. Source Code tells the human, personal story of how Bill Gates became who he is today. Taking us back to his beginnings, Gates describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family – his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother and his demanding but caring parents – his struggles to fit in, his rebelliousness, his first deep friendships and the impact of losing his closest friend.We follow his extraordin...

"Psi Patrol. Ekipa na 102!" zawiera zagadki, łamigłówki oraz kolorowanki z ulubionymi bohaterami w roli głównej. W środku również kolorowe naklejki z dzielnymi pieskami! Rezolutne szczenięta Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma i Skye oraz dziesięcioletni chłopiec Ryder nigdy nie odmówią pomocy potrzebującym-pomagaj pieskom w ich bohaterskiej misji poprzez rozwiązywanie różnorodnych zadań.

With Stalin's death, the Soviet Union remained a repressive, harsh and belligerent place. Yet it also became one that was more predictable for its citizens, and made a genuine attempt to create the egalitarian, progressive country the Russian Revolution had once promised. That this attempt would fail was not clear until the 1980s.Mark B. Smith's original and evocative book recreates the day-to-day life of this vast state, the largest ever to exist. What was life like in a cou...

In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second World War, one relatively minor issue was the future of the Japanese colony of Taiwan, a large island some one hundred miles off the coast of Fujian. Handed to the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China, in 1949 it suddenly became the focus of global attention as a random cross-section of defeated Nationalists, including President Chiang Kai-shek, fled there from Mao's triumphant Communist forces.The Struggle for Taiw...

One bad date too many calls for desperate measures . . .Nora is well and truly fed up. After more painfully bad dates than she can count, she’s had enough of leaving it to fate to find her perfect match – but she's not quite ready to give up on her love life just yet.As a statistician, Nora trusts numbers more than her gut, so when she finds a formula that could help her conquer the dating game, she has to give it a go.Putting her love theory to the test takes Nora to some qu...

This is not your grandma’s crochet.From scrunchies and vests, cosy jumpers and bags to colourful granny-square summer dresses, Not Your Grandma's Crochet is a fun, easy and accessible guide to creating your own colourful crochet wardrobe with a retro twist.Unwind and chill out whilst building your crochet skills and making clothes for every mood and occasion. From cosy winter knits and comfy clothes to all out summer holiday vibes and everything you need to get festival ready...

Weddings aren't just about the happy couple… A funny, touching, hopeful gem about love, marriage and second chancesIt’s the day before her daughter’s wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines.First thing, she loses her job (or quits, depending who you ask). Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door looking for somewhere to stay. He doesn’t even have a suit. Instead, he’s brought memories – and a cat looking for a new home.Just as Gail is wondering what’s next, ...

The disappearance of the Hohenzollern family from the history of Germany in November 1918 as the Kaiser fled into Dutch exile is one of the most startling, rapid instances of a once all-powerful royal family becoming almost overnight irrelevant and marginal. Except this is not exactly what happened.Stephan Malinowski’s German bestseller is an extraordinary work of recovery. It suited both the Weimar Republic and then the Third Reich to view the Hohenzollerns with contempt, an...

'Has the power to change the way you look at the world' Steven Bartlett 'The heir to Oliver Sacks' David Baddiel A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024 AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH Gluttony. Greed. Sloth.Pride. Envy. Lust.Anger. These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. Or so some believe.But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply human functions that aid us? Are they just th...

From the TikTok poetry sensation David Larbi, a selection of poems, meditations and journal prompts to help you find the joy - no matter how big or small - in every momentI always pay attentionWhen a small joy grabs meSome say easily pleasedI say, frequently happy!In the middle of stress and turmoil, it can be easy to miss the daily opportunities we have for delight. But every day holds the potential for more meaning, connection and lasting fulfilment. Cheerful poet David Lar...

One body. Two unlikely sleuths. The time for playing nicely is over...Widower Mimi is rarely one to ask for help. She knows where to buy her favourite sourdough. And she knows the unmatched pleasure of an evening crossword with her cocktail of choice – a Gibson.But when Mimi receives an invite to her wealthy neighbour’s charity auction, she knows she needs back-up – fast – and she knows just who to ask.Mimi’s granddaughter Addie needs help too. Three months ago she was toasti...

Get ready for your new obsession - the unputdownable No.1 bestselling thrillerYour neighbours have secrets. How far would they go to keep them?Look what you started.You text your sister. Your message is full of gossip about your neighbour. But you accidentally send it to the entire local community WhatsApp group instead.Now everyone knows.As rumour spreads like wildfire through the picture-perfect neighbourhood, you convince yourself that people will move on, that this will q...

Family is everything, even when it falls apart.There is a heatwave across Europe. Goose and his three sisters gather at the family's house by Lake Orta in Piedmont, Italy. Their father, a famous artist, has recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his masterpiece. Now he is dead and there is no sign of a painting.Alhough the siblings have always been close, as they search for answers over that summer, the things they learn - about themselves, th...

Zamiast mówić o "filmie religijnym" - kategorii zbyt wąskiej i ideologicznie obciążonej - Legan proponuje myślenie o religijności jako o języku. A język ten jest równocześnie wspólnotowy i rozszczelniony, tradycyjny i negocjowalny, zakorzeniony i podważany. (…) To sugestywne streszczenie polskiej religijności XXI wieku, zawieszonej między rytuałem społecznym a indywidualnym poszukiwaniem sensu. Nie jako tradycji zamkniętej, lecz jako żywego doświadczenia, często sprzecznego, ...

Lost to time, space, and legend, Wakanda’s rightful king must answer the call of rebellion…On Earth, Wakanda is a beacon of prosperity and a bastion of freedom. But across the expanse of space, thousands of lightyears away, lies another Wakanda. One that has grown to hold five galaxies in its iron grip. One that steals the memories of those it enslaves. One that has abandoned the values of its forbearers and seeks only the glory and power of Empire.Lost amongst unfamiliar sta...

Sunday evenings wouldn't be the same without Mark Smith on Antiques Roadshow.Seeing beyond military memorabilia to the human stories at their heart has made him a national treasure. Mark’s fascination was fostered by his WWII veteran father, who shared stories of flying special operations for the RAF. But Smith Snr was also haunted by the loss of his best friend, Harry, on a secret mission over the Indian Ocean.From the pages of his father’s unpublished wartime memoir, to a p...

Close, close beneath the land I had once rooted myself in and loved, lay a land filled with violence, injustice and hatredOn 22 April 1962 what remains of Göran Rosenberg’s family embark from his native Sweden to make Israel their new home. Transplanted into a nation born only a few months before him, he is first enchanted by its vitality, imprinted by its ideals. It marks the beginning of a lifetime’s journey across the promised land and into its past, a reckoning with the u...