JINGLE BELLS—OR WEDDING BELLS? Some people would have thought getting stranded at the Silver Bells guest ranch in Saddle Ridge, Montana, for Christmas—with the dreamy Dylan Slade, no less—was idyllic. But for real estate acquisitions expert Emma Sheridan, it’s a disaster! Because Dylan is standing in the way of the takeover deal that could secure her promotion and her daughter’s future. Dylan has no intention of selling. So why does he suddenly care so much about what happens to Emma…and her unborn baby girl? Now, with a preterm labor scare and a serious storm conspiring to keep them snowbound for Christmas, Dylan has two weeks to change her mind about her company’s takeover. And maybe even about him!

Seduced by her rescuer… Desperate to escape a predatory suitor, Laurel Forrester has no one to turn to in Rome but her stepbrother, Cristiano Ferrero. A dangerous chemistry has always burned between them, even if he believes her to be exactly like her manipulative mother. And trapped in his luxurious penthouse, Laurel realizes how vulnerable she is to his raw magnetism… Cristiano desires Laurel just as much as he despises her. Intent on getting her out of his system, he proposes one night of sin. But Laurel’s surprising inexperience only increases his thirst for her, and makes Cristiano determined to entice her to surrender again…and again!

He’s fighting for them When Amy Donavan married the town playboy and left Forever, Texas, Connor McCullough wished her well—no matter how much it hurt. He got past it, but never really over it. Now the one that got away is back and needs his help…in more ways than one! Recently divorced and fleeing her abusive ex-husband, Amy needs a safe place to hide and someone she can trust. And she’s not alone. Her fussy six-month-old son needs sanctuary, too…and Connor is determined to protect them both. It’s not his family, but it’s the family—and the woman—he’s always wanted. So when Amy’s jealous ex tracks her down, hell-bent on reclaiming his “property,” Connor’s ready to fight this time…

The most lethal Colton is out for revenge Real-estate tycoon Declan Sinclair has a score to settle with on-the-run felon Livia Colton. He can't change his tragic past, but he can demolish her estate. But while coming to terms with his most hated enemy, Declan bumps heads with Livia's youngest daughter, the alluring Jade Colton… Having always felt isolated from her own family, Jade finds satisfaction in rescuing and rehabilitating Thoroughbred racehorses. And when she finds herself in Livia's crosshairs, Jade turns to Declan for comfort and protection. But can she trust the man who's sworn to take down the entire Colton clan – once and for all?

It’s the Twirlywoos! Today they’re learning all about . . . counting! Introducing a new range of early learning concept board books with a Twirlywoos twist! This sturdy board book is the perfect introduction to numbers. Packed full of their trademark slapstick humour but with a strong educational underpinning, every child can learn something new with the Twirlywoos!

HELLO!’s ‘Pick of the Week’ A whirlwind mystery and unravelling love story set in a little bookshop in the heart of Paris. What readers are saying about Paris by the Book: ‘Heartbreaking, moving and completely riveting.’ ‘Quirky and unusual.’ ‘Atmospheric and with a lot of charm.’ ‘An engaging book perfect for reading with a coffee.’ ‘A contemporary tale of love, loss and books…a literary lover’s delight.’ Some stories are still waiting to be found. In a city of millions, it’s easy to lose someone… Twelve weeks before Leah Eady arrived in France, her husband disappeared. Early one morning, he walked out the door and never came back. All he left behind was a scrumpled note in a cereal box, leading her to the bustling streets of Paris. Once she arrives, she discovers a mysterious unfinished manuscript written by her husband, and set in the very same city. Hoping to uncover more clues, Leah takes over a crumbling bookshop with her two young daughters, only to realise that he might just be closer than any of them ever imagined… …but what if he doesn’t want to be found? Don’t miss the breathtaking debut from Liam Callanan, perfect for fans of Nina George, Victoria Hislop and Muriel Barbery.

