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1. His Blackmailed Bride - Sandra Marton
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About the author Sandra Marton is a USA Todday Bestselling Author. A four-time finalist for the RITA, the coveted award given by Romance Writers of America, she's also won eight Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, the Holt Medallion, and Romantic Times’ Career Achievement Award. Sandra's heroes are powerful, sexy, take-charge men who think they have it all–until that one special woman comes along. Stand back, because together they're bound to set the world on fire. |
2. Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport - Sonja Erikainen
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This book critically explores the history of gender verification in international sport, to show how culture, politics, and science come together to produce "femaleness" and, consequently, the female body as we know it. Tracing gender verification policies and practices in sport since the 1930s till the present, the book shows how and why medical "sex tests" have been used to "verify" women athletes’ femaleness, in ways that both reflect and have shaped broader social and scientific ideas about femaleness in the process. Exploring how geopolitics, gender, class and race relations intertwined with scientific ideas about femaleness and womanhood to shape gender verification, the book shows how sports competitions became a battleground where new and old ideas about sex difference collided. By mapping the social, historical, and material instability of sex and gender, it shows why so much investment has been placed in distinguishing femaleness from maleness in sport and beyond. The book will be of interest to researchers, later-year undergraduate and graduate students in a broad range of areas including gender studies, sports studies, social and historical studies of science and medicine. It will also be relevant to sports policy as it historically and conceptually contextualises gender verification policies. |
3. Winning With Him - Lauren Blakely
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Grant and Declan's romance continues in this MM forbidden sports romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!  Resisting the shortstop has never been my strong suit. I failed at it during my first spring training. It sure as hell looks like I'm about to fail at it again. The sport I love playing with my very soul hangs in the balance. But everything my heart craves lies with the guy I've got to resist. A guy who's asking me to make the toughest choice ever. But how do I become the man I want to be...with him or without him? Trouble is, I can't seem to get Declan out of my head, even if I stand to lose everything I've worked for my entire life... Winning with Him is book two in the two-book Men of Summer duet, and should be read following Scoring With Him. This romance between two professional athletes spans five epic years. |
4. The Greek Wedding She Never Had - Chantelle Shaw
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Twice a fiancée… Finally his wife? Eleanor Buchanan broke off her engagement to Jace Zagorakis a year ago. She discovered he only wanted to marry her to gain control of her family’s luxury Greek hotel – on their wedding day! Now the devastatingly handsome tycoon is back with a second proposal. This time, innocent Eleanor must say “I do” to save the hotel from bankruptcy…knowing their chemistry has lost none of its heat. But to act on that unexplored passion as his bride, Eleanor needs to know Jace’s desire for retribution doesn’t outweigh his desire for her… About the author Chantelle Shaw enjoyed a happy childhood making up stories in her head. Always an avid reader, Chantelle discovered Mills & Boon as a teenager and during the times when her children refused to sleep, she would pace the floor with a baby in one hand and a book in the other! Twenty years later she decided to write one of her own. Writing takes up most of Chantelle’s spare time, but she also enjoys gardening and walking. She doesn't find domestic chores so pleasurable! |
5. Scoring With Him - Lauren Blakely
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Preorder special! Grab this preorder for $2.99 for a limited time!  Falling for the rookie wasn't part of the plan. As a pro athlete, I have one unbreakable rule when it comes to men -- Don't date another baseball player. Good thing I haven't been tempted once in four years in the majors.  Until the day a rising star walks into my locker room. Outgoing, affable, and sexy-as-sin, Grant has confidence and talent for miles. He seems to get me too, maybe because we each have our fair share of secrets and scars -- ones we'll both fight to protect.  But, I've got far too much trouble in my past to want to bring any into my present. All the more reason to resist the kind of dirty deeds his lips and eyes promise.  Even after I plant a scorching, hot kiss on the rookie one night after a game. Even after he sends me the world's sexiest selfie. But when Grant reveals his biggest secret, I'm so damn ready to rip up the rulebook. Turns out he's a virgin and he wants me to help him get around all the bases. The only rule? Don't fall in love with him as we go. Scoring with Him is book one in a two-book duet. This romance between two professional athletes spans five epic years and continues in Winning With Him. |
6. VERGESSEN - Nur du kennst das Geheimnis - Claire Douglas
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Sie hat dein Leben schon einmal zerstört ... Nach dem Selbstmordversuch ihres Mannes ist Kirsty am Boden zerstört. Ein Neuanfang in ihrer alten Heimat Wales scheint daher perfekt. Dort, in einem abgeschiedenen alten Pfarrhaus, will sie eine kleine Pension eröffnen. Doch dann taucht wie aus dem Nichts Selena auf. Die Frau, die sie nie mehr in ihrem Leben hatte wiedersehen wollen. Kirsty ist außer sich: Was will Selena von ihr? Und warum findet Kirsty plötzlich jeden Morgen einen verwelkten Blumenstrauß vor der Haustür? Noch bevor sie Selena zur Rede stellen kann, wird diese ermordet. Und Kirsty weiß, dass die Wahrheit von damals nun endlich ans Licht kommen muss ... Nach »Missing« und »Still Alive« der nächste Blockbuster von Thrillerkönigin Claire Douglas. |
7. Hitched to the Alien General - Mina Carter
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Her perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only see's her as a warrior, not a woman... Kenna Reynolds loves life in the Imperial Court. The latharian culture fascinates her, and she values the friendships she's made amongst the sentinel women, most bonded to Latharian males, and a few with babies on the way. She wants that, but the male she wants—Xaandril, the emperor's champion—barely seems to notice her as a woman. As a warrior yes, but she's begun to lose all hope that he'll ever see her as a woman... She was his the moment he saw her. But how can he claim her when he's less than half a warrior? After losing his family years ago Xaandril, the emperor's champion, never thought he'd find love again. When the first humans are discovered to be compatible, Xaan decides to leave finding a mate among them to younger males. But one of the humans, Kenna, won't give up on him, not even when he's grievously inured in battle. It takes seeing her dancing with another warrior to get his ass into gear, but before he can claim her unusual readings in a far flung terran system have them heading on on a mission for the Emperor himself. What they find is a disturbing debris field, a colony with more secrets than members and a hidden enemy. Can Xaan beat them all to save the woman he loves, or will he lose everything, including his heart, once again? |
8. The Rhythm in Arabian Music - Herman Rechberger
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The Rhythm in Arabian Music brings together a wealth of information previously available only in Arabian language. The book discusses the instruments, their usage, the rhythmic patterns and how rhythms are used in traditional and Arabian classical music. The book discusses the relationship of the Arabian rhythmic conception to other cultures, the rhythm in poetry, in reading the Quran, the rhythmic modes and ornamentation and the function of the rhythm.  See the sample pages for more information.  This compendium is an invaluable resource to all drum circles, percussion groups, individual musicians, composers, arrangers, musicologists and everyone interested in the rhythmic diversity of the Arabic cultures.   Herman Rechberger is a Finnish composer and musician of Austrian origin, currently making his home in Greece. His current interest is the Byzantine music and its notation as well as the traditional music from all over Greece.  |
9. Damaged Like Us - Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
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Don’t date your bodyguard.   It was the one rule he had to break.  Maximoff Hale is a force of nature. A ship unwilling to be steered. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible — the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. By noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. By two, his face is all over the internet.  Born into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth.  He is certified American royalty.  When he’s assigned a new 24/7 bodyguard, he comes face-to-face with the worst case scenario: being attached to the tattooed, MMA-trained, Yale graduate who’s known for “going rogue” in the security team — and who fills 1/3 of Maximoff's sexual fantasies.  Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene has one job: protect Maximoff Hale. Flirting, dating, and hot sex falls far, far out of the boundary of his bodyguard duties and into “termination” territory. But when feelings surface, protecting the sexy-as-sin, stubborn celebrity becomes increasingly complicated.  Together, boundaries blur, and being exposed could mean catastrophic consequences for both. |
10. Rise and Grind - Daymond John & Daniel Paisner
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New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Broke and "Shark" on ABC's hit show Shark Tank explores how grit, persistence, and good old-fashioned hard work are the backbone of every successful business and individual, and inspires readers to Rise & Grind their way the top. Daymond John knows what it means to push yourself hard--and he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he founded a modest line of clothing on a $40 budget by hand-sewing hats between his shifts at Red Lobster. Today, his brand FUBU has over $6 billion in sales. Convenient though it might be to believe that you can shortcut your way to the top, says John, the truth is that if you want to get and stay ahead, you need to put in the work. You need to out-think, out-hustle, and out-perform everyone around you. You've got to rise and grind every day. In the anticipated follow-up to the bestselling The Power of Broke , Daymond takes an up close look at the hard-charging routines and winning secrets of individuals who have risen to the challenges in their lives and grinded their way to the very tops of their fields. Along the way, he also reveals how grit and persistence both helped him overcome the obstacles he has faced in life and ultimately fueled his success. |
11. Faith Love and Hypnosis - Jane Gage Govoni
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What would you do if one minute you were healthy and the next you had a major stroke? What if you were told you had lost 1/3 of your brain and were not expected to live? What if Western Medicine had no treatment for your rare brain disease? This is exactly what happened to Jane and this is her story of healing. All I can say about Janes story is, Wow, a Warrior Woman for sure. This is a phenomenal story of the resiliency of her indomitable spirit in recovery from a stroke, mixed with the best of traditional healing arts she incorporated, makes for a read you wont be able to put down. Hands down, a wonderful book of inspiration and hope. Read this book. David Nelson, PhD, Author of Black Belt Healing: A Martial Artists Guide to Pain Management & Injury Recovery. Janes book, Faith, Love, Hypnosis, is a remarkable sojourn of The Heros Journey. Moreover, it is a playbook for not only coping with stress, but epitomizing how we can reach our highest human potential. Informative. Intuitive. Inspiring.for everyone. Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D. author of Stand Like Mountain, Flow like Water Jane Sky Govoni offers an astounding lucid report from a woman who had a 1/3 of her brain die It is a most riveting page turner; I couldnt wait to find out What happens next. Thank you, for taking time to write this brilliant book. It will most certainly help anyone facing a health crisis and those who care for them. Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD President, International Hypnosis Federation |
12. The Memory Shop - Ella Griffin
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'Ella Griffin can make you laugh and cry in the turn of a page' Marian Keyes 'A cleverly crafted, charming romance' Sunday Mirror Will every treasured possession find its perfect home? Nora's world has been turned upside-down. Escaping heart-break in London, she returns to her childhood home in Dublin where her grandmother's beloved house is being sold. Nora has been left with an inheritance of treasured belongings, but no home of her own in which to keep them. Unable to bear auctioning them off, Nora resolves to stay in Dublin and open The Memory Shop, a very special business which matches each gorgeous object with a perfect new owner. It's not long before these objects begin to transform the lives of those they touch, creating new stories and new chances at happiness. As Nora lets go of a lifetime of treasures, she unlocks tantalising clues to her grandmother's mysterious past. But can she finally let go of her own...? An uplifting novel set in a charming Irish community, about love, family and finding your way. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Emma Hannigan and Carole Matthews. ********* Readers adore THE MEMORY SHOP: 'Another beautifully written, wonderful, evocative, emotional book from Ella Griffin' 'Warm and vibrant, filled with characters to love' 'Absolutely heartwarming!' 'Such a lovely read. Ella Griffin manages to create characters you really care about' 'A little gem with a big heart' |
13. A Very Passionate Man - Maggie Cox
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Rowan Hawkins needs solitude and quiet. But her peace is shattered by unfriendly neighbor Evan Cameron. He's gorgeous, in pain, and the rudest man she's ever met! Evan just wants to recover his health and return to his business–alone. But his pretty, appealing and determined neighbor won't stay out of his life…or his thoughts. He's determined to resist his unwanted feelings for the young widow. But when Rowan learns a shocking secret, Evan finds himself offering comfort–and their reluctant need for one another flares out of control! About the author The day Maggie Cox saw the film version of Wuthering Heights, was the day she became hooked on romance. From that day onwards she spent a lot of time dreaming up her own romances,hoping that one day she might become published. Now that her dream is being realised, she wakes up every morning and counts her blessings. She is married to a gorgeous man, and is the mother of two wonderful sons. Her other passions in life – besides her family and reading/writing – are music and films. |
