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1. Paranoidi optimisti
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Vuoden odotetuin bisneskirja!  Risto Siilasmaa kertoo Nokian vaikeista vuosista ja paljastaa keinot, joilla Suomen tärkein yritys nostettiin uuteen kukoistukseen.  Paranoidi optimisti on vangitsevasti kerrottu tarina ja kurkistus teknologiamaailman sisäpiireihin. Kirjassa Nokian hallituksen puheenjohtaja ja F-Securen perustaja Risto Siilasmaa peilaa Nokian kehitystä alkaen vuodesta 2008, jolloin hän liittyi yhtiön hallitukseen, sekä avaa näkemyksiään johtamisesta ja teknologiabisneksestä. Siilasmaa on kirjoittanut kirjan muun muassa Intelin ja Dellin toimitusjohtajien teoksissa kirjoittajana mukana olleen Catherine Fredmanin kanssa. Siilasmaa kertoo, miten Nokia kävi lähellä tuhoa mutta onnistui nousemaan takaisin huipulle. Tarina opettaa selviytymään kriisien ja murroksen kourissa, etsimään uusia vaihtoehtoja ja pysymään valppaana jatkuvan muutoksen keskellä. Punaisena lankana Nokian tarinan rinnalla kirjassa kulkee Siilasmaan johtamisen filosofia, paranoidi optimismi. "Ilman optimismia ei uskalla ryhtyä isoihin muutoksiin. Kun on samalla riittävän epäluuloinen, näkee myös kaikkein huonoimmat mahdolliset vaihtoehdot ja pystyy ehkäisemään ne ennakolta. Olemalla paranoidi on varaa olla myös optimisti", Siilasmaa kuvaa. Risto Siilasmaa (s. 1966) on toiminut Nokian hallituksen puheenjohtajana vuodesta 2012 alkaen. Yhtiön hallitukseen hänet valittiin vuonna 2008. Opiskeluaikanaan vuonna 1988 Siilasmaa perusti tietoturvayritys F-Securen ja toimi sen ensimmäisenä toimitusjohtajana. Hän on edelleen yhtiön hallituksen puheenjohtaja. |
2. Idiootit ympärilläni
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Onko ympärilläsi idiootteja? Tämä kirja saa sinut ajattelemaan toisin. Oletko joskus juuttunut puolisosi kanssa kinaan, jossa kumpikin puhuu aivan eri asioista? Oletko saanut kollegalta sähköpostia, joka on vaikuttanut tylyltä? Oletko ollut kokouksessa, jossa et käsitä mistä muut puhuvat, eikä kukaan tunnu ymmärtävän mitä sinä tarkoitat, vaikka selität asiat kristallinkirkkaasti? Oletko ajatellut, että kaikki ympärilläsi ovat idiootteja? Yleisin syy sosiaalisiin konflikteihin on erilaiset tavat viestiä, ja jotta voisi käsittää muita, pitää ensin ymmärtää itseään. Thomas Erikson avaa konkreettisesti ja viihdyttävästi, millaisia erilaisia sosiaalisia tyyppejä on olemassa. Kirja myös opastaa, miten eri ihmistyyppien kanssa pääsee samalle aaltopituudelle. Kirjan luettuasi havahdut takuuvarmasti huomaamaan, että idioottien määrä ympärilläsi on vähentynyt huomattavasti. Thomas Erikson on kirjailija ja tutkija, joka on keskittynyt ihmisten väliseen vuorovaikutukseen erilaisissa yhteisöissä. Hän on valmentanut Ruotsin suurimpien yritysten johtajia. Idiootit ympärilläni -kirjaa on myyty Ruotsissa muutamassa kuukaudessa jo 240 000 kappaletta. |
3. The Wise Man's Fear
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Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES. Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ... and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his own time, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord. Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and the best new fantasy novel out there. |
4. Toradora! Vol. 6
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The gang is back in school and it's nearly time for the Culture Festival. Ryuuji and Taiga and the rest of Class 2-C can't figure out what to do for the event, until a random lottery pick tasks them with presenting... a pro-wrestling performance?! Over on the home front, Taiga's dad has decided to pop back into her life. The possibility of a divorce with his current wife could mean a reunion with his estranged daughter, but Taiga doesn't trust the old man. Ryuuji feels conflicted. While he hopes for a happily-ever-after between father and daughter, it could spell the end of his own "domestic bliss" with Taiga. |
5. Law
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Elijah "Law" Jackson is a local attorney. He's also a biker with The Rebel Guardians MC. After his long-time girlfriend, Ava, and he part ways, he goes on a bit of a sabbatical to clear his head. He knows that she wasn't the one, but he wants what his brothers have found in their women. Cassarah Clarke was the product of a system that failed her. Growing up in a group home with her sister, she kept her head down and her nose in the books in order to make a life. Even though she has her cosmetology license, she works in a local diner to make ends meet and to keep under the radar, because her brother-in-law is a very bad man. She doesn't feel love is in the cards for her, especially not living in Podunk, USA. Until him. Seeing the clear blue eyes staring at her as he waited for her to pour his coffee, she feels an attraction that she's never experienced before. Can Law break through Cassarah's shyness and show her she deserves every good thing?  |
6. Strays
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Work, sleep, work, repeat. Nero’s lonely life suits him just fine until his best friend, Cass, asks him to take on a new apprentice—a beautiful young man who’s never set foot in a professional kitchen. Despite his irritation and his lifelong ability to shut the world out, Nero is mesmerised by the vibrant stray, especially when he learns what drove him to seek sanctuary on Nero’s battered old couch. Lenny Mitchell is living under a cloud of fear. Pursued by a stalker, he has nowhere left to run until Nero offers him a port in a storm—a job at the hottest restaurant in Shepherd's Bush. Kitchen life proves heady and addictive, and it’s not long before he finds himself falling hard and fast for the man who has taken him in. Fast-forward a month and a neither man can imagine life without the other, but one thing stands in their way: a lifetime of horrors Nero can’t bring himself to share with Lenny. Or can he? For the first time ever, happiness is there for the taking, and Nero must learn to embrace it before fate steps in and rips it away. |
7. 时间简史
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史蒂芬·霍金的《时间简史》自1988年首版以来的岁月里,已成为全球科学著作的里程碑。它被翻译成40种文字,销售了近1000万册,成为国际出版史上的奇观。该书内容是关于宇宙本性的最前沿知识,但是从那以后无论在微观还是宏观宇宙世界的观测技术方面都有了非凡的进展。这些观测证实了霍金教授在该书第一版中的许多理论预言,其中包括宇宙背景探险者卫星(COBE)的最近发现,它在时间上回溯探测到离宇宙创生的30万年之内,并显露了他所计算的在时空结构中的涟漪。 |
8. Love Comes Blindly
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If love isn't blind to past indiscretions, can absence truly make the heart grow fonder? Gregory Fielding is wounded when he travels to Scotland to find the next big story for his London newspaper. Now blinded, he relies on the soft, comforting touch of one of the nurses at St. Mary's Abbey. He thinks she's a novice, but that doesn't stop him from wanting to give her his heart. Madeline O'Neil cannot believe her misfortune. The man she almost married three years ago is back in her life. Gregg doesn't know who she is and she doesn't dare tell him. Not until she makes him like the person she's become. But as each day passes and her heart grows fonder, she fears he'll hate her for certain once his eyesight returns. Especially when he discovers the secret she's been keeping from him for three years... |
9. The Most Wanted
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Between robbing banks and making Isis obey their wickedly dirty commands, the kinky bank robbers seem to have it all. Or do they? The gang's desire for a normal life leads them to start an actual business—a detective agency. But when a drug kingpin hires them to solve a baffling mystery, the gang is driven deep into the Los Angeles underworld—and comes face to face with a dangerous enemy. And the mystery isn’t the only thing unraveling—a sexy and forbidden new game is tearing the gang apart. Can they pull back together before it’s too late?  Or is the world’s sexiest four-way doomed to destruction? |
10. Chosen Three
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How do you choose between life, love and the future? You can't. Rob’s missing. Rouge’s passed out. Caleb just told her that Rob’s been taken away to be put down. Oh yeah, and Rouge’s pregnant. Wait, what?! Rouge’s the Seventh Mark, Michael’s a guardian who’s already dead. How can he get her pregnant? The high and mighty Caleb is even more determined now to stop Rouge and the abomination growing in her belly. On the run from Caleb and the Higher Council, on a mission to save Rob, and at the same time trying to stop the dark angel Rouge summoned – the team must figure out what the Power of Three is before Bentos kills them all. However, there’s a catch: if they go after the dark angel and kill it, anyone with angel blood in them will die. If they kill Bentos, there is rumor that all his offspring will die except the next Seventh Mark. When everything looks lost, will there be any chance of hope for the future? Find out in the final installment of the Hidden Secrets Saga, CHOSEN THREE. … or is it the final installment? Series Order: Seventh Mark - Part 1 Seventh Mark - Part 2 Marked by Destiny Compelled Fate's Intervention Chosen Three PROPHECY SERIES Only the Beginning White Winter Secrets of Destiny |
11. Child’s Play
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‘Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of crime fiction’ Observer When Geraldine Lomas dies, her huge fortune is left to an animal rights organization, a fascist front and a services benevolent fund. But at her funeral a middle-aged man steps forward, claiming to be her long-lost son and rightful heir. He is later found shot dead in the police car park, leaving behind a multitude of suspects. And Superintendent Dalziel and Peter Pascoe find themselves plunged into an investigation that makes most of their previous cases look like child’s play… Reviews ‘Few writers in the genre today have Hill’s gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace’ Donna Leon, Sunday Times ‘The fertility of Hill’s imagination, the range of his power, the sheer quality of his literary style never cease to delight’ Val McDermid, Sunday Express ‘He is probably the best living male crime writer in the English-speaking world’ Andrew Taylor, Independent ‘Reginald Hill’s novels are really dances to the music of time, his heroes and villains interconnecting, their stories entwining’ Ian Rankin, Scotland on Sunday ‘An increasingly lyrical and always humorous writer, he is first and foremost an instinctive and complete novelist who is blessed with a spontaneous storytelling gift’ Francis Fyfield, Mail On Sunday About the author Reginald Hill was brought up in Cumbria, and has returned there after many years in Yorkshire. With his first crime novel, A Clubbable Woman, he was hailed as ‘the crime novel’s best hope’ and twenty years on he has more than fulfilled that promise. |
12. Blood, Tears and Folly
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Drawing on the author’s deep understanding of military life and the strengths and frailties of politicians and generals, this is a myth-puncturing analysis of the advent of the Second World War. ‘Blood, Tears and Folly’ offers a sweeping and compelling historical analysis of six theatres of war: the Battle of the Atlantic, Hitler’s conquest of western Europe, the war in the Mediterranean, the battle for the skies, Operation Barbarossa and the German assault on Russia, and the entry of Japan into a truly global war. This is the period during which the Allied powers were brought to the very brink of defeat. Deighton offers an unflinching account of the political machinations, the strategy and tactics, the weapons and the men on both sides who created a world of terror and millions of dead, of the Holocaust, and of nuclear devastation. Reviews ‘A splendid read … He has a novelist’s eye for the sort of facts that bring a narrative to life’ Evening Standard ‘Every page of Deighton’s work glows with the excitement of discovery … What wonderful stuff it is!’ Guardian ‘The skill with which he unmasks his villains, the brilliance with which he can sketch a scene and the sharpness of his characterisation are all unrivalled’ Independent About the author Born in London, Len Deighton served in the RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, ‘The Ipcress File’, which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal. |
13. Tuomari Müller, hieno mies
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Finlandia-palkinto 1994. "Tuomari Müller, hieno mies on perinteinen kunnon romaani, joka tempaa lukijansa mukaan ensi sivuilta lähtien. Eletään nykyaikaa tai lähimenneisyyttä. Kaikkea siihen liittyvää kuvataan pikkutarkasti. Kaupungin silmäätekevät pelaavat miesten pelejä. Pelejä, joita emme hyväksy. Mutta mitä mieltä olemme rouva Mülleristä? Hänen vierellään kulkee 'epäluulon musta koira', varsinainen vaikuttaja. Lukija jää miettimään ja vilkuilemaan omia sivustojaan." -Finlandia-palkinnon jakaja, presidentinrouva Tellervo Koivisto "- - pienimpiä seittejä myöten romaani on kirjoitettu mielenkiintoiseksi inhimilliseksi verkoksi." - Erkka Lehtola, Aamulehti "- - romaani on yksi hänen parhaistaan: siihen kasautuu kaikki se, mikä kirjailijan tuotannossa on taitavinta ja kiinnostavinta." -Soila Lehtonen, Yleisradio |
