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Nine breathtaking, gripping and oddly sublime tales of narcos, cops and addicts in modern-day Mexico. Gritty hard-boiled tales shot through with the hallowed light of the miraculous, written in MacGabhanns pyrotechnic exhilarating prose. A constellation of rich, vivacious stories of sewer diving, ghosts, a falling satellite and vengeful pigs.

When the chief suspect in the disappearance of Áróras sister is found dead, and Áróras new financial investigation leads to the street where her sister was last seen, she is drawn into a shocking case that threatens everything The unmissable finale to the chilling, twisty, award-winning series`Icelandic crime-writing at its finest Shari Lapena`Icelandic crime queen Lilja Sigurardottir goes from strength to strength Financial Times`A blast of Icelandic air The Times _______A final reckoningWith the fate of her missing sister, Isafold, finally uncovered, Arora feels a fragile relief as the search that consumed her life draws to a close. But when Isafolds boyfriend the prime suspect in her disappearance is found dead at the same site where Isafolds body was discovered, Aroras grip on reality starts to unravel and the mystery remains far from solved.To distract herself, she dives headfirst into a money-laundering case that her friend Daniel is investigating. But she soon finds that there is more than meets the eye and, once again, all leads point towards Engihjalli, the street where Isafold lived and died, and a series of shocking secrets that could both explain and endanger everythingAtmospheric, dark and chilling, Black as Death is the breathtaking finale to the twisty, immersive An Arora Investigation series, as Arora and her friends search for answers that may take them to places even darker than deathPerfect for readers of Camilla Lackberg, Karin Slaughter, Eva Bjorg gisdottir and Jo Nesb.____________Praise for An Arora Investigation series`A terrific tale with twist after twist Sunday Times `Your next literary thrill Vogue`So atmospheric Crime Monthly`Action-packed and pacy I would like to be Aroras best friend Liz Nugent`The Icelandic scenery and weather are beautifully evoked Daily Mail`Chilly and chilling Tariq Ashkanani`Tough, uncompromising and unsettling Val McDermid`A dark, twisty and pitch-perfect thriller Michael Wood`Another bleak, unpredictable classic Metro

A desperate fathers Christmas promise sparks a wild Finnish road trip involving an antique sofa, unexpected passengers and danger A darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love and death, The Winter Job flies at 120 kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night. `Another wonderfully lean slice of European noir by one of its finest exponents. As darkly fun as any Coen brothers offering Vaseem Khan`The king of the humorous crime caper Abir Mukherjee`It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we havent been looking in Finland TelegraphThe NEW standalone darkly funny, poignant and uber-tense thriller from The funniest writer in Europe (The Times) Fargo meets Carl Hiassen and Fredrik Backman via the Coen Brothers____Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to troubleHelsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go and no money hes desperate.A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjarvi, the northernmost town in Finland.With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.Thats when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special.And thats when Ilmari realises he might be in serious troubleA darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose________Praise for Antti Tuomainen`Humour drier than a desert snakes belly Ian Moore`You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers New York Times `Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections and very funny Irish Times`Laconic, thrilling and warmly human Christopher Brookmyre`Right up there with the best Times Literary Supplement`Finlands greatest export M.J. Arlidge`A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known Publishers Weekly`Fresh and witty Chris Ewan`Charming, funny and clever Literary Review`Thrilling and hilarious Liz Nugent`A delight from start to finish Big Issue`Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters that you cant help rooting for Guardian

After Polly ends her relationship with the father of her young son, Louis, she is determined to move on. All she wants is to focus on her job, her friends and to be a good mum. No more looking over her shoulder. No more complications Then Polly meets Ben. Ben is guardian to his niece, Emily. They become close, with Polly teaching Ben how to plait Emilys hair and Ben playing football with Louis. Their friendship is unexpected. Polly has never been happier. But just as Polly thinks her life may be turning around, the unthinkable happens. When her new life balances on a knife edge, will she be able to stay strong for one more time? And give herself, as well as her son, a chance at a new life?

