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En Verden I Flammer

by Historie

5,51€ + 10% CARD

 Den 9. august 1945 slapp den amerikanske flygeren Charles W. Sweeney en atombombe over den japanske byen Nagasaki. 43 sekunder senere eksploderte den dødelige lasten i luften over havnebyen og forvandlet et blomstrende bysentrum til et smeltet ruinlandskap. Rundt 70 000 mennesker mistet livet. Atombombene over de to japanske byene Hiroshima og Nagasaki var kulminasjonen på seks år med grusomheter. Siden Nazi-Tysklands tropper hadde invadert Polen i 1939 og dermed kastet verden ut i enda en storkrig, hadde kampene utviklet seg til de mest grufulle som verden hadde sett til da. Men brutaliteten stoppet ikke på slagmarken. Hundretusenvis av sivile mistet livet i tilfeldige teppebombinger eller ble ofre for bitre soldaters hevn, mens et helt folk ble forsøkt utslettet i Nazi-Tysklands dødsleirer. "En verden i flammer" er ikke skånsom lesing. Den er som krigen selv både forferdelig og fascinerende.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
Midtens Rike

by Historie

5,51€ + 10% CARD

 I året 1046 f.Kr. krysset en hær på 45 000 soldater og 300 stridsvogner Huang He. I spissen stod kronprins Wu av Zhou, og snart hadde han beseiret naboen, Shang-dynastiet. De neste ca. 800 årene blomstret Zhou-dynastiet og utviklet det systemet som fortsatte under den senere keiseren. Keiserriket Kina ble samlet i 221 f.Kr. av Qin-kongen Ying Zheng, som erklærte at han var utsett av gudene til å herske som keiser i riket som var sivilisasjonens sentrum. Undersåttene skulle adlyde og tjene Himmelens sønn. De nærmeste naborikene ble vasallstater som avla troskapsed og betalte skatt til Kinas hersker. Ute på den andre siden av vasallstatene huserte barbarene. Bortsett fra hester var det ikke noe godt å hente der, og grensen ble solid bevoktet. Med denne sterke selvbevisstheten trivdes Kina som et nesten helt lukket rike i flere tusen år, helt til møtet med den vestlige verdens handelsmenn og våpen veltet keiseren på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
Blasphemy And The Governor Of Punjab

by John Dryden e Owen Bennet-Jones

4,41€ + 10% CARD

 On 4 January 2011, millionaire businessman and governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer was shot to death. He had been leading a campaign to amend Pakistan's blasphemy laws, after an illiterate Christian woman was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Within hours, a Facebook page for the assassin Mumtaz Qadri had over 2000 members. Transferred to jail, Qadri was garlanded with roses by lawyers offering to take his case for free. President Asif Ali Zardari, a friend of Taseer's, didn't go to the funeral for fear of inflaming public opinion. Mosque leaders refused to say funeral prayers for Taseer, and the Interior Minister gave a press conference announcing that he too would kill a blasphemer "with his own hands". Presenter Owen Bennett-Jones has interviewed Taseer's family and friends and the family of the assassin, and secured access to court documents including the killer's confession.
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We'Ll Prescribe You Another Cat - The Uplifting New Book From The Bestselling Author Of We'Ll Prescribe You A Cat

by Syou Ishida

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.The highly anticipated new novel - The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul reopens in this delightful follow-up to the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We'll Prescribe You a Cat for fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Cat Who Saved BooksIt's time to revisit the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul.Though it is mysteriously located at an uncertain address, the Kokoro clinic can always be found by those who need it. And it has proven time after time that a prescribed cat has the power to heal the emotional wounds of all its patients.This irresistible sequel introduces a new loveable cast of healing cats, from Kotetsu, a four-month-old Bengal who unleashes his energy by demolishing bed linen, to curious Shasha, who won't let her tiny size stop her, and lazy Ms. Michiko, who is as soft and comforting as mochi.As characters from one chapter re-appear as side characters in the next, we follow a young woman who cannot help pushing away the man who loves her; a recently widowed grandfather whose grandson refuses to leave his room; and an anxious man working at a cat shelter who seeks to show how difficult cats can be the most rewarding.This moving, magical novel proves just how eternally unknowable cats are for we humans, even while we continue to cherish their special gift of transforming our lives.(c) Syou Ishida 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Paradiso 17