14. The Short Victorious War
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THESE PROLES ARE REVOLTING!The families who rule the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble. The treasury's empty, the Proles are restless, and civil war is imminent.But the ruling class knows what they need to keep in power: a "short victorious war" to unite the people and fill the treasury once more. It's a card they've played often in the last half-century, always successfully, and all that stands in their way is the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its threadbare allies: enemies in the past who have always backed down.Only this time the Peeps face something different. This time they're up against Captain Honor Harrington and a Royal Manticoran Navy that's prepared to give them a war that's far from short-or victorious.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). |
15. I'm Not the New Me
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A hilarious and sometimes poignant look at the absurdities of weight-loss culture from an appealing and original voice.  I'm Not The New Me  is about coming to terms with a family heritage of fat and drastic surgeries, and about self-esteem issues that are nobody's business but your own. It's wondering what's left of yourself after you lose weight-and just who the hell you are if you gain it back. It's about the absurdities of online identities and fat girl clichés, and the sheer terror of appearing live and in person in your very own life. |
16. Die Ahnen der Sterne
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Das Schicksal der Menschen liegt in den Sternen Kaum hat sich die Menschheit auf dem gerade entdeckten Planeten Darien angesiedelt, droht sie ihre neue Heimat auch schon wieder zu verlieren. Fremde Mächte haben sich formiert, um den Planeten zu unterwerfen und sich seiner Ressourcen zu bemächtigen. Die Menschen leisten erbitterten Widerstand, als plötzlich ein neuer Feind auftaucht, mit dem weder die Bewohner Dariens noch die Invasoren gerechnet haben: Mit der Absicht, jedes natürliche Leben auszulöschen, greift eine grausame künstliche Intelligenz in das Geschehen ein. Und so wird der Kampf um Darien plötzlich zum Krieg zwischen Mensch und Maschine ... |
17. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
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One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying a character's emotions to the reader in a unique, compelling way. This book comes to the rescue by highlighting 75 emotions and listing the possible body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for each.  Written in an easy-to-navigate list format, readers can draw inspiration from character cues that range in intensity to match any emotional moment. The Emotion Thesaurus also tackles common emotion-related writing problems and provides methods to overcome them.  This writing tool encourages writers to show, not tell emotion and is a creative brainstorming resource for any fiction project. |
18. Red Hot Touch
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Everyone deserves a happy ending, so go on, give ‘em a hand. Your hands can play a piano concerto, perform surgery, juggle—and give your partner mind-blowing pleasure. If you’re not using your hands to their fullest potential during sex, you are depriving your partner of untold bliss. It’s time to learn how to use your mitts in ways that will have your partner moaning for more. With over fifty ways to stroke, squeeze, and please someone south of the border, and over 100 moves to stimulate other areas of the anatomy from the earlobes to the toes, Red Hot Touch will help you master the techniques that will take your sex life from average to red hot. Inside you’ll find: Techniques for giving your partner an unforgettable orgasm How to use your hands for outstanding oral sex and incredible intercourse Exercises to strengthen the hands and increase your sensitivity Instructions for the world’s hottest massage Recommended lubes and massage oils to relax, stimulate, and seduce A map of the body’s erogenous zones and how to caress, rub, and touch each one for the maximum effect Tools that will triple the fun And much, much more |
19. The Immaculate Deception
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From internationally bestselling author Iain Pears comes the seventh in his Jonathan Argyll series -- an intriguing mystery of love, loss, and artistic license. For newlywed and Italian art theft squad head Flavia di Stefano, the honeymoon is over when a painting, borrowed from the Louvre and en route to a celebratory exhibition, is stolen. Desperate to avoid public embarrassment -- and to avoid paying a ransom -- the Italian prime minister leans hard on Flavia to get it back quickly and quietly. Across town, her husband, art historian Jonathan Argyll, begins an investigation of his own, tracing the past of a small Renaissance painting -- an Immaculate Conception -- owned by Flavia's mentor, retired general Taddeo Bottando. Soon both husband and wife uncover astonishing and chilling secrets, and Flavia's investigation takes a sudden turn from the search for an art thief to the hunt for a murderer. |
20. Origin
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Sunday Times #1 Bestseller New York Times #1 Bestseller The global bestseller - Origin is the latest Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code . 'Fans will not be disappointed' The Times Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. But Langdon and several hundred guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is suddenly blown apart. There is a real danger that Kirsch’s precious discovery may be lost in the ensuing chaos. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao, taking with him the museum’s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret. To evade a devious enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate the labyrinthine passageways of extreme religion and hidden history. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal will come face-to-face with a breathtaking truth that has remained buried – until now. ‘Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger’ Wall Street Journal ‘As engaging a hero as you could wish for’ Mail on Sunday ‘For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide’ Sunday Times |
21. The Midnight Line
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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER/A RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB 2018 PICK Jack Reacher is having a bad day. It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It’s tiny. It's a woman cadet’s graduation present to herself. Why would she give it up? Reacher was a West Pointer too, and he knows what she went through to get it. All he wants is to find the woman. He’ll have to go through bikers, cops, crooks, and low-life muscle. If she’s ok, he’ll walk away. If she’s not … he’ll stop at nothing. Best advice: stay out of his way. Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Midnight Line follows on directly from the end of Make Me . |
22. To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix! Lara Jean’s love life gets complicated in this New York Times bestselling “lovely, lighthearted romance” ( School Library Journal ) from the bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series. What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once? Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control. |
23. Kissani Jugoslavia
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Lahjakkaan nuoren kirjoittajan maaginen esikoisromaani juuriltaan revitystä perheestä, mahdottomasta rakkaudesta, kuolemanpelosta ja kauniista kissasta. Tyttö varttuu Jugoslavian maaseudulla, missä naisen arvo mitataan työnteossa ja kyvyssä miellyttää miestä. Häiden jälkeen hänen asemastaan ei ole epäilystäkään. Kun koko liittovaltio hajoaa perheen ympäriltä, elämää uudessa kotimaassa alkavat hallita pelko ja häpeä. Hänen poikansa kasvaa kylmään maahan, missä muualta tullutta käsketään tyytymään vähään ja olemaan kiitollinen. Hän ostaa itselleen kuningasboan, ja baarista löytyvä oikukas kissa johdattaa hänet vavisuttavalle matkalle menneisyyden kerroksiin. |
24. Hold Me Tight
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Developed over 20 years ago and practiced all over the world, Emotionally Focused Therapy has been heralded by Time magazine and the New York Times as one of the only types of therapy to actually work. Couples who practice EFT see a 75% success rate (compared to 30% for other forms of relationship therapy). EFT focuses on the emotional connection of every relationship by de-escalating conflict, creating a safe emotional connection, and strengthening bonds between partners. Now in paperback, HOLD ME TIGHT introduces readers to EFT and illustrates a program they can use in their own relationships. Part I introduces the view of love as an attachment bond and applies this view to relationship problems. Part II offers seven 'conversations' that focus on key moments. Readers can use these to understand their responses and relationships better. Included are exercises to help couples work through the process. |
25. Us
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Can your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated? Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He’s living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves—Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. There’s just one problem: the most important relationship of his life is one he needs to keep hidden, or else face a media storm that will eclipse his success on the ice. Jamie loves Wes. He really, truly does. But hiding sucks. It’s not the life Jamie envisioned for himself, and the strain of keeping their secret is taking its toll. It doesn’t help that his new job isn’t going as smoothly as he’d hoped, but he knows he can power through it as long as he has Wes. At least apartment 10B is their retreat, where they can always be themselves. Or can they? When Wes’s nosiest teammate moves in upstairs, the threads of their carefully woven lie begin to unravel. With the outside world determined to take its best shot at them, can Wes and Jamie develop major-league relationship skills on the fly? Warning: contains sexual situations, a vibrating chair, long-distance sexytimes and proof that hockey players look hot in any shade of green. |
26. Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina on venäläisen kirjailijan Leo Tolstoin romaani, joka julkaistiin osissa vuosina 1875–1877. Kirja kertoo kahdesta romanssista: ensinnäkin Anna Kareninan ja kreivi Vronskin traagisen lemmentarinan ja toiseksi Konstantin Levinin ja Kitty Štšerbatskin onnellisemman tarinan. Teemana voidaan nähdä juuri ne kaksi Platonin määrittelemää rakkauden muotoa, joihin Levin jo alun keskustelussa Oblonskin kanssa viittaa. Kirja sijoittuu Pietarin ylhäisiin seurapiireihin, ja rivien välistä voidaan lukea yläluokan valheelliseen elämään kohdistuvaa arvostelua. Kirjan pohjalta on tehty toistakymmentä elokuvaa tai televisiosarjaa. |
27. Line War
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Line War is the fifth and final novel in Neal Asher's popular Agent Cormac series. The human Polity worlds are under attack from Erebus, a renegade AI. And it’s now merged with lethal Jain technology, and isn’t afraid to use it. When Erebus kills millions, on a world of no apparent significance, Agent Ian Cormac is sent to investigate. He’s also secretly struggling with an ability no human should possess – and starts questioning the motives of his AI masters. Further indiscriminate attacks attract the Polity’s most dangerous individuals. Mr Crane, a brass killing machine, seeks vengeance. Orlandine, part AI and part human, hunts a weapon of appalling power. And Dragon plans to wake the makers of Jain technology from their ancient slumber. But can Erebus be stopped – or is this the end for the Polity? |
28. Detta är Lean