A brilliant study of a brilliant woman' LUCY WORSLEY History has forgotten Caroline of Ansbach, yet in her lifetime she was compared frequently to Elizabeth I and considered by some as ‘the cleverest queen consort Britain ever had’. The intellectual superior of her buffoonish husband George II, Caroline is credited with hastening the Enlightenment to Britain through her sponsorship of red-hot debates about science, religion, philosophy and the nature of the universe. Encouraged by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, she championed inoculation; inspired by her friends Leibniz and Samuel Clarke, she mugged up on Newtonian physics; she embraced a salon culture which promoted developments in music, literature and garden design; she was a regular theatre-goer who loved the opera, gambling and dancing. Her intimates marvelled at the breadth of her interests. She was, said Lord Egmont, ‘curious in everything’. Caroline acted as Regent four times while her husband returned to Hanover, and during those periods she possessed authority over all domestic matters. No subsequent royal woman has exercised power on such a scale. So why has history forgotten this extraordinary queen? In this magnificent biography, the first for over seventy years, Matthew Dennison seeks to reverse this neglect. The First Iron Lady uncovers the complexities of Caroline’s multifaceted life: the child of a minor German princeling who, through intelligence, determination and a dash of sex appeal, rose to occupy one of the great positions of the world and did so with distinction, élan and a degree of cynical realism. It is a remarkable portrait of an eighteenth-century woman of great political astuteness and ambition, a radical icon of female power.

A classic Golden Age crime novel, and one of the first to feature a serial killer. Investigating the disappearance of a vicar’s daughter in London, the popular novelist and amateur detective Roger Sheringham is shocked to discover that the girl is already dead, found hanging from a screw by her own silk stocking. Reports of similar deaths across the capital strengthen his conviction that this is no suicide cult but the work of a homicidal maniac out for vengeance – a desperate situation requiring desperate measures. Having established Roger Sheringham as a brilliant but headstrong young sleuth who frequently made mistakes, trusted the wrong people and imbibed considerable liquid refreshment, Anthony Berkeley took his controversial character into much darker territory with The Silk Stocking Murders, a sensational novel about gruesome serial killings by an apparent psychopath bent on targeting vulnerable young women.

Nel Abbott este moart?. E ultima dintr-un lung ?ir de femei ?nghi?ite de apele ?ntunecate ale r?ului.Sora ei, Jules, e m?cinat? de regretul c? i-a ignorat strig?tul de ajutor ?i are certitudinea c? Nel nu s-a sinucis. Fere?te-te de apele lini?tite. Nu ?tii niciodat? ce ascund."Te ?ntrebi dac? ?n ape ad?nci poate fi la fel de bun ca Fata din tren? E ?i mai bun. O capodoper?." - Clare Mackintosh, autoarea bestsellerului Te las s? pleci Paula Hawkins vine cu un thriller alert, provocator, ce analizeaz? caracterul iluzoriu al emo?iei ?i al amintirii, precum ?i modul tulbur?tor ?n care trecutul se poate insinua ?n prezent.Fiindc? a?a ?ncepe: cu ?notul vr?jitoarelor – proba de ap?. Acolo, la bulboana mea, ?n acel lini?tit col? de paradis aflat la mai pu?in de o mil? de unde sunt ?n clipa asta, aici le aduceau, le legau ?i le aruncau ?n r?u, ca s? se scufunde sau s? ?noate.Se spune c? femeile au l?sat ceva din ele ?n ap?, se spune c? apa p?streaz? ceva din puterile lor, fiindc? de atunci, le-a atras spre ??rmurile sale pe cele f?r? noroc, pe cele disperate, pe nefericite, pe r?t?cite. Vin aici ca s? ?noate cu surorile lor."?

n irul romanelor de mai trziu, dar mai cu seam n Viaa la ar […], n care temperamentul lui stilistic ajunge la formele unui clasicism plin de msur i claritate, Duiliu Zamfirescu renun n cea mai mare parte la manierismul trecutului. Analistul naturalist al strilor sufleteti struie, ba chiar se dezvolt n el, fr s mai simt nevoia apelului la nomenclatura i dialectica tiinei. Lirismul capt o pedal grav i simpl, i reflecia general ader parc mai adnc la impresia direct. […] Numeroase sunt pasagiile Vieii la ar n care amnuntul realist, umoristic sau graios, d via i adevr tablourilor.[…] ntocmai ca mai toi scriitorii realiti romni, pn cnd un Alexandru Macedonski cucerete sectoare noi ale artei descriptive, Duiliu Zamfirescu este mai ales un pictor al omului i al peisagiului, mai mult dect al lucrurilor i al interioarelor, care apar totui uneori n paginile lui. Remarcabil este apoi sub pana autorului Vieii la ar sau Tnase Scatiu pictura strilor de mulime, cu atta vreme nainte ca L. Rebreanu s dezvolte larg posibilitile acestui motiv. Vrednic de atenie este i evocarea vieii interioare, cu afundri ntr-o lume de imagini construite dup alte legi dect acele ale ateniei voluntare […]. Caracterul att de modern al procedeului nu poate scpa nimnui i el alctuiete punctul cel mai naintat al artei de analist a lui Duiliu Zamfirescu, atent la enigmele vieii sufleteti.“ – Tudor Vianu

