When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Marston calls into the fort, Robs passion is ignited and he stows away on Marstons ship as it sails to England. Even the family is divided, with Theos oldest son Cal an ardent American patriot, while Theo himself feels a strong tie to his mother country, England.

`Enthralling.` - Oliver Holt, Mail on Sunday `Awesome` - Match Magazine `Solemn, soulful and occasionally romantic` - Alyson Rudd, The Times `an illuminating insight into the career of one of the greatest players in the modern game` - Late Tackle `On a level with the great midfield players of the last 20 years.` - Sir Alex Ferguson, CBE For the first time, Real Madrid galactico and Croatian...

Der 13-jährige William Kamkwamba wächst auf einer kleinen Farm in Malawi auf, einem der ärmsten Länder der Welt. 2002 kommt es nach schweren Überschwemmungen und nachfolgender Dürre zur schlimmsten Hungersnot seit 50 Jahren. Williams Vater kann die Schulgebühren für seinen Sohn nicht mehr aufbringen. Doch William gibt nicht auf. In der Schulbibliothek leiht er sich Bücher aus und eignet sich...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville 'The frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in twain...' Moby-Dick is one of the most expansive feats of imagination in the whole of literature: the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant...

Sei so stark wie der König der Elfen selbst ... Jude hat nur ein Ziel - als geheime Macht hinter dem Thron ihren Ziehbruder Oak, den wahren Erben des Elfenreichs, zu beschützen. Dafür hat sie Cardan, den neuen König der Elfen, an sich gebunden und zieht im Geheimen die Fäden. Die Geschicke von Faerie zu lenken, wäre schon schwierig genug. Doch Cardan tut alles, um Jude zu...

Das Kultbuch von Mary Shelley in edler Schmuckausstattung mit Silberprägung! Kaum ein anderer Klassiker hat so viele Bühnenadaptionen und Verfilmungen erfahren wie Mary Shelleys »Frankenstein« (1818). Der Roman über den jungen Schweizer Viktor Frankenstein, der einen künstlichen Menschen erschafft, ist ein seltenes Glanzstück der romantischen Schauerliteratur: Das grandiose erzählerische...

Sie sind schön wie das Feuer und gnadenlos wie Schwerter - bis ein Mädchen ihnen Einhalt gebietet ... »Natürlich möchte ich wie sie sein. Sie sind unsterblich. Cardan ist der Schönste von allen. Und ich hasse ihn mehr als den Rest. Ich hasse ihn so sehr, dass ich manchmal kaum Luft bekomme, wenn ich ihn ansehe...« Jude ist sieben, als ihre Eltern ermordet werden und sie gemeinsam...

A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series. ***You must be our new neighbors! Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that...

WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.’...

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a Showtime/Paramount series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander RostovFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an...

The number one Sunday Times bestseller 'A touching, tender tale of boy meets boy in the bleak tenements of Glasgow . . . Superb' – The Times ‘Best Summer Reading’ 'Love and hope across the religious divide in a fervent, gritty and emotionally engrossing novel' –The Guardian 'Best Reads For Summer' ‘Writing of transcendent beauty’ – The Financial Times ‘Best Summer Books’ The extraordinary,...

Stalker Hunter muss sich seiner bisher größten Herausforderung stellenWir schreiben das Jahr 2034. Nach einem verheerenden Krieg liegen weite Teile der Welt in Schutt und Asche. Auch Moskau ist eine Geisterstadt. Die Überlebenden haben sich in die Tiefen des U-Bahn-Netzes zurückgezogen und dort eine neue Zivilisation errichtet. Eine Zivilisation, wie es sie noch nie zuvor gegeben hat ... An...

Der Roman, auf den jeder Star-Wars-Fan gewartet hat ...»Darth Plagueis war ein Dunkler Lord der Sith, derart mächtig und weise, dass er die Macht nutzen konnte, um Leben zu erschaffen. Er hatte ein so ungeheures Wissen um die Dunkle Seite, dass er sogar dazu in der Lage war, das Sterben derjenigen, welche ihm nahestanden, zu verhindern. Was für eine Ironie. Er konnte andere vor dem Tod...

Now a Major Netflix series `Thriller of the Year` - Daily Mail `Hypnotic and scary` - Stephen King `Examines the fine line between seduction and stalking... Ludicrously readable` - Guardian When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten. But there`s more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade....

In the tradition of the bestselling Where Chefs Eat: the definitive global hotel guide by the real experts who know - architects No one appreciates a building quite like an architect - and now, for the first time, more than 250 of the world's leading architects share insider tips on where to stay, revealing everything from renowned destinations to undiscovered gems. With 1,200 listings in...

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit. As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque...

The first English-language publication of one of the greatest Polish science fiction novels of all time 'We have given you life ... so that you could discover a fraction of the great secret.' Is BER-66 a human or a robot? His controllers, known as 'the Mechanism,' tell him he is a living machine, programmed to gather information on the inhabitants of the strange underground world he finds...

Calling all fans of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series! This gorgeous paperback bind-up includes Shadow Me and Reveal Me, the third and fourth novellas in the series, both in print for the first time ever. In Shadow Me, Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the...

Andy Warhol kept these diaries faithfully from November 1976 right up to his final week, in February 1987. Written at the height of his fame and success, Warhol records the fun of an Academy Awards party, nights out at Studio 54, trips between London, Paris and New York, and surprisingly even the money he spent each day, down to the cent. With appearances from and references to everyone who...

One of the most recognisable, respected and inspirational men on earth, Muhammad Ali is the world's most famous boxing hero. Ali brought unprecedented speed and grace to the sport, and his charm and wit changed forever what the world expects of a champion athlete. In the words of over two hundred of Ali's family members, associates, opponents, friends and enemies, this comprehensive and...