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Lean är den mest utbredda management-filosofin av vår tid och är närvarande i alla branscher, men konceptet är fortfarande vagt definierat och allmänt missförstått. Detta är Lean - Lösningen på effektivitetsparadoxen lanserades i oktober 2011 och är fortfarande en av de bäst säljande management böckerna i Sverige, och har sålt i över 180,000 exemplar globalt. Genom att använda tydligt, koncist språk och insiktsfulla exempel har boken gett topp-chefer och anställda förståelse för vad lean egentligen är.  Vad handlar boken om? Långa väntetider, missnöjda kunder, ineffektiva processer, överarbetad personal och kvalitetsproblem är exempel på högaktuella utmaningar och problem bland svenska företag och organisationer. Detta är Lean argumenterar att grundorsaken till problemen är suboptimerade verksamheter. Istället för att se till helheten ligger fokus på att effektivisera verksamheters olika delar. Det leder till vad som i vanligt tal kallas stuprörstänkande. Boken benämner detta fenomen som "effektivitetsparadoxen". När företag och organisationer effektiviserar "öar" så upplever vi att vi är effektiva men i själva verket kan vi vara extremt ineffektiva. Det är mycket problem som skapas "mellan" öarna. Ser vi inte helheten så förstår vi inte vad "riktig" effektivitet är. Detta är lean presenterar en ny form av effektivitet: flödeseffektivitet. Istället för att fokusera på verksamhetens enskilda funktioner fokuserar flödeseffektivitet på kundens behov. Helhetsförståelsen gör att många problem både kan undvikas och elimineras. Kundupplevelsen förbättras genom förkortade köer, frigjord kapacitet, mer effektiva processer och förbättrad kvalitet. Det finns enorma vinster att realisera genom att se på effektivitet på ett nytt sätt. |
29. Jace
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His wolf is out of control. She’s a wild thing that won’t be tamed. Ex-Army Specialist Jace River has a lock on his bedroom door, but it’s not to keep anyone out; it’s to keep his nightmares from breaking loose. His wolf is an out-of-control killer, which means he can never risk shifting, never truly be part of his pack, and definitely never take a mate.   Piper Wilding works for the Army as a civilian, traveling the world for her work in counterintelligence and fighting the bad guys while bedding down the good ones. The best part? It keeps her far from her asshole father in Seattle, the rest of the Wilding pack, and the pressure to take a mate. Settling down isn’t her thing, and after what happened to her mother, Piper vowed she would never be tied down by magic or men again.   While Jace’s wolf keeps him Sleepless in Seattle, Piper returns home to find her missing kid brother. When she breaks into the River brothers' safehouse, sparks fly and claws come out. Her sexy skills threaten to bring out Jace’s wolf, and Jace’s good-guy hotness reminds Piper how tempting shifter men can be. They’re like fire and gasoline, and as they race to find Piper’s brother, the heat threatens to burn down all their carefully constructed walls. But falling in love has never been so dangerous—and being together means taking risks that neither might survive.   RECOMMENDED: Read Jaxson (Riverwise Private Security 1) FIRST! Jace is a complete novel with HEA, the second in the Riverwise Private Security trilogy (all standalone stories, but best enjoyed if you read them in order!).   Contains scorching hot shifters, alpha military heroes, and sexy spy girls.   READING ORDER - Alisa’s Paranormal Romance DOT COM WOLVES Claiming Mia Saving Arianna A Christmas Wish RIVERWISE PRIVATE SECURITY Jaxson Jace  Jared WILDING PACK WOLVES Wild Game  Wild Love  Wild Heat Wild One  Wild Fire Wild Magic FALLEN IMMORTALS Lucian & Arabella Kiss of a Dragon Heart of a Dragon Fire of a Dragon Of Bards and Witches: Leonidas’s Story Leonidas & Rosalyn Chosen by a Dragon Seduced by a Dragon Touched by a Dragon Leksander & Erelah Loved by a Dragon   Marked by a Dragon Claimed by a Dragon FALLEN ANGELS Tajael Oriel Asa Razael Micah Tempted: Tajael’s Story Kiss of an Angel: A Christmas Story LEGAL MAGICK Ever Strange Mercy Strange Verity Strange   AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Alisa Woods lives in the Midwest with her husband and family, but her heart will always belong to the beaches and mountains where she grew up. She writes sexy paranormal romances about alpha men and the women who love them. She enjoys exploring the struggles we all have, where we resist--and succumb to--our most tempting vices as well as our greatest desires. She firmly believes that love triumphs over all. |
30. Before the Fall
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Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Novel Selected by The Sunday Times as one of the top page-turners of summer 2017 FROM THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD WINNING FARGO AND LEGION TV SERIES 'Hawley's sublime prose glows on every page in this literary thriller of the highest quality' Daily Mail THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT. BUT FATE IS BLIND. A private jet plunges into the sea. The only survivors are down-on his luck artist Scott Burroughs and JJ Bateman, the four year old son of a super-rich TV executive. For saving the boy, Scott is suddenly a hero. And then, as the official investigation is rapidly overtaken by a media frenzy, it seems he may also be a villain. Why was he on the plane in the first place, and why did it crash? |
31. When We Break
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When Sean tracks down Skye and tells her what he learned, how will she react? Will she finally see the truth? Will she finally believe Cayson and take him back?  Slade and Trinity finally get the results from their fertility test, but it’s not what they expect. How will the couple deal with this news? Conrad continues down his dark path, and when he meets someone he knows he should steer clear of, will he follow his instinct? Or will he fall prey to his recklessness? Arsen discovers something he’s not at all prepared for. Will this rip him to pieces until there’s nothing left? Or will he rise above it and lean on the people who love him like their own? |
32. Vankina Venäjällä
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Henkeäsalpaava sukellus Venäjän pahamaineiseen vankilamaailmaan. Suomalaisen huumekuriirin pahin painajainen toteutui itärajalla, kun hänet kiinnioton päätteeksi passitettiin Suomen sijasta Venäjälle kärsimään tuomiotaan. Kaiken piti sujua huolellisesti laaditun suunnitelman mukaan. Svetogorskissa suomalaisen huumekuriirin Jan Salon eteen kuitenkin ilmestyi kuin tyhjästä kaksi Venäjän turvallisuuspalvelun FSB:n virkailijaa, jotka pidättivät hänet siltä seisomalta. Vielä suurempi sokki Salolle koitti, kun kävi ilmi, ettei hän pääsisikään normaalin käytännön mukaan Suomeen kärsimään tuomiotaan vaan joutuisi lusimaan vuosikausia tiukan kurin vankileirillä keskellä Komin tasavallan erämaata. Ilkka Kariston Vankina Venäjällä on hyytävä tositarina Jan Salon armottomasta taipaleesta venäläisen vankilamaailman säälimättömissä syövereissä, joissa toiset vangit ovat pieni päänvaiva täysin epäinhimillisiin olosuhteisiin ja häikäilemättömään henkilökuntaan verrattuna.   Ilkka Karisto on pitkän linjan toimittaja, joka on työskennellyt Imagessa ja Helsingin Sanomien Kuukausiliitteessä sekä päätoimittanut Noste-lehteä. Tätä nykyä Karisto on Long Playn toimitussihteeri. |
33. Need
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Emily Townsend needs closure. And she will do anything to get it, including visit a local BDSM club. What she doesn’t expect is for the sexy man she’s been ogling for three weeks to waltz over to her table and dominate her in a way she’s never experienced. Rider Henderson doesn’t do newbies. Or girlfriends. But the cute pixie hanging around his club has drawn him to her side like a magnet. Perhaps if he took her on as a trainee, he could purge her from his system. The steam between Emily and Rider is undeniable. Not only is she a natural submissive, but she also enjoys watching him fight. That doesn’t change the fact Rider doesn’t want a permanent woman hanging around, nor does Emily have any interest in sharing Rider with her family or coworkers. It’s a summer fling. Nothing more. Right? |
34. Mortal Engines
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A blasted future where cities have turned predator. Stalking robotic hunters who cannot die. And Tom, a humble London apprentice who's just stumbled upon a terrible weapon... and a betrayal that will smash his world apart. |
35. Dark Sacred Night
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*THE FIRST EVER BOSCH & BALLARD THRILLER: THE NEW BLOCKBUSTER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* At the end of a long, dark night Detectives Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch cross paths for the very first time. * * * * * Detective Renée Ballard works the graveyard shift and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old files. The intruder is none other than legendary LAPD detective Harry Bosch , hunting for leads in an unsolved case that has got under his skin. Ballard escorts him out but - curious to know what he was searching for - soon becomes obsessed by the murder of Daisy Clayton. Was she the first victim of a serial killer who still stalks the streets? For Bosch, the case is more than personal: it may be all he has left. But in a city where crime never sleeps, even detectives have a dark side... * * * * * CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY. 'One of the world's greatest crime writers' Daily Mail 'A master of the genre' Stephen King 'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child 'Novels of exceptional quality' The Times 'Genuine modern classics' Independent on Sunday 'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian 'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction' Sunday Telegraph 'America's greatest living crime writer' Express 'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' Evening Standard |
36. Factfulness
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'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA The perfect Christmas gift: a message of hope for our troubled times. *the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller * ---Longlisted for the 2018 Financial Times /McKinsey Business Book of the Year--- 'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES 'Hans Rosling tells the story of "the secret silent miracle of human progress" as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.' MELINDA GATES Factfulnes s: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness , Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world. |
37. Valloittaja
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Tšingis-kaani teki 1200-luvun Mongoliasta maailmanhistorian mahtavimman valtakunnan Susien heimon Temüdžinista on tullut Tšingis-kaani – pelätty soturi ja tasankojen heimojen yhdistäjä. Tuhatpäisten joukkojen päällikkönä hän on valmis valloittamaan uusia seutuja ja rikkauksia, joista vain tarinat kertovat. Mutta haaste on hirmuinen: vastassa ovat Kiinan mahtavasti linnoitetut kaupungit ja komennettavana joukko eripuraisia heimoja, joista pitäisi sulattaa yksi armeija ja yksi kansa. Suuren kaanin on opittava uudenlaista sodankäyntiä, nujerrettava näännyttävät aavikot ja jinien tuhatvuotinen viisaus – aseinaan jouset, hevoset ja arojen koulima kuri, jollaista maailma ei ole ennen nähnyt. Brittiläisen Conn Igguldenin uuden sarjan avausosa Tasankojen susi lunasti lukijoiden odotukset ruhtinaallisesti ja nousi kansainväliseksi myynti- ja arvostelumenestykseksi. |
38. Elon Musk
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South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior. The personal tale of Musk’s life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk’s marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life ... Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man. |
39. Dirty Pleasures
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From  New York Times, Wall Street Journal,  and  USA Today  bestselling author, Meghan March, comes a filthy new trilogy. All three books are available now! Are you ready for this wild and  dirty ride?  I did it. I married a billionaire.  My reasons are my own, but the last thing I expected was to feel owned.  I may have taken vows, but I’m still determined to be me. Now his rules are taking over my world, but I’m not the kind of girl to just obey. There’s only one problem: I might actually be falling for him… I have no idea how this marriage is going to go, but holding onto a piece of myself while succumbing to his dirty pleasures is shaping up to be the ride of a lifetime.  Dirty Pleasures  is the second book in The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy and should be read following  Dirty Billionaire . Creighton and Holly's story concludes in  Dirty Together . |
40. After