by Hannah Lillith Assadi

~~15,64€~~ 14,08€ 10% OFF

 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026'Miraculous' OMAR EL AKKAD'Stunning' MAAZA MENGISTE'Suffused with tenderness'NEW YORK TIMES'Beautiful and powerful' LISA OWENS'Wondrous' NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAHAn extraordinary, sweeping novel following one man's itinerant search for home across the globe, after his childhood exile from Palestine.All his life, exile has been the shadow stitched to the sole of Sufien's shoe.Born in Palestine on the precipice of 1948's Nakba, Sufien is forced to leave the only home he's ever known, the one on the hill with a beautiful blue door. In this moment time stops making sense.He spends the rest of his life propelled forward - although in search of what, he is never quite sure. In the dusty, oil-rich desert of Kuwait, he meets his first love and decides he must leave his family. In a small Italian university town, he spends his youth wrapped up in the forgetful assurance of wine. When life carries him to a gritty New York, he discovers his true vocation and falls in love with a Jewish woman born into a wholly different world. Until finally, he finds himself recalled to the wild, vast open skies of a desert much like his first home.Paradiso 17 is haunted with grief and yet it is also struck through with the dazzling light of a life truly lived and a love that connects us, no matter our distance.Like all of our dead, Sufien still speaks, the book begins. Listen, this is his story.'An exquisite novel ... unforgettable' OMAR EL AKKAD, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This'I could not put this down ... Compassionate, elegiac and suffuse with unflinching wit' MAAZA MENGISTE, author of The Shadow King'A gripping story of a soul in exile' JUSTIN TORRES, author of Blackouts'A miraculous novel' KASIM ALI, author of Who Will Remain'Remarkable ... read it, read it, read it' RABIH ALAMEDDINE, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible'Lyrical and gorgeously original ... reads as poetry' LITHUB
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Memory Bookshop

by Song Yu-Jeong

~~14,72€~~ 13,25€ 10% OFF

 THE KOREAN SENSATIONFor lovers of The Midnight Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, discover a spellbinding novel about a mysterious bookshop that exists outside of time and space, where the past is only a page away...***If you're lost, you'll find The Memory BookshopWhere the shelves are endless. The books, strangely familiar. And where memories are bound in pages.When Jiwon cautiously crosses the threshold, she's met by Manager K and offered no explanation, only a mysterious hourglass and a rare opportunity: to travel back to three chapters of her life.But returning to the past isn't without risk. In exchange, Jiwon has to give up time in her future.As she wanders between the shelves, the bookshop humming with memories and regrets, she must ask herself: can the past truly be rewritten? Or does the real magic lie in the life she's yet to live?Warm, wise and full of wonder, The Memory Bookshop is a story about the power of books to carry us home.Step inside the bookshop... Available to pre-order now.
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This Was Funnier In China - An American Comedian'S Journey To Make China And The West Laugh With Each Other, Not At Each Other

by Jesse Appell

~~28,70€~~ 25,83€ 10% OFF

 A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn't translateand whether laughter transcends borders. I marched onstage in a long robe beside my Shifu, under the curious eyes of a thousand Chinese comedy fans, armed only with a microphone and the goal to kill onstage or die trying. Over the speakers, the host shouted: ';Welcome to the stage: Master Ding Guangquan and his American disciple, Ai Jie Xi!' When self-proclaimed American class clown Jesse Appell signed up to study Mandarin in high school, he never imagined that one day his name would be written into the traditional family tree of Chinese comedy. But when he first moves to Beijing to apprentice to the legendary Master Ding, a single show is all it takes for Jesse and his fellow comedy misfits to understand that book learning means bombing jokes. To truly get the big laughs, he realizes he needs to know everything, like how long the fuse is on a thirty-cent firework, what card games coal miners play over Chinese New Year, and why comedy writers in Shanghai sometimes sleep in heart-shaped beds. The result? Asking questions that might seem simpleif they weren't being asked by an American caught in the breakneck whirlwind of a rising China. ';What do people here find funny?' ';How do you deal with hecklers?' And, of course, the biggest one of all: ';Can I say that?' From Jesse's first forays into the traditional teahouse performance scene to being the only American cast member and writer on a Chinese version of Saturday Night Live, This Was Funnier in China captures an American's wide-eyed, enthusiastic experiences trying to build a world where we can all laugh together.
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Kennedy'S Coup - A White House Plot, A Saigon Murder, And America'S Descent Into Vietnam