14. The Desert Virgin - Sandra Marton
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Cameron Knight is a fearless troubleshooter on a mission in the desert kingdom of Baslaam…. Leanna DeMarco is a ballerina; she's been abducted to dance for the sultan of Baslaam…. When the sultan offers Leanna to Cam, he sees a way to escape with her across the sands. But she's temptation! Can Cam resist taking the sultan's gift? About the author Sandra Marton has written more than 75 novels and has approximately 24,000,000 (and counting!) books in print in twenty-plus languages. A four-time finalist for the RITA, the coveted award given by Romance Writers of America, Sandra has also won eight Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Awards and has been honoured with Romantic Times’ Career Achievement Award for Series Romance. Sandra lives in Connecticut with her husband. |
15. Tangled: Outside My Window - Disney Book Group
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For all her life, Rapunzel has been locked inside a tower. She has just one wish on her 18th birthday...to venture out of her tower to see the floating lights! Will her birthday wish come true? |
16. Αυτόπτης Μάρτυρας - Nora Roberts
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Η εφηβική επανάσταση της Ελίζαμπεθ Φιτς ξεκίνησε με ένα άρωμα, ένα ψαλίδι κι ένα πλαστό δίπλωμα οδήγησης. Και έληξε με αίμα...  Αντιδρώντας στην καταπίεση και την αυταρχική συμπεριφορά της μητέρας της, η Ελίζαμπεθ ξέσπασε στο ποτό κατά τη διάρκεια μιας βραδινής εξόδου και ενέδωσε στη γοητεία ενός μυστηριώδους άντρα. Ήταν μια νύχτα που άλλαξε τη ζωή της για πάντα... Δώδεκα χρόνια αργότερα, η Ελίζαμπεθ έχει υιοθετήσει μια νέα ταυτότητα και ζει στα περίχωρα μιας μικρής κωμόπολης. Σε πλήρη απομόνωση από την κοινωνία, εργάζεται από το σπίτι ως προγραμματίστρια με ειδίκευση στα συστήματα ασφαλείας. Η απόλυτη έλλειψη κοινωνικοποίησης της Ελίζαμπεθ προκαλεί το ενδιαφέρον του αστυνομικού Μπρουκς Γκλίσον, που φτάνει στο συμπέρασμα ότι η κοπέλα με το τετράγωνο μυαλό και την παγερή αδιαφορία για κάθε λογής συναίσθημα κρύβει ένα μυστικό που ίσως απειλεί ακόμη και την ίδια της τη ζωή.  Σύντομα η Ελίζαμπεθ θα ανακαλύψει ότι, παρά τις θυσίες της, δεν μπορεί να κρυφτεί από τα φαντάσματα του παρελθόντος... Η κορυφαία συγγραφέας Nora Roberts επιστρέφει με ένα συγκλονιστικό μυθιστόρημα, που ενθουσίασε κοινό και κριτικούς και κατέκτησε τις σημαντικότερες λίστες bestsellers παγκοσμίως. |
17. Ο Γιος της Βροχής - Χρυσηίδα Δημουλίδου
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Δεκαετία ’60, Ήπειρος. Η ζωή του Αντώνη Κόκκινου σημαδεύεται από μια άγρια καταιγίδα που ξεσπά την ημέρα της γέννησής του στη μέση ενός χωραφιού. Πριν νιώσει το χάδι της εξασθενημένης μάνας, οι πρώτες σταγόνες που πέφτουν πάνω στο γυμνό, ματωμένο κορμάκι του τον σημαδεύουν για πάντα. Από εκείνη τη στιγμή η μοίρα τού γυρίζει την πλάτη. Τα πρώιμα χρόνια του στο χωριό στιγματίζονται από περιφρόνηση και προβλήματα που δεν αρμόζουν σε ένα παιδί. Οι συνθήκες τον αναγκάζουν στα δεκαπέντε του να ξενιτευτεί στην Αμερική με έναν σκοπό: Να γίνει πλούσιος. Σύντομα αντιλαμβάνεται πως αν και δουλεύει σκληρά και κάτω από άθλιες συνθήκες, το όνειρό του να αποκτήσει λεφτά θα παραμείνει όνειρο. Ωστόσο, η γνωριμία του με μια πάμπλουτη αλλά πολύ μεγαλύτερή του γυναίκα θα τον βάλει στα καλά σαλόνια της Νέας Υόρκης. Από εκεί και μετά η ζωή του αλλάζει. Προς το καλύτερο ή το χειρότερο; Ο Τόνι Ρεντ πλέον δεν έχει καμία σχέση με το αθώο παρελθόν του. Οι καταστάσεις τον μετατρέπουν σ’ έναν στυγνό εκμεταλλευτή χωρίς έλεος για κανέναν. Το μόνο κοινό σημείο με εκείνο το αγνό ελληνόπουλο που άφησε πίσω του είναι ένα: Κάθε φορά που βρέχει βγαίνει έξω να δεχτεί τις σταγόνες στο κορμί του, νιώθοντας έτσι το χάδι της μάνας που δε γνώρισε ποτέ. |
18. Η φλόγα μέσα μας - Lisa Kleypas
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Έρχεται από την άκρη της κοινωνίας... Η Λίμπερτι Τζόουνς έχει όνειρα και είναι αποφασισμένη να ξεφύγει από την παγίδα της πόλης στην οποία μεγάλωσε στο Τέξας, αρκεί βέβαια να μην αφήσει την καρδιά της να πάρει όλες τις αποφάσεις. Παράλληλα, ο Χάρντι Κέιτς αντιμετωπίζει τη Λίμπερτι ως μια αχρείαστη επιπλοκή στα σχέδιά του. Οι δικές του φιλοδοξίες είναι πολύ μεγαλύτερες από τη μικρή τους πόλη και βλέπει μια πιθανή σχέση μαζί της ως ένα εμπόδιο και τίποτα παραπάνω.  Όμως, κάτι δυνατό και μαγικό τραβάει τον έναν κοντά στον άλλον σε μια επικίνδυνη σχέση που ίσως έχει ολέθρια αποτελέσματα.  Και είναι ο ένας άντρας τον οποίο δεν μπορεί να έχει... Όταν ο Χάρντι εγκαταλείπει τελικά την πόλη για να κυνηγήσει τις φιλοδοξίες του, η Λίμπερτι μένει μόνη, με μια μικρή αδερφή που πρέπει να φροντίσει. Καθώς αναζητά ένα καλύτερο μέλλον, πέφτει πάνω της η σκιά ενός μεσήλικα δισεκατομμυριούχου, ο τύπος άντρα που όλοι αποκαλούν Sugar Daddy. Όμως, ενώ έρχεται η ώρα να αντιμετωπίσει ένα τρομακτικό δίλημμα που μπορεί να την κομματιάσει, αποδεικνύεται ότι μερικές φορές, αν ψάξεις καλά, θα βρεις μια χαραμάδα ελπίδας.  Θα βρει την ευτυχία ή θα ζήσει απλώς μια συνηθισμένη ζωή; Η Λίμπερτι είναι μια γυναίκα που σε κάθε της βήμα θα συμπορευτείς μαζί της, θα γελάσεις μαζί της, θα ερωτευτείς μαζί της, θα πολεμήσεις μαζί της. Η Φλόγα Μέσα μας είναι μια ιστορία που δεν θα ξεχάσετε ποτέ. |
19. Μαντεύοντας την καρδιά - Jennifer Ashley
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O Ντάνιελ Μακένζι είναι χαρακτηριστικό παιδί της οικογένειας Μακένζι. Πλούσιος, όμορφος και ταλαντούχος, γοητεύει τους πάντες με την παρουσία του.  Όταν συναντά τη Βάιολετ Μπαστιέν, ένα από τα πιο διάσημα μέντιουμ της Αγγλίας, καταλήγει στο εξής συμπέρασμα:  Α. Η δεσποινίς Βάιολετ Μπαστιέν είναι μια απατεώνισσα.  Β. Η δεσποινίς Βάιολετ Μπαστιέν είναι μια εξαιρετικά όμορφη απατεώνισσα.  Η Βάιολετ ξέρει πολύ καλά ότι δεν μπορεί να έρθει σε επαφή με τα πνεύματα, αλλά είναι εξαιρετική στο να διαβάζει τους ανθρώπους από τα χαρακτηριστικά και τις συμπεριφορές τους. Εύκολα διαπιστώνει ότι ο Ντάνιελ είναι ευφυής, πραγματιστής και επικίνδυνος για τη φήμη της επιχείρησής της, ταυτόχρονα όμως τον βρίσκει γενναιόδωρο και εξαιρετικά όμορφο.  Ενώ όλα δείχνουν ότι υπάρχει έλξη μεταξύ τους, τα φαντάσματα από το παρελθόν της Βάιολετ θα την οδηγήσουν σε μια κίνηση απελπισίας. Προκειμένου να μη χάσει τα πάντα, η Βάιολετ αναγκάζεται να εξαφανιστεί, υιοθετώντας μια νέα ταυτότητα.  Ο Ντάνιελ, όμως, είναι αποφασισμένος να ανακαλύψει όχι μόνο πού βρίσκεται, αλλά και ποια πραγματικά είναι. Αν και προέρχονται από εντελώς διαφορετικές κοινωνικές τάξεις, η έλξη που νιώθει για εκείνη είναι πολύ δυνατή και σύντομα θα ανακαλύψει κάτι πρωτόγνωρο: στη ζωή δεν αρκεί να πιστεύεις μόνο στα γεγονότα και στα χειροπιαστά πράγματα. Στη ζωή μπορείς να πιστέψεις και σε κάτι περισσότερο, στην αγάπη. |
20. Ο Χάρι Πότερ και ο Ημίαιμος Πρίγκιψ (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) - J.K. Rowling & Καίτη Οικονόμου
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«Ήταν εκεί· έλαμπε στον ουρανό πάνω από το σχολείο: η πυρακτωμένη πράσινη νεκροκεφαλή με τη φιδίσια γλώσσα, το Σήμα που άφηναν πίσω τους οι Θανατοφάγοι όποτε εισέβαλαν σε ένα κτίριο... όποτε δολοφονούσαν…» Όταν ο Ντάμπλντορ φθάνει στο σπίτι της οδού Πρίβετ μια καλοκαιρινή νύχτα για να πάρει τον Χάρι Πότερ, το χέρι που κρατά το ραβδί φαίνεται καμένο, αλλά δεν αποκαλύπτει γιατί. Μυστικά και υποψίες εξαπλώνονται στον κόσμο των μάγων και ούτε το ίδιο το Χόγκουαρτς δεν είναι ασφαλές. Ο Χάρι έχει πειστεί ότι ο Μαλφόι έχει πάνω του το Σκοτεινό Σημάδι: υπάρχει ένας θανατοφάγος ανάμεσά τους. Ο Χάρι θα χρειαστεί ισχυρή μαγεία και πραγματικούς φίλους για να εξερευνήσει τα πιο σκοτεινά μυστικά του Βόλντεμορτ. Ο Ντάμπλντορ θα τον προετοιμάσει να αντιμετωπίσει τη μοίρα του... |
21. It's In His Kiss - Julia Quinn
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A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Hyacinth Bridgerton, in the seventh of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. HYACINTH’S STORY Meet Our Hero . . . Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth’s sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past . . . and the key to his future. The problem is—it’s written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. Meet Our Heroine . . . All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She’s fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there’s something about her—something charming and vexing—that grabs him and won’t quite let go . . . Meet Poor Mr. Mozart . . . Or don’t. But rest assured, he’s spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual—and annually discordant—Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth’s every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other . . . and that there is nothing as simple—or as complicated—as a single, perfect kiss. |
22. Ντζεμπέλ - Gilles Vincent
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**Βραβείο EuroPolar 2014** Tα μυστικά είναι θαμμένα βαθιά. Μάρτιος 1960, Καβυλία (Αλγερία): ο νεαρός Γάλλος στρατιώτης Αντουάν Μπερτιέ μετράει τις μέρες της επιστροφής του στην πατρίδα. Αδημονεί να ξανασφίξει στην αγκαλιά του τη δίδυμη αδελφή του και τους γονείς του. Λίγες μέρες αργότερα, στο πλοίο της επιστροφής, δίνει τέλος στη ζωή του.  Σαράντα ένα χρόνια μετά, Μασσαλία: η αδελφή του αυτόχειρα ζητάει από τον Σεμπαστιέν Τουρέν, πρώην μπάτσο και νυν ιδιωτικό ντετέκτιβ, να ξεδιαλύνει το θάνατο του αδελφού της. Η έρευνα παίρνει απρόσμενη τροπή καθώς πρώην συμπολεμιστές του Μπερτιέ βρίσκονται νεκροί ο ένας μετά τον άλλον… Ο ντετέκτιβ θα χρειαστεί να συνεργαστεί με την Αϊσά Σαντιά, τη γοητευτική αστυνόμο, καβυλιανής καταγωγής. Η συνάντησή τους θα είναι εκρηκτική, το ερωτικό στοιχείο ακαταμάχητο… Αναλαμβάνουν αμέσως δράση. Ανατρέχουν στα ίχνη της Ιστορίας… Ο πόλεμος της Αλγερίας έχει αφήσει ανεξίτηλα σημάδια, οι μνήμες στάζουν ακόμη αίμα, ο θάνατος ελλοχεύει παντού…  Ένα συγκλονιστικό νουάρ μυθιστόρημα με φόντο την ατμοσφαιρική πόλη της Μασσαλίας με το Παλιό Λιμάνι, τις σκοτεινές γωνιές, τις ύποπτες ιστορίες, τα πολύβουα μπαρ και τους διαποτισμένους από έρωτες και πάθη δρόμους. |
23. A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas
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Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court – but at a steep cost. Though she now possesses the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, the mesmerising High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates his dark web of political games and tantalising promises, a greater evil looms – and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can step into her growing power, heal her fractured soul and have the courage to shape her own future – and the future of a world cloven in two. Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself. |
24. Όλιβερ Τουίστ - Τσαρλς Ντίκενς
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Στο σκοτεινό περιβάλλον ενός επαρχιακού φτωχοκομείου γεννιέται ένα αγόρι, ο Όλιβερ Τουίστ. Η μητέρα του πεθαίνει στη γέννα και εκείνος μεγαλώνει στο φτωχοκομείο. Η απόγνωση θα τον αναγκάσει να ξεκινήσει με τα πόδια για το Λονδίνο. Εκεί θα μπλέξει με μια σπείρα κακοποιών, από την οποία θα προσπαθήσει να τον γλιτώσει ένας καλοκάγαθος άνθρωπος. Η τύχη όμως του επιφυλάσσει νέες δυσκολίες. Η απαράμιλλη πένα του Τσαρλς Ντίκενς περιγράφει με γλαφυρή ζωντάνια τις απίστευτες περιπέτειες του μικρού Όλιβερ, στην προσπάθειά του να βγει από το σκοτάδι του υπόκοσμου στο φως και να αναζητήσει την ευτυχία ανάμεσα σε συγγενείς και φίλους. |
25. Pregnant by the Alien Healer - Mina Carter
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She's pregnant without nookie. Someone lied to her about the birds and the bees. Being kidnapped by aliens isn't so bad, especially as it allows Jess to be close to a certain handsome healer. She thinks he's more interested in his tests and her genetic code than in her as a woman, until a hot encounter proves just how wrong she was. When Laarn is called away to the battlefield, she gets treatment from the automated systems in his lab. Button-mashing alien tech? Not a good idea. Now she's pregnant without a sniff of between the sheets action.  What's worse, there's a bunch of fanatics loose in the palace trying to kill her and her baby… Duty or desire. He can't have both... Laarn's scars mark his rank as the best healer in the empire, but Jessica, the beautiful human female who holds his interest, won't even look at them. He wants her, but his duty lies in saving his people.  Until everything changes. A lost strand of DNA in the human code, hidden in Jess's genetic material, could mean a cure. She's the key to the lathar's future, and his own. Between a pregnancy, mating marks and a fanatic out to kill the woman he loves, can Laarn remain detached enough to do his duty… or will he give into emotion and save his heart? |
26. Der Zauberberg - Thomas Mann & Michael Neumann
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Geplant als Novelle, als heiteres Gegenstück zum ›Tod in Venedig‹, entstand mit dem ›Zauberberg‹ einer der großen Romane der klassischen Moderne. Ein kurzer Besuch in einem Davoser Sanatorium wird für den Protagonisten Hans Castorp zu einem siebenjährigen Aufenthalt, der Kurort wird zur Bühne für die europäische Befindlichkeit vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Im Juli 1913 begonnen, während des Krieges durch essayistische Arbeiten, vor allem durch die ›Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen‹, unterbrochen, konnte der Roman 1924 abgeschlossen und veröffentlicht werden. In der Textfassung der Großen kommentierten Frankfurter Ausgabe (GKFA), mit Daten zu Leben und Werk. |
27. Μην Ενοχλείτε τη Μις Κάλλας - ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ & ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ ΡΕΠΠΑΣ
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Ο Αλέξανδρος Αντωνόπουλος λόγω της γιαγιάς του Κατίνας Παξινού και του παππού του Αλέξη Μινωτή, είχε την τύχη να γνωρίσει πολλούς θρυλικούς καλλιτέχνες, ξένους και Έλληνες. Ωστόσο, η Κάλλας, για κάποιον περίεργο λόγο, του ενέπνευσε κάτι παραπάνω από θαυμασμό. Είχαν μόνο πέντε σύντομες συναντήσεις? σίγουρα ασήμαντες για εκείνη αλλά καθοριστικές για τον μικρό Αλέξανδρο. Την πρώτη φορά που βρέθηκαν μαζί, το 1958, ο Αλέξανδρος ήταν έντεκα ετών και αρχικά αισθάνθηκε απέναντί της φόβο, που εξελίχθηκε σχεδόν αμέσως σε μια ενθουσιώδη φιλία, όταν η Κάλλας τού χάρισε την πρώτη του λευκή σοκολάτα. Χάρη σε αυτή τη λευκή σοκολάτα έγινε λάτρης της όπερας και παραμένει μέχρι σήμερα. Και όχι μόνο της όπερας αλλά και της ίδιας της Κάλλας, που σιγά σιγά αποτυπώθηκε στο μυαλό του ως μια συμβολική εικόνα πάθους και αφοσίωσης στην τέχνη. Το ΜΗΝ ΕΝΟΧΛΕΙΤΕ ΤΗ ΜΙΣ ΚΑΛΛΑΣ είναι η ιστορία αυτής της εικόνας, όπως καταγράφηκε στην παιδική και νεανική ψυχή του Αλέξανδρου? μιας εικόνας, που βρίσκεται στον βυθό της μνήμης πια, ωστόσο εκπέμπει ακόμα την αινιγματική της σαγήνη. Ποια ήταν, όμως, η Μαρία Κάλλας; Πραγματικότητα, φαντασία, εξιδανίκευση και απομυθοποίηση συμπλέκονται και αλλοιώνουν την εύθραυστη ύλη της αλήθειας των γεγονότων, που φαντάζει όλο και πιο απροσπέλαστη. Το μόνο που μας μένει είναι η αλήθεια των αισθημάτων μας. |
28. Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point (2021) #1 - Christos Gage & Reilly Brown
