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Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world- soldiers, sailors and airmen; housewives, farm workers and children..
Reflecting Max…
Kategorier: Konst
A beautifully designed and darkly comic collection of work, this book gathers together the best of Shrigley’s work, old and new. It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of our finest contemporary artists.
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: fantasy och magisk realism
Travel back to 1703 with Skulduggery Pleasant in this standalone novel featuring all your favorite characters. So many enemies, so little time . . .
Italy, 1703.
As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark…
Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him-the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on…
Eustacia Rose’s life is beginning to return to normal: she is back teaching at UCL and her relationship with Matilde is blossoming. But when a man is found dead with a needle in his neck, that fragile peace begins to crumble. Eustacia finds a painting of herself with a syringe next to her neck and discovers that…
As her body lay dying, her spirit began to travel
A Second Chance at Heaven is an unforgettable account of one young woman’s encounter with the Lord of Life.
A visceral account of one woman’s journey to hell and back
An ideal resource for parents looking to help a teen struggling with depression and…
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world’s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from…
Kategorier: Familj och hälsa Familj och relationer Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Självhjälp och praktiska råd Sociologi Sociologi och antropologi Sociologi: familj och relationer
Subjects include dealing with the guilt of not going home, approaching the subject of going or not with an open mind and how to handle awkward moments.
You can go to hell and back with the help of this one-of-a-kind illustrated travel guide to real-life underworld destinations around the globe. Full of intrigue, lore, and plenty of brimstone and fire, each of the 54 destinations-from Antarctica’s Blood Falls to a tropical hell on Grand Cayman island-will be…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
How could the people who once set the standard for modern democratic society and spread knowledge and wisdom end up in an economic and humanitarian crisis that shook the very foundations of their existence? Where has that wisdom, that once built the strong, solidary structure which offered a life of prosperity and…
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy ”Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of…
Kategorier: Klassiker Skönlitterära teman Skönlitterära teman: sociala frågor Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur i översättning Skönlitteratur: allmänt Skönlitteratur: specialutgåvor
När Gwendolyn Brooks 1950 tilldelades Pulitzerpriset för sin andra diktsamling var hon den första afrikan-amerikanen som mottog det. Tre år senare utkom ”Maud Martha”, hennes enda roman. Nu kommer den för första gången på svenska.
Maud Martha Brown är en liten flicka som växer upp på sydsidan i tjugotalets…
#1 New York Times Bestseller – Goodreads Choice Award Winner
”A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing.” The New York Times
”All hail the queen of dark academia!” NPR
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New…
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy ”Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of…
Med en befolkning som blir alltmer stillasittande, stressad och överviktig har hälsofrågan blivit allt viktigare. Det finns en oändlig mängd dieter och quickfixlösningar som i bästa fall hjälper för stunden, men sällan långsiktigt. 16 Weeks of Hell har hjälpt tusentals människor att hitta en långsiktig strategi för att…
Kategorier: Asiens historia Historia Historia och arkeologi Konst Konst: teman och motiv Konsthistoria
Known as the “Rainbow Artist” for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-Ô has long referred to this compulsion as his “rainbow hell.” Ay-Ô: Happy Rainbow Hell invites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwork from the first major US museum exhibition devoted to…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: fantasy och magisk realism
Discover the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in this prequel to the bestselling series. So many enemies, so little time . . .
Italy, 1703.
As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him-the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.…
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy ”Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of…
Mention the Hell-Fire Clubs and you conjure up an image of aristocratic rakes cutting a swath through the village maidens. Which is true, but not the whole truth. The activities of these clubs of upper-class Englishmen revolved around not only debauchery, but, also, blasphemy, ritual, quasi-magical pursuits and…
WINNER – NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ’MUST READ’A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK* * * * *Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jason Mott. ’Powerful, timely and provocative’ ABI DARE, author of GIRL…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: action och äventyr
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy ”Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of…
’Clever, cunning, and diabolical in the best possible way. Anyone longing for a good old-fashioned thrill need look no further’ Ann PatchettCelebrated, bestselling, elusive…who is Maud Dixon?Florence Darrow wants to be a writer. Correction: Florence Darrow IS going to be a writer.
Fired from her first…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: rysare och spökhistorier
A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.