A chance remark on the stairs at Peter Morris Music in Londons Denmark Street, in October 1963, set off a chain reaction that helped Brian Epstein apply some much-needed leverage on Americas Hollywood-based Capitol label.Although February 1963 marked the Beatles breakthrough in Britain, by the closing months of that year they still had not conquered the United States. Their manager Brian Epstein had been fighting what seemed like a losing battle to persuade Capitol to release the bands records in America. Indeed, when the Beatles eventually hit the big time in the United States in February 1964, both Epstein and Capitol executives obscured the truth behind it.What is the story behind this essential step in the Beatles meteoric rise to worldwide fame? In Capitol Gains, historian Andrew Cook uses corporate and personal archives to reveal the reality behind this and much more, lifting the lid on Capitols unfavourable view of the British record industry and how they set out to remix UK master tapes and create distinct US albums. It shows how, while Capitols strategy made the Beatles rich beyond their wildest dreams, Epstein often struggled to balance Capitols commercial decisions against the Beatles own demands, and explores the efforts made to protect the Beatles image as they were caught up in the whirlwind of global success.

The ultimate showcase of the quirks, mishaps and traditions that define British life, all rolled into one bonkers season.Christmas, as we all know, is a minefield. What the hell do you buy your mother-in-law? How to deal with the inevitable arguments provoked by a simple game of Monopoly? And where should you sit at the dining table to best avoid Grandad when he starts going off about politics?From navigating the awkwardness of marrying into a Presents After Dinner family to the terrors of staying in someone elses house (especially when they have a weak flush), Very British Problems creator Rob Temple is here to ensure youll be invited back next year.

Dogs may be mans best friend, but every friendship is different. Prepare to meet Nicholas, a gregarious Airedale whose arrival in a moneyed Long Island home unleashes complete and total chaos throughout the neighbourhood. Verdun Belle, the lady of the title, is a silky-eared spaniel whose loyalty - and litter of puppies - rallies an entire American regiment fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. Then theres Egon, a large - very large - German Shepherd, accustomed to summering on the Cote dAzur, and to managing the diaries and daily activities of his human charges, whether they want him to or not.This charmingly illustrated collection of three delightful stories, rediscovered after decades out of print, shows our canine companions in all their guises: comic, heroic, companionable.

Once Junipers life was filled with magic. Little things went right and sometimes big ones, like that enchanted night at college when she found herself playing Juliet opposite her secret crush James as Romeo.But then her mother died, and Junipers world has grown cold. After misguidedly selling the rights to her growing podcast, she finds herself back in her hometown, in her old bedroom, with no job in sight. When a mysterious email invites her to audition for a starring role in the audio drama adaptation of The Meadow, the beloved, bestselling vampire romance of her teenage years, its the opportunity of a lifetime.Or it seems to be, until she learns that it all hinges on her co-star, James from college, now on the cusp of breaking through as one of Hollywoods leading actors. He broke her heart ten years ago; can she trust him now?

A vivid, hallucinatory rediscovered classic about split identity in the wake of First World War traumaHans, an esteemed surgeon, has just returned from the hellish battlefields of the First World War. But everything in his home feels alien, even his wife Grete. As he tries to regain a sense of normality, he is haunted by nightmarish visions and a profound sense of dissociation. Has the war turned him into someone else? Or has another man wormed his way into Hanss life?Told in a feverish monologue, A Shadow of Myself is a vivid, hallucinatory immersion in an unsettled mind. First published in 1926 and rediscovered in Germany only last year, this lightning-bolt of a war classic is now appearing in English for the first time.

Novelist, scientist, courtier, poet - Goethes genius spanned disciplines in his lifetime, and has spanned the centuries since his death. Bringing together the stunning lyric poetry of the author of Faust, this fresh translation also gives us Goethes life from childhood to old age, captured in his verse. With a gaze that embraces mountaintops and wayside flowers, warring gods and gingko leaves, this epoch-making poet unites us with lifes humble beauties, sublime sorrows, and deepest meanings.

