Paperback edition of Hart's single volume history of WWI, covering all areas and explaining the technology and tactics that determined its course. Ties in with the centenary of the conflict. 'Immensely readable...' "Irish Times"

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a...

AD265 - In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered, and cities across the island are sacked and burned. When a ship is wrecked off the island`s west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to...

AdalynI’ve been planning my trip across the world for years. So, imagine my surprise and utter disappointment when unforeseen circumstances leave me with no travel companion and a wallet too empty to reschedule. Far too stubborn to cancel, and left with little options, I turn to the only person who just so happens to have the entire summer free. Cooper White is my older brother’s best...

A special 10th anniversary edition of this novel, widely regarded as one of the greatest works of literature of the last decade.

Die Landstreicher Estragon und Wladimir sowie ein etwas später mit seinem Diener Lucky hinzu kommender Pozzo, die an einem undefinierbaren Ort ihre Zeit damit verbringen, auf eine Person namens Godot zu warten, die sie nicht kennen, von der sie nichts Genaues wissen, nicht einmal, ob es sie überhaupt gibt. Am Ende eines jeden Aktes erscheint ein wohl von ihm kommender Junge, der verkündet,...

A beautiful hardback edition of the modern fantasy classic, from the bestselling author of The Starless Sea. 'The only response to this novel is simply: wow. It is a breathtaking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell' The Times The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering...

Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Here in one volume are her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, Austen vividly portrays English middle-class life...

Eine alte Dame wird überfallen und ausgeraubt. Nicht nur der wertvolle Familienschmuck ist verschwunden, sondern auch ihre Nichte. Die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel. Hat die Nichte ihre Tante bestohlen? Kann Detektiv Müller den Fall lösen und das Gold der alten Dame finden?

The complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures in crime, including all four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic hero Volume I includes the early novel A Study in Scarlet, which introduced the eccentric genius of Sherlock Holmes to the world. This baffling murder mystery, with the cryptic word Rache written in blood, first...

Der unvergessliche Roman eines einzigartigen Erzählers - Carlos Ruiz Zafóns Welterfolg An einem dunstigen Sommermorgen des Jahres 1945 wird der junge Daniel Sempere von seinem Vater an einen geheimnisvollen Ort in Barcelona geführt - den Friedhof der Vergessenen Bücher. Dort entdeckt Daniel den Roman eines verschollenen Autors für sich, er heißt >Der Schatten des...

Cawthorn, the creator of the acclaimed horror video games, and co-author Breed-Wrisley present the next thrilling chapter in the "New York Times"-bestselling Five Nights at Freddy's series.

The global bestseller featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, from the author of THE DA VINCI CODE and \'master of the intellectual cliffhanger\' (Wall Street Journal) Dan Brown. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is...

The title says it all: one man, one bike, one long ride, the adventure, the pleasure, and the pain. It is simultaneously a travelogue and visual journey. Martijn Doolaard traded the convenience of a car and the distractions of daily life for a cross-continental cycling journey: a biped adventure that would take him from Amsterdam to Singapore. Leaving behind repetitive routines, One Year on...

Hans Hellmut Kirst, seit 1933 Berufssoldat und während des Zweiten Weltkrieges Offizier, hat mit seiner Roman-Trilogie den Begriff "08/15", der ursprünglich eine Variante des Maschinengewehrs bezeichnete und im übertragenen Sinn für etwas "Gewöhnliches, nichts Besonderes" stand, ein Synonym für das Leben und Leiden der Wehrmachtssoldaten geprägt.Wie keinem anderen vor und nach ihm gelang es...

The iconic guitarist with Guns N' Roses, Saul 'Slash' Hudson, tells his own story in his own words in this insightful autobiography. From his early childhood in Stoke to his move to LA at the age of 11, when he frequently came into contact with David Bowie, Joni Mitchell and Iggy Pop, to his fateful meeting with singer W. Axl Rose, this then takes the reader on a wild rollercoaster trip...

Vor 15 Jahren erschien Bernard Cornwells erster historischer Roman um den Krieger Uhtred von Bebbanburgh, ein fiktiver Held historisch verbürgter Auseindersetzungen zwischen Wikingern und Angelsachsen im 9. Jahrhundert, als deren Ergebnis England als Nation ins Licht der Geschichte trat. Die Bebbanburgh, heute Bamburgh Castle, liegt hoch oben in Northumbrien, und Cornwell ist direkter...

The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia – and of the world – to this day., 'Every so often, a new work emerges of such immense scholarship and weight that it really does add a significant...

Join Eddie 'The Beast' Hall for 10 rounds as we follow his incredible journey from the world's strongest man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History'.

Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller-nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or...