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Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself! There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER... Life will never be the same. #Hessa Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to. But he’s also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before. He’ll call her beautiful, then insist he isn’t the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper. Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her? Unless…could this be love ? |
41. Him
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They don’t play for the same team. Or do they? Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died. Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever. Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions—can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it? When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend…and a big one to learn about himself. Warning: contains sexual situations, skinny-dipping, shenanigans in an SUV and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition. “I read HIM in one sitting—it’s so, so good! If I had to pick two authors who I’d have team up, it would be Bowen and Kennedy” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover |
42. Lepakkomies
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Ensimmäinen Harry Hole -romaani, sarjan kivikova avaus! Rikostutkija Harry Hole on lähetetty Austaliaan tutkimaan nuoren norjalaisnaisen murhaa. Työparikseen hän saa persoonallisen aboriginaali Andrew Kensingtonin, josta tuntuu kehittyvän Holelle myös ystävä. Kun ratkaisu vaikuttaisi olevan käden ulottuvilla, paljastuu, ettei mikään ole aivan sitä miltä näyttää. Myös Holen omat menneisyyden haamut tunkeutuvat esiin, ja soppaa hämmentää vielä ihastuminen ruotsalaiseen tyttöön. Alkuperäisen romaanin ilmestymisestä tulee kuluneeksi 20 vuotta. Tämä Hannu Lukkarisen hienon kuvituksen ja Jo Nesbøn esipuheen ryydittämä erityislaitos on tehty sarjan tasavuotisjuhlan kunniaksi. Lepakkomies palkittiin aikanaan sekä Norjan että Pohjoismaiden parhaana rikosromaanina, Riverton-palkinnolla ja Lasiavaimella."Vaikka Lepakkomies on Nesbøn esikoisteos, se on tarkkaan harkittu, ehjä ja kypsä teos. Lepakkomiehessä yhdistyy taitava juonenpunonta, kulttuuristen arvojen puntarointi ja yhteiskunnallinen kritiikki." - Ari Haasio, Aamulehti Harry Hole -sarjassa ovat ilmestyneet: 1. Lepakkomies, 2. Torakat, 3. Punarinta, 4. Suruton, 5. Veritimantit, 6. Pelastaja, 7. Lumiukko, 8. Panssarisydän, 9. Aave, 10. Poliisi, 11. Jano |
43. Inferno.fi
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”Teknotrilleri tekee moraalisia valintoja.” – Helsingin Sanomat Inferno-tietoturvaohjelmisto on suomalaisen huipputeknologian menestystuote. Se turvaa maailman kolmanneksi suurimman pankin miljoonien asiakkaiden tilit. Tai turvaisi, ellei Koira olisi onnistunut piilottamaan siihen nerokasta takaporttia.  Data North Oyj:n salausohjelma ja koko suomalainen tietoteollisuus joutuvat epäilyttävään valoon, kun Miamissa kuolee venäläismies, jonka vartaloon on teipattu yrityksen dokumentteja. Tutkija Arto Ratamo saa tulikasteensa murhatutkinnassa, joka ulottuu Kiinan turvallisuusministeriöstä venäläiseen mafiaan. Onko Supon omassa joukossa petturi? |
44. A Mind For Numbers
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The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life.   In A Mind for Numbers , Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to learning effectively—secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they’d known earlier. Contrary to popular belief, math requires creative, as well as analytical, thinking. Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are often a number of different solutions—you just need the creativity to see them. For example, there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. In short, studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn. Rather, it involves taking the time to step away from a problem and allow the more relaxed and creative part of the brain to take over. The learning strategies in this book apply not only to math and science, but to any subject in which we struggle. We all have what it takes to excel in areas that don't seem to come naturally to us at first, and learning them does not have to be as painful as we might think! From the Trade Paperback edition. |
45. Educated
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‘An amazing story, and truly inspiring. The kind of book everyone will enjoy. IT’S EVEN BETTER THAN YOU’VE HEARD.’ – Bill Gates Selected as a book of the year in THE TIMES , SUNDAY TIMES , GUARDIAN , NEW YORK TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE AMAZON.COM’s BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ________________________ Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she’d never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn’t believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it. ________________________ · Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards · Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics by the likes of Jeanette Winterson and Lorna Sage ... compelling and ultimately joyous' Sunday Times |
46. Huumekyttä
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Risto ”Nortti” Nordman on Suomen kokenein huumepoliisi, huumekyttä, kuten vastapuoli sanoo. Nordmanilla, joka eläkkeelle jäädessään oli Helsingin huumetoimiston viimeinen ”perustajajäsen”, on takanaan 33 vuoden poliisiura. Helsingin huumepoliisissa hän työskenteli reilut kaksikymmentä vuotta. Nortti on ollut rikostutkijana mukana lähes kaikissa suurissa huumejutuissa. Hän oli kaatamassa Pohjolan huumekuninkaan Kosti Kustaa Kartiokarin menestyksekästä amfetamiinikauppaa 60-luvun lopulla. Hän oli kenttätutkinnan johtajana, kun poliisi iski Urjalan  amfetamiinilaboratorioon viikkojen seurannan jälkeen. Suomalainen huumeongelma syntyi Nordmanin pitkän uran alkuaikoina ja laajeni vuosien kuluessa Helsingistä maaseudulle. Nortti jos kuka tuntee kaupungin huumekuviot, nistit, rosvot ja sumuisen elämän tylyt lait. Huumekyttä on ensimmäinen muistelmateos joka kertoo suomalaisen rikospoliisin kenttämiehen työstä. |
47. Marriage of Inconvenience
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From the USA Today Bestselling Series There are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson... and yes, she is *that* Kathleen Tyson): 1) She's determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit.  Being a billionaire heiress isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, it sucks. Determined to live a quiet life, Kat Tanner changed her identity years ago and eschewed her family's legacy. But now, Kat's silver spoon past has finally caught up with her, and so have her youthful mistakes. To avoid imminent disaster, she must marry immediately; it is essential that the person she chooses have no romantic feelings for her whatsoever and be completely trustworthy.  Fortunately, she knows exactly who to ask. Dan O'Malley checks all the boxes: single, romantically indifferent to her, completely trustworthy. Sure, she might have a wee little crush on Dan the Security Man, but with clear rules , expectations and a legally binding contract, Kat is certain she can make it through this debacle with her sanity— and heart— all in one piece.  Except, what happens when Dan O' Malley isn't as indifferent— or as trustworthy— as she thought? |
48. Forever My Girl
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ON DVD & DIGITAL I was never supposed to be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high school sweetheart and live happily ever after.  I broke both our hearts that day when I told her I was leaving. I was young. I made the right decision for me, but the wrong decision for us. I've poured my soul into my music, but I've never forgotten her. Her smell, her smile.  And now I'm going back.  After ten years.  I hope I can explain that after all this time.  I still want her to be my forever girl. |
49. Tunne lukkosi
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Tiedosta tunnelukkosi ja vapauta itsesi saamaan se, mitä todella tarvitset! Tunnistamalla menneisyytesi vaikutuksen kasvat entistä eheämmäksi aikuiseksi. Vaaditko itseltäsi kohtuuttomia? Uhraatko omat tarpeesi? Joudutko toistuvasti hankaliin tilanteisiin ihmissuhteissasi? Tiedätkö järjellä, että jokin toimintatapasi on sinulle haitallinen, mutta et pysty muuttamaan itseäsi? Tunne lukkosi -teos auttaa sinua tiedostamaan tunne-elämän lukkosi ja niiden vaikutuksen elämässäsi havainnollisten kuvausten ja esimerkkien avulla. Se opastaa sinua uudella tavalla ymmärtämään menneisyytesi vaikutuksen nykyhetkessä ja auttaa sinua näkemään vaihtoehtoisia ratkaisumalleja elämäsi haasteissa. Kirja auttaa sinua vihdoin saamaan sen, mitä sisimmässäsi olet aina todella halunnut. Kirjassa on kattavat kuvaukset kaikkien 18 tunnelukon piirteistä sekä testejä, joilla voit kartoittaa tunnelukkosi ja niiden alkuperän. Kirja tarjoaa useita skeematerapiaan pohjautuvia käytännön harjoituksia, joilla voit itse auttaa itseäsi vapautumaan lukoistasi. Kirjan tekijä Kimmo Takanen on yksi skeematerapian edelläkävijöistä Suomessa. Hän pitää yllä suosittua nettisivustoa www.skeematerapia.fi, ja toimii terapeuttina ja kouluttajana. |
50. Il profumo dell'invisibile 1
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Chi non ha mai sognato di essere invisibile e potersi così muovere nel mondo reale e rumoroso? Il non essere visibile non è forse una delle ultime versioni della libertà in un mondo in cui l'immagine è tutto? Indaga anche su questo tema Il profumo dell'invisibile, una delle più interessanti e famose opere di Milo Manara, pubblicata negli anni '80 in Italia e nel mondo. Lo spunto della storia a fumetti viene dal libro L'uomo invisibile , scritto nel 1881 da H.G. Wells, in cui si narra di uno scienziato che individua un processo che gli consente di nascondersi agli occhi di tutti. Anche il protagonista di Manara diventa invisibile grazie a una pomata e approfitta della sua condizione per realizzare un intero immaginario erotico con due coprotagoniste femminili, Miele e Bruna. Questo meccanismo consente all'autore di lanciare i suoi protagonisti in una rutilante avventura e sondare nelle profondità del desiderio umano. La colorazione di altissima qualità aggiunge intensità e miriadi di sfaccettature a un'opera eccezionale per disegno, ritmo narrativo, erotismo e capacità visionaria. |
51. Myrskyisä kohtaaminen
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Oletteko kuulleet jalosukuisen neiti R:n kuohuttavista seikkailuista Karibianmeren vaarallisilla vesillä...! Yksinäinen ja ahdistettu Clemence Ravenhurst joutuu pakenemaan rakastamaltaan Jamaikan saarelta. Pojaksi naamioituneena hän päätyy Karibian ehkä vaarallisimman merirosvon käsiin! Nathan Stanier, valeasuinen laivaston navigaatioupseeri, suojelee Clemenceä vaarallisella matkalla. Rakkaus roihahtaa hetkessä heidän välillään. Mutta kunnia – ja Nathanin tarkkaan vartioitu sydän – saa hänet vastustamaan Clemencen houkutusta. Siitäkin huolimatta, ettei Clemencen päättäväisyys tunne rajoja seikkailun käydessä yhä huikeammaksi – ja intohimoisemmaksi! |
52. Happily Ever Ninja
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There are three things you need to know about Fiona Archer… I would tell you what they are, but then I’d have to kill you.  But I can tell you that Fiona’s husband—the always irrepressible and often cantankerous Greg Archer—is desperately in love with his wife. He aches for her when they are apart, and is insatiable when they are together. Yet as the years pass, Greg has begun to suspect that Fiona is a ninja. A ninja mom. A ninja wife. A ninja friend. After fourteen years of marriage, Greg is trying not to panic. Because Fiona’s talent for blending in is starting to resemble fading away.  However, when unexpected events mean Fiona must take center stage to keep her family safe, her response stuns everyone—Greg most of all. It seems like Greg’s wish has come true.  Except… not.  When all is said and done, can Greg handle this new version of his wife? Will his irrepressible cantankerousness push her away? Or can the couple find a way forward without either being forced to step back into the shadows?  This is a full length, 100k word novel, and is the 5th book in the Knitting in the City Series. All books in the series can be read as a standalone except book #1.5 |
53. Jos vain sanot me
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Korusuunnittelija Skylar Tempest joutuu toteamaan kantapään kautta, että hänen poikaystävänsä on itsekeskeinen lurjus. Sydän särkyneenä Skylar tapaa Alec Hunterin, jonka kanssa hän on ollut huonoissa väleissä jo pitkään. He ovat aina olleet kuin kissa ja koira, eikä Skylar juuri tunne myötätuntoa sarkastista – mutta kieltämättä komeaa – Alecia kohtaan. Mutta kohtalo puuttuu peliin. Heidän vastentahtoinen ja pakollinen yhteisolonsa alkaa saada omituisia ja odottamattomia piirteitä ja pian he alkavat epäillä olleensa aivan turhaan vihamielisiä toisiaan kohtaan... Lähestyvän joulun tunnelma saa heidät uskaltamaan päästämään irti menneestä – ja jälleen rakastamaan. |
