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Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. 

Welcome to the inside-out world of Mitchell and Webb, a strange and surreal place populated by misfits, eccentrics, talking animals and a few stray Radio 4 arts programme presenters. Included here are all five series of their fantastically skewed comedy show, packed with offbeat sketches and peculiar characters. Meet seedy snooker commentators Ted and Peter; poorly matched crime-fighting duo Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit; a cop who doesn't get results but, by God, he does things by the book; and some nervous Nazis who've just noticed their caps have skulls on them.

Alex Sebastian is the billionaire who knows exactly how to re-launch the pop career I walked away from to raise my little sister. He knows everything, apparently, about what’s good for me. For my image. Even for my lingerie. Everywhere I turn, he’s there, smirking. I cannot stand him. So why can’t we stop sneaking around?

Vor ziemlich genau 500 Jahren in Sevilla: Fernando und Enrique sind unzertrennlich und haben es faustdick hinter den Ohren! Ihre beste Freundin Katharina ist die Dritte im Bunde. Sie ist gleichzeitig die weltbeste Geschichtenerzählerin und die Prinzessin von Spanien. Doch eines Tages fallen Katharina keine Geschichten mehr ein, sie hat Fernando und Enrique schon alle erzählt, die sie kennt. "Das kann doch nicht sein!", empören sich die beiden Jungs und nehmen diese tragische Tatsache zum Anlass für ein waghalsiges Abenteuer.

How do you mend a broken heart? It's been three months since Alison Miller-Juul's world fell apart when her six-year-old daughter, Amalie, died in an accident. Three months of sympathy cards, grief counselling and gritting her teeth, but it's still only the vodka and pills that seem to help. Across town, Iselin Berg's life is finally looking up. Her seven-year-old daughter, Kaia, has survived a life-changing operation. After years of doctors, medication and hope, they can now start thinking about the future.

In 1908, 16-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart, Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. She cares for the Hollingworth children as if they were her own, until a mysterious death changes Bridey and the household forever.

When secretary Colleen Roper becomes pregnant by her boss, Michael, he whisks her away to Ravenwood, his opulent estate. Abruptly thrust into a life of luxury she’s never known, Colleen finds the immense house suffused with the memory of Michael’s wife, Joanna, who left months ago and haunts her imagination. With rooms she’s prohibited from entering and a staff that greets her with hostility, there is little room for a new mistress of Ravenwood. It’s not long before bones are unearthed in the grove across the street and Michael falls under the suspicion of detectives.

Im Fieberwahn tritt Morrowbie Jukes, Zivilingenieur in British-India, eines Nachts einen verhängnisvollen Ritt an. Am Morgen erwacht er im Dorf der Toten, wo unvorstellbares Grauen auf ihn wartet. Und schlimmer noch: Von dort führt kein Weg zurück, wie er erfährt... Zudem trifft Jukes auf Gunga Dass, einen alten Bekannten, der es nicht gut mit ihm meint. Er gerät in einen wahren Alptraum aus Schuld, Verrat und Hoffnungslosigkeit.

Fünf Geschichten in einem Band: Enthält: "Erobert von ihren Aliens", "Entführt vom wilden Alpha", "Ein Alien mit bösen Absichten", "Gestrandet mit dem Alien", "Die Beute des Aliens". Magst du deine Aliens besitzergreifend, wortkarg und wenn sie nicht allzu viele Fragen stellen, bevor sie die Protagonistin für sich beanspruchen? Dann bist du hier genau richtig. Dunkle Dark-Sci-Fi-Novellen mit unbändig übertriebener Handlung und Happy End.

Sarah’s story is one for any parent; it is not just about the highs and lows of having a child with additional needs, but also simply as a mum of three. She talks candidly about coming to terms with the decision to move Oscar to a SEN (Special Educational Needs) school, another big milestone in Oscar’s young life. Whilst Sarah may have found herself on a different path to the one she’d imagined for herself, it has not been a bad one. There is sadness, certainly; and there have been struggles along the way; but there has been so much laughter and happiness, too.

Malti Fortune is uneasy. She has turned away from her birthplace of Fiji to make a new life in Melbourne. But all that she thought was certain is now in danger of being swept away. Her husband, Benjamin, a linguist, is a conundrum. He has changed. Or has she? The stories and superstitions of her childhood are telling her something she knows but doesn't want to hear - about being a trespasser, about not belonging.

"Die Freundschafts-Lektion": Maricela geht den Mädels mit ihren Eigenarten auf die Nerven. Also beschließen sie, Maricela dazu zu bewegen, sich auch noch andere Freunde auf der Palomino-Fels-Akademie zu suchen... "Der Hammer der Gerechtigkeit": Beas Hammer ist verschwunden. Bald darauf wird er in einem Klassenzimmer gefunden, samt zerbrochener Fensterscheibe... "Die Rennbahn-Rivalin": Lucky erhofft sich, von Coach Bradley zur Schlussläuferin beim Staffelritt gemacht zu werden, bekommt aber überraschend von einer neuen Schülerin namens Eleanor Konkurrenz.

In these wonderfully funny and poignant stories, Willett’s eccentric, complex characters think and do the unconventional. Soft, euphonic women gradually grow old; weak, unhappy men confront love and their own mortality; and abominable children desperately try to grow up with grace. With a unique voice and dry humor, Willett gives us a new insight into human existence, showing us those specific moments in relationships when life suddenly becomes visible. Critically acclaimed when it was first published, Jenny and the Jaws of Life is being brought back due to popular demand. 

Eine Reihe von rätselhaften Verbrechen beunruhigt London. Zur Aufklärung werden die beiden größten lebenden Detektive herangezogen: Sherlock Holmes und Professor Augustus van Dusen. Zusammen und getrennt voneinander begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach einem Mörder, der ihnen immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein scheint. In einem verlassenen Theater und im Keller einer Londoner Wäscherei stoßen die Detektive unter Einsatz ihres Lebens auf weitere Spuren, die letztlich in ein Landhaus in Sussex führen.