by Jack Cheevers

~~38,64€~~ 34,78€ 10% OFF

 Combining the dark intrigue of a Cold War thriller and the propulsive writing of a novel, Kennedy's Coup is a landmark work that will change your understanding of America's involvement in one of the most controversial and consequential wars in our history.Based on a decade of research and writing, enriched by eyewitness interviews and revealing documents obtained through dozens of freedom of information requests, Kennedy's Coup vividly recreates the Kennedy Administration's secret encouragement of the fatal 1963 military coup against South Vietnam's defiant president. The brutal assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem by his own generalswhich capped weeks of bitter White House infighting amid JFK's waveringled to dreadful consequences for the United States, opening the door to nine years of costly and futile warfare in Vietnam. A meticulous researcher and fluid writer, Jack Cheevers etches unforgettable portraits of the people behind this fascinating drama: the kindly, philosophy-loving American ambassador who tried to save Diem; the powerful Pentagon and State Department figures who battled for JFK's ear; the hard-driving young American journalists in Saigon who braved police beatings and death threats to dig out the story; the adder-tongued Madame Nhu, Diem's beautiful sister-in-law, who enraged critics with outrageous insults; the scheming South Vietnamese generals who slowly tightened a noose around their commander in chief; the hard-drinking CIA agent who carried secret US messages to the generals; and Diem and his Machiavellian brother Nhu, head of the feared secret police, who tried but failed to outwit both the Americans and their traitorous generals. While many Vietnam books mention Diem's murder in passing, this gripping account delves into the participants' personalities, motives, and actions in greater detail than ever before. The definitive history of one of the most catastrophic decisions ever made by a US president, shedding new light on events that altered the world, Kennedy's Coup will be a work of lasting importance.
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Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang - A Wonderfully Comforting Novel Of Family, Food And Belonging From A Korean Bestseller

by Lee Onhwa

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.A dessert from the Hwawoldang is a ticket to a new life . . .Welcome to Hwawoldang, the pastry shop where every delicious bite comes with satisfaction for both the mouth and the soul . . .When twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa loses her grandmother, the proprietor of Hwawoldang, she honours her final wish: to keep the shop open for one more month, between 10pm and midnight. Yeon-hwa hopes to learn the secrets behind Hwawoldang's desserts, and the enigmatic woman who made them.But when one of the shop's most loyal patrons arrives, Yeon-hwa quickly discovers Hwawoldang is no ordinary pastry shop, as its customers are not entirely alive . . .With each new visitor, Yeon-hwa is drawn deep into their memories. The true calling of the pastry shop is to shepherd her customers into the afterlife, but can Yeon-hwa continue her grandmother's legacy? And will the task bring her closer to the woman she barely knew?Evocative, nourishing and cosy, A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang is an ode to lost souls finding home, in this life and beyond.(c) Lee Onhwa 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Around India In 80 Trains

by Monisha Rajesh

~~18,99€~~ 17,09€ 10% OFF

 Bloomsbury presents Around India in 80 Trains, written and read by Monisha Rajesh. 'No one writes trains like Monisha Rajesh' IRVINE WELSH 'Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'One can only envy Monisha Rajesh as she embarks on this epic journey' TIM PARKS When she was a child, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted to Madras in the hope of making India their home, but soon returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, Monisha turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000km - the circumference of the Earth. Her journey takes her on toy trains, luxury trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains and even a hospital on wheels. Along the way she meets a kaleidoscopic cast of characters and discovers why the railways are considered the lifeline keeping the country's heart beating. Most of all, she hopes that these 80 train journeys will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. 'Beautifully written . . . A witty and insightful traveller's-eye view of the country from inside its rail network' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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Love Story From The End Of The World

