'The snow did not numb Fiammarosa; it pricked and hummed and brought her, intensely, to life . . . This is who I am, the cold princess thought to herself, wriggling for sheer pleasure in the snow-dust, this is what I want.'From one of our greatest... Zobraziť viac
A serial killer is terrifying Oslo, staging shocking murders inspired by iconic movie scenes. The city’s biggest film set is suddenly in the spotlight, and only one man has the expertise to catch the murderer. But Harry Hole is out of the police force... Zobraziť viac
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime... Zobraziť viac
Celia, a magician, has been trained since childhood for a duel. Marco, an orphan raised by an illusionist, is her fated opponent. Neither knows the other. But only one can emerge victorious. Their talents will bring them into the employ of Le Cirque... Zobraziť viac
Milwaukee, 1932. Private eye Hicks McTaggart gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune who’s taken a mind to go wandering... Zobraziť viac
A string of brutal killings rocks Oslo, each crime echoing a scene from a classic movie. When newly minted homicide investigator Ole Fauke realizes that the victims—an actress, a contractor, a loan shark—are all linked to a long-abandoned film project... Zobraziť viac
Natalie has no skills or ambitions. The clock ticks away at the call centre where she works, while she tries to ignore the pain in her jaw. She has no dental insurance. Then, a mysterious flyer leads her to The Company. Natalie turns out to be... Zobraziť viac
AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction - but it's not too late to change course. Two pioneering researchers in the field, Eliezer Yudkowsy and Nate... Zobraziť viac
Meet your new life coach: Franz Kafka‘The last glass of milk has not yet been drunk'There is still time. There is still hope. And sometimes, the most unexpected voice is the one we need most – like Franz Kafka, your unlikely life coach. Dead for over... Zobraziť viac
‘An elegant and deeply sensory exploration of darkness in all its forms’ Katherine May, author of WinteringAn exhilarating leap into darkness: the new work of non-fiction from award-winning poet and writer Jean SpracklandIn her search for a new, more... Zobraziť viac
A journey along the Danube, a tapestry of history, philosophy, and discovery. Explore Central Europe's vibrant culture, a fusion of East and West, through the eyes of an encyclopedic mind. Zobraziť viac
The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars changed London beyond recognition.In this brilliant portrait of these pivotal years, acclaimed historian Jerry White reveals how conflict and political upheaval on the Continent transformed Britain’s capital... Zobraziť viac
Twenty years ago Putin's fiercest critic - 'Russia's lost moral conscience' - was gunned down. Anna Politkovskaya was one of the great, heroic investigative journalists of the modern era. Shining a light on Russian state corruption, human rights abuses... Zobraziť viac
Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones after death in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies... Zobraziť viac
A woman takes a holiday in the Austrian mountains, spending a few days with her cousin and his wife in their hunting lodge. When the couple fails to return from a walk, the woman sets off to look for them... Zobraziť viac
In Knockemstiff, Ohio, war veteran Willard can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'... Zobraziť viac
Alba DeTamble is a time traveler, slipping unpredictably through decades like her father before her. But the hardest thing she carries isn’t the burden of futures she can’t understand, or pasts she cannot change – it’s a secret: she is in love with two... Zobraziť viac
The midnight hour approaches in an almost empty all-night diner. Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a young man, a musician, intrudes on her solitude... Zobraziť viac
'One of the greatest political memoirs of all time' (Guardian) — The Sunday Times Number 1 BestsellerWhat happens when you take on the establishment? In this blistering, personal account, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's Zobraziť viac
An anti-war novel in which Billy Pilgrim, prisoner of war, optometrist and time-traveller is the hero. This is a story of innocence faced with apocalypse. Zobraziť viac