54. Nine Perfect Strangers
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “If three characters were good in Big Little Lies , nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers .” —Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out... Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can? It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question. Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft. |
55. The Mitford Murders
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'A lively, well-written, entertaining whodunit' THE TIMES Lose yourself in the sumptuous first novel in a new series of Golden Age mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters. It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories. But when a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, Nancy and amateur sleuth Louisa find that in postwar England, everyone has something to hide . . . Written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one-bestselling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie - and is based on a real unsolved crime. 'An extraordinary meld of fact and fiction' GRAHAM NORTON 'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery' DAISY GOODWIN 'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times. Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured The Mitford Murders ... so will you. Give it to absolutely everyone for Christmas, then pre-order the next one' SUSAN HILL 'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book' THE POOL 'Keeps the reader guessing to the very end. An accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read' EVENING STANDARD 'This story is drenched in detail and feels both authentic and fun. Curl up in your favourite reading spot and enjoy' HEAT 'The plan is that each book will focus on a different Mitford sister. On the strength of this initial entry, success is assured' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Elegant, whipsmart and brilliantly twisty-turny, this Downton -style mystery had me hooked from the first page' VIV GROSKOP 'Full of period pleasure' WOMAN & HOME 'An audacious and glorious foray into the Golden Age of mystery fiction. Breathtaking' ALEX GRAY 'A real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it' JULIAN FELLOWES 'Jessica Fellowes' deliciously immersive, effortlessly easy novel has a strong feel for period and a rollicking plot' METRO 'What a captivating crime novel and heroine Jessica has created in The Mitford Murders . The instant reassurance of being in the hands of a true storyteller with a feel for period detail makes this a real treat' AMANDA CRAIG 'This is a chocolate soufflé of a novel: as the enthralling mystery heats up, so the addictive deliciousness of the story rises. The sort of book you never want to end' JULIET NICOLSON |
56. Dating
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Now a USA TODAY BESTSELLER ‘Dating-ish’ can be read as a standalone, is a full length 100k word novel, and is book #6 in the Knitting in the City Series. There are three things you need to know about Marie Harris: 1) She’s fed up with online dating, 2) She’s so fed up, she’s willing to forego the annoyance and consider more creative alternatives, and 3) She knows how to knit. After the most bizarre and irritating first date in the history of humankind, Marie is looking for an alternative to men. With the help of her friends, she quickly identifies a few possibilities: Need a cuddle? Use a professional cuddler. Need affirmation? Get yourself a life coach. Need an orgasm? Try orgasm meditation! Why does she need the hassle of a romantic partner when she can meet all her needs with paid services? But then her irritating date resurfaces. And he’s not at all the person she thought he was. And he suggests a different—and crazier—solution to her dilemma . . . As everyone knows (or will soon come to realize), traditional relations between humans are a thing of the past. Robots are our future. And if robots are our future, then why do we need other people at all? |
57. New York, Actually
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'Everything a romantic novel should be - an absolute delight.’ - Veronica Henry Meet Molly New York’s most famous agony aunt, she considers herself an expert at relationships…as long as they’re other people’s. The only love of her life is her Dalmatian, Valentine. Meet Daniel A cynical divorce lawyer, he’s hardwired to think relationships are a bad idea. If you don’t get involved, no-one can get hurt. But then he finds himself borrowing a dog to meet the gorgeous woman he sees running in Central Park every morning… Molly and Daniel think they know everything there is to know about relationships…until they meet each other that is… 'Wonderfully romantic and sumptuously atmospheric.’ -Alex Brown, author of The Secret Orchard Cottage Reviews ‘Smart and funny and a little bit naughty – but also warm and wise. If you’re feeling out of sorts it will restore your faith in the power of love and friendship – and owning a dog! It’s everything a romantic novel should be – an absolute delight.’ – Veronica Henry ‘Sarah’s a master at creating the moments when the reader seriously doubts the hero and heroine are really going to get together… until phew, they do. Bliss!’ – Sue Moorcraft 'Wonderfully romantic and sumptuously atmospheric.’ -Alex Brown, author of The Secret Orchard Cottage ‘The perfect book to curl up with’ – Heat ‘Lovers of romance will relish this tale of friendship, fun and flirting set in beautiful New York.’ -My Weekly ‘Morgan excels in balancing the sweet and sexy to create the perfect blend.’ -Booklist 'A gorgeously sparkly romance about letting go and learning to love again. - Julia Williams, bestselling author of Coming Home for Christmas 'Morgan is a magician with words' – RT Book Reviews ‘Morgan’s novel delivers the classic sweep-you-off-your-feet romantic experience.’ – Publisher’s Weekly ‘Perfect chick-lit’ – BEST magazine ‘Her dynamic prose like narrative is eloquent, the laugh-out-loud humor lightens the load and both her big-city and small-town settings are perfect’ – RT Book Reviews ‘I am fairly certain there will never be a Sarah Morgan book that I won’t love. This was no exception. My very favourite book of hers to date!’ – Erin’s Book Choice ‘A fun loving story with the sprinkling of magic I love in Sarah Morgan’s books.’ – Sarah Mackins ‘Fresh, romantic, complexity and heart! Sleepless in Manhattan is everything you want in romance!’ – Chicks that Read ‘Sleepless in Manhattan is Sarah Morgan at her best.’ – Rachel’s Random Reads About the author Sarah Morgan lives near London with her husband and two sons. An international bestseller, her books have been translated into more than 30 languages and she has sold over 15 million copies. For more about Sarah visit her website www.sarahmorgan.com, and sign up to her newsletter. She loves to connect with readers on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorSarahMorgan), Twitter and Instagram. |
58. Spinning Silver
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Will dark magic claim their home? Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord. Irina’s father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love. As with her standalone novel Uprooted , Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is a new rich, multilayered new story which is a joy to read. |
59. Work Me Up
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Baseball player. Single dad. Hot mess. No woman has ever tamed him… until now. Everyone knows Ryan Riggs—everyone who follows minor league baseball, that is. He's the player with the hair-trigger temper, the bad shoulder, and the smoking hot looks. He's also a single dad in need of a nanny—which makes him my new boss. Simple. Except for one thing: We had a one-night stand five years ago. We're trying to be professional. But it was one of the best nights of my life, and the more I work with him, the more I'm thinking about a repeat. He's battling his demons, and I might be the only one who can help him win. He's impossible. He's unforgettable. He's unwinnable. Looks like I have my work cut out for me. |
60. My European Family
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Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day, weaving in the latest archaeological findings. Karin goes deep in search of her genealogy; by having her DNA sequenced she was able to trace the path of her ancestors back through the Viking and Bronze ages to the Neolithic and beyond into prehistory, even back to a time when Neanderthals ran the European show. Travelling to dozens of countries to follow the story, she learns about early farmers in the Middle East and flute-playing cavemen in Germany and France, and a whole host of other fascinating characters. This book looks at genetics from a uniquely pan-European perspective, with the author meeting dozens of geneticists, historians and archaeologists in the course of her research. The genes of this seemingly ordinary modern European woman have a truly fascinating story to tell, and in many ways it is the true story of Europe. At a time when politics is pushing nations apart, this book shows that, ultimately, our genes will always bind us together. |
61. The Storyteller's Secret
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How did a Venice Beach T-shirt vendor become television's most successful producer? How did an entrepreneur who started in a garage create the most iconic product launches in business history? How did a timid pastor's son overcome a paralyzing fear of public speaking to captivate sold-out crowds at Yankee Stadium, twice? How did a human rights attorney earn TED's longest standing ovation, and how did a Facebook executive launch a movement to encourage millions of women to "lean in"? They told brilliant stories. In The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don't , keynote speaker, bestselling author, and communication expert Carmine Gallo reveals the keys to telling powerful stories that inspire, motivate, educate, build brands, launch movements, and change lives. The New York Times has called a well-told story "a strategic tool with irresistible power" - the proof lies in the success stories of 50 icons, leaders, and legends featured in The Storyteller's Secret: entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, Sara Blakely, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and Sheryl Sandberg; spellbinding speakers like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bryan Stevenson, and Malala Yousafzai; and business leaders behind famous brands such as Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, Wynn Resorts, Whole Foods, and Pixar. Whether your goal is to educate, fundraise, inspire teams, build an award-winning culture, or to deliver memorable presentations, a story is your most valuable asset and your competitive advantage. In The Storyteller's Secret , Gallo explains why the brain is hardwired to love stories - especially rags-to-riches stories - and how the latest science can help you craft a persuasive narrative that wins hearts and minds. "The art of storytelling can be used to drive change," says billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson. And since the next decade will see the most change our civilization has ever known, your story will radically transform your business, your life, and the lives of those you touch. Ideas that catch on are wrapped in story. Your story can change the world. Isn't it time you shared yours? |
62. En helt vanlig familj
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Hur långt skulle du gå för att skydda din familj? Och hur väl känner du egentligen dina barn? De är en helt vanlig familj. Prästen Adam, juristen Ulrika och deras 19-åriga dotter Stella. De bor i en fin villaförort utanför Lund och på ytan tycks deras tillvaro perfekt. Men en dag raseras allt. Stella anklagas för mord och hamnar i häktet.Kvar finns de förtvivlade föräldrarna som inte förstår vad som har hänt eller vad de ska ta sig till. De är båda beredda att göra allt för att hjälpa Stella, men frågan är bara om de egentligen känner sin dotter. Eller varandra.I tre olika delar får vi följa fadern, modern och dottern, och bit för bit avslöjas sanningen om vad som egentligen hände.Mattias Edvardsson har skrivit en oavlåtligt spännande roman som skildrar varje förälders mardröm. En helt vanlig familj handlar om tre människor som tror sig känna varandra men lever i olika världar. Och den fina linjen mellan rätt och fel, lögn och sanning. Den har redan sålts till 29 länder. Omslagsformgivare: Elina Grandin |
63. Diamond Fire
