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Tous deux fraîchement diplômés de Princeton, John et Joe sont davantage affamés de littérature que de nourritures terrestres, et ils ont la ferme intention de tourner le dos à tout ce qu'on attend d'eux aux États-Unis : un mariage, un bon job, une visite hebdomadaire aux parents. Ainsi s'embarquent-ils pour un long voyage qui les mènera de Munich à Nairobi sur une moto BMW immaculée, baptisée en l'honneur du périple : le Nil Blanc. Objet littéraire singulier, ces carnets de voyage constituent un roman de formation itinérant. En même temps qu'ils arpentent champs de ruines gréco-romaines, villages de Bédouins ou capitales du tiers-monde, les deux amis font l'apprentissage de l'altérité, de la solitude, et, aussi, des inévitables désillusions au détour du chemin. L'opulente nature africaine est ici magnifiée sous une plume d'une fougue et d'une franchise irrésistibles qui ont le charme de ses vingt ans.

The Shepherd's Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs.

The eagerly-awaited new book by Emma Cline, author of the global phenomenon The Girls The stories in Emma Cline's stunning first collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and present. A man travels to his son's school to deal with the fallout of a violent attack and to make sure his son will not lose his college place. But what exactly has his son done? And who is to blame? A young woman trying to make it in LA, working in a clothes shop while taking acting classes, turns to a riskier way of making money but will be forced to confront the danger of the game she's playing. And a family coming together for Christmas struggle to skate over the lingering darkness caused by the very ordinary brutality of a troubled husband and father. These outstanding stories examine masculinity, male power and broken relationships, while revealing - with astonishing insight and clarity - those moments of misunderstanding that can have life-changing consequences. And there is an unexpected violence, ever-present but unseen, in the depiction of the complicated interactions between men and women, and families. Subtle, sophisticated and displaying an extraordinary understanding of human behaviour, these stories are unforgettable.

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Tom Hanks due December 2020. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence

Bestialska zbrodnia. Śledztwo pełne znaków zapytania. Stephen King w szczególnie owocnym okresie twórczości przedstawia jedną ze swoich najbardziej niepokojących opowieści. W miejskim parku znalezione zostaje zmasakrowane ciało jedenastoletniego chłopca. Naoczni świadkowie i odciski palców wskazują na jednego z najbardziej lubianych obywateli Flint City – Terry'ego Maitlanda, trenera drużyn młodzieżowych i nauczyciela angielskiego. Detektyw Ralph Anderson, którego syna Maitland kiedyś trenował, nakazuje natychmiastowe aresztowanie. Maitland ma alibi, ale ślady DNA stają się niepodważalnym dowodem. Sprawa wydaje się oczywista, jednak w miarę postępu śledztwa wychodzą na jaw przerażające szczegóły, a napięcie narasta do nie do zniesienia poziomu. Terry Maitland, na pozór miły człowiek, może skrywać mroczne oblicze. Odpowiedź na to pytanie szokuje, tak jak tylko Stephen King potrafi. King jest autorem ponad pięćdziesięciu światowych bestsellerów, w tym Trylogii o Billu Hodgesie oraz zbioru opowiadań Bazar złych snów. Otrzymał wiele nagród, w tym National Medal of Arts. Mieszka w Bangor w stanie Maine z żoną, pisarką Tabithą King.

„Bez tego dziecka wszyscy zginiemy”.W „Zorzy Polarnej” poznajemy Lyrę Belacquę, sierotę z równoległego świata, w którym nauka, teologia i magia splatają się ze sobą. Lyra i jej dajmon w zwierzęcej postaci mieszkają – na wpół dzicy i beztroscy – wśród akademików oksfordzkiego Kolegium Jordana. Kiedy Lyra wyruszy na poszukiwanie uprowadzonego przyjaciela, odkryje złowieszczą intrygę, w której główną rolę odkrywają porwane dzieci, a jej wyprawa przeobrazi się w pogoń za zrozumieniem tajemniczego zjawiska zwanego „Prochem”. Los zawiedzie ją na skute lodem ziemie Arktyki, gdzie władzę sprawują klany wiedźm, a niedźwiedzie polarne toczą wojny. Niezwykła podróż Lyry będzie miała poważne konsekwencje wykraczające daleko poza granice świata, który zamieszkuje.

Just as Hitler is preparing to invade Britain in 1940, the Henderson Boys are faced with a decision: head south to neutral Spain or sabotage the German invasion plans.

Henderson's boys, part of a secret army of intelligence agents, have to parachute into enemy territory, travel cross-country, and outsmart a bunch of adults in order to achieve their objective.