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Ez a t?rténet d?bbenetes, eddig nem látott mélységekben mutatja be a Playboy-villa bizarr, bels? világát és a titkait is annak a férfinak, akinél a villa kulcsa van.Az oregoni kisvárosból származó Holly Sue Cullent egy huszonegy éves korában meghozott spontán d?ntés változtatta Holly Madisonná, Hugh Hefner els? számú barátn?jévé. De miután beveti magát a nyuszi üregébe, Alice Csodaországához hasonlóan a Playboy-villa kívülr?l tündérmeseszer?nek t?n? életér?l beleértve a leghíresebb sztárokkal rendezett bulikat és a saját négy évig tartó valóságshow-ját is gyorsan kiderül, hogy ez a világ nem más, mint a szigorú szabályok, a manipuláció és az ambiciózus, álnok nyuszilányokkal folytatott csaták színtere. Az élet a hírhedt villában messze nem álom, inkább rémálom. ?s miután mindent elveszít, nem marad reménye másban, csak az ?ngyilkosságban. De ahelyett, hogy eldobná az életét, úgy d?nt, hogy inkább a kezébe veszi.Holly ?szintesége megd?bbent? és megindító egyben. Vallomása a villában t?lt?tt id?r?l, a drogokról, a szexr?l, a lelki és testi abúzusról, a hírhedt bulikról a fels? tízezer színfalak m?g?tt zajló valódi életér?l letaglózó olvasmány.Nem véletlenül szerepelt a The New York Times, az Amazon és szinte minden más sikerlista élén, hónapokon át, és adtak el bel?le t?bb millió példányt.

‘A modern day Nancy Mitford.’ Sir Elton John ‘Fans of Downton Abbey will love this.’ Davina McCall ** The #1 eBook bestseller! ** Christmas morning, 1969. All eleven-year-old Esme Munroe wants for Christmas is for her mother to be on one of her ‘good’ days – and, secretly, for a velvet riding hat. So when she finds an assortment of wet towels and dirty plates in her stocking, she’s just relieved Father Christmas remembered to stop at The Lodge this year. But later that day Esme’s mother disappears in the heavy snow. Even more mysteriously, only the Earl of Culcairn seems to know where she might have gone. Torn between protecting her mother and uncovering the secrets tumbling out of Culcairn Castle’s ornate closets, Esme realises that life will never be the same again after the snow… Susannah Constantine provides a rare glimpse into the secret lives of the scandalous upper classes. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown

I recall the New Forest in childhood and explored it in the 1950s. It has been my home and I have been involved in its affairs since 1960 when almost by accident I found myself working in the Nature Conservancy (since 1974 the NCC). The Forest has not been my only professional concern or research interest since then, but it has been of constant and absorbing interest. The absorption grows with time – partly because over long time spans, it becomes possible to measure and witness changes which illuminate the relationships between soils, vegetation, animals and management in ways which no short-term study can achieve; and partly because time increases rather than diminishes the degree of spiritual renewal and intellectual wonder to be derived from the familiar woods and heaths.

Operation Marriage… Prince Quinton Carlow’s life was turned upside down the day his divorce was filed and his military papers were executed. Seven years later, the embittered soldier returns, only to walk straight back into his ex-wife! But when Quinn discovers he’s still married to the one woman who could claim his heart, he realises he must tackle the past for the future he wants…the future Anais wants too. But can he convince his Cinderella bride to fight for their love?