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Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden. Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle.  Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan's extensive family overruns his mother’s home.  Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder. To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic.  But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn't do for her sister's happiness.  Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done. |
64. Crux Untamed
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ONLY BOUNDLESS LOVE CAN SILENCE THE WHISPERS OF THE PAST . . . A broken woman.  A damaged man.  A free spirit intent on saving them both. Elysia ‘Sia’ Willis lives a solitary life. The only person in it is her big brother, Ky, vice-president of the infamous Hades Hangmen. She loves him, but she has absolutely no love for the outlaw MC he belongs to.  Raised in secret by her mother, Sia grew up separated from her brother and distant father. No one knew she even existed. After the tragic murder of her mother, Sia spiraled into a rebellion against the rules of the Hangmen. A rebellion with dire consequences that now, years later, she still can’t escape. As she lives once again in secret, happy on her own at her secluded ranch, a devil from her past comes calling. A devil who wants to possess her once again and take her from the simple life she never wants to lose.  And he will stop at nothing to collect what he believes is his: her. Valan ‘Hush’ Durand and Aubin ‘Cowboy’ Breaux have finally found a home in the mother chapter of the Hangmen. The notoriously private Cajun twosome have, for now, put aside what chased them from their beloved Louisiana. But as threats toward the club build, Hush and Cowboy are given a task—protect Elysia Willis at all costs. Cowboy welcomes the job of watching over the blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty. Hush fights against it.  Scarred by events from his past and a secret that plagues his everyday life, Hush refuses to let anyone else get close. Only Cowboy knows the real him. Until a certain sister of the club’s VP begins to slowly knock down his defenses, shattering the heavily built walls that guard his damaged soul . . . with his best friend leading the charge. As lost and open hearts begin to meld, taking each other from indescribable pain to the never-before felt relief of peace, the newly-mended threesome must first endure one more rocky path. Only then will they finally shake free of the shackles of their pasts.  Only then will they shed the bonds that have for too long held their happiness captive.  And there is only one way to survive that path . . . together. Dark Contemporary MFM Romance. Contains scenes of violence and explicit sexual situations. Over 18’s only. |
65. Next To Never
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New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in the latest novella in the series that began with Jared and Tate in Bully.... Quinn Caruthers has several problems.   Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon.   Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden.   But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore.      But then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.   As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants. |
66. Minun tarinani
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Yhdysvaltojen entisen ensimmäisen naisen intiimit, vaikuttavat ja inspiroivat muistelmat Vaikutusvaltansa ja saavutustensa johdosta Michelle Obamasta on tullut yksi aikamme ikonisimmista ja kiehtovimmista naisista. Yhdysvaltain presidentin puolisona – ensimmäisenä afroamerikkalaisena – hän kehitti Valkoista taloa aiempaa lämminhenkisemmäksi ja tasapuolisemmaksi. Hän puhui vahvasti myös naisten ja tyttöjen puolesta ja edisti määrätietoisesti perheiden hyvinvointia ja terveyttä. Hän seisoi miehensä rinnalla tämän johtaessa Amerikkaa vaikeina aikoina. Hän jäi monien mieleen Carpool Karaoken eloisana heittäytyjänä ja tanssitaiturina. Hän kasvatti kaksi fiksua, jalat maassa olevaa tytärtä armottoman median valokeilassa.  Pohdiskelevissa ja kiehtovissa muistelmissaan Michelle Obama avaa elämäänsä ja kertoo kehityksestään: lapsuudesta Chicagon eteläosassa, työskentelystään johtotehtävissä ja tasapainoilusta äitiyden ja työn asettamien vaatimusten välillä sekä vuosista maailman kuuluisimmassa talossa. Hän kuvailee rehellisesti, eloisasti ja älykkäästi voittoja ja pettymyksiä, sekä julkisia että yksityisiä. Hän kertoo tarinansa omilla sanoillaan ja omalla tavallaan.  Kirja on lämmin, viisas ja paljastava tilinteko sielukkaalta ja merkittävältä naiselta, joka on vakaasti kulkenut omaa tietään odotusten ristipaineista huolimatta ja joka innostaa kaikkia tekemään samoin. Tämä sähkökirja toimii ePub-formaattia tukevilla lukuohjelmilla. |
67. Julia Ärzte zum Verlieben Band 120
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HEIß GELIEBTER HIGHLAND-DOC von O'NEIL, ANNIE Groß, breite Schultern, blond und strahlend blaue Augen – wer ist dieser Mann, der ihr Herz zum Rasen bringt? Die Antwort erschüttert die zarte Medizinerin Kali zutiefst: Sie steht vor Doktor Brodie McClellan, ihrem neuen Boss auf der schottischen Insel … DU KÜSST MEINE ÄNGSTE FORT von CLARK, LUCY Nach Jahren in einem Zeugenschutzprogramm kehrt Maybelle mit neuer Identität in die Stadt zurück. Niemand erkennt sie – bis sie im Victory Hospital Dr. Arthur Lewis über den Weg läuft! Er war ihre Jugendliebe und ist immer noch umwerfend sexy. Weiß er, wen er vor sich hat? VERZEIHEN SIE MIR, DR. MONROE! von BERLIN, AMALIE „Schwerer Unfall auf der Autobahn, viele Verletzte.“ Alarmiert eilt Chefärztin Dasha zum OP. Auf keinen Fall darf sie sich von dem attraktiven Mann neben sich ablenken lassen: dem brillanten Chirurgen Preston Monroe – ihr Ex, der immer noch glaubt, dass sie ihn damals betrogen hat! |
68. The Dare Collection 2018
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Introduce yourself to Mills & Boon’s sexiest series yet! Undone by Caitlin Crews She’s been a very good girl…Now she’s learning to be bad! Ditched at the altar for being boring in bed, prim lawyer Maya Martin goes on a solo Amalfi Coast honeymoon with one goal in mind: proving her ex wrong! And when she meets tattooed, hard-bodied Charlie Teller, he seems just the man for the job – he’s so hot it’s criminal! This Christmas, Charlie will help Maya unleash her wild side…over and over again! My Royal Surrender by Riley Pine He served at Her Majesty's Pleasure…now he's serving his own! Max, bodyguard to the Royal Family, puts his country first. But his loyalty is tested when he’s paired with his ex-lover to stop a new threat to the crown. They must infiltrate an illicit sex den by playing a couple looking for thrills—and Max hates how much he loves it. Is the true danger their enemy…or the red-hot desire they can’t deny? The Season to Sin by Clare Connelly Bad boys are her weakness…Is he too magnetic to resist? Storming into psychologist Holly Scott-Leigh’s life, bad boy billionaire Noah Moore is so hot he leaves Holly breathless with just a glance. He’s her potential client and she’s never crossed that line before. But delicious Noah tempts her to sin… This festive season, from his hip London loft to a luxurious Paris hotel, Noah will show Holly how good it feels to be on the naughty list! Secret Pleasure by Taryn Leigh Taylor She's sweet as sin…and he's twice as wicked! Bombshell burlesque performer Kaylee Whitfield has perfected the art of the tease, especially when deliciously gorgeous Aidan Beckett is watching. Of course, Aidan has no idea that she's his ex-bestie's little sister or that he broke Kaylee's teenaged heart. It was supposed to be one sexy—and secret—tryst. But Kaylee has a few things to learn about searingly hot temptation… and risking her heart. |
69. Kvinnan i rött
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Kvinnan var blond och hon bar en röd klänning, så hur tusan skulle James Waverley, viscount Winterton, kunna veta att det var fel kvinna han förde bort? Skandalen är ett faktum då misstaget uppdagas och kvinnan, lady Florentia Hale-Burtons, drar sig undan till familjens gods där hon ägnar sig åt måleri. Men när Florentina många år senare besöker London springer hon in i James, och han är lika förödande stilig som hon minns honom. Förklädd till man får hon möjlighet att måla hans porträtt och när de kommer varandra nära igen vibrerar luften av undertryckta känslor. Finns det någon chans för dem att kringgå skandalen som har hållit dem i sitt grepp under alla år? |
70. True Love's Deception
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Not even lies can deceive the heart.  Juliana Beaumont wants to keep her freedom - and her grandmother's estate in Scotland. But can she do both? Especially when her father demands she marries a man from England before he can give her an inheritance? Andrew Dean is tired of being the stable help, and jumps at the chance of playing Miss Juliana's pretend husband. But he doesn't believe in marrying unless it's in a church. He hopes Juliana doesn't discover that they are legally married until he can make her fall in love with him. But a secret that has been hidden in his memory for twenty years may just keep them apart. |
71. Paint Mojo
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Claim the beauty of your unique, authentic expression. Break free of your comfort zone, sharpen your senses to perceive the world around you and find happiness in play. On this painterly journey, Tracy Verdugo leads you from self-doubt to self-appreciation by helping you find your voice through a myriad of vibrantly-hued mark making, painting and self-reflection techniques. There are no mistakes here, only opportunities to learn and grow. Learn the language of your own sacred marks by painting with personal symbology. Discover the inspiration that exists around you, in your home, your community, the present moment. 19 step-by-step exercises use popular mixed media materials such as pastels, acrylic paints, inks and more! See how to use art making to plant creative seeds and cultivate your wildest dreams. Turn on your Paint Mojo and make an awesome, shiny, perfectly imperfect mark of you. |
72. Американская Трагедия
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Действие начинается в городе Канзас-Сити. Клайд Грифитс — сын уличных проповедников, которые строго воспитывают детей в религиозной вере. Однако с юных лет Клайд мечтает вырваться из мира, где царят лишь бедность и горечь унылого существования. Юноша не понимает, чем богачи лучше бедняков и почему он вынужден жить в нищете, в то время как другим доступны богатство, комфорт и роскошь. Честолюбивые желания Клайда подогревает тот факт, что его дядя, живущий на Востоке США, является владельцем крупной фабрики по производству воротничков. Забросив учёбу и решив посвятить себя поиску работы, Клайд устраивается рассыльным в отель, где новые друзья приобщают его к алкоголю и посещению проституток. Клайд наблюдает жизнь богатых постояльцев, и его стремление к красивой и богатой жизни растёт. |
73. Snowfire
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A chilling tale of murder and secrets set against the treacherous slopes of a ski lodge—from “the queen of the American gothics” ( The New York Times ).   Linda Earle’s stepbrother had a bright future. An aspiring athlete, he was being mentored by championship skier Julian McCabe, but then his career was cut short when he was accused of murdering Julian’s wife, Margot. Convinced of his innocence and determined to clear his name, Linda takes a job as après-ski hostess at the McCabe’s Pocono lodge, nestled in the shadow of their imposing estate.   Once Linda insinuates herself into the guarded family, she discovers that everyone behind the walls of Greystones mansion had a reason to murder the much-hated Margot, including her disturbed daughter, her malicious and jealous sister-in-law, even the brooding and handsome Julian, with whom Linda is falling dangerously in love. But with a mysterious killer in a house of secrets, Linda has reason to fear that anyone—including herself—could be the next victim.   New York Times –bestselling author “Phyllis Whitney is, and always will be, the Grand Master of her craft” (Barbara Michaels).   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author’s estate. |
74. Match Day
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Jilted at the altar! Doctor Zack Sorensen planned to spend the entire ten-day luxury honeymoon cruise drunk off his ass. Why not? He paid a fortune for the tickets. Non-refundable tickets. If anyone deserved to be drunk for ten days solid it was Zack. Brian O’Daly - brother of the runaway bride and best man - had no intention of letting his best friend spend the next ten days alone, and most likely drunk, on a ship, with no one to keep him from falling overboard. But what exactly did one do on an accidental honeymoon? For ten days. To romantic destinations. In one bed… when one is secretly in love with one’s best friend. Brian and Zack are about to find out. |
