For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But now the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying—and some deaths are more mysterious than others. Into the midst of this turmoil comes an ordinary house cat named Rusty . . . who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.Enter the world of Warriors with this great introduction to Erin Hunter’s best-selling series: Warriors #1: Into the Wild, Warriors #2: Fire and Ice, and Warriors #3: Forest of Secrets. In addition, this bundle includes bonus materials like trivia, territory maps, sneak peeks at other Warriors books, and a new short story from Erin Hunter.

Unpromisingly – for a walking book –? Desire Paths ?begins on a hospital gurney as the author prepares for open heart surgery. Thereafter, it dances back and forth in place and time between an array of obscurely connected walks that Roy has undertaken over the years.? Among the book’s many characters and diversions are Wetherspoons, Capt. Picard, the Navy Cut sailor, the buried ‘Spirit of Brighton’, Wendy Craig, Harrods, Buddhism’s Six Realms of Desire, ‘Things to Do...’ tourist brochures, Argleton redux, the abyss, strip-lynchets, punk residues, Milton Keynes, multiple identities and an inkling of what the future may hold for thoughtful walkers. Each chapter starts with a quote from Phil Smith's?Mythogeography, specifically from the ‘Legend’ given in that book – ‘legend’ as in a set of definitions of symbols used on maps to define landscape features. Roy uses these symbols to organise the book.? The main body of each chapter is an account of a walking journey he has done. These are not chronological: structuring the book around the mythogeography Legend has (dis)organised the walks into a sequence that wanders in and out of time.? Towards the end of each chapter, Roy reflects on a Landscape Feature that corresponds to the Legend – exploring the workability (or playability) of mythogeographical concepts and illustrating how they have manifested in his own walking.? Finally, the? Jump Over the Back Fence ?notes ?in each chapter suggest further actual walks which readers could make.?

Un thriller pentru adolescen?i. Un succes interna?ional.Cite?te primul volum al trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada!E cea mai grea iarn? din ultimii ani; str?zile din Tampere, Finlanda, sunt ?nghe?ate ?i acoperite de z?pad?. ?i nimic nu contrasteaz? mai tare cu albul z?pezii dec?t s?ngele.Lumikki Andersson, o adolescent? ?n v?rst? de 17 ani, locuie?te singur? ?i urmeaz? cursurile unui liceu de arte. ?i-a f?cut o regul? din a nu se implica ?n lucruri ce nu o privesc. Totu?i, aceast? regul? este pus? la ?ncercare ?n ziua ?n care Lumikki g?se?te bancnote p?tate de s?nge ?n camera obscur? a liceului.D?ndu-?i seama c? trei elevi de la liceul s?u au un amestec ?n acest incident, Lumikki se treze?te prins? ?n h??i?ul unei afaceri interna?ionale cu droguri. Via?a ?i este pus? ?n pericol.Acum ?i adolescen?ii au o Lisbeth Salander a lor!Lumikki Andersson, eroina trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada, a ?nv??at s? se apere singur? ?i s? nu aib? ?ncredere ?n nimeni. E un lup singuratic ?i o supravie?uitoare. A fost agresat? brutal la ?coal?, iar acum s-a mutat ?n Tampere, unde locuie?te singur?. Lumikki e inteligent?, sarcastic?, are o anume duritate ?i ?i place solitudinea. De asemenea, ?i place s? se lupte corp la corp, s? ?noate ?n ap? ?nghe?at?, s? alerge ?i s? viziteze galerii de art?. A hot?r?t c? nu mai vrea s?-i fie niciodat? fric? de nimic.?Ro?u ca s?ngele d? startul unei aventuri provocatoare, al?turi de Lumikki, o eroin? care calc? pe urmele Larei Croft.“ – Keskisuomalainen?Romanul Sallei Simukka te prinde ?n str?nsoare ca iarna siberian?.“ – goodreads.com?Romanele acestei foarte talentate scriitoare finlandeze, Salla Simukka, au fost o revela?ie pentru mine. Lumikki Andersson, eroina curajoas? a trilogiei, ne poart? ?ntr-o c?l?torie plin? de evenimente nea?teptate, care ne ?nc?nt? ?i ne ?nfioar? deopotriv?.“ – Emily Thomas, editor, Hot Key Books