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A crack splits the sky above Gotham City...a tear in reality itself. This rift pulls the Dark Knight into a bizarre and unfamiliar world, with no memory of who he is or where he came from...Batman has been drawn into Fortnite! As our hero fights to recall his past and escape an endless loop of chaos and struggle, he’ll come face to face with the likes of Renegade Raider, Fishstick, Bandolier, and more. While the World’s Greatest Detective strives to make sense of this strange new world, he’ll uncover the shocking truth about the Island, what lies beyond the Loop, and how everything is connected to the mysterious Zero Point. Uncover secrets never before revealed in the game or anywhere else! Every fan of Batman, Fortnite, stunning art , and edge-of-your-seat excitement won’t want to miss the Caped Crusader facing off against Fortnite champions on the Island in a desperate attempt to save not only himself, but other familiar faces from the DCU...and perhaps the Multiverse itself! Please note: This digital comic purchase DOES NOT include any redeemable code for Fortnite in-game bonus rewards. |
29. The Virgin Rule Book - Lauren Blakely
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A sexy, brother's best friend sports romance from # 1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely! Let me make a few things clear. I didn’t go to the wedding intending to dance with the best man, to dare him to show me a very sexy pic on his phone, or to accidentally kiss him in the hotel elevator after the reception ended.   But you know how it goes. Things just happen at weddings...    The next day, Crosby and I agree to put all those shenanigans behind us. The fun-loving, stupidly gorgeous, all-star baseball player might be my brother’s best friend, but he’s my friend too and has been for years, so it’s easy to move on, especially because I have a high-profile business to run.   But since he’s newly single and I’m always single, it turns out we both desperately need plus ones . We agree to “publicly date” over the next two weeks of galas, parties and events before his baseball season begins. The only trouble is the more time I spend with Crosby, the more I keep imagining how much I want him to take my V-card. And when I broach the possibility with Crosby, his answer surprises the hell out of me. |
30. Basic Aviation Theory - Padpilot Ltd
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The third title in our Padpilot Foundation Course . Basic Aviation Theory has 3 aims: 1 - To help you to understand whether you enjoy learning about aviation. 2 - To help you to get back into the pattern of study required for a pilot licence qualification. 3 - To lay down a base of knowledge fundamental to your understanding of aviation. The first aim is by far the most important. If you don’t enjoy reading the content of this book then you will struggle with the intense amount of study required to pass the professional pilot theoretical examinations.  Furthermore, if you don’t enjoy reading about aviation subjects then a career as a professional pilot is probably not right for you. Throughout their careers, commercial pilots constantly study, and then apply, theory. There are always new things to learn and old areas of knowledge that need to be regularly refreshed. |
31. Δικαίωμα μου - Θάλεια Ψαρρά
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Χαμένη. Αυτό νιώθω. Ούτε στον εαυτό μου δεν έχω θάρρος να μιλήσω. Από τη μέρα που μπήκα εδώ μέσα, προσπαθώ να καταλάβω τι είναι αυτή η μυρωδιάπου έχει ποτίσει τον χώρο και δε μοιάζει με καμιά άλλη. Είναι σίγουρα καμένη ελπίδα! Η Δανάη ανάσαινε για είκοσι χρόνια το χνότο της βίας στο πρόσωπό της. Κατηγορήθηκε για έναν φόνο που δεν έκανε, αντιμετώπισε τον εφιάλτη του εγκλεισμού και κλήθηκε να ισορροπήσει στο τεντωμένο σκοινί που χωρίζει τη λογική από την παράνοια. Ό,τι λυγμός γεννηθεί σήμερα θα μείνει ανάμεσα στο μαξιλάρι μου κι εμένα. Δε θα του κάνω εξομολογήσεις αυτή τη φορά· θα του ορκιστώ μονάχα. Εκείνο ξέρει πως οι όρκοι που γεννιούνται την ώρα των λυγμών είναι οι πιο αληθινοί· και σήμερα θα ορκιστώ να ζήσω! Είναι δικαίωμά μου! Πόσος χρόνος μπορεί να χαθεί προτού η αλήθεια γίνει κραυγή; Πώς το ψέμα, με το προσωπείο του έρωτα, καταρρίπτει τις προσδοκίες; Τι δίνει σε έναν άνθρωπο το θάρρος να δραπετεύσει από τη σιωπή; Ένα βιβλίο εμπνευσμένο από αληθινά γεγονότα ενδοοικογενειακής βίας, που έχει στόχο να χαράξει στην ψυχή του αναγνώστη ένα μονοπάτι που οδηγεί από το σκοτάδι και τον φόβο στο φως και στη λύτρωση |
32. Από την Ανασφάλεια στην Αυτοπεποίθηση - Γιώργος Πιντέρης
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Πόσων χρόνων είσαι; Αυτή είναι η χρονολογική ηλικία σου. Όμως, συναισθηματικά πόσων χρόνων είσαι; Κοινωνικά; Σεξουαλικά; Ποιες είναι οι ηλικίες σου; Διότι, εκτός από τη χρονολογική, έχουμε άλλες 6 ηλικίες! Όταν λέμε «ηλικία», εννοούμε κάτι περισσότερο από έναν αριθμό. «Ηλικία» σημαίνει ένα σύνολο συμπεριφορών. Ο συνδυασμός αυτών των 6 ηλικιών εξηγεί γιατί κάποιοι άνθρωποι νιώθουν ανασφάλεια και κάποιοι άλλοι αυτοπεποίθηση. ΑΝΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑ & ΑΥΤΟΠΕΠΟΙΘΗΣΗ Κατέβασε το ένα για ν’ ανέβει το άλλο. Το βιβλίο αυτό μας δείχνει το μονοπάτι που οδηγεί από την ανασφάλεια στην αυτοπεποίθηση. Όλα εξαρτώνται από τις 6 ηλικίες. Πώς διαμορφώθηκαν; Πώς μπορούν ν’ αλλάξουν τώρα; Γίνεται ένας άνθρωπος να νιώθει ανασφάλεια και αυτοπεποίθηση; Και βέβαια γίνεται! Πώς; Η απάντηση σ’ αυτό το βιβλίο. |
33. Οι Άρχοντες του Χρόνου - SAENZ DE URTURI EVA GARCIA
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ΤΟ ΤΡΊΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΤΡΙΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΛΕΥΚΗΣ ΠΟΛΗΣ ΠΟΥ ΣΥΝΑΡΠΑΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΠΑΝΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΙΝΕ ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΜΠΕΣΤ ΣΕΛΕΡ Βιτόρια, 2019. Οι άρχοντες του χρόνου, ένα επικό ιστορικό μυθιστόρημα που εκτυλίσσεται στον Μεσαίωνα, σημειώνει μεγάλη επιτυχία. Η ταυτότητα όμως του συγγραφέα του παραμένει μυστική, καθώς υπογράφει το βιβλίο με το μυστηριώδες ψευδώνυμο Ντιέγο Βεϊλάθ. Βικτόρια, 1192. Ο θρυλικός κόμης δον Ντιάγο Βέλα επιστρέφει στον τόπο του ύστερα από δύο χρόνια, καθώς έλειπε σε μια επικίνδυνη αποστολή που του είχε αναθέσει ο βασιλιάς της Ναβάρας Σάντσο ΣΤ΄, γνωστός και ως Σάντσο ο Σοφός. Με έκπληξη όμως θα διαπιστώσει ότι ο αδελφός του, Ναγκόρνο, έχει παντρευτεί τη γυναίκα που προοριζόταν για τον ίδιο, τη γοητευτική Ονέκα ντε Μαεστού. Ο Ουνάι Λόπεθ ντε Αγιάλα, αλλιώς γνωστός και ως Κράκεν, έρχεται αντιμέτωπος με μια σειρά από παράξενους θανάτους που όλοι τους ακολουθούν ένα διαφορετικό μεσαιωνικό τελετουργικό –ισπανική μύγα, όρκος του σκότους, εγκιβωτισμός– και είναι πανομοιότυποι με τους θανάτους που περιγράφονται στους Άρχοντες του χρόνου. Αναζητώντας τον δολοφόνο, ο Ουνάι Λόπεθ ντε Αγιάλα θα ανακαλύψει πως πολλά στοιχεία του παρελθόντος του τον συνδέουν με τους Άρχοντες του χρόνου και αυτή η ανακάλυψη θα αλλάξει για πάντα τη ζωή του και τη ζωή της οικογένειάς του… |
34. Σκοτεινή πλευρά - Ian Rankin
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Ο κορυφαίος συγγραφέας αστυνομικού στη Μ. Βρετανία Ίαν Ράνκιν (Ian Rankin), όπου ξεπερνά σε πωλήσεις τον Στίβεν Κινγκ και τον Τζον Γκρίσαμ, μας συστήνει τον νέο επιθεωρητή Μάλκομ Φοξ στο βιβλίο του Σκοτεινή πλευρά (The Complaints). Κανένας δεν συμπαθεί τους Complaints – τους αστυνομικούς που ερευνούν άλλους αστυνομικούς. Το τμήμα εσωτερικών υποθέσεων της αστυνομίας έχει το παρατσούκλι «Σκοτεινή πλευρά» και εκεί εργάζεται ο Μάλκομ Φοξ. Είναι ένας σοβαρός άντρας, ο οποίος αντιμετωπίζει σοβαρά οικογενειακά προβλήματα. Ο πατέρας του είναι σε οίκο ευγηρίας και η αδερφή του έχει μια βασανιστική σχέση. Ο Φοξ αναλαμβάνει μια νέα υπόθεση, τη διερεύνηση του αστυνομικού Τζέιμι Μπρεκ, ο οποίος είναι βουτηγμένος στη βρομιά αλλά κανείς δεν μπορεί να το αποδείξει. Καθώς ο Φοξ ερευνά, ανακαλύπτει ότι γύρω από τον Μπρεκ υπάρχουν πολλά επικίνδυνα μυστικά, ειδικά ένας βίαιος φόνος. Με το βιβλίο αυτό ο Ράνκιν αποδεικνύει γιατί είναι ένας από τους δημοφιλέστερους συγγραφείς αστυνομικού στον κόσμο. Καταιγιστικός ρυθμός και βαθύτερα ηθικά διλήμματα για το σωστό και το λάθος.  «Ο Ράνκιν είναι μαέστρος σΆ αυτό που κάνει, που για μένα είναι μια από τις σημαντικότερες πτυχές της αστυνομικής λογοτεχνίας, ο συνδυασμός σκηνικού, πλοκής, χαρακτήρων και θέματος, το οποίο για τον Ράνκιν είναι η ηθική διάσταση των πραγμάτων… Ο Φοξ είναι ένας τόσο ολοκληρωμένος χαρακτήρας, τόσο συναρπαστικός που σίγουρα ελπίζουμε πως θα ξαναδιαβάσουμε περιπέτειά του».  PD James, The Guardian |
35. Detransition, Baby - Torrey Peters
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 As heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row February 2021 Book of the Month for Roxane Gay's Book Club 'Irresistible ... Detransition, Baby is the first great trans realist novel ' Grace Lavery, Guardian 'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus 'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together? |
36. Γύρω γύρω όλοι - M. J. Arlidge
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Μέσα σε ένα ερειπωμένο σπίτι βρίσκεται το πτώμα ενός άντρα. Κάποιος του έχει ξεριζώσει την καρδιά και την έχει στείλει πακέτο στη γυναίκα και στα παιδιά του. Ο άντρας αυτός είναι το πρώτο θύμα και η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις ξέρει ότι δεν θα είναι το τελευταίο. Τι δουλειά, όμως, είχε ένας ευτυχισμένος παντρεμένος άντρας να βρίσκεται νυχτιάτικα τόσο μακριά από το σπίτι του;  Οι εφημερίδες αποκαλούν τον δολοφόνο Τζακ Αντεροβγάλτη στο αντίστροφο: ένας καθ’ έξη δολοφόνος που τιμωρεί οικογενειάρχες, οι οποίοι κάνουν κρυφή διπλή ζωή. Η Έλεν διαισθάνεται τη λυσσαλέα οργή που κρύβεται πίσω από αυτούς τους φόνους. Αυτό, όμως, που ίσως δεν μπορεί να μαντέψει είναι πόσο απρόβλεπτος είναι αυτός ο δολοφόνος – ή τι την περιμένει στο τέλος αυτής της καταδίωξης… «Σφιχτοδεμένη πλοκή, γρήγοροι ρυθμοί, αληθινά εξαίσιο».  SUN «Η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις είναι μια αληθινά φρέσκια ηρωίδα… Ο Arlidge υφαίνει έναν καμβά ανατριχιαστικό μέχρι το κόκαλο». DAILY MAIL Ο M. J. Arlidge είναι ο νέος Jo Nesbo». JUDDY FINNIGAN |
37. 1984 - George Orwell
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Το έτος είναι το 1984, και σε ολόκληρο τον δυτικό κόσμο έχει επιβληθεί το ολοκληρωτικό καθεστώς της Ωκεανίας, το οποίο επιδίδεται, μέσα από ηλεκτρονικές οθόνες και την Αστυνομία Σκέψης, στη συνεχή ηλεκτρονική παρακολούθηση των πολιτών. Στην κορυφή της εξουσίας, ο πανίσχυρος, άφαντος αλλά πανταχού παρών, εντέλει, Μεγάλος Αδελφός. Μέσα σε αυτό το ασφυκτικό πλαίσιο, ο Ουίνστον Σμιθ, ένα φαινομενικά πειθήνιο μέλος του Κόμματος, ονειρεύεται την ανατροπή του καθεστώτος. Η γνωριμία του με τη νεότερή του Τζούλια πυροδοτεί ένα ανεξέλεγκτο ερωτικό πάθος. Καθώς ο έρωτας λογίζεται εδώ πράξη αντίστασης, οι δύο εραστές θα βρεθούν αντιμέτωποι με τους χειρότερους εφιάλτες τους. Είναι εκπληκτικό πώς το ζοφερό όραμα του 1984 έρχεται και επανέρχεται στο προσκήνιο: από τα χρόνια των απολυταρχικών κομμουνιστικών καθεστώτων της Ανατολικής Ευρώπης έως τις στρατοκρατικές δικτατορίες σε χώρες της Δύσης και του λεγόμενου Τρίτου Κόσμου, και κυρίως σήμερα, στην εποχή του θρησκευτικού φανατισμού, της παγκοσμιοποίησης και του Διαδικτύου, με τη συνεχιζόμενη συζήτηση περί ψευδών ειδήσεων και των μαζικών ηλεκτρονικών παρακολουθήσεων από κυβερνήσεις αλλά και μεγάλες ιδιωτικές εταιρείες, το δυστοπικό μυθιστόρημα που ο Όργουελ συνέγραψε το 1948 (αντιστρέφοντας τα δύο τελευταία ψηφία στον τίτλο του βιβλίου) καταδεικνύεται σήμερα πιο επίκαιρο από ποτέ. Το βιβλίο μεταφέρθηκε πολλές φορές στο σινεμά και στην τηλεόραση, ενώ έχει γίνει και όπερα. Μία από τις πιο γνωστές κινηματογραφικές μεταφορές ήταν το 1984, σε σκηνοθεσία του Μάικλ Ράντφορντ και πρωταγωνιστές τον Τζον Χερτ, τη Σουζάνα Χάμιλτον και τον Ρίτσαρντ Μπάρτον στον τελευταίο ρόλο της ζωής του. |
38. Heroes - Stephen Fry
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IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES Order TROY now, Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the most legendary story ever told In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry gloriously retells the epic myths of the Greek heroes - which will be loved by young and old alike. 'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail ___________ Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling Mythos , Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera. Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best. 'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' Times 'Assured and engaging. The pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny' Guardian 'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard 'Just as delightful and difficult to put down as the first. Heroes makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot' Herald ___________ If you like the sound of Heroes, you'll love Mythos - Fry's first foray into the enthralling world of Greek mythology. Praise for Mythos: 'Ebullient and funny' Times 'Entertaining and edifying' Daily Telegraph 'A rollicking good read' Independent 'The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' Guardian |
39. Pok Pok - Andy Ricker & JJ Goode
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A guide to bold, authentic Thai cooking from Andy Ricker, the chef and owner of the wildly popular and widely lauded Pok Pok restaurants. After decades spent traveling throughout Thailand, Andy Ricker wanted to bring the country's famed street food stateside. In 2005 he opened Pok Pok, so named for the sound a pestle makes when it strikes a clay mortar, in an old shack in a residential neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Ricker's traditional take on Thai food soon drew the notice of the  New York Times and Gourmet  magazine, establishing him as a culinary star. Now, with his first cookbook, Ricker tackles head-on the myths that keep people from making Thai food at home: that it's too spicy for the American palate or too difficult to source ingredients. Ricker shares more than fifty of the most popular recipes from Thailand and his Pok Pok restaurants—ranging from Khao Soi Kai (Northern Thai curry noodle soup with chicken) to Som Tam Thai (Central Thai–style papaya salad) to Pok Pok’s now-classic (and obsessed-over) Fish-Sauce Wings. But Pok Pok is more than just a collection of favorite recipes: it is also a master course in Thai cooking from one of the most passionate and knowledgeable authorities on the subject. Clearly written, impeccably tested recipes teach you how to source ingredients; master fundamental Thai cooking techniques and skills; understand flavor profiles that are unique to Southeast Asian cuisine; and combine various dishes to create show-stopping, well-balanced meals for family and friends. Filled with thoughtful, colorful essays about Ricker’s travels and experiences, Pok Pok is not only a definitive resource for home cooks, but also a celebration of the rich history, vibrant culture, and unparalleled deliciousness of Thai food. |
40. The Sweetness of Life - Françoise Héritier
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"There is a form of lightness and grace in the simple fact of existence, regardless of occupation, of strong feelings, or of political commitments of any sort - and that is the only thing I have wanted to write about. About that little extra thing that is granted to all of us, a lust for life." So begins Francoise Heritier, in her exploration of the things in life worth living for, the moments and events that give life flavour. An eminent anthropologist, now in her eighties, she draws on her own memories and the wisdom gained in a lifetime of exploration, to show how life is richer and more interesting than we often remember. |
41. Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 Official Cert Guide, 1/e - Omar Santos
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Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. Do I Know This Already?quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Master Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 exam topics Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks Practice with realistic exam questions in the practice test software Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Leading Cisco technology expert Omar Santos shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete study package includes A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, with two full exams comprised of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports A video mentoring lesson from the authors Complete Video Course A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success. This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 exam, including Security concepts Security monitoring Host-based analysis Network intrusion analysis Security policies and procedures |
42. The Thomas Paine Collection - Thomas Paine
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Three works by the political theorist and Founding Father whose impassioned arguments sparked a watershed moment in the progress of democracy. Common Sense : Originally published anonymously in 1776, this landmark political pamphlet spread across the colonies like no document of its kind had ever done before. It was read aloud in town squares and affixed to tavern walls. Both a plainly stated case for separation from Great Britain and a stirring call to action, Common Sense played a decisive role in America’s march toward revolution. Rights of Man : This forceful rebuke of aristocratic rule and persuasive endorsement of self-governance became one of the most influential political statements in history. Thomas Paine asserts that human rights are not granted by the government but inherent to man’s nature. He argues that the purpose of government is to protect those rights, and if a government fails to do so, its people are duty-bound to revolution. The Age of Reason : In this philosophical treatise on theology, Paine rejects the notion of divine revelation, saying “it is revelation to the first person only, and hearsay to every other.” He proceeds with a detailed analysis of the Bible’s inconsistencies and historical inaccuracies to conclude that it cannot be a divinely inspired text. Arguing against all forms of organized religion, he declares nature itself to be the only true testament to the existence of a divine creator. |
43. The Ritual Bath - Faye Kellerman
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The first book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman A woman who thought she was safe… Detective Peter Decker is used to working difficult cases. But even he is shocked by the call that comes in from the remote yeshiva community in the hills behind Los Angeles. Their sanctuary has been shattered – a woman has been viciously attacked after leaving the bathhouse. A community shocked to its core… The community is highly suspicious of outsiders – persuading people to talk will be difficult. But against the odds, Decker forms a connection with the young widow who discovered the victim, Rina Lazarus. A case that gets harder at every turn… Together, Rina and Decker work to expose the culprit. But then a shocking revelation comes to light. Will Decker uncover the truth? And even if he does, will it tear him and Rina apart? Reviews Praise for Faye Kellerman ‘Kellerman is an excellent writer' The Times 'Very exciting' Daily Mail 'Brutal but thoughtful and well plotted, fast moving and well told' Observer 'Sensational' Mirror 'Kellerman creates a claustrophobic atmosphere, against a background of seediness, violence and distrust' Sunday Telegraph 'Kellerman moves her gritty mean streets LA plot along with breakneck pace' Irish Independent ‘Hands down, the most refreshing mystery couple around’ People About the author Faye Kellerman is the author of thirty-one novels, including twenty-two New York Times bestselling mysteries that feature the husband-and-wife team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. She has also penned two bestselling short novels with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman and teamed up with her daughter Aliza to co-write a young adult novel, Prism. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
44. Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality - Tad James
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Written by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality is a compelling study of the important elements that make up a person's core personality, and a detailed exploration of and introduction to how Time Line therapy works in practice. Utilizing discoveries made by Richard Bandler, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality expands and updates our knowledge of how people actually store their memories, and sheds light on the effect that the system used for memory storage has on the individual. The authors contend that the concept of Time Line, or the notion of time that you have stored in your mind, shapes and structures your experience of the world, and consequently shapes your personality. Time Line therapy is therefore based on the premise that the client goes back to the first time they remember a particular problem, does change work utilizing Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) to eliminate irritating behaviors or issues and, if necessary, goes to subsequent times when their behavior or response was a problem, and undertakes further change work to resolve it. Written in an informative and engaging manner, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality offers readers the opportunity to see how Time Line therapy works providing a clear description of how to elicit the Time Line, and sharing step-by-step methods to subsequently help the client to release a limiting decision or trauma, remove anxiety, or set a future goal. All of these key aspects are explained using clear language and easy-to-follow steps, and the authors' expert commentary is further complemented by examples, exercises and transcripts in order to help the reader transfer the theory into effective practice. In Section I, the authors explain the NLP Communication Model and share their in-depth analysis of the filters values, beliefs, attitudes, decisions, memories and meta programs which we subconsciously use as we process the world around us and which form the basis of our personalities. Section II provides a comprehensive description of the Time Line and how it works: laying down a theoretical basis for the technique before offering insight into its practice and application with a demonstrative transcript of Time Line elicitation and change work in order to illustrate the concepts explored. In Section III the authors move on to carefully survey simple and complex meta programs (and how they can be changed) before exploring the formation, evolution and changing of values in Section IV, which includes a helpful exercise that gives guidance on how to elicit values from the client. Exploring many interesting contexts and how personality can be positively changed to help people live happier lives, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality is a worthy addition to any therapist's or NLP practitioner's library and is suitable reading for anyone interested in behavioral change. Sections include: Section I Introduction; Section II Time Line Therapy; Section III Meta Programs; Section IV Values. Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality was originally published in 1988 by Meta Publications. |
45. Claiming Her Alien Warrior - Mina Carter
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She must betray his trust to achieve her mission. But fooling an alien warrior comes with a price. A guest of the Lathar, Jane hasn't forgotten she's a hard as nails marine. Tasked with finding a way to beat the technologically-advanced aliens, she needs to find answers for her superiors... before they arm the nukes and doom the human race.  Just one problem. A scarily-sexy alpha male alien warrior with long hair and a sexy growl. He wants her for his mate and time is running out. Both to get the intel she needs, and to stay out of his bed. Because once he gets her there, she knows she'll never want to leave... A beautiful stowaway is the last thing he needs, but everything he's ever wanted. Karryl has wanted Jane from the moment he saw her. The human soldier is feisty and dangerous, everything he wants in a female. He knows she desires him, but she resists his claim. Called away on a mission into a dangerous part of space, an unexpected stowaway puts a crimp in his plans. Ego says she followed him, sense says she's a spy. He'll finish his mission and get her back to the safety of Lathar Prime. He'll make her body burn in his bed, get the truth out of her… and claim her as his mate. But no plan survives contact with the enemy. They must contend with a crash landing, a case of amnesia, and an enemy who think it would be better if Karryl took a long walk out of a short airlock… |
46. Million-Dollar Love-Child - Sarah Morgan
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Kimberley Townsend's little boy is in danger, and the only person who can help is his father, Brazilian billionaire Luc Santoro. Luc doesn't know his son even exists, and believes Kimberley to be a lying gold digger. However, he's prepared to give her the money—provided she sleeps with him. Only Kimberley's no longer the naive virgin he bedded years ago…and she's about to make him lose control in ways he never imagined… About the author USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes hot, happy contemporary romance. Her trademark humour and sensuality have gained her fans across the globe and two RITA® Awards from the Romance Writers of America. Sarah lives near London with her family. Visit her at www.sarahmorgan.com |
47. Under Gemini - Rosamunde Pilcher
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In Under Gemini , it seemed such an innocent deception. All Flora Waring had to do was play the part of Rose, her long-lost twin, for one weekend and meet the family of Rose's fiance. But when Flora is introduced to the Armstrong family, she realizes that she has inherited the secret scandal Rose created five years before...and left wounds that turn the man Flora loves against her. When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people's lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us... |
48. A Secret Too Far - Margaret Mayo
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After being abandoned by her boyfriend, Javier Marquez, six years earlier Rianne Novelle had built a new life for herself. She was hurt beyond measure when she met him while holidaying in Spain with her girlfriend and he pretended not to know her. When he asked her out on a date she decided that two could play at that game. She felt sure that he would not be able to keep up the pretence for very long. But he did. And at the end of her holiday she returned home to England feeling both angry and sad, resolute, though, to push him out of her mind once again. Which she thought she had succeeded in doing - until he turned up in her home town... |
49. The February Man - Milton H. Erickson & Ernest Lawrence Rossi
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This book is a fascinating case study that illustrates the use of multiple levels of consciousness and meaning to access and therapeutically reframe traumatic memories that were the source of very severe phobias and depression. A rare record of Erickson's pioneering genius in facilitating the evolution of new patterns of consciousness and identity in a patient. |
50. Μια Νύχτα του Αυγούστου - Victoria Hislop
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ΜΙΑ ΝΥΧΤΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ 25 Αυγούστου 1957: Η αποικία λεπρών στη Σπιναλόγκα κλείνει και ακολουθεί ένα γλέντι για την περίσταση στην Πλάκα, στο χωριό ακριβώς απέναντι. Οι υγιείς συναντούν τους πρόσφατα θεραπευμένους και όλοι μαζί τρώνε, χορεύουν και γιορτάζουν αυτή τη σπουδαία στιγμή απελευθέρωσης από τον φόβο και την αρρώστια. ΜΙΑ ΝΥΧΤΑ ΠΟΥ ΣΤΑΘΗΚΕ Ο ΧΡΟΝΟΣ Όλα παγώνουν, ωστόσο, όταν ακούγονται δυο πυροβολισμοί. Η Άννα πέφτει νεκρή. Και το κλείσιμο της αποικίας θα μείνει συνδεδεμένο για πάντα με την τραγωδία. ΔΥΟ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΣΗΜΑΔΕΥΟΝΤΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΜΟΙΡΑ Το ζήτημα είναι πώς θα συνεχίσουν να ζουν αυτοί που έμειναν πίσω. Η αδελφή της η Μαρία, ο σύζυγος της Άννας ο Αντρέας, ο εραστής της ο Μανόλης… Πώς θα αντιμετωπίσουν το στίγμα και το σκάνδαλο. Πώς θα χτίσουν ένα μέλλον πάνω στα ερείπια του παρελθόντος. Κάθε σελίδα αναδίδει την αγάπη της Χίσλοπ για την Ελλάδα. Daily Mail |
51. Η Κλάρα και Ο Ήλιος - Kazuo Ishiguro
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Στο πρώτο μυθιστόρημά του μετά τη βράβευσή του με το Νομπέλ (2017), ο Καζούο Ισιγκούρο αφηγείται την ιστορία της Κλάρας, μιας Τεχνητής Φίλης με εκπληκτική παρατηρητικότητα και ιδιαίτερη ευαισθησία, η οποία από τη θέση της στο κατάστημα, όπου πωλείται, παρακολουθεί με προσοχή τη συμπεριφορά όσων έρχονται για να ρίξουν μια ματιά, αλλά και όσων περνούν απ’ έξω, στον δρόμο. Και ελπίζει πως σύντομα κάποιος θα τη διαλέξει. Ένα βαθιά συγκινητικό βιβλίο που μας προσφέρει μια μοναδική άποψη του διαρκώς μεταβαλλόμενου κόσμου μας μέσα από τα μάτια μιας αξέχαστης αφηγήτριας. Η αριστοτεχνικά συγκρατημένη πρόζα του Ισιγκούρο ενισχύει τη συναισθηματική δύναμη και τη σπάνια τρυφερότητα του κειμένου, που διερευνά το πλέον θεμελιώδες ερώτημα: Τι σημαίνει στ’ αλήθεια ν’ αγαπάς; |
52. Η παλίρροια της καρδιάς - Judith McNaught
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«Λατρεύω τη ζωή, ακόμα κι όταν μου συμβαίνουν άσχημα πράγματα. Κάθε εποχή του χρόνου φέρνει μαζί της την υπόσχεση ότι θα μου συμβεί κάτι υπέροχο». Αυτή είναι η Αλεξάντρα Λόρενς. Ένα κορίτσι στα χρόνια της αθωότητας, γεμάτο αγάπη για τη ζωή και τρυφερά συναισθήματα.  Η ζωή τής επιφυλάσσει πολλές εκπλήξεις και δεν είναι όλες ευχάριστες. Παντρεύεται τον ισχυρό και πλούσιο δούκα Τζόρνταν Τάουνσεντ. Ένας γάμος θυελλώδης, που σύντομα έρχεται αντιμέτωπος με την απόλυτη δοκιμασία.  Δύο άνθρωποι από δύο εντελώς διαφορετικούς κόσμους. Η Αλεξάντρα παγιδεύεται σ’ ένα μπερδεμένο κουβάρι ζήλιας και εκδίκησης, υπερηφάνειας και σαρωτικού πάθους.  Τι κρύβεται πίσω από την κρύα, αλαζονική και υπεροπτική μάσκα του συζύγου της Τζόρνταν; Ποιος είναι πραγματικά ο άνθρωπος που έχει παντρευτεί; Η ίδια θα αγωνιστεί για τη ζωή του και για να διατηρήσει τον ιερό δεσμό του γάμου, που πλέον τους ενώνει.  Μια πανίσχυρη ιστορία αγάπης κι ένα αξέχαστο πάθος εκτυλίσσονται σε αυτές τις 500 σελίδες, που θα κάνουν τον χρόνο να σταματήσει και θα αφήσουν τον αναγνώστη μουδιασμένο. |
53. Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent - Kevin Marx