75. Leading Change
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John P. Kotter’s Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail is a classic of business literature, and an example of high-level analysis and evaluation. In critical thinking, analysis is all about the sequence and features of arguments. When combined with evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of an argument, it provides the perfect basis for understanding corporate strategies and direction. Kotter applied these skills to his own experiences of coaching large and small businesses through changes aimed at improving their performance. At its heart, Kotter’s conclusion was simple: unsuccessful transformations usually result from poor management decisions. His view was that it was not enough for executives to have management skills. Strong leadership is required, together with a clear process that can be used by all kinds of companies and organizations, no matter what sector they are operating in. Looking at his own successes and failures alike, Kotter used his analytical skills to understand the sequence and features of relevant arguments before evaluating their strengths and distilling them down to identify common mistakes managers make when they try to implement change. This practical application of two core critical thinking skills allowed him to develop an eight-stage model for successful organizational transformation – a model still widely used twenty years on. |
76. I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
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One of the most anticipated books of 2017, I AM, I AM, I AM is a memoir with a difference - a story of a life in near-death experiences. In seventeen encounters with an extraordinary woman at different ages, in different locations, it reveals to us a whole life in a series of tense, visceral snapshots. It is a story you finish newly conscious of your own vulnerability, determined to make every heartbeat count. A childhood illness she was not expected to survive. A teenage yearning to escape that nearly ended in disaster. A terrifying encounter on a remote path. A mismanaged labour in an understaffed hospital. Shocking, electric, unforgettable, this is the extraordinary memoir from Costa Novel-Award winner and Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell. It is a book to make you question yourself. What would you do if your life was in danger, and what would you stand to lose? I AM, I AM, I AM will speak to readers who loved Cheryl Strayed's WILD or Max Porter's GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS. |
77. True Love
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Love might not be what we think it is. We all seek the happiness that comes from loving and being loved, yet we often find ourselves dissatisfied in our relationships and unable to grasp the cause. Thich Nhat Hanh here shows the way to overcome our recurrent obstacles to love—by learning to be mindful, open, and present with ourselves and others. As he explains, "training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice deep looking directed toward the person you love. Because if you do not understand this person, you cannot love properly. Understanding is the essence of love." This quintessential guide to loving also introduces the four key aspects of love described in the Buddhist tradition—loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—and describes many simple and direct ways in which we can practice authentic love in our everyday lives. |
78. You Are a Badass at Making Money
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From the author of You Are A Badass, the New Your Times bestselling book everyone is talking about . YOU ARE A BADASS AT MAKING MONEY is the book you need if you've spent too much time watching money land in your bank account and then roll through your fingers. Jen Sincero went from living in a converted garage to traveling the world in 5-star luxury in a matter of years, and knows all too well the layers of BS one can get wrapped up in around money, as well as what it takes to dig your way out. In this funny, fascinating and practical book she goes in-depth on how powerful our thoughts are and how our bank accounts are mirrors for our beliefs about money. YOU ARE A BADASS AT MAKING MONEY combines laugh out loud comedy with life-changing concepts, all boiled down into manageable, bite-sized tips so that YOU can put them into practice and get life changing results. |
79. Indian Summer – Tutto ricominciò con un'estate indiana
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L’edizione definitiva di uno dei capolavori della letteratura disegnata. L’amatissima opera di Hugo Pratt e Milo Manara ritorna impreziosita da una nuova colorazione. |
80. Spectacular Rascal
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A sexy, laugh out loud standalone romance from USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente!  When you’ve been screwed over by Mr. Wrong, let a Spectacular Rascal show you how good it feels to be  bad . You know the smooth, successful New York businessman type? Well, I'm the other guy—the one you  don’t  bring home to mama. The tattooed, rough-around-the-edges, 100% primal badass.  As the resident bad boy of Magnificent Bastard Consulting, I’ve got what it takes to make sure your dangerous dick of an ex thinks twice before he knocks on your door again.  Or I thought I did, until I meet my latest client…  Now my wild, sexy, one-that-got-away is looking up at me with her big green eyes, daring me to take on an ex as dick-ish and dangerous as hers. But all I want to do is take her—again and again.  Soon Cat and I are setting sex marathon records and medaling in the orgasm Olympics, all while staying one step ahead of her former Mr. Wrong. Everything is golden, except for the fact that I’m falling hard for this woman and all she wants is more of Curved for her Pleasure (trust me, the nickname fits). Now I have to prove to Cat that I’m nothing like the dangerous man she’s left behind, and do it all before our time runs out. Considering her ex is with the mob, if we’re not careful, that could be sooner than either one of us thinks… Warning: SPECTACULAR RASCAL is a sexy, standalone romantic comedy told from the hero’s point of view. No cliffhanger. Lots of dirty talk. |
81. Healthy and Free
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Begin Your Journey to Spirit-Soul-Body Health Today... Beni Johnson received a life-changing revelation about how anyone can start walking in holistic health—including you! Jesus died for your spirit, soul, and body. This means you can experience His resurrection life in all three areas! Christians should be the healthiest people on Earth because they understand God has made their bodies His temple. Unfortunately, many people focus on one area of health while neglecting another. This can lead to spiritual disconnection, bad eating habits, depression, poor rest, and lack of exercise. In Healthy and Free, Beni shows you how to: Find your why: Learn the motivating secret to pursuing a healthy lifestyle as your new normal. Unlock the connection: Discover the many ways your spirit, soul and body are interconnected and how health in one areas directly effects another. Start simple: Receive practical and easy-to-implement steps to begin walking in health right now. The Great Physician desires you to walk in Heaven’s health. Get aligned with God’s divine design today and experience freedom—body, soul and spirit! |
82. The Escort, Book 2
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Curvy girl Max is uncertain who Dan is and what exactly he wants. In her deepest fantasies he wants nothing more than to be with her. But she finds this hard to believe. Why would a man like Dan want a woman like her? Dan is torn between what's best for his family and his need to have Max in his life, and in his bed. Can he persuade her he is not a bad guy? Or has he blown his chances for ever? Find out in The Escort - Part Two Book two of a three part series. With cliffhangers. Suitable for adults only. |
83. Kaikki kauniit hevoset
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Cormac McCarthya kauneimmillaan. John Grady on vasta kuudentoista kun kotitila Texasissa myydään ja hän lähtee kaverinsa Rawlinsin kanssa ratsain kohti Meksikoa etsimään uutta elämää. Nuoret miehet kohtaavat matkallaan ihmisen koko raakuuden ja jalouden ja oppivat että liian hyvä hevonen on vaaraksi - mutta ei niin suureksi kuin rakkaus. McCarthyn Rajatrilogian ensimmäisessä osassa tarina kaartuu jylhästi, ja Kaijamari Sivillin suomennos hehkuu samoissa väreissä. Kaikki kauniit hevoset sai Yhdysvaltain National Book Award ja National Book Critics Circle Award -palkinnot ja nosti tekijänsä maailmanmaineeseen. Cormac McCarthy (s. 1933) lukeutuu Yhdysvaltain merkittävimpiin nykykirjailijoihin. Kuudes romaani Kaikki kauniit hevoset (1992) toi hänelle kansainvälistä huomiota, jonka sinetöi Pulitzer-palkinto romaanista Tie vuonna 2007. McCarthy tunnetaan erityisesti etelän rajaseutujen karunkauniin maiseman ja väkivallan leimaaman elämän runollisena kuvaajana. |
84. A Lady Most Dangerous
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Helen Foster was saved from a watery grave by her BFF from the future and knows she’s lucky to be alive. Sadly, she’s not so lucky in love. Her blackmailed benefactor, Edward Clifton, the Duke of Somervale, thinks she’s dead. And Helen has to make sure it stays that way. But as Helen and her best friend Mary get charged with a new mission—save the Prince of Wales from assassination—avoiding Edward will be the least of her problems. Edward Clifton has nightmares about Helen’s death. Beautiful, infuriating, deadly and with a vocabulary that would make a sailor blush, she was unlike any woman he’d ever known. And he failed her. Now he’ll go back to being the rule-abiding, proper (and admittedly rather boring) Duke he was born to be. But when Edward discovers that Helen might be alive and involved in a deadly quest, he must decide if he will let her go or risk everything to be with a lady most dangerous. This is the second and final book in Helen's and Edward's story. This book includes sex, swearing and historical liberties taken. |
85. Kindling Flames: Smoke Rising
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Is there such a thing as a normal life when you live with an ancient vampire and a temperamental hellhound? Victoria Westernly was just starting to think so. With Samhain just around the corner and the promise of a Halloween Ball, her life was looking good. Even the addition of a new master vampire couldn’t bring her down. When Victoria and Darien become the victims of a series of unfortunate accidents, they know something’s up. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. But, the question is… who is burning what? Kindling Flames: Smoke Rising is the third book in a paranormal romance series that should not be passed up. Dive into a series filled with sexy vampires, werewolves, shifters, Fae folk, and more. Science fiction and urban fantasy romance lovers unite because this series has seven exciting books that readers have compared to the Sookie Stackhouse Novels (True Blood) and The Black Dagger Brotherhood. |
86. Звездочка
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Впервые на русском — новый роман от автора знаменитого бестселлера «Впусти меня», послужившего основой не одного, но двух знаменитых фильмов! Однажды Леннарт Сёдерстрём, бывший рок-идол, обнаружил на дороге пакет. А в пакете — младенца, девочку. Она еле жива, Леннарту пришлось делать ей искусственное дыхание. Он не знал, как поступить со своей находкой, пока девочка не заплакала. «У Леннарта был идеальный слух, и он без всякого камертона мог определить, что девочка поет ноту ми. Чистейшее ми, от которого дрожала листва и птицы взлетали с ветвей». Тогда Леннарт решает воспитать девочку сам. Спрятать ее в подвале, изолировать от любых внешних влияний, превратить в идеальный инструмент, посредством которого в мир явится идеальная музыка. Но Терез выросла девочкой со странностями. Опасными странностями. |
87. Aflame
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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Bully , Until You , Rival , and Falling Away comes the sizzling conclusion to the Fall Away series.   The tables have turned. Now I have the power—and it’s his turn to beg…   Everyone wants to be me.   Maybe it’s the sway of my skirt or the way I flip my hair, but I don’t care. Even though their attention is the last thing I crave, I just can’t stop. I dominate the track, the speed rattles my bones, and the wind and the crowd screams my name.   I’m her. The girl driver. The queen of the race. And I’m surviving—something he thought I’d never do.   They all talk about him. Did you see Jared Trent on T.V? What did you think of his last race, Tate? When is he coming back to town, Tate?   But I refuse to care too much. Because when Jared does come home, I won’t be here.   Tatum Brandt is gone. I’m someone new.   |
