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Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece: a sci-fi pastiche and a Utopian fantasy novel ingeniously woven together.A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan. Unicorn skulls and voracious librarians. John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story, post-modern manifesto. All this rolled into one rip-roaring novel,End of the World and Hard-boiled Wonderland is the tour de force that expanded Haruki Murakami’s internat...

Some mother-in-laws are hard. This one might be murder.Miyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. It’s not just a case of them rubbing each other up the wrong way – there is definitely something suspicious going on. But Miyako isn’t exactly what she seems either. Her husband has no idea about her past life as a secret agent. When she decides to use her professional skills to investigate her mother-in-law, the delicate equilibrium of their lives is thrown wildly out of b...

The first illustrated book to celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe.As adventure pursuits like climbing and mountaineering continue to gain popularity on the world stage, women's visibility in the sport has also grown. Mountaineering Women is the first publication of its kind, a richly illustrated collection of the awesome and oft surprising stories that celebrate the achievements of twenty wome...

IS IT EVER A GOOD IDEA TO GO ON HOLIDAY WITH FRIENDS?Best friends Darcy, Camilla and Kate have just landed in the Maldives for a luxury holiday. They can't wait for ten days of scorching sun, crystal-clear waters and white-sand beaches.But against this idyllic backdrop, long-buried secrets come to light one by one, and the darker side of female friendship floats to the surface.After all, when you’ve known each other forever, you’re bound to hold a grudge or two - and the bet ...

Z przyjemnością prezentujemy kolejne wydanie bestsellerowego repetytorium maturalnego z języka polskiego. Ta niezwykła książka, która wspiera co roku tysiące maturzystów i ułatwia zdanie egzaminu ustnego z języka polskiego, została zaktualizowana i zawiera najnowsze pytania i odpowiedzi na maturę ustną z języka polskiego w latach 2026-2028.Pula pytań do matury ustnej zmienia się regularnie, niezależnie od podstawy programowej. Repetytorium Wydawnictwa GREG jest kompleksowym n...

Nicholas has plenty of reasons to feel unstable: he’s fifteen, the child of divorced parents, living with his absent dad in the bleak Chicago suburbs, and an outsider at school. Then, one day in geometry class, he forgets how to breathe. The doctor says it’s just panic, but Nicholas suspects that his real problem might not be a psychiatric one: maybe the Greek god Pan is trapped inside his body.As his paradigm for his own consciousness crumbles, Nicholas and his friends hunt ...

Zwierzęta to prawdziwi mistrzowie architektury! Emilia Dziubak w swym niezwykłym atlasie przedstawia ich najciekawsze dokonania: budowle naziemne i podziemne, domy na wodzie i pod wodą, domy jednorodzinne i kawalerki, osiedla, domy przenośne i tymczasowe. Wśród licznych przykładów znalazły się między innymi: gniazdo uszyte przez krawczyka, gniazda ze śliny, jedna z największych ptasich budowli, czyli kopiec lęgowy nogala zmiennego, spiżarnia dzięciura żołędziowego, ogromna ko...

'The Japanese crime novel everyone will be talking about in 2025!' READER REVIEW'Full of unexpected twists . . . A perfect mystery for a chilly night.' READER REVIEWA CLASSIC MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIMEWhen American student Jane Prescott is invited to spend the holidays with her classmate Chiyo, she jumps at the chance to see in the new year at a luxurious mansion at the foot of Mount Fuji. Chiyo belongs to one of Japan's wealthiest families, the heiress to a pharmace...

Do you sometimes find yourself going over and over things that happened in the past? Are there days when you can''t seem to find the joy in life? Do you sometimes notice that you lack energy, or feel tearful all the time? We all go through dark and difficult times, but when depression strikes it can be hard to know what to do. This approachable, friendly book, written by an experienced psychotherapist, helps you explore what is bothering you, so that you can make any adjus...

I don’t know how to write love letters. But I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you. Since I fell in love with you everything is transformed and is full of beauty . . . love is like an aroma, like a current, like rain’ Since her death Frida Kahlo has become an iconic cultural figure, renowned for her expressive, highly personal paintings. Her art drew on her often tumultuous private life and while painting was her main form of creative expression, she was also...

Po utworzeniu koalicji ludzkich monarchów stawiających opór wrogiej inwazji, Dalinar Kholin i jego Świetliści Rycerze przez rok prowadzili przeciągającą się, brutalną wojnę. Żadna ze stron nie zyskała przewagi, a nad każdym strategicznym posunięciem wisi cień zdrady przebiegłego Taravangiana.Teraz, gdy nowe wynalazki uczonych Navani Kholin zaczynają zmieniać oblicze wojny, wróg przygotowuje odważną i niebezpieczną operację. Następujący później wyścig zbrojeń może rzucić wyzwa...