by Juhea Kim

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and Reese's Book Club pick City of Night Birds, an exquisite story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural world.'A rare jewel ... essential reading for right now' COCO MELLORS'Kim's work is ambitious, elegant and deeply intellectual' PANDORA SYKES'Resonant...affecting...lyrical...Throughout the collection, fleeting connections offer glimmers of hope...Her fiction offers a powerful reminder of what we stand to lose; that we are part of nature; and 'we have within ourselves everything we need to save humanity'Financial Times'Finely wrought stories...examining human selfishness and finding gleaming moments of care and conviction, often prompted by an encounter with a nonhuman being. Humanness, Kim suggests, cannot be wrested from the natural world: when we lose the latter, we lose ourselves' The New YorkerWhat does it mean to live on our miraculous planet?Vivid, transportive, and heartfelt, each of these ten stories is a reflection of individual choice in the face of manmade apocalypse: in a near-future Seoul encased by a translucent biodome, a civil engineer charged with its upkeep contemplates an arranged marriage. An American painter travels to the South of France and is seduced by an entrepreneur who claims to have unlocked human consciousness. And where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet, on an island that has turned into a gargantuan landfill from other countries' waste, a boy has a fateful brush with K-pop superstars.For readers of Richard Powers, Elif Shafak and Barbara Kingsolver, Juhea Kim's first story collection views our world from breathtaking heights. A Love Story from the End of the World is an impassioned reminder that our humanity - and our best hope - will always be found in nature.
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Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World (Children S Edition)

by Niall Harbison

~~13,24€~~ 11,92€ 10% OFF

 The story of a special friendship with Tina the rescue golden retriever, now adapted for children from the blockbusting worldwide bestseller! Packed with new photos! Buy a book and save a doggo today!
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Love Story From The End Of The World

by Juhea Kim

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 From the acclaimed author of Beasts of a Little Land and Reese's Book Club pick City of Night Birds, an exquisite story collection about humans in precarious balance with the natural world.'A rare jewel ... essential reading for right now' COCO MELLORS'Kim's work is ambitious, elegant and deeply intellectual' PANDORA SYKES'Resonant...affecting...lyrical...Throughout the collection, fleeting connections offer glimmers of hope...Her fiction offers a powerful reminder of what we stand to lose; that we are part of nature; and 'we have within ourselves everything we need to save humanity'Financial Times'Finely wrought stories...examining human selfishness and finding gleaming moments of care and conviction, often prompted by an encounter with a nonhuman being. Humanness, Kim suggests, cannot be wrested from the natural world: when we lose the latter, we lose ourselves' The New YorkerWhat does it mean to live on our miraculous planet?Vivid, transportive, and heartfelt, each of these ten stories is a reflection of individual choice in the face of manmade apocalypse: in a near-future Seoul encased by a translucent biodome, a civil engineer charged with its upkeep contemplates an arranged marriage. An American painter travels to the South of France and is seduced by an entrepreneur who claims to have unlocked human consciousness. And where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet, on an island that has turned into a gargantuan landfill from other countries' waste, a boy has a fateful brush with K-pop superstars.For readers of Richard Powers, Elif Shafak and Barbara Kingsolver, Juhea Kim's first story collection views our world from breathtaking heights. A Love Story from the End of the World is an impassioned reminder that our humanity - and our best hope - will always be found in nature.
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I Deliver Parcels In Beijing - On Making A Living

by Hu Anyan

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin. A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to liveHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He's been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his story.A runaway bestseller in China, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it's like to try and make a living - and stay sane - in the gig economy. From the pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he also shows how, through the liberating power of literature, he finds solace, and even freedom in his existence.Quietly radical, brimming with humanity and humour, this book asks: what does work really mean? What should it mean? And do any of us really know how to live?(c) Hu AnYan 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Kicking The Hornet'S Nest - U.S. Foreign Policy In The Middle East From Truman To Trump

