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...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood-along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again. With a new bonus chapter In Talking as Fast...

A must-have gift for every collection-from the die-hard Maze Runner fan to the YA book lover just coming to the series to the binge reader who's catching up before wathcing the blockbuster movie franchise! This boxed set has all of the paperback books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series: The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, The Kill Order, and The Fever...

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...

Five Nights at Freddys fans wont want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night.

The biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, which became the basis for the hugely successful Broadway show Hamilton.

#1 New York Times Bestseller * Goodreads Choice Award Winner A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing. -The New York Times All hail the queen of dark academia! -NPR Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh...

The archetypal Dickensian tale of the failures of charity and the dangers of individualism in a changing world. ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to...

‘Bah!’ said Scrooge, ‘Humbug!’ Ebenezer Scrooge is unimpressed by Christmas. He has no time for festivities or goodwill toward his fellow men and is only interested in money. Then, on the night of Christmas Eve, his life is changed by a series of ghostly visitations that show him some bitter truths about his choices. A Christmas Carol is Dickens' most influential book and a...

On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh came stumbling into his room in the Ravoux Inn, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, bleeding from a wound in his abdomen. Thirty hours later, Vincent was dead. THe common myth, which has prevailed for over one hundred years, is that the "mad" artist shot himself in a wheatfield after suffering from years of unhappiness and "insanity". But is that what really...

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella,...

Dickens' supremely timeless work on ambition and self-improvement. ‘I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.’ Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into...

NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX • #1 BESTSELLER •Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles Times When two young boys...

This beautifully designed paperback featuring 2 to 3 Christmas-themed stories by a world-renowned classic writer will make the perfect stocking-stuffer purchase. This paperback will feature 2 to 3 Christmas-themed stories by the author, led by his much-loved classic `The Gift of the Magi.` This book will be accompanied by three similar titles: Christmas with L.M. Montgomery, Christmas with...

And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the boy's fiancee and to plot the murder of Edwin himself.

A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first...