When Brigid gets a call from her brother Niall in the middle of the night, she knows somethings wrong. After he ends up in hospital, Niall moves in with Brigid as she helps him piece his life back together.Little Brotheris a compelling exploration of a sibling relationship set in modern-day Belfast. Eoin McAndrews darkly comic and beautifully observed new play shines a light on the crisis of care in Northern Ireland, the strength of a brother-sister bond and the unpredictable journey towards recovery. Sometimes being there for the people you love is very very very difficult.Little Brother won the 2024 Verity Bargate Award, and is premiered at Soho Theatre in 2025, in a production directed by Emma Jordan.

The third volume of Kurkovs critically acclaimed, intimate and deeply moving war diaries: a poignant, personal account of life under siege in Ukraine rich with humanity, dark humour, and unforgettable resilience amidst devastation."Clever, passionate"The Times"The pieces are flawlessly structured; the tone is devoid of self-pity Yet saturating the book is a note of savage black comedy, the farce of a world made weird by unimaginable violence"Spectator"Uplifting and utterly defiant"Daily Express"No-one with the slightest interest in this war, or the nation on which it is being waged, should fail to read Andrey Kurkov"Daily Mail______Andrey Kurkovs war diaries continue a searing, deeply human portrait of a nation reshaped by war.In this third volume of Andrey Kurkovs war diaries, Ukraines greatest living writer chronicles the third year of the full-scale invasion from his home in Kyiv and from journeys all over the country capturing moments of horror, resilience, absurdity and grace with unmatched clarity.Children on a contested border wear hooded bulletproof vests to school; soldiers write haiku; professional clowns go to war; and the mother of a young soldier, killed in battle, uses his compensation money to create a rehabilitation centre for veterans. Roses bloom across Ukraine in quiet tribute to a florist and soldier killed in Avdiivka, remembered by those who once bought his flowers.The Dnipro River seems to slow when the first missiles fall, as though nature itself had paused in shock. In Pokrovsk, 7,500 residents refuse to leave a city that no longer exists their homes obliterated but their will unbroken. A generals seventeen-year-old pet toad becomes an iconic symbol of defiance. And buried beneath a cherry tree, a murdered writers final diary is recovered, a haunting echo of a silenced voice.From the home front to the trenches, Kurkov captures the rhythms of survival the quiet rituals, unlikely joys, unexpected humour and appalling costs in an intimate and deeply moving record of national endurance. Three Years on Fire is a luminous act of remembrance, rich with unforgettable detail and human spirit, from a writer whose voice stands witness to everything Ukraine has lost and everything it refuses to give up.From the international bestselling author of The Stolen Heart, Death and the Penguin and The Grey Bees______Praise for Andrey Kurkovs war diaries"Andrey Kurkov [is] one of the most articulate ambassadors to the West for the situation in his homeland,"Sam Leith, Spectator"Immediate and important From the grim incredulity at Russians massing on the border to the displacement of millions of people, this is an insiders account of how an ordinary life became extraordinary. It is also about survival, hope and humanity,"Helen Davies, The Times"Ukraines greatest novelist is fighting for his country,"Giles Harvey, New York Times"The authors on-the-ground account is packed with surprising details about the human effects of the Russian assault ... His voice is genial but also impassioned, never more so than when deploring Putins efforts to erase Ukrainian culture and history. Ukraine, he says, will either be free, independent and Europea...

