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Life after the war takes an unexpected turn for theKopp sisters, but soon enough, they are putting their unique detective skills to use in new and daringways.Winter 1919: Norma is summoned home from France, Constance is called back from Washington, and... Zobraziť viac
Historical accuracy and human understanding require coming down from the high ground and seeing people in all their complexity. Serena Zabinsrich and highly enjoyablebook does just that.Kathleen DuVal,Wall Street JournalA dramatic, untold peoples... Zobraziť viac
We humans are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals. Our lineage includes saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, armadillos the size of a car, cave ... Zobraziť viac
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"Once again, we have arrived at our favorite topic: fraught female friendship. This time it's young women working nights at crappy jobs in 90s London. You'll rip through this, reading through the night, as fixated on the story as Ladner's characters... Zobraziť viac
A new novel by PEN/Faulkner Award winner Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomiif you dont know this name yet, you should (Entertainment Weekly)about a young woman caught in an affair with a much older man, a personal and political exploration of desire, power,... Zobraziť viac
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A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning journalist and New Yorkerstaff writer Kathryn Schulz';The world is abundant even in bad times,' guest editor Kathryn Schulz writes in her introduction, ';it is lush with interestingness... Zobraziť viac
The quintessential account of the Second World War as seen by Winston Churchill, its greatest leader. As Prime Minister of... Zobraziť viac
For a quarter century, the annual Best American Sports Writing has showcased the greatest sports journalism of the previous... Zobraziť viac
In South Korea, underground motorcycle gangs attract society’s castoffs. They form groups of hundreds and speed wildly... Zobraziť viac
What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; ... Zobraziť viac
Humans Live in Landscapes of Make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives... Zobraziť viac
A New Yorker Best Book of 2022The long awaited first collection by Will McPhail, with over 150 cartoons, including his New Yorker classics and new gems.With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and hysterically astute drawings of animals, Will... Zobraziť viac
By one of the world's foremost psychologists,a groundbreaking and award-winning study updated for the 20thanniversarywith new researchthat delves into the complex behavior of memory Twenty years ago, The Seven Sins of Memory offered the first framework... Zobraziť viac
From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentaryMy Octopus Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired itand holds transformative lessons for us all Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the awe-... Zobraziť viac
[A] delicious literary Gothic debut. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW,EDITORS' CHOICEMoody and evocative as a fever dream, Catherine House is the sort of book that wraps itself around your brain, drawing you closer with each hypnotic step. THE WASHINGTON... Zobraziť viac
A New York Times BestsellerBy the author of Showtimethe source for HBOs Winning Timethe definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson.A legendary tome on a legendary athlete." Chris Herring,author ofBlood in the GardenFrom the mid-1980s... Zobraziť viac
NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIESAWashington PostNotable Work of Fiction * Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year *AKirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year * Waterstones Book of the Year * Costa Book Award FinalistA... Zobraziť viac