Editura Corint Junior aduce in aceasta toamna un alt titlu de succes al scriitoarei Gwyneth Rees – Surori in luna de miere. Dusmanie la catarama. Prietenie la cutite, o fictiune pentru copii si adolescenti, peste 8 ani. Din familia lui Poppy au facut parte intotdeauna si un fratior vitreg sau o surioara vitrega. Dar cand mama ei anunta ca un nou copil adoptat urma sa li se alature, Poppy nu se astepta sa fie chiar Sadie Show. Sadie e tare ca piatra, rece ca gheata, mai dura ca o tigroaica – si este fata nou venita in clasa lui Poppy. Niciodata nu fusesera vazute impreuna in public. Acum trebuie sa imparta aceeasi baie. Cum de mama se lasa pacalita de linguselile lui Sadie, cand Poppy stie prea bine cum este ea in realitate? O carte care va tine cu sufletul la gura si in care aventurile celor doua surori iau tot felul de intorsaturi.?

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.

O iubire ne?mp?rt??it?, o suferin?? ascuns? ?i o vindecare prin lectura ?i explorare interioar?. Jam Gallahue simte primii fiori de iubire pentru Reeve Maxfield, un englez venit s? studieze pentru un semestru ?n America. Din p?cate, rela?ia lor este curmat? brusc, iar Jam nu-?i mai poate reveni ?i ajunge la o ?coal? cu internat pentru adolescen?i ?fragili emo?ional ?i foarte inteligen?i“. Aici, profesoara de literatur? ?i ?ndeamn? s? citeasc? romanul Clopotul de sticl? de Sylvia Plath ?i le d?ruie?te c?te un jurnal, ?n care s? ??i noteze g?ndurile. Inexplicabil, fiecare deschidere a jurnalului ?nseamn? intrarea ?ntr-o lume suprarealist?, ?n care traumele care i-au marcat ?nc? nu s-au petrecut ?i totul este bine. Belzhar este numele pe care-l dau acestei lumi.“Belzhar este un roman original, care te marcheaz?.“ – Publishers WeeklyO explorare a min?ii umane care te ?ine cu sufletul la gur? – personajele adolescente ale lui Meg Wolitzer sunt pline de via??, cu emo?ii reale ?i pove?ti interesante. – Kirkus review

In this important book, Richard Davis looks at the issue of ‘responsibility’ in public services – on both the government’s part and that of the users. While government wrestles with how to cut the cost of services, Davis shows that government can provide responsible, sustainable and effective services significantly more cheaply by focusing on what is of ‘value’ to individuals and communities. What is of ‘value’ can only be determined by fully understanding the context in which problems arise and then providing tailored support to get people’s lives back on track and as quickly as possible. The emphasis needs to change, Davis shows, from supplying services (chosen in advance by government regardless of actual need) to helping people to look after themselves and take responsibility for their own lives. It’s a simple logic. The current system defines problems according to predetermined services and categories. But there are many people who never fit into the categories the system has allocated and constantly fall between the cracks and remain in trouble ?- so the wider system continues to have to give them emergency help because the principle services are ineffective. This racks up further costs. Responsibility and Public Services ?shows that it is cheaper to offer people tailored services that meet their needs than to continue providing 'off-the-shelf' services that don't meet their needs. The thinking is that if a little time is taken to understand people in context and to find out what matters to them, the solutions are far easier and cheaper. And, because you build in resilience and help people take their own measures, it stays cheaper.