Le soir de Noël, un vieil homme égoïste et solitaire choisit de passer la soirée seul. Mais les esprits de Noël en ont décidé autrement. L'entraînant tour à tour dans son passé, son présent et son futur, les trois spectres lui montrent ce que sera son avenir s'il persiste à ignorer que le bonheur existe, même dans le quotidien le plus ordinaire.

A random predator is terrorizing Southern California. After children start disappearing, it's up to the FBI's best to stop a killer. — Criminal profiler Laurel Madden is at the top of her field. But being the best comes at a price. Brilliant, beautiful and aloof, Agent Madden has a dark side and even darker secrets. Maybe that's why she understands the criminal mind so well.Sent to cover the disappearance of the children, reporter Claire Fillespie arrives in California with another, more personal agenda: to rip away the veil of secrecy that surrounds and protects Madden. Claire has evidence that Madden committed murder...and got away with it. Until now. And Claire won't rest until there's justice for the victim - someone she cared about.Between these two determined woman stands veteran FBI agent Dan Sprague - torn by duty, loyalty to one woman and an intense attraction to the other that's as unwelcome as it is irresistible.As the balance shifts dangerously between thse three, one thing becomes clear: hunting killers is a dangerous game.

Le jour de ses 16 ans, Dylan est mis à la porte par sa mère. Livré à lui-même, sans toit ni ressources, il doit apprendre à vivre dans la rue. Il y a des règles, des codes à comprendre : comment faire la manche, où sont les foyers, quels gangs sont à éviter. Une solidarité le lie à ses compagnons d’infortunes Ambre, Twitch ou la blonde et innocente Jenna, qui a fui son foyer en même temps que son père incestueux. C’est grâce à elle qu’il va trouver le courage de rendre une première visite à ses deux frères. Mais sa mère qui fait croire à Dan, son futur mari, que Dylan est son neveu, ne voit pas ces visites d’un si bon oeil. Elle éloigne alors son fils en lui fournissant l’adresse de son grand-père, perdu de vue. Dylan décide de le rejoindre pour Noël, mais c’est un vieil homme gravement malade qu’il retrouve. L’espoir de l’adolescent se brise une nouvelle fois, quand, à peine retourné en ville, il est pratiquement battu à mort par la bande du mac du quartier. Après une convalescence difficile, il touche le fond en s’aliénant au petit escroc et à la drogue qu’il lui fournit pour faire passer la douleur. C’est lorsqu’on est au plus bas qu’on trouve parfois l’impulsion pour remonter à la surface…

Lyra and Will both leave their own worlds and meet in the eerie city of Cittagazze, where they must find a secret and terrible weapon on which the fate of many more worlds rests. An opportunity for new readers and collectors alike to enjoy Philip Pullman's modern masterpiece, with eye-catching covers featuring images from The Golden Compass movie.

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.It seems the boys can get nothing Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator—the father of one of the boys.

Two years ago William Bantling was put on death row by Florida's Assistant State Attorney, CJ Townsend. Now three cops crucial to Bantling's conviction have been brutally slain. CJ knew the shocking secret they took to their graves. But it's clear that somebody else also knows the truth...

C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking a fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.

Frank Bones is a self-destructive, take-no-prisoners, bad boy comic at the bottom rung. Lloyd Melnick is a long-lost acquaintance whose work on the smash hit The Fleishman Show has made him the hottest comedy writer in town. When their worlds collide the consequences involve a crashed Hummer, corrupt police officers, enraged ex-husbands, sultry bartenders, and high-speed chases to Mexico and back. A brilliant satire, The Bones is a stunning debut that reveals, in all its hilarity and ache, the dark heart of comedy.

A gdyby tak wyruszyć w podróż w towarzystwie siedmiu gadających owadów pod przewodnictwem rezolutnego Świerszcza? I gdyby podróżować, siedząc sobie wygodnie wewnątrz… OGROMNEJ brzoskwini? Siedmioletni James, któremu szalony nosorożec stratował rodziców, trafia pod opiekę dwóch okropnych ciotek. Nic dziwnego, że niemal bez zastanowienia rzuca się w tę magiczną przygodę. Wszyscy na pokład! Przed wami jedna z najlepszych współczesnych baśni z biblioteczki Roalda Dahla, autora Charliego i fabryki czekolady i Matyldy, w nowym, znakomitym przekładzie Michała Rusinka.

Together, Will and Lyra approach the most dangerous stage of their epic journey, as the worlds prepare for the greatest war that has ever been known.

Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge. Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother. Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful...very cunning...and very deadly. Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has created a dark, fast-paced suspense thriller that cuts to the core of Harry Bosch's character. Once you start it, there's no turning back.