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Want to speak German but don't know where to start? This book is for you! Don't waste money buying ten different books when you can learn everything you need in this one book. Don't waste money taking classes at a school when you can teach yourself. Why buy a similarly priced book that only teaches basic entry level German grammar when you can master the language with this one book? Speak German in 90 Days, all of the prep work is done for you. Each daily lesson will teach you not only what, but how to study. Speak German in 90 Days is a comprehensive guide for beginners, and teaches the equivalent of two years of a college level German class. It can also be used by intermediate students to brush up on grammar and vocabulary. The content includes: How to Study - Tips and tricks on how to study and what to study to learn and retain the language quickly. Pronunciation - An easy and accurate guide for American English speakers. Grammar - All essential grammar taught in two years of a college level German course Vocabulary - Over 900 of the most common German words Vocabulary nuances - Explanations of how to use vocabulary that you can't find in a dictionary or other text books. Idiomatic expressions. New to the 2nd Edition: New Foreword. Reorganized chapter layout for ease of understanding. Added grammar cards to each chapter to help memorize grammar structures. Added E-note cards to study vocabulary. Clarified grammar explanations. |
54. Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
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#1 BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart, with a new introduction by the author   “A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial.”— USA Today Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until  Emotional Intelligence,  we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart—and they aren’t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood—with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.    The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Emotional Intelligence could not come at a better time—we spend so much of our time online, more and more jobs are becoming automated and digitized, and our children are picking up new technology faster than we ever imagined. With a new introduction from the author, the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition prepares readers, now more than ever, to reach their fullest potential and stand out from the pack with the help of EI. |
55. Ο Ιππότης του Πάθους - Margaret Mallory
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Αγγλία, 1405 Mε το μανδύα του ακόμα ματωμένο από τη μάχη, ο Γουίλιαμ Φιτζ-Άλαν καταφθάνει στα ουαλικά σύνορα έτοιμος να διεκδικήσει το κάστρο που του παραχώρησε ο βασιλιάς Ερρίκος ως ανταμοιβή για την πολεμική του δεινότητα. Όμως ένα ακόμα έπαθλο τον περιμένει στις πύλες του Κάστρου Ρος: η Λαίδη Κάθριν Ρέιμπερν, χήρα του προηγούμενου άρχοντα του κάστρου… Η Κάθριν ρίσκαρε τα πάντα προειδοποιώντας το βασιλιά της για την προδοσία του συζύγου της. Και η ανταμοιβή της; Το κάστρο της παραχωρήθηκε σε κάποιον άλλον, ενώ τώρα της δίνεται η εξής επιλογή: να παντρευτεί τον Φιτζ-Άλαν ή να φυλακιστεί στον Πύργο του Λονδίνου. Η Κάθριν προσφέρει το κορμί της στο νέο της σύζυγο, αλλά αρνείται να προσφέρει την καρδιά της και τα μυστικά που κρύβει μέσα της… Όμως το πάθος μεταξύ τους φουντώνει και καθώς ο κίνδυνος πλησιάζει, η Κάθριν και ο Γουίλιαμ θα πρέπει να μάθουν να εμπιστεύονται ο ένας τον άλλον, αν θέλουν να σώσουν το γάμο τους, τη γη τους αλλά και την ίδια τους τη ζωή… |
56. Κυριακή Απόγευμα στη Βιέννη - Μάρω Βαμβουνάκη
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Να προσέχεις το βλέμμα περισσότερο από τα λόγια, της έλεγε. Μην κρίνεις από τις πράξεις αυτές καθαυτές. Να γυρεύεις την κρυμμένη πρόθεση, εκεί είναι η καθαρότητα ή όχι της καρδιάς. Ένας εγωπαθής διαλέγει και ρόλο αγίου, μοιράζει περιουσίες στην ελεημοσύνη. Όμως σκοπός του δεν είναι το έλεος, είναι ο αυτοθαυμασμός, η επίδειξη, ένας θρίαμβος στους γύρω. Μην εμπιστεύεσαι τα συναισθήματά σου, ούτε αγαπώ, ούτε δεν αγαπώ να λες εύκολα. Δε συμπονάς όσο νομίζεις. Συμπονούμε και από ταύτιση, όχι από ανθρωπιά. Eίναι ο φόβος μη συμβεί και σ’ εμάς το ίδιο κακό και προληπτικά το προβάρουμε. Πάντα εγώ! Ο πλησίον μένει απόμακρη γη. Η ουτοπία του άλλου! Η ψυχή είναι πανίσχυρη. Μην κολλάς στην ψυχανάλυση, προορίζεται για τις πληγές, μετά χρειάζεσαι την πνευματική περιπέτεια, μόνη σου. Όπως πας σε ορθοπεδικό αν σπάσεις ένα πόδι. Θα σου γιατρέψει το κάταγμα, δε θα σου μάθει να βαδίζεις, ούτε το δρόμο, ούτε βέβαια τον προορισμό. Η ευθύνη σου είναι αμεταβίβαστη. Ετοιμάσου να με εγκαταλείψεις πριν παραλύσεις στο ντιβάνι μου! |
57. Οι φόνοι της κίσσας - Anthony Horowitz
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Ποιος σκότωσε τον σερ Μάγκνους Πάι;  Όταν εκείνο το αυγουστιάτικο βράδυ η υπεύθυνη έκδοσης Σούζαν Ράιλαντ άρχιζε να διαβάζει το χειρόγραφο ενός αστυνομικού μυθιστορήματος, με πρωταγωνιστή τον ντετέκτιβ Άττικους Πυντ, δεν μπορούσε να υποψιαστεί ότι θα έπρεπε η ίδια να γράψει το τέλος…  Ο συγγραφέας Άλαν Κόνγουεϊ ήταν το μεγαλύτερο όνομα στον εκδοτικό οίκο και όλοι στηρίζονταν στην επιτυχία του νέου βιβλίου του. Η ένατη υπόθεση του διάσημου ντετέκτιβ αφορούσε τον ύποπτο θάνατο μιας οικονόμου και τον φόνο του μεγαλοκτηματία εργοδότη της σε μια βρετανική επαρχία, το 1955.  Καθώς πλησίαζε στον επίλογο, η Σούζαν διαπίστωσε ότι έλειπαν οι τελευταίες σελίδες. Τι νόημα είχε να διαβάσει ένα αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα που δεν αποκάλυπτε τη λύση του μυστηρίου; αναρωτήθηκε και πέταξε το χειρόγραφο στην άκρη. Η απάντηση ήρθε από τη φωνή του ραδιοφώνου. Ο συγγραφέας του βιβλίου είχε βρεθεί νεκρός. Το χειρόγραφο σημείωμα αυτοκτονίας βρισκόταν ήδη επάνω στο γραφείο του εκδότη της, Τσαρλς Κλόβερ.  Από εκείνη τη στιγμή η Σούζαν ήξερε ότι από αναγνώστης θα γινόταν ντετέκτιβ…  Κανείς δεν μπορεί να αντισταθεί σ’ ένα καλό αστυνομικό βιβλίο.  Αυτό είναι προειδοποίηση…  Σούζαν Ράιλαντ  Ένα μεγαλοφυές μυθιστόρημα μέσα στο ίδιο το μυθιστόρημα… Η αστυνομική λογοτεχνία του Horowitz «παίζει» με το έγκλημα και ταυτόχρονα μιμείται με εξαιρετική σοβαρότητα τους κλασικούς του είδους. The Sunday Times |
58. Άσε την αγάπη να σε βρει - Johanna Lindsey
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συγγραφέας των New York Times με 60.000.000 αντίτυπα παγκοσμίως!  Ο γοητευτικός αλλά ιδιόρρυθμος Ντέβιν Μπόλντουιν ζει στο Λονδίνο, εκτρέφει άλογα και δίνει συμβουλές σε όποιον ψάχνει απεγνωσμένα να βρει το άλλο του μισό.  Απ’ την άλλη, η υπέροχη Αμάντα Λοκ, κόρη ενός δούκα, είναι το όνειρο κάθε ανύπαντρου άντρα. Όμως η ίδια δεν έχει συναντήσει ακόμη τον δυνατό έρωτα, παρότι έχει ξεκινήσει η τρίτη της σεζόν. Οι κακές γλώσσες της καλής κοινωνίας έχουν οργιάσει και η απελπισμένη οικογένειά της αποφασίζει να λάβει δραστικά μέτρα. Όταν ένας κόμης, παθιασμένος με τα άλογα, εμφανίζεται ως υποψήφιο ιδανικό ταίρι, η Αμάντα αποφασίζει να ξεπεράσει τον φόβο της για την ιππασία και να ξεκινήσει μαθήματα με δάσκαλο τον Μπόλντουιν. Ο Ντέβιν δεν την αντιμετωπίζει ως τρόπαιο, όπως οι περισσότεροι εργένηδες συνομήλικοί του, αλλά ως μια νεαρή γυναίκα με όνειρα για μια ευτυχισμένη ζωή. Στις καθημερινές συναντήσεις τους, η Αμάντα βιώνει το πάθος για πρώτη φορά, αλλά η χημεία μεταξύ τους αποδεικνύεται εκρηκτική. Θα καταφέρουν να ξεπεράσουν τις συγκρούσεις και να αφήσουν την αγάπη να τους βρει για πρώτη φορά; Ένα υπέροχο ταξίδι στη βικτοριανή Αγγλία με ανατροπές, ίντριγκα και αγωνία. |
59. Ζακέτα να Πάρεις! - ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΚΟΝΑΝΟΣ
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Τελικά, το πιο ωραίο δώρο που μπορείς να κάνεις στο παιδί σου είναι να το… αφήσεις ήσυχο. Βρείτε τα πρωτίστως εσείς οι δύο: ο μπαμπάς και η μαμά. Μην πιέζεις το παιδί, θα αντιδράσει. Μίλα του γλυκά, ώστε να σε ακούσει με την καρδιά του. Η καρδιά είναι τα «αυτιά» του παιδιού. Ακόμα και η σιωπή σου, όταν είναι εμποτισμένη με σοφία, εκπέμπει κύματα αγάπης που φτάνουν τον στόχο τους. Προσπέρνα τα νεύρα και τους θυμούς του άτακτου παιδιού σου και δες την ψυχή του που δοκιμάζεται, που μεγαλώνει, που ψάχνεται και προβληματίζεται για όλα. Μάθε να βλέπεις «βαθιά». Πίσω από καβγάδες, να διακρίνεις τις φοβίες του. Πίσω από βρισιές και φωνές, τη μοναξιά του. Πίσω από το αλλοπρόσαλλο «φαίνεσθαι», την ψυχική του ομορφιά. Μαμά, μπαμπά, αφήστε το παιδί σας να πατήσει στην ιερή γη της καρδιάς σας, όχι για να κατασκηνώσει εκεί για πάντα, μα για να ανοίξει τα φτερά του, να πάρει φόρα και να πετάξει. Σας θαυμάζω και υποκλίνομαι μπροστά σας και φιλάω τα χέρια σας τα ιερά, που κρατάνε μέσα τους το πιο αγνό κομμάτι του πλανήτη μας. Και εύχομαι ολόψυχα όλα τα ωραία και ωφέλιμα να έρθουν στη ζωή και στο σπιτικό σας. Είσαι ο πιο άξιος γονιός. Εσύ. Πίστεψέ το. Και ζήσε το! |
60. Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy - Negreanu
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In this new, revised edition, three experts in seven-card stud, who have earned millions of dollars in major tournaments and cash games, eight World Series of Poker bracelets and hundreds of other titles in competition against the best players in the world show readers how to play and win at all three types of stud poker. In addition to cash-game advice, the authors reveal the winning strategies for stud poker tournaments. Insightful give-and-take conversations between the authors provide multiple points of view on how to win at even-card stud including the best starting hands, reading the board, bluffing, semi-bluffing, profitable play on every street and much more! |
61. Cracked Kingdom - Erin Watt
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These Royals will ruin you. Ever since Hartley Wright met Easton Royal, her life hasn’t been the same. There are enemies behind every corner and dangers beyond each door. When tragedy strikes and steals her memories, she can’t trust anyone, not even the blue-eyed boy who promises her that everything will be all right. Because while Hartley’s memory is full of gaps, her instincts tell her Easton is dangerous. She doesn’t know if he’s the snake in the garden or her chance at salvation. The chaos he brings wherever he goes is too much to handle, the intense feelings he evokes are too confusing to unravel.   Easton wants her to remember. Hartley thinks it’s better to forget.   She might be right.   Tragedy. Treachery. Trust. Hartley has to face the facts—in this world, you can’t escape the Royals. Either you live by their rules or you die by them. |
62. Το έγκλημα του Ψυχικού - Παύλος Νιρβάνας
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Βασικός πρωταγωνιστής του αστυνομικού μυθιστορήματος του Παύλου Νιρβάνα Το έγκλημα του Ψυχικού είναι ένας νεαρός φοιτητής της Ιατρικής, ο Νίκος Μολοχάνθης. Ο φιλόδοξος και γεμάτος δίψα για δημοσιότητα νεαρός θέτει υποψηφιότητα ως δολοφόνος μίας γυναίκας που βρίσκεται άγρια δολοφονημένη κάπου στις ερημιές του Ψυχικού… Σκηνοθετεί και κατασκευάζει ο ίδιος την ενοχή του. Με ένα πνευμόνι αγορασμένο από το χασάπη, ένα μαχαίρι αγορασμένο από τα παλιατζίδικα, νυχτερινές βόλτες στις ερημικές τοποθεσίες του Ψυχικού (αφού κατά τη λαϊκή δοξασία, ο δολοφόνος επιστρέφει πάντα στη σκηνή του εγκλήματος) προσπαθεί να αυτοπαγιδευτεί στον ιστό της αράχνης και να θεωρηθεί ο ίδιος υπεύθυνος της στυγερής δολοφονίας… Ο μόνος που γνωρίζει την καλά σκηνοθετημένη απάτη αλλά και την αθωότητά του είναι ο φίλος του Στέφανος Σεφέρης. Σε περίπτωση που τα πράγματα πάρουν απρόβλεπτες διαστάσεις… Σκοπός του Μολοχάνθη, η δημοσιότητα. Έστω και η αρνητική δημοσιότητα. Ο ευαίσθητος νέος που οδηγείται στο έγκλημα από παράφορο έρωτα... Ο φοιτητής της Ιατρικής που θυσιάζει ένα λαμπρό μέλλον, που καταστρέφει τη ζωή του, επειδή αγάπησε με πάθος. Αλήθεια πόσο μπορεί να αντισταθεί ένα κορίτσι της καλής κοινωνίας μπροστά σε μία τέτοια ευαίσθητη, γεμάτη ρομαντισμό ψυχή;… |
63. The $100 Startup - Chris Guillebeau
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Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose— and  earn a good living.   “Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1  New York Times  bestseller  The Happiness Project   Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.    Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.   Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It’s all about finding the intersection between your “expertise”—even if you don’t consider it such—and what other people will pay for.  You don’t need an MBA, a business plan or even employees. All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.   Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick. Among Chris’s key principles: If you’re good at one thing, you’re probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish— sell  him the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.   In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold. Today, we know that it’s up to us to change our lives. And the best part is, if we change our  own  life, we can help others change  theirs.  This remarkable book will start you on your way. |
64. Attached - Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
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'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' – John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections. Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory – the most advanced relationship science in existence today – can help us find and sustain love. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment explains that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability to love them back. Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. With fascinating psychological insight, quizzes and case studies, Dr Amir Levine and Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles, identify your own and recognize the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing relationship. |
65. Capricorn - W.L. Knightly
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Being a suspect in a murder case never happens at a good time, but for Capricorn, Tad Halston, a recovering addict and former male escort who is on the verge of reclaiming his place as an in-demand male model, the timing couldn’t be worse. With bodies piling up and more evidence pointing to him for the murders, the last thing he needs is a series of anonymous messages demanding he make the next kill for vengeance. Can he murder the uncle who abused him and sent his life hurtling down this dark path, or will his sister become the real killer’s next victim? For Tad, time is running out. Now that Darek Blake has hired Bay “The Slayer” Collins as his divorce attorney, he realizes the man’s help will come at a much higher price. Becoming an informant was never part of the deal, but with new evidence hitting too close to home, Darek is left with no other choice. With the killer targeting Darek’s old friends, he has to decide which side is most important, his role as a detective, or his past as part of the Zodiac Society. |
66. Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah
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Sometimes when you open the door to your mother's past, you find your own future . . . Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and travelled the world to become a famous photo journalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, these two estranged women will find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. On his deathbed, their father extracts one last promise from the women in his life. It begins with a story that is unlike anything the sisters have heard before – a captivating, mysterious love story that spans sixty-five years and moves from frozen, war torn Leningrad to modern-day Alaska. The vividly imagined tale brings these three women together in a way that none could have expected. Meredith and Nina will finally learn the secret of their mother's past and uncover a truth so terrible it will shake the foundation of their family and change who they think they are. Every once in a while a writer comes along who navigates the complex and layered landscape of the human heart. For this generation, it's Kristin Hannah. Mesmerizing from the first page to the last, Winter Garden is an evocative, lyrically written novel that will long be remembered. |
67. Δεκέμβρης 1944 - Πολυμέρης Βόγλης
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70.000 ένοπλοι, 5.000 νεκροί, 25.000 εκτοπισμένοι, σ’ ένα μόλις μήνα, είναι ο σύντομος απολογισμός της σφοδρότερης μάχης που έγινε ποτέ στην Αθήνα.   Τα Δεκεμβριανά υπήρξαν η μοναδική περίπτωση κατά τη διάρκεια του Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, όπου συμμαχικές δυνάμεις συγκρούστηκαν ένοπλα και μάλιστα στην πρωτεύουσα ενός κράτους που μόλις είχε απελευθερωθεί από τη ναζιστική κατοχή. Στον πυκνό χρόνο των 33 ημερών, εκδηλώθηκαν αντιθέσεις, διχασμοί και προσδοκίες, που είχαν τις ρίζες τους στο πρόσφατο παρελθόν. Στις μάχες στους δρόμους της Αθήνας διακρίνουμε τα ίχνη του Εθνικού Διχασμού και της Μικρασιατικής Καταστροφής, της πολιτικής αστάθειας και της οικονομικής κρίσης του Μεσοπολέμου, των συνεπειών της δικτατορίας του Ιωάννη Μεταξά και βέβαια των πρωτόγνωρων αλλαγών που προκάλεσε στην ελληνική κοινωνία η εμπειρία της Κατοχής και της Αντίστασης κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου. Παράλληλα, η μάχη της Αθήνας παγίωσε τη θέση της Ελλάδας στον διεθνή συσχετισμό δυνάμεων της μεταπολεμικής Ευρώπης, καθόρισε τις εξελίξεις που οδήγησαν στον εμφύλιο πόλεμο και διαμόρφωσε την πολιτική και κοινωνική πραγματικότητα της χώρας, τουλάχιστον μέχρι την πτώση της Χούντας το 1974. Παρά την κομβική θέση που έχουν στη σύγχρονη ελληνική ιστορία και τις δεκαετίες που έχουν περάσει, τα Δεκεμβριανά αποτελούν ένα από τα λιγότερο μελετημένα πεδία της ελληνικής ιστοριογραφίας και τα ερωτήματα είναι πολύ περισσότερα από τις απαντήσεις που διαθέτουμε. Σε μερικά από αυτά τα ερωτήματα απαντούν τα κείμενα του παρόντος τόμου: η διαδικασία μετατροπής της Αθήνας σε πεδίο μάχης, οι διεθνείς διαστάσεις των Δεκεμβριανών, οι τρόποι εκδήλωσης πολιτικών αντιθέσεων που είχαν οξυνθεί την περίοδο της Κατοχής, η τύχη των αμάχων που εγκλωβίστηκαν στην εμπόλεμη Αθήνα, οι συνθήκες που επικρατούσαν σε άλλες πόλεις, η συγκρότηση της μνήμης και του αφηγήματος για τα Δεκεμβριανά, σε μεγάλο βαθμό καθορίζουν ακόμη και σήμερα το λόγο γύρω από την αιματηρή σύγκρουση του 1944. |
68. Collapse and Transformation - Guy D. Middleton
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The years c. 1250 to 1150 BC in Greece and the Aegean are often characterised as a time of crisis and collapse. A critical period in the long history of the region and its people and culture, they witnessed the end of the Mycenaean kingdoms, with their palaces and Linear B records, and, through the Postpalatial period, the transition into the Early Iron Age. But, on closer examination, it has become increasingly clear that the period as a whole, across the region, defies simple characterisation – there was success and splendour, resilience and continuity, and novelty and innovation, actively driven by the people of these lands through this transformative century. The story of the Aegean at this time has frequently been incorporated into narratives focused on the wider eastern Mediterranean, and most infamously the ‘Sea Peoples’ of the Egyptian texts. In twenty-five chapters written by 25 specialists, Collapse and Transformation instead offers a tight focus on the Aegean itself, providing an up-to date picture of the archaeology ‘before’ and ‘after’ ‘the collapse’ of c. 1200 BC. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean regions, as well as providing data and a range of interpretations to those studying collapse and resilience more widely and engaging in comparative studies. Introductory chapters discuss notions of collapse, and provide overviews of the Minoan and Mycenaean collapses. These are followed by twelve chapters, which review the evidence from the major regions of the Aegean, including the Argolid, Messenia, and Boeotia, Crete, and the Aegean islands. Six chapters then address key themes: the economy, funerary practices, the Mycenaean pottery of the mainland and the wider Aegean and eastern Mediterranean region, religion, and the extent to which later Greek myth can be drawn upon as evidence or taken to reflect any historical reality. The final four chapters provide a wider context for the Aegean story, surveying the eastern Mediterranean, including Cyprus and the Levant, and the themes of subsistence and warfare. |
69. A Matter Of Trust - Robin Pilcher
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Claire Barclay has returned to the home in Scotland where she spent her teenage years. After the sudden death of her mother, Claire is concerned about the welfare of her much-loved and now frail stepfather, Leo. But his own grown children seem more concerned about preserving their financial assets than their father's health. Claire is desperately trying to avoid Jonas, the love of her life who broke her heart at just eighteen, but he's asking her to trust him again, on a matter of urgency. Can she forget the past and put her faith in someone who once hurt her so deeply? The bestselling author of An Ocean Apart, Robin Pilcher excels at weaving stories full of heart, warmth and family secrets |
70. Chesapeake, The Covenant, Mexico, Poland Collection James A. Michener 4 Book Set. - James A. Michener
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Chesapeake, The Covenant, Mexico, Poland Collection James A. Michener 4 Book Set :  Chesapeake: A Novel. Once again James A. Michener brings history to life with this 400-year saga of America's great bay and its Eastern Shore. Following Edmund Steed and his remarkable family, who parallel the settling and forming of the nation, CHESAPEAKE sweeps readers from the unspoiled world of the Native Americans to the voyages of Captain John Smith, the Revolutionary War, and right up to modern times. The Covenant: A Novel. James A. Michener’s masterly chronicle of South Africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. From the Java-born Van Doorn family tree springs two great branches: one nurtures lush vineyards, the other settles the interior to become the first Trekboers and Afrikaners. The Nxumalos, inhabitants of a peaceful village unchanged for centuries, unite warrior tribes into the powerful Zulu nation. And the wealthy Saltwoods are missionaries and settlers who join the masses to influence the wars and politics that ravage a nation. Rivalries and passions spill across the land of The Covenant, a story of courage and heroism, love and loyalty, and cruelty and betrayal, as generations fight to forge a new world. Mexico: A Novel. Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry—from the brilliance and brutality of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to modern Mexico, fighting through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution. Architectural splendors, frenzied bullfights, horrific human sacrifice: Michener weaves them all into an epic human story that ranks with the best of his beloved bestselling novels. Poland: A Novel. Like the heroic land that is its subject, James Michener's Poland teems with vivid events and unforgettble characters. In the sweeping span of eight tumultuous centuries, three Polish families live out their destinies and the drama of a nation—in the grand tradition of a great James Michener saga. |
71. James A. Michener Collection 4 Book Set : Hawaii,The Source, Centennial, Texas - James A. Michener
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James A. Michener Collection 4 Book Set :  Hawaii: A Novel. Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. The Source: A Novel. In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict. "A sweeping chronology filled with excitement." THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Centennial: A Novel. Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story of Colorado—the Centennial State—is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies; Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country; the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. In Centennial, trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West—and the entire country. Texas: A Novel. Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters, emotional and political alliances are made and broken, as the loyalties established over the course of each turbulent age inevitably collapse under the weight of wealth and industry. With Michener as our guide, Texas is a tale of patriotism and statesmanship, growth and development, violence and betrayal—a stunning achievement by a literary master. |
72. Behind the Sound Cart: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set - Patrushkha Mierzwa
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This book details how the entire Sound team functions on today's movie and television sets, while illuminating the overall picture of life on a production.  This book describes the job of the UST (Utility Sound Technician), or 2nd AS in the UK, a career almost invisible, yet extremely interesting, exciting—and paying up to six figures a year. Patrushkha takes you from the first work call to the final wrap, explaining the order of the work and the details that her decades of experience provides, so you may avoid mistakes that might sabotage your career before it's even started. * Discover tricks for microphone placement. * Understand how the UST interacts with the director, actors and producers. * Learn why you can know a lot about film yet still not sustain a career. * Pick up pointers for managing life in a freelance world. Patrushkha Mierzwa, one of the first female boom operators in Hollywood, has worked on over 80 movies and television projects for major directors including Robert Rodriquez, Quentin Tarantino, James Gray, and Robert Altman. She has been a judge for the Emmys, an IATSE Local 695 Director, and given workshops globally over her long career in the industry.  Her Sound Oscar-nominated shows include Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. This book condenses 40 years of experience into a practical guide for you to be able to walk onto a film set with the confidence of a sound ninja.                                                       — Stuart Wilson, Sound Oscar winner, 1917 The UST could be one of the most essential crewmembers on set. Any production without a UST would suffer from poor or under-executed sound work, and that would surely be a disservice to the filmmakers, creators, and budget.                                                                     — Michael Minkler, 3-time Sound Oscar winner, Dream Girls, Chicago, Blackhawk Down. 11-time Oscar nominee Patrushkha has written the book I wish I could have read when I started out. This is my go-to reference and should be in every film school on the globe.                                                                     — Simon Clark, Head of Location Sound Recording, National Film & Television School, England I think this is really going to help students, super down to earth, logical and clear. I knew that it'd be a great book after your visits and sessions with our students. You're a wonderful speaker and your voice comes right through clearly and concisely in this book. Congratulations again and I hope we get to invite you back to Greenwich again in the near future! Dr Andrew Knight-Hill Senior Lecturer in Sound Design and Music Technology, Creative Professions and Digital Arts, University of Greenwich, London |
73. Cohen - Katee Robert
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<b>Seven Brothers. Seven Brides. A revenge seven years in the making.</b><br> <b></b><br> For eight long years, I’ve done whatever it takes to keep my brothers alive. If I’ve lost my soul in the process, it’s a small price to pay. But my Bride is Winry, and the Amazon queen’s youngest daughter is nothing like I expect. She’s fragile and innocent and every time I open my mouth, she flinches.<br> <br> Maybe that’s why I convince my friend—and sometimes lover—Maddox to join us, a kinder hand to soften my sharp edges and make Winry feel safe. This handfasting was only ever meant to be temporary, a way to prove a point before releasing my Bride back to her life and me back to mine.<br> <br> Too bad I want to keep Winry—and Maddox too. |
74. It's Our Secret - W. Winters
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From USA Today best-selling romance author Willow Winters comes an emotionally gripping, romantic suspense. It was only a little lie. That’s how stories like these get started. With every lie I told, he saw right through me. I think in his heart he knew I was broken; he felt my pain as if it was his. And that’s what changed everything. He’s the reason it all fell apart. Sometimes it’s a single moment that alters everything in existence. Sometimes it’s the chain reaction of falling dominoes, lined up in pretty little rows and designed so that each one will cause more and more pain as it topples. In a single day, everything changed, and there’s no way to go back. I didn’t know what would happen. Secrets and lies ruin everything and I should have known better. For the first time in I don’t know how long, I wish I could take it back. I’d take every bit of it back if I could just be with him again. “I was captivated from the very beginning, and I couldn’t let go until the very end. Winters wove an outstanding tale, which has an even better message within its pages.” – Kendra, Reads and Treats It’s Our Secret can be read as a standalone and was originally released in January of 2018. This edition is reedited and extended. |
75. Οδοιπορικό Θεολογικής Ανθρωπολογίας - Pemptousia
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“Ἡ ἀνθρώπινη φύση, ἑνωμένη ὑποστατικὰ μὲ τὴν θεία φύση στὸ πρόσωπο τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἔχει θεωθεῖ. Ὁ Χριστὸς ὡς νικητὴς Ἄνθρωπος ἀπευθύνει στὸν κάθε ἄνθρωπο τὸ μήνυμα, «θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ νενίκηκα τὸν κόσμον», δηλαδὴ τὸ κοσμικὸ κακό, τὴν ἁμαρτία, τὸν θάνατο. Ἡ νίκη εἶναι ἀνυπέρβλητη. Ὁ Χριστὸς εἶναι ὁ νικητὴς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας· εἶναι ὁ μοναδικὸς Σωτήρας τοῦ κόσμου. Δὲν εἶναι ὁ τέλειος Διδάσκαλος, ὁ σπουδαῖος Προφήτης ἢ ὁ μεγάλος Γκουρού, ὅπως Τὸν θέλουν τὰ διάφορα συγκρητιστικὰ συστήματα, ποὺ προσπαθοῦν νὰ ἑνώσουν ἑτερογενὴ στοιχεῖα, ἀντιφατικὰ καὶ ἀσυμβίβαστα ἀπὸ τὴν φύση τους.” Απόσπασμα από τον πρόλογο του βιβλίου του Καθηγουμένου της Ι.Μ.Μ. Βατοπαιδίου Αρχιμ. Εφραίμ |
76. Under a Sky on Fire - Suzanne Kelman