Primul roman distins cu Michael L. Printz AwardFinalist la National Book AwardALA Best BookNew York Times NotablePublishers Weekly Best BookMonstrul" – aa l numete procurorul pe Steve Harmon, un adolescent n vrst de 16 ani, acuzat c a fost complice la un jaf ntr-o drogherie, soldat cu omor deosebit de grav.Dar oare a fost Steve cu adevrat cel care le-a dat cale liber fptailor sau pur i simplu s-a aflat n locul nepotrivit la momentul nepotrivitn timp ce ateapt n sala de judecat, Steve, care viseaz s ajung regizor, imagineaz evenimentele sub forma unui scenariu de film, presrat cu nsemnri de jurnal. Astfel, cititorul devine att jurat, ct i martor n procesul care va decide soarta adolescentului.Romanul inovator al luiWalter Dean Myersarat cum o singur decizie ne poate schimba viaa pentru totdeauna."Myersdescrie cum drumul de la inocen la vinovie se face cu pai mici, aproape invizibili, fiecare implicnd o experien n care o decizie moral n-a fost luat." -Kirkus Reviews"Suspansul i tensiunea rmn foarte intense pn la final, cnd aflm dac juriul l va gsi pe Steve vinovat sau nu de crima pentru care este acuzat." -School Library Journal"Myersdescrie magistral multiplele faete ale personajului, iar cititorii vor simi att compasiune, ct i antipatie fa de Steve. Dar n cele din urm, acesta i va regsi umanitatea i un sim al moralei pe care l pierduse." -NewYorkPublicLibrary

The Internet has transformed the way we live and work – by unleashing the power of shared ideas, the power of instant communication, the power of cooperation while being separated by time and distance. If the old ideaof an organisation as a static machine, run hierarchically and designed for predictability, ever worked - it doesn't work now. Now that the brakes are off, we see torrents flow: vast flows of data, information, and knowledge; flows of influence and innovation; flows of ideas and people… once you notice them, it’s increasingly clear that “forms and flows” of ideas and information overwhelm the “structures and processes” we were once comfortable with. The force of shared ideas and information is clear: they shape how we organize ourselves. The challenge is to guide this force, to cultivate valuable flows, to nurture shared ideas into thriving organizations, to develop concepts and language to methodically approach this challenge. Countless business start-ups, hybrid organizations and even conventional companies are frantically learning how to work with flows – there is no guidebook. Which is why Jean Russell and Herman Wagter, both long active in this field, set out to interview business pioneers and founders, researchers, practitioners, investors and others with experience of how flows work and how to shape them. In Cultivating Flows (not‘Managing Flows’!) they pull together that experience, and their own, to explain how flows work and how best to work with them. They take us through key stages of development like Reframing, Navigating, Operationalizing and Iterating. They introduce us to key concepts like Emergent, Networked, Event-Driven (ENE) efforts; Social Technology, Social Protocols, and Social Organisms; Process Hierarchies; and Coherence They offer us a dozen, detailed Use-Cases of social flows in action. And behind it all they’re building a unique resource of interviews, articles, case studies and experience in awebsitethat supports this book. For anyone seeking to start, join, reimagine, reshape, update, or “run” an organization or a movement in this exciting new world, Cultivating Flows is a kind of gardener’s manual, an indispensable resource and an inspiration.

