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The complete finale of the hit BBC Radio 4 sitcom- 2 episodes. Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and prayer world of a tiny, one-plane airline, staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. In this, the finale of the whole series, we discover that for MJN Air, whether it's choosing an ice-cream flavour, putting a princess in a van or remembering your grandmother's name, no job is too small, but, many, many jobs are too difficult.

Inspired by Peter Moffat's popular BBC One show, Silk, this compelling courtroom drama returns to Shoe Lane Chambers, but from a different perspective. Rather than focussing on the lawyers, it centres on the people who can make or break their careers—their clerks.

Esme Posorsky is an enigma. For as long as people can remember, she has been part of community life in the quaint Cornish fishing village of Tremarnock, but does anyone really know her? She is usually to be found working in her pottery studio or at home with her beloved cat, Rasputin. But when an old school friend turns up with a secret from the past, nothing will ever be the same again. 

Cosa sarebbe successo se invece di quella scelta ne avessimo fatta un'altra? Che persone saremmo oggi se quel giorno non avessimo perso il treno, se avessimo risposto al saluto di quella ragazza, se ci fossimo iscritti a quell'altra scuola, se... A volte per raccontare una vita non basta una sola storia. Il 3 marzo 1947, a Newark, nasce il primo e unico figlio di Rose e Stanley: Archie Ferguson.

Have you ever fallen victim to the system? Felt humiliated and helpless? Have you fought back? Meet four such patriots: Varun, an NRI software engineer; Salman, CEO of Coffee Moments; Raghav, a virtuous politician; and Aditya, an altruistic businessman. Fate brings these four lives together at a crossroads, pushing these unlikely heroes out of their comfort zones to fight a seemingly unstoppable evil force which wants to hold our country captive.

1955. Quatre ans se sont écoulés depuis la mort d'Olof Morin. Sa fille Martina, qui a désormais 17 ans, a quitté l'école pour se consacrer à plein temps aux débuts de sa brillante carrière de chanteuse lyrique. C'était sans compter son coup de foudre pour un jeune musicien de jazz américain qu'elle revoit à Venise. Mais le jour où tout bascule pour Martina, Betty doit affronter son passé et faire des choix.

Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp – until he finds out it’s a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger Eater, who puts up with endless...

From an unusual weight-losing recipe found in an old notebook - and used with alarming consequences - to the queen of copy-cats who drives her neighbour mad with anger, Over The Gate is a hugely entertaining collection of tales from Fairacre, past and present.

In the world of interconnected novels by Louise Erdrich, Four Souls is most closely linked to Tracks. All these works continue and elaborate on the intricate story of life on a reservation peopled by saints and false saints, heroes and sinners, clever fools and tenacious women. Louise Erdrich...

Paul Austers største, mest hjerteskærende og overbevisende roman. En overvældende og overraskende fortælling om arv og miljø, om kærlighed og livet selv. Den 3. marts 1947 bliver Archibald Isaac Ferguson født på hospitalet i New Jersey. Fra det øjeblik han kommer til verden, tager familiens liv fire samtidige og uafhængige retninger. Hver af de fire versioner af Ferguson bliver tryllebundet af den skønne og mageløse Amy Schneiderman, og hver af de fire Ferguson'er får hver deres egen helt enestående relation til hende. Som læser følger man alle fire i medgang og modgang. Forskellige liv og dog det samme.

À la fin de "Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste", Lila montait son entreprise d'informatique avec Enzo, et Elena réalisait enfin son rêve : aimer Nino et être aimée de lui, quitte à abandonner son mari et à mettre en danger sa carrière d'écrivain. Car elle s'affirme comme une auteure importante et l'écriture l'occupe de plus en plus, au détriment de l'éducation de ses deux filles, Dede et Elsa. L'histoire d'Elena et de Nino est passionnelle, et bientôt Elena vit au gré de ses escapades pour retrouver son amant.

ひょっとしたら、と彼女は思う、世界は本当に終わりかけているのかもしれない。

箱根駅伝本戦出場を逃した大学から「関東学生連合」として選ばれた16人。刻んだタイムが公式記録に残らない矛盾に揺れながら、選手たちは己の誇りと向き合い、東京～箱根間往復217.1kmを一本の襷でつなぐ戦いに挑む。

Ten Years Later is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is the third and last of The d'Artagnan Romances, following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.

家族を愛する会社員。彼は夢は「このままの日常がずっと続くこと」。しかし彼は余命3か月を宣告されてしまう。残り3か月で家族のために一体何ができるのか。さらに事態は思わぬ方向に展開し、衝撃のラストへ

「杉原爽香の娘を殺して」夜明け前の公園で交わされた契約が、危険な事件の連鎖を誘い込む。不穏な思惑などつゆ知らず、学校行事の一環で山間のキャンプ地に赴くこととなった爽香と娘の珠実。

ひょっとしたら、と彼女は思う、世界は本当に終わりかけているのかもしれない。

読後、きっとこの笑顔に涙する　「ゆずのお母さんたちってドラマチックじゃん。この世知辛い東京で、一つの土地に、四人姉妹がそれぞれ家を建てて住んでたんだよ？」。幼馴染みの稲葉亜子に問われ、そんな大げさなと返す信濃ゆず。

スタートアップに参加し、結婚はどうなる？元サニークレイルの谷崎と美園が立ち上げたスタートアップ「リモバス」に引き抜かれ、サブメンバーとして手伝うことになったあすみ。

Der vierte und letzte Band der Neapolitanischen Saga: Elena Ferrante erzählt hier das Leben der beiden inzwischen 30-jährigen Freundinnen Lila und Elena bis in die Gegenwart. Elena, die erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin, verlässt ihren Mann und kehrt in ihre Heimatstadt Neapel zurück. Selbstzweifel quälen sie, weil sie Arbeits- und Familienleben kaum vereinbaren kann. Ihrer brillanten Freundin Lila gelingen in Neapel als Unternehmerin erste Erfolge, doch die kommen sie teuer zu stehen.