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The child stood in the road wearing a blue flannel nightie, her feet bare and dirt-splattered. Her blonde flyaway hair was golden, aglow from the fires behind her. Stumbling over, Lizzie reached her. The little girl’s eyes were closed, her palms facing upwards. If she’d been in church, you would have thought she was praying.   September 1940, London As the German Luftwaffe begin a terrifying bombing campaign that will come to be known as the Blitz, thousands are evacuated to safety. But Lizzie Mackenzie finds herself heading towards London. She knows she must help in the war effort. But she has another reason for leaving the security of her Scottish village: the illegitimate child she gave up for adoption nearly five years before is somewhere in the city. And – as the bombs rain down – she will stop at nothing to find her and make sure her little girl is safe. Then she finds herself trapped in a dark theatre during a bombing raid, where she meets Pilot Officer Jack Henson . Against all her instincts, she falls in love. But what chance is there for that love to flourish? Because if he discovers the secret shame of her past, he may never forgive her. And with Jack facing the enemy every day in the sky, and Lizzie’s job guiding pilots into battle – life and love has never felt so fragile. Until a chance encounter with a little orphaned girl changes everything, forcing Lizzie to ask herself what truly matters. Because, in the darkest days of war, every life counts. And – when tragedy strikes – saving one child’s life might just give Lizzie a reason to survive… An unforgettable story about sacrifice, love and heartbreak set in World War Two London during the Blitz. If you liked All the Light We Cannot See , My Name is Eva and A Fire Sparkling , you will love Under a Sky on Fire. Readers love Under a Sky on Fire : ‘OMG! I felt the fear and the terror within the pages as if I was there living it. … It is heartbreaking but it is also heartwarming. I laughed and I cried and by the end I felt I had lived those lives alongside those women… You cannot come through Under a Sky on Fire unscathed… You will feel that you have lived it too… By the end of the story I was so moved and in tears … Will remain with you for a long time to come.’ Confessions of a Bookaholic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ A 10 Star book in every aspect! It has intrigue, romance, action, drama, and twists… could not put the book down.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Historical fiction at its best! An amazing story of the bravery of women during the war… To read this story is to feel as though you were actually there during the Blitz .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   ‘ Three words: Have. Tissues. Ready … Fantastic … The emotion that pours from the pages is absolutely heart-wrenching . I loved every minute of this book, even though it left me a sniffling mess by the end .’ Fireflies and Free Kicks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A spine-chilling account of Hitler's relentless bombing of the city, against the backdrop of the equally relentless courage of the British… A book you will not be able to put down! … A gripping story, and one you do not want to miss! ’ Christian Novel Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘By reading Under a Sky on Fire , you understand what life was like in England during WWII, the sacrifices everyone made … The incredible determination, faith and enduring spirit of English people… I highly recommend the book .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Under a Sky on Fire is a story of tenacity, endurance, love and friendship . Above all it is a story of bravery during World War 2. I felt like I was in the shelters with them… Suzanne Kelman is a born storyteller .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
77. Αγίου Μαξίμου Γραικού Λόγοι - Pemptousia
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“Τὰ συγγράμματα τοῦ Ἁγίου Μαξίμου τοῦ Γραικοῦ, ἅτινα ἐξεδόθησαν κατὰ τὸν ιθ΄ αἰῶνα ὑπὸ τῆς Θεολογικῆς Ἀκαδημίας τοῦ Καζὰν εἰς τρεῖς τόμους, προσφέρει εἰς τὴν ἑλληνικὴν γλῶσσαν ἡ Ἱερὰ Μονὴ τοῦ Βατοπαιδίου, ἥτις καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀνὰ χεῖρας ἐκδόσεως τοῦ τετάρτου τόμου συμπληρώνει τὴν ἔκδοσιν τῶν Ἁπάντων τοῦ Ἁγίου, ἔχουσα ὑπ' ὄψιν τὴν σύγχρονον ἐπιστημονικὴν ἔρευναν καὶ δημοσιεύουσα διὰ πρώτην φοράν, τοῦτο μὲν κείμενα μεταφρασθέντα εἰς τὴν ἑλληνικὴν ἐκ τοῦ ρωσσικοῦ πρωτογράφου, τοῦτο δὲ κείμενα, τὰ ὁποῖα ὁ Ἅγιος συνέγραψεν ἀπ' εὐθείας εἰς τὴν ἑλληνικὴν γλῶσσαν, μέχρι τοῦδε δὲ ἀνέκδοτα.” Από τον πρόλογο της εκδόσεως του Παναγιωτάτου Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχου κ. Βαρθολομαίου |
78. Αγίου Μαξίμου Γραικού Λόγοι - Pemptousia
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“Ὁ ἅγιος Μάξιμος καὶ στὰ χρόνια τῆς φυλακῆς δὲν λησμόνησε τὸ «λογικὸν ποίμνιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ», καὶ ὅταν τοῦ ἐπιτρεπόταν ἔστελνε ἐπιστολές, ἔγραφε πραγματεῖες πρὸς νουθεσία, διδαχὴ καὶ παράκληση τῶν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀδελφῶν του. Ὁ παρὼν τόμος περιέχει λόγους, ἐπιστολὲς τοῦ ἁγίου Μαξίμου ποὺ γράφτηκαν κατὰ τὴν περίοδο παραμονῆς του στὴν Ρωσία, δηλαδὴ μετὰ τὸ 1518. Τὰ θέματα ποὺ πραγματεύεται εἶναι ποικίλα, ἑρμηνευτικὰ Ἁγίας Γραφῆς καὶ Πατερικῶν κειμένων, ἀπολογητικά, λειτουργικά, ἁγιολογικά, θέματα ποὺ ἅπτονται στὴν μοναστικὴ ζωὴ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν γένει στὴν πνευματικὴ ζωή, στὴν ἐκκλησιαστικὴ τέχνη, κ.ἄ.” Από τον πρόλογο της εκδόσεως του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου Λεμεσού κ. Αθανασίου |
79. Αγίου Μαξίμου Γραικού Λόγοι - Pemptousia
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“Οἱ εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ λόγοι, ποὺ περιλαμβάνονται στὸν παρόντα δεύτερο τόμο εἶναι δογματικοί. Μὲ μεγάλη σαφήνεια καὶ εἰλικρίνεια ἀπολογεῖται, ὁμολογεῖ καὶ ἀποδεικνύει τὴν ὀρθότητα τῆς πίστεώς του. Μὲ ταπείνωση δὲ ἐπιζητεῖ τὴν ἐπιείκεια καὶ συγχώρηση ὅλων, διὰ τυχὸν σφάλματα, τὰ ὁποῖα δὲν ἔγιναν ἐκ προθέσεως ἢ πεποιθήσεως, ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ ἐλλειπῆ γνώση τῆς Ρωσικῆς γλώσσης. Οἱ λόγοι του εἶναι ἐξόχως σημαντικοί, διδακτικοὶ καὶ ἐποικοδομητικοί. Μαρτυροῦν δέ, κατὰ τὸν πλέον σαφῆ τρόπο, τὸ ὀρθόδοξο φρόνημα τοῦ ἁγίου Μαξίμου, ὅπως αὐτὸ διαμορφώνεται καὶ ἐκφράζεται μέσα ἀπὸ τὴν εὐρυμάθειά του, τὴν ἁγιογραφικὴ καὶ ἁγιοπατερικὴ κατάρτισή του καὶ τὴν ὁσιακὴ καὶ ἀσκητική του ζωή” Από τον πρόλογο της εκδόσεως, του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου Άρτης κ. Ιγνατίου |
80. Αγίου Μαξίμου Γραικού Λόγοι - Pemptousia
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“Ἡ Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Βατοπαιδίου μὲ τὸν ἀνὰ χεῖρας τόμο ἐγκαινιάζει τὴν σειρὰ τῶν Ἁπάντων τοῦ ἁγίου Μαξίμου τοῦ Γραικοῦ, μὲ τὴν ἔκδοση στὴν ἑλληνικὴ γλώσσα τῶν πρώτων σαράντα ἐννέα λόγων ἀπὸ τοὺς συνολικὰ ἑκατὸν τριάντα ποὺ περιλαμβάνονται στὶς παραπάνω τρίτομες ρωσικὲς ἐκδόσεις. Στὴν σειρὰ αὐτὴ θὰ συμπεριλάβει καὶ ὅσα ἔργα τοῦ ἁγίου δὲν ἔχουν περιληφθεῖ στοὺς τρεῖς τόμους. Πρόκειται γιὰ τὰ ἔργα ποὺ δημοσιεύτηκαν ἀργότερα εἴτε μεμονωμένα, εἴτε ὡς μέρη ἄλλων συλλογῶν, εἴτε γιὰ τελείως ἀνέκδοτα. Ἔτσι εὐελπιστοῦμε νὰ προσφέρουμε στὸν Ἕλληνα ἀναγνώστη πλήρη τὰ Ἅπαντα τοῦ ἁγίου Μαξίμου, ὥστε νὰ μπορεῖ νὰ τὰ μελετᾶ καὶ νὰ καρπώνεται τὴν σοφία καὶ τὴν ἐμπειρία τοῦ ἁγίου.” Από τον πρόλογο της έκδοσης Καθηγούμενου της Ι.Μ.Μ. Βατοπαιδίου Αρχιμανδρίτου Εφραίμ |
81. Αγιορείτικα Μηνύματα - Pemptousia
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“Οἱ ὁμιλίες τοῦ ἁγίου Βατοπαιδίου ποὺ περιέχονται στὸν ἀνὰ χεῖρας τόμο, τὸν ὁποῖο φιλοτίμως καὶ λίαν ἀξιεπαίνως ἐπεμελήθησαν καὶ ἐκδίδουν πρὸς ὄφελος τῶν ἐντευξομένων οἱ Βατοπαιδινοὶ πατέρες, ἐξεφωνήθησαν ἐπὶ τῇ εὐκαιρίᾳ διαφόρων γεγονότων καὶ ἐπισκέψεων ἔν τε τῇ Ἱερᾷ Μονῇ, τῇ Ἑλλάδι καὶ τῷ Ἐξωτερικῷ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔτους 2002 καὶ ἑξῆς. Ὅσοι ἔχουν τὴν εὐκαιρία νὰ ἐγκύψουν στὸ περιεχόμενό των, θὰ πληροφορηθοῦν αὐθεντικὰ γιὰ τὴν πνευματικὴ καὶ κειμηλιακὴ ἱστορία τῆς παλαιφάτου Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς, γιὰ τὴν βιοτὴ τῶν θεοφιλῶς καὶ ὁσίως ἀσκησαμένων καὶ κοσμησάντων αὐτή, ἢ τῶν ἀρξαμένων τὸν μοναχικὸ βίο ἐκεῖ καὶ διαλαμψάντων ἀλλαχοῦ, ὡς ὁ ἅγιος Σάββας, ὁ πρῶτος Πατριάρχης τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Σερβίας, ὁ ἅγιος Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός καὶ πολλοὶ ἄλλοι. Προσέτι, θὰ κατανοήσουν βαθύτερον τὴν λατρεία τῶν Ἱερῶν Μονῶν καὶ δὴ τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Βατοπαιδίου, τὴν ψαλτικὴ τέχνη, τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς φιλοξενίας, τὴν ἀποστολὴ τῆς Μονῆς στὸ παρελθὸν καὶ σήμερα, καθὼς καὶ τὴν βίωσι τῆς παραδόσεως καὶ τῆς ἁγιότητος στὸ Ἅγιον Ὄρος.” (Από τον πρόλογο του βιβλίου) |
82. When We Were Brave - Suzanne Kelman
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The face of the woman in the photograph was tilted upwards, as if enjoying the sunshine just for a moment, even as the wreckage of the bombed-out street lay behind her… 1944, Cornwall: Blinded by love, Vivienne Hamilton eloped to Paris with a Nazi prisoner-of-war, never to be seen again. A disgrace to her family, her name would not be mentioned by any of her relatives for over 75 years. Present day, London: When Sophie discovers a photograph of her great aunt Vivi from World War Two, it throws her into a world of confusion. Because, as she learns about this secret relative, she quickly realises that the photograph doesn’t fit with her family’s story. It shows Vivi leaving an address associated with a spy network in London – a place she had no reason to be – and it is dated right before she disappeared. Meanwhile Sophie’s own life feels as blasted and bombed as the blitzed city in the photograph she’s looking at. Her beautiful daughter – as full of joy and wild energy as Vivi had apparently once been – is gone; and Sophie’s heart has been left broken into pieces. Retreating to the family home in rural Cornwall to seek solace from her pain and the feelings of guilt that she could have done more to protect her daughter, Sophie finds herself becoming obsessed with Vivi’s life. But nothing can prepare Sophie for what she is about to uncover – the story of a woman who risked everything for the person she loved the most; and a secret family history that could be the key to Sophie’s own future. A powerful, haunting and unforgettable read about love, heartbreak and betrayal set in Second World War Britain and France. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale , Beneath a Scarlet Sky and My Name is Eva. Readers love When We Were Brave : ‘ Wow! Just wow! This book kept me on the edge of my seat right from the get-go !... [An] amazing story.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘Fantastic… Historical fiction at its best. Characters that you fall in love with, a story you will hate to end .’ NetGalley Reviewer   ‘ Totally captivating … About the bravery of the silent heroes of WWII, the secret agents who intercepted codes… A wonderful, compelling story that will grip you to the very end, it will break your heart but it will also leave you with a sense of gratitude for these selfless individuals. I can't stop thinking about this story .’ Krafti Reader , 5 stars ‘I [am] hooked on this FANTASTIC author. When We Were Brave is another OUTSTANDING piece of fantastic writing … I have nothing but total admiration.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ Mesmerising and captivated me with every turn of the page… Absolutely heart-breaking… Filled with sadness, love, courage and sacrifice – I couldn’t put this book down.’ Stardust Book Reviews , 5 stars   ‘ A heartbreaking tale of war, love, loss, betrayal and courage .’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘ Oh my goodness I loved this book!!! … A beautifully woven time-slip novel… This story and its characters will stay with me .’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘ I LOVED THIS BOOK! … Vivi is a fierce heroine and represents the bravery that everyone had to have during the war… I recommend this book to everyone that loves historical fiction .’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars ‘A truly heartbreaking and inspirational read. I was gripped from page one and literally flew through the pages .’ Jaynie’s Book Reviews , 5 stars ‘ After reading When We Were Brave [Suzanne Kelman] is officially added to my autobuy author list … For a book to bring tears to my eyes it has to be amazing... I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves WWII fiction and even those that normally do not … You will not be disappointed.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars |
83. The Beast - Katee Robert
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Once upon a time, I fell in love with two men.  Gaeton, with his brash charm and casual cruelty.  Beast, his lust equal to his penchant for violence. Their feelings for me were matched only by their hatred for each other. Being with them was sinful and perfect in different ways.  In the end, I couldn’t choose, and I lost them both.  Now, my sisters have tasked me with securing our power base, no matter the cost. I will do anything for my family—even if it means agreeing to the terms set by Gaeton and Beast.  The three of us. Together. But only for as long as it takes me to choose one of them once and for all.  When playing games of power, happily ever after isn’t a priority. Not even for me.  Especially not for me. In THE BEAST, you’ll find: -> Enemies to lovers -> Reunited Lovers (x2) -> Sex Pact -> MMF Romance -> Sword-cross guarantee Content Warning: Contains the aftermath of a death of a parent by cancer. |
84. A View Across the Rooftops - Suzanne Kelman
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‘Heart wrenching… I really struggled to put this book down, particularly the end of the book which I sat up until 2am reading and trying hard not to wake my husband with my crying!’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1941, Nazi-occupied Amsterdam . An unforgettable story of love, hope and betrayal, and a testament to the courage of humanity in history’s darkest days. As Nazis occupy his beloved city, Professor Josef Held feels helpless. So when he discovers his former pupil Michael Blum is trying to escape the Gestapo, he offers Michael a place to hide in his attic. In the quiet gloom of the secret room, Michael talks of his beautiful, fearless girlfriend, Elke . Michael insists that not even the Nazis will come between them. But Elke is a non-Jewish Dutch girl, and their relationship is strictly forbidden.  Josef sees the passionate determination in his young friend’s eyes. Furious with the rules of the cruel German soldiers and remembering his own heartbreak, Josef feels desperate to give Michael and Elke’s love a chance. But then tragedy strikes, and Josef is faced with an impossible choice.  In the dark days of war, with danger and betrayal at every turn, no-one can be trusted. If Michael is to survive and get back to the woman he loves, it will be down to Josef – to find the hero inside himself, and do whatever it takes to keep Michael alive. Even if it means putting his own life in mortal danger. A heartbreakingly beautiful story about courage against the odds, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz , All The Light We Cannot See , and The Nightingale . Readers are loving A View Across the Rooftops : ‘ Oh my goodness... Hauntingly beautiful … Incredibly powerful… I cried, I grieved and I hoped … I was left both heartbroken and satisfied .’ Robin Loves Reading ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Heart-wrenching … It is an emotional journey of heartache and love that will leave you in tears. One of the finest books I have ever read .’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I’ve read many books on WW2… but I’ve never read one like this before . Mesmerising, emotional and beautifully written.’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ The rollercoaster of emotions I went through while reading this book is amazing … For an author to make me literally cry… The story is just incredible .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would . From the first moment I started reading the story, I could not stop . I was captured… Made me feel like I was right there .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh my Goodness!  What a wonderful book ! There is so much love, hope, and fear as well. This is a book I will put back to read again, I enjoyed it so much . It is a book you can't put down .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It brought me to tears … impossible for me to put it down. One of my best reads of 2019 .’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Took me on a rollercoaster of emotions – happiness, sadness, anger. This story made me cry and the writing style is amazing. An amazing book .’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A beautifully written story of love, courage, self-sacrifice and determination … Such an emotional story and so different to others that I have read in this subject … [A] big fat 5 stars from me .’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