To ksiazka dla rodziców dzieci w wieku 0–9 lat oraz przyszłych rodziców. Znajdziesz tu konkretne wskazówki, które pomogą Ci rozwinąć potencjał dziecka, wzmocnić jego pewność siebie i zbudować z nim relację opartą na bliskości i zaufaniu. Bez nadmiaru teorii, za to z dużą dawką praktyki. W każdym dziecku drzemie „uśpiony olbrzym”. Twoją rolą jest go obudzić. Nie przez kary i nagrody. Nie przez idealny plan wychowawczy. Tylko przez codzienną obecność, uważność i mądre wsparcie....

How far will they go to find their story?When Alexis meets Maeve – a reclusive woman in her eighties – they feel an unexpected and beautiful kinship. Alexis is embracing nomad life after burning out as a big-shot editor. And Maeve is mourning her glory days as a bestselling author.Their friendship inspires Maeve to write again. Her last novel pours out of her - a story of love and heartbreak, centred around a bookshop in 1950s Paris.But the line between fact and fiction is as...

Oghi wakes in a hospital bed unable to speak or move. The car accident that killed his wife has left him trapped in his own body and under the control of his mother-in-law, as she grieves the loss of her only child.Isolated from his friends and neglected by his nurse, Oghi’s world shrinks to the room he lies in and his memories of his wife, a sensitive woman who found solace in cultivating her garden.But as Oghi remains alone and paralysed, his mother-in-law is hard at work i...

She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods.There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as “B.”And he wants to be able to die.In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes...

„Nie chce mi się spać!” „Zrobisz mi kanapkę?” „Chcę siku!” „Przeczytaj mi jeszcze jedną bajkę…” Im bardziej trzeba iść spać, tym Lucka nachodzi większa ochota na zabawę, jedzenie czy wygłupy – nieokiełznane Dziki Nieśpiki szaleją w najlepsze. Rodzicom łatwo się mówi: „Lucek, przestań dziko­wać”, „Lucek, uspokój się”, ale Nieśpiki są trzy, a Lucek tylko jeden. Co może zro­bić jeden chudziutki prawie sześciolatek ze stadkiem Dzików Nieśpików? Jak się okazuje – zaskaku...

Yassou! Pull up a chair at Greece's beloved tavernas with this gorgeous cookbook.'OPA' is a phrase that captures the warmth of Greek culture, an expression that can carry many meanings based on the context it's used in from joy to excitement, celebration to surprise. For Peinao (2023) authors Helena and Vikki Moursellas, it's a phrase that best captures what sits at the heart of Greece's rich food culture, making it the natural namesake for their latest book.With recipes for ...

Get ready for a deep-dive into the LIFE, LYRICS and LOOKS of Chappell Roan, our favourite Midwest princess and queer icon. Every now and then, an artist breaks out of the music industry and becomes a cultural Femininomenon. With her powerful vocals, emotive lyrics, and captivating stage presence, Chappell Roan has quickly become a global superstar admired by millions.In this beautifully designed and well-researched book, we explore Chappell's journey from small-town girl to i...

A nobleman faces the consequences of his youthful wrongdoing when the girl he seduced and abandoned some years earlier is put on trial in a murder case. Initially conceived as a love story, Tolstoy’s last novel, published in 1899, is a dark masterpiece in which the whole of Imperial Russian society is tried and found wanting.Resurrection moves from the salons and country estates of the aristocracy to courtrooms and government offices, brothels and prisons; from Moscow and St ...

'This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met' J K Rowling'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up.Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere. Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her eccentric novelist f...

Jak wspierać relacje w rodzinie, dogadywać się z dzieckiem i pomóc rodzeństwu się zrozumieć – bez krzyków, kar i poczucia winy? Ta książka to zbiór 101 krótkich, konkretnych porad na codzienne sytuacje, które dobrze znasz z własnego domu. Pomaga budować bliskie relacje między rodzicami a dziećmi i pomiędzy rodzeństwem. Ta książka pomoże Ci ogarnąć więcej. Możesz go czytać po kolei albo zaglądać wtedy, gdy coś się dzieje. Każda porada to osobny temat - zamknięty w kilku strona...

When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage - not by guns or bombs, but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence.Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles...

When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she is determined to share her story. But first, it needs to be written.Enter Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation. When Georgia meets him, she is distraught - athough he's charming and handsome, there's nothing beneath the surface. But as they start working together, Georgia begins to s...

Lake Como, New Jersey: Jess Capodimonte Baratta is divorced, residing in her parents' basement and helping her Uncle Louie with his marble business. When she learns that her family made choices over the years that stifled her dreams, she's furious. Determined to start living, she heads off to her family's ancestral home.In Italy, Jess finally begins to stand on her own two feet. But just as she's finding happiness with dreamy Angelo, she learns there is even more to her famil...