”A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.” -The New York Times
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES…
In Jason Mott's Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott's novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Nearly 100 years ago, on October 4, 1918, on a muddy, poison gas-soaked hillside in France, the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment jumped-off amidst a hail of shell fire and machine-gun fire to begin the final push to end World War I. For the next 39 days, with little respite, the regiment fought desperately against a…
Maud Humphrey was one of the most popular illustrators in America at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, through the years, Maud’s impact on American illustration was lost, until it seemed her only claim to fame was as the mother of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. However, Maud’s role on the American…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This two volume series serves as a unique window to view the U.S. Army’s entry onto the world stage. Faced with entry into the “Great War,” the country called upon its military leaders to prepare the Army for combat. What follows is the in-depth story of how the American military and civilian leadership created and…
Maud Humphrey was one of the most popular illustrators in America at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, through the years, Maud’s impact on American illustration was lost, until it seemed her only claim to fame was as the mother of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. However, Maud’s role on the American…
Florence högsta dröm är att bli berömd författare. När hon oväntat får erbjudande om att bli assistent till personen bakom den världskända författarpseudonymen Maud Dixon kan hon inte tacka nej.
Maud Dixon visar sig vara Helen, en sträng men generös mentor. På en researchresa till Marocko, där Maud Dixons nya roman…
A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today “A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal damnation.”—Karen Kilby, Commonweal “[A] provocative, informative…
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK!
One of Entertainment Weekly’s 15 Books you Need to Read This June | On Entertainment Weekly’s ”Must List” | One of The NY Post’s Best Summer Reading books | One of GMA’s 27 Books for June | One of USA Today’s 5 Books Not to Miss |…
Florence högsta dröm är att bli berömd författare. När hon oväntat får erbjudande om att bli assistent till personen bakom den världskända författarpseudonymen Maud Dixon kan hon inte tacka nej.
Maud Dixon visar sig vara Helen, en sträng men generös mentor. På en researchresa till Marocko, där Maud Dixons nya roman…
’Bookended by tragedy, shot through with violence, ultimately uplifting’ Guardian’An insight into a singular artist’ New Statesman’Fierce, funny and indomitable’ Observer’My tears were relentlessly pricked by Tricky’s memoir’ Daily Telegraph Tricky is one of the…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America’s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. ”I don’t want to be remembered,” she answered. ”I am still here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I…
A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of’ – Kerrang! ”I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy – when that word still meant something good!” – Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall Everything in the…
It’s 2019 and America is ruled over by a billionaire reality TV star. Its media is owned by a transnational class of the shameless and the depraved. And its people have been silently robbed of their wealth, their dignity and their democracy. In this brave new world, going to see a superhero movie counts as…
It's 2019 and America is ruled over by a billionaire reality TV star. Its media is owned by a transnational class of the shameless and the depraved. And its people have been silently robbed of their wealth, their dignity and their democracy. In this brave new world, going to see a superhero movie counts as…
From the New York Times bestselling author of SEVENEVES `One of the great novels of our time' Wall Street Journal `Staggering' New York Times `Captivating' Washington Post `Cutting-edge' Booklist `Epic' Kirkus `Mind-blowing' Slate When gaming billionaire Richard `Dodge' Forthrast is…
När Jim Thorpert kommer hem från en lång arbetsresa till USA har hans fru Elsie lämnat honom och tagit med sig deras dotter Ann. Dagen efter läser han Anns dödsannons i tidningen. Jim sätter i en annons i tidningen för att efterforska vart Elsie tagit vägen. Han får tips om en lägenhet på Norr Mälarstrand i Stockholm.…
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Jag heter Chris, kalla krigets sista offer, född 1968 och död den 6 febr 1989, 21 år gammal, Ingvar Carlsson kysste Hoenecker, jag kysste döden och Stockholmsbiskopen Lars Carlzon sörjde murens fall och lovprisade DDR. Om inte Ingvar Carlsson kysst Hoenecker skulle jag leva i dag? Jag var barberare och hade chansen att…
Kategorier: Att hantera personliga problem Att hantera stress Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Familj och hälsa Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Personliga berättelser
Titeln på boken kom till mig i en dröm, i tydlig eldskrift, och då förstod jag att det var dags att skriva ner min sanning, mina upplevelser, mina känslor. Det här är min sanning, ingen annans sanning, jag kan bara ta ansvar över hur det var för mig, sedan får andra som var runt omkring mig ha sina sanningar. Låt ingen…