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Tasmania to London. One end of the globe to the other. Eight hundred hitchhiking rides. Eighteen thousand miles. Four seasons. Three continents. Nineteen countries. How many rides does it take to hitch from Tasmania to London? Rogue wanderer Jamie Maslin decides to find out, propelling him into a high-stakes adventure of a lifetime that sees him tackle searing desert, freezing mountains, tropical jungle, and barren steppes on little more than a thumb and a prayer.

On the banks of the river Thames a new building is being completed. A stunning creation of glass and concrete that will be a new landmark on London's skyline. The only problem is that people are dying because of it. Dozens of mysterious accidents have claimed lives during the construction of the Crystal Tower. The owner, an enigmatic Russian businessman, has links to the site reaching back to the 1930s.

Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing—and what you can do so that he or she will thrive More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic—a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a “learning disability” or “learning...

One of the most celebrated and controversial authors in America delivers his first novel—a sweeping chronicle of contemporary Los Angeles that is bold, exhilarating, and utterly original. Dozens of characters pass across the reader's sight lines—some never to be seen again—but James Frey...

Martin è un maturo professore e poeta che si è ritirato a vivere ai margini di un bosco: è una nuova stagione della vita, vissuta con consapevolezza e arricchita dai ricordi e dalle conversazioni che Martin intrattiene con il cane Ombra e con molti altri animali bizzarri e filosofi. In questa solitudine coltiva la sua passione di studioso per la poesia giocosa e per il Catena, un misterioso poeta locale morto in manicomio.

Stefano Benni scrisse "Blues in sedici" dieci anni fa, prendendo spunto da un fatto di cronaca degli anni Ottanta. Questa ballata blues era stata pensata per essere letta in pubblico e infatti la sua prima pubblicazione ha conosciuto molte versioni teatrali. Ora il testo viene riproposto con alcune variazioni che la lettura e, soprattutto l'accompagnamento musicale di Paolo Damiani, hanno suggerito. Protagonisti di questa drammatica storia sono l'Indovino cieco, il Padre, la Madre, il Figlio, Lisa, la Città, il Killer, il Teschio.

A series of apparently random murders draws amiable, old-school Detective Mick Matlock into a world of sex, politics, reality TV and a bewildering kaleidoscope of opposing identity groups. Lost in a blizzard of hashtags, his already complex investigation is further impeded by the fact that he simply doesn’t ‘get’ a single thing about anything anymore. Meanwhile, each day another public figure confesses to having ‘misspoken’ and prostrates themselves before the judgment of Twitter. Begging for forgiveness, assuring the public 'that is not who I am'.

When pop megastar Zach Crystal dies in a fire at his remote mansion, his mysterious demise rips open the bitter divide between those who adored his music and his endless charity work, and those who viewed him as a despicable predator who manipulated and abused young and vulnerable girls. Online journalist Scott King, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the accusations of sexual abuse and murder that were levelled at Crystal before he died. But as Scott begins to ask questions and rake over old graves, some startling inconsistencies emerge.

Aram thinks he’s nothing but a misfit from a small fishing village in a dark corner of the world. As far as Aram knows, he has nothing, with hardly a possession to his name other than a desire to make friends and be accepted by those around him, which is something he’s never known. But Aram is more. Much, much more. Unknown to him, Aram bears within him a gift so old and rare that many people would kill him for it, and there are others who would twist him to use for their own sinister purposes.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Ben Lloyd-Hughes, best known for Divergent, Me Before You and The Inbetweeners. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Michael Wood. Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man...

Sie ist seine größte Versuchung - er ihr ultimativer Ruin. Gefangen von den Fesseln der Pflicht hat Bridget von Ascheberg, Prinzessin von Eldorra, nur drei Wünsche: Liebe, Leidenschaft und ihre eigenen Entscheidungen treffen zu dürfen. Doch als ihr Bruder abdankt, findet sie sich auf einmal auf dem Thron, den sie nie wollte. An ihrer Seite der Mann, dem ihr Herz gehört, aber den sie nicht lieben darf: Rhys Larsen, ihr Bodyguard, ihr Beschützer, ihr Ruin. Ihre verbotenen Gefühle könnten sie beide in den Untergang treiben - und ihr Königreich zerstören.

The Global Citizen Language Learning vocabulary mastery audiobooks are intentionally and judiciously structured for vocabulary, definition, and pronunciation learning, retention, and recall for individuals who are completely new to the language!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true Be careful what you wish for... Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their...

Agrigento, Sicily, 1883. With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished. His only hope of rescue lies in a fabled second orsine—long-hidden, thought lost—which might not even exist. But when a body is discovered in the shadow of Cairndale, a body wreathed in the corrupted dust of the drughr, Charlie and the Talents realize there is even more at stake than they'd feared. For a new drughr has arisen, ferocious, horned, seemingly able to move in their world at will—and it is not alone.

Ana da Silva always assumed she’d die young - she just never expected it to be at the hands of Famine, the haunting immortal who once spared her life so many years ago. But if the horseman remembers her at all, he must not care, for when she comes face to face with him for the second time in her life, she’s stabbed and left for dead. Only, she doesn’t quite die. If there’s one thing Famine is good at, it’s cruelty. In spite of themselves, Ana and Famine are drawn to each other. But enemies or reluctant lovers, if they don’t stop themselves soon, heaven will....

Do you want to become your own best version? Do you want to showcase your charismatic, authentic self so that you attract people and become popular? If so, this book How to Be Charismatic, Develop Confidence, and Exude Leadership: The Miracle Formula for Magnetic Charisma, Defeating Anxiety, and Winning at Communication is the right book for you!

In de bestseller Dromen, Durven, Doen presenteert Ben Tiggelaar een krachtige aanpak voor verandering in je persoonlijke leven en op je werk. Deze aanpak is nu verkrijgbaar in een audioversie, die veel meer biedt dan een gewoon luisterboek: Tiggelaar spreekt de luisteraar direct aan op zijn eigen dromen, ambities en gedrag.

On the outside Cozyville looks just like the kind of small town everyone dreams of relocating or retiring to: a Mainstreet lined with quaint little shops and old-fashioned cafes, snug little houses complete with porches, swings, and well-mowed yards, pleasant, smiling neighbors – a place where all the mysteries would be cozy, where murder victims expire over tea painlessly and bloodlessly.

In 1886, a struggling young doctor and part-time author named Arthur Conan Doyle picked up his pen and created what is arguably the most famous character in the history of mystery and detective fiction: the consulting detective known as Sherlock Holmes. Forty years later, Doyle would conclude this astonishing series of adventures having penned four full novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and - in most of these stories - his friend and crime-fighting partner, Dr. John Watson (who often served as the fictional chronicler of these tales).

Discover the joy of gift giving and meet Santa himself in the perfect stocking filler from the million-copy selling actor, author and comedian, Ben Miller. 'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris Evans 'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong Father...