El Principito habita un pequeísimo asteroide, que comparte con una flor caprichosa y tres volcanes. Pero tiene “problemas” con la flor y empieza a experimentar la soledad. Hasta que decide abandonar el planeta en busca de un amigo. Buscando esa amistad recorre varios planetas, habitados sucesivamente por un rey, un vanidoso, un borracho, un hombre de negocios, un farolero, un geógrafo… El concepto de “seriedad” que tienen estas “personas mayores” le deja perplejo y confuso. Prosiguiendo su búsqueda llega al planeta Tierra, pero, en su enorme extensión y vaciedad, siente más que nunca la soledad. Una serpiente le da su versión pesimista sobre los hombres y lo poco que se puede esperar de ellos. Tampoco el zorro contribuye a mejorar su opinión, pero en cambio le ensea el modo de hacerse amigos: hay que crear lazos, hay que dejarse “domesticar”. Y al final le regala su secreto: “Sólo se ve bien con el corazón. Lo esencial es invisible a los ojos”. De pronto el Principito se da cuenta de que su flor le ha “domesticado” y decide regresar a su planeta valiéndose de los medios expeditivos que le ofrece la serpiente. Y es entonces cuando entra en contacto con el aviador, también el hombre habrá encontrado un amigo… Cuando yo tenía seis aos vi en un libro sobre la selva virgen que se titulaba "Historias vividas", una magnífica lámina. Representaba una serpiente boa que se tragaba a una fiera. Esta es la copia del dibujo.En el libro se afirmaba: "La serpiente boa se traga su presa entera, sin masticarla. Luego ya no puede moverse y duerme durante los seis meses que dura su digestión". Reflexioné mucho en ese momento sobre las aventuras de la jungla y a mi vez logré trazar con un lápiz de colores mi primer dibujo. Mi dibujo número uno era de esta manera: Enseé mi obra de arte a las personas mayores y les pregunté si mi dibujo les daba miedo.-por qué habría de asustar un sombrero - me respondieron.Mi dibujo no representaba un sombrero. Representaba una serpiente boa que digiere un elefante. Dibujé entonces el interior de la serpiente boa a fin de que las personas mayores pudieran comprender. Siempre estas personas tienen necesidad de explicaciones. Mi dibujo número dos era así: Las personas mayores me aconsejaron abandonar el dibujo de serpientes boas, ya fueran abiertas o cerradas, y poner más interés en la geografía, la historia, el cálculo y la gramática. De esta manera a la edad de seis aos abandoné una magnífica carrera de pintor. Había quedado desilusionado por el fracaso de mis dibujos número uno y número dos. Las personas mayores nunca pueden comprender algo por sí solas y es muy aburrido para los nios tener que darles una y otra vez explicaciones.

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Al treilea volum din Tetralogia Napolitan? ?n lini?tea cea mai deplin? sau ?n mijlocul evenimentelor tumultuoase, atunci c?nd ne sim?im ?n siguran?? sau ?n pericol, c?nd suntem nevinova?i sau imorali, suntem o mul?ime format? din ceilal?i. Iar aceast? mul?ime e cu siguran?? o binecuv?ntare pentru literatur?.?Elena Ferrante ?n al treilea roman al Tetralogiei Napolitane, Elena ?i Lila, cele dou? fete cu care cititorii au f?cut cuno?tin?? ?n Prietena mea genial?, au devenit femei.Lila ?i-a p?r?sit so?ul ?i confortul material, iar acum munce?te ?n condi?ii foarte dure. Elena a studiat la ?coala Normal? din Pisa ?i a publicat un roman de succes, care i-a deschis u?ile saloanelor selecte. Am?ndou? au refuzat s? se complac? ?ntr-o via?? plin? de nefericire, ignoran?? ?i supunere, ?mbr??i??nd ?n schimb numeroasele oportunit??i ale anilor ’70. ?n continuare le leag? o prietenie profund?, de nezdruncinat.?nc? de la apari?ia romanului?Prietena mea genial?, care deschide?Tetralogia Napolitan?, faima Elenei Ferrante a crescut enorm. Este considerat? una dintre autoarele contemporane cele mai conving?toare, o stilist? des?v?r?it?, cu o intui?ie artistic? ie?it? din comun, care a c??tigat admira?ia mai multor scriitori celebri – Jhumpa Lahiri, Elizabeth Strout, Claire Messud – ?i a unor critici importan?i: James Wood, John Freeman, Eugenia Williamson etc. Dar f?r? ?ndoial?, primirea cea mai c?lduroas? a avut-o din partea cititorilor, care au descoperit o autoare care vorbe?te ?ntr-un stil plin de frumuse?e ?i for?? despre sentimentul de apartenen?? la un loc, despre rela?iile umane, dragoste, familie ?i prietenie.

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Que mulher n?o gosta de ter o homem aos seus pés? De manipulá-lo, de fazê-lo de gato e sapato?Quanto mais o homem estiver sob o nosso controle, melhor para a nossa vaidade e auto-estima, e claro: menores as chances do safado nos fazer sofrer.