by Daniel E Zoughbie

~~29,80€~~ 26,82€ 10% OFF

 The compelling, groundbreaking investigation of how the choices of twelve US presidents, from Truman to Trump, have fueled turbulence and turmoil in the Middle East. And the one president who chose a better way.Kicking the Hornet's Nest is a riveting exploration of how twelve US presidents have shaped the Middle East, often unleashing instability and conflict along the way. It is also the story of one US president who successfully charted a better course. From Truman to Trump, Daniel Zoughbie meticulously unpacks the decisions that have set the stage for today's unrest. But this book is more than just a history lesson; it's a sharp analysis of presidential decision-making and its far-reaching consequences. Today, the Middle East stands as a volatile landscape, more tumultuous than at any time since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Zoughbie paints a vivid picture of how nearly every major nation-state in the Middle East and North Africa has grappled with existential crises in the recent years, paving the way for terrorist groups to threaten national sovereignty and for local conflicts to destabilize world order. Drawing on a vast array of primary sources and interviews with world leaders, the narrative explores pressing issues like nuclear proliferation, genocide, and nationalist conflicts fueled by sectarian fervor that have triggered global refugee waves. Kicking the Hornet's Nest is an eye-opening study of US presidential decision-making and foreign policy. With compassion and insight, Zoughbie reveals the essential information necessary for anyone seeking to understand eight decades of US foreign policy and its profound impact on billions of lives worldwide.
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Finest Hotel In Kabul - A Richly Immersive History Of Afghanistan From The Bbc'S Chief International Correspondent

by Lyse Doucet

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan from the one of the world's leading war correspondents.In 1969, the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghanistan's hopes of becoming a modern country, connected to the world.Lyse Doucet - now the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, then a young reporter on her inaugural trip to Afghanistan - first checked into the Inter-Continental in 1988. In the decades since, she has witnessed a Soviet evacuation, a devastating civil war, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban, all from within its increasingly battered walls. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.Now, she weaves together the experiences of the Afghans who have kept the hotel running to craft a richly immersive history of their country. It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotel's 1970s glory days - an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the 'Paris of Central Asia'. Of Abida, who became the first female chef after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-somethings who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy - only to see the Taliban come roaring back in 2021.Through these intimate portraits of Kabul life, the story of a hotel becomes the story of a people.'Simply unforgettable' ELIF SHAFAK'Incredible' PETER FRANKOPAN'Utterly compelling' PHILIPPE SANDS(c) Lyse Doucet 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny - Shortlisted For The Booker Prize 2025

by Kiran Desai

~~14,72€~~ 13,25€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years-an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossWhen Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart.Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world.The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.'A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again' Sandra Cisneros'A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose . . . [a] sheer delight!' Namwali Serpell(c) Kiran Desai 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Roar - An Empowering Novel About Resistance From The Multi Award-Winning Author

by Manjeet Mann

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.An empowering novel of resistance inspired by Sampat Pal and the Pink Sari Gang from the multi-award-winning author of Run, Rebel and The CrossingRizu lives a comfortable life in the gated middle class suburbs of Delhi; her biggest worries are getting her homework done and keeping up with the mean girls at school. That is, until she's accused of being a witch and the hysteria that follows triggers a chain reaction that ends in tragedy and life as she knew it changes forever.Alone and fearing for her life, Rizu runs away and joins a group of pink sari wearing, stick wielding women, known for their revenge vigilantism. Together they can help Rizu take back her life and seek justice against those who wronged her.But at what cost?'Singes and sings with a freedom fighting spirit, written in verse that flows with humanity' Sita Brahmachari, author of Where the River Runs Gold(c) Manjeet Mann 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Fly, Wild Swans - My Mother, Myself And China

by Jung Chang

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATIONA Book of the Year in The Times; Daily Telegraph; Financial Times and Waterstones'A must-read ... magnificent' DAILY TELEGRAPH *****'Beautiful and moving' ELIF SHAFAK, OBSERVERJung Chang's Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother - 'three daughters of China'. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmother's birth - and foot-binding - when China was under the last emperor, moving through Mao Zedong's rule, especially the Cultural Revolution during which Jung's parents were subjected to horrendous ordeals because of their courage. It finishes in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping officially ended the Mao era and started the 'reforms'. Jung, at that propitious juncture, became one of the first Chinese to leave Communist China for the West.Nearly half a century on, China has risen from a decrepit and isolated state to a global power, the challenger to the United States' dominant position in the world. Through those decades, Jung's life has been intimately entwined with her native land. Her experiences dealing with the regime in those years were rich and revealing - especially so because all her books were (and are) banned.Fly, Wild Swans is the follow-up to Wild Swans and brings the story of Jung's family - along with that of China - up to date. The book is in many ways Jung's love letter to her mother. It is inevitably also about her grandmother and father, both of whom died tragically in the Cultural Revolution but are often recalled in this book. In fact, the past is never far away in Jung's subsequent life. It has shaped her, and moulded the present China, and what's more, it promises to herald the future.China is now at another watershed moment with the era of Chairman Xi Jinping greatly affecting the lives of Jung and her mother. Fly, Wild Swans is Jung's heartfelt response to that experience, and a book filled with drama, love, curiosity and incredible history - both personal and global. Ultimately uplifting, told in Jung's clear, honest and compelling voice, it is memoir writing at its best.'Profoundly revealing as a portrait both of a family and of the deeper traumas that lie at the heart of modern China' RORY STEWART'Another wonder book from Jung Chang...I am quite blown away by it' LADY ANTONIA FRASER
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Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

