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Fake-Dating mit dem Mann, den sie nie wieder küssen wollte? Herzschmerz vorprogrammiert! – Der krönende Abschluss der spicy Romance-Reihe »Lakefront Billionaires« Lorenzo Vittori ist der letzte Mann, mit dem Lily Muñoz eine Beziehung eingehen sollte – zumindest, wenn es nach ihrer...

A dark, propulsive literary gothic novel that puts a modern twist on Stevenson and Poe, from a thrilling new voice in Latin American horror. “Impossible to stop reading. It has all the fascinating tension of great literature.” — Mariana Enríquez, author of Our Share of Night In this...

A stunning collection of stories that explore the rural landscape of the far Northwestern US, and how unexpected intuitions forever alter the lives of ordinary people, From the critically acclaimed, prizewinning author of Idaho Four years after moving into the isolated house in rural Oregon...

MOSKVA ÅR 2034. På station Sevastopolskaja i utkanten av Moskvas enorma tunnelbanesystem dyker den hemlighetsfulle överste Hunter upp. Han tar upp kampen med de dunkla krafter som hotar befolkningen i Moskvas metro och ger sig ut på en farlig expedition i tunnlarnas djup. Vid hans sida finns...

En este volumen se recoge una cuidada recopilación de mitos, leyendas y narraciones populares de la India. Son historias de gran belleza e interés intrínseco y sirven, además, para conocer de cerca una cultura milenaria y profunda que empleó extensivamente la literatura no solo para difundir sus ideas religiosas, sino también como el más adecuado medio de enseñanza para los jóvenes.

Lever les yeux vers les étoiles. Aussi, à défaut de pouvoir les approcher, dans un monde où le métier d'astronaute est réservé aux hommes, elle est devenue astrophysicienne. Mais le jour où elle apprend que la NASA recrute des scientifiques, consciente des sacrifices qui s'annoncent, elle saisit sa chance. Ce matin de décembre 1984, quand Joan arrive au centre de contrôle à Houston, elle s'attend à vivre une journée comme les autres.

TIME Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of the Year From the author of the Carnegie Medal in Fiction winner The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu comes a tantalizing, American West saga about a Chinese American family trying to survive on their Dakota farm as a powerful, mysterious, and morally dubious...

The editorial and research team at V&S Publishers felt the need to treat General Knowledge as a proper subject and launched this class-wise series of General Knowledge for classes 1–10, which can even be used as a textbook in schools. The audiobook General Knowledge 9, written by experts and peer reviewed by teachers and subject matter experts, is a one of its kind audiobook that amalgamates the ideology of an encyclopaedia and textbook into one single audiobook which encompasses assorted questions from a wide range of subjects along with basic theory and attractive images.

LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD A deeply moving and often hilarious novel following a woman who becomes an internet folk hero in the most unexpected way, catapulting her into fame and influence just as she’s finally beginning to reckon with her complicated past...

A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong When I found the courage to lift my head, I expected to stare down the barrel of a gun, but instead...

“Epic in its scope, intimate in its evocation, Whidbey reads like a thriller, compels like a mystery and regarding the human condition, converses with the classics. This is the book everyone will be talking about.” — Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author of...

Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek star in this 1949 masterpiece by Arthur Miller, a searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream. Willy Loman (Keach) is the play's iconic traveling salesman, whose family is torn apart by his desperate obsession with greatness and social acceptance. As his two sons cast about aimlessly for their station in life, Willy begins to come unraveled when the reality of his life threatens his long-cherished illusions.

Elizabeth Zhang knows her place in the world. She knows she’s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. With a hard-working ethic instilled in her by immigrant parents, armed with impeccable grades...

In this captivated novel, a young Korean American woman attempts to distance herself from her family in order to forge an authentic future—but a violent act forces her to see that she’ll always be implicated with their actions and they with hers. "A pulsating signal from the liminal zone...

Born from Bukowski's columns, the LA underground press of the 1960s, Bukowski defined his early alter ego, Hank Chinaski, as a self-described dirty old man who eyes his defeatist attitude about himself with his clarity to see humor and holiness in others. Addictive and instructive listening, Bukowski delivers the humanity and intelligence of all the unseen. Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - Notes features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, and his tortured, violent relationships.

Playwright, poet, and novelist Ntozake Shange originally composed for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf in as a mesmerizingly original choreopoem. The New York Post called it "rich with the author's special voice: by turns bitter, funny, ironic, and savage; fiercely honest and personal." Now a new audiobook, it chronicles the interconnected lives of a group of women facing shatteringly difficult issues, and evokes the indomitable power of enduring hope and joy.

To everyone's dismay, an older widower falls in love with his young secretary in this unlikely romance.

The bestselling debut novel for fans of PACHINKO and HOMEGOING 'A rich, sweeping novel' EMMA NANAMI STRENNER 'Spellbinding' KARISSA CHEN 'A fierce and mythic family saga' SILVIA PARK Honey in the Wound follows a mysteriously gifted lineage of Korean women as they are displaced across Asia by...

"Who killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? And why would anyone want to murder this idealistic American student who had come to India to volunteer in a women’s health programme? Was she the innocent victim of a riot between Hindus and Muslims? Shashi Tharoor experiments brilliantly with...

An unforgettable novel about sisterhood, familial duties and love The Betrayed tells the story of two sisters who love the same man. As dictatorship and political upheaval ravage the Philippines, the sister's conflicting passions threaten to lead them to betray not only each other, but all that...