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The Book of X tells the tale of Cassie, a girl born with her stomach twisted in the shape of a knot. From childhood with her parents on the family meat farm, to a desk job in the city, to finally experiencing love, she grapples with her body, men, and society, all the while imagining a softer world than the one she is in. Twining the drama of the everyday - school-age crushes, paying bills, the sickness of parents - with the surreal-rivers of thighs, men for sale, and fields of throats - Cassie's realities alternate to create a blurred, fantastic world of haunting beauty.

X è un romanzo e una lettera. Valentina scrive al fratello con cui non parla da anni per raccontargli quello che ne è stato di lei e soprattutto quello che non ha avuto il coraggio di dirgli in passato. Torna all'estate del 2010, l'estate della sua maturità. C'è una festa, alcol e nelle casse la musica degli ZetaZeroAlfa, band di riferimento di CasaPound.

Psykologen Jenny har et seksuelt forhold til lægen Martin, som er gift med indretningsarkitekten Hannah. De bor kun to blokke fra hinanden, og Jenny har oven i købet sin konsultation lige over for sin lejlighed. I ti kapitler, ti bud, får vi historien om forviklinger, savn og håb i denne ménage à trois, der tager en drejning, da Hannah bliver klient hos Jenny.

A follow-up to the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong. This time the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla face a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. The latest epic will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

To celebrate ten years of the National Theatre’s New Views Programme, Audible and the National Theatre bring you New Voices, ten captivating audio plays written by young people, delving into thought-provoking narratives and profound emotions.

A life of salvaging tech and fighting horrors in deep space has given him nerves of steel. But now, he's up against the toughest job of his life. On a frozen, not-quite-dead planet, a desperate salvage operation has gone wrong. Max, hired to investigate, travels to the distant world, but his ship is downed by an abandoned defense system.

X Caliber is the famous age-old tale of King Arthur and Excalibur rebranded as an American Western. A story of growth, unity, family and survival in the harsh badlands of the old West.

ଆମ ସମୟର ଜୀବନ, ସମ୍ପର୍କ, ଦ୍ଵନ୍ଦ୍ଵ ଓ ସଂଘାତକୁ ଅବିକଳ ଫୁଟାଇବାର ସାହସ ରଖୁଥିବା ଜଣେ ସୁପରିଚିତ କଥାକାର ହେଲେ ମମତାମୟୀ ଚୌଧୁରୀ!...

“Vail is in the mold of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and Robert Crais’s Joe Pike….This guy has movie written all over him.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Fans of Sam Spade and Jack Reacher will feel right at home with this new tough guy.” —Boston Globe “We have a new American hero in...

The next fabulous romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India...

Luke just wanted to get away. What better place than a personal, secluded cabin in the woods to clear his mind? Besides, the quarantines were still in place, and the world wasn’t getting any better. Social media was abuzz with tales of an impending disaster, wars brewing overseas, and more. Then it happened. One of those apocalypse predictions turns out to be true: a massive solar flare shatters the power grid worldwide. Pressing on, Luke makes it to his cabin and discovers a woman already there....

When Toru Narazaki's girlfriend, Ryoko, disappears, he tries to track her down, despite the warnings of a private detective he's hired to find her. Ryoko's past is shrouded in mystery, but the one concrete clue leads him to a compound in the heart of Tokyo, with a group that seems to be a cult led by a charismatic guru. Narazaki plunges into the secretive world of the cult, ready to expose himself to any of the guru's brainwashing tactics if it means he can learn the truth about Ryoko. But the cult isn't what he expected, and he has no idea of the bubbling violence beneath its surface.

Als beim Fracking nach Öl ein gewaltiger unterirdischer See entdeckt wird, entsendet man ein Team von Höhlenforschern und Wissenschaftlern dorthin, um diese Welt in der Tiefe zu untersuchen. Doch kurz nachdem sie das unterirdische Gewölbe erreicht haben, verschwinden sie spurlos.Ein zweites Team unter Leitung der Höhlenforscherin Megan Stoker soll das Alpha-Team suchen. Die Nachforschungen bleiben jedoch erfolglos – stattdessen wird das Rettungsteam mit etwas völlig Unerwartetem in der Tiefe konfrontiert.Uralt … riesig … gefährlich … Predator X.

The war in Gaul is over, but the fight for Rome is only just beginning. Denied his consulship by the senate and nearing the end of his term as governor, Caesar waits at Ravenna with one legion, making a last attempt at reconciliation. Threatened with prosecution if he returns to Rome, just one path is becoming clear: war against the senate. Fronto and Galronus are bound to the service of the Proconsul, facing a war against other Romans, and able neither to prevent nor avoid it.

Max sets off to conclude his impromptu scavenging mission gone south, now with an additional member. Her name's Kassandra, and she's just as fascinated by him as everyone else. After warming up to her and learning about her past, Max makes a move. And why not?

From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire. Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naïve to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling's most notorious bad boy.

Tan desternillante como el mejor Ignatius Reilly y tan mordaz como un Pablo Tusset alucinado, Pachi Poncela nos presenta la historia de un treintañero gris y anodino que, desesperado por salir de la jaula que se ha construido en la vida, se inventa una nueva identidad. Sin embargo, su mentira irá creciendo hasta alcanzar proporciones incontrolables, un Babel de mis voces mentirosas que solo llegará a tambalearse por medio de una cosa: el amor de la enigmática Flora.

Kira, who is twelve years old, is intent on wasting her limited pocket money on dolls and other childish things. She lives in poor circumstances, her parents constantly arguing about the shortage of money. Kira is therefore upset by the subject of economics and wishes to avoid it. However, when she twice rescues a stray dog (later named Money by Kira), the dog, in gratitude, reveals its ability to talk. The dog seems to have an in-depth knowledge of economics.

広告代理店に勤める國枝颯子は、男性のランジェリーフィッター・伊佐治耀に出会う。フィッティングを通していい加減な生き方を指摘された颯子は自分を見つめ直し始め…。アラサー女子のリアルを描いたラブ

Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on Earth and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, and even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: Gender is a thing of the past. Gone are the tensions between male and female. Gone is the human preoccupation with sex.