Eat to Climb by Mina Leslie-Wujastyk is a comprehensive guide to nutrition for climbers. Whether youre a weekend warrior or a seasoned pro, this book will help you cut through the noise of nutrition fads and make informed, confident decisions about fuelling your body.The book is split into two sections principles and methods. Principles explores the foundations of nutrition: energy intake, macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration and supplements. Youll gain a clear understanding of how protein, fat and carbohydrates support training, performance and recovery along with insight into key vitamins and minerals, fluid intake requirements and ergogenic aids.The methods section shows you how to apply these principles in real life, with a focus on flexibility and autonomy. Specific chapters look at crag nutrition, injury recovery, weight loss, intuitive eating and the specific needs of female climbers.Throughout, youll find powerful insights from top climbers. From Shauna Coxseys honest account of her struggles with food as a young athlete, to Molly Thompson-Smiths diligent approach to nutrition when injured, and Billy Ridals tactics for eating when he freed the Nose on El Cap, their stories bring the science to life.Todays climbers increasingly recognise that long-term performance isnt built on calorie restriction or the chronic search for lightness. And as a community we can all be healthier, stronger and get more from our climbing as we learn to eat to climb.

Adolf Eichmann, oficial da SS e, arquiteto da solução final na questão do holocausto, foi o principal protagonista na logística do extermínio de milhões de judeus, através de um aparato burocrático,

CENTÚRIAS DE MEDITAÇÃO REÚNE REFLEXÕES BREVES, POÉTICAS E PROFUNDAS QUE CELEBRAM A INOCÊNCIA DA INFÂNCIA, A BELEZA DA CRIAÇÃO E A PRESENÇA DE DEUS EM TODAS AS COISAS.Perdido durante mais de dois sécu

Honrar a Deus vai muito além de entregar dízimos e ofertas. Luciano Subirá revela que a verdadeira generosidade não começa no bolso, mas no coração.A partir de princípios extraídos das Escrituras — c

Uma intrépida aventura de dois amigos inseparáveis, dois parceiros de todas as horas que resolvem deixar o trabalho semiescravo em um latifúndio cacaueiro do sul da Bahia para arriscarem a sorte nas terras do norte de Minas Gerias em busca de dias melhores, independencia financeira e autonomia. Depois de muitos percalços e contratempos durante a preparaço para a viagem e durante a propria viagem, chegam, finalmente, ao destino, onde conseguem terras devolutas, constituem familias, trabalham a terra, alcançam um certo progresso ate que a traiço de um deles, influenciado por uma filha sem escrupulos, culmina em uma grande tragedia.

May 1938. The young Japanese novelist Aoyama Chizuko arrives in Taiwan on the invitation the Japanese colonial government. With no interest in their imperial agenda, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.Soon, a young Taiwanese woman is hired as her interpreter: the charming, meticulous Chizuru, who provides expert guidance on the Land of the South and cooks her sumptuous meals. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But the elusive Chizuru seems to keep drawing away - and as conflict begins to simmer between them, Chizuko begins the painful process of understanding why.Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women that is shadowed by complexities of language, history and power.

Brilliant, bold and beautifully articulated Karl J. Friston, Professor of Neuroscience, University College LondonNeuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals the miracle by which consciousness evolved out of the natural world, from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds.Science says that you are nothing but a chemical reaction a collection of atoms and molecules like rocks, paperclips and everything else in the physical universe. But if thats so, where is the place in this world for your consciousness? In a word, why does it feel so special to be you?Like the Zen Buddhist riddle pondering the imponderable the sound of a single hand clapping this book asks the seemingly unanswerable question of how the human mind came to exist within the material world. In search of an answer, neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin takes readers on a billion-year journey through time from the roots of our existence to the advent of Homo sapiens, reimagining the story of our evolution. The result is an exhilarating book that embeds our consciousness within a single, unified story of life on Earth.A work of ambitious intellectual scope, One Hand Clapping is distinguished as much by its originality as by the breadth of its imaginative reach drawing from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references, all brought to life by the authors own illustrations. Told with the drama and daring of a mythical epic, it reaches deep into our oceanic past to show for the first time how the entire course of Earths history, from the earliest non-living particles, ultimately led to the formation of our own minds.

Publicado pela primeira vez em 1815, Emma é considerado a obra-prima de Jane Austen. Maduro e brilhante, conta a história de Emma Woodhouse, uma jovem bonita, inteligente e rica, que não se interessa