Un roman din seria Inspectorul Gamache?“O viziune luminoas? asupra ?ncrederii ?i prieteniei, care ?i va ?nc?nta pe cititori.” - Kirkus ReviewCr?ciunul se apropie ?n Québec, este vremea ninsorilor de poveste, a luminilor feerice ?i a reuniunilor ?n jurul ?emineului. Nu ?i pentru inspectorul-?ef Armand Gamache. Mul?i dintre colegii de la Omucideri au plecat, vechiul lui prieten ?i locotenent Jean-Guy Beauvoir nu i-a mai vorbit de luni ?ntregi ?i for?e ostile se aliaz? ?mpotriva sa. C?nd prime?te de la Myrna Landers un mesaj despre dispari?ia unei vechi prietene care n-a mai ajuns ?n Three Pines pentru Cr?ciun, vede ocazia perfect? de a pleca din ora?. Intrigat de refuzul Myrnei de a dezv?lui numele prietenei sale, va descoperi c? femeia disp?rut? a fost c?ndva faimoas? ?n toat? lumea ?i acum aproape c? n-o mai remarc? nimeni, ?n afar? de geniul nebun al poeziei, Ruth Zardo.?Gamache este din ce ?n ce mai atras de lumea din Three Pines. Nu doar c? investigheaz? dispari?ia prietenei Myrnei, dar caut? ?i un loc sigur pentru sine ?i colegii care-i mai sunt ?nc? loiali.?Ce pre? va pl?ti Gamache pentru pacea mult dorit??“Extraordinar?.?Penny?a scris un magnific roman mystery care va impresiona nu doar mintea, ci ?i inima ?i sufletul cititorului.” - The Washington Post“O poveste despre crim? (contra naturii ?i regulilor sociale), corup?ie (personal? ?i politic?) ?i asasinat (real ?i metafizic). Speran?? ?i team?, bine ?i r?u, prietenie ?i tr?dare, iubire ?i ur?, inocen?? ?i corup?ie:?Penny?exploreaz? antagonismele care se g?sesc ?n fiecare dintre noi, dar ?i nevoia acestor conflicte, care ne creeaz? rezilien?a. Romanul despre moarte ?i degradare devine o carte despre via??: orice lucru stricat are o fisur?, pe acolo vine lumina.” - Huffington Post“Personajele complexe… intriga subtil construit?… magistral?… se demonteaz? cu delicate?e ?i inteligen??. ?nc? o dat?,?Penny?pune ?n echilibru, ?n mod impresionant, curajul personal ?i credin?a cu alegeri sf??ietoare ?i monstruozitatea diabolic?.” - Publishers Weekly Locul de unde vine lumina?a fost cartea anului 2013 ?n Washington Post, The Globe & Mail, Publishers Weekly, Goodreads ?i bestseller Barnes and Noble ?i amazon.com, fiind nominalizat? la premiul Gold Dagger pentru cel mai bun roman crime din Marea Britanie.?De aceea?i autoare, la Editura Trei a ap?rut?Lungul drum spre cas?. Un roman din seria Inspectorul Gamache?“O viziune luminoas? asupra ?ncrederii ?i prieteniei, care ?i va ?nc?nta pe cititori.” - Kirkus ReviewCr?ciunul se apropie ?n Québec, este vremea ninsorilor de poveste, a luminilor feerice ?i a reuniunilor ?n jurul ?emineului. Nu ?i pentru inspectorul-?ef Armand Gamache. Mul?i dintre colegii de la Omucideri au plecat, vechiul lui prieten ?i locotenent Jean-Guy Beauvoir nu i-a mai vorbit de luni ?ntregi ?i for?e ostile se aliaz? ?mpotriva sa. C?nd prime?te de la Myrna Landers un mesaj despre dispari?ia unei vechi prietene care n-a mai ajuns ?n Three Pines pentru Cr?ciun, vede ocazia perfect? de a pleca din ora?. Intrigat de refuzul Myrnei de a dezv?lui numele prietenei sale, va descoperi c? femeia disp?rut? a fost c?ndva faimoas? ?n toat? lumea ?i acum aproape c? n-o mai remarc? nimeni, ?n afar? de geniul nebun al poeziei, Ruth Zardo.?Gamache este din ce ?n ce mai atras de lumea din Three Pines. Nu doar c? investigheaz? dispari?ia prietenei Myrnei, dar caut? ?i un loc sigur pentru sine ?i colegii care-i mai sunt ?nc? loiali.?Ce pre? va pl?ti Gamache pentru pacea mult dorit??“Extraordinar?.?Penny?a scris un magnific roman mystery care va impresiona nu doar mintea, ci ?i inima ?i sufletul cititorului.” - The Washington Post“O poveste despre crim? (contra naturii ?i regulilor sociale), corup?ie (personal? ?i politic?) ?i asasinat (real ?i metafizic). Speran?? ?i team?, bine ?i r?u, prietenie ?i tr?dare, iubire ?i ur?, inocen?? ?i corup?ie:?Penny?exploreaz? antagonismele care se g?sesc ?n fiecare dintre noi, dar ?i nevoia acestor conflicte, care ne creeaz? rezilien?a. Romanul despre moarte ?i degradare devine o carte despre via??: orice lucru stricat are o fisur?, pe acolo vine lumina.” - Huffington Post“Personajele complexe… intriga subtil construit?… magistral?… se demonteaz? cu delicate?e ?i inteligen??. ?nc? o dat?,?Penny?pune ?n echilibru, ?n mod impresionant, curajul personal ?i credin?a cu alegeri sf??ietoare ?i monstruozitatea diabolic?.” - Publishers Weekly Locul de unde vine lumina?a fost cartea anului 2013 ?n Washington Post, The Globe & Mail, Publishers Weekly, Goodreads ?i bestseller Barnes and Noble ?i amazon.com, fiind nominalizat? la premiul Gold Dagger pentru cel mai bun roman crime din Marea Britanie.?De aceea?i autoare, la Editura Trei a ap?rut?Lungul drum spre cas?.

