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Guy Gunaratne's blistering debut, In Our Mad and Furious City, is an unforgettable portrait of 48 hours on a London council estate. For Selvon, Ardan and Yusuf, growing up under the towers of Stones Estate, summer means what it does anywhere: football, music, freedom. But now, after the killing of a British soldier, riots are spreading across the city, and nowhere is safe. While the fury swirls around them, Selvon and Ardan remain focused on their own obsessions, girls and grime.

From James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers, a riveting account of the life of WWII hero Commander Ernest E. Evans and his heroics and sacrifice during the Leyte Gulf Battle of Samar. For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian...

Catabase, nom féminin, du grec ancien katábasis : descente du héros aux Enfers. Alice Law a tout donné pour réussir : son énergie, son temps et sa santé mentale. Doctorante en magie analytique à Cambridge, son unique objectif est d'être titularisée et légitimer ainsi son talent de...

A seemingly respectable suburban family finds itself in a battle to save the world against demons on Christmas. The Whitehall family receives an unexpected visitor on Christmas morning that changes everything they know about their family and takes them on an exciting but scary adventure.

It is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government - a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong.

Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles : car enfin si vous n'aviez pas été chassé d'un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l'amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n'aviez pas été mis à l'Inquisition, si vous n'aviez pas donné un bon coup d'épée au baron, si vous n'aviez pas perdu vos moutons du bon pays d'Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.

Louis E. Tice teaches you how to release your pent-up potential by changing old habits, attitudes, and beliefs that inhibit and often block high performance and full expression. By properly applying the concepts you discover in this audio program, you'll grow more in the next few years than you ever have. You'll learn how to achieve goals you never thought possible.

Es war einmal eine Vampirin, die verführte die Jägerin, die schwor, sie zu töten… Red ist eine der erfahrensten Vampirjägerinnen von Sangui City und fest entschlossen, sich an Octavia Beaumont zu rächen, eine der drei Urvampirinnen, die ihre Schwester verwandelt hat. Doch Octavia verfolgt ihren eigenen Plan: die Herrschaft über die Stadt. Als eine Reihe tödlicher Prüfungen den nächsten Erben von Sangui City bestimmen soll, werden aus erbitterten Feindinnen widerwillige Verbündete … sofern sie lange genug widerstehen, einander in Stücke zu reißen oder übereinander herzufallen.

Laissez-vous surprendre par la force délicate des bulles de savon. Certains choix nous définissent à tout jamais, celui-ci en fait partie. À partir d'aujourd'hui, je peux bien écrire la neuvième symphonie, sauver le monde d'une troisième guerre mondiale ou inventer le vaccin contre le Sida, on ne retiendra de moi que cet acte innommable : j'ai abandonné mon bébé, toi, mon minuscule amour aux joues si douces. Puisses-tu un jour me pardonner. Un roman lumineux et bouleversant, porté par une plume éblouissante de sincérité !

"Nous étions quatre. Angélique, qui, Dieu sait, n'avait rien d'un ange, Morgane, qu'on qualifierait aujourd'hui de "haut potentiel", Jasmine, charitablement renommée "la fille de la femme de ménage" dans les journaux et le rapport de police, et Sarah Leroy. À moins que vous n'ayez passé les vingt dernières années à hiberner dans un igloo au Groenland, il est de toute évidence inutile de présenter Sarah Leroy."

Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General Su Ke Quiang. They have declared the South China Sea a protectorate and are planning an invasion of Taiwan. The Ryan administration is determined to thwart China’s ambitions, but the stakes are dangerously high as a new breed of powerful Chinese anti-ship missiles endanger the US Navy's plans to protect the island.

Leadership by the Good Book will inspire, empower, and equip men and women to lead their businesses, their teams, their ministries, and even their families to greater heights and to have an eternal impact. For David L. Steward, founder and chairman of World Wide Technology, his philosophy for...

Set in a South African traveling amusement park on New Year’s Eve, Athol Fugard’s Playland explores the possibilities for blacks and whites to find understanding in a racially divided world. A volatile dialogue begins when two men - a former soldier and a night watchman - delve into their sordid pasts. A Steppenwolf Theatre Company production.

A shy bachelor discovers a miniature doll apparently alive inside a 19th century dollhouse. Fascinated, he whiles away the hours peering into this little world and wishing he were part of it.

The Word of Promise The Easter Story allows the listener to experience the sacrifice and triumph of our Savior. It includes a harmonized portrayal of the Gospel story with an inspiring music bed. The cast includes: Jim Caviezel - Jesus Louis Gossett, Jr. - John John Heard - Matthew Chris...

Privately training with special forces, he’s honing his combat skills to continue his work within the Campus, hunting down and eliminating terrorists wherever he can--even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns to become President of the United States again. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and personal have just become equally dangerous. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately-funded vendetta to discredit him and connect him to a mysterious killing in his longtime ally John Clark’s past. All they have to do is catch him.

'Penguin's fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comedy's most creative talents.' - The Observer 'An absolutely cracking lineup' - The Guardian 'A marvellous wheeze, almost like attending a private stand-up gig' - The I Brought to you by Penguin. The show has been called off...

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, third edition, is an innovative tutorial designed for busy IT professionals. Just set aside one hour a day - lunchtime would be perfect - for a month, and you'll be automating Windows tasks faster than you ever thought possible. This updated edition covers PowerShell features that run on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, and PowerShell v3 and later, and includes v5 features like PowerShellGet.

When it comes to New York City hardcore, its community proudly boasts Lou and Pete Koller - brothers who have dominated the scene worldwide since 1986 with the aurally devastating Sick of It All as their vehicle. The Blood and the Sweat is the no-holds-barred autobiography of two brothers who have never wavered, as well as an unrelenting depiction of the American dream, and the drive and determination required to live it - regardless of whatever obstacles appear before you. Featuring commentary from family, friends, bandmates past and present, and their peers.

THE #1 BESTSELLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON - NOW WITH A NEW PREFACE You have never read a book like this before--a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into...