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The charming and original story of a small, declining community’s struggle to survive in the shadow of an all-consuming metropolis, from from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. 'A shot of serotonin in book form'...

Em abril de 2018, Benny T.S., um consagrado estrategista de campanhas políticas internacionais, cujo auge foi a eleição de Trump em 2016 e a vitória no Brexit, é contratado para planejar o marketing de um candidato à presidência em Vera Cruz, um país fictício ao sul da linha do Equador.

Wall of Hadrian. Britannia, 382 AD. War is creeping back into the land. As silent as snowfall, as inevitable as winter. They've had sixteen years of peace, but all things must end. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus has grown old, complacent. It is his friend, Prefect Gaius Felicius, who first spots the signs. Once more, the Caledonian tribes are rearing their heads in the north, but the greatest danger does not lie with them. For there is a new pretender to the throne of the West.

Demons is Dostoevsky’s profound and moving novel of politics, psychology, and social upheaval. Exploring how ideas come to possess those who espouse them, this is a story of unforgettable characters who pass through times of love, enlightenment, betrayal, and tragedy. Their story and the story of their life together show how the choices they make in turn make a fabric of destiny and how the fate of their people rests on the nature of an idea.

Michael Symmons Roberts’ full-cast dramatisation of Thomas More’s classic work, plus an accompanying documentary exploring its legacy Thomas More's classic work of speculative fiction, Utopia, was published over 500 years ago, yet has entered the culture so deeply that the name of his...

During Britannia's tribal age, vengeance is brutal, bloody and will come for even those who think themselves invincible. Family feuds must be settled, whatever the cost. Both Seeress Meddi of the Eorlingas and Wærmund of the Gyrwe have old scores to settle. Meddi for her tribe to survive and thrive, and Waermund to cast himself from his father's shadow once and for all. But unbeknownst, Meddi and Wærmund share a common enemy who threatens them both – the elusive Elen and her ally is someone Wærmund has travelled the breadth of Britannia to outrun.

Audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow. Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, international bestselling author Marc Levy’s new novel is a page-turning thriller full of courage, resilience, and love. A mother’s love knows no borders, and her fight knows no limits. Veronika, a nurse...

Professeure à l'université, Pearson se demande encore comment les États-Unis en sont arrivés là. Depuis que le mouvement pour la Parité mentale a pris le pouvoir, les enfants n'apprennent plus à lire, le niveau des étudiants a chuté, les dîners où l'on débattait à bâtons rompus sont devenus sinistres. Heureusement, il lui reste sa meilleure amie, Emory, pour ironiser sur la situation. Les deux femmes se connaissent depuis l'adolescence, la confiance entre elles est totale. Ou du moins Pearson le croit-elle...

When Gren Moritz is elected head of the global government of Rivennia, he is ridiculed and isolated by others in power for his stance against the rise in genetic engineering. Following his inauguration, Gren is lured into the dark shadows of the Liffdom Lodges, a covert gambling syndicate that controls Rivennia. The Lodgers promise political backing, but it comes at a price – Gren must partake in a macabre wager. His fellow players are anxious analyst Samuel Rosendale and sharp-tongued supermodel Primula Zhang.

Milly Grove, home of Kenneth 'Uno' Mills, has been run by his family for over a century. Commissioner by day and gangsta by night, he's the man in his city. Although he may hold a position in office, don't be fooled by the tailored suits. Disrespecting him will cost you your life. When the current mayor is exposed for misconduct, Uno steps in to make sure the position continues to be held by the Mills bloodline. His decision to run for Mayor leaves the family at odds. Once he receives the keys to the city, blood ties will be severed, lives will be lost, and new bonds will be forged.

Amy Wilson believed in doing the right thing. That was her first mistake. When she votes for pandemic safety measures as a member of her local school board, she unleashes a campaign of terror against her. Vandalism escalates to stalking. Anonymous threats become physical attacks. The mysterious figures behind it all seem to know her every move—and there appears no limit to what they're willing to do to her.

Mia Verita is living life FFS: Forty, Female, Single, (and finally free). After a painful divorce leaves her unemployed and battling self-doubt, she sets her sights on something bigger: flipping a long-held red seat in the Texas legislature. With no political background, a dwindling bank account, and ghosts from her past tracking her every move, Mia steps onto the campaign trail determined to spark change.

The American Plan. Born from science yet shaped by defiance, Ruth Rossiter has always lived in the shadow of contradiction. As a child, she unravels the secrets of a family she never knew, one bound by power, divided by ideology, and haunted by a battle over the life-extending drug, Gnia-itra. With each revelation, her world expands, forcing her to reconcile the impossible: a mother who fought against the very science that made her existence possible and a father who defied fate to bring her into the world.

TRIUNVIRATO 2030 El día en que el mundo se inclinó. El mundo no terminó con una guerra. Terminó con una emisión. A las 08: 00 GMT en punto, todas las grandes cadenas quedaron en silencio durante seis segundos. No hay anuncios. Sin música. No hay anclas moviendo papeles. Solo una pausa digital plana que parecía más larga de lo que era. En esos seis segundos, los mercados se congelaron, los satélites se re-calibraron y los gobiernos instintivamente buscaron teléfonos que no sonaban.

The Day the World Tilted. The world did not end with a war. It ended with a broadcast. At exactly 08:00 GMT, every major network went silent for six seconds. No ads. No music. No anchors shuffling papers. Just a flat, digital pause that felt longer than it was. In those six seconds, markets froze, satellites recalibrated, and governments instinctively reached for phones that did not ring. Then the screens came back. Three flags filled the frame. Not the flags anyone expected.