Szeretetlenségemb?l eredend?en születtek ezek a versek, k?ltemények, sz?sszenetek. Fiammal és nevel? Mamámmal való kapcsolatom, gyerekkoromban elvesztett szüleim okozta hiány, illetve Isten keresése ihlette k?lteményeim életérzésekr?l, maradandó és magával ragadó pillanatokról szólnak. Emlékeimet, érzéseimet lírikus formában szeretném átadni a világnak, és egy csepp szépséget vinni az emberek mindennapjaiba e versekkel. ,,Az Isten és ember k?zt járhatatlan úton vonszolom magam, megyek, és várom, hogy felzúgnak hátam m?g?tt az útépít? buldózerek!" ,,Kiszámított, modern világunk egetostromló t?zfalán szárnyaszegetten ül a lélek, didereg és sírdogál."

Bound by passion, she was powerless to resist. The Silver Chain is the first in the sexy, passionate and addictive Unbreakable Trilogy by Primula Bond. One dark evening in London, photographer Serena Folkes is indulging her impulsive side with a night-time shoot. But someone is watching her – mysterious entrepreneur Gustav Levi. Serena doesn’t know it yet, but this handsome stranger will change her life forever… Serena is fascinated by Gustav, the enigmatic owner of the Levi Gallery, and she soon feels an irresistible pull of attraction. The interest is mutual, and Gustav promises to launch Serena’s photographic career at his gallery, but only if Serena agrees to become his exclusive companion. To mark their agreement, Gustav gives Serena a bracelet to wear at all times. Attached to it is a silver chain of which he is the keeper. With the chain Gustav controls Serena physically and symbolically – a sign that she is under his power. As their passionate relationship intensifies, Gustav’s hold on the silver chain grows stronger. But will Gustav’s dark past tear them apart? A seductive and beautifully written novel perfect for fans of erotic romance.

In a major publishing project, all of Brian Aldiss’ 300+ short stories are being collected together for the first time. Volume one takes us from his very first story – A Book in Time, published in The Bookseller in 1954 and never seen again until now – right up to his establishment as a major new voice in science fiction by the end of that decade. As he enters his 89th year this is a long-overdue retrospective of the career of one of the most acclaimed science fiction writers of all time, and a true literary legend.

A masterful history of one of the most important movements of our time, Revolution in Mind is a brilliant, engaging, and radically new work the first ever to fully account for the making of psychoanalysis. In a sweeping narrative, George Makari demonstrates how a new way of thinking about inner life coalesced and won followers who spread this body of thought throughout the West. Along the way he introduces the reader to a fascinating array of characters, many of whom have been long ignored or forgotten.Amid great ferment, Sigmund Freud emerged as a creative, interdisciplinary thinker who devised a riveting new theory of the mind that attracted acolytes from the very fields the Viennese doctor had mined for his synthesis. These allies included Eugen Bleuler, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler, all of whom eventually broke away and accused the Freudian community of being unscientific. Makari reveals how in the wake of these crises, innovators like Sndor Ferenczi, Wilhelm Reich, Melanie Klein, and others reformed psychoanalysis, which began to gain wide acceptance only to be banished from the continent and sent into exile due to the rise of fascism.Groundbreaking, insightful, and compulsively readable, Revolution in Mind goes beyond myth and polemic to give us the story of one of the most controversial intellectual endeavors of the twentieth century.

A book about the power of love and resistance from New York Times bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed.YESJamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. NOMaya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her. MAYBE SOGoing door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.