by Takuya Asakura

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 'Broke me apart and also healed me at the same time!!!??? ... Beautiful ... Heartwarming ... Adorable ... Made me feel warm and cozy ... Touched my heart' ?????????????As the last petal falls, the final page is turned...Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you'll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing.Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope.'Hits all the right notes...pure bookish escapism' Library Journal????????Readers have fallen in love!'Hits all the notesof the healing fiction trend: a bit of magical realism, coffee, books, and a cat, mixed in with people who are looking for emotional guidance in life' Library Journal'If you are wondering what it feels like to read this book, the cozy cover art evokes it perfectly.' ?????'An absolutely exquisite book on grief and love, and that those we lose in body never really leave us.' ?????'It's the kind of story that doesn't shout-it simply sits with you, softly reminding you that healing comes in small, beautiful ways.' ?????'A gentle, healing read that feels like a warm embrace.' ?????'A cute, cozy fiction book that you will want to curl up with on a rainy day.' ?????'I have to admit this was nothing like what I would have expected, and it blew my mind and comforted my heart in many ways.' ?????'Beautiful Japanese literature that makes me feel at ease on a spring day.' ?????'I am absolutely speechless. This book is not at all a five star read for me, but a six or more.' ?????'Every so often a book lands in your lap at just the right time. The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop was that kind of read for me. Healing, magical, and tender, it reminded me why I love these quiet, reflective stories where regrets can be faced and softened.' ?????'At its core, this is a story about hope and the quiet, transformative power of books-how stories can reach into our everyday lives and bring healing.' ?????'Straight away from the first page, we are transported in a Japanese courtyard, and you can feel the peace through the words, taking you away, like you are an observer in a Miyazaki animation.' ?????'Just finished this book and it was gorgeous!!! Whimsical, magical and heartwarming.' ?????'I would really have loved for it to be longer, I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye yet!' ?????'This is made me cry, be happy, and just think of the little things in my life.' ?????'Stuuuuuuunning.' ?????'Delivers humor and insight in equal measure' BookRiot
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Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

by Takuya Asakura

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 Broke me apart and also healed me at the same time!!!? Beautiful Heartwarming Adorable Made me feel warm and cozy Touched my heart' ????? As the last petal falls, the final page is turned Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you ll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing. Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope. 'Hits all the right notes pure bookish escapism' Library Journal Readers have fallen in love! 'Hits all the notes of the healing fiction trend: a bit of magical realism, coffee, books, and a cat, mixed in with people who are looking for emotional guidance in life Library Journal 'If you are wondering what it feels like to read this book, the cozy cover art evokes it perfectly.' ????? 'An absolutely exquisite book on grief and love, and that those we lose in body never really leave us.' ????? 'It s the kind of story that doesn t shout it simply sits with you, softly reminding you that healing comes in small, beautiful ways.' ????? 'A gentle, healing read that feels like a warm embrace.' ????? 'A cute, cozy fiction book that you will want to curl up with on a rainy day.' ????? 'I have to admit this was nothing like what I would have expected, and it blew my mind and comforted my heart in many ways.' ????? 'Beautiful Japanese literature that makes me feel at ease on a spring day.' ????? 'I am absolutely speechless. This book is not at all a five star read for me, but a six or more.' ????? 'Every so often a book lands in your lap at just the right time. The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop was that kind of read for me. Healing, magical, and tender, it reminded me why I love these quiet, reflective stories where regrets can be faced and softened.' ????? 'At its core, this is a story about hope and the quiet, transformative power of books how stories can reach into our everyday lives and bring healing.' ????? 'Straight away from the first page, we are transported in a Japanese courtyard, and you can feel the peace through the words, taking you away, like you are an observer in a Miyazaki animation.' ????? 'Just finished this book and it was gorgeous!!! Whimsical, magical and heartwarming.' ????? 'I would really have loved for it to be longer, I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye yet!' ????? 'This is made me cry, be happy, and just think of the little things in my life.' ????? Stuuuuuuunning.' ????? 'Delivers humor and insight in equal measure BookRiot
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Peak