85. L'Archipel des Solovki - Zakhar Prilepine
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Prilepine ose et assume le romanesque pour raconter les Camps des Solovki à destination spéciale – genèse du Goulag – à travers l’histoire d’amour d’un détenu et de sa “gardienne”. Un vrai roman russe dans la lignée du Docteur Jivago de Pasternak ou de la Saga moscovite d’Axionov, un grand livre, dans une langue dense, tenue, charnelle de l’écrivain le plus populaire actuellement dans son pays. |
86. Slide (Boosted Hearts #3) - Sherilee Gray
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She’s forbidden fruit…but damn he wants a bite… To block out a nightmare past, retired car thief and mechanic Adam Grady has chosen a life of complete denial. So when he agrees to one final job, the last thing he expects to find in the car he’s just boosted is his biggest temptation – his best friend’s little sister. Now he’s on the road trip from hell, and the sexy she-devil riding shotgun is determined to make him sin… Lucy Colton’s specialty is burning bridges and epic mistakes, but now it’s time to sort out her life and get serious. Well, she will after succeeding in one final, reckless endeavor: seducing her long time crush Adam Grady. Forever might be off the table, but there’s a sizzling heat between them even he can’t deny. And she’s determined to test his limits. |
87. Lectures on Integral Equations - Harold Widom
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This concise and classic volume presents the main results of integral equation theory as consequences of the theory of operators on Banach and Hilbert spaces. In addition, it offers a brief account of Fredholm's original approach. The self-contained treatment requires only some familiarity with elementary real variable theory, including the elements of Lebesgue integration, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics. Other material discusses applications to second order linear differential equations, and a final chapter uses Fourier integral techniques to investigate certain singular integral equations of interest for physical applications as well as for their own sake. A helpful index concludes the text. |
88. Spin (Boosted Hearts #2) - Sherilee Gray
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He never planned on falling for the enemy… Indebted to a local crime boss thanks to their father’s gambling debts, mechanic Joe Colton and his brother have been forced to steal cars for three soul-killing years. But when Joe saves the man’s niece from police – the same deliciously hot-blooded woman sabotaging their efforts to clear the debt – it’s time to negotiate new terms. And discover why, that one night, she burned him with a kiss then ran… Darcey Connors will do anything to get her baby brother away from the criminals in her family – even screw up a good man’s life. Yet in the midst of tailing Joe, she somehow falls hard for the sexy tattooed car thief. Nothing can happen between them, but she owes him big time, and if he’s going it alone, she is going to help. As long as no one ever finds out – not Joe, her family, the police – or she could lose everything. |
89. Liam Takes Manhattan - Thea Harrison
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Warning: this story contains a major spoiler from SHADOW’S END (book #9, released December 1st, 2015). If readers do not want to be spoiled, they should read the stories in order of their release dates. This is a short story intended for readers of the Elder Races who enjoy Liam Cuelebre as a character. Reeling from a deep loss, the magical prince of the Wyr, Dragos and Pia’s son Liam Cuelebre, turns inward and withdrawn as he struggles to come to terms with who he is, along with the challenges that lie before him. Hoping to ease his heartache and offer comfort, a concerned Dragos and Pia offer him a gift, something he has desired for a long time. Liam’s response has a ripple effect across all of New York. Soon miracles of all kinds start arriving just in time for Christmas, along with a visit from a mysterious person who gives Liam hope and a vision of his future. LIAM TAKES MANHATTAN is the third part of a three-story series about Pia, Dragos, and and their son, Liam. Each story stands alone, but fans might want to read all three: DRAGOS GOES TO WASHINGTON, PIA DOES HOLLYWOOD, and LIAM TAKES MANHATTAN. |
90. At the Argentinean Billionaire's Bidding - India Grey
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Argentinean billionaire Alejandro D’Arienzo has fresh prey: heiress Tamsin Calthorpe, the ravishing but spoilt beauty who wrecked his past. He’s ready to settle this score! What Alejandro doesn’t know is that Tamsin loved him, hiding her naivety under the guise of wilful sophistication. Now a talented designer, she’s working hard to prove herself, despite her pedigree. But her credibility is in the hands of ruthless Alejandro, who offers an ultimatum – her name in tatters or her body in his bed. He’ll accept nothing less than her steamy surrender! About the author India Grey was just thirteen years old when she first sent away for the Mills & Boon Writers’ Guidelines. She recalls the thrill of getting the large brown envelope with its distinctive logo through the letterbox and kept these guidelines for the next ten years, tucking them carefully inside the cover of each new diary in January and beginning every list of New Year’s resolutions with the words 'Start Novel'. But she got there in the end! |
91. Mia's Scandal - Michelle Reid
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Billionaire Oscar Balfour’s daughters are the darlings of the tabloid press – so it’s no surprise that the arrival of an illegitimate Balfour girl sends the gossip columns wild! Mia needs to learn the gilt-edged ways of his world fast. Brooding Greek tycoon Nikos takes her on as his personal assistant. Can he come to her rescue? About the author Michelle Reid grew up on the southern edges of Manchester, the youngest in a family of five lively children. Now she lives in the beautiful county of Cheshire, with her busy executive husband and two grown-up daughters. She loves reading, the ballet, and playing tennis when she gets the chance. She hates cooking, cleaning, and despises ironing! Sleep she can do without and produces some of her best written work during the early hours of the morning. |
92. Mistress: Hired for the Billionaire's Pleasure - India Grey
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Step into a world of sophistication and glamour, where sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations. Fast cars and glamorous socialites are everyday components of devastatingly handsome billionaire Orlando Winterton’s thrilling, decadent lifestyle… …then something changes, and Orlando closes himself off from the world. Until Rachel Campion arrives at Orlando’s remote country estate, desperately in need of shelter. Orlando cannot deny the pull of her fragile beauty, and takes her with passionate fury. The next morning his demons return to haunt him, and he knows he must ask Rachel to leave… But then a baby is found abandoned on his doorstep – allegedly his son! To Orlando, the solution is simple: he’ll hire Rachel to take care of the child – and as long as she’s under his roof he’ll keep on making love to her… Until he’s got her out of his system! About the author India Grey was just thirteen years old when she first sent away for the Mills & Boon Writers’ Guidelines. She recalls the thrill of getting the large brown envelope with its distinctive logo through the letterbox and kept these guidelines for the next ten years, tucking them carefully inside the cover of each new diary in January and beginning every list of New Year’s resolutions with the words 'Start Novel'. But she got there in the end! |
93. Wicked Secrets - India Grey
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Do you want to know a secret? When Sophie Greenham agrees to do a favour for a friend she doesn’t think she’ll end up at Alnburgh Castle. Stepping into a world dripping with old-school glamour, her and her knock-off designer handbag do not belong. Pretending to be her gay friend’s girlfriend she’s out of her depth enough in a world of champagne, chandeliers and chauffeur-driven cars, the last thing she needs is a crush on returning army Major and heir apparent Kit Fitzroy. But scandal and secrets bubble under the surface of even the best champagne…and dark truths about the Fitzroy dynasty are about to be revealed… ‘I love her books’ Penny Jordan ‘A timeless, unforgettable romance’ Romantic Times About the author India Grey was just thirteen years old when she first sent away for the Mills & Boon Writers’ Guidelines. She recalls the thrill of getting the large brown envelope with its distinctive logo through the letterbox and kept these guidelines for the next ten years, tucking them carefully inside the cover of each new diary in January and beginning every list of New Year’s resolutions with the words 'Start Novel'. But she got there in the end! |
94. The 39-Storey Treehouse - Andy Griffiths
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The 39-Storey Treehouse is the third book in Andy Griffith's and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations. Andy and Terry's amazing treehouse has thirteen new levels! They've added a chocolate waterfall you can swim in, a volcano for toasting marshmallows, a bulldozer-battling level, a baby-dinosaur-petting zoo, a not-very-merry merry-go-round, a boxing elephant called the Trunkinator, an X-ray room, a disco with light-up dance floor, the world's scariest roller coaster and a top-secret thirty-ninth level which hasn't even been finished yet! But how can they enjoy all this brilliant stuff when they have to write a book faster they've ever done before? You'll have to read it to find out! |
95. Ιστορία της νεότερης Ευρώπης - Albert S. Lindemann
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Μετά τον Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, η πορεία προς την ευρωπαϊκή ενοποίηση έχει οδηγήσει σ’ έναν αγώνα για τον προσδιορισμό της ευρωπαϊκής ταυτότητας. Τα ασαφή όρια –φυσικά, πολιτισμικά, γλωσσικά– δεν επιτρέπουν την ανάδειξη ενός κοινού χαρακτηριστικού που να συνδέει όλους τους λαούς της Ευρώπης. Ο Albert S. Lindemann προσεγγίζει την ιστορία της ηπείρου υπό το πρίσμα της ευρωπαϊκής ταυτότητας – από το αίσθημα της «φυσικής» ανωτερότητας του 19ου αιώνα μέχρι την άδηλη προσπάθεια αυτοπροσδιορισμού των αρχών του 21ου αιώνα. Η πρωτότυπη αφήγησή του, με αφετηρία τις συνέπειες της ήττας του Ναπολέοντα στη μάχη του Βατερλό, ταξιδεύει τον αναγνώστη στη νεότερη Ευρώπη, καταγράφοντας την άνοδο της ισχύος της, τον πλούτο, τις ιμπεριαλιστικές τάσεις, την αυτοκαταστροφή των δύο παγκοσμίων πολέμων, τις καταιγιστικές εξελίξεις μετά το τέλος του Ψυχρού Πολέμου. |
96. The Flash (1959-) #123 - Gardner Fox & Carmine Infantino
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The first Silver Age appearance of Golden Age Flash and the first mention of an Earth-2 where Golden Age heroes live! Barry Allen appears at the Community Center in Central City to perform for kids, and during one of his amazing tricks is mysteriously tra |
97. The Walking Dead #35 - Charlie Adlard, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton & Cliff Rathburn
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Horror, brutality and hope. Rick and the group broke into the prison that was full of zombies. Luckily for them, most of their friends and family were still alive and together managed to take the prison back and got rid of all the zombies.  But with Martinez disappearance, Rick fears the worst. |
98. Starting Over - Robin Pilcher
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Since the split of her 18-year marriage, Liz Dewhurst has lived with her son, Alex, and her father on their family farm on the east coast of Fife. Liz's acrimonious divorce and the decline of the business has left them burdened with debt - Liz wants to keep the farm but her father feels it sensible to sell to a company who wants to make the land into a golf course. The arrival of Arthur, a professor, seems to bring more trouble but Liz's misgivings about taking in a lodger evaporate when she realises that not only does Arthur's presence help her lonely father but that she too, enjoys his company. Arthur, also divorced, is anxious to live life to the full, and asks Liz to accompany him on a trip to Spain. Liz refuses at first, but then thinks why not? When Arthur breaks his ankle, she is joined by Will, Arthur's estranged son, and with Arthur being the patient from hell and Liz feeling that she shouldn't be there, the return journey to Scotland is not an easy one but on the way the unexpected happens... |
99. Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey A. Moore
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Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. Crossing the Chasm has become the bible for bringing cutting-edge products to progressively larger markets. This edition provides new insights into the realities of high-tech marketing, with special emphasis on the Internet. It's essential reading for anyone with a stake in the world's most exciting marketplace. |
100. Tα Παραμύθια Του Άντερσεν - O-press
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Το βιβλίο περιλαμβάνει τρία πανέμορφα παραμύθια. „Η Βοσκοπούλα και ο Καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής“ ένα ευχάριστο διήγημα με τις περιπέτειες των πορσελάνινων φιγούρων, που κατοικούν σε ένα παλιό κομοδίνο. „Το κοριτσάκι με τα σπίρτα“ μια λυπηρή ιστορία ενός φτωχού κοριτσιού, που πουλάει σπίρτα την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων. „Πέντε μπιζελάκια“ μία συγκινητική διήγηση για ένα άρρωστο κοριτσάκι, στην ζωή του οποίου εμφανίστηκε ανεπάντεχα ένα μικρο μπιζελάκι. Όλα τα παραμύθια συνοδεύονται από έγχρωμες εικόνες. |
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