Beginning one morning in December, We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island, to the home of her old friend Inseon. Hospitalized following an accident, Inseon has begged Kyungha to hasten there to feed her beloved pet bird, who will otherwise die. Kyungha takes the first plane to Jeju, but a snowstorm hits...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalized corruption of their employers and the civic and religious authorities. Epic in scale, the novel charts the ruinous effects of the laissez-faire mercantilist ethics on the men, women,...

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) - now in paperback. How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty? Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you. Drawing on his own work as a clinical...

From its first publication in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been printed in over 700 editions. It has inspired almost every conceivable kind of imitation and variation, and been the subject of plays, opera, cartoons, and computer games. The character of Crusoe has entered the consciousness of each succeeding generation as readers add their own interpretation to the adventures so thrillingly...

Charming and handsome, Ricky Manfredi is living an idyllic playboy life when, out of the blue, he bumps into a shy pretty girl named Hannah. That's not her real name. Ricky has always had his pick of women. But when chance brings them together a second time, he finds himself irresistibly drawn in. Which is exactly how she planned it. It's not long before Ricky and Hannah are falling for each...

Baek Sehee's struggle to recover from dysthymia continues, and the inner conflict she experienced during the healing period became more complex. “I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki” is a record of what life is truly like with persistent mil.

A NEW YORKER ESSENTIAL READ Just as awe-inspiring as the Nobel judges claimed. The Washington Post Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. . . This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolano s 2666. AV Club Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. . . The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy. Dwight Garner, The New...

He’s the best cop they’ve got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it’s up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He’s also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He’s rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They’re all within reach. But a man like him won’t get to the top. Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He’s convinced he...

Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation. In 1797, Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves, rewriting Polish history to show that they had brought much-needed...

Das Astronomie-Jahrbuch Nr. 1! Das "KOSMOS Himmelsjahr" ist der zuverlässige Wegweiser zu den astronomischen Ereignissen des Jahres 2024. Mit allen Infos zum Planetentreffen von Mars und Jupiter am 15. August und zur partiellen Mondfinsternis am 18. September. Die wichtigsten Himmelsereignisse auch in der kostenlosen KOSMOS-PLUS-APP.

Buildings from all over the world using the latest developments, innovations and achievements of eco-friendly architecture. Climate change and environmental pollution, rising energy prices and dwindling resources pose major challenges for the world of construction today. If sustainability is to become a global reality, it must also be designed and expressed with trend-setting...

Bóg? Honor? Ojczyzna? Morfina! Konstanty Willemann, warszawiak, lecz syn niemieckiego arystokraty i spolszczonej Ślązaczki, niewiele robi sobie z patriotycznych haseł i tradycji uświęconej krwią bohaterskich żołnierzy. Jest cynikiem, łajdakiem i bon-vivantem. Niewiernym mężem i złym ojcem. Konstanty niechętnie bierze udział w...

»Die vier maßgebenden Menschen haben eine geschichtliche Wirkung von unvergleichlichem Umfang und Tiefengang gehabt. Andere Menschen hohen Ranges mögen für kleinere Kreise von gleich starker Bedeutung gewesen sein. Aber der Abstand an nachhaltiger und umfassender Wirkung in Jahrtausenden ist so gewaltig, daß das Herausheben jener vier zur Klarheit welthistorischen Bewußtseins gehört.«

Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way. When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a...

A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software...

The perfect introduction to the Heeler family! Meet the Heelers - there`s Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli! Learn all about the Heeler family, explore their home and discover games they like to play in this fun shaped board book for kids of all ages. Want more Bluey? Also available: Bluey: All About Bluey: A Bluey-Shaped Board Book Bluey: Meet Bluey! Sticker Activity Book Bluey: The Pool...

Ruffy ist der Allerbeste! Er schleppt die todkranke Nami zu Dr. Kuleha und ihrem Assistents-Elch Tony Chopper und rettet ihr damit das Leben. Ruffy will Chopper als Schiffsarzt anheuern, doch das ist nicht so einfach! Chopper hat nämlich Angst vor Menschen und außerdem vermisst er seinen besten Freund Dr. Bader...

Der beliebteste Manga der Welt! Erlebe die Geschichte des zukünftigen Königs der Piraten in einer unvergleichlichen Geschichte voller Action, Abenteuer, Dramatik, Freundschaft und Humor. Mit über 500 Millionen verkauften Bänden weltweit ist One Piece die meistverkaufte Mangaserie der Geschichte! Ruffy und seine Freunde müssen gegen den Allesfresser König Wapol...

Megg is a depressed, drug-addicted witch. Her black cat is called Mogg and then there's her friend owl, an anthropomorphic, uh, owl. The three hang out more often with werewolf jones. What comes at first glance as an episodic sitcom turns out to be a sophisticated character study on closer inspection. the suburban boredom that it could take with works by Todd Solondz, Matt Groening or...

A searing, post apocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They...