88. Falling Away
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From the New Adult sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Rival Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the girl he won’t let get away... K. C. Carter has always followed the rules—until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door. Jaxon Trent is the worst kind of temptation and exactly what K.C. was supposed to stay away from in high school. But he never forgot her. She was the one girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day and the only one to ever say no. Fate has brought K.C. back into his life—except what he thought was a great twist of luck turns out to be too close for comfort. As they grow closer, he discovers that convincing K.C. to get out from her mother’s shadow is hard, but revealing the darkest parts of his soul is nearly impossible.… |
89. Rival
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From the New Adult sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Bully and Until You Madoc and Fallon. Two estranged teenagers playing games that push the boundaries between love and war… She’s back. For the two years she’s been away at boarding school, there was no word from her. Back when we lived in the same house, she used to cut me down during the day and then leave her door open for me at night. I was stupid then, but now I’m ready to beat her at her own game… I’m back. Two years and I can tell he still wants me, even if he acts like he’s better than me. But I won’t be scared away. Or pushed down. I’ll call his bluff and fight back. That’s what he wants, right? As long as I keep my guard up, he’ll never know how much he affects me…. |
90. Until You
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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a companion novel to Bully. This is Jared’s story.   Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or numb to all emotions? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between. Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don't care about anything or anyone.   Except Tatum.   I love her so much that I hate her. I hate that I can't let her go. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn't trust her—or anyone else. So I hurt her. I pushed her away. But I still need her. She centers me. Engaging her, challenging her, pushing her—it’s the one last part of me that feels anything anymore.   But then she went and screwed everything up. She left for a year and came back a different girl. Now, when I push, she pushes back…and I’m not sure either one of us will ever be the same.   Includes a teaser for RIVAL, the next unforgettable novel from Penelope Douglas….   Praise for Bully:   "Bully was a wonderfully addictive read that kept my heart racing from start to finish. I could not put it down! 5 stars!!"— Aesta's Book Blog   "A heated and passionate novel, full of feeling and intensity that will appeal to the reader seeking an emotional rush.”— IndieReader.com   Penelope Douglas is a writer and teacher in Las Vegas. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, then a Masters of Science in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans. She and her husband have one daughter. She is the author of Bully . |
91. Noidankehä
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Hector Cross ja Hazel Bannock ovat perustaneet perheen, jonka onnea saapuvat uhkaamaan kostonhimoiset muslimimerirosvot Afrikasta. ”Juoni nivoutuu mielenkiintoisella tavalla osaksi ajankohtaista kansainvälistä politiikkaa ja antaa kuvauksen Intian valtamerellä todellisuudessakin harjoitettavasta merirosvouksesta sekä Somalian hallinnasta”, kirjoitti Metro Live romaanista Vaaran vesillä. |
92. Astérix
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A l'occasion d'une cure thermale en Auvergne où ils accompagnent le chef du village, Astérix et Obélix mettent la main sur un précieux trophée : le bouclier de Vercingétorix ! o |
93. My Brilliant Friend
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Now an HBO series, book one in the New York Times bestselling Neapolitan quartet about two friends growing up in post-war Italy is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted family epic by Italy’s most beloved and acclaimed writer, Elena Ferrante, “one of the great novelists of our time.” (Roxana Robinson, The New York Times )   Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its protagonists, the fiery and unforgettable Lila, and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflictual friendship. Book one in the series follows Lila and Elena from their first fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.  Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her protagonists. “An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends,” writes Entertainment Weekly . “Spectacular,” says Maureen Corrigan on NPR ’s Fresh Air. “A large, captivating, amiably peopled bildungsroman,” writes James Wood in The New Yorker Ferrante is one of the world’s great storytellers. With My Brilliant Friend she has given her readers an abundant, generous, and masterfully plotted page-turner that is also a stylish work of literary fiction destined to delight readers for many generations to come. |
94. Our Father's War
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In 1939 a 21 year old joined the N.Z.R.A.F. as a reservist. When World War II was declared he was called up and sent to Woodburn training camp in Blenheim and taught to fly. In August 1940 he sailed from New Zealand for England and went to war. As the sea voyage progressed from holiday cruise to deadly dangerous, he kept a diary and then gave it to a steward to post home from LA. He was a foundation member of 485 NZ Spitfire Squadron. He watched his best friends die before his eyes, was shot up twice and made it back to his aerodrome and killed a man for the first time. And he wrote letters home. In December 1941 he sailed for the Middle East and, after a spell as an instructor, he requested a transfer back to active duty. Only four of his training course of 21 men survived and came home. He was one of them. Many years later he wrote notes about his war time experiences in preparation for the memoir that never happened. In 1991 he died at the age of 74 after an 11 month battle with cancer. He was my Dad and I inherited the box of letters and notes. It is time we all heard about his war and I have complied this as much for the younger members of my family who never knew this brave and modest man, as for anyone else. World War II, from the air and the ground, in his own words. |
95. A Civil Contract
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A brilliant Regency romance full of spirited heroines and dashing heroes, by the queen of the genre. Adam Deveril, the new Viscount Lynton and a hero at Salamanca, returns from the Peninsula War to find his family on the brink of ruin and the broad acres of his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt. It is Lord Oversley, father of Adam's first love, who tactfully introduces him to Mr Jonathan Chaleigh, a City man of apparently unlimited wealth with no social ambitions for himself, but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his one and only daughter. For more than fifty years Georgette Heyer brought romance and adventure to a wordwide readership and Civil Contarct shows how she continues to be loved today. |
96. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management
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Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles ( featuring “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter ). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management will inspire you to: Lead change through eight critical stagesEstablish a sense of urgencyOvercome addiction to the status quoMobilize commitmentSilence naysayersMinimize the pain of changeConcentrate resourcesMotivate change when business is good This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter , "Change Through Persuasion," "Leading Change When Business Is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano," "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," "Tipping Point Leadership," "A Survival Guide for Leaders," "The Real Reason People Won't Change," "Cracking the Code of Change," "The Hard Side of Change Management," and "Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change." |
97. Lazarus
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Kepler-huuma yltyy! Jännitystä pelkäämätön yleisö saa toivomansa: uusi Joona Linna -dekkari on vuoden trilleritapaus! Hyytävän jännityksen huippunimi Lars Kepler kiihdyttää komeasti jatkaessaan Joona Linnan tarinaa. Kansainväliseksi menestykseksi noussut sarja tunnetaan sietämättömän vetävästä kerronnasta ja kovia kokeneen mutta empaattisen rikoskomisario Joona Linnan hahmosta. Karmivan pelottavan Kaniininmetsästäjän lopussa Joona Linna seisahtui uuden kynnykselle. Takana oli pitkä vankeusrangaistus ja piinaava sarjamurhaajan jahti, edessä elämä vapaudessa. Jatkaako omapäinen Joona Linna yhä yksinäisenä sutena? Ja voiko edes hän enää kuvitella olevansa turvassa? "Väkevää ja vimmatun vetävää." - Berlignske "Julma, pirullinen - ja piinaavan viihdyttävä: Lars Kepler ei kirjoita trillereitä heikkohermoisille." - Verdens Gang "Jo ensimmäisestä luvusta olet kiikissä kuin pelokas ja sokaistunut eläin, juonen kauheissa kahleissa." - Berlingske "Joona Linna on hahmo, jonka parissa viihtyy, niin yksinkertaista se on." - Trønder-Avisa Nimimerkki Lars Keplerin takana on ruotsalainen kirjailijapariskunta Alexander Ahndoril ja Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril. Heidän saumaton yhteistyönsä Lars Keplerinä alkoi rakkaudesta jännityskirjallisuuteen. Nyt seitsenosainen sarja on valloittanut bestsellerlistojen kärkipaikat, ja sen myynnit lasketaan maailmalla jo miljoonissa kappaleissa. www.larskepler.com |
98. Hammurabin enkelit
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Uusi tulokas räjäyttää pankin vangitsevalla trillerillään! Suomen suurlähetystön työntekijä Jare Westerlund katoaa Zagrebissa. Ainoa johtolanka on nimettömät uhkaukset, joita Westerlund on saanut juuri ennen katoamistaan. Tilannetta lähetetään selvittämään puolustusvoimien erityisasiantuntija Daniel Kuisma ja ulkoministeriössä työskentelevä Annika Lehto. Kroatia on Kuismalle tuttu paikka, sillä hän on osallistunut aikoinaan Jugoslavian sotaan rauhanturvaajana. Samassa sodassa on taistellut myös italialainen Antonio Franzo, joka joutuu Dubrovnikissa murhayrityksen kohteeksi. Pian hän saa tietää, että vaarassa ovat muutkin sodan aikana salaiseen operaatioon osallistuneet miehet, heidän joukossaan yksi suomalainen. Max Seeckin esikoisteos on kansainvälisen tason tiheätunnelmainen trilleri, jota on mahdotonta laskea käsistään ennen kuin viimeinenkin sivu on luettu. |
99. Ravage
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Is finding one's true love worth committing the greatest sacrifice of all? Taken as a teen, prisoner 194 was stripped of his name and freewill, meticulously honed to be a ruthless machine. Even as he tries to fight his captors hold on him he knows that obedience is the only way to save his sister, who is the one person that keeps him from turning into a monster. As a young girl Zoya Kostava barely escaped the brutal attack that killed her entire family. Now twenty five she lives in secrecy. That is until she hears her brother also survived and is living with their greatest enemy. Zoya risks her safety and anonymity to find the brother she thought dead and is captured by a beautiful, brutal man. A man who both captivates and scares her, in him she sees a soul as lost as her own. They both have so much to lose will they be able to save each other…and survive. |
100. Queen of Air and Darkness
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All first editions of  Queen of Air and Darkness  will include ten black and white interior illustrations, and a new short story! Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare’s  Queen of Air and Darkness , the final novel in the #1  New York Times  and  USA TODAY  bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy.  Queen of Air and Darkness  is a Shadowhunters novel. What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the  parabatai  curse destroys them and everyone they love. |
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