In southern Greece in 2004, a close-knit group of archaeologists searches for the buried traces of a formidable ancient power. A student running from a failed marriage and family, Ben Mercer is a latecomer to their ranks, drawn to the charisma of the group's members—to the double-edged friendship of Jason, the unsettling beauty of Natsuko and Eleschen, and the menace of Max and Eberhard. But Ben is far too eager to join the excavation project, and there is more to the group's dangerous games and dynamic than he understands. And there are things that should always remain hidden.A novel of astonishing grace and power from award-winning author Tobias Hill, The Hidden brilliantly explores the secrets we keep, the ties that bind us, and the true cost of fulfilling our desires.

Jacques Gurin was a prominent businessman at the head of his family's successful perfume company, but his real passion was for rare books and literary manu*s. From the time he was a young man, he frequented the antiquarian bookshops of Paris in search of lost, forgotten treasures. The ultimate prizeAnything from the hands of Marcel Proust.Gurin identified with Proust more deeply than with any other writer, and when illness brought him by chance under the care of Marcel's brother, Dr. Robert Proust, he saw it as a remarkable opportunity. Shamed by Marcel's extravagant writings, embarrassed by his homosexuality, and offended by his disregard for bourgeois respectability, his family had begun to deliberately destroy and sell their inheritance of his notebooks, letters, manu*s, furni-ture, and personal effects. Horrified by the destruction, and consumed with desire, Gurin ingratiated himself with Marcel's heirs, placating them with cash and kindness in exchange for the writer's priceless, rare material remains. After years of relentless persuasion, Gurin was at last rewarded with a highly personal prize, one he had never dreamed of possessing, a relic he treasured to the end of his long life: Proust's overcoat. Proust's Overcoat introduces a cast of intriguing and unforgettable characters, each inspired and tormented by Marcel, his writing, and his orphaned objects. Together they reveal a curious and compelling tale of lost and found, of common things and uncommon desires.

The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of famous friends and beloved relatives. Through Wilder's correspondence, readers can eavesdrop on his conversations with Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Nol Coward, Gene Tunney, Laurence Olivier, Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, Leonard Bernstein, Edward Albee, and Mia Farrow. Equally absorbing are Wilder's intimate letters to his family. Wilder tells of roller-skating with Walt Disney, remembers an inaugural reception for FDR at the White House, describes his life as a soldier in two World Wars, and recalls dining out with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. In these pages, Thornton Wilder speaks for himself in his own unique, enduring voice informing, encouraging, instructing, and entertaining with his characteristic wit, heart, and exuberance.

Open-ended activities to develop students' creative and critical thinking skills. Gifted children are not the only ones who will benefit from this book! All children will thoroughly enjoy these activities. Some of the activities can be last for days, others such as the brainteaser section can be used for a quick warm-up to spark interest and excite the brain. Activities linked to Bloom's taxonomy.

Get Set GO! Sustainability covers a wide range of sustainable options that Children's Centres and early years setting can pick up and start with. Ithis book is aimed at those who are new to sustainability and those who are looking to enhance their sustainable status with some new ideas. Set out in an accessible style, you can dip into the book at any page, as each page is set out in a range of helpful headings to get you going as soon as possible.

The two decades after Waterloo marked the great age of foreign fortune hunters in England. Each year brought a new influx of impecunious Continental noblemen to the world's richest country, and the more brides they carried off, the more alarmed society became.The most colourful of these men was Prince Hermann von Pueckler-Muskau (1785-1871), remembered today as Germany's finest landscape gardener. In the mid-1820s, however, his efforts to turn his estate into a magnificent park came close to bankrupting him. To save his legacy his wife Lucie devised an unusual plan: they would divorce so that Pueckler could marry an heiress who would finance further landscaping and, after a decent interval, be cajoled into accepting Lucie's continued residence. In September 1826, his marriage dissolved, Pueckler set off for London.Pueckler is the most intelligent of the overseas visitors who noted their impressions of Regency England. His matrimonial quest brings him into contact with such luminaries as Walter Scott, George Canning, Princess Lieven, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Beau Brummell and John Nash. The object of many rumours and caricatures, the prince sticks doggedly to his task for nearly two years. And just when it seems that he has failed, England fills his coffers in the most unexpected way, and in doing so launches him on a new career.In telling the story of Pueckler's adventures in the context of the trend for Anglo-European marriages based on the exchange of a title for money, The Fortune Hunter writes a new chapter in the history of England's relationship with its Continental neighbours.