by Sam Guthrie

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 **Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey First Novel Dagger**An Australian bestseller!Geopolitics and espionage collide in this explosive espionage thriller.'Hands down the best debut of the year' Tim Shipman'My favourite debut novel of 2025' Antonia SeniorTHREE WORDS IN MANDARIN.THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO END THE WORLD.Planes circle, unable to land. The phone lines are down. The power is out.And the only person who knows why is dead.That man was Sebastian, a handsome politician on the rise. Charlie, his political attack dog and childhood friend, just watched him kill himself.Then the Secret Intelligence Service comes knocking.What the hell did Sebastian do?And can Charlie find out before the world implodes?The Peak is a nailbiting and fast-moving international thriller that weaves a story of friendship and betrayal together with the ruthless geopolitics of China's rise, set in the last twenty four hours of the world as we know it.________________________Readers love The Peak:'Rewrites the script for spy fiction in the 21st century' Nigel Inkster, former Deputy Chief MI6'Packed with lies, sex and betrayal, a compelling debut' - Daily Mail'Fast, furious and original' The Sun'[An] impressive first novel ... illuminating and extremely alarming' Literary Review'True to life ... Sam Guthrie's own diplomatic experience adds a bit of heft to the novel's ominous undertow' The Times'A compelling, authentic tale of politics and espionage ... A stunning debut' Jason King, Spybrary'A taught and compelling tale recommended for fans of Tom Fletcher and Frederick Forsyth' real reader review?????'This was everything I love in a book and I just wish there were more books like this out there' real reader review ?????'I absolutely couldn't put it down - even reading well through one night' real reader review ?????'An excellent political thriller and one heck of a debut' real reader review ?????'A fast-paced and edge-of-the-seat political thriller' real reader review ?????'This is one cracking, outstanding, excellent political thriller debut and if that's a genre you like, this is a MUST read' real reader review ?????
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Fly, Wild Swans - My Mother, Myself And China

by Jung Chang

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATIONA Book of the Year in The Times; Daily Telegraph; Financial Times and Waterstones'A must-read ... magnificent' DAILY TELEGRAPH *****'Beautiful and moving' ELIF SHAFAK, OBSERVERJung Chang's Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother - 'three daughters of China'. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmother's birth - and foot-binding - when China was under the last emperor, moving through Mao Zedong's rule, especially the Cultural Revolution during which Jung's parents were subjected to horrendous ordeals because of their courage. It finishes in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping officially ended the Mao era and started the 'reforms'. Jung, at that propitious juncture, became one of the first Chinese to leave Communist China for the West.Nearly half a century on, China has risen from a decrepit and isolated state to a global power, the challenger to the United States' dominant position in the world. Through those decades, Jung's life has been intimately entwined with her native land. Her experiences dealing with the regime in those years were rich and revealing - especially so because all her books were (and are) banned.Fly, Wild Swans is the follow-up to Wild Swans and brings the story of Jung's family - along with that of China - up to date. The book is in many ways Jung's love letter to her mother. It is inevitably also about her grandmother and father, both of whom died tragically in the Cultural Revolution but are often recalled in this book. In fact, the past is never far away in Jung's subsequent life. It has shaped her, and moulded the present China, and what's more, it promises to herald the future.China is now at another watershed moment with the era of Chairman Xi Jinping greatly affecting the lives of Jung and her mother. Fly, Wild Swans is Jung's heartfelt response to that experience, and a book filled with drama, love, curiosity and incredible history - both personal and global. Ultimately uplifting, told in Jung's clear, honest and compelling voice, it is memoir writing at its best.'Profoundly revealing as a portrait both of a family and of the deeper traumas that lie at the heart of modern China' RORY STEWART'Another wonder book from Jung Chang...I am quite blown away by it' LADY ANTONIA FRASER
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Quiet Place

by Seicho Matsumoto

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin. While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn't totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife, who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighbourhood?When Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife's death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life...(c) Seicho Matsumoto 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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