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Former disgraced Delta Force commander Kolt "Racer" Raynor has earned his way back into The Unit after redeeming himself during an explosive operation at a black site in Pakistan. But he is about to face his deadliest challenge yet. The most wanted man in the world, American al Qaeda commander Daoud al Amriki, and his handpicked team of terrorist operatives, have acquired stores of Russian-built, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles (SAM's) from ex-Libyan spies in Cairo.

A vicious hit. A vengeful enemy. A drug addled Colombian club owner. A sex crazed Italian family. And the ever powerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all, while Max-her teenage daughter is becoming The "It" girl in Europe's modeling world. And her Kennedyesque son, Bobby, is being set up for a murder he didn't commit. But Lucky can deal. Always strong and unpredictable with her husband, Lennie, by her side she lives up to the family motto—Never cross a Santangelo.

How do we fulfill our conflicting duties as father, husband, and son; wife and mother; child and adult? Jew and American? How can we claim our own identities when our lives are linked so closely to others’? These are the questions at the heart of Jonathan Safran Foer’s first novel in eleven years—a work of extraordinary scope and heartbreaking intimacy. Unfolding over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., Here I Am is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis.

Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home - a house, perched on the edge of a bluff, that is slowly crumbling toward the sea. His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a traveling carnival reading tarot cards and seldom calls.

America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on its soil since 9/11. Iran has been planning a revenge attack for years, with three goals in mind. Bring America to its knees. Assassinate the popular US President J. P. Dellenbaugh. And neutralize their most successful agent, Dewey Andreas.  

Set in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price's Lampedusa explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, The Leopard. In 1955, Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began work on a novel that would fail to be published before his death four years later. When The Leopard at last appeared, it won Italy’s Strega Prize and became the greatest Italian novel of the century.

From the award-winning author of The Passenger comes the third novel in the hilarious Spellman Files mystery series featuring Isabel “Izzy” Spellman and her highly functioning yet supremely dysfunctional family of private investigators. Private investigator Isabel Spellman is back on the...

From the award-winning author of The Accomplice and The Passenger comes the first novel in the Spellman Files series, featuring sharp-tongued private investigator Isabel “Izzy” Spellman—a quirky, rule-breaking PI with a talent for trouble and a family that’s even more dysfunctional than...

In this sidesplittingly funny follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The Spellman Files, San Francisco’s own highly functioning yet supremely dysfunctional family of private investigators are back on the case in another mystery full of suspicion, surveillance, humor, and surprise from...

“Excellent . . . stunning.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates The devastating story of how fugitive slaves drove the nation to Civil War A New York Times Notable Book Selection * Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize* Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award * A New York Times Critics' Best Book For...

When a tragic bushfire puts two kids in hospital, Indigenous teenager Andrew knows the police will come after him first. But Andrew almost wants to be caught, because at least it might make his dad come and rescue him from suburban Brisbane and his neglectful mother. Growing up in small-town Tasmania, Andrew struggled at home, at school, at everything. The only thing that distracted or excited him was starting little fires. Flames boosted his morale and purified his thoughts, and they were the only thing in his life he could control.

Toronto Method Mindfulness Handbook is a thorough guide to the fundamental theory and practice of contemporary mindfulness meditation. It is a standalone resource for both beginning and intermediate practitioners. Through six lessons, Ari Kaplan explains the importance of balancing present moment awareness with loving-kindness, curiosity with non-identification, and intentional practice with the spontaneous experience of pure beingness. His teachings are rooted in well-recognized research methods, such as the Toronto Mindfulness Scale and emotion-focused mindfulness.

A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization. Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life...

All Eden Bancroft has ever been to her high-profile politician husband is a trophy wife, born and bred for the part. She believes she has no choice but to play it—until she meets a talented chef and restaurant heir who makes her feel loved for herself alone.

Nach mehreren schweren Schicksalsschlägen versucht Micky in der Abgeschiedenheit eines kleinen Ortes in Alaska zur Ruhe zu kommen. Doch genau hier erwartet die ehemalige Polizistin das Grauen. Autor Chandler McGrew, der selbst lange in Alaska lebte, schafft es durch seinen spannenden Schreibstil, mit dem Minuten einer Handlung ganze Kapitel einnehmen, den Hörer mit diesem Thriller um einen eiskalten Killer in einem abgelegenen Dorf durchgehend zu fesseln.

In Sacred Brotherhood, Warren and Ari Levenbaum share how Law Tigers — the nation’s premier motorcycle injury program — got started, hit the road running, and has been serving lawyers and their clients, allowing them to enjoy life to the fullest. Inside, you’ll learn about the early years, the culture of motorcyclists, how the Law Tigers program operates, and how you can benefit by joining this band of brothers.

Nate er min nabo og en af mine bedste venner, selvom vi ser forskelligt på det meste. Som skilsmisseadvokat elsker han at fortælle mig, at min drøm om "den eneste ene" er - ja, en drøm, en helt urealistisk fantasi. Og som bryllupsplanlægger elsker jeg at fortælle ham, at han tager fejl. Hvor jeg tror på kærlighed med stort K, tror han på onenightstands og på ikke at få følelser i klemme.

Taneli Kaneli on ymmällään. Miksi hän on Viivin kanssa hotellissa? Viiviä naurattaa. Taneli Kaneli nukkui koko lentomatkan! On Viivin kesäloma. Perhe on tullut Roomaan, Italiaan. Mitä hauskaa Taneli Kaneli ja Viivi mahtavat keksiä täällä? Luvassa on ainakin hotellin aamupala, vaahtokylpy ja kävelyä kaupungilla. Viivi ja Taneli Kaneli ovat erottamaton parivaljakko. Hyppää mukaan seuraamaan lelukissan ja pienen tytön valloittavaa elämää! Kirjailija Tittamari Marttinen (s.1968) on kirjoittanut erityisesti lasten- ja nuortenkirjoja.

No johan nyt! Kirjailija Pentti Mähösen uuden kirjan kirjoittaminen saa oudon käänteen, kun kirjan hahmot karkaavat kirjan sivuilta. Ja käy niin, että hahmoilla on painavaa sanottavaa kirjan juonenkäänteistä... Konstaapeli Pamppu puolestaan on poliisi, jolla ei ole homma ihan hanskassa. Joskus vaikuttaa siltä, että Pamppu saa enemmän tuhoa aikaiseksi kuin järjestystä. Miten murtomiesten kanssa mahtaa oikein käydä? "Konstaapeli Pamppu" sisältää nämä ja kaksi muuta nauruhermoja kutittelevaa tarinaa.

Taneli Kanelilla on edessä jännittävät ajat! Lelukissa lähtee omistajansa Viivin mukana seikkailuleirille. Mutta mitä leiristä mahtaa tulla? Selviävätkö Viivi ja Taneli Kaneli vuorikiipeilystä? Entä hurjasta viidakosta? Edessä on ikimuistoinen leiri täynnä uusia kokemuksia ja ystäviä. Viivi ja Taneli Kaneli ovat erottamaton parivaljakko. Hyppää mukaan seuraamaan lelukissan ja pienen tytön valloittavaa elämää! Kirjailija Tittamari Marttinen (s.1968) on kirjoittanut erityisesti lasten- ja nuortenkirjoja.